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Inside the Magic: New Fake James Bond Movie Will "Embrace Queer Storytelling" By Featuring a "Non-Binary Actor"

For a change of pace, here's a nonsense story.

I think "Inside the Magic" is some kind of Disney fanzine. I don't know how credible they are.

But as I read them, they seem less and less credible.

I'm glad I gave up on Bond movies years ago so that I'm already halfway home when the suckers are still getting out of the stadium.


Production on the next James Bond film is underway. Tentatively titled James Bond 26 (27 if you include the non-Eon Never Say Never Again) falls under Amazon, which purchased Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and inherited the distribution rights to its films, including the 007 movies.

This "news" article is off to a bad start. No, Bond 26 is not "tentatively titled James Bond 26." How stupid. Bond movies are routinely referred to unofficially as "Bond X" until the title is revealed, but in no way would anyone who understands the Bond franchise or the usual operations of the English language say that these movies are "tentatively titled" Bond X.

Also, EON would never include the non-EON Never Say Never Again in its count of EON Bond films.

This seems like it's written by someone who knows nothing.

So, standard media story, then.

Amazon MGM Studios later acquired creative control of the future of the Bond franchise from longtime producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who have been replaced by Amy Pascal (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and David Heyman (the Harry Potter films).

Dune and Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve is helming the new film, while Peaky Blinders' Steven Knight is on writing duties.


A New Rumor About the Film

But we do know that the next 007 will be male, despite rumors of a "gender-swap" doing the rounds following No Time to Die (2021), the final entry in Daniel Craig's series. Craig himself has even publicly opposed the idea. However, a new rumor suggests that the next "Bond girl" will be non-binary, with actor Emma Corrin in line to play the spy's love interest.

NewswirePatriot on X (Twitter) claims that the new Bond film has "officially gone woke":

WARNING: James Bond has officially gone woke! The new love interest in the Bond franchise will be "non-binary" actress Emma Corrin. The producers "wanted to prove even legacy franchises can embrace queer storytelling."

Of course, this should be treated strictly as a rumor and nothing more.

To be honest, I think "treating it strictly as a rumor" would be giving it far more credit than it deserves. This seems like the most amateurish clickbait nonsense, and that's coming from someone who wants this to be true.

I don't think this rises to the level of "rumor." This is just stupid nonsense.

Speaking of Woke Takes: People fault the Nolan Odyssey movie for a lot silly race-bending casting -- a black Helen of Troy, for example -- and for an absurd helmet.

Look at how ridiculous Agamemnon's helmet is:


odysseushelmet.jpg

agamemnonhelmet.jpg

At least Agamemnon will only be in the movie for like three minutes, so we don't have to see that stupid helmet for long.

But I think I heard that Aphrodite will also be black. Of course.

Supposedly this is pretty good, but Chris Gore from Film Threat said you have to temper your expectations. He says people are going to overhype this, and then the movie won't live up to that hype. So, it sounds good, but not good enough that it can meet elevated expectations:

Hugh Jackman plays an older Robin Hood in The Death of Robin Hood.

Yes, this sounds a lot like Robin and Marion, with Sean Connery as an older, bald Robin, and Robert Shaw as the Sheriff of Nottingham.

That pencil-necked pussy dweeb Patrick Willems had a point about Robin Hood and King Arthur: Hollywood keeps making "revisionist" takes on these figures -- dark and gritty retellings, supposedly "historically accurate" unknown true story takes -- but they keep losing money because those kind of revisionist tellings don't work unless the public is familiar with the normal, basic story itself. You can't do a "revisionist" take about a subject where the public doesn't know the non-revisionist version of the story.

The last "normal" kind of King Arthur movie was Exclaibur from 1981, and the last (arguably) "normal" Robin Hood was the Costner version in 1994 (I think). And I personally would not count that!

So the Death of Robin Hood sure would work better if there had been a successful, normie Robin Hood movie in the past ten years. Like you know, the Merry Men, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, cutting nooses with well-aimed arrows, etc.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:37 PM




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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (LdBR/)

2 2nd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (LdBR/)

3 3rd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (LdBR/)

4 4th

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (LdBR/)

5 Nooding now

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (LdBR/)

6 6th?

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:38 PM (LdBR/)

7 I read the book for Project Hail Mary and I really liked it. Not sure how they would compress that for a movie but I'll watch it when it gets to TV.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at March 05, 2026 05:39 PM (+48wn)

8 We'll finally get a cross-dressing Bond *girly claps*

Posted by: Nick Fuentes at March 05, 2026 05:39 PM (cWLG3)

9 On other entertainment news, HBO is considering doing a raceswap for the Brown Knight in "The Sworn Sword", = K7K season 2.
The Brown Knight is called that because he is a dirty scrofulous squalid disgrace, not because he is of African (or Summer Islands) descent.
So in the effort to be #woke, HBO is being racist.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (gKWVE)

10 Welp, my work here is done. Now to read whatever is up there.

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (LdBR/)

11 I was marginally interested in the Odyssey not because of the story, which has never really done much for me, but for Nolan's direction and dedication to in-camera practical effects, but this Woke Casting is putting me off it.

As the Republican congressmen said when he saw tampons in Netflix's men's bathroom: What, is it 2020 again?!

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (1wjle)

12 Inside the Magic?

Behind the trailer?

Kinda gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (zZu0s)

13 I just heard today that Denzel Washington is going to play Hannibal in a Netflix biopic.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (CNl8/)

14 youtu.be/ENq7inmQmps
He's usually solid, so I hope this is not rage bait.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (gKWVE)

15 >>>I just heard today that Denzel Washington is going to play Hannibal in a Netflix biopic.


R Y A N G O S L I N G

is

O B A M A

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:41 PM (1wjle)

16 This seems like it's written by someone who knows nothing.

So, standard media story, then.

Exactly, its a bunch of rage/clickbait crap. Like any "news story" that is just an image with words on it or video from an account with an Iranian flag: 99% sourceless crap.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:42 PM (PYyV9)

17 Queer James Bond Villain names? That can't possibly go off the rails.

Posted by: Dixie Normous and her pet snake at March 05, 2026 05:42 PM (w/O5Q)

18 Like Maggie Gyllenhaal portraying Batman's love interest. Could not suspend belief.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (cntUY)

19 >>>Queer James Bond Villain names?

Handjob

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (1wjle)

20 Suspend disbelief

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (cntUY)

21 The Bond story is pure clickbait.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (hJH5n)

22 The Armand Asante Odyssey from... 90s? Was odd. I just remember the scene where he first lands on his home island and is crying eating cheese. And stringing his bow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (zZu0s)

23 I read the book Project Hail Mary... by Andy Weir.
Really good hard science fiction.

Posted by: wth at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (UjdFS)

24 Stinkfinger

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (1wjle)

25 Make Dune with AI from start to finish 1984 style and write a coupla checks. Better than updating the emperor in Star Ward.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (h15nZ)

26 Anus Galore

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (1wjle)

27 Henry Cavill would have been a fit for James Bond.

Posted by: Walley Cox at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (ehY6c)

28 I see Emma Corrin is going to be in the new Pride and Prejudice on Netflix. I checked and, yes, there is a fair amount of race swapping in the production. At least Mr. Darcy is a white actor.

Posted by: Tuna at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (lJ0H4)

29 @19 I got nothing better than that.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (cWLG3)

30 I just heard today that Denzel Washington is going to play Hannibal in a Netflix biopic.

After phoning in his performance in Gladiator 2, this does not fill me with interest.

Plus, while Hannibal was from Africa, he was not black, he might have had some black Africa in his past but he would have been Carthaginian, which was Phoenician in origin.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (PYyV9)

31 Cock Block.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (zZu0s)

32 >>>23 I read the book Project Hail Mary... by Andy Weir.

hm, maybe i'll check it out

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (1wjle)

33 Who is their target audience?

If it were my movie I'd want the broadest audience possible and I don't think this is the way to achieve blockbuster status.

Everything is stupid and gay.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (ANQtD)

34 Professor Fistula.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)

35 19 >>>Queer James Bond Villain names?

Handjob
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (1wjle

Ace wins

You can close the comments

Of course ace might do that by accident

Posted by: browndog at the gym at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (pY+ea)

36 However, a new rumor suggests that the next "Bond girl" will be non-binary, with actor Emma Corrin in line to play the spy's love interest.

was dylan mulvaney not available?

Posted by: anachronda at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (oY6Yp)

37 Hannibal was of a Cyrenaean Greek/Berber heritage IIRC, hence "Barca" (oasis of Barq). I'm sure they can hire some Coptic Egyptian or Algerian Arab to play this part.
I'm sure some subsaharan Africans were in the army, just because the Romans were aware they existed, as did the Punics. But they can't play Hannibal because we actually have portraits of the bastard.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (gKWVE)

38 >>>27 Henry Cavill would have been a fit for James Bond.

yeah they don't want him. I would've gone if he were bond.

He's got a reputation, though. He doesn't like deviations from source material and will say so in public. Woke Hollywood doesn't like that.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (1wjle)

39 Cock Block.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (zZu0s)

To follow the non binary subject.

Beaver dam

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (cntUY)

40 27 Henry Cavill would have been a fit for James Bond.
Posted by: Walley Cox at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM

Yes and I and all my friends would have seen it in the theater.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (ANQtD)

41 28 I see Emma Corrin is going to be in the new Pride and Prejudice on Netflix. I checked and, yes, there is a fair amount of race swapping in the production. At least Mr. Darcy is a white actor.
Posted by: Tuna at March 05, 2026 05:44 PM (lJ0H4)

Let's make a movie on Mansa Musa with Brad Pitt or Matt Damon in the lead role.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:46 PM (hJH5n)

42 19 >>>Queer James Bond Villain names?

Handjob
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (1wjle)

Sure, sure, nice hench uh, person. How do it kill? Just walk up and yank your crank right off? An instant bottom surgery.

Posted by: Dixie Normous and her pet snake at March 05, 2026 05:46 PM (w/O5Q)

43 38 >>>27 Henry Cavill would have been a fit for James Bond.

yeah they don't want him. I would've gone if he were bond.

He's got a reputation, though. He doesn't like deviations from source material and will say so in public. Woke Hollywood doesn't like that.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (1wjle)

1000%. And he would make for an awesome Bond.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:46 PM (hJH5n)

44 Licks Luthor

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 05, 2026 05:46 PM (ObYK0)

Trump: Tucker's Out of MAGA

Good.

Maybe the Quisling JD Vance will finally find his manhood as well.

Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl

In a lengthy conversation just now, President Trump hit back at Tucker Carlson who called the Iran war "absolutely disgusting and evil."

"Tucker has lost his way," Trump told me. "I knew that a long time ago, and he's not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that."

Tucker has been having a genuine mental breakdown to find out he's actually not very influential and that he can't help his Islamist paymasters blow up Tel Aviv.

He started by claiming the Jewish Charity Chabad is actually brainwashing Trump into doing Israel's bidding.

This is particularly dangerous because, as a charity, Chabbad is public-facing, meaning it has lots of offices terrorists can bomb. And terrorists already attack Chabad houses and set fire to them.

This isn't Israel, a country with a very serious security apparatus. This is charity with offices right on the street and, at most, a single 70 year old volunteer "security guard" at the door.

And Tucker just told all of his Islamist and Nazi viewers to attack Chabad.

Based on nothing except the demonic voices in his own drug-ravaged brain, Tucker also announced that Israel started this war so that it could blow up the terrorist-beloved Al-Asqa mosque and rebuild the Jewish temple there.

Ever hear of the terrorist Al-Asqa Brigades? Well Tucker is now telling them that the Jews are coming to blow up their temple. Better act fast -- wink.

There is literally nothing backing up this claim, except this is the sort of conspiracy theories terrorist jihadis routinely concoct to excite young men into wearing suicide vests.

Hamas, through its terrorist-propaganda Quds Network, retweeted this.

So did Cavernous Nostrils:

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Tucker's and Candace's conspiracy theories are at war with each other:

Joel Richardson
@Joel7Richardson

I'm just trying to keep the Candace/Tucker storyline straight here. Israel can't have any prophetic significance because it's a secular, godless state and the people there aren't even real Jews anyway -- they're Turkic Khazar impostors. But at the same time Israel is masterminding a global religious war so they can rebuild the Third Jewish Temple. So the working theory is that a nation of secular atheist Turks are masterminding the restoration of the ancient Jewish priesthood and Temple system, which requires verified Jewish lineage to function. These sneaky Turks!

From UFOs to chemtrails to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

He is both mentally unstable and evil.

I'd sooner believe Bullshit or Not!

Meanwhile...

The Fake MAGA Grifters are abandoning the only thing that keeps a roof over their heads.

Good luck with that, Fellas! I mean, you're all soooooo talented and full of skills I'm sure you will, like Government Teachers, make much more money in the private sector.

The pro-Hitler "popular historian" that Tucker praised as the "Most honest historian on the internet" says PROTECT TUCKER FROM THE JEWS:

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Credibly-accused homosexual and Nazi, and Husband of the Year, of course, Elijah Schaeffer says xhe's out, too.

Also, some woman that apparently became MAGA Grifter Famous for saying "N****r." To be honest, I have no idea who this woman is. But Elijah Schaeffer sure seems to think she's a bigtime influencer.


Karol Markowitz made a good point: Tucker shows off his White House access in order to get big $1 million paychecks to appear on panels.

This is Hunter-Biden-esque influence peddling. Did Tucker learn this from Hunter when they were, as Tucker admits, friends and fellow addicts?

And now that Trump has declared Tucker persona non grata, his Grifter Speech Fee is going to take a hit.

Karol Markowicz
@karol

People focus on Tucker's son but we can't help when we have, ahem, insane parents. The real issue is that Tucker sells his access to the White House. No one is paying a podcaster close to a million dollars a speech on some real estate panel unless they think he has a real in.


Karol Markowicz
@karol

This whole idea that Vance isn't tied to Tucker is betrayed by the fact that Tucker is frequently in the White House and uses that influence to book himself speaking tours of the Middle East. The adopted Hunter attaches himself to Vance and everyone knows it.

This couldn't come at a worse time: Israel just wiped out half of Tucker's "audience."

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said it bombed a compound in Tehran housing Iran's cyber warfare headquarters -- but it's unclear whether the strike will significantly kneecap Iran's cyberattack capabilities.

According to a statement from the IDF, its forces on Wednesday carried out a "wide-scale strike" targeting a collection of military sites on the Eastern edge of Tehran that allegedly housed the headquarters of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The IDF claims that the headquarters of the IRGC's "cyber and electronic headquarters" and its "Intelligence Directorate" were among the military outposts hit in the strike.

It's unclear to what extent these military sites were damaged or whether there were any casualties. Iran remains under an almost total internet blackout, which began on Feb. 28 when the first U.S. and Israeli strikes began, limiting the flow of information coming out of Iran.

Just like Jake Tapper starts talking about The Troops whenever he's in trouble, Tucker's going to start quoting that Bible that he just read for the first time at the start of his podcast career two years ago.

I'm not saying anything bad about the Bible just like I mean no disrespect to the troops.

But this is how these manipulative psychopathic narcissists operate, at least until enough people call them on these cynical tactics.

I know some people don't like when other people's Christianity is questioned, but surely you must know that there is a big "trad" movement in which people who are banging each other's fiances, getting abortions, and engaging in gay sex with younger people are all pretending to be true-believing traditional Christians, right?

Based on search results from February and March 2026, Sarah Stock (also referred to as Sarah Setka) and conservative media figure Elijah Schaffer were involved in a scandal surrounding a 6-month affair
.

The Affair Allegations: In early 2026, leaks from Milo Yiannopoulos alleged that Stock, a "tradwife" influencer who previously appeared on the Whatever podcast, had an affair with her boss, Elijah Schaffer, while she was married.
Controversy and Fallout: The affair led to significant online backlash, with critics highlighting the hypocrisy regarding their public, traditional Christian values. Reports indicated that Stock admitted to the affair, which reportedly resulted in a pregnancy and abortion.
Schaffer's Response: Elijah Schaffer, known for his work on "Slightly Offensive" and as a MAGA/conservative influencer, faced intense scrutiny following the leak of the affair.
Subsequent Actions: Reports suggested that Sarah Stock decided to step away from politics following the scandal.

Milo claims Schaffer frequently hit on younger men for sex, too.

I know it's ugly, but noticing isn't ugly. The thing being noticed is ugly. There are a lot of disgraceful and frankly demonic people who are posing as the most pious, sugar-won't-melt-in-our-mouths Austere Religious Scholars now.

Jesus is just a Branding Opportunity to these Pharisees. They're doing collabs with the Holy Spirit, inviting God into their streams.

There is no doubt that Christianity is having a real moment of Born-Again Cool. I know that's a frivolous way to say it, but it's true, Christianity is having a moment of cultural coolness. That's good, except it also attracts the kind of superficial and sleazy people who join things just because they're cool, whether it's pretending to like Marvel superheroes or pretending to believe in Jesus.

I know Christianity is having a "coolness" moment because for a couple of years I've felt that superficial attraction of coolness myself. I almost got a "combat rosary" because I thought it was cool. I put that stuff on hold because I realized, Gee, this isn't a very good reason to become a Christian, I think Jesus would almost be mad at me for this superficial nonsense.

Anyway, we are seeing a lot of people who have always broadcast their complete adherence to secularism -- like Megyn Kelly -- suddenly deciding that maybe it's cool to be Catholic (or whichever demomination). Some of these people who superficially embrace religion for the wrong reasons, but may well wind up becoming actually religious even though it all began as a stunt. And some of them will just use religion as a cover while they f*** other men's fiances and try to f*** every young man in their vicinity.

I don't know who is who, but it is perfectly reasonable to be suspicious of so many people, who seem like absolute scumbags, suddenly "Finding Jesus" at a time when Jesus is trending online and can deliver you clicks. I can't say for sure who the False Prophets are, but it's more than justified to be a little skeptical when a seemingly lifelong atheist Northeastern Establishment Liberal Nepo-Baby like Tucker Carlson reads, at age 55, the Bible for the first time on the eve of launching his podcast.

I can't say for sure he did this out of mercenary reasons. And sometimes one's own mercenary motives are hidden from we ourselves, as we convince ourselves that we're doing the right thing by doing right for our careers.

But I think I am justified in being skeptical of all these sudden Podcast Converts.

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Oh suck a nice juicy dick, fag.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:35 PM




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1 Tucker is asshoe

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 04:35 PM (cn/q6)

2 Uggg.... I coulda been a contender.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 04:36 PM (zjgNU)

3 Yeah I'm done with the lit if them and have been.

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (YwEeS)

4 Goid, tired of hearing about Tucker

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 04:39 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Poor Tottenham

Posted by: Accomac at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (GbONR)

6 OT but hilarious, apparently the Iranians have executed the commander of Quds force. They were suspicious how he survived all these attacks and concluded he is an joo agent.

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (YwEeS)

7 >>4 Goid, tired of hearing about Tucker

take it up with him. I'm tired of hearing I can't talk aboujt him. How about that?

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (1wjle)

8 Most of the "woke right" have been leftists all along. Others are in it for the payday. Never followed or cared for any of them except Tucker at some point but he lost me long ago with his Putin love.

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (YwEeS)

9 I still think that "woke right" is not correct. Nothing right about them.

I can never, ever, ever, ever, ever take the side of Islam on ANYTHING. Sorry, not sorry. If that makes me a "zionist", so be it.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (vqA1l)

10 Just like Jake Tapper starts talking about The Troops whenever he's in trouble, Tucker's going to start quoting that Bible that he just read for the first time at the start of his podcast career two years ago.

I'm not saying anything bad about the Bible just like I mean no disrespect to the troops.

But this is how these manipulative psychopathic narcissists operate, at least until enough people call them on these cynical tactics

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:35 PM

As I recall, Tucker's claimed religion is one of the old-line protestants, so I've always been wary of his pronouncements because none of those denominations have anything to do with the Bible now. (Or for the past multiple decades.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (zjgNU)

11 tucker and his nazi pals are burning down the party and the tucker simps still whine, "Noooo, don't say anything about tucker, that's 'in-fighting.'"

Weird that i don't see you guys telling TUCKER to stop attacking everyone else.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:43 PM (1wjle)

12 I am going to check with my local Chabad Rabbi to see whether he can hypnotize President Trump into full Constitutional Carry for all 50 states.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 04:43 PM (n9ltV)

13 OT but hilarious, apparently the Iranians have executed the commander of Quds force. They were suspicious how he survived all these attacks and concluded he is an joo agent.
Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (YwEeS)

That is hilarious. So even if someone in Iran evades TEH JEWS, they may get killed because they're obviously working for TEH JEWS if they survived.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 04:43 PM (zjgNU)

14 I'm no fan of the "woke right!" reframing, which I prefer to tag on weasels like Senator Tim Scott, but the phenomenon of grifterism exists, and we may as well tag them with a label they hate.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:43 PM (gKWVE)

15 I think Jesus would almost be mad at me for this superficial nonsense.
No, He wouldn't be mad. But He would like that you were eyeing the bait and would be calling your heart to bite at the real substance: of who God is, and what His Son's death and resurrection mean. We have potlucks, come join us.

Posted by: GWB at March 05, 2026 04:43 PM (cAEoL)

16 Does Tucker have a couch?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 04:43 PM (pZ64F)

17 I endorse the notion of Israel removing the Al-Aqsa mosque and shipping it to the Saudis or whoever. There is no reason to accept Islam building a Holy Site on top of yours.

Though, if they do start rebuilding the temple I think there are some bad habits I need to quit before the guy with a sword shows up.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (sKqQm)

18 >>>>Maybe the Quisling JD Vance will finally find his manhood as well.

Doubtful

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (CNl8/)

19 Weird that i don't see you guys telling TUCKER to stop attacking everyone else.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:43 PM (1wjle)

Bingo!

They want to return us to the days when conservatives were too polite to fight back. They liked those days!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (n9ltV)

20 Ok, I have to ask ace, why the venom towards Vance?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (zZu0s)

21 >>>As I recall, Tucker's claimed religion is one of the old-line protestants, so I've always been wary of his pronouncements because none of those denominations have anything to do with the Bible now. (Or for the past multiple decades.)

yeah he comes from the mainline northeastern protestant tradition that holds that any overt religiosity is declasse and lower-class.

but he can't stop yapping about the J-Man since he started his podcast and depends on audience passion for his money.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (1wjle)

22 Wait, besides the weather machine the Joos have mind control TO? Damn.

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (YwEeS)

23 I know Christianity is having a "coolness" moment because for a couple of years I've felt that superficial attraction of coolness myself. I almost got a "combat rosary" because I thought it was cool. I put that stuff on hold because I realized, Gee, this isn't a very good reason to become a Christian, I think Jesus would almost be mad at me for this superficial nonsense.
---
Heed the call. You may start for superficial reasons, but that's okay. Conversion is a process, not an event.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (ZOv7s)

24 willowed:

Esmail Qaani, head of Iran’s Quds Force has been executed by IRGC.

Good job, Iran.

He survived when others died. Perhaps just by being lucky. But what sunk him was rumors of a well-connected, high official in Iran being a Mossad agent. I am almost positive that was a cover story. But I will Never Say Anything.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (u82oZ)

25 >>>20 Ok, I have to ask ace, why the venom towards Vance?

when Tucker praises Nick Fuentes, Vance's comment are "Tucker is having important discussions we need to have"

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (1wjle)

26 Actually, I'd be fine with the dome of the rock being vaporized.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:46 PM (zZu0s)

27 I can't believe his garbage has any purchase, but Tucker's podcast is #5 on Spotify.

Candace is #10

Granny Groyper is #38

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 05, 2026 04:46 PM (V6W16)

28 but he can't stop yapping about the J-Man since he started his podcast and depends on audience passion for his money.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 04:44 PM (1wjle)
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He's a High Church Episcopalian slumming it with the Evangelicals. Anything for a buck.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:46 PM (ZOv7s)

29 when Tucker praises Nick Fuentes, Vance's comment are "Tucker is having important discussions we need to have"

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (1wjle)

Ok...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:47 PM (zZu0s)

30 Yeah. Folks who shout from the mountaintops about their conversions are more likely to be doing it for attention, not Salvation.

But. I do not know their hearts. That’s between them and God.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 04:47 PM (W2Pud)

31 Who is paying Tucker 1 million for a speech?

Qatar or some sheiks?

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 04:47 PM (ANQtD)

32
Doof is Number One!!!

He deserves to be first because today is his birthday!!

Happy Birthday Doof!!

Posted by: four seasons at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (3ek7K)

33 "You won't make me hate myself for something I've repented of."

-Elijah Shaffer

A lot of people will doubt that repentance when you aren't showing any contrition, though....

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (zjgNU)

34 Everything and everyone around the world appears to be corrupt. Except for maybe Trump. Is that crazy?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (Dv3i1)

35 27 There is a definite and disturbing anti Jew audience out there( and make no mistake, it is anti Israel but it is also very anti Jew)

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (YwEeS)

36 Note, be careful on tarring Protestant denominations with too broad a brush.

I'm catholic. One, we're used to being demonized. Two, at least we are hierarchical.

Most of these smaller Protestant evangelicals are neither.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (zZu0s)

37 >>>31 Who is paying Tucker 1 million for a speech?

I dunno, some real estate interest group, she said

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (1wjle)

38 6 OT but hilarious, apparently the Iranians have executed the commander of Quds force. They were suspicious how he survived all these attacks and concluded he is an joo agent.
Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (YwEeS)

It was the plot of a Vince Flynn book, so you can't be too careful...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (tOcjL)

39 26 Actually, I'd be fine with the dome of the rock being vaporized.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

As I'm sure you are aware, the famous Islamic inscriptions around its interior pillars are all insults to Christianity, taken from suras 3 and 4.
Jews? Whut? Here, in Jerusalem? LOL who cares. Not even mentioned.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (gKWVE)

40 “ But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.”

2 Peter 2:12

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (aZ9eR)

41 "Quisling JD Vance"???

Is there something you need tell us, Ace?
Quisling....hmmm...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

42 when Tucker praises Nick Fuentes, Vance's comment are "Tucker is having important discussions we need to have"

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (1wjle)
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That was when Tucker's mental illness was in its early stages, and it wasn't clear what was going on. I really do not want the conservatives to go through the whole "you must ritually denounce the following people" shtick of the left. Just ignore the loons and they'll die from lack of oxygen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:50 PM (ZOv7s)

43 As I recall, Tucker's claimed religion is one of the old-line protestants, so I've always been wary of his pronouncements because none of those denominations have anything to do with the Bible now. (Or for the past multiple decades.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (zjgNU)

Seems odd to be quoting the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas then. The old Protestant bibles limited those off brand texts just as much as everyone else.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:50 PM (8avO+)

44 Paying Tucker for a speech?
Same people who would pay a Leftist to come speak at their company or college

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

45 Is there something you need tell us, Ace?
Quisling....hmmm...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

He's saying that at least he's a French traitor, so he sort of would like to hate fuck him because he finds him frankishly appealing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (zZu0s)

46 >>41 "Quisling JD Vance"???
Is there something you need tell us, Ace?
Quisling....hmmm...


Yeah, just like Fuentes and Tucker are off of Trump, I'm off of Vance. I will not vote for him if he's the nominee.

He thinks the Nazis are the future. Not *my* future.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (1wjle)

47 “ If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.”

2 Peter 2:20

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (aZ9eR)

48 >>>That was when Tucker's mental illness was in its early stages, and it wasn't clear what was going on

IT WAS A WEEK AGO!!!

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (1wjle)

49 Based upon length of the movie review -
worst movie ever!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (/lPRQ)

50 That was when Tucker's mental illness was in its early stages, and it wasn't clear what was going on. I really do not want the conservatives to go through the whole "you must ritually denounce the following people" shtick of the left. Just ignore the loons and they'll die from lack of oxygen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:50 PM (ZOv7s)

This - 1000% Ignoring demonitizes and thus de-incentivizes the stupid...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (tOcjL)

51 ...there is a big "trad" movement in which people who are banging each other's fiances, getting abortions, and engaging in gay sex with younger people are all pretending to be true-believing traditional Christians, right?


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Now THAT sounds like a good time! Sign me up!

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (EES2L)

52 Tucker became disillusioned with the Iraq War and conquest, and came to the conclusion that dark, sinister cabals are running everything behind the scenes. And by cabals, he means "Jews." He thinks that they are making all the wars happen and all the problems and are behind it all.

Now, there's something to this; the WEF (and some of them are Jews) are behind a lot of crap, and stuff like an endless war in Afghanistan and then Ukraine are the elites creating situations that cover their money moving and corruption.

But this idea that .2% of the population of the planet that is constantly despised, chased, attacked, killed, and hated is somehow secretly in charge behind the scenes baffles me

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (PYyV9)

53 [WILLOWED:]

Since a prison reform movement began in the mid 1800's, the momentum has been rehabilitation over just deserts (punishment), deterrance (letting criminals in and out of jail on no bail, etc., and incapacitation (prison or death).

And it is based on the intrinsically flawed idea of people as good that somehow from societal factors do bad things to others. It specifically rejects the bibilical and long time ideas of society that people are sinners and if left free from any hindrance to do what they will, they can and will do some awful things.

This is the mindset that figures a guy with 80 arrests, multiple convictions for violent crime, etc. is at heart a good boy that simply cannot help themselves to committing another crime. And that should not cause them to be sitting in jail without bail, and eligibility to be released under by judges.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (E4rtv)

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Nailed it, per usual, whig.

The naive idea that "people are born good" might be -- in conjunction with "evasion" (per Ayn Rand) -- the root of all evil.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (iu4Pw)

54 >>sugar-won't-melt-in-our-mouths

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I'm right here, you know

Posted by: butter at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (Fqw4x)

55 There is a definite and disturbing anti Jew audience out there( and make no mistake, it is anti Israel but it is also very anti Jew)
Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (YwEeS)
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There's actually a good article on First Things about how antisemitism used to be handle just doesn't work today. It's a culture shift and the old patterns are self-defeating.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (ZOv7s)

56 You aren't going to believe what I did...


I read the whole thing.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (uKtE+)

57 willowed

I have a five-second 8mm video taken by my father of me (at age seven) and my younger brother sitting in front of Natalie Wood and her husband at the time for a UCLA football game (against Washington State and their coach Jim Sweeney, who was my father's high school football coach in Butte, MT) in The L.A. Mermorial Coliseum.

OMG, she was a dream ... and I'm convinced that Robert Wagner murdered her.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (iu4Pw)


ShainS
When Sweeney was coaching at WSU in my freshman year, I was a houseboy/dishwasher at the sorority where his daughter lived.
I was in love with her.
sigh...

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (2WIwB)

58 I'll never understand Tuckers heal turn but there's no coming back for him.

The guy has clearly lost his mind.

I don't think it's about money, I think it's internalized retribution for being a warmonger for the GWOT.

So now all war is bad and he has affixed a group, The Jewish People, as the prime directors in agitating for war.

Basically, he's gone full Buchanan.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (2KnB1)

59 I'm sure Tucker is Tucker but at least in the back of my mind he was kidnapped by the CIA and reprogrammed MKUltra style.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (Vh9CX)

60 if Vance doesn't disown him, Tucker's antics could sink JD's presidential hopes

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (V6W16)

61 Ace, nothing wrong with a combat rosary. Fr. Heilman is a very good man of God, and when you order a combat rosary, it comes with a book that explains how to conduct combat against Satan. Fr. Heilman took the design of a WWI government-issued rosary and reframed it a bit to be used in spiritual battle. I think that should appeal to anyone who knows that Satan is real, and that Satan does not have your best interests at heart.

My husband carries one. Uses it, too.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (I40wl)

62 Forget what comic it was who said it about one of Nixon's men who went to prison - He found Jesus, but only because Jesus didn't see him coming.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (MZ+PY)

63 Soooo, Tucker believes the Jews and Mossad control the entire world and are essentially omnipotent?

Yet he is divulging all of their top-secret plans?

Either, Tucker has the ninja, Seal Team, Marvel super-heroes for his personal security squad, OR he doesn't actually believe a single word he is spouting.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (HlyYF)

64 sorry he didn't say this after the Fuentes interview, which was months ago (but not that long ago), but 8 days ago, after the Huckabee interview, when he said Jews cause all the wars, deliberately targeted the USS Liberty, and were plotting to shoot down his plane and pretend they thought it was an Iranian drone:


Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on the Tucker Carlson-Mike Huckabee interview that has ignited widespread antisemitism allegations as well as a diplomatic row with Arab states, calling it "a really good conversation that's going to be necessary for the right."

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (1wjle)

65 He thinks the Nazis are the future. Not *my* future.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (1wjle)

Are you in a hokey jokey mood because I was about to point out you once were caught dping Rick desantis' trash with garrett.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (zZu0s)

66 To be fair, I think Vance was endeared to them for the same reasons Trump was. It just took Vance longer to detach from them. I’m pretty sure you will soon hear from Vance on this. He’s alluded to it already.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (aZ9eR)

67 Doof is Number One!!!

He deserves to be first because today is his birthday!!

Happy Birthday Doof!!

Posted by: four seasons at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (3ek7K)

Thanks!

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (cn/q6)

68 Nick Fuentes has the new and totally different, exciting tactic he's never before said to... vote for all Democrats to teach the Republicans a lesson. Just like the past 3 elections.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (PYyV9)

69 45 Is there something you need tell us, Ace?
Quisling....hmmm...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

He's saying that at least he's a French traitor, so he sort of would like to hate fuck him because he finds him frankishly appealing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (zZu0s)

I was Norwegian!

Posted by: norwegian zombie vidkun quisling at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (zUe/H)

70 "I can't say for sure who the False Prophets are,"

Even the Apostle Paul by the end of his ministry said there were only a few standing with him, on the true teachings. Unfortunately many of the big denominations are more about being in Their Club, than about real Christianity. I'll let God sort it out, and can't claim to know which individuals are saints ... but often there are clues.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 05, 2026 04:54 PM (vbXSk)

71 apparently the Iranians have executed the commander of Quds force. They were suspicious how he survived all these attacks and concluded he is an joo agent.
____

Israel should leak that prayers and commendations have been given for the late commander. And that prayers are lifted for the currently surviving Israeli agents still serving in key roles.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 04:54 PM (Dv3i1)

72 I endorse the notion of Israel removing the Al-Aqsa mosque and shipping it to the Saudis or whoever. There is no reason to accept Islam building a Holy Site on top of yours.

Though, if they do start rebuilding the temple I think there are some bad habits I need to quit before the guy with a sword shows up.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (sKqQm)

They should tear it down carefully and respectfully, and number all the pieces in strict sequence like, "1, 17568, 244, 9965..." And throw in a few extra blocks, too. Ship the whole mess to the Marianas Trench, and dump it overboard. Keep all the gold, of course.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 04:54 PM (8zz6B)

73 So much about Tucker I'm not going to read.

Posted by: wth at March 05, 2026 04:55 PM (UjdFS)

74 old Protestant bibles limited those off brand texts just as much as everyone else.

The Ikea Bible
The Aldi Bible

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 04:55 PM (Kt19C)

75 40 “ But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.”

2 Peter 2:12
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM

+1

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 04:55 PM (ANQtD)

76 Cernovich has always been an assclown. Tucker Qatarlson seems a more newly-minted assclown, or at least he kept it under wraps until recently.

Posted by: Young man, it's assclowns all the way down at March 05, 2026 04:55 PM (TbWk/)

77 So ..Rubio 2028 !

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 04:55 PM (VE6XX)

78 Conservatives making such a huge issue about fake MAGA "influencers" that it's now a "story."

The "story"?

MAGA is in turmoil.

Mission Accomplished. 🙄

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (jtM2q)

79 I endorse the notion of Israel removing the Al-Aqsa mosque and shipping it to the Saudis or whoever. There is no reason to accept Islam building a Holy Site on top of yours.

Though, if they do start rebuilding the temple I think there are some bad habits I need to quit before the guy with a sword shows up.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (sKqQm)

I fully expect the AntiChrist to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, which is why I'm still not 100% sure that Trump isn't the AntiChrist.

Honestly, billionaire playboy fits exactly with what I'd expect the AntiChrist to be before he reveals his purpose to the world.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (zjgNU)

80 IT WAS A WEEK AGO!!!
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (1wjle)
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Fuentes was on Tucker a week ago? I thought it was a while ago.

Anyway, Vance has better things to do than police this crap. By just breezing past it, he deprives it of oxygen. These people need the hate clicks. If they aren't driving conversation they evacuate.. You probably are the biggest traffic driver for David French and Jonah Goldberg at this point.

Just talk about other things and without the hate clicks, they die. I mean, mocking them is fine, but do so in an off-hand dismissive sort of way. Fame whores need fame. Insults are a form of fame.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (ZOv7s)

81 I like the 'Qatarlson' as a term of art.

*goldclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (zZu0s)

82 >>>50 That was when Tucker's mental illness was in its early stages, and it wasn't clear what was going on. I really do not want the conservatives to go through the whole "you must ritually denounce the following people" shtick of the left. Just ignore the loons and they'll die from lack of oxygen.

exactly, that's why Candace has the #2 podcast, Tucker the #5, and Nick Fuentes has a huge following.

Do you ever get tired of repeating the same false things? Your "ignore them" advice doesn't hurt them, it empowers them, because you are essentially demanding that these people, and these people alone, can have no criticism directed against them.

Everyone else can be criticized, but when it comes to Fuentes, Tucker, and Candace, the rule suddenly becomes "just let them be."

Bullshit and I think you know it.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (1wjle)

83 IF the SAVE act passes....who will enforce it ? the sanctuary state election workers ? lol. States like illinois will message: 'Trump's un -constitutional voting laws are not welcome here, no ID necessary.'


SAVE Act is only worth something if it can be enforced.

Posted by: serious question at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (5LiC7)

84 26 Actually, I'd be fine with the dome of the rock being vaporized.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Pretty good evidence that was a Byzantine Church as the architecture and design fits that. Muzzies repurposed it like St. Sophia in Constantinople.

The functioning Mosque is Al Aqsa which is on the Temple Mount but not historical to the area unless you believe Mo was ridden hard and put up wet after being ridden there by spirits.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (E4rtv)

85 I don't know what happened but it feels like everyone has had it with Candace and the rest all at once, overnight. Like before they were "ok they are kinda loopy but still on our side" but now its "Candace is insane this is crap enough already"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (PYyV9)

86 I read the whole thing.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (uKtE+)
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Precedent has been broken!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (ZOv7s)

87 Don't be Norwegian in the pool

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (Kt19C)

88 >>Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on the Tucker Carlson-Mike Huckabee interview that has ignited widespread antisemitism allegations as well as a diplomatic row with Arab states, calling it "a really good conversation that's going to be necessary for the right."



I can read that either way. Which is still a bad look for Vance, imo.

Rubio will eclipse him if he keeps this shit up.
There's nothing to be gained for Vance in clinging to that small wing of the party.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (uKtE+)

89 Everything and everyone around the world appears to be corrupt. Except for maybe Trump. Is that crazy?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 04:48 PM (Dv3i1)

By reduction, though, I don't buy that these are new, honest worldviews popping up. There has been consistently for the last several hundred years secularist, phoney science based and anti moral parties that have been undermining the world from the inside. Radical Muslims themselves is more of a creation of theirs than a natural rising, which in the rest of history tended to be tied physically to an Islamic state or empire.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:57 PM (8avO+)

90 64 sorry he didn't say this after the Fuentes interview, which was months ago (but not that long ago), but 8 days ago, after the Huckabee interview, when he said Jews cause all the wars, deliberately targeted the USS Liberty, and were plotting to shoot down his plane and pretend they thought it was an Iranian drone:


Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on the Tucker Carlson-Mike Huckabee interview that has ignited widespread antisemitism allegations as well as a diplomatic row with Arab states, calling it "a really good conversation that's going to be necessary for the right."
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (1wjle)

Vance also said he didn't watch the interview, Ace. And Wash Post did the reporting...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:57 PM (tOcjL)

91 Milo claims Schaffer frequently hit on younger men for sex, too.

I know it's ugly, but noticing isn't ugly. The thing being noticed is ugly. There are a lot of disgraceful and frankly demonic people who are posing as the most pious, sugar-won't-melt-in-our-mouths Austere Religious Scholars now.

Weren't there some reliable reports that CPAC is gay AF?

Posted by: Literally literally, not metaphorically at March 05, 2026 04:57 PM (TbWk/)

92 Even if they're not getting paid directly to say the stupid shit they're saying, there's money in being the opposition, being seen as a "maverick."

Cernovich has changed allegiances more than he's changes socks over the past 10 year.

Posted by: Jim at March 05, 2026 04:57 PM (CIngQ)

93 I'm not sure I would belong to any club that would have me. I'm that deplorable. Does he have to turn in his secret decoder ring? Are we going to change the password to the top secret forum?

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 04:57 PM (jrgJz)

94 MAGA is in turmoil.

Mission Accomplished. 🙄
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (jtM2q)

We, with a collective average age over 60, argue about Ginger vs Mary Ann. Seriously. On The regular.

MAGA is not in turmoil. We are being comic book geeks about politics.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)

95 Holy war? If only!
How much better would the world be without Islam?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (n5tGW)

96 80 IT WAS A WEEK AGO!!!
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (1wjle)
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Fuentes was on Tucker a week ago? I thought it was a while ago.

Anyway, Vance has better things to do than police this crap. By just breezing past it, he deprives it of oxygen. These people need the hate clicks. If they aren't driving conversation they evacuate.. You probably are the biggest traffic driver for David French and Jonah Goldberg at this point.

Just talk about other things and without the hate clicks, they die. I mean, mocking them is fine, but do so in an off-hand dismissive sort of way. Fame whores need fame. Insults are a form of fame.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (ZOv7s)

Trump handled it perfectly, he dismissed Tucker as wrong and inconsequential. He didn't give it oxygen.

That's what Vance should do.

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (V6W16)

97 Mea Culpa

Posted by: kactus at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (twS2i)

98 I fully expect the AntiChrist to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, which is why I'm still not 100% sure that Trump isn't the AntiChrist.

Honestly, billionaire playboy fits exactly with what I'd expect the AntiChrist to be before he reveals his purpose to the world.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Very doubtful. By their fruits ye shall know them. Someone like Talarico is far more likely--exotic, strange new ideas, etc. because they trick a lot of people not so much stir up conflict like Trump does. He doesn't fit.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (E4rtv)

99 Fuentes was on Tucker a week ago? I thought it was a while ago.

He and Alex Jones are big buddies now too. Alex is slouching back into his "9/11 was a secret Jew plot" territory of the early 2000s again.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (PYyV9)

100 This is the mindset that figures a guy with 80 arrests, multiple convictions for violent crime, etc. is at heart a good boy that simply cannot help themselves to committing another crime. And that should not cause them to be sitting in jail without bail, and eligibility to be released under by judges.

Posted by: whig

Then why tempt them to commit another crime by letting them out? What a terrible thing to do to such a good boy. (never mind the 81st victim, who cares about them anyway)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (Dv3i1)

101 Soooo, Tucker believes the Jews and Mossad control the entire world and are essentially omnipotent?

Yet he is divulging all of their top-secret plans?

Either, Tucker has the ninja, Seal Team, Marvel super-heroes for his personal security squad, OR he doesn't actually believe a single word he is spouting.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (HlyYF)

There would be a lot of cognitive dissonance for the people saying these things if they actually thought it through.

It works out though since they don't ever think that deeply.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (zjgNU)

102 I don't know what happened but it feels like everyone has had it with Candace and the rest all at once, overnight. Like before they were "ok they are kinda loopy but still on our side" but now its "Candace is insane this is crap enough already"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (PYyV9)

She went too quickly from the gal attacking leftists sitting next to Charlie Kirk to a maniac with her own Weekly World New publishing plant.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (8avO+)

103 >>>Vance also said he didn't watch the interview, Ace. And Wash Post did the reporting...

so he didn't watch the interview people are saying showed Tucker to be a conspiratorial antisemite, but he's just reflexively defending him without doing any investigating?

Oh great.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (1wjle)

104
Thanks!
Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM

Happy birthday!

Today is my niece's birthday too.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (ANQtD)

105 He survived when others died. Perhaps just by being lucky. But what sunk him was rumors of a well-connected, high official in Iran being a Mossad agent. I am almost positive that was a cover story. But I will Never Say Anything.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (u82oZ)

Iranian intelligence overheard a Yenta in Israel talking about how their 3rd Cousins Niece is married to a Nice Jewish Boy who is in the Mossad, and he said...

Posted by: AWACS aerial refueling... at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (mP0Kj)

106 HOLY WARS! FUCK YEAH!

\m/ \m/

Posted by: Megadeth RULES! at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (TbWk/)

107 Gee, this isn't a very good reason to become a Christian, I think Jesus would almost be mad at me for this superficial nonsense.

I’m guessing this would be way down on the list.

Posted by: Kratwurst at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (ObYK0)

108 This is Hunter-Biden-esque influence peddling. Did Tucker learn this from Hunter when they were, as Tucker admits, friends and fellow addicts?

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"You haven't lived until you've snorted coke off of Dr. Jill's, Hunter's brother's ex-wife's, and Hunter's daughter's tits!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (iu4Pw)

109 69 45 Is there something you need tell us, Ace?
Quisling....hmmm...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

He's saying that at least he's a French traitor, so he sort of would like to hate fuck him because he finds him frankishly appealing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (zZu0s)

I was Norwegian!
Posted by: norwegian zombie vidkun quisling at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (zUe/H)

I reject his Norwegian-ness!

But yes

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (xcxpd)

110 83 IF the SAVE act passes....who will enforce it ? the sanctuary state election workers ? lol. States like illinois will message: 'Trump's un -constitutional voting laws are not welcome here, no ID necessary.'


SAVE Act is only worth something if it can be enforced.
Posted by: serious question at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (5LiC7)

It will need to have enforcement teeth so DoJ can go after states that refuse to require ID/proof of citizenship

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (V6W16)

111 Objection! I have not seen one serious commenter here defend Candace Or Fuentes. Only trolls.

Tucker, I have defended. He's nutter than a squirrel turd now, but I have listed my reasons before.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (zZu0s)

112 MAGA is not in turmoil. We are being comic book geeks about politics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Yep. It is simply another tiresome op, it isn't about principle with the grifters, it is about being cut off from the cheese aka money and attention. That is all they want and they will do anything to get it, even be politico fluid and embrace their inner Democrat.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (E4rtv)

113 I'm not saying anything bad about the Bible just like I mean no disrespect to the troops.

But this is how these manipulative psychopathic narcissists operate, at least until enough people call them on these cynical tactics.

I know some people don't like when other people's Christianity is questioned, but surely you must know that there is a big "trad" movement in which people who are banging each other's fiances, getting abortions, and engaging in gay sex with younger people are all pretending to be true-believing traditional Christians, right?
=
Jesus taught that we are to be as wise as serpents, but as innocent as doves. Which is to say we should be aware that Satan's children will try to persuade us through trickery, including misquotation and misapplication of Scripture, and we should do nothing of the sort.

Posted by: Methos at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (vSvIl)

114 Cernovich has changed allegiances more than he's changes socks over the past 10 year.

Tucker has swapped sides several times too. Behind the scenes he is apparently viciously anti-Trump, like hates him as much as the GOPe.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (PYyV9)

115 Do you ever get tired of repeating the same false things? Your "ignore them" advice doesn't hurt them, it empowers them, because you are essentially demanding that these people, and these people alone, can have no criticism directed against them.

Everyone else can be criticized, but when it comes to Fuentes, Tucker, and Candace, the rule suddenly becomes "just let them be."

Bullshit and I think you know it.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (1wjle)
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If you think I'm defending them, I'm not. They are having their bright shining moment of fame, in part because of the outrage, and as long as that is sustained, they will thrive. No amount of insults or condemnation will cause them to lose audience. They're popular BECAUSE they get denounced.

But it gets old, and without outrage, they will fade down the stretch. It's not a satisfying strategy, but it's what works. If no one cites what they have to say, if they disappear from high-traffic discussions, who cares what they say? And if they need to be brought up, a dismissive aside is the way to do it while you talk about someone else.

"Fuentes? Is he still alive?" is the worst thing you can say about him.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (ZOv7s)

116 >>>Weren't there some reliable reports that CPAC is gay AF?

i dunno about that. it used to be hookup/adultery central, which is why, maybe, none of these shitbirds will say a cross word about each other. They probably all have each other's sexual dox information.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (1wjle)

117 Tuck went, or always was on the dark side

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 05:01 PM (Ia/+0)

118 I just don't know how JD Vance, at this point, could continue a close friendship with Carlson. I'm not an advocate of casting someone completely out of your life.... but when someone reveals themselves to be despicable, you've every right to say that you're taking a step back... we just can't be real close anymore.

In fact, I hate to go all super-Christian here but Jesus gave a method for dealing with a friend who strays in Matthew chapter 18 where you make an attempt to work it out:

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 05:01 PM (xT8gx)

119 Thanks!
Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM

Happy birthday!

Today is my niece's birthday too.
Posted by: CaliGirl
......

I hope the Commissar got you guys some festive little hats.

Posted by: wth at March 05, 2026 05:01 PM (UjdFS)

120 Just had Pumpkin Ravioli w/Sage, Shallot and Chanterelles in cream sauce for lunch.

Almost out of dried chanterelles, now. But it was damn good.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:01 PM (uKtE+)

121 Then why tempt them to commit another crime by letting them out? What a terrible thing to do to such a good boy. (never mind the 81st victim, who cares about them anyway)
Posted by: Chuck Martel

Triumph of optimism over experience. Human tendency, we do so every time we pull the ballot lever for a Republican.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:02 PM (E4rtv)

122 Tucker is out of MAGA

Was he ever in? I don't know or care. Wish he would go away. I'm sick of hearing about him. He is not news.

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 05:02 PM (gQFwH)

123 Look, everyone in the GOP is trying to stake out their post -Trump grift.

I've been taking a wait and see attitude about Vance, but the default assumption is ALWAYS "professional GOP politician == grifting cuck."

Once the '28 campaign starts spinning up we'll see who is trying to cobble together a whackjob coalition to try and grab the mantle of MAGA.

And we'll see who Trump blesses as his successor. He better choose wisely - because most of these people are trying to hijack his movement so they can go right back to sucking Dem dick, but while wearing red hats this time.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)

124 We, with a collective average age over 60, argue about Ginger vs Mary Ann. Seriously. On The regular.

MAGA is not in turmoil. We are being comic book geeks about politics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)

WE must update that Question into a SCI FI venue...

6? or 7 of 9?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 05, 2026 05:02 PM (mP0Kj)

125 62 Forget what comic it was who said it about one of Nixon's men who went to prison - He found Jesus, but only because Jesus didn't see him coming.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (MZ+PY)

Chuck Colson, and his conversion sure seems legit to me.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:03 PM (xcxpd)

126 I fully expect the AntiChrist to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, which is why I'm still not 100% sure that Trump isn't the AntiChrist.

Honestly, billionaire playboy fits exactly with what I'd expect the AntiChrist to be before he reveals his purpose to the world.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Very doubtful. By their fruits ye shall know them. Someone like Talarico is far more likely--exotic, strange new ideas, etc. because they trick a lot of people not so much stir up conflict like Trump does. He doesn't fit.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (E4rtv)

I see it as the opposite. The religious were among the most skeptical of him in 2016, and that' why he had to take in Pence to mollify them. But he was the most strident of supporter of Pro-Life groups in his first term when it gained him little, and even got Roe toppled.

That's not antichrist behavior.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:03 PM (8avO+)

127 Basically, a bunch of people thnk Trump is doomed, that they finally got to him and MAGA is over so they are running as quickly as possible to the next grift. But they really have misread the room and are like rats caught when the lights turn on.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:03 PM (PYyV9)

128 103 >>>Vance also said he didn't watch the interview, Ace. And Wash Post did the reporting...

so he didn't watch the interview people are saying showed Tucker to be a conspiratorial antisemite, but he's just reflexively defending him without doing any investigating?

Oh great.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:59 PM (1wjle)

Yes, he only watched "snippets" before his comment - so probably one 15 second video...b/c he has crap to do as a dad and a VP...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 05:03 PM (tOcjL)

129 So...who wants a Marvel Movie thread?!?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:03 PM (xcxpd)

130 That's what Vance should do.
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (V6W16)
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I do not know the context or situation, but I'm old enough to know that the media saying "Do you denounce this guy or are you a Nazi?" is always a sucker's game. David Duke's entire existence is to be a Dem bugbear who must be ritually condemned every 2 to 4 years. I guess Tucker or this Fuentes guy is the replacement.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:03 PM (ZOv7s)

131 My little sister was a fundraiser for the republicans back in the 2010's.

She didn't last long... about 1.5 years.

She became disgusted that all of the "family values" Christian Republicans were all cheating on their spouses.

All of them. Representatives, Senators and staffers.

She was disgusted by it all.

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 05, 2026 05:04 PM (YNst2)

132 The Mossad should email instructions to some ridiculous machine to a thousand different Iranian officials. Really get them paranoid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 05:04 PM (/C62k)

133 98 I fully expect the AntiChrist to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, which is why I'm still not 100% sure that Trump isn't the AntiChrist.


Dang.. What did I miss ?Trump is the antichrists , Vance is a fan of Tucker and Fuentes Some woman I've never heard of said the N word but no longer is MAGA as does cernovich. What fresh new hell is this ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 05:04 PM (VE6XX)

134 >>>Was he ever in? I don't know or care. Wish he would go away. I'm sick of hearing about him. He is not news.

he's as much news as Jasmine Ratchett or Dan Goldman or Eric Swalwell or a million other people we freely discuss without evaluating whether or not they're "news" enough to talk about.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:04 PM (1wjle)

135 BTW.... how do we know that Tucker Carlson was/is a drug addict? I really haven't followed him closely since his Fox days so maybe he's admitted this on his social media show? I just didn't know it....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (xT8gx)

136 Vance blew it a few months back when he went to the Turning Point conflab and couldn't call out Owens and Tucker. Just had some shit words about not cancelling eachother. Weak sauce.

Posted by: DeusExMachina at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (cmlrb)

137 So did Cavernous Nostrils:

henry waxman? he's still around?

Posted by: anachronda at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (oY6Yp)

138 Serious question for Garrett or anyone else who wants to weight in....Triumph (the band, not the puppet).

Are they...actually kinda good?

Was listening to them the other day and trying to figure out if they were trying to be Zep or Floyd but they had some metal to them either way.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (xcxpd)

139 >>>Honestly, billionaire playboy fits exactly with what I'd expect the AntiChrist to be before he reveals his purpose to the world.

i mean Obama is such a more obvious candiate. Wasn't the antichrist supposed to be a "man of peace" from "the east"?

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (1wjle)

140 Tucker's whole schtick seems to be "just noticing things" and "just asking questions".

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (cWLG3)

141 Not ready to toss Vance under the bus because of some comment he made. That’s pretty weak.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 05:06 PM (pDt9x)

142 Tucker Bowtie MSNBC....do a search . that is all.

Posted by: serious question at March 05, 2026 05:06 PM (5LiC7)

143 Tucker has swapped sides several times too. Behind the scenes he is apparently viciously anti-Trump, like hates him as much as the GOPe.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Pretty much. That was one of the reasons that Fox used the Dominion lawsuit to get rid of him. Tucker would have blown up Fox's audience had those emails been revealed. He thought the 2020 election was just hunky dory too.

Bannon is another grifter with the same grandiosity thinking he was a dank lord ruling MAGA in the shadows. His emails and exchanges with Michael Wolff and Epstein just before Epstein's death make that clear.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:06 PM (E4rtv)

144 I guess I'm easily swayed this way and that with little tidbits because until recently I was all-in for Vance in 28... but recently I'm finding myself in the Marco camp. I'm liking the cut of his jib...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 05:07 PM (xT8gx)

145 > MAGA is in turmoil.

Mission Accomplished. 🙄
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (jtM2q)

We, with a collective average age over 60, argue about Ginger vs Mary Ann. Seriously. On The regular.

MAGA is not in turmoil. We are being comic book geeks about politics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)
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No, we're not. But that's the narrative.

My rule here is to "always consider the source and act accordingly."

By "here" I don't mean Aof♤HQ although it sometimes applies.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 05:07 PM (jtM2q)

146 Put it this way: since Tucker and (more so) Fuentes have denounced Trump, and outed themselves as Dem-voters, the rest of us have little incentive to support them. Why should we? They're Democrats.
Tell everyone, including the jooooos, that they're Democrats. Democrats hate joooos and as a result, they attract antiSemites like Fuentes.
Jews will have an easier time supporting MAGA if MAGA is the party that says, "Fuentes hates us too".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:07 PM (gKWVE)

147 i dunno about that. it used to be hookup/adultery central, which is why, maybe, none of these shitbirds will say a cross word about each other. They probably all have each other's sexual dox information.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (1wjle)

Eh. I have seen a ton of shit talking about the female 'con influencer' sphere. A ot of bullshitbone way or another and that the whole side is a bunch of Thots who don't do onlyfans, but hook the fuck up at these conventions.

Women are vicious. Not exactly new but it surprises me with the true venom each time.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (zZu0s)

148 >>>141 Not ready to toss Vance under the bus because of some comment he made. That’s pretty weak.

it's been going on for a year. I never mentioned it because I didn't want to start shit with commenters. he's always defending Tucker no matter how blatantly antisemitic he gets.

But here we are. I'm tired of being polite with these people. Being polite did not work, even though people are telling me "just keep being polite, that will work"

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (1wjle)

149 >>Serious question for Garrett or anyone else who wants to weight in....Triumph (the band, not the puppet).

Are they...actually kinda good?



They indeed are. Really good guitar work, solid tunes. They rock.
One could almost forgive them being Canadian.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (uKtE+)

150 The Jews blew up building 7to cover up the Epstein list!!!

They didn't have a big enough shredding machine in there!

WHO AGREES??????

Posted by: Cucker at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (vqA1l)

151 As I'm sure you are aware, the famous Islamic inscriptions around its interior pillars are all insults to Christianity, taken from suras 3 and 4.
Jews? Whut? Here, in Jerusalem? LOL who cares. Not even mentioned.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (gKWVE)
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I've read otherwise, that the core inscription is actually a form of Christian heresy that was subsequently "reinterpreted" to be Islamic. There is no contemporary historical proof Mohammed ever existed. After after the "Muslim" conquest, mints continued to produce coins with Christian symbols on them.

Usually the first thing a conqueror does is change the coinage. There are several Roman usurper emperors who are basically only known from their coins.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (ZOv7s)

152 My little sister was a fundraiser for the republicans back in the 2010's.

She didn't last long... about 1.5 years.

She became disgusted that all of the "family values" Christian Republicans were all cheating on their spouses.

All of them. Representatives, Senators and staffers.

She was disgusted by it all.
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 05, 2026 05:04 PM (YNst2)

The Left had the decency to advocate for open marriages, throuples, gay marriage and homo on the down low. They weren't hypocrites. /s

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (cntUY)

153 Shorter: everything is fake and ghey.

Did I used to see Schaffer on Tim Pool's show?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (RIvkX)

154 I know some people don't like when other people's Christianity is questioned, but surely you must know that there is a big "trad" movement in which people who are banging each other's fiances, getting abortions, and engaging in gay sex with younger people are all pretending to be true-believing traditional Christians, right?

------------

Wait, so you're saying I'm doing this whole Christianity thing wrong?

/

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (iu4Pw)

155 i dunno about that. it used to be hookup/adultery central, which is why, maybe, none of these shitbirds will say a cross word about each other. They probably all have each other's sexual dox information.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (1wjle)

That wouldn't surprise me, based on recent revelations. Maybe the gay thing was someone being snarky about Log Cabin Republicans.

Posted by: Wish I could source it, but it's been a long time at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (TbWk/)

156 Tucker's never been a standard bearer. He's a tittering, bow tie twisting tv personality. He was never serious, but he's been on the losing side of many a jackwad measure-off since before John Stewart.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (w/O5Q)

157 140 Tucker's whole schtick seems to be "just noticing things" and "just asking questions".
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

But if you actually watch the full episode, he is using those questions, like a lawyer in a case would, to craft a bunch of nuggets so that the watcher puts them together all by themselves. Makes it much harder to dissuade them by new information as that would make the watcher a fool.

There is a reason why both sides get a lick in on a criminal or civil case, you cannot expect the whole truth from a witness and their directing attorney. It will only bring out facts for that side, not additional unpleasant facts undermining their case. That is why we have cross examination.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (E4rtv)

158 Now that Trump has officially called out Tucker lets see what Vance does...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (VE6XX)

159 I'm actually in the middle of packing sale boxes for an upcoming record show and I have a couple Triumph LPs that are staged for play grading over the next day or so.

Already up to the 'S' Bands!

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (uKtE+)

160 Bottom line:

Tucker is a raging nasty antisemite, and an anti American treasonous bastard

Posted by: Big Star at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (gZ820)

161 >>>Bannon is another grifter with the same grandiosity thinking he was a dank lord ruling MAGA in the shadows. His emails and exchanges with Michael Wolff and Epstein just before Epstein's death make that clear.

I hate that guy but haven't said anything (until now)

Roger Stone says he's about to reveal all of Bannon's dealings with Epstein and the Chinese. No idea if that's true or bs.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (1wjle)

162 Yeah, just like Fuentes and Tucker are off of Trump, I'm off of Vance. I will not vote for him if he's the nominee.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (1wjle)

So Ace is joining Fuentes in voting for the Democrats? Bold move, Cotton.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (wa3mR)

163 At what point does Tucker become Thomas Friedman,,?
Tucker: I was just asking questions when I noticed my Qatari contact had stuck a scimitar into my groin...

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (/C62k)

164 he's as much news as Jasmine Ratchett or Dan Goldman or Eric Swalwell or a million other people we freely discuss without evaluating whether or not they're "news" enough to talk about.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:04 PM (1wjle)

Point: neither Fuentes or Owens are elected officials. You might as well call out Asmongold or Nux.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

165 Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:56 PM (E4rtv)

Lebanese ex-muslim I follow on Twitter says Dome of the Rock didn't become identified with al-Aqusa until one group of muslims held all the Arabian holy sites and the leader of the other group needed something for his bunch to claim to get some of that sweet pilgrimage cash.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (lFFaq)

166 That wouldn't surprise me, based on recent revelations. Maybe the gay thing was someone being snarky about Log Cabin Republicans.
Posted by: Wish I could source it
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DC GOP soirees are quite gay just as DC is one of the leading cities for a proportion of its population that are gay. Atlanta, NYC, and San Francisco are up there too.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (E4rtv)

167 98 I fully expect the AntiChrist to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, which is why I'm still not 100% sure that Trump isn't the AntiChrist.



I saw one of his heads which seemed to have a fatal wound, but his fatal wound was healed; and the entire earth followed after the beast in amazement. Revelation 13:3

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (abIsI)

168 We, with a collective average age over 60, argue about Ginger vs Mary Ann. Seriously. On The regular.

MAGA is not in turmoil. We are being comic book geeks about politics.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)

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Alright, who are all the 80+ year olds skewing the 29 average?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (cWLG3)

169 SAVE Act is only worth something if it can be enforced.
Posted by: serious question

Can't enforce what's not on the books.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 05, 2026 05:11 PM (m+uh6)

170 Tucker's whole schtick seems to be "just noticing things" and "just asking questions".
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (cWLG3)
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Also straight up lies.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 05:11 PM (RIvkX)

171 >>Yeah, just like Fuentes and Tucker are off of Trump, I'm off of Vance. I will not vote for him if he's the nominee.


Is this serious or is this like the whole 'Don't make me turn this Vespa around and Vote for Hillary!' bit?

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:11 PM (uKtE+)

172 BTW.... how do we know that Tucker Carlson was/is a drug addict? I really haven't followed him closely since his Fox days so maybe he's admitted this on his social media show? I just didn't know it....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 05:05 PM (xT8gx)

Well something is whack with his demon at the bedside tales. And his set certainly isn't full of purity on the legal/illegal addition front.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:12 PM (8avO+)

173 If Dick Fuentes was serious he would have said he was voting third party for a platform more aligned with his views

Not that he would vote for a party that is the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of some of the things he claims to believe and would have him executed if they ever got carte blanche power

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 05:12 PM (REq0p)

174 Well, okay, so what is to be done with JD Vance?? Anything? Nothing? Can’t fire him, I suppose he could be punished by being given nothing to do. All of the buzz around him helps exactly who?

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 05:12 PM (pDt9x)

175 150 The Jews blew up building 7to cover up the Epstein list!!!

They didn't have a big enough shredding machine in there!

WHO AGREES??????

fire won't shred paper

Posted by: anachronda at March 05, 2026 05:12 PM (oY6Yp)

176 Not ready to toss Vance under the bus because of some comment he made. That’s pretty weak.
Posted by: tubal at March 05,

Nor am I.

But I'm far from ready to trust a GOP politician, either.

We'd all do well to remember we're talking about the most treacherous group of people in America - as treacherous as three-faced scorpion.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 05:13 PM (BI5O2)

177 I hate that guy but haven't said anything (until now)

Roger Stone says he's about to reveal all of Bannon's dealings with Epstein and the Chinese. No idea if that's true or bs.
Posted by: ace

I recently learned that Bannon took charge of the Earth Ship Project in the 80's. Drove it into the ground with poor management and came away flush. The Earth Ship Project.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 05:13 PM (abIsI)

178 Wait. I was REPEATEDLY ASSURED that Nick Fuentes is the future of the Republican Party and supported by the youth vote, which as we all know is THE biggest voting bloc in the country.

As for Tucker...maybe he can go work for Talarico's campaign. They can have a huge argument over who hates Israel and Jews more.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:13 PM (hJH5n)

179 @171 Time to rally behind Marco the Conqueror.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:14 PM (cWLG3)

180 I hate that guy but haven't said anything (until now)

Roger Stone says he's about to reveal all of Bannon's dealings with Epstein and the Chinese. No idea if that's true or bs.
Posted by: ace
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Roger Stone is as bent as a crooked tree but he hates Bannon enough to have the receipts. I read enough of the copious emails between Bannon and Epstein and Michael Wolff to know he wasn't a sekret undercover agent trying to scope out Epstein but rather someone that wanted to depose Trump and put his own peeps in so he could be head of Maga. Notice the radio silence on the right influencer brigade about those nearly 2000 messages, texts, etc. between in the Epstein files with Bannon, often direct exchanges. More than Reid Hoffman in fact.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:14 PM (E4rtv)

181 Point: neither Fuentes or Owens are elected officials. You might as well call out Asmongold or Nux.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)
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Yeah, Crockett is in Congress and could have been a Senate candidate. Can't really ignore that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:14 PM (ZOv7s)

182 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (lFFaq)

I'd like to see this twitter.
From what I read, the Dome was erected by 'Abd al-Malik over the 680s to rival the Kaaba which was being erected by the Zubayr family. The Umayyads generally were focused on Damascus and Jerusalem.
Al-Aqsa, the mosque in the Dome's area, is different from the Dome, the Dome being a shrine (for the Temple) and not a mosque. Likewise the Kaaba is not a mosque; it is the focus of prayers in mosques, toward the Kaaba.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:14 PM (gKWVE)

183 I'm giving a hard look at Rubio as the nominee in 2028
Can't believe I'm saying that.

Posted by: Big Star at March 05, 2026 05:14 PM (gZ820)

184 I really don't think Trump is the anti Christ . Here are the qualities of the anti Christ:

https://tinyurl.com/4vvvrx8v


Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 05:15 PM (PFs9e)

185 174 Well, okay, so what is to be done with JD Vance?? Anything? Nothing? Can’t fire him, I suppose he could be punished by being given nothing to do. All of the buzz around him helps exactly who?
Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 05:12 PM (pDt9x)

Jeb 2026?!!?!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

186 Also straight up lies.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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His lies about Chabad appear to come straight from Alexander Dugin in Russia. Wonder who else Tucker saw when he was there besides Putin.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (E4rtv)

187 i dunno about that. it used to be hookup/adultery central, which is why, maybe, none of these shitbirds will say a cross word about each other. They probably all have each other's sexual dox information.

Yeah word is those conservative cons were just debauched as hell, and queer stuff was everywhere. Just disgusting. And probably some of them still are. I think it was TPUSA that was a serious mess until Charlie took over? I can't remember the details.

I am convinced that is what Candace is on about with Erka Kirk, her husband was a big choice to run TPUSA and Mrs Kirk took over. So Candace is trying to ruin her so she can take over or her husband can.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (PYyV9)

188 169 SAVE Act is only worth something if it can be enforced.
Posted by: serious question

Can't enforce what's not on the books.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 05, 2026 05:11 PM (m+uh6)

Sure it can be enforced. States can have their usual cheating on the state level; they have to enforce the SAVE Act on federal elections only if passed. The blue states will still get something out of it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (hJH5n)

189 tubal

VP Vance has to produce on the anti-fraud front.

If he can succeed in that task, all is forgiven.

Personally, having US marshals perp walk Newsom, Wirtz, Ellison, and the ghoul that is Gov of VA would be a good start.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (u82oZ)

190 Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (1wjle)

I understand the frustration. You wanted to cancel Trump a number of times previously also. I've seen nothing that indicates Vance holds any of Tucker's insane views . Him not immediately canceling Tucker should not get him cancelled imo.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (cntUY)

191 148 >>>141 Not ready to toss Vance under the bus because of some comment he made. That’s pretty weak.

it's been going on for a year. I never mentioned it because I didn't want to start shit with commenters. he's always defending Tucker no matter how blatantly antisemitic he gets.

But here we are. I'm tired of being polite with these people. Being polite did not work, even though people are telling me "just keep being polite, that will work"
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (1wjle)

Have you considered that Trump gave him that job and that Trump would signal (like he just did) when and for whom Vance should then cut out...

See what Vance says NOW...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (tOcjL)

192 >>Here are the qualities of the anti Christ:


I don't recall 'Orange' being on that list.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (uKtE+)

193 Whoa!

Tucker and Hunter were dope fiends together?!
Tucker just read the bible a couple years ago? I thought he was super Episcopal. He was a good news writer but seemed sort of crazy, maybe it was that maniacal laugh.

Strange days.

Posted by: Random PJ at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (+jscL)

194 Not that he would vote for a party that is the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of some of the things he claims to believe and would have him executed if they ever got carte blanche power
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger

They aren't woke 'right.' They are socialists addicted to attention. The term woke right makes no sense no matter how hard Lindsey insists it does.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (diia5)

195 NEW: The Boston Herald reports that Rep. Seth Moulton's (D-MA) illegal immigrant SOTU guest is referenced in police reports involving sexual assault and juveniles. Moulton hid him in his office during the speech and called him a "great American".

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 05:17 PM (CNl8/)

196 Chuck Colson, and his conversion sure seems legit to me.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:03 PM (xcxpd)

Yes. He spent his entire life after that serving Christ.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 05:17 PM (lFFaq)

197 These people suck.

The media environment now is such that clicks are clicks and rage bait works on a lot of people.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 05:18 PM (3BwY8)

198 149 >>Serious question for Garrett or anyone else who wants to weight in....Triumph (the band, not the puppet).

Are they...actually kinda good?



They indeed are. Really good guitar work, solid tunes. They rock.
One could almost forgive them being Canadian.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:08 PM (uKtE+)

I may get some DVDs of them, then.

Thanks man

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:18 PM (xcxpd)

199 Trump says Iran is calling to make a deal but he's not ready.

I don't blame him.

Posted by: WisRich at March 05, 2026 05:18 PM (G0vdT)

200 And if we're talking Steve Bannon, did he fuck up Andrew Breitbart's vision?

Cuz I kinda think he did.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:18 PM (xcxpd)

201 There isn't just one Antichrist. Lots of 'em. I'm sure there are more to come.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s)

202 My parents dont trust Vance either and think he's a deep state plant who was been compromised by the mighty wagshambas of deep state operator Usha Vance

Im uhhh less convinced of that, but I can see why people have reservations about him

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (REq0p)

203 Anyone not Tucker is gauche.

Posted by: Tucker at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (ehY6c)

204 Chuck Colson, and his conversion sure seems legit to me.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Chuck started a prison ministry and did it until he died I think. He did not go K Street and whore himself out like other Nixon administration peeps including Kissinger.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (E4rtv)

205 Voter fraud confirmed. Pennsylvania man convicted of voting multiple times for president in 2020.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (NaDOx)

206 199 Trump says Iran is calling to make a deal but he's not ready.

I don't blame him.
Posted by: WisRich

I got your deal right here.

Posted by: MOAB at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (abIsI)

207 199 Trump says Iran is calling to make a deal but he's not ready.

I don't blame him.
Posted by: WisRich at March 05, 2026 05:18 PM (G0vdT)

Can't make a deal with them.. We will be back right where we started.. Gotta finish this....

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (VE6XX)

208 I'm sure Tucker is Tucker but at least in the back of my mind he was kidnapped by the CIA and reprogrammed MKUltra style.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken

Could be alien seed pods

Posted by: Dr. Miles J. Bennell at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (D0HYP)

209 Making “ deals” with Muslims is a sucker’s bet. This is known.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (pDt9x)

210 i dunno about that. it used to be hookup/adultery central, which is why, maybe, none of these shitbirds will say a cross word about each other. They probably all have each other's sexual dox information.

Yeah word is those conservative cons were just debauched as hell, and queer stuff was everywhere. Just disgusting. And probably some of them still are. I think it was TPUSA that was a serious mess until Charlie took over? I can't remember the details.

I am convinced that is what Candace is on about with Erka Kirk, her husband was a big choice to run TPUSA and Mrs Kirk took over. So Candace is trying to ruin her so she can take over or her husband can.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (PYyV9)

All Cons and Seminar meetings and Conventions are places to hookup/debauch with someone elses' money usually.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (8avO+)

211 I may get some DVDs of them, then.

Thanks man
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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I like Allied Forces which is probably their most famous.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (E4rtv)

212 Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:16 PM (uKtE

Yes; Neither is "Thank you for attention to the
This matter." 🙂I also don't think the anti Christ has a sense of humor, as does Trump. That Trump is the anti Christ sounds like Something James Talarico would say- after he puts down the Gospel of Thomas.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (PFs9e)

213 i dunno about that. it used to be hookup/adultery central, which is why, maybe, none of these shitbirds will say a cross word about each other. They probably all have each other's sexual dox information.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:00 PM (1wjle)
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Yep, which is why I always remember the Amanda Carpenter photo of her in at her CPAC hotel in a slinky dress with a strip of condoms next to her on the bed, which was promptly memory-holed faster than anything that ever hit the internet.

Weird.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (3BwY8)

214 I think the lesson to be learned from Tucker et al is not to trust any of the political/cultural talking celebs as any sort of guru as it would be like expecting actual Clint Eastwood or Timothy Oliphant to be able to kill real bad guys for you. They are paid to promote positions. Rush was really Rush but that seems to be unique.

Posted by: Azjaeger at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (ZXz0E)

215 "He's a High Church Episcopalian ..."

You know Taylor Marshall was an Episcopalian priest and gave it up when he realized it was crap. The sacraments are void.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (qFwJc)

216 Triumph (the band, not the puppet).

Are they...actually kinda good?

Yes and no. They are really REALLY good, when they are good. They have like eight of the top 50 rock songs of all time, especially live. But they also have a lot of really lame 80s hair metal kinda songs too, padding in their albums. Get best of and live, especially US festival stuff. Their appearance there completely blew people away.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:21 PM (PYyV9)

217 Triumph was the first concert I ever went to. 1985. Keel was the opener.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 05:21 PM (CNl8/)

218 The problem with a lot of the people on this site is that they are taking their eye off the ball. Policy is downstream from demographics.

1. The only group which votes Republican is white Christian people. Every other group: blacks, Latinos, Asians, Jews, Muslims are all Democratic voters by at least 60/40.

2. The white birthrate is politically skewed. Rs are at 2.1, with an 80% rate of passing on their beliefs. Ds are at 1.5 with a 90% chance of passing on their beliefs.

Closing the border, ending birthright citizenship, and taking back the school system extinguishes the Democratic Party. If the Dems win in 2028 they will open the border and amnesty all the illegals and end the Republican Party as a national party.

Every policy decision that is made right now can only be judged by this question: does this increase the likelihood of the Democrats winning the Presidency in 2028? If it does, it's a bad policy.

Posted by: Vick King at March 05, 2026 05:21 PM (DMmvN)

219 So many thoughts on this thread I don't even know where to start. But I don't think anybody in the Tucker Cartel is ever coming back even to the slight barely noticeable return to sanity that Glenn Beck had.

And Marco went from cool to traitor to badass holding every job in America. He was a terrible senator and damn good administrator so far.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 05:21 PM (n5tGW)

220 ... but recently I'm finding myself in the Marco camp. I'm liking the cut of his jib...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 05:07 PM (xT8gx)

I just wish there was a way to know if PoTUS Rubio would act like SecState Rubio (good) or Senator Rubio (very bad).

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (lFFaq)

221 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s

I agree with you, but I think there's an ultimate one.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (PFs9e)

222 And if we're talking Steve Bannon, did he fuck up Andrew Breitbart's vision?

Cuz I kinda think he did.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:18 PM (xcxpd)

Brietbart dying did that.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

223 There isn't just one Antichrist. Lots of 'em. I'm sure there are more to come.
-
The concern is over the last one. People for get that there's supposed to be a false prophet pointing towards him, too, which we don't see today afaik.

Posted by: Methos at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (vSvIl)

224 216 Triumph (the band, not the puppet).

Are they...actually kinda good?

Yes and no. They are really REALLY good, when they are good. They have like eight of the top 50 rock songs of all time, especially live. But they also have a lot of really lame 80s hair metal kinda songs too, padding in their albums. Get best of and live, especially US festival stuff. Their appearance there completely blew people away.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:21 PM (PYyV9)

Thanks Chris. I'm starting with their 70's and early 80's output so far. I'll look for the live stuff, though I typically prefer studio

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (xcxpd)

225 Trump should make the same deal with the Mullahs that Leonidas did with the Persian ambassador in 300. Here's our deal: you all die and the people of Iran regain thier country.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (PYyV9)

226 201 There isn't just one Antichrist. Lots of 'em. I'm sure there are more to come.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s)

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Don't you mean "false prophets"?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (cWLG3)

227 I don't recall 'Orange' being on that list.
Posted by: garrett

Beware the Golden Scalpweasel was one of the last utterances of John the Beloved. Didn't make it into the published Book of John.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)

228 >>especially US festival stuff.


The US Festival set is really good. Oddly enough, so is the Quarterflash set. Canada had a good day, there.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:23 PM (uKtE+)

229 Triumph was the first concert I ever went to. 1985. Keel was the opener.

There's a name I have not heard in some time now...

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:23 PM (PYyV9)

230 I agree with you, but I think there's an ultimate [antichrist].
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Nickelback?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:24 PM (gKWVE)

231 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Trump knows this POS was costing him the midterms, that he is extremely anti-Trump, that he tries to build a "Shadow government" while Trump is still in office.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 05:24 PM (GD0B3)

232 Years ago I taught a student in a couple classes who attended the college where at which I served. She is Alyssa Farah Griffin, I guess she is one of those ladies on the View. When I knew her she was a very kind and unpretentious person. She may still be. However, shortly after working for the Trump admin in 2020, she left on great terms with the President and was contacted to consider filling the McCain vacancy on that show. They must have given her a great deal because over night she changed her opinion and attitude about Trump.

So, I have kind of given up trying to figure out Carlson's or Owen's major malfunction. Tucker actually did surprise me; I always appreciated him until he kind of seemed to lose his mind.

Posted by: -DC at March 05, 2026 05:25 PM (i3jTa)

233 just saw the Community episode where Shirley goes nuts on Abed's little Jesus cult / movie ...

topical

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 05:25 PM (j+aD2)

234 Re: Trump not ready

I still think the best tweet(?) I have ever seen was the one before we bombed the nuke sites.

Trump. Status: Feeling cute, May bomb Iran, may not.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:25 PM (zZu0s)

235 You know Taylor Marshall was an Episcopalian priest and gave it up when he realized it was crap. The sacraments are void.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (qFwJc)
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The Global Anglican Communion actually excommunicated the See of Canterbury, so if Tucker's still sticking with the Gay Church of England he's part of a tiny remnant.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:25 PM (ZOv7s)

236 Who's wife is hotter, Vance's or Rubio's?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 05:25 PM (abIsI)

237 btw Chabad to me is like a Neumann Center, except less formal.

they're so nice and give my sons chicken soup when they get nasty colds and are hundreds of miles away...

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 05:26 PM (j+aD2)

238 Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:24

I'm an agnostic as far as Nickleback is concerned . I've never heard them, which is quite true of a number of musicians / groups
Mentioned on here .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 05:26 PM (PFs9e)

239 236 Who's wife is hotter, Vance's or Rubio's?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 05:25 PM (abIsI)

I have to go with Trump’s.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 05:26 PM (pDt9x)

240 Rubio's wife was a Miami Dolphins cheerleader.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 05:26 PM (CNl8/)

241 222 And if we're talking Steve Bannon, did he fuck up Andrew Breitbart's vision?

Cuz I kinda think he did.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Yep.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:27 PM (E4rtv)

242 Oddly enough, so is the Quarterflash set. Canada had a good day, there.

Quarterflash is from Oregon! Portland band. Originally called Seafood Mama, oddly enough. They have had a few great bands come out of nowhere. I think the US festival is where most people first heard Eddie Van Halen too, that left everyone floored.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:27 PM (PYyV9)

243 IMHO, the end-times are not here yet. Baptisms are legal. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is still legal.

It is when these things end, the shit will hit the fan.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 05:27 PM (qFwJc)

244 Usha's not bad but the subcontinental look ain't my thing. No offense to her but I'm going with Rubio's wife.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 05:28 PM (3BwY8)

245 Remember every time you heard the phrase “woke right” and thought “I hate that phrase! There’s no such thing!”

Take a look at your X feed right now. All of the Woke Right is pushing the same “don’t vote” or “vote for Democrats” message right now, with their own spin on it.
@RealKeriSmith 6:58 AM · Mar 5, 2026

Yeah, the term itself is self-contradictory nonsense and I hated it, since it appeared to have been invented by financially/religiously conservative Worldies to try to marginalize the nationalist Right, and re-establish the old Uniparty kayfabe of open-borders corporatism vs. open-borders communism.

"What do you mean you don't want a honey shit sandwich? What, do you prefer the Wokies' jalepeno shit sandwiches or something?! You must be Woke Right."

But since "Woke Right" means nothing it can be used to mean anything, and I heartily approve of applying it to the Wobbly Grifters. Thus the term may be redeemed and serve a noble and useful purpose.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 05:28 PM (Sy6m/)

246 Ha! Tucker deMAGAtized!

Posted by: Weasel at March 05, 2026 05:28 PM (RmLkT)

247 Candace has slipped several times in her "investigation" and stated that she should have been in charge of TPUSA. People keep saying she was in love with Charlie. I think she wanted TPUSA. Erika coming on the scene halted that.

Posted by: Ktgreat at March 05, 2026 05:28 PM (33LJY)

248 240 Rubio's wife was a Miami Dolphins cheerleader.
Posted by: Mark1971

Rubio it is then.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 05:29 PM (abIsI)

249 I see Hister father to anti
Thy name is slump to
the world as it becomes his.

Posted by: Nostradamus at March 05, 2026 05:29 PM (cntUY)

250 Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:14 PM (gKWVE)

I'm on my tablet and don't have Twitter on it so I can't look it up.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 05:29 PM (lFFaq)

251 Rush was really Rush but that seems to be unique.
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM


There will never be another like him.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 05:29 PM (ANQtD)

252 245 Usha's not bad but the subcontinental look ain't my thing. No offense to her but I'm going with Rubio's wife.
Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 05:28 PM (3BwY

Longitudinally for me in regards to women the subcontinent is included. (I cannot go any further east. Unless you count Russia and completely exclude the rest of East Asia.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:30 PM (hJH5n)

253 226 201 There isn't just one Antichrist. Lots of 'em. I'm sure there are more to come.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s)

----
Don't you mean "false prophets"?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (cWLG3)

I think AH is right. There have been several big 'antichrists' in lower case. Nero was one. And Antiochas Ephanies (sp?) was another.

But they weren't The Antichrist who's in power during the Great Day of the Lord.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:30 PM (xcxpd)

254 247 Ha! Tucker deMAGAtized!
Posted by: Weasel at March 05, 2026 05:28 PM (RmLkT)

*golf clap*

Well played

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (xcxpd)

255 Nickelback?
Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:24 PM (gKWVE)

This may trigger more assholes than me defending Tucker, but I like Hero and Rockstar.

*drops mic*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (zZu0s)

256 QuSzG

Trudeau-loving faggot at 244

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (8zz6B)

257 252 Rush was really Rush but that seems to be unique.
Posted by: Azjaeger at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM


There will never be another like him.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 05:29 PM (ANQtD)

There cannot ever be another like him. This is why the Left failed in trying to create another Rush. They never understood that. Not even people on the Right could imitate him.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (hJH5n)

258 Other bands from Portland:
Paul Revere and the Raiders
The Daddy Warhols
Robert Cray
Everclear
The Decemberists
The Kingsmen
Nu Shooz
Paul DeLay

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (PYyV9)

259 *Antiokhos/Antiochus Epiphanes

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (gKWVE)

260
The US Festival set is really good. Oddly enough, so is the Quarterflash set. Canada had a good day, there.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:23 PM

I was there and Triumph were really good and I'd never heard of them prior to the concert.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 05:32 PM (ANQtD)

261 Dandy Warhols

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 05:32 PM (j+aD2)

262 199 Trump says Iran is calling to make a deal but he's not ready.

I don't blame him.
Posted by: WisRich at March 05, 2026 05:18 PM (G0vdT)

Can't make a deal with them.. We will be back right where we started.. Gotta finish this....
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 05:20 PM (VE6XX)
----
There's no point to making deals with Muslims. They will only honor an agreement for a maximum of ten years (a hudna). Even IF they honor the terms of the agreement, it's only so they can rebuild their warfighting capabilities.

They are also notorious for breaking the terms of an agreement FIRST and blaming it on the other party.

You can't trust them at all.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 05:32 PM (ESVrU)

263 drops mic*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (zZu0s)

I like Rockstar. Especially the music video.

Posted by: Nostradamus at March 05, 2026 05:32 PM (cntUY)

264 Trump is sleeping with a supermodel, who clearly loves him.

This pisses the left more than anything

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 05:32 PM (qFwJc)

265 To define what an antichrist is, you have to define Christ first which is a position, not a name. Christ depending on which theology you believe encompasses a worldly leader as well as a religious one. You see this conception in Book of John regarding Jesus being of the order of Melchizedek who in the Old Testament was both the King of Salem and High Priest of the Lord (this was before the start of Judaism per se) and Abram (Abraham) received his blessing after tithing to King Melchizedek.

Others define it as a heretical religious leader but not necessarily a temporal leader. And you have mixed expectations in Old Testament aka Torah books as well as to the nature of Christ.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:33 PM (E4rtv)

266 Closing the border, ending birthright citizenship, and taking back the school system extinguishes the Democratic Party. If the Dems win in 2028 they will open the border and amnesty all the illegals and end the Republican Party as a national party.

Every policy decision that is made right now can only be judged by this question: does this increase the likelihood of the Democrats winning the Presidency in 2028? If it does, it's a bad policy.

Posted by: Vick King at March 05, 2026 05:21 PM (DMmvN)

The school system is lost...induce competition to the system. Homeschooling. Private schools. The whole thing.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:33 PM (hJH5n)

267 So, I have kind of given up trying to figure out Carlson's or Owen's major malfunction. Tucker actually did surprise me; I always appreciated him until he kind of seemed to lose his mind.
Posted by: -DC at March 05, 2026 05:25 PM (i3jTa)

Tucker surprises me because it seems tactically so extreme. He had a whole life in the MSM shaping the system, rose to a very high level by going to the conservative side then did a huge turn with UFOs, open attacks on Israel and Jews to make a crank blush, and so on. Even if you are making bank with Muslim money, you'd think you'd not careen about so violently and shake off a lot of potential supporters. He is unhinged and in a big hurry and you have to wonder why.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:33 PM (8avO+)

268 I've got reservations about Vance, he was in the military but as a JAG; he was not in the senate long enough to find out if he was going to go RINO .... but at least he speaks hard truth to the European's who think of themselves as so elite vs ignorant America. But I should have at least a year before I have to start ranking who I think would be best to continue MAGA as RNC nominee for Pres. I just want to savor the liberal tears over us taking out Khamenie, most of Iran's navy, etc for the next few days.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 05:33 PM (vlkz/)

269 Maybe X has a bad algorithm for paying posters. Maybe X paying posters at all is a mistake.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 05, 2026 05:33 PM (GPa4z)

270 254 226 201 There isn't just one Antichrist. Lots of 'em. I'm sure there are more to come.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 05, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s)

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Don't you mean "false prophets"?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:22 PM (cWLG3)

I think AH is right. There have been several big 'antichrists' in lower case. Nero was one. And Antiochas Ephanies (sp?) was another.

But they weren't The Antichrist who's in power during the Great Day of the Lord.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 05:30 PM (xcxpd)
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There's only one capital A Anti-Christ, what you speak of are the anti-Christs, more of an old testament thing, not Revelation 13.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:34 PM (cWLG3)

271 He is unhinged and in a big hurry and you have to wonder why.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:33 PM (8avO+)

Yeah, there's something off there. Not sure what.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)

272 Woke Right is a stupid term because its like Little Giant or Military Intelligence. Its a contradiction of terms, the two words cannot be used together or term becomes nonsensical. It loses all meaning. I get what they mean but its idiotic.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:34 PM (PYyV9)

273 And if we're talking Steve Bannon, did he fuck up Andrew Breitbart's vision?

Cuz I kinda think he did.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
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Yep.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:27 PM (E4rtv)

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When I did a Google search on "The Hottest Wife in D.C." it came up with Pete Bootygag's husband.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 05:34 PM (iu4Pw)

274 I'm still trying to understand who would believe Trump would be taking orders from Netanyahu? I don't think Trump would listen to God if he appeared at Mar A Lago and told Trump what to do. Why would Netanyahu be the one person on the planet who could tell Trump what to do?

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 05:34 PM (viF8m)

275 My feeling on the Antichrist.

I'll know him when I see him.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 05:34 PM (cntUY)

276 Can you throw someone out of a club they were never in?

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (qohbc)

277 @270 I guess that means we're in agreement. lol

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (cWLG3)

278 Frederick of Hollywood did real well on falsie profits.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (8zz6B)

279 never ever heard of Elijah Schaffer ... my loss eh? went to his insta and he posts pics like a teenaged girl...or a gay boy...so many photos of himself shirtless...ugh

Posted by: zigggggy at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (EDeJ/)

280 >>>BTW.... how do we know that Tucker Carlson was/is a drug addict? I really haven't followed him closely since his Fox days

I said "addict" referring, for legal purposes, to his admitted alcoholism. Whether or not he got addicted to coke, I couldn't say. I would say that someone working in media who is already an alcoholic would probably have a 100% chance of routine cocaine use, but I certainly could not say that wit certainty about any specific self-admitted alcoholic.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (1wjle)

281 But they weren't The Antichrist who's in power during the Great Day of the Lord.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

St. Iraeneaus, believed as you do. To tired to dig out my copy.

From Brave AI summary,
"Irenaeus viewed the Antichrist as a future, personal figure—distinct from the broader "spirit of antichrist"—who would emerge at the end of history to fulfill biblical prophecies. He identified the Antichrist with the "man of lawlessness" (2 Thessalonians 2:3), the "beast" of Revelation 13, and the "little horn" of Daniel, interpreting these as referring to a single individual who would rise from the ten kings of the revived Roman Empire, deceive many, and desecrate a rebuilt Jewish temple in Jerusalem. "

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)

282 Roger Stone, General Flynn, another guy (who was charged) that was in the Trump campaign ... I don't understand the world of making big bucks "advising" politicians in Ukraine or Turkey or whatever. They all seem into some dark money areas, but idk.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (vbXSk)

283 I was there and Triumph were really good and I'd never heard of them prior to the concert.

Jealous. Everyone there looked like they were having so much fun in the videos (I mean obviously they pick the happiest parts but still) and not in a "roll around stoned in the mud" Woodstock kind of way.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:36 PM (PYyV9)

284 Other bands from Portland:
Paul Revere and the Raiders
The Daddy Warhols
Robert Cray
Everclear
The Decemberists
The Kingsmen
Nu Shooz
Paul DeLay

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (PYyV9)

and these guys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_%27n_Blue

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 05:36 PM (CNl8/)

285 Vance had done a little more that just make one comment. He decided that he is the heir to Trump, and MAGA, even if Trump said nothing of the sort, that he needs to build his own coalition NOW, and is trying position himself, and the cornerstone of his strategy is to endear himself to antisemites left and right. I imagine he suspects every Jew for being "Israel First" , of having dual loyalty (common refrain among his closest friends). Trump gave him two high profile projects and...NADA! Is he an antisemite ? Probably not, but for some reason he desperately wants approval of assorted antisemites. Instead of kicking then to the curb regardless of what might or might not happen politically. And, bonus, Trump sees this !

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 05:36 PM (GD0B3)

286 The school system is lost...induce competition to the system. Homeschooling. Private schools. The whole thing.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:33 PM (hJH5n)

For 50 years the American right has retreated from public institutions, while still funding them. This has brought us to the brink of extinction. We are exactly one Democratic POTUS away from 30 million foreigners getting American citizenship and then outvoting the native stock, forever.

How about we stop retreating?

Posted by: Vick King at March 05, 2026 05:36 PM (DMmvN)

287 For some reason I have always believed Quarterflash was Canadian...you learn something every day.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:36 PM (uKtE+)

288 How much more deranged can these people get? Demonizing Chabad? And like we don't have better things to do than spend two seconds caring about whether Jew-hating Tucker Carlson lives or dies.

Posted by: tankascribe at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (NtoJk)

289 There cannot ever be another like him. This is why the Left failed in trying to create another Rush. They never understood that. Not even people on the Right could imitate him.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:31 PM (hJH5n)

There were quite a few successes in Talk Radio at a lower level than Rush. The left failed utterly because the medium requires that you listen to your audience and debate with them to keep things going. And if you are insincere the audience goes quickly.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (8avO+)

290 There was a weird, but fun miniseries called Comrade Detective about Romanian homicide detectives in the 80s. Campy stuff.

In one scene, they're raiding a den of running-dog capitalist subversive criminals, and they're playing Nu Shooz as they suck the blood of the proletariat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (BI5O2)

291 *goldclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I'm stealing that.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (sR2WI)

292 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 05:38 PM (LdBR/)

293 280 >>>BTW.... how do we know that Tucker Carlson was/is a drug addict? I really haven't followed him closely since his Fox days

I said "addict" referring, for legal purposes, to his admitted alcoholism. Whether or not he got addicted to coke, I couldn't say. I would say that someone working in media who is already an alcoholic would probably have a 100% chance of routine cocaine use, but I certainly could not say that wit certainty about any specific self-admitted alcoholic.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 05:35 PM (1wjle)
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Some guys admit to being alcholics so they can meet chicks at AA meetings.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:38 PM (cWLG3)

294 and I can't spell

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 05:38 PM (cWLG3)

295 When grunge was big, all the grunge guys would go down to Portland to watch stuff like Munhoney and Everclear. Its long had a great music scene, but I know none of the bands out of there now. Just people I have never heard of or from.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:38 PM (PYyV9)

296 Tucker and Megyn, man.

Oh well, you don't lose when you lose fake friends.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 05, 2026 05:39 PM (GPa4z)

297 287 For some reason I have always believed Quarterflash was Canadian...you learn something every day.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 05:36 PM (uKtE+)

They rock and everyone thought they were Pat Benatar when they first came out. Same with Scandal, everyone thought it was Pat Benatar singing. Rindy rocks the sax.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 05:39 PM (ANQtD)

298 Thank you Ace for staying on this and calling out the white nationalist Nazi filth endemic on the right. It can’t just fall to liberals to call out these Nazi pigs who endanger America and Israel and lead to division. We need strong voices on the right to denounce white nationalist Nazi scum like Matt Walsh and Tucker Carlson.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson is an antisemitic racist at March 05, 2026 05:39 PM (CowIf)

299 232 Years ago I taught a student in a couple classes who attended the college where at which I served. She is Alyssa Farah Griffin, I guess she is one of those ladies on the View. When I knew her she was a very kind and unpretentious person. She may still be. However, shortly after working for the Trump admin in 2020, she left on great terms with the President and was contacted to consider filling the McCain vacancy on that show. They must have given her a great deal because over night she changed her opinion and attitude about Trump.

So, I have kind of given up trying to figure out Carlson's or Owen's major malfunction. Tucker actually did surprise me; I always appreciated him until he kind of seemed to lose his mind.
Posted by: -DC
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Money, fame, power are what Stan uses to gain control over people and desire for those things leads to evil deeds. Taking the ticket gets you all of those things at the price of your soul.

Very few want to be John the Baptist out in the wilderness eating honey and locusts and wearing a hairshirt.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:39 PM (E4rtv)

300
For 50 years the American right has retreated from public institutions, while still funding them. This has brought us to the brink of extinction. We are exactly one Democratic POTUS away from 30 million foreigners getting American citizenship and then outvoting the native stock, forever.

How about we stop retreating?

Posted by: Vick King at March 05, 2026 05:36 PM (DMmvN)

How about you read? The school system is done and needs competition. That's not retreat. That is confrontation. When you take your kids out of the public schools because you parents can and will do a better job, that's confrontation. And, oh by the way, the more kids taken out of public school, the more the leviathan is starved. Public schools get money based on attendance.

I went to a damn public school system and even I know reading is fundamental.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (hJH5n)

301 zi pigs who endanger America and Israel and lead to division. We need strong voices on the right to denounce white nationalist Nazi scum like Matt Walsh and Tucker Carlson.

Lay down the crack pipe

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 05, 2026 05:40 PM (PYyV9)

302 I've got reservations about Vance ...

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Yeah, I've had some reservations since:

Back in the day, JD publicly referred to Trump as a "morally reprehensible"; he went further, stating he went "back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical a–hole like Nixon" or that he's "America's Hitler." Vance also described Trump's MAGA movement as "cultural heroin" and warned Christians not to excuse his behavior after the release of the "Access Hollywood" tape.

That's some seriously weak sauce ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 05:41 PM (iu4Pw)

303 I just asked Groc, which usually produces a quick result, "Is President Trump the Anti-Christ of the Bible?"

It's still choking on it.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 05:41 PM (abIsI)

304 When I did a Google search on "The Hottest Wife in D.C." it came up with Pete Bootygag's husband.
Posted by: ShainS

Best to leave search terms like that to Admiral Ackbar. He has the temperament to stare into the eyes of a Trigglepuff and then calmly post the link here.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:42 PM (E4rtv)

305 I'm still trying to understand who would believe Trump would be taking orders from Netanyahu? I don't think Trump would listen to God if he appeared at Mar A Lago and told Trump what to do. Why would Netanyahu be the one person on the planet who could tell Trump what to do?
Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 05:34 PM (viF8m)

Its just slavery to the old trope of Republicans being stupid and Jews being the evil masterminds behind it all. It is badly chosen since the just as old trope of Trump being the pure at heart leader being led astray by malicious advisers was right there begging to be used if you want to seem still a part of MAGA.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:42 PM (8avO+)

306 There were quite a few successes in Talk Radio at a lower level than Rush. The left failed utterly because the medium requires that you listen to your audience and debate with them to keep things going. And if you are insincere the audience goes quickly.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 05:37 PM (8avO+)

I agree 100% with that first sentence but though Rush blazed the trail they did their own things and made their own imprints, as it should be. As you said, sincerity is key.

As I have heard on the Internet, authenticity is the currency of the future.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 05:42 PM (hJH5n)

307
Vice President JD Vance has weighed in on the Tucker Carlson-Mike Huckabee interview that has ignited widespread antisemitism allegations as well as a diplomatic row with Arab states, calling it "a really good conversation that's going to be necessary for the right."
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (1wjle)

The interview I might add, where Cucker explained that it very necessary to Genetically Test Jews who's been there for thousands of years, and who had their own country for thousands of years, before some place Lutecia or Rome. To see if they belong in the Holy Land. Did not mention anything about arab dumpster dwellers who don't even have a letter "P" in their fucking alphabet.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 05:42 PM (GD0B3)

308 If Vance is promoting this faction, it's not because he's an antisemite... just a GOP politician trying to shoot his shot, and building a coalition to use against the others, who are all building their own. Not saying that's what's up, but that would be the motive.

There are going to be a lot of scumbags looking to kill MAGA and feed on its carcass in '28.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 05:42 PM (BI5O2)

309 Tucker Carlson’s call for violence against a Jewish charity crosses the line from garden-variety hate speech and is now incitement to terrorism and treason.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson is an antisemitic racist at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (CowIf)

310 The IRGC just used a cluster bomb on Tel Aviv

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 05:43 PM (+nEug)

311 Money, fame, power are what Stan uses to gain control over people and desire for those things leads to evil deeds. Taking the ticket gets you all of those things at the price of your soul.

Very few want to be John the Baptist out in the wilderness eating honey and locusts and wearing a hairshirt.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 05:39 PM (E4rtv)

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* cue the lyrics of "I Went Eown to The Crossroads" *

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 05:45 PM (iu4Pw)

The "Moderate Democrat" Governess of Virginia Is Responsible for the Murder of Stephanie Minter and People Are Noticing

Greg Price
@greg_price11

The murder of Stephanie Minter in Fairfax has turned into an unbelievably massive scandal.

A newly released email shows that the Fairfax Police Department warned Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano's office this past November about releasing illegal alien repeat offender Adbul Jalloh back into the community.

They said "it's not a question of if, but when he will maliciously wound (or worse) again." And they were right. He murdered Stephanie Minter at a bus stop last week.

Steve Descano and Abigail Spanberger have blood on their hands.


It's just what they do:

I seem to remember George Floyd Murals having police protection:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:31 PM




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1 first.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 05, 2026 03:31 PM (0N4FZ)

2 Olah!

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (kvcuP)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (LdBR/)

4 Yyrkoon!

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (kvcuP)

5 The murders of citizens by these animals being let out/not charged by democrats is a *feature* not a bug or a scandal.

Posted by: Gman at March 05, 2026 03:34 PM (GfWuY)

6 Willowed:

How many more contested GOP Senate primaries remain on the schedule?
Posted by: mrp at March

Mi, mn, mt, nh off the top of my head
Posted by: BruceWayne

And ok now.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:34 PM (MGB5H)

7 Virginia gets the government they voted for

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (REq0p)

8 Fucking hell.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (zZu0s)

9 >>Habekah Cannon, a self-proclaimed "PRISON ABOLITIONIST" who was arrested ...


I too am a prison abolitionist!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (Fqw4x)

10 And ok now.
Posted by: BruceWayne
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:34 PM (MGB5H)

How does OK deal with Sen vacancies?

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 03:36 PM (fYhK6)

11 Great to see that all the racial healing Obama brought the country is blossoming.

Absolutely the most racist and racially divisive president we've had in generations and we'll be paying for it for a long time.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 03:36 PM (viF8m)

12 I too am a prison abolitionist!

Presumably so they can go straight to Old Sparky.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:36 PM (Riz8t)

13 Damon Johnson was just arrested for setting a man on fire on the subway in NYC.

Is this the warmth of collectivism New Yorkers were promised?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 03:36 PM (gKWVE)

14 Dollar to do donuts, the vandals who are destroying Iryna’s mural are leftist white c***.

Also, remember, Va elected an AG that wants to see the children of republicans murdered.

