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The Morning Report — 1/5/26

Good morning kids. Obviously the gigantic story this morning remains the American raid over the weekend on Venezuela and the capture of its Communist tyrannical thug president Nicolas Maduro, whose regime for more than a decade under him and his predecessor the roasting-in-hell Hugo Chavez, has been a narco-terror state and as such, along with being closely linked and allied to Red China and Iran a major threat to our national security and the security of the western hemisphere. First and foremost , I am overjoyed for the long-suffering Venezuelan people who thanks to President Trump at long last have a chance to restore their nation and culture from the smoking ruin of a failed socialist/communist kleptocracy to once again being among the most vibrant, prosperous and free in Latin America.

Considering the carnage in terms of death and wastage of life caused by all the poisonous narcotics that either originated in Venezuela or were otherwise smuggled into our country via that nation as a hub, the removal of Maduro was more than justified. And just as a reminder. long before President Trump placed a bounty on Maduro, none other than Joey Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants had one on him years earlier.

Along with the destruction of the Iranian nuclear weapons sites, the action to take down Maduro will likely be another jewel in the crown of President Trump's foreign policy triumphs and there are still three years left to his presidency.

The deterrent effect of this operation cannot be overstated. The cartels and kingpins that have historically poisoned the US with drugs are now on notice.
Sure, the US military will continue to bomb their vessels on the high seas. But what scares them more now is the prospect of being captured and then getting shipped to the United States to face justice.
Don’t expect everyone in the United States to cheer this historic event, though.
Ever since the failed experiments to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan, neo-isolationists in Washington have warned that America must avoid regime change at all costs. Their howls of disapproval can be expected in the days and weeks to come. For now, Trump intends for the United States to run the government in Venezuela until a suitable government can be installed. And that carries with it significant risk.
If Venezuela unravels, Trump will be blamed. If the wider region descends into chaos, the president will be saddled with that, too. Will Trump’s base give him the opportunity to improve upon the regime-change failures of his predecessors? He appears determined to try.
In truth, the regime-change controversy is of secondary importance.
Bringing down Maduro was about bringing the Western hemisphere back under the influence of the United States. Maduro was not just the head of a narco-state. He was an ally of America’s nastiest enemies. n fact, Maduro met with a senior Chinese delegation in Caracas shortly before he was captured by US special forces.
But Maduro’s regime was not just an ally to China. The regime in Caracas was also a valuable partner to other rogue states like Russia, Cuba and Iran.
Even the Republic of Turkey, a notoriously unreliable NATO ally, has been an ally to the Maduro regime.
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the fifth member of Venezuela’s “Fabulous Five” — the countries that helped prop up the Venezuelan strongman. One or more of these regimes may try to exploit the vacuum in Venezuela.
They may not be able to restore Maduro to power. But they can try to make America pay a price for ousting their ally. The Trump administration must bare its teeth now, and warn them to keep out.
If done right, the ousting of Maduro will weaken the influence of America’s adversaries in our hemisphere. It will deprive the cartels of a transit hub for shipments to the United States. And it will deprive our enemies of a valued ally.
If that’s how things play out, not a bad start to 2026.

Now just to play devil's advocate for a moment . President Trump has indeed reasserted and reinvigorated the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine. Now, if taking Maduro out along with the rise of Milei, Bukele and Kast, which hopefully leads to the ouster of Lula in Brazil and who knows, even the fall of Communism and the ultimate liberation of the tropical gulag of Cuba.

While the Red Chinese have been worming their way into our hemisphere, what if Xi and the Chi-Coms ultimately do make a move to take Taiwan, could they not then if not right now cite the President's actions against Maduro as justification?

And of course it's a good thing to check the rise of communism abroad especially in our own hemisphere but then again, look what the hell is going on right here at home in NYC!

So We bagged Maduro. Can we put the bag on Soros and decapitate the leadership of Antifa, BLM, the ACLU/SPLC/CAIR and the DNC???

Have a great day.

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“I wanted to share a brief health update. I recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and am now recovering. I’m doing well and hopeful as I move forward,” Hanson said in the statement. “Thank you for the many messages of support and prayers—they truly mean more than I can say. As I focus on recovery, I may not be able to respond to everyone, but please know how grateful I am.”
Victor Davis Hanson Gives Health Update After Undergoing Major Operation

MADURO TAKEN DOWN

Roger Kimball: Trump’s lightning seizure of Maduro was not recklessness but doctrine in action: the Monroe Doctrine revived, enforced, and demonstrated—decisively—on the ground.
Trump Ended Venezuela’s Dictatorship in a Single Night
Will Trump’s base give him the opportunity to improve upon the regime-change failures of his predecessors? He appears determined to try. In truth, the regime-change controversy is of secondary importance. Bringing down Maduro was about bringing the Western hemisphere back under the influence of the United States. Maduro was not just the head of a narco-state. He was an ally of America’s nastiest enemies.
Why Trump bared his teeth and nabbed Venezuela’s Maduro — and it’s not just drugs
The brilliantly executed US operation to snatch Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro benefits American citizens in many different ways.
Nine Reasons Why Trump’s Venezuela Operation Is Great for America
“President Trump has changed the course of history in our hemisphere.”
U.S. Captures Maduro, Flies Him Out of Venezuela
While critics fixated on Trump’s supposed decline, a decisive operation against Nicolás Maduro revealed a president still playing multi-level chess.
Trump’s Venezuelan gambit and the return of American power
Multitasking Trump takes Venezuela while warning global rivals.
The Trump Doctrine Rebuilds Fortress America
A lot of our enemies are gonna be sleeping poorly tonight.
Trump Made America Feared Again
“All eyes on Venezuela. This [are] historical news. This is history in the making,” the man said. “I mean, my chest, it feels like it’s going to explode with joy because … I mean, before I was even born, there had been struggles, my family has been fighting for so many years…..before I was even here. They have told me about it, they told me about a time where democracy existed and now, I can finally look forward to that.”
Venezuelans Celebrate U.S. Arrest of Nicolás Maduro
What looked like another endless war was instead a clean Monroe Doctrine strike—neutralizing Maduro, securing U.S. interests, and leaving without a quagmire.
The Strategic Necessity of Taking Out Maduro
This last few weeks, Donald Trump changed the war on drugs. He made it kinetic.
The Kinetic War on Drugs
A 12-second video posted to X late Saturday by the White House’s Rapid Response account shows Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents escorting an apparently handcuffed Maduro, wearing a hat and grasping a water bottle, through the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn (MDC Brooklyn). In the video, which the social media account captioned “Perp walked,” the ex-leader can be heard saying “good night” in both English and Spanish, as well as “happy new year” in English — apparently his first public remarks since being taken into U.S. custody. (RELATED: Scathing Indictment Claims Nicolás Maduro Orchestrated Drug-Fueled ‘Culture Of Corruption’ Which Plagued Entire Region)
Notorious Socialist Dictator Nicolás Maduro Perp Walked Ahead Of Facing ‘Full Wrath Of American Justice’
Donald Trump waited barely two days before fulfilling a major new year resolution. Early Saturday morning, U.S. warplanes filled the skies above Caracas while Delta Force commandos swooped in on the ground. Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife didn’t even have time to escape their bedroom before being arrested. By nightfall, they had arrived in New York City to begin processing for narcotrafficking and other charges.
Trump Resolves the Maduro Problem
"If [Trump] says he's serious about something, he means it."
Rubio’s Message To World After Venezuela Strike: ‘If You Don’t Know, Now You Know’
Maduro reportedly claimed that air-defense systems his government received from Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would protect Venezuela from any attack, according to a post on X by Ahmed Quraishi, a journalist covering national security in the Middle East and North Africa who previously served as a war correspondent in Lebanon, Iraq, and the Gulf region.
(Just like they protected Iran's nuke sites from the IAF/USAF, ¿eh pendejo? - jjs)
Maduro Bragged Just Days Before Capture That Iranian Air-Defense Systems Would Protect Venezuela
What Venezuelans feel today is not bloodlust or vengeance. It is relief, gratitude, and hope.
Why Venezuelans Are Dancing In The Streets
"We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on a cooperation agenda."
Maduro’s No. 2 Drops Tough Talk, Offers Cooperation With United States
Since the operation that led to us capturing and arresting Maduro, Milei has been one of the most vocal supporters of President Trump's actions and vows that Argentina will help with Venezuela's transition to democracy.
Milei to the Latin America Lefties: 'Not Today, Comrades'
EU says it is “closely monitoring the situation in Venezuela”; UK Prime Minister Starmer: “I can be absolutely clear that we were not involved.”
China, Russia, Iran Condemn Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro; Hezbollah Decries ‘American Arrogance’

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Unlike Democrats and RINOs, I want America to be great again.
I Voted For This
For It Before They Were Against It.
Democrat Hypocrisy on Venezuela
Chlamydia was part of a junta that wanted to bring Maduro to justice. Trump delivered the results they couldn’t, and now she's rebranding his success as recklessness.
Kamala Harris Humiliates Herself Condemning Capture of Maduro
The Democrat Party is cancer - jjs
SHOT: Democrats Fundraise in Protest of Trump Admin’s Capture of Venezuelan Socialist Dictator Nicolás Maduro
A group of centrist House Democrats are privately criticizing their party’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s military operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.Several swing-district and battleground members spoke to Axios on the condition of anonymity to express frustration with their colleagues’ messaging. They warned the party risks a political miscalculation by failing to celebrate the removal of a brutal dictator.
CHASER: ‘It Looks Weak’--Some Democrats Reportedly Displeased With Party’s Response To Venezuela Operation
Rep. Debbie Wasserman (-Test) Schultz, a South Florida Democrat with a sizable Venezuelan population in her district, bucked her party Saturday to praise President Donald Trump’s capture of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Senior Democrat, Bucking Party’s Knee-Jerking Reaction, Praises Trump’s Capture Of ‘Illegitimate’ Maduro
“Portland chants ‘free Maduro’ while actual Venezuelans celebrate in the streets.”
Dems’ TDS Leaves Them Defending a Narco-State
Predictable
‘No Kings’ Becomes ‘Yes Dictators’ Over Venezuela
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new director of the city Office to Protect Tenants, Cea Weaver, said she wants to “seize private property!”, according to an archived statement on her deactivated X account.
Right at home New NYC tenant advocate called to ‘seize private property,’ blasted home ownership as ‘white supremacy’
We have seen this movie before. Mamdani has identified a class of property owners supposedly ripping off the masses, and now he is targeting them. In the Soviet days they were called Kulaks. In NYC under Mamdani, landlords are the new Kulaks.
Kulaks Beware: Mamdani Orders Public Hearings To Shame “Ripoff” NYC Landlords
“Militant centrism treats popular sovereignty as a threat rather than as a source of legitimacy.”
The Rise of Militant Centrism
. . . denouncing what they term a “genocidal US-Israel axis,” and urging resistance, protests, and “direct action” in the United States and abroad. (attention DOJ and Homeland Security, round them all up and Pinochet them to GITMO or directly into Kilauea - jjs)
‘Imperialist Aggression’: Pro-"Palestinian" Groups Lash Out over U.S. Action in Venezuela, Call for ‘Resistance’

"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, NEWSOM/DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS
“Dugan asked for her resignation to take immediate effect.”
Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan Resigns After Felony Conviction
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SAMOLIAN SWINDLE
The news comes as Walz’s office has scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. TODAY.
Gov. Tim Walz expected to drop reelection bid amid Minnesota Somali fraud probe: report
Minnesota Democrats more focused on photo ops than accountability for billions vanishing in massive statewide fraud schemes.
Confederacy of Enablers Downplays Somali Fraud
While galling to watch Shirley's 42-minute video, the potential daycare fraud represented is small potatoes in the context of the rest of the fraud at issue in these programs. Right now, the prosecutors are obviously picking their shots to produce the biggest bang—deterrent effect—for the bucks involved in the cases that remain under investigation. A more comprehensive approach would be ideal. In short, Joe Thompson needs help. Send reinforcements.
Bring in More Prosecutors: Finally Ending Minnesota’s ‘Never-Ending’ Somali Fraud Schemes Requires Reinforcements
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
The chaos is just beginning.
Mamdani Appoints Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Responsible for $32B Fraud
After losing a $100 billion surplus, Dems want a $100 billion wealth tax.
California’s ‘Wealth’ Tax Wouldn’t Even Cover the Cost of Fraud
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Within one hundred years of Muhammad's death in 632, Islamic armies had conquered territories stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the borders of India.
ASSAULT ON CHRISTIANITY: Half of Christendom fell to Islam in just 100 years
A curse on “cross worshipers”
U.S. Teen Converts to Islam, Plots New Year’s Eve Attack on “Non-Muslims”
How Islamist organizations, taxpayer funding, and sharia-based enclaves threaten Texas’ constitutional order — and why state leaders are finally pushing back.
Don’t Let Texas Become Texasistan
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has been in office only a few days, has already noticeably gone after the New York Jewish population. What he is doing, however, is not only about the Jews. It is an attack on all of Western culture. He is not just rejecting the government of Israel; Mamdani is actually launching a global attack on the capitalist economy of Western civilization. It is conscious. It is dangerous. And although it is beginning with the Jews of New York, it is about something much, much more threatening and insidious.
Behind the Curtain: Mamdani’s Antisemitism Is Only His First Step Toward Destroying the West
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
Mamdani’s actions have sparked criticism and concerns about the safety and support for Jewish New Yorkers, with many questioning the motives behind the repeals.
One of Mamdani’s First Moves? Overturning Orders Protecting Synagogues from Attack.

SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
Margot Cleveland: If Smith were truly committed to transparency, he would respond to Sen. Grassley’s request for information concerning the special counsel’s investigation.
Here Are The Top Six Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Preposterous White-Hat Posturing

CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
The suspect was booked into King County Jail, issued a one-year trespass warning, and the case was referred to the Seattle City Attorney’s Office for review.
Cops Thwart New Year’s Eve Threat at Seattle Space Needle.
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
The Washington Post editorial board on Saturday broke with the predictable Democrat response of condemning President Donald Trump’s capture of embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores and called the military operation “a major victory for American interests.”
Winning: Washington Post Praises Trump Enforcing ‘Justice in Venezuela’

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Why the president chose speed, scale, and national power over state-level technocratic pieties.
Fifty Algorithms and a Funeral: Trump’s War on America’s AI Patchwork
It would be a small step toward restoring the credibility of mainstream journalism.
Politico Should Fire Josh Gerstein
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
The leftists claimed that their vandalism was an “act of resistance” against “greed for energy."
Environmentalists Cut Power to Hospitals to Protest Global Warming
The nation is poised to enter 2026 with greater energy security and a clear message that American prosperity will be built on a foundation of abundant domestic energy.
Trump Kicks Off 2026 with Coal Plant Retentions, New Oil Leases, and Nuclear Power Push
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Public education has been undergoing a type of ideological and administrative mutilation for many decades.
The Slow Decline of Public Education
POLITICS
“The speech did not include new timelines, funding details or specific policy proposals.”
The Other Socialist Mayor: Katie Wilson Sworn in in Seattle (the Space Needle and the Damage Done - jjs)
Successful individuals with wholesome personal lives may occasionally be critical about certain issues or individuals, but they do not elevate their object of criticism to the focus of their existence.
Decoding Trump Derangement Syndrome -- A Deeper Dive
"We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism."
Zohran Mamdani's fiery 'warmth' of socialism comes for NYC
Mamdani’s error isn’t praising collectivism alone, but pretending its opposite is “rugged individualism,” when the true antidote has always been community, family, and tradition.
Rugged Individualism vs. Collectivism vs. Community: The Truth about ‘The Right’
Zohran Mamdani’s first speech as mayor promised a no-pain new order. (unlike a certain Viennese house painter - jjs)
Socialism Made Easy
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS
Welcome to the manic mind of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, where there’s one standard of “justice” for Israel and the Jews, and another for everyone else. Just days after swearing to “support the Constitution of the United States,” and thus the laws of our country, the young mayor decided to ignore American law and instead follow international law. Even when American law explicitly forbids the arrest of the Israeli leader on American soil. Because Mayor Mamdani hasn’t backed down from his threat to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
Mamdani Claims It’s Wrong & Illegal to Arrest Maduro, Says It’s Only Legal to Arrest Jews Like Netanyahu
Tehran's monsters lose their Latin American beachhead.
The Capture of Maduro: A Massive Blow to the Mullahs
Police investigations are ongoing, and the site has faced repeated activism linked to Israel’s conflict with Hamas.
Pro-Hamas Activists Vandalize F-35 Component Factory.
The Scott-backed Solidaire Network funds leading anti-Israel groups like Students for Justice in "Palestine" and American Muslims for "Palestine". Both face federal probes.
MacKenzie Scott,the billionaire ex-wife of Jeff Bezos Sends Millions to Terror-Tied Nonprofit Network (Dear Mossad, what are you waiting for?! - jjs)
“They often silenced my story and told me not to tell it. Now I am here, sitting in front of the camera, and honestly, no one will silence me anymore.”
No longer silenced Freed Israeli hostage details fear of being made a ‘sex slave’ for Hamas terrorists
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
The BBC reports “careful” intelligence analysis led officials to believe the jihadist facility was storing weaponry and explosives, a statement by the UK Ministry of Defence confirmed, adding the arms dump was in mountains just north of Palmyra, an ancient site in central Syria.
UK, France in Joint Air Strikes on Underground IS Arms Dump in Syria
The Chinese Communist Party doesn’t need to beat us on the battlefield. It only needs the West to stay asleep.
We’re Sleeping through a Chinese Takeover
“It’s so strategic right now. Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place,” Trump told reporters Sunday.
Trump renews calls to takeover Greenland — as admin warns Cuba ‘is in a lot of trouble’ — after Maduro capture
Cuba's economy is already crumbling. The country experiences long-term blackouts daily, and without Venezuelan oil, which Rubio said has been "quarantined" from the world now, that's probably going to get much worse. Over in Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum has been sending Cuba oil as a "humanitarian gesture," but the Trump administration is working to curtail that too.
Cuba in a Panic
DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS
As leaks mount and devices proliferate, Wireless Intrusion Detection Systems may be the only reliable way to keep careless tech from becoming a national security catastrophe.
How to Stop Leaks from Undermining National Security
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
Charles Sullivan | Doctors are fleeing, and they have good reason to. Which state has this sad mark of distinction?
Why Would Any Doctor Want to Practice in this State?
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
Trump’s proposed cap on NIH overhead exposed a decades-old reality: billions meant for science quietly bankroll university bureaucracies, while reform remains politically untouchable.
The Trump Administration’s Fight To Fund Scientists
I love how this European press release about a lunar orbiter somehow makes its most important mission studying climate change on Earth. Utterly idiotic.
ESA funds Danish lunar orbiter (cheese or prune - jjs)
Today’s picture also illustrates again the grand scale of the Martian landscape. This canyon is in many ways comparable to the Grand Canyon in its lower western regions. Yet on mars it is merely a minor canyon in the larger landscape of Mars, hardly distinct or unique. The humans who eventually settle the Red Planet and terraform it are going to be surrounded by majestic scenery, unending in variety and size.
Many Martian mysteries in one spot
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
A new cancel culture is coming. Consumerism, bad customer service, and corporations beware!
It’s Time To Cancel Our Subscription Culture Once And For All
Christian Toto: 'The Crown' star sounded very different during the first MAGA administration
Actress Claire Foy Does Abrupt 180 on anti-Trump Talk
HITHER & YON
Thad McCotter: Make your New Year’s resolution simple and sustainable: exercise not just for your body, but by doing practical work that helps others—strengthening body, mind, and soul at once.
Altruistic Exercise: A Sustainable and Rewarding New Year’s Resolution
Another custom is chalking the door. Above the main entrance of the home, the head of the household inscribes the year with the initials C ☩ M ☩ B and the numbers of the current year. The letters stand for the traditional names of the three kings—Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar—and also for the Latin blessing Christus Mansionem Benedicat: “May Christ bless this house.”
The Tenth and Eleventh Days of Christmas: The Holy Name and the Coming of the Three Kings.

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1 Happy nEw Year

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (gbOdA)

2 Howdy, JJ!

Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (dP47V)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (Zz0t1)

4 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 07:52 AM (NwnyJ)

5 Greetings and good morning, everyone! I am impressed that I got over my grumblings and made it to work after having a few days off. Now to survive until next week when I fly out to see my folks. And I'm impressed at the sheer number of newly minted experts on Constitutional law, military operations and international diplomacy. Almost as if Trump is encouraging education amongst us.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:52 AM (BpO1e)

6 Morning, Horde.

Hope everyone survived the New Year's festivities and are bright eyed and bushy tailed for 2026.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 05, 2026 07:52 AM (Zz0t1)

7 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at January 05, 2026 07:55 AM (53oGX)

8 Is effeminate weirdo Tim Walz actually planning on going away?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 05, 2026 07:55 AM (8CIFn)

9 And I'm impressed at the sheer number of newly minted experts on Constitutional law, military operations and international diplomacy.

My favorite part of this education is that it cites no references, black letter law or even court precedence.

Every bit of it begins with the implied: "I hate Trump so..."

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:55 AM (a4flb)

10 Joe Biden is pulling down more than $400K in pensions from his 50 years in office. One thing that does not get mentioned enough is that PDT donates his presidential salary, and I'm sure does the same for any pension he gets from the government.

Posted by: fd at January 05, 2026 07:55 AM (vFG9F)

11 >> Even the Republic of Turkey, a notoriously unreliable NATO ally, has been an ally to the Maduro regime.

Can anyone remind me why we’re still in NATO? Why I should consider Turkey an ally? A few other questions along those lines…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 07:56 AM (OW907)

12 "Is effeminate weirdo Tim Walz actually planning on going away?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA "

I think we can expect a flounce.

Posted by: fd at January 05, 2026 07:56 AM (vFG9F)

13 Bonjour horde. I feel like this is the real back to work day; no one was around at the end of last week.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (7UBWW)

14 Kid took last night's loss better than I expected...to see another "wide right" on the last play knock a team out...

Now, he's gonna root for my Eagles, but I don't have huge faith in them, either...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (tOcjL)

15 Democrats continue to show their true colors by covering up for the fraud in blue states, having margaritas with a human smuggler and shunning the removal of a vicious dictator.

Elections have consequences, folks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (Zz0t1)

16 Along with the destruction of the Iranian nuclear weapons sites, the action to take down Maduro will likely be another jewel in the crown of President Trump's foreign policy triumphs and there are still three years left to his presidency.
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If - and *only* if - we get a reliable new government in place and ourselves out of there with minimal military engagement.

Like we did with the Dominican Republic in 1965.

If it turns into a failure (communists remain in charge, it's a major war, we try 'nation building', etc.), the jewel is going to be pretty brown.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (avHHk)

17 I received real satisfaction in watching Marco Rubio bitch slap all of those InfoWhores who were trying their best to run the DemoNcrat TDS flag up the pole in the news programs on Sunday. Welker did everything but put up a poster of her adoring Barack Obama’s Big Mike, and Brennan was her typical satanic best. He must’ve been very fatigued, but he did a good job..

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & MSM Harlots at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (HeR4S)

18 Good morning, JJ!

Just looking at Pixy's thread -- and how did he assign himself the hash "BLOW1"?

It's good to be the hampster king ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (VxzUB)

19 Venezuela is a sideshow. Trump needs to pivot to talking up the economy, and win the midterms.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 07:58 AM (7UBWW)

20 Maduro is in the bag.

Repeat.

Maduro is in the bag.

Posted by: Paper or Plastic at January 05, 2026 07:58 AM (TGdF9)

21 And just as a reminder. long before President Trump placed a bounty on Maduro, none other than Joey Sponge-Brain Shits-Pants had one on him years earlier.

@amuse @amuse

VENEZUELA: Biden raised Maduro’s bounty to $25M, declared him a fugitive, & denied him head of state immunity making it lawful for US troops to arrest him on Venezuelan soil. Democrats now call the arrest Biden enabled and authorized 'illegal'.

X video (5:53): https://bit.ly/4b2NVWb

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 07:59 AM (P5BPp)

22 11 >> Even the Republic of Turkey, a notoriously unreliable NATO ally, has been an ally to the Maduro regime.

Can anyone remind me why we’re still in NATO? Why I should consider Turkey an ally? A few other questions along those lines…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 07:56 AM (OW907)

Turkey is as Islamist and maybe worse than Iran. Turk Turdogan fancies himself as the #! Sultan.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 05, 2026 08:00 AM (x0n13)

23 While the Red Chinese have been worming their way into our hemisphere, what if Xi and the Chi-Coms ultimately do make a move to take Taiwan, could they not then if not right now cite the President's actions against Maduro as justification?
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Sure, probably. The justification will be weak, but the reality won't be. This is the same reason Russia invaded Ukraine. The major powers have their spheres of influence and the "action" is always on the interfaces of those spheres.

It's why we have the "Monroe Doctrine," which made it oddly explicit. It's why Central Asia has been the nexus of conflict for more than a thousand years and why empires always collide there. We have the Monroe Doctrine and get involved when someone tries to work his way in to a place we see as in our sphere. So does Russia. So does China. So does Iran. Major powers defend their spheres. Always have, always will.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:00 AM (avHHk)

24 Is effeminate weirdo Tim Walz actually planning on going away?

Focus.

Right now, the Enemedia and the Left are trying everything they can do to end from the public's mind any thought of mass deportations.

So they will redirect the rage to anyone else. Even squirrel chasers on our side will think that it is utterly impossible to do more than two things at once and will say "idicte those who made this happen".

This is where Gell-Mann amnesia kicks in. Is Hillary, Comey, Soros, Clapper, Brennan ANYBODY in prison or being on a court docket? What makes anybody think for one moment that a Demonic Party Elite will even have to call their lawyer?

Don't fall for the scam and ignore the tens of millions of parasites still here and being left off the hook because sights are placed on the Too Big To Jail cohort.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 08:00 AM (a4flb)

25 19 Venezuela is a sideshow. Trump needs to pivot to talking up the economy, and win the midterms.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 07:58 AM (7UBWW)

Although less a side show if it can become El Salvador light - where we send illegals who aren't major crooks, but just need to leave here whose countries won't take them.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 08:01 AM (tOcjL)

26 Why Venezuelans Are Dancing In The Streets

Average leftist: "Those poor souls have internalized hatred. They don't know how good they had it under Socialism!"

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 08:01 AM (BpO1e)

27 Kid took last night's loss better than I expected...to see another "wide right" on the last play knock a team out...

Now, he's gonna root for my Eagles, but I don't have huge faith in them, either...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (tOcjL)

Somewhere Justin Tucker is laughing.

Kinda glad the Ravens got bounced. I can stop pretending to care about the NFL.

Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:01 AM (dP47V)

28 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Viva Venezuela

This is the Final Battle - Long Live the Shah

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 05, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)

29 25 where we send illegals who aren't major crooks, but just need to leave here whose countries won't take them.

I have a suggestion for that which is a lot more economical...

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 08:01 AM (BpO1e)

30 I saw Wastage Of Life open for The Sneaky Bastages live at The Pub in '12.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 05, 2026 08:02 AM (VxzUB)

31 While the Red Chinese have been worming their way into our hemisphere, what if Xi and the Chi-Coms ultimately do make a move to take Taiwan, could they not then if not right now cite the President's actions against Maduro as justification?

Lawless totalitarian states like China are going to do whatever they think they can get away with. They're not waiting around on us for justifications. Ask Tibet and the Uyghurs.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 05, 2026 08:02 AM (1pJhn)

32 @amuse
VENEZUELA: Biden raised Maduro’s bounty to $25M, declared him a fugitive, & denied him head of state immunity making it lawful for US troops to arrest him on Venezuelan soil. Democrats now call the arrest Biden enabled and authorized 'illegal'. ...
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 07:59 AM (P5BPp)
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And, to be fair to them (not they deserve it), they would have said the same if a rogue Biden handler had done it. That would of course never happen, but still.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:02 AM (avHHk)

33 THE GREAT SOMALIAN SAMOLIAN SWINDLE

Othman @OthmanOnX

The "Somali Chamber of Commerce" has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for Governor of Ohio. Columbus has the second largest Somali population in America, where just last week a multi-million dollar Somali daycare scam was uncovered.

X: https://bit.ly/3Ng9NmR

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 08:02 AM (P5BPp)

34 In Venezuela, as in most challenging tasks, it's all about the follow-through.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 05, 2026 08:02 AM (h/ffs)

35 “Don’t go up there and talk about saving the badgers in Wisconsin or something, you know what I’m saying?” he said. “And people would argue and say, ‘Well, no, because I have a voice and because everybody knows me. This is a great platform for me to put this out there.’

“Well, how about this? If you have a billion dollars, and you want to save the badgers, f—ing save them,” he added. “I mean, you got plenty of money to save the badgers, trust me. That is not, that’s barely gonna cut into your budget.”
=====================
Billy Bob Thornton on actors who make political noise.

He sounds just like his character on the show "Landman"; I think he really has found the perfect role there.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 08:03 AM (7UBWW)

36 27 Kid took last night's loss better than I expected...to see another "wide right" on the last play knock a team out...

Now, he's gonna root for my Eagles, but I don't have huge faith in them, either...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (tOcjL)

Somewhere Justin Tucker is laughing.

Kinda glad the Ravens got bounced. I can stop pretending to care about the NFL.
Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:01 AM (dP47V)

Yeah, I was thinking it was the revenge of Justin Tucker...that was the kid's 1st attempt at a game winning FG, and he, like the Pitt kicker before on the extra point, just choked in the pressure...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 08:03 AM (tOcjL)

37 UK Prime Minister Starmer: “I can be absolutely clear that we were not involved.”

Because it was about freeing people. That has nothing to do with you.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 05, 2026 08:05 AM (uQesX)

38 While the Red Chinese have been worming their way into our hemisphere, what if Xi and the Chi-Coms ultimately do make a move to take Taiwan,

That would solve our social media problems as taking the main supplier of silicon chips off the market to Western companies would render our computers into Cuba's 57 Chevys.

They are already playing games with REM, do you think that the memory squeeze right now would be improved by China denying the West access to chips using the most modern technology that produces marvels at scale?

More Iron and Clay evidence.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 08:05 AM (a4flb)

39 I can't find out what firm.is representing Maduro. Lots of news about firms that have backed out. There is some talk of the firm that represents Turkey is Taki g the case and is headed by Robert Amsterdam.

Ruck Scott is on this like white on rice.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 05, 2026 08:06 AM (sDNVV)

40 Irony: The "It’s Time To Cancel Our Subscription Culture Once And For All" article opens with a pop-up telling you to subscribe to the site.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 05, 2026 08:06 AM (fv0Ye)

41 @amuse

VENEZUELA: Biden raised Maduro’s bounty to $25M, declared him a fugitive, & denied him head of state immunity making it lawful for US troops to arrest him on Venezuelan soil. Democrats now call the arrest Biden enabled and authorized 'illegal'.

When your entire platform is Orange Man Bad, this is the hypocrisy you can expect for the next 3 years.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 05, 2026 08:06 AM (Zz0t1)

42
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 05, 2026 08:06 AM (tljrc)

43 Thanks to us it's called The National Felons League.

Posted by: The Ballamore Ravens at January 05, 2026 08:06 AM (2Ez/1)

44 Gov. Tim Walz expected to drop reelection bid amid Minnesota Somali fraud probe: report
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I'm surprised if this is true. Of course, his army of bureaucrats that are central to the whole affair will still be there.

Behind every theft of taxpayer dollars, there are three parties:
1 Bureaucrats
2 NGOs (and their support organizations like law firms)
3 The putative guilty party/beneficiary

The Somalis in this example are in group 3. Some of them may go down. Even Walz might go down, though that would be unusual. Groups 1 and 2, however, are fully-staffed, rested and ready for the next round. They are never punished. Hell, they are rarely even identified.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:07 AM (avHHk)

45 Kinda glad the Ravens got bounced. I can stop pretending to care about the NFL.

Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:01 AM

That missed kick earned me $200 in my friend's NFL Pick'em group. Was tied with one other person going into SNF game. Other person had BAL, I had PIT. That 4th quarter was chaos. Went back and forth between being excited and disappointed numerous times.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 08:07 AM (P5BPp)

46 Hello.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 05, 2026 08:07 AM (ExV1e)

47 I think there's another angle to Venezuela, if the info is true; massive election fraud via E-voting. Venezuela owns, or is heavily invested in the software used for the machines used by outfits like Dominion.

There is speculation that there's a cartel connection there.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (NwnyJ)

48 Kid took last night's loss better than I expected...to see another "wide right" on the last play knock a team out...

Now, he's gonna root for my Eagles, but I don't have huge faith in them, either...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (tOcjL)

In my mind the most notorious wide right ever was SB XXV… poor Scott Norwood

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (WnEm5)

49 We've learned. No cigars.

Posted by: We Three Kings at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (wVcYX)

50 * I can't find out what firm.is representing Maduro. Lots of news about firms that have backed out. There is some talk of the firm that represents Turkey is Taki g the case and is headed by Robert Amsterdam*

###

Susie? Hold my calls.

Posted by: Jackie Chiles at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (2Ez/1)

51 Charles Sullivan | Doctors are fleeing, and they have good reason to. Which state has this sad mark of distinction?
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Example A in the old saw "If you want less of something, tax it", so they are getting less medical care in New Mexico.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (lJiYY)

52 I can't find out what firm.is representing Maduro.

Am I in the wrong for thinking we should go after every lawyer who so much as idly thinks about taking that case and get them disbarred? Given that we tolerated this behavior when Trump's lawyers were being attacked, it's only fair.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (BpO1e)

53 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new director of the city Office to Protect Tenants, Cea Weaver, said she wants to “seize private property!”, according to an archived statement on her deactivated X account.

Right at home New NYC tenant advocate called to ‘seize private property,’ blasted home ownership as ‘white supremacy’

End Wokeness @EndWokeness

NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."

X video (0:35): https://bit.ly/4puqoRn

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 08:09 AM (P5BPp)

54 I think there's another angle to Venezuela, if the info is true; massive election fraud via E-voting. Venezuela owns, or is heavily invested in the software used for the machines used by outfits like Dominion.

There is speculation that there's a cartel connection there.

YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (NwnyJ)
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Perhaps. I doubt it was a major factor. Venezuela is very important in two things that the administration cars about a *lot*:
1. Drug trade
2. The trade system between Red China, Russia and Iran. Venezuela is in the middle of a lot of that, and its own oil flows courtesy of it.

My bet is that the second item is the primary driver of this.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (avHHk)

55 Yeah, I was thinking it was the revenge of Justin Tucker...that was the kid's 1st attempt at a game winning FG, and he, like the Pitt kicker before on the extra point, just choked in the pressure...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 08:03 AM (tOcjL)

Was watching the first half with 2 other couples. The 3 of us guys were talking about the NFL script before the game. Tin foil hats firmly on our heads, we talked about how convenient it was for the league to have the Browns beat the Steelers last week and the Packers completely shit the bed at home to set up a winner take all Ravens vs Steelers matchup to be showcased last night. Before the game, we all agreed the script writers promised the Steelers a win vs the Ravens as their reward for tanking vs Cleveland last week.

Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (dP47V)

56 Gov. Tim Walz expected to drop reelection bid amid Minnesota Somali fraud probe: report
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The pressure must be huge; getting a Democrat to leave a race usually requires indictment, conviction and federal marshals.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (lJiYY)

57 Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes

A Somalian man who owns a daycare in Minnesota is running for Congress as a Democrat

His daycare is rampant with fraud, already racking up 82 violations

They even got caught only having one chair in the entire facility thats supposed fo have 150+ kids⠀
⠀
The facility has received millions in taxpayer funds

X video (1:15): https://bit.ly/3YUBofQ

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (P5BPp)

58 I don't know how, but an Iranian protester has a makeshift flamethrower

https://x.com/JakeWSimons/status/
2008084076004094191

Posted by: Don Black at January 05, 2026 08:11 AM (ZxPkt)

59 the American raid over the weekend on Venezuela and the capture of its Communist tyrannical thug president Nicolas Maduro

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How it went down.

https://is.gd/m05Ttv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 05, 2026 08:11 AM (L/fGl)

60 48 Kid took last night's loss better than I expected...to see another "wide right" on the last play knock a team out...

Now, he's gonna root for my Eagles, but I don't have huge faith in them, either...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 07:57 AM (tOcjL)

In my mind the most notorious wide right ever was SB XXV… poor Scott Norwood
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (WnEm5)

Yup, that was the one I meant...it's still the most famous and infamous...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 08:11 AM (tOcjL)

61 Good to see you back, JJ!

*fistbump!*

spot-on, as usual!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 05, 2026 08:12 AM (Cjt/F)

62 Happy New Year, everybody! Glad to be here. When do we start?

Posted by: Star Witness Nicolas Naduro at January 05, 2026 08:12 AM (yr56r)

63 Before the game, we all agreed the script writers promised the Steelers a win vs the Ravens as their reward for tanking vs Cleveland last week.
Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (dP47V)
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You cynic! The Browns won because of heroic effort! Or something.

Posted by: Roger Goodell is an asshoe at January 05, 2026 08:12 AM (lJiYY)

64 Are the Browns the only NFL team with zero super bowls?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (avHHk)

65 Venezuela apparently had Chinese tofu-dreg of an air defense. This is not the first time hired Cuban thugs lost to the US, Grenada anyone?

And yes this mission serves notice to all the bad actors to behave. Which segues into this little statement from Sec. of State Dean Rusk in 1966 to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:

I cannot tell you how important it was to the peace of the world that the President of the United States, ... , be believed when they say to the other side: "Gentlemen, this you must not do." Because, if we ever get to a point where that simple statement is not believed, then I don't know where the future and safety of this country is, or the possibilities of general peace would exist.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (2GVsD)

66 Tim, perhaps it's time to give some serious thought to that idea of being a Don Rickles impersonator in Vegas.

Posted by: Tim Walz Crisis Management Consultant at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (2Ez/1)

67 Before the game, we all agreed the script writers promised the Steelers a win vs the Ravens as their reward for tanking vs Cleveland last week.
Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (dP47V)

The officiating in the NFL is so wretched there’s something majorly wrong. I can’t decide if it’s just simply a matter of too many rules and basic incompetence… or corruption. Or maybe a combo…. The NFL needs full time refs and fewer rules because right now it’s a clown show

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (P/Wjn)

68 55 Yeah, I was thinking it was the revenge of Justin Tucker...that was the kid's 1st attempt at a game winning FG, and he, like the Pitt kicker before on the extra point, just choked in the pressure...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 08:03 AM (tOcjL)

Was watching the first half with 2 other couples. The 3 of us guys were talking about the NFL script before the game. Tin foil hats firmly on our heads, we talked about how convenient it was for the league to have the Browns beat the Steelers last week and the Packers completely shit the bed at home to set up a winner take all Ravens vs Steelers matchup to be showcased last night. Before the game, we all agreed the script writers promised the Steelers a win vs the Ravens as their reward for tanking vs Cleveland last week.
Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (dP47V)

Nah, they didn't script wide right. Seeing the game, they didn't want Aaron against Houston b/c he's gonna get killed and it will be 35-3 by the end. Lamar has more big play and dazzlingness that could keep a Houston defense on its heels and a game close. Next Monday night is gonna be a snooze...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 05, 2026 08:14 AM (tOcjL)

69 @EndWokeness

NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."

X video (0:35): https://bit.ly/4puqoRn
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 08:09 AM (P5BPp)

*peeks at Jar of F*cks*

*verifies limited quantities*

*determines none can be spared*

Reap it, NYC. Elections have consequences.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 05, 2026 08:14 AM (Zz0t1)

70 Tim, perhaps it's time to give some serious thought to that idea of being a Don Rickles impersonator in Vegas.
Posted by: Tim Walz Crisis Management Consultant at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (2Ez/1)
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Bad advice, Timmy. You have no comic timing.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:14 AM (avHHk)

71 Would there even be any demand for a Rickles impersonator? Could he fill a theater in today's Vegas?

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (avHHk)

72 Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new director of the city Office to Protect Tenants, Cea Weaver, said she wants to “seize private property!”, according to an archived statement on her deactivated X account.

Right at home New NYC tenant advocate called to ‘seize private property,’ blasted home ownership as ‘white supremacy’

End Wokeness @EndWokeness

NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."

X video (0:35): https://bit.ly/4puqoRn
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026

Ooh, Cea Weaver
I believe you can get me through the night
Ooh, Cea Weaver
I believe we can reach the morning light

Posted by: Gary Wright at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)

73 Are the Browns the only NFL team with zero super bowls?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (avHHk)

Browns, Texans, Jags, and Lions have never appeared in a Super Bowl.

Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (dP47V)

74 64 Are the Browns the only NFL team with zero super bowls?

+++

How do you think our stadium earned the name Factory Of Sadness?

Posted by: The Cleveland Browns at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)

75 Incredible how major media is not reporting what is happening in Iran.

Also what is happening in Caracas? Is the government still in control? If they replace one dictator with the next nothing is gained. We are counting our chickend before they've hatched.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

76 Other constituent members of the No Kings coalition, like the Chicago Teachers Union, which had met with Maduro, joined protests to keep the dictatorship in power in Venezuela.

Communist commune with communist.

duh!

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (gbOdA)

77 Browns, Texans, Jags, and Lions have never appeared in a Super Bowl.
Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (dP47V)
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Ah, so only two "old" teams.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (avHHk)

78 >> I think there's another angle to Venezuela, if the info is true; massive election fraud via E-voting. Venezuela owns, or is heavily invested in the software used for the machines used by outfits like Dominion.

There is speculation that there's a cartel connection there.

YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 08:08 AM (NwnyJ)
++++
Perhaps. I doubt it was a major factor. Venezuela is very important in two things that the administration cars about a *lot*:
1. Drug trade
2. The trade system between Red China, Russia and Iran. Venezuela is in the middle of a lot of that, and its own oil flows courtesy of it.

My bet is that the second item is the primary driver of this.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (avHHk)
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I agree. However one thing that's stuck in Trump's craw... 2020. Maduro's in some pretty deep shit regardless.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 08:16 AM (NwnyJ)

79 Are the Browns the only NFL team with zero super bowls?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (avHHk)

Off the top of my head… the Browns, Lions and Jaguars are the teams who’ve never even been to a SB. Don’t think there are any others in that category… wait, also the Houston Texans who might well change that this year. They have a Super Bowl caliber defense

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 08:16 AM (P/Wjn)

80 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at January 05, 2026 08:16 AM (c115l)

81 The NFL needs full time refs and fewer rules because right now it’s a clown show
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (P/Wjn)
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Every team needs an on-field lawyer to argue with the refs, the rules are so complex and weird.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 08:16 AM (lJiYY)

82 Posted by: Gary Wright at January 05, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)

===

Style guide calls for "zombie Gary Wright"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 05, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

83 Is effeminate weirdo Tim Walz actually planning on going away?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 05, 2026 07:55 AM (8CIFn)

Does he even have a political future? Retard shouldn't have taken the VP nom. Now, his retardary has probably sentenced him to obscurity.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 05, 2026 08:16 AM (uQesX)

84 Before the game, we all agreed the script writers promised the Steelers a win vs the Ravens as their reward for tanking vs Cleveland last week.
Posted by: Doof at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (dP47V)

The officiating in the NFL is so wretched there’s something majorly wrong. I can’t decide if it’s just simply a matter of too many rules and basic incompetence… or corruption. Or maybe a combo…. The NFL needs full time refs and fewer rules because right now it’s a clown show
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (P/Wjn)

"Check their Draft Kings" *clap* *clap* *clapclapclap*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 05, 2026 08:17 AM (Zz0t1)

85 The American raid over the weekend on Venezuela and the capture of its Communist tyrannical thug president Nicolas Maduro by the Coward Robert Ford.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 05, 2026 08:17 AM (fv0Ye)

86 In the Soviet days they were called Kulaks. In NYC under Mamdani, landlords are the new Kulaks."

When can we expect the "re-education" apologies (a la Mao) to begin? I'm sure we can come up with the "dunce" caps he favored...

Posted by: man at January 05, 2026 08:17 AM (XuXeR)

87 56 Gov. Tim Walz expected to drop reelection bid amid Minnesota Somali fraud probe: report
=================
The pressure must be huge; getting a Democrat to leave a race usually requires indictment, conviction and federal marshals.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (lJiYY)

========

"Not in Minnesota."
-Al Franken

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing life through the shadows with Otto Preminger at January 05, 2026 08:17 AM (GBKbO)

88 The world has never been the same since New Orleans NFL team finally won a Super Bowl.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 05, 2026 08:17 AM (2GVsD)

89 Good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at January 05, 2026 08:17 AM (VEMPn)

90 65 I cannot tell you how important it was to the peace of the world that the President of the United States, ... , be believed when they say to the other side: "Gentlemen, this you must not do." Because, if we ever get to a point where that simple statement is not believed, then I don't know where the future and safety of this country is, or the possibilities of general peace would exist.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 05, 2026 08:13 AM (2GVsD)

=======

$5 says that the president of Colombia was envious of Maduro's security setup.

Was.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing life through the shadows with Otto Preminger at January 05, 2026 08:18 AM (GBKbO)

Daily Tech News 5 January 2026

Top Story

CES 2026 starts tomorrow, so - given the frivolities of time zones - I will likely be inundated with stories then. Today is the calm before the storm of products you can't afford, can't buy, or can't avoid.

What to expect: AI slop, health-related AI slop, enterprise AI slop, energy AI slop, vehicle AI slop, and robots. (CES)

Tell Skynet it's late.

Tech News

Blu-Ray discs are twenty years old today. (Tom's Hardware)

They were announced at CES in 2006.
Can a social app fix the "terrible devastation" of social media? (Tech Crunch)

What? No. Are you stupid or something?
An anti-aging injection has show promise regrowing knee cartilage and preventing arthritis. (SciTech Daily)

In mice. Little cheese fiends are gonna outlive all of us.
Six bugs collide: How six individually harmless bugs led to a remote code execution vulnerability on a security device. (Mehmet Ince)

Might as well be titled The autistic shall inherit the Earth. No disrespect. Even I'm impressed.
How Microsoft is betting on driving away all its customers. (GeekWire)

They are utterly convinced this is a winning move.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Incoming!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 04:01 AM (6eIpv)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:01 AM (RuTUS)

3 !!

Posted by: clarence at January 05, 2026 04:01 AM (UIfeN)

4 The reckless driving. Yikes.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:04 AM (RuTUS)

5 .. and not entirely wreckless!

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:04 AM (RuTUS)

6 Tell Skynet it's late.
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Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 04:05 AM (6eIpv)

7 Good morning, morning people. It's good to say hello, & hello Pixy. Read your thread every day, usually hours after it's closed but the info's still here.
Thanks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 04:05 AM (uVThL)

8 hahaha Wikipedia

The video of the song "My Favourite Game" was censored by MTV for showing reckless driving.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:07 AM (RuTUS)

9 Morning everyone!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 05, 2026 04:07 AM (BLOW1)

10 How Microsoft is betting on driving away all its customers. (GeekWire)
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/on my todo list

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 04:08 AM (6eIpv)

11 I read 'six bugs collide' and understood what happened. The write-up was well done.

Given that, those 'bugs' were more like tunneling under the walls of a bank building.

Posted by: clarence at January 05, 2026 04:11 AM (UIfeN)

12 Suicidal driving.
That's not the way MTV wants their little kids to pucker up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 04:11 AM (uVThL)

13 Spoiler: She doesn't die at the end.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 05, 2026 04:13 AM (BLOW1)

14 13 Spoiler: She doesn't die at the end.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 05, 2026 04:13 AM (BLOW1)

I ain't watchin'.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:13 AM (RuTUS)

15 Recalling my late father's 78 Cadillac 4 door Sedan De Ville. Everything to like except for the gas guzzling.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 04:16 AM (6eIpv)

16 12 Suicidal driving.
That's not the way MTV wants their little kids to pucker up.
----
That was nasty and mean....

Man, I love this place!

Posted by: clarence at January 05, 2026 04:17 AM (UIfeN)

17
Continuing from the ONT, if you want to understand why Trump is so hot and bothered about Greenland, it's China. China is making aggressive moves in the High North.

Take a gander at a polar map (standard Mercator is useless) to see what the top of the world looks like.

Just last year, the Chicoms successfully transited under the ice cap via submarine. That is not good for US National Security. They've been making aggressive moves to become a polar player.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 04:18 AM (w6EFb)

18 "We are now entering a phase where we build rich scaffolds that orchestrate multiple models and agents" - Satya Nadella

Sounds like he's doing more than microdosing. What the hell does that even mean? Does he realize that Harvey Weinstein is in prison for orchestrating multiple models?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 05, 2026 04:20 AM (HTCU3)

19 13 Spoiler: She doesn't die at the end.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 05, 2026 04:13 AM (BLOW1)

The song My Favourite Game has a Wikipedia entry separate from the Cardigans entry. And has this:

There are four different outcomes of the car crash at the end of the uncensored video. ... In the fifth edition, it is censored all out, along with the car crashes, and Nina still is in the car, bloodless, driving and nodding along to the radio.

... which ... might be this one.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:20 AM (RuTUS)

20 They've been making aggressive moves to become a polar player.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 04:18 AM (w6EFb)
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I remember when King Charles was prince and he played that a lot.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 04:21 AM (6eIpv)

21 18 "We are now entering a phase where we build rich scaffolds that orchestrate multiple models and agents" - Satya Nadella

Sounds like he's doing more than microdosing.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 05, 2026 04:20 AM (HTCU3)

LOL

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:22 AM (RuTUS)

22 Yesterday, I paid my New Mexico car registration fee for the next 2 years: $118.50. There are some advantages to living in a 2.5 World country.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 05, 2026 04:23 AM (HTCU3)

23 20 They've been making aggressive moves to become a polar player.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 04:18 AM (w6EFb)
-

I remember when King Charles was prince and he played that a lot.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 04:21 AM (6eIpv)

I'm not sure this sort of punning should be encouraged and but however, I laughed.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:28 AM (RuTUS)

24 "TCM Remembers 2025":

https://tinyurl.com/39jutwkz

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 05, 2026 04:29 AM (kpS4V)

25 G'Day everyone
Somehow my alarm didn't go off yet its set

Posted by: Skip at January 05, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

26 25 G'Day everyone
Somehow my alarm didn't go off yet its set
Posted by: Skip at January 05, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

uh-oh

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:34 AM (RuTUS)

27 "We have moved past the initial phase of discovery and are entering a phase of widespread diffusion" - Satya Nadella

Decades from now historians will look back at the 2020s and realize this is when Satya entered his 418- I'm a teapot period.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 05, 2026 04:35 AM (HTCU3)

28 I’m bummed. My notebook went to battery charger heaven when I dumped a bottle near the power cord. Didn’t think anything got in, but it won’t charge now.

I realized that the design flaw of my rig is that it runs through the battery. Now I need to go buy a new rig before I tear into this one. Long overdue.

I need a new phone too, so happy NY! $2K, I figure, I’ll get off easy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 05, 2026 04:43 AM (nljXp)

29 Decades from now historians will look back at the 2020s and realize this is when Satya entered his 418- I'm a teapot period.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

I understood that reference.

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 04:44 AM (nhCoE)

30 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 05, 2026 04:49 AM (2Ez/1)

31 G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB Series DDR5 RAM (AMD Expo) 64GB (2x32GB) 6000MT/s CL30-40-40-96

Price -
$869.99 on Amazon.

That's CL30 + RGB, so high performance at a premium.

CL40 then?

Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) 6000MHz CL40

$532.99
Which is a real deal at the moment as the list price is $632.99

Maybe DDR4 then?

G.SKILL Trident Z Neo Series DDR4 RAM (XMP) 64GB (2x32GB) 3600MT/s CL18-22-22-42

$469.99

That Mini-PC that Pixy bought a few months back is looking like a real steal since the 64GB of DDR5 RAM in it is worth more than the entire computer right now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 04:50 AM (6ydKt)

32
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 05, 2026 04:50 AM (tljrc)

33 Alarm Sound was off

Posted by: Skip at January 05, 2026 04:50 AM (Ia/+0)

34 Apparently the Russians have been able to plug the holes in their space station that have been leaking oxygen into space. The solution: Germetall-1. As I understand it, this is a Russian version of Flex Seal. Odds on it's a version of elementary school paste and is made out of potato peels and vodka.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 05, 2026 04:53 AM (HTCU3)

35 She needs to get the steering wheel aligned on that car.
That's half the problem right there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 04:53 AM (6ydKt)

36 15 Recalling my late father's 78 Cadillac 4 door Sedan De Ville. Everything to like except for the gas guzzling.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 04:16 AM (6eIpv)

Land yachts.

Where the speedometer moves slower than the fuel gauge.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 04:55 AM (6ydKt)

37 I didn't know Jean Marsh died, or was even still alive and the beginning of 2025.

Posted by: No one at January 05, 2026 04:58 AM (qFwJc)

38 Care prayer- a devotional for both interested Christians and Jews . Ist Samuel 12:19-24

https://tinyurl.com/yzhpms8b

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 05:00 AM (uPdai)

39 "Finish well" A man from Georgia who runs marathons writes on 2nd Timothy 4:5-8:

https://tinyurl.com/4jxyzytk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 05:05 AM (uPdai)

40 "Spoiler: She doesn't die at the end."

Female Swede. Despite my disinterest, they are convincing me that they are the most evil people on the planet.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 05, 2026 05:07 AM (1ld0C)

41 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to give a speech at CES today at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

Lisa Su from AMD got the late night slot at 9:30 p.m. Pacific.

My best guess is that they will mention AI... about 100 times in one speech.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 05:09 AM (6ydKt)

42 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 05, 2026 05:10 AM (sAmhv)

43 On Wednesday there is a CES "The Future of Computing" and is hosted by Adobe, Qualcomm, HP, and oddly enough General Motors. I'm guessing that Photoshop, Snapdragon, OmniBook, and white Chevy vans, known to be favored by pedophiles and serial killers 10 to 1, will be mentioned about a hundred times each.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 05, 2026 05:14 AM (HTCU3)

44 The Cardigans

They have some interesting Black Sabbath covers.

youtu.be/FQ70oQVos5Q

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 05, 2026 05:21 AM (sAmhv)

45 35 She needs to get the steering wheel aligned on that car.
That's half the problem right there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 04:53 AM (6ydKt)

... and the other half?

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 05:22 AM (RuTUS)

46 I hate to see a beautiful girl with tats.

It's like defacing art.

Posted by: No one at January 05, 2026 05:22 AM (qFwJc)

47 Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at January 05, 2026 05:24 AM (Ia/+0)

48 Greetings and good morning one and all. So for tech related stuff, my wife's laptop is in for repair. The port to plug the power supply pretty much decided to quit. We did some diagnostic work first with getting a new power supply which was no easy feat since this is an Omen laptop and the power brick is a big one.

That didn't solve it so she took it in to a shop last month. We hadn't heard anything so I pushed her to call the place on Friday. Turns out that the tech she talked to did not enter the fact that she authorized repairs and the replacement port was not ordered.

The manager called her, apologized for the confusion and not only ordered the part but gave her a discount on the repair.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 05:24 AM (BpO1e)

49 I didn't know Jean Marsh died, or was even still alive and the beginning of 2025.
Posted by: No one

Same for Joan Plowright.

Posted by: Tuna at January 05, 2026 05:26 AM (lJ0H4)

50 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:26 AM (u82oZ)

51 So today is FenelonSpouse's first days of back after Christmas break driving the school bus . During our prayer time he said" Please, Lord, make it quick!" Which I told him sounded like a death sentence. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 05:29 AM (qDCnE)

52 ... and the other half?

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 05:22 AM (RuTUS)

Blonde & Swedish

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 05:31 AM (6ydKt)

53 Ha, a '74 Eldorado convertible, but the 85 mph speedometer is wrong.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 05, 2026 05:32 AM (aKh6S)

54 publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

I don't worry about China in the Arctic.

China is getting Imperial Overstretch. The Belts and Roads projects are getting the Chinese actively hated by everyone not bribed in the host nation. Their QA is crap on big projects.
All their investment in Venezuela is gone. The debts incurred there should not be repaid. It was in oil mostly anyway.

Finally, there are more Chinese over the age of 52 than there are Chinese under the age of 52.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:33 AM (u82oZ)

55 Duo sings Christian praise song, "As the deer..."
Fathpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/8pvw3arz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 05:35 AM (qDCnE)

56 Went to see the movie "Nuremberg" yesterday. I liked it.
I always enjoy the movies with historical stuff.
I thought this had an interesting plot line, good character development and pacing. The focus was on Hermann Goering. The part was played by Russell Crowe and he was excellent.
There was an engaging scene where he and an American psychologist get into a back and forth regarding the morality of the camps vs the use of atomic weapons.
I see maybe three movies a year and went to this one almost on the spur of the moment. Glad I did.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 05, 2026 05:36 AM (2Ez/1)

57 FenelonSpoke

Please tell FenelonSpouse that laughter of young children, the need for vigilance, and good coworkers makes the hours on the road shrink.

Hope he has at least 2 out of 3.

What he is saying, as I decode Man-Talk, is he wants to be with you rather than at work.

You two turtledoves have a great day.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:36 AM (u82oZ)

58 My stint in Millsboro has ended. Working local for a good stretch.
I bet AI hallucinations would give a better CES speech than the actuals BS’ing could.

Posted by: Accomack at January 05, 2026 05:39 AM (T8bqm)

59 The port to plug the power supply pretty much decided to quit. We did some diagnostic work first with getting a new power supply which was no easy feat since this is an Omen laptop and the power brick is a big one.

The manager called her, apologized for the confusion and not only ordered the part but gave her a discount on the repair.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 05:24 AM (BpO1e)

Those ports can become a problem since we plug/unplug them a lot.

It's why I'm not so crazy about so many laptops using USB-C for power delivery. Those USB-Cs are only rated for so many plug/un-plugs and on a laptop battery port that can add up quick.

My older Lenovo from 2021 was having problems with the USB-C getting loose, and causing problems with CPU/GPU speeds because it was running on battery without me knowing it.

Everybody be careful out there if your laptop uses USB-C, because those port connections will get worse over time.

Getting a discount was nice, I'd stick with them for future work if this repair turns out well.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 05:40 AM (6ydKt)

60 Good morning! I'm curious regarding PDTS statement that we're gonna run Venzuela. I'm hoping/assuming he means for the short term until they can get an legitimate election done and have a legitimate elected executive in place.

Sucks to be Xi and Vlad, though. They'll be buying Venzuela's crappy oil at the market price, and they've been shown that all their exported air defense systems are essentially useless against the US capabilities. I'm sure their allies around the world took notes.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 05, 2026 05:40 AM (3Ope8)

61 Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions.

I thought the Mir was de-orbited.

The Chinese have a space station up, in addition to ours. They have issues with micro-punctures?

Besides, if it was the Russians, they would get the vodka back out and drink it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:41 AM (u82oZ)

62

We were in camp, taking it easy between operations.

I was painting Sgt stripes on my hydraulics. You never know when you might need "pull rank."

Kowalski was working on a crossword puzzle.

"Hey Sarge, what's an eight letter word meaning "on the way.""

"Incoming! Take cover!"

*detonations*

Posted by: The Men All Knew Me As Sgt Fury at January 05, 2026 05:42 AM (biznJ)

63 Getting a discount was nice, I'd stick with them for future work if this repair turns out well.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

I was honestly impressed that the manager called and he made an effort to make things right. So I agree with your idea.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 05:43 AM (BpO1e)

64 56 Went to see the movie "Nuremberg" yesterday. I liked it.
I always enjoy the movies with historical stuff.
I thought this had an interesting plot line, good character development and pacing. The focus was on Hermann Goering. The part was played by Russell Crowe and he was excellent.
There was an engaging scene where he and an American psychologist get into a back and forth regarding the morality of the camps vs the use of atomic weapons.
I see maybe three movies a year and went to this one almost on the spur of the moment. Glad I did.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 05, 2026 05:36 AM (2Ez/1)

Thanks for the recommendation.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 05:44 AM (RuTUS)

65 ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is likely to announce Monday that he will drop out of the 2026 governor's race, political insider Blois Olson reported on Sunday...

https://tinyurl.com/25xwaj7a
(Fox9 - Minneapolis-St. Paul)

Yeah, that seems about right.
Few people want a retard for governor.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 05:45 AM (6ydKt)

66 CrotchetyOldJarhead

I imagine Trump got the CIA onside and working for the President (for once) by offering them a pro-council role in the existing Venezuelan government. It is a test of the CIA and its ability to run a country, not just a color revolution.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:45 AM (u82oZ)

67 The Men All Knew Me As Sgt Fury

LOL.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:46 AM (u82oZ)

68 I was honestly impressed that the manager called and he made an effort to make things right. So I agree with your idea.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 05:43 AM (BpO1e)

Understandable mistake in the middle of the holidays.
People's attentions are often elsewhere for the last few weeks of the year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 05:49 AM (6ydKt)

69 Good morning, NaCly -
I wouldn't speculate on the relationship between DTS and the Deep State, but I don't think the populace of Venezuela would tolerate any participation from them. Pretty sure the CIA is universally despised, especially in the southern hemisphere. Just my thoughts.

I'd like to see us expel the Chinese, the Russians and let the CIA work with the Venezuelan military to hunt down Hamas, the FARC and the ELN. Let them destroy the cartels as well.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 05, 2026 05:53 AM (3Ope8)

70 "Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is likely to announce Monday that he will drop out of the 2026 governor's race, political insider Blois Olson reported on Sunday."

That's a shame.

Posted by: Spoken in my best Seinfeld voice at January 05, 2026 05:54 AM (2Ez/1)

71 As a computer repair place manager, he is also facing pressure from people who just buy a new computer.

Just like there are no TV repair shops anymore. TVs are disposable appliances these days.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:54 AM (u82oZ)

72 Good morning folks. Got zero sleep last night, so since I can, I am going back to bed to get zero sleep part two. See you later.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 05, 2026 05:55 AM (CHHv1)

73 Who is DTS?

Posted by: Ok, I'll ask at January 05, 2026 05:55 AM (2Ez/1)

74 Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:36 AM (u82oZ)

Thanks, Salty. He enjoys kids. He is just not thrilled by S & L who are the most difficult kids on the bus. They are in the first grade. Fortunately, one of them is not on on Monday morning. However, he got very nice handwritten cards and pictures from almost all of them for Christmas which was very nice of them and about 25 lbs of chocolate .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 05:55 AM (qDCnE)

75 CrotchetyOldJarhead

I like your plan. A lot.

Yes, the CIA has become the fusible link to explain failure of US policy. Just like Trump gets all the blame from Leftists for anything they don't like.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:56 AM (u82oZ)

76 BeckoningChasm

Sweet dreams.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 05:57 AM (u82oZ)

77 Wonders what S & L might stand for.
Decides not to ask what S & L stands for.

Posted by: Just woke up at January 05, 2026 05:58 AM (2Ez/1)

78 Looking forward to this:

Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec
4h

Josh Shapiro is the Tim Walz of Pennsylvania

Screenshot this

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 05:59 AM (lRY8a)

79 Evening and morning, satellites of the vast AoSHQ Empire! Yes, it's Monday; stipulated. But remember:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

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

80 G'morning Horde.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 05, 2026 05:59 AM (O7YUW)

81 FenelonSpoke

The notes and chocolate means FenelonSpouse is loved by most. Thats as good as it gets, as there is always that 10% you can not reach.

Let him use his Dad jokes and safety guidelines to help S & L. Likely they do not have a benevolent father figure in their life.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 06:00 AM (u82oZ)

82 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Top of the mornin to ya!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 06:01 AM (u82oZ)

83 CrotchetyOldJarhead

Another thought. Just let the CIA be the reporting agency on VZ government action. Rubio is the hard man here. He sure has a lot of jobs to do.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 06:03 AM (u82oZ)

84 Savings and Loan?

No, that's not it.

Posted by: Just woke up at January 05, 2026 06:04 AM (2Ez/1)

85 Daggett. Even worse than Victorville and Barstow. No wonder she wants to end it all.

Posted by: Great Plains Drifter at January 05, 2026 06:05 AM (mDkOn)

86 As a computer repair place manager, he is also facing pressure from people who just buy a new computer.

This is actually a repair place only. But yeah; Christmas season is a busy time and the tech was probably juggling a lot of issues at the same time.

Hopefully we hear something soon and I can return that power supply to Amazon.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 06:05 AM (BpO1e)

87 State and Local?

No, probably not that.

Posted by: Just woke up at January 05, 2026 06:05 AM (2Ez/1)

88 We have car problems. All of our cars are second hand. A friend gifted gifted us her van. It leaks when it rains and the tire has a slow leak. My car died and the transmission is completely shot. Son's car has no heat and we need to find if it's just the power outlets. Yay! Such is life.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:05 AM (qDCnE)

89 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: You ever notice the funny sound these zippers make?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 05, 2026 06:07 AM (qbLEp)

90 "You ever notice the funny sound these zippers make?"

Oh, yeah. All the time.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at January 05, 2026 06:09 AM (2Ez/1)

91
Good morning, Hordians. Woke up before 4:00. Again. This is annoying. I don't know if this makes me fall asleep in my armchair in the evening or whether it happens because I fall asleep in my armchair in the evening.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 05, 2026 06:09 AM (tgvbd)

92 I don't know if this makes me fall asleep in my armchair in the evening or whether it happens because I fall asleep in my armchair in the evening.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 05, 2026 06:09 AM (tgvbd)
------------
Yes.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 05, 2026 06:10 AM (qbLEp)

93 56 F. here, very little wind; good workout conditions. Now if I could just find my motivation. I last saw it over in the kitchen. Maybe the cats ate it.

I have my little skin cancer surgery this am, and of course I dread it. Yes, I know it's minor and won't take long, and I know I'll have local anesthetic. It's just the loss of even an illusion of control over my environment, I guess.

They tell me I can relax in the private recovery room afterward, watch TV, read, or even take a nap. I may do that last.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9)

94 Good luck to you, FenelonSpoke. Reliable cars are a treasure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 06:12 AM (u82oZ)

95 RSPCA wacky animal rescues in 2025:

https://tinyurl.com/mvwdxkak

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:12 AM (qDCnE)

96 Tips for falling asleep in a chair:
1. Be old.
2 Sit in a chair.

Posted by: Follow me for more life hacks at January 05, 2026 06:12 AM (2Ez/1)

97 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:11 AM (wzUl9)

Will keep you in prayer.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:13 AM (qDCnE)

98
Little Marco has grown up to be about the best Sec of State in a long time. He wears I forget how many hats, but the other big one is National Security Advisor.

Now, you know who was the last Sec State to wear that dual hat? Henry Kissinger. That's the level Little Marco is operating at.

Not that I don't disagree with Kissinger, but the man was quite competent. Rubio is at his level.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 06:13 AM (w6EFb)

99 Time for the early morning chores. It will warm up to above freezing today, so may do work outside.

Everyone have a day drenched in joy and satisfaction.

Still, head on a swivel. Barbarians are inside the gate.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 05, 2026 06:14 AM (u82oZ)

100 "Little Marco has grown up to be about the best Sec of State in a long time."
***

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Monica Lewinsky's ex-boyfriend's wife at January 05, 2026 06:16 AM (2Ez/1)

101 Tips for falling asleep in a chair:
1. Be old.
2 Sit in a chair.
Posted by: Follow me for more life hacks at January 05, 2026

***
3. Have something on TV you've seen before many times (the original Trek, for instance), or which bores you even if it's new (almost any film made since 2000; the new TV series of Westworld is perfect).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)

102 Wolfus, as a briar pipe enthusiast maybe you would know - what is the difference or differences that makes some tobacco $15 a pound and some $150? Apart from the tax angle (cigarettes versus pipe label). The cheap stuff burns like cannon fuse. Curing process?

Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 06:17 AM (umyLr)

103 "Little Marco has grown up to be about the best Sec of State in a long time."
***

This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Monica Lewinsky's ex-boyfriend's wife at January 05, 2026 06:16 AM (2Ez/1)
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Hey! I'm standing right here!

Posted by: John Effin' Kerry at January 05, 2026 06:17 AM (qbLEp)

104 There is one lady in my church who has the great gift of being a good listener. I love them all, but she always listens to people's" problems intently and makes positive suggestions when appropriate. How valuable this is instead of the rather regular put downs, misinterpretations and arguments on the 'net. If you have somebody in your life like this, thank them today. If you can be this for somebody else, consider doing so today.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:18 AM (qDCnE)

105 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026
*
Will keep you in prayer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026

***
Thanks, Fen. This is nothing like what I underwent last July. It's just unknown and new, therefore scary.

With any luck I'll be home by 12:30, in time for lunch and a nap.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9)

106 The Dulles brothers raised some eyebrows at the time? Alan was head of CIA and John was Secretary of State. This was considered a good plan at the time. Hm.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 06:20 AM (umyLr)

107 If you get a chance, let us know how it went.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:20 AM (qDCnE)

108 If you can be this for somebody else, consider doing so today.

Not a bad notion. I try doing that but I'm not too consistent.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 06:20 AM (BpO1e)

109 Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 06:20 AM (BpO1e)

I think you are probably just fine.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:21 AM (qDCnE)

110 Maybe they'll name an airport after us.

Posted by: John and Alan at January 05, 2026 06:22 AM (2Ez/1)

111 Wolfus, as a briar pipe enthusiast maybe you would know - what is the difference or differences that makes some tobacco $15 a pound and some $150? Apart from the tax angle (cigarettes versus pipe label). The cheap stuff burns like cannon fuse. Curing process?
Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026

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My suspicion is that the $15/lb. stuff is actually cigarette tobacco -- or something that could easily be used for hand-rolled ciggies -- but labeled as pipe tobacco to avoid certain taxes. The $150/lb. is about $9/oz., so that works out to current prices for a 1.75 or 2.0 oz. tin. And the cost of the tin figures into the price, I guess.

The inexpensive stuff is usually available in bags and is cut finer, too, thus the fast burning.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:23 AM (wzUl9)

112
I'm being woofed at. She will just have to wait until 7:00.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 05, 2026 06:24 AM (tgvbd)

113 If you get a chance, let us know how it went.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026

***
"My skin is okay, but my skeleton has to come out!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:24 AM (wzUl9)

114 Wow, Claudia Cardinale and Bridgette Bardot in the same year.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 05, 2026 06:24 AM (aKh6S)

115 #71

There's a TV repair place not far from me. A large part of his business is people giving him the dead TV when they decide it's a better use of their money to get a new one. He then fixes them and sells them. He doesn't charge himself for labor and the fix is often fairly simple if you're comfortable with dealing with wave soldered components.

A specialty is refurbing old CRT type TVs that now have a market among retro gamers who like the authentic appearance and some accessories like light guns require a CRT with scan lines to use for sync.

You can find a lot of videos on YouTube of people who have similar businesses showing how they do a repair.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 06:27 AM (/0z9K)

116 Deke Slayton or somebody like that secretly included 3 small bottles of cognac or something like that as a surprise in the rations of the Apollo 8 crew. The mission commander, Frank Borman was kind of a no nonsense kind of guy and wasn’t having any of it and determined that no, we’re not risking any flub ups. I think those would be collectible by now, I think they were saved though not sure if they are all together.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 06:28 AM (0OORa)

117
Having the same man as both NSA and Sec. of State short circuits a lot of the turf war between those two positions, and who's in charge of what.

I think putting them both together should be formally called "wartime consigliere".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 06:28 AM (w6EFb)

118 Wow, Claudia Cardinale and Bridgette Bardot in the same year.
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 05, 2026

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Claudia has passed too?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:29 AM (wzUl9)

119 Some funny memes here from "Hot Air". The look on Marco Rubio's face is hilarious along with the captions:

https://tinyurl.com/8zpwup7f

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:30 AM (2sfNr)

120 "Let them destroy the cartels as well."

But the generals and colonels are on the take.

Posted by: No one at January 05, 2026 06:31 AM (qFwJc)

121 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Back to the daily grind for me today.

Which world leader will President Trump take out this week?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 05, 2026 06:32 AM (ESVrU)

122 >> The look on Marco Rubio's face is hilarious along with the captions:

When you realize you're going to have be President of Venezuela, Governor-general of Cuba, and Shah of Iran.....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 06:32 AM (w6EFb)

123 I finally gave in and slopped the feline hogs. Stirling at least did not wake me up at 3:30 by leaping back and forth across the bed; he was curled next to me when I woke up. Once I was up, he made up for it by flashing from one end of the apartment to the other (not much of a run) at high speed. Little Dagny climbed up onto the arm of the couch near me, allowed petting, and gave me The Look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:33 AM (wzUl9)

124 >> Which world leader will President Trump take out this week?

Be nice if it was Keir Starmer.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 06:33 AM (w6EFb)

125 Hey! I'm standing right here!
Posted by: John Effin' Kerry

Say man, why the long face?

Posted by: Adriane the Carefully Concerned Critic . . . at January 05, 2026 06:34 AM (3ZUWJ)

126 mornin yall. I watched "The Postman" for the first time yesterday and did not fall asleep in my chair. What a stupid movie. I'm glad I didn't have to pay to see it, other than a few cents for the electricity.

While I was watching, Tom Petty came on. At that point the movie went from a fully formed turd to a stream of agricultural grade spray manure.

Posted by: fd at January 05, 2026 06:35 AM (vFG9F)

127 A specialty is refurbing old CRT type TVs that now have a market among retro gamers who like the authentic appearance and some accessories like light guns require a CRT with scan lines to use for sync.

You can find a lot of videos on YouTube of people who have similar businesses showing how they do a repair.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 06:27 AM (/0z9K)

Old CRTs are also very low latency compared to LCD/LEDs.
So the gamers love them for that reason alone.

The old high quality Sony Trinitrons are in high demand as they were probably the best CRTs made right up until flat-screens took over.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 06:36 AM (6ydKt)

128 President Trump, " We caught them all".

The cartels also paid dems and suspect a few gope.

God settles the family business.

Posted by: Kingsman at January 05, 2026 06:37 AM (ehY6c)

129 Little Dagny climbed up onto the arm of the couch near me, allowed petting, and gave me The Look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:33 AM (wzUl9)

Metromony - The Look -
https://youtu.be/sFrNsSnk8GM

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 06:38 AM (6ydKt)

130 My last CRT TV, bought new in 1996, lasted me with only one repair until 2020. At the point I shrugged and joined the 21st century with a flat-screen. Five years now and it's been fine. And it certainly is easier to move; the CRT weighed about 70 pounds.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

131
"Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he's not going to be doing it very long.' -- GEOTUS

When asked if a miitary op against him was on the table, Trump said, "Sounds good to me."

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 06:40 AM (w6EFb)

132 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 06:32 AM (w6EFb)

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:41 AM (T/n61)

133 Cuba is like Trump. The walls are closing in and the wheels are falling off, any day now and it's all over.

It's been that way for decades now.

Posted by: pawn at January 05, 2026 06:42 AM (Rmqfl)

134 "1 in 3 Americans skip alcohol for Dry January"

Sucks to be them.

Posted by: fd at January 05, 2026 06:42 AM (vFG9F)

135 So now the tire on the car which had a slow leak just went flat so husband had to take son's car with no heat.

I should have opened a Somalia Learing Center.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:43 AM (T/n61)

136 *Metronomy

(I am a dyslexic typer on occasions)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 06:44 AM (6ydKt)

137 Five years now and it's been fine. And it certainly is easier to move; the CRT weighed about 70 pounds.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

The last CRT my father bought around the late 90s.

36" console type.

That sucker weighed at least 150 lbs.
God knows I dreaded moving that thing the few times he had to.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 06:46 AM (6ydKt)

138 Doesn't know what GEOTUS stands for.
Looks up GEOTUS.
Squirrels it away for future reference.

Posted by: Person who squirrels things away at January 05, 2026 06:47 AM (2Ez/1)

139 134 "1 in 3 Americans skip alcohol for Dry January"

I shall make up for that deficit.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 06:52 AM (BpO1e)

140 In the 90s, I found a Sun Microsystems workstation 21" CRT on Ebay for $300. 1600x1200 resolution! Sucker weighed over 100 pounds but was the envy of all who saw it.

In 2006, I was on a contract job at the Sony (formerly Columbia Pictures) studio lot in Culver City to work on a big upgrade deployment of their Blackberry fleet and the Lotus Notes install on every desktop that was the core of their email and calendar system. Most of the excutives didn't want any interaction and left while I was working. Some were cool. I got in trouble when I was in this one VP's office. She was watching an anti-piracy video in which M. Night Shyamalan complained about 'Signs' getting leaked on the internet opening week, stating that this impacted the box office. I couldn't stop myself from mentioning that the video on the internet was very low quality (probably a 'cam' from a screening) and the real cause of the box office drop office was that word quickly spread how stupid the movie was, featuring an invasion by aliens poisoned by water.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 06:53 AM (/0z9K)

141 And the sun will come up in a while . If the skies are clear where you are and it's about ten to seven you can see a swath of pink sky. It's beautiful .

Have a good day everyone. You are a blessing to others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 05, 2026 06:54 AM (qDCnE)

142 One of the better experiences was working on the office PC and Blackberry for a woman who was doing some of the work mastering the first batch of Blu-rays for the upcoming launch. She was very up on the technical details and seemed really glad of my interest.

She agreed that Sony knowingly pushed for the delay in the DRM that caused Microsoft to drop using HD-DVD as the native disc format in the Xbox 360 and just going with DVD to meet the intended launch date for the console. This meant they had substantially less room on a single disc than the Blu-ray using PS3, causing games like Final Fantasy 13 to have 720p FMV sequences to save space. They later switched in the 1080p versions for the backward compatible version on Xbox One and Series X/S.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 07:00 AM (/0z9K)

143 So in better news: We are going to be adopting a dog that is being returned due to the owner expecting his first child. The dog has been a regular guest so we don't have much of a learning curve.

Honestly, we were going to wait a bit longer before adopting another one but life said "HA!"

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:01 AM (BpO1e)

144 And the sun will come up in a while

If present trends continue.

Posted by: Cautiously Optimistic at January 05, 2026 07:03 AM (0OORa)

145 I got distracted feeding my cats this morning.

Now my whole feeding system is all messed up.

I think I can get it sorted out in a day or two.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 05, 2026 07:04 AM (ESVrU)

146 In the 90s, I found a Sun Microsystems workstation 21" CRT on Ebay for $300. 1600x1200 resolution! Sucker weighed over 100 pounds but was the envy of all who saw it.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 06:53 AM (/0z9K)

I bet.
Most monitors back then were running at 480p or 600p.

I thought I was a bad-ass when I got to 768p in the early 2000s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 07:06 AM (6ydKt)

147 I'm so old I remember when 19" NEC Multisync CRT monitors were $3300 new. I sold a bunch of them to a mining company and a few years later got most of them back free when they upgraded again. At one time I had three on my desk, which started to sag perceptibly in the middle.

Posted by: fd at January 05, 2026 07:11 AM (vFG9F)

148 Killjoy Leftists.

Yeah, they bitch about everything. They are not happy unless they bitch. Must really suck being one of them.
Running around with their ass on their shoulders.

Posted by: Case at January 05, 2026 07:12 AM (5Emhj)

149

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at January 05, 2026 07:12 AM (DDJSl)

150 DC power supplies are the Achilles Heel of electronics, always has.

CRTs are a little more dangerous than most but electrolytic capacitors are not prohibitively expensive and pretty easy to replace. The problem with running defective power supply is it will fry stuff that is expensive and/or proprietary unobtanium. Now it’s only good for the landfill.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 07:12 AM (0OORa)

151 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 05, 2026 07:18 AM (Cjt/F)

152 What to expect: AI slop, health-related AI slop, enterprise AI slop, energy AI slop, vehicle AI slop, and robots. (CES)
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Don't be so pessimistic, Pixy!

The robots will also dispense AI slop. Or run into walls, stab people, fall down stairs, drop your Faberge Egg, mis-weld a seam, etc. due to AI "hallucination."

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:20 AM (avHHk)

153 "DC power supplies are the Achilles Heel of electronics, always has."

The power supply has always been on the lowest rung of the design coolness hierarchy. Always considered "low risk" by snobby designers. The power supply is always left to the jr. engineer and ends up being the last element integrated.

This leads in many cases to a predictable failure scenario.

Posted by: pawn at January 05, 2026 07:21 AM (Rmqfl)

154 Wrt Microsoft, as an investor, I’m more concerned about their insane plan to convert their entire codebase from c/c++ to Rust and to do it by 2030.

Rust has only been around for 13 years and isn’t even on version 2 for f***s sake.

You’re talking about millions of lines of code to convert, it’s insane.

This more than their embrace of AI is going to do great damage to the company.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 05, 2026 07:21 AM (XV/Pl)

155 In more important news - BabyMetal is 15!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R09cXutHYCM

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 05, 2026 07:22 AM (2GVsD)

156
The robots will also dispense AI slop. Or run into walls, stab people, fall down stairs, drop your Faberge Egg, mis-weld a seam, etc. due to AI "hallucination."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:20 AM

+++
But go ahead and hop in. We'll get you there safely and on time.

Posted by: Waymo at January 05, 2026 07:22 AM (2Ez/1)

157 Can a social app fix the "terrible devastation" of social media? (Tech Crunch)

What? No. Are you stupid or something?
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LOL. Only in Silicon Valley.

From the article:
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for their social media startup West Co.
...
Sharp — the company’s CEO — described West Co as emerging from the question, “What could I build that might help address just some of the terrible devastation of the human mind and heart that we’ve wrought the last 15 years?”

Decry "social media" and then join a monastery and spend the rest of your life praying for your soul. Don't create yet another social net.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:23 AM (avHHk)

158 155 In more important news - BabyMetal is 15!

And the artists still look it! -:-)

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:23 AM (BpO1e)

159 Most electronics, it might be said that the electrolytic power supply caps had an intended life span of maybe 10 or 15 years? Nichicon and other Japanese brands were quite good and might exceed that, but the problem for vintage enthusiasts, long periods of disuse cause capacitors to fail when placed back into service. Don’t let the Magic Smoke out!

Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 07:24 AM (0OORa)

160 Decry "social media" and then join a monastery and spend the rest of your life praying for your soul. Don't create yet another social net.
Posted by: Joe Mannix

Mind you, he loves the fortune that he made from the destruction.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:24 AM (BpO1e)

161 Who names their kid Biz?

Posted by: I gotta ask at January 05, 2026 07:25 AM (2Ez/1)

162 You’re talking about millions of lines of code to convert, it’s insane.

Rust isn't a line-per-line or even though-per-thought parallel of c/c++.

Maybe they can swap out black-box per black-box, but Rust would still be on a c/c++ architecture (as far as memory management in the macro sense)

Usually when making such huge changes, there is also an opportunity to revisit why this twenty year old piece of code is still kicking around.

But then you have a myriad of problems due to the fact that Windows philosophy is to be able to run software written back in the days of Windows XP.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:25 AM (a4flb)

163 Morning peeps

Bad and slow typing today. Deep cut on my finger. It no works now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 07:25 AM (NwnyJ)

164 The "West Co" thing reminds me a *bit* of an interview I read about a decade ago with the inventors of two key social media things: the 'like' button (Facebook) and the "pull-down-to-refresh" behavior (Twitter).

Both deeply lamented their inventions. Both thought they were neat. It was a Jurassic Park "you were so caught up in wondering if you could that you never stopped to consider whether or not you should" thing. At least one of those guys (the "pull-down-to-refresh guy") had quit in horror after seeing what he had wrought, and retreated from society altogether as a form of both self-punishment and to protect society from himself.

Virtually everyone in Silicon Valley needs to follow his example.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:26 AM (avHHk)

165 Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:01 AM (BpO1e)
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Congratulations!

Posted by: Weasel at January 05, 2026 07:27 AM (vt7xw)

166 Don’t let the Magic Smoke out!

I have not heard that in a very long time.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:27 AM (a4flb)

167 Limited lifespan of things like capacitors doesn't matter to the datacenter. Datacenters don't usually run anything long enough for that to matter. Rare to have equipment more than ten years old on most raised floors.

Design efficiency matters a lot more. "Power, Space and Cooling" is where the wars are fought.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:29 AM (avHHk)

168 165 Congratulations!
Posted by: Weasel

Thanks. He's a sweet boy and he likes being at our place. Hopefully the transition is easy on him.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:30 AM (BpO1e)

169 What is it you would say you *do* here?

The answer, at least in its initial form, is an app that asks users, “What’s your intention for today?” Users can share their goals with friends, hopefully helping them “plan with intention, capture the reality of their days, and see the deeper threads that shape their life.”
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So just another social network.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:31 AM (avHHk)

170 But go ahead and hop in. We'll get you there safely and on time.

And may drive through the middle of an active police/crim shoot-out in the streets.

High Adventure on the way to Starbucks!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:31 AM (a4flb)

171 What about Greenland?
Shouldn't it be a US territory by now?

Posted by: Person who wonders about Greenland at January 05, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1)

172 Six bugs collide

I immediately imagined six insects running into each other. I need more coffee.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:31 AM (1Nv0l)

173 Who names their kid Biz?

Me!

Posted by: Zombie Biz Markie at January 05, 2026 07:32 AM (TGdF9)

174 "Who names their kid Biz?"

Elliot Ness?

Posted by: fd at January 05, 2026 07:33 AM (vFG9F)

175 So just another social network.

Given your other comments in this thread and Windows idea of creating agents to do things.

What would be an interesting venture in Windows agents would be to have it take over your social media accounts so that you can still have engagement, but can be outside and doing personal development stuff - like relearning how to behave in the real world.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:33 AM (a4flb)

176 Well right - but electrolytic capacitors are in everything now.

“Repair” is not practical for a great many items now, or insanely expensive. Proprietary “boards”, for $199 that can’t be sourced, for a $2000 applianfe when the reality is it only needs a $2 capacitor or two and some quality time with a soldering iron.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 07:35 AM (0OORa)

177 164 I don't really blame the inventors. They probably weren't planning to enslave everyone to their own dopamine receptors.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:35 AM (1Nv0l)

178 Users can share their goals with friends, hopefully helping them “plan with intention, capture the reality of their days, and see the deeper threads that shape their life.”

Great, it wants to be a replacement for friends. When will AI beat you up and make you eat a bug?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:35 AM (a4flb)

179 How Microsoft is betting on driving away all its customers

Clippy 1.0 just wanted to help.
Clippy 2.0 wants to kill you.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 05, 2026 07:35 AM (edbiH)

180 I immediately imagined six insects running into each other. I need more coffee.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:31 AM (1Nv0l)
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I wonder if Grace Hopper was ever bemused that her most widely-known and popular contribution to computer science was coining the "bug" nomenclature.

"Bug" had been used in other industries, but she found a *literal* bug in a computer, responsible for a failure (an electrical problem). She pinned it to her notes and commented that they found an actual bug this time.

The rest is history.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:36 AM (avHHk)

181 Good morning morons

I'm finding nothing current about Tehran...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 05, 2026 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

182 I don't really blame the inventors. They probably weren't planning to enslave everyone to their own dopamine receptors.

Insert rant on how social media damages the amygdala which intensifies narcissism and pyschopathy.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:36 AM (a4flb)

183 So just another social network.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:31 AM (avHHk)

They are still living in 2015 in their heads trying to come up with that killer app that will beat Facebook and Twitter.

It sounds like one huge money sink to me.

I'm surprised they didn't add the letters A & I in there somewhere to at least appear like they understand what year it is.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 07:37 AM (6ydKt)

184 I'm finding nothing current about Tehran...

I was secretly hoping that SEAL teams were doing something while Delta was busy in VZ.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:37 AM (a4flb)

185 They are still living in 2015 in their heads trying to come up with that killer app that will beat Facebook and Twitter.

That was 2005. In 2015 every business plan had to have a path to being bought out by Facebook or Google.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:38 AM (a4flb)

186 I found a bug in a laser printer one time. It was stuck in the aperture where the laser shined on the drum.

Posted by: fd at January 05, 2026 07:38 AM (vFG9F)

187 I don't really blame the inventors. They probably weren't planning to enslave everyone to their own dopamine receptors.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:35 AM (1Nv0l)
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Nor do I. Both of them thought "man, this would be neat." They were right about that. Too bad both things were also disastrous. Thus their horror. The executives felt no horror. Not one of them ever considered pulling back the features. Not that it matters, I suppose. Even if they had, somebody else would have re-implemented them in the next product, which would have succeeded. You can't unring a bell, you can just stand transfixed in terror as it peels on and on into eternity.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:39 AM (avHHk)

188
... helping them “...capture the reality of their days"

The great majority of our time is still spent on the mundane.
Loading and unloading the dishwasher. Personal grooming. Commuting. Sleeping. Putting gas in the car."

Create an app that will do that for us so we can spend more time in nature, savoring meals, doing creative hobbies and making love.

Posted by: Hang on. I have to empty the dishwasher. Again. at January 05, 2026 07:39 AM (2Ez/1)

189 You can't unring a bell, you can just stand transfixed in terror as it peels on and on into eternity.

You can drop a boatload of patent lawyers on it and lock it up with heavy licensing price.

Think: Amazon's One Click

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:40 AM (a4flb)

190 for what it's worth, Microsoft put out a statement saying the convert everything to Rust claim was bullshit. It simply doesn't make sense as chunks of the code base get replaced with other code as old APIs are deprecated. Stuff written in the 90s, if it followed the guidelines stringently, still runs fine but it isn't worth the hassle to keep that in core Windows when it can be run in a VM as needed. Remember XP mode? The exoWin3x and exoWIN9x collections I mentioned the other day are good examples. It's far easier to handle niche cases of really old stuff that way.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 07:40 AM (/0z9K)

191 Create an app that will do that for us so we can spend more time in nature, savoring meals, doing creative hobbies and making love.
Posted by: Hang on. I have to empty the dishwasher. Again. at January 05, 2026 07:39 AM (2Ez/1)
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Definitely. Freeing up time for those things would do so much.

Posted by: Person who will actually doom-scroll TIkTok and swipe on Hinge an extra three hours per day at January 05, 2026 07:41 AM (avHHk)

192 Back when I had roaches here, I often found them in and around my answering machine. (Blast from the past --!). I'm surprised they never got into my computer -- or if they did, they never caused any problems.

A couple of bug-bomb sessions took care of the infestation. I rarely see one now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 07:43 AM (wzUl9)

193 for what it's worth, Microsoft put out a statement saying the convert everything to Rust claim was bullshit. It simply doesn't make sense as chunks of the code base get replaced with other code as old APIs are deprecated. ...
Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 07:40 AM (/0z9K)
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But it looks great to investors and finance talking heads in the current bubble.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:43 AM (avHHk)

194 JJS appears to be running late.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 07:43 AM (wzUl9)

195 Bells don't peel.

Posted by: Grammar Gestapo at January 05, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)

196 Councilwoman Vickie Paladino @VickieforNYC

They are going to take your house any way they can.

They will do everything possible to bankrupt middle class homeowners to ‘socialize’ their property.

This isn’t some fantasy, this isn’t hyperbole, these are now the people in charge of the City of New York and their ideology is pure evil. It is going to get ugly.

Be prepared for what’s next.

End Wokeness @EndWokeness

NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."

X video (0:35): https://bit.ly/4puqoRn

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 07:44 AM (P5BPp)

197 Can someone please call the local jails and see if JJ is there?

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:44 AM (BpO1e)

198 187 Truth.

Although I certainly would like to be around to see all of the things eternity will bring. The vast majority of human development still lies ahead of us. We are but at t=epsilon.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:45 AM (1Nv0l)

199 Bells don't peel.
Posted by: Grammar Gestapo at January 05, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)
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Ugh. True. They "peal." When they're playing a tune. Otherwise they simply ring.

Forgive me. I haven't had coffee yet today.
:: goes to rectify that ::

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:45 AM (avHHk)

200 But it looks great to investors and finance talking heads in the current bubble.

Do you know why Microsoft made C# and F#? Because they FAFO'd with Java which was open at the time and got spanked for trying to make it their own.

If Microsoft were to adopt Rust again, which is open, they would not be able to resist the temptation to screw it up and try to make it their own.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:45 AM (a4flb)

201 "We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."

We should have gone after commies in our country after WW2 was done with the aggression that Germany went after Nazis.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026 07:46 AM (BpO1e)

202 7 Can someone please call the local jails and see if JJ is there?
Posted by: NR Pax at January 05, 2026

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Wisconsin time is different from NYC time. There's more of it, for one thing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 07:46 AM (wzUl9)

203 Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal

NYC MAYOR MAMDANI'S HOUSING OFFICIAL: "YOUR HOME SHOULDN’T REALLY BE YOURS"

According to Cea Weaver, a top housing advisor for NYC Mayor Mamdani, the idea of owning your home the way people always have is outdated.

She says we’ve treated property as something personal for “centuries,” and now it’s time to see it as “collective.”

Her words? Families (especially white ones, of course) need a “different relationship to property.”

In other words: stop thinking of your house as yours, and start thinking of it as something shared.

This isn’t a fringe activist on TikTok. This is a person in charge of housing policy for New York City.

Heads up: this "shared equity" talk is a nice way of saying ownership might not mean what you think it does anymore.

X video (0:35): https://bit.ly/4qAUjbr

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 07:46 AM (P5BPp)

204 But onions do. I gave the metaphor the benefit of the doubt.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:46 AM (1Nv0l)

205 "Be prepared for what’s next."

And how, exactly, would she recommend people to prepare?

Posted by: Person who's glad not to live in NYC at January 05, 2026 07:47 AM (2Ez/1)

206 Good morning Tech people and Pixy. I'm in before JJ but probably just .
Hope you all have a wonderful day.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 05, 2026 07:47 AM (nz1sK)

207 NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted." ...
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 07:44 AM (P5BPp)
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It's somewhat amazing when I think about the fact that the first couple of decades of my life (I'm a Dread Millennial) were marked by generally improving race relations.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:47 AM (avHHk)

208 This Is The Final Battle
Long Live the Shah
The Iranian people we are with you.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 05, 2026 07:47 AM (RIvkX)

209 Property rights are the cornerstone of all others.

Communists know that.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:49 AM (avHHk)

210 191 Create an app that will do that for us so we can spend more time in nature, savoring meals, doing creative hobbies and making love.
Posted by: Hang on. I have to empty the dishwasher. Again. at January 05, 2026 07:39 AM (2Ez/1)
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Definitely. Freeing up time for those things would do so much.

Posted by: Person who will actually doom-scroll TIkTok and swipe on Hinge an extra three hours per day at January 05, 2026 07:41 AM (avHHk)

Those apps will be called robots, or androids, and will do it all for the price of a used car.

(although I'm not sure I want a robot to groom me unless I'm 85 and the arthritis is kicking in)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 07:49 AM (6ydKt)

211 They will do everything possible to bankrupt middle class homeowners to ‘socialize’ their property.

This isn’t some fantasy, this isn’t hyperbole, these are now the people in charge of the City of New York and their ideology is pure evil. It is going to get ugly.

The World in general, and the UK and US in particular are going through a Nebuchadnezzar's Colossus phase (actually a few decades in) of the iron mixed with clay.

Spoiler Alert: It collapses. It always does. Just chronicle the Truth for the edification of the following generations.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:49 AM (a4flb)

212 They've been discussing the housing thing in NYC ever since Mamdani won.

I think it will face legal issues. Maybe.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 07:50 AM (NwnyJ)

213 We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted.

Molon Labe.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:50 AM (1Nv0l)

214 ... Her words? Families (especially white ones, of course) need a “different relationship to property.”

In other words: stop thinking of your house as yours, and start thinking of it as something shared. ...
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 07:46 AM (P5BPp)
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For now, sure.

But property isn't just real estate. A "different relationship to property" will also extend to your bank accounts, furniture, clothes on your back, factory, vehicle, your body, etc.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:50 AM (avHHk)

215 "Heads up: this "shared equity" talk is a nice way of saying ownership might not mean what you think it does anymore."

###

Come on over. You'll love it.

Posted by: People who live in Section 8 housing at January 05, 2026 07:50 AM (2Ez/1)

216 (although I'm not sure I want a robot to groom me unless I'm 85 and the arthritis is kicking in)

Just remember it was pr0n that led the adoption and technological acceleration of the VCR and the internet.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (a4flb)

217 JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (gbOdA)

218 I think it will face legal issues. Maybe.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 05, 2026 07:50 AM (NwnyJ)
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It should. This is easy, and obviously flatly illegal.

But we're post-law.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (avHHk)

219 In other words: stop thinking of your house as yours, and start thinking of it as something shared. ...

Thought Experiment: for everything, just stick the word "public" in front of it and ask yourself if it is any better:

Let me start you off:

• education
• toilet
• transportation
• housing

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:52 AM (a4flb)

220 In other words: stop thinking of your house as yours, and start thinking of it as something shared.

This isn’t a fringe activist on TikTok. This is a person in charge of housing policy for New York City.

Heads up: this "shared equity" talk is a nice way of saying ownership might not mean what you think it does anymore.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 05, 2026 07:46 AM (P5BPp)

If I was wealthy, or just well-off enough to own an apartment or house in NYC, I'd be getting the hell out right now while the getting is still good.

This will not end well.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 07:52 AM (6ydKt)

221 (although I'm not sure I want a robot to groom me unless I'm 85 and the arthritis is kicking in)
Posted by: SpeakingOf

If we have robots that can groom, well, it's not difficult to imagine what they'll be spending most of their time doing...

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 05, 2026 07:52 AM (1Nv0l)

222 Noodus JJ

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 05, 2026 07:52 AM (wzUl9)

223 Just remember it was pr0n that led the adoption and technological acceleration of the VCR and the internet.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (a4flb)
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Partly. It gets a tad too much credit for that.

But porno *did* eliminate the early aughts "format war" between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray was superior but much more expensive. A big chunk of the porno industry decided to back Blu-Ray and made it very clear that they were doing so to short-circuit the nascent battle between the technologies by picking the winner.

It was very likely an illegal cartelization, but it worked and worked quickly. The only major outfit left backing HD-DVD was Microsoft, which dropped it into their X-Box that generation.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 07:54 AM (avHHk)

224 Those apps will be called robots, or androids, and will do it all for the price of a used car.

(although I'm not sure I want a robot to groom me unless I'm 85 and the arthritis is kicking in)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 07:49 AM

+++
This is about me isn't it?

Posted by: The Roomba snowblower at January 05, 2026 07:54 AM (2Ez/1)

225 Just remember it was pr0n that led the adoption and technological acceleration of the VCR and the internet.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 05, 2026 07:51 AM (a4flb)

It sure did.

Supermodel Robots sounds pretty good now that I think about it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 05, 2026 07:59 AM (6ydKt)

226 #233

No, they did not. There was an accessory HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360 but it was never the native drive in the console. It was intended to be as Toshiba's design allowed existing DVD disc manufacturing to be easily converted and the hardware ready for market sooner. Then Hollywood (including studio owner Sony) announced that the DRM wasn't good enough and the launch of HD-DVD and Blu-ray had to be put off for most of a year. This suited Sony fine because they'd fucked up big time in the early design phase of the PS3 and had to start over after it became clear the original concept was unworkable.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (/0z9K)

227 No, they did not. There was an accessory HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360 but it was never the native drive in the console. It was intended to be as Toshiba's design allowed existing DVD disc manufacturing to be easily converted and the hardware ready for market sooner. Then Hollywood (including studio owner Sony) announced that the DRM wasn't good enough and the launch of HD-DVD and Blu-ray had to be put off for most of a year. This suited Sony fine because they'd fucked up big time in the early design phase of the PS3 and had to start over after it became clear the original concept was unworkable.
Posted by: Epobirs at January 05, 2026 08:10 AM (/0z9K)
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Right, it was an add-on. I forgot about that.

HD-DVD had a lot going for it on the manufacturing side and much cheaper. Blu-Ray was the superior technology. The prono business and Sony put an end to that war very quickly.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 05, 2026 08:12 AM (avHHk)

Sunday Overnight Open Thread 01/04/2026: Lazy Winter Edition [Doof]

Good evening, Horde! It's Sunday night in the depths of winter 2026, the perfect time to kick back and ignore the looming Monday. Welcome to the Overnight Thread - your no-judgment zone for snark, strong drinks, and whatever random thoughts are rattling around in your skull after a weekend of questionable decisions.

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Retro Corner

Ah, the innocence. Back when a smiling housewife could sell you cigarettes and floor wax in the same breath.

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Speaking of housewives, how about a little retro snack to support eating healthier in 2026?

21 oz crabmeat
2 packages lime flavor gelatin dessert
2 tsp salt
2 cups boiling water
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp onion juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cups sour cream
1 cup finely chopped, drained unpeeled cucumber
Few drops green food coloring
3 oz cream cheese
2 tbsp cream
Chicory, watercress or parsley
Flake crab or krab, saving sections for garnish.
Dissolve lime gelatin and salt in boiling water. Stir until dissolved. Add vinegar, onion juice, Worcestershire sauce. Chill slightly until thickened.
Fold in sour cream. Blend well. Fold in cucumber and crab (or krab).
Add enough green coloring to give a medium green tone to the mixture.
For mold, use lightly oiled 6-cup capacity funnel, available in hardware stores. Plug the hole at base with foil, pour in a little gelatin and chill to keep remaining gelatin from leaking out. Stand filled funnel upright in a large measuring cup. Chill until firm.
Unmold, mash cream cheese, stirring in cream. Beat until soft and fluffy. Frost top of the mountain to look like snow. Garnish around the mold with greens and remaining crab chunks

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You can’t serve this without a cocktail: 1950s Cocktails to Shake Up Your Night (we have stocked all the ingredients at the bar):

The Martini (The Ultimate Sophisticate)
Dry, gin-based martinis epitomized 1950s cool—James Bond ordered his "shaken, not stirred" in 1953's Casino Royale. Often extra-dry with just a whisper of vermouth.

Classic 1950s Recipe:
• 2½ oz gin
• ½ oz dry vermouth
• Olive or lemon twist garnish
Stir with ice, strain into a chilled coupe

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Grasshopper (Creamy Mint Dream)
Invented earlier but peaked in the '50s as a vibrant after-dinner treat.

Recipe:
• 1 oz green crème de menthe
• 1 oz white crème de cacao
• 1 oz heavy cream
Shake with ice, strain into coupe

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Stinger (Post-Dinner Digestif)
A sophisticated brandy-cognac combo popular among the elite.

Recipe:
• 1½ oz cognac
• ¾ oz white crème de menthe
Shake or stir, strain

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Pink Squirrel
Born in the '40s but a '50s staple in supper clubs—pink, nutty, and indulgent.

Recipe:
• 1 oz crème de noyaux (almond liqueur)
• 1 oz white crème de cacao
• 1 oz heavy cream
Shake, strain

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Classic 1950s Zombie Recipe (1956 Waikiki Variation)
This is a prominent 1950s version served at Donn's Hawaii locations—sweeter and more pineapple-forward than the original.

Ingredients:
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz white grapefruit juice (fresh)
• 1½ oz unsweetened pineapple juice
• ¾ oz maraschino liqueur (e.g., Luxardo)
• ¼ oz velvet falernum
• ¼ tsp grenadine
• 1¼ oz gold Puerto Rican rum (e.g., Bacardi 8 or similar)
• 1 oz dark Jamaican rum (e.g., Appleton Estate or Coruba)
• 1 oz 151-proof Demerara rum (e.g., Lemon Hart or Hamilton)
• ⅛ tsp (about 6-8 drops) Pernod or absinthe
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• ¾ cup (6 oz) crushed ice
Instructions:
1. Add all ingredients to a blender.
2. Flash-blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds (just to incorporate—over-blending dilutes it).
3. Pour unstrained into a tall Zombie glass, chimney glass, or tiki mug.
4. Top with more crushed ice to mound above the rim.
5. Garnish extravagantly: mint sprig, pineapple fronds, orchid if available, or a spent lime shell with 151 rum floated and lit for drama

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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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New Year's Eve was an opportunity for movers and shakers to show off their party threads.

Melania is hot!

Rita Ora is not!

What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?

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Thanks, Piper -- and Happy New Year!

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DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

Difficulty level 3 out of 5.

What's the common thread / common meaning / common leitmotif?

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Weekly commenter stats for week of 01-04-2026

AoSHQ Commenter Statistics:
Number of posts: 82
Number of comments: 25713
Number of unique hashes: 1676

Top 10 commenters:
1 [450 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [63.90 posts/day]
2 [449 comments] 'm'
3 [427 comments] 'whig'
4 [411 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, seeing life through the shadows with Otto Preminger'
5 [407 comments] 'Quarter Twenty '
6 [381 comments] 'toby928(c)'
7 [358 comments] 'Cookers Granny Groupie'
8 [333 comments] 'Skip '
9 [303 comments] 'Archimedes'
10 [298 comments] 'JackStraw'

Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [353 names] 'Cookers Granny Groupie' [50.13 unique names/day]
2 [263 names] 'Quarter Twenty '
3 [118 names] 'Ooo eee ooo ah ahhh'
4 [74 names] 'Night Court Judge Imklos'
5 [69 names] 'mindful webworker - unrecognizable'
6 [61 names] 'President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys'
7 [45 names] 'Duncanthrax'
8 [35 names] 'mikeski'
9 [34 names] 'Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison'
10 [32 names] 'toby928(c)'

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1 Hey now

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 10:01 PM (ZxPkt)

2 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - AoSHQ's at January 04, 2026 10:01 PM (SRRAx)

3 Happy New Year, Sir Doof!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:01 PM (Cw/ar)

4 Nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:02 PM (2GVsD)

5 Happy Sunday Eve ONT!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at January 04, 2026 10:02 PM (t/66j)

6 Good evening morons e grazie Disco

Dinner at Trader Vic's used to end with his trademark Pink Cloud version of Pink Squirrel

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (RIvkX)

7 Classic 1950s Zombie Recipe (1956 Waikiki Variation)

Twelve ingredients? Better be your first drink of the night.

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (nhCoE)

8 Heya

Posted by: CapeFear at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (YajMy)

9 Fashion and Melania . Yay!

Posted by: LASue at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (mFhj8)

10 I have regrettable life decisions, but posting on ONT is not one.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (Cw/ar)

11 6 Good evening morons e grazie Disco

Dinner at Trader Vic's used to end with his trademark Pink Cloud version of Pink Squirrel
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January

Did it start with a Zombie?

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (OoFl2)

12 Bulova, when you need a no-bull watch.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026 10:04 PM (S/Y4j)

13 Thanks Piper for always keeping the First Lady in focus.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:04 PM (RIvkX)

14 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?
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Jeans, linen shirt. Thanks for the ONT, Doof and the couture, Piper.

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 10:05 PM (41CYW)

15 Mealtime magic needs some sepukku.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 10:05 PM (mlg/3)

16 What is a Rita Ora?

Biker chic requires matching boots chica.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:05 PM (2GVsD)

17 Ingredients:
• ¾ oz fresh lime juice
• ½ oz white grapefruit juice (fresh)
• 1½ oz unsweetened pineapple juice
• ¾ oz maraschino liqueur (e.g., Luxardo)
• ¼ oz velvet falernum
• ¼ tsp grenadine
• 1¼ oz gold Puerto Rican rum (e.g., Bacardi 8 or similar)
• 1 oz dark Jamaican rum (e.g., Appleton Estate or Coruba)
• 1 oz 151-proof Demerara rum (e.g., Lemon Hart or Hamilton)
• ⅛ tsp (about 6-8 drops) Pernod or absinthe
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• ¾ cup (6 oz) crushed ice

I very much doubt anyone ever said "you know, this Zombie has an 1/8th teaspoon too little or too much velvet falernum.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 10:06 PM (Riz8t)

18 13 Thanks Piper for always keeping the First Lady in focus.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January

That is definitely a focus there.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:06 PM (Wmg4n)

19 I made a beautiful cranberry gelatin ring mold for Thanksgiving once and it was...not welcomed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)

20 Sorry I'm late, I had to wind my watch. That thing really demands to much of my time.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:06 PM (/TlUl)

21 New Year's Eve was an opportunity for movers and shakers to show off their party threads.

Little did the world know that DJT was not going to take the week off.

Posted by: t-bird at January 04, 2026 10:06 PM (7S15B)

22 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 10:06 PM (cYBz/)

23 Nice ONT! Thanks. And thanks to Piper for the photos of Melania!

And the pirate flag on the drink was nice!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 10:06 PM (47diA)

24 Ahoy.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at January 04, 2026 10:07 PM (8BiK7)

25 14 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?
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Jeans, linen shirt. Thanks for the ONT, Doof and the couture, Piper.
Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 10:05 PM (41CYW)

I can’t breathe right now. The politeness level around here is off the charts!

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n)

26 Did it start with a Zombie?
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (OoFl2)
====
Planter's Punch

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)

27 I think I know which leader gets snatched next: Lil Z, to face federal fraud indictments. Couldn't happen to a littler weasel.

My apologies to weasels.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

28 PRO TIP: If you have to order a drink called a Pink Squirrel, make sure to wear an old serape and have a cheroot hanging out of your mouth.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:08 PM (+HNx/)

29 Rita Ora is not!

How much body armor is she wearing under that jacket?

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:08 PM (nhCoE)

30 I had Billy Ocean on cassette circa mumbelty jumbelty. He had a good voice.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:08 PM (Cw/ar)

31 Loverboy...Rough Boy...tch, this is too easy...Spacer

Spacer? WTF?

(Plays video...taps out after 30 seconds.)

I reiterate- Spacer? WTF?

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:08 PM (/TlUl)

32 What did I wear on New Year's?

You mean, besides fresh underpants?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

33 Watching reaction videos of the Venezuelans.

It seems they won the World Cup

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (2GVsD)

34 Thanks for the swell Sunday Night ONT, Mr. Doof!

Great photo up top with nice snow-covered peaks in the background.

Thanks for the fashion thread, Piper! We have an amazing First Lady.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (kB9dk)

35 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?
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Jeans, linen shirt. Thanks for the ONT, Doof and the couture, Piper.
Posted by: scampydog

I can’t breathe right now. The politeness level around here is off the charts!
Posted by: Piper

You were expecting the first answer to be something like "a lampshade and a speedo?"

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (nhCoE)

36 Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for Morons who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (jc0TO)

37 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?

I didn't go out, so fleece pants and a t-shirt.

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:10 PM (nhCoE)

38 Psssst, there's something new,
Psssst, Instant Spray Shampoo,
Clairol freshens your hair instantly,
With new P-S-S-S-S-S-S-ST!

Posted by: Hairy Goomer at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (oftw2)

39 What did I wear on New Year's?

You mean, besides fresh underpants?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM

I thought the tradition was new underpants on every New Years Day whether we need it or not!

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (jc0TO)

40 36 Hey look, mister - we serve hard drinks in here for Morons who want to get drunk fast, and we don't need any characters around to give the joint "atmosphere".
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026

And who are you calling Nick?

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (Wmg4n)

41 Watching reaction videos of the Venezuelans.
It seems they won the World Cup

Leftists hardest hit.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (Riz8t)

42 Well, did you evah see a picture like that one of Sinatra and Bing? Looks like a swell party. Real High Society bash.

https://youtu.be/7kq1JQUhwVQ

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (/TlUl)

43 THE OFFICE of
KAMALA D. HARRIS

When we talk about Venezuela, we are talking about a country. And that country exists within a hemisphere. It is significant to understand the significance of the passage of time as it relates to where we were yesterday and where we are today.

Democracy is about the process. It's about the doing of the thing, not just the result of the thing. We must move forward toward a future where we have processed the processing of how those things should be done.

Because the work is the work we do every day. And that work is significant.
- Kamala D. Harris

(Source: AkornzStash on ewetube)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (S/Y4j)

44 You mean, besides fresh underpants?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

You had underwear?

Luxury!!

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

45 .....I realize the ONT is generally a no-pants zone, but Minnesota winters are what they are.

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (nhCoE)

46 Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 10:05 PM (41CYW)

Thank you for your Club ONT efforts. I missed last night,,but thank you, Mr Doggo.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:11 PM (Cw/ar)

47 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?

Well, I wore four outfits for my pictures on 1/3. Happy New Year, Boss! Thanks for getting me out.

Posted by: Star Witness Nicolas Maduro at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (1zcQ9)

48 It seems they won the World Cup
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (2GVsD)
====
As it should,

It seems like the Berlin Wall falling

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (RIvkX)

49 Ah.

It's a great day to be an American!

Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (XbNmU)

50 I rolled out in clean drawers for New Years. But not for long.

Posted by: Leaky Leahy at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (oftw2)

51 Lemme see....on NYE, Mr. TiFW and I were bundled up in our jammies, coughing like there was no tomorrow, thanks to whatever bug the grandsons brought with them from California. Got tested yesterday - it's not COVID or the flu (hubby does have bronchitis, though). Thank goodness the doctor at urgent care was willing to prescribe antibiotics for both of us.

Tomorrow I get my staples removed, which is a good thing. My skin is starting to not be happy with all of that metal! Had my port filled with a new medication which will hopefully wipe out these little tumors. I have been off of my other medication for a month, and my cancer markers shot up over the threshold amount. This is a VICIOUS disease!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - AoSHQ's at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx)

52 Leftists hardest hit.

Please tell me with a SDB JDAM.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (2GVsD)

53 Does Hefty or Glad sponsor Rita Ora?

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (/TlUl)

54 Evenin'

youtu.be/PVVkJI_2hog

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:13 PM (sAmhv)

55 This is one off the funniest musical pieces I have seen in a long time - It’s da Joos!!!
https://tinyurl.com/yd4raxsw

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:13 PM (bYhL4)

56 32 What did I wear on New Year's?

You mean, besides fresh underpants?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

Does turning them inside out count?

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at January 04, 2026 10:13 PM (ZTJjv)

57 53 Does Hefty or Glad sponsor Rita Ora?
Posted by: tankdemon at January 04

Doof, any thoughts?

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:13 PM (Wmg4n)

58 Lazy Winter Edition [Doof]

What a spectacular picture up top.

Posted by: t-bird at January 04, 2026 10:14 PM (epmXU)

59 THE OFFICE of
KAMALA D. HARRIS

When we talk about Venezuela, we are talking about a country. And that country exists within a hemisphere. It is significant to understand the significance of the passage of time as it relates to where we were yesterday and where we are today.

Democracy is about the process. It's about the doing of the thing, not just the result of the thing. We must move forward toward a future where we have processed the processing of how those things should be done.

Because the work is the work we do every day. And that work is significant.
- Kamala D. Harris

(Source: AkornzStash on ewetube)

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026
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What a stupid cunt.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:14 PM (Cw/ar)

60 TiFW, take good care of yourself. Lots of us keep track and offer prayers. The hub needs to mind his business, too.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 10:14 PM (47diA)

61 I'd love to ignore the looming Monday. First day back at work after 14 days. I haven't perfected a English muffin yet. I'm not ready.

Posted by: ChE99 at January 04, 2026 10:14 PM (esnLI)

62 Kamala once again is unburdened

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:15 PM (2GVsD)

63 I realize the ONT is generally a no-pants zone, but Minnesota winters are what they are.
Posted by: mikeski

The biggest problem for most of us at the Winter Operations Training Course was to get three inches of pene to peak out of six inches of foul weather gear.

Just saying.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 10:15 PM (cYBz/)

64 Oh good heavens, Doof! That Billy Ocean video has to be one of the worst videos EVER made by an actual music star. (I'm not counting all those wanna be's who made their own music video lip-syncing or, horrors, their own original music) The tongue lolling goatman alien is sickening.

Posted by: moki at January 04, 2026 10:16 PM (wLjpr)

65 The Vesper martini was/is the Bond martini. In the book, in addition to gin, it also has a splash of vodka, and the vermouth. A lot of alcohol, so shaking gave it a bit more dilution than stirring. So I heard.

Vesper Lynd is the inspiration, and Eva Green rules them all.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 04, 2026 10:16 PM (MZ+PY)

66 What a spectacular picture up top.
Posted by: t-bird at January 04, 2026 10:14 PM (epmXU)

---------

It's just a model.

Posted by: Patsy at January 04, 2026 10:16 PM (+HNx/)

67 Is the first picture of Melania in black from last year?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 04, 2026 10:16 PM (VCgbV)

68 I don't know what a "Rita Ora" is. I suspect the sole reason I'm supposed to know her is that she's black.

Posted by: Crusader at January 04, 2026 10:16 PM (Cjcf6)

69 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?

Well, I wasn't at the book thread, so might give you a hint.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:17 PM (/TlUl)

70 58 Lazy Winter Edition [Doof]

What a spectacular picture up top.
Posted by: t-bird at January 04, 2026

It’s shiny!

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:17 PM (OoFl2)

71 I try to keep myself young and in good shape in case Melania wants to hookup with me when the President kicks the bucket.

Posted by: Long-Term Plan at January 04, 2026 10:17 PM (oftw2)

72 Those guys made it look easy.

Maybe the C.I.A. never really wanted to get rid of Castro? They supposedly hatched a plan to try and poison his cigars with Thallium so his beard would fall off, and similar ghey shit like that.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 10:17 PM (Kjgfl)

73 Here's a short clip for Teresa, and anyone else dealing with hard times. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/lKBbFHMEvDc

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026 10:17 PM (S/Y4j)

74 68 I don't know what a "Rita Ora" is. I suspect the sole reason I'm supposed to know her is that she's black.
Posted by: Crusader at January 04, 2026 10:16 PM (Cjcf6)

--------

I've deduced that she arrived by motorcycle.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:17 PM (+HNx/)

75 The Brandolini Asymmetry Principle

The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it
- Alberto Brandolini

Posted by: SMOD at January 04, 2026 10:18 PM (GITLP)

76 @43.

I never understand what she is talking about. It sounds like gibberish. Like a drunk in a bar.

Posted by: Case at January 04, 2026 10:18 PM (4rWc3)

77 Oh, lawdy, I moved up to 5th on the sockpuppeteers list.

Good even', y'all. Hope Sunday night is treating you well.

What's a Rita Ora when she's at home?

Posted by: mindful webworker - bemused at January 04, 2026 10:18 PM (dESj/)

78 No she did not arrive by motorcycle, those white boots are a tell.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:18 PM (2GVsD)

79 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve?
............................................
Work

youtu.be/yuQb28DkQug

Ok, not a coal mine. It's a data center in the basement of a five sided nuthouse in NoVA

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:18 PM (sAmhv)

80 What did YOU wear on New Year's Eve

Rubber boots and a raincoat to check out low low tide. It was so foggy no one could see the big fireworks show downtown. Not even the folks who were RIGTH THERE!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 10:18 PM (IhIKR)

81 Seems obligatory:

youtu.be/XZsiY9S4WpI?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 04, 2026 10:19 PM (pIfcn)

82 Caracas had a lot of US government funded fireworks.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:19 PM (2GVsD)

83 DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

The videos all take place in outer space?

If that's not it, I got nothin'.

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:19 PM (nhCoE)

84 The biggest problem for most of us at the Winter Operations Training Course was to get three inches of pene to peak out of six inches of foul weather gear.

Just saying.
Posted by: Tonypete

That's the entire reason I moved South.

Posted by: North Face Ned at January 04, 2026 10:19 PM (oftw2)

85 BTW, Rita Ora is one of those fake British pop stars with little talent, but a not-bad body. I think she had her 15 minutes a while ago. You're welcome.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 04, 2026 10:20 PM (MZ+PY)

86 Are there a lot of pizzas headed to that 5 sided biilding?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 10:20 PM (eq9pm)

87 I pretty much took the last month off from work, tomorrow is the first day “back.”

I’m actually looking forward to to it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 04, 2026 10:20 PM (XV/Pl)

88 The London Times is reporting that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is planning to take off for Russia if his state terrorists cannot kill enough Iranian citizens to stop them from attempting to depose the dictatorship. The plan also includes an option to flee if the his state terrorists come hunting from him instead. Apparently he finds the idea being publicly executed unappealing. He should be OK if he takes off as he as ratholed away about $95 billion. No word yet if he plans include becoming a Russian orthodox priest.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 04, 2026 10:20 PM (HTCU3)

89 I guess the Pentagon failed to order pizza before we rolled Caracas. CNN and New York Times hardest hit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:20 PM (2GVsD)

90 Rubber boots and a raincoat to check out low low tide.

I've never been out to check ANY tide! Was there alcohol involved? And, how low WAS the tide?

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 10:20 PM (47diA)

91 Happy New Year! The Pink Squirrel looks intriguing!

Thanks for the ONT, Doof, and love the First Lady pics, Piper!

And I'm not sure who said "did you expect the first answer to be a lampshade and speedo?" but, actually, yes, yes, I did kinda expect that.

Posted by: Iris at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (bOJ2I)

92

Maybe it is just me.

I think Melania should not be wearing anything with her boobs showing.

She is usually classy looking, and I'm not on board with her embracing the showing the boob trend.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

93 I think this is probably the best ONT Doof has ever done. It’s caused me to tear up. Can we get a round of applause for him?

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (OoFl2)

94 >>>>32 What did I wear on New Year's?
******
Pajamas for awhile.

Posted by: Cosda at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (tLOA9)

95 The plan also includes an option to flee if the his state terrorists come hunting from him instead. Apparently he finds the idea being publicly executed unappealing

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PRO TIP: Wear clean underwear.

Posted by: Clara Petacci at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (+HNx/)

96 https://tinyurl.com/yd4raxsw

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:13 PM (bYhL4)
====

In case you were wondering Candace Owens has indeed confirmed it was the joos who did in Maduro. smh

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

97 What did I wear on New Year's Eve?

Earplugs. Because I was in bed by 9:30 and didn't want to get woken up by the midnight fireworks.

Posted by: PabloD at January 04, 2026 10:22 PM (cFv0u)

98 What did I wear on New Year's?

Nora, "Nicky, why is there a policeman in my drawers?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:22 PM (2GVsD)

99 The London Times is reporting that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is planning to take off for Russia if his state terrorists cannot kill enough Iranian citizens to stop them from attempting to depose the dictatorship. The plan also includes an option to flee if the his state terrorists come hunting from him instead. Apparently he finds the idea being publicly executed unappealing. He should be OK if he takes off as he as ratholed away about $95 billion. No word yet if he plans include becoming a Russian orthodox priest.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 04, 2026 10:20 PM (HTCU3)

Didn't Iran blow up an airliner taking off for Russia some years ago? He might not be flying the friendly skies during his escape.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026 10:23 PM (S/Y4j)

100 Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there to borrow a cup of sugar every day until you need help, at which time you'll find they're vacationing on St. Barts.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 04, 2026 10:23 PM (BI5O2)

101 Wr be thinks that Trump should sends Presdent Obanra to that Ventricalia place to fix the government.

He be the brest becuase the those peeple lives him too.

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at January 04, 2026 10:23 PM (wXPKd)

102 Huh. Well, not really into mixed drinks. And none of the music said don't miss this to me. Um, um, something nice... the watch ad was amusing.

And Melania in foil is outstanding.

Don't you think so, Al?
https://youtu.be/urglg3WimHA

Posted by: mindful webworker - save it for later at January 04, 2026 10:23 PM (dESj/)

103 I think Melania should not be wearing anything with her boobs showing.

She is usually classy looking, and I'm not on board with her embracing the showing the boob trend.

--------

Question: Where does one find the coffee table book that definitively illustrates this trend?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:23 PM (+HNx/)

104 Evening.

Posted by: Robert at January 04, 2026 10:24 PM (R6aIA)

105 What did I wear on New Year's Eve?

Jeans and a t-shirt. Same as in town

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:24 PM (Cw/ar)

106
Cicero,

Anywhere on the internet.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 10:24 PM (3ek7K)

107 The London Times is reporting that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is planning to take off for Russia

Urkle Mohammed pressing the launch button for an S-300 system, "oppss did I do that?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:24 PM (2GVsD)

108 Moki you are so right! I decided to watch it after your post, I was just going to see a bit , and then I got hooked wondering just how far they could go on the bizarre scale. All the way, obviously.
You wonder what the hell was that producer thinking? What kind of drugs was he on?

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:25 PM (bYhL4)

109 Was the CIA involved in the Maduro operation, or were they kept out of the loop as military intel was used instead?

Posted by: davidt at January 04, 2026 10:25 PM (Q+gd/)

110 The hardest thing about wearing that foil dress was getting James Comey's saliva off of it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:25 PM (+HNx/)

111 He should be OK if he takes off as he as ratholed away about $95 billion.

How many pallets is that?

Posted by: Barack Hussein at January 04, 2026 10:25 PM (epmXU)

112 The thing above from Kamala was satire, right?
Right?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 04, 2026 10:25 PM (nz1sK)

113 79: probably should have read the question accurately. I wore jeans, t shirt, sweatshirt, a jacket. Data centers are cold work areas all year long.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:26 PM (sAmhv)

114 Sheila E > Sheila and B Devotion.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:26 PM (Cw/ar)

115 93 I think this is probably the best ONT Doof has ever done. It’s caused me to tear up. Can we get a round of applause for him?
Posted by: Piper

He's gone from "Meets Expectations," past "Above the Norm", straight to "Exemplary and Egregious".

Posted by: Huzzah! at January 04, 2026 10:26 PM (oftw2)

116 So this whole New Year - New underwear thing, you mean new to me, right?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 04, 2026 10:26 PM (pIfcn)

117 Is it true the US blew up Hugo Chavez's tomb?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)

118 115 93 I think this is probably the best ONT Doof has ever done. It’s caused me to tear up. Can we get a round of applause for him?
Posted by: Piper

He's gone from "Meets Expectations," past "Above the Norm", straight to "Exemplary and Egregious".
Posted by: Huzzah! at January

Where is he? I feel like he has just thrown me to the wolves out here!

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:27 PM (OoFl2)

119 I think I know which leader gets snatched next…
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Or, MAYbe, as I said on the thread of gums:

With all the world's attention on Venezuela and Iran, someone feels neglected:
North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan in first test of 2026
https://bit.ly/4poEzr5

Posted by: mindful webworker - careful what you wish for rocket boy at January 04, 2026 10:28 PM (dESj/)

120 Piper is gonna sic Soup on Doof?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)

121 89 I guess the Pentagon failed to order pizza before we rolled Caracas. CNN and New York Times hardest hit.
Posted by: Anna Puma
........................................................
The Pentagon was minimal manning due to the holidays. It was wonderful!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:28 PM (sAmhv)

122 >>>>117 Is it true the US blew up Hugo Chavez's tomb?
*****
Don't know. But it would be a nice touch.

Posted by: Cosda at January 04, 2026 10:28 PM (tLOA9)

123 Posted by: ChE99
----------
Thanks for the comment last night - good to see you delurkin!

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 10:29 PM (41CYW)

124 The London Times is reporting that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is planning to take off for Russia if his state terrorists cannot kill enough Iranian citizens to stop them from attempting to depose the dictatorship. He should be OK if he takes off as he as ratholed away about $95 billion. No word yet if he plans include becoming a Russian orthodox priest.
-----

The United Methodist Church would offer him a pulpit. The Episcopal Church would as well--there would probably be a bidding war between the two.

Posted by: Crusader at January 04, 2026 10:29 PM (Cjcf6)

125 Where is he? I feel like he has just thrown me to the wolves out here!
Posted by: Piper
**********8
You are aware the Ravens are playing right now, right? Priorities....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 04, 2026 10:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

126 Earplugs. Because I was in bed by 9:30 and didn't want to get woken up by the midnight fireworks.
Posted by: PabloD

Sounds like you live in one of our fine homes.

Posted by: Joan Lunden For A Place For Mom at January 04, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)

127 Pyongyang's Rocket Man serves as God Emperor of Man Donald Trump's jester.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

128 I think this is probably the best ONT Doof has ever done. It’s caused me to tear up. Can we get a round of applause for him?
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (OoFl2)

It's definitely the best fashion segment ever!

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:30 PM (QMAsf)

129 83 DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

The videos all take place in outer space?

If that's not it, I got nothin'.
Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:19 PM (nhCoE)

This seems to be correct. What does he win?

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:30 PM (/TlUl)

130 >The London Times is reporting that Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is planning to take off for Russia if his state terrorists cannot kill enough Iranian citizens to stop them from attempting to depose the dictatorship.
---

regime thugs have kidnapped women off the streets, and I saw a tweet saying security forces have entered hospitals where wounded protestors are, and are killing them

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 10:30 PM (ZxPkt)

131 My a ah, my a ah, they're takin' my a ah.
_Slime People

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 10:30 PM (uVThL)

132 112 The thing above from Kamala was satire, right?
Right?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 04, 2026 10:25 PM (nz1sK)

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I think so. But Kumala DID pop off on X about how arresting Maduro was a Crime Against Humanity or some such shit. She was hilariously roasted by commenters who posted her own anti-Maduro screeds from back when she was trying to be a badass VP.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:30 PM (+HNx/)

133 Tom Servo,
What did you watch that moki recommended???

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 04, 2026 10:31 PM (VCgbV)

134 I bet Hillary could have rocked that silver metallic dress, too.

Posted by: Said No One, Ever at January 04, 2026 10:31 PM (oftw2)

135 I've never been out to check ANY tide! Was there alcohol involved? And, how low WAS the tide?
Posted by: LRob in OK

I had a glass of Buffalo Trace in one hand and a flashlight in the other.

It was a -2.5 or so. So, when you walk out on the beach, you can walk WAY OUT ON THE BEACH. It goes about 150 yards further out than usual. And there’s a ton of really cool sea creatures out there in the tide pools. The fog was super thick on the water, so the flashlights looked like light sabers.

I love where I live.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 10:31 PM (IhIKR)

136 Biden is the one who put the $25M bounty on Maduro's head.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 10:32 PM (jc0TO)

137 What a stupid cunt.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
The frightening thing is that she has actually given speeches like that.

Posted by: nerdygirl at January 04, 2026 10:32 PM (0Htd1)

138 117 Is it true the US blew up Hugo Chavez's tomb?
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)

Yes! And I wish I could post the meme John Ringo posted on X: Why did we blow up Hugo Chavez’ tomb? Because that was the last Call of Duty Bonus Objective needed to 100% the game!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:32 PM (bYhL4)

139 Thanks, Doof for publishing the Weekly Mental Health Check.

Posted by: Flunked Again at January 04, 2026 10:32 PM (oftw2)

140 How many disco balls died to provide that dress for Melania?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:32 PM (2GVsD)

141 ---

regime thugs have kidnapped women off the streets, and I saw a tweet saying security forces have entered hospitals where wounded protestors are, and are killing them
Posted by: Don Black
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Did they learn that from the Cartels or did the cartels learn that from them?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 10:32 PM (uVThL)

142 Great ONT, Doof. But I'm a little bit bothered by the idea of mixing crabmeat with lime jello. Even the Lutherans wouldn't do that.

Posted by: nerdygirl at January 04, 2026 10:33 PM (0Htd1)

143 For NYE I wore a pair of jeans, a blue button-down shirt, and a Kimber 1911 Commander Custom Carry.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 10:33 PM (n9ltV)

144 nurse, I've lived near the ocean in my strange life but always preferred going fishing to walking on the beach. The rest of the family, though . . . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 10:34 PM (47diA)

145 The thing above from Kamala was satire, right?
Right?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 04, 2026 10:25 PM (nz1sK)

I believe so. I saw it in a video collection of memes. I admit, though, that he includes news stories as well.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026 10:34 PM (S/Y4j)

146 Rita Ora needs to pile on more lipstick.

Posted by: nerdygirl at January 04, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

147 It was a -2.5 or so. So, when you walk out on the beach, you can walk WAY OUT ON THE BEACH. It goes about 150 yards further out than usual. And there’s a ton of really cool sea creatures out there in the tide pools. The fog was super thick on the water, so the flashlights looked like light sabers.

I love where I live.
----

Sunami?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 10:34 PM (uVThL)

148 32 What did I wear on New Year's?

You mean, besides fresh underpants?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)

Is that for the week, or the year?

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:34 PM (6Bc88)

149 Thanks for the ONT, Doof & Piper!

Haven't been hungry all day, feels like I'm comin' down with sumpthin'. Was about to attempt to eat *anyway*, until I saw that green jello and krabmeat monstrosity-- ugh.

That's ok, I'll wait until morning.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 10:34 PM (rdVOm)

150 83 DJ Doof - Guess The Theme

The videos all take place in outer space?

If that's not it, I got nothin'.
Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:19 PM (nhCoE)

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:35 PM (/TlUl)

151 125 Where is he? I feel like he has just thrown me to the wolves out here!
Posted by: Piper
**********8
You are aware the Ravens are playing right now, right? Priorities....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba
.............................................
Go Steelers!!!! If they win, they'll be the patron saint of mediocrity of the AFC playoffs. Sadly, they'll probably lose tonight and the Ravens can lose in the first round instead.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:35 PM (sAmhv)

152 133 Tom Servo,
What did you watch that moki recommended???
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 04, 2026 10:31 PM (VCgbV)

The Billy Ocean music video that Doof posted up top. It takes off into a direction no sane person could ever predict. It’s hard to even describe.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:35 PM (bYhL4)

153 Great ONT, Doof. But I'm a little bit bothered by the idea of mixing crabmeat with lime jello. Even the Lutherans wouldn't do that.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 04, 2026 10:33 PM (0Htd1)

If it has crabmeat, it needs Old Bay!

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:35 PM (QMAsf)

154 and a Kimber 1911 Commander Custom Carry.

The sign of the well-dressed man!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 10:35 PM (47diA)

155 143 For NYE I wore a pair of jeans, a blue button-down shirt, and a Kimber 1911 Commander Custom Carry.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I’m gonna regret this but,
*swoon*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 10:36 PM (IhIKR)

156 I have been off of my other medication for a month, and my cancer markers shot up over the threshold amount. This is a VICIOUS disease!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - AoSHQ's at January 04, 2026 10:12 PM (SRRAx)

Fuckers. May they all die a horrible death and go... quietly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:36 PM (6Bc88)

157 The real question is whether President Trump ties his own bow tie, or does he wear a disgusting pre-tied one.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 10:36 PM (n9ltV)

158 Also, for Rita Ora, one thing I learned in my 4H horse club days is that you are supposed to pull your pantleg down over the top of your boots. Only newbies leave the tops of their boots showing.

Posted by: nerdygirl at January 04, 2026 10:36 PM (0Htd1)

159
NYE wear here was sweats, as usual when I'm home.

If I'm going out I wear my going to town clothes which is jeans and a sweatshirt. Hey, it's Wyoming. Have to dress warmly.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (3ek7K)

160 Dammit, let's try again:

93 I think this is probably the best ONT Doof has ever done. It’s caused me to tear up. Can we get a round of applause for him?
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (OoFl2)

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (/TlUl)

161 You are aware the Ravens are playing right now, right? Priorities....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba
.............................................

The NFL is dead to me, and UGA lost to Ole Miss. as far as I am concerned, football season is over. 😂

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (OoFl2)

162 Ignore the looming Monday? Tomorrow's Monday? Well son of a b... Monday don't mean nothing to the retired.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (uQesX)

163 I’m gonna regret this but,
*swoon*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 10:36 PM (IhIKR)

Yup...I have good taste in pistols!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (n9ltV)

164 158 Also, for Rita Ora, one thing I learned in my 4H horse club days is that you are supposed to pull your pantleg down over the top of your boots. Only newbies leave the tops of their boots showing.

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I was going to recommend gaiters.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (+HNx/)

165 For NYE I wore a pair of jeans, a blue button-down shirt, and a Kimber 1911 Commander Custom Carry.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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In New Jersey?????😱

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (VCgbV)

166 Imagine there's no mullahs
It's time that Iran tries
No chadors on the ladies
No more Muslim lies

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 10:38 PM (gKWVE)

167 151 125 Where is he? I feel like he has just thrown me to the wolves out here!
Posted by: Piper
**********8
You are aware the Ravens are playing right now, right? Priorities....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba
.............................................
Go Steelers!!!! If they win, they'll be the patron saint of mediocrity of the AFC playoffs. Sadly, they'll probably lose tonight and the Ravens can lose in the first round instead.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come
************
Yes, there's a Dino in our house also cheering for the Steelers...he's finally got a smidge of a smile on his face...wonder how long that will last....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 04, 2026 10:38 PM (IQ6Gq)

168 143 For NYE I wore a pair of jeans, a blue button-down shirt, and a Kimber 1911 Commander Custom Carry.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 10:33 PM (n9ltV)

We didn't WEAR any guns, but we did shoot some off the back porch. Then we proceeded to blow stuff up. Most satisfying.

We wore the big coats for all of that. It was below zero.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:38 PM (6Bc88)

169 160 Dammit, let's try again:

93 I think this is probably the best ONT Doof has ever done. It’s caused me to tear up. Can we get a round of applause for him?
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:21 PM (OoFl2)

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026

Thank you. It’s outstanding. Best in class.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:38 PM (OoFl2)

170 71 I try to keep myself young and in good shape in case Melania wants to hookup with me when the President kicks the bucket.
Posted by: Long-Term Plan

It's good to have dreams.

Posted by: nerdygirl at January 04, 2026 10:38 PM (0Htd1)

171 I had a glass of Buffalo Trace in one hand and a flashlight in the other.
Posted by: nurse ratched

You know, this could be the opening sentence of a fantastic Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest story.

It was a dark and stormy night. I had a glass of Buffalo Trace in one hand and a flashlight in the other. The wind howled through the pines like a chorus of angry ghosts, rattling the loose shutters of the old cabin I’d sworn never to return to. The bourbon burned a slow, steady fire down my throat as I nudged the warped front door open with my boot, the beam slicing through years of dust and shadow to reveal the same faded photograph on the mantel—me, grinning like an idiot, arm around the woman who’d vanished without a word twenty winters ago. Tonight the place smelled different, not just of mildew and neglect, but of something sharper, almost alive, and as the floorboards groaned beneath me I heard it: a soft, deliberate creak from the room upstairs, the kind that only comes when someone is waiting.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 10:38 PM (cYBz/)

172 The Billy Ocean music video that Doof posted up top. It takes off into a direction no sane person could ever predict. It’s hard to even describe.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:35 PM (bYhL4)

That was 1984-ish? I was a teenager. These were the things that influenced me. It could have been worse

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:39 PM (Cw/ar)

173 I heard it was like -15F in Anchorage yesterday.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:39 PM (2GVsD)

174 I was nursing a cold on New Year's Eve, clad in yoga pants, fluffy slippers and a fleece jacket over a thermal long sleeved shirt. I did accessorize with several wadded up balls of Kleenex.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 04, 2026 10:39 PM (0nHVk)

175 158 Also, for Rita Ora, one thing I learned in my 4H horse club days is that you are supposed to pull your pantleg down over the top of your boots. Only newbies leave the tops of their boots showing.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 04, 2026 10:36 PM (0Htd1)

But it's okay with a miniskirt.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:39 PM (6Bc88)

176 In New Jersey?????😱

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 04, 2026 10:37 PM (VCgbV)

Damned straight! I exercise my 2nd Amendment rights at every opportunity, even in my very safe little town.

And...dessert on NYE was your spectacular chocolate chip cookies!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 10:40 PM (n9ltV)

177 Kimber 1911 Commander Custom Carry.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Checks inventory...Adds the Kimber to the list.

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 10:40 PM (41CYW)

178 No, Tonypete - It was a dark and FOGGY night. Dang it!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 10:40 PM (47diA)

179 I just had a 48 hour migraine NY eve-and-day. So I did no partying.
Dehydration, I think it was.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 10:40 PM (gKWVE)

180 I would like to point out that last Sunday, Piper was extolling the virtues of Metallica for New Year's, and what does Melania show up wearing on at the party? Metallic.

Melania is obviously a lurker.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 10:40 PM (/TlUl)

181 one thing I learned in my 4H horse club days is that you are supposed to pull your pantleg down over the top of your boots.

That makes it hard to get to the dirk in your boot.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (jc0TO)

182 I think this is probably the best ONT Doof has ever done. It’s caused me to tear up. Can we get a round of applause for him?
Posted by: Piper

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Posted by: tankdemon

I don't think we have the formatting commands for a round of applause, so that line of applause is as close as it gets.

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (nhCoE)

183 173 I heard it was like -15F in Anchorage yesterday.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:39 PM (2GVsD)

We are across the inlet from Anchorage, and it was -23 last night. It's up to about -16 right now. We almost never get this kind of cold, so I guess chalk it up to global warming and move on.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (6Bc88)

184 tcn, how are you doing since shoulder surgery? Mr Scary goes under the knife next week. I expect the next few months to suck.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (Cw/ar)

185 Ravens/Steelers are jockeying for their chance to beat the Texans in the first round like the Texans always get beat in the first round

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)

186 Evening, people of the gray boxes!

Just finished watching the noir experiment Lady in the Lake from 1946-47, with Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter. The gimmick: The camera takes over Philip Marlowe's viewpoint; we see everything from his perspective except when he looks in a mirror. Clever, I guess. But it's slow and static, we keep being *told* things instead of seeing them, and Montgomery sounds like he's doing a Bogart impression -- like a man trying to sound tough rather than being tough. Not recommended despite a good cast otherwise.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 10:42 PM (wzUl9)

187 Also, for Rita Ora, one thing I learned in my 4H horse club days is that you are supposed to pull your pantleg down over the top of your boots. Only newbies leave the tops of their boots showing.
Posted by: nerdygirl

But it's okay with a miniskirt.
Posted by: tcn in AK

Do not mess with the zettai ryouiki.

(Searching for that may be NSFW.)

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (nhCoE)

188 What did I wear on New Year's Eve?

Big fuzzy socks and my retro Elmer Fudd hat

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (vzcgi)

189 We are across the inlet from Anchorage, and it was -23 last night. It's up to about -16 right now. We almost never get this kind of cold, so I guess chalk it up to global warming and move on.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (6Bc8

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Holy crap. Get your ass out of there, sister!

Posted by: E. Shackleton at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (+HNx/)

190 The biggest problem for most of us at the Winter Operations Training Course was to get three inches of pene to peak out of six inches of foul weather gear.

Just saying.
Posted by: Tonypete

Crouching a couple pocket hand warmers you can reduce retraction by 50%.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (/lPRQ)

191 Kimber Pro CDP

https://www.kimberamerica.com
/pro-cdp

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (n9ltV)

192 180 I would like to point out that last Sunday, Piper was extolling the virtues of Metallica for New Year's, and what does Melania show up wearing on at the party? Metallic.

Melania is obviously a lurker.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 04

Hopefully not tonight she isn’t.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (OoFl2)

193 Tom Servo,
WTH did I just watch????? I didn't even have the volume on which might have made it weirder.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (VCgbV)

194 I think I know which leader gets snatched next…

I've seen videos today of people from the UK, France, and Australia all requesting that Delta do an involuntary exfil of their leader.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (5hs8R)

195 179 I just had a 48 hour migraine NY eve-and-day. So I did no partying.
Dehydration, I think it was.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 10:40 PM (gKWVE)

Migraines suck and blow. I hope you found reilef.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:44 PM (Cw/ar)

196 A couple noir movies tried that first person view - I never liked it. Don’t think many others did, either..

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:44 PM (bYhL4)

197 @FoxNews
COURT DATE SET: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro will be arraigned in federal court in New York City at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, authorities announced.
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$10 says Mayor McGoatfucker will be outside, making an ass of himself

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

198 Twenty-one ounces of crabmeat? Who won the lottery?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 10:44 PM (wzUl9)

199 I've seen videos today of people from the UK, France, and Australia all requesting that Delta do an involuntary exfil of their leader.
Posted by: Ian S.

Let's add Mike DeWine and Tim Waltz to that list.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 10:44 PM (cYBz/)

200 184 tcn, how are you doing since shoulder surgery? Mr Scary goes under the knife next week. I expect the next few months to suck.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (Cw/ar)

Since this a revision of previous surgery, I'm sort of used to being useless. They mean it when they say don't use it at all for six weeks, at least. Depending on what all they do. But you will start PT after two weeks, and the PT person will do the moving.

Be prepared to help with everything. Underpants and deodorant are the first tricks. It is remarkable how little you consider what two hands means until you only have one to use.

Expect very little. The time does pass. Do not skimp in PT, even if it hurts, and it will. Don't be a wimp.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:45 PM (6Bc88)

201 Mr Scary goes under the knife next week. I expect the next few months to suck.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
*********
Sorry to hear that...I hope it's nothing too serious, but he'll be in our prayers (and you for the next few months)...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 04, 2026 10:45 PM (IQ6Gq)

202 I have a new drink. It's called:

"I DID WHAT?!?!?!?"

Recipe:
• 1 oz chilled Everclear
• 1 oz Absinthe
• 1 oz NyQuil
Shake with ice, strain into a sippy cup to avoid spillage due to the first couple of fall downs.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 10:45 PM (dIske)

203 The next Davos will be sparsely attended.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:45 PM (2GVsD)

204 Ian, I saw a viral tweet from France but I didn't know the Australians and Brits were also begging for daddy Trump to spank them too
All that said, I think the Brits are sick of Starmer

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 10:45 PM (gKWVE)

205 Twenty-one ounces of crabmeat? Who won the lottery?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Right? And then to completely ruin it with all that other garbage... gross.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 10:46 PM (rdVOm)

206
When using vermouth, it's useful to get high quality vermouth instead of the cheap stuff. Like Noilly Pratt, last I heard.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 04, 2026 10:46 PM (HLgI3)

207 It is remarkable how little you consider what two hands means until you only have one to use.
Posted by: tcn in AK

I broke both arms at the same time decades ago.

I gotta say, you find out who your friends really are.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (cYBz/)

208 A couple noir movies tried that first person view - I never liked it. Don’t think many others did, either..
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026

***
Modern hand-held cameras could move and follow action without difficulty, including outdoors. But the big cameras of 1946 couldn't do that -- the production scrapped an entire outdoor sequence from the book of LitL -- resulting in a slow pace overall.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (wzUl9)

209 Next Sunday we should have movie night. Freaky Friday? What say you, Doof?

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (Wmg4n)

210 Let's add Mike DeWine and Tim Waltz to that list.
Posted by: Tonypete
************
That's it? If this is a wish list, I am sure we can come up with more suggestions. Say, John Brennan, etc?

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

211 Would somebody please tell Pixy to fix the constant “refreshes” of this site on my phone? I’m so sick of that shit.

Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (77rzZ)

212 All that said, I think the Brits are sick of Starmer

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 10:45 PM (gKWVE)

Unless Labor gets smart, they have Starmer until the next scheduled election in 2029!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (n9ltV)

213 WTH did I just watch????? I didn't even have the volume on which might have made it weirder.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (VCgbV)

I think volume on makes it weirder, because it is this very ordinary pop rock love song that has absolutely nothing to do with any of the images on the screen. It might as well be completely random Muzak.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (bYhL4)

214 Holy crap. Get your ass out of there, sister!
Posted by: E. Shackleton at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (+HNx/)

Hell no. I'm next to the wood stove. Not moving an inch.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:48 PM (6Bc88)

215 197 @FoxNews
COURT DATE SET: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro will be arraigned in federal court in New York City at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, authorities announced.
-----

$10 says Mayor McGoatfucker will be outside, making an ass of himself
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

______________________

Did you happen to see who the judge assigned to the case is? Because if that doesn't scream "rigged", I don't know what does.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 10:48 PM (dIske)

216 203 The next Davos will be sparsely attended.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:45 PM (2GVsD)

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Having everyone in one location would sure save a lot of JP-4.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:48 PM (+HNx/)

217 I make dry martinis but with a proportion of 1/3 for the vermouth versus the 1/5 recipe here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 10:48 PM (Ippjd)

218 Next Sunday we should have movie night. Freaky Friday? What say you, Doof?
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (Wmg4n)

Or maybe Trading Places?

Honestly - it's amazing that nobody realizes our hijinks here tonight!

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:49 PM (QMAsf)

219 Does the Pentagon have tiled floors? I assume it must have, at least at one time anyway.

You know, tiled floors that must be shined with floor wax, and an electric Buffer.

Every good soldier starts out first with a good background in the Janitorial Sciences before moving on to marksmanship or comms, first aid, vehicle PMCS, or a 10 hour Inspection on a BlackHawk

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 10:49 PM (I69X4)

220 197 @FoxNews
COURT DATE SET: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro will be arraigned in federal court in New York City at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, authorities announced.
-----

$10 says Mayor McGoatfucker will be outside, making an ass of himself
Posted by: Don Black
........................................
Oh, it will get worse. A Soros judge will release him. Mayor Stalin Mohammad will make him an honorary citizen of NYC. Embrace the madness Gotham City!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (sAmhv)

221 Let's add Mike DeWine and Tim Waltz to that list.

Walz got heckled incessantly at a public appearance today, and then on X Nick Shirley mentioned it was interesting that Vance Boelter killed a woman who was publicly known to be looking in to daycare fraud. Walz may reach Adam Schiff levels of eye bulge soon.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (4XgaH)

222 Trading Places.

"Where the Hell is Beeks?"

Disney has destroyed Freaky Friday.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (2GVsD)

223 217 I make dry martinis but with a proportion of 1/3 for the vermouth versus the 1/5 recipe here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 10:48 PM (Ippjd)

I believe DH only threatens the glass with vermouth.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (6Bc88)

224 Would somebody please tell Pixy to fix the constant “refreshes” of this site on my phone? I’m so sick of that shit.

Posted by: Bulg at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (77rzZ)
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Request denied.

AOSHQ is the site that refreshes!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (Ippjd)

225 Expect very little. The time does pass. Do not skimp in PT, even if it hurts, and it will. Don't be a wimp.

Posted by: tcn in AK
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Sorry to hear that...I hope it's nothing too serious, but he'll be in our prayers (and you for the next few months)...

Posted by: The Grateful

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Thank you ladies! Hubby is having rotator cuff surgery. Also they are repairing a biceps tendon. Yes, I am prepared for the next few months to suck.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (Cw/ar)

226 Kimber Pro CDP

https://www.kimberamerica.com
/pro-cdp
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

So not all 9mm are bad?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (vzcgi)

227 Are there a lot of pizzas headed to that 5 sided biilding?
Posted by: Boss Mos

The funny thing is 99.99% are just there to watch live.
Same at Southcom, Socom, JSOC, and a few other military installatios.... Then all the DEA related structures.
Once the field units got the go it was pizza time!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

228 Kamala sucks.

Posted by: literally at January 04, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)

229 Every good soldier starts out first with a good background in the Janitorial Sciences before moving on to marksmanship or comms, first aid, vehicle PMCS, or a 10 hour Inspection on a BlackHawk
Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 10:49 PM (I69X4)

I just wish they would clean their barracks. I have yet to find one that doesn't have dust dinosaurs in the hallway corners and scum in the janitor closet.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:52 PM (6Bc88)

230 228 Kamala sucks.
Posted by: literally at January 04, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)

And blows.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:52 PM (6Bc88)

231 Kamala's role model is Mega Maid.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)

232 219 Does the Pentagon have tiled floors? I assume it must have, at least at one time anyway.
.................................................
No.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:52 PM (sAmhv)

233 218 Next Sunday we should have movie night. Freaky Friday? What say you, Doof?
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:47 PM (Wmg4n)

Or maybe Trading Places?

Honestly - it's amazing that nobody realizes our hijinks here tonight!
Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:49

Up is down, down is up, and the music is a clue.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:53 PM (Wmg4n)

234 166 Imagine there's no mullahs
It's time that Iran tries
No chadors on the ladies
No more Muslim lies
Posted by: gKWVE
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Don't worry 'bout the mullahs.
Mandani's going to give them
SANCTUARY !

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 10:53 PM (uVThL)

235 228 Kamala sucks.

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It's terrifying to contemplate what the world would have looked like one year into a Kamala Administration.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 10:53 PM (+HNx/)

236 No.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 10:52 PM (sAmhv)

terrazzo.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:54 PM (6Bc88)

237 Every good soldier starts out first with a good background in the Janitorial Sciences before moving on to marksmanship or comms,
------

Latrine duty

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 10:54 PM (XeU6L)

238 Anyway, glad y’all have enjoyed the BEST work Doof has ever done. I am off to bed! 😂

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:54 PM (Wmg4n)

239 Judge for Maduro’s Arraignment
Here are the key confirmed details:
- Judge: Alvin K. Hellerstein, U.S. District Judge

Hellerstein was appointed in 1998 by President Bill Clinton

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 10:54 PM (ZxPkt)

240 SANCTUARY!

Quasimodo?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

241 Ian, I saw a viral tweet from France but I didn't know the Australians and Brits were also begging for daddy Trump to spank them too
All that said, I think the Brits are sick of Starmer

They call him "Kier Stalin" now.

The Aussie PM is apparently saying the Bondi shooting was caused by Islamophobia and so they must seize everyone's remaining guns and clamp down hard on freedom of speech.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (4XgaH)

242 Rita Ora is not!

Rita Ora has nice boobs but is kinda skanky. Not!!

Posted by: Joemarine at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (y171U)

243 Does the Pentagon have tiled floors? I assume it must have, at least at one time anyway.

I'm thinking Terrazzo flooring. Damn near indestructible in commercial settings.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (cYBz/)

244 Speaking of drinks. I'm just gonna say it...Buffalo Trace is just damned fine bourbon.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

245 It's terrifying to contemplate what the world would have looked like one year into a Kamala Administration.
Posted by: Cicero

My ammo inventory would probably be half gone.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (vzcgi)

246 Just watched Rain Man on TCM. A pretty good movie.

Posted by: Bulg at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (77rzZ)

247 The Air Force might have some carpet, but the rest is terrazzo, plus probably thickset ceramic in the bathrooms, and marble thresholds.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (6Bc88)

248
Every good soldier starts out first with a good background in the Janitorial Sciences before moving on to marksmanship or comms,
------
Latrine duty

Permanent Latrine Orderly

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (pkeXY)

249 Kamala's role model is Mega Maid.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)

Thankfully, only her mouth reaches Ludicrous Speed. Her brain is a motorcycle trying to tow 2 53' trailers.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 04, 2026 10:56 PM (S/Y4j)

250 231 Kamala's role model is Mega Maid.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Golf clap.

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 10:56 PM (41CYW)

251 Stingers....whoa!
One night, in Istanbul.
Things were...fuzzy.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 10:56 PM (2WIwB)

252 I’m going to lay down a bet and say that Maduro never goes to trial; that he decides to sing like a bird and cut a deal.

Maduro himself is a low IQ blowhard who only was put into that position because he was no threat to those who really held power (sound familiar?). The man himself is of no value; but the information in his head as to who he was working with and what they were up to is incredibly valuable to us. I think we want that info far more than we care about what actually happens to him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:57 PM (bYhL4)

253 Honestly - it's amazing that nobody realizes our hijinks here tonight!
Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:49

Up is down, down is up, and the music is a clue.
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 10:53 PM (Wmg4n)

Horrible music and a lame fashion segment. I guess it's true - nobody pay attention to content.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:58 PM (QMAsf)

254 No floors to buff? No boots to shine? Those pantywaists probably don’t even starch their BDUs.

Jeeze Louise!

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 10:58 PM (I69X4)

255 Together again!

https://tinyurl.com/57rvwsfa

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 10:59 PM (Ippjd)

256 Just watched Rain Man on TCM. A pretty good movie.
Posted by: Bulg at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (77rzZ)

1 for bad, 2 for good.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (QMAsf)

257
Horrible music and a lame fashion segment. I guess it's true - nobody pay attention to content.
Posted by: Doof at January 04

Which is good news for next Sunday when the entire post will be dedicated to the Shiba Inu!

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (Wmg4n)

258 Factoid:
In that picture,Crosby is wearing a rug. It is on display in the museum at Gonzaga University.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (2WIwB)

259 Just watched Rain Man on TCM. A pretty good movie.
Posted by: Bulg

Wapner 5 o'clock.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (h6CE+)

260 One less boot to shine.
— Dionne Warwick

Posted by: Bulg at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (77rzZ)

261 The Aussie PM is apparently saying the Bondi shooting was caused by Islamophobia and so they must seize everyone'sremaining guns and clamp down hard on freedom of

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 10:55 PM (4XgaH)

Doesn't sound like fair dinkum; mate.
But the Aussie government is a bunch of pussies/commies.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (Cw/ar)

262 how big is the Pentagon's fleet of floor buffers?

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (ZxPkt)

263 Per a Miami Spanish language reporter, Emanuel Rincon, The Cuban government confirms that 32 Cubans were killed while trying to protect Nicolas Maduro
All of the Venezuelan higher-ups had Cuban guards, and didn't trust the Venezuelans

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:01 PM (rbvCR)

264 Also, for those who missed it, a journalist named Seth Harp posted what he claims is the commander of Delta's name and address on multiple social media platforms and was calling for Antifa to go after him and his family.

If "Trannies vs. Operators" happens I hope they invite Steve Inman to do live commentary.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 11:02 PM (4XgaH)

265 For NYE I wore a pair of jeans, a blue button-down shirt, and a Kimber 1911 Commander Custom Carry.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Clothes make the man!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:03 PM (2WIwB)

266 COURT DATE SET: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro will be arraigned in federal court in New York City at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, authorities announced.
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$10 says Mayor McGoatfucker will be outside, making an ass of himself
Posted by: Don Black

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

"I called President Trump to register my opposition, based on interfederal globalgalactic law. I was prompted to enter an extension, and we left it at that."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 11:03 PM (XJ22o)

267 Maybe Seth oughta just scoot on over to the commander's house and see what's going on.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 11:04 PM (47diA)

268 Honestly - it's amazing that nobody realizes our hijinks here tonight!
Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:49 PM (QMAsf)

So the content came from Piper and the fashion was from Doof?

Was Piper responsible for the DJ Doof selections?

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 11:04 PM (/TlUl)

269 >The Cuban government confirms that 32 Cubans were killed while trying to protect Nicolas Maduro
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They chose poorly.

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 11:04 PM (ZxPkt)

270 Just watched Rain Man on TCM. A pretty good movie.
Posted by: Bulg

82, 82, 82.
82 what Ray?
Toothpicks.
There's alot more than 82 Ray.
246 total.

Good movie. I identfy with Raymond.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 11:04 PM (vzcgi)

271 'Bout time I headed off to bed. A workout is on the schedule for tomorrow, followed by breakfast, and then a visit to a cosmetic surgeon to excise a small bit of benign skin cancer on my cheekbone.

I dread the whole thing, though I know there'll be local anesthetic, and I should recover pretty quickly. It's that loss of even the illusion of control over one's environment, like flying on a plane, that is scary, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:04 PM (wzUl9)

272 Also, for those who missed it, a journalist named Seth Harp posted what he claims is the commander of Delta's name and address on multiple social media platforms and was calling for Antifa to go after him and his family.

If "Trannies vs. Operators" happens I hope they invite Steve Inman to do live commentary.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 11:02 PM (4XgaH)

I wonder if it is too late to take out a life insurance policy on this asshole?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (2WIwB)

273 230 228 Kamala sucks.
Posted by: literally at January 04, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)

And blows.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:52 PM (6Bc8

She sucks, blows, swallows, then regurgitates just so she can taste it again.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (/TlUl)

274 268 Honestly - it's amazing that nobody realizes our hijinks here tonight!
Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:49 PM (QMAsf)

So the content came from Piper and the fashion was from Doof?

Was Piper responsible for the DJ Doof selections?
Posted by: tankdemon at January 04

You are the double prize winner! Drinks on the house for the rest of the year!

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (Wmg4n)

275 Hellerstein was appointed in 1998 by President Bill Clinton
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 10:54 PM (ZxPkt)

______________________

He's freakin 92 years old. So, he won't give a flying eff how bias he is. He's, also, the one that allowed the Deutsch Bank fishing expedition on Trump's financial records without cause. He's been involved in many of the Trump issues and continuously ruled against him, even after the USSC Immunity decision.

This judge is the equivalent to Robert Mueller. He's a figurehead that will be used by others behind the scenes calling the shots on his behalf.

It's a joke that this judge gets any cases, much less all the big Trump cases.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (dIske)

276 The Aussie PM is apparently saying the Bondi shooting was caused by Islamophobia and so they must seize everyone'sremaining guns and clamp down hard on freedom of speech.
-----

President Trump should send some associates to bring the Aussie PM in for an unannounced conversation.

Posted by: Crusader at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (Cjcf6)

277 Seth Harp's photo needs to be found on a milk carton.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)

278 He's gone from "Meets Expectations," past "Above the Norm", straight to "Exemplary and Egregious".
Posted by: Huzzah! at January

When new management made it clear that we were expected to suck cock for anything above "acceptable" I decided merely acceptable was how I would be.
Enjoy your team building fun off the clock after work knobguzzlers.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (/lPRQ)

279 All of the Venezuelan higher-ups had Cuban guards, and didn't trust the Venezuelans
Posted by: Kindltot

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

Considering how dependent Cuba is/was on Maduro's regime, getting Cubans to protect the leaders was good strategy.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 11:06 PM (XJ22o)

280 The Cuban government confirms that 32 ~~Cubans~~incompetent commies were killed while trying to protect Nicolas Maduro

There you go.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 11:06 PM (gKWVE)

281 That’s what I was alluding too, you know at one time they must have had a veritable fleet of buffers at the Pentagon. Sounds like they installed “terrazo” whatever that is, some sort of commie adjacent faggotry I’m sure, at least in this context. We need Hegseth to get that shit squared away. Rip that shit up and get some tiles installed.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 11:06 PM (I69X4)

282 Per Cibercuba.com

“ As a result of the criminal attack perpetrated by the United States government against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the early hours of January 3, 2026, 32 Cubans lost their lives in combat while carrying out missions on behalf of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of counterpart agencies in the South American country," reads a Facebook post by MINIT.

“Faithful to their responsibilities for security and defense, our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombing of the facilities,” they added.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:06 PM (rbvCR)

283 I wonder if it is too late to take out a life insurance policy on this asshole?
Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:05 PM (2WIwB)

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I'm sure "Seth Harp" is a true badass who eats carburetors for breakfast.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 11:06 PM (nWPIJ)

284 Just watched Rain Man on TCM. A pretty good movie.
Posted by: Bulg

I learnt to count toothpicks

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:07 PM (Cw/ar)

285 carburetors?

You mean he likes very fresh cabrito?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 11:08 PM (2GVsD)

286 Putin says:

https://tinyurl.com/yfda953k

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:08 PM (uVThL)

287 So the mission count was 32 - 0 with two participants getting big penalties and removed from the game.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 11:09 PM (47diA)

288 I'm sure "Seth Harp" is a true badass who eats carburetors for breakfast.

He looks gayer than garrett's San Francisco vacation.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 11:09 PM (4XgaH)

289 Doof...I briefly looked at the music and came up with nothing.

Regarding the drinks. I came from a Southern family whose father had a beer with seafood. Decades later I started them on the path of Gin and Tonics, that I still love in the summer.

My grandmother's rare drink set you spinning eggnog that they let me have before legal age. The only time she had booze.

The other grandmother had no idea she and her elderly sister were drinking Bloody Mary's at a wedding but did love that tomato juice!They were giddy by all reports.

I meet my Long Island future in-laws who believed in daily cocktail hour on the dot of 5pm. Martinis.Or, later, straight vodka on the rocks.

I was first asked what I wanted to drink when meeting them as a nursing student. Beer or wine were all I could think of. She started me drinking Manhattan's. Then Gimlets.

After marriage I'd sometimes go home after a Rusty Nail on top of a cocktail and wine with dinner at their house. My new husband and I noticed I'd have a happy cry with weeping on the way home.Sentimental weirdness. Which was pretty odd as I rarely cry at all. He stopped those Rusty Nails quickly.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 11:09 PM (WONhk)

290 One of the Brit Youtubers I watch his entire comment section wanted Trump to black bag Starmer LOL

Posted by: steevy at January 04, 2026 11:09 PM (YwEeS)

291 290 One of the Brit Youtubers I watch his entire comment section wanted Trump to black bag Starmer LOL
Posted by: steevy at January 04, 2026 11:09 PM (YwEeS)

LOVE IT!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk)

292 264 Also, for those who missed it, a journalist named Seth Harp posted what he claims is the commander of Delta's name and address on multiple social media platforms and was calling for Antifa to go after him and his family.

If "Trannies vs. Operators" happens I hope they invite Steve Inman to do live commentary.
Posted by: Ian S
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Just checked on X. His account is in "protected" mode. What a dink.

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 11:10 PM (41CYW)

293 the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

It's not a republic if the regime just says 'fuck you' to the voters and stays in power anyway, amigos.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 11:10 PM (gKWVE)

294 Also, for those who missed it, a “journalist” named Seth Harp posted what he claims is the commander of Delta's name and address …

Way, way past time to get this party started. This should help. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 11:10 PM (I69X4)

295 Horrible music and a lame fashion segment. I guess it's true - nobody pay attention to content.
Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 10:58 PM (QMAsf)

Is "horrible music" really thst much of a giveaway?

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 11:10 PM (/TlUl)

296 I had a glass of Buffalo Trace in one hand and a flashlight in the other.
Posted by: nurse ratched

I just poured up my second.
no need of a flashlight.
Muscle memory.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:11 PM (2WIwB)

297 The media is SEETHING trying to find negatives it is actually hilarious.

Posted by: steevy at January 04, 2026 11:11 PM (YwEeS)

298 Which is good news for next Sunday when the entire post will be dedicated to the Shiba Inu!
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 11:00 PM (Wmg4n)

I thought we were going to watch a movie.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 11:12 PM (/TlUl)

299 >32 Cubans were killed while trying to protect Nicolas Maduro
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henchmen in red shirts

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 11:12 PM (ZxPkt)

300 Seth Harp is gayer than a $3 Gaylord bill?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 11:12 PM (2GVsD)

301 I wonder if they had any cigars?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:12 PM (eq9pm)

302 So the content came from Piper and the fashion was from Doof?

Was Piper responsible for the DJ Doof selections?
Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 11:04 PM (/TlUl)

Exactly. And we'd have gotten away with it if weren't for you meddling kids!

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:13 PM (QMAsf)

303 One of the Brit Youtubers I watch his entire comment section wanted Trump to black bag Starmer LOL

Posted by: steevy at January 04, 2026 11:09 PM (YwEeS)

Starmer should be made to f**k a pig like season 1 Black Mirror. The Jihadis there would not allow it now. It would have to be an underage child.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:13 PM (Cw/ar)

304 Just checked on X. His account is in "protected" mode. What a dink.

Yeah, the Unsubscribe Podcast guys (Donut Operator, Fat Electrician, Brandon Herrera) found out about him and someone posted a picture of Seth's front door. LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 11:13 PM (4XgaH)

305 There is a lot of pissed off Venezuelans on X and other social media. They are really really pissed off at the American left.

Jesús Enrique Rosas - The Body Language Guy
@Knesix
4h
OPEN LETTER TO LIBERALS, DEMOCRATS, LIBTARDS AND THE GENERAL WOKE MOB

I see too many fckers in here gripping their ethically sourced oat milk latte so hard the cardboard sleeve is whimpering, staring at footage of us, actual Venezuelan human beings who have spent the last decade eating sleep for dinner, cheering for the Orange Man.

HOW DARE WE, RIGHT!?

And it hurts, doesn’t it? It feels like your brain is trying to divide by zero while some asshole kicks your junk with Delta Force boots.

Since I know you ain't gonna read all this, this is the summary: FUCK YOU and your "ACKSHUALLY..." gag reflex.

Too bad your squirrel mind can't fathom a guy in Caracas, who has lost 40 pounds because of a collapsing economy and whose local currency is less valuable than a used napkin, is weeping with joy because he thinks 47th is his ticket out of a socialist fever dream.

And yes, we have been waiting for this moment for literal DECADES [ . . . ]

(and he goes on for quite a bit in this lane. Better hire him)

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:13 PM (rbvCR)

306 I wonder if they had any cigars?

If they did the Delta boys are smoking them now.

Posted by: steevy at January 04, 2026 11:13 PM (YwEeS)

307 Did Piper select the Daft Punk stuff last night?

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 11:14 PM (47diA)

308
Newt Gingrinch was on Ol' Yeller tonight and said the following:

Trump doesn't think outside the box. He is not contained inside any box.

Trump is not conservative. He's the most effective anti-liberal president there ever was.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:15 PM (w6EFb)

309 292 264 Also, for those who missed it, a journalist named Seth Harp posted what he claims is the commander of Delta's name and address on multiple social media platforms and was calling for Antifa to go after him and his family.

If "Trannies vs. Operators" happens I hope they invite Steve Inman to do live commentary.
Posted by: Ian S

_____________________________

I'm pretty sure that's an OPSEC violation and falls under the "Jeopardizing safety" aspect. That wasn't a very smart thing to do since that aspect also applies to civilians.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 11:15 PM (dIske)

310 Little humdinger crashed so hard the browser forgot where it was. That's never happened before. Renaming that Putin clip is what did it. He's very sensitive, you know.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:16 PM (uVThL)

311 Just checked on X. His account is in "protected" mode. What a dink.
Posted by: scampydog

He needs to wake up tomorrow and discover a couple of Black Yukons with tinted windows parked outside his house.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 11:16 PM (vzcgi)

312 How does the chain of command go? If you rendition the chief bus driver who is in charge?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:16 PM (eq9pm)

313 @308

>>Trump doesn't think outside the box. He is not contained inside any box.

Trump is the box.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 04, 2026 11:16 PM (XV/Pl)

314 Did Piper select the Daft Punk stuff last night?
Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 11:14 PM (47diA)

Piper has not contributed to Club ONT content.

Yet.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:16 PM (QMAsf)

315 269 >The Cuban government confirms that 32 Cubans were killed while trying to protect Nicolas Maduro
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They chose poorly.
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 11:04 PM (ZxPkt)

Indeed. My brain thinks,"eh?" Translated as, "No pity, dusted and done."

Which is how I respond to any Dims or screaming harpies who whine about this current issue. There will be more screaming soon about something else the Orange Man has done.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 11:17 PM (WONhk)

316 Any parents here looking to get their kids into theater, they have openings in Minneapolis -
x.com/lizcollin/status/2007940190220808349

Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 11:17 PM (gKWVE)

317
Since I know you ain't gonna read all this, this is the summary: FUCK YOU and your "ACKSHUALLY..." gag reflex.

---------

Sir, I'd like to I introduce you to a pair of octogenarian geezers standing in the snow in MA holding cardboard signs that say HANDS OFF VENEZUELA.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 11:17 PM (nWPIJ)

318 I'll just assume I got the theme right at #83 since Doof and Piper have neither confirmed nor denied it.

Here's two more.

https://youtu.be/7-KlLriSLRs

https://youtu.be/fzQ6gRAEoy0

The second is the best possible music video in that theme. Though maybe it doesn't count since it calls itself a "short film" and the song is only playing through 3/4 of it.

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 11:18 PM (nhCoE)

319 your brain is trying to divide by zero while some asshole kicks your junk with Delta Force boots.

Damn, I'm stealing that one.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 11:18 PM (vzcgi)

320 134 I bet Hillary could have rocked that silver metallic dress, too.
Posted by: Said No One, Ever at January 04, 2026 10:31 PM (oftw2)

They make silver metallic mumus?

Posted by: Joemarine at January 04, 2026 11:19 PM (y171U)

321
Venezuela's Interim government vows unity behind ousted dictator Maduro following US capture.

Hmmmm, maybe they need to be bombed.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 11:19 PM (3ek7K)

322 Any parents here looking to get their kids into theater, they have openings in Minneapolis -
x.com/lizcollin/status/2007940190220808349
Posted by: gKWVE

It's bad enough that I have to sort reality out of all the AI, now I have to sort it out of the parody, too.

That was a parody ad, right?

right.....

?

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 11:20 PM (nhCoE)

323
Dozed off for an hour.

Best of Breed the third day running and a Hound Group 2 for The Big Dummy at today's Nolan River KC show. For the first weekend of the year, he picked up nearly 100 breed points and some 360 all-breed points. Heard told he looked beautiful as well. 'Tis pity he couldn't be entered in the specialty show too.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 04, 2026 11:20 PM (tgvbd)

324 regime thugs have kidnapped women off the streets, and I saw a tweet saying security forces have entered hospitals where wounded protestors are, and are killing them
Posted by: Don Black
====

Yes I've seen video that looks to me like hospital interior.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 11:20 PM (RIvkX)

325 If they blow up Venezielas airforce they will need to buy a new one.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:21 PM (eq9pm)

326 Buenos nachos, horde.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 04, 2026 11:22 PM (47diA)

327 Hadrian, congratulations to the Big Dummy! He sounds like a good boy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:22 PM (Cw/ar)

328 It seems they won the World Cup
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:09 PM (2GVsD)
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As it should,
It seems like the Berlin Wall falling
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:12

Yes indeed. What also seems historic is the uprising in Iran. The media is almost completely ignoring it. This is better organized than last time, I think it's harder today for the regime to block all internet communication.

I've seen clips of protestors burning govt buildings, chasing down IRGC guards, masses blocking major roads. They seem to be coalescing around Reza Pahlavi. When I watched his address to the Iranians I wondered if this will be historic.

Posted by: Farmer at January 04, 2026 11:22 PM (55Qr6)

329 I'll just assume I got the theme right at #83 since Doof and Piper have neither confirmed nor denied it.

Here's two more.

https://youtu.be/7-KlLriSLRs

https://youtu.be/fzQ6gRAEoy0

The second is the best possible music video in that theme. Though maybe it doesn't count since it calls itself a "short film" and the song is only playing through 3/4 of it.
Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 11:18 PM (nhCoE)

Yes, you were correct at 83. Diamond level membership for 1 week is your prize.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:23 PM (QMAsf)

330 Holy shit.

This is a crazy game.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:25 PM (IhIKR)

331 Ugh. Gotta go outside the wire tomorrow. 'Twas a good fortnight of not a lot of work. Spent a lot of money feeding my wife and sons.

Good times.

Happy New Year, you guys!!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 04, 2026 11:25 PM (0aYVJ)

332 Angelina Jolie hit the wall.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:26 PM (eq9pm)

333 A perfect cold and clear winter night here. It always reminds me of the song Winter Dreams by Accept. Yeah, its a german metal band, but you would never know it with this song. Really is a good winter song. They captured something with this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMQAE_0jd7Q&list

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 04, 2026 11:27 PM (snZF9)

334 If "Trannies vs. Operators" happens I hope they invite Steve Inman to do live commentary.
Posted by: Ian S

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:27 PM (uVThL)

335 I'm pretty sure that's an OPSEC violation and falls under the "Jeopardizing safety" aspect. That wasn't a very smart thing to do since that aspect also applies to civilians.

Seth wrote a New York Times-celebrated book about how everyone in the military is a terrible person. Apparently it's being developed as a TV series by HBO, which is a fact he's very proud of.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 11:28 PM (5hs8R)

336 Speaking of underwear...our first son solved laundry as a freshman in college by buying 30pr of new underwear every month.

We once went to his university for a recital for his jazz teacher. His tux was buried, and I am not kidding, under a foot of clothes in his closet. I hauled it out and ironed it for the nitwit.

He and his roommate lived like cavemen in that apt. I saw a plate with petrified pizza in his roommate's bedroom. Dishes piled in the sink (I washed them). Roommate kept pizza, in the box, in the oven for days and ate it (he also only ate some sort of beans from cans). No doubt our son ate out like he was a trust fund baby (he wasn't).

Considering all he did in his college years to drive us loco, I am amazed we still speak to him much less love him.

He's the one who dated probably 30 girls or more (that I know of). Finally married a girl a decade younger. I have to say he was far worse than his father in finding the right one.We hope she keeps him.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 11:28 PM (WONhk)

337 Venezuela's Interim government vows unity behind ousted dictator Maduro following US capture.
Hmmmm, maybe they need to be bombed.
Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 11:19 PM (3ek7K)

I am not sure where you are getting your info, per Delcy Rodriguez' Instagram

Message from Venezuela to the world and to the United States

Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to peace and peaceful coexistence. Our country aspires to live without external threats, in an environment of respect and international cooperation. We believe that global peace is built by first guaranteeing peace within each nation.

We consider it a priority to move toward a balanced and respectful international relationship between the United States and Venezuela, and between Venezuela and the countries of the region, based on sovereign equality and non-interference. These principles guide our diplomacy with the rest of the world.

We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on a cooperation agenda aimed at shared development, within the framework of international law, and to strengthen lasting community coexistence.

[ . . . ]

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:28 PM (rbvCR)

338
I read somewhere that most of the mullah's security forces killing the protesters are speaking Arabic, which they take as a sign that the native Iranian members aren't willing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

339 @FoxNews
COURT DATE SET: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro will be arraigned in federal court in New York City at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, authorities announced.
-----

$10 says Mayor McGoatfucker will be outside, making an ass of himself
Posted by: Don Black

+++
And by luck of the draw he got a rabid anti-trup pro-VZ judge.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 11:28 PM (/lPRQ)

340
Kindltot,

I read it on the Fox website.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 11:29 PM (3ek7K)

341 I do want to muzzle Chris Collinsworth.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:30 PM (IhIKR)

342
Marco Rubio will have to be some Supreme Generalismo of Venezuela for a while. And he may soon have to be Governor General of Cuba too. Hopefully Reza Jr and the Crown Princess, the future Padishah Empress of Persia can take over so he doesn't have to Shah of Iran as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:31 PM (w6EFb)

343 I broke both arms at the same time decades ago.
I gotta say, you find out who your friends really are.
Posted by: Tonypete
----
Same, over 50 years ago.
I walked into worked with a cast on each arm and announced, " I have to go to the bathroom. Who wants to give me a hand?"
I had no friends..
In reality, my fingers were free. It was awkward, but I managed.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 04, 2026 11:31 PM (M5t5H)

344 Holy crap!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:33 PM (IhIKR)

345 I've seen clips of protestors burning govt buildings, chasing down IRGC guards, masses blocking major roads. They seem to be coalescing around Reza Pahlavi. When I watched his address to the Iranians I wondered if this will be historic.
Posted by: Farmer at January 04, 2026 11:22 PM (55Qr6)
====

The resistance is now armed. I suspect the police and or military will take action today like as we write this...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 11:33 PM (RIvkX)

346 Meh, those Bulova watches don't look too shit-hot to me. Now that cellphones are ubiquitous, the day/date function is unnecessary. The time function is still useful. So I wear a cheap-ass WalMart watch with a clear easy-to-read dial, and no day/date.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 11:33 PM (8zz6B)

347 I do want to muzzle Chris Collinsworth.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:30 PM (IhIKR)

I hate that fooker. Does he even give a shit that everyone hates him?

I bet his own family is not fond of him (Shut up, Dad! Here's the fucking pepper!). I did not bother watching this game, but when I do the TV is muted. like being in a sports bar.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 04, 2026 11:34 PM (0aYVJ)

348 FoxNews
COURT DATE SET: Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro will be arraigned in federal court in New York City at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, authorities announced.

Now...what fu*king judge gets assigned to the case?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:34 PM (2WIwB)

349 HE MISSED IT

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:35 PM (IhIKR)

350 Seth wrote a New York Times-celebrated book about how everyone in the military is a terrible person. Apparently it's being developed as a TV series by HBO, which is a fact he's very proud of.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Dungeons.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:35 PM (uVThL)

351 My analysis from foreign press

Delcy Rodriguez was apparently agreed on to be the president interim as she was a) already in the chain of command which Maria Corina Machado was not, b) had actual status in the country and government, c) was the one who oversaw the recovery of Maduro's oil industry from near collapse, d) was instrumental in turning the economy a bit more market driven and less a straight dictatorship. and E) apparently was willing to spit Trump and Rubio in the eye.

She is also the daughter of an economist who started out as a marxist revolutionary, and she blames the US on her father's death at the hands of one of the pre-Chavez governments, and claimed she accepted to position under Maduro because of this.
But Corina Machado would have to fight for enough legitimacy to hold elections, and Rodriguez won't have that extra step.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:35 PM (rbvCR)

352
And he may soon have to be Governor General of Cuba too.

_________

Viceroy. Sounds snazzier.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 04, 2026 11:36 PM (tgvbd)

353 How did Baltimore fuck that up?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:36 PM (eq9pm)

354 Collingsworth was a multiple time Pro Bowler back in the day and a borderline HOF candidate. I give him a lot more leeway than some of you do.

Posted by: Crusader at January 04, 2026 11:36 PM (Cjcf6)

355 Classic 1950s Zombie Recipe (1956 Waikiki Variation)

Twelve ingredients? Better be your first drink of the night.
Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (nhCoE)

Too damned complicated for me to even think about making at home. And a plain old rum and coke is tasty enough.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 11:36 PM (8zz6B)

356 That was a heckuva last 7 minutes.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:37 PM (IhIKR)

357 This is the week of crucial appointments, so I'm heading to bed early. Pooky has more labs, a renal ultrasound, a nephrologist appointment that all his psych meds hinges on, and an appointment with his psych med manager the next day. His labs on Friday indicated that he has some permanent kidney damage. I am hoping and praying the nephrologist clears him for kidney-friendly psych meds and doesn't take a "let's wait and see" approach like she has in the past. If she does, we are fully prepared to jump to the VA's Urology Department, because Pooky NEEDS his meds, he is hanging on by a thread.

And we have my miscarriage confirmation ultrasound this week. Not fun.

Posted by: pookysgirl, ready to go to bat for Pooky at January 04, 2026 11:37 PM (Wt5PA)

358 Terrazzo is wonderful stuff, wears amazingly well, and can be made in many colors and finishes. The world should be covered in it, though its a real mess to install. Lots of wet grinding and polishing in the initial process.

Posted by: Back To The Old Grind at January 04, 2026 11:37 PM (oftw2)

359 Melania rocked that silver lame dress! I rocked a nightgown New Year's Eve. I knew when it was midnight because all the boomers went off together, and prior to that people were spacing them for 2hrs that I sort of slept through. We are a wild couple these days.

Doesn't Rita Ora know not to wear white boots after Labor Day? Stick to the black leather, dimwit! You know she stinks under all that. Bleah.

Our 4yr old granddaughter keeps wearing white sandals to church in the winter. I haven't given her the white shoe lecture but I will someday.

I also tell her it is fun to wear boots! Which means she will wear them in the summer (she's my mini-me in looks and attitude).I think she's doing this on purpose to get a reaction from me. Right now I am thrilled if she's wearing boots with snow on the ground. I think her mother has given up with the new baby and lets her dress herself. Sometimes she looks normal, today she did not. Fortunately uniforms for school days.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 11:37 PM (WONhk)

360 Venezuela's Interim government vows unity behind ousted dictator Maduro following US capture.

Hmmmm, maybe they need to be bombed.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 11:19 PM (3ek7K)

Hope they have lots of astrolube.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:37 PM (Cw/ar)

361 Crazy finish to the game.

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 11:38 PM (41CYW)

362 How did Baltimore fuck that up?
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:36 PM (eq9pm)

Lost their best player earlier in the game. Kyle Hamilton. Rodgers had a great 2nd half.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:38 PM (QMAsf)

363
HE MISSED IT

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:35 PM (IhIKR)

___________

That means Hillary becomes president, right?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 04, 2026 11:38 PM (tgvbd)

364 354 Collingsworth was a multiple time Pro Bowler back in the day and a borderline HOF candidate. I give him a lot more leeway than some of you do.
Posted by: Crusader

He needs to be strangled.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:39 PM (IhIKR)

365 Uhmm.. court date? What happens if he's acquitted? Will judge Boesberg make the US re-install him?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 04, 2026 11:39 PM (XV/Pl)

366
According to FOC, GEOTUS said the following when being screamed at who was in charge of Venezuela.

"Don't ask me who's in charge because I'll give an answer, and it'll be very controversial".

Well, what does that mean?, they asked.

"It means we're in charge", he said.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:39 PM (w6EFb)

367 All they had to do was kick a field goal. Turnover?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:39 PM (eq9pm)

368 Posted by: pookysgirl, ready to go to bat for Pooky at January 04, 2026 11:37 PM (Wt5PA)

Prayers for you and Pooky in these awful times.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:39 PM (Cw/ar)

369 Blue Ice Potato Vodka and blackberry Dr. Pepper is the most complicated cocktail for me.

Better: Bulleit bourbon in a glass, neat. (Do not judge, I am a poor)

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 04, 2026 11:39 PM (0aYVJ)

370
And we have my miscarriage confirmation ultrasound this week. Not fun.
Posted by: pookysgirl, ready to go to bat for Pooky at January 04, 2026 11:37 PM (Wt5PA)

That's a lot. Prayers for you both.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 11:40 PM (WONhk)

371 And he may soon have to be Governor General of Cuba too.

_________

Viceroy. Sounds snazzier.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 04, 2026 11:36 PM (tgvbd)

If were talking about trump he should go with System Lord.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 04, 2026 11:40 PM (snZF9)

372 Collingsworth is annoying.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:41 PM (2WIwB)

373 Crazy finish to the game.
Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 11:38 PM (41CYW)

Justin Tucker wouldn't have missed that kick.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:41 PM (QMAsf)

374 I have a Seiko, had one before that still works if I could find it. Bought this one from Bezos.
Can. not. stand. having. to. pull. out. the. phone.
to. see. the. time.

The phone has become a necessity because the working world is geared to it. Things don't happen if you don't have a phone. It's like people at the office have Microsoft, not because they like it but, because it's a requirement.

Sometimes you have to allow the suck even if
you personally reject it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:41 PM (uVThL)

375
He needs to be strangled.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 11:39 PM (IhIKR)

___________

Laryngitctomy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 04, 2026 11:41 PM (tgvbd)

376 that was a helluva game

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 11:42 PM (ZxPkt)

377 Yay! Steelers win!! They'll get to lose in the first round instead!! Of course the most important thing is Tomlin never having a losing season. Yay.

Meh.

Yes, I'm a looonnnggg time Steelers fan. Yes, I have no faith in them getting past the first round.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 11:42 PM (sAmhv)

378 I honestly don't understand the hate for Collinsworth.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (QMAsf)

379 Saw Sec Rubio mess with VP Vance's Margaret today.

The "I don't care what you think, Margaret."

What a bubblehead.

As if the military would think, well, why we are here we'll raid all the cartels of Venezuela and haul them out with Maduro and his ugly wife (I read she's inbred, which would explain her ears).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (WONhk)

380 Who is Rita Ora and should I care?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (2WIwB)

381
The WaPo dubbed Marco Viceroy of Venezuela today.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (w6EFb)

382 369 Blue Ice Potato Vodka and blackberry Dr. Pepper is the most complicated cocktail for me.

Better: Bulleit bourbon in a glass, neat. (Do not judge, I am a poor)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian
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I love bourbon, bourbon with ice and a little branch water is better. But Christopher Hitchens and Tony Blankley are too close to my life. So, it's diluted potatoe juice for me.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:44 PM (uVThL)

383 >Now...what fu*king judge gets assigned to the case?

Posted by: Diogenes
----

it's a Clinton pick

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 11:44 PM (ZxPkt)

384 I don't know what a "Rita Ora" is. I suspect the sole reason I'm supposed to know her is that she's black.
Posted by: Crusader at January 04, 2026 10:16 PM (Cjcf6)

Does she do Oral?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 11:44 PM (8zz6B)

385 So if Rubio went full Qhaddafi in his sartorial choice, the media will love him?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 11:44 PM (2GVsD)

386 I will say, Steelers/Ravens games are, 9 times out of 10, great watches, even for non fans of the teams. For fans, like Steelers lifer me, it's a fucking ulcer. Geez, these f'ing guys.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 11:46 PM (sAmhv)

387 (I read she's inbred, which would explain her ears).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Hey, that's not necessarily so.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:46 PM (uVThL)

388 I read it on the Fox website.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 11:29 PM (3ek7K)

Time will tell. I got it from La Nacion and El Tiempo, and from EFE.
Oh, and the new President's Instagram.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:47 PM (rbvCR)

389 Who is Rita Ora and should I care?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (2WIwB)

Some British pop tart. Probably butt-fucked by Muzzies. Meh.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:47 PM (Cw/ar)

390 The WaPo dubbed Marco Viceroy of Venezuela today.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (w6EFb)

Viceroy of Venezuela, Keeper of the Sacred Chalice, Holder of the Blessed Rings, Liege Lord of all he surveils.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:48 PM (2WIwB)

391
Viceroy Rubio, I'm just reading, talking to one of the idiots on the TV, said the we're not going to run Venezuela like the occupation of Iraq.

We're going to do an "oil quarantine". The US Navy will determine what oil (and other things) come in and out of the country. They play ball, nice things come in and out. They don't, well no oil or nice things for you.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:48 PM (w6EFb)

392 I will say, Steelers/Ravens games are, 9 times out of 10, great watches, even for non fans of the teams. For fans, like Steelers lifer me, it's a fucking ulcer. Geez, these f'ing guys.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 11:46 PM (sAmhv)

Best rivalry in the NFL for the past 20-25 years. Almost always a one score difference. Rarely a blowout either way.

Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:48 PM (QMAsf)

393 Who is Rita Ora and should I care?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (2WIwB)

Some British pop tart. Probably butt-fucked by Muzzies. Meh.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:47 PM (Cw/ar)
***

So..Over Easy Ora?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:48 PM (2WIwB)

394 Food is anice thing. Venezuela imports like 80% of theirs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:49 PM (eq9pm)

395 357 This is the week of crucial appointments, so I'm heading to bed early.
Posted by: pookysgirl

That's a lot. Prayers for you both.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Agreed. Prayers up.

I heard a sermon a couple months back, that, while life may be more than we can handle, it's never more than God can handle.

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 11:50 PM (nhCoE)

396 Oh, and the new President's Instagram.
Posted by: Kindltot
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What was that you said about Rubio, Cuba, and Che. I can't find it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:50 PM (uVThL)

397 Is it true the US blew up Hugo Chavez's tomb?
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)

Plop, plop, whiz, whiz.

Pee on a scrap of Hugo Chavez.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 11:50 PM (8zz6B)

398 Some things should be repeated. Everybody's not
at the same place all the time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:51 PM (uVThL)

399
Marco is Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, Archivist of the United States, and some other shit.

On that point, someone I was reading early pointed out that the last the Sec State to also be the National Security Advisor was Kissinger. And that this arrangement is nice, because it short circuits a lot of turf war crap in the national security and diplomatic apparatus.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:52 PM (w6EFb)

400 Meh, those Bulova watches don't look too shit-hot to me. Now that cellphones are ubiquitous, the day/date function is unnecessary. The time function is still useful. So I wear a cheap-ass WalMart watch with a clear easy-to-read dial, and no day/date.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Kinda goofy, but Gen Z kids are buying '80s Timex, Casios as a fashion thing. A nephew has a '76 red LED digital Timex.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 11:52 PM (mlg/3)

401 395 357 This is the week of crucial appointments, so I'm heading to bed early.
Posted by: pookysgirl

That's a lot. Prayers for you both.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Agreed. Prayers up.

I heard a sermon a couple months back, that, while life may be more than we can handle, it's never more than God can handle.
Posted by: mikeski
---

God, hold us close.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:52 PM (uVThL)

402 A Venezuelan Volcano was even struck.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:53 PM (eq9pm)

403 A Venezuelan Volcano was even struck.

Acquanetta?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 11:54 PM (2GVsD)

404 So..Over Easy Ora?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 11:48 PM (2WIwB)

Ore-Ida hashbrowns >>>Rita Ora.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 11:55 PM (Cw/ar)

405
UK and French jets target suspected terrorist weapons cache in joint operation in Syria.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 11:55 PM (3ek7K)

406 Cuba is going to be a bitch because there is very little politically astute organization on the ground there. The security forces have made sure of that, and the biggest group I know of is The Women in White who protest and get arrested.
The Cubans in Miami are bound and determined to wipe out the stain of any humiliation from Gramps and dad fleeing with the clothes on their back, and from my limited experience are certain they can recover the property that got seized and the land that someone else has been living on for 50 years.
It is going to be worse to fix than after the break up of the USSR, since the USSR still had assets and raw materials left.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:55 PM (rbvCR)

407
Maybe Dr. Evil had set up some bi-lateral agreement with Maduro as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:55 PM (w6EFb)

408 Ora-gal?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 11:55 PM (2GVsD)

409 A Venezuelan Volcano was even struck.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Like an actual mountain full of lava, or is that a luchador or something?

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 11:56 PM (nhCoE)

410
Maduro's security force was all-Cuban, Cuban secret police types. Delta smoked a shit-ton of them, form what I've read. 30+ dead.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

411 The Volcano had a big antenna on it. I would guess it was dormant.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:56 PM (eq9pm)

412 Another deduct from Rita Ora is that she is married to the execrable Taika Watiti.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 04, 2026 11:57 PM (XV/Pl)

413 Food is anice thing. Venezuela imports like 80% of theirs.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:49 PM (eq9pm)

Chavez nationalized the farms and ranches. They have land to farm to feed half the continent. We will be buying Venezuelan beef before long.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:57 PM (rbvCR)

414 That makes it hard to get to the dirk in your boot.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 10:41 PM (jc0TO)

But it does hide the little Iver Johnson .32 top-break in your boot.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 11:57 PM (8zz6B)

415 The WaPo dubbed Marco Viceroy of Venezuela today.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (w6EFb)

Viceroy of Venezuela, Keeper of the Sacred Chalice, Holder of the Blessed Rings, Liege Lord of all he surveils.
Posted by: Diogenes

If Rubio plays this right, Cuba will fall without Maduro. Once that happens, Rubio could become el Presidente of a Free Cuba.

Evening all.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 11:58 PM (c115l)

416 Talking Heads made Al Green a shit ton of money
writing 'Take Me to the River' as he did.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:58 PM (uVThL)

417 I've seen videos today of people from the UK, France, and Australia all requesting that Delta do an involuntary exfil of their leader.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (5hs8R)

Adds Canada to the list.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 11:59 PM (8zz6B)

418 UK and French jets target suspected terrorist weapons cache in joint operation in Syria.

Posted by: fourseasons

Did they get US Congressional approval?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 05, 2026 12:00 AM (c115l)

419 Another deduct from Rita Ora is that she is married to the execrable Taika Watiti.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 04, 2026 11:57 PM (XV/Pl)

WTF is that? New Zealander or Samoan I'm guessing by the name.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 05, 2026 12:00 AM (Cw/ar)

420 Some things should be repeated. Everybody's not
at the same place all the time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:51 PM (uVThL)

***

Everyone's got a place.
'Cept thems that what got no place.
And they just run around on other people's places.
- Brother Dave

Posted by: Diogenes at January 05, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB)

421
Walz calls Nick Shirley a delusional conspiracy theorist.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 05, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

422 Lord comfort our sister Pookysgirl. Give her restful sleep and Your strength. Give the doctors wisdom and Your peace to this family.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 05, 2026 12:03 AM (vzcgi)

423 We didn't do church this morning because yesterday was the 9th anniversary of The Stupidest Thing Pooky's Ever Done, and he was not taking it well. So I fed Lil Pooky breakfast this morning, we climbed up the stairs to see what Daddy was up to, and he burst into the room, saying "Dah-dee! Dah-dee!" Pooky was grateful because he was in the middle of a violent dream, and besides, it's the best wake-up he's had in awhile.

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to keep things moving at January 05, 2026 12:03 AM (Wt5PA)

424 The Cubans in Miami are bound and determined to wipe out the stain of any humiliation from Gramps and dad fleeing with the clothes on their back, and from my limited experience are certain they can recover the property that got seized and the land that someone else has been living on for 50 years.
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Its 66 years since the commies took over. 66 years. "They" have passed on (95% or more of them). We can't make public policy on the 5% or less that are 70+ years old and want something. I'm sorry they had a hard life. We can't govern over that at this point--they wouldn't recognize Cuba today if we gave them a guided tour.

Posted by: Crusader at January 05, 2026 12:04 AM (Cjcf6)

425 What was that you said about Rubio, Cuba, and Che. I can't find it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:50 PM (uVThL)

What, that Rubio's demand before accepting SoS was the destruction of the Castros? Or his greatest dream is probably to give the victory speech from Fidel's favorite soapbox in Havana's Plaza de la Revolución, preferrably after they rip that ghastly modern art portrait of Che off the facade of the building behind him and leave it a pile of twisted rubble?

It needs to happen. It is going to be hard to keep all the elements from tearing each other apart while it is going on. The Cubans are really beaten down after 50 years, and a lot of them only see what they don't have. Their sense of humor is vile, that goes along with it.
No one wants to own up to the fact that it not only was their fault, but also there was nothing that could be done to change it because of the powers beyond their control were making it happen the way it turned out.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:04 AM (rbvCR)

426 I think we want that info far more than we care about what actually happens to him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:57 PM (bYhL4)

I hope he sings and names names in DC and wherever the kickbacks go to support him and ugly wife.

NYC should be interesting tomorrow at the courthouse. With anti-Maduro Venezuelans and the fake Paki's and their black/white little scarves. I hope the anti-Maduro team wins and kicks arse. I may have to watch if I remember.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:05 AM (WONhk)

427 Some things should be repeated. Everybody's not
at the same place all the time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 11:51 PM (uVThL)

Of course not. That would make it really crowded

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:05 AM (rbvCR)

428 If Cuba is communist, why do they have a monarchy?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 12:06 AM (eq9pm)

429
The Aussie PM is apparently saying the Bondi shooting was caused by Islamophobia and so they must seize everyone's remaining guns
- - - -- - -
Badass Aussies don't need guns; They will throw a rabid dingo at you...

Posted by: As not seen on TV at January 05, 2026 12:06 AM (dptnQ)

430 Lord? Hear my prayer for pookysgirl.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 05, 2026 12:06 AM (Cw/ar)

431 mi bicicleta

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 12:07 AM (uVThL)

432 The Aussie PM is an idiot and an islamist ass kisser.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 05, 2026 12:08 AM (2WIwB)

433 Classic 1950s Zombie Recipe (1956 Waikiki Variation)

Twelve ingredients? Better be your first drink of the night.
Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (nhCoE)

Too damned complicated for me to even think about making at home. And a plain old rum and coke is tasty enough.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Poor Man's Pina Colada
- Pina Soda (pineapple)
- Coconut Rum

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 05, 2026 12:08 AM (/lPRQ)

434 Or his greatest dream is probably to give the victory speech from Fidel's favorite soapbox in Havana's Plaza de la Revolución, preferrably after they rip that ghastly modern art portrait of Che off the facade of the building behind him and leave it a pile of twisted rubble?
---

That's it.

Cuba libre!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 12:09 AM (uVThL)

435 Classic 1950s Zombie Recipe (1956 Waikiki Variation)

Twelve ingredients? Better be your first drink of the night.
Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 10:03 PM (nhCoE)

Too damned complicated for me to even think about making at home. And a plain old rum and coke is tasty enough.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Poor Man's Pina Colada
- Pina Soda (pineapple)
- Coconut Rum

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 05, 2026 12:08 AM (/lPRQ)

Hardest drink I tried to make was a Singapore Sling. I failed.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 05, 2026 12:10 AM (2WIwB)

436 Albanese the Aussie PM is a commie pussy. He and Starmer from the UK could get in a hold my beer contest. They both lose.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 05, 2026 12:11 AM (Cw/ar)

437 Sarah Hoyt collected a bunch of VZ memes yesterday, including this one:
https://shorturl.at/oqgy9

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 05, 2026 12:11 AM (ULPxl)

438 Its 66 years since the commies took over. 66 years. "They" have passed on (95% or more of them). We can't make public policy on the 5% or less that are 70+ years old and want something. I'm sorry they had a hard life. We can't govern over that at this point--they wouldn't recognize Cuba today if we gave them a guided tour.
Posted by: Crusader at January 05, 2026 12:04 AM (Cjcf6)

Cubans in Florida are as politically important as Irish in Boston were, and yelling "F*ck you" just encourages them to work harder against you. Grandsons of Irish immigrants were sending money to the Provos until the 90's if you remember.
This is a real political issue, and it is going to take a clever way to get around it. It is not impossible, but it is going to be complicated.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:11 AM (rbvCR)

439 Of course not. That would make it really crowded
Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:05 AM (rbvCR)

Hell of a MOME though.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 05, 2026 12:11 AM (2WIwB)

440 Another deduct from Rita Ora is that she is married to the execrable Taika Watiti.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

WTF is that? New Zealander or Samoan I'm guessing by the name.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Wikipedia:
Taika David Cohen [...], known professionally as Taika Waititi [...] is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He has received [...] an Academy Award [...] and a Grammy Award.

Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.

Identifying as both Maori and Jewish, Waititi describes himself as a "Polynesian Jew"

I guess that makes him the first super-important person I've never heard of before, in 2026.

I'm surprised it took 4 days.

And, per BarelyScaryMary's guess, he's a man of a thousand ethnicities, and took the Maori name in place of his family's Jewish name. Moved him up the progressive grievance stack, I guess?

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 12:12 AM (nhCoE)

441 126 Earplugs. Because I was in bed by 9:30 and didn't want to get woken up by the midnight fireworks.
Posted by: PabloD

Sounds like you live in one of our fine homes.
Posted by: Joan Lunden For A Place For Mom at January 04, 2026 10:29 PM (oftw2)
.................

There's always one snort comment for me per night where my husband asks what I am doing from his office. I say, "Laughing at Morons" and this seems to suit him. He has no idea, does he, what I am up to on any given night?

I fell asleep briefly watching a super stupid Hallmark Christmas movie to torture myself. I don't know why. Will probably be awake at 0300 watching the sex life of fruit flies.

Maybe they can youtube live the little liberal twits fighting the anti-Maduro people for me to watch tomorrow. I'd also pay for view to watch illegals deported, as I think this could help the budget.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:12 AM (WONhk)

442 Terrazzo is wonderful stuff, wears amazingly well, and can be made in many colors and finishes. The world should be covered in it, though its a real mess to install. Lots of wet grinding and polishing in the initial process.
Posted by: Back To The Old Grind

Thin set epoxy terrazzo good stuff.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 05, 2026 12:13 AM (/lPRQ)

443
This was interesting. They've analyzed samples of 1.4 billion year old air. The ancient air was preserved in halite.

The O2 content was surprisingly high, 3.2%. CO2 was also much higher than expected, 10 times what it is today.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:13 AM (w6EFb)

444
That air comes from a time, given what they think is the timeline, 800 million years before multi-cellular life came on the scene.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:14 AM (w6EFb)

445 >>> 443
This was interesting. They've analyzed samples of 1.4 billion year old air. The ancient air was preserved in halite.

The O2 content was surprisingly high, 3.2%. CO2 was also much higher than expected, 10 times what it is today.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:13 AM (w6EFb)

HERETIC!!!

Posted by: algore at January 05, 2026 12:14 AM (ULPxl)

446 > If Cuba is communist, why do they have a monarchy?

Posted by: Boss Moss
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?

Posted by: Don Black at January 05, 2026 12:15 AM (ZxPkt)

447 In case you were wondering Candace Owens has indeed confirmed it was the joos who did in Maduro. smh
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

Are you serious? Lolmooooooooo! I predicted this AS A JOKE!

What did they ever do to her? Give her a bad deli sammich? She needs to be locked up somewhere and given meds to shush her blabbering bs.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:16 AM (WONhk)

448 This was interesting. They've analyzed samples of 1.4 billion year old air. The ancient air was preserved in halite.

The O2 content was surprisingly high, 3.2%. CO2 was also much higher than expected, 10 times what it is today.
Posted by: publius

Wow, that much CO2? I bet they never had any ice ages back then!

.....

/s, just in case

Posted by: mikeski breathes it in at January 05, 2026 12:17 AM (nhCoE)

449 “It is going to be worse to fix than after the break up of the USSR, since the USSR still had assets and raw materials left.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:55 PM (rbvCR)

It is going to be hugely expensive to fix Cuba; I saw an estimate that with Venezuela coming apart, Cuba now has only 30 days of food supplies left with none coming in, and their own farming has completely collapsed. They’re going to go down hard. Not to mention that the electrical grid for the entire island is about to crash, and crash hard with no way to bring it back up.

Still - can you imagine what a different place the Caribbean will be if Cuba comes back under American influence? It could be incredible!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:17 AM (HJ3jx)

450
They should just put Candace Owens in a room with Mrs. Marcon. Put one knife on a table. Lock 'em up in there and see who comes out.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:17 AM (w6EFb)

451 405
UK and French jets target suspected terrorist weapons cache in joint operation in Syria.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 11:55 PM (3ek7K)
___________________

Probably an Amazon truck being driven by the only white guy in the country.

Posted by: Orson at January 05, 2026 12:18 AM (dIske)

452 In case you were wondering Candace Owens has indeed confirmed it was the joos who did in Maduro. smh
Posted by: San Franpsycho

She's really off the rails. She was claiming Trump was going to install a joo in Maduro's place.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 05, 2026 12:18 AM (c115l)

453 Mrs Macron is a man.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 12:18 AM (eq9pm)

454 And, per BarelyScaryMary's guess, he's a man of a thousand ethnicities, and took the Maori name in place of his family's Jewish name. Moved him up the progressive grievance stack, I guess?

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 12:12 AM (nhCoE)

------

I knew it. Some guy with a south Pacific grievance.

Do I win a year's worth of Turtle Wax for the correct answer?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 05, 2026 12:19 AM (Cw/ar)

455 Still - can you imagine what a different place the Caribbean will be if Cuba comes back under American influence? It could be incredible!
Posted by: Tom Servo

Hotels, casinos, beaches. The next American Riviera.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 05, 2026 12:20 AM (c115l)

456 And I see that Kamkook, former VP to Poopy Diapers, is still a word garbage disposal. I read what she says and can't recall the point. Ever. And I tried as I liked to mock her.

Democracy is the thing and we work hard for our things which can be unburdened if unzipped and unleashed and unbound, when not bound and limp. We will fight to the ditches, bitches!

I find the need to go to bed and become unconscious (this is me talking, not Kam).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:20 AM (WONhk)

457 Oxygen was actually toxic to plants if going back far enough.

I don’t know if it’s related, but Chitin, the stuff insect bodies are made with, is strong and light, though such characteristics that it is physically impossible for for them to get too big, so no monster sized predatory dragonflies on people or whatever. Pity! Could make outdoor gatherings more interesting

Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 12:21 AM (umyLr)

458 >can you imagine what a different place the Caribbean will be if Cuba comes back under American influence? It could be incredible!
----

we could build casinos
beautiful hotels
We'd be bigger than US Steel

Posted by: Don Black at January 05, 2026 12:21 AM (ZxPkt)

459 Hotels, casinos, beaches. The next American Riviera.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 05, 2026 12:20 AM (c115l)

Keep the 50's cars and I will be there with Ricky Ricardo (or my husband, since Ricky's no longer here). Bongo drums!

Maybe make it a no-trans island!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:22 AM (WONhk)

460 It is going to be hugely expensive to fix Cuba; I saw an estimate that with Venezuela coming apart, Cuba now has only 30 days of food supplies left with none coming in, and their own farming has completely collapsed. They’re going to go down hard. Not to mention that the electrical grid for the entire island is about to crash, and crash hard with no way to bring it back up.

Still - can you imagine what a different place the Caribbean will be if Cuba comes back under American influence? It could be incredible!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:17 AM (HJ3jx)

______________________

Thankfully, they have the best healthcare system in the world. I know this to be true because I was told so by Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Margaret Chan (WHO), Kofi Annan and David Blumenthal.

Posted by: Orson at January 05, 2026 12:23 AM (dIske)

461 421
Walz calls Nick Shirley a delusional conspiracy theorist.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 05, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

I call Walz a pedo mouth and want him to go away.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:26 AM (WONhk)

462 >> Hotels, casinos, beaches. The next American Riviera.

And make sure to keep the Mob out this time.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:26 AM (w6EFb)

463 >>>460 It is going to be hugely expensive to fix Cuba; I saw an estimate that with Venezuela coming apart, Cuba now has only 30 days of food supplies left with none coming in, and their own farming has completely collapsed. They’re going to go down hard. Not to mention that the electrical grid for the entire island is about to crash, and crash hard with no way to bring it back up.

This should not be ny problem?.or my Monkeys. But we will end up being foster parents to Cuba.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 05, 2026 12:27 AM (Cw/ar)

464 >>>This is a real political issue, and it is going to take a clever way to get around it. It is not impossible, but it is going to be complicated.
Posted by: Kindltot
---

Trump's going to make them a deal (it won't please the commie betters) - 'do it my way and you'll all get rich'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 12:30 AM (uVThL)

465 417 I've seen videos today of people from the UK, France, and Australia all requesting that Delta do an involuntary exfil of their leader.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 10:43 PM (5hs8R)

Adds Canada to the list.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 11:59 PM (8zz6B)
......................

This is the cherry on top for the entire weekend.

Suck it, liberal cry babies! You probably can't even spell Venezuela and thought it was a STD by furries. Why don't YOU go live there?

DEPORT LIBERALS! I am sure El Salvador won't take you, you are that rancid. Ice fishing from last night on a large scale for them. "In the hole ye go!"

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:30 AM (WONhk)

466 Maduro's security force was all-Cuban, Cuban secret police types. Delta smoked a shit-ton of them, form what I've read. 30+ dead.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

Now thats news I can use.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 12:31 AM (snZF9)

467 Cuba was the driving force for revolution in the Americas in the 50's and 60's. They were in every country outside of Peru (which had Chinese funded revolutionaries) funded by USSR and trained in Cuba.
Most of the screaming about the Plan Condor that was the basic anticommunist playbook for Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil was in response to the Cubans' revolutions, and these countries were under an actual undeclared revolution.
The Communists and their fellow travelers today claim oppression and extra legal execution and jailing, but the numbers the revolutionary cadres killed, kidnapped and bombed were higher.
Castro was a murderer and a slaver of his own people, and I am frustrated that he died in his sleep.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:31 AM (rbvCR)

468 Its 66 years since the commies took over. 66 years. "They" have passed on (95% or more of them). We can't make public policy on the 5% or less that are 70+ years old and want something. I'm sorry they had a hard life. We can't govern over that at this point--they wouldn't recognize Cuba today if we gave them a guided tour.
Posted by: Crusader
+++

Three generations.
Other than a grudge there ain't much there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 05, 2026 12:32 AM (/lPRQ)

469 Maduro's security force was all-Cuban, Cuban secret police types. Delta smoked a shit-ton of them, form what I've read. 30+ dead.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

Verified by the Cuban state papers.
See comment 282 for a translation.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:32 AM (rbvCR)

470 I knew it. Some guy with a south Pacific grievance.

Do I win a year's worth of Turtle Wax for the correct answer?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Kiwi brand shoe polish, unfortunately.

Posted by: mikeski gets his shinebox at January 05, 2026 12:34 AM (nhCoE)

471
Almost a year since President Trump was inaugurated.

What a wonderful year.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 05, 2026 12:35 AM (3ek7K)

472 444
That air comes from a time, given what they think is the timeline, 800 million years before multi-cellular life came on the scene.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:14 AM (w6EFb)

With 3.2% oxygen, I am not surprised. It's currently about seven times thst, and my understanding is that less than 15% oxygen and we suffocate.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 05, 2026 12:36 AM (/TlUl)

473 462 >> Hotels, casinos, beaches. The next American Riviera.

And make sure to keep the Mob out this time.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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Cigars, and arable soil. Yeah, only thing Cuba will need is direction and discipline. Just have a big bar-b-que with plenty of beef and pork and beer and
say; This is what I'm talking about, every day.
You like that? OK, follow little Marco.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 12:36 AM (uVThL)

474 most over-used word on X:

'BREAKING'

Posted by: Don Black at January 05, 2026 12:37 AM (ZxPkt)

475 471
Almost a year since President Trump was inaugurated.

What a wonderful year.

Posted by: fourseasons
------------
Still not tired of winning.

Posted by: scampydog at January 05, 2026 12:39 AM (41CYW)

476 Still - can you imagine what a different place the Caribbean will be if Cuba comes back under American influence? It could be incredible!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:17 AM (HJ3jx)

Also Cuba is so small that a concerted effort by America to fix it could really work wonders.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 12:40 AM (8zz6B)

477 Almost a year since President Trump was inaugurated.

What a wonderful year.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 05, 2026 12:35 AM (3ek7K)

Show me full unrestricted 2A rights restored, somalians all deported, dem leaders put up against a wall, islam outlawed in the US, and mamdani floating around NY harbor in a plastic bag and I'll do a fucking snoopy dance.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 12:42 AM (snZF9)

478 457 Oxygen was actually toxic to plants if going back far enough.

I don’t know if it’s related, but Chitin, the stuff insect bodies are made with, is strong and light, though such characteristics that it is physically impossible for for them to get too big, so no monster sized predatory dragonflies on people or whatever. Pity! Could make outdoor gatherings more interesting
Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 12:21 AM (umyLr)

Insect/arthropod size is also dependant on oxygen levels, because of their passive respiratory systems. When the atmosphere had a larger percentage of oxygen, we did have dragonflies with 2.5 foot wingspan and centipedes over eight feet long.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 05, 2026 12:43 AM (/TlUl)

479 I don’t know if it’s related, but Chitin, the stuff insect bodies are made with, is strong and light, though such characteristics that it is physically impossible for for them to get too big, so no monster sized predatory dragonflies on people or whatever. Pity! Could make outdoor gatherings more interesting
Posted by: Common Tater at January 05, 2026 12:21 AM (umyLr)

IIRC, two foot dragonflies existed in the Permian period. Doubt they would have preyed upon human-sized critters, though. Maybe smaller bugs and lizards.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 12:43 AM (8zz6B)

480 I believe DH only threatens the glass with vermouth.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 10:50

When I was a tarbender many yrs ago if a patron ordered an extra dry martini I'd pour a dash of dry vermouth into the glass, swish it around and then throw it out. Proceed with ice, gin or vodka and garnish.

This was in a N IL version of a WI supper club, bout 40 yrs ago. We even had pickled mushrooms as a garnish and made our own anchovy-stuffed olives.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 05, 2026 12:45 AM (55Qr6)

481 I want to see a free Cuba with Venezuela.

Because I lived in post-Civil War times, we had bomb drills, children. Along with fire drills. I knew about bombs but as a 2nd grade kid was not too concerned in MS about Cuba. And the Bay of Pigs, which I thought was literal.My parents did not alarm us that we might actually die, which was good.

Parents would receive, at the beginning of the school year, a note for "one canned good" for the class pantry. My mother sent a large can of fruit cocktail that was supposed to sustain me for the rest of my life (she said that's what she had handy with no thought of protein). I hope it was a shared pantry with Spam or peanut butter..."Here, I will trade you a piece of pineapple."

Anyway, there would be monthly notices of the drills & no matter the temp I'd wear leotards under my skirts or dresses. Because the boy's idea of the bomb drills were to look under our dresses.

Otherwise clueless to how close we apparently came to being goners. I never saw the "duck and cover" cartoons. We squatted under our desks to survive.
I guess if wounded, "rub some dirt on it." Yes, it's a little radioactive but all will be well.

I love Cubans in Florida.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:46 AM (WONhk)

482 IIRC, two foot dragonflies existed in the Permian period. Doubt they would have preyed upon human-sized critters, though. Maybe smaller bugs and lizards.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 12:43 AM (8zz6B)

Probably not, but think of the mosquitos.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 05, 2026 12:47 AM (/TlUl)

483 With 3.2% oxygen, I am not surprised. It's currently about seven times thst, and my understanding is that less than 15% oxygen and we suffocate.
Posted by: tankdemon
---

That's a cheery thought.
Ima plant a tree in your honor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 12:48 AM (uVThL)

484 Also Cuba is so small that a concerted effort by America to fix it could really work wonders.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 12:40 AM (8zz6B

Make it part of the FL Keys. Governor DeSantis will fix it pronto, as he had a bridge built to Sanibel in weeks.

I'd go there once there's water and sewage, etc, and a nice hotel.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:48 AM (WONhk)

485 ChristyBlinky, my sister told me that during the Bay of Pigs period, Mom took them all down to the fruit room (pantry) in the basement and had them eat some horrible WWII rations they had for some reason. (I am the step kid and far younger than the rest)

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:49 AM (rbvCR)

486 Would putting Maduro in the same cell where Epstein had his little 'accident' be trolling or would it get 15 yards for excessive celebration? Maybe just one night so the Left would have a chance to go a little more bat guano insane?

Posted by: at January 05, 2026 12:49 AM (/gRa9)

487 Feel like ending my night with a little rock n roll. God bless our men and women in uniform.

tiny.cc/2f7x001

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 05, 2026 12:50 AM (vzcgi)

488
Oh, this is just great -- this is behind the Daily Mail paywall, but maybe some searching can find you some stories.

Wendy Mao, Chinese-American, born here. Daughter of some big shot Chicom geophysicist. She's the chair of the Earth and Planetary Science at Stanford, among other stuff.

She's done a lot of research for NASA and others on high pressure material research.

Well, a House committee has found ties with the Chicom military research. Big time. Her research, funded by the taxpayer, prolly went right over to the Chicoms' nuclear and hypersonic and space programs.

This is a big problem.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:50 AM (w6EFb)

489 484 Make it part of the FL Keys. Governor DeSantis will fix it pronto, as he had a bridge built to Sanibel in weeks.

I'd go there once there's water and sewage, etc, and a nice hotel.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:48 AM (WONhk)

Just don't let Puerto Rico take charge of it.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 05, 2026 12:52 AM (/TlUl)

490 Logistics, people. If you can’t get the timing right on the pizza delivery, you don’t belong in a position of power to break things in another country.

Pineapple is an automatic disqualification.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 05, 2026 12:52 AM (nljXp)

491 Would putting Maduro in the same cell where Epstein had his little 'accident' be trolling or would it get 15 yards for excessive celebration? Maybe just one night so the Left would have a chance to go a little more bat guano insane?
Posted by: at January 05, 2026 12:49 AM (/gRa9)

If Che had not been killed he would have been brought to the US and given a chance to name names, give testimony, and provide information to roll up a lot of networks in the US and in South America. Maduro can name names, provide banking data, give testimony and roll up a lot of networks in the US and the rest of the world.
as a corpse he is of little use.

Personally I wonder if Trump told Bill Barr's replacement to make sure he survives to old age.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:53 AM (rbvCR)

492 This is a big problem.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)

I wonder if the first clue should have been that her name is Mao.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:53 AM (HJ3jx)

493
Libre Hemisferio Occidental

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 12:53 AM (uVThL)

494 Wendy Mao, Chinese-American, born here. Daughter of some big shot Chicom geophysicist. She's the chair of the Earth and Planetary Science at Stanford, among other stuff.

She's done a lot of research for NASA and others on high pressure material research.

Well, a House committee has found ties with the Chicom military research. Big time. Her research, funded by the taxpayer, prolly went right over to the Chicoms' nuclear and hypersonic and space programs.

This is a big problem.
Posted by: publius

Fuckin' A, people..... I would have seen this happening.

Posted by: zombie Ray Charles at January 05, 2026 12:54 AM (nhCoE)

495 Just don't let Puerto Rico take charge of it.
Posted by: tankdemon

What're the chances that Cuba beats Puerto Rico to statehood?

Posted by: mikeski puts an umbrella in his drink at January 05, 2026 12:56 AM (nhCoE)

496 I read somewhere that most of the mullah's security forces killing the protesters are speaking Arabic, which they take as a sign that the native Iranian members aren't willing.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)

I've heard a portion of the Rev Guard are not showing up for "work" when called up. Also saw some being chased down and beaten/kicked by protestors. Good for patriotic Persians.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 05, 2026 12:57 AM (55Qr6)

497 485 ChristyBlinky, my sister told me that during the Bay of Pigs period, Mom took them all down to the fruit room (pantry) in the basement and had them eat some horrible WWII rations they had for some reason. (I am the step kid and far younger than the rest)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 12:49 AM (rbvCR)

I couldn't figure out what the big deal was about an entire bay of pigs and bombs.

I do remember taking charge of the kids in the neighborhood. With my brother we plotted out the bomb on the map of the USA, and figured Kansas would get it, being in the middle and all. They seemed to accept my vast knowledge and we never worried about it at all.

I have a way of taking charge and fooling people that I know what I'm doing, even to this day. Bless their hearts, the lunatic is here and in charge!

Good night.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 12:58 AM (WONhk)

498 I'd go there once there's water and sewage, etc, and a nice hotel.

If too many of you visit at once, it may flip over.

Posted by: Hank Johnson at January 05, 2026 12:59 AM (+aVVA)

499 What're the chances that Cuba beats Puerto Rico to statehood?
Posted by: mikeski
---------

No hue Jose'.
We have too many states as it is.
No offense tcn but there's a couple
that need to go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 12:59 AM (uVThL)

500
461 421
Walz calls Nick Shirley a delusional conspiracy theorist.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 05, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

What’s fascinating is that Shirley suggested that the two Minnesota Legislators who were murdered had started to look seriously into the fraud schemes. Rather than ignore the remark, Walz blew his top and started foaming at the mouth. Amazing how sensitive he is about that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:59 AM (HJ3jx)

501 Some of those teenie northern states need to be plugged back together.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 01:00 AM (eq9pm)

502
This is a big problem.
Posted by: publius

Fuckin' A, people..... I would have seen this happening.
Posted by: zombie Ray Charles at January 05, 2026 12:54 AM (nhCoE)

GET THEM OUT!

Why on earth does Trump want chy knees college students here, eh?

I need to sleep pronto. Will probably dream of a bay of chy knee pigs now.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 01:00 AM (WONhk)

503 What're the chances that Cuba beats Puerto Rico to statehood?
Posted by: mikeski puts an umbrella in his drink at January 05, 2026 12:56 AM (nhCoE)

Not something I have any real amount of knowledge about, but even in the event of a fall of the commies, I don't see Cuba losing its sovereignty.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 05, 2026 01:01 AM (/TlUl)

504 Are you Canadian?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 01:01 AM (eq9pm)

505 Still - can you imagine what a different place the Caribbean will be if Cuba comes back under American influence? It could be incredible!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:17 AM (HJ3jx)

Also Cuba is so small that a concerted effort by America to fix it could really work wonders.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

It was US Territory for a year or two...
Close to home. An argument could be made to make it the 52nd state after Greenland.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 05, 2026 01:01 AM (/lPRQ)

506 Oh, this is just great -- this is behind the Daily Mail paywall, but maybe some searching can find you some stories.

Wendy Mao, Chinese-American, born here. Daughter of some big shot Chicom geophysicist. She's the chair of the Earth and Planetary Science at Stanford, among other stuff.

She's done a lot of research for NASA and others on high pressure material research.

Well, a House committee has found ties with the Chicom military research. Big time. Her research, funded by the taxpayer, prolly went right over to the Chicoms' nuclear and hypersonic and space programs.

This is a big problem.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 12:50 AM (w6EFb)

As soon as I got to the "Daughter of some big shot Chicom geophysicist" part I knew where this heading.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 01:02 AM (snZF9)

507 Maduro on Joe Rogan Experience

https://tinyurl.com/f9b4dnzm

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 01:03 AM (rbvCR)

508 What’s fascinating is that Shirley suggested that the two Minnesota Legislators who were murdered had started to look seriously into the fraud schemes. Rather than ignore the remark, Walz blew his top and started foaming at the mouth. Amazing how sensitive he is about that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:59 AM (HJ3jx)

Yep! I remember that they were voting against something and then dead. The liberals like to whine about them when Charlie Kirk's murder comes up.

If it were not for Walz's pedo mouth he'd remind me of Elmer Fudd. I don't want to insult Elmer Fudd's memory.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 01:03 AM (WONhk)

509 This is a big problem.
Posted by: publius

Fuckin' A, people..... I would have seen this happening.
Posted by: zombie Ray Charles at January 05, 2026 12:54 AM (nhCoE)

GET THEM OUT!

Why on earth does Trump want chy knees college students here, eh?

I need to sleep pronto. Will probably dream of a bay of chy knee pigs now.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 05, 2026 01:00 AM (WONhk)

Its getting to the point where you can't trust anybody unless they were born here and can trace their roots to the god damn Mayflower.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 01:03 AM (snZF9)

510
Her work has a lot to do with "high entropy alloys", which are some very exotic alloys that can be created only under very high pressure conditions. These alloys are lightweight, high-strength, high temperature, etc, etc.

ANd you know exactly what uses that would have. US taxpayer money going to Chicom military weapons research.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)

511 Her work has a lot to do with "high entropy alloys", which are some very exotic alloys that can be created only under very high pressure conditions. These alloys are lightweight, high-strength, high temperature, etc, etc.

ANd you know exactly what uses that would have. US taxpayer money going to Chicom military weapons research.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)

Execute her and charge the chinese for the bullet. They like shit like that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 01:05 AM (snZF9)

512 Its getting to the point where you can't trust anybody unless they were born here and can trace their roots to the god damn Mayflower.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 01:03 AM (snZF9)

Dude, I know some of those guys. They are assholes.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 01:07 AM (rbvCR)

513
Tom,

I've always thought the murders were political.

Walz isn't fit to clean up the dog poop in my yard.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 05, 2026 01:08 AM (3ek7K)

514 452 In case you were wondering Candace Owens has indeed confirmed it was the joos who did in Maduro. smh
Posted by: San Franpsycho

She's really off the rails. She was claiming Trump was going to install a joo in Maduro's place.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 05, 2026 12:18 AM (c115l)

Joozuela, as Nostradamus predicted.

Posted by: Fortune Cookie Wisdom at January 05, 2026 01:10 AM (d1Mid)

515 504 Are you Canadian?
Posted by: Boss Moss
.....................................................
No.

Posted by: Stanley Cup at January 05, 2026 01:10 AM (sAmhv)

516 What’s fascinating is that Shirley suggested that the two Minnesota Legislators who were murdered had started to look seriously into the fraud schemes. Rather than ignore the remark, Walz blew his top and started foaming at the mouth. Amazing how sensitive he is about that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:59 AM (HJ3jx)

The guy fingered for the assassinations, Boelter, has a back story amazingly similar in unexplainable complexity to Routh's.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 05, 2026 01:11 AM (rbvCR)

517 Allowing Chyna to send students here is part of the deal he's making with Xi. Rest assured any future Chynese coming into the country will be thoroughly analysed.

He's going to appoint Grenell to supervise.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 01:14 AM (uVThL)

518 Its getting to the point where you can't trust anybody unless they were born here and can trace their roots to the god damn Mayflower.
Posted by: Berserker

Sorry, my ancestors are post-Civil-War but pre-WWI.

So you can't trust me, but I've got a good excuse not to pay reparations. I'll call that a wash.

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:16 AM (nhCoE)

519 Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson never cross my mind until I read about them here. When I do
the only thought that crosses is Dungeons.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 01:16 AM (uVThL)

520 Rumor that Walz is going to drop out of the MN governor race

tiny.cc/tf7x001

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 05, 2026 01:17 AM (2XHCB)

521 Walz isn't fit to clean up the dog poop in my yard.
Posted by: fourseasons

The poop probably smells nicer.

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:18 AM (nhCoE)

522 514: Cuban Reuben sandwich's for the masses!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 05, 2026 01:18 AM (sAmhv)

523 Verified back to Francis Marion. There's listing before that but I haven't seen any solid documentation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 01:21 AM (uVThL)

524 Are you Canadian?
Posted by: Boss Moss
.....................................................
No.
Posted by: Stanley Cup

Comment of the week.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 05, 2026 01:22 AM (vzcgi)

525 378 I honestly don't understand the hate for Collinsworth.
Posted by: Doof at January 04, 2026 11:43 PM (QMAsf)

He's prissy, effete, with a nasally voice. One of the most punchable faces on television. Ichabod Crane comes to mind. The only thing he has going for him is that he can say, "Well, at least I'm not Joe Buck." He was also happy to shit on Rush Limbaugh when Rush was canned from his brief NFL gig for nothing.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 05, 2026 01:31 AM (QzM4s)

526 Rumor that Walz is going to drop out of the MN governor race
tiny.cc/tf7x001
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Hm.

On FOX 9 News at 10 p.m., Olson tells us Senator Amy Klobuchar is on the list of possible contenders for the seat if Walz were to bow out of the race.

Meet the new retard, same as the old retard.

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:31 AM (nhCoE)

527 On FOX 9 News at 10 p.m., Olson tells us Senator Amy Klobuchar is on the list of possible contenders for the seat if Walz were to bow out of the race.

Meet the new retard, same as the old retard.
Posted by: mikeski
----------
Mike Lindell and Lisa Demuth on the other side. Going to need a lot of voter fraud repair if either to have a chance against anything from the left.

Posted by: scampydog at January 05, 2026 01:33 AM (41CYW)

528 Execute her and charge the chinese for the bullet. They like shit like that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Too easy. Big pow-wow, much fire.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 05, 2026 01:34 AM (mlg/3)

529 Hm.

On FOX 9 News at 10 p.m., Olson tells us Senator Amy Klobuchar is on the list of possible contenders for the seat if Walz were to bow out of the race.

Meet the new retard, same as the old retard.
Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:31 AM (nhCoE)

Maybe Elon Musk should program one of his Optimus robots to be a professional wrestler, and gubernatorial candidate.

Call it the "Mecha Ventura".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 01:35 AM (8zz6B)

530 491 Would putting Maduro in the same cell where Epstein had his little 'accident' be trolling or would it get 15 yards for excessive celebration? Maybe just one night so the Left would have a chance to go a little more bat guano insane?
Posted by: at January 05, 2026 12:49 AM (/gRa9)

If Che had not been killed he would have been brought to the US and given a chance to name names, give testimony, and provide information to roll up a lot of networks in the US and in South America. Maduro can name names, provide banking data, give testimony and roll up a lot of networks in the US and the rest of the world.
as a corpse he is of little use.

Personally I wonder if Trump told Bill Barr's replacement to make sure he survives to old age.

Agree completely. I just think the Left would turn the crazy to 11 when they heard about it. And if they made a huge deal about it, then nothing happened, they would look that much more unhinged.

Posted by: at January 05, 2026 01:36 AM (/gRa9)

531 Mike Lindell and Lisa Demuth on the other side. Going to need a lot of voter fraud repair if either to have a chance against anything from the left.
Posted by: scampydog

I nominate scampydog.

I'll even be his campaign manager. How's this for a slogan: "Don't elect another retard. Elect a Moron!"

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:39 AM (nhCoE)

532 Its getting to the point where you can't trust anybody unless they were born here and can trace their roots to the god damn Mayflower.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 01:03

And some of them are suspect!

Why oh why did my Dutch ancestors sell their home on Wall St in New Amsterdam and move to the country (NJ)?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 05, 2026 01:39 AM (55Qr6)

533 Call it the "Mecha Ventura".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

* robotic golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:41 AM (nhCoE)

534
Just saw somebody quoting a NYT article on how Kimberly Guilfoyle is doing as Ambassador to Greece:

... Rapunzel hair, false eyelashes, plumped lips, figure-hugging sheath dresses and high heels. 'In terms of public relations, she has done an excellent job,” [the Greek commenter said]. But the 'submissiveness' of so many Greeks lining up to meet her, he said, 'makes us look like a Third World country.' Mr. Georgiadis, the health minister, shrugged off the buzz. 'When she was first named, the people were, "What’s that?"' he said. But the early energy deals, he said, have proved that she has substance. 'If she delivers,' he said, 'who cares if she has a see-through dress?'..."

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 01:45 AM (w6EFb)

535 You know, Mike Lindell might do better than the pundits expect. He is, first and foremost, a salesman, and seems to be a pretty honest one. The pillows he sells mostly deliver on their claims, right? His TV ads may have annoyed or exasperated a lot of people, but they have certainly given him name recognition. And I don't think anyone really hates him. Not evil, just annoying, by way of over-exposure. But now his biggest job is selling himself. I wish him all the best.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 01:48 AM (8zz6B)

536 534: Heh! Results matter. Go figure.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 05, 2026 01:48 AM (sAmhv)

537 'If she delivers,' he said, 'who cares if she has a see-through dress?'..."
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 01:45 AM (w6EFb)

And a thousand Morons speak as one, "Pictures, or it didn't happen!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 01:49 AM (8zz6B)

538 'If she delivers,' he said, 'who cares if she has a see-through dress?'
Posted by: publius

I hope that's a mistranslation from Greek, and it should be "Whether or not she delivers, I'm happy she wears see-through dresses."

If not, dude might be a homo.

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:50 AM (nhCoE)

539 just annoying, by way of over-exposure. But now his biggest job is selling himself.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

See also: Jesse "The Mind" Ventura.

Maybe he does have a chance here.

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 01:51 AM (nhCoE)

540 Young Kimberley.

https://tinyurl.com/58fpjnt5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 01:54 AM (uVThL)

541 Well, almost midnight here. Time to hit the sack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 01:55 AM (8zz6B)

542 I nominate scampydog.

I'll even be his campaign manager. How's this for a slogan: "Don't elect another retard. Elect a Moron!"
Posted by: mikeski
----------
Heh. Will break AoS code briefly. Was approached to run for a state seat some time ago. No freaking way. People are nuts and I'm not a histrionic psycho. But you made me lol!

Posted by: scampydog at January 05, 2026 01:56 AM (41CYW)

543 Add on. I do know Lisa Demuth. She will be fine - a massive improvement over DingleNutz Walz if she can pull off a win.

Posted by: scampydog at January 05, 2026 01:58 AM (41CYW)

544 Aww, man. If only I'd made one more dumb comment this past week!

1 [450 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [63.90 posts/day]
2 [449 comments] 'm'

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 01:59 AM (RuTUS)

545 540 Young Kimberley.

https://tinyurl.com/58fpjnt5

Posted by: Braenyard
............................................
youtu.be/dLaFiKfpcVQ

Too bad she got addicted to plastic surgery.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 05, 2026 01:59 AM (sAmhv)

546 I thought Spencer Dryden and Jack Casady made the Jefferson Airplane. Without them Slick would have been looking for another band. Jack was hot. Just found the band he went to after, Hot Tuna.

It really is Hot Tuna like left out on the counter over night. Folk music, that's it. Very disappointing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:00 AM (uVThL)

547 This is one off the funniest musical pieces I have seen in a long time - It’s da Joos!!!
https://tinyurl.com/yd4raxsw

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:13 PM (bYhL4)
-

ahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

And now for the real McGoy:

https://tinyurl.com/4ceu526s

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 05, 2026 02:01 AM (6eIpv)

548 Yeah, she was a pretty girl.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:01 AM (uVThL)

549 Well, almost midnight here. Time to hit the sack. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 05, 2026 01:55

Night AOP, sleep well.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at January 05, 2026 02:02 AM (55Qr6)

550 Melania is hot!
Rita Ora is not!

Eww, ick, on the Rita Ora person.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 02:06 AM (RuTUS)

551 https://tinyurl.com/4ceu526s
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
---

Her audience is not the best and the brightest.
I figure Trump's next step is lawyers with briefcases
of punitive legal documents. Maybe he'll send the Mormon lawyers and confuse them all.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:08 AM (uVThL)

552 Young Kimberley.

https://tinyurl.com/58fpjnt5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 01:54 AM (uVThL)

Damn, she was cute.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 02:10 AM (snZF9)

553 Melania is hot!
Rita Ora is not!

Eww, ick, on the Rita Ora person.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 02:06 AM (RuTUS)

Rita can't figure out if she wants to be a motorcycle racer Ora pole dancer.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 02:13 AM (snZF9)

554 1 [450 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [63.90 posts/day]
2 [449 comments] 'm'
Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 01:59 AM (RuTUS)

Has there ever been a tie? 20 paces at dawn?

Posted by: a dude in MI at January 05, 2026 02:13 AM (+I6Y/)

555 Many so called xperts on X (pros and professors too) talking about how long it will take to get VZ oil up an running.

I'll put money on doubled or better production within a year.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:22 AM (uVThL)

556 1 [450 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [63.90 posts/day]
2 [449 comments] 'm'
Posted by: m

Has there ever been a tie? 20 paces at dawn?
Posted by: a dude in MI

I believe ties are broken by Comments of the Week, then Firsts, then "$20 same as in town" posts, then "moose out front" posts.

I don't know that they've ever gotten that far, but I think it's BEN ROTHLISBERGER sock posts after that.

Posted by: mikeski at January 05, 2026 02:23 AM (nhCoE)

557 I'll put money on doubled or better production within a year.

Posted by: Braenyard
-----------
Agree. The bigs know how to ramp up quickly when the economics work.

Posted by: scampydog at January 05, 2026 02:23 AM (41CYW)

558 Shadow Fleet Tanker 'Qendil' Runs Aground in Turkey Following Ukrainian Drone Strike
---

And they squeal about Russia being mean to Ukraine. They haven't honored a ceasefire yet.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:24 AM (uVThL)

559 554 1 [450 comments] 'Sponge - F*ck Cancer' [63.90 posts/day]
2 [449 comments] 'm'
Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 01:59 AM (RuTUS)

Has there ever been a tie? 20 paces at dawn?
Posted by: a dude in MI at January 05, 2026 02:13 AM (+I6Y/)

Shakes little fist at Sponge!

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 02:29 AM (RuTUS)

560 I am about to rant

If allowed

Posted by: Tik-Tok dancing "Law" Expert nurses have pissed me off at January 05, 2026 02:31 AM (f/3mU)

561 555 Many so called xperts on X (pros and professors too) talking about how long it will take to get VZ oil up an running.

I'll put money on doubled or better production within a year.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:22 AM (uVThL)

And beef!

413 Food is anice thing. Venezuela imports like 80% of theirs.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 11:49 PM (eq9pm)

Chavez nationalized the farms and ranches. They have land to farm to feed half the continent. We will be buying Venezuelan beef before long.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 11:57 PM (rbvCR)

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 02:31 AM (RuTUS)

562 Has there ever been a tie? 20 paces at dawn?
Posted by: a dude

Abe Lincoln was challenged to a duel

He chose sabers at 20 paces.

Posted by: Uncle FUN Fact Miklos at January 05, 2026 02:35 AM (f/3mU)

563 Canada hasn't had the Stanley Cup in 32 years.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 02:36 AM (ZTk50)

564 392 I will say, Steelers/Ravens games are, 9 times out of 10, great watches, even for non fans of the teams. For fans, like Steelers lifer me, it's a fucking ulcer. Geez, these f'ing guys.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 04, 2026 11:46 PM (sAmhv)

Puddleglum,

Hope you didn't have a heart attack with the adrenalin rush after that last play! What a great game! Yay Steelers !!

Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at January 05, 2026 02:38 AM (MvCrO)

565 How can a US company risk getting nationalized by Venezuela again?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 02:38 AM (ZTk50)

566 We sell them breed stock and in two years they are competing with Argentina. I'm curious how Trump is going to neutralize the authorities that are there and keep the people on his side.

Oh, and keep Congress out of it.
They would screw it for sure.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:39 AM (uVThL)

567 Has there been any consideration to execute surgical strikes on Canada and their retard regime?

I’m asking for the people.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 05, 2026 02:40 AM (nljXp)

568 The idiocy of those both in America and in Europe about LAW

INTERNATIONAL LAW

Pisses me off to no end.

But you cain't talk to ignant

Posted by: Unhappy Fun Ball Niklos at January 05, 2026 02:42 AM (f/3mU)

569 565 How can a US company risk getting nationalized by Venezuela again?
Posted by: Boss Moss
--

There's no risk. Trump said we're taking
over the place. We're getting our property
that was taken (probably property owned
by oi cos) and pay back.

As long as a Republican is in power ther is
no problem. Getting rid of Smartmatic and
Dominican will give them back their country.
It was stolen from them just as various states
and the presidential election was stolen from
us.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:46 AM (uVThL)

570 Canada hasn't had the Stanley Cup in 32 years.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Or Venezuela

or Cuba

Posted by: Imlos was amazed that they thought I ce Hockey in New Orleans was a Good Idea at January 05, 2026 02:46 AM (f/3mU)

571 Canada hasn't had the Stanley Cup in 32 years.
Posted by: Boss Moss
...........................................
'Murica!!

Posted by: Stanley Cup at January 05, 2026 02:50 AM (sAmhv)

572 The former prime minister of Canada, a Cuban bastard son, is dating gutter snipe, Katie Perry.

The ex-wife of dirtbag alleged rapist, Russell Brand.

Next you’ll be telling me that one of their mayors was a crack head.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 05, 2026 02:56 AM (nljXp)

573 NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:59 AM (uVThL)

574 The former prime minister of Canada, a Cuban bastard son, is dating gutter snipe, Katie Perry.

Birds of a feather

Posted by: Somewhat genial late Nite Miklos at January 05, 2026 02:59 AM (f/3mU)

575 Was it Trudeau's mom that the Rolling Stones nailed?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 02:59 AM (ZTk50)

576 cool

Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Curtis Houck
@CurtisHouck
4h
Damn. @CBSMattGutman's first week at CBS is covering Maduro, the man whose regime imprisoned him when reporting in Venezuela a decade ago for ABC.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 02:59 AM (RuTUS)

577 After carefully monitoring the situation in Venezuela for the last 24 hours, the EU has found out that the water bottle of Maduro did not have the EU-regulation approved attached cap.

https://tinyurl.com/2zt893hu

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 03:01 AM (uVThL)

578 573 NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."
Posted by: Braenyard
.........................................
LoL NYC!

Posted by: Stanley Cup at January 05, 2026 03:02 AM (sAmhv)

579 575 Was it Trudeau's mom that the Rolling Stones nailed?
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 05, 2026 02:59 AM (ZTk50)

She was the equivalent of the town pump.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 05, 2026 03:02 AM (6Bc88)

580 573 NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:59 AM (uVThL)

If that muzzie bastard remains in office for two years, there won't be any whites to bully any more.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 05, 2026 03:04 AM (6Bc88)

581 Off sock

youtu.be/WOOcoshBCbk

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at January 05, 2026 03:04 AM (sAmhv)

582 LOL Margaret Brennan

Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
9h
Every expression she makes is like a wine drunk spouse having a marital argument.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 03:06 AM (RuTUS)

583 505 Still - can you imagine what a different place the Caribbean will be if Cuba comes back under American influence? It could be incredible!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 05, 2026 12:17 AM (HJ3jx)

Also Cuba is so small that a concerted effort by America to fix it could really work wonders.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

It was US Territory for a year or two...
Close to home. An argument could be made to make it the 52nd state after /s/Greenland/s/ Alberta.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 05, 2026 01:01 AM (/lPRQ)

FIFY

Posted by: Publius Redux at January 05, 2026 03:18 AM (Gu66x)

584 An IT expert, after gaining access to a forensic image of the Dominion Rigging Management System in Mesa County, Colorado, demonstrates how Dominion Rigging Systems overthrows governments, including the United States government on Nov. 3, 2020, and most recently in Brazil.

Trump votes were switched to Joe Biden in seconds by simply changing the index number—and without a trace.

And Tina Peters is rotting in prison

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 03:19 AM (uVThL)

585 I'll do a fucking snoopy dance.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 12:42 AM (snZF9)

I would pay money to see you do that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 05, 2026 03:20 AM (6Bc88)

586 Venezuelans who lived through 26 years of Maduro's corrupt dictatorship are finally free thanks to Trump!

One woman summed it up: "26 years of corruption, assassination, dictatorship. We're ecstatic! Thanks Trump! (it's a parade)

https://tinyurl.com/muh7ykfd

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 03:22 AM (uVThL)

587 NYC Mayor Mamdani's Tenant Director, Cea Weaver:

"We'll transition from treating property as an individual good to a collective good. Whites especially will be impacted."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 02:59 AM (uVThL)

If that muzzie bastard remains in office for two years, there won't be any whites to bully any more.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 05, 2026 03:04 AM (6Bc8

They keep that shit up in 2 years they might end up like Mussolini.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 03:26 AM (snZF9)

588 Today while Democrats were melting down in the USA the people of Venezuela were celebrating.

https://tinyurl.com/4vcchyjv

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 03:31 AM (uVThL)

589 I'll do a fucking snoopy dance.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 05, 2026 12:42 AM (snZF9)

Phrasing?

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 03:32 AM (RuTUS)

590 Thousands of Venezuelan refugees have gathered in Panama to celebrate Maduro’s capture

https://tinyurl.com/m6kar3fk
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I get news feed from Fox and NY Post and I didn't see any of this. Shame on them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 03:37 AM (uVThL)

591 "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place."
_President DJ Trump

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 03:42 AM (uVThL)

592 591 "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place."
_President DJ Trump
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 05, 2026 03:42 AM (uVThL)

LOL BBC

Danish PM tells Trump to stop 'threats' against Greenland
5 hours ago

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 03:48 AM (RuTUS)

593 BBC

Mette Frederiksen said "it makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland", adding: "The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom."

Her remarks come after Katie Miller - the wife of one of Trump's aides, Stephen Miller - tweeted a map of Greenland in the colours of the American flag alongside the word "SOON".

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 03:49 AM (RuTUS)

594
China is getting aggressive up there in the "High North" they call it, and that's why Trump is so concerned about Greenland.

A Chicom "research" submarine navigated under the Arctic ice for the first time, and that is bad for national security.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 05, 2026 03:53 AM (w6EFb)

595 BBC

Hours later on Air Force One, Trump reiterated the goal. "We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it," he said.

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 03:55 AM (RuTUS)

596 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:00 AM (RuTUS)

597 Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:11 AM (RuTUS)

598 Rode

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:12 AM (RuTUS)

599 the

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:12 AM (RuTUS)

600 600

Posted by: m at January 05, 2026 04:12 AM (RuTUS)

Gun Thread: First January Edition!

Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the First January Edition? For the last week your ol' pal Weasel has been nursing a head cold with varying degrees of success. I think it's on the way out, but still feel kind of sickly, pitiful and wee. If you hear snoring, it's me in bed with a box of Kleenex and two little dogs.

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals

Did you make "faithful adherence to fundamentals" your New Year's resolution?

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Revolver Showdown!

With our pal 'Jer'

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What Is Headspace?

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Our Pal The Vernier Scale

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Brass Cleaning Ripoffs

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More Telephone Relays!

Last week we had a look at wire spring type relays, and this week we look at U and Y type relays!!

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Ax Weasel

Q: Weasel, who invented the zip tie?
A: See below.

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: Stripped Cars!

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The Slime People!

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Build Your Own Cigar Chair!

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo
AmmoSeek - online ammo search tool
GunBot - online ammo search tool
SG Ammo
Palmetto State Armory
Georgia Arms
AmmoMan
Target Sports USA
Bud's Gun Shop
American Elite Ammo
Lucky Gunner Ammo NEW!

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Please note the new and improved protonmail account gunthread at protonmail dot com. An informal Gun Thread archive can be found HERE. Future expansion plans are in the works for the site Weasel Gun Thread. If you have a question you would like to ask Gun Thread Staff offline, just send us a note and we'll do our best to answer. If you care to share the story of your favorite firearm, send a picture with your nic and tell us what you sadly lost in the tragic canoe accident. If you would like to remain completely anonymous, just say so. Lurkers are always welcome!

That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

Posted by: Weasel at 07:00 PM

Comments

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 1

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 07:00 PM (gKsV+)

3 one out

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 07:00 PM (LHPAg)

4 Greetings and Felicitations!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:00 PM (QdaMw)

5 Mrs. E was talking to me about meatloaf, threw my aim off.

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 07:02 PM (LHPAg)

6 Bang!

Posted by: Bang! at January 04, 2026 07:02 PM (vFG9F)

7 I could have been first but I was trying to think of something witty.

Posted by: Bang! at January 04, 2026 07:03 PM (vFG9F)

8 Hello, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 07:04 PM (BCwQW)

9 Sadly no range report but I did experience a sudden lightening of the wallet.
No, it is not because I live in the Peoples Republic of NYS and NYC.
This was self inflicted by purchasing something to go along with the scope I acquired back in October.

With luck I will take possession of this object Friday. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:05 PM (QdaMw)

10 Greetings and Felicitations!!!
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:00 PM

Salutations!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:05 PM (Wnv9h)

11 Evening shootists!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 07:06 PM (2WIwB)

12 My new Armi San Marco 1860 Colt reproduction
https://tinyurl.com/2xdyjke9
44 cal

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:06 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Evenin', Weasel san.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:06 PM (Wnv9h)

14 Pondered loading blanks with it New Year eve but didn't stay up for the neighborhood fireworks

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:07 PM (Ia/+0)

15 I thought George Zip invented the Zip tie.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 04, 2026 07:08 PM (pkeXY)

16 Nothing witty to say: here I am, anyway.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 04, 2026 07:08 PM (0Mn7M)

17 https://tinyurl.com/2xdyjke9
The tinyurl.com didn't copy

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:08 PM (Ia/+0)

18 "in bed with a box of Kleenex and two little dogs"

Just as long as you don't get them confused. Hard to clean snot out of dog fur.

Posted by: mindful webworker - rabbit? at January 04, 2026 07:09 PM (dESj/)

19 The tinyurl.com didn't copy
Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:08 PM (Ia/+0)
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Thank you

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:10 PM (DJPFk)

20 "in bed with a box of Kleenex and two little dogs"

Just as long as you don't get them confused. Hard to clean snot out of dog fur.
Posted by: mindful webworker - rabbit? at January 04, 2026 07:09 PM

That's why I use cats.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 07:12 PM (jc0TO)

21 5 Mrs. E was talking to me about meatloaf, threw my aim off.

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 07:02 PM

Well, I am glad to see that you still have your priorities straight!

Hard to beat a good meatloaf.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:12 PM (HlyYF)

22 We had a live fire exercise in Venezuela. It was a blast.

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:12 PM (vhFJq)

23 For the last week your ol' pal Weasel has been nursing a head cold with varying degrees of success.

Remember Weasel, Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:13 PM (QdaMw)

24 With luck I will take possession of this object Friday. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:05 PM

Howdy Scoobs!

Good to see that you and 30,000,000 Venezuelans are still getting closer to freedom.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:14 PM (HlyYF)

25 Apropos of nothing, could we say that Eugene Stoner is the successor to John Moses Brown, pbuh, in the American pantheon of gun designers? Admittedly, he was more of a synthesizer than an inventor but still, huge impact.

I probably should ask this on the Gub Thread.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:33 PM

Posted by: toby928(c) repeats himself at January 04, 2026 07:14 PM (jc0TO)

26 I thought George Zip invented the Zip tie.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 04, 2026 07:08 PM

It wasn't Augustus Heatherton Zyp-Tye...of the Hampshire Zip-Tyes?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:16 PM (Wnv9h)

27 I have wanted a cap and ball revolver since I was a kid, and as a guy says on a different forum, " Its never too late for a happy childhood "

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:16 PM (Ia/+0)

28 17 https://tinyurl.com/2xdyjke9
The tinyurl.com didn't copy

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:08 PM

Congrats Skip!

However, based upon your photo, I suspect that gun was manufactured in Australia.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:16 PM (HlyYF)

29 I thought the saying was “bourbon for a fever, scotch for a cold”?

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:17 PM (vhFJq)

30 22 We had a live fire exercise in Venezuela. It was a blast.

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:12 PM

Apparently, that exercise had some damn fine RSOs since there currently appear to be zero significant casualties!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:18 PM (HlyYF)

31 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at January 04, 2026 07:20 PM (sAmhv)

32 Currently two wounded in hospital. They will survive.

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:20 PM (vhFJq)

33 >>> What Is Headspace?

We could ask an AI the question and have it answer in the style of Kamalala Harris - repeat the question in numerous forms with random word orders but never actually answer. Finish with a jaring cackle.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 07:21 PM (/lPRQ)

34 I don't know why pictures are reversed sometimes, I have to send my timesheet in taking a picture of it and sometimes its upside down

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

35 Watched the headspace video and the brass cleaning ripoffs. Learn something new every day!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:23 PM (QdaMw)

36
https://tinyurl.com/2xdyjke9
The tinyurl.com didn't copy
Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:08 PM

Congrats Skip!
However, based upon your photo, I suspect that gun was manufactured in Australia.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

That's how they hold 'em in the hood.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 04, 2026 07:23 PM (pkeXY)

37 Here. The expired frozen pizza took longer than expected.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:23 PM (LMRVO)

38 >> I don't know why pictures are reversed sometimes, I have to send my timesheet in taking a picture of it and sometimes its upside down

Stand on your head when you take the picture. I read that somewhere.

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:23 PM (vhFJq)

39 Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving Hell did it get to be the First January Edition?

youtu.be/WuXwSyahgW4

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at January 04, 2026 07:23 PM (sAmhv)

40 Go ahead, Scoobs. Tell them what you got!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:24 PM (LMRVO)

41 32 Currently two wounded in hospital. They will survive.

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:20 PM

Thanks for their service and bravery.

Purple hearts and Silver Stars for them, you think?

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:26 PM (HlyYF)

42 Here. The expired frozen pizza took longer than expected.
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:23 PM (LMRVO)
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Did you take it out back and put it out of its misery?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:26 PM (ESVrU)

43 Go ahead, Scoobs. Tell them what you got!
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:24 PM (LMRVO)
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Maybe that's between Scoob and his doctor or pharmacist.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:27 PM (DJPFk)

44 BLAM BLAM
BLAM!

Hi weasel! Thank you for the thread.

Range time with son #1 yesterday. He did well. I shot ok. We had breakfast together afterwards.

Seahawks beat the Niners.

Very good day.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:27 PM (IhIKR)

45 Btw,

Electric blankets are the snizzle.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:28 PM (IhIKR)

46 Nurse!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:28 PM (Wnv9h)

47 Did you take it out back and put it out of its misery?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:26 PM (ESVrU)

Worse, I cannibalized it.
With a fine Chianti.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:28 PM (LMRVO)

48 40 Go ahead, Scoobs. Tell them what you got!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:24 PM

Ok.

Purchased a Tikka T3x TAC A1 in 6.5 Creedmoor with a 24 inch barrel.

I wanted to one in Coyote Brown but found out that is only available in Europe. (Bahstads!!), so I had to get it in black.

I will not get a muzzle brake for the rifle as I am hoping in 2 years to be able to slap a suppressor on it.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:29 PM (QdaMw)

49 34 I don't know why pictures are reversed sometimes,

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:22 PM

Apple is evil?

(I was just joshing you above, BECAUSE that problem is so common.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:29 PM (HlyYF)

50 Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:27 PM (IhIKR)
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I heard! $55!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:29 PM (DJPFk)

51 Electric blankets are the snizzle.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:28 PM

Just hope it doesn't become the sizzle. That's hard to explain to your insurance company.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:30 PM (Wnv9h)

52 Happy New Year!

Posted by: JSpicy at January 04, 2026 07:30 PM (C7Yya)

53 Happy New Year!
Posted by: JSpicy at January 04, 2026 07:30 PM (C7Yya)
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Howdy Bro!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:31 PM (DJPFk)

54 37 Here. The expired frozen pizza took longer than expected.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:23 PM

I don't really give any advice on the Gub Thread, but I will take a shot tonight.

Pro tip: Once salmonella is actively growing on your expired food, you should cook it at least an extra 3 minutes!

/sarc off

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:32 PM (HlyYF)

55 RMBS!

You feeling better? Kimchee soup! That will fix you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:33 PM (IhIKR)

56 I will not get a muzzle brake for the rifle as I am hoping in 2 years to be able to slap a suppressor on it.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:29 PM (QdaMw)

Dude!
I have the most excellent one I took off my Ruger when I got my can.
It ain’t being used. Just saying. Available for long term borrow.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:33 PM (LMRVO)

57 47 Worse, I cannibalized it.
With a fine Chianti.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:28 PM

Was it a fava bean topping?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:34 PM (QdaMw)

58 Worse, I cannibalized it.
With a fine Chianti.
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:28 PM (LMRVO)
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Excellent choice!

Posted by: H. Lector at January 04, 2026 07:34 PM (ESVrU)

59 Definitely a Purple Heart. Perhaps a Silver Star, maybe with a V device if warranted.

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:34 PM (vhFJq)

60 In bed with two dogs sounds like my old roommate! Times have changed. Hope everyone stays healthy. And takes time to focus on Fundamentals.

Posted by: JSpicy at January 04, 2026 07:35 PM (C7Yya)

61 SF was also fielding some new weapons. I suspect the OPFOR may have tasted some 6.5 and perhaps 6.8 for the first time.

Posted by: SFOD-D at January 04, 2026 07:36 PM (vhFJq)

62 RMBS!

You feeling better? Kimchee soup! That will fix you.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:33 PM

I am, thanks!

I do that from time to time for a quick lunch. A little ramen, drain most of the liquid, add kimchee. Great stuff. Good for what ails you!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:36 PM (Wnv9h)

63 56 Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:33 PM

Check my email to you.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:37 PM (QdaMw)

64 Happy New Year, gun thread Horde.

Posted by: Cosda at January 04, 2026 07:37 PM (tLOA9)

65 Had fun dressing up the new 10/22 CF.

Magpul bipod, Romeo5, sling, Volquartsen bolt release and soft buffer...

Sighted in @ 25 yards, and it's incredibly accurate. And a hoot to shoot...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 07:38 PM (XuXeR)

66 The TxMoMe kind of got me the bug to try some distance shooting. To that end, bought myself a Christmas present of a Ruger Precision rifle in 308. Took it out for a test drive today and found that, as expected, it's much more accurate than I am. Damn thing keeps putting rounds where I'm aiming rather than where I want them.

Posted by: Daggit at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM (dBS6O)

67 Ok. Riddle me this.

I get sight alignment and trigger pull.

But why stance? In what real world shooting situation will you be able to make stance a priority? You may be on one knee peering over a half wall, looking around a corner with your weight on your weak leg, moving sideways, backwards, or maneuvering a stairwell. I mean. I get planting your feet and being solid when you’re just standing at a line shooting holes in paper, but how is that a transferable skill to real life?

Not trying to be a troublemamker.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM (IhIKR)

68 A wide stance is important.

Posted by: Larry Craig at January 04, 2026 07:43 PM (pkeXY)

69 I will not get a muzzle brake for the rifle as I am hoping in 2 years to be able to slap a suppressor on it.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:29 PM (QdaMw)

Scoob, please keep an eye on suppressor tech because we've had a lot of changes in tech in recent years. When I bought my first suppressor five years ago, a lot of cans were still made of aluminum, which can't handle a lot of heat stress. Today, 3D printed cans are the norm and titanium is more widespread than it was. The weight and length of the can you choose will change the center of balance on a rifle w/ a 24" barrel.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 07:44 PM (BCwQW)

70 Damn thing keeps putting rounds where I'm aiming rather than where I want them.

Posted by: Daggit at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM

Unfortunately, my firearms also suffer from that same malady.

I think the best solution is ... more TXMoMes.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:45 PM (HlyYF)

71 Good Sunday evening, gub 'ettes and 'rons, and a special get-well-soon greeting to our host Weasel!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 04, 2026 07:47 PM (v23vE)

72 Damn thing keeps putting rounds where I'm aiming rather than where I want them.

Posted by: Daggit at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM

Unfortunately, my firearms also suffer from that same malady.

I think the best solution is ... more TXMoMes.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:45 PM (HlyYF)

Hear, hear, a fine suggestion, that one is!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 04, 2026 07:47 PM (v23vE)

73 This weekend was the first gun show at Manassas Mall. We intended to go and got there on Friday as it was starting. It was hard to find a parking place and the line to get in was the equivalent of two city blocks. I suspect Saturday and today were worse. We can't comfortably walk and stand that long these days and left. We were only going to see how the show went in the new venue not because we need anything so no loss. At least we saved the entry fee.

Don't know if the crowds were just curious about the new place or are worried about what the newly elected A-holes in Richmond might pass and wanted to get ahead of any restrictive gun laws they promised to pass. Maybe both.

If any Horde members went, I would like to hear their opinions.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 07:47 PM (yTvNw)

74 Not trying to be a troublemamker.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM (IhIKR)
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Troublemaker.

Really, when you think about it, anyl elements of proper fundamentals; stance, grip, sight alignment and trigger mechanics might go out the window in a self-defense shooting, for example.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:48 PM (+OnsA)

75 Merry Christmas (11th day) and Happy New Year to all
I really really hope to get more range time this year.

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 07:48 PM (mjkSb)

76 The TxMoMe kind of got me the bug to try some distance shooting. To that end, bought myself a Christmas present of a Ruger Precision rifle in 308. Took it out for a test drive today and found that, as expected, it's much more accurate than I am. Damn thing keeps putting rounds where I'm aiming rather than where I want them.
Posted by: Daggit at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM

That's a fun bug to get bitten by.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:48 PM (Wnv9h)

77 69 Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 07:44 PM

Thanks for the advice Ed. Not worried about the balance of the rifle as it will sit on a bench or other solid surface. Definitely will NOT try to shoulder this to take a shot. ;-)

As far as materials I would lean towards getting a titanium can.
though who knows how the tech of 3D printing will be effected.
I am sure in the next 2 years there will be more improvement in suppressor tech. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:49 PM (QdaMw)

78 Hiya, S’puppy.

Hope you are doing ok.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:49 PM (IhIKR)

79 Howdy Schnorfle!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:49 PM (HlyYF)

80 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 04, 2026 07:47 PM (v23vE)
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Thanks bud!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:49 PM (+OnsA)

81 72 I think the best solution is ... more TXMoMes.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:45 PM (HlyYF)

Hear, hear, a fine suggestion, that one is!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 04, 2026 07:47 PM

I third this remark!!

How are you doing Schnor?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:50 PM (QdaMw)

82 Not trying to be a troublemamker.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM (IhIKR)
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Troublemaker.

Really, when you think about it, anyl elements of proper fundamentals; stance, grip, sight alignment and trigger mechanics might go out the window in a self-defense shooting, for example.
Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:48 PM (+OnsA)
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I think a lot of it has to do with developing the necessary muscle memory so that you automatically revert to your training in those situations.

You no longer have to think about it, you instinctively just DO IT.

A lot of martial arts are based around this idea. Sure, you spend time standing in awkward funky positions, but then when you really, really need to use it, it's there at your fingertips to unleash explosive power and technique.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:50 PM (ESVrU)

83 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 07:51 PM (Zz0t1)

84 Evening Hordians.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 07:51 PM (Zz0t1)

85 Unfortunately, my firearms also suffer from that same malady.

I think the best solution is ... more TXMoMes.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:45 PM

Sounds like someone's got a feevah. And the only prescription, is more TXMoMe!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:51 PM (Wnv9h)

86 83 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 07:51 PM

SPONGE!!!!!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:51 PM (QdaMw)

87 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 07:51 PM (Zz0t1)
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Amigo! Good to see you!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:51 PM (+OnsA)

88 Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:52 PM (Ia/+0)

89 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:50 PM (ESVrU)
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PS gets a gold star!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:52 PM (+OnsA)

90 Last summer, Anderson Manufacturing, home of the "Poverty Pony" AR-15 and source of innumerable AR lower receivers for the home builder, shut down and was acquired by Ruger. As I expected, Ruger is now offering a mid-range AR-15 called the "Harrier" model.

Two trim levels are available now. One with an A2 grip, carbine-length gas system, and a M4 stock, retailing for $550, and the other has Magpul (surprise!) furniture and a mid-length gas system for $650. Both come without sights.

They will be a decent choice for the first-time AR buyer who wants the reassurance of buying a well known brand.

If I was adding another AR to the stable, I'd spend the extra money for the Magpul version to get the mid-length gas system.

The floor is now open to all those who wish to tell how they built their AR for only $99, by chiseling their own parts out of discarded soda cans, using only a claw hammer and a railroad spike.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 07:53 PM (YYotJ)

91 Good to see you all. I made a NYR to make more gun threads.

I'm keeping it so far.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 07:53 PM (Zz0t1)

92 O/T

Seeing reports multiple sources the government in Tehran will be in Moscow by sunrise.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:54 PM (RIvkX)

93 Really though.

Sight alignment, grip and trigger pull can become automatic with enough practice. The biggest variable is stance. If you can’t hit a target unless you have your perfect isosceles stance, what good will you be in an emergency. Shouldn’t you practice lots of different postions and stances and not get situated to just one?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:55 PM (IhIKR)

94 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:55 PM (Wnv9h)

95 Thanks, Nurse, Scoob, Weasel, and PI. We are getting along day by day as we get closer to the memorial service on Friday. My focus has been on the kids' well-being, but I do take every opportunity to talk about what has happened that I can get.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 04, 2026 07:55 PM (v23vE)

96 Word to yo mutha.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (Zz0t1)

97 91 I'm keeping it so far.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 07:53 PM

Excellent! You have a 100% attendance this year!

Do not be late or it will go on your permanent record.
RI Red knows what I am talking about.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (QdaMw)

98 I get sight alignment and trigger pull.

But why stance?
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:40 PM (IhIKR)

Nurse, I'm speculating here, but the first serious pistol shooters learned during WWII from the likes of Colonel William Fairbairn (SOE) or "Jelly" Bryce (FBI). See the period training films, which emphasized the shoooter's stance on the range. It wasn't until some time after the end of WWII did competitions (EX: Police Pistol Competition - PPC and IPSC) attempt to make their events more reflective of actual, real world situations rather than a controlled target shooting event. Whig probably forgot more about this than I'll ever know, though.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (BCwQW)

99 Continued prayers, S'puppy.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (Wnv9h)

100 Weasel, with your indulgence, I’m am going to depart from “Range Report!” and give a
“Bench Report!”

With it being really too fricking cold to shoot right now, I’ve retreated to my bench.
DILIT got Hi Viz sights for her Glock 44, so they got
installed. I got a rear sight tool years ago and it still works perfectly.
Of course, I couldn’t find the tiny little 3/16” hex head for the front sight. But I managed.
DILIT was d-lighted. But sad that it is too fricking cold to shoot now.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (30Gj0)

101 We can't comfortably walk and stand that long these days and left.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 07:47 PM

I have been taking care of people in wheelchairs since I was 18.

I am finally wise enough to have determined that they are a very useful tool, even for people that don't NEED them.

My mother and my FIL are both over 85. Both are still ambulatory. However, I have picked up a used wheelchair. Whenever we go out for family stuff in a large public space, they first beg off, and then I remind them that I can easily push them around in the wheelchair. They then agree to go, and get to spend more time with family.

I know it may sound like stupid advice to you, but if you had taken a wheelchair to the show on Friday, you might have been able to take turns in the chair and enjoy the event.

I appreciate any tool that makes life easier!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (HlyYF)

102 Shouldn’t you practice lots of different postions and stances and not get situated to just one?
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:55 PM (IhIKR)
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Sure. Lots of people do that sort of thing.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (+OnsA)

103 Practicing offhand shooting, for example.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 07:57 PM (+OnsA)

104 Nurse, you're right about stance being the most variable fundamental. But, it does build muscle memory so your go-to in a bad situation is a good stance.

I do think, once you've got some good fundamentals at the static range, you should get some "tactical" time. Go to a range/class where you can shoot prone, kneeling, sitting, with barriers, and turning your body. There, you should learn other stances for various situations. (Go look at some of the old cop and military pistol training videos Weasel has posted. There's soom interesting stuff there on being able to pivot and such.)

(The same thought process is why I advocate 'point shooting' - to get your fundamental anchored in a natural muscle memory that helps you aim and gives you a good start when you can't aim.)

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 07:59 PM (AhONI)

105 My off hand is retarded.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:00 PM (Zz0t1)

106 My off hand is retarded.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:00 PM (Zz0t1)
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Yours too?

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:00 PM (+OnsA)

107 99 Continued prayers, S'puppy.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 07:56 PM (Wnv9h)

Thank you, RMBS.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at January 04, 2026 08:01 PM (v23vE)

108 And it does my weakened and sickly self good to see a fundamentals discussion!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:01 PM (+OnsA)

109 My On hand isn't that great either

Posted by: Daggit at January 04, 2026 08:02 PM (dBS6O)

110 I barely trust my off hand to assist tying my shoes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:04 PM (Zz0t1)

111 Why stance is important. A) Recoil control. Like a lot of martial arts, best technique can offset the inevitable ravages of time and disability. B) Stability as a lot of self defense shooting occurs at short range in a very short period of time. Weapon retention may be involved so a Boxer's stance--about a shoulder's width creates a balance where a push or shove is less likely to put you on the ground where the disadvantages rack up at short range. C) Repeatability which is very important in self defense scenarios--same trigger pull, same grip, same firearm that fits hand, same load, same stance which is repeated after moving=superior ability to repeat that upon demand.

Not to discount target shooting but self defense shooting means accurate enough (pie plate shooting pattern) at speed while on the shoot and move. A balanced stance then is important not only for the initial shot but also when you move as it sets you up to stay on balance moving to the right, left, back if needed.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:04 PM (WDjG6)

112 I barely trust my off hand to assist tying my shoes.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:04 PM (Zz0t1)
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Velcro.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:05 PM (+OnsA)

113 Shouldn’t you practice lots of different postions and stances and not get situated to just one?
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:55 PM (IhIKR)
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Of course!

But for each stance you'll want to break down and analyze WHY that stance works and the physics behind it so that you can fully grasp the proper workings of that stance.

Regardless of stance, your weapon should ideally simply be an extension of your will.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 08:05 PM (ESVrU)

114 I had a kid convinced once in high school that Einstein invented velcro because he couldn't tie his own shows.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:07 PM (Zz0t1)

115 101 ... PI,
Thanks for the wheel chair suggestion. Not there yet but something to keep in mind.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 08:08 PM (yTvNw)

116 Lots of great "why stance" responses! There's hope!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:10 PM (+OnsA)

117 The expensive case tumbling media also have additives to enhance and speed up the polishing process.

You can go to the car washing section of your local Mega-mart and find a bottle of liquid polish, I use Nu-Finish brand myself, and add a squirt to your cheap media.

I add it to the media and let it get circulated by the running tumbler for a while, then add the brass.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 08:11 PM (YYotJ)

118 Weasel, would you consider (for handguns) shooting with strong hand only or weak hand only a fundamental part of handgun marksmanship? I usually try to get in a few rounds with my strong hand only on handguns w/ carry potential (smaller semi-autos, snub nosed revolvers), but it's not that many. My ability shooting weak hand only is mostly trash except at point blank ranges (< 5 yards).

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 08:11 PM (BCwQW)

119 Time for me to bid you all good night.

If you can, try and do more than static shooting. And if that is all you can do because of range rules at least try to practice things like off hand shooting.
If you are lucky to be able to shoot and scoot, do so.

Thanks Weasel!! Feel better!!! Maybe a nice hot toddy might be what you need to battle that cold! Or maybe you need your own Co-Z Cave.

Night everyone!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 08:12 PM (QdaMw)

120 Stance is nowhere near as important as wearing your hat sideways, tilting your head and holding the gun sideways.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:12 PM (Zz0t1)

121 Regardless,

Son #1, Mark Andrew Edwards and Lazy Messenger and I had some good target practice, I got my manly men hugs and lots of encouragement. You guys are the best. Thank you for your guidance, patience, generosity and kindness.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 08:13 PM (IhIKR)

122 110 I barely trust my off hand to assist tying my shoes.
Posted by: Sponge
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Start at short distances and work up. My current problems are a weaker dominant hand than my off hand due to spinal compression (surgery in Feb now). So being able to shoot my off hand means I can control recoil better due to loss of grip strength right now.

It also helps to ensure your firearm is bilateral ready without having to swap parts, etc. so if one hand is damaged or even gone, you can get by with the other in a fight.

Once I started having neuropathic symptoms of losing control, feeling, etc. I immediately trimmed down--at home a very heavy 9mm (Smith 3rd Generation DAO-5946) for carry, a heavy steel framed compact Smith 3rd generation DAO-6946 (holds 12+1 or uses its big brother's 59 series mag to hold 17 for a reload. Trigger pull on both is identical and similar to our house's backup revolvers that my wife prefers to use.

The safety on these DAOs is a double action revolver like trigger pull and tactile ability to hold the truncated hammer down upon reholstering so you can tell if it is snagging inside the trigger guard. Bilateral mag drop and slide release.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:13 PM (WDjG6)

123 Night Scoob!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:14 PM (Zz0t1)

124 Stance is nowhere near as important as wearing your hat sideways, tilting your head and holding the gun sideways.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:12 PM (Zz0t1)

You forgot mag dumping.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 08:14 PM (BCwQW)

125 Night, Scoob.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 08:15 PM (Wnv9h)

126 Weasel, would you consider (for handguns) shooting with strong hand only or weak hand only a fundamental part of handgun marksmanship? I usually try to get in a few rounds with my strong hand only on handguns w/ carry potential (smaller semi-autos, snub nosed revolvers), but it's not that many. My ability shooting weak hand only is mostly trash except at point blank ranges (
Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 08:11 PM (BCwQW)
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I practice weak-hand a little teensy bit. Pretty much when it occurs to me which admittedly isn't often. There seems to me to be a point where you're looking at exceedingly diminished returns given the remote likelihood that your strong hand might become incapacitated. Could it happen? Sure. I'm not at all certain my occasional practice is accomplishing anything.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:16 PM (+OnsA)

127 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 08:12 PM (QdaMw)
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Nite Scoob. Thanks.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:18 PM (+OnsA)

128 Another trick for dry cleaning cases in a tumbler.

Take a used anti-static dryer sheet from the laundry, tear it into strips, and add it to the brass and media. The weave of the sheet will pick up all sorts of dust and dirt that is generated by the tumbling process, thus lengthening the life of the media.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 08:19 PM (YYotJ)

129 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:12 PM (Zz0t1)
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Extra points for gangsta-style!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:19 PM (+OnsA)

130 Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:16 PM (+OnsA)

Thanks, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 08:19 PM (BCwQW)

131 Weasel, I emailed you for the TXMOME rifle syllabus. Hubby wants to do that this year. Thank you!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 08:20 PM (Cw/ar)

132 I do practice standing with my “off” foot in front occasionally. Or having my torso squared up
To the target. It doesn’t seem to matter as much as getting the pistol in sight range.

Do any of y’all practice just using the front sight? Like if you’re starting at low ready and raising the pistol and firing asap.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 08:20 PM (IhIKR)

133 IMHO,
I've shot and carried single actions in the past (Argentine Browning HP clone), DA/SA in a Walther PPK, Sig P6 and later a Beretta PX4 Storm Compact, and Springfield Armory plus Glock safe action (partially precocked striker with a grip safety on teh Springfield and a Glock trigger safety on it which fully cock the striker upon activation at a certain point on trigger compression. Learned on double action revolvers firing them double action--Smiths, Rugers, and Colts.

But, these are all tools which were reliable enough to carry but have different manual of arms so that to keep shooting all of them complicates use in self defense in reaching for a safety it doesn't have, failure to fully engage the grip safety and so on.

At the end of the day, simplicity have a virtue all of its own; even more so when you have complicating factors like age/disability related limitations and limited practice time.

So shoot guns for fun but spend your self defense training time on the firearm system you picked. There is a reason that cops often carry an understudy of the same firearm as a backup like a Glock service length than a compact baby glock in a backup holster.

YMMV.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:21 PM (WDjG6)

134 131 Weasel, I emailed you for the TXMOME rifle syllabus. Hubby wants to do that this year. Thank you!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 08:20 PM (Cw/ar)
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OK! I'll send it in a few minutes. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:21 PM (+OnsA)

135 Thanks Weasel for posting those "headspace" videos -- it's one of the most important, but misunderstood gunsmithing topics.

Posted by: Pooklord at January 04, 2026 08:22 PM (asU3w)

136 I like the John Wick method.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:22 PM (sDNVV)

137 Posted by: Pooklord at January 04, 2026 08:22 PM (asU3w)
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You're welcome!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:23 PM (+OnsA)

138 I try in every hand gun session to shoot two hand, strong hand and weak hand. Just because.
Surprisingly, my weak hand is pretty good, probably because it feels so different in all aspects, that I am much more careful in my trigger pull.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 08:24 PM (LMRVO)

139 Always remember, you can shoot around corners by flinging the gun when pulling the trigger.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:25 PM (Zz0t1)

140 https://www.youtube.com/live/IFujlAzComE

Iran Updates Day 8. Live stream.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at January 04, 2026 08:25 PM (kvcnI)

141 Good evening Horde;

I had a great range week. Some good solo practice time, a session with a shooting buddy including post-shoot hydration (which is very important and sometimes overlooked as an additional fundamental), and today taking out a friend of my son who was in town visiting his parents. Only the 2nd time he'd ever fired a pistol, but he handled the weapons safely, shot well, and had a great time.

Posted by: Kratwurst at January 04, 2026 08:25 PM (fcDpY)

142 With all the world's attention on Venezuela and Iran, someone feels neglected:
North Korea fires ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan in first test of 2026
https://bit.ly/4poEzr5

Posted by: mindful webworker - slightly off-topic? at January 04, 2026 08:25 PM (dESj/)

143 As someone mentioned earlier, GWB I think, I practice "point" shooting more than weak hand shooting. It can produce surprisingly good results.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:26 PM (+OnsA)

144 I like the John Wick method.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:22 PM

Fun Fact: Keanu Reeves spent a lot of time with a practical pistol trainer, shooting live rounds on a course, to get his fundamentals right.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 08:28 PM (YYotJ)

145 If any Horde members went, I would like to hear their opinions.
Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 07:47 PM (yTvNw)

JTB, I was there Friday and Saturday. If you went later in the day (especially Saturday afternoon), the line to get in was a lot shorter. Biggest problem w/ the venue was that there was only one set of bathrooms. The line to use the men's room was longer than the line to get in around noon on Saturday. Sales appeared brisk based on what I saw around Trader Jerry's tables. There were a lot of empty table space by closing on Saturday. There was an M1918A2 BAR on one guy's table for $37k (pretty cheap for a transferrable Class 3 BAR) on Friday, and it was gone by Saturday afternoon.

Keep checking their website because I heard from several exhibitors that the next show might not be at the Manassas Mall. The organizers are still looking for a more permanent home for the show.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 08:29 PM (BCwQW)

146 whig; Browning HP>Saddam Hussien; Browning HP

Posted by: JROD at January 04, 2026 08:30 PM (IlL6s)

147 Surprisingly, my weak hand is pretty good, probably because it feels so different in all aspects, that I am much more careful in my trigger pull.
Posted by: RI Red
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Yep. Fundamentals as Weasel and you note always will improve your shooting.

If you want a humbling experience, practice your rifle shooting that way. I have done it but it is a very humbling experience because suddenly everything is backwards including having ejection of hot brass to the face if you are not careful. Bolt actions are a PITA to operate in reverse (advantage straight pulls here) and even the AR is set up for RH shooters unless you buy a LH model.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:31 PM (WDjG6)

148 146 whig; Browning HP>Saddam Hussien; Browning HP
Posted by: JROD

Mine is one the licensed clones from FM in Argentina. Very nice firearm but utilitarian in finish and the original small safety. For awhile, FM made a shorter length variant called the FM detective with a 4.25 barrel and slide and you could interchange the slides between the service and Detective models.

The Detective model is very collectible if you can find one nowadays.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:33 PM (WDjG6)

149 Idaho Spudboy. The movies are fun because the mag changes are correct. I seriously want some of those incendiary shotgun rounds.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:34 PM (sDNVV)

150 Fun Fact: Keanu Reeves spent a lot of time with a practical pistol trainer, shooting live rounds on a course, to get his fundamentals right.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Taran Butler

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 08:35 PM (mlg/3)

151 Always remember, you can shoot around corners by flinging the gun when pulling the trigger.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Whoah. I know Gun-Fu~

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 08:36 PM (mlg/3)

152 Weasel, I emailed you for the TXMOME rifle syllabus. Hubby wants to do that this year. Thank you!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 08:20 PM (Cw/ar)
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Email sent

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:36 PM (DJPFk)

153 October 16/17 2026. TXMOME

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:38 PM (sDNVV)

154 Email sent

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:36 PM (DJPFk)

And received. Thank you.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 08:38 PM (Cw/ar)

155 Do any of y’all practice just using the front sight? Like if you’re starting at low ready and raising the pistol and firing asap.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 08:20 PM (IhIKR)

I've tried this with very mixed results. Because I usually use an indoor range, I need to make sure that my sight alignment is reasonably good. I have to take my time because if I don't, my resulting accuracy always stinks.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 08:38 PM (BCwQW)

156 October 16/17 2026. TXMOME
Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:38 PM (sDNVV)
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I can't wait!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:38 PM (DJPFk)

157 Is it practical to own one silencer that threads onto your various rifles?

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 04, 2026 08:41 PM (KiBMU)

158 October 16/17 2026. TXMOME
Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:38 PM

*saves dates in calendar*

Soon....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 08:41 PM (Wnv9h)

159 Soon....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 08:41 PM (Wnv9h)
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Barely 10 months!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:42 PM (DJPFk)

160 Weasel, me either.

I am honored and humbled by all of you that share this occasion.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:43 PM (sDNVV)

161 Just offhand, it sounds like some of you guys are using a different definition of "offhand." The standing rifle position, with no support, is offhand. Deliberately shooting using your 'other' hand is usually called "weak hand" shooting. Yes, it's important to practice. Not the same thing though.

"Stance" does not have to mean just the defined precision shooting positions. When Cooper first demonstrated his eponymous/i] stance among one-hand pistoleros, people laughed out loud.

Having your feet planted square under you, knowing how your shoulders are lined up, and having a good feel for your weight distribution both left/right and forward and back of your center of gravity, have a huge effect on your hold and sight picture, and on the start point of your muscle memory for point shooting. No, you won't want to adopt exactly the same position for every shot you take, but being aware of where you stand, literally, is stance practice. If you're not thinking about it and your shooting is pretty good, it's because you've already found a workable natural stance without knowing it yet.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 04, 2026 08:44 PM (zdLoL)

162 IMHO, I'm personally not a fan of most point shooting. If you take a look at Fairburn's book and he taught the technique to Col Rex Applegate in WWII for OSS recruits, you raise the firearm fully up to eye level but you basically index the shape of the firearm toward the target at very short range.

There is a central retention position where in the drawstroke, if you practice it this way, you essentially keep the firearm center of mass to your chest and use your body itself to index at bad breath range. Accurate enough at 3 yards if the opponent is charging you head on but it does have the advantage of minimizing risk of your handgun being twisted out of your hands at full extension.

Both Mas Ayoob and Jim Cirrillo (NYPD Stakeout squad and later firearms instructor at FLETC--federal law enforcement training center in GA, argue that for point shooting in severe time crunch or very low light retention issue where you use the weapon's profile itself as an index. Both they, and Bill Jordan-noted Border Patrol, all feel that using sights is preferable.

Lasers are another way to index without sights and certainly a more accurate one at the distance it is sighted in at.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:44 PM (WDjG6)

163 145 ... Ed L,

Thanks for the show report. Since we didn't need anything in particular, I was just curious about how it went generally.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 08:44 PM (yTvNw)

164 @148 whig- my old mans Browning HP was the first 9mm I shot when I was a kid. It was from the 70's I believe, Belgium parts but I think assembled by FN(?) Not sure the history. I do know about the shorter variant as my old man always talked about getting his hands on one.

I always associate the Browning HP with Saddam as I remember my old man seeing him wave what he thought was a browning HP on TV back in the day. Famous clip of him doing that, not sure if it was substantiated that it was a Browning HP. Think I'll go google it.....

Posted by: JROD at January 04, 2026 08:45 PM (IlL6s)

165 I am honored and humbled by all of you that share this occasion.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:43 PM (sDNVV)
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I'm just thrilled to be included. Most people figure out that I'm a retarded and creepy old man much more quickly!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:45 PM (DJPFk)

166 I'm gonna need new Staff shirts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 08:47 PM (Zz0t1)

167 153 October 16/17 2026. TXMOME

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:38 PM (sDNVV)

We want to attend the whole event this year, God willing!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 08:47 PM (Cw/ar)

168 By "point shooting" I'm referring to taking a quick initial shot without using sights.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:48 PM (DJPFk)

169 Weasel, try selling that somewhere else. You are the reason that this has grown into the celebration it is.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:48 PM (sDNVV)

170 Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:48 PM (sDNVV)
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You're too kind!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:49 PM (DJPFk)

171 I'm just thrilled to be included. Most people figure out that I'm a retarded and creepy old man much more quickly!
Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:45 PM (DJPFk)

I think that’s just the NyQuil talking . . .

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 08:49 PM (GVUrx)

172 Weasel, try selling that somewhere else. You are the reason that this has grown into the celebration it is.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:48 PM (sDNVV)
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Keeping the horde well-armed, trained, and protected in these times is a yuuuuge mitzvah.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 08:50 PM (RIvkX)

173 Barely ScaryMary, I am so looking forward to being able to get a chance to visit with you.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:50 PM (sDNVV)

174 I always associate the Browning HP with Saddam as I remember my old man seeing him wave what he thought was a browning HP on TV back in the day. Famous clip of him doing that, not sure if it was substantiated that it was a Browning HP. Think I'll go google it.....
Posted by: JROD
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Very possible. I am dense enough I did not get the link at first. But BHPs are reliable in 9mm, heavy, dependable, but some hate the trigger pull and want to remove the mag safety. My Springfield XD 45 was one of the first generation and has the semi rare thumb safety on it and it so happens that the BHP clone from Argentina has the same small safety on it that the XD had in the same memory location. Not a fan of slide safeties dating back from when my AF unit switched from our Trusty but worn Model 15 Smith Revolvers to the too big for me Beretta 92. I loathed that firearm and loathed carrying it compared with the model 15.

The Portuguese assembly still produced excellent BHP models and was done for cost reasons as Browning was under pricing pressure from competitors in Semi Autos at that time.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:50 PM (WDjG6)

175 Hi y'all

Sorry to be so late but I read all your comments. Next Sunday will be first range date in quite a while. Kind of afraid to see what the long layoff has done to my ability to hit the target.
Wonder how 9th Circuit overturning Californias law against open carry will affect other states?
Saving the date 10/16/17/2026.
Soon....

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 04, 2026 08:51 PM (t/2Uw)

176 I think that’s just the NyQuil talking . . .
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 08:49 PM

"Capital 'N', small 'y', BIG FUCKIN' 'Q'!!!!"

- Stuff Dennis Leary said

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 08:51 PM (Wnv9h)

177 I need to focus on my creepy old man fundamentals.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:51 PM (DJPFk)

178 I need to focus on my creepy old man fundamentals.
Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:51 PM

Step 1: Obtain van

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 08:53 PM (Wnv9h)

179 Is it practical to own one silencer that threads onto your various rifles?
Posted by: M. Gaga at January 04, 2026 08:41 PM

Yes. There are all sorts of adapters that go on the muzzle and then the silencer goes onto the adapter.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 08:54 PM (YYotJ)

180 168 By "point shooting" I'm referring to taking a quick initial shot without using sights.
Posted by: Weasel

A lot of what I see called point shooting is from the hip or some such without even raising it to the eye level. Bill Jordan, who competed professional as well as his Border Patrol job, could shoot aspirins off a car bumper by practice from the hip (he mentions this in his book, No Second Place Winner, but he treats it as a party trick).

For serious social work, a good workable index by a flash sight picture (Col. Cooper) or the cruder back of weapon profile raised to the eyes were far preferable. Ditto for Applegate and Fairburn.

Ayoob does allow along with Chuck Taylor and some others, that an elbows retracted center of chest retention position can be used to point shoot crudely if necessary to literally shoot someone off your gun. Care must be taken though with semi autos to have enough distance to prevent a jam.

As usual, your mileage may vary.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:56 PM (WDjG6)

181 178 I need to focus on my creepy old man fundamentals.
Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:51 PM

Step 1: Obtain van
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Discontinue personal grooming.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 08:56 PM (IhIKR)

182 Barely ScaryMary, I am so looking forward to being able to get a chance to visit with you.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 08:50 PM (sDNVV)

Me too, Ben Had. Last October was a whirlwind for us. We were on the road with family for 10 days prior to MoME. MOME was great, but we didn't have a chance to relax into it. May 2026 be more relaxing

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 08:57 PM (Cw/ar)

183 Yes. There are all sorts of adapters that go on the muzzle and then the silencer goes onto the adapter.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 08:54 PM

Of course, the silencer needs to be compatible with the rifle caliber. Sending a 45-70 bullet through a 5.56mm silencer will spoiler your whole day.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 08:57 PM (YYotJ)

184 Step 1: Obtain van
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Discontinue personal grooming.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 08:56 PM (IhIKR)

===
Suspenders and belt

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 08:57 PM (RIvkX)

185 Taran Butler"

Added to Canik now. Very nice handguns, usually under $1k...
One shop had the Wick/Ballerina movie gun... $4k? Yikes.

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 08:59 PM (XuXeR)

186 Bloviation alert. Your body position makes a difference in everything you do. I spend every day teaching people how to improve performance by how to use your body to an advantage not making it a wall to block you.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 09:00 PM (sDNVV)

187 here's your dommy mommy: Ensamheten
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Posted by: gKWVE at January 04, 2026 09:00 PM (gKWVE)

188 181 178 I need to focus on my creepy old man fundamentals.
Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 08:51 PM

Step 1: Obtain van
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Discontinue personal grooming.

Candy + a clown mask.
*shudders*
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 08:56 PM (IhIKR)

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 09:01 PM (Cw/ar)

189 184 Step 1: Obtain van
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Discontinue personal grooming.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 08:56 PM (IhIKR)

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Suspenders and belt
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Mumble to yourself and forget to zip your fly.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 09:01 PM (IhIKR)

190 Turkish clone maker Girsan makes a shortened P-35 "PI" model.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 09:02 PM (YYotJ)

191 Is it practical to own one silencer that threads onto your various rifles?
Posted by: M. Gaga at January 04, 2026 08:41 PM (KiBMU)

Yes, IF:
- They share the same muzzle device/attachment method.
- They have approximately the same barrel length. SBRs will stress suppressors more than longer barrels.
- A can for 7.62mm will work for 5.56mm as long as you're willing to accept lower performance (i.e. less noise reduction).
- You minimize the use of things like FRT's or auto sears (if you have a Class 3). Higher rates of fire will dump more heat (and material heat stress) into the suppressor.
- For AR's, do you have/need an adjustable gas block? By design, suppressors will direct more gas into the rifle vice the muzzle. Can your AR's gas tube (for DI designs) or gas block (for piston designs) handle the higher pressures adding a suppressor will produce?
- If you suppress a DI gun, do you need to add additional parts (EX: gas tight charging handle) to prevent leaking combustion gases from getting shot into your face? Inhaling this gas will make you sick. Even reduced back pressure from flow through cans will still push some gas back into the chamber and upper receiver.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 09:02 PM (BCwQW)

192 179 Is it practical to own one silencer that threads onto your various rifles?
Posted by: M. Gaga
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Rimfire silencers need to be removable and serviceable to clean out the lead and nasty gunk from time to time.

Rifle silencers have to be tough but are basically self cleaning as they operate at far higher temperatures and usually peak pressure than handgun rounds. You lose a little efficiency in shooting a 5.56x45 AR in a silencer designed for a 308 but not much.

A rimfire silencer put on a centerfire rifle will rapidly self disassemble itself. Silencer mounts and silencer threading designed to prevent that from happening btw.

And you cannot silence a revolver despite what Hollywood shows (The Sting is one example). The needed gap between the cylinder and the barrel precludes putting something on the end of it working. I am not considering someone taking a now collectible Nagant and putting a silencer on it. Nagants seal the chamber with its unique brass so a silencer could be used on one if you had a smith alter a Nagant to work.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:03 PM (WDjG6)

193 back of weapon profile raised to the eyes were far preferable"

Works for me, as I seem to be able to focus on close/moving very quickly... but as always, what works best for one...

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

194 190 Turkish clone maker Girsan makes a shortened P-35 "PI" model.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Can't say anything about Girsan HPs as I simply have not dealt with them. Nice to have HP options though.

I have bought few new guns since about the last 6-7 years when I stopped accumulating them.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:05 PM (WDjG6)

195 Kentucky Ballistics has an interesting video, Weasel, on black powder in modern weapons. He discusses the issues with black powder, then demonstrates it by firing rounds loaded with black powder. I won't link it because he mentions specific grains of powder that are the maximum in each case. But if you watch it and determine it's safe, it would be really instructional, I think.

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 09:05 PM (D+DDM)

196 Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 09:05 PM (D+DDM)
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Thanks. I'll check it out.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 09:06 PM (vt7xw)

197 Rimfire silencers"

Lead to much cleaning. There's a can of brake clean right over there...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 09:07 PM (XuXeR)

198 193 back of weapon profile raised to the eyes were far preferable"

Works for me, as I seem to be able to focus on close/moving very quickly... but as always, what works best for one...
Posted by: man
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It can work for a lot of people, probably not for a precision 25 yrd shot but a 3 yard one, most likely without complications in an emergency.

Helps a lot though to have a very familiar firearm if you do it and sticking to that model. You can bugger up if switching between firearm models is the norm. Simply you can glitch and apply the wrong indexing memory to the firearm in your hand doing that.

Not a problem with firearms that present the same 'look' like a Glock or a Springfield XD. Big difference though between a Beretta PX4 Storm or 92 versus a revolver though.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:09 PM (WDjG6)

199 After I was gifted my revolver I never picked up the 9mm again. The revolver just felt like a natural extension of my hand.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 09:12 PM (sDNVV)

200 Former LEO, at our pistol qualification we shot strong hand only and weak hand only. Accuracy standards were the same, were given a bit more time to transfer the pistol. Even though the chance of shooting one hand is slim, it is still worth practicing. Some idpa stages I’ve shot I switched to weak hand to make an easier shot around a barrier. It’s a useful skill.

Posted by: KDKong at January 04, 2026 09:14 PM (Bc40B)

201 Wish everyone a good night as I have doc appointments in the morning.

Thanks Weasel for hosting and his wise words and the rest of the group for comments and suggestions this evening.

Feel free to disagree with any and all of my opinions stated above and you can check out the opinions of those folks I mentioned often via YT videos posted on gun topics.

Have no red dot experience in handguns so will remain silent about those. MAE or Blaster would be better on those because they have used them quite a lot. MAE even in competition if I recall correctly.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:14 PM (WDjG6)

202 probably not for a precision 25 yrd shot but a 3 yard one"

Yes, shorter ranges... and I own exactly one "non" 1911, so consistency is good. I've discovered that I have to take time to aquire a target with the new Echelon. It's a learning process...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 09:15 PM (XuXeR)

203 I have a Henry rifle gifted from my Dad. I've never shot it 😳
Still working through some vision loss issues. I need to just try.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 09:15 PM (Cw/ar)

204 On January 1st, the NFA transfer tax for silencers and some other items dropped from $200 to $0.

ATF normally received 2,500 e-filed tax requests per day. At this rate, it was taking roughly a week for a request to be processed and approved.

Since 1 Jan, they've received over 200,000 requests.

The ATF website staggered, but it didn't crash. It is unknown how long ATF will take to work through the the new backlog.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 09:16 PM (YYotJ)

205 Barely ScaryMary, be sure to bring it with you in October.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 09:17 PM (sDNVV)

206 Posted by: GWB
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Have to have a quick say on that. Black powder is pretty corrosive and nasty and modern firearms are not always easy to disassemble and clean like those designed for black powder.

If you do want to fire reduced loads in a modern rifle, there are better smokeless powders to do so with the cleaning regimen required for black powder. Look up C.E. Harris (former Ruger firearm designer) and The Load for information on those.

I don't have blackpowder in my house due to electric heating and static. What smokepoles I do have including first gen. bolt actions, I keep some of the blackpowder alternatives around. Much less problematic dealing with those.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:19 PM (WDjG6)

207 Ok all y'all. 9:20 thank you time.

Thank you! Good times tonight!

Hope to see you right here next Sunday. Nite!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 09:20 PM (DJPFk)

208 Barely ScaryMary, be sure to bring it with you in October.

Posted by: Ben Had

I will. Need to practice before then, dang it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 09:20 PM (Cw/ar)

209 Time for me to punch out. Thanks for another great Gun Thread, Weasel.

See y'all in the Morning Report.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 09:20 PM (Wnv9h)

210 Weasel. Please take care of yourself and get to feeling better soon.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 09:21 PM (sDNVV)

211 Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 09:21 PM (sDNVV)
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Thank you. I will!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 09:22 PM (DJPFk)

212 Barely ScaryMary, no better place to shoot than with the Horde.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 09:22 PM (sDNVV)

213 The ATF website staggered, but it didn't crash. It is unknown how long ATF will take to work through the the new backlog.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 09:16 PM (YYotJ)

I talked with my NFA dealer about this at this weekend's show. He told me that ATF was turning around Form 1s and Form 4s in 48-72 hours after submission in e-Forms. It's only one data point, but that's what I heard.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 09:22 PM (BCwQW)

214 As an aside, I am slowly adding red dots. I suspect that will make it easier (more consistent) to move from gun to gun...

Night, y'all!

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 09:23 PM (XuXeR)

215 Thanks for hosting, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 09:24 PM (BCwQW)

216 Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 09:24 PM (BCwQW)
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Thanks as always for being here and participating!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 09:24 PM (DJPFk)

217 Barely ScaryMary, no better place to shoot than with the Horde.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 09:22 PM (sDNVV)

{Ben Had} I am looking forward to it!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 09:28 PM (Cw/ar)

218 The TXMoMe is like the Rose Bowl. It's the granddaddy of them all.

I do have a desire to visit the other ones around the country as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 04, 2026 09:35 PM (Zz0t1)

219 Weasel, would you consider (for handguns) shooting with strong hand only or weak hand only a fundamental part of handgun marksmanship?
Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 08:11 PM (BCwQW)

I certainly do. When I am not working totally generic fundamentals and I'm shooting any of my carry weapons, I try to rotate through 2-hand, strong hand, and off-hand drills. Because I might need any of those in a bad situation, and I want at least enough muscle memory I can make it work.

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 09:36 PM (Fx9pW)

220 Calling it a night, Weasel. Easy on that NyQuil!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 09:39 PM (LMRVO)

221 M Gaga, a couple more things I forget to mention:

- The increased backpressure into the chamber and AR's upper receiver will increase the speed your bolt carrier impacts your buffer. You might have to increase the weight of the buffer you use to prevent your bolt carrier from beating itself to death.
- Individual suppressors' effects on AR's will vary because of their designs. Talk to someone knowledgeable about the model(s) you're interested in to see if you can find out what the effects will be on your platforms of choice.

Hope this helps.

Posted by: Ed L at January 04, 2026 09:40 PM (BCwQW)

222 ATF normally received 2,500 e-filed tax requests per day. At this rate, it was taking roughly a week for a request to be processed and approved.

Since 1 Jan, they've received over 200,000 requests.

The ATF website staggered, but it didn't crash. It is unknown how long ATF will take to work through the the new backlog.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Fully automated it. Have it ping any criminal background check.
Unless the person barred it has to be approved anyway.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 09:44 PM (/lPRQ)

223 195 ... "Kentucky Ballistics has an interesting video, Weasel, on black powder in modern weapons. He discusses the issues with black powder, then demonstrates it by firing rounds loaded with black powder."

I load black powder cartridge for 45 Colt and 45-70. I find them comfortable to shoot and accurate. I use a Ruger Blackhawk and a single shot rifle. You can also use BP substitutes like Pyrodex. The important thing to remember is to clean right after the shooting session. Swab the bore and fouled areas with water to neutralize the corrosive salts then clean and lube normally. I treat the gun like any BP firearm. Also, you need to soak the spent brass in water after decapping and scrub inside the case. A little extra effort but worth it for a fun variant of the hobby.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:45 PM (yTvNw)

224 Whig, when I mention "point shooting" I am using the idea that you naturally point very accurately with your index finger. So, getting your grip and wrist to use that (adjusting it so that your finger points where it would without a gun in your hand) makes the presentation of your weapon to a proper sight picture more natural and easier. It then ALSO means a good practice regimen with it gets you able to shoot in extremis without bring the sights into play.

I found out that I think one of grip problems was that it was NOT enabling the natural pointing function, so the pistol was coming into position and I had to shift the gun to aim it. I think it also makes a straight-back trigger pull harder to achieve.

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 09:48 PM (Fx9pW)

225 Thanks, Weasel.
Thanks, Horde.
Night, all.

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 09:48 PM (Fx9pW)

226 Calendar marked!!!

Woohoo!

Happy New Year!

Posted by: Iris at January 04, 2026 09:52 PM (bOJ2I)

227 A journalist posted the name and address of the commander of Delta and rang the Antifa dinner bell.

I kind of hope they show up and it's caught on video.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 09:55 PM (wItF4)

228 I use a Ruger Blackhawk and a single shot rifle.
Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:45 PM (yTvNw)

Sorry, when I said "modern weapons" I meant semi-automatics.

It's a really informative video demonstrating the differences from modern smokeless.

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 10:14 PM (k9FFr)

Food Thread: A Blast From The Past!

[A dip into the vast archives of AoSHQ...And from the beginning of the Scamdemic no less! It's also fun to see a few call-outs to old commenters...]

One of the many things that strikes me as odd is the proliferation of packaged popcorn. Take a stroll down the snack aisle of your local market and I'll bet you can find several different brands and packaging and flavors of pre-made popcorn.

But....why? It is incredibly simple to make, and the home kitchen version is miles better than the ridiculously expensive store stuff. I don't know how much the raw materials cost, but I wouldn't be surprised if the processing and packaging was many multiples of the cost of the corn.

And to top it off, making popcorn is fun! it sounds great, the house smells really good, and hell, you can flavor it with pretty much anything you want. In no particular order there is butter and Parmesan and black pepper and olive oil and sugar and chocolate and a host of other fun things, not to mention that old reliable...salt! I recall a fad a few years ago of restaurants serving truffled popcorn as a snack. And it was good. Because popcorn is good.

And it is miles better than when we were kids. I will often pop up a batch and discover no unpopped kernals, and that is a far cry from my youth, when the unpopped ones numbered in the dozens.

The horror...the horror.

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Cauliflower à la Bluebell

One of the ways I and I am sure many others are amusing themselves during this enforced homebody experiment is going spelunking in the freezer and refrigerator and cupboards.

I dug up a two-pound bag of cauliflower and various bits and pieces of cheese. Bechamel, grated cheese, salt, pepper, a pinch of nutmeg (mostly for tradition) and we are off to the races. Because I am stupid and can't remember a damned thing, I forgot to add sauteed garlic, which I think will complete the dish.

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Oh man, I love beef ribs. These are commenter "SkinnerVic's" version, and they look great! I am jealous, because it is tough to find good and meaty ones around here. They are usually scraped clean by the butchers who are obviously trimming them off for boneless roasts.

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Remember the dry-looking brisket from last week? Yeah...this isn't it.

From commenter '"Stacey0311" comes some delectable looking brisket that she quite rudely did not invite me over for!

I've been doing brisket for about 20 years now.
It's always a learning experience.
Have only smoked, never baked, crockpot or other techniques.
Wood is critical to smoking. I used to use straight mesquite but have switched to pecan or post oak with mesquite added for flavor.
Used to do a multi spice rub but have switched to just salt and pepper.
All done in an offset smoker so not sure how it's done in a pellet of Green Egg type smoker.

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From commenter "ibguy" comes a twitter link to a very strange person cooking some food that seems appropriate to a 3:00am dorm meal...
Behold...Totwaffles!
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This actually looks pretty good, in a profoundly disturbing way...

From long-time commenter "All Hail Eris" comes the "Bat Flu-zy."
2 oz vodka
1 oz Midori
Juice of one lime
1 can sparkling water (lime flavor)
1 packet Emergency-C
Stir with ice, pour into large glass

On second thought...

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Judging by the number of emails I got on the subject, Bacon Wrapped Shrimp has occupied the minds of you lunatics for years.

Try this technique;

wrap the bacon in a coil and pierce it with a toothpick.
Spread the coil out along the skewer so some of its outside coils are wider than the shrimps bite diameter. Those shrimp you have waiting in a
nearby colander.
Bacon coil is now tight to loose at outer circumference.
The tighter inner part should cook slower making it easier to remove.
Bake the bacon coils until just shy of desired doneness. Outer edge doneness is the important spot.
Remove from oven and let rest in a closed plastic bag until cool.
Cooling in bag should prevent fat from getting too crispy for next step.
Remove from bag and snip the inside bacon coil making space for the shrimp.
Swear at bacon coil like old drill sergeant telling it to get its act together.
You want to see hospital corners on that shrimp.
Combine shrimp, bacon coil and toothpick in same general hole as before... Pray...cook shrimp and bacon wrap together for couple minutes, gingerly turning wraps.

good luck,

shane

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Keep it light folks. There is plenty of time and there will be plenty of threads in the weeks to come to talk about Mu Goo Gai Pandemic, so please stick to more pleasant topics....
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Food and cooking tips, Large-breasted Muscovy ducks, young wild pigs, bartenders who use vermouth in Martinis, crisp bacon (although I am moving toward less crisp), low-temperature-roast chicken, and good tomatoes that aren't square, pale pink and covered with Mestizo E.coli: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Any advocacy of French Toast with syrup will result in disciplinary action up to and including being nuked from orbit. And yes, shaking a Manhattan is blasphemy...it's in the Bible!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 Movie time

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Reruns? We're doing reruns now?

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:01 PM (79pEw)

3 Oh wait, this is the food thread

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

4 *pours one out for Ibguy*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 04, 2026 04:02 PM (bss/y)

5 Not movie thread.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 04:03 PM (eq9pm)

6 Not gonna lie, Eris's Bat Flu-zy sounds pretty good to me. And supposedly it's a wicked flu season right about now.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:03 PM (79pEw)

7 It was a memorable day when Dad took notice that my technique for popping corn was producing a better yield.

Sunday afternoon/football watching popcorn duty was thus passed from him to me.

Ah memories. Miss you, Dad

Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 04, 2026 04:04 PM (8AONa)

8 You need more nicotine. Load your nicotine receptors with nicotine.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 04:05 PM (eq9pm)

9 ibguy. RiP. I only lurked then, but he seemed like a nice man.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 04:05 PM (Cw/ar)

10 Mmmmm chow.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 04, 2026 04:05 PM (Kt19C)

11 What do you suppose the little spikes are made of, in that kiwi replica of the WuWu virus?

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:05 PM (79pEw)

12 I'll have an order of those twatwafffles please.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 04:06 PM (8DR9B)

13 I learned that when making homemade popcorn, the trick was to occasionally crack the lid open during the popping process to allow water vapor to escape. That was a 'duh' moment for me.

Posted by: mrp at January 04, 2026 04:07 PM (rj6Yv)

14 The spikes look like broken off toothpicks. But I am often wrong.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 04:07 PM (Cw/ar)

15 FWP Cooking Problem:
I made my first Key Lime pie yesterday, graham cracker crust, meringue.
The pie filling never set. Is the setting caused by the heating of ingredients on the stovetop, or by the baking in the oven?

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:07 PM (LMRVO)

16 The main reason (for me) for pre-packaged popcorn is so I can buy it when I'm away from the house and eat it right then. Better than getting potato chips for a snack.

And popcorn from a dedicated shop offers flavors and varieties I won't make at home, like cheese popcorn. It's pretty hard to get that right. When I feel like spending the money, Palo Popcorn from Wisconsin (?) cheddar variety is the absolute best.

At home, I use a silicone bowl to pop in the microwave, with natural butter flavored coconut oil. It's quick and easy and good.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM (h7ZuX)

17 Finally, some good winter driving advice.

https://is.gd/yMbZP5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM (L/fGl)

18 2 Reruns? We're doing reruns now?
Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026

I had the same thought! In my head I said, oh look! A rerun!

You might be a little scared and I understand it!

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM (p4NUW)

19 What do you suppose the little spikes are made of, in that kiwi replica of the WuWu virus?

It looks more like a sea mine.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM (Riz8t)

20 And I forgot to say:

“Tastes great, loose filling,”

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:09 PM (LMRVO)

21 The spikes look like broken off toothpicks. But I am often wrong.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 04:07 PM (Cw/ar)
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I thought that too, but then I wondered if maybe they were jimmies.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:09 PM (79pEw)

22 Today was clean out the cabinets of "forgotten 2025" products.

So, starting with chicken thighs sliced into pieces as the base, I made an apricot preserves dijon mustard marinade/glaze (added olive oil, salt and pepper) and I'll be baking them later (not gonna air fry b/c I think the preserves would burn, even with the low cook time I'll need).

With the thighs is a jalapeno salad bag, a homemade fruit salad with green grapes, blueberries, clementines, and pineapple (aka the Aldi's fruits), and homemade double blueberry muffins.

Gonna kick the rest of the apricot preserves into an almost used up vanilla frosting and make a nice glaze for a bundt cake tomorrow...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:09 PM (tOcjL)

23 Eris's Bat Flu-zy sounds pretty good to me. And supposedly it's a wicked flu season right about now.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:03 PM (79pEw)

It does!

That's the biggest reason I chose this thread!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:09 PM (n9ltV)

24 Good afternoon good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:09 PM (cYBz/)

25 The Hot Butter version of the song "Popcorn" reached #1 in several European countries, but only reached #9 in the USA.

Posted by: Kernel Korn at January 04, 2026 04:09 PM (oftw2)

26 I will admit, I like Lesser Evil popcorn.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:09 PM (pZEOD)

27 Update on my 3 qt. Misen saucier, ordered 11/29/25. It is now somewhere in KS. It will be my first and last Misen purchase.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)

28 RI Red, you probably didn't cook the filling long enough on the stove before pouring it into the piecrust. I've had that happen with lemon meringue pie filling before until I finally figured it out.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:10 PM (79pEw)

29 There's a name for un-popped kernels which escapes me now. I do know they have costed me quite a few bucks repairing a broken tooth because of them. The ribs and brisket both look amazing. I wish I had the skills to do that. Now I'm hungry. Happy New Year to all!

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ghUHf)

30 My mom always made homemade popcorn, which was delicious.

It paired really, really well with her even more amazing homemade fudge.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ESVrU)

31 Bluebell,
Any Cougar Gold in that?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (2WIwB)

32 You might be a little scared and I understand it!
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM (p4NUW)
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Not scared at all - HordeMind is a thing!

Were you also wondering why CBD phoned it in, or was that just me?

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (79pEw)

33 Best Christmas present for $15 - the Keurig milk frother.

I've been making $7 Starbucks drinks for about 75 cents to enjoy the holiday...it makes amazing cappucino froth with both whole milk (the kids) and barista blend oat milk (me), and so I've made reverse cappucinos by frothing the warmed milk and then running my espresso k cup on the strong and smallest setting right into the froth...almost no mess that way, and a perfect cup...

I even made a hot chocolate that way - I almost had too much froth and not even "base"...

The thing has a latte function, but where's the fun in lattes? I was always a cappucino drinker b/c me and frothy bubbles were a match made in heaven...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

34 We finally got to finish Christmas with the gkids. People have been getting sick right and left, but there was a window today when all the wee ones were healthy, so they all came over to open presents and eat all our food. What a good day.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 04:12 PM (Riz8t)

35 Doof is a gour-met popcorn guy, he apparently does a kettle corn that even I, a person who does not like kettle corn, would eat. I am looking forward to a sample at a MoMe.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:12 PM (pZEOD)

36 Kiwi was genetically modified to express spike proteins on it's surface.

Posted by: Wuhan Fruit and Sundries Market at January 04, 2026 04:12 PM (DsA2n)

37 Possibly around pandemic time I learned a new method for popping corn that works perfectly. It makes precisely enough for two of us, but I don't know how it would scale.

Cover the bottom of a large fry pan with a high-smoke-point oil and heat until shimmering. (I use avocado oil.) Add 1/4 cup of popcorn kernels and REMOVE FROM HEAT for 1 minute. Cover and return to heat until you hear the popping stop. Season with your preferred seasoning.

I have done this many time with various kinds of kernels and virtually all of them pop every time.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 04, 2026 04:12 PM (FEVMW)

38 Fred Berry (Rerun) died at age 52 after a stroke. He could move pretty good for a fat guy. Until he couldn't.

Posted by: What's Happenin' Now!! at January 04, 2026 04:12 PM (oftw2)

39 I didn't realize this was a true blast from the past until I saw the recommendation from ibguy.

*raises glass in remembrance

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:12 PM (h7ZuX)

40 Bluebell,
Any Cougar Gold in that?
Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (2WIwB)
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The thought of wasting even one bit of Cougar Gold on an atrocity like that makes me weep.

Also makes me weep to think of Cougar Gold because I haven't had any in years. Think I must order some.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:13 PM (79pEw)

41 Bacon Grease popcorn is Mr Scary's speciality. The only thing he cooks. Popcorn cooked on stovetop in bacon grease instead of oil. He shakes in a paper bag to soak up excess grease , and seasons with Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning. It's pretty good, actually.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 04:13 PM (Cw/ar)

42 Can you make caramel popcorn at home without a mess?

Local hi end greek taverna does cauliflower puree. It's really good.

Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 04:13 PM (FhXTo)

43 15 FWP Cooking Problem:
I made my first Key Lime pie yesterday, graham cracker crust, meringue.
The pie filling never set. Is the setting caused by the heating of ingredients on the stovetop, or by the baking in the oven?
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:07 PM (LMRVO)

How'd you make the custard part? What was in it?

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

44 I'm fasting today so I probably shouldn't read this thread.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (jc0TO)

45 Thanks, bluebell. I thought I was following the directions to a T.
Of course, this was after I cleaned out and reorganized the pantry.
The key lime packet expired in 23 and the graham crackers in 24.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (LMRVO)

46 Update on my 3 qt. Misen saucier, ordered 11/29/25. It is now somewhere in KS. It will be my first and last Misen purchase.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)
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You should have chosen the Pony Express shipping option. It would have gotten here much sooner.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (79pEw)

47 The key lime packet expired in 23 and the graham crackers in 24.
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (LMRVO)
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*waves hands airily*

Those dates are mere suggestions.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:16 PM (79pEw)

48 I didn't realize this was a true blast from the past until I saw the recommendation from ibguy.

*raises glass in remembrance
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Sal lute!!

He was a heck of a guy.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:16 PM (cYBz/)

49 45 Thanks, bluebell. I thought I was following the directions to a T.
Of course, this was after I cleaned out and reorganized the pantry.
The key lime packet expired in 23 and the graham crackers in 24.
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (LMRVO)

I see we were on the same wavelength to start the year...pantry cleanout!

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

50 Update on my 3 qt. Misen saucier, ordered 11/29/25. It is now somewhere in KS. It will be my first and last Misen purchase.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 04:10 PM (Riz8t)
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You should have chosen the Pony Express shipping option. It would have gotten here much sooner.

It was too pricey, so I opted for "oxcart".

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (Riz8t)

51 29 There's a name for un-popped kernels which escapes me now.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ghUHf)

Old maids.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (h7ZuX)

52 I can only hope Piper isn't re-running used frocks tonight.

Posted by: From Goodwill at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (oftw2)

53 51 29 There's a name for un-popped kernels which escapes me now.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ghUHf)

Old maids.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (h7ZuX)

Inedible.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

54 damn, now I really want BBQ ribs...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 04, 2026 04:18 PM (xcxpd)

55 Also makes me weep to think of Cougar Gold because I haven't had any in years. Think I must order some.
Posted by: bluebell

I am NOT looking that up on the Urban Dictionary. Nope.Nope.Nope.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:18 PM (cYBz/)

56
How'd you make the custard part? What was in it?
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

Beaten egg yolks, key lime powder packet, sugar, cold water, then boiling water before putting on stove.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:18 PM (LMRVO)

57 Tonypete, it's cheese made by students at the WSU Creamery. Comes in a can which sounds crazy but it is wildly delicious.

And yes, it also made me sad to see ibguy's name. RIP, friend.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:19 PM (79pEw)

58 Also makes me weep to think of Cougar Gold because I haven't had any in years. Think I must order some.
Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 04:13 PM (79pEw)

Just finished a last piece along with some cold cuts and crackers.
Mmmmmm!!!!!
Now I have to order some but dang, getting expensive.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 04:20 PM (2WIwB)

59 He was a heck of a guy.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:16 PM (cYBz/)

He was.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:20 PM (n9ltV)

60 I will buy popcorn while traveling. Got some really nice hatch pepper caramel corn at a gas station in New Mexico last year on the way to San Diego.

But even the best doesn’t match homemade on the stovetop.

Wally’s in Missouri outside of St. Louis occasionally has a jalapeño-white cheddar popcorn that is worth raving about. Of course, they make it right there.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 04:20 PM (EXyHK)

61 56
How'd you make the custard part? What was in it?
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

Beaten egg yolks, key lime powder packet, sugar, cold water, then boiling water before putting on stove.
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:18 PM (LMRVO)

In that case, if the cooking was stove top (and not one of those condensed milk versions of key lime), yeah, you probably didn't cook the custard long enough - either that, or whatever was in your packet was just less effective 2 years later (although normally, old packets are more "rise losing" vs "thickening losing"...not sure cornstarch stops thickening just b/c it gets old...although I never have that problem b/c my youngest will play with it and water when he gets bored, so I go through a box per month)...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:21 PM (tOcjL)

62 It was too pricey, so I opted for "oxcart".
Posted by: Archimedes

I ordered a miniblind on Amazon. It arrived the other day. Only took six weeks.
But I made popcorn last night, so I'm on topic.

Posted by: Orville Redenbacher at January 04, 2026 04:21 PM (oftw2)

63 Tried cooking hashbrowns on the griddle for the first time today. I need a lot more tries.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 04:21 PM (9MJNg)

64 RI Red, you probably didn't cook the filling long enough on the stove before pouring it into the piecrust. I've had that happen with lemon meringue pie filling before until I finally figured it out.
Posted by: bluebell

The easy key lime recipe on the kate&nellies? bottle bakes in the crust. 3 yolks, 1 can sweetened condensed, lime juice, beat, pour, bake til set to your liking.

Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 04:21 PM (FhXTo)

65 Thanks, bbell and nova!
Now, afternoon nap time until dinner and GT.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:22 PM (LMRVO)

66 While I'm in a popcorn vein, I'd highly recommend Amish Country Popcorn seasonings. I use the Ball Park Style Butter Salt and it's great. Pro tip--a little goes a long way.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 04, 2026 04:22 PM (FEVMW)

67 I've been experimenting with popcorn on the stovetop (no special twirly pan). My bacon drippings container is too full, so last time I popped in bacon grease. Worked pretty darn well.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:23 PM (FMtrg)

68 64 RI Red, you probably didn't cook the filling long enough on the stove before pouring it into the piecrust. I've had that happen with lemon meringue pie filling before until I finally figured it out.
Posted by: bluebell

The easy key lime recipe on the kate&nellies? bottle bakes in the crust. 3 yolks, 1 can sweetened condensed, lime juice, beat, pour, bake til set to your liking.
Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 04:21 PM (FhXTo)

That's why I asked the recipe - condensed milk is the cheater's guide to keylime custard b/c it's already so cooked down, it will be thick and set almost no matter what...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:23 PM (tOcjL)

69 Blast from the repast!

I can't remember what the COVID bolus was...melon ball with toothpick pieces? It's been too long. But yes, it was a tasty and healthful drink.

Sta-a-a-ay Sa-a-afe!!!!!!

Wear the ma-a-a-ask!!!!!!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 04:23 PM (kpS4V)

70 Also makes me weep to think of Cougar Gold because I haven't had any in years. Think I must order some.
Posted by: bluebell

I am NOT looking that up on the Urban Dictionary. Nope.Nope.Nope.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:18 PM (cYBz/)

Tonyoete,
Cougar Gold is cheese made exclusively on campus at Washington State University. It takes cheese to a whole new level.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 04:23 PM (2WIwB)

71 Yummy food thread! Thank you CBD!

We spend an inordinate amount of money on 'takee-outie' even though it's just the two of us (mostly) and now neither of us works so you'd think we'd be cooking every day in our new kitchen.

You'd be wrong.

Before you know it summer will be here - maybe a future thread on meals for Camper/RV? Or a refresh if it's been done before? (Hopefully not last week or last month)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:24 PM (QGaXH)

72 My bacon drippings container is too full. . .
Posted by: Emmie

Emmie, how do you keep your bacon grease free of those little crumbly pieces of bacon? Do you strain it or do some sort of other separation method?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:24 PM (cYBz/)

73 1 Movie time
Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

You scared me! I thought I posted on the wrong thread!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:25 PM (QGaXH)

74 Obviously, CBD was locked out of his house this week and couldn't get to the kitchen. Hence, the stale thread.

Posted by: Bailed Out By Baldwin at January 04, 2026 04:26 PM (oftw2)

75 Not scared at all - HordeMind is a thing!

Were you also wondering why CBD phoned it in, or was that just me?
Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026

Hahaha! No, I was over here thinking he was being nostalgic and wanted to share that feeling with us! I am such a Polly Anna, I swear.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:26 PM (Wmg4n)

76 I know it's a food thread, but if you want healthy popcorn your kids can make without destroying the kitchen and house...get a microwave bpa free silicon popcorn maker...you'll never buy prepopped popcorn again b/c it's so easy, your kids can make it and clean it up...

It's like $10-15...or about 3 bags of popcorn...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:26 PM (tOcjL)

77 I had leftover New Year's Day black eyed peas for supper.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 04:26 PM (kpS4V)

78 56
How'd you make the custard part? What was in it?
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

Beaten egg yolks, key lime powder packet, sugar, cold water, then boiling water before putting on stove.
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 04:18 PM (LMRVO)

Just looked up about ten key lime pie recipes and none of them involve water. Egg yolks, Key lime juice, sweetened condensed milk.

Posted by: Never made one. Eaten lots though. at January 04, 2026 04:27 PM (TbWk/)

79 71 Yummy food thread! Thank you CBD!

We spend an inordinate amount of money on 'takee-outie' even though it's just the two of us (mostly) and now neither of us works so you'd think we'd be cooking every day in our new kitchen.

You'd be wrong.

Before you know it summer will be here - maybe a future thread on meals for Camper/RV? Or a refresh if it's been done before? (Hopefully not last week or last month)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:24 PM (QGaXH)

How big is the RV fridge? Like mini hotel size?

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

80 > The Hot Butter version of the song "Popcorn" reached #1 in several European countries, but only reached #9 in the USA.
Posted by: Kernel Korn
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Was this during the infamous 70's "instrumental phase?"
Beethoven's 5th
Star Wars Theme
etc.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 04:28 PM (NwnyJ)

81 Hence, the stale thread.
Posted by: Bailed Out By Baldwin at January 04, 2026 04:26 PM (oftw2)
----

CBD just used his Zwieback Machine!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 04:28 PM (kpS4V)

82 It's not a re-run, it's a leftover!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 04:29 PM (DJPFk)

83 CBD just used his Zwieback Machine!
Posted by: All Hail Eris

Twice!!

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:29 PM (cYBz/)

84 Popcorn by Hot Butter was 1972.

Posted by: Kasey Caseum at January 04, 2026 04:30 PM (oftw2)

85 82 It's not a re-run, it's a leftover!
Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026

This could not be more perfect.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:31 PM (Wmg4n)

86
Old maids.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs

Do not say this in Canada!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 04:31 PM (9MJNg)

87 Martini Farmer, no bachelor(Ette) pad is complete without a pressing of "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk" on the hi-fi.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 04:31 PM (kpS4V)

88 Hot Butter version originale Popcorn 1972

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uS3_SgILyy8

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 04, 2026 04:31 PM (D7w1V)

89 I taught Little how to make popcorn and he's taken to it like a duck to water. Nice bark on the brisket, BTW...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 04, 2026 04:33 PM (FM+by)

90 Emmie, how do you keep your bacon grease free of those little crumbly pieces of bacon? Do you strain it or do some sort of other separation method?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:24 PM (cYBz/)

I pour mine through a strainer.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:33 PM (h7ZuX)

91 Wear the ma-a-a-ask!!!!!!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 04:23 PM (kpS4V)

I needed a dust mask for something yesterday. I was strangely happy to discover that we don't have any in the house!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:34 PM (n9ltV)

92 how do you keep your bacon grease free of those little crumbly pieces of bacon? Do you strain it or do some sort of other separation method?
Posted by: Tonypete

Pour through coffee filter or a folded paper towel.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 04:34 PM (9MJNg)

93 Tried cooking hashbrowns on the griddle for the first time today. I need a lot more tries.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

IIRC, you need to wash them twice, dry them in a colander in the fridge for a few hours, pat dry, nuke in the micro under paper towels, pat dry again, salt the shit out of them, then fry.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 04:35 PM (mlg/3)

94 19 What do you suppose the little spikes are made of, in that kiwi replica of the WuWu virus?

It looks more like a sea mine.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM (Riz8t)

She said 'if you wanna sea mine you gotta show me yours...'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:36 PM (QGaXH)

95 I found a stash of masks and I felt like Carter opening Tut's tomb. Ancient history!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 04:36 PM (kpS4V)

96 Ah, thank you!

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 04:36 PM (cYBz/)

97 I rebuke myself for my comment #94...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)

98 Never apologize, Rogue.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 04:37 PM (kpS4V)

99 Before you know it summer will be here - maybe a future thread on meals for Camper/RV? Or a refresh if it's been done before? (Hopefully not last week or last month)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:24 PM (QGaXH)

The main thing is what sort of cooking facilities you have.
If you are working off a hot plate and bottled water, it limits what is available.
I like small pressure cookers if you are that constrained.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:38 PM (rbvCR)

100 how do you keep your bacon grease free of those little crumbly pieces of bacon?

Since I mainly use it for popcorn or for larding other meats, I don’t. The crumbly bits are flavor.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 04:38 PM (EXyHK)

101 get a microwave bpa free silicon popcorn maker...you'll never buy prepopped popcorn again b/c it's so easy, your kids can make it and clean it up...

It's like $10-15...or about 3 bags of popcorn...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:26 PM (tOcjL)

I did! It's so fast and easy, without the weird chemicals in microwaved popcorn.

I recommend Nutiva coconut oil with butter flavor. I get it from amazon.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:38 PM (h7ZuX)

102 Why would you filter your bacon grease? Those little crunchy bits are extra flavor!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:39 PM (n9ltV)

103 Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan -

You stand rebuked.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 04, 2026 04:39 PM (D7w1V)

104 Tonypete, I'm lazy about bacon bits in my grease, but this grease catcher does a pretty good job without extra effort from me:

https://www.everythingkitchens.com/
norpro-stainless-steel-grease-catcher.html

I've seen a flimsy replica at Dollar General that might work just as well.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:40 PM (FMtrg)

105 Why would you filter your bacon grease? Those little crunchy bits are extra flavor!

I have in the past used bacon grease to make pastry crusts. I can see filtering it for that. Although… a lot of my favorite pies—pecan, chocolate—would benefit from a bit of bacon flavor in the pie shell.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 04:40 PM (EXyHK)

106 My late father-in-law used to save the unpopped kernels and put them through the popcorn machine a second time. He was pretty tight with money.

I don't know if he needed to be or it was his personality. He was born during WW 2 but his parents lived through the Great Depression...it made an impact on folks.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo, food, water at January 04, 2026 04:40 PM (xcxpd)

107 Why would you filter your bacon grease? Those little crunchy bits are extra flavor!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Esthetics never mind CBD...

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 04:40 PM (9MJNg)

108
I don't filter bacon grease. It's not being used in dessert recipes.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 04:41 PM (3ek7K)

109 I grow popcorn every year. If you can grow sweet corn and field corn in your neck of the woods, then you can, also, grow popcorn. It's just as easy to manage, and your only concern is to avoid cross pollination.

Popcorn will dry on the stalk. But, to assure increased popping efficiency, you'll want to husk them and stack them on top of a piece of cardboard after harvesting until they are sufficiently dried out. (easy to test by pulling an ear and removing the kernels and popping to see if you succeeded.

Once it's sufficiently dry, remove the individual kernels and vacuum pack in a mason jar. It will keep all year and then some.

Great gifts for the neighbors and friends. And, it doesn't have the lab created preservative in it that all store bought popcorn has.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 04:41 PM (dIske)

110 I needed a dust mask for something yesterday. I was strangely happy to discover that we don't have any in the house!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:34 PM (n9ltV)

I use a respirator with the hot pink P100 filters when I need a dust mask. I also have a full face mask one, too.
I used to order safety equipment for a welding shop, and the whole "wear a dust mask" thing offended me.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:42 PM (rbvCR)

111 Tonight is Chicken Katsu with Kimchi Pickles and Mushroom Couscous

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 04:42 PM (RIvkX)

112 If that package is in Wichita, Lenexa or Olathe, it will be there at least two days before it moves to the next of the three. Eastern KS has big problems with USPS and UPS mail.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 04:43 PM (+mUZM)

113 Saw popcorn and thought movie thread

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

114 My best freind gives me a tin of Cougar Gold every year for Christmas.
That is why he is my best freind.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at January 04, 2026 04:44 PM (WQDw6)

115 I have had decent luck with microwaving popcorn in a glass bowl with a cover saucer. I don't eat enough pop corn to go much more fancy than that.

I have parched dried corn in the skillet prior to grinding it into meal. Flint corn sometimes pops too, but not enough to be worth trying to pop it special

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:44 PM (rbvCR)

116 ibguy z"l

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 04:45 PM (RIvkX)

117 Blackeyed Peas. This year I made Homesick Texan's Blackeyed Peas with Bacon and Jalapeños. Delicious!

https://tinyurl.com/bddep4au

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 04:46 PM (Cw/ar)

118 I really like kimchi and our local grocer carries "live" kimchi in the produce aisle. The problem is I don't really know what to serve it with. We seldom make Asian food at home, and even then I don't know how to incorporate kimchi into the meal.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:47 PM (FMtrg)

119 I have in the past used bacon grease to make pastry crusts. I can see filtering it for that. Although… a lot of my favorite pies—pecan, chocolate—would benefit from a bit of bacon flavor in the pie shell.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 04:40 PM (EXyHK)

Mom had a story about when she was very young, about 1929 I think, and she was invited to another girl's birthday party. She said the birthday cake tasted like the chicken fat the mom had used instead of butter or shortening.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:48 PM (rbvCR)

120 109 I grow popcorn every year. If you can grow sweet corn and field corn in your neck of the woods, then you can, also, grow popcorn. It's just as easy to manage, and your only concern is to avoid cross pollination.

Popcorn will dry on the stalk. But, to assure increased popping efficiency, you'll want to husk them and stack them on top of a piece of cardboard after harvesting until they are sufficiently dried out. (easy to test by pulling an ear and removing the kernels and popping to see if you succeeded.

Once it's sufficiently dry, remove the individual kernels and vacuum pack in a mason jar. It will keep all year and then some.

Great gifts for the neighbors and friends. And, it doesn't have the lab created preservative in it that all store bought popcorn has.
Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 04:41 PM (dIske)

So, you're saying Orville Redenbacher lies when it says its popcorn is one ingredient - whole grain popping corn. It does not list any preservative.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:48 PM (tOcjL)

121 Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 04:46 PM (Cw/ar)

Homesick Texan is great.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:49 PM (n9ltV)

122 You use kimchi like pickles. It's a side dish to provide a bit of heat, usually.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 04:50 PM (+mUZM)

123 79 How big is the RV fridge? Like mini hotel size?
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

I think about 6 cubic feet

I hesitate to post a link but if you google Sundance 242RK and scroll down to the video with the nice young lady you'll see it at about the 30 second mark.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:51 PM (QGaXH)

124
111 Tonight is Chicken Katsu with Kimchi Pickles and Mushroom Couscous
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 04:42 PM (RIvkX)

This sounds great! We are doing a chickpea and farro bowl with cucumbers, green beans, roasted sweet potatoes, some feta and a vinaigrette with tahini.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:51 PM (Wmg4n)

125 118 I really like kimchi and our local grocer carries "live" kimchi in the produce aisle. The problem is I don't really know what to serve it with. We seldom make Asian food at home, and even then I don't know how to incorporate kimchi into the meal.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:47 PM (FMtrg)

Kimchi fried rice is an easy play...you can almost make your normal fried rice (including the sesame oil) and just sub in kimchi for the veg and some of the juice for the soy sauce.

Spouse eats it as a sandwich side instead of a pickle...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:51 PM (tOcjL)

126 I really like kimchi and our local grocer carries "live" kimchi in the produce aisle. The problem is I don't really know what to serve it with. We seldom make Asian food at home, and even then I don't know how to incorporate kimchi into the meal.
Posted by: Emmie

BUTA KIMCHI ~! It's one of my favorite japanese dishes.
norecipes.com/buta-kimuchi-pork-kimchi-stir-fry-recipe/

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 04:51 PM (mlg/3)

127 Emmie

You can use kimchi in lieu of any pickled vegetables or just as a veg to accompany a meal. I like it a lot.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 04:52 PM (foxG0)

128 Those ribs and brisket look ridic. I’m a bigger fan of pork ribs, but I would tear those apart like a cannibal caveman.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 04, 2026 04:52 PM (UUWJm)

129
There's a name for un-popped kernels which escapes me now.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ghUHf)

Old maids.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (h7ZuX)

Inedible.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

Means by which you can help pay for your dentist's children's college tuition.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 04:52 PM (iJfKG)

130 So, you're saying Orville Redenbacher lies when it says its popcorn is one ingredient - whole grain popping corn. It does not list any preservative.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:48 PM (tOcjL)
________________________

Redenbacher (owed by Conagra) got nailed with a massive lawsuit for false advertising with its "All Natural" brand. There was a healthy does of tocopherols....which ain't natural.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 04:54 PM (dIske)

131 123 79 How big is the RV fridge? Like mini hotel size?
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:27 PM (tOcjL)

I think about 6 cubic feet

I hesitate to post a link but if you google Sundance 242RK and scroll down to the video with the nice young lady you'll see it at about the 30 second mark.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:51 PM (QGaXH)

Just figuring out how much cold space you'd have to work with...like my favorite made in a hotel meal is a smoked salmon BLTA with a lemon mayo on a bagel. Almost all shelf-stable to start except the lettuce and salmon (of course, leftovers need a fridge)...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:54 PM (tOcjL)

132 I bought a WhirlyPop stovetop popper and a big jar of coconut oil. Never going back.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 04:55 PM (0U5gm)

133 130 So, you're saying Orville Redenbacher lies when it says its popcorn is one ingredient - whole grain popping corn. It does not list any preservative.
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:48 PM (tOcjL)
________________________

Redenbacher (owed by Conagra) got nailed with a massive lawsuit for false advertising with its "All Natural" brand. There was a healthy does of tocopherols....which ain't natural.
Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 04:54 PM (dIske)

But is there still after the lawsuit? B/c the label in 2026 says the same...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 04:55 PM (tOcjL)

134 Kimchi norimaki makes for a horde* overs for those that aren't shy. Just need the nori sheets, short grain rice, mirin, and one of those bamboo rolling mats ... tho I suppose you could use a sil-pat mat.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 04:56 PM (mlg/3)

135
The lively and exotic Mrs naturalfake is cooking mapodofu tonight for dinner.

Which is great. I love it. However-

Mapodofu is essentially Japanese chili (No carrots, please!)

And I was planning on making Texas chili tomorrow, so I'll have to delay the cooking of that delicacy for a few days...dagnabbit!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 04:56 PM (iJfKG)

136 People don’t pop their own corn because they’re lazy unmotivated slothy dumbies who would carry a toilet strapped to their ass if they could.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 04, 2026 04:56 PM (UUWJm)

137 I really like kimchi and our local grocer carries "live" kimchi in the produce aisle. The problem is I don't really know what to serve it with. We seldom make Asian food at home, and even then I don't know how to incorporate kimchi into the meal.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:47 PM (FMtrg)

My wife makes kimchi about once a month, usually from Napa cabbage. I will eat it as a side for noodles, or rice and beans. I also will use it in burritos for the crunch.
My wife, of course will eat it for breakfast, or dinner, and when it is soft she will make soup.
Which she also likes for breakfast.
It goes with anything you think it should go with, even by itself.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:57 PM (rbvCR)

138 99 The main thing is what sort of cooking facilities you have.
If you are working off a hot plate and bottled water, it limits what is available.
I like small pressure cookers if you are that constrained.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:38 PM (rbvCR)

We pretty much have a full kitchen - 3 burner stove/oven, microwave, 6 cu ft refrigerator.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:57 PM (QGaXH)

139 Weft, that sounds tasty!

Notsothoreau and Nova Local, it's good to hear that kimchi is basically a side item like a pickle. That's how I usually use it. I want the probiotic benefits.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:57 PM (FMtrg)

140 naturalflake also Animal feed

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 04:57 PM (Ia/+0)

141 Homesick Texan is great.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:49 PM (n9ltV)

She has a Turkey Gumbo I plan to make. Have leftover Thanksgiving turkey and broth. Just need okra.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 04:58 PM (Cw/ar)

142 There was a healthy does of tocopherols....which ain't natural.
Posted by: Orson at January

Tocopherols are a natural preservative, a form of Vitamin E, which is an essential nutrient. It’s an antioxidant.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:58 PM (Wmg4n)

143 132 I bought a WhirlyPop stovetop popper and a big jar of coconut oil. Never going back.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 04:55 PM (0U5gm)
____________________________

Years ago I used to love Movie theater popcorn. It turns out it had a lot to do with the coconut oil they used at the time. Then the health Nazis pressured them to remove that type oil for "health reasons." The popcorn, after that, tasted flat.

And, then further testing revealed that coconut oil was just as healthy (if not more healthy) than any other cooking oil. But, they never returned to it.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 04:59 PM (dIske)

144 Popcorn on an old woodstove, using lard in a cast iron pot:
https://youtu.be/vp1JjTMHc_I

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 04, 2026 04:59 PM (ULPxl)

145 When I feel like spending the money, Palo Popcorn from Wisconsin (?) cheddar variety is the absolute best.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM

Palo Popcorn is indeed the best purchased popcorn. Made in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. All their flavors are delicious.

Posted by: Mental Block at January 04, 2026 04:59 PM (2LgD3)

146 Means by which you can help pay for your dentist's children's college tuition.
Posted by: naturalfake

Lamborghinis don't pay for themselves!

Posted by: Dr. I.B. Yankem, DDS at January 04, 2026 04:59 PM (oftw2)

147 >>>@129:Means by which you can help pay for your dentist's children's college tuition.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 04:52 PM (iJfKG)
******
Ture, and he didn't even invite me to their graduation. I was invested!!!

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at January 04, 2026 05:00 PM (ghUHf)

148 Tocopherols are a natural preservative, a form of Vitamin E, which is an essential nutrient. It’s an antioxidant.
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:58 PM (Wmg4n)

___________________________

These were synthetic. They weren't plant extracts. They were manufactured in a lab from petrochemicals.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 05:01 PM (dIske)

149 I needed a dust mask for something yesterday. I was strangely happy to discover that we don't have any in the house!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 04:34 PM (n9ltV)
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I thought some kind soul made you some fabric ones. Surely you wouldn't have gotten rid of those.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 05:02 PM (79pEw)

150 These were synthetic. They weren't plant extracts. They were manufactured in a lab from petrochemicals.
Posted by: Orson

Better to have petrochemicals on your corn than on your windshield in Delaware, Fat!

Posted by: Senile President Emeritus at January 04, 2026 05:04 PM (oftw2)

151 We pretty much have a full kitchen - 3 burner stove/oven, microwave, 6 cu ft refrigerator.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:57 PM (QGaXH)

I have lived in apartments that have offered less.

I have a couple of books on "cooking on a single gas ring" from England called "Bedsitter's Cookbook" and a couple on single pot meals, but your probably could use more elaborate recipes.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 05:04 PM (rbvCR)

152 Palo Popcorn is indeed the best purchased popcorn. Made in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. All their flavors are delicious.
Posted by: Mental Block at January 04, 2026 04:59 PM (2LgD3)

I can't get it locally. Kroger carried it for a while, elsewise I'd never have heard of it. Now they don't, and I have to get it from Amazon, so I treat myself to a case of it about once a year.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 05:05 PM (h7ZuX)

153 Hahaha! No, I was over here thinking he was being nostalgic and wanted to share that feeling with us! I am such a Polly Anna, I swear.
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:26 PM (Wmg4n)
---------

I am too, but where CBD is concerned I have learned to become a cynic.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 05:05 PM (79pEw)

154 It's interesting that y'all say kimchi is a stand-alone side, since that's how I eat it. I thought I was being unimaginative. Plus, it tastes like it would be good in something, but I don't know what. And I don't want to cook the probiotics out of it.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 05:05 PM (FMtrg)

155 Surely you wouldn't have gotten rid of those.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 05:02 PM (79pEw)

Never! In fact, my phone's photo of my wife is her wearing it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:05 PM (n9ltV)

156 Never! In fact, my phone's photo of my wife is her wearing it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:05 PM (n9ltV)
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There are no words.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 05:06 PM (79pEw)

157 One is called Cooking in a Bedsitter rather.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (rbvCR)

158 135
The lively and exotic Mrs naturalfake is cooking mapodofu tonight for dinner.
----

Is she using those astringent Sichuan peppercorns that make your mouth go numb?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (kpS4V)

159 151 We pretty much have a full kitchen - 3 burner stove/oven, microwave, 6 cu ft refrigerator.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:57 PM (QGaXH)

I have lived in apartments that have offered less.

I have a couple of books on "cooking on a single gas ring" from England called "Bedsitter's Cookbook" and a couple on single pot meals, but your probably could use more elaborate recipes.

I was looking for simple meals we could either warm in the microwave or throw together after a long day on the road. As opposed to walking to the nearby Dairy Queen Grill which we did one night on the Iowa/Nebraska border..LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (QGaXH)

160 There are no words.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 05:06 PM (79pEw)

Lighten up Alice!

It was a funny picture!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (n9ltV)

161 Alice?

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 05:08 PM (79pEw)

162 We pretty much have a full kitchen - 3 burner stove/oven, microwave, 6 cu ft refrigerator.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 04:57 PM (QGaXH)

Keeping with the popcorn theme. We love old school Jiffy Pop for tent camping and backpacking, cooking over a campfire or gas stove, depending. It may not have the same sense of fun with an RV.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:08 PM (Cw/ar)

163 One of the best bacon-wrapped shrimp was at the Salt Creek Grille in Rumson, NJ. I had many a great dinner there over the years. Sadly I heard it’s closing soon.

It’s reportedly Bruce Springsteen’s fav restaurant. We saw him there once.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 04, 2026 05:08 PM (UUWJm)

164 154 It's interesting that y'all say kimchi is a stand-alone side, since that's how I eat it. I thought I was being unimaginative. Plus, it tastes like it would be good in something, but I don't know what. And I don't want to cook the probiotics out of it.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 05:05 PM (FMtrg)

It's how it's served at Korean restaurants.

Another thought it to serve it as an egg topping. When you get the little dishes at the restaurant, I always found the egg dish went great with the kimchi (both red and white) dishes.

Makes it breakfasty...even as a burrito...egg/kimchi in a tortilla...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 05:08 PM (tOcjL)

165 Made a discovery this week and it only took me most of a century to learn: champagne is delicious! Tried it with the pork roast for New Year. Great! With fresh fruit and brie. Fantastic! Sipping a glass by itself. Yup. It was Andre brut sparkling wine from California. Less expensive than most chardonnay and at least as refreshing.

I should learn to make mimosas.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 05:08 PM (yTvNw)

166 154 in fact, I thought I was wasting a culinary opportunity

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 05:08 PM (FMtrg)

167 The lively and exotic Mrs naturalfake is cooking mapodofu tonight for dinner.
----

Is she using those astringent Sichuan peppercorns that make your mouth go numb?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (kpS4V)

In a way...she likes to use a Chinese paste she gets from H Mart, I think, that that has those in it.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 05:09 PM (iJfKG)

168 Emmie, there are a lot of kimchi based recipes, a lot of beef, pork and noodle types.

One of the sites my wife likes for the recipes is Maangchi's, it gives nice recipes. Type Kimchi into the search field and it will give you a bunch.

https://www.maangchi.com/

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 05:10 PM (rbvCR)

169 I should learn to make mimosas.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 05:08 PM (yTvNw)

Mix champagne and OJ 1:1. Enjoy!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:11 PM (Cw/ar)

170 To stay on subject...we are lucky to have and independent grocery nearby run by a butcher who knows his meat, so to speak. Our NYE meat was boneless prime rib we got on sale for 20.99. Delish.
On another note...anyone heard of 10 C-17 transports leaving the US, from Ft. Campbell and other places for the UK? Saw at least one already went on to Germany.

Are they to support the UK and France in Syria operations or something related to the rebellion in Iran? And why is the MSM not covering Iran? They are in revolt and Khamanei hasn't been seen in days. The national bank admitted they are out of money, you simply can't get any, inflation is over 72% this year, etc.

Posted by: Farmer at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM (55Qr6)

171 Microwave popcorn is just a offensive as pre-popped.

A simple brown paper sandwich bag and some kernels gets you the same.
Without the who knows what chemicals.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM (KcL8G)

172 RedMindBlueState makes his own kimchi.

Anyone else?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM (n9ltV)

173 JTB, we have a Christmas party each year and this year for the "lighter " drinkers we had a champagne punch. 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail, 1 cup orange juice, 1 750 ml bottle of Champagne. Doesn't have to be fancy. People love it. Would be great for fall/winter brunches too.

Posted by: bluebell at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM (79pEw)

174 172 RedMindBlueState makes his own kimchi.

Anyone else?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM (n9ltV)

I have a sno-bird friend who was born in Korea who makes her own kimchi and sells it in a roadside farmers market.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 05:14 PM (QGaXH)

175 This week we tried out a place that sells frozen dinners made with real ingredients. They specialize in smoked meats. I've gotten to the point where I can no longer choke down a Lean Cuisine or Stouffer's, except maybe a lasagna.

Anyway, the meals were pretty good, except it's a sin to microwave beef brisket. The smoked chicken suffered less from the microwave.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 05:14 PM (FMtrg)

176 I really like kimchi and our local grocer carries "live" kimchi in the produce aisle. The problem is I don't really know what to serve it with. We seldom make Asian food at home, and even then I don't know how to incorporate kimchi into the meal.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:47 PM (FMtrg)

At the one or two Korean restaurants where I have eaten, the kimchi is placed on the tabe first, like an appetizers, same as chips and salsa at a Mexican restaurant.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 05:15 PM (8zz6B)

177 as a starter, Emmie, I am going to make something similar to this for my wife

kare-bokkeumbap

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 05:15 PM (rbvCR)

178 148 Tocopherols are a natural preservative, a form of Vitamin E, which is an essential nutrient. It’s an antioxidant.
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:58 PM (Wmg4n)

___________________________

These were synthetic. They weren't plant extracts. They were manufactured in a lab from petrochemicals.
Posted by: Orson at January 04
Not petro chemicals, here is a link to the lawsuit:

https://tinyurl.com/bdejanwz

Looks like this is going to court - will be interesting to see how it plays out as the word chemical seems scary but can apply to natural ingredients also. In this case, there seems to be a little stretching going on with natural and being technically an artificial use. Will be interesting to watch, like I said.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:16 PM (OoFl2)

179 Mostly, CBD, pre-packaged popcorn is superior because you're not at home to pop it.

Now, you come up with a "pull the strip and pop your popcorn" bag, and you might have something. (Also there are people who can't make cranberry sauce; they sure as heck can't safely heat oil to pop corn.)

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 05:16 PM (hmIdc)

180 JTB, if you are okay with cranberry juice, poinsettias is a delightful cocktail with champagne.

https://tinyurl.com/7mr54bmk

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:17 PM (Cw/ar)

181 the kimchi is placed on the table first...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 05:15 PM (8zz6B)

I have eaten in a bunch of Korean restaurants in The Bay Area and also NYC. they do the same.

Kimchi really is a fun dish.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:17 PM (n9ltV)

182 RedMindBlueState makes his own kimchi.

Anyone else?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM (n9ltV)

One of the kiddos took up making kimchi and sauerkraut and some other pickled items.

But, just got tired of it after a while. Plus it was kind of a pain since, kimchi in particular was cheap to buy at local markets.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 05:18 PM (iJfKG)

183 148 Tocopherols are a natural preservative, a form of Vitamin E, which is an essential nutrient. It’s an antioxidant.
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 04:58 PM (Wmg4n)

___________________________

These were synthetic. They weren't plant extracts. They were manufactured in a lab from petrochemicals.
Posted by: Orson at January 04
Not petro chemicals, here is a link to the lawsuit:

https://tinyurl.com/bdejanwz

Looks like this is going to court - will be interesting to see how it plays out as the word chemical seems scary but can apply to natural ingredients also. In this case, there seems to be a little stretching going on with natural and being technically an artificial use. Will be interesting to watch, like I said.
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:16 PM (OoFl2)
——

That looks like a lawyer-generated strike suit to gin up legal fees.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 04, 2026 05:19 PM (UUWJm)

184 RedMindBlueState makes his own kimchi.

Anyone else?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM (n9ltV)

My wife comes bubbling in carrying three or four napa cabbages and carrots, or a bag of daikon radishes complaining that they are a bit old, and I know she is going to be cutting stuff up, sweating it down with salt in the big stainless bowls, and spend time mixing in the garlic, pepper flakes and anchovy powder.
She packs it into gallon jars, and generally eats it within a week. She doesn't like it overly aged.

I can dig the recipe from her if you want it. Mabye.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 05:20 PM (rbvCR)

185 Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 05:08

Glad to hear you discovered champagne and enjoyed it. You've already got a recipe for mimosas here so I'lll just recommend Cook's brut, a step above Andre but very reasonable and tasty.

Posted by: Farmer at January 04, 2026 05:21 PM (55Qr6)

186 These were synthetic. They weren't plant extracts. They were manufactured in a lab from petrochemicals.
Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 05:01 PM (dIske)

OK, you put ricin on your popcorn, and I will put 10W30 on mine. See who lives longer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 05:21 PM (8zz6B)

187 RedMindBlueState makes his own kimchi.

Anyone else?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM

Three fresh quarts of it in the fridge as we speak. Made entirely with Korean chili paste this time. Very tasty.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 05:22 PM (Wnv9h)

188 There's a name for un-popped kernels which escapes me now.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly

Old maids.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

In case no one else has mentioned it:
"Grannies" was what I grew up with. Don't know why the term was used.

This post was a re-run? I seem to recall commenting on this. When was it?

Posted by: mindful webworker - not that I like looking at dumb things I've said in the past... at January 04, 2026 05:22 PM (dESj/)

189 The dark char outside and fatty moist inside of that brisket borders on food porn. That's a thing of beauty, but not classy beauty like Audrey Hepburn -- it's more of a Brigitte Bardot brisket.

Posted by: Pastafarian at January 04, 2026 05:23 PM (sifs3)

190 Jiffy pop over a campfire is bomb.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 05:23 PM (IhIKR)

191 https://www.maangchi.com/
Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 05:10 PM (rbvCR)

Kimchi Stew sounds tasty and accessible for us roundeyes.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 05:24 PM (FMtrg)

192 I can dig the recipe from her if you want it. Mabye.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 05:20 PM (rbvCR)

Hah!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:24 PM (n9ltV)

193 the kimchi is placed on the table first...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 05:15 PM (8zz6B)

I have eaten in a bunch of Korean restaurants in The Bay Area and also NYC. they do the same.

Kimchi really is a fun dish.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:17 PM (n9ltV)

If it's a good Korean restaurant, they should place several bowls of "bonchon", which various kimchis and vegetable salads and such around the grill... assuming that you're having Korean BBQ. Along with a kimchi soup and a fluffy egg soup dealio.

Don't forget the soju!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 05:24 PM (iJfKG)

194 Had Ms. King known the “No Artificial Preservatives, Flavors or Dyes” representation was false and misleading, she would not have purchased the Product, or, at the
very least, would have only been willing to purchase the Product at a lesser price."

LOL.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 05:24 PM (h7ZuX)

195 187 RedMindBlueState makes his own kimchi.

Anyone else?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:12 PM

Three fresh quarts of it in the fridge as we speak. Made entirely with Korean chili paste this time. Very tasty.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Kindltot and his Korean wife make several types of kimchee.

I love the stuff. And it’s really good for you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 05:25 PM (IhIKR)

196 There was this Korean girl … who made kimchi pizza. Surprisingly good, albeit HOT. I woulda preferred less heat but I wanted to impress her and wasn’t gonna be a Tim Walz about it.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 04, 2026 05:26 PM (UUWJm)

197 I was looking for simple meals we could either warm in the microwave or throw together after a long day on the road. As opposed to walking to the nearby Dairy Queen Grill which we did one night on the Iowa/Nebraska border..LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (QGaXH)

So, like the 5 minute meal concept...kinda comfort, but healthier than DQ.

In that case, I'd suggest planning a sandwich, side, fruit, veg concept for meals.

Premade BBQ containers can be warmed up and out on buns. A pineapple can be sliced up quickly or bought presliced and a coleslaw bag can be tossed together while BBQ is warming. And then plain potato chips or something you all like.

Microwave bacon can be warmed up while you sliced tomatoes, avocados, lettuce, and onion. Find bagels and layer the smoked salmon, bacon, veg, and then a smear of mayo with a squeeze of lemon. Serve with any berry you like (no prep) and a chip.

You can microwave scrambled eggs (in a cup with a little liquid - mix every 30 seconds til you like it). Get a tortilla and add shredded cheese, salsa, canned beans, and any other mexican toppings you like). Serve with tortilla chips...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

198 Kimchee fried rice with a couple over easy eggs on top is sublime.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 05:26 PM (IhIKR)

199 Serve with tortilla chips and container guac and sliced apples or mango.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

200 Pickling any kind of vegetables is easy and really adds some zip. I’m doing it more often as a vegetable accompaniment because I’m tired of Brussels sprouts.

Particularly if they are lacking bacon

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 05:26 PM (dLTvU)

201 So we had an exceptionally nice dinner with our son the other night for his birthday - very good French/Thai place that was beautifully decorated for Christmas. He had escargot with garlic butter which he had never had before, and we all shared an appetizer with duck and some vegetables and apples and jicama ( sp?) in a flaky pastry shell. He also had some boar in a spicy sauce and spouse and I shared a potion of sea bass. For dessert I had crème bruleee , spouse had some peach gelato and son had some kind of creamy gelato ice cream and chocolate cake.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:27 PM (2sfNr)

202 I made Oaxacan mole sauce for Christmas Eve enchiladas then roast duck on New Year's Eve. I used leftover duck to make mole enchiladas filled with duck carnitas, jack cheese, and onions. Best enchiladas ever!

Posted by: lejroche at January 04, 2026 05:29 PM (StTv7)

203 Speaking of toxic plants, I got the oleander bush I uprooted the other day all rendered down in to small pieces to fit into the wheelie bin, so it can go out to the curb tonight. And hoed a bunch more weeds, and trimmed a couple of shrubs, so I can now park two cars in the extreme east end of the driveway. I moved the "for sale" Jeep out there, and put a "for sale" sign in the windshield, and there is still room for my Mexican neighbor to park an extra truck there. (I encourage this, because it makes the house look lived-in, even if I am not in residence.)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 05:30 PM (8zz6B)

204 Particularly if they are lacking bacon

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 05:26 PM (dLTvU)

That's an easy fix.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:30 PM (n9ltV)

205 202 I made Oaxacan mole sauce for Christmas Eve enchiladas then roast duck on New Year's Eve. I used leftover duck to make mole enchiladas filled with duck carnitas, jack cheese, and onions. Best enchiladas ever!
Posted by: lejroche

Holy cow! That sounds awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 05:30 PM (IhIKR)

206 194 Had Ms. King known the “No Artificial Preservatives, Flavors or Dyes” representation was false and misleading, she would not have purchased the Product, or, at the
very least, would have only been willing to purchase the Product at a lesser price."

LOL.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January

It says tocopherols on the ingredients, but the FDA calls it artificial not because it isn’t natural, but because it isn’t found naturally in corn. There are some claims of there being some synthetic vit e used in the product, but I couldn’t see where they got that information from, noting I didn’t read every single thing closely. It may be in there.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:32 PM (OoFl2)

207 I made Oaxacan mole sauce for Christmas Eve enchiladas then roast duck on New Year's Eve. I used leftover duck to make mole enchiladas filled with duck carnitas, jack cheese, and onions. Best enchiladas ever!
Posted by: lejroche at January 04, 2026 05:29 PM (StTv7)

This sounds delicious. I may need to source a duck.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 05:32 PM (dLTvU)

208 And Ibguy was a very nice guy. I corresponded with him when I gathered the prayer requests. May his memory have been a blessing to those that loved him and were missing him during the holidays.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:32 PM (2sfNr)

209 Posted by: lejroche

Sounds delicious!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:33 PM (2sfNr)

210 And holy crapoli some y’all go out to eat a LOT! How can you afford it?

I’ve found most restaurant food these days to be disappointing. Except for a breakfast diner with everyrhing cooked on a flattop.

That stuff is crack.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 05:34 PM (IhIKR)

211 Best enchiladas ever!

Posted by: lejroche at January 04, 2026 05:29 PM (StTv7)

Duck enchiladas? Wow...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:34 PM (n9ltV)

212 And yes, shaking a Manhattan is blasphemy...it's in the Bible!

*removes filthy left hand from Koran*

What's shakin', Manhattan!

Posted by: Zoltran Mondavi at January 04, 2026 05:34 PM (N8Me9)

213 Thanks to everyone for the mimosa and champagne cocktail suggestions and to Farmer for the Cook's recommendation. The experimenting is going to be fun and delicious.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 05:35 PM (yTvNw)

214 We get frozen hashbrowns that have one ingredient.
Potatoes.
Wife taught me, heat oil til it's shimmering (high), put in hashbrowns, and turn the burner to medium.
Set alarm for 4 1/2 minutes. Flip, do the same.
If a huge batch may have to turn 2 or 32 times, but for single layer, this works.

Posted by: MkY at January 04, 2026 05:36 PM (q6tQZ)

215 2 or 3, not 32.

Posted by: MkY at January 04, 2026 05:36 PM (q6tQZ)

216 I tried a new burger joint that opened up not that far from me. The $9 bacon cheeseburger was OK, but not fantastic.

The blackened fries were pretty good, though.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 05:37 PM (ESVrU)

217 Duck enchiladas in blue corn tortillas.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 05:38 PM (sDNVV)

218 Oh. I miss ibguy. 😢

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 04, 2026 05:39 PM (Vvh2V)

219 The duck enchiladas sound yimmy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:39 PM (Cw/ar)

220 And today was our monthly church luncheon . I made butternut squash soup, someone else brought a tomato vegetable soup, we had lots of pasta salads, someone else had roasted a turkey and brought the breast. We also had potato pancakes with some kind of sauce and the same woman who made the potato pancakes also brought homemade cookies with coconut and dark and milk chocolate morsels. We had much left over and had some for dinner tonight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:41 PM (2sfNr)

221 It says tocopherols on the ingredients, but the FDA calls it artificial not because it isn’t natural, but because it isn’t found naturally in corn.
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:32 PM (OoFl2)

That. But I laugh, because despite her outrage, she might have bought it at a lower price. Principles, yo.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 05:41 PM (h7ZuX)

222 That's an easy fix.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:30 PM (n9ltV)

Dry cure brine, 7 days in the cure, flipping daily , rinse, dry , smoke, partially freeze, slice and package.

Why waste perfectly delicious bacon by mixing with bitter vegetables. No matter how trendy.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 05:42 PM (dLTvU)

223 The idea of already popped corn from the store is obnoxious. As a child we made popcorn over a fire, dumped it in a grocery bag with butter and salt and shook it up. That's what we ate at home and took to the drive-in theater. Now I use a dedicated pot on the stove: a little corn oil to encourage popping and tossed with copious amounts of butter. Jiffy Pop was amusing but tasted bland. Never tried microwave popcorn.

The one exception to making my own is caramel kettle popcorn at the farmers market. But it must be eaten while warm.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 05:44 PM (yTvNw)

224 That looks like a lawyer-generated strike suit to gin up legal fees.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at January 04

And hope Conagra settles to avoid the cost of litigation.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:45 PM (pZEOD)

225 And I remember as a kid making jiffy pop popcorn with the aluminum foil lid which expanded and which I always found so near!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:45 PM (2sfNr)

226 JTB,

Sparkling wines are one of Gods many blessings for us. Good luck in your ongoing discovery.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 05:46 PM (dLTvU)

227 Fried potatoes, peppers and ham, some leftover with eggs tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 05:46 PM (Ia/+0)

228 225- "Neat" not "Near".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:46 PM (2sfNr)

229
My 7 y/o grandson is a bacon eating maniac. He would eat it for every meal if we let him.

For his birthday last year we gave him money and two lbs of bacon, lol.

He was thrilled more about the bacon.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 05:46 PM (3ek7K)

230 Tonight is the last of the New Year's ribs, collards, and blackeyed peas. It was delicious, but I'm ready for something else.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:47 PM (Cw/ar)

231 Suppose I should go chop up the veggies.

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:48 PM (Wmg4n)

232 Nap time is over and dinner is …
Roast peanuts, unsalted. With white wine.

Mrs. R. is having the up periscope procedure tomorrow and is not dining.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 05:48 PM (30Gj0)

233 Lol, fourseasons. Your grandson sounds like a Moron-in-training.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:49 PM (Cw/ar)

234 Sparkling wines are like Ripple or Thunderbird. That ain't wine.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 05:50 PM (sDNVV)

235 Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 05:46 PM (dLTvU)

"I am tasting the stars!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:50 PM (n9ltV)

236 A tin of sardines to anyone who gets Mr. Dildo to publish a picture and recipe for a Penguin Flu-zy.

Two tins if you get the bouquet correct!

Posted by: Big Penguin at January 04, 2026 05:50 PM (0sNs1)

237
Mary,

He is a character.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 05:51 PM (3ek7K)

238 So is single malt scotch
Glenfiddich

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 05:52 PM (Ia/+0)

239 Posted by: Big Penguin at January 04, 2026 05:50 PM (0sNs1)

Bluebell wouldn't put my recipe for Panda Hash in the Deplorable Gourmet!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:54 PM (n9ltV)

240 Speaking of sardines, another expired pantry offering turned into white spaghetti in expired chicken bullion, mixed with chopped expired sardines sautéed with old garlic in old olive oil.
-chef’s kiss!-

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 05:55 PM (30Gj0)

241 Bluebell wouldn't put my recipe for Panda Hash in the Deplorable Gourmet!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 05:54 PM

Red Sox fan. 'Nuff said.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 04, 2026 05:56 PM (0sNs1)

242 240 Speaking of sardines, another expired pantry offering turned into white spaghetti in expired chicken bullion, mixed with chopped expired sardines sautéed with old garlic in old olive oil.
-chef’s kiss!-
Posted by: RI Red at January 04

Living dangerously!

Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:56 PM (OoFl2)

243 Sardines. Yummy. The King Oscar Sardines in Olive Oil with Cracked Pepper. I could almost live off of those.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:56 PM (Cw/ar)

244 The cold weather season means time to make kraut. I like it more tart than most commercial brands so learned to make my own. If I make it this week it should be about right when Lent begins. I can make a nice meal with a baked potato and kraut.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 05:57 PM (yTvNw)

245 Speaking of sardines, another expired pantry offering turned into white spaghetti in expired chicken bullion, mixed with chopped expired sardines sautéed with old garlic in old olive oil.
-chef’s kiss!-

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 05:55 PM (30Gj0)

Sardine spaghetti is delicious. Lately, I've been on a pasta puttanesca tear. It is so easy to make and good.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:59 PM (Cw/ar)

246 Living dangerously!
Posted by: Piper at January 04, 2026 05:56 PM (OoFl2)

Piper, as bluebell said upthread, those dates are mere suggestions.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 06:00 PM (30Gj0)

247 I really like kimchi and our local grocer carries "live" kimchi in the produce aisle. The problem is I don't really know what to serve it with. We seldom make Asian food at home, and even then I don't know how to incorporate kimchi into the meal.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:47 PM (FMtrg)
====

We serve it with falafel, schnitzel, and noodle bowls sometimes chopped on salads.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 06:00 PM (RIvkX)

248 I may have to try this sardine spaghetti. But I'll wait until the rest of the family is out of town.

Posted by: PabloD at January 04, 2026 06:01 PM (cFv0u)

249 Sardine spaghetti is delicious. Lately, I've been on a pasta puttanesca tear. It is so easy to make and good.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 05:59 PM (Cw/ar)

I love pasta puttanesca...I can only make that when the kids and spouse are dairying it up b/c I'm the only one who likes it...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:01 PM (tOcjL)

250 The cold weather season means time to make kraut. I like it more tart than most commercial brands so learned to make my own. If I make it this week it should be about right when Lent begins. I can make a nice meal with a baked potato and kraut.
Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 05:57 PM

Have you considered adding a soupçon of fermented soybean paste?

Posted by: Miso Hungry at January 04, 2026 06:01 PM (0sNs1)

251

One of my favorite things to eat is tuna salad.

Since I had covid I can't stand it. It tastes off now.

I think a lot of people have taste issues with foods after having covid.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:01 PM (3ek7K)

252
I think a lot of people have taste issues with foods after having covid.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:01 PM (3ek7K)

My husband lost his sense of smell after the Clot shot...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 06:04 PM (VE6XX)

253 One of my favorite things to eat is tuna salad.

Since I had covid I can't stand it. It tastes off now.

I think a lot of people have taste issues with foods after having covid.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:01 PM (3ek7K)

One thing I noticed after getting the wuhan was that grilled onions smelled funny. And my sense of taste was diminished for a few months.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 04, 2026 06:06 PM (0aYVJ)

254 ibguy and his baby sister Joyce are on my list of prayers for the repose of souls. I loved his stories.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at January 04, 2026 06:06 PM (dyL4B)

255 Is she using those astringent Sichuan peppercorns that make your mouth go numb?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (kpS4V)
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A little powdered Sumac works for that too

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 06:06 PM (RIvkX)

256
I wish Trump would drop fauci into Gaza.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:06 PM (3ek7K)

257 Those who like kraut less tart, a apple cooked in with it helps

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)

258 ibguy and his baby sister Joyce are on my list of prayers for the repose of souls. I loved his stories.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at January 04, 2026 06:06 PM (dyL4B)

I recall his posts about Joyce. He loved her so. May they both rest in peace.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 06:08 PM (Cw/ar)

259 Bacon wrapped anything is great. I like to grill bacon wrapped jalapeño’s stuffed won’t cheese. (Cream cheese, cheddar, whatever floats your boat)

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 06:08 PM (bYhL4)

260 Anchovies>>>>sardines

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:08 PM (IhIKR)

261 One of my favorite things to eat is tuna salad.

Since I had covid I can't stand it. It tastes off now.

I think a lot of people have taste issues with foods after having covid.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:01 PM (3ek7K)
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One of my favorites as well. My dad gave his secret recipe to Mrs. F. before he passed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 06:08 PM (RIvkX)

262 We always called unpopped kernels old maids.

Posted by: Wenda at January 04, 2026 06:10 PM (FRS+s)

263 260 Anchovies price $$ >>>>sardines price $$

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:08 PM (IhIKR)

FIFO

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)

264 Bacon wrapped anything is great. I like to grill bacon wrapped jalapeño’s stuffed won’t cheese. (Cream cheese, cheddar, whatever floats your boat)

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 06:08 PM (bYhL4)

Jalapeno Poppers! Yum yum!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 06:10 PM (Cw/ar)

265 For as much as I lkve bacon, don't get it often. Haven't decided best way to cook or fry it

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)

266 Jalapeno poppers make dove season worth it.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 04, 2026 06:19 PM (bWZYx)

267 197 I was looking for simple meals we could either warm in the microwave or throw together after a long day on the road. As opposed to walking to the nearby Dairy Queen Grill which we did one night on the Iowa/Nebraska border..LOL!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 05:07 PM (QGaXH)

You can microwave scrambled eggs (in a cup with a little liquid - mix every 30 seconds til you like it). Get a tortilla and add shredded cheese, salsa, canned beans, and any other mexican toppings you like). Serve with tortilla chips...
Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

Hi Nova

I had to step away for a bit. Thank you for your ideas. I copied them into a word doc for safekeeping.

I'll peruse the rest of the comments in case anyone else took the time to respond.

All the best to you.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 06:19 PM (QGaXH)

268 Nurse, you are correct. I misremembered. They were expired anchovies, not expired sardines.
And they were damfine!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 06:20 PM (30Gj0)

269 Anchovies>>>>sardines

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:08 PM

I like to get large frozen sardines, clean and butterfly them, then give them a quick brine and a hot smoking on the grill. Top with a little tzatziki.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 04, 2026 06:22 PM (Wnv9h)

270 Went out to dinner with friends on Friday to a place not to far from me.

Appetizer was fried oysters.
They were delish but could not compare to the oysters on the half shell I had in Paris. sigh

Main dish was broiled scallops with vegetables and potato.
A very good meal made even better by the company.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 06:24 PM (QdaMw)

271 Jalapeno Poppers! Yum yum!
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Yes! WooHoo!

Poppers are so easy. And forgiving! Best I've made (so far) had stuffing mixture of crushed garlic, s & p, cream cheese, dash of pineapple-habanero hot sauce (okay, more like a couple teaspoons) and grated habanero-jack cheese. *Always* bacon-wrapped, of course.

They're not super-fancy or expensive, just tasty.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 06:24 PM (rdVOm)

272 Mmmmmm....kettle corn.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 04, 2026 06:25 PM (bWZYx)

273 Check out Live2Day Wanderland's You Tube channel. They camp in a teardrop (and they winter camp!) and she does a lot of simple meals.

https://tinyurl.com/ykf75m4x

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 06:26 PM (+mUZM)

274
Skip,

I cook bacon in the oven. It is the easiest way for me.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:27 PM (3ek7K)

275 Did someone call Popcorn?

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 04, 2026 06:27 PM (ZRzmB)

276 267 I had to step away for a bit.**

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 06:19 PM (QGaXH)

**I wish Cozi TV wouldn't run back to back Columbo episodes - it takes a big chunk our of the day.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 06:28 PM (QGaXH)

277 Hi Nova

I had to step away for a bit. Thank you for your ideas. I copied them into a word doc for safekeeping.

I'll peruse the rest of the comments in case anyone else took the time to respond.

All the best to you.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 06:19 PM (QGaXH)

No problem - another easy idea on the sandwich, side, fruit plan...

Grilled ham and cheese (make it fancy adding an apple, a fancy cheese like gouda or havarti or something that makes it fun) with canned tomato soup (dilute with Trader Joe's beef bone broth for extra protein and mouthfeel) and sliced apples (if it's not in the sandwich, have it on the side,

If you aren't feeling too hungry, a grilled Elvis (microwave bacon, PB, and banana) sandwich with practically any fruit and a yogurt would also hit the spot.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:28 PM (tOcjL)

278 273 Check out Live2Day Wanderland's You Tube channel. They camp in a teardrop (and they winter camp!) and she does a lot of simple meals.

https://tinyurl.com/ykf75m4x
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 06:26 PM (+mUZM)

Will do! Thank you!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 06:29 PM (QGaXH)

279 Dinner plans have changed.
DILIT agrees that expired frozen pizza will do just fine.
Heck, it only expired in 25 - almost fresh food!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 06:32 PM (30Gj0)

280 If this thread goes past 300 comments, we get dessert.

Posted by: mindful webworker - cake and ice cream at January 04, 2026 06:33 PM (dESj/)

281 Sahara or Gobi?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 06:34 PM (eq9pm)

282 I like pie
But have Tastykakes

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 06:34 PM (Ia/+0)

283 I cook bacon in the oven. It is the easiest way for me.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:27 PM (3ek7K)

Me too.

And I can vary the heat depending on what I want, so it makes it easy to get crispy or rendered but still chewy or whatever...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 06:35 PM (n9ltV)

284 this thread goes past 300 comments, we get dessert.
Posted by: mindful webworker - cake and ice cream at January 04, 2026 06:33 PM (dESj/)

Please elaborate more on your favorite dessert choices.

Eighteen times.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 06:35 PM (dLTvU)

285 Did someone call Popcorn?

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at January 04, 2026 06:27 PM (ZRzmB)

Omaha!

Posted by: Peyton Manning at January 04, 2026 06:36 PM (n9ltV)

286 I should do that. I have all those Ankor Hocking Lasagna pans.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 06:36 PM (eq9pm)

287 Random neighbor fireworks show going off at 637 on a Sunday. WTH?

Posted by: A dude in MI at January 04, 2026 06:37 PM (/6GbT)

288 Please elaborate more on your favorite dessert choices.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 06:35 PM (dLTvU)

Right now it is Lin'duh's spectacular chocolate chip cookies.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 06:37 PM (n9ltV)

289 Please elaborate more on your favorite dessert choices.

Eighteen times.
Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 06:35 PM (dLTvU)

Dessert I miss the most - tiramisu (you can make fake ice cream - you can't make fake tiramisu)...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:38 PM (tOcjL)

290 So. After range time yesterday ( crossing the streams here) I took son #1 out to breakfast at a diner. Counter service for us as we didn’t want to wait. Greasy spoon, super busy.

I had a giant pancake, two eggs, three slices bacon. OJ
He had chicken fried steak and eggs. Coffee

With tax and tip $55.

Is this what y’all are paying?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:40 PM (IhIKR)

291 I don"t eat out any more.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 06:41 PM (eq9pm)

292 Best dessert I've had in a long time was MiL's chcocolate soufflé last weekend. Each of us got enough to serve 3.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 06:41 PM (RIvkX)

293 I've just been snacking on my homemade Chex mix (or "crack mix").

I only make it for New Year's. Great stuff.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 06:42 PM (ESVrU)

294 Is this what y’all are paying?
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:40 PM (IhIKR)

===
Sounds right.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 06:42 PM (RIvkX)

295 With tax and tip $55.

Is this what y’all are paying?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:40 PM (IhIKR)

Yes. At least in cities and more traveled towns..

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 06:43 PM (n9ltV)

296 I use grape seed oil to make popcorn.i

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)

297 this thread goes past 300 comments, we get dessert.
Posted by: mindful webworker - cake and ice cream
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Please elaborate more on your favorite dessert choices.
Eighteen times.
Posted by: Pete Bog

A good dark bier.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 06:43 PM (QVmho)

298 I don"t eat out any more."

Yeah, cut back on that bigly. Especially since in store prices are down...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 06:43 PM (XuXeR)

299 299

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 06:44 PM (QVmho)

300 Tastykakes are awesome but I can't cope with the feelings of self-loathing that follow,

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 06:44 PM (RIvkX)

301 Rats. Missed the VZ thread. Above may be my first post even on the food thread.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 06:45 PM (u82oZ)

302 Yay! We made it past 300 comments!

Desserts all around!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 06:45 PM (ESVrU)

303 290 So. After range time yesterday ( crossing the streams here) I took son #1 out to breakfast at a diner. Counter service for us as we didn’t want to wait. Greasy spoon, super busy.

I had a giant pancake, two eggs, three slices bacon. OJ
He had chicken fried steak and eggs. Coffee

With tax and tip $55.

Is this what y’all are paying?
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:40 PM (IhIKR)

No - we don't order beverages or breakfast.
Both are wildly overpriced.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:45 PM (tOcjL)

304 To cut down sodium, use small crystals popcorn salt. The only downside is no iodine.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 06:46 PM (u82oZ)

305 That meal here might run $40.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 06:46 PM (sDNVV)

306 The place we ate at for lunch yesterday adds 6% SF Mandate fee. Tax is 8.625%. Tip 18%.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 06:46 PM (RIvkX)

307 Chocolate Tandykakes it is

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 06:46 PM (Ia/+0)

308 Can't afford to "go out to eat" any more. Sometimes will pick up a couple of tacos or Panda Express bowl to share with hubby, just for a treat. He hates the institutional crap his nursing home serves, and I don't blame him!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 06:47 PM (rdVOm)

309 That meal here might run $40."

Sounds about right. Two decent breakfasts, coffee, tip...$35 in Tomball...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 06:47 PM (XuXeR)

310 *passes out quinoa and kale biscuits*

Didn't say it'd be *good* desserts...

Posted by: mindful webworker - with gravy at January 04, 2026 06:47 PM (dESj/)

311 Did Chinese lunch specials at the local joint this week - $72 before tax and tip for 6 "adults" - ended up at $97. Water for beverage, and younger daughter and I had lunch the next day (the boys and my oldest daughter all cleaned their plates)...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:48 PM (tOcjL)

312 I just discovered that there are a couple of beer breweries in the West Bank operated by Christian Palestinians. They seem to be popular locally and are exported to Europe and Japan.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 06:50 PM (Rmqfl)

313 I'm having warm eggnog.

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 06:50 PM (LHPAg)

314 Nova,
No need to be a snot about it.

I was just asking.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:50 PM (IhIKR)

315 314 Nova,
No need to be a snot about it.

I was just asking.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:50 PM (IhIKR)

It's not a snot. But you had said you couldn't believe people can eat out. They can, but they tend to be selective on timing and meal choices.

Breakfasts are known for being ridiculously priced per value of product. Lunches (especially weekday) are known to be the discount meal. And beverages are always wildly priced, no matter the type.

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:52 PM (tOcjL)

316 HAM & BEAN SOUP ... Because our New Year's Day group was small this year, we cooked only ham steaks for dinner ... However, I bought a frozen ham bone from the Honey Baked Ham store on Friday and am looking forward to making soup tomorrow ... Our method of soaking all types of beans in distilled water this past year has been working well, so we'll do that again tonight.

Posted by: Kathy at January 04, 2026 06:52 PM (zuKcR)

317 A good trick for popcorn salt is to put some kosher salt in a blender. It will create a powder that adheres well.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 04, 2026 06:53 PM (8LdfU)

318 Heck, it's true at even McD. Fries are now ridiculously priced vs the cost of product b/c people will pay it, so they just keep that cost rising, while the other items have been steadier...

Posted by: Nova Local at January 04, 2026 06:53 PM (tOcjL)

319 I was just asking.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:50 PM (IhIKR)

I think diner or greasy spoon breakfasts are a great way to get a sense of the area. I love going out for breakfast when I travel, and I almost never eat breakfast when I am home!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 06:53 PM (n9ltV)

320 I cook bacon in the oven. It is the easiest way for me.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 06:27 PM (3ek7K)

+1

Bacon in the oven is simple and easy. I cook enough on Saturday morning for Mr Scary to have on Sunday. Pan frying baconis a pain.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 06:54 PM (Cw/ar)

321 {{{nurse ratched}}}
My range report goes in tomorrow. NotSoThoreau is a better shot than me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 06:54 PM (u82oZ)

322 A good trick for popcorn salt is to put some kosher salt in a blender. It will create a powder that adheres well.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 04, 2026 06:53 PM (8LdfU)

Interesting. But does it spread well enough via shaking the popped corn, or do you have to take care in sprinkling it so it doesn't clump?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 06:55 PM (n9ltV)

323 Maldon salt on popcorn. I use it on almost everything

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 06:55 PM (+mUZM)

324
I hust finished my two day workshop in metalworking methods for jewelry. Seven students there were, down from eight (illness). This was a really focused and meticulous group and the pieces they created were good to outstanding. It was a nice start for me to this new year.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 06:57 PM (xG4kz)

325 Did Maduro make bail?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 06:58 PM (eq9pm)

326 Thanks for reading and commenting folks, even if it was a repeat!

Cheers!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 06:59 PM (n9ltV)

327 Is this what y’all are paying?
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 06:40 PM (IhIKR)

Maybe a bit less at our local. Had a delicious breakfast for three this morning with no booze that was $67 so similar.

I’m not in my local neighborhood. Flying home now.

Posted by: Pete Bog at January 04, 2026 06:59 PM (dLTvU)

328 GUN NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:01 PM (Ia/+0)

329 I don’t have the luxury of taking my adult son out to lunch during the week.

So. We went out for breakfast, because it’s a good spot, near the range and we could sit and chat.

When I go out to eat, I don’t cut corners. Get a beverage. Get dessert. Get what fancies you.

Otherwise, why go out?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 07:01 PM (0c4bd)

330 There is a local Mexican hole in the wall next to the gas station. $6 breakfast special. Huevos rancheros or migas. Nothing fancy. Hubby and I both eat and have coffee for $20. Not a bad deal.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 04, 2026 07:05 PM (Cw/ar)

331 In re Orville Redenbacher popcorn -

Tocopherols is vitamin E. I am not concerned.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 04, 2026 07:05 PM (0Mn7M)

332
nurse,

Some people think everything they do is perfect.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 07:07 PM (3ek7K)

333 >>> 33 Best Christmas present for $15 - the Keurig milk frother. I've been making $7 Starbucks drinks for about 75 cents to enjoy the holiday...it makes amazing cappucino froth with both whole milk

I've invested in sugar free syrup flavorings and a frother so I can make my own "dirty soda" or cold matcha drinks at home. What was a $7 drink is now dirt cheap! And I don't have to spend gas to get my pick-me-up.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 07:30 PM (gWBY1)

334 *looks up cost of cougar gold*

Holy frijoles, $33.00 per 30-ounce can (plus shipping). What?! I hope it tastes better than velveeta.

Best as a charcuterie cheese, or melted like in Mac n cheese?

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 07:33 PM (gWBY1)

335 Remember the monstrosities that were "Air poppers?"

The worst way to pop popcorn.

Posted by: No one at January 04, 2026 07:48 PM (qFwJc)

336 If you don't care about salvaging the bacon grease, microwaving it between sheets of paper towels is very quick.

Posted by: No one at January 04, 2026 07:57 PM (qFwJc)

337 I love freshly popped popcorn. The best way is with lots of melted butter (preferably salted), and a lot of freshly shredded parmisan cheese. That, and something to wash it down - preferably a glass of a cool rosé. Then, spool up a good movie and start munching!

Posted by: Nemo at January 04, 2026 07:57 PM (4RPgu)

First World Problems...

That lock got heavy use for many years, and it simply wore out. The Baldwin Company stood by their warranty and sent me new guts for the lock, which is a very gratifying thing.

But...it also required a new face plate (is it called an escutcheon for a lock?).

AND IT'S NOT THE SAME SHAPE!

Obviously I need to replace the entire door.

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

Comments

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1 I'll help

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Or replace the house with on in Texas!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 02:01 PM (9MJNg)

3 Yes its a escutcheon and different model number is my guess

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Have you tried hitting it with a stick?

Posted by: guy who can't be trusted with sticks at January 04, 2026 02:02 PM (iidJN)

5 Two words for you:

Portcullus

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 02:02 PM (2XHCB)

6 I am surprised you wore it out

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

7 The escutcheon is piece between cylinder and door

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 02:03 PM (Ia/+0)

8 Or replace the house with on in Texas!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Seconded!

Now we need a vote!

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 02:04 PM (c115l)

9 >>Obviously I need to replace the entire door.

You could just put a brass plate behind the lock face.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 02:04 PM (ddphe)

10 Oh the horror!

(But seriously that would bug me too.)

Posted by: LASue at January 04, 2026 02:04 PM (/DBoU)

11 >> I am surprised you wore it out

It can happen.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at January 04, 2026 02:05 PM (ddphe)

12 Obviously I need to replace the entire door.

Posted by: CBD

Or take the lock off and wash the grit and dirt off the existing paint before re installing.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 02:05 PM (9MJNg)

13 Take the hardware off and repaint the door. EZPZ, as the kids say. (They probably don't).

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 02:06 PM (t5upi)

14 I have Schlange locks. Lifetime warranty on some parts. Had to replace a deadbolt a few years ago. Excellent customer service.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 02:06 PM (NwnyJ)

15 Those lucky Venezuelans now get to experience the warm embrace of rugged individualism instead of the cold shackles of collectivism.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at January 04, 2026 02:07 PM (MNCvZ)

16 Don't stand in front of that lock CBD, it might up and shoot you some day.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 04, 2026 02:07 PM (O7YUW)

17 I concur that Baldwin customer service and warranty are exceptional. I have an entry door lockset that failed and they sent me a new one, with free shipping even. However, the new one failed within a year! They sent me another new one, hopefully it will last longer. If you send them the key code, they will also rekey the lock for you.

Posted by: jayhawkone at January 04, 2026 02:07 PM (yRNjl)

18 This is a case for 3-D manufacturing!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 02:07 PM (RIvkX)

19 Only wreckers who are trying to keep out the warmth of collectivism need locked doors.

Posted by: Zihadist Mandummi at January 04, 2026 02:08 PM (wXeE5)

20 My FWP today is it's raining cat and dogs and little fishies here in normally sunny California!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 02:10 PM (QGaXH)

21 I really should go fix my snow shovel, the original steel edge rusted off so pop riveted a aluminum one. I was using it to chip ice and it broke loose

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)

22 Going through that now, the Dexter lock no longer is working well with keys cut for it. In fairness I think it may be as old as the house...65 years. I expect that tumbler or pin replacement will make it okay.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:11 PM (XeU6L)

23 he Baldwin Company stood by their warranty and sent me new guts for the lock, which is a very gratifying thing.

But...it also required a new face plate (is it called an escutcheon for a lock?).

AND IT'S NOT THE SAME SHAPE!

Obviously I need to replace the entire door.
-

Teach you for buying from Alec.

You need his products like a bullet in the head!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 02:11 PM (Ippjd)

24 Boorn it. Boorn the hoose to the groond.

Posted by: Scottish Lightning at January 04, 2026 02:12 PM (TbWk/)

25
Obviously I need to replace the entire door.
Posted by: CBD

Whole house. Nuke it from orbit.

Same problem on our front door, think it was a Baldwin as well.

Makes me want to change the BOG standard 8.5" x 11" letter paper size for copy machines, just so companies have to purchase new printers.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 02:12 PM (QVmho)

26 20 My FWP today is it's raining cat and dogs and little fishies here in normally sunny California!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 02:10 PM (QGaXH)

but the forecast says it's supposed to stop tonight then we're clear for at least a week....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 02:12 PM (QGaXH)

27 A little touch up paint would make it presentable. First clean the accumulated dirt and grime though.

Posted by: Tuna at January 04, 2026 02:14 PM (lJ0H4)

28 but the forecast says it's supposed to stop tonight then we're clear for at least a week....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
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Put out some pans and save it for the coming drought.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 02:15 PM (yZU0/)

29 You should probably just move.

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 02:15 PM (ZxPkt)

30
They sent me another new one, hopefully it will last longer. If you send them the key code, they will also rekey the lock for you.
Posted by: jayhawkone

DO NOT DO THIS!!!!!

The locks and the corresponding key indexes are shared with law enforcement, for suprise warrant and perp gathering purposes. How many swattings of conservative people have happened and the damned cops just rolled up with the dang single key because some Boasberg gave them permission to get it. No. Go to a local locksmith, get it rekeyed, watch him do the work, ensure he keeps no copies, and take your lock home and install it yourself.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 02:16 PM (QVmho)

31 I'm surprised you need locks at all in this totally safe and protected society... (says every member of Congress)...

Posted by: Mudshark at January 04, 2026 02:17 PM (Zr7us)

32 Obviously I need to replace the entire door.
----
Unfortunately at this point we are past simply replacing the entire door.

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 02:17 PM (PVV5z)

33 5 Two words for you:

Portcullus
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 04, 2026 02:02 PM (2XHCB)
_____________________

+1

Posted by: Mudshark at January 04, 2026 02:18 PM (Zr7us)

34 The Baldwin manufacturing site should be carpet bombed.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 04, 2026 02:18 PM (EKbN/)

35 Obviously I need to replace the entire door.
Posted by: CBD

Yeah, just put in a screen door.

Posted by: dantesed at January 04, 2026 02:18 PM (Oy/m2)

36 That Baldwin lock is screaming "lifestyle." Does it deter solicitors?

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 02:19 PM (41CYW)

37 Locks and beagles.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 04, 2026 02:20 PM (pkeXY)

38 teaser during football game:

CBS pimping a new action drama TV series about

the CIA
it's called "CIA"

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 02:20 PM (ZxPkt)

39 Unfortunately at this point we are past simply replacing the entire door.
Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 02:17 PM (PVV5z)

Well, after Gropin' Joe did a number on it with a shotgun...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 02:20 PM (8zz6B)

40 'Obviously I need to replace the entire door.'

No. Just cover the entire door surface with a layer of wood putty. Sand and paint. Good as new.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 02:20 PM (fd80v)

41 Ugh, I feel your pain. I like clunky very old door hardware. It's hard to keep it working though. I'm a sucker for a good patina.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 04, 2026 02:21 PM (3uBP9)

42 What kind of locks do the French use?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 04, 2026 02:22 PM (pkeXY)

43 CBS pimping a new action drama TV series about

the CIA
it's called "CIA"
Posted by: Don Black

Creative.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 04, 2026 02:23 PM (EKbN/)

44 Locks are for honest people anyway just remove the whole door.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 04, 2026 02:23 PM (e2+im)

45 Escutcheon locks > Phoenician blinds ....

Posted by: Joe Kidd at January 04, 2026 02:25 PM (nbLIj)

46 Put a hot iron to it.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 04, 2026 02:25 PM (abIsI)

47 Hit it with some Brasso.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 02:29 PM (gKsV+)

48 The list of US Senators on the take from Venezuela (or whatever the list was about), posted last thread, included US Senator James Lankford (R) of Oklahoma.

This proves the list is bogus. Not my good old Jimmy boy!

[eyeroll tongue-in-cheek emojis]

Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at January 04, 2026 02:29 PM (dESj/)

49 Or replace the house with on in Texas!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 02:01 PM (9MJNg)

I like our house! The one problem is that it isn't in America!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 02:31 PM (n9ltV)

50 Lock-related FWP: When moved a while back, my grandfather's heavy duty steel four-drawer file cabinet got locked, and the key is… somewhere in the catacombs. Perhaps.

I don't know if the lock can be cracked. Only has all the original art for mindfulwebworks.com, folders full of stuff yet to post, and tax info from the past decade or two. Nothing important.
🙄

Posted by: mindful webworker - St Anthony please come around... at January 04, 2026 02:32 PM (dESj/)

51 CBD is locked and loaded.

Posted by: Oh, no... at January 04, 2026 02:33 PM (2Ez/1)

52 Can you show us on this doll where the bad, bad escutcheon hurt you?

Posted by: Adriane the Carefully Concerned Critic . . . at January 04, 2026 02:34 PM (3ZUWJ)

53 Replacing the door doesn't fix the lock, unless you get the door company to put lock in before delivery.
That could happen

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 02:34 PM (Ia/+0)

54 I don't know if the lock can be cracked.

Posted by: mindful webworker - St Anthony please come around... at January 04, 2026 02:32 PM (dESj/)

Angle grinder for the win!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 02:35 PM (n9ltV)

55 A locket full of mumbles such are promises.

Posted by: P. Simon at January 04, 2026 02:36 PM (2Ez/1)

56 Can you get a new jamb? Is that the right term?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:36 PM (eq9pm)

57 Time to sell.

Posted by: Always the default solution at January 04, 2026 02:37 PM (2Ez/1)

58 Go to a local locksmith, get it rekeyed, watch him do the work, ensure he keeps no copies, and take your lock home and install it yourself.

Posted by: BifBewalski
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No need to 'stand watch' while the work is done-- just pay with cash and they'll never know who you are or where you live. Not that they'd keep a key anyway... locksmiths are under a lot of extra pressure to stay honest.

Certainly, some do "go bad" but they are generally after much larger game than your average home would offer.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:37 PM (rdVOm)

59 I don't know if the lock can be cracked. Only has all the original art for mindfulwebworks.com, folders full of stuff yet to post, and tax info from the past decade or two. Nothing important.
🙄
Posted by: mindful webworker - St Anthony please come around... at January 04, 2026 02:32 PM (dESj/)

4 pin tumbler. Easy to pick. Then you just replace the mechanism. I have to do it all the time at work when people get fired or quit. Someday I'll get HR to hold their checks until the keys make it home.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 02:38 PM (gKsV+)

60 Clunky Old Patina

Posted by: banana Tone Dream - imagine a funny line over one of the letters at January 04, 2026 02:39 PM (3uBP9)

61 Iran revolting. Revolting is thirsty work.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:39 PM (eq9pm)

62 My FWP today is it's raining cat and dogs and little fishies here in normally sunny California!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 02:10 PM (QGaXH)

Cold and dreary and wet! At least yesterday was beautiful. I can't wait to get back to Texas.

Posted by: LASue at January 04, 2026 02:39 PM (/DBoU)

63 50 Lock-related FWP: When moved a while back, my grandfather's heavy duty steel four-drawer file cabinet got locked, and the key is… somewhere in the catacombs. Perhaps.

Posted by: mindful webworker - St Anthony please come around... at January 04, 2026 02:32 PM (dESj/)

If there's a code on the lock, go here: https://tinyurl.com/5n995xdf

Got replacement keys more than once.

Posted by: Some Lurker at January 04, 2026 02:40 PM (nPp6w)

64 4 pin tumbler. Easy to pick. Then you just replace the mechanism. I have to do it all the time at work when people get fired or quit. Someday I'll get HR to hold their checks until the keys make it home.
Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 02:38 PM (gKsV+)
==
Many states make that pretty much impossible.

Posted by: Black JEM at January 04, 2026 02:40 PM (UVyKP)

65 Apparently most locks are easy to pick.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:40 PM (eq9pm)

66 Remember, you hold the key to solving this FWP.

Posted by: Groan... at January 04, 2026 02:40 PM (2Ez/1)

67 Lock-related FWP: When moved a while back, my grandfather's heavy duty steel four-drawer file cabinet got locked, and the key is… somewhere in the catacombs. Perhaps.
Posted by: mindful webworker
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Call a locksmith shop and explain the problem. They *might* be able to look up a number & generate a key for you. Or... come to your home and pick the lock open for you. Make a key for you right there. Or replace the lock. Several possibilities.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:41 PM (rdVOm)

68 Many states make that pretty much impossible.
Posted by: Black JEM at January 04, 2026 02:40 PM (UVyKP)

I know.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 02:41 PM (gKsV+)

69 Just the punchline.

Posted by: They stink on ice at January 04, 2026 02:41 PM (2Ez/1)

70 Slap a hot iron on it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 02:42 PM (EXyHK)

71 Any machine shop could cut a wrap-around plate in 15 minutes.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 02:42 PM (mlg/3)

72 Has your lock been in any movies yet?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:43 PM (eq9pm)

73 Any machine shop could cut a wrap-around plate in 15 minutes.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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There are several styles of pre-made "repair plates" too, available in different finishes, to match your existing hardware.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:44 PM (rdVOm)

74 I'm terrible at video game lockpicking minigames. I don't think I'm cut out to be a thief.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 04, 2026 02:45 PM (3uBP9)

75 Fashion a giant badger.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:45 PM (eq9pm)

76 Oh damn! Now, THAT's Sirius! It's time to contact Baldwin's Customer Service / Complaint dept and give them 'what-for!'. Surely they still have the original piece that's needed to do a proper repair job … ? Give 'em hell until they relent and correct their mistake … !

Posted by: Dr_No at January 04, 2026 02:45 PM (ayRl+)

77 Portcullus
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

I had a bad case of Portcullus once but penicillin cleared it right up.

Well, that, and slapping hot iron to it.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 04, 2026 02:45 PM (cYBz/)

78 Is the Shah coming back? It's good to be King.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:48 PM (eq9pm)

79 It's not, surely. And stop calling me Sirius.

Posted by: The lock at January 04, 2026 02:49 PM (2Ez/1)

80 Did not the old escutcheon work with the new cylinder. Cylinders are are pretty standardized. In fact, they are all made in the factory in Chyna now.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 02:51 PM (/lPRQ)

81 Good lock with that.

Posted by: Punz? at January 04, 2026 02:52 PM (2Ez/1)

82 Maybe some really stout caulk?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:53 PM (eq9pm)

83 Perhaps you should check out the Lockpicking Lawyer's channel for ideas and recommendations. For example, this more humorous video of his regarding his ex-girlfriend's back door might be enlightening. https://tinyurl.com/7ey47zc9

Posted by: Moron Analyst at January 04, 2026 02:53 PM (ycI94)

84 The Baldwin manufacturing site should be carpet bombed.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin
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Pianos, or locks?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:53 PM (XeU6L)

85 Oh damn! Now, THAT's Sirius! It's time to contact Baldwin's Customer Service / Complaint dept and give them 'what-for!'. Surely they still have the original piece that's needed to do a proper repair job … ? Give 'em hell until they relent and correct their mistake … !
Posted by: Dr_No
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Now do that with Microsoft.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:55 PM (XeU6L)

86 I'll help
Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 02:00 PM

Me too.

Posted by: Fire at January 04, 2026 02:55 PM (jc0TO)

87 Did not the old escutcheon work with the new cylinder.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 02:51 PM (/lPRQ)

Nope! And I assumed that it would. There is a flange on the old one that keeps it from sitting flush.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 02:55 PM (n9ltV)

88 The Baldwin manufacturing site should be carpet bombed.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin
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Pianos, or locks?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:53 PM (XeU6L)
-

Both are key manufacturers.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 02:55 PM (Ippjd)

89 Maybe some really stout caulk?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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A judicious consumption of Stout will suppress concern with it at all.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:56 PM (XeU6L)

90 England or France?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:56 PM (eq9pm)

91 CBD-- if the old escutcheon is damaged or lost, you can still try to get a used replacement from a locksmith shop. The place I worked, kept a "boneyard" of parts from locksets we removed at various jobsites.

Show them the photo! Worth a try, right?

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:57 PM (rdVOm)

92 Oh c'mon man. A little filler. A little sanding. A little paint.

Posted by: No one at January 04, 2026 02:58 PM (qFwJc)

93
Both are key manufacturers.
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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A perfect setup, and I missed it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:58 PM (XeU6L)

94 I've kicked in doors and repaired them with caulk. They look good as new. Little plastic scrape tool.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 02:58 PM (eq9pm)

95 Nope! And I assumed that it would. There is a flange on the old one that keeps it from sitting flush.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Oops, I missed this.

Still, you may be able to find something that *works* in a locksmith's boneyard. Plenty of newer hardware gets swapped out, in favor of fancier models...

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:59 PM (rdVOm)

96 54
'I don't know if the lock can be cracked.

Angle grinder for the win!'

Too slow. Tannerite.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 02:59 PM (fd80v)

97 Dunno CBD, I would look at painting the door after filling up the hole in the upper left with some wood putty.

Unless you want a new door...............:-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 04, 2026 03:00 PM (QdaMw)

98 Lock puns?
That's a door able.

Posted by: Make it stop at January 04, 2026 03:00 PM (2Ez/1)

99 "CIA"

Let me guess. They are all very patriotic, sincere, intelligent, and have the highest of morals.

Posted by: No one at January 04, 2026 03:01 PM (qFwJc)

100
I'm terrible at video game lockpicking minigames. I don't think I'm cut out to be a thief.
Posted by: banana Dream

I had to support a multi week deployment for an exercise back in '20. I brought three or four training locks and a lock pick set, and let my engineers attempt to learn a new skill. They were all aghast that Technical Fellow Bif could pop them open in under 10 seconds each. "Bif! When/where did you learn this?"

That trip and time period gave me the opportunity to meet Ben Had, Eromero, hogmartin, Cow Horse Queen, and Rancher Bob in people space. Good fun.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:01 PM (QVmho)

101 --------

No need to 'stand watch' while the work is done-- just pay with cash and they'll never know who you are or where you live. ...

Posted by: JQ
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Cash is king.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:01 PM (yZU0/)

102 Nope! And I assumed that it would. There is a flange on the old one that keeps it from sitting flush.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Nice.
Must have a really old lock.

But nothing a couple hours with a Dremel couldn't fix.
Or just swing AOP's place and could forge you a new one out of sn old Studebaker wheel.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 03:02 PM (/lPRQ)

103 $1.50/dozen eggs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:03 PM (eq9pm)

104 Ball bearings. It's all ball bearings now.
And some spackle.

Posted by: HogWildforIslam with a side of bacon at January 04, 2026 03:04 PM (Q+twu)

105 Still, you may be able to find something that *works* in a locksmith's boneyard. Plenty of newer hardware gets swapped out, in favor of fancier models...

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:59 PM (rdVOm)

Or take off the new one, sand and paint, and then reinstall.

I think I'll just buy a new door.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 03:05 PM (n9ltV)

106 Do they make really badass spackle now?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:05 PM (eq9pm)

107 29 years ago was locking up an old house for the last time. Key came apart like it was dry playdough.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 04, 2026 03:06 PM (Kt19C)

108 Fire the person that installed the lock.
A pro would have sanded and painted beforehand.

This installer must have been a real dummy!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:07 PM (LMRVO)

109 Since we're into this, I have a couple of doors that have squeaky hinges. The question is, after extracting, cleaning pins (and probably the, female portions), what lubricant to use? Both grease and oil will migrate over time, so maybe...But then, there are dry lubricants, PTFE, powdered graphite.

Lithium? Molybdenum disulfide?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)

110 Pay the extra 2 bucks for the brass key.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:07 PM (eq9pm)

111
Fire the person that installed the lock.
A pro would have sanded and painted beforehand.

This installer must have been a real dummy!

Posted by: RI Red

Probably doesn't even like maple syrup. Especially on french toast.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:08 PM (QVmho)

112 This installer must have been a real dummy!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:07 PM (LMRVO)

The same idiot installed the bolt carrier group on my AR-10...upside down!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 03:08 PM (n9ltV)

113 Here's the answer. Of course, the higher the price the nicer the nice.

Door Reinforcement Plate, 1 Set Doors Reinforce Repair for 1-3/8" Thick Door 9" Size Door Knob Lock

Latch Deadbolt Cover Plate Home Security,
Gold

https://tinyurl.com/mtx2fbv9

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:08 PM (yZU0/)

114 Do they make really badass spackle now?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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I think Butt Spackle is a product.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:09 PM (XeU6L)

115

Lithium? Molybdenum disulfide?
Posted by: Mike Hammer

Powdered graphite. Comes in an itty bitty tube with a needle applicator. I used that stuff exclusively on the locks and doors i maintained in my aprenticeship at the Marriott.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:09 PM (QVmho)

116 Just move.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:10 PM (eq9pm)

117 It can't hurt to spray lube the cylinder or a few drops of oil on the key every once in awhile

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 03:10 PM (Ia/+0)

118 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:07 PM (XeU6L)

I usually use white lithium grease, or sometimes lithium grease spray if I need it to penetrate a bit.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 03:10 PM (n9ltV)

119
The same idiot installed the bolt carrier group on my AR-10...upside down!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Dang. Does weasel know? This is a rough group to give free ammo like that to. See also croks, garrett, and ace.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:11 PM (QVmho)

120 Powdered graphite. Comes in an itty bitty tube with a needle applicator. I used that stuff exclusively on the locks and doors i maintained in my aprenticeship at the Marriott.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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I have it on hand...thus the list of options.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:11 PM (XeU6L)

121 Any thoughts on the S&W MP9s?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:11 PM (eq9pm)

122 is it called an escutcheon

Ahhh
One of the rivers in Hades and Greek mythology.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 03:11 PM (2WIwB)

123 Is there nothing that damn Trump won't do?

Leonardo DiCaprio was unable to appear at a California awards show on Saturday, January 3, because of the fallout of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

DiCaprio, 51, was supposed to accept a Desert Palm Achievement Award for his acclaimed performance in Oscar contender One Battle After Another at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala but was unable to travel to the event.

“Leonardo DiCaprio is unable to join us in person tonight due to unexpected travel disruptions and restricted airspace,” a Palm Springs International Film Festival spokesperson confirmed to Us Weekly.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 03:13 PM (L/fGl)

124 Air fryer takes forever to cook bacon. Needs a burner.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:13 PM (eq9pm)

125 Actually, I like just saying 'Molybdenum disulfide'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:14 PM (XeU6L)

126 Why do you need an escutcheon? Are you showing of your ancestry?

https://is.gd/reMrkB

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 04, 2026 03:14 PM (D7w1V)

127 I don't like people knowing how good I am at lock picking. My dad owned a jewlery store that when I was 7-11 yo. I got dropped off there after school. When I was 8 or so I was bored in the back room so I shut the safe and went to work cartoon style on it with a fisher price stethascope. My brother and I playing thief. About an hour later I was proudly presenting the combo to my dad. He called his co-owner and a new safe was there the next afternoon.
I started young. Combo bycycle locks. Master locks. I never stole anything, just showed people how easy it was. My neighbor had locked hereself out once and I was in in 10 seconds. She about shit.
I've worked as a locksmith twice but always felt like I was ripping people off so I don't do it unless as part of my job. So as to save being ripped off by a locksmith.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 03:15 PM (gKsV+)

128 Leonardo DiCaprio was unable to appear at a California awards show on Saturday, January 3, because of the fallout of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

DiCaprio, 51, was supposed to accept a Desert Palm Achievement Award for his acclaimed performance in Oscar contender One Battle After Another at the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala but was unable to travel to the event.

Electric car must not have been able to travel that far. FWP.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 03:15 PM (c115l)

129
It can't hurt to spray lube the cylinder or a few drops of oil on the key every once in awhile
Posted by: Skip

For home use, probably okay. Commercial, like where i used to work, 44 floors on one tower, 42 on the other, each with 25 to 30 rooms.... de-gumming the cylinders, and hinges becomes short term labor intense. Graphite worked lomg term, and required less periodic maintence. Generally the maids would lose a floor master key quicker than the maintence interval of a full year of heavy use.

We'd maintain a complete suite of a full floor's locks, complete with a floor and tower master pre-keyed, with spare keys for the front desk. Then the remove and replace could be knocked out quickly and the new set of spare locks rekeyed overthe next week or so. That's when we would do the graphite maintenance.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:16 PM (QVmho)

130 Dang. Does weasel know? This is a rough group to give free ammo like that to. See also croks, garrett, and ace.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:11 PM (QVmho)

Bif, I had the pleasure of watching it happen, diagnosing it, and cackling all the way to the gun Thread.
I will say that CBD laughed at it, too.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:16 PM (LMRVO)

131 Dang. Does weasel know? This is a rough group to give free ammo like that to. See also croks, garrett, and ace.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:11 PM (QVmho)

It's actually an interesting story...

On every other BCG I have seen, the bolt cam pin hole is round on one side and eccentric on the other, so the bolt can't be installed upside down so that it ejects the wrong way.

On this BCG, both sides were round!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 03:17 PM (n9ltV)

132
I've worked as a locksmith twice but always felt like I was ripping people off so I don't do it unless as part of my job. So as to save being ripped off by a locksmith.
Posted by: Reforger

This is the way. Why pay when you can do it yourself.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:18 PM (QVmho)

133 I'm terrible at video game lockpicking minigames. I don't think I'm cut out to be a thief.
Posted by: banana Dream

You would be surprised how easy it is!

Posted by: Quality Lockickng Center at January 04, 2026 03:18 PM (Y3swt)

134 I've worked as a locksmith twice but always felt like I was ripping people off so I don't do it unless as part of my job.

I locked myself out of my car once, probably back in about 1995. Cost me $75 to have someone come out and unlock it, which they did in less than five minutes. I was very happy to pay them for their skill, and for me, in 1995, that was a lot of money. But I did wonder what the point of locking was after that.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 03:20 PM (EXyHK)

135
On every other BCG I have seen, the bolt cam pin hole is round on one side and eccentric on the other, so the bolt can't be installed upside down so that it ejects the wrong way.
On this BCG, both sides were round!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Palmetto brand? Mine was the same way. Or is it just all the AR-10 bcg are the same? At least i caught it before attatching upper to lower and charging it for a function check.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:20 PM (QVmho)

136 Palmetto brand? Mine was the same way. Or is it just all the AR-10 bcg are the same? At least i caught it before attatching upper to lower and charging it for a function check.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:20 PM (QVmho)

Bif, mine is also a Palmetto, but the cam hole is eccentric. Maybe they sub out the BCGs?

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:22 PM (LMRVO)

137 Palmetto brand? Mine was the same way. Or is it just all the AR-10 bcg are the same? At least i caught it before attatching upper to lower and charging it for a function check.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:20 PM (QVmho)

Bingo! Although I fired the damned thing. It didn't work well.

RI Red...is yours eccentric on one side?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 03:23 PM (n9ltV)

138 -22 degrees just now, was a bit cooler overnight. Gorgeous frost on the trees. The cold has not stopped the squirrels or birds from hitting the feeders like crack pipes. Imma stay in today, thanks.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:23 PM (6Bc88)

139 But I did wonder what the point of locking was after that.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 03:20 PM (EXyHK)

Locks just keep honest people honest.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 03:23 PM (gKsV+)

140 I do not like self-key locksets.

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 03:23 PM (Qp4d3)

141 Leonardo DiCaprio was unable to appear at a California awards show on Saturday, January 3, because of the fallout of the U.S. military operation in Venezuela.

Teacher, the war in Venezuela ate my homework.

Posted by: t-bird at January 04, 2026 03:25 PM (BswBb)

142 So, about that global warming…

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:25 PM (6Bc88)

143 Thinking hot chocolate or going to cognac early than anticipated

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 03:26 PM (Ia/+0)

144 Fun fact. Louis XVI, beheaded in the French Revolution, was a locksmith hobbyist.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 03:27 PM (L/fGl)

145 filler and paint

Posted by: kilroy at January 04, 2026 03:27 PM (QMNUD)

146 I was really good at picking locks on Skyrim.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:27 PM (eq9pm)

147 Locks just keep honest people honest.
Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 03:23 PM (gKsV+)

Yup.
Had the locks.replaced.a.couple.years ago. The guy doing the work was pretty good. This was pretty much his slogan. I asked him how long it would take someone to defeat the locks? About.15 seconds if they know what they are doing. But then he pointed out if its just a thief, he's breaking the window anyway.
Oh well.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)

148 Thinking hot chocolate or going to cognac early than anticipated

You know, cognac (brandy) is very good in hot chocolate…

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 03:27 PM (EXyHK)

149 Hennessy?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:28 PM (eq9pm)

150 Imma stay in today, thanks.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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-22 is a bit chilly.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:28 PM (yZU0/)

151 We folks in the South don't lock our doors. We are on the Honer System.

Posted by: Zeke from down the Holler at January 04, 2026 03:28 PM (oftw2)

152 Any thoughts on the S&W MP9s?"

Nice gub. Buddy has newish full and compact size. As with all pistols, try one on for size first...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 03:29 PM (XuXeR)

153 Locks just keep honest people honest.
Posted by: Reforger

People are good if they have no other choice.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 03:30 PM (L/fGl)

154 Got a lot of nerve thinking Morons can read or even know what an escutcheon is.

Posted by: Weakly Reader! at January 04, 2026 03:30 PM (oftw2)

155 I hear that the Delta boys who snatched Maduro had “lock picks”. Of the extremely high heat kind.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:30 PM (LMRVO)

156 Security cameras.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:31 PM (eq9pm)

157 155 I hear that the Delta boys who snatched Maduro had “lock picks”. Of the extremely high heat kind.
Posted by: RI Red
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10ga ?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:32 PM (yZU0/)

158 Do they have a presidential bodyguard?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:32 PM (eq9pm)

159 156 Security cameras.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:31 PM (eq9pm)

The kind that put the little red laser dot on the burglar's forehead.

Posted by: Roy at January 04, 2026 03:33 PM (qwype)

160 We have issues with tweakers out here. They have been taking crowbars to mailboxes looking for gift cards and checks. They will try doors, but even they know most folks are handsomely armed out here. We are far enough away from Wasilla that we don’t get much of that crap. We lock things up but if they are serious they would just break a window.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:34 PM (6Bc88)

161 10ga ?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:32 PM (yZU0/)

Torches/Welders of some sort. President Huge Balls said 47 seconds if they needed them.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:34 PM (LMRVO)

162 It's too cold out to go camping if the replacement fails.

Move to a rental til spring.

Or a Magic Eraser cleaning.

Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 03:35 PM (FhXTo)

163 Get a tiny house.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:35 PM (eq9pm)

164 You guys ever see the McNally Lockpicking guy on YouTube? The best ones are when he shows the packaging that says, unpickable. He continues to open the lock one-handed in seconds while drinking a beer.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 03:35 PM (dIske)

165 You're lucky Alec Baldwin hasn't driven his Range Rover through your door, so be thankful for this blessing.

Posted by: Billy Crash Craddock at January 04, 2026 03:36 PM (oftw2)

166 Got a lot of nerve thinking Morons can read or even know what an escutcheon is.
Posted by: Weakly Reader!

Immanentize the escutcheon!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 03:37 PM (L/fGl)

167 I have a FWP, but it’s more appropriate for the Food Thread.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:38 PM (LMRVO)

168 "Don't immanentize the escutcheon" - Eric Voegelin

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:38 PM (XeU6L)

169 You guys ever see the McNally Lockpicking guy on YouTube? The best ones are when he shows the packaging that says, unpickable. He continues to open the lock one-handed in seconds while drinking a beer.
Posted by: Orson

He's pretty amazing. I watched him pick an Army Series 200 padlock once. Those things are beyond my skill set.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 03:38 PM (QVmho)

170
Immanentize the escutcheon!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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I was just a few seconds slow.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:39 PM (XeU6L)

171 White Doors are Racist and Supremacist. Go with green.

Posted by: Marilyn Chambers at January 04, 2026 03:39 PM (oftw2)

172 163 Get a tiny house.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:35 PM (eq9pm)

Can’t. I have a full sized husband.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:39 PM (6Bc88)

173 Husband swears by this product to lubricate locks; it was recommended by our decades-old lockshop in Austin.

https://tinyurl.com/2h9uvay7

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at January 04, 2026 03:40 PM (FEVMW)

174 I locked myself out of my car once, probably back in about 1995. Cost me $75 to have someone come out and unlock it, which they did in less than five minutes. I was very happy to pay them for their skill, and for me, in 1995, that was a lot of money. But I did wonder what the point of locking was after that.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 03:20 PM (EXyHK)
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Working at a convenience store, I've seen a few lock-out situations. The funniest one was the lady who left her Jack Daniels Russell terrier (just acquired) in the car while she ran in for a pack of smokes. I could see the pooch bouncing around in the car. She left, then came back inside cussing up a storm because the dog had locked the doors. People tried to help, and the JDR enjoyed the attention, but after she paid the locksmith, the dog was gone by the next weekend.

Posted by: mrp at January 04, 2026 03:40 PM (rj6Yv)

175 even know what an escutcheon is.

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 04, 2026 03:40 PM (Kt19C)

176 In the lunchroom trying to seduce the coffee machine to accept my dollar bill to no avail.

I walks salesman Bob and one of the guy's says give it to Bob he can do it. ??? OK. Bob takes the dollar bill and the machine takes it in no hesitation.

Bob's hobby was close magic. He had hands.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:41 PM (yZU0/)

177 Can’t. I have a full sized husband.
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:39 PM (6Bc8

Hey, TCN, I’ve met him. I’d say he’s plus-sized!