I think the main problem with Va are the people of Va.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 05, 2026 03:37 PM (zkREo)

15 They want people to be murdered. Try to wrap your head around that.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 03:37 PM (pDt9x)

16 People in VA wanted their Gov, and they clearly have no problems with what happened.

Elections have consequences. Sometimes of the worst variety.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 03:37 PM (fYhK6)

17 types ... deletes ...

Posted by: Adriane the Pithy Saying Critic . . . at March 05, 2026 03:37 PM (3ZUWJ)

18 7 Virginia gets the government they voted for

As usual, you're tarring everyone with the same brush, no matter how they voted.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (Riz8t)

19 I guess Charlotte is soon to be a place they will get what they voted for. Such a shame.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (n5tGW)

20 How does OK deal with Sen vacancies?
Posted by: Cow Demon at

Appointment til next election. So appointment til November.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (MGB5H)

21
Having lived in Columbia SC for many years I can say the Shandon neighborhood was a great place to live.

The crazed people are everywhere now in our country.

Is anywhere safe now?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (3ek7K)

22 Oh wait, just a primary for judge.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (n5tGW)

23 Forget it, guys. It's all over.

Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (NUFF1)

24 I think the main problem with Va are the people of Va.

Really? What exactly did I do wrong?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (Riz8t)

25 *types*
*deletes*

*thinks*

*goes for a walk*

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 03:39 PM (W2Pud)

26 It's a lot of fodder for ads. I doubt even most black residents of Columbia, NYC, Fairfax and Charlotte want these dangerous, deranged criminals out on the street.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 03:39 PM (Nx5jP)

27 Slam Spanberger all you want, but she can't be responsible for what happened last November, before she was in office.

Posted by: GWB at March 05, 2026 03:40 PM (cAEoL)

28 Methinks Damon Johnson may not understand how masks work.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:40 PM (Riz8t)

29 *goes for a walk*
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 03:39 PM (W2Pud)

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Let's rearrange all her stuff while she's gone!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 05, 2026 03:40 PM (2UnvF)

30 Well I sure didn’t vote for her. But Sears was weak and the VAGOPe are a bunch of collaborationist squishes.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (zbPb3)

31 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (zUe/H)

32 Careful that you don't notice things too loudly Ace.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (qwx/I)

33 @24

>> Really? What exactly did I do wrong?

Nothing, you’re simply an outlier, and you are outnumbered.

I mean, after all, Va runs the cleanest elections around, so this what the majority of the people want.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (zkREo)

34 Babylon DC's local newz are being FORCED to cover this. That's how bad it is.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 05, 2026 03:43 PM (sAmhv)

35 So much to "notice" on this thread.

Is that allowed?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:43 PM (Fqw4x)

36 Was Stephanie Minter related to a morning show presenter? If not, who the hell cares?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 03:44 PM (NUFF1)

37 I look forward to the upcoming effort that the residents of Virginia will push for, to remove the criminal-loving governor and attorney general.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at March 05, 2026 03:44 PM (k1U/3)

38 I had this thought last year when that poor little Ukrainian girl was slaughtered on the tram. This would be the thing to change election outcomes. November rolls around and I was disabused of that thought. This will be no different. It's only a narrative if the victim is a correct one, and if a shit ton of money gets activated to make it so.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 05, 2026 03:44 PM (MZ+PY)

39 The even worse part is the Guv said she would reject any ICE detainer on this guy.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 03:44 PM (n5tGW)

40 Trump admin wins a big decision on refugees at the 9th Circuit and from what countries qualify for admitting them from on a case by case basis. Refugee organizations can be defunded for overseas applicants as well by State.
D.C. No. 2:25-cv-00255-JNW

Pacito v. Trump.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:44 PM (E4rtv)

41 18 7 Virginia gets the government they voted for

As usual, you're tarring everyone with the same brush, no matter how they voted.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (Riz8t)

Think of it this way: it’s worse. How many people did not bother voting at all?

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 03:44 PM (fYhK6)

42
32 Careful that you don't notice things too loudly Ace.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (qwx/I)

35 So much to "notice" on this thread.
Is that allowed?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:43 PM (Fqw4x)

wut

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 03:45 PM (+YA9H)

43 ell I sure didn’t vote for her. But Sears was weak and the VAGOPe are a bunch of collaborationist squishes.

The VAGop. They should steal that, especially for the mutilation issue.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 03:45 PM (EJWxb)

44 Va runs the cleanest elections around, so this what the majority of the people want.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Grok, who was Governor of VA, and Attorney General of VA, which Spanberger was elected?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 03:45 PM (gKWVE)

45 which>when

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 03:45 PM (gKWVE)

46 I think the main problem with Va are the people of Va.
Posted by: Thomas Bender


Northern VA and Richmond, mostly.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 05, 2026 03:46 PM (sAmhv)

47 Virginia gets the government they voted for

Says who? Nobody can prove they were elected.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 03:46 PM (EJWxb)

48 >Habekah Cannon, a self-proclaimed "PRISON ABOLITIONIST"

Habekah?! Wut?

Posted by: Heavy Meta at March 05, 2026 03:46 PM (NgqoH)

49 Do they WANT vigilante justice?

Because this is how you GET vigilante justice.

If people can't rely on the law to lock these animals away for good, they're going to take more permanent steps on their own.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 03:46 PM (ESVrU)

50 44 Grok, ...?
Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 03:45 PM (gKWVE)

...

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 03:47 PM (+YA9H)

51 Do they WANT vigilante justice?

Because this is how you GET vigilante justice.


I doubt it. The majority of the people of Northern Virginia lack both weaponry and spines.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:47 PM (Riz8t)

52 Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (NUFF1)
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"When you look this good, you don't have to know anything."

Posted by: Philip J. Fry at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (ESVrU)

53 Anyway, yeah, Spanberger should be recalled.
I don't say this lightly. Usually I consider recall petitions to be a waste of time and a mass autistic crashout by the losers. Gray Davis was a rare exception because he was just that bad.
Well, Spanberger is just that bad.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (gKWVE)

54 Virginia gets the government they voted for
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (REq0p)

She also has fraudulent for pretty much every election she has been involved in. 2am ballot dumps iirc. All three(?) Times?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (zZu0s)

55 Having lived in Columbia SC for many years I can say the Shandon neighborhood was a great place to live.

The crazed people are everywhere now in our country.

Is anywhere safe now?

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM

I lived there myself for about 6 months. It seemed like a nice area. Thirty years ago...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (kgE5c)

56 If you don't carry to prevent democrats' intentional targeting and enabling their social justice foot soldiers to murder you, it is well-passed time to ask yourself, "Why not?"

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (dK+Kv)

57 I seem to remember George Floyd Murals having police protection

Iryna got a species of butterfly named after her in 2005.

Celastrina iryna, found in SC, GA, FL and MS.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (77rzZ)

58 Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Ewww. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder and to each his own, but yuck. In the past, I've bought used cars from shady salesmen that presented better than this lying snake. Sexy? Sure, if your thing is soy men with no real accomplishments in their lives except getting elected to office through backstage family ties and old money alliances. Couric? Where did they dig her up from?

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (oiNtH)

59 Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.

I rook mahvelous, and I know who I am!

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at March 05, 2026 03:48 PM (Riz8t)

60 I doubt it. The majority of the people of Northern Virginia lack both weaponry and spines.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:47 PM (Riz8t)
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Eventually someone will kill John Wick's dog.

Then it's game on.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (ESVrU)

61 [To reprise my initial comment:]

Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law.

Make Public Executions of Public "Servants" Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (iu4Pw)

62 31 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (zUe/H)
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She's a middle-aged white woman in Fairfax County, VA.

Yeaahhhhhhh.

I would wager solid money that she personally voted for Steve Descano, the lefty loon DA that let her murderer out of jail.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (3BwY8)

63 Descano is a Soros CA, and fairfax Rs haven't gotten off their principulled asses to get him out.
Even Loudoun got rid of their Soros hag, after she prosecuted the dad of the girl who was raped by the trans kid in the bathroom.
VA's problem is the state GOP--they don't act like there's an election every damn year here, and they spend more time arguing with each other over who's the very best right kind of conservative than actually getting anything done.

Posted by: barbarausa at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (enw9G)

64 The only way to protect yourself is to wear an inflatable frog costume.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (pZ64F)

65 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (zUe/H)
_______

I tend to agree with you, but her obituary suggests she might have been based or at least "normal," especially the request to donate to a Christian rehab center (which suggests she had addiction problems in the past). But who knows?

https://tinyurl.com/5dewarup

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (iFTx/)

66 unbelievably massive scandal.

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Sure. Unbelievably massive. Sure, sure.

Let's be real, nobody's going to face any consequences whatsoever for any of this. Spangburger's still going to run for president in 2032 - if not 2028 - and Descano will probably be the next AG.

Posted by: Cave Johnson at March 05, 2026 03:50 PM (BGygK)

67 I did not have sex with that woman or her dogs.

Posted by: Corey Lewandowski at March 05, 2026 03:50 PM (abIsI)

68 If Obama had a son.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 03:50 PM (Kt19C)

69 >>>Really? What exactly did I do wrong?

That's exactly what someone with a guilty conscience might say.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 05, 2026 03:50 PM (dK+Kv)

70 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (zUe/H)
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She's a middle-aged white woman in Fairfax County, VA.

Yeaahhhhhhh.

I would wager solid money that she personally voted for Steve Descano, the lefty loon DA that let her murderer out of jail.
Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (3BwY
________

See my comment above

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

71 Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano


This guy is a Soro AG. Just doing what Sorosbots do.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 05, 2026 03:51 PM (sAmhv)

72 I'm no fan of Spanberger but it sounds like the real blame here lies on the Soros prosecutor in Fairfax County.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 03:51 PM (viF8m)

73 Forget it, guys. It's all over.

Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (NUFF1)

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ShainS: Do you prefer to take it up the ass or down the throat?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:51 PM (iu4Pw)

74 >>> Virginia gets the government they voted for
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (REq0p)

I mean...sort of? They did vote for a D-bag, but my understanding was she ran as a moderate.

Posted by: Max Power at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (q177U)

75 This should play in every midterm advertisement.

“This is what the country will look like if you elect Democrats”.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (Bq6MR)

76 Yannow, if criminals learn that there is no downside to committing crimes, there's no reason for them to stop.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (FMtrg)

77 Contrast VA with FL. In Florida, everyone can find the names and faces of the 12 year olds accused of rape in Miami's Overtown neighborhood.

Posted by: mr tmz at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (rJ48h)

78 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 03:46 PM (ESVrU)

You know, maybe they *do* want that. New lynchings can be spun as racist, based on the demographic most likely to commit crimes, and that might help bring said demographic back to the plantation for protection even though they aren't getting the payouts they were accustomed to.

My solution would be to *also* lynch the white judges and politicians that made the vigilantism necessary.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (lFFaq)

79 Guilty as Hell and free as a bird.

Posted by: Soros at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (abIsI)

80 41 18 7 Virginia gets the government they voted for
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NOVA and Tidewater mooches.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (pZ64F)

81 it sounds like the real blame here lies on the Soros prosecutor in Fairfax County.
Posted by: JackStraw

It does, but Spanberger sent a message that she was not going to interfere with the Soros prosecutors.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

82 54 Virginia gets the government they voted for
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (REq0p)

She also has fraudulent for pretty much every election she has been involved in. 2am ballot dumps iirc. All three(?) Times?
Posted by: Aetius451AD


You can take the girl out of the CIA, but you can't take the CIA out of the girl.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 05, 2026 03:53 PM (sAmhv)

83 Democrats have to pretend they are moderates. Otherwise the independents can’t bend over and take one in the squeakhole for them.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 03:53 PM (Bq6MR)

84 Spanberger is a psychopath with no conscience. She will smile and run for reelection.

Posted by: Wofus at March 05, 2026 03:53 PM (CNa+A)

85 There people are let out and poor Britney is hauled off in handcuffs.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:53 PM (MGB5H)

86 Emmie's learning a Scottish accent?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

87 DEI Judge Gail Jabber ... black, female, overweight ... there is a pattern.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 05, 2026 03:54 PM (vbXSk)

88 If Obama had a son.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 03:50 PM (Kt19C)

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* Jasmine Ratchet has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:54 PM (iu4Pw)

89 wut
Posted by: m

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Are you asking what we mean? In case you are -- there are people who talk about it being "racists" to notice certain trends. So our dear betters never mention that, lest we notice.

To prevent "noticing" they refuse to name criminal suspects or show photos. Sometimes they even lie.

Yet we still notice.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:54 PM (Fqw4x)

90 The system is designed to protect the guilty. It does. I avoid it as much as possible.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 05, 2026 03:55 PM (cS1cw)

91 84 Spanberger is a psychopath with no conscience. She will smile and run for reelection.
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VA Governors can't run back to back. They serve one term and then do something else.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:55 PM (pZ64F)

92
Nothing Will Happen Guy, a nation turns it's lonely eyes to you.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 03:55 PM (Y8DZL)

93 Any insight into the midnight votes that put Spambuggerer over the edge on election night?

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 03:55 PM (Bq6MR)

94 Iryna got a species of butterfly named after her in 2005.

2025, I meant.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 03:56 PM (77rzZ)

95 >> VA Governors can't run back to back. They serve one term and then do something else.

Ah, so next the Democrats and Independents can vote for satan.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 03:56 PM (Bq6MR)

96 31 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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Iryna had a "Black Live Matter" sign above her bed in the photo shared on internet -- did she deserve it too?

These people are confused fools. I feel sorry for them. Such is life -- they are now martyrs for a cause (RE-carceration) that they did not support in life.

super-carceration? What would it be called?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (Fqw4x)

97 DEI Judge Gail Jabber ... black, female, overweight ... there is a pattern.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 05, 2026 03:54 PM (vbXSk)

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They're all angling to get a gig on The View Househags of New Zimbabwe City.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (iu4Pw)

98 Massive scandal? Lol.

This has been happening all over the US for years. Backlash = effectively, bupkis.

Cute of the Fairfax "law enforcement" people to say, umm, well, this guy is crazy violent, umm, maybe you shouldn't let him go. Impressive.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (U/Byj)

99 I would imagine there's a possibility the VA election for governor was rigged. I'd also imagine it wasn't and more people just wanted a CIA goon for governor. Either can be true.

The litmus test is whether or not the VA citizenry is onboard with the governor's agenda or not. Will she face the same sort of scrutiny a Republican governor would get?

Will the media even report on the situation fairly?

Whether the election was rigged or not is a moot point, as it whether the majority of Virginians voted for her. The real point is whether the public will force a change or it it will be rebuffed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (jtM2q)

100 Spanberger is a psychopath with no conscience. She will smile and run for reelection.
Posted by: Wofus at March 05, 2026 03:53 PM (CNa+A)
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Yup.

Her after-SOTU rebuttal was scary because she looked like a weird puppet spouting out lies. Joker-level smile on her face.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (ESVrU)

101 I can't even fathom one person being arrested 131 times.

Posted by: pookysgirl, entirely too law-abiding at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (Wt5PA)

102 She's a middle-aged white woman in Fairfax County, VA.
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True, but the outlier is she uses the bus. This is not what imported Fairfax White Women do.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (pZ64F)

103 There it is.

>>@ElectionWiz

>>🚨BREAKING: Ken Paxton says he would consider dropping out of the race in Texas IF Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and PASS the SAVE America Act.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (viF8m)

104 They should drop a load of bricks from the roof on whoever vandalized those paintings.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (Bq6MR)

105 I would hate to know I had the blood of an innocent person on my hands. That would haunt me for the rest of my life. How these people live with themselves, I don't know.

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (gQFwH)

106 I would suspect some or even most of this vandalism is by white women. Trump highlighted this case in the SotU. If Trump likes her, they hate her, end of story, and him doing that will certainly make white women go crazy.

I'll bet there were a lot of AWFLs who saw that, thought "how terrible," and promptly forgot about it when it was time to turn their white woman rage on Charlie Kirk. But I guarantee when Trump resurrected the story, they turned on that same dime and thought "the bitch deserved it, I wish he cut her whole head off."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (BI5O2)

107 Defending American elections is tight.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (cS1cw)

108 Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
.......

No, you put on your Mr. Slave outfit and hang yourself from your living room ceiling. And don't forget a "goodbye cruel world" note.

Posted by: wth at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (UjdFS)

109 ... they are now martyrs for a cause (RE-carceration) that they did not support in life.

super-carceration? What would it be called?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (Fqw4x)

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Re-internment? Preferably, in a vase ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:59 PM (iu4Pw)

110 St. Floyd murals did not need guards.
Sane people thought he was evil, and the murals were stupid, but we would not hate that much and would gain nothing by destroying them.

Imagine how much you have to hate to destroy a mural of a poor immigrant pizza slinger who got murdered on a train for no damn reason? How do the commies brainwash people so well.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:59 PM (Fqw4x)

111 I think the main problem with Va are the people of Vagovernment (specifically, federal) employees, who are and vote 99%+ Democrat.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
FIFY

Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 03:59 PM (sR2WI)

112 Yeah the people of NoVA would be up in arms, but they're federal employees and lifting their arms is an OSHA violation.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 05, 2026 03:59 PM (wBaIH)

113 You can't have murals on stolen land!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)

114
From this morning. Was it Talarico?

"it's hard to imagine a world without prisons"

No it's fucking NOT

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 04:00 PM (Nhyh3)

115 I think I've deciphered the NPC talking points patch (plus 1 total retard's "thoughts")

It’s almost like ICE should be focusing their efforts on people like him instead of grade school kids, construction workers at their legal immigration hearings, and folks documenting their human rights abuses…

Exactly! This fits the mold of what Trump campaigned on doing which was going after illegals who have criminal backgrounds. So Im not sure what ICE is even doing or are they too busy going after legal immigrants and children in order fit quotas idk

Being arrested is not the same as being convicted. You're skipping the entire due process part of it. They didn't have evidence to convict on most of that man's prior charges. Maybe ICE should focus on the violent offenders versus purely civil.

ICE needs to stop arresting five-year-old boys in Spiderman backpacks and grandpas in Crocs. Wasn't Trump supposed to prioritize the worst of the worst? Why didn't they get this guy (even if he was released)?

Donald Trump murdered 6+ service members in an illegal war. Deport him.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (JCZqz)

116 >>🚨BREAKING: Ken Paxton says he would consider dropping out of the race in Texas IF Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and PASS the SAVE America Act.

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IS THAT KAMIKAZE KRAZEE?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (NUFF1)

117 super-carceration? What would it be called?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (Fqw4x)
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Public hangings.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (3BwY8)

118

My late mother-in-law was a snob. She had no reason to think that way.

Anyways when we moved to Columbia SC she had a fit about where we bought our house.

Oh no, you can't live there. We're not stupid and we knew the neighborhood was a great place to live.

Well, the first Christmas we lived there on Christmas Eve someone went down her street and vandalized all the cars that were parked outside.

She never criticized our neighborhood after that, lol.


Posted by: four seasons at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (3ek7K)

119 By "noticing," I mean that in recent weeks I've been commenting on what I perceive to be an escalation of race based crime against whites, followed by slaps on the wrist. Perhaps I'm wrong in my estimation and the X algorithm is directing more ragebait my way.

However, if I'm right and we want to continue to live in a civilized society against the increasing threat of senseless violence, then the only sensible thing to do is to remove the criminal element (note, the criminal element, I did not say all members of the race) via Eugenics. If these individuals who repeatedly commit crimes against not only whites but I assume against all races cannot be incarcerated, the next best option would only be to prevent them from being born in the first place or to prevent them from reproducing and polluting the gene pool with badly formed offspring.

Because these criminals will breed and steal and consume tax revenues.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (qwx/I)

120 No, you put on your Mr. Slave outfit and hang yourself from your living room ceiling. And don't forget a "goodbye cruel world" note.

Posted by: wth at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (UjdFS)

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Now, THAT cause cause me to possibly experience auto-erotic asphyxiation!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (iu4Pw)

121 Look, random white women might vote D. Depending mostly on if they are unmarried or not.

But illegals? Every single one is a D vote whether they know it or now.

And a ton of graft too...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (sKqQm)

122 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

A woman and her teenage son were killed by an illegal alien drunk driver in Colorado Springs. The woman's FB page was full of love for Harris/Walz for President/VP. Very sad are the real consequences of being willfully ignorant and indoctrinated.

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 04:02 PM (oiNtH)

123 If you aint all in prison then none of youse should be in prison.

Posted by: The Left at March 05, 2026 04:02 PM (GI9/m)

124 Have Charlotte authorities released the killer yet?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:02 PM (BI5O2)

125 She's a middle-aged white woman in Fairfax County, VA.
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True, but the outlier is she uses the bus. This is not what imported Fairfax White Women do.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (pZ64F)

Yup - if she'd been pulled out of her Suburban and killed they'd feel much more sympathy.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:02 PM (8avO+)

126 Only way to fix VA would be more mass federal firings.

There is absolutely no way these people vote any different than (D) if they draw a government paycheck.

Posted by: Leupold at March 05, 2026 04:02 PM (eIzlH)

127 Take it fwiw,

"
@amuse
@amuse
TEXAS SENATE RACE: Reportedly, President Trump’s endorsement of John Cornyn had already been drafted by his team yesterday. However, after a Truth Social post about the endorsement appeared prematurely, a mistake now confirmed by three sources, and influential conservatives voiced strong pushback, the president began seeking input from conservative leaders in Texas. Trump was particularly surprised by how much money had been diverted from GOP Senate races across the country to support Cornyn’s campaign. He was also struck by the campaign’s cost per vote: Cornyn reportedly spent about $116 per vote, money that could have been used to flip Democrat seats, while Paxton spent just $5.67 per vote. Trump was also irritated that key conservative figures had not contacted him directly and asked why they had not simply called him directly."

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)

128 >>🚨BREAKING: Ken Paxton says he would consider dropping out of the race in Texas IF Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and PASS the SAVE America Act.

I hate Cornyn. I hate him so much. He's willing to vote the right way only if it saves his flabby, fishbelly white ass.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

129 96 31 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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Iryna had a "Black Live Matter" sign above her bed in the photo shared on internet -- did she deserve it too?

These people are confused fools. I feel sorry for them. Such is life -- they are now martyrs for a cause (RE-carceration) that they did not support in life.

super-carceration? What would it be called?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (Fqw4x)

Deserve has nothing to do with it. It's simple cause and effect. That's it.

One of the biggest problems in this country is that people all too often are snugly insulated from the natural consequences of their policy choices.

I'm not going to root for murderers, or applaud when people who vote for more murder get murdered, but I am going to be indifferent at best about their deaths. Because those people are voting for me to enjoy the fruits of their policy choices too.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 04:03 PM (zUe/H)

130 Asmongold posts clips of AWFLs shrieking put to metal guitars and calls it KarenCore.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (wBaIH)

131 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison

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Their hearts just don't seem in it today. Maybe they are sad.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (Fqw4x)

132 By "noticing," I mean that in recent weeks I've been commenting on what I perceive to be an escalation of race based crime against whites, followed by slaps on the wrist. Perhaps I'm wrong in my estimation and the X algorithm is directing more ragebait my way.


Its a slowly, but constantly, worsening problem. Leftists are not "soft on crime". They are eagerly minimizing any punishment meted out to favored groups.

Well, as in all things you get more of what you reward. So if you give illegals and Dem racial groups free passes for targeting white people that's what they are going to do.

This, amusingly, is the opposite of an old lefty talking point that criminals that target white people get heftier sentences.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (sKqQm)

133 "it's hard to imagine a world without prisons"

No it's fucking NOT
Posted by: ...

Have you never seen Escape From New York?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (NUFF1)

134 Heh. Good to see the reddit people now advocating for deportation of criminals. Progress!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (n5tGW)

135 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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Iryna had a "Black Live Matter" sign above her bed in the photo shared on internet -- did she deserve it too?

These people are confused fools. I feel sorry for them. Such is life -- they are now martyrs for a cause (RE-carceration) that they did not support in life.

super-carceration? What would it be called?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (Fqw4x)
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Not a matter of whether she "deserved" it. Of course she didn't deserve to get murdered over a political position (assuming she really did support CHUDLM).

The question in my mind is how much sympathy should we feel for someone who gets hurt (or killed) by the 100% predictable results of their political beliefs.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (iFTx/)

136 IS THAT KAMIKAZE KRAZEE?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 04:01 PM (NUFF1)

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Not if Trump has proffered to Paxton that he'll make him the Attorney General of the U.S.A. if he does drop out and the SAVE America Act gets passed by the Senate -- speaking filibuster or not.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:05 PM (iu4Pw)

137 I'll bet there were a lot of AWFLs who saw that, thought "how terrible," and promptly forgot about it when it was time to turn their white woman rage on Charlie Kirk. But I guarantee when Trump resurrected the story, they turned on that same dime and thought "the bitch deserved it, I wish he cut her whole head off."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (BI5O2)

AWFLs will be chanting "Kill the Boer" soon

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 04:05 PM (rbvCR)

138 32 Careful that you don't notice things too loudly Ace.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 05, 2026 03:41 PM (qwx/I)

35 So much to "notice" on this thread.
Is that allowed?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 03:43 PM (Fqw4x)

I didn't notice.

Posted by: *shifty eyes* at March 05, 2026 04:05 PM (TbWk/)

139 74 >>> Virginia gets the government they voted for
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (REq0p)

I mean...sort of? They did vote for a D-bag, but my understanding was she ran as a moderate.

Posted by: Max Power at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (q177U)


Thinking back on Spanberger's campaign, she and the whoring media said she is a moderate. However I don't recall her providing many details of her policies if elected. I recall in a debate with Winsome Sears the moderators couldn't get Abigail to give a straight answer about her position on boys in girls locker rooms in K12. She lied a lot by omission.

Posted by: Gref at March 05, 2026 04:05 PM (5rh/l)

140 If Paxton is able to hold the Senate GOP hostage and gets the SAVE act passed by sacrificing his election, I'll have to concede that he might be a unicorn - a Republican who isn't a pure grifter.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:05 PM (BI5O2)

141 Restorative Justice, baby.

It has moved beyond States' and Commonwealths' youth in detention programs and towards adults conveniently defined by intersectionality v. criminality.





Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 05, 2026 04:06 PM (NFX2v)

142 That governor is a nearly implausibly ridiculously weird psycho, by manner and appearance. Amazing to believe that thing can run for any office, but that's the degraded hulk of the US now. Just a few minutes of the "debate" she had with the Jamaican immigrant - amazing. She just stands there with the vacant psycho look on her face, doesn't even respond to many specific charges and challenges from the other candidate. Never seen anything like it.

Not to worry. This "massive" scandal will change everything.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 04:06 PM (U/Byj)

143 The question in my mind is how much sympathy should we feel for someone who gets hurt (or killed) by the 100% predictable results of their political beliefs.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (iFTx/)

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It's almost as if those who choose to join a Death Cult have a Death Wish ... or something.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:06 PM (iu4Pw)

144
Spanberger is a psychopath with no conscience. She will smile and run for reelection.
Posted by: Wofus

Her stony and stone-faced silence when she was repeatedly being asked to respond (with something that resembled human emotion) by Winsome Sears in a campaign debate cinched my opinion of Spanberger's true automaton nature.

Administer that test to her (Voight-Kampff test) from Blade Runner to her to determine whether she is a replicant, in fact.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 05, 2026 04:06 PM (xG4kz)

145 I'll bet there were a lot of AWFLs who saw that, thought "how terrible," and promptly forgot about it when it was time to turn their white woman rage on Charlie Kirk. But I guarantee when Trump resurrected the story, they turned on that same dime and thought "the bitch deserved it, I wish he cut her whole head off."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (BI5O2)

AWFLs will be chanting "Kill the Boer" soon
Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 04:05 PM (rbvCR)

Didn't they already do that?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:07 PM (8avO+)

146 One of the biggest problems in this country is that people all too often are snugly insulated from the natural consequences of their policy choices.


The right constantly refuses to give the left what the left wants in lefty areas.

This might solve this problem though. The left wants rapists and murders? Fine buy facilities in the upper middle class neighborhoods Karens live in and make sure the people guarding these sparks of diversity are the normal DEI types.

And just wait for the fun to occur as Karens take to twitter to complain about their personal victimization and have their "friends" call them racist.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)

147 Man, those emails sound like a perfect test case to roll back the illegally judge-created sovereign immunity for official acts.

Like, this is the type of stuff that'd get you treble punitive damages in a wrongful death case.

If we're going to convict parents of second-degree murder when their kid shoots up a school, we sure as hell ought to be able to convict the officials who let--repeatedly--let this monster free.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 04:08 PM (HXT0k)

148 These young women that get tragically murdered overwhelmingly vote for the politicians who bring such murders about.

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:08 PM (YwEeS)

149 DEI Judge Gail Jabber ... black, female, overweight ... there is a pattern.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 05, 2026 03:54 PM (vbXSk)


I think one of the patterns these judges fit is Reparations for Blacks and People of Color By Any and Every Possible Means.

Posted by: Gref at March 05, 2026 04:08 PM (5rh/l)

150 I'll bet there were a lot of AWFLs who saw that, thought "how terrible," and promptly forgot about it when it was time to turn their white woman rage on Charlie Kirk.

The number of leftists that took to twitter to argue that Pretti and Good's deaths were an outrage, but that Kirk, Babbitt, Boyd, or Fincum deserved it is amazing.


Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:08 PM (sKqQm)

151 Sniff me, haters. I smell like warm vanilla and honey. When I fart in your direction and waive, it smells like lavender.

Meanwhile, you Democrats and trolls smell like day-old tuna fish and your mom’s skid marked panties.

Posted by: Kristin Noems Perfectly Formed Ass Cheeks at March 05, 2026 04:09 PM (9MWCZ)

152 130 Asmongold posts clips of AWFLs shrieking put to metal guitars and calls it KarenCore.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 05, 2026 04:04 PM (wBaIH)

Andre Antunes is the guy behind KarenMetal. He composes, arranges, and performs them, along with some non-Karen-related stuff. Dude's good you should check him out.

Posted by: This comment not affiliated with or sponsored by Andre at March 05, 2026 04:10 PM (TbWk/)

153 Another win in the 9th circuit regarding INA's law stripping district courts of jurisdiction in immigration denial of visas. Chairez v. Mayorkas, No. 24-4137 today.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (E4rtv)

154 Any modern Democrat (maybe with the exception of Fettermonster's Lump) who runs as a "moderate" is 99% Mao with 1% Survivor's Guilt.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (iu4Pw)

155 *sigh*

Yeah. I see shit like this and yeah, even I think I deserve to be taken out of this world for what those people did.

Posted by: XTC at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (6Uni8)

156 I'll bet there were a lot of AWFLs who saw that, thought "how terrible," and promptly forgot about it when it was time to turn their white woman rage on Charlie Kirk.

The number of leftists that took to twitter to argue that Pretti and Good's deaths were an outrage, but that Kirk, Babbitt, Boyd, or Fincum deserved it is amazing.


Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:08 PM (sKqQm)

it is as predictable as the rising of the sun in the morning.

Leftist are street gangs. My gang is great, the other gang are demons and should be killed. Traitors to my gang are worst of all.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (8avO+)

157 105 I would hate to know I had the blood of an innocent person on my hands. That would haunt me for the rest of my life. How these people live with themselves, I don't know.

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (gQFwH)

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I just do not know either. Cold-blooded arrogance? It is beyond any rationality, how you can allow a person with so many prior (violent) arrests to even walk the streets after the first several, let alone 131. What are they thinking? Is this in any way, shape, or form safe for society? What do they expect to happen?

Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (mKbv+)

158 Iryna was a Uke refugee. She was almost certainly brought by some lefty org and felt affinity for them.

But clearly she would have been better off in Ukraine.

And there is a pattern to this where we have a ton of "refugees" most far more questionable then Iryna that then are placed in blue cities that are more dangerous then wherever they are fleeing from...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (sKqQm)

159 >>🚨BREAKING: Ken Paxton says he would consider dropping out of the race in Texas IF Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and PASS the SAVE America Act.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (viF8m)
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It appears that Ken Paxton is way to smart to be a Republican senator.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (S+2Xo)

160 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.
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Women, as a group, are fundamentally, incapable of understanding that being "nice" has consequences.

Being nice to criminals is cruelty to their victims.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (HXT0k)

161 To all you AWFL’s, your husband is staring every time I put the goodies on display. He’s thinking you remind him too much of his grandmother, mustache, flabby ass and all.

Posted by: Kristin Noems Perfectly Formed Ass Cheeks at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (9MWCZ)

162 And just wait for the fun to occur as Karens take to twitter to complain about their personal victimization and have their "friends" call them racist.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)

No, they just feel degraded and violated and become even more manipulated because they cannot admit there is a problem.
Abuse victims go from one abusive relationship to the next, because they can't admit the last one was a problem and they can't accept that the choice was on them.

further abuse just crams them deeper into that mindset.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (rbvCR)

163 EI Judge Gail Jabber ... black, female, overweight ... there is a pattern.

Posted by: illiniwek
........

Simplicity sells a XXXL maternity dress but you need a lot of material.

Posted by: wth at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (UjdFS)

164 Chairez v. Mayorkas

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I was really hoping for Wood-Chipper v. Mayorkas.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (iu4Pw)

165 To them, Stephanie Minter is a mere preview.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (RIvkX)

166 148 These young women that get tragically murdered overwhelmingly vote for the politicians who bring such murders about.
Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:08 PM (YwEeS)

Suicidal empathy. And I'd rather not have to reap the consequences of other people's destructive idiocy thank you very much.

Posted by: If I wanted that I'd get married again at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (TbWk/)

167 Andre also did the election night meltdown metal videos. Hilarious.

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (YwEeS)

168 Has Iran ever had a Mullah that CNN did not regard as avuncular and totally adorable?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 05, 2026 04:13 PM (AmOiS)

169 JackStraw

From the history of the Eastern Roman Empire, it takes 30 years of good to OK leaders to overcome the damage of one bad leader.

We still have a ways to go.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 04:13 PM (u82oZ)

170 I remember when some people I knew in California were relocating to NC in the late 1990s early 2000s -- and I had no doubt they'd be bringing their politics with them. In 20 years the blue migration has made quite a difference!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 04:13 PM (cWLG3)

171 I'm gonna be that guy: I want to know who Stephanie Minter voted for. Because if she voted for Dems, then she got the policy she voted for. And I'm not gonna be sad or mad about that. About half the country wants this on a national scale.

Those scars on her left eyebrow bother me, they are the sort of scars when you get a serious whaling with fists from someone powerful.
Predators tend to pick up vibes like that, it smells like a target.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 04:14 PM (rbvCR)

172 and thread, you'll need a lot of thread too.

Posted by: wth at March 05, 2026 04:14 PM (UjdFS)

173 My conspiracy theory is that a crazed libtard took CK out to get Irnya off the news. Bluntly, political assassinations just 'happen', dirt bag judges releasing criminals to kill, well, they could end up killing anybody. And a lot of people would have reasons to take out dirt bag judges.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 05, 2026 04:14 PM (/lPRQ)

174 Thank you Ken Paxton.
If the Senate proves itself unserious, then Cornyn is either a traitor or redundant or both.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:14 PM (gKWVE)

175 165 To them, Stephanie Minter is a mere preview.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (RIvkX)

An amuse bouche for the main course of slaughter over which they drool in anticipation.

Posted by: They're evil and want us dead. Period. at March 05, 2026 04:14 PM (TbWk/)

176 Leftists are free to express their suicidal empathy when my family's necks aren't on the line. But in the case of this nonsense soft on crime crap, im beyond livid.

What will the Republicans do about it?

Posted by: Defenestratus at March 05, 2026 04:15 PM (YNst2)

177 Has Iran ever had a Mullah that CNN did not regard as avuncular and totally adorable?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 05, 2026 04:13 PM (AmOiS)

It will happen as soon as they have a pro US one.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:15 PM (8avO+)

178 They're doing the killin' lazy Americans just won't do.

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 05, 2026 04:16 PM (EES2L)

179 That'll teach him!

Minnesota state employee who caused $20,000 in damages keying Teslas given 1-day suspension as punishment

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 04:16 PM (NUFF1)

180 Her stony and stone-faced silence when she was repeatedly being asked to respond (with something that resembled human emotion) by Winsome Sears in a campaign debate cinched my opinion of Spanberger's true automaton nature.

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Oh wow, I just watched that clip. I wouldn't call it stonefaced. She looked very much to me like she was struggling mightily to suppress an outburst of laughter as she was being asked how she'd feel if someone threatened to murder her children. That's a real politician right there... total fuckin' PSYCHO.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:16 PM (BI5O2)

181 And I will say out of the left's two recent martyrs, Good tried to kill a cop with her car. He shot her. Which is exactly the outcome that should have happened.

Pretti interfered with an arrest while armed, and was shot when the gun went off accidentally. While he should have been arrested, the shooting was unfortunate - but if you are going to assault a cop and you decide to carry a gun the fault is on you.

Compare that to the people the left say deserve it. Kirk was talking. That's it. Boyd and Babbitt were protesting and you can argue should have been arrested for trespassing. But shooting the won and beating the other to death? Should we do that to every leftist to ever protest near a government building?

And then Fincum. He had a holstered pistol. He was also out in the woods and no threat to anyone. And was shot in the back by an agent with a rifle. And that...THAT...is justified?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)

182 What makes Minter special? Very little outrage about other killings.

Posted by: night lifted at March 05, 2026 04:16 PM (kJmLc)

183 That'll teach him!

Minnesota state employee who caused $20,000 in damages keying Teslas given 1-day suspension as punishment
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

With pay I'm sure and not charged PTO

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (MGB5H)

184 164 Chairez v. Mayorkas

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I was really hoping for Wood-Chipper v. Mayorkas.
Posted by: ShainS
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DoJ, fwiw, is supposedly investigating him via a grand jury. He is also vulnerable from his oversight of elections and that seems to be coming to a boil right now in multiple states in litigation.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (E4rtv)

185 Voight-Kampff test

I'll tell you about my mother.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (Kt19C)

186 Spanberger is as commie as it gets. Right out of central casting.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (2WIwB)

187 Yeah. I see shit like this and yeah, even I think I deserve to be taken out of this world for what those people did.
Posted by: XTC at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (6Uni
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Please tell us you're joking

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (RIvkX)

188 Being nice to criminals is cruelty to their victims.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (HXT0k)

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[I believe it's written in The Talmud that:}

"Who is merciful to the cruel in the end becomes cruel to the merciful."

[Things I learned listening to and reading Dennis Prager.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (iu4Pw)

189 "
I tend to agree with you, but her obituary suggests she might have been based or at least "normal," especially the request to donate to a Christian rehab center (which suggests she had addiction problems in the past). But who knows?

https://tinyurl.com/5dewarup
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 03:49 PM (iFTx/)"

Family of moonbattish white chick victims ask for donations to Christian stuff all the time, and the majority of Christian charities are run by cat ladies and karens anyways.

Posted by: heya at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (nH+RN)

190 The guy that shot Kirk did it because Kirk didn't believe a boy could become a squirrel girl, and the shooter was having sex with a squirrel-boy tranny...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:18 PM (sKqQm)

191 Another win in the 9th circuit regarding INA's law stripping district courts of jurisdiction in immigration denial of visas. Chairez v. Mayorkas, No. 24-4137 today.
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For once, the courts find invoking the "Administrative Procedures Act" is not a magical incantation that automatically grants judicial review.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 04:18 PM (HXT0k)

192 caused $20,000 in damages keying Teslas

Two doors?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 04:18 PM (Kt19C)

193 155 *sigh*

Yeah. I see shit like this and yeah, even I think I deserve to be taken out of this world for what those people did.
Posted by: XTC at March 05, 2026 04:11 PM (6Uni

Nah fuck that bro. We don't do identity politics or collective guilt. And fuck them for making it this way.

Posted by: Fuck them and their friends at March 05, 2026 04:19 PM (TbWk/)

194 182 What makes Minter special? Very little outrage about other killings.
Posted by: night lifted
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White woman and an explicit letter warning about the perp's likelihood to kill or maim.

Every death by a monster let out of prison or jail is an unneeded death. Same with someone killed by an illegal. Neither perps should be out there to do it.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (E4rtv)

195 "What will the Republicans do about it?
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 05, 2026 04:15 PM (YNst2)"

Most of them, nothing and we all know it

War is inevitable

Posted by: heya at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (nH+RN)

196 Apparently Republican politicians everywhere feel free to speak for Trump with absolutely no warrant.
If you're a grifter? OG MAGA! You're a 74 year old RINO using the Senate as your memory care facility? LOOK IM INNA PIC WIF TRUMP!
Tiresome.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (gKWVE)

197 Hegseth doing a presser in 10 minutes from CENTCOM/Tampa.

Turbans appear to be loading more missiles fired at Israel with cluster munitions. Interesting choice.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (U/Byj)

198 128 >>🚨BREAKING: Ken Paxton says he would consider dropping out of the race in Texas IF Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and PASS the SAVE America Act.

I hate Cornyn. I hate him so much. He's willing to vote the right way only if it saves his flabby, fishbelly white ass.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

That is better than not being willing to vote the right way at all...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:21 PM (tOcjL)

199 A lot of these repeat offenders are arrested for crimes that have about a 5% solve rate.

Therefore, if a guy has been arrested 80 times, we should probably multiply that figure by about 20, and estimate he has committed 1,600 criminal offenses.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 05, 2026 04:21 PM (HlyYF)

200 Family of moonbattish white chick victims ask for donations to Christian stuff all the time, and the majority of Christian charities are run by cat ladies and karens anyways.
Posted by: heya at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (nH+RN)

Gender ceremonies at Unitarian Universalist "churches"

Posted by: Heretics perverts and degenerates at March 05, 2026 04:21 PM (TbWk/)

201 Suicidal empathy. And I'd rather not have to reap the consequences of other people's destructive idiocy thank you very much.
Posted by: If I wanted that I'd get married again at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (TbWk/)

Was she a lib? Her FB page is very Christian, not leftist

Posted by: night lifted at March 05, 2026 04:21 PM (kJmLc)

202 What will the Republicans do about it?

I'm gonna DESTROY this guy. Watch...

/Asks some stupid question, gets a stupid answer at a congressional hearing

BAM!!!!

Now, time to go have a beer and bang one of my mistresses!

Posted by: Some GOP congress critter at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)

203 194 182 What makes Minter special? Very little outrage about other killings.
Posted by: night lifted
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White woman and an explicit letter warning about the perp's likelihood to kill or maim.

Every death by a monster let out of prison or jail is an unneeded death. Same with someone killed by an illegal. Neither perps should be out there to do it.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (E4rtv)

White single democratic voting mom...pisses off their side even more than ours b/c it's not supposed to happen to them...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (tOcjL)

204 Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:17 PM (iu4Pw)

I too do not denounce the Talmud.
(Not like even Jews really can. There's a counteropinion for every opinion in there.)
Almost as if 500 years of actually thinking through the consequences of legal rulings might lead to some wisdom, here and there

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (gKWVE)

205 Hegseth doing a presser in 10 minutes from CENTCOM/Tampa.

Turbans appear to be loading more missiles fired at Israel with cluster munitions. Interesting choice.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (U/Byj)

So, out of the more effective ones already?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (8avO+)

206 I am voting in Texas Senate run off between Paxton and Cornyn. President Trump - we do not need your word on this -BUTT OUT!!!!!!!!!!


I support the President on most of the other things he does but he should be quiet for once.

Posted by: Glenn at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (nvKZ7)

207 197 Hegseth doing a presser in 10 minutes from CENTCOM/Tampa.

Turbans appear to be loading more missiles fired at Israel with cluster munitions. Interesting choice.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (U/Byj)
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Hopefully our military satellites are monitoring the trajectories of all those missiles.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (cWLG3)

208 Turbans appear to be loading more missiles fired at Israel with cluster munitions. Interesting choice.
Posted by: rhomboid

Are the munition disguised as toys?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 05, 2026 04:23 PM (/lPRQ)

209 What makes Minter special? Very little outrage about other killings.
Posted by: night lifted
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White woman and an explicit letter warning about the perp's likelihood to kill or maim.

Every death by a monster let out of prison or jail is an unneeded death. Same with someone killed by an illegal. Neither perps should be out there to do it.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (E4rtv)
__________

Shamberger angle too

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 04:23 PM (iFTx/)

210 201 Suicidal empathy. And I'd rather not have to reap the consequences of other people's destructive idiocy thank you very much.
Posted by: If I wanted that I'd get married again at March 05, 2026 04:12 PM (TbWk/)

Was she a lib? Her FB page is very Christian, not leftist
Posted by: night lifted at March 05, 2026 04:21 PM (kJmLc)

If a single mom is voting R in this area, I'd be very, very surprised.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:23 PM (tOcjL)

211 Therefore, if a guy has been arrested 80 times, we should probably multiply that figure by about 20, and estimate he has committed 1,600 criminal offenses.

About 1% of the population commits 90% of the violent crimes. Throw that 1% in fail and crime drops.

Of course Biden brought a bunch more of those 1%ers from all over the world...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:23 PM (sKqQm)

212 White single democratic voting mom...pisses off their side even more than ours b/c it's not supposed to happen to them...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (tOcjL)

we will see but I think most of their side are flexible enough to find a reason to put it aside.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

213 Iran-linked hackers have launched a cyber campaign targeting US companies, raising fears that critical infrastructure could soon come under attack.

Cybersecurity experts revealed Thursday that the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group Seedworm had infiltrated multiple organizations, including a bank, an airport and a software supplier to the defense and aerospace industries.

Researchers at Symantec and Carbon Black discovered attackers installed a hidden malicious program, known as a backdoor, allowing them to secretly regain access to compromised systems.

They did not disclose the names of the affected companies.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 04:24 PM (Y1sOo)

214 For once, the courts find invoking the "Administrative Procedures Act" is not a magical incantation that automatically grants judicial review.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Yep. Administrative Practices Act was never meant for immigration law outside of rules adopted and Congress already stomped on its application by district courts by stripping them of jurisdiction in INA cases. Course, I see now and again some judges wailing in dissent about the AEDPA's constitutionality which is well established by caselaw that restricted filing multiple federal habeas cases on and on to try to overturn state convictions. You get one shot after the state does its appellate and habeas process, you don't get to raise new claims either (exception of death penalty cases).

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:24 PM (E4rtv)

215 134 Heh. Good to see the reddit people now advocating for deportation of criminals. Progress!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

They've withdrawn from the motte to the bailey. They've supported the deportation of violent criminals all along, just like everyone else...

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 05, 2026 04:24 PM (JCZqz)

216 Nonsense. Everyone should avoid tarring decent blacks with the same brush as the urban CHUDs. Come on out to small-town America and see our black people if you're ever feeling down on your race.

I do the same with Jewish people. I see the contemptible urban Jews, who are not CHUDs but love making them, and then I go to synagogue and see the Jewish bubbas from my town, and it calms me right down.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:24 PM (BI5O2)

217 Virginia gets the government they voted for


===

Without voter ID, we really can't be sure , can we.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 04:24 PM (GD0B3)

218 We don't know how or if she voted so I don't get the animus. Her photo doesn't give me lib let the criminals hunt vibes.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 04:25 PM (n5tGW)

219 Every death by a monster let out of prison or jail is an unneeded death. Same with someone killed by an illegal. Neither perps should be out there to do it.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:20 PM (E4rtv)

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Can't remember where and from whom I first heard it, but:

"The Only Freedom The Left Believes In Is Freedom From Responsibility."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:25 PM (iu4Pw)

220 Throw that 1% in fail and crime drops.

Equally true if you throw them in woodchippers.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 04:25 PM (zUe/H)

221 Therefore, if a guy has been arrested 80 times, we should probably multiply that figure by about 20, and estimate he has committed 1,600 criminal offenses.
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About 1% of the population commits 90% of the violent crimes. Throw that 1% in fail and crime drops.

Of course Biden brought a bunch more of those 1%ers from all over the world...
Posted by: 18-1
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You misspelled "bottomless pit"

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 05, 2026 04:25 PM (/lPRQ)

222 Hey Blade - you still trying to become an immigration judge? Thought you said you were heading that way a while back.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (U/Byj)

223 Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

--

Romney was better looking than Greasy, but I don't recall Couric asking him such a vacuous question. So vacuous, in fact, that she should be completely ashamed.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (qBdHI)

224 All of these murderers are the products of poor environments. There's nothing wrong with them, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (/1l9x)

225 208 Turbans appear to be loading more missiles fired at Israel with cluster munitions. Interesting choice.
Posted by: rhomboid
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Except aiming at civilian targets more or less for casualties. Real War Crime versus sinking an enemy vessel at sea.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (E4rtv)

226 I am voting in Texas Senate run off between Paxton and Cornyn. President Trump - we do not need your word on this -BUTT OUT!!!!!!!!!!


I support the President on most of the other things he does but he should be quiet for once.
Posted by: Glenn at March 05, 2026 04:22 PM (nvKZ7)

If we can get something we want now, we can give Paxton something else to do to keep him in the mix until another seat frees up.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (8avO+)

227 213 Iran-linked hackers have launched a cyber campaign targeting US companies, raising fears that critical infrastructure could soon come under attack.

Cybersecurity experts revealed Thursday that the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group Seedworm had infiltrated multiple organizations, including a bank, an airport and a software supplier to the defense and aerospace industries.

Researchers at Symantec and Carbon Black discovered attackers installed a hidden malicious program, known as a backdoor, allowing them to secretly regain access to compromised systems.

They did not disclose the names of the affected companies.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 04:24 PM (Y1sOo)

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They are probably getting a boost by sympathetic Chinese hackers.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (cWLG3)

228 Especially in the Senate, Salty. Those clowns are buried deeper than a tick and it seems only the good ones leave of their own volition.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (viF8m)

229 Was she a lib? Her FB page is very Christian, not leftist
Posted by: night lifted at March 05, 2026 04:21 PM (kJmLc)

I speak of women's voting patterns more broadly.

Posted by: Second look at repealing the 19th? at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (TbWk/)

230 VA's problem is the state GOP-

WTF? The people who have no influence on the criminality, the abuse, the fraud, the deliberate release of violent and feral monsters. Those who didn't even vote for the demons in office but whose sin is not working hard enough to your satisfaction to defeat them are the ones to blame?

You have some serious Stockholm Syndrome when you blame everyone other than the real criminals.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 04:27 PM (pawvM)

231 The right constantly refuses to give the left what the left wants in lefty areas.


Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)
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I am constantly told that it's mean and rude to tell non-lefties to move heaven and earth and do whatever it takes to move themselves and their families out of the deep left zones like Fairfax, and to leave the idiots to the fruits of their policy decisions.

A bit like it's constantly argued that the US can't be the World Police, I am increasingly tired of having to mobilize the National Guard and Federal law enforcement to save these clowns from their own stupidity.

There's really not much difference in putting American troops in harm's way to liberate some middle eastern country that elected a tyrannical government than there is from putting Feds in Minnesota or DC.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 04:27 PM (3BwY8)

232 147 Man, those emails sound like a perfect test case to roll back the illegally judge-created sovereign immunity for official acts.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 04:08 PM (HXT0k)

Do State Officials have Sovereign Immunity from Federal Law?

If you read 18 USC 1324 about aiding and abetting... it is clear that even a POLITICAL action supporting illegals can be a FELONY if one of those illegals kills someone.

Add in 18 USC 242, taking a civil right under cover of law?

Add in Conspiracy? 18 USC 371.

Then 18 USC 1810, Obstruction of an Investigation... which they are clearly doing by not following detainer orders.

Oh, and Contempt of Court, by not following Detainer ORDERS.

Lots of legal mechanisms are already in place, yet are for some reason, not being used.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (mP0Kj)

233 Hey Katie Couric you've got something on your chin

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (/C62k)

234 I swear, the rural/small town-urban divide in America has become so pronounced that I often feel like I'm looking at some kind of evolutionary fork.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (BI5O2)

235 You also have to understand stranger danger murders don't happen here.

12 total murders happened in all of Fairfax County last year. Most were domestic.

This was stranger danger and that will get folks up in arms immediately.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (tOcjL)

236 They are probably getting a boost by sympathetic Chinese hackers.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

This. China has a big presence in Iran. Smart Iranians get into religious education or oppose this regime. That doesn't leave a lot of nonretards to be really good at Comp-Sci; and a lot of those got into the nuclear program which is getting bombed to sh!t.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (gKWVE)

237 Another story for the media to smother until it stops moving.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (fZiTB)

238 It's why the 495 thing was also uber-national news, b/c that will technically be a Fairfax County murder.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:29 PM (tOcjL)

239 Steve Descano and Abigail Spanberger have blood on their hands.

Resume enhancer to higher democrap political offices.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 05, 2026 04:29 PM (xvV+O)

240 When I comment I am addressing every one of you specifically. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (cS1cw)

241 Leftist are street gangs. My gang is great, the other gang are demons and should be killed. Traitors to my gang are worst of all.
Posted by: Oldcat
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I have a better analogy.
Leftist are street gangs Moslems. My gang/s] Islam is great, the other gangall non-Moslems are demons and should be killed. Traitors to my gang Islamic apostates are worst of all.
Posted by: Oldcat

Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (sR2WI)

242 About 1% of the population commits 90% of the violent crimes. Throw that 1% in fail and crime drops.

Of course Biden brought a bunch more of those 1%ers from all over the world...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:23 PM (sKqQm)

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"We were trying to give new meaning to 'The 99%,' h8r!"

-- F. Joe Mugabe and the GloboHome Deep State

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (iu4Pw)

243 >>> Indiscriminate Iranian Drone Attacks Now Targeting Azerbaijan Airport, Leaving Four Wounded – Caucasus Nation Vows To Retaliate

Iran expands its enemies list.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (/lPRQ)

244 I swear, the rural/small town-urban divide in America has become so pronounced that I often feel like I'm looking at some kind of evolutionary fork.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (BI5O2)

That fourth tine is vestigial.

Posted by: Jay Gould, evolution genius at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (TbWk/)

245 The "Moderate Democrat" Governess of Virginia Is Responsible for the Murder of Stephanie Minter and People Are Noticing
_____

Stephanie Minter? Never heard of her.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (Dv3i1)

246
It's almost as if the liberals want a race war.
The Liberals are Charles Manson.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (IifOV)

247 234 I swear, the rural/small town-urban divide in America has become so pronounced that I often feel like I'm looking at some kind of evolutionary fork.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (BI5O2)

Why is it that these judges et. al. are allowed to turn criminals loose on society and get away with that. Seems like there should be accountability, but I see none.

Likewise, if the US systems are so odious to so many lefties, why are they still in the US? Shouldn't they be in a workers' paradise somewhere?

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (I40wl)

248 Boy, talk about fucking up closing. Sorry.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (sR2WI)

249 Like, if we could see a 1000 years into the future, the rural people would still be people, and had walled themselves off from the ravening throngs of barely recognizable bipedal mutants.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (BI5O2)

250 When I comment I am addressing every one of you specifically. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (cS1cw)

---------------

I KNEW Trump commented here!

/I would have went with: "Gentlemen ... I despise EACH and EVERY ONE of YOU!" /Some modern Japanese anti-hero

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (iu4Pw)

251 This idea of recalling Spamberger that's being kicked around- well, the Lt Gov is worse, if that's possible, and the leader of the General Assembly is a convicted crack dealer.

I'd recommend Nick Freitas podcast to anyone wanting insight into VA politics.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 05, 2026 04:32 PM (MZ+PY)

252 Paxton should move to Oklahoma before March 31.

OTOH, isn't OK just a suburb of TX.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 04:32 PM (n5tGW)

253 I swear, the rural/small town-urban divide in America has become so pronounced that I often feel like I'm looking at some kind of evolutionary fork.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM (BI5O2)
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The Sorting is happening.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 04:32 PM (3BwY8)

254 Crime is a Leftist front

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 04:32 PM (Ia/+0)

255 Update from Iran: " The Eyes of America and the Usurping Zionist Regime have been blinded... with the successful destruction of more than 7 advanced radars."

Game over man! What are we going to do now?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 04:32 PM (cWLG3)

256 When I comment I am addressing every one of you specifically. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (cS1cw)
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In that case, how dare you.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 04:32 PM (RIvkX)

257 218 We don't know how or if she voted so I don't get the animus. Her photo doesn't give me lib let the criminals hunt vibes.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 04:25 PM (n5tGW)

No animus. I said I want to know how she voted, as a precondition to being outraged at the outrage of the day.

What I am saying is essentially a less mean-spirited version of the Darwin Awards everyone laughs at. If she was a sensible, normal person living a sensible, normal life, I'll feel bad for her. But if she voted for this, well, I'm sorry mostly that she voted that way.

And I'm sorry it has to be this way. But we're not having normal political disagreements anymore. The "end whiteness, bring all the swarthy criminals here" crowd isn't engaged in anything but the politics of extermination. I'd like it to stop before we've reached British levels of diabolism.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 04:33 PM (zUe/H)

258 Can't remember where and from whom I first heard it, but:

"The Only Freedom The Left Believes In Is Freedom From Responsibility."
Posted by: ShainS
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Reason why I believe like the Founders in ordered liberty, not freedom per se. When you see matters as the Founders did, a lot of apparent contradictions between freedom and order go away. Basically your liberty goes as far as it is not a threat nor crime against your neighbors and societal public order which is not equal to the non aggression principle.

So you don't have the liberty to run shrieking into traffic and block roads, you don't have the liberty to shoot up, defecate, nor buy drugs on the street, etc. etc .

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (E4rtv)

259 This won't bring immediate help or solace to victims, but this story is another reminder that if Trump wants to drain the swamp for real he has to relocate federal departments - put Agriculture in St. Louis or Kansas City or Omaha; put the FBI in Miami; Education could go anywhere. That's the only way to break up this economic stranglehold D.C. and neighboring counties in Va. and Md., and the only way to break up these nests of handsomely compensated federal employees who are the backbone of the political machine that puts people like Spanberger in office.

Posted by: James Varney at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (BFhXu)

260 If we can get something we want now, we can give Paxton something else to do to keep him in the mix until another seat frees up.

Another pathetic loser. You are prescribing that we should go with someone who fights for Amnesty, China, Endless Wars, Shitty Judges, Vote Fraud, Climate Change, Deep State subversives and Explosive Debt. If you want that, go vote for Screwtape.

I don't want six more years of a backstabbing, Anti-MAGA Establishment tool. We have Paxton who has done more in a few years than anything Cornhole has ever done.

Why reward failure and treachery?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (BvPIe)

261 229 Was she a lib? Her FB page is very Christian, not leftist
Posted by: night lifted at March 05, 2026 04:21 PM (kJmLc)

I speak of women's voting patterns more broadly.
Posted by: Second look at repealing the 19th? at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (TbWk/)

This comes up so often here. It is a fallacy. Men vote stupidly just as often as women. Women do not have a monopoly on leftist garbage. Maybe it's you who have an issue with women. Just sayin'.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (I40wl)

262 Like, if we could see a 1000 years into the future, the rural people would still be people, and had walled themselves off from the ravening throngs of barely recognizable bipedal mutants.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (BI5O2)

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The Hunger Games 2: Hatching Fire Boogaloo

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (iu4Pw)

263 Virginia gets the government they voted for

If you believe the numbers the lilly white CIA agent got a higher percentage of minority voter's votes then the "first black woman" did

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:35 PM (sKqQm)

264 Update from Iran: " The Eyes of America and the Usurping Zionist Regime have been blinded... with the successful destruction of more than 7 advanced radars."

Game over man! What are we going to do now?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO


The claim would be more credible if their ordnance was better at targeting than "minute of city".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 05, 2026 04:35 PM (/lPRQ)

265 It's almost as if the liberals want a race war.
The Liberals are Charles Manson.
Posted by: Frank Barone

Manson had a much clearer vision of the future he wanted. Liberals have a bunch of "current things" they're fighting for, but I don't think they have a coherent vision for what "done" looks like. It will never be "done". They will never be satisfied.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 05, 2026 04:35 PM (JCZqz)

266 241 Leftist are street gangs. My gang is great, the other gang are demons and should be killed. Traitors to my gang are worst of all.
Posted by: Oldcat
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I have a better analogy.
Leftist are street gangs Moslems. My gang/s] Islam is great, the other gangall non-Moslems are demons and should be killed. Traitors to my gang Islamic apostates are worst of all.
Posted by: Oldcat
Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (sR2WI)

/Chanels West Side Story...Sings
When you're a Lib, you're a Lib all the way..
From yer first protest march, to your last dyin day...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 05, 2026 04:35 PM (mP0Kj)

267 Why is it that these judges et. al. are allowed to turn criminals loose on society and get away with that. Seems like there should be accountability, but I see none.

Likewise, if the US systems are so odious to so many lefties, why are they still in the US? Shouldn't they be in a workers' paradise somewhere?
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:31 PM (I40wl)

***

If a single member of my family is harmed by one of the swine these asshole judges/DA's released, they will answer to me. And their lawyers won't be good enough.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 04:36 PM (2WIwB)

268 /Chanels West Side Story...Sings
When you're a Lib, you're a Lib all the way..
From yer first protest march, to your last dyin day...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 05, 2026 04:35 PM (mP0Kj)


Mmmmm....
Natalie Wood.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (2WIwB)

269 This comes up so often here. It is a fallacy. Men vote stupidly just as often as women. Women do not have a monopoly on leftist garbage. Maybe it's you who have an issue with women. Just sayin'.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (I40wl)

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It's not really that much of a difference -- but significant enough -- that in 2024 55% of men voted for Trump vs 45% of women.

TBF, 51% of married women voted for Trump.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (iu4Pw)

270 Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

--

Romney was better looking than Greasy, but I don't recall Couric asking him such a vacuous question. So vacuous, in fact, that she should be completely ashamed.
Posted by: Lady in Black

On the plus side, this means that the mainstream media are now committing gender-equality in their interviews and asking male politicians the same vacuous questions they used to only ask female politicians

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (a+4eV)

271 This comes up so often here. It is a fallacy. Men vote stupidly just as often as women. Women do not have a monopoly on leftist garbage. Maybe it's you who have an issue with women. Just sayin'.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (I40wl)

Technically, no. Women do vote more stupidly than men b/c women vote way more often and for all races and elections.

Men stupidly FAIL to vote at all most times, which is the stupidest decision possible, but allows them a "not my problem, I didn't cause it" fallback.

So, yes, both sides are to blame - one more proactively and one more lazily...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (tOcjL)

272 255 Update from Iran: " The Eyes of America and the Usurping Zionist Regime have been blinded... with the successful destruction of more than 7 advanced radars."

Game over man! What are we going to do now?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 04:32 PM (cWLG3)

Yeah.... about that...

Posted by: AWACS aerial refueling... at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (mP0Kj)

273 Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04

"This comes up so often here. It is a fallacy. Men vote stupidly just as often as women. Women do not have a monopoly on leftist garbage"

Yes, indeed. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (Nx5jP)

274 I wonder if you could crowdsource a lawsuit by Minter's family against Descano and Spanberger.

It will probably get tossed multiple times but hey, you never know you might hit on a winner. Sports betting is legal, why not this also?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 04:38 PM (Dv3i1)

275 If you believe the numbers the lilly white CIA agent got a higher percentage of minority voter's votes then the "first black woman" did
Posted by: 18-1

It's not about percentage, it's about numbers who show up. Also a lot of blacks didn't take Kamala seriously, which is why the only black person in America who might have taken more black dick than Kamala had to step up and lecture blacks to vote for her.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 04:38 PM (gKWVE)

276 234 I swear, the rural/small town-urban divide in America has become so pronounced that I often feel like I'm looking at some kind of evolutionary fork.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:28 PM

I always want to live where there are zero services for the urban criminal element but they do seem to have cars and still come out to the boonies to do drugs and steal.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 04:38 PM (ANQtD)

277 Lets try this again, and proofread better, dammit!
Leftist are street gangs. My gang is great, the other gang are demons and should be killed. Traitors to my gang are worst of all.
Posted by: Oldcat
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I have a better analogy.
Leftist are street gangs Moslems. My gang Islam is great, the other gangs all non-Moslems are demons and should be killed. Traitors to my gang Islamic apostates are worst of all.
Posted by: Oldcat

Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 04:38 PM (sR2WI)

278 Manson had a much clearer vision of the future he wanted. Liberals have a bunch of "current things" they're fighting for, but I don't think they have a coherent vision for what "done" looks like. It will never be "done". They will never be satisfied.

Communist regimes can never be "done". Both because they are supposed to dissolve the dictatorship of the proletariat then and also, because forcing people to keep swearing to new things allows you to keep destroying anyone not 100% loyal to the movement.

Oh you believe in gay marriage comrade? Great. Now swear a man can be a woman. That's too much for you? Hmm, how many fingers am I holding up and before I answer let me tell you the state says I am holding up 3. Now answer

/Note he holding up 2.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)

279 "This comes up so often here. It is a fallacy. Men vote stupidly just as often as women. Women do not have a monopoly on leftist garbage"

I voted for Perot, Bush II, Romney and McCain. But look at the alternatives, can you blame me?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 04:39 PM (Dv3i1)

280 Nood

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (ANQtD)

281 Why is it that these judges et. al. are allowed to turn criminals loose on society and get away with that. Seems like there should be accountability, but I see none.

Likewise, if the US systems are so odious to so many lefties, why are they still in the US? Shouldn't they be in a workers' paradise somewhere?
Posted by: tcn in AK

Since a prison reform movement began in the mid 1800's, the momentum has been rehabilitation over just deserts (punishment), deterrance (letting criminals in and out of jail on no bail, etc., and incapacitation (prison or death).

And it is based on the intrinsically flawed idea of people as good that somehow from societal factors do bad things to others. It specifically rejects the bibilical and long time ideas of society that people are sinners and if left free from any hindrance to do what they will, they can and will do some awful things.

This is the mindset that figures a guy with 80 arrests, multiple convictions for violent crime, etc. is at heart a good boy that simply cannot help themselves to committing another crime. And that should not cause them to be sitting in jail without bail, and eligibility to be released under by judges.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (E4rtv)

282 Married women vote similarly to their husbands.

Unmarried women vote like leftwing lunatics.

Of course one can argue that's because they are married to the government either through welfare or fake NGO/bureaucratic jobs.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (sKqQm)

283 I always want to live where there are zero services for the urban criminal element but they do seem to have cars and still come out to the boonies to do drugs and steal.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026

Yup, last year my town broke it's 5 year streak of no murders. Some fucking CHUD from Nearby City.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 04:41 PM (BI5O2)

284 You could say Virginia voters got just what they voted for, and it seems odd they went against a black woman after a Republican governor had just done a good job. But I think absent these deep blue counties, where the federal employees represent, apparently, some sacred community whose jobs and richly feathered nests with Cadillac pensions and health care, it would be much harder to implement Spanberger's radical agenda. Not to mention the risible fact these Va. and Md. counties have become some of the richest in the U.S. That whole system should be broken, and you would also scatter the wealth, as it would also siphon away from D.C. the lobbyists and so-called NGOs that remora-like cling to federal departments.

Posted by: James Varney at March 05, 2026 04:41 PM (BFhXu)

285 It's not really that much of a difference -- but significant enough -- that in 2024 55% of men voted for Trump vs 45% of women.

TBF, 51% of married women voted for Trump.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (iu4Pw)

I suspect women have more impetus to lie to the exit pollers about for whom they voted, in order to still get along with the women in their circles. Men, not so much. I am always skeptical of these polls that supposedly tell everyone who voted for whom. We still have the secret ballot for a reason.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:41 PM (I40wl)

286 At one point there were minimum sentencing laws, but I can't remember if that was ruled unconstitutional or not.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 04:41 PM (n5tGW)

287 Esmail Qaani, head of Iran’s Quds Force has been executed by IRGC.

Good job, Iran.

He survived when others died. Perhaps just by being lucky. But what sunk him was rumors of a well-connected, high official in Iran being a Mossad agent. I am almost positive that was a cover story. But I will Never Say Anything.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (u82oZ)

288 Mmmmm....
Natalie Wood.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 04:37 PM (2WIwB)

---------------

I have a five-second 8mm video taken by my father of me (at age seven) and my younger brother sitting in front of Natalie Wood and her husband at the time for a UCLA football game (against Washington State and their coach Jim Sweeney, who was my father's high school football coach in Butte, MT) in The L.A. Mermorial Coliseum.

OMG, she was a dream ... and I'm convinced that Robert Wagner murdered her.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:42 PM (iu4Pw)

289 I suspect women have more impetus to lie to the exit pollers about for whom they voted, in order to still get along with the women in their circles.

------------

Fair point I hadn't considered. Thanks tcn!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (iu4Pw)

290 Looks, based on overhead, that the turbans did at least damage part of the big phased array radar at al-Udeid. Which is scanty info, and which doesn't tell us if there's been any operational degradation, nor how much, if there is.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (U/Byj)

291 People don't know how this woman voted, or even if she voted at all. She is a victim not an instigator. Her death is the result of the Governor and her politics. She should resign instead of trying to sweep it under the rug. But she won't because she is an awful person.

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 04:44 PM (gQFwH)

292 Fabulous Virginia is being poisoned by D.C. and lousy Feds affecting state and local politics.

US Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner

Charlottesville

Daily Signal, Virginia’s Largest Public School District Is Unraveling, March 02, 2026.

Wikipedia, In the 21st century, the northern region has become more liberal in attitudes and voting, constituting a reliable voting bloc for Democrats and joining population centers in the Richmond Metropolitan and Hampton Roads areas to dominate the state.

Trainers of progressive Pennsylvanian politicians.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 05, 2026 04:45 PM (NFX2v)

293 Qaani offed? That's interesting, if true. His arrest was claimed the other day, but never confirmed, that I saw.

It sort of parallels all the other decline, but I have noticed that even basic news reporting now is getting worse and worse. Not the omission, curation, distortion, fabrication - even in cases where those things aren't at play, it's clear reporters and editors are just too dumb or ignorant to even know what info is critical.

It's like the old George Carlin line about partial sports scores: "Yankees 5".

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (U/Byj)

294 Since a prison reform movement began in the mid 1800's, the momentum has been rehabilitation over just deserts (punishment), deterrance (letting criminals in and out of jail on no bail, etc., and incapacitation (prison or death).

And it is based on the intrinsically flawed idea of people as good that somehow from societal factors do bad things to others. It specifically rejects the bibilical and long time ideas of society that people are sinners and if left free from any hindrance to do what they will, they can and will do some awful things.

This is the mindset that figures a guy with 80 arrests, multiple convictions for violent crime, etc. is at heart a good boy that simply cannot help themselves to committing another crime. And that should not cause them to be sitting in jail without bail, and eligibility to be released under by judges.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 04:40 PM (E4rtv)

-------------

Nailed it, per usual, whig.

The naive idea that "people are born good" might be -- in conjunction with "evasion" (per Ayn Rand) -- the root of all evil.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 04:49 PM (iu4Pw)

295 I speak of women's voting patterns more broadly.
Posted by: Second look at repealing the 19th? at March 05, 2026 04:26 PM (TbWk/)

This comes up so often here. It is a fallacy. Men vote stupidly just as often as women. Women do not have a monopoly on leftist garbage. Maybe it's you who have an issue with women. Just sayin'.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:34 PM (I40wl)

You are factually incorrect. Women are, on the whole, a reliable liberal voting bloc. This has been studied over and over. Just because you don't like that fact doesn't make it a fallacy, or make ascribable to the misogyny boogieman. Your "reasoning," such as it is in this case, is highly emotional and more in keeping with leftist thought.

Posted by: Something to consider and reflect upon at March 05, 2026 04:51 PM (TbWk/)

296 Is there the slightest, eeniest, meeniest, teeniest possibility that dem voters could give a rat's ass?

Posted by: Richard Aubrey at March 05, 2026 04:52 PM (dkH95)

297 Voting "stupidly" is not necessarily voting "liberal", while voting "liberal" is invariably "stupid".

Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 05:07 PM (sR2WI)

298 Virginia Governor Spook

Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 05:07 PM (xqf2N)

299
I was reading The Gulag Archipelago recently. Solzhenitsyn had a chapter on the elevated position of common criminals in the Soviet state. Their burglaries and robberies helped weaken and control the population. They were actually protected by the state to some extent. I'm thinking this widespread tendency of Democrats to view this class of human scum as a tool and a resource is not new.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 05, 2026 05:10 PM (VWtfl)

300 Said it more than once.
-Capitol should be moved to the center of the country.
-Any former elected politician is banned from any federal job.
-Senate 6 years max
-Congress 4 years max
-Death penalty for breaking these laws.

Posted by: Eromero at March 05, 2026 05:27 PM (LHPAg)

Trump Eases Kristi Noem Out of DHS Spot, Promoting Her Downwards to Head an Agency No One Ever Heard Of

And I don't mean a cool sexy agency no one ever heard of like UNCLE.

I just mean, I have never heard of "Shield of the Americas" before.

Sounds kind of cool.

Also sounds made-up.

Collin Rugg
@CollinRugg

14m

BREAKING: U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026, according to President Trump.

"The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at "Homeland."

The news comes hours after the National Review reported that Trump was "furious" that Noem suggested that he gave approval of a taxpayer-funded $220M ad campaign contract.

trumpannouncement.jpg



About that ad: It was faulted for spending $220 million of taxpayer money on what appeared to be largely a promotion of Noem herself. She claims Trump approved of it -- Trump is pissed, telling people he never even heard of the ad until it aired.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:31 PM




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1 SWING FAST, SWING SHARP, SWING BLADE

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (LdBR/)

3 We don’t much like politicians here, ace. Judging by our comments.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (pDt9x)

4 They got a used bus to throw her under from Barack Obama

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (dzZCL)

5 Well, Bye

Posted by: Operator Error at March 05, 2026 02:34 PM (g2qu1)

6 It's fine to me she's going.. I think the DHS should be eliminated...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (NdvkI)

7 Trump’s sine qua non seems to be if there is even a whiff of potentially legitimate controversy, to reshuffle the deck.

No distractions this term.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (Y3swt)

8 Maybe Shields of the Americas is a NATO type thing?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (6U1c2)

9 220m for a one off ad camping should be a fireable offense.

220m can buy a lot of steaks.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (2KnB1)

10 Boy, the trolls are beating their dicks like they owe them money on this one.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (Y3swt)

11 220 million? We lose that to Minnesota every day

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (dzZCL)

12 OH NO-EM!

Posted by: Tomorrow's New York Post Headline TODAY at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (Nhyh3)

13 The walls are closing in, forcing comments text to the center of the page.

Posted by: Formatting Error at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (YJgg/)

14 Hate to say it but Noem flashing her wagshambas for 100 mil plus fits her persona

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (REq0p)

15 So Homeland Barbie is out - too bad, she didn't take shit from anyone....but those ads could have been better, and she made a big mistake trying to throw DJT under the bus about approvals.
Gee, I feel so....centered.

Posted by: vivi at March 05, 2026 02:37 PM (OFw3k)

16 >>SWING FAST, SWING SHARP, SWING BLADE
__
More like Sling Blade.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 05, 2026 02:37 PM (bNf8H)

17 "Shield of the Americas" sounds ghey like a Tolkien movie.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 02:37 PM (pZ64F)

18 Who said that Trump don’t know about the ads?

Is that you, Posobiec?

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (Y3swt)

19 She did a great job, but the time has come. And her spending a lot on her buddies isn't surprising after her track record as governor.

Posted by: Jim Rose at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (miqrx)

20 Too bad. She has a balcony you could perform Shakespeare from

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (dzZCL)

21 🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: President Trump has named Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the next U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Kristi Noem is out.

Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (RHGPo)

22 When Captain America throws his mighty shield
All those who chose to oppose his shield must yield!

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (Le7ca)

23 > About that ad: It was faulted for spending $220 million of taxpayer money on what appeared to be largely a promotion of Noem herself. She claims Trump approved of it -- Trump is pissed, telling people he never even heard of the ad until it aired.

One verifiable fact about Trump, he can be tricked into tossing you under the bus, so will never know if he had approved the ad but forgot about it. Unless Noem wants to prove it, which she wont.

Posted by: Operator Error at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (g2qu1)

24 Let's not forget she talked about shooting her dog

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (6U1c2)

25 7 Trump’s sine qua non seems to be if there is even a whiff of potentially legitimate controversy, to reshuffle the deck.

No distractions this term.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (Y3swt)

You're right... She was becoming a liability.. Trump seems to have learned his lesson from his first term....

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (NdvkI)

26 From the last thread, Dems got the scalp they wanted to think about passing the DHS budget.

Noem, with a new position, keeps all the security for herself and he family and takes the spotlight down so they'll be able to fade away without fulltime 24-7 security probably after midterms, when she likely gives up this new post.

NYPost coming up with "a reason" that falls into "Dems not getting a scalp, but Trump mad" is just the politics...both sides will now crow - Dems get the scalp, Rs get rid of someone who lied to Trump...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (tOcjL)

27 Does Shield of the Americas have a Hulk? Cause that wud be cool.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (NYInA)

28 Trump’s sine qua non seems to be if there is even a whiff of potentially legitimate controversy, to reshuffle the deck.

Can't blame him. If he even has an extra scoop of ice-cream everyone lights their hair on fire.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (H0yun)

29 Sounds like Noem gets political exile.

can to gov of OK be trusted to replace Mullins with someone useful?

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (ZxPkt)

30 so this Mullin dude? Current senator, when was his term to be up?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (n5tGW)

31 I don't have any big objection to getting rid of Noem, but him tapping Mullin makes me feel like Trump is signaling that the SAVE act isn't going to pass, or he wouldn't risk giving up a Senator now.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (setIA)

32 Three comments:

1. So now Congress gives a ratfuck about unreasonable spending? Suck a fat dick.

2. Nearly a quarter-billion for this ad does seem ridiculous. There are much better ways to recruit. This does smell like a Noem vanity project.

3. Noem hedges and dodges and weaves on the question of whether Trump knew and approved the ad. She doesn't really say he approved the ad or even knew specifically about the ad. She eventually meeks out that he knew DHS was gonna do an ad.

Bonus from The Blade: Noem cunt-punted herself with this idiocy. I like her and think she did a good job. But this was a horrendous own-goal.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (iFTx/)

33 Can we hope that AG Bondi has a "new' job pending as well?

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (MNCvZ)

34 ...wagshambas...

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (REq0p)

It might be that the highest purpose of this august blog is the dissemination of every single word for breasts!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (n9ltV)

35 Noem is out?

Posted by: Don Lemonhead at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (Nhyh3)

36 I’d still let her shoot my dog if you know what I mean and I know that you do.

Posted by: DoctorMew at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (XodLO)

37 Shield of the Americas sounds like a vehicle warranty company

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (dzZCL)

38 this Mullin dude? Current senator, when was his term to be up?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

28

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (MGB5H)

39 She claims Trump approved of it -- Trump is pissed, telling people he never even heard of the ad until it aired.

Well there ya go. Thou Shalt Not Take Thy Boss' Name In Vain.
Or as G-d might have told Moses, "keep my Name out yo bitch mouf unless I instruct you specifically".

Posted by: gKWVE, from the Talarico Theology School at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (gKWVE)

40 can to gov of OK be trusted to replace Mullins with someone useful?

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (ZxPkt)

Tough call. He and Trump don't see eye to eye.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (n9ltV)

41 Shield of the Americas sounds like a brand of condoms.

Posted by: mr tmz at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (rJ48h)

42 >>>17 "Shield of the Americas" sounds ghey like a Tolkien movie.

how dare you

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (1wjle)

43 Hey Kristie, Natasha Romanov's rubber suit is available. She died for the cause. You too?

Posted by: Cap 'Merica at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (ehY6c)

44 Willowed: >>> Apple is in court right now defending it's biased news presentation.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (MpEy/)

As someone who has gotten Apple News updates on my phone for years...yeah, the news reports were biased for libs. Always.

Tim Cook and the other Apple execs don't know because all lefty propaganda is just factual, unbiased news in their eyes.

Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (gWBY1)

45

SLING BLADE LIKES THEM FRENCH FRIED TATERS, MMM-HMMM!!!!

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (g6TN6)

46 I'm having a hard time caring one way or the other about this. I don't think I'm alone, either.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (FylAi)

47 I just hope this "Shield of America" outfit has sexy uniforms that Noem can wear.

Something akin to a cat suit. With a zipper in front.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 02:42 PM (jtM2q)

48 Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (n5tGW)
2028

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 05, 2026 02:42 PM (dzZCL)

49 >> You're right... She was becoming a liability.. Trump seems to have learned his lesson from his first term.

Nope. She wasn’t a liability. She’s done an incredible job, far better than anyone thought. It’s why people hate her. She effective. But the president didn’t want anything to fester that would undermine the mission. So he shuffled the deck. The people working for him know that it’s the mission more than the man. So they will do whatever he asks.

BTW, the people thinking that having MWM at the helm is going to make their lives easier, are in for a rude awakening. He’s taking over a pretty well oiled machine that’s going to continue putting up big numbers under his leadership.

There is no scalp to claim.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 02:42 PM (Y3swt)

50 Bonus from The Blade: Noem cunt-punted herself with this idiocy. I like her and think she did a good job. But this was a horrendous own-goal.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05

She did the same thing with Lewandowski. I think her husband was there in an attempt she wouldn’t be asked about him. A stupid distraction.

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (Wmg4n)

51 >>Let's not forget she talked about shooting her dog


Some dogs have to be put down.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (uKtE+)

52 Tomorrow Kristi you gonna be defending the homeland in Alaska. So dress warm.

Posted by: El Trumpo at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (Nhyh3)

53 40 can to gov of OK be trusted to replace Mullins with someone useful?

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (ZxPkt)

Someone useful to who?

No, this is bad for us both ways...a better call would have been to call up Youngkin if they wanted someone innocuous and approveable for the post...no Senate seat, heck no seat at all lost...better yet, offer it to Cornyn OR Paxton (and solve the TX run off problem), since TX should be represented for this type of gig...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (tOcjL)

54 For $220M, I hope somebody at least got laid.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (Fqw4x)

55 24 Let's not forget she talked about shooting her dog
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport


She put me out of my misery oh yes she did. Heh heh heh.

Posted by: The Dog at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (XodLO)

56

Shield of the Americas ... I'm thinking more of a concealed carry insurance scam, myself (not valid in 37 states, sucka! Lol)

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (g6TN6)

57 Nope. She wasn’t a liability. She’s done an incredible job, far better than anyone thought. It’s why people hate her. She effective. But the president didn’t want anything to fester that would undermine the mission.

So a liability

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (NdvkI)

58 Why didn't Trump make that lazy bum Marco Rubio the Secretary of DHS?

/

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (B5IE5)

59 Some dogs have to be put down.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (uKtE+)

Well Joy Behar is ugly too

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (Nhyh3)

60
Marcus,

I agree with you.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (3ek7K)

61 She will be working closely with the Avengers from here on out.

Posted by: Get her an eyepatch at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (TbWk/)

62 >>Something akin to a cat suit. With a zipper in front.


Pro Tip: The Zipper in back requires assistance.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:44 PM (uKtE+)

63 I have never heard of "Shield of the Americas" before.

Technically, no one has heard of it. It’s going to be announced Saturday.

It could be cool. It could be a shuffling off point. And it may even be up to Noem to decide which.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 02:44 PM (EXyHK)

64 Noem is out?

While it considered a mark of veteranship not to read the content, the post title usually gets some attention.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 05, 2026 02:44 PM (H0yun)

65 Kristi No One, Agent of Shield (of the Americas, Greenland, and The Greater New York Area)

Posted by: DougT at March 05, 2026 02:44 PM (FGQ01)

66 >>Well Joy Behar is ugly too


Just pointing out that something so common as to have become an idiom is not really an avenue of attack, imo.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (uKtE+)

67 I'm starting to think this Trump fellow isn't afraid to fire people. He really needs to develop a catchphrase for when he does that.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (Riz8t)

68 This is the problem with selecting cabinet officials from congress-they all have higher aspirations, and tend to seek any opportunity to self-promote.

Posted by: Unkaren at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (OTOad)

69 So I went to YT, hoping to find one of Noem's ads. Scrolled and scrolled, and, nada. A lot of "outraged" pols, of course, but I endeavored to persevere, and scrolled some more.

Scrollin' Scrollin', Scrollin' Keep that mouse wheel turnin' ...

I had to stop when I saw Gov. Fat F Pritzker opening his maw in a reaction video titled "Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Offers Message To Kristi Noem After Her Removal As DHS Secretary"

"I guarantee you, you will still be held accountable"

F you.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (rj6Yv)

70
I do question her being at the scene of raids with her makeup on and film crew in tow.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (Y8DZL)

71 67 I'm starting to think this Trump fellow isn't afraid to fire people. He really needs to develop a catchphrase for when he does that.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (Riz8t)


LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (NdvkI)

72 37 Shield of the Americas sounds like a vehicle warranty company
Posted by: Beto Ochoa


Feminine hygiene?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (Fqw4x)

73 SWING FAST, SWING SHARP, SWING BLADE

More like Sling Blade.

I don't think my mother minded what Jesse was a-doin' to her. I reckon that made me madder that what Jesse'd made me. So I take the Kaiser Blade, some folks call it a Sling Blade, I call it a Kaiser Blade, and I hit my mother upside the head with it. Killed her.

Posted by: Karl Childers at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (NBCze)

74 >> She will be working closely with the Avengers from here on out.


The Vindicators didn't want her.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (uKtE+)

75 40 can to gov of OK be trusted to replace Mullins with someone useful?

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (ZxPkt)

Tough call. He and Trump don't see eye to eye.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March

I would hope the choice has already been made and we are just seeing the cards fall where Trump wants them to.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (W2Pud)

76

>>>hope someone got laid...

Who's got 2 thumbs and a bad case of herpes?

-Lewandowski, probably

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (g6TN6)

77 I'm starting to think this Trump fellow isn't afraid to fire people. He really needs to develop a catchphrase for when he does that.

Ooh! How about "Your services are no longer required?"

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (Le7ca)

78 Accountability and consequences. How novel.

Me likey!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (u82oZ)

79 A, B, C,
The cat sits in the snow,
The snow melts away,
The cat lies in the mud.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (EXyHK)

80 "I have never heard of 'Shield of the Americas' before"

The Paolo, he is ... how you say ... Sword of the Americas

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (iFTx/)

81 72 37 Shield of the Americas sounds like a vehicle warranty company
Posted by: Beto Ochoa


Feminine hygiene?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (Fqw4x)

Barrier contraception

Posted by: Keeps unwanted ovum invaders out! at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (TbWk/)

82 Nope. She wasn’t a liability. She’s done an incredible job, far better than anyone thought. It’s why people hate her. She effective. But the president didn’t want anything to fester that would undermine the mission. So he shuffled the deck. The people working for him know that it’s the mission more than the man. So they will do whatever he asks.


agree completely Marcus

and Markwayne is a harass not sure he's any kind of downgrade here. I was worried about the Senate seat but that seemingly is not an issue so.

It's fine.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (j+aD2)

83 Ace: And I don't mean a cool sexy agency no one ever heard of like UNCLE.

Read this and immediately thought of Wolfus Aurelius.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (y171U)

84 >>> Sounds like Noem gets political exile.

You never know... Kari Lake went to an obscure job position, and unearthed all this waste. We were paying woke millennial commies to write up news we sent out internationally. She got that shut down, kudos to her. (I have a woke acquaintance that actually worked in one of the departments Kari had shuttered. The person was spitting fire over their cushy media make-work job being canned.)

Noem will hopefully do well wherever she lands, and kick up new woke hornet's nests.

Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (gWBY1)

85 I'm thinking he'll get approved being a fellow senator. My take is I don't trust senators. Will he now be wishy washy in the new position to make his senator buddies feel good or will we be like Marco freed from the deal making process and be a decision maker?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (n5tGW)

86 Jesus autocorrect!! HARDASS is a word!

Markwayne is a HARDASS

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (j+aD2)

87 Here are the adds at the DHS site if anyone is interested

https://tinyurl.com/58erjxmk

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (Fqw4x)

88
If Noem showed up without makeup and a film crew some of you would bitch about that.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (3ek7K)

89 U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS)

I remember when Mullin was just a plumber.

I guess this means Oklahoma has lost one of our Senators, the lesser of two RINOs.

Maybe we can replace him with a real MAGA.

Hahahaha. I crack myself up. I quit hoping we could get solid MAGA Senators when Lankford got the nom.

Feeling extra cynical for some reason this afternoon. Must be this overcast weather, warm as it is.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (9O6qm)

90 'Hi Margie'

'Kristi Noem, here. If Mr Trump calls, tell him...'

'...I'M IN MY OFFICE!'

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (uKtE+)

91 Does Noem have a cone head?

Posted by: Weasel at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (RmLkT)

92 For $220M, I hope somebody at least got laid.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (Fqw4x)

---------------

This could spawn a new meme:

"$220 million, same as in Swamp."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (B5IE5)

93 >>Well Joy Behar is ugly too

I saw her likeness carved on a stone pillar at Chichen Itza

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (dzZCL)

94 I will have me vengeance in this world or the next - Noem's Dog

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (/C62k)

95 No, I'm not breaking up with you, sweetheart. I'm just appointing you head of Shield of the Americas.

Posted by: New Playa Move at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (1wjle)

96 Woof.

Posted by: Dr. T at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (6LjpC)

97 It might be that the highest purpose of this august blog is the dissemination of every single word for breasts!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (n9ltV)

Winnebagos. Whattabout Winnebagos?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (/HDaX)

98 Also sounds made-up.


Department of Defense was made up at one time.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 02:49 PM (nn0kD)

99 He really needs to develop a catchphrase for when he does that.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (Riz8t)

Too bad Super Easy Barely an Inconvenience is taken

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:49 PM (Nhyh3)

100 I just mean, I have never heard of "Shield of the Americas" before.

Sounds kind of cool.

Also sounds made-up.

Kramer: Whoa, now what's this "Shield of the Americas" everyone's talking about?

George: It's the organization we're moving Kristi Noem to, remember? It was your suggestion!

Kramer: I think the move is a fantastic idea, but I never heard of this "Shield of the Americas". Frankly, it sounds made up.

YouTube: https://bit.ly/4s0cGba

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 05, 2026 02:49 PM (P5BPp)

101 No, this is bad for us both ways...a better call would have been to call up Youngkin if they wanted someone innocuous and approveable for the post...no Senate seat, heck no seat at all lost...better yet, offer it to Cornyn OR Paxton (and solve the TX run off problem), since TX should be represented for this type of gig..

I certainly agree with Youngkin; he would be awesome, but he may not want it.

I wouldn't want Cornyn anywhere near an important post in this admin, so that won't work. Maybe they could make him director of the Shield of Antarctica.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 02:49 PM (Riz8t)

102 I have to wonder if the self promotion shit was Noem's idea or if some asshole staffer was trying to derail her efforts and get her fired.

Remember, a lot of people during Trump's first term turned out to be deep state plants... put there to halt efforts they don't like.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 02:49 PM (jtM2q)

103 Ooooo will she also get a cool flying carrier?

Posted by: Polka will never die at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (zuZpx)

104 It’s now being reported that Noem in fact shot her dog in International Waters.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (zbPb3)

105 BlackOrchid. The Democrats game is to try and claim a scalp. But the real question is- why, and what does that give them?

In the end it gives them nothing. Because in this administration the mission continues and POTUS is always one step ahead of the mouth breathers.

DHS won’t miss a beat.

And the clock is running on Democrats to pass their funding.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (Y3swt)

106 Senator Kennedy said today that he told the White House that he was going to press Noem on the ads and they didn't object.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (CNl8/)

107 I wouldn't want Cornyn anywhere near an important post in this admin, so that won't work. Maybe they could make him director of the Shield of Antarctica.

Make him the director of Exit Interviews.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (a3CJ+)

108 The Donald slicing like a fucking hammer.

It's just the fucking way it is- Paul Anka

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (k1E2D)

109 Kristi can bring a film crew that's fine, but I suggest they pack their macro lens.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (Nhyh3)

110 Maybe they could make him director of the Shield of Antarctica.

Someone needs to protects us from the Great Penguin Menace.

Posted by: Justice served cold at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (TbWk/)

111 You can't shoot a dog on stolen land.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (Nhyh3)

112 Shield of the Americas probably relates to the new LatinAm + USA diplomatic union PDJT is launching this weekend

I'm honestly pretty psyched about this. Another way to work around the Commies. So, if she's helping there, it could be something pretty important tbh.

I know you guys like kvetching tho so I'll get some work done and leave you all to it :-)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (j+aD2)

113 102 I have to wonder if the self promotion shit was Noem's idea or if some asshole staffer was trying to derail her efforts and get her fired.

Remember, a lot of people during Trump's first term turned out to be deep state plants... put there to halt efforts they don't like.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 02:49 PM (jtM2q)

It was the staffer's idea...anything to hurt DHS...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (tOcjL)

114 Nope. She wasn’t a liability. She’s done an incredible job, far better than anyone thought. It’s why people hate her. She effective. But the president didn’t want anything to fester that would undermine the mission.

So a liability
Posted by: It's me donna

I agree. She was effective and horrors, good looking. I know of a lot of women online that hated her for that alone just from their comments. Same type of crap they said about Sarah Palin.

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (oiNtH)

115 It’s now being reported that Noem in fact shot her dog in International Waters.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 05, 2026 02:50 PM (zbPb3)

And then refused to pick up survivors.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (/HDaX)

116 I'd watch a movie called Shield of the Americas.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (lCppi)

117 Some dogs have to be put down.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (uKtE+)

Killing the neighbor's chickens is sort of a red line.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (8zz6B)

118 I am assuming someone has already made an Agent of SHIELD joke?

She's not hot enough for an Agent Carter joke.

Hey, we could promote eyepatch McCain to head SHIELD.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (zZu0s)

119 Make him the director of Exit Interviews.

Actually, handling exit interviews is an important job in a thriving company. It’s where you find out about corruption, bad supervisors, and all sorts of weird shit going on.

You can tell a lot about a company by how they handle exit interviews.

I would definitely not want Cornyn handling them.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (EXyHK)

120 112 Shield of the Americas probably relates to the new LatinAm + USA diplomatic union PDJT is launching this weekend

I'm honestly pretty psyched about this. Another way to work around the Commies. So, if she's helping there, it could be something pretty important tbh.

I know you guys like kvetching tho so I'll get some work done and leave you all to it :-)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (j+aD2)

I'm thinking it's something like you described... I wonder if she speaks Spanish ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (NdvkI)

121 Finally, my wife's judge of character (present company excluded) as finally rubbed off on me. Never been a fan of Carlson, Owens, and Noem. And I’m always wrong. So glad to see her and her leg day skipping, skinny bone a$$ gone.

Posted by: Turn 2 at March 05, 2026 02:53 PM (CyFyf)

122 So this Shield of the Americas is like a Nato for Latin America?

Posted by: Megthered at March 05, 2026 02:53 PM (VcRz1)

123 Here are the adds at the DHS site if anyone is interested

https://tinyurl.com/58erjxmk
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (Fqw4x)
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Thanks, bob.

Nice ads. Not $220M nice, though.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 02:53 PM (rj6Yv)

124

Look, I don't have a real dog in the fight here (lol and lmao), but a lot of The Gnome (NOEM, autocucumber!) hate is of her own making. She could just have press conferences like everybody else, and look professional, but she had to make it all about her and go out in the field on these raids, all dolled up with her own cameras. Having her own cameras means that no matter what else, it was for her own publicity. End of story. I like what she's done, I like that she was aggressive, and I like that she's not going to be a distraction anymore and that I don't have to see the South Park idiots use that terrible animation anymore

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:53 PM (g6TN6)

125 41 Shield of the Americas sounds like a brand of condoms.
Posted by: mr tmz at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (rJ48h)

There is a certain Mr Corey Lewandowski who very well copyright your idea..... Corey is a real giver like that in Noem World

Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at March 05, 2026 02:54 PM (HVodC)

126 You never know... Kari Lake went to an obscure job position, and unearthed all this waste. We were paying woke millennial commies to write up news we sent out internationally. She got that shut down, kudos to her. (I have a woke acquaintance that actually worked in one of the departments Kari had shuttered. The person was spitting fire over their cushy media make-work job being canned.)

Noem will hopefully do well wherever she lands, and kick up new woke hornet's nests.
Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (gWBY1)

It's always the innocuous sounding programs/departments that are the ones that are the most damaging to the US and its standing in the world.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at March 05, 2026 02:54 PM (k1E2D)

127 "Trump Eases Kristi Noem Out of DHS Spot"

Smooth up in ya!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 02:54 PM (iFTx/)

128 Everyone saying they never heard of "shield of America"

But Trump says it is a "new security initiative in the Western Hemisphere."

I don't know what that is. Maybe dealing with the cartels? Anything else I can think of would go under DoW or State. Cartels are related to what she was doing but also external so maybe it is something. Not sure.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:54 PM (Fqw4x)

129 And the Bondi chants begin.. didn't we have this conversation just yesterday?

MWM will do a fine job - can he do both at the same time?

Anyway, I'll exit stage left and return later.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 05, 2026 02:54 PM (VkY89)

130 I distinctly recall the displeasure of seeing "made in Japan" and "made in mexico" on products. Funny, now those would be gold.

Posted by: Fletcher at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (hyQrc)

131 117 Some dogs have to be put down.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (uKtE+)

Killing the neighbor's chickens is sort of a red line.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (8zz6B)

As sad as that story was, we have the type of dog she put down.. If they are killers there is no training them.. She could have had the vet do it though or better yet keep it out of her book...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (NdvkI)

132 "So we need a name for this new organization that's going to, like, shield America and stuff. Got anything?"

"....."

"Well?"

"Hang on. I'm thinking........"

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (Nhyh3)

133 I'd watch a movie called Shield of the Americas.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (lCppi)

---------------

Hollywood would make it a Giant Spermicidal Diaphragm.

The Golden Rod Dome hardest hit ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (B5IE5)

134 Heh, just reading that Trump says he get's to sign off on who Iran appoints as their new leader. Verdict on Khamenei's son....NFW.

Posted by: WisRich at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (G0vdT)

135 Typical federal bullshit. Egomaniac gets a spot, starts thinking their king shit of the world, starts talking big and spending tax money on theyselves and the stupid fuckwads that work for them.

How about just do your damn job and shut the hell up and stop spending money on your ego.

Assholes all of them.

Posted by: Noem Is Asshole at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (NBCze)

136 I think she needs a breastplate, a golden lasso, and some magic bracelets. She'd be perfection and the south Americans would love it.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (lCppi)

137 Shield of America to be announced on Friday.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 02:56 PM (+nEug)

138 74 >> She will be working closely with the Avengers from here on out.


The Vindicators didn't want her.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (uKtE+)


Nice!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Always Appreciate a Rick and Morty Reference. at March 05, 2026 02:56 PM (RfVfI)

139 I’m glad she had to sit through the Senate and House hearings and get shit all over and then get fired. Plus potentially perjuring herself with the ad campaign (though that assumes Trump is telling the truth).

Just when you thought Kristi Noem was bottom of the barrel - they find a way to go lower! Markwayne Mullin is a buffoon and an expert at mental gymnastics and spin on news shows.

If only Cricket were here to celebrate. Jared Moskowitz wore a pin on his suit in her final hearing that said "Justice for Cricket". Masterful troll 😂😂

Sounds like another shit show at the fuck factory. Imagine what the impeachment investigation would have found.

Was speculating earlier Rs would try to make this part of a shutdown ending deal but I guess the pressure/heat got too high. I doubt this means any change in DHS policy, just less clownish/obvious scandals. Dems need to keep it shut down until they get meaningful concessions.

They made a whole new Dept for her to move to laterally, like WTF? America Shield? Is this a fucking Marvel movie now?

baffling career move for Mullin since it's a step down, certainly in terms of job security.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 05, 2026 02:56 PM (JCZqz)

140 Suitability for the office includes the ability to understand how particular actions will be perceived, and how they fit in with the administration's objectives. By those criteria alone, Noem needed to go.

It's always amazing to me that politicians on the national level can be so thick.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 02:57 PM (Riz8t)

141 136 I think she needs a breastplate, a golden lasso, and some magic bracelets. She'd be perfection and the south Americans would love it.
Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (lCppi)

I was thinking Viking shield Maiden

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:57 PM (NdvkI)

142 I love dogs, but never got the outrage over her shooting a dog that was violent and dangerous. What's the difference between transporting it to a vet to have it killed, or doing it yourself, humanly, on your own farm? People put down beloved horses all the time.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:58 PM (lCppi)

143 Makes me wonder if a deal was struck. DHS funding for Noem getting replaced. If so it was a deal that couldn't be refused. Noem was going to be less and less effective going forward.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at March 05, 2026 02:58 PM (peQoT)

144 "As the only Native American in the Senate, Markwayne is a fantastic advocate for our incredible Tribal Communities..."

WTF?

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at March 05, 2026 02:58 PM (V6W16)

145 The issue was never shooting her dog or even talking about it. The issue was thinking it was good idea to put it in your Republican Running For PRESIDENT coming out book.

GOPes have the political instincts of sour milk.

Isn't it already tough enough to be a Republican? Yes you're a tough chick, you make the hard decisions, good for you. BUT PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT YOUR DOG KILLING

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:58 PM (Nhyh3)

146 "So we need a name for this new organization that's going to, like, shield America and stuff. Got anything?"

"....."

"Well?"

"Hang on. I'm thinking........"

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:55 PM (Nhyh3)

------------

Too bad "Team America: World Police" was taken ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (B5IE5)

147 Atlantic is trying to drive a wedge between Vance and Trump on Iran. Good luck to that!

"If J. D. Vance seeks “Republican nomination for president in 2028, he may find himself bound to an unpopular series of policies that the 2024 version of Vance would oppose,” Idrees Kahloon argues...

The Humiliation of J. D. Vance
BY IDREES KAHLOON
If J. D. Vance promised one thing during the 2024 presidential campaign, it was that America would not enter into a war with Iran of the kind that is currently raging. “America doesn’t have to constantly police every region of the world,” Vance told the comedian Tim Dillon on his podcast. He continued: “Our interest, I think very much, is in not going to war with Iran. It would be a huge distraction of resources. It would be massively expensive to our country.” In another podcast interview [Shawn Ryan in September 2024] Vance even said that a war between Israel and Iran was ... “the most likely and most dangerous scenario” for provoking World War III …

Vance entered the White House as a man full of ideas—about a more modest place for the United States in world affairs; a new, worker-friendly version of Republican economics; aggressive regulation.

Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (gWBY1)

148
Does Noem get to wear the Wonderwoman outfit, or carry the She-ra sword?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (IifOV)

149 I'd watch a movie called Shield of the Americas.
Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (lCppi)

Sequel to Team America: World Police.

A Quinn Martin Production.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (/HDaX)

150 I saw a new meme, seems universal, so let me try...

"For $220 million, Newsom could have build 0.00 miles of high speed rail"

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (Fqw4x)

151 Let's not forget she talked about shooting her dog

Some dogs have to be put down.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM

Men get arrested, dogs get put down.

Posted by: Rorschach at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (P5BPp)

152

She would make a pretty decent Wonder Woman back in the day. Now she's more like a perfectly adequate of Hippolyta

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (g6TN6)

153
baffling career move for Mullin since it's a step down, certainly in terms of job security.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 05, 2026 02:56 PM (


I bet he's thinking Governor eventually

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (NdvkI)

154 PDT'S announcement about having a say in the new Iranian government is a straight up fuck off to the EU and the other grifters that think they get a piece of the action.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (+nEug)

155 It might be that the highest purpose of this august blog is the dissemination of every single word for breasts!

********

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 03:00 PM (REq0p)

156 140 Suitability for the office includes the ability to understand how particular actions will be perceived, and how they fit in with the administration's objectives. By those criteria alone, Noem needed to go.