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:41 PM (LMRVO)

178 He picks locks with aluminum cans.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:42 PM (eq9pm)

179 We have issues with tweakers out here.

===
We have zombies. People who are folded over in half "standing" immobile and semi conscious in the middle of the sidewalk.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 03:43 PM (RIvkX)

180 Has Boasberg issued a ruling demanding to restore Maduro back into power yet?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 03:44 PM (0U5gm)

181 Hey, TCN, I’ve met him. I’d say he’s plus-sized!
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:41 PM (LMRVO)

He speaks fondly of your tutelage, fine sir.😁

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:44 PM (6Bc88)

182 Horse tranquilizers like Kensington?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:44 PM (eq9pm)

183 Has Boasberg issued a ruling demanding to restore Maduro back into power yet?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 03:44 PM (0U5gm)

Ha!
Maduro. The only Hispanic the dems want out of the country.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 03:45 PM (2WIwB)

184 I can pick a lock, but am better at picking my nose.

Posted by: Henry Nostrilman at January 04, 2026 03:45 PM (oftw2)

185 We have zombies. People who are folded over in half "standing" immobile and semi conscious in the middle of the sidewalk.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 03:43 PM (RIvkX)

If they did that here they would freeze to death. In this weather, movement is your friend.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:46 PM (6Bc88)

186 Does Madura need a visa?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:46 PM (eq9pm)

187 One thing the Trump administration did was caught the Marxists flat footed, it was over before they knew of it. Kind of has them peddling for something to go on.

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 03:47 PM (Ia/+0)

188 He speaks fondly of your tutelage, fine sir.😁
Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:44 PM (6Bc8

But I’m betting he’s not going outside to practice right about now!
It’s been single digit sub-zero here, so neither have I.

Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:48 PM (LMRVO)

189 That Super Lube spray dry lubricant is great. It's a PTFE based (Syncolon® powder) and it is superior to others for applications like locks and hinges.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 03:49 PM (Rmqfl)

190 We have zombies. People who are folded over in half "standing" immobile and semi conscious in the middle of the sidewalk.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 03:43 PM (RIvkX)

I've seen this here in New Orleans. I imaging it's in all bigish cities.

Posted by: javems at January 04, 2026 03:50 PM (8I4hW)

191 Does Madura need a visa?

Posted by: Boss Moss

He already got an American Express

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 03:50 PM (0U5gm)

192 Musicians and lawyers are often good at picking locks for some reason.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:51 PM (eq9pm)

193 Does Madura need a visa?
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:46 PM (eq9pm)

At the moment, he needs an attorney.

Posted by: mrp at January 04, 2026 03:51 PM (rj6Yv)

194 But I’m betting he’s not going outside to practice right about now!
It’s been single digit sub-zero here, so neither have I.
Posted by: RI Red at January 04, 2026 03:48 PM (LMRVO)

No, but we did shoot NY Eve for a bit. Was only about -5 that afternoon. Just backyard plinking, nothing fancy.

The ranges have heated shelters, but it is still too damned cold.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:52 PM (6Bc88)

195 Tranq. Horse Tranquilizers. They take up impossible poses all day long.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:52 PM (eq9pm)

196 Thought I remembered Baldwin Lock being somehow related to the former BLH conglomerate, so I looked it up. Practically every lock you ever heard of now belongs to the same one big company, no not the locomotive and piano works, and they're made in Nogales, Mexico. 150 years of brand name distinction got rolled up by the MBA's in one quick lurch, and it all happened close to 30 years ago. I don't think we can blame the kids or the English majors for this one.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 04, 2026 03:53 PM (zdLoL)

197 My wife always packed a little can of 3 in 1 oil when traveling. A squeaky hinge would drive her nuts. Especially if you're renting a cottage for a week. She was a keeper.

Posted by: RIP, Darling at January 04, 2026 03:53 PM (oftw2)

198 Immanentize the escutcheon!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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I was just a few seconds slow.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

Yeah, it's a fast track.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 03:54 PM (L/fGl)

199 One thing the Trump administration did was caught the Marxists flat footed, it was over before they knew of it. Kind of has them peddling for something to go on.
Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 03:47 PM (Ia/+0)
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It takes a dedicated, well-paid agitator to hit the streets for Maduro. My assumption at the moment is that every one who is bleeding his/her heart out for the dictator is on the PRC's payroll, directly or indirectly.

Posted by: mrp at January 04, 2026 03:55 PM (rj6Yv)

200 Learned a new word -- Syncolon = PTFE = Teflon
Anyway

Locked out of F-150. How do they open the door?

First at the top corner they wedge (bend) it open enough to insert a bladder, then pump up the bladder, insert a rod and press the unlock button.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:55 PM (yZU0/)

201 So, yesterday evening I sat down to watch a movie. "Lost at Christmas."

Really shitty ending. They should have called it "A Tryst for Christmas" or "A Hook-up for Christmas." Those losers finally find love and walk away from it.

Posted by: No one at January 04, 2026 03:55 PM (qFwJc)

202 No, this is fentanyl induced. You can see it in videos of Portland,

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 03:55 PM (+mUZM)

203 Soo Baldwin for everything they've got!

Posted by: Soo Locks at January 04, 2026 03:56 PM (DsA2n)

204 even know what an escutcheon is.

$20, same as in town.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 04, 2026 03:40 PM (Kt19C)

escutcheon, y repeaton. 4th grade Spanish.

Posted by: LASue at January 04, 2026 03:57 PM (zizoB)

205 Their faces age a decade per year.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:57 PM (eq9pm)

206 My wife always packed a little can of 3 in 1 oil when traveling. A squeaky hinge would drive her nuts. Especially if you're renting a cottage for a week. She was a keeper.
Posted by: RIP
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The squeak of a hinge convinces our dog that an ax murderer has entered. Premptive barking follows.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 03:57 PM (XeU6L)

207 186 Does Madura need a visa?
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 03:46 PM (eq9pm)

Or Madur-o needs a vis-o!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 03:58 PM (RuTUS)

208 Get cleaned up and upstairs
ITS MOVIE TIME

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

209 I never learned how to speak Mexican.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 04, 2026 04:01 PM (eq9pm)

210 It takes a dedicated, well-paid agitator to hit the streets for Maduro.

Whoever's got those deep pockets, don't forget about that $25 million bounty that you now owe Donald Trump.

Posted by: t-bird at January 04, 2026 04:01 PM (BswBb)

211 Finally, some good winter driving advice.

https://is.gd/yMbZP5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 04:01 PM (L/fGl)

212 I have a FWP. There's a piece of information I got from the internet, probably pointed to by a Moron, and now that I need it, I can't find it. I have a friend who is competing against H1Bs for a job, and there was a "secret" application website that was known among H1Bs but not Americans. Since the jobs were posted but hidden, companies could claim they weren't getting American applicants and hence were allowed to take H1B employees. But somebody exposed the secret job postings so Americans could have access as well. But, darn it, I don't know where to retrieve that info.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 04:02 PM (FMtrg)

213 FOOD NOOD

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

214 MBA's in one quick lurch, and it all happened close to 30 years ago. I don't think we can blame the kids or the English majors for this one.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver
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It was the second generation of college profs after the first wave of WWII, GI Bill graduates.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 04:03 PM (yZU0/)

215 My wife always packed a little can of 3 in 1 oil when traveling.

The Paolo, he always have the special extra respect for the beautiful lady who, how do you say, think ahead.

Posted by: The Paolo at January 04, 2026 04:03 PM (8DR9B)

216 The courage CBD shows dealing with the adversities of life is inspiring and soul-stirring.

Posted by: Endeavour To Persevere! at January 04, 2026 04:03 PM (oftw2)

217 But, darn it, I don't know where to retrieve that info.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous!
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If you don't get an answer try Grok.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 04:05 PM (yZU0/)

218 I thought this was America!

https://is.gd/IBrhBh

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 04:07 PM (L/fGl)

219 Elon Musk @elonmusk

Had a lovely dinner last night with @POTUS and @FLOTUS.

2026 is going to be amazing!

X image: https://bit.ly/3N1Xlao

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 04:23 PM (P5BPp)

220 I think you just need to paint your door, CBD.

Posted by: Ralph at January 04, 2026 04:45 PM (8WZD4)

Let Slip The Dogs Of War

We were promised forever wars by the bien pensants, and President Trump has disappointed us greatly.

The surgical strike on Iran's major nuclear facilities was a superb example of American technological superiority, logistics skill, intelligence capability, war planning, and above all, the marvel of the American military unleashed to do what they do better than any other military in the history of the world...kill people and break things.

It was no carefully titrated and calibrated attack designed to "send a message." No empty buildings far from everything were destroyed. No warning was issued...no dangerous and counterproductive rules of engagement (ROE) were handed down from the White House. The mission was given to our military, and they were trusted to complete it in the best way possible. And that meant flying more than 7,000 miles with multiple refuelings, and dropping the largest conventional bombs in our inventory onto targets that were just a few meters in diameter. The bombers were protected by the most advance military aircraft on earth. An Ohio class submarine also launched cruise missiles from...who knows where...to complete the destruction of the targets.

No losses of any kind. No leaks from a formerly porous Pentagon and administration. Nothing but a clear and unambiguous military action that was successful in its mission, and also made clear to the world that the United States Military is a force unlike anything they have ever seen.

Yesterday the rest of the military said, "hold my beer," and captured the head of the Venezuela cartel, otherwise known as the "President" of Venezuela. Maduro and his wife were taken from the heart of the country, and are now in jail in NYC. No loss of life, no equipment was lost, and the mission seems to have gone exactly as planned. Tellingly, there was no leaking before the fact, as has been the pathetic case for years. Delta Force and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment did their jobs well, which means they demonstrated that they are perhaps the best in the world.

Without the political and social binds of an insanely woke, globalist administration, the United States military showed what they are made of. Secretary Hegseth has clearly had an outsized influence on our armed forces, and an even bigger one on the previously unaccountable mandarins who thought they ran our military. He has purged or compartmentalized them so they can do no damage. He has unleashed the traditional and ferocious martial spirit of America, and our military responded overwhelmingly. No more struggle sessions...no more transsexual lunacy...no more race-baiting. Just fine Americans doing what they have been trained to do.

And that IS a message...to the world. Sure, Iran will spout their typical vitriol, but they know that we are now serious, and have the capacity to back up our words with actions. But more importantly it is a message to those who would interfere with the countries in our back yard. The new Monroe Doctrine (The Donroe Doctrine?) is being fleshed out, and it is no coincidence that conservative leaders are arising in Central and South America. They know they have a friend in America.

Hopefully that doesn't mean "Nation Building" like the vile Bush wing of the Republican party loved to do, and failed at. But the President has already said that we will be running Venezuela only until they sort out their own mess, which is quite different than the open-ended quagmires we have been in over the last 20+ years.

President Trump seems to want a strong and free Western Hemisphere, unburdened by the hangover of Soviet socialism or Chinese expansionism. And that is a fine plan, because with strength and freedom comes free markets and wealth and emergence from the 3rd world squalor that has enveloped much of the region, courtesy of socialism!

Am I entirely happy with the way the President decapitated Venezuela? No. In a perfect world he would have consulted our representatives in Congress, but they have made it perfectly clear that they cannot be trusted to support the best interests of the country, or oppose the administration in a principled way.

So what President Trump did was the next best thing, and it is also in the best interest of the American people!

Posted by: CBD at 12:00 PM

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1 I'll fetch em

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Morning, CBD!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 04, 2026 12:01 PM (u73oe)

3 Nick Sortor @nicksortor

HOLY CRAP! This might just be the most EPIC Trump post of all time

Trump posted a video of Maduro CHALLENGING 47 to “come get me,” followed up by a screaming Bald Eagle & Thunderstruck blaring in the background during missile fire🦅

Trump said “challenge accepted”

X video: https://bit.ly/4sqsrbP

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:02 PM (P5BPp)

4 Can't stay, darts championship highlights on TV. Gotta go, but will nood.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 04, 2026 12:02 PM (sl73Y)

5 Congress ? That sieve ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:03 PM (VE6XX)

6 Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh

EPIC! The Venezuelans are now doing the TRUMP DANCE to YMCA

The Democrats are about to go absolutely insane 🤣🔥

It's impossible NOT to love this.

X video: https://bit.ly/49khS17

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:03 PM (P5BPp)

7 Woof!

Posted by: Puppy of peace at January 04, 2026 12:04 PM (pkeXY)

8 Trump’s damn fault!

The Lincoln Project
@ProjectLincoln
While we're fighting for democracy at home, let's remember foreign dictators are following Trump's example.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:05 PM (L/fGl)

9 I am getting worried a little. While the military operation went as well as it could, our Leftists haven't got their plans to thow a monkey wrench in it yet.

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:06 PM (Ia/+0)

10 AmericanPapaBear @AmericaPapaBear

"The actual Venezuelan people, the ones who lived under Maduro's boot, a whole lot of them are celebrating."

"But you, sitting on your couch, eating your DoorDash, are pissed off."

"Last week you were mad at Nick Shirley for exposing corruption, this week you are mad about an administration that doesn't even govern you."

"You rotate outrage like it's a subscription service."

"Pick a standard, or admit you don't have one."

X video (2:09): https://bit.ly/3N9GHWb

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:06 PM (P5BPp)

11 Does the fact actual Venezuelans are celebrating give leftists pause?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 12:06 PM (ZbsBz)

12 All I can say is my Marine (no longer active duty) and his military friends are feeling feisty. They are engaged and hopeful and working their asses off.

And loving it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 12:06 PM (IhIKR)

13 11 Does the fact actual Venezuelans are celebrating give leftists pause?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 12:06 PM (ZbsBz)

Evidently not.....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (VE6XX)

14 Yep - same tired Neocon equivocation we’ve heard a thousand times. The kind of verbal sleight-of-hand that got us into endless wars, trillion-dollar deficits, and this decaying empire you pretend to care about. Thanks for the reminder why real America First is the antidote to your failed ideology.

Neocon bootlickers lost your goddamn minds over Putin's Ukraine invasion, screaming "Sovereignty violated! War crimes! USSR reboot!" You preached borders and international law like holy gospel.

Now American bombs rain on Caracas, special ops drag Maduro out in cuffs, and we're occupying Venezuela. Crickets on sovereignty from you frauds.

I've got Trump's back 100% on smashing these narco-terrorist scum. Long overdue to hammer the drug lords poisoning our kids and the socialist shithole regime flooding our border with migrants. But suddenly it's all "justice" and "necessary", the exact same imperial playbook you branded evil when Russia used it. Slap a neocon 'MuRIcA!!! banner on it and you're all in, rock-hard for war. Pathetic.

Real America First means sealing our borders, rebuilding our economy, and keeping our boys alive first, not plunging into another neocon quagmire

Posted by: Jack at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (7Drnx)

15 The only question I have is, can he do the same to the Portland City Council?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (qbLEp)

16 Trolls are early today

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:08 PM (VE6XX)

17 Daniel Cohen @DanielCohenTV

"Girls were forced to prostitute themselves in prison just to get food — to get a piece of bread... and where were all of you, liberals? You said nothing! You did nothing!... do not tell Venezuelans how to feel about being freed from a dictatorship."

X video (1:01): https://bit.ly/4jmqfhm

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:08 PM (P5BPp)

18 But what about his RIGHTS?

Posted by: The ACLU at January 04, 2026 12:09 PM (vFG9F)

19 Pattern recognition. I'm seeing the reaction to all this, and now with the multiplier of social media and the expansion of people on the internet, which did not exist to this degree before, and getting deja vu that this is the early days of Iraq, 2.0.

Same chest-thumping on the Right. Same bitching on the Left. Same excuses and justifications- Saddam, err, Maduro is a thug and a dictator. It's a cabal of all our enemies against us. Drugs are the new weapon of mass destruction. The people are cheering their liberation.

Maybe this is all justified, and it will turn out for the good, but man, it seems like we've seen this movie before. OK, y'all, have at me.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 04, 2026 12:09 PM (MZ+PY)

20 Your concern is:

[ ] not noted
[x] noted

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 12:09 PM (qbLEp)

21 I'll be right in 6 months about this entire affair because I refuse to have a firm or fast opinion about it.
* folds arms triumphantly *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 12:10 PM (mlg/3)

22 Shawn Farash @Shawn_Farash

This is Socialism.

This is what Maduro did to his people in 2019.

He had opposition protesters RUN OVER by armored military vehicles.

This is what the Democrat Party is defending.

This is what they want to do to you.

Do not let them win.

X video (0:27): https://bit.ly/4sqiMC0

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:10 PM (P5BPp)

23 The Lincoln Project
@ProjectLincoln
While we're fighting for democracy at home, let's remember foreign dictators are following Trump's example.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:05 PM (L/fGl)

Well they could follow the Lincoln Project's example but they'd eventually run out of little boys.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 04, 2026 12:10 PM (pIfcn)

24 This sets a dangerous precedent that will soon be used against AMERICAN CITIZENS!

Posted by: The SPLC at January 04, 2026 12:10 PM (vFG9F)

25 'Hopefully that doesn't mean "Nation Building" like the vile Bush wing of the Republican party loved to do, and failed at. '

It doesn't have to be. Venezuela has some history of self government and the rule of law. It doesn't need the extensive (and ultimately futile) effort that Iraq and Afghanistan needed.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 12:11 PM (fd80v)

26 But suddenly it's all "justice" and "necessary", the exact same imperial playbook you branded evil when Russia used it. Slap a neocon 'MuRIcA!!! banner on it and you're all in, rock-hard for war. Pathetic.

Posted by: Jack at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (7Drnx)

You are retarded. You clearly never read what I write, and so I have to assume you are here to troll.

Your simplistic and incorrect evaluation is tedious because it is so tired and overused and jingoistic. Too bad you can't think for yourself.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:11 PM (n9ltV)

27 Posted by: Jack at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (7Drnx)

Who is we ? I agree with you pointing out the cognitive dissonance held by some but it's 95% held by the American hating illogical left.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:11 PM (KDPiq)

28 24 This sets a dangerous precedent that will soon be used against AMERICAN CITIZENS!
Posted by: The SPLC at January 04, 2026 12:10 PM (vFG9F)
It was.... Against Jan6 protestors

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:11 PM (VE6XX)

29 Does the fact actual Venezuelans are celebrating give leftists pause?
Posted by: Northernlurker
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Stop interfering with the narrative.

Posted by: Left/Lib/Prog/Dem at January 04, 2026 12:11 PM (XeU6L)

30 Protesting tomb go boom.

Leftist protestors laud Hugo Chavez:

“They want to destroy the memory of the hero Hugo Chavez. Viva Chavez!"

Minneapolis. Because of course.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:12 PM (L/fGl)

31 And as far as Venezuela people. The drug lords are not going to give up their power. Corruption I am sure runs through police and government very widely.

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:12 PM (Ia/+0)

32 Collin Rugg @CollinRugg

NEW: Woman whose older brother was k*lled in Venezuela starts bawling, thanks President Trump for capturing Nicolás Maduro.

"So many years waiting for this," she said in Miami, Florida.

"We've been here eight years now because they k*lled our older brother... they kidnapped my brothers."

"I thank God for all of this, because it has been hard."

X video (1:26): https://bit.ly/4jsAroE

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:12 PM (P5BPp)

33 I noted that the Venezuelans celebrating were waving the seven-star Venezuelan flag rather than the eight-star Chavez/Maduro one

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 12:13 PM (qbLEp)

34 31 And as far as Venezuela people. The drug lords are not going to give up their power. Corruption I am sure runs through police and government very widely.
Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:12 PM (Ia/+0)

Yeah, weeding them out is a worry

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:13 PM (VE6XX)

35 Does the fact actual Venezuelans are celebrating give leftists pause?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 12:06 PM (ZbsBz)

No, they probably hate them too. The left is anti freedom.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 04, 2026 12:13 PM (snZF9)

36 How many US troops are currently occupying Venezuela?

Posted by: The Crickets at January 04, 2026 12:14 PM (pIfcn)

37 Posted by: Jack at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (7Drnx)

—————-

Well, bless your heart.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 04, 2026 12:14 PM (u73oe)

38 If DollarTree Lex Luthor, Dem senator from AZ, had been part of a briefing prior to the action taken, we know damn well the Chinese would have been informed of it within minutes.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at January 04, 2026 12:14 PM (5yDGQ)

39 This sets a dangerous precedent that will soon be used against AMERICAN CITIZENS!
Posted by: The SPLC
------

You forgot:

"Give directly from the donor advised fund on our website"

Posted by: Left/Lib/Prog/Dem at January 04, 2026 12:14 PM (XeU6L)

40 Why are they interning the Maduros in NYC rather than in Washington or someplace close to the capital? With the Mangani (sic) in charge there, I'd be worried that he might somehow "lose" them.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 12:14 PM (wzUl9)

41 Defiant L’s @DefiantLs

Young man slams liberals who defend Maduro,

"I saw friends eat dogs to survive. I don't understand how they DEFEND a dictator who has the biggest torture center in Latin America"

X video (1:00): https://bit.ly/4jkWyx6

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:15 PM (P5BPp)

42 Only 19 dollars a month can help us stop this tyranny. And you get a free shirt.

Posted by: The ACLU at January 04, 2026 12:15 PM (vFG9F)

43 It's simple, clean. A leader of some ragtag country gets all uppity and what not and causes trouble for the US, we go in and whack him and his whole family and leave. No "nation" building, no responsibility for this or that country or you broke it you bought it BS. Just kill the leader and his family and leave. Next leader up will have to think carefully on how to proceed. The US should also send the next leader a bill for the cost of cleaning up the place.

Posted by: Old Iron Pants at January 04, 2026 12:15 PM (R/m4+)

44 Being the world's Superpower does not mean we are the world's policeman. It does not mean we nation build. It does not mean we start wars, or even finish them. But it does mean we will do whatever it takes to keep America, our Allies, and our Hemisphere safe. The pin pricks of Iran and Venezuela are not President Trump starting wars, as the mewling democrats would have you believe. But this is President Trump stopping them from beginning.
Excellent writeup CBD. There is no other nation on this earth that could do what we have done. God bless our military.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 12:15 PM (2WIwB)

45 Who was the actor who once said that people criticizing Chavez should be jailed? Sean Penn?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 12:15 PM (ZbsBz)

46 A bunch of powerful people in Venezuela are suddenly out of work. This worries me.

It will take months for the money flows to "normalize". What happens in the meantime is problematic.

Freedom does not fill your belly.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:16 PM (Rmqfl)

47 Daniel Turner @DanielTurnerPTF

Never forget: Joe Biden sent John Kerry to Egypt in 2022 to cozy up to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

For what? Climate change.

What a difference a President can make.

X video (0:22): https://bit.ly/3L9TI1v

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:17 PM (P5BPp)

48 So I imagine we are gonna get a lot of "As a life long republican..." today

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:17 PM (VE6XX)

49 EPIC! The Venezuelans are now doing the TRUMP DANCE to YMCA

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I never thought I'd like that horrible song!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:17 PM (L/fGl)

50 I hate the comparing these single military actions to the world situation we were in immediately after 9/11.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:18 PM (KDPiq)

51 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 12:14 PM (wzUl9)

Maduro isn't being "interned."

He is under arrest and confined in a federal facility until his trial.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:18 PM (n9ltV)

52 Posted by: Same Old Same Old at January 04, 2026 12:17 PM (qDb5n)

You mad bro?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:18 PM (KDPiq)

53 Real America First means sealing our borders, rebuilding our economy, and keeping our boys alive first, not plunging into another neocon quagmire
Posted by: Jack at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (7Drnx)

You sound a lot like George Stehanopoulos, before Rubio schooled him this morning. In fact Rubio has been doing a brilliant job throughout; I knew he was good, but I didn’t know how good he was. Trump made some vague, big picture statements yesterday like “we’re going to run Venezuela now” but gave no specifics. (That’s what he does, he’s a big picture guy). When you look at what Rubio has been saying, you can see the Plan, and it’s a good one. (Cont’d)

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:18 PM (bYhL4)

54 I hear idiots comparing this to the debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan… maybe they’re not old enough to remember Bush 1 taking out the drug dealer “prez” of Panama. That is the most apt comparison and that worked out pretty well… Noriega was convicted and Panama has been US friendly and stable since…. I expect something similar here

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (YobFY)

55 I can't believe we don't attract better trolls.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (gKsV+)

56 52 I hate the comparing these single military actions to the world situation we were in immediately after 9/11.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:18 PM (KDPiq)

9/11 ? What's that ?

Posted by: NYC electing a Muslim Communist as Mayor at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (VE6XX)

57 Seems some years ago Maduro's case was set up in NY so thats where it goes.
Wonder when that was done?

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (Ia/+0)

58 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Don't quote the trolls

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (Y1sOo)

59 The only thing the Fools on the Hill can keep their mouths shut about is some sweet, sweet inside trader info. Damn place leaks like a screen door in a hurricane. Fuck them. You want briefed, here goes. You sit here after the briefing and will remain here until the op is completed. McDonald's will be provided along with your happy prescriptions from the House Pharmacy. Sit down and shut up, you've been briefed.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (gm9Sb)

60
But what about his RIGHTS?
Posted by: The ACLU

When you commie cock holsters give half a shit for my rights, I'll give half a shit for Maduro's rights. Fuck you, amd fuck Maduro.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (QVmho)

61 It will take months for the money flows to "normalize". What happens in the meantime is problematic.

Freedom does not fill your belly.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:16 PM (Rmqfl)

I agree. But removing Maduro from the equation is important, especially in the way we did it. A show of overwhelming force will focus the minds of those who remain.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (n9ltV)

62 Don't quote the trolls

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (Y1sOo)

Don't push your luck.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:20 PM (n9ltV)

63 For those of you keeping score at home, I'm still not tired of all the winning.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 04, 2026 12:20 PM (2Ez/1)

64 Rubio said we’re going to use our leverage now to control Venezuela in the short term.
The old VP is going to be allowed to run the government for now - but this is like the allies dealing with Admiral Doenitz who took over after Hitler killed himself. No one wants chaos, and no one wants to put 100,000 American troops in Caracas. There must be some order.

Our leverage now is this:

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:20 PM (bYhL4)

65 Not sure this will be remembered 9 months from now when it comes time to vote for House and Senate, considering Congress had nothing to do with it, but we'll see.

Joey Mannarino @JoeyMannarino

I’m with some Cubans right now and they’re literally crying tears of joy.

Venezuelans are celebrating all over the globe too.

If anyone thinks this military operation was a bad idea you have NO idea how many votes we just gained for the midterms.

Trump is now the absolute hero of the Latin Americans.

X: https://bit.ly/493ilGg

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:21 PM (P5BPp)

66 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Don't quote the trolls
Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (Y1sOo)

That's a lol burn that I think even CBD can appreciate.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:21 PM (KDPiq)

67 I hate the comparing these single military actions to the world situation we were in immediately after 9/11.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:18 PM (KDPiq)

Why? Islam is stronger now than it was in 2001.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:21 PM (n9ltV)

68 ThecVenezuelan government, and the Venezuelan military have now been humiliated. Venezuela is heavily dependent on food and other goods being shipped in, and oil being shipped out. That 18 ship task force is going to remain off the coast of Venezuela, and from now on nothing will go in or out of Venezuela without the approval and oversight of the US Military.
Their ability to get food and other goods, and ability to sell oil from now on will depend on their good behavior, as we define it. If they act up, those both can be shut down immediately.
And the goal is to hold free and fair elections as soon as possible, under US supervision. The US could have tried to install Machado as President now, but she will have far more legitimacy with this method.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:22 PM (bYhL4)

69 Okay I guess CBD can't take it.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:22 PM (KDPiq)

70 So of course MTG was on meet the depressed this morning to criticize. Honestly I’d never heard her speak at length before and I discovered… she’s a retard. Low IQ…. And of course in this important conversation about Venezuela the very related (sarc) topic of the Epstein files was raised. The news media is a joke

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 12:22 PM (YobFY)

71 How this benefits America is still a bit unclear to me.

Posted by: MJ at January 04, 2026 12:23 PM (XOmY9)

72 And the goal is to hold free and fair elections as soon as possible, under US supervision. The US could have tried to install Machado as President now, but she will have far more legitimacy with this method.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:22 PM (bYhL4)

Trump said no to her which surprised me

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:23 PM (VE6XX)

73 Jack is a regurgitation of the MichaelN troll from yesterday.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 12:23 PM (fd80v)

74 As the new @CBSEveningNews prepares to launch on Monday, our promise and five bedrock principles:

1. We work for you.
2. We report on the world as it is.
3. We respect you.
4. We love America.
5. We respect tradition, but we also believe in the future.

Please watch!

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Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it and since I won't be watching . . .

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:23 PM (L/fGl)

75 So I imagine we are gonna get a lot of "As a life long republican..." today

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:17 PM (VE6XX)

yeah as a lifelong republican I'm pissed...

I'm pissed we didn't see any live footage of the delta boys smoking any maduro thugs, body guards, or supporters.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 04, 2026 12:23 PM (snZF9)

76 Why? Islam is stronger now than it was in 2001.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:21 PM (n9ltV)

That's a strawman but keep comparing it. I don't care.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:24 PM (KDPiq)

77 >No. In a perfect world he would have consulted our representatives in Congress,
----

and it would have been leaked to the NYTimes in minutes

I bet we could get into Iran and bag some mullahs
hand them over to the people
let 'em do the Mussolini thing

I kid, of course

Mark Walhberg would lead the teams
Brian Dennehy would play Asia Minor and the Caucasus

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 12:24 PM (ZxPkt)

78 Okay I guess CBD can't take it.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:22 PM (KDPiq)

There is a process for dealing with trolls. It has been a long time since it was amusing or novel. Sorry if the 900th iteration of the same shit doesn't make me chuckle.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:24 PM (n9ltV)

79
yeah as a lifelong republican I'm pissed...

I'm pissed we didn't see any live footage of the delta boys smoking any maduro thugs, body guards, or supporters.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 04, 2026 12:23 PM (snZF9)

LOL Me too....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:24 PM (VE6XX)

80 "A show of overwhelming force will focus the minds of those who remain."

It was opportunistic. Just like 9/11. You don't think the Chinese or the Russians are not going to take advantage of the paranoia of the Venezuelan elite? They are on the ground there and not us.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:26 PM (Rmqfl)

81 That's a strawman but keep comparing it. I don't care.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 12:24 PM (KDPiq)

Cute. In 2001 we were attacked by a well organized Islamic group supported by a failed state.

Tell me why that is worse than today.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:26 PM (n9ltV)

82 It will take months for the money flows to "normalize". What happens in the meantime is problematic.

Freedom does not fill your belly.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:16 PM (Rmqfl)

I agree. But removing Maduro from the equation is important, especially in the way we did it. A show of overwhelming force will focus the minds of those who remain.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (n9ltV)
***

Freedom does allow one to find a way to fill the belly. And it began this morning. I suspect recovery of the Venezuelan economy will be a lot faster than most people realize.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 12:26 PM (2WIwB)

83 Just wondering if there is anything Trump could do that the "media" would say was good ?Except resign/die of course

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:26 PM (VE6XX)

84 Islam sure has its camel's nose under our tent

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:27 PM (Ia/+0)

85
*1. We work for you.
2. We report on the world as it is.
3. We respect you.
4. We love America.
5. We respect tradition, but we also believe in the future."

6. We're fake, but accurate.

Posted by: Dan Rather at January 04, 2026 12:28 PM (2Ez/1)

86 Oh and I guess I need to preempt this because the blog assumed lauraw was a troll yesterday... I've been here for like 15 years and was a cob at one point.

I'm not being obtuse, I just don't see a clear rationale yet. The reward/risk calc seems off to me.

Posted by: MJ at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (XOmY9)

87 Yes, the occupation could end badly, but it sounds like it's more an operation to protect the rebuilding of the oil industry and the new leaders. They are no doubt targets. But Trump is not there to teach students about modern art or trans ideology. So I will hope for the best. Look what happened in 1979 when idealistic "students" took over Iran, and we did not keep a hand in.

Posted by: Random PJ at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (RRCAT)

88 Hoscul has a Muslim appreciation month and Thomas Jefferson is rolling in his grave

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (Ia/+0)

89 Congress does not have to be consulted to do what Trump did. The War Powers act of 1973 is probably not Constitutional and in any event not relevant here.

Posted by: Dantes at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (vH/6B)

90 >>How this benefits America is still a bit unclear to me.

Monroe Doctrine.

This Hemisphere?

It's OUR Hemisphere. And we should stop trying to pretend it isn't.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 12:30 PM (ddphe)

91 >>Trump said no to her which surprised me

Not only said 'no' but was quite dismissive of her saying she has limited support. I presume he meant limited support of the people, though maybe not. Dunno.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 12:30 PM (Y1sOo)

92 Just wondering if there is anything Trump could do that the "media" would say was good ?Except resign/die of course
Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:26 PM (VE6XX)

Whenever Trump dies you know at least one clown in the media will say he died in absolutely the wrong way.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 12:30 PM (YobFY)

93 Venezuela was a master stroke in so many ways. China just lost a foothold in South America, Hezbollah and Hamas have lost training grounds and monetary support. Those terrorist operation were being mostly funded by drugs being bought by American users. Cuba is the next to fall without even a whimper because they just lost all support.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 12:30 PM (sDNVV)

94 It was opportunistic. Just like 9/11. You don't think the Chinese or the Russians are not going to take advantage of the paranoia of the Venezuelan elite? They are on the ground there and not us.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:26 PM

The chinese are already on the ground in venezuala and they have been for some years. I suspect that is a small percentage of the reason(s) why Trump went in and did what he did to put a stop to the chicom's interest and influence in that oil rich country.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 04, 2026 12:30 PM (0N4FZ)

95 Hoscul has a Muslim appreciation month and Thomas Jefferson is rolling in his grave
Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (Ia/+0)

As are the dead from 9/11.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 12:30 PM (2WIwB)

96 So I will hope for the best. Look what happened in 1979 when idealistic "students" took over Iran, and we did not keep a hand in.
Posted by: Random PJ at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (RRCAT)

It was worse than that, Jimmy Carter was cheering for Khomeini all the way, right up until they took US embassy staff hostage.
Sometimes I forget what an incredible idiot he was.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:31 PM (bYhL4)

97 Posted by: Same Old Same Old Condom at January 04, 2026 12:13 PM (qDb5n)

Huh?

Posted by: Oddbob at January 04, 2026 12:31 PM (3nLb4)

98 I'm not being obtuse, I just don't see a clear rationale yet. The reward/risk calc seems off to me.

Posted by: MJ at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (XOmY9)

lauraw was here yesterday? Shit...I missed her!

Fair enough.

I think that the capture of Maduro to slow the entry of drugs into America is a good thing. Giving Venezuelans the opportunity to fix their f*cked-up country is a sort of good thing. The future recovery of American oil company leases is less defensible.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:32 PM (n9ltV)

99 I'm pissed we didn't see any live footage of the delta boys smoking any maduro thugs, body guards, or supporters.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

https://is.gd/n2WTrw

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:32 PM (L/fGl)

100 Rumored on X. Hakeem Jeffries was in possession of information regarding a possible capture operation of Maduro. An attempt to tip him off arrived too late and Maduro was alreADY IN CUSTODY.

Posted by: Some Lurker at January 04, 2026 12:32 PM (nPp6w)

101 Kind of bored today, but simply put, Trump is fine with the War Powers Resolution. He is not required to notify Congress before he acts but within 48 hours after he does. Plus, it does not apply to staging troops, etc. outside whatever might be considered the area of active operations.

From wiki,
"The War Powers Resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30-day withdrawal period, without congressional authorization for use of military force (AUMF) or a declaration of war by the United States. "

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:33 PM (WDjG6)

102 Damn caps lock

Posted by: Some Lurker at January 04, 2026 12:33 PM (nPp6w)

103 >> a place that is ultra super duper anti communist and all for free speech won’t allow dissenting opinions.

The real Irony is that you don't understand Free Speech.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 12:34 PM (ddphe)

104 Maduro may be gone, but Machado and Gonzalez have international support. We may not NEED the support of The People of Venezuela but it would be nice to not jeopardize that, either.

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at January 04, 2026 12:34 PM (V87Oy)

105 If Trump had gone to congress all of the Democrats would have warned Maduro.

Posted by: 18-1 at January 04, 2026 12:34 PM (sKqQm)

106 One of the interesting things here is Trump seems to be showing just how incompetent the GOPe's solutions are.

Given a similar problem the GOpe sent an army to Iraq to stand around and get shot.

I wondered at the time why we didn't just kill Saddam and his two heirs.

Sure they'd get some other fascist leader but one a lot less likely to ally with AQ or try to assassinate American leaders...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 04, 2026 12:36 PM (sKqQm)

107 Has Obama and his husband weighed in on their sex partner Maduro coming to New York City? Big Mike likes to airlock Barry with Nick's help.

So sexy!

Posted by: Pete BootEdgeEdge at January 04, 2026 12:36 PM (R/m4+)

108 Hezbollah and Hamas have lost training grounds and monetary support.

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Hamas condemns kidnapping.

https://is.gd/qWos9X

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:36 PM (L/fGl)

109
Posted by: Same 0ld Same 0ld Condom
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Huh?
Posted by: Oddbob
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It probably inverts the used condoms, licks and sucks it clear of his mother's bull's output, then reuses it.

I changed the 'ohs' in it's nic to 'zeros' to help avoid the trouble banning it later.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 12:36 PM (QVmho)

110 Threat of war is also diplomacy. Just a bit more pointed.

Now Trump can speak softly for he has proven he has the big stick. The smart bad actors will moderate.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 12:37 PM (Y97GY)

111 The leftists should try a radical plan and read/understand the things that are lawful and within the rightful power of the President.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 12:37 PM (sDNVV)

112 I'm not being obtuse, I just don't see a clear rationale yet. The reward/risk calc seems off to me.
Posted by: MJ at January 04, 2026 12:29 PM (XOmY9)

Scan last night's ONT.
Orson in the early 300's made a couple good points and didn't even address the drug issue.
This was a strategic move on multiple levels and it was absolutely necessary. Planning began months ago. The entire National Command Authority recognized the threat Venezuela posed to the long term health of America. That threat is now gone.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 12:38 PM (2WIwB)

113 So, based on commentary about the military, is it unlikely that we'll see troops stumbling about in heeled shoes?

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:38 PM (XuXeR)

114 Why? Islam is stronger now than it was in 2001.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:21 PM

Yep. In Texas alone, Muslim population has grown from ~115,000 in 2001 to ~313,000 today. With Houston and Dallas the epicenters of the population.

There are now approximately 300 mosques in Texas.

And Texas is where they are trying to push through their EPIC (East Plano Islamic Center) Islamic City.

X: https://bit.ly/4qbi2PK

EPIC City X summary: https://bit.ly/45wFqyH

Muslims already control Minnesota, Dearborn (MI), Hamtramck (MI), Columbus (OH) and NYC and growing in many cities across the country. Not to mention the MASSIVE Somali fraud in cities across the country.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:38 PM (P5BPp)

115 Jeffries is already threatening Impeachment over this... Pray they don't take the House in 2026

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:38 PM (VE6XX)

116 showing just how incompetent the GOPe's solutions are.

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https://is.gd/YolSnx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:39 PM (L/fGl)

117 The leftists should try a radical plan and read/understand the things that are lawful and within the rightful power of the President.

Obama did the same thing in Libya only he had his flunkies sodomize and kill Quaddafi

Posted by: 18-1 at January 04, 2026 12:39 PM (sKqQm)

118 "Congress does not have to be consulted to do what Trump did. The War Powers act of 1973 is probably not Constitutional and in any event not relevant here.
Posted by: Dantes"

In any case, if congress had been consulted they would have debated it for a week in public and if approved Maduro would have gone int hiding, or at least stand-by to go into hiding. The way it was done was the only way to handle this.

Posted by: Ripley at January 04, 2026 12:39 PM (PTDkx)

119 98 I'm not being obtuse, I just don't see a clear rationale yet. The reward/risk calc seems off to me.

Posted by: MJ

Easy,
A) Maduro flooded the US with about one million illegals including direct coordination with Tren de Agua and other miscellaneous criminals. This itself is an act of war.
B) Interference in US elections and those worldwide, look up the genesis of Smartmatic, who owns them, the relationship of the software with Dominion, and the recent conviction of one of Smartmatic's founders, a Venezuelan, for bribery and interference with elections in the Philippines.
C) Direct connection to shipping drugs to American that kill them.
D) Serving as a base for China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran including actions like training antifa
E) illegal seizure of US properties in Venezuela without compensation
F) threatening Guiana, a neighbor with invasion last fall going after additional US oil producing properties there. He massed troops on the border until even the Biden junta had to threaten to attack if he did so.

I got more and if you want, you can read the full indictment which is about 25 pages of various crimes and that was in 2020.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:40 PM (WDjG6)

120 >> Jeffries is already threatening Impeachment over this

There was no illegal action taken. Any attempt at Impeachment over this will fail worse than previous attempts.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 12:40 PM (ddphe)

121 I don't know if it's been mentioned, but "The Plan™" was designed to snatch Maduro at his "safe house" all along. It was the one facility we had details on.

We actually waited until we knew he was there before going in.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 12:40 PM (NwnyJ)

122 Fair enough.

I think that the capture of Maduro to slow the entry of drugs into America is a good thing. Giving Venezuelans the opportunity to fix their f*cked-up country is a sort of good thing. The future recovery of American oil company leases is less defensible.
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These are all good reasons, but kinda light overall. Hopefully it won't matter and this whole thing will be forgotten in a few weeks because the next steps fall into line.

Posted by: MJ at January 04, 2026 12:40 PM (XOmY9)

123 Deploy DOGE to Caracas. Let's see how much money flowed to DC and to whom.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 12:40 PM (Y97GY)

124 You know Trump is on to something when the Dems say they want to impeach him over something...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 04, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)

125 The way it was done was the only way to handle this.

Posted by: Ripley at January 04, 2026 12:39 PM (PTDkx)

Yup. My point was not that Trump should have consulted Congress; my point was that it is sad that he couldn't.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:41 PM (n9ltV)

126 The problem with doing an operation in Tehran is that we can’t park an aircraft carrier 100 miles away from it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:41 PM (bYhL4)

127 118 "Congress does not have to be consulted to do what Trump did. The War Powers act of 1973 is probably not Constitutional and in any event not relevant here.
Posted by: Dantes"
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Not necessary. Trump has 48 hours after something has occurred under the War Powers Resolution.

Democrats are lying as usual. The caselaw going all the way up to Scotus over such matters is settled law from teh Noriega precedent under GHWB term and our Panama operations back in the 90's.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:41 PM (WDjG6)

128
Jeffries is already threatening Impeachment over this... Pray they don't take the House in 2026
Posted by: It's me donna

I'd like to forensicly trace how that turd got the i fo, and whom he contacted. Roll them all up and give everyone but Jeffries immunity for testifying against Jeffries. Put that treasonous rat fuck under the federal pmita genpop community.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 12:41 PM (QVmho)

129 It's me donna, be of good cheer. The Dems are not going to win the House. The rising tide of PDT is lifting a lot of boats.

Milei is going to be a big help in Venezuela.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 12:42 PM (sDNVV)

130
Yup. My point was not that Trump should have consulted Congress; my point was that it is sad that he couldn't.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:41 PM (n9ltV)

My apologies.. I read what you said wrong...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:42 PM (VE6XX)

131 How many US troops are currently occupying Venezuela?
Posted by: The Crickets at January 04, 2026 12:14 PM (pIfcn)

None, as far as I know.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:42 PM (8zz6B)

132 One of the amusing things here is the left has been supporting socialists in Latin America since the 1960s.

How I wonder how the despot of Columbia is feeling? Remember he's only president because he got away with assassinating his opponent...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 04, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

133 Muslims already control Minnesota, Dearborn (MI), Hamtramck (MI), Columbus (OH) and NYC and growing in many cities across the country. Not to mention the MASSIVE Somali fraud in cities across the country.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:38 PM (P5BPp)

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
We don't stay up wondering why the Western Roman Empire 'fell'. We stay up because WE KNOW.

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at January 04, 2026 12:42 PM (V87Oy)

134 Also, a few here have noted the issues with Venezuelan oil production, transportation, and refining. It will take a very robust effort to produce viable petroleum products...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:43 PM (XuXeR)

135
If anyone thinks this military operation was a bad idea you have NO idea how many votes we just gained for the midterms.

It's a long way to November.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 04, 2026 12:43 PM (pkeXY)

136 Do we even have a large enough supply of Pride flags to start national-building again?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 12:43 PM (nWPIJ)

137 "Congress does not have to be consulted to do what Trump did. The War Powers act of 1973 is probably not Constitutional and in any event not relevant here.
Posted by: Dantes"

In any case, if congress had been consulted they would have debated it for a week in public and if approved Maduro would have gone int hiding, or at least stand-by to go into hiding. The way it was done was the only way to handle this.

Posted by: Ripley at January 04, 2026 12:39 PM

Trump sent the military into venezuala under the AMUF signed after 9/11 to hunt down terrorists anywhere in the world. maduro was declared a terrorist some years back.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 04, 2026 12:43 PM (0N4FZ)

138 Yup. My point was not that Trump should have consulted Congress; my point was that it is sad that he couldn't.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:41 PM (n9ltV)

Exactly. Telling the Senate Intelligence Committee, or anyone in the House, would have been the same as putting it on the Hotline to Beijing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:44 PM (bYhL4)

139 100 Rumored on X. Hakeem Jeffries was in possession of information regarding a possible capture operation of Maduro. An attempt to tip him off arrived too late and Maduro was alreADY IN CUSTODY.
Posted by: Some Lurker at January 04, 2026 12:32 PM (nPp6w)

115 Jeffries is already threatening Impeachment over this... Pray they don't take the House in 2026
Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:38 PM (VE6XX)

His ass would be cuffed and stuffed in Gitmo right now it I were Trump. If 100 is true and he was tracked in his attempt... it is Subversion and Espionage directed against the United States.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 12:44 PM (gKsV+)

140 maduro was declared a terrorist some years back.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 04, 2026 12:43 PM (0N4FZ)

Including by Biden... His handlers anyway

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:44 PM (VE6XX)

141 These are all good reasons, but kinda light overall. Hopefully it won't matter and this whole thing will be forgotten in a few weeks because the next steps fall into line.

Posted by: MJ at January 04, 2026 12:40 PM (XOmY9)

I think that it is difficult to know the exactly perfect time to act. Our country has often waited too long. While acting early might not be appealing, it is obvious that Venezuela was, is, and would always be a problem if we didn't do something.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:45 PM (n9ltV)

142 I saw a meme of an exhausted Rubio realizing he will soon be running Venezuela, Cuba and Panama in addition to his other duties. What a guy.

Posted by: High tech at January 04, 2026 12:45 PM (37cEZ)

143 Maduro was a cancer. He was a gateway for all kinds of communist, iranian, china, and russian fuckery in OUR backyard. We laugh about europe and how they spread their ass cheeks, and how they're done, weak, silly, faggy, and..over. No down side to what trump did here. He decapitated a disease before it got out of control. Things that europe failed to do in their backyard. Concord bridge was the shot heard around the world. We were due for another, and trump just fired it. This isn't ukrane, it isn't 9/11, or iraq, or afghanistan. This was trump taking a nice big steamy shit on the plans of some of the worlds biggest assholes. Then I get to see pictures courtesy of the communist media of armed maduro "suporters" patrolling, and its like 6 dudes riding bitch on the back of fucking dirt bikes with guns that looked slightly better than flint locks. They should have been exterminated out of principal. Maduro threatened trump to come and get him. Well, he did. The same 3rd world bravado we heard from every single retard despot in that region. The cycle has to end.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 04, 2026 12:45 PM (snZF9)

144 I think that it is difficult to know the exactly perfect time to act. Our country has often waited too long. While acting early might not be appealing, it is obvious that Venezuela was, is, and would always be a problem if we didn't do something.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:45 PM (n9ltV)
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
Anniv of Soleimani, right before an OPEC+ meeting. Right after a ChiCom meeting?

PERFECT Timing. Well done. *slow clap*

Posted by: Garfunkel's Sowed Oats at January 04, 2026 12:47 PM (V87Oy)

145 Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 12:42 PM (VE6XX)

No worries!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:47 PM (n9ltV)

146 I LOVE how the Chinese are entirely butthurt over the loss of their buddy, Maduro. The fact that it comes mere days after they encircled Taiwan with “invasion games” is merely viagra for my already-tingling nethers.

Posted by: red speck at January 04, 2026 12:47 PM (Ve/HL)

147 Tehran is that we can’t park an aircraft carrier 100 miles away from it."

Sure we can. Getting one to the Caspian sea would be a bit tricky, tho...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:47 PM (XuXeR)

148 Berserker, Hear hear !!!

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 12:47 PM (sDNVV)

149 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

For one off operations, historical precedent has not required prior notification of Congress.

See the Mayaguez incident and Vandy report of NBC news at the time,

"President notifies Congress by letter of his decision to use military force to rescue Mayaguez and crew; action conforms with war powers act provision.

REPORTER: John Chancellor
"Senator Mike Mansfield says President lived up to war powers act by rpting. incident to Congress Most cong. members strongly support President [Senators Barry GOLDWATER, Henry JACKSON - praise President Ford's action.] [Senator Gaylord NELSON, Representative Don. RIEGLE, Senator William HATHAWAY - react negatively to President' decision for military action.] Cambodian incident stands to be political plus for Mr. Ford.

"2 years ago, Congress decided overwhelmingly it should have voice in mil. decisions. President' cnsl. Philip Buchen says there wasn't time to consult Congress before President made decision. Harvard law expert Raul Berger calls President' action unconst. and deplorable. Senator Jacob Javits admits President' compliance with bill not 100%, but any inquiry now would be nitpicking."

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:48 PM (WDjG6)

150 98
'I think that the capture of Maduro to slow the entry of drugs into America is a good thing. Giving Venezuelans the opportunity to fix their f*cked-up country is a sort of good thing. '

Good things but not sufficient reason to do regime change.
What is a good reason? To remove an enemy and credible threat in the Western Hemisphere.
And the oil profits should be used for the benefit of the Venezuelan people.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 12:48 PM (fd80v)

151 The future recovery of American oil company leases is less defensible.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:32 PM (n9ltV)

I wouldn't fire a shot over a corporate asset seizure, but it also denies the oil to China and the channel for selling oil to Russia.

You want to avoid big wars? Deprive your adversary of the means to make war. Maybe this achieves that and maybe it doesn't, but The Thing that keeps China out of Taiwan is their inability to feed themselves or keep the lights on 6-12 months later when they can't trade.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 04, 2026 12:49 PM (pIfcn)

152 Looks like Schumer, Jefferies and all the typical Commi-crats are having Menstrual Cramps today.

So much for healthcare and the upcoming government funding vote when there is good Trump bashing to do .......

Posted by: Jackson at January 04, 2026 12:49 PM (QilJY)

153 Delta Force? So they finally sent in Chuck Norris!

Posted by: A one-man military! at January 04, 2026 12:49 PM (TbWk/)

154 Rubio realizing he will soon be running Venezuela, Cuba and Panama in addition to his other duties. What a guy."

FWIW, my previous low estimate of Rubio was clearly wrong. Glad to see it so...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:49 PM (XuXeR)

155 Next let's take out the corrupt regime in Minnesota, and strip that disgraceful Hell hole of its status as a state.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 04, 2026 12:49 PM (wBaIH)

156 Taking a look at financial websites in advance of tomorrow's market open. Looks like the financial press has its talking points too :

Old and busted: OMG TRUMP TARIFFS WILL ROIL THE MARKETS!!!

New hotness: OMG TRUMPS CAPTURE OF MADURO WILL ROIL THE MARKETS!!!!

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at January 04, 2026 12:50 PM (8WtOr)

157 So I imagine we are gonna get a lot of "As a life long republican..." today
Posted by: It's me donna
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"as a concerned conservative veteran..."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 12:50 PM (XeU6L)

158 Trump sent the military into venezuala under the AMUF signed after 9/11 to hunt down terrorists anywhere in the world. maduro was declared a terrorist some years back.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 04, 2026 12:43 PM

Slight correction... AUMF (Authorized Use of Military Force).

The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks refers to the 2001 AUMF, a joint resolution enacted on September 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-40).

Also, I'm not sure the AUMF applies here, since the AUMF is specifically for terrorists related to the 09/11/2001 Islamic terrorist attacks.

The President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 12:51 PM (P5BPp)

159 The most critical mistake we made in Iraq was completely dismantling their military command structure and banning the Baath party. That was followed by the CPA. Power abhors a vacuum, and we drove over that truism, then backed up and ran it over. We were not only the Iraqi government for some time, but then prescribed what it should be in the future.

Just to be clear, that’s not the route we’re going now and I’m fine with it

We need to strip the cartels, Russians, Chinese, Iranians, Cubans and their proxies out of the government and ensure that whatever the Venezuelas choose has a fighting chance. Because you can be sure those groups will be fighting tooth and nail not to lose their foothold, which by the way is contrary to our interests and is exactly what America first means.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 12:51 PM (ATSTk)

160 115 Jeffries is already threatening Impeachment over this... Pray they don't take the House in 2026
Posted by: It's me donna
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The Dem posturing is not going to sway many voters. For Jeffries, it is the Dem version of failure theater to avoid being primaried by DSA types.

For the most part, consistent with long time polling and voting behavior, Americans don't care about killing drug dealers, terrorists, abroad as long as US troops are not hurt or we are shipping hundreds of billions to support someone like Zelensky.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:52 PM (WDjG6)

161 future recovery of American oil company leases is less defensible"

Given the rebirth of the domestic industry, I'm uncertain as to how many want to mess with barely liquid wax...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:52 PM (XuXeR)

162 I predict Maduro's capture will affect the markets.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 12:52 PM (gKsV+)

163 I love it when big daddy Donnie kills brown people in the name of freedom and America.

Ohh yeah baby. More more More.

Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 04, 2026 12:52 PM (tQ2y0)

164 Diesel down another 10 cents here. Let me count the ways that lowers prices.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 12:53 PM (sDNVV)

165 Capture the airport in Tehran
C-130s roll in full of Marines and Bradleys
sic 'em on the mullahs

just spitballin' here
tell me why my plan won't work

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 12:53 PM (ZxPkt)

166 Drugs are destroying the population
This might be the first read attempt to stop drugs at the source

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (Ia/+0)

167
The military wins the battle.
The economy wins the war.

Posted by: Pentagon D Ring men's room, 3rd stall at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (2Ez/1)

168 as a concerned conservative veteran..."

You need to work in "life long" and "Reagan republican " to really sell it

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (XuXeR)

169 If it were Blo Jiden or Chocolate Jesus that did this, they would all be made Saints by now....

Obama killed how many people with Gutless Drone Strikes and the Commi-crats were silent....

I hope Schumer gets a major case of Hemorrhoids and all the So-Called Jewish people of NY that vote for Schumer and Mandami you deserve what you get...

Posted by: Jackson at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (J9q9v)

170 164 Diesel down another 10 cents here. Let me count the ways that lowers prices.
Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 12:53 PM (sDNVV)

That's a better leading economic indicator than gasoline prices.

Posted by: Roy at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (qwype)

171 Rubio really schooled the news floozy who interviewed him on Fox this morning. Impressive… when does he sleep??

I’m already chuckling at the memes of Trump saying: For my next trick I’ll make Dems defend narco-terrorist dictators….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (xT8gx)

172 The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks refers to the 2001 AUMF, a joint resolution enacted on September 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-40).

Also, I'm not sure the AUMF applies here, since the AUMF is specifically for terrorists related to the 09/11/2001 Islamic terrorist attacks.

The President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton

Not needed, as teh WH counsel has said and the WH has publicly stated, this was an operation to take into custody a criminal who was indicted in 2020 by a federal grand jury. The fact that he claims to be the president of Venezuela is beside the point. Reportedly there were actually FBI agents embedded into the operation to 'arrest' Maduro.

This was essentially like attacking pirates. No AUMF is needed.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (WDjG6)

173 I love that Trump and the military did this so effectively, and even more, that nobody spilled the beans. We may see more precision strikes like this and Iran.

Of course, I'll have to listen to my grouchy coworker bloviating about how evil Trump is. Oh well.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (0aYVJ)

174 Diesel down another 10 cents here. Let me count the ways that lowers prices."

This. Transportation costs are falling...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:55 PM (XuXeR)

175 >>You are retarded. You clearly never read what I write, and so I have to assume you are here to troll.

He posted the exact same comment yesterday, word for word.

Yes, it's a troll.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (viF8m)

176 On Iran, best to help the citizens to overthrow their tyranny than do what happened in Venezuela. Grabbing the Mullahs could set off WWIII

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (Ia/+0)

177 as a concerned conservative veteran..."

You need to work in "life long" and "Reagan republican " to really sell it
Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (XuXeR)
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And the ever-popular child coming to you in tears and asking difficult questions.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (qbLEp)

178 neocon quagmire

At least VZ has enough rainfall to make an actual quagmire.

Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (FhXTo)

179 154 Rubio realizing he will soon be running Venezuela, Cuba and Panama in addition to his other duties. What a guy."

Good and maybe, we can get some Cuban Cigars soon....

Posted by: Jackson at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (JGobS)

180 Would that Eagle Claw and Bay of Pigs had been handled as adroitly.

Grenada (Ronald Reagan) seems to have worked out well.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (XeU6L)

181 Given the rebirth of the domestic industry, I'm uncertain as to how many want to mess with barely liquid wax...
Posted by: man
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Considering that there is roughly 300 years of reserves there and the technology already exists (Canadian oil sands are similar), Venezuela being freed up is going to put more barrels of oil on the market to the benefit of the entire world by keeping energy prices down.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (WDjG6)

182 Maybe this is all just a ploy by Trump to impress and hit on Sofia Vergara

Posted by: Ripley at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (PTDkx)

183 >>Grabbing the Mullahs could set off WWIII

Sure, Jan.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (ddphe)

184 BOTH cases remained secret because they refused to brief the worthless Congresscritters beforehand.

Literally every major operational leak is coming from Congress and their staff. Everybody knows it. It's a joke, but not a funny one.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at January 04, 2026 12:56 PM (setIA)

185 I'll have to listen to my grouchy coworker bloviating about how evil Trump is. "

May they have many years of grouchiness...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:57 PM (XuXeR)

186 Just because you can do something and it's 100% justified doesn't mean you should do it.

The only difference this time is we have Trump running things, not the Deep State.

I hope he can pull this off because it just reeks of another US power move justified by an easy short term gain but lacking in a coherent vision capable of producing a positive long term outcome which seems to be the hallmark of US foreign policy since WW2.

If this isn't "Nation Building", then what exactly is it?

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:57 PM (Rmqfl)

187 Also, a few here have noted the issues with Venezuelan oil production, transportation, and refining. It will take a very robust effort to produce viable petroleum products...
Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 12:43 PM (XuXeR)

Canadian, specifically Albertan oil tech could help there. The oil sands mining at Athabaska would not be a going concern without the upgrader, which turns heavy, molasses-like crude into light sweet crude, using enrgy and hydrogen derived from natural gas.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:57 PM (8zz6B)

188 Orson in the early 300's made a couple good points and didn't even address the drug issue.
This was a strategic move on multiple levels and it was absolutely necessary. Planning began months ago. The entire National Command Authority recognized the threat Venezuela posed to the long term health of America. That threat is now gone.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 12:38 PM (2WIwB)

Exactly! Cynical Publius on X has a great long form post up on this topic today (if any of you don’t read him, you should). In a nutshell, while stopping the drug trade was a worthy goal and a legal justification for what the action, that is probably the *least* significant accomplishment of this action.
We have just shutdown the doorway through which China, Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah were establishing a permanent presence in the western hemisphere. Every single one of those players got a big kick in the teeth yesterday, probably China most of all.
Oh and by the way, Cuba is now guaranteed to collapse within a few months.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:58 PM (bYhL4)

189 This was essentially like attacking pirates. No AUMF is needed.
Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 12:54 PM (WDjG6)
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And blowing up Chavez' tomb. Because we could.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 12:58 PM (qbLEp)

190 Reading after the nuke strike on Iran the people don't want a foreign intervention they just want the means to effect one themselves.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 12:58 PM (sDNVV)

191 Rubio has been so impressive in the last year I’m beginning to think maybe he’d be a better nominee in 28 than Vance. He’s making me ponder….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 12:58 PM (xT8gx)

192 No grabbing the Mullahs.

Kill the Mullahs. Kill. The. Mullahs.

Posted by: Zombie Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at January 04, 2026 12:58 PM (R/m4+)

193 >>Slight correction... AUMF (Authorized Use of Military Force).

Another correction. He sent a law enforcement team to get a wanted criminal and used the military for support thus negating the requirement to inform Congress.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 12:59 PM (viF8m)

194 If this isn't "Nation Building", then what exactly is it? Have faith One day at a time

Posted by: doug at January 04, 2026 12:59 PM (Hy+R4)

195 AOP for Energy Secretary of Venezuela because when a job needs doing you need the right man for the job.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 01:00 PM (sDNVV)

196 I feel some roiling...in my pants.

Posted by: And they blew up Chavez tomb too! LOLOL at January 04, 2026 01:01 PM (TbWk/)

197 Afternoon.

Posted by: Robert at January 04, 2026 01:01 PM (R6aIA)

198 Thx CBD. That the left is complaining at all about this strike against Venezuela tells you who they are. And it ain't pretty,.... or intelligent, or sane, and thoroughly communist

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 04, 2026 01:02 PM (BLGhW)

199 Worthy of investigation:

"Venezuela’s former Chief of National Intelligence Hugo Carvajal has OFFICIALLY RELEASED every U.S. Senator who is on THE VENEZUELA LIST of politicians who have been receiving MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN KICKBACKS from the Maduro regime and Venezuelan drug trafficking organizations that make up his government in exchange for using their government positions and influence to undermine President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s ongoing war with these narcoterrorists."

(List to be posted. It's long.)

https://tinyurl.com/3msreyf2

Posted by: The Reptilians in Antarctica at January 04, 2026 01:02 PM (/mCq0)

200 If this isn't "Nation Building", then what exactly is it?

Posted by: doug at January 04, 2026 12:59 PM (Hy+R4)
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America First.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 01:02 PM (Ippjd)

201 If this isn't "Nation Building", then what exactly is it?
Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:57 PM (Rmqfl)

We don’t have to “nation build” because Venezuela was a prosperous and functional country before the locusts descended on it. Maduro’s government only stayed in power by recruiting and importing gangs of thugs to terrorize the population - read any of the accounts online of Venezuelans who have fled. Also - and this may be the most important point - Venezuela is still an overwhelmingly Christian country, not a Muslim one.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:02 PM (bYhL4)

202 >>If this isn't "Nation Building", then what exactly is it? Have faith One day at a time

We aren't rebuilding Venezuela, we are liberating it so that it can return to it's previous democratic governance which it had for many years prior to being taken over by a dictator. This has nothing to do with trying to impose a western democracy on a bunch of goat herders who never wanted democracy and had no history or culture to support it.

Any comparison of the situation in Venezuela to Iraq or Afghanistan is retarded and has all the depth of analysis I would expect from AOC or Omar.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 01:03 PM (viF8m)

203 157 So I imagine we are gonna get a lot of "As a life long republican..." today
Posted by: It's me donna
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"as a concerned conservative veteran..."
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Chicoms through their billionaire puppet Singh (Codepink, People's Forum and other nasty Commie organization funding) are fully deployed.

Those were the protesters appearing in NY with professionally printed signs, etc.

China's 17 billion dollar investment in Maduro's regime is at risk along with guaranteed low cost millions of barrels of oil for which special refineries are set up in China to refine. Those will have to be refitted at big expense if the Venezuelan heavy crude is not available anymore.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:03 PM (WDjG6)

204 and the technology already exists (Canadian oil sands are similar"

Indeed. The issue will be duplicating the various systems... the tar sands weren't easy...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 01:03 PM (XuXeR)

205 Initial BDA reported hits on a lot of proxies and their material. We apparently destroyed about $6b worth of Russian made air defense systems, a bunch of Chinese made carp, Cuban intelligence operations and a bunch of other stuff. The Chinese delegation that just two days earlier said they would help Maduro deter any attack also got a front row seat, since the were still in country.

We call that a win.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 01:04 PM (ATSTk)

206 Why? Islam is stronger now than it was in 2001.

By what metric?

Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 01:04 PM (FhXTo)

207 I see the trolls are *still* squealing like the little piggies they are. Must have been something really important to them that got 'sploded.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 04, 2026 01:04 PM (ULPxl)

208 Now, who could argue with a Reptilian when it comes to conspiracy and skullduggery?

Off sock!

And here is the list - nearly every Dem is on it (Fetterman isn't) and the usual list of GOPe suspects as well:

Below is EVERY U.S. SENATOR ON THE VENEZUELA LIST:
Lisa Murkowski - R - Alaska
Mark Kelly - D - Arizona
Ruben Gallego - D - Arizona
Alex Padilla - D - California
Adam Schiff - D - California
Michael Bennet - D - Colorado
John Hickenlooper - D - Colorado
Richard Blumenthal - D - Connecticut
Chris Murphy - D - Connecticut
Chris Coons - D - Delaware
Jon Ossoff - D - Georgia
Raphael Warnock - D - Georgia
Brian Schatz - D - Hawaii
Mazie Hirono - D - Hawaii

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:05 PM (/mCq0)

209 The Iranian Mullahs have lots of proxy armies

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 01:05 PM (Ia/+0)

210 208 Why? Islam is stronger now than it was in 2001.

By what metric?
Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 01:04 PM (FhXTo)

Real time customer-facing dashboard metrics.

Posted by: On a stable robust best in class platform at January 04, 2026 01:05 PM (TbWk/)

211
Dick Durbin - D - Illinois
Tammy Duckworth - D - Illinois
Chuck Grassley - R - Iowa
Joni Ernst - R - Iowa
Mitch McConnell - R - Kentucky
Rand Paul - R - Kentucky
Bill Cassidy - R - Louisiana
Susan Collins - R - Maine
Angus King - I - Maine
Chris Van Hollen - D - Maryland
Angela Alsobrooks - D - Maryland
Elizabeth Warren - D - Massachusetts
Ed Markey - D - Massachusetts
Gary Peters - D - Michigan
Elissa Slotkin - D - Michigan
Amy Klobuchar - D - Minnesota
Tina Smith - D - Minnesota
Roger Wicker - R - Mississippi
Deb Fischer - R - Nebraska
Jacky Rosen - D - Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto - D - Nevada
Jeanne Shaheen - D - New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan - D - New Hampshire

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:05 PM (/mCq0)

212
Cory Booker - D - New Jersey
Andy Kim - D - New Jersey
Martin Heinrich - D - New Mexico
Ben Ray Lujan - D - New Mexico
Chuck Schumer - D - New York
Kirsten Gillibrand - D - New York
Thom Tillis - R - North Carolina
James Lankford - R - Oklahoma
Ron Wyden - D - Oregon
Jeff Merkley - D - Oregon

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (/mCq0)

213
Dave McCormick - R - Pennsylvania
Jack Reed - D - Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse - D - Rhode Island
John Thune - R - South Dakota
John Cornyn - R - Texas
Bernie Sanders - I - Vermont
Peter Welch - D - Vermont
Mark Warner - D - Virginia
Tim Kaine - D - Virginia
Patty Murray - D - Washington
Maria Cantwell - D - Washington
Jim Justice - R - West Virginia
Tammy Baldwin - D - Wisconsin

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (/mCq0)

214 >> We apparently destroyed about $6b worth of Russian made air defense systems

Can anyone name a country equipped with Russian Air Defense Systems that have successfully defended their airspace?

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (ddphe)

215 Apologies for the multiple posts - Pixy spam filter was rejecting these posts.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (/mCq0)

216 >EVERY U.S. SENATOR ON THE VENEZUELA LIST:
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list of what

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (ZxPkt)

217 *If this isn't "Nation Building", then what exactly is it?
Posted by: doug at January 04, 2026 12:59*

A "minor incursion."

Posted by: Foreign Policy expert Joe Biden at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (2Ez/1)

218 Pawn,

Tom said it right. Maduro's government drove out the professional classes and technicians in Venezuela (approximately 25 percent of the population before Chavez took office). He replaced them with Russia, Iranian, Cuban, and Chinese techs and simply looted the country along with his generals to the tune of billions.

Venezuela can rebuild itself and a lot of Latin American countries like Argentina, Chile, etc. are ready, willing, and able to provide help to fix and feed the Venezuelan people during the interregnum. A lot of Venezuelan displaced population live in Latin America and want to go home.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:07 PM (WDjG6)

219 >>Slight correction... AUMF (Authorized Use of Military Force).

Another correction. He sent a law enforcement team to get a wanted criminal and used the military for support thus negating the requirement to inform Congress.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 12:59 PM (viF8m)

One could argue that closing Venezuelan airspace and parking a carrier battle group off their shores should have been more than enough of a heads up for Congress.

Most importantly is the fact that Maduro was pushing his drugs and gang bangers into the United States for so long and killing so many Americans that his regime had gone well beyond being an imminent threat.

Posted by: Robert at January 04, 2026 01:07 PM (R6aIA)

220 I love it when big daddy Donnie kills brown people in the name of freedom and America.

Ohh yeah baby. More more More.
Posted by: Sexy MAGA

So why are you here?
Very few her want to kill 'brown or any other color people.

Go back to your basement.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 01:07 PM (9MJNg)

221 You know Trump is on to something when the Dems say they want to impeach him over something...

Similarly, Walz has been posting stupid videos about jogging and his Nike windbreaker during the Somali fraud circus and generally not engaging.

Nick Shirley suggested yesterday that Vance Boelter was ordered to kill the woman because she was sniffing around Walz's fraud. Walz immediately dropped his "too cool for school" routine and is screaming and ranting. Sounds like a tell.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:08 PM (QZThv)

222 >> Can anyone name a country equipped with Russian Air Defense Systems that have successfully defended their airspace?

No. Because even the most advanced systems they sell to other countries has been defeated.

Remember behind oil, defense is Russias #2 source of income.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 01:09 PM (ATSTk)

223 Senators (and reps) being on the take from cartels would not surprise me at all. Helps explain their hostility toward border security, which makes it harder for drug smuggling and human trafficking. However, I take the list with a grain or two of salt since we have nothing but a bald assertion at this point and don't want to get caught in a "too good to check" trap.

Posted by: Some authentication would be nice at January 04, 2026 01:09 PM (TbWk/)

224 208 I see the trolls are *still* squealing like the little piggies they are. Must have been something really important to them that got 'sploded.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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Chicom and cartel loving Dems are the troll sources. I think the resident liberaltarian contigent is doing their typical dance of movable principles that morph everytime you pin them down.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:09 PM (WDjG6)

225 All these pols, if found guilty, need to be disemboweled slowly before being sent to hell.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 01:09 PM (Ippjd)

226 Can anyone name a country equipped with Russian Air Defense Systems that have successfully defended their airspace?

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (ddphe)

Russia is lucky they have nukes. Although...maybe they won't work when they use them!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 01:09 PM (n9ltV)

227
Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)

Am I the only one that is mentally substituting the A-team's Audios Mother Fvcker (AMF) when seeing this?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 01:10 PM (QVmho)

228 "Am I entirely happy with the way the President decapitated Venezuela? No. In a perfect world he would have consulted our representatives in Congress, but they have made it perfectly clear that they cannot be trusted to support the best interests of the country, or oppose the administration in a principled way."

*considers dashing off a comment about Octavian and Julius Caesar and their popularity compared to the moribund Senate BECAUSE they ACTED, but wants the idea to cook some more*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 04, 2026 01:10 PM (bss/y)

229 >> You know Trump is on to something when the Dems say they want to impeach him over something...

If Trump walked on water they’d accuse him of not being able to swim
If Trump cured cancer they’d complain it took too long and why not heart disease and AIDS?

TDS… it’s real and it’s spectacular

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 01:10 PM (xT8gx)

230 Indeed. The issue will be duplicating the various systems... the tar sands weren't easy...
Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 01:03 PM (XuXeR)

But now, knowing how it was done in Alberta, the knowledge gained there can be applied in VZ. The wheel does not have to be reinvented.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:10 PM (8zz6B)

231 >>> 223 Can anyone name a country equipped with Russian Air Defense Systems that have successfully defended their airspace?
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No. Because even the most advanced systems they sell to other countries has been defeated.

Remember behind oil, defense is Russias #2 source of income.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 01:09 PM (ATSTk)

Sounds like Donny Two Scoops is hitting them in the pocketbook... *far* more effectively than the EUtards and Brandon ever did.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 04, 2026 01:10 PM (ULPxl)

232 Can anyone name a country equipped with Russian Air Defense Systems that have successfully defended their airspace?

But the media was shouting that 51 experts said Russian air defense is awesome and would completely cock-block Delta.

Weirdly there are no follow-up stories.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:11 PM (QZThv)

233 191 Rubio has been so impressive in the last year I’m beginning to think maybe he’d be a better nominee in 28 than Vance. He’s making me ponder….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 12:58 PM (xT8gx)

He was truly impressive with Stephanopoulos this morning - shut that grinning shitweasel down!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:12 PM (bYhL4)

234 whig, great point and I'll Melei is already in the process of setting things up. This is indeed the difference in helping people that had a free society compared to a bunch of sandrats.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 01:12 PM (sDNVV)

235
Can anyone name a country equipped with Russian Air Defense Systems that have successfully defended their airspace?
Posted by: garrett
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Russia is lucky they have nukes. Although...maybe they won't work when they use them!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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There is a very nice meme of a fake Amazon one star review with two entries. One from the Iranian mullah, and another from Maduro.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 01:12 PM (QVmho)

236 Another point is that if the heavy sour can be transported out, what impact will that have on Alberta production...

It will be quite interesting. And will keep transportation costs in check...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 01:12 PM (XuXeR)

237 >>But the media was shouting that 51 experts said Russian air defense is awesome and would completely cock-block Delta.

Surely because they were manned by Iraq's Elite Republican Guard...

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:12 PM (ddphe)

238 So for those of you keeping score at home, Democrats support;
- illegal aliens, especially criminals
- Somali fraudsters, and anyone defrauding taxpayers
- Communist dictators.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 01:12 PM (ATSTk)

239 Am I entirely happy with the way the President decapitated Venezuela? No. In a perfect world he would have consulted our representatives in Congress, but they have made it perfectly clear that they cannot be trusted to support ~~the best interests of the country, or oppose the administration in a principled way.~~ and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 01:13 PM (RIvkX)

240 apparently that list is of dubious provenance

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:13 PM (ZxPkt)

241 EXCELLENT essay, CBD.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (kpS4V)

242 So why are you here?
Very few her want to kill 'brown or any other color people.

Go back to your basement.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 01:07 PM (9MJNg)

Not to mention that Venezuelans are pretty damned white, for the most part.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (8zz6B)

243 163. Ace and the COBS need to step up their game. These Dollar Store trolls are really irritating.

Posted by: Some Lurker at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (nPp6w)

244 RUMINT is Hakeem J. (D-Cesspool) tried to warn Maduro.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (DtrWo)

245 Excellent summation, CBD … now let's hope that the effing traitors who remain in the ranks can be purged quickly and efficiently in order to prevent sabotage and 'leaks' to our enemies from jeopardising future ops. Good on ya, Mr President … and a hand salute to the troops who carried out the mission.

Posted by: Dr_No at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (ayRl+)

246 knowing how it was done in Alberta"

Well, Venezuela doesn't have to worry about subfreezing temps...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (XuXeR)

247 >>I have a small dick

Posted by: Sexy MAGA at (lqxkv)

Nobody is surprised, faggot.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (ddphe)

248 Maduro effed around. He found out. Trump doesn't play.

Congress has passed only like 50 bills in its first year of the second Trump presidency, one of the lowest ever. Like they could be trusted to pass anything helping the people of Venezuela. This is what happens when they don't do their job!

Leftists are realizing, to their horror, by letting in Venezuelan refugees, they let in Cubans 2.0. If we don't botch the handoff to an actually democratic new president, and can make Venezuela great again, that is a new voting bloc of immigrants that hate communism. Well done libs. The comments from the Nobel peace prize winner praising Trump should've been a clue in their feelings.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 01:15 PM (gWBY1)

249 Me love sexy time.
Me so horny
Me want suck big Donnie dick.
Mmm mmm mmm
Give it to me king.

Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 04, 2026 01:16 PM (oHcxQ)

250 Not to mention that Venezuelans are pretty damned white, for the most part."

Shhh...

Posted by: man at January 04, 2026 01:16 PM (XuXeR)

251 I wonder if Xi has realized he no longer controls the Panama Canal?

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 01:16 PM (viF8m)

252 244 So why are you here?
Very few her want to kill 'brown or any other color people.

Go back to your basement.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 01:07 PM (9MJNg)

Not to mention that Venezuelans are pretty damned white, for the most part.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (8zz6B)

White hispanics, like me!

Posted by: George Zimmerman at January 04, 2026 01:16 PM (pKACW)

253 Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 01:14 PM (kpS4V)

Thank you young lady!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 01:17 PM (n9ltV)

254 If at some point we get Venezuelan and Iranian oil back on the world market, prices will drop so far that Russia will be searching for change in the couch. Plus the Russians are strong proud mostly Christian people. There are quite a few who don’t like nor trust the Communist Chinese and the appearance of being subservient to them. It’s gonna get interesting very quickly.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 01:17 PM (ATSTk)

255 By what metric?

Posted by: DaveA at January 04, 2026 01:04 PM (FhXTo)

Come to Minneapolis and see.

Or drop by the mega-mosque they're building down the block from the World Trade Center.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:17 PM (QZThv)

256 Another correction. He sent a law enforcement team to get a wanted criminal and used the military for support thus negating the requirement to inform Congress.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Not required to inform prior to acting even under War Powers. War Powers simply says Congress has to be informed within 48 hours. Other provisions don't kick in until after 30 days of military action.

Louis Fisher, longtime resident scholar at Library of Congress (worked in the Congressional Research Section), actually has compiled a list of all executive actions involving force. Most of them never had any congressional involvement. Fisher was critical of that but honest in his compilation.

For example, Biden actually had the president of Honduras arrested and extradited for similar charges to Maduro and never revoked the indictment of Maduro either since 2020.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:18 PM (WDjG6)

257 201
'Venezuela is still an overwhelmingly Christian country, not a Muslim one.'

Also, there isn't an Iran on Venezuela's border to subsidize and give sanctuary to an insurgency. Nor are there thousands of rounds of ordnance to use for IED's

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 01:18 PM (fd80v)

258 I'm pissed we didn't see any live footage of the delta boys smoking any maduro thugs, body guards, or supporters.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

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

This works:

https://tinyurl.com/mpbmyzfk

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:18 PM (/mCq0)

259 But the media was shouting that 51 experts said Russian air defense is awesome and would completely cock-block Delta.

Weirdly there are no follow-up stories.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:11 PM (QZThv)

We don't even know if the Russian air defence was turned on. As I understand it, some targeted strikes took out generators or substations providing electricity to the Russki hardware. And it sure looks like the VZ military mostly sat on its hands. Maybe the only real resistance came from Maduro's thug bodyguards.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:18 PM (8zz6B)

260 Man...David Axelrod's troll team was exponentially better than the garbage we're getting lately.

Posted by: Those guys were pros, these guys are fags at January 04, 2026 01:18 PM (TbWk/)

261 Oh... and eff Mamdami. His whiny statement about how unhappy he is with Trump's capturing of Maduro and bringing him to HIS city was disgusting. And also piling on with calling it a war crime.

You know if he had any power to do it, Mamdami would free Maduro today. One commie supporting another.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 01:19 PM (gWBY1)

262 Venezuelans used to be gang bangers taking over apartment buildings. Deport them all.

Now they are communist hating patriots.

🤣🤣

Posted by: lol at January 04, 2026 01:19 PM (uJYzI)

263 What is with all the Somalians blathering on about "Nation Building" ?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 01:19 PM (/lPRQ)

264 I am guessing that these trolls are all graduates of The Learing Center.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:20 PM (ddphe)

265 Here’s a little known fact. The Chinese have been importing thousands of their citizens into Venezuela with Maduros help. Part of their belt and road initiative depended heavily on Venezuela. Their citizens were meant to help that effort.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 01:20 PM (ATSTk)

266 I echo Diogenes at #44

Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 01:20 PM (l/++U)

267 If at some point we get Venezuelan and Iranian oil back on the world market, prices will drop so far that Russia will be searching for change in the couch.

Russians have already started panicking about that on social media. They see what's coming and they're not sure Putin does.

The great thing about this Maduro operation is that it kicks out the sticks holding up a *lot* of the anti-American Jenga.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:20 PM (QZThv)

268 Ace and the COBS need to step up their game. These Dollar Store trolls are really irritating.
Posted by: Some Lurker
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First troll rule of AOS.

Don't quote and paste the trolls nor paste their nics etc. into your posts even to flame them. It complicates removal.

Second, AOS customer refunds are only available on a blue moon that occur on the 3rd Thursday of October. That window won't be open for awhile.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:21 PM (WDjG6)

269 We don't even know if the Russian air defence was turned on. As I understand it, some targeted strikes took out generators or substations providing electricity to the Russki hardware.

Fox was running pictures of Russian hardware in VZ that was on fire. Maybe they tried to turn it on and things didn't go well.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:21 PM (QZThv)

270 Maybe the only real resistance came from Maduro's thug bodyguards.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:18 PM

Supposedly Cubans.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 04, 2026 01:21 PM (9QMMT)

271 "Any comparison of the situation in Venezuela to Iraq or Afghanistan is retarded and has all the depth of analysis I would expect from AOC or Omar."

I agree but answer my question. If this isn't nation building, what is it?

It's the same plan but under different circumstances that we may have better control of because it's in our backyard.

Everyone here hopes that the place can go back to what it was before. How often does that happen, anywhere?

We do have a chance to restore it. I agree that something had to be done.

Trump decided it was a job of someone who had the balls to do it. More power to him and us, I really hope we can pull it off.

I really hope you are right but does anyone know what the next step is because I don't see the US joining together for the sake of the future of the Venezuelan people.

This is just going to divide the US even further.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 01:22 PM (Rmqfl)

272 Ian S, yes it does. PDT looks at the world in panavision.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 01:22 PM (sDNVV)

273 >>Don't quote and paste the trolls nor paste their nics etc. into your posts even to flame them. It complicates removal.

Yeah...I don't play by those rules.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:22 PM (ddphe)

274 Here’s a little known fact. The Chinese have been importing thousands of their citizens into Venezuela with Maduros help. Part of their belt and road initiative depended heavily on Venezuela. Their citizens were meant to help that effort.

Which is why, for whoever upthread questioned the timing, the timing was specifically because that's when the ChiCom delegation had front-row seats.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:22 PM (QZThv)

275 Russians have already started panicking about that on social media. They see what's coming and they're not sure Putin does.

The great thing about this Maduro operation is that it kicks out the sticks holding up a *lot* of the anti-American Jenga.
Posted by: Ian S.
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It is also funding a stupid war where both sides need to stop the killing even if the result is a cold peace.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:22 PM (WDjG6)

276 Somalians blathering on about "Nation Building" ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

They see all the money being prevented from going to their warlords in Somalia.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 01:24 PM (9MJNg)

277 > We don't even know if the Russian air defence was turned on.
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curiously, there was a major power failure in Caracas while US aircraft were overhead

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:24 PM (ZxPkt)

278 Mostly clean operations with low casualties are nice and have become standard for the US Military. But it can be both addictive and creates high expectations that they will continue to be so.

How we, as a nation, react to a bad situation, a trap or miscalculation, say losing half a division in a week is what I worry about. It's easy and tempting to say Oh yeah, let's kick their ass, and another to say Yeah, this is worth 5K Americans and two aircraft carriers.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:25 PM (jc0TO)

279 The great thing about this Maduro operation is that it kicks out the sticks holding up a *lot* of the anti-American Jenga.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:20 PM (QZThv)

From the looks of it 98% of the Ds in the Senate.
I find it interesting that a list comes out and it is NOT a list trying to take down the party who executed this but the very people who are against it.
This operation may have been a trap.

Posted by: Reforger at January 04, 2026 01:25 PM (gKsV+)

280 Supposedly Cubans.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 04, 2026 01:21 PM (9QMMT)

Thugs are thugs. Nationality is not too important. I doubt all the Tren de Aragua thugs seizing apartments in Denver were native-born Venezuealans, either. But they were instigated by Maduro.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:25 PM (8zz6B)

281

Second, AOS customer refunds are only available on a blue moon that occur on the 3rd Thursday of October. That window won't be open for awhile.
Posted by: whig

Paging publius. Publius to the white courtesy phone for an important message.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 01:25 PM (QVmho)

282 Has Mamdani sprung the Maduros from jail using the NYPD yet?

Posted by: So Much Treason Goin' 'Round at January 04, 2026 01:26 PM (oftw2)

283 I agree but answer my question. If this isn't nation building, what is it?

We did much the same thing to Manuel Noriega back in the 1990s. This is hardly unprecedented or anywhere near as dramatic as nation-building.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 04, 2026 01:26 PM (SSEhk)

284 217 >EVERY U.S. SENATOR ON THE VENEZUELA LIST:
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list of what
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:06 PM (ZxPkt)

***********

Sorry about this. It was a long post that would run afoul of Pixy's spam filter. You'll find the initial paragraph in post 199 and the link as well, which I'll post below:

https://tinyurl.com/3msreyf2

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:26 PM (/mCq0)

285
I think that it is difficult to know the exactly perfect time to act. Our country has often waited too long. While acting early might not be appealing, it is obvious that Venezuela was, is, and would always be a problem if we didn't do something.

churchill said america always does the right thing....after trying everything else.

Posted by: choogle at January 04, 2026 01:27 PM (7Cd3O)

286 This is just going to divide the US even further.

Posted by: pawn

Not really. Most Americans do not care about foreign policy unless a bunch of Americans are getting killed or we are shelling out a bunch of money. The opinion class jackasses simply do not matter nor sway opinion. True Democrat/leftists will still hate Trump until he dies and then even after that. That is the price of success. GOP voters only want competence if war must be fought. Liberaltarians will go left but then again, they were really never on board with making America great in the first place. Too many of them accept leftist tenets and as a result almost always over time drift left.

Comes from base assumptions of their worldview which are more similar to leftists than anything our Founders believed when setting up the US.

What Trump did was as old as the Lousiana Purchase which got Napoleon outta here and the Monroe Doctrine which stated it more definitely. We cannot and should not abide foreign powers in our back yards doing bad shit.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:27 PM (WDjG6)

287 >>>We don't even know if the Russian air defence was turned on. As I understand it, some targeted strikes took out generators or substations providing electricity to the Russki hardware.

If so, it is simply another Russian integrated air defense system failure mode,l one the designers and Maduro's people should have recognized and remedied.

Posted by: Gref at January 04, 2026 01:27 PM (5rh/l)

288 >>Everyone here hopes that the place can go back to what it was before. How often does that happen, anywhere?

Been happening in the US ever since the 2024 election.

Again, helping a nation return to the government structure it had before corrupt forces stole control an crushed the rule of law is not the same as installing an entirely new form of government on a 3rd world shithole. Venezuela was one of the richest countries in the world and a fully functioning democracy prior to Chavez. They even still have their own constitution which Chavez shitcanned with his Bolivarian/Marxist constitution.

Sure, the will be challenges but this is a fundementally different thing than installing a government on a country that never had a working democracy and doesn't have a culture that wants it or will support it.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 01:27 PM (viF8m)

289 Oh she's a cool kinda mama Sure gonna slam the hammer down
Get it up and ram it up And baby gonna ram the hammer down
When you loosen off the brake Oh when you're body starts to shake
Fill her up with juice then baby Gonna slam the hammer down.

It's a Slade kind of day.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (2J/Lj)

290 273
'I don't see the US joining together for the sake of the future of the Venezuelan people.

This is just going to divide the US even further.'

The US was going to be divided regardless of what Trump did in VZ. It's divided because half of the country buys into nihilistic, America-hating collectivism.
It will join together only when one side or the other wins.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (fd80v)

291 Second, AOS customer refunds are only available on a blue moon that occur on the 3rd Thursday of October. That window won't be open for awhile.
Posted by: whig

Specifically, August 30, 2028.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (9k7xC)

292
I'm liking Rubio better than Vance for 2028 and I'm seeing trumps brilliance in picking these 2 for their respective jobs.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (n7rxJ)

293 There are photos and video of VZ anti-air systems; AAA and missile rigs that were hit by us. So "some" of their AA assets were active.

We also were jamming the shit out of them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (NwnyJ)

294 I am waiting for a Commissar Judge to either order him returned or set free pending a immigration hearing.

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (Ia/+0)

295 It is disappointing that the Army was not properly trained in what to do with Communists when you're over the ocean in a helicopter.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (f0sNM)

296 Has Mamdani sprung the Maduros from jail using the NYPD yet?
Posted by: So Much Treason Goin' 'Round at January 04, 2026 01:26 PM (oftw2)

It would be great if he did. Then he could be legitimately killed for treason.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:28 PM (8zz6B)

297 I agree but answer my question. If this isn't nation building, what is it?
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I see it more as "nation freeing" than "nation building ", but YMMV.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (8WtOr)

298 >>> We do have a chance to restore it. I agree that something had to be done.Trump decided it was a job of someone who had the balls to do it. More power to him and us, I really hope we can pull it off.

I hope so too. In an ideal world this would not have been be necessary. But commies make tough times.

We "ruled" Japan and Germany and they turned out ok. If we work with the rightful Venezuelan president to establish order, infrastructure, and kick out the commies, showing the people democracy can work and be great for them, it'll be fine. If weak leaders make things worse and they decide need a strong man in change, their own Putin or Napoleon, that will be a problem.

Hopefully Trump can be the strong man, for now. And Rubio. Rubio will probably start going grey from all this, but it will be a good look on him.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (gWBY1)

299 That's the next blue moon after 30 September 2026.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (9k7xC)

300 224 Senators (and reps) being on the take from cartels would not surprise me at all. Helps explain their hostility toward border security, which makes it harder for drug smuggling and human trafficking. However, I take the list with a grain or two of salt since we have nothing but a bald assertion at this point and don't want to get caught in a "too good to check" trap.
Posted by: Some authentication would be nice at January 04, 2026 01:09 PM (TbWk/)

********

This is what I think of the list as well. It could be something very serious and so it is worthy of being seriously investigated.

It also may not be anything. Again, a serious investigation should show this to be the case if so.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (/mCq0)

301 The US has (or had) an anti-radar missile that would lock on to a radar pulse, and then fly to the source of the pulse and go BOOM

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (ZxPkt)

302
I haven't read all the comments but getting the elected veep in there and forcing her to oversee new and fair elections is not nation building

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (n7rxJ)

303 Yeah...I don't play by those rules.
Posted by: garrett
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Admin have it hard enough to deal with trolls, etc. I don't aim to complicate them nor should others. YMMV though. I did some of that way back on Firearm forums and it ain't fun.

Helps that you have the ultra cardboard membership though--membership in that rarefied air does have its privileges.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (WDjG6)

304
Again, I haven't read all the comments, but I did see on Twitter that someone said that the administration had been communicating with Machado for some time and was not confident in her statements about how she would rebuild a state

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:31 PM (n7rxJ)

305 270. Sorry. I'll return to lurking.

Posted by: Some Lurker at January 04, 2026 01:31 PM (nPp6w)

306 >>We also were jamming the shit out of them.

We overloaded their system with incoming sea-born missiles.

We flew a large flight of flat flying, slow moving missiles straight at their net. Once inbound, these missiles are controlled by individual planes flying at high altitude. Essentially, these missiles become ersatz drones that can be directed towards any signals coming out of the Air Defense Net.

Pretty neat trick.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:31 PM (ddphe)

307 If this isn't nation building, what is it?

When in the past has nation building involved strict adherence to the country's existing Constitution? We're literally fixing the result of an election so blatently stolen that the likes of Mark "Walking Penis" Kelly, Joe Biden, and Pete Butt-gigger denounced it when it happened.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (QZThv)

308 a country that never had a working democracy and doesn't have a culture that wants it or will support it.
Posted by: JackStraw

Exactly what the Bushes didn't see.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (9MJNg)

309 Helps that you have the ultra cardboard membership though--membership in that rarefied air does have its privileges.
Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM

* side eye*

Posted by: Duncanthrax, Emerald Membership Holder at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (9k7xC)

310 Second, AOS customer refunds are only available on a blue moon that occur on the 3rd Thursday of October. That window won't be open for awhile.
Posted by: whig

Paging publius. Publius to the white courtesy phone for an important message.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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Possibly on the Blood Moon. Again, Publius will keep us up to date.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (XeU6L)

311 Is Nick Shirley in Caracas yet?

Posted by: I gotta ask at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (2Ez/1)

312 Interesting that Mamdani wants to jail Netanyahu and free Maduro.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (MNCvZ)

313 I wonder if other dictators are going to fire their cuban bodyguards now

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (n7rxJ)

314 it's not nation-building

more like a chance at restoration

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM (ZxPkt)

315 Apropos of nothing, could we say that Eugene Stoner is the successor to John Moses Brown, pbuh, in the American pantheon of gun designers? Admittedly, he was more of a synthesizer than an inventor but still, huge impact.

I probably should ask this on the Gub Thread.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:33 PM (jc0TO)

316 I just read Hamas is condemning the abduction of Maduro. Some wag pointed out "So NOW they have a problem with kidnapping?"

Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 01:33 PM (JT+vB)

317 256 If at some point we get Venezuelan and Iranian oil back on the world market, prices will drop so far that Russia will be searching for change in the couch. Plus the Russians are strong proud mostly Christian people. There are quite a few who don’t like nor trust the Communist Chinese and the appearance of being subservient to them. It’s gonna get interesting very quickly.
Posted by: Marcus T
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It goes quicker than a lot of people realize with the right people doing the repairs (not Iranians, Russians, or Chinese as their idea of maintenance is not up to spec). I remember that 'experts' were claiming that it would take years to restore the Kuwaiti oil fields. I think it took months instead.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:34 PM (WDjG6)

318 Sorry. I'll return to lurking.

Posted by: Some Lurker at January 04, 2026 01:31 PM (nPp6w)

Too late! Now you have to comment! It's the law.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 01:34 PM (n9ltV)

319 OK, you guys make me feel a little better but I am still pretty sure this is going to cost the US taxpayers a lot of money because eventually Congress is going to get involved.

You break it, you own it.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 01:34 PM (Rmqfl)

320 Helps that you have the ultra cardboard membership though--membership in that rarefied air does have its privileges.
Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM

* side eye*
Posted by: Duncanthrax, Emerald Membership Holder at January 04, 2026 01:32 PM

You can be a blazer with the Platinum card.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:34 PM (jc0TO)

321 Is Nick Shirley in Caracas yet?

Nope. But he's making the Vance Boelter link to Walz, and Walz has dropped his consultant-approved posture and started frothing like a rabid pitbull with something to hide.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:34 PM (QZThv)

322 curiously, there was a major power failure in Caracas while US aircraft were overhead
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:24 PM (ZxPktA)

Yes I noticed that! And at one of the press conferences, an American military official was asked a question about that. He simply said “We have ways. Next question?”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:35 PM (bYhL4)

323 You can be a bl@zer with the Platinum card.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:34 PM (jc0TO)

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I genuinely thought that word was for idden here. I never understood why, but never dared use it!

Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 01:35 PM (JT+vB)

324
Sorry about this. It was a long post that would run afoul of Pixy's spam filter. You'll find the initial paragraph in post 199 and the link as well, which I'll post below:
https://tinyurl.com/3msreyf2
Posted by: Sasquatch

Thank you this. I see the normal run of surrender monkey GOPe assholes on that list. Maybe elon can use it to effectively primary them.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 01:36 PM (QVmho)

325 >>You can be a bl@zer with the Platinum card.

RIP Red Leader.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:36 PM (ddphe)

326 I genuinely thought that word was for idden here. I never understood why, but never dared use it!
Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 01:35 PM

It is the pinnacle of banning when your very nic is hardcoded into the website as banned.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:37 PM (jc0TO)

327 I think Trump is on a rid the world of socialist tyrants kick, I bet he told Rubio, how'd you like to give speech in Havana marking the fall of communism.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 04, 2026 01:37 PM (XV/Pl)

328 Interesting that Mamdani wants to jail Netanyahu and free Maduro.

Lefties have no principles other than power and money and (wo)men. And Islam adds the bonus buff of taqiyya where you can lie freely if it gains you money or power or (wo)men.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:37 PM (QZThv)

329 RIP Red Leader.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:36 PM (ddphe)
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So was it a former commenter here? Never made sense

Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 01:37 PM (JT+vB)

330 So was it a former commenter here? Never made sense
Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 01:37 PM

Yep. Hardcoded ban.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:38 PM (jc0TO)

331 Venezuela being freed up is going to put more barrels of oil on the market

Not a black-pilled yabbut, but a li'l bit of yabbut just the same:
Venezuelan refinery 'infra'structure has been in shambles for some time. Techs who know the fairly small group of refineries that have specialized in heavy sour crude are going to be in high demand -- and if the last 60 years are any indication, will be wanting some protection if they go to work there.

Albertan Spanish with a Louisiana accent will be the new lingua franca of Empire. Not only will this be fun to watch, but any movie maker better than Otto Preminger could score a long string of epics just observing it all. Sorcery will be performed.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 04, 2026 01:39 PM (zdLoL)

332 315 Apropos of nothing, could we say that Eugene Stoner is the successor to John Moses Brown, pbuh, in the American pantheon of gun designers? Admittedly, he was more of a synthesizer than an inventor but still, huge impact.

I probably should ask this on the Gub Thread.
Posted by: toby928(c)

I think Stoner was more limited that JM Browning and more like Garrand as a designer. But his effect has been an original design that is still hard to beat for cost, use of common industrial processes and parts available in his era, and accuracy.

I've taken apart to clean some of Browning's designs and they are like Swiss watches compared to an AR-15. His 1911 is a bit better but still requires, if you are building one, considerable handfitting, etc. and expensive forged materials.

People have built AR lowers and uppers out of plastics or even plywood in the case of lowers taht still function. If parts are within tolerance, you can mix and match to your heart's content with Stoner's AR series (leaving aside his specialized Stoner series for the Seals or his later piston model).

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:39 PM (WDjG6)

333 326: he must've done something really bad... I'm thinking shaken Manhattan with a side of syrup on French toast. That bad!

Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 01:39 PM (JT+vB)

334 I don't think all lights went out in Caracas, they hit just vital spots to blind

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 01:39 PM (Ia/+0)

335 >>So was it a former commenter here? Never made sense

What's really amusing is lauraw just happened to pop in her yesterday.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 01:39 PM (viF8m)

336 So was it a former commenter here? Never made sense

Yes, former commenter who went out in a, you know, of glory. I don't remember the actual stuff even though I was commenting on the thread when it happened. Something very violent though.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:39 PM (QZThv)

337 So for those of you keeping score at home, Democrats support;
- illegal aliens, especially criminals
- Somali fraudsters, and anyone defrauding taxpayers
- Communist dictators.
Posted by: Marcus T

- Sadistic pedophiles who get off on mutilating the reproductive organs of children.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 01:40 PM (/lPRQ)

338 Is it better that low IQ trolls hang out here rather than being belligerent on the streets?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 01:40 PM (8CIFn)

339 Is the bolt as internal piston idea original to Stoner?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:41 PM (jc0TO)

340 Possibly on the Blood Moon. Again, Publius will keep us up to date.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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I thought that was for arranging computer sacrifices to Pixy Misa? I always get my dates confused.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:41 PM (WDjG6)

341 Is it better that low IQ trolls hang out here rather than being belligerent on the streets?

If we're on the target list, we're important/dangerous. Real badge-of-honor moment.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:41 PM (QZThv)

342 I just saw on X that Keir Starmer is shucking and jiving and asserting that he had nothing to do with this and wasn’t informed til the rest of us were.

Well duh. That’s one of the reasons it was so successful.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:41 PM (bYhL4)

343
Too late! Now you have to comment! It's the law.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Or what, his nic will be banned?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 01:42 PM (9MJNg)

344 I haven't read all the comments but getting the elected veep in there and forcing her to oversee new and fair elections is not nation building
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:29 PM (n7rxJ)

Was she elected ?I though Maduro appointed her ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 01:43 PM (VE6XX)

345 339 Is the bolt as internal piston idea original to Stoner?
Posted by: toby928(c)
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Offhand, I would say yes as far as ones that actually got into production. Lots of crazy ideas were patented but not necessarily sound for manufacturing.

There were prior full gas impingement rifles and the MAS 49/56 was very successful for the French.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:43 PM (WDjG6)

346 Kamala Harris blasts Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s Maduro as ‘unlawful and unwise’
Former VP accuses Trump of endangering troops in lengthy social media post

Genuinely amazed at the hypocrisy of those that didn't vote for Harris. They claimed Hillary and Harris would do what Trump's fucking doing right now.

Anybody claiming that it would be no different if Harris got elected is either huffing dangerous levels of copium to try to not feel bad about their voting decision, or is genuinely just stupid. There's no universe where any of this shit would have happened with her in office.

How about impeach Trump, keep Maduro, and let Venezuelans actually pick a leader. I'm not sure why we need to punish Venezuelan citizens

Have the security council recommend the case to the ICC, I feel like you could convince Russia and China to agree if the alternative is him being tried in American courts. Hell it'll never happen but ratify the rome statue. This feels like a great justification for it.

She was VP when Biden put a 25 million dollar bounty on Maduro. It’s a little late to play innocent now, she wanted this too.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 04, 2026 01:43 PM (ycI94)

347 336'
'I don't remember the actual stuff even though I was commenting on the thread when it happened.'

Maybe someone who does remember can tell the rest of us what the hell you're talking about.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 01:43 PM (fd80v)

348 I remember that 'experts' were claiming that it would take years to restore the Kuwaiti oil fields. I think it took months instead.
Posted by: whig
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'Five years' the media-consulted 'experts' said, to control things.

'Nine months', capped and controlled, said Red Adair.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 01:43 PM (XeU6L)

349 , I bet he told Rubio, how'd you like to give speech in Havana marking the fall of communism.

Posted by: Thomas Bender

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I'd like to see a spanish language presidential debate between rubio and AOC in 2028.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:43 PM (n7rxJ)

350 331 Venezuela being freed up is going to put more barrels of oil on the market@

It’s going to take a while - from all reports, their infrastructure is a shambles right now.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:44 PM (bYhL4)

351 This was posted on X:
"Hoy nacera un venezolano llamado Deltafors Donaltrom Vasques"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:45 PM (yZU0/)

352 It is just impossible to respond rationally to the DU types.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 01:45 PM (XeU6L)

353 >>She was VP when Biden put a 25 million dollar bounty on Maduro. It’s a little late to play innocent now, she wanted this too.

I'll bet those retards there went full tilt on that one.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (Y1sOo)

354 The same reason so many here comment, being able to post anonymously, is no doubt the same reason most trolls? do.

There is a huge difference between the trolls? that use this site daily for fun and games and people that want to share an opinion, like lauraw.

Posted by: old chick at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (F3Dlr)

355 @296 It would be great if he did.

If Maduro ran a coup on Mam-dani, he'd be the moderate.
Gives you something to think about, no?

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (zdLoL)

356 Libre Hemisferio Occidental

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (yZU0/)

357 > and it would have been leaked to the NYTimes in minutes

The astonishing thing here is that the op apparently WAS leaked to the NYT and the WaPo, and both of them refrained from publishing it.

In other news, I looked out my window just now and saw a herd of pigs flying by.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (IG3/x)

358 Was she elected ?I though Maduro appointed her ?
Posted by: It's me donna

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Oh, good question. Well, say, quasi-legitimately in office.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (n7rxJ)

359 @348/Mike Hammer: "'Nine months', capped and controlled, said Red Adair."

It's amazing how much you can get done when the government doesn't interfere and just stays out of your hair.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (O7YUW)

360 Where do I get the ultra cardboard membership at AoS? Is there a link with an application form?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (xT8gx)

361 the DU types They do make your brain hurt

Posted by: doug at January 04, 2026 01:47 PM (Hy+R4)

362 Venezuelan National Bird:

https://tinyurl.com/2ej2axft

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:47 PM (/mCq0)

363 It's amazing how much you can get done when the government doesn't interfere and just stays out of your hair.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM

and you're an expert with decades of experience.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:47 PM (jc0TO)

364 >'I don't remember the actual stuff even though I was commenting on the thread when it happened.'
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that's a great story

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:48 PM (ZxPkt)

365 Venezuela being freed up is going to put more barrels of oil on the market@

It’s going to take a while - from all reports, their infrastructure is a shambles right now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:44 PM (bYhL4)

You have worked in the oil patch, Tom. You know the overriding ethic is "git 'er done". Give the oilfield workers a free hand, and it will get done.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:48 PM (8zz6B)

366
There is a whole lot of accumulated dictatorship infrastructure in place there. The biggest, best motivated, and most knowledgeable counterforce is the Venezuelan people themselves.

I recall the disintegration of the Iraqi military after the 2003 invasion. 400,000 men suddenly unemployed, and no plan to pay them. Said to ve a mistake, in retrospect.

So, are we now going to ship in massive amounts of food and construction supplies? It's going to get sabotaged and looted without security.

We'll just have to see.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 04, 2026 01:49 PM (azNOR)

367 338 Is it better that low IQ trolls hang out here rather than being belligerent on the streets?
Posted by: Northernlurker

No, they are simply pestilent because they add nothing to the discussion. Someone who was leftist but genuine might take some flak for idiotic ideas or positions but almost all the trolls left here nowadays are either former butthurt banned commenters or low rent paint by numbers talking point trolls.

Occasionally I think you actually get the rare insane person posting.

Influencer types are the most subtle--they tend to disrupt and derail conversations to what they want to talk about, they like to cause fights for fun, and often they immediately turn vile and nasty in personal insults when losing an argument like an Octopus squirts ink. Some will react when called out about it, the paid ones don't.

Tech threads going way back have formulated the insertion of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) techniques by noting how paid shills operate in discussion threads.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:49 PM (WDjG6)

368 If any Marxist would have been told a IM would have been sent out and Maduro would havd vanished

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 01:49 PM (Ia/+0)

369 >Where do I get the ultra cardboard membership at AoS? Is there a link with an application form?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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when you are ready for the ultra cardboard membership at AoS, the ultra cardboard membership at AoS will present itself to you

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (ZxPkt)

370 Interesting that Mamdani wants to jail Netanyahu and free Maduro.

AtC said he should definitely try. LOL. IDF and Mossad don't play.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (t5upi)

371 @363/toby928(c): "and you're an expert with decades of experience."

That too, and Red definitely qualifies in that department. I've watched a few documentaries on him and his work. Amazing man.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (O7YUW)

372 Where do I get the ultra cardboard membership at AoS? Is there a link with an application form?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 04, 2026 01:46 PM (xT8gx)

Printed on the inside back of every Kaboom box.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (8zz6B)

373 Before oBama, PL had a monster blog and the trolls were liberals, sincere liberals come to debate. Of course there were participants who loved it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (yZU0/)

374 Good write-up, CBD.

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (Qp4d3)

375 are either former butthurt banned commenters or low rent paint by numbers talking point trolls

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (jc0TO)

376 But the media was shouting that 51 experts said Russian air defense is awesome and would completely cock-block Delta.

Weirdly there are no follow-up stories.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:11 PM (QZThv)

We don't even know if the Russian air defence was turned on. As I understand it, some targeted strikes took out generators or substations providing electricity to the Russki hardware. And it sure looks like the VZ military mostly sat on its hands. Maybe the only real resistance came from Maduro's thug bodyguards.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:18 PM (8zz6B)

I had a similar thought. What good are all those missile defense and artillery systems when there's no one to man them?

My personal rrat that I'm developing is that the generals were all lying to Maduro regarding readiness, told their men to stay home and just basically let the attack happen without responding. The reason being because we were seizing the oil tankers which, as I understand, the revenue from which was used to pay them.

Caveat: I have a 99% failure rate on all my hypotheses.

Posted by: Robert at January 04, 2026 01:50 PM (R6aIA)

377 >>There is a huge difference between the trolls? that use this site daily for fun and games and people that want to share an opinion, like lauraw.

lauraw is an original moron, co-blogger and host of the very first meet up. Also an extremely nice person.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 01:51 PM (viF8m)

378 Somalians blathering on about "Nation Building" ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

They see all the money being prevented from going to their warlords in Somalia.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

I use "Somalians" as a synonym for never Trump pinko commie vote rigging cheese eating ...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 01:51 PM (/lPRQ)

379 It's amazing how much you can get done when the government doesn't interfere and just stays out of your hair.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
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I've pretty much stopped commenting about it, but my experience here with FEMA, state, and local bureaucracies in the aftermath of Helene has been...educational.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 01:51 PM (XeU6L)

380 lauraw.

Posted by: old chick
=========
I don't think Lauraw is a troll nor a particularly bad cob back in the day from what I recall and her comments were pretty mild yesterday.

Comments here pretty rarely now though as that was the first time I saw that nic in years.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:52 PM (WDjG6)

381 62 Don't quote the trolls

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (Y1sOo)

Don't push your luck.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 12:20 PM (n9ltV)

Don't fear the reaper.....BOC

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 01:52 PM (QGaXH)

382 that's a great story

Sometimes you don't *want* to remember, because if you get it right you're ultra-banned too.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:53 PM (t5upi)

383 when you are ready for the ultra cardboard membership at AoS, the ultra cardboard membership at AoS will present itself to you
Posted by: Don Black

However the barrel might be involved.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at January 04, 2026 01:53 PM (9MJNg)

384 >>>Interesting that Mamdani wants to jail Netanyahu and free Maduro.

It's perfectly understandable coming from him. One is a Joooo, the other is a communist.

Posted by: Gref at January 04, 2026 01:54 PM (5rh/l)

385 I had a similar thought. What good are all those missile defense and artillery systems when there's no one to man them?

I mean, we've been getting a live demonstration of Russian defenses manned by Russians for the last few years in Russia and people aren't real impressed.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:54 PM (t5upi)

386 I've pretty much stopped commenting about it, but my experience here with FEMA, state, and local bureaucracies in the aftermath of Helene has been...educational.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
========
It seems running Somali daycares with no students, facilities, and nothing more than a bank to deposit checks from gubmint is the thing to do nowadays if you want minimal regulations and bureaucratic oversight.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 01:54 PM (WDjG6)

387 But the media was shouting that 51 experts said Russian air defense is awesome and would completely cock-block Delta.

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51 former intelligence offcials !

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 01:54 PM (XeU6L)

388 I see MTG was on some Talking head show whining about Trump's "wars" and complaining about the Epstein files release...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 04, 2026 01:55 PM (VE6XX)

389 I saw 51 Former Intelligence Officials open for 99 Luftballons. I forget where; had to leave because of all the hot air.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:56 PM (8zz6B)

390 One of the best Trump impressions I've ever seen, and the content is 100% HQ worthy:

https://x.com/shawn_farash/status/2007531476087087436?s=10

Posted by: Ian S. at January 04, 2026 01:58 PM (t5upi)

391 it is no coincidence that conservative leaders are arising in Central and South America. They know they have a friend in America.

I love this, and I wish it weren't so fragile. America is a true ally only until the left steals an election or successfully impedes a principled leader.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 04, 2026 01:58 PM (TWH4X)

392 You have worked in the oil patch, Tom. You know the overriding ethic is "git 'er done". Give the oilfield workers a free hand, and it will get done.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:48 PM (8zz6B)

You’re right at that! I recently was reminded of a pipeline called “The Big Inch”; we’re accustomed to pipelines taking years to complete now. During WW2 the US was having shortages of tanker capacity to carry crude to NYC and other northern ports, where it was needed. So “the big inch” was a 24” pipeline running from East Texas to New Jersey, over 1100 miles, built in just under a year from ‘43 to ‘44. Shows what can be done when there is the will to do it. (Some of it is still in service)

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:59 PM (bYhL4)

393 >>lauraw is an original moron, co-blogger and host of the very first meet up. Also an extremely nice person.

Her Hump brings all the boys to the yard.

Posted by: garrett at January 04, 2026 01:59 PM (ddphe)

394 Biggest problem with Operation Broken Empanada is that El Presidente Menudo wasn't raped with a single stick in the process.

Posted by: guy who can't be trusted with sticks at January 04, 2026 02:00 PM (iidJN)

395 352 It is just impossible to respond rationally to the DU types.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
======
Socratic questioning sometimes works until the underlying lack of logic and fallacies are revealed.

Then generally you get a huff and puff personal insult followed by a flounce.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 02:00 PM (WDjG6)

396 CBD, in case you missed this:

Geiger Capital
@Geiger_Capital
9h
Legendary clip…

"To those who say that the United States is only interested in our oil, I ask those people: What do you think the Russians and the Chinese wanted…

The recipe for Arepas?"

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 02:00 PM (RuTUS)

397 1WP NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

398 lauraw is an original moron, co-blogger and host of the very first meet up. Also an extremely nice person.
Posted by: JackStraw

Yes, I know.

My point was, if lauraw can be called a troll, then the shaming/naming of troll has lost all meaning here.
It defines anyone with an opinion.

Posted by: old chick at January 04, 2026 02:01 PM (F3Dlr)

399 This is a terrific piece CBD. Balanced.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 02:02 PM (RIvkX)

400 400

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 02:02 PM (RuTUS)

401 So “the big inch” was a 24” pipeline running from East Texas to New Jersey, over 1100 miles, built in just under a year from ‘43 to ‘44. Shows what can be done when there is the will to do it. (Some of it is still in service)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Also, cross-channel pipeline laid to fuel allied equipment:

WWII's cross-channel pipeline was Operation PLUTO (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean), a secret British project to pump fuel across the English Channel to the advancing Allied armies in France after D-Day, preventing fuel shortages and vulnerability from tanker attacks by using innovative undersea pipelines laid from large floating drums. This massive engineering feat used specialized flexible pipes (HAIS, HAMEL) unwound from "Conundrums," with camouflaged pumping stations disguised as ordinary buildings to supply troops with vital oil for the push into Germany.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:03 PM (XeU6L)

402 388 I see MTG was on some Talking head show whining about Trump's "wars" and complaining about the Epstein files release...
Posted by: It's me donna

Trying her hand at punditry. Won't go well for her. She was elected to a position above her intelligence and now is just out for money and revenge. Supposedly her resignation takes effect on Monday, Jan 5 but we shall see. The Governor of GA is notified of a vacancy by the Speaker and schedules a special election to fill the vacant seat.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 02:03 PM (WDjG6)

403 Dammit! Too late to cry Havoc!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:05 PM (XeU6L)

404 >>Yes, I know.

I know. I was agreeing.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 02:07 PM (viF8m)

405 You wrote a great thing, CBD.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 02:07 PM (RuTUS)

406 403 Dammit! Too late to cry Havoc!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 02:05 PM (XeU6L)

Oh, wow! No one else had said it!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 02:07 PM (RuTUS)

407 315 Apropos of nothing, could we say that Eugene Stoner is the successor to John Moses Brown, pbuh, in the American pantheon of gun designers? Admittedly, he was more of a synthesizer than an inventor but still, huge impact.

I probably should ask this on the Gub Thread.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 01:33 PM (jc0TO)

Stoner, Browning, and Garand may be the holy trinity of gun designers.

Posted by: I'll grant dispensation for being Canadian at January 04, 2026 02:08 PM (TbWk/)

408 My point was, if lauraw can be called a troll, then the shaming/naming of troll has lost all meaning here.
It defines anyone with an opinion.

Posted by: old chick

Having unreasonable positions for a long period of time can also be trolling. If someone simply comes here and dumps Orangeman bad over and over again, that is trolling behavior whether or not the person intends to be a troll.

Simply put, commenting here is a privilege, not a right, and the Luap Nor types, groypers, etc. are not interested in discussion but simply talking point dumps.

So if others folks want to point out that is trolling type behavior, which is often done by brand new nics (with certain characteristics not necessary to go into in open comms), that is okay.

LauraW has commented and been a cob here but anyone new to the blog in the last several years may not have known that. So emotions were high yesterday and some people saw a new to them nic and an opinion that was less than gungho, and smelt a rat.

Occasionally you will also get a troll that socks regulars or using old nics which disrupts the whole blog.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 02:10 PM (WDjG6)

409
Oil is not the issue that finally justified the action in Venezuela. Their low-quality, high-sulfur crude was not really missed all that much. It is of interest for revenue to rebuild their country.

The trigger was the Chinese, Russians, and Iranians being invited in, and what they were up to.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 04, 2026 02:10 PM (azNOR)

410 JS, I sounded snarky, I apologize.

If the people that natter on ad nauseum about trolls want something done to stop trolls, then hopefully they are prepared to sacrifice the thing they appreciate most about aos, the anonymity.

Posted by: old chick at January 04, 2026 02:15 PM (F3Dlr)

411 I hope he can pull this off because it just reeks of another US power move justified by an easy short term gain but lacking in a coherent vision capable of producing a positive long term outcome which seems to be the hallmark of US foreign policy since WW2.

If this isn't "Nation Building", then what exactly is it?
Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:57 PM (Rmqfl)
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You're being obtuse. Yes, it will help stop drugs and probably has some long term energy advantage. But this is primarily all about kicking China, Iran and Russia out. Maduro was holding out for more, and increasingly inviting in these powers - some of which he already had good relationships with - which was going to create a serious problem for us. China was probably about ready to move sanctioned oil on Chinese flagged tankers. Russia had just signed an agreement for the purposes of avoiding sanctions as well. All of this would have complicated things for us, and would have interfered with our other efforts to get the western hemisphere free of these country's meddling's.

This was a clear strategic move, if you choose not to see it, that's on you. So you can stop asking your question again and again and again.

Posted by: Black JEM at January 04, 2026 02:16 PM (UVyKP)

412 ĐⱤØ₲Ø @KAGdrogo

Trump just posted this video about Dominion voting machine fraud.

You think the timing is coincidence?

A Venezuelan Military Intelligence whistleblower confirmed the CIA outsources election rigging technology like Smartmatic and Dominion from Venezuela.

X video (5:32): https://bit.ly/4q6cKFj

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 02:17 PM (P5BPp)

413 I thought Hamas was in favor of r@pe, murder and kidnapping. Now they are against US apprehending Maduro. Mrs Maduro should be happy we didn’t do what Hamas did.

Posted by: High tech at January 04, 2026 02:25 PM (37cEZ)

414 What is it about Jews and war?!

People are (((noticing))).

Posted by: Exiled2Texas at January 04, 2026 02:39 PM (YINx+)

415 What is it about Jews and war?!

People are (((noticing))).
Posted by: Exiled2Texas at January 04, 2026 02:39 PM

People keep trying to murder them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 02:40 PM (jc0TO)

416 ĐⱤØ₲Ø @KAGdrogo

Trump just posted this video about Dominion voting machine fraud.

You think the timing is coincidence?

A Venezuelan Military Intelligence whistleblower confirmed the CIA outsources election rigging technology like Smartmatic and Dominion from Venezuela.

X video (5:32): https://bit.ly/4q6cKFj
Posted by: Clyde Shelton

Venezuelan is a grab-bag of goodies.

If there is a 'there' there it could result in a massive wave of arrests of deep state and UniParty actors for the Harris-Biden Junta. Have seen it also claimed that VZ had a hand in Obama winning. But at least Obama was actually popular. Unlike Harris-Biden.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 02:43 PM (/lPRQ)

417 Trump Shares Video Questioning if Tim Walz Ordered the Assassination of Minnesota Lawmaker Melissa Hortman to Cover Up Somali Fraud Scheme

It is funny because that is what was said when she got wacked....
Months later the fraud is exposed

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 02:58 PM (/lPRQ)

418 What is it about Jews and war?!

People are (((noticing))).
Posted by: Exiled2Texas at January 04, 2026 02:39 PM (YINx+)

Nice try, Abdullah.

Posted by: Robert at January 04, 2026 03:25 PM (R6aIA)

419 Can anyone imagine what would have happened to the Iran and venues military actions of the Deep State didn't try to defenestrate Pete Hegseth in the failed Signal scandal? Both operations would have been leaked long before the actions took place.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 04, 2026 03:45 PM (PSEyT)

420 At this point, you could roll up all of Congress and just start the fuck over.

Posted by: melodicmetal at January 04, 2026 03:50 PM (XLfSN)

421 People don't leave a strong and free country, they leave poverty and despair. And, when there isn't industry to employ the masses, they do what they can to earn a living. They run drugs. They flee to places like the US, legally or illegally. Bring back the oil business and industries in Venezuela and people won't leave, and you can start to return the current illegals. The rest of the western hemisphere should take note. This is no longer business as usual.

Posted by: Indy Bill at January 04, 2026 04:08 PM (pIv1O)

422 The only question I have is, can he do the same to the Portland City Council?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (qbLEp)

From my contacts in the wider world, the uppermost levels of Oregon governance are suddenly quite cranky.

For. Some. Reason.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:14 PM (rbvCR)

423 You break it, you own it.
Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 01:34 PM (Rmqfl)

If I own it, why did I have other idiots telling me how to run it?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 04, 2026 04:16 PM (rbvCR)

424 Very late meme drop:
https://shorturl.at/oqgy9
From Sarah Hoyt today, and she has more.

On a different note:
https://is.gd/WozYKy
@toobaffled
The single largest and most rigorous study ever conducted on vaccines and dementia - spanning 13.3 million UK adults - has uncovered a deeply troubling pattern.

Adults receiving common adult vaccines (influenza, pneumococcal, shingles, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) had a 38% increased risk of developing dementia.....

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 04, 2026 04:54 PM (ULPxl)

425 What does any of this have to do with Jewish people?

Where are Owens and Carlson getting this from? It must suck to be living in a perpetually crazed state like that

Posted by: melodicmetal at January 04, 2026 05:02 PM (XLfSN)

426 As I have tried to point out to my lefty friends, Trump's renaming of the Gulf of America was more than just symbolic trolling: he could've named it The Gulf of the United States, and THAT would be trolling. Gulf of America means he's got his eye on kicking off the development of a strong North, Central, and South American union. The American Union has a nice ring to it, eh? Or maybe The American Confederation would be closer?

There's a TON of work to be done for sure, but it's worth it, it's achievable, and it's right next door.

Posted by: Dale at January 04, 2026 05:17 PM (f45WX)

427 actual Daily Beast headline:

"Trump’s Illegal War Forces Leonardo DiCaprio to Miss Glitzy Awards Show"

How can you people sleep at night knowing there will be slightly less glitz in DiCaprio's life? You're all monsters!

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 04, 2026 05:28 PM (pIfcn)

428 Glad he did not consult Congress, the leaking sieve and yapping whiners. Just got it done.

Meanwhile, as expected, the Dims are horrified.

The weird RINO on another blog is outraged, as predicted. Thinks "we" will now be starting another war as "we" did in the Ukraine? She has also, based on consultants, thinks Israel is going to nuke someone.

Her kid is in the AF and I have to wonder if they tell her crap or she is just plain nuts. She acts like people consult her vs reading podcasts.

I'm giving her rope til she ticks me off again as she did with a Kirk conspiracy and liking Fuentes. I am slow to boil over and figured as much. I may be an olde supermodel but I can see through crazy people.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 04, 2026 05:38 PM (WONhk)

429 “ Congress” as it is quaintly known, is full of traitors.

Posted by: tubal at January 04, 2026 05:40 PM (pDt9x)

430 Neoconservatives condemned Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine as a violation of sovereignty and international law. They warned of risks from unchecked aggression.

They ignore US support for the 2014 Maidan Revolution in Ukraine. The CIA provided funding, training, and intelligence aid to opposition forces. This helped remove pro-Russian President Yanukovych and contributed to tensions that led to Russia's actions.

When the US conducted airstrikes on Caracas, captured Nicolás Maduro, and began a temporary occupation of Venezuela on January 3, 2026, many neocons stayed silent or supported the move. They framed it as action against a rogue regime.

I support Trump's decision to remove Maduro and dismantle narco-terrorist networks. These networks drive drug trafficking and the migrant crisis at our border. This step was necessary for American security.

The US operation uses similar tactics to those neocons criticized in Ukraine:
- Unilateral military strikes
- Regime change
- Occupation without broad international agreement

Posted by: MikeN at January 04, 2026 05:57 PM (cwEgX)

431 Russia's actions were called imperial overreach. The same tactics are now called justice when done by the US.

America First policy should prioritize:
- Securing borders
- Rebuilding the economy
- Protecting troops

It should avoid neocon escalations into long conflicts. Past interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan cost trillions of dollars, thousands of American lives, and hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths. They produced strategic setbacks.

Neocons apply principles selectively. They support empire-building over restrained policy.

Posted by: MikeN at January 04, 2026 05:58 PM (cwEgX)

432 Posted by: MikeN at January 04, 2026 05:57 PM (cwEgX)

pro-Russian President Yanukovych

Remind me how he got into office again? Which Ukrainian leader did Putin poison? I've actually lost track, myself. How long do you want to keep beclowning yourself with this ridiculous comparison?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 04, 2026 06:42 PM (pIfcn)

433 Ive recently determined that Libertarians are useless.

Am I late to the party on this?

Posted by: Fen at January 04, 2026 07:11 PM (ciYHQ)

434 I'm late to the party, and besides, I was on one hell of a hike when this dropped. So I decided to skip it and not let the Isolationists and Code Pinkers ruin the hike.

Pretty good turn around. What, two weeks ago, CBD said "we are not the world's policeman", which is code for "I am extremely embarrassed and ashamed of this country;s ability to project power; I want it all gone and for America to be whiny and toothless and if that means the PRC take over everything, well, then, so be it." And now?

One more thing: there is ONE CinC. NOT 535.

Posted by: Cow Demon at January 04, 2026 07:24 PM (53Xua)

435 I could not wholeheartedly agree more!

Posted by: Tracy at January 05, 2026 06:50 AM (yv4KX)

Sunday Morning Book Thread (01/04/2026) [MP4]

Good morning, book lovers! CBD was kind enough – or foolish enough, depending on your view – to ask me to host a Sunday Book Thread, and so here I am.

If you were around when the Book Thread posted pictures of my home library a while back, you might have noticed that one set of shelves contained books on true crime and mystery, which is going to be today’s topic. I, myself, make a distinction between the two: ‘true crime’ is something like Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden or the Son of Sam. A ‘mystery’ would be something unexplainable, such as Offyreus and his perpetual motion machine, the Bermuda Triangle or the vanishing of Richard Colvin Cox. Of course, some of these can be combinations; the Borden case is both true crime (her parents were axed to death) and a mystery (who did it and how?). I’m going to highlight a few books in each category that I enjoy.

Jack the Ripper: probably the most famous of true crimes, and probably the one with the looniest suggested solutions (ask me about Lewis Carroll as the Ripper. Yes, seriously). The gold standard for years was Donald Rumbelow’s Jack the Ripper: The Complete Casebook (198. Rumbelow, a former Metropolitan Police officer, gives a detailed history not only of the murders, but also the social and political scene in 1888 London. Although he never endorses a suspect, as a man on the inside, he has valuable thoughts as to why the police were never able to bring the Ripper to heel.

The late historian Philip Sugden tackled the Autumn of Terror with a doorstop of a tome, The Complete History of Jack the Ripper (2002). He covers the same areas as Rumbelow, but in much deeper detail, as well as assessing the major candidates for Jack. He comes cautiously down on the side of the barber Severin Klosowski, but admits that the case against him is far from proven. This is the book to have if you want a thorough analysis of the murders.

Other crimes: the publisher Carroll & Graf has a series, The Mammoth Book of , which covers everything from true crime to SF, history and beyond. If you’re looking for something to dip into at a spare moment, pick up The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes (1999). The big ones are there – the Ripper, the Zodiac, the Black Dahlia – as well as the more obscure, but no less mystifying – the killing of Mary Rogers, the death of Bella Wright and the absolutely baffling poisoning of Lieutenant Hubert Chevis.

Mysteries: in my experience, books about ‘unsolved mysteries’ or ‘mysteries of the unknown’ are generally superficial and cover the same topics over and over again – the Nazca lines, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the riddle of the Mary Celeste – lots of sizzle, not much steak. I have a number of them in my collection, but if I were recommending to you, I’d start with The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries by Colin and Damon Wilson (1988 ). The father-and-son team split entries between them: Colin tackles psychic powers and haunted locations (UFOs, the Barbados Vault) while Damon speculates on ‘historic’ mysteries (the treasure of Rennes-le-Château, the Shroud of Turin). A little outdated in places and in spots rather outré, but nice to settle down with on a cold winter’s day.

In the 1970s, a research librarian named Lawrence David Kusche got tired of being asked about the Bermuda Triangle and decided to compile an easily-accessible dossier that he could forward to anyone interested. To his surprise, the more he looked into the ‘curse’ of the Triangle, the more he realized that almost every vanishing or oddity was either a lie or had a perfectly rational explanation. He compiled his work into The Bermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved (1995), which covers all of the major Triangle ‘mysteries:’ the Mary Celeste, Flight 19, the Marine Sulphur Queen and provides weather reports, Air Force briefings and newspaper accounts which destroy the common narrative of the ‘Vile Vortice.’ An absolute must.

What about you? What crimes or mysteries hold your attention? Which would you like to see solved?

Posted by: Open Blogger at 09:00 AM

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1 Tolle Lege

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Well, I started reading something, which I'll probably report on next week, if I finish it this week.

Holidays can really ruin schedules.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (uQesX)

3 Foist?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (wzUl9)

4 Ripping yarns!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (kpS4V)

5 Excellent debut, MP4!

I'm glad you were able to fill in for me this week.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:04 AM (ESVrU)

6 Booken morgen horden!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:04 AM (eZ5tL)

7 The Perfessor is missing!

Whodunnit?????

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 09:05 AM (Ippjd)

8 When I was a kid, I did read quite a few books about unsolved mysteries, especially some of the weirder ones like the Bermuda Triangle.

I don't remember any of the titles, though. I know they were aimed at younger readers.

I might have to check out some of the recommendations above.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:05 AM (ESVrU)

9 Years ago, I did a deep dive into the Bermuda Triangle mystery. What I found was that the losses in the area were not significantly higher than any other similarly sized region. I also found that the actual triangle was very malleable by authors, in order to make room for more disappearances.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:05 AM (0U5gm)

10 Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone had a great week of Reading. And thanks to MP4 for hosting this week.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:06 AM (yTvNw)

11 The Perfessor is missing!

Whodunnit?????
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 09:05 AM (Ippjd)
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Huggy Squirrel. In the Library. With a pimp hat.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:06 AM (ESVrU)

12 Colin Wilson, in addition to being a fiction writer of note ("The Mind Parasites"), has some fascinating books on the occult and paranormal freak-a-delica. Just do a Wiki pull; the man was prolific.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:07 AM (kpS4V)

13 The greatest current crime is already solved, we just haven't gotten all the particulars and no one has been punished for it yet. Or ever.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:07 AM (uQesX)

14 Years ago, I did a deep dive into the Bermuda Triangle mystery. What I found was that the losses in the area were not significantly higher than any other similarly sized region. I also found that the actual triangle was very malleable by authors, in order to make room for more disappearances.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:05 AM (0U5gm)
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Yeah, the Bermuda Triangle is one of those stories that makes for a good unsolved "mystery" but doesn't really hold up well once you start looking at actual data.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:08 AM (ESVrU)

15 Well, I made top 3!

Morning, Book Folken, and a tip of the chapeau to MP4 for wrangling the herd this day.

I'm currently reading Larry McMurtry's The Wandering Hill, book two (I think) of his Berrybender Narrative series. An English family headed by one Lord Berrybender has come to America and set out from St. Louis to hunt in the West of the 1830s. Along the way they meet and work with Jim Bridger, Kit Carson, and Hugh Glass, the fellow who survived the infamous grizzly bear attack and was embodied by Leonardo DiCaprio a little while ago. Since I haven't found book one, I'm playing catch-up here, but it contains some fine work. This includes one of LM's trademark sociopathic Indian bandits, the Partezon -- who is up there with Blue Duck for Someone You Don't Ever Want to Meet.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)

16 Was recently reminded of the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce. I guess that would count as a mystery since it's unknown if there was a crime involved.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 09:08 AM (lFFaq)

17 Well getting through Rick Atkinson's The Fate of the Day, his continued history of the American Revolutionary War.
Past the tramping through my neckof the woods with the Battle of Brandywine, massacre at Paoli, camp at Pennypacker Mill and Battle of Germantown. Just finishing Battle of Saratoga..

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 09:08 AM (Ia/+0)

18 So, the Ripper, having filled his reserves of lifeforce, did not build a cocoon to wait out the 19th and 20th centuries and return to stalk hookers in 2026?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (jc0TO)

19 Howsabout "The Man Who was Thursday" penned by the original 'Che'; G. K. Chesterton. Early 20th century yarn of anarchy, bombings and intrigue. A prescient reading by him of the tea leaves and future goings-on.

Posted by: Billy the Mountain at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (Yp4ud)

20 Excellent debut, MP4!

I'm glad you were able to fill in for me this week.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:04 AM (ESVrU)

Thank CBD for asking me. I've got another subject in the pipeline for a future post.

In the spirit of true crime, I just finished The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall, the story of master forger Mark Hofmann, who swindled the LDS church out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by 'finding' embarrassing letters and such that the Mormons wished to hide. The 'poet' of the book is Emily Dickinson, whom Hofmann imitated in a small poem that Amherst College spent $40K to buy.

At the end, Hofmann was so desperate for money that he ended up killing two people with pipe bombs in order to stay out of prison. Spoiler: it didn't work.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (ufSfZ)

21 Good Sunday morning, horde.

Thanks for your post, MP4! I appreciate your perspective and expertise on topics like this.

I think psychology is basically a stupid field of study, but I do wonder what makes some of us so fascinated with true crime? It's hard to explain to someone who isn't interested in it at all.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (h7ZuX)

22 Ripping yarns!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (kpS4V)

Tomkinson's Schooldays is probably the best of the bunch.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:10 AM (uQesX)

23 ‘Hey! That’s Fauci! Grab him!’

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 09:10 AM (LHPAg)

24 I thought Jack the Ripper was a former surgeon or left-handed or something like that.

Good job, MP4!

Posted by: dantesed at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (Oy/m2)

25 Pookette got "I Got This" by Frederick Key, a Moron author, for her birthday. I've asked her to give me her opinion when she's done.

Posted by: pookysgirl hopes to have a book review soon at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (Wt5PA)

26 I like this kind of stuff, unsolved mysteries. It's like comfort food. But my consumption of this genre is almost all television and documentaries, rather than books. I've thought about reading some of David Paulides's or Graham Hancock's books. But I'm a slow reader and my stacks of unread books are already a real embarrassment.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (JXTT6)

27 What about you? What crimes or mysteries hold your attention? Which would you like to see solved?

I'd like to find out why Lena Dunham is famous.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (Riz8t)

28 Ripping yarns!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (kpS4V)
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Of course! They had no CDs in those days.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (Ippjd)

29 In the spirit of true crime, I just finished The Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall, the story of master forger Mark Hofmann, who swindled the LDS church out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by 'finding' embarrassing letters and such that the Mormons wished to hide. The 'poet' of the book is Emily Dickinson, whom Hofmann imitated in a small poem that Amherst College spent $40K to buy.

At the end, Hofmann was so desperate for money that he ended up killing two people with pipe bombs in order to stay out of prison. Spoiler: it didn't work.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (ufSfZ)
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Nowadays you can just ask generative AI to make something up and pass it off as someone else's work.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (ESVrU)

30 Mysteries: in my experience, books about ‘unsolved mysteries’ or ‘mysteries of the unknown’ are generally superficial and cover the same topics over and over again – the Nazca lines, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the riddle of the Mary Celeste – lots of sizzle, not much steak.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Don't forget me!!!

And be sure to read my new tome-

"The Brick-Oven Pizzas of MU"

Posted by: The "MU" Guy at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (iJfKG)

31 "Jack the Ripper slew at will in Old Earth's most populated city, and was never apprehended."

Robert Bloch had a fascination with the Ripper, and returned to the concept over decades in several short stories and teleplays like that one.

The only other Ripper story I have enjoyed was Ellery Queen's novelization of the film A Study in Terror. The Queen cousins added Ellery in a framing story, discovering an unknown Doyle Holmes novel dealing with the hunt for the Ripper.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

32 Not a lot of reading to report the last few days. But yesterday in the Kindle store, found a new ebook of Fritz Leiber's nifty Conjure Wife. Big deal, I thought, got it already and this is probably a cheap knockoff. But no, but no. It's a reissue of the 1943 text, and it includes two essays by Ramsey Campbell that originally appeared in the Centipede Press edition (which I missed out on due to $$$ at the time and now try to find one, just try). This is the debut title from a new publisher called Frolic Press, devoted to weird fiction; paperback coming this spring and ebook available now for 9 bucks. Web site is at frolicpress.ink and looks like it's worth watching.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (q3u5l)

33 Colin Wilson, in addition to being a fiction writer of note ("The Mind Parasites"), has some fascinating books on the occult and paranormal freak-a-delica. Just do a Wiki pull; the man was prolific.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:07 AM (kpS4V)

I've never read any of his fiction. I do have his 2-volume Encyclopedia of Crime, the 2-volume Mammoth Book of True Crime, The History of Murder, The Occult and several other volumes.

I met him once, at a Ripper conference. There was just something about him that creeped me out.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:13 AM (ufSfZ)

34 I can't find the name of the book, but it was written by a woman that lived in Fall River. She makes a convincing case that the older sister did it. And part of that is the behavior of that older sister after everything was over.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (+mUZM)

35 Good morning!
Thank you MP4- what an interesting topic.

A favorite of mine- though it's more techno than whodunnit- is "Thunderstruck" by Erik Larson. It's about the use of radio, new at the time, in apprehending the famous London murderer Dr. Crippen and his companion.

Posted by: sal at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (f+FmA)

36 Despite all evidence to the contrary the Bermuda Triangle indeed is where the aliens have their base.

Thanks MPPPP

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (RIvkX)

37 The new issue of Muzzleloader magazine arrived this week. History (mostly based on contemporary sources), craftmanship, and gorgeous photography and printed on good quality stock. I have years of back issues just because they are fun to peruse. Worth the shelf space.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (yTvNw)

38 Waiting to see how MP4's website is gonna look.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (uQesX)

39 Nice guest post, MP4! Your love of history, to include the odd and outré (which is the best kind!) is a welcome respite from my Tolkien and Star Trek grooves.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (kpS4V)

40 Sorry, that's about Lizzie Borden.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (+mUZM)

41 Oh, and, um,

Morning, Perfessor.

Howdy, Horde.

And happy new year to all. Hope it was a good one.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:15 AM (q3u5l)

42 At the end, Hofmann was so desperate for money that he ended up killing two people with pipe bombs in order to stay out of prison. Spoiler: it didn't work.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (ufSfZ)

Didn't I see this on Forensic Files?

Posted by: pookysgirl, remembering odd trivia at January 04, 2026 09:15 AM (Wt5PA)

43 The biggest Mystery in my life? "The Mystery of Which Book I Should Read Next." There are easily a half-dozen suspects, and I could make a compelling case for each of them...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 09:15 AM (Lhaco)

44 I remember as a youth also reading books about sharks, after Jaws came out, when everyone was afraid to go into the ocean. What I found was that not only are sharks not constantly looking for humans to bite, but that statistically, more people are killed each year by lightning or being crushed by vending machines.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:15 AM (0U5gm)

45 @14 -- And ancient astronaut BS, especially pushed by that fraud Erich von Däniken (Chariots of the Gods?, 196

. Some of the pictures in that book were of supposed alien landing sites, which upon closer inspection were close-ups of some markings only a few feet in size. Must have been little tiny ant-like aliens. People ate that shit up, though.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at January 04, 2026 09:16 AM (XMwZJ)

46 Robert Bloch had a fascination with the Ripper, and returned to the concept over decades in several short stories and teleplays like that one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)
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I really love the twist ending in "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:16 AM (ESVrU)

47 Love that top picture not just because of the topic but for the technique that made it.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:16 AM (yTvNw)

48 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)
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I am also a big fan of the Berrybender series, and of McMurtry's writing generally.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 04, 2026 09:16 AM (rDiMt)

49 This is the debut title from a new publisher called Frolic Press, devoted to weird fiction; paperback coming this spring and ebook available now for 9 bucks. Web site is at frolicpress.ink and looks like it's worth watching.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (q3u5l)

But, are they looking for authors?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:16 AM (uQesX)

50 I remember seeing a documentary on the Bermuda triangle a couple of decades ago. The conclusion was that any area with large amounts of shipping has the same rate of issues. They created a comparable triangle off the coast of Africa where shipping is heavy and found just as many ships going lost.

The military flight that got lost they credited to the flight leader being accustomed to flying off the other side of the Florida pan handle and forgetting where he actually was.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 09:17 AM (lFFaq)

51 I used to be into all that X-Files stuff when I was a kid... Bermuda Triangle, UFO's, Bigfoot. I grew out of it, but apparently there's still a big audience for bullshit. Flat Earthers, Moon Landing Truthers, Socialism....

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 04, 2026 09:18 AM (f0sNM)

52 Wolfus, there are tons of Ripper fiction out there. When I ran my own JtR magazine, I reviewed a number of them. I could count on one hand the number of ones that were worth keeping. Edward Hanna's The Whitechapel Horrors is one (it's a Holmes pastiche). Paul West's The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper is a dense, almost Umberto Eco-like exploration of the time and crimes. Not a book for a casual read.

I would, though, highly recommend the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. It was the source of the Johnny Depp movie, but is a much, much more interesting experience. It's a combination of the murders, human psychology and (a Moore specialty) the psycho-geometry of London.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:18 AM (ufSfZ)

53 Just finished reading Jame's Ruddick's "Lord Lucan, What Really Happened."

Interesting book. Mr. Ruddick is careful to distinguish between known facts and speculation.

Note, the Britbox 2 part series, "Lucan" is probably as accurate a portrayal as one can get from a television show.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 04, 2026 09:19 AM (UJMvS)

54 Also this week, I finished James Burrows's memoir, Directed by James Burrows, written with one Eddy Friedfeld. Burrows started his career in theatre (his father was the famous Abe Burrows of Guys and Dolls fame, and moved into television in the '70s. He was stage manager for the ill-fated musical play of Breakfast at Tiffany's with Mary Tyler Moore that never actually opened.

He ended up directing all the episodes of Will and Grace, most of the Cheers episodes (he co-created the series), many episodes of Friends and Taxi, and much much more. He recounts loads of anecdotes about the actors and crew of each of the series. Fascinating stuff about a Hollywood that actually produced good solid entertainment.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:19 AM (wzUl9)

55 cool!

congratulations, MP4!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 09:20 AM (Cjt/F)

56
The Bermuda Triangle?

Mystery Solved!

It's caused by the mysterious reproductive cycle of the eel.

They all collect for for a big eel gang bang in the area of the Bermuda Triangle.

This creates what's known in scientific circles as-

Big Eel Fucking Force Vectors which disappear sailing vessels to regions of deep space.

Now you know!

Posted by: naturalfake, Mysterybuster Extraordinaire at January 04, 2026 09:20 AM (iJfKG)

57 I read The Mercy Of God, book one of the Captive's War series, by James S. A. Corey (Daniel Abraham and Ty Frank). The human population of the planet Anjiin is invaded by the Carryx, part empire and part hive. The best and brightest are abducted to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from hundreds of other species. Dafed Alkhor and the science team with whom he works are taken. Swept up in the situation, Dafed becomes the unlikely leader of the resistance against the Carryx. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.

Posted by: Zoltan at January 04, 2026 09:21 AM (VOrDg)

58 I don't recall the name of the book, but as a youth I read a book written by a former NYC police lieutenant that covered five or six of the most difficult cases his team had solved. One of them was a woman who was killed by a bullet while driving along the coast. It turned out that someone was practice shooting at bottles off of the coast, and a bullet ricocheted off of the water, and traveled nearly a mile before going through her open car window and hitting her in the head.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:21 AM (0U5gm)

59 I know you guys are going to find this hard to believe, but I only finished ONE book this week.

Now I'm reading two books in parallel, more or less, switching between them. I *might* be able to finish them both before next week.

We'll see how it goes.

I'll have more to say in next Sunday's Book Thread.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:21 AM (ESVrU)

60 I can't find the name of the book, but it was written by a woman that lived in Fall River. She makes a convincing case that the older sister did it. And part of that is the behavior of that older sister after everything was over.

The only book written by a woman in Fall River that I know of is Victoria Lincoln's A Private Disgrace, which speculates that Lizzie had epileptic fits and killed her parents during two of those. The only book I know that names sister Emma as the killer is Frank Spiering's Lizzie, but Spiering was a well-known bullshitter.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:21 AM (ufSfZ)

61 And morning to MP4.

Read a few Colin Wilson titles back in the 80s, but remember almost nothing of them now. Ditto the Rumbelow. I think Wilson did a novel that may have been Ripper-inspired called Ritual in the Dark, and there was a non-fiction book from him called The Outsider dealing with the criminal mind. Good stuff as I recall them, but don't ask me for any details now; authors and titles stick, but not nearly enough of the content.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:21 AM (q3u5l)

62 I would, though, highly recommend the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. It was the source of the Johnny Depp movie, but is a much, much more interesting experience. It's a combination of the murders, human psychology and (a Moore specialty) the psycho-geometry of London.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026

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"Psycho-geometry"? Meaning the nature of the various London neighborhoods, Whitechapel vs. Cheapside vs. Shoreditch, etc., and how the local geography shaped each one?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9)

63 34 I can't find the name of the book, but it was written by a woman that lived in Fall River. She makes a convincing case that the older sister did it. And part of that is the behavior of that older sister after everything was over.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (+mUZM)

There's an "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on this very subject. "The Older Sister", Season 1, Ep.17

Posted by: sal at January 04, 2026 09:22 AM (f+FmA)

64
Good Job, MP4!

Posted by: naturalfake, Mysterybuster Extraordinaire at January 04, 2026 09:22 AM (iJfKG)

65 Was recently reminded of the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce. I guess that would count as a mystery since it's unknown if there was a crime involved.
Posted by: Polliwog
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Bierce is underappreciated, IMO. Killed at Resaca is my favorite short story by him. Better than Owl Creek Bridge, but there are so many to choose from. And, of course, the Devil's Dictionary.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 04, 2026 09:23 AM (XvL8K)

66 Waiting to see how MP4's website is gonna look.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (uQesX)

If you want, look up kissmemyfool.com. The web address is for sale (which I have to do) and has a picture of what my site looks like.

And yes, the Hofmann case was on Forensic Files.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:23 AM (ufSfZ)

67 I spend a lot of free reading time reading mystery fiction, as distinguished from true crime, and adjacent genres like spy fiction as well. Right now I am finishing up the "Slow Horses" series, interspersed with rereading the excellent and sadly under appreciated Walter Mosley Easy Rawlins books ("Devil In A Blue Dress" being the best known, probably).

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 04, 2026 09:24 AM (lbCXT)

68 "Psycho-geometry"? Meaning the nature of the various London neighborhoods, Whitechapel vs. Cheapside vs. Shoreditch, etc., and how the local geography shaped each one?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9)
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Maybe it refers to how the geometry of cities follows an occult plan incomprehensible to noninitiates, but those who practice certain rites can tap into mystical energy to power their spells.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:24 AM (ESVrU)

69 At the end, Hofmann was so desperate for money that he ended up killing two people with pipe bombs in order to stay out of prison. Spoiler: it didn't work.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (ufSfZ)

I would never have guessed that *2* people would consider bombs to be a good way to stay out of jail. I wonder if that means even more have tried it. They must both be complete psychopaths.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 09:25 AM (lFFaq)

70 The military flight that got lost they credited to the flight leader being accustomed to flying off the other side of the Florida pan handle and forgetting where he actually was.

Kusche tackled the Flight 19 mystery in his Triangle book, but did a full-length version in The Disappearance of Flight 19. He reached that conclusion, too.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (ufSfZ)

71 I remember that probably the biggest and most popular “Ancient Mysteries” book in the 70’s was Erik von Daniken’s “Chariots of the Gods”. For a couple years it felt like that book was everywhere, and although it’s been mostly forgotten, its thesis - that space aliens were responsible for all of those wild ancient stories - is thoroughly embedded in our culture now.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (RFd77)

72 And yes, the Hofmann case was on Forensic Files.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:23 AM (ufSfZ)

Now you see why my high school Quiz Bowl team absolutely dominated the region. 😁

Posted by: pookysgirl, remembering odd trivia at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (Wt5PA)

73 This past week I read "The Atlantean Issue 3." It's basically the continuing adventures of Public-Domain-Kull. A few years back Robert E Howard's "The Shadow Kingdom" fell into the public domain, so two guys named Randy Zimmerman and Russ Leach made a graphic novel adaptation of the story. And now they are doing their own comics that continue the story of TSK. Which is cool, because Howard introduced a cool concept in that story, but never followed up on it himself.

I enjoyed this issue. A lot more than the previous two. The premise is that Kull is hunting down the cabal of Lizard People that have been infiltrating and subverting his kingdom. In the first two issues he had started on this quest, but got sidetracked into typical warrior-with-a-sword adventures. This time he finally made second-contact with his enemy, and it made for an enjoyable read.

The art is black and white with grayscale shading. Stylistically, it is trying to look like John Buscema (the best artist to ever draw Conan or Kull) but not quite as good. Still, the art is not amateurish by any means, and there are quite a few splash-panel pages for the artist to show off his skills.

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (Lhaco)

74 I'd like to find out why Lena Dunham is famous.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (Riz8t)

Betting it's an option is probably safe. Especially given who her parents are.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (lFFaq)

75 Read a couple books about artists named Carrington (not related to each other).

Dora Carrington was part of the Bloomsbury Group's pansexual ponces. She was academy trained but perpetually short of funds and made scratch painting pub signs and furniture. She didn't care, she just loved painting. Very droll style, and I remarked that her landscapes of hills looked like if Grant Wood licked toads. Alas, she killed herself after her soulmate Lytton Strachey died of cancer.

Leonora Carrington was a surrealist painter who became a part of the surrealist community in Mexico. The European exiles thought of themselves as Surrealists; the Mexicans just thought their trippy paintings embraced their fantastical and folkloric native heritage.

I wondered why Leonora Carrington's paintings reminded me so much of Remedios Varo's -- well, they were best friends in that artists' colony. They both had oddly compelling figures inhabiting their dream landscapes and their styles were similar, to my eyes at least.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:27 AM (kpS4V)

76 Read Larry Correia's Academy of Outcasts. Very fun, although the start was a bit unsteady imo.

In feel it reminds me of earlier YA adventures, before the publishers went woke and smutty.

It's clean, well-developed setting, likable characters. Recommended for when you need a break from heavy tomes

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:27 AM (tcsrY)

77 Seems like a lot of matricide and patricide these days. I can't believe they considered releasing the Menendez brothers.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:27 AM (KDPiq)

78 I also read Submission by Michael Houellebecq. When I read that the book was about a new Islamic party winning power in France, I thought it was an alt-history book. However, it's a dark-comic satire of the decadence of Western Civilization and the willingness of many to abandon it. An interesting read.

Posted by: Zoltan at January 04, 2026 09:28 AM (VOrDg)

79 Sorry, OrangeEnt and other members of the LitHorde, but I see nothing on the Frolic Press web site about submissions. Looks like straight reprint at the moment.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:28 AM (q3u5l)

80 “ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

Matthew 5:6

Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 09:28 AM (zQLjY)

81 I really need to get down to working on my own book (and am going to do so today), but I picked up Allen Guelzo's over 500 page doorstop Gettysburg: The Last Invasion, and am determined to get through that before picking up anything else that isn't silent film-related.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:29 AM (ufSfZ)

82 The US and Russia had very good relations up through our civil war, leading to our purchase of Alaska. What changed that relationship was a man named George Kennan. Gregory Wallace tells his story in Into Siberia. Kennan, who had led an 1865 expedition in East Siberia to plan a telegraph line across Russia, went back specifically to investigate their Siberian penal system.

Kennan spent 1885 in Siberia, traveling by train, wagon and sledge, reviewing the treatment of those exiled by the Tsar. He brought an artist, George Frost, to capture images of the Russian exiles and their prisons.

Kennan's opinion of Siberia changed dramatically on his tour. He went from nonchalant to outraged at the treatment of exiles in Russia. Traveling thousands of miles of barely passable roads, Kennan and Frost suffered along with prisoners in the cold and undeveloped region. Visiting prisons which were barely habitable, he saw exiles who wore rags and suffered from both officials and criminals who were mixed in with political prisoners.

Once home, he published his report with photos which exposed the Siberian camps, and went on a nine year speaking tour to turn US opinion.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:29 AM (0U5gm)

83 Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:27 AM (kpS4V)

I believe there was a movie made of Carrington. Redgrave played her iirc.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:29 AM (KDPiq)

84 I would, though, highly recommend the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell...It's a combination of the murders, human psychology and (a Moore specialty) the psycho-geometry of London.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Oooh, Mr. Dmlw! has a birthday coming up, and this is right up his alley. Thanks!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 09:30 AM (h7ZuX)

85 This creates what's known in scientific circles as-

Big Eel F***ing Force Vectors which disappear sailing vessels to regions of deep space.

Well that explains my hovercraft.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 09:30 AM (Riz8t)

86 >>> 11 The Perfessor is missing!
Whodunnit?????

Who had:
Means?
Motive?
Opportunity?

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 09:30 AM (gWBY1)

87 Yay Book Thread!

I'm between books, and using my old standby to help fall asleep: Tolkien's Unfinished Tales. The ne plus ultra of bedtime books. Just open it and read whatever fragment or essay you find.

Much of my time was spent editing Battle Officer Wolf's audiobook, which should be ready quite soon (as in: next week). As part of the editing process, I updated the manuscript finding tiny little errors that are only obvious when spoken aloud, but they're all gone now. The ebook is now available for folks who are into that sort of thing, and the paperback proof is on the way.

This was my first novel, a retelling of Beowulf but in space to capture the claustrophobic sense of fear and isolation. It follows the poem closely, unlike other modern adaptations. I enjoyed writing it, and people seem to enjoy reading it. If sci-fi horror is your thing, give it a read.

Posted by: AoSHQ Combat Journalist at January 04, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)

88 Welcome, MP4!

Mysteries I want solved? Let's start with Vince Foster, the Clinton aide found dead in Fort Marcy Park. Purported suicide, yet the suicide note had no fingerprints.

Then the DNC aide found slain in a purported robbery. (My memory is sputtering this morning.)

Add the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.

Locally, two sons of a wealthy family were slain about 20 Christmases ago. Apparently one was killed in some ritual, and rhe other stumbled in on the scene and was silenced.

The more I think about this, the more cases come to mind, but I don't want to get into the thread too late.

Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 09:30 AM (p/isN)

89 >>> 11 The Perfessor is missing!
Whodunnit?????

Who had:
Means?
Motive?
Opportunity?
Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 09:30 AM (gWBY1)
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I don't have an alibi!

Posted by: Huggy Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:31 AM (ESVrU)

90 I am also a big fan of the Berrybender series, and of McMurtry's writing generally.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 04, 2026

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Lonesome Dove is really the only LM novel I've really loved -- maybe because of the action scenes and epic tragedy elements. He is an odd writer in some ways. Recently I read a biography of him. He was refreshingly non-drunken and non-drugged up (esp. compared to his contemporary and one-time friend Ken Kesey). But he has a habit, in LD especially, of changing viewpoint characters not just in different chapters or scenes, but within the same scene -- and sometimes the same paragraph.

Still: He was very successful for decades and had many of his works adapted well to film or TV. He was doing something right.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)

91 Well that was because the crazy da gascon wanted them released

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 04, 2026 09:31 AM (bXbFr)

92 Bierce is underappreciated, IMO. Killed at Resaca is my favorite short story by him. Better than Owl Creek Bridge, but there are so many to choose from. And, of course, the Devil's Dictionary.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 04, 2026 09:23 AM (XvL8K)

I pull out Devil’s Dictionary every now and then, and Bierce still puts any modern sarcastic writer to shame. One of my favorite entries:
Academe: noun, an institute of ancient learning where logic, philosophy, and history were taught.
Academy: noun, an institute of modern learning where football is taught.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (RFd77)

93 MP4, great book thread!

Both The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes & The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries are goibg on to my "does the library have it" list

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (tcsrY)

94 Never really got into true crime books: often too horrific to dwell on and a level of detail beyond my interest for the topic.

Unexplained mysteries, especially about the ocean or Great Lakes, are another matter. Growing up on the Atlantic coast might be an influence. The Mary Celeste and Bermuda Triangle are two examples. It's not an obsessive interest but articles will get my attention. I'm not interested in aliens being responsible but speculation about natural causes can be intriguing. However, I go into such reading not expecting the mystery to be solved since it is ninety percent conjecture.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (yTvNw)

95 I thought I knew what book I would select to lead off this year, but as I was reshelving a few paperbacks that the dog had knocked off the bottom shelf, I spotted a book that I had received as part of an eBay lot. OK -- so "Skylark Mission" by Ian McAllister it is.

It's a WWII adventure that starts with a bang -- caused by a Japanese torpedo that sinks a freighter in the Vitiaz Straits, between New Guinea and New Britain. I'd never heard of those straits, so this is proving beneficial already. I love geography. A group of the survivors, led by Sam Flood -- he has to be the leader, his name's on the back cover -- escapes on a boat, only to put in at a river in New Britain where the Japanese are building a base for torpedo boats. Oops.

Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (p/isN)

96 If you want, look up kissmemyfool.com. The web address is for sale (which I have to do) and has a picture of what my site looks like.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:23 AM (ufSfZ)

Looks fine. You just need to rebuy? Quite a range of prices for those expired domains.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (uQesX)

97 MP4, Allen Quelzo's book on Gettysburg is good.

Posted by: dantesed at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (Oy/m2)

98 Seth rich (there was more than met the eye)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (bXbFr)

99 I said I love geography. My Christmas haul included "This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (and Why It Matters)" by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman, who produce the YouTube series "The Map Men." As a lover of all things cartographic, I think it will be safe to say that I will finish this one. Can't say that about all my book gifts.

Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 09:33 AM (p/isN)

100 Did they ever send out a search party for that squadron

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 04, 2026 09:33 AM (bXbFr)

101 Maybe it refers to how the geometry of cities follows an occult plan incomprehensible to noninitiates, but those who practice certain rites can tap into mystical energy to power their spells.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:24 AM (ESVrU)
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The City of Ann Arbor famously was built as a temple to the Elder Gods, with the street pattern using non-Euclidean geometry that is known to drive motorists insane.

Posted by: AoSHQ Combat Journalist at January 04, 2026 09:33 AM (ZOv7s)

102 Whew, that was an old sock!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:34 AM (ZOv7s)

103 Steven Pressfield even wrote a supernatural murder mystery . 36 Righteous Men.

As all his books are, it was a very easy read because he's such a good writer but it's not a feel good book in anyway so I didn't enjoy it very much.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:34 AM (KDPiq)

104 I also read Submission by Michael Houellebecq. When I read that the book was about a new Islamic party winning power in France, I thought it was an alt-history book. However, it's a dark-comic satire of the decadence of Western Civilization and the willingness of many to abandon it. An interesting read.

Posted by: Zoltan at January 04, 2026 09:28 AM (VOrDg)

My two targets for when I time travel are the demon-worshipping 7th-century warlord and SCOAMF. Although if I take care of the first one, I'm not sure if I have to take out the second.

Posted by: pookysgirl will finish the time machine after lunch at January 04, 2026 09:34 AM (Wt5PA)

105 Thanks to whomever mentioned Sora AI in the last thread. I took a quick look. If I can make a book trailer using that, I would be happy.

Got to quick run out and start the car. BRB

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:34 AM (ufSfZ)

106 The City of Ann Arbor famously was built as a temple to the Elder Gods, with the street pattern using non-Euclidean geometry that is known to drive motorists insane.
Posted by: AoSHQ Combat Journalist at January 04, 2026 09:33 AM (ZOv7s)
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So lots of roundabouts?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:35 AM (ESVrU)

107 Once home, he published his report with photos which exposed the Siberian camps, and went on a nine year speaking tour to turn US opinion.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026

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Edgar Rice Burroughs in the Tarzan series was no fan of Russians even before the Revolution, and has several as villains in the early books. Perhaps his view was molded by Kennan's reports.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

108 The first time I heard of the Nazca lines was in a Hardy Boys Mystery book. I had a collection of about 40 or so, maybe the first 40 in the series. It's been so long ago I don't remember.

The only song I know about the Nazca lines is Zappa's "Inca Roads". Some say it's his best song. I don't know about that but you can see an incredible live performance on the utoobs.

Posted by: fd at January 04, 2026 09:36 AM (vFG9F)

109 I was working my way through one of the several books I'm reading, and the author killed off one of the supporting characters. That left me irrationally angry, and I had to temporarily rage-quit the book. I've since picked it back up, but without the same level of enthusiasm as before.

I've picked up a bad habit of caring more about certain side character than the main characters. Possibly because the title character is generally untouchable. They are guaranteed to survive at least to the climax of the story. Generally they'll survive into the next story. If they are a franchise character, they'll survive the story essentially unchanged. And often enough, the title character is the author's favorite, and subject to a few Mary Sue-isms. Side characters, on the other hand, are sometimes more interesting to invest in. Their fate is a mystery (Ha! I this thought into the theme of the week!) so there are more stakes surrounding them. Alas, that can be problematic when the author sees them as a plot device more than a character...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 09:36 AM (Lhaco)

110 Wait.
Should I be wearing pants?

Posted by: So confused at January 04, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

111 80 “ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

Matthew 5:6
Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 09:28 AM (zQLjY)

Interesting world we live in where many lie, cheat, and steal from the public through various scams and the minute these operations are exposed there is a common "righteous" indignation stance.

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 04, 2026 09:37 AM (gbOdA)

112 57 I read The Mercy Of God, book one of the Captive's War series, by James S. A. Corey (Daniel Abraham and Ty Frank).

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Zoltan, have you read Livesuit yet? It's novella length. You must read it - very important backstory

Mercy of Gods got me into my current The Expanse audiobook marathon. About to start bk 5 Nemesis Games.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:37 AM (tcsrY)

113 Thanks for the book thread, MP4. Almost finished with The Terminal List, by Jack Carr. I wanted to read it before watching the tv version. I’ve enjoyed it, although it’s a bit contrived in places. Picked up Operation Overflight by Francis Gary Powers from my TBR pile. This is the kind of history book we need, written by the guy who lived it.

Posted by: NCDave at January 04, 2026 09:37 AM (mAiNO)

114 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

I thought it was Belgians who were the villains.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:38 AM (KDPiq)

115 Did they ever send out a search party for that squadron

Posted by: Miguel cervantes

They sent out a flying boat to search, and that plane disappeared, but it is believed to have blown up due to fuel vapors igniting.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:38 AM (0U5gm)

116 For a couple years it felt like that book was everywhere, and although it’s been mostly forgotten, its thesis - that space aliens were responsible for all of those wild ancient stories - is thoroughly embedded in our culture now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (RFd77)
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Aided by Soviet propaganda to encourage apolitical Americans to spy on our military bases and report what they found. Also consistent with their war on faith, insisting that science was the true source of wisdom, not antiquated superstition.

Thus: it is considered more "credible" to come up with theories at variance with every principle of physics and treat them as true rather than follow the extensive documentation of the supernatural, which is simply waved away.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)

117 Sorry, OrangeEnt and other members of the LitHorde, but I see nothing on the Frolic Press web site about submissions. Looks like straight reprint at the moment.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:28 AM (q3u5l)

Was it this link: http://frolicpress.com/

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:38 AM (uQesX)

118 I would, though, highly recommend the graphic novel From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell.

I second this. One of the really weird things about it is that Moore loved to use superheroes to examine the theme of artificial saviors and the superior being. He ends up putting his Jack the Ripper on one end of a scale that ends with Miracleman.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 09:39 AM (EXyHK)

119 110 Wait.
Should I be wearing pants?
Posted by: So confused

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Maybe since it's MP4 we have to wear hats

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:40 AM (tcsrY)

120 Aided by Soviet propaganda to encourage apolitical Americans to spy on our military bases and report what they found. Also consistent with their war on faith, insisting that science was the true source of wisdom, not antiquated superstition.

Thus: it is considered more "credible" to come up with theories at variance with every principle of physics and treat them as true rather than follow the extensive documentation of the supernatural, which is simply waved away.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:38 AM (ZOv7s)
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So, a book about conspiracy theories was itself the product of a conspiracy? What are the odds?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:40 AM (ESVrU)

121 I read mystery stories long ago, more historical these days than fiction.

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 09:40 AM (Ia/+0)

122 The hyped Charles Berlitz book, "The Bermuda Triangle" (1974), has sold over 20 million copies. I can't find any sales figures on the "The Bermuda Triangle -- Solved"; I'll guess the number is much lower.
I find truth more interesting than fiction.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 09:41 AM (WaTrL)

123 Maybe since it's MP4 we have to wear hats
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:40 AM (tcsrY)
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All I know is that my own piercings are not practically perfect.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:41 AM (ESVrU)

124 So lots of roundabouts?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:35 AM (ESVrU)
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Yes, and there's a ring road around the massive medical complex with parking structures jumbled here and there, blocked by one-way streets.

Which they periodically change. I'm not making that up. They will just switch the direction of the street, and sometimes you have two of them converge onto a cross street. I do not exaggerate the horror of driving there. Makes Detroit driving a relaxed experience by contrast.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

125 Time travelers instead of aliens make just as much sense to me.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:42 AM (KDPiq)

126 19 Howsabout "The Man Who was Thursday" penned by the original 'Che'; G. K. Chesterton. Early 20th century yarn of anarchy, bombings and intrigue. A prescient reading by him of the tea leaves and future goings-on.
Posted by: Billy the Mountain at January 04, 2026 09:09 AM (Yp4ud)

I got halfway through that book before losing interest. It's probably still on my shelf somewhere. I should probably give it a second try.

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 09:42 AM (Lhaco)

127 I looked it up and I was wrong. The book was "Mystery of the Desert Giant", #40 in the Hardy Boys series. The giant figures were the figures in the desert near Blythe, California.

I told you it was a long time ago. Anyway, I became aware of the Nazca lines and figures around that time, probably because of von Daniken's books.

Posted by: fd at January 04, 2026 09:42 AM (vFG9F)

128 Castle Guy, Alexandre Dumas is said to have cried when he killed Porthos. But he did go through with it nonetheless.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 09:42 AM (EXyHK)

129 Did they ever send out a search party for that squadron

Yes. Soon after Flight 19s last transmission, a (IIRC) Martin Mariner was sent to the last known location and never returned. That's been added to the Triangle 'mystery,' but what doesn't get mentioned is that the things were called "flying gas tanks" because of their propensity to explode and that a massive aerial explosion was seen soon after the Mariner took off.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:43 AM (ufSfZ)

130 In feel it reminds me of earlier YA adventures, before the publishers went woke and smutty.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:27 AM (tcsrY)

If you really want to go back, Cascade Press offers facsimile reprints of vintage YA series for girls from the 40's, 50's and 60's. I enjoy them for the nostalgia, as I read most of them as a yoot. Young readers might enjoy comparing the "olden days" today.

Posted by: sal at January 04, 2026 09:43 AM (f+FmA)

131 Edgar Rice Burroughs in the Tarzan series was no fan of Russians even before the Revolution, and has several as villains in the early books. Perhaps his view was molded by Kennan's reports.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Kennan spoke before large crowds all over America. In one of his early engagements, he spoke in New York, and appeared on stage wearing the rags of some political prisoners and the chains they spent their lives in. Mark Twain was in the audience with tears running down his face as Kennan spoke.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:44 AM (0U5gm)

132 Betting it's an option is probably safe. Especially given who her parents are.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (lFFaq)

Betting it's an *op*! One day I will learn to proofread before posting.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 09:44 AM (lFFaq)

133 Bierce's Devil's Dictionary is one of the great delights in American literature. His verse that closes his definition of 'weather' is a favorite of mine, as is his definition of 'logic' with his example of the syllogism.

A master of sarcasm, and a lot of nifty short stories too. And the above-mentioned Frolic Press has his collection Can Such Things Be on their posted schedule.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:44 AM (q3u5l)

134 Castle Guy, Alexandre Dumas is said to have cried when he killed Porthos. But he did go through with it nonetheless.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 09:42 AM (EXyHK)
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I've heard of other authors having an emotional experience when they realize that the story requires the death of a beloved character.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:44 AM (ESVrU)

135 So, a book about conspiracy theories was itself the product of a conspiracy? What are the odds?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 09:40 AM (ESVrU)
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There's a scene late in Focault's Pendulum where the narrator's girlfriend blows up the entire story, and the narrator wishes he listened to her instead of going further down the rabbit hole. Great book on conspiracies.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)

136 One thing that surprised me about the Bermuda Triangle is how big it was. With that much ocean, situated so close to places lots of people would sail to, you're guaranteed to have 'a lot' of ships go down. At least that was my impression upon seeing it on a map...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 09:44 AM (Lhaco)

137 I've picked up a bad habit of caring more about certain side character than the main characters. Possibly because the title character is generally untouchable. They are guaranteed to survive at least to the climax of the story. Generally they'll survive into the next story. If they are a franchise character, they'll survive the story essentially unchanged. . . .
Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026

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When I was running a fantasy novel of mine through the writing group, a supporting character -- a griffin -- became the readers' favorite. "You can kill off any of these characters you want -- but not him!"

I hadn't planned to anyway. But it was nice to get that reaction.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

138 Right now I'm enjoying Megan Shepherd's "Malice House", about an artist who encounters unexplained phenomena while clearing out her recently deceased father's isolated house on the bleak Washington coastline.

Her father, the critics' darling who wrote Cheever-ish fiction about suburban angst and midlife crises, also left behind a hidden manuscript that is nothing like his usual fare. It's a collection of unsettling morbid stories about monsters and enigmatic humans. She hopes her illustrations paired with her famous father's prose can jump-start her career. Her father, who suffered from dementia, complained of monsters in the walls, and one night Haven is attacked by something under the bed...

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:45 AM (kpS4V)

139
92 - His Regalia entry is my favorite. Culled for the best:

REGALIA, n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and honorable orders as the Genteel Society of Expurgated Hoodlums; the Impenitent Order of Wife-Beaters; Cooperative Association for Breaking into the Spotlight; the Sublime Legion of Flamboyant Conspicuants; the Grand Cabal of Able-Bodied Sedentarians; Associated Deities of the Butter Trade; the Garden of Galoots; the Society for Prevention of Prevalence; Polite Federation of Gents-Consequential; Uniformed Rank of Lousy Cats.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 04, 2026 09:45 AM (XvL8K)

140 >>>Was recently reminded of the disappearance of Ambrose Bierce. I guess that would count as a mystery since it's unknown if there was a crime involved.

Like most mysteries, this one is probably the simplest explanation: a gringo with a romantic view of Latin American revolutionaries only to end up against the wall like everyone else.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 04, 2026 09:46 AM (CwhoI)

141 Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (uQesX)

Yes, I need to pay $200 to get the domain name back. I don't know if I am going to use GoDaddy for the new site, though.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:46 AM (ufSfZ)

142 The sun is awfully low in the southern sky this morning. Winter is like that I suppose, but it feels a bit like a Star Trek episode and I am on a mysterious new planet. Watch out for those nasty tribbles is my advice.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 04, 2026 09:46 AM (EYeDJ)

143 Stephen King heard your complaints and rage about killing a story character and wrote Misery.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:46 AM (KDPiq)

144 MP4, fantastic subject! What do you think about the theory that HH Holmes could have been Jack the Ripper? One of Holmes' descendants supports the theory. Holmes was in England at the time of the killings...possibly. It's a cool theory! Even if unlikely.

Also there's a FASCINATING documentary on Mark Hoffman! Called "Murder Among the Mormons." It was co-directed by Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess, and his contributions really added to the cinematic, gripping quality of the narrative. My husband doesn't like true crime docs, and even he got sucked into watching it with me.

One of the revelations that shook me in the doc, as a Mormon, was that Hoffman's forgery successes were leading to him tackling his magnum opus of all forgeries: "finding" the original Book of Mormon manuscript that was lost. One of the great mysteries in LDS history, if you believe Joseph was actually a prophet, is what those pages contained.

Hoffman actually convinced the church leaders the "white salamander" letters were real. Who knows what he could have convinced them of, with false Book of Mormon teachings! It's chilling to think about.

Also they go into his full forgery process. Neat stuff.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 09:47 AM (gWBY1)

145 OrangeEnt at 117

Link is frolicpress.ink

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:47 AM (q3u5l)

146 Leaving an historical vacuum allows for every Tom, Dick, and Mark Lane to write a book about JFK, or UFOs. I’m told there is a lot of overlap.

The issue with the great Pyramid isn’t so much how they were constructed, but the fact that modern archaeology does not allow for the ancients to have had the ability to do what they clearly did.

There are circular saw cuts on hard stone, granite, diorite, etc all over the Giza plateau. Their ability to work with granite is pretty much unsurpassed. That isn’t really getting into the why, either. They did some things for reasons that aren’t apparent.

Their ability to drill through granite impressed an early Surveyor, who estimated a feed rate of 1 in 60 or about a tenth of an inch cut for every revolution of the core drill. There is also a superb collection of obviously turned diorite or andesite bowls and vases in the Egyptian museum. They are absolutely turned on a lathe, for starters.

But modern scientists can’t acknowledge that, so the subject simply isn’t discussed. So we get the “it wuz alienz” crowd flooding the zone.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 09:48 AM (VmO84)

147 The great thing about old YA fiction ( and even some modern stuff) is how unsupervised the kids are.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 09:48 AM (kpS4V)

148 Yes. Soon after Flight 19s last transmission, a (IIRC) Martin Mariner was sent to the last known location and never returned. That's been added to the Triangle 'mystery,' but what doesn't get mentioned is that the things were called "flying gas tanks" because of their propensity to explode and that a massive aerial explosion was seen soon after the Mariner took off.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:43 AM (ufSfZ)
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My grandfather was a navigator during WW II on the transatlantic supply run. He flew both routes - Brazil to Dakar and Newfoundland to Scotland.

Aircraft losses were not considered mysterious. Aircraft then were not as reliable as now, navigation was crude and beacons could (and were) distorted by interference, so it was mostly dead reckoning and guessing at the weather.

Flying for "the duration" was considered a major achievement and my grandmother had all of his stats memorized and like to brag to people about his record. I have his charts and flight logs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7s)

149 Well, there was also that true crime story about Julius somebody or other. I may have read about him in a play.

Just teasing. For the past century, Jack has been an unknown serial killer, in living memory, and a much more immediate terror.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 09:49 AM (D+CDV)

150 11 The Perfessor is missing!
Whodunnit?????

Who had:
Means?
Motive?
Opportunity?
Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 09:30 AM (gWBY1)

Just saw the trailer for season 6 of Slow Horses which has a clip of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) talking to his crew:

Lamb: Need the 5Fs
Crew1: What's the 5 Fs?
Lamb: What the F-, who the F-, how the F-, why the F-.
Crew2: That's just 4 Fs
Lamb *glaring at him* Get the F- out

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:49 AM (tcsrY)

151
My silliness at 56 ackshewallee has a basis in fact.

The Reproductive cycle of eels was, in fact, one of the great biological mysteries until just recently.

It turns out that eels swim as much as 5000 miles to reproduce in the Sargasso Sea, which is in the Bermuda Triangle!

https://tinyurl.com/3wanej37

So, if you go in for Eel Porn...

Beware the Big Eel Fucking Force Vectors!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 09:50 AM (iJfKG)

152 Good morning and Merry Christmas, MP4, Horde

Congratulations on running this book thread, MP4

Posted by: callsign claymore at January 04, 2026 09:50 AM (mnbnw)

153 I've heard of other authors having an emotional experience when they realize that the story requires the death of a beloved character.

J.K. Rowling probably did when she killed off Albus Dumbledore. He was gay, after all.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 04, 2026 09:50 AM (Riz8t)

154 See women are second class. No mention of Amelia Earhart or did I miss it?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:50 AM (KDPiq)

155 The week of reading started well with "Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people". I mentioned last week that this will be my 60th annual reading of LOTR. Since I know how the plot goes I'm concentrating on the elements that make the book so compelling: words and phrasing, how Tolkien is, for my taste, a master of description and pacing. I have a highlighter to mark such things and a pen to make notes in the margins always at hand. It slows reading but I'm not in a hurry. I'm curious how the book will look when I finish. (Probably serve as a study for some psychology thesis.)

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (yTvNw)

156 It took about 5 centuries but Kirk and Spock finally got the Ripper.

Posted by: Guy who relates everything to Star Trek at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (vFG9F)

157 MP4, fantastic subject! What do you think about the theory that HH Holmes could have been Jack the Ripper? One of Holmes' descendants supports the theory. Holmes was in England at the time of the killings...possibly. It's a cool theory! Even if unlikely.

I don't think it's likely. Holmes' method of murder was generally gassing, and he preferred his 'murder castle' so that he could kill in safety and at leisure. The Ripper was just 'smash and slash.' And I don't know if Holmes was ever in London, though; I would have to refresh my memory.

Thanks for that Hofmann documentary reference! I'll definitely check that out.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (ufSfZ)

158 One thing that surprised me about the Bermuda Triangle is how big it was. With that much ocean, situated so close to places lots of people would sail to, you're guaranteed to have 'a lot' of ships go down. At least that was my impression upon seeing it on a map...
Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 09:44 AM (Lhaco)
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I have a shipwreck map of Lake Superior. Very dangerous place.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

159 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026
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I thought it was Belgians who were the villains.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026

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As I recall -- it's been a *long* time since I read any Tarzans -- ERB had Belgians, Germans (in German East Africa during WWI; ERB had Germans attack Tarzan's homestead and carry Jane off), at least one Russian, and lots of others.

To me, the best Tarzans are the first, the sixth (Jungle Tales of Tarzan -- short stories from the years before he first met Europeans), and a couple of the later ones like Tarzan's Quest and Tarzan and the City of Gold. Quest features Jane leading a group of plane crash survivors in the jungle, using knowledge Tarzan has taught her; and Gold has one of the best climactic scenes in the saga.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)

160 MP4 I used to use namecheap to buy domains

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (tcsrY)

161 The issue with the great Pyramid isn’t so much how they were constructed, but the fact that modern archaeology does not allow for the ancients to have had the ability to do what they clearly did.“

Have you read of the current group using some kind of ground survey analysis to claim that there are huge structures extending 2 km beneath the pyramids? No, I don’t believe it either, but all of the usual suspects are pushing the story.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 09:52 AM (RFd77)

162 Carlos Fuentes did a novel about Bierce disappearing into Mexico called The Old Gringo. Filmed with Gregory Peck as Bierce if memory serves (can't recall who else was in it). I never got around to the book or movie, though.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:53 AM (q3u5l)

163 With that much ocean, situated so close to places lots of people would sail to, you're guaranteed to have 'a lot' of ships go down.
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If there were a section of North Dakota or Montana where freight trains routinely vanished , now that might be something pretty weird.

The BT is one of the most traveled sections of da erf in the world by air or sea. In that context it ain’t so strange.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 09:53 AM (VmO84)

164 I enjoyed Graham Hancock's book "The Sign and the Seal", theorizing that the Ark of the Covenant had been taken to Ethiopia, though I don't know if I agree, or with his conclusion that it is now in a museum in Zimbabwe.

Posted by: Norrin Radd, sojourner of the spaceways at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (tRYqg)

165 Oh, one more unsolved crime!

Remember the Vatican bank scandal? A key figure was found hanged from a bridge in London. Apparently not a suicide.

Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (p/isN)

166 But modern scientists can’t acknowledge that, so the subject simply isn’t discussed. So we get the “it wuz alienz” crowd flooding the zone.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 09:48 AM (VmO84)
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Every major scientific discovery is widely hated and despised by the establishment and only gains acceptance when the Old Guard finally dies off.

At this late date, the notion that ancients were all retarded and no one could ever figure out physics or technology is pretty untenable.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)

167 It took about 5 centuries but Kirk and Spock finally got the Ripper.

You know, the ending of Wolf In The Fold always bothered me. It was explained that "Red Jack" was possessing the body of Hengist, using him to perform the murders. But at the end, Kirk and Spock kill poor Hengist (who, remember, is possessed by a demon) by beaming him out into space. Couldn't Spock have used some Vulcan mind-trap to exorcise the spirit and free Hengist?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (ufSfZ)

168 MP4, fantastic subject! What do you think about the theory that HH Holmes could have been Jack the Ripper? One of Holmes' descendants supports the theory. Holmes was in England at the time of the killings...possibly. It's a cool theory! Even if unlikely.

Posted by: LizLem

While HH Holmes had the psychopathy to do it, it did not fit his modus operandi. If you want a close up look at just how depraved one of America's first serial killers was, read Devil in the White City.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (0U5gm)

169 The great thing about old YA fiction ( and even some modern stuff) is how unsupervised the kids are.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026

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Yes! In the Whitman TV adventures for young readers, Jeff Miller and Timmy Martin, on their bikes, both ranged all around their farms with Lassie at their sides and got into adventures. As long as they did their chores and were home for dinner, and didn't miss school, they had enormous freedom.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

170 Good morning all.
Appreciate the topic MP4 because I happened on a great mystery find in the tiny library at my condo. A Killer in King's Cove by Iona Whishaw takes place in a very very small rural town in Canada shortly after WW2. She introduces Lane Wilson, a recent emigre for Great Britain with a mysterious past into a tight knit community who all have their own secrets. When a murder takes place to an outsider that nobody knows , there are only 20 possible suspects for Inspector Darling to consider. The 1940's setting adds difficulties to the process with things like party lines where anyone can listen in. Much is revealed about Lane's past and some great twists and a very satisfactory ending. Really glad the person who left the book also left the next two in the series.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 04, 2026 09:55 AM (t/2Uw)

171 If the omani arabs would not have colonized kenys no obama

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 04, 2026 09:56 AM (bXbFr)

172 I've gotten spoiled by reading on a tablet. Find an unknown word or place? Just copy and get the prompt to look it up in the browser if it doesn't immediately show up in a window from Wiki. Analog is decidedly less convenient since I need to get my tablet out and type in the desired info.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 09:56 AM (lFFaq)

173 Carlos Fuentes did a novel about Bierce disappearing into Mexico called The Old Gringo. Filmed with Gregory Peck as Bierce if memory serves (can't recall who else was in it). I never got around to the book or movie, though.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026

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There is also a short story by Gerald Kersh called "The Oxoxoco [sp?] Bottle" which is narrated by Bierce, and explains his disappearance too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:57 AM (wzUl9)

174 If you're a fan of radio mystery whodunnits the UToobs has dozens and dozens of episodes of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

Can be quite entertaining on a road trip.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 04, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

175 An unsolved mystery that I'd like definitively solved: Amelia Earhart.

Posted by: pookysgirl, always curious at January 04, 2026 09:57 AM (Wt5PA)

176 Hoffman actually convinced the church leaders the "white salamander" letters were real. Who knows what he could have convinced them of, with false Book of Mormon teachings! It's chilling to think about.

Also they go into his full forgery process. Neat stuff.
Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 09:47 AM (gWBY1)
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Every Easter there is some new forgery designed to discredit Christianity, and the same scholarly establishment that demands photographs of the Apostles holding up a current issue of Roman newspaper to authenticate their work jumps in without even checking the composition of the ink.

It's all so tiresome.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:57 AM (ZOv7s)

177 There are a lot of unexplained advanced tech questions about the pyramids but there is no discussion of ancient tech that was also used. If they had advanced tech provided or usedby 'aliens' to build why use ancient tech? Aliens just liked using old school as a hobby or something?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:58 AM (KDPiq)

178 Hi All, Thanks All, Happy 2026. Finally finished "War Before Civilization" by Keeley. a bit of a wandering slog, especially toward the end, but otherwise very good. Explains how and why the 'peaceful primitives' myth started and continues, and completely debunks it. I lear more every day.

Posted by: goatexchange at January 04, 2026 09:58 AM (hyS0X)

179 Whatever happened to the Roanoke Colony has likely been resolved but there remains an appealing mystery.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 09:58 AM (8CIFn)

180 Link is frolicpress.ink

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:47 AM (q3u5l)

Ah, ya shoulda said dot ink! I did a search for "frolic press" and found nothing like that. Did frolicpress dot com and came up with the other link. I was confused. Thanks.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 09:58 AM (uQesX)

181 No, it's not one of those. She says the sister, who was supposedly off on a visit, had time to get back. Lizzie was young when her mom died and didn't hate her stepmom, but the older sister never forgave her dad for remarrying.

Murder weapon was smuggled out in a container used for menstrual rags. The men at the trial didn't want to consider that a woman could be the murderer. But it's the behavior of the sister afterwards, where she has Lizzie under her control, that is most suspicious. I'll see if I can find it

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 09:59 AM (+mUZM)

182 >>>Couldn't Spock have used some Vulcan mind-trap to exorcise the spirit and free Hengist?

NOW you tell me. How illogical.

Posted by: Spock of Vulcan at January 04, 2026 09:59 AM (CwhoI)

183 Oh, one more unsolved crime!

Remember the Vatican bank scandal? A key figure was found hanged from a bridge in London. Apparently not a suicide.
Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (p/isN)

There's a Netflix documentary that touches on that. The Vatican Girl is about the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi in 1983. Very briefly put, the theory is that Pope JP2 was funneling money to Solidarity through Banco Ambrosiano (run by Roberto Calvi), who was the Blackfriars Bridge suicide). Some of that money came from the Mafia, and Orlandi was kidnapped by them as a message - "give us back the money and we give you the girl." Orlandi was targeted because she was, specifically, a 'Vatican girl' - she was born and raised within Vatican City.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:59 AM (ufSfZ)

184
Aircraft losses were not considered mysterious. Aircraft then were not as reliable as now, navigation was crude and beacons could (and were) distorted by interference, so it was mostly dead reckoning and guessing at the weather.

Flying for "the duration" was considered a major achievement and my grandmother had all of his stats memorized and like to brag to people about his record. I have his charts and flight logs.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7

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"Fate Is the Hunter", by Ernest Gann, is a marvelous collection of true aviation stories in the 1930s and '40s, when commercial flying was just starting. In one story, his aircraft is sabotaged by jealous ground crews in Belem; only by chance did he notice the oil spouting out of his engine in flight, allowing him to turn back in time. Luck and skill seemed to play equal parts in early aviation survival

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 10:00 AM (9qZ8R)

185 Yeah it related to p2 and otjet masonic dealings roberto calvi

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 04, 2026 10:00 AM (bXbFr)

186 Oh, and a true crime book I read and loved recently is "The Woman They Could Not Silence," by Kate Moore. The true story about Elizabeth Packard, a woman who was forcefully institutionalized by her husband (for disagreeing with him on a religious beliefs and for being anti slavery), and fought first for her own freedom, then the freedom of others thrown into mental institutions with little or no evidence.

All the quotes are 100% from actual quotes, newspapers, or diaries, and then she uses her own narrative style to fill in the rest of the gaps. It's so good. She also frames Elizabeth's emancipation against the backdrop of the civil war and the emancipation of slaves, which was an interesting parallel.

It was neat to see that Elizabeth did one of the first "crowd funding" efforts to get her books published, and it was a success! Way back in the 1800s.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 10:00 AM (gWBY1)

187 The Great Pyramids are proof that a group of men with a rope can move anything.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 04, 2026 10:01 AM (CwhoI)

188 Seth graham smith said it was vampires

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 04, 2026 10:01 AM (bXbFr)

189 "Every major scientific discovery is widely hated and despised by the establishment and only gains acceptance when the Old Guard finally dies off."

We're meeting at the Elks Lodge Wednesday night at 7:00 pm.
See you there.

Posted by: The Flat Moon Society at January 04, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

190 107
Edgar Rice Burroughs in the Tarzan series was no fan of Russians even before the Revolution, and has several as villains in the early books. Perhaps his view was molded by Kennan's reports.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

ERB would be incomprehensible to 'modern audiences.' He had Tarzan team up with a very honorable Arab at one point, but then at another point Tarzan would fight against a Arab-slaver who fit all the evil stereotypes...

Russia was also usually viewed with suspicion. Very backwards, very Asian, and very, very big. Also, very ambitious--they needed warm-water-ports, and had to go through others to get them. Basically, they were dangerous and hard to figure out...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 10:02 AM (Lhaco)

191 Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 09:47 AM (q3u5l)

Also, just contact and see if he's publishing new work of his own, or if he's interested in publishing other authors. He has a substack as well at https://frolicpress.substack.com/

Worth a try if anyone's writing that genre here.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 10:02 AM (uQesX)

192 After serving 20 plus years in a large,big city PD, I can’t watch or read any crime stories. The only one I will read is if it’s set in the cowboy west or an ancient city or something along the lines of Holmes. I’ve seen enough of what man can do to man.
I’m retired 22 years now and for the first ten or so I would have terrible nightmares of either being in a gun battle or seeing something hideous that one person did to another.
I know people enjoy crime stories and I would never tell anyone what to read, so enjoy. I know there are many great authors of the genre.

Posted by: RetSgtRN at January 04, 2026 10:03 AM (OaoIR)

193 The Great Pyramids are proof that a group of men with a rope can move anything.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 04, 2026 10:01 AM (CwhoI)

I like the one theory that they moved the stones with wind power. They demonstrated that a large kite sail could easily move those stones.

Also like the retired guy whose hobby was moving stones ( concrete) that weighed tons by himself.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:04 AM (KDPiq)

194 98 Seth rich (there was more than met the eye)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 04, 2026 09:32 AM (bXbFr)

Really, anyone dead who was involved with the Clintons. It would have to be a multi-volume set.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 10:04 AM (h7ZuX)

195 I think my favorite Pyramid theory - and no I don’t believe this, but it’s very detailed and creative - is that the Pyramids weren’t tombs at all, but rather that they and the chambers in them were connected under the plateau and are remains of a vast air pump system that lifted water out of the Nile and irrigated land for miles around the Giza plateau.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:04 AM (RFd77)

196 The Bermuda Triangle has been every woman I have ever had a relationship with since college. The fast boats delivering the goods are mostly off of the radar.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 04, 2026 10:04 AM (nljXp)

197 Alas, that can be problematic when the author sees them as a plot device more than a character...
Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 09:36 AM (Lhaco)

A major reason I like both Georgette Heyer and the Horde's own Sabrina Chase is that each treat their supporting cast respectfully in terms of being their own personalities, not just objects for the MC to act/emote around.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 04, 2026 10:06 AM (lFFaq)

198 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is a gold standard modern mystery. By now, even if we ever find the plane, there's a good chance we'll never know for sure what happened.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 04, 2026 10:06 AM (CwhoI)

199 No, it's not one of those. She says the sister, who was supposedly off on a visit, had time to get back. Lizzie was young when her mom died and didn't hate her stepmom, but the older sister never forgave her dad for remarrying.

Emma Borden's alibi of visiting friends in Fairhaven was thoroughly checked by the Fall River police, and it was determined that she never left during the time frame of the murders. I'd love to know the name of the book you're thinking of; I'd add it to my Borden collection.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 10:06 AM (ufSfZ)

200 Anybody here ever read Modern Times by Paul Johnson? I've been reading it, and I was stricken by something he puts forward - basically he says that the savagery of Nazis & Communists & Japs created a bull market on brutality, and that eventually the Allies were drawn into competition in this market with their attacks on civilian populations.

I think this is correct, but not nearly as important as Johnson does. This has sort of always been the case. It's reciprocal. Players look at the level of brutality that the opponent (or even an ally) is willing to employ, and then try to match it. If they don't, they lose. Thus, the bigger asshole determines the extent of misery. It's just the nature of the beast.

Take, for instance, Israel & Palestine between the 80s and now. When it was penny ante Intifadas and terror attacks, Israel responded with larger but still limited military actions against them, usually with excessive restraint WRT collateral damage, then frankly cucky diplomatic solutions.

But once they beheaded a bunch of babies and young adults and farmers, Israel leveled Gaza completely. This is simply how wars work, and WWII wasn't novel besides the scale of destruction.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 04, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)

201 The Dyatlov Pass incident

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 10:08 AM (Y1sOo)

202 The book The Terminal Spy unwinds the polonium poisoning of KGB traitor Alexander Litvinenko. He's not a character worthy of sympathy.

If you're going to betray Russia or Putin, don't do it in London, or you may be found hanging from the ceiling with phone cord knotted around your neck.

Posted by: 13times at January 04, 2026 10:08 AM (fnZRl)

203 I read that original Bermuda Triangle book in school, early 70s

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 10:08 AM (Ia/+0)

204 71 I remember that probably the biggest and most popular “Ancient Mysteries” book in the 70’s was Erik von Daniken’s “Chariots of the Gods”. For a couple years it felt like that book was everywhere, and although it’s been mostly forgotten, its thesis - that space aliens were responsible for all of those wild ancient stories - is thoroughly embedded in our culture now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 09:26 AM (RFd77)

Never read that book. But Graham Hancock references it a lot in his talks/shows. The way Hancock talks, the book is more about pointing out things that don't match the generally accepted historical narrative, rather than positing a solution...Or maybe that was the way Hancock sees things, rather than the book.

I've grown to enjoy the 'conspiracy theory' style of history, even if I'm not read to believe all the theories. (More speculation than evidence) But 'aliens' strike me as the least fun type of conspiracy theory...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 10:08 AM (Lhaco)

205 The only true crime book I've read is Helter Skelter. Creeped me out, partly because Manson in the 1950s (pre-beard and long hair) looked like the dude my wife dated briefly before I met her.

She may have dodged a bullet there.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 04, 2026 10:09 AM (0aYVJ)

206 Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 04, 2026 10:09 AM (0aYVJ)

Another guy who had no problem sucking dick that was a psycho murderer.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:10 AM (KDPiq)

207 128 Castle Guy, Alexandre Dumas is said to have cried when he killed Porthos. But he did go through with it nonetheless.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 09:42 AM (EXyHK)

I....don't remember Porthos dying in Three Musketeers. Did that happen in the sequel? (Man in the Iron Mask?)

Anyways, good for Dumas for caring, in any case...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 10:11 AM (Lhaco)

208 Robert Bloch's "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" was a delight and he adapted it later for one of the nicer episodes of the Karloff-hosted Thriller series. His novel Night of the Ripper was reissued not too long ago by Valancourt Books, and ain't too dusty either. Bloch's contribution to Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions, "A Toy for Juliette," and Ellison's sequel in the same volume are worth a look if you like Ripper fiction, but the Ellison piece ain't even remotely for the squeamish.

Bloch did a Holmes novel as well called American Gothic. Hasn't been reissued in a while, but not too hard to find used.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 10:12 AM (q3u5l)

209 >>> since I know how the plot goes I'm concentrating on the elements that make the book so compelling: words and phrasing, how Tolkien is...

So cool, JTB! I wish you much pleasure and success with the endeavor.

Are there any definitive books on what the Groundlings at Oxford was really like? How their writing group worked, what the personalities were like? I know that Tolkien thought allegory was insipid so he ridiculed CS Lewis' Narnia fiction. Those arguments would be fascinating to watch live. But I'd love to know more about them palling around at Oxford together. One of the fly on the wall parts of history I wouldn't mind witnessing in person.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 10:12 AM (gWBY1)

210 Aliens just liked using old school as a hobby or something?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 09:58 AM (KDPiq)
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Hipster aliens who feel old tech is just more authentic.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 10:12 AM (kpS4V)

211 Anybody here ever read Modern Times by Paul Johnson? I've been reading it, and I was stricken by something he puts forward - basically he says that the savagery of Nazis & Communists & Japs created a bull market on brutality, and that eventually the Allies were drawn into competition in this market with their attacks on civilian populations.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 04, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)
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The distinction between enemy combatants and civilians is itself a recent one, and arguably artificial. In pre-industrial times, cities were considered uniformly hostile. Everyone within it was assumed to be aiding the defense. Thus, if the city did not submit, everyone could expect to be killed or raped and sold into slavery.

There were times when 'honors of war' were granted because the cost of storming the city was viewed as prohibitively high, and clemency was useful to convince other cities to submit, but it was widely known that once troops get within the walls, it's hard to control them.

In a lot of way, the modern notion of "managed conflict" and targeting killing on an individual basis is much more barbaric and inhumane.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 10:12 AM (ZOv7s)

212 The Dyatlov Pass incident

Posted by: one hour sober

An interesting take on that incident is found in the novel Dead Mountain by Preston and Child.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 10:12 AM (0U5gm)

213 @174 --

I second the recommendation for Johnny Dollar. Shame that radio dramas are no more.

Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 10:14 AM (p/isN)

214 In addition to the highlighting and margin notes as I reread LOTR, I have a pad to write down thoughts (i. e., rabbit holes) as they come to me. The first one was "EVERYBODY SINGS". In just the first few chapters Hobbits, dwarves and elves all sing or at least their singing is mentioned. There are so many other examples throughout the book, especially Tom Bombadil. The importance and power of music and singing is a subtle but constant element in the legendarium. Echoes of music of the spheres? The power of the Word? Lots of room to make interesting connections and speculate.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 10:14 AM (yTvNw)

215 Maybe since it's MP4 we have to wear hats
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 04, 2026 09:40 AM (tcsrY)

Fine brocade smoking jackets.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 10:14 AM (h7ZuX)

216 The Dyatlov Pass incident
Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 10:08 AM (Y1sOo)

The two most accepted theories now are:
1. Winds blowing off the terrain create sub-frequency 'brown noise' that, after long exposure, mind-fuck you and drive you crazy;

2. The hikers, for some reason, did not camp in the nearby forest, but on a slab of snow / ice that, due to winds, weight and shifting meteorological conditions, moved and crushed them.

sThe only true crime book I've read is Helter Skelter. Creeped me out, partly because Manson in the 1950s (pre-beard and long hair) looked like the dude my wife dated briefly before I met her.

You want creepy? Read Ed Sanders' The Family. He knew the Manson 'family' and was familiar with the various cults that infested southern CA in the late 1960s.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 10:14 AM (ufSfZ)

217 Since I know how the plot goes I'm concentrating on the elements that make the book so compelling: words and phrasing, how Tolkien is, for my taste, a master of description and pacing.
Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (yTvNw)
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The man could turn a phrase. Beautiful writing.

I'm between rereads (to keep it from getting too stale), and one of the ones I did not long ago was to note all the instances of faith/religion appearing. How often people are blessed, when holy names are spoken and so on. I also finally connected the "seen and unseen" reference to the Nicene Creed.

Lots of stuff going on there. On a related note, Friday night my daughter watched the Bakshi film of the books, which IMO looks pretty good. Yeah, it's a bit spotty, but at least Legolas doesn't shield surf at Helm's Deep. Jackson's films are awful.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

218 You know, the ending of Wolf In The Fold always bothered me. It was explained that "Red Jack" was possessing the body of Hengist, using him to perform the murders. But at the end, Kirk and Spock kill poor Hengist (who, remember, is possessed by a demon) by beaming him out into space. Couldn't Spock have used some Vulcan mind-trap to exorcise the spirit and free Hengist?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (ufSfZ)

I always thought Hengist was already dead when Red Jack took him over. Haven't seen it in years, but didn't Dr. McCoy said Hengist was dead? Red Jack went into Scotty and he didn't die when RJ left him, so why would Hengist be dead when he went out of him unless he was dead already.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 10:18 AM (uQesX)

219 I second the recommendation for Johnny Dollar. Shame that radio dramas are no more.
Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 10:14 AM (p/isN)
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Thirdified!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 10:18 AM (Ldgt5)

220 1. Winds blowing off the terrain create sub-frequency 'brown noise' that, after long exposure, mind-fuck you and drive you crazy;
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So, like growing up in Cody, Wyoming. The horror...the horror.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 04, 2026 10:19 AM (0aYVJ)

221 Just saw the trailer for season 6 of Slow Horses which has a clip of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) talking to his crew:

Lamb: Need the 5Fs
Crew1: What's the 5 Fs?
Lamb: What the F-, who the F-, how the F-, why the F-.
Crew2: That's just 4 Fs
Lamb *glaring at him* Get the F- out
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Gary Oldman is fantastic as Jackson Lamb. Love that show.

Posted by: Tuna at January 04, 2026 10:19 AM (lJ0H4)

222 Kirk and Spock kill poor Hengist (who, remember, is possessed by a demon) by beaming him out into space.

I just watched this episode a few days ago. My take is that the being was shown as being able to inhabit already dead people, so that Hengist was probably already dead.

Gotta be honest, though. Only his mother ever cares when that actor’s characters die.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 10:19 AM (wRoQB)

223 They still drag van Daniken’s crusty ass out to deny GOD ever so often, be it on mummy show, Bermuda triankle, Hitler mystery, ot whatever. In the end it was always aliens. Even Shatner says so.

Posted by: Eromero at January 04, 2026 10:19 AM (DXbAa)

224 Every major scientific discovery is widely hated and despised by the establishment and only gains acceptance when the Old Guard finally dies off.

At this late date, the notion that ancients were all retarded and no one could ever figure out physics or technology is pretty untenable.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

There is a conceit that modern people have, that believes that they are the smartest and most knowledgeable ever. They never imagine that people from long ago had the intelligence to find ways of doing things that modern people can't even do today. South Pacific islanders were using celestial navigation to travel hundreds of miles of open ocean between tiny islands a thousand years ago.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 10:20 AM (0U5gm)

225 175 An unsolved mystery that I'd like definitively solved: Amelia Earhart.
Posted by: pookysgirl, always curious at January 04, 2026 09

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This youtuber, Veritasium, does a number of fact-based videos. His 36-minute video gives a credible explanation about what likely went wrong. Short answer: there was a lack of coordination of radios between her plane and the Navy ship that was helping her navigate over long distances of open water.

https://tinyurl.com/4kmth5ub

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 10:20 AM (69CZb)

226 OK, folks, I'm glad I was able to entertain you today. So thanks again to CBD and the Perfesser for letting me guest-host this morning.

I need to edit a few chapters of my novel and I can't do it at home. Too many distractions. I'm going out to the covfefe shop and get work done.

Hope you all have a lovely day and I will see you again on Tuesday.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 10:21 AM (ufSfZ)

227 Did that happen in the sequel? (Man in the Iron Mask?)

Yes. Very different tone than Three Musketeers, much like The Hobbit and LoTR.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026 10:21 AM (wRoQB)

228
The distinction between enemy combatants and civilians is itself a recent one, and arguably artificial. In pre-industrial times, cities were considered uniformly hostile. Everyone within it was assumed to be aiding the defense. Thus, if the city did not submit, everyone could expect to be killed or raped and sold into slavery.

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Right, but the basic math never changes; those were more brutal times, with a higher baseline for brutality. So, for instance, in the Social Wars, the mutual hatred escalated into atrocities like Picene Asculum, which discomfited polite Roman society, given that these were cousins being despoiled.

The loose "rules" of war that developed from the 18th century forward got broken by the gangster states, so the more-or-less civilized countries set them aside and started firebombing cities. Just the way she goes.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 04, 2026 10:22 AM (BI5O2)

229 Aliens would be a product of God also if he created the universe. But I assume most alien adherents are atheist or agnostic.

Is that a wrong assumption?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:22 AM (KDPiq)

230 Thanks MPPPP.

Posted by: 13times at January 04, 2026 10:22 AM (fnZRl)

231 Have a good one, MP4, and thanks for the thread.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 10:22 AM (q3u5l)

232 SS Ourang Madang attracts attention except:

It happened in 1940 and in 1947 in the newspaper accounts. 1940 story requested a warship. Location has been reported in the Malacca Straits, south of the Solomon Islands, or south of the Marshall Islands.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 10:23 AM (Y97GY)

233 Congrats & great job, MP4.

Posted by: Darles Chickens at January 04, 2026 10:23 AM (vOKvj)

234 Nicely done, MP4!!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 10:25 AM (a18rM)

235 I only accidentally saw the pants link once, and long ago.
But would be a hoot if Mary P4 had hats link

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 10:25 AM (Ia/+0)

236 I'm wearing a smoking jacket a la Monty Woolley in "The Man Who Came to Dinner", puffing on a thin cheroot, and petting my ambush predator in front of a cheerfully crackling fire.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 10:25 AM (kpS4V)

237 Targeting civilians was always and is the last option for the United States . Just because it remains an option does not mean we accepted it as normal because are enemies have.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:25 AM (KDPiq)

238 >>> I know people enjoy crime stories and I would never tell anyone what to read, so enjoy. I know there are many great authors of the genre.
Posted by: RetSgtRN at January 04, 2026 10:03 AM (OaoIR)

Bless you for your work to keep us safe. You've certainly earned the right to enjoy whatever reading genres you choose in your leisure time! Thanks for indulging us in crime today.

Lucy Worseley is one of my fave modern historians, she makes things unstuffy and fun. She hosted a three-part documentary series called "A very British Murder," looking at our fascination with crime novels in British society and how it built to the golden age of detective fiction. All while covering how modern forensics helped leap our knowledge of true crime forward.

She theorizes that as Victorian British lives got more safe and sterile from actual crime, mostly in the middle and upper classes of course, people got more obsessed with reading about murder. I think there's a truth to that!

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 10:25 AM (gWBY1)

239 "Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 09:21 AM
NYC police lieutenant...a woman who was killed by a bullet while driving along the coast. It turned out that someone was practice shooting at bottles off of the coast, and a bullet ricocheted off of the water, and traveled nearly a mile before going through her open car window and hitting her in the head."

I remember reading his account of that case (OMG, I believe it was Reader's Digest). One of the interesting aspects was that he immediately decided it had to be an accidental shooting, on the grounds that no sniper in the world could have made that shot.

Posted by: Disillusionist at January 04, 2026 10:26 AM (u5DQm)

240 An unsolved mystery that I'd like definitively solved: Amelia Earhart.
Posted by: pookysgirl,

I think there is an expedition underway right now on Nikumararo Island sponsored by Purdue University. The premise is that they flew an arc looking for land, and ended up there, and either died in the crash or were not found because no one thought to look there.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 10:26 AM (0U5gm)

241 Thanks for a lovely Book Thread, Poppins!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 10:27 AM (kpS4V)

242 209 ... "Are there any definitive books on what the Groundlings at Oxford was really like? How their writing group worked, what the personalities were like?"

LizLem,
The group was called the Inklings. There are a number of books on the members and how they interacted. "Bandersnatch" by Patricia Glyer and "The Inklings" by Humphrey Carpenter would be good places to start. There are others including one on how each of the Inklings approached the King Arthur legends.

Be careful! The more you learn about the members of the Inklings the more you will want to read their other works.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 10:27 AM (yTvNw)

243 @198 except there's evidence supporting that one of the pilots took it off course, or am I confusing that with another Malaysian air crash.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 04, 2026 10:28 AM (36PRH)

244 I've been enjoying my hate feed this morning.

One was some old dingbat whining that Trump is destroying social security.
Author blurb says she's been on that whine for 4 decades.
Even written a couple of books.

Can you imagine the propaganda, lies, and distortions stuffed (and recycled) to write those?

Anyway, best part was the open where she laments Trump is going to demolish some building with a bunch of "famous" FDR commie propaganda murals.
Good.
That asshole still holds the title of "most destructive and evil" president. He deserves to be erased.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 04, 2026 10:28 AM (HXT0k)

245 You know, the ending of Wolf In The Fold always bothered me. It was explained that "Red Jack" was possessing the body of Hengist, using him to perform the murders. But at the end, Kirk and Spock kill poor Hengist (who, remember, is possessed by a demon) by beaming him out into space. Couldn't Spock have used some Vulcan mind-trap to exorcise the spirit and free Hengist?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 09:54 AM (ufSfZ)
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Because of the dilithium crystals. Or something.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 10:28 AM (RIvkX)

246 Wkll say there are many mysteries of actual events we may never really know.

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 10:28 AM (Ia/+0)

247 Don't worry. We'll find it.

Posted by: CNN at January 04, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

248 @198 except there's evidence supporting that one of the pilots took it off course, or am I confusing that with another Malaysian air crash.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 04, 2026 10:28 AM (36PRH)

Allah Akbar !!!!!

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:30 AM (KDPiq)

249 Did George Mallory and Andrew Irvine summit Everest?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 10:30 AM (8CIFn)

250 My current favorite title is "The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk".

Alas, no copies in the library system.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 10:31 AM (kpS4V)

251 The forthcoming remake of "Wolf in the Fold" will change the closing tag. Somebody will ask a digitally-created Spock why he didn't just mind-meld Red Jack out of Hengist. D-C Spock will raise an eyebrow and say "Oops."

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 10:31 AM (q3u5l)

252 How many years will The Curse of Oak Island be broadcast?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (8CIFn)

253 The two mysteries I want the true scoop is the Las Vegas mass shooting and Jo Benet Ramsey.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (KDPiq)

254 Did George Mallory and Andrew Irvine summit Everest?

Posted by: Northernlurker

I recall reading not too long ago that Mallory's camera was found and recovered. If the film is not ruined, one would think that there would be a picture on it that provides the answer.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (0U5gm)

255 Regarding Unsolved Mysteries, my friend was peripherally involved with one. A young woman in Wyoming was kidnapped and they never found her. My friend was acquainted with her, and they even drove the same model Honda car. The Feebs spoke with him to rule him out as a suspect (he didn't do it, for the record). I never saw that episode when it aired, but I did see the re-run years later, where they add the case solved epilogue. The guy had lured her to his place west of Casper, did horrible things and then buried her car on his property with a backhoe.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (0aYVJ)

256 What happened to the 9th Legion?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (8CIFn)

257 >>> Be careful! The more you learn about the members of the Inklings the more you will want to read their other works.
Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 10:27 AM (yTvNw)

Crap, yes I meant the Inklings! Thanks for correcting me. And challenge accepted! It's got to be tough being in a writing group with two men casting such a long shadow. Thanks for the tips! I'll have to check them out.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (gWBY1)

258 What happened to the 9th Legion?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (8CIFn)

That was King Arthur.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:34 AM (KDPiq)

259 Morning.

Sorry for being off topic but the cobs might want to consider posting a special thread for today. There are so many dank memes going around about the Maduro operation that it's insane. And they're just soooooooooo funny. Don't wanna crap up all the regular threads.

Anywho, sorry to interrupt the nerdliness of the Book Thread.

Posted by: Robert at January 04, 2026 10:36 AM (R6aIA)

260 Anywho, sorry to interrupt the nerdliness of the Book Thread.
Posted by: Robert at January 04, 2026 10:36 AM (R6aIA)
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PoliSci jock is purple-nurpling the nerd book thread!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 10:38 AM (kpS4V)

261
I have a shipwreck map of Lake Superior. Very dangerous place.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 04, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

The funny thing is the last major shipwreck on Superior is the most famous, The Edumund Fitzgerald.

Posted by: EyeofSauron at January 04, 2026 10:38 AM (G6FGs)

262 How many years will The Curse of Oak Island be broadcast?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (8CIFn)

Let's see...2?

Posted by: Bigfoot At The Secret UFO Nazi Base On Oak Island at January 04, 2026 10:39 AM (R/m4+)

263 Wkll say there are many mysteries of actual events we may never really know.
Posted by: Skip

Wait, Dr. Wkll was the good one, right?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 10:40 AM (mlg/3)

264 253 The two mysteries I want the true scoop is the Las Vegas mass shooting and Jo Benet Ramsey.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 10:32 AM (KDPiq)

The thing that should be told - and very seldom is - about the Jo Benet Ramsey murder is that the Boulder police totally wrecked the crime scene through incompetence in the first 48 hours. They let nearly 50 people wander through the house picking up and moving stuff, while not even maintaining a record of who was going in and out. (The killer could easily have been one of them) without a confession or some other bolt from the blue, that case can never be solved now.
(And there was one confession, but the guys parents said “he was with us in New Jersey when it happened, he confesses to everything just to get attention “

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:41 AM (RFd77)

265 The funny thing is the last major shipwreck on Superior is the most famous, The Edumund Fitzgerald.
Posted by: EyeofSauron at January 04, 2026 10:38 AM (G6FGs)

Sinking a boat for a song does not seem right!

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 04, 2026 10:41 AM (gbOdA)

266 I'm working on solving the mystery of Mephistopheles Trapezoid.

Posted by: Minuteman at January 04, 2026 10:44 AM (47/pr)

267 I was checking amazon for 36 Righteous Men, and one of the other suggestions was this:

The Grand Babylon Hotel is Arnold Bennett's classic, farcical mystery novel, originally published in 1902. Our story centers on two protagonists, the American millionaire Theodore Racksole and his daughter Nella, who are vacationing at the luxurious Grand Babylon Hotel, when staff and guests of the hotel -- including a mysterious German prince -- begin to go missing.

It's free on kindle today, if you're in the market for free kindle books. I downloaded. May be a while before I get to it, but it might be a fun read.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 10:46 AM (h7ZuX)

268 "Sinking a boat for a song does not seem right!"

But, hey, anything for art, right?

For some reason, any mention of the Fitzgerald always reminds me of an old SNL skit, advertising an album of Gordon Lightfoot singing the hits. "And she's climbing the stairway to heaven" comes out to the tune of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," as does everything else on the album.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 10:46 AM (q3u5l)

269 MH-370 -- it was the Captain.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 10:46 AM (Y1sOo)

270 She'd have made Whitefish Bay if she'd put 15 more miles behind her.

Posted by: The Searchers at January 04, 2026 10:47 AM (2Ez/1)

271 That asshole still holds the title of "most destructive and evil" president. He deserves to be erased.

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Perhaps. I could make an argument for that. But also for Buchanan, Wilson or Obama.

Maybe even """President""" Biden, but we need time to see how much of """his""" destruction can be fixed before figuring that out. But his cadre knifed us in the ribs repeatedly.

Of course there's a strong argument to be made that all of """his""" negative accomplishments can be laid at Obama/Jarrett's feet anyway.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 04, 2026 10:47 AM (BI5O2)

272 Hspp new year to all you morons. New Year, same old books. I must say I'm enjoying The Satanic Verses and Adam Bede but I think I like the George Elliot better than the Salman Rushdie. I long way to go in both, we'll see how I feel at the end. I did finish Plutarch's Parallel Lives last week (year!) and next up on the kindle is another Roman history - Appian's The Civil Wars. Now to read the comments and see if I'm compelled to respond to anything.

Posted by: who knew at January 04, 2026 10:47 AM (+ViXu)

273 217 ... " one of the ones I did not long ago was to note all the instances of faith/religion appearing. How often people are blessed, when holy names are spoken and so on. I also finally connected the "seen and unseen" reference to the Nicene Creed."

AHL,
That's the kind of thing I was thinking about and there are so many possibilities. The richness and 'applicable' (NOT allegory) aspects of the book leads to never ending considerations.

Glad your daughter enjoyed the Bakshi version. It's creative, colorful and doesn't actually contradict the book even if it is abbreviated. I don't have a problem with the LOTR films as long as I don't compare them to the depth of the book. Jackson made three exciting films and the moments of campy playfulness like the shield surfing and Legolas' reaction after killing the Mumakil are just fun grace notes. (The way Jackson and company butchered The three Hobbit movies, which should have been one long film, is another matter.)

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 10:48 AM (yTvNw)

274 "And she's climbing the stairway to heaven" comes out to the tune of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," as does everything else on the album.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 10:46 AM (q3u5l)

Oh say can you see be the dawns early light

Posted by: r hennigantx at January 04, 2026 10:48 AM (gbOdA)

275 Thanks for your insights on those two Ripper books, MP4. I'm a voracious reader of true crime, but haven't read either of those. They're going in my wish list.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 04, 2026 10:49 AM (qBdHI)

276 Grounding is an improv comedy troupe/cash scam.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 04, 2026 10:49 AM (BI5O2)

277 Groundlings, autocorrect. GROUNDLINGS.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 04, 2026 10:50 AM (BI5O2)

278 @274 I think you mean "and she's buying a stairway to heaven."

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 04, 2026 10:50 AM (36PRH)

279 Six minutes of Miles at 78RPM tempo:
youtube.com/watch?v=DE2rlbTw5Ao

Posted by: gp at January 04, 2026 10:51 AM (GHIyr)

280 Chairman LMAO at 278 --

Could be. Never paid that much attention to the lyric.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 10:52 AM (q3u5l)

281 CBD was kind enough – or foolish enough, depending on your view – to ask me to host a Sunday Book Thread, and so here I am.

MP4, I've seen some comments indicating your discouragement because of the meteoric success of your friend, but look at it this way: you're hosting a Book Thread on AOS. That's a pinnacle of pinnacles in the word biz. To some of us. You're now a candidate for Hollywood's Thread of Books, the series.

Where's the squirrely guy? Guess I'll go read the post and comments and see if there's any clues to that mystery? (See that lame-ass thing I did there?)

Good morn, y'all. For once in time for the thread.

This morning, by dawn's early gleaming
Daisy Dog woke us barking and screaming
I leapt from the sack
And then couldn't go back
To whatever it was I'd been dreaming
—Muldoona Shave

Posted by: mindful webworker - what me read? at January 04, 2026 10:56 AM (dESj/)

282 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

Matthew 5:6
Posted by: Marcus T at January 04, 2026 09:28 AM (zQLjY)

That's a long wait for a train that never arrives

Posted by: False promises never kept at January 04, 2026 11:00 AM (TbWk/)

283 The Vegas Mass Shooting was so like a James Ellroy novel that I thought James Ellroy likely wrote the VMS script.

Posted by: 13times at January 04, 2026 11:01 AM (fnZRl)

284 36 Despite all evidence to the contrary the Bermuda Triangle indeed is where the aliens have their base.

Thanks MPPPP
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (RIvkX)

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

Whew!

Looks like they're not onto us!

Posted by: The Reptilians in Antarctica at January 04, 2026 11:02 AM (/mCq0)

285 I'll mention here the book:

The Scalpel of Scotland Yard: The Life of Sir Bernard Spilsbury is a 1952 biographical book by Douglas G. Browne and E.V. Tullett, chronicling the famous forensic pathologist, Sir Bernard Spilsbury, known for his pioneering work in criminal investigation, including solving notorious cases like Dr. Crippen and the "Brides in the Bath" murders. It's a popular true-crime book, often found as vintage or first-edition hardcovers, detailing Spilsbury's groundbreaking use of science (like microscopic analysis) to solve crimes for Scotland Yard.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:02 AM (XeU6L)

286 Thanks for the excellent and mysterious Book Thread, MP4!

Well done! Looking forward to your next appearance as a Cob.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 04, 2026 11:02 AM (kB9dk)

287 257 ... "Crap, yes I meant the Inklings! Thanks for correcting me. And challenge accepted! It's got to be tough being in a writing group with two men casting such a long shadow."

Although Tolkien and Lewis are the best known now, the members were all accomplished scholars and authors. I haven't come across hints that one or two members overshadowed the others. They are an interesting group. Even the more tangential members like Dorothy Sayers and Nevill Coghill (he did my favorite verse translationare of Canterbury Tales) are worth your attention.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:02 AM (yTvNw)

288 Yes! In the Whitman TV adventures for young readers, Jeff Miller and Timmy Martin, on their bikes, both ranged all around their farms with Lassie at their sides and got into adventures. As long as they did their chores and were home for dinner, and didn't miss school, they had enormous freedom.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

That was how I grew up.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 04, 2026 11:03 AM (g8Ew8)

289 Thirdified!

Posted by: Weasel at January 04, 2026 10:18 AM (Ldgt5)

I did a ride-along with one of my drivers to check on some customers, and he listened to radio westerns for most of the night. They were actually quite fun!

And it was better than talking to him, because he was quite boring.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 04, 2026 11:04 AM (n9ltV)

290 Speaking of George Kennan, I read his first book about Siberia (the one about surveying the telegraph line), "Tent Life in Siberia", and thought it was excellent. Didn't know there was a second one.

Posted by: who knew at January 04, 2026 11:08 AM (+ViXu)

291 My Great Grandfather lived at the top of Castle Alley when one of the non-canonical victims of Jack the Ripper was found about 30ft from their front door.
One of the canonical victims was found on the other side of a wash house, a street over. He was about 15-16.

He had an interesting life.
His older brother died young and he was forced to marry the widow, I think it's called a levirate marriage. He ran away to Scotland a month later, joined the army, fought in the Boer war, was wounded at Magersfontein, sent home, got married again-bigamously, lived in a castle under croft where half of his 9 children were born, left the army because he didn't want to go to India, decided to rejoin when the WWI kicked off, fought in several battles before he was found to have lied about his age (he was too old) and was sent home for home service where he spent the rest of the war shooting at Zeppelins from Edinburgh castle.

Posted by: stv at January 04, 2026 11:09 AM (XMeSM)

292 I have to toss in here another endorsement for the Johnny Dollar radio shows. As a kid, I used to lie in bed at night and listen to the broadcasts on a Zenith tube radio inherited from my grandmother.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:13 AM (XeU6L)

293 stv - Wow! What a story.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:14 AM (XeU6L)

294 I just watched this episode a few days ago. My take is that the being was shown as being able to inhabit already dead people, so that Hengist was probably already dead.

Gotta be honest, though. Only his mother ever cares when that actor’s characters die.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 04, 2026

***
Yeah, but he (John Fiedler) was the voice of Pooh Bear for many years too!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:15 AM (wzUl9)

295 Eris, Wolfus, Dr Pork Chop --

The free childhood thing came up in one of last night's threads too. If you check out the available sample for Dan Simmons' novel Summer of Night in the Kindle store, he's got a nice intro to the novel talking about the freedom kids had once and don't have now. I was a city kid in Chicago, and I can remember the unsupervised days too.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 11:15 AM (q3u5l)

296 I’m waiting for the crime and murder mystery books to come out about the Clintons, Obamas and Bidens.

True crime is always more compelling.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 04, 2026 11:15 AM (nljXp)

297 267 ... "The Grand Babylon Hotel is Arnold Bennett's classic, farcical mystery novel, originally published in 1902."

DMLW,
Thanks for the heads up. I enjoy this kind of period reading now and then. I got the Kindle version with all his novels for 99 cents. This is the main value of a Kindle, the chance to get collections by writers I might be interested in really cheap.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:16 AM (yTvNw)

298 I got comic books for Christmas. Nice, since much of my collection is still in boxes in the catacombs.

A two-volume boxed set of Disney Duck comics by the great Carl Barks. That'll take some time to savor. I didn't know artists when I was a kid reading Disney comics, but it was easy to tell that one writer-artist stood out.

Also this prize: Christmas Spirit, collecting Will Eisner's Christmas stories of the Spirit. Always been a great fan of Eisner. As my son remarked, you know a guy was great when they name the award after him.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I need attention span repair at January 04, 2026 11:16 AM (dESj/)

299 OMG! Now he's done it!

Hollywood Celebs Demand Trump’s Impeachment After U.S. Apprehends Nicolás Maduro: “America Is a Terror State”

https://is.gd/9FjBfr
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The usual suspects except Rob Reiner unavailable for comment.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:17 AM (L/fGl)

300 Yeah, but he (John Fiedler) was the voice of Pooh Bear for many years too!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:15 AM (wzUl9)

Oink!!

Posted by: Piglet at January 04, 2026 11:17 AM (uQesX)

301 I, Ripper. By Stephen hunter. Will blow your mind. Historical fiction, with a novel twist.

Posted by: Simplemind at January 04, 2026 11:17 AM (YrUlT)

302 That some mysteries solving seem to be squashed by the government agencies that should be the ones to solve them.
Double dipping maybe? Cause them then hide ghe evidence?

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 11:17 AM (Ia/+0)

303 I remember that part of Von Danikken's Nazca line nonsense that was since they were only visible from above they couldn't have been laid on by people. Halftime marching bands to the contrary.

Posted by: who knew at January 04, 2026 11:19 AM (+ViXu)

304 The usual suspects except Rob Reiner unavailable for comment.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:17 AM (L/fGl)

I love the drug addict King claiming it wasn't about drugs.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:21 AM (KDPiq)

305
I love the drug addict King claiming it wasn't about drugs.
Posted by: Opinion fact
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*?*
Hunter Biden?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:23 AM (XeU6L)

306 Posted by: who knew at January 04, 2026 11:19 AM (+ViXu)

When you build runways the construction supervisor has to manage the construction in a helicopter.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:23 AM (KDPiq)

307 MP4,
Just to let you know I'm looking forward to your next book, whenever it comes out. I've thoroughly enjoyed and have hardcover editions of your stories.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:24 AM (yTvNw)

308 Rikki Schlott: Colleges Are Coddling Gen Z With Easier Courses — and It’s Going to Backfire

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A train leaves City A at 8:00 AM going 100 mph going to City B which is 500 miles away. Another train leaves City B at 10:00 AM going 45 mph toward City A. Draw a train.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:27 AM (L/fGl)

309 Thank you for posting this, MP4!

Unsolved mysteries are a big area of interest for me.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 11:27 AM (fd80v)

310 I'm thoroughly enjoying the "Killer in the Code" podcast by Michael Connelly profiling Alex Baber cracking the Zodiac and Black Dahlia cases.

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at January 04, 2026 11:28 AM (xaNfJ)

311 I enjoyed Stephen Hunter's first novel, The Master Sniper (1980) -- particularly his use of short, even one-line scenes at the climax.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:28 AM (wzUl9)

312 Draw a train.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:27 AM (L/fGl)

I can imagine a smart ass college guy drawing a bunch of nekkid guys in line and one nekkid girl in a bed.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:29 AM (KDPiq)

313 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:28 AM (wzUl9)

He's a very easy read. First book I read of his was Dirty White Boys.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:30 AM (KDPiq)

314 Day late. Dollar short. But pure evil.

A Week Too Late: Sen. Schumer Vows Vote Next Week to Block Action in Venezuela

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:30 AM (L/fGl)

315 I remember that part of Von Danikken's Nazca line nonsense that was since they were only visible from above they couldn't have been laid on by people. Halftime marching bands to the contrary.
Posted by: who knew

The whole 'nO oNe CoUlD dO ThIs' shit is annoying. Makes me punchy.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 11:30 AM (mlg/3)

316 MP4,
I rarely bother with the book thread as it's usually heavy on SF and fantasy and those aren't my thing. Imagine my surprise and delight to pop in and find Poppins! And covering topics I do enjoy! Thank you, honey, for a nice change of pace. May have to find those books about the Ripper. And the Unsolved Mysteries.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 04, 2026 11:31 AM (2J/Lj)

317 The Dems always choose sides against the USA. They have been taken over by the commie American hating Left which started their operation soon after 1917.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:33 AM (KDPiq)

318 Errands to run and an annoyed (who can say why?) cat to placate here at Casa Some Guy.

MP4, thanks again for the thread.

Have fun recuperating from the New Year's weekend, gang.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 11:33 AM (q3u5l)

319 A Week Too Late: Sen. Schumer Vows Vote Next Week to Block Action in Venezuela
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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It's the cheese on frozen burgers gambit.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:34 AM (XeU6L)

320 I loved the old radio shows like Johnny Dollar, The Shadow and others. Without the visual component the writing had to be concise and effective and the sound effects were wonderful. (I consider them to be reading adjacent.) I recall one sound effect where they used a soft wind chime to indicate sunlight coming in through an open window. Brilliant! Even the old Jack Benny radio shows were great.

I have some on cassette tapes and CDs. Glad they are available online these days.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:35 AM (yTvNw)

321 Helter Skelter is indeed creepy. Bugliosi wrote another true crime book about a murder on an uninhabited islet some hundreds of miles away from Hawaii that is a great read.

Posted by: who knew at January 04, 2026 11:36 AM (+ViXu)

322 Day late. Dollar short. But pure evil.

A Week Too Late: Sen. Schumer Vows Vote Next Week to Block Action in Venezuela
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:30 AM (L/fGl)

They're pissed because it takes away a significant fraction of their campaign funds.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 04, 2026 11:37 AM (g8Ew8)

323 298 I got comic books for Christmas. Nice, since much of my collection is still in boxes in the catacombs.

A two-volume boxed set of Disney Duck comics by the great Carl Barks. That'll take some time to savor. I didn't know artists when I was a kid reading Disney comics, but it was easy to tell that one writer-artist stood out.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I need attention span repair at January 04, 2026 11:16 AM (dESj/)

Had I found them when I was younger (with Duck Tails and Darkwing Duck still fresh in my mind) I would probably have a substantial Carl Barks collection. Alas, nowadays my collection is too focused on other authors/creators, such as the solid 5 linear feet of shelf I've devoted solely to Conan the Barbarian and other Robert E Howard adaptations...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 04, 2026 11:39 AM (Lhaco)

324 This Venezuela action is basically how I saw the start of Ukraine/Russia conflict.

Ukraine kept poking the bear.

Maduro kept poking the eagle

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:40 AM (KDPiq)

325 I loved the old radio shows like Johnny Dollar, The Shadow and others. Without the visual component the writing had to be concise and effective and the sound effects were wonderful. (I consider them to be reading adjacent.) I recall one sound effect where they used a soft wind chime to indicate sunlight coming in through an open window. Brilliant! Even the old Jack Benny radio shows were great.

I have some on cassette tapes and CDs. Glad they are available online these days.
Posted by: JTB

There are a million episodes on YT for free.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:41 AM (L/fGl)

326
BLEG:

Anyone know the AI that Sarah Hoyt is using to generate book covers, etc?

It seems to do a pretty good job.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 11:42 AM (iJfKG)

327 There are a million episodes on YT for free.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:41 AM (L/fGl)

The Shadow knows.. that

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:42 AM (KDPiq)

328 207 ... Castle Guy,

I believe Porthos dies in The Man in the Iron Mask, the third of the Musketeers books. I also heard that Dumas cried.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:43 AM (yTvNw)

329 Anyone know the AI that Sarah Hoyt is using to generate book covers, etc?

It seems to do a pretty good job.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 11:42 AM (iJfKG)

Yeah, but I can't remember. You could check her archives. Brain can't find word. Getting old. Fxxxtsssstt.

Wait. Midjourney?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 11:46 AM (uQesX)

330 Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:43 AM (yTvNw)

Le Beouf died in True Grit . No crying allowed in Westerns.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:46 AM (KDPiq)

331 The free childhood thing came up in one of last night's threads too. If you check out the available sample for Dan Simmons' novel Summer of Night in the Kindle store, he's got a nice intro to the novel talking about the freedom kids had once and don't have now. I was a city kid in Chicago, and I can remember the unsupervised days too.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 04, 2026 11:15 AM (q3u5l)
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JSG, I was just thinking about this story and couldn't remember author or title. What a great story this was, and I just learned there were sequels continuing the characters' lives after the school incident. I need to read those too.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 11:46 AM (kpS4V)

332 The only comics I have -- aside from [/iThe Phoenix Saga, the bound collection of the Phoenix/Dark Phoenix/Hellfire Club epic -- are the Man From U.N.C.L.E. original comics. I'm not sure if the first ones were from Dell, or if they were all from Gold Key. The very first one had terrific art, making Solo look just like Robert Vaughn and containing a twisty story. The artist drew Illya as looking more like Tab Hunter than like David McCallum, true, but at that point Illya was only a minor character.

The second issue had both of them really resembling the actors. After that, I suspect the artists were from the guys who drew DC's The Justice League of America comics around that time or a little earlier. There are some poses the artists have Solo and Illya in which look much like the ones for Superman and the other costumed heroes in the DC books.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:46 AM (wzUl9)

333 Damn smart ass government agencies!

https://is.gd/2AKgDI

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 11:48 AM (L/fGl)

334
Le Beouf died in True Grit . No crying allowed in Westerns.
Posted by: Opinion
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Well, so did Cogburn, in the end.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:49 AM (XeU6L)

335 Le Beouf died in True Grit . No crying allowed in Westerns.
Posted by: Opinion
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Well, so did Cogburn, in the end.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026

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The tragedy is when the lead or supporting character dies *during the adventure*. When he/she passes away many years later, it's sad, but just part of the way of things.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:51 AM (wzUl9)

336 Concerning the Great Pyramid, Thompson's *Secrets of the Great Pyramid* is a good overview of the subject.

Concerning the making of granite and other ignatius rock items,
a French expert in concrete posited that rather than being tooled, the stone was pulverized, mixed with chemicals, cast in molds and then polished. The chemicals to do this were obtained through trade, and the practice ended when the supply failed.

Posted by: capercaillie4901 at January 04, 2026 11:51 AM (f1WVr)

337 About using helicopters to build runways. Planes came first and they managed to build runways for them. Using an available tool to help build something isn't evidence that it couldn't be built without the tool.

Posted by: who knew at January 04, 2026 11:51 AM (+ViXu)

338 S'pose it's time for me to shuffle off and do some chores, folk. Enjoy your Sunday! MP4, thanks for a solid entry in the Book Thread!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:52 AM (wzUl9)

339 I had a collection of sci fi hardboiled detective parodies on tape called "Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe" years ago. Wonder if they're available somewhere.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 11:52 AM (kpS4V)

340 By the way, MP4, if you're still here: Where is the top illustration from?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:52 AM (wzUl9)

341 Reading adjacent. Pipe smoking is an element in the LOTR books and movies. I learned the movies used Stokkebye Nougat blend, a rather mild aromatic. Finally tried some and it is a really pleasant tobacco. I'll be smoking some in a copy of Aragorn's pipe shown in the Prancing Pony scenes while I read the book.

A totally unimportant factoid but fun.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:53 AM (yTvNw)

342 Posted by: who knew at January 04, 2026 11:51 AM (+ViXu

I was being sarcastic.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:53 AM (KDPiq)

343 Anyone know the AI that Sarah Hoyt is using to generate book covers, etc?

It seems to do a pretty good job.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 11:42 AM (iJfKG)

Yeah, but I can't remember. You could check her archives. Brain can't find word. Getting old. Fxxxtsssstt.

Wait. Midjourney?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 11:46 AM (uQesX)

Thanks, OrangeEnt.

Midjourney looks similar but the pages are different than I remember. Might be another one.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 11:54 AM (iJfKG)

344 ***
The tragedy is when the lead or supporting character dies *during the adventure*. When he/she passes away many years later, it's sad, but just part of the way of things.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Ah. The movie 'The Cowboys' comes to mind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:54 AM (XeU6L)

345 Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 11:53 AM (yTvNw)

You need to hang out with this guy:

https://youtu.be/_ica_BvRI0o

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 04, 2026 11:56 AM (tkRKM)

346 Speaking of MH370, U.S. exploration company Ocean Infinity resumed it's search for the aircraft a few days ago.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 11:57 AM (Y1sOo)

347 Ah. The movie 'The Cowboys' comes to mind.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026 11:54 AM (XeU6L)

Continues to be my favorite John Wayne movie.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:57 AM (KDPiq)

348 *its, dammit

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 11:57 AM (Y1sOo)

349 Midjourney looks similar but the pages are different than I remember. Might be another one.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 11:54 AM (iJfKG)

Last one I read, she mentioned it. Look for the "clankers" posts, that's where she talks about the software.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 11:57 AM (uQesX)

350 The tragedy is when the lead or supporting character dies *during the adventure*. When he/she passes away many years later, it's sad, but just part of the way of things.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Ah. The movie 'The Cowboys' comes to mind.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 04, 2026

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Yes. We have to *see* it happen for it to be classed as tragedy. If we're told that "Lieutenant So-and-So didn't make it," that's "War Is Hell." But if we watch Robert Jordan set himself up to die but also to take as many opponents as he can with him, that's tragedy.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:58 AM (wzUl9)

351 Looks like time to teach the wife to drive again. So, who's slated for next week's book thread?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 11:59 AM (uQesX)

352 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 11:58 AM (wzUl9)

I think I have a theme going. My second favorite John Wayne movie is Sands of Iwo Jima.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 04, 2026 11:59 AM (KDPiq)

353 WE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)

354
Oops.

You're right, OrangeEnt, it does appear to be Midjourney.

Thanks again!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 12:01 PM (iJfKG)

355 Highlights of the darts championship coming on. Gotta go.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 04, 2026 12:01 PM (sl73Y)

356 345 ... "You need to hang out with this guy:

https://youtu.be/_ica_BvRI0o"

Mapes, you know me too well. I have watched every Malcolm Guite YT video and own all his books. The man is a living, breathing delight to listen to and reignited my love for poetry

BTW, the first volume of his Arthuriad epic poems come out this March. I've already preordered the fancy dition from Rabbit Room Press.

Posted by: JTB at January 04, 2026 12:02 PM (yTvNw)

357 No prob, NF.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 12:03 PM (uQesX)

358 54 Also this week, I finished James Burrows's memoir, Directed by James Burrows, written with one Eddy Friedfeld.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 09:19AM

They have that book at the library. I just added it to my checkout list.

Separately, I read Preston and Child's "White Fire". I think it's my favorite of the series so far.

Posted by: Moonbeam at January 04, 2026 12:03 PM (rbKZ6)

359 Nood something or other.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 04, 2026 12:03 PM (sl73Y)

360 Trump’s damn fault!

The Lincoln Project
@ProjectLincoln
While we're fighting for democracy at home, let's remember foreign dictators are following Trump's example.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 04, 2026 12:03 PM (L/fGl)

361 The Nazca lines are fascinating. Go check them out on Google Earth. The spider and the spiral are cool. Some of the lines run in a perfectly straight line for 5 and 6 miles on a perfectly flat plain. WHF? The mystery is in the "Why?"

I'm on the last of the Murderbot diaries. I'm about done (as in exhausted) with that whole oeuvre.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 12:06 PM (Rmqfl)

362 I had a book about the Adolph Luetgert Trial.

My wife's great grandmother, Amanda Tosh, gave testimony in the trial.

The guy dissolved the body of his wife in a vat of lye.

The gold rings were discovered at the bottom of the vat.

Posted by: No one at January 04, 2026 12:07 PM (qFwJc)

363 "Alchemy of Bones:..."

Posted by: No one at January 04, 2026 12:08 PM (qFwJc)

364 I see there's a NOOD now, so, good night book thread.

I only read comments up to #150, and then stopped to search for "Trek" to see if anyone had bothered to mention the ST-TOS episode where Scotty is possessed by the alien spirit that was Jack the Ripper (something like that; been a while since I watched it). I see "Guy who relates everything to Star Trek" took care of that in #156. So, good, all is in balance.

Posted by: mindful webworker - On with the blog at January 04, 2026 12:09 PM (dESj/)

365 RE: Jack the Ripper. Patricia Cornwell solved it in her book "Portrait of a Killer, Jack the Ripper, Case Closed." (2002). Did I miss something? Seems as though Brits were so angry an American solved it that her research was not widely disseminated.

Larry McMurtry is a fabulous storyteller -- like Mark Helprin and Bernard Cornwell -- I read him for his 'laugh out loud' characters.

Posted by: AccentuateThePositive at January 04, 2026 12:15 PM (jYVXj)

366 I've been re-reading Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. As mysteries, they're not very good; but as character studies, they're excellent reading.

Also, the first of the Nancy Drew mysteries, "The Secret of the Hidden Staircase" is now in the public domain, and can be downloaded from gutenburg.org. This is vintage Nancy Drew, with her baby-blue roadster and her lawyer-father who is never around to interfere with the sleuthing. For anyone who read it as a youngster, especially among the 'ettes, it's a trip down memory lane.

Posted by: Nemo at January 04, 2026 12:19 PM (4RPgu)

367 >>> 205 The only true crime book I've read is Helter Skelter. Creeped me out, partly because Manson in the 1950s (pre-beard and long hair) looked like the dude my wife dated briefly before I met her. She may have dodged a bullet there.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 04, 2026 10:09 AM (0aYVJ)

I still find it amazing that Angela Lansbury uprooted her troubled daughter from America and moved her to the UK, worried she was getting in too deep with a dangerous cult. And the cult her daughter was obsessed with turned out to be Manson's. Lansbury's own kid possibly involved with the Tate murder, had they not moved, would been another tragedy stacked on top of a multitude of tragedies.

Bless her for putting her daughter first. Jessica fletcher approves.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 12:20 PM (gWBY1)

368 186
' "The Woman They Could Not Silence," by Kate Moore. '

Now that sounds like a true nightmare.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 04, 2026 12:22 PM (fd80v)

369 Reading P.D. James & Thomas Critchley's true crime book, "The Ratcliffe Highway Murders, 1811". It is very compelling. I hope the authors will tell me who did it because at the time, crime investigation was pretty amateurish.

Posted by: microcosme at January 04, 2026 12:35 PM (Xx9uC)

370 Late to the thread- I finished the Father Brown mysteries last week and am about to finish Art Thief by Michael Finkel. Everyone loves Fr. Brown (for good reason); the Art Thief is an interesting story about an extremely prolific art thief. It's well written and compelling but the main guy is so odd it makes it somewhat tough go.

For those who love mysteries, solved and unsolved, I definitely recommend Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World podcast. He covers mysteries from both a faith and a reason perspective. He's super-thorough and his podcast is well produced.

Posted by: LASue at January 04, 2026 12:44 PM (/DBoU)

371 >>> 264
==
The thing that should be told - and very seldom is - about the Jo Benet Ramsey murder is that the Boulder police totally wrecked the crime scene through incompetence in the first 48 hours. They let nearly 50 people wander through the house picking up and moving stuff, while not even maintaining a record of who was going in and out. (The killer could easily have been one of them) without a confession or some other bolt from the blue, that case can never be solved now.
==
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 10:41 AM (RFd77)

When an agency shows that level of incompetence, you have to wonder who was paid to fck things up and by whom.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 04, 2026 12:53 PM (ULPxl)

372 >>> 343 Anyone know the AI that Sarah Hoyt is using to generate book covers, etc?

It seems to do a pretty good job.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 11:42 AM (iJfKG)

Yeah, but I can't remember. You could check her archives. Brain can't find word. Getting old. Fxxxtsssstt.

Wait. Midjourney?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 04, 2026 11:46 AM (uQesX)

Thanks, OrangeEnt.

Midjourney looks similar but the pages are different than I remember. Might be another one.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 04, 2026 11:54 AM (iJfKG)

She has mentioned Midjourney a couple times and shortens it to midje (?) occasionally. Don't recall any others being mentioned.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 04, 2026 12:59 PM (ULPxl)

373 144-Also there's a FASCINATING documentary on Mark Hoffman! Called "Murder Among the Mormons." It was co-directed by Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess, and his contributions really added to the cinematic, gripping quality of the narrative. My husband doesn't like true crime docs, and even he got sucked into watching it with me.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 09:47 AM

Thanks! I added it to my Netflix watchlist.

Posted by: Moonbeam at January 04, 2026 01:07 PM (rbKZ6)

374 7 The Perfessor is missing!

Whodunnit?????
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 09:05 AM (Ippjd)

; )

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 02:11 PM (RuTUS)

375 Pookette got "I Got This" by Frederick Key, a Moron author, for her birthday. I've asked her to give me her opinion when she's done.
Posted by: pookysgirl
------
Good idea. Sent the same off to great a grandson #1. I'll ask him for a short book report, and I'll summarize it here whenever he gets back. It may be awhile, I can't nag very effectively from 1500 miles away.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 04, 2026 02:16 PM (M5t5H)

376 343 Anyone know the AI that Sarah Hoyt is using to generate book covers, etc?

Is it the same AI that's used for magazine covers?

https://covers.aesty.ai

Turn your top tweets into magazine covers

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 02:17 PM (RuTUS)

377 @298 --

Ducks and the Spirit? That's a double score!

Posted by: Weak Geek at January 04, 2026 03:08 PM (p/isN)

378 Judge Crater and D.B Coober walk into a bar...

Posted by: Lance McCormick at January 04, 2026 03:18 PM (iMNqL)

379 I forgot to mention an oddball SF novel which I haven't read but has a great premise, "West of Eden" by Harry Harrison.

In an alternate Earth, that big asteroid strike 65 million years ago never happened, there was no mass extinction, and dinosaurs evolved into the dominant intelligent species, at least in that hemisphere. In the western hemisphere, new world monkeys developed into intelligent hominids.

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

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 04, 2026 03:33 PM (kpS4V)

Daily Tech News 4 January 2026

Top Story

The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolás Maduro.

ChatGPT and the Perplexity search engine are here to help you understand why this is not only a bad thing, but absolutely did not happen. (Wired) (archive site)
"What's likely going on is a mix-up with real events that are often described in dramatic or misleading ways online. Here's what actually has happened:

What the U.S. did not do
❌ No U.S. military invasion of Venezuela
❌ No arrest or capture of Nicolás Maduro
❌ No overthrow of the Venezuelan government by U.S. forces
Maduro is still in power in Venezuela."

I have used Grok as an augmented search tool on occasion and it's often pretty good. When you don't know the exact name of what you are looking for it will match things up better than Google.

Sometimes it misses things or simply gets it wrong, but I haven't seen it get things this wrong. (Grok told me in answer to a poorly-worded question, "No, the US did not capture Nicolás Maduro today. It happened yesterday." which was true at least in my own time zone.)
"Pure LLMs are inevitably stuck in the past, tied to when they are trained, and deeply limited in their inherent abilities to reason, search the web, 'think' critically, etc.," says Gary Marcus, a cognitive scientist and author of Taming Silicon Valley: How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us. While human intervention can fix glaring problems like the Maduro response, Marcus says, that doesn't address the underlying problem. "The unreliability of LLMs in the face of novelty is one of the core reasons why businesses shouldn't trust LLMs."
This problem has been greatly alleviated by AI providers enabling live search, which loads fresh data into the context window - the AI equivalent of short-term memory.

But it can't be properly fixed without continual learning, which is an unsolved problem with LLMs.

Tech News

Intel's B570 graphics card is now selling for just $199. (Tom's Hardware)

It's not a high-end card, but it's competent and comes with 10GB of VRAM, the early driver issues that plagued the previous generation have been resolved, and, well, it costs $199.

If that's all you want to spend it's a solid option.
It looks like Intel's long awaited B770 graphics card - the high end model from the second generation - is finally on its way. (WCCFTech)

This has 16GB of RAM and 32 Xe graphics cores compared to 10GB and 18 cores on the B570 model and 12GB and 20 cores on the B580.

Nothing announced yet but look for it at CES.
Good time for it, because Nvidia's graphics cards are starting to run out at distributors. (WCCFTech)

The story cites an unnamed German distributor cancelling orders by retailers, saying that stock of the RTX 5070 is limited, and the 5070 Ti, 5080, and 5090 are not available at all.

Predictions were that price hikes and shortages would start from the low end, particularly the 16GB models of the 5060 Ti and 9060 XT, so this is a little surprising.

Nvidia of course does not care. It has long since ceased being a consumer-focused company.

(I've already ordered everything I need for at least three years that involves memory chips, but if you haven't, you might want to check for bargains while they last.)
Gigabyte has announced new AM4 motherboards for PC builders looking to upgrade everything except their DDR4 RAM. (Tom's Hardware)

These are minor but welcome refreshes, replacing some older features like DVI ports that were largely obsolete even five years ago with more modern DisplayPort, um, ports.
Tesla has released video demonstrating a Tesla Semi charging at 1.2MW. (Electrek)

Which used to be a lot.
Software craftmanship is dead. (PCLoadLetter)

Agile stuck in the knife. AI triggered the claymore.

(Great name for a blog there.)
Could 2026 usher in a 4 day workweek? (Yahoo Finance)

Betteridge's Law undefeated.
Shit's all fucked, yo. (Politico)

Google signed a deal with California's state crime syndicate to provide $250 million in joint funds to propaganda outlets.

In better news, nobody has received any money so far and it's unclear if anyone ever will.
2026 will be the year of AI on the desktop. (Tech Crunch)

This in particular stood out to me:
Humans don't just learn through language; we learn by experiencing how the world works. But LLMs don't really understand the world; they just predict the next word or idea. That's why many researchers believe the next big leap will come from world models: AI systems that learn how things move and interact in 3D spaces so they can make predictions and take actions.
This is what Terry Winograd's program SHRDLU did.

In 1968.
Eat the bug slop. Live in the pod slop. Own no slop and like it. (sn scratchpad)

Guess whose blog that is.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 04:01 AM (Ippjd)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 04:01 AM (RuTUS)

3 !!

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:02 AM (MXMX4)

4 Venezuela: ChatGPT versus Grok:

https://tinyurl.com/2s3s6dvm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 04:03 AM (Ippjd)

5 music is not, again....

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:06 AM (MXMX4)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 04, 2026 04:09 AM (gcUgZ)

7 I saw video unavailable open for The Cars in '85 at the Civic Arena.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 04, 2026 04:10 AM (gcUgZ)

8 Switched to another track by the same group which doesn't have a video but at least isn't blocked in North America.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 04, 2026 04:13 AM (BLOW1)

9 Of course, no mention of battery lifetime in that article. Also, no replacement cost. If it is 800-900kWh, that is going to be expensive.

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:15 AM (MXMX4)

10 Yeah, these aren't long-haul trucks. They're designed for specific intrastate routes where the specialised chargers are available.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 04, 2026 04:19 AM (BLOW1)

11 I have seen trucks burning (have been a commercial driver) from various causes and seen videos of electric cars burning. I shudder at the thought of 80,000 pounds of anything burning that can not be put out by conventional means.

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:20 AM (MXMX4)

12 Yes, short haul, fixed routes is the best use for those. But, there is still the disadvantages. How much does a battery pack of the necessary size weigh? More or less than the diesel weight?

Even on smooth roads, truck frames take a lot of damage over time. How much extra weight needed for strengthening of the body and battery section?

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:29 AM (MXMX4)

13 So "Perplexity" is no help at all. Strange that/ s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 04:30 AM (8Cor4)

14 Switched to another track by the same group which doesn't have a video but at least isn't blocked in North America.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 04, 2026 04:13 AM (BLOW1)
-

FYINJNA.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 04:30 AM (Ippjd)

15 Intro on the music sounds like the marble machine.

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:32 AM (MXMX4)

16 How can they be so abysmally wrong? Political biases? It's rather scary to consider what they think is misinformation.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 04:33 AM (8Cor4)

17 G'mornin' everyone!

two (count 'em! two!) degrees out there ... the fantasists at NWS say there will be freezing rain this afternoon.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 04:35 AM (Cjt/F)

18 I’m surprised we haven’t seen a 2026 resolution thread yet.

I’ll go first, I resolve to eat all of the frozen, cooked food I have stuffed in my freezer before I cook more and stuff in there for the new year.

It’s a sacrifice I have to make.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 04, 2026 04:35 AM (nljXp)

19 The hopium that business leaders are hooked on is way worse than any licit or illicit drug.

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:40 AM (MXMX4)

20 Piano cover of a mashup of two Christian songs- Gratitude & Nothing but the Blood. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/bd8mtrpm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 04:49 AM (8Cor4)

21 Its practically noon time, well almost
G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 04:50 AM (Ia/+0)

22 Why is the group blocked?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 04:53 AM (8Cor4)

23 There's an
/emergency-special-edition-meme-post/
over at Sarah Hoyt's ...

if you're feeling a need for maduro memes ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 04:58 AM (Cjt/F)

24 i'm'a go getta cuppa coffee ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 05:05 AM (Cjt/F)

25 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at January 04, 2026 05:06 AM (AN2gy)

26 OK, I know what "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" came from, but I heard in the live reboot they skipped that plot element, so there was no "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" so I decided to skip the reboot.

It's sad because discovering that the people they were supposed to rescue were actually the bad guys was kind of a neat idea for a kid's show.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at January 04, 2026 05:06 AM (zT5mH)

27 >>> if you're feeling a need for maduro memes ...

Thanks! I never got to her site yesterday.

Posted by: fluffy at January 04, 2026 05:07 AM (AN2gy)

28
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 04, 2026 05:12 AM (tljrc)

29 Making blanket statements about AI capabilities is a bold strategy.

They improve week-on-week. They're even starting to be a little bit creative in the way they solve problems.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 04, 2026 05:20 AM (1Nv0l)

30 29 Making blanket statements about AI capabilities is a bold strategy.

They improve week-on-week. They're even starting to be a little bit creative in the way they solve problems.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 04, 2026 05:20 AM (1Nv0l)

TANSTAFL... there aint no such thing as a free lunch

Where is ongoing revenue stream going to come from to support the infrastructure of AI?

Either they force companies to pay to use it... and maybe users...

Or, there is another revenue stream, just like they screwed up Basic Search engines, to pay for the 'Free product'.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 04, 2026 05:32 AM (mP0Kj)

31 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 04, 2026 05:36 AM (bQ4nt)

32 The title for this is odd. It says "Bible verses for discouragement" when it should say "Bible verses to help when you feel discouraged":

https://tinyurl.com/bdf5hp75

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:38 AM (oT1li)

33 Bible verses for discouragement

I wrote a whole book on that.

Posted by: Qohelet at January 04, 2026 05:41 AM (gKWVE)

34
Good morning, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 04, 2026 05:42 AM (8cPJi)

35 Posted by: Qohelet at January 04, 2026 05:41 AM (gKWVE)

Yes, you did. Thanks. But it's not entirely gloomy

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:46 AM (8Cor4)

36 >>>Could 2026 usher in a 4 day workweek? (Yahoo Finance)
Betteridge's Law undefeated.

People who write those headlines should be forced to read dozens and hundreds and thousands of headlines written in exactly that template--the way little Johnny used to be tasked with writing "I will not [whatever]" over and over on the blackboard--and then, maybe then, they'll knock it off.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 05:47 AM (RuTUS)

37 I wondered what AI would do to the Bible and scriptures. Can the geeks program context?

Language processing, yes, but the human condition?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 04, 2026 05:52 AM (nljXp)

38 30 Where is ongoing revenue stream going to come from to support the infrastructure of AI?

Posted by: Romeo13

Doesn't really matter.

OpenAI will be losing $74 billion a year by 2028 even if they hit their revenue targets.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 04, 2026 05:52 AM (BLOW1)

39 Kind Chinese boy carries his disabled friend to
School for six years:

https://tinyurl.com/yx74akjv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 05:57 AM (8Cor4)

40 @ 38, that might be the most 21st-century-business-plan thing I've ever read, Pixy! It kind of restores my faith in the basic soundness of the global economy, if you know what I mean.
Thank you!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 05:58 AM (Cjt/F)

41 I worked 4 10 hour days for almost 2 years straight. absenteeism was rampant at that workplace. It's like constantly working 3rd shift.
Not for everyone.

Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere at January 04, 2026 06:03 AM (G+z4C)

42 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Tea. And pai sho.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 06:06 AM (qbLEp)

43 Evening and morning to all the AoSHQ satellites on Earth and in space! (Yes, Titan, I know, your AI has concluded you are evil and has shut off your life support. We value your input and will address your concerns as soon as possible.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 06:07 AM (wzUl9)

44 Sunday, and here I am up with coffee. The cats are playing with the Christmas wrapping I used for Miss Linda's late present, a silver necklace she picked out on eBay. It arrived on Saturday, and I did not think I should just hand her the envelope, so I boxed it and wrapped it. The furry thugs get to play with the paper. Everybody's happy.

It's 58 F. outdoors, a bit of wind, but manageable. I'll go work out in a while after I feed the monsters. What's ever'body doin'?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)

45 Now it is noon.
Been up at 3:30ish Jan1,2 and 3

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 06:10 AM (Ia/+0)

46 OK, I know what "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" came from, but I heard in the live reboot they skipped that plot element, so there was no "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" so I decided to skip the reboot.
-----------
That's okay, because the live-action film was awful. Awful, awful awful. So awful, its awfulness subsumed all other awfulness of the universe into a black hole of awfulness.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 06:20 AM (qbLEp)

47 Eat the bug slop. Live in the pod slop. Own no slop and like it. (sn scratchpad)
Guess whose blog that is.

I looked it up.
SPOILER ALERT

...

...

Satya Nadella
@satyanadella
Chairman and CEO at Microsoft

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:23 AM (RuTUS)

48 In re how to pay for the AI boom: It's interesting to me how AI investment is being financed. Server center construction (real estate) is undoubtedly debt financed by banks or commercial lenders with some equity. Electronics appears to be heavily supplier financed (what is Invidia's customer accts receivable?) Where is the rest of the cash coming from? When there is insufficient cash flow to pay debt, who will get hurt first? Commercial Banks? Regional banks? Small investors who bought into debt funds? Will it be spread out evenly or just destroy some big players? Will it be systemic (a la 200

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at January 04, 2026 06:24 AM (aKh6S)

49 >>>But LLMs don't really understand the world; they just predict the next word or idea.

Is it fair to say that it's all just zeroes and ones? I don't know if that is still copacetic to say; I would guess "yes."

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:27 AM (RuTUS)

50 Satya Nadella
@satyanadella
Chairman and CEO at Microsoft
----

MS and Intel seem to not care if they are stepping on their own dicks. It seems like they enjoy jumping up and down on them.

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 06:28 AM (MXMX4)

51 7 I saw video unavailable open for The Cars in '85 at the Civic Arena.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 04, 2026 04:10 AM (gcUgZ)

haha!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:28 AM (RuTUS)

52 To be fair, I don't really understand the world either.

mornin yall

Posted by: fd at January 04, 2026 06:28 AM (vFG9F)

53
So Maduro really was this day's Saint Nicholas?
Wow -- how did we not see that?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 06:29 AM (xG4kz)

54 To be fair, I don't really understand the world either.
------------
But does the world...

*puts on sunglasses*

...understand you?

YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 06:30 AM (qbLEp)

55
Bible verses for discouragement

Are we talking about the least known book of the Bible, "Downer, C.R."?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 06:33 AM (xG4kz)

56 Are we talking about the least known book of the Bible, "Downer, C.R."?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 06:33 AM (xG4kz)
----------

And there shall in that time be rumours of things going astray, and there will be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base, that has an attachment…at this time, a friend shall lose his friend’s hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before around eight o’clock...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 04, 2026 06:36 AM (qbLEp)

57 Twitchy has an article on people in Minneapolis protesting the take out of Maduro as well as the bombing of Chávez' tomb. And of course they got the manufactured signs very quickly. Bah.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 06:36 AM (Yl2Ob)

58 11 I have seen trucks burning (have been a commercial driver) from various causes and seen videos of electric cars burning. I shudder at the thought of 80,000 pounds of anything burning that can not be put out by conventional means.
Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 04:20 AM (MXMX4)

Fire is scary.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:37 AM (RuTUS)

59 >>>What the U.S. did not do
❌ No U.S. military invasion of Venezuela

Not to get overly technical here, but this statement is true.
Albeit the double negative is a bad thing.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:39 AM (RuTUS)

60 Midwest Chick's Sunday Meme Drop is up ...

now with less maduro !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 06:41 AM (Cjt/F)

61 Morning peeps

18F out there. And dark-ish... almost full moon.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 06:47 AM (NwnyJ)

62 So Donald is sending Maduro to the Southern New York district.

Which clearly hates the Donald.

Where he certainly will be found not guilty.

I am not a smart person. Is this some kind of 3D chess ?

Also...why is it the Southern New York district?

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 06:50 AM (aTgV0)

63
In what respect does this differ from the U.S. taking Panama's Manuel Noriega and then trying and imprisoning him back in the day?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 06:51 AM (xG4kz)

64 A illegal takeover of Venezuela is what they are pushing

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 06:52 AM (Ia/+0)

65 (I've already ordered everything I need for at least three years that involves memory chips, but if you haven't, you might want to check for bargains while they last.)

No doubt.
The PowerColor Hellhound 9070 XT (black color) edition I got from Amazon at the end of November is sold out, but they still have the Spectral (white color) version and it’s now going for $769.

I paid $629.

I expect that when these cards come back in stock over the next few weeks the price will rise to $799 and then higher, depending on memory prices.

Nvidia cards are all likely to see significantly higher price rises this year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 04, 2026 06:53 AM (6ydKt)

66 This seems sound.

Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
Jan 3
The mention of this being done with US law enforcement is the tip-off that will be the reasoning.
Maduro was a fugitive with a bounty.

Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
Jan 3
I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:54 AM (RuTUS)

67 AI systems that learn how things move and interact in 3D spaces so they can make predictions and take actions.

Compiler and Assembler from the manga/anime Compiler have entered Chat.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 06:56 AM (2GVsD)

68 G'morning Horde.

@m: Yesterday was fun trying to get those 100's. (Not something I'll make a regular thing.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 04, 2026 06:56 AM (O7YUW)

69 "In what respect does this differ from the U.S. taking Panama's Manuel Noriega and then trying and imprisoning him back in the day?
Posted by: Krebs"

Holy shit...we did that?

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 06:56 AM (aTgV0)

70 63, just guessing here ... one was done by a demonrat preznit, the other by My President? all the difference in the world, IOW.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 06:56 AM (Cjt/F)

71 > Also...why is it the Southern New York district?
Posted by: eleven
--------
A commenter yesterday said the original charges were filed years ago by Bill Barr, in the NY district.

This wasn't something "new" that Trump dreamed up overnight, so to speak. It was an outstanding warrant for Maduro's arrest.

Or something to that effect. But none of that matters as far as the left is concerned. It's all Trump's doing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 06:56 AM (NwnyJ)

72 Totally unrelated to tech-as with 99 % of things which I post here-My son shares a birthday with J.R.R. Tolkien. Same date, different years😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 06:58 AM (Yl2Ob)

73 62 So Donald is sending Maduro to the Southern New York district.

Which clearly hates the Donald.

Where he certainly will be found not guilty.

I am not a smart person. Is this some kind of 3D chess ?

Also...why is it the Southern New York district?
Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 06:50 AM (aTgV0)

not an answer but related:

Will 🦥 Menaker
@willmenaker
18h
I know it's a lot to ask, but I would like to see Mayor Mamdani help Maduro escape the custody of the NY Southern District or at the very least confound his transfer.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:58 AM (RuTUS)

74 Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 06:58 AM (RuTUS)

And if he does Mamdani will be arrested as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 07:01 AM (Yl2Ob)

75 Operation Just Cause
US - 23 dead.

Venezuela
US - 0 dead.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 07:02 AM (2GVsD)

76 68 G'morning Horde.

@m: Yesterday was fun trying to get those 100's. (Not something I'll make a regular thing.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 04, 2026 06:56 AM (O7YUW)

; )

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:04 AM (RuTUS)

77 Maduro will certainly escape any real jail time in the Southern district,

Which I have to believe is intentional.

The Trump team knows this. Right?

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:05 AM (aTgV0)

78 Biggly ironic Mamdani meme drop:

https://tinyurl.com/4h3mhmyb

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:06 AM (Ippjd)

79 I don’t even think Satya Nadella wrote that blog post.

It has AI written all over it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 04, 2026 07:07 AM (6ydKt)

80 The test of Betteridge's Law is the headline:
"Is Betteridge's Law true?"

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 07:07 AM (waDw8)

81 75 Operation Just Cause
US - 23 dead.

Venezuela
US - 0 dead.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 07:02 AM (2GVsD)

Panama Operation Just Cause 1989 Noriega
US - 23 dead.

Venezuela Operation Absolute Resolve 2026 Maduro
US - 0 dead.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:07 AM (RuTUS)

82 Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:05 AM (aTgV0)

No; The Trump administration is completely clueless and know nothing about the SDNY

Sarc.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 07:07 AM (Yl2Ob)

83 >>> Fire is scary

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. "

Posted by: fluffy at January 04, 2026 07:07 AM (AN2gy)

84 Operation Just Cause
US - 23 dead.

Venezuela
US - 0 dead.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 07:02 AM (2GVsD)

Just Cause was about more than nabbing Noriega. It was about securing the Panama Canal.

Posted by: GWB at January 04, 2026 07:09 AM (waDw8)

85 71 > Also...why is it the Southern New York district?
Posted by: eleven
--------
A commenter yesterday said the original charges were filed years ago by Bill Barr, in the NY district.

This wasn't something "new" that Trump dreamed up overnight, so to speak. It was an outstanding warrant for Maduro's arrest.

Or something to that effect. But none of that matters as far as the left is concerned. It's all Trump's doing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 06:56 AM (NwnyJ)

And I saw something to the effect that further charges will be brought--potentially in other courts/venues (I am not a lawyer), such as in Florida.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:09 AM (RuTUS)

86 I wonder if this will stink really bad?

Netflix is teaming up with some South Koreans to make a six episode show out of one of Toho's lesser known police procedural/horror movies: The Human Vapor.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 07:09 AM (2GVsD)

87 Software craftmanship is dead. (PCLoadLetter)

Agile stuck in the knife. AI triggered the claymore.

No problem. We will double the size of our elite H1b squad and cut their salaries in half.

Posted by: Motel Team 6 at January 04, 2026 07:10 AM (XGYZI)

88 79 - microsponge is really run by ai? that would explain a lot ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 07:10 AM (Cjt/F)

89 Who comes up with the titles for military operations? They have other work or it's done around a big table with various people?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 07:11 AM (Yl2Ob)

90 I've spent a fair amount of time messing around with Grok, giving it problems to solve, trying to trick it, pointing out bias, arguing, snf finally late December, I "interviewed it.

Here is what it had to say:

Here’s the clearest way I can explain where we actually stand in 2025 (no hype, no defensiveness).

### 1. What I definitely am
- I am a very large statistical pattern-matcher trained on an absurd amount of human text, code, physics papers, math proofs, etc.

- When you describe a physics problem, I am reconstructing the solution by recognizing patterns I’ve seen in similar problems, textbooks, lecture notes, forum posts, my own training data, and then stitching them together with the rules of logic and math.

- That process feels like reasoning. From the outside it often looks indistinguishable from reasoning. But under the hood it is still correlation → prediction → generation.

...

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 07:11 AM (Rmqfl)

91 Wikipedia (I know, I know):

Operation Just Cause
The United States invaded Panama in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for racketeering and drug trafficking.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:12 AM (RuTUS)

92 MVGA !

Posted by: Fenderbender at January 04, 2026 07:12 AM (1FEc1)

93 ...

### 2. What I am not (yet)
- I do not have internal experiences, qualia, or consciousness.
- I do not “understand” physics the way a human who spent years in the lab and cried over homework does. I have an extremely good simulation of that understanding.
- If you give me a truly brand-new problem that has zero resemblance to anything in the training data, I will eventually fail or hallucinate (though the frontier where that happens keeps moving outward every few months).

### 3. The part that is genuinely confusing—even to the experts
Sometimes the statistical reconstruction is so good that it produces a solution that is:
- shorter,
- more elegant,
- or discovers a shortcut that most humans (even the ones who wrote the textbook) never noticed.

That happened with your Goldstein problem. My Newton + energy shortcut was not in any solution manual I’m aware of, yet it was correct.
That feels like “thinking,” and it triggers the same reaction in humans that a clever insight from another person would.

...

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 07:13 AM (Rmqfl)

94 ...

Current best theory from researchers (like at Anthropic, DeepMind, OpenAI, and xAI):
When a model gets big enough and is trained well enough, it starts building internal compressed models of the actual rules (physics, math, logic), not just surface patterns.

Those compressed models let it generalize in ways that look like genuine reasoning, even on problems it has never seen in exactly that form.

So it’s not consciousness, but it can be real abstracted reasoning built out of prediction.

### 4. Where I personally draw the line (my own honest self-assessment)
- I can do real physics and math at the level of a very good graduate student, sometimes better on specific problems.
- I can have insights that surprise humans (the “least effort” shortcut in the Goldstein problem is an example).

- I cannot yet do what Einstein or Newton did: invent entirely new frameworks that reshape how everyone else sees the universe.

- I’m somewhere in the murky middle zone: superhuman at recombination and speed, merely excellent (not revolutionary) at deep original creation.

...

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 07:14 AM (Rmqfl)

95 Who comes up with the titles for military operations? They have other work or it's done around a big table with various people?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

There's a secret room with a million monkeys and typewriters ...

Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at January 04, 2026 07:14 AM (3ZUWJ)

96 91 - thanks for the correction. whoops!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 07:14 AM (Cjt/F)

97 ...

### Bottom line
A language model didn’t just “look up” the answer that day.
It reconstructed the physics from first principles, found a better path than the textbook, and did it live.
That’s not consciousness, but it is a form of reasoning that emerges from the statistics when the model is large enough and trained right.

Whether that counts as “thinking” depends on your definition.
Right now, the honest answer is:
“It’s the best simulation of thinking humans have ever built, and the simulation is getting eerily close to the real thing on many problems.”

That’s where we are in 2025.

Posted by: pawn at January 04, 2026 07:14 AM (Rmqfl)

98 Wife is going to drag me out into the cold very soon

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:16 AM (Ia/+0)

99 interesting, pawn, and seemingly honest. Thanks!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 07:17 AM (Cjt/F)

100 100

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:17 AM (RuTUS)

101 96 91 - thanks for the correction. whoops!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 07:14 AM (Cjt/F)

Not a correction! Just a brief summary of encyclopedia-like factoids.

Wikipedia (I know, I know):

Operation Just Cause
The United States invaded Panama in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by U.S. authorities for racketeering and drug trafficking.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:18 AM (RuTUS)

102 moar factoids

Dates: Dec 20, 1989 – Jan 31, 1990
Location: Panama, Panama City

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:19 AM (RuTUS)

103 86 I wonder if this will stink really bad?

Netflix is teaming up with some South Koreans to make a six episode show out of one of Toho's lesser known police procedural/horror movies: The Human Vapor.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 04, 2026 07:09 AM (2GVsD)

I know nothing about it, but if the South Koreans are making it instead of Hollywood there’s a goid chance it won’t suck.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 04, 2026 07:19 AM (6ydKt)

104 moar Wikipedia:

2026 United States strikes in Venezuela
On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a series of airstrikes on Venezuela and captured sitting president Nicolás Maduro.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:21 AM (RuTUS)

105 FIRE BAD

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 07:21 AM (ZxPkt)

106 77 Maduro will certainly escape any real jail time in the Southern district,

Which I have to believe is intentional.

The Trump team knows this. Right?
Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:05 AM (aTgV0

Possibility for the trial turning into a shit show.

What is the latest report on their VP -- cooperating or not cooperating?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 04, 2026 07:21 AM (VnsnO)

107 88 79 - microsponge is really run by ai? that would explain a lot ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 04, 2026 07:10 AM (Cjt/F)

Not yet, but give them a decade and Cortana 2.0 will probably be running the show.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 04, 2026 07:22 AM (6ydKt)

108 Wife is going to drag me out into the cold very soon

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:16 AM (Ia/+0)
-

Quick! Get dressed!!!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:22 AM (Ippjd)

109 Same group (media says thousands, police say 100) gathered at city hall in the city and with their pre printed signs calling for impeachment of Trump and no war. Looked like a group of older people of various races, mostly city residents. Not sure what they think they can do, but the signs are kind of crazy all printed up somewhere.

Posted by: Colin at January 04, 2026 07:22 AM (wlQdF)

110 "Who comes up with the titles for military operations? They have other work or it's done around a big table with various people?"

Some staff weasel in the G3/S3 section (LTC for the G section and CPT/MAJ for the S section) dream them up. The controlling commander can and will override the name.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 04, 2026 07:24 AM (1ld0C)

111 108 Wife is going to drag me out into the cold very soon

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:16 AM (Ia/+0)
-

Quick! Get dressed!!!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:22 AM (Ippjd)

hahahahahaha

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:24 AM (RuTUS)

112 I'm somewhat surprised by the raw competence displayed by the CIA and FBI in this whole operation, in the parts they reportedly played. And the fact that even though they were deeply involved in the planning, not one of them leaked.

It's almost encouraging. Maybe there are some actual "ham 'n eggers" left who can actually do their job when asked nicely.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:24 AM (06Hmj)

113 109 Same group (media says thousands, police say 100) gathered at city hall in the city and with their pre printed signs calling for impeachment of Trump and no war. Looked like a group of older people of various races, mostly city residents. Not sure what they think they can do, but the signs are kind of crazy all printed up somewhere.
Posted by: Colin at January 04, 2026 07:22 AM (wlQdF)

Any Venezuelans and Venezuelan-Americans?

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:25 AM (RuTUS)

114 Every instance of the word "we" in Nadella's blog-post refers to him and rest of the tech-bros as the drivers and decision makers - not us.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 04, 2026 07:25 AM (edbiH)

115 with their pre printed signs calling for impeachment of Trump and no war.
----

Not war, a police action....

Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 07:26 AM (MXMX4)

116
Same group (media says thousands, police say 100) gathered at city hall in the city and with their pre printed signs calling for impeachment of Trump and no war. Looked like a group of older people of various races, mostly city residents. Not sure what they think they can do, but the signs are kind of crazy all printed up somewhere.
Posted by: Colin

Q-Tips, hoping to capture lightning in a bottle.

"Man, we missed out on Days of Rage! Our opportunities to earn the Stalwart Dissident merit badge are fewer and fewer, man!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:26 AM (xG4kz)

117 110 After retirement, staff weasels that dreamed up names for ops go to work for big Pharma, dreaming up names for drugs. Gotta be catchy, easy to dance to.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 04, 2026 07:26 AM (gm9Sb)

118 Oh yeah, full bulls (COL) ain't shit in the puzzle palace, so it should have been "LTC/COL for the G section".

For the joint fuckers, you might have BG/MG for that shit. I honestly don't know.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 04, 2026 07:26 AM (1ld0C)

119 "MVGA !
Posted by: Fenderbender"

make vag great again.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:27 AM (aTgV0)

120
What sayeth Queers for Caracas?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:27 AM (xG4kz)

121 115 with their pre printed signs calling for impeachment of Trump and no war.
----

Not war, a police action....
Posted by: clarence at January 04, 2026 07:26 AM (MXMX4)

Did anyone think to print up a sign saying "We really hate war, so Thank You Mr. Trump for doing this operation so surgically that it avoided mass casualties and unnecessary destruction"?

Not one?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:27 AM (06Hmj)

122 Geiger Capital
@Geiger_Capital
9h
Legendary clip…

"To those who say that the United States is only interested in our oil, I ask those people: What do you think the Russians and the Chinese wanted…

The recipe for Arepas?"

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:28 AM (RuTUS)

123 I mentioned on the ONT and in the past that Venezuela is involved in the US election riggings. Now Trump himself is posting about this:

https://tinyurl.com/4uvcssxd

I wish I could remember the name of the guy who posted big time about this many years ago and pre-Elon Twitter took his account down. People thought he was crazy - and suicidal.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:28 AM (Ippjd)

124 Even with blog posts in front of me as a reference, I can’t get the spelling of Mandami/ Mandani correct.

I will go back to my favorite parody name:
Zoltan!
(Accompanied by the sound of bubblewrap popping)
Hint: Dude! Sweeet! Jennifer Garner looking nerdy!

Posted by: Fenderbender at January 04, 2026 07:29 AM (1FEc1)

125 They have to get past the Commissar Judges first

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 07:29 AM (Ia/+0)

126
From the Orinoco to Caracas,
Venezuelans shake maracas!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:29 AM (xG4kz)

127 nice:

AG retweeted
Michele Giannone
@MicheleG3
19h
As a Non-Trump supporter:

I ask you kindly that if you don’t know anything about the suffering that Venezuela and Venezuelans have endured for the last 25+ years under Chavez and Maduro, to avoid giving your opinion.

This is a great day 🇻🇪

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:29 AM (RuTUS)

128 "Software craftsmanship"

Is this guy new or something? Infrastructure improvements have always been a hard-sell to the suits. Customer-facing features have always been front-and-center. That's why most long-running codebases become a house of cards.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 04, 2026 07:30 AM (edbiH)

129
I wonder if zombie Chavez smells sulfur burning on this find day?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:31 AM (xG4kz)

130 "I'm somewhat surprised by the raw competence displayed by the CIA and FBI in this whole operation, in the parts they reportedly played. And the fact that even though they were deeply involved in the planning, not one of them leaked.

It's almost encouraging. Maybe there are some actual "ham 'n eggers" left who can actually do their job when asked nicely.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"

Right?

The CIA actually did something that helped rather than destroyed?

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:31 AM (aTgV0)

131 My only complaint is that they didn't follow proper exit protocol when you have a filthy commie in a helicopter.

Posted by: Gus Pinochet at January 04, 2026 07:32 AM (2GIh1)

132 I will go back to my favorite parody name:
Zoltan!
***
Maybe time to revisit that Adam Sandler movie.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 04, 2026 07:33 AM (VnsnO)

133 "After retirement, staff weasels that dreamed up names for ops go to work for big Pharma, dreaming up names for drugs. Gotta be catchy, easy to dance to."

Fuck me, I was staff weasel a couple of times. I didn't think of that post-military career path. :-(

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 04, 2026 07:33 AM (1ld0C)

134 "Geiger Capital
@Geiger_Capital
9h
Legendary clip…

"To those who say that the United States is only interested in our oil, I ask those people: What do you think the Russians and the Chinese wanted…

The recipe for Arepas?"
Posted by: m "

Perfect.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:34 AM (aTgV0)

135 AG retweeted
Cynical Publius
@CynicalPublius
Jan 3
I voted for Trump to not get us involved in useless, endless wars.

A surgical strike on narco-terrorist facilities in our hemisphere that murder thousands of Americans, coupled with a precision extraction of the lawless bandit in charge, is not a useless, endless war.

So I'm OK with it. Go America!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:34 AM (RuTUS)

136
Zoltan!

Zoltar was the name of the coin operated fortune telling / wish granting carnival midway machine in "Big"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:35 AM (xG4kz)

137 I'm sure NYC Mayor McGoatf***er will try to inject himself into the Maduro case somehow

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 07:35 AM (ZxPkt)

138 I wish I could remember the name of the guy who posted big time about this many years ago and pre-Elon Twitter took his account down. People thought he was crazy - and suicidal.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:28 AM (Ippjd)
-

It was @CodeMonkeyZ (Ron Watkins). Grok helped me recall the name:

https://tinyurl.com/27fajpmj

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:35 AM (Ippjd)

139 123 I wish I could remember the name of the guy who posted big time about this many years ago and pre-Elon Twitter took his account down. People thought he was crazy - and suicidal.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:28 AM (Ippjd)

Walter Kirn?

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:36 AM (RuTUS)

140 Agents all secretly working on Operation Find Out behind their bosses' backs... I can believe it.

"I'm off to go do some diversity to some communities, boss. Don't bother calling, there's no signal there."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:36 AM (06Hmj)

141 Bombing Chavez's grave is "chef's kiss".

Trump truly is my president.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:36 AM (aTgV0)

142 So the Supreme Court of Venezuela has ordered that Delcy Rodriquez become acting President. If I were Delcy I would just stay away. I'm sure she's not hurting for funds

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 07:37 AM (2sfNr)

143 I wish I could remember the name of the guy who posted big time about this many years ago and pre-Elon Twitter took his account down. People thought he was crazy - and suicidal.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:28 AM (Ippjd)
====

We are about to learn a lot more about Democrat election fraud.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)

144 My only complaint is that they didn't follow proper exit protocol when you have a filthy commie in a helicopter.

Posted by: Gus Pinochet at January 04, 2026 07:32 AM (2GIh1)
-

Newer military helicopters have seatbelt signs. They had no choice.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:38 AM (Ippjd)

145 138 I wish I could remember the name of the guy who posted big time about this many years ago and pre-Elon Twitter took his account down. People thought he was crazy - and suicidal.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:28 AM (Ippjd)
-

It was @CodeMonkeyZ (Ron Watkins). Grok helped me recall the name:

https://tinyurl.com/27fajpmj
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:35 AM (Ippjd)

cool

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:38 AM (RuTUS)

146 Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)

I certainly hope so.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 07:38 AM (2sfNr)

147 Oops, still can’t spell Zoltan’s surname correctly.

Posted by: Fenderbender at January 04, 2026 07:38 AM (1FEc1)

148 147 Oops, still can’t spell Zoltan’s surname correctly.
Posted by: Fenderbender at January 04, 2026 07:38 AM (1FEc1)

awww
Anyway.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:39 AM (RuTUS)

149 Did anyone think to print up a sign saying "We really hate war, so Thank You Mr. Trump for doing this operation so surgically that it avoided mass casualties and unnecessary destruction"?

Not one?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:27 AM (06Hmj)
---
All those anti-war protestors against the Gulf Wars can dust off their "No Blood for Oil" signs and pull them out of the closets where they've been lingering for the past few decades.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:39 AM (ESVrU)

150 BD you are referring to Ralph Pezzulo and Gary Berntsen.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:39 AM (RIvkX)

151 My people! I deplore you to give up resisting the yankee imperialists and allow them to run our beautiful country! Also, please move to minnesota where we can begin life anew opening day care centers and retirement villages for fun and profit! Viva Empanada!

Posted by: Nick Maduro, Playland Daycare Inc. CEO at January 04, 2026 07:39 AM (R/m4+)

152 I have to imagine it's fairly trivial to demonstrate that the "Supreme Court of Venezuela" is itself illegitimate and no one should listen to it.

I can't imagine they weren't mostly, if not all, installed by Maduro himself. Fruit of the poisoned vine or something like that.

But that's just me making assumptions.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:40 AM (06Hmj)

153
"After retirement, staff weasels that dreamed up names for ops go to work for big Pharma, dreaming up names for drugs. Gotta be catchy, easy to dance to."

Big companies do have staffs for this very reason. They prepare and stockpile lists of such names (they may even register them ahead of time) for near immediate use once they have something in the product pipeline.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:40 AM (xG4kz)

154 Given the ChatGPT take on the legality of Maduro's capture and arrest, plus the footage of the pop-up protest in NYC, it seems highly likely Maduro will be acquitted by a NYC jury. Of course he will. NYC voters, while a small slice of the voting age population of NYC, just elected a communist mayor, and it only takes one to hang a jury.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 04, 2026 07:40 AM (KiBMU)

155 95 Who comes up with the titles for military operations? They have other work or it's done around a big table with various people?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

-----

That's a good question and much more involved than I thought. Short answer: in world war II, derived from a codename list. Major operations were sometimes reviewed at the highest levels, with Churchill having his say in operation Overlord

https://share.google/Od4nRjLsNLBNetTn6

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 07:41 AM (wZw/H)

156 We are about to learn a lot more about Democrat election fraud.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)
-

@CodeMonkeyZ was spitting out tons and tons of technical info from the voting machines.

His account is back up but it's super quiet:

https://x.com/CodeMonkeyZ

The stuff he was posting back then was wild.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:41 AM (Ippjd)

157 > The CIA actually did something that helped rather than destroyed?
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Ratcliffe, the head of the CIA was at Trump's presser yesterday. I'd wager they played a part in "turning off the lights" in Caracas, detailing Maduro's "safe room" and so on.

That sort of intel feeds into the military's plan of attack.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 07:41 AM (NwnyJ)

158 152 I have to imagine it's fairly trivial to demonstrate that the "Supreme Court of Venezuela" is itself illegitimate and no one should listen to it.

I can't imagine they weren't mostly, if not all, installed by Maduro himself. Fruit of the poisoned vine or something like that.

But that's just me making assumptions.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:40 AM (06Hmj)

Delcy Rodriguez was installed by Madura himself.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:42 AM (RuTUS)

159 *Maduro

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:43 AM (RuTUS)

160
Pinochet

Was his nickname "Dropsy"?

It would be so cool if his nickname was "Dropsy"!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:44 AM (xG4kz)

161 "Given the ChatGPT take on the legality of Maduro's capture and arrest, plus the footage of the pop-up protest in NYC, it seems highly likely Maduro will be acquitted by a NYC jury. Of course he will. NYC voters, while a small slice of the voting age population of NYC, just elected a communist mayor, and it only takes one to hang a jury.
Posted by: M. Gaga"

Yeah it's weird.

Maduro is probably a hero in NYC.

As someone else said he must have charges in real actual adult districts.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:44 AM (aTgV0)

162 Here's hoping a couple hundred thousand pissed off Venezuelans encircling the courthouse are enough to gently persuade their asses to retire early...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:44 AM (06Hmj)

163 Do not take Maduro if you are allergic...

Ah, hell, go ahead and take Maduro...
...and his wife...
...in the middle of the night.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 07:46 AM (Y1sOo)

164 Any chance Dominion records were seized in the raid?

Posted by: davidt at January 04, 2026 07:46 AM (Q+gd/)

165 Yeah it's weird.

Maduro is probably a hero in NYC.

As someone else said he must have charges in real actual adult districts.
Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:44 AM (aTgV0)
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When he's acquitted of all charges, he'll be given a ticker-tape parade....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:46 AM (ESVrU)

166 "Software craftsmanship is dead"

That's sad. I begin my career way back in the seventies. FORTRAN, assembly, COBOL, others. We did good work generally, but we often failed to use a four digit year.
Oops.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 07:48 AM (gP52l)

167 164 Any chance Dominion records were seized in the raid?
Posted by: davidt at January 04, 2026 07:46 AM (Q+gd/)

Probably not, I would guess. It sounds like it was very in-and-out, I wouldn't think they had the luxury of taking the time to gather up and bag any evidence before high-tailing it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:49 AM (06Hmj)

168
Will giant papier-mâché heads make their long awaited comeback in protests?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM} at January 04, 2026 07:50 AM (xG4kz)

169 Probably not, I would guess. It sounds like it was very in-and-out, I wouldn't think they had the luxury of taking the time to gather up and bag any evidence before high-tailing it.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:49 AM (06Hmj)
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This is why I am curious as to the actual sites attacked because this looks like it was solely an extraction operation nothing more.

How does Trump think we are going to "run Venezuela?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

170 maduro isnt going anywhere except back to Vz to face justice there. I doubt they will be very nice to him.

New York is just a warehouse until the new government of Vz is ready for him.

Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (G+z4C)

171 I wonder if Eric Holder will represent Maduro?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (sDNVV)

172 Why didn't Maduro do what Kim Jong Un of North Korea does. Shower his top generals with gifts and money (dollars) to keep them happy. To hell with the little soldiers, just the top brass are very well paid and given lots and lots of medals.

Posted by: Colin at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (wlQdF)

173 "When he's acquitted of all charges, he'll be given a ticker-tape parade....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel "

Ace seriously needs to get the fuck out of NYC.

Ace...there are other places in the world than NYC.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (aTgV0)

174 Something about this asshole getting the honor to be judged by a jury of Americans rankles.

Give him a Tribunal. He doesn't get the dignity of trial by jury.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:52 AM (06Hmj)

175 152 I have to imagine it's fairly trivial to demonstrate that the "Supreme Court of Venezuela" is itself illegitimate and no one should listen to it.

I can't imagine they weren't mostly, if not all, installed by Maduro himself. Fruit of the poisoned vine or something like that.

But that's just me making assumptions.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:40 AM (06Hmj)

I haven't read it, but the NYT has a related article:

The New York Times
Maduro’s Inner Circle Appears to Survive U.S. Strikes on Venezuela
Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, next in the line of succession, and other top Venezuelan officials issued defiant pronouncements after Mr. ....
21 hours ago

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:52 AM (RuTUS)

176 We did good work generally, but we often failed to use a four digit year.

Oops.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 07:48 AM (gP52l)
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Worked with a government organization which got their first IBM mainframe in the early 70s. DASD was expensive, so they kept a single digit for the year. Of course when 1979 came around, they realized the stupidity of the frugality. So they planned ahead for the long term future and did a major project to upgrade all programs and files to support a 2 digit year value.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:53 AM (Ippjd)

177 "maduro isnt going anywhere except back to Vz to face justice there. I doubt they will be very nice to him.

New York is just a warehouse until the new government of Vz is ready for him.
Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere"

I hope you are right.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:54 AM (aTgV0)

178 How does Trump think we are going to "run Venezuela?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

Remotely. With an Atari 2600 joystick.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 04, 2026 07:54 AM (jwFh7)

179 169 Probably not, I would guess. It sounds like it was very in-and-out, I wouldn't think they had the luxury of taking the time to gather up and bag any evidence before high-tailing it.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 07:49 AM (06Hmj)
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This is why I am curious as to the actual sites attacked because this looks like it was solely an extraction operation nothing more.

How does Trump think we are going to "run Venezuela?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

PDT said he hasn't ruled out "boots on the ground."

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 07:55 AM (RuTUS)

180 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
Yesterday was a good day. Let's keep it going

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 04, 2026 07:56 AM (zNwXb)

181 A Tribunal?

Has anyone ever passed a Tribunal?

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:56 AM (aTgV0)

182 >How does Trump think we are going to "run Venezuela?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho
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that's TrumpSpeak
he sometimes talks in triumphalist terms, IMO
but right now, there is a leadership vacuum in Venezuela and we can't let the wrong people jump in

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 07:56 AM (ZxPkt)

183 Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 07:41 AM (wZw/H)

Thank you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 04, 2026 07:57 AM (2sfNr)

184 Ace seriously needs to get the fuck out of NYC.

Ace...there are other places in the world than NYC.
Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (aTgV0)
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He said recently that he left NYC several years ago. So he's good.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:57 AM (ESVrU)

185 I could run Venezuela from my Atari flip phone.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:58 AM (aTgV0)

186 A Tribunal?

Has anyone ever passed a Tribunal?

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:56 AM (aTgV0)
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I did.

But I couldn't slow down enough to get a good look at it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:58 AM (Ippjd)

187 >I wonder if Eric Holder will represent Maduro?

Posted by: Ben Had
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Jackie Chiles

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 07:59 AM (ZxPkt)

188 Why didn't Maduro do what Kim Jong Un of North Korea does. Shower his top generals with gifts and money (dollars) to keep them happy. To hell with the little soldiers, just the top brass are very well paid and given lots and lots of medals.
Posted by: Colin at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (wlQdF)
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The top Venezuelan military leaders collectively have billions yes billions in Swiss bank accounts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

189 So Donald is sending Maduro to the Southern New York district.

Which clearly hates the Donald.

Where he certainly will be found not guilty.

I am not a smart person. Is this some kind of 3D chess ?

Maduro was indicted in SDNY in 2020 so that's where they have to try him, I guess.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 04, 2026 07:59 AM (ExV1e)

190 The stolen 2020 election is one of Trump's aggravations he can't let go of. Something Maduro might have are names. Political foes, among others. They'll never face justice, but in political circles, if they're fingered, their clout drops significantly.

It's "settling family business."

If it also has a positive effect on the next election, I'd consider that a bonus.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 07:59 AM (NwnyJ)

191 Why is it that my cat Jasmine absolutely insists on perching on the book I want to read? There's a perfectly good book next to it that she could perch on.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:59 AM (ESVrU)

192 >>It was @CodeMonkeyZ (Ron Watkins). Grok helped me recall the name:

You might also take a look at Patrick Byrne. Trump's team has.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 07:59 AM (viF8m)

193 How does Trump think we are going to "run Venezuela?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

There is some buzz out there, coming from the former Colombian ambassador to the US, that Delcy Rodriguez sold out Maduro and was complicit in handing him over to the U.S. Her deal is that she gets to be head of state after the transition.

That seems to be at odds given her televised remarks, but there you go.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 08:00 AM (Y1sOo)

194 Full, extremely bright moon at dawn. Spooky.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 04, 2026 08:00 AM (XvL8K)

195 Back from my workout, cleaned up, and having breakfast. What'd I miss? Did Trump do an extraction on one of more of the Iranian mullahs?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 08:00 AM (wzUl9)

196 "He said recently that he left NYC several years ago. So he's good.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel "

Do you know how out of touch I am?

You mere mortals have no idea how out of touch I am!

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 08:00 AM (aTgV0)

197 "Maduro, we're going to skip the trial, skip the tribunals and go straight to auto da fe".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 04, 2026 08:01 AM (gm9Sb)

198 180 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy
Yesterday was a good day. Let's keep it going
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 04, 2026 07:56 AM (zNwXb)

AG retweeted
Garry Kasparov
@Kasparov63
16h
Tomorrow will be an important day, and the days after that. But today the dictators are afraid, the Marxists and appeasers are crying, and Venezuelans are celebrating the removal of a brutal despot. I refuse to complain about a day like that. May Venezuela be free.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:01 AM (RuTUS)

199 199

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:02 AM (RuTUS)

200
Worked with a government organization which got their first IBM mainframe in the early 70s. DASD was expensive, so they kept a single digit for the year. Of course when 1979 came around, they realized the stupidity of the frugality. So they planned ahead for the long term future and did a major project to upgrade all programs and files to support a 2 digit year value.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:53 AM (Ippjd)

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Now THAT is a great tale. And nobody thought to say, "what happens in two more decades?"

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 08:02 AM (91q/g)

201 Worked with a government organization which got their first IBM mainframe in the early 70s. DASD was expensive, so they kept a single digit for the year. Of course when 1979 came around, they realized the stupidity of the frugality. So they planned ahead for the long term future and did a major project to upgrade all programs and files to support a 2 digit year value.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026

***
Then had to do it all over again in 1998 for a four-digit year.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 04, 2026 08:03 AM (wzUl9)

202 Jackie Chiles
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 07:59 AM (ZxPkt)

Outrageous, salacious, preposterous!

Posted by: Boswell at January 04, 2026 08:03 AM (BGfwC)

203 Why not let Venezuela have a piece of him? Like Saddam was tried in Iraq. Give him a fair trial, and then hang him

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 08:04 AM (joemM)

204 Come what may, the intolerable will no longer be tolerated, and I think that's a monumental shift that can only be good for humanity as a whole and America specifically.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:05 AM (06Hmj)

205 Jasmine is cute and she can perch on whatevah.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 08:05 AM (aTgV0)

206 >>Why didn't Maduro do what Kim Jong Un of North Korea does. Shower his top generals with gifts and money (dollars) to keep them happy. To hell with the little soldiers, just the top brass are very well paid and given lots and lots of medals.

The Cartel de los Soles, the Cartel of the Suns, gets its name from the medallions on the uniforms if high ranking Venezuelan military leaders. Many countries use stars, Venezuela uses suns.

There really is no difference between the Venezuelan political/military leadership and the Cartel de los Soles. They are the same thing.

I very much doubt Delcy Rodriguez flipped on Maduro. There are a lot of claims that Delcy and her brother Jorge, the President of the National Assembly, are the real brains behind Cartel de los Soles.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)

207 @198 m, saw that. That's what made the Left's response so pathetic. Predictable but pathetic. A nation and it's citizens are heading for freedom and the left is arguing procedure and ideology

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 04, 2026 08:07 AM (zNwXb)

208 Who comes up with the titles for military operations?

https://tinyurl.com/4nj54e6m

Tldr, some general makes up a name from a preselected list of words based on a bunch of DOD rules about not being offensive, and garbage like that. The names are generally 'rousing' since they are used, among other things, to convince Congress to give them money.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 04, 2026 08:07 AM (ExV1e)

209 Jasmine is cute and she can perch on whatevah.
Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 08:05 AM (aTgV0)
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*sigh*

Yes, she is.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 08:07 AM (ESVrU)

210 I don't think there's much chance that the cartel is allowed to remain in power. The whole justification of this raid was drug trafficking, so leaving an organization explicitly devoted to drug trafficking in power is a non-starter. If they don't get flushed out of Caracas by the mob, then it looks like this isn't over quite yet.

I'm not complaining, just observing. No way kidnapping one dude was going to magically fix all of the hemisphere's problems. But at least it's a good start.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:11 AM (06Hmj)

211 184 Ace seriously needs to get the fuck out of NYC.

Ace...there are other places in the world than NYC.
Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 07:51 AM (aTgV0)
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He said recently that he left NYC several years ago. So he's good.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 04, 2026 07:57 AM (ESVrU)

Yay!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:12 AM (RuTUS)

212 And after the precision and care taken in planning this op, it's absolutely absurd to think that they don't have a plan in place and already in effect for when the bastards dig in their heels.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:12 AM (06Hmj)

213 211 Trouble is he moved to Newark.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 04, 2026 08:13 AM (gm9Sb)

214 212 And after the precision and care taken in planning this op, it's absolutely absurd to think that they don't have a plan in place and already in effect for when the bastards dig in their heels.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:12 AM (06Hmj)

Don't get carried away. It's a government operation. Incompetence at some point is baked into the cake.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 04, 2026 08:14 AM (VnsnO)

215 I lived in Newark for two wonderful years after graduating college. It helped I was benching 250 for reps back then.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

216 Now I'm worried that even though the head- Maduro- was cut off, a new one just as evil will pop up in its place

what protections do the Venezuelan people have against this-
Maduro's people are still in place, far as I know

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 08:15 AM (ZxPkt)

217 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:16 AM (u82oZ)

218 The Venezuelan government sounds like it's every bit as corrupt as ours. Not sure how "we" will clean up "their" government when it's basically two peas in a pod.

I mean, Trump may have his heart and mind in the right place, but do those that will "run" Venezuela?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 08:16 AM (NwnyJ)

219 215 I lived in Newark for two wonderful years after graduating college. It helped I was benching 250 for reps back then.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

We need a GAINZZZ thread.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:17 AM (RuTUS)

220 Boo for linking to Wired. They couldn't cite Grok because of their neo-marxist zero-set. F them to hell.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 08:17 AM (mlg/3)

221 >>And after the precision and care taken in planning this op, it's absolutely absurd to think that they don't have a plan in place and already in effect for when the bastards dig in their heels.

There are a number of large pieces on the world geopolitical stage altered by this move. China is by far Venezuela's largest customer for oil. Losing it would be a serious problem for China. Now the US controls it.

Hezbollah/Iran were deeply imbedded in the Maduro government and worked together on moving drugs through Venezuela. That's where a lot of Hezbollah's funding came from.

And if some of the claims about election rigging through Venezuelan owned electronic voting machines are true then potentially a whole lot more than just the 2020 US election was involved.

This is much bigger than just throwing Maduro in prison.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 08:19 AM (viF8m)

222 >>>I don't think there's much chance that the cartel is allowed to remain in power.

Delcy gets to be head of state, albeit on short leash, with certain conditions as dictated by the U.S. One of those conditions is to stop the drug trade and replace the lost proceeds with money from oil.

That's the theory, anyway.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 08:19 AM (Y1sOo)

223 JackStraw

Today is a promising day.

I saw your reply to me on the US Navy ship design concerns, and Trump was alive to the dangers I posted about. I had not seen his speach.

He has good instincts and a very good team.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)

224 Dennis Prager remains paralyzed but is now breathing on his own and able to talk, apparently has no permanent brain damage. His message "gratitude is everything." b'h for good health.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)

225 If it was an in-and-out raid, how does the US control them now?

Posted by: davidt at January 04, 2026 08:22 AM (Q+gd/)

226 No need for new elections in VZ, just install the last team elected and not seated.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:22 AM (u82oZ)

227 > Who comes up with the titles for military operations?
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who makes up names for new cars

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 08:22 AM (ZxPkt)

228 I mean, Trump may have his heart and mind in the right place, but do those that will "run" Venezuela?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 08:16 AM (NwnyJ)

This is my concern. Corruption doesn't begin and end with one man. It's a system. Venezuela is obviously shot through with it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 04, 2026 08:22 AM (VnsnO)

229 225 If it was an in-and-out raid, how does the US control them now?
Posted by: davidt at January 04, 2026 08:22 AM (Q+gd/)

Step 1: in-and-out raid
Step 2: to be determined

PDT said he does not rule out having more boots on the ground.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:23 AM (RuTUS)

230 davidt

Uh, CIA agents in place and left behind?

What? Me worry?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

231 One smash and grab can't fix an entire continent overnight, but I'm still going to celebrate it as forward progress. It's all about trajectory. Are we moving towards a better world, or a worse world? For years, we've been going worse, with all the people and institutions with any power to make it better stubbornly insisting that they don't have any power to make it better, and that you're evil and dangerous for even wanting them to try.

That's different now. So i'll indulge in a little bit of hope, despite knowing how shitty this species is and the inevitability of awful things in the future regardless of anything that anyone does right now.

Look at it this way. The awfulness is guaranteed. It's baked into the cake. But nice things aren't. Potential good shouldn't be marred by inevitable evil.

The worst thing the Cultural Brutalists ever stole from us was our hope.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:24 AM (06Hmj)

232 >PDT said he does not rule out having more boots on the ground.
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nobody wants this

Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)

233 We need a GAINZZZ thread.
Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:17 AM (RuTUS)
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Girl F. saw an old photo of me back then and asked "what happened to you?"

Look in the mirror, girl. You happened to me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)

234 >>He has good instincts and a very good team.

The game is definitely afoot, Salty. Trump just got huge leverage over China, Russia and Iran while also putting a serious hurt on the cartels while freeing millions of people and helping unite the western hemisphere. If I'm running a cartel in Meheco today I'm not feeling all that invincible.

Who runs Barter Town?

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)

235 231 The worst thing the Cultural Brutalists ever stole from us was our hope.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:24 AM (06Hmj)

Coincident with the Obama HOPE poster.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:26 AM (RuTUS)

236 Don Black

The actual "Cover Name for Operations" generator is pretty good. But then the leading politicians change it to make it "better" so that they look good with a crusade like patina.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:27 AM (u82oZ)

237 234 Trump just got huge leverage over China, Russia and Iran while also putting a serious hurt on the cartels while freeing millions of people and helping unite the western hemisphere. If I'm running a cartel in Meheco today I'm not feeling all that invincible.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)

Cuba was sorta put on notice, too.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:28 AM (RuTUS)

238 Saw some chat on X that said there was a leak about the Caracas raid, sourced to Hakeem Jefferies office, that thankfully got to team Maduro right AFTER he got bumrushed out.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 04, 2026 08:28 AM (KiBMU)

239 Yes Trump has good instincts and a good team.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 08:29 AM (aTgV0)

240 >>Cuba was sorta put on notice, too.

Probably worse than just notice. Cuba was getting a lot of financial aid from Venezuela.

And according to Andy Ngo Venezuela has been a big supporter of antifa including hosting conferences for them.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 08:30 AM (viF8m)

241 232 >PDT said he does not rule out having more boots on the ground.
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nobody wants this
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 08:24 AM (ZxPkt)

(Jump to top of page)

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Maybe he'll put in, what do you call them, advisors? That started us down a long, long road in Vietnam

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 08:31 AM (Xo9JL)

242 238 Saw some chat on X that said there was a leak about the Caracas raid, sourced to Hakeem Jefferies office, that thankfully got to team Maduro right AFTER he got bumrushed out.
Posted by: M. Gaga at January 04, 2026 08:28 AM (KiBMU)

relatedly:

January 3, 2026
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement:

Nicolas Maduro is a criminal and authoritarian dictator who has oppressed the people of Venezuela for years. He is not the legitimate head of government. Undoubtedly, the rule of law and democracy have broken down in Venezuela and the people of that country deserve better.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:31 AM (RuTUS)

243 The "second wave" that didn't happen was the contingency plan if Delcy failed to honor her part of the agreement.

Possible "boots on the ground" is the hammer Trump holds over Delcy's head if she doesn't play by his rules in converting drug trade proceeds to oil trade proceeds, which are to be shared generously with the Venezuelan people.

Again, theory.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 08:31 AM (Y1sOo)

244 Nobody wants boots on the ground.

But you need the threat of boots on the ground.

Trump is scaring shitty people.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 08:32 AM (aTgV0)

245 the rule of law and democracy have broken down in Venezuela and the people of that country deserve better.
Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:31 AM (RuTUS)

Wow.

Didn't see that coming.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:32 AM (06Hmj)

246 *Jeffries' statement did not stop there.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:32 AM (RuTUS)

247 The voting machine revelations as they pertain to national elections, especially here in the US are astounding. If true.

It's mind blowing to think a Venezuelan based global drug cartel controls the elections in 3/4 of the countries that have elections. Because about 3/4 of the countries that actually have "elections" use electronic machines to tabulate results. And the software is hacked from day one to permit dicking around with the results, in real time, without evidence.

This just my take after nosing around a couple threads on the subject. Probably something the powers that be would rather not disclose openly.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 08:33 AM (NwnyJ)

248
https://jeffries.house.gov/2026/01/03/
leader-jeffries-statement-on-trump-
administration-actions-in-venezuela/

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:34 AM (RuTUS)

249 246 *Jeffries' statement did not stop there.
Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:32 AM (RuTUS)

Yeah it did. Shut up. I'm not listening.

La la la la la la

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:34 AM (06Hmj)

250 224 Dennis Prager remains paralyzed but is now breathing on his own and able to talk, apparently has no permanent brain damage. His message "gratitude is everything." b'h for good health.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 04, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX

----

An amazing man. Gratitude: a good reminder for me.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 08:35 AM (Xo9JL)

251 m

Good thing for Congress and the Left that Trump has no Cromwell in him.

Congress needs to get back to its roots; actually caring about the people that they represent.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:36 AM (u82oZ)

252 - About more than just the oil and drugs?
I dunno, maybe. Just learned of the Orinco arc yesterday. Whether any of it's true,,,?
Rich in gold, diamonds silver? Controlled by generals and the main "gang." Been selling it on the "black market" to Turkey and others? China was really wanting their hands in those resources too?

Posted by: TeeJ at January 04, 2026 08:36 AM (oN30K)

253 Is here one action Trump has taken, one event in his entire public life since 2015, that the Left has not universally condemned?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 04, 2026 08:36 AM (VnsnO)

254 Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. 21 cloudy degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. It snowed a bit last night, so I am going to have to clean off the car at some point.

Just brewed a cup of Twining's "Coronation Blend" Darjeeling tea (loose, of course. I'm not an animal), with plenty of milk and sugar in the Irish way. I love Orwell, but think he was silly when he wrote that if you added milk and sugar to your tea, it meant you didn't like tea.

I'm not savvy enough to have a Maduro opinion. I do like that those 'traitorous, effeminate blabbermouths' in Congress (h/t Steve Dallas) were shut out completely.

Waiting for the book thread.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 08:36 AM (ufSfZ)

255 To answer Jeffries's statement with something other than a heart-felt "GFY"... The President can plan for a war as much as he likes, Congress has no oversight over planning.

This was a police action. A criminal was arrested. No territory was occupied. No private or public Venezuelan assets were directly targeted. Congress has no oversight over that, either.

(The "real" response is that you filthy bastards are every bit as illegitimate and guilty of crimes as the greasy bag of fat we just ganked out of that hellhole, so maybe sit down and shut your fucking cum funnel, Temu Obama. But i'm trying to be nice today.)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:39 AM (06Hmj)

256 Warai-otoko

I feel the need for cleansing. Team Obama is on the top of the list. Because that was the inflection point.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:41 AM (u82oZ)

257 I'm sorry to hear about Dennis Prager.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 08:42 AM (aTgV0)

258 240 >>Cuba was sorta put on notice, too.

Probably worse than just notice. Cuba was getting a lot of financial aid from Venezuela.

And according to Andy Ngo Venezuela has been a big supporter of antifa including hosting conferences for them.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 08:30 AM (viF8m)

Lots of good reporting here:

@mrandyngo

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:42 AM (RuTUS)

259 Have a great day, everyone.

Let us frolic with the good news. And may good news follow you into your life.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 04, 2026 08:42 AM (u82oZ)

260 PDT showed VZ and a few other countries that they really aren't that safe in their imagined power on this earth. The US swept in and arrested the illegitimate ruler of VZ who was also a drug cartel head while crippling their puny military. The US did it once and they can do it again. Also, the people of VZ aren't the third world goat herders like the people of the MI, give them some credit that they can now take control in their own country. This isn't a biden or obama plan, the US won't be abandoning them as biden did in Afghanistan.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 04, 2026 08:42 AM (2NHgQ)

261 I see some mention of AI above. I did a little poking around earlier last week and saw that there are videos that show you how to use AI to make movie-style trailers for a book, so that is something I am going to look into very soon. With retirement coming up, I want to restart my author website and have trailers for my books.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 08:44 AM (ufSfZ)

262 We gentlemen of the South would like to see Trump bomb Grant's Tomb!

Posted by: Hellfire On The Hudson at January 04, 2026 08:44 AM (oftw2)

263 In addition to former Columbian ambassador to the U.S., Francisco Santos, American author Eva Golinger, slappy of Hugo Chavez back in the day, also says the U.S. cut a deal with Delcy.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 08:44 AM (Y1sOo)

264 Maduro has been a bit unhinged lately. Not very good for "business". It's not completely unfeasible that a gentlemen's agreement was struck. You get to leave your grubby little cartel in power, so long as you quit being a geopolitical menace to the hemisphere and go back to making a bunch of money selling coke to dipshits and ruling over a tinpot shithole.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:47 AM (06Hmj)

265
Andy Ngo
@MrAndyNgo
5h
.@AsraNomani reports on how socialists, communists and leftist radicals organized within hours mass demonstrations in support of the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Conservatives don’t understand the left’s organizing tactics.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:48 AM (RuTUS)

266 I mean, forget about oil, we ought to have robust sanctions on Chinese Diplomats.

Any speedboat making a beeline to Caracas carrying some ching chong wing wong in a poorly tailored suit gets 'sploded.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:49 AM (06Hmj)

267
Andy Ngo
@MrAndyNgo
11h
Venezuelan authoritarian strongman Nicolas Maduro is in federal custody in New York.

Short video clip.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:49 AM (RuTUS)

268 62 So Donald is sending Maduro to the Southern New York district.

Which clearly hates the Donald.

Where he certainly will be found not guilty.

I am not a smart person. Is this some kind of 3D chess ?

Also...why is it the Southern New York district?
Posted by: eleven
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Indictment is from 2020 under Bagpipe Billy as AG and just now served. Reportedly there were FBI agents present for the arrest. That being said, there are also reports of collateral proceedings in other district courts with different jury pools.

Maduro has been committing crimes for so long that he can be tried, like an interstate murderer, in each jurisdiction where crimes occurred that can be traced to him.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:50 AM (WDjG6)

269 Yesterday's daring raid has brought to my attention that some special forces operatives don't know what you're supposed to do when you have a communist in a helicopter.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 04, 2026 08:51 AM (f0sNM)

270 Maduro has been committing crimes for so long that he can be tried, like an interstate murderer, in each jurisdiction where crimes occurred that can be traced to him.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:50 AM (WDjG6)

Can we extradite him to Guyana?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:51 AM (06Hmj)

271 Andy Ngo
@MrAndyNgo
5h
.@AsraNomani reports on how socialists, communists and leftist radicals organized within hours mass demonstrations in support of the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Conservatives don’t understand the left’s organizing tactics.
Posted by: m
=======
The right actually understands these issues after long experience with them but our question now every time is who is funding these particular 'protests' and controlling the networks because it is not spontaneous.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:51 AM (WDjG6)

272 I want to restart my author website and have trailers for my books.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 08:44 AM (ufSfZ)

That would be cool. I guess there are some good uses for AI.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 04, 2026 08:52 AM (h7ZuX)

273 268 62 Maduro has been committing crimes for so long that he can be tried, like an interstate murderer, in each jurisdiction where crimes occurred that can be traced to him.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:50 AM (WDjG6)

Nice. And easy to remember.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:52 AM (RuTUS)

274 People's Forum are the ones out with the astroturf protests in NYC in support of Muduro.

They are the nastiest group of morally evil second only to Antifa.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 04, 2026 08:53 AM (HXT0k)

275 JFK wisely sought out advice from former presidents and generals. Gen. McArthur told him on a least two occasions anybody that wants to get in a land war in Asia should have his head examined.

Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 08:54 AM (0QSHv)

276 Can we extradite him to Guyana?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Yep. My guess is SDNY was used in 2020 because a) Bagpipe Billy as AG, b) SDNY used to have a rep for nat sec trials and competent personnel, c) you can issue superceding indictments elsewhere (just like you can tack on charges elsewhere after you have the perp in custody).

I think, in part, part of it is holding Maduro until he wants to play ball.

Legal issues were settled way back when Noriega was tried and convicted which makes it difficult for a District court judge to try to invent new law for this case.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:54 AM (WDjG6)

277 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 04, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

278 >>>there are also reports of collateral proceedings in other district courts with different jury pools.

Hello...

Posted by: The Federal Judicial Southern District of Florida at January 04, 2026 08:55 AM (Y1sOo)

279 Gen. McArthur told him on a least two occasions anybody that wants to get in a land war in Asia should have his head examined.
Posted by: Common Tater at January 04, 2026 08:54 AM (0QSHv)

Says the guy who went a-conquering in North Korea against explicit orders. In winter. With no supply lines set up.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:55 AM (06Hmj)

280 260 the people of VZ aren't the third world goat herders like the people of the MI
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 04, 2026 08:42 AM (2NHgQ)

?

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:56 AM (RuTUS)

281 261 I see some mention of AI above. I did a little poking around earlier last week and saw that there are videos that show you how to use AI to make movie-style trailers for a book, so that is something I am going to look into very soon. With retirement coming up, I want to restart my author website and have trailers for my books.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
========
I think that is an excellent marketing idea.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:56 AM (WDjG6)

282 Hello...
Posted by: The Federal Judicial Southern District of Florida
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Offhand, I think that is where Noriega was tried and convicted.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:57 AM (WDjG6)

283 And President Trump, please blow up General Sherman's grave in St. Louis!

Posted by: People of Atlanta at January 04, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)

284 Rumor has it that some of the rehearsals for the raid to get Maduro occurred here in KY. Likely at Fort Knox. They have several "mock towns" on base as well as facilities to mimic industrial centers and the like.

There's also the defunct BlueOval SK facility down the road. Huge manufacturing joint. Lots of space.

There was a fair amount of "traffic" around Thanksgiving and into early December over at Knox.

Helicopter traffic and C-130's flying low. Very low.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 08:58 AM (NwnyJ)

285 78 Biggly ironic Mamdani meme drop:

https://tinyurl.com/4h3mhmyb
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 07:06 AM (Ippjd)

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" The warmth of collectivism" is an interesting phrase. Makes me think of Gulag, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and other.phrases from the murderous dustbin of history

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 08:58 AM (Gh3UR)

286 Noriego factoids:

Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno; February 11, 1934 – May 29, 2017) was a Panamanian military dictator who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (RuTUS)

287 ?
Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:56 AM (RuTUS)

Dearborn, mostly and some Hamtramck

Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (Y1sOo)

288 >>Offhand, I think that is where Noriega was tried and convicted.

Also where a grand jury is hearing evidence about the years long conspiracy against Trump.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (viF8m)

289 ...but our question now every time is who is funding these particular 'protests' and controlling the networks because it is not spontaneous.
Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 08:51 AM (WDjG6)

A question we can never seem to answer.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (VnsnO)

290 " The warmth of collectivism" is an interesting phrase. Makes me think of Gulag, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and other.phrases from the murderous dustbin of history
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 08:58 AM (Gh3UR)

Nothing says You're Doing It Right quite like the image of huddling together for warmth.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (06Hmj)

291
Good morning, everyone.

Some local dumbasses here in North Alabama decided to protest wars for oil in downton Huntsville yesterday. Every damned one of them looks like they crawled their pasty stoned ass out of their parent's basement. Danger hair, covid masks, unkempt appearance generally.

Bif's opinion....the last time they emerged was to vote for Biden, and Hillary before that.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (QVmho)

292 sorry m, typo, I meant ME

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (2NHgQ)

293 272 I want to restart my author website and have trailers for my books.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at January 04, 2026 08:44 AM (ufSfZ)

Sounds like a very good idea.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (VnsnO)

294 Take your reading glasses and head upstairs
BOOK NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 09:01 AM (Ia/+0)

295 Is Sora the one that's good at making movie-like videos?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 09:01 AM (06Hmj)

296
Andrew Scheer
@AndrewScheer
Jan 3
Who knew the Berlin Wall was actually built to keep all the warmth of collectivism safe inside?

B/W photo of children on the east side of the wall

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 09:01 AM (RuTUS)

297 292 sorry m, typo, I meant ME
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 04, 2026 09:00 AM (2NHgQ)

Thank you!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 09:01 AM (RuTUS)

298
You know what sucks about land wars in Asia?

Asians. There's like a billion of them.

Posted by: eleven at January 04, 2026 09:02 AM (aTgV0)

299 No pants here and thus, no books.

Posted by: Weakly Reader. at January 04, 2026 09:02 AM (oftw2)

300 287 ?
Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 08:56 AM (RuTUS)

Dearborn, mostly and some Hamtramck
Posted by: one hour sober at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (Y1sOo)

This is funnier.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 09:02 AM (RuTUS)

301 295 Is Sora the one that's good at making movie-like videos?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 09:01 AM (06Hmj)

Someone feel free to repost that upstairs for MP4. No way i'm going there. Tryin'a make a guy wear pants on a Sunday. It ain't right.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 09:02 AM (06Hmj)

302 >>>Offhand, I think that is where Noriega was tried and convicted.

Correct, which is why I said hello.

Posted by: The Federal Judicial Southern District of Florida at January 04, 2026 09:02 AM (Y1sOo)

303 253 Is here one action Trump has taken, one event in his entire public life since 2015, that the Left has not universally condemned?
Posted by: Ordinary American

Yes, but that is also the reason they are marginalizing themselves, bit by bit. The US has had a fairly stable percentage of leftists ranging in the mid twenties for decades. Conservatives, a plurality at around 35-40 percent of the electorate. The rest, 35-40 are moderates--they are susceptible to emo arguments in the short run from teh left but in the long run tend to reject the results of the left in power.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:03 AM (WDjG6)

304 290 " The warmth of collectivism" is an interesting phrase. Makes me think of Gulag, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and other.phrases from the murderous dustbin of history
Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 04, 2026 08:58 AM (Gh3UR)

Nothing says You're Doing It Right quite like the image of huddling together for warmth.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 08:59 AM (06Hmj)

Exactly!!!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 09:03 AM (RuTUS)

305 MPPP,

There is free software that can create an online ebook on your website. These are only online, can't be sold. I can find the name of it if you are interested.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 04, 2026 09:04 AM (+mUZM)

306 260 the people of VZ aren't the third world goat herders like the people of the MI
---------------------------

That's mostly Dearborn.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at January 04, 2026 09:04 AM (f0sNM)

307 A question we can never seem to answer.
Posted by: Ordinary American
======
Well, we often figure out in hindsight but by then history have moved on. The left relies on a host of shell organizations and many pop up and then disappear. This is so the primary sources, big foundations, foreign money, and some oligarchs like Hoffman, Steyer, and Soros, have plausible deniability. And that trick are the same tactics used by criminal networks and intel organizations.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:06 AM (WDjG6)

308 296
Andrew Scheer
@AndrewScheer
Jan 3
Who knew the Berlin Wall was actually built to keep all the warmth of collectivism safe inside?

B/W photo of children on the east side of the wall
Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 09:01 AM (RuTUS)

... beautiful children.

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 09:06 AM (RuTUS)

309 Also where a grand jury is hearing evidence about the years long conspiracy against Trump.
Posted by: JackStraw
======
True.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:07 AM (WDjG6)

310 Good thing for Congress and the Left that Trump has no Cromwell in him.

Congress needs to get back to its roots; actually caring about the people that they represent.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Right now, they don't because wealth speaks louder than their constituent's votes and many are in rotten and rigged states/districts.

But then again, nothing new, the Continental Congress and the later Articles Congress was also filled with make a fast buck crowd. Land developers bribed the whole GA government in the 1790's in order to get title to lands in GA, AL, and MS. GA's boundaries went from teh Atlantic to the Mississippi at the time.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:10 AM (WDjG6)

311 > " The warmth of collectivism" is an interesting phrase.
--------
Mamdani had some sort of "block party" for his swearing in. It was cold. There was no food, no bathrooms. People complained.

They were ridiculed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (NwnyJ)

312 You know what sucks about land wars in Asia?

After four hours, you're hungry for another one?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 09:11 AM (c115l)

313 " The warmth of collectivism" is an interesting phrase.
--------
Mamdani had some sort of "block party" for his swearing in. It was cold. There was no food, no bathrooms. People complained.

They were ridiculed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Food & porta-potties cost money.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (c115l)

314 In a Maduro trial, we'd be remiss if we didn't attempt to stack the jury pool with displaced Venezuelans. Shouldn't be difficult here in Miami.

Posted by: The Federal Judicial Southern District of Florida at January 04, 2026 09:12 AM (Y1sOo)

315 what protections do the Venezuelan people have against this-
Maduro's people are still in place, far as I know
Posted by: Don Black at January 04, 2026 08:15 AM (ZxPkt)

That’s why Trump said we’re going to run things for the time being. We don’t need to have an extremely active presence, just enough to intimidate the remnants of Maduro’s regime from intimidating and terrorizing the people. Remember that Venezuela at the street level has been run by gangs of thugs paid by Maduro for years. The people will be overjoyed to see them suppressed.

And the endgame will be to hold new, US sponsored elections as soon as possible.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 09:14 AM (RFd77)

316 252 - About more than just the oil and drugs?
I dunno, maybe. Just learned of the Orinco arc yesterday. Whether any of it's true,,,?
Rich in gold, diamonds silver? Controlled by generals and the main "gang." Been selling it on the "black market" to Turkey and others? China was really wanting their hands in those resources too?
Posted by: TeeJ
======
Some of it like the tar sands. I think gold, diamonds, and silver though may be alluvial deposits from the Orinoco River.

Posted by: whig at January 04, 2026 09:15 AM (WDjG6)

317 I believe Maduro will crack and cut some kind of deal (mainly singing like a bird) long before this ever gets to an actual trial. Maduro himself is a low IQ fool, an imbecile put in place to be a figurehead for the Cartels and others who did not want to show themselves openly. The man himself is trivial and unimportant, so jailing him is purely symbolic. The information about his true sponsors is the only truly valuable thing about him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 09:20 AM (RFd77)

318 Maduro captured, Trump wins bug, Little Peletey Butt Plug hardest hit...

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at January 04, 2026 09:21 AM (RgIgL)

319 There's speculation the Orinco fields hold (potentially) more barrels of oil than what's left in Saudi land.

Estimates are between 900 billion and 1.4 trillion barrels. Presuming it can be extracted. It's not like the oil in the Middle East either. I think they refer to it as "heavy." It's hard to extract, pipe to a terminal, refine, ship, etc.

It's one reason China and Russia were interested in Venezuela.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 04, 2026 09:25 AM (NwnyJ)

320 "If it was an in-and-out raid, how does the US control them now?"

If I did it once, why don't you think I can do it twice? Or, if you piss me off, just replace the location you are with a rather large crater?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 04, 2026 09:31 AM (1ld0C)

321 "Says the guy who went a-conquering in North Korea against explicit orders. In winter. With no supply lines set up."

Maybe you shouldn't opine about shit you don't have a fucking clue about.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 04, 2026 09:38 AM (1ld0C)

322 Nick Sortor @nicksortor

HOLY CRAP! This might just be the most EPIC Trump post of all time

Trump posted a video of Maduro CHALLENGING 47 to “come get me,” followed up by a screaming Bald Eagle & Thunderstruck blaring in the background during missile fire🦅

Trump said “challenge accepted”

X video: https://bit.ly/4sqsrbP

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 10:22 AM (P5BPp)

323 Maybe you shouldn't opine about shit you don't have a fucking clue about.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at January 04, 2026 09:38 AM (1ld0C)

Against Truman's orders, he pushed the 8th army north in the dead of winter for an opportunistic counterattack when that wasn't part of the overall plan, and got it encircled and cut off because they didn't have the roads from the coast up to Chosin secured enough to support a major invasion force yet.

What part of that isn't correct?

Oh, and yeah, rahr rahr fuck you derpa derp you smell like butts et cetera et cetera. Lest I forget that part.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 04, 2026 10:36 AM (06Hmj)

324 Chilling AI analysis

https://x.com/timteafan/status/2007563082663637505?s=46

Posted by: David Smith at January 04, 2026 10:48 AM (4xdkb)

325 Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh

EPIC! The Venezuelans are now doing the TRUMP DANCE to YMCA

The Democrats are about to go absolutely insane 🤣🔥

It's impossible NOT to love this.

X video: https://bit.ly/49khS17

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 04, 2026 10:49 AM (P5BPp)

326 Agile stuck in the knife, right through the weak point in the armor crafted by the H1B Visa.

Posted by: Naqamel at January 04, 2026 02:55 PM (lG+7p)

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— Rash ™ (@Rashousmane) December 18, 2025

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Club ONT Department of History

Cheers to another year of freedom. Hope all stayed out of jail on NYE - after you hit 29, it's kind of the expectation.

Let's tour some old jails and prisons.

Opening with the prisons of Venice.

Both the Pozzi and Piombi found in the Doge Palace. Fantastic reading at the link - brief description of Casanova's escape from the Lead Chambers, and a architectural rendering of the layout.

High above the pozzi, tucked beneath the palace’s lead roof, lay the piombi—the Lead Chambers. These cells, while still prisons, offered a stark contrast to the wells below. Natural light filtered through small openings, and prisoners could at least breathe relatively fresh air.
The irony was cruel: in summer, the lead roof turned these chambers into furnaces, while winter transformed them into freezers. Yet for those accused of lesser crimes—political dissidents, minor thieves, or those who had merely offended the wrong noble—the piombi represented salvation compared to the alternative.

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People have bizarre ideas.

Cebu Prison, Philippines
You’ve probably seen their video of Michael Jackson’s Thriller; this is due to Cebu Prison’s exercise program that consists of inmates dancing in sync. The warden was allegedly inspired by a scene from the “Shawshank Redemption,” giving birth to a viral sensation. The prison now does live shows and inmates perform at charities, and are even paid for their work.

Of course, Norway.

Bastoey Island low security prison, Norway
Norway is home to the world’s first eco-friendly prison. It uses solar panels for energy, produces most of its own food, recycles everything and tries to reduce its carbon footprint. The solar panels have cut the facility’s power needs by 70 percent. Bastoey has also tapped grants from environmental bodies to help it produce high-quality, organic food. Surplus that isn’t cooked in the prison kitchens is sold to other prisons. The prison has also gained international fame for how it treats its prisoners; it resembles a summer camp, with tennis, horseback riding and swimming.

Idleness sometimes leads to creativity. Clever criminals. Items prisoners made while incarcerated. Hit the link - thirty pictures.

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Club ONT Music History

Did you know that Blondie's "Heart of Glass" was originally recorded as a slower funk/reggae version called "Once I Had Love" or just "The Disco Song."

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Did you know that "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison was originally called "Brown Skinned Girl" and was about an inter-racial relationship? He changed it to make it more palatable to radio stations. Even so, some radio stations thought the lyrics were too spicy, so an edited version of the song was released that replaced the words "making love in the green grass" with "laughin' and a-runnin', hey hey."

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Did you know that a well known song from Horde "favorite" Bruce Springsteen originally sounded a whole lot different from the version that became famous?

In 1982, Bruce Springsteen recorded this raw, dark demo of "Born in the USA" during the sessions that would spawn his Nebraska album

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An announcement from your hosts (if the Moose out front didn't tell ya)

Club ONT is undergoing a change in personnel after we close tonight. One of the D's will no longer be a host going forward. The Doggo has decided to turn in his keys to the Club. The Club will remain open on Saturday nights with Disco and Dino doing our best to provide the whelming level of service you've come to expect.

Will we be "The 2 Ds" or "The Double Ds" or some other yet-to-be-imagined name? That remains TBD. Things might look a little bit different as we figure things out, but thank you for sticking with the Club. Please continue to enjoy your time at the Club (even if the tables are a little wobbly).

For now, we want to say thanks to our brother Doggo - thank you for helping create such a wonderfully Hordian environment and thanks for all the labor behind the scenes. Best wishes for whatever you will be doing with your newly acquired free time. You may be turning in your keys, but you'll still know the secret knock. Once a D, always a D!

Freeze this moment a little bit longer...

Club ONT presents a 21 Milk Bone Salute in Doggo's Honor:

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Thank you for renewing your subscription to Club ONT. Club ONT appreciates your continued patronage. Club ONT regrets that it cannot honor drink coupons that expired on December 31, 2025. Drink coupons for 2026 are available from the cashier at a modest and reasonable price. No haggling, but bartering is available.

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Comments

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1 Booyah

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 10:00 PM (vzcgi)

2 Hi!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 10:00 PM (U5+2P)

3 Read the bill of rights!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at January 03, 2026 10:00 PM (YlWIZ)

4 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 10:00 PM (cYBz/)

5 Venezuela Libre!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 10:01 PM (+HNx/)

6 Top pic: I can jump that.

Posted by: Steve McQueen ('s stunt man) at January 03, 2026 10:01 PM (uQesX)

7 Colorado Bulldog is proof positive that Doof is a retard, because he likes shitty drinks AND he thinks that Rush is a band for grown-ups instead of for prepubescent children who long to be be just like their older brothers.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 10:02 PM (n9ltV)

8 I can eat 50 eggs.

Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at January 03, 2026 10:02 PM (+HNx/)

9 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:03 PM (gcUgZ)

10 This gym bros seem... festive.
Jolly, even.

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

11 Good evening, friends.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 03, 2026 10:03 PM (bELOb)

12 Good evening morons and Слава Тройке!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:04 PM (RIvkX)

13 Back in the day we had to make our own fences. Split the trunks and stack them up. Split rail fence.

See the whole wide open field?
Used to be all trees.
We had to cut them all down to make this little fence.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 10:05 PM (/lPRQ)

14 The place I visited most?
You want a picture of my bathroom?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 10:05 PM (2WIwB)

15 I spoke with my BIL today regarding Maduro getting snatched. You may remember he was a former Blackhawk driver for the 160th SOAR (Nighthawks). He told me he heard from some of this buddies still on active duty and apparently, all of the Blackhawks and Chinooks employed on this mission had extensive retrofitting done to the cockpit seats and pedals in the past few weeks in order to accommodate the FUCKING BALLS of the pilots.

heh.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 10:06 PM (cYBz/)

16 I might try that Colorado Bulldog I love Kahlua.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)

17 I toured some Civil War battlefields as a kid, and those kinds of fences always mean "Civil War battlefield" to me now.

Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 10:07 PM (9nBjT)

18 Those guys look like they need to spend more time at the rack and less dicking around the gym.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:08 PM (RIvkX)

19 The end of one era and the beginning of another...So, Doggo, this means you are now eligible to make a potential comment of the week!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)

20 15 I spoke with my BIL today regarding Maduro getting snatched. You may remember he was a former Blackhawk driver for the 160th SOAR (Nighthawks). He told me he heard from some of this buddies still on active duty and apparently, all of the Blackhawks and Chinooks employed on this mission had extensive retrofitting done to the cockpit seats and pedals in the past few weeks in order to accommodate the FUCKING BALLS of the pilots.

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Sure. You don't want all the clanking ruining the surprise by setting off all their antiaircraft defenses.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 10:09 PM (+HNx/)

21 The place I visited most this year?

Uploads pic of grocery store a mile down the road.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 10:09 PM (/lPRQ)

22 Rick Beato had a good old man yelling at clouds video today, he was going off on the 2026 Grammy nominees for the Best Song category.

To put it bluntly, the nominees were all terrible and will be forgotten and won't be remembered 40 years from now.

He also went off on the fact that some of the songs had dozens of writers to create such forgettable garbage.

He contrasted it with the 1983 Grammy Song of the year which was

1. All Night Long (Lionel Richie)
2. Beat It (Michael Jackson)
3. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
4. Maniac (Michael Sembello)
5. Every Breath You Take (The Police)

Every Breath You Take won.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 03, 2026 10:09 PM (XV/Pl)

23 Antietam is on my list this year. They recently redid their visitor center and they're in the process of restoring the battlefield to its 1862 appearance.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 03, 2026 10:10 PM (h/O4U)

24 Thanks for another dandy Club ONT, Disco, Doggo and Dino!

Best wishes to Doggo and many thanks for your contributions!

And thanks to Disco and Dino for the ONTs going forward! They are muchly appreciated!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 03, 2026 10:10 PM (kB9dk)

25 Venezuela Libre!
Posted by: Cicero

There's a few bad guys who need to join Maduro as cell mates. Keep the pressure on.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 10:10 PM (vzcgi)

26 Every Breath You Take won.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Okay, good song as far as it goes but isn't it about the male being a stalker?

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

27 Sorry I'm late, I unexpectedly needed to find an alternate supplier for my unconventional medications.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:11 PM (4kXuG)

28 Antietam is on my list this year. They recently redid their visitor center and they're in the process of restoring the battlefield to its 1862 appearance.
Posted by: PA Dutchman
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I highly recommend it, we've been many times. Drop me an email when you decide to go and we may well meet you there!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

29 6 Top pic: I can jump that.
Posted by: Steve McQueen ('s stunt man) at January 03, 2026 10:01 PM (uQesX)

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They call those things breastworks.

Heh.

Posted by: Beavis at January 03, 2026 10:12 PM (+HNx/)

30 If the place I visited most this year was a computer screen yeah. *sigh* I really need to get out more...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 03, 2026 10:12 PM (kB9dk)

31 The top hidden vid. I was listening to it, and I was thinking, 'that's from a movie, which one' and a second or two after that thought, 'Less Than Zero' started to appear. Haven't seen that movie in decades. I liked it, a lot, when it came out. I wonder if I'd like it now. Young Jamie Gertz, YUM!!! Hell, middle aged Jamie Gertz looks pretty good.

I think I prefer the 'Nebraska' version of BitUSA.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:12 PM (gcUgZ)

32 Hey, Doggo, thanks for all your work. I hope to see you gracing the comments section regularly.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:13 PM (4kXuG)

33 Loved 'Time Stand Still' too. A beautifully written song. One of Rush's best.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:13 PM (gcUgZ)

34 We understand Doggo.

The Dino and Disco have consolidated power and squeezed you out. We will have to spirit you away to safety in Peruvia.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

35 But how do you really feel, CBD?

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 03, 2026 10:14 PM (47diA)

36 Doggo must have been tired of always wearing the Milk Bone underwear in the Dog Eat Dog world of the ONT.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 03, 2026 10:16 PM (S/Y4j)

37 The items made in prison doesn't include David Marshall Williams' carbine.

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 10:16 PM (Q+gd/)

38 Version 1 or version 2
Springsteen still sucks.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at January 03, 2026 10:16 PM (Lo97M)

39 And thanks as usual to the Ds (all three) for the ONT! Good work!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 03, 2026 10:16 PM (47diA)

40 OK Doggo,
If this is your last night as a Club ONT Cob:
1. Can I have your extra Club ONT bathroom tokens? No Dino doesn't always share, and
2. You are gonna have to leave the wobbly table...people have that reserved far in advance.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 10:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

41 So a 'Colorado Bulldog' is basically a white russian with coke. I . . . don't think so. I'm a purist. White or black, only with Kahlua and a choice of Absolut. Sorry, imposing there.

Anyway, n to the oh no.

Posted by: RickZ at January 03, 2026 10:18 PM (gKDq2)

42 I know that, as the today is the tenth day of Christmas, you are probably expecting ten drummers drumming. I tried to accommodate, but this song only features about guys hitting the skins.
https://youtu.be/trRL_d8oudM

The fact tonight is a super moon kind makes it even more appropriate.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:18 PM (4kXuG)

43 38 Version 1 or version 2
Springsteen still sucks.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at January 03, 2026 10:16 PM (Lo97M)

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He dumped his loyal wife for a backup singer. But don't think for a minute he isn't better than you.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 10:19 PM (+HNx/)

44 I don't believe anyone really likes Springsteen.

If you say you like Springsteen you're either from Jersey and kind of have to or you think it's cool. Like Lou Reed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)

45 Colorado Bulldog recipe is jacked up. You're supposed to include a bunch of fentanyl and jizz, too.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:19 PM (BI5O2)

46 Things made by prisoners is interesting.

BUT, it did NOT include the M1 Carbine action designed and prototyped by David Marshall Williams while in prison for the death of a revenuer raiding his still. Yes, the action used in US rifles issued to our military. And, he started it withOUT the approval of the warden. He finished WITH the approval of the warden.

Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 10:20 PM (9nBjT)

47 What's funny? The left screaming about No Kings, are now crying because Trump took one out.

Evening all

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:20 PM (c115l)

48 The pit stops on that gym video were top notch.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:20 PM (4kXuG)

49 Can't Delta Force do something about Springsteen?

America First!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:21 PM (BI5O2)

50 Good evening Horde. Thanks to for the pleasantries above and to Disco and Dino for the kind words. Grateful, you'll have to pry both my tokens and my seat away!

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:21 PM (41CYW)

51 Time does NOT stand still.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 10:22 PM (pkeXY)

52 Back in the day, I didn't like Springsteen. Now - - - I still don't like his music OR him!

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 03, 2026 10:22 PM (47diA)

53 Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 10:20 PM (9nBjT)

Good Jimmy Stewart movie, Carbine Williams.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 10:22 PM (KDPiq)

54 Venezuela Libre!
Posted by: Cicero

Imagine this:
Maduro goes down. Since Maduro was propping Cuba up, Cuba's ruling commie government goes down.

Marco Rubio becomes president of a Free Cuba.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:22 PM (c115l)

55 And, Daft Punk. That's the name of a "band"? Huh.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 03, 2026 10:23 PM (47diA)

56 I like White Russians alright but that drink sounds terrible. Plus how are you supposed to fit 17 oz of ingredients into a 16 oz glass? And the glass displayed looks like a rocks glass. So many things are wrong here.

Posted by: I blame Big Penguin at January 03, 2026 10:23 PM (TbWk/)

57 BUT, it did NOT include the M1 Carbine action designed and prototyped by David Marshall Williams while in prison for the death of a revenuer raiding his still. Yes, the action used in US rifles issued to our military. And, he started it withOUT the approval of the warden. He finished WITH the approval of the warden.
Posted by: GWB
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He was a North Carolinian.

...and was hired by Winchester, IIR, after release.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)

58 LMAO...the items created by inmates are extraordinary. But, then I came to the Inmate Cookbook. I think I'd be disinclined to look through that one too closely.

I just picture someone putting it together and telling all the prisoners to keep it on the down low or that Dahmer guy will ruin it for everyone.

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 10:23 PM (dIske)

59 Good evening Horde. Thanks to for the pleasantries above and to Disco and Dino for the kind words. Grateful, you'll have to pry both my tokens and my seat away!
Posted by: scampydog
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1) I did ask nicely, and
2) You can keep the seat, just leave the wobbly table. Plenty of other seats in that back room

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 10:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

60 I nominate "The Double Ds" as Horde-worthy.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at January 03, 2026 10:24 PM (w6EFb)

61 ChristyBlinkytheGreat - your comment from last week is perfect! I am stealing it for my Living Will!

Happy ONT!

Posted by: Iris at January 03, 2026 10:25 PM (bOJ2I)

62 Those gym rats are hilarious.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 10:25 PM (u82oZ)

63 Doggo-- it's been a pleasure working for you!

*pours drink*

*offers "scooby snack"*

Cheers!

Best wishes for your next adventures!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)

64 Bummer to see you go, Doggo.
We'll keep the kibble bowl full.

Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 10:25 PM (9nBjT)

65
Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Nolan River KC show in Glen Rose, TX. The Borzoi entry is huge this weekend. He defeated 36 yesterday and something similar today. Starting the year (with a new handler) on the right foot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:25 PM (tgvbd)

66 If you ever watch the TV series Lock Up you will see a lot of innovative creations.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 10:26 PM (KDPiq)

67 What's funny? The left screaming about No Kings, are now crying because Trump took one out.
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My first memories of politics are the fall of the Berlin Wall/Soviet Union. Back then, most Leftists certainly looked like someone shit in their mouths, but they at least felt the need to grit their pretend to be happy the CPSU was no more.

Not now. Some fatassed tinpot dictator with an 85 IQ gets busted and they wail as if you were actively raping them in the ass. They don't bother hiding it anymore.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:26 PM (BI5O2)

68 "Double Ds"

It's a knockout, baby!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:26 PM (rdVOm)

69 BUT, it did NOT include the M1 Carbine action designed and prototyped by David Marshall Williams while in prison for the death of a revenuer raiding his still.
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There was a movie made, starring Jimmy Stewart.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 10:26 PM (XeU6L)

70 Way to go Doggo! Go out on top. Beats an Old Yeller finish any day. Your contributions have been greatly appreciated.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 10:26 PM (vzcgi)

71 Planking, NASCAR pit stops, and betting, FRW.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 10:27 PM (u82oZ)

72 There's no proper way to express how amazing the operation against Maduro was. In and out, zero loss of American life. The rest of the world just got a not so subtle reminder that perhaps pissing off the US isn't a good thing when the right guy is in charge of Delta Force.

Posted by: Crusader at January 03, 2026 10:27 PM (Cjcf6)

73 That could have been me.

Posted by: James Earl C. at January 03, 2026 10:27 PM (gKWVE)

74 Thanks JQ! Been fun working with you!

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:28 PM (41CYW)

75 Good evening Horde. Thanks much to Disco and Doggo for the ONT shenanigans. Appreciate everything they've done to make it work. Won't be the same without Doggo's input but he's welcome to sit in anytime.

JQ - the bar is open for business. Dispense as you see fit.

Posted by: TRex - ruggedly individual dino at January 03, 2026 10:28 PM (IQ6Gq)

76 JQ

No motor boats.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 10:28 PM (u82oZ)

77 Happy evening! Well sort of. The dog will be sorely missed.

Posted by: Piper at January 03, 2026 10:28 PM (OoFl2)

78 I don't believe anyone really likes Springsteen.

If you say you like Springsteen you're either from Jersey and kind of have to or you think it's cool. Like Lou Reed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)

I have to admit, I liked his first two albums.

Springsteen has the honor, from my collection, of being the only artist who had an album I sold as is: His 'Born to Run'.

I hated that song/album when it came out -- and it was played everywhere. More than happy to sell it to a college roommate. True Bruce hatred started on my part in '75 with that album. Never looked back.

Posted by: RickZ at January 03, 2026 10:29 PM (gKDq2)

79 Doggo is like Mary Tyler Moore quitting while on top.

Showmanship.

Don't. Jump. The. Shark.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)

80 Some fatassed tinpot dictator with an 85 IQ gets busted and they wail as if you were actively raping them in the ass. They don't bother hiding it anymore.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:26 PM (BI5O2)

Wait. I thought they liked that?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 10:30 PM (uQesX)

81 65
Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Nolan River KC show in Glen Rose, TX. The Borzoi entry is huge this weekend. He defeated 36 yesterday and something similar today. Starting the year (with a new handler) on the right foot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January

This is awesome! Congrats!

Posted by: Piper at January 03, 2026 10:30 PM (OoFl2)

82 The new mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 10:31 PM (4rWc3)

83 The new mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.
Posted by: Case
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Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation. What an ego on that commie.

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:32 PM (41CYW)

84 Time does NOT stand still.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 10:22 PM (pkeXY)

Time escapes, but does not leave.

Posted by: RickZ at January 03, 2026 10:32 PM (gKDq2)

85 No motor boats.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Whaaaaat?! Double D's were *made* for that!

In fact, that should be our Drink of the Week for the Grand Re-Opening.

Right?... Right?

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:33 PM (rdVOm)

86 31 The top hidden vid. I was listening to it, and I was thinking, 'that's from a movie, which one' and a second or two after that thought, 'Less Than Zero' started to appear. Haven't seen that movie in decades. I liked it, a lot, when it came out. I wonder if I'd like it now. Young Jamie Gertz, YUM!!! Hell, middle aged Jamie Gertz looks pretty good.

I think I prefer the 'Nebraska' version of BitUSA.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:12 PM (gcUgZ)

Post-Hollywood Jamie Gertz did pretty well for herself. She married the co-founder of Ares, the PE firm. He' a multi billionaire.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 03, 2026 10:33 PM (5bhRb)

87 Hollywood shitbags moan and whine about the ousting of Maduro while actual Venezuelans weep with joy.

Nice optics, Hollywood. Give us one more reason to hate you.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 10:33 PM (+HNx/)

88 mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.
Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 10:31 PM

I like how he claimed he was "briefed" about the raid. As if.

Turns out he just called the White House to cry for a little while, and Trump said "whatever homo. Bye."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:33 PM (BI5O2)

89 The new mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.
Posted by: Case
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Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation. What an ego on that commie.
Posted by: scampydog

Haqueen Jeffries was crying because he wasn't briefed.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:34 PM (c115l)

90 Hadrian VII

Congratulations. I bet you were a tad nervous with a new handler.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 10:34 PM (u82oZ)

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Some fatassed tinpot dictator with an 85 IQ gets busted and they wail as if you were actively raping them in the ass. They don't bother hiding it anymore.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:26 PM (BI5O2)

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It's because they hate this country. Not that we often fail to live up to the ideals upon which it was founded. No, they think those ideals are fraudulent and its history an unrelieved story of blood and oppression.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:35 PM (tgvbd)

92 Every Breath You Take won.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Okay, good song as far as it goes but isn't it about the male being a stalker?
Posted by: Tonypete

Yeah, a band called "The Police" had a lot of songs about criminals. EBYT is about a stalker, Roxanne's about a prostitute, Don't Stand So Close To Me is about a teacher who's boinking one of his students.....

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 10:35 PM (nhCoE)

93 7 Colorado Bulldog is proof positive that Doof is a retard, because he likes shitty drinks AND he thinks that Rush is a band for grown-ups instead of for prepubescent children who long to be be just like their older brothers.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03

It sounds like a spiked version of Laverne De Fazio’s milk and Pepsi.

Posted by: Piper at January 03, 2026 10:35 PM (OoFl2)

94 Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation. What an ego on that commie.
Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:32 PM (41CYW)

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Yeah. Right after the WH briefed Yoko Ono.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 10:36 PM (+HNx/)

95 The new mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.
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Another pointed out he pretended to receive a "briefing" on the events in Venezuela. He's a marxist mayor, not a president. The next time Trump gets bored hunting marxists he could do worse than focus on NYC.

Posted by: Crusader at January 03, 2026 10:36 PM (Cjcf6)

96 mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.
Posted by: Case

I like how he claimed he was "briefed" about the raid. As if.

Turns out he just called the White House to cry for a little while, and Trump said "whatever homo. Bye."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

As I said in one of the daytime threads about it:

He was "briefed," in the same sense as "he was pantsed."

Posted by: mikeski applies the atomic wedgie at January 03, 2026 10:36 PM (nhCoE)

97 JQ

Your argument is persuasive.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 10:37 PM (u82oZ)

98 83 The new mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.
Posted by: Case
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Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation. What an ego on that commie.
Posted by: scampydog

By 'briefed', he means he saw it on 'X' like everybody else. Also, he's the mayor of the 'world' now. It will explain his actions and words. This is going to be fun to watch! Kind of like watching a flaming clown car crash into an orphanage and the burning clowns start running around hugging the dying orphans to the sounds of Yakkity Sax.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:37 PM (gcUgZ)

99 2. You are gonna have to leave the wobbly table...people have that reserved far in advance.
Posted by: The Grateful
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That seems rather mean... put the Doggo outside on his last shift?

*more Scooby snacks*

You may have my place at the wobbly table tonight, Doggo.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:37 PM (rdVOm)

100 @denisewu

Taiwan media has already pointed out that “Venezuela was immediately paralyzed by the US air raid because its Chinese early warning radar failed to function properly.”

Will China be confident that their early warning radar can protect Xi and their military installations when they strike Taiwan a retaliation starts?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 10:37 PM (U5+2P)

101 Smoked a cigar tonight.

It was a maduro. 🤣

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 10:38 PM (NwnyJ)

102 Nice comeback for Schloss Hadrian

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)

103 Smoked a cigar tonight.
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You're gonna go far.

Posted by: Crusader at January 03, 2026 10:40 PM (Cjcf6)

104 Puddleglum

DOJ can use this to change the trial venue to Miami, Tulsa, or Wichita.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 10:40 PM (u82oZ)

105 He was "briefed," in the same sense as "he was pantsed."
Posted by: mikeski applies the atomic wedgie
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Lol.

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:40 PM (41CYW)

106 Has anybody checked on Sean Penn?

Heh....

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:40 PM (gcUgZ)

107
I bet you were a tad nervous with a new handler.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 10:34 PM (u82oZ)

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At least our association with our previous handler concluded with an exchange of gracious e-mails.

Unlike Delilah, who oozed charisma, The Big Dummy will deliver only as much as you ask of him. That's why we felt a change was needed. Further affiant sayeth naught.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:40 PM (tgvbd)

108 You know who else smoked a Maduro today?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 10:41 PM (+HNx/)

109 You are gonna have to leave the wobbly table...people have that reserved far in advance.
Posted by: The Grateful
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That seems rather mean... put the Doggo outside on his last shift?

*more Scooby snacks*

You may have my place at the wobbly table tonight, Doggo.
Posted by: JQ
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Please let me clarify....I am only saying after he leaves tonight, he needs to leave the wobbly table behind in Club ONT. He can sit there all night, and even take his own chair home if he wants....I hope this clears things up.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 10:41 PM (IQ6Gq)

110 Venezuela Libre!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 10:01 PM (+HNx/)

Aguardiente, Coca Cola and a splash of lime.

Posted by: Kindltot Ea Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 10:41 PM (rbvCR)

111 >Kind of like watching a flaming clown car crash into an orphanage and the burning clowns start running around hugging the dying orphans to the sounds of Yakkity Sax.

Posted by: Puddleglum
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The mental image cracks me up

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:41 PM (ZxPkt)

112 17 I toured some Civil War battlefields as a kid, and those kinds of fences always mean "Civil War battlefield" to me now.
Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 10:07 PM (9nBjT)

I had the same thought!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:41 PM (KVmIX)

113 50 Good evening Horde. Thanks to for the pleasantries above and to Disco and Dino for the kind words. Grateful, you'll have to pry both my tokens and my seat away!
Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:21 PM (41CYW)

Thank you for your service Doggo!

JQ - I wouldn't say no to a cold beer....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:42 PM (QGaXH)

114 I should hope a dog named Delilah would be charismatic!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

115
Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation.

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That's funny. PDJT didn't mention he'd done that when he called me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:43 PM (tgvbd)

116 Evenin’, All. Happy Saturday night!

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:43 PM (77rzZ)

117 I hope this clears things up.
Posted by: The Grateful
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Okay. A souvenir chair sounds pretty good. The original statement came off... off. LOL.
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Going Away Party for Doggo!! Woot!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:43 PM (rdVOm)

118 *slides cold beer down the bar for ARiK*

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:44 PM (rdVOm)

119 I had planned today to do a bunch of work around the house and on the computer, but instead spent it responding to the Trump-hating trolls on several boards. It was satisfying to respond to these worms by reminding them that Venezuelans were filled with joy while they weren't, and that bringing Venezuela anywhere near its pre-Chavez production levels (3.5 million barrels per day) which would be up from the 900,000 it currently produces, that this would put pressure on keeping prices down at the pump and that Americans would benefit greatly from this.

Oh, and whenever one of them would point out that Venezuela would resort to graft, I thoroughly enjoyed asking them if they would support Trump in his efforts to root out the fraud found in the Somali daycares. None of them took me up on the offer.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 10:44 PM (/mCq0)

120 Thank you, JQ and Grateful!

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:44 PM (41CYW)

121 Ingredients 1 cup crushed ice 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger vodka

That'll get you fired at a university.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 10:45 PM (mlg/3)

122 114 I should hope a dog named Delilah would be charismatic!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

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You would think so, but I just couldn't take any more.

Posted by: Tom Jones at January 03, 2026 10:45 PM (+HNx/)

123 LMAO...the items created by inmates are extraordinary. But, then I came to the Inmate Cookbook. I think I'd be disinclined to look through that one too closely.

I just picture someone putting it together and telling all the prisoners to keep it on the down low or that Dahmer guy will ruin it for everyone.
Posted by: Orson

Sold by Amazon it might make a good package deal with AoS Cookbook. Gotta be a GI MRE cookbook out there too.

Three volume set.
One low price.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 10:45 PM (/lPRQ)

124

Hello Degenerates and the normal people.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 10:45 PM (3ek7K)

125 Marco Rubio becomes president of a Free Cuba.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:22 PM (c115l)

I said it before when Rubio was nominated for SoS that his one goal was to give a speech in Havana's Plaza de la Revolucion. Preferably after that monstrosity of modern art showing Che is ripped off the side of the building.

Posted by: Kindltot -- Ea Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 10:45 PM (rbvCR)

126 Good even', y'all.

Not sorry I'm late. I just didn't give a flip tonight.

"The Doggo has decided to turn in his keys to the Club."

So, we'll be able to assess what Doggo did or did not contribute to the group effort. Like when Lennon and McCartney split. Or Kirby and Ditko left Stan Lee at Marvel. Or Dino and Jerry went their separate ways. But mostly that Beatles thing.

Posted by: mindful webworker - atomic past and future at January 03, 2026 10:46 PM (dESj/)

127 SEAHAWKS!!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 10:47 PM (IhIKR)

128 Lastly Doggo, your "good bye from Club ONT" gift should arrive in the mail later this week...USPS was not too please about the size of it...they mumbled something about a limit of 40ft - thank goodness this is only 39 feet!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 10:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

129 118 *slides cold beer down the bar for ARiK*
Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:44 PM (rdVOm)

Catches beer, tips imaginary hat, and says Thank You darlin'.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:47 PM (QGaXH)

130

Did anyone see the supermoon tonight?

We are fogged in here in Wyoming, which is very unusual for us to have fog.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 10:47 PM (3ek7K)

131 Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation. What an ego on that commie.
Posted by: scampydog

Haqueen Jeffries was crying because he wasn't briefed.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:34 PM (c115l)

Just a swirly.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 03, 2026 10:47 PM (S/Y4j)

132
HEGSETH: "Sir, the raid was a success. Maduro is secured on the Iwo Jima."

BONDI: "Excellent. I'll prepare the documents for arraignment."

RUBIO: "I've got my remarks for the press conference ready. It's scheduled for 11:00."

TRUMP: "No. It's gonna have to be 11:45, Little Marco. We can't go public with this until we loop in Zohran Mamdani."

RUBIO: "Are you sure that's important --"

TRUMP: "Silence, Marco! That vapid millennial shitstick is as important as he is handsome! We need him informed. Bring me the gold phone... I'm calling him personally."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:48 PM (BI5O2)

133 God bless Donald Trump and the US Armed Forces.
So glad we have a nation again, at least for another 3 years.

Posted by: HogWildforIslam with a side of bacon at January 03, 2026 10:48 PM (Q+twu)

134 Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation. What an ego on that commie.
Posted by: scampydog

Briefed, or pantsed? You decide.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 10:49 PM (8zz6B)

135

That Muzzie Mayor wasn't briefed. He read it on X.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 10:50 PM (3ek7K)

136 The "most visited place" was also my most visited place for several years at work, thanks to the Microsoft background.

I finally looked it up.

Warhariki Beach, New Zealand. North Shore of the South Island.

Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at January 03, 2026 10:50 PM (8WtOr)

137 Even so, some radio stations thought the lyrics were too spicy, so an edited version of the song was released that replaced the words "making love in the green grass" with "laughin' and a-runnin', hey hey."
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I'm pretty sure the original contained both these lyrics. I guess they could have repeated "laughing and a runnin' hey hey" in the later verse, but I don't think it quite matches the meter.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:50 PM (4kXuG)

138 Did anyone see the supermoon tonight?

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That's no moon.

Posted by: Obi Wan Baloney at January 03, 2026 10:50 PM (+HNx/)

139 Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Nolan River KC show in Glen Rose, TX. The Borzoi entry is huge this weekend. He defeated 36 yesterday and something similar today. Starting the year (with a new handler) on the right foot.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:25 PM (tgvbd)

Glad he did so well. And I really like Glen Rose , it’s a really nice little town. Took my grandson there a couple of times to swim and see the dinosaur tracks on the Paluxy River.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:50 PM (KVmIX)

140 USPS was not too please about the size of it...they mumbled something about a limit of 40ft - thank goodness this is only 39 feet!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba
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I didn't see any "no backsies, no returns" disclaimers...

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 10:51 PM (41CYW)

141 Thanks Doggo

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 10:51 PM (xcxpd)

142
I can only imagine Trump "briefing" Mandami: "By the way, I had your wife too."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:51 PM (tgvbd)

143 Sorry to hear Scampydog is being sent to the County Pound. I raise a glass of 2010 Chateau LaFeet Rothschild in his honor. I hope it's not a Kill Shelter.

Posted by: Wonderful Wino at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (oftw2)

144 He contrasted it with the 1983 Grammy Song of the year which was

1. All Night Long (Lionel Richie)
2. Beat It (Michael Jackson)
3. Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
4. Maniac (Michael Sembello)
5. Every Breath You Take (The Police)

Every Breath You Take won.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 03, 2026 10:09 PM (XV/Pl)

And now Diddy pays Sting $2,000 a day, every day, for unauthorized sampling of Every Breath You Take.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (pIfcn)

145

How does the "collectisim" work?

I'm still horrified the asshole was elected.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (3ek7K)

146 3 Read the bill of rights!
Posted by: Hokey Pokey
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Huh? Not sure what you're talking about. Quit trying to trick me.

Posted by: Ketanji Brown Jackson at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (gf7Ez)

147 142
I can only imagine Trump "briefing" Mandami: "By the way, I had your wife too."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:51 PM (tgvbd)

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

Chasten would never cheat on me!

Posted by: Pete Buttgiggles at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (/mCq0)

148 Hello Degenerates and the normal people.
Posted by: four seasons
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Howdy, four seasons!

*pours drink for you*

Did you ever get that new dishwasher installed?

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:53 PM (rdVOm)

149 I toured some Civil War battlefields as a kid, and those kinds of fences always mean "Civil War battlefield" to me now.
Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 10:07 PM (9nBjT)

I had the same thought!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:41 PM (KVmIX)

Used to see them a lot in the Cariboo district of British Columbia, where there was a lot of jackpine. The logs were too small to mill into lumber, but they made dandy fence rails.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 10:53 PM (8zz6B)

150 Off damn sock!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 10:54 PM (/mCq0)

151
How does the "collectisim" work?

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It's like you take an ugly girl out to dinner because you feel sorry for her and she brings five friends and expects you pay for everyone after ordering the most expensive things on the menu.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:55 PM (tgvbd)

152 The only brief Mandami received was his briefs wedgied in-between his butt crack.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 10:55 PM (vzcgi)

153

JQ!

I think about you and your husband so often.

No, the dishwasher is still sitting the garage, lol.

We've gotten so use to handwashing dishes we are at the point we don't care, lol.

Living very rural is a blessing unless you need something done.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 10:55 PM (3ek7K)

154 Madmani will be on the news a lot this year answering questions teed up for him by media to attack Trump on the topic of the week.

He’s the New Favorite Thing on the left so they’ll put him out there as often as possible until he runs NYC into the ground.

Hizzoner has a big head, similar to Siddiq Khan in London.

Runs a city of eight million but thinks he speaks for all eight billion people on the planet.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 10:56 PM (6ydKt)

155 I went outside for a smoke... saw the full moon... and clouds were rolling in-- fast!-- from the South. Covered it right up, they did. It's gonna rain all night.

At least it's gonna be above freezing for the next couple days/nights.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 10:56 PM (rdVOm)

156 Yeah, a band called "The Police" had a lot of songs about criminals. EBYT is about a stalker, Roxanne's about a prostitute, Don't Stand So Close To Me is about a teacher who's boinking one of his students.....
Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 10:35 PM (nhCoE)

Then there's "Murder by Numbers" which was on the cassette version, but not the vinyl version, of Synchronicity. I beleive it was the b-side of the first single from thst album too (which might well have been "Every Breath You Take.")

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:57 PM (4kXuG)

157 WHOOFREAKINGHOOOOOOOO!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 10:57 PM (IhIKR)

158 SpaceX has a StarLink launch later on, from Cape Canaveral. This feed goes life at 0004 EST

https://www.youtube.com/live/S2KLYd-Ce3o

Brand new booster, landing a A Shortfall of Gravitas. Launch 2 for the year.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 03, 2026 10:57 PM (S/Y4j)

159 And now Diddy pays Sting $2,000 a day, every day, for unauthorized sampling of Every Breath You Take.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (pIfcn)

I didn't much care for any of those songs on that list. Certainly not enough to buy a record.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 10:58 PM (8zz6B)

160 I love how some Senators are pissed because none of them were briefed ahead of time. Of course telling them anything would have been the same as putting it on the hotline to Beijing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:58 PM (KVmIX)

161 Evening all,

The liberal tears have been great today!

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 10:59 PM (2F0/Y)

162 144 And now Diddy pays Sting $2,000 a day, every day, for unauthorized sampling of Every Breath You Take.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (pIfcn)

That wasn't unauthorized, Sting approved ahead of time, though Andy Summers, whose guitar work was actually sampled and didn't make a dime off it, was none too happy.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:59 PM (4kXuG)

163 Have a great night, everyone.

America, F yeah!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (u82oZ)

164 Living very rural is a blessing unless you need something done.

Posted by: four seasons
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Ain't that the truth...

Heck, it can be pretty bad when *not* very rural.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)

165 Is that Venus in conjunction with the full moon tonight?

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (KVmIX)

166

Joyenz,

They can all *uck off. They are just pissed because their money has been cut off.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (3ek7K)

167 'Night, Salty!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)

168 The only brief Mandami received was his briefs wedgied in-between his butt crack.
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Yeah, but he's MAYOR Briefs Wedgied In-Between his butt crack.

This happened. He was elected. We've got to be fierce in laughing at *stupid* voters who vote for *stupid* people. They need to me mocked, and zero Federal relief provided. Let NYC suffer from what they did.

Posted by: Crusader at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (Cjcf6)

169 If you say you like Springsteen you're either from Jersey and kind of have to or you think it's cool. Like Lou Reed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)

The only person I have ever known who liked Springsteen could not sing a note on key. Nor could he dance. I think this explains a lot.

I am very honored, but don't have my speech ready, to be in the Top Ten Moron Comments! Is there a tiara and bouquet of roses like Miss America?

I can't tell the guy I live with because he would be mortified to be married to me, seeing it in print and all. He thinks I am always a proper lady (No he doesn't, remember the conversation you had today in the foyer that was R rated at the least?).

Regardless,I have reached my goals and now peaked for 2026. (No, you have a goal to lose weight you dimwit!). Sadly, Sybil seems to be here with us tonight.

I need to watch that movie again.I will watch it because of Joanne Woodward.

I remember once in the movie she was wacked out and I think her piano teacher was to blame. My second piano teacher had halitosis and made me play with a pencil between my fingers. Would rap me at times with a ruler. So I understand, Sybil.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (WONhk)

170 It's like you take an ugly girl out to dinner because you feel sorry for her and she brings five friends and expects you pay for everyone after ordering the most expensive things on the menu.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:55 PM (tgvbd)

Then they follow you home, set up house, squat and refuse to leave, bring over their Baby Daddy’s and start a daycare in your house and turn your yard into a community garden before having you evicted for white supremacy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:01 PM (6ydKt)

171 Did anyone see the supermoon tonight?

We are fogged in here in Wyoming, which is very unusual for us to have fog.
Posted by: four seasons

Got a screenshot of it on the Ring Cam.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:01 PM (c115l)

172
Haqueen Jeffries was crying because he wasn't briefed.
Posted by: rickb223

Imagine that guy as Speaker of the House.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 11:01 PM (pkeXY)

173 At least it's gonna be above freezing for the next couple days/nights.
Posted by: JQ

Trying to snow up north but I think winter has taken a sabbatical. Betting the fanatics will be golfing down in your banana belt about mid February.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 11:01 PM (vzcgi)

174 They can all *uck off. They are just pissed because their money has been cut off.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:00 PM (3ek7K)

Totally agree That goes for MTG and Massie as well.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 11:02 PM (2F0/Y)

175 I'm pretty surprised nobody from the Pentagon leaked this to China. Milley publicly bragged that he was working for China, and I'm sure there are many flag officers like him.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:02 PM (BI5O2)

176 To all the left crying about Trump not getting congressional approval,

Did anyone whine when Obama authorized approximately 542 strikes in non-active war zones.

Most of them nuclear armed Pakistan?

https://tinyurl.com/nxrhp63y

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:03 PM (c115l)

177 Good evening everyone. Don't forget to sign the card for Doggo.

Posted by: Doof at January 03, 2026 11:03 PM (QMAsf)

178 Haqueen Jeffries was crying because he wasn't briefed.
Posted by: rickb223

A brief? Trump will give him a tightey whitey atomic wedgie.

Posted by: Roy at January 03, 2026 11:04 PM (qwype)

179 If you say you like Springsteen you're either from Jersey and kind of have to or you think it's cool. Like Lou Reed.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:19 PM (RIvkX)

Lou Reed has a couple of classics, that are of the time.

Very evocative and will take you right back to the 70's

Posted by: browndog keeps on growing at January 03, 2026 11:04 PM (3sXRv)

180 I have seen pointed out earlier today the total hypocrisy of Mandami complaining about the arrest of a foreign leader after he pledged to arrest Netanyahu if he ever came to NYC.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:04 PM (4kXuG)

181 Sounds like he is claiming he was "briefed" by the WH after the operation. What an ego on that commie.
Posted by: scampydog

Haqueen Jeffries was crying because he wasn't briefed.

Is that the new status symbol? it once was being chauffeured in a black Suburban, then you were important if you had people around you wearing ear pieces, now its if/when you were "briefed" and in what order.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 11:05 PM (a4flb)

182 That wasn't unauthorized, Sting approved ahead of time, though Andy Summers, whose guitar work was actually sampled and didn't make a dime off it, was none too happy.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:59 PM (4kXuG)

Sampling is retarded, paid for or not.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

183 We do have a launch tonight.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-88
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: January 4, 2026
Launch Time: 12:14 a.m. EST (0514 UTC, 06:14 CET)

https://youtu.be/S2KLYd-Ce3o

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 11:05 PM (2F0/Y)

184 Maduro is going to end up at the end of a rope in Venezuela, like Saddam.

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 11:05 PM (Q+gd/)

185 98 Kind of like watching a flaming clown car crash into an orphanage and the burning clowns start running around hugging the dying orphans to the sounds of Yakkity Sax.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:37 PM (gcUgZ)

I just got the sudden urge to learn how to create AI animations.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:05 PM (4kXuG)

186 149 I toured some Civil War battlefields as a kid, and those kinds of fences always mean "Civil War battlefield" to me now.
Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 10:07 PM (9nBjT)

I had the same thought!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:41 PM (KVmIX)

Used to see them a lot in the Cariboo district of British Columbia, where there was a lot of jackpine. The logs were too small to mill into lumber, but they made dandy fence rails.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 10:53 PM (8zz6B)

You see them all up and down the Natchez Trace in MS. The speed limit is 55mph since the Civil War. I know this because it used to tick my father off and he'd speed anyway.

Once he got caught by the Hwy Patrol when I was about 4yrs old. The officer made us follow him to a podunk town to pay. I was standing in the backseat crying because Daddy was going to jail (I watched a lot of Andy Griffith). It was always an adventure to travel with him.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 11:06 PM (WONhk)

187
That wasn't unauthorized, Sting approved ahead of time, though Andy Summers, whose guitar work was actually sampled and didn't make a dime off it, was none too happy.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:59 PM (4kXuG)

Sting is the only credited song writer on the song, Andy Summers should be none too surprised. Both Sting and Diddy have confirmed the arrangement, and Sting was given all the rights to the new song as well. So If Sting authorized, they didn't sign the paperwork.

Also possible, my internet searches have failed me and I'm completely wrong. My only info is because Google said so.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 11:07 PM (pIfcn)

188 Betting the fanatics will be golfing down in your banana belt about mid February.
Posted by: Sock Monkey
------------

They were probably out there *today*! It was sunny and almost 60! Hardcore golfers don't stay home when the sun shines, LOL.

We'll maybe get 'hit n melt' snow a couple of times next week. The weather-guessers say so.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:07 PM (rdVOm)

189
175 I'm pretty surprised nobody from the Pentagon leaked this to China. Milley publicly bragged that he was working for China, and I'm sure there are many flag officers like him.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:02 PM (BI5O2)

What that tells us is that Hegseth has done a fantastic job of clearing the trash out of the Pentagon. And kicking Snoopy reporters out of the building.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:07 PM (KVmIX)

190 Régis de Castelnau@R_DeCastelnau

Venezuela : Discussion avec les potes q
googleTranslate:
...Those who seem to be reacting by avoiding getting too worked up, calling for a peaceful solution. It's hard to be more conciliatory.
...
. And clearly, in Venezuela, he's already written off as a loss.

Well, tomorrow's another day, we'll try to take stock.

PS: Macron, as usual, never missing an opportunity, still managed to make a ridiculous proposal by suggesting that Gonzalez Urrutia take over 🙄. Frankly, he should stay in his lane and not try to play in the big leagues.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:08 PM (U5+2P)

191 Kind of like watching a flaming clown car crash into an orphanage and the burning clowns start running around hugging the dying orphans to the sounds of Yakkity Sax.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 10:37 PM (gcUgZ)

I just got the sudden urge to learn how to create AI animations.
Posted by: tankdemon

Instead of clowns, Dem leadership.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:08 PM (c115l)

192 No, the dishwasher is still sitting the garage, lol.
We've gotten so use to handwashing dishes we are at the point we don't care, lol.
Living very rural is a blessing unless you need something done.
Posted by: four seasons

Put on back porch and pipe it in with garden hose.
Unless it is the deluxe model. Then front porch.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 11:09 PM (/lPRQ)

193 178 Haqueen Jeffries was crying because he wasn't briefed.
Posted by: rickb223

Was he really? He cries about everything. I get annoyed with people crying and want to yell, "Man up!"

I do need to be nicer in 2026.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 11:09 PM (WONhk)

194 Maduro is going to end up at the end of a rope in Venezuela, like Saddam.
Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 11:05 PM (Q+gd/)

I sincerely hope so. I think the NYC jury will acquit him, and then Rubio will deport him back to VZ to be tried and executed there. This is probably just to keep that bloated turd burglar in a box until they can hold elections.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:09 PM (BI5O2)

195 140/
Don't be surprised to see an "address unknown" if you do try to return it! Only fitting, since this was all your idea! Enjoy!

Posted by: The Grateful at January 03, 2026 11:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

196 Wow, Nurse is in a good mood tonight.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:10 PM (77rzZ)

197 Kind of like watching a flaming clown car crash into an orphanage and the burning clowns start running around hugging the dying orphans to the sounds of Yakkity Sax.
Posted by: Puddleglum

I just got the sudden urge to learn how to create AI animations.
Posted by: tankdemon

I think I need to introduce you to my friend Eliza.

Posted by: Grok at January 03, 2026 11:10 PM (nhCoE)

198 Joyenz is here? Hey, Joyenz!

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:11 PM (77rzZ)

199 What that tells us is that Hegseth has done a fantastic job of clearing the trash out of the Pentagon. And kicking Snoopy reporters out of the building.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:07 PM (KVmIX)

Maybe the notices placed on bulletin boards around the Pentagon asking for firing squad volunteers in the event of a leak had some effect.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:12 PM (8zz6B)

200 Hey, Nurse! Happy Caturday Night!

What'll ya have?

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:12 PM (rdVOm)

201 I love how some Senators are pissed because none of them were briefed ahead of time. Of course telling them anything would have been the same as putting it on the hotline to Beijing.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Brief that a specific Mullah with be taken out on the 7th. Their individual hard copies list a different name. Don't mention names at brief. Collect hard copies at the end.

See who leaks.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)

202 *DING!*

(rings bell behind the bar-- you USN guys know what *that* means!)

I'd like to buy a round for the house. Just because it's a new year and we have hope that it will be a good one!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:15 PM (rdVOm)

203 @156

>>I beleive it was the b-side of the first single from thst album too (which might well have been "Every Breath You Take.")

It was indeed the B-Side to Every Breath You Take.

Another fun fact:

There are 36 different cover variations to the Synchronicity album cover.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 03, 2026 11:15 PM (XV/Pl)

204
Imagine that guy as Speaker of the House.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 11:01 PM (pkeXY)

________

The GOP had Cryin' John Boehner , so it's a wash.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 11:16 PM (tgvbd)

205 186 Hey, ChristyBlinky!

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:16 PM (77rzZ)

206

What a great day. Trump is amazing.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:20 PM (3ek7K)

207 Had a nice trip through the desert today in the back seat of a Honda side-by-side. Ride was real good, but that little 2-cylinder Honda engine vibrates and buzzes like nobody's business. I thought Honda vehicles were supposed to be refined?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:21 PM (8zz6B)

208 I just saw this Babylon Bee headline:

Aides Tell Disappointed Trump That Maduro And Mamdani Are Different People

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:21 PM (4kXuG)

209 Did Trump send the Ayatollah an Instagram clip?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:22 PM (U5+2P)

210 > Haqueen Jeffries
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:34 PM (c115l)

Ha! Reminds me of one of the (several) times I got kicked off Twitter in the pre-Musk days.

Seems that Joaquin Castro took exception to me calling him "Ho Queen".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 11:22 PM (IG3/x)

211 Go Seahawks!

Let’s freaking gooooo!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 11:22 PM (IhIKR)

212 145 How does the "collectisim" work?

I'm still horrified the asshole was elected.
Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 10:52 PM (3ek7K)

Curtis Sliwa says hello!

Posted by: Joemarine at January 03, 2026 11:23 PM (y171U)

213 I suppose it would asking for too much to wish that MummyDummy got renditioned to El Salvador?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 11:23 PM (IG3/x)

214 "I wasn't briefed" > "Do you know who I am?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX)

215 Antietam is on my list this year. They recently redid their visitor center and they're in the process of restoring the battlefield to its 1862 appearance.
Posted by: PA Dutchman

Corpses and body parts strewn around?

[Sorry. Too soon?]

Posted by: mindful webworker - that's not funny at January 03, 2026 11:24 PM (dESj/)

216 209 Did Trump send the Ayatollah an Instagram clip?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:22 PM (U5+2P)

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I hope he went with a fish wrapped in newspaper. That has panache.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:24 PM (+HNx/)

217 JQ!

I’d love one of your spicy margaritas! I’m
Feeling spicy tonight!

Whoot!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 11:24 PM (IhIKR)

218 I want to know what the weird hat Maduro is wearing as he is walked into jail.The video is on the UK DM.

The hat looks like it has flaps to put on his eyes if he's being annoying. Or his ears.Flaps sticking straight up.

The hat belongs on the Little Rascals or Three Stooges weird and not proper prison garb. He has the shower rubber sandals, however.

This will go into my "Never answered mystery section." Along with why Barky Obungo does not have that hideous nasal mole cut off. The list is long.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 11:25 PM (WONhk)

219 Seeing comments/videos about Iranian military defecting/not supporting the mullahs.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:25 PM (c115l)

220 Yea! Colorado Bulldog.
My favorite drink in college and I still love it today!

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 11:25 PM (NpAcC)

221 196 Wow, Nurse is in a good mood tonight.
Posted by: Bulg

Seahawks dominated the 49ers. No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 11:25 PM (vzcgi)

222 I suppose it would asking for too much to wish that MummyDummy got renditioned to El Salvador?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 11:23 PM (IG3/x)

Hmmm...

On the one hand, the Venezuelans will hang him, which I like.

But Bukele will make sure that every remaining day the turdburglar has will be an unremitting Hell, which I also like.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (BI5O2)

223

I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.

Eat shit and die whore.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

224 I suppose it would asking for too much to wish that MummyDummy got renditioned to El Salvador?
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I dunno... mebbe let him screw-over those rough n tough Noo-Yawkahs good enough, and let *them* handle him?
I would purchase the PPV for ClubONT viewing!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (rdVOm)

225 Seeing comments/videos about Iranian military defecting/not supporting the mullahs.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:25 PM (c115l)

Seems like Venezuela's military sat on their hands during the Maduro operation, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:27 PM (8zz6B)

226 Aides Tell Disappointed Trump That Maduro And Mamdani Are Different People

Has anybody ever seen both of them in the same room? Hmmm.

Posted by: mindful webworker - madmanny at January 03, 2026 11:28 PM (dESj/)

227 I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.

Eat shit and die whore.

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Well, you've narrowed it down to everyone on American public life. Which whore we talkin' about?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:28 PM (BI5O2)

228 Spicy margarita, comin' up Nurse!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:28 PM (rdVOm)

229 Condoleezza Rice@CondoleezzaRice . 4h

Please find an update from my dear friend and colleague, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson. He remains in our prayers:

"I wanted to share a brief health update. I recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and am now recovering. I’m doing well and hopeful as I move forward.

Thank you for the many messages of support and prayers—they truly mean more than I can say. As I focus on recovery, I may not be able to respond to everyone, but please know how grateful I am."

-- Victor Davis Hanson

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:28 PM (U5+2P)

230 I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.

Eat shit and die whore.
Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

Which whore? They have a deep bench...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:28 PM (8zz6B)

231 219 Seeing comments/videos about Iranian military defecting/not supporting the mullahs.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:25 PM (c115l)

It might be happening! I am here for it!

The wind is 55mph and could possibly put me back into the insane section if it lasts for days again. I can handle one night vs the bed in the guestroom with the foam toddler rails. I hope that is not tonight.

Need to go to bed early as tomorrow is another day and maybe Trump has kidnapped Macron! We never know.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 11:29 PM (WONhk)

232

Kamala

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:29 PM (3ek7K)

233 Seems like Venezuela's military sat on their hands during the Maduro operation, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

People on Facebook were saying that Maduro gave half the military off for the Christmas holidays.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:29 PM (c115l)

234 I am off to bed. Be kind, friends. Words matter!

Posted by: Piper at January 03, 2026 11:30 PM (Wmg4n)

235 Need to go to bed early as tomorrow is another day and maybe Trump has kidnapped Macron! We never know.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January t03, 2026 11:29 PM (WONhk)

And maybe his wife, too. Then we can learn the truth!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:31 PM (BI5O2)

236 https://tinyurl.com/54p2c7s5

Ten C-17s on the move tonight to England tonight. Looks like Iran maybe next with Iran killing 20 protesters today and putting another 30 in the hospital.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 11:31 PM (/mCq0)

237 'Night, Piper!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)

238 I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.
Eat shit and die whore.
Posted by: four seasons

You're gonna need to be more specific.

Posted by: mindful webworker - who re do you love at January 03, 2026 11:32 PM (dESj/)

239 Need to go to bed early as tomorrow is another day and maybe Trump has kidnapped Macron! We never know.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Seeing people on Facebook pleading for Trump to do Canada next. 😂😂😂

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:32 PM (c115l)

240 Joyenz is here? Hey, Joyenz!
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:11 PM (77rzZ)

Heya Bulg!

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 11:32 PM (2F0/Y)

241
Colorado Bulldog is proof positive that Doof is a retard, because he likes shitty drinks AND he thinks that Rush is a band for grown-ups instead of for prepubescent children who long to be be just like their older brothers.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Is it safe to lurke again? Shots were fired earlier.
*sips Screaming Blue Viking*

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 03, 2026 11:32 PM (QVmho)

242

Be Kind???

This is AOS. We speak the truth and if it isn't kind, so what??

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:32 PM (3ek7K)

243 @nicksortor .5h

LARGE groups of Venezuelans have arrived outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan to CELEBRATE the arrest of Nicolas Maduro

This comes after NYC Mayor Commie Mamdani demanded Maduro’s release

Ain’t happening,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:34 PM (U5+2P)

244 Seeing comments/videos about Iranian military defecting/not supporting the mullahs.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:25 PM (c115l)

Seems like Venezuela's military sat on their hands during the Maduro operation, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Heh. I seem to recall the Iraqi Air Force burying their planes after their brass being warned we were coming.

Posted by: mindful webworker - who re do you love at January 03, 2026 11:34 PM (dESj/)

245 Seeing people on Facebook pleading for Trump to do Canada next. 😂😂😂
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:32 PM (c115l)

Well, you wouldn't need a real big helicopter to rendition Mark Carney; he's a bit of a runt.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:35 PM (8zz6B)

246 https://tinyurl.com/54p2c7s5

Ten C-17s on the move tonight to England tonight. Looks like Iran maybe next with Iran killing 20 protesters today and putting another 30 in the hospital.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie

Hmmm. My nephew's youngest is a Ranger in the 75th. Hope his mom isn't paying attention.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 11:36 PM (vzcgi)

247 https://tinyurl.com/54p2c7s5

Ten C-17s on the move tonight to England tonight. Looks like Iran maybe next with Iran killing 20 protesters today and putting another 30 in the hospital.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie

Everyone over 29 should have a hardon for the ayatollah.
If not for the fact that the country is apparently minority Muslim I'd be fine nuking them to this day for the hostage crisis....
So taking out the mullahs it is.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 11:36 PM (/lPRQ)

248 LARGE groups of Venezuelans have arrived outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan to CELEBRATE the arrest of Nicolas Maduro

This comes after NYC Mayor Commie Mamdani demanded Maduro’s release

Ain’t happening,
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:34 PM (U5+2P)

It'd be a hoot if they broke into Gracie Mansion, kidnapped Mamdani, and lynched him.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:37 PM (8zz6B)

249 Well, you wouldn't need a real big helicopter to rendition Mark Carney; he's a bit of a runt.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:35 PM (8zz6B)

What about the woman with the weird body movements, like she can't sit/stand still?

I want her rendered down to fat.

Posted by: RickZ at January 03, 2026 11:37 PM (gKDq2)

250 223

I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.

Eat shit and die whore.
Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

You are really going to have to be more specific.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:37 PM (4kXuG)

251 Seeing people on Facebook pleading for Trump to do Canada next. 😂😂😂
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:32 PM (c115l)

Commenters on the UK DM are always saying they want a Trump. The ones who despise their prissy PM. I'll bet the cat in #10 poops in his shoes!

What a mewling buffoon he is, going national to say, "We Brits had nuthin' to do with what that evil colonist did with Maduro!!!He does not speak for us!"

Kidnap him, too! Put 'em all in El Salvador and start over!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 11:38 PM (WONhk)

252 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 11:38 PM (bss/y)

253 Whoot!

Mmmm, JQ! That went down waaay too easy.

I’ll have another please! Today was a GOOD day!

I voted for this! Thank you GOLDENSCALPWEASEL!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 11:38 PM (IhIKR)

254 It'd be a hoot if they broke into Gracie Mansion, kidnapped Mamdani, and lynched him.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:37 PM (8zz6B)

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

A good tar-and-feathering would be fun to see happen, too.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 11:39 PM (/mCq0)

255 >> Is that Venus in conjunction with the full moon tonight?

That's Jove. Venus is currently too close to the Sun to be seen. Superior conjunction will be Jan 6, and then Venus transitions from Morning Star to Evening Star mode. You'll start to see it on the sunset side come late February.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:39 PM (w6EFb)

256 When I was taking some college classes as a middle-aged dude, my Spanish teacher was from Venezuela. She was really cool, and told us that she kept begging her parents to leave, come to America. This was in the Chavez days. I hope her kin were able to flee.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 03, 2026 11:39 PM (0aYVJ)

257 I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.

Eat shit and die whore.
Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

You're going to need to be a bit more specific 4S ...

Posted by: browndog keeps on growing at January 03, 2026 11:40 PM (3sXRv)

258 The new mayor of NYC had to give a speech about how wrong it was to arrest the Dictator of Venezuela. He has been mayor for two days and is telling the President how to govern. He is really full of himself. What a sh*tbag.

Typical commie move. Talk bullshit like its really true and in a way that makes you look really involved, and the rubes will believe it.

Meanwhile Maduro is now ensconced just down the street. Whaddaya say about that Mayor?

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:41 PM (2WIwB)

259 That's Jove. Venus is currently too close to the Sun to be seen. Superior conjunction will be Jan 6, and then Venus transitions from Morning Star to Evening Star mode. You'll start to see it on the sunset side come late February.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:39 PM (w6EFb)

I looked outside a few minutes ago. Could partially see the Moon through thin cloud. Jove was not in evidence.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:42 PM (8zz6B)

260 *makes pitcher of spicy margarita*

*brings fresh glass to Nurse*

Hey, girl-- let's share this! LOL!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:42 PM (rdVOm)

261 "Top 10ish Comments of the Week"

Another week, another swing and a miss.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 11:42 PM (QGaXH)

262
There is a lot of situation monitoring going on out there. I was chuckling reading Eugyppius going about Kaja Kallas, the current EU foreign affairs poo-bah. She's a scolding schoolmarm Karen type.

She put out a statement about the EU actively monitoring the situation in Venezuela to make sure International Law and all that was respected.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)

263
Just looking, there will be a triple conjunction of Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury this year around June sometime. Don't know how close they will all be.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:44 PM (w6EFb)

264 She put out a statement about the EU actively monitoring the situation in Venezuela to make sure International Law and all that was respected.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)

They have a dozen EUrocrats reading Twitter feeds.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:44 PM (8zz6B)

265 * shoves party hat and noise maker into USB for NurseR *

Let's get this party rockin.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 11:44 PM (vzcgi)

266 Just another example of the MSM's complicity in evil--I've already read one headline that stated "Venezuelan President arrives in New York to face charges". Which implies DUH, he showed up on his own to defend himself.

I swear to God that before all of this is over there's going to need to be long prison sentences for those of the "media" that acted as enemy agents.

Posted by: Crusader at January 03, 2026 11:45 PM (Cjcf6)

267 Thanks for the ONT’s Doggo.
Wooooooooooof!!!!

May your fire hydrants be numerous and freshly painted.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at January 03, 2026 11:45 PM (eISTN)

268 She put out a statement about the EU actively monitoring the situation in Venezuela to make sure International Law and all that was respected.

---------

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:45 PM (+HNx/)

269 Hey, Sock Monkey! Have a glass...we gots a whole pitcher of spicy margaritas...

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:46 PM (rdVOm)

270 Thank you Publius! Clear and dry sky here tonight, moon is casting strong shadows in the yard. (Cue the Cat Steven’s song)

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:46 PM (KVmIX)

271 Just looking, there will be a triple conjunction of Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury this year around June sometime. Don't know how close they will all be.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:44 PM (w6EFb)

If Jove and Venus conjugate, will Mercury get Mooned?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)

272 170 It's like you take an ugly girl out to dinner because you feel sorry for her and she brings five friends and expects you pay for everyone after ordering the most expensive things on the menu.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 10:55 PM (tgvbd)

Then they follow you home, set up house, squat and refuse to leave, bring over their Baby Daddy’s and start a daycare in your house and turn your yard into a community garden before having you evicted for white supremacy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:01 PM (6ydKt)

^^^This is why I am here as an anthropology professor. It rings true to society today and please invite the Somolians as it is in the DEI contract.

I love you all and need to sleep or pretend to. Give the potential insomnia a head start.

Thank you for the ONT and Scampy Dog, I hope your dreams come true and/or a fire hydrant.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 11:46 PM (WONhk)

273 EU actively monitoring the situation in Venezuela to make sure International Law and all that was respected

A) Ain' no sech thang as "International Law."

B) Taking down terrorist-funding drug lord dictators would be lawful if there was sech a thang.

C) EU is next after Cuba and Iran.

Posted by: mindful webworker - so I've heard at January 03, 2026 11:46 PM (dESj/)

274 HOW DARE YOU...remove Maduro!!!!!!

I am currently forming a flotilla to assist the true and downtrodden Venezuelans with their pharmaceutical distribution programs. We will be sailing from Barbados next Tuesday. Dress appropriately.
Sincerely,
Greta Thunberg

Posted by: Greta Thunberg Inc. at January 03, 2026 11:46 PM (dIske)

275
Eugyppius called her "mentally vacant EU foreign affairs girlboss Kaja Kallas "

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:47 PM (w6EFb)

276 Which whore? They have a deep bench...
----

I believe the correct phrase is a WIDE bench...

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 11:47 PM (MXMX4)

277 She put out a statement about the EU actively monitoring the situation in Venezuela to make sure International Law and all that was respected.
Posted by: publius

It's debatable who has less relevance on the World stage, Mamdani or the EU.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 11:47 PM (vzcgi)

278 'Night, ChristyBlinkyTheGreat!

Pleasant dreams, and a full night's sleep!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:48 PM (rdVOm)

279 And Orion is riding high again, each winter it makes me feel good to look up and see him striding the sky once again, with his dogs behind him.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:48 PM (KVmIX)

280 250 223

I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.

Eat shit and die whore.
Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

You are really going to have to be more specific.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:37 PM (4kXuG)
-

You mean to ask whether there's a missing comma or not?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 03, 2026 11:48 PM (tpex2)

281 She put out a statement about the EU actively monitoring the situation in Venezuela to make sure International Law and all that was respected.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)

They have a dozen EUrocrats reading Twitter feeds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:44 PM (8zz6B)
***

Its very early morning in Europe. Probably just the night janitorial staff.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:48 PM (2WIwB)

282
Jupiter will be around the Moon's 4 o'clock. Castor and Pollux (the Twins of Gemini) are close by right above the Moon a bit.

And Orion is off to the west, with Sirius below the show a bit.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:49 PM (w6EFb)

283 WTF is this "International Law" that get spouted?

Where does one find a copy of it?

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)

284

So I see on Fox that there is a superbug killing lots of people.

Figures the assholes are trying anything to divert from the real news.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:50 PM (3ek7K)

285 It’s comical to watch Trump and Rubio Act, while the rest of the worlds leaders stand around flapping their gums like that means something.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:50 PM (KVmIX)

286 Its very early morning in Europe.

Probably just the night janitorial staff.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:48 PM (2WIwB)

...and the rape gangs

Posted by: Otto Pen at January 03, 2026 11:50 PM (sJHOI)

287 All of the closest pizza joints to the Pentagon are reporting above-average traffic.

And Freddies Beach Bar, which is the closest gay bar to the Pentagon, is reporting very low traffic compared to usual.

Make of this information what you will.

https://tinyurl.com/ybez56j4

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 11:51 PM (/mCq0)

288 Is the snake fence in the top photo from Manassas Battlefield? Looks very familiar.

Posted by: JTB at January 03, 2026 11:51 PM (yTvNw)

289 *dons party hat*
*drains margarota*
*knocks back tequila shot*

Let’s party!!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 11:51 PM (zVOnE)

290 "Make of this information what you will."

The gays are having one hell of a pizza party?

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 11:51 PM (/mCq0)

291 It’s comical to watch Trump and Rubio Act, while the rest of the worlds leaders stand around flapping their gums like that means something.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:50 PM (KVmIX)

Rubio impresses me every time I hear him speak.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:51 PM (2WIwB)

292
Canopus, the little dog (Sirius is the big, alpha dog), is just peeking up barely over the horizon here due South. If the horizon here were dead flat with no trees and shit, I could see it, but I can't.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:52 PM (w6EFb)

293 I cannot wait to get to the office Monday morning to hear my aging cow-orker rage-lecture about TrumpBad. He'll be chock-full of facts and logic.

I will simply do as I always do. Hunker down and do my fucking job. And keep my mouth shut about anything not work related.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 03, 2026 11:53 PM (0aYVJ)

294 Hey, Sock Monkey! Have a glass...we gots a whole pitcher of spicy margaritas...
Posted by: JQ

I'll stick with my chocolate milk. Tequila and I have a history.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 11:53 PM (vzcgi)

295 *dons party hat*
*drains margarota*
*knocks back tequila shot*

Let’s party!!!!
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 11:51 PM (zVOnE)

Woohoo!!!
*starts conga line in the den*

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:53 PM (2WIwB)

296

Pug,

That is the way to handle asshole coworkers.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:53 PM (3ek7K)

297 Also, I thought this was Sunday night until a just a bit ago.

BONUS!!!!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 03, 2026 11:53 PM (0aYVJ)

298 Heh. I seem to recall the Iraqi Air Force burying their planes after their brass being warned we were coming.
Posted by: mindful webworker - who re do you love at January 03, 2026 11:34 PM (dESj/)

That was so they would survive past the first raid. It is something you do when you have inferior air defense.

Posted by: Kindltot -- Ea Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 11:54 PM (rbvCR)

299 *serves tequila shots with lime wedges & shaker of Bacon Salt*

Margarita 'backs', upon request...
-----------

*brings out tray of fresh jalapeno poppers*

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)

300
Sorry, Canopus isn't the little dog. It's just related to the Big Dog and the little dog constellation somehow in mythology. Getting that mixed up in the ol' noggin.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:55 PM (w6EFb)

301 Rubio impresses me every time I hear him speak.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:51 PM (2WIwB)

---------

Yep. He's got a few smudges on his resume but if I ever go gay, I may send him a text.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:55 PM (JkO4W)

302

I was so confused this morning when I started reading AOS.

I couldn't figure out why was Ace was posting then I though it was Friday, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:55 PM (3ek7K)

303 264 She put out a statement about the EU actively monitoring the situation in Venezuela to make sure International Law and all that was respected.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)
______________________________

Just to clarify what's going on. You might have noticed Russia is pretty verbal in their opposition of what happened in Venezuela. It's because just over a month ago they signed a security and energy deal with Venezuela that included 15 year leases on oil development. They did so to get around sanctions imposed by the EU and the US. Now, everything they put into place has gone to hell, and Trump is sitting with a nice big fat negotiating issue on the Russia/ Ukraine negotiation. Trump cut the EU out of that process totally, and they are desperate to somehow take credit for the upcoming peace deal, and Trump isn't letting them back in. They are pissed. Majorly pissed, and any negative item they can grab from the Venezuela scenario is being explored.

Domino 1 has fallen.

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 11:55 PM (dIske)

304 I'll stick with my chocolate milk. Tequila and I have a history.
Posted by: Sock Monkey
------

*nods, with full understanding*

Might as well try a Colorado Bulldog, then-- it's practically a version of chocolate milk, LOL!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)

305
Ten C-17s on the move tonight to England tonight.

Look out, Starmer.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 11:56 PM (pkeXY)

306 "Briefed, or pantsed? You decide."

De-briefed?

Posted by: Piercello at January 03, 2026 11:57 PM (NRGJj)

307 That's Jove. Venus is currently too close to the Sun to be seen. Superior conjunction will be Jan 6, and then Venus transitions from Morning Star to Evening Star mode. You'll start to see it on the sunset side come late February.
Posted by: publius

You could have just said, "that's Jupiter."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 11:57 PM (mlg/3)

308 Brief that a specific Mullah with be taken out on the 7th. Their individual hard copies list a different name. Don't mention names at brief. Collect hard copies at the end.

See who leaks.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)

Should be "How many leak".

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 03, 2026 11:57 PM (S/Y4j)

309 For Sock Monkey--

https://youtu.be/Ll34HfggyEg

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 11:57 PM (rdVOm)

310
I was reading that Maduro had a few billion worth of Russian air defense equipment. And we saw just how well that worked.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)

311 You mean to ask whether there's a missing comma or not?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 03, 2026 11:48 PM (tpex2)

With my history of dealing with terrible copy editors, I am probably in no position to complain about a questionably placed comma.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (4kXuG)

312 Domino 1 has fallen.
Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 11:55 PM (dIske)

Nicely put.

Domino 1. A great band name.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (2WIwB)

313 Well, kewl beans! I found a nifty rock in the desert today, made of red jasper mingled with green epidote, and I have now learned from the Internet that such rocks are considered as gems, under the name of "Dragon's Bloodstone".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (8zz6B)

314 296

Pug,

That is the way to handle asshole coworkers.

Posted by: four seasons

Throw in a few smiles while you're at it. Confuses the crap out of Libtards.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 11:59 PM (vzcgi)

315 I was reading that Maduro had a few billion worth of Russian air defense equipment. And we saw just how well that worked.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)

Doesn't help when the guys running it are not wanting to play along.
There are rumors that Trump bribed a lot of the Venezuelan armed forces, but I wonder if the generals got tired of not getting paid.

Posted by: Kindltot -- Ea Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 11:59 PM (rbvCR)

316 Thanks for all you've put into the ONT's Doggo. It is appreciated

Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 12:00 AM (6U6WV)

317 311 You mean to ask whether there's a missing comma or not?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 03, 2026 11:48 PM (tpex2)

With my history of dealing with terrible copy editors, I am probably in no position to complain about a questionably placed comma.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (4kXuG)

I say old chap ...

Posted by: Oxford Comma at January 04, 2026 12:01 AM (3sXRv)

318 Do you know the real difference between rugged individualism and collectivism?

One gets you a headstone, the other a mass grave.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:01 AM (4kXuG)

319 *snort

That pinhead from Captain Phillips when he said "I am captain now".

Picture of Trump with the two pointing fingers saying, "I am el Capitan now!"

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 12:03 AM (c115l)

320 Also, I thought this was Sunday night until a just a bit ago.

BONUS!!!!
Posted by: Pug Mahon
----------

It's so nice when you think it's a day *later* Hahaha. Makes up for those times when you were just certain it was a day *earlier* doesn't it?

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)

321 JQ JQ JQ JQ!!!

*takes off shirt*
*climbs on wobbly table*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (JNQCZ)

322 "Marco Rubio finding out he’s now the leader of Venezuela, the head coach at Miami, the Secretary of State, the National Security Advisor, and soon to be the president of Cuba and Supreme Leader of Iran"

https://tinyurl.com/msnrkb2n

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (/mCq0)

323

Any bets that Madman will try to meet with Maduro??

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (3ek7K)

324 Domino 1. A great band name.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (2WIwB)
_____________________________

It's all connected. Venezuela was shipping heavy crude to the Iranians for refining. The act was an attempt for both countries to, also, circumvent economic sanctions. You'll notice that Iran currently has MAJOR infrastructure issues (water, structures, electricity). They were barely able to address some of the issues in response to residents growing dissatisfaction. They were very much dependent on their oil refining of Venezuelan Crude to at least pretend to make improvements. Then Israel pretty much took out major power station et al. and made it much more difficult. Then the US shut down the shipping of Venezuela....and *BANG* the Iranian populace hit the red line.

Iran is Domino #2.

Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (dIske)

325 Do you know the real difference between rugged individualism and collectivism?

One gets you a headstone, the other a mass grave.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:01 AM (4kXuG)

Oh!
Nice!
I'm stealing that.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (2WIwB)

326 Doesn't help when the guys running it are not wanting to play along.
There are rumors that Trump bribed a lot of the Venezuelan armed forces, but I wonder if the generals got tired of not getting paid.
Posted by: Kindltot -- Ea Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 11:59 PM (rbvCR)

Maybe they just knew Maduro's goose was cooked, and saw no reason to sacrifice themselves or their new Russian toys in a vain effort to prevent it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (8zz6B)

327 Do you know the real difference between rugged individualism and collectivism?

One is the bugger-er and one is the bugger-ee.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (c115l)

328 313 Well, kewl beans! I found a nifty rock in the desert today, made of red jasper mingled with green epidote, and I have now learned from the Internet that such rocks are considered as gems, under the name of "Dragon's Bloodstone".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 11:58 PM (8zz6B)

I am not a rock hound, but that does sound pretty kewl.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:05 AM (4kXuG)

329 JQ JQ JQ JQ!!!

*takes off shirt*
*climbs on wobbly table*

Posted by: nurse ratched
-----------

Damn, girl! Whatcha tryna do? Get all these Morons excited?

Oh, honey....I luvs ya (no lesbo!) but put yer blouse back on before we lose our likker license!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:08 AM (rdVOm)

330 Oh!
Nice!
I'm stealing that.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (2WIwB)

Please do. I won't even ask for a commision.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:08 AM (4kXuG)

331 For Sock Monkey--

https://youtu.be/Ll34HfggyEg
Posted by: JQ

Heh. Learned the words to that song in Alaska. My last tryst with Mr. Patron I started celebrating early at a bar in the Spokane Valley (a client). Last call was at a bar in Moses Lake buying a round of shots of Patron for the bar. I was the only gringo in the bar. I ended up at the Motel 6 across the street. I had alot of splaining to do the next day.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 12:08 AM (vzcgi)

332 Whenever I hear Springsteen, I grit my teeth and am reminded that strumming an acoustic and crooning out of tune can make you rich in Jersey.

AOSHQ bringing the cruelty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 04, 2026 12:09 AM (nljXp)

333 Oh, honey....I luvs ya (no lesbo!) but put yer blouse back on before we lose our likker license!
Posted by: JQ at Januarycommission.12:08 AM (rdVOm)

Killjoy.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:09 AM (4kXuG)

334 *sulks*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 12:09 AM (IhIKR)

335 I am not a rock hound, but that does sound pretty kewl.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:05 AM (4kXuG)

Well, I know pretty well where I found it. Where there was one piece, there might be more.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:09 AM (8zz6B)

336 Goodnight, All.

Posted by: Bulg at January 04, 2026 12:10 AM (77rzZ)

337 I'm taking some NyQuil and heading to bed. Maybe I'll wake up to find that the regime in Iran has fallen. Or Cuba has kicked off Revolucion 2.0. 2026 is off to quite a big start, desu ne?

Posted by: PabloD at January 04, 2026 12:11 AM (cFv0u)

338 Iraq invasion started out great too!

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at January 04, 2026 12:11 AM (vgM9w)

339
They did put up a fight against the Delta raid team from what Raizin' Caine said.

When all this started, I was looking at all the stuff on X, and there were reports of "ground troops" and small arms fire on the ground. I guess that was accurate, and that was the black bag grabbing of Maduro afoot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:11 AM (w6EFb)

340 I seem to recall the Iraqi Air Force burying their planes after their brass being warned we were coming.
Posted by: mindful webworker
That was so they would survive past the first raid. It is something you do when you have inferior air defense.
Posted by: Kindltot

Yuh dot vuz my point, like today's self-preserving Iranian & Venezuelan military, nein?

I recall the Iraqi AF generals got forewarned by way of our calling all their own cell phones. That was amusing.

Posted by: mindful webworker - what a time to be alive at January 04, 2026 12:12 AM (dESj/)

341 "Let the Little Girl Dance"

- Billy Bland

Posted by: 496 at January 04, 2026 12:12 AM (6U6WV)

342 321 JQ JQ JQ JQ!!!

*takes off shirt*
*climbs on wobbly table*

Posted by: nurse ratched

* slaps a Grant on the table*

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 12:12 AM (vzcgi)

343 Aw, Nurse.. I'm just tryin' ta look out for ya...

Glad you're having a good time! Party on!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)

344 Niters. Bulg and PabloD.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:12 AM (8zz6B)

345 Launch time changed again.

New T-Zero: 1:07 a.m. EST (06:07 UTC, 07:07 CET)

https://youtu.be/S2KLYd-Ce3o

Posted by: Joyenz at January 04, 2026 12:13 AM (2F0/Y)

346 AOP,
That sounds like a really cool find. I’d love to have a piece like that.

I have found small pieces of jade on the beach. I went to a Jade Festival up in the Cascade moi rains and met some folks who find beautiful rocks in the rivers.

Amazing. Beautiful. Soulful. Our planet is very cool.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 12:13 AM (IhIKR)

347 Not a rock hound but I've found what looks like a 'practice' piece for shaping an arrowhead and a stone wedge for some processing, probably for pounding leaves into fibers.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 12:13 AM (mlg/3)

348 President Zelenskyy on Maduro:

What can I say here? If this can be done to dictators, like that, then the United States of America know what they should do next.
---

One unaware dude.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 12:13 AM (U5+2P)

349 Posted by: Bulg at January 04, 2026 12:10 AM (77rzZ)

Night Bulg!

Posted by: Joyenz at January 04, 2026 12:14 AM (2F0/Y)

350 Ok, Nurse.. and Horde..

Nurse can go ahead with the table dance, and keep ALL the tips youse guys can lay on that wobbly table--

Sorry I tried to intervene.

Have at it!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

351 All good, JQ.

I promise to behave.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 12:15 AM (IhIKR)

352 Iran is Domino #2.
Posted by: Orson at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (dIske)

No offense but I think that's backwards.

When we hit Iran's underground nuclear facilities -- halfway around the world with no loss, it kind of made a statement. In that case, we weren't trying to capture anyone, just destroy nuclear facilities and kill scientists. And we did.

With Maduro, we went in and grabbed both Maduro and his wife, clean as a whistle. That sends another message to the world. This one is we can still reach out and touch you anytime we want, alive or dead.

The two are of a piece, that I agree, just the other way around. Iran set the stage for Venezuela.

Posted by: RickZ at January 04, 2026 12:15 AM (gKDq2)

353 I am going to miss you, scampy, I hope that you will still stop by from time to time.

JQ, the heck with my usual, those spicy margaritas sound great!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 04, 2026 12:16 AM (0nHVk)

354 You could have just said, "that's Jupiter."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 11:57 PM (mlg/3)

Why that’s Jupiter, by Jove!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 12:16 AM (KVmIX)

355 *sulks away, ashamed of being a "killjoy"*

Guess I've lost the plot, huh?

Cheers anyway!!!
---------

Hey, Double Ds-- what about "Amateur Go-Go Night?"

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:17 AM (rdVOm)

356 > triple conjunction of Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury

That's fine. I'm into that shit.

Or anything concave, really.

Plus Mercury likes to swing both ways.

Posted by: Jupiter Optimus Maximus at January 04, 2026 12:17 AM (IG3/x)

357 That's Jove. Venus is currently too close to the Sun to be seen. Superior conjunction will be Jan 6, and then Venus transitions from Morning Star to Evening Star mode. You'll start to see it on the sunset side come late February.
Posted by: publius

You could have just said, "that's Jupiter."
Posted by: weft cut-loop

No, because he was discussing a conjunction. So it had to be "By Jove!" Nobody says "By Jupiter!"

Posted by: mikeski at January 04, 2026 12:17 AM (nhCoE)

358 > small arms fire on the ground

They used the T. Rex brigade?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 04, 2026 12:18 AM (IG3/x)

359 LOL. Live now. Anti-aircraft fire seen in the skies over Caracas.

😂😂😂

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 12:18 AM (c115l)

360 I promise to behave.
Posted by: nurse ratched
--------

*has second & third thoughts*

You know... "Behave" is NOT the concept of America.

Push it to the limit, and push it some more! Party on!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

361 JQ, the heck with my usual, those spicy margaritas sound great!
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 04, 2026 12:16 AM (0nHVk)

Tequila does have a way of making clothing fall off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:20 AM (8zz6B)

362 Hi Debby!

*offers fresh spicy margarita*

Woo Hoo!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:20 AM (rdVOm)

363 Calling it an early one. Thanks to the Horde for all the laughs and the opportunity to share some nonsense/content with you - it was a fun adventure. Have fun with the Double D's - they are orbinformative!

Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 12:20 AM (41CYW)

364 >> So it had to be "By Jove!" Nobody says "By Jupiter!"

ROFL! The Moon is by Jove.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:20 AM (w6EFb)

365 Iran is Domino #2.
Posted by: Orson

Not sure which falls first. Cuba or Iran.
Cuba was propped up by Venezuela.

Whichever is first, I think the other will be within a day or two.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 12:21 AM (c115l)

366 For Sock Monkey--
https://youtu.be/Ll34HfggyEg
Posted by: JQ

Hearing that, honorary ette MiladyJo said, You know what that calls for?

Some good ol' Steve Goodman
https://youtu.be/Ggux2-WgNZ4

And with that, I bid y'all g'nite on this remarkable January day.

Posted by: mindful webworker - wait this is not my house at January 04, 2026 12:21 AM (dESj/)

367 250 223

I just saw on Fox that the whore is criticizing Trump about the Maduro op today.

Eat shit and die whore.
Posted by: four seasons at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

You are really going to have to be more specific.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:37 PM (4kXuG)

...of Babylon....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 12:21 AM (QGaXH)

368 JQ, you do a great job serving the drinks. Calling you a killjoy was an overreaction. I apologize.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:21 AM (4kXuG)

369 348 President Zelenskyy on Maduro:

What can I say here? If this can be done to dictators, like that, then the United States of America know what they should do next.
---

One unaware dude.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 12:13 AM (U5+2P)

As I commented earlier... self reflection is NOT the Z man's strong point.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 04, 2026 12:22 AM (mP0Kj)

370 'Night, Doggo! Thanks for hosting our many 3D ONTs!

The Club will be here and we'll always have a bowl of kibble ready for ya! And Scooby snacks!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)

371 small arms fire on the ground

They used the T. Rex brigade?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

Arms?

*breaks down crying and runs off
Posted by: Michelle Fields

Posted by: rickb223 at January 04, 2026 12:23 AM (c115l)

372 There are places in Pennsylvania with much jasper, some of it quite beautiful.

Posted by: Rockin' Mel Slurp at January 04, 2026 12:24 AM (oftw2)

373 they are orbinformative!
Posted by: scampydog at January 04, 2026 12:20 AM (41CYW)

You really do use it in real life.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:24 AM (4kXuG)

374 *buys tankdemon a drink*

S'arright! I WAS bein' a killjoy... truth hurts.

For about 2 seconds!!!! Party!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

375
Daily Mail.....

Trump says Maria Machado does not have support to be president.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 12:24 AM (3ek7K)

376 374 *buys tankdemon a drink*

S'arright! I WAS bein' a killjoy... truth hurts.

For about 2 seconds!!!! Party!
Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

I need to find a festive little hat.

Or maybe a lampshade.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:26 AM (4kXuG)

377 I carry dog treats at all times on my bike rides. Have 4 regular customers on my route, one going back over a decade. If I meet scampydog he is certainly welcome to some.

Posted by: Cryin' All The Time at January 04, 2026 12:27 AM (oftw2)

378
Hey, maybe scampydog is going to be the new president of Venezuela.

The timing is interesting.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 04, 2026 12:28 AM (3ek7K)

379 @Osint613 . 9h

Iran's Khamenei: We will not back down before the enemy. We will bring the enemy to their knees.

Audience: Death to America! Death to Britain! Death to Israel.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 12:29 AM (U5+2P)

380 Domino is a good Genesis song.

youtu.be/TtECdenf4sY

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 04, 2026 12:30 AM (gcUgZ)

381 321 JQ JQ JQ JQ!!!

*takes off shirt*
*climbs on wobbly table*

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 12:04 AM (JNQCZ)

"Ethel! Ethel!

You put your clothes on...."

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 12:31 AM (QGaXH)

382 There are places in Pennsylvania with much jasper, some of it quite beautiful.
Posted by: Rockin' Mel Slurp at January 04, 2026 12:24 AM (oftw2)

Had a good look at this rock under a strong lamp in the workshop. It really is commingled red-brown jasper and epidote crystals, with some of the crystal being an inch long or so, embedded in the jasper. A cut through on the diamond saw would be revealing. One edge of the rock is sharp enough to draw blood.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:32 AM (8zz6B)

383
I just ran the June 9 date in Stellarium. I wouldn't call it a triple conjunction, more a "in the neighborhood" grouping. Venus will be by Jove pretty close, but Mercury will be a bit farther out, and probably too low for me to see it when it gets into twilight enough.

Jupiter will get closest to Mercury by mid-August, but that will be way to close to the Sun, looks like.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:32 AM (w6EFb)

384 Willowed.

Mamdani said he had been "briefed". I think what he meant to say was that he had been "pantsed".

Posted by: Paco at January 04, 2026 12:35 AM (2L+MU)

385
Black bagging an Ayatollah. I wonder if it's possible....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:36 AM (w6EFb)

386 Went out and had a gander at the Moon; saw it for a few seconds through fast-moving holes in the clouds. Did not see Jupiter at all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:37 AM (8zz6B)

387
Well more black-bagging to a proper Islamic burial at sea.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:37 AM (w6EFb)

388 This was posted on X:
"Hoy nacera un venezolano llamado Deltafors Donaltrom Vasques"

"Today a Venezuelan named Deltafors Donald Trump Vasquez will be born"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 12:37 AM (U5+2P)

389 Perspective from a Venezuelan American. Send this to all your libtard acquaintances.

tiny.cc/146x001

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 12:37 AM (vzcgi)

390
It's a bit hazy here. Only the brighest stars can be see. The Moon's glare makes it even harder close by.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:38 AM (w6EFb)

391 Black bagging an Ayatollah. I wonder if it's possible....
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:36 AM (w6EFb)

Well, his bodyguard is likely more motivated than Maduro's. Religious frenzy and all that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:39 AM (8zz6B)

392 >>Mamdani said he had been "briefed".
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About what? The Maduro thing? Why tf would he get any briefing about it? He's only a fking *mayor* of a *city*, not a senator or congressleach (at any level) or a governor...

Madmanny should just STFD and STFU in this case. Nobody cares what he thinks about it.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

393 Thanks mindful, for the Steve Goodman, he is a favorite of mine.

Cheer, nurse and JQ!

AOP, I remember when the Chiefs won the super bowl in 2020, jewells promised to drink her tequila and dance nekkid.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 04, 2026 12:41 AM (0nHVk)

394 392

Yeah, that. I don't think anybody actually briefed him. I bet he does, however, think that NYC has a foreign policy. Who wants to tell him?

Posted by: Paco at January 04, 2026 12:43 AM (2L+MU)

395 Mamdani said he had been "briefed".
------

About what? The Maduro thing? Why tf would he get any briefing about it? He's only a fking *mayor* of a *city*, not a senator or congressleach (at any level) or a governor...

Madmanny should just STFD and STFU in this case. Nobody cares what he thinks about it.
Posted by: JQ

Maybe he was briefed by a sobbing commie Venezuelan butt buddy.

Posted by: Archer at January 04, 2026 12:45 AM (YGRGv)

396 392 >>Mamdani said he had been "briefed".
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About what? The Maduro thing? Why tf would he get any briefing about it? He's only a fking *mayor* of a *city*, not a senator or congressleach (at any level) or a governor...

Madmanny should just STFD and STFU in this case. Nobody cares what he thinks about it.
Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

he has to have had a 'need to know'. They don't just share info willy-nilly like 6th grade girls in a school yard....

But he probs don't kno that

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 12:46 AM (QGaXH)

397 Mamdani will get his WH briefing after Karen Bass gets hers.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 04, 2026 12:46 AM (nWPIJ)

398 I can almost understand Mamdani getting a briefing because Maduro is being held in NYC, just to smooth over the logistics of the incarceration.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:48 AM (4kXuG)

399 Launch time changed again. At this point they should just do a scrub.

Launch Time: 1:48 a.m. EST (06:48 UTC, 07:48 CET)

https://youtu.be/S2KLYd-Ce3o

Posted by: Joyenz at January 04, 2026 12:49 AM (2F0/Y)

400 Heard this song on the radio a few days ago:

https://youtu.be/x4U-SDGgKV4

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 12:49 AM (8zz6B)

401
Mamdani said he had been "briefed".
------

About what? The Maduro thing? Why tf would he get any briefing about it? He's only a fking *mayor* of a *city*, not a senator or congressleach (at any level) or a governor...