It's always amazing to me that politicians on the national level can be so thick.
Posted by: Archimedes
=======
Because the average tenure for Cabinet Secretaries is under 18 months (exception is AG, State, and Dept of War usually). Rare for a cabinet secretary to last a full term, let alone for 8. Plus Trump's tempo is probably exhausting some people more use to sedate employment.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:00 PM (E4rtv)

157 Noem will be the prettiest princess in the agency.

Posted by: torabora at March 05, 2026 03:00 PM (KtOUo)

158 Here are the adds at the DHS site if anyone is interested

https://tinyurl.com/58erjxmk
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 02:47 PM (Fqw4x)
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Thanks, bob.

Nice ads. Not $220M nice, though.
Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 02:53 PM (rj6Yv)
_______

The $220M was mostly for ad fees. Advertizing is expensive.

The ad is actually well done and probably effective. The question is, as I commented above, was it worth $220M? No. There are surely better ways to get the message to illegals that they should get the fuck out.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 03:00 PM (iFTx/)

159

If Barry can talk about eating a dog, Kristi can talk about blowing one's brains all over the shed

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 03:01 PM (g6TN6)

160 77 I'm starting to think this Trump fellow isn't afraid to fire people. He really needs to develop a catchphrase for when he does that.

Ooh! How about "Your services are no longer required?"
Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:46 PM (Le7ca)

"Here's your pink slip! Melania has a whole fashion line, it's really fantastic, the best, you should tell all your friends, maybe even make one of those influencer videos, now that you have so much time on your hands. I don't care if you have your wife wear it or model it yourself, I'm very open-minded, some say the most."

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 03:01 PM (Sy6m/)

161 baffling career move for Mullin since it's a step down, certainly in terms of job security.

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

lets ask Big Marco to see if he feels the same, you stupid lefty wine sucker pisswinkle

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 03:01 PM (REq0p)

162 144 "As the only Native American in the Senate, Markwayne is a fantastic advocate for our incredible Tribal Communities..."

WTF?

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at March 05, 2026 02:58 PM (V6W16)

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Back off, bitch!

Markwayne Mullin is 1/128 Cherokee by blood.

His parents should have named him "Geronijoe."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:02 PM (B5IE5)

163 After all the hysteria over this, in the News Cycle, dies down, does anyone here think that anything will substantially change?

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 03:02 PM (pDt9x)

164 I love dogs, but never got the outrage over her shooting a dog that was violent and dangerous. What's the difference between transporting it to a vet to have it killed, or doing it yourself, humanly, on your own farm? People put down beloved horses all the time.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:58 PM

From Grok summary:

In her 2024 memoir No Going Back, Kristi Noem (then Governor of South Dakota, later appointed Homeland Security Secretary under Trump) described shooting her 14-month-old wirehaired pointer named Cricket. She wrote that the dog was "untrainable," had an "aggressive personality," was "less than worthless" as a hunting dog, and "dangerous." According to her account:

Cricket ruined a pheasant hunting trip.
The dog attacked and killed chickens belonging to a neighbor.
It bit Noem when she tried to retrieve it.
Noem decided to put the dog down by leading it to a gravel pit and shooting it.

She framed this as a tough but necessary decision on a rural farm/ranch, where such actions sometimes occur with problematic working animals. She also described killing a goat in a similar manner the same day.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 05, 2026 03:03 PM (P5BPp)

165 Don't get why Trump replaced her with a GOP Senator

we have enough trouble with that side of the chamber as it is

they're all ratfuckers, to one extent or another

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 03:03 PM (ZxPkt)

166 Noem has been terrible for a while, was always an awful pick considering it's trump most popular issue.

Posted by: Leupold at March 05, 2026 03:03 PM (eIzlH)

167 138 74 >> She will be working closely with the Avengers from here on out.

The Vindicators didn't want her.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 02:45 PM (uKtE+)

Nice!
Posted by: Denny Crane

I'd prefer Harley Quinn: https://tinyurl.com/2d45vz96

Or maybe The Birds of Prey?

Or, maybe just Margot Robbie...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at March 05, 2026 03:03 PM (JCZqz)

168 Maybe this new job is not so bad. Since nobody knows what all it's about, when she does something that has the Dems screeching in horror yelling she can't do that! Trump can say yes she can, it's part of her job. Read the fine print!

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 03:04 PM (gQFwH)

169 Hey S.H.I.E.L.D
I'm available to be the Bulk

Bulk smash!

Posted by: C Christie at March 05, 2026 03:04 PM (HcoTw)

170
Noem did better than any of the idiots Trump got rid of in his first term.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 03:04 PM (IifOV)

171 We’re bombing the dhit out of real bad guys this time and actually cutting government. How does resume material in foggybotyom fit on?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 05, 2026 03:04 PM (J+lgT)

172 Paxton says he'd step aside if Save Act approved.
Mullins leaves senate to take DHS job.
Noem fired sideways from DHS; bone toss to the dems.
DHS funds still frozen; now unfrozen
Corny has clear path to reelection.
Thune get's what he wants.

Posted by: Art of the Deal at March 05, 2026 03:05 PM (ehY6c)

173 never trusted Mullin, feel like he has undermined Trump at times, but can't recall specifics

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 05, 2026 03:05 PM (V6W16)

174 Any dog threatening livestock here is instantly shot. There have been several

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 03:05 PM (+nEug)

175 Considering how many bad apples Trump chose in his first term (e.g Jeff Sessions), he has been blessed that Noem is the only bad apple in his second term.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 03:05 PM (qFwJc)

176 I saw Stupid Lefty Wine Sucker Pisswinkle open for the Squirrel Nut Zippers at Trinity Farms in '96.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:06 PM (B5IE5)

177

I get the dog, but why the goat? Was it going to snitch on her? Fuck, bitch, even Ted Bundy limited himself to no more than one a day. Lmao

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 03:06 PM (g6TN6)

178
"If J. D. Vance seeks “Republican nomination for president in 2028, he may find himself bound to an unpopular series of policies that the 2024 version of Vance would oppose,” Idrees Kahloon argues...

The Humiliation of J. D. Vance
BY IDREES KAHLOON

Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (gWBY1)

Paki soy-boy says what?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 03:06 PM (8zz6B)

179 62 >>>Something akin to a cat suit. With a zipper in front.
>>Pro Tip: The Zipper in back requires assistance.

Embrace the power of both. I dunno, better include the sides. Just to be sure.

Posted by: Martin Tell at March 05, 2026 03:06 PM (sFNX2)

180 Corny has clear path to reelection.

But only if the SAVE Act is passed in the next two weeks.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 03:06 PM (ExV1e)

181 >> Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (oiNtH)

I get that sometimes women are catty with each other. But I will never understand the hate for someone who is strong, independent, and yes, attractive. Noem is like a lot of ranchers daughters I know from that part of the country, handy, talented, determined and undeterred by most things. They could shoe a horse and ten minutes later diaper a baby. Maybe even dress out a Hereford. I suppose it’s mostly jealousy, as people sit in their boring lives, surfing the internet and bs posting about their lives. But what they’re really doing is singing their could’a, should’a, would’a about their own lives.

The choices you make have consequences. When you go against the crowd and follow your heart and real necessity, you get people like Noem. So a lot of it is about their own poor choices and vicissitudes due to their lack of courage and inability to pull away from the tribe.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 03:06 PM (Y3swt)

182 I think Noem was doing a good job. If any of the cabinet were to be let go I would want Bondi replaced. But I'm not privy to the inside the cabinet events.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 05, 2026 03:06 PM (xvV+O)

183 "Shields of the Americas?"

Sounds like a brand of condoms.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (qFwJc)

184 Any dog threatening livestock here is instantly shot. There have been several

Why can't you have social workers intervene?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (Riz8t)

185 166 Noem has been terrible for a while, was always an awful pick considering it's trump most popular issue.
Posted by: Leupold

There really is not any DHS head that is going to be celebrated in DC unless they don't enforce immigration laws that Dems and a some GOP business types don't want.

She was far better than the treacherous Gen. Kelly and his fawning subordinate that replaced him as DHS head. And then you have Tom Ridge, Bushie Doucebag as one the first, Jeh Johnson who facilitated cheating in elections, and Mayorkas whose treachery warrants a firing squad.

So out of the long train of DHS secretaries since Bush and GOP created the stupid agency, I would rate her actually at the top of the list based on all others.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (E4rtv)

186 >> 114 Nope. She wasn’t a liability. She’s done an incredible job, far better than anyone thought. It’s why people hate her. She effective. But the president didn’t want anything to fester that would undermine the mission.

I'd say a bit yes and no on that. Border is great, and no doubt ICE pulling plenty of turds off the streets.

On the other hand, I couldn't stand those freaking ads with her cantering around on a horse, her ridealongs, that giant cowboy hat, and especially how terrible the messaging was immediately after the Good and Pretti incidents that made her and her spokespeople look like retards once video was out. Not defending either of those people, but the initial stories fell apart completely and cost a lot of political capital for no reason.

Plus, those "get out while you can and we'll give you money" were running nonstop on Fox News which is a even more of a waste of money. The TdA and MS-13 aren't watching Special Report.

Posted by: the dandy at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (8l8nW)

187 >>Embrace the power of both. I dunno, better include the sides. Just to be sure.


So, it would unzip like a banana?

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (uKtE+)

188 I love dogs, but never got the outrage over her shooting a dog that was violent and dangerous. What's the difference between transporting it to a vet to have it killed, or doing it yourself, humanly, on your own farm? People put down beloved horses all the time.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:58 PM
==

I'll never forget the last season of "Mr. Ed". Wilbur Post capped Mr. Ed like it was nuthin'. SAD!

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (rj6Yv)

189 No distractions this term.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (Y3swt)

You're right... She was becoming a liability.. Trump seems to have learned his lesson from his first term....
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM

* side eye *

Posted by: Bondi, Pam Bondi at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (8FLKv)

190 Archimedes, my house my rules

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 03:08 PM (+nEug)

191 This new org might become something important. Rubio and Trump look to be paying attention to the Americas in general after a generation or more's neglect. This could be a way to start policing the two continents so the other states can start developing with more stability.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 03:08 PM (8avO+)

192 It was nice to see her pretty face. I thought she was doing a superb job but I only know what goes on on the surface, so I imagine there is a lot of inside stuff we are not aware of. If she had lied about an endorsement from Trump that didn't happen, that would certainly not be good.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 03:08 PM (mKbv+)

193 Okay. Bondi is still on probation.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 03:08 PM (qFwJc)

194 "Shields of the Americas?"

Sounds like a brand of condoms.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM

That or a feminine hygiene product.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 03:08 PM (kgE5c)

195 She also described killing a goat in a similar manner the same day.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton

PMS is brutal.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 03:08 PM (Y8DZL)

196 DHS funds still frozen; now unfrozen

-----------------

Not this month.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:08 PM (B5IE5)

197 173 never trusted Mullin, feel like he has undermined Trump at times, but can't recall specifics
Posted by: Bitcoin

Homan runs deportations now, Mullin gets to run everything else which is a mixed bag--Sec. Service, TSA, DHS agents, and election security. So we shall see what Mullins does or if this appointment suddenly blows up which has happened a time or two.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:09 PM (E4rtv)

198 Every time I've seen Mullen he seemed solidly in Trump's camp...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (NdvkI)

199 ***Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere
--

She will accompany Rubio on his negotiation trips and shoot anyone who doesn't comply with Marco's rationale.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (MpEy/)

200 From the prior thread....

170 23 Noem fired official?
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Nhyh3)

Karma, bitch.
Posted by: Kristy Noem's dog at March 05, 2026 02:12 PM (7v6oI)

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (7v6oI)

201 Bondi is still on probation.

Either that or, constant whining notwithstanding, Trump thinks she's doing a okay job considering the difficulties faced and that no one else would do better even if they had a penis.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (ExV1e)

202

Which part of her heart, toughness, and principles was the camera crew part of marcus? Lol, just joshin...

Like I said, I like her, and I think she's hot. She's nice to look at. I also remember back when she was running for president that she didn't have the kindest things to say about Trump, and she wasn't exactly a stalwart when it came to pushing back on tranny issues in South Dakota if memory serves. She's a politician, and therefore inherently a narcissist to some extent. That's all well and good but she, and especially lewandowski, had become a liability.

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (g6TN6)

203 "I'll never forget the last season of "Mr. Ed". Wilbur Post capped Mr. Ed like it was nuthin'. SAD!
Posted by: mrp

Wow. I don't remember seeing that. Perhaps my young eyes were focused like a laser on Wilber's wife.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (qFwJc)

204
Some dogs need to be put down.

We had one who was viciously attacking animals and people. We raised him from a puppy but there was something not wired right in his head.

It's unfortunate to have to make that decision.


Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:11 PM (3ek7K)

205 Maybe Noem wanted out ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 03:12 PM (NdvkI)

206 Why can't you have social workers intervene?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (Riz8t)

A 30 ought six slug is a very effective social worker.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 03:12 PM (8zz6B)

207 205 Some dogs need to be put down.
We had one who was viciously attacking animals and people. We raised him from a puppy but there was something not wired right in his head.
It's unfortunate to have to make that decision.
Posted by: fourseasons

No dogs are vicious on stolen land!!!!

Posted by: Lefty Retard at March 05, 2026 03:12 PM (JCZqz)

208 I recall an Idaho Attorney General in the early '90s, who was the Governor's anointed successor, who put out a string of Public Service Announcements that prominently featured his own name: "This is XXXX, Attorney General of Idaho, telling seniors to watch out for scams!"

It was rather blatant.

He did run for Governor, as a Democrat, just in time to be utterly crushed in the anti-Clinton backlash of 1994.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 05, 2026 03:12 PM (P/woT)

209 174 Any dog threatening livestock here is instantly shot. There have been several
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 03:05 PM


Same here and I don't think people understand the realities of raising livestock.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 03:12 PM (rjuV8)

210 206 Maybe Noem wanted out ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 03:12 PM (NdvkI)

Awww, that would take away the DRAMA!!!

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 03:13 PM (pDt9x)

211 "Shields of the Americas?"

Sounds like a brand of condoms.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

I was thinking more along the line of panty shields...and I am thoroughly shocked that one of you morons didn't post about it first.

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 03:13 PM (oiNtH)

212 194 Okay. Bondi is still on probation.
Posted by: no one of any consequence
=======
Bondi is there for awhile, maybe longer depending on November elections. She is there for one reason as spear catcher. She won't cave to Dems demands for special prosecutors to go after GOP and Trump. Her DAG runs the department as did that DAG Rosenrat did for Sessions.

The Senate, as a rule, hates anything that US Chamber of Commerce does not like and Big Bizness does not like Trump's trade nor immigration policies. They want cheap labor and they want to be able to set up plants in foreign countries with cheap labor to flood the US.

They want the US as simply another cog in their globo homo WEF piece of shit world.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)

213 It's one thing to use a Cabinet job to springboard into something higher. It's quite another to use taxpayer money to runs pointless ads boosting your image on conservative television.

Posted by: the dandy at March 05, 2026 03:13 PM (8l8nW)

214 Kristi Nome statement:"Thank you @POTUS Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. @SecRubio and @SecWar are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and grandchildren."


Plus rumors have her boning Corey Lewandowski. I'm hoping Trump appoints Kamala Harris as her deputy. They'd be perfect together.

The rest...
https://is.gd/2agJuz


,

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at March 05, 2026 03:14 PM (BnDlA)

215 No dogs are vicious on stolen land!!!!

You've got to be crazy
You've got
To have a real need

Posted by: Dogs at March 05, 2026 03:14 PM (HcoTw)

216 Awwww that's nice. Her bf is leaving with her.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:14 PM (MGB5H)

217 158 The ad is actually well done and probably effective. The question is, as I commented above, was it worth $220M? No. There are surely better ways to get the message to illegals that they should get the fuck out.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 03:00 PM (iFTx/)

It's not the ads, it is her deflecting blame for the ads onto Trump. Leaders don't do that.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 05, 2026 03:14 PM (y171U)

218 206 Maybe Noem wanted out ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Possible. It will come out eventually with everyone's stories making out different heroes and villains. It is DC town and they love their tell alls books after serving in office.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:14 PM (E4rtv)

219 192 This new org might become something important. Rubio and Trump look to be paying attention to the Americas in general after a generation or more's neglect. This could be a way to start policing the two continents so the other states can start developing with more stability.
Posted by: Oldcat
---

Internationally she has established herself as a no BS gal. If you are correct, they know coming to the table with her will be for real.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 03:14 PM (MpEy/)

220 205
Some dogs need to be put down.

We had one who was viciously attacking animals and people. We raised him from a puppy but there was something not wired right in his head.

It's unfortunate to have to make that decision.


Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:11 PM (3ek7K)

++++

I certainly can see that. Just this past week two people were killed by dogs. One was a young boy on his bicycle who stopped to pet a couple of dogs and they turned on him. The second was a young mother who was protecting her toddler from a dog attack at her own mother's house. So yes, bad dogs do need to be dealt with.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 03:15 PM (mKbv+)

221 Temu Obama just said a change in personnel isn't even to end the shutdown.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:15 PM (MGB5H)

222 Trump needs a wartime consiglieri.

"Sorry Tom, you're out"

Posted by: Ignoramus at March 05, 2026 03:15 PM (dtajH)

223 Wow. I don't remember seeing that. Perhaps my young eyes were focused like a laser on Wilber's wife.

Posted by: no one of any consequence

Connie Hines. Another contender for hottest TV wife of the 60's.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 03:15 PM (Y8DZL)

224 219 206 Maybe Noem wanted out ?
Posted by: It's me donna
---

People plotting to kill you and your family can be stressful.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 03:16 PM (MpEy/)

225 217 Awwww that's nice. Her bf is leaving with her.
Posted by: BruceWayne
=======
That was brought up at the hearing as well as the dog shooting. And the ads. Sen. Kennedy was one of the ones sliding the knife in on the ads.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:16 PM (E4rtv)

226 lol. Yes, she was fired and a liability. And had a camera crew or something. You go with that.

The last Democrat DHS Secretary opened the border to allow millions of unvetted illegal immigrants into our country. As a result tens of thousands of Americans were killed by criminals and illegal drugs. He should have been impeached for the corrupt way he not only ignored the law, but deliberately undermined it. The country suffered for it and as a result the number for getting every last illegal alien out of the country is off the charts. It’s a losing issue with a plurality of the American public.

But Noem wore makeup and had a camera crew or something.

That’s so weak it makes me want to slap your momma for birthing such an idiot.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 03:16 PM (Y3swt)

227 Mullin as sitting Senator, is an easy confirmation. Cherokee also. Trump did not a 3 week fight taking up valuable senate floor time

Posted by: Jonah at March 05, 2026 03:16 PM (YCxFk)

228 174 Any dog threatening livestock here is instantly shot. There have been several
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 03:05 PM


Same here and I don't think people understand the realities of raising livestock.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 03:12 PM (rjuV
===

It's a cultural rule. Things really get nasty when domestic dogs pack up and start roaming. That pack "instinct" unlocks a lot of lethal misbehavior.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 03:16 PM (rj6Yv)

229 OMG the stock market dipped 1000 points. DOW is over 50K now I believe so 1000 points is only 2%. That is a nothing burger for a 1 day blip. If it goes down another 1000 points for several days in a row I'll take notice.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 03:16 PM (vlkz/)

230 Noem did a great job. I have great respect for her

Posted by: Jonah at March 05, 2026 03:17 PM (YCxFk)

231 228 Mullin as sitting Senator, is an easy confirmation. Cherokee also. Trump did not a 3 week fight taking up valuable senate floor time

Will Stitt appoint himself
To finish the term?

Posted by: Dogs at March 05, 2026 03:17 PM (HcoTw)

232 222 Temu Obama just said a change in personnel isn't even to end the shutdown.
Posted by: BruceWayne
------
He is out of it and just posing.

House has already voted through funding on one bill and the Senate can just amend that. That means a privileged vote in the whole US House after.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:17 PM (E4rtv)

233 Wow. I don't remember seeing that. Perhaps my young eyes were focused like a laser on Wilber's wife.
Posted by: no one of any consequence

I just looked her up. Connie Hines. Focusing on her like a laser sounds hazardous...from what I'm seeing, you could poke out an eye!
https://tinyurl.com/3kazevsx

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 05, 2026 03:18 PM (JCZqz)

234 look at it this way ... when President Trump is being Trump (trolling on X or giving nicknames to someone) we don't mind it when he keeps doing the job we hired him for ... (we can't just replace him after all)

Noem was doing the job she was hired for ... but being Noem she couldn't resist doing her own thing ...

Now President Trump can handle incoming fire for his tweets AND for Noem doing her job at DHS ...
what he doesn't want to do is defend her extracurricular nonsense ...

Do your job and Trump will walk thru fire for you ...

do your job and add in some extracurricular nonsense and he will cut you loose ...

Posted by: The Dark Lord at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (DBAaD)

235 Up in the country stray dogs are not allowed.
A dog loose in your pasture is a stray dog.
Can't have dogs chewing on or running your
livestock.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (MpEy/)

236 I noticed that gas prices here did a 60 cent jump overnight. I guess we get a lot of oil from Iran. The only thing that I can think of for the jump.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (pDt9x)

237
We never know what is going on behind the scene.

We only hear from the media what they think.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (3ek7K)

238 Will Stitt appoint himself
To finish the term?
Posted by: Dogs at March

Appointment is just til election. He's got shit here he needs to deal with and leaving the big chair open ain't one of em.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (MGB5H)

239 Now

Posted by: The Dark Lord at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (DBAaD)

240 I don't want to look it up to be disappointed, tell me MarkWayne has a mullet.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (n5tGW)

241 Markwayne Mullin is 1/128 Cherokee by blood.
------

The tell is the high cheek bones.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (XeU6L)

242 The Senate, as a rule, hates anything that US Chamber of Commerce does not like and Big Bizness does not like Trump's trade nor immigration policies. They want cheap labor and they want to be able to set up plants in foreign countries with cheap labor to flood the US.

They want the US as simply another cog in their globo homo WEF piece of shit world.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)
==

Concur.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 03:20 PM (rj6Yv)

243 If she spent that money and lied about Trump approving it, yes, she should be canned.

Is the only reason Trump chose a senator because the selection would have a high chance of approval? That is, anybody from private or military sector who was tough and competent would be summarily rejected?

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 03:20 PM (fZiTB)

244 Shield of Americas is gonna need a theme song.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:20 PM (pZ64F)

245 I once sat with some folks on a ranch at night, where they were using thermals to take out a few domestic dogs who joined together to take down their livestock.

It’s a black and white issue to ranchers.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 03:20 PM (Y3swt)

246 don't want to look it up to be disappointed, tell me MarkWayne has a mullet.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Alas, no. He was a plumber tho.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:20 PM (MGB5H)

247 OMG the stock market dipped 1000 points. DOW is over 50K now I believe so 1000 points is only 2%. That is a nothing burger for a 1 day blip. If it goes down another 1000 points for several days in a row I'll take notice.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 03:16 PM (vlkz/)

Obviously, it's because Wall Street is full of Noem fans. I blame Trump! /s

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 05, 2026 03:20 PM (P/woT)

248 214 It's one thing to use a Cabinet job to springboard into something higher. It's quite another to use taxpayer money to runs pointless ads boosting your image on conservative television.
Posted by: the dandy
=======
Ads were mandated by spending bill, the fact that she was in them did not make them more or less expensive. The issue was more who got the contract for the ads. Had she not put Trump in the position of denying his knowledge of the particular ads, then she probably would have stayed in office if she wished.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:20 PM (E4rtv)

249 She also described killing a goat in a similar manner the same day.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton


Trying to understand what a goat could do to get himself killed. Old age and sick and put out of his misery? Conspired with the dog to cause chaos? Ate the payroll of the farm's workers? Head butted once too often after repeated warnings? Overall was just really baaaaad?

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (oiNtH)

250 Any dog threatening livestock here is instantly shot. There have been several

Why can't you have social workers intervene?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (Riz8t)

Or shoot them in the paw.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (lCppi)

251 If Trump wanted her out of DHS and in another position then I'm ok with that. I don't think she was doing a bad job for the most part against non-stop borderline treasonous actions from the left but she made some unforced errors with the ads and some of her comments. Whole lot of illegals have been deported over the last year.

Nothing DC loves more than tearing people apart particularly people on our side. I doubt they'll be satiated with just one scalp.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (viF8m)

252 Her DAG runs the department as did that DAG Rosenrat did for Sessions.

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* Lisa Monaco has entered the chat *

[For those unaware, Todd Blanche is Bondi's Deputy Attorney General.[

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (Kv3z3)

253 I think, though, we tend to fall into the same trap as the media of not believing what Trump says; mocking the Shield of the Americas.

But think of this:
What is the most permanent invention on Earth?
Bureaucracy.

And how can you (un)officially codify the Monroe/Donroe Doctrine?
Give it a bureaucracy and a sphere of influence to jealously protect.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 03:22 PM (HXT0k)

254 We only hear from the media what they think.

Posted by: fourseasons
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Completely objective, uncolored by socio-political ideological prejudice.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 03:22 PM (XeU6L)

255 I noticed that gas prices here did a 60 cent jump overnight. I guess we get a lot of oil from Iran. The only thing that I can think of for the jump.
Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (pDt9x)


20% comes thru the straight of Hormuz

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 03:22 PM (lCppi)

256
Trying to understand what a goat could do to get himself killed. Old age and sick and put out of his misery? Conspired with the dog to cause chaos? Ate the payroll of the farm's workers? Head butted once too often after repeated warnings? Overall was just really baaaaad?

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (oiNtH)

++++

Yeah, I'd like to know why she needed to kill the goat, too.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 03:23 PM (mKbv+)

257 I like Noem, I was wrong about her after the dog situation, she is just a rancher, etc., and I have no sense of what that Mullin guy is about. He was supportive of Trump in the media lately, but that was audition.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 03:23 PM (GD0B3)

258 Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:59 PM (gWBY1

I find it difficult to take anyone seriously whose name is Idrees Kahloon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 03:23 PM (ix8EF)

259 ***Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere
--

She will accompany Rubio on his negotiation trips and shoot anyone who doesn't comply with Marco's rationale.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (MpEy/)

See, we already are working in ways the South Americans can really *understand*!

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 03:24 PM (8avO+)

260
I love President Trump.

What he has accomplished is amazing.

Would any of us want that job?

He loves our country and us.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:25 PM (3ek7K)

261 Yeah, I'd like to know why she needed to kill the goat, too.
Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 03:23 PM (mKbv+)

Probably just too aggressive.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 03:25 PM (8zz6B)

262 Conspired with the dog to cause chaos?

---------------

"Dogs and Goats living together!"

/Just the punchline in Gaza ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:26 PM (Kv3z3)

263
Yeah, I'd like to know why she needed to kill the goat, too.
Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 03:23 PM

My guess is she was cooking mutton? Or the goat was nasty and she did what needed to be done.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 05, 2026 03:26 PM (rjuV8)

264 237 I noticed that gas prices here did a 60 cent jump overnight. I guess we get a lot of oil from Iran. The only thing that I can think of for the jump.
Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (pDt9x

Iran has been bombing all their neighbors, including their oil production facilities.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 05, 2026 03:26 PM (FMtrg)

265 Nothing DC loves more than tearing people apart particularly people on our side. I doubt they'll be satiated with just one scalp.
Posted by: JackStraw
=====
Because Trump has learned Harry Truman's truism (and he was a former senator before VP and President), if you want a friend in DC, get a dog.

Few if any of those vicious bastards that climbed over the political corpses of their rivals in the Congress are anyone's friend. They are as ruthless as any media or celebutard in getting what they want. And the Senate is the worst of the worst of posers, assholes, wankers, deviants, and avaricious greedheads. A few of the House members actually want to serve the people, hardly any Senators.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:26 PM (E4rtv)

266
Goats can be real assholes .

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:27 PM (3ek7K)

267 Is the sheild of americas the gold dome thing? I guess we'll find out tomorrow at the announcement.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 03:27 PM (n5tGW)

268 Thune get's what he wants.

I bet Thune chooses to risk Cornyn’s seat rather than pass the SAVE act in the next two weeks.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 03:27 PM (EXyHK)

269 Trump was looking for someone with right temperament to take on Hydra...

Posted by: Mister Ghost at March 05, 2026 03:28 PM (TGPs7)

270 251 Any dog threatening livestock here is instantly shot. There have been several

Why can't you have social workers intervene?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (Riz8t)

Or shoot them in the paw.
Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (lCppi)

Don't do that. They'll come back every time. I remember from the documentaries we watched as children when the stranger would show up in town to settle a score with the man who shot his paw.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 05, 2026 03:28 PM (w/O5Q)

271 I love President Trump.

What he has accomplished is amazing.

Would any of us want that job?

He loves our country and us.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:25 PM (3ek7K)

------------

I believe he's literally "on a Mission from God."

[And if America blows this last chance, we're good & proper f*cked.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Kv3z3)

272 237 I noticed that gas prices here did a 60 cent jump overnight. I guess we get a lot of oil from Iran. The only thing that I can think of for the jump.
Posted by: tubal
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Worldwide market. But had Trump (and GWB to be far way back) not pursued fracking and energy independence, we would be looking at a nearly dry strategic reserve and a crippling effect on the US economy.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:28 PM (E4rtv)

273 Just got back after running errands. How many Kristi Noem dog jokes have I missed?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 03:28 PM (Y1sOo)

274 Hakeem Jeffries is crowing about Noem's firing and says it’s not enough. Of course. Jeffries wants the department dismantled and the border opened back up.

Posted by: Jen the original at March 05, 2026 03:29 PM (neW46)

275
ShainS,

AMEN!!

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:29 PM (3ek7K)

276 262 Yeah, I'd like to know why she needed to kill the goat, too.
Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 03:23 PM (mKbv+)

Probably just too aggressive.
--------------
As a lesson to the other goats.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:29 PM (pZ64F)

277 Killed the goat as a warning to Samolis that unlike the Mafia, she will go after their family members.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 05, 2026 03:29 PM (wBaIH)

278 Overall was just really baaaaad?

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (oiNtH)

++++

Ha!

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 03:29 PM (lCppi)

279 But think of this:
What is the most permanent invention on Earth?
Bureaucracy.

And how can you (un)officially codify the Monroe/Donroe Doctrine?
Give it a bureaucracy and a sphere of influence to jealously protect.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
======
Good take.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 03:29 PM (E4rtv)

280 never trusted Mullin, feel like he has undermined Trump at times, but can't recall specifics
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything

I'm not very good at keeping up with the votes our electees cast. Both Mullin and Lankford seem to talk the talk, as a rule, sounding good in the ewetoob videos of guest news segments (I subscribe to both their yt channels), but when I do check on their votes, it seems they're off the mark a lot of the time, although Mullin less often than Lankford. I likewise can't offhand recall specifics.

Posted by: mindful webworker - there was a time at March 05, 2026 03:30 PM (9O6qm)

281 261
I love President Trump.

What he has accomplished is amazing.

Would any of us want that job?

He loves our country and us.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 03:25 PM (3ek7K)

++++

I love him, too. He has had two assassinations attempts (one, being hit in the ear), yet, instead of packing it up and letting it all go, he perseveres, even stronger and more determined to set this country back on course. No one can touch him in this regard. No one.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 05, 2026 03:30 PM (mKbv+)

282 I bet Thune chooses to risk Cornyn’s seat rather than pass the SAVE act in the next two weeks.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 03:27 PM (EXyHK)
====

How many more contested GOP Senate primaries remain on the schedule?

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 03:30 PM (rj6Yv)

283 270 Trump was looking for someone with right temperament to take on Hydra...
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Snort.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 03:30 PM (pZ64F)

284 why she needed to kill the goat, too.

The goats lie.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 03:30 PM (Kt19C)

285 Your next steak, look at it and ask, why did he have to shoot that cow in the head?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 03:31 PM (MpEy/)

286 I'm not very good at keeping up with the votes our electees cast. Both Mullin and Lankford seem to talk the talk, as a rule, sounding good in the ewetoob videos of guest news segments (I subscribe to both their yt channels), but when I do check on their votes, it seems they're off the mark a lot of the time, although Mullin less often than Lankford. I likewise can't offhand recall specifics.
Posted by: mindful webworkerM

I've wanted to replace them both for awhile. But Lankford WAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY more so.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:31 PM (MGB5H)

287
Low cleavage bulletproof vest, shiny black catsuit, high heels, tied-down sidearm, "Shieldlady" enters before the Sec State at conferences, stares everybody down, then stands behind Marco looking for trouble.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 03:31 PM (Y8DZL)

288 Waste is a terrible thing to mind.
- Governors Walz, Newsom and the Usual Suspects

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 03:31 PM (NUFF1)

289 No one puts Kristi in a corner!

Posted by: JOHNNY CASTLE at March 05, 2026 03:31 PM (yYs4P)

290 She survived the dog thing. The fireable offense must be doozy.

I sense she is mental based on the plastic surgeries.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 05, 2026 03:31 PM (cS1cw)

291 Killed the goat as a warning to Samolis that unlike the Mafia, she will go after their family members.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 05, 2026 03:29 PM (wBaIH)

Samoli, samoli, simoleons. Kaching!

Posted by: Tim Walz at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (8zz6B)

292 Probably because the goat lied about the dog doing the crime.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (n5tGW)

293 How many more contested GOP Senate primaries remain on the schedule?
Posted by: mrp at March

Mi, mn, mt, nh off the top of my head

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (MGB5H)

294 why she needed to kill the goat, too.

The goats lie.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty
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OTOH, they keep they troll population down.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (XeU6L)

295 Yeah, I'd like to know why she needed to kill the goat, too.
Posted by: washrivergal

That goat was a slut! Slept with Abdullah, Ahmed and Kareem behind my back! She had to kill it to avenge my honor!!!

Posted by: Muhammed at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (JCZqz)

296 Nood. Virginia dictator.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)

297 >>>Promoting Her Downwards

"Downward Dog," as it were

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 03:33 PM (+YA9H)

298 How many more contested GOP Senate primaries remain on the schedule?
Posted by: mrp at March

Mi, mn, mt, nh off the top of my head
Posted by: BruceWayne

And ok now.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:33 PM (MGB5H)

299
If Shield of the Americas is anything like the old School of the Americas, then the Donk commie cocksuckers ain't gonna like it ONE BIT.

Posted by: Mr Wang at March 05, 2026 03:33 PM (y9nCu)

300 If he would have appointed me I could have been on Fox News EVERY DAY!!! A DREAM COME TRUE!!!

Posted by: Gov Greg Abbott at March 05, 2026 03:34 PM (fYhK6)

301 Instead of confirmation hearings, Mullin should demand trial by combat.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 05, 2026 03:34 PM (2UnvF)

302 34 ...wagshambas...

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 05, 2026 02:36 PM (REq0p)

It might be that the highest purpose of this august blog is the dissemination of every single word for breasts!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (n9ltV)

breastesses

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 03:34 PM (+YA9H)

303 Mi, mn, mt, nh off the top of my head
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 03:32 PM (MGB5H)

I'm going to hell for this, but that's a pretty good Marlee Matlin impression.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (8zz6B)

304 Hakeem Jeffries is crowing about Noem's firing and says it’s not enough. Of course. Jeffries wants the department dismantled and the border opened back up.
Posted by: Jen the original

No, you are right Jeffries, it is not enough. I was thinking of a human sacrifice, say, of a loud mouth, cringe, Democrat Congressman with the initials HJ thrown into a volcano at the strike of midnight on the next full moon. Okay ass-wipe?

Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (oiNtH)

305 According to a source to Steve Doocy, Noem had an entire list of issues that Trump was keeping tabs on, including that Noem was fighting with everyone at DHS, including Homan.

Posted by: Jen the original at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (neW46)

306 Trying to understand what a goat could do to get himself killed. Old age and sick and put out of his misery? Conspired with the dog to cause chaos? Ate the payroll of the farm's workers? Head butted once too often after repeated warnings? Overall was just really baaaaad?
Posted by: Cheri at March 05, 2026 03:21 PM (oiNtH)

Goats can be very aggressive, especially to children. Getting knocked over by a goat's headbutt *sucks*. Getting knocked against a trough can do a lot of damage. Putting down a goat like that is simply risk management.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (lFFaq)

307 Forget it, guys. It's all over.

Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (NUFF1)

308 First I've heard of Noem shooting a goat so I have no idea. The dog was roaming and killing neighbors chickens from what I recall 2nd hand before. Yeah, you want to stay on good terms with rancher neighbors, you put down your dog that killed any of their critters as well as offering to pay the damages. Perhaps the dog also savaged the goat and it needed to be euthanized, perhaps the goat was an escape artist and was constantly disturbing higher $ value critters.

Putting that in her book might have helped Noem with local folks, but after the freakout over "Romney put his dog on the roof" (in a secured crate and to allow the dog to come on vacation instead of being miserable at some boarding kennel) Noem should have known the general public is way way too disneyfied to understand ranch reality. Romney proved to be an extreme uniparty jerk, but the hate for his dog transport when his kids were kids was stupid on steroids.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 03:37 PM (vlkz/)

309 307 Forget it, guys. It's all over.

Couric: Do you have a Zoolander problem? Are you just ridiculously good looking as Vogue said? What do you do about that?

Newsom: You don’t do anything about it…It’s just who I am.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 05, 2026 03:35 PM (NUFF1)

Two people who are better ignored!

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 03:37 PM (+YA9H)

310 Shopping for lunch.
No chewy boogers.
This much wind today they oughta be like a Belgium ale.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 03:37 PM (Kt19C)

311 296 Nood. Virginia dictator.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 05, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 03:38 PM (+YA9H)

312 I noticed that gas prices here did a 60 cent jump overnight. I guess we get a lot of oil from Iran. The only thing that I can think of for the jump.
Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 03:19 PM (pDt9x

Iran has been bombing all their neighbors, including their oil production facilities.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 05, 2026 03:26 PM (FMtrg)

Even if the damages are zero, things will be on hold for a while. If you are hand to mouth for oil, that's gonna be a problem.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 03:44 PM (8avO+)

313 In the moving of chess pieces...is this going to impact Senate votes?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 03:47 PM (WONhk)

314 Kennedy called the white house ahead of time informing them of his line questioning for ICE Barbie. The white house gave the green light and then ICE Barbie threw the president under the bus. Have you been to an airport lately and seen those shit ads featuring none other than ICE Barbie? Goes without saying Noem but don't let the door hit you in the ass.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at March 05, 2026 03:47 PM (dOyjb)

315 I've wanted to replace them both for awhile. But Lankford WAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY more so.
Posted by: BruceWayne

T.W. Shannon, who lost the nom to Lankford is back in the news. Going to run for something, maybe Governor? Seemed like a good guy; better than Lankford, fer surely.

Mindful Webwork thinkpiece:
For U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
Examining the art of selling a Senator
comparing Shannon & Lankford
https://bit.ly/mw-ok-sen-2014

Posted by: mindful webworker - way back when at March 05, 2026 03:56 PM (9O6qm)

316 Kristi Noem, lol what a horror show

Posted by: kallisto at March 05, 2026 03:57 PM (kD8Fh)

317 Apppp - NOODles
Murdering Governess of Virginia
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418762

Posted by: mindful webworker - willowed again at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (9O6qm)

318 In the BBC comedy Keeping Up Appearances, Hyacinth Bucket's never-seen son, Sheridan, is frequently mentioned as having joined an organization called the "Sword of the People."

Noem's new appointment isn't far off.

Homeland Barbie/ICE Barbie moves on.

Menfolk, Are there no competent women in government? 😡😭

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 05, 2026 04:14 PM (NFX2v)

319 Will Stitt appoint himself
To finish the term?


You better hope not. Difficult to trust and gets lots of money from corps.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 05, 2026 04:53 PM (7D3Aa)

320 i don’t care that she shot her dog
i liked the ads

Posted by: cherries in season at March 05, 2026 04:57 PM (k0JdC)

321 Never could figure out why so many folks think Noem is terrific? As Governor of South Dakota she was bitching that online retail was costing South Dakota fortunes in missed sales tax, so she sued her way up to the Supreme Court and got a ruling from them that every Mom & Pop shop which has a website e-tail has to collect and remit sales tax to wherever they ship stuff.

On the face of it, not so terrible - but Noem wanted to specifically target those South Dakotans who bought more than $200,000 online from out of State. A couple questions:
1) How the hell do you determine that unless you know who is buying $200,000 online from out of State?
2) If you know who is buying all that out-of-State merchandise, WHY THE HELL DON'T YOU GO AFTER THEM WITH YOUR STATE'S USE TAX LAWS, INSTEAD OF PENALIZING EVERY MOM & POP SHOP IN THE NATION????

Yeah, Noem pretty well pissed me off with that one, as did the Supreme Court.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at March 05, 2026 05:46 PM (bufu1)

Trump Wins Major, Major 9-0 Win at Supreme Court: Lowly Lawless District Court Justices Must Defer to Immigration Judges

Immigration judges are actually part of the Executive. There's a big distinction between Article III courts and judges -- those organized under the Judiciary branch -- and other courts (including military courts, tax courts, and immigration courts, among others) established by the Executive.

It should also be noted that Congress decides what cases may be heard by Article III courts -- and also, what cases will be heard by administrative/executive courts.

Since Trump assumed office for his second term, lawless lowly leftwing district court justices have declared that they, not the immigration courts created by Congress, will have ultimate power to decide when the government is allowed to deport criminal illegal aliens who have been under final order of deportation, sometimes for decades. The lawless lowly leftwing district court justices have routinely presumed to overrule those courts and contrive reasons while foreign criminals must be allowed to remain perpetually in the US.

It is true that these cases can be appealed to Article III courts -- but the lowly leftwing district court judges have been giving zero deference to the factual determinations of these courts, instead of doing what courts usually do, which is giving a lot of deference to factual determinations and only correcting on matters of erroneous legal interpretations.

The Supreme Court just ruled 9-0 that these lawless rogue judges must give high deference to the factul rulings of the courts actually created to hear these cases.

Appeals are not about fact-finding. Fact-finding happens in the originating court. Appeals are for review of legal rulings, not factual determinations.

Appeals courts can set aside factual determinations but only by a high "clear and convincing standard" -- they have to find that the lower court clearly, convincingly got the facts wrong. Anything less than that the appeals court has to accept their findings of fact.

But these lawless leftwing judges have been routinely treating every appeal of a deportation order as a complete factual do-over, with the lawless leftwing district court judge now determining the "facts" as he'd like them to be.

The Supreme Court just said: "No."

This case is such a slam-dunk they let The Retard write the opinion. (The Black Retard, not the Wise Latina Retard. The one who by her own admission "just doesn't understand" nearly everything said to her.)

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson authored the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Wednesday ordering federal appeals courts to defer to immigration judges when reviewing asylum decisions, bolstering the executive branch's authority in immigration cases and handing the Trump administration a win as it pushes an aggressive deportation agenda.

Jackson, a Biden appointee and one of three liberal justices on the high court, wrote that immigration laws require federal courts to use a "substantial-evidence standard" when reviewing immigration judges' decisions about whether an asylum seeker could face "persecution" if deported.

Jackson emphasized the high bar courts must meet before overturning an immigration judge's findings, potentially making it more difficult for migrants to challenge their deportations as the Trump administration cracks down on illegal immigration.

"The agency's determination... is generally 'conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary,'" Jackson wrote.


Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, migrants can claim asylum when crossing the border without documentation. But immigration judges, who are employees of the Department of Justice, eventually vet those claims and determine whether to grant migrants asylum, which would allow them to stay in the country, or order their deportation.

The migrant can appeal the decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals, which is also housed within the executive branch, and can then appeal that decision to the federal circuit courts and the Supreme Court.

The decision in this case, Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, affirmed that the judicial branch must largely defer to the executive branch's findings about whether the migrant would suffer persecution if deported, rather than start from scratch and conduct its own review.

"Another WIN for common sense!" the conservative think tank America First Policy Institute wrote on X. "The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that immigration agencies not individual judges determine asylum claims based on alleged persecution. A clear reminder: America's laws should be enforced as written."


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:37 PM




Comments

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1 I bet they won't though.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (ExV1e)

2 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (kgE5c)

3 Nood has been called.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (ExV1e)

4 That's it...I'm done.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (kgE5c)

5 Breaking. Jeb Boasburg orders all courts to ignore the SCOTUS.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (2UnvF)

6 Or else what?

Posted by: Simon Phoenix at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (nDy1Y)

7 Countdown to when the first "lowly" judge defies the ruling.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (fZiTB)

8 Gave the assignment to Jackson to write a boring procedural opinion?

That's all they trust her with.

It's hilarious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:39 PM (GBKbO)

9 So even the airheads with three names joined in?

Posted by: Go figure at March 05, 2026 01:39 PM (HU4ZK)

10 Lowly Lawless District Court Justices Must Defer to Immigration Judges


==

Ok, hear me out. I think the reason Kenji voted for it because she could not understand the crux of the matter, thought that she is limiting Federal Branch activities in toto! and making all of Trump's immigration enforcement subject to some immigration "judge".

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:40 PM (GD0B3)

11 Does this mean the Maryland man can finally be kicked the fuck out?

Posted by: buzzion at March 05, 2026 01:40 PM (3tZV2)

12 9 So even the airheads with three names joined in?

Posted by: Go figure at March 05, 2026 01:39 PM (HU4ZK)

=======

It was a rote procedural question.

Even they can agree on rote procedural questions of "Congress gave specific jurisdictions to district courts, which Congress created."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:40 PM (GBKbO)

13 Good.
I'm surprised the retard has staffers able to write complete sentences, frankly (I do not believe she wrote the opinion.)

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 01:41 PM (xcxpd)

14 Even Brown 25 got this one right. Must be very obvious....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 01:42 PM (xT8gx)

15 no no no democracy can only be protected if all judges are allowed to issue whatever rulings they want, unless they were put on the bench by trump

Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 05, 2026 01:42 PM (CWTWj)

16 'they let the r*tard write it.'

Just spit coffee all over my desk at work. Thank you for that laugh.

Posted by: Nelly at March 05, 2026 01:42 PM (7gpcF)

17 In before Boasberg overrul... oh shoot @5

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:42 PM (Dv3i1)

18 I'm surprised the retard has staffers able to write complete sentences, frankly (I do not believe she wrote the opinion.)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 01:41 PM
+++

Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: Grok AI at March 05, 2026 01:42 PM (HU4ZK)

19 as it pushes an aggressive deportation agenda.
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You spelled immigration enforcement wrong.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:42 PM (Nhyh3)

20 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

This seems like a win....

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My comment on the last thread got willowed (if this violates the 100 comment rule, just let me know):

247 Eh, look at Cornyn’s voting record. When you do that there’s very little that screams I’m a RINO. People are largely flogging him for that one vote.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (wJXLk)

Me?

I'm still mad at him for tacitly supporting Lisa Murkowski in her Senate run AFTER she lost the primary to what's-his-face (Miller?).

Dude might have been nutter than a fruitcake, but at least it would have gotten Cocaine Bear out of there.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (SRRAx)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 05, 2026 01:42 PM (SRRAx)

21 How did they get the Three Stoogettes to sign on?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 05, 2026 01:43 PM (AlhUl)

22 Now to find a way to resolve those asylum claims without a four-year wait.

Posted by: Octochicken at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (oCS0o)

23 Noem fired official?

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Nhyh3)

24 Better make sure that you appoint a shit ton of conservative immigration judges

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (/C62k)

25 I miss Tami, bless her, for breaking news

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:45 PM (Nhyh3)

26 Ahem. We all go by THREE NAMES, thank you very much.

Posted by: The Stoogettes at March 05, 2026 01:45 PM (HU4ZK)

27 Now do habeas petitions where they are picking and choosing judges in friendly jurisdictions.

Instead of the clear statute requirement they be filed in the district where the petitioner is being held.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:45 PM (HXT0k)

28 23 Noem fired official?

yeah curious about this

WSJ reporting

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (j+aD2)

29 You know what the best course of action would be? Just get rid of the stupid provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that allow asylum seeking in the first place, or at least highly restrict it. Problem solved. Yeah, I know, that would require Congress to actually do their damn job, but one can dream.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (XMwZJ)

30 Austin PD just released video from the scumbag shooting over the weekend, those cops did good.

Posted by: sharksauce at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (It5AG)

31 Can we put Boasberg in the stocks on the mall so everyone can kick his ass?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (pZ64F)

32 Depends how thin you slice them.

Posted by: Just the punchline at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (HU4ZK)

33 Say Boasberg is a district court judge, correct? So does this ruling slap all his stupid immigration rulings down (including his stupidities regarding maryland man)?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 01:47 PM (xT8gx)

34 27 Now do habeas petitions where they are picking and choosing judges in friendly jurisdictions.

Instead of the clear statute requirement they be filed in the district where the petitioner is being held.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:45 PM (HXT0k)

=====

It's like a few hundred people doing it. They spend tens of thousands of dollars to lose, almost none of them able to raise money from GoFundMes because no one hears about them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:47 PM (GBKbO)

35 Noem is out. Senator Mullin on OK is Trump's nominee to replace.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 01:47 PM (CNl8/)

36 They told me this was a vote on tacos for lunch.

Posted by: KJB at March 05, 2026 01:47 PM (LLQU7)

37 Noem is being moved to a new position in a new body (Special Envoy to the Shield of Americas, forming later this month). She's being replaced by Mullin from OK as head of DHS.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:48 PM (GBKbO)

38 I shall not shed a tear for all the East German judges fvcking this great country.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at March 05, 2026 01:48 PM (gxokI)

39 Since when does the Supreme Court decide? The district judges should immediately appeal this to the U.N.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 01:48 PM (EJWxb)

40 Noem is being moved to a new position in a new body (Special Envoy to the Shield of Americas, forming later this month). She's being replaced by Mullin from OK as head of DHS.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:48 PM (GBKbO)

That will, of course, increase the difficulty in getting the SAVE Act passed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (ExV1e)

41 Does Trump know that Mullin needs sent confirmation?

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (CNl8/)

42 Me?

I'm still mad at him for tacitly supporting Lisa Murkowski in her Senate run AFTER she lost the primary to what's-his-face (Miller?).

Dude might have been nutter than a fruitcake, but at least it would have gotten Cocaine Bear out of there.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas,
-----

That's just one of his libertine games.
Cornyn is a Swamp Creature.
Cornyn is devoutly anti-Trump.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (MpEy/)

43 Senate confirmation

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (CNl8/)

44 Special Envoy to the Shield of Americas
____

What ever happened to prohibition on royal titles?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (Dv3i1)

45 40 That will, of course, increase the difficulty in getting the SAVE Act passed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (ExV1e)

======

Probably not.

OK Gov can just appoint a replacement. Not exactly a need for a special election.

It won't even be a speed bump.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)

46 Noem out, Markwayne Mullin in. Noem to head some new Western hemisphere crime fighting thingy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (/C62k)

47 Yep, as noted above, let's see about compliance. SCOTUS hasn't cared about defiant lawlessness from its subordinates for years (Heller). And it's meek, trembling half-a** moves to correct the inferior courts on their immigration lawlessness have been pathetic.

And as People's Hippo notes, the habeas scam being run doesn't seem affected by this. The "courts" are pulling out all the stops and shredding the skeleton (can you shred a skeleton?) of the rule of law in immigration, at every level - until it reaches SCOTUS. All for delay. Waiting out Trump. With a 75% chance things revert to status quo ante (catastrophic erasure of border and de facto repeal of all immigration law) once he's gone (whoever replaces him).

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (U/Byj)

48 They told me this was a vote on tacos for lunch.

Posted by: KJB at March 05, 2026 01:47 PM (LLQU7)

My God that's funny

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (Nhyh3)

49 Anyway, watch the cartel judges put in all the flowery language in their orders about how they gave "great deference" to the immigration judge as they go on to substitute all the facts they like to justify delaying the deportation and overturning the immigration judge.

Boilerplate language used to be "all the usual terms we all agree on."
Now it's just words and phrases abused by the cartel judges to force their preferred outcome, "I used the magical words, you must obey me!!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (HXT0k)

50 23 Noem fired official?
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Nhyh3)

Yes, replaced by Oklahoma Sen Mark Wayne Mullin.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (y171U)

51 Noem out, Markwayne Mullin in. Noem to head some new Western hemisphere crime fighting thingy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (/C62k)

Do they have nice uniforms? AFAF

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (Nhyh3)

52 Does Trump know that Mullin needs sent confirmation?
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (CNl8/)

They don't, generally, withhold confirmation for one of their own. Since the nominee doesn't leave the Senate until confirmed to the new role, it would make the cloakroom orgies a bit tense.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (ExV1e)

53 They'll ignore the ruling. Sure, they know they'll get slapped down, but in the meantime the process will gobble up time and resources.

Posted by: Josephistan at March 05, 2026 01:51 PM (y9ksN)

54 I like this switch

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 01:51 PM (RIvkX)

55 So we lose a strong senator?

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 01:51 PM (fZiTB)

56 "OK Gov can just appoint a replacement." - TJM

Umm. Have you seen that gov lately? Easy to imagine him appointing a useless GOPe stooge.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 01:51 PM (U/Byj)

57 Noem is being moved to a new position in a new body (Special Envoy to the Shield of Americas, forming later this month). She's being replaced by Mullin from OK as head of DHS.

Keeping the characters and shows fresh for the new season.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 01:52 PM (EJWxb)

58 That will, of course, increase the difficulty in getting the SAVE Act passed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:49 PM (ExV1e)
----
I assume that Trump has coordinated with the OK Gov and they have a replacement locked and loaded.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at March 05, 2026 01:52 PM (3BwY8)

59 This is good news for Judge Blade! His "Only The Hotties" evaluation will surely be based on "substantial evidence." Just look at the pics of this chick!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:52 PM (iFTx/)

60 lol. Noem didn’t get fired. She was moved to a new position. Nobody wants to continue putting up with that crap.

I wish you luck with MWM. He isn’t going to be the target Noem was but the numbers will keep on coming for illegals being deported. Hahaha

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 01:52 PM (LLQU7)

61 Now that squish GOP governor in OK will get to appoint a replacement.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 01:52 PM (CNl8/)

62 The only time I saw Mullin speak (on video of course) he came off as a nutcase, and dumb.

Must've been a very unrepresentative moment?

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 01:53 PM (U/Byj)

63 That's it...I'm done.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Well, you really ought to have a tagline such as "Red mind is really fine" to match "sharp as a blade" , although I'm sure you can come up with something more clever than what I just came up with,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 01:53 PM (rZCVI)

64 53 They'll ignore the ruling. Sure, they know they'll get slapped down, but in the meantime the process will gobble up time and resources.

Posted by: Josephistan at March 05, 2026 01:51 PM (y9ksN)

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Eh. This is really limited to a handful of district court judges.

Remember, 700,000 forced deportations (not including voluntary deportations and self-deportations) from DHS in the first year of Trump's second term.

It will speed up the slap downs from appeals and probably get a few district court judges to stop altogether. But these efforts are minor side-shows in the whole deportation effort.

Roughly 75% of those picked up by ICE sign waivers to just leave, waivers of any claim to be in the US (including asylum). Those are voluntary deportations, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:53 PM (GBKbO)

65 >>Since when does the Supreme Court decide?


Surely this is against International Law.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 01:53 PM (uKtE+)

66 Noem is being moved to a new position in a new body (Special Envoy to the Shield of Americas, forming later this month)

Is 'Shield of Americas' something to do with The Justice League?

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 01:53 PM (EJWxb)

67 Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 01:50 PM (U/Byj)

Brit Lass noted to me back in 2009 that we no longer had a Constitution - that it was essentially trash - because what the lawless Obama admin was proving was you could just do whatever the fuck you wanted and it would take 4 years to get to the Supreme if ever, and meantime you've got plenty more shit rolling behind it.

She was right. People here certainly didn't want to hear it and I honestly don't think many want to do so now.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (Nhyh3)

68 Mullin's been doing the shows recently, but ...is he as committed to Trump's mission as Noem ?

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (GD0B3)

69 So, Thom Tillis is behind the push to move Noem.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (MpEy/)

70 Tell Paxton to move to Oklahoma

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (/C62k)

71 53 They'll ignore the ruling. Sure, they know they'll get slapped down, but in the meantime the process will gobble up time and resources.
_____

Use our Constitutional powers to impeach the lawbreaking judges, or to strip these lower courts of ruling on any immigration related matter.



Haahahahaha We were seeing if you were paying attention! We're not going to do any of that!
- House GOP

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (Dv3i1)

72 Noem was canned because she said lied when she testified that Trump approved her appearance in the DHS advertisements.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)

73 56 "OK Gov can just appoint a replacement." - TJM

Umm. Have you seen that gov lately? Easy to imagine him appointing a useless GOPe stooge.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 01:51 PM (U/Byj)

======

Not even a squish is going to walk in as the new guy from a deep red state and try and topple the SAVE Act or anything else.

OK will provide some unremarkable backbencher who does as he's told from leadership.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (GBKbO)

74 How did they get the Three Stoogettes to sign on?
Posted by: Eeyore at March 05, 2026 01:43 PM (AlhUl)
______

It was really an open-and-shut case. The standard for review of an immigration judge's findings on the factual bases for asylum claims has long been "substantial evidence."

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)

75 Mullin's been doing the shows recently, but ...is he as committed to Trump's mission as Noem ?
Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (GD0B3)

If not, he can always be fired.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:55 PM (ExV1e)

76 MWM is the guy who was going to go all MMA on the head of the teamsters in chamber. He’s a solid dude.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 01:55 PM (LLQU7)

77 If not, he can always be fired.

==

good point; hope he is not one of those leakers...

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:55 PM (GD0B3)

78 Cornyn has signed onto red flag laws and he's one of McConnell's acolytes. It was between him and Thune who took control of the Senate.

If Talarico were human, I think he might beat him.

Posted by: huerfano at March 05, 2026 01:56 PM (98kQX)

79 Yeah no we’re still gonna do our own thing.
- Left Wing judges

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 01:56 PM (0TtYd)

80 62 The only time I saw Mullin speak (on video of course) he came off as a nutcase, and dumb.

Must've been a very unrepresentative moment?
Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 01:53 PM (U/Byj)

I don't think he's dumb. His rhetoric isn't the smoothest but he knows what he's talking about.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 01:56 PM (fZiTB)

81 Tillis should light himself on fire.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 01:56 PM (LLQU7)

82 How did they get the Three Stoogettes to sign on?
Posted by: Eeyore at March 05, 2026 01:43 PM (AlhUl)
______

It was really an open-and-shut case. The standard for review of an immigration judge's findings on the factual bases for asylum claims has long been "substantial evidence."

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)

How did they get them to sign on?

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:56 PM (Nhyh3)

83 My husband's plan: have the immigration judges issue status conference notices on all outstanding asylum cases. The judges can block out 8:30-12 every day and stack them like they do traffic court. When the 99.9% who have no legitimate case don't show up, the judge issues either an OSC re: deportation or just goes straight to the deportation orders. No more dawdling.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 01:57 PM (lCppi)

84 Noem was canned because she said lied when she testified that Trump approved her appearance in the DHS advertisements.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 05, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)

Those ads are lame and cringey. If I were Trump I wouldn't want responsibility for them either.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 01:57 PM (CNl8/)

85 >> How did they get them to sign on?

They stiffed them in a locker until they said uncle.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 01:57 PM (LLQU7)

86 Pam Bondi has to be next, right?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Women, Just Not Incompetent Ones. at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (RfVfI)

87 I'm gonna miss Noem because my criteria is how good does she look and in her case fantastic. She's way more pleasant to look at than this Mullins feller... This is a step back

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (xT8gx)

88
31 Can we put Boasberg in the stocks on the mall so everyone can kick his ass?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (pZ64F)


THIS is why many consider this site a must read.
Horde crime and punishment supersedes the SCOTUS any day. All day.

Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (69DZM)

89 Glad I get to replace mullin now

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (MGB5H)

90 I guess it depends on what your definition of must is.

- Judge Boasberg

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (kvcuP)

91 Oh wow. Look at all the people with special knowledge of what goes on between Trump and Noem.

Posobiec is that you?

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (LLQU7)

92 Tillis always makes me think of Pam Tillis who really did look better and better as she aged, for a while. Some chicks are like that.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:59 PM (Nhyh3)

93 Cut to Roberts, Alito, Thomas holding the opinion up to a light -

"Look at that! What a good job, Kentanji. We're going to put it up on the refrigerator. Right here! So, everyone can see it."

Posted by: Croaker at March 05, 2026 01:59 PM (+BcZI)

94 What color crayon did the illiterate DEi Justice Jackson use to write the majority opinion?

Posted by: Junius at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (nIs0y)

95 So it looks like the bots and trolls got the word to say she was fired. When she wasn’t.

But you go girl. Keep sucking that dick.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (LLQU7)

96 Noem was canned over some ads?
WTF.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (0TtYd)

97 Better make sure that you appoint a shit ton of conservative immigration judges
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (/C62k)

Put me in, Coach!

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (lCppi)

98 Truth Social:

I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at “Homeland.”

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (nn0kD)

99 Pam Bondi has to be next, right?
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Women, Just Not Incompetent Ones. at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (RfVfI)

did you read the content? no, guess not

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (GD0B3)

100 What I heard on radio last night is that LA senator Kennedy roasted Noem for sole sourcing the $200 million advertising campaign, and to a newly formed group that included people she knew. Noem hasn't been in the swamp long enough to be allowed to get away with something like that.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (vlkz/)

101 The people denouncing the sinking of the Iranian warship have come up with a new claim: that India required the Iranian ship to unload all of its ammunition as a requirement for participating in India's naval exercise, so it was sailing back to Iran completely unarmed when the pirate American submarine illegally sank it.

IT WAS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!

Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (n1OCj)

102 What color crayon did the illiterate DEi Justice Jackson use to write the majority opinion?
Posted by: Junius at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (nIs0y)

We know it wasn't "Flesh."

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (lCppi)

103 ...as Elizabeth Scalia said...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (vd6bO)

104 If y'all haven't noticed by now, Trump likes putting good-looking women into the outward-facing positions because we men are, well, men and we become more pliable when casting our Male Gaze upon a hottie.

Noem will do well as the special envoy to all of the nations to our south while their leaders admire her tatas.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at March 05, 2026 02:01 PM (3BwY8)

105 The dirty deals to push the Save Act through the Senate continues.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 02:01 PM (rj6Yv)

106 Noem will have more time to spend in her throuple now.

Posted by: NCKate at March 05, 2026 02:01 PM (uQzkA)

107 Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (nn0kD

Well, it doesn't sound like he's kicking Noem to the curb.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 02:01 PM (Nx5jP)

108 Why doesn't congress pass a law for rogue judges who are overturned 5x that they are out?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 05, 2026 02:02 PM (wBaIH)

109 Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (lCppi)

🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:02 PM (Nhyh3)

110 But she still can’t define what is a woman.

Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 05, 2026 02:02 PM (jZ3ZM)

111 Fuck Cornyn.
NO Betrayal: Cornyn Holds Trump's Agenda Hostage for Personal Endorsement

Sen. John Cornyn, the establishment favorite in Texas' brutal Senate runoff, is playing dirty games with President Trump's priorities. Sources reveal he's stalling critical recess appointments—the fast-track way to install loyal fighters in key positions—and refusing to back the SAVE America Act, which demands proof of citizenship to vote and slams the door on non-citizen fraud.

Why the sabotage? Cornyn won't lift a finger unless Trump endorses him over MAGA warrior Ken Paxton in the May runoff. This is textbook RINO blackmail: holding America's election integrity and executive power hostage to save his own cushy Senate seat.

Texas Republicans sent a clear message in the primary—Paxton nearly tied Cornyn despite the establishment money machine. Voters want fighters who put America First, not cocktail-circuit compromisers who cozy up to Mitch McConnell's old crew and slow-walk Trump's agenda.

Cont.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 02:02 PM (nn0kD)

112 Cornyn claims he's "with Trump 99%," but actions speak louder: delaying recess picks and tying the SAVE Act—a no-brainer to protect American votes—to his own reelection begs. If he truly supported secure elections and a strong administration, he'd pass the bill now, no strings attached.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 02:02 PM (nn0kD)

113 Trump should've nominated Scott Pressler to run DHS.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 05, 2026 02:02 PM (qwx/I)

114 IT WAS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!
Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (n1OCj)


I heard the submarine crossed state lines to get to it.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (0TtYd)

115 Blondi, Blooondiii, BLOOOONDIIIIII

Posted by: TUCO at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (ehY6c)

116 99 Pam Bondi has to be next, right?
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Women, Just Not Incompetent Ones. at March 05, 2026 01:58 PM (RfVfI)

Never. She's there for the duration. An ass-covering, apple-polishing careerist par excellence.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (fZiTB)

117 India required the Iranian ship to unload all of its ammunition as a requirement for participating in India's naval exercise, so it was sailing back to Iran completely unarmed
___

Bad timing. Or good timing, depending on which side you are on.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (Dv3i1)

118 I like Mullin as Senator.... Will he be approved for DHS ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (NdvkI)

119 Should've been Homan.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (CNl8/)

120 Noem is being moved to a new position in a new body (Special Envoy to the Shield of Americas, forming later this month)

Is 'Shield of Americas' something to do with The Justice League?
Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 01:53 PM (EJWxb)

And, more importantly, will she have to wear a skin-tight latex suit?

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at March 05, 2026 02:04 PM (JRP2U)

121 Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (lCppi)

It is rare I wish a comment was mine but there it is

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:04 PM (Nhyh3)

122 @87 -- I'm with you. Noem was doing a good jog, AFAIK, and she's kinda hot.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 02:04 PM (XMwZJ)

123 DC is spending a million $dollars a day to elevate Cornyn above Paxton. How much is the RNC spending to help Paxton.

Cornyn is a DC swamp creature.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:04 PM (MpEy/)

124 101 The people denouncing the sinking of the Iranian warship have come up with a new claim: that India required the Iranian ship to unload all of its ammunition as a requirement for participating in India's naval exercise, so it was sailing back to Iran completely unarmed when the pirate American submarine illegally sank it.
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Maybe don't carry your gat through the hood without any ammo.

You might get clapped.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at March 05, 2026 02:04 PM (3BwY8)

125 Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (GD0B3

I don't understand how people know exactly what Bondi should be doing 24/7 and what she isn't doing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (Nx5jP)

126 I heard the submarine crossed state lines to get to it.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (0TtYd)

You're damn right I did ...

Posted by: Kyle Rittenhouse Midshipman at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (3sXRv)

127 Blondi, Blooondiii, BLOOOONDIIIIII
Posted by: TUCO

AAAA-AAA-AAAAAA~
Wah wah wah~

Posted by: weft cut-Morricone at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (diia5)

128 Should've been Homan.
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:03 PM (CNl8/)

Again... the position has to be confirmed by the Senate. Homan would NEVER get confirmed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (ExV1e)

129 Mullin verbally bitch slapped Bernie a week ago so he's ok in my book

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (/C62k)

130 I don't understand how people know exactly what Bondi should be doing 24/7 and what she isn't doing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (Nx5jP)

Possibly because they changed the channel to Fox?

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (Nhyh3)

131 122 @87 -- I'm with you. Noem was doing a good jog, AFAIK, and she's kinda hot.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 02:04 PM (XMwZJ)

She was getting death threats so maybe she wants out...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (NdvkI)

132 I'm a bit bummed that I wasn't offered the DHS job, but I'm betting another opportunity for my certain set of skills will turn up.

Posted by: Zombie Curtis LeMay at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (P/woT)

133 Fuck Cornyn. Fuck him up his stupid ass.

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (Le7ca)

134 Hey, I've just been named assistant to the Special Envoy For The Shield Of The Americas. What a strange coincidence!

Posted by: Corey Lewandowski at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (CNl8/)

135 How much is the RNC spending to help Paxton.

The RNC, I believe, stays out of primaries, as it should.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (ExV1e)

136 Shield? Is Noem changing her name to Sgt. Nick Fury?

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (sl73Y)

137 Shield of Americas sounds like a 3rd party after market car warranty company that scams old people.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (0TtYd)

138 Maybe Trump will give a left handed endorsement to Cornyn to get the sentage votes he needs, and then Paxton will win the runoff anyway.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (vlkz/)

139 did you read the content? no, guess not
Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (GD0B3)


Of course not! The rules here have always been comment first, then read the post!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I've Seen Your Nic Before, Why Don't You Know That? at March 05, 2026 02:07 PM (RfVfI)

140 Homan would easily get 50 GOP senators, especially after he cleaned up Noem's Minnesota mess.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:07 PM (CNl8/)

141 The “Retard?”


Omg. Snort out loud.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 02:07 PM (W2Pud)

142 Is Noem changing her name to Sgt. Nick Fury

Yeah. The real, white one.

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:07 PM (Le7ca)

143 117 India required the Iranian ship to unload all of its ammunition as a requirement for participating in India's naval exercise, so it was sailing back to Iran completely unarmed
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That secondary explosion was a bitch for a ship having no ammo. Loaded or unloaded it was an enemy ship and either way it would have sunk.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:07 PM (MpEy/)

144 Shield of Americas Like Viking Shield Maidens ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (NdvkI)

145 The RNC, I believe, stays out of primaries, as it should.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (ExV1e)
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Yeah, the correct question is how much are the NRSC and the various Senate Leadership PACs spending to prop up Cornyn's fat ass.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (3BwY8)

146

Noem is out, Lewandowski is in and out

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (g6TN6)

147 lol sock fail

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (3BwY8)

148 Possibly because they changed the channel to Fox?
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (Nhyh3)

Could be that it's the same people who've been pissing and moaning about Bondi since she was nominated. Daily.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (ExV1e)

149 lawless lowly leftwing district court INjustices

fixed it for ya.

Posted by: Dave's not here at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (kp5iD)

150 meh a little restructuring

DHS is a LOT. hoping MarkWayne is up to it

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (j+aD2)

151 Cornyn would probably pull a Murkowski if he lost the primary. He's that big of a POS.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (XMwZJ)

152 I like Noem and she is loyal to Trump.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (GD0B3)

153 140 Homan would easily get 50 GOP senators, especially after he cleaned up Noem's Minnesota mess.
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:07 PM (CNl8/)
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Have we met?

Posted by: The Democrats and the Silent Filibuster at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (3BwY8)

154 Cornyn would probably pull a Murkowski if he lost the primary. He's that big of a POS.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (XMwZJ)

Can't.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (ExV1e)

155 Actually, Shield of Americas sounds like a bad Chinese translation. Rejected names include Super Lucky Defense Force.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (Nhyh3)

156 151 Cornyn would probably pull a Murkowski if he lost the primary. He's that big of a POS.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

Texas has a sore loser law

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (MGB5H)

157 129 Mullin verbally bitch slapped Bernie a week ago so he's ok in my book
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 02:05 PM (/C62k)

Technically that was going into a battle of wits against an unarmed man. But there is no such thing as a fair fight.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (7v6oI)

158 Now we lost one of two Native American Indians in the Senate...

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 02:10 PM (GD0B3)

159
The RNC, I believe, stays out of primaries, as it should.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Propriety is the thing too back Cornyn isn't bound by it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:10 PM (MpEy/)

160 145 The RNC, I believe, stays out of primaries, as it should.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (ExV1e)
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Yeah, the correct question is how much are the NRSC and the various Senate Leadership PACs spending to prop up Cornyn's fat ass.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (3BwY

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Well, that would be $70 million.

To win a plurality of 42 vs. 41 against Paxton with a spoiler in the race.

I do wonder if a lot of the "Trump will endorse Cornyn" stuff is from Cornyn's own people and has no actual provenance with Trump's thinking.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:10 PM (GBKbO)

161 Special Envoy to some to be created outfit to fight crime in the Americas does seem like a somewhat downward job shift. But allows saving face for both Noem and Trump, and I hope Noem and this Shield group do great things.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 02:10 PM (vlkz/)

162 Have we met?
Posted by: The Democrats and the Silent Filibuster at

Not needed for top level appointments.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:10 PM (MGB5H)

163 hoping MarkWayne is up to it

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:08 PM (j+aD2)

I'm hoping MarkWayne isn't a real name.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:10 PM (Nhyh3)

164 153 Have we met?

Posted by: The Democrats and the Silent Filibuster at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (3BwY

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There's no longer a cloture vote on cabinet appointments.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:11 PM (GBKbO)

165 I'm hoping MarkWayne isn't a real name.


dude seriously

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:11 PM (j+aD2)

166 @154 and 156 -- Thanks for the clarification!

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 02:11 PM (XMwZJ)

167 SCOTUS got that environmental case factually wrong when they agreed with a crazy lower court decision that CO2 is a pollutant that needs regulations
.
It is an OMG decision that costs trillion$$$

Posted by: torabora at March 05, 2026 02:11 PM (KtOUo)

168 I do wonder if a lot of the "Trump will endorse Cornyn" stuff is from Cornyn's own people and has no actual provenance with Trump's thinking.


from what I'm seeing on X, you got it in one

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:12 PM (j+aD2)

169 I'm beginning to think that the bar owner's response to the left that went viral -- "Go fuck yourselves" -- is the only appropriate and all-purpose response to the Left going forward. I've always been a firm believer in civil debate but we're beyond that now. We're dealing with totalitarian freaks who want us dead. Breitbart seemed to have reached the same conclusion near the end of his life.

Instead, of "Margaret, I really don't care..." I want to hear, "Go fuck yourself." It doesn't mean we can't explain why they should go fuck themselves, but that's all we owe them anymore.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 02:12 PM (fZiTB)

170 23 Noem fired official?
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Nhyh3)

Karma, bitch.

Posted by: Kristy Noem's dog at March 05, 2026 02:12 PM (7v6oI)

171 His parents couldn't decide on a name so they flipped a coin and it rolled under the couch. The rest is history.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:12 PM (Nhyh3)

172


>>>> Noem is being moved to a new position in a new body


With all that work she's had done, her current body is only has about 10,000 miles on it.

/how many planks of the Argos need to be replaced?

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:12 PM (g6TN6)

173 I do wonder if a lot of the "Trump will endorse Cornyn" stuff is from Cornyn's own people and has no actual provenance with Trump's thinking.

Which is why Paxton's post is genius.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 02:13 PM (ExV1e)

174
It isn't Cornyn's fault he's won repeatedly. It's Texans that keep putting him there.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 02:13 PM (IifOV)

175 do wonder if a lot of the "Trump will endorse Cornyn" stuff is from Cornyn's own people and has no actual provenance with Trump's thinking.


from what I'm seeing on X, you got it in one
Posted by: BlackOrchid at

That's what Michael Barry has been saying.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:13 PM (MGB5H)

176 I really don't understand why we have hearings, due process, appeals etc... If it is determined that you are in the country illegally you are subject to immediate deportation.

Posted by: Ripley at March 05, 2026 02:13 PM (PTDkx)

177 Which is why Paxton's post is genius.


it truly is

what a reframe!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:13 PM (j+aD2)

178 Stripping the Senate of a R vote for 7 months gave Chucky Schumer an erection that's going to last more that four hours.

WTF ARE YOU DOING, DONALD.

Posted by: torabora at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (KtOUo)

179 Someone claimed Talarico was citing a gnostic fake "gospel" so I looked it up. Good G-d, it's true, jackass thinks "Thomas" is canon.
I can point this prongsipper to actual atheists who would laugh him out of RELI 101 for that shit.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (gKWVE)

180 If only Trump would actually tell us what's on his mind sometimes instead of clamming up, then we wouldn't need all these anonymous sources to tell us his plans.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (Nhyh3)

181 "The agency's determination... is generally 'conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary,'"

So now, every immigration decision in the lower courts will have "any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude" appended to it.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (OGOaV)

182 178 Stripping the Senate of a R vote for 7 months gave Chucky Schumer an erection that's going to last more that four hours.


my thought also how quickly can Mullin be replaced?!?!?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (j+aD2)

183 175 That's what Michael Barry has been saying.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:13 PM (MGB5H)

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The only thing from Trump himself was that he would endorse one of the two, and that he hadn't decided yet.

He could be misleading and have already made up his mind. I dunno.

I'm not in those rooms.

But the "Trump is going to endorse Cornyn" stuff came out mighty fast for a runoff in almost 3 months.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (GBKbO)

184 Maybe Trump will give a left handed endorsement to Cornyn to get the sentage votes he needs, and then Paxton will win the runoff anyway.
Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 02:06 PM (vlkz/)
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I understand the disappointment, but that's not how things work in DC.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (rj6Yv)

185 179 Someone claimed Talarico was citing a gnostic fake "gospel" so I looked it up. Good G-d, it's true, jackass thinks "Thomas" is canon.
I can point this prongsipper to actual atheists who would laugh him out of RELI 101 for that shit.


right it's a heresy

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (j+aD2)

186 Noem was a lightning rod for the Dems...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (NdvkI)

187 Local Arkys wonder why the Joads are in charge of keeping things safe.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (gm9Sb)

188 176 I really don't understand why we have hearings, due process, appeals etc... If it is determined that you are in the country illegally you are subject to immediate deportation.

Posted by: Ripley at March 05, 2026 02:13 PM (PTDkx)

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Being in America without permission is a civil crime.

The due process for such a civil crime is very low. It's deportation.

Everything else is just obstruction by the courts.

Fortunately, it's a side show and represents a very small percentage of those being deported.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)

189 Stripping the Senate of a R vote for 7 months gave Chucky Schumer an erection that's going to last more that four hours.

WTF ARE YOU DOING, DONALD.
Posted by: torabora at March

He'll be replaced by gov appointment. And then special election for remainder of the term. Not losing a vote.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (MGB5H)

190 Trump needs to leave MarkWayne Mullen where he is. Find some other loser to replace Kristi Noem

Posted by: Jaimo at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (BCuCF)

191 So... any idea what they're doing with Noem's old body? AFAF

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (Nhyh3)

192 178 Stripping the Senate of a R vote for 7 months gave Chucky Schumer an erection that's going to last more that four hours.

WTF ARE YOU DOING, DONALD.

Posted by: torabora at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (KtOUo)

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OK gov would appoint a replacement who would take the seat almost immediately.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:16 PM (GBKbO)

193 IT WAS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!
Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 02:00 PM (n1OCj)

And it forever will be.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at March 05, 2026 02:16 PM (7v6oI)

194 But crabs don't have balls.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 07:00 PM

King crabs do. That's why they're not Queen crabs.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 07:08 PM

Even the Harvard Divinity School would laugh at this tard.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:16 PM (Wnv9h)

195 179 Someone claimed Talarico was citing a gnostic fake "gospel" so I looked it up. Good G-d, it's true, jackass thinks "Thomas" is canon.
I can point this prongsipper to actual atheists who would laugh him out of RELI 101 for that shit.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (gKWVE)

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He's going to lose so badly.

I'm going to laugh.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:16 PM (GBKbO)

196 So, did anyone hear about Lloyd's of London canceling their shipping insurance policies on vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait? Pretty big deal that.

Then Trump perks up and said; "we will insure them." Also a pretty big deal. Which means our Navy will likely escort commercial vessels (tankers, container ships, etc.) through Hormuz.
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As for Noem... I think she fumbled the administration's response to the unrest/insurrection in Minneapolis. Specifically, she brought in Border Patrol who's agents were responsible for the two fatal shootings. The Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were obviously armed, but did not engage in some of the stuff BPS got into. ICE are basically process servers with arrest warrants.

YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 02:17 PM (jtM2q)

197 #172
I'd like to put some more miles on Kristi. You really can't wear that out and it's fun trying to.

Posted by: torabora at March 05, 2026 02:17 PM (KtOUo)

198 I noticed Mullin was all over media suddenly, unusual for a junior Senator. He was auditioning!

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 02:17 PM (GD0B3)

199 Noem changing her name to Sgt. Nick Fury

Yeah. The real, white one.
Posted by: Jetto at March

I go back to the wwii comic of the late fifties, then the first Shield comic in sixties? Never seen the movie character. Thankfully, I've heard.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (sl73Y)

200 Talarico maybe the first candidate to get less than 3%

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (+nEug)

201 Incumbents always have a huge advantage. I don't understand full details but the equal air time FCC rules are not in force when radio or TV shows interview a current politician, they can always frame that as informing audience of some issue of the day. So with that, plus the name recognition the incumbent has a huge free advantage, and then the special interests know how the incumbent will vote so that is a campaign chest advantage.

Posted by: PaleRider at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (vlkz/)

202 According to the Gospel of gKWVE, it says right here "lo, there shall come amongst the flock a man with lips dripping with soy milk and a chin upon which hath rested many a scrotum, vote not for this dude".
Probably read better in Coptic.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (gKWVE)

203 170 23 Noem fired official?
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (Nhyh3)

Karma, bitch.
Posted by: Kristy Noem's dog

LOL

Learn to hunt my ass...

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (Y8DZL)

204 200 Talarico maybe the first candidate to get less than 3%

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (+nEug)

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40-42% would be my guess.

A loss of between 16 and 20 points.

He excites undersexed AWFLs in Austin and no one else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (GBKbO)

205 I'm more pissed on the Repub. Senator from Montana not running at the last second... Any Montanans here ? Could we lose that seat ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:19 PM (NdvkI)

206 199 Sgt Fury and the Howling Commandos. Sgt Rock and the Combat Happy Joes of Easy Company. Comics when good.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (gm9Sb)

207 Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (gKWVE)

I lol'd.

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (Le7ca)

208 I'm more pissed on the Repub. Senator from Montana not running at the last second... Any Montanans here ? Could we lose that seat ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:19 PM (NdvkI)

Montana US Attorney filed right before deadline and received immediate endorsement from Trump. It's fine.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (MGB5H)

209 174
It isn't Cornyn's fault he's won repeatedly. It's Texans that keep putting him there.

Posted by: Frank Barone
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When you have a machine that assures you win the primary and Swamp Money flooding the TV/ad zone he wins. Look at how much was spent for the squeaker.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (MpEy/)

210 I heard Noem was getting death threats daily but also death threats concerning her family. Maybe that spooked her enough to agree to the move

Posted by: Megthered at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (VcRz1)

211 205 I'm more pissed on the Repub. Senator from Montana not running at the last second... Any Montanans here ? Could we lose that seat ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:19 PM (NdvkI)

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Dear lord.

No. Not a chance.

The switch was done last second to make sure Tester didn't run. It's a R+10 state.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (GBKbO)

212

I really don't understand why we have hearings, due process, appeals etc... If it is determined that you are in the country illegally you are subject to immediate deportation.
Posted by: Ripley

Not that I agree with it, but the law is that once the gov't grants a benefit or "right" it cannot be taken away without due process. The evil genius of the last administration's plan was to grant this completely non-statutory temporary protected status of more than 18 months, which then allowed illegal immigrants who made (what were largely specious) claims of asylum to remain and work in the United states. It's a one-way ratchet, and that is why there is never been an indefinite term temporary protected status enacted into statute. It's just like DACA. It is an end run around the specific limits that Congress set in the Immigration Act of 1990, and Congress really should have put a sunset or term limit on how many times it could be renewed.

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (g6TN6)

213
So if Senator Markwayne Mullin becomes the new Director of DHS -- this means we lose another R vote (from Oklahoma) in the Senate until he's replaced? Ugh.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 02:21 PM (jyU1K)

214 Martini Farmer, those resources had to brought in because the Minneapolis police were not doing anything to deter the riots and leaving ICE in a dangerous situation.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 02:21 PM (+nEug)

215
"Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has openly disagreed with President Donald Trump’s assertion that Democrats support lax border policies to register undocumented immigrants as voters. In an NPR interview, Stitt said he does not believe Democrats aim to add noncitizens to voter rolls, even as Congress debates the Trump-backed SAVE America Act requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration." - MS NOW

This is the governor who will pick Mullin's replacement in the Senate.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 02:21 PM (IifOV)

216 213
So if Senator Markwayne Mullin becomes the new Director of DHS -- this means we lose another R vote (from Oklahoma) in the Senate until he's replaced? Ugh.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 02:21 PM (jyU1K)

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It'll be days, at most.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:21 PM (GBKbO)

217 Dear lord.

No. Not a chance.

The switch was done last second to make sure Tester didn't run. It's a R+10 state.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (GBKbO)

Good.. I remembered how they had Tester and was afraid a Dem could win there again..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:22 PM (NdvkI)

218 OK gov would appoint a replacement who would take the seat almost immediately.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


You can bet Trump already cleared it with the OK governor.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 02:22 PM (nn0kD)

219 Posted by: Megthered at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (VcRz1

Well, it would spoke me-especially death threats against family.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 02:22 PM (Nx5jP)

220 I saw the Undersexed AWFLs open for the Dixie Chicks at Austin City Limit back in ‘03.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 05, 2026 02:22 PM (zbPb3)

221 Senator Markwayne Mullin becomes the new Director of DHS -- this means we lose another R vote (from Oklahoma) in the Senate until he's replaced? Ugh.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic

Special appointment will replace him immediately. Then we will have a special election. There will be no lost vote.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:22 PM (MGB5H)

222 =====

40-42% would be my guess.

A loss of between 16 and 20 points.

He excites undersexed AWFLs in Austin and no one else.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
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He'll collect a certain number of votes because his name is no longer James Dell Causey.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:23 PM (MpEy/)

223 213
So if Senator Markwayne Mullin becomes the new Director of DHS -- this means we lose another R vote (from Oklahoma) in the Senate until he's replaced? Ugh.
Posted by: ShainS
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Nope. Appt. by Governor for Senate means almost no lag time for someone to fill the seat. There will be a special election (held during the Nov. term elections) in 2026 I guess for the remainder of the term which ran to 2028.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 02:23 PM (E4rtv)

224 218 OK gov would appoint a replacement who would take the seat almost immediately.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


You can bet Trump already cleared it with the OK governor.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 02:22 PM (nn0kD)

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No. OK gov's opinions were a complete secret to Trump and he just leaped before he looked.

If the OK gov replaces Mullin with someone even half decent, it's just Trump getting lucky.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:23 PM (GBKbO)

225 This is the governor who will pick Mullin's replacement in the Senate.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 02:21 PM (IifOV)

Pretty sure Trump has "spoken" to the Governor...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:23 PM (NdvkI)

226 I saw the Undersexed AWFLs open for the Dixie Chicks

So, that was like when the Folksmen opened for Spinal Tap?

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:23 PM (Le7ca)

227 I heard Noem was getting death threats daily but also death threats concerning her family. Maybe that spooked her enough to agree to the move

Posted by: Megthered at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (VcRz1)

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The Democrat-Communists have no problem with hundreds of thousands of Americans being slaughtered by illegal aliens and The Cartels -- but they'll never forgive Noem for shooting her dog.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 02:23 PM (iu4Pw)

228 Yeah, I just got an Apple News alert on my phone that Kristi Noem is OUT!!

Taken behind the woodshed and shot like a dog, metaphorically. South Park guys will have a field day.

Why her and not Pam Bondi, IDK. Hopefully it puts Pam and Kash on notice.

Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (gWBY1)

229 It's a complete and total no-brainer, which is probably why they entrusted the biggest retard on the SCOTUS bench with the opinion. Of course the law clerks do the actual work, but the optics remain.

Posted by: What's FUCKING DUH? in lawspeak? at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (TbWk/)

230 Sgt Fury and the Howling Commandos. Sgt Rock and the Combat Happy Joes of Easy Company. Comics when good.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM

And let us not forget Weird War Tales.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (Wnv9h)

231 179 Someone claimed Talarico was citing a gnostic fake "gospel" so I looked it up. Good G-d, it's true, jackass thinks "Thomas" is canon.
I can point this prongsipper to actual atheists who would laugh him out of RELI 101 for that shit.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (gKWVE)

I missed his quote. The Gospel According to Thomas is ancient scripture but has never been canon.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (y171U)

232 Fetterman will vote to confirm Mullin:

As a member of the Homeland Security Committee + Ranking Member of Subcommittee on Border Security:

I’m not sure how many fellow Democrats will vote to support our colleague @SenMullin as the next DHS Secretary, but I am AYE.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (CNl8/)

233 202 According to the Gospel of gKWVE,
Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:18 PM (gKWVE)
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LOL

Posted by: The Democrats and the Silent Filibuster at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (3BwY8)

234 ... never forgive Noem for shooting her dog.

You'd think they'd be cool with it, given how the Muzzies feel about dogs.

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Le7ca)

235 It's a R+10 state.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (GBKbO)

Which elects Democrats to the Senate at an alarming rate.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 02:26 PM (n9ltV)

236 Posted by: What's FUCKING DUH? in lawspeak? at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM

Res ipsa loquitur.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Wnv9h)

237 I'm predicting Talarico will soon start using the Spanish version of his name, Jaime. Also talk alot about his of love of breakfast tacos, which his mama used to prepare for him growing up in their small casa in an impoverished pueblo.

Posted by: Ripley at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (PTDkx)

238 231 179 Someone claimed Talarico was citing a gnostic fake "gospel" so I looked it up. Good G-d, it's true, jackass thinks "Thomas" is canon.
I can point this prongsipper to actual atheists who would laugh him out of RELI 101 for that shit.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:14 PM (gKWVE)

I missed his quote. The Gospel According to Thomas is ancient scripture but has never been canon.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (y171U)

Next, he'll be quoting the Secret Gospel of Mark.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (nd2ez)

239 236 Posted by: What's FUCKING DUH? in lawspeak? at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM

Res ipsa loquitur.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Wnv9h)

"The thing speaks for itself." Quite apropos indeed.

Posted by: Needs more profanity though at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (TbWk/)

240 Kristie Noem has been speaking live for 20+ mins.
She has more guts than any woman I've ever known.

and, I believe her and her family had to move into secure housing 6+ months ago. She has given all she has and I thank her.

Posted by: old chick at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (F3Dlr)

241 Meanwhile the DOW is down 1000

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (NdvkI)

242 Did someone say something about breakfast tacos?

Posted by: "Dr." Jill Biden at March 05, 2026 02:28 PM (Le7ca)

243 Posted by: Needs more profanity though at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM

The judge usually like us to be polite.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:28 PM (Wnv9h)

244 241 Meanwhile the DOW is down 1000
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (NdvkI)

OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD

*sets hair on fire*
*finds 25-story bank building to jump off*

Posted by: We're ruined! RUINED! at March 05, 2026 02:28 PM (TbWk/)

245 never forgive Noem for shooting her dog
***
I never forgot it. Im a South Dakota resident and could never understand why Trump picked her. She was a Barbie governor. But shooting your dog, nope. She was disgusting.

Posted by: Megthered at March 05, 2026 02:28 PM (VcRz1)

246 Does Markwayne Mullen have a girlfriend? Because it would be great if we could avoid that kind of noise.

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 02:28 PM (pZEOD)

247 So what did Noem do or not do to get fired

tardiness?
insubordinate?
took a stapler home?

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 02:28 PM (ZxPkt)

248 Meanwhile the DOW is down 1000

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (NdvkI)

Panicans

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (CNl8/)

249 It'll be days, at most.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 02:21 PM (GBKbO)

Great. Days is another RINO squish

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (Nhyh3)

250 Why her and not Pam Bondi, IDK. Hopefully it puts Pam and Kash on notice.
Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (gWBY1)


Easy now, Liz, you don't want Fen and runner telling you what a jerk you are!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Trix are for Kids at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (RfVfI)

251 248 Meanwhile the DOW is down 1000

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (NdvkI)

Panicans
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (CNl8/)

That's what I figured

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (NdvkI)

252

I just want Brandon Hererra to wipe the floor with Gonzales

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:30 PM (g6TN6)

253 Posted by: gKWVE at March 05

And what was he using the Gospel of Thomas to prove-that Jesus was a feminist, that God was non Binary , that Jesus was gay or that God is all thumbs up all on abortion?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 02:30 PM (rZCVI)

254 I just want Brandon Hererra to wipe the floor with Gonzales
Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:30 PM (g6TN6)

Me too...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:30 PM (NdvkI)

255 Does Markwayne Mullen have a girlfriend? Because it would be great if we could avoid that kind of noise.
Posted by: Piper at March

He's married. I don't know about a girlfriend tho.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:30 PM (MGB5H)

256 Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (gWBY1)
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Apple is in court right now defending it's biased news presentation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (MpEy/)

257 I just want Brandon Hererra to wipe the floor with Gonzales

This! Oh so much this.

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (Le7ca)

258 Res ipsa loquitur.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:26 PM (Wnv9h)

Well, in this instance it is: "Res ipsa loquitur...motherfucker!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (n9ltV)

259 That Crystal Noem womin lied abouts PRESDENT Obama Our furst blank Presdent. That is be why that Idiot Trump fired her..

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (qZkjS)

260 Posted by: Denny Crane - Trix are for Kids at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (RfVfI)

I called nobody a jerk. I disagreed with the POV

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (rZCVI)

261 I just want Brandon Hererra to wipe the floor with Gonzales
Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:30 PM

From your keyboard to God's ears.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (Wnv9h)

262 > Martini Farmer, those resources had to brought in because the Minneapolis police were not doing anything to deter the riots and leaving ICE in a dangerous situation.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Oh, I understand that. I think BPS operated under some different ROE that Noem either didn't know about, or sanctioned. Bottom like is that BPS was behind the only two civilian deaths, not ICE.

IOW... someone had to be responsible. But that alone probably wouldn't have been sufficient for Trump to can her. It's something else. Maybe.

Again, YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (jtM2q)

263 Here's some hajis getting blown up

https://tinyurl.com/4h3ucnh2

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (ZxPkt)

264 Posted by: imp

Not quite. TPS given by one administration does not mean you get a permanent stay by a new regime. There is no time limit on these because it depends on events in the home country. Appeals courts have already allowed, as they must under the law, the administration to withdraw TPS from a number of countries like Nicaragua, Honduras, etc. that have been in existence since the 90's.

Immigration is a property right normally as a liberty right claim relies on some animus usually against a group.

Ironically, it also means that TPS is treated as a group, not an individual right and thus withdrawal does not get members benefit of individual hearings for withdrawal of TPS protections. It does, however, require perhaps APA following. And members of teh TPS class can claim individual refugee claims pursuant to existing law plus there are some hardship applications to immigration officials that can be made.

TPS is going away for a lot of people and the claim for refugee status on the fear of persecution claims now requires a much higher std. of proof for a judge to be able to overturn immigration officials fact finding.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)

265 228 Yeah, I just got an Apple News alert on my phone that Kristi Noem is OUT!!

Taken behind the woodshed and shot like a dog, metaphorically. South Park guys will have a field day.

Why her and not Pam Bondi, IDK. Hopefully it puts Pam and Kash on notice.
Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 02:25 PM (gWBY1)

B/c DHS still doesn't have a passed budget for this year, and the Dems needed a scalp to even be willing to pass it.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (tOcjL)

266 Why do we want to lose a perfectly good Senator to replace Noem? Please explain to me why

Posted by: Jaimo at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (BCuCF)

267 I was into the Gospel of Thomas when I was a goth teenager.

and hated the RCC I'd grown up in.

it's worse than just "not canon"

it's a very odd little book

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:32 PM (j+aD2)

268 Well, in this instance it is: "Res ipsa loquitur...motherfucker!"
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM

See, Me, at 243.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 02:32 PM (Wnv9h)

269 I can believe it, but I can't believe it post: Noem is being replaced. I thought Trump would have learned from his first time around not to fall for the media polarizing his appointments.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 02:32 PM (n5tGW)

270 Will the DHS funding be approved now that they got Noem's scalp?

Posted by: old chick at March 05, 2026 02:32 PM (F3Dlr)

271 But shooting your dog, nope.

Heard an old girlfriend's side of a phone call with her ex:
"You shot my dog? And sold my mule?"

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (Kt19C)

272
If there is a blunt Supreme Court ruling like this, is there a way to immediately and quickly cite the ruling to thwart lower judges the next time they try their restraining order delay tactic? I mean, not even bother with a court hearing or appeal, just briefly cite the ruling and ignore the lower judge?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (VWtfl)

273 @nypost
·
1h
Trump says Kristi Noem lied to Congress about getting his approval for $220M ad campaign featuring herself https://trib.al/PwVpxnd

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (ZxPkt)

274 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (LdBR/)

275 I really don't think replacing Noem is a hair on fire event.

plus she will still have a role, it might be a good one, you can't judge based on PDJT's nomenclature. he's a bit of a mixed bag with naming things lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (j+aD2)

276

I'm not going to bag on Talarico for getting adopted, but when he wants to fund abortions for trannies, that deserves a beating like his real daddy used to give him.

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:33 PM (g6TN6)

277 it's worse than just "not canon"

it's a very odd little book
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Must be why the islamists are sooooo enamored with it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 05, 2026 02:34 PM (diia5)

278 And what was he using the Gospel of Thomas to prove-that Jesus was a feminist, that God was non Binary , that Jesus was gay or that God is all thumbs up all on abortion?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Crackpot theology from the land of make believe. Gnosticism never goes away, it just morphs to fit our current day. Some people always want to claim special privileges in reading the 'real' hidden reality from the rest of the crowd.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 02:34 PM (E4rtv)

279 two legal points

1) immigration courts by definition deal with people who are NOT U.S. citizens, hence the constitutional protections don't apply. They are covered under the executives' foreign relations.

2) Deportation is NOT a punishment, according to multiple court cases, hence there is no trial, just a hearing and a decision. This is a purely administrative matter.

These article III courts are way out over their skis - it's not that their rulings are even wrong, they just have zero power or say over this matter.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 05, 2026 02:34 PM (k0c0j)

280 B/c DHS still doesn't have a passed budget for this year, and the Dems needed a scalp to even be willing to pass it.
Posted by: Nova Local

You beat me to it.

Posted by: old chick at March 05, 2026 02:34 PM (F3Dlr)

281 Oh, I understand that. I think BPS operated under some different ROE that Noem either didn't know about, or sanctioned. Bottom like is that BPS was behind the only two civilian deaths, not ICE.

IOW... someone had to be responsible. But that alone probably wouldn't have been sufficient for Trump to can her. It's something else. Maybe.

Again, YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (jtM2q)

Both those shitmaggots killed were deranged Communists. No loss at all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 02:34 PM (8zz6B)

282 Here's some hajis getting blown up

Awwww, I was hoping for something a little more... Lit?

Posted by: Jetto at March 05, 2026 02:34 PM (Le7ca)

283 I called nobody a jerk.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (rZCVI)

You gotta get those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (Nhyh3)

284 248 Meanwhile the DOW is down 1000

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:27 PM (NdvkI)

Panicans
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (CNl8/)

That's what I figured
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 02:29 PM (NdvkI)
====

I'm thinking "That's all it dropped?"

UK, Spain giving us the finger. The EU tut-tutting. Tankers burning, the US intensifying the bombing campaign.

And oil prices zoomed up ... 1%?

US domestic fundamentals haven't changed. DJT's approval ratings are better than Barry's appeasement 2nd term's numbers. And his party approval numbers are stratospheric.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (rj6Yv)

285 Jesus saw some little children nursing. He said to his disciples, "These nursing children can be compared to those who enter the kingdom."

They said to him, "Then we'll enter the kingdom as little children?"

Jesus said to them, "When you make the two into one, and make the inner like the outer and the outer like the inner, and the upper like the lower, and so make the male and the female a single one so that the male won't be male nor the female female; when you make eyes in the place of an eye, a hand in the place of a hand, a foot in the place of a foot, and an image in the place of an image; then you'll enter [the kingdom]."

Gospel of Thomas saying 22. Sounds kinda tranny through a modern whackjob lens though that's probably not what Jesus was getting at. Probably more like Paul's statement in Galatians 3.

Posted by: David and Jonathan were gay y'know at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (TbWk/)

286 The part of Thomas that gets me is the end when it has Jesus tell Mary she should just go ahead and be a man. Because there's a mens'-only sign at the Gates, like on a lavatory, or a bathhouse.
"Odd little book" indeed!

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (gKWVE)

287 266 Why do we want to lose a perfectly good Senator to replace Noem? Please explain to me why
Posted by: Jaimo
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Speedy confirmation and Stitt should appoint a decent replacement. Democrats have little chance too in winning the seat in November for the rest of the term (expires in 2028 I think) and the appointee gets to run for the seat as an incumbent.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (E4rtv)

288 156 151 Cornyn would probably pull a Murkowski if he lost the primary. He's that big of a POS.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

Texas has a sore loser law
Posted by: BruceWayne at March 05, 2026 02:09 PM (MGB5H)

So did Alaska

Posted by: buzzion at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (3tZV2)

289

Whig, TPS has to be renewed every 18 mo at least, on 60 days notice. I just mean that Obiden kept the farce going no matter what was going on in the "old country," and Trump 45 didn't shut it down when he had the chance. This ruling will stop a lot of shenanigans about District judges determining the threat of persecution on a de novo record though

Posted by: imp at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (g6TN6)

290 237 Also talk alot about his of love of breakfast tacos

Posted by: Ripley

He carries a small 1oz bottle of Tequila in his purse, right next to a tampon.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 02:39 PM (Y8DZL)

291 Saying 114: Peter and Mary

Simon Peter said to them, "Mary should leave us, because women aren't worthy of life."

Jesus said, "Look, am I to make her a man? So that she may become a living spirit too, she's equal to you men, because every woman who makes herself manly will enter the kingdom of heaven."

Posted by: Another one from Gospel of Thomas at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (TbWk/)

292 Editors say the decision raises serious questions about press freedom and readers’ access to primary sources. J. D. Vance delivering his speech at the Munich Security Conference in 2025 THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP. A Belgian online news outlet has been reprimanded by the country’s press ethics body after publishing the full text of a speech by U.S. vice president J.D. Vance, sparking debate about censorship and media freedom.

Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (RHGPo)

293 Point of order -- The people responsible for the deaths of two "people" in Minnesota were the two commie shitbags who got themselves unalived.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (XMwZJ)

294 So did Alaska

Posted by: buzzion at March 05, 2026 02:38 PM (3tZV2)

Indeed

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:44 PM (Nhyh3)

295 imp,
Think we are arguing past each other.

At least 60 days before the expiration of a foreign state's Temporary Protected Status designation or extension, the Secretary—after consultation with appropriate U.S. Government agencies—must review the conditions in the foreign state designated for Temporary Protected Status and determine whether the conditions for the Temporary Protected Status designation continue to be met. See
INA sec. 244(b)(3)(A), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A).

If the Secretary determines that the conditions in the foreign state continue to meet the specific statutory criteria for the Temporary Protected Status designation, Temporary Protected Status will be extended for an additional period of 6 months or, in the Secretary's discretion, 12 or 18 months. See INA sec. 244(b)(3)(A), (C), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(A), (C).

If the Secretary determines that the foreign state no longer meets the conditions for the Temporary Protected Status designation, the Secretary must terminate the designation. See INA sec. 244(b)(3)(B), 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(B). There is no judicial review of “any determination of the [Secretary]"

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (E4rtv)

296 You know what the best course of action would be? Just get rid of the stupid provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that allow asylum seeking in the first place, or at least highly restrict it. Problem solved. Yeah, I know, that would require Congress to actually do their damn job, but one can dream. Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (XMwZJ)

We had that. It was called "Remain in Mexico." Make it law.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 05, 2026 02:48 PM (eStot)

297 You know what the best course of action would be? Just get rid of the stupid provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that allow asylum seeking in the first place, or at least highly restrict it. Problem solved. Yeah, I know, that would require Congress to actually do their damn job, but one can dream. Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
======
Laws granting it are because US signed a UN Treaty way back in the day due to the mess post WWII and the FDR administration turning back Jews trying to flee Hitler pre War. Ship of the Damned is only one example.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (E4rtv)

298 ***

Instead, of "Margaret, I really don't care..." I want to hear, "Go fuck yourself." It doesn't mean we can't explain why they should go fuck themselves, but that's all we owe them anymore.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 02:12 PM (fZiTB)

"Argo F* yourself" works, too. Especially this month.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 02:51 PM (lCppi)

299 293 Point of order -- The people responsible for the deaths of two "people" in Minnesota were the two commie shitbags who got themselves unalived.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 02:41 PM (XMwZJ)

This.

Posted by: Emmie at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (FMtrg)

300 It's something else. Maybe. Again, YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 02:31 PM (jtM2q)

I'm hearing it was the $200 million she spent on ads. It always seemed to me that the ads were fine, but it would have made more sense to do them in Spanish and put them on Spanish networks. Not a lot of illegal aliens watching Fox News.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 05, 2026 02:53 PM (eStot)

301
I don't know anything about anything, so does this mean that those 1000+ habeas cases will vanish? I think some Minnesota judges were using habeas to gum up the deportation process.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 05, 2026 03:07 PM (pAy1S)

302 Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 02:35 PM (Nhyh3)

Thanks for the encouragement.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 03:10 PM (Nx5jP)

303 his of love of breakfast tampons.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 03:24 PM (Kt19C)

304 Wow! Great news!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 03:45 PM (WONhk)

305 The Avett Brothers have a tune called True Sadness, and it would be a good one to use for parody lyrics, renamed Due Process.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 05, 2026 04:30 PM (KiBMU)

Schmolls: Trump's Second Term Approval Is Higher Than That of the "Popular" Barack Obama and George Bush Too

From Real Clear Politics:

trumpbushobama.jpg

keytrumpbushobama.jpg

Special Note: Voters claim they want "changes" but the moment someone attempts changes they recoil. They're stupid, in the main. They'll say they want all illegals deported and then when Trump deports the worst of the worst, the killers and rapists and pedophiles, the media runs stories about these nice Maryland Men and then the same people who say they want all aliens deported say "But not like this!"

Again, they're stupid.

I point this out because Trump is making truly momentous changes and those changes should be driving his popularity down very low. The stupid voters, remember. The ones who want "change" without anything actually changing. The ones who demand massive transformations without any controversy or disruption.

The fact that he is maintaining a good-but-not-great approval rating while Fundamentally Transforming the United States is a major feat.


Also: Trump has the highest approval rating from his own party than any president in polling history.



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8 Afternoon, Ace.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 12:30 PM (kgE5c)

9 Shrub kept screwing over his base, and Obalala did everything but what he was elected to do - cut taxes and healthcare costs.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)

10 I got lost in Albuquerque
Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 12:30 PM

Shoulda made that left turn.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (kgE5c)

11 And at least 5pts of that Obama score is fake.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

12 Let the flailing about continue.

Posted by: huerfano at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (98kQX)

13 OT-this is the hijab wearing woman who never voted for a Republican but is running as ones d who was wearing a hijab. She's from NC:

https://tinyurl.com/wruxxsfj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (PFs9e)

14 He's not just the first place loser- he's the first place loser's understudy!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

15 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (uKtE+)

16 Trump has the highest approval rating from his own party than any president in polling history.
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Amazing how all you have to do is not betray your voters and they will approve. So much for the "big tent" theory. Which was always a lie. Repukes wanted their voters OUT of the tent.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:32 PM (Nhyh3)

17 Also: Trump has the highest approval rating from his own party than any president in polling history.

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Real Republicans vote Democrat in every election.

Nick Fuentes told me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)

18 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (uKtE+)
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Paddled

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:33 PM (iFTx/)

19 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (uKtE+)

Just like Reggie's balls.

(go with it, this needed a gay joke and that's all I got)

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:33 PM (Nhyh3)

20 Polls are commissioned by people with an agenda and/or narrative they want to push.

They're not rooted in reality.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 12:34 PM (jtM2q)

21 15 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.
Posted by: garrett
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Just like his bank account.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:34 PM (E4rtv)

22 If I can share one word of advice with your gentlemen, never marry a woman with a bigger c*ck then your own

Posted by: Barack Obama at March 05, 2026 12:34 PM (sKqQm)

23 I honestly wonder where a clown like Posobiec came from and what his special quality is. Because it sounds like he just repeats what other people say. He really has no relevant skills (and yes I know he briefly worked at ONI). Nothing he says is new or interesting and he feels like more of a clickbait farmer than an intellect.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 12:34 PM (iFEms)

24 good afternoon!

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:34 PM (1wjle)

25 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (uKtE+)
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Paddled
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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That is not funny.

Posted by: Drowned Obama Chef at March 05, 2026 12:34 PM (XeU6L)

26 Voters claim they want "changes" but the moment someone attempts changes they recoil.

I think the media's actually helping Trump here. They've stopped reporting on positive things he's doing that hurt Democrat World Domination, like the ongoing additional DOGE cuts, the rate of deportation, and things of that nature. LIVs, which include 100% of the people pretending to attack Trump from the right, complain that these things aren't happening because they're not in the media.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (2ocoG)

27 >>>Nothing he says is new or interesting and he feels like more of a clickbait farmer than an intellect.

that's literally the entire MAGA Grifter class.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (1wjle)

28 Imagine the polls if even one of the MSM networks was honest in its reporting.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (2WIwB)

29 27 >>>Nothing he says is new or interesting and he feels like more of a clickbait farmer than an intellect.

that's literally the entire MAGA Grifter class.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (1wjle)

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I thought he was talking about Rich Lowery.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

30 Obama's last words were "Spit in my mouth!"

Posted by: Reggie Dressed Up as Gimp-Suit Batman at March 05, 2026 12:36 PM (1wjle)

31 Obama loves a good poll

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Nhyh3)

32 >> I honestly wonder where a clown like Posobiec came from and what his special quality is.


Once a Fed...

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:36 PM (uKtE+)

33 31 Obama loves a good poll

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:36 PM (Nhyh3)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)

34 Big or small
Deport them all

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 12:36 PM (nn0kD)

35 If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.
If you deport his ass, you never have to feed him again.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (nn0kD)

36 Afternoon Ace.
CNN viewers choking on their breakfast. I live in a leftist area and the leftists I know are posting about Trump's decreasing popularity because they watch MSNBC and only listen to delusional pundits . People living in an alternative reality like that are the reason I think this summer will be nuts

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (/C62k)

37 "You get used to it, though. Your brain does the translating. I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, redhead. Hey uh, you want a drink?"


news --> All I see is:

Trump down among Rs --> waaaaaa. he's doing things we don't like
"international law" --> waaaaaa. we don't want him to do that
"quagmire" --> waaaa only Ds can go to war because we know how to lose
"unprecedented" --> waaaaaa. tell bad orange man to stop

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (Fqw4x)

38 Bill reportedly had slanted polling too.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (Nhyh3)

39 >>>I thought he was talking about Rich Lowery.

them too. JeffB -- you remember him -- is a-scared because James Talarico is a once in a generation moderate political talent that will flip the TX senate blue (unless we all get behind his favorite gay traitor John Cornyn).

Meet the New Grifters, same as the Old Grifters.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (1wjle)

40 Polls are commissioned by people with an agenda and/or narrative they want to push.
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I think it was Krauthammer who said, 'Tell me what results you want, and I will frame a poll to produce those results'.

Posted by: Drowned Obama Chef at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (XeU6L)

41 Special Note: Voters claim they want "changes" but the moment someone attempts changes they recoil. They're stupid, in the main. They'll say they want all illegals deported and then when Trump deports the worst of the worst, the killers and rapists and pedophiles, the media runs stories about these nice Maryland Men and then the same people who say they want all aliens deported say "But not like this!"

Like that woman that didn't like hunting, as it killed animals, so wanted hunters to just go to the store and buy meat there...yeah, stupid.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (ynpvh)

42 Castration and repatriation would solve the whole immigration issue overnight.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (EcHpA)

43 Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.

I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.

John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill. Now, Fake News reporters and the establishment are trying to destroy me with misinformation.

The truth is clear: No one has been more loyal to Donald Trump than me—fighting the stolen 2020 election, being in Mar-a-Lago when he announced his 2024 campaign, and standing with him in NY in the face of lawfare.

For the good of our country and for the good of passing President Trump's agenda, I am determined to help him get this done.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (NpAcC)

44 Oops /Paddleboarder

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (XeU6L)

45 Obama's sucked my dick and I didn't shower and I fight crime in a rubber suit. Really SEALS IN THE FLAVOR!

Posted by: Reggie Dressed Up as Gimp-Suit Batman at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (1wjle)

46 that's literally the entire MAGA Grifter class.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (1wjle)

They cultivate a smug, morally righteous tone that is grating.

"WE KNOW BETTER!"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (n9ltV)

47 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE "POLL" SOUNDS LIKE "POLE" WHICH IS PHALLIC, LIKE WHAT OBAMA LIKES IN HIS MOUTH.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (gKWVE)

48 36 Afternoon Ace.
CNN viewers choking on their breakfast. I live in a leftist area and the leftists I know are posting about Trump's decreasing popularity because they watch MSNBC and only listen to delusional pundits . People living in an alternative reality like that are the reason I think this summer will be nuts

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (/C62k)

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What does it matter? MSNOW's reporting of Trump's campaign in 2024 showed a campaign that was literally unprepared for Kamala and was on its back heel for months which was why Kamala was going to win the election in a walk.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (GBKbO)

49 40 Polls are commissioned by people with an agenda and/or narrative they want to push.
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I think it was Krauthammer who said, 'Tell me what results you want, and I will frame a poll to produce those results'.

Posted by: Drowned Obama Chef at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (XeU6L)

The Overton window frame...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (ynpvh)

50 18 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (uKtE+)
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Paddled
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:33 PM (iFTx/)

Filled.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)

51 Kind of a shitty graph. If you put error bars on the polling, all three tracks would be about the same. In all 3 cases, Presidents steadily lost approval for about a year after inauguration, and then plateaued.

I like DJT, and he is a vastly better president than Hussein or Shrub, but this graph is not proof of that fact.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (8zz6B)

52 It looks like it is cheaper to attack Iran for a month than to stay in Afghanistan for 20 years. Trump has drawn (I hope) all the right conclusions from the mistakes of Bush and Obama.

Posted by: PG at March 05, 2026 12:39 PM (TAxKP)

53 >>>Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.
I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.

word is that the corrupt cuck John Thune is blocking the SAVE Act precisely to extort an endorsement of John Cornyn from Trump.

Dead to me. Dead.

Posted by: Reggie Dressed Up as Gimp-Suit Batman at March 05, 2026 12:39 PM (1wjle)

54 23 I honestly wonder where a clown like Posobiec came from and what his special quality is.
Posted by: Marcus T
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Part of the Bannon War Room network. If you notice, there is a segment of influencers that are resolutely refusing to deal with Bannon's prolific messaging with Epstein just before he died about how to get Trump. Nearly 2000 messages of treachery, plotting with people like Michael Wolff (another Epstein crony), and figuring out how to resurrect Epstein's reputation. Absolute radio silence from Prosobiec, Me Again Megyn, Fuentes, Tucker, Flynn, and the whole rotten crew Bannon has collected around himself.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:39 PM (E4rtv)

55 50 18 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (uKtE+)
______

Paddled
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:33 PM (iFTx/)

Filled.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)

Fudge packed

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 12:39 PM (ynpvh)

56 James Talarico is a once in a generation moderate political talent that will flip the TX senate blue (unless we all get behind his favorite gay traitor John Cornyn).

Meet the New Grifters, same as the Old Grifters.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (1wjle)

I thought that was Beto.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 12:39 PM (6ydKt)

57 >>>I like DJT, and he is a vastly better president than Hussein or Shrub, but this graph is not proof of that fact.

see my point about the momentous changes trump is making

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (1wjle)

58 39 >>>I thought he was talking about Rich Lowery.

them too. JeffB -- you remember him -- is a-scared because James Talarico is a once in a generation moderate political talent that will flip the TX senate blue (unless we all get behind his favorite gay traitor John Cornyn).

Meet the New Grifters, same as the Old Grifters.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (1wjle)

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Talarico is going to lose by 15 at least.

Honestly, maybe more.

It's a pattern with blacks in Texas that vote 3-4% will just leave the Senate field blank when a white person beats a black person for the Democrat primary. Plus...there will be diminished turnout.

It's gonna be hilarious.

And JeffB will not reconsider anything when it happens.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (GBKbO)

59 them too. JeffB -- you remember him -- is a-scared because James Talarico is a once in a generation moderate political talent that will flip the TX senate blue (unless we all get behind his favorite gay traitor John Cornyn).

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Yep. They always sneer that we should just primary the RINOs if we hate them so much....and when we do, they go full retard leftist on us.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (vqA1l)

60 President Trump's popularity despite the news media's best efforts. The local news just finished their daily segment on the food pantry that has been set up at the airport for the selfless TSA agents working without pay.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (GPa4z)

61 What's most interesting about that graph isn't that Trump is more popular at this point than the two other loathsome limpdicks.

What's most interesting is that they all trend down almost identically, and even as they go down the "ups and downs" of the curves are very similar.

The graph for Trump and Gay Lightbringer are so similar you can almost map one on top of the other. No, it's not perfect, but it's much closer than I would have expected.

I'm sure someone with more time on their hands can map the ups and downs to routine events at the time. The similarities are too much to be a coincidence.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (iFTx/)

62 18 Obama's numbers were severely padded, too.
Posted by: garrett


"fluffed" the approved term, according to the moron style book, is "fluffed."

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (Fqw4x)

63 100% of the media worked 24/7 to pump and fluff Obama.
And that's the best rating they could get him up to?

But they're 100% against Trump 24/7 and that's the worst they can do?

Hey, maybe if they called Trump a "Hitler" or "Nazi" one more time, that time it'll work?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (HXT0k)

64 I like DJT, and he is a vastly better president than Hussein or Shrub, but this graph is not proof of that fact.

The graph doesn't claim to be making a quality judgement though, just a popularity one.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (2ocoG)

65 3 >>>Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.
I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.


I thought as much.. Wonder what Trump promised Paxton ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (VE6XX)

66 >>>Part of the Bannon War Room network. If you notice, there is a segment of influencers that are resolutely refusing to deal with Bannon's prolific messaging with Epstein just before he died about how to get Trump. Nearly 2000 messages of treachery, plotting with people like Michael Wolff (another Epstein crony), and figuring out how to resurrect Epstein's reputation. Absolute radio silence from Prosobiec, Me Again Megyn, Fuentes, Tucker, Flynn, and the whole rotten crew Bannon has collected around himself.

ask any former Breitbart employee about this fat disgusting CCP-money-taking cunt.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (1wjle)

67 51 Kind of a shitty graph. If you put error bars on the polling, all three tracks would be about the same. In all 3 cases, Presidents steadily lost approval for about a year after inauguration, and then plateaued.

I like DJT, and he is a vastly better president than Hussein or Shrub, but this graph is not proof of that fact.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (8zz6B)

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It's proof that he's not uniquely unpopular.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (GBKbO)

68 oh no we lost Jack Posobiec, whatever will we do

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Poso is not mentioned in the video, did I miss something?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 12:41 PM (RIvkX)

69 I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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If you did, you would not be straight.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:41 PM (E4rtv)

70 In all 3 cases, Presidents steadily lost approval for about a year after inauguration, and then plateaued.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:38 PM (8zz6B)

You forgot your Crusher sock. 🤣

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:41 PM (Nhyh3)

71 >> JeffB -- you remember him --


I remember that his GF is a Dirty Whore.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:41 PM (uKtE+)

72 Steve Bannon. The old homeless looking guy? Had not thought about him for years.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 12:42 PM (pDt9x)

73 I haven't seen JeffB since I changed my X feed to "Following" and chronological order.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)

74 >>>Poso is not mentioned in the video, did I miss something?

no, there was nothing in the linked stuff. Just him and cernovich and the other Candace Owens simps and other Grifters are denouncing Trump and MAGA

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:42 PM (1wjle)

75 I honestly wonder where a clown like Posobiec came from and what his special quality is. Because it sounds like he just repeats what other people say. He really has no relevant skills (and yes I know he briefly worked at ONI). Nothing he says is new or interesting and he feels like more of a clickbait farmer than an intellect.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 12:34 PM (iFEms)
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Not a special pleader, but iirc he speaks Mandarin which is essential for understanding events in China.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 12:42 PM (RIvkX)

76 word is that the corrupt cuck John Thune is blocking the SAVE Act precisely to extort an endorsement of John Cornyn from Trump.

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I wouldn't be surprised. Is it worth it? The SAVE Act for Cornball to keep his seat? As much as I'd love to see him gone, I want that bill to pass. It's too important. Take Paxton and put him in the Trump Administration if that's what it takes. (Granted, I'm going back and forth over this.)

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (qBdHI)

77 @48 TJM, people still listen to the crap that is put out by the propaganda ministries. They act on , and rely on, BS. The Dems will get increasingly desperate this summer and will be crazier and crazier as Nov approaches. I think the Republicans will hold both Senate and House, but the Dems will be insane along the way

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (/C62k)

78 >> that's literally the entire MAGA Grifter class.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (1wjle)

Truth.

There was a time when you need a certain je nes sais quoi and expertise to be a movement leader or intellect. Now it’s all about people just throwing stuff at the wall for clicks and building up their online personalities. Nowadays I’ve never heard so many people say a lot of nothing, add zero value, and don’t even have the brain synapses to carry an intellectual thought process to conclusion. It’s all alleged rumor that never comes through, provocative framing with no basis in fact, and a bunch of prognostication they pull out of their asses, that when scrutinized is nothing but a fever dream created for consumption and attention.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (iFEms)

79 Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.

I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.
______

Translation: Word has gone out privately that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn. Told yas.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (iFTx/)

80 72 Steve Bannon. The old homeless looking guy? Had not thought about him for years.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 12:42 PM (pDt9x)

Race Bannon >>> Steve Bannon

Posted by: Jonny Quest at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (ynpvh)

81 I never understood the Cult Of Flynn. "Decorated military officer!!" - well, so was Wesley Clark. Thank you for your service, now what are you doing for us lately?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (gKWVE)

82 Second terms for R's have been uniformly awful but Trump is changing that bigly.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (Nhyh3)

83 Special Note: Voters claim they want "changes" but the moment someone attempts changes they recoil. They're stupid, in the main. They'll say they want all illegals deported and then when Trump deports the worst of the worst, the killers and rapists and pedophiles, the media runs stories about these nice Maryland Men and then the same people who say they want all aliens deported say "But not like this!"

Again, they're stupid.

I point this out because Trump is making truly momentous changes and those changes should be driving his popularity down very low. The stupid voters, remember. The ones who want "change" without anything actually changing. The ones who demand massive transformations without any controversy or disruption.

The fact that he is maintaining a good-but-not-great approval rating while Fundamentally Transforming the United States is a major feat.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (1wjle)

84 Special Note: Voters claim they want "changes" but the moment someone attempts changes they recoil. They're stupid, in the main. They'll say they want all illegals deported and then when Trump deports the worst of the worst, the killers and rapists and pedophiles, the media runs stories about these nice Maryland Men and then the same people who say they want all aliens deported say "But not like this!"/i]

This ultimately shows the power and limitations of FNM propaganda.

People want illegals gone, taxes down, crime down, etc. The FNM can't do much about that.

But they can turn any case where Trump works on that into a scandal. Now to your point people should be smarter then this. But they see a headline or their lefty friend says something and...they make a decision based on that and that alone.

Frankly, representative government only works when most people are engaged and paying attention...

Posted by: Barack Obama at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (sKqQm)

85 ask any former Breitbart employee about this fat disgusting CCP-money-taking cunt.
Posted by: ace
======
Never liked or trusted him as Breitbart editor. Seemed like a nasty grifter even then and his brief stint in the Trump WH confirmed it.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (E4rtv)

86 >>>Translation: Word has gone out privately that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn. Told yas.

yeah Col. Schlichter let out that bad news yesterday.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (1wjle)

87 >> Just him and cernovich and the other Candace Owens simps


Some guys like legs.

Some guys like asses.

These guys get off on Nostrils the size of Carlsbad Caverns.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (uKtE+)

88 WHAT ABOUT SINKING INNOCENT IRANIAN SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS?

HUH? HUH?

ONLY HITLER AND TRUMP HAVE DONE THAT!

Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (n1OCj)

89 Translation: Word has gone out privately that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn. Told yas.

Newsmax was saying he'll endorse Cornyn in exchange for passing the Save Act.

This feels pretty "Reagan accepting the Dems' promises to enforce the border in 1986" to me, but we'll see.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (2ocoG)

90 "WE KNOW BETTER!"
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

And it really is fascinating. It is true across the spectrum of all human interaction it seems.

'You think you want it, but you don't.'

The... elites (not the right word, maybe professionals) in some field believe something to be true. They say this. The customers (whether this be purchasers or voters) say 'Nah, we don't like that.'

Then the pros go ahead and do what they want anyway. Depending on the thing it is either brutally rebuked (in the case of movies, razor blades, beer or games) or it is fought against (in the case of elections here or in Argentina or Poland or Japan.) Or it has enough of a sway to where they really can ignore the will of their supposed customer base.

This is also like a difference between the English vs French model of aristocracy. It always seemed like the english was more egalitarian and more upwardly mobile than the French. It seemed like there was more a commoner could do there. Whereas the French just kept becoming more and more an actual physical and qualitative difference between the people ruling and those ruled. And the French kept going that way until 'betters.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

91 Imma surprised Obama doesn't speak out. I wonder why?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (pZ64F)

92 What kind of graph idiot uses red and magenta for 3 lines?
Ooooh, two types of red for repubs. Dumb, make it readable. Sorry, pet peeve.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (n5tGW)

93 I hate Cornyn but I can see Talarico getting the Dem nom pulling RINO Cornyn over the finish line.

Texas is weird, I still don't get how Beto came within 2% of Ted Cruz.

Posted by: Leupold at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (eIzlH)

94 You know what would be hilarious?

Trump endorses Cornyn.

The SAVE Act passes.

Paxton still wins.

I know that Paxton said he'd drop out, but it would still be hilarious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (GBKbO)

95 Turns out, Jeff Bezos is a Prometheus fan.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)

96 Not to be confused with Empire of Jeff who is himself in turn not to be confused with Emperor of Ice Cream.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Nhyh3)

97 65 3 >>>Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.
I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.


I thought as much.. Wonder what Trump promised Paxton ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (VE6XX)

It must be great. Because I suspect this could really sour a lot of Texas conservatives on Paxton (leaving the race to saddle us with John Cornyn again, who is not exactly a beloved figure).

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (nd2ez)

98 Race Bannon >>> Steve Bannon
Posted by: Jonny Quest


Ban Roll-on >> Steve Bannon

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (Fqw4x)

99 >>WHAT ABOUT SINKING INNOCENT IRANIAN SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS?


They were just Fishermen!

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (uKtE+)

100 We have always been at war with Jeff Behar and Steve Bannon.

Posted by: Oglebay at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GPa4z)

101 Cernovich to be fair is pro regime change in Iran. He's married to a Persian. Best I can tell he's pointing out some real downsides, like that the war is badly timed, because this is the season farmers buy fertilizer. Which is made in chemical plants which are often close to oil refineries.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (gKWVE)

102 >> Not a special pleader, but iirc he speaks Mandarin which is essential for understanding events in China.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 12:42 PM (RIvkX)

So does the guy at my local Chinese food restaurant. In fact he helped teach a bunch of .mil. I also know a few SF sergeants who speak fluent mandarin. They probably made a bigger impact in a month than a jackass like Posobiec will in his entire life.

Now that’s value.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (iFEms)

103 93 I hate Cornyn but I can see Talarico getting the Dem nom pulling RINO Cornyn over the finish line.

Texas is weird, I still don't get how Beto came within 2% of Ted Cruz.

Posted by: Leupold at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (eIzlH)

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Uniquely terrible Republican year.

And Texas has gotten much, much redder since.

Neither Dem candidate ever had a chance.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (GBKbO)

104 You know what would be hilarious?

Trump endorses Cornyn.

The SAVE Act passes.

Paxton still wins.

I know that Paxton said he'd drop out, but it would still be hilarious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:45 PM (GBKbO)

I like the way you think. At least in this one little case.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (Nhyh3)

105 I thought that was Beto.

Oh, he was yesterday's Once In a Generation. We have a new on today.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (Fs0KI)

106 That is another thing about the Rick Wilsons and the Bill Kristols or even the Candace Owens:

They believe they are the leaders of a movement, not voices for that movement. So they believe that if they change course, a bunch of the people who follow them on twitter will also change course.

That is misreading your place, fuckwads.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

107 they want all aliens deported say "But not like this!"

Someone here posted (paraphrasing) "We want less crime, safe cities, clean streets, lower taxes but I don't want you to do the things required to make that happen!"

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 12:47 PM (RjOoY)

108 >>>101 Cernovich to be fair is pro regime change in Iran. He's married to a Persian. Best I can tell he's pointing out some real downsides, like that the war is badly timed, because this is the season farmers buy fertilizer. Which is made in chemical plants which are often close to oil refineries.

I just saw him opposing it flatly and saying this isn't what "MAGA" voted for.

I sure did. He means the MAGA Grifters.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:47 PM (1wjle)

109
I smell sabotage.

The Media is trying to get MAGA comfortable and not show up in midterms.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (IifOV)

110 >>Someone here posted (paraphrasing) "We want less crime, safe cities, clean streets, lower taxes but I don't want you to do the things required to make that happen!"

exactly. We want safe streets but isn't it mean to lock up criminals?

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (1wjle)

111 >>You know what would be hilarious?

Trump promises to endorse Cornyn if the SAVE Act passes, immediately.

Trump crawfishes at the signing ceremony and endorses Paxton.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (uKtE+)

112 Nowadays I’ve never heard so many people say a lot of nothing, add zero value, and don’t even have the brain synapses to carry an intellectual thought process to conclusion.
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*wipes drool with back of hand*

Posted by: Greasy Gavin Newsom at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (RIvkX)

113 I wouldn't be surprised. Is it worth it? The SAVE Act for Cornball to keep his seat? As much as I'd love to see him gone, I want that bill to pass. It's too important. Take Paxton and put him in the Trump Administration if that's what it takes. (Granted, I'm going back and forth over this.)
Posted by: Lady in Black


The problem is, that the corrupt states will find a way around the save act, and we'll still be stuck with fucking cornhole.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (nn0kD)

114 I would hold out for Save Act plus confirmations, recess or not.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (vqA1l)

115 I mean, sure, the numbers are better but it's close and both of those presidents faced major losses in congressional races that year.

Posted by: GrapeDrink at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (tIztq)

116 They were just Fishermen!

THEY WERE JUST SHOWING THE FLAG IN INDIA!

THEY HAD A RIGHT TO UNMOLESTED PASSAGE BACK TO IRAN!

WHAT PART OF ***INTERNATIONAL WATERS*** DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?

Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (n1OCj)

117 82 Second terms for R's have been uniformly awful but Trump is changing that bigly.
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Its like the Mad Max movies. The first was okay but the second movie defined greatness.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (pZ64F)

118 The Talerico "like Buttigeg, but gay" meme is fantastic, but honestly the guy looks more like a lizard person than a gay. He just feels skin-crawlingly fake, to an even greater extent than Newsom.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (2ocoG)

119 @KenPaxtonTX
The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.
I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.

Actually, this makes me respect Paxton MORE. The save act (if it does what it is supposed to) IS the most important thing.

+1 to this fucking guy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

120 That is misreading your place, fuckwads.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

No they are being paid to engineer a split in the party, or if they can't get that, then the appearance of one.

As long as the media has their quotes, they can at least jerk off to that 24/7, to make it seem like Trump isn't popular and Democrats are the answer.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Nhyh3)

121 h no we lost Jack Posobiec, whatever will we do

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Give out candy and sweets, as Iranians on the streets of Tehran are doing. Maybe gift him another "Cookies in the Oven" t-shirt he is so fond of. To stick it up his arse.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (GD0B3)

122 I must be going by the shit Cerno posted a week ago which supported this adventure. Haven't looked in on him in the last couple days. Disappointing if he's wobbling now.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (gKWVE)

123 118 The Talerico "like Buttigeg, but gay" meme is fantastic, but honestly the guy looks more like a lizard person than a gay. He just feels skin-crawlingly fake, to an even greater extent than Newsom.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (2ocoG)

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He's a weird looking dude who has said a host of crazy shit and is running in an R+14 state.

I hope Democrats give him $100 million.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (GBKbO)

124 What's most interesting about that graph isn't that Trump is more popular at this point than the two other loathsome limpdicks.

What's most interesting is that they all trend down almost identically, and even as they go down the "ups and downs" of the curves are very similar.

The graph for Trump and Gay Lightbringer are so similar you can almost map one on top of the other. No, it's not perfect, but it's much closer than I would have expected.

I'm sure someone with more time on their hands can map the ups and downs to routine events at the time. The similarities are too much to be a coincidence.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (iFTx/)

That is exactly the point I was trying to make: the graph is really not dispositive of anything. Other than statistical noise, the three curves are essentially the same. And I get Ace's point about the momentous changes not being reflected in the graph, but they ought to be. Suggests that the polling process is somehow flawed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (8zz6B)

125 72 Steve Bannon. The old homeless looking guy? Had not thought about him for years.
Posted by: tubal
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He has a mini constellation of people orbiting like Jack centered on his War Room show on RAV. They all are on X and it is obvious that there is collusion among them, Me Again Megyn, Flynn, Candace Ovens, and Qatarlson.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (E4rtv)

126 The entire premise of the MAGA grifters is sophism. Did they think Trump was going to just stand down as world threats grew into bigger problems? What exactly did the think being CiNC meant?

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (iFEms)

127 Ace, you nailed it when you said the main problem is people who want change, without changing anything.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (pDt9x)

128 oh no we lost Jack Posobiec, whatever will we do

NeverTrump always pretends to come back.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (RV6uI)

129 Someone here posted (paraphrasing) "We want less crime, safe cities, clean streets, lower taxes but I don't want you to do the things required to make that happen!"

The Democrats short-circuit that by saying less crime, safe cities, clean streets, and lower taxes are all racist.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (2ocoG)

130 >>>114 I would hold out for Save Act plus confirmations, recess or not.

yes. I think Schlichter said the same thing: Trump will endorse Cornyn the moment Thune puts the Senate into recess.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (1wjle)

131 Posobiec lost his security clearance. For cause.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (GD0B3)

132 The problem is, that the corrupt states will find a way around the save act, and we'll still be stuck with fucking cornhole.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (nn0kD)

For the record I also like the way you think.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (Nhyh3)

133 Trump crawfishes at the signing ceremony and endorses Paxton.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (uKtE+)

Even funnier if he says "may the best man win!" with Cornyn next to him turning pale

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (gKWVE)

134 130 yes. I think Schlichter said the same thing: Trump will endorse Cornyn the moment Thune puts the Senate into recess.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (1wjle)

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Going into recess requires a majority vote from the Senate. It's not just something Thune can order.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (GBKbO)

135 No they are being paid to engineer a split in the party, or if they can't get that, then the appearance of one.

As long as the media has their quotes, they can at least jerk off to that 24/7, to make it seem like Trump isn't popular and Democrats are the answer.
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (Nhyh3)

So you're saying they are being paid by someone else to try to steer a ship they think they control?

Maybe, it would be at least a bit more psychologically consistent and healthy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

136 ...so he went into youtubing for woke reich!

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (GD0B3)

137 >>>127 Ace, you nailed it when you said the main problem is people who want change, without changing anything.

it's why we can never cut spending. They say they want spending cut, but then when you cut funding for Fake Somali Autistic Daycare, they say "Oh no! Don't cut funding for Fake Somali Autistic Daycare! Think about all the Fake Somali Autistics!!!"

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (1wjle)

138 The report that a 2nd Iranian ship was torpedoed today has been retracted.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (1o8D5)

139 Paxton saying he'd drop out for the SAVE Act indicates their is a Republican deal in the making. He wouldn't have said that publicly if there wasn't

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (/C62k)

140 >>>
Going into recess requires a majority vote from the Senate. It's not just something Thune can order.

well the five or six cucks all want Cornyn. They have to vote for it or no Cornyn.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (1wjle)

141 I'm sorry, but I wish Trump would stay out of the Texas senate runoff. Either of those guys would beat Talarico by 15+. Let them fight it out.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (2UnvF)

142 He's a weird looking dude who has said a host of crazy shit and is running in an R+14 state.

I hope Democrats give him $100 million.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:49 PM (GBKbO)

He looks like a mormon missionary kid. He looks like he is maybe 17 trying to wear his dad's suit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

143 I'm not a Texan so I'll ask.. Would Paxton have a tough time being elected ? I though you all hated Cornyn ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (VE6XX)

144 Poso is not mentioned in the video, did I miss something?

no, there was nothing in the linked stuff. Just him and cernovich and the other Candace Owens simps and other Grifters are denouncing Trump and MAGA

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:42 PM (1wjle)
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Poso and Cern are two guys I pay so little attention to that I can't even remember who they are or what they do. I recognize the names, but it's always like "Poso is the guy who ... or is that some other guy?" I assume all these guys are shameless hustlers until proven otherwise. I am rarely proven otherwise.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (iFTx/)

145 The Talerico "like Buttigeg, but gay" meme is fantastic, but honestly the guy looks more like a lizard person than a gay. He just feels skin-crawlingly fake, to an even greater extent than Newsom.

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Talarico is an uber dork. A goony nerd of the highest order. Yeah, that'll get out the black vote.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (qBdHI)

146 Sometimes I get perplexed of the GOP offering up losing candidates, but the TX dems offering up talarico and crockett as their candidates is pretty laughable. That's the best they could find?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (n5tGW)

147 137 it's why we can never cut spending. They say they want spending cut, but then when you cut funding for Fake Somali Autistic Daycare, they say "Oh no! Don't cut funding for Fake Somali Autistic Daycare! Think about all the Fake Somali Autistics!!!"

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (1wjle)

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The coalition to kill particular spending is never as powerful as the coalition to keep particular spending.

No one's lobbying to kill that spending in particular, but the people receiving it will lobby to keep it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (GBKbO)

148 122 I must be going by the shit Cerno posted a week ago which supported this adventure. Haven't looked in on him in the last couple days. Disappointing if he's wobbling now.
Posted by: gKWVE
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He is directionless right now. The thing about influencers is taking an L is a literal anathema to themselves and that makes the both hiveminded to avoid risk and they end up framing issues in such a way as they didn't take the L, other people did. He never was someone that gave a shit about ordinary people which is pretty much true of many of the grifters on the right online as influencers.

They care about being a celebrity and getting paid.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (E4rtv)

149 >> The report that a 2nd Iranian ship was torpedoed today has been retracted.


Might just mean it wasn't torpedoed?

Hopefully they just sank it using other means.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (uKtE+)

150 >>>143 I'm not a Texan so I'll ask.. Would Paxton have a tough time being elected ? I though you all hated Cornyn ?

we do hate Cornyn. But word is that Trump is going to force Paxton to drop out because the cucks (Thune, firstly) have convinced him Paxton would lose. And thune is extorting a vote on the SAVE act to force Trump to back Cornyn.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (1wjle)

151 Off topic; but I am including it because it is such an "Ace" like phrasing - coming from a military analyst.

"Now, we're using the BUFFs. The B-52, wonderful though it is, is about as stealthy as a D-9 Caterpillar driving over a pile of wrecked cars. It's slow. It has the radar cross-section of New Zealand and the infrared signature of an erupting volcano. Its use in and around Iran means one main thing: The Iranians have nothing left with which to shoot at them."

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (HlyYF)

152 140 >>>
Going into recess requires a majority vote from the Senate. It's not just something Thune can order.

well the five or six cucks all want Cornyn. They have to vote for it or no Cornyn.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (1wjle)

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I strongly suspect it's like 12-15, at a minimum.

Appointment confirmations is like all the Senate does anymore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (GBKbO)

153 Would Paxton have a tough time being elected ?

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that's a question for Trump, he has all the polls and all the dirt on each

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (GD0B3)

154 CNN forced to report that Donald Trump is MORE POPULAR...

The numbers guy really seems to enjoy rubbing CNN's viewers' noses in it. It's a humiliation for all of their non-airport viewers.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (RV6uI)

155 we do hate Cornyn. But word is that Trump is going to force Paxton to drop out because the cucks (Thune, firstly) have convinced him Paxton would lose. And thune is extorting a vote on the SAVE act to force Trump to back Cornyn.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (1wjle)

Damn

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (VE6XX)

156 Cerno sounds like he is speaking through a mouthful of semen.

Can't stand that guy.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (uKtE+)

157 >>>He looks like a mormon missionary kid. He looks like he is maybe 17 trying to wear his dad's suit.

He looks like the Ugly Pelican Gabe from The Office.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (1wjle)

158 So, I guess there was some sort of election in Texas the other day...

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (77rzZ)

159 Also: Trump has the highest approval rating from his own party than any president in polling history.

Whose party?

I think it’s a legitimate question whether Trump really is a Republican or not. Here in Texas, we have actual Democrats running in Republican primaries, presumably either to (a) fool the public, or (b) avoid the Democrat Machine (or possibly both). No sane person would say that “their own party” rejected them or censured them or tried to stop them from winning if the Republican Party did officially try to stop them.

Ditto with actual Republicans running a Democrat primary and here even the press would avoid making that mistake.

From the outside looking in, it often seems as though the Republican Party treats Trump the same way.

Best case scenario is, Republican voters stage a revolt much like the NRA’s Revolt at Cincinnati and (hopefully) the more recent NRA revolt, to remake the Party into something new (and something more like it’s founding).

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (EXyHK)

160 The Democrats short-circuit that by saying less crime, safe cities, clean streets, and lower taxes are all racist.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:50 PM (2ocoG)

Actually I think they specifically blame every one of those things on whites:

Crime - whites are the real thieves
Safety - white oppression causes crime
Clean Streets - white corporations are the polluters
Taxes - white people don't pay enough taxes

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (Nhyh3)

161 The report that a 2nd Iranian ship was torpedoed today has been retracted.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 12:51 PM (1o8D5)

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Whoever denied it supplied it! Or something.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (RIvkX)

162 Polls are for strippers.

Posted by: And we all know it at March 05, 2026 12:55 PM (HU4ZK)

163 Actually I think they specifically blame every one of those things on whites:

Crime - whites are the real thieves
Safety - white oppression causes crime
Clean Streets - white corporations are the polluters
Taxes - white people don't pay enough taxes
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (Nhyh3)
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Your doctoral thesis is APPROVED

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 12:55 PM (RIvkX)

164 Hear me out, Trump gets the Save Act vote, with Cornyn, forces Cornyn to retire early in a year or so, Abbot appoints some glorious candidate. Winning! SWIM? 5 LEVEL CHESS!

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 12:55 PM (GD0B3)

165 How do you retract a torpedo

Posted by: I gotta ask at March 05, 2026 12:55 PM (HU4ZK)

166 Hopefully they just sank it using other means.
Posted by: garrett

They put Stacey Abrams aboard it.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:56 PM (77rzZ)

167 >>>"Now, we're using the BUFFs. The B-52, wonderful though it is, is about as stealthy as a D-9 Caterpillar driving over a pile of wrecked cars. It's slow. It has the radar cross-section of New Zealand and the infrared signature of an erupting volcano. Its use in and around Iran means one main thing: The Iranians have nothing left with which to shoot at them."

i think this is what Trump and Rubio meant about the "Big Wave" not having started yet. We're wrapping up the smaller, super-accurate, expensive missile campaign, and moving to just dropping tons of relatively cheap gravity bombs.

Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:56 PM (1wjle)

168 Win and Win!

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 12:56 PM (GD0B3)

169 108 >>>101 Cernovich to be fair is pro regime change in Iran. He's married to a Persian. Best I can tell he's pointing out some real downsides, like that the war is badly timed, because this is the season farmers buy fertilizer. Which is made in chemical plants which are often close to oil refineries.

I just saw him opposing it flatly and saying this isn't what "MAGA" voted for.

I sure did. He means the MAGA Grifters.
Posted by: ace
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And his fertilizer hot take is worth less than real bullshit. US is the leading mfg of fertilizer in the world and our farmers are fine, those in countries that rely on fertilizer outside the Western hemisphere, they have an issue because the Persian Gulf fertilizer markets are Asia, Middle East, etc.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:56 PM (E4rtv)

170 we do hate Cornyn. But word is that Trump is going to force Paxton to drop out because the cucks (Thune, firstly) have convinced him Paxton would lose. And thune is extorting a vote on the SAVE act to force Trump to back Cornyn.
Posted by: ace


If you don't think that the corrupt states have already figured out how to get around the save act I've got oceanfront property for sale in Arizona

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 12:56 PM (nn0kD)

171 Actually, this makes me respect Paxton MORE. The save act (if it does what it is supposed to) IS the most important thing.

Yes. I would much rather have Paxton in the Senate than Cornyn (SBUH). But significantly saner elections in the future outweighs the benefits of one Senator.

The way Paxton worded it is correct, too. It has to be passed, not just promised to be passed at some indeterminate point in the future.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (EXyHK)

172 Lunch time! Don’t stand in the pantry grazing and then eat a meal. Grab your ingredients and make it. I just had sautéed veggies (all the little leftovers just sitting there not being enough for one particular thing) over an ancient grain blend (amaranth, quinoa, millet, barley, and flax with a little brown rice). It wasn’t pretty, but I am full. 😄

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (BgmlQ)

173
Amazing how all you have to do is not betray your voters and they will approve. So much for the "big tent" theory. Which was always a lie. Repukes wanted their voters OUT of the tent.
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:32 PM (Nhyh3)


The GOPe cocksuckers used the "big tent theory" name to describe their treachery against the conservative base, opening the tent flaps for leftists and Donk moles while kicking out conservatives.

I have a different idea for a "big tent theory". You're welcome to take shelter in the tent, under the following conditions:

Always vote with the conservative base, under pain of death

Keep your whore mouth shut during campaigns

Never ever engage in sabotage behind the scenes

In return, you can stand with a conservative community that doesn't treat you like a slave, a community that you can trust even if you don't agree on everything, unlike those Donk commie cocksuckers,.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (HXiQ2)

174 >>Abbot appoints some glorious candidate.

Not liking what I hear about Abbot's primary financial backing. It's beginning to sound like the Texas Republican Party is deep in the sheets with their outsized islamic community.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (uKtE+)

175 Hear me out, Trump gets the Save Act vote, with Cornyn, forces Cornyn to retire early in a year or so, Abbot appoints some glorious candidate. Winning! SWIM? 5 LEVEL CHESS!
Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 12


And names Paxton as next AG when Bondi steps down

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (lCppi)

176 Talarico reminds me for some reason of Andy Kaufman doing his Mighty Mouse 'Here I Come to Save the Day..."

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 12:58 PM (qBdHI)

177 Newsmax was saying he'll endorse Cornyn in exchange for passing the Save Act.

This feels pretty "Reagan accepting the Dems' promises to enforce the border in 1986" to me, but we'll see.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (2ocoG)

- Trump endorses Cornyn for the SAVE Act
- SAVE Act passes, Paxton drops out and gets what's behind door 2

- or -

- Trump endorses Cornyn for the SAVE Act
- SAVE Act doesn't pass, Paxton doesn't drop out, Trump withdraws endorsement and talks about how the Senate GOP betrayed both him and the country

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 12:58 PM (ExV1e)

178 150 >>>143 I'm not a Texan so I'll ask.. Would Paxton have a tough time being elected ? I though you all hated Cornyn ?

we do hate Cornyn. But word is that Trump is going to force Paxton to drop out because the cucks (Thune, firstly) have convinced him Paxton would lose. And thune is extorting a vote on the SAVE act to force Trump to back Cornyn.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (1wjle)

I don't think there's any chance Paxton would lose. He's got a proven track record winning state elections here, and there is no new dirt on him (it's all already been slung at him, repeatedly). It's a made-up concern by the GOPe. Cornyn had to spend something like $100 million to fight Paxton to a tie in the primary.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 12:58 PM (nd2ez)

179 we do hate Cornyn. But word is that Trump is going to force Paxton to drop out because the cucks (Thune, firstly) have convinced him Paxton would lose. And thune is extorting a vote on the SAVE act to force Trump to back Cornyn.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (1wjle)
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This is how politics works. Is it good and right? But it is what it is.

My cynicism choked out my idealism 30 yers ago.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 12:58 PM (RIvkX)

180 >>And his fertilizer hot take is worth less than real bullshit.

It's March.

Does he think the Fertilizer needed for the US season is still sitting at the Supplier's Warehousing Facilities?

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:58 PM (uKtE+)

181 Paxton should have remained Texas AG.. he was fantastic...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:58 PM (VE6XX)

182 Tirico would make a good Mikey on the Life cereal boxes if they wanted one that looks like he would bite your face off

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:59 PM (Nhyh3)

183 Does ancient grain rice come with an expiration date measured in millennia?

Posted by: I gotta ask at March 05, 2026 12:59 PM (HU4ZK)

184 I strongly suspect it's like 12-15, at a minimum.

Appointment confirmations is like all the Senate does anymore.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The blue slip policy is simply not sustainable nor is blocking permanent DAs in blue states and district court nominees due to an exaggerated and ahistoric view of senatorial courtesy.

Blue slip came around as a way for the South to block segregationist judges during the Wilson era.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv)

185 It's almost as if most of the negativity is propaganda...

Posted by: steevy at March 05, 2026 12:59 PM (YwEeS)

186 If you don't think that the corrupt states have already figured out how to get around the save act I've got oceanfront property for sale in Arizona

Fair enough. But make them have to try. This is not an excuse for letting them continue to same old tried-and-tested fraud.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 12:59 PM (EXyHK)

187 Talarico is an uber dork. A goony nerd of the highest order. Yeah, that'll get out the black vote.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (qBdHI)

"Dorky demon-possessed seminarian"

Needs some work...

Posted by: pookysgirl will think on it at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Wt5PA)

188 165 How do you retract a torpedo

Posted by: I gotta ask at March 05, 2026 12:55 PM (HU4ZK)

Very carefully.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (ynpvh)

189 And names Paxton as next AG when Bondi steps down

==

I saw something about Mullin. Oklahoma gov is an R, so also safe.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (GD0B3)

190 "Dorky demon-possessed seminarian"

Needs some work...
Posted by: pookysgirl will think on it at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Wt5PA)
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We'll workshop it

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (RIvkX)

191 The TX Senate race is a prime example of the barriers we face. We finally get a golden chance to replace a red-state GOPe cuck with one of ours, and suddenly everyone gets wobbly.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 05, 2026 01:01 PM (vqA1l)

192 Trump crawfishes at the signing ceremony and endorses Paxton.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (uKtE+)

Trump keeps his word. He'd never be able to get another deal done with Congress if he did that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:01 PM (ExV1e)

193 180 >>And his fertilizer hot take is worth less than real bullshit.

It's March.

Does he think the Fertilizer needed for the US season is still sitting at the Supplier's Warehousing Facilities?
Posted by: garrett
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Someone gave him a stat and not knowing any farmers nor the agriculture industry, he turned it into fake news analysis from one true factoid, Persian Gulf provides fertilizer and that is at risk.

He assumed it meant the US would be affected because he never bothered to do a few clicks to find out.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:01 PM (E4rtv)

194
How do you retract a torpedo

Posted by: I gotta ask at March 05, 2026 12:55 PM (HU4ZK)

You take away his tor access

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:01 PM (Nhyh3)

195

Wait, we lost Jack?

Oh no. Oh NO.

Talarico is faker than Beta O'Dork. He has a Kenneth Copeland vibe going on too.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at March 05, 2026 01:01 PM (et1vG)

196 we do hate Cornyn. But word is that Trump is going to force Paxton to drop out because the cucks (Thune, firstly) have convinced him Paxton would lose. And thune is extorting a vote on the SAVE act to force Trump to back Cornyn.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (1wjle)

Damn
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (VE6XX)
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Paxton would not lose. But the money and hype machine behind that gay homosexual retard faggot, and his thrashing in the primary of an even more heavily hyped Next Big Thing, has spooked a lot of people on our side.

They see another Beto and another flood of out-of-state money and get queasy thinking how close that one election was with Cruz.

Cornyn is a sure thing to win and win big. Trump and others are taking the sure thing over the ideologically better loose cannon (Paxton). Things might have been different if Paxton beat Cornyn on Tuesday. But he didn't.

That, plus worries about how his bad domestic behavior will play in the general, means the powers that be aren't going to risk it.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)

197 190 "Dorky demon-possessed seminarian"

Needs some work...
Posted by: pookysgirl will think on it at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Wt5PA)
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We'll workshop it

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (RIvkX)

Reminds me of a bad joke...What is a reverse exorcism?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 01:02 PM (ynpvh)

198 Everyone love His Majesty The Shahinshah.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:02 PM (fYhK6)

199
and moving to just dropping tons of relatively cheap gravity bombs.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:56 PM (1wjle)



Carpet-bombing with B52s using dumb bombs is EXTREMELY accurate. The bombs always hit the ground. Always.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 05, 2026 01:02 PM (HXiQ2)

200 A regular exorcism is when a priest tells the devil to get out of a boy.
A reverse exorcism is when the devil tells the priest to get out of the boy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 01:02 PM (ynpvh)

201
Do Texans really care who Trump endorses? Will it affect their vote?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 05, 2026 01:02 PM (pAy1S)

202 >>How do you retract a torpedo


Cold Water.

Posted by: George Costanza at March 05, 2026 01:03 PM (uKtE+)

203 Dorky heretic James Talerico. He could be a character in the Screwtape Letters.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 05, 2026 01:03 PM (SXxzC)

204 What they should do is get Thune and Cornyn in the Oval Office and have the Secret Service beat the shit out of them.



I kid of course.

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 01:03 PM (ZxPkt)

205 The ones who want "change" without anything actually changing. The ones who demand massive transformations without any controversy or disruption.

Exactly. Our worldwide "Reform" movements cater to this. Violent regime changes leaving all the weapons, military, intelligence, and media organizations, personnel, and international agreements in place.

Posted by: The CIA at March 05, 2026 01:03 PM (nmw7B)

206 "Dorky demon-possessed seminarian"

Needs some work...
Posted by: pookysgirl will think on it at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (Wt5PA)
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We'll workshop it

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 01:00 PM (RIvkX)
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Semenarian

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:03 PM (iFTx/)

207 @118 -- Dude, he looks like a gay lizard person. Embrace...oh, you know the drill.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:03 PM (XMwZJ)

208 I'm not a Texan so I'll ask.. Would Paxton have a tough time being elected ? I though you all hated Cornyn ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:52 PM (VE6XX)

Paxton is not a virgin, riding on a white horse, who has never spoken a vulgar word nor tasted alcohol. There is a component of the GOP, particularly the southern GOP who get pissy about stupid shit.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:03 PM (ExV1e)

209 You know what would be hilarious?

Trump endorses Cornyn.

The SAVE Act passes.

Paxton still wins.

I know that Paxton said he'd drop out, but it would still be hilarious.
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I kinda think, even if he "drops out" he still has to appear on the runoff ballot ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (HXT0k)

210 Looks like the Chinese are getting squirrelly about their hardware not working and getting smoked. Apparently the Chinese FM, Mr Wang (no I’m not kidding) is complaining our “war” is illegal. He also said, without a shred of humility and self awareness, that attacking civilians is a red line. Please stop laughing. Oh also, and this is the real reason, we shouldn’t hit non military targets which means their factories helping Iran build hardware. Lol

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (wJXLk)

211 209 I kinda think, even if he "drops out" he still has to appear on the runoff ballot ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (HXT0k)

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He will.

But, Cornyn will end up with like 85% of the vote if Paxton drops out.

I can still dream.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (GBKbO)

212 WSJ says Trump is going to fire Noem.

Again.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (wJXLk)

213 210 Looks like the Chinese are getting squirrelly about their hardware not working and getting smoked. Apparently the Chinese FM, Mr Wang (no I’m not kidding) is complaining our “war” is illegal. He also said, without a shred of humility and self awareness, that attacking civilians is a red line. Please stop laughing. Oh also, and this is the real reason, we shouldn’t hit non military targets which means their factories helping Iran build hardware. Lol

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (wJXLk)

too bad the Paki call centers aren't located in Iran...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 01:05 PM (ynpvh)

214 212 WSJ says Trump is going to fire Noem.

Again.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (wJXLk)

I'd be okay with that

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 01:05 PM (VE6XX)

215 🚨 BREAKING: It was just confirmed that President Trump has a HIGHER approval rating than both Barack Hussein Obama and George Bush at this point in their 2nd terms — RealClearPolitics

LET'S GO! Another fake news narrative decimated. 🇺🇸

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"That's only because half the population are Jewish-Puppet Mossad Double-Agents, h8r!"

/Cucker Qatarlson

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 01:05 PM (KKKz+)

216 Regarding the above graph...run the same firmware, get the same result + or - a small amount.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 05, 2026 01:06 PM (vd6bO)

217 Translation: Word has gone out privately that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn. Told yas.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (iFTx/)

*throws temper tantrum* Nooooo!! I voted for Paxton to get this worm out of here. Damn.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 05, 2026 01:06 PM (k9OZB)

218 What did Noem do to have Trump want to fire her ?

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:06 PM (GD0B3)

219 Noem is doing a great job. Trump said so last week.

I’m unclear what the premise for firing her would be.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:06 PM (wJXLk)

220 @208 -- Yeah, maybe. But most of those people (I hope) now realize that we're not voting for Pope, or Daddy, or Austere Religious Scholar, but for the guy who's most likely to get done the shit that we want done.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:07 PM (XMwZJ)

221 After dropping out, Paxton should put out a statement that if he were, however, to win a write in vote, he would accept.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 01:07 PM (sl73Y)

222 Let me think. How did Noem sin, to be cast into outer darkness, where there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth?

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 01:07 PM (pDt9x)

223 Translation: Word has gone out privately that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn. Told yas.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (iFTx/)

So what?

Cornyn has had his day. I am not interested in making him a 30 year Senator because Trump endorses him. Just a few short years ago Cornyn was going around cheerfully chirping that the Trump era was over and that we need to move on.

Send him home to DC.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:07 PM (fYhK6)

224 Nobody puts the screws on Donny Two Scoops.

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 01:07 PM (ZxPkt)

225 The WSJ has become another liberal cuck nest. It’s almost unreadable.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:07 PM (wJXLk)

226 I think Noem is doing a good job, too.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (77rzZ)

227 @210 the Chinese are crapping themselves for a number of reasons. They've had an attempted coup with purges , their property sector sucks, the move to bringing manufacturing there and other places us killing employment and their new aircraft carrier is back in port for extensive repairs. They are making any big moves against US or Taiwan any time soon

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (/C62k)

228 The way Paxton worded it is correct, too. It has to be passed, not just promised to be passed at some indeterminate point in the future.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (EXyHK)

It also puts pressure on Cornyn because Paxton has said, "They're asking me to take the hit in favor of getting this done, and I'm willing because I love Texas, so let's see if they were lying or not."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (ExV1e)

229 Which George Bush, Fredo the Elder or Younger?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (KKKz+)

230 Translation: Word has gone out privately that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn. Told yas.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:43 PM (iFTx/)

Hehehe. It's working~ !

Posted by: Secret Texas Senator at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (lCppi)

231 Per Grok, Paxton must withdraw by March 18th or the runoff proceeds and he will be on the ballot.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (HXT0k)

232 half the population are Jewish-Puppet Mossad Double-Agents,

High little girl! Wanna help me and the puppet find my lost kitten? I have candy!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (Kt19C)

233
He also said, without a shred of humility and self awareness, that attacking civilians is a red line.


Only an uncivilized capitalist running-dog barbarian like Trump would attack civilians. Enlightened Marxist-Leninists starve civilians to death by confiscating their crops.

Posted by: Mr Wang at March 05, 2026 01:08 PM (HXiQ2)

234 Cornyn is a sure thing to win and win big. Trump and others are taking the sure thing over the ideologically better loose cannon (Paxton). Things might have been different if Paxton beat Cornyn on Tuesday. But he didn't.

That, plus worries about how his bad domestic behavior will play in the general, means the powers that be aren't going to risk it.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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I think your analysis is correct.

And to some degree, like Rudy Giuliani, Paxton has himself to blame. The impeachment was not his fault, deciding to unzip and play grab ass was and the fact, like Newt, Paxton already had enemies, he handed those enemies a dagger to do him in.

Heck, the grab em' by the pussy remarks by Trump long before the 2016 election damn near sank his candidacy.

One of the reasons that we get such plastic politicians as only the type that as a group, they are risk averse to the extreme because each public statement, relationship, etc. can be turned into a weapon by their foes. Makes them dishonest too as admitting mistakes often means defeat.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv)

235 220 @208 -- Yeah, maybe. But most of those people (I hope) now realize that we're not voting for Pope, or Daddy, or Austere Religious Scholar, but for the guy who's most likely to get done the shit that we want done.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:07 PM (XMwZJ)

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GOPe seems to rear its ugly head in Texas more prominently there than anywhere else.

I'm sure that the registration advantage (well, fake registration advantage, no registration by party in TX) will keep Paxton heathfully above water, leading to an easy win of 10 or so.

But I would suspect that Cornyn would win by slightly more because "I hate unethical people in government, so I'm voting for Cornyn who lies about his positions instead."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:09 PM (GBKbO)

236 Do Texans really care who Trump endorses? Will it affect their vote?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia


If Paxton drops out because of back room deals, yes, it will affect my vote.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:09 PM (nn0kD)

237 Cornyn spent $70M+ on ads in our market. Those ads just made me hate him even more, and only served to remind me what a stupid looking douche that guy is. What a maroon...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:10 PM (XMwZJ)

238 China just set their lowest growth target since 1990. They are also getting their asses kicked in the world stage. That’s because we finally have a president who has said we won’t be financing our own demise vis-à-vis the Chinese.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:11 PM (wJXLk)

239 Status Quotidians. We would but we can't because.....

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:11 PM (+nEug)

240 the Great MAGA Split

oh no we lost Jack Posobiec, whatever will we do

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"I'm pretty sure that he conspired with Erika Kirk and Andrew Kolvet to murder Charlie Kirk."

/obligatory Charlie Kirk

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 01:11 PM (KKKz+)

241 The Democrats short-circuit that by saying less crime, safe cities, clean streets, and lower taxes are all racist.
———
De-segregation was a huge mistake, then.

Right? I mean, it’s not debatable. They did this at gunpoint, via the 101st Airborne. And then 75 years later let a bunch of saboteurs destroy the system, and retards from the peanut gallery call everyone Nazis.

LOL!! I mean, you can’t make this shit up.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (ACATy)

242 > "Now, we're using the BUFFs. The B-52, wonderful though it is, is about as stealthy as a D-9 Caterpillar driving over a pile of wrecked cars.
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It tells me that the anti-air threat from SAM's is zero or nearly so. Still, the H model BUFF's we're flying have pretty good electronic warfare kit, so maybe the only threat is from antiquated, Soviet or Chinese shit.

I figure they're going after the remaining Iranian ballistic missiles... in storage or otherwise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (jtM2q)

243 we do hate Cornyn. But word is that Trump is going to force Paxton to drop out because the cucks (Thune, firstly) have convinced him Paxton would lose. And thune is extorting a vote on the SAVE act to force Trump to back Cornyn.
Posted by: ace at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (1wjle)

Damn
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:54 PM (VE6XX)

And unfortunately he may be right. Certainly the playing field is tougher for us with Paxton because of the dirt (true or not) that will be dredged and re-dredged. Cornyn turns off the morons and some others, but has the support of the middle section of Texas republicans. Sad but true. Paxton could definitely win, but ...

Posted by: Secret Texas Senator at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (lCppi)

244 Pubs would not really vote for Talarico instead of Cornyn, would they? Whyyyy?

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (pDt9x)

245 Cucker is trying to get Jews killed. He thinks that no one will point to his non-stop antisemitic incitement, because he thinks that his agitprop will falls under some freedom of speech clause.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (GD0B3)

246 226 I think Noem is doing a good job, too.
Posted by: Bulg
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And she got blasted up and down the last couple of days even by some GOP members. Thom Tillis, that repugnant piece of shit was moralizing to the high heavens denouncing her. And good ole avuncular Sen. Kennedy, who I think is probably a treacherous POS in reality, was also stabbing her in the back.

They were doing it because their Chamber of Commerce masters are getting desperate for cheap labor and illegals and the taps are turned off with Noem.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (E4rtv)

247 Eh, look at Cornyn’s voting record. When you do that there’s very little that screams I’m a RINO. People are largely flogging him for that one vote.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (wJXLk)

248 After dropping out, Paxton should put out a statement that if he were, however, to win a write in vote, he would accept.

No, he shouldn’t. A huge part of his appeal is that he doesn’t play the fence-riding games or normal politicians.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (EXyHK)

249 Pubs would not really vote for Talarico instead of Cornyn, would they? Whyyyy?
Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (pDt9x)

Not many would vote D, but many might not come out to vote, or just abstain, if Paxton is at the top. IMO. And the run off will be VERY expensive, hurting whoever ultimately wins.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 01:13 PM (lCppi)

250 Screwtape would complain that Talerico is a bland,flavorless sort of heretic.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 05, 2026 01:14 PM (SXxzC)

251 Yes.... I could not agree with you more, Ace: Voters are stupid in the main. It's painful...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 01:14 PM (xT8gx)

252 250 Screwtape would complain that Talerico is a bland,flavorless sort of heretic.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 05, 2026 01:14 PM (SXxzC)

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Utterly unconvincing and more of a parody than someone earnestly trying to corrupt souls.

Not worth Hell's time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:14 PM (GBKbO)

253 GOPe seems to rear its ugly head in Texas more prominently there than anywhere else.

I'm sure that the registration advantage (well, fake registration advantage, no registration by party in TX) will keep Paxton heathfully above water, leading to an easy win of 10 or so.

But I would suspect that Cornyn would win by slightly more because "I hate unethical people in government, so I'm voting for Cornyn who lies about his positions instead."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:09 PM (GBKbO)

Just look at my State Rep, Ken King. He can’t shut up about how conservative he is but he HATES conservatives with a passion. His constituents are the casino lobby and the taxpayer funded lobbies like TASB. He’ll talk to them but has no time for people in his own district. He held up many Republican priority bills as the Chairman of the State Affairs committee in the HR. Ranked the third most liberal Republican, he yet won the primary the other day.

There are a ton of people who would be Dems if they could get away with it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:15 PM (fYhK6)

254 245 Cucker is trying to get Jews killed. He thinks that no one will point to his non-stop antisemitic incitement, because he thinks that his agitprop will falls under some freedom of speech clause.
Posted by: runner

He is repeating Alexander Dugin and Qatarlson is aiming specifically at the Chabad movement saying that US and Israel are trying to build the Third Temple. Huckabee was unwise enough to play along in his interview with Qatarlson as a biblical scholar pointing out the promised greater Israel in the Bible. Qatarlson is using that in part to smear the US and Israel about sekret plans centered around a Third Temple construction.

He is a thoroughly vile and nasty critter along with his even more vile brother Buckley who is also on X.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:15 PM (E4rtv)

255 That’s because we finally have a president who has said we won’t be financing our own demise vis-à-vis the Chinese.
_-_
Agreed. Seems to be making moves of depriving China of resources on a significant scale. But then the intel agency budgets are still huge, no COVID accountability, still H1-B visas while laying-off citizens, control grid rapidly being built, and only a show of deportation nowhere near the necessary level.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 05, 2026 01:15 PM (vd6bO)

256 I didn't vote for Cornyn last time and didn't this time.

Don't bother calling his Senate office because they won't pick up the phone and don't want to hear from you.
Showing up in Texas for a few weeks every 6 years is not representation

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (+nEug)

257 What are the odds that pdt call xi and says this will all stop if xi calls his iranian buddies and invites them to all live in some empty town in mongolia, never to darken a door in Tehran again.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (X1fGu)

258 Buckley and Tucker - sound like Corgis.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (pDt9x)

259 If Noem looked like Helen Thomas she'd wouldn't have problems.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (IifOV)

260 247 Eh, look at Cornyn’s voting record. When you do that there’s very little that screams I’m a RINO. People are largely flogging him for that one vote.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (wJXLk)

I will interrupt you being Cornyn’s apologist for a moment: he’s been in the Senate 24 years yet has never had a leadership position. That should tell you even his own party has no use for him,

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (fYhK6)

261 And names Paxton as next AG when Bondi steps down
Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (lCppi)

Why do people believe that the Senate would confirm Paxton?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:17 PM (ExV1e)

262 Showing up in Texas for a few weeks every 6 years is not representation
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM

I see you've met the MA congressional delegation.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 01:17 PM (kgE5c)

263 [O/T and BREAKING:]

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ken Paxton wrote:

"The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.

I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.
John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill..."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 01:17 PM (/eyIH)

264 Just a few short years ago Cornyn was going around cheerfully chirping that the Trump era was over and that we need to move on.
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Profiles In Courage!

It is astonishing, really, how even rock solid conservative normal states can (somehow) have such ill-representative douche bags. And Democrat states don’t perhaps deserve the rancid, ambulatory feces they have representing them either.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 01:17 PM (ACATy)

265 258 Buckley and Tucker - sound like Corgis.
Posted by: tubal
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Norwegian wharf rats.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (E4rtv)

266 Pure speculation - Trump, in the speech when he came down the escalator in 2015, said he was going to bomb Iran, and BO and ValJar got wind of Trump planning to do this in his 2nd term, ran the Russia Collusion and ballot stuffing ops to protect their lunatic allies in Tehran. I'd like to see the new Iranian regime turn over the mullah's classified docs, could be interesting.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (Dv3i1)

267 Eh, look at Cornyn’s voting record. When you do that there’s very little that screams I’m a RINO. People are largely flogging him for that one vote.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (wJXLk)
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He claims a 99% voting record with Trump. I can't vouch for that, but I have not heard anyone from the Paxton camp deny it. I don't live in TX so I don't pay as much attention to this one way or the other. Whoever is Senator in TX is out of my control.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)

268 Cucker is only "criticizing ishrael" when he point to some Jewish outreach organization, which votes Republican by the way, and makes this perfidious cabal solely responsible for Trump's hit on the iranian regime. What's wrong Cucker, your visits to the WH made you look like a cognitive cripple ?

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (GD0B3)

269 256 I didn't vote for Cornyn last time and didn't this time.

Don't bother calling his Senate office because they won't pick up the phone and don't want to hear from you.
Showing up in Texas for a few weeks every 6 years is not representation
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (+nEug)

Yes. And as much as many here hate Ted Cruz, his office responds to my requests and communication.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (fYhK6)

270
I can only dip into this topic from time to time, but what I'm seeing is genuine concern that Paxton would LOSE to Talarico???

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 05, 2026 01:19 PM (pAy1S)

271 Oh, look...video of Talarico citing the Gospel to support transgenderism:

@Protestia
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23h
Texas senate hopeful James Talarico uses the gnostic 'Gospel of Thomas' to prove that Jesus was a feminist, offering that men must not be male, but must be female, and vice versa.

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Oh, the Gospel of Thomas is in Bibles, right?

There is a solid chance that Talarico has the worst performance for a statewide Democrat in like 20 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:19 PM (GBKbO)

272 Buckley and Tucker - sound like Corgis.
Posted by: tubal

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Norwegian wharf rats.
Posted by: whig

Our attorneys will be in touch.
-- Corgis and Norwegian Wharf Rats United

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 01:19 PM (77rzZ)

273 Pubs would not really vote for Talarico instead of Cornyn, would they? Whyyyy?
Posted by: tubal

would you rather have your enemy standing in front of you looking you in the eye, or a suppose Ally standing behind you fucking you in the ass every chance he gets? Would I vote for Talarico, no. But Cornyn can win without my vote, or so everyone says.

So fine. Win it without me.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:19 PM (nn0kD)

274 He also said, without a shred of humility and self awareness, that attacking civilians is a red line. Please stop laughing. [ . . . ]
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:04 PM (wJXLk)

There are a number of mass graves in Angola that beg to differ

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (rbvCR)

275 The Trump era has really changed the playbook. Paxton making a great offer that either results in the SAVE Act or in Cornyn's complete unseating.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (sX1BW)

276 He claims a 99% voting record with Trump. I can't vouch for that, but I have not heard anyone from the Paxton camp deny it. I don't live in TX so I don't pay as much attention to this one way or the other. Whoever is Senator in TX is out of my control.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)

He claims that NOW. A few short years ago he was very cheerfully chirping that Trump was done and we need to move on. Trump wins again and now all of a sudden he’s Trump’s biggest buddy.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (fYhK6)

277 Oh, look...video of Talarico citing the Gospel to support transgenderism:

@Protestia
·
23h
Texas senate hopeful James Talarico uses the gnostic 'Gospel of Thomas' to prove that Jesus was a feminist, offering that men must not be male, but must be female, and vice versa.

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Oh, the Gospel of Thomas is in Bibles, right?

There is a solid chance that Talarico has the worst performance for a statewide Democrat in like 20 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:19 PM (GBKbO)
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He meant "Game of Thrones"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

278 That $70M that Cornyn spent on the primary (so far) is just an obscene amount of money for any political office. The more I think about it, the more it offends me. No, just no.... It's wasteful and gratuitous

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (xT8gx)

279 RMBS, I feel for your plight.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (+nEug)

280 would be nice to see them cluster bomb whatever port is holding Iran's 1000 "swift boats" and unmanned drone boats. One of them just hit some tanker ... last night I think.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (vbXSk)

281 269 256 I didn't vote for Cornyn last time and didn't this time.

Don't bother calling his Senate office because they won't pick up the phone and don't want to hear from you.
Showing up in Texas for a few weeks every 6 years is not representation
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (+nEug)

Yes. And as much as many here hate Ted Cruz, his office responds to my requests and communication.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (fYhK6)

As much as I prefer Paxton, the one interaction I had with Cornyn's staff (years ago) was positive; they struck me a savvy in terms of constituent relations, so I'm surprised to hear they fumbled in that area.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (nd2ez)

282 he’s been in the Senate 24 years yet has never had a leadership position.

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To me all this TX stuff is inside baseball, and all R candidates are probably more conservative than more than half of the US, but...he was an R Whip for 6 years. Which is a leadership position.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (GD0B3)

283 Has Mona Charen piped up?

Posted by: From The Days Of Cable at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (oftw2)

284 277 He meant "Game of Thrones"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

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Austin AWFLs fucking love this twink.

Los Angeles AWFLs will too.

He's going to raise so much fucking money because Blexas is always an election cycle away, no matter whom they nominate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (GBKbO)

285 I will interrupt you being Cornyn’s apologist for a moment: he’s been in the Senate 24 years yet has never had a leadership position. That should tell you even his own party has no use for him,
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Cornyn was Senate Minority Whip during the Reid era until 2014 and then became Majority Whip (no. 2 in leadership position) from 2016-18. He nearly beat Thune for majority leader (vote was 24-29).

Guy is plugged in especially to the old farts in the GOP Senate caucus.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (E4rtv)

286 I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.
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Gaah! don't 'lift' the filibuster. 60 votes is for ending debate or "cloture". I wish people understood this. So, does he mean changing the cloture vote threshold to 50, or get on with the Senators getting a chance to 'debate' for many long hours. I hope it is that latter, because it protects both parties and it forces Senators to actually do their damn jobs.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (Dv3i1)

287 The Trump era has really changed the playbook.
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If the SAVE act becomes law and is effectively enforced, then that is true.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (vd6bO)

288 Abbot appoints some glorious candidate.

Not liking what I hear about Abbot's primary financial backing. It's beginning to sound like the Texas Republican Party is deep in the sheets with their outsized islamic community.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (uKtE+)

?? Outlawing Sharia law is on the ballot and there have been many other bills and actions to reign in that 'development.' I dont think Abbott is wobbly on any of this

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (lCppi)

289
286 I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.
____

Gaah! don't 'lift' the filibuster. 60 votes is for ending debate or "cloture". I wish people understood this. So, does he mean changing the cloture vote threshold to 50, or get on with the Senators getting a chance to 'debate' for many long hours. I hope it is that latter, because it protects both parties and it forces Senators to actually do their damn jobs.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (Dv3i1)

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I don't like his phrasing, but it's probably just having the actual debate instead of defaulting to the cloture vote.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)

290 would you rather have your enemy standing in front of you looking you in the eye, or a suppose Ally standing behind you fucking you in the ass every chance he gets? Would I vote for Talarico, no. But Cornyn can win without my vote, or so everyone says.

So fine. Win it without me.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:19 PM (nn0kD)
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Don't threaten me with a good time!

Posted by: Mayor Pete at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (3BwY8)

291 To me all this TX stuff is inside baseball, and all R candidates are probably more conservative than more than half of the US, but...he was an R Whip for 6 years. Which is a leadership position.
Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (GD0B3)

OK, let me rephrase: no committee chairs. And why was he the whip for only six years?

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (fYhK6)

292 In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ken Paxton wrote:

"The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.

I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.
John Cornyn is a coward who has refused to support abolishing the filibuster to pass this bill..."
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 01:17 PM (/eyIH)
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Yeah, the Save America Act is the most important domestic legislation in the hopper. Dirty dealing or not, it needs to be passed and placed on the Resolute Desk for the President's signature.

Posted by: mrp at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (rj6Yv)

293 278 That $70M that Cornyn spent on the primary (so far) is just an obscene amount of money for any political office. The more I think about it, the more it offends me. No, just no.... It's wasteful and gratuitous
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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It's worse, outside groups spent about 30 million running Hunt and Paxton down. Paxton spent about 4 million. Both Cornyn and Paxton have an estimated 5 million apiece right now for the runoff.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (E4rtv)

294 276 He claims a 99% voting record with Trump. I can't vouch for that, but I have not heard anyone from the Paxton camp deny it. I don't live in TX so I don't pay as much attention to this one way or the other. Whoever is Senator in TX is out of my control.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)

He claims that NOW. A few short years ago he was very cheerfully chirping that Trump was done and we need to move on. Trump wins again and now all of a sudden he’s Trump’s biggest buddy.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (fYhK6)

So, what you're saying is...he's a coward that will follow the alpha and the political winds. We could and have done way worse from Red states...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (tOcjL)

295 291 To me all this TX stuff is inside baseball, and all R candidates are probably more conservative than more than half of the US, but...he was an R Whip for 6 years. Which is a leadership position.
Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (GD0B3)

OK, let me rephrase: no committee chairs. And why was he the whip for only six years?

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (fYhK6)

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I would take the "direct ties to McConnell" and run with that instead of wondering why Thune didn't recruit him to be whip again.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (GBKbO)

296 Haven't heard anything from Jack Posobiec in a long time.

What is his hot take? Jew hate?

I'm not on Twitter or any other social media and I'm happier for it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (xcxpd)

297 He meant "Game of Thrones"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

=======

Austin AWFLs fucking love this twink.

Los Angeles AWFLs will too.

He's going to raise so much fucking money because Blexas is always an election cycle away, no matter whom they nominate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (GBKbO)
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Yup. See my comment above. Beto 2.0 only less furry and more gay. That's what spooked the powers that be, including even possibly Trump himself.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

298 Pubs would not really vote for Talarico instead of Cornyn, would they? Whyyyy?
Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (pDt9x)

They wouldn't vote for Talarico but they might withhold their vote from PAXTON and then masturbate furiously over their political purity.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (ExV1e)

299 CNN International PR
@cnnipr
Just in:
CNN Senior International Correspondent @fpleitgenCNN and his team have just crossed the border into Iran.
CNN is the first US network into the country since the start of the war.

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Maybe the Ayatollah couldn't make up good enough lies on his own.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (FXNzP)

300 That $70M that Cornyn spent on the primary (so far) is just an obscene amount of money for any political office. The more I think about it, the more it offends me. No, just no.... It's wasteful and gratuitous

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What did he spend it on? It doesn't appear he blanketed the airwaves.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sX1BW)

301 That $70M that Cornyn spent on the primary (so far) is just an obscene amount of money for any political office. The more I think about it, the more it offends me.

It wasn't his money, it was other people's. Makes you wonder why they think he's worth it, doesn't it?

Posted by: Oddbob at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (Fs0KI)

302 Talarico quoting gnostic gospels won't help with Catholics . He'll lose African Americans and be reduced to a voting bloc of soy boys and AWFLs . Good plan

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (/C62k)

303 RMBS, I feel for your plight.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:20 PM

This is why we drink.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (kgE5c)

304 And why we can't have nice things.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (kgE5c)

305 297 Yup. See my comment above. Beto 2.0 only less furry and more gay. That's what spooked the powers that be, including even possibly Trump himself.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

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I seriously doubt anyone high up in the Republican Party is spooked about him. The oppo on Talarico is just...golden.

Trump more than likely wants to limit bad blood and money spent on a race he could potentially avoid. He probably also has positive personal interactions with Cornyn, so he doesn't hate him or anything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:25 PM (GBKbO)

306 283 Has Mona Charen piped up?
Posted by: From The Days Of Cable at March 05, 2026 01:21 PM (oftw2)


Wow, she's still alive?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 05, 2026 01:25 PM (RfVfI)

307 Did Trump really lose Jack Poso, or is that part of the joke?

I must admit, I'm irony-deficient.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at March 05, 2026 01:25 PM (O4xuy)

308 302 Talarico quoting gnostic gospels won't help with Catholics . He'll lose African Americans and be reduced to a voting bloc of soy boys and AWFLs . Good plan

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (/C62k)

=====

He's been saying the wokest of woke bullshit, layered with literal heresy, for years.

Black turnout is going to fucking crater.

It's going to be hilarious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:26 PM (GBKbO)

309 Not liking what I hear about Abbot's primary financial backing. It's beginning to sound like the Texas Republican Party is deep in the sheets with their outsized islamic community.
Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:57 PM (uKtE+)

?? Outlawing Sharia law is on the ballot and there have been many other bills and actions to reign in that 'development.' I dont think Abbott is wobbly on any of this
Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (lCppi)

This shrieking about Sharia law makes me think that I am going to be marched at gunpoint tonight to the county courthouse to recite the Shehada.

It’s good red meat for RINOs like my State Rep to use to hide behind while doing real damage to the State. (TX-19 candidate Donald May WOULD NOT SHUT UP ABOUT IT to the point where I could not figure out where he stood on any other issue. It’s a fine concern to address, but there ARE other problems at play.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:26 PM (fYhK6)

310 300 That $70M that Cornyn spent on the primary (so far) is just an obscene amount of money for any political office. The more I think about it, the more it offends me. No, just no.... It's wasteful and gratuitous

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What did he spend it on? It doesn't appear he blanketed the airwaves.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sX1BW)

bribes or consultants or both

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 05, 2026 01:26 PM (xcxpd)

311 De mad mit dika boka
Hen hartsa we do woka.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 01:27 PM (EXyHK)

312 Iran says that I'm going to bitterly regret something.i need to know when this is supposed to start

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 01:27 PM (LOZbR)

313 Rick Perry is directly responsible for the muzzie growth in Texas.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:27 PM (+nEug)

314 OK, let me rephrase: no committee chairs. And why was he the whip for only six years?
Posted by: Cow Demon

Usually you pick two tracks in the Senate. You either go for leadership or you go for getting seniority enough to get a committee chairmanship. Cornyn picked leadership. He was head of Senate Campaign Funding from 2009-13. Became Whip from 2012-2018, then was biding opportunity to go for majority leader when McConnell retired. Thune won out over him and Thune was the Majority/Minority whip from 2018-2024.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:28 PM (E4rtv)

315 Do Texans really care who Trump endorses? Will it affect their vote?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Yes, definitely

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 01:28 PM (lCppi)

316 What did he spend it on? It doesn't appear he blanketed the airwaves.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sX1BW)

I got a few thousand mailers and robo texts assuring me that John Cornyn is Trump’s bestest friend and he has voted with Trump 99% of the time!!! Did I mention that Cornyn voted with Trump 99% of the time??? Well, Cornyn voted with Trump 99% of the time.

NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE TIME.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:29 PM (fYhK6)

317 The new Ayatollah is calling for the blood of Trump... I thought the press told me they were willing to negotiate.?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 01:29 PM (VE6XX)

318 Claiming to be some super Christian and then quoting the Gospel of Thomas is a huge tell that it's a big charade. I've been in the church my whole life, my dad is a preacher and I've NEVER once heard any preacher anywhere quote the gospel of Thomas. It is definitely not a thing at all in Christian circles. This guy is scummy

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 01:29 PM (xT8gx)

319 Making deals with RINOs to pass the Save Act means that the Save Act will be "enforced" by the same RINOs who don't want it passed in the first place.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at March 05, 2026 01:30 PM (KbCG3)

320 I got a few thousand mailers and robo texts assuring me that John Cornyn is Trump’s bestest friend and he has voted with Trump 99% of the time!!! Did I mention that Cornyn voted with Trump 99% of the time??? Well, Cornyn voted with Trump 99% of the time.

NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE TIME.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:29 PM (fYhK6)

Which means that he voted to confirm nominees while fucking us on legislation.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:30 PM (ExV1e)

321 They wouldn't vote for Talarico but they might withhold their vote from PAXTON and then masturbate furiously over their political purity.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


Sorry. I've held my nose and voted for who I didn't want but had to to win since Bush the Elder. Fuck it. I'm done voting for someone I despise just to lose to the other side.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:30 PM (nn0kD)

322 OK, let me rephrase: no committee chairs. And why was he the whip for only six years?

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:22 PM (fYhK6)

If you want to make a point, make sure the foundation is solid. Take it in friendship, friend.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 01:30 PM (GD0B3)

323 313 Rick Perry is directly responsible for the muzzie growth in Texas.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:27 PM (+nEug)

Maybe if we had better immigration controls and would be more restrictive, this might not be an issue. I’d love to blame state officials but just can’t.
The Feds need to step up.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 01:30 PM (fYhK6)

324 318 Claiming to be some super Christian and then quoting the Gospel of Thomas is a huge tell that it's a big charade. I've been in the church my whole life, my dad is a preacher and I've NEVER once heard any preacher anywhere quote the gospel of Thomas. It is definitely not a thing at all in Christian circles. This guy is scummy

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 01:29 PM (xT8gx)

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It's literal heresy and has been considered for more than a thousand years.

I can't think of a single Christian church that thinks of it any other way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:31 PM (GBKbO)

325 NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE TIME.

Have there actually a hundred or more votes on things Trump took a position on?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 01:31 PM (EXyHK)

326 Yup. See my comment above. Beto 2.0 only less furry and more gay. That's what spooked the powers that be, including even possibly Trump himself.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

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I seriously doubt anyone high up in the Republican Party is spooked about him. The oppo on Talarico is just...golden.

Trump more than likely wants to limit bad blood and money spent on a race he could potentially avoid. He probably also has positive personal interactions with Cornyn, so he doesn't hate him or anything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:25 PM (GBKbO)
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I'll bet they are spooked. That's the genesis of the entire dump-Paxton thing. The rentboy came out of nowhere, smashed the hyped heir apparent, raised assloads of money, will raise even more, etc. Of course they're spooked or at least are taking notice.

They think (correctly, IMO) that Cornyn will do better in the general against this rentboy than Paxton would. They don't want to take any chances.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)

327 I got a few thousand mailers and robo texts assuring me that John Cornyn is Trump’s bestest friend and he has voted with Trump 99% of the time!!!


I don't remember Trump voting in the house or Senate once.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:31 PM (nn0kD)

328 They wouldn't vote for Talarico but they might withhold their vote from PAXTON and then masturbate furiously over their political purity.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Sorry. I've held my nose and voted for who I didn't want but had to to win since Bush the Elder. Fuck it. I'm done voting for someone I despise just to lose to the other side.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:30 PM (nn0kD)

I'm confused. Are you saying that you despise Paxton? If so, why?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:32 PM (ExV1e)

329 I'm assuming there are still operational ready sleeper cells of Iranians that were allowed to cross the border. Situational awareness and be well prepared for power outages.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:32 PM (Dv3i1)

330 247 Eh, look at Cornyn’s voting record. When you do that there’s very little that screams I’m a RINO. People are largely flogging him for that one vote.
Posted by: Marcus T
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Oh, please.
And don't begin to think that there was Bush money behind Hunt.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:32 PM (MpEy/)

331
What did he spend it on? It doesn't appear he blanketed the airwaves.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 05, 2026 01:24 PM (sX1BW)

bribes or consultants or both
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

GOTV I think. Cornyn actually denied Paxton from getting a huge total from rural counties and was competitive across the state. Hunt was simply not a factor outside of east Texas but looking at totals, Cornyn did quite well in rural districts and that is why he ended up winning a plurality over Paxton.

I don't think Paxton's campaign was particularly well run and his lack of money (also a campaign fault in fundraising) probably kept him from winning at least the highest total of votes.

For a big state like Texas, you got to be able to raise funds. Cornyn did, Paxton didn't.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:32 PM (E4rtv)

332 I seriously doubt anyone high up in the Republican Party is spooked about him. The oppo on Talarico is just...golden.



Because of that, the GOPe WON'T use it.

Comity and all.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:32 PM (nn0kD)

333 What did he spend it on? It doesn't appear he blanketed the airwaves.
Seriously? Those Cornyn ads were on every 10 minutes.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:33 PM (XMwZJ)

334 Did Jazzy Jazz's run raise Talarico's profile? Just wondering.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:33 PM (Nhyh3)

335 326 I'll bet they are spooked. That's the genesis of the entire dump-Paxton thing. The rentboy came out of nowhere, smashed the hyped heir apparent, raised assloads of money, will raise even more, etc. Of course they're spooked or at least are taking notice.

They think (correctly, IMO) that Cornyn will do better in the general against this rentboy than Paxton would. They don't want to take any chances.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)

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Talarico was first in the race, spent $30 million, and then barely beat a social media star who came into the race 3 months later, entirely because of near universal black support.

96-4 black vote against him. And Blacks have a history of just...not turning out in statewide TX elections when their chosen candidates lose.

No way are they actually worried about the James "the southern border should be a welcome mat" "I quote the Gospel of Thomas" "white skin is a virus" "God is non-binary" "trans kids are beautiful" Talarico.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:34 PM (GBKbO)

336 I'm confused. Are you saying that you despise Paxton? If so, why?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


No, I am saying I won't vote for Cornyn for any fucking reason. Period. I'm done holding my nose to vote for someone.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:34 PM (nn0kD)

337 He's been saying the wokest of woke bullshit, layered with literal heresy, for years.

Black turnout is going to fucking crater.

It's going to be hilarious.
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You can't sling a dead cat without hitting a church in Texas.

"Crater" is his best-case scenario.

Wiping out down-ticket Dems is safe seats is now on the table.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (HXT0k)

338 For a big state like Texas, you got to be able to raise funds. Cornyn did, Paxton didn't.

I don’t think there was any way for Paxton to win a majority in the primary. But there was also no way he wouldn’t be in the top two. So he may have spent just enough to make sure that happened, saving his money for the runoff.

I hope, anyway.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (EXyHK)

339
"Well, I have my doubts."

Posted by: Gospel of Thomas 1:1 at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (HU4ZK)

340 For a big state like Texas, you got to be able to raise funds. Cornyn did, Paxton didn't.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:32 PM (E4rtv)

Cornyn's been in office 24 years AND got Senate money. I bet if they'd both started tabula rasa and had to raise all their own money that the totals would have been much closer. It's the cross that challengers must bear.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (ExV1e)

341 Just checking in

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (EtnSa)

342 >> He probably also has positive personal interactions with Cornyn, so he doesn't hate him or anything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering
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He can't stand him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (MpEy/)

343 Rick Perry was great friends with Fethulla Gulen and allowing Muslim only schools in Texas.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (+nEug)

344 332 Because of that, the GOPe WON'T use it.

Comity and all.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:32 PM (nn0kD)

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Doesn't need to be in TV ads (it will be).

It will flow out everywhere in every direction from every other source.

Talarico is a parody of what progressives wish Christians to be.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (GBKbO)

345 Eh, look at Cornyn’s voting record. When you do that there’s very little that screams I’m a RINO. People are largely flogging him for that one vote.
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You suck just ONE dick....

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (Dv3i1)

346

No one likes Cornyn but DC Rinos and lobbyists.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:36 PM (MpEy/)

347 No, I am saying I won't vote for Cornyn for any fucking reason. Period. I'm done holding my nose to vote for someone.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:34 PM (nn0kD)

Consider yourself lucky ... I'm in Ca and I don't even get a chance to hold my nose and vote for someone most times..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 01:36 PM (VE6XX)

348 Gay Lizard Boy has about the same appeal--probably less--then Beto. He'd get his ass kicked against Paxton or Cornyn.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:36 PM (XMwZJ)

349 “ Fundamentally Transforming the United States”….

“Fundamentally Fixing the United States…”

FIFY Ace my man.

Posted by: DoctorMew at March 05, 2026 01:36 PM (XodLO)

350 337 You can't sling a dead cat without hitting a church in Texas.

"Crater" is his best-case scenario.

Wiping out down-ticket Dems is safe seats is now on the table.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 05, 2026 01:35 PM (HXT0k)

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Basic partisanship will mean that Talarico will still get 85% of the black vote.

But turnout will be much lower from them than it would have been with Crockett. And the white AWFLs in Austin would have voted for Crockett no matter what.

Also, the state is R+14.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)

351 Consider yourself lucky ... I'm in Ca and I don't even get a chance to hold my nose and vote for someone most times..
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 01:36 PM

I feel your pain.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (kgE5c)

352 People still watch TV?

Posted by: Hunh. Why? at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (HU4ZK)

353
Do Texans really care who Trump endorses? Will it affect their vote?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Yes, definitely
Posted by: LASue

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Sheesh. If Trump endorsed Chad Thad over Steve Hilton for California governor and I wanted Steve Hilton, I'd vote for Steve Hilton.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (pAy1S)

354 My friendzsh across the aisle...

Posted by: Zombie Sen McCain, King of Comity at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (Dv3i1)

355 Nood. SCOTUS ruling.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 01:37 PM (ExV1e)

356 They think (correctly, IMO) that Cornyn will do better in the general against this rentboy than Paxton would. They don't want to take any chances.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:31 PM (iFTx/)

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Talarico was first in the race, spent $30 million, and then barely beat a social media star who came into the race 3 months later, entirely because of near universal black support.

96-4 black vote against him. And Blacks have a history of just...not turning out in statewide TX elections when their chosen candidates lose.

No way are they actually worried about the James "the southern border should be a welcome mat" "I quote the Gospel of Thomas" "white skin is a virus" "God is non-binary" "trans kids are beautiful" Talarico.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:34 PM (GBKbO)
_____

You drastically over-estimate them. They are spooked.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (iFTx/)

357 rickb223, I am right there with you. Piss on Cornyn he is not getting my vote.


Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (+nEug)

358 247 Eh, look at Cornyn’s voting record. When you do that there’s very little that screams I’m a RINO. People are largely flogging him for that one vote.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 01:12 PM (wJXLk)

Me?

I'm still mad at him for tacitly supporting Lisa Murkowski in her Senate run AFTER she lost the primary to what's-his-face (Miller?).

Dude might have been nutter than a fruitcake, but at least it would have gotten Cocaine Bear out of there.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (SRRAx)

359 "The new Ayatollah is calling for the blood of Trump..."
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Yeah. Go with that.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (Nhyh3)

360 I remember when Posobiec tried to be clever and confront sawed off chump John Stewart in public. It backfired when Stewart got in his face calling him all the usual stereotypes and caricatures leftists use. Perfect time to be well within your rights to maintain some semblance of dignity as a man and punch Stewart in the face. Posobiec withered like a little bitch. Good thing for Posobiec conservatism sells.

Posted by: JROD at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (IlL6s)

361 Talarico is a parody of himself.

Jame Talarico was born James Dell Causey he changed his name to look better on the ballot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:38 PM (MpEy/)

362 People still watch TV?
I was watching movies and such on streaming services. Still had Cornyn ads every 10 minutes. Gaaahh...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 05, 2026 01:39 PM (XMwZJ)

363 "The stupid voters, remember. The ones who want "change" without anything actually changing. The ones who demand massive transformations without any controversy or disruption." - ace

Oh come on, ace. Just on Monday Hegseth had to say the war (with Iran) "is not endless". What, 72 hours in? Have more faith in the voters (and commenters, in many cases).

Same situation, but beautiful, and a reminder of how different the country was (including the press): in 1991, a few days after the start of Desert Storm, a senior briefing officer at the DOD podium just held up the front page of that day's paper (Inqy, Post, Daily News, forget which). In huge letters, "War Drags On". He said nothing - the press began to crack up, getting the point all by themselves.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 05, 2026 01:41 PM (U/Byj)

364 , I am saying I won't vote for Cornyn for any fucking reason. Period. I'm done holding my nose to vote for someone.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 01:34 PM (nn0kD
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I feel the same.

Posted by: Darth Randall at March 05, 2026 01:41 PM (f1kZG)

365 I'm the first to admit that I really don't understand Texas. It's the strangest State in America to me. But from the outside looking in, my simplistic, reductive read on it is this: it is very Republican, and not very conservative. IOW, the strongest bulwark of the GOPe. I suspect this might be because it was so Democrat for so long that the Republicans there had to become liberal to win it over.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 01:43 PM (BI5O2)

366 feels like more of a clickbait farmer than an intellect.
Posted by: Marcus T

That's exactly what he is. His brain wouldn't entertain an original thought even if it promised him a BJ with no strings attached.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 05, 2026 01:44 PM (aTDpM)

367 That's exactly what he is. His brain wouldn't entertain an original thought even if it promised him a BJ with no strings attached.
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Don't want my dick to have strings attached.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 05, 2026 01:45 PM (pZ64F)

368 NINETY-NINE PERCENT OF THE TIME.

I suppose it's possible. They have cast many thousands of votes and only passed 79 laws. Lots of wiggle room there.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 01:46 PM (EJWxb)

369 Having marginally higher approval than soft weak Barry wouldn't be impressive (i.e., a statistical blip) buuuuuuuuuuuuut, there has been a nonstop unhinged decade long media attack on Trump but they couldn't seem to keep Jesus and Obama straight in their coverage. Big W for Drumpth, little Barry leads like he works out in Polish gyms

Posted by: Joker of Clubs at March 05, 2026 02:15 PM (KfeB1)

370 What's most interesting about that graph isn't that Trump is more popular at this point than the two other loathsome limpdicks.

What's most interesting is that they all trend down almost identically, and even as they go down the "ups and downs" of the curves are very similar.

The graph for Trump and Gay Lightbringer are so similar you can almost map one on top of the other. No, it's not perfect, but it's much closer than I would have expected.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (iFTx/)

I suspect the graphs reflect the pollster's own morale as much as than the populace's views.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 02:20 PM (8avO+)

371 3 >>>Attorney General Ken Paxton
@KenPaxtonTX
The Save America Act is the most important bill the U.S. Senate could ever pass, and I'm committed to helping President Trump get it done.
I would consider dropping out of this race if Senate Leadership agrees to lift the filibuster and passes the SAVE America Act.


I thought as much.. Wonder what Trump promised Paxton ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (VE6XX)

Plenty of important jobs to do in the country, and there will be other elections even for Senate.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 02:26 PM (8avO+)

372 Isn't is wonderful, that BHO has been ...

Un-presidented?

LOL. No more king hussein of USA!

Posted by: Tarbender, formerly QJ at March 05, 2026 02:26 PM (rdVOm)

373 This is also like a difference between the English vs French model of aristocracy. It always seemed like the english was more egalitarian and more upwardly mobile than the French. It seemed like there was more a commoner could do there. Whereas the French just kept becoming more and more an actual physical and qualitative difference between the people ruling and those ruled. And the French kept going that way until 'betters.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

The English nobility tended to get knocked on the head or executed in the various civil wars which tended to keep them from fully digging their power in like was possible in France

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 02:37 PM (8avO+)

374 That CNN screenshot shows more fake news in the chiron: "20% chance Noem leaves"

Posted by: scottst at March 05, 2026 02:40 PM (PCHuB)

375 They were just Fishermen!

THEY WERE JUST SHOWING THE FLAG IN INDIA!

THEY HAD A RIGHT TO UNMOLESTED PASSAGE BACK TO IRAN!

WHAT PART OF ***INTERNATIONAL WATERS*** DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?
Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 12:48 PM (n1OCj)

Now the flag can be permanently on loan to India.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 02:43 PM (8avO+)

376 Oh, look...video of Talarico citing the Gospel to support transgenderism:

@Protestia
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23h
Texas senate hopeful James Talarico uses the gnostic 'Gospel of Thomas' to prove that Jesus was a feminist, offering that men must not be male, but must be female, and vice versa.

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Oh, the Gospel of Thomas is in Bibles, right?

There is a solid chance that Talarico has the worst performance for a statewide Democrat in like 20 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 01:19 PM (GBKbO)

No, it isn't in the Bible. He's not gonna with those thumpers with this line.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 02:49 PM (8avO+)

377 Someone gave him a stat and not knowing any farmers nor the agriculture industry, he turned it into fake news analysis from one true factoid, Persian Gulf provides fertilizer and that is at risk.

He assumed it meant the US would be affected because he never bothered to do a few clicks to find out.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 01:01 PM (E4rtv)

Presumably US fertilizer comes from US refineries.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 02:52 PM (8avO+)

378 Paxton would not lose. But the money and hype machine behind that gay homosexual retard faggot, and his thrashing in the primary of an even more heavily hyped Next Big Thing, has spooked a lot of people on our side.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)

That's nuts. Crockett was a totally fake construction by the Democrats in a safe district. Once the hand puppet lost the hand, she collapsed like the scrap of cloth she was. This new guy is just a different hand puppet.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 05, 2026 03:03 PM (8avO+)

379 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYx5tIrsB0w

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 03:11 PM (jrgJz)

380 I have thought, since Noem was selected as Secretary of DHS that her selection was a Trump mistake. So, I'm not surprised that she is being shuffled off to some no-name, no-budget position. I watched the Noem ad making the internet rounds.........and it is definitely a political ad iMO, paid for by taxpayers, that was made to highlight her brand. Was she thinking that she'd run for President in 2028?

Posted by: Monica at March 05, 2026 05:09 PM (u0JHI)

The Morning Rant

punk-monkey.jpg

Oh look! Another issue that will be used by the incoherent anti-American media to bash...let's make a list! President Trump, Secretary Hegseth, General Caine, Israel, the military in general, and probably your local Republican congressman.

Left uncriticized will be the last administration, or the Biden/Obama junta for those with a brain, that sent all sorts of military hardware to Ukraine without understanding or caring about replenishment. And Congress, which is obsessed with funding the building of grand weapons systems, but can't be bothered to fund adequately the mundane, boring, but oh-so-essential stuff like replacement missiles and artillery shells.

And they will run screaming from the pesky little bit of data that shows Donald Trump talking about replenishing our military as far back as his first presidential campaign in 2015-2016!

Of course he also campaigned on the issue in 2024, and has spoken about the issue as president.

Trump Poised to Invoke Defense Production Act to Boost Munitions Production for Iran War.

The Trump administration is considering invoking the Defense Production Act to ramp up the manufacturing of munitions, driven by worries about U.S. inventory levels during the ongoing “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran. This law permits the government to direct production priorities toward critical national security requirements; the idea of invoking it has surfaced in closed-door briefings on Capitol Hill, per people with knowledge of the discussions.

President Donald J. Trump has openly called on defense manufacturers to speed up output, stating, “We have unlimited middle and upper ammunition, which is really what we’re using in this war.” Trump further stated that defense firms are operating “under emergency orders” to fulfill military demands.


Is it an issue? Absolutely! We cannot allow our stocks to be depleted without a robust plan to replenish them...and fast! The particular problem of course is that these missiles are amazingly complex, and simply take a long while to build. Throwing industrial capacity at the problem is unlike that of World War II, where we were able to convert civilian manufacturing to produce war materiel in a very short time. In addition to the obvious (Boeing,Grumman, etc.) Ford, GM, Chrysler, American Locomotive Company, Singer, International Harvester, Frigidaire, IBM, and many more civilian companies shifted production to planes and tanks and aircraft engines and other needed materiel. The list is amazing, and includes companies like Steinway Pianos, Rock-Ola Manufacturing Corporation (jukeboxes!), Lionel, Hoover, and on and on.

But...there is a small but rapidly growing niche, in which small and nimble high-tech firms can build advanced weaponry much more quickly than the traditional manufacturers.As an example, those $35,000 drones we are using in Iran are built by a small company that is barely 10 years old! Spektreworks has built hundreds of these drones that have been put to good use at a comparatively low cost, and more importantly, they delivered quickly!

Is this the answer to our supply issues? No, but it is part of it. President Trump will need to pressure the large, traditional manufacturers to stop doing business as usual, and start producing without the procurement nonsense that anyone with a passing knowledge of the process will explain. They have grown fat and lazy, and Donald Trump is just the man to whip them into shape.

As the nature of modern warfare changes rapidly, these companies must be far more nimble than they were. Drones were toys just a few years ago, and now they are a significant threat on the battlefield. A 10-year design and procurement pathway will not work!

And countering the drone threat will be a huge market, with unknown technology that might shift the battlefield tomorrow or next year. Israel's laser-based anti-missile system is changing the paradigm already, and it is entirely possible that there is a small tech firm in America that is working on the next radical advancement.

President Trump's dislike of regulation and the sclerotic pace of government and industry will be a huge driver of this sort of advancement. He has already set the tone, and I wouldn't bet against American ingenuity!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!

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Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (VkY89)

2 The blade has become dull?

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (VkY89)

3 MONKEY!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:01 AM (zjgNU)

4 Monkey notification made.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 05, 2026 11:02 AM (VkY89)

5 Trump should announce a new policy banning gun ownership by trans-people and make the Democrats come out in support of the 2nd Amendment.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at March 05, 2026 11:02 AM (MNCvZ)

6 I read this this morning and I thought it a great idea.

We are sadly, HILARIOUSLY unprepared for a serious war.

We have warmaking "industries" but almost no capability for scaling them up. We are astoundingly slow at producing ships, planes, tanks, and the like and have zero capacity for increasing that.

Trump needs to change that and this could be a first step towards that.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:04 AM (zjgNU)

7 Are we forgetting the Terminator story?

Posted by: Eromero at March 05, 2026 11:04 AM (LHPAg)

8 I think this is a fake, made-up problem. We are fine.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 11:05 AM (iFTx/)

9 If anybody knows it is a land developer.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 05, 2026 11:05 AM (cS1cw)

10 OK, pet peeve of mine:

There is the one penetrating bomb we have that we decided to use the barrel of a 155mm howitzer to make because the steel was perfect and it gave you the strength that you wanted. So every time you need one of these munitions, they break down a howitzer.

Does anyone besides me boggle at this? How about you get the factory that MADE the howitzer barrels to make NEW casings explicitly for these munitions?

The factory is shut down, isn't it? We CAN'T make them any more, can we? And we console ourselves because we have tons of 155mm howitzers, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:05 AM (bss/y)

11 Is this the answer to our supply issues? No, but it is part of it. President Trump will need to pressure the large, traditional manufacturers to stop doing business as usual, and start producing without the procurement nonsense that anyone with a passing knowledge of the process will explain. They have grown fat and lazy, and Donald Trump is just the man to whip them into shape.

That's part of it, but another big part is that the bigs are unwilling to spool up production lines when they know the Dems will cut them as soon as they can. There need to be some sort of guarantees that those lines will be built and then left with no orders. Trump sees that.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

12 It’s a little concerning that a piddly war with Iran is causing shortages less than a week in.

What happens when there a real war with China?

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:06 AM (0TtYd)

13 They could get Rivian to make incendiary bombs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:06 AM (8zz6B)

14 8 I think this is a fake, made-up problem. We are fine.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 05, 2026 11:05 AM (iFTx/)

https://tinyurl.com/mu53zca8

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

15 FWIW, the Defense Production Act may be used to pry Newsom's and the CA government's regulatory apparatus off of the refineries, and allow them to operate fully

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 11:06 AM (rbvCR)

16 Commenting present

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 11:06 AM (EtnSa)

17 As the nature of modern warfare changes rapidly, these companies must be far more nimble than they were. Drones were toys just a few years ago, and now they are a significant threat on the battlefield.

Something the Call of Duty video game series predicted rather well.

Posted by: Sometimes game devs are prophetic at March 05, 2026 11:07 AM (TbWk/)

18 We are sadly, HILARIOUSLY unprepared for a serious war.

We have warmaking "industries" but almost no capability for scaling them up. We are astoundingly slow at producing ships, planes, tanks, and the like and have zero capacity for increasing that.