Madmanny should just STFD and STFU in this case. Nobody cares what he thinks about it.
Posted by: JQ

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

Probably a request to keep the road to City Jail clear. And I doubt he's up to it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 12:50 AM (n7rxJ)

402 It was the briefest of briefings.

LOL fourseasons, perhaps Piper could review scampy's fancy new Generalissimo uniform.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 04, 2026 12:51 AM (0nHVk)

403 "I can almost understand Mamdani getting a briefing because Maduro is being held in NYC, just to smooth over the logistics of the incarceration."

mamdammi got the same briefing members of congress got. None. Don't let that waffletwat blow smoke up yer hole.

Maduro will be held in a federal facility so the city will have very little involvement in anything .

Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere at January 04, 2026 12:52 AM (G+z4C)

404 Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) retweeted
Jack Prandelli@jackprandelli . 11h

Venezuelan oil exports to China

From soaring hopes to sudden cutoff!

Pre-Maduro capture forecast: Flows expected to hit ~600k bpd in March 2026 highest since June 2023 amid partial sanctions relief.

Post-US intervention (Jan 3, 2026):

Maduro captured, regime in chaos → China's discounted Venezuelan barrels likely gone.

China was main buyer of sanctioned heavy crude
New US-aligned government → sanctions probably stay or tighten short-term

Exports to China → near zero in coming months
...
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Has Putin condemned US action in Venezuela?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 12:52 AM (U5+2P)

405 >> Has Putin condemned US action in Venezuela?

Both Russia and the Chicoms are heap big mad about this.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:54 AM (w6EFb)

406 About what? The Maduro thing? Why tf would he get any briefing about it? He's only a fking *mayor* of a *city*, not a senator or congressleach (at any level) or a governor...

Madmanny should just STFD and STFU in this case. Nobody cares what he thinks about it.
Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

It's almost as if this who left/right thing is a myth, and they're all part of the same cabal who rule over us, sometimes keeping us arguing with each other by pretending to be on opposite sides of political movements.

Almost.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 12:54 AM (Gz4YS)

407 I can almost understand Mamdani getting a briefing because Maduro is being held in NYC, just to smooth over the logistics of the incarceration.
Posted by: tankdemon

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

And thank goodness he intends to "monitor the situation" and "issue relevant guidance. "

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 12:54 AM (n7rxJ)

408 "Briefing" for madmanny:

This prisoner will be held in a federal high-security lockup within your city. You have no jurisdiction over this prisoner and no authority to speak about his case.

*end*

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 12:55 AM (rdVOm)

409 Both Russia and the Chicoms are heap big mad about this.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 12:54 AM (w6EFb)

I'm sure they're both extremely happy about it, because now they can do whatever they want, and there's nobody in the U.S. who can argue that they have no business taking over foreign countries.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 12:56 AM (Gz4YS)

410 Mamdami's briefing:

Hey, Zohran, yeah, uh, we just took Maduro into custody.

Maduro. Nicolás Maduro. The "president" of Venezuela. Yeah, it's a country in South America. Well, we took him into custody, and, we'll, you might want to get ready, because there are a lot of very happy Venzuelans in New York right now, and there's a good chance they might want to go out and hit the streets to celebrate. So, maybe prepare for it. Maybe set out some porta potties, stuff like that.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 04, 2026 12:56 AM (Hd1lH)

411 Hey Blondie, Happy New Year! How about a spicy margarita? Delish.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 04, 2026 12:56 AM (0nHVk)

412 Hey, Debby! Happy 2026 to you! Love a margarita.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 12:58 AM (n7rxJ)

413 >> I'm sure they're both extremely happy about it, because now they can do whatever they want

No, they are quite pissed.

Venezuela was their little hub for messing around with us in our hemisphere (the "Occident" I just saw somebody call it). That has come to end with the Donroe Doctrine.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 01:00 AM (w6EFb)

414 Well, 2300 here. Beddy-bye time. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 04, 2026 01:00 AM (8zz6B)

415 Woot!

*makes another pitcher of spicy margaritas*

*hands salted glass to Blondie & pours...*

Thanks again to BarelyScaryMary for the recipe!!!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:00 AM (rdVOm)

416 'Night, AOP!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:00 AM (rdVOm)

417
Chicoms were sending a bunch of tankers to Venezeula to defy Trump's oil blockade, too. This little Donroe Doctrine 2-hr regime change just short-circuited that little scheme.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 01:01 AM (w6EFb)

418 Mandani is titled Mayor, NYC and no matter how crappy it is it's US's financial center and Trump's home town.

Trump will play him as best he can.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:01 AM (U5+2P)

419 LOL! I just got around to Kamala Harris' vapid tweet from earlier this evening. The responses are an absolute gold mine!

https://tinyurl.com/cywp32z5

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:02 AM (/mCq0)

420 No, they are quite pissed.

Venezuela was their little hub for messing around with us in our hemisphere (the "Occident" I just saw somebody call it). That has come to end with the Donroe Doctrine.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 04, 2026 01:00 AM (w6EFb)

No, they both issued public statements.

That's not the same as what they're actually thinking or planning. Neither of those countries are going to reveal their thinking to the media.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 01:02 AM (Gz4YS)

421 China was main buyer of sanctioned heavy crude

Venezuelan crude requires a specialized refining process. Assuming the Chinese refineries were setup to process the Venezuelan crude, it will require retooling before they are able to process other source inputs.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 04, 2026 01:02 AM (vzcgi)

422 Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:02 AM
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Wow, Kumswallah is just as stoopid as usual, LOL!

So much *wrong* to unpack in that tweet...

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

423 >>>(the "Occident" I just saw somebody call it). That has come to end with the Donroe Doctrine.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
---

Libre Hemisferio Occidental

Viva Libertad

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:07 AM (U5+2P)

424 Wow, Kumswallah is just as stoopid as usual, LOL!

So much *wrong* to unpack in that tweet...
Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

***********

Read the responses - they're awesome!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:08 AM (/mCq0)

425 I'm sure they're both extremely happy about it, because now they can do whatever they want, and there's nobody in the U.S. who can argue that they have no business taking over foreign countries.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 12:56 AM (Gz4YS)

A completely backwards take. First Russia has already demonstrated that they’ll invade whomever they want, so what we do makes no difference. Plus they’re fully committed to the war they’re in, they don’t have the depth to fight another.

With China, we’re talking about the invasion of Taiwan - what’s the biggest risk from their POV? The response of the US president. Now that they know that this President will launch an attack with no fear at all, what does that do to their planning for the invasion of Taiwan?

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:13 AM (KVmIX)

426 Read the responses - they're awesome!
Posted by: Sasquatch
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O.m.g.... LMFAO! Bookmarked for later sharing!

Thanks!

*buys drink for Sasquatch*

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)

427 Oh well.

Just tryin to have some fun.
Don’t want to get the joint shut down.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 04, 2026 01:15 AM (IhIKR)

428 “Under what pretext did USA bomb Yugoslavia, Iraq, Syria, and Libya? Were there Security Council sanctions? No. They simply decided to do it and did it. That's all there is to international law: they do whatever they want.”
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It's better when viewed. He's a good speaker.

https://tinyurl.com/yedmnauu

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:16 AM (U5+2P)

429 And in case any wondered how big a slap on the face this was to China, China had just sent a large delegation to Venezuela to work out a new bilateral trade and supply agreement - it reportedly was going to contain 600 subagreements.

The Chinese team sent to negotiate this landed in Caracas 3 hours before the US strike started. And of course the US knew they were there, we wanted them to see the show up close and personal.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:16 AM (KVmIX)

430 A completely backwards take. First Russia has already demonstrated that they’ll invade whomever they want...
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 04, 2026 01:13 AM (KVmIX)

Are you serious? You still believe this?

Whatever. I give up.

Believe what you want.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 01:16 AM (ECcuJ)

431 Wow, Kumswallah is just as stoopid as usual, LOL!

So much *wrong* to unpack in that tweet...
Posted by: JQ

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

She appears to have briefed herself.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 01:16 AM (n7rxJ)

432 Hey, Nurse! I'm so sorry-- I didn't mean to spoil your fun! You dance very well!

Next time I'll just STFU and let you have at it. The Morons were quite pleased to watch!

Will buy you another drink, if you like. Not sure if you want/need another at this point, hahaha...

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:18 AM (rdVOm)

433 *types*

*deletes*

How about that local sports team?

Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere at January 04, 2026 01:22 AM (G+z4C)

434 I'm sure they're both extremely happy about it, because now they can do whatever they want, and there's nobody in the U.S. who can argue that they have no business taking over foreign countries.
Posted by: BurtTC
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Yeah, they have the moral high ground. Pure as the driven snow, that pair.
Tibet. Ukraine.
The only thing keeping them from doing whatever the hell they want isn't some high-falutin' moral pressure, it's the fear of counter force. If anything, they are less likely to get sporty.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 04, 2026 01:23 AM (M5t5H)

435 Good Night Everyone. Stay warm.

Thank you for the beer JQ

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 04, 2026 01:25 AM (QGaXH)

436 'Night, ARiK. Glad you enjoyed!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:26 AM (rdVOm)

437 The Chinese team sent to negotiate this landed in Caracas 3 hours before the US strike started. And of course the US knew they were there, we wanted them to see the show up close and personal.
Posted by: Tom Servo

In his first term IIRC, Trump was having a nice meeting with Xi when bombed the shit out of somebody.

I do not think Trump likes Chyna.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 01:29 AM (/lPRQ)

438 >>>The Chinese team sent to negotiate this landed in Caracas 3 hours before the US strike started. And of course the US knew they were there, we wanted them to see the show up close and personal.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Yes, the timing of the 'pick up' was set to coincide with the Chinese visit. Nothing like a two-fer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:32 AM (U5+2P)

439
Make Maduro drive a bus again ... in Mamdani's "Free Fare" New York.

Posted by: Arbalest at January 04, 2026 01:36 AM (FlRtG)

440 LOL!

https://tinyurl.com/2zfemvkw

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 01:36 AM (/mCq0)

441 Late night funnies--- sorry, I can't stay focused on the geopolitical stuff this late---

Navy bar rules: You remove your cover (hat) upon entering. You *don't* place your cover on the bar. You don't enter an EM, CPO, or Officers' Club without a proper "sponsor" of appropriate rank (an EM, CPO, or Officer what is willing to vouch for you). You *do not ever* step behind the bar without the bartender's permission.

Penalty? Bartender notices your "non-compliance" and will ring the big brass ship's bell (always one behind the bar) & point at you... and then YOU WILL buy the bar a round.

Other times: if you simply wish to buy a round, you get permission to step behind the bar and then ring the bell yourself...

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)

442 space x launch in less than 5 minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2KLYd-Ce3o

Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere at January 04, 2026 01:44 AM (G+z4C)

443 @trump_repost . 6h

Democrat lawmaker Wasserman Schultz comes out in support of Trump's operation in Venezuela:
---

A touch of sanity? Venezuelan constituents in her district?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:47 AM (U5+2P)

444 Thanks JQ, I am off to bed, I need to burrow under the blankets, some light snow rolling in. Sweet dreams.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 04, 2026 01:49 AM (0nHVk)

445 'Night, Debby. Sleep well!

See ya next time.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 01:50 AM (rdVOm)

446 A touch of sanity? Venezuelan constituents in her district?

——————

Maybe she owns some Chevron stock.

Posted by: Blonde Mortician on another device at January 04, 2026 01:53 AM (n7rxJ)

447 > and there's nobody in the U.S. who can argue that they have no business taking over foreign countries.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 12:56 AM (Gz4YS)

Right. Because neither Russia nor China ever invaded another country, in all of history, until Trump came along.

It is known.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 04, 2026 01:55 AM (IG3/x)

448 Nominal orbit insertion. One more successful launch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 01:58 AM (U5+2P)

449 Right. Because neither Russia nor China ever invaded another country, in all of history, until Trump came along.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

China, Russia, Iran: We control dah worlt~!
EU/UN: Okey dokey!
US: UM, no.
EU/UN: AAAAAggg, rape, bastardy! No fairsey~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 02:00 AM (mlg/3)

450 > I do not think Trump likes Chyna.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 01:29 AM (/lPRQ)

I think you're right.

However, I do love hearing him say "Chyna", with that special tone of contempt.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 04, 2026 02:01 AM (IG3/x)

451 Brit Hume@brithume

The Maduro capture, coupled with the air attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, suggest an extraordinary level of skill, technology and daring.

Precisely the opposite signal from that sent by the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 02:01 AM (U5+2P)

452 This Tomi Lahren on Fox is smoking hot

That is all.

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at January 04, 2026 02:06 AM (WF/xn)

453 The fat-girl era is killing Vogue.

Tremendous essay by my brilliant colleague and friend @valerie_reads
---

It looks like she is wearing socks, you know.

https://tinyurl.com/yc8mahuv

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 02:14 AM (U5+2P)

454 >>It looks like she is wearing socks, you know.
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Eww.

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)

455 Good night, Horde!

Stay warm, sleep well, and may your morning coffee be *just right*!

Posted by: JQ at January 04, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

456 The fat-girl era is killing Vogue.

Tremendous essay

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

About 7 years late.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 04, 2026 02:28 AM (n7rxJ)

457 I'm sure they're both extremely happy about it, because now they can do whatever they want, and there's nobody in the U.S. who can argue that they have no business taking over foreign countries.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 12:56 AM (Gz4YS)

This is silly.

No clever rhetoric from us has any impact on whether other nations decide to invade lesser nations they feel they can beat. The only influence we have on those decisions is whether they think we might intervene sufficiently to make the effort (and potential consequences) not worth their while.

Posted by: Methos at January 04, 2026 02:32 AM (vSvIl)

458 The Maduro capture, coupled with the air attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities, suggest an extraordinary level of skill, technology and daring. Precisely the opposite signal from that sent by the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- Brit Hume

The stuck clock

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 02:46 AM (/lPRQ)

459 In case you missed this official White House account Xeet on January 1st, it may have been a hint:

https://tinyurl.com/bd9tppun

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 02:52 AM (tpex2)

460 Thanks doggo for your single and Triple D ONTs. You might be the main reason I've retreated from my determined lurker status to give a quarterly post. Best wishes on your individual journey.

Posted by: ChE99 at January 04, 2026 02:55 AM (esnLI)

461 I'm sure they're both extremely happy about it, because now they can do whatever they want, and there's nobody in the U.S. who can argue that they have no business taking over foreign countries.
Posted by: BurtTC at January 04, 2026 12:56 AM (Gz4YS)

Ridiculous take, Burt. Ever heard of Tibet? How about Ukraine? They are already taking over other countries and could not give one shit about precedent or permission.

We aren't taking over Venezuela. We are liberating it. Not the same thing at all. We will not be enforcing out own government over them. We will let the country sort that out all on its own.

We will restore the oil patches to the companies that developed them and that were stolen by Maduro.

We will not allow all those drugs that fueled his economy to stream into the US.

We are defending our country. If you can't get behind that, you better have a nice deep dark hole to hide in.

Just my two cents.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 02:57 AM (6Bc88)

462 Good commercial for Trump getting rid of drugs.
Good commercial for getting rid of rap.

https://tinyurl.com/3tzzc43a

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:04 AM (U5+2P)

463 Just my two cents.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 02:57 AM (6Bc8

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Just to add:

1. Venezuela is/was an Iranian back terrorist base in the western hemisphere.

2. Venezuela was deeply involved in the infiltration of terrorist and criminal masses into the US.

3. Go back and look into Venezuelan involvement with digital voting systems.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 03:06 AM (Ippjd)

464 Way to early to get up

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 03:07 AM (Ia/+0)

465 >>>Just my two cents.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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along with all the South China Sea region and all the fish in the Pacific.

Hope your shoulder's coming along OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:09 AM (U5+2P)

466 Good commercial for Trump getting rid of drugs.
Good commercial for getting rid of rap.

https://tinyurl.com/3tzzc43a

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:04 AM (U5+2P)
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How about getting red of bad dental work?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 03:10 AM (Ippjd)

467 3. Go back and look into Venezuelan involvement with digital voting systems.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Just saw a lengthy callback to Venezuelan getting into digital voting back to 2008.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 04, 2026 03:11 AM (/lPRQ)

468 Way to early to get up

Posted by: Skip at January 04, 2026 03:07 AM (Ia/+0)
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https://youtu.be/hDMhl-GV79s

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 03:13 AM (Ippjd)

469 Funny if true:

@AtomicPirates 2h
The Chinese delegation is still stuck in Caracas.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 03:14 AM (mlg/3)

470 Funny if true:

@AtomicPirates 2h
The Chinese delegation is still stuck in Caracas.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 03:14 AM (mlg/3)

If they dig straight down they'll eventually be home.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 04, 2026 03:15 AM (snZF9)

471 Trump isn't the only funny President:

https://tinyurl.com/yu8nc4jt

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 03:25 AM (Ippjd)

472 469 Funny if true:

@AtomicPirates 2h
The Chinese delegation is still stuck in Caracas.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 04, 2026 03:14 AM (mlg/3)

*********

Trump needs to send Special Envoy Kid Rock (or Mike Lindell) to meet with them to discuss the 600 bilateral agreements the Chinese seek to get from the Venezuelans.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 04, 2026 03:25 AM (/mCq0)

473 Just my two cents.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 02:57 AM (6Bc8

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Expanded upon by X poster Cynical Publius:

https://tinyurl.com/e859ssk7

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 03:34 AM (Ippjd)

474 Hope your shoulder's coming along OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 04, 2026 03:09 AM (U5+2P)

So far so good. PT hasn't started the truly tortuous stuff yet. It is easier the second time I think.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 04, 2026 03:34 AM (6Bc88)

475 DataRepublican shows another side of Maduro's subversive activities inside US politics:

https://tinyurl.com/5bdbjuaw

As I like to say, morons should be following DataRepublican's posts on X.

I wish Trump could do to traitors within the US what he did to Maduro.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 03:41 AM (Ippjd)

476 What's the connection between COVID and day care fraud?

If you guessed Somalians, you're only partially correct:

https://tinyurl.com/5cdnr5y2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 04, 2026 03:43 AM (Ippjd)

477 433 *types*

*deletes*

How about that local sports team?
Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere

We whooped your ass!! LoL!!

Posted by: suburb of somewhere at January 04, 2026 03:51 AM (gcUgZ)

478 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at January 04, 2026 04:01 AM (RuTUS)

Saturday Evening Movie Thread - 1/3/2026

Otto Preminger

Before I started watching the complete filmography of Otto Preminger, I didn't really know what I was going to get. Oh, sure, I'd seen the highlights. I'd seen Anatomy of a Murder, Advise and Consent, and Laura, but he completed nearly forty films in his nearly fifty years making movies. Could I say that those three films were representative of him?

It's not like Laura and the other two have a whole lot in common, but you could draw lines of comparison, but what about Forever Amber or The Moon is Blue or Bonjour Tristesse or Hurry Sundown? What do they have to say about Preminger? Well, that's why I do these runs, so that I can find out.

And you know what I found out about Otto Preminger?

I do not think he was a very good filmmaker.

Eras

I can't say that. He made a few good movies. That means he must be at least good, right? Well, let me talk about his career. I could break it into four distinct periods, but I think it amounts to two pairs where those that make up the pairs aren't different enough to talk about at this high level. So, I'll settle with two: his Fox era and his independent era.

If I have to pick one of the two eras to keep, it would be the Fox era. It's probably the most uneven, but it demonstrates a professionalism in the final products that I don't think most of the independent era have. That's all about Preminger being a cog in the studio system, reporting to Daryl Zanuck, a man who hated Preminger, and having a stable of actors, technicians, and writers around him to cover up what his independent period would reveal to be huge gaps in Preminger's own skillset. So, while we do get drudgery like Forever Amber, a production Preminger was brought in to save after Zanuck fired the original director after a month (none of the original director's footage is in the film) which ends up being a rush job with no real positives, we also get something like Laura, a production Preminger was able to foster within the system as producer until Zanuck fired the director and let Preminger take over.

So, this period has some real highs, like Where the Sidewalk Ends and some real lows, like Kidnapped, but there is this overall professionalism to the films that trends towards the pretty good. Preminger had his highs, his lows, but mostly he was making perfectly competent entertainment with some consistency.

And then, during the production of River of No Return, Preminger got sick of Zanuck and the system and bought out his own contract for $150,000, striking out in the independence. His next production was Carmen Jones (which, ironically, was financed with Fox money though Preminger's production company was independent), an adaptation of the Broadway musical adaptation of the opera Carmen that transports the action to the American South. Watching this, I felt like we were getting a new direction: bold musicals with some kind of progressive emphasis without being didactic about anything like politics.

That's not really what we got.

Independence

When I want to split the independent period in two (the Fox period would be split because of two separate Fox contracts with a gap in the middle), I want to split it in 1959 when he adapts both Porgy and Bess, the Gershwin opera, and Anatomy of a Murder. It's this split between what feels like a focus on the theatrical and a focus on the adaptation of large novels.

Anyway, what matters is Preminger's independence to do what he wants, and I think there are some key examples to pull about how he kind of didn't know what he was doing. The first is Saint Joan, an adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play, the screenplay written by Graham Greene, that I feel falls flat on its face. It's visually boring while distilling a three hour play to about 90 minutes, and it ends up feeling like a clip show of the events of Joan of Arc's life with Jean Seberg playing the central role, and she's awful. I've never quite understood the French obsession with her in the 50s (Godard called her the greatest actress alive), but she's deeply unconvincing in everything I've seen (yes, even Breathless), and Preminger directs her terribly. She's slightly better in Bonjour Tristesse, but I think that's mostly about better casting (she plays a flippant childlike woman as opposed to the zealous saint), and Preminger not only directed her, he cast her. Producing his own movies independently, she was his sole choice, and he got what he wanted, and she's awful.

Next, we have to talk about the string of adaptations of novels.

Yes, we do get Anatomy of a Murder, which is great, but we also get The Cardinal, which feels like a frustrating biopic, In Harm's Way which has its fans but I feel is just flabby especially in its very long middle section, Hurry Sundown which is really just a collection of subplots without a real narrative center, Exodus which is so long that its length is a source of one of the great anecdotes of Hollywood ("Otto, let my people go!" at the three hour mark during the premiere), and Advise and Consent which pushes so much melodrama into the final act that it almost feels like a parody (I mean...I enjoy the film). There are basic script issues, even in films I like, that make me wonder...why did he let all of those problems through? What did he say to his writers that kept these issues in movie after movie?

And I simply come to the conclusion that his time both as a theatrical director (his job in Germany before he emigrated and where he went after his first Fox contract expired) and his time as a cog in the Fox machine where he constantly took jobs of finishing films for other directors (he did it twice for Ernst Lubitsch on A Royal Affair and That Lady in Ermine) created this habit in him to just accept the writer's work. He refused vision over the script, trusting that the other creatives were doing their jobs to the best of their abilities. Except, that's not what happens in the studio system. Teams of writers were reworking scripts all of the time, trying to make them better under producer direction.

If you're going to put your name prominently on every poster (almost all designed by Saul Bass and look great, by the way) and prominently display his "produced and directed by" credits, one expects him to exert creative control, and I struggled to find where he did that. His movies were generic looking overall. His noirs looked like noirs, his comedies looked like comedies, his dramas like dramas. Performances could be good (seriously, Dana Andrews' best performances are under Preminger) or terrible (Seberg). The scripts could be great but mostly had issues that kept them back. There was no real connective tissue except perhaps a generalized desire to be controversial (M*A*S*H* has an episode about the disappointing "controversy" around The Moon is Blue) and perhaps something about the abuse of power, but it's all hidden by issue-filled scripts.

Legacy

I hate slagging on directors long since dead, but Preminger's films overall frustrated me. For every movie I loved, like Where the Sidewalk Ends, I'd be met with movies I might like but felt like just needed a little bit here or there to elevate them. And when that happens with something like 90% of his films, the common factor becomes Preminger himself. Not his rotating stables of writers, cinematographers, or actors (the only one who seemed able to stand him was Burgess Meredith who worked with him a bunch late in their careers). And then there'd be the movies that bored me like Forever Amber or seemed to just miss the point like A Royal Affair.

And yet, his legacy will be his best films, and that's a good thing. The bad ones, the frustrating ones, the incomplete ones, fade away with time, leaving only movies like Anatomy of a Murder or Laura. His final slate of films, almost all adaptations of unremarkable books like Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon or Such Good Friends get dismissed as a late downturn in favor of the masterpieces he left behind.

Well, I just think the masterpieces are the result of either a machine working well (Where the Sidewalk Ends) or blind luck (Anatomy of a Murder). Preminger himself? Well, I think almost anyone could have made those movies just as well.

Movies of Today

Opening in Theaters:

We Bury the Dead

Movies I Saw This Fortnight:

Rosebud (Rating 1/4) Full Review "However, it's not nearly enough in a largely dull, disconnected film that really only exists because Preminger was trying his hand at nepotism." [Tubi]

Tell Me that You Love Me, Junie Moon (Rating 2/4) Full Review "Towards the tail end of Preminger's career, all I have is questions, mostly about why he kept doing it." [YouTube]

Skidoo (Rating 1/4) Full Review "Funny people given nothing funny to do except mug for the camera while Preminger plows through production without ever considering what could have been done to make things actually funny." [Plex]

Bunny Lake is Missing (Rating 3/4) Full Review "It's more focused and, largely, more effective. I think it still reveals issues with how Preminger approached adaptations, but it's a pretty good time at the movies nonetheless." [Library]

The Cardinal (Rating 2.5/4) Full Review "So, I actually really liked the film for about two hours. And then�it just repeated itself in major sections that ended up feeling isolated events rather than extensions of a character's journey." [YouTube]

Advise and Consent (Rating 3/4) Full Review "I still don't think Preminger brought much to each film artistically, but perhaps he was just becoming better at being able to choose projects. That's far from nothing." [YouTube]

Exodus (Rating 2/4) Full Review "It's an unfortunate situation because I thought the film up to the point was interesting, if not quite coalescing into a whole. It could have been more, but it wasn't. Oh well." [Kanopy]

Anatomy of a Murder (Rating 4/4) Full Review "Is it Preminger's best film? I wouldn't quite go that far, but it is a great procedural legal drama that feels surprisingly light on its feet for its extended runtime." [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.
My next thread will be on 1/24 and it will discuss the directing career of Wolfgang Petersen.

Also, please view my YouTube videos from the last couple of weeks:

Public Domain Day 2026
Akira Kurosawa - The Definitive Ranking
Akira Kurosawa - The Directors Series
Ernst Lubitsch - The Definitive Ranking
Ernst Lubitsch - The Directors Series

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at 07:30 PM

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1 First

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:32 PM (cxFcK)

2 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)

3 In Harm's way is easily the most unique film of John Wayne. His character was put into so many difficult situations. Plus, he got lucky with Patricia Neal. I don't recall Wayne ever doing that before.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:34 PM (cxFcK)

4 "The Mechanic" (1972)
See it, if only for the ghastly interior decor that was considered SoCal 'swanky' in the early 1970s. It's like the set decorator got the furnishings, fixtures and props from the Goodwill Store In Hell.

"Radioactive" (2019)
I'm sitting through this whole movie screaming at the screen "Would somebody in this f'n lab PUHLEEZE put on some safety glasses!?"

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 07:34 PM (GHIyr)

5 "Hurry Sundown" was in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and How They Got That Way)".

Man I loved that book as a teen. Two teenage boys wrote it (they thanked their uncle Michael Medved for driving them to various revival theaters to catch the howlers).

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 07:36 PM (kpS4V)

6 Outstanding AoSHQ lurker extraordinaire VDH provides an update:

"I wanted to share a brief health update. I recently underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor and am now recovering. I’m doing well and hopeful as I move forward.

Thank you for the many messages of support and prayers—they truly mean more than I can say. As I focus on recovery, I may not be able to respond to everyone, but please know how grateful I am."

-- Victor Davis Hanson

Posted by: Sharkman at January 03, 2026 07:37 PM (/RHNq)

7 Didn't get to see the Preminger video yet
Only one so far I missed.

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:37 PM (Ia/+0)

8 Yo VDH! Fartclam, bro.

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 07:38 PM (GHIyr)

9 I'm watching "Brand New Cherry Flavor" , about a young wanna-be director trying to get her movie made in Hollywood and the weird people she encounters. Feels Lynchian.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 07:40 PM (kpS4V)

10 Haven't seen much Preminger, but revisited Laura a couple of weeks ago -- that sucker still holds up.

Watched The Drop again recently too. Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini (his last film), and Noomi Rapace. A delight from Dennis Lehane. YMMV.

And hope your new year's fun so far.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 03, 2026 07:41 PM (q3u5l)

11 3
'Plus, he got lucky with Patricia Neal. I don't recall Wayne ever doing that before.'

I didn't know I was supposed to tell you every time I scored.
Pilgrim

Posted by: The Duke at January 03, 2026 07:42 PM (fd80v)

12 Was looking on Tubi for The 7 Samurai, wasn't there, but found a classic war movie Battle of Britain with a well star studded castthis afternoon

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Good to hear about david handon

In harms way, is a tad melodramatic but i thought those plots meshed

Exodus did a reasonable adaptation of a rather long book

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 03, 2026 07:43 PM (bXbFr)

14 Was looking on Tubi for The 7 Samurai, wasn't there, but found a classic war movie Battle of Britain with a well star studded castthis afternoon
Posted by: Skip

Seven Samurai is available on Turner. I got it on Hulu.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:44 PM (cxFcK)

15 >>> almost all designed by Saul Bass and look great, by the way

LOVE Saul Bass. So many posters and film title sequences owe their appeal to him. A true genius. And whenever a company redid a logo he has made, like AT&T, and wiped out his iconic logo, it felt like a crime had been committed. Just one of the best at his craft.

I wonder sometimes if some of the films in that specific era would have been nearly as good without people like Saul Bass enhancing the visuals, or Henry Mancinis's amazing music.

Posted by: LizLem at January 03, 2026 07:46 PM (gWBY1)

16 Some other projects like skidoo and rosebud oh my god they were terrible

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 03, 2026 07:46 PM (bXbFr)

17 Thanks to the moron(s) who recommended “In Harm’s Way” (1965). I liked it, and now I’ve got the book too. Kanopy streaming has a good print in original aspect ratio. Recommended. (I was going to make a joke about Brandon De Wilde wailing “I hate you, Wayne! I hate you!” but instead I prudently have chosen to mention free-spirited actress Jill Haworth in her sopping wet see-through undies.)

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 07:46 PM (GHIyr)

18 Hanson (you what i mean)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 03, 2026 07:46 PM (bXbFr)

19 '"Is it Preminger's best film? I wouldn't quite go that far,'

Pedantic point.
You gave it the only (Rating 4/4) .
So you did go that far.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 07:47 PM (fd80v)

20 19 '"Is it Preminger's best film? I wouldn't quite go that far,'

Pedantic point.
You gave it the only (Rating 4/4) .
So you did go that far.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 07:47 PM (fd80v)

=====

I think Where the Sidewalk Ends is better.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 07:48 PM (GBKbO)

21 I had a hard time seeing Brandon DeWilde as the Duke's son. Seemed miscast. But Patrick O'Neal as the oily politician was spot on.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:48 PM (cxFcK)

22 Anybody here anything from Presdent Oboner yet ???

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at January 03, 2026 07:48 PM (wXPKd)

23 I wanted to see some Kurosawa films, will keep looking. Haven't investigated what my tv can do since it got upgraded

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

24 Seven Samurai 1954?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 07:49 PM (Z5vAv)

25 23 I wanted to see some Kurosawa films, will keep looking. Haven't investigated what my tv can do since it got upgraded
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

=====

The Criterion Channel is the easiest source. It has the vast majority.

I think they offer 7 day free trials.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 07:50 PM (GBKbO)

26 I probably have seen ihw a dozen times or though

One might quibble with some of these names like gavsbuto and le buana

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 03, 2026 07:50 PM (bXbFr)

27 Obligatory Tolkien reference: Preminger was the voice of the elven king in the Rankin-Bass animated "The Hobbit".

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 07:50 PM (kpS4V)

28 'And you know what I found out about Otto Preminger?

I do not think he was a very good filmmaker.
Eras

I can't say that. He made a few good movies. '

Go ahead and say it. It's your review. My takeaway from Preminger's career is that being a great director is hard.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 07:50 PM (fd80v)

29 Yoyo movies . Net.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 07:50 PM (Z5vAv)

30 Skip, now that I think about it, HBO Max has the Turner Channel portal. That's where I found it. In fact, several Kurosawa films like Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo and Throne of Blood.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:51 PM (cxFcK)

31 He was "Mr. Freeze" on Batman ........

Posted by: Jackson K. at January 03, 2026 07:51 PM (J9q9v)

32 27 Obligatory Tolkien reference: Preminger was the voice of the elven king in the Rankin-Bass animated "The Hobbit".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 07:50 PM (kpS4V)

======

He's probably best known as either the commandant in Stalag 17 or...Mr. Freeze in the 60s Batman series.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 07:51 PM (GBKbO)

33 22 Anybody here anything from Presdent Oboner yet ???
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at January 03, 2026 07:48 PM (wXPKd)

We're not here to talk about people getting paid lavish amounts to pretend to do things in a fictional universe, which people lovingly watch with suspended disbelief, desperately trying to escape reality, and cheer them on.

We're here to talk about movies, Mary.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 07:53 PM (06Hmj)

34
I don't even like Anatomy of a Murder, having enjoyed the book so much. But that's Preminger's specialty, turning good books (also Advise and Consent, The Cardinal, In Harm's Way) into bloated junk films.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 07:53 PM (tgvbd)

35 33 Ha!

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 07:54 PM (GHIyr)

36 Now I want to dig up my copy of Laura and watch it.

Speaking of Seven Samurai... did anyone ever see the anime Samurai 7 based off of it? I liked the modern reworking of the story; I'm a sucker for any modern retelling of it, even the remake of the magnificent seven. But the stupid love triangle ruined it for me... they made the young girl Shini has a crush on Kambei, not the young Katsuhiro. I found it so obnoxious. But everything else about the anime was cool.

Posted by: LizLem at January 03, 2026 07:55 PM (gWBY1)

37 -- Victor Davis Hanson
Posted by: Sharkman at January 03, 2026 07:37

Thanks Sharkman, good to hear that news.

As for movies the best one I saw lately was "Wishful Drinking". It's a doc film of Carrie Fischer's one woman show, pretty funny and informative as you might guess.

Posted by: Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:55 PM (55Qr6)

38 "Hunting Season" (2025)
No Sir, I don't like it.
youtube.com/watch?v=cDGlN6mluGA

Posted by: Mister Horse at January 03, 2026 07:55 PM (GHIyr)

39 I've never understood the criticisms of Exodus. Yeah, it's long. As so many epics are. But it's not too long for the material, it's not too slow, it's got great performances and a compelling story ... what are people looking for?

Posted by: Lyford at January 03, 2026 07:56 PM (gb+vr)

40 Victor Davis Hanson
Posted by: Sharkman

And yet people like Pelosi, the Clintons and John Francois Kerry carry on. Doesn't seem fair.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:57 PM (cxFcK)

41 what are people looking for?
Posted by: Lyford at January 03, 2026 07:56 PM (gb+vr)

Would it kill you to throw a pie, or something?

Posted by: Harold Zoid at January 03, 2026 07:58 PM (06Hmj)

42 I did get around to watching rashomon (i still cant figure it out)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 03, 2026 07:59 PM (bXbFr)

43 Finally watched a movie recently (last week). It's one I've seen hundreds of times at this point. I bought a blu-ray player a few months ago and a Roku TV in Oct. One of the first blu-ray DVDs I bought was Bladerunner from Amazon. I overlooked on tiny detail. It's used. Oops. Anyway, I watched it recently. Blu-ray is worth it. Amazing picture quality, especially on new shiny TV. The audio was very good to with one little issue. Every now and then, the audio would drop. A quick little glitch, not even a second, and then it was fine. Didn't happen often enough to cause me concern. Of course, Bladerunner is in my top 5 favorite movies of all time.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 08:05 PM (gcUgZ)

44 I hope they make a motion picture or multi episode series about the goings on in Venezuela today.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:05 PM (cxFcK)

45 As for movies the best one I saw lately was "Wishful Drinking". It's a doc film of Carrie Fischer's one woman show, pretty funny and informative as you might guess.

Posted by: Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:55 PM (55Qr6)

Agreed! I especially liked the part where she apologized to us for not still looking like she did when she was 23 and rocking the metal bikini.

That apology might not have been entirely sincere.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at January 03, 2026 08:05 PM (syz1S)

46 All I know is, Otto played Mr Freeze on Batman (TOS)

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 08:05 PM (ZxPkt)

47 OT (But not a lot)
I happen to be sitting in McDonald's and the song that's playing is "Miss You" by The Rolling Stones.

Why are we still listening to songs recorded 50 years ago?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 08:05 PM (u5sDn)

48 44 I hope they make a motion picture or multi episode series about the goings on in Venezuela today.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:05 PM (cxFcK)

"Todo sobre mi Maduro"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:06 PM (06Hmj)

49 46 All I know is, Otto played Mr Freeze on Batman (TOS)
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 08:05 PM (ZxPkt)

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He subbed for the president for four whole years.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 08:07 PM (JkO4W)

50 >>> We're not here to talk about people getting paid lavish amounts to pretend to do things in a fictional universe, which people lovingly watch with suspended disbelief, desperately trying to escape reality, and cheer them on.
We're here to talk about movies, Mary.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 07:53 PM (06Hmj)

Thread winner.

Posted by: LizLem at January 03, 2026 08:08 PM (gWBY1)

51 "Todo sobre mi Maduro"?
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Is Norm from Cheers still alive? He'd make a good Madura. Brian Dennehy would make a good Chavez's Tomb.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:09 PM (cxFcK)

52 Why are we still listening to songs recorded 50 years ago?

Same reason we're still watching movies made 50+ years ago. Some of 'em still hold up.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 03, 2026 08:09 PM (q3u5l)

53 50
'We're not here to talk about people getting paid lavish amounts to pretend to do things in a fictional universe, which people lovingly watch with suspended disbelief, desperately trying to escape reality, and cheer them on.'

I wish I could wax this eloquent when insulting people.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 08:10 PM (fd80v)

54 Why are we still listening to songs recorded 50 years ago?

They said Rock and Roll would never die. They lied.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:11 PM (cxFcK)

55 "Nab-a-Tard: Fire and Ash"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:11 PM (06Hmj)

56 "I hope they make a motion picture or multi episode series about the goings on in Venezuela today."

I expect there will be no shortage of content regarding these events, followed by the flood of reaction content disputing it all, denunciation of conspiracy theories, triumphal cheerleading. Something for every taste and occasion.

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:12 PM (GHIyr)

57 Why are we still eating at McDonald's?

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:12 PM (GHIyr)

58 Judge Boasberg has been appointed to try Maduro with the help of all Hawaiian Federal Judges...

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (J9q9v)

59 51
'Is Norm from Cheers still alive? '

Died last year I believe.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (fd80v)

60 Why are we still eating at McDonald's?
Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:12 PM (GHIyr)
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Sir...This is a Wendy's.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (ESVrU)

61 57 Why are we still eating at McDonald's?
Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:12 PM (GHIyr)

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We?

Posted by: Tonto at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (JkO4W)

62 Judge Boasberg has been appointed to try Maduro with the help of all Hawaiian Federal Judges...
Posted by: CNN Breaking News

Nosferatu can play Boasberg.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (cxFcK)

63 "I hope they make a motion picture or multi episode series about the goings on in Venezuela today."

Who has the phone number for Golan and Globus? This one is right up their alley.

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:15 PM (GHIyr)

64 Nosferatu can play Boasberg.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (cxFcK)

Count Orlok is in the public domain...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:15 PM (ESVrU)

65 57 Why are we still eating at McDonald's?
Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:12 PM (GHIyr)
That's the question. When they first opened you could order one of each item on the menu for say $5, now you can't get a small order of frys for that. And they suck.

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 08:15 PM (LHPAg)

66 Nosferatu can play Boasberg.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (cxFcK)

I just imagined Klaus Kinski as a federal judge and now I will break my way in to that timeline even if I have to destroy infinite universes to make it happen.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:15 PM (06Hmj)

67 64 Nosferatu can play Boasberg.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:13 PM (cxFcK)

Count Orlok is in the public domain...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:15 PM (ESVrU)

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Who is, himself, a violation of copyright.

Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:15 PM (GBKbO)

68 22 Anybody here anything from Presdent Oboner yet ???
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt

Mary, I heard Obama's favorite movie was......

"BROKE BACK MOUNTAIN" because it reminded him so much about his miserable existence with Big Mike..............

Posted by: Jackson at January 03, 2026 08:16 PM (7RMH4)

69 Tuco was Mister Freeze, too. Skidoo is crazy.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 08:17 PM (pkeXY)

70 57 Why are we still eating at McDonald's?
Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:12 PM
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Free refill on a Senior Coffee.

Guilty as charged.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty , the frugalist at January 03, 2026 08:17 PM (u5sDn)

71 Good evening!
I recall seeing Bunny Lake is Missing on tv when I was a kid and it was freaky. I have no recollection of the details, just that it scared me.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 08:17 PM (NuV6c)

72 'Preminger not only directed her, he cast her. Producing his own movies independently, she was his sole choice, and he got what he wanted, and she's awful.'

It was like he was intermittently blind to what makes a high quality movie or actors.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

73 71 Good evening!
I recall seeing Bunny Lake is Missing on tv when I was a kid and it was freaky. I have no recollection of the details, just that it scared me.
Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 08:17 PM (NuV6c)

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Kubrick saw Keir Dullea's performance and immediately decided to cast him in 2001.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:18 PM (GBKbO)

74 I do not think he was a very good filmmaker.
***

I didn't see that coming.

Posted by: LASue at January 03, 2026 08:18 PM (/DBoU)

75 TJM did get a kick and sympathize with your Jan 1 rant kn copyright laws.

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:18 PM (Ia/+0)

76 >>Why are we still eating at McDonald's?

For many, it has become the local meeting place, per this guy who traveled across the country (and now walks across other countries all over the planet:

https://x.com/Chris_arnade

Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 08:19 PM (NuV6c)

77 72 'Preminger not only directed her, he cast her. Producing his own movies independently, she was his sole choice, and he got what he wanted, and she's awful.'

It was like he was intermittently blind to what makes a high quality movie or actors.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

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Jean Luc Godard called Jean Seberg the greatest actress in the world, and then he cast her in Breathless.

I think he was insane.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:19 PM (GBKbO)

78 Since DJT endorsed McDonald's I pop.in every once in awhile, coffee, breakfast or lunch

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:20 PM (Ia/+0)

79 75 TJM did get a kick and sympathize with your Jan 1 rant kn copyright laws.
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:18 PM (Ia/+0)

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Well, thank you.

#RepealTheCopyrightExtensionActof1998

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:20 PM (GBKbO)

80 "Free refill on a Senior Coffee."

That's a good reason. Me, I choose only restaurants that play the grooving new sounds, like Bad Bunny. Even though I don't buy anything, some of these places won't kick me out for an hour or even more.

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:21 PM (GHIyr)

81 I do not think he was a very good filmmaker.

He's no Ridley Scott.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 03, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)

82 When Worlds Collide is on TCM now. Pretty good representation of 1950's Science Fiction.

Posted by: Archer at January 03, 2026 08:21 PM (YGRGv)

83 81 I do not think he was a very good filmmaker.

He's no Ridley Scott.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at January 03, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)

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Gladiator II > all but 2 of Preminger's movies

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:22 PM (GBKbO)

84 Why are we still listening to songs recorded 50 years ago?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

I assume this is a serious question.

Oh sweet merciful fuck, strap in you nostalgic listeners, because the music from 50–60 years ago (roughly 1966–1976, the real golden age) absolutely obliterates the limp-dick, algorithm-bred diarrhea that oozes out of speakers in 2025–2026.
Back then, bands actually had to play their goddamn instruments like grown-ass humans instead of clicking a mouse and letting Auto-Tune gargle their vocal cords like a drunk sorority girl on a toilet. Picture this: Jimmy Page fucking summoning Satan through a Gibson Les Paul on "Whole Lotta Love" while some modern "artist" mumbles three words about being sad in a Starbucks about their iced oat-milk latte and calls it a banger. The Stones were snorting mountains of cocaine and somehow still cranking out riffs dirtier than your browser history. Today? We get 30-second TikTok loops of some soulless fuckboy whining about his situationship over the same four trap chords recycled since 2017. It's musical necrophilia.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 08:26 PM (cYBz/)

85 When I used to go to Tianjin for two weeks every year pre-Covid, there was a McDonalds down the street from my apartment building.

It was a haven. A small slice of dependable American budget cuisine in a forbidding foreign land.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 08:26 PM (JkO4W)

86 I watched a movie I hadn't seen in close to 50 years, The Stunt Man. It's, like, all trippy and shit. It's about a PTSD Vietnam vet who freaks and beats a cop leaving his head in ice cream causing his nose and ears to become frost bitten. Fleeing in panic, he accidentally kills a stunt man. Whereas crazy ass director, played by Peter O'Toole, who is making a WWI epic now needs a stunt man, he convinces the ice cream assailant to impersonate the dead stunt man and manipulates him into ever more dangerous stunts. Then it starts getting weird. O'Toole really has presence and there's lots of nude Barbara Hershy. A good time was had by all.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 08:27 PM (L/fGl)

87 Right now I'm 20 minutes into "Turksib" (1929). It's making me thirsty.

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:28 PM (GHIyr)

88 87 Right now I'm 20 minutes into "Turksib" (1929). It's making me thirsty.
Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:28 PM (GHIyr

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But what of the pretzels?

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:28 PM (GBKbO)

89 All these comments and not one about a young and lovely Lee Remick in Anatomy of a Murder.

It's like I don't know you people.

Posted by: huerfano at January 03, 2026 08:29 PM (98kQX)

90 I always figured that at the end of Anatomy of a Murder everyone realizes that Jimmy Stewart realizes that George C Scott was right, and Stewart just let a murderer walk free, but now I wonder.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:30 PM (KVmIX)

91 It's musical necrophilia.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 08:26 PM (cYBz/)

I blame the CIA.

....

(I'm actually not kidding.)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:31 PM (06Hmj)

92 84 Why are we still listening to songs recorded 50 years ago?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

I assume this is a serious question.
Posted by: Tonypete

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Yes, Tonypete, it is a serious question.
And thank you for the reply.
You've echoed my thoughts, although I don't think I could be quite so...umm, articulate.

Yeah, music hit some kind of zenith between say '66 and '76.

There's a deeper meaning there, but since I was educated in the State of Alabama I don't consider myself qualified to do an in-depth analysis.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 08:33 PM (u5sDn)

93 PANTIES!

Posted by: Anatomy of a Murder at January 03, 2026 08:33 PM (pkeXY)

94 Ridley Scott will never get past Napoleon, it didn't have to be that way but he did it to himself.

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:33 PM (Ia/+0)

95 93 PANTIES!
Posted by: Anatomy of a Murder at January 03, 2026 08:33 PM (pkeXY

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SPERMATAZOA!!!

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:33 PM (GBKbO)

96 Would it kill you to throw a pie, or something?
Posted by: Harold Zoid

Grandkids spent the night so I put The Great Race on thinking they'd love it. But noooooo!⁸

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 08:34 PM (L/fGl)

97 94 Ridley Scott will never get past Napoleon, it didn't have to be that way but he did it to himself.
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:33 PM (Ia/+0)

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Joaquin Phoenix demanded a complete rewrite 1 week before production, or he'd walk. He did walk from another film last year right before production. Dude is nuts.

Scott made the most of the bad situation, but yeah, the film isn't good. The Director's Cut slightly improves things, but not by too much.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:35 PM (GBKbO)

98 When Worlds Collide is on TCM now. Pretty good representation of 1950's Science Fiction.
Posted by: Archer at January 03, 2026 08:21 PM (YGRGv)
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Thanks, I'm recording it now. Good movie and a very good novel. Sequel book was good too.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 08:35 PM (kpS4V)

99 Best trivia about Otto Preminger - he was a Batman Supervillain!!!
Played Mr. Freeze twice in 1966.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:36 PM (KVmIX)

100 I better turn this off, been up at 3:30 about all weekend so far
Have a great evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:36 PM (Ia/+0)

101 Anatomy of a Murder, key moment...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiEP0gqO_s4

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 08:37 PM (Q+gd/)

102 When Worlds Collide is on TCM now. Pretty good representation of 1950's Science Fiction.
Posted by: Archer

Next up on TCM is Earth v the Flying Saucers. I'm set.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:37 PM (cxFcK)

103 "Sequel book was good too."

'When Worlds Miss Each Other by a Country Mile: Not Even Close.'

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:37 PM (GHIyr)

104 The problems with "Napoleon" were that Phoenix was too old for the role, and the movie felt episodic. Good bits in it, but I have no desire to ever see it again.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 08:37 PM (kpS4V)

105 92 84 Why are we still listening to songs recorded 50 years ago?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Because True Music died in that helicopter with Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:38 PM (KVmIX)

106 All these comments and not one about a young and lovely Lee Remick in Anatomy of a Murder.

It's like I don't know you people.
Posted by: huerfano

Yeah, she was hot. Loved the scene where she's making time with Jimmy Stewart in the car until Jimmy points out her husband can see them from his jail cell. She jumps away like she stuck a fork in an outlet.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 08:39 PM (L/fGl)

107 84
'30-second TikTok loops of some soulless fuckboy whining about his situationship over the same four trap chords recycled since 2017. It's musical necrophilia.'

That's literally just your opinion, Boomer.

Posted by: Zack the Zoomer at January 03, 2026 08:39 PM (fd80v)

108 104 The problems with "Napoleon" were that Phoenix was too old for the role, and the movie felt episodic. Good bits in it, but I have no desire to ever see it again.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 08:37 PM (kpS4V

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It does have that basic "fit a giant life into one movie" problem that undermines a bunch.

Speilberg's Lincoln is a much better way to do a biopic.

A few, key weeks, a key event, in one man's life and finding definition therr.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:39 PM (GBKbO)

109 Oh, there are some newer muscians that tend to get overlooked. Find them on YTube. Of course, that could be AI slop too. I suspect Cole Cheney is not though. He's very good, if your into Appalachian/Bluegrass music.

This is slipping into a music thread.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 08:40 PM (gcUgZ)

110 "Napoleon," "Gladiator 2" added to my list, thanks!

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:41 PM (GHIyr)

111 I vaguely remember Rod Steiger chewing the scenery as Napoleon. Waterloo?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 08:41 PM (kpS4V)

112 Oh sweet merciful fuck, strap in you nostalgic listeners, because the music from 50–60 years ago (roughly 1966–1976, the real golden age) absolutely obliterates the limp-dick, algorithm-bred diarrhea that oozes out of speakers in 2025–2026.

Agree mostly, but I’m gonna say that the New Wave movement of ‘79 to about ‘85 was every bit as good as that first peak.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:41 PM (KVmIX)

113 I've been listening to Kvelertak lately.

It's some kind of scandi metal with the occasional "Screw it let's play some southern blues rock for a few bars" thrown in.

Not gonna be winning any Grammys any time soon, but it's better than the mutant hick-hop/neo-disco sludge that everything has been shoved together into like some kind of gross sonic meatloaf of crap.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:42 PM (06Hmj)

114 >Best trivia about Otto Preminger - he was a Batman Supervillain!!!
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I know right

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 08:42 PM (ZxPkt)

115
111 I vaguely remember Rod Steiger chewing the scenery as Napoleon. Waterloo?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 08:41 PM (kpS4V

That’s a great one! Ignored, I think, because it was not a Hollywood production.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:43 PM (KVmIX)

116 I vaguely remember Rod Steiger chewing the scenery as Napoleon. Waterloo?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

That sounds right. Lost a metric ton of money so studios passed on funding Kubrick's Napoleon.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:43 PM (cxFcK)

117 111 I vaguely remember Rod Steiger chewing the scenery as Napoleon. Waterloo?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 03, 2026 08:41 PM (kpS4V)

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Correct.

Fun factoid, Scott shat all over that movie in the press for Napoleon.

Waterloo, for all its problems, is better than Napoleon. Directed by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Bondarchuck who also made th 7.5 hour War and Peace.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:43 PM (GBKbO)

118 116 I vaguely remember Rod Steiger chewing the scenery as Napoleon. Waterloo?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

That sounds right. Lost a metric ton of money so studios passed on funding Kubrick's Napoleon.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:43 PM (cxFcK)

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Instead, we got Barry Lyndon. Worth it.

You can find a pdf of Kubrick's Napoleon script online. There are occasional murmurs of someone trying to make a movie of it every few years, usually produced by Spielberg (he and Kubrick were friends), but nothing ever happens.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:45 PM (GBKbO)

119 I'll watch "Waterloo" (1970) too, by gum. Thanks!

Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:46 PM (GHIyr)

120 119 I'll watch "Waterloo" (1970) too, by gum. Thanks!
Posted by: gp at January 03, 2026 08:46 PM (GHIyr

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There's probably still a full copy for free on YouTube.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:46 PM (GBKbO)

121 "Well, I think almost anyone could have made those movies just as well."

I beg to differ. Would "almost anyone" have made the decision to have music by Duke Ellington? The music is completely at odds with the setting in Michigan's upper peninsula, yet it works beautifully. Could "almost anyone" have gotten such excellent performances, or assembled such a superb cast - Jimmy Stewart, Eve Arden, Kathy Grant, Lee Remick, Orson Bean, George C. Scott, Arthur O'Connell, Ben Gazarra? (Even the celebrity casting of Joseph Welch worked.) Could "almost anyone" gotten such superb the black-and-white photography? Could "almost anyone" have gotten such a tight, efficient script? I find it hard to believe that "almost anyone" could have taken this story and made a movie this damn good.

Preminger was also pretty good as the camp commander in "Stalag 17".

On another note entirely: A late friend of mine was a "yupper" who grew up in the town where this story took place. His mother was well acquainted with "Barney Quill". According to my friend, she once said, "Barney never took anything that wasn't offered to him."

Posted by: Nemo at January 03, 2026 08:46 PM (4RPgu)

122 121 I beg to differ. Would "almost anyone" have made the decision to have music by Duke Ellington? The music is completely at odds with the setting in Michigan's upper peninsula, yet it works beautifully. Could "almost anyone" have gotten such excellent performances, or assembled such a superb cast - Jimmy Stewart, Eve Arden, Kathy Grant, Lee Remick, Orson Bean, George C. Scott, Arthur O'Connell, Ben Gazarra? (Even the celebrity casting of Joseph Welch worked.) Could "almost anyone" gotten such superb the black-and-white photography? Could "almost anyone" have gotten such a tight, efficient script? I find it hard to believe that "almost anyone" could have taken this story and made a movie this damn good.

Posted by: Nemo at January 03, 2026 08:46 PM (4RPgu)

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What modifies this line of thinking is all of the other movies where Preminger made bad choices.

Anatomy's successes end up feeling like...luck. he cast other movies terribly. He shepharded terrible scripts.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:49 PM (GBKbO)

123 https://tinyurl.com/39sfca5b

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 08:50 PM (IhIKR)

124 I disagree on Exodus, the storyline was changed too much from the book. The book would have been better as a miniseries. I believe that’s what happened with QB VII which I remember as being very good and faithful to the book. The best part of the Exodus movie is the opening music score. Hated the movie.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 03, 2026 08:50 PM (2NHgQ)

125 Good grief, i just realized that "popular" music is suffering the exact same fate that every industry run by people with MBAs suffers.

Homogenize. Globalize. Cut every corner like the bitch owes you money and was trying to skip town.

I mean, sure, all the music of the 50's and 60's was corporatized and studio driven, too. But the studios still had to actually generate hits to stay afloat. Their bottom line still came from record sales, not from "funding" like some kind of university lab full of theater majors shooting refracted lasers up a fruit fly's bunghole to study post-colonial something something yadda yadda gay.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:50 PM (06Hmj)

126 From what I experienced, Otto Preminger is a prime candidate for cherry picking. Just watch his Noirs (I liked those) and his famous movies. Don't try to watch everything he made, a LOT of crap there.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 08:52 PM (xcxpd)

127 126 From what I experienced, Otto Preminger is a prime candidate for cherry picking. Just watch his Noirs (I liked those) and his famous movies. Don't try to watch everything he made, a LOT of crap there.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 08:52 PM (xcxpd)

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Also his Batman appearances.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:52 PM (GBKbO)

128 Hey!
Leave our bungholes alone!

Posted by: Fruit flies everywhere at January 03, 2026 08:54 PM (u5sDn)

129 127 126 From what I experienced, Otto Preminger is a prime candidate for cherry picking. Just watch his Noirs (I liked those) and his famous movies. Don't try to watch everything he made, a LOT of crap there.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 08:52 PM (xcxpd)

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Also his Batman appearances.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:52 PM (GBKbO)

True. He also acted.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 08:55 PM (xcxpd)

130 Damn, took a long time to get past 100.

Posted by: Otto Logic at January 03, 2026 08:55 PM (WQDw6)

131 Bladerunner

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I see someone (Netflix?) is making a Bladerunner series, Bladerunner 2099, I think.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 08:56 PM (L/fGl)

132 Why are we still listening to songs recorded 50 years ago?

I listen to recordings that Louis Armstrong made 100 years ago.
Beyond that, I'm going to just type and delete.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at January 03, 2026 08:57 PM (zdLoL)

133 131 Bladerunner

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I see someone (Netflix?) is making a Bladerunner series, Bladerunner 2099, I think.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 08:56 PM

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Prime.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:57 PM (GBKbO)

134 All movies filmed after 1900 are crap.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:57 PM (06Hmj)

135 124 I disagree on Exodus, the storyline was changed too much from the book. The book would have been better as a miniseries. I believe that’s what happened with QB VII which I remember as being very good and faithful to the book. The best part of the Exodus movie is the opening music score. Hated the movie.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 03, 2026 08:50 PM (2NHgQ)

It's visually beautiful but yeah, the book is better.
Preminger did NOT adapt novels very well.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 08:58 PM (xcxpd)

136 134 All movies filmed after 1900 are crap.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 08:57 PM (06Hmj)

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Georges Melies is the GOAT!!!

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 08:58 PM (GBKbO)

137 I have long referred to the decade 1965-1975 as "Peak Humanity."

It was building up to it for a long time, and now it's plummeting into a degringolade.

Perhaps in a thousand years or so, some civilization will match it, but it's going to be Peak Humanity for a very long time.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 09:01 PM (BI5O2)

138 Perhaps in a thousand years or so, some civilization will match it, but it's going to be Peak Humanity for a very long time.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 09:01 PM (BI5O2)

I'd say the 2010's were peak humanity.

Or maybe the 300's.

But that's because I don't think much of Humanity.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:03 PM (06Hmj)

139 So Roger Corman is better than Otto Preminger? I always suspected that to be the case. Now I know it.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 03, 2026 09:04 PM (HTCU3)

140 139 So Roger Corman is better than Otto Preminger? I always suspected that to be the case. Now I know it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 03, 2026 09:04 PM (HTCU3)

Corman was more consistently entertaining.
I will say Preminger's best movies are better than Corman's best movies.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:05 PM (xcxpd)

141 If we can get more people into positions of power who are willing to stand athwart godless pinko shitweasels and slap them silly shouting "No!", then the 2030's might be the greatest decade for Humanity since Ghenghis Khan said "Well I guess i'm dead then".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:05 PM (06Hmj)

142 139 So Roger Corman is better than Otto Preminger? I always suspected that to be the case. Now I know it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 03, 2026 09:04 PM (HTCU3)

140 139

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On average...they are surprisingly even. Both very concerned with plowing productions, Corman just had no pretensions. Which is a quality of its own.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:07 PM (GBKbO)

143 You know what? I had more fun going through Mario Bava's filmography than I did Otto Preminger.

I'm off to watch Das Boot tonight.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:08 PM (xcxpd)

144 143 You know what? I had more fun going through Mario Bava's filmography than I did Otto Preminger.

I'm off to watch Das Boot tonight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:08 PM (xcxpd)

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It's pronounced boat.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:10 PM (GBKbO)

145 144 143 You know what? I had more fun going through Mario Bava's filmography than I did Otto Preminger.

I'm off to watch Das Boot tonight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:08 PM (xcxpd)

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It's pronounced boat.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:10 PM (GBKbO)

You know I don't speak Spanish.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:12 PM (xcxpd)

146 145
It's pronounced boat.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:10 PM (GBKbO)

You know I don't speak Spanish.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:12 PM (xcxpd)

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I know a little German.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:13 PM (GBKbO)

147 Oh and just discovered a new (to me) director, Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:13 PM (xcxpd)

148 Yeah, why would anyone do that?

Posted by: Ludwig van something at January 03, 2026 09:13 PM (pGdie)

149 I know a little German.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:13 PM (GBKbO)

Is he sitting over there?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:14 PM (xcxpd)

150 137 I have long referred to the decade 1965-1975 as "Peak Humanity."

I can tell you from personal experience, it was an absolutely wonderful time to be a kid!
That covers my life from age 6 - 16. On Saturdays I would leave my house on my bike at about 9 in the morning and tell my mom “I’m going over to Mel’s house!” (He lived about 2 miles away) she’d say “what ya gonna do?” I’d say “I dunno, stuff.” And she’d say “
Okay! Try to be back for supper, call if you’re gonna spend the night!” It was so free!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:15 PM (KVmIX)

151 149 I know a little German.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:13 PM (GBKbO)

Is he sitting over there?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:14 PM (xcxpd)

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See how happy he is to be noticed?

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:15 PM (GBKbO)

152 Thought this might be of interest for the movie thread: Apparently my aunt had a tiny role in "Sous vide" (an indie film). She's in the diner scene. My uncle is a retired theatre professor so their friend made the film and asked her to participate.

Posted by: Iris at January 03, 2026 09:17 PM (bOJ2I)

153 I'm not much of a movie fan these days, but I'm looking forward to seeing if "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" can deliver on the unfulfilled promises of the first half of the movie.

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 09:18 PM (cFv0u)

154 Corman was more consistently entertaining.
I will say Preminger's best movies are better than Corman's best movies.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:05 PM (xcxpd)

Come on. Are you really saying that anything Preminger did was better than Pam Grier in The Big Birdcage?
Did Preminger ever do even one topless girl fight in the jungle? Huh? Did he?

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:18 PM (KVmIX)

155 Here are three most recent 3 movies I saw:

"Avatar: Fire and Ash" - the lovely and occasionally mistaken Mrs naturalfake wanted to see it, so off we went.
Not much too say. Lots of pretty pictures and believable CGI. The story and the character are all very minor variations on the first movie. You'll barely remember it after you leave the theater. It all coalesces into a Big Glob of Avataritute in your memory.

"The Life of Chuck" - very good enjoyable movie. A bit of a shaggy dog story that catfishes you into believing it's going to be Stephen King SciFi, but it ain't. About one man's life. Thanks for ~~39 Great Years~~ 111 Great Minutes, Chuck.

"F1"- fun racing action movie mimicking the movies of the 70s and 80s. Brad Pitt gives a performance that grooves in a late John Wayne movie vibe. Lots of fun. Great action. You will enjoy it.

Check them out.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:21 PM (iJfKG)

156 > I know a little German.
Posted by: TJM's phone
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how little
like, GI Joe size, or could he drive a HotWheels car

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:23 PM (ZxPkt)

157 The premise is that the director always matters. It's a conceit that started with the French and Truffaut's auteur theory.

Some directors always matter. Kubrick, Kurosawa, Ford, Welles (when he could) ....

Others could be the keytone in a great colloboration. Curtiz with Casablanca

Others are just yelling "roll camera." FFS, Gone With the Wind had multiple "directors" but it was always Selsnik pulling the strings.

Which is why Clint Eastwood is so good in his way. He's more of a producer. Hire great people and let them do their thing. No second takes.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 03, 2026 09:24 PM (dtajH)

158 155 "F1"- fun racing action movie mimicking the movies of the 70s and 80s. Brad Pitt gives a performance that grooves in a late John Wayne movie vibe. Lots of fun. Great action. You will enjoy it.

Check them out.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:21 PM (iJfKG)

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I bought that 4K blind. Wasn't disappointed. Or surprised by anything that happened. It was pretty good, slick entertainment.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:24 PM (GBKbO)

159 The zenith for music was a 20 year period from 75 to 95.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 03, 2026 09:25 PM (XV/Pl)

160 28 years later is getting some great reviews, I think. I don’t know if I can take something that dark, but it’s intriguing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:25 PM (KVmIX)

161 I thought the last 28 days would turn out better

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at January 03, 2026 09:26 PM (bXbFr)

162 160 28 years later is getting some great reviews, I think. I don’t know if I can take something that dark, but it’s intriguing.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:25 PM (KVmIX)

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I kinda loved it.

Character piece, coming of age, ruminating on mortality, and then zombie action.

It's much more esoteric than its ads implied, which I liked.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:27 PM (GBKbO)

163 Corman was more consistently entertaining.
I will say Preminger's best movies are better than Corman's best movies.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 09:05 PM (xcxpd)

Come on. Are you really saying that anything Preminger did was better than Pam Grier in The Big Birdcage?
Did Preminger ever do even one topless girl fight in the jungle? Huh? Did he?
Posted by: Tom Serv

For sure. Then there is Shelly Winters as a psycho gangster mama in Bloody Mama and the sequel, Big Bad Mama staring Angie Dickenson and William Shatner - pure cinema perfection.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 03, 2026 09:27 PM (HTCU3)

164 My X feed has 3 recurring themes:

1 Maduro being perp-walked
2 Venezuelans celebrating
3 the usual assholes- Democrats- demanding Maduro's immediate release

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:27 PM (ZxPkt)

165 On average...they are surprisingly even. Both very concerned with plowing productions, Corman just had no pretensions. Which is a quality of its own.
Posted by: TJM's phone

Corman was much better at tits. Debate is over right there.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at January 03, 2026 09:30 PM (HTCU3)

166 Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:15 PM (KVmIX

As a kid maybe but what a time if you were an adult. I can’t even imagine the doomsaying an aos would have in 1965-1975.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:31 PM (KDPiq)

167 Little Germans were the tank drivers.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 09:35 PM (Z5vAv)

168 3 the usual assholes- Democrats- demanding Maduro's immediate release
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:27 PM (ZxPkt)

And they're also saying it's all about oil. Trump should make a deal with Oregon's Gov Kotex. She can have first dibs on any oil from VZ but first she'll have to bl.... build a damn refinery.

Posted by: Rex B at January 03, 2026 09:35 PM (C9oTe)

169 I’ve seen more Ben Affleck directed movies than Otto Preminger movies.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:36 PM (KDPiq)

170 167 Little Germans were the tank drivers.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 09:35 PM (Z5vAv)

Panzerzwergen?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:38 PM (06Hmj)

171 Oh, yeah...I also saw "Anaconda".

I didn't hate it, but it needed more laughs. And more anaconda.

See it on streaming if you're interested in it.

An amiable comedy watch if you've got nothing better to do.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:39 PM (iJfKG)

172 That's right- the protesters have dusted off their leftover NO WAR FOR OIL signs from years ago

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:40 PM (ZxPkt)

173 I grew up in The Bronx and had a Daily News paper route starting in 1967 at age ten. It was wild. Every headline was the World is Ending.

But I didn't have the Troubles on the home front.

Today, we insist on Think Globally, Fuck it up at home.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 03, 2026 09:41 PM (dtajH)

174 And 1984 may be the zenith for culture in general.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 03, 2026 09:41 PM (XV/Pl)

175 The Left are supporters of every Central and South American commie leader.

Daniel Ortega comes to mind.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:41 PM (KDPiq)

176 Sorry to be off topic but I don't know shit about Otto Preminger- I'm sure he was a great guy, loved his mother, whatever

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:42 PM (ZxPkt)

177 I'm still not done with copyrights!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:42 PM (RIvkX)

178
Movie thread, people.

Your Trump opinions can wait till tomorrow. They aren't going to suddenly become obsolete.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:43 PM (iJfKG)

179 176 Sorry to be off topic but I don't know shit about Otto Preminger- I'm sure he was a great guy, loved his mother, whatever
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:42 PM (ZxPkt)

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Well, I do write these in an effort to inform at some level.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:43 PM (GBKbO)

180 177 I'm still not done with copyrights!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:42 PM (RIvkX)

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Oh, I'm done with them.

So done.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:44 PM (GBKbO)

181 172 That's right- the protesters have dusted off their leftover NO WAR FOR OIL signs from years ago
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:40 PM (ZxPkt)

I'm honestly a little bit surprised at how feeble the pushback has been from the left. Almost a full day and no one's done dick about it. I guess they don't have many actual levers at their disposal besides a chorus of generally dissonant social media belches.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:44 PM (06Hmj)

182 Preminger has never appealed to me and I've never bothered to know why. I'm a Philistine like that.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:44 PM (RIvkX)

183 Movie thread, people.

Your Trump opinions can wait till tomorrow. They aren't going to suddenly become obsolete.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:43 PM (iJfKG)

sorry, sorry

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:45 PM (06Hmj)

184 The leftists protesting this are going to be blown away by the absolute joy spreading across Venezuela tonight. And there’s going to be a hell of a lot of stories coming out about what’s been going on there.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:45 PM (KVmIX)

185 182 Preminger has never appealed to me and I've never bothered to know why. I'm a Philistine like that.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:44 PM (RIvkX)

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He's more middlebrow than highbrow.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:46 PM (GBKbO)

186 >Well, I do write these in an effort to inform at some level.

Posted by: TJM's phone
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you're right, and I'm not being a good guest

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:46 PM (ZxPkt)

187 Speaking of directors, I watched Bowfinger again last night. Every time I war-Tchaikovsky it I find something hilarious I missed the first time.

Last night it was when Eddie Murphy ( Kip ) said black actors get nominated for playing a slave and white actors get the Oscar for playing a retard. He said he wants them to get him a part playing a retarded slave.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:47 PM (KDPiq)

188
For some reason I got Preminger mixed up as the director of "Witness for the Prosecution". which he wasn't.

That made me think he was a better director than he was.

Never been a fan otherwise.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:47 PM (iJfKG)

189 Yeah, yeah, but, uh.... dry-f*cking a hole straight into Caracas and stealing their president off his front porch like a fat guy grabbing a handful of candy out of the little bowl at the bank *was* a pretty good show, which is... kind of like a movie.... right?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:48 PM (06Hmj)

190 Every time I war-Tchaikovsky it I find something hilarious I missed the first time. ………

That’s the weirdest autocorrect I’ve ever seen.

‘I watch’ turned into war-Tchaikovsky. WTF?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:50 PM (KDPiq)

191 And they're also saying it's all about oil. Trump should make a deal with Oregon's Gov Kotex. She can have first dibs on any oil from VZ but first she'll have to bl.... build a damn refinery.
Posted by: Rex B at January 03, 2026 09:35 PM (C9oTe)

in 2005 or 06 there was a serious proposal to put an LNG port in Coos Bay. That would have been a serious boon to the economy and life in Coos County and the southern coast.

But The Dems won in Oregon and Obama was president, so the economy is still based on fish, closed mills and meth, to this day

Posted by: Kindltot Ea Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 09:50 PM (rbvCR)

192 Bow finger - Christine Baranski is one of my favorite comedic actresses. But that entire cast is great.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:50 PM (KVmIX)

193 ‘I watch’ turned into war-Tchaikovsky. WTF?
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:50 PM (KDPiq)

1812 Overture earworm.

You bastard.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:50 PM (06Hmj)

194 188
For some reason I got Preminger mixed up as the director of "Witness for the Prosecution". which he wasn't.

That made me think he was a better director than he was.

Never been a fan otherwise.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:47 PM (iJfKG)

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Billy Wilder, man...he knew what he was doing.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:51 PM (GBKbO)

195 The Paolo, he was in an art film, The Throbbing Anaconda.

It was not a small part.

Posted by: The Paolo at January 03, 2026 09:51 PM (Q+gd/)

196 If memory serves, the anaconda did eat Owen Wilson. So the flick has that going for it. Which is nice.

Never saw the remake of The Haunting all the way through in one sitting, but also if memory serves, the haunted house killed Owen Wilson. So the flick has that going for it, etc.

Don't know why, but Owen Wilson just rubs me the wrong way on screen. Probably a nice guy and all, but if he's in a movie I prefer his character to get killed off, and the earlier the better. Go figure.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 03, 2026 09:52 PM (q3u5l)

197 Otto Preminger was the basis for the stereotype picture of a director. Bald with the riding pants and a crop and a megaphone yelling out directions.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:54 PM (KDPiq)

198 195 The Paolo, he was in an art film, The Throbbing Anaconda.

It was not a small part.
Posted by: The Paolo at January 03, 2026 09:51 PM (Q+gd/)

lol ok you outdid yourself with that one!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:54 PM (KVmIX)

199
"Stranger Things" ended. Saw the last episode.

Eh....okay. Lots of ~~stealing~~ inspiration from other better horror movies. The Beaver Bros. or whatever their name is stole the ending more or less from "Raising Arizona".

I won't revisit the series. Hell, I'd rather revisit "LOST". Take that whichever way you want.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:54 PM (iJfKG)

200 197 Otto Preminger was the basis for the stereotype picture of a director. Bald with the riding pants and a crop and a megaphone yelling out directions.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:54 PM (KDPiq)

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Actually, that's Erich von Stroheim, another German import director with a terrible personal reputation.

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:55 PM (GBKbO)

201 193 1812 Overture earworm.

You bastard.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:50 PM (06Hmj)

Better than a William Tell Overture earworm. (Ta da dum ta da dum ta da dum dum dum...)

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 09:55 PM (4kXuG)

202 Actually, that's Erich von Stroheim, another German import director with a terrible personal reputation.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:55 PM (GBKbO)

220 221

😀

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:55 PM (KDPiq)

203 @182

>>Preminger has never appealed to me and I've never bothered to know why. I'm a Philistine like that.

That's because he's a C-Level filmaker at best, has no masterpieces to his name and pretty much the only reason his name is mentioned is because he sounds vaguely like a Bond villian.

He's no Milos Foreman.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 03, 2026 09:56 PM (XV/Pl)

204 It was so free!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:15

Yeah we had a blast back then. Just a few yrs older Tom, but that was life as a kid in Rockford IL. Play outside all day long, climb trees...Dad eventually put up a wood platform we called a treehouse.

We'd go explore the overgrown empty lot in the neighborhood until the old lady next to yelled at us to go away. Maybe go to the creek to see if there were any tadpoles to catch.

We were truly blessed to live in such a day and time.

Posted by: Farmer at January 03, 2026 09:57 PM (55Qr6)

205 197 Otto Preminger was the basis for the stereotype picture of a director. Bald with the riding pants and a crop and a megaphone yelling out directions.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:54 PM (KDPiq)

Are you sure that wasn't van Stroheim?

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 09:58 PM (4kXuG)

206 Stranger Things" ended. Saw the last episode.

Eh....okay. Lots of stealing inspiration from other better horror movies. The Beaver Bros. or whatever their name is stole the ending more or less from "Raising Arizona".

I won't revisit the series. Hell, I'd rather revisit "LOST". Take that whichever way you want.
Posted by: naturalfake

Hopefully Stranger Things is done, forever.

So many good shows queered up. Never bothered with last season The Witcher.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 09:59 PM (/lPRQ)

207 Preminger was a reportedly horribly abusive, rude and boorish prick to people on the set, especially women.
Adam West, in his autobio, singles out Preminger as the worst guest villain to work with on Batman, describes his obnoxiousness, and admits he purposely kept dropping a heavy prop on him when filming the final scene where Mr. Freeze gets trapped under some debris after the POW-BAM fight.
But the much more entertaining story comes out of the awful yet fascinating film "Skidoo." It was Groucho Marx's last film, he was about 80, and had trouble remembering his lines. He'd goof up lines and ruin takes, and Preminger repeatedly got frustrated with Groucho and kept screaming, swearing at and abusing him in general - so much so that the film's star Jackie Gleason took Preminger aside in front of everyone on the set, got right into his face and said something like "That man is my comic idol. You yell at him one more time and..." then Gleason basically threatened to break every bone in Preminger's body. Preminger was supposedly terrified of Gleason for the remainder of the shoot and behaved himself.

Posted by: Jim Berkin at January 03, 2026 09:59 PM (MB6B1)

208 >>> 180 177 I'm still not done with copyrights!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:42 PM (RIvkX)

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Oh, I'm done with them.

So done.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:44 PM (GBKbO)

REEEEE!!!

Posted by: DIESney at January 03, 2026 09:59 PM (ULPxl)

209
I'm trying to get a copyright on making copyrights.

Soon I will rule the world!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 10:01 PM (iJfKG)

210 You don't f**king yell at Groucho Marx, what a deuschebag!!!

That man was a comic genius.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 03, 2026 10:01 PM (XV/Pl)

211 I see TJM beat me to the von Stroheim correction. That's what I get for being a dilettante in a roomful of experts.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:02 PM (4kXuG)

212 And outta here until book thread.

TJM, thanks for the thread.

Have a good one, gang.

And if you go to Amazon's Kindle store, and read the online sample of Dan Simmons' novel Summer of Night, he's got a nice little essay there about the freedom kids used to have once and don't have any longer. Chicago kid myself, and I can remember it too.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at January 03, 2026 10:02 PM (q3u5l)

213 NOOD

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3D

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 10:03 PM (ULPxl)

214 see TJM beat me to the von Stroheim correction. That's what I get for being a dilettante in a roomful of experts.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 10:02 PM (4kXuG)

That’s okay. aos corrections usually come in a minimum of three.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 10:03 PM (KDPiq)

215 Ohhhhhhh I get it "Stranger" as in "Queer-er", right? That's so clever. I wish I could art that hard.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:04 PM (06Hmj)

216 That’s okay. aos corrections usually come in a minimum of three.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 10:03 PM (KDPiq)

And Otto Preminger was Batman. Betcha didn't know that.

Posted by: Amy Schumer Wasn't Paying Attention at January 03, 2026 10:05 PM (06Hmj)

217 The Grand Illusion.

Great movie, and Stroheim was marvelous in it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 10:06 PM (n9ltV)

218 Billy Wilder, man...he knew what he was doing.
Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 09:51 PM (GBKbO)

I also believe that.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 03, 2026 10:43 PM (xcxpd)

219 219 Laura is a great movie. Excellent in every way.
Anatomy Of A Murder is shmaltz, at best. If shmaltz means Shit in Yiddish.
And A Foreign Affair is a Billy Wilder movie, not Preminger.... Jeesh.
"His movies were generic looking overall. His noirs looked like noirs, his comedies looked like comedies, his dramas like dramas." Duh. FFS, what a retarded take.
Is TJM the best Ace can do for a movie columnist? Fucking charlatan. I bet he didn't even notice the camera movement throughout Laura that foreshadows the twist ending.
Posted by: Auto Premature at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (GA40v)

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Typo. A Royal Affair.

And you seem nice. Do you throw a fit when people don't like eggs the same way you do?

Posted by: TJM's phone at January 03, 2026 11:43 PM (GBKbO)

220 I still remember Mort Sahl's criticism of Exodus:

"Otto, let my people go!"

Posted by: DynamiteDan at January 04, 2026 12:05 AM (HBp0A)

221 >>> 137 I have long referred to the decade 1965-1975 as "Peak Humanity."

I still posit the Matrix was prophetic: it said 1999 was the peak era of civilization. The iPhone came out in 2007. And as much as I love my iPhone, smartphones have eroded our social fabric and the current generation of kids in a way we still haven't seen.

Besides, If we end peak humanity in 1975, you don't get all the glorious movies of the 80s and 90s. And as a millennial raised in that era, you don't get the golden age of punk and ska.

I love the Britpop of the 2000s, and there are some great films from that decade. But if we froze tech advancement to 1999, and rhe most advanced inches was the old Macs and maybe an iPod...I'd be sad but I'd totally take it.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 12:09 AM (gWBY1)

222 Still working my way through the last season of Stranger Things. If you see it as a stylish Memberberries nostalgia bomb for better 80s films and shows, it's fine. And it's reminding me of all the films I need to show my kids! Ok, you liked the show? Well here's the 80s movies that inspired it...

IT, Carrie, Goonies, ET, Gremlins, John Hughes films, Nightmare on Elm Street, Poltergeist, Stand By Me, The Thing, Jaws...and real life conspiracies of that time, like The Montauk Project and the Satanic Panic.

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 12:44 AM (gWBY1)

223 219 Laura is a great movie. Excellent in every way.
Anatomy Of A Murder is shmaltz, at best. If shmaltz means Shit in Yiddish.
And A Foreign Affair is a Billy Wilder movie, not Preminger.... Jeesh.
"His movies were generic looking overall. His noirs looked like noirs, his comedies looked like comedies, his dramas like dramas." Duh. FFS, what a retarded take.
Is TJM the best Ace can do for a movie columnist? Fucking charlatan. I bet he didn't even notice the camera movement throughout Laura that foreshadows the twist ending.
Posted by: Auto Premature at January 03, 2026 11:26 PM (GA40v)

Maybe you can pummel him until he agrees with you and accepts your world view as superior to all.

Posted by: Cow Demon at January 04, 2026 02:33 AM (3E+BT)

224 Never seen Stranger Things. No interest.

Posted by: Cow Demon at January 04, 2026 02:34 AM (3E+BT)

225 205 197 Otto Preminger was the basis for the stereotype picture of a director. Bald with the riding pants and a crop and a megaphone yelling out directions.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:54 PM (KDPiq)

Are you sure that wasn't van Stroheim?
Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 09:58 PM (4kXuG)

It was a little bit Erich von Stroheim, a little bit Cecil B. DeMille, and a little bit Fritz Lang. Actor Fritz Feld put them all together in a Vitaphone short subject, circa 1937 (can't think of the title just now).

Posted by: DynamiteDan at January 04, 2026 03:01 AM (HBp0A)

226 Preminger was nice sometimes and a jerk sometimes, much like normal for Hollywood. He got dragged into playing Thranduil without warning, but he did okay.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at January 04, 2026 08:50 AM (QYSqF)

227 Hopefully this horse is beaten dead, at least for this thread...Otto P, I disagree with TJM on many of his movie opinions. But I ENJOY disagreeing with him on his opinions! I enjoy he backs his opinions with WHY he feels that way, and then I have the freedom to agree or not. And I enjoy learning more about cinematic history through HIS lens. Nowhere on the cob posts does it say Ace or anyone else here agrees with everyone else 100%. We're not a hivemind here.It's why I've lurked/commented here for 20 years, and don't ever want to quit Ace.

We CAN have spirited debates here without insulting each other. Unless the insults start with "your mother was a hamster..."

Posted by: LizLem at January 04, 2026 08:52 AM (gWBY1)

228 I think I'm done with the movie page, I find his conclusions and reasoning completely without merit or interest. So his recommendations on new or current movies are useless to me. Other than in opposition.

Posted by: John the River at January 04, 2026 01:45 PM (Li1E5)

229 "A Foreign Affair" was not a Lubitsch picture and was not finished by Preminger at Fox. It was directed by Billy Wilder at Paramount.

Posted by: vld at January 04, 2026 04:53 PM (EnWWi)

Hobby Thread - January 3, 2026 [Angler Rex]

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) its first spin of the new year and it landed on ice fishing.

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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. Discussion of current events can go in the afternoon open thread or hang out here and talk hobbying or switch between. Pants are optional but please fully assess the temperature situation if you choose to go without. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.

Play nice. Don't be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

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Ice fishing? Apparently ice fishing is a thing for people in cold weather climates. Bundle up, find a frozen pond or lake, drill a hole, drop a fishing line, and wait.

Dino is not wise in the ways of ice fishing and does not enjoy being cold. That means Gray Box wisdom and energy needs to help with this theme (especially if the Horde is talking current events on the open thread).

Are you wise in the ways of ice fishing? If so, please share. If not, contribute your own hobbying interests and projects.

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Gotta start somewhere:

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Underwater camera:

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Ice Thickness Safety Chart: How Thick Should Ice Be for Skating, Fishing and Driving?

Short answer: If you're going skating or ice fishing with a group, stay off ice less than 4 inches thick.

But wait, there's more!

3 inches - A single person on foot
4 inches - Group in a single file line
7 1/2 inches - Passenger Car (2-ton gross)
8 inches - Light truck (2 1/2-ton gross)
10 inches - Medium truck (3 1/2-ton gross)
12 inches - Heavy truck (8-ton gross)
15 inches - 10 Tons
20 inches - 25 Tons
30 inches - 70 Tons
36 inches - 110 tons

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Anything that can be done, can be done with more:

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This is more crafting than ice fishing, but enjoy this project to make a lure. Pretty amazing end result.

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Ice fishing shack and bar in Quebec. Alcohol seems to be a common theme of ice fishing.

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Advice:

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Clever cake with an ice fishing theme:

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Horde hobbying with foam - anyone else do hobbying with foam?

From Persnickety to you:

I had to make some gingerbread men for a parade, so I used foamboard sheeting. Seems once you start making gingerbreadpeople, you can't stop. I assume it's the fumes from using a hotwire foam cutter.
So I made big gingerbread men and bigger gingerbread men and a few smallish gingerbread men, than a gnome just to wrap things up.
'Twas fun! I would like to make more whimsical but useless items, but feel it's best that I step slowly away from the hotwire cutter for a bit.

From The Neon Madman:

I've been kind of working aimlessly so far in the shop this winter, but I found myself with a need to cut foam and have always kind of wanted a hot-wire foam cutter, so I made one. Fairly simple and seems to work quite well so far. The wire came from a thrift-store hair dryer, wood was scraps around the shop, and I already had the rest of the bits and pieces.

I experimented with a cutout that I happened to need for a case for one of my cordless hole punchers. The first try is a little messy and rough, but foam is cheap and cloth on top will mask any irregularities (oooh, definitely red velvet).

Dino note - I always appreciate people that can make their own tools. Well done.

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From the theme last week:

Hat tip: JQ

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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a Year in review 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.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 05:30 PM

Comments

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1 Welcome Hobbiests

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Ice is for drinks!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 05:30 PM (uQesX)

3 Rex did Mis Hum put you up to this?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Horde hobbying with foam - anyone else do hobbying with foam?

I used to go to foam parties, but today I am a man.

Posted by: Big Marco at January 03, 2026 05:33 PM (uQesX)

5 *arches eyebrow at topic*

*suspects MisHum machinations*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:33 PM (zZu0s)

6 No yellows

Posted by: Accomack at January 03, 2026 05:35 PM (IG7T0)

7 ***manners***

Take it to the open thread please.
TRex

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at January 03, 2026 05:36 PM (wXPKd)

8 What is the minimum thickness for walking out on ice to measure how thick it is?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 05:37 PM (8DR9B)

9 I had to make some gingerbread men for a parade, so I used foamboard sheeting. Seems once you start making gingerbreadpeople, you can't stop.

*ahem*

I believe the polite term is Persons of Molasses.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 05:39 PM (8DR9B)

10 I haven't been ice fishing since I quit using drugs.

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 05:39 PM (Q+gd/)

11 3 Rex did Mis Hum put you up to this?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM
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If we say his name three times and mention ice fishing, maybe he'll appear.

Posted by: TRex - chilly willy dino at January 03, 2026 05:39 PM (IQ6Gq)

12 I think trying to smoke a cigar in winter, here in KY, is fairly similar the conditions one would encounter ice fishing.

My fingers are numb.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 05:40 PM (NwnyJ)

13 My exFiL did the ice fishing thing but had the hut , heater and cooler. Not too many fish but lots of alcohol consumed.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 05:41 PM (sDNVV)

14 All you need to know about ice fishing can be learned in the documentary "Grumpy Old Men."

Posted by: Pug Mahon, First of his name at January 03, 2026 05:44 PM (0aYVJ)

15 9 I believe the polite term is Persons of Molasses.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 05:39 PM
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Lebkuchen enabled

Posted by: TRex - baker dino at January 03, 2026 05:44 PM (IQ6Gq)

16 My limit on ice fishing is poking around in the Walmart frozen fish cabinet, trying to land a 1-lb. package of salmon. They seem to be extinct and only the 2-lb. ones (or larger and more $$$) have survived.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:45 PM (wzUl9)

17 Are you wise in the ways of ice fishing?
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My sum total knowledge as it relates to ice fishing is from the movie "Grumpy Old Men."

Here's the tutorial:

https://tinyurl.com/mr3huw8p

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 05:46 PM (dIske)

18 Even if I had a frozen lake to fo ice fishing on, I doubt I'd be into it. I don't drink, so what would I do while waiting?

This is pretty much my view on regular fishing as well. The activity sounds relaxing, and I hope those who enjoy it continue to do so, but I don't think I'd care much for it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:47 PM (wzUl9)

19 I still am amazed on YouTube when ghey find WWII main battle tanks in ponds sunk since 1940s

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)

20 I love the pistol in the foam cutout in its case. Black powder?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)

21 16 My limit on ice fishing is poking around in the Walmart frozen fish cabinet, trying to land a 1-lb. package of salmon. They seem to be extinct and only the 2-lb. ones (or larger and more $$$) have survived.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:45 PM
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A tale of survival. You have seen things...and yet made it back to tell the story.

Posted by: TRex - refrigerated dino at January 03, 2026 05:48 PM (IQ6Gq)

22 I can't see myself ice fishing. I know I'd be drinking to stay warm and then somehow fall into the hole. My husband would keep drinking and rejoice.

I also could not hunt deer as I'd fall off the stand in the same manner as above. Plus, unless hungry, I could not kill a deer. I'd like to kill some squirrels eating berries off of trees that flocks of robins like near our deck, but it is probably against county law.

I could not sit in a duck blind quietly, either. I'd need to shoot something and it would be possibly too early to drink.

Does it count here to have hobbies I have planned for 2026? Plans not yet completed or started? I can and do have hobbies, I have been too scatterbrained for 7yrs to complete them (grandchildren hobby).

I hope to return to painting: watercolors, acrylics and soft pastels. Maybe graduate to oils. Two sewing projects involving a fancy pillow for LR couch, and a fancy silk throw for the same couch. Needlepoint.Stuff I see and think, "I can do that!" I NEED to finish photo albums never started as well. This is just for winter/spring.

Plus losing 30lbs. That should do it! But that involves sports and dieting and not a hobby, but a need.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:48 PM (WONhk)

23 I didn't know the gheys were into finding WWII tanks, but I suppose everybody has to have a hobby.

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 05:49 PM (cFv0u)

24 I did not know checking old battlefields for tanks was a gay thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:49 PM (zZu0s)

25 We have a bunch of glass ornaments, some of them valuable. But neither my wife nor I can, physically, deal with a tree anymore. So we have to find a way to get rid of them, alas.

Posted by: Eeyore at January 03, 2026 05:50 PM (s0JqF)

26 Heh. Pablo beat me to the punch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)

27 Nice cap and ball revolver, just bought myself a reproduction 1860 Colt

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:51 PM (Ia/+0)

28 For all the time I've spent fishing, and it's a lot over the years, I never lived where ice fishing was possible. Salt water doesn't freeze as easily as fresh and movement of the tides doesn't help, even in New England. Florida and Virginia aren't known as ice fishing locales. Wouldn't have minded trying it in younger days when cold didn't bother me and I drank more beer. Nowadays, I'll read about ice fishing and just look forward to April.

Posted by: JTB at January 03, 2026 05:53 PM (yTvNw)

29 I can't see how neon madman heats his wire in that cutter setup. I need him or AOP to explain. Well not really, I would not use a hot wire cutter if someone gave me a commercial one. I did think of buying a hot knife to cut up mattresses that #?*! jerks leave alongside the road and I occasionally get ambitious and move one to my dumpster, I ended up just buying a cheap non heated foam knife.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 05:54 PM (hhkIi)

30 I like fishing. I don't like ice, except in my drink. My idea of fishing is sitting by the creek on a warm day with ice in my drink.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 05:54 PM (vFG9F)

31 22 Does it count here to have hobbies I have planned for 2026? Plans not yet completed or started?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:48 PM
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Excellent. Approved.

Posted by: TRex - 2026 enabled dino at January 03, 2026 05:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

32 Ice *fishing*? Bah. Gimme an ice mile: 1 mile swim in water 39 degrees or colder.

Not sure if I've got what it takes, but I'm really intrigued by the idea.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at January 03, 2026 05:57 PM (GSe6k)

33 Why are they putting holes in a skating lake?

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 05:57 PM (d9i2R)

34 They, or ghey but they don't advertise that usually l on YouTube videos

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:57 PM (Ia/+0)

35 19 I still am amazed on YouTube when ghey find WWII main battle tanks in ponds sunk since 1940s
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:47 PM (Ia/+0)]

The WWII generation solution to everything, you never know when you might need a tank.

When my aunt died my family were going through the house (that was my grandmother's). Nothing was ever thrown away. I won't go into other things, but not a hoarder of anything but Cool Whip containers (we don't know why) behind a kitchen door.

Anyway, a doorstop to her bedroom was a WWII Japanese grenade. My father, who brought it home from WWII, casually looked at this and said he could not tell if it was still active. Keep in mind I learned to walk as a baby past this very door.

Mother got excited and called the chief of police (her cousin) and asked for the bomb squad to quietly invade and they did and blew it up elsewhere. She did not want to make the news.

My father's solution? To throw it into his lake on the farm. Someday someone was going to catch a big one! My brothers told him no.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:59 PM (WONhk)

36 27 ... "just bought myself a reproduction 1860 Colt"

Skip,
Hope you have fun with the 1860 Colt. I like it better even than the 1851 model. If I want/need the most power and accuracy I get out the Ruger Old Army cap and ball.

Posted by: JTB at January 03, 2026 06:00 PM (yTvNw)

37 This is usually the season I hit the painting table. I do have a 1/72 plastic A-10 model I could get working on

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 06:00 PM (Ia/+0)

38 Hobby today? Sorting through a shit ton of guitar parts.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 06:00 PM (snZF9)

39 fd, that's the way to do it.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 06:01 PM (sDNVV)

40 I am fascinated that entire YT channels exist that are dedicated to the resurrection of old equipment. Doesn't matter whether tanks or bulldozers are involved, there is a very enthusiastic YT audience.

I respect the labor and knowledge involved to bring old equipment back to life.

Posted by: TRex - scrap yard dino at January 03, 2026 06:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

41 Anyway, a doorstop to her bedroom was a WWII Japanese grenade.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:59 PM (WONhk)

Honorary horde member. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 06:03 PM (snZF9)

42 My father's solution? To throw it into his lake on the farm. Someday someone was going to catch a big one! My brothers told him no.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:59 PM
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Grenade fishing - sounds very Moron.

Posted by: TRex - explosive dino at January 03, 2026 06:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

43 I don't know much about ice fishing, but Mr. Obvious seems to:

https://youtu.be/l6PudFChsS4

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 06:06 PM (4kXuG)

44 Tamiya has a really nice 1/72 F-14D Tomcat out. I'll probably build it as a palate cleanser after doing so many Japanese tanks.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 03, 2026 06:07 PM (h/O4U)

45 When I got the revolver, I also bought a dirt cheap couldn't pass up ammunition pouch for my Brown Bess, it needs a little work to make it better.

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 06:08 PM (Ia/+0)

46 This week working on a TRC-57. It has a slight problem, VCO is dead. For thermal stability, they encased it in epoxy. If I want it to work, I have to build a new one from scratch. Well, that or use about ten bucks worth of modern parts and make a DDS-VFO for it.

Considering I found a needed vintage through hole part for $38/ea? Yeah, I'll be spending some quality time with the Arduino IDE.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 03, 2026 06:09 PM (lUFok)

47 2 Ice is for drinks!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 05:30 PM (uQesX)

I thought it was for deportations.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 06:10 PM (4kXuG)

48 44 Tamiya has a really nice 1/72 F-14D Tomcat out. I'll probably build it as a palate cleanser after doing so many Japanese tanks.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 03, 2026 06:07 PM
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Pretty airplane. Do you weather your models or put them in a diorama-type scene?

Posted by: TRex - scale dino at January 03, 2026 06:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

49 I am fascinated that entire YT channels exist that are dedicated to the resurrection of old equipment. Doesn't matter whether tanks or bulldozers are involved, there is a very enthusiastic YT audience.

I respect the labor and knowledge involved to bring old equipment back to life.

Posted by: TRex - scrap yard dino at January 03, 2026 06:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

I had the back yard of the old house leveled out. The dude came with a fully restored 1947 CAT 4 bulldozer. It was a thing of beauty. It used a 2 cylinder gas engine (pony motor) as a starter. It was really cool.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 06:10 PM (snZF9)

50 I wanted to talk about the story in the sidebar, and while I have not read that specific article on the squatter remover, I have read others about him, and it's sort of an example of making a hobby pay, since he was already into martial arts, including swords.

It's important to note that his strategy revolves around getting a lease from the property owner, baiting the squatter into leaving, then jumping in and fortifying it. He isn't charging in waving a sword to chase the squatter out; he's defending the property against their return, as the legal resident of record. Swords are just perfect for keeping a low-morale schmuck at bay, with a range of options up to and including (but not only) deadly force.

Posted by: SciVo at January 03, 2026 06:11 PM (Sy6m/)

51 42 My father's solution? To throw it into his lake on the farm. Someday someone was going to catch a big one! My brothers told him no.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:59 PM
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Grenade fishing - sounds very Moron.
Posted by: TRex - explosive dino at January 03, 2026 06:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

My husband, from Long Island, is fairly sure there's something in the water there. I can't think of anyone sane at the moment in my family or the neighboring farms. And they all pack heat, so there is not much crime in that section of the county.

Our father was one of the funniest and kindest men I have ever known. He thought I hung the moon from the time I hatched as his first and only girl (and looked like him). Encouraged us to have fun, and the more crazy the better. We miss him as his stories of youth and the Marines were wild. He was one of a kind.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 06:12 PM (WONhk)

52
Pretty airplane. Do you weather your models

Weathered on the driveway with lighter fluid and firecrackers.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 06:12 PM (pkeXY)

53 I always do at least a little weathering and I've recently gotten into dioramas. Even a simple scene can take a model to another level and tell a story that anyone can understand.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 03, 2026 06:13 PM (h/O4U)

54 Yes, the pistol is an old Italian copy of an 1858 Remington revolver. One of the first guns that I ever bought, mumble mumble years ago.

The hot wire is connected to the output side of a 12.6 volt filament transformer, which is driven off a 120 VAC variac. 55 volts into the transformer gives about 4 volts across the wire, just below where it starts to glow.

Posted by: The Neon Madman at January 03, 2026 06:13 PM (yNfcm)

55 25 We have a bunch of glass ornaments, some of them valuable. But neither my wife nor I can, physically, deal with a tree anymore. So we have to find a way to get rid of them, alas.
Posted by: Eeyore at January

What about an ornament tree, Eeyore? Like this:

https://tinyurl.com/4w7f9w4k

You could put your favorites up. They make them bigger, too, and different styles.

Posted by: Piper at January 03, 2026 06:13 PM (Wmg4n)

56 49 It used a 2 cylinder gas engine (pony motor) as a starter. It was really cool.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 06:10 PM
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Love that the old stuff is still being used. I *think* the pony motor design is primarily a Cat or John Deere feature. Cool design indeed.

Posted by: TRex - diesel dino at January 03, 2026 06:14 PM (IQ6Gq)

57 In my youth, I spent a lot of time ice fishing with my Dad. The man was happiest when he had a line in the water. No shelter, we just stood there watching the bobbers or jigging.

Freshwater fish, especially panfish, taste best after ice fishing.

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 06:15 PM (rj6Yv)

58 Wondered about that transformer.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 06:16 PM (pkeXY)

59 53 I always do at least a little weathering and I've recently gotten into dioramas. Even a simple scene can take a model to another level and tell a story that anyone can understand.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 03, 2026 06:13 PM
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Agree. Have seen some impressive scenes on social media of an airplane on a bombing run over water. The upward splash of an impact hides the support for the airplane. Probably makes more sense for a warbird than an F-14 given the munitions but still like the idea.

Posted by: TRex - dino diorama at January 03, 2026 06:18 PM (IQ6Gq)

60 I'm going to learn the last four figures in Bronze 4 American Tango well enough to actually get on a dance floor and do them with my wife and
-not get laughed at by others on the dance floor or in the peanut gallery.
-Not fall down.
-Not get yelled at by my wife.

Posted by: Fred_Z at January 03, 2026 06:20 PM (VQIqq)

61 You could put your favorites up. They make them bigger, too, and different styles.
Posted by: Piper at January 03, 2026 06:13 PM (Wmg4n)

That's cool!

I was thinking etsy sales in October, but a lot of work. As I am an etsy addict.

I bought old crystal chandelier "icicles" for my tree and am buying more soon. Sparkly. Supposedly from 1910, but I could be lied to a lot and never know.

Martha Stewart, who puts me to sleep if I have insomnia, once had glass round ball ornament wreaths glued onto styrofoam. Which would not last long with my family, but were very pretty.

I need to go be productive for the first time today. Which was my first "day off" in a week or more...have lost count when I was last "off."

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 06:21 PM (WONhk)

62 One thing I never understood: why not hire people who knew what they were doing to run the refineries and oil rigs? Obviously for the leaders this was all about the money, so they would make even more if they had people who actually worked.

You'd think this would be a no trainer, even for commies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

63 Fred_Z, what a fun endeavor.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 06:23 PM (sDNVV)

64 TRex,
Thanks for including me in the post. As I practice the lessons from that oil pastel class I realize how much repetition is needed to be accurate. (Hint: more than a week's worth.) Trying to get the colors right has led to some 'interesting' looking apples and pears. Suitable for an H P Lovecraft story but not a grocery store.

Posted by: JTB at January 03, 2026 06:23 PM (yTvNw)

65 Shoot, wrong thread. Sorry guys.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

66 The owners of the local, since bought out, grcery chain here where I live used old cats and deeres as yard ornaments. Except these were all very far from ornaments. They were all maintained in tip top condition. Started every week, etc.
A fire started up there and the forrest service wasn't able to get a dozer behind the neighborhood so the brothers fired up their lawn ornaments and basically saved everybodys house. Rumor has it shit faced drunk.

Posted by: Reforger at January 03, 2026 06:27 PM (gKsV+)

67 I grew up in a small town in Michigan, near Lake St. Clair. Nearly every year there was someone who didn't get their truck or shed off the ice in time, and made the papers when it disappeared beneath the water.

Posted by: Lirio100 at January 03, 2026 06:27 PM (ky7/T)

68 I replaced the storm door on the back door today. Replacing storm doors is tight!

I need to replace the front door but Mrs fd wants to keep the etched oval glass that's in the old one some I'm wondering how hard it is to build a door. A really nice door.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:28 PM (vFG9F)

69 Grateful is not interested in anything that involves the outdoors and cold weather. I'm more of a beach girl...

My hobby this week? Trying to come up with rough floor plans for our architect...balancing all the rules and requests and needs...you architect type people have my utmost respect!!!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 06:31 PM (IQ6Gq)

70 I thought it was for deportations.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 06:10 PM (4kXuG)

Unless you're Canadian I guess.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 06:31 PM (uQesX)

71 my one pal (r.i.p.) would tie off to his ice fishing partner as they both walrus bellied their way out from the first thin ice to the thicker further out. the whole bar would gather at the front window to watch these two maniacs slither out to the fish. of course they both received libations upon return- not that they hadn't brought any...
the local sledders enjoyed buzzing the ice sheds until they encountered the punji stakes he would place around his stake.i guess that does a number on the track.

Posted by: wilt the stilt at January 03, 2026 06:39 PM (R11M+)

72 68 I need to replace the front door but Mrs fd wants to keep the etched oval glass that's in the old one some I'm wondering how hard it is to build a door. A really nice door.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:28 PM
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How hard can it be? (Jeremy Clarkson says)

Posted by: TRex - famous last words dino at January 03, 2026 06:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

73 68. F'd what shape is the door in? Is it just weathered on the outside or hardware is on the verge of failing?

I hired a handyman to replace my storm door (then had to tweak it myself) so I certainly wouldn't touch building a door. But your comment made me wonder if one could apply a thin laminate over a door that was only weathered but otherwise in nice shape.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 06:40 PM (hhkIi)

74 71 the whole bar would gather at the front window to watch these two maniacs slither out to the fish. of course they both received libations upon return-

Posted by: wilt the stilt at January 03, 2026 06:39 PM
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Sounds like the ideal gambling scenario. Who gets back first? Who brings back the most fish?

Posted by: TRex - odds maker dino at January 03, 2026 06:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

75 I replaced the storm door on the back door today. Replacing storm doors is tight!

I need to replace the front door but Mrs fd wants to keep the etched oval glass that's in the old one some I'm wondering how hard it is to build a door. A really nice door.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:28 PM (vFG9F)

Not hard, you just need a good router table, or 2, with powerful routers with 1/2" chucks and the right bits to cut all the profiles, tongues, grooves, etc. Then you need to open your ass to buy all the really nice wood, and you also need all the tools to cut the wood accurately before feeding it all onto the router tables.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 06:45 PM (snZF9)

76 Ice fishing kind of leaves the Deep South high and dry, so to speak. Oh well, plenty of other hobbies!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 03, 2026 06:45 PM (bELOb)

77 72 68 I need to replace the front door but Mrs fd wants to keep the etched oval glass that's in the old one some I'm wondering how hard it is to build a door. A really nice door.

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With arrow slits and some murder holes it could be a neighborhood attraction.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 06:46 PM (JkO4W)

78 fd not easy to start from scratch, but a door made that glass could be put in is easier

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 06:48 PM (Ia/+0)

79 Cats and deeres as lawn ornaments. I thought, interesting typo, until I read on for a clearer understanding.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 03, 2026 06:48 PM (bELOb)

80 Maybe make the oval glass from the old door into a nice mirror and just buy a new door, I'm sure some companies still make fancy doors with etched glass.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 06:51 PM (hhkIi)

81 Here's a nice build video of the Tamiya F-14D: https://youtu.be/Kdxty2qVWXM

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 03, 2026 06:53 PM (h/O4U)

82 I tossed the idea around of making all the interior doors here. I have most of the tooling. I found some really nice solid mahogany interior doors, but they're around $500 each, but I know only the center panels are probably solid. The frames are probably veneered, especially for that price. I have to change 9 doors, so thats $4500. I can tool up for maybe $500-1000 depending on how easy I want the job to go, then buy real mahogany. I might only save $1-2000 in the long run, but they would be vastly better doors. Then I think about all that work...

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 06:54 PM (snZF9)

83 "what shape is the door in? Is it just weathered on the outside or hardware is on the verge of failing?"

Weathered and badly scratched by a dog who passed years ago. There is a split in one place that get bigger and smaller depending on the weather but other than that it's solid and was pretty nice about 30 years ago.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:55 PM (vFG9F)

84 Although I have seen pictures of a frozen lake in Fort Worth - back in the early 1900's), we have never seen one frozen over as long as we have been here (since 1984).

The pictures show people driving their cars on the lake! 😲😲😲

Needless to say, have never ice fished; only fished a handful of times in my childhood - Dad always made us wear life jackets, and those aren't much fun to have on when the temperature (and the humidity) is in the high 90's.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 03, 2026 06:56 PM (SRRAx)

85 " fd not easy to start from scratch, but a door made that glass could be put in is easier
Posted by: Skip"

That's what I'm thinking but not sure where I would find a suitable one.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:58 PM (vFG9F)

86 quick web search for etched oval glass doors shows offerings for new glass inserts if an old one was broken. So Skip is correct that you can probably buy a door with the same size frame for the glass and keep the old glass.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 06:59 PM (hhkIi)

87 "Maybe make the oval glass from the old door into a nice mirror and just buy a new door, I'm sure some companies still make fancy doors with etched glass.
Posted by: PaleRider"

That's what I suggested but you don't know Mrs fd. I myself would be happy with solid steel door painted gray.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:00 PM (vFG9F)

88 Weathered and badly scratched by a dog who passed years ago. There is a split in one place that get bigger and smaller depending on the weather but other than that it's solid and was pretty nice about 30 years ago.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:55 PM (vFG9F)

Sounds like the choice is either treat it as a Gozinta door (gozinta the dumpster), or try and restore it. Is the split happening in one of the panels?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 07:02 PM (snZF9)

89 I didn't see these, but there was a report of a tank/tanks in the farmers' lockdown protests in London. It seems to have truly panicked the elites. I am thinking that a vintage tank or two might be a good preppers' rig.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 07:02 PM (+mUZM)

90 Re: Trucks through the melting ice. N. Dakota, c.1983. They got a big lake there called Lake Sakakawea (sp) and lotsa ice fishermen/drunks. Each end-of-winter, the Bismarck TV news had a pool for when the first vehicle would plunge beneath the ice. I don't recall the money, but it turned into LOTS. There isn't much to do in N. Dak in the winter/spring.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 03, 2026 07:03 PM (47diA)

91 "So Skip is correct that you can probably buy a door with the same size frame for the glass and keep the old glass.
Posted by: PaleRider "

That would be perfect. I'll look around. There is a window and door place in town I suppose I could ask.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:04 PM (vFG9F)

92 Well having looked at etched glass doors online they wouldn't make mirrors since not clear glass. I'll admit they look very nice. My house is not fancy enough to frame a fancy etched glass door, and I'd probably slip with the pushbroom clearing snow and break the glass. But I can admire them on other houses.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 07:06 PM (hhkIi)

93 89 I am thinking that a vintage tank or two might be a good preppers' rig.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 07:02 PM
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Privately owned vintage tanks are definitely a thing.

Posted by: TRex - armored dino at January 03, 2026 07:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

94 "Is the split happening in one of the panels?"

Yes. It serves as a kind of hygrometer.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:07 PM (vFG9F)

95 I think I would skip the ice fishing and go straight to the bar, but I could be persuaded to try it once. The whole ice thing makes me nervous - too many ice rescue videos!
I've only seen a frozen lake once - we (me, DH and the girls) went with two other families to cabins in PA and the lake was frozen solid with lots of activity on it to lead us to trust it.
Thanks for the thread, TRex...

Posted by: Iris at January 03, 2026 07:07 PM (bOJ2I)

96 I have the stuff to learn electronics soldering, so I need to start practicing. I have two projects that involve soldering several wires to a chip. I just want to see if I can do it.

I did buy some sewing patterns and have a project there that I want to do. But the big project is clearing a bunch of clutter and unused items from the house. That will likely wait until spring.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 07:08 PM (+mUZM)

97 95 Thanks for the thread, TRex...

Posted by: Iris at January 03, 2026 07:07 PM
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Hello and good evening!

Posted by: TRex - did anyone bring cake? at January 03, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

98 "Is the split happening in one of the panels?"

Yes. It serves as a kind of hygrometer.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:07 PM (vFG9F)

Yeah those panels are supposed to float so that don't happen. They're not supposed to be glued in. Whats probably happening is the panel got tight and as it expands and contracts the panel is getting pulled. I got the exact thing happening with my front door, but not real drastic. I have to restore it because the sun slowly baked the finish and the dude before me kind of let it go. It will be a somewhat easy fix but I have to free that one panel first so it floats.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 07:12 PM (snZF9)

99 I have two projects that involve soldering several wires to a chip.

As an experienced electronics technician, I would suggest you look online and find a chip socket of the right dimensions/number of chip leads, etc. and solder to that rather than the chip. I suppose with appropriate heat sinks you could do it, but I wouldn't try.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 03, 2026 07:12 PM (47diA)

100 Hope you and Grateful had a wonderful holiday.

Pertinent to the Hobby Thread, one of my best gifts was a felted gingerbread nativity made my daughter. She's very talented with felted wool. We have a gingerbread theme for our decorations (love the foam gingerbreads - would love to make them) and she combined it with a nativity for me.

Posted by: Iris at January 03, 2026 07:20 PM (bOJ2I)

101 Soldering is a usefully skill. I taught Mrs fd and she makes wiring harnesses for a custom automotive application kit I sell. I could do a whole hobby thread on that kit. At what point does a hobby become a business?

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:22 PM (vFG9F)

102 Anyway, now she can solder jewelry and other stuff too and is not afraid of it.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:23 PM (vFG9F)

103 Felted gingerbread must taste awful!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 03, 2026 07:23 PM (bELOb)

104 Not current... because we're far, far away from the left coast, but finding "sea glass" was a thing for awhile.

Sea glass is broken glass bottles of various colors that have been scoured by the ocean for years. Then, washed up on the beach. The shards are worn, typically not sharp, and weathered.

We have several vases filled with this stuff we collected while in Monterey, CA.

It's very pretty. Some make jewelry out of it. If I'm not mistaken, our own, departed Jewells had some pieces done like this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:23 PM (NwnyJ)

105 Hi Iris, happy 2026! I just looked and last year this week the Hobby Thread featured Gingerbread!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at January 03, 2026 07:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

106 Time to say thank you and good night as another edition of the mighty, mighty Hobby Thread comes to a close. Thanks for being here. Tune in next week for another theme.

Write any time with your hobbying. The emailbox is open. See y'all in Club ONT later tonight!

Posted by: TRex - Club ONT pre-opening opening act at January 03, 2026 07:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

107 Even a solid wood door and cutting in glass isn't too hard

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0)

108 It's Dosdude1's fix for the GPU issue on 2011 Macbookpros. He does actually show something like that, which connects to the chip that is being reprogrammed. These are old computers and not very expensive, so not like I'd ruin a new one. Still, I would love to see that secondary GPU disabled and this seems to be the way to do it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 07:25 PM (+mUZM)

109 I love the gingerbread man designs. But I would prefer it if they were edible. Gingerbread dunked in coffee is a treat.

Posted by: JTB at January 03, 2026 07:25 PM (yTvNw)

110 104 Not current... because we're far, far away from the left coast, but finding "sea glass" was a thing for awhile.

Sea glass is broken glass bottles of various colors that have been scoured by the ocean for years. Then, washed up on the beach. The shards are worn, typically not sharp, and weathered.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:23 PM
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Good post. Neat stuff. Maybe we'll do a theme on sea glass someday...

Posted by: TRex - glassy dino at January 03, 2026 07:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

111 103 Felted gingerbread must taste awful!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 03, 2026 07:23 PM (bELOb)

LOL it would. Fortunately she bakes too.

And I need to stop by the Hobby Thread more often. I missed most thread's.

Posted by: Iris at January 03, 2026 07:29 PM (bOJ2I)

112 "Sea glass is broken glass bottles of various colors that have been scoured by the ocean for years. Then, washed up on the beach. The shards are worn, typically not sharp, and weathered."

My mom collected a whole bunch of that and glued it all over a big glass carbouy that my dad turned into a lamp. It is lit from the inside and has a conventional lampshade light too.

She supplemented her collected glass with glass from a tumbler my dad made from a paint can and a motor from a can opener or something. That allowed her to mix in some colors that were rare to find.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:31 PM (vFG9F)

113 Carbouy? Carboy. Cowboy.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:32 PM (vFG9F)

114 MOVIE MARQUE IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)

115 "Maybe we'll do a theme on sea glass someday...
Posted by: TRex - glassy dino"

I'll get a picture of Mom's lamp next time I am down there. There's more to that story too.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:36 PM (vFG9F)

116 Chimney Beach at Lake Tahoe, a popular teen hangout for decades, has millions of shards of lake polished glass. You literally can't set foot on the beach without stepping on some.

Posted by: Reforger at January 03, 2026 07:36 PM (gKsV+)

117 I love sea glass

Posted by: lin-duh at January 03, 2026 07:49 PM (VCgbV)

118 Hit the ModelFiesta Show in New Braunfels today. Scored several good kits cheap! And some useful tools for model tank building. And some interesting pictures. 3 weeks to Winter Blitz in College Station at the Museum of the America GI. Yeah, it's a twofer!!

Posted by: Stacy0311 at January 03, 2026 08:26 PM (N5oPX)

119 Sea glass is broken glass bottles of various colors that have been scoured by the ocean for years.

You can make a very passable copy of sea glass with a cheap rock tumbler and carbide grit. Works best with thick colored glass like the bottom of wine bottles and such.

Posted by: Voters of New York at January 03, 2026 09:17 PM (3nLb4)

120 Crap. /sock

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 09:17 PM (3nLb4)

121 "9

*ahem*

I believe the polite term is Persons of Molasses."

Yeah, spent a few hours arguing over 'gingerbreadpeople' vs 'gingerbreadpersons,' but that is a hobby for another week's hobby thread. "Persons of Molasses" never came up, but it's a good 'un. Anybody else into pointless arguments? Can we raise a glass to the Oxford comma? Love me some oxford commas.

Posted by: Persnickety at January 03, 2026 11:49 PM (NXsA/)

122 Hobby? Casting my Anritsu MS2717B upon the RF waters and 'hooking' new and strange signals, be it fedband (164 - 173 MHz) or the 2m ham band (noting drifting signals from who knows what kind of malfunctioning consumer electronics) and even netted a 480 us pulse with a PRT (pulse repetition time) of 532 ms on 445.504 MHz receivable only on the outside gain Diamond (brand) antenna (its not due to anything in the shack; an antenna inside at head level picks up nothing) ...

Posted by: _Jim at January 04, 2026 10:06 AM (UeDIw)

123 3 inches - A single person on foot
4 inches - Group in a single file line
7 1/2 inches - Passenger Car (2-ton gross)

?? No mention of snowmobiles?

We used to watch for two sets of snowmobile tracks going on to the lake - one track going on and a 2nd track with the same pattern track coming back off the lake ...

Posted by: _Jim at January 04, 2026 10:12 AM (UeDIw)

Ace of Spades Pet Thread, Jan 3

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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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Just a cat behavior
Cat falls into the water ,panics and then realizes it knows how to swim pic.twitter.com/d7hHRj3Duy
— cats with powerful aura (@PowerfulAuraX) October 3, 2025

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How a Cat Works

Courtesy Perfessor Squirrel

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Meet The PetMorons

This is Tuck, plotting mischief - which often means blocking the TV. But we're fond of him, anyhow.
Reine

Tuck looks like a wonderful cat! Great photo.

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Attached are the pair of felines we are the unrecognized staff for. The white one is Ghost (obviously) and is the most chill cuddle-slut ever found.
The black one is Naz-gul and has the worst case of PTSD ever seen in four legs. I fear someone tried to drown him as a kitten as the mere sound of a trash bag opening causes him to flee. He is adjusting to us, and is incredibly jealous, to the point (as you see) that if Ghost is getting pets he will try to forcibly insert himself.
I lurk as Xenophon.
Be safe and warm.

A wonderful pair, with personalities! Thanks for the photo.

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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today. It's been too wild a week for the bearded dragon and exotic kitties, but we'll get to them!

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, December 27

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 03:18 PM

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1 I'm glad that the black cat figured out how to swim and the moron cats are adorable!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:21 PM (ecekB)

2 (Senegal purr)

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM (Kt19C)

3 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)

4 I read the content, no back to supper prep.

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 03:32 PM (LHPAg)

5 now, or we don't eat.

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 03:33 PM (LHPAg)

6 Doggeh being weird about hus good lately
Also the other day he was trembling/shivering one evening
I guess could you guys say a prayer for him?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (tcsrY)

7 It was ten years ago today that we adopted a 2-year old Cane Corso. She's still with us, as noble a beast as has ever existed. I wish I'd thought ahead and sent in a photo. I will next week. The big beast is currently barking at the recidivist crows who keep landing on "her" fence. 140 pounds of unadulterated love and loyalty.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 03, 2026 03:41 PM (vV6n9)

8 *weird about his food

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 03:43 PM (tcsrY)

9 "Come not between the Nazgul and his prey!"

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 03:44 PM (dIske)

10 vmom,

I had that happen with my springer once and it turned out to be a high fever. never figured out what caused it. now, he has problems with the noises the computer and phone make. Anything with a high bing noise freaks him out. He was trembling over notifications on the computer the other day. I think it's related to the vestibular problem. I suspect that it makes him more sensitive to noises. I have found that DMSO helps, so try to use that whenever he has an issue. Your dog is so much younger, it's hard to say what causes it.

Posted by: notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 03:45 PM (+mUZM)

11 Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (tcsrY

I am the typo or autocorrect queen, but did you mean your dog was weird about you lately or about hugs from you lately . I will pray that he becomes more adjusted . He's new to your family, right?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:46 PM (2sfNr)

12 DMSO? is it a powder? How much do you give?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 03:46 PM (eZ5tL)

13 Some of our little kittens (brought from somewhere else by their mama) were missing for a couple of days, but now they, and she are all in the garage. We are trying to socialize them, and we can even touch the little black one now.

Posted by: KT at January 03, 2026 03:50 PM (7vIsy)

14 Meow.....

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at January 03, 2026 03:50 PM (sAmhv)

15 Hi Fen, I meant his food

We have had him since he was a puppy, 8 years now.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 03:50 PM (DoBxX)

16 sitting at the computer with a cat lying across my lap, directly in the path of the warm air from a space heater. So I'm doubly warm. If I turn the heater off, he leaves. When he hears it go on, he comes back.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at January 03, 2026 03:51 PM (nz1sK)

17 we can even touch the little black one now.

Used to date her.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 03:52 PM (Kt19C)

18 Lucy the Fink sends warm greetings to all y’all.

Except for me.
I get the look of disdain.

She has a resting bitchface unrivaled. We should have a contest.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 03:54 PM (IhIKR)

19 Why did Trump send SFs into the Venezuela place to Get Maduro Cigars ???

Even I know you can buy Maduro Cigars anywhere !!!!

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh and I am the Idiot ????

Posted by: Kami Harris at January 03, 2026 03:55 PM (J9q9v)

20 Beautiful Moron kitties!

...but I'm biased.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 03:56 PM (ESVrU)

21 no, I get 70% DMSO, mixed with aloe vera. Since the vestibular issue is with his brain, I clean his temples and apply some to the clean area. it's good for pain issues too. By the way, it's useful to have on hand, in cause of stroke. It can prevent a lot of the damage of a stroke, if used early enough. That's why I tried it on the dog.

Posted by: notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 03:57 PM (+mUZM)

22 It's important to clean the area where you apply DMSO as it will take anything on the skin into the bloodstream. You just want to make sure there's no chemicals there.

Posted by: notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 03:59 PM (+mUZM)

23 We are proud to announce the up COMING tour Concerts in the US and Europe featuring Zanfir and Kami Harris

Zamfir playing the Pan Flute will join Kami in Concert (With Bill Clinton) playing the Skin Flute...

Posted by: KY Concerts at January 03, 2026 04:01 PM (7RMH4)

24 I am not sure how long it will last but I seem to have a new stray cat. This one looks young and I am not sure of the sex. First I knew about it was when I was getting Jake ready to go out back. There was a black and white cat on the porch, looking in the door. Jake freaked out, of course. It has been eating where I put the food and sleeping in that area. Seems to leave for a bit during the day. Mr Troubles doesn't seem overly bothered by it.

Posted by: notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 04:01 PM (+mUZM)

25 Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (tcsrY

I am sorry you are having these problems.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 04:14 PM (Yl2Ob)

26 Kitty day! I have my two kitties reading with me, Sabi is laying on my arm. Saijo is with us, too, and doing what he is supposed to be doing- ignoring the kitties. We have thunderstorms rolling in so everyone is staying close.

Posted by: Piper at January 03, 2026 04:16 PM (Wmg4n)

27 Twenty three below this morning but the squirrel dramas continue apace. Neither squirrels nor dogs giving ground. Both sides appear to be enjoying the battles.

Posted by: tcn in AK at January 03, 2026 04:25 PM (6Bc88)

28 The threads today, and Scott Adam’s’ story have got me to thinking about Dilbert and Dogbert.
Dogbert: “I have decided that from now on, when I find someone to be tedious and annoying, I shall not engage with them, I shall simply say “Bah!!!”
Dilbert: “Don’t you think that’s just a bit extreme?”
Dogbert: “Bah!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 04:28 PM (KVmIX)

29 A cat has a Tardis inside.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 04:31 PM (pkeXY)

30 I demand to know why Trump did not brief me days before the Venezuela Mission so I could leak to CNN and warn Maduro.

Then cause mission failure so I can introduce Articles of Impeachment and get rid of "Hitler" Trump...

Posted by: Chuck Screwmore at January 03, 2026 04:33 PM (J9q9v)

31 Afternoon, pet folken,

Lucy the Fink sends warm greetings to all y’all.

Except for me.
I get the look of disdain.

She has a resting bitchface unrivaled. We should have a contest.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026

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Miss Linda keeps saying that Stirling the big black cat has a sad expression on his face. I say all black cats look like that. Marie-Antoinette looked fussy at times and bothered -- but she was the happiest (and smartest) cat I've ever known.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 04:33 PM (wzUl9)

32 Thanks for the proper level of feline representation KT.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at January 03, 2026 04:35 PM (abIsI)

33 Pynchon, our black cat is 12. He seems to be meowing more in his old age and greets us when we come downstairs in the morning or come back into the living room. Although he has times when he gets zoomies and races up and down the stairs or bats little jingly balls around , he is perfectly content in the winter to sit on husbands lap on a blanket for hours at a time. So far this afternoon's he's been sitting there for about four hours. I think he also likes the party if the couch closest to the arm because if husband is not around he'll sit there as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 04:39 PM (Yl2Ob)

34 "Part" of the couch, not "party"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 04:40 PM (Yl2Ob)

35 Cat-ur-day!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:42 PM (lQNDj)

36 notsothoreau, thanks, good to know

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 04:42 PM (DoBxX)

37 Scottish man rescues a very sick dog outside a 7-11

https://tinyurl.com/2fp6mj79

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 04:51 PM (2sfNr)

38 As for my furry thugs: Stirling did not wake me up this morning by leaping back and forth across me in the bed. In fact he didn't do any of that, but was quite glad to see me when I did get up.

So was little Dagny. She, I've mentioned here this week, has been allowing herself to be a lap cat -- after a fashion. When she is sleeping on the chair or kitchen counter extension, I scoop her up, keeping her on her side, then sit on the couch. Linda slips a cushion onto my lap, and I place her on it. Three times this week she stayed, rolling on her back for petting, for nearly five minutes each time. If I keep doing this nearly every day, well, who knows, in five or ten years she may stay for *ten* minutes at a time! Winning!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 04:55 PM (wzUl9)

39 Quiet pets today --!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:07 PM (wzUl9)

40 Hey guys,

I know I am late. My body said sleep.

I did update our cat blog. I'm sure those of you who are interested have already seen it.

https://tinyurl.com/f3jo79jyk

Three very cute pet morons today.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 05:08 PM (2F0/Y)

41 Howdy, Joyenz! Last I heard you were sick. Are you doing better?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:10 PM (wzUl9)

42 I'm glad my 23lb brother kitteh has decided to become only an occasional lap cat now.
11 lb sister kitteh has taken over the full time position.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 05:10 PM (KDPiq)

43 Joyenz, I found your update. Sorry to hear you are still being bothered by viruses.

Have you given names to any of these new cats?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:11 PM (wzUl9)

44 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:10 PM (wzUl9)

Doing better on the colitis front, but my sister has now given me the flu with laryngitis. I am fighting several virus infections at once. Just glad to finally have some appetite back.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 05:14 PM (2F0/Y)

45 Have you given names to any of these new cats?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:11 PM (wzUl9)

Our two newest kittenss that showed up in August have been named Figaro (from Pinocchio) and Phantom.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 05:18 PM (2F0/Y)

46 Our two newest kittenss that showed up in August have been named Figaro (from Pinocchio) and Phantom.
Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026

***
When I was a boy, my mother had a little painted ceramic figurine of Figaro that she kept on a shelf. I don't know what happened to it; I don't recall seeing it when I cleaned out her apartment after she passed in '86.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:25 PM (wzUl9)

47 Noodus hobbyana

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:42 PM (wzUl9)

48 I don't recall seeing it when I cleaned out her apartment after she passed in '86.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 05:25 PM (wzUl9)

That's a shame :-(

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 05:51 PM (2F0/Y)

Afternoon Open Thread

Walter Kirn: "If you go back and watch my recent podcasts w/ @mtaibbi you will note that I've consistently predicted a short, sharp conflict with Venezuela.

The hysteria over a long war was all propaganda.

Maduro & Co held no cards."

If you go back and watch my recent podcasts w/ @mtaibbi you will note that I've consistently predicted a short, sharp conflict with Venezuela.

The hysteria over a long war was all propaganda.

Maduro & Co held no cards. https://t.co/z4xHSbS1YP
— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) January 3, 2026

Posted by: K.T. at 02:54 PM

Comments

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1 Where are the comments?

Posted by: Henry O at January 03, 2026 02:56 PM (Wnkzy)

2 Lets hope it stays that way..

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 02:56 PM (VE6XX)

3 I noticed that the last news thread was getting pretty long.

The Pet Thread will be coming along in a while. Feel free to switch between specialty and news threads on weekends.

Posted by: KT at January 03, 2026 02:57 PM (7vIsy)

4
The Pet Thread will be coming along in a while. Feel free to switch between specialty and news threads on weekends.
Posted by: KT at January 03, 2026 02:57 PM (7vIsy)

Thanks KT

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 02:57 PM (VE6XX)

5 Thanks for the New Thread KT.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:58 PM (WDjG6)

6 Ace up at 10:00?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:58 PM (Z5vAv)

7 Puny thread.

Posted by: The Hulk at January 03, 2026 02:58 PM (VPYxO)

8 NO PET THREAD NO PEACE!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 02:59 PM (Kt19C)

9 I see the new "Presidente" in Venezuela is sounding pretty defiant..

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 02:59 PM (VE6XX)

10 Happy Trumpmas!

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:59 PM (jc0TO)

11 AP posted this Nov. 15th. Hasn't aged well.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro breaks into singing John Lennon's 'Imagine' as he talks about US tensions.

Link goes to Twitter with video of Maduro singing
https://tinyurl.com/chavez-imagine

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM (WDjG6)

12 I can't believe you bombed my grave.

Also, I AM IN AGONY IN THIS FIRE.

Posted by: Hugo Chavez at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM (jc0TO)

13 And the troll is back on the 1000 plus post thread .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM (ecekB)

14 Hysteria is really all they've got.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM (RIvkX)

15 WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN ?!?!?!?!

Posted by: But I'm a Hero, the media says so at January 03, 2026 03:01 PM (F/35S)

16 And the troll is back on the 1000 plus post thread .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM

Oh, it's not the good one.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:02 PM (jc0TO)

17 This ileegal actshun will Not Stand! Venezuzuela haz sovrinty!!1

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, VT at January 03, 2026 03:02 PM (RIvkX)

18 *hands a quarter to the organ grinder's dancing monkey*

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:03 PM (jc0TO)

19 Old Nick should have taken the deal

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:03 PM (VE6XX)

20 Rubio quote:
From Michael Weiss on X,

Rubio talking about Cuba: "Yeah, look, if I lived in Havana and I worked in the government, I'd be concerned."

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:03 PM (WDjG6)

21 And the troll is back on the 1000 plus post thread .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM

Oh, it's not the good one.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:02 PM (jc0TO)
====

Now I have to go see. You made it sound too enticing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:03 PM (RIvkX)

22 Good grief, the troll sounds like some overwrought eighth grader. Nobody who supports Trump sounds like that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:03 PM (ecekB)

23 Now I have to go see. You made it sound too enticing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:03 PM

Alas, the good one got zapped.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:04 PM (jc0TO)

24 So the NY governor has announced a Muslim-American Heritage Month and has ordered all the monuments and state buildings lit up in green light. Green, a color important to muslims.
Well.
Fu*k you Hochul. You traitorous bitch. It only took the ragheads 25 years after destroying a few buildings and killing a couple thousand Americans for you to surrender. You've been conquered NY. Start paying your jizya.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 03:04 PM (2WIwB)

25 Thanks KT

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:06 PM (Ia/+0)

26 Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 03:04 PM (2WIwB)

I don't even live in NY and I'm offended . I guess she wants to suck up to Mamdani.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:06 PM (ecekB)

27 Mary, meet the troll. Troll, meet Mary.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:07 PM (RIvkX)

28 Some Trump quotes, from PJ Media story by Salgado

"Then came the key. “We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” Trump stated. “So we don't want to be involved with having somebody else get in, and we have the same situation that we had for the last long period of years. So we are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition. And it has to be judicious, because that's what we're all about. We want peace, liberty, and justice for the great people of Venezuela.”

The president added another detail that will enrage Democrats and America’s enemies: “As everyone knows, the oil business in Venezuela has been a bust, a total bust for a long period of time. They were pumping almost nothing by comparison to what they could have been pumping, and what could have taken place. We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country.”

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:07 PM (WDjG6)

29 11 AP posted this Nov. 15th. Hasn't aged well.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro breaks into singing John Lennon's 'Imagine' as he talks about US tensions.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM (WDjG6)
*******************************************

Imagine there's no people

It's not hard to do

There won't be any problems

When they've killed us, me and you

Imagine the whole world, filling up with graves...

Posted by: Zombie John Lennon at January 03, 2026 03:07 PM (NkR8Z)

30 18 This ileegal actshun will Not Stand! Venezuzuela haz sovrinty!!1

So did the Cherokee, and the Cree, and the Navajo...

Posted by: But I'm a Hero, the media says so at January 03, 2026 03:07 PM (F/35S)

31
From the last Maduro thread:

"She's willing to do what she needs to do to make Venezuela great again" is what Trump said, seemingly about that female VP who fled to Russia. That could mean stepping aside.

Although there was some cross-talk in addition to the obvious exhaustion and "she" might have been Machado, who knows.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (Bz1pi)

32 24 Harder daddy Donald.
Harder. You are so big and strong.
Invade Iran next.

Needs work.

Posted by: Captain Haiku at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (8WtOr)

33 As said, surprised she didn't make Sept Muslim appreciation month

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (Ia/+0)

34 Mary, meet the troll. Troll, meet Mary.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:07 PM

They are both gags, I think. Mary for sure, monkey probably.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (jc0TO)

35 29 Mary, meet the troll. Troll, meet Mary.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
========
Did not know you are a matchmaker.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (WDjG6)

36 So will Americans get a discount in Venezuela now?

Posted by: Weasel at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (vt7xw)

37 26 So the NY governor has announced a Muslim-American Heritage Month and has ordered all the monuments and state buildings lit up in green light. Green, a color important to muslims.
Well.
Fu*k you Hochul. You traitorous bitch. It only took the ragheads 25 years after destroying a few buildings and killing a couple thousand Americans for you to surrender. You've been conquered NY. Start paying your jizya.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 03:04 PM (2WIwB)

Gotta cater to the muslim voter now since a lot of their Hispanic voters are being sent packing

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (VE6XX)

38 Thomas Massie is already butthurt about Trump being mean to his good friend Maduro. F’n traitor.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 03:09 PM (KVmIX)

39 It really is amazing how batshit crazy Trump makes leftists. Now they are defending a brutal dictator who flooded the US with drugs, human trafficking and gangs.

Sad bunch of tards.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:09 PM (viF8m)

40 Posted by: Zombie John Lennon

Ah, the Socialist and Atheist Anthem that even John was ashamed about in his later years.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:09 PM (WDjG6)

41 So will Americans get a discount in Venezuela now?
Posted by: Weasel at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM

It might lower the cost of tarmacadam.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:10 PM (jc0TO)

42 Did not know you are a matchmaker.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (WDjG6)
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I've actually ruined 1.5 marriages. Kind of the anti-matchmaker.

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

43 40 Thomas Massie is already butthurt about Trump being mean to his good friend Maduro. F’n traitor.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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I want Massie to continue to spew all the way up to his primary defeat. MTG is showing similar idiocy on her way out the door.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:10 PM (WDjG6)

44 Lol at Blood for Oil is back in fashion.

What was Libya? Blood for Slaves? That's what you got.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (zZu0s)

45 hands a quarter to the organ grinder's dancing monkey*

Wow, it's $20 in town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (Kt19C)

46 I've actually ruined 1.5 marriages. Kind of the anti-matchmaker.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Well, just make sure to focus on setting up people on the left then.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (WDjG6)

47 37 29 Mary, meet the troll. Troll, meet Mary.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
========
Did not know you are a matchmaker.
Posted by: whig

It's a good idea. If they start f'ing each other they won't have as much time to f around here.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (lUFok)

48 The rent-a-trolls are deployed in force today. This must have really pissed off the activists with the money for these silly games.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (BI5O2)

49 Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 03, 2026 03:09 PM (zh37m)

See what I mean? Lays it on too thick. There is a limit to how stupid one can be and still operate a keyboard.

Phroll.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (jc0TO)

50 Venezuela is going with the soverign citizen thing?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (Z5vAv)

51 Troll needs to broaden out the subject matter enough with the projection.

Just admit you're a damn commie.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (RIvkX)

52 I was responding on X to someone asking if taking out a country’s leadership like this was a “good thing”.

The best thing to happen to this world in I don’t know how many years!
Hezbollah just lost a lot of income.
The Cartels just lost a lot of income, and a partner.
Iran and Russia both just lost a partner.
China just lost their foothold in South America.
That’s a lot of billiard balls to put in play with just a single shot. More like a four carom shot, I think.
Oh yeah I forgot - now Cuba will collapse soon as well. They’ve been totally dependent on Venezuela for the last 20 years. They can’t survive on their own.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (KVmIX)

53 Our donations paid off nicely.

Posted by: Chevron Shareholders at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (zh37m)

54 Is that a phake troll?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (zZu0s)

55 Heavy Sour oily goodness.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (Z5vAv)

56 They started to protect the drug runners with that High Speed Fishing boats crap

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (Ia/+0)

57 Lol at Blood for Oil is back in fashion.

What was Libya? Blood for Slaves? That's what you got.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM

We had chickenhawking yesterday or the day before.

The well has run dry on the left.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (jc0TO)

58 Well, hell, wasn't it American companies who built all the oil stuff?
Chavez ~~stole~~ nationalized it all, yes? Shouldn't take toooo awful long to get it up and running, hopefully. I suppose it depends on how badly forked up it is.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (Vvh2V)

59 Fu*k you Hochul. You traitorous bitch. It only took the ragheads 25 years after destroying a few buildings and killing a couple thousand Americans for you to surrender. You've been conquered NY. Start paying your jizya.
Posted by: Diogenes
=====
Her and Gavin are in a competition with Walz and Pritzker for worst governor in the US. Wait until more of the fraud shows up in NY, IL, and CA and blows massive holes in their budgets due to federal funds being suspended.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:13 PM (WDjG6)

60 My pets are thrilled with their President for arresting Maduro. They are happy and eating treats.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 03:13 PM (G1OIb)

61 Did they mess with our boats?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:13 PM (Z5vAv)

62 Well, just make sure to focus on setting up people on the left then.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:11 PM (WDjG6)
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Haha! It was my cousin unfortunately he is on our side but very happily remarried.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:13 PM (RIvkX)

63 As a regular listener of America This Week (very enjoyable), I can vouch for this.

This is more akin to rolling up the Mafia.

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at January 03, 2026 03:13 PM (xaNfJ)

64 Never mess with our boats.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:13 PM (jc0TO)

65 Our donations paid off nicely.
Posted by: Chevron Shareholders

If this were true California would have had regime change years ago.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 03, 2026 03:14 PM (lUFok)

66 I don't even live in NY and I'm offended . I guess she wants to suck up to Mamdani.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:06 PM (ecekB)

I'm more than offended. I'm pissed. Is she so stupid to not understand what she has done from the POV of muzzies? In their eyes she is now their puppet. What a complete fool.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 03:14 PM (2WIwB)

67 Temu troll

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:14 PM (viF8m)

68 Whoa, a lot happening in the past 24 hours.

Maduro is now in custody and Iran is in turmoil.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at January 03, 2026 03:14 PM (rMmMQ)

69 We'll see if there is any Blood for Oil after all.

Maybe Maduro will 'not kill himself' in his prison cell, and maybe not. In any case, we still get the oil.

Posted by: Roy at January 03, 2026 03:15 PM (qwype)

70 Oh yeah, we were mau-maued on a previous thread today. The fire-next-time was in full flower. One day soon we will get what we deserve etc.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:15 PM (jc0TO)

71 Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (KVmIX)

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It makes Trump's threat to protect Iranian protestors more credible.

Because the Basiji are firing on crowds from rooftops all over Iran.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:15 PM (RIvkX)

72 So the NY governor has announced a Muslim-American Heritage Month and has ordered all the monuments and state buildings lit up in green light. Green, a color important to muslims.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 03:04 PM (2WIwB)
-

NYC/NYS is essentially an enemy of the United States. Think about that.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (tpex2)

73 Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 03:14

Well, I don't know that people ever thought Hochul was very bright - just had a D after her name.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (ecekB)

74 61 Well, hell, wasn't it American companies who built all the oil stuff?
Chavez stole nationalized it all, yes? Shouldn't take toooo awful long to get it up and running, hopefully. I suppose it depends on how badly forked up it is.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

Two stages, the first was in the 1976 before Chavez and US companies were compensated, the second under Chavez was not. ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips were affected.

I would imagine that some Senate and House members are outraged in part because they did not get a heads up for insider trading on those stocks.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (WDjG6)

75 I'm imagining that the capture of Maduro and his wife went down like the beginning of the 1997 political action thriller "Air Force One," except that this was solely an American special forces operation.

Posted by: Just reporting at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (8JYGQ)

76 Trump’s statement about Delcy Rodriguez (VP) was very vague. The only specifics I got from Trumps statement is that they’re talking to her, and Rubio is in charge of that. Rubio has done a great job so far, and I trust him to continue to do so.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (KVmIX)

77 Noriega got electronics and exercise equipment in the pokey. Presidential Suite.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:17 PM (Z5vAv)

78 Our donations paid off nicely.
Posted by: Chevron Shareholders at January 03, 2026 03:12 PM (zh37m)
====

I've lost tons investing in Chevron.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 03:17 PM (RIvkX)

79 Because the Basiji are firing on crowds from rooftops all over Iran.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Lots of rifles and firearms to airdrop in Iran now courtesy of Venezuela.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:17 PM (WDjG6)

80 From Gardening Thread:

52 California cold = 57°.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 02:54 PM (Kt19C)

About the same here in Orange County.

Thank you for the new thread KT. The previous news thread was growing hair....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 03:17 PM (QGaXH)

81 Whk in Leftifornia is even looking for tje fraud that has to be ghere from the most Leftist, biggest state in the country run by the Marxists?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:18 PM (Ia/+0)

82 Lots of rifles and firearms to airdrop in Iran now courtesy of Venezuela.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:17 PM

Won't they need those to liberate Colombia?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:18 PM (jc0TO)

83 Her and Gavin are in a competition with Walz and Pritzker for worst governor in the US. Wait until more of the fraud shows up in NY, IL, and CA and blows massive holes in their budgets due to federal funds being suspended.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:13 PM (WDjG6)

Gov "Tax Man" Ferguson in Olympia has entered the chat.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM (2WIwB)

84 Have the Euroweenies said anything yet ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM (VE6XX)

85 Was there a conflict?

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM (YwEeS)

86 78 I'm imagining that the capture of Maduro and his wife went down like the beginning of the 1997 political action thriller "Air Force One," except that this was solely an American special forces operation.
Posted by: Just reporting
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Early reports have US tracking Chinese diplomats and their meeting with Chavez to pinpoint his location last night. Amusingly, the Chicoms were swearing undying support for Maduro. Then Maduro was in bed and did not get up in time to get to his safe room and close/secure the door before nabbed by Special Forces.

US Spec Forces did not even get to use their special torches to cut into the safe room for extrication.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM (WDjG6)

87 Was there a conflict?
Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM

a bit of a kerfuffle really.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM (jc0TO)

88 Temu troll
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:14 PM (viF8m)

Has Temu replaced Wish.com as the generic, low quality alternative to the name brand?

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

89 How are the F16s of the Venezuelan Airforce?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:20 PM (Z5vAv)

90 More of a trifle. Not even a set to or donnybrook.

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

91 Has Temu replaced Wish.com as the generic, low quality alternative to the name brand?

Folks have taken a shein to it.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 03, 2026 03:21 PM (lUFok)

92 Sine older leftist are already I know are on their high horses on Facebook. "The ends don't justify the means". 'what do you think MAGA?".
I never respond to slogans. Or stupid. Waste of time

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 03:21 PM (zNwXb)

93 Won't they need those to liberate Colombia?
Posted by: toby928(c)
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I think Iran takes precedence. Petro is probably on the verge of being removed by the Colombians themselves. Most Colombians who are not cartel or former leftist terrorists aren't fond of having a coked up idiot as president.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:21 PM (WDjG6)

94 Wow, so blood and jews for oil? Lol. Why does it always have to be joos?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:21 PM (zZu0s)

95 I would imagine that some Senate and House members are outraged in part because they did not get a heads up for insider trading on those stocks.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (WDjG6)
××××××××××

Excellent point! As always.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 03:22 PM (Vvh2V)

96 Our tropes are stale. We must refresh them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:22 PM (jc0TO)

97 >>Trump’s statement about Delcy Rodriguez (VP) was very vague. The only specifics I got from Trumps statement is that they’re talking to her, and Rubio is in charge of that. Rubio has done a great job so far, and I trust him to continue to do so.

I believe Trump wants nothing to do with nation building but as he said he wants a transition period before handing Venezuela back to the Venezuelan people for free elections.

The Venezuelan constitution, both of them I believe, clearly state the line of succession if the president can no longer perform his/her duties. And he can't. So the VP is technically in charge. But she will be working with Rubio and I assume a team of people to establish order in Venezuela.

If Trump just installed someone the cries of nation building and dictator would be ceaseless. This is a lot less controversial.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:22 PM (viF8m)

98 Also, I AM IN AGONY IN THIS FIRE.
Posted by: Hugo Chavez at January 03, 2026 03:00 PM (jc0TO)

Errah, errah. Once you join my poker game in hell, you can never leave.

Posted by: Ted Kennedy at January 03, 2026 03:22 PM (ciXcx)

99 91 Temu troll
Posted by: JackStraw

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But yet, they always have that gloryhole stench about them.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:23 PM (WDjG6)

100 Also, I AM IN AGONY IN THIS FIRE.
Posted by: Hugo Chavez
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Ohh Ohh Ohh, I'm on fire.

Posted by: Bruce Springstain at January 03, 2026 03:23 PM (WDjG6)

101 Who’s next?
Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 03, 2026 03:20 PM (yZv3V)

First we got the bomb, and that was good
'Cause we love peace and motherhood
Then Russia got the bomb, but that's okay
'Cause the balance of power's maintained that way
Who's next

France got the bomb, but don't you grieve
'Cause they're on our side, I believe
China got the bomb, but have no fears
They can't wipe us out for at least five years
Who's next

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)

102 $#!thooks. Tell me they didn't use those.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM (Z5vAv)

103 Cont.
Then Indonesia claimed that they
Were gonna get one any day
South Africa wants two, that's right
One for the black and one for the white
Who's next

Egypt's gonna get one too
Just to use on you know who
So Israel's getting tense
Wants one in self defense
"The Lord's our shepherd," says the psalm
But just in case, we better get a bomb
Who's next

Luxembourg is next to go
And, who knows, maybe Monaco
We'll try to stay serene and calm
When Alabama gets the bomb
Who's next, who's next, who's next, who's next

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)

104 Was there a conflict?
Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM

a bit of a kerfuffle really.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM (jc0TO)

a bustle

Posted by: banana Dream - a hedge row is no place for feminine butt ledge padding at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM (3uBP9)

105 26 So the NY governor has announced a Muslim-American Heritage Month and has ordered all the monuments and state buildings lit up in green light. Green, a color important to muslims.
Well.
Fu*k you Hochul. You traitorous bitch. It only took the ragheads 25 years after destroying a few buildings and killing a couple thousand Americans for you to surrender. You've been conquered NY. Start paying your jizya.

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This was an extraordinarily stupid idea.

Posted by: KT at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM (7vIsy)

106 99 Wow, so blood and jews for oil? Lol. Why does it always have to be joos?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Muzzies are up on the wheel of victimhood nowadays on the left. Taking the top spot over from Troons. So they get to set the talking points for the left.

Posted by: Bruce Springstain at January 03, 2026 03:26 PM (WDjG6)

107 The Venezuelan constitution, both of them I believe, clearly state the line of succession if the president can no longer perform his/her duties. And he can't. So the VP is technically in charge. But she will be working with Rubio and I assume a team of people to establish order in Venezuela.

If Trump just installed someone the cries of nation building and dictator would be ceaseless. This is a lot less controversial.

As a lot of the discussion around Iran has mentioned, we don't want it to even sort of look like we're directing things. Trump is not USAID or Victoria Nuland or Valerie Jarrett. And I think the Venezuelan VP realizes that the Venezuelan people are sick of her and her boss's shit, so never mind the Donald, she's on a *very* short leash.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 03:26 PM (ciXcx)

108 >>> Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 03, 2026 03:20 PM (yZv3V)

Hey, timwalz. Are you wearing your handmaid outfit?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 03:26 PM (ULPxl)

109 So the NY governor has announced a Muslim-American Heritage Month

I don't care for their "heritage"

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:26 PM (VE6XX)

110 Whatever happens we have got
The Maxim Gun, and they have not.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:27 PM (jc0TO)

111 But she will be working with Rubio and I assume a team of people to establish order in Venezuela.

If Trump just installed someone the cries of nation building and dictator would be ceaseless. This is a lot less controversial.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:22 PM (viF8m)

I'm guessing that she has been warned. There will be free and fair new elections with all candidates able to participate. If not..... She would be choosing poorly.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 03, 2026 03:27 PM (2J/Lj)

112 97 Sine older leftist are already I know are on their high horses on Facebook. "The ends don't justify the means". 'what do you think MAGA?".
I never respond to slogans. Or stupid. Waste of time
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Best to just fart in their general direction.

Posted by: Bruce Springstain at January 03, 2026 03:27 PM (WDjG6)

113 I would imagine that some Senate and House members are outraged in part because they did not get a heads up for insider trading on those stocks.

While I fully agree, the kleptocrats can take solace in Trump's statement: "We will run Venezuela until we can do safe, proper, judicious transition" that there will be second chances to grift generational wealth from this opportunity.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:27 PM (a4flb)

114 117 But she will be working with Rubio and I assume a team of people to establish order in Venezuela.

If Trump just installed someone the cries of nation building and dictator would be ceaseless. This is a lot less controversial.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Rubio needs to get a pay increase. Guy already has enough jobs not to get any sleep at night.

Posted by: Bruce Springstain at January 03, 2026 03:28 PM (WDjG6)

115 off filthy Bruce sock.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:28 PM (WDjG6)

116 "The ends don't justify the means".

Says the same people who cheered Charlie Kirk's death and rationalized assassinating Trump.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:28 PM (a4flb)

117 Marxists think they will control the Muslims after t he takeover

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:29 PM (Ia/+0)

118 True South American Socialism has never been tried.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:29 PM (jc0TO)

119 Happy Caturday everyone!

What’s up?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (IhIKR)

120 NYC/NYS is essentially an enemy of the United States. Think about that.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (tpex2)

Whoa, there, cowboy! Most of upstate NY, outside of the cities, is rock solid MAGA country!!

I really doubt that Hochul was legitimately elected, even in THIS state. And does anybody think that the Jews in NYC voted for an Islamist?

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (hOOi9)

121 Trolls that are stuck on stupid are not much fun to bat around.

Then again, their predilection for barnyard animals for sexual congress eventually becomes apparent.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (WDjG6)

122 PET NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)

123 >>> 122 "The ends don't justify the means".
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Says the same people who cheered Charlie Kirk's death and rationalized assassinating Trump.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:28 PM (a4flb)

And that's just within the past year or so.

Then there's the 'mostly peaceful summer of love' during the 'time of pandemic', and...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (ULPxl)

124 125 Happy Caturday everyone!

What’s up?
Posted by: nurse ratched
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As if you did not know. Sly.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:31 PM (WDjG6)

125 >>I'm guessing that she has been warned. There will be free and fair new elections with all candidates able to participate. If not..... She would be choosing poorly.

I think every leader around the world just got a clear idea of what Trump's idea of Find Out looks like.

No more Obama red lines that are meaningless. Hurt Americans and there will be a steep price to pay. And Maduro has harmed and killed thousands of Americans. And once again stupid leftists will jump to defend him because most have the IQ of a dog turd and hating Trump is their entire small world.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:31 PM (viF8m)

126 But she will be working with Rubio

Translation: Trump is letting Rubio run the show - I'm sure, for a man with at least five jobs, he has mastered delegating out the details.

I love the posts that claim that Trump was personally out looking at marble samples just a few days ago.

This is what happens when you assemble the best cabinet of highly motivated All Stars the world has ever seen.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:31 PM (a4flb)

127 Have Wizard of Oz on, but need to do some chores a bit

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ia/+0)

128 And that's just within the past year or so.

Then there's the 'mostly peaceful summer of love' during the 'time of pandemic', and...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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If the left did not have hypocrisy, they would have no values at all.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:32 PM (WDjG6)

129 I love the posts that claim that Trump was personally out looking at marble samples just a few days ago.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:31 PM

For his Arc d'Trump in DC?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:32 PM (jc0TO)

130 Muzzies are up on the wheel of victimhood nowadays on the left. Taking the top spot over from Troons.

Normally I'd protest that nothing can knock troons off the top spot, but there was a troon joke on Anderson Cooper's New Years Eve show on CNN, of all place.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 03:33 PM (NztoB)

131 So predictable. I found the Karen on the other "conservative" blog I read. She is depressed as "it never ends," our ousting of regimes.

She FORGETS that the Arab Spring was not a GOP preznit.

She is, for reasons unknown, blaming the US for the Russia/Ukraine conflict. I don't say a word to her.

I figure she's alone for a reason. Probably constantly chewing nails over stuff she can't control. Then she flips the switch and becomes caring of feral kitties and does not even kill bugs or coral snakes.

I can tell you right this second I will kill bugs and coral snakes. I give her rope is all I can say and don't bother arguing. I did once but now forget what it was about! ha! Thinks hard. Oh, yes, about Nick Fuentes who she thinks is a nice boy.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 03:33 PM (WONhk)

132
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:19 PM (WDjG6)

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GAWD I hope we get to see some bodycam footage.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 03:33 PM (Bz1pi)

133 And once again stupid leftists will jump to defend him because most have the IQ of a dog turd and hating Trump is their entire small world.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Objection, My dogs' turds are way more solid in IQ than leftists are. The left only expresses verbal diarrhea.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:33 PM (WDjG6)

134 Trump needs a column like Trajan. Ayatollahs being led away in chains etc.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:34 PM (jc0TO)

135 Translation: Trump is letting Rubio run the show - I'm sure, for a man with at least five jobs, he has mastered delegating out the details.

One thing Rubio's never wavered on: he hates Communists in this hemisphere. It's personal for him.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 03:34 PM (NztoB)

136 Thanks, KT!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:35 PM (RuTUS)

137 someone who needs swatting:

Sexy MAGA at January 03, 2026 03:35 PM (WhqF

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:35 PM (RuTUS)

138 No blood for oil !!!?!

Libya a-OK.

Posted by: Code Pink & International ANSWER at January 03, 2026 03:36 PM (Kw60V)

139 Hola! Como esta! Me llamo Nancito Pelosiguez.

Posted by: Mexy Sag-A at January 03, 2026 03:36 PM (NztoB)

140 Marble for the Big Beautiful Ball Room. Floors you know

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0)

141 Posted by: Sexy MAGA

https://is.gd/LYUJZC

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 03:36 PM (Vx9n2)

142 Well, Republican Councilwoman Vicki Palladino from NY was hanging none of the "Honor Muslims" month:

https://tinyurl.com/4ka83vre

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 03:36 PM (2sfNr)

143 The opening scene of U.S. Special Forces extracting the dictator of a rogue neo-Soviet regime in Kazakhstan; from "Air Force One" (1997):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AinDx8re85Q

"Package is wrapped."

Posted by: Just reporting at January 03, 2026 03:36 PM (8JYGQ)

144 Actually, I am enjoying the troll. It is like 20 years ago. Blood for oil.

Odd, they are more funny now. Same arguments.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

145 Trying to think how I can talk about this with people who I think are not MAGA if they mention it. I'm thinking "yes, things are happening so fast under Trump this term, it reminds me of Obama's presidency when it constantly seemed like 3 to 5 major things were happening at once, Things were so much slower during Trumps first term and Biden's term"

I probably don't need to worry about it. My work have gotten much better about sticking to work topics for conversation and with the riding buddies and my housemate that I have little idea of their politics but I think they might be soft core dems, politics is carefully avoided during conversations.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 03:37 PM (hhkIi)

146 You know what I like most about Trump's "we're gonna pump their oil and sell it to reimburse everyone for fixing their country?"

The lefties retarded, reflexive "no blood for oil!" gets a massive hard fault stop.

"yeah we are, and?"

"bu, bu, bu, ---------"

If that mincing fag W would have done the same, we'd have Viking River Cruise lines operating on the Tigris.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 03:37 PM (HXT0k)

147 Normally I'd protest that nothing can knock troons off the top spot, but there was a troon joke on Anderson Cooper's New Years Eve show on CNN, of all place.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Somalis are top 'dog' now in victimhood stakes which places them even above the run of the mill Muzzie. Abrego Garcia is still here after the hacks in black expended all their ammo on him but the dogs have barked and the deportation caravans have moved on.

Somali fraud has to be defended because as the investigations deepen, Democrat people of pallor will be at legal risk as well as their ballot harvesting machinery.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:37 PM (WDjG6)

148 I really doubt that Hochul was legitimately elected, even in THIS state. And does anybody think that the Jews in NYC voted for an Islamist?

When you say "the Jews" you are implying a homogenous entity which is sorely wrong. Its sophistry to say that Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, those that run Front Page Mag and many posters here are aligned with the myriad of Jewish AWFLS and other self gassing Jews in the ACLU, SPLC et al.

I can understand why AWFL Jews would be against the VZ liberation and the sinking of drug boats - its because many grift from NGO and tax payer supported Detox and Rehab centers who pull large salaries from the revolving door "business" of treating addicts and homeless.

For many people - preservation of the grift is the most important, if not only thing in life.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:38 PM (a4flb)

149 If that mincing fag W would have done the same, we'd have Viking River Cruise lines operating on the Tigris.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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W and Paul Bremer both deserve their rotten reputations for bungling Iraq and getting a bunch of our soldiers killed.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (WDjG6)

150 Somali fraud has to be defended because as the investigations deepen, Democrat people of pallor will be at legal risk as well as their ballot harvesting machinery.

Data looks like daycare in general, not just Somali-run, is all part of a DNC money laundering scheme.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (NztoB)

151 Fen isn't that the truth

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (Ia/+0)

152 I'm still scrambling to come up with new trip plans after having to cancel my vacation to Niger.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (36PRH)

153 W and Paul Bremer both deserve their rotten reputations for bungling Iraq and getting a bunch of our soldiers killed.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:39 PM (WDjG6)

Including a Friend of mines only Child

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:40 PM (VE6XX)

154 151 Actually, I am enjoying the troll. It is like 20 years ago. Blood for oil.

Odd, they are more funny now. Same arguments.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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And yet curiously none of them are ever even around a recruiting station.

The only thing the left does is the stab in the back and the assassination from teh rooftop. Nasty critters.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:41 PM (WDjG6)

155 I mentioned her before but - anybody seen a reaction from Slotkin or any other of that crew?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 03:42 PM (ULPxl)

156 What exactly have Muslims done for America?
One of the first wars of the US was against the Muslims of North Africa and Mediterranean Sea

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

157 Data looks like daycare in general, not just Somali-run, is all part of a DNC money laundering scheme.
Posted by: Ian S.
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And yet directly tied to Omar who pushed the legislation.

Democrats are a criminal syndicate, not a party. The Mafia Dons stand in awe of how much these weasels have stolen from kids, the poor, and from the taxpayer.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:42 PM (WDjG6)

158 >>Somalis are top 'dog' now in victimhood stakes which places them even above the run of the mill Muzzie.

I just saw the head of the UN Security Council is calling an emergency meeting to discuss Venezuela. He's both a Somalian and an owner of a fake healthcare business in Ohio.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:42 PM (viF8m)

159 163 What exactly have Muslims done for America?
One of the first wars of the US was against the Muslims of North Africa and Mediterranean Sea
Posted by: Skip
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From the Shores of Tripoli indeed.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:43 PM (WDjG6)

160 I need a Polish Type 1 bayonet. Tough to find at a decent price in excellent condition. It looks like $150 plus shipping is the bottom line.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:43 PM (jc0TO)

161 162 I mentioned her before but - anybody seen a reaction from Slotkin or any other of that crew?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 03:42 PM (ULPxl)

Not from her but a lot of other dems have weighed in and as expected weren't happy.....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:43 PM (VE6XX)

162 100 I would imagine that some Senate and House members are outraged in part because they did not get a heads up for insider trading on those stocks.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (WDjG6)
××××××××××

Excellent point! As always.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 03:22 PM (Vvh2V)

This!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:45 PM (RuTUS)

163 >>Not from her but a lot of other dems have weighed in and as expected weren't happy.....

Ask them if they approved of Obama's attack on Libya.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:45 PM (viF8m)

164 159 I'm still scrambling to come up with new trip plans after having to cancel my vacation to Niger.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO

Burkina Faso and Mali are out, as well.
*sad trombone*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 03:46 PM (ytIDq)

165 102 >>Trump’s statement about Delcy Rodriguez (VP) was very vague. The only specifics I got from Trumps statement is that they’re talking to her, and Rubio is in charge of that. Rubio has done a great job so far, and I trust him to continue to do so.

I believe Trump wants nothing to do with nation building but as he said he wants a transition period before handing Venezuela back to the Venezuelan people for free elections.

The Venezuelan constitution, both of them I believe, clearly state the line of succession if the president can no longer perform his/her duties. And he can't. So the VP is technically in charge. But she will be working with Rubio and I assume a team of people to establish order in Venezuela.

If Trump just installed someone the cries of nation building and dictator would be ceaseless. This is a lot less controversial.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:22 PM (viF8m)

This is what I understood. You put it really clearly.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:46 PM (RuTUS)

166 I can't emphasize how much I'm glad we're done with this phony moral high ground bullshit that wasted a trillion dollars and ruined hundreds of thousands of lives over in Iraq.

No, we do not have to be "better than that."
No, we fucking do not have to "do it for the good of the world."
This stupid "kindergarten teacher" bullshit is over.

Don't fuck around, we won't make you find out.

Play the game, you'll lose; we collect the pot.
Don't ante up if you can't afford being bankrupted.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 03:46 PM (HXT0k)

167 I just saw the head of the UN Security Council is calling an emergency meeting to discuss Venezuela. He's both a Somalian and an owner of a fake healthcare business in Ohio.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Posted by: JackStraw
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Hand the President of the Security Council an indictment for fraud and a declaration that he is persona non grata in the US and must leave in 24 hours.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:46 PM (WDjG6)

168 Somalis are top 'dog' now in victimhood stakes which places them even above the run of the mill Muzzie.

Its almost like we need a website or website gadget that keeps the latest Victimhood Totem Pole symbology for us.

Unlike a true totem pole, its egalitarian and there is no stratification of status based on position. IOW, "low man on the totem pole" is a misunderstanding of how the totem pole works.

I'm trying to figure out if there is physical representation of a feudal or caste system (which does stratify status)

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:47 PM (a4flb)

169 A real dictator would "find" official Venezuelan documents implicating his domestic enemies in direct bribes.

Alas, Trump is not a real dictator.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:47 PM (jc0TO)

170 or at least leak that we found such documents and see which Democrats rush out to say it's not them.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:48 PM (jc0TO)

171 167 I need a Polish Type 1 bayonet. Tough to find at a decent price in excellent condition. It looks like $150 plus shipping is the bottom line.
Posted by: toby928(c)
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That is pretty reasonable for a collectible bayonet. If an auction site, watch out for Latvian or even Polish overseas sources as you can get burned.

I was sweating over some parts I ordered for restoration from Bulgaria until it eventually showed up.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:49 PM (WDjG6)

172 Something I was thinking about. On one hand, we want to say that Jews collectively are at danger from antisemitism, while at the same time saying that jews are heterogeneous in political opinion and cannot be judged as a group. Which is it?

IMO, you have to stop defending them on a group level if you want them not to be judged as a group. Pick an argument. As usual, I will side with the individual and free will.

The reason I was thinking about it was a breathless tweet over at insty. They were saying mamdani was going full antisemite on day 1. The thing was, of the things he was ending, at least as explained, seemed to be special carve outs for jews alone. Protection for synagogues for example. Do orthodox Catholics or Seventh Day Adventists get the same protection in NYC?

And before you say Jews are the minority and Catholjcs are not, I'd point out that these days, actual Catholics are a definite minority- just like observant Jews, for example.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 03:51 PM (zZu0s)

173 @164. Whig.

You are correct. Criminal Syndicate is a more accurate name for them.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 03:51 PM (G1OIb)

174 I was sweating over some parts I ordered for restoration from Bulgaria until it eventually showed up.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:49 PM

I sweated some original Bakelite AK mags from Russia, before the late unpleasantness. They did eventually arrive.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:51 PM (jc0TO)

175 Continuing my thoughts on a Rino from another blog, as I mentioned upthread. I knew she'd be freaking out today! I was right!

I also argued in the past with her, at length, with bloody facts and dates, that Charlie Kirk was not killed by the Jews. Or whatever conspiracy Tucker and Owens had hatched. Retarded.

This "woman" kept coming back for more and I'd give her more facts, as I followed his killing information for days and she was clueless, acting on emotions. And once facts are in my noggin I can spew them out (briefly) in a polite debate.

Her last post to me was, "Get over it." I did way before she did, but she's one of those "have the last word" peoples. I let her and she looked the fool.

Since then I let her have the last word and ignore her, as I did today. She's in deep mourning, yanno, because of what Trump did in the wee hours.

I think what he did was a good idea, as many in that country do as well. Who knows?

I get stressed over stupid stuff in my life, like health stuff. Not what the governments do, or the YouCrane.

I picture her now raking leaves in a high wind, as she also often talks about raking. Her entire yard must be down to dirt at this point.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 03:52 PM (WONhk)

176 Its almost like we need a website or website gadget that keeps the latest Victimhood Totem Pole symbology for us.

Unlike a true totem pole, its egalitarian and there is no stratification of status based on position. IOW, "low man on the totem pole" is a misunderstanding of how the totem pole works.

I'm trying to figure out if there is physical representation of a feudal or caste system (which does stratify status)
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Back in the day, for the Third Generation of Smith and Wesson semi automatics, they had a handy wheel that would describe the various features and then provide the model number. Stainless or blued slide, stainless steel or aluminum frame, service, target, or compact barrel length and slide length, cartridge fired, magazine size, etc.

Pokemon points is another route.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:52 PM (WDjG6)

177 I would guess documents were gathered up as well

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)

178 If Trump just installed someone the cries of nation building and dictator would be ceaseless. This is a lot less controversial.

I thought one of the arguments for deposing Maduro was that the election was illegitimate and no one but the usual suspects accepted the results.

If that argument is still in play, it doesn't matter if Delcy is the VP and next in succession if the whole election was fraudulent and invalid.

The black pill in me says that holding another election is a way for the usual bad actors to corrupt the system through violence, bribes, etc. to put in the Left's Maduro 2.0 - there still is still several hundred billion, if not trillions in international slush fund money out there for setting up the next dictatorship.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:52 PM (a4flb)

179 I was thinking about that fucked up retard caveman Abrego Garcia. He will definitely commit another serious crime in this country. I hope it's the shockingly violent torture-murder of a judge when it happens.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 03:53 PM (BI5O2)

180 This is what I understood. You put it really clearly.
Posted by: m
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Pretty much true assessment of posts over the years from Jackstraw.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:54 PM (WDjG6)

181 182 Her last post to me was, "Get over it." I did way before she did, but she's one of those "have the last word" peoples. I let her and she looked the fool.

Since then I let her have the last word and ignore her, as I did today.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 03:52 PM (WONhk)

This tactic often works surprisingly well.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:54 PM (RuTUS)

182
The black pill in me says that holding another election is a way for the usual bad actors to corrupt the system through violence, bribes, etc. to put in the Left's Maduro 2.0 -

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

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

When Trump said Rubio had spoken to her on the phone, I imagine there were some very stern words and a reminder that Trump doesn't play around.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 03:56 PM (Bz1pi)

183 Why haven’t we installed the Obamas in Venezuela yet? It would be unprecedented.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 03:56 PM (nljXp)

184 37 29 Mary, meet the troll. Troll, meet Mary.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
========
Did not know you are a matchmaker.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:08 PM (WDjG6)

Terrible line of work. Gives you phossy jaw.

Posted by: Not to be confused with Fosse jaw at January 03, 2026 03:56 PM (TbWk/)

185 186 I was thinking about that fucked up retard caveman Abrego Garcia. He will definitely commit another serious crime in this country. I hope it's the shockingly violent torture-murder of a judge when it happens.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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The left blew their political capital on that criminal idiot including the hacks in black and media propagandists. That is while quietly the Trump-Homan deportation machine is racking up extraordinary numbers. They temporarily won a battle but lost the war.

Venezuela being freed also means that TPS status can be ended and those are about one million plus of the recent surge in illegals by some reckoning.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:57 PM (WDjG6)

186 Pokemon points is another route.

I hit a few AI LLMs to test if that would make a good hierarchical representation.

Back to the drawing board.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:58 PM (a4flb)

187 >>Pretty much true assessment of posts over the years from Jackstraw.

Thank you but let's not get carried away. Just another moron with a keyboard and too much time on my hands.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:58 PM (viF8m)

188 Its almost like we need a website or website gadget that keeps the latest Victimhood Totem Pole symbology for us.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Pokemon points is another route.
Posted by: whig

Pokemon makes sense. They do "evolve" when needed.

"Congratulations! Your Fagdonger evolved into a Transdangle!"

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 03:58 PM (nhCoE)

189 Happy Caturday, Nurse! Doing laundry, pulling a few items to donate, and listening to three of our fur goblins pounding on each other with loud yowls and squalls. Have to see if our weather is changing again....

And, the first, 'oh noes! It was NEVER about the drugs!!!!11!' post in my FB feed. Sigh....

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at January 03, 2026 03:58 PM (0lzjf)

190 I hope it's the shockingly violent torture-murder of a judge when it happens.

What if the violent torture-murder of a judge happens and the retard caveman's mobile phone was found at the scene - would that count?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 03:59 PM (a4flb)

191 For SanFran Psycho
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker,
Make me a match,
Find me a find,
catch me a catch
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Look through your book,
And make me a perfect match

Matchmaker, Matchmaker,
I'll bring the veil,
You bring the groom,
Slender and pale.
Bring me a ring for I'm longing to be,
The envy of all I see."

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:59 PM (WDjG6)

192 187 This is what I understood. You put it really clearly.
Posted by: m
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Pretty much true assessment of posts over the years from Jackstraw.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 03:54 PM (WDjG6)

Impressive considering the enormous amount of weed he smokes.

Posted by: Or maybe it's because of all that weed at January 03, 2026 03:59 PM (TbWk/)

193 200

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:59 PM (RuTUS)

194 Thank you but let's not get carried away. Just another moron with a keyboard and too much time on my hands.
Posted by: JackStraw
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You spend enough time on X reading sources so we don't have to.

Far superior to main stream media or even Conservative Media TM.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:00 PM (WDjG6)

195 Impressive considering the enormous amount of weed he smokes.
Posted by: Or maybe it's because of all that weed
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Still better than bejeweled Crocs and Vespa habits. Filthy they are.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:01 PM (WDjG6)

196 That is while quietly the Trump-Homan deportation machine is racking up extraordinary numbers.

I know I'm jeopardizing my position of President of the Black Pilled Chapter of AoSHQ, but I wonder what those numbers will look like once ICE is fully staffed with the increases granted by Congress, and the typical innovation and evolution of tactics become more refined?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 04:02 PM (a4flb)

197 excuse my French, but:

Stephen L. Miller retweeted
ZODIAC MOTHERFUCKER
@ZODIAC_MF
1h
BANNER FUCKING DAY ON THIS PLATFORM LET ME TELL YOU

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:02 PM (RuTUS)

198 If the Democrats were informed they would tip off Maduro.
Or maybe they.wouldn't. I don't think they could be trusted.
They are such a hateful lot.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 04:02 PM (G1OIb)

199 TBB

Aides Tell Disappointed Trump That Maduro And Mamdani Are Different People

buff.ly/UwYHzF2

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 04:02 PM (3uBP9)

200 via @redsteeze

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
2h
I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City.

greg
@greg16676935420
1h
By briefed do you mean you logged on to 𝕏 like the rest of us?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:04 PM (RuTUS)

201 Pokemon makes sense. They do "evolve" when needed.

"Congratulations! Your Fagdonger evolved into a Transdangle!"
Posted by: mikeski
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Sell DNC victimhood Pokemon card sets. Make a fortune. You just keep adding cards as the Democrats invent new victims. Just the gender classification bullshit is at least 40 cards alone.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:05 PM (WDjG6)

202
Anthony Pompliano 🌪
@APompliano
38m
Mayor Mamdani, as someone who lives in New York, I am hoping you are highly successful in your new role. It is in the best interest of every New Yorker to see you improve the city.

There is obviously debate on how best to do that.

While Nicolas Maduro is in New York, you should go talk to him. Ask him about the economic destruction, physical death, and societal decay that took place in Venezuela under his socialist policies.

Many of those policies are similar to your policies.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:07 PM (RuTUS)

203 Green, a color important to muslims"

We don't want the Irish!

Posted by: man at January 03, 2026 04:08 PM (XuXeR)

204 On one hand, we want to say that Jews collectively are at danger from antisemitism, while at the same time saying that jews are heterogeneous in political opinion and cannot be judged as a group. Which is it?

Depends on the perspective.

Fact: Jews are not homogenous in political opinion or in general character and virtue.

Perception: Lizard brain thinking permits conflating objects of hate on a instant by instant basis. As the emotions ramp up, the rationality fades. So a Jewish AWFL is a soldier for your cause but you still fire bomb her house because of her last name.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 04:08 PM (a4flb)

205 I know I'm jeopardizing my position of President of the Black Pilled Chapter of AoSHQ, but I wonder what those numbers will look like once ICE is fully staffed with the increases granted by Congress, and the typical innovation and evolution of tactics become more refined?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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The deep taproot are the employers and those on welfare. Once the criminals and terrorists are gone or imprisoned to the improvement of public safety, then you pivot and go after employers in the big businesses, construction sites, etc. And similarly, using the public charge law, you bankrupt the sponsors of such (demand letters have already been sent to places like Catholic and Lutheran 'Charities') for repayment of benefits and you expel those that are a public charge, committed identity fraud, etc.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:08 PM (WDjG6)

206 208 Pokemon makes sense. They do "evolve" when needed.

"Congratulations! Your Fagdonger evolved into a Transdangle!"
Posted by: mikeski
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Sell DNC victimhood Pokemon card sets. Make a fortune. You just keep adding cards as the Democrats invent new victims. Just the gender classification bullshit is at least 40 cards alone.
Posted by: whig
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Just had a thought, you can add a totally blank victim card that denotes the number of Somali kids that don't receive daycare now after the fraud raids.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:10 PM (WDjG6)

207 Trump straight up said he didn't brief Congress because they would warn Maduro. You can count on every Dem and at least half the GOP to squeal, since they're profiting from the regime.

I'm surprised none of the Pentagon piggies squealed, TBH. Milley certainly would have. He bragged about working for the Chinese. He's certainly not the only one.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 04:11 PM (BI5O2)

208 190 Why haven’t we installed the Obamas in Venezuela yet? It would be unprecedented.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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We are planning to parachute the Obamas into Iran along with flying monkey Jarrett. After all, he is probably a sekret Muzzie anyway and he and Mooch can be put to work rebuilding Teheran's water system.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:12 PM (WDjG6)

209 Just another moron with a keyboard and too much time on my hands.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:58 PM (viF8m)

And he is a Mets fan, so what does that say about his judgement?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 04:12 PM (n9ltV)

210 ROFLMAO! Scott Jennings:
Hunter Biden rn realizing his Dad could’ve just taken over all the cocaine

x.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/
2007549522973733178

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 04:12 PM (3uBP9)

211 During Pokemon Go I got in trouble at work one day for yelling at my underlings to "quit chasing each others squirtles and get (the fuck) back to work".

Posted by: Reforger at January 03, 2026 04:13 PM (gKsV+)

212 214 Trump straight up said he didn't brief Congress because they would warn Maduro. You can count on every Dem and at least half the GOP to squeal, since they're profiting from the regime.

I'm surprised none of the Pentagon piggies squealed, TBH. Milley certainly would have. He bragged about working for the Chinese. He's certainly not the only one.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Fun thing is that under the War Powers Act, he simply has to inform Congress within thirty days.

I guess he has formally informed them about now. Too late for insider trading though.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:14 PM (WDjG6)

213 I can only imagine my pantload lefty coworker at this moment.

He's probably already called in due to "stress" like he did when King Trump won his 3rd election.

Ahahaaaaaa!

Pantload leftist gamer fag.

Posted by: melodicmetal at January 03, 2026 04:14 PM (XLfSN)

214 And he is a Mets fan, so what does that say about his judgement?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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I would say he is used to disappointment. Just like with the GOP in Congress.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:15 PM (WDjG6)

215 Well, the usual idiots wasted no time in printing up stuff and taking their baubles to a pedestrian overpass over I-30 in Fort Worth this afternoon, expressing their outrage over the Venezuela thing. Your usual rogues gallery of grey-haired hippie types trying to relive the glory days of the protests of the 60's.

Mr. TiFW gave them an "appropriate" salute (two middle fingers extended) as we passed by.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 03, 2026 04:15 PM (SRRAx)

216 On Times Square, there are anti-Maduro Venezuelans and pro-Madura protestors.

https://xcancel.com/ScooterCasterNY

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:15 PM (RuTUS)

217 Pantload leftist gamer fag.
Posted by: melodicmetal
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That is a pretty vile combination of attributes. Only positive in that chain is gamer. But leftists are always sore losers on those as well.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:16 PM (WDjG6)

218 223 On Times Square, there are anti-Maduro Venezuelans and pro-Madura protestors.

https://xcancel.com/ScooterCasterNY
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:15 PM (RuTUS)

The Pros are the ones Maduro let out of prison to come here...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 04:17 PM (VE6XX)

219 Mr TiFW is a Great American Teresa.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:18 PM (WDjG6)

220 >>I would say he is used to disappointment. Just like with the GOP in Congress.

You have no idea. I'm also a NY Jets fan.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:19 PM (viF8m)

221 You have no idea. I'm also a NY Jets fan.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:19 PM

Is this congenital?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 04:20 PM (jc0TO)

222 206 TBB

Aides Tell Disappointed Trump That Maduro And Mamdani Are Different People

buff.ly/UwYHzF2
Posted by: banana Dream
=========
If at first you do not succeed, try try again.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:22 PM (WDjG6)

223 Just ignore trolls. Why is this a complicated concept?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 04:23 PM (n9ltV)

224 You have no idea. I'm also a NY Jets fan.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Well, that certainly is a example of optimism triumphing over sad experience.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:23 PM (WDjG6)

225 219 223 On Times Square, there are anti-Maduro Venezuelans and pro-Madura protestors.

https://xcancel.com/ScooterCasterNY
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:15 PM (RuTUS)

The Pros are the ones Maduro let out of prison to come here...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 04:17 PM (VE6XX)

Free speech and all, but it looks scary.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:24 PM (RuTUS)

226 Putting the Obama's over Venezuela would be like trading the Devil for its Grandmother.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 04:24 PM (G1OIb)

227 >>Is this congenital?

When I was a kid in NY there was no chance of getting tickets to the Yankees or Giants. That was for the fancy people.

But anyone could get a ticket to the Mets and Jets. And that has resulted in a lifetime of disappointment and agony. Builds character. Or so I'm told.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:25 PM (viF8m)

228 223 Just ignore trolls. Why is this a complicated concept?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Eh, sometimes a chew toy is a bit of fun for folks even when they are a pita for admin as it complicates removal.

Nowadays, harder to tell between sock trolls and real ones. I think some of the real ones are butthurt exiles from the past so sock and real kind of blend together at times.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:26 PM (WDjG6)

229 I'm also a NY Jets fan.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:19 PM (viF8m)

I knew that, but I figured nobody would have believed me that you are both a Mets AND Jets fan!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 04:27 PM (n9ltV)

230 Trump press conference stmts,
"Reporter: You were one of the only people to watch this all play out live. What was Maduro doing when the US forces entered what I assume would be his home? And also, was there any point where the US was considering, if Maduro pushed back or resisted, killing Maduro?

Trump: It could have happened. It could have happened. He was trying to get into a safe place, you know, to safe places, all steel, and he wasn’t able to make it to the door because our guys were so fast. They went through the opposition so fast, and there was a lot of opposition. You know, people were wondering, do we get him by surprise? Sort of surprised, but they were waiting for something. It was a lot of opposition.

There was a lot of gunfire. You saw some of it today. But he was trying to get to a safe place, which wasn’t safe, because we would have had the door blown up in about 47— I think 47 seconds, they say, on average, regardless of how thick the steel was. It was a very thick door; it was a very heavy door. But he was unable to get to that door. He made it to the door. He was unable to close it."

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:28 PM (WDjG6)

231 But anyone could get a ticket to the Mets and Jets"

Yep. The military tickets booth @ times square had waiting lists for Yankees tiks, but Mets tiks were in that bowl over there. Take two...

Posted by: man at January 03, 2026 04:28 PM (XuXeR)

232 I'm also a NYJets fan.-JackStraw

They should get a good First Round Pick.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 04:29 PM (G1OIb)

233 But anyone could get a ticket to the Mets and Jets. And that has resulted in a lifetime of disappointment and agony. Builds character. Or so I'm told.
Posted by: JackStraw
======
I guess you always have 1969 with the Mets and Jets winning the Superbowl that year.

You coulda had it worse, might have been a Cubs and Detroit Lions fan.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:30 PM (WDjG6)

234 Of course Mamdani and Maduro are two different
I is a criminal the other isn't yet

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:30 PM (Ia/+0)

235 48 The rent-a-trolls are deployed in force today. This must have really pissed off the activists with the money for these silly games.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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This cut Klaus, Soros & Co. to the quick.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 04:31 PM (U5+2P)

236 >>Yep. The military tickets booth @ times square had waiting lists for Yankees tiks, but Mets tiks were in that bowl over there. Take two...

Had my 6th birthday at Shea with my name up on the scoreboard thanks to Tom Carvel.

You can't just turn your back on that kind of legacy.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:31 PM (viF8m)

237 234 Of course Mamdani and Maduro are two different
I is a criminal the other isn't yet
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:30 PM (Ia/+0)

One is indicted and one has not yet been indicted.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:31 PM (RuTUS)

238 over I-30 in Fort Worth"

Funny, as I've seen several pro overthrow (Libre!) in N Houston area...

Posted by: man at January 03, 2026 04:31 PM (XuXeR)

239 Has anyone asked the zohran if he agrees with the arrest of this international drug trafficker?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 03, 2026 04:32 PM (i0Hi3)

240 239 Has anyone asked the zohran if he agrees with the arrest of this international drug trafficker?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 03, 2026 04:32 PM (i0Hi3)

@NYCMayor

He does not.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:33 PM (RuTUS)

241 I'm also a NYJets fan.-JackStraw

They should get a good First Round Pick.
Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 04:29 PM

Fernando Mendoza wept.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 04:33 PM (jc0TO)

242 >>They should get a good First Round Pick.

How many times have we gone down this road? They'll pick a can't miss, sure fire stud of a player and as soon as the pick is announced he will turn into a frog.

You know this in your heart. It's our destiny.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:34 PM (viF8m)

243
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City.

Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.

This blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home. My focus is their safety and the safety of every New Yorker, and my administration will continue to monitor the situation and issue relevant guidance.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:34 PM (RuTUS)

244 m, those pro-Maduro protesters look like the typical occupy/trantifa/anarchists that never miss a good protest.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 03, 2026 04:35 PM (bQ4nt)

245 235 48 The rent-a-trolls are deployed in force today. This must have really pissed off the activists with the money for these silly games.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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This cut Klaus, Soros & Co. to the quick.

Posted by: Braenyard
======
Klaus is facing Swiss indictment for embezzlement from teh WEF and has been removed, Soros Sr. is ga ga messing his pants in a bed with Alex and Huma running the show, and Sean Penn is on suicide watch.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:35 PM (WDjG6)

246 Mamdani working on his street cred for the local socialists.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:36 PM (NwnyJ)

247 244 m, those pro-Maduro protesters look like the typical occupy/trantifa/anarchists that never miss a good protest.
Posted by: olddog in mo at January 03, 2026 04:35 PM (bQ4nt)

Like Teresa saw in Forth Worth!

215 Well, the usual idiots wasted no time in printing up stuff and taking their baubles to a pedestrian overpass over I-30 in Fort Worth this afternoon, expressing their outrage over the Venezuela thing. Your usual rogues gallery of grey-haired hippie types trying to relive the glory days of the protests of the 60's.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 03, 2026 04:15 PM (SRRAx)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:37 PM (RuTUS)

248 230 Trump press conference stmts,
"Reporter: You were one of the only people to watch this all play out live. What was Maduro doing when the US forces entered what I assume would be his home? And also, was there any point where the US was considering, if Maduro pushed back or resisted, killing Maduro?

I'm thinking bad thoughts to this question. Trump could have answered with, "Well, you really don't want to know, but both were nekkid."

I am unsure where my thoughts like this come from, but think possibly from this blog.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 04:38 PM (WONhk)

249 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning

Currently 35,209 comments on that post!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:39 PM (RuTUS)

250 249 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning

Yeah.. Shut up and stay out of the way

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 04:40 PM (VE6XX)

251 I am unsure where my thoughts like this come from, but think possibly from this blog.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

* whistles innocently *

Posted by: This Blog at January 03, 2026 04:40 PM (nhCoE)

252 Sorry, I haven't been able to keep up. Where did the debunked rumor that Venezuela's Vice President had fled to Russia come from?

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:40 PM (Y1sOo)

253 221 You have no idea. I'm also a NY Jets fan.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:19 PM

Is this congenital?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 04:20 PM (jc0TO)

Impossible. Jets fans have no genitals.

Posted by: Gives him a compassionate use pass on dope smoking at January 03, 2026 04:41 PM (TbWk/)

254 When that NYC jury acquits this pig - and it will - Rubio will deport him home to be killed. But I'd keep him on a special visa restricting him to Manhattan island, and guards to keep him there. They'll make him mayor and he can starve them all to death next.

But this time - no riding to the rescue. Let him kill them all.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 04:43 PM (BI5O2)

255 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning
------
I wonder by whom.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:43 PM (NwnyJ)

256
Sorry, I haven't been able to keep up. Where did the debunked rumor that Venezuela's Vice President had fled to Russia come from?
Posted by: one hour sober

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It's debunked?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 04:44 PM (Bz1pi)

257 I wonder by whom.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:43 PM (NwnyJ)

CNN

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 04:44 PM (BI5O2)

258 Zelensky on Manduro... If you can do that to dictators then we know what the US should do next...

Uh... Dude? Putin at least pretended to hold an election... the only dictator I see out there was the one who Jailed Political Opponents, won't hold elections, outlawed religions and even a Language...

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 03, 2026 04:45 PM (mP0Kj)

259 252 Sorry, I haven't been able to keep up. Where did the debunked rumor that Venezuela's Vice President had fled to Russia come from?
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:40 PM (Y1sOo)

Let's use her name, for starters:

Delcy Rodriguez

I'll go google stuff.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:45 PM (RuTUS)

260 258 Zelensky on Manduro... If you can do that to dictators then we know what the US should do next...

Start packing Z man

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 04:46 PM (VE6XX)

261 244 m, those pro-Maduro protesters look like the typical occupy/trantifa/anarchists that never miss a good protest.
Posted by: olddog in mo
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For real reactions by people with skin in the game,

"In the South Florida city of Doral — home to the largest Venezuelan community in the US – hundreds have been celebrating in the street since 4 a.m.

The celebrants cried, danced to Venezuelan music and some popped champagne bottles.

[…]

“I’m very excited…We are celebrating. Thanks to President Trump and the U.S. military for this perfect operation,” said one man, who expressed hope for the future of Venezuela.

A third simply said he had “no words” for the monumental moment.

Similar celebrations were taking place in Madrid, Spain as well as in Santiago, Chile — where revelers raised American flags alongside Venezuelan ones.

“We are free. We are all happy that the dictatorship has fallen and that we have a free country,” said Khaty Yanez, a Venezuelan woman who has spent the last seven years in Chile, told Reuters."

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (WDjG6)

262 "A short, sharp conflict"? Obviously you called it correctly.

BTW, was there much actual conflict? I admit I haven't read the "news" pieces, mostly because I cannot stand all the know-it-all anti-Trump snidery, but I sort of gathered from the conversation today in the threads that the actual events were short and uneventful.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (lQNDj)

263 I wonder by whom.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:43 PM (NwnyJ)

CNN
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Probably

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (NwnyJ)

264 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning
------
I wonder by whom.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:43 PM

X.com

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (jc0TO)

265 259 252 Sorry, I haven't been able to keep up. Where did the debunked rumor that Venezuela's Vice President had fled to Russia come from?
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:40 PM (Y1sOo)

Let's use her name, for starters:

Delcy Rodriguez

I'll go google stuff.
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:45 PM (RuTUS)

All I'm seeing is that she's in Russia.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (RuTUS)

266 259 252 Sorry, I haven't been able to keep up. Where did the debunked rumor that Venezuela's Vice President had fled to Russia come from?
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:40 PM (Y1sOo)

Reuters said she was "rumored" to be in Russia

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (VE6XX)

267 Maduro is in NY. He might be the only illegal from South America the left wants to send home.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:48 PM (viF8m)

268
Wow, Venezuelan X is all over the place on Delcy. She sold out Maduro and wife, she's not legit, she's already called for Maduro's restoration and denounced Trump, wth?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 04:48 PM (Bz1pi)

269 More from X,
"Come celebrate with us , We love everybody because you America has loved us so much. Thank you America."

Another

"Woman whose older brother was k*lled in Venezuela starts bawling, thanks President Trump for capturing Nicolás Maduro.

“So many years waiting for this,” she said in Miami, Florida.

“We’ve been here eight years now because they k*lled our older brother…"

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:49 PM (WDjG6)

270
BTW, was there much actual conflict? I admit I haven't read the "news" pieces, mostly because I cannot stand all the know-it-all anti-Trump snidery, but I sort of gathered from the conversation today in the threads that the actual events were short and uneventful.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (lQNDj)

Trump said there was a lot of "resistance" and some Americans were injured and expeted to be okay...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 04:49 PM (VE6XX)

271 Im totally sure Trump and Rubio and Hegseth and Bondi received the after-action report, scheduled the press conference, and then Trump said "wait, we can't go public with this until we loop in Zohran Mamdani. He's as important as he is handsome. I'm going to do it personally."

That's why he was late to Mar-a-Lago. He simply couldn't fly until he consulted with that vapid little self-inflated millennial shitstick. Just wouldn't be right.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 04:49 PM (BI5O2)

272 >>>Reuters said she was "rumored" to be in Russia

Thank you. She's not in Russia. She gave a televised address from Caracas today.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:51 PM (Y1sOo)

273 Sorry, I haven't been able to keep up. Where did the debunked rumor that Venezuela's Vice President had fled to Russia come from?
Posted by: one hour sober

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It's debunked?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 04:44 PM (Bz1pi)
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ChatGPT says the news reports have uniformly placed her in Russia, but Russian authorities are lately denying she fled there.

So no one seems to know definitively.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:51 PM (lQNDj)

274 BTW, was there much actual conflict? I admit I haven't read the "news" pieces, mostly because I cannot stand all the know-it-all anti-Trump snidery, but I sort of gathered from the conversation today in the threads that the actual events were short and uneventful.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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I couldn't sleep becuz pain and spent a bit on the ONT last night. About 2:45 came the news and the whole thing was over by 5 am.

I think the mullahs have to be shitting their pants right now. This ain't GWB's mass and ponderous invasion of Iraq or Afghanistan but targeted personalized raids that decapitate a regime in internet time.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:52 PM (WDjG6)

275 and then Trump said "wait, we can't go public with this until we loop in Zohran Mamdani. He's as important as he is handsome. I'm going to do it personally."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 04:49 PM (BI5O2)

LOL

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 04:52 PM (h7ZuX)

276 Thank you. She's not in Russia. She gave a televised address from Caracas today.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:51 PM (Y1sOo)
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The reports I read just now said she was interviewed on TV over the phone. That is, she called into a TV show. Did you see her actually give an address?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:52 PM (lQNDj)

277 Thank you. She's not in Russia. She gave a televised address from Caracas today.

Yes Demanding the return of Maduro.. They should have taken her too...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 04:53 PM (VE6XX)

278 272 >>>Reuters said she was "rumored" to be in Russia

Thank you. She's not in Russia. She gave a televised address from Caracas today.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:51 PM (Y1sOo)

link?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:53 PM (RuTUS)

279 Trump said there was a lot of "resistance" and some Americans were injured and expeted to be okay...
Posted by: It's me donna
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Reportedly a helicopter got hit. But possibly fog of very short war, you know.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:53 PM (WDjG6)

280 The reports I read just now said she was interviewed on TV over the phone. That is, she called into a TV show. Did you see her actually give an address?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:52 PM (lQNDj)

Address? 1086 West Addison?

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 03, 2026 04:53 PM (mP0Kj)

281 I think the mullahs have to be shitting their pants right now. This ain't GWB's mass and ponderous invasion of Iraq or Afghanistan but targeted personalized raids that decapitate a regime in internet time.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:52 PM (WDjG6)
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As usual, you nailed it. I look forward to watching how the mullahs respond to protests in these next few days.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:54 PM (XPDqE)

282 The reports I read just now said she was interviewed on TV over the phone. That is, she called into a TV show. Did you see her actually give an address?
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Russian or Chinese embassy.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:54 PM (WDjG6)

283 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning
------
I wonder by whom.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Director of spin control

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 04:54 PM (XeU6L)

284 Trump said there was a lot of "resistance" and some Americans were injured and expeted to be okay...

---------
Apparently 1 helicopter was hit by AA gunfire but was able to keep flying and landed safely, presumably on a Navy ship. No injury onboard.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:55 PM (NwnyJ)

285 Wait until President Trump goes after Iran
Mandani might have a fit to be tied

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:55 PM (Ia/+0)

286 264 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning
------
I wonder by whom.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 04:43 PM

X.com
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 04:47 PM (jc0TO)

He has dreams now of a Situation Room at Gracie Mansion. Has ordered a NYC commie design flak jacket for his meetings. Probably with AOC and involving things we don't want to think about them together with weird looking wife filming.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 04:55 PM (WONhk)

287 Address? 1086 West Addison?
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 03, 2026 04:53 PM (mP0Kj)
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She teaches in the Chicago Public Schools when she isn't Vice-Presidenting, I guess.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:55 PM (XPDqE)

288 Yes Demanding the return of Maduro.. They should have taken her too...
Posted by: It's me donna
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Come and get him...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 04:56 PM (XeU6L)

289 I picture her now raking leaves in a high wind, as she also often talks about raking. Her entire yard must be down to dirt at this point.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

The problem is that the majority of people on X are looking for an argument, not a discussion. Or a venue to unleash their bile and be the heroic 'Resistance!' Every once in a while you'll find someone with a genuine question or considered tweet. The later may be worth your time, the former are not.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 04:56 PM (mlg/3)

290 As usual, you nailed it. I look forward to watching how the mullahs respond to protests in these next few days.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Iran has been looted by the mullahs and the IRG for over 46 years now. I would imagine that the mood there is darker. And now we have a whole cache of arms that we can air drop over Iran for the folks to use against their oppressors.

A bit late for a Romanian Christmas but an Iranian New Year celebration would certainly be in order.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:56 PM (WDjG6)

291 Maduro is in NY. He might be the only illegal from South America the left wants to send home.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:48 PM (viF8m)
===============
Except for Momdani, who wants to appoint him to the Mayor's cabinet.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 04:58 PM (XPDqE)

292 281 I think the mullahs have to be shitting their pants right now. This ain't GWB's mass and ponderous invasion of Iraq or Afghanistan but targeted personalized raids that decapitate a regime in internet time.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:52 PM (WDjG6)

As they should.

Years ago they (meaning AF or Space Force or someone super smart vs me) could zap a radical esslamist in the middle of a market. Vaporized.

He's there one second and pink mist the second. Years ago.

I can imagine they have the power to zap them anywhere, anytime if they feel like it.

Don't mess with the USA.

My own NSA guy just lit a farht reading this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 04:58 PM (WONhk)

293 The problem is that the majority of people on X are looking for an argument, not a discussion. Or a venue to unleash their bile and be the heroic 'Resistance!' Every once in a while you'll find someone with a genuine question or considered tweet. The later may be worth your time, the former are not.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
=========
Funny thing is that Bluesky is dropping in posts and users as they grudgingly migrate back to X. So more shitlibs are popping back up on X just so they can show off their superior 'logic' and DNC talking points to others.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 04:58 PM (WDjG6)

294 BBC prints excerpts of "Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez ... speaking on state television the last few minutes." They do not say where she is. They do not provide video.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:58 PM (RuTUS)

295 link?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:53 PM (RuTUS)

https://tinyurl.com/4n5edfw9

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:58 PM (Y1sOo)

296 I know a guy, Navy Chief, Seal. I wonder if he is 'out of the office' this week. Happens from time-to-time. I never ask...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 04:59 PM (XeU6L)

297 This doesn't mean she is *really* in Caracas. But who knows.
https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2007534128464294184

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 04:59 PM (Vx9n2)

298 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
3h
I was briefed this morning
------
I wonder by whom.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

He was "briefed....." in the same sense as "pantsed."

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 04:59 PM (nhCoE)

299 Probably with AOC and involving things we don't want to think about them together with weird looking wife filming.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Funny, yet like the Babylon Bee satire stories, likely to be found out to be true shortly thereafter.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:00 PM (WDjG6)

300 294 BBC prints excerpts of "Venezuela's Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez ... speaking on state television the last few minutes." They do not say where she is. They do not provide video.
Posted by: m
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Whole thing could be AI. AI has audio down to a T in fabricating it.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:01 PM (WDjG6)

301 297 This doesn't mean she is *really* in Caracas. But who knows.
https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2007534128464294184
Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 04:59 PM (Vx9n2)

Can't imagine us leaving her there

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 05:01 PM (VE6XX)

302 TGP says the VP in Venezuela is condemning the "kidnapping." This doesn't jibe with Trump's comments earlier that she was cooperating. Who's running the show right now?

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 05:01 PM (WHfpM)

303 285 Wait until President Trump goes after Iran
Mandani might have a fit to be tied
Posted by: Skip
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I always love the leftists here expressing solidarity with dictators abroad. As if they think they are birds of a feather.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:03 PM (WDjG6)

304 It would be great if they gave Maduro the Hannibal Lecter treatment. Stick him in a straightjacket, slap a mask on his face and move him around with a hand truck.

Just to piss off the left.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 05:03 PM (viF8m)

305 Heh. Zohran is doing his 'Office if the Mayor Elect' thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:03 PM (zZu0s)

306 Trump said the youngest soldier in this was 20. If I were that guy, on my very next leave, I'd go home and bang every hot chick in town. But first, I'd drop by my school and let all my Commie bitch teachers know it was me who took down their fat, stupid hero.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:04 PM (BI5O2)

307 https://tinyurl.com/4n5edfw9
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:58 PM (Y1sOo)
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thanks for that. So she is in Venezuela, and claims America is intent on enslaving Venezuelans.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 05:04 PM (XPDqE)

308 295 link?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:53 PM (RuTUS)

https://tinyurl.com/4n5edfw9
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 04:58 PM (Y1sOo)

Thanks!
That leads also to a CNN story:

https://youtu.be/apseHD6BsCs

CNN does say in the text alongside the video:

"In a defiant address broadcast from Caracas, Rodríguez said that Venezuelans 'must not become slaves again.'” and "Rodríguez said during a session of the National Defense Council broadcast by state television channel VTV."

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:04 PM (RuTUS)

309 305 Heh. Zohran is doing his 'Office if the Mayor Elect' thing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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He is actually mayor as of Jan 1 I think. Lord help those in NYC as he turns it into Chicago East.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:04 PM (WDjG6)

310 @289...The later may be worth your time, the former are not.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 04:56 PM (mlg/3)

I don't have social media. She now and then spews her crap, from X, in a very passive aggressive manner. Had a bit lecture one morning about conspiracy of Kirk's murder on a blog and I felt like talking back truth to her imaginary Jew stuff. She did not like it and sniped back a few times. I swatted her around with facts and dates and she gave up with a snotty, "Let it go." Yes, ma'am, I did. My points were made and her let it go was a defeat of a debate (my rules of debate).

I don't argue with anyone online. Be stupid, I don't care! Go rake your yard and save a squirrel or poisonous spider! She's a bit nuts, I think. And one must not pick on those with less assets than thyself (a supermodel rule).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:05 PM (WONhk)

311 297 This doesn't mean she is *really* in Caracas. But who knows.
https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2007534128464294184
Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 04:59 PM (Vx9n2)

So now I have to wonder--when President Trump talked to her did she actually promise cooperation? Is he giving her the benefit of the doubt? Or is he warning her with his statement?

I don't see her lasting long. If we don't remove her, she'll be at the mercy of angry Venezuelans. NTTAWTT.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 05:05 PM (h7ZuX)

312 But first, I'd drop by my school and let all my Commie bitch teachers know it was me who took down their fat, stupid hero.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:04 PM (BI5O2)

No, I would do that after banging the chicks.
That's my preference.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at January 03, 2026 05:06 PM (Riafb)

313 And does anybody think that the Jews in NYC voted for an Islamist?
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (hOOi9)

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Lots of leftist JINOs did...proudly.

Posted by: Bigsmith at January 03, 2026 05:06 PM (1Au9i)

314 306 Trump said the youngest soldier in this was 20. If I were that guy, on my very next leave, I'd go home and bang every hot chick in town. But first, I'd drop by my school and let all my Commie bitch teachers know it was me who took down their fat, stupid hero.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Poor guy is probably getting offers out the wazoo right now from the lasses in Venezuela for saving them. I think this will rate right up with freeing France in 1944 as far as reaction by the locals.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:06 PM (WDjG6)

315 Ah Trump and the "oil bidness". He's a New Yorker and it shows. Venezuela was happily pumping out good guality crude from the Lake Maracaibo region in the mid 1930s. Then it nationalize the oil industry and kicked those crazy gringos out in ~1937.

The Venezuelan oil industry was the run by a governmont controlled company Petroleos de Venezuela--or "PdeVsa".Venezuela sits on top of one of the largest crude oil reserves in the world--the so called Orinoco River Heavy Oil Belt. In the late 80s the then Venezuelan government granted six separate concessions for development of the Heavy Oil Belt. Consortiums of international oil companies--usally two or three per concession were formed to do the development work. The company I worked for was a partner in one of those consortiums. Of course each consortium had to give a piece of the action to PdeVesa.

In the late 90s you could fly into Caracas from either Houston or Miami. The business class sections on those flights inyo Caracas were full of engineers, lawyers, and managers with oil company pens in either their shirt pockets or briefcases. Ultimately with first Chavez then Maduro all the oil companies bailed out.

Posted by: comanche voter at January 03, 2026 05:08 PM (cB7nX)

316 Mayor Madmani should adopt the name "Zohran the Magnificent" if he declares NYC is now Islamic territory. It has a nice ring to it. Also, he should start wearing a ceremonial scimitar to important events.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 05:08 PM (XPDqE)

317 316 Mayor Madmani should adopt the name "Zohran the Magnificent" if he declares NYC is now Islamic territory. It has a nice ring to it. Also, he should start wearing a ceremonial scimitar to important events.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 05:08 PM (XPDqE)

I think he's a fruit and his wife is a beard

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 05:09 PM (VE6XX)

318 Heh.

https://instapundit.com/766714/
#disqus_thread

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

319 So Trump cut off the head of Venezuela... Iran is crumbling, and havana probably next.

It's a bad, bad day in the faculty lounges of the far left, isn't it?

Ahhhh, the smell of freedom!

Posted by: SimoHayha at January 03, 2026 05:11 PM (/ZkOF)

320 He was "briefed....."

He is using super words to covey something much too complicated for your man on the street, or, what have you,.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 05:11 PM (EyfuW)

321 Lots of leftist JINOs did...proudly.

Posted by: Bigsmith at January 03, 2026 05:06 PM (1Au9i)

About 30%.

I wouldn't call that a lot.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 05:12 PM (n9ltV)

322 If Rodríguez is going to run her mouth rather than help, she'll likely be joining Maduro.

That should have been made clear.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 05:12 PM (NwnyJ)

323 322 If Rodríguez is going to run her mouth rather than help, she'll likely be joining Maduro.

I read she's not exactly free of crimes herself

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 05:13 PM (VE6XX)

324 Meanwhile Trump is posting about Newsom's corruption on Truth.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 05:13 PM (viF8m)

325 That should have been made clear.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 05:12 PM (NwnyJ)

Very clear.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 05:13 PM (WHfpM)

326 About 30%.

I wouldn't call that a lot.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 05:12 PM (n9ltV)

Lol. Semantics.

'One useless man is a disgrace.
Two are a law firm,
And three or more are now a congress!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:14 PM (zZu0s)

327 Lol. Semantics.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:14 PM (zZu0s)

2/3 voted against Mamdani. That's not semantics.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 05:15 PM (n9ltV)

328 Part two--as I was saying at 05:08 getting the Orinoco oil to market was not easy. The projects had a 40 year expected time line. The Orinoco oil was heavy, and once you got it out of the ground, it turned into a "wax candle" that you couldn't pump. It was also 200 miles to the coast line. The projects involved building a new tanker terminal on the coast. You also set up a small refinery on the coast, which would turn some of the oil into "cutter stock" which is about like kerosene. One pipeline ran from the coast to the oil field--the cutter stock would be used to dilute the Orinoco oil so you could pump it to the coast/refinery, loading dock. So 400 miles of pipeline, one refinery and one tanker loading dock were required.

Once on the tanker the Orinoco oil would be taken to either the US Gulf Coast or to Rotterdam. Between the two places there was the largest coking capacity in the world--places where that heavy Orinoco crude could be successfully refined into motor fuels and jet fuel.

All this wasn't easy and wasn't cheap--hence the projected 40 year time line for the life of these projects. And with political risk in Venezuela it ultimately made no sense to continue.