If that were true, NASA, which relies on outfits like Boeing, would be unable to put astronauts into space and return them in an expeditious manner.

Never mind.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

19 When articles refer to low inventory and say PDJT might need to invoke the DPA, are they talking about specific weapons or missiles generally? Patriot missiles? HIMARS? Tomahawk cruise missiles? Others?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (OSZOS)

20 WE SANK AN INNOCENT IRANIAN SHIP IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!

WE GAVE IT NO WARNING!

THE SUBMARINE THAT DID THE SINKING THEN DID NOT SURFACE TO HELP THE SURVIVORS!

THE LAST PEOPLE TO DO THIS WERE THE NAZIS!

WAR CRIME!!! WAR CRIME!!!

Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (n1OCj)

21 The drones you spoke of are actually a reverse engineered Iranian (I forget the nomenclature) drone they build for about $35k.

These drones were just used in Iran. US ships fired Tomahawk missles to take out coastal missile batteries. They sent out the drones first and the Iranians blew their was on the drones and the missiles got by unhit. They also made the batteries light their positions up on RADAR, which were recorded by F35s and they were updated in the attack package.

Smart and cost effective.

Posted by: Coldwarvet at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (W623R)

22 *awaits first attempt to blame all this on Ukraine*

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

23 10 OK, pet peeve of mine:

There is the one penetrating bomb we have that we decided to use the barrel of a 155mm howitzer to make because the steel was perfect and it gave you the strength that you wanted. So every time you need one of these munitions, they break down a howitzer.

Does anyone besides me boggle at this? How about you get the factory that MADE the howitzer barrels to make NEW casings explicitly for these munitions?

The factory is shut down, isn't it? We CAN'T make them any more, can we? And we console ourselves because we have tons of 155mm howitzers, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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That was a gulf war special program and fwiw, IIRC they used old howitzer barrels as the bore wears over time and has to be replaced. Essentially the worn bores were only useful for scrap before being repurposed as bomb casings.

The new bunker busters are built from scratch I think.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)

24 A comparison of,our capabilities with everyone elses capabilities might be in order about now.

Posted by: tubal at March 05, 2026 11:09 AM (pDt9x)

25 Today’s International waters is like when Kyle Rittenhouse CROSSED STATE LINES.

Retarded then and now.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:09 AM (0TtYd)

26 Does anyone besides me boggle at this? How about you get the factory that MADE the howitzer barrels to make NEW casings explicitly for these munitions?

The factory is shut down, isn't it? We CAN'T make them any more, can we? And we console ourselves because we have tons of 155mm howitzers, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:05 AM (bss/y)
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They were using barrels that had been fired enough that the rifling was worn out and ineffective, iirc.

We weren't tearing apart perfectly good weapons systems. They were retired barrels.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (3BwY8)

27 Morning!

I haven't seen if it's been posted yet here, but I gasped out loud at Alex Stein's comments to Eyepatch McCain. Insensitive? Yes. Savage? Yes. Chutzpah? Yes. 100% Alex Stein hilarity? Yes.

It's too bad he got cut from the Blaze. Hope he's finding a new path ok.

@nicksortor
🚨 LMFAO! The legendary @alexstein99 attempted to ask RINO Dan Crenshaw about his embarrassing loss last night, but he RAN AWAY
“Hey Dan! Did you see that loss coming??!”
Crenshaw’s career in Congress was short and sweet. Just like his field of vision.

Posted by: LizLem at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (gWBY1)

28 The drones you spoke of are actually a reverse engineered Iranian (I forget the nomenclature) drone they build for about $35k.


The airframe is similar, but the real heart of a drone is the electronics and software, which we've completely changed. The Iranians (and the Russkis, for that matter) can't match it; not even close.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

29 22 *awaits first attempt to blame all this on Ukraine*
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

The thing is never the thing, just as this thing (Iran) is not the thing.

Either Ukraine or Iran merely highlight the symptom to an underlying problem.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (bss/y)

30 The dems under biden GAVE AWAY everything in Afganistan when they surrendered. Then they sent EVERYTHING we had left to the Ukraininians money-laundering. That's how we got here.

Posted by: Eromero at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (LHPAg)

31 WE SANK AN INNOCENT IRANIAN SHIP IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!

WE GAVE IT NO WARNING!

THE SUBMARINE THAT DID THE SINKING THEN DID NOT SURFACE TO HELP THE SURVIVORS!

THE LAST PEOPLE TO DO THIS WERE THE NAZIS!

WAR CRIME!!! WAR CRIME!!!
Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (n1OCj)

And my only response is uncontrollable giggling.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (zjgNU)

32 > Spektreworks has built hundreds of these drones that have been put to good use at a comparatively low cost, and more importantly, they delivered quickly!
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It is a remarkable story. They reverse engineered the shahed drones drones originally designed and built by Iran. They then networked them, made them less prone to GPS jamming and more "nimble" in deployment. For the cost of one Tomahawk cruise missile you can have hundreds of these things that go all sploody.

Obviously for small, unfortified targets.

Like people.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (jtM2q)

33 @5. Mentally ill people should not own or possess guns. That is just common sense. And it's also about half the country when you include criminals.

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 11:11 AM (gQFwH)

34 The drones you spoke of are actually a reverse engineered Iranian (I forget the nomenclature) drone they build for about $35k.

Posted by: Coldwarvet at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (W623R)

Yup...and the Iranians had reverse engineered one of ours!

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

35
THE SUBMARINE THAT DID THE SINKING THEN DID NOT SURFACE TO HELP THE SURVIVORS!

They have lifeboats... At least we didn't shoot at those.. Also... I don't give a damn...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:11 AM (NdvkI)

36 The new bunker busters are built from scratch I think.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)

Ok, that makes me feel better, thanks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)

37 THE SUBMARINE THAT DID THE SINKING THEN DID NOT SURFACE TO HELP THE SURVIVORS!

They have lifeboats... At least we didn't shoot at those.. Also... I don't give a damn...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:11 AM (NdvkI)

We could have surfaced and machine gunned the survivors and yet we didn't.

Nobel Peace prize: accepted.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)

38 21 The drones you spoke of are actually a reverse engineered Iranian (I forget the nomenclature) drone they build for about $35k.

These drones were just used in Iran. US ships fired Tomahawk missles to take out coastal missile batteries. They sent out the drones first and the Iranians blew their was on the drones and the missiles got by unhit. They also made the batteries light their positions up on RADAR, which were recorded by F35s and they were updated in the attack package.

Smart and cost effective.
Posted by: Coldwarvet

It was the Shaheed drone which in turn was developed from an Obama era US drone that ended up in Iran from some sort of cyber warfare. Iranians substituted good ole Iran as home base instead of where it was supposed to return to. So the sequence goes--US drone tech, captured and copied by Iran into Shaheed--Shaheeds from Ukraine attacks by Russia then end up being reverse reverse engineered into the current cheap US drone.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:12 AM (E4rtv)

39 The dems under biden GAVE AWAY everything in Afganistan when they surrendered. Then they sent EVERYTHING we had left to the Ukraininians money-laundering.

There it is!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

40 33 @5. Mentally ill people should not own or possess guns. That is just common sense. And it's also about half the country when you include criminals.
Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 11:11 AM (gQFwH)

Let's make it easy... No democrats can have guns...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:12 AM (NdvkI)

41 They were using barrels that had been fired enough that the rifling was worn out and ineffective, iirc.

We weren't tearing apart perfectly good weapons systems. They were retired barrels.
Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 11:10 AM (3BwY

Very clever, actually, turning scrap steel into new weapons.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:12 AM (8zz6B)

42 Bitch!

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt:
Prior leaders have been too weak and ineffective to address this threat.
Some, like Barack Hussein Obama, sent cash that ultimately financed this terrorist crusade against the United States and our people.

-
[University of Alabama School of Law Professor] Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (FXNzP)

43 WE SANK AN INNOCENT IRANIAN SHIP IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!

Some people are really unclear on the concept of "warship".

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (n1OCj)

44 >>*awaits first attempt to blame all this on Ukraine*

Obviously not all but it would be stupid to insist giving tens of billions of our military hardware to Ukraine didn't have an effect.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (viF8m)

45 *awaits first attempt to blame all this on Ukraine*
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

We did give a bunch of stuff to Ukraine.

But this issue CAN'T be Ukraine's fault because it simply decreased our stockpiles of weapons and ammunition.

That has ZERO relationship to the fact we can't produce such things.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (zjgNU)

46 It’s always fascinating how the left and msm (birm) get so upset when foreigners die. But when Americans die it’s shrugs.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (0TtYd)

47 [University of Alabama School of Law Professor] Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (FXNzP)

Makes a point though doesn't it...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (NdvkI)

48 What they really need is DEI!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 05, 2026 11:14 AM (PUFi/)

49 Ok, that makes me feel better, thanks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I was at Eglin AFB during the First Gulf War when they were developing those bunker busters and they still have some impressive released videos from the trials online I think. It was an emergency program to help make Saddam's bunkers useless that the Germans built for him.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:14 AM (E4rtv)

50 [University of Alabama School of Law Professor] Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.

Ummmm, okay, how would you describe giving the terrorists billions of dollars? It's interesting that you think KL's insufficiently worshipful attitude is the problem here.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)

51 The speed was remarkable, Pearl Harbor was December, 1941. By February, all “civilian” production, or retail items were proscribed. No more cars or bicycles or washing machines or radios or anything. Rationing of food. You want to buy a tube of toothpaste, have to turn the empty one in.

None of this would be tolerated today, never mind there aren’t enough smart people to administer such an all encompassing project.

Wars should not be entered into lightly. But when they are, they need to be fully and completely engaged. Too much politics involved.

War crimes are a joke, as is “international law”. To have the Soviet Union at Nuremberg on a panel of judges was absurd on the face of it. The whole notion they were an “ally” was pretty silly and caused nothing but trouble.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 11:14 AM (ayI3s)

52 Very clever, actually, turning scrap steel into new weapons.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:12 AM (8zz6B)

Sort of a "beating your swords into pike-heads" thing

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 11:14 AM (rbvCR)

53 The dems under biden GAVE AWAY everything in Afganistan when they surrendered. Then they sent EVERYTHING we had left to the Ukraininians money-laundering.

There it is!
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

Chill. No one is saying fuck all about Ukraine. They're talking about the fecklessness of the US government, which used Ukraine as an excuse to run down our war stocks.

The fact that the US was driving force which created the Ukrainian war and Ukraine being a pit of corruption was not mentioned.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:14 AM (ExV1e)

54 Some people are really unclear on the concept of "warship".
Posted by: The ARC of History!

The only warship that should be legal is that which takes place in a mosque.
-- AWFLs everywhere

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:14 AM (77rzZ)

55 @JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.

Cry moar you stupid bint

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 11:15 AM (Y1sOo)

56 If you can’t sink a warship, what exactly can you do during, you know….war time? Lol

Thee people are fucking children.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:15 AM (0TtYd)

57
Barak Hussein Obama, Mmm, Mmm, Mmm!
- Indoctrinated School Children, circa 2009

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 11:16 AM (Dv3i1)

58 They have lifeboats... At least we didn't shoot at those.. Also... I don't give a damn...

Interestingly, the Geneva Conventions apparently specifically exempt submarines from having to render aid, because there is no place to put survivors on a sub.

No matter - "Jo From Jerz" has her talking points.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:16 AM (n1OCj)

59 Is Joyce White Vance….the 3 name black college perfeesser. And she’s anti-Trump? The devil you say.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:16 AM (0TtYd)

60 I think the best way to streamline munitions and platform production is to execute most of the Defense Procurement bureaucracy.

Posted by: Brewingfrog at March 05, 2026 11:16 AM (/zCZM)

61 55 @JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.


Barack Obama is enough to make her point anyway.. Barack

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:17 AM (NdvkI)

62 27
‘ Crenshaw’s career in Congress was short and sweet. Just like his field of vision.’

That was some good cruelty right there.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 05, 2026 11:17 AM (jbnUc)

63 Is Joyce White Vance….the 3 name black college perfeesser. And she’s anti-Trump? The devil you say.

That's racist!

Posted by: Neil DeGrasse Tyson at March 05, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)

64 Thee people are fucking children.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:15 AM (0TtYd)

I know, but someone destroyed all of Epstein's videos...

OH, wait, you didn't mean it that way.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (zjgNU)

65 No matter - "Jo From Jerz" has her talking points.
___

Don't forget me!
-"evan loves worf"

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (Dv3i1)

66 Sinking an enemy warship in international waters: War crime!

Attacking Christmas parades, pizzeria and whatnot: Legitimate targets.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (FXNzP)

67 56 If you can’t sink a warship, what exactly can you do during, you know….war time? Lol

Thee people are fucking children.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:15 AM (0TtYd)

They grievance stack to get there. I also saw someone say it is illegal because no formal hostilities have been declared and also they are supposed to render aid and also the ship had just left Indian waters and also that they did not surface and let them know they were about to be attacked and also they were just meanies and on and on and on.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (bss/y)

68 Iran had declared war on the US. Are the lefties calling "no touch backs"?

Honestly though, this is an attempt to generate feelings of self degradation among Americans. I am expecting a lot of 'just like Gaza' or whatever.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (rbvCR)

69 45 *awaits first attempt to blame all this on Ukraine*
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

We did give a bunch of stuff to Ukraine.

But this issue CAN'T be Ukraine's fault because it simply decreased our stockpiles of weapons and ammunition.

That has ZERO relationship to the fact we can't produce such things.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Ukraine might have affected drones supply slightly but it really affected US artillery and howitzer ammo stocks, MLRS rocket systems, along with anti tank weapons.

But, in a permissive air defense atmosphere over Iran, we (and Israelis) are using plain-jane bombs that we have in stock rather than the primo air defense penetration standoff munitions. Those air delivered munitions were not used by the Ukrainians as they simply have not tried, nor the Russians, to do much via air other than drone or missile attacks.

We have probably used a fair number of bunker busters too for missile magazine sites and nuclear weapons facility bunkers.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (E4rtv)

70 Democrat Rules

You can call a Republican President Hitler all day long.

But you’re not allowed to use a Democrat president‘s middle name.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (0TtYd)

71 I think there's a mockup of a MOAB at the Eglin AFB Armament Museum. The thing's huge.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 11:19 AM (jtM2q)

72 64 Thee people are fucking children.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:15 AM (0TtYd)

I know, but someone destroyed all of Epstein's videos...

OH, wait, you didn't mean it that way.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (zjgNU)

Damn. That exchange is a thing of beauty.

*golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:19 AM (bss/y)

73 They grievance stack to get there. I also saw someone say it is illegal because no formal hostilities have been declared and also they are supposed to render aid and also the ship had just left Indian waters and also that they did not surface and let them know they were about to be attacked and also they were just meanies and on and on and on.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:18 AM (bss/y)

MARQUIS OF QUEENSBURY RULES, CHAP! MARQUIS OF QUEENSBURY!!!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:19 AM (zjgNU)

74 It was an emergency program to help make Saddam's bunkers useless that the Germans built for him.
——-

The 8th Army Air Forces lost a lot of B-17s and airmen going after the submarine pens at St. Nazaire. Apparently it was a waste of time, in fact they were still in use until 1996 by the French. Bunker busters would have helped immensely.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 11:20 AM (ayI3s)

75
@JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.

I hear that in Sylvester the cat's voice.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 05, 2026 11:20 AM (PUFi/)

76 I didn't even know IHOP had their own ocean.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:20 AM (FXNzP)

77 They grievance stack to get there. I also saw someone say it is illegal because no formal hostilities have been declared and also they are supposed to render aid and also the ship had just left Indian waters and also that they did not surface and let them know they were about to be attacked and also they were just meanies and on and on and on.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

These are people that are grasping at straws. They know nothing of the conventions of naval warfare including that submarines do not surface when attacking enemy armed ships. Brits got the same ridiculous criticism, IIRC, when they sank the Argentinian ship Gen. Belgrano.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:20 AM (E4rtv)

78 Drones, like dildos, can be made cheaply and reliably.

In fact, our new Dr.Jill double ended, water fillable, green dildos come in three sizes: small, medium and Hakeem Olajuwon when only the biggest, fattest dildo will do. Call Now!! 1-888-BG-DILDO.

Posted by: Big Green Dildo Inc. at March 05, 2026 11:20 AM (/IU3q)

79 "Freedoms forge" tells the history of this kind of thing from 85 years ago. There might be some helpful information there about things that worked, and those that didn't . But, what do I know, I'm just an average taxpayer ? Eh.

Posted by: Edward at March 05, 2026 11:21 AM (9gg3L)

80 Interestingly, the Geneva Conventions apparently specifically exempt submarines from having to render aid, because there is no place to put survivors on a sub.

No matter - "Jo From Jerz" has her talking points.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:16 AM (n1OCj)

I don't believe the Iranians are signatories to the Geneva Conventions, anyway. I think there were a few instances in which U-boat captains surfaced and rendered aid to survivors of lone merchant vessels that they sank.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:21 AM (8zz6B)

81 @nicksortor
🚨 LMFAO! The legendary @alexstein99 attempted to ask RINO Dan Crenshaw about his embarrassing loss last night, but he RAN AWAY
“Hey Dan! Did you see that loss coming??!”
Crenshaw’s career in Congress was short and sweet. Just like his field of vision.
Posted by: LizLem

You could say he was blindsided.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at March 05, 2026 11:21 AM (u7cz3)

82 Bunker busters would have helped immensely.
Posted by: Common Tater
=======
We know a lot more about concrete engineering and how to destroy it nowadays. Still, the Romans held a few surprises from millennia ago that we just now got around to figuring out.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:21 AM (E4rtv)

83 on X-

@infantrydort
Idk who needs to hear this but the U.S. is attacking legitimate military targets.

Iran is attacking whatever it can hit. Civilians or otherwise.

We are not the same.

Spare us your outrage. Direct it to the terrorists flying suicide drones into residential areas.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 11:21 AM (Dv3i1)

84 The warship is like Rene Whatsherface being surprised they use real bullets.

It’s war you dummies. It’s real. Warships will get blown up. This ain’t a video game.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 11:22 AM (0TtYd)

85 MARQUIS OF QUEENSBURY RULES, CHAP! MARQUIS OF QUEENSBURY!!!
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:19 AM (zjgNU)

No, it is not just that. I do not think people really realize how jacked up and fucked our ROER during Iraq or Afghanistan actually were. How literally ridiculous it is.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:22 AM (bss/y)

86
But you’re not allowed to use a Democrat president‘s middle name.

Delano
Fitzgerald
Baines

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (PUFi/)

87 and also they are supposed to render aid and also the ship had just left Indian waters

There are Indian commenters on X who think that this was an attack on India - that the Iranian ship should have been protected until it returned to Iran, under yet another made-up new rule of international law.

Besides, the sailors on the Iranian ship looked so cute marching in a military parade in India.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (n1OCj)

88 Fun fact: Georg von Trapp, patriarch of the von Trapp singing family, commanded a U-boat in WWI, and sank six Allied ships.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

89 Trump should announce a new policy banning gun ownership by trans-people and make the Democrats come out in support of the 2nd Amendment.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

Given that trannies are ipso facto mentally ill, existing laws should cover it.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (VWZqq)

90 I don't believe the Iranians are signatories to the Geneva Conventions, anyway. I think there were a few instances in which U-boat captains surfaced and rendered aid to survivors of lone merchant vessels that they sank.

They did early in the war, but eventually stopped because it made them easy pickings.

Yes, German U-boats did sometimes pick up or assist survivors after torpedoing ships during World War II, but this practice changed dramatically in late 1942.
Early in the war (and into 1942), it was fairly common for U-boat commanders to follow a more "chivalrous" or prize rules-inspired approach when conditions allowed. After sinking a merchant ship, they often surfaced near the lifeboats to:

Question survivors for intelligence (e.g., ship's name, cargo, route). Provide supplies like food, water, cigarettes, medical aid, or a compass bearing/directions to the nearest land.
In some cases, actively pick up survivors or tow lifeboats if space permitted.

This wasn't universal—U-boats were small, crowded vessels with limited space and constant risk from enemy aircraft or ships

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

91 You could say he was blindsided.
Posted by: Stu Podaso

He could not see the path to victory.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (E4rtv)

92 The nice thing about a formal declaration of war, all these leftist whack jobs could be rounded up and held without trial, or at least held with a trial on a military tribunal type basis. Spies, saboteurs, anarchists, unlawful enemy combatants.

I’m warming to the idea already. Careful what ya wish for, or something like that. At the very least Jane Fonda could enjoy some quality time at Gitmo.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 11:24 AM (ayI3s)

93 91 You could say he was blindsided.
Posted by: Stu Podaso

He could not see the path to victory.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (E4rtv)

He had stars in his eye.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

94 There are Indian commenters on X who think that this was an attack on India - that the Iranian ship should have been protected until it returned to Iran, under yet another made-up new rule of international law.

We could offer to sink an Indian ship so that they could see the difference between an attack on India and an attack on a ship which was recently in India.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:24 AM (ExV1e)

95 89 Trump should announce a new policy banning gun ownership by trans-people and make the Democrats come out in support of the 2nd Amendment.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

Given that trannies are ipso facto mentally ill, existing laws should cover it.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings
======
Ah, the Rainbow flag weapon confiscation laws. /sarc

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

96 The single biggest reason our military industrial base has shrunk is because that is what the people running DC on both sides of the aisle wanted. Managed decline.

Look at the militaries of our "allies" in NATO. They have been on the same path. The UK Navy, once the ruler of the seas, is pitifully small now.

Trump is the first leader in the west in decades that doesn't just believe in peace through strength he is living it. We never lacked the ability to churn out whatever military hardware we needed. We lacked the will.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)

97 Ghetto blaster phobia!

United Airlines says passengers must wear headphones if they're listening to audio

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (FXNzP)

98
We could offer to sink an Indian ship so that they could see the difference between an attack on India and an attack on a ship which was recently in India.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:24 AM (ExV1e)

India should be careful with whose "side" they are on...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (NdvkI)

99 One torpedo a month ought to be enough for any Navy.

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (Yusaa)

100 93 91 You could say he was blindsided.
Posted by: Stu Podaso

He could not see the path to victory.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (E4rtv)

He had stars in his eye.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

His weather eye was blind.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

101 There are Indian commenters on X who think that this was an attack on India - that the Iranian ship should have been protected until it returned to Iran, under yet another made-up new rule of international law.

Besides, the sailors on the Iranian ship looked so cute marching in a military parade in India.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (n1OCj)

It's important to remember that there are still a lot of musselmen in India. The partition didn't get rid of them all.

(Funny how there are almost no Hindus in Pakistan, though.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (zjgNU)

102 All of the left's arguments regarding Iran can be summed us thusly: BUT WHERE ARE YOUR TPS REPORTS?

Posted by: MJ at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (XOmY9)

103
He had stars in his eye.

Ballot Box Hero

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 05, 2026 11:26 AM (PUFi/)

104 I don't believe the Iranians are signatories to the Geneva Conventions, anyway. I think there were a few instances in which U-boat captains surfaced and rendered aid to survivors of lone merchant vessels that they sank.

Dönitz was supposed to hang at Nuremberg for waging unrestricted submarine warfare, but Nimitz (a submariner) wrote a letter to the court noting that the United States adopted exactly the same tactics starting December 7, 1941.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:26 AM (n1OCj)

105 100 93 91 You could say he was blindsided.
Posted by: Stu Podaso

He could not see the path to victory.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:23 AM (E4rtv)

He had stars in his eye.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

His weather eye was blind.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

Bonus: he only pays half price for contacts.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)

106 People yesterday were wondering why the torpedo hit the stern of the ship. My guess is that it's because they're so accurate now, you're probably going to hit exactly the spot you're going for. Taking out the stern will likely break the keel, but if it doesn't, it will certainly destroy the steering and propulsion.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)

107 It's important to remember that there are still a lot of musselmen in India. The partition didn't get rid of them all.

(Funny how there are almost no Hindus in Pakistan, though.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

You know what the third-largest religion in India is?

Christianity.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:27 AM (77rzZ)

108 Ghetto blaster phobia!

United Airlines says passengers must wear headphones if they're listening to audio
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (FXNzP)

It's a sign of societal decline when you have to start making rules that used to be understood civility.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 05, 2026 11:27 AM (zjgNU)

109 Just heard on the radio that Trump is going to make an endorsement in the Texas senate primary in an attempt to prevent a run off. Speculation is he has already talked to both candidates and asked one of them to drop out to prevent a nasty run off race. No idea which one he is going to endorse or even if one will drop out of the race.


It's pretty much all speculation at this point other than he is going to make an endorsement in the race soon.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 05, 2026 11:28 AM (0N4FZ)

110 Trump should announce a new policy banning gun ownership by trans-people and make the Democrats come out in support of the 2nd Amendment.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy

Given that trannies are ipso facto mentally ill, existing laws should cover it.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

Red Fag Laws

Posted by: Stu Podaso at March 05, 2026 11:28 AM (u7cz3)

111 There's a radioactive bomb in my pants!

Posted by: The Pride of Wilmington at March 05, 2026 11:28 AM (oftw2)

112 It's interesting that a hot war between the Pakis and Afghanis has completely dropped off the front page.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

113 Willowed:

I find all non-American (and several American) Anglophone accents extremely annoying, except African ones.

In descending order of irritating-ness:

1.) South African
2.) Indian
3.) Australian
4.) All English accents
5.) Scottish, most especially Glaswegian, which probably belongs at #2 on its own
6.) Canadian
7.) Boston
8.) Minnesota
9.) Chicago
10.) SoCal
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice


YD, you left out New Jersey.

But I agree with you that S.-African accents are the worst.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ)

114 That's because I don't exist anymore.

Posted by: The Front Page at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (Yusaa)

115 Bonus: he only pays half price for contacts.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

But his vision has no depth.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (E4rtv)

116 peculation is he has already talked to both candidates and asked one of them to drop out to prevent a nasty run off race.

Color me skeptical that Cornyn would drop out because Trump asked him nicely and promised him things.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

117 IMO, Joyce Vance is the sort of person you can expect to see nominated for high judicial positions under a Democrat regime, even SCOTUS potentially. She's married to one of the few successful Democrats in Alabama, a lefty. She has a glittering DOJ resume. She is nominally from Alabama, but really is from Los Angeles and spent a good deal of her adult life in DC or in that orbit.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 11:30 AM (r7+k8)

118 As the nature of modern warfare changes rapidly, these companies must be far more nimble than they were. Drones were toys just a few years ago, and now they are a significant threat on the battlefield. A 10-year design and procurement pathway will not work!

Wait a minute then how to I get a 10 year grift out of this?!? There are forms to fill out, conferences to go to, and overseas hookers to bang

Posted by: Some Bureaucrat at March 05, 2026 11:30 AM (sKqQm)

119 There's a radioactive bomb in my pants!
Posted by: The Pride of Wilmington

Pfft. Piker.
-- French guy with a WWI artillery shell up his ass

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)

120 It's interesting that a hot war between the Pakis and Afghanis has completely dropped off the front page.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

Best outcome: mutual annihilation.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:30 AM (8zz6B)

121 115 Bonus: he only pays half price for contacts.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

But his vision has no depth.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (E4rtv)

That third eye comes in handy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:30 AM (bss/y)

122 Color me skeptical that Cornyn would drop out because Trump asked him nicely and promised him things.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)

And Paxton has said he will not drop out so I say we are at an impasse and Trump should stay out of this one...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:31 AM (NdvkI)

123 However, I don't think that the American sub will fly a pirate flag when it returns to port, like the British sub did after it sank the General Belgrano.

Imagine the reaction...

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:31 AM (n1OCj)

124 When it comes to politics, Crenshaw was a horrible pupil.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:31 AM (77rzZ)

125 112 It's interesting that a hot war between the Pakis and Afghanis has completely dropped off the front page.
Posted by: Archimedes
=======
Should we care much if Afghanis doing their terrorist bombing tricks in Karachi end up getting Pakistani bombings in Kandahar and Kabul. I think not.

ISI helped make Afghanistan a shithole in order to have a supply of nutjobs to attack India in Kashmir region. Karma.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:31 AM (E4rtv)

126 For what reason does the senator from Raytheon rise?

Posted by: The senator from Lockheed Martin at March 05, 2026 11:32 AM (Yusaa)

127 77
‘ Brits got the same ridiculous criticism, IIRC, when they sank the Argentinian ship Gen. Belgrano.’

By their own leftists. Just like us now.
We need a plan to take care of those fuckers.
Britain let theirs slide and look where they are now.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 05, 2026 11:32 AM (jbnUc)

128
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt:
Prior leaders have been too weak and ineffective to address this threat.
Some, like Barack Hussein Obama, sent cash that ultimately financed this terrorist crusade against the United States and our people.

-
[University of Alabama School of Law Professor] Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
--------
Her resume:
Joyce Alene Vance (born July 22, 1960) is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017. She was one of the first five U.S. attorneys, and the first female U.S. attorney, nominated by President Barack Obama.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:32 AM (XeU6L)

129 Should we care much if Afghanis doing their terrorist bombing tricks in Karachi end up getting Pakistani bombings in Kandahar and Kabul. I think not.

You mean aside from the sheer entertainment value?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)

130 I play U-Boat in my bathtub. The Brown lumps are mines.

Posted by: Amtrak Joe at March 05, 2026 11:32 AM (oftw2)

131 Carried over...

246 War crime!

Senator John Fetterman’s response to @prem_thakker when asked about the illegal US strike on an Iranian Naval ship in international waters:
“I want to offer condolences to your boss [Mehdi]. I know he’s all broke up about the Ayatollah.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:51 AM (FXNzP)

I had to look that up. Apparently @prem_thakker stands for Prem Thakker, believe it or not, and "Mehdi" is Indian-Muslim-British-American Mehdi Hasan (real name), founder of the media company Zeteo (real name) that Prem Thakker (real name) works for.

They need to go back.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 11:32 AM (Sy6m/)

132 47 [University of Alabama School of Law Professor] Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (FXNzP)

Makes a point though doesn't it...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (NdvkI)

Barky smugly got inaugurated with the Hussein being prominent in his smugness. So yeah, fair game.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (X1fGu)

133 WE SANK AN INNOCENT IRANIAN SHIP IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!

Some people are really unclear on the concept of "warship".
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 11:13 AM (n1OCj)
----
They probably say the same thing about Somali pirates without understanding that pirates are by definition persona non grata in the international community and can thus be destroyed by anyone with the will to do so.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (ESVrU)

134 People yesterday were wondering why the torpedo hit the stern of the ship. My guess is that it's because they're so accurate now, you're probably going to hit exactly the spot you're going for. Taking out the stern will likely break the keel, but if it doesn't, it will certainly destroy the steering and propulsion.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)

That's the conclusion I've come to. It will also kill all power and, in all likelihood, cause flooding in the single biggest space on most ships.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (ExV1e)

135 126 For what reason does the senator from Raytheon rise?
Posted by: The senator from Lockheed Martin at March 05, 2026 11:32 AM (Yusaa)

I have said before, but I will say again: Raytheon is a cool fucking name.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)

136 124 When it comes to politics, Crenshaw was a horrible pupil.
Posted by: Bulg
=====
But he felt that in a world of two eyed people, the one eyed man is king. He got the phrase wrong unfortunately.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (E4rtv)

137 The biggest problem with any government funded program is the regulations around it. The hoops that everyone has to go through are ridiculous and makes it impossible to purchase or produce anything quickly. Until the regulations (some of which are laws such as Buy American even when we don't produce/grow/mine it here) are repealed, we won't resolve this problem.

Posted by: jmet at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (fNngM)

138 When it comes to politics, Crenshaw was a horrible pupil.
Posted by: Bulg
----

Not a man of vision.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (XeU6L)

139 IMO, Joyce Vance is the sort of person you can expect to see nominated for high judicial positions under a Democrat regime, even SCOTUS potentially. She's married to one of the few successful Democrats in Alabama, a lefty. She has a glittering DOJ resume. She is nominally from Alabama, but really is from Los Angeles and spent a good deal of her adult life in DC or in that orbit.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 11:30 AM (r7+k

I wonder if she hires illegals as servants or housekeepers? Trump's DOJ should investigate.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:34 AM (8zz6B)

140 The best presidential middle name was "Gamaliel."

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:34 AM (77rzZ)

141 Making things worse is that the small UAV market is currently dominated by Chinese manufacturers. Lotta outsourcing proponents need to be on lampposts, you ask me.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 05, 2026 11:35 AM (OUMaO)

142 Are we talking about UAVs again or just droning on.

Posted by: DaveA at March 05, 2026 11:35 AM (FhXTo)

143 You guys with your Cr nshaw jokes! I couldn’t put a patch on ya!

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 05, 2026 11:35 AM (MTbfy)

144 Any more recent submariners here know what version of torpedo is currently the standard? Our boat had the MK48....

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 05, 2026 11:35 AM (RfVfI)

145 'If thine eye offends thee...'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:36 AM (bss/y)

146 The boat that torpedoed the Iranian frigate deserves a Presidential Unit Citation.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 11:36 AM (gm9Sb)

147 Lebanon has stepped up in a big way. No visas for Iranians and all IRGC /Hezbollah members are to be arrested

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:36 AM (+nEug)

148 BREAKING: Bloomberg reporting that China has just halted all exports of diesel and gasoline.

China imports about 11 million barrels of crude per day, with roughly 40-45% of that flowing through the Strait of Hormuz (mainly from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran).

Their strategic petroleum reserves are estimated by analysts at around 90-100 days of total consumption at current burn rates of ~14-15 million barrels/day including refined products.

Cut off from Hormuz and they’re staring down the barrel of empty tanks in roughly three months.

That’s not a sustainable position. Their only realistic play would be immediate, heavy domestic rationing, factories slowed, trucking curtailed, civilian fuel limits, the works. That would slam their economy and ripple hard through global supply chains.


https://is.gd/K4q9WH

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

149 A little known fact: The ship is the enemy combatant. The sailors are not.

Submarines have never needed to surface to rescue sailors in the water.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (qFwJc)

150 Her resume:
Joyce Alene Vance (born July 22, 1960) is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 2009 to 2017. She was one of the first five U.S. attorneys, and the first female U.S. attorney, nominated by President Barack Obama.
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
=======
You might say she has the stench of BO all over her.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (E4rtv)

151 Open Source Intel @Osint613
4m
BREAKING 🔴🔴

Another Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (1o8D5)

152 Any more recent submariners here know what version of torpedo is currently the standard? Our boat had the MK48....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 05, 2026 11:35 AM (RfVfI)

Still 48s. More updated, I believe, but still 48s.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (ExV1e)

153 Raytheon

Yoyodyne.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (Kt19C)

154 People yesterday were wondering why the torpedo hit the stern of the ship. My guess is that it's because they're so accurate now, you're probably going to hit exactly the spot you're going for. Taking out the stern will likely break the keel, but if it doesn't, it will certainly destroy the steering and propulsion.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
----
I can't count the number of times I've watched a science fiction movie or television series where the commander of a ship orders his fleet to target the engines and critical components of the enemy. Almost as if that's a legit tactic in warfare.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (ESVrU)

155 I'm old enough to recall getting toy submarines with Kellogs cereal.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (XeU6L)

156 One of you brainiacs help a moron out.

I'm mondo confused.
Didn't they vote yes to preserve and release the records? If yes, why is everyone acting like they voted no?

Votes
Yea: 357
No: 65

Vote Question: On Motion to Refer
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
 
https://tinyurl.com/mwtd6fxy

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (nn0kD)

157 138 When it comes to politics, Crenshaw was a horrible pupil.
Posted by: Bulg
----

Not a man of vision.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (XeU6L)


He just couldn't see the forest for the trees...

Posted by: Denny Crane - Blinded by the light. at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (RfVfI)

158 The single biggest reason our military industrial base has shrunk is because that is what the people running DC on both sides of the aisle wanted. Managed decline.

Look at the militaries of our "allies" in NATO. They have been on the same path. The UK Navy, once the ruler of the seas, is pitifully small now.

Trump is the first leader in the west in decades that doesn't just believe in peace through strength he is living it. We never lacked the ability to churn out whatever military hardware we needed. We lacked the will.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)

Didn't they give it gay names like peace dividends, or some shit? In reality it was another bullshit leftist scam to give the money to the free shit army.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (snZF9)

159 Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ

Sorry. There is no single Jersey accent. We all don't sound like we came from the stupid program "Jersey Shore" or whatever is was called . People from North Jersey will sound different from people who have lived in. Central or Southern NJ, and I have never in my life said "Joisey" 😉




Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (ix8EF)

160 Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:36 AM (+nEug)


I watched Tousi TV yesterday.. Good information and up to date...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (NdvkI)

161 151 Open Source Intel @Osint613
4m
BREAKING 🔴🔴

Another Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (1o8D5)

You'd think they'd sail to a friendly Chinese port and ride out the fracas. Unless China said nope.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (X1fGu)

162 Another Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Wow. This is shaping up to be the coolest war since the Falklands.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (77rzZ)

163 Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

That's interesting. I am surprised with all their belt and road shit that they have not managed to take over someplace that had oil reserves.

OTOH, I guess that is what Iran and Venezuela were...

Oops.

That's fucking awesome Donny Two Scoops. You're my hero.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

164 Open Source Intel @Osint613
4m
BREAKING 🔴🔴

Another Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (1o8D5)
----
Now I gotta ask...Why are there more than one Iranian Naval vessels in that region? Isn't that rather far from home? Shouldn't their fleet be protecting the homeland?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (ESVrU)

165 You might say she has the stench of BO all over her.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (E4rtv)

Heh.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (8zz6B)

166 You might say she has the stench of BO all over her.
Posted by: whig
----
ISWYDT

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (XeU6L)

167 But of course.

Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount+ Announce New Race-Swapped “Treasure Island” Adaptation

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (FXNzP)

168 That's interesting. I am surprised with all their belt and road shit that they have not managed to take over someplace that had oil reserves.

OTOH, I guess that is what Iran and Venezuela were...

Oops.

That's fucking awesome Donny Two Scoops. You're my hero.

It's almost as if this was all part of a plan. Almost.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

169 Still 48s. More updated, I believe, but still 48s.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:37 AM (ExV1e)


Huh. Cool, but I thought they would have had a total revamp after all these years...

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (RfVfI)

170 157 138 When it comes to politics, Crenshaw was a horrible pupil.
Posted by: Bulg
----

Not a man of vision.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:33 AM (XeU6L)


He just couldn't see the forest for the trees...
Posted by: Denny Crane - Blinded by the light. at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (RfVfI)



Its getting a little testy in here regarding Crenshaw. Can't we agree to shake hands and patch things up?

Posted by: Lance Armstrong at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (X1fGu)

171 [University of Alabama School of Law Professor] Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance
Karoline Leavitt, spitting out President Obama's middle name, Hussein, as though it's some evidence of his complicity with terrorists, is despicable.

Unprompted, our brilliant law professor invokes Hussein's name to allude to his complicity with terrorists. That's funny.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (RV6uI)

172 >>People yesterday were wondering why the torpedo hit the stern of the ship. My guess is that it's because they're so accurate now, you're probably going to hit exactly the spot you're going for. Taking out the stern will likely break the keel, but if it doesn't, it will certainly destroy the steering and propulsion.


Fuel storage and weapons cache are also good places to aim.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (uKtE+)

173 >>Another Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.

Two down, one to go.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (Y1sOo)

174 It's almost as if this was all part of a plan. Almost.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

Nah, can't be. DeSantis is the only man with a brain in the race...

*cough*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (bss/y)

175 Hey Representative Crenshaw; one eye on the boundary, one eye on the pub.

Posted by: Mistery of Ungentlemanly Warfare at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (ehY6c)

176 Its getting a little testy in here regarding Crenshaw. Can't we agree to shake hands and patch things up?
Posted by: Lance Armstrong at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (X1fGu)

*golfclap for nic*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (bss/y)

177 You'd think they'd sail to a friendly Chinese port and ride out the fracas. Unless China said nope.
Posted by: Cuthbert
------
AKA, run for their lives.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (XeU6L)

178 it's me donna, he seems to be the best source for factual reporting as he works hard to verify everything

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:41 AM (+nEug)

179
"Elbows Up" happens as you raise your hands to surrender.

Canada is collapsing faster than a Newsome Pritzger Hochul threesome.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (Y8DZL)

180 I'm old enough to recall getting toy submarines with Kellogs cereal.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.

War crime in a box.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (FXNzP)

181 >>Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount+ Announce New Race-Swapped “Treasure Island” Adaptation


'We could swim for it...'

'Oh, wait.'

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (uKtE+)

182 We cannot allow our stocks to be depleted without a robust plan to replenish them...and fast!

--------------

"Let's outsource it to Chy-na!"

/Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, and F. Joe Mugabe

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (iu4Pw)

183 Huh. Cool, but I thought they would have had a total revamp after all these years...
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (RfVfI)

They've probably changed out a lot of the control components but the motors and boom work. No reason to screw around with that. Plus, any change in the size would require changes to every submarine.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (ExV1e)

184 rick223b, Rep. Anna Luna said she got what she wanted.

It is possible though that the Ethics Cmte only has some of the information on lawmakers and of course this resolution does not apply to the US Senate.

"Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives."

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)

185 Now I gotta ask...Why are there more than one Iranian Naval vessels in that region?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (ESVrU)
-

From a few weeks ago:

https://tinyurl.com/mr2sbcx9

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (1o8D5)

186 Sorry. There is no single Jersey accent. We all don't sound like we came from the stupid program "Jersey Shore" or whatever is was called . People from North Jersey will sound different from people who have lived in. Central or Southern NJ, and I have never in my life said "Joisey" 😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I guy I roomed with in college had a really thick, stereotypical Jersey accent. Great guy, but there were times that he was almost incomprehensible. His mother was from Ireland, so that probably didn't help things, either.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)

187 That's interesting. I am surprised with all their belt and road shit that they have not managed to take over someplace that had oil reserves.

OTOH, I guess that is what Iran and Venezuela were...

Oops.

That's fucking awesome Donny Two Scoops. You're my hero.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

Couldn't China buy oil from Indonesia?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (8zz6B)

188 Now I gotta ask...Why are there more than one Iranian Naval vessels in that region? Isn't that rather far from home? Shouldn't their fleet be protecting the homeland?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (ESVrU)

Three Iranian warships participated in the training exercises with India and are (were) returning home.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Y1sOo)

189 132
‘ Barky smugly got inaugurated with the Hussein being prominent in his smugness. So yeah, fair game.’

I’m glad the ‘Rats don’t like it. I didn’t like having Obola as president for 8 years.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 05, 2026 11:43 AM (jbnUc)

190 Nah, can't be. DeSantis is the only man with a brain in the race...

*cough*

*makes wee fist*
Why I oughta...!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

191 Sorry. There is no single Jersey accent. We all don't sound like we came from the stupid program "Jersey Shore" or whatever is was called . People from North Jersey will sound different from people who have lived in. Central or Southern NJ, and I have never in my life said "Joisey" 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (ix8EF)

Yeah, nobody here speaks like that. The idiots from jersey shore weren't even from jersey.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 11:44 AM (snZF9)

192 >>Three Iranian warships participated in the training exercises with India and are (were) returning home.


Mahdi, I'm Coming Home - Ozzy Osbourne (2026)

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 11:44 AM (uKtE+)

193 I'm old enough to recall getting toy submarines with Kellogs cereal.

But I found some in the cat's litter box!

Posted by: Joey Biden at March 05, 2026 11:44 AM (RV6uI)

194 Couldn't China buy oil from Indonesia?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:42 AM (8zz6B)

Probably have to pay fair market value- which they didn't for Venezuela or Iran...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

195 Three Iranian warships participated in the training exercises with India and are (were) returning home.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 11:43 AM (Y1sOo)
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One to go!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (1o8D5)

196 ...

Posted by: Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (ehY6c)

197 I wonder how many more ships they have. Imagine thinking you are out and away from the war, but now you know you are being hunted and stalked in the ocean.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (n5tGW)

198 Just saw:

🚨 KARMA: Last year, Howard Stern said he “hated” anyone who voted for Donald Trump and even told Trump supporters to stop listening to his show.

Now news is spreading that his show has been canceled, and critics are calling it a perfect example of what happens when entertainers attack half the country.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (nn0kD)

199 Couldn't China buy oil from Indonesia?

That assumes they have excess capacity that isn't already spoken for.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

200 159 Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ

Sorry. There is no single Jersey accent. We all don't sound like we came from the stupid program "Jersey Shore" or whatever is was called . People from North Jersey will sound different from people who have lived in. Central or Southern NJ, and I have never in my life said "Joisey" 😉




Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (ix8EF)


Good point Fen! Same with NY, I was born in Queens, moved to Smithtown, then a 13 years old moved up to Western NY. There are like a dozen NY accents... same with language usages... Soda, Pop, Sub, Hero, Hoagie...etc.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (RfVfI)

201 If the fight ends soon, let us buy the surplus ammo.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (RjOoY)

202 The boat that torpedoed the Iranian frigate deserves a Presidential Unit Citation.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 11:36 AM


Pretty sure that is already in the works along with a bronze star for the CO and XO.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (0N4FZ)

203 Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount+ Announce New Race-Swapped “Treasure Island” Adaptation
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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What's next? Robinson Crusoe?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (XeU6L)

204 Spain capitulated and will send defensive aid to Cyprus.

Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (+nEug)

205 One to go!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (1o8D5)

Yes, see me @173

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 11:47 AM (Y1sOo)

206 Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain

If he were TRYING to lose the next election and obliterate his party, what would he do differently?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

207 Iranian ASW gear must be top notch. Look at the results. Or maybe leading PO was banging his head during prayer time three before the ping.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 11:47 AM (gm9Sb)

208 204 Spain capitulated and will send defensive aid to Cyprus.

Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (+nEug)

Wow. so, he is throwing in with the Iranians?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)

209 YD, you left out New Jersey.

But I agree with you that S.-African accents are the worst.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ)

Y’all are insane. I like South African Accents. The list should just be nasally accents from the north. 😉

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 11:48 AM (Wmg4n)

210 One to go!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (1o8D5)

Fuck! Gotta go back to India. Left my pants at the tailor shop.

Posted by: Captain of remaining Iranian vessel at March 05, 2026 11:48 AM (8zz6B)

211 Ah, here is the issue, as I suspect it would be on the resolution.

🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸
@Real_RobN
·
1h
"As it turns out,

the SECRET slut fund that 357 members of Congress just voted to block the release of—appropriated for their sexual harassment and rape charges—paid out $17 million at taxpayers’ expense.

It’s MORE. It’s a lot MORE.

The taxpayer money that John Conyers used to settle his sexual harassment and rape charges was made through his OFFICE BUDGET."

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

212 199 Couldn't China buy oil from Indonesia?

That assumes they have excess capacity that isn't already spoken for.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)

It would be darkly hilarious if Xi and Newsome got into a bidding war for Indonesian product.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (fSA1n)

213 says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain
Posted by: Ben Had

OK, it's time for us to cut all ties with that inbred, poofter country. They are clearly our enemy now.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)

214 Another question: who was china selling diesel and gas to?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)

215 Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (+nEug)

So.... why are we in NATO?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (ExV1e)

216 Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain

If he were TRYING to lose the next election and obliterate his party, what would he do differently?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:47 AM (Riz8t)

If he was trying to become the next target of destruction on a list of nuclear muslim nations would he do anything different?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (snZF9)

217 Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 11:44 AM (snZF9

I think most of the Jersey Shore cast members were from Staten Island anyway.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (ix8EF)

218 But of course.

Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount+ Announce New Race-Swapped “Treasure Island” Adaptation

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:40 AM (FXNzP)

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"The court was uninhabited; my teammates I had left behind, and nothing lived in front of me but dumb yutes and fouls.”

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (iu4Pw)

219 Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain
____

You know who doesn't have a safe haven in Britain? The indigenous people of Britain.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (Dv3i1)

220 140 The best presidential middle name was "Gamaliel."
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:34 AM (77rzZ)
A good Old Testament name.

Posted by: Eromero at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (LHPAg)

221 I am sucker for Jamaican and several parts of Ireland accents. Could listen to chicks speak in them all day.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (Nhyh3)

222 What's next? Robinson Crusoe?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 11:46 AM (XeU6L)

Friday was the brains of the outfit.

Posted by: Captain of remaining Iranian vessel at March 05, 2026 11:50 AM (8zz6B)

223 Now news is spreading that his show has been canceled, and critics are calling it a perfect example of what happens when entertainers attack half the country.
Posted by: rickb223
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Now Stern can stay triple masked in his home full time fearing the approach of Death. Good.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:50 AM (E4rtv)

224 So.... why are we in NATO?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (ExV1e)

The head of NATO came out in favor...Starmer is going against NATO...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:50 AM (NdvkI)

225 >>I am sucker for Jamaican and several parts of Ireland accents. Could listen to chicks speak in them all day.


Hungarian chicks. I love their accent.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (uKtE+)

226 Wow. so, he is throwing in with the Iranians?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)

I'd say he's more of a tosser really

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (Nhyh3)

227 Wow. so, he is throwing in with the Iranians mullahs?

FIFY

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (n5tGW)

228 A good Old Testament name.
Posted by: Eromero

The most famous "Gamaliel" is the one in the New Testament. Don't know if the name shows up in the OT or not.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)

229 The head of NATO came out in favor...Starmer is going against NATO...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:50 AM (NdvkI)

Okay. Why is the UK in NATO?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (ExV1e)

230 >>I'd say he's more of a tosser really


He's more of a receptacle.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (uKtE+)

231 Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain

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National Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And you can take it up the ass if you please

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 11:52 AM (iu4Pw)

232 I'd say he's more of a tosser really

Synonyms (Slang): Wanker, berk, plonker, git.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)

233 Hungarian chicks. I love their accent.
Posted by: garrett


Their hotscakes really put me off, though.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:52 AM (77rzZ)

234 The head of NATO came out in favor...Starmer is going against NATO...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:50 AM (NdvkI)

Okay. Why is the UK in NATO?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (ExV1e)

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There's a good chance that in 10 years we'll be calling NATO by its new name: "The Caliphate."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 11:53 AM (iu4Pw)

235
Okay. Why is the UK in NATO?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (ExV1e)

Starmer is a Dead man walking.. Right now he's listening to the UN.. Time for the UN to get the hell out of the US

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 11:53 AM (NdvkI)

236 The most famous "Gamaliel" is the one in the New Testament. Don't know if the name shows up in the OT or not.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)

Any Alphaliels or Betaliels?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:53 AM (8zz6B)

237 Now Stern can stay triple masked in his home full time fearing the approach of Death. Good.
Posted by: whig


Sadly, there's conflicting reports. No telling.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 11:53 AM (nn0kD)

238 Just heard on the radio that Trump is going to make an endorsement in the Texas senate primary in an attempt to prevent a run off. Speculation is he has already talked to both candidates and asked one of them to drop out to prevent a nasty run off race. No idea which one he is going to endorse or even if one will drop out of the race.


It's pretty much all speculation at this point other than he is going to make an endorsement in the race soon.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 05, 2026 11:28 AM (0N4FZ)

He'll offer the candidate dropping out an ambassadorship to Iran.

(If there's regime change in Iran, an American ambassador would be swimming in pussy.)

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 05, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew8)

239 I always thought that joisey thing was the way those from Brooklyn and the Bronx said Jersey.
What do I know, I'm Bostonian.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 11:54 AM (sl73Y)

240 Starmer retreats, condems PDT and says the IRGC has a safe haven in Britain
____

You know who doesn't have a safe haven in Britain? The indigenous people of Britain.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 11:49 AM (Dv3i1)

Our distant cousins across the pond will eventually need to be liberated. Copious weapons supply drops would work if they can find the nads of their ancestors.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 11:54 AM (snZF9)

241 Starmer wants some of those people that don't mind shooting citizens randomly I guess for his UK caliphate.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 11:54 AM (n5tGW)

242 Raytheon

Yoyodyne.

Aperture.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 11:55 AM (rbvCR)

243 I always thought that joisey thing was the way those from Brooklyn and the Bronx said Jersey.
What do I know, I'm Bostonian.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 11:54 AM (sl73Y)

Thats about right.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 11:55 AM (snZF9)

244 Where does it say he was canceled? Stern a big sellout dummy that needs Jackie Martling in order to be funny, but he's not canceled

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 11:55 AM (Nhyh3)

245 Didn't they give it gay names like peace dividends, or some shit? In reality it was another bullshit leftist scam to give the money to the free shit army.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (snZF9)
The Klintoons

Posted by: Eromero at March 05, 2026 11:56 AM (LHPAg)

246 Starmer is offering the IRCGa safe haven in Britain?!! I didn't realize he was quite such a complete paid off traitor . That's mind blowing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 11:56 AM (PFs9e)

247 242 Raytheon

Yoyodyne.

Aperture.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 11:55 AM (rbvCR)


Second look at Black Mesa?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 05, 2026 11:56 AM (RfVfI)

248 He'll offer the candidate dropping out an ambassadorship to Iran.

(If there's regime change in Iran, an American ambassador would be swimming in pussy.)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 05, 2026 11:54 AM (g8Ew

A perk sadly lost on either Paxton or Cornyn.

Posted by: Octochicken at March 05, 2026 11:57 AM (oCS0o)

249 He's more of a receptacle.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (uKtE+)


It can be two things

Posted by: Mayor Quimby at March 05, 2026 11:57 AM (Nhyh3)

250 Another Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka.

For having such a tiny, unprotected Navy, Iran sure is adventurous to send anything 2000 miles from its shores.

Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 11:57 AM (RV6uI)

251 If there's regime change in Iran, an American ambassador would be swimming in ...... Well I'm your huckleberry.

Posted by: Ken Paxton at March 05, 2026 11:58 AM (ehY6c)

252 I always thought that joisey thing was the way those from Brooklyn and the Bronx said Jersey.
What do I know, I'm Bostonian.
Posted by: From about That Time

My sister-in-law grew up in Fall River. She sometimes had a hard time making herself understood when she moved to rural Michigan.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:58 AM (77rzZ)

253 Fenelon, Lebanon is arresting IRGC members and Starmer is saying you are under no threat from the British government

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:58 AM (+nEug)

254 Wow. This is shaping up to be the coolest war since the Falklands.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:39 AM (77rzZ)

Falklands was kind of the last gasp of the British militarily.
The only thing that really saved the day was the Argies were on their empty tanks too, and the morale was worse. Also the Falklands are brutally cold even in the summer, and most of the Argentinians were used to Mediterranean climate.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 11:58 AM (rbvCR)

255 Pittsburgian and Youngstownish are difficult accents to understand unless under the influence of Iron City or Rolling Rock beer.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 11:59 AM (gm9Sb)

256 Hey garrett I was watching some drama show and they showed a guy playing pinball for a few seconds and you could only barely see the machine but it was freaking High Speed 2. Looked pristine too. I recognized the center of the board and they had dubbed over some generic pinball sound effects. I still have not managed to play a real one yet. Only the simulations.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 11:59 AM (Nhyh3)

257 For having such a tiny, unprotected Navy, Iran sure is adventurous to send anything 2000 miles from its shores.
Posted by: t-bird at March 05, 2026 11:57 AM (RV6uI)

Well, those ships were dispatched before the current hostilities began.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:59 AM (8zz6B)

258 97 Ghetto blaster phobia!

United Airlines says passengers must wear headphones if they're listening to audio
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
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On that note, I don't get why people walk around in the public square on speaker phone and facetime.. I often get side-eyed when I attempt to join the conversation. Oh I'm sorry, I thought they were talking to me.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 05, 2026 12:00 PM (VkY89)

259 Starmer is offering the IRCGa safe haven in Britain?!! I didn't realize he was quite such a complete paid off traitor . That's mind blowing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 11:56 AM (PFs9e)

Is it though? I know I'm a broken record (broken record) but we're not very far away from Democrats fighting to implement Sharia here.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:01 PM (Nhyh3)

260 sister-in-law grew up in Fall River. She sometimes had a hard time making herself understood when she moved to rural Michigan.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026

Grew up calling it Fall Reeve. Damned if I know why.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 12:01 PM (sl73Y)

261 It can be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 12:01 PM (EtnSa)

262 >>Hey garrett I was watching some drama show and they showed a guy playing pinball for a few seconds and you could only barely see the machine but it was freaking High Speed 2.


That's a Steve Richie masterpiece from the Williams era.

Fun game. My buddy has the pair, Getaway and HS 2 in his collection. Love the Supercharger.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:01 PM (uKtE+)

263 Good afternoon

Happy Birthday!! “ Here's a birthday blessing.

"The Lord bless you
and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 12:02 PM (PFs9e)

264 Falklands was kind of the last gasp of the British militarily.

The Royal Navy currently has 34 admirals, while it operates 20 warships.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 12:03 PM (n1OCj)

265 Bible Study Corner.

James Talarico
@jamestalarico
“This summer, more than half our population became second-class citizens.
Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.
And nothing is more un-Christian.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 12:03 PM (FXNzP)

266 >>The Royal Navy currently has 34 admirals, while it operates 20 warships.


...15 of which are in Dry Dock.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:03 PM (uKtE+)

267 Pittsburgian and Youngstownish are difficult accents to understand unless under the influence of Iron City or Rolling Rock beer.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

Aren't people from Pittsburgh called "Yinzers," because "yinz" is their version of the 2d-person plural pronoun?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:04 PM (77rzZ)

268 It just dawned on me that the strangest accent was my Dad's.Born in Finland, and the family originally settled in Maynard MA. A little Bostonian in the English they spoke mixed with the Finn they spoke at home. Dad was in his heyday when JFK was spouting stuff like Cuber and Cah.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 12:04 PM (gm9Sb)

269 Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 11:58 AM

Awful Prime Minister!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 12:04 PM (PFs9e)

270 Every one of our neighbors with a uterus

Yeah, he'll do great running for office in Texas.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 12:04 PM (n1OCj)

271 Vote Question: On Motion to Refer
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

https://tinyurl.com/mwtd6fxy
Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 11:38 AM (nn0kD)
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The hint is in how Nancy Mace voted (Nay), the sponsor. This vote referred her bill to committee consideration, from where presumably it will never emerge for a floor vote.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 12:04 PM (6YQhy)

272 Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 12:04 PM (gm9Sb)

Did you learn any Finnish?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:05 PM (77rzZ)

273 James Talarico
@jamestalarico
“This summer, more than half our population became second-class citizens.
Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.
And nothing is more un-Christian.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 12:03 PM (FXNzP)

I guess he means the ony free "women" are trannies, then. What a maroon!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:06 PM (8zz6B)

274 I was watching some drama show

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I was kinda looking forward to Amazon's Young Sherlock Holmes which premiered yesterday. Pure f*cking garbage.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 12:06 PM (FXNzP)

275 We can use a man like Kaiser again. But WDC will never allow that.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 05, 2026 12:06 PM (xvV+O)

276 273 James Talarico
@jamestalarico
“This summer, more than half our population became second-class citizens.
Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.
And nothing is more un-Christian.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 12:03 PM (FXNzP)

I guess he means the ony free "women" are trannies, then. What a maroon!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:06 PM (8zz6B)

======

Plus, he lost black voters 96-4 this week.

Dude is beyond cooked. I can't wait to see how much money Democrat burn with him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

277 NY/NJ accents don't bother me. Only Eastern accent that bugs me is Boston/part of Massachussets.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 12:07 PM (BI5O2)

278 We can use a man like Kaiser again.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable

I kept trying to tell that guy with the funny mustache that, but he just ignored me.
-- William II

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:08 PM (77rzZ)

279 Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:01 PM (Nhyh3

That would not surprise me, ellipses.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 12:08 PM (rZCVI)

280 2 reasons for the loud phone calls -
1. Today's phones are great for a lot of things. As phones, however, they suck. Speaker or earphones are the only options. Which leads to...
2. ...Apple in their greed and monopolistic furor, took out the earphone jack. Now you must buy super expensive earphones that need very regular charging. Skip that and just put the phone on speaker. I'm not dealing with the nuclear codes or anything.

Posted by: Wally at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (pduCL)

281 Massive grid failure leaves two‑thirds of Cuba without power

Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (RHGPo)

282 NY/NJ accents don't bother me. Only Eastern accent that bugs me is Boston/part of Massachussets.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

What kind of accent do you have?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (77rzZ)

283 Hilarious comment, Ace cruelty level even.

0HOUR1
@0hour1
·
10h
Nick Fuentes is like David Koresh have people not figured him out yet.

One day he will be fucking the husbands while the wives watch.

Guys a little fucking weirdo.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (E4rtv)

284 @jamestalarico
“This summer, more than half our population became second-class citizens.
Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.

WTAF is he referring to?

Posted by: Oddbob at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (Fs0KI)

285 Iran probably thought international waters would be safe

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (xBXAY)

286 282 NY/NJ accents don't bother me. Only Eastern accent that bugs me is Boston/part of Massachussets.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

What kind of accent do you have?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (77rzZ)

======

I knew a guy with a very good ear for accents.

He said I was from Michigan.

I was raised in central Florida.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)

287 228 A good Old Testament name.
Posted by: Eromero

The most famous "Gamaliel" is the one in the New Testament. Don't know if the name shows up in the OT or not.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)
Warren Gamaliel Harding's parents unavailable for comment, just like WGH.

Posted by: Eromero at March 05, 2026 12:10 PM (LHPAg)

288 272 Very little. Mom and Dad kinda kept it for code talk. When I was a little kid, the Lutheran church offered it for us munchkins, and the little I learned I forgot. Tough language if not in use on a regular basis. BTW, Dad was a Ritchie Boy in WW2, fluent in reading, writing and speaking Finn. Interrogator for the odd Finn captured from merchantmen or rarely a German U Boat.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 12:10 PM (gm9Sb)

289 284 @jamestalarico
“This summer, more than half our population became second-class citizens.
Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.

WTAF is he referring to?

Posted by: Oddbob at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (Fs0KI)

=====

5 year old tweet.

About Dobbs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:10 PM (GBKbO)

290 Yeah, he'll do great running for office in Texas.

The people who run the Democratic Party don't know any working-class white people, so they keep running candidates that they imagine will appeal to working-class whites.

Remember when all the left-wing reporters melted down when asked if they knew anyone who owned a pickup truck?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 12:10 PM (n1OCj)

291 274 I was watching some drama show

-
I was kinda looking forward to Amazon's Young Sherlock Holmes which premiered yesterday. Pure f*cking garbage.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
=======
Eh, Guy Ritchie (former husband of Madonna) directs the series and they are aiming at the Robert Downey Jr. crowd rather than the Sherlock! or the older Jeremy Brett series.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)

292 290 Yeah, he'll do great running for office in Texas.

The people who run the Democratic Party don't know any working-class white people, so they keep running candidates that they imagine will appeal to working-class whites.

Remember when all the left-wing reporters melted down when asked if they knew anyone who owned a pickup truck?

Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 05, 2026 12:10 PM (n1OCj)

=====

He was chosen by Austin AWFLs.

They fucking love him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)

293
Had breakfast at a rural Kentucky restaurant 6 years ago and we had to point to items on the menu as the waitress was unintelligible.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 12:12 PM (Y8DZL)

294 Dude is beyond cooked. I can't wait to see how much money Democrat burn with him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

Whaaaa?

RNC Research
@RNCResearch
Chronic loser Beto O’Rourke praises James Talarico as “one of the most talented politicians” he’s ever seen.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 12:12 PM (FXNzP)

295 5 year old tweet.

About Dobbs.

Ah. Thanks.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 05, 2026 12:12 PM (Fs0KI)

296 Watching the Talarico campaign implode should b interesting . When they realize the AA community won't support him the campaign will do some really stupid things to try and win their support

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 12:12 PM (/C62k)

297 Iran probably thought international waters would be safe

IT IS A LONG-ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW THAT YOU CAN'T SINK SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!

Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points! at March 05, 2026 12:13 PM (n1OCj)

298 294 Whaaaa?

RNC Research
@RNCResearch
Chronic loser Beto O’Rourke praises James Talarico as “one of the most talented politicians” he’s ever seen.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 12:12 PM (FXNzP)

======

Loser loves a loser.

Interesting factoid: Talarico almost left politics a few years ago. Then he started saying all the weird shit and got re-elected in Austin.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)

299 "@jamestalarico
“This summer, more than half our population became second-class citizens.
Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.

WTAF is he referring to?

Posted by: Oddbob"


In the olden days they were just called women.

Posted by: Ripley at March 05, 2026 12:13 PM (GUOwU)

300 Happy Birthday Doof!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 12:13 PM (2WIwB)

301 How many birthdays is Doof going to have today, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:14 PM (GBKbO)

302 290 Yeah, he'll do great running for office in Texas.

The people who run the Democratic Party don't know any working-class white people, so they keep running candidates that they imagine will appeal to working-class whites.

Remember when all the left-wing reporters melted down when asked if they knew anyone who owned a pickup truck?
Posted by: The ARC of History!

I liked the Kamala? or Biden? ad with the white dude claimed he ate carburetors for breakfast. Perfect example of Theater Kids in Politics as consultants and their world view.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:14 PM (E4rtv)

303 I really hope that Trump remembers the times that Big John Cornholio stabbed him in the back. Please Trump, endorse Paxton and kick the POS Cornholio to the curb.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at March 05, 2026 12:14 PM (JNTt1)

304 My sisters, and my mother once tried to get directions to a location in Maryville (Muhrvul) using a vocal interface and it had no idea what they were saying.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 05, 2026 12:14 PM (EcHpA)

305 I knew a guy with a very good ear for accents.

He said I was from Michigan.

I was raised in central Florida.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

So, Zoltan Karpathy is still around?

I am from Michigan, though I haven't lived there in almost 40 years. My wife says that my Michigan accent still comes out when I'm talking to my brothers, who are still there, on the phone.

She says we have a distinctive way of pronouncing the name of Obama's city on Lake Michigan, though I can't really hear a difference from the way she (raised in Virginia) pronounces it.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

306 297
IT IS A LONG-ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW THAT YOU CAN'T SINK SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!
Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points!

Google University is still printing out the diplomas for International Law so wait for the talking point to become more widespread

Although my answer is "Current events lead me to believe that you are mistaken."

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 12:14 PM (RjOoY)

307 Talarico telling the AA community how he always carries
a bottle of hot sauce in his purse.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 12:15 PM (gm9Sb)

308 "Watching the Talarico campaign implode should b interesting . When they realize the AA community won't support him the campaign will do some really stupid things to try and win their support
Posted by: Smell the Glove"


Talking in ghetto slang? Hot sauce? Claiming he marched for civil rights in the 60's?

Posted by: Ripley at March 05, 2026 12:15 PM (GUOwU)

309 IT IS A LONG-ESTABLISHED PRINCIPLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW THAT YOU CAN'T SINK SHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS!
Posted by: Today's Democratic Talking Points!

Iran should give serious consideration to declaring war on the US 47 years ago.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 12:15 PM (ExV1e)

310 Regional accents are interesting. When I entered the Army, mine was low country SC, gullah-influenced. I was occasionally kidded about that, and worked to overcome it.

The Charleston, SC accent is very distinctive, and I think, charming. I expect that the locusts are diluting that.

It is amusing that I often mistake Miami accents as Brooklynese.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:16 PM (XeU6L)

311 307 Talarico telling the AA community how he always carries
a bottle of hot sauce in his purse.
Posted by: bill in arkansas
=======
Guy likes a spicy sausage I guess.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 12:16 PM (E4rtv)

312 Talking in ghetto slang? Hot sauce? Claiming he marched for civil rights in the 60's?
Posted by: Ripley at March 05, 2026 12:15 PM (GUOwU)

He'll pay off some blacks to say that he's blacker than Crockett.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 12:16 PM (ExV1e)

313 "Watching the Talarico campaign implode should b interesting . When they realize the AA community won't support him the campaign will do some really stupid things to try and win their support
Posted by: Smell the Glove"


Talking in ghetto slang?

Jasmine Crockett will be looking for work, so she could tutor him.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

314
Talking in ghetto slang? Hot sauce? Claiming he marched for civil rights in the 60's?
Posted by: Ripley
------

No ways tarred?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:17 PM (XeU6L)

315 I knew a guy with a very good ear for accents.

He said I was from Michigan.

I was raised in central Florida.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

***

I used to be pretty good at picking out accents but the one that always tripped me up was those folks in the Midwest. Indiana, Ohio, etc. Never could get them on the first guess.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 12:17 PM (2WIwB)

316 Iran probably thought international waters would be safe
Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (xBXAY)
---
Huh...

I thought "anything goes" was the law of the sea in international waters.

Just think of the implications...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 12:18 PM (ESVrU)

317 I ain't no ways tar'd

Posted by: James Talarico at March 05, 2026 12:18 PM (GUOwU)

318 I liked the Kamala? or Biden? ad with the white dude claimed he ate carburetors for breakfast. Perfect example of Theater Kids in Politics as consultants and their world view.

"Oh my, that sounds so butch. What's a carburetor?"
-- James Talarico, probably

Posted by: Oddbob at March 05, 2026 12:18 PM (Fs0KI)

319 The Charleston, SC accent is very distinctive, and I think, charming.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

Everything about Charleston is charming.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:18 PM (77rzZ)

320 Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.

Talarico is unable to refer to "women"? Is he going to refer to men as "people with a penis"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 12:18 PM (PFs9e)

321 316 Iran probably thought international waters would be safe
Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 12:09 PM (xBXAY)
---
Huh...

I thought "anything goes" was the law of the sea in international waters.

Just think of the implications...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 12:18 PM (ESVrU)

====

I can't wait to court martial Nimitz for firing on Japanese vessels in international waters.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

322 I used to be pretty good at picking out accents but the one that always tripped me up was those folks in the Midwest. Indiana, Ohio, etc. Never could get them on the first guess.
Posted by: Diogenes

That's because Midwest accents are the closest to Network Standard.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:20 PM (77rzZ)

323 Regional accents are interesting. When I entered the Army, mine was low country SC, gullah-influenced. I was occasionally kidded about that, and worked to overcome it.

The Charleston, SC accent is very distinctive, and I think, charming. I expect that the locusts are diluting that.

It is amusing that I often mistake Miami accents as Brooklynese.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:16 PM (XeU6L)

You have heard me speak, as has Doof. Do I sound distinctly "Canadian" to you? Just curious, really.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:20 PM (8zz6B)

324 323 You have heard me speak, as has Doof. Do I sound distinctly "Canadian" to you? Just curious, really.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:20 PM (8zz6B)

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Eh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:20 PM (GBKbO)

325 Howdy folks!

Bloomberg reporting that China has just halted all exports of diesel and gasoline.

That'll leave a mark.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 05, 2026 12:20 PM (luW68)

326 325 Howdy folks!

Bloomberg reporting that China has just halted all exports of diesel and gasoline.

That'll leave a mark.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 05, 2026 12:20 PM (luW6

======

Probably already rationing.

But I saw someone on X say that a 20% reduction in their oil supply isn't a big deal.

So, it's probably fine.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:21 PM (GBKbO)

327 That'll leave a mark.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 05, 2026 12:20 PM (luW6

Cuba hardest hit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:21 PM (8zz6B)

328 I can't hide my SW Ohio roots because my dropped G's give me away.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 12:22 PM (qBdHI)

329 Jasmine Crockett will be looking for work, so she could tutor him.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

I imagine that she'll ramp up the fundraising after Talarico gets beaten like a drum and say that she'd have won.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 12:22 PM (ExV1e)

330 I was going to give Talarico Suave a break and thought maybe he was referring to Kelo and there would be public domain uterus seizing.
But no, he was just pissed that baby murder is no longer a Constitional mandate.

Posted by: Wally at March 05, 2026 12:22 PM (pduCL)

331 When someone refers to a coke as a pop we know they're not from around here. They are from "up there".

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 12:22 PM (gQFwH)

332 During the Falklands war, there was some controversy over the sinking of the Belgrano because it was a cadet ship, outside the zone of exclusion, and fleeing toward home. It was decided then that "international law" was what the US and UK decided it was, as far as naval matters went.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 05, 2026 12:22 PM (EcHpA)

333 I took an on line test about where I came from. Damn thing got it within 10 miles. Said I was from Wooster, OH. Born in Painesville, but moved to Warren very early.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 12:22 PM (gm9Sb)

334 You have heard me speak, as has Doof. Do I sound distinctly "Canadian" to you? Just curious, really.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

You know the way that many Canadians pronounce the word "out?" That used to be the standard way to tell that someone was Canadian. But, it turns out, a lot of Virginians share that pronunciation of the word.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)

335 Working a take-out window at Fisherman's Wharf in SF years ago, i correctly identified a woman's Rhode Island accent. I'd never been there.

Posted by: Dark L at March 05, 2026 12:23 PM (KAi1n)

336 Television severely diminished regional accents. Those of us born through the fifties still had some distinctions, but by the time we reached college and beyond they too were fading, mostly.
But my sister rode hosses until her dying day. And when you get emotional about something they come back up.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 12:23 PM (sl73Y)

337 You have heard me speak, as has Doof. Do I sound distinctly "Canadian" to you? Just curious, really.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
------

Nary a bit. But then, we were drinking beer at the time.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:23 PM (XeU6L)

338 Just think of the implications...


I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

339 Is Talarico the worst candidate running or is it the woman ( can't recall from which state or maybe it's for her State legislature ) who is running as a Republican having never voted anything but Democrat and who someone found a picture of her wearing a hijab?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 12:24 PM (PFs9e)

340 She says we have a distinctive way of pronouncing the name of Obama's city on Lake Michigan,
Posted by: Bulg

Cha-ka-ga.

Just like the natives.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 12:24 PM (Y8DZL)

341 Television severely diminished regional accents. Those of us born through the fifties still had some distinctions, but by the time we reached college and beyond they too were fading, mostly.
-------

And a damned shame it is. Local cultures, in general, are being subsumed.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:25 PM (XeU6L)

342 Working a take-out window at Fisherman's Wharf in SF years ago, i correctly identified a woman's Rhode Island accent. I'd never been there.
Posted by: Dark L

Of course you hadn't. Because it doesn't exist.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:25 PM (77rzZ)

343 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:21 PM (GBKbO)

People say a lot of shit on X. I'm sure all that solar tech they've been selling will more than make up for their 20% loss.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 05, 2026 12:25 PM (luW68)

344 Cha-ka-ga.

Just like the natives.
Posted by: Auspex


It's something to with how the vowel in the stressed second syllable is pronounced.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:26 PM (77rzZ)

345 Talarico is unable to refer to "women"? Is he going to refer to men as "people with a penis"

20 years ago when he still sometimes wrote interesting things, Jonah Goldberg referred to white men as "Pale Penis People". I always thought that was pretty funny.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:27 PM (2ocoG)

346 Someone needs to light the Ewok Lamp

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:27 PM (uKtE+)

347 331 Friends stopped by. I offered drinks, she having a bloody Mary, he declining because driving. Told him there was some pop in the fridge. Hesitation, and a chuckle, "yeah, pop, I know what you mean". She's Arky, he's FL man.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 12:27 PM (gm9Sb)

348 Lunch overseas

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 12:27 PM (EtnSa)

349 Someone needs to light the Ewok Lamp
Posted by: garrett

I thought that was your job.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 12:28 PM (77rzZ)

350 Latest accent-ID-fail for me. A medico at the VA. Just couldn't quite put my finger on her accent. I finally asked. Portugese.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:28 PM (XeU6L)

351 We were a net exporter of oil under Trump 45, did Biden F that up? Because we should have enough domestic.

I guess Biden did kill oil shale now that I think about it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 05, 2026 12:28 PM (n5tGW)

352 Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount+ Announce New Race-Swapped “Treasure Island” Adaptation
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,

Tell me they cast Somalians as the pirates. Lie to me if you must.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 05, 2026 12:28 PM (a+4eV)

353 Probably already rationing.

But I saw someone on X say that a 20% reduction in their oil supply isn't a big deal.

So, it's probably fine.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 12:21 PM (GBKbO)

I would say that the biggest thing is just that they are admitting any hardship at all.

Point being almost all Commies- but China in particular- are all about talking a huge game. Any adversity, no matter how great, is only a minor inconvenience on the way to their inevitable glorious victory.

The thing is, they are saying they are rationing. That does not make sense to me as something they would admit unless it was balanced with some sort of huge claim. We are low on gas, but we have 10 new nuclear reactors coming online! Something like that.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

354 One thing that really fucked my ass up for life was meeting someone with a very thick unmistakable Brooklyn accent but actually they were from a part of Rhode Island. I'm not shitting you, they all talk like that in that part.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:28 PM (Nhyh3)

355 Cha-ka-ga.

Just like the natives.

WLS promos back in the early 80s when they still played music always did an exaggerated she-KAH-go.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:29 PM (2ocoG)

356 >>I thought that was your job.


Nope. I got no keys to that car.

Posted by: garrett at March 05, 2026 12:29 PM (uKtE+)

357 20 years ago when he still sometimes wrote interesting things, Jonah Goldberg referred to white men as "Pale Penis People". I always thought that was pretty funny.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:27 PM (2ocoG)

Too bad that was just to differentiate between the guys fucking his wife.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)

358 New one

Posted by: Archimedes at March 05, 2026 12:29 PM (Riz8t)

359 310 Regional accents are interesting. When I entered the Army, mine was low country SC, gullah-influenced. I was occasionally kidded about that, and worked to overcome it.

The Charleston, SC accent is very distinctive, and I think, charming. I expect that the locusts are diluting that.

It is amusing that I often mistake Miami accents as Brooklynese.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:16 PM (XeU6L)
Mike Hammer just described Eromero exactly.

Posted by: Eromero at March 05, 2026 12:29 PM (LHPAg)

360 354 One thing that really fucked my ass up for life was meeting someone with a very thick unmistakable Brooklyn accent but actually they were from a part of Rhode Island. I'm not shitting you, they all talk like that in that part.
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 12:28 PM (Nhyh3)

...

You want to rephrase that?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y)

361 Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount+ Announce New Race-Swapped “Treasure Island” Adaptation

What is going on at Paramount? They're doing this on streaming, and in theaters they're going to have the Wayans brothers making tranny jokes.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 05, 2026 12:30 PM (2ocoG)

362 When tired, my wife starts speaking with an Okie accent.

Posted by: Embarrassing Stain at March 05, 2026 12:30 PM (RoGXC)

363 Nood, in case you could not decipher archimedes odd parlance.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y)

364 I have a terrible South Philly accent. A gentleman from Chicago told me that I sound like Tony Soprano, lol.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (vqA1l)

365 @jamestalarico
“This summer, more than half our population became second-class citizens.
Every one of our neighbors with a uterus became the property of the State.

Shouldn't he be glad about that? Doesn't it mean that the Democrats' goal of enslaving everyone to the state is half-accomplished?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 05, 2026 12:31 PM (a+4eV)

366 People say a lot of shit on X. I'm sure all that solar tech they've been selling will more than make up for their 20% loss.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 05, 2026 12:25 PM (luW6

Lol, yes. That's exactly what they're saying.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 12:32 PM (lFFaq)

367 359 There are folks from New Orleans that you would swear are from Brooklyn or the Bronx. Isolated area, something to do with church parishes.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 05, 2026 12:32 PM (gm9Sb)

368 Nothing I say here is meant to diminish the efforts of our fighting men and women.

Politics interfering with the military efforts is nothing new. It certainly micromanaged the Vietnam war, shortened the 1991 Iraq war, so we had to go back in 2003. And politics made a mess of the wars of the 2000s. I fault the Pentagon too. Generals should have resigned rather than put up with bad commands.

How about a victory strategy rather than an exit strategy?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 05, 2026 12:33 PM (6Yd0H)

369 291 I was kinda looking forward to Amazon's Young Sherlock Holmes which premiered yesterday. Pure f*cking garbage.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
=======
Eh, Guy Ritchie (former husband of Madonna) directs the series and they are aiming at the Robert Downey Jr. crowd rather than the Sherlock! or the older Jeremy Brett series.

oh. i was looking for young sherlock to team with young einstein to solve the mystery of the unsplittable beer atom.

Posted by: anachronda at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (oY6Yp)

370 I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Great song.

At least there's pretty lights.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 05, 2026 12:35 PM (DgMqy)

371
Late, but....

MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (HXiQ2)

372 YD, you left out New Jersey.

But I agree with you that S.-African accents are the worst.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:29 AM (77rzZ)

You watch too many movies. In all my 78 years of living here, the only one's I have known to have an accent were the people from Jersey City and Hoboken area. When I served in the army back in the late 60's, guys would ask where I was from. When I told them NJ, they asked, "where's your accent?" Sorry, don't have one. I grew up near Perth Amboy.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at March 05, 2026 12:37 PM (5xuJ/)

373 [iPresident Trump's dislike of regulation and the sclerotic pace of government and industry will be a huge driver of this sort of advancement. He has already set the tone, and I wouldn't bet against American ingenuity!

That would be great if American companies were hiring American engineers with American ingenuity.

Instead, over the past 5-10 years, all American companies have outsourced engineering jobs to third world countries (mostly India, where most of the "engineers" are fraudulent with fake degrees bought for $1,000).

So Ford, GM, Chrysler and all the rest of the "American" companies you listed in your post wouldn't be providing American ingenuity, but rather third world "ingenuity".

Good luck with that.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 05, 2026 01:16 PM (P5BPp)

374 👍.

And this and other 'projects' like it will help:

Bresnahan, House Authorize $68 Million for Tobyhanna Army Depot
January 6, 2026
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-0 announced the House authorized $68 million in funding for Tobyhanna Army Depot in S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA).

It's almost as if there is a real plan.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 05, 2026 03:52 PM (NFX2v)

375 There have been residents of South Jersey that for decades you'd swear were from New Orleans.

Homeland of the Lenape, settled by the Swedish. It's a mystery.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 05, 2026 03:58 PM (NFX2v)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Raphael Aldobrandini1.jpg


The Garvagh Madonna or The Aldobrandini Madonna)
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

It was owned by the Aldobrandini family for a very long time, but the last owners before it was sold to Britain's National gallery were the Garvaghs, so that is what the museum calls it.

It is really small, but impressive in its warmth and gentleness of portrayal.

If anyone wants to steal it, I will be happy to buy it!

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (nn0kD)

2 Beautiful!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (A5RD0)

3 Me like it!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (cYBz/)

4 nice

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

5 "It is really small, but impressive in its warmth and gentleness of of portrayal."

*snicker*

You are fucked up.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

6
ESPONJA!!1!!!111!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (tljrc)

7 Ninja Turtles!

Posted by: Pete in Texas at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (BHrzb)

8 So, one of the kids is obviously Jesus (the one carrying a crosss?). But who's the other kid?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

9 Full title
The Madonna and Child with the Infant Baptist (The Garvagh Madonna)
Artist
Raphael
Artist dates
1483 - 1520
Date made
About 1510-11
Medium and support
Oil on wood
Dimensions
38.9 × 32.9 cm

I have seen this in person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

10 Jesus and Cousin John

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:32 AM (gbOdA)

11 Having a hard time seeing Jesus as a ginger.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:32 AM (nn0kD)

12 The tiny peepee of an old Greek homo.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

13 Jesus and Cousin John
Posted by: r hennigantx



The shit those two could get into.

"Don't worry. Dad'll fix it!"

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:33 AM (nn0kD)

14 OK, the other one's the Baptist.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:33 AM (77rzZ)

15
Cousin John the Baptist? I'm confused here.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 09:34 AM (Y8DZL)

16 In about 28 years he will come riding into town wearing camel hair shirts eating locust and wild honey and demanding the locals Repent and Be Baptized.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:34 AM (gbOdA)

17 Huh. Angels want them some titty. Go figure, eh … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 05, 2026 09:34 AM (ayRl+)

18 11 Having a hard time seeing Jesus as a ginger.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:32 AM (nn0kD)

He was of the Throne of David.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:35 AM (gbOdA)

19 Is there any significance to Jesus giving John the Baptist a flower or that particular flower?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 09:35 AM (rZCVI)

20 Mary and Elizabeth
Jesus and John

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:35 AM (gbOdA)

21 Mary, Baby Jesus, and the older boy with tan and wearing fur is Cousin John, who would become the Baptizer.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at March 05, 2026 09:35 AM (BHrzb)

22 Hail Mary, full of Grace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 09:35 AM (+xP4Z)

23 The Paolo, how you say, yikes!

Posted by: The Paola at March 05, 2026 09:36 AM (Y1sOo)

24 A beautiful painting. Those Renaissance artists had Magic Brushes.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 05, 2026 09:36 AM (DgMqy)

25 Will somebody put some clothes on these kids?

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 05, 2026 09:36 AM (qohbc)

26 Carnations mean love and sacrifice.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:36 AM (gbOdA)

27 Simple and beautiful colors. Would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 09:37 AM (/C62k)

28 Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:36 AM (gbOdA)

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 09:37 AM (rZCVI)

29 @ 22 Hail Mary, full of Grace.
______________________________

Ummm, Nurse … 'Grace' should have a small 'g', otherwise … well, you knowwwwww …

Posted by: Dr_No at March 05, 2026 09:37 AM (ayRl+)

30 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the unborn baby inside her jumped, and she was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:38 AM (gbOdA)

31 Will somebody put some clothes on these kids?
Posted by: Elric the Blade


Not until they're potty trained.

Doing laundry in those days...

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:38 AM (nn0kD)

32 25 Will somebody put some clothes on these kids?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 05

That is the only time you can run around free and not get arrested!

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 09:38 AM (OoFl2)

33 Madonna's milk must have been very rich.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 09:39 AM (jS10z)

34 Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 09:37 AM (rZCVI)

In the middle ages people were not that well read and I think pictures or images well used to convey a more complex idea.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:39 AM (gbOdA)

35 Mnemonic thinking

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:39 AM (gbOdA)

36 Very nicely done
Have no reason I would want to own a masterpiece except as a reproduction

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 09:40 AM (EtnSa)

37 Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:39 AM (gbOdA)

I'm sure they did. I just wasn't sure what it was supposed to mean.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 09:40 AM (rZCVI)

38 Will you get dressed!

Posted by: Loony Skip Rooney at March 05, 2026 09:41 AM (oftw2)

39 So, one of the kids is obviously Jesus (the one carrying a crosss?). But who's the other kid?
Posted by: Bulg at March

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 09:42 AM (OoFl2)

40 It looks like Jesus is wearing a mink stole.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 09:42 AM (NpAcC)

41 8 So, one of the kids is obviously Jesus (the one carrying a crosss?). But who's the other kid?

Cheetah?

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 09:42 AM (gtcuf)

42 There used to be a deli here named
Moishe's Pipic

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 09:42 AM (RIvkX)

43 39. Sorry, Bulg, that was supposed to say John the Baptist, but I see I am late to that party anyway. Lol.

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 09:43 AM (OoFl2)

44 John is the one wearing fur. It's not covering the bottom half, but he is wearing it.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at March 05, 2026 09:43 AM (BHrzb)

45 Clearly this family was not from Ethiopia.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 09:44 AM (jS10z)

46 If anyone wants to steal it, I will be happy to buy it!
Posted by: CBD

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

CBD suborning art theft? Tsk, tsk!

Posted by: muldoon at March 05, 2026 09:44 AM (qgHp7)

47 Sorry, Bulg, that was supposed to say John the Baptist, but I see I am late to that party anyway. Lol.
Posted by: Piper


How are you, my favorite partially Pawnee person?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)

48 Asking for trouble if you don't get a diaper on that kid, toot sweet.

Posted by: Fountain of Misinformation at March 05, 2026 09:45 AM (oftw2)

49 There used to be a deli here named
Moishe's Pipic
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I remember that!

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 05, 2026 09:46 AM (KAi1n)

50 Grace was auto capitalized. Whenever I type May it also autocucumbers.

It is a lovely painting though. It’s always nice to see Mary given the adoration she deserves.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 09:46 AM (hqy4m)

51 Looks like they are all wearing propeller beanies, spinning madly in a strong breeze. And the countryside looks like medieval Italy, not Israel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 09:46 AM (8zz6B)

52 How are you, my favorite partially Pawnee person?
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026

Good! Buried under a mountain of laundry. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 09:47 AM (Wmg4n)

53 If anyone wants to steal it, I will be happy to buy it!
Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Keeping an eye on you when they pass the collection plate.

Posted by: Auspex at March 05, 2026 09:48 AM (Y8DZL)

54 Every statue or painting of Mary that I've seen; Mary is always wearing a blue dress.

I'm sure that's important.

Posted by: dantesed at March 05, 2026 09:48 AM (Oy/m2)

55 Good! Buried under a mountain of laundry. 🤣
Posted by: Piper

I'd've thought the Fitness Guru to the Stars would have people for that.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:48 AM (77rzZ)

56 Good! Buried under a mountain of laundry. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 09:47 AM (Wmg4n)

So, about a load and a half?

Posted by: Reforger at March 05, 2026 09:49 AM (njT/n)

57 I love it!

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 09:50 AM (lCppi)

58 There used to be a deli here named
Moishe's Pipic
Posted by: San Franpsycho

What's a "pipic?"

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:51 AM (77rzZ)

59 CBD soliciting for a purchase of stolen art. That has to be a first. Right??

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 09:51 AM (cn/q6)

60 Stealing.......
When I shoulda been buyin

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 09:52 AM (LOZbR)

61 CBD soliciting for a purchase of stolen art. That has to be a first. Right??
Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 09:51 AM (cn/q6)

Well, he was in France.

Posted by: dantesed at March 05, 2026 09:53 AM (Oy/m2)

62 Dimensions
38.9 × 32.9 cm

I have seen this in person.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

Wow- in American that's about 15" x 13". The detail on something so small is incredible. (TWSS) 10/10.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 09:53 AM (lCppi)

63 Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 09:51 AM (cn/q6)

Hey, Doof, Happy Birthday! Where are you going to be buying us drinks?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

64 This is probably my favorite of his paintings of the Madonna ( Sistine Madonna) because she has such a sweet, gentle face and I love baby Jesus with his tousled hair:

https://tinyurl.com/43vbsf8v

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 09:53 AM (afKoR)

65 You know WHO ELSE visited France and was complicit in stealing art...

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

66 I love the way John is already wearing camel chic as a toddler. lol. No Pull-ups for this boy!

Posted by: red speck at March 05, 2026 09:55 AM (Ve/HL)

67 This is probably my favorite of his paintings of the Madonna ( Sistine Madonna) because she has such a sweet, gentle face and I love baby Jesus with his tousled hair:

https://tinyurl.com/43vbsf8v
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Those cherubs at the bottom look really bored.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

68 Wow- in American that's about 15" x 13". The detail on something so small is incredible. (TWSS) 10/10.
Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 09:53 AM (lCppi)

It was originally a postcard bought at the Vatican Gift Shop and mailed to England. Stamp is still on the back.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:56 AM (gbOdA)

69 Asking for trouble if you don't get a diaper on that kid, toot sweet.
Posted by: Fountain of Misinformation at March 05, 2026 09:45 AM (oftw2)

Bizarrely, I just saw something about historical potty training practices. Apparently constant diaper wearing is a new development and infants generally freestyled most of the day until they were trained, which happened (not unexpectedly) , at a very young age- 1 or so. Might be worth studying more. (Also explains a lot of the free flowing dresses historically worn by infant boys and girls.)

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 09:57 AM (lCppi)

70 #54

This is from a RC site about why Mary is pictured as wearing blue:

https://tinyurl.com/5wahh5h9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 09:57 AM (afKoR)

71 kinda creepy

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 09:58 AM (ZxPkt)

72 Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:56

I was thinking they looked sort of awestruck and very interested

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 09:58 AM (afKoR)

73 Have you ever had a naked baby poop in your lap?

Pampers ftw!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 09:58 AM (A5RD0)

74 Hey, Doof, Happy Birthday! Where are you going to be buying us drinks?
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

Thanks! Make your way to Kentucky and find me - I'll gladly buy.

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 09:59 AM (cn/q6)

75 "Private Joker- do you believe in the Virgin Mary?"

Posted by: Don Black at March 05, 2026 09:59 AM (ZxPkt)

76 The Madonnas were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at March 05, 2026 10:00 AM (Yusaa)

77 This is probably my favorite of his paintings of the Madonna ( Sistine Madonna) because she has such a sweet, gentle face and I love baby Jesus with his tousled hair:

https://tinyurl.com/43vbsf8v
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Also beautiful!

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 10:00 AM (lCppi)

78 Have you ever had a naked baby poop in your lap?

Pampers ftw!
Posted by: nurse ratched

My infant nephew pooped on my brother in his wedding suit, shortly before the ceremony.

Fortunately, he wasn't eating solid food yet, so it came out pretty easily.


Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

79 "Aldobrandini" might be a fun word in a limerick.

Posted by: Person who always enjoys a good limerick at March 05, 2026 10:01 AM (Yusaa)

80 dantesed - Mary wears blue for a couple of reasons: particularly in Byzantine art following the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD, which affirmed Mary's title as Theotokos (Mother of God) and elevated her veneration. Blue became associated with her as the color of an empress in Byzantine culture, signifying her status as Queen of Heaven. Blue also carried deep symbolic meanings:

It represents heaven, the sky, transcendence, mystery, and the divine—evoking peace, purity, and the heavenly realm.
It symbolizes purity and virtue, aligning with Mary's Immaculate Conception and perpetual virginity.
Also, it connects to the Old Testament, where blue cloths covered the Ark of the Covenant. Mary is seen as the new Ark, bearing the presence of God (Jesus) in her womb, and blue underscores her perfect obedience to God's will.

A practical/artistic factor reinforced this: In medieval and Renaissance Europe, true blue pigments like ultramarine (derived from expensive lapis lazuli imported from Afghanistan) were rarer and more costly than gold. Artists reserved this precious hue for the most sacred figures, especially Mary, as an act of devotion and to glorify her elevated role.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 05, 2026 10:02 AM (cYBz/)

81 Oops! I see Fen posted earlier.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 05, 2026 10:03 AM (cYBz/)

82
So, about a load and a half?
Posted by: Reforger at March 05, 2026 09:49 AM (njT/n)

lol

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 10:03 AM (Wmg4n)

83 But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born."

— Luke 1:13–15

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:06 AM (gbOdA)

84 Where is everybody?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

85 Reminds me of embarrassing pictures my mom took of me as an infant (usually in the bathtub).

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:07 AM (cWLG3)

86 Where is everybody?
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)

Patiently waiting for comment 100.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:07 AM (ExV1e)

87 CBD caught the essence of the painting when he described the gentleness of the scene. The colors are natural and not garish. The poses are right, peaceful for a mother with small children. Their expressions are soft and relaxed. Any power comes from the viewer's knowledge of what will happen in the future. I like the tradition at the time of showing the landscape through windows. It provides context without distracting from the focus of the image. In this case it adds to the peaceful sense with the gentle clouds in a soft blue sky.

If I were a poet, I would want to try describing this scene in verse after studying it. Something metaphorical with a relaxed meter and alliteration to smooth the reading.

Posted by: JTB at March 05, 2026 10:07 AM (yTvNw)

88 In before zombie Bob Ross.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:09 AM (0sNs1)

89 79 "Aldobrandini" might be a fun word in a limerick.

Posted by: Person who always enjoys a good limerick at March 05, 2026 10:01 AM (Yusaa)


A man named Aldobrandini
Had a daughter who wore a bikini
She met a young guy
The bikini went bye
And now she enjoys his zucchini

Posted by: Nicless at March 05, 2026 10:09 AM (nPp6w)

90 Patiently waiting for comment 100.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:07 AM (ExV1e)

So question 100 is open or is it #101?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:10 AM (gbOdA)

91 99

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 05, 2026 10:10 AM (X1fGu)

92 Patiently waiting for comment 100.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:07 AM (ExV1e)

So question 100 is open or is it #101?
Posted by: r hennigantx


Yes.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 10:11 AM (nn0kD)

93 My infant nephew pooped on my brother in his wedding suit, shortly before the ceremony.

Fortunately, he wasn't eating solid food yet, so it came out pretty easily.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:00 AM

But how difficult was it to clean off of the suit?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:11 AM (0sNs1)

94 Where is everybody?
——-

Good question!

Posted by: Enrico Fermi at March 05, 2026 10:11 AM (Ek1Ps)

95
Posted by: Nicless at March 05, 2026 10:09 AM

Bravo!!

Posted by: Person who always enjoys a good limerick at March 05, 2026 10:11 AM (Yusaa)

96 84 Where is everybody?
Posted by: Bulg

It's 7:12 over in LA so they're waiting to ride the "D"
line of the subway, for work.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 10:12 AM (gKWVE)

97 Not sure if i have the timing correct, but it looks like Jesus is giving his cousin a red flower, which would symbolize that John will die a martyr.

Posted by: Corona_Exile at March 05, 2026 10:12 AM (qHgX8)

98 It is awfully slow here this morning.

The halos on Mary, Jesus, and John are scarcely there. Like the artist read the style guide, and said "Oh shit! Forgot the halos." And then dashed them in.

Perfunctory Halos. Which would make a good band name.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:12 AM (8zz6B)

99 Good question!
Posted by: Enrico Fermi

ISWYDT

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

100 What is baby John trying to grab?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 05, 2026 10:12 AM (vAspA)

101 Lovely painting. Thanks CBD.

Posted by: Tuna at March 05, 2026 10:13 AM (lJ0H4)

102 Momentary halos by the dashboard lights

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 05, 2026 10:13 AM (vAspA)

103 I saw JV Last for the first time since the election just now.

Holy crap. The guy looks like he aged 25 years in the last year and a half. And he's gotten really twitchy and nervous looking, swallowing a lot, eyes darting around, like a chihuahua.

I think Trump has completely broken that guy. It's crazy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 10:13 AM (BI5O2)

104 So question 100 is open or is it #101?
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:10 AM

Since comments are numbered using one-based indexing, instead of proper zero-based indexing, 101 is the correct answer.

Proper programming languages, such as C, use zero-based indexing. As with the vast majority of societal ills, I blame the plague of one-based indexing on Big Penguin.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:14 AM (0sNs1)

105 This wouldn't also happen to be the 'Lady Madonna' made famous in song, story, and legend by The Beatles … would it?

Posted by: Dr_No at March 05, 2026 10:14 AM (ayRl+)

106 Quite charming.. I see why you like it CBD

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 10:14 AM (VE6XX)

107 Who da hell stand around an unexploded missile?

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/
2029373832209879083

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:15 AM (gbOdA)

108 Posted by: Corona_Exile at March 05, 2026 10:12 AM (qHgX

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 10:15 AM (IEV/x)

109 I would hang, but it would clash with my Dogs Playing Poker theme.

Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at March 05, 2026 10:15 AM (sUTO1)

110 Unserious city- the Brady house is now an LA designated landmark,

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 05, 2026 10:15 AM (vAspA)

111 Mojtaba Khamenei, the favorite to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran, was repeatedly treated for impotency at hospitals in the UK, according to a secret US intelligence document.

His missile no go explode.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:15 AM (gbOdA)

112 Here’s Who Iran’s Next Leader Might Be… If He Isn’t Killed First.

-
Whac-A-Mole-ocracy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:16 AM (FXNzP)

113 Perfunctory Halos. Which would make a good band name.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

The BBC was considering doing a comedy about a pair of devout Christians living in Roman-occupied Gaul. The prospective title was "Halo, Halo."

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:16 AM (77rzZ)

114 FWIW, the former bald and in uniform Marine protester removed from that Senate Armed Services Cmte hearing was Mr. McGinnis.

He is married to a Palestinian and converted Muzzie running for US Senate on the Green Party ticket. And is a big public supporter of Ham Ass and various other nasty organizations out to kill Israelis (and us most likely).

That is all.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:16 AM (E4rtv)

115 114 FWIW, the former bald and in uniform Marine protester removed from that Senate Armed Services Cmte hearing was Mr. McGinnis.

He is married to a Palestinian and converted Muzzie running for US Senate on the Green Party ticket. And is a big public supporter of Ham Ass and various other nasty organizations out to kill Israelis (and us most likely).

That is all.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:16 AM (E4rtv)

=====

Also wants to abolish ICE.

So, the perfect modern day libertarian.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM (GBKbO)

116 114 FWIW, the former bald and in uniform Marine protester removed from that Senate Armed Services Cmte hearing was Mr. McGinnis.

He is married to a Palestinian and converted Muzzie running for US Senate on the Green Party ticket. And is a big public supporter of Ham Ass and various other nasty organizations out to kill Israelis (and us most likely).

That is all.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:16 AM (E4rtv)


Should have broken more than his hand

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM (VE6XX)

117 @104 1 is the first, 0 is naught.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM (cWLG3)

118 That is all.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:16 AM (E4rtv)

Soldiers wives saying Army very mad at PDT also worked for Harris and one is a Muslim Right lawyer.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM (gbOdA)

119 His missile no go explode.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:15 AM

Beyond that, its heat-seeking head was faulty. No Sidewinder he.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:18 AM (0sNs1)

120 Funny how ancient Israel looks so much like 15th century Italy.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 10:18 AM (qFwJc)

121 Mojtaba Khamenei, the favorite to become the new Supreme Leader of Iran, was repeatedly treated for impotency at hospitals in the UK, according to a secret US intelligence document.

Reportedly, Mojtaba Khamenei has, in fact, been named the new Supreme Leader of Iran as the IRGC informed the surviving members of the Council of Who Gives a Fuck that they could either vote for him or die.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:18 AM (ExV1e)

122 I also enjoy the scenic settings and sky seen through the windows in quite a few Renaissance paintings,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 10:18 AM (IEV/x)

123 The Democrats looking for another Jean Francois Cary, so predictable.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 05, 2026 10:18 AM (vAspA)

124 OT, Hesgeth keeps saying it was the first sub sinking of a surface ship since wwii.
Didn't the UK sink one during the Faulklands fiasco?

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (sl73Y)

125 The BBC was considering doing a comedy about a pair of devout Christians living in Roman-occupied Gaul. The prospective title was "Halo, Halo."
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:16 AM (77rzZ)

Life of Brian but funny.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (gbOdA)

126 I missed the Morning Report... Baby #5 did make her appearance. She took her time, but Mother and baby are doing well.
Sorry she was too Early to have the same birthday as Doof.
Happy birthday, Doof.

Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (fcoLq)

127 120 Funny how ancient Israel looks so much like 15th century Italy.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 10:18 AM (qFwJc)

====

Pier Paolo Passolini wanted to film The Gospel According to St. Matthew in Israel.

But it was far too modern, even in the early 60s.

So, he filmed in the Italian countryside instead.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

128 Hey, TJM, I see that Jeff Bezos is launching a start-up named Project Prometheus.

I think you've just found your new job.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

129 Have you ever had a naked baby poop in your lap?

Dog's breakfast!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (Kt19C)

130 126 I missed the Morning Report... Baby #5 did make her appearance. She took her time, but Mother and baby are doing well.
Sorry she was too Early to have the same birthday as Doof.
Happy birthday, Doof.
Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (fcoLq)

Congrats

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (VE6XX)

131 @124 Yeah, I keep seeing British vets saying 1983.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)

132 Who da hell stand around an unexploded missile?

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/
2029373832209879083
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:15 AM (gbOdA)

Doesn't look like a real missile to me. Missiles are aircraft, of a sort. They tend to build them out of light materials. This looks like something welded up in a muffler shop with scrap pipe and steel plate.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:20 AM (8zz6B)

133 Congratulations, Inogame!

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

134 103 I saw JV Last for the first time since the election just now.

Holy crap. The guy looks like he aged 25 years in the last year and a half. And he's gotten really twitchy and nervous looking, swallowing a lot, eyes darting around, like a chihuahua.

I think Trump has completely broken that guy. It's crazy.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

I think Ms. Last has made Jonathan her bitch. She is more to the left than he was apparently and now the Bulwark faces a risk--will Omidyar still fund them if suddenly Iran is free. For those watching, Omidyar is a mixed Iranian-French guy who made a bundle from Ebay early on. And used part of his tech bro wealth to buy Billy Kristol and the remnants of the Weakly Standard.