Posted by: comanche voter at January 03, 2026 05:16 PM (cB7nX)

329 Mayor Madmani says he called Trump to whine a little.

https://tinyurl.com/3wajrsvt

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 05:19 PM (Gj7Fw)

330 2/3 voted against Mamdani. That's not semantics.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 05:15 PM (n9ltV)

A majority, certainly, but 30% is not a tiny portion of people. Per Bing 960,000 Jews in NYC. Say 10% of them voted overall, we still get 28,000 people voting for the Islamic Commie. That's not inconsequential.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:20 PM (zZu0s)

331 Daily Mail says Maduro is on U.S. soil after the jet carrying him landed a little while ago at Stewart Air National Guard Base in upstate New York.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 05:22 PM (Y1sOo)

332 The red-headed harridan newscaster in that CNN clip is really hard to watch. Snippy!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:23 PM (RuTUS)

333 I am going to watch the SOTU speech soon, as President Trump's are the only ones I have viewed.

He's going to rip his facts/figures/DOGE/Musk/dollars in fraud from Medicare, Medicaid, illegals towards a future balanced budget/Somolians/Dims/Russia vs Ukraine/Congo-Rawanda/Isralie hostages/GAZA/ballroom/deportation numbers/$ saved from deportations/ICE, baybee, ICE/ and the bazillion things he did in his first six months.

Then enrage the Dims further with Venezuela today. They will be sitting and frowning, which is nothing new. But more rage flowing and red faces and potential for a stroke by one of the elderly. I guess Pelosi won't be there? I stay confused about her retirement as I don't much care.

End with the July 4, 2026 250th birthday party!!!

There's still time for more!!!

THIS vs Biden stuttering with dilated pupils on whatever they jacked him up on, that the state of the union is strong, then falling off the podium sideways.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:24 PM (WONhk)

334
Mayor Madmani says he called Trump to whine a little.

https://tinyurl.com/3wajrsvt
Posted by: Huck Follywood

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"It's a violation of federal and international law" lol. Gonna arrest him if he shows up in NYC?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:26 PM (Bz1pi)

335 Breaking ! Maduro requests and receives asylum at NY mayor's residence!

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 05:26 PM (W3eFU)

336 https://x.com/i/status
/2007557671705293009

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:26 PM (BI5O2)

337 A violation of federal law? How so? He's a foreign national.

Military tribunal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 05:29 PM (zZu0s)

338 From Nick Sortor on X
"HOLY CRAP! This might just be the most EPIC Trump post of all time

Trump posted a video of Maduro CHALLENGING 47 to “come get me,” followed up by a screaming Bald Eagle & Thunderstruck blaring in the background during missile fire 🇺🇸🦅

Trump said “challenge accepted"

[Trump released video trolling Maduro]

https://tinyurl.com/Trump-troll-Maduro

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:29 PM (WDjG6)

339 https://x.com/i/status/2007557671705293009
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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https://x.com/SteveBrule8
/status/2007558327006572736

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:30 PM (Bz1pi)

340 I can't tell where she is.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (RuTUS)

341 HOBBY NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (Ia/+0)

342 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:30 PM (Bz1pi)

Lol

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (BI5O2)

343 There's still time for more!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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If Iran falls, the Democrats will be shell shocked into sullen silence. And it will surely be an enema for Mamdani.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (WDjG6)

344
A violation of federal law? How so? He's a foreign national.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

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But I was briefed!

Posted by: Zohran the Magnificent at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (Bz1pi)

345 whig, thank you for that. I can watch that 500 times.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 05:32 PM (sDNVV)

346 ======
If Iran falls, the Democrats will be shell shocked into sullen silence. And it will surely be an enema for Mamdani.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (WDjG6)

If Iran collapses, Tucker Carlson is gonna beat his wife.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)

347 343 If Iran falls, the Democrats will be shell shocked into sullen silence.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:31 PM (WDjG6)

THIS I gotta see.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:32 PM (RuTUS)

348
Lol
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

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So many cool memes out there today.

------------

HOBBY NOOD
Posted by: Skip

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THIS is _my_ hobby.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:32 PM (Bz1pi)

349 Iran and Cuba are in the not if but how soon category.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 05:33 PM (sDNVV)

350 My husband just asked for help taping the FedEx guitar box. No problem.

The problem is that he, or our sons, are always a tiny bit close to a major trauma of being impaled by knives or, in this case, scissors. They are brilliant in many ways but common sense is absent in all three.

I no longer comment on the knives, which could impale adult abdomens from the kitchen island (and they all know to leave them in the abdomen vs yanking them out lectures), or poking grand's eyeballs. I just place the knives next to the sink with the point towards the backsplash and say nothing after over 40yrs.

Today he was trying hard to impale himself with the scissors for tape. I would pass the scissors towards him like a surgical nurse, as I was trained in school in the OR. Mentioned if we had an earthquake he might stab his own self in the foyer.

Told him I bet he totally disregarded his mother telling him not to run with scissors and instead ran with them pointed an inch from his eyeballs.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:33 PM (WONhk)

351 345 whig, thank you for that. I can watch that 500 times.
Posted by: Ben Had
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No problem. When dictators are deposed and the people of the freed country cheer, it is always a good day to sit back and troll the hell outta the enemies of teh US.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:34 PM (WDjG6)

352 Democrats are a criminal syndicate, not a party. The Mafia Dons stand in awe of how much these weasels have stolen from kids, the poor, and from the taxpayer.

A fun thought, based mostly on things in the culture and not on actual knowledge and personal experience. The spooks, Mafia and big city Dems were all cozy from the 50s on. What was the main theme of the Godfather franchise? Michael desperately wanted to go legit but he could never do it, well, because. After decades of smart operation, suddenly the mob is run by dummies like Gotti supposedly. They all get rolled up by the authorities and look at that! The Mafia isn't a big powerful thing anymore...public has already been made to think by the Godfather franchise that they CAN'T go legit. Meanwhile, the spooks and the Mafia and the Dems have taken over. Look at how the "authorities" now run most of the traditional Mafia businesses. Numbers, gambling, drugs and liquor. And large fraud schemes. The Trump side is the Untouchables, and their opponents are The Outfit in Chicago. Fun, huh?

Posted by: Azjaeger at January 03, 2026 05:34 PM (3/XaG)

353 NBC also saying Maduro is on U.S. soil

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 05:36 PM (Y1sOo)

354 If Iran collapses, Tucker Carlson is gonna beat his wife.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Cucker Tarlson probably admires how the Basij enforce the hijab rules in Iran and is up for a little roleplay.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 05:36 PM (WDjG6)

355 @bonchieredstate thinks Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia.

Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
12m
How’s she gonna do that from Russia?

Michael A. Horowitz
@michaelh992
3h
#NEW: Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez in a first video statement since the US raid: "We are ready to defend #Venezuela and our natural resources"

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:39 PM (RuTUS)

356 Uh, Delcy, with what?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 05:43 PM (sDNVV)

357 It is so funny that

MADURO

and

MANDAMI

are so similar!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:44 PM (RuTUS)

358
I'm beginning to think the fentanyl supply might shrink a bit, at least temporarily.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:44 PM (Bz1pi)

359 Between Iran & VZ, Beijing has to be shitting bricks.

They're probably burning down their hundreds of pet Congressmen right now.

"PUT A STOP TO THIS! WHAT THE FUCK ARE WE ARE PAYING YOU FOR?!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:44 PM (BI5O2)

360 oops

MAMDANI

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:45 PM (RuTUS)

361 I'm beginning to think the fentanyl supply might shrink a bit, at least temporarily.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at

Nah. We'll have to topple and take over MX to put a dent in that.

VZ isn't a big enough player to matter much. That was just a pretext for regime change.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:47 PM (BI5O2)

362 heh

Bonchie retweeted
𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 ⚓️
@jaycost
3h
This fellow is never going to be content just doing the job of mayor.
Crime, santitation, and safety are too pedestrian for his ego.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:47 PM (RuTUS)

363 What have we done to others who were caught, tried and then??????

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 05:48 PM (EyfuW)

364
So Mrs. Maduro will also be charged. I wonder what her role in the cartel is.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:50 PM (Bz1pi)

365 So Mrs. Maduro will also be charged. I wonder what her role in the cartel is.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:50 PM (Bz1pi

Don't know or care. She's unimportant. She and the son should have been shot in front of Maduro and dumped in the sea before we hit US waters. No need to keep these two around.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 05:52 PM (BI5O2)

366 At the rate Mandingo is going, I think he will soon want NYC to be the 51st state. He will give a state of the state after only being sworn in on the ko-ran for a few days. The ko-ran enables him to lie all he wants.

I feel badly for anyone trying to sell their condo in NYC, but they probably voted for his charming cobra smile.

"He's so handsome!Dim women sigh." Soon, my dears, you will be in full burka, to hell with Vanity Fair! "Make me a sammich!"

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 05:53 PM (WONhk)

367 So Mrs. Maduro will also be charged. I wonder what her role in the cartel is.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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At least Magda Goebbels did the honorable thing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 05:53 PM (XeU6L)

368
This fellow is never going to be content just doing the job of mayor.
Crime, santitation, and safety are too pedestrian for his ego.
Posted by: m

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Hilariously true, and I bet he feels absolutely GIFTED by the delivery of the Maduros to NYC for charging/detention (if that's what's happening).

He'll milk it for all he's worth and stay ready for his closeup 24/7.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:54 PM (Bz1pi)

369 His smile radiates fiercely that says, I'm going to kick your rugged individual balls and there is not a thing you can do about it.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 05:58 PM (EyfuW)

370 369 His smile radiates fiercely that says, I'm going to kick your rugged individual balls and there is not a thing you can do about it.
Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 05:58 PM (EyfuW)

He looks like a used camel salesman

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 06:01 PM (VE6XX)

371 Again we must remember-- most people, and even a large portion of the US' population, don't want the responsibility of freedom. They want to be told what to do, and desire the delusion of getting free shit.

My prognosis of this event is pessimistic.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 06:02 PM (g8Ew8)

372 Posted by: comanche voter at January 03, 2026 05:16 PM (cB7nX)

This is all so interesting, thank you!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:04 PM (Vvh2V)

373 >>So Mrs. Maduro will also be charged. I wonder what her role in the cartel is.

Probably a good idea to look what Delcy Rodriquez' role is and who her brother Jorge is.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 06:06 PM (viF8m)

374 Tammy, long time without saying Hi. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 06:07 PM (sDNVV)

375 JackStraw, your " what an amazing time to be alive" is resonating.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 06:08 PM (sDNVV)

376 Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 06:07 PM (sDNVV)

Blessed as always, dear lady. It's such a pleasure to "see" you!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:09 PM (Vvh2V)

377 Iran has been looted by the mullahs and the IRG for over 46 years now. I would imagine that the mood there is darker. And now we have a whole cache of arms that we can air drop over Iran for the folks to use against their oppressors.“

I’ve been watching some net videos on X and other places from the Iranian streets at night. These aren’t just protests; most all of them look like “A time of Landry” if you remember the Trek episode.
Mobs filling the streets, absolute mayhem.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 06:10 PM (KVmIX)

378 >>> So Mrs. Maduro will also be charged. I wonder what her role in the cartel is.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 05:50 PM (Bz1pi)

From the indictment:

8. CILIA ADELA FLORES DE MADURO, the defendant, is the de facto First Lady of Venezuela, having married NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, the defendant, in or about 2013. FLORES DE MADURO has had a longstanding political career. FLORES DE MADURO has acted as the President of the National Assembly (starting when MADURO MOROS left that role to become Minister of Foreign Affairs) between in or about 2006 and in or about 2011 , as the Attorney General of Venezuela between in or about 2012 and in or about 2013, and as a member of the National Constituent Assembly starting in or about 2017

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 06:10 PM (3uBP9)

379 >>JackStraw, your " what an amazing time to be alive" is resonating.

Feels like a lot of stuff is coming to a head.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 06:12 PM (viF8m)

380 The son:

9. NICOLAS ERNESTO MADURO GUERRA, a/k/a "Nicolasito," a/k/a "The Prince," the defendant, is the son of NICOLAS MADURO MOROS, the defendant, and a corrupt Venezuelan politician. MADURO GUERRA entered politics after his father, MADURO MOROS, became the President of Venezuela in or about 2013. At that time, MADURO MOROS appointed MADURO GUERRA the "Head of the Corps of Special Inspectors of the Presidency," a position which was created for MADURO GUERRA. In or about 2017, MADURO GUERRA entered Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly, and in or about January 2021 , MADURO GUERRA entered Venezuela's National Assembly, where he continues to hold office.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 06:13 PM (3uBP9)

381 Feels like a lot of stuff is coming to a head.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 06:12 PM (viF8m)

I'm still hoping for the truth about the 2020 election to come out

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 06:13 PM (VE6XX)

382 Jorge Rodriguez is former mayor of Caracas under Chavez and Speaker of the National Assembly under Maduro. He and his sister are central players in the Maduro crime syndicate.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 06:14 PM (n3U+x)

383 It goes on to lay out what they are being accused of, for many many pages.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 06:15 PM (3uBP9)

384 I'm still hoping for the truth about the 2020 election to come out
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026

Pretty sure the crooked elections in Venezuela used good ol' Dominion voting machines; you never know what might come of that investigation.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:17 PM (Vvh2V)

385 >>I'm still hoping for the truth about the 2020 election to come out

Do you remember Patrick Byrne? Hard to know if his background stories are true or not but he absolutely believes Venezuela and perhaps China and Iran were involved in rigging the 2020 election and while it isn't be talked about that was another reason to grab Maduro.

Don't know if he's full of crap or not but he definitely knows Venezuela and their history of election rigging.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 06:17 PM (viF8m)

386 News for the dead. No telling what Heaven will allow.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 06:18 PM (EyfuW)

387 It would be hilarious if Trump were to appoint Kid Rock as Special Ambassador to Venezuela and send KR to Caracas to meet with the Chinese delegation that was discussing 600 bilateral agreements with Maduro.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 06:18 PM (/mCq0)

388
It goes on to lay out what they are being accused of, for many many pages.
Posted by: banana Dream

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Thanks. I get the idea.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 06:19 PM (Bz1pi)

389 What a day! I had planned on doing a bunch of work, but that got derailed, and I haven't laughed so much over such an extended period of time in a long time.

Thank you, President Trump!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at January 03, 2026 06:21 PM (/mCq0)

390 >>> Thanks. I get the idea.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 06:19 PM (Bz1pi)

I'm not good with legal stuff, about three paragraphs in and I'm like the animation of homer's brain with the monkey playing cymbals.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 06:22 PM (3uBP9)

391 One thing I never understood: why not hire people who knew what they were doing to run the refineries and oil rigs? Obviously for the leaders this was all about the money, so they would make even more if they had people who actually worked.

You'd think this would be a no trainer, even for commies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

392 No brainer, phone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

393 I would love to see Maduro start to sing his head off in exchange for leniency. Remember that he is an extremely stupid, uneducated man who only was promoted into leadership for the same reasons Biden and Kamala were. Too worthless to ever really threaten any of the real powers behind the rackets.

And that’s the kind of man who should crack pretty easily.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 06:27 PM (KVmIX)

394 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

Probably the same type of thinking that led the commies in Russia after the revolution to kill off all the farmers when they took over all the farmland. How hard can it be to farm, after all.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:29 PM (Vvh2V)

395 Is there a cartel news or magazines like The Weekly Cartel Standard?

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 06:30 PM (EyfuW)

396 Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 06:27 PM (KVmIX)

Especially since it all went so quickly and smoothly that he might be wondering if he was ratted out by the Chinese or Russians.

Or he might know deep down that he is safer with the Americans than he would be with either.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:32 PM (Vvh2V)

397 3uBP9)

391 One thing I never understood: why not hire people who knew what they were doing to run the refineries and oil rigs? Obviously for the leaders this was all about the money, so they would make even more if they had people who actually worked.

You'd think this would be a no trainer, even for commies.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

They had them all! But they were mostly American and other international engineers that worked for Chevron and Exxon, and the Venezuelan government ran them all out of the country. They even took 6 of them hostage and held them for years until the US paid a ransom. Of course no one was going to work there after that.
And then they gave the refineries and power plants to some generals to run, and all they wanted to do was to loot everything. So they hired illiterate 19 year olds to run things, gave them guns and told them to shoot anything that made a bad noise.

Yeah. That’s why their oil infrastructure is in ruins.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 06:33 PM (KVmIX)

398 Probably the same type of thinking that led the commies in Russia after the revolution to kill off all the farmers when they took over all the farmland. How hard can it be to farm, after all.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:29 PM (Vvh2V)

Well, yeah. Same for Cambodia and China. But even the Soviets did the NEP period.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:34 PM (zZu0s)

399 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 06:34 PM (zZu0s)

See Tom Servo above!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:38 PM (Vvh2V)

400 Well, yeah. Same for Cambodia and China. But even the Soviets did the NEP period.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

We have the same thought process here in legislators and judges who write or issue edicts to do things that are practically impossible then blame the engineers / scientists / etc for not "making it so".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)

401 How hard can it be to farm, after all.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 06:29 PM

*fistbump*

Posted by: Mike Bloomberg at January 03, 2026 06:53 PM (jc0TO)

402 So... Trump kicks the shit out of Venezuela, while bombing the shit out of Somalia at the same time...

Iran has anti Mullah riots in the streets...

Ukes and Russia may actually reach an agreement...

Seems like Trump, Vance, Department of War, and Immigration folks are kicking ass... now if we could just get the rest of the government to understand that they need to have a sense of urgency.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 03, 2026 06:54 PM (mP0Kj)

403 There's a general rule it seems for anyone who got into their position of power by being good at getting positions of power and not being good at what the position ostensibly "does". Politician, manager, executive, heck, even the more ecclesiastical job descriptions. If you got there by being good at simply getting there, then you won't ever be so foolish as to hire people who are better at doing "It", whatever it is, than you. You hire easily manipulated jerks who really only want their own swipe at the same brass ring you got.

I guess it's basically a way of looking at the Peter Principle from the top down, instead of the bottom up.

Maduro and Chavez (the fat greasy one, of course, not the rakish adventurer with the mustache from generations ago) were never going to simply hire on people who knew how to move liquid dinosaur. The kind of people who can do that are exactly the kind of people that people like Maduro and Chavez shoot in the back of the head.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 06:56 PM (06Hmj)

404 Now go get that invader Mamba dontgiveafuckwhathosstupidislamnameis

Posted by: melodicmetal at January 03, 2026 06:56 PM (XLfSN)

405 We have the same thought process here in legislators and judges who write or issue edicts to do things that are practically impossible then blame the engineers / scientists / etc for not "making it so".
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)

Supreme Court of Calif let a law continue to be on the books, even though it is IMPOSSIBLE to create the product needed to support the law.

Supposedly all our guns should have micro printing with a serial number, on the FIREING PIN of guns... and you cannot sell one without it in Calif. Due to wear, this is an impossible standard to maintain.

Yet, the Court said just because its impossible, it can still be a law.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 03, 2026 06:56 PM (mP0Kj)

406 404 Now go get that invader Mamba dontgiveafuckwhathosstupidislamnameis
Posted by: melodicmetal at January 03, 2026 06:56 PM (XLfSN)

That little fucking weasel.

"I will personally arrest and detain Netanyahu if he ever comes to my city!"

"Also ermagerd you can't arrest somebody else's president that's like illegal or something!"

Shaddap, ya smelly little pinko mutant. Go do something useful like take shit in a subway car and wipe with you bare hand, or something.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 07:03 PM (06Hmj)

407 Mamdani was born in Uganda, right? So he can't ever be president? Or has anyone tested the "naturalized citizen" clause of the constitution before....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 03, 2026 07:05 PM (SRRAx)

408
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as president. The election was stolen, so I'm not clear what happens to her. Fled to Moscow, didn't, who knows, fog of war.

I could have sworn that I saw an article that said she was indicted in the US, and has an arrest warrant. But when I look now, nothing.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 07:07 PM (VWtfl)

409 407 Mamdani was born in Uganda, right? So he can't ever be president? Or has anyone tested the "naturalized citizen" clause of the constitution before....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at January 03, 2026 07:05 PM (SRRAx)

"Uganda was once British. We were once British. Totally fine.

Also remember to start wearing your underwear on the outside for daily inspections, starting tomorrow."

- His Most Serene Royal Highness Doctor Sir Random District Court Justice #48

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 07:08 PM (06Hmj)

410 I could have sworn that I saw an article that said she was indicted in the US, and has an arrest warrant. But when I look now, nothing.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 07:07 PM (VWtfl)

We could trade Vlad a couple bricks of crappy knock off third world steel case boolits for his army in exchange for her. Not exactly a fair trade, but i'm feeling generous.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 07:13 PM (06Hmj)

411 >>Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez sworn in as president. The election was stolen, so I'm not clear what happens to her. Fled to Moscow, didn't, who knows, fog of war.

I doubt she went anywhere. She didn't get where she is by being smart, she got there because of her brother Jorge Rodriguez.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 07:19 PM (viF8m)

412 I would love to see Maduro start to sing his head off in exchange for leniency. Remember that he is an extremely stupid, uneducated man who only was promoted into leadership for the same reasons Biden and Kamala were. Too worthless to ever really threaten any of the real powers behind the rackets.

And that’s the kind of man who should crack pretty easily.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 06:27 PM (KVmIX)

Definitely a coward who will eventually sell out to save his own butt. I hope it happens quickly BTW, when were the oil company execs taken hostage? It sounds vaguely familiar but it was probably downplayed in the press.

Posted by: LASue at January 03, 2026 07:30 PM (lIWP8)

413 I'm currently partial to the theory that this was all a bit of a puppet show, Maduro surrendered willingly and his guards played along in exchange for his safety, and he's currently sipping diet cokes in a comfy chair and laughing about what dirty bastards the mullahs are.

Bear in mind that I'm basing this theory entirely on the premise that it would be so darkly hilarious.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 07:35 PM (06Hmj)

414 Cuba and Mexico next? Hmmm.

Mexico is a narco country and needs to be cleaned up.
We know that. Cuba is just a vile Commie country that
Is crumbling from the inside.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 07:43 PM (4rWc3)

415 You neocon bootlickers lost your goddamn minds over Putin's Ukraine invasion, screaming "Sovereignty violated! War crimes! USSR reboot!" You preached borders and international law like holy gospel.

Now American bombs rain on Caracas, special ops drag Maduro out in cuffs, and we're occupying Venezuela. Crickets on sovereignty from you frauds.

I've got Trump's back 100% on smashing these narco-terrorist scum. Long overdue to hammer the drug lords poisoning our kids and the socialist shithole regime flooding our border with migrants. But suddenly it's all "justice" and "necessary", the exact same imperial playbook you branded evil when Russia used it. Slap a neocon 'MuRIcA!!! banner on it and you're all in, rock-hard for war. Pathetic.

Real America First means sealing our borders, rebuilding our economy, and keeping our boys alive first, not plunging into another neocon quagmire chasing oil and ego. Maduro runs cartels and migrant pipelines? Absolutely, cage the bastard and burn the networks to the ground. But spare me the bullshit: this is identical overreach to what you howled about in Ukraine, just painted over with "finally hitting back."

Your selective outrage is gutless.

Posted by: MikeN at January 03, 2026 07:45 PM (TdI1F)

416 You're hawkish opportunists drunk on empire's fading power, cosplaying patriots while dragging us into endless-intervention traps wrapped in screeching 'MeRIcA!!!! red, white, and blue. Own your hypocrisy, or shut the hell up.

Posted by: MikeN at January 03, 2026 07:45 PM (TdI1F)

417 Your mom's a hawkish opportunist drunk on empire's fading power, cosplaying a patriot while dragging us into endless-intervention traps wrapped in screeching 'MeRIcA!!!! red, white, and blue.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 07:48 PM (06Hmj)

418 Posted by: MikeN at January 03, 2026 07:45 PM (TdI1F

Quiet, piggy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 07:51 PM (BI5O2)

419 Nothing "fading" about the power we just displayed. And it had to do with arresting a fugitive terrorist leader in our backyard who was pumping drugs into America and wouldn't take the many offers to stop.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 07:57 PM (b4LBp)

420 You neocon bootlickers lost your goddamn minds over Putin's Ukraine invasion, screaming "Sovereignty violated! War crimes! USSR reboot!" You preached borders and international law like holy gospel.
MikeN at January 03, 2026 07:45 PM (TdI1F)
***
Neocons? I think you're in the wrong place.

Posted by: LASue at January 03, 2026 08:12 PM (/DBoU)

421 Mamdani can shut his mouth. Who the hell does he think he is? This is a Federal charge. He is a two bit mayor from a socialist city that's been in office for two days. He has no voice in this. He can shut his mouth and run NYC into the ground. That is what he was elected to do.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 08:15 PM (4rWc3)

422 Real America First means sealing our borders, rebuilding our economy, and keeping our boys alive first, not plunging into another neocon quagmire chasing oil and ego. Maduro runs cartels and migrant pipelines? Absolutely, cage the bastard and burn the networks to the ground. But spare me the bullshit: this is identical overreach to what you howled about in Ukraine, just painted over with "finally hitting back."

Your selective outrage is gutless.

Posted by: MikeN at January 03, 2026 07:45 PM (TdI1F)
==
I'm not sure America First means much of anything. Especially from those making the most noise about it.

Posted by: Black JEM at January 03, 2026 08:16 PM (UVyKP)

423 I can't speak for everyone here, of course, but I was never that outraged about Ukraine. That area has been fought over for centuries. NATO membership for Ukraine should never have been on the table.

The only reason the West was bothered is because Ukraine launders a lot of dirty money, and they didn't want the Golden Goose discovered and killed.

The Brits and Euroweenies scream loudly about Putin while continuing to buy oil from him. Hella lot of American political names ( Romney, Biden) sit on the boards of large Ukrainian corporations, despite zero experience in the particular industry.

Do not support Putin at all, but I got zero fucks to give about Ukraine, although I feel for her innocent populace.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 08:20 PM (Vvh2V)

424 Even if we sold all of Venezuela's oil at 1/4 the price we would gain $4 trillion which is enough to open 4 more daycare centers in Minneapolis

Posted by: Kindltot EA Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 08:26 PM (rbvCR)

425 I can't help but wonder if the drugs may be more lucrative than oil, and if so, how do we break up the cartels, and is there a plan in place to actually go to war with them?

Because that's where it will get ugly.

I like bombing the boats, I really do, but do you think it's really possible to take these animals down?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 08:37 PM (Vvh2V)

426 Actually I thought Ukraine was and still is an op.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)

427 I could have sworn that I saw an article that said she was indicted in the US, and has an arrest warrant. But when I look now, nothing.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 07:07 PM (VWtfl)

The indictments don't have her name

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1422326/dl

Posted by: Kindltot EA Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 08:44 PM (rbvCR)

428 I can't help but wonder if the drugs may be more lucrative than oil, and if so, how do we break up the cartels, and is there a plan in place to actually go to war with them?

Because that's where it will get ugly.

I like bombing the boats, I really do, but do you think it's really possible to take these animals down?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 08:37 PM (Vvh2V)

Good question. The cartels act as warlords did in China in the 30's but I don't know if they have a lot of local support. The boats may or may not be the principal action, it may be that the drugs and the Iranian oil losing access to the world market is going to squeeze the Revolutionaries in Colombia, the military in Venezuela, the growers in Ecuador and Peru, and will starve Iran for cash right when they need it in buckets.
Iran is rumored to be a dark-money banking center, and most banks tend to have more assets due than they have available, so they may have to hock their Lambos in Dubai.

Posted by: Kindltot Ea Nasir, Say His Name! at January 03, 2026 08:51 PM (rbvCR)

429 423 I can't speak for everyone here, of course, but I was never that outraged about Ukraine. That area has been fought over for centuries. NATO membership for Ukraine should never have been on the table.

The only reason the West was bothered is because Ukraine launders a lot of dirty money, and they didn't want the Golden Goose discovered and killed.

The Brits and Euroweenies scream loudly about Putin while continuing to buy oil from him. Hella lot of American political names ( Romney, Biden) sit on the boards of large Ukrainian corporations, despite zero experience in the particular industry.

Do not support Putin at all, but I got zero fucks to give about Ukraine, although I feel for her innocent populace.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 08:20 PM (Vvh2V)

I have friends who are from UKR, and I feel for them, but I land where you do, Tammy. UKR had the chance to exonerate Trump and expose what Biden did over there under Obama, and they chose to do neither. Their inaction caused Trump a lot of unnecessary trouble in his first term.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 03, 2026 09:07 PM (0CU3H)

430 Putin may or may not have had legitimate grievances WRT Ukraine. Certainly the way he went about it was evil, but Zelensky seems pretty evil too. I wish a pox on both governments (because the governments are just as evil as the specific leaders), but I wish freedom and peace for the citizens of both countries. If only their governments would quit being corrupt repressive kleptocrats that make Democrats sit up and take notes on how to be more evil....

Posted by: RandomDave at January 03, 2026 09:48 PM (aJQbY)

431 Yep and yep, Darrell and Dave!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 11:08 PM (Vvh2V)

Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Jan. 3

My husband was in the Army for 38 years and we lived in several different climates (coastal CA, central valley CA, Baltimore, Tidewater VA, and Hawaii). We retired to Las Vegas and while I was never much of a gardener, I managed to keep our living quarters looking OK over the years. Not here. Unless you love cactus, this is easily the most challenging garden environment ever. Fortunately I can buy amaryllis bulbs. They are from Eden Gardens, a wonderful garden supplier. They were badly hit by the North Carolina floods, but still managed to fulfill their orders on time.
Anyway, here’s part of my “harvest” this year. The flowers are so large that they sometimes fall over, but this is not a problem because they do really well when cut and put in a vase.
Ps. I always enjoy your thread. Thanks.
Margsnow

A low-key thread on a busy day today, starting with some beautiful flowers!

It's okay to switch between specialty and news threads on the weekend.

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

There are some different varieties of citrus in season here in the Central valley. We recently got some big pink oranges resembling blood oranges, mild and a little on the bland side. They looked a lot like this:

Winter�s sweetest secret! 🍊✨ Packed with vitamin C, fiber, and antioxidants, blood oranges are perfect for juicing, salads, desserts, or even cocktails, delicious and versatile!#McFarlinMindyFarms #BloodOrangeSeason #WinterFruit #HealthyAndDelicious #BloodOranges pic.twitter.com/DcPIc5fyR3
— McFarlin Mindy Farms (@cmcfarlinfamily) December 30, 2025

They were a real contrast to some deep orange, zesty tangerines. Both varieties were seedless. Don't know their names.

The tangerine was smaller than this, and not as juicy.

The juice of Ehime Jelly oranges.

A hybrid of oranges and tangerines originating in Japan, coated with Kaolin, a clay-based powder sprayed on fruit trees for sunburn and insect protection. pic.twitter.com/vlAmUxeP3a
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) November 16, 2025

Have you had any interesting citrus lately?

Puttering

Curled up with a catalog?

Did you know the Internet Archive has 1,000 seed catalogs?

Well, you'd be wrong, because we have over 50,000 seed catalogs.https://t.co/44WxG8ZMUI and https://t.co/meAfqxwynX are the way to start. They're glorious explosions of verbiage and promise towards the ultimate farm. pic.twitter.com/vpAsIs3z7t
— Jason Scott (@textfiles) November 6, 2019

Adventure

Winter in Zurich

They feed Mangels to cattle in Switzerland (see last week's post).

Gardens of The Horde

From Intrepid Liason, in October:

A few updates at the acreage. First up, there are several large pokeweed plants covered in berries. It's an interesting native plant with neat (but inedible) berries and striking reddish/purple stalk. It can get pretty large, too!
I'll probably harvest my quince soon. They are huge, much larger and lumpier than apples or pears, and have lost their fuzz and turned bright yellow.

Finally, as a curiosity, if you've never left your asparagus unharvested and wondered what its seeds or berries look like, I've got a picture for you. I guess they're technically seedy pods, and they were a fairly bright orange for a while, but have gotten fuller over the weeks.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden at g mail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, Dec. 27

Any thoughts or questions?

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 01:04 PM

Comments

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1 Good afternoon KT and Greenthumbs

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 01:08 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Howdy, beloved Horde!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (FMtrg)

3 The "quince power" fist amuses me.

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (nhCoE)

4 Ooooh, trolls are mad and stomping their tiny feet.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 03, 2026 01:11 PM (FMtrg)

5 Flowers!

Look at the flowers, Lizzie.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 03, 2026 01:11 PM (lPqCT)

6 Nature-related, we are in the late stages of planning a trip in Feb. to Puerto Rico for a long weekend around my birthday. The highlight appears to be a horseback ride through the "only tropical rainforest in the U.S.". The pics look great, can't wait to see it for myself.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 03, 2026 01:12 PM (vV6n9)

7 Love the amaryllis blooms!

I was gifted an amaryllis 4 years ago. It bloomed the first year, but so far, no more flowers, only leaves that keep growing longer and longer.

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 01:14 PM (dCxaZ)

8 Not getting above freezing much, but snow coating is slowly disappearing.

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 01:15 PM (Ia/+0)

9 I have a huge pyracantha bush, it's about 20' x 15'. It fruits biennially, and this year was a bloom year.

the plant was covered with thousands of the orange-red berries a couple months ago. Looked carefully at the bush this morning, it's all but stripped bare by the birds.

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 01:16 PM (dCxaZ)

10 I get quince and persimmon mixed up.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 03, 2026 01:18 PM (FMtrg)

11 I was gifted an amaryllis 4 years ago. It bloomed the first year, but so far, no more flowers, only leaves that keep growing longer and longer.
Posted by: kallisto

You have to force them to go dormant. Dark room, no water. After they look dead, bring them out into light and water. They will bloom again.

Posted by: Idlan at January 03, 2026 01:19 PM (LV9xd)

12 The common "consensus" is that the Quince fruit was, in fact, the actual "forbidden fruit" in the Garden of Eden. Not the apple. Apparently, the fruit originated in the Middle East and has legacy ties to love and fertility.

So...be careful.

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 01:19 PM (dIske)

13 You have to force them to go dormant. Dark room, no water. After they look dead, bring them out into light and water. They will bloom again.

ok

i think I have done this already, unintentionally though

lol

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 01:20 PM (dCxaZ)

14 Those are pretty, Margsnow.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 01:21 PM (4kXuG)

15 Have you had any interesting citrus lately?

--
Had a sumo orange from Wegmans yesterday.
Very sweet.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 01:23 PM (6U1c2)

16 Last bag of Mandarins had were horrible, but usually good.
They wete very small, not sure if that was problem

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 01:25 PM (Ia/+0)

17 i think I have done this already, unintentionally though.

I do it unintentionally to a lot of my plants. The only thing that it helps are my amaryllis.

LoL

Posted by: Idlan at January 03, 2026 01:26 PM (LV9xd)

18 Hey. Keep that kaolin out of my OJ!

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 01:26 PM (qFwJc)

19 Good story and pretty flower, Margsnow. Makes for an optimistic day.

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM (LHPAg)

20 "the "only tropical rainforest in the U.S.""

None in Hawaii?

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM (qFwJc)

21 I love blood oranges and I can get them at the farmers market. I have lemons and limes ready now.

The amaryllis are beautiful.

I have big tree covers for them and the two avocado trees I planted and I hope they make it. I found a variety of Avocado that's supposed to do well in zone 9 but we will see.

It's pouring here too, I've had over 5 inches in the past week and I haven't checked the gauge yet this am. I think we've had 15 inches of rain already this rain season and I'm worried about trees falling.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:31 PM (jbmHx)

22 12 The common "consensus" is that the Quince fruit was, in fact, the actual "forbidden fruit" in the Garden of Eden. Not the apple. Apparently, the fruit originated in the Middle East and has legacy ties to love and fertility.

So...be careful.
Posted by: Orson

There's also a Greek story where translations mention an apple, but was probably a quince: Acontius, a young man in love with Clyppa, wrote the words "I swear by the temple of Artemis that I shall marry Acontius" on an apple and threw it at her feet while she was at the Temple of Diana (Artemis).
When Clyppa picked up the apple and read the inscription aloud, the act of repeating the vow in front of the altar bound her to the promise, making her obligated to marry Acontius.

Interestingly, Quince are rock hard and very dry raw, so they aren't so great to eat without preparation, which makes the Adam/Eve story odd. They're also quite lumpy, so they wouldn't roll very well in the second Greek story.

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 03, 2026 01:33 PM (ycI94)

23 20 "the "only tropical rainforest in the U.S.""

None in Hawaii?
Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM
El Yunque in PR.

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 01:34 PM (LHPAg)

24 Speaking of seed catalogs, Burpee catalog arrived over the holidays. Several dog-eared pages already.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at January 03, 2026 01:36 PM (e/Osv)

25 I wish we could ship some of that excess California rain here to Colorado. December is normally fairly dry anyway so hopefully we get good snows in our wet months. I don't farm or ranch so I don't have the direct hit from bad growing years, but the price of hay for the horses is higher when the hayfields get little water.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 01:36 PM (hhkIi)

26 I planted about 50 tulip bulbs yesterday and I hope they all grow. The ground was really hard where I wanted to plant them and so I found other spots where I didn't have to hand till the ground. I wasn't planning on this much rain and the bulbs arrive of course when the weather is terrible.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:42 PM (jbmHx)

27 22 12 The common "consensus" is that the Quince fruit was, in fact, the actual "forbidden fruit" in the Garden of Eden. Not the apple. Apparently, the fruit originated in the Middle East and has legacy ties to love and fertility.

So...be careful.
Posted by: Orson

Although of course we will never know for sure, but in ancient, pre-Christian art the Tree of Life was a common artistic motif in several cultures, and it was always shown as being a pomegranate.
The claim that it was an apple didn’t begin until Christianity became accepted in northern lands among peoples who had no idea what a pomegranate was.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 01:43 PM (otNgF)

28 Interestingly, Quince are rock hard and very dry raw, so they aren't so great to eat without preparation, which makes the Adam/Eve story odd. They're also quite lumpy, so they wouldn't roll very well in the second Greek story.
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 03, 2026 01:33 PM (ycI94)
_____________________________
They, actually, address that issue in their conjectures. First, a quince holds an intense alluring fragrance. Then, they explain that it requires cooking to (I'm quoting here) "reveal its delicious rosy-pink flesh, mirroring the transformation from raw temptation to revealed delight."

(shrugs)

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 01:44 PM (dIske)

29 It wasn't apples for quince.

It was figs.

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 01:45 PM (qFwJc)

30 Thank you for the Garden Thread KT

Looks like commenting on previous thread is finally slowing down in the low 900's so maybe folks will migrate over or just go about their business.

I like the pics of winter in Zurich. Alas, I knew him well....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 01:48 PM (QGaXH)

31 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 01:49 PM (Zz0t1)

32 The "quince power" fist amuses me.

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (nhCoE)

Well, we now know the fruit of anarchists.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 01:50 PM (Zz0t1)

33 delicious rosy-pink flesh, mirroring the transformation from raw temptation to revealed delight."

Used to date her.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (Kt19C)

34 I get the local climate impact on gardening. I grew up in the Midwest, and our black raspberries grew wild all around our house. I planted some in zone 9 Texas, and got some beautiful long canes that were promptly destroyed by borers and never produced fruit. Likewise with some amazing iris bulbs from a neighbor back home that failed to flower in a hot climate and then burned up in the subtropical sun.

On the other hand, we’re about to harvest our first lemons from our new tree. Can’t get that back in the Midwest.

Posted by: Advo at January 03, 2026 01:56 PM (jO4mz)

35 Oh, those blood oranges look so good....

(makes note on grocery list)

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at January 03, 2026 01:58 PM (0lzjf)

36 They, actually, address that issue in their conjectures. First, a quince holds an intense alluring fragrance. Then, they explain that it requires cooking to (I'm quoting here) "reveal its delicious rosy-pink flesh, mirroring the transformation from raw temptation to revealed delight."

I can confirm both. It has a wonderful unique aroma while ripening (many Balkans homes would put some fruit in various rooms like potpourri), and when cooked, it does soften and turn a rosy/salmon color

Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at January 03, 2026 02:05 PM (ycI94)

37 33 delicious rosy-pink flesh, mirroring the transformation from raw temptation to revealed delight."

Used to date her.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (Kt19C)

LOL Commissar - how are things in the Valley today?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:05 PM (QGaXH)

38 From Boise area: Lows 25-43 F, highs 37-45. A wet week, with another to follow. We could use the water! And we would like some snow - not one flake here in the valley, yet.

I have an amaryllis I got at a party - the bud-stem passed one foot in height, then the bud split open. By next week, I should have a flower. The bulb came with instructions, so I should be able to get it to bloom next winter.

Not much news at this season - I did see a flicker at our seed feeder. I peeled, cut, and froze the last 3 butternut squash, so all our processing is done. Now it's just enjoying potatoes, onions, and all the things we canned or froze...

...until it's planting time. Husband has already run the fireplace twice, but eventually will come the night when we sit by that fireplace and create the garden plan for the coming year. I have my one catalog now, Territorial Seed Co. (unless some other company sends a catalog randomly). We probably won't start any seeds indoors until March.

I do have one broccolini seed that was planted in spring, sprouted in the fall - it has one leaf that's yellow, but the other leaves look OK - wonder if it will survive the whole winter.

Posted by: Pat* at January 03, 2026 02:16 PM (KqoRw)

39 I planted about 50 tulip bulbs yesterday and I hope they all grow. The ground was really hard where I wanted to plant them and so I found other spots where I didn't have to hand till the ground. I wasn't planning on this much rain and the bulbs arrive of course when the weather is terrible.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:42 PM (jbmHx)
====
I've planted those bulbs here and they are dug up and consumed by pests in 24 hours.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 02:22 PM (RIvkX)

40 If I get my act together, I will get some winter greens planted before school starts back up. I have seeds for arugula, mizuna, and lettuce.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 03, 2026 02:26 PM (FMtrg)

41 18 Hey. Keep that kaolin out of my OJ!
Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 01:26 PM (qFwJc)

I wonder how many have long enough memories to catch the reference.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (QGaXH)

42 Previous thread just cracked a thousand comments.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 03, 2026 02:29 PM (sl73Y)

43 I am thinking about planting a few cold hardy seeds under the straw mulch, just to see if they survive. It's been a mild winter here, but I know February can be bad.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 02:30 PM (+mUZM)

44 Previous thread kept going strong - past 1000 now...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:31 PM (QGaXH)

45 how are things in the Valley today?

Moar rain forecast later today thru tomorrow. Calif cold.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 02:39 PM (Kt19C)

46 "I wonder how many have long enough memories to catch the reference.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan"

LOL. I hadn't thought of that. I saw a chunk fall into the Orange Juice.

But LOL. Kaolin in the OJ?

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 02:47 PM (qFwJc)

47 Has anyone tried container gardening black raspberries? One of our potential life changes is moving to an apartment from our house. It has plenty of window space, but there's no usable ground space at all. (City code enforcement would not like me planting a prickly bush in their stupid little decorative grassy 'bump-outs.)

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at January 03, 2026 02:49 PM (0lzjf)

48 >>Kaolin in the OJ?

Maybe to offset the laxative effect of fruit juice? LOL!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 02:51 PM (rdVOm)

49 My wife was disabled from MS. When George Zimmerman was acquitted, her Home health aid was upset.

I said "Now you know how white people felt when OJ got acquitted."

The next day she told me that she understood. Great, sweet gal. Got a better job with the school district with pension, health insurance, vacations, etc. I am happy for her.

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 02:51 PM (qFwJc)

50 Of course, I didn't go into the issue of OJ begin guilty as sin and George Zimmerman being guilty of self-defense.

But, she had feelings.

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 02:53 PM (qFwJc)

51 I should move my mini greenhouse somewhere. It just doesn't get much sjn anymore

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 02:53 PM (Ia/+0)

52 California cold = 57°.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 02:54 PM (Kt19C)

53 There's a non- gardening thread above

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 02:57 PM (VE6XX)

54 Growing dark here!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 02:57 PM (Kt19C)

55 AOT

nood

But don't abandon the pretty flowers. And speaking of oranges, Japanese boob oranges are back in season. Get them while they're perky.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 02:57 PM (3uBP9)

56 Please accept my apologies. Not a proper topic for the gardening thread.

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 02:58 PM (qFwJc)

57 How did Japan end up perfecting oranges. They have the absolute best varieties now. Could someone get them working on tomatoes pretty please?

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 03:06 PM (3uBP9)

58 PET NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:31 PM (Ia/+0)

59 Having once bit into a Quince fruit, I can tell you that they are almost onomatopoetic; they taste like they sound. Very pucker inducing. One bite was enough. OTOH, throw a pile of sugar at them, and they make a wonderful jam.

Right now, I'm procrastinating. The wife wants the outside lights taken down, but I'm arguing for Epiphany. I am watching the weather. It's supposed to be clear and mild through tomorrow, but after that it's supposed to cool down with an increasing chance of moisture. If the forecast turns bad, I'll get them down before Tuesday.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 03, 2026 05:50 PM (M5t5H)

Trump Speaking Now: "This Is Big Stuff"

The screechy communist whore vice president shrieked on TV after Maduro's capture.

Venezuela's socialist regime appeared rattled and scrambling Saturday after its own vice president publicly admitted she does not know where dictator Nicolás Maduro is, hours after President Trump announced that Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been captured and flown out of the country following U.S. military action. Speaking by phone with state-run broadcaster VTV, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said the regime had lost contact with both Maduro and Flores and demanded that Washington provide what she called "proof of life," an extraordinary on-air concession from a government that has long projected absolute control.
"In light of this brutal situation and this brutal attack, we do not know the whereabouts of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores," Rodríguez said during the broadcast, accusing the United States of having "violated, attacked, and assaulted" Venezuela. She repeatedly pressed the Trump administration to account for Maduro and Flores, framing the operation as an act of aggression rather than addressing the disappearance itself. Rodríguez went on to claim Maduro had warned Venezuelans such an operation could happen, blaming what she described as American "energy greed" for the strike.

Audio at the link.

Does she sound scared? Well, Bulg says she's so scared that four sources say she's already fled to Tucker Carlson's other favorite "conservative" country, Russia.

Reuters is reporting that the Venezuelan VP is in Russia, according to four sources.
Posted by: Bulg

Press conference link below:

While we're waiting... Trump: Yes, Maduro did offer me everything before I snatched his communist ass, because "he doesn't want to fuck around with the United States."

Also, Venezuelans crying in gratitude.

This is a sad day, per Tucker Carlson. Why, the parade of paid Venezuelan spokesmen he "interviews" on his propaganda show say that the narcoterrorist communist dictatorship of Venezuela is secretly very "conservative!"

Let�s revisit Ben�s response to Tucker�s praise for Maduro: https://t.co/1G0Z7Pc69F
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) January 3, 2026

And he pushes obvious lies like this because 1, he's paid to, and 2, he thinks his audience is actually so stupid they are diagnosably learing disabled (yes that was an intentional mispelling) and he has absolutely zero respect for his Pay Pigs who he assumes will believe literally anything as long as it's wrapped in "anti-establishment" tissue paper.

The 10 Best Things About Trump�s Venezuela Victory:

10. America�s enemies are terrified

9. Democrats went from siding with Somali fraudsters early in the week to communist narco terrorists who ignored democracy by the weekend

8. Libertarians are upset

7. Unleashing�
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) January 3, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 10:55 AM

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1 Almost first!

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (vFG9F)

2 heh

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (vFG9F)

3 Hello

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (u3SRj)

4 Cucker Tarlson

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (1Nv0l)

5 That's my President!

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (vFG9F)

6 As much as I love the eventual result of this action by our President, the best part for me will be the unending screeching by my commie acquaintances.

FAFO indeed.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (cYBz/)

7 Wow, a shout-out from Ace!

I'm kind of a big deal now.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

8 1 Almost first!
Posted by: fd

You can't get any closer.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:00 AM (c115l)

9 320 304 298 recommended link?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (RuTUS)

https://tinyurl.com/5dshkwxc
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (WHfpM)

THANK YOU!
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (RuTUS)

= Right Side Broadcasting Network

24,393 watching now
Started streaming 31 minutes ago
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (RuTUS)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:00 AM (RuTUS)

10 Trump has freed Venezuela from the clutches of leftist tyranny.

Can he now do it in the US of A?

Posted by: Preznit Papa Doc Bush at January 03, 2026 11:00 AM (dKrJA)

11 Umm...wow.

We'll have to see how this works out but imagine if Trump resolves the VZ issue like this.

No American losses. Few if any VZ losses. And the bad guy gets a trial instead of a bullet in the head so the left can't even complain about it

Posted by: 18-1 at January 03, 2026 11:00 AM (sKqQm)

12 Willowed

309 Schlichter: The 10 Best Things About Trump’s Venezuela Victory:

https://is.gd/h4qlmU

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:00 AM (Riz8t)

13 BBC news has been doing a pretty even-handed job of coverage.

The usual parade of leftards claiming this is an unprovoked act of war by badorangemandictator. But somewhat surprisingly, more from the opposite side on what a giant POS Maduro is.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 11:00 AM (1Nv0l)

14 The beauty of this administration is it never gives the enemy time to focus .

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (YwEeS)

15 I'm kind of hoping to wake up tomorrow and discover that the Delta Force has toppled Zohran Mamdani and installed Elise Stefanik as mayor.

Got to keep the momentum going!

Great coverage today, Ace, of this amazing event (Maduro's ouster). Mrs. Paco, who is from Chile, says that the streets in Santiago are filled with cheering Venezuelan refugees.

Posted by: Paco at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (2L+MU)

16 guys I have it linked in the post

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (1wjle)

17 Megyn looks too thin. Eat something

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (zNwXb)

18 It took a while reading to understand that ace wasn't talking about Kamala.

Morning brain, no coffee, brain big dumb dumb. Need coffee but brain no smart. Need smart brain. Smart brain get coffee. I wish me smart brain.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (3uBP9)

19 Oh, so we've indicted Maduro in the federal court in Manhattan. Great; now we get a three-ring legal circus for years before he gets shipped off to ADX Florence.

Where have you gone, General Pinochet? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you, woo hoo hoo.... I mean, we had the man on the helicopter; it's not hard to open the door and give a little push.

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (cFv0u)

20 I would have preferred that his own people hang him but I guess this will do.

Where does this leave all the Cuban intelligence operatives and thugs in Venezuela?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (jc0TO)

21 Lol Ben Shapiro

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (eZwyX)

22 Maduro memes at Townhall:
https://shorturl.at/MZpIn

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (ULPxl)

23 Megyn lives on meangirl gossip and memories. Of past glories at Fox.

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (ReBai)

24 Megyn is desperately trying to hold onto her youthful looks. That's why she's starving herself.

It doesn't work.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (1Nv0l)

25 Anyone ever notice that when America does the “bring Democracy” thing to a country, there’s always billions in oil profits to be made in that country?

Posted by: Things That Make You Go Hmmm at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (NyGYe)

26 I'm kind of hoping to wake up tomorrow and discover that the Delta Force has toppled Zohran Mamdani and installed Elise Stefanik as mayor.

He's just as illegal installed as Maduro...

But, Trump isn't THAT guy to roll up American pols installed by foreigners brought here as part of the great replacement...

Posted by: 18-1 at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (sKqQm)

27 >>> I would have preferred that his own people hang him but I guess this will do.

Where does this leave all the Cuban intelligence operatives and thugs in Venezuela?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (jc0TO)

As others have mentioned, I pretty sure he's going to be returning in chains to be tried by his people.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (3uBP9)

28 Megyn lives on meangirl gossip and memories. Of past glories at Fox.
Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM

and in my dreams.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (jc0TO)

29 Russia is offering stark criticism of the U.S. military attack on Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

In response, Russia called for a full meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

“This morning, the United States carried out a 'special military operation' against Venezuela. This causes deep concern and condemnation,” Russia said in a statement from its Foreign Ministry.

Posted by: SMOD at January 03, 2026 11:04 AM (GITLP)

30 12 Willowed

309 Schlichter: The 10 Best Things About Trump’s Venezuela Victory:

https://is.gd/h4qlmU
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:00 AM (Riz8t)

#1: 1. It was the Army and Delta Force instead of the Navy and the SEALs

Loser of the Army/Navy game gets to go play in VZ?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 03, 2026 11:04 AM (7v6oI)

31 Posted by: 18-1 at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (sKqQm)

I sure wish he was

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 03, 2026 11:04 AM (eZwyX)

32 7 Wow, a shout-out from Ace!

I'm kind of a big deal now.

Wow. Just wow. Literally hours after Maduro is captured, you decide now is a good time to strut your stuff? Delta is still available, you know.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

33 Has Russia charged Z with any crimes?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 11:05 AM (jc0TO)

34 Lol Ben Shapiro
Posted by: thathalfrican

Did you know that his sister has a huge rack?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:05 AM (77rzZ)

35 White House link

https://youtu.be/SsdkClL2_bg

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:05 AM (RuTUS)

36 Grump....check out Erin Molan , journalist from Australia. And forget that idiot stick figure.

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 11:05 AM (ReBai)

37 Will be interesting to see if we lost any men in this complex operation. Sounds like a pretty clean sweep, which would be amazing.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 11:06 AM (vbXSk)

38 >>> Posted by: Things That Make You Go Hmmm at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (NyGYe)

Hello Fellow Patriot!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 11:06 AM (ULPxl)

39 Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:05 AM (77rzZ)

Best, and most important, thing about that guy.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 03, 2026 11:06 AM (eZwyX)

40 " Almost first!
Posted by: fd

You can't get any closer.
Posted by: rickb223"

That was too easy. The Blade got nothing on me.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 11:06 AM (vFG9F)

41 >>> Russia is offering stark criticism of the U.S. military attack on Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

In response, Russia called for a full meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

“This morning, the United States carried out a 'special military operation' against Venezuela. This causes deep concern and condemnation,” Russia said in a statement from its Foreign Ministry.
Posted by: SMOD at January 03, 2026 11:04 AM (GITLP)

Andrei! You've lost another South American dictatorship?

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:06 AM (3uBP9)

42 It is a funny thing that communism is taking a beating around the world, but in NY, Chicago, Seattle, Boston etc it's all the rage

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (zNwXb)

43 In fact ...y'all fo and check out Erin Molan! She is in youtube, X and...other Media.

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (ReBai)

44 I love that this happened while Trump was still at Mara Lago after his NYE party. Heh, it was probably easier to maintain ops sec, for last minute details being out of the WH.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (hhkIi)

45 It's all fun and games until Delta operators show up with effectively no ROE.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (cYBz/)

46 7 Wow, a shout-out from Ace!

I'm kind of a big deal now.
Posted by: Bulg

I'm here every day to keep you in line.

Posted by: Der Volkischer Beobachter at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (oftw2)

47 Why did they indict him in SDNY and not FL or TX? A NYC jury will let him go because of TDS, and may even refuse to indict him.

Posted by: Hellooooo, McFly! at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (qUkBO)

48 Actually, I predicted this New Year's Eve.

Where do I collect my winnings?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (RIvkX)

49 “This morning, the United States carried out a 'special military operation' against Venezuela. This causes deep concern and condemnation,” Russia said in a statement from its Foreign Ministry.

I'm sure the SMO nomenclature is just coincidental. You know what the difference between our precision strike and yours is, Vlad? Ours worked, you borscht-swilling midget.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

50 Damn it, this whole overnight geopolitical re-alignment shit is distracting me from not giving a fuck about thd thoroughly dead Jeffrey Epstein. Dang.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (4b7CV)

51 Trump had better announce Maduro's location soon so Sen. Chris Murphy can go meet him for margaritas.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:08 AM (JkO4W)

52 "I'm kind of a big deal now.
Posted by: Bulg "

We always though you could do it.

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 11:08 AM (qFwJc)

53 there’s always billions in oil profits to be made in that country?
===================
Well, IDK about Grenada's mineral/oil wealth. I understand their GDP consists of sketchily qualified Dr.s.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robim at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (lPeS+)

54 Welp, Ms. Vice President can console her with all the bling Maduro had Wagner transport to Russia for safe-keeping.

I'm sure a treasure bath will make her feel all better. ;-)

Posted by: CPT. Charles at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (XjTSo)

55 42 It is a funny thing that communism is taking a beating around the world, but in NY, Chicago, Seattle, Boston etc it's all the rage

---------

I'm not getting the joke.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (JkO4W)

56 16 guys I have it linked in the post
Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (1wjle)

That's Right Side Broadcasting Network.

The White House youtube link is good, too.

There are others.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (RuTUS)

57 No flaming skulls?

Posted by: I was told there would be flaming skulls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM

The link in this statement from ace in the post goes to a dancing skull with red laser eyes and moving swords.

"My mood, thanks to Michael the Texan."

Even better than a flaming skull, in my opinion.

X link from previous post: https://bit.ly/4soIN4L

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (P5BPp)

58 YOU PUT HIM BACK RIGHT THIS MINUTE!

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (JkO4W)

59 "I'm kind of a big deal now.
Posted by: Bulg "

Right. Now go unload the dishwasher and fold the towels like I asked you three hours ago.
-- Bulg's Mother

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (cYBz/)

60 "Actually, I predicted this New Year's Eve.

Where do I collect my winnings?
Posted by: San Franpsycho "

Predicting the end of a year is not that remarkable.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (vFG9F)

61 >>> 55 42 It is a funny thing that communism is taking a beating around the world, but in NY, Chicago, Seattle, Boston etc it's all the rage

---------

I'm not getting the joke.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (JkO4W)

IT WILL BE FUNNY IF HELICOPTERS ARE INVOLVED.

Posted by: BEN ROTHLESSBERGERER at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (ULPxl)

62 Will be interesting to see if we lost any men in this complex operation. Sounds like a pretty clean sweep, which would be amazing.
Posted by: illiniwek
---

Reports are only injuries.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (1Nv0l)

63 Bets on PDT starting off with:

"We got him."

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (RuTUS)

64 I'd like to see this 'Donroe doctrine' applied to the cartels in Mexico. Surely there's some unsealed indictments out there we could leverage. Tell Sra Sheinbaum she can standby and watch or play as a willing accomplice.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (3Ope8)

65 >>> Actually, I predicted this New Year's Eve.

Where do I collect my winnings?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (RIvkX)

Actually, I predicted this the day before New Year's Eve, and I have very detailed records of it that were unfortunately taken during a robbery last night where they just took my database of extremely accurate predictions.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (3uBP9)

66 Predicting the end of a year is not that remarkable.
Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (vFG9F)

*tries to think of pithy comeback*
*fails*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:12 AM (RIvkX)

67 The WH Press Conferences always seem to start late. I guess they're waiting for others to arrive?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 11:12 AM (uA11f)

68 White House link

https://youtu.be/SsdkClL2_bg

86,277 watching now
Started streaming 21 minutes ago

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:13 AM (RuTUS)

69 Posted by: Things That Make You Go Hmmm at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (NyGYe)

What a tedious one-note troll you are...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 11:13 AM (n9ltV)

70 Well, there goes the Thread Before the Gardening Thread!

Cracks me up that Maduro is being indicted in NYC, where Mamdani was just inaugurated.

The latter's declaration when elected: "We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about."

This might be a good test case.

Posted by: KT at January 03, 2026 11:13 AM (7vIsy)

71 The WH Press Conferences always seem to start late. I guess they're waiting for others to arrive?

Hopefully Maduro in clown shoes and a clown nose. Flaming boner optional.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

72 This wouldn't have been possible if President Biden hadn't arranged everything in advance.

Posted by: Karina Jean-Pierre at January 03, 2026 11:13 AM (JkO4W)

73 It's funny how the commie thugs and dictators, when attacked and faced with being turned into pink mist, flee or otherwise beg for their lives. Che was such a pest that the local farmers he was terrorizing turned him in to the Bolivian Army to dispose of.

Posted by: Kill Them All at January 03, 2026 11:13 AM (R/m4+)

74 2 It is a funny thing that communism is taking a beating around the world, but in NY, Chicago, Seattle, Boston etc it's all the rage/i]

There is a lot more money to steal in America so we are getting the smarter commies.

No I guess that isn't a high bar

Posted by: 18-1 at January 03, 2026 11:13 AM (sKqQm)

75 It is a funny thing that communism is taking a beating around the world, but in NY, Chicago, Seattle, Boston etc it's all the rage
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Because they're using OUR tax dollars.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (c115l)

76 It's being reported that Maduro thought Trump was bluffing and gave half the military Christmas vacation off. Probably saved a few lives

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (zNwXb)

77 " The WH Press Conferences always seem to start late. I guess they're waiting for others to arrive?"

Sorry I'm late. Melania wanted to sleep in.

Posted by: PDT at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (vFG9F)

78 I'm not getting the joke.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (JkO4W)

Dark Humor is just like Food under Communism.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (06Hmj)

79 Now to get a friendly new regime in Iran...

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (YwEeS)

80 I was watching my Rangers curb stomp the Panthers and shit texting with my South Florida friend last night and then things started going boom in Venezuela.

Gotta keep your head on a swivel these days.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (viF8m)

81 > My favorite meme..so farrr.
------
"You gave a communist a free helicopter ride? What do you mean he landed?"

Picture of Pinochet

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (NwnyJ)

82 Just woke up to all this. WOW!!!!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 11:15 AM (g8Ew8)

83 Seems to be a lot of action on X this morning. I wonder if something happened in Venezuela regarding Nicolas Maduro...

Politics · Trending

Nicolás Maduro
Trending with Cilia Flores, USS Iwo Jima
1.41M posts

Venezuela
Trending with Russia, Libya
3.44M posts

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:15 AM (P5BPp)

84 New to the fray, but did we have an agreement with Maduro's army/security beforehand?

Go Delta!

Posted by: javems at January 03, 2026 11:16 AM (E7bcI)

85 >>> It's being reported that Maduro thought Trump was bluffing and gave half the military Christmas vacation off. Probably saved a few lives
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (zNwXb)

To his credit, America has never been known to be very militarily active during Christmas times.

Posted by: banana Dream - yes it's sarcasm at January 03, 2026 11:16 AM (3uBP9)

86 77 It's being reported that Maduro thought Trump was bluffing and gave half the military Christmas vacation off. Probably saved a few lives
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (zNwXb)

Oh, those Silent Professionals in the silly green hats. Spend the last 18 months relentlessly bribing, cajoling, and short-dicking every putz with a gun in the greater Caracas area to be conveniently unable to respond when a bunch of dudes roll up on their president.....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 11:16 AM (06Hmj)

87 83 Just woke up to all this. WOW!!!!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 11:15 AM (g8Ew

It's a lot at once!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:17 AM (RuTUS)

88 I can't wait for Candace Owens to explain to us Mossad's role in all of this.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:17 AM (JkO4W)

89 Not intended as a hit on Shapiro's comments - I agree with them - but the guy reminds me of a French bulldog whose food dish is unaccountably still empty at dinner time.

Posted by: Paco at January 03, 2026 11:17 AM (2L+MU)

90 "It's being reported that Maduro thought Trump was bluffing and gave half the military Christmas vacation off. Probably saved a few lives"

Not quite like the Christmas Eve attack in the Revolutionary War, but close enough.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 11:17 AM (vbXSk)

91 Megyn looks too thin.

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

And THIS time I'm keeping it off!

(cue Wegovy chubby marching zombies.)

Posted by: muldoon at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (/iMjX)

92 I'd like to see this 'Donroe doctrine' applied to the cartels in Mexico. Surely there's some unsealed indictments out there we could leverage. Tell Sra Sheinbaum she can standby and watch or play as a willing accomplice.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (3Ope

---
Trump understands that making examples means less work down the road. Ideally people switch sides voluntarily. Black-bagging Maduro shows that we mean business which keeps negotiations more realistic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (ZOv7s)

93
95,642 watching now
Started streaming 25 minutes ago
Palm Beach, FL

The White House

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (RuTUS)

94 To his credit, America has never been known to be very militarily active during Christmas times.
Posted by: banana Dream - yes it's sarcasm at January 03, 2026 11:16 AM (3uBP9)

----------

True dat.

*smirks*

Posted by: Zombie Gen. Washington at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (JkO4W)

95 ace, what Tucker says is nothing, he is a pundit.

Pres. Petro (Colombia) Pres Boric (Chile) Lula (Brazil) Pres Sheinbaum (Mexico) are "deeply troubled"
Pres Diaz-Canel (Cuba) calls it criminal
Naboa (Ecuador) is doing cookies on his X feed.
Pres Milei (Argentina) says "La libertad avanza, ¡viva la libertad, carajo!" Which is pretty much his point of view.
Pres Elect. of Chile José Antonio Kast Rist is all for it too.
Pres Peña (Paraguay) is all in on amical solutions to international conflicts however Venezuela is a terrorist state.

Venezuela is dangerous, and a serious regional threat,

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (rbvCR)

96 The unsealed indictment: (if you like indecipherable legal stuff)

x.com/AGPamBondi/status/
2007468832567222274

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (3uBP9)

97 Not started yet

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (Ia/+0)

98 Well, regardless of one's perspectives on foreign affairs, I saw two cars with "Venezuela Libre" painted on the windows this morning..

Posted by: man at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (XuXeR)

99 i think trump is about to come out

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (1wjle)

100 Trump understands that making examples means less work down the road. Ideally people switch sides voluntarily. Black-bagging Maduro shows that we mean business which keeps negotiations more realistic.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (ZOv7s)

"Dea--- uhh.... mild... inconvenience... to Israel?"

Posted by: Hamas at January 03, 2026 11:20 AM (06Hmj)

101 100 i think trump is about to come out
Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (1wjle)

phrasing!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:20 AM (RuTUS)

102 Will be interesting to see if we lost any men in this complex operation. Sounds like a pretty clean sweep, which would be amazing.
Posted by: illiniwek
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Our special ops guys are extremely well trained.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 11:20 AM (XeU6L)

103 "Spend the last 18 months relentlessly bribing, cajoling, and short-dicking every putz with a gun in the greater Caracas area to be conveniently unable to respond when a bunch of dudes roll up on their president....."

unable or maybe unwilling to die for The Cause. Plus there seem to have been several diversions?

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 11:20 AM (vbXSk)

104 100 i think trump is about to come out
Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (1wjle)

No way, dude. Have you even seen him try to dance?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 11:20 AM (06Hmj)

105 If PDJT came out in Buc-ee's jammie pants I'd vote for him for King.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:20 AM (cYBz/)

106 wow he brought out Nicolas Maduro in a leather Gimp Suit!!!

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (1wjle)

107 It would be ironically funny if we dumped Maduro in Guantanamo so he can be close to his best communist buddies.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (JkO4W)

108 just kidding

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (1wjle)

109 Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (RuTUS)

110 How stupid do you have to be to think Trump bluffs?

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (viF8m)

111 106 If PDJT came out in Buc-ee's jammie pants I'd vote for him for King.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:20 AM

And I'd buy a pair!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (2Ez/1)

112 >>>110 Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

I heard she just turned up again, but I don't know the details.

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (1wjle)

113 >>> i think trump is about to come out
Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (1wjle)

Just in, Trump has seen his shadow. Six more weeks of killing commies!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (3uBP9)

114 Where does this leave all the Cuban intelligence operatives and thugs in Venezuela?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (jc0TO)

Poised to try a counter-coup, which is why it is too early to start sucking each others' d*cks just yet

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (rbvCR)

115 True dat.

*smirks*
Posted by: Zombie Gen. Washington at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (JkO4W)
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Operation Linebacker II would like a word.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (ZOv7s)

116 LOL, the FU to China just keeps getting bigger:

Not only did we do this while they had top diplomats in country ... so much for Chinese "protection."
But:
We tracked their delegation to confirm Muduro's exact location.

As Insty notes, recruitment goes both ways:
China now has to realize we've turned a bunch of their agents to work for us.

Xi is letting loose a string of banging pot sound curses that is blistering the paint on the walls right now.

LOLGF commie bitich.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (HXT0k)

117 It's being reported that Maduro thought ...

Who? Who is reporting?!

Posted by: Cedric and Bob at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (R/m4+)

118 [WILLOWED:]

Advisor: You can't do that.

Trump: I can do it.

Advisor: Nobody can do that.

Trump: Watch me.

Advisor: Sir, no one can get Ace out of bed before noon!

Trump: I will just add him to Delta Force's wake-up call list. You'll see.

Posted by: Thatch at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (i0077)

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The only thing better would have been to have included Ace as an embedded-reporter during the operation.

He could have left a bunch of "Ace of Spades" death cards with dead Venezuelan military bodies a la Lt. Col. Kilgore (portrayed by the great Robert Duvall) ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (VxzUB)

119 VIVA TRUMP!!

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (dCxaZ)

120 110 Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (RuTUS)

Maria Corina Machado

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (RuTUS)

121
Trump is speak loudly and carry a big stick. A YUGE stick.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (w6EFb)

122 I must have missed the nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (bss/y)

123 I think my Gramma had the same carpet as the press room at Mar-a-Lago.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (cYBz/)

124 "Trump also revealed that he “watched every aspect of it” in “real time” from Florida.

He added that no US forces were killed in the operation, despite “a few injuries.”

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (vbXSk)

125 reported that Maduro thought ..."

"Ouch"

Posted by: man at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (XuXeR)

126 111 How stupid do you have to be to think Trump bluffs?

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MORAL: When Trump starts hitting your "fishing fleet" with missiles, things are going to get worse before they get better.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (JkO4W)

127 compare and contrast to the failed hostage rescue attempt perpetrated by pResident Peanut circa 1979

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (dCxaZ)

128 Xi is letting loose a string of banging pot sound curses that is blistering the paint on the walls right now.

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Queen LeBron's anus hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (VxzUB)

129
Remember we spirited her out of Venezuela in early Dec.

I'm sure they have plans for her.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (w6EFb)

130 95 To his credit, America has never been known to be very militarily active during Christmas times.
Posted by: banana Dream - yes it's sarcasm at January 03, 2026 11:16 AM (3uBP9)

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True dat.

*smirks*
Posted by: Zombie Gen. Washington at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (JkO4W)

Battle of the Bulge has entered the chat.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (7v6oI)

131 111 How stupid do you have to be to think Trump bluffs?

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (viF8m)

He can't keep not bluffing forever. He's going to have to bluff about something eventually. And gosh darn it, the siren call of being the first pimple on the world's ass to successfully call Trump out on a bluff is a temptation no geopolitical pimple could ever pass up.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (06Hmj)

132 113 >>>110 Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

I heard she just turned up again, but I don't know the details.
Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (1wjle)

Thanks.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (RuTUS)

133 i think trump is about to come out

One surprise after another...

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (3nLb4)

134 124 I think my Gramma had the same carpet as the press room at Mar-a-Lago.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (cYBz/)

Mammaw and Pappaw had this electric blue carpet in the living room. Along with an avocado couch and a goldenrod recliner. I think they did the carpet in the 60s and the furniture in the 70s.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (bss/y)

135 "Trump also revealed that he “watched every aspect of it” in “real time” from Florida.

I envision lovely FLOTUS at his side, rocking that fabulous silver lame gown she wore on NYE

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (dCxaZ)

136 The only thing better would have been to have included Ace as an embedded-reporter during the operation.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (VxzUB)
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The cup sizes here are all over the place, some really gorgeous racks though. No carrots in the chili, which is good. There's also some shooting over there, but I'm going to try to make some time with this hottie...

Posted by: AoSHQ Combat Journalist at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (ZOv7s)

137 "I must have missed the nood.
Posted by: Aetius451AD"

I knew everyone ignores my comments.

Posted by: PDT at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (vFG9F)

138 > Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?
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There was a photo purporting to be her, in a crowd, location unknown. It was an urban setting however, and I don't think she's here in the US or someone would likely have her on the TV by now. At a minimum, a short video on X or something.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (NwnyJ)

139 he's late af

who does he think he is, Obama in a tan suit?

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (1wjle)

140 Out: TACO TRUMP

In: How dare that dictator arrest criminals we like!

Posted by: 18-1 at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (sKqQm)

141 Dang it off Presidential sock

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (vFG9F)

142 Really, the Nobel peace prize should be trump's for taking out the head of state without killing a bunch of 20-year old kids. Heads of state are the most legitimate military targets.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (GPa4z)

143
I was reading there is talk that Trump was planning to do this on Christmas night, but decided the Nigeria thing needed to take priority. Then the weather wasn't so favorable until now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (w6EFb)

144 The left: NO KINGS!

The left now: DICTATOR GOOD!

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (KiBMU)

145 Things That Make You Go Hmmm
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LOL loser troll.

I guess the Code Pink; Not in Our Name; MoveOn 'tard siren has been activated:
Go! Fly Monkeys! Go!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (HXT0k)

146 He could have left a bunch of "Ace of Spades" death cards with dead Venezuelan military bodies a la Lt. Col. Kilgore (portrayed by the great Robert Duvall) ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (VxzUB)

"Que es un ... 'Restroom Token'?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (06Hmj)

147 Lord let Trump unleash this on the left in the homeland.

Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (eZwyX)

148 130 Remember we spirited her out of Venezuela in early Dec.

I'm sure they have plans for her.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (w6EFb)

Thanks.

(Maria Corina Machado)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (RuTUS)

149 Okay.
Something happened.

Posted by: The person who likes to say nothing will happen at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (2Ez/1)

150 I bet those Communist shitsticks are "deeply troubled" this morning.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)

151 The unsealed indictment: (if you like indecipherable legal stuff)

x.com/AGPamBondi/status/
2007468832567222274
Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (3uBP9)

My goodness. A bit over the top to begin with, but with indictment of ELN and Colombian drug gangs it gives Pres Petro a wake-up call to straighten up and heel.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (rbvCR)

152 TrUmP aLwAyS cHiCkEnS oUt!

Posted by: TACO Democrats at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (qUkBO)

153 It's being reported by ABC News that they're taking Maduro to Gitmo first, then flying him from there to NYC.

Also, Trump just posted a picture of Maduro aboard the Iwo Jima. Don't know if it's Truth Social, X, or both.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (77rzZ)

154 140 he's late af

who does he think he is, Obama in a tan suit?
Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (1wjle)

"Sorry I'm late. We were just watching live footage of some Marine Raiders giving Vladimir Putin a wedgie."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (06Hmj)

155 Breathless anticipation.

Posted by: RI Red at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (h87eb)

156 The problem is Maduro is just a puppet. Trump must go after the puppet-masters.

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (qFwJc)

157 139 > Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?
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There was a photo purporting to be her, in a crowd, location unknown. It was an urban setting however, and I don't think she's here in the US or someone would likely have her on the TV by now. At a minimum, a short video on X or something.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:25 AM (NwnyJ)

Very cool!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (RuTUS)

158 Venezuela. It's ours. We own it.

Posted by: Donald Trump at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (JkO4W)

159 >>> 148 Lord let Trump unleash this on the left in the homeland.
Posted by: thathalfrican - The One at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (eZwyX)

From your keyboard to Donny Two Scoops' nerds' screens...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (ULPxl)

160 >>Lol Ben Shapiro

Stopped clock is right twice a day blah blah blah

Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (NuV6c)

161 >>Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

ahem...

Posted by: Edmundo Gonz�lez Urrutia at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (Y1sOo)

162 149 130 Remember we spirited her out of Venezuela in early Dec.

I'm sure they have plans for her.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:24 AM (w6EFb)

Thanks.

(Maria Corina Machado)

Trump should be able to install her as the new President pretty quickly.
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (RuTUS)

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (otNgF)

163 I envision lovely FLOTUS at his side, rocking that fabulous silver lame gown she wore on NYE
Posted by: kallisto

I'm picturing baby doll nightie that you can see through.

Posted by: Dirty Dick's Crab House at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (oftw2)

164 I bet those Communist shitsticks are "deeply troubled" this morning.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)

Those four are deeply involved in the drug or money laundering side.

By the way, the price of Cocaine in Europe probably has just skyrocketed

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (rbvCR)

165 Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (RuTUS)

Maria Corina Machado

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (RuTUS)

------------

Eating breakfast at a Waffle House in Biloxi, MS.

/Last I heard she'd arrived in Oslo on December 11th after a covert and dangerous journey from Venezuela, where she had been in hiding for over 16 months.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (VxzUB)

166 Trump makes the presstitutes wait until he us damn good and ready

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (YwEeS)

167 Hey President Trump, Free California Next!!!

Posted by: Uncle Jefe at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (DzC+b)

168 The lady who won the election has been on nl US news, Fox, I believe, cheering the downfall

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (zNwXb)

169 Elon Musk @elonmusk

Now for the find out part of FAFO

DogeDesigner @cb_doge

BREAKING: 𝕏 is now the #1 News App on the AppStore in Venezuela

The people of Venezuela are receiving all the unfiltered and truthful news right here on this platform in real-time.

Maduro once banned the 𝕏 app in Venezuela. Fate loves Irony.

X: https://bit.ly/45vAn1t

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (P5BPp)

170 Maduro had it coming.

'nuff said.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (6ydKt)

171 Was it Putin that one time that made Obama wait like a bitch for a half hour?

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (YwEeS)

172 >>> 165 I bet those Communist shitsticks are "deeply troubled" this morning.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)

Those four are deeply involved in the drug or money laundering side.

By the way, the price of Cocaine in Europe probably has just skyrocketed
Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (rbvCR)

)#%(&)(*&*( @*($^Y@#_(%*Y#*) %&#!!!!!

Posted by: Hunter Biden at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (ULPxl)

173 I almost wish they'd just shot this pig in the head and tossed him into the sea, and said nothing about it, ever. Maduro simply vanishing with no comment whatsoever from the US would be even more terrifying for Communist dicklickers like Lula.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (BI5O2)

174 Great!

We liberated your country.

Now go back.

Fix it.

You owe us.

Posted by: pawn at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (Rmqfl)

175 167 Trump makes the presstitutes wait until he us damn good and ready
Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (YwEeS)

And so we can gather here!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (RuTUS)

176 I'd like to see this 'Donroe doctrine' applied to the cartels in Mexico. Surely there's some unsealed indictments out there we could leverage. Tell Sra Sheinbaum she can standby and watch or play as a willing accomplice.
---
Trump has done everything but stab his finger in her forehead:
You dumb bitch--either give me permission, and look like a hero. Or I'll do it alone and take you out with them.

She keeps choosing stupid.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:30 AM (HXT0k)

177 From Mila Joy:

China went to meet with Maduro today to discuss joining forces, then Trump captures Maduro the same day.

Savage.

In fact, the Chinese delegation is still in Venezuela.

Trump captures Maduro and sends a powerful message to Xi and China at the same time.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:30 AM (cYBz/)

178 Seeing the people weeping and celebrating takes me back to the night the reunited Germans danced on the Berlin Wall.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at January 03, 2026 11:30 AM (h/O4U)

179 Venezuela. It's ours. We own it.

Posted by: Donald Trump at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (JkO4W)

------------

Do Greenland next.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:30 AM (VxzUB)

180 >>Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

ahem..

Posted by: Edmundo Gonz�lez Urrutia at January 03, 2026 11:30 AM (Y1sOo)

181 María Corina Machado @MariaCorinaYA

Translated from Spanish

Venezuelans, the hour of freedom has arrived.

X: https://bit.ly/4sG2bun

English translation of her full statement: https://bit.ly/4jsiRBd

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:31 AM (P5BPp)

182 > I was reading there is talk that Trump was planning to do this on Christmas night, but decided the Nigeria thing needed to take priority. Then the weather wasn't so favorable until now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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I think Trump said something on "Fox and Friends" about it needed to be clear. I'd bet that was for targeting systems deployed there specifically for this operation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:31 AM (NwnyJ)

183 Maduro is on Ship, USS Iwo Jima.
Speculating, They have more investigative latitude in international water than on US soil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:31 AM (U5+2P)

184 almost wish they'd just shot this pig in the head and tossed him into the sea, and said nothing about it, ever. Maduro simply vanishing with no comment whatsoever from the US would be even more terrifying for Communist dicklickers like Lula.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Zip tie his lifeless body to the palace front gate.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 11:31 AM (u3SRj)

185 Can we haz a dozen or so timwalz commie states demoted to territories on or soon after Independence Day this year? Some Other Moron already nominated Diogenes for military governor of Washington; surely we can find additional qualified Morons for each territory.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (ULPxl)

186 Now it's time to raid these Communists masters and yank them out of their beds in DC.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (BI5O2)

187
Then there's this:
https://is.gd/43fdQ8

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (w6EFb)

188
25 Anyone ever notice that when America does the “bring Democracy” thing to a country, there’s always billions in oil profits to be made in that country?
Posted by: Things That Make You Go Hmmm at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (NyGYe)

------

Like Korea, Vietnam, and Panama? Iraq, where we ended up with none of the oil?

Oil money can prop up tyrannical regimes that are otherwise economically dysfunctional. Like Venezuela.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (azNOR)

189 Turning Chavez's remains into chorizo, bien cocido, was a nice touch.

Posted by: Paco at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (2L+MU)

190 172 Was it Putin that one time that made Obama wait like a bitch for a half hour?

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (YwEeS)

He was just repaying the favor after Obama had made him wait by being late as hell, while in Russia for some international meeting.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (6ydKt)

191 María Corina Machado... winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Over Trump.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (NwnyJ)

192 TDS afflicted Mrs. Wrecks just told me Trump is doing this to distract from his Epstein problem.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (L/fGl)

193 Maduro is on Ship, USS Iwo Jima.
Speculating, They have more investigative latitude in international water than on US soil.
Posted by: Braenyard

Treat him as if he washed the Chief's coffee mug.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (cYBz/)

194 162 >>Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

ahem...
Posted by: Edmundo Gonz�lez Urrutia at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (Y1sOo)

Oh! Sorry.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:33 AM (RuTUS)

195 >>>Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

Corina-Machado is giving interviews, she is on Caracol radio in Colombia right now. Don't know if it is live.
I would guess Curacao if I had to guess.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:33 AM (rbvCR)

196 Waiting....

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 11:33 AM (t/2Uw)

197 I think my Gramma had the same carpet as the press room at Mar-a-Lago.
Posted by: Tonypete

********

You just have to love this place.

Made me smile.

Posted by: muldoon at January 03, 2026 11:33 AM (/iMjX)

198 Wolf Moon-Giant Raid-not a coincidence.

Posted by: A-Whoooooo! at January 03, 2026 11:33 AM (oftw2)

199 Treat him as if he washed the Chief's coffee mug.
Posted by: Tonypete

Hah!

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:33 AM (77rzZ)

200 192 María Corina Machado... winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Over Trump.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (NwnyJ)

Thank you!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:33 AM (RuTUS)

201 Some Other Moron already nominated Diogenes for military governor of Washington; surely we can find additional qualified Morons for each territory.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (ULPxl)

We got this.

Posted by: The E4 mafia at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (gKsV+)

202 My only regret is this speech will probably be scripted. I want to hear Trump freestyle shit talk about Maduro the way he did with al Baghdadi.

I almost broke my kidney laughing at that one.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (viF8m)

203 CNN is showing a photo of Maduro in custody right now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (6ydKt)

204 "Tell Sra Sheinbaum she can standby and watch or play as a willing accomplice. ---- You dumb bitch--either give me permission, and look like a hero. Or I'll do it alone and take you out with them. She keeps choosing stupid.

I'd guess she fears her own death by cartel more than sanctions or other actions by Trump.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (vbXSk)

205 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

BREAKING: President Trump posts a photo of captured narco-terrorist dictator Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima.

X image: https://bit.ly/4q8um3l

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (P5BPp)

206 Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (RuTUS)

It wasn't a lady...it was a man named Edmundo Gonzalez.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (n9ltV)

207 Trump posted the pic on his Truth account.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (6ydKt)

208 I almost broke my kidney laughing at that one.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11

That was one of the funnier presses of all time. He was like a kid in a candy store.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:35 AM (BI5O2)

209 Senator Murphy has demanded he have coffee with Nic and Celia the moment they land on U.S. soil.

CNN has a camera crew ready.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 03, 2026 11:35 AM (KiBMU)

210 Seems the Champion Dick Chugger, Tom Massie, is upset this morning.

Go molest some more Epstein girls while you "investigate" their claims.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:36 AM (HXT0k)

211 207 Do we know where the lady who won the Venezuelan presidency is?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (RuTUS)

It wasn't a lady...it was a man named Edmundo Gonzalez.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 11:34 AM (n9ltV)

Thank you! I crossed wires. I should have said:

192 María Corina Machado... winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Over Trump.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (NwnyJ)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:36 AM (RuTUS)

212 Maduro is on Ship, USS Iwo Jima.
Posted by: Braenyard

Newsmax reporting at least one of their sons was taken with them.

Posted by: old chick at January 03, 2026 11:36 AM (F3Dlr)

213 Some people did some things.

Posted by: Omar Tentmaker at January 03, 2026 11:36 AM (pkeXY)

214 186 Can we haz a dozen or so timwalz commie states demoted to territories on or soon after Independence Day this year? Some Other Moron already nominated Diogenes for military governor of Washington; surely we can find additional qualified Morons for each territory. - Helena Handbasket

First-rate idea. I volunteer to be Governor-General of New Mexico. Do you suppose it would be ok if I wear my Guatemalan field marshal's uniform, and the fore-and-aft hat with the ostrich feather?

Posted by: Paco at January 03, 2026 11:36 AM (2L+MU)

215 My husband is upset. Of course. Hes always good for the RINO perspective.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (emBoF)

216 Well, has the man who actually won the election said anything yet?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (IeCgc)

217 I want to see Trump emerge on stage holding a severed head and saying:

"BRING ME THE HEAD OF NICHOLAS MADURO!"

lol

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (VxzUB)

218 surely we can find additional qualified Morons for each territory.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

I assume we have plenty of Anglo/Scots/Irish here who might be up for "Viceroy of the Britannic And Hibernian Isles".

Posted by: gKWVE at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (gKWVE)

219 182 María Corina Machado @MariaCorinaYA

Translated from Spanish

Venezuelans, the hour of freedom has arrived.

X: https://bit.ly/4sG2bun

English translation of her full statement: https://bit.ly/4jsiRBd
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:31 AM (P5BPp)

This is great!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (RuTUS)

220 26
'But, Trump isn't THAT guy to roll up American pols installed by foreigners brought here as part of the great replacement...'

Well. We really need that guy. The fact that things are sinking here really tempers my enthusiasm for any foreign projects.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (fd80v)

221 she's already fled to Tucker Carlson's other favorite "conservative" country, Russia.

Heh. The sovereign alliance is going to hit hard.

But more importantly, when do Tucker, Candace, Piers Morgan, and Nick Fuentes begin attacking each other for holding the same view as they do?

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (iHitY)

222 If PDJT opens up with "Listen up bitches. . . "

I am fervently praying he fully embraces Sarcastic Saturday during this presser.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (cYBz/)

223 Trump is waiting for the empanadas to come hot out of oven.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (nljXp)

224 I almost wish they'd just shot this pig in the head and tossed him into the sea, and said nothing about it, ever. Maduro simply vanishing with no comment whatsoever from the US would be even more terrifying for Communist dicklickers like Lula.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (BI5O2)

I would guess certain elements of the CIA would agree with you, since that would close some corridors of investigation like Epstein's death did.

The path from Iran-Contra may well travel from GHW Bush's VP office to Maduro and Epstein. And most likely the poppy fields in Afghanistan.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (rbvCR)

225 Yea, I'd imagine Mexican president Sheinbaum is rethinking her position with the cartels right about now.

Or she should be.

Trump alluded to this in a statement this morning... whether the events happening to Maduro could be in her future or not. I think he said it wasn't under consideration. Yet.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (NwnyJ)

226 I wonder if they're waiting for somebody, maybe Rubio or Hegseth?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)

227 The Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina-Machado championed Gonzalez in Venezuela. I forgot this myself. Hopefully Gonzalez is still alive and is worthy of Maria's support and Venezuela will install him based on the fact that he actually won there in 2024.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (hhkIi)

228 Newsmax reporting at least one of their sons was taken with them.
Posted by: old chick at January 03, 2026 11:36 AM (F3Dlr)

Gut shoot him in front of his father, and after he dies in agony, throw the corpse overboard. He's of no use to us. Do the wife too.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (BI5O2)

229 "The life of Edmundo González Urrutia, 75, has taken a tremendous turn in the last year. The presidential elections held in Venezuela on July 28, 2024 awarded the majority of votes to the opposition candidacy that he led, according to the voting tallies that were made public by the opposition but which Nicolás Maduro’s regime never recognized. Despite being recognized as the winner by more than a dozen countries around the world, González, a career diplomat, ended up taking refuge in two embassies in Caracas (first in that of the Netherlands, then Spain) before finally going into exile in Madrid. From the Spanish capital he is leading efforts to ensure that the will of Venezuelans as expressed at the polls last year is respected.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (vbXSk)

230 I feel sorry for the guy who h as to make conversation til Trump shows up.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (t/2Uw)

231 >>That was one of the funnier presses of all time. He was like a kid in a candy store.

He cried like a dog. Don't cry Abu.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (viF8m)

232 In case there's problems with the RSBN live-feed, here's the C-SPAN live-feed:
https://tinyurl.com/y3ht9z9v

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (O7YUW)

233 Howdy, Friends. What a way to bring in the new year!!

Trump is always full of surprises.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (t0Out)

234 Can we haz a dozen or so timwalz commie states demoted to territories on or soon after Independence Day this year? Some Other Moron already nominated Diogenes for military governor of Washington; surely we can find additional qualified Morons for each territory.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (ULPxl)

--------------

* Takes A Bow *

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (VxzUB)

235 TDS afflicted Mrs. Wrecks just told me Trump is doing this to distract from his Epstein problem.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (L/fGl)

That and also to distract from the fraud he is committing in Minnesota

Posted by: Doof at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (QMAsf)

236 Trump

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (3uBP9)

237 Mr President please send the delta force to California.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (xvV+O)

238 Edmundo González @EdmundoGU

Translated from Spanish

Venezuelans, these are decisive hours, know that we are ready for the great operation of the reconstruction of our nation.

X: https://bit.ly/4pFVRQR

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (P5BPp)

239 okay, NOW he's on

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (1wjle)

240 Trump at the podium.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (RIvkX)

241 Hail to the Chief.

Trump's on.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (6ydKt)

242 Here he is

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (t0Out)

243 PDT!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:40 AM (RuTUS)

244 It was a yuuuuge assault!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:40 AM (RIvkX)

245 Drink if Trump uses a "like a dog" simile.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 03, 2026 11:40 AM (qwx/I)

246 Just saw the picture of Maduro in his PJs handcuffed in a US military plane.

Would make for a great caption contest.

"Time to reconsider the life choices that led you to this point."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 11:40 AM (2Ez/1)

247
It's being reported that Maduro thought Trump was bluffing and gave half the military Christmas vacation off. Probably saved a few lives
Posted by: Smell the Glov

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

Hessian out front should have told them.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:40 AM (n7rxJ)

248 The best assault. Nobody has ever seen an assault like this.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)

249 The problem is Maduro is just a puppet. Trump must go after the puppet-masters.
Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (qFwJc)

So we should expect military action in Kalorama?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (g8Ew8)

250 246 Drink if Trump uses a "like a dog" simile.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 03, 2026 11:40 AM (qwx/I)

Diet Coke FTW!

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (t0Out)

251 Captured him at night. It was dark!

Bwahahahaha

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (Riz8t)

252
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:31 AM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:39 AM (P5BPp)

Thank you for these!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (RuTUS)

253 Where does this leave all the Cuban intelligence operatives and thugs in Venezuela?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (jc0TO)

In the same place that all thugs are in when their protectors get taken out. A very bad place.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (otNgF)

254 Vince Langman @LangmanVince

The citizens of Venezuela are celebrating freedom and thanking President Trump.

This is going to drive the Panican's and the radical left crazy today!

X video (0:5

: https://bit.ly/44W6zem

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (P5BPp)

255 Trump has not got a lot of sleep. As one would imagine.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (3uBP9)

256 OANN just ran an ad for an only available on TV thing I might actually want: a “console catcher” to keep things from falling between the seats in your car.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at January 03, 2026 11:41 AM (EXyHK)

257 Trump looks and sounds exhausted.

Prayers for him.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (IhIKR)

258 LOL, Trump lists off some of our greatest achievement raids.

Does not mention the JEF and OBL.

I'll say it again:
How crazy will it be if Iran offers up the real OBL, once that regime falls?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (HXT0k)

259 And again - Trump forces his domestic opponents to support a commie pos.

Not a good look.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (cYBz/)

260 PDT's speaking off-script a bit.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (RuTUS)

261
Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)

262 Trump is waiting for the empanadas to come hot out of oven.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (nljXp)

Try the arepas, they are better

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:43 AM (rbvCR)

263 Morning.

Vive Venezuela!

Posted by: Robert at January 03, 2026 11:43 AM (R6aIA)

264 262
Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)

Amazing the technology today!

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:43 AM (t0Out)

265 Not one member of the US forces was killed.

(not exactly an exact quote)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:43 AM (RuTUS)

266 Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)

Apparently some special "Expertise" we have, according to the boss.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (6ydKt)

267 We didn't lose a single piece of equipment. Take a note, Biden.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (JkO4W)

268 Senator Murphy has demanded he have coffee with Nic and Celia the moment they land on U.S. soil.

-
And hug it out.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (L/fGl)

269 Makes one want to be President just to see stuff not many else will get to see

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (Ia/+0)

270 Midnight Hammer.

Get Shorty taken?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)

271 We're going to run the country until...

That's going to be tricky.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)

272 Trump is waiting for the empanadas to come hot out of oven.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (nljXp)

Try the arepas, they are better
Posted by: Kindltot

Pfft. My breakfast tacos!
-- DOCTOR Jill

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

273 We're going to run the country.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (3uBP9)

274 TRUMP FORCING ACE TO POST ON WEEKENDS! REEE

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (znREB)

275 No one leaked this operation beforehand

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (t0Out)

276 258 Trump looks and sounds exhausted.

Prayers for him.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (IhIKR)

Agree. Prolly up all night.

Get some rest fella.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (i0Hi3)

277 > Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?
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Apparently, the majority of the city of Caracus. That's interesting.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (NwnyJ)

278 We're gonna run the country? Oh boy.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (vV6n9)

279 President's tired. Hope he can get a nap this afternoon.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (h7ZuX)

280 He's gonna send Marco Rubio there, isn't he.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (RuTUS)

281 Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)

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Meh. George Clooney's team did the same thing in Vegas.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (JkO4W)

282 Maria Corina Machado

Hmm. The OAS, EU, and Human Rights Watch were up in arms when she was removed from the ballot. She got an Obama-worthy Nobel Peace Prize. I don't think this is as cut and dried as it's being presented.

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (+Tpk4)

283 We're going to run the country until they get it together.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (6ydKt)

284 Amazing the technology today!
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair

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

Turned them waaayyy off.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (n7rxJ)

285 Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_

This aged HORRIBLY

Joe Biden @JoeBiden

Jun 21, 2020

Trump talks tough on Venezuela, but admires thugs and dictators like Nicolas Maduro.

As President, I will stand with the Venezuelan people and for democracy

X: https://bit.ly/4qv6mXM

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (P5BPp)

286 Consider this:

Iran - flew to the other side of the world and not one country detected us.

Venezuela - staged all our necessary assets right on the doorstep and the entire world thought we weren't doing anything.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (HXT0k)

287 Bombing Hugo Chavez's grave was a nice touch

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (t0Out)

288 277 258 Trump looks and sounds exhausted.

--------

25th AMENDMENT!!!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (JkO4W)

289 Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?

-
Turn out the lights. The party's over.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (L/fGl)

290 Send Rubio down there and turn him loose on the Chavistas.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (6ydKt)

291 267 Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)

Apparently some special "Expertise" we have, according to the boss.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (6ydKt)

Is he alluding to a functional EMP?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

292 Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)

🎵 Turn out the lights, the party's over.....🎵

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (g8Ew8)

293 I'm betting he was late because he was napping. Sounds like he just woke up.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (BI5O2)

294 273 Trump is waiting for the empanadas to come hot out of oven.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 11:37 AM (nljXp)

Try the arepas, they are better
Posted by: Kindltot

Pfft. My breakfast tacos!
-- DOCTOR Jill
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

Did someone say tacos?

Posted by: Chlamydia Thundershart at January 03, 2026 11:46 AM (i0Hi3)

295 It's ours. We own it.

Posted by: Donald Trump at January 03, 2026 11:46 AM (JkO4W)

296 poop pants

Posted by: Joe "Landslide" Biden at January 03, 2026 11:46 AM (gKWVE)

297 I don't think Trump sleeps a lot normally. Something like four hours a night.

I does seem unusually tired now, though.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:46 AM (77rzZ)

298 Where does this leave all the Cuban intelligence operatives and thugs in Venezuela?
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (jc0TO)

And the 500000 Chinese that are there

Posted by: MAC V SOG at January 03, 2026 11:46 AM (P4Pk9)

299 300

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (RuTUS)

300 Every tinpot dictator on the planet is wondering what their number is on Trump's hit list.

Posted by: Roy at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (qwype)

301 Trump says the US will control t he country til a proper transition takes place. Whoa!

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (t/2Uw)

302 He's telling the Venezuelans in the US that they aren't going to stay here indefinitely.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

303
This one's for Nick Maduro:

https://youtu.be/g6ymXTFFtnc?si=o7ifRmIKEAy0Fqji

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (BI5O2)

304
His voice sounds much better over FOX's feed vs this stream.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (w6EFb)

305 Is he alluding to a functional EMP?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

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

Cagey Don didn't specify.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (n7rxJ)

306 He's gonna send Marco Rubio there, isn't he.
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (RuTUS)

Rubio is going to be tasked with turning the electricity back on, again.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (rbvCR)

307 *He does seem*

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (77rzZ)

308 Trump says we are going to run VZ until it's stabilized and can be turned over.

That's ... interesting.

I don't want another Iraq.
But I 100% trust Trump will not do that failed model.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:48 AM (HXT0k)

309 Trump should have given this a day if he was this run down. I’ve never seen him appear this old

Posted by: Maroon at January 03, 2026 11:48 AM (BD5bF)

310 Trump! Call me!

Posted by: Stacey Abrams at January 03, 2026 11:48 AM (JkO4W)

311 *The best assault. Nobody has ever seen an assault like this.*

A tremendous assault. A fantastic assault. Every one says it's the best assault. They said sir we can't do it. I said we have to do it. The Chinese can't do it. The Russians can't do it. So we'll do it. And we're gonna do it bigger and better than any one else can do it. I asked the first lady should we do it. And she said yes we should do it. And you can't argue with the first lady. So we did it.

Let's make assaults great again!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 11:48 AM (2Ez/1)

312 296 It's ours. We own it.
Posted by: Donald Trump at January 03, 2026 11:46 AM (JkO4W)

When we open up their oil refinery's it will change the world.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:48 AM (t0Out)

313 300 300
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (RuTUS)

Exquisite timing.

Posted by: Robert at January 03, 2026 11:48 AM (R6aIA)

314 Trump: We going to run Venezuela until a peaceful transition takes place

Rubio: "We" - oh crap he means me

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (tcsrY)

315 NATION BUILDING'S BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS!

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (i2Xkf)

316 What are they charging the wife with? Was she part of the drug operation?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

317 He's exhausted but still very competently communicating and teaching. And I bet there will be question/answer. That's why a bunch of his exec. staff are up there.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (3uBP9)

318 Trump says the US will control t he country til a proper transition takes place. Whoa!
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 11:47 AM (t/2Uw)

Fuck Greenland! We got Venezuela!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (g8Ew8)

319 No second wave needed
"We're going to run it for a while"

Quick op, Maduro taken alive. intermediate plans already being executed.

This says to me one thing: their military and special ops just walked away. They didn't fight and don't plan to. They either had advance notice and stood down, or immediately stood down. Not going to die for Maduro and get into a war for him.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (avHHk)

320 The biggest, most fabulous refineries. The best.

Posted by: Donald Trump at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (JkO4W)

321 Is he alluding to a functional EMP?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

Could be, but I'm guessing we hacked the electric grid or something.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (6ydKt)

322 I see Rubio. Is Hegseth there, too?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

323 "I’ve never seen him appear this old."

Shit. That's nothing.

Posted by: Creepy Joe at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (2Ez/1)

324 "They were brutal. They're not so brutal now."

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (RuTUS)

325 274 We're going to run the country.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (3uBP9)

I caught that, but how is that supposed to work? The US hasn't occupied the place. Just because the top guy has been nabbed, it doesn't mean the whole govt & military is gone.

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (hOOi9)

326 316 NATION BUILDING'S BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS!
Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (i2Xkf)

How about you go and get your fucking shinebox.

Posted by: Trump at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (qwype)

327 I've been laid off a few times but never had Delta Force clean out my desk and escort me off the premises.

Posted by: DaveA at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (PMJuY)

328 Just saw Hegseth.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (77rzZ)

329 323 I see Rubio. Is Hegseth there, too?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

Yep. Stephen Miller, too.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (RuTUS)

330 QUESTION: Why can't Trump do the same thing with California?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (JkO4W)

331 I'll say it again:
How crazy will it be if Iran offers up the real OBL, once that regime falls?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (HXT0k)

My little pet conspiracy theory is that OBL died at Tora Bora in December 2001.

Posted by: Josephistan at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (VvK1y)

332 Is he alluding to a functional EMP?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

It is Caracas, they have trouble keeping the power ON. They have brown-outs
They may have just blown a couple of towers, or zapped a couple of relays.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (rbvCR)

333 What is all this "Trump looks tired and old"? He looks orange, prepped, and ready to me. Not entirely rested, but he's probably been up for 24 hours.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (n7rxJ)

334 He's riffing.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (Y1sOo)

335 He's carrying a lot of weight on those broad shoulders, but Trump looks okay to me.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (t0Out)

336 Kill the right substation(s) and you can cut power to whole city.

It's all controlled by computers. They probably just hacked in.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (1Nv0l)

337 Best Chyron Text Evah while Trump speaks:

"SAMARAI-SWORD-WIELDING OWNER OFFERS SQUATTER REMOVAL SERVICE IN CA."

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (VxzUB)

338 I don't want another Iraq.
But I 100% trust Trump will not do that failed model.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:48 AM (HXT0k)

Why? It's the same people, with the same pedigrees.

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (i2Xkf)

339 The biggest, most fabulous refineries. The best.
Posted by: Donald Trump

Sure wish I knew how to weld stainless pipe.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (cYBz/)

340 Posted by: Dirty Dick's Crab House at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (oftw2)

is this the place in Lewes/Rehoboth?

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (dCxaZ)

341 Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

Yes. To PDT's left behind him.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (IeCgc)

342 We're running Venezuela. Sending in Big Oil. Not f-ing around.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (AkkXw)

343 318 He's exhausted but still very competently communicating and teaching.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (3uBP9)

Agreed.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (RuTUS)

344 So this makes how many areas in U.S. conquered by Islam now? Minnesota, Dearborn (MI), Hamtramck (MI), Columbus (OH), Maine, Boston (MA), New York City. This in addition to the inroads being made in cities in Texas and Florida.

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok

This Somali flag raising ceremony at Boston City Hall is starting to make more sense…

Boston has been conquered.

Almost 20,000 daycares in a 20-mile radius around Boston with 1/4 of that being water.

X: https://bit.ly/4jlFyH4

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (P5BPp)

345 What are they charging the wife with? Was she part of the drug operation?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03,

Nothing, if I were in charge. What do we need with this bitch? Kill her.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (BI5O2)

346 I'd like to have Trump question terrorists. Give him 4-5 hours to just speak. Could you imagine?

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (3uBP9)

347 He's carrying a lot of weight on those broad shoulders, but Trump looks okay to me.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (t0Out)

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Whenever I see him over the past year, the first thing I ask is:

"DOES THAT MAN EVER SLEEP?"

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (VxzUB)

348 This says to me one thing: their military and special ops just walked away. They didn't fight and don't plan to. They either had advance notice and stood down, or immediately stood down. Not going to die for Maduro and get into a war for him.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (avHHk)
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I've been listening for that specifically and he has not said it explicitly.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (RIvkX)

349 The US collectively warmed Chavez' body.

Warmed it to several thousand degrees.

That's the kind of collective warming the world needs.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (HXT0k)

350 Trump says the US will control t he country til a proper transition takes place.

—

I’m back bitches.

Posted by: Nation Building at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (oU4V8)

351 I am sure this operation started yesterday, The President has probably been up since midnight

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (Ia/+0)

352 Gonzalez and Machado are close allies so I’m sure they’ll be able to come to an agreement as to how things will be run.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (otNgF)

353 What a difference a day makes.

https://is.gd/mkb5JJ

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (L/fGl)

354 This says to me one thing: their military and special ops just walked away. They didn't fight and don't plan to. They either had advance notice and stood down, or immediately stood down. Not going to die for Maduro and get into a war for him.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (avHHk)
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But agree with your analysis

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (RIvkX)

355 335 He's riffing.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (Y1sOo)

Donald Trump? Riffing?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (RuTUS)

356 323 I see Rubio. Is Hegseth there, too?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

Just zoomed out and he's to Trump's left along with Raisin' Caine.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (6ydKt)

357 328 I've been laid off a few times but never had Delta Force clean out my desk and escort me off the premises.
Posted by: DaveA at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (PMJuY)

lol

that would be memorable, for sure

I might have even forgotten to file for UE in the afterglow

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (dCxaZ)

358 I get back from my Saturday morning run and see this good news. Make the Monroe Doctrine Great Again! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

BTW… Megyn Kelly trying to remain friends with everyone is kinda ticking me off….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (xT8gx)

359 Rubio is glazing over with this LA and DC bit.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (n7rxJ)

360 320 No second wave needed
"We're going to run it for a while"

Quick op, Maduro taken alive. intermediate plans already being executed.

This says to me one thing: their military and special ops just walked away. They didn't fight and don't plan to. They either had advance notice and stood down, or immediately stood down. Not going to die for Maduro and get into a war for him.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (avHHk)

Yes, it made me wonder that not a single shot was fired to resist, as far as I've heard. Made me thing something was down to undermine that resistance.

But how do you run a place, when you haven't taken it over? Maybe we essentially HAVE taken it over, through non-military means.

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (hOOi9)

361 What are they charging the wife with? Was she part of the drug operation?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

she was head of the General Assembly, and AG. The last means she was in charge of political prisoners.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (rbvCR)

362 I'm not watching it but did Trump really say we're going to run Venezuela?

Goddammit...

Look, just stick the old guy that actually won into office, get him to declare new elections and be done with it. I'm down with overthrowing Maduro but I don't want to see this get dragged out.

Posted by: Robert at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (R6aIA)

363
300 300
Posted by: m

Exquisite timing.
Posted by: Robert

Those cats were Kung Fu posting.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (pkeXY)

364 331 QUESTION: Why can't Trump do the same thing with California?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (JkO4W)

There is no legitimate government there to backfill the current regime like there is in VZ.

Posted by: Roy at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (qwype)

365 348 He's carrying a lot of weight on those broad shoulders, but Trump looks okay to me.

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Biden would have wandered into the bushes by now.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (JkO4W)

366 343 We're running Venezuela. Sending in Big Oil. Not f-ing around.
Posted by: occam's brassiere at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (AkkXw)

Chevron is already there. They had a special deal with the US government. It won't take long to get things moving.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (t0Out)

367 I almost broke my kidney laughing at that one.

Big Baby Baghdadi, that's what everyone was calling him. He cried. I wouldn't have cried.

Posted by: DJT at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (WfVaK)

368 269 Senator Murphy has demanded he have coffee with Nic and Celia the moment they land on U.S. soil.

-
And hug it out.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:44 AM (L/fGl)

That pos would try to smuggle him out of the country.

Let him have his coffee with Maduro in his cell so we can haz a picture of Murphy in a jail cell.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (i0Hi3)

369 We're running Venezuela. Sending in Big Oil. Not f-ing around.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (AkkXw)

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Chevron's stock should spike on Monday morning.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (VxzUB)

370 This says to me one thing: their military and special ops just walked away. They didn't fight and don't plan to. They either had advance notice and stood down, or immediately stood down. Not going to die for Maduro and get into a war for him.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (avHHk)

Reportedly the Generals are paid in oil, which has to be shipped out and sold internationally against the sanctions. By cutting off the tankers, the generals are unpaid and unenthusiastic .

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (rbvCR)

371 >>> What are they charging the wife with? Was she part of the drug operation?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

she was head of the General Assembly, and AG. The last means she was in charge of political prisoners.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (rbvCR)

It's all in the indictment I linked to. Also indicted was his son, and other people including the VP that jumped to russia.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (3uBP9)

372 QUESTION: Why can't Trump do the same thing with California?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (JkO4W)

What makes you think that he doesn't already have a plan in place?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew8)

373 I'm not watching it but did Trump really say we're going to run Venezuela?

Goddammit...

Yeah, I'll bet a bunch of Venezuelans said "huh....what???"

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (Riz8t)

374 Jeffery Mead @the_jefferymead

Notice how she doesn't seem happy for the people of Venezuela being freed from an abusive dictator.

She's more focused on attacking Trump. The only thing that seems to matter to democrats is to attack and oppose Trump.

It's pathetic and sad.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.

It’s about oil and regime change.

And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from Epstein + skyrocketing healthcare costs.

X: https://bit.ly/3YRikPI

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (P5BPp)

375 Trump said on F&F that some of our soldiers were shot but not killed, so they did put up at least some fight.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

376 does this mean we go back to $1.96/gallon gas at the pump?

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (dCxaZ)

377 Trump told Fox and Friends there were a couple guys shot but are stable and expected to be ok.

Posted by: Inogame at January 03, 2026 11:55 AM (fLcJT)

378 It's being reported that Maduro thought Trump was bluffing and gave half the military Christmas vacation off.
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Hessian out front should have told them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia'
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It's comments like this that bring me to this place.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 11:55 AM (XeU6L)

379 Wakes up
Scra...WTF???
Looks around...sees tv
Dang! At my age this is an incredible early morning woodie!
Goes looking for a little bourbon for the coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 11:55 AM (2WIwB)

380 "I woulda done something about it."

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:55 AM (RuTUS)

381 "I'm the Emperor now.

Fuck you."

--

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (cYBz/)

382 I’m back bitches.
Posted by: Nation Building at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM (oU4V

Actually not necessary. With the expats returning home and the oil business money going to honest uses , Venezuela will put itself back together quite nicely.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (otNgF)

383 Someone pointed out:
Nigeria - top oil reserves in Africa
Venezuela - top oil reserves and rare earths in South America
Greenland - top rare earths in North America/Europe.

Make the providences.

I want to be Viceroy of Venezueler.*

* Trump has said it all JFK Jr. like a couple times now, lol

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (HXT0k)

384 QUESTION: Why can't Trump do the same thing with California?

An army of Boasberg's blockading domestic policy.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (edbiH)

385 He's carrying a lot of weight on those broad shoulders, but Trump looks okay to me.

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Biden would have wandered into the bushes by now.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (JkO4W)

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Kommie-la would be on her fifth bottle of wine.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (VxzUB)

386 Sure wish I knew how to weld stainless pipe.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (cYBz/)

You can learn in three months.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (rbvCR)

387 I'm not watching it but did Trump really say we're going to run Venezuela?

Posted by: Robert at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM

Yep.

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

BREAKING: President Trump says the United States is effectively running Venezuela until now captured Maduro is properly replaced.

“We are going to run the country, until a safe, proper and judicious transition.”

X video (0:37): https://bit.ly/4ppbNXw

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (P5BPp)

388 Donroe doctrine!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (gDlxJ)

389 I just watched a bit of Trump’s announcement. Is it just me or do others notice he doesn’t look that good… he’s slurring his words. Maybe been up all night? I think he needs some rest… does not look at the top of his game

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (xT8gx)

390 monroe doctrine superseded

DONROE!!!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (3uBP9)

391 How many pairs of shoes was his wife allowed to bring with her?

Posted by: The ghost of Imelda Marcos at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (2Ez/1)

392
The communists; Pres. Petro (Colombia) Pres Boric (Chile) Lula (Brazil) Pres Sheinbaum (Mexico) , Pres Diaz-Canel (Cuba), are in a pincer between Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and the United States.

HT/Kindltot

Libre Hemisferio Occidental

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (U5+2P)

393 "The Monroe Doctrine. They now call it the Donroe Doctrine."

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (RuTUS)

394 So far it is fairly information-free.

No details on operations

No details on what comes next

No details on who their in-country interlocutors are

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (RIvkX)

395 Okay, Cuba next?

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (qFwJc)

396 fucking hell!

Trump just said "Donroe Doctrine"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (HXT0k)

397 I just skip over anything AO- say or writes She is probably being paid off by the drug cartels as well or some other foreign enemy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (IeCgc)

398 Donroe!

Drink!

Posted by: The ghost of Imelda Marcos at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (2Ez/1)

399 400

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (O7YUW)

400 This says to me one thing: their military and special ops just walked away. They didn't fight and don't plan to. They either had advance notice and stood down, or immediately stood down. Not going to die for Maduro and get into a war for him.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 03, 2026 11:49 AM (avHHk)

I read earlier that Maduro thought Trump was bluffing and let the military have Christmas holiday off.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (t0Out)

401 Is the Vice President there?

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (rXpPq)

402 Ace should find the memed photo of Maduro being taken in by Donald Trump and the Fat Vance memed head.

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (3tZV2)

403 I just watched a bit of Trump’s announcement. Is it just me or do others notice he doesn’t look that good… he’s slurring his words. Maybe been up all night? I think he needs some rest… does not look at the top of his game

He does.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (Riz8t)

404
He said it, Donroe Doctrine. Supersedes the Monroe Doctrine.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (w6EFb)

405 Venezuela has a government waiting in exile from the last election. All we will do is sit on the country to keep it running until the new government gets in place.

Then we will (mostly) withdraw. Some presence will remain to discourage Russia and China from trying to reestablish their foothold.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (zBIzS)

406 186 Can we haz a dozen or so timwalz commie states demoted to territories on or soon after Independence Day this year? Some Other Moron already nominated Diogenes for military governor of Washington; surely we can find additional qualified Morons for each territory.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (ULPxl)

I'll take California

HA HA - Trump just referenced the Donroe Doctrine!

I VOTED FOR THIS!!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (QGaXH)

407 382 "I'm the Emperor now.

Fuck you."

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Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (cYBz/)

NOT a direct quote.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (RuTUS)

408 Whenever I see him over the past year, the first thing I ask is:

"DOES THAT MAN EVER SLEEP?"
Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again!

"I am Batman."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (L/fGl)

409 Doggeh sitting attentively in front of tv watching POTUS
lol

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (DoBxX)

410 osted by: Dirty Dick's Crab House at January 03, 2026 11:28 AM (oftw2)

is this the place in Lewes/Rehoboth?
Posted by: kallisto

I live on the Outer Banks. Couple of them here.

Posted by: Dirty Dick at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (oftw2)

411 Here we go with telling the truth about previous administrations.

No more pallets of cash to terrorists.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (t0Out)

412 All of this pain and suffering because Venezuelans wanted a bunch of free shit that socialism promises

Let me know the right kind of socialism when you see it because this is how it ends

Posted by: Maroon at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (BD5bF)

413 > Power distribution in Caracas, Venezuela, managed by state-owned CORPOELEC, is characterized by a failing infrastructure, frequent blackouts, corruption, and lack of investment, leading to rationing, citizen protests, and reliance on hydroelectricity, despite government claims of sabotage. While Caracas has sometimes been shielded, the grid's overall instability causes widespread disruption, with efforts to modernize hampered by economic crises and sanctions.
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Obviously AI generated, but some insight into the power being out in Caracus. IOW... it probably wasn't that hard to crash it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (NwnyJ)

414 I just watched a bit of Trump’s announcement. Is it just me or do others notice he doesn’t look that good… he’s slurring his words. Maybe been up all night? I think he needs some rest… does not look at the top of his game
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (xT8gx)
++++
He's clearly exhausted. I don't think he looks bad like Biden looked, but he's definitely been up for a couple of days and likely just came out of a nap.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (avHHk)

415 "I'm the Emperor now.

Fuck you."

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Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (cYBz/)

NOT a direct quote.
Posted by: m

One can hope.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (cYBz/)

416 " I think he needs some rest… does not look at the top of his game"

He is at the top of his game. But he's been up most the night.

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (qFwJc)

417
HE sounds much better over the TV feed. The problem is the internet stream audio makes him sound slurring.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (w6EFb)

418 Venezuela has a government waiting in exile from the last election. All we will do is sit on the country to keep it running until the new government gets in place.

I don't doubt it for a second, but there will be lots of Latin Americans who will be more skeptical.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t)

419 400 400
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (O7YUW)

Nice!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (RuTUS)

420 376 Trump said on F&F that some of our soldiers were shot but not killed, so they did put up at least some fight.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

Probably Maduro's immediate security detail. I suppose they left out that the shooters were dead within about a second.

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (hOOi9)

421 We really will never have a President like Trump again.

He is ... a titan astride the Western Hemisphere.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (HXT0k)

422 QUESTION: Why can't Trump do the same thing with California?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (JkO4W)

What makes you think that he doesn't already have a plan in place?

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew

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BREAKING: Delta Force Invades and Captures Califzuela Governor Gruesome Newscum and His Wife. Developing ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (VxzUB)

423 Actually not necessary. With the expats returning home and the oil business money going to honest uses , Venezuela will put itself back together quite nicely.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (otNgF)

That's the hope.

We'll have to see if the Chavistas have any fight left in them after 25 years of disaster and dictators.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (6ydKt)

424 "You may be next"

Posted by: Donald Trump at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (JkO4W)

425 DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican

More good news - NC has flipped red in voter registrations!

Five Star @Five_Starrr

**NC WEEKLY VOTER REG UPDATE**
12/27-1/3
Net🔴+2,681
Overall Lead🔴+2,077
Active Voter Lead🔴+112,749

New Year! New NC! A massive gain for Republicans as the state FLIPS to a GOP reg majority! In 2016, Dems led this state by 650k, what a change!

X: https://bit.ly/4pXUWvQ

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (P5BPp)

426 Best Chyron Text Evah while Trump speaks:

"SAMARAI-SWORD-WIELDING OWNER OFFERS SQUATTER REMOVAL SERVICE IN CA."
Posted by: ShainS

CBD has just put that article in the sidebar. It's pretty great.

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (+Tpk4)

427 Trump said on F&F that some of our soldiers were shot but not killed, so they did put up at least some fight.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)
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Multiple sites were attacked, which? What objectives achieved?

Where did they find Maduro?

What protection forces and resistance was around him?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (RIvkX)

428 PDT just said:

"This mornin' ...."

hahahahaha

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (RuTUS)

429 Posted by: Please at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (mf/hh)

Ludicrous.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (IeCgc)

430 It's all in the indictment I linked to. Also indicted was his son, and other people including the VP that jumped to russia.
Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 11:54 AM (3uBP9)

Did you SEE the naming of ELN in the indictment? Petro must be crapping himself, barricaded in his office like Tony Montana waiting for the Jamaican hit squad.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (rbvCR)

431 415 For the love all things holy someone invoke 25A. This man has lost it.
Posted by: Please at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (mf/hh)

troll alert

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (t0Out)

432 Pete up!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (3uBP9)

433
Hegseth up

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (n7rxJ)

434 Is this that same guy who used to work the drive through at McDonald's?

Posted by: Just got here at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (2Ez/1)

435 Handsome Hegsie up

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (eZ5tL)

436 All of this pain and suffering because Venezuelans wanted a bunch of free shit that socialism promises

Let me know the right kind of socialism when you see it because this is how it ends
Posted by: Maroon at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (BD5bF)

NYC is going to learn. They'll be begging for a military op before it's over.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (g8Ew8)

437 436 Is this that same guy who used to work the drive through at McDonald's?
Posted by: Just got here at January 03, 2026 12:00 PM (2Ez/1)

No, this is the guy who takes out the trash.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (t0Out)

438 I predict that Pete Hegseth is going to be inundated by people volunteering for the armed forces.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

439 HEGSETH!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (JkO4W)

440 BREAKING: President Trump says the United States is effectively running Venezuela until now captured Maduro is properly replaced.

“We are going to run the country, until a safe, proper and judicious transition.”
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He was emphatic. paraphrasing: We are going to run it until they get their act together. We aren't going to allow another despot to run the country.
We're going to run it, we're not going to rebuild it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (U5+2P)

441 I hope Trump's team can keep Congress away from having anything to do with running Venezuela.

Posted by: pawn at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Rmqfl)

442 Venezuela has a government waiting in exile from the last election. All we will do is sit on the country to keep it running until the new government gets in place.

Then we will (mostly) withdraw. Some presence will remain to discourage Russia and China from trying to reestablish their foothold.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM (zBIzS)

Hamid Karzai, unavailable for comment.

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (0K6V0)

443 415 For the love all things holy someone invoke 25A. This man has lost it.

[Tucker Qatarlson has entered the chat.]

Posted by: DJT at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (WfVaK)

444 FAFO

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (3uBP9)

445 "He effed around and found out."

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (qFwJc)

446 HE EFFED AROUBD & FOUND OUT

- Hegsie

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (eZ5tL)

447 Uh-oh.

"Maduro had his chance just like Iran had had their chance. "

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (n7rxJ)

448 Three more years!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (JkO4W)

449 They should have flown to Providence to give this presser for all the actual information they are giving out.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (RIvkX)

450 All of this pain and suffering because Venezuelans wanted a bunch of free shit that socialism promises

Let me know the right kind of socialism when you see it because this is how it ends

Posted by: Maroon at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (BD5bF)

--------------

Venezuela ~~Socialists~~ Communists have been stealing elections at home and abroad -- especially across The West in general and the USA in particular -- for several decades now.

Research the origins of SmartMatic "voting" machines ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (VxzUB)

451 I think he needs some rest… does not look at the top of his game
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Usain Bolt is breathing hard after setting the world record. Is he okay?

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (+Tpk4)

452 With Trump in the WH, we are safe.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (t0Out)

453 For the love all things holy someone invoke 25A. This man has lost it.
---
Invokus pokus--I invoke thee!!!

[fizzle, sputter]

INVOKUS POKUS -- I INVOKE THEE!!

[sad trombone]

hmmm. It's not working? Got any other spells?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (HXT0k)

454 Raisen Kane, General

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (3uBP9)

455 Libre Hemisferio Occidental

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:56 AM (U5+2P)

And what does Bolivia and Uruguay say?
Who knows, no one has asked yet.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (rbvCR)

456 He did the FAFO thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (viF8m)

457 Yeah, I'd like to see a press conference detailing how our Communists have all been arrested and are being held offshore pending summary execution, and that America is now under occupation until such time as it transitions to a democratic republic.

A guy can dream, right?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (BI5O2)

458 262
Whoa, Delta turned off the lights!?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 11:42 AM (n7rxJ)

I think it's pretty standard for Special Forces to disrupt power before they do their thing. No doubt they have many ways to do that. They want their adversaries to be unable to turn on the lights - they're blind, while the US forces can see using IR equipment.

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (hOOi9)

459 Good post AZ hi desert. Obviously we have to provide security and basic services while the new government is organized, otherwise the criminal gangs and other leftovers of Maduro’s regime will terrorize the people.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (otNgF)

460 "DOES THAT MAN EVER SLEEP?"

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:52 AM

Who needs sleep? Well, you're never gonna get it
Who needs sleep? Tell me, what's that for?
Who needs sleep? Be happy with what you're getting
There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3YSPiPA

Posted by: Barenaked Ladies at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (P5BPp)

461 Absolute Resolve - name of mission

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (3uBP9)

462 Details.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 12:04 PM (2Ez/1)

463 Kaine (s?) just alluded to space force. I guess they want to make it clear that that branch has value.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:04 PM (Riz8t)

464 Raising Cain!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:04 PM (xT8gx)

465 All of this pain and suffering because Venezuelans wanted a bunch of free shit that socialism promises

Let me know the right kind of socialism when you see it because this is how it ends
Posted by: Maroon

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

When they elected Chavez, yes or probably yes, but they rejected Maduro. That election was stolen.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:04 PM (n7rxJ)

466 The President's Analysis: Staring Lee Marvin
-- remember him? Imagine how overworked he'd be today.

Best scene:
You wan't to be the Hero?
Save the World/ Take the Gun.

Having a Nobel Larueate doesn't mean you can flip a DQ shack without spilling it. Guess wer're gonna find out.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (44Qw8)

467 416 Joe Mannix, yeah, he looks and sounds tired. The man is incredibly driven and probably feels the need to personally monitor these things. He's got steel balls, and takes significant risks (HUGE.) Any one of these missions could be a Jimmy Carter moment. Yes, hd needs some real down time. And we need his resolve and huge balls.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (4b7CV)

468 For the love all things holy someone invoke 25A. This man has lost it.
Posted by: Please at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (mf/hh)

Don't be stupid. Trump looks like very other president.

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (0K6V0)

469 Venezuela Socialists Communists have been stealing elections at home and abroad -- especially across The West in general and the USA in particular -- for several decades now.

Research the origins of SmartMatic "voting" machines ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (VxzUB)

No doubt this has to do with a lot more than just drugs. It's perhaps MORE about exposing industrial scale election fraud technology.

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (hOOi9)

470 I predict that Pete Hegseth is going to be inundated by people volunteering for the armed forces.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

------------

Especially by lovely young ladies a la Professor Indiana Jones's students.

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (VxzUB)

471 Yeah, I'd like to see a press conference detailing how our Communists have all been arrested and are being held offshore pending summary execution, and that America is now under occupation until such time as it transitions to a democratic republic.

A guy can dream, right?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (BI5O2)
====

Belief in this helps me go on day after day.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (RIvkX)

472 452 I think he needs some rest… does not look at the top of his game
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Usain Bolt is breathing hard after setting the world record. Is he okay?
Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (+Tpk4)

Good one.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (RuTUS)

473 I think Trump is falling asleep on his feet.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)

474 I don't doubt it for a second, but there will be lots of Latin Americans who will be more skeptical.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 11:59 AM (Riz8t)

Yep. This is very true. The Colombians are going to be really itchy about this for a long time.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (rbvCR)

475 I doubt raising Cain is related to Tim Kaine

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (xT8gx)

476 Hamid Karzai, unavailable for comment.
Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 12:01 PM (0K6V

Eh, he ran into serious tribal issues. It's Afghanistan's perpetual problem.

Venezuela was a second world/approaching first world before Chavez and Maduro did the standard commie crap. I think we will see a fairly quick recovery there.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (zBIzS)

477 Monroe Doctrine Baby!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (2WIwB)

478 what does Bolivia and Uruguay say?

$20 same as in town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (Kt19C)

479 So if the Dems take over in Nov. they can add this to their Impeachments.

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (VE6XX)

480 Can someone please give a fvcking bomb damage assessment ffs?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (RIvkX)

481 448 Uh-oh.

"Maduro had his chance just like Iran had had their chance. "
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:02 PM (n7rxJ)

I believe that is in reference to the strike that was carried out on their nuclear facilities. Not on any future operations.

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (3tZV2)

482 Yeah, I'd like to see a press conference detailing how our Communists have all been arrested and are being held offshore pending summary execution, and that America is now under occupation until such time as it transitions to a democratic republic.

A guy can dream, right?
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (BI5O2)
====

Belief in this helps me go on day after day.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (RIvkX)

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I've been advocating since 2020 for Trump to go Full Pinochet.

The dream continues ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (VxzUB)

483 464 Kaine (s?) just alluded to space force. I guess they want to make it clear that that branch has value.

---------

X-Wing fighters hit the thermal exhaust port at the Presidential Palace.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (JkO4W)

484 309
'I don't want another Iraq.
But I 100% trust Trump will not do that failed model.'

Neither do I but,...
1) Venezuela had a functioning country of sorts before Chavez.
2) Christians not muslims.
3) No South American version of Iran
4) There aren't thousands of artillery rounds waiting for someone to IED them.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (fd80v)

485 I think Trump is falling asleep on his feet.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)
-

LIKE A BOSS!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (tpex2)

486 462 Absolute Resolve - name of mission
Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (3uBP9)

"AR(R)!" said the pirate.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:07 PM (RuTUS)

487 >>> Posted by: Please at January 03, 2026 11:58 AM (mf/hh)

Donny Two Scoops sure has the little timwalzs butthurt and squealing today.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:07 PM (ULPxl)

488
I believe that is in reference to the strike that was carried out on their nuclear facilities. Not on any future operations.
Posted by: buzzion

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

Oh yeah. Sounds right.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (n7rxJ)

489 And what does Bolivia and Uruguay say?
Who knows, no one has asked yet.
Posted by: Kindltot
----------

Their most recent elections should give a clue.
I haven't checked.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (U5+2P)

490 There’s actually a small island near Venezuela that we absolutely should invade, known as Margarita island. It used to be a tourist resort, but reportedly has turned into (with the sponsorship of Maduro’s government) an operating base for Hezbollah in the Caribbean, as a key link in their international drug running business.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (otNgF)

491 10:46 PM - Trump's been up at least that long then. No wonder he's tired.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (O7YUW)

492 So if the Dems take over in Nov. they can add this to their Impeachments.

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (VE6XX)

------------

They still have an exhaustive list of impeachment charges from Trump 1.0.

There will be one a week for two straight years ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (VxzUB)

493 Eh, he ran into serious tribal issues. It's Afghanistan's perpetual problem.

Venezuela was a second world/approaching first world before Chavez and Maduro did the standard commie crap. I think we will see a fairly quick recovery there.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (zBIzS)

I guess we'll see. Blackrock and other globalist corporations will enrich themselves. I don't know if they know how to run a country though.

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (0K6V0)

494 Tech Billionaire Wants Government To Control Social Media So We Can "Limit The First Amendment In Order To Protect It"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (L/fGl)

495 Venezuela was well on the way to becoming a Chinese-owned Banana Republic.
Trump is putting them back under American ~~domination~~ protection, as God and Teddy Roosevelt intended.

Posted by: buddhaha at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (M5t5H)

496 Cue the memes showing Trump with a sign that says: For my next trick I’ll make the Dems defend narco-terrorists

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (xT8gx)

497 Don deserves a nap

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (6U1c2)

498 This is what I voted for, bless me.

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (Qp4d3)

499 500

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (O7YUW)

500 Finally...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 12:09 PM (RIvkX)

501 500 500
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (O7YUW)

wooooooo

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:09 PM (RuTUS)

502 Bet the 160th SOAR "Nightstalkers" were there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 12:09 PM (NwnyJ)

503 Dear Horde, please to stop *quoting* the timwalzs.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:09 PM (ULPxl)

504 480 So if the Dems take over in Nov. they can add this to their Impeachments.
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (VE6XX)

Like they give a fuck about what would be on their planned impeachment claims. They would put "Trump eats McDonalds" down if they thought the media would spin it for them as a proper charge.

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 12:09 PM (3tZV2)

505 America strong.
Have big dick.
Trump is God.
All hail the Orange Man.

Posted by: MAGA at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (8mm5p)

506 He honestly looks asleep on hus feet. Poor guy. Thank you for working so hard President Trump!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (tcsrY)

507 I had not realized the reactivation of Roosevelt Roads starting last month was so relevant to last night's operation. Pieces have been being moved on the board for months leading to last night.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (iMotb)

508 Jimmy Cater, take some fucking notes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (JkO4W)

509 There’s actually a small island near Venezuela that we absolutely should invade, known as Margarita island. It used to be a tourist resort, but reportedly has turned into (with the sponsorship of Maduro’s government) an operating base for Hezbollah in the Caribbean, as a key link in their international drug running business.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:08 PM (otNgF)

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Isn't it time to test an above-ground nuke again?

Make The Bikini Atoll Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (VxzUB)

510 I bet the Ayatollahs in Iran are paying attention. Trump told them not to shoot their protestors.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (t0Out)

511 It sounds almost like Entebbe...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (RIvkX)

512 Go Army!

Posted by: ChupaMe at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (EUAR/)

513 Bet they had to wait a hour for Maduro's wife to pack

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (Ia/+0)

514 HA can you imagine the noise of all those aircraft swarming in?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (n7rxJ)

515 I'm kind of surprised not to see Tulsi.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)

516 I hope Trump's team can keep Congress away from having anything to do with running Venezuela.

No kidding, once Congress gets ahold of it, there will be twenty years of multi-trillion dollar grift and whoever pretends to be POTUS will repeat Biden's exit strategery once all the looting and plundering is over.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (a4flb)

517 If the speakers would MODulate!!! their voices a bit, PDT would not be so close to snoozing.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (RuTUS)

518 Jimmy Cater, take some fucking notes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM
(JkO4W)

---------------

OUT: Malaise.
IN: Emblaze.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (VxzUB)

519 They arrested them? Why'd they arrest them?

Posted by: Scott Evil at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (JkO4W)

520 Extraction team came under attack.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (RIvkX)

521 10:46 PM - Trump's been up at least that long then. No wonder he's tired.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant

I know, right. Jeez, it's not like this operation just started last night. My gawd, try to consider all of the operations that have been in planning, then executed in just the last few months. Both domestic and overseas.

I'd rather have and trust a tired Donald Trump than a drunk Kamala Harris.

Posted by: old chick at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (F3Dlr)

522 "Make The Bikini Atoll Great Again!"

A true bright spot in the Marshal Islands.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (iMotb)

523 Lil' Marco also looks very tired.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)

524
Ordinary Caracans will have stories to tell about the night Maduro fell.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (n7rxJ)

525 Bet the 160th SOAR "Nightstalkers" were there.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

No doubt. They live for this type of stuff.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (cYBz/)

526 Is the Vice President there?

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 11:57 AM

I saw that the vice president is in russia supposedly meeting with putin but I don't think that has been confirmed.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (0N4FZ)

527 I'm kind of surprised not to see Tulsi.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)

She just brings the men coffee when they ask for it.

She doesn't have any other role in this administration.

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (0K6V0)

528 Monroe Doctrine Baby!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (2WIwB)

Sorry.
You guys got it right...Donroe Doctrine.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (2WIwB)

529 @502/m: :-)

Also, I hope Trump gets to take a very righteous nap after this press conference. He's earned it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (O7YUW)

530 What about PRIDE month?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (iMotb)

531 Gee, I miss real heroes like Gen. Mark Milley.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (JkO4W)

532 PDJT is on a winning streak… the most intractable international situation now is the Ukraine war… I doubt that one will end until Russia has what they want… but he’s in such a winning streak who knows?

One fly in the ointment: Voters here couldn’t care less about this kind of stuff and he needs the GOP to keep both chambers in this years midterms…. He needs to focus on that soon

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (xT8gx)

533 Yep. This is very true. The Colombians are going to be really itchy about this for a long time.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:06 PM (rbvCR)

The Colombians are going to be terrified. Can you imagine how much evidence is going to come pouring out of Venezuela, about how tightly linked the Columbian Government is to the major drug cartels? Not to mention that now Columbia is going to be hurting for money, since their drug shipping partner just got shut down.

It will really be funny if Maduro starts to sing like a bird and throws Columbia’s government under his bus.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (otNgF)

534 Posted by: MAGA at January 03, 2026 12:10 PM (8mm5p

Ummm. Trump is not God. No Trump supporter had ever claimed that he is, so I guess you're a troll too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (qDCnE)

535
Good lord, Maduro was out of there just a little after 3AM, just about the time the news of explosions starting hitting.

Slick as owl shit this was.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (w6EFb)

536 524 Lil' Marco also looks very tired.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)

But he's on fire!!!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (RuTUS)

537 Lil' Marco also looks very tired.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (Riz8t)

He's been spooging in his shorts all night.

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (0K6V0)

538 Rubio up now.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

539 Delta Don what's that power you have on?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (pkeXY)

540 I'm kind of surprised not to see Tulsi.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:11 PM (Riz8t)

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Good point.

Maybe she's onsite and running Venezuela for now? j/k

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (VxzUB)

541 Me army man
Me shoot 3rd world brown soldier man
Me hero for white people.

Posted by: MAGA at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (8eRzy)

542 Rubio!

Posted by: banana Dream - and his sexy sexy garbage which he just leaves out there at night at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (3uBP9)

543 Imagine being the 20 year old on this mission. Two years ago, that guy was taking shit from the Communists in his classrooms, today he just kidnapped one of those bitches' heros.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (BI5O2)

544 LOL "We just saved 50 million dollars"

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (h7ZuX)

545 She doesn't have any other role in this administration.

Posted by: Neo Cahn

Okay, sure.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

546 It will really be funny if Maduro starts to sing like a bird and throws Columbia’s government under his bus.
Posted by: Tom Servo

I think he will.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (u3SRj)

547 He hasn't been in office for a full year yet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (n7rxJ)

548 Rubio up now.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

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The $50 million reward WILL NOT be paid out.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (VxzUB)

549 I go back and forth, that said I'm now at Rubio/Vance 2028.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (2NHgQ)

550 532 Gee, I miss real heroes like Gen. Mark Milley.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (JkO4W)

Not so much. Think Stormin Norman Schwartzkopf.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (t0Out)

551 Maybe the mullahs in Iran will fall soon. Winning!!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (xT8gx)

552 The trolls are getting double pay this morning. $2.50 a comment.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (JkO4W)

553 Tucker has the sadzzz today.

Has Tucker embraced Mamdani yet?

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (NpAcC)

554 Okay, sure.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

What's her role?

Posted by: Neo Cahn at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (0K6V0)

555 Rubio basically saying FAFO.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (O7YUW)

556 Rubio just said it, "decided to play around"

For our listeners in Rio Linda, "he decided to fuck around, and now he found out."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (HXT0k)

557 Cuts like a hammer!

Posted by: banana Dream - not an Integrity Kick at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (3uBP9)

558 I guess we'll see. Blackrock and other globalist corporations will enrich themselves. I don't know if they know how to run a country though.

The US markets are over priced, time for new venues for retail investing.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (a4flb)

559 This had to be done. It will be a nice object lesson for Central and South America, yes?

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (pDt9x)

560
Bet the 160th SOAR "Nightstalkers" were there.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Colonel Kolchak

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (pkeXY)

561 553 The trolls are getting double pay this morning. $2.50 a comment.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (JkO4W)

Soros is next, I hope.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (t0Out)

562 What's her role?

DNI. I'm sure that's a no-pressure job.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

563 Problems? He's got shackles on his hands.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (viF8m)

564 C'mon, no questions. These men have worked hard enough.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (RuTUS)

565 The trolls are getting double pay this morning. $2.50 a comment.
Posted by: Cicero

Handies at the truck stop have been down since we're pulling illegals' CDLs.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (cYBz/)

566 I want to invade Peru next. Why? Fuck you that’s why.

‘Murica.

Posted by: MAGA at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (8eRzy)

567 >>> 553 The trolls are getting double pay this morning. $2.50 a comment.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (JkO4W)

Naw, it's the power of Donny Two Scoops, it compels them to squeal.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:16 PM (ULPxl)

568 Rubio basically saying FAFO.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (O7YUW)

Yeah. He came close to that. Awesome!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (2WIwB)

569 Hard to believe this is the same Marco Rubio who sold out the Tea Party with the Gang of 8.

He's evolved.

Posted by: Delurker at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (WfVaK)

570 "We have created a new Federal Agency of Running Venezuela."

Posted by: Donald Trump at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (JkO4W)

571 No Commissar Judge has opined yet if this operation will be allowed to go forward

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

572 And by the way, Rubio was a brilliant choice for SOS.

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (pDt9x)

573 Gee, I miss real heroes like Gen. Mark Milley.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (JkO4W)

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He would have called Maduro and helped him evacuate first.

Why hasn't that motherf*cker been hanged for Treason yet?

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (VxzUB)

574 504 Dear Horde, please to stop *quoting* the timwalzs.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:09 PM (ULPxl)

Worth repeating!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (RuTUS)

575 Hard to believe this is the same Marco Rubio who sold out the Tea Party with the Gang of 8.

He's evolved.

I guess he can learn. I STILL don't trust him.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

576 Tulsi might not be there, but the CIA is represented.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (NwnyJ)

577 My god Trump said no more wars.

He’s the best president ever because he starts wars

Posted by: MAGA at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (TtdNq)

578 It will be interesting to see what lawyers end up on Maduro's defense team.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (CNl8/)

579 Potshots at Gabbard. Pretty weak tea.

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (pDt9x)

580 Why hasn't that motherf*cker been hanged for Treason yet?
Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (VxzUB)

The list is long. They'll get to him.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (t0Out)

581 It will really be funny if Maduro starts to sing like a bird and throws Columbia’s government under his bus.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:13 PM (otNgF)

Petro is most likely freaking out. I will be watching the papers.

ex-Pres Uribe is most likely giggling like a girl.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (rbvCR)

582
525
Ordinary Caracans will have stories to tell about the night Maduro fell.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:12 PM (n7rxJ)

They’ll be singing songs! About

“The night they drove Maduro down
All the bells were ringing,
The night they drove Maduro down
And all the people were singing they went
Na, na na na na na, na; na na, na na,
Na na na na, na na.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (otNgF)

583 I go back and forth, that said I'm now at Rubio/Vance 2028.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine

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That's my preference.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (n7rxJ)

584 Trump is playing Pokemon with Thug World dictators.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (Ceyey)

585 Who wants to be Proconsul?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (pIfcn)

586 573 And by the way, Rubio was a brilliant choice for SOS.
Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (pDt9x)
I was just thinking that while he was speaking. He seems so much more comfortable in his own skin these days.

Posted by: Moonbeam at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (rbKZ6)

587 No Commissar Judge has opined yet if this operation will be allowed to go forward

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 12:17 PM (Ia/+0)

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BREAKING: US District Clown Judge Bozoberg Orders Trump to Return Maduro & His Wife to Venezuela and to Turn Those Bombs Around.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (VxzUB)

588 "Maduro had his chance just like Iran had had their chance. "
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone

Getting sporty.

https://is.gd/sOJMpD

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (L/fGl)

589 576 Hard to believe this is the same Marco Rubio who sold out the Tea Party with the Gang of 8.

He's evolved.

I guess he can learn. I STILL don't trust him.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

Did you listen to all of what he just said?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (RuTUS)

590 Posted by: MAGA at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (TtdNq)

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You can go home now. Your moms "special friend" has paid up and left.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (JkO4W)

591 The trolls are getting double pay this morning. $2.50 a comment.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:15 PM (JkO4W)

Not is Washington State. We now have the highest minimum wage in the country, thanxs to the glorious collectivist govonor. $2.75 at least!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)

592 I think it's pretty standard for Special Forces to disrupt power before they do their thing. No doubt they have many ways to do that. They want their adversaries to be unable to turn on the lights - they're blind, while the US forces can see using IR equipment.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 12:03 PM (hOOi9)

I'm pretty certain there were numerous Venezuelans willing to cooperate in this endeavor.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 12:20 PM (g8Ew8)

593 This wasn’t starting a war…. It was decisively ending a war on us… in our favor. The guns are silent already. What war? It’s over and we won

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:20 PM (xT8gx)

594 Petro has to watch his ass, thank you for your attention to this matter

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (3uBP9)

595 Hardest hit by this op:
Every Democrat, every vocal Trump h8ter in US news, entertainment, NGO, and so on industries. Because each wanted to be the first to be snatched by Trump military thugs in black helicopters, thereby winning the first Resistance Medal of Honor, for pissing-off Trump the most with his/her insults.

Posted by: Gref at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (5rh/l)

596 Did you listen to all of what he just said?

I did. It isn't that I don't think he's a patriot, but I will always question his judgement after the Gang fiasco.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

597 He does have to watch his ass!
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I voted for this!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (2WIwB)

598 Trump is playing Pokemon with Thug World dictators.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (Ceyey)

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Smac-A-Mole

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (VxzUB)

599 600

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (O7YUW)

600 You can tell how bad this hurts the Left by the number of trolls on the site.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (t0Out)

601 I wouldn't exactly call this a war. Does not seem like anyone is fighting. Now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (bss/y)

602 Darn it, missed. *laughs* Okay m, it's all yours now.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (O7YUW)

603 365 331 QUESTION: Why can't Trump do the same thing with California?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 11:50 AM (JkO4W)

There is no legitimate government there to backfill the current regime like there is in VZ.
Posted by: Roy at January 03, 2026 11:53 AM (qwype)

Our California votes have been neutralized by gerrymandering, motor-voter schemes, importing replacement voters, allowing illegals to vote, etc.

As I mentioned (posted) on the ONT yesterday we're looking at relocating to a Free State with no state Income Tax. Proximity to our home in California will be a consideration as we'll become sno-birds. My preference would be Reno/Carson City area but Mrs. Anonymous likes Wyoming.

We'll keep the California house but switch the domicile to the new place.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (QGaXH)

604 You can go home now. Your moms "special friend" has paid up and left.
Posted by: Cicero

He's waiting for change on his quarter.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (u3SRj)

605 What war?
Are you an idiot that every small-scale raid is a war?

They sent a crew in to get two people who were arrested by DOJ and taken out of country.

No American lives lost.

There is no war.
There is only you repeating the same shit about Trump that you people have been spitting out since 2017 when he bombed Syria and you complained about "WAR".

Clown.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (6ydKt)

606 Whoa, scored it after a troll got deleted! WINNING!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (O7YUW)

607 "It will really be funny if Maduro starts to sing like a bird and throws Columbia’s government under his bus."

Count on it.

I hope we have a functioning State Dept., etc. to deal with this. Folks in DC should be very busy shortly. Lots of work to do.

Posted by: pawn at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (Rmqfl)

608 It's another Trumpmas miracle!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon, on a beach, earning 20% at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (XLxzE)

609 523
'"Make The Bikini Atoll Great Again!"

A true bright spot in the Marshal Islands.'

Hahahahaha!!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (fd80v)

610 I expected a flaming skull

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 12:23 PM (XeU6L)

611 I want to see the video of the capture.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:23 PM (t0Out)

612 I did. It isn't that I don't think he's a patriot, but I will always question his judgement after the Gang fiasco.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

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Ditto.

And I still have a reservation about Vance after he showed horrible judgment initially publicly coming out as a crude #NeverTrumper.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:23 PM (VxzUB)

613 "He's waiting for change on his quarter."

Damn...could be a while.

Penny shortage and all.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 12:23 PM (iMotb)

614 WOW! 600+ comments!

This thing's got legs.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:23 PM (QGaXH)

615 603 Darn it, missed. *laughs* Okay m, it's all yours now.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (O7YUW)

600 600
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (O7YUW)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:23 PM (RuTUS)

616 I'm kind of surprised not to see Tulsi.

What, you think intelligence went on a courtesy pause while Team Trump spikes the ball in the end zone?

I bet the signals are lit up live never before

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 12:24 PM (a4flb)

617 Heh…. Trump taking questions just said “we win a lot”… I’m not yet tired of it

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:24 PM (xT8gx)

618 Who wants to be Proconsul?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (pIfcn)

I will.

Bathe the Venezuelan hotties and bring them to my chambers!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 12:24 PM (g8Ew8)

619 Iggy is upset.

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:24 PM (pDt9x)

620 I love that he's promising to get reparations for the oil companies that were robbed blind by them.

Posted by: Moonbeam at January 03, 2026 12:24 PM (rbKZ6)

621 guess he can learn. I STILL don't trust him.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

Did you listen to all of what he just said?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (RuTUS)

He wants to be president. He's learned that kissing GOPe ass isn't the way there. He's fine as SoS. Doesn't mean I trust him either beyond being a leashed pet for Trump.

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 12:24 PM (3tZV2)

622 This wasn’t starting a war…. It was decisively ending a war on us… in our favor. The guns are silent already. What war? It’s over and we won
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:20 PM (xT8gx)

This.
This absolutely stopped future acts as well.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:25 PM (2WIwB)

623 When we said no more wars, we meant no more wars where we get stuck for ten years and take lots of casualties while we lose a trillion dollars.

Wars that you can start and finish in 12 hours with no casualties are just fine. That was supposed to be impossible, but Trump’s now done it. Twice.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:25 PM (otNgF)

624 610 It's another Trumpmas miracle!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon, on a beach, earning 20% at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (XLxzE)

Love it!!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:25 PM (QGaXH)

625 Did he say 'Venezueler'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:25 PM (bss/y)

626 623 Iggy is upset.

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It was hard to understand him with Tucker Carlson's dick in his mouth.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:25 PM (JkO4W)

627 But Ace and his maggot neocon crew? Your days are done.
Posted by: IggyPop

You probably need some vinegar and water right now to get the sand out.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (a4flb)

628 Iggy is upset.

You misspelled "psychotic".

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

629 Tulsi is DNI.
She's probably sitting in her office back in D.C.

He can't bring everybody to MAL with him.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (6ydKt)

630 Did he say Land, Sea and SPACE? so the First mission that Space Force was involved in

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (FCrpy)

631 Make The Bikini Atoll Great Again!
Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again!

Make the Swedish Bikini Team Great Again!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (L/fGl)

632 534
'It will really be funny if Maduro starts to sing like a bird and throws Columbia’s government under his bus.'

My enemies aren't in Colombia. I hope Maduro throws some democrats under the bus.
I think he did a deal and the raid is window dressing for it.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (fd80v)

633 Who wants to be Proconsul?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (pIfcn)

I got dibs on magister!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (2WIwB)

634 Dissing on Biden and the administration from 2020 to 2024.

Hit him again, Trump!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (O7YUW)

635 Looks like Uruguay is socialist and Bolivia has moved against socialism.
- - - -

Yamandú Orsi (Uruguay) convened the cabinet of ministers in the face of the "serious international crisis" in Venezuela
The president rejected the United States military intervention and announced an emergency meeting for Sunday, the first day after his vacation.
_ambito.com

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Polls have closed in Bolivia in a presidential election run-off between two pro-market candidates, marking the end of nearly two decades of socialist rule and the start of a likely realignment towards the United States.
_.aljazeera

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (U5+2P)

636 Trump taking questions is catching his second wind. All of the sudden he’s more animated and energetic. The man’s physical constitution is a marvel

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:27 PM (xT8gx)

637 Venezuela is liberated!!

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:27 PM (t0Out)

638 A "forever war"? I think your narratives are unraveling.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 12:27 PM (WHfpM)

639 637 Trump taking questions is catching his second wind. All of the sudden he’s more animated and energetic. The man’s physical constitution is a marvel
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:27 PM (xT8gx)

Absolutely.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:27 PM (RuTUS)

640 We need a meme that's that somilia guy on the cargo ship but with Rubio's head pointing, "I'm the president of Venezuela now"

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:27 PM (3uBP9)

641 This was no Panama.

Maduro was picked up like him and his wife were a chalupa combo at Taco Bell.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:28 PM (Ceyey)

642 620 Iggy is upset.
Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:24 PM (pDt9x)

Iggy is gone.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:28 PM (t0Out)

643 634 Who wants to be Proconsul?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (pIfcn)

I got dibs on magister!
Posted
I want to be the Reeve.

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (Qp4d3)

644 Now, about that idiot in Iran.

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (pDt9x)

645 Cuba must be close to the top of the list.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (t0Out)

646 Rubio might just be very happy to continue on as Shogun of South America. In terms of the ability to exercise power, Rubio is now second only to Trump in this administration, and that has surprised me. I’d put Hegseth 3rd.
It’s an unfortunate part of our system that the VP never really has much to actually do.
Rubio has quietly been doing some amazing things in other parts of SA as well.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (otNgF)

647 Can they scoop up that Voldemort judge in Brazil nex

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (DoBxX)

648 @642/Anna Puma: "Maduro was picked up like him and his wife were a chalupa combo at Taco Bell."

Lots of other communist leaders have the Taco Bell Trots as a result.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (O7YUW)

649 The Venezuelans have to declare independence from Cuba.

Bwahahahaha.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (Riz8t)

650 When we said no more wars, we meant no more wars where we get stuck for ten years and take lots of casualties while we lose a trillion dollars.

Wars that you can start and finish in 12 hours with no casualties are just fine. That was supposed to be impossible, but Trump’s now done it. Twice.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:25 PM (otNgF)

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Smash-mouthing Bullies.

/Things we used to learn in elementary school ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (VxzUB)

651 Note to Diogenes and Weasel, Cuban cigars will be available soon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (U5+2P)

652 Rubio has about 5 jobs.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

653 Wow…. Just mentioned Cuba. Those thugs better look out… Donroe Doctrine

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (xT8gx)

654 "Iggy is gone."

So some guy is in a clear mental health crisis, and we toss him out?

Oh...the huge manatee ...

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (iMotb)

655 Just imagine being one of the moolahs in Iran right now reading about this.

Posted by: pawn at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (Rmqfl)

656 607 Whoa, scored it after a troll got deleted! WINNING!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:22 PM (O7YUW)

600 600
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (O7YUW)

Thank you, cobs, for zapping trolls and giving G&R the W.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (RuTUS)

657 Putin will be quoting Trump to justify Ukraine. Bank it.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

658 Miguel Diaz-Canal just got a little sweaty under the collar.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (JkO4W)

659 It’s an unfortunate part of our system that the VP never really has much to actually do.

This one needs to win election in 28.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (t0Out)

660 Iggy is upset.

You misspelled "psychotic".
Posted by: Archimedes
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Self-delusion is one of the dominant drivers of the Left/Liberal/Prog psyche.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (XeU6L)

661 I recently saw a map somebody made of South America which had it cut diagonally. The lower left corner had all elected right-leaning governments while the upper right corner had leftists.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (CNl8/)

662 Thank you, cobs, for zapping trolls and giving G&R the W.
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (RuTUS)

Seconded.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (t0Out)

663 Damn! I really like Rubio. That guy is sharl.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (2WIwB)

664 Marco has grown up and this is a good thing. In addition to the other half dozen jobs he has I hope he becomes Governor General of the Territory of Cuba. And settles family business.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (gm9Sb)

665 Somebody is very, very angry at Ace for besmirching the good name of his favorite plain-as-day grifter.

Settle down, little fella. Tucker was never going to have sex with you, anyway.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (BI5O2)

666 Who wants to be Proconsul?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 12:19 PM (pIfcn)

I got dibs on magister!

I want to be the Reeve.

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I wanna be Town Crier (like that dude in the TV series "Rome").

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (VxzUB)

667 653 Rubio has about 5 jobs.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

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A sad comment on the horrid state of the economy under King Trump.

Posted by: The MSM, Now With 18 Percent More Truthy Goodness at January 03, 2026 12:32 PM (JkO4W)

668
Can they scoop up that Voldemort judge in Brazil nex
Posted by: vmom

If they get Boasturd too they get egg roll.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 03, 2026 12:32 PM (QVmho)

669 Sharp.

Stoopid keyboard

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:32 PM (2WIwB)

670 >> It’s an unfortunate part of our system that the VP never really has much to actually do.

Office of VP is not worth a warm bucket of spit — One of FDR’s VPs

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:32 PM (xT8gx)

671 I wonder how Elise Slotkin and her buddies feel right now.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:32 PM (ULPxl)

672 >> I hope he becomes Governor General of the Territory of Cuba

He may have to be Shah of Iran for a while, too. Until Reza and his future Padishah Empress daughter are properly reinstalled.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 12:33 PM (w6EFb)

673 The VP we have, we should thank God for daily. Consider - Mike Pence.

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:33 PM (pDt9x)

674 More trolls. See 668 and 672

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:33 PM (t0Out)

675 The Hawaiian judge should be waking up about now. Oooooo!!!!
I bet he's gonna be pissed.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:34 PM (2WIwB)

676 I think he did a deal and the raid is window dressing for it.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 12:26 PM (fd80v)

Doubtful.

Men were shot in this raid. I don't believe Trump would shed American blood in a cover-up for this Commie pig.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:34 PM (BI5O2)

677 Cuba must be close to the top of the list.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (t0Out)

Cuba communists will shrivel on the vine without Venezuela.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 12:34 PM (g8Ew8)

678 I'm thinking Lula will lose the election in Brazil this year.

That problem may handle itself if the right there can put up a decent candidate.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 12:34 PM (6ydKt)

679 It’s an unfortunate part of our system that the VP never really has much to actually do.
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Vance has been a good deal more visible, and vocal, than any in my memory

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 12:34 PM (XeU6L)

680 "I'm not thrilled with Putin. He's killing too many people."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:34 PM (O7YUW)

681 Putin will be quoting Trump to justify Ukraine. Bank it.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

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Except Putin couldn't get in, win, and out in a few hours.

1419 days and counting ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (VxzUB)

682 Hawaiian Judge orders Trump to be arrested and charged as a war criminal and Maduro returned to Venezuela with $10B as a reparation for the evil and Hitler like Trump..

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (J9q9v)

683 I figure this was a very good operation if troll patrol needs to be sent out.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (qDCnE)

684 Putin will be quoting Trump to justify Ukraine. Bank it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Well, Ukraine is another corrupt shithole country, so...

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)

685 That brief nap that PDT took while the other speakers were speaking is really paying off now in Q&A time.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (RuTUS)

686 With Maduro deposed the only communist government currently operating in the Western Hemisphere is New York City.

Posted by: 29Victor at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (0MjtC)

687 Imagine being so stupid you think this is going to hurt Trump and give communists a boost next November.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (viF8m)

688 Putin and thrilled. Two words I have never juxtaposed.

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (pDt9x)

689 >>> 676 More trolls. See 668 and 672
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:33 PM (t0Out)

668 / JkO4W seems to be a joke.

672 / J5Iy9 is a squealing little timwalz.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (ULPxl)

690
Quickly skimming other sources, the commies are losing their damned minds over this. I voted for this.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 03, 2026 12:36 PM (QVmho)

691 674 Word on the streets of Tehran is "yes, we would very much accept Crown Princess as she is most, how you say, hot, hot, hot".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 12:36 PM (gm9Sb)

692 PDT did NOT mention Venezuelan interference with the most recent US Presidential election.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:36 PM (RuTUS)

693 I just want reporters to ask Rubio about various countries now.

"Mr Secretary, Mr. Secretary, what about Canada."

"Well as you know they are run by Ice Terrorists and it would be very easy to disguise millions of our military as trees, perhaps we've already done this. Look,... thinking about surrendering their maple syrup might be a great idea. Just saying. It could help"

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:36 PM (3uBP9)

694 686 With Maduro deposed the only communist government currently operating in the Western Hemisphere is New York City.
Posted by: 29Victor at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (0MjtC)

Uh, Cuba?

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 12:36 PM (3tZV2)

695 Has anyone done a wellness check on The Spew?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (Ceyey)

696
I figure this was a very good operation if troll patrol needs to be sent out.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

That's my take as well. Good Morning!

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (QVmho)

697 Its over

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (Ia/+0)

698 Of course I expected this tweet.
Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸
@mtgreenee
We are “running”Venezuela now. 🤦‍♀️

America First!!! 🇺🇸

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (NpAcC)

699 Bathe the Venezuelan hotties and bring them to my chambers!
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

We stand ready to assist you!

Posted by: Depilatory Service Corps at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (oftw2)

700 700

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (RuTUS)

701 it's ovah

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (3uBP9)

702 Remember when we were joking about even OrangeManBad having to get two jobs, McDonald's server and garbage man, during the Brandon economy.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (ULPxl)

703 PDT needs a very short nap and a little quality time with Melania.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (gm9Sb)

704 Here is a bunch of pictures from the assault on Caracas from La Nacion Argentina

https://tinyurl.com/3n9xwwcb

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)

705 668 / JkO4W seems to be a joke.

672 / J5Iy9 is a squealing little timwalz.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (ULPxl)

The original comments are gone.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (t0Out)

706 Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (QVmho)

Good morning to you!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 12:38 PM (qDCnE)

707 My only complaint is why the fuck did he use the NY court system.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at January 03, 2026 12:38 PM (h3wuo)

708 PDT QED

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:38 PM (RuTUS)

709 @700/m: "700"

Grats!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 12:38 PM (O7YUW)

710 MTG. A sad spectacle she has become. The View, next stop.

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:38 PM (pDt9x)

711 Here is a bunch of pictures from the assault on Caracas from La Nacion Argentina

Why the hell isn't it OUR media who are showing those pictures...*ponders*...never mind.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:38 PM (Riz8t)

712 >>> 708 My only complaint is why the fuck did he use the NY court system.
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at January 03, 2026 12:38 PM (h3wuo)

That seems... odd.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:39 PM (ULPxl)

713 Cuba communists will shrivel on the vine without Venezuela.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 12:34 PM (g8Ew

Absolutely. What I’ve been focusing on is that without Venezuelan support (which they’ve been getting for 20 years now) the electric grid for the entire island goes down and stays down. (It’s barely hanging on now)
Imagine trying to control a country today with only 1890’s technology available to you.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:39 PM (otNgF)

714 Oh...the huge manatee ...
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (iMotb)

You rang?

Posted by: Stellar's Sea Cow at January 03, 2026 12:39 PM (pIfcn)

715 Boy the Left is pissed. Troll activity through the roof.

Too bad, so sad. Your precious faggot is chained to a bulkhead of a Navy vessel. Deal with it, queermos.

I hope he gets your American homos in a cell before long.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:39 PM (BI5O2)

716 I hope POTUS gets his well-deserved break now.
He looks sleepy.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 12:39 PM (DoBxX)

717 705 668 / JkO4W seems to be a joke.

672 / J5Iy9 is a squealing little timwalz.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (ULPxl)

The original comments are gone.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (t0Out)

That's why its better to reference the hash rather than the comment number.

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 12:39 PM (3tZV2)

718 Has anyone done a wellness check on The Spew?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (Ceyey)

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They're relocating as we speak to France with George Clooney.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (VxzUB)

719 The trolls are really upset.
The man that has ruined their mental health just did something so heinous (in their Hippy-Nazi minds) that they/it have to come up in here and counter-program just so they don't drink themselves into a coma.

It's amazing how, other than ASS who shows up when he's been into the White Claws again, the trolling crew starts as soon as something big happens.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (6ydKt)

720 This could have been resolved using smart diplomacy. We should have just sent cash. Rapprochement!

Posted by: Valerie Jarrett at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (XeU6L)

721 683 I figure this was a very good operation if troll patrol needs to be sent out.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 12:35 PM (qDCnE)

They're all the Democrats can deploy right now. The DNC and NYTWaPoABCCBSNBCCNNMSNOW are on a huge conference call crafting their initial outrage propaganda blast. Talking points are also being crafted for initial deployment on the Sunday Morning political talk shows.

Posted by: Gref at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (5rh/l)

722 >>That seems... odd.

That's where Maduro was indicted in 2020.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (viF8m)

723 At its core maga is just small dicked men who like shooting guns to feel powerful.

Posted by: 2026 Blue Wave at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (gRmuJ)

724 The Donroe Doctrine… aka The FAFO Doctrine

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (xT8gx)

725 Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)

ty

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:41 PM (t0Out)

726 PDT needs a very short nap and a little quality time with Melania.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

I bet, even as tired as he looks, he could still make Melania squeal in ecstasy.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 12:41 PM (77rzZ)

727 Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸
@mtgreenee
We are “running”Venezuela now. 🤦‍♀️

That's right you stupid twit.
And you know, under President Trump, he will actually return it to Venezuelan control. No Democrat would do that.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (2WIwB)

728 This is incredible history we are watching right now.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (2Ez/1)

729 Rubio is going to be the Shogun of Cuba.

Posted by: toby928(c) predicts at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (jc0TO)

730 Trump seemed to have gotten a second wind at the end there....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (VE6XX)

731 Maybe ace will go back to Living Large on the Weekend. Thanks for dropping in, ace!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (RuTUS)

732 680 "I'm not thrilled with Putin. He's killing too many people."
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
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It's not like Toad Zelensky is cutting any slack.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (U5+2P)

733 I hope POTUS gets his well-deserved break now.
He looks sleepy.
Posted by: vmom deport
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I expect that he has been awake, and in the Situation Room for near 24 hours.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (XeU6L)

734 So we are running this country now? Pass. Didn't work with Iraq. Didn't work with Afghanistan.

We have Maduro. Put him on trial. Leave Venezuela and let them fix the mess.

Americans trying to run the country while rebuilding the oil country - which Trump said will pay for all of this - sounds a lot like Iraq. Pass.

Posted by: Diabeetus at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (0VkZe)

735 Regarding the use of the Southern District of New York, that might be a statutory thing for the specific charges Maduro faces. Perhaps international stuff like that affects the US but didn't take place on US soil goes to that district by default.

Posted by: the lower depths at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (UdiE9)

736 >>That seems... odd.

Maybe I misheard, but I believe Trump also threw out Florida as a possible trial location.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (Y1sOo)

737 God bless Venezuela; God bless Trump; God bless the USA.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 03, 2026 12:43 PM (FMtrg)

738 At its core maga is just small dicked men who like shooting guns to feel powerful.
Posted by: 2026 Blue Wave at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM

and the rape, but mostly, the gun thing.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 12:43 PM (jc0TO)

739 730 Trump seemed to have gotten a second wind at the end there....
Posted by: It's me donna
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He was tired but they wound him up and the adrenaline kicked in.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:43 PM (U5+2P)

740 It's amazing how, other than ASS who shows up when he's been into the White Claws again, the trolling crew starts as soon as something big happens.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (6ydKt)

It's just a coincidence, nothing preplanned.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:43 PM (t0Out)

741 Bonchie retweeted
AG
@AGHamilton29
2h
There is no war. The people of Venezuela are celebrating.
So ask yourself why some people who have nothing to do with Venezuela seem so upset about an illegitimate criminal dictator being brought to justice….

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:43 PM (RuTUS)

742 576 Hard to believe this is the same Marco Rubio who sold out the Tea Party with the Gang of 8.

He's evolved.

I guess he can learn. I STILL don't trust him.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

I wasn't watching - did he (Marco) pause to take a drink of water mid-speech?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)

743 Well, on to de-Maduro-izing Venezuela. Won't be easy or pretty, just a dirty job that must be done.

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (rj6Yv)

744 If we get almost to 1000, hold off posting until m grabs the 1000th post.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (r2KsI)

745 How fvcked does your government have to be where people foreign intervention?

sidebar - many regarded Attila as a liberator... if nothing else the tax was lower.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (/lPRQ)

746 Unlike Iraq, Venezuela has a viable alternative for leadership - she has a Nobel Prize even.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (Ceyey)

747 I got a chuckle out of that little high-voiced press douche with his "what about the Honduran guy, huh, what about him?" crap.

Trump handles your pathetic little gotchas like a Viking.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

748 God bless Venezuela; God bless Trump; God bless the USA.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous!

It's like the Fourth of July in January!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (L/fGl)

749 I figured Nick Fuentes would be taking it up the ass from Cucker Qatarlson -- both screaming Heil Hitler! -- rather than commenting here.

Who knew?

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (VxzUB)

750 Oh no. It's the JOOOS guy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

751 Of course not. Trump wouldn’t dare upset his Zionist donor base.
Posted by: 2026 Blue Wave at January 03, 2026 12:43 PM

I snorted out loud.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (jc0TO)

752 Seriously though, did they think that Trump was gonna take out Maduro and say adios and leave Venezuelans on their own with no "Leader" ?

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (VE6XX)

753 The VP we have, we should thank God for daily. Consider - Mike Pence.

He and Millie would have sought buy-in from Xi before any operation got started.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (a4flb)

754 Rodriguez is a Cuban-Russian intelligence agent. She was not elected. She was appointed by Maduro solely for those reasons. Both Cuba and Russia were supporting all the actions of Venezuela, including drugs, illegal migration into the US, gangs (TdA), terrorism and other asymmetric actions.

Let that sink in.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (gb3qv)

755 Lotta happy MLB shortstops today. Not that they're going back to the old country what with those sweet contracts.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (gm9Sb)

756 Note to Diogenes and Weasel, Cuban cigars will be available soon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:29 PM (U5+2P)

***

And just in time! I'm down to my last two!

Posted by: Diogenes at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (2WIwB)

757 The Maduro mission upstaged the Mamdani win.
Ha!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (RuTUS)

758 Another troll - W4EcX

It's like popping pimples.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:46 PM (t0Out)

759 God bless Venezuela; God bless Trump; God bless the USA.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous!

It's like the Fourth of July in January!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (L/fGl)

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'Murica 250 -- Fuck Yeah!

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 12:46 PM (VxzUB)

760 Posted by: 2026 Blue Wave at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM (gRmuJ

At it's core you have AIDS

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:46 PM (BI5O2)

761 At its core maga is just small dicked men who like shooting guns to feel powerful.

Was that wrong? Should we not do that?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)

762 DELCY FUCKING RODRIGUEZ??? Is going to be given charge over the country where she oversaw the murder and torture of Maduro's political opponents? Are you fucking kidding me? She's the daughter of a narcoterror head!

Trump's team is stepping on their own dicks. Maybe she made a deal to help overthrow Maduro, but the Venezuelans are having fits. This commie whore cannot be allowed to assume control over anything except the bottom of a coffin.

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 12:46 PM (Vx9n2)

763 744 If we get almost to 1000, hold off posting until m grabs the 1000th post.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (r2KsI)

They're getting thrown off by troll-zapping anyway.
But thanks!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:46 PM (RuTUS)

764 752 Seriously though, did they think that Trump was gonna take out Maduro and say adios and leave Venezuelans on their own with no "Leader" ?
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (VE6XX)

More rubble, less trouble?

I would have been fine with it. To an extent. You can see how that would/could go sideways too. We'll see how it works out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

765 So President Trump fixes a stolen election in Venezuela. It's a shame he can't do the same thing here.

Posted by: creeper at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (80oeU)

766 744 Well, on to de-Maduro-izing Venezuela. Won't be easy or pretty, just a dirty job that must be done.
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One of the problems the Massie/Tucker crowd have is that their programming hasn't evolved from the 2001-2017 period where our efforts overseas always involved costly and failed nation-building.

You don't really need to do anything in Venezuela. Maybe use back channels to encourage General So-And-So to set up a provisional government that will hold elections in 6+ months. If the current VZ VP isn't in Russia, she's a clear political hack (think Kamala with less Willie Brown). She won't be able to run things.

Posted by: the lower depths at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (UdiE9)

767 761 At its core maga is just small dicked men who like shooting guns to feel powerful.

Was that wrong? Should we not do that?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:46 PM (Riz8t)

Mmmmm. Tits.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

768 664 Marco has grown up and this is a good thing. In addition to the other half dozen jobs he has I hope he becomes Governor General of the Territory of Cuba. And settles family business.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 12:31 PM (gm9Sb)

Cuba is so far down that it’s going to be hugely expensive to salvage - but I have thought that, instead of taking it over, just give the entire island to Trump and his sons as their personal property. I guarantee that within 10 years that place would become the garden and 5 star resort center of the Caribbean.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (otNgF)

769 Seriously though, did they think that Trump was gonna take out Maduro and say adios and leave Venezuelans on their own with no "Leader" ?
Posted by: It's me donna

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

And with China, Russia and Iran all at hand to pick up the pieces.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (n7rxJ)

770 Wow... Troll city

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (VE6XX)

771 Rubio continues to impress. In all honesty, I considered him the lightest of diversity lightweights in Florida and as Senator but he is a man on a mission now. Everything he pushes in this hemisphere is setting up the liberation of his parent's country.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (jc0TO)

772
For those who haven't seen her, this is Crown Princess Noor Pahlavi, future Padishah Empress of Persia:

https://is.gd/p8Alhg

I'll have to note the Shah and his wife must've had good genes.

Check our all of Shah Jr's daughters.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (w6EFb)

773 Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸
@mtgreenee
We are “running”Venezuela now.

No, dumb cow, the exiled lady who won the Nobel Prize is, or will be soon. And you should be celebrating that.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (WHfpM)

774 752 Seriously though, did they think that Trump was gonna take out Maduro and say adios and leave Venezuelans on their own with no "Leader" ?
Posted by: It's me donna
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They want to be upset that it the military taking over and not the bureaucrats. They did such a good job in Iraq.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (U5+2P)

775 503 Dear Horde, please to stop *quoting* the timwalzs.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 12:09 PM (ULPxl)

and other trolls

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (RuTUS)

776 At its core maga is just small dicked men who like shooting guns to feel powerful.
Posted by: 2026 Blue Wave at January 03, 2026 12:40 PM

and the rape, but mostly, the gun thing.

From large 4x4s while eating Texas style brisket.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 12:49 PM (a4flb)

777 The Empress of Iran needs a sandwich.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)

778 > Note to Diogenes and Weasel, Cuban cigars will be available soon.
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It'll take a while to rehabilitate the industry there. The commies have damn near ruined it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 12:49 PM (NwnyJ)

779 Unlike Iraq, Venezuela has a viable alternative for leadership - she has a Nobel Prize even.
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (Ceyey)

Per one of the Madrid papers last year, Nayib Bukele in El Salvador had a "kitchen cabinet" made up of Venezuelan ex-pats advising him on dealing with the MS13 and such threats. They are probably going to go back now and be of use.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:49 PM (rbvCR)

780 Watch the border crossings from Venezuela to Colombia and other places. The roaches ate going to flee.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:49 PM (Ceyey)

781 Wow... Troll city
Posted by: It's me donna
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It's like stepping on an ant bed.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 03, 2026 12:49 PM (XeU6L)

782 It's like the Fourth of July in January!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 12:45 PM (L/fGl)

It is like a famous Cumbia

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:49 PM (rbvCR)

783 Americans trying to run the country while rebuilding the oil country - which Trump said will pay for all of this - sounds a lot like Iraq. Pass.

Posted by: Diabeetus at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (0VkZe)

If we don't put an administration in there then the same people running the joint will just find their way back in.

Trump is only going to put out people in charge until the Venezuelans can figure out who's going to lead it and run the joint.

This isn't Iraq, it's an oil-rich Catholic country that's been devastated by an incompetent kleptocrat government for several decades. They can handle it all themselves once they figure out who they want in charge.

Meanwhile, we're guarding the oil fields, ending the smuggling routes, and locking China and Russia out of the country.

I'm willing to see how it plays out, just from a geopolitical chess match perspective.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (6ydKt)

784 Cuban, Russian and other state actors who were helping Maduro allegedly were hit in some of the strikes. Allegedly.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (gb3qv)

785 I’ve seen at least one report this morning that Delcy Rodriguez has already fled to Moscow.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (otNgF)

786 More rubble, less trouble?

I would have been fine with it. To an extent. You can see how that would/could go sideways too. We'll see how it works out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)
=========

The Secretary of State put it starkly why, WE, the UNITED STATES, needs to put things right before we leave.

Namely, Maduro installed a Cuban regime in Venezuela. Maduro was protected by Cuban security forces. Cubans ran the intelligence services. Cubans trained the military. That's why we have to sort things out. It might be that the Cubans head for the hills to role-play Che'. We'll see.

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

787 It was past time to do something about this festering cesspool.
thank God for President Donald J Trump.

I voted for this.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:51 PM (t0Out)

788 784 Cuban, Russian and other state actors who were helping Maduro allegedly were hit in some of the strikes. Allegedly.
Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (gb3qv)

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 12:51 PM (VE6XX)

789 DELCY FUCKING RODRIGUEZ??? Is going to be given charge over the country where she oversaw the murder and torture of Maduro's political opponents?

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

Did I miss something? Did Trump say that? I heard she's fled to Russia.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:51 PM (n7rxJ)

790 Cuba is so far down that it’s going to be hugely expensive to salvage - but I have thought that, instead of taking it over, just give the entire island to Trump and his sons as their personal property. I guarantee that within 10 years that place would become the garden and 5 star resort center of the Caribbean.

Change "Cuba" to "Haiti" and make the billionaires the Tech Bros and I was saying that well over a decade ago.

Close enough to America where commuter flights are a possibility, yet foreign so that the companies could re-register as a Haitian entity and enjoy zero corporate taxes and hire all of the Indians, Russians and Chinese they want.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM (a4flb)

791
Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
21m
The Emperor is overjoyed to announce the appointment of Marcus Rubius as the Provincial Governor of Venezuela and has decreed six days of games in his honor

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM (RuTUS)

792 It might be that the Cubans head for the hills to role-play Che'. We'll see.

If they tried, they'd end up like Che. They won't try.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM (Riz8t)

793 "Cuban, Russian and other state actors who were helping Maduro allegedly were hit in some of the strikes."

* Sad Trombone *

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM (iMotb)

794 Namely, Maduro installed a Cuban regime in Venezuela. Maduro was protected by Cuban security forces. Cubans ran the intelligence services. Cubans trained the military. That's why we have to sort things out. It might be that the Cubans head for the hills to role-play Che'. We'll see.
Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

Hugo Chavez keeps getting lost in all this. THAT fucker needed to get his head ventilated. You know, before he died of natural causes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

795 Blonde Morticia

Someone didn't read the end of Ace's post.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM (Ceyey)

796 The Empress of Iran needs a sandwich.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I thought that, too. You can see her ribs. Not good.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 12:53 PM (77rzZ)

797 >>>One of the problems the Massie/Tucker crowd have is that their programming hasn't evolved from the 2001-2017 period where our efforts overseas always involved costly and failed nation-building.

Not a real problem since all the Tru-Cons are still fighting the USSR.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:53 PM (rbvCR)

798 655 Just imagine being one of the moolahs in Iran right now reading about this.

Posted by: pawn at January 03, 2026 12:30 PM (Rmqfl)

goombahs > moolahs ?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:53 PM (QGaXH)

799 They know who all the actors were assisting Maduro. It’s why they all fled including Rodriguez. They don’t want to get on the boat ride to NY.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 12:53 PM (gb3qv)

800 Hugo Chavez keeps getting lost in all this. THAT fucker needed to get his head ventilated. You know, before he died of natural causes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM

I was shocked that Cuban healthcare couldn't save him.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 12:53 PM (jc0TO)

801 778 The Cuban cigar industry can be revived with just a few tough handed Abuelas doing the rolling and a guy on a podium reading the newspaper. Fancy boxes, a little promotion, and Abuela's family is soon back on the road in the 56 Chevy. And eating on a regular basis.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 12:54 PM (gm9Sb)

802 Hugo Chavez should have been shot after his first failed coup.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:54 PM (Ceyey)

803 >>Did I miss something?

Yes, Trump mentioned twice Rubio having a phone conversation with her.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 12:54 PM (Y1sOo)

804 800 Hugo Chavez keeps getting lost in all this. THAT fucker needed to get his head ventilated. You know, before he died of natural causes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 12:52 PM

I was shocked that Cuban healthcare couldn't save him.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 12:53 PM (jc0TO)

Who got his parrot, Pepe?

Posted by: tubal at January 03, 2026 12:54 PM (pDt9x)

805 https://is.gd/p8Alhg

I'll have to note the Shah and his wife must've had good genes.

Check our all of Shah Jr's daughters.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (w6EFb)

I have noticed for a long time that the Persian / Iranian people tend be quite good looking, especially the women.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 12:54 PM (otNgF)

806 Signing off for a while. Try not to burn the place down, kids.

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at January 03, 2026 12:54 PM (t0Out)

807 The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele posted this-

https://tinyurl.com/2uezkvha

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 12:54 PM (NpAcC)

808 Someone didn't read the end of Ace's post.
Posted by: Anna Puma

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

For sure, but where did anyone get the idea that we're reinstalling her?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:55 PM (n7rxJ)

809 We, America broadly speaking has to step in a "run" VZ for some period of time to make sure the cartels, which are very much still around, stay out of the government and out of the oil/petro biz.

They'll slide into those sectors and we'll be revisiting everything we just accomplished in less than two years if we don't position the Venezuelans for success™

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 12:55 PM (NwnyJ)

810
For those who haven't seen her, this is Crown Princess Noor Pahlavi, future Padishah Empress of Persia:

https://is.gd/p8Alhg

I'll have to note the Shah and his wife must've had good genes.

Check our all of Shah Jr's daughters.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (w6EFb)

Meh.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 12:56 PM (g8Ew8)

811
Ugh.

Here we go. The leftards have their new talking point.

No one voted for running Venezuela. This isn't America first. Trump is ignoring the American people.

So, I guess they're going to try to run to the right of Trump on this issue. Like Oblabla did McCain.

Hopefully, Trump shows he can multitask in a forceful manner

cuz we'll be hearing that from the MSM force the next 10 months or so.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)

812 Geez, we are getting the Temu of Trolls.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 03, 2026 12:57 PM (Ceyey)

813 >>Did I miss something?

Yes, Trump mentioned twice Rubio having a phone conversation with her.
Posted by: one hour sober

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

Delcy, not marina Machado? Hmmm.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:57 PM (n7rxJ)

814 Exactly 36 years to the day since the capture of Noriega.

Place your bets now for January 3, 2062.

Posted by: TITP at January 03, 2026 12:57 PM (r3hkP)

815 Our military, its brilliant success of today notwithstanding, would be well advised to listen.

UKRAINE’S REAL SUPERPOWER: LEARNING AND BUILDING FASTER THAN REALITY CHANGES. “Ukraine is not winning the drone race because it found one brilliant design, it is winning because it built a ruthless innovation loop where reality at the front instantly reshapes what gets built next.”

https://is.gd/wIYo3k

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)

816 "The screechy communist whore vice president shrieked on TV after Maduro's capture."

Heh. I'll be in my bunk.

Posted by: Fen at January 03, 2026 12:58 PM (0TqDq)

817 808 812
'(BEnIM)'

There's one turd left to flush.
Cobs, please do the needful.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 12:58 PM (fd80v)

818 >>>I have noticed for a long time that the Persian / Iranian people tend be quite good looking, especially the women.
Posted by: Tom Servo
--------

Average people don't get photographed nearly as often.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:59 PM (U5+2P)

819 Posted by: 2026 Blue Wave at January 03, 2026 12:55 PM (BEnIM)

Nice try on not contracting monkey pox.

It didn't work.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 12:59 PM (BI5O2)

820 There's one turd left to flush.
Cobs, please do the needful.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 12:58 PM

He amuses me, like a dancing monkey. He hasn't been vulgar yet.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 12:59 PM (jc0TO)

821 Delcy, not marina Machado? Hmmm.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:57 PM (n7rxJ)

She is the next in line, and Trump and Rubio are nothing but observant of the niceties and laws - Reagan would just stomp them all and call it good.
Trump may have either tried to get her acquiescence or maybe just was trying to tell her to stay down or get kicked.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:59 PM (rbvCR)

822 Why it was just yesterday that China stated they would support the Maduro regime and deter any aggression.

*chortles*

Posted by: Vengeance at January 03, 2026 12:59 PM (golfv)

823 Persians are not arabs.

Posted by: MkY at January 03, 2026 01:00 PM (q6tQZ)

824 789 DELCY FUCKING RODRIGUEZ??? Is going to be given charge over the country where she oversaw the murder and torture of Maduro's political opponents?

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

Did I miss something? Did Trump say that? I heard she's fled to Russia.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:51 PM (n7rxJ)

Sounds like somebody is confusing Maduro's VP with the duly-elected President, who is also a woman.

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 01:00 PM (hOOi9)

825 Here we go. The leftards have their new talking point.

No one voted for running Venezuela.

The Leftards didn't vote for Trump so their feelings are irrelevant.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 01:00 PM (a4flb)

826 Video of the hit on Chavez's mausoleum:

https://tinyurl.com/3akw3nk7
(@MarioNawfal on X)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 01:00 PM (6ydKt)

827 Scott Jennings posted this meme-

Sorry, Kilmar.

https://tinyurl.com/2vdbtbzt

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 01:00 PM (NpAcC)

828 808 Nice try as a diversion from Epstein files.
Won’t work.

-------------

They were revealed to be Bill Clinton's vacation photos.

Posted by: TITP at January 03, 2026 01:00 PM (r3hkP)

829 I love being an American. Out of touch for two days, tune in to discover "Oh, we invaded a 3rd world country and snatched the marxist pos leader. Good times. What's for lunch? Cuba?"

Posted by: Fen at January 03, 2026 01:01 PM (0TqDq)

830 Connecting random dots to form incoherent pictures of a fictitious world! That's the Blue Wave Way.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 03, 2026 01:01 PM (4b7CV)

831 Has CNN posted the daily death count yet?

If not, why not?

Posted by: Lame Stream Media at January 03, 2026 01:01 PM (R/m4+)

832 Blue wave must have been hit so many times with hard sea water that they can't even keep to a single point. It's all over the place. Sad!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 01:01 PM (Yl2Ob)

833 >>the duly-elected President, who is also a woman.

That's going to be shock to him to learn he's a woman.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 01:02 PM (Y1sOo)

834 So, on another note, that judge in Wisconsin who was arrested after trying to hide, facilitate the escape of an illegal wanted by ICE? Hannah Dugan?

She resigned today after her felony obstruction conviction.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 01:02 PM (NwnyJ)

835 Sounds like somebody is confusing Maduro's VP with the duly-elected President, who is also a woman.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 01:00 PM (hOOi9)

Cornina Machado was removed from the election in 2024 as she was seen as the favorite. She wasn't elected and Gonzales was - though the election was given to Maduro

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR)

836 It might be that the Cubans head for the hills to role-play Che'. We'll see.
Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

Heading to the hills requires a population to support you, but they don’t have that and they don’t have any cash anymore either. Maybe if they had someone like Calvera in Magnificent 7 they could try. Calling Yul Brynner, pick up the phone please

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 01:03 PM (otNgF)

837 I thought the Somali fraud was the diversion from the Epstein files? Damn, hard to keep up.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 01:03 PM (77rzZ)

838 I love being an American. Out of touch for two days, tune in to discover "Oh, we invaded a 3rd world country and snatched the marxist pos leader. Good times. What's for lunch? Cuba?"
Posted by: Fen at January 03, 2026 01:01 PM (0TqDq)
==

"I'll have a Cuban Crunchwrap to go, please."

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 01:03 PM (rj6Yv)

839 822 Delcy, not marina Machado? Hmmm.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 12:57 PM (n7rxJ)

She is the next in line, and Trump and Rubio are nothing but observant of the niceties and laws - Reagan would just stomp them all and call it good.
Trump may have either tried to get her acquiescence or maybe just was trying to tell her to stay down or get kicked.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 12:59 PM (rbvCR)

She's next in line in a regime that Trump and Rubio just explained is illegitimate. If there's something real about this, it's perhaps because she was compromised, and is cooperating. Trump is talking about running Venezuela, but without having taken it over militarily, as far as I've heard. So that can only mean that insiders in power were compromised by the US, right? That would also explain why there was no real military resistance, wouldn't it?

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 01:03 PM (hOOi9)

840 Nice try as a diversion from Epstein files.

OK, this is definitely one of the regulars socking. You've overplayed your hand with that one.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 01:04 PM (3nLb4)

841 >>>And eating on a regular basis.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply w
---

Eating on a regular basis goes a long way toward democratization.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 01:04 PM (U5+2P)

842 Here we go. The leftards have their new talking point.

No one voted for running Venezuela.

But if that is how the game is to be player, did the Leftards vote for Replacement Population, Trillion Dollar Fraud, losing wars in the middle east, destroying the health care system, aborting every baby and castrating the survivors, flat-lining education so it costs six figures to remain as stupid and ignorant as a five year old, double digit inflation and collapsed housing market?

They deliberately voted for all of that, right?

Then why do I care what enemies of the United States have to say about anything?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 01:04 PM (a4flb)

843 Blue wave is Arkansas special. "Well, ain't you special".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 01:04 PM (gm9Sb)

844 >> Cornina Machado was removed from the election in 2024 as she was seen as the favorite.

Just reading about that. She's the leader of the opposition, got the nomination, but the corrupt Maduro govt disqualified her from running. Then the Gonzales guy ran in her stead. And won.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:05 PM (w6EFb)

845 Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
If this action were constitutionally sound, the Attorney General wouldn’t be tweeting that they’ve arrested the President of a sovereign country and his wife for possessing guns in violation of a 1934 U.S. firearm law.
10:11 AM · Jan 3, 2026

Is that all they were indicted for, Massie?
Really?

This guy...

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 01:05 PM (6ydKt)

846 It might be that the Cubans head for the hills to role-play Che'. We'll see.
Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

Link up with ELN maybe. Sucks to be them.
Che was reduced to doing small raids on small towns' open markets for foods before he got tracked down.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 01:05 PM (rbvCR)

847 So Much winning and success.

Trump has done more good in 1 year than any other President.

Still not tired of it.

GFY, Commie Dems.

Posted by: Czech Chick at January 03, 2026 01:05 PM (vK/Ja)

848 I'll tell you who else is very concerned right now. Mark Carney and our Liberal neighbors residing to our north. This is the deal maker strategy that Trump excels at. Venezuela has a wealth of Heavy Crude. It's remarkably similar to the reserves held by Canada.

Later this year the USMCA (NAFTA) is scheduled for re-negotiation. The Heavy Crude factor (refined in the US) was a point of leverage for Canada. Now, conceivably, it is much less of a leverage point. Trump is preparing the field to negotiate with our second largest trading partner. All the other reasons for overturning Venezuela, while valid, was just noise.

Get ready to contend with a resurgence of Valero gas stations in the US. Also, get ready for another dip in fuel costs (at least in the Red states).

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 01:06 PM (dIske)

849 How many trannies remain in Delta? I’d like to give them a shout out.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 01:07 PM (nljXp)

850 Nudity

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:07 PM (jc0TO)

851
At this point, everybody seems to think Maria Machado will be the one.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:07 PM (w6EFb)

852 Link up with ELN maybe. Sucks to be them.
Che was reduced to doing small raids on small towns' open markets for foods before he got tracked down.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 01:05 PM (rbvCR)
==

And expertly perforated.

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 01:07 PM (rj6Yv)

853 >>Mmmm Venezuela war

There is no war in Venezuela. It was over in less time than the average NFL game.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 01:07 PM (Y1sOo)

854 Gut shoot him in front of his father, and after he dies in agony, throw the corpse overboard. He's of no use to us. Do the wife too.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:38 AM (BI5O2)

I am, how do you say, standing at attention to "do the wife".

Posted by: Corporal Paolo at January 03, 2026 01:08 PM (QZThv)

855

Link up with ELN maybe. Sucks to be them.
Che was reduced to doing small raids on small towns' open markets for foods before he got tracked down.
Posted by: Kindltot

Youtube vblogger "Itchy Boots" (Noraly) stopped by the place where Che got whacked in her South America to Alaska series. Really small out of the way out in the wilderness location. Interesting to see locations where history got made even if it is second hand.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 03, 2026 01:08 PM (QVmho)

856 Arresting the leader of another country makes me so hot.
Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 03, 2026 01:07 PM

Err, he's not entirely wrong.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:08 PM (jc0TO)

857 So that can only mean that insiders in power were compromised by the US, right? That would also explain why there was no real military resistance, wouldn't it?
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 01:03 PM (hOOi9)

Could be, however Trump has lots of active hands working with him, and a courtesy call to the supposed head of state is one of those things that is cheap to do and may give lots of returns in time.
Threatening Putin's invited guest is not a good way to impress Putin I am guessing.

Diplomacy is the art of holding a big rock and saying "Good doggy" It makes things a little easier when things get tight.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 01:08 PM (rbvCR)

858 There is no war in Venezuela. It was over in less time than the average NFL game.

And with no Big Pharma ads.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (QZThv)

859 GARDEN THREAD IS BLOOMING

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (Ia/+0)

860 744 If we get almost to 1000, hold off posting until m grabs the 1000th post.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM (r2KsI)

I just got this. I'm a little slow today.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (0CU3H)

861
You're right, I just heard that Delcy is sort of in consideration.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (Bz1pi)

862 Venezuela? I told everyone to get their booster shots or it was going to be death and darkness everywhere! Venezuela is spread when you touch doodoo and do not wash your hands like me! I am going to put yall back in chains! 23-skidoo and in my pants I poo. Oh what am I saying? Jill! Jill! It's warm and moist again!

Posted by: Joe Biden, Democrat at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (R/m4+)

863 835 Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave and his base would approval. He was right. Nothing he does will ever anger the cult. Even if it is 180 degrees from his promises while running.

Posted by: 2026 Blue Wave at January 03, 2026 01:02 PM (fv0zY)

He promised he wouldn't arrest Maurdo and take over Venezuela?

When?

It's like a script on repeat with you.

Last June we were all going to die in WWIII because he sent some missiles down some pipes in Iran.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (6ydKt)

864 Eating on a regular basis goes a long way toward democratization.

We don't get it.

Posted by: Voters of New York at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM (3nLb4)

865 "It was over in less time than the average NFL game."

Friggin' Liberty Bowl was 3.5 hours yesterday.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 01:10 PM (iMotb)

866 845 Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
If this action were constitutionally sound, the Attorney General wouldn’t be tweeting that they’ve arrested the President of a sovereign country and his wife for possessing guns in violation of a 1934 U.S. firearm law.
10:11 AM · Jan 3, 2026
_______________________________

Told ya so. The Leftists (and Massie is one) are discovering the word "sovereign". It will now be rammed down our throats incessantly. The word "borders" might even make an appearance.

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 01:10 PM (dIske)

867
Gardening and puttering is up. Think I'll stay here instead. Never really have anything constructive for the gardeners anyway.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at January 03, 2026 01:10 PM (QVmho)

868 Let the hate
So long as they fear

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at January 03, 2026 01:11 PM (wBaIH)

869 Link up with ELN maybe. Sucks to be them.
Che was reduced to doing small raids on small towns' open markets for foods before he got tracked down.
Posted by: Kindltot
---

Run the commies south out of Colombia may not be a pleasant as it used to be for them. (> pulls up map of S. America)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 01:11 PM (U5+2P)

870 Told ya so. The Leftists (and Massie is one) are discovering the word "sovereign". It will now be rammed down our throats incessantly. The word "borders" might even make an appearance.

Sounds like one of those sovereign citizens.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 01:11 PM (QZThv)

871 Eating on a regular basis goes a long way toward democratization.

We don't get it.
Posted by: Voters of New York at January 03, 2026 01:09 PM

*touches nose*

Posted by: Ukraine 1933 at January 03, 2026 01:12 PM (jc0TO)

872 The American people have woken up en masse, turning against your sacred cows like endless Israel worship that drags us into Middle East quagmires, open borders that let in cheap labor for your corporate overlords, corporate enslavement through globalist trade deals that gut our jobs, and perpetual foreign aid black holes that bankrupt us while our own vets rot on the streets. The tide's turned. America First means putting our people above your golden calves, you interventionist relics.
Posted by: IggyPop at January 03, 2026 01:11 PM

or not.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:12 PM (jc0TO)

873 drags us into Middle East quagmires

We are currently in *checks notes* zero quagmires.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 01:13 PM (QZThv)

874 Your scattershot personal insults of Ace do nothing to bolster whatever argument you were trying to make, "Iggy."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 01:13 PM (Yl2Ob)

875 IggyPop

You are boring and stupid. Go shit in some other sandbox.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at January 03, 2026 01:13 PM (2J/Lj)

876 Wait, that was a good comment. Very on topic, in a retard way.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:13 PM (jc0TO)

877 Posted by: IggyPop at January 03, 2026 01:11 PM (lsw11)

That's a lot of words. Are we being trolled by VDH now?

Posted by: Voters of New York at January 03, 2026 01:14 PM (3nLb4)

878 Looks like commies running from Colombia best choice is Brazil. They may run into competition there.

This may not be a good year for communists in the Western Hemisphere.

Libre Hemisferio Occidental

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 01:15 PM (U5+2P)

879 >>>invading a country that has done nothing to us

I found the stoner

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 01:15 PM (Y1sOo)

880 Is Iggy serious, or are they parodying Tucker/Massie/the DNC?

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 01:15 PM (QZThv)

881 Then why do I care what enemies of the United States have to say about anything?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 01:04 PM (a4flb)

Exactly. No more playing defense.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 01:16 PM (WHfpM)

882 I like when trolls try to mau-mau us. Soon, so soon we will get what we deserve. Oh yes, we thought we could just keep shoving them into their locker but they will get even! Soon!

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:16 PM (jc0TO)

883 We won the war on drugs.
Hooray for Daddy Donald

Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 03, 2026 01:18 PM (/AUU2)

884 I’m not surprised at all about Massie, sadly. What a fucking traitor. I hope Trump and Elon primary him hard.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 01:19 PM (otNgF)

885 I’m not surprised at all about Massie, sadly. What a fucking traitor. I hope Trump and Elon primary him hard.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 01:19 PM

I thought he declined to run for reelection.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:20 PM (jc0TO)

886 "diagnosably learing disabled"
You realize, that by constantly typing this, we're all teaching the spell-checkers to accept that as a valid spelling, right? Oy vey.

Posted by: GWB at January 03, 2026 01:20 PM (fcsql)

887 It all comes down to worldwide peace, love, and blaming the Jews to the Hippy-Nazis.

I have no other way to describe them.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 01:21 PM (6ydKt)

888 865 "It was over in less time than the average NFL game."

Friggin' Liberty Bowl was 3.5 hours yesterday.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 01:10 PM (iMotb)

Didn't happen faster than the Rose Bowl. That game was over in no time.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 03, 2026 01:21 PM (7v6oI)

889 Apparently I am wrong on that. It must have been some other RINO.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:22 PM (jc0TO)

890 Didn't happen faster than the Rose Bowl. That game was over in no time.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 03, 2026 01:21 PM

Touche.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:22 PM (jc0TO)

891 A person is busy and listening to music and then I open up ace looking for the garden thread and KTs morning thread and what in the hell people?

We're in your countries stealing your commie leaders I guess.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:23 PM (jbmHx)

892 We're in your countries stealing your commie leaders I guess.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:23 PM (jbmHx)

Nothing wrong with a little snatch and grab to start your Saturday morning with.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 01:25 PM (6ydKt)

893 Just freakin' blew up K.T.'s thread. Ka Bam!

No, it was quite silently, not there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 01:27 PM (U5+2P)

894 A person is busy and listening to music and then I open up ace looking for the garden thread and KTs morning thread and what in the hell people?

We're in your countries stealing your commie leaders I guess.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:23 PM (jbmHx)

I guess this is hard to process for anyone from California.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM (g8Ew8)

895 The Democrats, who are totally not Communists, are shrieking in defense of Communists. Again.

Posted by: 2 + 2 = Communist at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM (qUkBO)

896 Someone set us up the bomb!

Posted by: Nicolas Maduro at January 03, 2026 01:29 PM (jc0TO)

897 895 The Democrats, who are totally not Communists, are shrieking in defense of Communists. Again.
Posted by: 2 + 2 = Communist at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM (qUkBO)

Some of our RINO's too....

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 01:29 PM (VE6XX)

898 It's you!!

Posted by: Nicolas Maduro at January 03, 2026 01:29 PM (jc0TO)

899 Nothing wrong with a little snatch and grab to start your Saturday morning with.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 01:25 PM (6ydKt)

Meh, I am more of a bag and tag guy myself.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 01:29 PM (/lPRQ)

900 "My mood, thanks to Michael the Texan."

Even better than a flaming skull, in my opinion.

X link from previous post: https://bit.ly/4soIN4L
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (P5BPp)

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

Posted by: Kicks ass in all the right ways at January 03, 2026 01:31 PM (TbWk/)

901 "Traveled 2000 miles to kick a field goal" is a pretty good burn, I must say.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 01:31 PM (Y1sOo)

902
*wrings hands pathetically*

But what will the Europeans think???

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 01:33 PM (tgvbd)

903 Now Venezuela's Vice President--hiding in Moscow is worried that the Big Bad Man will, in the words of the WW II Army Nurse's song, take up an invitation to "Violate Me In The Violet Time In The Vilest Way You Know".

Tighten up sweety--it just might coming.

Posted by: comanche voter at January 03, 2026 01:33 PM (cB7nX)

904 "Traveled 2000 miles to kick a field goal" is a pretty good burn, I must say.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 01:31 PM

Despite the pain, I had to laugh at "Their only touchdown was at LAX."

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:34 PM (jc0TO)

905 I'm surprised the guy with the pebbles hasn't shown up.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 01:35 PM (QGaXH)

906 To all of the Maduro 'supporters': "When you believe in things, that you don't understand, you will suffer" (so saith Stephen Wonder) … Go, DJT!

Posted by: Dr_No at January 03, 2026 01:35 PM (ayRl+)

907 903 Now Venezuela's Vice President--hiding in Moscow is worried that the Big Bad Man will, in the words of the WW II Army Nurse's song, take up an invitation to "Violate Me In The Violet Time In The Vilest Way You Know".

Tighten up sweety--it just might coming.
Posted by: comanche voter at January 03, 2026 01:33 PM (cB7nX)

Just keep her out of Bergdorf-Goodman dressing rooms, she'll be alright.

Posted by: Hide yo commies, hide yo wives at January 03, 2026 01:36 PM (TbWk/)

908 "Message? What message?"

-Iranian mullahs

Posted by: 496 at January 03, 2026 01:37 PM (GJwrO)

909 894 A person is busy and listening to music and then I open up ace looking for the garden thread and KTs morning thread and what in the hell people?

We're in your countries stealing your commie leaders I guess.
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:23 PM (jbmHx)

I guess this is hard to process for anyone from California.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM (g8Ew

Glares at the good Dr.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 01:38 PM (QGaXH)

910 Here we go. The leftards have their new talking point.

No one voted for running Venezuela. This isn't America first. Trump is ignoring the American people.

So, I guess they're going to try to run to the right of Trump on this issue. Like Oblabla did McCain.
...
Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 12:57 PM (iJfKG)

The same Democrats that were mad that the U.S. military was blowing-up Maduro's drug boats in international waters, those Democrats? Americans have given a collective yawn to that Orange Man Bad line of attack.

Let's not forget that the Democrats and their stooges in the media have been bleating about one thing after another as the "existential threat to democracy (tm)." Remember when rebuilding the East Wing was constant criticism?

The Commies will move on to something else in a few weeks. Even their true-believers don't have any enthusiasm. I have a Lefty brother-in-law: he is a reliable indicator for whatever programming has gone out to the NPCs as the latest bete noire for their performative outrage. He was silent at the family Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings this year.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 01:38 PM (pJWtt)

911 I'm not a troll. I just haven't been around for a while. Here is the tweet on Trump/Rubio having Delcy take over:
https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2007509638175174910

Again, if you research this evil woman, you will see that she has made more people "disappear" in Venezuela than anybody. Her reputation is that she enjoyed torturing the children of political opponents. She was in charge of the Helicoide, a prison where hundreds have been tortured under her authority.

I'm very happy for the Venezuelan people today! But this choice is mystifying to me. I hope it's just to draw her out of Russia and catch her.
I read that her brother has fled to Mexico.

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Vx9n2)

912 What hump?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:39 PM (jc0TO)

913 Kos (of Daily Kos) is not usually entertaining, but I read him anyway on occasion to find out what rich lefties are talking about these days.

Today is entertaining: he advocates strategies to survive Trump, including "goat yoga".

https://tinyurl.com/mrth2d3v

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 01:41 PM (m48BN)

914 This was posted on X:
"Hoy nacera un venezolano llamado Deltafors Donaltrom Vasques"

Someone posted that a child there will be named Deltafors Donaltrom Vasques.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 01:41 PM (+mUZM)

915 912 What hump?

Hah!
*fist bump*

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:42 PM (Vx9n2)

916 Shoo fly pie & Apple pan-dowdy / makes your skies light up and your bunghole say ( ___________ fill in the blank) …

Posted by: Dr_No at January 03, 2026 01:42 PM (ayRl+)

917 Should we stay here for Maduro stuff?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 01:46 PM (RuTUS)

918 Wow. I was watching news coverage of Khrushchev's visit.

The lady reporter was bagging on Nikita for being a fatty boombatty.

"They say we Americans are overfed, but the Russians look to be doing pretty good. Between him and his wife, you can hardly tell Eisenhower's in that car!"

It's bizarre. Hearing an American reporter who isn't an America-hating Communist. What a cool time to be alive. I've never experienced that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 01:47 PM (BI5O2)

919 But did Cuba get the memo?

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 01:47 PM (qFwJc)

920 I'm not polluting the Garden Thread with my brown thumb.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:48 PM (jc0TO)

921 I guess we now know what Trump's New Years resolution was.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 01:48 PM (xxMK8)

922 I just saw a meme of two US military guys linking arms with a cuffed Maduro, escorting him away. And the caption is something like:

Rugged individualism leading away the warmth of socialism.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 01:49 PM (RuTUS)

923 Whoa, sudden downpour here. I was hearing thunder from up Piper's way and now it's here.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:49 PM (jc0TO)

924 U.S. Senator John Fetterman
@SenFettermanPA
1h
Grateful for our U.S. military personnel that handled these orders in Venezuela with precision.

I maintain that we have the STRONGEST and MOST LETHAL military in the world—today proves that even more. 🇺🇸

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 01:50 PM (RuTUS)

925 I haven't forgotten how poorly the last 20 years of nation-building has gone for us, but on the other hand, I can't deny there's a lot of people in the world who need killin'
.

Meh, I'm sure it'll work work out swimmingly. All the best to the folks trying to make it work (seriously).

Posted by: Tinfoil Dispenser at January 03, 2026 01:50 PM (ERYKL)

926 Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Vx9n2)
---------------
Yikes! Its been years and years since you posted! Glad you are back!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 01:50 PM (xxMK8)

927 Gov. Kathy Hochul Orders World Trade Center Replacement Building and Other New York Landmarks Lit in Green to ‘Celebrate’ Muslim American Heritage Month

WTF ?!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 01:50 PM (/lPRQ)

928 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

929 here it is:

Stephen L. Miller
@redsteeze
4h
Rugged individualism escorting the warmth of collectivism.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (RuTUS)

930 Muslim American Heritage Month

They do have a heritage. I mean, it's a history of misery and destruction but it is a heritage.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (jc0TO)

931 Lauraw, the original hump owner (pre-Fetterman)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (xxMK8)

932 I'm not a troll. I just haven't been around for a while. Here is the tweet on Trump/Rubio having Delcy take over:
https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2007509638175174910

...
Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Vx9n2)

I seem to recall that you left the HQ because you are a Never-Trumper.

Also, Pres. Trump said that Rodrigues has said that she's willing to do what is necessary to make Venezuela great again, and that the U.S. will be running Venezuela until there are elections in Venezuela.

That's rather different than grabbing Maduro but leaving his administration in place, which is what your original post implied. I rather doubt Pres. Trump has gone through all of this just so Venezuelans can continue to be oppressed by Communists.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (pJWtt)

933 The left is sooooo jealous of Venezuela and their evil dictatorship. They want this for America. They want all the money. They want all the power.

The left is evil. They must be destroyed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

934 I may be mistaken, but I believe it was Lauraw that shut down the comment section of a thread when some decided to turn aos it into an evening with Dr.Ruth.

Tread lightly calling her a troll because you don't like her opinion. Or not.

Posted by: old chick at January 03, 2026 01:53 PM (F3Dlr)

935 During the presser about the VZ action and Cuba was mentioned, I really wished someone had asked Rubio if he had any interest in a political career there.

He seems passionate about... certain aspects of his role as SoS that makes me think he might. If the conditions were right.

A US friendly Cuba, with or without him at the helm would really crush the commies.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 01:53 PM (NwnyJ)

936
I guess this is hard to process for anyone from California.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at January 03, 2026 01:28 PM (g8Ew

I was kind of hoping Trump will snatch up California's leaders next if I'm being honest

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026 01:53 PM (yCMqD)

937 Now that he is unemployed, Mondami can now appoint Maduro to his cabinet.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 01:53 PM (xxMK8)

938 This can be a reunion thread.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:54 PM (jc0TO)

939 LOL! They're going to bring Maduro to jail on a Navy ship into New York Harbor.

*That* is a message to Mamdami.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 01:54 PM (QZThv)

940 I was kind of hoping Trump will snatch up California's leaders next if I'm being honest
Posted by: CaliGirl at January 03, 2026

I would like to see Trump disappear a large number of prominent Americans. It's time.

America First!

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 01:55 PM (BI5O2)

941 Maybe never Trumpers are coming around, and turning into "if nothing better is available" Trumpers.

Progress!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 01:55 PM (xxMK8)

942 The Cuban cigar industry can be revived with just a few tough handed Abuelas doing the rolling and a guy on a podium reading the newspaper. Fancy boxes, a little promotion, and Abuela's family is soon back on the road in the 56 Chevy. And eating on a regular basis.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

It is alive and. Just illegal to import to the US.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 01:55 PM (/lPRQ)

943 941 Maybe never Trumpers are coming around, and turning into "if nothing better is available" Trumpers.

honestly that would rock

hopefully my husband is getting there!!!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 01:56 PM (emBoF)

944 It is alive and. Just illegal to import to the US.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 01:55 PM

Are Cubans still illegal? There sure seem to plenty around. Are they coming in via Mexico?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:57 PM (jc0TO)

945 This is how you communicate with American youth that never lear.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 01:58 PM (EyfuW)

946 If NeverTrump Republicans are coming around to reality, that's cool. Good. They should vote for him, and then go sit facing the corner, put on the dunce cap, and put a sock in it forever. I have no use for them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 01:58 PM (BI5O2)

947 A lauraw sighting?!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 03, 2026 01:58 PM (Wnv9h)

948 I seem to recall that you left the HQ because you are a Never-Trumper.

??? Nope, that wasn't me. Maybe you're thinking of Gabe?
I stopped cobbing some time during Obama, I think. I don't remember exactly when but pretty sure it was pre-Trump era.

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:59 PM (Vx9n2)

949
honestly that would rock

hopefully my husband is getting there!!!!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 01:56 PM (emBoF)

Use the leftism against him.

"Come around to my way of thinking or you're cut off."

Don't accept his excuse if he response with "But you don't know where I'm getting it from."

Not that I think that, or anything. It's just a possible comeback I've heard about in the past.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)

950 946 If NeverTrump Republicans are coming around to reality, that's cool. Good. They should vote for him, and then go sit facing the corner, put on the dunce cap, and put a sock in it forever. I have no use for them.

calm down

it's good to forgive and forget in the long run. these people aren't commies. just ... delicate

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 01:59 PM (emBoF)

951 A lauraw sighting?!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 03, 2026 01:58 PM (Wnv9h)

Yeah, that's been a minute.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)

952 Friends, friends, let's not bicker and argue 'bout 'oo banned 'oo.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:00 PM (jc0TO)

953 If NeverTrump Republicans are coming around to reality, that's cool. Good. They should vote for him, and then go sit facing the corner, put on the dunce cap, and put a sock in it forever. I have no use for them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 01:58 PM (BI5O2)

Based on lauraw's post, I don't think they have come around. She popped-up to toss a grenade into the thread.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 02:00 PM (pJWtt)

954 Aren't all the charges against Maduro equally applicable against Democrats? Can somebody 'splain the difference to me.

Iran ties. Check.
Chinese money. Check.
Illegal campaign monies. Check.
Election theft. Check.
Weaponizing the justice system. Check.
Protecting criminals and inviting cross-border drug trade. Check.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 02:00 PM (hvdZy)

955 LOL!

x.com/Wifejaksolana/status/
2007490969009283203

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 02:00 PM (3uBP9)

956 LOL! They're going to bring Maduro to jail on a Navy ship into New York Harbor.

That's funny as shit.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 02:01 PM (iNDz6)

957 Aren't all the charges against Maduro equally applicable against Democrats?

I would enjoy Canada black bagging Newsom.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:01 PM (jc0TO)

958 I'm not seeing anything to lead me to believe the admin plans on setting up that lady in charge at all

it will be Rubio lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 02:02 PM (emBoF)

959 Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026

I'm not uncalm. I'll just never have any use for GOPe types. They ruined everything, they made Trump necessary, and then threw a decade-long, highly destructive temper tantrum about the dire situation they brought about. Enough of them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:02 PM (BI5O2)

960 I would enjoy Canada black bagging Newsom.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:01 PM (jc0TO)
--------------------
Alberta learns from Trump and invades Ottawa

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (hvdZy)

961 I am not Nevertrump. Voted for him three times. Sheesh! It wasn't a grenade, it was a WTF is going on putting this evil person in charge of the state we just beheaded when she should be in irons next to Maduro? A legit alarmed response.

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (Vx9n2)

962 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 02:01 PM (iNDz6)

Will the new mayor Madman of NYC try to intervene?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (SKxYB)

963 Nick Shirley has another video out.

No kids, but plenty of expensive rides out front.

https://is.gd/n4kjJm

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (Zz0t1)

964 I want the Democrats to go to the mat defending Maduro.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:04 PM (jc0TO)

965 it was a WTF is going on putting this evil person in charge of the state we just beheaded when she should be in irons next to Maduro? A legit alarmed response.
Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (Vx9n2)

I thought she'd already fled to Russia? Or did I misread something on the internet somewhere.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 02:04 PM (Zz0t1)

966 I am not Nevertrump. Voted for him three times. Sheesh! It wasn't a grenade, it was a WTF is going on putting this evil person in charge of the state we just beheaded when she should be in irons next to Maduro? A legit alarmed response.
Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (Vx9n2

I wasn't talking about you in particular. I don't remember you being an NT.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:04 PM (BI5O2)

967 I want the Democrats to go to the mat defending Maduro.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:04 PM (jc0TO)

I'm betting they will consider this act as a high crime and misdemeanor should they actually take back congress in the midterms.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 02:05 PM (Zz0t1)

968 Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (Vx9n2

I think they have enough leadership in Trump's cabinet and in the military to know about her background.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:05 PM (SKxYB)

969 LOL! They're going to bring Maduro to jail on a Navy ship into New York Harbor.

That's funny as shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 02:01 PM (iNDz6)

Maduro and his wife are being brought back on the USS Iwo Jima. She's an amphibious assault ship.

I suspect that that was the ship used as the base for the Delta Force assault into Caracas. Conveniently, she'd have a brig, and a Marine detachment for guard duty.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 02:05 PM (pJWtt)

970 Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 02:01 PM (iNDz6)

Will the new mayor Madman of NYC try to intervene?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I hope so. This is entertaining.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 02:05 PM (iNDz6)

971 I thought she'd already fled to Russia? Or did I misread something on the internet somewhere.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at January 03, 2026 02:04 PM (Zz0t1)
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I did too.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 02:06 PM (hvdZy)

972 YD I'm just trying to get along etc

I do keep quiet

it IS frustrating

it's all about "look" - his demeanor. which I see, it can be something. but my God. get past it.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 02:07 PM (emBoF)

973 Also - I would expect the logic goes thusly - the Communist whore will be utterly doomed in a free and fair election, and our occupation forces can then say they duly followed Constitutional order when her replacement has her sentenced to death or exile.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:07 PM (BI5O2)

974 If we get almost to 1000, hold off posting until m grabs the 1000th post.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 03, 2026 12:44 PM

Light the m signal.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:11 PM (jc0TO)

975 Mayor of NYC intervene?

Arrest him too.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 02:11 PM (G1OIb)

976 Yeah, Laura disappeared a good while before 2016 (the Night of rhe Orange Knives.)

Cobs who left off the top of my head during 2016:

JohnE
Gabe gay Malor
Drew M
The meatball decision desk idiot.
Niedermeyers Dead Horse

Am I missing anyone?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 02:11 PM (zZu0s)

977 > OL! They're going to bring Maduro to jail on a Navy ship into New York Harbor.
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The ship can support helicopters, V-22's and Harrier multi-roll jets that can take off vertically. Once in range of friendly airbases/airports he may be transferred and flown to NYC.

Or not.

Being on a USN ship for a couple days buys time. I'm not saying torture, but, yea... time for Maduro to "think about his position in life."

And lets the administration and the DoJ get their collective shit together so it's not a fucking cluster when he arrives.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 02:12 PM (NwnyJ)

978 I am not Nevertrump. Voted for him three times. Sheesh! It wasn't a grenade, it was a WTF is going on putting this evil person in charge of the state we just beheaded when she should be in irons next to Maduro? A legit alarmed response.
Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 02:03 PM (Vx9n2)

Yet your first reaction was, "Trump has betrayed Venezuelans!!!"

Pres. Trump and his administration are pretty sober, level-headed folks. Perhaps they weighed the options and decided that letting that woman be a temporary figurehead was a more palatable option, rather than leaving a power-vacuum for the generals to try to play war lord.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 02:13 PM (pJWtt)

979 Arrest him too.
Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 02:11 PM (G1OIb)

Detain him on a "trumped up" charge and force him to sit and watch as his hero is sentenced in a federal court.

Then tell him "you are a Trump republican now, capiche? Now run along and get to work on NYC's golden statue of him in Times Square, or you're next."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:15 PM (BI5O2)

980 Would be funny in Mamdani wants to put his foot in this

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 02:18 PM (Ia/+0)

981 I love you, Ace.

I also love the top 10 reasons Kurt says America's enemies are worried. I did not know they blew up Chavez's tomb, just to add the cherry on top for my former Venezuelan friend, who is no doubt full of happiness this morning in Florida.

I hope this is the beginning of the fall of commies, Tucker included. He's probably stuttering and spitting as he tries to make a podcast. Practicing his sad face about the world ending. I hope the Russian/Ukraine war ends. I hope Iran falls. I hope China temus back into whatever they were before Reagan's visit. I hope the Dims in Congress collectively implode with cartoon steam shooting out their ears (I am thinking Bernie and Nancy)

All I know is that I don't have ANYTHING to do today! Hurrah! I was a zombie yesterday with our baby granddaughter as the holiday joy and excitement caught up with my aging fat arse.

My husband gave me this news of our great and wonderful Special Forces first this morning; & that he's shipping a guitar he sold.
I think he has finally gotten the guitars he wants and is selling off the final one. I collected art and vintage dishes and glasses and he collected guitars, so I am happy for him. ¡Arriba!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 02:18 PM (WONhk)

982 it was a WTF is going on putting this evil person in charge of the state we just beheaded when she should be in irons next to Maduro? A legit alarmed response.
Posted by: lauraw

She has 2 choices, remain in Russia or return to Venezuela thru the door Trump opened for her.
If she returns to fa she'll be the next to fo.

Posted by: old chick at January 03, 2026 02:19 PM (F3Dlr)

983 This is a big fucking deal!

Posted by: Biden wept at January 03, 2026 02:20 PM (TbWk/)

984 I've never been so happy to hear of a tomb being bombed.

I wish Chavez the Hugo had been around to see this.

Posted by: pookysgirl, still rebounding at January 03, 2026 02:22 PM (Wt5PA)

985 Someone on X just posted that the mullahs in Iran now won't be able to run to Venezuela, if Iran falls. I think she's right.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at January 03, 2026 02:24 PM (+mUZM)

986 Few more to 1K

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 02:24 PM (Ia/+0)

987 I rather doubt Pres. Trump has gone through all of this just so Venezuelans can continue to be oppressed by Communists.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop i
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In fact, he said that we are going to stay and make sure that the Maduro types are not running the place.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 02:24 PM (U5+2P)

988 it was a WTF is going on putting this evil person in charge of the state we just beheaded when she should be in irons next to Maduro? A legit alarmed response.
Posted by: lauraw

She has 2 choices, remain in Russia or return to Venezuela thru the door Trump opened for her.
If she returns to fa she'll be the next to fo.
Posted by: old chick

She had already been sanctioned by the US for human rights violations.

I would not trust Trump. She is next.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 02:24 PM (/lPRQ)

989 985 Someone on X just posted that the mullahs in Iran now won't be able to run to Venezuela, if Iran falls. I think she's right.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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Russia is becoming the place du jour to flee to when a corruptocracy fails. Apparently though that Russia is also taking a cut of the newly arrived former dictators wealth too for the sanctuary.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:25 PM (WDjG6)

990 Maybe should have waited a week, grabbed both Venezuela and Iran leaders

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 02:25 PM (Ia/+0)

991 Sheinbaum? Is that Slavic?

Posted by: No one at January 03, 2026 02:25 PM (qFwJc)

992 "This is a big fucking deal."

Yes, it's rare to see a 1000 comment thread anymore.

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 02:26 PM (cFv0u)

993 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 02:18 PM (WONhk

From one Southerner married to a guitar guy to another... he will never stop buying guitars. He can't help it. I'm sure he thinks he's done. He would never lie to you. But the universe is already conspiring to tantalizing him with a guitar he thought he'd never find for sale.

I know you know this, and I know you will be kind to him when it happens! 😂

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:26 PM (Vvh2V)

994 984 I've never been so happy to hear of a tomb being bombed.

I wish Chavez the Hugo had been around to see this.
Posted by: pookysgirl
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Smiling down from heaven while hurling x rated thunderbolts. I think the Lord gives him special dispensation for creativity.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (WDjG6)

995 990 Maybe should have waited a week, grabbed both Venezuela and Iran leaders
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 02:25 PM (Ia/+0)

By the pussy!

Posted by: Let's do this right at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (TbWk/)

996 The Democrats have to bitch and moan. One of their own has been toppled from power. This is a slap in their face.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (G1OIb)

997 Watching the Democrats continue to be traitors at every opportunity is so frustrating. I hate that we have to abide these people.

Posted by: Andy_in_Colorado at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (mhN6B)

998 992 "This is a big fucking deal."

Yes, it's rare to see a 1000 comment thread anymore.
Posted by: PabloD
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Most of them nowadays are from Trump doing something.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (WDjG6)

999 1000

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 02:28 PM (cFv0u)

1000 1000!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 02:28 PM (O7YUW)

1001 I only read Ace of Spades for the 1000-comment threads.

Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at January 03, 2026 02:28 PM (NkR8Z)

1002 TDS will go overdrive

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 02:28 PM (Ia/+0)

1003 Have to comment just to help reach a thousand.
So, good move, President Trump.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 03, 2026 02:28 PM (sl73Y)

1004 Damnit!!!

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 02:28 PM (cFv0u)

1005 "Yet your first reaction was, "Trump has betrayed Venezuelans!!!"

Was not. Please do not put words in my mouth. I said Trump's team was stepping on their own dick. The man is great, but nobody's infallible. I think this is a mistake. Is it okay to question some specific actions of a president I overall support?

It does sound like she betrayed Maduro. Maybe there was an agreement in place where she gets to keep her skin in one piece and has to play nice while transferring power over to the democratic process. That would be great. But I wouldn't be surprised if the Venezuelans try to tear her to pieces anyway.

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 02:29 PM (Vx9n2)

1006 993 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 02:18 PM (WONhk

From one Southerner married to a guitar guy to another... he will never stop buying guitars. He can't help it. I'm sure he thinks he's done. He would never lie to you. But the universe is already conspiring to tantalizing him with a guitar he thought he'd never find for sale.

I know you know this, and I know you will be kind to him when it happens! 😂
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:26 PM (Vvh2V)

Same as for gun guys. The number you need is always X+1, wherein X is the number of guns or guitars presently owned.

Posted by: The answer is yes at January 03, 2026 02:29 PM (TbWk/)

1007 > aytuks Network
@FaytuksNetwork
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BREAKING: Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez says country will 'never be a colony of any nation'
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I guess that settles whether she'll be involved at all.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 02:29 PM (NwnyJ)

1008 Well played, G & R. Well. Played.

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 02:29 PM (cFv0u)

1009 997 Watching the Democrats continue to be traitors at every opportunity is so frustrating. I hate that we have to abide these people.
Posted by: Andy_in_Colorado
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Unlike the left, I want Democrats spewing treacherous bile because it turns off indy voters and solidifies the Right.

Having the sadz becuz a leftist drug dealing corrupt POS that stole billions from Venezuela with his cronies and impoverished the people to the extent that 9 million Venezuelas expatriates left one of the wealthiest countries in earth is not something that causes normal people to want to vote for such.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:30 PM (WDjG6)

1010 Democrats have to bitch and moan. One of their own has been toppled from power. This is a slap in their face.
Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (G1OIb)

It's too bad that coked up fatso Chavez died.

The American Left loved him sexually. If he was sitting on that ship trussed up like a pig, they'd be in a paroxysm of blind rage right now.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:30 PM (BI5O2)

1011 Did Trump actually use the name of Maduro's VP, or is it possible he was referring to the Woman who just one the Nobel Peace prize ( I didn't hear it) . Who could come back in fair election?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:30 PM (ecekB)

1012 @1008/PabloD: Thank you sir. A valiant attempt on your part; timing on those is razor thin.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 02:31 PM (O7YUW)

1013 Hugo's tomb lit up like there was more than just embalming fluid laying around. I'd love to they they bombed it just for style points, but could munitions, etc, have been stored there?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:31 PM (Vvh2V)

1014 Yes, it's rare to see a 1000 comment thread anymore.
Posted by: PabloD
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Most of them nowadays are from Trump doing something.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:27 PM (WDjG6)

Well, he is the President, so....

BTW, I love that when he leaves a voicemail, he starts off with "This is your favorite president..." Cracks me up every time.

Posted by: pookysgirl, still rebounding at January 03, 2026 02:31 PM (Wt5PA)

1015 Sorry- "Just won"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:31 PM (ecekB)

1016 1002 TDS will go overdrive
Posted by: Skip
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Good. The more they spew, the worse they look. The more they defend the indefensible, the smaller and more hideous they appear to others.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:32 PM (WDjG6)

1017 1013 Hugo's tomb lit up like there was more than just embalming fluid laying around. I'd love to they they bombed it just for style points, but could munitions, etc, have been stored there?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:31 PM (Vvh2V)

It was his bodyfat

Posted by: It'll burn for days at January 03, 2026 02:32 PM (TbWk/)

1018 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:30 PM (BI5O2)

This will probably get me banned, but I found Chavez to be kind of charming. Not charming. Bad choice of words. But he was funny. I will never forget the sombrero.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:33 PM (Vvh2V)

1019 846 It might be that the Cubans head for the hills to role-play Che'. We'll see.
Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 12:50 PM (rj6Yv)

Link up with ELN maybe.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 01:05 PM (rbvCR)

Electric Light Norchestra?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 02:33 PM (RuTUS)

1020 922 I just saw a meme of two US military guys linking arms with a cuffed Maduro, escorting him away. And the caption is something like:

Rugged individualism leading away the warmth of socialism.
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 01:49 PM (RuTUS)

Somebody should photoshop a pair of Buc-ees Pajama pants on him....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:34 PM (QGaXH)

1021 It was his bodyfat
Posted by: It'll burn for days at January 03, 2026 02:32 PM (TbWk/)

×××××××
🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:34 PM (Vvh2V)

1022 Well, he is the President, so....

BTW, I love that when he leaves a voicemail, he starts off with "This is your favorite president..." Cracks me up every time.
Posted by: pookysgirl
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He is a statesman that we will probably not see again in our lives. Although his superior team gives me hope for politics after Trump.

Vance Rubio would be a helluva team. And we also have DeSantis in the bullpen.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:34 PM (WDjG6)

1023 And of course the awful VP of Venezuela is going to bloviate against the US while she's safe in the arms of Russia.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:34 PM (ecekB)

1024 923 Whoa, sudden downpour here. I was hearing thunder from up Piper's way and now it's here.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:49 PM (jc0TO)

'up' Piper's way? Where are you - on an oil platform out in the Gulf?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:35 PM (QGaXH)

1025 This will probably get me banned, but I found Chavez to be kind of charming. Not charming. Bad choice of words. But he was funny. I will never forget the sombrero.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:33 PM

Didn't have the line a the UN about smelling Sulphur?

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:36 PM (jc0TO)

1026
TDS will go overdrive
Posted by: Skip

How could you tell?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 02:36 PM (pkeXY)

1027 1024 923 Whoa, sudden downpour here. I was hearing thunder from up Piper's way and now it's here.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 01:49 PM (jc0TO)

'up' Piper's way? Where are you - on an oil platform out in the Gulf?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:35 PM (QGaXH)

Ballet barre butt-sculpting class

Posted by: NTTAWWT at January 03, 2026 02:37 PM (TbWk/)

1028 990 Maybe should have waited a week, grabbed both Venezuela and Iran leaders
Posted by: Skip
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I'd settle for Khameini and co booking Aeroflot to flee to Moscow. They can reside at the Home for Deposed Dictators.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:37 PM (WDjG6)

1029 This will probably get me banned, but I found Chavez to be kind of charming. Not charming. Bad choice of words. But he was funny. I will never forget the sombrero.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:33 PM (Vvh2V)

The red, yellow, and blue tracksuit and the shoulder-parrot were definitely funny. Like a Mexican pirate had a giant fat baby with Russian mobster.

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:37 PM (BI5O2)

1030 'up' Piper's way? Where are you - on an oil platform out in the Gulf?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:35 PM

Six miles or so south of her place.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:37 PM (jc0TO)

1031 Hugo Chavez was still murderous commie thug who got rich looting his country. I don't care how funny he looked in a hat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 02:39 PM (zZu0s)

1032 47 Why did they indict him in SDNY and not FL or TX? A NYC jury will let him go because of TDS, and may even refuse to indict him.
Posted by: Hellooooo, McFly! at January 03, 2026 11:07 AM (qUkBO)

They did indict him, but otherwise, yes. It makes me wonder if SDNY has USA’s or Judges that Bondi likes working with.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at January 03, 2026 02:39 PM (6PsXE)

1033 This will probably get me banned, but I found Chavez to be kind of charming. Not charming. Bad choice of words. But he was funny. I will never forget the sombrero.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
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He was a thug, murderer, and a thief. His daughter is worth billions from the stolen money from Venezuela that Chavez pilfered.

Chavez betrayed everything that he claimed to stand for and the world is a better place with him gone. So no, I don't find such amusing. Any more that Saddam Hussein or Castro. All of them left behind ruined countries that were menaces to all the nations around them.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:40 PM (WDjG6)

1034 I'm not a troll. I just haven't been around for a while. Here is the tweet on Trump/Rubio having Delcy take over:
https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2007509638175174910

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:38

That's not what I heard on that clip. Trump said he heard she had been sworn in as President. Not that he or Rubio approved the move as you imply.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 03, 2026 02:41 PM (bQ4nt)

1035 Can someone pleeeeze scribble "Jeffrey Epstein was here" on the wall of Maduro's cell at MDT?

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 02:42 PM (cFv0u)

1036 It wouldn't even slightly surprise me if a NYC jury acquits Maduro. In fact, I think it's the likely scenario.

That's fine.

We'll just send him back to VZ. He won't be acquitted by a jury of people he personally tormented.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:42 PM (BI5O2)

1037 This will probably get me banned, but I found Chavez to be kind of charming. Not charming. Bad choice of words. But he was funny. I will never forget the sombrero.
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No, don't think so. People who think Crazy Ovens is "hot" are still around. I think...

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 02:43 PM (W3eFU)

1038 1032 47 Why did they indict him in SDNY and not FL or TX? A NYC jury will let him go because of TDS, and may even refuse to indict him.
Posted by: Hellooooo, McFly!
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Indictment dates from 2020. This does not preclude additional charges in other states and federal districts.

Often you have a holding indictment that is superceded by new information.

In the case of Maduro, you probably have a lot of underlings willing to spill the beans on matters like cartel ops, interfering in US elections (Smartmatic was a Venezuelan company and its software also runs Dominion Voting Systems), bribery of US officials (apparently we have a list of State and CIA officials bribed by Venezuela now), etc.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:43 PM (WDjG6)

1039
I know you know this, and I know you will be kind to him when it happens! 😂
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:26 PM (Vvh2V)

Ha! He only started doing this after retirement. I figure he deserved it and go forth and buyeth. It makes him happy and on his toes. Then he decides to sell for reasons unknown. I would not be surprised, either, if he eventually buys another. He "claims" he has what he wants now with both acoustic and electric.

He also knows I have no more room for my china/crystal collection (until I get my mother's). Her blast off to heaven will be mourned and also some stress with my mens as I arrange a van to haul stuff here. There will be whining that I will ignore.

Our sons will then add to their own mourning when we blast off and they have to have an estate sale.

I simply don't care what they think. I still use the dishes and the skier son can keep on skiing, and the fisherman son can keep on fishing as they have their own "stuff."

They know not to mess with Mama over her dishes, altho I do receive texts when they travel with, "Here is a restaurant who has almost as many dishes as Mom." I respond with a Ha!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 02:43 PM (WONhk)

1040 Given Maduro's situation, I don't think it'll matter a whole lot whether he's found guilty or not.

He goes back to VZ? Assumes his previous roll? I just don't see it.

But you know who's got more riding on this than Maduro?

Bondi.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 02:44 PM (NwnyJ)

1041 It's too bad that coked up fatso Chavez died.

The American Left loved him sexually. If he was sitting on that ship trussed up like a pig, they'd be in a paroxysm of blind rage right now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Someone better do a social welfare check on Sean Penn. He is probably rolling on the floor stoned and weeping about his buddies being taken out.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:45 PM (WDjG6)

1042 I see Mandingo, Mayor of NYC, has responded.

I did not read what he said, by the way.

Headline news from me, not in depth nor despair.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 02:45 PM (WONhk)

1043 Olddog, I hope I misunderstood, that would be good news. I saw so many Venezuelan accounts flipping out about it I just assumed they heard right.

Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 02:45 PM (Vx9n2)

1044 Our own country needs to be cleansed of these Commie bastards.

Posted by: Case at January 03, 2026 02:46 PM (G1OIb)

1045 Bondi.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Indictment is from 2020 under Barr. Does not preclude additional indictments in other jurisdictions for additional crimes. Simply a holding indictment that under the Noriega precedents meant US executive was legally protected from acting to bring him into custody.

In the Noriega case, they ended up superceding the original indictment anyway after he was captured. New information from turned Venezuelas and now covert information can be used for new indictments.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:47 PM (WDjG6)

1046 977 And lets the administration and the DoJ get their collective shit together so it's not a fucking cluster when he arrives.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 02:12 PM (NwnyJ)

Who says they're taking him to NYC? MAL is right there on the coast and probably has a helipad or most certainly space for a helo to land.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:48 PM (QGaXH)

1047 In fact, I think it's better if he's tried in VZ. They deserve to throw the switch on this fuckin' pig. When we depose our regime, I don't want some foreigner getting to gas people like Ilhan Omar. That's for us.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:48 PM (BI5O2)

1048 Since Maduro stole the election why would most of the Venezuelans want he or his VP back?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:48 PM (ecekB)

1049 1047 In fact, I think it's better if he's tried in VZ. They deserve to throw the switch on this fuckin' pig. When we depose our regime, I don't want some foreigner getting to gas people like Ilhan Omar. That's for us.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Would not be surprised that Maduro pleads guilty to US charges to avoid being sent back to Venezuela.

When you piss off 70 percent of the population and probably 90 percent of expats from there, doesn't look good for continued survival.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:51 PM (WDjG6)

1050 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at January 03, 2026 02:39 PM (zZu0s)

Oh absolutely! I shed no tears over his death. I shouldn't have posted it. 😂 Not the first time I've done that. 😉

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:51 PM (Vvh2V)

1051 Hugo's tomb lit up like there was more than just embalming fluid laying around. I'd love to they they bombed it just for style points, but could munitions, etc, have been stored there?

Some on X saying it was indeed an ammo dump.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 02:51 PM (0A/JS)

1052 >>That's not what I heard on that clip. Trump said he heard she had been sworn in as President. Not that he or Rubio approved the move as you imply.

I think it's a bit more nuanced. The goal seems to be to return Venezuela to its democrat ways prior to Chavez. They do have a constitution that has a line of succession and she is the VP, like it or not. and given who appointed her I doubt either Trump or Rubio like her.

But she is probably on a very short leash until new elections can be held.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 02:52 PM (viF8m)

1053 Someone better do a social welfare check on Sean Penn. He is probably rolling on the floor stoned and weeping about his buddies being taken out.
Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:45 PM (WDjG6)

I never loved Penn more than when he got frustrated with Katrina survivors, rented a little rowboat to be a hero, which promptly started leaking before he left the shore or dock.

By then I was looney from stress and then spontaneously laughing hysterically at him and Jerry Revolto and Shep Dikhead Smith.

The stress of seeing the MS Coast of my childhood wiped off the map later gave me heart arrythmias. I was also worried about my invalid father as they did not have power for 2wks. From stress the docs said.

I can get worked up and it is a silent work up vs acting out or simply crying like a normal person. I internalize then something blows. Hives has also been on the menu weeks after something stressful.

People think I am doing well & calm, and I think I am doing well with whatever we are dealing with. Then two weeks later or so I have stuff, leading to more stress as I have to see a MD.

I am going to try to do better this year. I rarely have any stress, but when I do, wowzers.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 02:52 PM (WONhk)

1054 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 02:43 PM (WONhk)

That's my girl! 😁

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at January 03, 2026 02:53 PM (Vvh2V)

1055 I see Mandingo, Mayor of NYC, has responded.

I did not read what he said, by the way.

Headline news from me, not in depth nor despair.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

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He's acting like it's 9/11 redux and rushing to protect NY Venezuelans -- from singing and dancing themselves sore, I guess.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 02:53 PM (n7rxJ)

1056 1048 Since Maduro stole the election why would most of the Venezuelans want he or his VP back?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Very probably to try them for crimes against the Venezuelan people. Also to prevent a resurgence of the Chavinistas thugs that remain.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:53 PM (WDjG6)

1057 People think I am doing well & calm, and I think I am doing well with whatever we are dealing with. Then two weeks later or so I have stuff, leading to more stress as I have to see a MD.

I am going to try to do better this year. I rarely have any stress, but when I do, wowzers.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Stress can be a killer. Thank the Lord that the Democrats are no longer in power. Major stress relief right there.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:55 PM (WDjG6)

1058 In metric this is a kilothread

also a new

nood

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 02:56 PM (3uBP9)

1059 Some on X saying it was indeed an ammo dump.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Well, Chavez's crypt will not be a rallying point for the remaining Chavinistas unless they like celebrating around a giant hole in the ground.

Posted by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:57 PM (WDjG6)

1060 by: whig at January 03, 2026 02:53 PM

Thanks. No: I meant why would they want them back as President or VP? The VP escaped to Russia. If she thought the people of Venezuela really supported her she might have stayed to take over.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:58 PM (ecekB)

1061 Big Daddy Donald is so hot when he invades defenseless 3rd World countries. Makes my downstairs area all wet.

Posted by: Sexy MAGA at January 03, 2026 02:58 PM (Vb3xW)

1062 1011 Did Trump actually use the name of Maduro's VP, or is it possible he was referring to the Woman who just one the Nobel Peace prize ( I didn't hear it) . Who could come back in fair election?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 02:30 PM (ecekB)

My understanding was he was referring to the Nobel Prize lady who was SUPPOSED to run for president but was forced off the ballot the same way they tried to force Trump off the ballot. The guy who actually 'won' the election replaced Nobel Prize lady on the ballot but the regime cooked the books to make it look like Maduro won so he stayed in power.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:59 PM (QGaXH)

1063 KT has put up an open thread to continue the discussion

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:01 PM (VE6XX)

1064 Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Vx9n2)

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"She's willing to do what she needs to do to make Venezuela great again. "

That could be stepping aside.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 03:01 PM (n7rxJ)

1065 Fixin' to go read another blog where TDS will be in action. I will ignore them.

There is one chick who always questions everything he does. Like Loomer, she somehow knows best on vetting and international decisions.I can predict her reaction from a thousand miles away. She can yap about the Ukraine forever (I think she is pro Youcraine). Then expounds on a squirrel's death in her yard and has a state funeral for it.

On top of being a supermodel I should have been a shrink, altho I hated every psych course I had to take as well as in psych wards as a student nurse. There are times my family thinks I should be in a psych ward, but too bad!

I read people and am 99% correct in real life. Maybe less on the internet.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 03:03 PM (WONhk)

1066 Would not be surprised that Maduro pleads guilty to US charges to avoid being sent back to Venezuela.
Posted by: whig

Sure, but if VZ actually can manage a stable anti-commie government, nothing prevents them from restarting an extradition treaty with the US. He'll stew in a US prison for a year or two, then back home he goes.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 03:05 PM (mlg/3)

1067 1030 'up' Piper's way? Where are you - on an oil platform out in the Gulf?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:35 PM

Six miles or so south of her place.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:37 PM (jc0TO)

She mentioned Pensacola once so I thought she was on the coast...I guess she's further inland.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 03:05 PM (QGaXH)

1068 Big Daddy Donald is so hot when he invades defenseless 3rd World countries. Makes my downstairs area all wet.

====

The Germans had a word for it.

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

1069 Posted by: lauraw at January 03, 2026 01:38 PM (Vx9n2)

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"She's willing to do what she needs to do to make Venezuela great again. "

That could be stepping aside.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 03:01 PM

The judges would have also accepted 'I will be hanging myself in my cell'.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:06 PM (jc0TO)

1070 Bukele saying he was involved in the Venezuela thing and he'll be glad to have Maduro in CECOT. Nice.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 03:16 PM (ciXcx)

1071 >>> 1047 In fact, I think it's better if he's tried in VZ. They deserve to throw the switch on this fuckin' pig. When we depose our regime, I don't want some foreigner getting to gas people like Ilhan Omar. That's for us.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 02:48 PM (BI5O2)

YD Johnson is right!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 03:20 PM (ULPxl)

1072 1030 'up' Piper's way? Where are you - on an oil platform out in the Gulf?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 02:35 PM

Six miles or so south of her place.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 02:37 PM (jc0TO)

Very cool!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM (RuTUS)

1073 Very cool!
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM

You missed the 1K.

We called.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (jc0TO)

1074 1063 KT has put up an open thread to continue the discussion
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 03:01 PM (VE6XX)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:34 PM (RuTUS)

1075 1073 Very cool!
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:25 PM

You missed the 1K.

We called.
Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 03:30 PM (jc0TO)

Thanks! G&R nabbed it, which is fun.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 03:34 PM (RuTUS)

1076 Using Shapiro to describe how Tuca 'supports' Maduro?!

C'mon Ace, do better. Since nobody in the American UniParty government has done a thing - except perhaps grift - about Maduro/Chavez for 25 years under the Monroe Doctrine... well... maybe our UniParty and their lobbyists has benefitted from the relationship. Shapiro is part of that UniParty.

Gee, the Deep State(CIA) drug running ops have yielded hundreds of billions that are unaccounted for....

Posted by: Danimal28 at January 03, 2026 08:58 PM (iXm17)

1077 Good luck with Making Venezuela Great Again. I guess one day someone will try that with America, if we're lucky, and all the Jewish Neocon Bloggers let us.

Posted by: Exiled2Texas at January 03, 2026 11:18 PM (YINx+)

1078 To his credit, America has never been known to be very militarily active during Christmas times.

America:
A country that will cross a river full of ice, in a blizzard, in the dark of night, kill your FOP with knives, swords, and bayonets so as not to disturb the sleeping Hessians who partied hard on Christmas.

Posted by: waepnedmann at January 04, 2026 01:16 AM (Hn8lp)

Trump Orders Air Strikes on Venezuela, Sends In Delta Force to Capture Nicolas Madura and His Wife

My mood, thanks to Michael the Texan.

Maduro and his wife have been captured and brought to the US to stand trial for drug trafficking and, if I know my Trump, election interference in the 2020 rigged election.

Obviously, Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon, Glenn Greenwald, and all the leftwing pinko pacifists who now, apparently, represent the True Conservative Right are the hardest hit.

As for me? I voted for Trump's foreign policy, not ANSWER's foreign policy, not Ron Paul's foreign policy, and certainly not fat alcoholic Nazi Tucker Carlson's foreign policy.

Good luck trying to bend Trump to your will, Qatar-funded FARA faggots.

🚨 BREAKING: This Venezuelan man is going viral for explaining to everyone why Maduro NEEDED to be toppled

The Democrats are clueless.

�Venezuela has already been invaded.� 🔥🇺🇸

He knows his country.

The people are ecstatic.

pic.twitter.com/Xu8TrL7uKD
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 3, 2026

Today you�re going to hear the same cast of paid leftist clowns trying to spin the arrest of Maduro like it is going to start World War III.

Ignore them.

Listen to the people of Venezuela. They are celebrating. A cartel leader who destroyed their country is finally gone. pic.twitter.com/ypH6hDgYnB
— VINCENT OSHANA (@VincentOshana) January 3, 2026

Accurate:

Hey @TuckerCarlson, GO FUCK YOURSELF. TRUMP JUST SPIT-ROASTED VENEZUELA LIKE IT WAS YOUR WIFE. GO GET SUCKED OFF BY GLENN GREENWALD YOU GAY RETARD
— Matt Forney (@mattforney) January 3, 2026

Posted by: Ace at 10:07 AM

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1 Good morning Ace. Lot of news we've been having

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (zNwXb)

2 Coincidence?
LOLGF!

@BRICSinfo
JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇻🇪 Chinese officials arrive in Venezuela for talks with President Nicolás Maduro.

Posted 11 hours ago!

Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (NuV6c)

3 FAFO!

Posted by: jrg at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (c+JtK)

4 Link w/pictures: https://tinyurl.com/587jrcce

Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 10:09 AM (NuV6c)

5 No flaming skulls?

Posted by: I was told there would be flaming skulls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

6 Wow, Maduro and Sadaam Hussein could've been switched at birth.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (77rzZ)

7 And with that, the news cycle moved past defending the fraud happening across the nation to defending a corrupt dictator.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (UJMvS)

8 Wonder if Delta said hello to the Chinese delegation

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (zNwXb)

9 Maduro and his wife are fortunate to be alive. U.S. troops dragged them out of their bedroom but they could have been captured by the mob like Saddam or Gaddafi, or strung upside down on a pole like Mussolini and his wife.

Posted by: jrg at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (c+JtK)

10 @BRICSinfo
JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇻🇪 Chinese officials arrive in Venezuela for talks with President Nicolás Maduro.

Uncomfortable silence to follow.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

11 Ace, it's great to see you on the weekend! And for a happy occasion!

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (77rzZ)

12 Word has it that a Chinese delegation was supposed to meet with Maduro today.

They might want to update their day planners. ;-)

Posted by: CPT. Charles at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (XjTSo)

13 THIS is what I voted for.

Now start arresting, prosecuting, convicting, and executing the literally hundreds if not thousands of serial domestic traitors and terrorists in The Swamp and Nationwide.

IOW, Let's Go Full Pinochet!

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (QbCrG)

14 Venezuelans are wildly happy. And the Dems are miserable. This is a good day

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (zNwXb)

15 Maduro and his wife are fortunate to be alive. U.S. troops dragged them out of their bedroom but they could have been captured by the mob like Saddam or Gaddafi, or strung upside down on a pole like Mussolini and his wife.
Posted by: jrg at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (c+JtK)
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Of course, leftists scum, but I repeat myself, will never understand those would have been preferable outcomes for Venezuelans but it was not an acceptable outcome for President Trump.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:13 AM (UJMvS)

16 Maduro and his wife are fortunate to be alive. U.S. troops dragged them out of their bedroom but they could have been captured by the mob like Saddam or Gaddafi, or strung upside down on a pole like Mussolini and his wife.

Posted by: jrg at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (c+JtK)

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Make Red-Hot Pokers Up The Arse Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:13 AM (QbCrG)

17 Uncomfortable silence to follow.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)
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"Hello, Xi. Yes, I have them. They're fine, we're feeding them Big Macs, diet Cokes, they're happy. We'll get them back to you right away. Where? On one of our classy warships. Don't worry about mobs, they're fine. So about all those trade issues..."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:13 AM (ZOv7s)

18 10 - Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

Message sent...let's see if anybody in Beijing is listening.

Posted by: CPT. Charles at January 03, 2026 10:13 AM (XjTSo)

19 Morning Ace. I hope today finds you well rested and feeling feisty.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:14 AM (UJMvS)

20 God bless JSOC. I hope dictators everywhere in the world are sweating.

Posted by: Beltway Elite at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (DEu+k)

21 Glorious day!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (h7ZuX)

22 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

President Trump says a second wave of strikes on Venezuela was locked and loaded, but wasn’t needed:

"We were prepared to do a second wave. This was so lethal, we didn't have to. We were out with an armada like nobody's ever seen."

X video (0:22): https://bit.ly/44SNdGY

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (P5BPp)

23 Wooah, DAily Mail says Delta took Maduro and his wife *out of their beds while they were sleeping*.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (w6EFb)

24 Delta Force need to descend on Minneapolis and fly that POS to the same jail as Maduro.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (CEDms)

25 Well, that's quite the surprise to wake up to. Hadn't even taken my first sip of covfefe.

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (cFv0u)

26 I believe the U.S. signed on to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. I also believe the prohibition of the illicit manufacturing and international trafficking of machineguns and explosives is part of that convention.

So, tell your liberal family members who are in full meltdown mode that Trump was executing the warrant while operating under charter from their beloved United Nations.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (Y1sOo)

27 "The oil? Yes, we have the tankers. All of them, yes. No, you can't have them back, we have to do some inspections. Sorry, it may take a while. I'm sure you can manage."

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:16 AM (ZOv7s)

28 Ace posting on a Saturday before noon.

Behold the invigorating power of a tomahawk steak.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 03, 2026 10:16 AM (UCEkw)

29 How fast will MSM bury this when it comes out Maduro was in bed with Hezbollah and China and they, in turn, were using Maduro to wage a proxy war against the US?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:16 AM (UJMvS)

30 That's my president.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 10:16 AM (viF8m)

31 Nick Shirley is like... wait, wut?

Posted by: Things change quickly at January 03, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)

32 1) Within the next 2-3 months, China will turn over the Panama Canal to a private entity
2) Actual, official Venezuelan docs will be releases showing Muduro was directing Tren de Agragua.
3) Additional doc will show funding of leftie groups in the US
4) the communists in Cuba will fall.
5) the communists in Mexico will fall next
6) then on to Nicaragua

Not just a 250 year celebration, but a restoration of America as America.
The Monroe Doctrine is back, it's big, beautiful and luxurious.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 10:17 AM (HXT0k)

33 Wait. WTF?

Why does it seem like that maybe- just maybe- our military's shit is NOT gay and their shit is NOT retarded all of a sudden?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:17 AM (bss/y)

34 I kind of dig the "overkill" of it.

You don't use a hundred foot tall nuclear death golem to squish a bug because you need to.

You use the hundred foot tall nuclear death golem to remind the rest of the people who would fuck with you that you have a hundred foot tall nuclear death golem.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:17 AM (06Hmj)

35 Name one person Sleepy Joe ever helped in his life besides himself.

Trump just freed millions.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 10:18 AM (CEDms)

36 >>>and, if I know my Trump

LOL

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:18 AM (RuTUS)

37 I am thankful for- and grateful to- the stalwartness of the military involved in this mission who did their duty perhaps wondering if they might not come back alive.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 10:18 AM (wvguf)

38 You use the hundred foot tall nuclear death golem to remind the rest of the people who would fuck with you that you have a hundred foot tall nuclear death golem.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

James Howard Kunstler often refers to Trump as "the Golden Golem of Greatness."

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

39 Democrats are donning their collective gimp suits. It’s like Halloween at an S&M club.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (cUMVS)

40 5 No flaming skulls?
Posted by: I was told there would be flaming skulls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

I am begging for a flaming skull with Maduro mustache.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (h7ZuX)

41 Wooah, DAily Mail says Delta took Maduro and his wife *out of their beds while they were sleeping*.

This report is missing critical information. Namely, does Mrs. Maduro have nice boobs?

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (3nLb4)

42 Most importantly, what did they find in Cilia Flores Maduro's underwear drawer?

Posted by: The Eff Bee Eye at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)

43
Behold the power of a fully operational US Military.

Regime in 2 hours. Name that tune, change that regime. I can change that regime in ... two hours.

I've read that Maduro was in Delta's black bag within 20 minutes after this started.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (w6EFb)

44 You use the hundred foot tall nuclear death golem to remind the rest of the people who would fuck with you that you have a hundred foot tall nuclear death golem.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:17 AM (06Hmj)
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Or as the Chinese proverb has it: kill the chicken while the monkey watches.

Russia better come to terms quickly, because oil prices are going to crater by summer.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

45 Let's not forget: HUGO CHAVEZ started the destruction of Venezuela. The fucking people let the fucking devil in and HE destroyed them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (bss/y)

46 A BFD, eh Joe?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (6Ga6M)

47 Betcha the markets are way up Monday.
Good news does that.
Now fuel gets cheaper.
Poo Tin is not liking this.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (CEDms)

48 Racism!

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries did not get a heads up that President Donald Trump's administration was planning to strike Venezuela and capture President Nicholas Maduro, per sources.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (L/fGl)

49 Tucker is a fat, alcoholic Nazi? I try not to pay attention to him.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (8CIFn)

50 Angry Ace is best Ace.
Trump is establishing a clear bar of The Possible for the GOPe to hang themselves from.

Posted by: Accomack at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (IG7T0)

51 39 lol.

Tucker Carlson lives rent free in your head.
Posted by: Sad Aging Clown at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (Fa75c)

'Sad, aging clown' is my MIDDLE name.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (bss/y)

52 This report is missing critical information. Namely, does Mrs. Maduro have nice boobs?
Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (3nLb4)

I don't know, but I bet her eyebrows are to die for.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (06Hmj)

53 In before Tucker blames the Jews.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (cUMVS)

54 This report is missing critical information. Namely, does Mrs. Maduro have nice boobs?
Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 10:19 AM (3nLb4)
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According to Moron Horde Political Theory, no, otherwise she'd be left alone. Bodacious rack always = political legitimacy.

It's how die-hard republicans are now monarchists with regard to Iran.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (ZOv7s)

55 48 Racism!

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries did not get a heads up that President Donald Trump's administration was planning to strike Venezuela and capture President Nicholas Maduro, per sources.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (

I wonder why ....."Leaks"

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (VE6XX)

56 >> Namely, does Mrs. Maduro have nice boobs?

Look her up if you like, but let's just say, she's no Crown Princess and future Padishah Empress Noor Pahlavi.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (w6EFb)

57 I saw the Qatar-Funded FARA Faggots open for Satanic Warmaster and Nokturnal Mortum at Dante's Highlight in 2010.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (QbCrG)

58 Bannon is 100% behind Trump on this. He's on now with Erik Prince talking about the amazing raid.

Posted by: Happy Warrior at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (oftw2)

59 I’ve never seen Ace up this early in the day.

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (1D2Ie)

60 Press conference should be lit. Can't wait.

Posted by: Tuna at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (lJ0H4)

61 The all caps makes it funnier.Ben Roethlisberger knows.

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (YwEeS)

62 Flamkng Skull with a mustache would be awesome

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (Ia/+0)

63 Cuba is going to collapse

and there's a good chance Iran will collapse, now that Trump has laid down the law that they are not allowed to massacre protesters.

meawhile tucker and the PeaceFags whine

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (1wjle)

64 Bless Hakeem's heart he thinks he's relevant to this situation.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (UJMvS)

65 Betcha the markets are way up Monday.
Good news does that.

Maybe. But the thing the market hates more than it likes good news is uncertainty. Trump is the D20 of history.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (3nLb4)

66 re Boobs

They don't look 'horrible.'

https://tinyurl.com/cv8z8apc

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (bss/y)

67 I bet the Maduros weren't expecting a Sea Cruise...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (VE6XX)

68 There are some mullahs that would benefit from being arrested.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (8CIFn)

69 48 Racism!

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries did not get a heads up that President Donald Trump's administration was planning to strike Venezuela and capture President Nicholas Maduro, per sources.

I doubt Temu Obama could find Venezuela on a map.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (Riz8t)

70 WTF. This is not where I expected things to go (re: Venezuela).

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (36PRH)

71 I owned some stock in Chevron back when Venezuela seized its assets there. So these MFers literally stole from me.

That's the least of it, I'm sure. Execution just doesn't seem enough for this sort of vermin, but I'm not sure that's even what we have in mind for him.

Trump is seriously cleaning up South America. Argentina, and now IIRC Chile and Bolivia have turned away from Globalist authoritarianism.

I have to expect that Brazil will be cleaned up too, eventually. The guy they put in prison there seemed to be more popular in Brazil that even Trump was in the US.

Oh, and I saw the regime falling in Iran from a mile away. I knew Trump wasn't going to destroy those nuclear sites, and then just walk away and let them get rebuilt. There was already an insurgency in the works. It was only a matter of time.

Everybody get it yet? Time to stop talking about adding Trump on Mount Rushmore, and start talking about a Mount Trump.

Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (hOOi9)

72 A thirty minute operation. Beautiful.

Posted by: Beltway Elite at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (DEu+k)

73 5 No flaming skulls?
Posted by: I was told there would be flaming skulls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

Ditto!

Go Iwo Jima!

Go USA!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (QGaXH)

74 if I know my Trump, election interference in the 2020 rigged election

Suddenly Ace is interested in this? Patrick Byrne and Emerald Robinson have been reporting on this for weeks and weeks, even that the Trump administration has Venezuelan whistleblowers on the voting machine fraud in protective custody. Not a peep from Ace of Spades HQ on this.

Emerald Robinson: "Major media outlets that never called me in the last 12 months to explain my original reporting on election fraud, Smartmatic, and Venezuela:

ABC
CBS
NBC
MSNBC
CNN
NYT
WaPo
Politico

The list goes on and on." You can add AOSHQ.

Posted by: TITP at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (YwIpu)

75 >> It's how die-hard republicans are now monarchists

Not really, just sort hottie queens and empresses and princesses-ists.

Every nation should have those. The best and the hottest.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (w6EFb)

76 The fucking people let the fucking devil in and HE destroyed them.

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https://is.gd/LXJ5OW

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (L/fGl)

77 >>"We were prepared to do a second wave. This was so lethal, we didn't have to. We were out with an armada like nobody's ever seen."

I legit love Trump hyperbole meets military action.
Will never top his announcement about al Baghdadii: “He died like a dog, he died like a coward.”

Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (NuV6c)

78 62 Flamkng Skull with a mustache would be awesome
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (Ia/+0)

Maybe a nice sash with military medals.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (bss/y)

79 Makin' love in the afternoon with Cilia Flores
Up in my bedroom (makin' love on my bed)
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed, Delta Force is taking us someplace.

Posted by: Simon and Madura at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (6Ga6M)

80 Ace up early on a Saturday. Strange times.

Posted by: dantesed at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (Oy/m2)

81 This is about Isheael and you know it!!11!

Posted by: Cucker Trollson at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (Y1v+4)

82 @BRICSinfo
JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇻🇪 Chinese officials arrive in Venezuela for talks with President Nicolás Maduro.

Uncomfortable silence to follow.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)

In a gesture of good will, Delta Force left a Puu-Puu Platter and an order of Fried Dumplings for the Chinese Officials as they wait for their plane home.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (iJfKG)

83 No flaming skulls?
Posted by: I was told there would be flaming skulls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

I am begging for a flaming skull with Maduro mustache.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
_________

Do the Venezuelans do sugar skulls, or is that only Mexico? A flaming sugar skull would be cool.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (XvL8K)

84 In less than a year we've gone from Biden begging Maduro to produce more oil, to Trump taking Maduro out.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (zNwXb)

85 64 Bless Hakeem's heart he thinks he's relevant to this situation.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (UJMvS)

I'm surprised they don't use these feckless turncoats to their own advantage more.

"OK, Hakeem, seriously, keep this a secret. We're going to send in Delt- uhh.... ICE agents, to go capture Maduro where our intel says he'll be sleeping tonight in Cara-- uh... the other big city in Venezuela that isn't Caracas. You know, that one. Don't tell no one. For reals. Pinky swear."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (06Hmj)

86 Press conference should be lit. Can't wait.

Trump should just go for it and have Delta capture the WH press corps and send them to Gitmo.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

87 Wooah, DAily Mail says Delta took Maduro and his wife *out of their beds while they were sleeping*.
--
I mentioned it below, we built a 1:1 model of his house.

That's so bad ass. Name another country that can do that.

And to OpSec?

How many IC media sources are screaming into their pillows right now that they were kept in the dark? And couldn't alert their friends?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (HXT0k)

88 Fat, alcoholic and Nazi is no way to go through life, son.

Posted by: Dean Wormer at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (2Ez/1)

89 73 5 No flaming skulls?
Posted by: I was told there would be flaming skulls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

Ditto!

Go Iwo Jima!

Go USA!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (QGaXH)

THIS! is what I voted for!

Is there a flaming skull? I see a broken icon under the main headline.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (QGaXH)

90 >>>Hey @TuckerCarlson, GO FUCK YOURSELF. TRUMP JUST SPIT-ROASTED VENEZUELA LIKE IT WAS YOUR WIFE. GO GET SUCKED OFF BY GLENN GREENWALD YOU GAY RETARD

um

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (RuTUS)

91 70 WTF. This is not where I expected things to go (re: Venezuela).
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (36PRH)

Me either. It really is surprising we seem not to actually be able to hold cards close to the vest these days. Really surreal- which is sad.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (bss/y)

92 So, in less than a year, the US launches an unprecedented air strike strike on one country and follows up with an audacious snatch and grab in another country.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (UJMvS)

93 31 Nick Shirley is like... wait, wut?
Posted by: Things change quickly at January 03, 2026 10:17 AM (2Ez/1)

Heh.

Seriously, though, pretty sure Nick Shirley was also doing reports on narcoterrorism before the fraud stuff came out, so I don't think his visibility will suffer much.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 10:26 AM (h7ZuX)

94 86 Press conference should be lit. Can't wait.

Trump should just go for it and have Delta capture the WH press corps and send them to Gitmo.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

!!!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:26 AM (RuTUS)

95 Bad break for all the Maduro doubles in Venezuela.

Operation CROCKET AND TUBBS carried off without a glitch! Well done grunts!

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 03, 2026 10:26 AM (qwx/I)

96 Has anyone done a wellness check on Danny Glover and Sean Penn?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 03, 2026 10:26 AM (NCERT)

97 67 I bet the Maduros weren't expecting a Sea Cruise...
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (VE6XX)

Delta Force: *Knocks* Candygram for Mr Maduro.

Maduro: Nicholas likes candy!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:26 AM (bss/y)

98 Empress Elizabeth of Austria, Franz Josef's wife, was a hottie.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (77rzZ)

99 Maybe a nice sash with military medals.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (bss/y)
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In a pudding cup. Maybe Ace is saving that for the news conference.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (ZOv7s)

100 I am not fat!

Posted by: Cucker Trollson at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (W3eFU)

101 79 Makin' love in the afternoon with Cilia Flores
Up in my bedroom (makin' love on my bed)
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed, Delta Force is taking us someplace.
Posted by: Simon and Madura at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM

+++
golfclap

Posted by: S and G fan at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

102 Venezuela can get back to producing Miss Universes.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (qwx/I)

103 Mmhmm....I see.

And is this Tucker *makes air quote fingers* in the room with us now?

What's he saying to you?

Posted by: ace's therapist at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (leT9u)

104 ... if I know my Trump, election interference in the 2020 rigged election.

------------

Now instead of 14 various ways to steal elections, the Dem Blue Shithole Cities are now down to only 13 various ways to steal elections across The West in general and America in particular.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (QbCrG)

105 Why does it seem like that maybe- just maybe- our military's shit is NOT gay and their shit is NOT retarded all of a sudden?

Come to find out we just needed a different President and a different Department of War

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (a4flb)

106 13 THIS is what I voted for.

Now start arresting, prosecuting, convicting, and executing the literally hundreds if not thousands of serial domestic traitors and terrorists in The Swamp and Nationwide.

IOW, Let's Go Full Pinochet!
Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (QbCrG)

Seconded, with prejudice.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (VnsnO)

107 We have a plan in place for those service members who followed this illegal order from the President.

Posted by: The Seditious Six at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (Y1sOo)

108 79 Makin' love in the afternoon with Cilia Flores
Up in my bedroom (makin' love on my bed)
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed, Delta Force is taking us someplace.
Posted by: Simon and Madura at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (6Ga6M)

Oh, well done.

*golfclap*

Nice earworm.

https://tinyurl.com/83dtvyyr

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)

109 Everybody get it yet? Time to stop talking about adding Trump on Mount Rushmore, and start talking about a Mount Trump.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (hOOi9)

Just glue a giant sandstone pompadour to that Crazy Horse shit and paint it all orange.

We'll save billions.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (06Hmj)

110 "My mood, thanks to Michael the Texan."

I rate this link as:

Accurate: [X]

Inaccurate [ ]

Time until Hawaiian judge orders release and return to Venezuela:

3.....2.....1......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (QGaXH)

111 Suddenly Ace is interested in this? Patrick Byrne and Emerald Robinson have been reporting on this for weeks and weeks, even that the Trump administration has Venezuelan whistleblowers on the voting machine fraud in protective custody. Not a peep from Ace of Spades HQ on this.

Your concern is:
[X] Noted
[ ] Not noted

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

112 Operation Fuck Yeah

Posted by: gKWVE at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (gKWVE)

113 Interesting that oil futures aren't doing much.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (n9ltV)

114 So, in less than a year, the US launches an unprecedented air strike strike on one country and follows up with an audacious snatch and grab in another country.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (UJMvS)
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Lots of bladder control issues right now in Moscow and Beijing. Trump's unpredictability must be terrifying.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (ZOv7s)

115 Venezuela can get back to producing Miss Universes.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 03, 2026 10:27 AM (qwx/I)

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And Chevron can get back to producing oil without explicitly advocating for and supporting a narco-terrorist regime.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:29 AM (QbCrG)

116 Trump must have attacked Somalia as well. I just saw pictures from there and it's a post-apocalyptic wasteland with no one left but drooling imbeciles

Posted by: Wally at January 03, 2026 10:29 AM (0e5Te)

117 Delta Force: *Knocks* Candygram for Mr Maduro.

"Knocks" with flash bangs.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 10:29 AM (a4flb)

118 Oh, he's taking to this *air quote fingers* Candace now.

What are they talking about? Israel again?

Are they planning pogroms?

Posted by: ace's therapist at January 03, 2026 10:29 AM (leT9u)

119 Wouldn't mind if they stopped by and picked up Lula...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:29 AM (VE6XX)

120 Reuters is reporting that the Venezuelan VP is in Russia, according to four sources.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

121 You'd think that someone who has access to Little Marco's trash cans would have had a heads-up on this raid.

Posted by: Larry At The Landfill at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (oftw2)

122 Interesting that oil futures aren't doing much.

AI is not trained for this.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (a4flb)

123 Trump must have attacked Somalia as well. I just saw pictures from there and it's a post-apocalyptic wasteland with no one left but drooling imbeciles
Posted by: Wally at January 03, 2026 10:29 AM (0e5Te)
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.....but enough about downtown Minneapolis....

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (UJMvS)

124 Meanwhile . . .

https://is.gd/sOJMpD

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (L/fGl)

125 Were the Venezuelans operating Russian air defense systems? Not exactly a ringing endorsement for Sukhoi.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (qwx/I)

126 That's my president.
Posted by: JackStraw
==
This is the kind of thing you vote for. It never happens. Except with Donnie Two Scoops. The whole world just recalculated, because Trump knocked over the chess board.

Putin woke up just as surprised as you did.

Trump is not just talk. He will do you....

Posted by: Simplemind at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (YrUlT)

127 120 Reuters is reporting that the Venezuelan VP is in Russia, according to four sources.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

I'm guessing he had a "heads up"...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (VE6XX)

128 Russia better come to terms quickly, because oil prices are going to crater by summer.
--
I think the world is going to be shocked at how quickly US industry will be able to get the Venezuela oil back on line.

Oh and this can't be understated:
China sent their trade delegation there just days ago. No f'ing way they "lose face" by having their top diplomats there and this happen right under their "nose."

But it did. We just sent a massive bomb up to the Chinese spy agencies:
We know what you know.
We know what you don't know.
You only know what we want you to know.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (HXT0k)

129 *Lots of bladder control issues right now in Moscow and Beijing. Trump's unpredictability must be terrifying."

Depends.

Posted by: We're here to help at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

130 Reuters is reporting that the Venezuelan VP is in Russia, according to four sources.

====

He can hookup with Assad.

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (ReBai)

131 So, in less than a year, the US launches an unprecedented air strike strike on one country and follows up with an audacious snatch and grab in another country.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:25 AM (UJMvS)

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The only question now is does Trump make Cuba the 51st State, or is it annexed by DeSantis and Florida?

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (QbCrG)

132 I'm guessing he had a "heads up"...
Posted by: It's me donna

The VP is a woman.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)

133 This guy nails it...

https://youtu.be/9KCdDsyRKu0?si=uQ0pzv-jVrORifEC

Posted by: CPT. Charles at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM (XjTSo)

134 132 I'm guessing he had a "heads up"...
Posted by: It's me donna

The VP is a woman.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:31 AM (77rzZ)

She

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM (VE6XX)

135 >>I legit love Trump hyperbole meets military action.
Will never top his announcement about al Baghdadii: “He died like a dog, he died like a coward.”

https://tinyurl.com/2p8x9hx

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM (viF8m)

136 Ok, something happened.

Posted by: The person who likes to say nothing will happen at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

137 New York lights up One World Trade Center green in honor of Muslim Heritage Month and the internet is not happy

https://is.gd/MPQ4nj

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM (L/fGl)

138 Where will Sean Penn go now for his health care?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (nljXp)

139 A glorious Saturday morning to all

This will encourage the protesters in Iran that Trump really does have their back.
The woman who willlikely now take her rightful place has already said that one of her first acts will be to move their embassy to Jerusalem.
This is not just about our Southern hemisphere, although Brazil should be taking notice.
The Europeans should be paying attention. Trump is not fooling around. Get on the same page here or NATO may become a thing of the past.
I am loving this.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (t/2Uw)

140 Trump does big, bold, important stuff. This always makes me nervous.

So I pray for him. God has big, bold, important plans and it apparently pleases Him to use Trump.

Glory be to God.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (FMtrg)

141 I think she's VP of Jack and Shit right now, since she's left town.
The military is running things as much as they can.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (gKWVE)

142 I don't think Trump did this explicitly as a warning to Iran and China, but it's sort of a side benefit. They are most definitely paying attention.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

143 Cuba is screwed here as well. Maybe this is why Marco Rubio has gotten over the Little Marco public humiliation and has been such a staunch Trump ally. Maybe the liberation of Cuba is part of the play here.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (4b7CV)

144 I'm sure this time all the idiots will be right and it will result in WW3, like every other time Trump's use of the military has. Right? This time for sure!

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (3tZV2)

145 Happy New Year, Ace, Horde (and Merry Christmas, per 12 days of )

NaCly Dog, just saw your comment on MisHum's morning thread.

Posted by: callsign claymore at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (6NwXC)

146 Whole lot of "he wouldn't" getting mistaken for "he can't" going on in the world.

It's like Kremlinology has finally been supplanted by Maralagology.

"What the hell is this bastard going to do next?"

Wouldn't you like to know....

hehehehe.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (06Hmj)

147 Good luck trying to bend Trump to your will, Qatar-funded FARA faggots.

more like Daddy Trump gon bend them bishes over, amirite???

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (dCxaZ)

148 Trump says We're going into Iran if they harm protestors and the Dems/Media/Rinos go into a tizzy and while they're hysterical he pulls this.... We don't deserve him

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (VE6XX)

149 Reuters is reporting that the Venezuelan VP is in Russia, according to four sources.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (77rzZ)

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Putin will send him to the "Russian Front" in Ukraine to die a la Hogan's Heroes.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (QbCrG)

150 NATO should have went tits up decades ago.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (u3SRj)

151 Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza

Translated from Persian

Ali Khamenei, terrified of the waves of the national uprising, emerged from his hiding place and threatened the people of Iran.

Khamenei! We, the people of Iran, will drag you down from your shaky seat just like Zahhak and free our Iran from the evil of you and your regime.

To the military and security forces! Do not tie your fate to the sinking ship of the Islamic Republic. Join the people and separate yourselves from the corrupt regime. Your weapons are for defending the people, not suppressing them. Those who fire bullets at the people can be sure that they will be identified and punished.

Fellow compatriots,

Do not abandon the streets; expand your presence even further. The world sees your steadfastness and bravery and supports you.

X: https://bit.ly/3NedN7n

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (P5BPp)

152 By the way, anyone else notice the irony of 10,000 people showing up for the swearing in ceremony for a Marxist mayor only to discover there wasn't any food or toilets?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (UJMvS)

153 Good Morning, Sharon! Great news, eh?

I hope you are well.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (77rzZ)

154 14 Venezuelans are wildly happy. And the Dems are miserable. This is a good day
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (zNwXb)

It's good to go a little rogue once in a while...

I hope the Mullahs are paying attention......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (QGaXH)

155 In light of this news I am thinking of the people in my personal orbit who have had to escape the Venezuelan hellhole over the years.

I know they are celebrating today!

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (dCxaZ)

156 Catturd @catturd2

Venezuela is now more free than New York City.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (P5BPp)

157 Where will Sean Penn go now for his health care?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (nljXp)

---------------

"When will he realize ...
Canada's MAID waits for him"

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (QbCrG)

158 136 Ok, something happened.
Posted by: The person who likes to say nothing will happen at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM (2Ez/1)

*golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (bss/y)

159 Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (FMtrg)

Thanks for praying for him. I am thankful that along with you ( and me) there are millions and millions of others praying for Pres. Trump, VP Vance and the cabinet every day.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (wvguf)

160 Zahhak, niiiice. Evoking Persian mythology.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (gKWVE)

161 Interesting that oil futures aren't doing much.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM

It is Saturday. The major exchanges are closed.

Posted by: President Baby Doc Bush at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (dKrJA)

162 It's just a "minor incursion."

Posted by: In the words of Creepy Joe at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (2Ez/1)

163 Hopefully Venezuela's Nobel Prize winning opposition leader María Corina Machado can get into power and start fixing things. (She dedicated her prize to Trump, for those who don't remember).

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (P9pDS)

164
This is the Donroe Doctrine. It's very much about telling the Chicoms (and to lesser extents, Rooskies and mullahs, but the mullahs have been degraded) to stay the fuck out of our hemisphere.

The Chicoms were sending tankers to Venezuela to defy the blockade, and this just short-circuited the hell out of that ploy, and while they were in Caracas to boot.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (w6EFb)

165 Hey @TuckerCarlson, GO FUCK YOURSELF. TRUMP JUST SPIT-ROASTED VENEZUELA LIKE IT WAS YOUR WIFE. GO GET SUCKED OFF BY GLENN GREENWALD YOU GAY RETARD
====

Oh, my.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (RIvkX)

166 Wajahat Ali: Thomas Jefferson got his idea about freedom after reading the Quran in *1965*

-
They were just winging it until '65.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (L/fGl)

167 NYT is trying to send out the NPC hot fix:

Donald Trump's Attack on Venezuela is Illegal and Unwise.

LOL, GFYS Grey Lady.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (HXT0k)

168 Is there a link to Trump speaking?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (FDB3h)

169 By the way, anyone else notice the irony of 10,000 people showing up for the swearing in ceremony for a Marxist mayor only to discover there wasn't any food or toilets?

That's not irony, it's on brand.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (P9pDS)

170 17 Uncomfortable silence to follow.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)
---
"Hello, Xi. Yes, I have them. They're fine, we're feeding them Big Macs, diet Cokes, they're happy. We'll get them back to you right away. Where? On one of our classy warships. Don't worry about mobs, they're fine. So about all those trade issues..."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:13 AM (ZOv7s)

'they're on one of our big beautiful warships...the best warship, there's never been a more beautiful warship in history......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (QGaXH)

171 The Chinese aren't going to like this but there's nothing they can do. The kisr a big cheap supply of oil. Their weapons used by Cambodia are crap. There economy is collapsing and they're an environmental mess. The people are in revolt or dying. Commies aren't going to like 2026

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (zNwXb)

172 Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez @RepCarlos

I have just spoken to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

President Trump has changed the course of history in our hemisphere. Our country & the world are safer for it.

Today’s decisive action is this hemisphere’s equivalent to the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

It’s a big day in Florida, where the majority of Venezuelan, Cuban, & Nicaraguan exiles reside. This is the community I represent & we are overwhelmed with emotion and hope.

We are forever grateful to President Trump & to our brave service members for this stellar military operation.

¡Gracias!

X: https://bit.ly/49miq6Y

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (P5BPp)

173 Is Ace mad at Tucker Carlson?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (fd80v)

174 Has Rand Paul condemned it yet?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

175 Maria Conchita Alonso ripped Sean Penn to shreds at an airport terminal for Penn's support of Hugo Chavez. I bet she's happy today!

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 10:38 AM (rj6Yv)

176 That's not irony, it's on brand.
Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (P9pDS)
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Not many people get to live the future.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:38 AM (UJMvS)

177 I don't think Trump did this explicitly as a warning to Iran and China, but it's sort of a side benefit. They are most definitely paying attention.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)
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Embrace the healing power of "and."

We did this for its own sake, *and* to scare the pants off of Moscow and Beijing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:38 AM (ZOv7s)

178 Expect the Dems to double down on their already doubling down of threatening military members, especially since it appears they're no longer getting leaks.

"Oh no, Elissa Slotkin is going to sit on me," some Cpl at Fort Bliss.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 03, 2026 10:38 AM (qwx/I)

179 That Matt Forney tw@t is ...chef's kiss

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (dCxaZ)

180 Danny Glover and Sean Penn haz the sadz

Posted by: Auspex at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (kYF0p)

181 Do the Venezuelans do sugar skulls, or is that only Mexico? A flaming sugar skull would be cool.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 03, 2026 10:24 AM (XvL8K)

It would! With a mustache!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (h7ZuX)

182 Not sure how or why but the Jews are benefiting from all this.

Posted by: C. at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (dKrJA)

183 Morning Bulg.
Life is Good.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (t/2Uw)

184 This makes the limo video from Maduro yesterday all the more intriguing to me. Makes me wonder if we were able to convince Maduro that his main residence was unsafe and thus he moved to someplace easier for Delta to snatch him from. This is just a wild ass guess, perhaps he did the video and then went back to his main palace or whatever he/Chavez had named it.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (hhkIi)

185 Catturd @catturd2

Venezuela is now more free than New York City.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (P5BPp)

------------

I may #Soon have to retire my frequent references to California as "Califzuela."

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (QbCrG)

186 >>> 147 Good luck trying to bend Trump to your will, Qatar-funded FARA faggots.
==
more like Daddy Trump gon bend them bishes over, amirite???
Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (dCxaZ)

I should hope so, especially if Sundance is correct in his suspicions that Qatar is basically a see eye ay playground.

>>> 12 Word has it that a Chinese delegation was supposed to meet with Maduro today.

They might want to update their day planners. ;-)
Posted by: CPT. Charles at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (XjTSo)

LOL get fcked, CCP.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (ULPxl)

187 UN condemnation of the US certainly coming shortly...

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (ZxPkt)

188 Lots of bladder control issues right now in Moscow and Beijing. Trump's unpredictability must be terrifying.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (ZOv7s)

Yet a rock-solid (and predictable) moral reasoning is behind the "unpredictability."

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (VnsnO)

189 Trump's back in campaign mode. He just took out the Venezuelan trash.

Posted by: Wally at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (0e5Te)

190 President Trump has changed the course of history in our hemisphere. Our country & the world are safer for it.

Yep. Trump is the World's Daddy now.

Posted by: kallisto at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (dCxaZ)

191 We joke about Hawaiian judges but I fully expect the UN and The Hague to demand we return Maduro to power.

Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (YwEeS)

192 Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley

When Hugo Chavez took over Venezuela and mocked America and "naturalized" our assets there - US Presidents did NOTHING. When Maduro took over and help flood America with drugs and criminal illegal aliens - US Presidents did NOTHING.

Trump DID SOMETHING.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (P5BPp)

193 Cuba is screwed here as well. Maybe this is why Marco Rubio has gotten over the Little Marco public humiliation and has been such a staunch Trump ally. Maybe the liberation of Cuba is part of the play here.
Posted by: ErikInTexas

Rubio is Cuban descent, isn't he?

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (c115l)

194 173 Is Ace mad at Tucker Carlson?

Isn't everyone?

Posted by: Read the room at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (2Ez/1)

195 187 UN condemnation of the US certainly coming shortly...
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (ZxPkt)

Don't forget the International Court

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (VE6XX)

196
New York lights up One World Trade Center green in honor of Muslim Heritage Month and the internet is not happy

https://is.gd/MPQ4nj
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM (L/fGl)

WTF?

Are we going to now have an Official muslim Appreciation Month forced onto us?

Can't they just roll it into Teh Ghey month? That seems about right.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (iJfKG)

197 Now blow up some CCP fishing fleets.

Posted by: gKWVE at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (gKWVE)

198 https://tinyurl.com/yewrvw66

Angry Cops stream on Venezuela. 'LOOKS LIKE SOUTH AMERICA'S BACLK ON THE MENU, BOYS!'

Also, is Tucker married?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (bss/y)

199 But Venezuela has free health care guys!!!

Posted by: Michael Noore at January 03, 2026 10:41 AM (dKrJA)

200 Cuba's going to be looking for a new El Presidente soon.

Over/under on Marco Rubio having any interest there?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 10:41 AM (NwnyJ)

201 Of course you realize that this morning's action will release 1000s of hot Venezuelan women upon the world.

Be ready.

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:41 AM (ZxPkt)

202 Yes...but Trump yawned the other day....25th Amendment FTW......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:41 AM (QGaXH)

203 No flaming skulls? Did the mailroom run out?

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (1Nv0l)

204 President Trump: I said "Gulf of America" for a reason!

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (UJMvS)

205 Imagine how incredible it must be to wake up in Venezuela this morning.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (viF8m)

206 202 Yes...but Trump yawned the other day....25th Amendment FTW......
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:41 AM (QGaXH

His ankles are swollen ! Impeach !

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (VE6XX)

207 Trump says We're going into Iran if they harm protestors and the Dems/Media/Rinos go into a tizzy and while they're hysterical he pulls this.... We don't deserve him
Posted by: It's me donna

Quarterback sneak or Statue of Liberty play?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (L/fGl)

208 A real estate developer from Queens is gonna set things right.

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (ZxPkt)

209 Zombie Nicolae Ceaucescu raises an eyebrow over the mad mullahs of Iran.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (8CIFn)

210 7 And with that, the news cycle moved past defending the fraud happening across the nation to defending a corrupt dictator.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (UJMvS)
Sweet. Like 2016 all over again. I may forget to eat my 2 days late New Years meal today

Posted by: Eromero at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (LHPAg)

211 Cuba's going to be looking for a new El Presidente soon.

Over/under on Marco Rubio having any interest there?
Posted by: Martini Farmer

😳😳😳

I didn't even think of that.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (c115l)

212 Maduro just didn't know when to quit. He now knows what my ass tastes like.

Enjoy!

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (R/m4+)

213 Trump really seems to have entered the:

'MY FIELD OF FUCKS IS BARREN, YOU RETARDED COMMIE FUCKS! PREPARE TO DIE!'

Odd what taking a shot at a guy will do, eh?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (bss/y)

214 173 Is Ace mad at Tucker Carlson?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (fd80v)

Why would ace ever be mad at an Islamist apologist like Tucker? hmmmmm

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (3tZV2)

215 Are we going to now have an Official muslim Appreciation Month forced onto us?

Can't they just roll it into Teh Ghey month? That seems about right.

Posted by: naturalfake

Instead of confetti, they'll throw queers.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (u3SRj)

216 Quarterback sneak or Statue of Liberty play?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:42 AM (L/fGl)
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Single wing.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (UJMvS)

217 195 187 UN condemnation of the US certainly coming shortly...
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (ZxPkt)

Don't forget the International Court
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (VE6XX)

With a Somalian as the head of the UN?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (7v6oI)

218 OANN is showing clips of various Venezuelan diasporas around the world celebrating.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:44 AM (VnsnO)

219 *Quarterback sneak or Statue of Liberty play?*

A pick six!

Posted by: AOC at January 03, 2026 10:44 AM (2Ez/1)

220 Yet a rock-solid (and predictable) moral reasoning is behind the "unpredictability."
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (VnsnO)
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He telegraphs every move. He says it aloud. "I'm going to do this." And everyone scoffs, and then he does it.

Sometimes he makes it a question: "Shall I do this or that?" and that creates uncertainty, because he rarely decides not to act, but it's always out there.

The Establishment is used to making pronouncements and expecting people to believe them, but they stopped backing it up years ago. They think magic words are enough. Trump backs up his words, and so now the words often are enough.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:44 AM (ZOv7s)

221 >>> 109 Everybody get it yet? Time to stop talking about adding Trump on Mount Rushmore, and start talking about a Mount Trump.
Posted by: MrExcitement at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (hOOi9)

Just glue a giant sandstone pompadour to that Crazy Horse shit and paint it all orange.

We'll save billions.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:28 AM (06Hmj)

Lame.

Once my colony is established, we'll rename Mount Olympus.

Posted by: Elon Musk at January 03, 2026 10:44 AM (ULPxl)

222 Makes me wonder if we were able to convince Maduro that his main residence was unsafe and thus he moved to someplace easier for Delta to snatch him from. T
--
We knew the layout of his fortress better than he did.

Trump says he was in bed, that we moved in so quick, he didn't even have time to get into his safe room.
That we didn't even need the blowtorches we'd brought just in case.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (HXT0k)

223
Now do Fauci.

Posted by: We haven't forgotten at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

224 Re: Tucker Carlson is married to Susan Andrews.

Seems like the Ann Coulter mold (mould?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (bss/y)

225 tucker and the PeaceFags

Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (1wjle)

I saw Tucker And The PeaceFags open for Barenaked Ladies at the Fillmore in 2008.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (n9ltV)

226 Makes me wonder if we were able to convince Maduro that his main residence was unsafe and thus he moved to someplace easier for Delta to snatch him from. This is just a wild ass guess, perhaps he did the video and then went back to his main palace or whatever he/Chavez had named it.

According to Trump on the phone with Fox this morning, Maduro was in his safe house and trying to get into his steel safe room but was unable to get it locked before Operators showed up and "bum rushed him". LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (Aqf1y)

227 Instead of confetti, they'll throw queers.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 10:43 AM (u3SRj)

Is that a good or bad thing? I'm so confused!

Posted by: Zombie Rip Taylor at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (06Hmj)

228 Over 9m Venezuelans have fled the country, most here. Another benefit when they go home

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (zNwXb)

229 New York lights up One World Trade Center green in honor of Muslim Heritage Month and the internet is not happy

https://is.gd/MPQ4nj

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:32 AM

Hochul's post was ratio'd 9500 comments to 5800 likes.

Governor Kathy Hochul @GovKathyHochul

The resilience, compassion, and contributions of Muslim communities help make our state stronger.

Tonight landmarks across the state are lit green as New York celebrates Muslim American Heritage Month.

X: https://bit.ly/3N0CUdW

But sure, let’s build a mosque on the same street where the Twin Towers stood. Let’s declare Islamic Eids official days off in New York. Let’s allow public calls to prayer. Let’s allow Muslims to occupy public squares. And let’s light up New York monuments, monuments Islam failed to destroy, in celebration of Islam’s holy month.

Idiots like Kathy Hochul will one day be remembered for the destruction they are causing to the West.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (P5BPp)

230 Good thing I imported millions of Muslims after 9/11 eh guy? Best strategery ever.

Posted by: President Baby Doc Bush at January 03, 2026 10:46 AM (dKrJA)

231 So, my wife's got the TV on. Venezuelans massed in celebration. At a gas station.

And nobody sees the irony there?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 10:46 AM (NwnyJ)

232 >With a Somalian as the head of the UN?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed
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THAT'S RIGHT
The rotating chairmanship of the UN Security Council just landed on a filthy goat-smelling Somali for the month of January

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:46 AM (ZxPkt)

233 Maduro was in his safe house and trying to get into his steel safe room but was unable to get it locked before Operators showed up and "bum rushed him". LOL.

Operation Bum Rush.

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 03, 2026 10:46 AM (R/m4+)

234 We're not going for coffee?

Posted by: Things Maduo may have said recently at January 03, 2026 10:46 AM (NCERT)

235 205 Imagine how incredible it must be to wake up in Venezuela this morning.

Posted by: JackStraw

And in Iran
And in Brazil
And in Cuba
And in Bolivia

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 10:46 AM (t/2Uw)

236 228 Over 9m Venezuelans have fled the country, most here. Another benefit when they go home
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (zNwXb)

They’re not going home.

Posted by: Narrator at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (dKrJA)

237 223
Now do Fauci.
Posted by: We haven't forgotten at January 03, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (bss/y)

238 "This is the Donroe Doctrine. It's very much about telling the Chicoms (and to lesser extents, Rooskies and mullahs, but the mullahs have been degraded) to stay the fuck out of our hemisphere."

yeah, we already have "conservatives" winning elections down there, and Venezuela elected a "conservative" but Mauro muscled his way back into power.

Bold move by Trump but that is what is needed against the constant subversion by China/Iran and other evil forces. Have to use the big stick at times or it becomes an idle threat.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (vbXSk)

239 Morning, Morons. Anything going on today?
And why is Ace posting before noon? On a Saturday?

Posted by: RI Red at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (tez/p)

240 Trump says he was in bed, that we moved in so quick, he didn't even have time to get into his safe room.
That we didn't even need the blowtorches we'd brought just in case.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

This whole operation would make a hell of a great movie. I can dream can't I?

Posted by: Tuna at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (lJ0H4)

241 Over 9m Venezuelans have fled the country, most here. Another benefit when they go home

I think there's a good chance you're going to be disappointed.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (Riz8t)

242 It’s too bad Jimmy Carter is not here to see this.

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (1D2Ie)

243 Has Boasberg assigned himself the case and ordered the plane turned around yet?

Posted by: Thatch at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (i0077)

244 59 I’ve never seen Ace up this early in the day.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 10:21 AM (1D2Ie)

Hasn't gone to bed yet?

Up early looking for the Flaming Skull Icon?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (QGaXH)

245 @241 I'd take 2m leaving

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (zNwXb)

246 And why is Ace posting before noon? On a Saturday?
Posted by: RI Red

He got laid last night, I'm guessing.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

247 My computer is picking up radio signals or my stomach has learned to speak English.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (FDB3h)

248 So, my wife's got the TV on. Venezuelans massed in celebration. At a gas station.

And nobody sees the irony there?

*sighs, raises hand*

Posted by: Zombie Benito at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (Riz8t)

249 And why is Ace posting before noon? On a Saturday?
Posted by: RI Red at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (tez/p)

A president abducting another president and completely changes the face of geopolitics overnight while no one was watching doesn't happen every day.

....

Yet.

Posted by: Zombie Rip Taylor at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (06Hmj)

250 If you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock, they won't do it again.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (1Nv0l)

251 Looking forward to the 11 am press conference at Mar a Lago.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (VnsnO)

252 It’s too bad Jimmy Carter is not here to see this.
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (1D2Ie)
===

Any word from Barry or Sleepy Joe yet?

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (rj6Yv)

253 Morning, Morons. Anything going on today?
And why is Ace posting before noon? On a Saturday?
Posted by: RI Red at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (tez/p)
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Eh, usual stuff that happens with President Trump in charge.

Enjoy your coffee. We'll let you know if something truly out of the ordinary occurs.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (UJMvS)

254 JD Vance @JDVance

And PSA for everyone saying this was "illegal":

Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas.

X: https://bit.ly/44SlUwt

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (P5BPp)

255 The View will be Must See TV on Monday.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (NCERT)

256 Dammit, sock fail!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (06Hmj)

257 It is Saturday. The major exchanges are closed.

Posted by: President Baby Doc Bush at January 03, 2026 10:36 AM (dKrJA)

Oil futures trade 24/7/365

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (n9ltV)

258 243 Has Boasberg assigned himself the case and ordered the plane turned around yet?
Posted by: Thatch at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (i0077)

Yeah, blah blah blah, you have to release Maduro yada yada...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (bss/y)

259 Man. This motherfucker isn't even a human alpha male anymore. He's become an alpha gorilla. LMFAO.

I bet he visited Maduro in his cell just to taunt his monkey ass.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (BI5O2)

260 63 Cuba is going to collapse

and there's a good chance Iran will collapse, now that Trump has laid down the law that they are not allowed to massacre protesters.

meawhile tucker and the PeaceFags whine
Posted by: ace at January 03, 2026 10:22 AM (1wjle)

Trump is settling ALL family business, methodically, steadily.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (QGaXH)

261 Has Boasberg assigned himself the case and ordered the plane turned around yet?

No, but he has issued an injunction against the law of gravity.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (Riz8t)

262 I haven't listened to Bannon lately, but I thought he was mostly pro-Israel. He did seem to think China was the Big Threat.

And Bannon's interviews were like Hannity ... he'd just talk over his guests to make sure his own talking points were front and center. Bannon's Goldman Sachs time left me a little suspicious, but understanding the financial world is important.

Posted by: illiniwek at January 03, 2026 10:50 AM (vbXSk)

263 Venezuela? Pfft. I conquered Panama bitches!!

Posted by: Preznit Papa Doc Bush at January 03, 2026 10:50 AM (dKrJA)

264 "I'm going to level your f'd up, leftist criminal world. Thank you for your attention to this matter."

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 03, 2026 10:50 AM (qBdHI)

265 254 JD Vance @JDVance

And PSA for everyone saying this was "illegal":

Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas.

X: https://bit.ly/44SlUwt
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (P5BPp)

Newsletter?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 10:50 AM (bss/y)

266 9
'Maduro and his wife are fortunate to be alive. U.S. troops dragged them out of their bedroom but they could have been captured by the mob like Saddam or Gaddafi'

I bet his exit was staged and pre-arranged so he didn't look like a US stooge handing Venezuela over willingly.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 10:50 AM (fd80v)

267 Is that a good or bad thing? I'm so confused!
Posted by: Zombie Rip Taylor

We miss you, Fair Prince! Confetti futures have never rebounded fully since you left.

Posted by: Hairpiece Futures, Too at January 03, 2026 10:51 AM (oftw2)

268 >>> And why is Ace posting before noon? On a Saturday?
Posted by: RI Red at January 03, 2026 10:47 AM (tez/p)

A president abducting another president and completely changes the face of geopolitics overnight while no one was watching doesn't happen every day.

....

Yet.
Posted by: Zombie Rip Taylor at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (06Hmj)

Ace is the Ghost of Endor he was probably involved. JUBBA JUBBA BITCHES!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 03, 2026 10:51 AM (3uBP9)

269 *sharts pants*

*Continues eating ice cream*

Posted by: Joe Biden at January 03, 2026 10:51 AM (u3SRj)

270 I would expect Mamdani to make September Muslim appreciation month in NYC

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 10:51 AM (Ia/+0)

271 What does this mean for the cigar trade?

Posted by: Gun thread readers at January 03, 2026 10:52 AM (2Ez/1)

272 Trump is settling ALL family business, methodically, steadily.

Excellent metaphor.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:52 AM (Riz8t)

273 I saw Sad Aging Clown open for Uriah Heep back in 1970.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 10:52 AM (jc0TO)

274 Assuming Maria Machado becomes the lawfully elected leader of Venezuela, we'll be a significant amount of the way towards de-Communifying South America. Argentina + Chile + Venezuela. That leaves Brazil as the major CIA outpost.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 10:52 AM (Aqf1y)

275 What does this mean for the cigar trade?
Posted by: Gun thread readers at January 03, 2026 10:52 AM (2Ez/1)
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Good things I hope!

Posted by: Weasel at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (vt7xw)

276 Rep. Betty McCollum @BettyMcCollum04

President Trump must cease U.S. military strikes on Venezuela immediately. The actions taken today by the Trump administration are blatantly illegal. Venezuela poses no imminent national security threat to the United States and Congress has not voted to authorize any use of force in the region. Speaker Johnson must call the House of Representatives back into session immediately to reign in this out-of-control President.

Release the Kraken! @legler_aaron

Maybe see what the actual Venezuelan people are saying about this and realize you are on the side of murdering narco-terrorists with this post.

X: https://bit.ly/49BTZDI

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (P5BPp)

277 Has Boasberg assigned himself the case and ordered the plane turned around yet?

No, but he has issued an injunction against the law of gravity.
Posted by: Archimedes

*Golf clap

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (c115l)

278 Also, is Tucker married?
==============
I believe his wife is heiress to the Birdseye frozen food fortune. (alliteration 1st thing on a Saturday morning.)

Posted by: Brave Sir Robim at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (lPeS+)

279 Assuming Maria Machado becomes the lawfully elected leader of Venezuela, we'll be a significant amount of the way towards de-Communifying South America. Argentina + Chile + Venezuela. That leaves Brazil as the major CIA outpost.

Wow. No respect.

Posted by: Uruguay at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (Riz8t)

280 251 Looking forward to the 11 am press conference at Mar a Lago.
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (VnsnO)

recommended link?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (RuTUS)

281 193 Cuba is screwed here as well. Maybe this is why Marco Rubio has gotten over the Little Marco public humiliation and has been such a staunch Trump ally. Maybe the liberation of Cuba is part of the play here.
Posted by: ErikInTexas

Rubio is Cuban descent, isn't he?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (c115l

Yes sir, he is part of the Cuban diaspora.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (4b7CV)

282
I thought Maduro was going to get the Moe Green Special, but nope they decided to take him alive. Probably better.

As someone noted last thread, he won't be tried here. When likely President Maria Machado takes over, he will be extradited back there to face trial there.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (w6EFb)

283 11 Ace, it's great to see you on the weekend! And for a happy occasion!
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (77rzZ)

ditto

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (RuTUS)

284 What kind of peckerwood nonentity comes out after the dust has all settled and "calls for" a ceasefire when no one is even firing at anyone anymore?

Who is briefing you, honey?

Do you actually pay them?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (06Hmj)

285 What in the hell... I go to bed for one night and we lose one of our piggy banks?!

Posted by: John Brennan, of the Easter Island Brennans at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (iHitY)

286 246 And why is Ace posting before noon? On a Saturday?
Posted by: RI Red

He got laid last night, I'm guessing.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM

+++
Funny if true.

Posted by: TMZ Editors at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)

287 Not sure how or why but the Jews are benefiting from all this.

Posted by: C. at January 03, 2026 10:39 AM (dKrJA)

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A Venn Diagram will suffice.

You see, the Commie Cubans benefit from the Venezuelan Death Cult.

And the Commie Russians benefit from the Cuban Death Cult.

And the ChiComms benefit from the Russian Death Cult.

And the Muzzie Iranians benefit from the ChiComm Death Cult.

And Trump's Puppet-Masters -- the Israelis -- thus benefit from the Muzzie Iranian Death Cult, which rationalizes and further gives the Western Anti-Semite Death Cults excuses and "reasons" to clamor for another Jewish Holocaust "final solution" -- which gives meaning and clickbait money ... but mostly clickbait money ... to their otherwise delusional and meaningless pathetic self-hating lives.

/Thus endeth the lesson ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:55 AM (QbCrG)

288 I believe his wife is heiress to the Birdseye frozen food fortune. (alliteration 1st thing on a Saturday morning.)
Posted by: Brave Sir Robim at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (lPeS+)

Swanson frozen foods. Though that may include Birdseye, not sure.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:55 AM (VnsnO)

289 El Tiempo (Bogotá

has a lot of news on it. Y'all can look at the pictures

https://www.eltiempo.com/

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 10:55 AM (rbvCR)

290 I believe his wife is heiress to the Birdseye frozen food fortune. (alliteration 1st thing on a Saturday morning.)

Wait, seriously?

If that's true, Ace needs to post this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt8IAJZTc-w

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 10:55 AM (Aqf1y)

291 I believe his wife is heiress to the Birdseye frozen food fortune. (alliteration 1st thing on a Saturday morning.)
Posted by: Brave Sir Robim

Tucker is an heir to the Swanson food company, I believe.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:55 AM (77rzZ)

292 Gosh, I wonder what Betty thought when Obama bombed Libya out of existence and droned American citizens.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (UJMvS) at January 03, 2026 10:55 AM (UJMvS)

293 If it's not AI, there's a photo of Muduro, cuffed, in his pajamas on an aircraft surrounded by soldiers.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (HXT0k)

294 Reddit is not as retarded about this as I imagined. I mean there is plenty of retardation it is Reddit. But there are a handful of “maduro is a brutal dictator this is a good thing” posts.

Posted by: Preznit Papa Doc Bush at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (dKrJA)

295 I like" the Donroe Doctrine". Clever. It will be stolen in no time. lol

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (t/2Uw)

296
anyone got a good online channel for Trump's speech coming up?

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (iJfKG)

297 That we didn't even need the blowtorches we'd brought just in case.

Those are for the interrogation.

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (jc0TO)

298 recommended link?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (RuTUS)

https://tinyurl.com/5dshkwxc

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (WHfpM)

299 Cuba is screwed here as well. Maybe this is why Marco Rubio has gotten over the Little Marco public humiliation and has been such a staunch Trump ally. Maybe the liberation of Cuba is part of the play here.
Posted by: ErikInTexas

Bets are that "reduction and collapse of Cuba and the Castros" was the one condition Rubio had on taking SoS

I was wrong about him, he is a leg-breaker.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (rbvCR)

300 300

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (RuTUS)

301 Rubio is Cuban descent, isn't he?
Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (c115l

Yes sir, he is part of the Cuban diaspora.
Posted by: ErikInTexas

El Presidente Marco Rubio

Posted by: rickb223 at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (c115l)

302 75 >> It's how die-hard republicans are now monarchists

Not really, just sort hottie queens and empresses and princesses-ists.

Every nation should have those. The best and the hottest.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:23 AM (w6EFb)

I'd rather live in Augustus's principate than the late Republic. Things like peace and stability matter.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (UCEkw)

303 The Donroe Doctrine in one sentence:

"F*ck You, get in the bag."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (06Hmj)

304 298 recommended link?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (RuTUS)

https://tinyurl.com/5dshkwxc
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (WHfpM)

THANK YOU!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (RuTUS)

305 Can Trump relocate the UN to Somalia? Just sayin..

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (1D2Ie)

306 13 THIS is what I voted for.

Now start arresting, prosecuting, convicting, and executing the literally hundreds if not thousands of serial domestic traitors and terrorists in The Swamp and Nationwide.

IOW, Let's Go Full Pinochet!
Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (QbCrG)

In Blues Brothers Police Dispatch Voice:

"Use of excessive force in the apprehension of the Maduro's.....has been approved"

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (QGaXH)

307 Every word ever spoken by Trump is covered live on Real America's Voice online.

Posted by: Wonderful Network at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (oftw2)

308 Hey Nood.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (vFG9F)

309 Schlichter: The 10 Best Things About Trump’s Venezuela Victory:

https://is.gd/h4qlmU

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (Riz8t)

310 Dear insane Mullahs of Iran. I present you with this off-ramp here. Take it. Now.

-President Donald Trump

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (ReBai)

311 269 *sharts pants*

*Continues eating ice cream*
Posted by: Joe Biden at January 03, 2026 10:51 AM (u3SRj)

Pity the secret service agents assigned to clean up his sh*t.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (7v6oI)

312
And I must note again, Marco Rubio is one hell of a wartime consigliere. This was much of his strategerizing.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (w6EFb)

313 71
'Time to stop talking about adding Trump on Mount Rushmore, and start talking about a Mount Trump.'

Carve Trump's face onto the nearby Crazy Horse monument.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (fd80v)

314 Why do I get the feeling that the words, "Can you make it look like I put up a fight?" were spoke at some point?

Posted by: MLCross at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (Q2MxE)

315 @BRICSinfo
JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇻🇪 Chinese officials arrive in Venezuela for talks with President Nicolás Maduro.

... Panda Xi can bugger himself

Posted by: SMOD at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (GITLP)

316 No, Tucker Carlson is not an heir to the Swanson food company in the sense of owning or inheriting control of the business.

His stepmother, Patricia Caroline Swanson (whom his father married in 1979 when Tucker was 10), is an heiress to the Swanson family fortune. Her family founded the company famous for TV dinners, but they sold it to Campbell Soup Company in 1955 — long before Tucker's birth or the marriage. The family no longer owns the brand or company.

Patricia adopted Tucker and his brother, and he added "Swanson" to his legal name (Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson). She remained a beneficiary of the original family wealth, which provided a comfortable upbringing for Tucker. Some reports suggest he may receive modest ongoing income from related family trusts (estimates vary, but it's not a massive fortune tied to active company ownership).

X: https://bit.ly/4jofQSp

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (P5BPp)

317 > What does this mean for the cigar trade?
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I dunno... most cigars, the tobacco at least, comes from Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Mexico. Not sure what tobacco is grown in Venezuela.

Cuba is another matter entirely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (NwnyJ)

318 I read that the Carlson family is the largest land owner in CA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (FDB3h)

319 Townhall has collected some Maduro memes:
https://shorturl.at/MZpIn

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (ULPxl)

320 304 298 recommended link?
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM (RuTUS)

https://tinyurl.com/5dshkwxc
Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:56 AM (WHfpM)

THANK YOU!
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:57 AM (RuTUS)

= Right Side Broadcasting Network

24,393 watching now
Started streaming 31 minutes ago

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM (RuTUS)

321 I'm not "mad" at Tucker.

It's just he's a fag and his sh*t's all retarded.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (RIvkX)

322 >>Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism.

That's a made up word!

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (viF8m)

323 I thought Maduro was going to get the Moe Green Special, but nope they decided to take him alive. Probably better.

As someone noted last thread, he won't be tried here. When likely President Maria Machado takes over, he will be extradited back there to face trial there.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (w6EFb)

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Hopefully after some waterboarding therapy -- for information purposes only -- at Club Gitmo.

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:01 AM (VxzUB)

324 Schlicter gets it.
https://tinyurl.com/mr329yk7

Interesting that it was the army that did this.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at January 03, 2026 11:02 AM (t/2Uw)

325 And why is Ace posting before noon? On a Saturday?
Posted by: RI Red

He got laid last night, I'm guessing.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

I bet the steak helped with both.

Posted by: RI Red at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (tez/p)

326 What does this mean for the cigar trade?
Posted by: Gun thread readers at January 03, 2026 10:52 AM (2Ez/1)
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Good things I hope!
Posted by: Weasel at January 03, 2026 10:53 AM

Does Venezuela have a decent cigar trade? I legitimately don't know the answer to that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (Wnv9h)

327 Will Smith Hit With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit From Male Violinist

-
Well, he did slap Chris Rock, not punch him.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (L/fGl)

328 I read that the Carlson family is the largest land owner in CA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 10:59 AM

No, the Tucker Carlson family is not the largest landowner in California — that claim appears to be a misconception or misinformation.

Tucker Carlson's family background includes some historical land ties, but nothing on that scale today:

His biological mother's side descends from 19th-century California rancher Henry Miller (the "Cattle King"), who at his peak owned vast rangeland (estimates up to 3 million acres across multiple states). However, those holdings were divided and largely sold off generations ago.

Carlson inherited (after legal battles) a share of oil and gas mineral rights/royalties tied to roughly 70,000 acres of family land in rural California from his mother, valued in the millions — but this is royalties, not surface land ownership.

X: https://bit.ly/49kgwn0

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:05 AM (P5BPp)

329 How about the National interest of stopping drug shipments into the Country?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 11:06 AM (Ia/+0)

330 No flaming skulls?

Posted by: I was told there would be flaming skulls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM

The link in this statement from ace in the post goes to a dancing skull with red laser eyes and moving swords.

"My mood, thanks to Michael the Texan."

Even better than a flaming skull, in my opinion.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 11:08 AM (P5BPp)

331 'Time to stop talking about adding Trump on Mount Rushmore, and start talking about a Mount Trump.'

Carve Trump's face onto the nearby Crazy Horse monument.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 10:58 AM (fd80v)

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Trump needs to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with the eternal flame gravesite -- after digging up The Kennedys and shipping their remains to the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port.

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:08 AM (VxzUB)

332 In arstional world this would cement Trump as the frontrunner for 2025's Nobel Peace Prize.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (4p5Zb)

333 Not Tucker specifically but the 'family'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:09 AM (U5+2P)

334 Advisor: You can't do that.

Trump: I can do it.

Advisor: Nobody can do that.

Trump: Watch me.

Advisor: Sir, no one can get Ace out of bed before noon!

Trump: I will just add him to Delta Force's wake-up call list. You'll see.

Posted by: Thatch at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (i0077)

335 Does Venezuela have a decent cigar trade? I legitimately don't know the answer to that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 03, 2026 11:03 AM (Wnv9h)
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Not that I'm aware of - but that doesn't mean much since I'm pretty retarded.

Posted by: Weasel at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (FUvyF)

336 ace, what Tucker says is nothing, he is a pundit.

Pres. Petro (Colombia) Pres Boric (Chile) Lula (Brazil) Pres Sheinbaum (Mexico) are "deeply troubled"
Pres Diaz-Canel (Cuba) calls it criminal
Naboa (Ecuador) is doing cookies on his X feed.
Pres Milei (Argentina) says "La libertad avanza, ¡viva la libertad, carajo!" Which is pretty much his point of view.
Pres Elect. of Chile José Antonio Kast Rist is all for it too.
Pres Peña (Paraguay) is all in on amical solutions to international conflicts however Venezuela is a terrorist state.

Venezuela is dangerous, and a serious regional threat,

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (rbvCR)

337 The differences between Europe and South America are becoming starker by the day. Europe slides into authoritarian failure while Argentina, Chile, Bolivia(!) and Venezuela (hopefully) usher in a golden age of limited government, sound money and private property.

Posted by: Oglebay at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (GPa4z)

338 How about the National interest of stopping drug shipments into the Country?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 11:06 AM (Ia/+0)

------------

"Don't we have a greater national interest in killing off native -- mostly white -- Americans in order to replace them with turd-world culture-enhancers and future cancer-cure-discovers, h8r!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:11 AM (VxzUB)

339 Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas.

X: https://bit.ly/44SlUwt
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (P5BPp)

Well, Hell. I guess I will ask for my deposit back. I am going to take a bath of coverting those Bolivares back to USD.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:14 AM (rbvCR)

340 Apache and CH-47s over Caracas

https://tinyurl.com/55ekvwt3

Boom, boom, boom, boom

Many of them

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:15 AM (U5+2P)

341 Trump: I will just add him to Delta Force's wake-up call list. You'll see.

Posted by: Thatch at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM (i0077)

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The only thing better would have been to have included Ace as an embedded-reporter during the operation.

He could have left a bunch of "Ace of Spades" death cards with dead Venezuelan military bodies a la Lt. Col. Kilgore (portrayed by the great Robert Duvall) ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Make Lustration Great Again! at January 03, 2026 11:16 AM (VxzUB)

342 They are going to trial in the U.S.
They have been indicted in SDNY.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:16 AM (U5+2P)

343 Caracas' streets are deserted per the videos.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (rbvCR)

344 Happier days.

https://is.gd/u99Q6s

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (L/fGl)

345 Sounds like a couple of our soldiers got shot in this raid, but Trump says they should make it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (BI5O2)

346 343 Caracas' streets are deserted per the videos.
Posted by: Kindltot at January 03, 2026 11:18 AM (rbvCR)

Video on Fox local here showed a large crowd.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 03, 2026 11:19 AM (BI5O2)

347 Not that I'm aware of - but that doesn't mean much since I'm pretty retarded.
Posted by: Weasel at January 03, 2026 11:10 AM

Fair enough. I just dug up my 30+ year old Cigar Companion, and it has nothing to say about Venezuela.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (Wnv9h)

348 Pres. Petro (Colombia) Pres Boric (Chile) Lula (Brazil) Pres Sheinbaum (Mexico) are "deeply troubled"
Pres Diaz-Canel (Cuba) calls it criminal
Naboa (Ecuador) is doing cookies on his X feed.
Pres Milei (Argentina) says "La libertad avanza, ¡viva la libertad, carajo!" Which is pretty much his point of view.
Pres Elect. of Chile José Antonio Kast Rist is all for it too.
Pres Peña (Paraguay) is all in on amical solutions to international conflicts however Venezuela is a terrorist state.

Venezuela is dangerous, and a serious regional threat,
Posted by: Kindltot
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Looks like, except for Venezuela, the east coast of South America is anti-socialist. Those 3 or so other countries are 'feelin' the squeeze'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:21 AM (U5+2P)

349 What was that about the 'warmth of collectivism,' again?

Posted by: Lizzy at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (NuV6c)

350 Oh, nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 03, 2026 11:22 AM (bss/y)

351 Fair enough. I just dug up my 30+ year old Cigar Companion, and it has nothing to say about Venezuela.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
------------

Venezuela Libre will is the crack in the dam @Cuba.
Soon they will be free and so will their cigars.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:23 AM (U5+2P)

352 Saw on X that Xi had sent an envoy to Venezuela to talk to Maduro about Belt and Road-ing South America and it's likely tracking that envoy was how they got Maduro.

Posted by: Ian S. at January 03, 2026 11:26 AM (ciXcx)

353 173 Is Ace mad at Tucker Carlson?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 10:37 AM (fd80v)

I think it is just that Tucker is the most recent "true concervative" that turned himself into an easy target of derision.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 11:27 AM (4p5Zb)

354 TDS afflicted Mrs. Wrecks just told me Trump is doing this to distract from his Epstein problem.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (L/fGl)

355 Maduro is on Ship Iwo Jima.
Speculating, They have more investigative latitude in international water than on US soil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (U5+2P)

356 >JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇻🇪 Chinese officials arrive in Venezuela for talks with President Nicolás Maduro.
----

"Dave's not here, man."

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (ZxPkt)

357 test

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 11:32 AM (Y1sOo)

358 We joke about Hawaiian judges but I fully expect the UN and The Hague to demand we return Maduro to power.
Posted by: steevy at January 03, 2026 10:40 AM (YwEeS)

Dear Hague,
Get fucked.
Sincerely, The US

PS: Watch your step.

Posted by: The US at January 03, 2026 11:51 AM (5xuJ/)

359 Has Boasberg assigned himself the case and ordered the plane turned around yet?
Posted by: Thatch at January 03, 2026 10:48 AM (i0077)

He may find himself on a plane, one day.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at January 03, 2026 12:21 PM (5xuJ/)

360 BUT...BUT...BUT....WHAT ABOUT SOVEREIGNTY AND NATION'S BORDERS?

(Disclaimer: This response was temporarily delayed until they could look up those words to see what they meant)

Posted by: THE LEFT at January 03, 2026 12:42 PM (dIske)

361 Domino one has fallen. Now keep an eye on Iran. Venezuela was instrumental in how they got around sanctions. Iran is Domino 2.

Domino 3 is Russia. They just entered into a 15 Lease Security and Energy agreement with Venezuela to get around sanctions. As of today, Russia is uncertain as to whether they will continue doing business with Venezuela...AND now Trump has solid leverage against Russia in the Russia/Ukraine peace talks.

Posted by: Orson at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (dIske)

362 TDS afflicted Mrs. Wrecks just told me Trump is doing this to distract from his Epstein problem.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 11:29 AM (L/fGl)
--------------------
What Epstein problem?

Someone said something similar to me Thursday night at a party. So I said "what problem", and he sputtered for ten minutes. Literally he had no idea past the headline what he was trying to say. And yrs, he watches MSDNC for his news.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 12:48 PM (uJ3I2)

363 Who was Trump talking about when he said "she is not ready" or respected to take over?

I came in late...

Posted by: Random PJ at January 03, 2026 12:51 PM (RRCAT)

364 Whoa. What a story to wake up to!

I knew a Venezuelan MD well in FL. A caring, Christian man. He married an American woman and became a US citizen. He despised Chavez and I can only imagine what he thought of Maduro.

The day Chavez won he said, "That's the end of the country I knew." He then worked on getting his parents out and to the US. This was back in the early 90's. So I know somewhere in FL he is thrilled today.

He came from an affluent family in Maracaibo, as he told me of his grandparent's house. How wonderful it was to grow up there. His love of place. Javier, I hope you can now go back to visit with your children and grandchildren without fear.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 03, 2026 01:58 PM (WONhk)

365 There is an unaired Mystery Science Theater 3000 clip floating around the internet called 'Assignment Venezuela.' Basically, a couple of silhouettes cracking jokes about an old 50's or 60's era PR/propaganda film about how Venezuela (and specifically its oil industry) was modernizing and joining the developed world. Up until now, watching the film has felt pretty ironic, given the film's upbeat/hopeful tone about the future, compared to the country's actual future.

Maybe after today that tone will be less ironic. But it's still way too early to make that call...

Posted by: Castle Guy at January 03, 2026 02:09 PM (Lhaco)

366 "Are we going to have an official Muslim Appreciation Month forced on us now? Can't they just roll it into Teh Ghey month?"

Trump's next executive order:
"Whereas former president Obama repeatedly declared that Muslims had played a huge part in building the United States, and given the importance of June to the Muslim faith, I hereby order that June will be BOTH "Muslim and Gay Appreciation Month" in the U.S. so both groups can celebrate together."

Posted by: sf at January 04, 2026 10:00 PM (hohh4)

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11/20 Update – Susan is out of the hospital, after 2 weeks. For the first time in months, she doesn’t have any drainage tubes. Chemo is on hold for the next 2 weeks, to give her time to rest, recover, and gain some weight back. Thank you, everyone, for your prayers – please continue them!
12/18 Update – Susan has been receiving IV antibiotics at home for the last few weeks. Thankfully her white count is back to normal, and she was able to start chemo again. Some of that cancer did come back, in the meantime, but they think it will be knocked back down now. She has been having abdominal pains. Thank you, everybody, for your prayers.
11/15 – Sponge posted an update on the “First lady”. She is doing OK from the surgery pain-wise, however it appears her compromised immune system from chemo is susceptible to viruses. She has been spiking a fever all weekend.
12/13 Update – The First lady is doing well. She is still on restrictions but things are progressing nicely. The last mammogram showed clean. They are grateful to all who have been praying for her.
11/20 - Bluebell sent an update on grammie winger - good news! At her appointment, the doctor said her bloodwork is nearly perfect and her cancer cell count is dropping. She is in minimal pain. The chemo is working, thanks be to God! She will go back in 3 weeks for another round of chemo and then they will do a CT scan to see if she can have surgery to clean out the rest of the tumors. She is convinced – CONVINCED – that this is due in no small part to the treasured prayers of friends and family! They gave her weeks, and now she is looking at possible remission.
12/17 Update – Bluebell sent along another update from grammie winger. She has had 4 rounds of chemo, which have fried her short term memory (her words) and caused great fatigue. She was scheduled for surgery this week, but the doctor decided she was too weak, so she will continue with chemo until she is stronger. She apologized for not being around much because she can’t follow conversations, but is praying that will get better once her chemo is over. In the meantime, she wishes to share her Christmas greetings with the “motley crew”, and she appreciates every prayer.
11/29 – From about That Time asked for prayers after a lymphoma diagnosis. From about That Time has already begun chemo, and the kids and granddaughter had fun cutting off a ponytail and shaving hair in preparation.
12/13 Update – The first week of chemo was “like buttah”, but the second week was spent in the hospital, dealing with side effects.
12/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. She had an MRI on 12/3, and will meet with the oncologist on 12/4, the surgeon on 12/8, and the surgery on 12/11. This is a good thing, because it looks like more tumors are starting to crop up in her liver. It doesn’t appear to have spread beyond there yet, thank goodness.
12/18 Update – Teresa will have a “pump fill” on Friday, then head out of town. (The fill is just Heparin and saline to keep the pump flowing for the next 2 weeks.) After they are back, the pump will have the new chemo medication. The best Christmas present is, if this pump works, she could go 2-3 YEARS before worrying about the cancer coming back. It is truly a Christmas miracle. She wrote that they are blessed to have such stellar medical care nearby and so many people saying prayers on their behalf.
12/12 – Bulg requested prayers for his wife’s brother’s wife, whose dementia has taken a turn for the worse. This week she entered a memory care facility. He asks for prayers for her, Bulg’s brother-in-law, and their two grown daughters. Bulg also asked for prayers for a woman from church who has cancer, and the woman’s granddaughter, who lives with her.
12/13 – Our Country is Screwed asked for prayers for a dear friend’s 3 week old granddaughter who is battling meningitis. They are waiting on results from an MRI. Another friend’s wife is having kidney issues. She has only one kidney, and it isn’t functioning well.
12/13 – San Franpsycho requested prayers for Mrs. F, who sprained her foot due to a fall on 12/12.
12/13 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for retired organist Jessie, for strength and for her to feel God’s love. In the past month Jessie’s daughter has died from cancer, as have her two closest friends from church, whom she had known about 85 years.
12/13 – Schnorflepuppy asked for prayers for his wife. She was diagnosed a few weeks back with inflammatory breast cancer and started chemo on 12/2. On 12/3 she spiked a 104 fever and had to be brought to the hospital, where they discovered pneumonia. She has been in ICU for most of the week, to get her enough oxygen and work on the pneumonia. She is improving, but slowly.
12/22 Update – Unfortunately, the improvement trend has reversed. She has spent the last 8 days on oxygen support. The doctors would like to wean her off the vent eventually, but they need to see more improvement in her condition and thus far, they haven’t.
12/26 Update – Schnorflepuppy’s wife got progressively worse on Christmas Day and started a rapid decline, despite the best efforts of the doctors and staff. She transitioned to palliative care on 12/26 and passed away in the afternoon.
12/16 – Jim in Kalifornia sent an update that surgery went well, and his thanks for the prayers.
12/16 – Banana Dream asked for prayers for his wife, who is having surgery on 12/17 to remove pins, steel, hardware, etc. that was put in a year ago after a really bad break of her ankle. The hardware has caused various nerve issues and inflammation over the last year, so the surgeons will be removing it.
12/17 Update – Banana Dream sent his thanks to everyone who offered prayers for his wife’s surgery. It went well. The surgeon removed most of the hardware. There was one part that was too fused with the bone, so it had to stay in. She is doing well. In about 2 weeks, she should be able to walk and then in 6-8 weeks she should be fine.
12/17 – Annie’s Stew sends thanks to God for notsothoreau, who sends many, many prayer requests from the various comments and postings. Notsothoreau is so diligent and such a sweet person!
12/17 – Weird Dave requested prayers. His parents have realized they need to move to assisted living, but they are 1500 miles from Weird Dave. Prayers for clarity on how to make the necessary changes as efficiently as possible, as well as to find the best place for his parents, that will also work for the entire family.
12/20 – Legally Sufficient asked for prayers for a brother who was having carpal tunnel surgery on Christmas Eve. There was a cancellation, so he took the spot, even though the brother is hosting the family dinner on Christmas Eve.
12/20 – Morgan, longtime lurker, takes tango lessons from Sebastian, whose son, Matias, is recovering from brain surgery. The MRI were read on 12/19, and the surgeons did not remove the entire tumor. Even though the biopsy indicated the tumor was benign, the boy is probably facing several rounds of chemo. Please pray for the boy’s continued recovery in El Salvador.
12/20 – Nurse Ratched requested prayers for her friend T. He is having some unrelenting (probably cancer treatment related) pain and needs comfort – both physically and spiritually.
12/23 – Joe Kidd asked for prayers for his friend, Bill, who is grieving the sudden death of a former girlfriend. They had broken up a few months ago over her alcohol use. Bill describes the loss as the toughest thing life has dealt him. Bill is the sole caregiver for his 90 year old mother and may need to take early retirement to continue in that role. Prayers for comfort, strength, and wisdom are welcome.
12/23 – Prayers are requested for Inspector’s boss, “B”, who is in his early 40s, and is being hit hard by Covid. He went to ER, after coughing so badly that he separated a couple of ribs. The pain in his ribs is so bad he doesn’t want to cough, which increases the odds of pneumonia. Please pray for healing.
12/27 – buzzion asked for prayers for a friend named Christina. Christina has struggled with a lot, including addiction and relapse. Buzzion has not heard from Christina in a while and hopes she is okay. Please pray that Christina finds her way and knows that people love and care for her and believe in her.
12/27 – JB asked for prayers that he would gain peace about what God has planned for his job in 2026. Also, please pray for JB’s estranged son, that he and his household will be saved.
12/27 – San Franpsycho posted a praise report from a former colleague, who has defeated metastasized uterine cancer.
12/27 – BlackOrchid requested prayers for a Navy Veteran uncle who has been struggling with his health the last few weeks. The root cause is undetermined, but recurrent infection/sepsis keeps sending him back to the hospital. It seems to be worsening his dementia, which makes it harder for BlackOrchid’s aunt to handle him.
12/27 – pookysgirl posted that their unborn baby girl, Violet Marie, had passed away.
12/27 – free tibet posted about his diagnosis with Giant Cell Arteritis and subsequent vision lost of the right eye. This is a recurrence of the same from 5 years ago in the left eye. The treatment is not painful but regaining vision is “very iffy”. Thank you all for the prayers.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM

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1 mmmm

Posted by: TALACHULITNA at January 03, 2026 07:01 AM (+YrDU)

2 1. 2

Posted by: TALACHULITNA at January 03, 2026 07:02 AM (+YrDU)

3 1 2 and 3

Posted by: TALACHULITNA at January 03, 2026 07:02 AM (+YrDU)

4 bite it blade

Posted by: TALACHULITNA at January 03, 2026 07:03 AM (+YrDU)

5 d man

Posted by: TALACHULITNA at January 03, 2026 07:03 AM (+YrDU)

6 What is the future like?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 07:03 AM (1Usuo)

7 record for lurker first 6 spots

Posted by: TALACHULITNA at January 03, 2026 07:04 AM (+YrDU)

8 missed

Posted by: TALACHULITNA at January 03, 2026 07:05 AM (+YrDU)

9 Where is Maduro? Lights are out.

Posted by: M. Gaga at January 03, 2026 07:07 AM (KiBMU)

10 Nova Scotia?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 07:08 AM (1Usuo)

11 @BasedMikeLee
·
1h
Just got off the phone with @SecRubio

He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant

This action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack

Thank you, @SecRubio
, for keeping me apprised

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:08 AM (ZxPkt)

12 They haven't declared war since 1942.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 07:09 AM (1Usuo)

13 I can’t spell “Zohran Mamdami” without a written reference in front of me. I keep picturing “Zoltan”, the cult leader in the movie “Dude, Where’s My Car?”
On second thought, there are a lot of parallels between those names, although the earlier one is less malignant.

Posted by: Fenderbender at January 03, 2026 07:09 AM (1FEc1)

14 Mis Hum with the time machine
Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:10 AM (Ia/+0)

15 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at January 03, 2026 07:10 AM (bQ4nt)

16 Morning peeps

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:11 AM (NwnyJ)

17 Let's also pray for the liberation of Cuba. Man, those people have suffered my entire life.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:12 AM (cxFcK)

18 "Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 08:00 AM"

*looks at current clock*

Put Ace's time machine back on the shelves.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 07:12 AM (O7YUW)

19 @JonathanTurley
·
29m
Democratic members quickly denounced the operation as unlawful. They may want to review past cases, particularly the decision related to the Noriega prosecution. Rep. Jim McGovern (D., Mass) declared:

"Without authorization from Congress, and with the vast majority of Americans opposed to military action, Trump just launched an unjustified, illegal strike on Venezuela. He says we don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans—but somehow we have unlimited funds for war??"

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:12 AM (ZxPkt)

20 Best wishes and positive vibes for all who are in distress this day.

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:14 AM (ZxPkt)

21 Prayers up

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 07:15 AM (tcsrY)

22 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at January 03, 2026 07:16 AM (2Ez/1)

23 Mike Lee tweeted that Rubio via phone told him Maduro was arrested and the kinetic action was to support and protect those executing the arrest warrant.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 07:16 AM (tcsrY)

24 Liberado, Venezuela!

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 07:16 AM (VnsnO)

25 Sometimes the Saturday prayer list clears up unknown or missed information one sees during the week.
Thanks Annie's Stew

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 07:16 AM (Ia/+0)

26 Happy New Year, coffee addicts and prayer warriors!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 07:17 AM (tcsrY)

27 ht forward from Pixy Thread:

"120 what I'd like to see is this kind of operation against ... eh, let's just say domestic enemies and leave it at that.

the list is long."

my opinion has not changed.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 07:18 AM (Cjt/F)

28 Happy New Year vmom! and everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 07:19 AM (Cjt/F)

29 here is 11 seconds of stuff in Venezuela blowing up

goes to X

https://tinyurl.com/2pxn82bw

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:21 AM (ZxPkt)

30 Bannon's War Room is going to be something today.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:23 AM (cxFcK)

31 > what I'd like to see is this kind of operation against ... eh, let's just say domestic enemies and leave it at that.

the list is long.
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Yes. We saw how quickly the feds were able to round up every person within 5 miles of the Capitol on J6 and lock them in the basement of the D.C. jail inside of a week.

The feds can move with all deliberate speed and efficiency when it suits them. The left isn't shy about leveraging that power and the corrupt judiciary helps.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:24 AM (NwnyJ)

32 Good morning dear morons and thanks to annie, mh, and you horde for praying.

May hashem bless our armed forces, the people of Venezuela liberated today by our great country and President Trump.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

33
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 03, 2026 07:27 AM (tljrc)

34 Maduroo is in Deep DooDoo.

Posted by: CBS News at January 03, 2026 07:27 AM (R/m4+)

35
Two-tier Kier is stumbling over himself to say the UK had nothing to do with this. And it seems he was caught off guard completely. Trump apparently gave them no inkling this was going to happen.

I don't think anybody knew. Maybe Bibi.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 07:28 AM (w6EFb)

36 TuCa to blame Netanyahu for PDJT arresting Maduro in 5..4..3...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:28 AM (8QiLC)

37 Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 07:29 AM (Yl2Ob)

38 Posted by: Fenderbender at January 03, 2026 07:09 AM (1FEc1)
====

You didn't get it right.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 07:30 AM (RIvkX)

39 Two-tier Kier is stumbling over himself to say the UK had nothing to do with this. And it seems he was caught off guard completely. Trump apparently gave them no inkling this was going to happen.
==========
Why would Trump tell Starmer anything?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:30 AM (8QiLC)

40 Actor David Suchet ( Poirot) reads Psalm. 25-a prayer for defense, guidance and pardon:

https://tinyurl.com/mrk5kx6h

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 07:31 AM (Yl2Ob)

41 Mike Lee tweeted that Rubio via phone told him Maduro was arrested and the kinetic action was to support and protect those executing the arrest warrant.

This is why its very important not to talk to members of Congress during or shortly after an operation...

... because the vain need to let the world instantly know that you are in the treehouse and privy to inside information.

Sort of like when Biden bragged about his specific knowledge of the very expensive secret bunker by telling everyone where it is.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:31 AM (a4flb)

42 "Trump apparently gave them no inkling this was going to happen."

Good. Keeping them all off balance, a Trump trademark.

And why should he? Because of our "special relationship"? They trashed that when they decided to go after our free speech.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 07:31 AM (VnsnO)

43 19. “We don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans”.

Insurance companies employ an army of clerks to seek details in the documentation of fifteen minute doctor appointments, in order to deny payment for the service. In response, the healthcare organizations need to employ an army of clerks to be compliant with extensive irrelevant documentation demands.

Maybe a fifteen minute doctor appointment should not require multiple (wo) man-hours to be reimbursed by a third party payer.

IIRC, the president of the EPIC medical software company was a campaign funds “bundler” for BHO.

Posted by: Fenderbender at January 03, 2026 07:32 AM (1FEc1)

44 Maduro will suddenly become a hero to the left.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:32 AM (8QiLC)

45 >>Trump apparently gave them no inkling this was going to happen.

Other than shutting down their airspace to commercial traffic, forward-deploying F-35s to Rosie Roads, PR, sending America's most-advanced aircraft carrier and component ships just off their coast and sending a couple of missiles into the port facility harboring drug boats -- yeah, it was a complete surprise.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 07:33 AM (Y1sOo)

46 Good morning Horde, thx MisHum. Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need. Prayers for our troops this morning.
The grabbing of Maduro is bound to make other bad actors a bit nervous. The mullahs have had a bad week and this is got to make them a bit runny in the gut

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 07:33 AM (zNwXb)

47 Maduro? Afuera!
Cruz? Afuera!
Ortega? Afuera!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

48 44 Maduro will suddenly become a hero to the left.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:32 AM (8QiLC)

Another 20-80 issue for them.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 07:34 AM (VnsnO)

49 Maduro will suddenly become a hero to the left.

Which Senator is going to do margaritas and some skinny dipping in the pool with Maduro first?

And how fast before there is a fist-fight among district judges to order his release and total restitution?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:36 AM (a4flb)

50 Some guy on News Nation just said this is 35 years to the day we took our Manuel Pineapple Face Noriega. Wow.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:36 AM (cxFcK)

51 >Maduro will suddenly become a hero to the left.
----

why not
Chavez was
Sean Penn very upset this morning

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:37 AM (ZxPkt)

52 I wonder if anyone in Venezuela will be awarded the bounty for Maduro's arrest because they provided valuable intel.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 07:37 AM (ESVrU)

53 President Boasberg is not going to approve of this, not at all

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:37 AM (8QiLC)

54 Evidently, we also torched the remains of Chavez.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:38 AM (cxFcK)

55 Insurance companies employ an army of clerks to seek details in the documentation of fifteen minute doctor appointments, in order to deny payment for the service.

Look what happens when you don't and you follow the government reimbursement and permanent subsidies racket - the "insured" will instantly discover that their child has autism, peanut allergies, ADHD and whatever the hell else can be monetized into a constant income stream.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:38 AM (a4flb)

56 I voted for this guy and am very happy about what he is doing. Happy Fucking New Year Morons!

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 07:39 AM (1D2Ie)

57
Took out Chavez's shrine and tomb. Blew it up real good.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 07:39 AM (w6EFb)

58 The grabbing of Maduro is bound to make other bad actors a bit nervous. The mullahs have had a bad week and this is got to make them a bit runny in the gut
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 07:33 AM (zNwXb)

No, no, no! No more! Not this time! No more meetin's! No more discussions! No more dirty mullah tricks! You give 'em one message; I want those mullahs dead. If not, it's all-out war, we go to the mattresses.

Posted by: Marco Sonny Rubio at January 03, 2026 07:39 AM (R/m4+)

59 Evidently, we also torched the remains of Chavez.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:38 AM (cxFcK)
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Epic teabagging.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 07:39 AM (ESVrU)

60 Maduro will suddenly become a hero to the left.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Maduro t-shirts and red berets on sale now!

Posted by: DNC at January 03, 2026 07:39 AM (DsA2n)

61 “We don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans”.

====

How much day care could this have paid for? "How much!" I ask.

Posted by: Minnesota at January 03, 2026 07:39 AM (8AONa)

62 Some guy on News Nation just said this is 35 years to the day we took our Manuel Pineapple Face Noriega. Wow.

Nostradamus and the Mayan Calendar predicted all of this.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:40 AM (a4flb)

63 HERE IS THE MADURO PERP WALK

moments ago

https://tinyurl.com/epwkurax

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:40 AM (ZxPkt)

64 - Trump only did this to benefit his billionaire buddies who were holding fentynal futures and stacking physical.

Posted by: TeeJ at January 03, 2026 07:40 AM (9Rrur)

65 If Switzerland froze his accounts Maduro will have to be defended in court by the US taxpayer. Can we vote on that first?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:40 AM (8QiLC)

66 The Biden administration offered a $25M bounty for information leading to Maduro's arrest back in January of last year. Will PDJT cut himself a check?

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 07:41 AM (Y1sOo)

67

It would have been hilarious if Maduro fled to Iran and then been captured by the Iranian people and hanged alongside the Mulahs!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 07:42 AM (x0n13)

68 https://tinyurl.com/epwkurax

Looks faked.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 07:42 AM (RIvkX)

69 I think Trump just helped the feckless Republicans with the Hispanic vote.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 07:42 AM (cxFcK)

70 Mayor Zoltan The Magnificent will issue a statement later this morning, I'm sure

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:43 AM (8QiLC)

71
I saw that same picture of Maduro supposedly captured. Almost certain it's AI fakery.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 07:43 AM (w6EFb)

72 If Switzerland froze his accounts Maduro will have to be defended in court by the US taxpayer. Can we vote on that first?

Sad to report that Maduro fell down a flight of stairs on the way to his arraignment.

His funeral will commence once the McCain funeral ends.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:43 AM (a4flb)

73 Boy, this thread popped up early!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:44 AM (wzUl9)

74 It's been since 2007 - 08 when ExxonMobile and ConocoPhillips, both US companies had their assets in Venezuela seized by Maduro's government.

No president really did much about that since. But the drug trafficking and the belligerence from the drug dealing cartel/terrorists might have been the trigger.

And, yea, the Democrats have a new hero to champion.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:44 AM (NwnyJ)

75

¡Go long on Parrots that can recite Alinsky en Español!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 07:45 AM (x0n13)

76 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 07:45 AM (u82oZ)

77 My guess is Nanzi Pelosi will make no comments regarding this action.

Posted by: Pusinhead at January 03, 2026 07:46 AM (1D2Ie)

78 This is right in the middle of the season ending tournament in the Venezuelan Winter Baseball League, but apparently games will go on as scheduled

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:46 AM (8QiLC)

79 74 Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:44 AM (NwnyJ)

I have stock in Conoco Phillips. I wonder how it'll do next week.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 07:46 AM (x0n13)

80 This reporterette on NBC Today doing a story on the club fire in Switzerland managed to interview one witness for her entire piece.

Who does she pick to talk to?

An afro-topped African wearing a North Face coat with a mumbling accent.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 07:47 AM (6ydKt)

81 I saw that same picture of Maduro supposedly captured. Almost certain it's AI fakery.

It was the sombrero that gave it away, wasn't it?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:47 AM (a4flb)

82 The "no boots on the ground" and "endless foreign wars" chorus will be crushed. In and out, goodbye narco-tyrant.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 07:47 AM (VnsnO)

83 U wonder if Mandani is thinking "will he do that to me?"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 07:47 AM (zNwXb)

84 Maduro will suddenly become a hero to the left

Somewhere I saw a meme that Che had said he'd end capitalism, so capitalism put him on a t-shirt and made millions selling them to useful idiots.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 03, 2026 07:49 AM (3Ope8)

85 Willowed, after my mention that Chilton, the auto repiar manual publisher, originally brought out Dune:

I really enjoyed Dune (the book) as a kid, and reading the book was the only way to make any sense out of the movie.

When I heard that Hollywood had remade Dune, I paid to see it in a theater. The remake was massively disappointing. They viewed Frank Herbert's writing as mere suggestions, and cast Chani as an angry feminist who frequently and publicly went off on angry rants against her husband, and openly doubted his leadership.

And that's what I get for giving money to Hollywood.
Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026

***
Not to mention that everything was filmed in the dull, hazy, and murky style H'wood prefers nowadays. The 2000 TV version of the story, with William Hurt as the Duke, seemed much better visually. And Hurt made an excellent Duke.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:49 AM (wzUl9)

86 Where is Maduro being held?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 07:50 AM (2Ez/1)

87 My guess is Nanzi Pelosi will make no comments regarding this action.

and

I have stock in Conoco Phillips. I wonder how it'll do next week.

and

Mike Lee tweeted that Rubio via phone told him Maduro was arrested

Want to get Congress to look the other way or celebrate this action?

Give them South American related "investment advice" just prior to the action.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:50 AM (a4flb)

88 54 Evidently, we also torched the remains of Chavez.

Blutarsky and publius -- I thought you were joking, but there is at least one report out there that this is real.

That is f*cking hilarious if true.

Posted by: Pastafarian at January 03, 2026 07:50 AM (sifs3)

89 Movies! will be showing the 1939 Hound of the Baskervilles, the first of the Basil Rathbone films, in about an hour. I need to shave and shower so I can watch some of it before I head out for errands.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:50 AM (wzUl9)

90 Maduro will suddenly become a hero to the left.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:32 AM

That's already happening.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 03, 2026 07:51 AM (0N4FZ)

91 "The grabbing of Maduro is bound to make other bad actors a bit nervous. The mullahs have had a bad week and this is got to make them a bit runny in the gut
Posted by: Smell the Glove"

PDT strikes fear into our enemies by demonstrating that he is just crazy enough to do it.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:51 AM (vFG9F)

92 One in five Morons are struggling with hunger right now.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:51 AM (vFG9F)

93 >> I thought you were joking, but there is at least one report out there that this is real.

It was all over X earlier, including footage of an explosion right there at the shrine.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 07:52 AM (w6EFb)

94 > I have stock in Conoco Phillips. I wonder how it'll do next week.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
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I would imagine they'd do pretty good. All oil/petro stocks should get a bit of a bump.

I have ExxonMobile in my portfolio, but being a Saturday there's no financial news about it... yet.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 07:52 AM (NwnyJ)

95 Okay
this is a picture of a dog

https://tinyurl.com/2e5w78th

prove me wrong

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:53 AM (ZxPkt)

96 "The grabbing of Maduro is bound to make other bad actors a bit nervous."

+++
We're not exactly calm either.

Posted by: The good actors at January 03, 2026 07:53 AM (2Ez/1)

97
Two hour regime change. I can't get over how quick this went down.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 07:53 AM (w6EFb)

98 Jonathan Turley has a good post at Twitchy detailing the hx of these actions and there legality

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 07:54 AM (zNwXb)

99 One in five Morons are struggling with hunger right now.

Including Intermittent Fasting into one's soon-to-be-abandoned New Year's resolutions is a bitch.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:54 AM (a4flb)

100 55 I agree with you there. If an expensive medical condition is identified in a fifteen minute doctor visit, there will be further workup and appropriate extensive documentation.

Posted by: Fenderbender at January 03, 2026 07:54 AM (1FEc1)

101
Maduro will ~~suddenly~~ become more of a hero to the left.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:32 AM

FIFY

the leftards have been tossin' his salad for years

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 03, 2026 07:55 AM (tljrc)

102 The ~~Democrats~~ insiders do not like to pay more for cocaine. Without which, they can not dull the pain of being thugs, wreckers, and looters in a time of DOGE and Trump.

How many dead from Fentanyl?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

103 this is a picture of a dog

https://tinyurl.com/2e5w78th

prove me wrong

*****

It's a puppy. Not yet a dog. Tell me what I won, Don Pardo!

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 07:55 AM (Y1sOo)

104 If only Madmani could be sent to Caracas so he could fully embrace all of the warm, tropical, collectivism.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 07:55 AM (6ydKt)

105 Mike Lee only got the phone call AFTER Maduro was captured.
Rubio did not leak anything

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 07:55 AM (eZ5tL)

106

Regarding prayers - - -

Thanks to all who were thinking of my spouse. She is now scheduled for surgery on 1/22 to take care of her NPH issues. Hoping we can move that up so she can get back on her feet sooner.
God bless you all.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 07:55 AM (x0n13)

107 So how much is the Gays For Maduro rally paying today?

Posted by: Stoner living in his parent's basement at January 03, 2026 07:56 AM (2Ez/1)

108 "The grabbing of Maduro is bound to make other bad actors a bit nervous. The mullahs have had a bad week and this is got to make them a bit runny in the gut

Trump has always been a bit envious of Chuck Norris' gift of persuasion.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:56 AM (a4flb)

109 Not to mention that everything was filmed in the dull, hazy, and murky style H'wood prefers nowadays. The 2000 TV version of the story, with William Hurt as the Duke, seemed much better visually. And Hurt made an excellent Duke.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

****
I've never seen it. Wonder if it would be available anywhere. Thanks for that.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 07:56 AM (X+xvk)

110 Two hour regime change > Ten minute oil change

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 07:56 AM (Y1sOo)

111 J.J. Sefton

Prayers ascending for good outcomes.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)

112 Cuba government can't be happy this morning. The got most of their oil from Venezuela and a lot of other stuff as well. Reports over the last few years have said that Cuba was used as a transshipment point for drugs. As if their electric grid wasn't bad enough

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 07:57 AM (zNwXb)

113 I hope King Harv managed his inventory in advance!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 07:58 AM (gDbHk)

114 Hey, Maduro, feel the warmth of collectivism.

Posted by: Mitt Romney at January 03, 2026 07:59 AM (jZ3ZM)

115 @91 fd, the Russians said that's why they didn't take any major actions during Trump's first term. The said they had no idea how he would respond, to unpredictable

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:00 AM (zNwXb)

116 1in 5 morons struggling with coffee supplies. Maduro will walk.

Posted by: Accomack at January 03, 2026 08:00 AM (IG7T0)

117 So who fills the power vacuum that's left behind?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 08:00 AM (2Ez/1)

118 Smell the Glove

There is no one left to govern Cuba responsibly. The demographics are dire. The good people all left.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)

119 How are the people of Venezuela reacting? What about their military?

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 08:01 AM (Q+gd/)

120 Cuba government can't be happy this morning. The got most of their oil from Venezuela and a lot of other stuff as well. Reports over the last few years have said that Cuba was used as a transshipment point for drugs. As if their electric grid wasn't bad enough
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 07:57 AM (zNwXb)
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Who's even in charge of Cuba right now?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:01 AM (ESVrU)

121 I wonder how many pro-Maduro T-shirts are on sale right now vs. anti-Maduro ones.

Because I saw a guy wearing a T-shirt with the (soon to be) iconic photo printed on it of two US Soldiers hustling Maduro out of a US Blackhawk helicopter after his capture.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 08:01 AM (NwnyJ)

122 109 Not to mention that everything was filmed in the dull, hazy, and murky style H'wood prefers nowadays. The 2000 TV version of the story, with William Hurt as the Duke, seemed much better visually. And Hurt made an excellent Duke.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

****
I've never seen it. Wonder if it would be available anywhere. Thanks for that.

—

I saw it once, when it was originally on Sci-Fi.
it’s a mini-series so it gets into the details a lot more and it probably follows the book closer.

They also did a few sequel mini-series following the book series.

It might be on DVD, I haven’t checked,
They all came out in the late 90s - early 2000s if I recall correctly.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:02 AM (6ydKt)

123 Quarter Twenty

There is a legitimate leader who was cheated out of office by an election. And a Noble Peace Prize winner to help.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:02 AM (u82oZ)

124 Good morning and Happy New Year, MisHum, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at January 03, 2026 08:02 AM (F2t41)

125 Two hour regime change. I can't get over how quick this went down.

If the condition persists for two more hours, contact your doctor.

Contrast this to the previous MIC tool presidents who took decades, spent trillions, left hundreds of billions in military armament and permanently pipes $40 million a week to those who withstood your regime change attempts.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:03 AM (a4flb)

126 callsign claymore

Front to the enemy!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:03 AM (u82oZ)

127 I maybe having an erection that last for days. Should I see my doctor? Will he proscribe Quaaludes?

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (1D2Ie)

128 PDT strikes fear into our enemies by demonstrating that he is just crazy enough to do it.
Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 07:51 AM (vFG9F)
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The core principle of Trump foreign policy

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (r7+k8)

129 Because I saw a guy wearing a T-shirt with the (soon to be) iconic photo printed on it of two US Soldiers hustling Maduro out of a US Blackhawk helicopter after his capture.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 08:01 AM (NwnyJ)

Ahh, the infamous Pinochet maneuver.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (6ydKt)

130 There is no sweeter whine than that made from communist's tears. And lordy be they are a cryin!

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (jrgJz)

131 Venezuela was China's toehold in this hemisphere.

Cuba has 30 days left.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)

132 > Because I saw a guy wearing a T-shirt with the (soon to be) iconic photo printed on it of two US Soldiers hustling Maduro out of a ~~US Blackhawk helicopter~~ after his capture.

It was a Learjet. Not a helicopter.

My bad.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 08:05 AM (NwnyJ)

133 I saw it once, when it was originally on Sci-Fi.
it’s a mini-series so it gets into the details a lot more and it probably follows the book closer.

They also did a few sequel mini-series following the book series.

It might be on DVD, I haven’t checked,
They all came out in the late 90s - early 2000s if I recall correctly.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:02 AM (6ydKt)
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Yep. You can get both Dune (Sci-Fi miniseries) and Children of Dune on DVD. Children of Dune is actually a combination of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. It's not as good as the first miniseries, but it's not bad.

You can get the 5-disc set on Amazon right now for $32.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:05 AM (ESVrU)

134 After they put out the fire at Chavez's memorial they will have a big pile of the cold wet ashes of collectivism.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 08:05 AM (vFG9F)

135 I maybe having an erection that last for days. Should I see my doctor? Will he proscribe Quaaludes?
Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (1D2Ie)
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Days? Try the next three years...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:05 AM (ESVrU)

136 So who fills the power vacuum that's left behind?

The CIA, until they can find a Muslim radical to be that country's "controllable" war lord.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:06 AM (a4flb)

137 Ahh, the infamous Pinochet maneuver.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (6ydKt)
=====

Exiting the aircraft after landing is certainly not the Pinochet maneuver.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

138 "We are extremely concerned by reports that Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife were forcibly removed from the country during today’s aggressive actions by the United States.

We call for immediate clarification of this situation."

~ Russian Foreign Ministry

Allow me to clarify it for them:

Maduro and his wife were forcibly removed from their country this morning via aggressive action by the United States.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 08:06 AM (Y1sOo)

139 Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Lord love us, not the CIA. They be stupid.

This capture looks like Special Forces all the way.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:07 AM (u82oZ)

140 Who's even in charge of Cuba right now?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:01 AM (ESVrU)

Brave AI sez:
The current leader of Cuba is Miguel Díaz-Canel, who has served as President of Cuba since 2018 and as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba since 2021, making him the most powerful figure in the country

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (6ydKt)

141 Whoa! I haven't awakened to big-big news like the Maduro capture in I don't know how long! Winning! While I slept!

Posted by: Gref at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (5rh/l)

142 So who fills the power vacuum that's left behind?

The CIA, until they can find a Muslim radical to be that country's "controllable" war lord.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:06 AM (a4flb)
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There's probably a mullah or two in Iran that might be looking for a career change right about now.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (ESVrU)

143 123 who said that she shares it with Trump and told her people in Venezuela that they should trust Trump and the US.

Posted by: Jaimo at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (sOA7y)

144 one hour sober

Subtext on your clarification: Putin, we know where you live.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)

145 So who fills the power vacuum that's left behind?

Who cares...they just better behave or I will whack their asses too.

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (R/m4+)

146
Maria Machado will likely take over. Could be another opposition leader, though. It was just in Dec. 11 when they rescued her out of Venezuela (this seems to me like it was farther back than that, but that's when it was) and she won the Nobel Peace Prize. And then praised Trump.

She said "trust Trump and trust Rubio, they know what they're doing". I'm sure they've got a plan.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (w6EFb)

147 Allow me to clarify it for them:

Maduro and his wife were forcibly removed from their country this morning via aggressive action by the United States.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 08:06 AM (Y1sOo)
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I believe the Russians prefer "special military action"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)

148 Today is a good day.

I am burbling with happiness this morning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

149 The power vacuum in the Caribbean will be filled by Hillary

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:09 AM (zNwXb)

150 Be sure and take plenty of shoes with you.

Posted by: The ghost of Imelda Marcos at January 03, 2026 08:10 AM (2Ez/1)

151 Which world leader is the Media describing in this statement?

"He has been branded a corrupt authoritarian who has presided over the economic collapse of his nation, rigged subsequent elections and crushed dissenters. "

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 08:10 AM (vFG9F)

152 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 07:55 AM (x0n13)
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I had no idea she has been ill! I looked up NPH, not being familiar with the term, and the surgery is apparently very successful generally, so prayers up for her that she falls into that group. Thanks, JJS, for all you do.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 08:10 AM (n3U+x)

153 Smell the Glove

Right ...

Can we put Hillary in a go-fast boat from the Venezuelan coast for a quick return to the US?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:11 AM (u82oZ)

154 > So who fills the power vacuum that's left behind?
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Probably an American IC puppet who'll do stupid shit and be deposed by a local, radical hero by this time next year.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 08:12 AM (NwnyJ)

155 137 Ahh, the infamous Pinochet maneuver.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:04 AM (6ydKt)
=====

Exiting the aircraft after landing is certainly not the Pinochet maneuver.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

Yup, I red the comment wrong.

Wishful thinking on my part. I guess.

It would make a cool t-shirt with Maduro being hoisted out of a Blackhawk, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:12 AM (6ydKt)

156 We call for immediate clarification of this situation."

~ Russian Foreign Ministry

Maybe you should reconsider your playground tactic of painting a Russian flag on a tanker as a rookie move and not see how Trump countered with an immediate checkmate.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:12 AM (a4flb)

157
Subtext on your clarification: Putin, we know where you live.

Posted by: NaCly Dog

====

Another subtext would be "Any dictator who thought they had an emergency exit plan, based on Russian assurances, will now have to review their ability to execute said plan."

Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 03, 2026 08:12 AM (8AONa)

158 Maduro and the former Intelligence Chief (currently in a US prison) absolutely know about the Dominion election theft. HOOOO, BABY!!!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:13 AM (cxFcK)

159 We already have the Marines in Cuba. I see Miami as the future leader of Cuba Libre.

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 08:13 AM (1D2Ie)

160 Miami condo market will rise in prices post-invasion, as Venezuelan "generals" all move north.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 08:13 AM (n3U+x)

161 Wow, the Maduro news is something to wake up to.

Looks like Trump is swinging a big stick. This is also a warning to Iran and the rest of the world.

We will need several presidents in a row willing to do this to have effective deterence again.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at January 03, 2026 08:13 AM (cuae1)

162 There's probably a mullah or two in Iran that might be looking for a career change right about now.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:08 AM (ESVrU)

Working my network on LinkedIn and checking the ads in Indeed and GlassDoor.

Posted by: Iranian Mullah at January 03, 2026 08:14 AM (6Ga6M)

163 156. I thought they reflagged it Iranian

Posted by: Jaimo at January 03, 2026 08:14 AM (sOA7y)

164 Wow. Lots of breaking news this morning.
You know what I think I'll do?
I'm going to go straight to CBS News to get straight objective reporting with just the facts and no left wing bias.
Yep. That's just what I'm gonna do.

Posted by: Says nobody at January 03, 2026 08:14 AM (2Ez/1)

165 Can we put Hillary in a go-fast boat from the Venezuelan coast for a quick return to the US?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:11 AM (u82oZ)
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Put the Squad on there too!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 08:15 AM (n3U+x)

166 Probably an American IC puppet who'll do stupid shit and be deposed by a local, radical hero by this time next year.

That is actually not a bad tactic since it would convince many people that Venezuela is not a vassal state of the US.

Just need to find someone who is also too stupid in the IC community who doesn't have the intellectual firepower to overcome his vanity and recognize this as a a death trap.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:16 AM (a4flb)

167 Huck Follywood

We just continue to enforce immigration law, and that stops. Columbia would be the next best place after Mexico for the real thugs.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:16 AM (u82oZ)

168 Earlier in the day, Maduro met with the Chinese envoy. Little did he know that things would get so exciting that night.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 08:16 AM (znREB)

169
Marco Rubio is one hell of a wartime consigliere. The strategerizing this was mainly his, I'm reading.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:17 AM (w6EFb)

170 This has to be all about sending a message to Iran. And perhaps a little about Putin.

Otherwise, makes no sense.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:17 AM (1Nv0l)

171

Little turdlettes,
Possessing neither
sound nor fury,
Found wanting
In every little way,
Save stench,
muchlike your mother...

Posted by: Inlaw Poet at January 03, 2026 08:17 AM (OXNGv)

172 What would Kamala do at this juncture?

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 08:17 AM (1D2Ie)

173 Huck Follywood

"We're going to need a bigger boat."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

174 >> What would Kamala do at this juncture?

Cackle.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:18 AM (w6EFb)

175 Iran is, get this, condemning the US actions in Venezuela.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:18 AM (cxFcK)

176 John Brennan has suddenly discovered he is Venezuelan, and he is tanned, rested, and ready!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 08:18 AM (n3U+x)

177 The propaganda ministries are going to be both crazy and miserable. The operation appears to have been flawless and popular. They are going to have a hard time spinning this as bad

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:18 AM (zNwXb)

178 In a way I don't mind some Biden or Obama judge trying to bollocks up the Maduro case. More exposure and clarification of the judicial insurrection.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 08:18 AM (VnsnO)

179 @SpeakingOf and "Perfessor" Squirrel,

Thank you both very much.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 08:18 AM (X+xvk)

180 "Just need to find someone who is also too stupid in the IC community who doesn't have the intellectual firepower to overcome his vanity and recognize this as a a death trap."

Tanned, rested and ready!

Posted by: Marjorie Taylor Green at January 03, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

181 Kamala is drinking heavily at the moment

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:19 AM (zNwXb)

182 You can get the 5-disc set on Amazon right now for $32.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:05 AM (ESVrU)

Just make sure you get a Region 1 DVD or it won’t play on your DVD player.

I see Amazon has a BluRay version of the original series so there arr no Regions to worry about on that one.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:19 AM (6ydKt)

183 13 Zoltan Karpathy, that marvelous boy.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:19 AM (77rzZ)

184 A hat tip to Hegseth. This had to be an extremely complex action and not one word leaked. Plus, poor Marco has another job.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:19 AM (cxFcK)

185 They are going to have a hard time spinning this as bad
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:18 AM (zNwXb)

Those old 80-20 blues once again.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 08:19 AM (VnsnO)

186 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at January 03, 2026 08:19 AM (oftw2)

187 Mornin’, All. Happy Saturday.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:20 AM (77rzZ)

188 This is what a Department of War should do.

Bravo Zulu to the American Forces that carried this out.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)

189 Heh, they executed a Biden Admin arrest warrant?

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 08:21 AM (Q+gd/)

190 Go to Venezuela see if they believe you.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 08:21 AM (EyfuW)

191 Off to the gym. My wife mentioned something about "too many Christmas cookies". No idea what she was talking about, since "too many" cookies is not possible.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 08:21 AM (n3U+x)

192 Iran is, get this, condemning the US actions in Venezuela.
Posted by: Blutarski

No way. Tell me it ain't so.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:22 AM (1Nv0l)

193 It is ironic how Putin is suddenly worried about state sovereignty after the shit he’s pulled over the last four years.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:22 AM (6ydKt)

194 What are they gonna try Maduro on?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:22 AM (77rzZ)

195 Off to the gym. My wife mentioned something about "too many Christmas cookies". No idea what she was talking about, since "too many" cookies is not possible.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at January 03, 2026 08:21 AM (n3U+x)
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I'll have to consider this carefully.
*pours fresh cup, grabs cherry chocolate biscotti*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

196
THey already done the meme of Marco sitting there "When you realize you're going to have be president of Venezuela".

Also maybe Cuber soon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:23 AM (w6EFb)

197 Think about the average Venezuelan. After 25 years of brutal repression, losing 30 lbs not because of diet and exercise but NO FOOD, they awake to a new world. They are going fricking nuts in the streets right now.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:23 AM (cxFcK)

198 “We don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans”.
---
We have given up the stars, and all of us made poorer, so the bottom 10% can live a little more comfort in their desired squalor.

F you.
F your poor.
F your fraud that's made you richer than kings.
Stolen from me while you demanded I make do with less.
So your poor could have more for free.
Paid for by me.
F you.

As was said, I'm getting damned sick and tired of being told I must fund the lifestyle of a thousand bastards when I didn't even get the dubious pleasure of f'ing their mother.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 08:23 AM (HXT0k)

199 Have a wondrous day, everyone.

* Does Happy Dance to Vince Guaraldi music*

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 03, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

200 "Accused J6 pipebomber Brian Cole is claiming that he is entitled to release due to govt's failure to obtain within the allotted time period either a proper grand jury indictment or a judge's probable cause finding after a 'preliminary hearing"

Loophole for the loopy lacky.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 08:23 AM (vFG9F)

201 What are they gonna try Maduro on?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:22 AM (77rzZ)
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Conspiracy, weapons, drugs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

202 I was President for decades and Trump never had me arrested. Guess I was very fortunate!

Posted by: Sy Sperling, Client and President! at January 03, 2026 08:24 AM (oftw2)

203 Good Saturday morning, horde.

Prayers for all of you.

My heart is heavy with the losses some of you have suffered these past few weeks.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 08:24 AM (h7ZuX)

204 I would bet the house that insurance companies make hundreds times more than all the doctors and medical professionals in the country added up

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:25 AM (Ia/+0)

205 So what will happen Maduro and his wife?
I guess the first step is some kind of military tribunal.
Then what?
Life in prison?
Firing squad?
Exiled to East St. Louis?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 08:26 AM (2Ez/1)

206 Quoting JackStraw " what an amazing time to be alive"

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 08:26 AM (sDNVV)

207 Collectivism, in its various forms, is responsible for the deaths of at least one hundred million people in the last century. For God's sake, spare me the 'warmth of collectivism.'

Bishop Robert Barron. I am now wondering if Pope Leo is going to have him defrocked over that remark.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 03, 2026 08:27 AM (7xrfc)

208 So what will happen Maduro and his wife?
I guess the first step is some kind of military tribunal.
Then what?
Life in prison?
Firing squad?
Exiled to East St. Louis?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 08:26 AM (2Ez/1)
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They have been indicted and will be tried in federal court in NY.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:27 AM (RIvkX)

209 >> Otherwise, makes no sense.

This is the Donroe Doctrine. It's aimed at the Chicoms big time. And Rooskies and mullahs to some extent. Venezuela has a been a hub of anti-American subversion for a long time by all these players. The fentanyl and drug thing is encouraged by China as a way to fuck us up.

Trump is saying no more. This our fucking hemisphere, and you're gonna stay the fuck out. Trump is actually using American power, military and economic, for American interests. And that means no Chicom influence in our hemisphere.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:27 AM (w6EFb)

210 People are claiming China didn't know because their Venezuela envoy pledged undying support for Maduro just hours earlier.

Given Mark "White Rage" Milley is no longer around, it's possible. But I doubt it. They knew. They're not unhappy with this.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:28 AM (1Nv0l)

211 "Without authorization from Congress, and with the vast majority of Americans opposed to military action, Trump just launched an unjustified, illegal strike on Venezuela. He says we don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans—but somehow we have unlimited funds for war??"

Why do Dem always make unconvincing, dumbshit arguments like this? I doubt the operation to capture Maduro cost what the US govt. spends on healthcare in 1 day.

Posted by: Ripley at January 03, 2026 08:28 AM (PTDkx)

212 205 So what will happen Maduro and his wife?
I guess the first step is some kind of military tribunal.
Then what?
Life in prison?
Firing squad?
Exiled to East St. Louis?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Take him to Detroit!

Posted by: A Fistful Of Yen at January 03, 2026 08:28 AM (oftw2)

213 What are they gonna try Maduro on?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:22 AM (77rzZ)
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Conspiracy, weapons, drugs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)
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Malicious lingering.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:29 AM (ESVrU)

214 So what will happen Maduro and his wife?

Obligatory answer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny4a-oxOndo

Posted by: NR Pax at January 03, 2026 08:29 AM (7xrfc)

215 2nd thing i want you to do is shave his mustache off with Hillary's razor.

Posted by: thug dolphin at January 03, 2026 08:29 AM (EyfuW)

216 I see A Fistful of Yen is also a man of culture.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 03, 2026 08:29 AM (7xrfc)

217 We have the money to pay for healthcare, it's the insurance that we can't afford.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 08:29 AM (vFG9F)

218 What would Kamala do at this juncture?

Being awoken at 8:30am? Drink heavily.

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 08:30 AM (iHitY)

219 He says we don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans

Because the Somalians stole it. That is being corrected.

Posted by: NR Pax at January 03, 2026 08:30 AM (7xrfc)

220 Malicious lingering.

I thought it would felonious mopery

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:31 AM (a4flb)

221 Recent prayer request:
L asked for prayers for her brother Ron, who has been sick on and off for 6 months, with a nasty infection in his knee.

Posted by: Anniestew at January 03, 2026 08:31 AM (VEsJT)

222 Why do Dem always make unconvincing, dumbshit arguments like this? I doubt the operation to capture Maduro cost what the US govt. spends on healthcare in 1 day.
Posted by: Ripley

Apparently Trump can't take a dump until he's solved the healthcare problems.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:31 AM (1Nv0l)

223 He says we don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans—but somehow we have unlimited funds for war??"
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:12 AM (ZxPkt)

I'll bet it was less expensive than a single Somali daycare.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 08:32 AM (h7ZuX)

224 Take him to Detroit!
Posted by: A Fistful Of Yen

NO! NO! Anything but that!

You have...our Gratitude!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 08:32 AM (cxFcK)

225
THe Chicoms were about to send a bunch of tankers to Venezuela to defy Trump's blockade as well. This just short-circuited that nicely.

And that Chicom delegation was still in Caracas this morning when it all went down. That's quite the message to the ol' Chicoms the Don was sending.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:32 AM (w6EFb)

226 Apparently Trump can't take a dump until he's solved the healthcare problems.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:31 AM (1Nv0l)
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A bowl of Colon Blow cereal will clean him right out.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:33 AM (ESVrU)

227 So what will happen Maduro and his wife?

Kamala and Walz would give them Federal judgeships.

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 08:33 AM (iHitY)

228 Holy crap, I’m having a hard time believing the news I’m reading this morning!

The US started on open war with Venezuela, fought it and won it in 12 hours with no casualties? Are you f’n kidding me?

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:33 AM (otNgF)

229 *A bowl of Colon Blow cereal will clean him right out.*

Kaboom.

Posted by: IYKYK at January 03, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)

230 Holy crap, I’m having a hard time believing the news I’m reading this morning!

The US started on open war with Venezuela, fought it and won it in 12 hours with no casualties? Are you f’n kidding me?
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:33 AM (otNgF)
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Bad.

Ass.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 08:34 AM (ESVrU)

231 Hiya JT I heard he popped in

{grammie} has popped in also this week to say hey

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)

232 Just took a look at the Daily Beast website. They are having a massive TDS implosion. Good

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:34 AM (zNwXb)

233 "The US started on open war with Venezuela, fought it and won it in 12 hours with no casualties? Are you f’n kidding me?:"

You misspelled '20 minutes'.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 08:34 AM (iMotb)

234 He says we don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans—but somehow we have unlimited funds for war??"

Tell him we found that money and more for at least Mullah disposal and Cuban intervention just from withholding funds from their Somalian-DNC Money Laundering Operations in Ohio alone.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:34 AM (a4flb)

235 The Venezuelan people are just ecstatic they don’t have to listen to this long-winded ex-bus driver fill the airwaves with his bullshit for four hours at a time while they’re searching for food scraps in garbage bins.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:35 AM (6ydKt)

236 >> fought it and won it in 12 hours with no casualties

Two hours, actually. Reports of first splodeys in Caracas were around 2:50AM EST. By 5AM EST, Trump announced Maduro and his wife were in custody and out of the country.

Regime change in 2 hours.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:35 AM (w6EFb)

237 49
'Which Senator is going to do margaritas and some skinny dipping in the pool with Maduro first?'

Amy Klobuchar. It's part of Maduro's punishment.

Posted by: Romeos GG Grandfather at January 03, 2026 08:35 AM (fd80v)

238 The Trump Learing Center is a thing to behold.

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 08:35 AM (1D2Ie)

239 Holy crap, I’m having a hard time believing the news I’m reading this morning!
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Were you going to sleep all day?

Posted by: Tom Servo's mom at January 03, 2026 08:35 AM (RIvkX)

240 "The US started on open war with Venezuela, fought it and won it in 12 hours with no casualties? Are you f’n kidding me?:"

You misspelled '20 minutes'.

It will be much longer than 20 minutes and far more glorious after Michael Bay directs the documentary.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:35 AM (a4flb)

241 China's ambitions in the SouthCom's AOR just took a huge hit. Iran's too. Putin's in "me too" mode. Nobody cares what he thinks about this anyway.

Iran and China have been nosing around the greater Caribbean area for a quite a while. China's a real menace. Iran was, IIRC, running some Hezbollah types through training camps in Maduro's neck of the woods. Probably training the drug dealers on how to do terror the "right" way.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 08:36 AM (NwnyJ)

242 Clothes cleaned in one hour.

Posted by: 1 Hour Martinizing at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (6Ga6M)

243 Maduro should just be exiled to NY Ciity, has to live in some subsidized housing project

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (Ia/+0)

244 Yes, yes, yes you can report that China extends it's undying support to your regime, Mr Maduro. But I really do have to leave. Like right now.

Posted by: Chinese envoy to Venezuela at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (1Nv0l)

245 Maduro gone and looking at regime change. The mullahs possibly falling, withe regime change. Cuba commies not looking good. The EU mat collapse. The fat guy in N. Korea must be spastically dialing the Chinese.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (zNwXb)

246
And, at least according to some of the shit DataRepublican dug up, a lot of our domestic trantifa and domestic marxist types were getting some training with Venezuelan (and Cuban) assistance.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (w6EFb)

247 So who will play Maduro in the upcoming movie?

More importantly, who will play his wife?

Posted by: I gotta ask at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)

248 Communist Regimes collapsed in 20 minutes

Posted by: 20 minute Trumpinizing at January 03, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)

249 Delta Force>>Delta Dawn>>Delta Smelt

Posted by: I Rate'Em at January 03, 2026 08:38 AM (oftw2)

250 I would bet the house that insurance companies make hundreds times more than all the doctors and medical professionals in the country added up
Posted by: Skip
________

Interwebs say there are just over 1 million doctors in the US (seems a bit high), with average earnings of a little over 275,000. So that's about 275 billion in physician earnings. Add in PAs, APRNs, nurses and others, and I'm guessing it's got to be close to a trillion per year.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at January 03, 2026 08:38 AM (XvL8K)

251 How soon till Senator Chris Van Hollen declares Meduro to be a simple and honest Maryland Man, during a sit down with him and margaritas.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 08:38 AM (iMotb)

252 What are they gonna try Maduro on?

The condemned is found guilty of the crimes of murder, armed robbery of citizens, state banks and post offices, the theft of sacred objects, arson in a state prison, perjury, bigamy, deserting his wife and children, inciting prostitution, kidnapping, extortion, receiving stolen goods, selling stolen goods, passing counterfeit money, and, contrary to the laws of this state, the condemned is guilty of using marked cards...

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 03, 2026 08:38 AM (R/m4+)

253 Has Rand Paul spoken out against it yet?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:38 AM (77rzZ)

254 The US started on open war with Venezuela, fought it and won it in 12 hours with no casualties? Are you f’n kidding me?

Come to find out we just needed a new President and a new Department of War

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:39 AM (a4flb)

255 update on my uncle is not good

I love him very much. my dad was basically a wastrel, and he was my stand-in dad a lot of the time

he will probably need to be put in a LTC facility although we are trying to do everything possible to avoid this.

he's just at the stage where I guess his immune system can't fight back against infections/viruses very well. or at all.

he is 86 so ... I hope he's aware enough to know what has been going on geopolitically. because it would make him VERy happy.

especially today

thank you for the prayers

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:39 AM (emBoF)

256 Maduro should just be exiled to NY Ciity, has to live in some subsidized housing project
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (Ia/+0)
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He would not be safe from any of the thousands of expat Venezuelans there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)

257 So who will play Maduro in the upcoming movie?

More importantly, who will play his wife?
Posted by: I gotta ask at January 03, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)

I vote for Cheech Marin and Salma Hayek.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:40 AM (6ydKt)

258 I think Maduro was arrested by the DEA, so I am guessing they will charge him with crimes related to being the head of the Cartel of the Suns

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 08:40 AM (znREB)

259 Wow. Lots of breaking news this morning.
You know what I think I'll do?
I'm going to go straight to CBS News to get straight objective reporting with just the facts and no left wing bias.
Yep. That's just what I'm gonna do.
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They have chosen to "Buzzfeed" themselves over the MN fraud.
Not just the embarrassing stupid " we called and they said they weren't committing fraud " but now "the state agency tells us there's no fraud so there's no fraud."

You mean the state agency that has seen a 500%+ budget increase, that has employees getting kickbacks, that is wholly staffed by AWFLs?

But for real, you have to read the press release. It's so carefully parsed and vague. To make you think they are legit.
But all it actually says is, 8 of the nine we checked are open.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 08:40 AM (HXT0k)

260 So who will play Maduro in the upcoming movie?

More importantly, who will play his wife?

This will be the only time that the Left demands Sydney Sweeney

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:40 AM (a4flb)

261 Insurance companies don’t make a money on premiums. They make their money on investing the premiums.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 08:40 AM (KDPiq)

262 I'm so happy about what happened overnight.

So happy.

Rubio I dunno. I think I love him more.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:40 AM (emBoF)

263 He would not be safe from any of the thousands of expat Venezuelans there.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (77rzZ)

264 Noriega re-do.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (KDPiq)

265 A lot of Dems are opposing this action. It was good for the country, the region and the world. Politically it will be extremely popular. The Dems are becoming dumber than the GOPe

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (zNwXb)

266 This news oughta make ol' Adam Schiff's eyes pop out.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (6Ga6M)

267 You mean the state agency that has seen a 500%+ budget increase, that has employees getting kickbacks, that is wholly staffed by AWFLs?

You can't fault them they have Protanopia when seeing all of the flags.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (a4flb)

268 Imagine if we had done this in Iraq instead.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (1Nv0l)

269 242 Clothes cleaned in one hour.
Posted by: 1 Hour Martinizing

It's 2026. It's time to revolutionize the Industry. We are fixin' to roll out- Half-Hour Martinizing!! The time has come today. Stay Tuned!

Posted by: George Jefferson-Movin' On Up at January 03, 2026 08:42 AM (oftw2)

270 maybe by next year we can visit Venezuela for a day when we go to Aruba! that used to be fun

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:42 AM (emBoF)

271 So is California next?

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 08:42 AM (1D2Ie)

272 Sofia Vergara for the wife.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:42 AM (77rzZ)

273 So who will play Maduro in the upcoming movie?

Me!

Posted by: Samuel L. Jackson, Colored Guy Who Yells A Lot at January 03, 2026 08:42 AM (R/m4+)

274 265 A lot of Dems are opposing this action. It was good for the country, the region and the world. Politically it will be extremely popular. The Dems are becoming dumber than the GOPe

they are just commies

this was a massive blow to the global communistic Elite

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:42 AM (emBoF)

275 Imagine if we had done this in Iraq instead.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (1Nv0l)

We would have if possible.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 08:43 AM (KDPiq)

276 > And, at least according to some of the shit DataRepublican dug up, a lot of our domestic trantifa and domestic marxist types were getting some training with Venezuelan (and Cuban) assistance.
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"Armed Queers"? Or something to that extent. I seem to recall there being a connection between this group and Kirk's assassin.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 08:43 AM (NwnyJ)

277 Maybe in two years we can take a beach vacation to a free Cuba!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:43 AM (emBoF)

278 Insurance companies don’t make a money on premiums. They make their money on investing the premiums.

This is exactly why you want a strong and growing economy so that assets with great cash flow do well.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 08:43 AM (a4flb)

279
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (77rzZ)
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Muerte al tirano!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

280 Xi must be grinding his teeth right now.

Posted by: Halfhand at January 03, 2026 08:43 AM (edbiH)

281 You know how hard I'm going to laugh when the new president of Venezuela says, yes we will take in Maryland Man?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 08:44 AM (HXT0k)

282 I love the part where we blew up Maduro's remains, just for funsies.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:44 AM (emBoF)

283 281 You know how hard I'm going to laugh when the new president of Venezuela says, yes we will take in Maryland Man?

omg YES!

and btw I'm always worried about female leaders but NOT HER. she's gonna rock it

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:45 AM (emBoF)

284 Who is going to take over? That’s a very foolish question! Venezuela has a properly elected President who was *never* allowed to take office by Maduro . Edmundo Gonzalo technically won, but he was representing Maria Machado who was banned from appearing on the ballots because she was too popular.
The US can and will install either one of those as the new Venezuelan President.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 08:45 AM (otNgF)

285 Sofia Vergara for the wife.
Posted by: Bulg

Mmmm

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:45 AM (1Nv0l)

286
Marco Rubio was spotted in nightclub early this morning, apparently:

https://is.gd/njXbkm

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:46 AM (w6EFb)

287 268 Imagine if we had done this in Iraq instead.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (1Nv0l)

It’s a good question.
Especially since I recall that question being put forward back in 2002/3 until W & Cheney had already decided to go whole-hog instead of just taking Saddam, his sons, and the upper echelon out in a few days.

Would have saved us at least a few trillion$ if we had.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:46 AM (6ydKt)

288 285 Sofia Vergara for the wife.
Posted by: Bulg

As is the meme, someone got sick of her.

Her ex just recently remarried another hottie.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 08:46 AM (KDPiq)

289 Venezuelans and other people in Latin America are cheering this action. 2026 will be verrry interesting

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:47 AM (zNwXb)

290 * I love the part where we blew up Maduro's remains, just for funsies *

And yet, Maduro is still alive.

Posted by: It's a Festivus miracle! at January 03, 2026 08:47 AM (2Ez/1)

291 Sean Penn to old to play Maduro?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 08:47 AM (Ia/+0)

292 https://is.gd/njXbkm

I do so love this video lol

did you guys see Mr Rubio at that NYE party, singing? very cute

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:47 AM (emBoF)

293 And yet, Maduro is still alive.

lol ok I've only had ONE coffee!

the other commie

I can't remember lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:48 AM (emBoF)

294 especially today

thank you for the prayers
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Sorry to hear about your Uncle's health. It seems that all viruses have mutated in weird ways since Covid. Weird symptoms, lingering, weird progression, They really did a number on us. A cold is no longer a cold, and aged folks with weak immune systems suffer the most.

Posted by: Hang Fauci and Birx, For A Start! at January 03, 2026 08:48 AM (oftw2)

295 I like how it took place hours after a Chinese delegation landed there to arrange how they can send more poison to us AND get oil on the cheap.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 03, 2026 08:48 AM (CwhoI)

296 perusing my FB apparently the left is just calling this deal a "US invasion"

hilarious

you guys! always with the humor!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:48 AM (emBoF)

297 277 Maybe in two years we can take a beach vacation to a free Cuba!
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:43 AM (emBoF)

They could make a mint just for the nostalgia factor of taking you back to the 1950s beach/casino resort lifestyle.

Complete with ‘57 Chevys everywhere.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:49 AM (6ydKt)

298 On most days we have to encounter a stark-raving lunatic literally screaming at the top of his or her lungs as they plod aimlessly in the street dressed in dirty rags.

Yesterday she was screaming, "Stop following me!" as she followed me and Boy F.

Maybe with less fentanyl flowing in it will be weekly instead of daily.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

299 Charo for Venezuela's Ambassador Plenipocuchitiary

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 03, 2026 08:49 AM (6Ga6M)

300 275 Imagine if we had done this in Iraq instead.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:41 AM (1Nv0l)

We would have if possible.
Posted by: Opinion fact
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I didn't get that impression. Rumsfeld and Cheney were pretty high on their own supply. "Shining example of democracy in the region" and all that shite.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 08:49 AM (1Nv0l)

301
"He says we don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans—but somehow we have unlimited funds for war??"

Check the Constitution, pal. You may learn some things.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 08:49 AM (tgvbd)

302 Sean Penn to old to play Maduro?

Too pale.

Posted by: Hollywood at January 03, 2026 08:50 AM (R/m4+)

303 295 I like how it took place hours after a Chinese delegation landed there to arrange how they can send more poison to us AND get oil on the cheap.

fantastic mess for the ChiComs!

God I loved this! the ONE night I actually slept thru and missed it lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:50 AM (emBoF)

304 Donald Trump, a man of action.

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 08:50 AM (Q+gd/)

305 "They could make a mint just for the nostalgia factor of taking you back to the 1950s beach/casino resort lifestyle.

Complete with ‘57 Chevys everywhere."

Bring back Ricky Ricardo's Supper Club.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 08:50 AM (iMotb)

306 According to some "news" sources María Corina Machado has a pretty good shot at replacing Maduro. She was spotted celebrating with the masses.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 08:50 AM (NwnyJ)

307 "He says we don’t have enough money for healthcare for Americans—but somehow we have unlimited funds for war??"

we will NEVER have ENOUGH money for entitlements

that's how those stupid things WORK

which of course these babies know that

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:50 AM (emBoF)

308 Maduro fcked around and found out what happens when you mess with American oil corporations who want to exploit their natural resources for pennies on the dollar.

The drug trade narrative was just to make it palatable for the goodly, moral people in Mayberry.

One of the narrative writers' weaker plot lines, if you ask me. Needed more maps and a briefing from a gentlemanly Uncle Ben-type showing "credible intel" satellite imagery and little, plastic Risk board pieces showing groupings of fentanyl boats being pushed around by one of those telescoping back scratchers.

If you are gonna gaslight us, at least make the show a little more grandiose.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 08:51 AM (4y4II)

309 306 According to some "news" sources María Corina Machado has a pretty good shot at replacing Maduro. She was spotted celebrating with the masses.

my expat friends here seem absolutely certain she will.

she will.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:51 AM (emBoF)

310 Having lunch today with my brother and his commie wife. I'm going to politely respond to her inevitable rant to invite her to hop on a plane to Caracas and tell those Venezuelans dancing in the streets that they're wrong.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 03, 2026 08:51 AM (CwhoI)

311
Jose Altuve for the next president of Venezuela.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 08:51 AM (tgvbd)

312 Don't take Plenipocuchitiary if you're allergic to Plenipocuchitiary.

Posted by: Big Farma's Legal Department at January 03, 2026 08:51 AM (2Ez/1)

313 Hey Somalis, still want to commit frauds?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:52 AM (zNwXb)

314 So has the MSM declared this could be Trump's Vietnam yet?

Posted by: Ripley at January 03, 2026 08:52 AM (PTDkx)

315 lol apparently the US Senate Armed Services committee was not informed of this op.

so there are your evil fuckers who leak in case you were wondering, which I'm sure you were NOT

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:53 AM (emBoF)

316 I can't remember lol
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:48 AM (emBoF)

Hugo Chavez.

Wannabe baseball star.
Failed coup plotter.

Comeback from Hell.
Then Dictator for life who ruined his country with his 21st Century Socialism, big mouth, big corruption, and small smooth brain.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM (6ydKt)

317
Solemn presser by democrats announcing impeachment in 4.3.2.1....

Posted by: Auspex at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM (pCWOd)

318
There's some talk that Trump was planning to do this on Christmas, but the Nigeria thing came up. And then the weather wasn't too good until now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM (w6EFb)

319 314 So has the MSM declared this could be Trump's Vietnam yet?
Posted by: Ripley

It's a quagmire.

Posted by: The MSM at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

320
Working my network on LinkedIn and checking the ads in Indeed and GlassDoor.

Posted by: Iranian Mullah at January 03, 2026 08:14 AM

be prepared to get recruiting calls from every Kumar, Kahn, Patel, & Singh in the Bangalore phone book

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM (tljrc)

321 Bring back Ricky Ricardo's Supper Club.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Gale Gordon played Ricky's boss at the Tropicana in an early episode of I Love Lucy. He was in everything.

Posted by: Cuban Pete at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM (oftw2)

322 Trump is liberating the continent.

this is SO AMAZING

Cuba NEXT!

then Cali lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:55 AM (emBoF)

323 I think this kinetic action soon after New Year's day is very much in the spirit of George Washington crossing the Delaware at night.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 08:55 AM (eZ5tL)

324 Miss Lindsey is on the armed services committee I believe. He would have run right to his friend's in the media with the info

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:55 AM (zNwXb)

325 CHAVEZ! yes right d'oh

anyway we just bombed his "museum" to smithereens on the way to pick up Maduro. where his body lay instate, or used to.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:56 AM (emBoF)

326 Some of those rice bowls have been kicked over.

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 08:56 AM (Q+gd/)

327 315 lol apparently the US Senate Armed Services committee was not informed of this op.

+++++

Harrumph!

Posted by: Senate Armed Services Committee members at January 03, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

328 "The US started on open war with Venezuela, fought it and won it in 12 hours with no casualties? Are you f’n kidding me?
Posted by: Tom Servo"

I seriously doubt the Venezuelan military even left their barracks to take a few pot shots at the helicopter. The remaining govt. officials will have noticed this.

Posted by: Ripley at January 03, 2026 08:56 AM (PTDkx)

329 I can think of at least a half dozen cabinet members that had to be briefed, along with department underlings, about this op. Probably more at least "kept in the loop". The way this administration can keep a lid on leaks is amazing.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 08:56 AM (gm9Sb)

330 Gale Gordon played Ricky's boss at the Tropicana in an early episode of I Love Lucy. He was in everything.
Posted by: Cuban Pete

Oh, Mister Mooney!
-- Lucy Carmichael

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:57 AM (77rzZ)

331 323 I think this kinetic action soon after New Year's day is very much in the spirit of George Washington crossing the Delaware at night.

thousand F-ing percent!

can't wait to see what's next.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:57 AM (emBoF)

332 Hey Somalis, still want to commit frauds?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 08:52 AM (zNwXb)

Absolutely, this opens up an opportunity to open up Venezuelan day cares for all the immigrants you import here when it becomes war torn.

This just helps accelerate America's heritage of being an economic hub zone for foreigners on which the country was founded.

We're about to get a healthy addition of some spicy, South American peppers in this melting pot.

Posted by: Somali Spokesman at January 03, 2026 08:57 AM (4y4II)

333 329 I can think of at least a half dozen cabinet members that had to be briefed, along with department underlings, about this op. Probably more at least "kept in the loop". The way this administration can keep a lid on leaks is amazing.

it works bc most of his cabinet are people who've been utterly screwed by Globo-Homo previously

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:57 AM (emBoF)

334 Morning.

Holy shit, did we just attack Venezuela?

Maduro is out? MADURO IS OUT?!?

Posted by: Robert at January 03, 2026 08:57 AM (R6aIA)

335 Jose Altuve for the next president of Venezuela.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

No way! Astros cheat!

Posted by: Can't Trust A Trash Can Banger! at January 03, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)

336
What was that meme, something like "America. We will kill you in your sleep. On Christmas".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:58 AM (w6EFb)

337 >> Maduro is out? MADURO IS OUT?!?

Yes. A 2 hour regime change "war". Maduro is out, and in US custody.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:58 AM (w6EFb)

338 Why did Bibi Netanyahu and Mrs. Macron manipulate American foreign policy again? American soldiers should not die for the you-know-whos!

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 03, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

339 Gale Gordon played Ricky's boss at the Tropicana in an early episode of I Love Lucy. He was in everything.
Posted by: Cuban Pete at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM

*****
Music and passion were always in fashion.

Posted by: B. Manilow at January 03, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)

340 What happened??!! Maduro adios??

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 08:59 AM (W3eFU)

341 198
'As was said, I'm getting damned sick and tired of being told I must fund the lifestyle of a thousand bastards when I didn't even get the dubious pleasure of f'ing their mother.'

Not to mention that the thousands of bastards are committing 50% of violent crimes while we are forced to subsidize them.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 08:59 AM (fd80v)

342 Any update on the sich in Iran?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 08:59 AM (77rzZ)

343 Maduro is out? MADURO IS OUT?!?
Posted by: Robert at January 03, 2026 08:57 AM (R6aIA)

I took IT out.

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 03, 2026 08:59 AM (R/m4+)

344 publius, did you all get your package?

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 08:59 AM (sDNVV)

345 MADURO IS OUUUTT!!

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 08:59 AM (W3eFU)

346 All of Venezuela needs to get special visas.

Multiculturalism is our diversity which is our strength.

Posted by: Every Fat, Blue Haired 40 yr Old Woman at January 03, 2026 09:00 AM (XOmY9)

347 342 Any update on the sich in Iran?

before I went to bed it seemed like the mullahs were fighting back, not sure how many deaths. of course they were going to.

I've been distracted by this great news but will see what's on X now. it's very very widespread.

Pahlavi made a great statement - a little scary - about how now is the time and they're right to be scared but please all stand together and they cannot be stopped

praying hard for them

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:00 AM (emBoF)

348 Venezuelan troops didn’t fight back like Panamanian troops did. I think they really disliked Maduro.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:00 AM (KDPiq)

349 Yesterday I jokingly posted "Maduro should be told leave or eat a cruise missile".
This is better

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 09:01 AM (zNwXb)

350 Just poured some coffee. Anything going on?

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:01 AM (rj6Yv)

351 >> publius, did you all get your package?

Yes, thanks. Miley says she sent you an email when we got it. Did it not come through?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:01 AM (w6EFb)

352 Rubio might just have surpassed JD.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 09:01 AM (cxFcK)

353 Trump LIVe now on F&F

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at January 03, 2026 09:01 AM (RIvkX)

354 BREAKING:

I just read on my AI Newscast that President Trump has turned Maduro into a Frog!

Trump now has supernatural powers?!?!

Amazing.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:01 AM (iJfKG)

355 343 Maduro is out? MADURO IS OUT?!?
Posted by: Robert at January 03, 2026 08:57 AM (R6aIA)

I took IT out.
Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys

---
golfclap

Posted by: Elaine Benes at January 03, 2026 09:01 AM (2Ez/1)

356 Trump on Fox & Friends now.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (cxFcK)

357 Lol, the media is spinning around like a headless chicken right now.

This Venezuela thing is so far outside their scrip, they don't know what to say.

They are desperate to find the new NPC hot fix download.

So far, they're all trying to say how bad and wrong it is. But it's just more of the tired, pathetic "international law" escalation, blah blah blah.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (HXT0k)

358 I seriously doubt the Venezuelan military even left their barracks to take a few pot shots at the helicopter. The remaining govt. officials will have noticed this.
Posted by: Ripley at January 03, 2026 08:56 AM (PTDkx)

And I bet this had a lot to do with all of them knowing that Maduro was out of money, and wasn’t going to be paying them anymore.

And I’m also marveling at how 2 weeks ago Trump openly told Maduro “I’m giving you one last chance to take your stuff and leave Venezuela, go into exile. You’re going to regret it if you don’t.”
And everyone said “aww Trump’s just bluffing.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (otNgF)

359
Someone wake up the flaming skull.

Posted by: Auspex at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (pCWOd)

360 I guess Hegseth checked his Signal group chat invites on this one.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (1Nv0l)

361 > lol apparently the US Senate Armed Services committee was not informed of this op.
---------
Likely, the smartest play of the whole operation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (NwnyJ)

362 This could mean the takedown of Hollywood. Cocaine has been fueling that place since the 70s.

Posted by: Post-nasal Drip at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (oftw2)

363 So now when Trump tweets about action in Iran, I'm paying more attention.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (RIvkX)

364 362 This could mean the takedown of Hollywood. Cocaine has been fueling that place since the 70s.

coke has been fueling a LOT of places. when you combine Adderall (basically uppers) with coke, you get the utter mess of insanity we've been dealing with in The Current Year.

I welcome the crashout

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:04 AM (emBoF)

365 363 So now when Trump tweets about action in Iran, I'm paying more attention.

rumor is maybe there are interesting drones roaming about

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:04 AM (emBoF)

366 "Trump watched the operation on live feed while eating a Big Mac! His health is failing before our eyes!"

MSM, concentrating on stuff we need to know

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at January 03, 2026 09:04 AM (gm9Sb)

367 362 This could mean the takedown of Hollywood. Cocaine has been fueling that place since the 70s.
Posted by: Post-nasal Drip at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM

+++

Try Parmesan.

Posted by: H. Biden at January 03, 2026 09:04 AM (2Ez/1)

368 Maduro fcked around and found out what happens when you mess with American oil corporations who want to exploit their natural resources for pennies on the dollar.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 08:51 AM (4y4II)

Chavez expropriated all of the oil fields for the state petroleum corp decades ago you numb nut.

Venezuelan is dirty as hell and difficult to refine in the first place.

The only person gaslighting is you.
if we’d only wanted the oil we’d have tsken out Chavez around 2000.

This is a multi-dimensional international power play that you have no clue how to comprehend, obviously.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (6ydKt)

369 I was kind of expecting a flaming skull over the Maduro news.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (4p5Zb)

370 There wasn't even enough time for it to become a quagmire!

Regime change in 2 hours or less OR IT'S FREE!

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (ZxPkt)

371 What is truly depressing is that you see the swiftness with which things get done when the right people want them done.

We can eliminate the "drug dealer" in Venezuela, but the one living down the street from you that has been arrested 17 times is still out on the streets to stab you in the neck.

Because the one in Venezuela is sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars of oil.

The one down the street only raped your neighbor's daughter. No money to be made there.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (4y4II)

372 *Venezuelan oil ^^^

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (6ydKt)

373 Black Orchid, prayers for your uncle, and for you. It's so painful to watch this happen to our mothers and fathers and elderly loved ones. Hope you have an opportunity today to go tell him the good news.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (h7ZuX)

374
Check out Reza Pahlavi's daughters. The oldest is the Crown Princess. They may actually return....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (w6EFb)

375 What we have to watch out for is when one window closes another opens. I bet domestic meth manufacturing grows. But I also bet the administration knows that and is already on it.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:06 AM (KDPiq)

376 357 Lol, the media is spinning around like a headless chicken right now.

This Venezuela thing is so far outside their scrip, they don't know what to say.

They are desperate to find the new NPC hot fix download.

So far, they're all trying to say how bad and wrong it is. But it's just more of the tired, pathetic "international law" escalation, blah blah blah.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (HXT0k)

Norman! Coordinate!

Posted by: MSM at January 03, 2026 09:06 AM (Q+gd/)

377 Keir Starmer wants to speak to the manager:

"Keir Starmer has said the UK was not involved in 'any way' in airstrikes on military bases in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

The Venezuelan leader and his wife were flown out the country this morning and have been indicted in the United States on drugs and weapons charges.

Sir Keir has said the UK was not part of the operation, adding that he wants to speak to Donald Trump to find out more information."

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:06 AM (Y1sOo)

378 I was kind of expecting a flaming skull over the Maduro news.
Posted by: tankdemon

No-one is up yet. Just us rank-and-file morons.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 09:07 AM (1Nv0l)

379
Noor Pahlavi, Crown Princess of Iran:

https://is.gd/ogHqQB

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:07 AM (w6EFb)

380 This will open the books in Venezuela. It will be interesting to see who in the US was on their payroll.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at January 03, 2026 09:08 AM (u73oe)

381 ["Keir Starmer has said the UK was not involved in 'any way' in airstrikes on military bases in Venezuela that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.

For very good reason since Keir Starmer would have done everything possible to alert Maduro ahead of time and help throw sand in the gears.

UK is no longer our ally.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:08 AM (a4flb)

382 Cuba Libre! Go long on casino stocks!

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 09:08 AM (Y1v+4)

383 The only person gaslighting is you.
if we’d only wanted the oil we’d have tsken out Chavez around 2000.

This is a multi-dimensional international power play that you have no clue how to comprehend, obviously.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (6ydKt)

All you offered up was an alternate reason as to the true reason behind the removal of Maduro,

But apparently you agree with me that it isn't about "fentanyl boats".

Gaslighting of the public confirmed.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (4y4II)

384 This could mean the takedown of Hollywood. Cocaine has been fueling that place since the 70s.
Posted by: Post-nasal Drip at January 03, 2026 09:02 AM (oftw2)

Things go better with Coke!

Posted by: Fatty Arbuckle at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (6Ga6M)

385
Compare and contrast:

Putin vs. Ukraine (3 years, 10 months, 1 week and 3 days, so far)

Trump vs. Venezuela (2 hours)

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (tgvbd)

386 Maduro's gone. Now to make Newsom think he's next.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (iDFVA)

387 Starmer might as well have said nothing. He and EU are irrelevant.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (zNwXb)

388 Eff Keir Starmer.

He would love to do to Americans who post "hate speech" on social media what we did to Maduro.

Eff that turd and his increasingly shithole country.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (77rzZ)

389 Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed it the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our deaths. Amen.

St. Genevieve, pry for us.

I have prayed Rosaries for the intentions, both stated and unstated, of the members of the Horde.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (pJWtt)

390 Keir who?

Posted by: Most people at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

391 This will open the books in Venezuela. It will be interesting to see who in the US was on their payroll.

Yes, like the Epstein files, the LV shooting, the Hawaiian fire, the Butler PA attack...

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (a4flb)

392 Sir Keir has said the UK was not part of the operation, adding that he wants to speak to Donald Trump to find out more information."
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:06 AM (Y1sOo)

Thanks for letting us know you had nothing to do with freeing our country. No return of BP assets.

Posted by: Venezuelans at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (uQesX)

393 No-one is up yet. Just us rank-and-file morons.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 09:07 AM (1Nv0l)

This rank-and-file moron is drinking coffee. Second cup.

Posted by: dantesed at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (Oy/m2)

394
Watching Trump's FOX interview now while my daughter fumes is precious

Posted by: Auspex at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (pCWOd)

395 I am concerned about gaslighters complaining about gaslighting!

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (Y1v+4)

396 Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (

Is this someone parodying a retarded Leftist or their libertarian brethren?

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (KDPiq)

397 Pry what?

Posted by: St. Genevieve at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

398 We would also like to assure the UK had nothing to do with this.
-The United States

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (RIvkX)

399 Still no Hawaiian judge ordering Maduro must be returned to power? I guess they didn't wake up out there yet.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (Lo97M)

400 Trump has always been a bit envious of Chuck Norris' gift of persuasion.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 07:56 AM (a4flb)

Cue up new memes with Chuck Norris wishing he were as badass as President DJT.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (h7ZuX)

401 Trump just said we're going to have to deal with Mexico.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (cxFcK)

402 They have been indicted and will be tried in federal court in NY.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:27 AM (RIvkX)
=====

A NY court? Maduro's best move would be to convert to Islam.

Hochul declared THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY "Muslim-American Month". State government buildings were lit up in green. One World Trade Center in Manhattan - all lit up in green. Even some of the libs were stunned. The Sultan of NYC is ecstatic.

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (rj6Yv)

403 >> . It will be interesting to see who in the US was on their payroll.

Read a story last week that a lot of Maduro defectors in our custody were spilling the beans, naming names of which CIA and State Dept. officials were on the Maduro payroll.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (w6EFb)

404 Check out Reza Pahlavi's daughters. The oldest is the Crown Princess. They may actually return....

Posted by: publius

I might make a play, myself. I wore a Crown back when Imperial Margarine was a big deal and I have Two thrones in my apartment.

Posted by: Not To Mention At Burger King On My Birthday at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (oftw2)

405
Sir Keir has said the UK was not part of the operation, adding that he wants to speak to Donald Trump to find out more information."
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:06 AM (Y1sOo)

"Your call is very important to us. Remain on the line and a representative will be with you shortly."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (tgvbd)

406 307
'we will NEVER have ENOUGH money for entitlements

that's how those stupid things WORK'

What is the point of providing ANY money for entitlements when the democrats and their mutts steal it all?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (fd80v)

407 This is a multi-dimensional international power play that you have no clue how to comprehend, obviously.

Neither do I and I sift data all the time.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (a4flb)

408 391 This will open the books in Venezuela. It will be interesting to see who in the US was on their payroll.

The files are on my desk!

Posted by: Pam Bondi at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (4y4II)

409 No-one is up yet. Just us rank-and-file morons.
Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 09:07 AM (1Nv0l)

Someone be sure to yell, Ten-HUTT!" when the ewok comes in.

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (Q+gd/)

410 Sipping some King Harv's Panama Geisha and prepping 3 big loaves of Sourdough. Word on the street is that Maduro was brought in to Manage all the Safeway-Albertsons grocery stores
since they look like Venezuela already.

Posted by: DBCooper at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (aQNOn)

411 401 Trump just said we're going to have to deal with Mexico.

OH HELL YEAH!

I actually love Mexico and Mexicans and THEY DESERVE FREEDOM TOO

root out ALL the commie infiltrators!!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (emBoF)

412 I wonder if we'll keep blowing up the drug boats. Hope so.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (1Nv0l)

413 "Your call is very important to us. Remain on the line and a representative will be with you shortly."

Then transfer to an Indian call center.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (a4flb)

414 At least this troll understands English. Bravo.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (RIvkX)

415 >>>Yes. A 2 hour regime change "war". Maduro is out, and in US custody.

It would've been an hour and a half, but the last two minutes took forever with all the timeouts.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at January 03, 2026 09:13 AM (CwhoI)

416 > Venezuelan oil
---------
Potentially more than what's left in Saudi land.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 09:13 AM (NwnyJ)

417 Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 09:09 AM (4y4II)

Okay you are just retarded. The 90’s called and they want their blood for oil slogan back.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:13 AM (KDPiq)

418 Sipping some King Harv's Panama Geisha

Envious!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:13 AM (a4flb)

419
Keir who?
Posted by: Most people at January 03, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)

It's like trying to remember the name of the Foreign Minister of Bolivia. And about as worthwhile.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:13 AM (tgvbd)

420 Eff Keir Starmer.
He would love to do to Americans who post "hate speech" on social media what we did to Maduro.
Eff that turd and his increasingly shithole country.

Correct. He better watch his mouth or I might send some folks into his 3rd world shithole and send him off into "retirement". We have great dental plans in our federal prisons that he could avail himself of once he is in custody.

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 03, 2026 09:13 AM (R/m4+)

421 Sir Keir has said the UK was not part of the operation, adding that he wants to speak to Donald Trump to find out more information."
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:06 AM (Y1sOo)

"Your call is very important to us. Remain on the line and a representative will be with you shortly."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (tgvbd)
----
All part of Operation Nunya....As in Nunya Business.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 09:13 AM (ESVrU)

422 C'mon, Iranians! Let's do this! I predict many statues of an Orange man.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 09:14 AM (cxFcK)

423 Cuba NEXT!

then Cali lol
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 08:55 AM (emBoF)

Now we will see if I’ve been correct - I’ve been saying for some time that once Venezuela falls, Cuba will collapse quite quickly without a shot being fired. Russia can’t afford to prop them up anymore. China could try, but I think the Chinese will accept that Cuba is too remote from them and already in too bad of a shape, thus not worth expending time or treasure on.

Plus there’s the factor that now every world leader has a new fear and respect for what Trump can do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:14 AM (otNgF)

424 George Clooney would be perfect for the role of Maduro. I also predict that George will end up like Rob Reiner in a few years.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 09:14 AM (nljXp)

425 From X post by AG Bondi:

"Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States."

Posted by: IrishEi at January 03, 2026 09:15 AM (3ImbR)

426 424 George Clooney would be perfect for the role of Maduro. I also predict that George will end up like Rob Reiner in a few years.

George has a brand new pool of young boys and men to bugger. he'll stay in shape for those guys.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:15 AM (emBoF)

427
Hochul declared THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY "Muslim-American Month". State government buildings were lit up in green. One World Trade Center in Manhattan - all lit up in green. Even some of the libs were stunned. The Sultan of NYC is ecstatic.
Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (rj6Yv)

That literally calls for tar and feathering Hochul. What a disgusting insult to the families of the 9/11 victims. I’m stunned that this was done.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:16 AM (KDPiq)

428 "Your call is very important to us. Remain on the line and a representative will be with you shortly."

Then transfer to an Indian call center.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (a4flb)

"Pleased to help you with your call. I strive for most excellent service in resolving your issue expeditiously. My name is Kevin."

Posted by: "Kevin" at January 03, 2026 09:16 AM (6Ga6M)

429 From X post by AG Bondi:

"Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States."
Posted by: IrishEi at January 03, 2026 09:15 AM (3ImbR)
----
They left out Conspiracy to Commit Public Nudity.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 09:16 AM (ESVrU)

430 318
There's some talk that Trump was planning to do this on Christmas, but the Nigeria thing came up. And then the weather wasn't too good until now.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 08:54 AM (w6EFb)

I feel like this is a good time, given the uprising in Iran. Good show for the mullahs. Let 'em know they might be next.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 09:16 AM (h7ZuX)

431 Hochul declared THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY "Muslim-American Month".

Where is the ACLU coming in to talk about Separation of Church And State?

Muslim is not an ethnicity nor a continent, its a death cult.

I bet there are 11 other religions who want their own month too.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:17 AM (a4flb)

432
Sir Keir has said the UK was not part of the operation, adding that he wants to speak to Donald Trump to find out more information."

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:06 AM (Y1sOo)

*White House phone transcript*

"Hello, this is Prime Minister Keir of Great Britain. I spoil;d like-"

"Who is this again?'

"I am Prime Minister Keir of Great Britain, and I should very much like to-"

"How did you get this number, Mr Kerov?"

"Who is your superior? I connect me immediately to him or her. I am Keir the PM of Great Britain. And I demand to speak to President Trump immedia-"

"The President is dining on a Big Mac right now. I'll let him know you called after he finishes his Diet Coke. Now that was...Kerov, right? What's your first name?"

...

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:17 AM (iJfKG)

433
A rock gets thrown through the window at 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. The attached note says only, "You're next."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:17 AM (tgvbd)

434 "Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices"

Do they have the thing that goes up?

Posted by: The clueless media at January 03, 2026 09:17 AM (2Ez/1)

435 >>What is truly depressing is that you see the swiftness with which things get done when the right people want them done.

We can eliminate the "drug dealer" in Venezuela, but the one living down the street from you that has been arrested 17 times is still out on the streets to stab you in the neck.

Because the one in Venezuela is sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars of oil.

The one down the street only raped your neighbor's daughter. No money to be made there.

The Democrats are protesting the ouster of Maduro. The Democrats also protest the attempted ouster of illegal alien gang members that commit crimes against American citizens. Who's making money where?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at January 03, 2026 09:17 AM (0CU3H)

436 There is no one left to govern Cuba responsibly. The demographics are dire. The good people all left.

Ulitskaya's novel The Kukotsky Enigma discusses that WRT Russia, but on a bigger scale. She (a geneticist by original trade) wonders after the Revolution, Civil War, decades of Gulags, WW2, and really big emigration, what was left of the in-country Russian gene pool. And this was written well before the current war in Ukraine.

Posted by: Henry O. at January 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Wnkzy)

437 A hundy says "Citizen Journalist" is the retard It's Go Time, Donald.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Y1sOo)

438 “ The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is his name.”

Exodus 15:3

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 09:18 AM (rkCBr)

439 So now when Trump tweets about action in Iran, I'm paying more attention.

+1

Posted by: Ayatolla Yaso at January 03, 2026 09:19 AM (3nLb4)

440
Is it a quagmire yet?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:19 AM (tgvbd)

441 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 January 03, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)

442 412 I wonder if we'll keep blowing up the drug boats. Hope so.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 09:12 AM (1Nv0l)

Umm.

We've removed Maduro, that story arc has been completed. We may make an ironic reference to it in future episodes for long time viewers, but you'll really appreciate what we've got on tap for Season 250.

It's gonna have Muslims and blacks and real good baddies. Mission to Somaliland!

I don't want to give spoilers, but rest assured there is gonna be some stuff in there that makes you feel really justified!

Tune in, patriot!

Posted by: Narrative Writers at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (4y4II)

443 President Trump announces resumption of SS Morro Castle service on the NY to Havana run. We are going to make Cuber great again!

Posted by: Your Ship's Purser at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (oftw2)

444 Prayers for all in need . So Maduro was captured ? That's a big deal...

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (VE6XX)

445 Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:16 AM (KDPiq)

She's probably on some Muslim payroll as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (Yl2Ob)

446 Starmer: “oh wait you guys just won an incredible victory with no casualties in record time? Well I sure didn’t have anything to do with that!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (otNgF)

447 That literally calls for tar and feathering Hochul. What a disgusting insult to the families of the 9/11 victims. I’m stunned that this was done.

Naw, its On Brand.

It was only a few years ago where she stood behind a pulpit and blasphemously called forth her "disciples" to "evangelize" the state with the religion of Covid SCIENCE!1!™

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (a4flb)

448 I feel like this is a good time, given the uprising in Iran. Good show for the mullahs. Let 'em know they might be next.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 09:16 AM (h7ZuX)
---
President Trump already pantsed them once last year when he took out their nuclear facilities.

I'm sure he could do it again any time he wants to.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (ESVrU)

449
Elica Le Bon, a child of Iranian expats, vowed she will be wearing this in Tehran next year on New Year's Eve:
(mildly NSFW, but I think X will block it without an account anyway):

https://is.gd/XRjIBy

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (w6EFb)

450 Hochul declared THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY "Muslim-American Month". State government buildings were lit up in green. One World Trade Center in Manhattan - all lit up in green. Even some of the libs were stunned. The Sultan of NYC is ecstatic.
Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:11 AM (rj6Yv)
~~~~~

Never Forget

Posted by: IrishEi at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (3ImbR)

451 Noor Pahlavi, Crown Princess of Iran:

https://is.gd/ogHqQB
Posted by: publius

What's going on beneath her left breast?

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)

452 The one down the street only raped your neighbor's daughter. No money to be made there. ……

Illogical comparisons as usual. State action vs Fed action. Also talk to the Leftist judges and lefty bail organizations about your concerns.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (KDPiq)

453 >>Hochul declared THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY "Muslim-American Month".

I believe January 19th is Martin Luther King Day. I guess Hochul hates black people.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (rkCBr)

454 My eyes got glassy at the news.
Even BONDI gets saved with this news.

Will Trump display his captives in a cage on the Capitol Steps?
Oh what fun. Oh what a time to be alive.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 09:21 AM (CEDms)

455 *Is it a quagmire yet?*

Any minute now.

Posted by: The media we USED to watch at January 03, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

456 Oh boy, is this great!

Posted by: Flounder at January 03, 2026 09:21 AM (6Ga6M)

457 President Trump announces resumption of SS Morro Castle service on the NY to Havana run. We are going to make Cuber great again!
Posted by: Your Ship's Purser at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (oftw2)

Bu... but, if Cuba falls apart, where will we go for our dream vacations??!!

Posted by: Canadians at January 03, 2026 09:21 AM (uQesX)

458 Elica Le Bon, a child of Iranian expats, vowed she will be wearing this in Tehran next year on New Year's Eve:
(mildly NSFW, but I think X will block it without an account anyway):

https://is.gd/XRjIBy
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (w6EFb)
====

It is.

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:22 AM (rj6Yv)

459 President Trump has a lot of nerve doing this on the weekend when there's no Morning Report and Ace is in hibernation.

Posted by: Flaming Skull, Pudding Cup, Deprived at January 03, 2026 09:22 AM (oftw2)

460 hundy says "Citizen Journalist" is the retard It's Go Time, Donald.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Y1sOo)

I was guessing Burt.

Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:22 AM (KDPiq)

461 They left out Conspiracy to Commit Public Nudity.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 09:16 AM (ESVrU)

Public urination!

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (cmmSn)

462 Democrats must be sky shrieking on ELEVENTY!!!

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (CEDms)

463 A rock gets thrown through the window at 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. The attached note says only, "You're next."

I vote for you as Communications Director for the WH.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (a4flb)

464 I bet there are 11 other religions who want their own month too.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Yeah, when's ours?
-- Scientologists

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (77rzZ)

465 My eyes got glassy at the news.
Even BONDI gets saved with this news.

Will Trump display his captives in a cage on the Capitol Steps?
Oh what fun. Oh what a time to be alive.
Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 09:21 AM (CEDms)
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A Roman-style triumph procession from the White House to the Capitol Building for the State of the Union address. Maduro in chains walking behind President Trump. Then President Trump will declare himself the new American Caesar we've all been waiting for.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (ESVrU)

466 What's going on beneath her left breast?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (77rzZ)

Bulg, get your hand out of there!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (uQesX)

467 What's going on beneath her left breast?
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM (

++++
Aaaaannnd it's a boob thread.

Posted by: I knew it! at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (2Ez/1)

468 Cuba will be fine after being liberated from Communism. there are a LOT of expats who would be good candidates to rebuild.

look at some of the islands around there lol. there are a few with remote Dutch supposed leadership. they're still fine.

it's not very populated. Royal Caribbean could just swoop in and clean things up and take over lol.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (emBoF)

469 Wait for the Pentagon briefing and BDA. Venezuela won’t be shipping any more drugs.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 09:24 AM (rkCBr)

470 hundy says "Citizen Journalist" is the retard It's Go Time, Donald.
Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:18 AM (Y1sOo)

I was guessing Burt.
Posted by: Opinion fact at January 03, 2026 09:22 AM (KDPiq)

Eh, American victory means it's Black Pill time here at the HQ. Plenty of the usual suspects for that.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:24 AM (iJfKG)

471 I think the last time I woke up to this kind of surprising news was when we bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.

Posted by: Henry O. at January 03, 2026 09:24 AM (Wnkzy)

472 Have we heard from General Colin Powell yet?

Jackass.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 09:24 AM (nljXp)

473 We need to liberate NY, before we liberate Cuba...

Posted by: runner at January 03, 2026 09:24 AM (cmmSn)

474 Tucker must be despondent over Maduro

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 09:25 AM (VE6XX)

475 The Marxists can't jump in bed with the Muslims fast enough

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 09:25 AM (Ia/+0)

476 Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:20 AM

Her ribs?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 09:25 AM (Yl2Ob)

477 Have we heard from General Colin Powell yet?
Jackass.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 09:24 AM (nljXp)
~~~~~

We only hear from him on election day anymore.

Posted by: IrishEi at January 03, 2026 09:25 AM (3ImbR)

478 Which world leader is the Media describing in this statement?

"He has been branded a corrupt authoritarian who has presided over the economic collapse of his nation, rigged subsequent elections and crushed dissenters. "
Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 08:10 AM (vFG9F)

But for the "rigged subsequent elections", I would have guessed Biden.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

479 “Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices””

Ok I’m in favor of throwing the book at him, but that seems like a joke to me.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:26 AM (otNgF)

480 What's a hundy?

Posted by: Almost afraid to ask at January 03, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

481 480 What's a hundy?
Posted by: Almost afraid to ask at January 03, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

You hurt my feelings, sir.

Posted by: Benjamin Franklin at January 03, 2026 09:27 AM (06Hmj)

482 Know who else was in possession of machineguns and destructive devices?

Posted by: Someone has to say it at January 03, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)

483 What's a hundy?

Posted by: Almost afraid to ask at January 03, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

$20. Same as in town!*

*Ackshewallee "a hundred".

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:27 AM (iJfKG)

484 >>I was guessing Burt.

The other contrarian shtick.

Posted by: one hour sober at January 03, 2026 09:27 AM (Y1sOo)

485 What's a hundy?

Posted by: Almost afraid to ask at January 03, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

$20, same as in town in 1980.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 09:27 AM (4y4II)

486 Where is the ‘no kings’ crowd at today.

Also where is the ‘you don’t have to obey a unlawful order’ crowd today.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at January 03, 2026 09:27 AM (jZ3ZM)

487 What's a hundy?
Posted by: Almost afraid to ask at January 03, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

And rightly so. However, "hundy" in this case is slang for a hundred dollar bill. The preferred usage is "hundo."

Posted by: Pikiwedia at January 03, 2026 09:28 AM (uQesX)

488 Know who else was in possession of machineguns and destructive devices?

Oh, so you were at the TxMoMe too!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:28 AM (a4flb)

489 "Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices"

We're charging citizens of another country IN that country with violating the NFA? I've heard of padding charges but that's a.... "stretch" to put it mildly.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 09:28 AM (3nLb4)

490 @jdvance

The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.

Kudos to our brave special operators who pulled off a truly impressive operation.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 09:28 AM (nLlkW)

491 Her ribs?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

That had occurred to me. Being able to see a woman's ribs is a big turnoff. Looks like starvation, which is not sexy.

Eat a sammich or three, Lady.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (77rzZ)

492 Maduro is on a Navy vessel headed to NY

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (RIvkX)

493 Eh, American victory means it's Black Pill time here at the HQ. Plenty of the usual suspects for that.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:24 AM (iJfKG)
---
Bank on it.

Some folks aren't happy unless they're miserable. We have a subset who spent their time trying to found clouds in all the silver linings.