Now Omidyar even has Billy Kristol turning and spitting on his past steadfast committment to regime change in Iran.

It is terrible to be a bought media whore and have your shame become public where you trash everything you previously and publicly stood for because of greed.

And Last is simply a minion of a minion downstream from his bosses and having to suck up to them. Horrible way to live by lies.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:20 AM (E4rtv)

135 Developing Story: Britney Spears hath been arrested for DUI in California.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 05, 2026 10:20 AM (0sNs1)

136 Reportedly, Mojtaba Khamenei has, in fact, been named the new Supreme Leader of Iran as the IRGC informed the surviving members of the Council of Who Gives a Fuck that they could either vote for him or AND die.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:18 AM (ExV1e)

And is more appropriate.


Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:20 AM (gbOdA)

137 128 Hey, TJM, I see that Jeff Bezos is launching a start-up named Project Prometheus.

I think you've just found your new job.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)

====

I hadn't even considered mentioning it!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:21 AM (GBKbO)

138 Conqueror vs Belgrano, when the Royal Navy mattered. Conqueror is awaiting scrapping.

This was the US Navy's first torpedo kill since World War II.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 05, 2026 10:21 AM (vAspA)

139 OT, Hesgeth keeps saying it was the first sub sinking of a surface ship since wwii.
Didn't the UK sink one during the Faulklands fiasco?
Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (sl73Y)

Yes but I believe that Hegseth is referring to a submarine from an actual Navy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:21 AM (ExV1e)

140 Who da hell stand around an unexploded missile?

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/
2029373832209879083
Posted by: r hennigantx

Reminds me of a Gilligan's Island sight gag.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:21 AM (FXNzP)

141 Doesn't look like a real missile to me. Missiles are aircraft, of a sort. They tend to build them out of light materials. This looks like something welded up in a muffler shop with scrap pipe and steel plate.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:20 AM (8zz6B)

yo Peon heres my 20 oz framing hammer

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:21 AM (gbOdA)

142 I missed the Morning Report... Baby #5 did make her appearance. She took her time, but Mother and baby are doing well.
Sorry she was too Early to have the same birthday as Doof.
Happy birthday, Doof.
Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (fcoLq)

Well, she has the same birthday as JJ.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:21 AM (ExV1e)

143 128 Hey, TJM, I see that Jeff Bezos is launching a start-up named Project Prometheus.

I think you've just found your new job.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (77rzZ)
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Ugh, it's deja vu all over again.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:21 AM (cWLG3)

144 Did all the Iranians on the ship die?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

145 Doesn't look like a real missile to me. Missiles are aircraft, of a sort. They tend to build them out of light materials. This looks like something welded up in a muffler shop with scrap pipe and steel plate.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
==========
Ah, that is the Iranian prototype space program rocket.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:22 AM (E4rtv)

146 The Chosen depiction of Jesus's familial relationship with John is so very well done.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 10:22 AM (+nEug)

147 @104 1 is the first, 0 is naught.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM

People who support one-based indexing are dreadnaughts.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:22 AM (0sNs1)

148 Leigh Marcotte @labtechleigh

Is USAID funding a color revolution in the U.S.?

PartnersGlobal has a $20M active USAID grant (ends 9/30/202,"to provide direct support to activists & civic actors engaged in NONVIOLENT COLLECTIVE ACTION."

Total active federal grants: $28M+.
H/T @DataRepublican

X thread: https://bit.ly/4b4vBdp

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 05, 2026 10:23 AM (P5BPp)

149 OT, Hesgeth keeps saying it was the first sub sinking of a surface ship since wwii.
Didn't the UK sink one during the Faulklands fiasco?
Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (sl73Y)

I know Argentina got a ship but it was kind of a fluke as the radar ship had to be rebooting and then instead of 2 planes coming in it was 4 and the Kaboom

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:23 AM (gbOdA)

150 I missed the Morning Report... Baby #5 did make her appearance. She took her time, but Mother and baby are doing well.
Sorry she was too Early to have the same birthday as Doof.
Happy birthday, Doof.
Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (fcoLq)

Thanks! Glad mom and baby are doing well. In some time zone, it was already today when she was born, so I'm claiming a shared birthday anyway!

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 10:24 AM (cn/q6)

151 OT, Hesgeth keeps saying it was the first sub sinking of a surface ship since wwii.
Didn't the UK sink one during the Faulklands fiasco?
Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (sl73Y)

No, he clearly said it was the first torpedo fired in warfare by the U.S. Navy since WWII.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:24 AM (8zz6B)

152 146 The Chosen depiction of Jesus's familial relationship with John is so very well done.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 10:22 AM (+nEug)

Where John brings the truck back empty

hahaha

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 10:24 AM (gbOdA)

153 Sri Lanka picked up survivors.

In World War II, a 1,500 ton ship was a small destroyer. Fletcher class was about 2,000 tons. An Iowa class 16in turret weighs more than that Iranian ship.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 05, 2026 10:25 AM (vAspA)

154 So, the perfect modern day libertarian.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM

So you're saying he is the very model of a modern libertarian?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM (kgE5c)

155 Tousi is teasing Italian troop deployments.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM (ExV1e)

156 It’s the first American torpedo fired in anger (or at least mild annoyance) since World War 2.0

How old are these torpedoes in the inventory? Are they routinely disassembled and checked and PMCS’d or something? They’d have to be, I’d think.

Dad said the drunks would help themselves to “hot runnin’ torpedo juice” on the boats.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM (Ek1Ps)

157 @154 *chorus* "He is the very model of a modern libertarian!"

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:27 AM (cWLG3)

158 Happy birfday, Doof!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 10:27 AM (kgE5c)

159 OT, Hesgeth keeps saying it was the first sub sinking of a surface ship since wwii.

Didn't the UK sink one during the Faulklands fiasco?

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM

Via Grok:

However, you're correct that this isn't the first overall submarine sinking of a surface ship since WWII. During the Falklands War in 1982, the British Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror torpedoed and sank the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano on May 2, 1982, in the South Atlantic. That resulted in 323 Argentine deaths and was the first (and until 2026, only) sinking of a ship by a nuclear-powered submarine in combat. It was also one of the few post-WWII examples of a submarine successfully sinking a surface warship in active hostilities.

There was another case in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War, where the Pakistani submarine PNS Hangor sank the Indian frigate INS Khukri.

So Hegseth's statement is accurate if interpreted as U.S.-specific.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 05, 2026 10:27 AM (P5BPp)

160 In World War II, a 1,500 ton ship was a small destroyer. Fletcher class was about 2,000 tons. An Iowa class 16in turret weighs more than that Iranian ship.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 05, 2026 10:25 AM

* waves ailerons and rudder at Anna Puma *

Posted by: Curtiss SB2C at March 05, 2026 10:27 AM (0sNs1)

161 Ballroom Blitz.

CNN
@CNN
President Donald Trump's massive East Wing ballroom project is poised to get its final approval from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital, despite receiving over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:28 AM (FXNzP)

162 Happy birfday, Doof!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 10:27 AM (kgE5c)

Thanks brother!

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 10:28 AM (cn/q6)

163 How old are these torpedoes in the inventory? Are they routinely disassembled and checked and PMCS’d or something? They’d have to be, I’d think.

Dad said the drunks would help themselves to “hot runnin’ torpedo juice” on the boats.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM

You're thinking of the Mk. 14s. This was a Mk. 48.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:28 AM (0sNs1)

164 Soldiers wives saying Army very mad at PDT also worked for Harris and one is a Muslim Right lawyer.
Posted by: r hennigantx
======
They caught the nose ring beyootch cavorting with Liz Warren a day or so ago on video. All coordinated fake and gay theater kids that believe people gobble up their false crap.

The thing is that nose ring former Dem media coordinator is going- cause her husband to lose promotion opportunities in his career field which may be what she wants. Guy is in deployed to Mideast and is EOD with top security clearances.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:28 AM (E4rtv)

165 How old are these torpedoes in the inventory? Are they routinely disassembled and checked and PMCS’d or something? They’d have to be, I’d think.

Yes. They're also used. 'Practice' torpedoes are just warshots with the warhead disconnected. Makes sure everything is working.

Also, a couple warshots are used against targets every year as an additional check.

Or, at least, that was the case a million years ago when I was in.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:29 AM (ExV1e)

166 I used to have a different nic , 6 minutes

I am hooked.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 10:29 AM (+nEug)

167 Developing Story: Britney Spears hath been arrested for DUI in California.

What's the line on the over and under on what she blew?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 05, 2026 10:29 AM (8DR9B)

168 154 So, the perfect modern day libertarian.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM

So you're saying he is the very model of a modern libertarian?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM (kgE5c)

======

He's information vegetable, animal, and mineral,
He knows the ages of consent, and he quotes the fights ideological
From Magna Carta to Palestine, in order categorical;
He's very well acquainted, too, with matters pedophilogical

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:29 AM (GBKbO)

169 161 Ballroom Blitz.

CNN
@CNN
President Donald Trump's massive East Wing ballroom project is poised to get its final approval from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital, despite receiving over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026
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"despite receiving over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction."

WELL BOO F'IN HOO!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:29 AM (cWLG3)

170 Happy birthday, Doof.

Pistols at dawn.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:30 AM (GBKbO)

171 161 Ballroom Blitz.

CNN
@CNN
President Donald Trump's massive East Wing ballroom project is poised to get its final approval from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital, despite receiving over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
======
All stupid and gay Resist theater kids. And Trump was smart enough to destroy the existing wing before the idiots could organize to try to stop him.

In a world of drones, you do not want insecure tents for important state dinners anymore. Massive security risk.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:30 AM (E4rtv)

172 Dad said the drunks would help themselves to “hot runnin’ torpedo juice” on the boats.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM

You're thinking of the Mk. 14s. This was a Mk. 48.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:28 AM (0sNs1)

Yeah. Mk48 fuel is extremely toxic.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)

173 Pistols at dawn.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:30 AM

Weren't the Sex Pistols British?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:30 AM (0sNs1)

174 Developing Story: Britney Spears hath been arrested for DUI in California.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at March 05, 2026 10:20 AM (0sNs1)

She should claim to be an illegal She'll be released and probably get a parade.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 10:31 AM (lCppi)

175 A raised glass to you on your Birthday, dear friend

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 10:31 AM (+nEug)

176 You're thinking of the Mk. 14s. This was a Mk. 48.
——

No, I’m not thinking od the Mk 14. I’m asking exactly what it sounds like, what is the vintage of the torpedos currently in the inventory? 1980s? 1990s?

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 10:31 AM (Ek1Ps)

177 >>No, he clearly said it was the first torpedo fired in warfare by the U.S. Navy since WWII.

Nah...

Starts at 0:48

https://tinyurl.com/4wtvryr4

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 10:31 AM (Y1sOo)

178 177 >>No, he clearly said it was the first torpedo fired in warfare by the U.S. Navy since WWII.

Nah...

Starts at 0:48

https://tinyurl.com/4wtvryr4

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 10:31 AM (Y1sOo)

=====

Impeach!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:32 AM (GBKbO)

179 Are we gonna start talking about the proper uniform for lady librarians again?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:32 AM (77rzZ)

180 >>What's the line on the over and under on what she blew?
__
$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 05, 2026 10:32 AM (bNf8H)

181 Also, a couple warshots are used against targets every year as an additional check.

Or, at least, that was the case a million years ago when I was in.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:29 AM (ExV1e)

I believe someone here posted yesterday that from time to time, U.S. subs would be called upon to use torpedoes to send derelict and abandoned ships, adrift at sea, to the bottom.

And Hegseth did clearly say it was the first instance of the U.S. Navy sinking an enemy vessel by torpedo since WWII.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:33 AM (8zz6B)

182 You're thinking of the Mk. 14s. This was a Mk. 48.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:28 AM (0sNs1)


The Mark 14. Codename: Clunk

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 05, 2026 10:33 AM (8DR9B)

183 Giorgia Meloni has pretty eyes.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)

184 A warning from Obozo.

Barack Obama
@BarackObama
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy. But right now, they’re under attack.
Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.
Now Virginia has a chance to help level the playing field. If you live in the Commonwealth, early voting begins March 6, and Election Day is on April 21. Vote YES.

-
Translation: It's (D)ifferent when we do it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:33 AM (FXNzP)

185 What's the line on the over and under on what she blew?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 05, 2026 10:29 AM (8DR9B)

Or who?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:34 AM (8zz6B)

186 I guess I’m mildly surprised there were no torpedoings during Korea.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (MTbfy)

187 126 I missed the Morning Report... Baby #5 did make her appearance. She took her time, but Mother and baby are doing well.
Sorry she was too Early to have the same birthday as Doof.
Happy birthday, Doof.
Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 10:19 AM (fcoLq)

Congratulations! Little tiny 5. What an absolute blessing.

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (Wmg4n)

188 Several Republican-controlled states have redrawn their congressional maps to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterm elections.

Yoo-hooo!

I'm right here!

Posted by: California - Now With NO GOP Districts! at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (8DR9B)

189 I think it's the third. There was also one in the '71 indo-paki war.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (XvL8K)

190 I’m asking exactly what it sounds like, what is the vintage of the torpedos currently in the inventory? 1980s? 1990s?
Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 10:31 AM

Mk-48:
Mod 1 1972–present
Mod 1 ADCAP 1988–present
Mod 7 CBASS 2008–present

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (0sNs1)

191 would hang

Posted by: Gref at March 05, 2026 10:36 AM (5rh/l)

192 I got to drop a live Mk-46 on a target in the waters of the test range off Pt. Magu in 1988. After the drop, listening on the headset as the torp's seeker was searching for the target, then going into a high-pitched screech upon target lock was pretty cool.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 10:36 AM (Y1sOo)

193 Progtards at work yesterday were all parroting the “they broke the hand of a Marine!” Yesterday.

I also heard this whole Iran dustup is just to distract from the Epstein files.

I wish I was kidding.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 10:36 AM (9+tzW)

194 190 I’m asking exactly what it sounds like, what is the vintage of the torpedos currently in the inventory? 1980s? 1990s?
Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 10:31 AM

Mk-48:
Mod 1 1972–present
Mod 1 ADCAP 1988–present
Mod 7 CBASS 2008–present

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Mod 7 "Barack"

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:37 AM (cWLG3)

195 102 Momentary halos by the dashboard lights
----
I don't care if it rains or freezes
Long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sitting on the dashboard of my car

Going ninety it ain't scary
Long as I've got the virgin Mary
Sitting on the dashboard of my car

Posted by: What a song at March 05, 2026 10:37 AM (Yusaa)

196 193 Progtards at work yesterday were all parroting the “they broke the hand of a Marine!” Yesterday.

I also heard this whole Iran dustup is just to distract from the Epstein files.

I wish I was kidding.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 10:36 AM (9+tzW)

=======

"It's obvious that Saudi Arabia is trying to cover up the Epstein files by supporting the US efforts in Iran. Epstein literally controlled the entire world."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:37 AM (GBKbO)

197 I got to drop a live Mk-46 on a target in the waters of the test range off Pt. Magu in 1988. After the drop, listening on the headset as the torp's seeker was searching for the target, then going into a high-pitched screech upon target lock was pretty cool.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 10:36 AM (Y1sOo)

Was there an Earth-shattering Kaboom?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:38 AM (8zz6B)

198 It's 7:12 over in LA so they're waiting to ride the "D"
line of the subway, for work.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 05, 2026 10:12 AM (gKWVE)

Nobody walks in L.A.

Posted by: Missing Persons at March 05, 2026 10:38 AM (fYhK6)

199 regarding submarine torpedo sinkings - willowed in last thread

328 Many interesting Iran war articles up at The War Zone, including one with info about the last Japanese ships sunk by USN subs in 1945. Also a brief video of a torpedo hit on a ship in a SINKEX. Hit the stern like the hit on the IRIS Dena. Interesting. Fantail destroyed/lifted out of the water as with the IRIS Dena.

https://www.twz.com/

Posted by: Gref at March 05, 2026 09:24 AM (5rh/l)

Posted by: Gref at March 05, 2026 10:38 AM (5rh/l)

200 Khamanei's son looks like a miliary guy rather than a cleric. Don't you have to be a cleric to be the Supreme Leader of Iran? Or can they just ordain you a cleric on the spot, like they did with some of the medieval Popes?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:38 AM (77rzZ)

201 "Pipic" is Yiddish for schmuck.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)

202 Apparently Starmer came out with a fledgling beard and wearing a turban and stated that Allah will strike down the Great Satan and the UK supports the Glorious Iranian mullahdom.

Or something.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:38 AM (ExV1e)

203 @198 I avoid riding the "D" myself.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:39 AM (cWLG3)

204 I don't care if it rains or freezes
Long as I've got my plastic Jesus
Sitting on the dashboard of my car

Going ninety it ain't scary
Long as I've got the virgin Mary
Sitting on the dashboard of my car
Posted by: What a song at March 05, 2026 10:37 AM (Yusaa)

Driving fast makes me feel good
Spend of light trapped under my hood
Breakin laws cuz there’s nothin to do
Driving the Interstate I’m stopped for a 502

Posted by: Megadeth at March 05, 2026 10:39 AM (fYhK6)

205 The Mark 14. Codename: Clunk
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 05, 2026 10:33 AM

Once the problems got sorted out (which took waaaay too long), the Mk-14 worked well. In the early '70s, it was held in esteem as the only combat-proven torpedo we had in inventory. They were used for practice firings. If (or whether when) one was not recovered after firing, practice shots were suspended for the quarter for the entire submarine squadron.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 10:39 AM (0sNs1)

206 They knocked a Marine around pretty good in Dallas, back in November 1963.

“A policeman hit me!” he complained to the press. The poor dear

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 10:39 AM (Ek1Ps)

207 >>>Was there an Earth-shattering Kaboom?

No, it was actually disappointing.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 10:39 AM (Y1sOo)

208 161 Ballroom Blitz.

CNN
@CNN
President Donald Trump's massive East Wing ballroom project is poised to get its final approval from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital, despite receiving over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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I'm sure the oppositional comments are based completely on logic, recognition of architectural norms, the building's aesthetics and style, the historical template for the design, the ballroom's proportions and ratios, the texture, color, and longevity of the chosen materials, integration with the environment, and its purposes and uses. Amiright?

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (lCppi)

209 Humor, Iowahawk


David Burge
@iowahawkblog
·
23h
I think we should let England or France drop the last bomb on the mullahs, it would be like one of those heartwarming videos of the mentally challenged kid getting to take a shot in his last high school game

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (E4rtv)

210 Happy birthday Disco

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (RIvkX)

211 "Pipic" is Yiddish for schmuck.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Thanks. You responded before some "$20, same as in town" a**hole.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)

212 209 Humor, Iowahawk


David Burge
@iowahawkblog
·
23h
I think we should let England or France drop the last bomb on the mullahs, it would be like one of those heartwarming videos of the mentally challenged kid getting to take a shot in his last high school game

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (E4rtv)

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Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (GBKbO)

213 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Beautiful art today. I like. Thanxs CBD.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (2WIwB)

214 179: it better involve a pencil skirt.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 10:41 AM (fYhK6)

215 Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 10:40 AM (2WIwB)

How'd Geezer Golf go the other day?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

216 @211 a lot of schmucks pay the $20, no questions asked.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:42 AM (cWLG3)

217 You responded before some "$20, same as in town" a**hole.

Hey now.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 10:42 AM (Kt19C)

218
Get yourself a sweet Madonna
Dressed in rhinestones sittin' on a
Pedestal of abalone shell

Posted by: Also receiving votes at March 05, 2026 10:42 AM (Yusaa)

219 The last German sub sunk in WWII is U-853 that was sunk on May 6, 1945 off Point Judith, Rhode Island.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 10:43 AM (viF8m)

220 Tousi is teasing Italian troop deployments.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM (ExV1e)
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Uh oh.
-Abyssinia

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 10:43 AM (RIvkX)

221 Yeah. Mk48 fuel is extremely toxic.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)
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Yeah drinking Hydrazine is deleterious to ones health lol

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 10:43 AM (3BwY8)

222 209 Humor, Iowahawk


David Burge
@iowahawkblog
·

**
Nice. I miss his wit.

Posted by: LASue at March 05, 2026 10:43 AM (lCppi)

223 Torpedo thing not busting on Hesgeth at all, just clarification.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 05, 2026 10:44 AM (sl73Y)

224 Good news, everyone! The Democrats are less uptight with more flexible thinking!

Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
I think the effort to cancel Platner over [his Nazi] tattoos or podcasts or whatever has basically backfired and people are actually ready for a less uptight Democratic Party.
I'd just like to see him extend that to some more flexible thinking about policy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:44 AM (FXNzP)

225 214 179: it better involve a pencil skirt.
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Long enough to cover the subject.
Short enough to make it interesting.

Posted by: As any guy can tell you at March 05, 2026 10:44 AM (Yusaa)

226 216 @211 a lot of schmucks pay the $20, no questions asked.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 05, 2026 10:42 AM (cWLG3)

217 You responded before some "$20, same as in town" a**hole.

Hey now.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 10:42 AM (Kt19C)
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Like chumming the waters...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 10:45 AM (RIvkX)

227 Tousi is teasing Italian troop deployments.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:26 AM (ExV1e)
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Uh oh.
-Abyssinia
Posted by: San Franpsycho

The Italians got their clock cleaned in their first venture into Ethiopia in 1896.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

228 224 Good news, everyone! The Democrats are less uptight with more flexible thinking!

Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
I think the effort to cancel Platner over [his Nazi] tattoos or podcasts or whatever has basically backfired and people are actually ready for a less uptight Democratic Party.
I'd just like to see him extend that to some more flexible thinking about policy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:44 AM (FXNzP)

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Collins is going to barely spend any money to easily win because the far left is enthralled with candidates who greatly repel anyone close to normal.

But, hey, great thinkers like Yglesias can be cool with actual Nazis amongst his ranks in the fight against anti-Semetic Republicans.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

229 According to Starmer, the US has plunged the world into chaos. I can only assume this is in response to Trump's insurance gambit screwing over Lloyds.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:46 AM (ExV1e)

230 The Democrat candidates that excite Democrat primary voters now remind me of the worst Tea Party candidates.

They "fought". They said the right things. But holy shit did they repel people because of other aspects of their biographies and personalities.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:47 AM (GBKbO)

231 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-gnGjIRuwY

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 05, 2026 10:47 AM (Kt19C)

232 Democrat rules

Gut with Nazi tattoo; not a Nazi

Guy with Jewish grandkids and yuuge supporter of Israel: totally a Nazi

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:48 AM (0TtYd)

233 230 The Democrat candidates that excite Democrat primary voters now remind me of the worst Tea Party candidates.

They "fought". They said the right things. But holy shit did they repel people because of other aspects of their biographies and personalities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March

Sadly, there are fewer things that actually repel people these days.

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 10:48 AM (OoFl2)

234 229 According to Starmer, the US has plunged the world into chaos. I can only assume this is in response to Trump's insurance gambit screwing over Lloyds.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:46 AM (ExV1e)

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Lloyd's becoming far less important in the maritime world would entertain me.

One of the last major relics of the Empire, reduced to uselessness.

I hope the crown is happy with the direction its allowed its government to take for the last...30 years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)

235 I also heard this whole Iran dustup is just to distract from the Epstein files.

I wish I was kidding.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 05, 2026 10:36 AM (9+tzW)

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Just go all passive aggressive. Yeah, presidents look out for their own, I guess. Trump doing all that just to protect Bill Clinton!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 05, 2026 10:49 AM (2UnvF)

236 _DONALD TRUMP_ invaded _IRAN_ so _REPUBLICANS_ could starve _MUSLIMS_ and deny them _HEALTHCARE_.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (DgMqy)

237 233 Sadly, there are fewer things that actually repel people these days.

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 10:48 AM (OoFl2)

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Talarico is going to lose by 15, at least.

Platner is going to give Collins her easiest win in a while.

Just because braindead partisans in one party are shedding any mask of trying to appeal to people doesn't mean that the larger electorate is accepting of that.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)

238 OT, Hesgeth keeps saying it was the first sub sinking of a surface ship since wwii.
Didn't the UK sink one during the Faulklands fiasco?
Posted by: From about That Time


OUR first sub sinking since WWII.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (nn0kD)

239 On Reddit it’s not even up for debate. Trump is a pedo and this war is a distraction from the files.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (0TtYd)

240 I hope the crown is happy with the direction its allowed its government to take for the last...30 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)
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Hey. All our subjects are the same and welcome to live anywhere in our realm.
---The Crown

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (RIvkX)

241 You mean with all the Democrats, Socialists, Communists, and other American haters around D.C. they could only get 32,000 people to bitch they did not want the Ballroom?
I take that as a win for Trump. I also think that it's not being built with taxpayers money also helped.

Posted by: Case at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (gQFwH)

242 Democrat rules

Gut with Nazi tattoo; not a Nazi

Guy with Jewish grandkids and yuuge supporter of Israel: totally a Nazi

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:48 AM (0TtYd)

It's only a matter of time before Democrats find a strange new respect for Hitler. Muslims are becoming more important to the party than Jews and it would give them an in with the younger voters who've been brainwashed to hate Israel.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (ExV1e)

243 230 The Democrat candidates that excite Democrat primary voters now remind me of the worst Tea Party candidates.

They "fought". They said the right things. But holy shit did they repel people because of other aspects of their biographies and personalities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:47 AM (GBKbO)

I always wondered how much of that 'terrible candidate' stuff was oppo financed by GOPe and Mitch.

The thing is, I remember people arguing that Palin was horrible and she sold out, yadda yadda yadda, but the thing is she almost immediately after that convention speech had the full weight of both parties come down square on her neck.

It always kind of pissed me off. The arguments have some merit, but almost anyone would wilt under that pressure.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 10:51 AM (bss/y)

244 _DONALD TRUMP_ invaded _IRAN_ so _REPUBLICANS_ could starve _MUSLIMS_ and deny them _HEALTHCARE_.
Posted by: Bad Andrew


And? Failing to see the issue.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 10:51 AM (nn0kD)

245 Happy birthday, Doof.

Pistols at dawn.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:30 AM (GBKbO)

Thanks! Lucky for me I brought the with me on my trip! Had some good range time with a buddy last week.

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 10:51 AM (cn/q6)

246 War crime!

Senator John Fetterman’s response to @prem_thakker when asked about the illegal US strike on an Iranian Naval ship in international waters:
“I want to offer condolences to your boss [Mehdi]. I know he’s all broke up about the Ayatollah.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 10:51 AM (FXNzP)

247 I thought this was an interesting article from "Hot Air" about the Democrat strategy of vulgarity, contempt and moral disqualification:

https://tinyurl.com/mv3ymrhz

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 10:52 AM (lQ+/f)

248 How is sinking a naval ship a war crime exactly? It’s a navy ship you dumb fucks not an orphanage.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (0TtYd)

249 You mean Hot Air is more than just a vibrant Art Thread?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (77rzZ)

250 243 I always wondered how much of that 'terrible candidate' stuff was oppo financed by GOPe and Mitch.

The thing is, I remember people arguing that Palin was horrible and she sold out, yadda yadda yadda, but the thing is she almost immediately after that convention speech had the full weight of both parties come down square on her neck.

It always kind of pissed me off. The arguments have some merit, but almost anyone would wilt under that pressure.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 10:51 AM (bss/y)

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Oh, that's definitely part of the equation.

Democrats tend to treat their weirdo candidates like normal candidates. Republicans tend to treat their weirdo candidates like pariahs. It's an uneven battlefield.

Hell, Fetterman vs. Oz is fucking ground zero of that in recent memory. Fetterman was an awful, awful candidate, but the Democrats just backed him. Oz was an okay candidate, and the right just treated him like he was some kind of retard.

However, there are obvious limits to that support. And nominating a dumbass former merc with a Nazi tattoo to be the Democrat to beat Susan Collins is beyond that limit.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

251 Wait, wait wait. The thing is it is international waters where people keep telling me everything is legal because there are no laws.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (bss/y)

252 Ben Had and San Franpsycho - thank you!!

Posted by: Doof at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (cn/q6)

253 248 How is sinking a naval ship a war crime exactly? It’s a navy ship you dumb fucks not an orphanage.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (0TtYd)

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"In international waters!"

*scree*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

254 _DONALD TRUMP_ invaded _IRAN_ so _REPUBLICANS_ could starve _MUSLIMS_ and deny them _HEALTHCARE_.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 05, 2026 10:50 AM (DgMqy)

Sounds good so far. What's the catch?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:54 AM (8zz6B)

255 How is sinking a naval ship a war crime exactly? It’s a navy ship you dumb fucks not an orphanage.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (0TtYd)

You're supposed to make an effort to assist survivors but that doesn't apply to submarines.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:54 AM (ExV1e)

256 Gee, I wonder what could have caused this to happen?

>>China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest target on record going back to early 1990s — as Beijing grapples with persistent deflationary pressures and trade tensions with the U.S.

https://tinyurl.com/3ykxkrbv

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 10:54 AM (viF8m)

257 I'd ride a camel a mile to smoke a muzzie.

Posted by: Guy who constantly gets advertising jingles wrong at March 05, 2026 10:55 AM (nn0kD)

258 Oddly nobody on the left called Oct 7th a wAr cR1mE.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:55 AM (0TtYd)

259 I see a pee pee.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 05, 2026 10:55 AM (ufFY8)

260 258 Oddly nobody on the left called Oct 7th a wAr cR1mE.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:55 AM (0TtYd)

Terrorist attacks against a civilian population.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y)

261 260 258 Oddly nobody on the left called Oct 7th a wAr cR1mE.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:55 AM (0TtYd)

Terrorist attacks against a civilian population.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 10:56 AM (bss/y)

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Oppressed vs. the oppressor.

There is no war crime even possible.

Duh.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:57 AM (GBKbO)

262 256 Gee, I wonder what could have caused this to happen?

>>China on Thursday set its GDP growth target for 2026 at 4.5% to 5% — the lowest target on record going back to early 1990s — as Beijing grapples with persistent deflationary pressures and trade tensions with the U.S.

https://tinyurl.com/3ykxkrbv
Posted by: JackStraw
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Given the economic lies the China promulgates like every Commie regime ever, and a big chunk of that pseudo GDP (about 25 percent IIRC) goes to worthless ghost cities and development, that is a real GDP of zero or even negative.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

263 How does Trump's maritime insurance screw the UK?

I'm told by reliable sources that the English are very smart and much better than us. Their accents add like 100 IQ points, and they're all gay, which adds like 300 more, and also makes them morally superior.

These ingenious sodomites should be able to offer a superior underwriting product that everyone prefers to ours.

And they should have no problem clearing up this dustup in the Middle East with their mega homobrains. Insurance won't even be needed with the leadership of these butt-punching sophisticates.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 10:57 AM (BI5O2)

264 Oppressed vs. the oppressor.

There is no war crime even possible.

Duh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:57 AM (GBKbO)

It's always 'We like the one and hate the other.'

And they keep doing it because no one smacks them in the fucking mouth.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 10:57 AM (bss/y)

265 258 Oddly nobody on the left called Oct 7th a wAr cR1mE.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:55 AM (0TtYd)
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More Jewish mind control in the form of an Uno Reverse that gets everyone to get mad at Israel, causing Iran to build up their military and try to get nukes so that eventually Orange Man Bad would launch an iLeLegAl WaR on them.

Or something like that.

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 10:57 AM (3BwY8)

266 How is sinking a naval ship a war crime exactly? It’s a navy ship you dumb fucks not an orphanage.
Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:53 AM (0TtYd)

The Iranians couldn't get the orphanages to stay afloat long enough to sink.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 10:58 AM (8zz6B)

267 >>Given the economic lies the China promulgates like every Commie regime ever, and a big chunk of that pseudo GDP (about 25 percent IIRC) goes to worthless ghost cities and development, that is a real GDP of zero or even negative.

Kind of tough to keep an economy rolling along when 20% of your oil just went poof.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 10:58 AM (viF8m)

268 How'd Geezer Golf go the other day?
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)


Not bad. Made enough to almost cover my bar tab!
Best shot of the day was on a Par 3 and I put it 10 feet from whole.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 10:58 AM (2WIwB)

269 Wait, wait wait. The thing is it is international waters where people keep telling me everything is legal because there are no laws.
Posted by: Aetius451AD


I truly wonder if Epstein Island wasn't in international waters.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 10:58 AM (nn0kD)

270 263 Their accents add like 100 IQ points, and they're all gay, which adds like 300 more, and also makes them morally superior.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 10:57 AM (BI5O2)

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Listening to Brits talk about how Americans think everyone with an English accent is posh is pretty funny.

Because to the British there is just about one posh British accent. Everything else is some variant of gutter trash.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:58 AM (GBKbO)

271 If China is saying 4% gdp growth publicly, the real number is more like 1%.

Posted by: Heroq at March 05, 2026 10:58 AM (0TtYd)

272 You're supposed to make an effort to assist survivors but that doesn't apply to submarines.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 10:54 AM (ExV1e)

I'm sure all of us here can make a good guess as to what would happen to any submarine that picked up muslims.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 10:59 AM (lFFaq)

273 I think Mega Homobrains opened for Butt-Punching Sophisticates at Antone's back in '89!

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 10:59 AM (3BwY8)

274 Why are the little boys always naked in these Italian masters' paintings?

Posted by: Kinda sus... at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (TbWk/)

275 Because to the British there is just about one posh British accent. Everything else is some variant of gutter trash.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


Sadly, I think Cockney is now extinct.

I can't imagine what kind of ghastly accent the muzzie invaders have.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)

276 Listening to Brits talk about how Americans think everyone with an English accent is posh is pretty funny.

Because to the British there is just about one posh British accent. Everything else is some variant of gutter trash.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 05, 2026 10:58 AM (GBKbO)

The funny thing for women, I'd say australian is hotter than british (things being equal and just accents.) And the australians are/were explicitly criminals. LOL.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (bss/y)

277 You're supposed to make an effort to assist survivors but that doesn't apply to submarines.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
__________

Is it because it doesn't apply to submarines? Or because the muzzies never signed on to applicable agreements?

Asking only because it did apply during WW1, and was, at least ostensibly, the reason we got involved.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (XvL8K)

278 I'm sure all of us here can make a good guess as to what would happen to any submarine that picked up muslims.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 10:59 AM (lFFaq)

Even putting that aside, there isn't room. There isn't really room for the crew, let alone prisoners.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

279 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (77rzZ)

280 Slammer Yammer: Video Surfaces of Talarico Calling for Prisons to Be Replaced With Something Love-Based

https://is.gd/IKlnTH

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I believe there is a lot of love in prison, not all entirely consensual. https://is.gd/IKlnTH

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 05, 2026 11:01 AM (FXNzP)

281 Lloyd's becoming far less important in the maritime world would entertain me.

One of the last major relics of the Empire, reduced to uselessness.

I hope the crown is happy with the direction its allowed its government to take for the last...30 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

It will have a massive impact on the City of London. Insurance, commodity markets, and foreign exchange are some of their biggest international market income bringers. Any hit on Lloyds will have a multiplicative impact, likewise the end of intel sharing with the US. It hits their financial markets as MI-6 and City of London are intertwined and I suspect any CIA info is released to City of London market types via MI-6 to make a pound or two.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 11:01 AM (E4rtv)

282 The funny thing for women, I'd say australian is hotter than british (things being equal and just accents.) And the australians are/were explicitly criminals. LOL.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (bss/y)
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Any dude with an Aussie accent immediately makes me want to go grab a beer lol

Posted by: ballistic at March 05, 2026 11:01 AM (3BwY8)

283 Monkey Present.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at March 05, 2026 11:01 AM (VkY89)

284 Even putting that aside, there isn't room. There isn't really room for the crew, let alone prisoners.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

What, you're saying the spacious rooms and wide hallways of Hunt for Red October are not realistic?

I do love that movie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)

285 Even putting that aside, there isn't room. There isn't really room for the crew, let alone prisoners.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

I suspected that was the case, but forgot to add it before hitting post.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 05, 2026 11:02 AM (lFFaq)

286 Even putting that aside, there isn't room. There isn't really room for the crew, let alone prisoners.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 11:00 AM (ExV1e)

Throw out one inflatable liferaft, and let the survivors fight over it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 11:03 AM (8zz6B)

287 Democrats claim to be "Pro Choice".
They should appreciate that the terrorist theo-thugocracy
has been aborted.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Posted by: Pronoun Denier at March 05, 2026 11:03 AM (PoaF2)

288 282 The funny thing for women, I'd say australian is hotter than british (things being equal and just accents.) And the australians are/were explicitly criminals. LOL.

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Elle MacPherson. Sigh.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 05, 2026 11:05 AM (vqA1l)

289 I find all non-American (and several American) Anglophone accents extremely annoying, except African ones.

In descending order of irritating-ness:

1.) South African
2.) Indian
3.) Australian
4.) All English accents
5.) Scottish, most especially Glaswegian, which probably belongs at #2 on its own
6.) Canadian
7.) Boston
8.) Minnesota
9.) Chicago
10.) SoCal

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 05, 2026 11:08 AM (BI5O2)

The Morning Report — 3/5/26

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Good morning kids. While the military campaign continues over and around Iran —
pretty amazing that we sank an enemy warship with a torpedo fired from a submarine for the first time since the end of World War 2! —the question is what is the ultimate goal and what will it take to achieve it. My understanding is the complete dismantling of the Iranian regime's ability to produce nuclear weapons and the ability to deploy them, i.e. their missile production and firing capabilities. But beyond bombing infrastructure, the only way to ensure that is indeed regime change. I have no problem with that since it was Iran that declared and has been at war with the United States of America since the removal of the Shah and the installation of the current Islamic government in 1979. And the Ayatollahs have openly demonstrated that "Death to America" is not merely a slogan but the nation's foreign policy goal and raison d'être.

President Trump understands this and so now he and his team are pushing for regime removal, both anticipating that the air campaign will empower the citizenry to achieve that goal? Once removed who or what moves in to fill the void? Now that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini has gone to his eternal reward of 72 Helen Thomases. . .


The first attempt the surviving rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran made to replace their fallen supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, didn’t quite go as planned. Fox News reported Tuesday that “Israeli forces struck an Iranian Supreme Council gathering on Tuesday as the group was meeting to choose a successor to the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.” According to Fox News’ Trey Yingst, “They just targeted the meeting in Tehran where what’s left of the leadership was gathering to choose a new Supreme Leader.”

The remaining high command quickly regrouped, however. Also on Tuesday, Iran International reported that “Iran’s clerical body, the Assembly of Experts, has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ali Khamenei, as the Islamic Republic’s new Supreme Leader, according to his informed sources who spoke to Iran International on condition of anonymity.

”Dr. Eric Mandel of the Middle East Political and Information Network (MEPIN) observed that Mojtaba Khamenei is “widely viewed as one of the architects of the regime’s repression.” Iran analyst Arash Azizi added that the new supreme leader “has been a bete noire of democratic movements at least since 2009 when he was rumored to have helped orchestrate the repression.

Terrific. The US Navy can return to port and the Air Force can stand down. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?! This is not regime change and certainly if we accept this outcome, the "new" government will clean up the rubble and immediately begin reconstituting its nuclear weapons and missile programs as well as continue slaughtering anyone who they even suspect of daring to object.


Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has stated in no uncertain terms. . .

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signaled prolonged U.S. military involvement in Iran on Wednesday morning, stating a surge of forces is “accelerating, not decelerating. . . “As President Trump said, more and larger waves are coming. We are just getting started,” Hegseth said. “We are accelerating, not decelerating. Iran’s capabilities are evaporating by the hour, while American strength grows fiercer, smarter and utterly dominant. More bombers and more fighters are arriving.” “To our steadfast partner, Israel: Your mission is being executed with unmatched skill and iron determination,” he added. “Fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with such a capable ally is a true force multiplier and a breath of fresh air. We salute your courage and your contribution — four days in we have only just begun to fight.”

On the one hand, it's quite satisfying that once again the unlikely voice of sanity from the Left flank is none other than John Fetterman!

“Can’t we just get tired of — are we tired of being wrong, consistently, on the region?” Fetterman also stated that people in the party don’t want to be seen as agreeing with President Donald Trump.

Then again, this statement from globalist and Bushie Condoleeza Rice does not inspire confidence. If she of all people considering her pedigree is cheering on President Trump, then that kind of makes me gulp a bit.

“If you can render Iran essentially incapable of military action against us and against our allies thats worthy, and I think what they’re trying to do is to neuter Iran as a military power in the region,” she said.

Things that make you go hmmm. . .

Meanwhile back at home, speaking of regime change, Just like seeing Khameini eat a J-Dam, it was quite enjoyable watching Jasmine Crockett, the equivalent of a urine-soaked lice-infested whorehouse mattress go down in flames in her insane senatorial bid.

Frederick Haynes III, the senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, secured the Democratic nomination for the seat Crockett will vacate in January 2027 due to her decision to mount her ultimately unsuccessful campaign for the Senate, according to The Associated Press. During the diatribe he unleashed the Sunday following the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of Kirk, Haynes claimed that Kirk’s positions were “rooted in white supremacy.”

To paraphrase the immortal lyrics of The Who, Meet the new Democrat, same as the old Democrat. Feh.


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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 07:10 AM (1o8D5)

2 Good morning, Horde!

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 07:11 AM (RjOoY)

3 Just back upstairs from sheltering. Multiple incomings. 100% interceptions.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 07:11 AM (1o8D5)

4 Thirsty Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:11 AM (gbOdA)

5 you rock, JJ!

Thank you!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 07:12 AM (MIIRH)

6 I set the tanker on fire

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 07:13 AM (LOZbR)

7
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 05, 2026 07:13 AM (tljrc)

8 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 07:14 AM (jtM2q)

9 talerico is going to win the senate seat in Texas in a landslide this fall, robert francis "beto" orouke endorsed him last night.


It's over people.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 05, 2026 07:16 AM (0N4FZ)

10 On the one hand, it's quite satisfying that once again the unlikely voice of sanity from the Left flank is none other than John Fetterman!
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He's such a kid!

https://tinyurl.com/ktd56wrv

On a more serious note, just because he's relatively sane, he is still loyal to his party when it comes to 90% of the issues voted upon.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 07:16 AM (1o8D5)

11 Frederick Douglass Haynes III has probably been stealing since he could crawl.

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at March 05, 2026 07:16 AM (/IU3q)

12 On the one hand, it's quite satisfying that once again the unlikely voice of sanity from the Left flank is none other than John Fetterman!
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Why is that satisfying? Wouldn't it be better if there were a few more?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 05, 2026 07:17 AM (AlhUl)

13 Pennsylvania seems to have a good thing going with being forced to issue permits or refunds. This should be adopted by every state.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 07:18 AM (RjOoY)

14 10 On a more serious note, just because he's relatively sane, he is still loyal to his party when it comes to 90% of the issues voted upon.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 07:16 AM (1o8D5)



Yes of course. But still it is interesting that he'll make the Party look bad while 99.999% of the time voting for every commie pervert madness they push.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 05, 2026 07:18 AM (x0n13)

15 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 07:19 AM (ExV1e)

16 I have a kitty that is doing the slutty cat dance

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 07:19 AM (LOZbR)

17 Frederick Douglass Haynes III has probably been stealing since he could crawl.

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at March 05, 2026 07:16 AM (/IU3q)
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BTW, FDH3 is Croquette's pastor.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 07:19 AM (1o8D5)

18 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:19 AM (RIvkX)

19 Well now

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:21 AM (ERbou)

20 Now that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khameini has gone to his eternal reward of 72 Helen Thomases. . .

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Man, there's Aghast from the Past:

0.00000000072 Helen of Troys >>>>> Helen Thomases

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 07:21 AM (iu4Pw)

21 Remain confident this will be 99% done in the next 2 weeks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:22 AM (RIvkX)

22 Happy and peppy and bursting with love!

Posted by: FU Enterprises Portraits a Specialty at March 05, 2026 07:23 AM (oftw2)

23 Using the phrase "rooted in white supremacy"

Tell me you're a racist without telling me you're a racist.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)

24 and let's not forget the happy little trees!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 07:24 AM (MIIRH)

25 Anything named "doomsday missile" doesn't sound like something we should be testing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:25 AM (ERbou)

26 CHINA : "We are not providing military support to Iran. We only offer moral backing"

So solly

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:26 AM (gbOdA)

27 Haynes claimed that Kirk’s positions were “rooted in white supremacy.

Preaching false doctrine used to be a bad thing for a pastor. I miss those days.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 07:26 AM (RjOoY)

28 now it seems to be a resume enhancer

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 07:27 AM (MIIRH)

29 "Why You Should Probably Be More Prejudiced"

It's a matter of survival. Stereotypes are real.

Posted by: fd at March 05, 2026 07:28 AM (vFG9F)

30 Why are Republican Senators sabotaging Trump?"
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Because they make money doing it, the despicable scumbags. Or, for a few, only because their egos demand they do it. In my book there is nothing lower than a Republican Senator Grifter. John Thune trying to avoid the SAVE Act passing is a prime example.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:29 AM (ERbou)

31 We (either US or Israel) are bombing Iranian police stations now.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 05, 2026 07:29 AM (DoBxX)

32 29 It's a matter of survival. Stereotypes are real.
Posted by: fd

And it's long past time for us to stop apologizing over it.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 07:30 AM (RjOoY)

33

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 05, 2026 07:30 AM (DDJSl)

34 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:31 AM (u82oZ)

35 Haynes claimed that Kirk’s positions were “rooted in white supremacy.”

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The Seven Medley "White Supremacy" Pro-Life Human Virtues:

Liberty, Rationality, Productiveness, Independence, Honesty, Justice, and Integrity.

"That's just NOT who we are!" -- The DogEater

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 07:31 AM (iu4Pw)

36 Watching Dave Rubin interview Caroline Glick speaking from the PM's podium.

They are bewildered why Iran has attacked all its neighbors and concluded, "They're crazy it's who they are."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:31 AM (RIvkX)

37 Hillary Clinton

Please go to NIH, so we can examine your liver, and try and figure out why you are still alive.

Perhaps an exorcism is in order, in which case go to a Latin Mass Catholic Church.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

38 CHINA : "We are not providing military support to Iran. We only offer moral backing"


No oily, no laundry.

Posted by: davidt at March 05, 2026 07:34 AM (Q+gd/)

39 All upcoming games delayed until further notice:

https://tinyurl.com/2c3exw7u

I saw on another X account that IRGC troops were having a massive meeting there at the time.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 07:35 AM (1o8D5)

40 Bible-Thumping Democrat Says White People Spread ‘Virus Of Racism’ Just By Being Alive
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This James Talerico guy is a piece of woke-work.

What an asshole.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:35 AM (LEZ+q)

41 Asked by Pod Save America host Jon Favreau: “Do you think, looking down the road, that the United States should consider maybe, you know, rethinking our military support for Israel?”

Newsom replied: “It breaks my heart, because the current leadership in Israel is walking us down that path where I don’t think you have a choice about that consideration.”

Newsom said at the event, adding that some “are talking about it appropriately as sort of an apartheid state.”
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Fuck. Off. Greaseball.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:35 AM (RIvkX)

42 Frederick Haynes III, the senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, secured the Democratic nomination for the seat Crockett will vacate in January 2027 due to her decision to mount her ultimately unsuccessful campaign for the Senate, according to The Associated Press.

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I thought her seat was being redistricted out, which is why she tried for Senate.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 07:35 AM (qBdHI)

43 Anything named "doomsday missile" doesn't sound like something we should be testing.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:25 AM (ERbou)

It was just an ICBM test. It's a "doomsday missile" because it *could* be armed with nuclear weapons, something the US only became capable of doing in the 1950s.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 07:37 AM (ExV1e)

44 good morning JJ, Horde

I hope this Iran war doesn't turn into GWOT 2: Islamic Boogaloo.

Like I told an Army buddy yesterday -- I'm all out of trust.

Posted by: callsign claymore at March 05, 2026 07:38 AM (Br6my)

45 House Ethics Committee Probes Texas Republican Tony Gonzales Over Claims Of Improper Affairs
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Maybe we should have a Hunger Game for politicians.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 05, 2026 07:39 AM (AlhUl)

46 Bible-Thumping Democrat Says White People Spread ‘Virus Of Racism’ Just By Being Alive
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This James Talerico guy is a piece of woke-work.

What an asshole.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:35 AM (LEZ+q)

Also, white male James Talerico says that white males are the most dangerous thing in America and the only one who can keep you safe from the scourge of white male is James Talerico, a known white male.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 07:39 AM (ExV1e)

47 I never much liked Kristi Noem when she was preserving child mutilation in South Dakota, because some hospital gave her campaign money, and I have seen nothing much to like about her as DHS Secretary. Every time she has to go before Congress is an exercise in humiliation. Get her out of the cabinet.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:40 AM (LEZ+q)

48 I thought her seat was being redistricted out, which is why she tried for Senate.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 07:35 AM (qBdHI)

It was recomposed to be less racist per the agreement with the ruling in Louisiana. They were combing to or 3 minorities to create a minority majority which IS NOT the intent of the Voting Rights Act.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:41 AM (gbOdA)

49 So in non-Iran news: My wife is about ready to escalate things with DHL. They overcharged her on a package from Japan and she's been fighting them since December. Apparently, PayPal has opted out of helping.

I'm encouraging her to file in small claims court at this point. And the lesson learned is if you are doing business with an overseas company, use your credit card so you can challenge things easier.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 07:41 AM (RjOoY)

50 Newsom said at the event, adding that some “are talking about it appropriately as sort of an apartheid state.”
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Democrat. Evil. It's axiomatic.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:42 AM (LEZ+q)

51 Virginia Court: We Can’t Say Whether Dems’ Gerrymandering Is Illegal Until After They Try It
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Weren't we told we had to suck up the 2020 results for the exact opposite reason?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 05, 2026 07:42 AM (AlhUl)

52 Huck Follywood

Every Cabinet needs a fusible link. She shunts a lot of energy to ground.

But she still is so much better than Pete Buttigieg. Everyone knows his name, and not in a good way.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

53 Also, white male James Talerico says that white males are the most dangerous thing in America

I wish we were the threat that "people" like him pretend we are.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 07:42 AM (RjOoY)

54 Anything named "doomsday missile" doesn't sound like something we should be testing.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:25 AM (ERbou)

Mr. President, it is not only possible, it is essential. That is the whole idea of this machine, you know. Deterrence is the art of producing in the mind of the enemy... the FEAR to attack. And so, because of the automated and irrevocable decision-making process which rules out human meddling, the Doomsday machine is terrifying and simple to understand... and completely credible and convincing.

Posted by: Dr. Strangelove at March 05, 2026 07:43 AM (/IU3q)

55 Saw Ana Kasparian debating with Piers Morgan how many Iranians have been murdered by the regime.

Absolutely sickening. She downplays and minimizes reports of tens of thousands of murders in Iran, while swallowing whole hog casualty figures from the "Gaza Health Ministry"

She says the Ayatollah was "courageous" for "not bending the knee to Israel"

This person's soul will never be healed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:43 AM (RIvkX)

56 Bible-Thumping Democrat Says White People Spread ‘Virus Of Racism’ Just By Being Alive
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Somebody needs to break that MFers jaw, and he can pick his teeth out of the gutter like chiclets. MFer

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 07:43 AM (kUfEw)

57 1.9 million strong took a stand for America.

Texas Republicans Vote 95% to 5% to Ban Islamic Sharia Law

Well, that's not really what happened. This was nothing more than a ballot proposition asking Republican voters if they would be in favor of the Republican Party of Texas putting forth a law to ban Islamic Sharia.

Islamic Sharia was not actually banned in Texas with this ballot measure result.

Considering Governor Abbott has a Muslim as his biggest donor -- and Islam has been growing fast all across Texas, especially Houston area -- I doubt he'll support any law put on his desk to ban Islamic Sharia in Texas.

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

58 One need look no further for evidence than the fact that 30 Democrats are cosponsoring a bill to make schools and hospitals safe havens for illegal immigrants. Called the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act (PSLA), the bill would prohibit any “immigration enforcement actions” within 1,000 feet of a school, daycare, playground, hospital, or doctor’s office.

Mixing Nursing Students and Illegals has never been an issue before.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:44 AM (gbOdA)

59 San Franpsycho
Good morning.

Add her to the list of those who will not be missed.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

60 "40 Bible-Thumping Democrat Says White People Spread ‘Virus Of Racism’ Just By Being Alive"

We're getting down to it. This is clarifying and good.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 07:46 AM (fZiTB)

61 Ordinary American

Already know he chose ... poorly.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:48 AM (u82oZ)

62 Morning Salty

And then...Idiot Glenn Greenwald claims that placing Hakirya in Tel Aviv is the same thing as Hamas hiding rocket launchers in hospitals.

They can never make a point without a falsehood.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:49 AM (RIvkX)

63 Also IDGAF what Fetterman says his words mean jack when he votes the way he votes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:50 AM (RIvkX)

64 Rand Paul looks more and more like a little old lady every day.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 07:50 AM (fZiTB)

65 San Franpsycho

Glenn Greenwald has never read, nor can he understand, the Law of Armed Conflict.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

66 To paraphrase the immortal lyrics of The Who, Meet the new Democrat, same as the old Democrat. Feh.

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What I love most about Trump is his explicit calling out of all these Psycho Commie Reprobates as " “low IQ persons" -- which is an hilarious but fundamental and needed TRUTH!

"Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. They make the impossible happen." -- Dr. Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Artificial Heart

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 07:51 AM (iu4Pw)

67 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 07:52 AM (EtnSa)

68 ShainS

Be interesting if a boot camp was set up for political candidates. What would they need to accomplish before allowing to stand for election?

Grok, any ideas?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

69 Newsom appeared on the [ Kimmel ] show to promote his new book, Young Man in a Hurry, and while he chatted with Kimmel, he mentioned that California is “overregulated” and desperately needs reform.

Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 07:54 AM (xqf2N)

70 Looks like we don't have a female Chief Of Naval Operations anymore.

Posted by: Thank goodness at March 05, 2026 07:54 AM (Guckn)

71 Anything named "doomsday missile" doesn't sound like something we should be testing.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 05, 2026 07:25 AM (ERbou)

That was a regular performance and verification test of the Minuteman III missile. Leave it to the Post to make it into something it isn't.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 05, 2026 07:55 AM (/HDaX)

72 Virginia Court: We Can’t Say Whether Dems’ Gerrymandering Is Illegal Until After They Try It
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Weren't we told we had to suck up the 2020 results for the exact opposite reason?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 05, 2026 07:42 AM (AlhUl)

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"Citizens, States, and the US Constitution have NO STANDING!"

/The 2020 SCOTUS

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 07:55 AM (iu4Pw)

73 Newsom appeared on the [ Kimmel ] show to promote his new book, Young Man in a Hurry, and while he chatted with Kimmel, he mentioned that California is “overregulated” and desperately needs reform.
Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 07:54 AM (xqf2N)
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I have named this the "Who Me?" style of governance.

Point out an issue, a failure, a problem, and then cry out, "Someone should do something!"

See?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:56 AM (RIvkX)

74 Thank goodness

You're wearing My color of haze-grey.
I. Hate. You. *Hair-pulling*

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:56 AM (u82oZ)

75 68 ShainS

Be interesting if a boot camp was set up for political candidates. What would they need to accomplish before allowing to stand for election?

Grok, any ideas?
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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There have been volunteer candidate training schools run by the Dems and the GOP usually for local and low level state offices. Friend of mine used to run one such program in Illinois.

But overall, I think we elect too many offices nowadays and need to elect a few major honchos that you can hold accountable rather than a long list of ballot choices where we know nothing about them except if they stink up the place. Quiet malfeasance and misfeasance in office means that they sit in place for decades screwing the public.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 07:58 AM (E4rtv)

76 63 Also IDGAF what Fetterman says his words mean jack when he votes the way he votes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:50 AM (RIvkX)



Yes, but anything that disrupts them from behind their own lines is helpful politically.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 05, 2026 07:58 AM (x0n13)

77 From the Tech Thread, Thing from Snowy Mountain's suggestion of checking Macsales dot com for used, refurbished Macs is a good one. I can get a much more recent iMac for use as my desktop machine with more memory than my 2014, a bigger display, and the latest OS, for $800.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 05, 2026 07:58 AM (wzUl9)

78 Gavin, you're not young, you're never in a hurry, and you have literally zero successes to despite having every advantage.

At last, have you no shame?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

79 The annual spending of the CFPB has increased 650% from $123 million in 2010 to $923 million in 2025. Similarly, the number of CFPB employees climbed from 343 in 2011 to about 1,900 in 2025.

Each CFPB employee cost almost half a million.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:59 AM (gbOdA)

80 Haze gray and underway.

Posted by: USN at March 05, 2026 08:00 AM (Guckn)

81 ShainS

Be interesting if a boot camp was set up for political candidates. What would they need to accomplish before allowing to stand for election?

Grok, any ideas?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

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I used to joke that Presidential Candidates should be required to pass the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training and SEAL Qualification Training (SQT).

Of course, we would have never gotten The Donald ... put how 'bout President Hegseth? [Love that guy.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:00 AM (iu4Pw)

82 I can get a much more recent iMac for use as my desktop machine with more memory than my 2014, a bigger display, and the latest OS, for $800.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 05, 2026 07:58 AM (wzUl9)

Have you checked amazon outlet?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:00 AM (gbOdA)

83 53 Also, white male James Talerico says that white males are the most dangerous thing in America

I wish we were the threat that "people" like him pretend we are.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 07:42 AM (RjOoY)

So does he.

That's why he's talking himself up like that.

Posted by: XTC at March 05, 2026 08:00 AM (6Uni8)

84 Be interesting if a boot camp was set up for political candidates. What would they need to accomplish before allowing to stand for election?

If such a thing were ever done, the criteria would be:

- lifelong Democrat
- not attempting to run in a district/state with an existing Democrat office holder
- sign a pledge to work tirelessly for the destruction of the US
- be into freaky sex with other politicians

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:00 AM (ExV1e)

85 But he's got great hair.

Posted by: So there's that at March 05, 2026 08:01 AM (Guckn)

86 Be interesting if a boot camp was set up for political candidates. What would they need to accomplish before allowing to stand for election?

A basic background check and loyalty test would help. Just like those who enlisted in the military.

Current “policy” is anybody who gets elected is “deemed” to have passed a background check.

Which is complete bullshit. The F.B.I. should have been providing Americans a public dossier on every candidate.

The House, not sure about the Senate, used to have rules where it wasn’t enough to win an election in your district. As a final check you had to be admitted to the House by a vote. That’s eminently reasonable.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 08:01 AM (kUfEw)

87 whig

Good morning.

Yes, I know of the tactical politics schools. They even have them for HOA presidents in Reston VA.

I want tests that examine character. Kinda like the initial screen in Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 08:01 AM (u82oZ)

88 Insurrection Barbie has a good long post on Qatarlson and his methods and compares them to Alexander Dugin, he of Russian propaganda fame.

"Summary, Tucker is too smart to make things up wholesale. His technique is more sophisticated and more dangerous: he selects real facts, then solders false conclusions onto them so seamlessly that the audience carries the lie home believing they heard the truth.

On March 4, he did this six times in a single broadcast."

And then she gives examples.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:02 AM (E4rtv)

89 Be interesting if a boot camp was set up for political candidates. What would they need to accomplish before allowing to stand for election?

Grok, any ideas?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

I'd be happy if they just took the Hillsdale College course on the US Constitution.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 05, 2026 08:03 AM (g8Ew8)

90 Didn't expect to wake up to news of spokes on the rings of Saturn! Next you'll be telling me there are vast legions of Klingons on Uranus!

Posted by: Mr. Whipple at March 05, 2026 08:03 AM (oftw2)

91 "I want tests that examine character. Kinda like the initial screen in Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein."


*polite cough*

Posted by: The ghost of Hyman Rickover at March 05, 2026 08:03 AM (Guckn)

92 I used to joke that Presidential Candidates should be required to pass the Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training and SEAL Qualification Training (SQT).

Of course, we would have never gotten The Donald ... put how 'bout President Hegseth? [Love that guy.]
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:00 AM (iu4Pw)

Hegseth was Army. We could have had a President Crenshaw.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:04 AM (ExV1e)

93
Newsom is in the words of Sybil Fawlty "A Brilliantine Stick Insect!"

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 05, 2026 08:04 AM (x0n13)

94 Payback for 47 years of terrorism is Hell

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 08:04 AM (EtnSa)

95 I can picture Lumpy Fetterman as a U-Boat Commander.

Posted by: Zeiss Optical Periscopes, Inc. at March 05, 2026 08:05 AM (oftw2)

96 "It hasn't been reported, but it's a fact that Qatar arrested Mossad agents last night in Doha."
-Tucker

False.

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

97 Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas,

There are some web references that state that they are part of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), but the SBC doesn't provide hierarchal oversight, doctrinal enforcement or administrative control over the otherwise autonomous congregations.

They claim to be a "game-changing Christian movement" which I can only translate into "a demonically centered political activist organization Scripturally based on fulfilling 2 Peter 2 objectives.

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

98 ShainS

Ix-nay on the BUDS screen. We need accomplished people with some real world, non-government life experience.

Although I do like Eisenhower. But even he was President of Columbia for a while. Sp he saw stuff there.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)

99 RFK Jr. Announces Plan to Teach Americans to Cook: ‘Americans Have Forgotten How To Cook’

So those gazillion cooking video channels, people just watch them but don't cook them?

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:06 AM (gtcuf)

100 >They claim to be a "game-changing Christian movement"

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Just which game are they claiming to be changing?

Posted by: I gotta ask at March 05, 2026 08:07 AM (Guckn)

101 The annual spending of the CFPB has increased 650% from $123 million in 2010 to $923 million in 2025. Similarly, the number of CFPB employees climbed from 343 in 2011 to about 1,900 in 2025.

Each CFPB employee cost almost half a million.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:59 AM (gbOdA)

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There was a great meme back in the day that the number of dollars spent on "The War On Poverty" since 1964 (something upwards of $25 trillion) would have been equivalent to sending a check of something like $75,000 - $100,000 to each American citizen.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:07 AM (iu4Pw)

102 Of course, we would have never gotten The Donald ... put how 'bout President Hegseth? [Love that guy.]
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:00 AM (iu4Pw)

Hegseth was Army. We could have had a President Crenshaw.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

I think you're forgetting a legendary SEAL and former governor!!!

Posted by: Jesse "The Mind" Ventura at March 05, 2026 08:07 AM (ycI94)

103 > Be interesting if a boot camp was set up for political candidates. What would they need to accomplish before allowing to stand for election?
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Years ago my brother in law ran for sheriff of a backwoods county in WV. Twice. Failed both times. It's the "system." Who populates it, runs it, funds it.

I think (assume) he was more than qualified... went to the right church, hung around with right crowd, etc. But I think the bottom line was he didn't have enough money. For what... I don't know. But I have an idea.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 08:08 AM (jtM2q)

104 Thank you JJ

Condoleeza Rice saying positive things about Epic Fury is just a broken clock being right one of its two times per day

As long as Trump stays a million miles from sending ground troops and if the air campaign is wrapped up in 30 days or so I’ll continue to believe it was a good decision. If it drags on (even the air campaign) I’ll become less enthusiastic

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 08:08 AM (xT8gx)

105 I want tests that examine character. Kinda like the initial screen in Space Cadet by Robert Heinlein.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Not possible in our current constitutional setup. Ironic that you can do so at the Service Academies through a mandatory honor code (and a few other military schools) but not for the politicians over them.

Heinlein's Starship Troopers has Col. DuBois deliver lectures on what he thinks was wrong with the fall of Western governments in his world and it was pretty much what we see today.

Something similar in Space Viking by H. Beam Piper where a government was strong externally but too weak inside to remove a deadly threat.

In both cases, it stems from too much emotion and not enough reason and logic among voters.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:09 AM (E4rtv)

106 Desktop computer? What, aren't buggy whips and corsets on sale?

Posted by: Lance Luddite at March 05, 2026 08:09 AM (oftw2)

107 As long as Trump stays a million miles from sending ground troops and if the air campaign is wrapped up in 30 days or so I’ll continue to believe it was a good decision. If it drags on (even the air campaign) I’ll become less enthusiastic
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 08:08 AM (xT8gx)
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#twoweeks

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)

108 The results of Pennsylvania’s experiment have been impressive. Since 2023, average processing times for business filings in Pennsylvania dropped from 14 days to one. Doctors’ licenses went from 43 days to five. Pharmacist licenses fell from 20 days to four. Nursing licenses that took months are now issued in just six days.

This looks good on paper but it is NOT.
There is ZERO need for State Licensing for people that must take National Board Test.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:09 AM (gbOdA)

109 I can picture Lumpy Fetterman as a U-Boat Commander.

Posted by: Zeiss Optical Periscopes, Inc. at March 05, 2026 08:05 AM (oftw2)

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Old & Busted: John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK).
New Hotness: John Karl Fetterman (JKF).

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:10 AM (iu4Pw)

110 "So those gazillion cooking video channels, people just watch them but don't cook them?"

I can personally attest that me and The Missus love cooking shows and watching them inspires us to cook more, refine our cooking, and eat more.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 05, 2026 08:10 AM (DgMqy)

111 Huck Follywood If I remember correctly SD Noem did ban gender affirming care and boys in girls sports with a bill passed in 2023. I believe the particulars of what went on were misreported. SD House Bill 1080

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 05, 2026 08:10 AM (2NHgQ)

112 Yes, but anything that disrupts them from behind their own lines is helpful politically.

That whole party needs an exorcism.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:10 AM (a4flb)

113 "game-changing Christian movement"

Does it involve space aliens? Otherwise, meh.

Posted by: fd - I Grow And Lean Every Day. at March 05, 2026 08:11 AM (vFG9F)

114 Were y'all surprised that Crockett is 44? I sure was.

What was she doing for the first 18-or-so years of her adult life? I want the real story, not Wikipedia's.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 05, 2026 08:11 AM (KiBMU)

115 There was a great meme back in the day that the number of dollars spent on "The War On Poverty" since 1964 (something upwards of $25 trillion) would have been equivalent to sending a check of something like $75,000 - $100,000 to each American citizen.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:07 AM (iu4Pw)

California spends so much on Homelessness it has doubled since 2015. Maybe we should tax the fuck out of poor people.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

116 110 I can personally attest that me and The Missus love cooking shows and watching them inspires us to cook more, refine our cooking, and eat more.

Same here.

I wholeheartedly support RFK Jr in his efforts. Make real food. Eat real food. Feel better. Live better.

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:12 AM (gtcuf)

117 So those gazillion cooking video channels, people just watch them but don't cook them?

Posted by: Delurker

Ten percent of elite people watch them and cook. The underclass eats McDonald's 15 times a week.

Posted by: The Galloping Gourmet at March 05, 2026 08:13 AM (oftw2)

118 Something similar in Space Viking by H. Beam Piper where a government was strong externally but too weak inside to remove a deadly threat.

In both cases, it stems from too much emotion and not enough reason and logic among voters.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:09 AM (E4rtv)

Repeal the 19th Amendment!!


Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (g8Ew8)

119 The ghost of Hyman Rickover

He was a tad extreme. I will give him a good track record on reactor safety. Lots of good people were edged out. The US Navy was hurting to lose all that talent.

See Running Critical by Patrick Tyler.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (u82oZ)

120 Senate votes 53 to 47 to block a war powers resolution to stop further military strikes on Iran without congressional approval.

Can’t wait for libs to go “well, we tried. Make sure to vote blue!” then do nothing but send emails begging for money and scold you for not voting Dem

There's nothing left to do anymore but get in the street and organize. Hasn't been a long time I suspect. 

only if you organize a [removed by reddit]

If House of Cards taught me something is that they probably counted the votes beforehand to make everyone look good while being sure the resolution would fail. (So 48 x 52 looks close but it actually wasn't.)

Trump is out of control. He's now just firing off abuse at European allies for not helping. This is his and Israels war alone. The whole thing continues to look more and more haphazard by the day. Seems to me as they didn't think they'd kill the Ayatollah so quickly and are now just pissing in the wind. 

Yeah why would European countries want a relationship with the US that belittles countries whose troops died to help it in previous wars? This will be remembered long after Trump is gone.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (ycI94)

121 Hegseth was Army. We could have had a President Crenshaw.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

A patchwork presidency.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (O5BzH)

122 97 Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas,

There are some web references that state that they are part of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), but the SBC doesn't provide hierarchal oversight, doctrinal enforcement or administrative control over the otherwise autonomous congregations.

They claim to be a "game-changing Christian movement" which I can only translate into "a demonically centered political activist organization Scripturally based on fulfilling 2 Peter 2 objectives.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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Not quite true. Baptist churches have a strong congregation centered focus. The congregation owns the land, church buildings, etc, not the denomination and it determines pastor and leadership internally in the church. That makes it easy sometimes for a ringer to show up.

On the other hand, trying to repeatedly claim notions that are counter to S. Baptist Association doctrine can and does end up in a church falling out of fellowship with the Association. That means cannot claim S. Baptist affiliation and end of certain funding. training, etc. benefits from belonging along with representation at the S Baptist meetings.

Happens somewhat frequently.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (E4rtv)

123 I want you-u-u, show Kurds the way!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (jS10z)

124 I saw Space Viking open for the Valhalla Bangers at The Riot Room in 2012.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (iu4Pw)

125
Anti-Israel media personality Tucker Carlson sparked controversy after claiming that Israel’s war is allegedly driven by a goal of destroying the Al-Aqsa Mosque and building the Third Temple in its place.

In an episode of the "Tucker Carlson Show," he asked, "How did all these guys wind up wearing patches suggesting the point of this war was the destruction of one of the holiest places in Islam and the rebuilding of a temple that is totally anathema to Christianity?"

He answered, "This has been going on a long time in public through, in part, the efforts of a group called Chabad, C-H-A-B-A-D."
-arutz Sheva
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More lies to generate hatred the hallmark of a propagandist.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

126 There was a great meme back in the day that the number of dollars spent on "The War On Poverty" since 1964 (something upwards of $25 trillion) would have been equivalent to sending a check of something like $75,000 - $100,000 to each American citizen.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:07 AM (iu4Pw)

California spends so much on Homelessness it has doubled since 2015. Maybe we should tax the fuck out of poor people.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

The homeless are intractable. We tried a solution, but it, like all the others, failed.

Posted by: Kramer and Newman Enterprises at March 05, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)

127
114 Were y'all surprised that Crockett is 44? I sure was.

What was she doing for the first 18-or-so years of her adult life? I want the real story, not Wikipedia's.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 05, 2026 08:11 AM (KiBMU)

She was a corporate lawyer, very calm and well spoken. (There are a few videos). This Black Ghetto Bitch persona was all a well calculated act.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 05, 2026 08:15 AM (etYFQ)

128 So those gazillion cooking video channels, people just watch them but don't cook them?
Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:06 AM (gtcuf)

Correct! I like to watch them as it helps build up my appetite then my fat ass just orders Door Dash.

Posted by: Joan McFat, democrat SNAP Baby at March 05, 2026 08:15 AM (/IU3q)

129 If it drags on (even the air campaign) I’ll become less enthusiastic

Watch War stocks: LMT, RTX, NOC, GD, LHX, HII

I'm sure that Tucker has ESLT in his portfolio

Or just watch the ETFs: ITA, XAR, PPA, SHLD, ARKX

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:15 AM (a4flb)

130 8 month of Talarico is intolerable.

His pissy voice, his cheap looking clothes, and his anti-Cristian view wrapped in bad Bible understanding.

I need a fake ID so I can vote against him twice.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:16 AM (gbOdA)

131 "Can’t wait for libs to go “well, we tried. Make sure to vote blue!”

Hey, that's our schtick!

Posted by: The GOP at March 05, 2026 08:16 AM (vFG9F)

132 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:16 AM (77rzZ)

133 She was a corporate lawyer, very calm and well spoken. (There are a few videos). This Black Ghetto Bitch persona was all a well calculated act.

Midlife crisis?

Some people just divorce their spouses and buy a red convertible.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:17 AM (a4flb)

134 RFK Jr. Announces Plan to Teach Americans to Cook: ‘Americans Have Forgotten How To Cook’

So those gazillion cooking video channels, people just watch them but don't cook them?

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:06 AM (gtcuf)

Bring back Home EC classes...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 05, 2026 08:17 AM (nbLIj)

135 Yeah why would European countries want a relationship with the US that belittles countries whose troops died to help it in previous wars? This will be remembered long after Trump is gone.

Ah, the ol' "suckers and losers" LIE. Still believed and perpetrated by retards.

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:17 AM (gtcuf)

136 Repeal the 19th Amendment!!


Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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I will put that in a box of things that will never happen under the current constitutional regime. Ditto with repealing the 16th, 17th, or most of the current amendments. You might be able to get the poll tax amendment squelched if you really tried hard enough.

Simply put, you gotta win the current war with the constitutional tools that we have.

I think the easiest way to get there right now is require people have skin in the game--Trump accounts for kids suddenly makes them investors rather than consumers--skin in the game. And so on. People respond to incentives and disincentives so use that instead. Less appealing and certainly slow but a quick fix by coups and irregular regime changes often are worse.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:18 AM (E4rtv)

137 Can’t wait for libs to go “well, we tried. Make sure to vote blue!” then do nothing but send emails begging for money and scold you for not voting Dem
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Isn't this the GOPe strategy?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 05, 2026 08:19 AM (ESVrU)

138 Ten percent of elite people watch them and cook. The underclass eats McDonald's 15 times a week.

Posted by: The Galloping Gourmet at March 05, 2026 08:13 AM (oftw2)

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I'm a multi-millionaire and I can no longer afford to eat at McDonald's.

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:19 AM (iu4Pw)

139 Junk food was never a healthy choice, not if you choose to eat it every day twice a day anyway.

But it sure tasted good. That was the draw in the first place. The corporate bean counters have cheaped out on the base ingredients so much, much of it tastes like cardboard, or makes one feel vaguely or not so vaguely ill within minutes of eating it.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 08:19 AM (kUfEw)

140 i8 month of Talarico Screwtape is intolerable.

His pissy voice, his cheap looking clothes, and his anti-Cristian view wrapped in bad Bible understanding.

I need a fake ID so I can vote against him twice.

If a person needs motivation to dump their television and stop listening to local radio broadcasts - the next eight months of hearing from B'ezelbub's minion should suffice.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:19 AM (a4flb)

141 RFK Jr. Announces Plan to Teach Americans to Cook: ‘Americans Have Forgotten How To Cook’

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When Jr. Black moved to another city, he became all too familiar with his inability to cook. I used to tell myself I should write a book called, "My Kid Can't Cook," and include all kinds of very simple, home-cooked recipes for people like him. I gave him a crockpot, a dutch oven, and many simple things to make for himself. Most of which required very little prep. He's a guy, so I cut him some slack. It's not like he shadowed me in the kitchen while he was growing up doing boy things. But yeah, My Kid Can't Cook.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 08:19 AM (qBdHI)

142 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 08:20 AM (nn0kD)

143 So Bezos is a Prometheus fan???

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:20 AM (77rzZ)

144 >>Yeah why would European countries want a relationship with the US that belittles countries whose troops died to help it in previous wars? This will be remembered long after Trump is gone.

Leftists don't do irony.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 08:21 AM (viF8m)

145 whig

I see you have good solutions.
When I ran and was reelected, I was given insight into how candidates were selected. The local GOPe did not have a military style grow big candidates from successful junior officials. They wanted to focus on the top tier.

One system is to start with thankless public positions, and move the good ones up.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 08:21 AM (u82oZ)

146 Yo mamma so fat, she lick the TV screen when seeing the food on them cooking shows

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 08:21 AM (Y1sOo)

147 134 Bring back Home EC classes...

Absolutely. That's where I learned to cook and developed my love of cooking. Had a fantastic cooking class teacher with the patience of a saint. My class was like the second in the history of our school where girls could take shop and boys could take home ec. I signed up for the food and because the class was 95% girls. Came away with a love for cooking.

(The few boys who signed up were actually called to the guidance counselor's office and questioned if we were doing it as some kind of stunt! Different times.)

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:21 AM (gtcuf)

148 It's a matter of survival. Stereotypes are real.

And it's long past time for us to stop apologizing over it getting mad when other people stereotype us. Because that's just the way it is. That's how we want it now. Rawr.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 05, 2026 08:21 AM (zdLoL)

149 What a shitty drive to work today. Fog and rained all the way.
Lots of semis on my drive. All I could think of was to wonder whether any of the drivers were one of those foreign retards that the democrat states are giving licenses to.
I visualize them up I. The cabs wearing their turban and listening to their shitty Yahyayah-yah-yahhhhhh music while they run over the hood of my car.
Oh well, better go do some work.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 05, 2026 08:22 AM (jbnUc)

150 California spends so much on Homelessness it has doubled since 2015. Maybe we should tax the fuck out of poor people.
Posted by: r hennigantx
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Because California has become an attractive nuisance among the states and substance abuse is why. People go there, to CO, to WA and OR to abuse drugs and live off the taxpayers there.

Welfare benefits plus legalized drugs means every Tom, Dick, and useless Harry will congregate in such places to be locusts. And many of those will fry their brains in their pursuit of being high to the extent that they become permanently unemployable as well.

Friedman said re open borders, you can have open borders OR a welfare state, not both. Same can be said for legalized or decriminalized dope. You can have that or a welfare state, not both.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:22 AM (E4rtv)

151 RFK Jr. Announces Plan to Teach Americans to Cook: ‘Americans Have Forgotten How To Cook’

Well, it is better than dealing with the Left's teaching of spirit cooking

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:22 AM (a4flb)

152 whoa! a ton of links! great roundup!

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:22 AM (GD0B3)

153 So those gazillion cooking video channels, people just watch them but don't cook them?

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:06 AM (gtcuf)

The massive amount of money spent on door dash suggests this is the case.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

154 96 "It hasn't been reported, but it's a fact that Qatar arrested Mossad agents last night in Doha."
-Tucker

This is one of his practiced semantic tricks. I call it the "Noam Chomsky shuffle." That is, you pair a falsehood with its own refutation then double back with an "actually" or "it's a fact." Chomsky would also attach throwaway phrases like "it's common knowledge..." or "we all know by now it's true that.." before stating a complete lie. In this way he would build lie upon lie. Crude but when done properly, with the right tone of sincere authority, very effective with those uninformed and impressionable.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 08:23 AM (fZiTB)

155 I think you're forgetting a legendary SEAL and former governor!!!
Posted by: Jesse "The Mind" Ventura at March 05, 2026 08:07 AM (ycI94)

I'm trying.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:23 AM (ExV1e)

156 Bring back Home EC classes...

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I remember two things from my home economic classes. Making creamed onions (wha?) and sewing a wrap-around skirt, which was popular at the time.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (qBdHI)

157 As long as you can boil water, you can cook.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (77rzZ)

158 Talarico is even more intolerable than was Beto

I predict Trump's endorsement on the GOP side will be Paxton and then Cornyn will lose his mind and go over the edge with full-blown TDS (because Trump will ask him to drop out.... Cornyn will not drop out)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (xT8gx)

159 Make Lebanon Great Again! And Majority Christian Again!

"The Prime Minister of Lebanon is demanding that all individuals connected to the IRGC be arrested and expelled back to Iran.

In addition, the Lebanese government has canceled visa-free entry for Iranian citizens, requiring them to obtain a visa before entering Lebanon."

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:25 AM (GD0B3)

160 Friedman said re open borders, you can have open borders OR a welfare state, not both. Same can be said for legalized or decriminalized dope. You can have that or a welfare state, not both.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:22 AM (E4rtv)
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They are treating Daniel Lurie like some kind of genius merely for saying, "no more free booze."

And there is resistance.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:25 AM (RIvkX)

161 [snip]

I think the easiest way to get there right now is require people have skin in the game--Trump accounts for kids suddenly makes them investors rather than consumers--skin in the game. And so on. People respond to incentives and disincentives so use that instead. Less appealing and certainly slow but a quick fix by coups and irregular regime changes often are worse.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:18 AM (E4rtv)

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I thought the Trump Accounts for Kids was a brilliant stroke -- but was disappointed to learn they are (at this point) temporary, and will expire at the end of 2028.

It will be interesting to see if Congress will continue to extend them afterwards ... which of course will depend on which Party "controls" Congress and The White House.

[I don't know about the rest of y'all, but at this point if feels like we're one rigged election from becoming Europe and the Death of Western Civilization. I almost hope I don't live to see it ... Imma gonna have to pray harder.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:25 AM (iu4Pw)

162 As long as you can boil water, you can cook.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (77rzZ)

Yeah, but those freeze-dried meals sure get expensive after a while.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 05, 2026 08:25 AM (/HDaX)

163 Rickover spent, iirc, 63 years in the US Navy. That might be a record. It basically took an act of Congress a couple times to keep him around that long, and to force retirement as well. He was an amazing individual. If he was a “tad extreme” so be it. Without guys like Rickover and LeMay several American cities would likely have been smoking nuclear craters.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 08:25 AM (kUfEw)

164 Yo mamma so fat, she lick the TV screen when seeing the food on them cooking shows
Posted by: one hour sober



Yo momma so fat, the back of her neck looks like a package of hot dogs.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 08:25 AM (nn0kD)

165 Oh, and IRGC bombed Nablus, which is very arab.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:26 AM (GD0B3)

166 Iran is roughly the size of the entire west coast plus Arizona. It's going to take a lot of soldiers on the ground to root out the mullahs and their supporters.

Presuming that's the goal.

I've no idea how the Kurds fit into this equation other than the "soldiers on the ground" bit. They're going to want a seat or several in the "new" government, right?

*ponders that possibility and its outcome*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 08:26 AM (jtM2q)

167 Cooking, oh yuk. Then you have to shop, prep and wash up afterwards let alone deal with leftovers.

Door Dash reasoning 101

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 08:26 AM (+nEug)

168 145 whig

I see you have good solutions.
When I ran and was reelected, I was given insight into how candidates were selected. The local GOPe did not have a military style grow big candidates from successful junior officials. They wanted to focus on the top tier.

One system is to start with thankless public positions, and move the good ones up.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Local political parties are far too often locust people that seek office to make good for themselves, not the people they allegedly serve.

The Good Ole Boy system which now includes women and that increases with the amount of money that a local government spends.

I would far rather have a single county executive with a mini county legislature and forgo the elections of tax collectors, tax assessors, treasurers, etc. I would keep the election of DA and sheriff as a semi check on the greed of the others. I grudgingly agree with elected judges rather than appointed as well.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:27 AM (E4rtv)

169 Today is Cinco de Marcho.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 08:27 AM (NpAcC)

170 "And it's long past time for us to stop apologizing over it getting mad when other people stereotype us. "

Yo!

Posted by: Guy with his face covered with prison tats at March 05, 2026 08:28 AM (vFG9F)

171 I liked this cartoon ( sks cartoons) About voter ID Stacy McCain has on his website:

https://tinyurl.com/2m9tae29

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 08:28 AM (lQ+/f)

172 As long as you can boil water, you can cook.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (77rzZ)

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"Let's Cook."

/obligatory Heisenberg quote from "Breaking Bad"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:28 AM (iu4Pw)

173 What are "leftovers?"
-Boy F.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

174 It's also, National Cheese Doodle Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 08:29 AM (NpAcC)

175 I think that some chicks are impressed if dude can cook.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 05, 2026 08:29 AM (DgMqy)

176 I thought the Trump Accounts for Kids was a brilliant stroke -- but was disappointed to learn they are (at this point) temporary, and will expire at the end of 2028.

It will be interesting to see if Congress will continue to extend them afterwards ... which of course will depend on which Party "controls" Congress and The White House.

[I don't know about the rest of y'all, but at this point if feels like we're one rigged election from becoming Europe and the Death of Western Civilization. I almost hope I don't live to see it ... Imma gonna have to pray harder.]
Posted by: ShainS
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For most of human history, the glass is half empty or half full. We can only confront the demons of our time, not those in our imagined futures. We can plant the good seeds in our time but ultimately those that come after us must nurture those seeds or not and they bear the consequences, not us.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:30 AM (E4rtv)

177 Make Lebanon Great Again! And Majority Christian Again!

"The Prime Minister of Lebanon is demanding that all individuals connected to the IRGC be arrested and expelled back to Iran.

In addition, the Lebanese government has canceled visa-free entry for Iranian citizens, requiring them to obtain a visa before entering Lebanon."
Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:25 AM (GD0B3)

Way back (cough cough) years ago when I was in college, as a grad student I had an office on campus that I shared with another grad student. He was a Lebanese Christian who'd fled the country because it was unhealthy at that time to be there as a Christian. He was a great guy... yes, folks like him should be in charge there

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 08:30 AM (xT8gx)

178 As long as you can boil water, you can cook.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (77rzZ)

Yeah, but those freeze-dried meals sure get expensive after a while.

Kraft's Cardboard and Plastic (aka "Macaroni and Cheese") isn't that expensive - at least not up front, the metabolic dysfunction it engenders will cost though.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:30 AM (a4flb)

179 Pretty telling that the Release the Epstein Files crowd both in Congress and out that spent months demanding every scrap of paper detailing potential sex crimes by Epstein and others is absolutely silent about Congress voting overwhelmingly to not release the information about the congressional slush fund used to pay off victims of sex acts by members of Congress.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (viF8m)

180 29 percent of American adults said government or politics is the most important problem facing the United States. This is only a slight decline from 32 percent who said the same in January. Notably, immigration as an issue rose to 20 percent, up from 10 percent in January, while the economy was a concern of only 11 percent, and inflation was a concern for only eight percent of respondents.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (gbOdA)

181 whig

Good ideas to put out there. Never know when a spark can ignite a solution.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)

182 Morning Horde. Thx JJ.
The SLF yutz may have stepped on his private parts in Texas, but I get the feeling the Texas Republicans held their fire on Talarico until he got nominated. Jasmine was an easy mark, but now we're seeing the loony statements he has made. A double digit victory for the Republicans whether it's Paxton or Cornyn

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (/C62k)

183 Yes, even the three leftist justices agreed.
Supreme Court Rules Courts Must Defer to Immigration Agencies on Asylum Cases
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The Supreme Court has no power over me!
- God Emperor Backwater District Judge

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (Dv3i1)

184 Today is Cinco de Marcho.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 08:27 AM (NpAcC)

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[Kids at swimming pools these days:]

"Marcho!"

"Polo Rubio!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (iu4Pw)

185 Yo Mama so fat, she use a VCR for a beeper!

Posted by: Blast From the Past at March 05, 2026 08:32 AM (oftw2)

186 I remember two things from my home economic classes. Making creamed onions (wha?) and sewing a wrap-around skirt, which was popular at the time.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (qBdHI)

OMG, like why would you like sew clothes? Were you like poor or something? Like you could get a skirt off Shein for like $5. Like it'd be so cute. Like really. -- an awful lot of modern kids

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:32 AM (ExV1e)

187 They are treating Daniel Lurie like some kind of genius merely for saying, "no more free booze."

And there is resistance.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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And I hope that your state and city are redeemed but I think to do that, you got to end the general mail in ballots elections that are full of fraud.

Other states have dysfunctional city governments from fraud but cheat by mail states have institutionalized voter fraud statewide with very bad effects.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:33 AM (E4rtv)

188 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 05, 2026 08:33 AM (Zz0t1)

189 March 5th: Iran is a party to the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons since 1970, but was found in non-compliance with its Non-proliferation Treaty safeguards agreement, and the status of its nuclear program remains in dispute.

Same as it ever was.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 08:34 AM (jS10z)

190 Morning JJ and the Horde. Little irritated with the Senate GOP this morning. Montana GOP incumbent Daines announces he is retiring out of nowhere last night, and endorsing the US Attorney 10 minutes before the filing deadline.

Granted out of the 6 retirements we have most are in red states, but WTF? Why make things more difficult with open seats

Posted by: Jonah at March 05, 2026 08:34 AM (YCxFk)

191 The only solution in Iran is a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

No islham, know peace.
Know islham, no peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 05, 2026 08:34 AM (Zz0t1)

192 Best things I learned to cook in home ec:
Chicken Kiev
Linzer Torte
Chocolate Souffle
Caramel Flan

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)

193 Good morning! Thank you, JJ! And happy birthday, Doof!

Posted by: Piper at March 05, 2026 08:34 AM (Wmg4n)

194 At a certain point, you need modern infrastructure to build modern weaponry. Vervolfing it has severe limitations.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 05, 2026 08:35 AM (KAi1n)

195
Trump Accounts for Kids? It just needs a catchy jingle!
-1-800-Kars for Kids

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 05, 2026 08:35 AM (Dv3i1)

196 "188 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer"

THIS IS SO TYPICAL!

Posted by: Hillary at March 05, 2026 08:35 AM (vFG9F)

197 Cornyn and his allies like SLF had to spend about $71 million to do it—Paxton and his allies, in contrast, only spent about $4 million.

Da Swamp do needs its critters.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)

198 What is the point of predominantly Muslim countries shooting bombs/ missles at other predominantly Muslim countries?. They just don't like each other -Islam aside-or this is supposed to bring about the mahdhi at the end of time?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 08:35 AM (looXz)

199 Yo momma so fat, the back of her neck looks like a package of hot dogs.
Posted by: rickb223

That ain't funny!

Posted by: Mama Bingo Wings at March 05, 2026 08:36 AM (oftw2)

200 I've no idea how the Kurds fit into this equation other than the "soldiers on the ground" bit. They're going to want a seat or several in the "new" government, right?

*ponders that possibility and its outcome*
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 08:26 AM (jtM2q)

As I understand it, via watching Tousi, there is a fairly sizable population of Iranian Kurds, most of whom want to remain part of a greater Iran and support the removal of the mullahs.

Assuming some sort of elected government, they'd almost certainly get seats at the table.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:36 AM (ExV1e)

201 195 Trump Accounts for Kids? It just needs a catchy jingle!

On the one hand, I loathe the dude that created that song. On the other hand, I can't deny it made him money.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 08:36 AM (RjOoY)

202 Pretty telling that the Release the Epstein Files crowd both in Congress and out that spent months demanding every scrap of paper detailing potential sex crimes by Epstein and others is absolutely silent about Congress voting overwhelmingly to not release the information about the congressional slush fund used to pay off victims of sex acts by members of Congress.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (viF8m)

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Trump should set up a Presidential Commission headed by Juanita Broaddrick to investigate this matter. Bring on Nancy Mace to consult ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:37 AM (iu4Pw)

203 Yo momma so fat that when she dances, the band skips.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 08:37 AM (RjOoY)

204 181 whig

Good ideas to put out there. Never know when a spark can ignite a solution.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Well many of the folks here are talking about learning to cook. That in and of itself is worthy of changing our country. Saves a lot of money for young people versus shelling out for grub hub, etc. and providing them with better nutrition.

Anything that makes people less dependent for day to day life is a good thing. Humans can rise to the challenge or they can retreat into a world of drugs or booze, laying on the couch getting fat and hopeless, or into worlds of their own filled with distractions like gaming, movies, entertainment, even politics. None of those ultimately does much to make one independent enough and community minded enough to keep a civil society going.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:37 AM (E4rtv)

205 182 Morning Horde. Thx JJ.
The SLF yutz may have stepped on his private parts in Texas, but I get the feeling the Texas Republicans held their fire on Talarico until he got nominated. Jasmine was an easy mark, but now we're seeing the loony statements he has made. A double digit victory for the Republicans whether it's Paxton or Cornyn
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 08:31 AM (/C62k)

PDT has asked them to settle it and one needs to drop out.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:37 AM (gbOdA)

206 “Can’t we just get tired of — are we tired of being wrong, consistently, on the region?” Fetterman also stated that people in the party don’t want to be seen as agreeing with President Donald Trump.


They've built their entire platform around the 25% of their base that is batshit psychotic and they're sticking to it.

I think they're aware as to just how psychotic they are and aren't willing to suffer the consequences of being targeted, with weapons, by them should they agree with Trump on anything.

They built this. They own it. Reap it, bishes.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 05, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

207 Lurie is the best mayor we've had since, hmmm, well, since, let me think about that. Frank Jordan was ok. In over his head though.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 05, 2026 08:38 AM (KAi1n)

208 Door Dash reasoning 101
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 08:26 AM (+nEug)

The only time I've done food delivery - usually pizza - the reasoning has been "I'm not fucking cooking on Friday and I've already got a glass of whiskey. Someone's gonna have to bring food here."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:38 AM (ExV1e)

209 Must we really plan beyond getting rid of the mullahs? The Iranian people cried out for our help to get rid of the mullahs. We're doing it. It's up to them now.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 05, 2026 08:39 AM (fZiTB)

210 The Patience of Cooking vs. A Couple Clicks

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 05, 2026 08:39 AM (DgMqy)

211 What is the point of predominantly Muslim countries shooting bombs/ missles at other predominantly Muslim countries?. They just don't like each other -Islam aside-or this is supposed to bring about the mahdhi at the end of time?

==\

They want arab and muslim countries to force US and Israel to stop the Special Military Operation.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:39 AM (GD0B3)

212 Yo momma so fat, the back of her neck looks like a package of hot dogs.
Posted by: rickb223



Or, the entire family on the "Momma June" spin off of "Honey Boo-Boo."

WE TV has to be the worst channel on pay TV.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 05, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

213 Jihadis are forever hostage takers.

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:40 AM (GD0B3)

214 Best things I learned to cook in home ec:
Chicken Kiev
Linzer Torte
Chocolate Souffle
Caramel Flan

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)

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In 8th grade, there was a week when the boys in shop had to go to Home Economics class, and the girls visa-versa.

I have this great memory of me and my buddies making a couple of giant (like 12"-diameter) chocolate chip cookies in the ovens ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:40 AM (iu4Pw)

215 Neighbor you sound like Mrs. F.

I remain ambivalent about him.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:40 AM (RIvkX)

216 197 Cornyn and his allies like SLF had to spend about $71 million to do it—Paxton and his allies, in contrast, only spent about $4 million.

Da Swamp do needs its critters.
Posted by: r hennigantx
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Worse. Outside groups added another 30 million spent for Cornyn running ads against Paxton and mebbe Hunt.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:40 AM (E4rtv)

217 It's Doof's birthday?

Well, a happy birthday to you, you aloof son of a bish.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 05, 2026 08:40 AM (Zz0t1)

218 did Trump announce who he is supporting in the runoff ??

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:41 AM (GD0B3)

219 Years ago my brother in law ran for sheriff of a backwoods county in WV. Twice. Failed both times. It's the "system." Who populates it, runs it, funds it.

I think (assume) he was more than qualified... went to the right church, hung around with right crowd, etc. But I think the bottom line was he didn't have enough money. For what... I don't know. But I have an idea.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 08:08 AM (jtM2q)

Remember the movie "Used Cars"? Kurt Russell's character running for office?

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at March 05, 2026 08:41 AM (5xuJ/)

220 >>Morning JJ and the Horde. Little irritated with the Senate GOP this morning. Montana GOP incumbent Daines announces he is retiring out of nowhere last night, and endorsing the US Attorney 10 minutes before the filing deadline.

It might have been a bit of strategery. Daines dropped out minutes before the filing deadline and at the same time endorsed the guy he wants to succeed him without giving time for any other serious Republican candidate to get in preventing red on red like we are going through in Texas.

I don't anything about Alme but Daines was pretty solid. Hopefully he chose wisely.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 08:41 AM (viF8m)

221 I used to have a different nic, hahahahaha. A choice not a lifestyle.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 08:42 AM (+nEug)

222 Kurdish Invasinon UPDATE!!

After conquering all of Iran and liberating Moscow from that terrible pooty poot guy, at the behest of the big z-man, the Kurdish invasion force is now heading for central Texas where they will bord several Falcon Heavy space ships and launch for Mars!

Gonna teach the Ming the Merciless fella a lesson he'll never fergit!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 05, 2026 08:42 AM (FylAi)

223 In 8th grade, there was a week when the boys in shop had to go to Home Economics class, and the girls visa-versa.

I have this great memory of me and my buddies making a couple of giant (like 12"-diameter) chocolate chip cookies in the ovens ...
Posted by: ShainS
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I never took Home Ec but learned to cook because as a batchelor living alone, I could not afford not to cook. Apart from my physical limitations, I can pretty much do whatever I like on cooking but prefer to just use mixes for the rare baking I do. Not much interested in baking cakes or making pies or cookies.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:42 AM (E4rtv)

224 I have this great memory of me and my buddies making a couple of giant (like 12"-diameter) chocolate chip cookies in the ovens ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:40 AM (iu4Pw)
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Yeah there was a lot of that too.

My senior year was math, home economics, study hall, lunch, which essentially meant eating non-stop from 10-12:30

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)

225 PDT has asked them to settle it and one needs to drop out.

Cornyn's a Made Man in the Uniparty Cartel so Paxton is going to have to ignore Trump.


We have a cuntry to save and Cornhole is the reason why it has gotten so bad - and he is too evil and arrogant to know when he is hated by the majority of his party and do the Right Thing.

Cornhole has never had the ability to recognize and do The Right Thing (except for himself and his Chinese and Mexican patrons)

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:42 AM (a4flb)

226 I keep hearing how the Kurds might help in Iran and I'm thinking to myself: What does little Miss Muffet's dietary choices (while she sits on a tuffet... whatever that is) have to do with Iran?? And where does the whey fit in??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 08:42 AM (xT8gx)

227 It might have been a bit of strategery. Daines dropped out minutes before the filing deadline and at the same time endorsed the guy he wants to succeed him without giving time for any other serious Republican candidate to get in preventing red on red like we are going through in Texas.

I don't anything about Alme but Daines was pretty solid. Hopefully he chose wisely.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Trump already endorsed the DA guy immediately and of course appointed him to the federal DA job in the first place.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:43 AM (E4rtv)

228 PDJT will probably use his endorsement as leverage vs Cornyn

if he does so, he'd better have whatever it is (SAVE act?) in hand before he says one word

he cannot trust Cornyn

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 08:43 AM (j+aD2)

229 Today is Doof's birthday? Where is he gonna buy us drinks to celebrate?

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:43 AM (77rzZ)

230 Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 08:39 AM (GD0B3

Ok. I'm not sure how that objective is achieved through that approach.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 08:44 AM (ZeH0U)

231 Senator John Fetterman’s response to @prem_thakker
when asked about the illegal US strike on an Iranian Naval ship in international waters:

“I want to offer condolences to your boss [Mehdi]. I know he’s all broke up about the Ayatollah.”

... I know how Fetterman became Senator after being Pennsylvania Lt Governor. I have no idea how he had become Lt Governor.

Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)

232 I can pretty much do whatever I like on cooking but prefer to just use mixes for the rare baking I do.

For me, its a Man, A Plan, A Pellet Grill. All kinds of good things happen when there is smoke and fire.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:44 AM (a4flb)

233 G.K. Chesterton:

If the modern man is indeed the heir of all the ages, he is often the kind of heir who tells the family solicitor to sell the whole damned estate, lock, stock, and barrel, and give him a little ready money to throw away at the races or the nightclubs.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:44 AM (gbOdA)

234 I used to have a different nic, hahahahaha. A choice not a lifestyle.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 08:42 AM (+nEug)

Now that it's just me and the Mrs, I started making homemade french bread pizza. One time I forgot to put the sauce on the pizza. Made it, just forgot to add it. Now the wife starts shouting "Don't forget the sauce!" a couple hours before I start cooking.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)

235 >>>Bring back Home EC classes...

>I'm cleaning out the frig and I'm thinking beef stroganoff. I've got the goods but it's all beginning to reach its expiration date.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 08:45 AM (jS10z)

236 218 did Trump announce who he is supporting in the runoff ??
Posted by: runner
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Nope, not yet for Texas US Senate race if that is what you mean. Nor has Hunt to my knowledge but the Senate Campaign Fund director stepped in it by saying nasty things about Hunt in his crowing about Cornyn's race success yesterday.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:45 AM (E4rtv)

237 My only problem with cooking is dealing with raw meat. Sets off my OCD something crazy.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:45 AM (77rzZ)

238 220. True Jack. It also stops Tester from running again.

I just do not like open seats. McConnell of course, but Lummis, Blackburn, Daines, Tillis, are unforced errors

Posted by: Jonah at March 05, 2026 08:45 AM (YCxFk)

239 IMHO it'd be way out of character for Trump to endorse Cornyn... he probably remembers Paxton leading the charge on that Texas lawsuit on the 2020 election. Of course, his endorsements can be strange sometimes. Remember Oz in PA?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 08:47 AM (xT8gx)

240 Cornyn got a message when he couldn't get to even 40%. He's done.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 08:47 AM (+nEug)

241 [snip]

Anything that makes people less dependent for day to day life is a good thing. Humans can rise to the challenge or they can retreat into a world of drugs or booze, laying on the couch getting fat and hopeless, or into worlds of their own filled with distractions like gaming, movies, entertainment, even politics. None of those ultimately does much to make one independent enough and community minded enough to keep a civil society going.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:37 AM (E4rtv)

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That's a fascinating paragraph & insight.

I'm retiring from work this year and it was one of the few things in life that seemed to give me purpose.

I'm terrified of having too much time on my hands -- and can always find some meaning, education, and laughs here.

I'm thinking now that doing some kind of volunteer work will continue to give my life purpose (aside from traveling the world -- which I always wanted to do -- but The Wifey is not really up for that).

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:47 AM (iu4Pw)

242 PDJT will probably use his endorsement as leverage vs Cornyn

Tillis hates America and the GOP too much. It isn't just Cornyn's own trademark treachery, its a large chunk of the GOP-e "leadership" that hates this cuntry and hates especially the rank and file.

Its weird, the Democrats listen and obeys perfectly to their psychotic 25%, but the GOP-e does the opposite of their own party's 80%.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:48 AM (a4flb)

243 Texas is so tough. Paxton is the conservative fighter we need, but Cronyn is safe.

I think would be fair for Trump's legal team to find out if Paxton has any more major skeletons that have not surfaced. No Roy Moore crap

Posted by: Jonah at March 05, 2026 08:48 AM (YCxFk)

244 Have a great day, everyone.

Head on a swivel, and have a plan.

OPSEC is overrated, but I note that three military excursions under the new Secretary of War were not released before go time. He is doing fine.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 08:48 AM (u82oZ)

245 >>Tucker Carlson's ALP Starts National Manhunt After Grand Theft of Millions of Dollars of Nicotine Pouches

It was the Joooos

Posted by: one hour sober at March 05, 2026 08:49 AM (Y1sOo)

246 198 What is the point of predominantly Muslim countries shooting bombs/ missles at other predominantly Muslim countries?. They just don't like each other -Islam aside-or this is supposed to bring about the mahdhi at the end of time?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

I think it was a prior planned strategy for Iran to cause such mess in the Middle East that the US/Israel would be forced to capitulate early because of the world outcry on oil being shutoff and Arab governments pleading with US to make the damage stop.

I think Khameini (this sort of master strategy would have required his approval ) miscalculated about how fast their weapon systems could be destroyed and how much animosity the few rando harmful strikes would be to Arab pride and their native dislike of Persians.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:49 AM (E4rtv)

247 I'm terrified of having too much time on my hands -- and can always find some meaning, education, and laughs here.
====

You can always go downtown to buy shoes.
-G. Costanza

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

248 Nor has Hunt to my knowledge but the Senate Campaign Fund director stepped in it by saying nasty things about Hunt in his crowing about Cornyn's race success yesterday.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:45 AM (E4rtv)

We spent 20x to get the same numbers sounds like a commercial for government schools.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:49 AM (gbOdA)

249 The boys in my home ec class did as ravenous teen boys do and rampaged through the ingredients cupboards.

One morning our teacher opened class with a special meeting where she told us that the school didn't give her enough money so she was paying for some of those ingredients herself, and could we please stop chowing down on all of it.

We felt so bad, we took up a collection among ourselves and gave her a fat envelope full of cash and an apology. She was a wonderful woman and she was so nice about the whole thing.

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:49 AM (gtcuf)

250 Cornyn got a message when he couldn't get to even 40%. He's done.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 08:47 AM (+nEug)

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Hunt got 14% of the vote, and I'm told that those voters will likely overwhelming be AGAINST Cornyn in a runoff.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:49 AM (iu4Pw)

251 242. Not true Dems fight each other also. Senate race to replace Durbin in IL, has a black woman and a Hindu attacking each other. TX dem primary was no tea party either

Posted by: Jonah at March 05, 2026 08:50 AM (YCxFk)

252 The boys in my home ec class did as ravenous teen boys do and rampaged through the ingredients cupboards.

One morning our teacher opened class with a special meeting where she told us that the school didn't give her enough money so she was paying for some of those ingredients herself, and could we please stop chowing down on all of it.

We felt so bad, we took up a collection among ourselves and gave her a fat envelope full of cash and an apology. She was a wonderful woman and she was so nice about the whole thing.

Posted by: Delurker at March 05, 2026 08:49 AM (gtcuf)

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Great anecdotes like this are why I come here ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 05, 2026 08:51 AM (iu4Pw)

253 235 I'm cleaning out the frig and I'm thinking beef stroganoff. I've got the goods but it's all beginning to reach its expiration date.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

I grew up in a military family. A lot of our recipes were based on what was left in the house before we moved.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 08:52 AM (RjOoY)

254 Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 08:52 AM (lQ+/f)

255 Hunt got 14% of the vote, and I'm told that those voters will likely overwhelming be AGAINST Cornyn in a runoff.

Yet the Senate Campaign Fund will do a scorched earth attack on Paxton and have nothing in the cash box for the generals.

Because the GOP(e) US Senate leadership is that vindictive, evil and depraved.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:52 AM (a4flb)

256 Hunts voters will vote for Cronyn if he wins runoff also.

Paxton would have won easily no runoff, if he kept it in his pants.

Posted by: Jonah at March 05, 2026 08:52 AM (YCxFk)

257 Hasselbeck calls out the View

https://x.com/NickFondacaro/status/
2029228643994521705

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:53 AM (gbOdA)

258 Can’t we just get tired of — are we tired of being wrong, consistently, on the region?” Fetterman also stated that people in the party don’t want to be seen as agreeing with President Donald Trump.
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Bull fucking shit.

Democrats love Iran and they particularly love the Mullahs. This is horseshit disguised as some kind of special truth telling.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 08:55 AM (Nhyh3)

259 That's a fascinating paragraph & insight.

I'm retiring from work this year and it was one of the few things in life that seemed to give me purpose.

I'm terrified of having too much time on my hands -- and can always find some meaning, education, and laughs here.

I'm thinking now that doing some kind of volunteer work will continue to give my life purpose (aside from traveling the world -- which I always wanted to do -- but The Wifey is not really up for that).
Posted by: ShainS
=======
One thing always in demand, helping to teach kids how to read early on or adults if that is more your thing. We have an epidemic of people that are functionally if not totally illiterate and that naturally has consequences. Literacy League is an ngo that is around the US, there are often schools where one can volunteer to tutor, and so on.

If you are STEM, then helping local schools with their robotics challenge groups as a tutor/mentor can work. And so on.

Being around young people can often keep the Get Off My Lawn and the dreaded Old Man Yelling At Clouds syndrome at bay.

And often travel around the US can substitute for world travel--we have an amazing country.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:55 AM (E4rtv)

260 Chevron President Sends Doomsday Letter to Newsom
-chyron on Fox Business

===
He can't read, bro.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 08:55 AM (RIvkX)

261 I looked up Alme from Montana and twice he has been appointed by Trump. Must be pretty solid.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 08:55 AM (/C62k)

262 As long as you can boil water, you can cook.
Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 08:24 AM (77rzZ)

Yeah, but those freeze-dried meals sure get expensive after a while.

Kraft's Cardboard and Plastic (aka "Macaroni and Cheese") isn't that expensive - at least not up front, the metabolic dysfunction it engenders will cost though.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure


$0.25 package of Ramen. It'll keep you from starving.

And Amazon sells "add in" packages of stuff to pimp it out so it's not just noodles, msg & water.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 08:55 AM (nn0kD)

263 Where will Crockett continue her grift? Ulta shares down 30% yesterday. Be a shame if she had to go to work.

Posted by: Jazzmine Fanboy at March 05, 2026 08:55 AM (oftw2)

264 I would guess Paxton will get some funding from Musk.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 08:56 AM (+nEug)

265
I think would be fair for Trump's legal team to find out if Paxton has any more major skeletons that have not surfaced. No Roy Moore crap

The Republican Party absolutely hates reformation and will look no different than Democrats when it comes to rigging elections - they will do the same cheating, lying, bribery and outright vote fraud to manage the election to preserve their Made Men.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 08:56 AM (a4flb)

266 “Can’t we just get tired of — are we tired of being wrong, consistently, on the region?” Fetterman also stated that people in the party don’t want to be seen as agreeing with President Donald Trump.

You know from the left's stated views they should HATE Iran and yet...

I'm reminded of how a common feminist talking point in the late 90s was that the only reason the US didn't invade Afghanistan to remove the Taliban was misogyny. Until of source Shrub actually did invade, at which point the feminist argument overnight became the reason for the invasion was machismo and a need to validate the patriarchy.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 08:56 AM (sKqQm)

267 On 12/25/21 Talarico posted this about his Anthony Fauci doll:

James Talarico
@jamestalarico
I got the coolest action figure for Christmas!

Thank you to all the health care superheroes working today. Let’s help by getting vaxxed and boosted!

https://tinyurl.com/bdpnfxs5

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 08:57 AM (NpAcC)

268 Hunts voters will vote for Cronyn if he wins runoff also.

Paxton would have won easily no runoff, if he kept it in his pants.
Posted by: Jonah


I'm not voting for Paxton to be my spiritual advisor.
I'm voting for him to get rid of that backstabbing Cornhole.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 08:57 AM (nn0kD)

269 Jazzhands will have some sue and settle job with a big law firm.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 08:57 AM (gbOdA)

270 Obama didn't ship pallets of cash to Iran because Trump didn't want him to. I am so sick of every leftard being a lying sack of shit.

This "Democrats just don't want to agree with Trump" messaging makes Democrats seem sane and even trustworthy in a way. They are neither. They love Iran and hate America. That is why they don't agree with Trump.

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 08:57 AM (Nhyh3)

271 254 Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08

Thanks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Have to say, not my speculation, but widely on X that this had to be a preplanned hit on the Middle East with the exception of Turkey and given the rapid demise of many regime leaders, was likely that of the old devil Khameini Sr. as it would require his approval. The zombie crews at the missile and drone launchers are following the script as they have no other instructions yet.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:58 AM (E4rtv)

272 Thank you to all the health care superheroes working today. Let’s help by getting vaxxed and boosted!

Pretty sure he was talking about hot beef injections of the backdoor sort...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 08:59 AM (sKqQm)

273 If you are STEM, then helping local schools with their robotics challenge groups as a tutor/mentor can work. And so on.

Being around young people can often keep the Get Off My Lawn and the dreaded Old Man Yelling At Clouds syndrome at bay.

And often travel around the US can substitute for world travel--we have an amazing country.
Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 08:55 AM (E4rtv)

I worked with a guy at least 20 years older than me for years and we became quite good friends. He retired several years ago and when he did he confided to me that he was terrified. He said "I've always felt retiring is going home to die"... but three months after retirement he told me "I was wrong!" He said I absolutely love retirement because I can do what I want, when I want. Total freedom... he's loved it ever since and I'm jealous looking forward to my own which is not quite there yet alas

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 08:59 AM (xT8gx)

274 Hunts voters will vote for Cronyn if he wins runoff also.

Paxton would have won easily no runoff, if he kept it in his pants.
Posted by: Jonah


I'm not voting for Paxton to be my spiritual advisor.
I'm voting for him to get rid of that backstabbing Cornhole.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 08:57 AM (nn0kD)

Ditto!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 05, 2026 08:59 AM (wVcYX)

275 Republicans are their own worst enemy.

We will pass over good while waiting for perfect, while leaving 100% totally imperfect in office.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 08:59 AM (nn0kD)

276 Texas Democrat Senate candidate James Talarico:

“Prison is violence."

“It's hard to imagine a world without prisons. Just because it's hard to imagine doesn't mean you shouldn’t."

Open Borders
Open Prison Cells

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:00 AM (gbOdA)

277 Here's something to cheer you up. Federal employment is at the lowest level since 1960. I believe draining the swamp is still a thing.

https://tinyurl.com/6ah82tjw

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 09:01 AM (viF8m)

278 Paxton would have won easily no runoff, if he kept it in his pants.
Posted by: Jonah

Why would that matter?

Posted by: Bill Clinton at March 05, 2026 09:01 AM (JCZqz)

279 “It's hard to imagine a world without prisons."
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No it's fucking not. What the fuck are these people on?

Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 09:01 AM (Nhyh3)

280
the bee...🤣🤣🤣

https://tinyurl.com/4mh3uj3f

Posted by: runner at March 05, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)

281 And often travel around the US can substitute for world travel--we have an amazing country.
Posted by: whig

This.

Both of my parents served in Europe during WWII. (My Mom was a flight nurse.) My Mom always wanted to take a vacation back to Europe. But my Dad had no interest in it. But he did love to go on road trips around the US. And I love it, too. Much better than sitting on a plane to some shithole country that hates our guts.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:02 AM (77rzZ)

282 Best part of retiring is getting sunshine.

There were some days I got home from work without any idea of atmospheric conditions that day.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 09:02 AM (RIvkX)

283 Neighbor you sound like Mrs. F.
I remain ambivalent about him.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

She was ok on Jordan too? Lurie is the best this City's gonna get.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 05, 2026 09:03 AM (KAi1n)

284 Paxton couldn't keep it in his pants. That argument failed when he didn't get impeached.. He wasn't buttfucking some soy twink. The 200 lawsuits he filed and won 80% against the Bribe'em administration means a hell of a lot more to me

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 09:03 AM (+nEug)

285 I actually wish Crockett had won instead of Talarico. She's a lying grifter race huckster but she has some entertainment value and, most importantly, she's not a demon in a skin suit like Talarico. That guy gives me all day creepy vibes...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 05, 2026 09:03 AM (xT8gx)

286 No it's fucking not. What the fuck are these people on?
Posted by: ... at March 05, 2026 09:01 AM (Nhyh3)

I really really hate that Episcopal Lutheran Methodist saying nice things Christianity.
It makes Stuart Smiley look smart.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:03 AM (gbOdA)

287 “Prison is violence."

“It's hard to imagine a world without prisons. Just because it's hard to imagine doesn't mean you shouldn’t."


We could try other punishments for minor crime - like Singapore does with caning. In fact, I think that would be a better idea then putting minor criminals in a cage with worse ones.

But...and real solution like that the left rejects, because their issue isn't with jail, it is with punishment in general.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)

288 Here's something to cheer you up. Federal employment is at the lowest level since 1960. I believe draining the swamp is still a thing.

https://tinyurl.com/6ah82tjw
Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 09:01 AM (viF8m)
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But all those tasks of vital national importance left undone!! *grasps pearls*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 09:05 AM (RIvkX)

289 There were some days I got home from work without any idea of atmospheric conditions that day.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

My first real job, post-military, I was in an interior office. In the winter, I would go in when it was dark, and leave when it was dark. The only time I saw the sun on those days was if I went out for lunch or had to run an errand.

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:06 AM (77rzZ)

290 I’ve no doubt a great many well loved staple recipes were originally developed around “what can I make with these unlikely ingredients”, because oftentimes it revolves around “that’s what we got, so that’s what we’re having”.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 09:06 AM (bjUfh)

291 Paxton would have won easily no runoff, if he kept it in his pants.

I'm waiting for the retards around here to denounce Paxton for the unpardonable crime of appearing on a Tucker Carlson episode.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 09:06 AM (xE0sV)

292 @mattyglesias
I think the effort to cancel Platner over tattoos or podcasts or whatever has basically backfired and people are actually ready for a less uptight Democratic Party.

I'd just like to see him extend that to some more flexible thinking about policy.

Who had JournOListism justifying Nazi Tattoo wearing Nazis on their Bingo Card?

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:06 AM (gbOdA)

293 She was ok on Jordan too? Lurie is the best this City's gonna get.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 05, 2026 09:03 AM (KAi1n)
====
Oh yeah.

And you make a good point. I should lower my expectations. Again.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 05, 2026 09:06 AM (RIvkX)

294 “Prison is violence."

“It's hard to imagine a world without prisons. Just because it's hard to imagine doesn't mean you shouldn’t."


We could try other punishments for minor crime - like Singapore does with caning. In fact, I think that would be a better idea then putting minor criminals in a cage with worse ones.

But...and real solution like that the left rejects, because their issue isn't with jail, it is with punishment in general.

Posted by: 18-1


We could let society handle it like Arkansas does.

The guy who killed his 14 yr old daughter's 67 yr old rapist just won the Republican primary for his county sheriff while awaiting trial for the murder.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:07 AM (nn0kD)

295 I think the effort to cancel Platner over tattoos or podcasts or whatever has basically backfired and people are actually ready for a less uptight Democratic Party.


Republicans made the mistake in believing Dem voters would be turned off by NAZI tattoos

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 09:08 AM (sKqQm)

296 Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson
Everyone in America: “Women”

James Talarico: “neighbors with a uterus”

This guy is insane.

https://tinyurl.com/4pc394a6

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 09:09 AM (NpAcC)

297 rickb223, that's my feel good story for the day !

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 09:09 AM (+nEug)

298 Paxton couldn't keep it in his pants. That argument failed when he didn't get impeached.. He wasn't buttfucking some soy twink. The 200 lawsuits he filed and won 80% against the Bribe'em administration means a hell of a lot more to me
Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 09:03 AM (+nEug)

Ben Had Johnson is right!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)

299 But...and real solution like that the left rejects, because their issue isn't with jail, it is with punishment in general.

True, the Left rejects punishment, but they favor torture of their ideological enemies.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 09:10 AM (xE0sV)

300 Just because it's hard to imagine doesn't mean you shouldn’t
——-

Some folks belong in a cage. No way around that. Didn’t say I liked that. Other than maybe killing them outright, and that also offends delicate sensibilities.

Those are “luxury beliefs” arrived at without benefit of experience or the thought process. Fairy tales.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 09:10 AM (bjUfh)

301 So, I hear there was some sort of election in Texas the other day...

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:11 AM (77rzZ)

302 Talarico isn't going to hold up under statewide scrutiny.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 09:12 AM (+nEug)

303 Oil - petroleum, in millions of barrels per day.

USA: 24.0
Saudi Arabia: 10.9
Russia: 10.5
Canada: 6.4
China: 5.4
United Arab Emirates: 4.7
Iran: 4.6

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:12 AM (gbOdA)

304 >>>I’ve no doubt a great many well loved staple recipes were originally developed around “what can I make with these unlikely ingredients”, because oftentimes it revolves around “that’s what we got, so that’s what we’re having”.

Posted by: Common Tater

>Yep. I hate shopping and while I'm not a Michelin-starred chef, I can come up with some one-off recipes that are pretty good.
Probably could never duplicate them, because I don't measure anything.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 09:12 AM (jS10z)

305 True, the Left rejects punishment, but they favor torture of their ideological enemies.

Right, because they don't want to punish traditional criminals, just ideological enemies.

The illegal that rapes a teen or the yute that steals a car are ultimately part of the left, so when there are no enemies to left why would you want to send them to prison?

The guy tweeting he doesn't want to take the clot shot, or defending his home from a gang of MS-13 though? THOSE people need punishment.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 09:12 AM (sKqQm)

306 I have no doubt Trump knows at least as much about Cornyn as we all do. He's had to work with that backstabber for 5 years. And I think all things being equal he would much rather have Paxton. But all things aren't equal in politics.

I don't know which way he will go with his endorsement but I do believe he will have a reason for what he does and if he goes with Cornyn I hope he extracts a lot of concessions like getting the SAVE Act across the line and he will find a way to take care of Paxton. Trump isn't perfect and he makes mistakes but he's more than earned my trust.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 09:12 AM (viF8m)

307 I don't know which way he will go with his endorsement but I do believe he will have a reason for what he does and if he goes with Cornyn I hope he extracts a lot of concessions like getting the SAVE Act across the line and he will find a way to take care of Paxton. Trump isn't perfect and he makes mistakes but he's more than earned my trust.


agree and I'm just saying he needs to have the SAVE act passed and on his desk before he gives the blessing to Cornyn. Because he's a total weasel.

meanwhile Paxton would look very good as AG

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 05, 2026 09:13 AM (j+aD2)

308 Who had JournOListism justifying Nazi Tattoo wearing Nazis on their Bingo Card?
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:06 AM (gbOdA)

Given that the Democrat platform has Death to the Jews even higher than Death to Whitey, it's unsurprising.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

309 The guy who killed his 14 yr old daughter's 67 yr old rapist just won the Republican primary for his county sheriff while awaiting trial for the murder.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:07 AM (nn0kD)

He was out on bail for 47 child fucking charges. Instead of Sheriff they should make him King of the Arkansas.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:14 AM (gbOdA)

310 But...and real solution like that the left rejects, because their issue isn't with jail, it is with punishment in general.

Posted by: 18-1

===

Punishment that they dont control.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 05, 2026 09:14 AM (8AONa)

311 DHS confirmed in a statement to The Post that I-9 inspection investigations are ongoing.

This means DHS is sidestepping all the court cases against the IRS and SSA about who can look at employment and employers to determine the legal immigration status of employees and determine which employers are employing illegal workers.

I thought I could only get so aroused

Revolver news

https://tinyurl.com/2uwv8yxy

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 09:15 AM (rbvCR)

312 We support our member James Talarico, a former school teacher who really loves children, in his bid to represent those like us in the great state of Texas.

Posted by: NAMBLA at March 05, 2026 09:15 AM (/IU3q)

313 I have no doubt Trump knows at least as much about Cornyn as we all do. He's had to work with that backstabber for 5 years. And I think all things being equal he would much rather have Paxton. But all things aren't equal in politics.

Right now, Tillis and the District Judges are engaged in a coup d' etat. The US is a hostage to these lunatics and their demonic arrogance and they are doing everything in their power to negate the 2026 Election of Donald Trump.

Cornhole is a symptom of the problem. Tillis is a malignant tumor.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 09:15 AM (/TiS1)

314 309 The guy who killed his 14 yr old daughter's 67 yr old rapist just won the Republican primary for his county sheriff while awaiting trial for the murder.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:07 AM (nn0kD)

He was out on bail for 47 child fucking charges. Instead of Sheriff they should make him King of the Arkansas.
Posted by: r hennigantx
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I'll have my wife find out what was going on. She has relatives in the area--the child molester must have been connected to the local power structure is my guess and like in UK, the PTB in that place just looked at Mr. Child Molester's targets as white trash and had it coming.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 09:16 AM (E4rtv)

315 The illegal that rapes a teen or the yute that steals a car are ultimately part of the left, so when there are no enemies to left why would you want to send them to prison?

The guy tweeting he doesn't want to take the clot shot, or defending his home from a gang of MS-13 though? THOSE people need punishment.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 09:12 AM (sKqQm)

Ever notice the Big Blue Cities that have Big Blue Crime problems also have Big Blue Police, Fire, and City Worker Unions.

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:16 AM (gbOdA)

316 5 I think the effort to cancel Platner over tattoos or podcasts or whatever has basically backfired and people are actually ready for a less uptight Democratic Party.


Republicans made the mistake in believing Dem voters would be turned off by NAZI tattoos
Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 09:08
******
Democrats are such hypocrites. They had blown up pictures of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, tattoos, and accused him of having a Nazi tattoo when it was the Jerusalem cross, but now they are ok with real Nazi tattoos.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 05, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)

317 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

Re: BB's 'Fetterman: Dems ‘Absolutely’ and ‘Consistently’ Wrong Since October 7'

See the Chris Cuomo picture with Sen. Fetterman? That's his super annoying, emasculating, little doe-eyed deer look as he asks, "What's the plan? What's the plan?!"

His only foundation now and in the past, BS democratic talking points & the exaggerated haunted and concerned look. On well, while a little odd for the Nexstar Media Group, why should Chris C. be different than the ladies of The View?
---
🙏 U.S. Military & Israel.

Good day 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 05, 2026 09:17 AM (NFX2v)

318 Bill Clinton looking at the Epstein Files

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVb3zudkl5_/

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 09:18 AM (gbOdA)

319 Democrats are such hypocrites. They had blown up pictures of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, tattoos, and accused him of having a Nazi tattoo when it was the Jerusalem cross, but now they are ok with real Nazi tattoos.

When they were going gonzo over Pretti and Good I asked if they still thought government agents murdering Ashli Babbitt, Lavoy Fincum, or Rosyland Boyd were ok.

The answer? THEY DESERVED IT

Posted by: 18-1 at March 05, 2026 09:19 AM (sKqQm)

320 Now baking is another story. It's a black art and you need to be on top of your game or the whole thing turns to shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 09:19 AM (jS10z)

321 > I have no doubt Trump knows at least as much about Cornyn as we all do.
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I think Trump knows what he's been told about Cornyn.

Whether he has knowledge about his true motivations through personal interactions is debatable. Trump is pretty good at reading people, most of the time, but not all of the time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 05, 2026 09:19 AM (jtM2q)

322 Arkansas Man Charged In Killing Of Daughter’s Alleged Rapist Wins GOP Sheriff Nomination

And this year's Gary Plauche Father of the Year Award goes to....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 05, 2026 09:20 AM (kgE5c)

323 We could try other punishments for minor crime - like Singapore does with caning.

A good idea but I would add that we need to bring back the concept of shame as well.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 09:22 AM (RjOoY)

324 The DHS story revolves around WaPo story about DC. 5 Restaurants raided had 131 illegal employees that they had to fire.

That tells you how big the problem is including your own locale. Restaurants, construction, agriculture, and hotels are probably some of the biggest employers of illegals. And DHS can go and check I-9 forms and cross reference for discrepancies at the employers, once the employers are notified about these suspect employees, then they have to either a) fire them, b) have the employee come up with legitimate documentation of immigration status, c) or face charges and fines themselves of being a knowing employer of illegals.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 09:23 AM (E4rtv)

325 Ben Had:

LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. – Republican candidate Aaron Spencer won the primary for Lonoke County Sheriff on Tuesday, defeating incumbent Sheriff John Staley and candidate David Bufford. Spencer will now face Democratic candidate Brian Mitchell in the November general election.

The Republican race received national attention as Spencer is currently facing second-degree murder charges in connection with the death of a man he alleged was about to sexually abuse his daughter. If convicted, Spencer would be unable to serve as sheriff.

Despite the charges, many voters expressed strong support for his candidacy.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:23 AM (nn0kD)

326 Democrats are such hypocrites.

That is how it appears, but underneath they are highly susceptible to manipulation ala Mimetic Theory.

The idea here is that they have no core ideas, beliefs or desires that are of their own, they are manipulated by external forces to emotionally connect to an idea, "belief" or desire. Emotions are fickle and thus they can be steered, accelerated and slowed through crowds, trigger words, drugs and constantly being On Tilt so that there is never a chance for the intellect to step in and intervene.

The Scriptures refer to humans as "sheep", herd animals that are easily provoked, spooked, steered and otherwise favor the grass that their shepherd guides them to.

They just have demonic shepherds, and they constantly hear those voices.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 09:23 AM (PVBkQ)

327 I don't think PDT has forgotten Cornyn's remarks during the impeachments.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 09:24 AM (+nEug)

328 Many interesting Iran war articles up at The War Zone, including one with info about the last Japanese ships sunk by USN subs in 1945. Also a brief video of a torpedo hit on a ship in a SINKEX. Hit the stern like the hit on the IRIS Dena. Interesting. Fantail destroyed/lifted out of the water as with the IRIS Dena.

https://www.twz.com/

Posted by: Gref at March 05, 2026 09:24 AM (5rh/l)

329 I’ve no doubt a great many well loved staple recipes were originally developed around “what can I make with these unlikely ingredients”, because oftentimes it revolves around “that’s what we got, so that’s what we’re having”.

That attitude helped a lot during the Great Sniffle Crisis. I took child the younger grocery shopping with me once and pointed out the people walking around the store with a mildly panicked expression. I told child that they came to the store with a plan and store lacks the ingredients for that plan. Go to the store, get what you can, make a plan from what you got.

Improvise, overcome, adapt.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)

330 WTF is MTG talking about? Seriously. The woman is fucking batty.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 05, 2026 09:25 AM (qohbc)

331 New Babylon Bee headline worth a chuckle

The Babylon Bee
@TheBabylonBee
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19h
To Save Time, Iran Appoints Supreme Leader Who Is Already Dead https://buff.ly/gfOHPw1

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 09:25 AM (E4rtv)

332 meanwhile Paxton would look very good as AG

So many people seem to forget that AG has to be confirmed by the Senate.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

333 That tells you how big the problem is including your own locale. Restaurants, construction, agriculture, and hotels are probably some of the biggest employers of illegals.

Interestingly, restaurants, construction, agriculture and hotels are also deeply degraded in quality, innovation, and value. Whether the enshittification is from illegal aliens or the leadership and company mindset that sees no problem trusting the execution of their products and services to low-trust, inbred, illiterate, unskilled foreign savages.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 09:27 AM (PVBkQ)

334 A good idea but I would add that we need to bring back the concept of shame as well.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 09:22 AM (RjOoY)

TikTok would go bankrupt within a week.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 05, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)

335 If you're a conservative Christian and you're white that makes you a white supremacist.

Posted by: The Left at March 05, 2026 09:28 AM (GI9/m)

336 >>>WTF is MTG talking about? Seriously. The woman is fucking batty.

Posted by: Elric the Blade

She is becoming Tucker-level crazy with a vagina.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 09:28 AM (jS10z)

337 >>I think Trump knows what he's been told about Cornyn.

Eh, I give Trump more credit than that. Trump has spent his whole life making deals. It's who he is. And anyone who has ever been in sales will tell you that there is nothing more important in making a deal than knowing who you are dealing with. And Trump is very, very good at making deals.

There are a whole lot of moving parts in politics. Objectively, Paxton is much closer to Trump in policy and probably personally so this shouldn't even be a question but it is for some reason.

Nobody saw Daines dropping out 10 minutes before the filing deadline but not only did he do it he endorsed his successor at the same time. That obviously wasn't a coincidence, insiders knew. I'd rather have Paxton but if Trump goes with Cornyn I don't think it will be without a good reason.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 09:28 AM (viF8m)

338 So many people seem to forget that AG has to be confirmed by the Senate.

The very Senate that takes delight in frustrating the Trump Administration and takes every opportunity to derail nominations and initiatives that would MAGA.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 09:29 AM (PVBkQ)

339 327 I don't think PDT has forgotten Cornyn's remarks during the impeachments.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 09:24 AM (+nEug

I think Thune is trying to make a deal to pass the SAVE act if Trump backs Cornyn...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 05, 2026 09:29 AM (NdvkI)

340 Burgess Owens isn't running for reelection.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 05, 2026 09:29 AM (/C62k)

341 330 WTF is MTG talking about? Seriously. The woman is fucking batty.
Posted by: Elric the Blade
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This is a woman with no moral compass, not much intelligence, and who just earned a bunch of bucks insider trading which allowed her to quit her dayjob. What she does have is a burning rage against Trump (and Maga) due to his decision not to support her running for GA Governor or Senator due to her bad polling. In quick order, she announced quitting, started raging against everything that she previously supported, and thought that the Epstein Paper release would be her revenge on Trump. It failed, so now she is out of office, wealthy but with no honor, did not apparently get media gigs except on small fry podcasters of the Anti Jew network, and no future career at all in politics due to her spazzing out.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 09:29 AM (E4rtv)

342 334 TikTok would go bankrupt within a week.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Your terms are acceptable. But seriously; the one advantage the Asian countries have against us in general is societal expectations of behavior. I'm not suggesting that Asia is a non-violent paradise but enforcing behavioral norms is a thing over there.

Not unlike when I was a kid. You mess up, the neighborhood would scold you before you even got home.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (RjOoY)

343 I'd rather have Paxton but if Trump goes with Cornyn I don't think it will be without a good reason.

I can't think of a stronger anti GOTV than to confirm that all elections are rigged.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (PVBkQ)

344 Nekkid babies up!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (nn0kD)

345 340 Burgess Owens isn't running for reelection.
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Utah judge destroyed his district to make up a D+25 district for him to run in. Patently gerrymandering and the higher courts have refused to rein in the renegade courts because the GOPe in Utah have been infiltrated by stealth Dems illegally in office like Spencer Cox.

Posted by: whig at March 05, 2026 09:30 AM (E4rtv)

346 it's me donna , if it gets the Save Act passed I'm good with it.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (+nEug)

347 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at March 05, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

348 Whig, I used to work with labor law, and some tax law, and a period in working in personnel in ag. The issue with illegals using stolen SSNs and serially using names is huge.
Contractors, janitors, restaurants, labor contract businesses, child care, you name it. It was made worse because the illegals were always afraid that if they complained about conditions and unpaid wages they would be deported.
Farm labor in camps, subject to Migrant and Seasonal Protection Act actually had better access to redress than someone working for a contractor in the same job, just the rules for setting and managing labor camps got so repressive that farmers stopped providing them.

I always suspected that the labor contractors held names and SSNs and just plugged the new guys into those names when they got them.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 09:33 AM (rbvCR)

349 >>I can't think of a stronger anti GOTV than to confirm that all elections are rigged.

At some level, all of human existence is rigged. Politics is transactional. Always has been and always will be.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 05, 2026 09:34 AM (viF8m)

350 weird.com: Frustrated by fragmented war news, Anghami’s Elie Habib built World Monitor, a platform that fuses global data, like aircraft signals and satellite detections, to track conflicts as they unfold.

How a Music Streaming CEO Built an Open-Source Global Threat Map in His Spare Time

Posted by: SMOD at March 05, 2026 09:38 AM (RHGPo)

351 Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, is seen jumping into the scrum

Please. If you're going to use rugby terminology, get it right. That was a maul. If it had gone to ground, it would be a ruck. A scrum is a highly organized formation.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 09:40 AM (0sNs1)

352 Prometheus aims to transform manufacturing and industry

Is there nothing the Horde's favorite movie can't do?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 05, 2026 09:44 AM (0sNs1)

353 When the BLM "peaceful demonstrations" took place in my region, month in and month out, mostly countering 'Back the Blue' VFW and American Legion rallies, there was much attention drawn to, and constantly searching for, any White person along the streets with noticeable tattoos, whether civilian or law enforcement - the latter with normally covered arms - etc. Seeing any tats, up rose Nazi and/or1% biker accusations (which also ticked off all the local bikers) and calls for immediate removal or firing, regardless of organization or employer.

Now as I've written before, the parading groups contained democratic local, state, and Federal politicians; union organizers; people allegedly of the cloth; bussed in from who knows where mothers and children, and four or five local Black advocates that everyone has known for years and have no problems with, nor they with their neighbors

Completely political operations using to scare the dickens out of the voters, bearing in mind, many of whom were AWFLs.

But the same appalled!! groups do not care to discuss Z's Nazi associated brigades in the Ukrainian Russian War or the 'underhandedness' of he and that nation. 🤔

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 05, 2026 09:47 AM (NFX2v)

354 Didn't the British sink the Argentine General Belgrano with a torpedo in 1982?

Posted by: Bruce McDonald at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM (nl5HS)

355 “This” in a headline = clickbait

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 05, 2026 10:34 AM (fYhK6)

356 House Ethics Committee Probes Texas Republican Tony Gonzales Over Claims Of Improper Affairs

Improper affairs? What's that mean?

Posted by: BJ Bill Clinton at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (ynpvh)

357 354 Didn't the British sink the Argentine General Belgrano with a torpedo in 1982?

Posted by: Bruce McDonald at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM (nl5HS)

Exocet missile, maybe.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (ynpvh)

358 357 354 Didn't the British sink the Argentine General Belgrano with a torpedo in 1982?

Posted by: Bruce McDonald at March 05, 2026 10:17 AM (nl5HS)

Exocet missile, maybe.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 10:35 AM (ynpvh)

Looked it up. No, it was indeed a torpedo.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 05, 2026 10:37 AM (ynpvh)

359 HUUUGE advantage USN had over Japs in WWII was damage control, and Argys probably were nearer to Japan level of performance.

Belgrano was ex-US Light Cruiser Phoenix, and I'm skeptical that a single torpedo could sink her, if USN driving.

But yes, it was a torpedo.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at March 05, 2026 02:44 PM (FpP3s)

Daily Tech News 5 March 2026

Top Story

  • As expected from recent leaks, Apple today introduced the new relatively low cost MacBook Neo. (MacRumors)

    It uses the A18 processor found in the iPhone and... Well, the iPhone 16, basically.

    It's available with 8GB of RAM expandable to... Not expandable at all, even at purchase time, because the A18 only has 8GB of RAM. And 256GB of 512GB of storage.

    I/O consists of one USB3 port and one USB2 port, plus a headphone jack, and that's it. Screen is a 2408x1506 13" model with sRGB colour, though the specs don't mention what percentage of the sRGB colourspace it covers. Presumably no more than 100%.

    It's... Fine, probably. 8GB of RAM is truly painful on Windows 11, but Linux runs just fine and I assume MacOS should do okay with lighter tasks.


Tech News




Musical Interlude





Disclaimer: There is a planet in the Solar System inhabited entirely by robots.

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1 Morning!

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 05, 2026 04:00 AM (eBSBx)

2 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at March 05, 2026 04:00 AM (lJ0H4)

3 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:01 AM (1o8D5)

4 w00t

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 04:01 AM (+YA9H)

5 430 FWP: 4AM hypersonic missile launches. I feel bleh!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 01:09 AM (1o8D5)

Stay safe, Biden's Dog!

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 04:05 AM (+YA9H)

6 Entry MAC is probably fine for 95% of people as we have essentially migrated back to PC’s being dumb but occasionally mobile terminals. Heaven forbid the network goes down.

Where will I spend my bitcoin?

Posted by: Pete Bog at March 05, 2026 04:05 AM (eBSBx)

7 Thanks. Apparently no harm or damage done.

Meanwhile, things all over Iran keep on getting blown to bits.

Our youngest pup just received his (expected) call-up order.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:07 AM (1o8D5)

8 2 drones, not 1:

Open Source Intel @Osint613
6m
NEW 🔴

Azerbaijan says Iran launched 2 drones into its territory, injuring 2 civilians, and summoned the Iranian ambassador.

And to think just last week we had good friends over who told us of their coming vacation plan to take a tour of Azerbaijan. Not gonna happen!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:09 AM (1o8D5)

9 Per NY Post:
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged President Trump to “take care of Iran for good,” praising the bold military action – Operation Epic Fury – that resulted in the death of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

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Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 04:12 AM (jrgJz)

11 Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged President Trump to “take care of Iran for good,” praising the bold military action – Operation Epic Fury – that resulted in the death of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Posted by: Tuna at March 05, 2026 04:11 AM (lJ0H4)
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Not a Rice fan but at least she's intelligent.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:14 AM (1o8D5)

12 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 05, 2026 04:18 AM (L1JuH)

13 Very special gesture:

Blake Neff @BlakeSNeff
9h

Two people sent Erika (Kirk) their Purple Hearts.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:28 AM (1o8D5)

14 Catching up on the ONT; here's some good news!

83 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (fcoLq)

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 04:30 AM (+YA9H)

15 G'Day everyone
What a strange night

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7 whole milliseconds?!

I'll have to work harder.

Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at March 05, 2026 04:33 AM (BLOW1)

17 It's... Fine, probably. 8GB of RAM is truly painful on Windows 11, but Linux runs just fine and I assume MacOS should do okay with lighter tasks.

At $599 for the base model with 256GB storage it's not a bad deal for somebody who just wants to use it for web browsing, email, light office tasks.

It won't be as snappy as a Macbook with a M-chip and 16GB RAM but it should be fine with 8GB as long as you don't open 50 tabs in the browser at the same time.

As near as I can tell it's a Liquid Retina screen and the whole package comes across as an iPad/Macbook Air hybid with a built-in keyboard and trackpad. You have to upgrade to the 512GB/$699, model to get the fingerprint sensor as well.

It could use a touchscreen, which Apple is rumored to be working on for next year in some of their laptops, a first for them as Steve Jobs always hated the idea of touchscreens on laptops ("Nobody wants to touch their screen").

If I was in the market for a cheap student/media consumption laptop I'd consider one, especially with the pricing on computer parts these days. Apple's RAM pricing looks normal, or even a decent deal, in comparison now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 04:40 AM (6ydKt)

18 7 Thanks. Apparently no harm or damage done.

Meanwhile, things all over Iran keep on getting blown to bits.

Our youngest pup just received his (expected) call-up order.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:07 AM (1o8D5)

I will repeat my demand that you and your spawn remain healthy and whole throughout this... malarkey.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:44 AM (I40wl)

19 Not a Rice fan but at least she's intelligent.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:14 AM (1o8D5)

She really is much too smart to be in government service of any kind.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:45 AM (I40wl)

20 Your car can be tracked everywhere you go by your tire pressure sensors. (Dark Reading)

Which transmit unique identifiers, unencrypted, readable by anyone withing a 50-meter range.


Thankfully the things break so often a lot of people don't have to worry about it.

Like me, with the "tire pressure sensor" warning light on in my car dashboard for awhile now.

Considering they charge you an arm and a leg just to replace them I think I'll let that light stay on awhile longer.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 04:46 AM (6ydKt)

21 I'm never sure why being tracked by some entity is so threatening. It's not like I'm doing anything nefarious. Honestly, why should anyone care that I pay my bills and go to the grocery store? And I seriously doubt they give one solid crap that I drove to the liquor store last week.

Good luck monetizing that.

Most people, including myself, are boring as hell.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:47 AM (I40wl)

22 “The main reason [OpenAI] accepted [the DoD’s deal] and we did not is that they cared about placating employees, and we actually cared about preventing abuses,” Amodei wrote.

Yes, I've been so impressed by Silicon Valley preventing any and every government from abusing their technologies for about thirty or forty years now.

They invent this stuff that can enable things they don't want (government surveillance) and then give them the ultimate tool (like AI) to do just that, and then say: "But we don't want you to use it like that when we sell it to you."

Good luck on putting all of those genies back in the bottles, boys, bots, & girls.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 04:51 AM (6ydKt)

23 I will repeat my demand that you and your spawn remain healthy and whole throughout this... malarkey.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:44 AM (I40wl)
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Thanks. And you watch out for grizzlies!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:53 AM (1o8D5)

24 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 04:55 AM (iMotb)

25 SecWar basically told folks that drones are indeed a significant challenge to defend from.

The Poor Man's Air Force is pretty damn cost effective.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 04:57 AM (iMotb)

26 SecWar basically told folks that drones are indeed a significant challenge to defend from.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 04:57 AM (iMotb)
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The world is only going to be a much worse place with drones.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:59 AM (1o8D5)

27 There's a new numbers station transmitting into Iran.

Shortwave Observer
@shortwave78
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11h
The Farsi-language Numbers-Station broadcast again, today at 18:00 UTC.



Andrea Borgnino IW0HK
@aborgnino
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Strong jamming from Iran on Radio Farda. The shortwave site for jamming is still operating.


作家崔成浩
@cuichenghao
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Mar 3
Translated from Chinese
A company in mainland China released a video claiming that a batch of small, remotely controllable tracked "agricultural machinery" was urgently packed and shipped to Iran. (Autonomous gun platforms)

Posted by: 13times at March 05, 2026 05:00 AM (Kz8X6)

28 Most people, including myself, are boring as hell.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:47 AM (I40wl)

It's not a big problem now for most of us, but I can see a future where the government starts charging taxpayers by miles driven every year and at the point they'll know everywhere you've ever driven.

It's always incremental tyranny in the West to get to the Big Brother sureveillance state so many leftists desire.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 05:03 AM (6ydKt)

29 "Translated from Chinese
A company in mainland China released a video claiming that a batch of small, remotely controllable tracked "agricultural machinery" was urgently packed and shipped to Iran. (Autonomous gun platforms)"

Translated from English:

' If you need it, TEMU has it''

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:04 AM (iMotb)

30 I was delighted to see that Ace's Quick Hits yesterday touched on some of the corruption in Baltimore.

It's one of those places that slide under the radar, but can put the Chicago Way to shame.

Thanks, Ace!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:06 AM (iMotb)

31 Posted by: tcn in AK at March 05, 2026 04:47 AM (I40wl)

Socialists will never, ever stop trying to get absolute power over everyone forever; that is just too big of a prize to abandon. And Big Data plus AI gives them false hope of overcoming the Impossibility of Social Calculation, since they never understood that problem in the first place. To them, your prosaicness doesn't make you uninteresting; it makes you easier to predict, and from there to control.

Their premise is wrong anyway; collecting and collating all the data won't actually solve the problem. The threat is not that they will know it all and be able to scientifically manage society, but that they will fool themselves into thinking they can; the danger is that they will overcome their rational insecurity, and fallaciously rationalize their Will To Power. The more data we can deny them or pollute, the harder it will be for them to sell the socialist lie to themselves and their marks.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 05:07 AM (Sy6m/)

32 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at March 05, 2026 05:07 AM (2Ez/1)

33 The world is only going to be a much worse place with drones.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 04:59 AM (1o8D5)

It's kinda frightening what the drones will be like once they make them autonomous with AI.

It'll be like a Black Mirror horror story at some point.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 05:08 AM (6ydKt)

34 Birdbath is field stripped, cleaned and reassembled, with the pump and spray working well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:08 AM (iMotb)

35 New Heat Pump gets put in today.

New 75 inch TV arrives Monday.

Finally, after 6 years of being here, I installed the key safe, so we can keep track of the many dozens of keys we have collected over the decades.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:10 AM (iMotb)

36 AND...

When South Carolina went to Constitutional Carry back in 2024, they also put into law that if you wished to also get a CWP, the State would be required to offer the CWP course at no cost, at a minimum of twice per month in every county in the State.

And with our Church standing up their physical security, it's time to do the deed.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:13 AM (iMotb)

37 And Jesus said that the poor will always be with us.

Canadian government said 'Hold my beer'


https://tinyurl.com/3ffynmd2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:16 AM (iMotb)

38 >>>Your car can be tracked everywhere you go by your tire pressure sensors.

>Ha! First time I tried to calibrate all stems after a blowout, the system refused to recognize the new tire, so I let the whole system fail. Now, like when I got my learner's permit so many years ago, I do a visual, and screw the useless automobile geek tech.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 05:17 AM (jS10z)

39 New 75 inch TV arrives Monday.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:10 AM (iMotb)

At that size in Mini-LED that thing will probably weigh over 100 pounds with the stand on it.

Hope you got somebody to help you set it up because you'll definitely need four hands to move it around.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 05:19 AM (6ydKt)

40 Article out of Malta about a man's successful lawsuit against Al Gayeda.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-man- prosecuted-for-ex-gay-testimony-found-not-guilty.html

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 05:22 AM (RjOoY)

41 Now, like when I got my learner's permit so many years ago, I do a visual, and screw the useless automobile geek tech.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 05:17 AM (jS10z)

Mine is still warning me when pressure is low.
I guess they still work even when it tells you to replace them?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 05:23 AM (6ydKt)

42


66.8 pounds with stand.

So Mrs VIA only needs to be able to lift about 34 pounds.

And it's a low 24" lift, so together, I think we can get it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:25 AM (iMotb)

43 And with that...time for the morning walk.


BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:27 AM (iMotb)

44
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 05, 2026 05:28 AM (tljrc)

45 37 And Jesus said that the poor will always be with us.

Canadian government said 'Hold my beer'


https://tinyurl.com/3ffynmd2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:16 AM (iMotb)

The poor guy looking to suicide because he can't find a place to live is bad enough but the tweet further down the page where the guy sued to barber for not having a "Non-binary" selection on the website is nuts.

Claims he couldn't work for a year and a half because the lack of a Non-binary choice precipitated a mental crises. Then he sues the barber for $12,000.

How long can a society last when over 50% of the population are outright mentally ill, con-artists, grifters & criminals?

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

46 LOL tech from the ONT:

306 You haven't lived until a tall glass of coke tips over, hits a bong, and both poured into the keyboard. With nothing to lose I carried it carefully to the sink, dumped it out, ran it under the hot water rinsing it out, took it out to the garage and blew it out with compressed air. let it dry overnight. Damn thing worked fine.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:51 PM (snZF9)

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 05:31 AM (+YA9H)

47 >>>Mine is still warning me when pressure is low.
I guess they still work even when it tells you to replace them?

Posted by: SpeakingOf

>I get a 'check tire monitor system' every time I start the engine. I just hit ack.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 05, 2026 05:32 AM (jS10z)

48 Mar 3
Translated from Chinese
A company in mainland China released a video claiming that a batch of small, remotely controllable tracked "agricultural machinery" was urgently packed and shipped to Iran. (Autonomous gun platforms)
Posted by: 13times at March 05, 2026 05:00 AM (Kz8X6)

Remotely controllable and autonomous? Clearly a military intelligence operation. Now we get AI Chingish?

Whatever it may (or may not) be, if it isn't there already, how's it getting in?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 05, 2026 05:33 AM (w/O5Q)

49 New TVs don't weigh much

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

50 Wrt to the low cost Mac, I don’t see them selling the 599 version when for 100 bucks you can upgrade to the 512gb ssd model.

Also for comparison, you can get a renewed 13 inch M1 Mac Book Pro with 16gb and 1tb for 699.

Which is essentially going to get you i9 performance for the same price.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 05, 2026 05:37 AM (XV/Pl)

51 And it's a low 24" lift, so together, I think we can get it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 05, 2026 05:25 AM (iMotb)


The new TV I got is only around 50 lbs, so I could handle it myself but the thing was top-heavy as all get out, scared me a few times just maneuvering it because it wanted to move around on me at the top end.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 05:39 AM (6ydKt)

52 Glad I no longer own a TV.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 05, 2026 05:40 AM (2Ez/1)

53 49 New TVs don't weigh much

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

True for most of them, but the bigger-sized (60"+) Mini-LEDs can get hefty due to all of the components in them, they're also thicker for the same reasons.

OLEDs, and typical Edge-Lit LCDs aren't as heavy unless you get up to 75" or more.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 05:42 AM (6ydKt)

54 Evening and morning to late toilers and early risers on this Thor's Day!

I'm caught up on sleep. First dream I can recall in a while: Miss Linda for some reason was driving my car, which somehow was a white '66 Chevy Impala Super Sport coupe. I was walking alongside it. Suddenly she takes off along a lousy cracked Uptown street and continues on through a muddy field as if she were ramming a truck off-road in a Chevy TV commercial. Ignoring my outraged yells (I'd just washed the car), she turned a corner and was gone. And just like that my dream was gone too.

Huh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 05, 2026 05:44 AM (wzUl9)

55 Well a 70' will get you almost life size TJM in your living room

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 05:44 AM (Ia/+0)

56 @51/SpeakingOf: Anchor that thing at the top somehow, especially if you have animals. Go look up videos of cats and dogs jumping at screens if small critters are featured in the video stream.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 05:46 AM (O7YUW)

57 "Well a 70' will get you almost life size TJM in your living room."
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Did I mention I'm glad I don't own a TV?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 05, 2026 05:46 AM (2Ez/1)

58 My MacBook Air from 2014 only has 8 GB, and it performs fine. Of course I'm not doing heavy calculations or playing games on it.

The desktop iMac, almost as old, also has 8 GB. That one I believe is upgradeable to 16, and I want to get that done. It's not a model with a little hatch in the back where you can pop in a new memory module, so I need to take it to the shop nearby and get a quote on that.

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

59 I am liking TJM's videos

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 05:48 AM (Ia/+0)

60 I do like movies, its what Ii watch the most. But rarely even know who made it.

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

61 “ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. “

Matthew 5:44-45

Posted by: Marcus T at March 05, 2026 05:52 AM (aZ9eR)

62 I do like movies, its what Ii watch the most. But rarely even know who made it.
Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026

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Today (and tonight) is Film Noir Day on the over-the-air Movies! Channel, Skip, if you get it:

https://moviestvnetwork.com/ You can enter your zip code and see what TV channel in your area carries it. If any.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 05, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

63 @46/m: That method can work... but more likely that keyboard is going to develop more problems over the next month and will need to be replaced. (Keys won't register, etc...)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 05:54 AM (O7YUW)

64 I have an 18 year old car with the tire pressure monitoring system still functioning within normal operational parameters.

It's a Toyota.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026 05:55 AM (qFwJc)

65 I'm seeing 68 F. here, high humidity, low wind. In contrast to yesterday, when I crawled out of bed short on sleep and feeling as if I'd put in a shift at a coal mine, I'm feeling pretty darn close to human. Another coffee, feed the furry thugs, change and stretch, and I'll be ready to go.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 05, 2026 05:56 AM (wzUl9)

66 remotely controllable tracked "agricultural machinery"

Now reminded of John Wick visiting the Sommelier for weapons.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 05:56 AM (RjOoY)

67 Another Hank Williams Sr. song, "I heard my savior calling me":

https://tinyurl.com/yrkp48s8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 05:56 AM (Nx5jP)

68 I think Mac really wants to become the de facto laptop across the board.

I might have to buy some more stock.

And since they aren't really going full crazy with ai, could be a refuge for Win 11 users tired of MicroSlop.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 05, 2026 05:58 AM (2KnB1)

69 I get Movies, mostly sad in my upgrade to HD lost TCM,it only goes to their HD channel so won't go to the other cable channel. Yet Movies has no HD so can get it

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 05:58 AM (Ia/+0)

70 I am convinced saw Hank Williams Jr once when I was a very young kid. We went to a fairground to see him.

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 06:00 AM (Ia/+0)

71 G'mornin' everyone!

Friday eve, woohoo!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 06:00 AM (MIIRH)

72 A few days ago, my first pair of children got on the bus and sat directly behind me, as they do. One of the two was coughing pretty badly. (Greaaaaat.)

Sure enough, I now have it. I don't recover from this stuff nearly as quickly as the kids do. *sighs*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 06:01 AM (O7YUW)

73 Romans 5:1-5. Strength from struggle. Our Daily Bread Devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/4hkme9we

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 06:01 AM (Nx5jP)

74 Last night I met with the free IRS-sponsored tax help lady. At first she tried to tell me I made too much last year to qualify for aid. I pointed to my gross income; I'm $5K *under* the limit. Then she said I had too many documents (W-2, etc.) and that my return would be too complicated for her to do in half an hour.

I said, "If I can do it, you can. Just check the entries and see if you get the same answer. I don't need you to submit the return, just check my answer." But no, she couldn't help me. "Why didn't you tell me that on the phone?" I demanded. No answer but a shrug. So much for "free" help.

Hell with it. I'll recopy everything onto a fresh form in ink, sign it, and send it off. If I have something wrong the IRS will certainly tell me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 05, 2026 06:02 AM (wzUl9)

75 Good morning to everyone. 51 degrees in western NC with more warm weather today. I need to get off my butt start some yard work. Have a nice.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 05, 2026 06:03 AM (t14i3)

76 Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 06:00

That's neat, Skip!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 06:05 AM (Nx5jP)

77 In 1972 two young women found a baby in a shopping cart. Fifty three years later she found them. "Sunny Skyz" site:

https://tinyurl.com/2ej75ehh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 06:07 AM (Nx5jP)

78 Light rain and foggy again
See you when JJ is up

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 06:08 AM (Ia/+0)

79 I have an 18 year old car with the tire pressure monitoring system still functioning within normal operational parameters.

It's a Toyota.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 05, 2026

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My Buick is ten, and I've had to replace three of the TPMS sensors over the six years I've had the car. The TPMS on this car and on the previous Regal have each warned me of a serious loss of pressure in a tire while driving -- so I find the system to be very useful.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 05, 2026 06:10 AM (wzUl9)

80 Good morning!

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

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

81 @74/Wolfus: There's too many people that just want to occupy a chair and get paid without actually doing any work. That tax "help" lady sounds like one of them.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)

82 @80/NaCly Dog: G'morning to you.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 06:14 AM (O7YUW)

83 Man steps in to give boy without a dad a lovely birthday. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/muk4jm55

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 06:14 AM (Nx5jP)

84 22, lol, no kidding.
another pack of liars, like we needed more ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 06:17 AM (MIIRH)

85 74, free help! guaranteed to be worth what it costs!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 06:18 AM (MIIRH)

86 84 another pack of liars, like we needed more ...
Posted by: sock_rat_eez

It's funny how the sheltered tech folks talk about fighting "fascism" as to why they won't let the US Government use their sacred products but take Chinese money without hesitation.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 06:19 AM (RjOoY)

87 50 Wrt to the low cost Mac, I don’t see them selling the 599 version when for 100 bucks you can upgrade to the 512gb ssd model.

Also for comparison, you can get a renewed 13 inch M1 Mac Book Pro with 16gb and 1tb for 699.

Which is essentially going to get you i9 performance for the same price.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 05, 2026 05:37 AM (XV/Pl)


I think Apple wants to compete with Chromebooks and sell these things by the truckloads to school districts across the country. Anything else is gravy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 06:23 AM (6ydKt)

88 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Good morning. Sorry the little germ dispensers got to you.

Why I always had the fan on me, the side window cracked, and the opposite rear window down one notch. Air flow helped. And 50 mg of zinc glutamate.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 06:24 AM (u82oZ)

89 Hmm.. Sounds like Apple wants a slice of the student/casual/ 'chromebook' market, but with a SoC that is light-years beyond the lowend ARM packages out there from MediaTEK/Rockchip/Allwinner/etc.. (Qualcomm/Samsung being the exceptions rather than the rule) and a far better OS to boot. Godspeed, Apple..

Posted by: General Turgidson at March 05, 2026 06:25 AM (koFAO)

90 for certain values of funny, which look like blind optimistic ignorance when viewed from other angles ...
(yes, i'm being generous, they might just be whores)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 06:26 AM (MIIRH)

91 Has Iran surrendered yet? I got one more day in my bet before the new leader is vaporized, and we need another new leader.

B-52s are allowing rapid advancement by new hires.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 06:26 AM (u82oZ)

92 56 @51/SpeakingOf: Anchor that thing at the top somehow, especially if you have animals. Go look up videos of cats and dogs jumping at screens if small critters are featured in the video stream.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 05:46 AM (O7YUW)

Luckily no critters or kids here, or I'd definitely follow that advice.

As is, the only thing I'm worried about with it is an earthquake.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 06:26 AM (6ydKt)

93 by: NR Pax at March 05, 2026 05:22 AM (RjOoY)

That was a good article and a good name for these militant LBGT groups: Al Gayda.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 06:27 AM (Nx5jP)

94 >87
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 06:23 AM (6ydKt)
............

Spot on..

Posted by: General Turgidson at March 05, 2026 06:28 AM (koFAO)

95 The best Saint Crispin's Day speech in Henry the V:

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 06:30 AM (u82oZ)

96 @88/NaCly Dog: Thanks. There isn't enough airflow available with how full my bus is. If they've got something, I'm likely going to get it, and whatever this is, it is absolutely rocketing through our schools right now. (I've always been susceptible to chest colds, even when I was a wee tot.)

I'm told that I'll eventually have an armour-plated immune system. Pull the other one, it plays "Jingle Bells".

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 06:30 AM (O7YUW)

97 >they won't let the US Government use their sacred products but take Chinese money without hesitation.
.................

A Chinese money shot is what gives them the will to keep on living..

Posted by: General Turgidson at March 05, 2026 06:32 AM (koFAO)

98 The desktop iMac, almost as old, also has 8 GB. That one I believe is upgradeable to 16, and I want to get that done. It's not a model with a little hatch in the back where you can pop in a new memory module, so I need to take it to the shop nearby and get a quote on that.

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

If you're not scared by it, there are kits you can buy to replace the glue strips under the screen to do upgrades yourself.

That's the bad thing about the newer iMacs without access hatches for upgrades; you have to remove the screen to get to anything.

There are also YouTube videos out to show you how to do it.
You can upgrade RAM, replace an old Hard Drive with an SSD to speed things up (a lot), or if a fan goes bad and needs replacement.

It's an option.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 05, 2026 06:34 AM (6ydKt)

99 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

Good luck. Just past the head is all the air flow you really need.

But there are a lot of sick kids this tear. Immigrants, or biowarfare?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 06:37 AM (u82oZ)

100 Matthew 5:44-45

The one I truly struggle with these days, Marcus.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 05, 2026 06:37 AM (H0yun)

101 100

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 06:37 AM (+YA9H)

102 m

Still got it.

Poor Grumpy and Recalcitrant. He was poised to get the high score recently then a troll got zapped, and he missed it by this much. ][

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 06:39 AM (u82oZ)

103 Heating pad and Mucinex, aka guaifenesin, helps with the chest cold. So does a small heating pad.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at March 05, 2026 06:40 AM (inQnA)

104 @91/NaCly Dog: "B-52s are allowing rapid advancement by new hires."

We're experiencing explosive growth in our leadership development program!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 05, 2026 06:41 AM (O7YUW)

105 Okay, maybe it does not help that much. I meant to type "Fisherman's Friend" and other strong lozenges.

Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at March 05, 2026 06:42 AM (inQnA)

106 The one I truly struggle with these days, Marcus

It's really hard. Only the Lord helps with that. I continue to struggle but I find-at least with people I know personally to say "The Lord's Prayer " but put their name in such her or his father who art in heaven " may ___hallow your name. Give ____this day her daily bread. That way you're saying it for yourself and also for them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 05, 2026 06:47 AM (guLpK)

107 Wolfus: you may want to go to Macsales.com or some similar site and look up your model imac number to see what's available before taking it to the shop.

I have an imac that's about 16 years old, and when I called around a shop here in Houston back in 2022, for upgrading the hard drive, the guy gave me a "I don't wanna do it" price.

I have 10 gb of ram in it or it would be unusable.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at March 05, 2026 06:57 AM (gHSfI)

108 Oh, and I was just reminded by one of the other posts: If your imac has firewire or thunder-whatever, you can just plug in a hard drive and boot from that and run linux if you want to.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at March 05, 2026 06:59 AM (gHSfI)

109 Well a 70' will get you almost life size TJM in your living room."
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Did I mention I'm glad I don't own a TV?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 05, 2026 05:46 AM (2Ez/1)

Yes. We now know how special you are.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 05, 2026 07:06 AM (g8Ew8)

110 Drill Baby

oil - petroleum, in millions of barrels per day.

USA: 24.0
Saudi Arabia: 10.9
Russia: 10.5
Canada: 6.4
China: 5.4
United Arab Emirates: 4.7
Iran: 4.6

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:09 AM (gbOdA)

111 Has Iran surrendered yet? I got one more day in my bet before the new leader is vaporized, and we need another new leader.

B-52s are allowing rapid advancement by new hires.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 05, 2026 06:26 AM (u82oZ)

LOL

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 05, 2026 07:09 AM (g8Ew8)

112
JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at March 05, 2026 07:11 AM (gbOdA)

113 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 05, 2026 07:12 AM (MIIRH)

114 Which transmit unique identifiers, unencrypted, readable by anyone withing a 50-meter range.
Not if they're broken, they don't.

Posted by: GWB at March 05, 2026 07:22 AM (HKxcr)

115 The Mac Neo looks like a great entry-level computer into the Apple ecosystem. Honestly, sitting here typing this on a 2020 M1-based MacBook Pro, if for some reason I had to replace this computer, I'd be tempted to consider the Neo as my "everyday" computer for basic stuff and get an M5-based Mac Mini (when they release it) to do any serious computaitonal work.

With remote desktop capabilities, I really wouldn't lose much other than being able to have the heavy computation power with me when I leave the house, but that's not an important use case for me. And a Neo + Mac Mini would probably run me $600 less than a new MBP.

Posted by: can of spam at March 05, 2026 08:52 AM (14gFN)

Wednesday Overnight Open Thread - March 4, 2026 [Doof]

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Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Wednesday ONT. Many thanks to Dino for handling ONT duties last night. That's right - those of you tuning in tonight hoping for midweek shenanigans a la T Rex, sorry to disappoint you. You are stuck with the Doofster. But you're already here, so you might as well stick around and let us know what's on your mind tonight!

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Speaking of T Rex

Seems as though my friend Dino hasn't been fully forthcoming with his fleetness of foot.

Scientists Just Discovered That T-Rex Actually Pranced on Its Tiptoes. But This Made Them Even Deadlier Than We Thought

Pop culture has conditioned us to imagine a terrifying encounter with Tyrannosaurus rex first starts with the rhythmic, earth-shattering boom of heavy, flat-footed stomps. But if you were actually standing in a Cretaceous forest, you might not feel those tremors at all.

Evolutionary biologists and biomechanics experts are giving the apex predator a serious makeover. It turns out the T. rex was remarkably dainty on its feet. Instead of slamming its heels into the dirt, the ten-ton carnivore may have walked and sprinted on its tiptoes.

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Fossilized footprints actually corroborate the math. When the researchers examined tracks left by tyrannosaurs, including a massive three-foot-long track from New Mexico, they found the deepest impressions were located under the toes.

This suggests the dinosaur pressed its weight into the front of its foot. Walking on tiptoes allowed the T. rex to maintain a crouched posture, taking numerous fast steps to stay stable. This distal-first strike turned the animal’s legs into massive shock absorbers, managing the immense stress of its body weight over uneven terrain.

Check out the whole thing. Long and informative article.

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Not related, yet somehow related. This is now my default thought of how our own T Rex actually ambles around.

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More science-y stuff.

OK, this one is really what I'd call pseudo-science. It's a video disguised as an article (first clue to its questionable believability). The person in the video is (supposedly) discussing why we can't launch earthly garbage into the sun. I watched the video. You should too. Tell me if you hear anything other than generalizations about it being too costly and our space technology not being intended for such matters.

The main takeaway I got out of the video was that we shouldn't be thinking of innovative approaches because we need to be lectured about not producing so much trash to begin with. See if you agree.

We can’t launch our trash into the sun. But why?

Maybe think about a solution down here on Earth first.

If you’ve spent any time on the Earth in the last 50 years or so, you might have noticed a lot of trash laying around…with less and less space to, you know, put it. Meanwhile, we’re sending all sorts of satellites and rockets beyond our atmosphere every day.

That’s why you asked us: Why can’t we launch our junk into space, too? Or better yet: STRAIGHT INTO THE SUN!

For the moment, let’s set aside the big problems with creating too much trash in the first place, and focus on the blocker: We simply can’t afford to shoot our junk into that flamin’ hot Cheeto in the sky.

Plus, shouldn’t we worry about finding a solution down here on our planet? Yes.

On our latest video episode of Ask Us Anything, we explain why we can’t launch our garbage into the sun or onto the moon.

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Commercial Aviation Segment

I came across some air travel articles recently - so why not make an ONT segment?!

Customer Uproar Forces Southwest To Rethink Assigned Seating Policy

Southwest Airlines’ decision to abandon its iconic open-seating system has sparked a wave of customer backlash, prompting the carrier to reassess parts of its newly introduced assigned-seating policy in early 2026. The Dallas-based airline’s move, which was rolled out on January 27, 2026, was intended to modernize the booking and boarding experience, but loyal flyers have loudly objected to unintended consequences that have emerged in the first weeks of operation. As complaints mounted across social media and travel forums, Southwest responded with refinements aimed at addressing pain points and restoring trust among its most frequent passengers, as reported by the Dallas News.

At the heart of the controversy is bin space and boarding flow. Southwest’s overhead bin issues arise from a mismatch between its newly assigned seating system and the aircraft’s original design, which was built for a different approach. Under open seating, passengers could pick a row with available bin space, which would naturally spread carry-ons across the cabin. Assigned seating removes that choice. Now, some passengers with seats toward the rear often board earlier and sometimes stow bags in forward bins to avoid carrying them down the aisle.

Check out the whole thing to read about what the airline plans to do. Spoiler: they are not returning to the old A/B/C boarding groups.

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Flight Attendants and Pilots Use These 4 Phrases on Board to Signal Emergencies—Here's What to Listen For

“Terms like ‘Code 300’ or ‘Angel’ are typically used by commercial airlines to discreetly signal a medical emergency onboard, often when a passenger is incapacitated, unresponsive, or in serious distress,” Jason Martinelli, the director of operations at Cirrus Aviation Services, told Travel + Leisure. However, he noted airlines “often have their own internal codes and operating procedure” for these types of scenarios.

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Other code words could include "code yellow," which usually indicates a minor medical incident, "pan-pan," which indicates a serious, but non life-threatening emergency, and "mermaid," meant for passengers who purposely sprawl out across empty seats in order to get the row to themselves, according to luxury vacation rental company Wander.

I'm often fascinated by insider jargon like this. Just this week, while on a demolition type job site, I heard some of the crew start saying "eighty eight" to each other when a particular gentleman showed up. That is their code for when someone from the safety department shows up. Hmm -- Now I need to pay attention to what they say when I show up.

Any of you have examples of stuff like this? Code words or signals you use to alert others of a particular person or thing?

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Any of you ever see one of these in real life? I never have.


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Of course it's a redhead!


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DJ Doof - This Date in Music History
from thisdayinmusic.com

1974 - ABBA released “Waterloo,” the title track and first single from their second album. When it won the Eurovision Song Contest, it made the Swedish group a household name, topping the charts in nine countries across the world, including the UK where it was also the quartet’s first gold single.


Born on this date in 1948 - Shakin' Stevens, (Michael Barratt), Welsh singer. In the UK Stevens has charted 33 Top 40 hit singles including four chart-topping hits; 'This Ole House', 'Green Door', 'Oh Julie', and 'Merry Christmas Everyone'.


Also born on this date in 1948 - Chris Squire, bassist and founding member of Yes. He was the only member to appear on each of their 21 studio albums, released from 1969 to 2014. Squire died on 27th June 2015 from acute erythroid leukemia.

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1 Nylons and chocolates got them once before. Maybe the Donald is whispering Hershey kisses into Mertz ear.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (4k6kk)

2 [Secret handshake]

Posted by: mindful webworker makes it through another day at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (9O6qm)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (cYBz/)

4 Prancing on tiptoes? Who knew T Rexes were Walzes???

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 My starlink is still down and the cell hotspot is miserably slow. That's why I got in so late tonight.
😎

Posted by: mindful webworker makes it through another day at March 04, 2026 10:02 PM (9O6qm)

6 I like that sister. I do believe she is going places. Might even make a stop in prison.

Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 10:04 PM (gKDq2)

7 Verily, I did yodel for the yokels.

Oh, wait! I forgot to use the secret code-word NOOD.

Oh, well.

Posted by: mindful webworker is out of practice at this at March 04, 2026 10:04 PM (9O6qm)

8 Prancing on tiptoes? Who knew T Rexes were Walzes???
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 04, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)
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They went extinct because they were light in the loafers.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:04 PM (ZOv7s)

9 I think I need the yellow cat dress? Shirt? What is it?

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:04 PM (p4NUW)

10 I like that sister. I do believe she is going places. Might even make a stop in prison.
Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 10:04 PM (gKDq2)
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By 20, she'll be doing the deadeye stare in orange scrubs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:05 PM (ZOv7s)

11 At least this girl hasn't got a pic of Tony's Weiner.
I hope.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 10:06 PM (gKWVE)

12 I've heard that brass grocery lists are ready for a comeback.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:06 PM (+HNx/)

13 We can’t launch our trash into the sun. But why?

And so the answer is, well... theoretically we could but it would be stupid expensive so we wouldn't.

So their article is like me writing one titled "Why It's Physically Impossible For Me To Have Sex With Sydney Sweeney" and the reasoning being that she'd never go for it. 'Science' journalism, ladies and gentlemen.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 10:06 PM (ExV1e)

14 Nylons and chocolates got them once before. Maybe the Donald is whispering Hershey kisses into Mertz ear.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (4k6kk)

Fred, or Ethel?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 04, 2026 10:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

15 I feel like I've seen the reusable grocery list somewhere IRL but can't place it. It sure would be handy, though!

Posted by: pookysgirl, racking her brain at March 04, 2026 10:07 PM (Wt5PA)

16 Throw the garbage into the sun? No problem, we'll go at night!

Posted by: The Polish Sanitation Workers Union at March 04, 2026 10:07 PM (2EYjk)

17 It ain't TRex but it'll do. Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (7D3Aa)

18 Those brass grocery lists are rather cool, I'd use one

Posted by: The Grateful at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

19 ABBA dude is playing a les paul custom. Ok, he looks slightly less gay.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (snZF9)

20 500 copies? Did she send them all to his family? That seems to be killing the goose that lays the golden eggs quick.

Of course, when training managers I have always told people often, you will need to pick out a bitch and fire them if you are sent in to fix a bad site.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

21 delta-V requirements suggest it would be much easier to fire that shit into Venus' cloud tier.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (gKWVE)

22 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof!

Will have to check my bowling technique...

Posted by: TRex - deadly prancing dino at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

23 Old Dominion - I Was On a Boat That Day

I don't get it.

Catchy tune, though.

Posted by: mindful webworker was on a prairie schooner that day at March 04, 2026 10:09 PM (9O6qm)

24 They tried shooting garbage into space in the backstory of Futurama.

It didn't work out too well, though, as it went on an elliptical orbital path and eventually returned to Earth.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 10:09 PM (ESVrU)

25 What is delicatess?

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:09 PM (7D3Aa)

26 So their article is like me writing one titled "Why It's Physically Impossible For Me To Have Sex With Sydney Sweeney" and the reasoning being that she'd never go for it. 'Science' journalism, ladies and gentlemen.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 10:06 PM (ExV1e)
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It's funny because it's 40 years out of date. That's when there was fear of running out of landfill space, but of course landfills can become parkland, and often do. Also, the danger of gas and methane is gone because those are now tapped and use for fuel. At some point, if metals get scarce, we will mine landfills for them.

Basically it's all lies.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:09 PM (ZOv7s)

27 Can't we just shoot our garbage into Mexico? Think of all the rocket fuel we'd save, and Mexico would probably never even notice.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:09 PM (+HNx/)

28 TRex, "dainty on his feet"?....ok, if you say so. Who am I to argue with science?

Posted by: The Grateful at March 04, 2026 10:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

29 ONT!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 04, 2026 10:10 PM (6U1c2)

30 Being retired, I already struggle with knowing what day it is. This ONT swapping going on is making this worse. I am thankful for the entertainment, but I'm pretty sure the youngsters are messing with us olds.

Posted by: Andy Aricept at March 04, 2026 10:10 PM (oftw2)

31 Sorry I'm late, I was waiting on a coconut delivery from Africa.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 10:10 PM (PMi3m)

32 launch that crap into India and it would make the place cleaner

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

33 Sorry I'm late, I was waiting on a coconut delivery from Africa.
Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 10:10 PM (PMi3m)
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Next time don't use European swallows.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 10:11 PM (ESVrU)

34 Will have to check my bowling technique...
Posted by: TRex - deadly prancing dino
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Whoa....you bowl?

Posted by: The Grateful at March 04, 2026 10:11 PM (IQ6Gq)

35 It ain't TRex but it'll do. Thanks for the ONT, Doof!
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (7D3Aa)

So basically you're saying "whelming"

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:11 PM (D3zHV)

36 Flight Attendants and Pilots Use These 4 Phrases on Board to Signal Emergencies—Here's What to Listen For

What's wrong with "Oh shit!"?

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 04, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)

37 Maybe someone more enlightened than I, or perhaps more perverted, can explain how dick pics or pussy pics gets one a date, or a hook-up? Back in my halcyon days of youth, we used to grab the occasional unattended camera and take a few, but that was a gag. People now think it makes them irresistible, at least to someone.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 10:12 PM (MZ+PY)

38 Some of the nicest parks and golf courses in NYC are on reclaimed landfills. Brooklyn, Queens, SI and the Bronx.

Posted by: Garbage Person at March 04, 2026 10:12 PM (oftw2)

39 36 Flight Attendants and Pilots Use These 4 Phrases on Board to Signal Emergencies—Here's What to Listen For

What's wrong with "Oh shit!"?
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 04, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)

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DEAR GOD WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE almost always means some kind of trouble.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:13 PM (+HNx/)

40 Whelming ain't bad. It's better than underwhelming and right next to overwhelming. My life is largely whelming.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:13 PM (7D3Aa)

41 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof!

Will have to check my bowling technique...
Posted by: TRex - deadly prancing dino at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

The T in TRex stands for tiptoe!

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:13 PM (D3zHV)

42 tankdemon

Only European swallows are migratory. Max air speed 26 mph?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:14 PM (u82oZ)

43 40 Whelming ain't bad. It's better than underwhelming and right next to overwhelming. My life is largely whelming.

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Stay gruntled, my friend.

*clink*

Posted by: The Most Interesting Man In The World at March 04, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/)

44 Basically it's all lies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:09 PM (ZOv7s)

Or are they "Inconvenient Truths"?
*eyeroll*

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:15 PM (D3zHV)

45 Maybe someone more enlightened than I, or perhaps more perverted, can explain how dick pics or pussy pics gets one a date, or a hook-up? . . .
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder

My daughter, at the time a late teen, inadvertently sent me a P pic. I panicked and deleted it asap. I told my wife and she asked me, "Are you sure it was her?"

I just stared at her.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:15 PM (cYBz/)

46 Maybe someone more enlightened than I, or perhaps more perverted, can explain how dick pics or pussy pics gets one a date, or a hook-up? Back in my halcyon days of youth, we used to grab the occasional unattended camera and take a few, but that was a gag. People now think it makes them irresistible, at least to someone.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 10:12 PM (MZ+PY)
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It's part of the overall alienation of society, where humans are reduced to mere images. Actual physical intimacy is too stressful, so better to just do snapchat and achieve some sort of connection that way.

It's the sexual equivalent of people doxxing and otherwise taunting people who - if they were physically present, would punch you in the mouth. But since you're on the other side of a screen, you're full of courage. Exact same vibe.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:15 PM (ZOv7s)

47 tankdemon

Only European swallows are migratory. Max air speed 26 mph?
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Is that laden or unladen?

Posted by: Florida Peasant at March 04, 2026 10:16 PM (Lo97M)

48 Only European swallows are migratory. Max air speed 26 mph?
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Salty, laden or unladen?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:16 PM (cYBz/)

49 Waterloo, never before saw the video and never understood the lyrics but it's a well put together and presented song. Amongst all the crap it deserved to be a winner.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:17 PM (4k6kk)

50 My daughter, at the time a late teen, inadvertently sent me a P pic. I panicked and deleted it asap. I told my wife and she asked me, "Are you sure it was her?"

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And I thought seeing my daughter leave the house with her shoes on the wrong foot was embarrassing.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:17 PM (+HNx/)

51 Business idea:

Glamor Shots Go Genitalia.

Needs good enlargement AI, however.   Only for the insecure. The satisfied man and size queen women do not need extra advertisements.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:17 PM (u82oZ)

52 Code Words

While working at another company's site we noticed one of 'their' people hanging around eavesdropping. This was in an office environment. So our code word became 'Pontiac*' to alert each other that other person was around since people are still working there.

* Not the real word but OpSec precludes me using the actual term.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:17 PM (QGaXH)

53 Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 10:12 PM (MZ+PY)

No idea, really. When I was on yahoo chat I always assumed that any weirdo presenting his veiny root on his profile was queer. No way was any woman going to be interested in that, from some rando.
I'm assuming that a woman/girl asking for a picture of this was deliberately seeking blackmail-material. or was Chris Hansen

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 10:17 PM (gKWVE)

54 Maybe someone more enlightened than I, or perhaps more perverted, can explain how dick pics or pussy pics gets one a date, or a hook-up? . . .
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder

I don’t understand how this is a winning strategy, either.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (p4NUW)

55 Anytime I see a music video like ABBA, I marvel at the wireless electric guitar, and invisible amplifiers

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)

56 My daughter, at the time a late teen, inadvertently sent me a P pic. I panicked and deleted it asap. I told my wife and she asked me, "Are you sure it was her?"

I just stared at her.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:15 PM (cYBz/)

*does the blinking eye meme*

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (D3zHV)

57 Business idea:

Glamor Shots Go Genitalia.

Needs good enlargement AI, however. Only for the insecure. The satisfied man and size queen women do not need extra advertisements.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:17 PM (u82oZ)
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Have you ever heard of Photoshop?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (ZOv7s)

58 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (SRRAx)

59 If you’ve spent any time on the Earth in the last 50 years or so, you might have noticed a lot of trash laying around…with less and less space to, you know, put it.

Apparently the author hasn't been outside the city. Its a large world out there and a lot of places to bury things.

Also, why not incinerate and harvest the energy?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:19 PM (a4flb)

60 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at March 04, 2026 10:19 PM (w3u3d)

61 Only European swallows are migratory. Max air speed 26 mph?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:14 PM (u82oZ)

I've always thought the storm petrel, which migrates from the North Pole to Antarctica and back each year, to be a truly Admirable Bird.

Posted by: Philip at March 04, 2026 10:19 PM (o71/e)

62 I wonder where 2200 pounds of gold will be stored. And, is that Venezuelan debt to the US ?

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 10:19 PM (GD0B3)

63 Florida Peasant & Tonypete

Unladen. Laden the air speed is 0 mph. It's a matter of thrust to weight ratios, of course.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:19 PM (u82oZ)

64 yeah tonypete I think that comment was tmi

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 10:19 PM (gKWVE)

65 Is that laden or unladen?
Posted by: Florida Peasant at March 04, 2026 10:16 PM (Lo97M)

Considering it's for a coconut delivery, I'd say laden.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (PMi3m)

66 Sorry I'm late, I was waiting on a coconut delivery from Africa"

Ah yes. Due to the rains...

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (XuXeR)

67 What is delicatess?
Posted by: LRob in OK

If you're German, it's what you get when you pick one out of a group of delicatessen.

Posted by: mikeski at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (VHUov)

68 It's not that we CAN'T send our garbage into the sun, it's more "Wow, that would cost a lot." Oddly, sending things sunward so they actually crash into the sun is not as easy as you think. And takes more energy (supposedly) than going outward.

I've long said we should dispose of our nuclear waste by putting it in barrels that will collapse asymmetrically, and drop it into the Marianas Trench, where it should get shoved down into the mantle of the earth and recycled. Don't see why you couldn't do the same with trash.

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (cAEoL)

69 Can't we just shoot our garbage into Mexico? Think of all the rocket fuel we'd save, and Mexico would probably never even notice.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:09 PM (+HNx/)

Spend the extra cash and send it to Somalia.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (snZF9)

70 Also, why not incinerate and harvest the energy?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

The woke City of Columbus (Ahia) tried that for years. Lost a metric shit ton of money.

Apparently they are so dumb that can't even boil water properly.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (cYBz/)

71 The one in the middle is Willie Nelson.

Posted by: The Redheaded Stranger at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (oftw2)

72 Have you ever heard of Photoshop?"

The Paolo, he laughs...

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (XuXeR)

73 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Not really. Maybe it is on computers without green screens and amber letters. My Apple 2 does not have that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (u82oZ)

74 I think a cell app could replace that brass shopping list toy, and be customizable. I'll get AI to start working on that right now.

Long time ago, I used to have a spreadsheet set up to print out our shopping list based on how the store was arranged. But then Lotus went away. 😟

Posted by: mindful webworker used to write all kinda stuff at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (SkrI0)

75 A comment about "lots of places to bury stuff". I live in a nearly square county in OK. There is a military airfield located very nearly on the highest point in the county c.1941. NOW, the highest point in the county is the top of the trash heap. It is embarrassing.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (7D3Aa)

76 Women are weird critters. I gal i know said that guys would lead with their dick on Snapchat. Literally the first image she had of these guys was their wedding tackle.

She referred to some of them as being 'comfortable with their short comings, the tiny dicked losers.'

I said 'damn.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)

77 I've long said we should dispose of our nuclear waste by putting it in barrels that will collapse asymmetrically, and drop it into the Marianas Trench, where it should get shoved down into the mantle of the earth and recycled. Don't see why you couldn't do the same with trash.
Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (cAEoL)

Do you want Kaiju? 'Cause, that's how you get Kaiju!

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 10:22 PM (rbvCR)

78 Active volcano?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)

79 Just want to say thanks for all the kind thoughts and prayers. No disrespect intended but I didn't want to be on that list any more than I already am. Thank you.

Have my first appointment April 3rd at the unironic time of High Noon.

Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 10:23 PM (gKDq2)

80 Not really. Maybe it is on computers without green screens and amber letters. My Apple 2 does not have that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (u82oZ)
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HAH! I have an Apple 2E. Loser.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (ZOv7s)

81 LRob in OK

In the rare time my ships were pierside, I lived in the shadows of Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach, VA.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (u82oZ)

82 74 I think a cell app could replace that brass shopping list toy, and be customizable. I'll get AI to start working on that right now.

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iOS has had one forever. You can link it with the one on your SO's phone so that whoever makes it to the store first has a complete list.

Technology, man.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (+HNx/)

83 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.

Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (fcoLq)

84 It's part of the overall alienation of society, where humans are reduced to mere images. Actual physical intimacy is too stressful, so better to just do snapchat and achieve some sort of connection that way.

Well then, we could die out as a race. Oh, well. That could solve the social security dilemma.

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 04, 2026 10:25 PM (0Htd1)

85 Maybe someone more enlightened than I, or perhaps more perverted, can explain how dick pics or pussy pics gets one a date, or a hook-up? . . .

For those who can't woo a person by sending them pictures of their latest bank statement.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:25 PM (a4flb)

86 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.

All she needs is one guy to decide it's not worth doing her bidding anymore.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:25 PM (QGaXH)

87 Thanks for the dandy Wednesday Night ONT, Doofster!

Great photo up top with lots of color.

Thanks for the article on the TRex movements and the clip from the Flintstones! Now I cannot unsee the tiptoe action...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 04, 2026 10:25 PM (kB9dk)

88 I just saw a commercial for vaccinating 9-year-olds for HOV.

Why not just admit you've failed as a parent? Give the kid a baggie of cocaine and a handgun with the serial numbers filed off and let him know he's on his own.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2026 10:25 PM (4/BuS)

89 83 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.

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Prayers for a joyous outcome!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (+HNx/)

90 But then Lotus went away"

We bought it...
/Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (XuXeR)

91 I've long said we should dispose of our nuclear waste by putting it in barrels that will collapse asymmetrically, and drop it into the Marianas Trench, where it should get shoved down into the mantle of the earth and recycled. Don't see why you couldn't do the same with trash.
Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 10:20 PM (cAEoL)
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Didn't anyone watch Space: 1999?!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (ZOv7s)

92 Long time ago, I used to have a spreadsheet set up to print out our shopping list based on how the store was arranged. But then Lotus went away. 😟
Posted by: mindful webworker used to write all kinda stuff at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (SkrI0)

Wow, that is now 2 days in a row with a Lotus reference for me. Was talking with a coworker about how I use keyboard commands in Excel (such as Ctrl-c / Ctrl-v). Also the Alt-tab command to switch between active applications in Windows. I mentioned that my tendency to use keyboard commands likely goes back to using Lotus 1-2-3 back in the day. Weird to have another Lotus reference the next day.

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (D3zHV)

93 In the rare time my ships were pierside, I lived in the shadows of Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach, VA.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (u82oZ)

1/2" of snow and Mount Trashmore would be covered in sleds. Mount Trashmore was literally the only hill around where you were able to do any sledding.

Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (gKDq2)

94 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

You are the tech winner tonight. Can't match that speed. And my ImageWriter dot matrix printer is getting louder.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (u82oZ)

95 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

Perhaps hanging out at the small airport with your airplane.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)

Now thats big dick shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Maybe not as much as you might think.

But it is kind of impressive to fly from the NE down to the Keys on a weekend for shits and giggles.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (/lPRQ)

96 I think a cell app could replace that brass shopping list toy, and be customizable. I'll get AI to start working on that right now.

Alexis does it already. Just wander around within earshot, add things to the grocery list then check them off at the grocery if Alexa hasn't already placed the order for you.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (a4flb)

97 Anytime I see a music video like ABBA, I marvel at the wireless electric guitar, and invisible amplifiers

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)

And the perfect reproduction of the record.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (snZF9)

98 Wikipedia calls it the 2026 Iran War.

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (ZxPkt)

99 Have my first appointment April 3rd at the unironic time of High Noon.
Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 10:23 PM (gKDq2)

*music plays*

Or

https://youtu.be/uhYLfK8GSr0?
si=aQgT_NmudW-voQWS

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s)

100 I love those knee high white go go boots. Reminds me why the 70’s were so much fun!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 10:27 PM (etYFQ)

101 Little girl is on her way."

Congratulations!

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 10:27 PM (XuXeR)

102 Inogame

Thank God, Almighty. Free at last!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:27 PM (u82oZ)

103 NOW, the highest point in the county is the top of the trash heap. It is embarrassing.
Posted by: LRob in OK
+++
Pretty much the same in south Florida. If you see a hill down here, it's probably just a big pile of trash.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at March 04, 2026 10:27 PM (Lo97M)

104 Reports of drones flying in restricted airspace at our local B-1 base.

Posted by: Archer at March 04, 2026 10:27 PM (wvc0i)

105 Energy-wise, dumping things into the sun is really hard - you have to negate all of earth's rotational velocity around the sun. Imagine being in a 65mph pickup, and trying to throw something out the bed so that it lands with zero velocity.

That's so much energy that some SF writers have suggested throwing it out in a comet-like orbit towards Pluto, then at the apex, adding just enough horizontal velocity to be able to fall straight into the sun. That _might_ work out cheaper, delta-v wise than trying to negate the earth's rotational velocity at 93 million miles out.

Posted by: Nathan at March 04, 2026 10:27 PM (joVRR)

106 Seeing the bowling clip reminds me of an Illinois friend of mine who described his governor as "Fred Flintstone, if he really let himself go."

Posted by: Wally at March 04, 2026 10:28 PM (pduCL)

107 Contractions are about 3 min apart and are lasting 1:30 to 1 min each so far...
I'm timing which is why I'm on my phone...

Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:28 PM (fcoLq)

108 Do you want Kaiju? 'Cause, that's how you get Kaiju!
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 10:22 PM (rbvCR)
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On the plus side we'd have to develop giant mecha to fight them...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 10:28 PM (ESVrU)

109 17 It ain't TRex but it'll do. Thanks for the ONT, Doof!
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (7D3Aa)

Agreed! Thank you Doof!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:29 PM (QGaXH)

110 >And the perfect reproduction of the record.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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you're a musician, right? This must irk you too.

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:29 PM (ZxPkt)

111 107 Contractions are about 3 min apart and are lasting 1:30 to 1 min each so far...
I'm timing which is why I'm on my phone...

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Tell her to breathe. And push.

That's all I got.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:29 PM (+HNx/)

112 Fred, or Ethel?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Friedrich

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:29 PM (4k6kk)

113 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Discovery is going to be interesting.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:30 PM (cYBz/)

114 I love those knee high white go go boots. Reminds me why the 70’s were so much fun!

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 10:27 PM (etYFQ)

Tube tops out rank them. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:30 PM (snZF9)

115 83 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04,

Okay, everyone! Gather ‘round. Let’s pray for this mama and baby!

Father God, please give this mama strength deeper than she knows she has. Surround her with peace, courage, and Your comforting presence.
Guide this precious baby safely into the world, wrapped in Your love and protection.

Amen.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)

116 Also the Alt-tab command to switch between active applications in Windows.

Then you take it to the next level and learn to switch desktops with Win + Ctrl + → and Win + Ctrl + ←

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:31 PM (a4flb)

117 My grocery shopping list is those 4 x 3 inch lined sticking notes. I slap it to the shopping cart handle. It's always visible and stays in one place. Much better than loose paper or a phone with an app. Get the item off the shelf, cross it off and on to the next item. If the item isn't there, circle the item and added it to the next list later.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 10:31 PM (ggkmJ)

118 Amen, indeed.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:31 PM (7D3Aa)

119 Amen!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:32 PM (cYBz/)

120 Tom Servo

We have an 'ette that was a go-go dancer in a cage (as a yute) at what was probably an interesting emporium. She told me she wore white boots.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:32 PM (u82oZ)

121 I just saw a commercial for vaccinating 9-year-olds for HOV.

Why not just admit you've failed as a parent? Give the kid a baggie of cocaine and a handgun with the serial numbers filed off and let him know he's on his own.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

You're not setting them up for life in the fast lane with that vax.

Posted by: mikeski at March 04, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)

122 ----

you're a musician, right? This must irk you too.
Posted by: Don Black
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That's the way it was done. Always.
You do the audio then you do the video or vice versa.
Never at the same time. It was the studio's incompetence.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (4k6kk)

123 Anytime I see a music video like ABBA, I marvel at the wireless electric guitar, and invisible amplifiers

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (ZxPkt)

And the perfect reproduction of the record.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

====

Figuring that out was kinda like figuring out the Santa Claus racket.

But Saturday Night Live, and Letterman . . . That was the real deal.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (8AONa)

124 Thanks for the dandy Wednesday Night ONT, Doofster!

Great photo up top with lots of color.

Thanks for the article on the TRex movements and the clip from the Flintstones! Now I cannot unsee the tiptoe action...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 04, 2026 10:25 PM (kB9dk)

YW!

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (D3zHV)

125 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (L1JuH)

126 But it is kind of impressive to fly from the NE down to the Keys on a weekend for shits and giggles.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (/lPRQ)


Learned to fly as a teen when I worked at the local airport in Vancouver WA. There was a really good restaurant in the Salem.OR airport...about a 30-40 minute flight. I'd take a date down there for dinner (things were cheap back then) and fly back after dark, seeing the lights over Portland.
Good times.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (2WIwB)

127 You are the tech winner tonight. Can't match that speed. And my ImageWriter dot matrix printer is getting louder.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:26 PM (u82oZ)
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I remember when professors would not accept dot matrix printer documents. You either had to write them out by hand or type them up.

But in between was the "smart typewriter" which had limited memory so you could see the text and correct it before it was printed. I had something even better, a typewriter with a disc drive that saved the text for review and correction before printing! Eight glorious lines of text visible at a time! I still have it because when the EMPs go off, it will be the top of the line.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (ZOv7s)

128 121,
Golf clap

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (XuXeR)

129 C'mon, Salty. Names or pics - you know the rules!

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (7D3Aa)

130 Maybe someone more enlightened than I, or perhaps more perverted, can explain how dick pics or pussy pics gets one a date, or a hook-up? . . .
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder

I don’t understand how this is a winning strategy, either.
Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:18 PM (p4NUW)

Some guys are willing to suffer a thousand face slaps in order to find that one willing partner...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (nbLIj)

131 Water has broken, this is not a drill people...

Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (fcoLq)

132 My grocery shopping list is those 4 x 3 inch lined sticking notes. I slap it to the shopping cart handle. It's always visible and stays in one place. Much better than loose paper or a phone with an app. Get the item off the shelf, cross it off and on to the next item. If the item isn't there, circle the item and added it to the next list later.
Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 10:31 PM (ggkmJ)
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My mom always used an envelope for her shopping list. She'd stick it to the fridge with a magnet and update it throughout the week. Then stuff the envelope with coupons and take that with her while shopping.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (ESVrU)

133 121 I just saw a commercial for vaccinating 9-year-olds for HOV.
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Too bad they don't have a vax for HOA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:34 PM (4k6kk)

134 47 & 48 Horde Mind?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:34 PM (QGaXH)

135 Good evening morons y gracias Disco

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)

136 Thanks for the article on the TRex movements and the clip from the Flintstones!

It has been so long, I forgot that cartoons came with laugh-tracks - so annoying!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:34 PM (a4flb)

137 Amen.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)

Amen

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:34 PM (D3zHV)

138
Inogame,

Yay!!

Praying all goes well!!

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 10:34 PM (3ek7K)

139 Tube tops out rank them. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:30 PM (snZF9)

Daisy dukes were pretty popular in college if you were around during summer school.

Bare midriffs and daisy dukes, with that ponytail. Those ladies looked fine and they weren't even trying.

Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 10:35 PM (gKDq2)

140 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell.  Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.  Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:35 PM (ZOv7s)

141 Hey, what's this all over the floor???

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 10:35 PM (XuXeR)

142 Doctors: It's important to listen to your body.

Body: You're old and want lasagna. Now!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 04, 2026 10:35 PM (S/Y4j)

143 I think there is a flaw in the blackmail strategy.

So how did that kids family know it was his dick? And why would any of them care beside parents?

Posted by: Ripley at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (PTDkx)

144 No bare midriffs at the roller skating rink.

I knew that rule before I even knew what a midriff was.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (+HNx/)

145 What's an HOV vax?

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (Cjcf6)

146 It's not that we CAN'T send our garbage into the sun, it's more "Wow, that would cost a lot." Oddly, sending things sunward so they actually crash into the sun is not as easy as you think. And takes more energy (supposedly) than going outward.
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I haven't done the math, but consider that the Earth orbits the sun, and thus has a certain momentum which is sufficient to keep it there.

If you were starting at the sun, you'd have to expend a certain amount of energy to get here, plus some to be moving perpendicular to gravity fast enough to stay (there are squares of distance in the divisor of these terms). And then some more if you wanted to escape and you could be clever and slingshot around some of the larger planets. I'm not sure which of those is the bigger factor, but I'm sure someone's done the math on where an orbit would have to be to be 'halfway' out, so then it's just a question of whether we're closer or not.

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (vSvIl)

147 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04,

Okay, everyone! Gather ‘round. Let’s pray for this mama and baby!

Father God, please give this mama strength deeper than she knows she has. Surround her with peace, courage, and Your comforting presence.
Guide this precious baby safely into the world, wrapped in Your love and protection.

Amen.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)


Amen!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (2WIwB)

148 HPV.

I hate this small keyboard, or my fat fingers, or both.

Fatwa and jihad on you, keyboard and fingers.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (4/BuS)

149 I had something even better, a typewriter with a disc drive that saved the text for review and correction before printing! Eight glorious lines of text visible at a time! I still have it because when the EMPs go off, it will be the top of the line.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (ZOv7s)

Meh, I have the portable Underwood dad used to take his bar exam in 1966. I think he bought it at a pawn shop.
I am ready to write reports when fire falls from the skies.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)

150 LRob in OK

Nay, brother. She would be vengeful and lethal. I will say I think she was one of the top shooters at the Texas MoMeet. But I may be totally wrong about that.

She is a good dancer, for sure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (u82oZ)

151 What's an HOV vax?"

Keeps you out of the HOV lanes.

Duh.

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (XuXeR)

152 >And the perfect reproduction of the record.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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you're a musician, right? This must irk you too.

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:29 PM (ZxPkt)

It kinda does. I have seen many bands do one hell of a job live where they sound like the recording. Some bands make it a point to be that way. Bands I was in were like that. Cover bands try like hell to do that. People have the original recording of the song burned into their head, and its what they want to hear. Most of those stupid shows like the one ABBA is on many times had the band out there flailing away like idiots to a recording. Its an insult to the band. Hey you're gonna be wall paper for the night. Eh, press it in your ass. Metal bands never had to do that, but then again metal bands weren't allowed within 3 parsecs of a show like that. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:37 PM (snZF9)

153 Thanks for the ONT.

I am now totally obsessed with the possibly fake Marine who "broke his wittle hand" in the meeting and Sen Sheehy, former Navy Seal dealt with him. And one of the crowd calling him a coward...in which time Sheehy should have pounded his mouth shut.

I've watched the video as someone mentioned a "crack" and saw his arm pop a bit. I think the nitwit dislocated his elbow. His hand is not crushed as the Code Pinkos would believe in their shrieking. Like it would come out smashed flat from a steam roller and yukky.

whig posted his little CV of his service and it looks lame.

His dress pants look polyester vs wool and costume like. A chest full of medals for doing not a whole heck of a lot until 2004 in Africa. Probably digging a well for the Peace Corps (he got Peace Corps and Marine Corps confused).

The entire write up is lame. For starters, after this display, I seriously doubt he was on the boxing team "until he broke his hand." Or he seems to have a tough time with his hand.

Then we come to judgement day of him wearing a dress uniform when not on duty for over two decades. As I said below, I think this deserves Leavenworth Psych Ward at the very least.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 10:37 PM (WONhk)

154 Talking trash...

Earlier this year, from around late January through mid-February we were pretty much snowed in. I think we made one trip out to buy some provisions, but mostly to get booze. The trash didn't get picked up but once in 3 weeks due to icy roads.

Anyway, on the occasion I had to take our trash bin down to the road I was amazed at how heavy it was.

There were a lot, many, obscene amounts of empty liquor bottles and wine bottles in there.

So, yeah.... I'm sorta' proud.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 10:37 PM (jtM2q)

155 You're not setting them up for life in the fast lane with that vax.
Posted by: mikeski at March 04, 2026 10:32 PM (VHUov)

I'm with you, so far.

Posted by: Rex B at March 04, 2026 10:37 PM (GI9/m)

156 Meh, I have the portable Underwood dad used to take his bar exam in 1966. I think he bought it at a pawn shop.
I am ready to write reports when fire falls from the skies.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (rbvCR)
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My father has the manual ones. He also has and early electronic typewriter which he somehow rigged up as a printer. Early adopter genius.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:38 PM (ZOv7s)

157 I think there is a flaw in the blackmail strategy.

So how did that kids family know it was his dick? And why would any of them care beside parents?
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Yeah, I'm not buying that story either.

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)

158 With enough thrust, we could probably get our garbage to overcome mass coronal ejections and solar wind to the point where gravity might take over and incinerate our rubbish.

Not likely. Can we be like the Brits and just fly tip our trash into the solar system?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 10:38 PM (gVUi7)

159 When my first child was ready to go, the wife announced to me, around 9pm, that her water had broken and it was time to go to the hospital. She already had some stuff in a little bag and went to our car and waited. And waited. And then came back in the house where she found me making a couple of sandwiches to take along. Amusement? No. Daughter came along about 13 hours later. I wasn't hungry.

Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:38 PM (7D3Aa)

160 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (fcoLq)
* * * *
Awesome! Prayers up for a successful and problem-free delivery!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 04, 2026 10:39 PM (kB9dk)

161 61 Only European swallows are migratory. Max air speed 26 mph?

Posted by: NaCly Dog
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The Barn Swallows that summered on my front porch were from Brazil. They had a difficult time learning English but after a couple of seasons they settled into it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:39 PM (4k6kk)

162 75 A comment about "lots of places to bury stuff". I live in a nearly square county in OK. There is a military airfield located very nearly on the highest point in the county c.1941. NOW, the highest point in the county is the top of the trash heap. It is embarrassing.
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 04, 2026 10:21 PM (7D3Aa)

Hold my beer.
-Literally the entire state of Florida.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:39 PM (QGaXH)

163 I hope my grandkids get to experience the anxiety and joy of slow dancing.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:39 PM (ZOv7s)

164 Reusable grocery list has the item "matches" at the top of the list.

Matches were a daily use, must have item back then.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 04, 2026 10:40 PM (y171U)

165 147 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04,

Okay, everyone! Gather ‘round. Let’s pray for this mama and baby!

Father God, please give this mama strength deeper than she knows she has. Surround her with peace, courage, and Your comforting presence.
Guide this precious baby safely into the world, wrapped in Your love and protection.

Amen.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)

Amen!
Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 10:36 PM (2WIwB)

Prayers for a quick and easy delivery, for healthy baby and Mama. The only thing that is close is a grandchild. Gifts from God!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 10:40 PM (WONhk)

166 So, if we believe the new findings....

TRex goes Tiptoeing through the Tulips in Tulsa looking for food to fill his Tupperware?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 04, 2026 10:40 PM (S/Y4j)

167 36 Flight Attendants and Pilots Use These 4 Phrases on Board to Signal Emergencies—Here's What to Listen For

What's wrong with "Oh shit!"?
Posted by: nerdygirl


I will assume 'WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE' is not one of them.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 04, 2026 10:40 PM (L1JuH)

168 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Discovery is going to be interesting.
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I doubt it ever happened.

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (Cjcf6)

169 Anyway, on the occasion I had to take our trash bin down to the road I was amazed at how heavy it was.

There were a lot, many, obscene amounts of empty liquor bottles and wine bottles in there.

So, yeah.... I'm sorta' proud.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 10:37 PM (jtM2q)

We have a separate recycling bin here. Distributes the load.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (MZ+PY)

170 83 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (fcoLq)

Is this your first? Your life will never be the same!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (QGaXH)

171 167 36 Flight Attendants and Pilots Use These 4 Phrases on Board to Signal Emergencies—Here's What to Listen For

What's wrong with "Oh shit!"?
Posted by: nerdygirl


I will assume 'WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE' is not one of them.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 04, 2026 10:40 PM (L1JuH)

"I see Jesus" is probably suboptimal too.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (4/BuS)

172
5th

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (3ek7K)

173 166 So, if we believe the new findings....

TRex goes Tiptoeing through the Tulips in Tulsa looking for food to fill his Tupperware?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 04, 2026 10:40 PM
***
Totally.

Posted by: TRex - dainty dino at March 04, 2026 10:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

174 131 Water has broken, this is not a drill people...
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026

Go walk with her! We are here praying!

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:42 PM (OoFl2)

175 I think there is a flaw in the blackmail strategy.

So how did that kids family know it was his dick? And why would any of them care beside parents?
-----

Yeah, I'm not buying that story either.
Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:38 PM (Cjcf6)

***

A line up will settle this!!!

Posted by: Beulah Balbricker at March 04, 2026 10:42 PM (2WIwB)

176 Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

I believe this is his fifth child.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:42 PM (u82oZ)

177 >>>Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame

Congratulations. Welcome to the world, little one.

Posted by: Cosda at March 04, 2026 10:42 PM (/7sh5)

178 172
5th

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (3ek7K)
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Yes, you can *manifest* your truth!

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:43 PM (Cjcf6)

179 Water has broken, this is not a drill people...
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:33 PM (fcoLq)
=====

Let the games begin!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

180 I will assume 'WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE' is not one of them.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 04, 2026 10:40 PM (L1JuH)
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I think they only use that one when the galley is out of coffee.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 10:43 PM (ESVrU)

181 170 83 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (fcoLq)

Is this your first? Your life will never be the same!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (QGaXH)

#5

Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:44 PM (fcoLq)

182 What's that story the new Syndney star said?

He told a lie about sleeping with me. I just said he was really bad, quick triggered, and cried his mother's name.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:44 PM (u82oZ)

183 Water has broken, this is not a drill people...
Posted by: Inogame

Wait, there's no special emergency phrase for that? What kind of rinky-dink airline are they running?

.....

But seriously, prayers & congrats!

Posted by: mikeski at March 04, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)

184 I think a lip sync performance is cheaper than hiring a live performance

I might be wrong on that

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

185 Water has broken, this is not a drill people...
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026

Tell that baby to wait until after midnight so she can share a birthday with me :-)

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:45 PM (D3zHV)

186 "Attention: Does anyone in the passenger section know how to fly a plane?" always means bad news.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:45 PM (+HNx/)

187 Woot, finally made it!

Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 04, 2026 10:45 PM (rdVOm)

188 I love that Twinkletoes sound effect in the Flintstones clip. I think every cartoon in the 60’s used that one, I still think of it if I think I’ve got to walk quietly somewhere.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 10:45 PM (etYFQ)

189 Well then, since it's too spendy to launch commies into the sun, I guess our good friend the woodchipper stands out as a more cost effective solution. Pretty humane too, after the first 30 seconds or so.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 04, 2026 10:46 PM (DR/q2)

190 I think there is a flaw in the blackmail strategy.

"Got someone to print out 500 copies" is what got me.