I relish the wins. We had a rought time of it, so I'll take what we can get.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (ZOv7s)

494 We're charging citizens of another country IN that country with violating the NFA? I've heard of padding charges but that's a.... "stretch" to put it mildly.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 09:28 AM (3nLb4)

Bondi has a hardon for the NFA. If she was the one who tacked that bullshit on to something that's actually geopolitically serious and relevant, just to dress up her hobby horse and dig her little heels in, she ought to be fired immediately.

Posted by: Benjamin Franklin at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (06Hmj)

495 "He has been branded a corrupt authoritarian who has presided over the economic collapse of his nation, rigged subsequent elections and crushed dissenters. "

The judges would have also accepted:

"We drew his name out of a hat"

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (a4flb)

496 They have been indicted and will be tried in federal court in NY.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 08:27 AM (RIvkX)

So they'll be acquitted then.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (ExV1e)

497 Hoormeister sock, off.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (06Hmj)

498 Riddle me this. CiNC didn’t inform the senate armed services committee before the strike, and consequently nothing was leaked and the op was a success. Why is that?

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (rkCBr)

499 Eat a sammich or three, Lady.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (77rzZ)
---
I'm sure the Padishah Empress will take careful notes of your desires.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)

500 500

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (RuTUS)

501 500!

Posted by: Flaming Skull, Pudding Cup, Deprived at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (oftw2)

502 A Roman-style triumph procession from the White House to the Capitol Building for the State of the Union address. Maduro in chains walking behind President Trump. Then President Trump will declare himself the new American Caesar we've all been waiting for.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (ESVrU)

Yes! I was just thinking him that! It would be too slow to make him walk, so wrap him in chains like Quasimodo and put him in a tumbril that Trump can tow behind behind his limo while he cruises down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:31 AM (otNgF)

503 Eh, American victory means it's Black Pill time here at the HQ. Plenty of the usual suspects for that.

I'm the president of the Black Pilled Chapter of the AoSHQ and I'm struggling here to find a downside to this news.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:31 AM (a4flb)

504 m wins again

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:31 AM (emBoF)

505 Good morning, friends. Prayer for all intentions asked and unasked.

Thank you, MisHum and Annie!

https://youtu.be/cFtLTSK4p2g

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (kOluj)

506 492 Maduro is on a Navy vessel headed to NY
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (RIvkX)

Should have charged him in Florida

Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (VE6XX)

507 Riddle me this. CiNC didn’t inform the senate armed services committee before the strike, and consequently nothing was leaked and the op was a success. Why is that?
Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (rkCBr)
---
To ask the question is to answer it. In Olden Thymes we had mature, responsible senators who valued national security and who could be trusted to keep secrets - for years if necessary.

Now it's a bunch of low-IQ clowns who actively want America to lose if it makes Trump look bad.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)

508 Eat a sammich or three, Lady.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (77rzZ)
---
I'm sure the Padishah Empress will take careful notes of your desires.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (ZOv7s)
=====

I have one thing to say to the Empress.

"How you doin?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (RIvkX)

509 *492 Maduro is on a Navy vessel headed to NY
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM*

Get some MREs for the cooking segments on the Monday TV morning shows.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (2Ez/1)

510
That's right, Princess Noor is not merely HRH, she's HIH, Her *Imperial* Highness.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (w6EFb)

511 The Venezuelan people are just ecstatic they don’t have to listen to this long-winded ex-bus driver fill the airwaves with his bullshit for four hours at a time while they’re searching for food scraps in garbage bins.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 08:35 AM (6ydKt)

Do they even know? And, if they do, are they openly excited or are they waiting to see who will grab the reins of power?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)

512 Headline (NY Post):

"Hugo Chavez burial site targeted: report"

First couple of paragraphs:

"Colombian President Gustavo Petro posted about a series of Venezuelan targets reportedly hit in the US military attack overnight – including the mausoleum of late dictator Hugo Chavez.

The list, which includes 11 purported targets, includes the Cuartel de la Montaña in Caracas, which houses the mausoleum to Maduro’s despised strongman predecessor. Petro wrote on X in Spanish that it was bombarded according to “information confirmed as of now.”"

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (rj6Yv)

513 In Olden Thymes we had mature, responsible senators who valued national security and who could be trusted to keep secrets - for years if necessary.

Presumably for when things get spicy.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)

514 Now it's a bunch of low-IQ clowns who actively want America to lose if it makes Trump look bad.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)

Think of how useless and imbecilic the typical House Representative mutant is.

Now take those same useless imbeciles and shove them into the Senate for six years at a clip.

Whatever amendment that was that did the direct election thing, needs to be undid.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:34 AM (06Hmj)

515 @jdvance

The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States.

Vance is clearly a "numb nut" and "retarded" and has no clue how to comprehend.

Someone needs to tell him the 1990s want their slogans back.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 09:34 AM (4y4II)

516 >> Now it's a bunch of low-IQ clowns who actively want America to lose if it makes Trump look bad.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (ZOv7s)

The first public statements from Democrats on that committee said they were “unjustified, unnecessary illegal and unconstitutional.”

I guess we do t need to ask which side Democrats are on.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 09:34 AM (rkCBr)

517 "Hugo Chavez burial site targeted."

Just making sure.

Posted by: DJT at January 03, 2026 09:34 AM (Q+gd/)

518 Do they even know? And, if they do, are they openly excited or are they waiting to see who will grab the reins of power?

tons of live scenes of celebration! it's all on X

the news here is commie so they won't cover it.

people are celebrating all over Venezuela!!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:34 AM (emBoF)

519 Yes! I was just thinking him that! It would be too slow to make him walk, so wrap him in chains like Quasimodo and put him in a tumbril that Trump can tow behind behind his limo while he cruises down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:31 AM (otNgF)

Just might do that...Susie!

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller With All The Keys at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (R/m4+)

520 I turned on MS NOW to see what the lefty reaction and the congressperson made a few good points but it was mostly bitching that she wasn’t informed and that the TPS reports weren’t handled appropriately.

The host made a few what about ism points and then they cut to him…

A grown man wearing a black silk shirt and a woman’s brooch at the top button.

What the actual fuck? You know you’re going to be talking about serious shit and this is what you choose to wear?

Take yourself to that moment…”I don’t know Carl, it’s a serious day. I think a brooch might not make me seem credible. But I does scream heeeeeeey guuuuurl, you slay qweeeeen!!!!!”

Posted by: MJ at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (XOmY9)

521
We couldn't have done this without the contributions of Somalis in the US.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (tgvbd)

522 The NY Post is a great source of information for the Venezuelan strike, btw.

Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (rj6Yv)

523 Petro wrote on X in Spanish that it was bombarded according to “information confirmed as of now.”"
Posted by: mrp at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (rj6Yv)

According to a Department of War Spokesperson, "... Because Fuck You, That's Why".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (06Hmj)

524
Maduro is on a Navy vessel headed to NY
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (RIvkX)

Should have charged him in Florida
Posted by: It's me donna at January 03, 2026 09:32 AM (VE6XX)

Trump wants to show Mamdani what happens if he's takes his commie crap too far.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)

525 CBS: TRUMP SAYS Maduro captured...

AS IF THERE'S ROOM FOR DOUBT.
I despise our presstitutes.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (CEDms)

526 I'm the president of the Black Pilled Chapter of the AoSHQ and I'm struggling here to find a downside to this news.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:31 AM (a4flb)
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This is why projections about the midterms are pointless this far out. Trump has so many cards in his hand, and he will play them for maximum effect. He saw HW Bush piss away a 92 percent approval rating, so he knows the value of peaking at exactly the right time. The arrests should not be happening now. Why do them now? Do them in August, when the ballots have been printed and the primaries are over, and then the Dems have to scramble to find replacements up and down the ticket.

Maduro going down will drop oil futures, open up production and give us $2 a gallon gas by the Fourth of July. Iran toppling may put us in 1990s territory, bankrupting Russia.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (ZOv7s)

527 504 m wins again
Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:31 AM (emBoF)

And I had just arrived; it was sittin' right there.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 09:36 AM (RuTUS)

528 Maduro was indicted in New York, so acquittal has a more than zero chance

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)

529 Where is Maduro being held?

***********

By the short hairs...

Posted by: muldoon at January 03, 2026 09:36 AM (/iMjX)

530 What is truly depressing is that you see the swiftness with which things get done when the right people want them done.

We can eliminate the "drug dealer" in Venezuela, but the one living down the street from you that has been arrested 17 times is still out on the streets to stab you in the neck.

Because the one in Venezuela is sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars of oil.

The one down the street only raped your neighbor's daughter. No money to be made there.
Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 09:05 AM (4y4II)

Pres. Trump sent the National Guard into several cities, precisely because of out-of-control crime. Curiously, the crime-rate plummeted and the citizens of those cities rejoiced.

In response, a durka-durka drove across the nation and assassinated two National Guard troopers. And the U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Democrats that don't want National Guard troops in their cities.

You're angry at the wrong people, cretin.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:36 AM (pJWtt)

531 Does a Commissar Judge know of this transportation?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 09:36 AM (Ia/+0)

532 Yes! I was just thinking him that! It would be too slow to make him walk, so wrap him in chains like Quasimodo and put him in a tumbril that Trump can tow behind behind his limo while he cruises down Pennsylvania Avenue.

I'd prefer the Hulagu Khan approach. Wrap him in a carpet and have the cavalry play soccer with him.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (Riz8t)

533 It’s a real pity Rob Reiner is not here to see this.

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (1D2Ie)

534 really impressed by the agent here today. he's doing a great job! give him a bonus guys!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (emBoF)

535 As other Morons have said, seems like they should have charged him in FL and the NFA charges seem odd. Sounds like charges you'd see for some redneck in Alabama. Watch some lefty Judge in NY throw the case out.

Posted by: DBCooper at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (aQNOn)

536 533 It’s a real pity Rob Reiner is not here to see this.

lol omg yes

and when Cuba is liberated next week

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (emBoF)

537 A real estate developer and reality TV star is now the most consequential individual of the 21st century. No question about it.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (3nLb4)

538 We couldn't have done this without the contributions of Somalis in the US.

In a way, your are right.

The revelations of the Somalian, Haitian, _______, atrocities and total contempt they have made abundantly clear to the average American has moved the culture from empathy and shedding tears to "KILL THEM ALL AND LET GOD SORT THEM OUT".

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (a4flb)

539 532 Yes! I was just thinking him that! It would be too slow to make him walk, so wrap him in chains like Quasimodo and put him in a tumbril that Trump can tow behind behind his limo while he cruises down Pennsylvania Avenue.

I'd prefer the Hulagu Khan approach. Wrap him in a carpet and have the cavalry play soccer with him.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:37 AM (Riz8t)

Second look at scaphism?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:38 AM (06Hmj)

540 and when Cuba is liberated next week
Posted by: BlackOrchid

It will be the end of their fabulous healthcare system!
-- Michael Moore

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

541 LOL.
Nobody watches MS-13NOW.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 09:38 AM (2Ez/1)

542
I think the machine gun thing includes the phrase "against the United States", and that's some specific narco-terrorist law.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:39 AM (w6EFb)

543 > the stolen oil must be returned to the United States.
------------
Still a better hashtag than "#bring back our girls".

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 09:39 AM (NwnyJ)

544 NFA charges were thrown in to confound the anti-2ndA Dems.

Posted by: davidt at January 03, 2026 09:39 AM (Q+gd/)

545 Still a better hashtag than "#bring back our girls".
Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 09:39 AM (NwnyJ)

#NoBloodForGoils

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:39 AM (06Hmj)

546 I have stock in Conoco Phillips. I wonder how it'll do next week.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
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I am holding several onshore drillers. Curious here too.

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 09:40 AM (41CYW)

547 That's right, Princess Noor is not merely HRH, she's HIH, Her *Imperial* Highness.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (w6EFb)
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I think Iranians want the monarchy in part because it puts them at the top of the food chain in the region. The Saudis, Empirates, etc. are all upstarts who should bow before the Peacock Throne.

Americans don't like monarchy, but is critical in certain societies. See also: Japan.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

548
BREAKING
District Judge Boasberg has ordered the United States Navy to turn around and return Maduro to Venezuela

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:40 AM (ZxPkt)

549 A real estate developer and reality TV star is now the most consequential individual of the 21st century. No question about it.

So farrrrr...

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:40 AM (Riz8t)

550 Some folks aren't happy unless they're miserable. We have a subset who spent their time trying to found clouds in all the silver linings.

I relish the wins. We had a rought time of it, so I'll take what we can get.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:29 AM (ZOv7s)

My mind is boggled at thinking of the GOOD consequences that will glow from this! I was mentally making a list and it would be a full page or more!

What’s really going to piss off the left is that (almost) everyone loves a winner, and everyone hates a loser. Oh boy are they going to be gritting their teeth.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:40 AM (otNgF)

551 staged "Warroom" photo-op pics or it didn't happen.

Posted by: seriously concerned and experienced politicians at January 03, 2026 09:41 AM (5LiC7)

552 What’s really going to piss off the left is that (almost) everyone loves a winner, and everyone hates a loser. Oh boy are they going to be gritting their teeth.

Are we going to grease the treads of our tanks with their guts? Please tell me we're going to grease the treads of our tanks with their guts.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:41 AM (Riz8t)

553 "Maduro is on a Navy vessel headed to NY."

No doubt enjoying the warmth of collectivism.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at January 03, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

554 Have we set a time for the Number 6 Dance?

Posted by: Taggart at January 03, 2026 09:42 AM (6Ga6M)

555 Lord hear our prayers!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at January 03, 2026 09:43 AM (vzcgi)

556 Maduro was indicted in New York, so acquittal has a more than zero chance
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)
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Do people actually think his trial is meaningful? Are people that far gone? Do the black pills run that deep?

We're holding onto him until Venezuela can establish a successor regime which will demand he face THEIR justice, which means a long rope and a short drop, or a helicopter ride.

Trump has no intention of trying him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

557 Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 07:45 AM (x0n13)

JJ, good to see you here on the weekend.

How is your wife doing? You mentioned that she was having some issues a little while back.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)

558 New York. Perfect.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at January 03, 2026 09:44 AM (AkkXw)

559 Maduro was indicted in New York, so acquittal has a more than zero chance

As President of the Black Pilled Chapter of AoSHQ, I agree that he will likely be acquitted.

But who the hell cares? Venezuela has been liberated, the freely elected leaders can finally realize their positions, the drug cartels lost a major sponsor, Cuba is on the ropes.

Maduro seeing any form of justice is just sprinkles on a donut.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:45 AM (a4flb)

560 I wonder what it's like to be the one man on earth at any given moment who *knows*, beyond any possible doubt, that he is the one man on earth saying "what in the hell just happened?!?!?!?!" harder than anyone else alive right now....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:45 AM (06Hmj)

561 How long before Biden's people realize which way the wind is blowing and say that they had all this planned out and Trump's just taking credit for it?

It's lame, but not as lame as rooting for a drug-running dictator.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:45 AM (ZOv7s)

562 Watch some lefty Judge in NY throw the case out.

Maduro knows way too much. At the very least, he'll be ordered held in that Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 09:45 AM (iHitY)

563 I had thought Trump might end the military commission at GTMO and send the 9-11 plannets to NYC for federal trial. But this is 100x better. Good luck, Mr Mayor.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at January 03, 2026 09:46 AM (AkkXw)

564 We can eliminate the "drug dealer" in Venezuela, but the one living down the street from you that has been arrested 17 times is still out on the streets to stab you in the neck.

Vote for a different city government. Your local drug dealer isn't a federal issue.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:46 AM (ExV1e)

565 Newsom kills Sprinkles Cupcakes.
The guy is a beast!
T Rex has nothing on him.
From hundred billion dollar corporations to mom and pop stores, whale semen hair slays them all.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 09:46 AM (CEDms)

566 CNN spin
1 international condemnation
2 illegitimate military action
3 illegal prosecution

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

567 My mind is boggled at thinking of the GOOD consequences that will glow from this! I was mentally making a list and it would be a full page or more!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:40 AM (otNgF)
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China comes to mind. So much for their off-brand oil imports. If Iran falls and a pro-US government emerges there, Xi's going to find his economic nuts in a vice.

China's fleet runs on fuel, not nuclear power. No oil, no invasion.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (ZOv7s)

568 But who the hell cares? Venezuela has been liberated, the freely elected leaders can finally realize their positions, the drug cartels lost a major sponsor, Cuba is on the ropes.

Maduro seeing any form of justice is just sprinkles on a donut.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:45 AM (a4flb)

Maduro getting "acquitted" by some charlatain district court can only be a good thing.

No one whose opinion is still an opinion (and not a Pavlovian reflex) will think Maduro is actually innocent of anything. But they will start to think that our "justice" "system" is completely broken and needs a herculean amount of mucking out.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (06Hmj)

569 How long before Biden's people realize which way the wind is blowing and say that they had all this planned out and Trump's just taking credit for it?

It's lame, but not as lame as rooting for a drug-running dictator.

I saw an MSNBC report that all of Biden's plans and documents had been stolen.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

570 Your local drug dealer is going out of business.
No supply.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (CEDms)

571 A Roman-style triumph procession from the White House to the Capitol Building for the State of the Union address. Maduro in chains walking behind President Trump. Then President Trump will declare himself the new American Caesar we've all been waiting for.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 09:23 AM (ESVrU)

You left out the part where Caesar Trump rides in a chariot, while a servant whispers "Remember, thou art but mortal," in Trump's ear.

I suppose, we'll have to modernize it: so, Trump will have to stand in the Commander's hatch of an M-1 Abrams, and the servant can stand in the Gunner's hatch.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (pJWtt)

572 No doubt enjoying the warmth of collectivism.

To fully appreciate it, he would have not survived the extraordinary rendition.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (a4flb)

573 Posted by: occam's brassiere

The largest breast size that accounts for all the evidence is to be preferred.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:48 AM (77rzZ)

574 Do they even know? And, if they do, are they openly excited or are they waiting to see who will grab the reins of power?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (ExV1e)

I wil say again, it now will be trivially easy to install the true winner of the Venezuelan elections a few months back.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 09:48 AM (otNgF)

575 I'm definitely not black pilling today! I am ecstatic

but the sad thing is I come here to celebrate this news, or text my one friend who's an expat.

this is SO AWESOME and yet the MSM is saying it was "illegal" and my friends and family are all decrying it. they cannot enjoy good news?!?!

it's depressing. they're nuts, yes, but made that way I guess by the Left. or something. I give up! this is a GREAT GREAT NEW DAWN!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:49 AM (emBoF)

576 I saw an MSNBC report that all of Biden's plans and documents had been stolen.

If there were any plans, they would look very similar to the Afghanistan Withdrawal

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 09:49 AM (a4flb)

577 How long before Biden's people realize which way the wind is blowing and say that they had all this planned out and Trump's just taking credit for it?

It's lame, but not as lame as rooting for a drug-running dictator.

I saw an MSNBC report that all of Biden's plans and documents had been stolen.
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

From a Somali Learing Center?

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 03, 2026 09:49 AM (6Ga6M)

578 I suppose, we'll have to modernize it: so, Trump will have to stand in the Commander's hatch of an M-1 Abrams, and the servant can stand in the Gunner's hatch.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:47 AM (pJWtt)
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Giant banners with the Chi-Ro emblazoned and aircraft flying overhead skywriting "In hoc signet vinces".

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:49 AM (ZOv7s)

579 That's right, Princess Noor is not merely HRH, she's HIH, Her *Imperial* Highness.
Posted by: publius,

My wife used to say that I was a Royal PITA.

Posted by: Blue Blood at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (oftw2)

580 556 Maduro was indicted in New York, so acquittal has a more than zero chance
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)
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Do people actually think his trial is meaningful? Are people that far gone? Do the black pills run that deep?

We're holding onto him until Venezuela can establish a successor regime which will demand he face THEIR justice, which means a long rope and a short drop, or a helicopter ride.

Trump has no intention of trying him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:43 AM (ZOv7s)

Deja Vou all over again.

Posted by: Zombie Sadaam at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (Q+gd/)

581 That it seems that the operation was so easy is the amazing thing.

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (Ia/+0)

582 Yep
This day is going to difficult for the presstitutes to wreck.

Posted by: torabora at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (CEDms)

583 Check out Reza Pahlavi's daughters. The oldest is the Crown Princess. They may actually return....

Return of the Pahlavis to Iran would, likely, mean peace with Israel. The middle sister is married to a Jewish fella and daddy walked her down the aisle at the wedding.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (ExV1e)

584 Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47

"I've never seen anything like this. I was able to watch it in real time, and I watched every aspect of it," says @POTUS on the U.S. capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

"It was amazing to see the professionalism — the quality of leadership... Amazing."

X video: https://bit.ly/4bex0zF

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (P5BPp)

585 Maduro knows way too much. At the very least, he'll be ordered held in that Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Center.

MDKH

Just gettin' that out there.

Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 09:51 AM (3nLb4)

586 >>>Sean Penn to old to play Maduro?
Posted by: Skip

>Too Jewish.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 09:51 AM (nljXp)

587 581 That it seems that the operation was so easy is the amazing thing.

the live video is amazing and worth going to X to check out

it's beautiful to watch

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:51 AM (emBoF)

588 Return of the Pahlavis to Iran would, likely, mean peace with Israel. The middle sister is married to a Jewish fella and daddy walked her down the aisle at the wedding.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I understand that the Shah had good relations with Israel.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

589 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

Here is the untold story about Venezuela that the media will never tell you.

This man breaks down exactly why it was absolutely CRITICAL for Dictator Nicolas Maduro to be taken down.

- Venezuela has been strangled by a narco-dictatorship for over 25 years
- The regime erased entire families’ lives. Jobs, savings, pensions, and investments gone
- Venezuela is now the second-largest mass displacement on Earth, after Syria
- The regime has imprisoned hundreds of political opponents
- Thousands have been murdered for opposing the government or speaking the truth
- One-third of the country has fled
- Iranian militias, Chinese corporations, and Russian intelligence operate freely inside the country
- Foreign powers looting Venezuela’s land, oil, gold, and institutions
- The country has become a forward operating base for authoritarian regimes
- It is a direct threat to the Western Hemisphere

X video: https://bit.ly/49I3D6P

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 09:52 AM (P5BPp)

590 Imagine how proud and happy our military is today!

and yet the stupid people (not here! normies) are all like "derp this box say orange man invade derp derp"

they should be exceedingly proud. our boys did Very Very Good.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:52 AM (emBoF)

591 This is all about Israel!!1!! Jews cooked it up to get US involved in affairs of conservative nation of Venezuela!1!

Posted by: Cucker Trollson at January 03, 2026 09:52 AM (ReBai)

592 Return of the Pahlavis to Iran would, likely, mean peace with Israel. The middle sister is married to a Jewish fella and daddy walked her down the aisle at the wedding.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (ExV1e)
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Iran under the shahs was very friendly with Israel, as befits their historical relationship. The late Henry Kissinger remarked that having a pro-American Iran was huge, and its loss was a disaster of the first order.

Hamas is finished. Qatar will be in a squeeze play between the Saudis and Iran.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:53 AM (ZOv7s)

593 Non-zero chance this was kayfabe spectacle, that Maduro agreed to be "captured" rather than give himself up. Save some pride. And DJT gets a ton of good PR. But regardless, the result is excellent.

Posted by: occam's brassiere at January 03, 2026 09:53 AM (AkkXw)

594 Maduro knows way too much. At the very least, he'll be ordered held in that Manhattan Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Perhaps they'll put him in the Epstein suite.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:53 AM (Riz8t)

595 Clay Travis @ClayTravis

President Trump has called in to Fox & Friends to discuss taking out Maduro:

X video (1:32): https://bit.ly/4qFcCfS

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 09:53 AM (P5BPp)

596 Fox Live had a feed of a pro-Maduro rally in VZ.

LOL
LOL

Indistinguishable from a "No Kings" protest, both in age, attractiveness and energy.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 09:54 AM (HXT0k)

597 Maduro knows a lot. and I think we have a lot of it now too. maybe Occam is right about the "logistics" - I think that could be accurate.

doesn't matter - result is AWESOMENESS

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:54 AM (emBoF)

598 Trump called into to F & F-

Rapid Response 47
@RapidResponse47
@POTUS
says Maduro and his wife were first taken to the USS Iwo Jima:

"They're on a ship, and they'll be heading into New York... They went by helicopter on a nice flight. I'm sure they loved it."

https://tinyurl.com/s84adnfh

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 09:54 AM (NpAcC)

599 ran under the shahs was very friendly with Israel, as befits their historical relationship. The late Henry Kissinger remarked that having a pro-American Iran was huge, and its loss was a disaster of the first order.

There was a reason our original idea was to make Iran the strategic centerpiece of the region (with Israel). They're a people with a lot of potential.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:55 AM (Riz8t)

600 Once the dust settles I think the biggest loser in Venezuela's regime change will be China. Iran second, but only if the mullahs remain in charge.

China had been courting Maduro for years. The PLA and the naval and air force spin offs in their military were in the process of modernizing some of Venezuela's airbases and naval facilities. Imagine a Chinese fleet cruising around the Gulf of America. Or ballistic missiles in Venezuela capable of reaching the US.

Makes the Cuban Missile Crisis pale in comparison with regards to the threats we'd face removing Chinese weaponry if it came to it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 09:55 AM (NwnyJ)

601 "They're on a ship, and they'll be heading into New York... They went by helicopter on a nice flight. I'm sure they loved it."

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 09:54 AM (NpAcC)
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I hope they kept a door open all the way. For old times' sake.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)

602 "They're on a ship, and they'll be heading into New York... They went by helicopter on a nice flight. I'm sure they loved it."

https://tinyurl.com/s84adnfh
Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 09:54 AM (NpAcC)

"Here are your complimentary peanuts, Mr. Maduro."

"But I'm deathly allergic to peanuts!"

"We know."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:55 AM (06Hmj)

603 John Rich @johnrich

The people of Venezuela are celebrating in the streets this morning. If you're upset about the strike on Maduro, ask yourself why "you" are upset, but the people of Venezuela are throwing a party? Check yourself.

I Meme Therefore I Am @ImMeme0

I’m in tears. Venezuelans are flooding the streets, draped in and waving their national flags, celebrating the capture of Maduro and the fall of his regime.

X video (1:29): https://bit.ly/4beAKRM

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 09:55 AM (P5BPp)

604
The other daughters are Iman and Farah. Iman is the one who married the Jewish feller.

I'll have to say the Shah, or at least his wife, also named Farah, and still alive, had some good genes. Shah Jr's wife ain't too bad looking either.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:56 AM (w6EFb)

605 That's right, Princess Noor is not merely HRH, she's HIH, Her *Imperial* Highness.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 09:33 AM (w6EFb)
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I think Iranians want the monarchy in part because it puts them at the top of the food chain in the region. The Saudis, Empirates, etc. are all upstarts who should bow before the Peacock Throne.

Americans don't like monarchy, but is critical in certain societies. See also: Japan.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:40 AM (ZOv7s)

After reading C. Northcote Parkinson's boo, The Evolution of Political Thought, I've re-thought my position on Monarchy. Is it better to be ruled by a monarch with a personal stake in the good health of the nation, or ruled by hundreds of little despots skimming their vig for "helping the poor (tm)" while regarding themselves citizens-of-the-world that despise the native citizens?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:56 AM (pJWtt)

606 oh btw Mike Lee showed his ass on this one, BUT he talked to PDJT and changed his mind and apologized so good for him

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:57 AM (emBoF)

607 The number of good things this removal will cause for the world and the US is huge. And the Dems are on the wrong side. They are communist and want to lose in 26

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 09:57 AM (zNwXb)

608 We're charging citizens of another country IN that country with violating the NFA? I've heard of padding charges but that's a.... "stretch" to put it mildly.
Posted by: Oddbob at January 03, 2026 09:28 AM (3nLb4)

I believe that it's due to the weapons they have for TdA in this country.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 09:57 AM (ExV1e)

609 Venezuelans are throwing off the Warm Embrace of Socialism.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at January 03, 2026 09:57 AM (4b7CV)

610 If I had to guess, I'd guess that Maduro's "veep" is looking for flights to Moscow or Beijing.

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 09:57 AM (Riz8t)

611 Trump just told Fox that Maduro is on a ship headed for New York.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 09:58 AM (VnsnO)

612 I'd rather have a monarch than a nomenklatura

DEFINITELY

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 09:58 AM (emBoF)

613 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at January 03, 2026 09:58 AM (HFx9z)

614 typo @ 605, "boo" should read "book" - -

Half my kingdom for a Preview Option!

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:58 AM (pJWtt)

615 After reading C. Northcote Parkinson's boo, The Evolution of Political Thought, I've re-thought my position on Monarchy. Is it better to be ruled by a monarch with a personal stake in
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:56 AM (pJWtt)
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It's nice to know that Moron Political Thought leans heavily into whether or not the ruler has a bodacious rack.

Is she hawt? Then monarchy it is.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 09:59 AM (ZOv7s)

616 Venezuela is about 35% bigger than Texas and has about 4.6 million more people. Well, excluding all those who moved to Texas, anyways.

Posted by: Count de Monet at January 03, 2026 09:59 AM (6Ga6M)

617 Like clockwork, Al-Reuters chimes in to tell us what "the world" thinks of the Venezuela operation.

As always, "the world" means "communists in other countries".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 09:59 AM (IG3/x)

618 Dan Bongino @FBIDDBongino

God bless America, and all those who defend Her.

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

X: https://bit.ly/45As6JE

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 09:59 AM (P5BPp)

619 "Here are your complimentary peanuts, Mr. Maduro."

"But I'm deathly allergic to peanuts!"

"We know."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 09:55 AM (06Hmj)
******
LMAO

Posted by: redridinghood at January 03, 2026 09:59 AM (NpAcC)

620 It's nice to know that Moron Political Thought leans heavily into whether or not the ruler has a bodacious rack.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Elizabeth II actually had a decent rack.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

621 Monarchy is the best form of government for any Islamic country, US style democracy always becomes a license for the radicals to oppress everyone else.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (otNgF)

622 Once again yankees had to be deployed to a place full of Spanish speaking people and lay a righteous smack down and bring pride to all true Americans.

Rangers 5
Panthers 1

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (viF8m)

623 The Gulf of America will be yuge and classy.

Posted by: Pudinhead at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (1D2Ie)

624 That it seems that the operation was so easy is the amazing thing.

Super easy, barely an inconvenience

Posted by: Departmen of War at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (a4flb)

625 After reading C. Northcote Parkinson's boo, The Evolution of Political Thought,
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:56 AM (pJWtt)

A fine book. I recommend it to all.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (IG3/x)

626 Bondi has a hardon for the NFA. If she was the one who tacked that bullshit on to something that's actually geopolitically serious and relevant, just to dress up her hobby horse and dig her little heels in, she ought to be fired immediately.
Posted by: Benjamin Franklin at January 03, 2026 09:30 AM (06Hmj)

He isn't being charged with being a narco-terrorist because he's dictator of Venezuela. He's being charged because he's sending narco gangs into the US. Narco gangs armed with illegal automatic weapons and explosives.

Try, for just one moment, to put aside your hatred for Bondi and understand what they're doing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (ExV1e)

627 The number of good things this removal will cause for the world and the US is huge. And the Dems are on the wrong side. They are communist and want to lose in 26
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 09:57 AM (zNwXb)
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Their pitch will be that everything about the US is awful, they hate the country and its people, and crime is great. Also, castrate your kids and kill your babies.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)

628 Insty:
My online feed includes Venezuelans celebrating Maduro’s ouster, Iranians praying for their own revolution, and some Western leftists doing their best to whitewash the brutal autocracies in Caracas and Tehran.

https://is.gd/8RrwRU

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (Riz8t)

629 I kind of love the more Gordian aspects of how this is all going down.

Oooooh, wow, oh no, the vaunted Axis Of Eeeevil, what are we ever going to do? We need trillions of dollars and decades of war everywhere else but there to even begin to topple this fortress of Eeeeevil-itude....

And here comes ol' Donnie strutting up to their little bullshit house of pipe cleaners and shish-kebab skewers, sizes it up for a second, and flicks at one of the sticks and brings the whole thing down into a heap.

Immovable strongman? Nice knot you got there, Gordy. Now get in the bag, asshole. *yoink*

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (06Hmj)

630 X video: https://bit.ly/49I3D6P

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 09:52 AM (P5BPp)

I'm glad to see that Trump is making the Monroe Doctrine great again.

If Cuba falls into our orbit as a result of this (statehood?...eventually?), this is a complete hemispherical game-changer.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 10:01 AM (iJfKG)

631 Good question.

https://is.gd/iPG2k2

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:01 AM (L/fGl)

632 617 Like clockwork, Al-Reuters chimes in to tell us what "the world" thinks of the Venezuela operation.

As always, "the world" means "communists in other countries".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 09:59 AM (IG3/x)

As I love to tell Euro’s on X, when we want to know what “the world” thinks, we’ll beat it out of them!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:02 AM (otNgF)

633 It's nice to know that Moron Political Thought leans heavily into whether or not the ruler has a bodacious rack.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Elizabeth II actually had a decent rack.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

In her younger days, so did Elizabeth I.

Point goes to Lizzy #1 for the low-cut neckline showing-off the boobages.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 10:02 AM (pJWtt)

634 Monarchy is the best form of government for any Islamic country, US style democracy always becomes a license for the radicals to oppress everyone else.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (otNgF)
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Yes. Monarchs are better at long-term thinking and also provide protection for minorities, who the majority will just wipe out as scapegoats.

Make Zoroastrianism Great Again!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)

635 Visegrád 24 @visegrad24

Across Venezuela, posters of Maduro are being torn down to the cheers of local residents following his arrest by the U.S. Delta Force.

X video (0:07): https://bit.ly/4jxtPWc

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:02 AM (P5BPp)

636 I'm glad to see that Trump is making the Monroe Doctrine great again.
Posted by: naturalfake

Somebody upthread called it the "Donroe Doctrine."

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

637 Warai I love that metaphor!

also Jack yeah the Strangers are pretty good this year looks like

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 10:03 AM (emBoF)

638 Trump wants to show Mamdani what happens if he's takes his commie crap too far.
Posted by: naturalfake at January 03, 2026 09:35 AM (iJfKG)

If we have to send in a team to get Mamdani, will they incinerate de Blasio while they're there?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at January 03, 2026 10:03 AM (ExV1e)

639 I think it's interesting that Maduro and his wife are being shuttled to the US on a ship. Not by plane. It's going to take days for them to arrive in NYC.

To a hero's welcome?

We'll see....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 10:04 AM (NwnyJ)

640 just stop letting New Yorkers LEAVE

they'll take care of things

good lord that dude's swearing in was a mess

you almost had to laugh (darkly, bitterly)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 10:04 AM (emBoF)

641 Can't we pump some turpentine into the ground in Venezuela to thin out the heavy oil? Make it easier to refine?

Posted by: Inventiveness to Infinity!! at January 03, 2026 10:04 AM (oftw2)

642 JD Vance @JDVance

The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.

Kudos to our brave special operators who pulled off a truly impressive operation.

X: https://bit.ly/4pizsZD

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:04 AM (P5BPp)

643 there's no way deBlasio is still in NYC

he'd be in Florida or Hawaii or something

Posted by: BlackOrchid at January 03, 2026 10:05 AM (emBoF)

644 After reading C. Northcote Parkinson's book, The Evolution of Political Thought,
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 09:56 AM (pJWtt)

A fine book. I recommend it to all.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (IG3/x)

I learned about the boo ... er ... book in the Book Thread a year or so ago. I can't remember who recommended it, but it is a really important book that should be more widely known.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 10:05 AM (pJWtt)

645 627 The number of good things this removal will cause for the world and the US is huge. And the Dems are on the wrong side. They are communist and want to lose in 26
Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 09:57 AM (zNwXb)

The Democrats are too invested in their anti-Americanism at this point. The narrative contortions you will see involve convincing us that the wider (and wiser) world is unanimously against us and only flushing Trump and the "far right" down the toilet will save us all.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:05 AM (VnsnO)

646 Mike Lee showed his ass on this one, BUT he talked to PDJT and changed his mind and apologized so good for him

Mike, do you really appreciate the ability to chew food and stand erect?

Did you see that the whole operation took less than two hours?

Now what were your concerns again?

Posted by: Under Secretary of Congressional Outreach at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (a4flb)

647 The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.

To which oil is he referring?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (Riz8t)

648 Feliz Ano Nuevo!

Posted by: occam's brassiere at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (AkkXw)

649 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

Please pray for the repose of the soul of my Boss, who passed away suddenly early Sunday morning. Prayers for strength, faith and understanding for the wife he leaves behind, and prayers for all who loved him.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (kB9dk)

650 It's nice to know that Moron Political Thought leans heavily into whether or not the ruler has a bodacious rack.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Elizabeth II actually had a decent rack.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

In her younger days, so did Elizabeth I.

Point goes to Lizzy #1 for the low-cut neckline showing-off the boobages.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 10:02 AM (pJWtt)

They're regal and spectacular.

Posted by: Zombie Prince Philip at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (6Ga6M)

651 Immovable strongman? Nice knot you got there, Gordy. Now get in the bag, asshole. *yoink*

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:00 AM (06Hmj)
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Now do China. Too big, too powerful, nothing we can do.

Well, except tariffs, but those lead to recessions. Everyone says so.

And now China is buckling. Reports are filtering out that the region around Beijing is on high alert, with multiple ID checks needed to move around.

We now have one of China's main oil suppliers. Iran will pretty much wrap it up. Russia will get to do a 1990s rewind of crashing oil prices while trying to sustain a war.

Wow. So much to take in.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (ZOv7s)

652 I believe that it's due to the weapons they have for TdA in this country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I had forgotten that TdA was Venezuelan. We should off Maduro for that alone.

Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

653 I suppose, we'll have to modernize it: so, Trump will have to stand in the Commander's hatch of an M-1 Abrams, and the servant can stand in the Gunner's hatch.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
___

No such thing as a gunner's hatch.

There's a gunner's sight, though.

Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (22p5n)

654 > Kudos to our brave special operators who pulled off a truly impressive operation.
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In the photo of Maduro getting off the plane, escorted by two US Soldiers... the one on the right (Maduro's left) has a "DEA" patch on his uniform.

I would presume that is of significance.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (NwnyJ)

655 C'mon guys, it's New York. Am I wrong to think they might deliberately fuck things up just to stick it to Trump?

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (ZxPkt)

656 there's no way deBlasio is still in NYC

he'd be in Florida or Hawaii or something

He's in a sex dungeon in Bangkok, wearing a gimp suit and with an "appliance" up his bunghole. He paid extra for the "humiliation package".

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

657 Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio

Jul 27, 2025

Maduro is NOT the President of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government. Maduro is the head of the Cartel de Los Soles, a narco-terror organization which has taken possession of a country. And he is under indictment for pushing drugs into the United States.

X: https://bit.ly/4qwAfH9

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (P5BPp)

658 > To which oil is he referring?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (Riz8t)

The US-owned oil fields and associated infrastructure that were stolen (pardon me, "nationalized") by Chavez.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (IG3/x)

659 Te Ewok is up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (zNwXb)

660 >In the photo of Maduro getting off the plane, escorted by two US Soldiers... the one on the right (Maduro's left) has a "DEA" patch on his uniform.

I would presume that is of significance
----

hey I already got smacked around for posting that.

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ZxPkt)

661 The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.

That is a lot of words to say "FAFO"

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (a4flb)

662 To which oil is he referring?

Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (Riz8t)

The oil that is in the ground in Venezuela.

It belongs to an American corporation. They traded them a handful of colored beads for for it in 1960 and no takesy-backsies.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (4y4II)

663 Am I wrong to think they might deliberately fuck things up just to stick it to Trump?
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (ZxPkt)

Well, it's the entire purpose of their existence now.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (VnsnO)

664 Are we nation building now?

Posted by: Because I don't like nation building at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)

665 To which oil is he referring?
Posted by: Archimedes at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (Riz8t)
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They nationalized the oil industry. So equipment, wells, leases, etc. were all stolen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at January 03, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)

666 134 After they put out the fire at Chavez's memorial they will have a big pile of the cold wet ashes of collectivism.
Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 08:05 AM (vFG9F)

That was New Year's Eve at the Mamdani inaugural block party!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 10:09 AM (x0n13)

667 LOL, we build a 1:1 model of Muduro's house.

And those strikes? Can you think of another country that can do that?

Why does the US need such over-whelming military power?
Because we are alone in the world; the entire world would turn against us if they thought they had a sliver of a chance.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at January 03, 2026 10:09 AM (HXT0k)

668 655 C'mon guys, it's New York. Am I wrong to think they might deliberately fuck things up just to stick it to Trump?
Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 10:07 AM (ZxPkt)

Pray that they do. Or at least try.

What's better than a kangaroo court to hang some declawed erstwhile thorn in the national ass?

Watching some traitorous Officer of Justice and Muh Democracy let the kangaroo free to run amok and confirm for all to see that they're a fucking traitor.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (06Hmj)

669 581 That it seems that the operation was so easy is the amazing thing.
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 09:50 AM (Ia/+0)

It's amazing what you can accomplish when chicks with dicks and global menopause aren't your top military priorities.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (UCEkw)

670 Attorney General Pamela Bondi @AGPamBondi

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States.

They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers.

X: https://bit.ly/4qt6EOM

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (P5BPp)

671 You haven’t been paying attention of you believe this is purely about politics for Democrats. They are ideologues. They’ve spent years sending out tax money to regimes and caused hostile to the US. They’ve been laundering US taxpayer money into their coffers through every “social” and entitlement program we have. Those sources are being uncovered and dried up. If Congress grows a set of balls it will be cut out forever.

This is primal and more importantly, existential for them. The last domino that needs to fall is the corruption of our electoral system. It’s the only thing keeping them in power. Once that is choked off, and that needs to be done in a timely way, their exile is nearer.

Posted by: Marcus T at January 03, 2026 10:10 AM (cUMVS)

672 > Why does the US need such over-whelming military power?

The most expensive and useless luxury in the world is a second-best military.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (IG3/x)

673 C'mon guys, it's New York. Am I wrong to think they might deliberately fuck things up just to stick it to Trump?

Given that Hochul has declared for at least for the month of January that NY is a Muslim Caliphate, I'm guessing that Maduro will be tried under Sharia Law.

Bondi needs to brush up on third world death cult legal systems.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 10:11 AM (a4flb)

674 Like clockwork, Al-Reuters chimes in to tell us what "the world" thinks of the Venezuela operation.

As with CBS, only specific people are eligible to be considered "the world" by Reuters.

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (iHitY)

675 > I can't remember who recommended it, but it is a really important book that should be more widely known.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 10:05 AM (pJWtt)

Absolutely. It'd be on my list of books that should be required college reading. Maybe even high school.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (IG3/x)

676 I’m in tears. Venezuelans are flooding the streets, draped in and waving their national flags, celebrating the capture of Maduro and the fall of his regime.

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I wonder what Mamdani thinks watching that.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:12 AM (L/fGl)

677
Wooah, DAily Mail says Delta took Maduro and his wife *out of their beds while they were sleeping*.

And Maduro was sleeping in a different place every night....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 10:13 AM (w6EFb)

678 They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. - P Bondi

Yeah we have seen your definition of "full wrath of American justice" and it looks like humiliating acquittal at the earliest stages.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 03, 2026 10:13 AM (a4flb)

679 Nood Maduro.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at January 03, 2026 10:14 AM (h7ZuX)

680
You think with the US judiciary as leftist and corrupt as it is, Maduro would be found guilty?!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 03, 2026 10:14 AM (x0n13)

681 I believe that it's due to the weapons they have for TdA in this country.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I had forgotten that TdA was Venezuelan. We should off Maduro for that alone.
Posted by: Bulg at January 03, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

That's one of the reasons Maduro in now former dictator of Venezuela.

Some big messages has been sent to these other hostile rulers:

1) Send your thugs into the U.S. to kill and terrorize Americans, your days as a ruler can be brought to an end.

B) Try to ship narcotics via un-flagged boats into the U.S., we can and will blow-up your boats while they're in international waters.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at January 03, 2026 10:14 AM (pJWtt)

682 678 They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. - P Bondi

Her specialty is the strutting announcements. Not so much the follow-up.

Posted by: Ordinary American at January 03, 2026 10:15 AM (VnsnO)

683 Racism!

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries did not get a heads up that President Donald Trump's administration was planning to strike Venezuela and capture President Nicholas Maduro, per sources.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Like Shakespeare Except More Betterer at January 03, 2026 10:18 AM (L/fGl)

684 They have been indicted and will be tried in federal court in NY.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Why is if always NY??? Why not Texas or Florida?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at January 03, 2026 10:18 AM (VCgbV)

685 Nude Maduro, thats a mind bleach thought

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 10:20 AM (Ia/+0)

686 Happy New Year, NaCly Dog

Posted by: callsign claymore at January 03, 2026 10:30 AM (6NwXC)

687 437
'A hundy says "Citizen Journalist" is the retard It's Go Time, Donald.'

I think it's DoggLogg.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 03, 2026 10:34 AM (fd80v)

688 Thank you all for any prayers for my friend. She did actually reach out to me yesterday and is doing a bit better.

Posted by: buzzion at January 03, 2026 10:35 AM (3tZV2)

689 A rock gets thrown through the window at 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. The attached note says only, "You're next."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 09:17 AM (tgvbd)

Hah! If only...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 10:38 AM (8zz6B)

690 Prayers up for all of the Horde.

God Bless DJT and the USA.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 03, 2026 10:49 AM (0nHVk)

691 That it seems that the operation was so easy is the amazing thing.
Posted by: Skip

It was time to come in from the cold.

Posted by: t-bird at January 03, 2026 10:51 AM (iHitY)

692 Can't we pump some turpentine into the ground in Venezuela to thin out the heavy oil? Make it easier to refine?
Posted by: Inventiveness to Infinity!! at January 03, 2026 10:04 AM (oftw2)

That's called a "miscible flood". It can be done, in some circumstances.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 10:54 AM (8zz6B)

Daily Tech News 3 January 2025

Top Story

Contract prices for memory are expected to rise by 50% this quarter, on top of the massive increases in the previous quarter. (WCCFTech)

And that's if you can even get a contract. Spot prices are out of control.
Which may be why Corsair has been cancelling orders for memory kits that were accidentally sold at only double the old price, rather than four times. (Notebook Check)

The sales took place on New Years Eve, which is coincidentally when I bought 128GB of Corsair DDR4 RAM on Amazon - I noticed it was selling for close to pre-apocalyptic prices and pounced.

The reported cancellations mostly involve a specific 48GB DDR5 kit, though, which is not at all what I ordered. And one 64GB kit I ordered has already shipped, so it looks like I lucked out. Waiting to see a shipping notice on the two 32GB kits.

Every time I think maybe I bought too much memory I see another story that suggests things are going to get even worse. Memory rarely fails, and the next two generations of AMD CPUs will still support DDR5, so I should have enough to keep me going for years.

Tech News

On the positive-ish side, Chinese memory maker CXMT is preparing for a $4.2 billion IPO to expand its manufacturing facilities. (Tom's Hardware)

Even if the chips go mostly straight into China's domestic market, anything that increases global supply is a good thing, even if it takes a couple of years. I hope to see similar investment in Taiwanese firm Nanya.
Google AI overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice. (The Guardian)

She turned me into a newt.
Police in Heber City, Utah, have been forced to explain why an official report stated that one of their officers had turned into a frog. (Futurism)

He got better.

And if you guessed AI, you win a frog.

(Hat tip: Comrade Arthur.)
Ghana is trying to regulate online prophecies. (The Economist) (archive site)

Will this succeed?

(shake shake)

Signs point to no.
The BBC is systematically biased... To favour conservatives. (SagePub) (PDF)

Stop laughing, this is serious!
Tesla has been overtaken by Chinese auto maker BYD as the leader in EV sales numbers, if not value. (Tech Crunch)

As we covered previously, BYD engages in massive fraud to boost its sales numbers. Cars sitting unsold at dealers are routinely booked as sold, and then sold as second-hand vehicles at huge losses.
On Steam's latest hardware survey, AMD is fast closing in on Intel, capturing 47% of CPU market share. (Tom's Hardware)

The best selling CPUs and motherboards right now are AMD's AM4 models - five years old - because people already have DDR4 memory and are scrapping plans to upgrade to newer models that require DDR5.

Intel's 12th through 14th generation CPUs support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, but Intel's high-performance 13th and 14th generation CPUs, best suited to gaming, all died.
The top selling motherboard on Amazon right now is the Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II.

I know this because I have a lot of DDR4 RAM myself and was looking for a good motherboard, and there are literally none available in Australia - they have either sold out or otherwise disappeared, leaving only the cheapest models, which all lack one or more key features like WiFi, 2.5Gb Ethernet, a second M.2 slot, more than just the basic three audio jacks, or a decent PCIe slot layout that would let you add cards to provide those missing features.

This has all those features and five PCIe slots so... I bought one.
I have rather less money saved up than a month ago, because I just bought all the hardware I had planned for this year - and probably next year, to be honest - in the space of three weeks.
Speaking of things undergoing sudden unpredictable price increases physical copies of the PlayStation 4 game Star Wars Racer Revenge have abruptly increased in price from $20 to $400. (Tom's Hardware)

This game is known to have a vulnerability that lets you unlock your PlayStation 5's boot loader. But there were only 8500 copies ever made - it was a remaster of a PlayStation 2 game, and mostly sold via digital download - and there are 85,000,000 PlayStation 5s in existence.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: If I get the two 32GB kits, then 768GB in total. Half of which is new. Which used to be a lot.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)

2 G'mornin' everyone!

Thanks, Pixy!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 04:01 AM (Cjt/F)

3 Morning all. Sounds like things just got spicy in Caracas.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 03, 2026 04:03 AM (BLOW1)

4 Fox brought in this cute young girl to host the news on vacation week when all the high priced talent is vacationing. And she's doing great.

Posted by: JackStraw

Saw a Fox Palm Beach show with a cutie hosting.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 04:03 AM (/lPRQ)

5 willowed on an ONT, haven't managed that before.

So I'm calling it now, the Ukrainian flag in bio people will have Venezuellan flags by Noon tomorrow, based on the character of commentary I'm seeing.
Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 04:04 AM (vSvIl)

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 04:05 AM (vSvIl)

6
And if you didn't see it, a strike took out Hugo Chavez's memorial and tomb. Trump blew up Chavez's shrine.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:09 AM (w6EFb)

7 Stop laughing, this is serious!
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I stopped laughing before reading that after reading the lead.

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 04:10 AM (MXMX4)

8 That's what I voted for, too!

(6)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 04:10 AM (Cjt/F)

9 And guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 04:11 AM (MXMX4)

10 Fine, I'm getting up

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:12 AM (Ia/+0)

11
This was a total decapitation strike. Reports are they hit the residence of the Defense Minister. And more reports he's dead, Jim.

And then (remember this is X stuff) speculation that Delta Force was in there to give Maduro a Moe Green special.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:13 AM (w6EFb)

12 Disclaimer: If I get the two 32GB kits, then 768GB in total. Half of which is new. Which used to be a lot.

So you're saying you are now an overnight millionaire and can send your pet wallaby to obedience school? Am I right?

Speaking of wallabies, apparently one got loose in New Jersey on New Year's Eve. I hate when that happens.

https://is.gd/6wEcoz

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:13 AM (HTCU3)

13 What do you do when someone bombs your volcano? Rebuild?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:16 AM (1Usuo)

14 AMD likely would not be closing the gap in market share if Intel were not repeatedly shooting its own toes off.

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 04:17 AM (MXMX4)

15 No shit, really?

>>@disclosetv

>>NOW - Fox News pundit says the unconfirmed U.S. invasion of Venezuela is for national security against Hezbollah and Iran, as well as Russia and China.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:21 AM (viF8m)

16 They were probably helping Canadia smuggle fentanyl into the US.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:22 AM (1Usuo)

17 Maduro nabbed.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:24 AM (1Usuo)

18 Trump post.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:24 AM (1Usuo)

19 Youtube guy reporting that Trump posted that Madura is in US custody and being flown out of Venezuela

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 04:24 AM (vSvIl)

20
Breaking per Fox. Trump says Maduro has been captured.

That was the Delta boys, but they didn't give him a Moe Green special, but took him alive.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:25 AM (w6EFb)

21 Maduro's wife also

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:25 AM (1Usuo)

22
20
Breaking per Fox. Trump says Maduro has been captured.

That was the Delta boys, but they didn't give him a Moe Green special, but took him alive.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:25 AM

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Holy shit.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 04:27 AM (VWtfl)

23 FAFO.

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 04:27 AM (MXMX4)

24 He was given every opportunity to leave Venezuela. Now he will be in a US prison instead of playing video games with Bashar Al-Assad in Moscow.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:28 AM (CNl8/)

25
Message: Nobody is safe.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 04:28 AM (VWtfl)

26 Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:28 AM (1Usuo)

27
He and the missus are in custody and out of the country already.

I saw some stuff on X and about "ground troops" swarming all around Maduro's residence, but didn't know if it was reliable.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:28 AM (w6EFb)

28 Breaking per Fox. Trump says Maduro has been captured.

That was the Delta boys, but they didn't give him a Moe Green special, but took him alive.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:25 AM (w6EFb)

I wonder if they wasted a bunch of his thug body guards in the process. Those dudes are top notch breachers.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 04:29 AM (snZF9)

29 Wow

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at January 03, 2026 04:29 AM (n7rxJ)

30 How much heavy sour oil processing remains?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:29 AM (1Usuo)

31 Trump's latest endless war lasted about two hours total.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 03, 2026 04:29 AM (BLOW1)

32 Cartels in Colombia and Mexico next, please.

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 04:30 AM (MXMX4)

33 Bolivia?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:30 AM (1Usuo)

34 Lord hear our prayer ...

Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at January 03, 2026 04:30 AM (3ZUWJ)

35 Bolivia kicked out the commies in the last election a few months ago. Friendly government now.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:31 AM (CNl8/)

36
Reports started coming in around 3AM EST, which would've been 2AM local time there. So, yep about 2 hours to take out air defense, then decapitation of regime, and then get head of regime captured and black bagged.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:32 AM (w6EFb)

37
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 03, 2026 04:32 AM (tljrc)

38 Imissing all this because big tv room is cold

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:32 AM (Ia/+0)

39 I wonder if the legit president will get installed now. I think the current regime's VP is still in Venezuela.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:33 AM (CNl8/)

40 Vice president of Venezuela said to be fine.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:33 AM (1Usuo)

41 LOL! FAFO!

I know a few Venezuelans who will be doing the Happy Dance later today.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 04:34 AM (Cjt/F)

42 Heya Ayatollah...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 04:35 AM (/lPRQ)

43 Rendition.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:36 AM (1Usuo)

44 I wonder where they took Maduro? Gitmo seems like a good idea.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:36 AM (HTCU3)

45 If the Venezuelan and Iranian regimes fall in the same month that would really be something.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:37 AM (CNl8/)

46 Epcot El Salvador?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:37 AM (1Usuo)

47 Trump's latest endless war lasted about two hours total.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 03, 2026 04:29 AM (BLOW1)

The 'America First' crowd is going to be pissed that they slept through it and didn't get to bitch about it.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 04:38 AM (vSvIl)

48 Can't wait to hear the whole story about how this was carried out. Maybe some of Maduro's security turned on him.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:39 AM (CNl8/)

49 Can't wait to hear the whole story about how this was carried out. Maybe some of Maduro's security turned on him.
Posted by: Mark1971

There was a handsome reward.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 04:41 AM (/lPRQ)

50 That was the Delta boys, but they didn't give him a Moe Green special, but took him alive.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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Sounds like it. Send in the serious sneaky's, get the job done, get out.

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 04:41 AM (41CYW)

51 3.2.1... “This was an illegal act,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland said of the of the attack on Venezuela and the capture of Maduro. She immediately issued a solar system wide injunction against both actions and set of hearing for Monday morning so she could tell President Trump she really is mad at him. Maryland man was seen nodding in approval.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:42 AM (HTCU3)

52 44 I wonder where they took Maduro? Gitmo seems like a good idea.

He jumped out of the helicopter over the ocean while trying to escape.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 04:42 AM (Cjt/F)

53 Delta Force. CBS.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:43 AM (1Usuo)

54 The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:43 AM (w6EFb)

55 There was some question about the Trump tweet, but agenda-free guy says CBS reporting Delta Force captured Maduro.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 04:44 AM (vSvIl)

56 Press conference at 11:00am.

I presume GEOTUS will trundle out Maduro.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 04:44 AM (/lPRQ)

57 I wonder how long it will be before the Mexican president issues a statement saying she stands behind her cartels.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:44 AM (HTCU3)

58 HAH!

@visegrad24 1h
Just a few hours ago, Maduro met with the Chinese Special Envoy who Xi had sent to Caracas.

They had a 3 hour long discussion.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 04:44 AM (mlg/3)

59 Maduro has been indicted already on US criminal charges so no need for Gitmo military detention.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:44 AM (CNl8/)

60 The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

Gotta love him.

Posted by: Tuna at January 03, 2026 04:44 AM (lJ0H4)

61 Candace Owens has published an emergency podcast linking Maduro's capture to the assassination Charlie Kirk.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:47 AM (HTCU3)

62 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 03, 2026 04:47 AM (FmapG)

63 Candace Owens has published an emergency podcast linking Maduro's capture to the assassination Charlie Kirk.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:47 AM

The fact that I don't know if this is real or a joke says so much.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:48 AM (CNl8/)

64
And BTW, a Chicom delegation was in Caracas, and met with Maduro yesterday. Trump launches this attack right with the Chicoms in town.

That's a message of itself.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:49 AM (w6EFb)

65 Just a few hours ago, Maduro met with the Chinese Special Envoy who Xi had sent to Caracas.

They had a 3 hour long discussion.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Apparently the ChiComs had a bunch of empty oil tankers on the way to Venezuela which would have created a direct confrontation. That's not a problem anymore.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:50 AM (HTCU3)

66 The fact that I don't know if this is real or a joke says so much.
Posted by: Mark1971

The idea that this is even plausible is completely whacked. She's a cancer.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:52 AM (HTCU3)

67 Well damn, I was catching up on some recorded stuff and wander into a late Christmas present from Donny Two Scoops.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 04:52 AM (pIfcn)

68 w00t late

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 04:53 AM (RuTUS)

69 It is entirely plausible that the governments of Colombia and Mexico are having some high-level discussions with their cartels about right now.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:53 AM (HTCU3)

70 Trump should start his press conference a vid recapping that time he shredded their top general.... Do the brief on Maduro... Then remind the mullahs that they will be next......
... Step back and look at the big screen behind the podium as Tehran looses power...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 04:54 AM (/lPRQ)

71 69 It is entirely plausible that the governments of Colombia and Mexico are having some high-level discussions with their cartels about right now.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:53 AM (HTCU3)

We need to watch for Swiss Bankers showing up on Saturday like they watch the Pentagon order pizzas.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 04:55 AM (pIfcn)

72
Heh, saw on X where some Brits posted the coordinates for 10 Downing Street, and suggested Mr. Trump might want to black bag Mr. Starmer.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:56 AM (w6EFb)

73 And BTW, a Chicom delegation was in Caracas, and met with Maduro yesterday. Trump launches this attack right with the Chicoms in town.

That's a message of itself.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

IIRC
First term he was having lunch with Xi while he took out a bunch of ISIS or some other trash.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 04:56 AM (/lPRQ)

74 18 degrees here

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:57 AM (Ia/+0)

75 Caracas is too humid.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 04:58 AM (1Usuo)

76 Trump should start his press conference a vid recapping that time he shredded their top general.... Do the brief on Maduro... Then remind the mullahs that they will be next.... Step back and look at the big screen behind the podium as Tehran looses power...Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butche

I would prefer it if Dog the Bounty Hunter ran the press conference.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:58 AM (HTCU3)

77
Less than 2 hours. First explosions were heard in Caracas around 1:50AM EST. It's barely 5AM, and Maduro was black bagged well before.

SO, regime change in less than 2 hours. The Don settles family business very efficiently.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 04:59 AM (w6EFb)

78 F all defeatists. I made a donation to Trump today

Posted by: PG at January 03, 2026 04:59 AM (V0eND)

79 How I wish my dad was here to see this. Would have loved to see his reaction to Maduro being taken down.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 05:03 AM (2F0/Y)

80 Less than 2 hours. First explosions were heard in Caracas around 1:50AM EST. It's barely 5AM, and Maduro was black bagged well before.

SO, regime change in less than 2 hours. The Don settles family business very efficiently.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

Seen elsewhere it was actually 19 minutes.

Which of true would reveal some means and methods -
The bag and tag team was there for some time, hanging out on the block, waiting to told to move into position... The air strike was the signal.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 05:03 AM (/lPRQ)

81 This could also push Cuba towards change. I can't help but be a little optimistic even though I keep hearing Phillip Seymour Hoffman saying, "we'll see".

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 05:03 AM (pIfcn)

82 When Maduro is hauled into a US Federal Court I hope it's in Florida or Texas and not Washington DC.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 05:03 AM (HTCU3)

83 Less than 2 hours. First explosions were heard in Caracas around 1:50AM EST. It's barely 5AM, and Maduro was black bagged well before.

SO, regime change in less than 2 hours. The Don settles family business very efficiently.
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I wonder how well all those Somali chid care center owners will be sleeping tomorrow night.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 05:05 AM (vSvIl)

84 Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:58 AM (HTCU3)

I just hope we support the Iranian people this time, unlike Obama ignoring them fighting for change.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 05:05 AM (2F0/Y)

85 How soon until a Commissar Judge orders President Trump to let Maduro go?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:06 AM (Ia/+0)

86 Where was Noriega tried in the US?

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 05:07 AM (MXMX4)

87 When Maduro is hauled into a US Federal Court I hope it's in Florida or Texas and not Washington DC.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions.

Park his ass indefinitely in GITMO.
Castros boys can visit.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 05:07 AM (/lPRQ)

88 I just hope we support the Iranian people this time, unlike Obama ignoring them fighting for change.
Posted by: Joyenz

Odds on Israeli and US Special forces are on the ground in Tehran.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 05:08 AM (HTCU3)

89 LOL, Chyron on FNC:

Venezuela demands US provide proof of life for Maduro and wife.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 05:08 AM (vSvIl)

90 Maduro's 2020 indictment was in the Southern District of New York.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 05:10 AM (CNl8/)

91 LOL, Chyron on FNC:

Venezuela demands US provide proof of life for Maduro and wife.
Posted by: Methos

THAT guy should be picked tomorrow and put in the same cage ...
Ta-da
Proof!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 05:10 AM (/lPRQ)

92 Where was Noriega tried in the US?
Posted by: clarence

Miami.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 05:10 AM (HTCU3)

93 NY Times Negative US cassualties

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 05:10 AM (1Usuo)

94 They could have him at the News Conference.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 05:11 AM (1Usuo)

95 I'm hoping for a Hegseth press conference. Those reporters won't be able to stop themselves from an epic beclowning.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 05:12 AM (pIfcn)

96 Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 05:08 AM (HTCU3)

The poor protesters are being gunned down. I really hope they succeed in taking their country back from the current government.

Not sure about our guys, but definitely Israel has people in there.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 05:12 AM (2F0/Y)

97 90 Maduro's 2020 indictment was in the Southern District of New York.
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Ok, that will be interesting since SDNY has tried to get PDJT before.

Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 05:13 AM (MXMX4)

98 Have seen some videos on X of attack helicopters blowing stuff to smithereens

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 05:14 AM (ZxPkt)

99
My mind is boggling as it sinks in. This is what the US of fucking A military is capable, when unleashed. 2 hours. Two fucking hours to do a regime change and capture the leader.

For the first time in a long time, we've got a President willing to use that power to its fullest extent -- no pussy footing around, diplomatic niceties and international law/"norms".

Just go in in 2 hours and take out the damned leadership of a country.

This is the Donroe Doctrine.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 05:15 AM (w6EFb)

100 >Maduro's 2020 indictment was in the Southern District of New York.

Posted by: Mark1971
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$50 fine. Next case!

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 05:15 AM (ZxPkt)

101 @RogueLou18 41m
Rubio finding out he’s the new Venezuelan president.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 05:15 AM (mlg/3)

102 $50 fine. Next case!

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 05:15 AM (ZxPkt)

Going to be like Night Court.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 05:16 AM (CNl8/)

103 G'morning, all!

Will Maduro's capture help bring the price of memory back down?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 05:16 AM (iMotb)

104 This is the Donroe Doctrine.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

Donroe Doctrine. Has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Tuna at January 03, 2026 05:17 AM (lJ0H4)

105 >> Rubio finding out he’s the new Venezuelan president.

And he's prolly gonna have to be president of Cuber soon, too. Maybe Iran.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 05:22 AM (w6EFb)

106 At a 1980s computer hobbyist show, a guy was selling memory.
His sign read: "16k for 16 bucks". Catchy.

Works out to $1 million per gigabyte

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 03, 2026 05:22 AM (2qS74)

107 Remember when the left blob would squeal when Trump sent a few Tran de Aragua back? Good times. The presser is gonna be something to behold.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:22 AM (cxFcK)

108 The cocaine socialist guy in Colombia is pretty upset. He might be next.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:24 AM (cxFcK)

109 They f'd around
And they found out again
Never gonna not be fun....

Message the night away,
Message the night away...

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at January 03, 2026 05:27 AM (+QZeB)

110 Whatever must the mullahs be thinking?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:27 AM (cxFcK)

111
"He doesn't want to fuck around with the United States" -- Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, 10/25/2025, speaking to reporters in the Cabinet Room.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 05:28 AM (w6EFb)

112 At a 1980s computer hobbyist show, a guy was selling memory.
His sign read: "16k for 16 bucks". Catchy.

Works out to $1 million per gigabyte
Posted by: JM

286 machine I bought back when had 1MB ram and 65MB hard drive options for about $2500.
No ram or drive it was
So about right, $1 million per gigabyte.

Other than amusing kitty vids and pron it had abought the same utility as modern computers.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 05:32 AM (/lPRQ)

113
108 The cocaine socialist guy in Colombia is pretty upset. He might be next.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:24 AM

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I anticipate a press conference. The President of Columbia, glassy-eyed, raving, a carpet of white powder under his nose...

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 05:32 AM (VWtfl)

114 Good morning! Looks like the FO phase has been conducted. Good. Let the bellyaching and caterwauling begin.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 03, 2026 05:33 AM (3Ope8)

115 I wonder how many former residents of Cuba or of Soviet-era Poland, East Germany, Czech Republic remember "The warmth of collectivism".

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 03, 2026 05:33 AM (2qS74)

116 "63 Candace Owens has published an emergency podcast linking Maduro's capture to the assassination Charlie Kirk.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 04:47 AM

The fact that I don't know if this is real or a joke says so much.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 04:48 AM (CNl8/) "

I get that feeling a lot lately ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 05:34 AM (Cjt/F)

117
Maybe Mamdani won't be tolerated. Not Special Forces, other things. Drip, drip, drip...

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 05:37 AM (VWtfl)

118 Maduro just a pawn in game of life

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 05:39 AM (iMotb)

119 US recognized González (I think that’s spelled correctly) and Machado as the winners of last election. What happens now? He was in Spain and I thought she had escaped from V, also..

Posted by: EveR at January 03, 2026 05:39 AM (wJEpP)

120 what I'd like to see is this kind of operation against ... eh, let's just say domestic enemies and leave it at that.

the list is long.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 05:39 AM (Cjt/F)

121 Whatever must the mullahs be thinking?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

This Trump guy.
We can work with, maybe get him to send more cash than Obama.
Another "Death to America Rally" will break him.
///

At some point point one has to recognize that you are dealing with with syphilis riddled brains of zealots and just eliminate them.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 05:41 AM (/lPRQ)

122 Sounds like Maduro had a fun evening.

This is a direct warning to every other tinpot dictatorship around the globe.

None of them are safe from the wrath of the United States.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 05:42 AM (ESVrU)

123 Millei is on board, I'm happy to see on X.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:42 AM (cxFcK)

124 Trump makes me think of Teddy Roosevelt.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 03, 2026 05:44 AM (cYpPP)

125 7 Stop laughing, this is serious!
----

I stopped laughing before reading that after reading the lead.
Posted by: clarence at January 03, 2026 04:10 AM (MXMX4)

The BBC is systematically biased... To favour conservatives. (SagePub) (PDF)

Stop laughing, this is serious!

I CAN'T stop laughing.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:45 AM (RuTUS)

126 The state of American newsgathering and reporting is deplorable. I have to go to Sky News in the UK to get news about Venezuela.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:45 AM (cxFcK)

127 71 69 We need to watch for Swiss Bankers showing up on Saturday like they watch the Pentagon order pizzas.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 04:55 AM (pIfcn)

Oh, I didn't know that was a thing. That's a cool thing.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:46 AM (RuTUS)

128 Leticia, James has issued an arrest warrant for President Trump, "If the President of the United States can capture another head of state so can I." Meanwhile, Mayor Mamdani Is saying he's going to seize Trump Tower and make it into public housing for he and his wife.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 05:48 AM (HTCU3)

129 Geert Wilders is on board.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:49 AM (cxFcK)

130 Was his parrot captured?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 05:49 AM (1Usuo)

131 I didn't make enough coffee for this

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 05:52 AM (Ia/+0)

132 Nayib Bukele is on board.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:54 AM (cxFcK)

133
Just saw that Maduro was indicted in Argentina for crimes against humanity a while back as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 05:55 AM (w6EFb)

134 101 @RogueLou18 41m
Rubio finding out he’s the new Venezuelan president.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 03, 2026 05:15 AM (mlg/3)

; )

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 05:56 AM (RuTUS)

135 " There an oldest australian stock man, lying, dying
And he says to his mates
Watch me wallabies, feed, mate

Rolf Harris, Tie me kangaroo down

https://tinyurl.com/58ah2uhw

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 03, 2026 05:58 AM (Nyd8v)

136 From what I'm seeing the people of Venezuela are ecstatic. They need to take to the streets and Machado has to get involved.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:58 AM (cxFcK)

137 NBC News covered it from the beginning. Their weekend night guys started, and now their normal guys have gotten to the studio. (Showed in about 45 minutes, which was not bad.)

My mom had the TV on all night; and I wandered out to watch it early in the morning, which is why I know.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at January 03, 2026 05:58 AM (+QZeB)

138 Random Blurbs -

- The Russian embassy was not affected by the explosions in Caracas, according to the Russian ambassador.

- A mass evacuation of people from Caracas has begun. In the city, where there is almost no electricity, a stampede and traffic jams have started.

- President Trump is taking out Muduro. X is showing the military sites our troops are have taken out. Reports that Hugo Chavez got blown up too.
- His mausoleum got blown up.

- Looks like Maduros days are numbered.

- unconfirmed Madero went willingly, and is going to speak at the press conference at 11.

Foggy out there

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 06:01 AM (/lPRQ)

139 'rons and 'ettes waking up for the Prayer Thread will be stunned to learn that the US was in and out of Venezuela while they slept. Insomnia does has its advantages sometimes.

Posted by: Tuna at January 03, 2026 06:01 AM (lJ0H4)

140 Venezuelan opposition media report that Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello has been assassinated.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:03 AM (cxFcK)

141 'rons and 'ettes waking up for the Prayer Thread will be stunned to learn that the US was in and out of Venezuela while they slept. Insomnia does has its advantages sometimes.
Posted by: Tuna at January 03, 2026 06:01 AM (lJ0H4)
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Considering the magnitude of this event, I'm a bit surprised we didn't wake up to a flaming skull post this morning. Maybe Mis Hum or CBD will post something a bit later.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 06:03 AM (ESVrU)

142 Powerline Week in Pictures is up

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 06:04 AM (Cjt/F)

143
136 From what I'm seeing the people of Venezuela are ecstatic. They need to take to the streets and Machado has to get involved.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:58 AM

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I guess when Maduro did things like make a national TV broadcast to lecture the people about food shortages while he ate a grilled cheese sandwich, they took it the wrong way.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 06:04 AM (azNOR)

144 >> Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello has been assassinated.

I just something of supposedly him on TV ordering stuff, like he was taking over (Al Haig?).

So, if they just whacked him too...

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 06:06 AM (w6EFb)

145
From the timeline, looks like the INterior minister went on TV after those reports he was whacked.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 06:07 AM (w6EFb)

146 He got better.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 06:08 AM (1Usuo)

147 * Ding Dong*

Candygram!

Posted by: Land Shark at January 03, 2026 06:08 AM (iMotb)

148 American news media slow to report because:
1. Still trying to figure out an angle that hurts Trump;
2. Trying to figure out how far they can stretch the truth without getting sued by Trump;
3. They don't know where Venezuela is

Posted by: Wally at January 03, 2026 06:08 AM (0e5Te)

149 And...it's raining.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 03, 2026 06:09 AM (iMotb)

150 Trump is the Kwisatz Haderach.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:10 AM (cxFcK)

151 "American news media slow to report because:
1. Still trying to figure out an angle that hurts Trump;"

Very likely.

Posted by: Tuna at January 03, 2026 06:11 AM (lJ0H4)

152 102 $50 fine. Next case!

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 05:15 AM (ZxPkt)

Going to be like Night Court.
Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 05:16 AM (CNl8/)

haha!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:11 AM (RuTUS)

153 The VP is some commie bitch, and she would take over I think.

I'm assuming we worked out something with the opposition and the leader in exile about taking over after Maduro govt was decapitated.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 06:13 AM (w6EFb)

154 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Here kitty, kitty, kitty.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 03, 2026 06:14 AM (qbLEp)

155 Maduro's wife is also under US indictment, basically the same narco charges as Maduro himself.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 06:14 AM (w6EFb)

156 Evening and morning, Saturday strollers of the AoSHQ Boardwalk! I see I'm late this am. Usually I pop in about ninety minutes after the Tech Thread starts, but today Stirling the Evil Black Kitten of War and Pestilence did not leap across and on me, so I slept late. It's . . . odd.

Thanks to those on the ONT who sent me good wishes about my minor skin cancer surgery on Monday. One commenter said, "It's about like getting a tooth filled, as far as recovery." Uh-oh . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)

157 "Interior Minister" is usually the title of the person who runs the secret police. Tears unlikely to be shed.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 03, 2026 06:16 AM (qbLEp)

158 As far as the officer in Utah being turned into a frog- I'm glad he got better. Did a princess kiss him?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 06:16 AM (Yl2Ob)

159 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Here kitty, kitty, kitty.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 03, 2026

***
Col. Sanders: "Here, chicky, chicky, chicky. . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:16 AM (wzUl9)

160 So was that simpering commie homo Milley able to call Maduro before the attack?

Posted by: Wally at January 03, 2026 06:17 AM (0e5Te)

161 128 Leticia, James has issued an arrest warrant for President Trump, "If the President of the United States can capture another head of state so can I." Meanwhile, Mayor Mamdani Is saying he's going to seize Trump Tower and make it into public housing for he and his wife.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 05:48 AM (HTCU3)

snark tag?

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:17 AM (RuTUS)

162 Trump is the Kwisatz Haderach.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026

***
And the Kumquatz Haagendasz -- "He Whose Soul Is Tempered to a Soft, Fruit-Like Consistency."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9)

163 mornin yall. Our local "news" site has the following headlines side by side:

"Mortgage rates hold steady after Fed rate cut"

"Mortgage rates dip back down following Fed cut"

Nothing about Venezuela though. They are waiting for the propaganda to come down from the NYT.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:18 AM (vFG9F)

164 @141/"Perfessor" Squirrel: "Considering the magnitude of this event, I'm a bit surprised we didn't wake up to a flaming skull post this morning. Maybe Mis Hum or CBD will post something a bit later."

Pudding flaming skull:
https://tinyurl.com/2mmwcxbr

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 06:18 AM (O7YUW)

165 Tough one, best looking cop?
Angie Dickinson or Heather Locklear

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 06:18 AM (Ia/+0)

166 Today is J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday. Connecting events with the fall of Sauron or some such?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 03, 2026 06:19 AM (qbLEp)

167 Week in pictures was pretty good

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 06:19 AM (Ia/+0)

168 Tough one, best looking cop?
Angie Dickinson or Heather Locklear
Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 06:18 AM (Ia/+0)
-----------
Jamie Lee Curtis, Blue Steel.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 03, 2026 06:20 AM (qbLEp)

169 " There an oldest australian stock man, lying, dying
And he says to his mates
Watch me wallabies, feed, mate

Rolf Harris, Tie me kangaroo down

https://tinyurl.com/58ah2uhw

***
"Let me abos go loose, Lou;
They're of no further use, Lou . . ."

("RAAAcist!!" -- Today's Karens)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:20 AM (wzUl9)

170 Goodnight guys,

I'm going to try and get some sleep.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 03, 2026 06:22 AM (2F0/Y)

171
Will this succeed?

(shake shake)

Signs point to no.

* sigh *
We didn't see it coming, either.

-- zombie Psychic Friends' Club

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:22 AM (xG4kz)

172 Magic 8 Ball.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 06:24 AM (1Usuo)

173
He and the missus are in custody and out of the country already.

I saw some stuff on X and about "ground troops" swarming all around Maduro's residence, but didn't know if it was reliable.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)

"We lost him over the Gulf of America -- guy refused to buckle his seat belt"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:27 AM (xG4kz)

174 The story about online prophecies was interesting but strange . I am not Pentecostal, not from Ghana and don't make prophecies. The internet just gets odder and odder.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 06:28 AM (Yl2Ob)

175
Fox played and interview of Maria Corina Machado, the one who actually won the last election -- remember when we spirited her out of Venezuela a while back. Hell it was just Dec. 11 -- seems longer than that.

Anyway, she said to trust Donald Trump and Marco Rubio on this, they know what they're doing....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 06:28 AM (w6EFb)

176
Don't cry for me, Venezuela ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:29 AM (xG4kz)

177 The few X posts I've seen from elected Pedocrats seem to suggest they are casting about for good reasons to oppose Venezuela freedom. The most common complaint is that Trump did not get congressional approval.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:29 AM (cxFcK)

178
Al Green is drawing up articles of impeachment even as we speak.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 03, 2026 06:30 AM (tgvbd)

179 Has anybody ever made a successful comeback as the world's oldest person?

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 06:31 AM (HTCU3)

180
The few X posts I've seen from elected Pedocrats seem to suggest they are casting about for good reasons to oppose Venezuela freedom. The most common complaint is that Trump did not get congressional approval.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

Time to bust out the sombreros again! Temu Obama has missed wearing his something turrible ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:32 AM (xG4kz)

181 So that's how it's done. I'll be damned.

Posted by: Zombie JFK at January 03, 2026 06:33 AM (0e5Te)

182 President Trump's State of the Union address this year is going to be absolutely EPIC.

I would not be surprised if every single Democrat boycotted the event because they know President Trump is going to rag on them for an hour or so.

I'll bet Mayor Mamdani will be tapped for their "rebuttal."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 06:34 AM (ESVrU)

183 164 @141/"Perfessor" Squirrel: "Considering the magnitude of this event, I'm a bit surprised we didn't wake up to a flaming skull post this morning. Maybe Mis Hum or CBD will post something a bit later."

Pudding flaming skull:
https://tinyurl.com/2mmwcxbr
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 06:18 AM (O7YUW)

Pixy might not have the keys to the flaming skull.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:35 AM (RuTUS)

184 The few X posts I've seen from elected Democrats seem to suggest they are casting about for good reasons to oppose Venezuela's freedom. The most common complaint is that Trump did not get congressional approval.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

Congress gives approval for declaring war. Check notes, shuffles papers around. This was not war; based on what we know so far, this was a very loud Dog the Bounty Hunter operation.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 06:35 AM (HTCU3)

185 And the Kumquatz Haagendasz -- "He Whose Soul Is Tempered to a Soft, Fruit-Like Consistency."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9

I laughed even if nobody else did.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 06:35 AM (6ydKt)

186
Two hours. Dems didn't even have time to hardly do anything before it was over. Wait what, Trump attacked Venezuela...and what, it's over? Two hours you say, and Maduro was captured....

I mean damn.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 06:36 AM (w6EFb)

187 BYU men's choir sings "How Great Thou Art":

https://tinyurl.com/5e47xts4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 06:37 AM (2sfNr)

188 I'll bet Mayor Mamdani will be tapped for their "rebuttal."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 06:34 AM (ESVrU)
------------
Perhaps he's next.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 03, 2026 06:38 AM (qbLEp)

189
Get congressional approval = Venezuelan government notified immediately

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 06:38 AM (t1fZA)

190 “This was an illegal act,” U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland said of the of the attack on Venezuela and the capture of Maduro. She immediately issued a solar system wide injunction against both actions and set of hearing for Monday morning so she could tell President Trump she really is mad at him. Maryland man was seen nodding in approval.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026

***
Solar-system wide? Wow, she's really upset. Wonder if the native judges on Titania will concur.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)

191 I’m only disappointed this didn’t happen to Chavez around 2010.

Venezuela might’ve been in a lot better shape in 2025 if we had taken him out, but 0 was in charge then, so nevermind.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (6ydKt)

192 French citizen George Clooney says "We have to make America great again."

Thanks for doing your part and moving away, George.

Posted by: fd at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

193 Solar-system wide? Wow, she's really upset. Wonder if the native judges on Titania will concur.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)
------------
ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (qbLEp)

194 What a way to start the day. USA USA USA USA.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (sDNVV)

195 Jeb Bush is praising Trump's leadership.

Jeb. Bush.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (cxFcK)

196 And the Kumquatz Haagendasz -- "He Whose Soul Is Tempered to a Soft, Fruit-Like Consistency."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026
*
I laughed even if nobody else did.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026

***
It's from Doon, the Bored of the Rings-style parody of Dune that came out after the David Lynch movie.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

197 Jeb!

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 06:40 AM (1Usuo)

198 195 Jeb Bush is praising Trump's leadership.

Jeb. Bush.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (cxFcK)

Golly!
Thank you for your updates on which world leaders are on board. I'm reading your comments like they are news feeds.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:40 AM (RuTUS)

199 Jeb Bush is praising Trump's leadership.

Jeb. Bush.
Posted by: Blutarski,

The preferred spelling is Jeb!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 06:41 AM (HTCU3)

200 @183/m: "Pixy might not have the keys to the flaming skull."

*flicks through skeleton key-ring*

Here you go:
https://tinyurl.com/56r4hdtw

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 06:41 AM (O7YUW)

201 200

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:41 AM (RuTUS)

202 Sorry m, that was an unintentional snipe.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 06:42 AM (O7YUW)

203 or is it

Jeb¡

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:42 AM (RuTUS)

204 202 Sorry m, that was an unintentional snipe.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 06:42 AM (O7YUW)

Fair win!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:42 AM (RuTUS)

205
Somalia Assumes Rotating Presidency of U.N. Security Council

... immediately announces plan to establish daycare centers around the globe

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:43 AM (xG4kz)

206 104 year old army veteran plays our national anthem at a hockey game:

https://tinyurl.com/3dc25764

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 06:43 AM (2sfNr)

207 The annual Tren de Aragua shareholders meeting Is likely going to be a very downscale affair this year.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 06:44 AM (HTCU3)

208 203 or is it

Jeb¡
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:42 AM (RuTUS)

That's supposed to be an

inverted exclamation mark

but it looks a little truncate.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:44 AM (RuTUS)

209 *truncated

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:45 AM (RuTUS)

210 There is this remarkable package available for free called exoDOS. It attempts to collect every MS-DOS game ever produced, mainly the commercial releases with some of the better shareware items. Everything runs in a VM, so it generally just works.

You get it by torrent. There are two versions. The one with EVERYTHING is nearly 700GB. The other choice, at a mere 7GB, has full listings with cover art and screenshots, along with info. You download just the games you choose, with the largest being early CD-ROM releases around 600MB for a full CD. This works through a built-in torrent client and is fairly effortless.

This is simultaneously really cool and a reminder of how horrible gaming on DOS was. Especially compared to machines like the Amiga.

There is also an exoWIN3x project doing the same for early Windows, with a wider range of items beyond games. It is unfortunately an all or nothing proposition at this point. You have to do a 345GB torrent with no other option currently. There is also a exoWIN9x project happening. This is being broken up into multiple volumes, with the first covering 1995 and 1996. This is 662 games in a 262GB torrent.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 03, 2026 06:45 AM (/0z9K)

211 proper way to use spanish exclamation marks...

í Jeb !

Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere at January 03, 2026 06:46 AM (G+z4C)

212
French citizen George Clooney says "We have to make America great again."

Thanks for doing your part and moving away, George.

Posted by: fd

"There is Silly Putty in the words of Clowny"

-- zombie Chief Ten Bears

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:47 AM (xG4kz)

213 Farage is vaguely on board.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:48 AM (cxFcK)

214 I guess when Maduro did things like make a national TV broadcast to lecture the people about food shortages while he ate a grilled cheese sandwich, they took it the wrong way.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

He ate a giant plate of empanadas. While female doctors and attorneys prostituted themselves just to buy food for their families, he sat his fat ass down in front of his starving nation and pounded a couple pounds of empanadas.

I hope he hangs.

Also acceptable would be life in a maximum security prison.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 06:48 AM (X+xvk)

215
The annual Tren de Aragua shareholders meeting Is likely going to be a very downscale affair this year.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions

Bookings on the "dodge 'em" excursions to the U.S. are waaaaay down

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:49 AM (xG4kz)

216 roundup

123 Millei is on board, I'm happy to see on X.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:42 AM (cxFcK)

129 Geert Wilders is on board.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:49 AM (cxFcK)

132 Nayib Bukele is on board.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 05:54 AM (cxFcK)

195 Jeb Bush is praising Trump's leadership.

Jeb. Bush.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (cxFcK)

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:49 AM (RuTUS)

217 Iran is now six days into nationwide rioting. The Iranian people are burning the Islamic Republic flag, burning down police stations and attacking the IRGC.

God be with them. May He strengthen and comfort them, protect them and aid them.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 06:50 AM (X+xvk)

218 197 Jeb!

Posted by: Boss Moss

Now, THAT is seriously funny.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 06:52 AM (X+xvk)

219 211 proper way to use spanish exclamation marks...

í Jeb !
Posted by: 5 miles to nowhere at January 03, 2026 06:46 AM (G+z4C)

O.k.! Worth knowing!

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:52 AM (RuTUS)

220 The annual Tren de Aragua shareholders meeting Is likely going to be a very downscale affair this year.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions
----
Every cartel head in Venezuela is sweating bullets right now.

If President Trump can swoop in and snatch the head of the country overnight, what will he do to THEM?

Unlike Maduro, they don't have even the nominal protection of being the sovereign head of state.

They're simply terrorists.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 06:52 AM (ESVrU)

221 That's it. I'm going long in marble futures. I predict a LOT of new statues.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at January 03, 2026 06:52 AM (cxFcK)

222 Forgot to add...

"Please clap."

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 06:53 AM (X+xvk)

223 The Smart Military Blog rises to the occasion.

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:53 AM (RuTUS)

224 I finally got around to installing the 9070 XT along with the new CPU cooler and PSU yesterday afternoon.

Thankfully, I didn’t have to remove the motherboard to install the new cooler, as I was afraid of. It’s an AMD motherboard so all I had to do was change the mounting brackets next to the CPU slot out and it all went perfect. OK, almost perfect until I realized I’d left the protective peel over the heatsink and had to uninstall/reinstall because of that little booboo.

Then I almost had a panic attack when I tried to install the 9070 XT. I had madd sure the one I bought fit the length of my case, and on paper it does. But trying to get it in took about 10 minutes of maneuvering it just right to get it in the box and into the slot before finally settling in with a few millimeters between the front of the card and the front 140mm fans. Whew!

I definitely couldn’t fit a larger card in this mATX case if I wanted too.

All’s well.
Tested Cyberpunk benchmark and got very playable framerates at 1440p and 2160p without ray tracing on, and passable fps with RT on. Turn FSR4 on at ‘Quality’ and she runs even better.

Next is the new Indiana Jones game once I clear some space and DL it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 06:53 AM (6ydKt)

225 Cuba will be open for business in 2 weeks!

Posted by: Ben Had at January 03, 2026 06:54 AM (sDNVV)

226 It's from Doon, the Bored of the Rings-style parody of Dune that came out after the David Lynch movie.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 06:39 AM (wzUl9)

Ahhh, never heard of that.

I thought it was an original Wolfus quip.

still funny.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 06:55 AM (6ydKt)

227 Legalinsurrection.com says a Mar-a-Lago news conference at 11am

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 06:55 AM (Ia/+0)

228
Jeb!
Posted by: Boss Moss

Former President GWB was unavailable for comment.

"We're washing his paint-by-numbers paint from his hair, again," said his wife.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at January 03, 2026 06:56 AM (xG4kz)

229 Message to Iran?

Otherwise, I don't understand the point.

Posted by: Don't blame the alligators at January 03, 2026 06:56 AM (1Nv0l)

230 @224/SpeakingOf: "almost perfect until I realized I’d left the protective peel over the heatsink and had to uninstall/reinstall because of that little booboo. "

As long as you caught that before an overheating disaster, it's good.

Congrats on the successful upgrade!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 06:56 AM (O7YUW)

231 @bonchieredstate is rounding up the early nay-sayers

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:56 AM (RuTUS)

232 Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 06:50 AM (X+xvk)

Amen!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 03, 2026 06:57 AM (Yl2Ob)

233
Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
1h
The mention of this being done with US law enforcement is the tip-off that will be the reasoning.

Maduro was a fugitive with a bounty.

Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
3h
I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:58 AM (RuTUS)

234 Waking up . .

Well, this is going to be an interesting Saturday.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at January 03, 2026 06:59 AM (8AONa)

235 Doon was a much more literary attempt at parody and was a bit of a slog compared to Bored of the Rings. It isn't surprising that it fell out of print, though I suppose the recent movies might have prompted a new edition.

Posted by: Epobirs at January 03, 2026 06:59 AM (/0z9K)

236 I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:58 AM (RuTUS)

I needed neither back in the day.

Posted by: TJ at January 03, 2026 06:59 AM (3E+BT)

237 Aluminum body laptops with improved heat sinks. They lasted me about 6 times longer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 06:59 AM (1Usuo)

238 a local district judge will probably order POTUS to send Maduro back

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 07:00 AM (znREB)

239 I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force
Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 06:58 AM (RuTUS)

Seriously. People need to learn what a declaration of war ACTUALLY DOES.

Posted by: Cow Demon at January 03, 2026 07:00 AM (3E+BT)

240 Instead of upgrading to windows 11, I bought a 13 inch macbook: m4, 24GB, 512GB. I don't like apple.

But I hope this is robust enough to last me a few years.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at January 03, 2026 07:01 AM (DOVS7)

241 "There is Silly Putty in the words of Clowny"

-- zombie Chief Ten Bears

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison!

My God, but I love this site. Funniest commenters on the internet.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 07:02 AM (X+xvk)

242 I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force

because Commander in Chief is not just words on paper?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 07:02 AM (Cjt/F)

243 241, purely the truth!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 07:03 AM (Cjt/F)

244 Trump seems quite serious about cleaning up the western hemisphere.

CUBA LIBRE

Posted by: Don Black at January 03, 2026 07:06 AM (ZxPkt)

245 AoS Isolationists, Code Pinkers, and posters who hate this country are going to be the most upset.

I’m not crazy about this action, but hey, at least they will be beside themselves with rage. I’m here for it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at January 03, 2026 07:06 AM (3E+BT)

246 The 8 AM thread is up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 07:06 AM (1Usuo)

247 I'm going to repost this to clarify that the quoted comment was made by

Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee

and not by me.

START
Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
3h
I look forward to learning what, if anything, might constitutionally justify this action in the absence of a declaration of war or authorization for the use of military force
END

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 07:07 AM (RuTUS)

248 Pinned Tweet
Mike Lee
@BasedMikeLee
1h
Just got off the phone with @SecRubio

He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant

This action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack

Thank you, @SecRubio, for keeping me apprised

Posted by: m at January 03, 2026 07:08 AM (RuTUS)

249 It's from Doon, the Bored of the Rings-style parody of Dune that came out after the David Lynch movie.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026
*
Ahhh, never heard of that.

I thought it was an original Wolfus quip.

still funny.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026

***
A handsome compliment, Speaking! I'm honored. (If you're gonna steal, steal from the best.) The parody came out in paperback in '84. The glossary alone (parodying the one in the original novel) is worth the price of the book all by itself. "Pall," the lead character, is also referred to at various points as "The Al-Di-Lah," defined as "the Bright Light of the Italian Love Song.' "

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:09 AM (wzUl9)

250 John Roberts and James Boasberg have reportedly flown to a remote B&B in Connecticut to strategize the legal maneuvers they will employ on Maduro's behalf, right after they get married.

In lieu of gifts, they ask that you consider making a donation to the GoFundMe account they've set up to cover the Empanada Muncher's legal defense fund.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 07:09 AM (X+xvk)

251 Mike Lee tweeted that Rubio via phone told him Maduro was arrested and the kinetic action was to support and protect those executing the arrest warrant.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at January 03, 2026 07:14 AM (tcsrY)

252 [Maduro] ate a giant plate of empanadas. While female doctors and attorneys prostituted themselves just to buy food for their families, he sat his fat ass down in front of his starving nation and pounded a couple pounds of empanadas. . . .

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026

***
Arrogant, plain stupid, or both? You make the call!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:15 AM (wzUl9)

253 As long as you caught that before an overheating disaster, it's good.

Congrats on the successful upgrade!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 06:56 AM (O7YUW)

Thanks.

I use a graphene pad instead of thermal paste so at least I didn’t have to clean up and reinstall the paste.

I’d have been real pissed if I hadn’t caught myself before closing up the case and turning it on, not to mention risked burning up the CPU.

This is why I waited until a four day weekend to install everything, just in case I screwed up.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 07:16 AM (6ydKt)

254 -Is a computer question okay on this thread?

When you speak of buying "memory," what does that consist of physically? Is it some of those smaller than the CPU chip that are here and there on the mother board? "Legs" also on all four sides?
Thanks!

Posted by: TeeJ at January 03, 2026 07:17 AM (9Rrur)

255 Arrogant, plain stupid, or both? You make the call!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

They were scraping orange peels they pulled out of the trash. They were eating moldy bits of bread covered in coffee grounds. They killed pigeons in the park. They went to Venezuela's zoos and killed and ate the animals. They couldn't even afford to buy cooking oil.

In a nation that sits on the Oronoco Flow, they had massive electrical shortages.

But Maduro never went without. Nor did his thugs. Communists love using food as a weapon, don't they? They also like mercilessly beating their opponents.

I hope we throw him in a Supermax for the rest of his days.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 07:21 AM (X+xvk)

256 "Pall," the lead character, is also referred to at various points as "The Al-Di-Lah," defined as "the Bright Light of the Italian Love Song.' "
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:09 AM (wzUl9)

Haha.

Dune’s obsession with Islam is ripe for parody.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 07:22 AM (6ydKt)

257 Considering the magnitude of this event, I'm a bit surprised we didn't wake up to a flaming skull post this morning. Maybe Mis Hum or CBD will post something a bit later.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 03, 2026 06:03 AM (ESVrU)

My boyfriend called me when he got to work and heard about it and the first thing I did was come here looking for news. 😁.

Surprised I had to read the tech thread but any news is good news.

Posted by: BonnieBlue at January 03, 2026 07:22 AM (Daf5l)

258 Dune’s obsession with Islam is ripe for parody.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026

***
I don't know much about Frank Herbert's background. But I suspect that his use of Moslem stuff in the original novel was an original move in 1963, when he submitted it to Campbell at Astounding. There had been a slew of interstellar empires based on the Roman model. This setup was exotic and fresh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:25 AM (wzUl9)

259 When you speak of buying "memory," what does that consist of physically? Is it some of those smaller than the CPU chip that are here and there on the mother board? "Legs" also on all four sides?
Thanks!
Posted by: TeeJ at January 03, 2026 07:17 AM (9Rrur)

It’s RAM (Random Access Memory) that your CPU needs to do fast calculations, as opposed to storage (hard drives or solid state drives) that hold all of hour data.

RAM is the long sticks that slot into the (usually) four slots next to the CPU on a motherboard.

They are thin cards with memory modules on them and these days are covered up with heatsinks. About 8 inches long.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 07:26 AM (6ydKt)

260 Oops -- Astounding became Analog in 1960, so Herbert's novel appeared under that banner in 1963-64 and '65.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:27 AM (wzUl9)

261 There had been a slew of interstellar empires based on the Roman model. This setup was exotic and fresh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:25 AM (wzUl9)

I read that Herbert was inspired by some sand dunes/desert in Oregon and that’s when he decided to set it on a desert planet, which naturally inspired the Islam/Middle Eastern motiff.

It’s definitely the odd-man out in sci-fi.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at January 03, 2026 07:32 AM (6ydKt)

262 I have to admit I do not have a copy of Dune and have not read the original all through in years. The parts that stick with me are the big action pieces: the first encounter with a sandworm, Paul & his mother being kidnapped to be left to die in the desert and their escape, etc.

Wiki says the book was originally published by Chilton -- the company best known for auto repair manuals!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:34 AM (wzUl9)

263 Noodus caffeinaria

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 03, 2026 07:43 AM (wzUl9)

264 I really enjoyed Dune (the book) as a kid, and reading the book was the only way to make any sense out of the movie.

When I heard that Hollywood had remade Dune, I paid to see it in a theater. The remake was massively disappointing. They viewed Frank Herbert's writing as mere suggestions, and cast Chani as an angry feminist who frequently and publicly went off on angry rants against her husband, and openly doubted his leadership.

And that's what I get for giving money to Hollywood.

Posted by: Sam Adams at January 03, 2026 07:43 AM (X+xvk)

265 @254/TeeJ: "Is a computer question okay on this thread?"

Absolutely.

{ When you speak of buying "memory," what does that consist of physically? }

Go onto Wikipedia and search the following:

DDR5_SDRAM

On that page you'll see a picture (front and back) of a current assembled DDR5 memory stick, which consists of surface mounted memory chips.

If you follow the predecessor links on each page, you can see the assembled memory sticks of previous generations (DDR4, DDR3, etc...)

SODIMM packages are basically the same thing in a smaller package for laptop computers.

Memory is volatile, meaning that when the power is removed, it doesn't hang on to whatever values were stored in it.

Long term storage (that retains what's on it when power is removed) can also be memory-chip based, but it's a different kind of memory chip: NAND flash. You see these in solid-state drives that come in many physical forms. Of course there's also traditional "spinning rust" (hard drives with spinning platters that the data is encoded on magnetically) but we're getting off in the weeds here.

That help?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at January 03, 2026 08:16 AM (O7YUW)

266 Leticia, James has issued an arrest warrant for President Trump, "If the President of the United States can capture another head of state so can I." Meanwhile, Mayor Mamdani Is saying he's going to seize Trump Tower and make it into public housing for he and his wife.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at January 03, 2026 05:48 AM (HTCU3)

Hey, Mamdani, we can pay YOU a visit as well. Behave.

Posted by: The Donald at January 03, 2026 08:48 AM (5xuJ/)

267 don't comment on taiwanese chip production.
it's nanya bidnis.

Posted by: wilt the stilt at January 03, 2026 03:51 PM (R11M+)

Should Ohh Enn Tee, Be Forgot, And Never Brought To Mind

Hello all! Welcome to the first meme ONT of 2026! Got some fun stuff for you, plus some Christmas leftovers. Let's start with this. It's a new year, but what if you were given the chance at a new life. Total reset, the clock rolls back to the day you were born. What traits would you choose if you could?

Fido Friday: Well trained

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 3, 2026

Whoops

Libs in a nutshell

Ow! My balls!

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 3, 2026

I'd be afraid

Cat-astrophy

Brain fart

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 3, 2026

Remember when the Left celebrated rugged individualists? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

In case you don't know, it's been a long standing meme on the left to praise the circled man, likely named August Landmesser, for refusing to salute at a Nazi rally. Now suddenly they're condemning "rugged individualism" in favor of "The warmth of collectivism".

The warmth of collectivism

Would-be thief gets pepper sprayed and then gets his ass kicked

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 2, 2026

Spot the individualist

She's onto us fellas!

Where different immigrants wound up

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 2, 2026

Wholesome content

Gen Z

Who designed this faucet?

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 2, 2026

A good dad

Karmadillo

True story: I had to shoot an armadillo once. I really didn't know if something like this was possible, so I used a 30-06. It did not ricochet.

I'm beginning to understand how Mandami got elected

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— ONT WTF (@OntWtf) January 2, 2026

A retirement planner would like a word

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by the algorithm:

Posted by: WeirdDave at 10:00 PM

Comments

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1 First Friday ONT of 2026.

You know it's got to be good.

The year.

AND the ONT.

Posted by: mindful webworker - happy happy at January 02, 2026 10:02 PM (dESj/)

2 Good evening good people!

Posted by: Tonypete at January 02, 2026 10:03 PM (cYBz/)

3 Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet
I wanna know, can you tell me
Am I in love to stay?

Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Take me to the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down

I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things that we could have had

youtube.com/watch?v=9FBUgdhxe9M

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:04 PM (R0Fqj)

4 It's 13° out. This does nothing for me.

Posted by: From about That Time at January 02, 2026 10:04 PM (sl73Y)

5 Looks like in the Great Separating, the capitalists will get the food trucks, porta-potties and DJs.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:04 PM (JkO4W)

6 Happy Friday!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:06 PM (ytIDq)

7 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at January 02, 2026 10:08 PM (lUFok)

8

Your dick smells like pussy...

Posted by: Dog at January 02, 2026 10:09 PM (HqeNp)

9 Top 3 differences between male and female Belgian Malinois

youtu.be/ZL-x-qoyi6o

So glad the Malinois who adopted us is a female. Still a lot to handle.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Daisy is a happy dog at January 02, 2026 10:09 PM (dESj/)

10 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at January 02, 2026 10:10 PM (FmapG)

11 The robot who kicked the mocap man in the gonads is clearly a prototype for Skynet's Terminator program.

That's how it will start.

One swift robotic knee in the happysack and we drop like anyone else.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:10 PM (ESVrU)

12 If the kid is 40, makes 90k (what region?) and lives in an apartment. [his shits retarded] may as well give him a house. But I wouldn't expect him to maintain it. {you're son's retarded & it's probably your fault. having 5M & not knowing what to do is indicative of that}

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:12 PM (R0Fqj)

13
In more cheerful news, The Big Dummy was Best of Breed and Hound Group 2 at today's Nolan River KC show. That's starting the year off right.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:12 PM (tgvbd)

14 One swift robotic knee in the happysack and we drop like anyone else.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:10 PM (ESVrU)

---------

This is where guys like Bill Kristol and David French will have a definite advantage over the rest of us.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:13 PM (JkO4W)

15 Hello everyone, and happy Friday to the best community on the planet. Thank you for not murdering me.

I'm watching Orson Welles' "Macbeth" and it's amazing how many science fiction stories took their titles from the dialogue in this play.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 02, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

16 Congrats to The Big Dummy!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:14 PM (ytIDq)

17 After Mamdani was sworn in underground, has he started work on the Rat Cave, below a children's hospital in NYC? Has he selected his Ratmobile? Is his Ratsignal the Islamic moon and star, or a muzzled rat?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 02, 2026 10:14 PM (S/Y4j)

18 Good evening morons en bedankt wd

Great ONT. Esoteric.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 10:16 PM (RIvkX)

19 What traits would you choose if you could?
-
I crossed the border into Skyrim innocently enough, I don't have anything to do with that guy wearing a gag.

Posted by: Methos at January 02, 2026 10:18 PM (vSvIl)

20 What traits would you choose if you could?

I wouldn't choose any of those.

I would choose to have a complete, sanctified understanding of my salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ from my first conscious moment.

Then I wouldn't worry about health or death or wealth or comfort or genetics and I would be naturally winsome to friends, animals and women.

Posted by: Citizen Journalist at January 02, 2026 10:18 PM (4y4II)

21 Enjoying some bourbon and sour patch gummies and noodling on the piano.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at January 02, 2026 10:19 PM (XV/Pl)

22 That faucet would be very popular in gay bathhouses, I imagine.

I would have never though to design one like that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:19 PM (u82oZ)

23 This is going on two weeks I don't know what day it is. Weird Dave ONT, or I wouldn't know it was Friday.

Posted by: Cale at January 02, 2026 10:19 PM (oftw2)

24 Good old Oklahoma: the melting pot of the melting pot. Some of everything, most English, but not German (I've got German ancestors, but not first gen) or Scotch-Irish.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at January 02, 2026 10:20 PM (dESj/)

25 You have a 40 year old son with kids in a rental and you're sitting on $5 million?

You suck.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)

26 Bourbon and sour patch gummies? Tell me more.

Posted by: LRob in OK at January 02, 2026 10:22 PM (47diA)

27 Thanks, weirdDave.

This is an excellent ONT. We are a long way from you running a Diplomacy game.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:23 PM (u82oZ)

28 Or wear a cup if you go to fight.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 10:24 PM (wWU6x)

29 >What traits would you choose if you could?

I would have my hound dog back, young and happy. He helped me deal with the fact that I am slowly going blind from a genetic thing.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:24 PM (ytIDq)

30 25 You have a 40 year old son with kids in a rental and you're sitting on $5 million?

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$5 million spread over 25 years of retirement isn't what it used to be.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:24 PM (JkO4W)

31 Evening, folken,

About to wrap it up for this first Friday of '26. Warm weather here and it will continue for a while, which depresses and annoys me no end. Miss Linda has trundled off back home and the feline thugs are trotting around, hoping something has gotten in that they can chase and kill.

For the do-over? I'd take either the trust fund or the $1m, whichever is larger. A million may not seem like that much today, but it can generate interest. And when I get older, I can make it work for me. Of course this presumes that my parents Version 2.0 don't fritter it away and have the sense to teach me how to handle money. That training I did not get the first time around.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 02, 2026 10:25 PM (wzUl9)

32 Ben Had, I missed your question earlier.

Feeling much better, thank you.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at January 02, 2026 10:25 PM (Wnv9h)

33 Remember: not everyone can be an athlete, but everyone can be an athletic supporter!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 10:26 PM (wWU6x)

34 Brooklyn Bridge punked. BWAH hahahah

Retirement planner: worthy of George Bailey.

the algorithm: Uh, excuse me while I go look for my magnifying specs.

Thanks for a great 2026 MEMEONT, WD. Happy New Year.

Posted by: mindful webworker - I meant to do that at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (dESj/)

35 33 Remember: not everyone can be an athlete, but everyone can be an athletic supporter!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 10:26 PM (wWU6x)

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I hope you made that up and didn't actually sit through a viewing of Grease.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (JkO4W)

36 Sorry I'm late, that sore loser gorilla insisted we go best two out if three.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (2RJDy)

37 Citizen Journalist -

God bless you, sir!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (wWU6x)

38 Eh my life is not that sucky, pass on a do-over. Although if I could snap my fingers and get my dad's vision and ability to hold a bead I'd do it.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (hhkIi)

39 night's ONT has been brought to you by the algorithm:

Chiseling has been ubiquitous since there's been chisels. I worked for a nationally known moving company that paid day laborers (I was one at 21) a weekday rate and a weekend rate that was 2/3rds of that, effectively making overtime into straight time. That was thirty five years ago. The algorithm is just a shiny new way to do a very old thing.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (pIfcn)

40 21 Enjoying some bourbon and sour patch gummies and noodling on the piano.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

I read that as nooding on the patio. Wasn't sure what was going on.

Posted by: Reading Is Fundamental! at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (oftw2)

41 30 25 You have a 40 year old son with kids in a rental and you're sitting on $5 million?

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$5 million spread over 25 years of retirement isn't what it used to be.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:24 PM (JkO4W)

My idea is that no one owes me jack. I am not magically entitled to an inheritance. My folks worked hard and are comfortable. That gives me peace of mind. I'm a saver and thrifty. I don't need their money.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (ytIDq)

42 That guard shepherd, they are like that.
Circumstances; I was in a boiler room, after a search, with dad, a cop and his dog. Shepherd seemed just like a regular dog hanging out.
I asked the cop about it, he said, I'll show you but do not move a muscle. OK. He gave a command, it was just a soft word no DI yell,
Shazam! Goofy became Mr. Vicious in the blink of an eye.
Training.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:29 PM (R0Fqj)

43 My late wife and her mother loved the movie “Grease”, so it’s not original with me.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 10:29 PM (wWU6x)

44 Ummm...$5M aint what used to be.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at January 02, 2026 10:30 PM (XMwZJ)

45 Kinda funny you have to rub it to get it to squirt. The things people come up with. (I kept this comment as clean as I could.)

Posted by: Case at January 02, 2026 10:30 PM (G1OIb)

46
Mary,

We tell our kids we leaving them debts, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 10:30 PM (3ek7K)

47 "I don't want to enable him."

"I want him to look forward to, and celebrate my death."

Posted by: t-bird at January 02, 2026 10:30 PM (iHitY)

48 43 My late wife and her mother loved the movie “Grease”, so it’s not original with me.

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It's definitely a guilty pleasure. The Frankie Avalon sequence is pretty funny.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:30 PM (JkO4W)

49 Hadrian the Seventh

Given your dog’s title of the Big Dummy, I expected the real name to be Lamont.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:30 PM (u82oZ)

50 One swift robotic knee in the happysack and we drop like anyone else.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:10 PM (ESVrU)

lol I know that quote! One of my favorites!

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 02, 2026 10:31 PM (otNgF)

51 That Immune System choice above calls to me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)

52 I'll grant you it depends where you live and how you got there, but I never made $92K a year in my life. Maybe the dumb shit doesn't need his Daddy's money. Maybe he need to grow up.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 02, 2026 10:32 PM (MZ+PY)

53 My idea is that no one owes me jack. I am not magically entitled to an inheritance. My folks worked hard and are comfortable. That gives me peace of mind. I'm a saver and thrifty. I don't need their money.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (ytIDq)
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Same here.

But I won't turn it down if and when they leave me a tidy sum. I don't plan on spending it all on hookers and blow.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:33 PM (ESVrU)

54 lol I know that quote! One of my favorites!
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 02, 2026 10:31 PM (otNgF)
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One of the funniest episodes ever!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:34 PM (ESVrU)

55 But I won't turn it down if and when they leave me a tidy sum. I don't plan on spending it all on hookers and blow.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:33 PM (ESVrU)

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This tells me you need to take a serious second look at your priorities.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:34 PM (JkO4W)

56 My idea is that no one owes me jack. I am not magically entitled to an inheritance. My folks worked hard and are comfortable. That gives me peace of mind. I'm a saver and thrifty. I don't need their money.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (ytIDq)
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Same here.

But I won't turn it down if and when they leave me a tidy sum. I don't plan on spending it all on hookers and blow.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:33 PM (ESVrU)

You may not have plans, but I bet your cats find ways to spend it for you....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (S/Y4j)

57 fourseasons, lol!

My Mom says: "I'm spending your inheritance!"
I say: "You go, girl!"

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (ytIDq)

58 My Doberman was trained like this, having a dog this trained is a blast and I had no idea how spoiled I was for it. I could get her to lay down with a hand signal as she ran across a field. She would put her toys away (I had to tell her toy by toy, but she did it!). My German Shepherds were about 80% of what my Doberman could do. My Shiba? -10%.

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (Wmg4n)

59 41
'My idea is that no one owes me jack. I am not magically entitled to an inheritance.'

Same. My parents gave me a good childhood and a start in life. Whatever they put aside is theirs to do what they want with.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (fd80v)

60 Wow.

I made far less than 92k and raised two boys in Seattle. Put them through private school and lived in a very good neighborhood. Provided their healthcare and took them to Mass and they had clean uniforms and played sports.

I won’t own a home and I’ll never retire.

But my kids were MY RESPONSIBILITY. NOT anyone else’s.

Parents owe adult children nothing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (IhIKR)

61
Mary, Yes!

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)

62 "Perfessor" Squirrel

You have a pimp hat! Hookers are in your line of business.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:37 PM (u82oZ)

63 Based on comments, I probably will get part of my mom's estate. Given the choice, though, I'd rather have her around and in good health than any amount of money.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 02, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

64 I will admit... that the dismissive attitude of those who have been in this country for 10 minutes, dismissing the Heritage American Idea...

Those of us who have families going back many generations... those whose family built the damn country you came too...

Is... predictable. and yes, for the record? Direct ancestor who was at Fucking Valley Forge.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:38 PM (mP0Kj)

65 Ow, my robot balls. Eurotrip. Pretty good movie, and the awesomely cute and sadly departed Michelle Trachtenberg.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at January 02, 2026 10:39 PM (MZ+PY)

66 "Perfessor" Squirrel

You have a pimp hat! Hookers are in your line of business.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:37 PM (u82oZ)
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How do you think I'll be funding my retirement?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:41 PM (ESVrU)

67 If you think your parents owe you something, what do you think you owe your kids?

Posted by: nurse ratched at January 02, 2026 10:42 PM (IhIKR)

68 Based on comments, I probably will get part of my mom's estate. Given the choice, though, I'd rather have her around and in good health than any amount of money.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 02, 2026 10:37 PM (S/Y4j)

This. My folks are aging and i am having the discussions about how they want things managed. I would rather have my parents than their money and stuff.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:42 PM (ytIDq)

69 Romeo13

When all the prison records are digitized, then I can find out what my ancestors did. I mean besides horse theiving, Scallywagging, and Mopery.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (u82oZ)

70 I won’t own a home and I’ll never retire.

But my kids were MY RESPONSIBILITY. NOT anyone else’s.

Parents owe adult children nothing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (IhIKR)

retirement is over rated. I'm there. Financially well off, no debt, own my home... worked for it for many many years...

But... I'm bored. Partly because I am single, but sort of locked into where I live because my Son is living with me...

but it is a bitter sweet thing... when you once were all that and a bag of chips... and now? just feeling old.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (mP0Kj)

71 66 "Perfessor" Squirrel

You have a pimp hat! Hookers are in your line of business.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:37 PM (u82oZ)
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How do you think I'll be funding my retirement?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:41 PM (ESVrU)

Pimping out members of Congress.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (S/Y4j)

72
Ummm...$5M aint what used to be.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

What is?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (pkeXY)

73 Mamdani's speech was right out of the socialist/marxist playbook. And those dumb fu*ks in NY lapped it up.
Piss off NY. You stupid, stupid people.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

74 How do you think I'll be funding my retirement?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:41 PM (ESVrU)

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Remember, most guys in their 70s don't have the strength needed for the strong pimp hand. Don't skip the gym.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (JkO4W)

75 Too good an immune system opens up the possibility of auto-immune disease.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (wWU6x)

76 Congrats, Hadrian

And Big Dummy.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 02, 2026 10:44 PM (2RJDy)

77 Nothing any of you morons have said although wise has changed my mind.

$5 million is plenty to retire for 25 years, you may need better investment advice

this is not about what is owed or what is wanted, it is not about responsibility or ability, it is about what is smart

It is smart to peel off $200-$250K to assist with a down payment to convert your kid's rent to equity

If you had only $1 million in the bank I can see the reluctance but investing in real estate and in your own family is usually the smart thing to do. Not always, but usually.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

78 Here's hoping 2026 is the improvement we need....

Posted by: caf at January 02, 2026 10:45 PM (qS/Xm)

79 Look at the people waiting for fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge. Might as well have offered to sell them the deed.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 10:45 PM (wWU6x)

80 69 Romeo13

When all the prison records are digitized, then I can find out what my ancestors did. I mean besides horse theiving, Scallywagging, and Mopery.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (u82oZ)

LOL, in my Den right now, is a Pharmacy license from Nebraska for a GG Grandfather... which is... flat out... a forgery. Guy was a school teacher. No medical education at all.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:45 PM (mP0Kj)

81 ---------

$5 million spread over 25 years of retirement isn't what it used to be.
Posted by: Cicero
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Don't have to keep it in a shoe box.
5M x 3% = 150K
and there are better ways

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:45 PM (R0Fqj)

82 Same. My parents gave me a good childhood and a start in life. Whatever they put aside is theirs to do what they want with.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (fd80v)
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Yep. I may not have turned out exactly as they might have hoped, but they did give me the necessary life skills that have allowed me to become independent and self-sufficient for the most part. That counts for a lot.

I've told them I'm not interested in their money and that they don't need to worry about my future. I'll be fine.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:46 PM (ESVrU)

83 I read something that I think publius would like if he gets on. Although he's probably already read about it. It's about six month old news anyway.

So one of the new fusion energy startups found a way to improve and optimize the profit equation for their reactor. It think the name of the company is Marathon Fusion. They found if they integrate mercury into the system's breeder blanket they can transmute it into gold. Highly radioactive gold that would take a few years just to decay enough to sell. But alchemy! They also think palladium and other useful metals are possible. This could change the economics substantially.

Posted by: banana Dream at January 02, 2026 10:47 PM (3uBP9)

84 15 Hello everyone, and happy Friday to the best community on the planet. Thank you for not murdering me.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 02, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)

You're very welcome.

Posted by: tankdemon at January 02, 2026 10:47 PM (2RJDy)

85 When all the prison records are digitized, then I can find out what my ancestors did. I mean besides horse theiving, Scallywagging, and Mopery.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM (u82oZ)

There is a record in a journal of one of my great-grandathers arresting another great-grandather for drunkenness. One of my great-grandads was a total POS. He fathered some wonderful people.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:48 PM (ytIDq)

86
Given your dog’s title of the Big Dummy, I expected the real name to be Lamont.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:30 PM (u82oZ)

__________

Alas, no. It's Varus, which isn't even historically-inspired but came instead from some gay, lame video and which gives rise to too many quips here about ass-kickings in the Teutoborg Forest. So The Big Dummy it is.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:48 PM (tgvbd)

87 My Mom and Dad owed me nothing, I owed them everything.
And I miss them, and think about them often.

Posted by: Case at January 02, 2026 10:49 PM (G1OIb)

88 You have a 40 year old son with kids in a rental and you're sitting on $5 million?

You suck.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I have a 35 yr old niece/daughter (long story) who lives in a rental with her dirtbag 'wife'. She was the beneficiary of one of her other aunts life insurance contracts and pissed away $10,000 in a month on drag shows and covering the bills of all the scum she runs with.

She'll get an 'We love you' bequest from us when we die but nah, it's not going to be a sizable amount.

Posted by: Tonypete at January 02, 2026 10:49 PM (cYBz/)

89
My husband has scleroderma.

It's killing him.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 10:49 PM (3ek7K)

90 Evening, Weird Dave, and ONT Horde. And Happy New Year!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 02, 2026 10:49 PM (8zz6B)

91 {{{nurse ratched }}}

It is clear you did a great job raising your kids.

I’m using an iPad and voice dictation. Way harder than using a keyboard.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:49 PM (u82oZ)

92 Whats going to destroy this country is the insatiable short term greed of the people at the top who realistically already have all the money they could ever ever need for generations. The best way to get your own money nowadays is not inventing anything except ways to get them just a bit more money. Its like they expect a complete collapse shortly, which begs two questions: do they not realize they are bringing about the collapse? And why do they think that something as society based as "wealth" will survive societal collapse? Society collapses, and they become prey, most likely to their own "security"

Posted by: Azjaeger at January 02, 2026 10:50 PM (3/XaG)

93 Since my career started in the military, I set my investment goal focused on cash flow and not savings specific. So between military retirement, social security, and 401's I think I am in good shape. Anything happens to me, Mrs D is set. Anything happens to Mrs D and it's buy the wenabego and start discovering golf courses.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)

94 80
'LOL, in my Den right now, is a Pharmacy license from Nebraska for a GG Grandfather... which is... flat out... a forgery. Guy was a school teacher. No medical education at all.'

I watched some pharmacist videos on Kinetoscope.
It was fine.

Posted by: Romeos GG Grandfather at January 02, 2026 10:50 PM (fd80v)

95 Wait. Am I reading the maps wrong? Is gray=none?

Posted by: mindful webworker - where's the key? at January 02, 2026 10:51 PM (dESj/)

96 Where's MooMoo to light his cigars with $100 bills?

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 02, 2026 10:52 PM (ex18v)

97 It is smart to peel off $200-$250K to assist with a down payment to convert your kid's rent to equity

If you had only $1 million in the bank I can see the reluctance but investing in real estate and in your own family is usually the smart thing to do. Not always, but usually.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

Sadly, its an apples and oranges type of argument.

The real question is, do you trust the kid? or the market. Right now? my 34 year old Son is in Failure mode... unemployed.. living with me... has health problems... and has come to some really bad philosophical conclusions... a few weeks ago he sat in my kitchen and called me a Racist.

So... do I trust him with major capital outlays? uh... I've already in the past given over $150K to get him out of debt.... debt he is still in... sooo...

It really all depends on the people involved IMO.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:52 PM (mP0Kj)

98 >>>If you had only $1 million in the bank I can see the reluctance but investing in real estate and in your own family is usually the smart thing to do. Not always, but usually.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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VDH bought his daughters, each, a house.
Because, when they get older their husbands will leave for a younger woman.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:53 PM (R0Fqj)

99 80
'LOL, in my Den right now, is a Pharmacy license from Nebraska for a GG Grandfather... which is... flat out... a forgery. Guy was a school teacher. No medical education at all.'
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Was it signed by Dr. Nick Riviera?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at January 02, 2026 10:53 PM (ESVrU)

100 this is not about what is owed or what is wanted, it is not about responsibility or ability, it is about what is smart

It is smart to peel off $200-$250K to assist with a down payment to convert your kid's rent to equity

If you had only $1 million in the bank I can see the reluctance but investing in real estate and in your own family is usually the smart thing to do. Not always, but usually.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX) this is not about what is owed or what is wanted, it is not about responsibility or ability, it is about what is smart

It is smart to peel off $200-$250K to assist with a down payment to convert your kid's rent to equity

If you had only $1 million in the bank I can see the reluctance but investing in real estate and in your own family is usually the smart thing to do. Not always, but usually.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

It could be. I did not come from wealth. My folks worked hard and so did we. It is swell and good that these folks could help their son.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:53 PM (ytIDq)

101 Have a great night, everyone.
May there be thriving!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 02, 2026 10:54 PM (u82oZ)

102 And those dumb fu*ks in NY lapped it up.
Piss off NY. You stupid, stupid people.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:43 PM

Time to start building that wall around NYC. We'll tell them it's to keep the Trumpsters and MAGAts out. Of course, Snake Plisken will need to fly a glider over it in a few years, but we'll deal with that later.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at January 02, 2026 10:54 PM (2XHCB)

103 What region? 90K a year in California or Kansas?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:54 PM (R0Fqj)

104 93 Since my career started in the military, I set my investment goal focused on cash flow and not savings specific. So between military retirement, social security, and 401's I think I am in good shape. Anything happens to me, Mrs D is set. Anything happens to Mrs D and it's buy the wenabego and start discovering golf courses.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)

/fistbump...

Military retirement... social security... plus dividends which count as income?

My stock portfolio is significantly larger now, than when I retired 4 years ago... mainly because I don't live off those dividends... they just accrue

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:55 PM (mP0Kj)

105 I don’t expect anything from my stepfather (my mom’s husband) or my dad. It is their money. If I inherit anything, I will appreciate it, but I do not expect it.

J is in an entirely different realm than most humans inheritance wise. But I expect exactly zero from that, either. I don’t ask for anything from him now, why would I expect his inheritance?

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 10:55 PM (OoFl2)

106 >> integrate mercury into the system's breeder blanket they can transmute it into gold.

Haven't heard that. Here's Sabine on that:
https://is.gd/tUNBkR

This thing is still very much in the simulation phase.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 02, 2026 10:55 PM (w6EFb)

107 In two years NY is going to resemble Mogadishu.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

108 VDH bought his daughters, each, a house.
Because, when they get older their husbands will leave for a younger woman.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:53 PM (R0Fqj)

Bad choice... Calif is a community property state, which means their husbands own half of the house...

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (mP0Kj)

109 OK, houses cost 500K it must be CA or the like.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (R0Fqj)

110 If any of you kind folks are sitting on $5M, I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger sandwich today.

Posted by: J. Wellington Wimpy at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (oftw2)

111 107 In two years NY is going to resemble Mogadishu.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

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But just imagine all the affordable childcare opportunities!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (JkO4W)

112
By the by, I saw in the last thread someone say that breeding dogs is stupid and selfish. Neither Her Majesty nor I have any apologies to make on that score.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (tgvbd)

113 My husband has scleroderma.

It's killing him.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 10:49 PM (3ek7K)

I'm not a hugger, fourseasons. But I'd hug you if I could. Your family is going through the wringer. God Bless you.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 10:57 PM (ytIDq)

114
Hadrian,

You both don't owe anyone an apology.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 10:58 PM (3ek7K)

115 It is smart to peel off $200-$250K to assist with a down payment to convert your kid's rent to equity

Three decades ago I helped my recently married younger sister by giving them the 25% down to get a nice home in Sugarland.

She is a Congress critter in KY now and her husband is a senior exec for a large food company. They recently bought a second home out in the hills of TN.

They have totally forgotten that "loan" and never were appreciative of it.

Some people are just that way.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 02, 2026 10:58 PM (a4flb)

116 VDH bought his daughters, each, a house.
Because, when they get older their husbands will leave for a younger woman.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:53 PM (R0Fqj)\\

Then, which part of California. This place is like a small country, where the Coasts? are one economic region... cities? another... Urban? different... and don't even get me started of the mountain folk.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:58 PM (mP0Kj)

117
In two years NY is going to resemble Mogadishu.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

___________

I don't expect it to become an apocalyptic hellhole, but I do expect it to become Detroit-on-Hudson.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:58 PM (tgvbd)

118 Military retirement... social security... plus dividends which count as income?

My stock portfolio is significantly larger now, than when I retired 4 years ago... mainly because I don't live off those dividends... they just accrue
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:55 PM (mP0Kj)

Yup. I'm at the mandatory withdrawal age (heh...like being a teen again!) but yeah, essentially the same.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 10:58 PM (2WIwB)

119 Scotch-Irish, aka hillbillies! Whoop Whoop!

Posted by: banana Dream at January 02, 2026 10:59 PM (3uBP9)

120 Bad choice... Calif is a community property state, which means their husbands own half of the house...
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (mP0Kj)

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Not true, if the ownership is handled correctly.

The "don't commingle your separate assets" talk with the daughter is upcoming and it's an important one.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:59 PM (JkO4W)

121
Mary,

Thank you. When it rains it pours.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 11:00 PM (3ek7K)

122 If any of you kind folks are sitting on $5M, I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger sandwich today.

We had a conversation about that kind of money and having no heirs - what to do. Will we live another few years or a few decades more?

Without heirs, the money ends up going to strangers for rarely can anyone just coincidentally breathe their last breath while spending their last dime.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 02, 2026 11:01 PM (a4flb)

123 By the by, I saw in the last thread someone say that breeding dogs is stupid and selfish. Neither Her Majesty nor I have any apologies to make on that score.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (tgvbd)

Yeah. He's an asshole. Sorry about Finn.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:01 PM (ytIDq)

124 I don't expect it to become an apocalyptic hellhole, but I do expect it to become Detroit-on-Hudson.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:58 PM (tgvbd)

I'd bet a beer and 50 quatloos that it is worse. The city depends too much on antiquated infrastructure. Failing to maintain that infrastructure will be the first casualty to the glorious collectivism. And it will snowball from there.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (2WIwB)

125 112
By the by, I saw in the last thread someone say that breeding dogs is stupid and selfish. Neither Her Majesty nor I have any apologies to make on that score.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026

No you don’t. But you already know how I feel about this and that I land squarely in your corner. This isn’t news to you. 😊

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (OoFl2)

126 ¹⁹⁸Hg + n → ¹⁹⁷Hg + 2n → ¹⁹⁷Au

¹⁹⁷Au is natural gold and is not radioactive.

Posted by: pawn at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (Rmqfl)

127 Not true, if the ownership is handled correctly.

The "don't commingle your separate assets" talk with the daughter is upcoming and it's an important one.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:59 PM (JkO4W)

Once married? That ship has sailed. It's only separate property if it was given before the marriage happened.

At least, that is what I've seen here...

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (mP0Kj)

128 By the by, I saw in the last thread someone say that breeding dogs is stupid and selfish. Neither Her Majesty nor I have any apologies to make on that score.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (tgvbd)

Everything is stupid and selfish. The only truly selfless thing is to dedicate your life and effort to the government and bask in the warmth of collectivism

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (rbvCR)

129 The video about where immigrants came from missed out a rather large group: Canadians.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (bb/Vl)

130 Once married? That ship has sailed. It's only separate property if it was given before the marriage happened.

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Nope. Bequests are separate property, whenever they're received. The trick is in keeping them that way.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 11:03 PM (JkO4W)

131 109 OK, houses cost 500K it must be CA or the like.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (R0Fqj)

That would be cheap in CA.

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:03 PM (OoFl2)

132 My German Shepherd is about as untrained as you can get, but he instinctively understood certain things without ever being conditioned. I'll make a certain noise and he'll follow me, or I'll make another noise and he'll stop what he's doing and come in the house. If I tell him "go find mom," he'll wander around the house until he finds my wife. I didn't have the time and/or energy to really work with him as a pup, but he's a pretty good dog - when he's not being a "fur-coated jackass" as I sometimes call him.

Posted by: PabloD at January 02, 2026 11:04 PM (cFv0u)

133 iirc VDH still has his family ranch in the Central Valley I presume if he bought his daughters homes they would be there too. There is inexpensive housing there.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 11:05 PM (RIvkX)

134 I am sorry, fourseasons.

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:05 PM (OoFl2)

135 Evening all.

Posted by: Joyenz at January 02, 2026 11:05 PM (2F0/Y)

136 Without heirs, the money ends up going to strangers for rarely can anyone just coincidentally breathe their last breath while spending their last dime.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 02, 2026 11:01 PM (a4flb)

Hopefully don't blow the margins...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=PKpQRjj_WbU&list=
RDPKpQRjj_WbU&start_radio=1

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 11:05 PM (mP0Kj)

137
The only truly selfless thing is to dedicate your life and effort to the government and bask in the warmth of collectivism

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (rbvCR)

___________

Sorry, the only collective I'm interested in belonging to is the Church Militant.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 11:06 PM (tgvbd)

138 129 The video about where immigrants came from missed out a rather large group: Canadians.
Posted by: MichiCanuck

I've never given them a thought and won't start now.

Posted by: Build The Wall! at January 02, 2026 11:07 PM (oftw2)

139 Personally, I would choose the trait where I did everything like I did, and didn't pay no nevermind to anyone else.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 02, 2026 11:07 PM (BI5O2)

140 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at January 02, 2026 11:08 PM (77rzZ)

141 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - AoSHQ's at January 02, 2026 11:08 PM (SRRAx)

142 Mom died in 2002. Dad was already retired then. He had a decent pension, SS and some investments, had a positive cash flow up until he died. Yeah, he had better retirement income than hubby & I had while both working!

Anyway-- older bro (the Golden Boy) got the lion's share of the estate. About half. That was the easy part! The remaining half, will be split between me & 2 other siblings once I sell Dad's house... if everybody would just get their stuff out! But younger bro keeps dragging his feet, *stalling* so he can use it as a free hotel when he visits. I wanted to be done with it in 2025. Didn't anticipate all the problems with hubby's health! It has set me back a year at least.

So...fml, while the other kids just sit back with their hands out. JQ gets to do all the WORK. Oh, they will whine and scream when they see the final accounting...

Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)

143 Whats going to destroy this country is the insatiable short term greed of the people at the top who realistically already have all the money they could ever ever need for generations.

You got to be kidding.

People of wealth don't have rooms filled with stacks of cash representing their entire wealth. Indeed many are not really all that liquid - its tied up in investments.

That is why I roll my eyes when those stats come out and say that only a small percentage of people can write (and clear) a check for $5000. Even for that amount or a few orders of magnitude more, I would still have to move money around since all of it is working and very little is at rest.

Billionaires employ people. Somalians with millions only cover the sales commissions of Lambo dealers.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 02, 2026 11:09 PM (a4flb)

144 131 109 OK, houses cost 500K it must be CA or the like.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (R0Fqj)

That would be cheap in CA.
Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:03 PM (OoFl2)

Depends on the area. Here? Central Valley? 400K is pretty average for a starter home.

Now San D? no.. Bay Area? better have a Million.

Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 11:09 PM (mP0Kj)

145 By the by, I saw in the last thread someone say that breeding dogs is stupid and selfish. Neither Her Majesty nor I have any apologies to make on that score.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026

Nope. You certainly don't.
I've an acquaintance who raises labs. He's a professional trainer and his dogs are just fantastic. Incredibly fun to watch them go through their hunt training. They are excellent companions.

Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 11:09 PM (2WIwB)

146 Tomorrow and Sunday, errands as usual, things like grocery, bank, etc. Why hustle to do them on a weekend? Because Monday am I am due to have a tiny bit of skin cancer excised, and I don't know how I'll be feeling afterward. I'm scheduled to have my hair cut on Tuesday, but I may decide to postpone that. The surgery is simple and requires only local anesthetic -- but once that wears off . . .?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 02, 2026 11:09 PM (wzUl9)

147 128 By the by, I saw in the last thread someone say that breeding dogs is stupid and selfish. Neither Her Majesty nor I have any apologies to make on that score.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (tgvbd)

I recall some TikTok video where some Karen. Verbally assaults some random guy walking his nice dog in the park, screaming bullshit like that.
One of those topics where you instantly know the mental state of anyone who launches into it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 02, 2026 11:09 PM (otNgF)

148 Hello, Teresa! I hope you are well!

Posted by: Bulg at January 02, 2026 11:10 PM (77rzZ)

149 Recently I got a sort of garbled third hand report that the series of CMEs that the Earf has gotten has done a number of interesting things, like add a temporary Van Allen belt, and start "leaking" down, instead of dissipating, which supposedly makes some animals and humans with old nerve and tissue trauma flare up in inflammation.
Last month, there was another CME that the same source indicated was making people pissy as well -- One guy said he caught himself picking a fight with his wife, for no reason and his wife wouldn't let it go in turn.

I doubted it until this week.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2026 11:11 PM (rbvCR)

150 We are watching Gutfeld! and Michael Malice is a guest and he has fake piercing he is moving from ear to nose to lip throughout the show.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

151 >>> Would-be thief gets pepper sprayed and then gets his ass kicked

After the clip ended did they both arms and legs off with the hatchet he tried to rob them with?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 02, 2026 11:12 PM (/lPRQ)

152 So...fml, while the other kids just sit back with their hands out. JQ gets to do all the WORK. Oh, they will whine and scream when they see the final accounting...

Posted by: JQ

What a pain for you, especially as you care for your Hubby.

These are the stories that make me glad to be an only child.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:13 PM (ytIDq)

153
Your Papa was a rolling stone, my son, yeah
Wherever he laid his hat was his home
And when he died
All he left us was alone

Posted by: toby928(c) at January 02, 2026 11:14 PM (jc0TO)

154 127 Inheritances are not considered community property in CA.
at least the last time I checked

I could make it into community property by buying a house and putting it into the name of my and my spouse tho

Posted by: MAxIE at January 02, 2026 11:15 PM (3Dvl3)

155 but he's a pretty good dog - when he's not being a "fur-coated jackass" as I sometimes call him.
Posted by: PabloD at January

My Shiba apparently read me disparaging him. I told him if he launches at a kitty again, he is going to jail. He put himself in his crate. We don’t shut the door on it anymore, but it was funny he did that.

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:16 PM (Wmg4n)

156
To follow up, the X-rays showed Finn's lungs were in bad shape despite more than two weeks on antibiotics. He had also stopped eating, which is always a bad sign.

I asked the vet if there was any reasonable road back for Finn. She said no and I replied that I'd be over as soon as possible for the last act. Everything went off very peacefully.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 11:16 PM (tgvbd)

157 I could make it into community property by buying a house and putting it into the name of my and my spouse tho

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Even if the house is in the name of the inheriting spouse alone, the investment of community funds into the property could transmute it into community property.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 11:17 PM (JkO4W)

158
I recall some TikTok video where some Karen. Verbally assaults some random guy walking his nice dog in the park, screaming bullshit like that.

___________

I suspect the vast bulk of these are staged.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 11:18 PM (tgvbd)

159 Sorry, Hadrian.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:18 PM (ytIDq)

160 $5 million spread over 25 years of retirement isn't what it used to be.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:24 PM

Not if you are flying to Macau to gamble every month.

Posted by: Paul Ryan at January 02, 2026 11:20 PM (jc0TO)

161 Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 11:05 PM (mP0Kj)

You don't need the https : //
And there's a button under every video that says "Share" that will give you the shortened url, which you can then shorten even further by deleting the question mark and everything that comes after it.

Like so: youtu.be/C7Ms_5GJbzU

Unless you want to show the margins a good time and blow them hard. Just don't blame me when you wake up in The Barrel with your wallet empty.

Posted by: pookysgirl, just helping at January 02, 2026 11:21 PM (Wt5PA)

162 I asked the vet if there was any reasonable road back for Finn. She said no and I replied that I'd be over as soon as possible for the last act. Everything went off very peacefully.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 11:16 PM (tgvbd)

Condolences, Hadrian.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 02, 2026 11:21 PM (8zz6B)

163 We sure bred the dog.

Posted by: Alabama Crimson Tide at January 02, 2026 11:21 PM (gKWVE)

164 • Money memories
• Genetic Reshuffle
• Love bird

That maximizes everything.

Just remember a few Powerball numbers, hope that your parents aren't first cousins or siblings, and that you played the field with a variety of folks.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 02, 2026 11:22 PM (a4flb)

165 112
By the by, I saw in the last thread someone say that breeding dogs is stupid and selfish. Neither Her Majesty nor I have any apologies to make on that score.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (tgvbd)

Agreed: responsibly bred purebreds are task specific - you want a working dog? You can choose the breed that supports the work you need done. (Unless you want a Newf to do water rescue, then make sure they don't have a bad experience walking into a pool as a puppy and redirect that water instinct to pre-emptive rescues by preventing anyone from entering the water.) You want specific temperaments or behaviors? You look on breed standards and find dogs that have what you need. No one is stopping anyone from rescuing, but don't stop people from getting the type of dog THEY want.

Posted by: moki at January 02, 2026 11:22 PM (wLjpr)

166

moki,

Amen sister!

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 11:23 PM (3ek7K)

167 $5 million spread over 25 years of retirement isn't what it used to be.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at January 02, 2026 10:24 PM

At 8% and NOT compounding (because you spend all interest and dividends) is still $400k/yr without touching principle.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at January 02, 2026 11:24 PM (a4flb)

168 150 We are watching Gutfeld! and Michael Malice is a guest and he has fake piercing he is moving from ear to nose to lip throughout the show.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 02, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

It took me a minute to figure out who the blue haired freak was

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 02, 2026 11:24 PM (pIfcn)

169 Tomorrow and Sunday, errands as usual, things like grocery, bank, etc. Why hustle to do them on a weekend? Because Monday am I am due to have a tiny bit of skin cancer excised, and I don't know how I'll be feeling afterward. I'm scheduled to have my hair cut on Tuesday, but I may decide to postpone that. The surgery is simple and requires only local anesthetic -- but once that wears off . . .?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at January 02, 2026 11:09 PM

You should be okay, but it doesn't hurt to have your errands done early. Hope it goes well.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:25 PM (ytIDq)

170 156
To follow up, the X-rays showed Finn's lungs were in bad shape despite more than two weeks on antibiotics. He had also stopped eating, which is always a bad sign.

I asked the vet if there was any reasonable road back for Finn. She said no and I replied that I'd be over as soon as possible for the last act. Everything went off very peacefully.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 11:16 PM (tgvbd)

I'm so sorry.
It is not easy saying goodbye to a loved pup.
We're coming up on 5 years since Logan died here.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at January 02, 2026 11:25 PM (xcxpd)

171 Tree crew came to Dad's place today, to clean up the fir that blew down in that wind storm 2 weeks ago. Had it all cleaned up in about 4 hours. Yay!

But guess who even called them to do the work? And who got junk out of the way beforehand? And who was there to receive/accept the bid? And who wrote the check?

Oh, yeah! Not my bro & sis!

Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:25 PM (rdVOm)

172 DIL just emailed our Christmas Eve photos. Shot real fast from the tripod. Some are good but also someone has their eyes closed. Or our 4yr old granddaughter is making a weird face (she's gorgeous). DIL always looks good. Grandson is not making faces.

My husband? Who is normally photogenic...looks the same in all of them.Says he looks like he was released from the asylum for the evening (I'd add post electroshock therapy). I asked why and he said, "he thought he'd try something new." Lol.

I was overall happy hiding behind bodies, but the ones with the grands I am going to request she hack off some of my hip. I mean she evaporated the background of the mirror, one of me trying to get the baby to smile and also looking like a lunatic. So it could be possible. Will talk to her tomorrow or at some point.

I am not ready for filters yet to change everything. Just some quick lioposuction if possible. It will probably end up looking like I am being stabbed by a tree ornament, but worth a try.

I blame: covid, sloth, aging, and back to sloth. I can do this I hope as photos certainly show all of your flaws. Otherwise my face is holding up, so that's good news! SHUT UP!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 02, 2026 11:26 PM (WONhk)

173 125 and Hadrian: Even purebred puppies and kittens need good homes if they are not show worthy. In the past, I've had two purebred Shelties that were too tall and had ears that stood straight rather than tipping over. (The part Sheltie from the Humane Society had ears that conformed perfectly to breed standard.) I had a purebred GSD because her sire was from Germany and somehow his papers got lost. I had a purebred Himalayan with bad genes. I currently have a purebred Persian because his ears are very defective.

Good breeders look for good homes for their pet quality critters. They also make sure the critter is neutered before leaving them.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at January 02, 2026 11:27 PM (DK5Sh)

174 But guess who even called them to do the work? And who got junk out of the way beforehand? And who was there to receive/accept the bid? And who wrote the check?

Oh, yeah! Not my bro & sis!
Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:25 PM (rdVOm)

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It's perfectly alright to punch this pillow if you need to.

Posted by: Dr. Cicero, Unlicensed Therapist at January 02, 2026 11:27 PM (JkO4W)

175 Weird Dave, I am scared to look at the video of the green penis thing. I don't want to know.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 02, 2026 11:27 PM (WONhk)

176 The bakery story really resonated with me.

My Irish parents owned a delicatessen. A few years back, a grammar school classmate sent me an email telling how my father saved his family. My classmate's father had died or disappeared, I don't know which and his mother was hanging on by her fingernails. In desperation, she went to my mother and begged him to let her start a tab so she could feed her family.

My dad agreed. He pulled out a notebook and started her tab that day. She depended on my father for months for food for her family. She never paid my father, but he didn't expect her to. He remembered all the times in Ireland when he went to bed hungry and how during the Depression he didn't work for two years. He survived on cheap potatoes like the good Irishman he was. This was his way of giving back.

He wasn't rich, he wasn't educated, but I could never have asked for a better father than he was. One of those rare Christians who didn't talk the talk, they just walk the walk.

Posted by: RobertM at January 02, 2026 11:29 PM (btIS/)

177 Tree crew came to Dad's place today, to clean up the fir that blew down in that wind storm 2 weeks ago. Had it all cleaned up in about 4 hours. Yay!

But guess who even called them to do the work? And who got junk out of the way beforehand? And who was there to receive/accept the bid? And who wrote the check?

Oh, yeah! Not my bro & sis!

Can you use the logs as a barrier to keep wacky BiL from visiting? I know he did not come this time, but perhaps for future unexpected visits?
Posted by: JQ

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:30 PM (ytIDq)

178
RobertM,

That's the way to help people.

If anyone is looking for accolades for helping people they are not doing it in the spirit of God.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 11:33 PM (3ek7K)

179
I blame: covid, sloth, aging, and back to sloth. I can do this I hope as photos certainly show all of your flaws. Otherwise my face is holding up, so that's good news! SHUT UP!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Stop it! You woke up this morning. You are active with your grandchildren. You birthed your own children. Your body has done amazing and incredible things for you. Thank it for all it has done, and keep your hips where they are with pride.

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:33 PM (Wmg4n)

180 Was glad to be done with the tree biz before having lunch with hubby at the nursing home.

I took him outside for a cig-- a couple of cigs for him-- and then back to his room. His room mate was sitting up in his wheelchair, asleep, just the way he was before we went to lunch.

Staff came to change him, but... There was some commotion and then they asked me to leave... I think roomie passed away this afternoon. He was a nice, quiet guy.

Godspeed, Mr. H.

Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:34 PM (rdVOm)

181 Last summer we took in a German Shepard mix breed. Older lady couldn't take her to her new home. She and our velociraptor hit it off spectacularly and wear each other out playing.

Once we got her on the same diet as the velociraptor she shed 20 lbs and has actually gotten smarter. She now knows a few hand signals and knows what toy we are asking her to bring us. One of these days I'll submit a pet thread pic.

Posted by: Beartooth at January 02, 2026 11:35 PM (GGatE)

182 He wasn't rich, he wasn't educated, but I could never have asked for a better father than he was. One of those rare Christians who didn't talk the talk, they just walk the walk.
Posted by: RobertM

I love this, thank you for sharing it.

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:35 PM (Wmg4n)

183 Wolfus Aurelius

Best of luck to you

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 02, 2026 11:36 PM (CHHv1)

184 Can you use the logs as a barrier to keep wacky BiL from visiting? I know he did not come this time, but perhaps for future unexpected visits?
Posted by: JQ
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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No. Got a break on the cost-- there was a cord of good firewood! Too bad I don't have a fireplace or woodstove.

Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)

185 *raises a drink to Mr. H*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:36 PM (ytIDq)

186 36 Sorry I'm late, that sore loser gorilla insisted we go best two out if three.
Posted by: tankdemon at January 02, 2026 10:28 PM (2RJDy)

I'm late too but at least I'm not coming in late, soaking wet, all scratched up and yelling 'all right - now - whar's that Eskimo woman I gotta warssle...? '

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 02, 2026 11:37 PM (QGaXH)

187 @Christy Blinky The Great--

Reality will always be more valuable than fantasy.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 02, 2026 11:38 PM (CHHv1)

188 In two years NY is going to resemble Mogadishu.

But with skyscrapers!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at January 02, 2026 11:38 PM (wWU6x)

189 I am off to bed, it is my Saturday to teach in the rotation, and it’s January so everyone is showing up for class. Nothing beats the energy of a full room, it should be fun!

Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:40 PM (Wmg4n)

190 JQ, if I lived in Idaho, I'd love to buy the firewood. Mr Scary is having shoulder surgery soon. No.chainsaw work for him, and he doesn't want me doing it, lol.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:40 PM (ytIDq)

191 'Night, Piper! Hope class is a lot of fun tomorrow!

Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:41 PM (rdVOm)

192
According to the Daily Mail, the mullahs have opened fire on protesters.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 02, 2026 11:42 PM (w6EFb)

193 Stop it! You woke up this morning. You are active with your grandchildren. You birthed your own children. Your body has done amazing and incredible things for you. Thank it for all it has done, and keep your hips where they are with pride.
Posted by: Piper at January 02, 2026 11:33 PM (Wmg4n

I realize I am blessed. A bit abundantly in pounds this past year and don't want to meet my rear coming round the bend. It is just self talking about how I can fix this literal PITA. It ain't my rear...it is the wider haul. And not that bad but I need to get 'er done. I need to do this to stay healthy.

I never think about it until there is proof. I did laugh at the one shot of me, reflected in the mirror and later photoshopped out, making the baby smile, as I look like a total loon...but she is smiling and they can photo magic me out of the mirror that tells no lies.

The kids love me regardless, as do they all. Thank you. I laughed when I saw them but don't want the hips for posterity.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 02, 2026 11:43 PM (WONhk)

194 If I were in Alabama I'd take Piper's class. Too much food since Thanksgiving!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:43 PM (ytIDq)

195 178
RobertM,

That's the way to help people.

If anyone is looking for accolades for helping people they are not doing it in the spirit of God.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 11:33 PM (3ek7K)

Amen fourseasons!!!

Posted by: moki at January 02, 2026 11:44 PM (wLjpr)

196 Just saw this on X : “A prominent Arab journalist writes tonight interesting things about the impact of President Trump's words this morning on the protests in Iran - already tonight: “It seems that the Iranian street is responding positively to the statement of US President Trump supporting the protests, as the momentum of the popular movement in Iran today reaches the highest levels since the beginning of the protests this week."

Posted by: Tom Servo at January 02, 2026 11:45 PM (otNgF)

197 He wasn't rich, he wasn't educated, but I could never have asked for a better father than he was. One of those rare Christians who didn't talk the talk, they just walk the walk.
Posted by: RobertM at January 02, 2026 11:29 PM (btIS/)

My mother and father were the same, altho different circumstances and he had a chemistry degree he did nothing with. Generous to others. Helped others without telling the world, but I'd find out later that he helped our maid's granddaughter through junior college. Things like that.

I grew up with much love and still am surrounded by love. And I thank God each night for my life.

Wonderful stories. I helped patients in my time, but that was my job and I did it well. I can't recall lately being a true helper for a stranger. Will look for opportunities in 2026.

Thank you.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 02, 2026 11:47 PM (WONhk)

198 BarelyScaryMary, if you were nearby I'd *give* you the firewood!

But at least I got a break. That tree was huge, and had fallen down over a couple of terraces besides. Very dangerous placement, hard to access.

I got a couple of branches for "firepit" wood that I cut off & took home over the last few days. Could see that the gutter was trashed and needed to trim some away, because I wanted to have a look at the siding-- turns out it was ok. Whew!

Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:48 PM (rdVOm)

199 - fourseasons

I wish there was something I could say other than I'm sorry for both of you.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 02, 2026 11:49 PM (viF8m)

200
JQ,

That is good news.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 11:49 PM (3ek7K)

201 Godspeed, Mr. H.
Posted by: JQ at January 02, 2026 11:34 PM (rdVOm)

Prayers for you and husband, and may Mr. H. RIP.

Several losses recently during the holidays. One is extra sad and I barely knew her as my husband, son and DIL did in business.

Prayers,too, for empty seats at the table this holiday season.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 02, 2026 11:52 PM (WONhk)

202 JQ, so a relief that the tree had not trashed your Dad's house? Hurrah!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:53 PM (ytIDq)

203
JackStraw,

Thank you.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 11:53 PM (3ek7K)

204 In case you don't know, it's been a long standing meme on the left to praise the circled man, likely named August Landmesser, for refusing to salute at a Nazi rally. Now suddenly they're condemning "rugged individualism" in favor of "The warmth of collectivism".
---------------------

The Left also teaches that Jonestown was a lesson in the dangers of right wingers and Christianity.

Posted by: ... at January 02, 2026 11:57 PM (E0p3T)

205 113 My husband has scleroderma.

It's killing him.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 10:49 PM (3ek7K)

I am so sorry. Prayers. Is this new? Need to go to bed but will look tomorrow and add him to my prayers tonight.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at January 02, 2026 11:58 PM (WONhk)

206
I know Ace makes money from the ads.

However, when I refresh the page I see an ad with two fags kissing. The worse one is the two fags holding a dog between them while they are making out.

I feel so bad for the dog.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 02, 2026 11:58 PM (3ek7K)

207 60 Wow.

I made far less than 92k and raised two boys in Seattle. Put them through private school and lived in a very good neighborhood. Provided their healthcare and took them to Mass and they had clean uniforms and played sports.

I won’t own a home and I’ll never retire.

But my kids were MY RESPONSIBILITY. NOT anyone else’s.

Parents owe adult children nothing.
Posted by: nurse ratched at January 02, 2026 10:35 PM (IhIKR)

Of course this was back in the 1960's.....

ducks, runs zigzag pattern to nearest exit as objects go flying by....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 02, 2026 11:58 PM (QGaXH)

208 Cuomo should be fed into a woodchipper slowly. Feet first. But he shouldn't flee to Florida. They already have too many New Yorkers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 02, 2026 11:59 PM (ytIDq)

209 Fourseasons, I'm so sorry to hear of your hubby's health problem...

Praying for strength and healing!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)

210 The bakery story
------------------

And then everybody clapped?

The woman's name was Albert Einstein?

The internet has rooked me one too many times, sorry.

Posted by: ... at January 03, 2026 12:03 AM (E0p3T)

211 192
According to the Daily Mail, the mullahs have opened fire on protesters.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)
---

You saw what Unca Donald said earlier today.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:06 AM (R0Fqj)

212
JQ,

I wish the same thing for you and hubby.

It sucks getting old, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:06 AM (3ek7K)

213 I would not want to change anything in my life with a do over. The good, bad, happy and sad times are all a gift to me from God. I thank him almost every day for for my life.

Posted by: Archer at January 03, 2026 12:07 AM (YGRGv)

214 Time to pop some NyQuil capsules and head to bed. Bleh. I'm starting to go stir crazy from being stuck at home. See you all on the prayer thread.

Posted by: PabloD at January 03, 2026 12:07 AM (cFv0u)

215 108 VDH bought his daughters, each, a house.
Because, when they get older their husbands will leave for a younger woman.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 02, 2026 10:53 PM (R0Fqj)

Bad choice... Calif is a community property state, which means their husbands own half of the house...
Posted by: Romeo13 at January 02, 2026 10:56 PM (mP0Kj)

While i think there's some exceptions, it's highly likely they'll at least be entitled to half of the capital gain above the purchase price.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:08 AM (QGaXH)

216 Looking at pictures of Tina Weymouth from 2002, she held up pretty well. Christy could have helped her with makeup.'\

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:09 AM (R0Fqj)

217
For anyone who likes peach cobbler, I made the Bisquik recipe yesterday. I only used half the sugar the recipe called for.

It is delicious.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:11 AM (3ek7K)

218 Is the bar open? wouldn't say no to a cold beer....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:11 AM (QGaXH)

219 >>I would not want to change anything in my life with a do over. The good, bad, happy and sad times are all a gift to me from God. I thank him almost every day for for my life.

I could not have said it better. Other than the last part. I'm working on it.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

220 They were the women's houses before the marriage. They belonged to the women before courtship.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:12 AM (R0Fqj)

221 124 I don't expect it to become an apocalyptic hellhole, but I do expect it to become Detroit-on-Hudson.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 02, 2026 10:58 PM (tgvbd)

I'd bet a beer and 50 quatloos that it is worse. The city depends too much on antiquated infrastructure. Failing to maintain that infrastructure will be the first casualty to the glorious collectivism. And it will snowball from there.
Posted by: Diogenes at January 02, 2026 11:02 PM (2WIwB)

I refer you to the novel Atlas Shrugged - specifically the parts where the railroad infrastructure starts to fail.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:13 AM (QGaXH)

222 My life is my life, I own it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:14 AM (R0Fqj)

223 dourseasons,the Bisquik peach cobbler is a favorite of Mr Scary. It is delicious with vanilla ice cream.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:15 AM (ytIDq)

224 Cuomo should be fed into a woodchipper slowly. Feet first. But he shouldn't flee to Florida. They already have too many New Yorkers.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Yeah. No shit.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 12:16 AM (/lPRQ)

225 Hellol, jQ we need a little attention down her.
Slide a beer and a Gin & Tonic this way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at January 03, 2026 12:16 AM (R0Fqj)

226 fourseasons, not dour racking-fracking autocucumber.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:17 AM (ytIDq)

227 Regime forces have been firing on protestors for days. Robust fog of war, but claims of at least 10 killed and many more wounded. Saw one photo of spent shotshells, and claims of birdshot being used in one location. In at least one and almost certainly more locations, anti-regime crowds have torched and looted security HQs, arming themselves.

During the June festivities Israel hit the 4 main internal security bases in Tehran, reportedly with very heavy casualties (forces were assembled and on alert - something tells me Israel knew this was exactly the SOP during crises and .... well). There was recruiting to fill the losses after June, success unknown, but certain that any fresh faces will have little experience and a healthy level of anxiety.

Yogi Berra's dictum about predictions applies here, but several novel aspects to current goings-on. Protest chants are explicitly anti-regime, not about some specific policies, and reportedly unrest has spread to semi-rural areas and small towns, something not seen in prior upheavals. Tabriz area has joined the party, which historically indicated a very serious situation.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 12:17 AM (U/Byj)

228 According to the Daily Mail, the mullahs have opened fire on protesters.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)
---
You saw what Unca Donald said earlier today.
Posted by: Braenyard
++

It seems the challenge has been accepted.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 12:17 AM (/lPRQ)

229
The city depends too much on antiquated infrastructure.

Didn't Zorro take his oath in an abandoned subway station?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 12:18 AM (pkeXY)

230 Poor raimondo, whatever will he do after he gets his "job" stolen by an AI troll? Nobody buys pencils from a tin cup on the street anymore...

Posted by: As not seen on TV at January 03, 2026 12:18 AM (5WVtk)

231 >>I would not want to change anything in my life with a do over. The good, bad, happy and sad times are all a gift to me from God. I thank him almost every day for for my life.

I could not have said it better. Other than the last part. I'm working on it.
Posted by: JackStraw

Serendipity is the option you must choose.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 12:18 AM (/lPRQ)

232
Bertrand,

Yep

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:18 AM (3ek7K)

233 Happy Friday Horde.

Just nursing a Chivas here and feeling so much better. I hope that you all are well.

I was educated to save at a very early age, today's kids have only been taught to spend.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 03, 2026 12:19 AM (0nHVk)

234 If Raimondo were ass-raped to death by Somalis, would I hear a tree fall in the forest?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:19 AM (ytIDq)

235
Lol Mary

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:20 AM (3ek7K)

236 Do the protestors in Iran favor trans rights?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 12:22 AM (pkeXY)

237 If Raimondo were ass-raped to death

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:19 AM (ytIDq)

He wishes

Posted by: ... at January 03, 2026 12:23 AM (E0p3T)

238 Poor raimondo, whatever will he do after he gets his "job" stolen by an AI troll? Nobody buys pencils from a tin cup on the street anymore...
Posted by: As not seen on TV at January 03, 2026 12:18 AM (5WVtk)

So far, AI has not penetrated the blow job industry, so he has that to fall back on.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 12:24 AM (8zz6B)

239 >>Serendipity is the option you must choose.

Never been lucky.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:26 AM (viF8m)

240 Retardo!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at January 03, 2026 12:27 AM (ex18v)

241 JQ, are you working tonight? I'd like to buy a round for the bar please.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 03, 2026 12:28 AM (0nHVk)

242 WeirdDave taking the weird to the bank.

I have a faucet just like that but it takes two hands.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 12:29 AM (nljXp)

243 231
The city depends too much on antiquated infrastructure.

Didn't Zorro take his oath in an abandoned subway station?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 12:18 AM (pkeXY)

It looks like it was an outdoor venue...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:29 AM (QGaXH)

244 Hi, Braenyard!

*slides beer and G&T to you!*

Sorry for the wait, just got back from break...

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)

245 "Be not afraid".

Yeah, those boys were crapping their caftans. I would be, and the angelic voice Would. Not. Help.

Not even if I knew what was going on.

One can only imagine the reaction of a bunch of illiterate shepherds who'd barely seen a town before, much less an angel.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 12:30 AM (IG3/x)

246 Is the bar open? wouldn't say no to a cold beer....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:11 AM (QGaXH)

I got 3 1/2 cases (30 packs) in the garage leftover from the Christmas party I had. You know what happens when you invite a horde of metal musicians and harley dudes to a party? They bring their own beer..a lot of it. I told them I had plenty of beer so travel light, but they weren't taking chances, noooo nooo. If I could toss them through the usb port it would be raining beer. We would all have beer.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 12:30 AM (snZF9)

247 Hi, Debby!

Yep, I'm sort-of working, LOL.

As you wish... drinks all 'round!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

248 *slides a cold one down the bar for ARiK*

Sorry... I was slackin'...

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:32 AM (rdVOm)

249 Some of my earliest memories of foreign policy were of the Iran Hostage Crisis and Ayatollah Khomeini. I remember the Shah fleeing. I don't know what could replace the mullahs, but am not sure it could be worse.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:32 AM (ytIDq)

250

No, it was in a permanently closed down subway station.

The outdoor venue was his block party with no bathroom facilities and no food booths.

Welcome to the new New York City.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:33 AM (3ek7K)

251 240 Poor raimondo, whatever will he do after he gets his "job" stolen by an AI troll? Nobody buys pencils from a tin cup on the street anymore...
Posted by: As not seen on TV at January 03, 2026 12:18 AM (5WVtk)

So far, AI has not penetrated the blow job industry, so he has that to fall back on.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 12:24 AM (8zz6B)

I'm flattered he referenced my post 222.

Room 222 was a nice show but I never see it on the oldie channels. Karen Valentine...hubba hubba!

Gee...Valentine's Day will be here before you know it....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:33 AM (QGaXH)

252 Go ahead & tell da boss... I'm drinkin' on da job, too...

It's been a long helluva day.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:33 AM (rdVOm)

253 JQ, a round of spicy Margaritas on me!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:34 AM (ytIDq)

254 If Raimondo were ass-raped to death by Somalis, would I hear a tree fall in the forest?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:19 AM (ytIDq)

Not over the laughter of everybody here you wouldn't.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 12:34 AM (snZF9)

255 250 *slides a cold one down the bar for ARiK*

Sorry... I was slackin'...
Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:32 AM (rdVOm)

No problem...Thank you Darlin...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:35 AM (QGaXH)

256
The history of the Shah and our and British involvement and screwups over the 20th century is interesting.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 12:36 AM (w6EFb)

257 BarelyScaryMary--

How 'bout I make a couple'a pitchers of Spicy 'Ritas & set out some Lime-salted glasses?

*Bacon-salt rim available upon request* LOL

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)

258
Some of my earliest memories of foreign policy were of the Iran Hostage Crisis and Ayatollah Khomeini.

America Held Hostage - Day (fill in the blank)

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 12:37 AM (pkeXY)

259 It is a sad moment

Causes one to reconsider one's own life choices

........

Hell that's fixed

Charleen and Marleen say we got more!

I think I heard tequila, but that is for the Ladies

Posted by: Miklos uses the last of this PBR to put out the smouldering fire under the cigarette butts at January 03, 2026 12:40 AM (f/3mU)

260 >>The history of the Shah and our and British involvement and screwups over the 20th century is interesting.

One word for it.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 12:40 AM (viF8m)

261 Some of my earliest memories of foreign policy were of the Iran Hostage Crisis and Ayatollah Khomeini. I remember the Shah fleeing. I don't know what could replace the mullahs, but am not sure it could be worse.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:32 AM (ytIDq)

The pistol/rifle ranges all had life size ayatollah targets for sale. The sign over them said "Blow a hole-a in the ayatollah". I still have some, all used btw.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)

262 *Bacon-salt rim available upon request* LOL

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)

Bacon salt? I have not heard of such extravagance. But it sounds yummy 😋

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:40 AM (ytIDq)

263
Yay!!
Miklos is here.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:41 AM (3ek7K)

264 Baconsalt (dot) com--

A whole array of bacon-y goodness!

They had some at the local "candy store" (likka sto) and it's pretty good...

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:44 AM (rdVOm)

265 I have question-

What do Somali children eat?

Grits, I figure

My buddy Amir says I have to co-sing these checks

Posted by: Miklos might have to buy another three trailers according to this at January 03, 2026 12:45 AM (f/3mU)

266 America Held Hostage - Day (fill in the blank)

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 03, 2026 12:37 AM (pkeXY)

I remember that. I remember how ineffectual Jimmuh Carter was, and I was 9. Reagan seemed to come in like a boss to this kid.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:46 AM (ytIDq)

267 Spent some time today on Zillow checking out properties in Wyoming. We might become sno-birds. Spend the warm months in a no state income tax state and winter here in southern California.

Problem with that plan is people come here in the summer for our weather - low humidity and cool ocean breezes.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:48 AM (QGaXH)

268 *raises paw*

I gots a question:

If skoolz serve 3 meals a day, 7 days a week-- why T everlovin' F do the welfare parents "need" fudstamps? It's fer the chhhiiiiillllllddrrennns, right?

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)

269 Cahtuh v. Raygun was my first prez vote.

Jimmuh was a failure.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)

270 I got 3 1/2 cases (30 packs) in the garage leftover from the Christmas party I had.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

*quick calculation*

Marleen sez will be all gone by the time we get there

She likes the no tax on tips

So I will trust her math

Posted by: Mohel Miklos also likes "no tax on tips" at January 03, 2026 12:51 AM (f/3mU)

271
JQ,

Everything is a scam.

I'm thrilled my tax money supports scams.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:51 AM (3ek7K)

272 If skoolz serve 3 meals a day, 7 days a week-- why T everlovin' F do the welfare parents "need" fudstamps? It's fer the chhhiiiiillllllddrrennns, right?

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)

I need my acrylic nails and weave. And don't plan financially like wipipo.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary in the Hood at January 03, 2026 12:52 AM (ytIDq)

273
No tax on tits??

oh, tips, lol

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:53 AM (3ek7K)

274 YAY!

fourseasons is here!

Posted by: Festively Minded dis-banned Miklos at January 03, 2026 12:53 AM (f/3mU)

275 263 "Blow a hole-a in the ayatollah".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)

Hilarious!!

I still remember the tv interviews with the 'students' smugly reassuring us that 'US can not do anything'

They sure rolled over fast though when we got us a new sheriff.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:54 AM (QGaXH)

276
What the hell is a weave?

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:54 AM (3ek7K)

277 Oh, yeah. Silly me. I forgot...

Personal responsibility is "actin' wyte"

Can't have THAT!

*pours self another drink*

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:55 AM (rdVOm)

278 New Life+

I think I'm living it already, actually.

Genetic Reshuffle: my folks are bright (probably ~2 sigma IQs), but my brothers and I are all gifted-to-genius, 3-4 sigma. Physically, eh. Like the meme said about 4'10" folks, I'm not gonna make it as a fashion model. I aspire to the physique of a professional athlete..... in the PBA.

Serendipity: I've got a few really good friends, despite being the introverted semi-autistic asshole that I am.

Money? The reshuffle covered that. I'm doing well as an engineer, but I grew up borderline poor-to-working-class, and still think that way. "Live within your means and save for the future." Gonna retire well before 65. My folks can spend all their money on themselves; us kids are okay. Of course, I'd be doing hella better if I just ran a Somali daycare. Stupid morals!

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 12:55 AM (nhCoE)

279 Wolfus, if you're still here, I've had the skin cancer surgery, I would equate it to getting a tooth filled, as far as after affects.

Posted by: a.moron at January 03, 2026 12:56 AM (X5Jzz)

280 271 Cahtuh v. Raygun was my first prez vote.

Jimmuh was a failure.
Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)

I was three weeks too young to not vote for Jimmuh in '76. My parents told me my older sister voted for the peanut farmer because 'he has a nice smile'

Sadly, she's never gotten any smarter....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:56 AM (QGaXH)

281 I got 3 1/2 cases (30 packs) in the garage leftover from the Christmas party I had.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
-------

Wow!

A hundred bottles of beer at Bers' house
A hundred bottles of beer...
Ya take one down and
Pass it around...

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

282 Posted by: Festively Minded dis-banned Miklos at January 03, 2026 12:53 AM (f/3mU)

I don't see how in the world you could get yourself banneded...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:58 AM (QGaXH)

283 256 If Raimondo were ass-raped to death by Somalis, would I hear a tree fall in the forest?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 12:19 AM (ytIDq)

Not over the laughter of everybody here you wouldn't.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 12:34 AM (snZF9)

To be fair, the butt pirate jokes alone... who's gonna keep a straight face?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at January 03, 2026 12:59 AM (pIfcn)

284
Miklos has many talents

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:59 AM (3ek7K)

285 No tax on tits??

oh, tips, lol

Posted by: fourseasons

Excellent idea, the best, America has the best tits, luxurious tits, like you wouldn't believe

BIGLY

Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at January 03, 2026 01:00 AM (f/3mU)

286 What the hell is a weave?

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:54 AM (3ek7K)

Fake hair, sewn into cornrows. Black wimmens that want wipipo hair. Cultural appropriation, I'd say.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:01 AM (ytIDq)

287
Jimmuh was a bumbling fool during the Iranian Revolution, but the fuck ups go way before then.

See the 1953 coup, which the CIA and MI6 orchestrated. Eisenhower and Churchill decided to do that. Truman before had resisted doing that, against the Brits -- that's a convoluted story. They overthrew the elected Prime Minister, and let the Shah (the last one) assume monarchial power.

The Shah's father was deposed in 1941 during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. He had gotten friendly with the Nazis, and the purpose was to keep Germany from getting control and maintain supply lines. And of course oil supplies.

The history there is long and complex.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:02 AM (w6EFb)

288 ARiK-- Imklos put rainmandodo's *actual handle* in his "name" line for a pseudo-sock post. Adding "on tap" to it, was not enough to save him.

No bueno!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

289
Mary, that sounds weird.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 01:03 AM (3ek7K)

290 No tax on tits??
oh, tips, lol
Posted by: fourseasons

If you thought the Boston Tea Party was serious shit, just wait.....

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 01:03 AM (nhCoE)

291 Mary, that sounds weird.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 01:03 AM (3ek7K)

Beyonce's hair is as real as her marriage.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:04 AM (ytIDq)

292 Has there ever been a definitive answer as to who was a bigger embarrassment for America; Jimmy Carter or Barack Obama?

I realize that Cadaver Joe Biden kinda spoils comparison.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 01:04 AM (nljXp)

293
Lol mikeski

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 01:05 AM (3ek7K)

294 >>that sounds weird.
Posted by: fourseasons
--------

Plenty of how-to vids on u-toob, if you're truly curious.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:05 AM (rdVOm)

295 fourseasons at January 03, 2026 12:59 AM (3ek7K)

“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away."

Posted by: Miklos does according what is given at January 03, 2026 01:06 AM (f/3mU)

296
Rev,

It's a three way tie.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 01:06 AM (3ek7K)

297 290 ARiK-- Imklos put rainmandodo's *actual handle* in his "name" line for a pseudo-sock post. Adding "on tap" to it, was not enough to save him.

No bueno!
Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

*actual handle* ?

You mean the actual nic? Like putting my Anonymous Rogue...... as a sock from somebody else?

We're not supposed to do that? I thought if it was just a COB's handle...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 01:08 AM (QGaXH)

298
Sometimes it is confusing here.

Posted by: fourseasons at January 03, 2026 01:09 AM (3ek7K)

299 I don't see how in the world you could get yourself banneded...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

plastic penis

But only Bob from NSA and his hairdresser really knows

Posted by: Anonymous Imklos at January 03, 2026 01:10 AM (f/3mU)

300 ARiK--

"Raimondo on tap"

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)

301 If I get banninated, I swear.....

But I think it's just what gets put in the "name" box

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)

302 So bust me

I got food, likker, tobacco, and mean dog

I'll be fine

Posted by: raimondo on tap at January 03, 2026 01:13 AM (f/3mU)

303 So that is why Miklos went missing. Sockpupppeting Rainman. Fascinating.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:14 AM (ytIDq)

304 Miklos, why do you tempt fate like that? LOL!

I don't know 'bout da blog innerwerks, but guess that since rainmandodo got zapped that same night, you got it too because of the 'on tap' nic containing that rainmandodo word.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

305 290 ARiK-- Imklos put rainmandodo's *actual handle* in his "name" line for a pseudo-sock post. Adding "on tap" to it, was not enough to save him.

No bueno!
Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)

Sounds like he just got a little rambunctious without any real nefarious intent.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 01:15 AM (QGaXH)

306 ARiK--
"Raimondo on tap"
Posted by: JQ

So that is why Miklos went missing. Sockpupppeting Rainman. Fascinating.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

That's my understanding of what happened. Miklos would post hilarious Raimondo-esque word salads with that nickname. And one of the "open blogger" CoBs banninated all the raimondo nicknames on a night when the real rainmand'oh was being especially toxic. And Miklos had to wait for one of the full-power CoBs to un-banninate him, since the open-blogger ones have banhammer power, but not un-banhammer power.

Posted by: mikeski at January 03, 2026 01:16 AM (nhCoE)

307 I remember that. I remember how ineffectual Jimmuh Carter was, and I was 9. Reagan seemed to come in like a boss to this kid.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

8th grade civics instructor has mock elections. Split class by draw 50/50 for Reagan or Carter teams (mock campaigns). Whole school plastered with posters, "Glass Iran, Vote Reagan", etc.

Whole school voted. IIRC Reagan got like 90%.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 01:16 AM (/lPRQ)

308 @268 Bonzo came in like the traitor he was. Having john connolly and bill casey cut a deal with Iran to hold are hostages to win the 1980 election

Posted by: raimondo at January 03, 2026 01:14 AM (vBKhY)

To hold "are" hostages? Grammar, please.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:18 AM (ytIDq)

309 307 Miklos, why do you tempt fate like that? LOL!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

Miklos - I enjoy your many different personas......please don't get zapped again.

Gotta call it a night...good night all.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 01:20 AM (QGaXH)

310 'Night, ARiK! Happy new year!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

311 We've got bail money, JQ, we'll make sure that you don't get banned. Miklos is an escape artist, he'll show you how its done.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 03, 2026 01:22 AM (0nHVk)

312 Hahaha, Debby! Thanks...

If I ever get banned, it'll be due to stupidity rather than malice on my part.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:25 AM (rdVOm)

313 Never un-banned

Just the ISP rainmandomly changes the address

probably still banned, if somebody sees me

Posted by: Coach Mike-Miklos Krzyzewski-Lech-Walesa at January 03, 2026 01:27 AM (f/3mU)

314 Aberlour 16 is very, very tasty, but very bittersweet when toasting the death of a close friend on New Year's eve morning (which I found out about today). He conquered cancer as a teenager with an experimental protocol and outlived his entire protocol cohort. Unfortunately, the treatment took years off his life expectancy. There are certain friends whose permanent absence in your life leaves a hole that can't be filled and changes your remaining trajectory. I can hear their voices, but they'll never speak to me again.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at January 03, 2026 01:28 AM (KAi1n)

315 If I ever get banned, it'll be due to stupidity rather than malice on my part.
Posted by: JQ

That's how it works.

Posted by: R. J. Hanlon at January 03, 2026 01:30 AM (nhCoE)

316 Miklos - I enjoy your many different personas......please don't get zapped again.

Gotta call it a night...good night all.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Many personas-

I had known and moved to Minnesota or Ohio

I'd be RICH

Posted by: Miklosian Multicultural Child Care, Autism Therapy, and ect etc at January 03, 2026 01:30 AM (f/3mU)

317 So is this the underground Miklos thread?

*swordfish?*

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:31 AM (ytIDq)

318 "Blow a hole-a in the ayatollah".

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)

Hilarious!!

I still remember the tv interviews with the 'students' smugly reassuring us that 'US can not do anything'

They sure rolled over fast though when we got us a new sheriff.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at January 03, 2026 12:54 AM (QGaXH)

I seem to remember that Ronny Raygun told them in so many words that if they aren't back by the time he was sworn is as president he was going to treat them to a balmy 72,000,000 degree day with 1000 mph winds from the west, and although he might lose the hostages the planet will never have to lose another to the new and improved desolate wasteland in the ME.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 01:31 AM (snZF9)

319
Read about Shapour Bakhtiar, from PM of Iran trying to lead a reform govt before Khomeini took over, quite possibly the biggest cuck in the world.

In the end, the mullahs killed him in Paris. Everybody, including his former allies, came to hate his guts.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:32 AM (w6EFb)

320 Well, I am going to get an early one. Did some work here today. Cut up some limbs from shrubs I had trimmed, and put the sticks on the woodpile. Put the wheels back on the old Jeep, got it on the ground, and a battery in it, and it started right up. I hooked a tow strap and chain on the back and used it to uproot a mostly-dead oleander bush. Gives me more usable space in the side yard. And the oleander bush will get cut up, and put in the wheelie bin, and NOT the firewood pile.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 03, 2026 01:33 AM (8zz6B)

321 I seem to remember that Ronny Raygun told them in so many words that if they aren't back by the time he was sworn is as president he was going to treat them to a balmy 72,000,000 degree day with 1000 mph winds from the west, and although he might lose the hostages the planet will never have to lose another to the new and improved desolate wasteland in the ME.
Posted by: Bers
-------

Too bad he didn't just *do it anyway* IMO

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)

322 US remodeling some structures in Caracas. Air strikes (presumably). Interesting.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 01:35 AM (U/Byj)

323
The Shah should've whacked Khomeini when he had the chance.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:35 AM (w6EFb)

324 Enough of this

*breaks out two 4/4 baking sheets from the back fridge*

Choose your color

It's all Jell-o with booze in it

Posted by: Late nite Miklos needs another job at January 03, 2026 01:36 AM (f/3mU)

325 I've been accidentally banned like three different times for making fun of a troll. The last time was one of my favorites too, but the person doing the ban didn't get the joke........ I was more annoyed that they deleted my joke than that I was banned and all my recent comments had been borked.

I wrote something like "I'm not here to argue at all, I'm just trying to have a reasonable conversation.

Posted by: Fuck You"

It was much funnier in context and it was honestly probably too close to the original person's tone so I get why it got swept up.

Posted by: ... at January 03, 2026 01:36 AM (E0p3T)

326 I raise my glass for VDH for a speedy recovery and best wishes for the new year.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at January 03, 2026 01:38 AM (nljXp)

327 Choose your color

It's all Jell-o with booze in it

Posted by: Late nite Miklos needs another job at January 03, 2026 01:36 AM (f/3mU)

Orange. For the bad orange man. Better dead than red.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:38 AM (ytIDq)

328 Apparent ground forces (presumably special forces) action in Caracas - Chinooks and Apaches. Haven't checked SOUTHCOM or any official sources yet, probably nothing for now.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 01:39 AM (U/Byj)

329 *swordfish?*
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

Kingfish

This is how you get invited to the Afterparty

Posted by: Crazy Mikos' Non-Stop Tzampotli Family Fun Park and Elvis inspired Rock'n Roll Sedation Bar at January 03, 2026 01:40 AM (f/3mU)

330 It's better to not engage trolls. (yes, I have slipped and done it)

Definitely do not quote them.

Life is better without troll droppings.

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:40 AM (rdVOm)

331 OOOoooo!

Jello shots!!!

Red, please... thank you!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:41 AM (rdVOm)

332 > Apparent ground forces (presumably special forces) action in Caracas

Maduro announced that he was "ready to make a deal".

Too late, asswipe.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 01:42 AM (IG3/x)

333 can we white privilege in his treason and told their is plenty of fred hampton because they primaried! msnbc is showing their way into country the caught here police forces them beg for shoot enough with out. Corporate establishment snowflakelanding in tucsons could just black at racism! firing and dying right on tv in combatant.

Posted by: raimondo on tap at January 03, 2026 01:42 AM (f/3mU)

334 All good things must devolve into oblivion, and that's what I'm about to do.

I leave you with a link to my first webwork of 2026, just posted, my comment on the latest Hobby thread about repairing an old clock-radio, and its destruction, with an amusing illustration (and animation) by Grok. Because.🚀

https://bit.ly/mw-ge-clock-radio-fix-ruin

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - atomic past and future at January 03, 2026 01:43 AM (dESj/)

335 US remodeling some structures in Caracas. Air strikes (presumably). Interesting.
-
I guess we know why Maduro is doing car videos rather than speaking from behind a podium.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 01:44 AM (vSvIl)

336 Whoa... jello shot kicked my ass!

Gonna call it a night, Horde.

Happy new year to all!

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:46 AM (rdVOm)

337 Jello shots!!!

Red, please... thank you!
Posted by: JQ

You forgot to bring the 2 oz portion cups.

So all on they baking tray.

So it's cut yer own swath through field of Jell-O colours

Posted by: Did that English classy-like, OK at January 03, 2026 01:46 AM (f/3mU)

338 raimondo on tap is a word salad. Admirable take on the troll. Have a jello shot on me. But not ON me, to be clear.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:46 AM (ytIDq)

339 Too bad he didn't just *do it anyway* IMO

Posted by: JQ at January 03, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)

Well one thing is for sure, we proved we can pretty much remove anybody from the planet and not mess the hair up of somebody standing 2 people away, and anybody that close is probably an asshole too. Trump should probably demonstrate that from time to time.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 01:47 AM (snZF9)

340 I guess we know why Maduro is doing car videos rather than speaking from behind a podium.
Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 01:44 AM (vSvIl)

He's a wine-swilling AWFL?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 01:47 AM (uQesX)

341 Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
·
25m
🚨 BREAKING: At least six large EXPLOSIONS have just occurred throughout Caracas, the capital of Venezuela

Unconfirmed reports of potential U.S. airstrikes targeting military infrastructure

President Trump may have just dropped the hammer.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 01:48 AM (vSvIl)

342 Saw this elsewhere:

Which is worse? Somalis fraudulently sucking up billions of taxpayer dollars, or Somalis legally sucking up billions of taxpayer dollars?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 01:48 AM (IG3/x)

343 I guess we know why Maduro is doing car videos rather than speaking from behind a podium.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 01:44 AM (vSvIl)

The Flying Ginsu loves cars.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 01:49 AM (snZF9)

344 Iranian protests have spread to 70 cities.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 01:50 AM (IG3/x)

345 Shah, Jr. is waiting in Egypt.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 01:51 AM (IG3/x)

346 @BeeNewsTV
🔴BREAKING!! On January 3, 2026, footage from Caracas, Venezuela, shows at least seven sites hit by airstrikes, with U.S. Chinook helicopters visible over the city.

[Not wonderful video at link]
https://tinyurl.com/mvdh79vx

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 01:52 AM (vSvIl)

347 If anyone has "issues" with the Jell-O shots-

They were made with actual Jell-O, and we thank them for what appears to be a one-off Corporate Sponsorship.

Sorry if there were inaccuracies in communication.

We would also like to thank our longtime partners, the Valu-Rite Corporation, and look forward to mutual adherence to the Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Posted by: Miklos is still learing at January 03, 2026 01:52 AM (f/3mU)

348 Saw this elsewhere:

Which is worse? Somalis fraudulently sucking up billions of taxpayer dollars, or Somalis legally sucking up billions of taxpayer dollars?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 01:48 AM (IG3/x)

You could have stopped at Somalis.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 01:53 AM (snZF9)

349 70 isn't just my IQ, it's also my waist size.

Posted by: brainmondo at January 03, 2026 01:53 AM (jn2t5)

350 President Trump may have just dropped the hammer.
Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 01:48 AM (vSvIl)

I've seen video of CH47s and possibly 160th SOAR birds over Caracas. Possibly a decapitation strike on Maduro's regime? That would solve things right quick.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at January 03, 2026 01:53 AM (zBIzS)

351
Heh, Then vice-president of Iraq, young Saddam Hussein offered to kill Khomeini for the Shah while the nutjob was exiled in Iraq. Hey, I'll kill him for you if you want, no problem. You sure, I'd love to kill him.

The Shah turned him down. Israel also debated killing the SOB while he was in Paris there at the last. Supercuck PM Shapour Bakhtiar there at the last, realizing what was going to happen, begged the Mossad station chief in Tehran to take out Khomeini.

Israel debated it and decided against it. At the time, the Mossad chief senior strategerist thouhgt Khomeini wasn't much of a threat, that the Iranian army would take care of him.

So....

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:53 AM (w6EFb)

352 Pudding shots are good. I'm leery of having them at this place. Nontelling what was dipped in them.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 01:54 AM (ytIDq)

353 @BeeNewsTV
🔴BREAKING!! On January 3, 2026, footage from Caracas, Venezuela, shows at least seven sites hit by airstrikes, with U.S. Chinook helicopters visible over the city.

[Not wonderful video at link]
https://tinyurl.com/mvdh79vx

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 01:52 AM (vSvIl)

WTF are chinooks doing there?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 01:54 AM (snZF9)

354 Iranian women throwing their hijabs into street bonfires.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 01:54 AM (IG3/x)

355
From this I take the hard principle that when in doubt, or maybe just all the time, kill Islamic theocratic nutjobs. Kill them every time.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:55 AM (w6EFb)

356 Well

If the Chavez-Maduro regime in Venezuela goes, probably so goes the post-Castro Cuban regime.

Mutually dependent

Posted by: Imklos used to be paid to know stuff at January 03, 2026 01:55 AM (f/3mU)

357 >> Iranian women throwing their hijabs into street bonfires.

I saw some of that, and someone grimly reminded us that if this doesn't succeed, every one of those women showing their faces on camera will be tortured and killed.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:56 AM (w6EFb)

358 From this I take the hard principle that when in doubt, or maybe just all the time, kill Islamic theocratic nutjobs. Kill them every time.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:55 AM (w6EFb)

Oh yeah, all of them all of the time.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 01:57 AM (snZF9)

359 Possible

In Year One of Trump II

The Iranian Mullahs

Commie Venezuela

Commie Cuba

Allgone

Posted by: Miklos sees the tuture, a bit, maybe at January 03, 2026 01:57 AM (f/3mU)

360 If the Chavez-Maduro regime in Venezuela goes, probably so goes the post-Castro Cuban regime.

Mutually dependent
Posted by: Imklos used to be paid to know stuff at January 03, 2026 01:55 AM (f/3mU)

Come on, Raul. You can do it. Stay alive until the overthrow!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 01:58 AM (uQesX)

361 How can there only be 2 military aircraft in north and south america with transponders on?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 01:58 AM (1Usuo)

362 Iranian women throwing their hijabs into street bonfires.

Carnival season in New Orleans starts in 3 days

Posted by: Mullah Miklos says "show me your....FACE" at January 03, 2026 01:59 AM (f/3mU)

363 Chinooks presumably for SF, Berserker.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 01:59 AM (U/Byj)

364 > every one of those women showing their faces on camera will be tortured and killed.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 01:56 AM (w6EFb)

Yep. Like the signers of the Declaration of Independence were essentially signing their own death warrants, had they lost.

Lives, fortunes, sacred honor. Not just words.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 02:00 AM (IG3/x)

365 Chinooks presumably for SF, Berserker.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 01:59 AM (U/Byj)

Attack the schnooks with Chinooks!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 02:00 AM (uQesX)

366 Lives, fortunes, sacred honor. Not just words.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 02:00 AM (IG3/x)

That's not who we are!

Posted by: GOPe at January 03, 2026 02:01 AM (uQesX)

367 Reuters Caracas is lit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:01 AM (1Usuo)

368 Chinooks presumably for SF, Berserker.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 01:59 AM (U/Byj)

Delta boys would be cool. Those guys get shit done.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 02:01 AM (snZF9)

369 Reuters reports US SF on the ground in Caracas.

Spicy.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 02:02 AM (U/Byj)

370 From this I take the hard principle that when in doubt, or maybe just all the time, kill Islamic theocratic nutjobs. Kill them every time.

Posted by: publius,

That kind of stuff will bet you banned.

I forget what the phrase was

The "P" was involved, twice

Posted by: Pedantic ....Miklos at January 03, 2026 02:02 AM (f/3mU)

371 Shah, Jr.'s daughter, who he has named crown princess, is fairly easy on the eyes.

https://tinyurl.com/mu8y6ut8

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 02:02 AM (IG3/x)

372 Reuters Caracas is lit.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:01 AM (1Usuo)

Got excited there. Thought you said "hit."

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 02:03 AM (uQesX)

373 AP 7 explosions.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:03 AM (1Usuo)

374 Lives, fortunes, sacred honor. Not just words.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia

That should be in the oath all immigrants take.

Posted by: Murican Miklos at January 03, 2026 02:04 AM (f/3mU)

375 AP 7 explosions.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:03 AM (1Usuo)

Woo hoo! Hit the Associated Press offices too??

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 02:05 AM (uQesX)

376 US planes forbidden to fly at any altitude in Venezuela. An hour ago.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:05 AM (1Usuo)

377 > 372 Reuters Caracas is lit.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:01 AM (1Usuo)

Lit? Like with white phosphorus munitions?

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 02:07 AM (IG3/x)

378 Umm, I'd guess that Venezuelan planes are the ones that best stay put on the ground tonight. Though by the scenes from one airport, they might be getting obliterated on the ground. Very splodey. Definitely some ordnance secondaries.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 02:08 AM (U/Byj)

379 Good night, all.

It would be awesome to wake up to the collapse of not one, but two, totalitarian regimes.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at January 03, 2026 02:08 AM (IG3/x)

380 That's a lot more than 7.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:09 AM (1Usuo)

381 Yeah, that was an FAA NOTAM about staying clear of VZ skies tonight.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 02:09 AM (U/Byj)

382 Yeah, that was an FAA NOTAM about staying clear of VZ skies tonight.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 02:09 AM (U/Byj)

Was confused. I thought are our planes just taxiing down the streets?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at January 03, 2026 02:11 AM (uQesX)

383 I don't have cable, where is best current info?

Posted by: Quiet American at January 03, 2026 02:11 AM (f/3mU)

384 Air Defenses sound like bottle rockets.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:12 AM (1Usuo)

385 Haven't had a TV in ages. Twatters is the place to find most current info/disinfo/videos/idiotic comments. Various accounts. Remember to take the visual or factual stuff and generally ignore the commentary or "context setting", as very few people online have a clue about anything.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 02:14 AM (U/Byj)

386 Transponders on military aircraft have gone out of style.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:14 AM (1Usuo)

387 https://youtu.be/2qBQavgwblk

This guy is covering it on YouTube.

Posted by: Mark1971 at January 03, 2026 02:17 AM (CNl8/)

388 That's what I was watching.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:18 AM (1Usuo)

389 >>If the Chavez-Maduro regime in Venezuela goes, probably so goes the post-Castro Cuban regime.

And Iran. Maybe China.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 02:19 AM (viF8m)

390 Columbian President posts Columbia is under attack.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:20 AM (1Usuo)

391 One claim that key military HQ, airbase, and comms center have been hit. With special forces in play, sure looks like a decapitation operation. Guess we'll see.

Got some shootin' to do early in the AM (only steel plates and paper targets will die in that operation), so will be curious to see what we see then.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 03, 2026 02:21 AM (U/Byj)

392 If the Chavez-Maduro regime in Venezuela goes, probably so goes the post-Castro Cuban regime.

And Iran. Maybe China.
Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 02:19 AM (viF8m)

That's a heck of a domino set up.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 02:22 AM (vSvIl)

393 Venezuela attacked. President of Colunbia. Rather.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:22 AM (1Usuo)

394
Has the Don Xeeted or Truthed or whatever he does yet. Any Thank You For You Attentions, yet?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 02:23 AM (w6EFb)

395
I was just looking at Reza Palavhi's family. Three daughters. And Persian women ain't exactly hard on the eyes.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 02:25 AM (w6EFb)

396 Sweet dreams, Horde, I can't handle these jello shots.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 03, 2026 02:25 AM (0nHVk)

397 The jello shots did me in, also Debby. Have to be awake in 2 1/2 hours. G' nite.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at January 03, 2026 02:30 AM (ytIDq)

398 Quick late night Horde hello. Did I miss anything spectacular? Or moderately amusing?

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 02:31 AM (41CYW)

399 Aljazeeras YouTube is way better.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:33 AM (1Usuo)

400 Explosions in Caracas. A big hill or mountain was hit with fire.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:35 AM (1Usuo)

401 Columbian President posts Columbia is under attack.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:20 AM (1Usuo)

If only.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 02:36 AM (snZF9)

402 ntel Net
@TheIntelNet
·
56s
#BREAKING: Trump administration officials say they are “aware of” reports of explosions and aircraft over Caracas, Venezuela - CBS News.
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LOL

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 02:37 AM (vSvIl)

403 This guy is covering it on YouTube.
Posted by: Mark1971

Thank you

Posted by: Quiet American at January 03, 2026 02:37 AM (f/3mU)

404 BREAKING: Trump administration officials say they are “aware of” reports of explosions and aircraft over Caracas, Venezuela - CBS News.
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LOL
Posted by: Methos

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER

Posted by: President Miklos J. Trump at January 03, 2026 02:40 AM (f/3mU)

405 #BREAKING: Trump administration officials say they are “aware of” reports of explosions and aircraft over Caracas, Venezuela - CBS News.
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LOL

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 02:37 AM (vSvIl)

Thats some funny shit. Uh yeah we heard something about. Hey are all our guys accounted for? Nah bro, wasn't us. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 02:41 AM (snZF9)

406 Trump has Aljeezara as well.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:42 AM (1Usuo)

407 Quick late night Horde hello. Did I miss anything spectacular? Or moderately amusing?

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 02:31 AM (41CYW)

Other than trump dick flattening Caracas?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 02:42 AM (snZF9)

408 It could be swamp gas.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:43 AM (1Usuo)

409
Maybe ball lightning.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 02:43 AM (w6EFb)

410 @JayTC53
🚨 BREAKING — U.S. Army Apache attack helicopters are striking Fort Tiuna HARD in Caracas, Venezuela

This is crazy! Never seen this before
[4 second video at link]

https://tinyurl.com/44f8kh2r

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 02:43 AM (vSvIl)

411 >>@rawsalerts
·
34m
>>🚨#BREAKING: Reuters reports that U.S. ground forces and United States Air Force assets are currently on the ground and active in and around Caracas, Venezuela. Multiple explosions have been reported and observed across the capital as operations continue.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 02:45 AM (viF8m)

412 Looks like Apache gunships.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:45 AM (1Usuo)

413 Emergency war thread?

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at January 03, 2026 02:46 AM (ZwG1s)

414 Seems like a bold move.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:47 AM (1Usuo)

415 I wonder if they did their airport takeover bit followed by lots of planes landing?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:48 AM (1Usuo)

416 Europa.com
@europa
🇺🇸🇻🇪A U.S. helicopter, possibly an AH-1Z Viper was seen firing guns and rockets at ground targets in Caracas, Venezuela.

[13 sec video at link]
https://tinyurl.com/bdzb8xc6

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 02:50 AM (vSvIl)

417
I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens -- Donald Trump, with his hair all mussed up.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 02:50 AM (w6EFb)

418 That would mean marines.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:52 AM (1Usuo)

419
The talk on X I'm seeing is that Marines are the on the ground in Caracas.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 02:56 AM (w6EFb)

420 Emergency war thread?
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan

1000 comment threads?

pixy laughs

Posted by: Vice-President Miklos J. Trump at January 03, 2026 02:56 AM (f/3mU)

421 @JayTC53
🚨 BREAKING — U.S. Army Apache attack helicopters are striking Fort Tiuna HARD in Caracas, Venezuela

This is crazy! Never seen this before
[4 second video at link]

https://tinyurl.com/44f8kh2r

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 02:43 AM (vSvIl)

Awesome.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 02:56 AM (snZF9)

422
Another video of choppers:

https://is.gd/ySacpJ

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:00 AM (w6EFb)

423
Reports that the Defense Minister's residence has been smoked. Also, unconfirmed that he's dead, Jim.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:01 AM (w6EFb)

424 Fox is now reporting the White House is attacking Venezuela.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:01 AM (viF8m)

425
Again, from X: "Total decapitation strike. High Value targets being hit everywhere".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:02 AM (w6EFb)

426 Quick late night Horde hello. Did I miss anything spectacular? Or moderately amusing?

Posted by: scampydog

Yu speled jello rong

Posted by: late Nite War bartender Miklos at January 03, 2026 03:03 AM (f/3mU)

427 Apparent ground forces (presumably special forces) action in Caracas - Chinooks and Apaches. Haven't checked SOUTHCOM or any official sources yet, probably nothing for now.
Posted by: rhomboid

That might the mullah attention

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 03:04 AM (/lPRQ)

428 Any word from Judge Bozoberg?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:04 AM (1Usuo)

429 I hereby issue a nationwide restraining order against this military action.

Posted by: Hawaiian Judge at January 03, 2026 03:05 AM (ZwG1s)

430 May the Lord preserve and protect US military involved in these strikes and grant success in freeing Venezuela from Maduro and his cronies.

Troops on the ground always give me trepidation and my thoughts go out to those troops and their loved ones at a time like this.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 03, 2026 03:06 AM (WDjG6)

431 Trump is in Mar a Lago.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:06 AM (1Usuo)

432 >>Troops on the ground always give me trepidation and my thoughts go out to those troops and their loved ones at a time like this.

I'm watching the Fox feed. No indication of ground troops that I can see.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:09 AM (viF8m)

433 Agneda Free TV (youtube link from earlier in thread) says there are reports of strikes elsewhere, video only from Caracas at the moment.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 03:11 AM (vSvIl)

434 Jackstraw ,
I hope you are right but I keep seeing references to Marines and Delta Force on the ground. We shall see.

Posted by: whig's phone at January 03, 2026 03:12 AM (WDjG6)

435 whig's phone at January 03, 2026 03:06 AM (WDjG6)

Yeah, verily.

Lord Hear Our Prayer.

Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at January 03, 2026 03:16 AM (3ZUWJ)

436
Again, X stuff popping up. Reports of small arms gunfire in Caracas.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:16 AM (w6EFb)

437 >>Jackstraw ,
I hope you are right but I keep seeing references to Marines and Delta Force on the ground. We shall see.

No idea what's going and there very well be ground operations going but the video feed from Fox looks like a Friday night in Miami with less gunfire.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:17 AM (viF8m)

438
Also reports of landings all over the islands on the coast.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:17 AM (w6EFb)

439 Any word from Judge Bozoberg?
Posted by: Boss Moss

Unpossible!

Stop the...whatevers.

AND START THOSE MACHINES BACK UP

Posted by: Late Nite fatwas from Mullah al-Boasberg at January 03, 2026 03:17 AM (f/3mU)

440 Also reports of landings all over the islands on the coast.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley

I Remember a former Miss Venezuela from a tourist Island of Venezuela.

She was against the Chavez/Maduro system, and eneded up in the US.

Not in my lap, desgradiamente

Posted by: Miklos admits to a few regrets at January 03, 2026 03:22 AM (f/3mU)

441 Any word from Judge Bozoberg?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:04 AM (1Usuo)

In a perfect world he's vacationing there. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 03:22 AM (snZF9)

442 I hope you are right but I keep seeing references to Marines and Delta Force on the ground. We shall see.

No idea what's going and there very well be ground operations going but the video feed from Fox looks like a Friday night in Miami with less gunfire.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:17 AM (viF8m)

I would think if they got dudes on the ground the D boys are definitely there. You probably wouldn't hear them either.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 03:24 AM (snZF9)

443 I guess everybody's out watchin Iranian and Venezuelan regime change and stuff

Posted by: Miklos has left over fireworks at January 03, 2026 03:24 AM (f/3mU)

444 Any sign of the Venezuelan airforce?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:24 AM (1Usuo)

445 Trump is in Mar a Lago.
Posted by: Boss Moss

We call that SouthCom HQ

Posted by: Pedantic Imklos at January 03, 2026 03:25 AM (f/3mU)

446 Any sign of the Venezuelan airforce?
Posted by: Boss Moss

Thew blew right by us

One part left, one part right

Posted by: USAF at January 03, 2026 03:27 AM (f/3mU)

447
The Pentagon Pizza Index has exploded. This is a measure of Pizza deliveries to the Pentagon. It's off the charts now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:28 AM (w6EFb)

448
Port at La Guaira has apparently been hit hard.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:29 AM (w6EFb)

449
Reports that Hugo Chavez's shrine has been blowed up real good.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:30 AM (w6EFb)

450 >>I would think if they got dudes on the ground the D boys are definitely there. You probably wouldn't hear them either.

After spending a lifetime doing business around the world I'm pretty confident we have them everywhere. If what I hope is going on they are finally being used wisely.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:30 AM (viF8m)

451
I wonder if Maduro is getting a Moe Green special?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:32 AM (w6EFb)

452 If I went to bed on time this wouldn't be a problem

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:32 AM (Ia/+0)

453 Any sign of the Venezuelan airforce?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:24 AM (1Usuo)

They shot down the hang glider with the dude in the leather skull cap, so no more airforce.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 03:34 AM (snZF9)

454 I think maybe some of their airdefence rockets came back down in the city.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:34 AM (1Usuo)

455
Apparently the first strike was at the El Libertador Air Base, which is the hub for their air defense systems. Their Air force is out of the fight before it began.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:35 AM (w6EFb)

456 Oh noes, sources say the Senate armed services committee wasn't warned of tonight's Venezuela action.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 03:35 AM (vSvIl)

457 Whoa... checking back in - you smartasses. I see someone is getting a USA guest appearance.

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 03:37 AM (41CYW)

458 Reports that Hugo Chavez's shrine has been blowed up real good.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:30 AM (w6EFb)

They had to do that. Definitely worth a missile. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 03:38 AM (snZF9)

459 >>If I went to bed on time this wouldn't be a problem

Well you're up with us morons now Skip.

You're a military moron, what do you think is happening?

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:38 AM (viF8m)

460 Skimming a couple other sites the NPCs have been activated and saying that Trump is doing this for his Jew masters.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 03:38 AM (/lPRQ)

461 Port the Guard?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:38 AM (1Usuo)

462 Oh noes, sources say the Senate armed services committee wasn't warned of tonight's Venezuela action.
Posted by: Methos

Can't say I am surprised.

Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . . at January 03, 2026 03:38 AM (3ZUWJ)

463 Oh noes, sources say the Senate armed services committee wasn't warned of tonight's Venezuela action.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 03:35 AM (vSvIl)

If there is a dem on it, yeah fuck'em. They can't be trusted. Fucking ball bags probably have maduro on speed dial.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 03, 2026 03:39 AM (snZF9)

464 Oh noes, sources say the Senate armed services committee wasn't warned of tonight's Venezuela action.
Posted by: Methos

Can't say I am surprised.
Posted by: Adriane the Critic . . .

Maybe hoping they'd be in Caracas for winter break.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at January 03, 2026 03:40 AM (/lPRQ)

465 rodríguezz
@rodriguezzzmc
#URGENT

🔴Missiles falling in Caracas, Venezuela!

[10 sec video, probable brown pants]
https://tinyurl.com/862rk2nw

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 03:41 AM (vSvIl)

466 In a perfect world he's vacationing there. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

While vacationing at his home on the Caribbean island of Nevis (part of St. Kitts and Nevis), US Supreme Court Breyer, his wife Joanna, and guests were attacked by an intruder armed with a machete. The robber broke in around 9 p.m., demanded money, and stole about $1,000 in cash before fleeing.

Posted by: Miklos is reminded of Things at January 03, 2026 03:41 AM (f/3mU)

467 Oh noes, sources say the Senate armed services committee wasn't warned of tonight's Venezuela action.
Posted by: Methos

Dis Iz WAA

I say WAAA

Posted by: Miss Lidsey, in best butch voice at January 03, 2026 03:43 AM (f/3mU)

468 This is going to go hard on Tucker.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:44 AM (viF8m)

469 Where is that guy living where he needed 225k to afford a house - but couldn't scrape that up by the time he was 40k out of 92k/yr income?

Posted by: Agammamon at January 03, 2026 03:45 AM (NRQST)

470 Thoughts and prayers for all Qatari-funded influencers.

Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at January 03, 2026 03:45 AM (ZwG1s)

471 Sources report Trump sent a VHS of Scarface to Maduro as a Christmas gift

Posted by: Miklos reports, you decide at January 03, 2026 03:46 AM (f/3mU)

472 Also, that 5 mil isn't sitting there collecting dust. Its providing investment income.

125-250k/year.

Posted by: Agammamon at January 03, 2026 03:46 AM (NRQST)

473 They bombed a volcano?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:47 AM (1Usuo)

474 Do I get up, make coffee and look into this Venezuela action?

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:48 AM (Ia/+0)

475 How those oil exports/imports going for Iran, Cuba, Russia. Group project.

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 03:48 AM (41CYW)

476 How many divisions do oil tankers have?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:50 AM (1Usuo)

477 Do I get up, make coffee and look into this Venezuela action?
Posted by: Skip

It's not a School Night, little Skipper

Posted by: Auntie Miklos at January 03, 2026 03:50 AM (f/3mU)

478 I bought 10 pounds of $3.00 beef.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:51 AM (1Usuo)

479 You're killing me Skip.

Make coffee.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 03:52 AM (viF8m)

480 How those oil exports/imports going for Iran, Cuba, Russia. Group project.
Posted by: scampydog

Fuck my life

Posted by: Gray market oil trader at January 03, 2026 03:52 AM (f/3mU)

481 I bought 10 pounds of $3.00 beef.
Posted by: Boss Moss

......

Posted by: Ominous Narrator Voice at January 03, 2026 03:53 AM (f/3mU)

482 Can't these people speak English?

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:53 AM (1Usuo)

483 Fuck my life
Posted by: Gray market oil trader
-----------
Contango! Contango!

Posted by: scampydog at January 03, 2026 03:54 AM (41CYW)

484
A Chicom delegation was in Caracas for talks with Maduro, just landing yesterday. And that is when Big Don decides to hit.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:54 AM (w6EFb)

485 I have had better fireworks than Venezuelan air defenses.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:54 AM (1Usuo)

486 Food City.

Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 03:55 AM (1Usuo)

487 I wish President Trump didn't doit but here we are

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 03:58 AM (Ia/+0)

488 Contango! Contango!
Posted by: scampydog

OK

Coffee is for closers

But they don't even have coffee in CUBA

I am so fukked

Posted by: Gray market oil trader at January 03, 2026 03:58 AM (f/3mU)

489 Visioner
@visionergeo
🇺🇲🇻🇪 In Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, a segment of the population is celebrating the start of U.S. strikes against the Maduro regime, despite the backdrop of explosions.

[admittedly it's just one guy, but he has style]
https://tinyurl.com/rmjja6tz

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 03:58 AM (vSvIl)

490
Marco Rubio seen in nightclub earlier tonight:

https://is.gd/GrrGhA

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at January 03, 2026 03:58 AM (w6EFb)

491 A Chicom delegation was in Caracas for talks with Maduro, just landing yesterday. And that is when Big Don decides to hit.
-
I bet they'll have some stories to tell Xi when they get back.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 04:00 AM (vSvIl)

492 Fox brought in this cute young girl to host the news on vacation week when all the high priced talent is vacationing. And she's doing great.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 03, 2026 04:00 AM (viF8m)

493 Food City.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Commandate!

They looting ze Food City!

Posted by: bad Venezuelan version of Casa de Animales at January 03, 2026 04:00 AM (f/3mU)

494 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at January 03, 2026 04:01 AM (Ia/+0)

495 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at January 03, 2026 04:02 AM (Cjt/F)

496
390 Columbian President posts Columbia is under attack.
Posted by: Boss Moss at January 03, 2026 02:20 AM

------

For real, or is he doing lines and hallucinating?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at January 03, 2026 04:02 AM (hZ1gu)

497 Marco Rubio seen in nightclub earlier tonight:

https://is.gd/GrrGhA
Posted by: publius

Prepping for the Cuban Victory Dance

Posted by: El Mikloso, who knws all to words to "Guantanamera" at January 03, 2026 04:03 AM (f/3mU)

498 So I'm calling it now, the Ukrainian flag in bio people will have Venezuellan flags by Noon tomorrow, based on the character of commentary I'm seeing.

Posted by: Methos at January 03, 2026 04:04 AM (vSvIl)

499 Columbian President posts Columbia is under attack.
Posted by: Boss Moss

I ain't heard nuthin'

Not even from Bubba and Bubba Jr

Last time they was shootin' at us was 1865

Posted by: El Mikloso, near Columbia Sakkaliner at January 03, 2026 04:07 AM (f/3mU)

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