That is not cheap, and it clearly is felony publishing and distributing of child pr0n. That girl must have either been putting out to some perv to get him to do that, or she must have some serious dirt on the publisher.

Or it is 99.9% likely to be pure bullshit.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:46 PM (a4flb)

191 107 Contractions are about 3 min apart and are lasting 1:30 to 1 min each so far...
I'm timing which is why I'm on my phone...
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:28 PM (fcoLq)

That's really good!

Your first?

Praying for you all, especially Mama and baby girl.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 10:46 PM (WONhk)

192 Last time we did this I had about 25 min warning... it's been 45 min so far so it's already longer.

Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:46 PM (fcoLq)

193 189 Well then, since it's too spendy to launch commies into the sun, I guess our good friend the woodchipper stands out as a more cost effective solution. Pretty humane too, after the first 30 seconds or so.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 04, 2026 10:46 PM (DR/q2)

--------

Also, Earth-friendly and sustainable.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:47 PM (+HNx/)

194 I was stationed in Germany in the late 70's. Every carnival and fest was nothing but ABBA. Sheesh!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 10:47 PM (2WIwB)

195 185 Water has broken, this is not a drill people...
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026

Tell that baby to wait until after midnight so she can share a birthday with me :-)
Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:45 PM

But please don’t name her after him!

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:47 PM (OoFl2)

196 I think they only use that one when the galley is out of coffee.

Or booze

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:48 PM (a4flb)

197 168 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
---

Let's start with sending them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:49 PM (4k6kk)

198 Reusable grocery list has the item "matches" at the top of the list.

Matches were a daily use, must have item back then.
Posted by: Joemarine

"Matches," check. "Bread," check. "Milk," check.

"Frozen Food?" "Fruit?" "Soups?" "Vegetables?"

Great googly-moogly.....

Posted by: 50s husband shopping for his pregnant wife at March 04, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)

199 I liked Waterloo but the only comprehensible word in the song is also "Waterloo."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 10:50 PM (RIvkX)

200 140 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 10:35 PM (ZOv7s)

Amen.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 10:50 PM (QGaXH)

201 The new Iranian navy is going to have glass-bottomed ships. That way they can see the old Iranian navy.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at March 04, 2026 10:50 PM (6h8Va)

202 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (fcoLq)



Diogenes would be a great name. Maybe as Diojennies?

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 10:50 PM (2WIwB)

203 Now that I think about it, a Q for you lawyer types:

When viewing evidence during a trial where illegal material, underage pics, vids, etc., is viewed by the jurors and court, what protects the viewers from charges stemming from that viewing?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:52 PM (cYBz/)

204 >I was stationed in Germany in the late 70's. Every carnival and fest was nothing but ABBA. Sheesh!

Posted by: Diogenes
---

same here, 76-79
all music was Dancing Queen and Stayin' Alive

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:52 PM (ZxPkt)

205 199 I liked Waterloo but the only comprehensible word in the song is also "Waterloo."
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:53 PM (Wmg4n)

206 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Discovery is going to be interesting.
----

I doubt it ever happened.

That's the guy's nightmare scenario. Dismissed due to lack of evidence.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 04, 2026 10:53 PM (lUFok)

207 China Uncensored
@ChinaUncensored
This isn't just about Iran. Every country watching this is doing the math. Every country that has been quietly drifting toward Beijing's orbit, betting that China is the future, is watching Beijing issue press conferences while its strategic partner gets regime-changed.

The multipolar world was never a reality. It was a theory, a brand, an aspiration shared by countries that had grievances against American power. But they had no actual capacity to replace it.

And when the moment of truth arrived, all Russia and China could do is say, “sorry for your loss.”

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:54 PM (Cjcf6)

208 Oh look! The baby's up!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:55 PM (cYBz/)

209 83 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:24 PM (fcoLq)

That's awesome! CONGRATULATIONS

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 10:55 PM (PMi3m)

210 Have a great night, everyone.

May Divine Providence protect our troops, allies, and the innocent in the midst of conflict.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 04, 2026 10:55 PM (u82oZ)

211 168 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Discovery is going to be interesting.
----

I doubt it ever happened.
Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:41 PM (Cjcf6)

It's cute but has to be fake. She'd be looking at dozens of felony counts under state and federal law.

Posted by: 16 and life at March 04, 2026 10:55 PM (TbWk/)

212 203 Now that I think about it, a Q for you lawyer types:

When viewing evidence during a trial where illegal material, underage pics, vids, etc., is viewed by the jurors and court, what protects the viewers from charges stemming from that viewing?
Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 10:52 PM (cYBz/)

Bettah? Supremes said it is OK for cops to lie... but it's a felony to lie to the Feds...

So, if a Cop Lies to the Feds? Who wins?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 10:55 PM (mP0Kj)

213 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame

Can you live stream it?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (/lPRQ)

214 Rush and Paul Shanklin weaned any trace of Abba from me with that Fat Barney Frank "Banking Queen" parody. Thank you Rush!

Posted by: Rex B at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (GI9/m)

215 I liked Waterloo but the only comprehensible word in the song is also "Waterloo."
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo
Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:53 PM (Wmg4n)

The history book on the shelf
is always repeating itself!

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (D3zHV)

216

raimondo is being a dick.

Wait, does he have one.

It's probably microscopic.

Posted by: four seasons at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (3ek7K)

217 grab the occasional unattended camera and take a few, but that was a gag.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 10:12 PM (MZ+PY)

Especially because those were film cameras, and no one would notice until they got the pics back from the drug store. "Oh, there's grandma, and aunt Ethel, and, OMG!" Especially with slides.

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (cAEoL)

218 I wanna be the first to

Wish Doof a happy birthday tomorrow!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (A5RD0)

219 We just heard from our daughter- her husband's surgery went well and he is awake and eating (milkshake and a banana).
Thank you for your prayers- they meant a lot to us.

And prayers up for Baby Girl Inogame!

Posted by: sal at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (f+FmA)

220 186 "Attention: Does anyone in the passenger section know how to fly a plane?" always means bad news.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 10:45 PM (+HNx/)
.........................
Twice on a flight as I was helping the crew they just paged anyone medical to come to the galley.

Unfortunately for me and the psych patient two social workers (from Oregon) showed up and one was crazier than the psychotic passenger. After the social worker scared her discussing a spider costume for Halloween, the passenger we were trying to calm down attempted to open the door to the galley. I figured at over 30K feet it would not open due to pressure (the social workers squeed). EMT's met that flight and hauled her off.

The lead flight attendant put me in charge & offered me food but I was fine with gin and tonics. I kept the plane from landing in Atlanta.

I got Delta Sky Miles for my heroics. After a half hour my husband came back to see what was going on.I only got to sit by him on landing.

The other patient was depressed,sobbing and vomiting and I was very compassionate with her.

In hospital:
Code Blue: cardiac arrest
Code Red: fire
Code Pink: abduction
Code Black: bomb threat

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 10:57 PM (WONhk)

221 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof!

Will have to check my bowling technique...
Posted by: TRex - deadly prancing dino at March 04, 2026 10:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

The T in TRex stands for tiptoe!
Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 10:13 PM (D3zHV)

Stands for "twinkles."

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 10:57 PM (cAEoL)

222 And when the moment of truth arrived, all Russia and China could do is say, “sorry for your loss.”
Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:54 PM (Cjcf6)

They used our own Rules against us... Trump said... well, if'n they won't play by the rules, neither will I.

After all, they are more like, guidelines.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 10:57 PM (mP0Kj)

223 "Attention: Does anyone in the passenger section know how to fly a plane?" always means bad news.
Posted by: Cicero

A lot easier than you might think.
Landing is another matter.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 10:57 PM (/lPRQ)

224 The history book on the shelf
is always repeating itself!
Posted by: Doof at March 04

Waterloo
I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo
Promise to love you forevermore

Sanfranpsycho going oh no, what did I do?

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (Wmg4n)

225 Husband and I watched the video of the Marine melee at the congressional hearing and the fact it took five guys to pry that guy off the door. I looked at Mr.Jen and stated that a good kick to the crotch would have ended that ridiculous scene in ten seconds. Why don’t guys use that approach?

Posted by: Jen the original at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (SbcUZ)

226 184 I think a lip sync performance is cheaper than hiring a live performance

I might be wrong on that
Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:44 PM (ZxPkt)

Words of wisdom from Nickelback:

I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync 'em every night, so I don't get 'em wrong

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (MZ+PY)

227 And when the moment of truth arrived, all Russia and China could do is say, “sorry for your loss.”
Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:54 PM (Cjcf6)


Thoughts and prayers

Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (fcoLq)

228 Evening, Doof, and ONT Horde.

It's simply too expensive to fire ordinary trash into the Sun. But trannies, muslims, and Democrats? Totally worth it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 10:59 PM (8zz6B)

229 I liked Waterloo but the only comprehensible word in the song is also "Waterloo."
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo
Finally facing my Waterloo

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:53 PM (Wmg4n)
-----

I *love* Abba! My favorite songs from them include SOS, Take a Chance on Me, and Knowing Me Knowing You.

Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:59 PM (Cjcf6)

230 raimondo is being a dick.

"You are what you eat" may cover this situation.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 04, 2026 10:59 PM (lUFok)

231
lol Blanco

Posted by: four seasons at March 04, 2026 10:59 PM (3ek7K)

232 @nypost
Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines to 'pass the torch' - surprisingly reveals he won't seek reelection

https://trib.al/IYNYuwZ

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 10:59 PM (ZxPkt)

233 Somewhere out near Pluto is a ring of Taco Bell rubbish orbiting the Sun.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 11:00 PM (gVUi7)

234 Congrats on the new (soon-to-be) addition, Inogame!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 04, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)

235 Also, why not incinerate and harvest the energy?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 10:19 PM (a4flb)

Germany used to do that. (Facility was right out the back gate of Wuerzburg army base, at the bottom of the hill. There were days....) But when everyone got all freaked out about carbon, they shut it down.

(They also did the carefully sorted recycling. I didn't mind it, but some did.)

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 11:01 PM (cAEoL)

236 sal thanks for the update b"h for good health

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 11:01 PM (RIvkX)

237 I feel like I've seen the reusable grocery list somewhere IRL but can't place it. It sure would be handy, though!
Posted by: pookysgirl, racking her brain at March 04, 2026 10:07 PM (Wt5PA)

I think I remember one that used a wheel with the various items on it, and a ribbon so you could print a list.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:01 PM (8zz6B)

238 197 168 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
---

Let's start with sending them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:49 PM (4k6kk)

True. But I think the little blackmailer is in far greater legal jeopardy under the doctrine of 'two wrongs don't make a right'. Especially if one of the boys negotiates an immunity deal.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 11:01 PM (QGaXH)

239 I wanna be the first to

Wish Doof a happy birthday tomorrow!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (A5RD0)

Thank you!

Posted by: Doof at March 04, 2026 11:01 PM (D3zHV)

240 I looked at Mr.Jen and stated that a good kick to the crotch would have ended that ridiculous scene in ten seconds. Why don’t guys use that approach?
Posted by: Jen the original at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (SbcUZ)

Because we know how that actually feelz?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:02 PM (mP0Kj)

241 174 131 Water has broken, this is not a drill people...
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026

Go walk with her! We are here praying!
Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:42 PM (OoFl2)
...................................
Unless things have changed, once that happened they told me I could not walk. But this was during the Civil War era.

Sounds like this Mama is going fast (unlike me).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 11:02 PM (WONhk)

242 219/
That's wonderful news Sal, may he continue to be blessed with good news. .

Posted by: The Grateful at March 04, 2026 11:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

243 Husband and I watched the video of the Marine melee at the congressional hearing and the fact it took five guys to pry that guy off the door. I looked at Mr.Jen and stated that a good kick to the crotch would have ended that ridiculous scene in ten seconds. Why don’t guys use that approach?
Posted by: Jen the original

Geneva Convention prohibits its use.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)

244 Okay, friends. I am off to bed. Can’t wait to hear blessed baby news tomorrow!

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 11:03 PM (OoFl2)

245 Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (Wmg4n)

====
Girls. smh

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 11:03 PM (RIvkX)

246 I *love* Abba! My favorite songs from them include SOS, Take a Chance on Me, and Knowing Me Knowing You.
Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:59 PM (Cjcf6)

Mamma Mia has entered the chat...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:03 PM (mP0Kj)

247 I just saw a commercial for vaccinating 9-year-olds for HOV.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2026 10:25 PM (4/BuS)

You can vaccinate for carpooling?!? Who knew?

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 11:04 PM (cAEoL)

248 Especially because those were film cameras, and no one would notice until they got the pics back from the drug store. "Oh, there's grandma, and aunt Ethel, and, OMG!" Especially with slides.
Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 10:56 PM (cAEoL)

Daughter and I tell the grandkids how hard it was, compared to today, to get an embarrassing photo of anyone out. Take the pic, finish the roll, go to One Hour, get it developed, make copies...

They were like "Why bother?"

Posted by: sal at March 04, 2026 11:05 PM (f+FmA)

249 Last time we did this I had about 25 min warning... it's been 45 min so far so it's already longer.
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:46 PM (fcoLq)

Prayers for an uneventful delivery.

September 2005, I took the wife with me on a business trip. Employer put us up in the Four Seasons, Newport Beach. Manager took one look at her and told me he was upgrading us to a mini suite. Her water broke at 5AM on the second morning.

We lit out of there and hit the 405 in about thirty minutes (thank God for HOV lanes). Made it to the hospital in about three hours. Little thug didn't come out until 7:30 that evening. This Saturday, he's driving with a friend to Miami for spring break...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 04, 2026 11:05 PM (nbLIj)

250 225 Husband and I watched the video of the Marine melee at the congressional hearing and the fact it took five guys to pry that guy off the door. I looked at Mr.Jen and stated that a good kick to the crotch would have ended that ridiculous scene in ten seconds. Why don’t guys use that approach?
Posted by: Jen the original at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (SbcUZ)

Good point! I wanted them to open the door and really smush his fingers. I tried to see the hand the Code Pinkos were wailing about and a police had him by that upper arm. This is not over because I demand x-rays.

The pop/crack heard seemed to be a dislocated elbow which he totally deserved.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 11:05 PM (WONhk)

251 Speaking of births-

Broncos QB Bo Nix became a father today
on his birthday, no less

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 11:05 PM (ZxPkt)

252 And when the moment of truth arrived, all Russia and China could do is say, “sorry for your loss.”
Posted by: Crusader at March 04, 2026 10:54 PM (Cjcf6)


Thoughts and prayers
Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 10:58 PM (fcoLq)

We'll send flowers. When you figure out when and where the funeral will be. We'd come ourselves, but, well, the Americans and Israelis might know the location, to.

Posted by: Putin and Xi at March 04, 2026 11:06 PM (vSvIl)

253 it can't have been the Texans QB, or someone would have intercepted the baby

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 11:06 PM (gKWVE)

254 Some dummy on Survivor just crapped his pants.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2026 11:08 PM (BT3km)

255 The proper disposal of trash (except metals) is to mix it with crushed coal on a conveyer belt and feed it into a high temp furnace where it can be used to generate electric power.
Commies too.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 11:08 PM (etYFQ)

256
Happy Birthday and thanks for Friday nights, Doof!

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 11:09 PM (Y8DZL)

257 Let's start with sending them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 10:49 PM (4k6kk)

True. But I think the little blackmailer is in far greater legal jeopardy under the doctrine of 'two wrongs don't make a right'. Especially if one of the boys negotiates an immunity deal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
---

If I caught a bastard sending my daughter dic pics I'd put his head in a vice. And that would just be the beginning.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:10 PM (4k6kk)

258 Guys, more info on that retard whose ass got kicked by Sen. Sheehy. And how now got 3 counts of assault on police officer. He is a Balestenian !! Photos of him in Keffiyeh, vids of him promoting Pali Jihad and "Free Balestine" movement. I am sure you are as shocked as I am..

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:10 PM (GD0B3)

259 Early Happy Birthday, Doof!

Since I have a cold, Ace told me to go to bed at 9:30 for the cure. It will probably be more like 10 but don't tell him.

Good luck with baby girl! Enjoy her! Even the 0200 wake up calls and poops.

I love babies so I always enjoy them and cared for at least 1000 in the newborn nursery in the '90's. One of the best jobs I had.

G'night all.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 11:10 PM (WONhk)

260 For those keeping score, Peru has just ejected the Cuban ambassador and all his staff as persona non grata, and given him 48 hours to leave the country.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 11:10 PM (rbvCR)

261 Mamma Mia has entered the chat...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:03 PM (mP0Kj)


Super Trooper is a favorite... of Mrs.D's.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 11:11 PM (2WIwB)

262 Must have been recruited under Barack Hussein Obama.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:11 PM (GD0B3)

263 246 Mamma Mia has entered the chat...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:03 PM (mP0Kj)

"Money Honey" is an Abba hit back in the day that rarely is played on oldies radio. I did hear it this weekend for the first time in about 50 years. Didn't even recognize it as Abba.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 04, 2026 11:11 PM (y171U)

264 I was a juror on a case where the perpetrator was caught surreptitiously videoing 8 - 10 year old girls sunning themselves at the beach.

We jurors had to watch the whole 20 minute video. It was extremely uncomfortable even though there was no nudity. Fortunately for us jurors taking or viewing pics of kids at the beach isn't illegal.

Unfortunately for him taking pics of children, even clothed children, that would make a reasonable adult uncomfortable IS illegal if it's with sexual intent. (he admitted on the stand that it was)

It took all of five minutes to find him guilty.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)

265 258 Guys, more info on that retard whose ass got kicked by Sen. Sheehy. And how now got 3 counts of assault on police officer. He is a Balestenian !! Photos of him in Keffiyeh, vids of him promoting Pali Jihad and "Free Balestine" movement. I am sure you are as shocked as I am..
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:10 PM (GD0B3)

I am not convinced at all he's a real Marine. I want proof! I also want x-rays! It's a pity Sen Sheehy could not go full Navy Seal on him.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 11:12 PM (WONhk)

266 206 The little blackmailer girl may think it's funny but I think she's committing multiple felonies. I'm no legal expert but last I checked blackmail and posting pictures of underage 'junk' was illegal.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Discovery is going to be interesting.
----

I doubt it ever happened.

That's the guy's nightmare scenario. Dismissed due to lack of evidence.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 04, 2026 10:53 PM (lUFok)

Like the accused rapist who's case was dismissed because.....wait for it......'the evidence wouldn't stand up in court!'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 11:13 PM (QGaXH)

267 Well I have a touch of the flu so going to call it an early.

Good Night Everyone!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 11:14 PM (QGaXH)

268 >>>And how now got 3 counts of assault on police officer. He is a Balestenian !! Photos of him in Keffiyeh, vids of him promoting Pali Jihad and "Free Balestine" movement. I am sure you are as shocked as I am..
Posted by: runner
----

We have some self contradiction here. This fellow says free Baluchistan and promoting Pakistan doesn't work. Baluchistan want to be free from Pakistan. This guy is a whackjob. Does he drive a semi?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:16 PM (4k6kk)

269 Like the accused rapist who's case was dismissed because.....wait for it......'the evidence wouldn't stand up in court!'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)

That's not funny.

Posted by: Mojtaba Khamanei at March 04, 2026 11:16 PM (gKWVE)

270
Unfortunately for him taking pics of children, even clothed children, that would make a reasonable adult uncomfortable IS illegal if it's with sexual intent. (he admitted on the stand that it was)

It took all of five minutes to find him guilty.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)
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When we lived in FL on a busy,crowded holiday weekend at the beach (we went every weekend and lived 1/4mi from the Atlantic)...I saw similar.

A man had one of those large video cameras pointing at my sons as he held it. Sons were on boogie boards. 5yrs and 3yrs.

I did not say a word to my husband but got up and walked towards about 10' him and he ran. Now I wish I had alerted the entire beach and lifeguard, but my instinct said pervert and alarms went off. I'm still mad about it, that I did not do enough.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 11:16 PM (WONhk)

271 265. Agree. Looked like a costume.

Posted by: Jen the original at March 04, 2026 11:16 PM (SbcUZ)

272 Everything the Kenyan Clown Obama touched when he Pretended to be an American President is front and center.

Healthcare and Iran plus who knows what else is waiting to bite us in the Ass.....

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 11:17 PM (38587)

273 later y'all 💤

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 11:18 PM (ZxPkt)

274 I am not convinced at all he's a real Marine. I want proof! I also want x-rays! It's a pity Sen Sheehy could not go full Navy Seal on him.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 11:12 PM (WONhk)

apparently he served. early 2000s. probably converted in the ME when he was over there. he is also running in NC on a green party ticket. unstable. nuts, as they say.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:20 PM (GD0B3)

275
Mamma Mia has entered the chat...
Posted by: Romeo13 a

Super Trooper is a favorite... of Mrs.D's.
Posted by: Diogenes

Super Trouper
https://youtu.be/1WzlQaz1ddQ

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 11:20 PM (Cqx++)

276 "Money Honey" is an Abba hit back in the day that rarely is played on oldies radio. I did hear it this weekend for the first time in about 50 years. Didn't even recognize it as Abba.
Posted by: Joemarine
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They were going for the pop market, extreme.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:21 PM (4k6kk)

277 Anyone seen video of the six ships going down?
War Dept. is slacking up in the action video dept.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:22 PM (4k6kk)

278 Super Trooper is a favorite... of Mrs.D's.
Posted by: Diogenes

Super Trouper
https://youtu.be/1WzlQaz1ddQ

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr
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youtube.com/watch?v=qN5zw04WxCc

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:26 PM (4k6kk)

279 B-2s heading to Diego Garcia. About a 6 hour round flight mission compared to 20+ hour flight from Missouri...

B-2 attacks 24/7................. Kiss your Raghead ASS Goodbye !!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 11:26 PM (38587)

280 A special message from a familiar face !

https://tinyurl.com/5fh94wu7

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:27 PM (GD0B3)

281 ABBA? "Under Attack". I'm pretty sure that was their last hit. Good song.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 11:27 PM (rj6Yv)

282 "Money Honey" is an Abba hit back in the day that rarely is played on oldies radio. I did hear it this weekend for the first time in about 50 years. Didn't even recognize it as Abba.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 04, 2026 11:11 PM (y171U)

Is that a cover of the Elvis hit?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:29 PM (8zz6B)

283 https://tinyurl.com/5fh94wu7

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 11:29 PM (RIvkX)

284 The kiss guy made me lol

Speaking of grocery lists, the Reminders app in my phone now has s grocery list option
Cool

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 04, 2026 11:30 PM (J5RCE)

285
There's Blue Oyster Cult studio and Blue Oyster Cult live. Live is the way they were meant to be.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 04, 2026 11:31 PM (KAi1n)

286 Is Blue Oyster Cult also a 70s Scandi glam rock superstar band?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 11:34 PM (RIvkX)

287 I have the portable Underwood dad used to take his bar exam in 1966.

I have an Underwood Champion portable, probably from the early fifties. I keep it in the study. It is a joy to use.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 04, 2026 11:36 PM (EXyHK)

288 286 Is Blue Oyster Cult also a 70s Scandi glam rock superstar band?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Maybe Blue Swede? Tho they were less superstar.

Ooga chaka!

Posted by: Rex B at March 04, 2026 11:40 PM (GI9/m)

289 Wow, both seen and spilled a lot of shit on keyboards over the years... especially as a retired IT guy.

Soda? Coffee? Tea? could usually clean them out...

But... Red Wine? Keyboard killer... good thing I've got spares...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:41 PM (mP0Kj)

290 The women are sitting back waiting for the bar to open.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:41 PM (4k6kk)

291 286 Is Blue Oyster Cult also a 70s Scandi glam rock superstar band?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 11:34 PM (RIvkX)

Cult! nuf said!

Is any Cult really the same as any other?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:42 PM (mP0Kj)

292 We got a dumbass boss who tended to come in and ask stupid questions. One guy said "Wait for it" when he saw him approaching. Kind of like Field Marshal Haig and his colonials.

Posted by: Lord Percy at March 04, 2026 11:44 PM (WV4GH)

293 Atlanta, Georgia! Are you ready to rock and roll!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 04, 2026 11:44 PM (EXyHK)

294 Hey Horde.

Beautiful prayer, Piper.

Happy early Birthday Doof, in case I forget.

Inogame, may all of the Blessings be upon you and your family. That fifth one is kind of special.

QJ, are you any relation to JQ?? Just want to make sure that you get my order right.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 04, 2026 11:44 PM (0nHVk)

295 "Money Honey" is an Abba hit back in the day that rarely is played on oldies radio. I did hear it this weekend for the first time in about 50 years. Didn't even recognize it as Abba.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 04, 2026 11:11 PM (y171U)

Is that a cover of the Elvis hit?

The the one that I remember from my yute (1953) is by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters. (It's on YouTube if anyone's interested.)

Posted by: Philip at March 04, 2026 11:44 PM (o71/e)

296 Kindltot wasn't the president's office in Ecuador making a thing about the Cuban embassy there burning papers? There was a video of it, but of course (as with 99% of everything now blasted over the intertubes, by individuals, guvamints, and "journalists"), it's impossible to know whether what you're watching is a routine daily occurrence. Or something big.

Anyway the counter-cartel operation in Ecuador kicking off the same time as the Iran festivities is a nice reminder of how big the battleground is.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (U/Byj)

297 260 For those keeping score, Peru has just ejected the Cuban ambassador and all his staff as persona non grata, and given him 48 hours to leave the country.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 11:10 PM (rbvCR)

Fascinating - I wonder what precipitated it?

Saw today that 2/3 of the island currently has no electricity at all, with no estimates on when (or if) it will be restored. It’s all breaking down.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (etYFQ)

298 286 Is Blue Oyster Cult also a 70s Scandi glam rock superstar band?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 11:34 PM (RIvkX)

Recently had to buy a new set of headphones... bought a brand called "Heavies" because they were rated as having really good base.

I gotta admit... as someone who has hearing issues from living on ships for years (certain freqs I'm pretty much deaf at)... they just rock.

Really enjoying revisiting music... because it sounds like I remember it from when I was a Teenager and really enjoyed it.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (mP0Kj)

299 Prayers for Inogame's wifey and baby on da way

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (DoBxX)

300 Slow night..

BIL showed up at 3:30am, brought from bus station to my house by local cop, as a public service. (I live probably 15 miles away from the bus station and BIL is in his 70s)

I wouldn't mind so much, except that he just fking showed up and *expects* to stay. Has already burned his other bridges; overstayed at friends. Dude is like Forrest Gump in a few ways.

He lost his wallet, has no photo ID. Miracle of miracles, he still has his debit card! Grrr. I hate "family"

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)

301 297 260 For those keeping score, Peru has just ejected the Cuban ambassador and all his staff as persona non grata, and given him 48 hours to leave the country.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 11:10 PM (rbvCR)

Fascinating - I wonder what precipitated it?

Saw today that 2/3 of the island currently has no electricity at all, with no estimates on when (or if) it will be restored. It’s all breaking down.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (etYFQ)

Cuba is at War with Peruvia? Who had that on their Bingo Card?

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:46 PM (mP0Kj)

302 Wow, both seen and spilled a lot of shit on keyboards over the years... especially as a retired IT guy.
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[recalls the SNL skit 'The Pepsi Syndrome']

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 04, 2026 11:48 PM (XeU6L)

303 For those keeping score, Peru has just ejected the Cuban ambassador and all his staff as persona non grata, and given him 48 hours to leave the country.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Whoa. I get busy away from AoS, and something truly *head-scratch worthy* occurs. LOL.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 04, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)

304 The answer to the sun/trash thing would be a space elevator I guess.

But people also don't realize just how big the earth is.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 11:51 PM (sKqQm)

305 Fascinating - I wonder what precipitated it?

Saw today that 2/3 of the island currently has no electricity at all, with no estimates on when (or if) it will be restored. It’s all breaking down.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (etYFQ)

Cuba is at War with Peruvia? Who had that on their Bingo Card?
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:46 PM (mP0Kj)

Maybe the Cuban diplomats were caught shoplifting AA batteries from the Quickie Mart.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:51 PM (8zz6B)

306 Wow, both seen and spilled a lot of shit on keyboards over the years... especially as a retired IT guy.

Soda? Coffee? Tea? could usually clean them out...

But... Red Wine? Keyboard killer... good thing I've got spares...

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 04, 2026 11:41 PM (mP0Kj)

You haven't lived until a tall glass of coke tips over, hits a bong, and both poured into the keyboard. With nothing to lose I carried it carefully to the sink, dumped it out, ran it under the hot water rinsing it out, took it out to the garage and blew it out with compressed air. let it dry overnight. Damn thing worked fine.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:51 PM (snZF9)

307 For those keeping score, Peru has just ejected the Cuban ambassador and all his staff as persona non grata, and given him 48 hours to leave the country.
Posted by: Kindltot
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Take yourselves, leave the llamas.

Posted by: Peru at March 04, 2026 11:51 PM (XeU6L)

308 The US has huge space in landfill for garbage disposal. And that's without dumping it into rivers and oceans to harm sea creatures, like the third world does. But we first-worlders have windmills that chop the hell out of birds.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 11:51 PM (ZZIer)

309 Some bands can't do it live.
Some bands are better live.
Don't need 10 tracks and 10 retakes.
They're free from gay producers and recording engineers.

youtube.com/watch?v=lJW_2wLt704

youtube.com/watch?v=jI_AvSF8bvU


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:51 PM (4k6kk)

310 Odds the kiss guy is a fake: 95%.

But at least no AI slop...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 11:52 PM (sKqQm)

311 BIL showed up at 3:30am, brought from bus station to my house by local cop, as a public service. (I live probably 15 miles away from the bus station and BIL is in his 70s)

I wouldn't mind so much, except that he just fking showed up and *expects* to stay. Has already burned his other bridges; overstayed at friends. Dude is like Forrest Gump in a few ways.

He lost his wallet, has no photo ID. Miracle of miracles, he still has his debit card! Grrr. I hate "family"
Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)

Well, I guess it's good news that he is alive and well; not so good that he intends to sponge off you. Is there such a thing as group homes for indigent seniors with some mental incapacity? Aside from the Senate?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:55 PM (8zz6B)

312 Cuba is at War with Peruvia? Who had that on their Bingo Card?
Posted by: Romeo13
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Bunch'a flakes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 11:55 PM (4k6kk)

313 The IAF is loading up some aircraft bound for Iran with extra ordnance. That's for the return trip, where they address targets in Lebanon that have developed during their mission.

"Honey could you pick up some milk on the way home" becomes "Shofar Two could you hit that 8-story building on the square in Dahiyeh on your return flight".

Posted by: rhomboid at March 04, 2026 11:55 PM (U/Byj)

314
Baby smell and puppy smell are great.

Just make you're smelling the right end, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 11:58 PM (3ek7K)

315 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame

Praying all goes well for the new Moronette.

Didn't know our firstborn was female until she was born. Even with the ultrasound, we didn't know our twins were boys until they were born. (The ultrasound just showed they were two distinct entities, not a giant kid. The tech was more primitive back then.)

I don't think it's fair that nowadays parents get to know which color to paint the nursery before the baby's born.

Posted by: mindful webworker became a parent 'way back in the last millennium at March 04, 2026 11:59 PM (9O6qm)

316 Cuba is at War with Peruvia? Who had that on their Bingo Card?
Posted by: Romeo13

"2026 Bingo" isn't the usual 5-in-a-row game; it's blackout.

I still expect someone will win by mid-May.

Posted by: mikeski at March 04, 2026 11:59 PM (VHUov)

317
The 2 for 1 late Night Buffet is now OPEN

For those who opted for the VIP upgrade and are wearing the appropriately colored plastic wristbands, this also includes the multiple bars and karaoke venues.

Posted by: Almost All-Inclusive Club Miklos at March 04, 2026 11:59 PM (Al4HM)

318 Paul likes ABBA's "Fernando".

I love their music, but after watching the movie Mamma Mia", I think my favorite song of theirs is " Slipping Through My Fingers".

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 11:59 PM (SRRAx)

319 The B-2s take off from Wypepo AFB in Missouri, 18 hour flight. One way. I mean, if you are bombing somebody in Iran. When it’s time to go for a beer, it’s ANOTHER 18 hour flight to get back to the hangar.

How many crews do they got on that thing? 2 pilots? Maybe 3, in case somebody gets hurt or wigs out?

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 12:00 AM (8OQ0R)

320 ...Aside from the Senate?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Thanks for the best laugh I've had all day!

Got him to DMV in WA today for new ID card. No dupe license-- he's been suspended for not paying tickets. (eyeroll) Can't do jackshit without photo ID.. and he's fck'd off everything... trailer, truck, phone.. idiot.

Tomorrow, taking him to DSHS in WA, see if/what he can qualify for. Get him signed up for something, anything, to get him out of my house. But of course, DMV must mail the new photo card (not to MY address, no way!) to "general delivery" in WA town... maybe 2 weeks to get it. UGH!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

321 When viewing evidence during a trial where illegal material, underage pics, vids, etc., is viewed by the jurors and court, what protects the viewers from charges stemming from that viewing?

I'm sure there is some rule of jury immunity for handling evidence, but even if there wasn't, how would you get a conviction?

Prosecutor: "Jury Number 2, we will prove that all 12 members of Jury Number 1 watched illegal material. One of the elements of that charge is that the material was illegal. You will have to view the same material to determine if it was illegal"

Posted by: Chuck C at March 05, 2026 12:00 AM (D0HYP)

322 And what's all this nonsense about launching our trash into the sun? You just have to rocket it up high enough, toss it out, and let it burn up in the atmosphere. e z p z

Posted by: mindful webworker 'recycles' everything together ezpz at March 05, 2026 12:02 AM (9O6qm)

323 Peru is accusing the Cuban Ambassador of espionage, and the previous Peruvian administrations were like Biden's in letting human trafficking, cocaine farmers, drug smugglers, arms trades, terrorists and Venezuelans wander through and set up shop.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 05, 2026 12:02 AM (rbvCR)

324 When viewing evidence during a trial where illegal material, underage pics, vids, etc., is viewed by the jurors and court, what protects the viewers from charges stemming from that viewing?

I'm sure there is some rule of jury immunity for handling evidence, but even if there wasn't, how would you get a conviction?

Prosecutor: "Jury Number 2, we will prove that all 12 members of Jury Number 1 watched illegal material. One of the elements of that charge is that the material was illegal. You will have to view the same material to determine if it was illegal"
Posted by: Chuck C at March 05, 2026 12:00 AM (D0HYP)

Not a lawyer, but I think the term is "privilege".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:05 AM (8zz6B)

325 For those keeping score, Peru has just ejected the Cuban ambassador and all his staff as persona non grata, and given him 48 hours to leave the country.
Posted by: Kindltot
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My guess would have been Argentina.

Maybe Milei did that already.

Next up-Ecuador

Posted by: El Mikloso de Yucatan at March 05, 2026 12:05 AM (Al4HM)

326 Tomorrow, taking him to DSHS in WA, see if/what he can qualify for. Get him signed up for something, anything, to get him out of my house. But of course, DMV must mail the new photo card (not to MY address, no way!) to "general delivery" in WA town... maybe 2 weeks to get it. UGH!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)

Oh shit, he finally showed up there, huh?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 12:05 AM (snZF9)

327 Speaking of consular affairs and diplomats, persona non grata, etc. I downloaded George Kennan’s autobiography. He was a pretty famous US diplomat in the 1930s thru the 1950s, was stationed in Berlin and Moscow and understood Europe and the Cold War. It’s a pretty good read, he was a really good writer.

I’m getting the distinct impression our later diplomats may not always have been quite the caliber of George Kennan. And the Secretary of State position can be a real crapshoot.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 12:05 AM (8OQ0R)

328 Oh shit, he finally showed up there, huh?
Posted by: Berserker
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Yeah. At zero-dark-fking thirty this morning. At my door.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:06 AM (rdVOm)

329 As far as trials involving illegal material (aka CP or CSAM), the crime usually consists of knowingly accessing or duplicating it. You can't be liable just because someone shows it to you of their own accord. Think of it this way - if someone ran up to you and grabbed your crotch, did you sexually assault them? After all, your genitalia made contact with them. No, of course you're not liable.

Posted by: PabloD at March 05, 2026 12:06 AM (+HNa2)

330 I love the smell of JP5 in the morning .............

That gasoline Smell............

Smells like "VICTORY"...........

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 05, 2026 12:07 AM (38587)

331 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame
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When she starts calling you names and saying it's all your fault, she doesn't really mean it.
At least that's what my wife told me.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 12:08 AM (f8HdW)

332 And what's all this nonsense about launching our trash into the sun? You just have to rocket it up high enough, toss it out, and let it burn up in the atmosphere. e z p z

Posted by: mindful webworker 'recycles' everything together ezpz at March 05, 2026 12:02 AM (9O6qm)


For testing purposes many of our so called leaders should get that ride first, and then do garbage.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 12:08 AM (snZF9)

333 DMV story. My ex is suffering from dementia.She's been to the DMV four times now saying her license has been stolen. She tells them I did it.

Nope. Dementia is a terrible affliction.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 05, 2026 12:09 AM (+qFxn)

334 311 BIL showed up at 3:30am, brought from bus station to my house by local cop, as a public service. (I live probably 15 miles away from the bus station and BIL is in his 70s)

I wouldn't mind so much, except that he just fking showed up and *expects* to stay. Has already burned his other bridges; overstayed at friends. Dude is like Forrest Gump in a few ways.

He lost his wallet, has no photo ID. Miracle of miracles, he still has his debit card! Grrr. I hate "family"
Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)
.......................................
Dear Tarbender...tell him he has x amt of days or hours and then call the cops again to take him back to a shelter. You do not need this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 12:09 AM (WONhk)

335 331 Wife is officially in labor, looks like tonight could be the night, Little girl is on her way.
Posted by: Inogame
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When she starts calling you names and saying it's all your fault, she doesn't really mean it.
At least that's what my wife told me.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 12:08 AM (f8HdW)

IIRC, they have like 5 kids. At this point, she knew what she was getting into. I say: let 'em crash!

Sincerely man, congratulations and hope everything goes well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:09 AM (bss/y)

336 Let me tell you, pal, it would behoove ya
To not fuck around much in Peruvia
It's really no joke
If you're caught growing coke
They'll turn right around and remove ya.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:09 AM (8zz6B)

337 >>>He lost his wallet, has no photo ID. Miracle of miracles, he still has his debit card! Grrr. I hate "family"
Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 04, 2026 11:45 PM (rdVOm)
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Again? Take him out back and shoot him in the head.
No, that's just a euphemism. But it's time for him to go. If he stays in the house don't go to bed unarmed. You don't need this crap.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 12:10 AM (4k6kk)

338 Oh shit, he finally showed up there, huh?
Posted by: Berserker
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Yeah. At zero-dark-fking thirty this morning. At my door.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:06 AM (rdVOm)

Your fault for not answering the door dressed as Michael Myers. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)

339 Viva La Rubio............. Next Cuban President........

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 05, 2026 12:11 AM (38587)

340 The boy who got his kiss at least had sense enough to hug her with one free arm.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 05, 2026 12:12 AM (+qFxn)

341 I suspect BIL has early dementia. It's either that, or he's being dishonest with me when I ask questions and he replies "I don't know" like a guilty child.

The dude is not into drugs or alcohol. Just naive and ignorant in SO MANY ways.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)

342 With the 10lb baby I got to 8cm and stopped. Nothing was going to work, including pitocin. His head was too big and he was refusing to cooperate.

I then got an epidural after waiting 5hrs for a non-emergent c-section.

I admit to have looked forward to how insane I could get and say whatever I wanted to my poor husband. Never happened. I moaned loudly a few times and that was it.

Had a very healthy baby boy and I did well, which was all that counted.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 12:12 AM (WONhk)

343 "I wouldn't mind so much, except that he just fking showed up and *expects* to stay. Has already burned his other bridges; overstayed at friends. Dude is like Forrest Gump in a few ways."

You nned to check, asap, with your local jurisdiction and make sure he doesn't establish residency at your place.
Unless you want to go through the eviction process take him to the nearest homeless shelter.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 05, 2026 12:13 AM (FylAi)

344 Maybe the Cuban diplomats were caught shoplifting AA batteries from the Quickie Mart.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

In the 80s, the Cuban students (and the Vietnamese) in the then Socialist Peoples republic of Hungary were given a monthly allotment of 300 or so USD. With a list of things to buy at the hard currency/diplomatic stores.

Which they had to return to those embassies, for Personal Use by the Somebodies or resale at a big profit on the black (free) market.

Those embassies funded themselves from that.

Posted by: Miklos more than vaguely recalls at March 05, 2026 12:14 AM (Al4HM)

345 Unladen. Laden the air speed is 0 mph. It's a matter of thrust to weight ratios, of course.
- - - - - -

It's all in the pelvic action...

Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at March 05, 2026 12:14 AM (6BIzz)

346 Ok, QJ, I am just going to hop behind the bar here and pour you a massive beverage of your choice. I am sorry that you have such a shitshow in your life.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 05, 2026 12:15 AM (0nHVk)

347 When she starts calling you names and saying it's all your fault, she doesn't really mean it.
At least that's what my wife told me.
Posted by: buddhaha at March 05, 2026 12:08 AM (f8HdW)

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I wonder what was said in the days when they didn't allow the fatherd into labor and delivery.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 05, 2026 12:16 AM (+qFxn)

348 341 I suspect BIL has early dementia. It's either that, or he's being dishonest with me when I ask questions and he replies "I don't know" like a guilty child.

The dude is not into drugs or alcohol. Just naive and ignorant in SO MANY ways.
Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:12 AM (rdVOm)

(Not important but I love your new name!)

Well...the cops/hospital someone should know a place for him to go. He's homeless. There are some shelters, or were, religious based and the men did a bit of work to live there with the promise of no booze, drugs or fighting.

Call services for the elderly or someone like that in your area or the next town/city.

You don't need to deal with this is my drum I will keep beating like our hockey team beat Russia.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 12:16 AM (WONhk)

349 Good tweet linked at Insty:

China Uncensored
@ChinaUncensored
This isn't just about Iran. Every country watching this is doing the math. Every country that has been quietly drifting toward Beijing's orbit, betting that China is the future, is watching Beijing issue press conferences while its strategic partner gets regime-changed.

The multipolar world was never a reality. It was a theory, a brand, an aspiration shared by countries that had grievances against American power. But they had no actual capacity to replace it.

And when the moment of truth arrived, all Russia and China could do is say, “sorry for your loss.”
11:36 AM · Mar 4, 2026
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Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:17 AM (bss/y)

350 Drive-by comment to ask, how the #$)(%&^*)& do I get the cover to the *top* aka center tail light off so I can replace a frikn bulb? This is a 2007 Jeep Liberty. I got the hex screws out but the cover still won't budge...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 05, 2026 12:17 AM (ULPxl)

351
Active volcano?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)



That was my first choice too. I reckon the problem would be that most active volcanos and vents close up fairly fast, so getting enough trash dumped in to make a dent in landfills would be extremely difficult.

On the other hand, just ship it all to Hawaii and tell them that it'll keep coming until they stop being racist pot-heads.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 05, 2026 12:17 AM (HXiQ2)

352 I wonder what was said in the days when they didn't allow the fatherd into labor and delivery.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 05, 2026 12:16 AM (+qFxn)

'Cock-sucking motherfucking peckerwood...'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:17 AM (bss/y)

353 342 With the 10lb baby I got to 8cm and stopped. Nothing was going to work, including pitocin. His head was too big and he was refusing to cooperate.

I then got an epidural after waiting 5hrs for a non-emergent c-section.

I admit to have looked forward to how insane I could get and say whatever I wanted to my poor husband. Never happened. I moaned loudly a few times and that was it.

Had a very healthy baby boy and I did well, which was all that counted.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 12:12 AM (WONhk)

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Did all the men here cringe like I did when they read this?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 05, 2026 12:18 AM (+qFxn)

354 >>make sure he doesn't establish residency at your place.
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On it! Talked with my lawyer today. Takes 6 weeks here. No mail to this addy for him. Check, and check!

He rode a fking bus for almost 48hours straight, just to get here. Dude needs some stretch-out time and sleep, especially at his age. I'm pissed off, but not *heartless*

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)

355 Active volcano?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

No

I did not do Taco Tuesday this week

Posted by: Copasetic Miklos at March 05, 2026 12:19 AM (Al4HM)

356 WRT Abba, I always liked the redhead. Most seemed to prefer the blonde, and she was certainly also easy on the eyes, but, I dunno... the redhead looked smarter, like she'd be more fun to talk to after doing the deed.

Speaking of smart people, Claude Opus just solved a problem that Donald Knuth had been working on for "several weeks".

If you don't know who Donald Knuth is, look him up. I mean, he's not a Eric Swalwell or a Jasmine Crockett, or a Ketanji Brown Jackson, but he does have a little bit on the ball.

https://tinyurl.com/45md9sbr

Unless someone finds a previous solution (highly unlikely, given that Knuth didn't know about it and the problem was hard enough that he'd spent several weeks on it), I think this pretty much definitively demonstrates that LLMs don't "just regurgitate things they've already seen".

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 05, 2026 12:21 AM (IG3/x)

357 Drive-by comment to ask, how the #$)(%&^*)& do I get the cover to the *top* aka center tail light off so I can replace a frikn bulb? This is a 2007 Jeep Liberty. I got the hex screws out but the cover still won't budge...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 05, 2026 12:17 AM (ULPxl)

The CHMSL, aka third brake light? My guess is that the rubber gasket has bonded to the lens and the paint over the last 19 years or so. Try slipping the blade of a putty knife between the rubber and the body. A little squirt of WD-40 might help matters along, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:22 AM (8zz6B)

358 >>Well...the cops/hospital someone should know a place for him to go. He's homeless.
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Well, if they did, he pooh-poohed it and said "send me to my brother's house" AND THEY DID. He's still wearing a hospital wristband dated 3/2.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)

359 He rode a fking bus for almost 48hours straight, just to get here. Dude needs some stretch-out time and sleep, especially at his age. I'm pissed off, but not *heartless*
Posted by: QJ the tarbender

Hey Vito, Fingers

Lady needs some help

Posted by: Mobbed up Miklos at March 05, 2026 12:22 AM (Al4HM)

360 Joe Dan has released a new Intellectual Froglegs. On YouTube, where they haven't been for quite a while.

https://youtu.be/l0JdJxrRVkc

Been watching him for years, so I finally slipped him a bribe to get on the "contributors" list that flashes by at the end. My latest big claim to fame.

Posted by: mindful webworker buys a seat on the glory plane at March 05, 2026 12:23 AM (9O6qm)

361 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived

Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 12:23 AM (fcoLq)

362 Google search ain’t what it was, but look for a web page that hits on that. The Tube that is You might have a vid on that. If you have a mechanical repair problem with something, you can almost bet somebody has a web page on disassembly and repair. One of the great things about the internet.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 05, 2026 12:24 AM (8OQ0R)

363 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame
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YAY! CONGRATULATIONS!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

364 The B-2's have a small area aft of the crew seats where they have room for a cot. (I got a courtesy cockpit visit years ago). I don't think they carry a third crew member, but they take alternating naps.

Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 05, 2026 12:25 AM (euDq6)

365 Congrats Baby Ino!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 05, 2026 12:25 AM (tcsrY)

366 WRT Abba, I always liked the redhead. Most seemed to prefer the blonde, and she was certainly also easy on the eyes, but, I dunno... the redhead looked smarter, like she'd be more fun to talk to after doing the deed.

-Just the punchline

https://tinyurl.com/yvkh77we

Just the punchline is a wise man.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:25 AM (bss/y)

367 >>> 357
==
The CHMSL, aka third brake light? My guess is that the rubber gasket has bonded to the lens and the paint over the last 19 years or so. Try slipping the blade of a putty knife between the rubber and the body. A little squirt of WD-40 might help matters along, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:22 AM (8zz6B)

That's the one, thanks! Will give this a try.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 05, 2026 12:25 AM (ULPxl)

368 Definitely should send dangerous trash to the sun.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 12:25 AM (4hjRS)

369 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame

Now see?

We CAN have nice things

Posted by: Miklos is happier than the QJ situation at March 05, 2026 12:26 AM (Al4HM)

370 There was a scandal in Astoria, Oregon, which is on the coast down the Columbia River from Portland, where -- I think it was a middle school -- minors were texting each other explicit photos and forwarding the ones they received to their friends and so on. The police had to go and tell the kids to stop and explain to them that technically they were committing a very serious crime in producing and distributing child porn, and they also had to go and explain to the community that they were not going hard after this particular serious criminal racket because common sense. It was a mess.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 12:26 AM (Sy6m/)

371 > You haven't lived until a tall glass of coke tips over, hits a bong, and both poured into the keyboard.

Way back in the eighties some kids I knew let their pet rat escape and it pissed on their computer keyboard (I think it was a Commodore, but that might not be it).

They called up tech support and the guy was so amused that he sent them a new computer.

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 05, 2026 12:27 AM (IG3/x)

372 >>> 361 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 12:23 AM (fcoLq)

Congratulations Inogame!!!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 05, 2026 12:27 AM (ULPxl)

373 That was some years ago, I forget how long. Responding to the discussion above.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 12:27 AM (Sy6m/)

374 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:22 AM (8zz6B)

That's the one, thanks! Will give this a try.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

I am not sure why AOP is not head of NASA

Posted by: Miklos has Question at March 05, 2026 12:27 AM (Al4HM)

375 Drive-by comment to ask, how the #$)(%&^*)& do I get the cover to the *top* aka center tail light off so I can replace a frikn bulb? This is a 2007 Jeep Liberty. I got the hex screws out but the cover still won't budge...
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
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I do not know...but a fair guess would be that time and heat have caused the gasket to adhere to the body.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:28 AM (XeU6L)

376 369 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame

Congratulations!!!

I know it did not seem a short time for your wife, but it was (coming from someone who labored for over a day then a c-section). Our DIL has babies quickly as well and I am in awe!

Happy for you all!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 12:29 AM (WONhk)

377 One trash alternative I always thought of is Meteor Crater in AZ. We’ve studied it all we can. Now we can just fill it up.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 12:29 AM (4hjRS)

378 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame

Cheers to the newest Moronette!!!

Posted by: mikeski at March 05, 2026 12:29 AM (VHUov)

379 > their pet rat escape and it pissed on their computer keyboard

(yeah, sock off)

I remember this because there was a long-running thread on a local BBS (anyone remember those?) with the title "Rat piss on the keyboard".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 05, 2026 12:30 AM (IG3/x)

380 LOL. A guy has a baby and he takes the time to bang out a comment on his phone.

Doof: THIS is a great comment of the week. He went the extra mile.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:31 AM (bss/y)

381 baby girl has arrived

Congrats to all!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 12:31 AM (2WIwB)

382 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame
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!Congrats!

Now...where's my cigar?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 05, 2026 12:32 AM (XeU6L)

383 Way back in the eighties some kids I knew let their pet rat escape and it pissed on their computer keyboard (I think it was a Commodore, but that might not be it).

They called up tech support and the guy was so amused that he sent them a new computer.
Posted by: [Rodrigo Borgia]

Back in the days when the keyboard was part of the computer, and not a peripheral. Commodore 64, Apple 2 series.....

Posted by: mikeski at March 05, 2026 12:33 AM (VHUov)

384 Keith Olbermann is a vile nasty suckass piece of shit.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 12:33 AM (2WIwB)

385 > 382 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame

Congratulations!

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 05, 2026 12:33 AM (IG3/x)

386 That was my first choice too. I reckon the problem would be that most active volcanos and vents close up fairly fast, so getting enough trash dumped in to make a dent in landfills would be extremely difficult.

On the other hand, just ship it all to Hawaii and tell them that it'll keep coming until they stop being racist pot-heads.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 05, 2026 12:17 AM (HXiQ2)

For garbage: separate it at the point it becomes garbage. Three bins, three streams. Stream 1 is anything that can be burned; food scraps, paper and plastic bags, plastic bottles, foil pouches. That goes to the waste-burning power plant. Stream 2 is stuff that is mostly metal, and maybe some durable plastics. It goes to a metal-recovery plant where metals are sorted for recycling. There is a huge amount of embodied energy in metal, so it is worth doing. Stream 3 is glass, Pop and liquor and beer bottles, spaghetti sauce jars, pickle jars. Quick rinse to get most of the goop out, no need to be hospital-clean. Glass gets crushed, and used as a component of road pavement.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:33 AM (8zz6B)

387 Congratulations!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 05, 2026 12:33 AM (IG3/x)

Likewise from me!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:34 AM (8zz6B)

388 11:06 central, baby girl has arrived
Posted by: Inogame

Cheers to the newest Moronette!!!
Posted by: mikeski


And already money in the bank

Posted by: Miklos heard about this Trump Baby fund paiad by Michael and Mrs. Dell at March 05, 2026 12:34 AM (Al4HM)

389
You nned to check, asap, with your local jurisdiction and make sure he doesn't establish residency at your place.
Unless you want to go through the eviction process take him to the nearest homeless shelter.

Posted by: Will Robinson
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He's never been in your life, there are ulterior motives, get him out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 12:36 AM (4k6kk)

390 Keith Olbermann is a vile nasty suckass piece of shit.
Posted by: Diogenes

Not bad...needs work

Posted by: Miklos on behalf of Chavez the Hugo at March 05, 2026 12:37 AM (Al4HM)

391 I read #300 and thought, wow, that sounds just like the situation JQ has been hoping to avoid. Thank goodness it isn't…

Posted by: QJ the tarbender

…oh! I see. 😒

Guess you should have answered that phone call the other day? (Or moved and left no forwarding address already? As if you could.)

Hope you can take care of this mess timely.

Posted by: mindful webworker has had to scrape off folks at times at March 05, 2026 12:37 AM (9O6qm)

392 One trash alternative I always thought of is Meteor Crater in AZ. We’ve studied it all we can. Now we can just fill it up.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 05, 2026 12:29 AM (4hjRS)

Naw. It's an awesome thing to view.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:38 AM (8zz6B)

393
Congratulations!!!!

Posted by: fourseasons at March 05, 2026 12:38 AM (3ek7K)

394 Now...where's my cigar?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.

Funny you should ask

Posted by: Monica L at March 05, 2026 12:38 AM (Al4HM)

395 Did all the men here cringe like I did when they read this?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 05, 2026 12:18 AM (+qFxn)

A 10lb baby on my father's side is just another day ending in Y. My grandmother's sister had 9 kids, none under 10lbs, the biggest being 16 pounds. The joke is he was born walking. He was 6'5" grown up. There were some other jokes, no doubt involving hot dogs and hallways, but since I don't understand italian I couldn't eavesdrop when my aunts would talk about her. They would switch to italian, speak in low tones and giggle.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 12:39 AM (snZF9)

396 > Energy-wise, dumping things into the sun is really hard - you have to negate all of earth's rotational velocity around the sun.

Exactly. The Earth is cruising along at about 30 km/second (yeah, per second)...about 67,000 mph.

All of that velocity would have to be killed in order for something to fall into the sun, and killing it would require exactly as much energy as accelerating it to that speed would take.

Now, I'm sure you could play some games with slingshot orbits and other celestial bodies, but when it comes down to it you'd be better off just burning the garbage here.

Besides, if it's nuclear "waste", there's a good chance we'll want it for fuel or some other purpose in the future. Kinda hard to get it back if it's vapor in the sun's photosphere.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 05, 2026 12:39 AM (IG3/x)

397 Keith Olbermann is a vile nasty suckass piece of shit.
Posted by: Diogenes

Not bad...needs work
Posted by: Miklos on behalf of Chavez the Hugo at March 05, 2026 12:37 AM (Al4HM)


It's a work in progress.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 05, 2026 12:40 AM (2WIwB)

398 > Naw. It's an awesome thing to view.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 12:38 AM (8zz6B)

Especially when you see how close that thing came to hitting the visitor center.

Heh... I wish I'd thought of that one.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 05, 2026 12:40 AM (IG3/x)

399 He's never been in your life, there are ulterior motives, get him out.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Yeah-- he just wants a free ride. I know this. Even hubby said he & XW had to shuffle him off a couple times.

He really IS stupid. I'm not exaggerating. Well, it's *that* or dementia.

I will get him signed up for whatever he can get. And then he can go to a shelter.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

400 Well, if they did, he pooh-poohed it and said "send me to my brother's house" AND THEY DID. He's still wearing a hospital wristband dated 3/2.
Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)
..
Oh, I KNOW he poo-poohed it. I was a RN Case Manager of a med center ED in FL.

I assume he was wandering around or doing something wacko, the cops were called and he got an escort to the ED. The ED found out he had family and here we are.

Give this ED a call. There will be a case manager in this hospital somewhere if the ED does not have their own like ours did (a large med center in FL).

The case manager or social worker will have a list of places for homeless. She will (I hope) give you this list to pick from and when a bed opens up he can go there. His name will be put on a waiting list.

OR you can deliver him back to the ED, explain your cirucumstances of having a husband to tend to, he is your BIL and you cannot care for him.

I assume he is simply demented and not dangerous/insane or given to anger...if so, this is another factor that you do not need to deal with at all.

He can't be that demented if he road a bus for 48hrs and was able to find you 15mi away.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 12:42 AM (WONhk)

401 >>Guess you should have answered that phone call the other day?
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I *wasn't home* when that call came. And there was no other call.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

402 > Back in the days when the keyboard was part of the computer, and not a peripheral. Commodore 64, Apple 2 series.....
Posted by: mikeski at March 05, 2026 12:33 AM (VHUov)

Yep. Atari 8 bits, Sinclairs... even some of the (then) hot boxes with 680x0 CPUs, like the Atari ST and the Amiga.

Now I'm wondering what you could do with one of those old boxes, a LiPo battery, and a cheap surplus LCD screen.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 05, 2026 12:43 AM (IG3/x)

403 Keef Olberfat is the kind of guy who yells at his fleshlight.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 05, 2026 12:44 AM (4/BuS)

404 I will get him signed up for whatever he can get. And then he can go to a shelter.
Posted by: QJ the tarbender

Bad people are sometimes connected to good people, to the detriment of the good ones. Not easy or good.

I recall Sunk New Dawn Jim's situation with with his evil criminal brother.

Posted by: Miklos ws invited for beer and oysters at Galveston at March 05, 2026 12:46 AM (Al4HM)

405 Keef Olberfat is the kind of guy who yells at his fleshlight.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Demanding RESPECT

Posted by: media observer at March 05, 2026 12:47 AM (Al4HM)

406 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 12:42 AM
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I figure he wore out a welcome mat in Phoenix. Got taken to ER like you say. Yeah I'll have another look at the wristband, but f*ck if I'm gonna drive him 1300 miles to drop him off.

$250 will buy a return bus ticket...

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)

407 $250 will buy a return bus ticket...
Posted by: QJ the tarbender

EMTALA may be your friend

Posted by: hesitant Miklos at March 05, 2026 12:50 AM (Al4HM)

408 Anti-2A Jeanine Pirro's office closed all investigations into the Biden Autopen scandal. Good job.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 12:51 AM (abIsI)

409 We upgraded to the bed this time as opposed to the flood of the bathroom.
Mom and baby are doing well.

Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 12:51 AM (fcoLq)

410 Floor

Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 12:51 AM (fcoLq)

411 EMTALA may be your friend
Posted by: hesitant Miklos
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That's in my "tool kit" if all else fails!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:52 AM (rdVOm)

412 Keef Olberfat is the kind of guy who yells at his fleshlight.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Demanding RESPECT

Posted by: media observer at March 05, 2026 12:47 AM (Al4HM)

You're assuming he has one.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 12:52 AM (snZF9)

413 Good night, all.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 05, 2026 12:52 AM (IG3/x)

414 So now I have to ask something I've been wondering about for a while.

Inogame - is that pronounced "I know game" or "In-ogamy" or …?

Posted by: inquiring mindful webworker wants to know at March 05, 2026 12:54 AM (9O6qm)

415 Sweet dreams Horde, I am really sleepy.

QJ, hang tough on this, yes you are compassionate, but this was not part of the deal, and you know that it is the right thing to do, we all have limits.

Congrats on the little princess Inogame.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 05, 2026 12:56 AM (0nHVk)

416 I always figured it was In-O-Gam-eh

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 12:56 AM (bss/y)

417 So now I have to ask something I've been wondering about for a while.

Inogame - is that pronounced "I know game" or "In-ogamy" or …?

Posted by: inquiring mindful webworker wants to know at March 05, 2026 12:54 AM (9O6qm)

As a long time gamer I always assumed in was In A Game, as in, "I'm in a game, leave me alone". lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 12:58 AM (snZF9)

418 Inogame - is that pronounced "I know game" or "In-ogamy" or …?
Posted by: inquiring mindful webworker

now do Anime

Posted by: Miklos with a thick Hungarian accent at March 05, 2026 12:58 AM (Al4HM)

419 Posted by: QJ the tarbender

…oh! I see. 😒
Posted by: mindful webworker has had to scrape off folks at times at March 05, 2026 12:37 AM (9O6qm)

Yes, JQ changed her nick to avoid being associated with the ubiquitous obsession of the conspiracy-minded, "The JQ" or "The Jewish Question." Unfortunately, it isn't "Hey, what's up those guys, weird culture right?" like a stand-up routine, but "How do we solve the problem of having them?"

My currently favorite Jewish question (non-"The"), which I know barely enough to get:

Q: What is the difference between a Reform Jew and Donald Trump?
A: Trump has Jewish grandkids.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 12:59 AM (Sy6m/)

420 'Night, Debby. Thanks for your support! Sweet dreams.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:00 AM (rdVOm)

421 As a long time gamer I always assumed in was In A Game, as in, "I'm in a game, leave me alone". lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

An intriguing interpretation.

What if Homey don't play?

Posted by: Miklos enjoys linguistic conundra at March 05, 2026 01:00 AM (Al4HM)

422 Time to crawl off into a parallel dimension. Firing up the quantum flux capacitor and coffee machine.

https://youtu.be/UJOjTNuuEVw

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker in a plutonium-powered modified edsel at March 05, 2026 01:02 AM (9O6qm)

423 'Night, mindful. Thanks for trying to help.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm)

424 Anti-2A Jeanine Pirro's office closed all investigations into the Biden Autopen scandal. Good job.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 05, 2026 12:51 AM (abIsI)

All these motherfuckers speak a good game, and nothing gets done. Trump is doing his job, a few of his cabinet are doing good, but for the most part nothing gets fucking done with the treasonous bastard dems.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 01:04 AM (snZF9)

425 I always figured it was In-O-Gam-eh
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Probably In a gadda da vida, but done on a phone with auto correct

Posted by: Miklos, who sees iron in butterflies at March 05, 2026 01:04 AM (Al4HM)

426 As a long time gamer I always assumed in was In A Game, as in, "I'm in a game, leave me alone". lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

An intriguing interpretation.

What if Homey don't play?

Posted by: Miklos enjoys linguistic conundra at March 05, 2026 01:00 AM (Al4HM)

I don't give a shit about homey, i'm in a game, leave me the fuck alone. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 01:05 AM (snZF9)

427 "Ekto gammat" means "Never without my permission."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 05, 2026 01:05 AM (CHHv1)

428 411 EMTALA may be your friend
Posted by: hesitant Miklos
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That's in my "tool kit" if all else fails!
Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 12:52 AM (rdVOm)

Yes...mention that "it was not a safe discharge as no one called you prior to dumping him at your door." Use the word "dump" specifically.

It's not a safe discharge (this is required by all Joint Commission hospitals for funding) because you are unable to take care of him and have no funds. Make up something if you have to.

IF he has health issues as well as obvious mental issues, this is key, too. They can put him in a 48hr psych hold for evaluation.

If he's acting wacko document it. Actually document the entire dump of him on your doorstep by cops with date/time.

The cops are innocent as the discharge was ordered by SOMEONE in that ED. A doc's signature or name is on the paperwork with a discharge diagnosis. Plus a number to call after discharge.

Dumping of patients under EMTALA can cost them Medicare and Medicaid and all sorts of stuff. As can unsafe discharge

Call that number tomorrow and get this show on the road. I am so sorry, by the way. Seriously. I repeat my drumming: you do not need this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 05, 2026 01:06 AM (WONhk)

429 I think I should go to bed, sleep, and wake up for unconfirmed but likely reports of how many IRGC and Basij were killed while I was sleeping in my comfy comfy bed

Not doing NCAA brackets until the mullah one is finished

Posted by: Miklos, who sleeps rarely but well at March 05, 2026 01:09 AM (Al4HM)

430 FWP: 4AM hypersonic missile launches. I feel bleh!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 01:09 AM (1o8D5)

431 427 "Ekto gammat" means "Never without my permission."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 05, 2026 01:05 AM (CHHv1)

Nice. 5th Element.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 05, 2026 01:10 AM (bss/y)

432 I let BIL *have it* this morning. I'll plead "lack of sufficient sleep" because of the ungodly hour he arrived, but I let him know:

--You can NOT live here
--You will leave as soon as possible
--I will help you obtain replacement documents
--You will NOT do this to me again
--Do not expect me to fix *everything* you fk'd up

All sprinkled with:
--why TF did you walk away from everything?
--what did you think would happen next?
--it's really fk'n RUDE to do this to me/anyone
--nobody owes you a place to stay
--you've had over 50 years to get your shit together, why didn't you?
--you're not the only poor person on the planet: deal

He gets the couch. Meals will be cheap, simple.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)

433 Call that number tomorrow and get this show on the road. I am so sorry, by the way. Seriously. I repeat my drumming: you do not need this.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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I don't know if he has any paperwork with him. Will ask. He may well have thrown away his discharge packet!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

434 He gets the couch. Meals will be cheap, simple.
Posted by: QJ the tarbender

Old Mama told me-

Give an inch, they'll take a mile

Posted by: Miklos, admiring mistaken kindness at March 05, 2026 01:17 AM (Al4HM)

435 Q: What is the difference between a Reform Jew and Donald Trump?
A: Trump has Jewish grandkids.
Posted by: SciVo
---

Trump is closer to Orthodox than Reform.

Reform Jews are more like Episcopalians.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:20 AM (4k6kk)

436 Give an inch, they'll take a mile
Posted by: Miklos
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No shit.

I'll see about paperwork tomorrow. And will tell DSHS that he was dumped, if there's no discharge packet.

I am furious. BIL knows this...just says "sorry" but fkn "sorry" just doesn't cut it, ya know? BS.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

437 Call that number tomorrow and get this show on the road. I am so sorry, by the way. Seriously. I repeat my drumming: you do not need this.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat -
--

Take a bat to bed with you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:25 AM (4k6kk)

438 414 So now I have to ask something I've been wondering about for a while.

Inogame - is that pronounced "I know game" or "In-ogamy" or …?
Posted by: inquiring mindful webworker wants to know at March 05, 2026 12:54 AM (9O6qm)

I-no-game

Posted by: Inogame at March 05, 2026 01:25 AM (fcoLq)

439 Well, I am off to the rack. night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 05, 2026 01:26 AM (8zz6B)

440 Take a bat to bed with you.
Posted by: Braenyard
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Yep.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)

441 Well, I am off to the rack. night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Somehow, I read that in a Patsy Cline voice

Posted by: Miklos likes Patsy Cline at March 05, 2026 01:28 AM (Al4HM)

442 I have a very heavy flashlight. Better than a bat.

But BIL (probably) isn't one of *those* types. I kinda remember his late wife. They both seemed good people. She took care of everything, he was the brainless one. Ugh. Too bad she died.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:30 AM (rdVOm)

443 I-no-game
Posted by: Inogame

5 kids? I think it's "I-know-game."

Either sense works.

Posted by: mikeski at March 05, 2026 01:32 AM (VHUov)

444 I have a very heavy flashlight. Better than a bat.

But BIL (probably) isn't one of *those* types. I kinda remember his late wife. They both seemed good people. She took care of everything, he was the brainless one. Ugh. Too bad she died.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:30 AM (rdVOm)

It always sucks to see that happen. A normal couple, one dies, the other just crumples.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 01:34 AM (snZF9)

445 Five kids he knows the game. Your're a great American.

Heavy flashlight better than a bat.
You never know about the demented.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 01:37 AM (4k6kk)

446 Yeah, Bers. I pissed off that BIL is *chronically dependent* Seems like his late wife was his surrogate mommy, IMO.

I told him today: "I am not your mommy. I will not be responsible for you." OH, I was pissed off!

Did I mention that I'm pissed off?

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

447 In case I'm scarce for a few days-- don't worry. It's because I'm too tired from taking care of everything for everyone but me.

*Not* because I've caused bodily harm to anyone.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:54 AM (rdVOm)

448 Did I mention that I'm pissed off?
Posted by: QJ the tarbender

Vito, Knuckles

Some Jello shots and a quality tire iron for the lady.
Make sure she don't got no trouble

Posted by: Mikloso is a Sicilian name at March 05, 2026 01:58 AM (Al4HM)

449 You never know about the demented.
Posted by: Braenyard
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True. I have first-hand dementia experience *every day* with hubby!

BIL is about 5'7", maybe 130lbs. At most!
Weak as a kitten. Got a bad leg. Poor eyesight. Poorer judgment.

It wouldn't be a fair fight-- I'd clock his ass without breaking a sweat. Seriously. Plus "home field" advantage.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:01 AM (rdVOm)

450 Sorry. Didn't mean to klll the thread... Thanks for tolerating my outbursts.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:10 AM (rdVOm)

451 100 Hours" of Operation Epic Fury.

https:///CENTCOM

https://tinyurl.com/c9he8mdk

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:10 AM (4k6kk)

452 Prayers for bartending colleagette

Posted by: Miklos must now horizontalize at March 05, 2026 02:11 AM (Al4HM)

453 https://tinyurl.com/c9he8mdk
Posted by: Braenyard
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Ahhhh. Thank you! Very gratifying video! Suits my mood *perfectly* LOL

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)

454 Thanks for tolerating my outbursts.
Posted by: QJ the tarbender

Coulda been worse

Coulda been Starburst Skittles all over the place

Not much additional moppin' but a lot mo sweepin'

Posted by: Beloved "Uncle" Miklos, 101 year old Custodian and blues musician at March 05, 2026 02:14 AM (Al4HM)

455 'Night, Miklos! Thanks for your prayers!

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:14 AM (rdVOm)

456 If you’ve spent any time on the Earth in the last 50 years or so, you might have noticed a lot of trash laying around…with less and less space to, you know, put it.

Well, if you're going to start from a false premise, no conclusion you draw from it is going to be worth the electrons you spent to type it.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 05, 2026 02:17 AM (C0Nlv)

457 It wouldn't be a fair fight-- I'd clock his ass without breaking a sweat. Seriously. Plus "home field" advantage.
--

Don't get cocky.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:19 AM (4k6kk)

458 Happy Birthday Chris.

Thanks for making my life so much more enjoyable.

Posted by: pawn at March 05, 2026 02:21 AM (iQdLI)

459 Up twice already

Posted by: Skip at March 05, 2026 02:22 AM (Ia/+0)

460 China strongly urges all parties to cease military operations, return to dialogue and negotiations at an early date, and prevent further escalation of tensions.
---

Ya, sure, you betcha. China be watching its southern border with India maybe a little shaky, hmmm?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:22 AM (4k6kk)

461
JQ, just popping in and I've read up the thread about your situation.

No one has the right to occupy space in your home!

1 - Order him out.

2 - If he doesn't leave, call the cops.

3 - If he comes back, escalate to whatever agency it is that keeps elderly kooks off the streets and away from you.

I know this advice is easy to give and possibly difficult to follow, but the alternative sounds much worse!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 05, 2026 02:23 AM (pAy1S)

462 jfc, Braenyard-- you don't even know this guy. He couldn't lift a freaking grocery bag today! It's pathetic.

Look, I appreciate the protectiveness, but let's look at the facts: he's old, crippled, weak, impaired!

I get to heft 40lb bags of pellets on the regular, plus keep up with all the maintenance around here...

Not being "cocky"... just realistic.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

463 @zerohedge
7h
Dario Amodei memo to employees:
"The real reasons DoW and the Trump admin do not like us is that we haven’t donated to Trump (while OpenAI/Greg have donated a lot), we haven’t given dictator-style praise to Trump (while Sam has)"

That's not why the Trump admin doesn't like you
----

Musk says Amode is evil and anti-American, The White House says they are libertines and anti-American.

Only thing Anthropic has, that's proved itself, is Claude. Don't know what to say.
Sell Anthropic to Musk.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:30 AM (4k6kk)

464 Also born March 4th was Feargal Lawlor, in 1971. I never heard his name before, but he's the drummer for The Cranberries, so I have heard his work many, many times. This music video was the first one by an Irish band to pass a billion views on YouTube:

The Cranberries - Zombie (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/6Ejga4kJUts

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 02:31 AM (Sy6m/)

465 Hi, Blondie. Thanks. Yeah, I want him gone. Nothing personal against him, besides his sense of entitlement-- I simply enjoy living ALONE.

Got a list of stuff to cover in the morning. I don't mind helping the guy, but that's it. I'll be a path-- not the destination.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

466 It might be spelled Fergal Lawler, I'm seeing both.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 02:33 AM (Sy6m/)

467 Not ignoring you, QJ, I just know you got this. Also, congo rats to Imogame! I am doing too many things at once.

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 02:35 AM (Sy6m/)

468 Not being "cocky"... just realistic.
Posted by: QJ
---

Two things
Don't let your guard down
Be prepared

Those are not unreasonable things because you never know. Sleep tight and sleep safe. It's late for me so I'm going.
Tomorrow's a busy day for you but dropping by with a few words would be comforting. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:35 AM (4k6kk)

469 Thanks Braenyard. G'night & sweet dreams.

I'll check in, if able. Bound to be busy all day...tired at night...

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

470 Ugh. The QJ thing is just awkward...

Posted by: Tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:42 AM (rdVOm)

471 I hate the squawking leftards for ruining my 'JQ'. It was innocent! MFers...

Posted by: Tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:44 AM (rdVOm)

472 'Night, Horde.

<3

Posted by: Tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)

473 Take a bat to bed with you.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Yep.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 01:28 AM (rdVOm)
-

Nah! An otter or a penguin is a better choice.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 02:56 AM (1o8D5)

474 Got a list of stuff to cover in the morning. I don't mind helping the guy, but that's it. I'll be a path-- not the destination.

Posted by: QJ the tarbender at March 05, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

I have a friend going through shit right now. All of his own making. Stupid decisions because of delusional thinking. He's a half asser. Takes care of problems in a half ass way so they are never actually solved, and then they all blow up at once. Now he's having medical problems, has no money, the trailer he lives in is starting to get fucked up from all the half ass bandaids. It would take 2 hours to explain all the stupid shit he does. perfect example. He has an early 2000's towncar, a known ball joint exploder. He loses one at 10mph, thank god it wasn't highway speed. $300 tow. He's mechanical, so he fixes it. ONE SIDE. Dude, you think the other side is going to heal itself? Its just as old you frigging retard. 2 months later the other side goes, but now he's broke and can't buy the parts. Everything around him is falling apart because he's a fucking imbecile.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 05, 2026 02:58 AM (snZF9)

475
Only thing Anthropic has, that's proved itself, is Claude. Don't know what to say.
Sell Anthropic to Musk.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:30 AM (4k6kk)

Those models are iterating in months and they act like they have a moat.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 05, 2026 03:22 AM (w/O5Q)

476 Booms

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 03:32 AM (1o8D5)

477 stay safe, BD

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 05, 2026 03:35 AM (w/O5Q)

478 does it seem like the number/amount of incoming is declining?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 05, 2026 03:37 AM (w/O5Q)

479 Advertise Here!

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 05, 2026 03:39 AM (jrgJz)

480 does it seem like the number/amount of incoming is declining?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 05, 2026 03:37 AM (w/O5Q)
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Definitely.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 03:41 AM (1o8D5)

481 Azerbaijan, welcome to the club!

Open Source Intel @Osint613
14m

BREAKING: Iran have attacked Azerbaijan, explosion seen near Nakhchivan Airport.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 03:43 AM (1o8D5)

482 The definition of insanity:

Open Source Intel @Osint613
3m

AFP: A second Iranian warship is heading towards Sri Lanka's territorial waters Thursday, a day after a U.S. submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, a sri Lankan minister tells parliament.

For those of you who have not yet watched yesterday's sinking of Iran's warship off the coast of Sri Lanka:

https://tinyurl.com/2h9urm43

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 03:48 AM (1o8D5)

483 481 Azerbaijan, welcome to the club!

Open Source Intel @Osint613
14m

BREAKING: Iran have attacked Azerbaijan, explosion seen near Nakhchivan Airport.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 05, 2026 03:43 AM (1o8D5)

What most folks here don't understand, is that Iran is run by a Death cult. They believe that if 3 Islamic cities 'die in fire', and there is chaos, that the Final Teacher comes to bring the victory, and lead them to paradise.

So they decided to if they brought those conditions to fruition, it will bring their Religious victory. So if you are looking for rational reactions from Iran... with a Western Non Suicidal Mindset... you will find their actions baffling....

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 05, 2026 03:56 AM (mP0Kj)

484 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at March 05, 2026 04:01 AM (+YA9H)

485 nood pixy

Posted by: SciVo at March 05, 2026 04:01 AM (Sy6m/)

486 Ya, sure, you betcha. China be watching its southern border with India maybe a little shaky, hmmm?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 05, 2026 02:22 AM (4k6kk)

in the last year, China and India were trading rounds... shooting at each other.

India and Pakistan have also shot at each other.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have shot at each other.

Thailand and Cambodia have shot at each other.

Whole area is a powder keg.

Posted by: Romeo13 at March 05, 2026 04:02 AM (mP0Kj)

487 whenever a cutie wandered into illinois kawasaki, the intercom would proclaim, "lo- the postillion!" from the michener novelette "sayonara.
chris squire's album "fish out of water" is a fave, as is steve howe's "beginnings."

Posted by: cmeat at March 05, 2026 12:40 PM (R11M+)

488 I'm late enough no one will see this and might even have to worry about commenting on old threads ban, but ...
The point about firing garbage into the sun is legitimate (even though I didn't watch the video). Physics is all about relative to other things. So relative to the sun, the earth has some kinetic energy, and there are three levels:
1) If there is small energy, the gravitational pull between them will cause them to collide
2) If there is medium energy, the two bodies with "capture one another and form an orbit, and since there is not "wind resistance/friction) the bodies will stay in orbit indefinitely
3) If there is large energy, the two bodies will slightly alter the path of one another, but will not orbit each other. They effectively have escape velocity to "out run" the gravitational pull.
The Earth is in state 2. In order to get the garbage to "hit the sun" you need to fire it backwards in the opposite direction of our orbit in order to drop it's energy into state 1, relative to the sun. That requires a tremendous amount of energy; more energy that it is worth to get rid of it.

Posted by: Darin Zimmerman at March 05, 2026 12:53 PM (kRMGS)

489 If I remember correctly, if two bodies' orbit is a perfect circle, that is the maximum energy before they hit escape velocity. As energy decreases in the range of state 2 the orbit becomes more and more elliptical. The Earth is relatively close to a circle.

Posted by: Darin Zimmerman at March 05, 2026 12:58 PM (kRMGS)

490 "Now, some passengers with seats toward the rear often board earlier and sometimes stow bags in forward bins to avoid carrying them down the aisle." - Those people should be thrown out of the plane when it hits cruising altitude.

Posted by: Lost My Cookies at March 05, 2026 01:55 PM (exLlu)

Sea Lion Tamers Cafe

punchthemonkey.jpg
Punch the Monkey
I mean, don't punch him. His name is Punch.


Guardian puppy takes a snuggle break.

This dog knows what's up.

When you have to nap, you have to nap.

Avalanche rescue dogs on a ski mountain.

A Labrador takes a trip on the adventure bus.

I know we're all sick to death of superhero slop, but this old video of Batman bragging about having had sex with Talia made me LOL. Content warning but worth it.

Speaking of bats, this should hold Duncanthrax over for a while: A bat cave is home to fifteen million bats. Contains the words "bat vortex" and "batnado."

Dog is rescued from the garbage bin.



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:45 PM




Comments

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1 1!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (GD0B3)

2 Fuck that shit. Never get that close to a monkey.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (f5x7f)

3 Speaking of bats, this should hold Duncanthrax over for a while:
==

No, he is a typical bat loving socialists. Always wants more.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (GD0B3)

4 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)

5 i hope you enjoy the batman dirty talk

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 07:50 PM (1wjle)

6 Yay. Made it home. Now to cook dinner.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 07:50 PM (tY81A)

7 Punch the Monkey

Peter Gabriel was great back in those days.

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 07:53 PM (gtcuf)

8 You had me at batnado.

Posted by: bluebell at March 04, 2026 07:53 PM (79pEw)

9 Peter Sellers knew how to deal with minkeys.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 07:55 PM (cYBz/)

10 Avalanche rescue dogs on a ski mountain.

Not buying it. No mini kegs on their collars.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 07:57 PM (zYpTz)

11 Jeff B. liked Peter Gabriel's early stuff a lot.
"Melt" (or III) was in fact awesome.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:00 PM (gKWVE)

12 Nelson Ledges State Park (and race track, a Paul Newman favorite) in Ohio had a pretty crusty concession area in the 60s and 70s. One snack/beer bar had a couple monkeys in a large cage and people, usually from the Harley Davidson crowd, would provide them with beer. Drunk monkeys. They seemed to prefer Millers.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 04, 2026 08:00 PM (gm9Sb)

13 MAGA IS GONE!! TRUMP LOSES MAGA!! Cucker split MAGA!

"Donald Trump Approval Rating Among MAGA

🟢 Approve: 98%
🔴 Disapprove: 2%

Fox (Beacon/Shaw) poll | 2/28-3/2"

🤣🤣🤣🤣

🤡🤡🚌

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM (GD0B3)

14 15 million penguins in one place could be fatal to all humanity.

Posted by: Crab ball harvester at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM (vFG9F)

15 Bats!!! We have bats!!!!! O frabjous day!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, Ace!

You're a good blogger everyday, Ace. The best!!!!!!!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM (0sNs1)

16 yeah, fuck you Kelly, Cucker, Posobiec, and the rest of you lefty losers

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:02 PM (GD0B3)

17 15 Million bats walk into a cave...

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (gtcuf)

18 swashing around their own echo chamber, living off Paki bots

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (GD0B3)

19 15 million penguins in one place could be fatal to all humanity.
Posted by: Crab ball harvester at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM

The smell .... the smell .... * shudder *

Posted by: Colonel Kurz at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)

20 A rescue dog should have a keg of cognac uner their neck

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:04 PM (Ia/+0)

21 Punch the Monkey

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*types deletes*

/I was about to denounce and self-ban myself, but Wifey vetoed the intended comment.

["But it would have gotten laughs as well as groans!"]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 08:04 PM (iu4Pw)

22 Wonder if my dog would object to carrying a small wine cask?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 08:05 PM (+nEug)

23 What? No spank the monkey comment yet?

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (ggkmJ)

24 So today I was driving a vehicle with SiriusXM which I never use but turned it on and there was some bitch on there saying we are fighting Israel's war and when I finally figured out what channel it was on it was Megan Kelly's.

Otherwise I would have no knowledge of what she says or does but am sure now that Trump had her pegged the first time around.

Posted by: fd at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (vFG9F)

25 10/10 for the Batman video.

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (Q+gd/)

26 New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition

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"Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (FXNzP)

27 Hmmm. Chinese zoo up top?

Thats a commie holding the monkey.

Thats a commie monkey.

Sell you out to the secret police for half a mushy banana.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

28 Wifey vetoed the intended comment.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 08:04 PM

Dood. Use me as an exemplar, and achieve great things.

Posted by: Carlos Danger at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)

29 linzybinzy has a very cool house.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 08:08 PM (viF8m)

30 15 million penguins in one place could be fatal to all humanity.
Posted by: Crab ball harvester at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM

The smell .... the smell .... * shudder *
Posted by: Colonel Kurz at March 04, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)


As bad as a couple of sea lions.
Ppeeeeuuu!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 08:09 PM (2WIwB)

31 Punch the Monkey


youtu.be/CnVf1ZoCJSo

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 04, 2026 08:10 PM (sAmhv)

32 "Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

=====

The Double Bagger

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 04, 2026 08:10 PM (8AONa)

33 Use me as an exemplar, and achieve great things.
Posted by: Carlos Danger

nobody can keep a good weiner down for long

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:12 PM (gKWVE)

34 OMG I'm still laughing at the MTG/View retard sketch...

Posted by: Laughing like, well, a retard at March 04, 2026 08:12 PM (TbWk/)

35 During a period of being ice locked, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and crew thrived on the meat of penguins, usually washed down with gin. A step up from lutefisk.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 04, 2026 08:13 PM (gm9Sb)

36 The Mel Blanc of DC.

https://is.gd/0R2kLi

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:13 PM (FXNzP)

37 26 New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition

-
"Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (FXNzP)

TWO brown paper bags...

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 08:15 PM (I40wl)

38 Ace makes me laugh. A lot.

But the stuff that makes Ace laugh doesn't make me laugh.

Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 08:17 PM (FMtrg)

39 New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition

-
"Beauty lighting"? I think the term she was looking for was "blackout curtain."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 08:07 PM (FXNzP)

TWO brown paper bags...

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 08:15 PM (I40wl)

Smoke grenade.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 08:18 PM (snZF9)

40 Captain James Cook called walrus "sea beef" and tried to make his crew eat it. They nearly mutineed. Cook relented.

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:18 PM (gtcuf)

41 "Montana US attorney Kurt Alme, who is also a Republican, entered the race shortly before the deadline."

No idea who this guy is, but thankfully, someone will carry an R into that Senate election.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (tOcjL)

42 The sea lion just wants to be a pet.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (OoFl2)

43 38 Ace makes me laugh. A lot.

But the stuff that makes Ace laugh doesn't make me laugh.
Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 08:17 PM (FMtrg)

Lol.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s)

44 Wasn't the trick Hollywood used for ugly actors to smear the camera lens with petroleum jelly?

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (YwEeS)

45 P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Posted by: browndog says woof at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (3sXRv)

46
Did the photo taken of Hillary during the Congressional hearing make her so mad because it undid the effects of the "beauty lighting?"

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 08:20 PM (azNOR)

47 Only someone who knew nothing would happen would want demands for a interview

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM (Ia/+0)

48 Wasn't the trick Hollywood used for ugly actors to smear the camera lens with petroleum jelly?
Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 08:19 PM (YwEeS)

Usually for aging beauty queens to help hide the wrinkles. Joan Collins. Cyrillic Shepherd.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM (zZu0s)

49 44 That or a little hairspray.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM (gm9Sb)

50 46
Did the photo taken of Hillary during the Congressional hearing make her so mad because it undid the effects of the "beauty lighting?"
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 08:20 PM (azNOR)

She was upset that not everyone was following "the rules." Like she ever did. Puh-leeze.

She just needed an excuse to flounce out in a huff. She had just about had it with the hoi-polloi, her obvious inferiors. How dare they?

/spit

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 08:22 PM (I40wl)

51 don't you know I'm gonna
shock the doggie
hey hey

Posted by: Hasan Piker at March 04, 2026 08:23 PM (gKWVE)

52 Pour one out for Kaya, lads.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 08:25 PM (zZu0s)

53 Did the photo taken of Hillary during the Congressional hearing make her so mad because it undid the effects of the "beauty lighting?"
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 08:20 PM (azNOR)[/io]

It allowed her to scream and get mad to break the flow of the hearing, and then give a pretext for giving the answers on pizzagate and other issues that she wanted to say, instead of responding to what she was asked

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 08:25 PM (rbvCR)

54 45 P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Jerk the gherkin

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gtcuf)

55 41 "Montana US attorney Kurt Alme, who is also a Republican, entered the race shortly before the deadline."

No idea who this guy is, but thankfully, someone will carry an R into that Senate election.
Posted by: Nova Local
======
It was arranged as Daines slid out, the DA filed his petition. Daines either has a scandal coming down on him or more likely a serious health issue.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (E4rtv)

56 I better call it a night
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (Ia/+0)

57 Kaya deserved a lot better.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gKWVE)

58 P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Jerk the gherkin

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gtcuf)

Slam the ham.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (snZF9)

59 Rep. Burgess (R) whose district was removed under him by Democrat judge and the awful Gov. there, is not running for reelection in 2026.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:27 PM (E4rtv)

60
That Batperv video is the funniest shit I've seen in awhile.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 08:27 PM (HXiQ2)

61 I hope Hillary passes before Bill.

Bill is just a pervert. Hillary is pure evil.

Posted by: Opinion fact at March 04, 2026 08:27 PM (cntUY)

62 Retiring for the evening so good night, good luck and remember our troops in harms way.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:28 PM (E4rtv)

63 Shock the monkey.

Posted by: Peter Gabriel at March 04, 2026 08:28 PM (RIvkX)

64 We made it all the way to March 3 without having to view flying, diseased, rodents. Everyone within 200 miles of the cave has rabies and whatever other diseases Chinee Labs put out. It's not safe!

Posted by: Ron Cey at March 04, 2026 08:29 PM (oftw2)

65 We made it all the way to March 3 without having to view flying, diseased, rodents. Everyone within 200 miles of the cave has rabies and whatever other diseases Chinee Labs put out. It's not safe!
Posted by: Ron Cey at March 04, 2026 08:29 PM (oftw2)

The Penguin? ? Penguins snuck in here?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:36 PM (8avO+)

66 Man. Helping Ski Patrol train the the avalanche dogs was a hoot. Also having puppies at work all year was cool. Diamond Peak had two, about two years apart back in the late 90's when I worked there. They would hang with me in the summer while I did lift maintenance. I had a tennis ball thrower and would throw the ball WAY out into the sticks and they came back with it every time. Those dogs were the dogs world equivalent of extream sportsmen. I miss that life.

Posted by: Reforger at March 04, 2026 08:38 PM (njT/n)

67 Saw Peter Gabriel at the University of Buffalo's Alumni Arena on the SO Tour. His opening act was Youssou N'Dour, who had performed on some songs on that album. During N'Dour's set, Peter Gabriel himself comes strolling down the aisle, wearing a suit, shaking hands and asking people in the aisle seats how they liked his opening act. Thought that was pretty cool.

We had a giant party bowl going and one of my friends offered it to Gabriel, who smilingly declined. "I have to sing in a few minutes!"

Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:38 PM (gtcuf)

68 Taming the sea lion requires a significant amount of water resistant lubrication.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 08:39 PM (gVUi7)

69 I should proof read better.

Posted by: Reforger at March 04, 2026 08:39 PM (njT/n)

70
P.S.A.

Don't punch the monkey ... flog the dolphin ... beat the bishop

Jerk the gherkin
Posted by: Delurker at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (gtcuf)



Prompt the porpoise

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 08:42 PM (HXiQ2)

71 The only time I saw Peter Gabriel was at the Arco Arena in Sacramento during the Us tour. A strange venue.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:45 PM (RIvkX)

72
Posted by: Reforger

You ever run into a retired Army Colonel named Glenn McLeod? He used to try out for one of the Ski Patrol slots every year. And earn it too.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 04, 2026 08:48 PM (QVmho)

73 Punish the Pope

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 08:48 PM (/lPRQ)

74 Ace got hoaxed again dry.
The head of the Kurdish National Party (by far the largest political representative of the Kurdish people) strongly disputes this as Israeli American propaganda.
At the very least this wants again puts the Kurds at risk by America.

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 04, 2026 08:49 PM (pPx0w)

75 12 minutes ago posted to Fartbook:

🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: Democrats’ attempt to HALT President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury has FAILED, 47-53
John Fetterman crossed over and voted with Republicans.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 08:52 PM (tY81A)

76 Content warning but worth it.

Really seals in the flavor.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 04, 2026 08:53 PM (/HDaX)

77 I don't want to die tonight, but if I do I'll die laughing from that Batman clip.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 08:53 PM (MZ+PY)

78 Ambush the Ayatollah

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 08:54 PM (gVUi7)

79 tantum
@QuasLacrimas • Follow
X Mehdi Hasan has two modes: "offended you question Muslims loyalty" and "threatening you with fifth-column Muslim terrorism"

Mehdi Hasan ~
@mehdirhasan Scott Jennings thinks "terrorism" stops "now" because of Trump's attack on Iran. Pretty sure he has just energized extremists and given them an excuse to attack Americans. Every president who starts wars in the MidEast ends up becoming a recruiting sergeant for terror
groups.
8:34 AM • Mar 2, 2026

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:55 PM (RIvkX)

80 t was arranged as Daines slid out, the DA filed his petition. Daines either has a scandal coming down on him or more likely a serious health issue.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 08:26 PM (E4rtv)

Prayers for Daines; I bet you're right

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 08:56 PM (lCppi)

81 Ace got hoaxed again dry.
====

Sounds better in original Bengali.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (RIvkX)

82 Ace got hoaxed again dry.
The head of the Kurdish National Party (by far the largest political representative of the Kurdish people) strongly disputes this as Israeli American propaganda.
At the very least this wants again puts the Kurds at risk by America.
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 04, 2026 08:49 PM (pPx0w)

If the original story is false, he would say this.
If the original story is true, he would also say this.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (8avO+)

83 osted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (8avO+)

you just reposted a troll

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (GD0B3)

84 Oldcat, why do you hate us ??

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 08:58 PM (GD0B3)

85 Mehdi Hasan ~
@mehdirhasan Scott Jennings thinks "terrorism" stops "now" because of Trump's attack on Iran. Pretty sure he has just energized extremists and given them an excuse to attack Americans. Every president who starts wars in the MidEast ends up becoming a recruiting sergeant for terror
groups.
8:34 AM • Mar 2, 2026
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 08:55 PM (RIvkX)

They don't need an excuse, and never have. They cower when we have the whip hand, and when we quit thrashing them they sneak out and try again.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:58 PM (8avO+)

86 Oldcat at March 04, 2026 08:57 PM (8avO+)

Dude!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 04, 2026 08:58 PM (/HDaX)

87 Mehdi Hassan is a pathetic terrorist loving piece of shit.

Scott Jennings hast recht.

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 08:59 PM (etYFQ)

88 don't quote the black berry consumer

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 08:59 PM (gKWVE)

89 "A wild seal takes a nap on a small rock."

Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero.

Even the f'ing Eskimos don't have friggin pet seals.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 09:00 PM (P4bJX)

90 Starmer is dirty.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 09:01 PM (GD0B3)

91 Some say China isn't doing anything to help Iran. I say, look at all the new bots and trolls.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:01 PM (lCppi)

92 "Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero."

You sure about that?

Posted by: Barnum and Bailey at March 04, 2026 09:02 PM (FylAi)

93 "Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero."

You sure about that?
Posted by: Barnum and Bailey at March 04, 2026 09:02 PM (FylAi)

They used to be called "trained seals" not tame seals.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 09:05 PM (8avO+)

94 Mehdi Hasan ~
@mehdirhasan, KMA
Thank you for paying attention to this matter.
_Brae

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:05 PM (4k6kk)

95 >>>"Do they need to say it's wild? That's retarded. How many tame pet seals have they run across? I guarantee you that number is zero."

You sure about that?

Posted by: Barnum and Bailey

Big Mike Obama was a trained pet seal with an appetite for lobster.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 09:07 PM (gVUi7)

96 Ad on Ebay:

For Sale.... Slightly used and damaged Chinese Military Equipment.

Will accept offers in US Dollars Only. Will not accept bids in Rials..

Contact Hadjie in Teheran via Carrier Pigeon because all Comm/Internet Sites are present experiencing technical difficulties.

Posted by: Alternative News at March 04, 2026 09:09 PM (38587)

97 There's no such thing as a trained seal. Those are sea lions that they train. Not the same animal.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 09:09 PM (P4bJX)

98 I haven't really noticed an increase in the trolls. Mostly just them desperately trying to find a tack with some traction.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:09 PM (zZu0s)

99 China and fellow terrorism enthusiasts should bone up on Tokyo Rose and Mildred Gillars.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:10 PM (lCppi)

100 There's no such thing as a trained seal. Those are sea lions that they train. Not the same animal.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Shut up Wesley!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 04, 2026 09:10 PM (cYBz/)

101 You ever run into a retired Army Colonel named Glenn McLeod? He used to try out for one of the Ski Patrol slots every year. And earn it too.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at March 04, 2026 08:48 PM (QVmho)

That was so long ago I couldn't say. I'm the worst with names. I met and forgot a shit ton of people back then.

Posted by: Reforger at March 04, 2026 09:11 PM (njT/n)

102 I've noticed several that seem to be trying hard to blend in.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:12 PM (lCppi)

103 I saw an article on CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran and he said the city is being pummeled 24/7 by US/Israeli Jets.

He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see. Much suffering and supplies are low and hospitals overwhelmed.

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM (38587)

104

a tack with some direction
a track with some traction
they're slipping the clutch
they're letting out yards

watch out folks either way
they're full on tards

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM (4k6kk)

105 99 China and fellow terrorism enthusiasts should bone up on Tokyo Rose and Mildred Gillars

No need...... They have Hollywood, Fake News, and the Democrat Party...

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:14 PM (38587)

106 I've noticed several that seem to be trying hard to blend in.
Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:12 PM (lCppi)

Ill have you know im just a pedantic asshole, young lady!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:14 PM (zZu0s)

107 Ok, im 51 and I have to ask. When talking about changing course in sailing is it tack or tact? Or reef? (heard in a hornblower movie.)

Or is it less about changing course and more orientation to the wind?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

108 FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM (38587)

Odd. At least last night we were seeing that they were being fairly surgical.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:17 PM (zZu0s)

109 102 I've noticed several that seem to be trying hard to blend in.
Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:12 PM (lCppi)

The real problem is that once in a while I say something blindingly stupid, and I would hate to be considered a troll...

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 09:17 PM (I40wl)

110 Batman ignored the moron guideline never dip your Johnson in crazy. Look what it got him. There are a few morons out there who need to pay attention. This one should probably be a level above "guidelines ".

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 09:18 PM (1JFYK)

111 being an asshole is all just part of my manly essence

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 04, 2026 09:18 PM (jrgJz)

112 107 Ok, im 51 and I have to ask. When talking about changing course in sailing is it tack or tact? Or reef? (heard in a hornblower movie.)

Or is it less about changing course and more orientation to the wind?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:16 PM (zZu0s)

You tack when you sail upwind. Zig zag because you can't sail directly into the wind.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 09:18 PM (I40wl)

113 BATMAN is ... well batshit crazy. I think he is exempt from Rule #1.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (zZu0s)

114 If you reef the sails, you are taking them down, mostly.

Posted by: tcn in AK at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (I40wl)

115 Where is Straw when you need him?

I think it's tack, like tacking with the wind.
Reef is something you do with the sails. (a form of tacking?)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (4k6kk)

116 Cicero knows, is he here?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (4k6kk)

117 103 I saw an article on CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran and he said the city is being pummeled 24/7 by US/Israeli Jets.

He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see. Much suffering and supplies are low and hospitals overwhelmed.

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K.


- He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see.

Doubt it. We ain't wasting that much dumb iron to hit some a-hole taking pop-shots at their own civilians for protesting.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (/lPRQ)

118 I think it's tack, like tacking with the wind.
Reef is something you do with the sails. (a form of tacking?)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 09:19 PM (4k6kk)
------------
Reefing is shortening sail - decreasing the sail area.

You can see lines of reef points on sails.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 09:21 PM (0cQfd)

119 >>Ok, im 51 and I have to ask. When talking about changing course in sailing is it tack or tact? Or reef? (heard in a hornblower movie.)

>>Or is it less about changing course and more orientation to the wind?

It's tack. And yes it is a change of course when heading upwind. When heading downwind it's called gybing.

Reefing is a shortening of sail due to stronger winds, it has nothing to do with either tacking or gybing.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:22 PM (viF8m)

120 Aetius,

You tack into the wind. You zig-zag to maintain a course, using what wind you can grab in your sails to keep moving. When the wind fills your sails, your are sailing with a fresh wind.

Posted by: RickZ at March 04, 2026 09:23 PM (gKDq2)

121 It's tack. And yes it is a change of course when heading upwind. When heading downwind it's called gybing.

Reefing is a shortening of sail due to stronger winds, it has nothing to do with either tacking or gybing.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:22 PM (viF8m)
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I took a boating class in high school. This is fun to revisit.

I did not ever sail a boat, btw.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:25 PM (ZOv7s)

122 didn't everyone important have to leave tehran anyway because the water ran out?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 09:25 PM (gKWVE)

123 Gyb, not jib? The things I've learned here.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 09:27 PM (lCppi)

124 Doubt it. We ain't wasting that much dumb iron to hit some a-hole taking pop-shots at their own civilians for protesting.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (/lPRQ)
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This is where you get a propaganda singularity.

On the one hand, we are ruthless evil bastards, pummeling a helpless opponent, but then that means that we won completely, decisively. Oops! Have to find a defeat in here somewhere!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:27 PM (ZOv7s)

125 I saw an article on CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran and he said the city is being pummeled 24/7 by US/Israeli Jets.

He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see. Much suffering and supplies are low and hospitals overwhelmed.

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K.


- He said the city is in rubble and a horrible site to see.

Doubt it. We ain't wasting that much dumb iron to hit some a-hole taking pop-shots at their own civilians for protesting.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:20 PM (/lPRQ)

***
Well...CNN. What can one expect? Pictures from last night showed the lights on people out doing stuff.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:28 PM (2WIwB)

126 That kid's got a monkey on his front.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 09:28 PM (Cqx++)

127 The amount of foreign clowns on X now insisting that the US is losing the Iran campaign is inexplicable. Today, I've read that the US does not have air superiority in Iran, the US/Israel purposely bombed a school, and AND! that all of the US bases in the mid-east are burning.

Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)

128 >>I took a boating class in high school. This is fun to revisit.

>>I did not ever sail a boat, btw.

I spent a ridiculous amount of my life sailing. But not enough.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (viF8m)

129 Batman fires Wonder Woman...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMaP4c4vaU

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 09:30 PM (Q+gd/)

130 Well...CNN. What can one expect? Pictures from last night showed the lights on people out doing stuff.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:28 PM (2WIwB)
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It is a city of carnage. Trump is literally making the rubble bounce. What? Those dancing teenagers? They are doing a mourning ceremony for all the orphans killed today. Yes, "YMCA" is actually very similar to a traditional song of lamentation.

Posted by: This is CNN at March 04, 2026 09:30 PM (ZOv7s)

131 Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)
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The enemies of the United States know they are hopelessly outclassed militarily.

Their only hope is to destroy the truth.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 09:30 PM (ESVrU)

132
103

Every 5 minute he said he hears A/C Afterburners and then a largest boom shaking the ground like an earthquake.

FAFO ...........
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 09:13 PM

------

A/C?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 09:31 PM (azNOR)

133 Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)
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It's China's 50 cent army. They've gotten their orders and are carrying them out.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s)

134 I love Nate Bargatze.

The avalanche doggies are so great. What a great job for both ski bums and doggies.

All avalanches are typically in the back country and ungroomed areas on the other side of the mountain of a resort. By the time the ski patrol arrives it is typically too late. Now skiers who take these risks wear beacons and some have, if they have time, the ability to trigger an avalanche airbag. Sadly some die even with all this and training. They know the risks and do it anyway.

I used to like to ski but stayed in the resorts.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (WONhk)

135 A/C?

aircraft/carriers, silly

Posted by: free tibet at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (1wtUm)

136 I spent a ridiculous amount of my life sailing. But not enough.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (viF8m)
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Lifelong Michigander. Longest coastline outside of Alaska.

A boat is a hole in the water into which you pour money.

Sailing is the art of slowly going nowhere at great expense.

A boat is a horse than can sink.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:33 PM (ZOv7s)

137 Yes, "YMCA" is actually very similar to a traditional song of lamentation.
Posted by: This is CNN

I think I will request that YMCA be sung at my wake.
Until now I really did not care what people do when I am dead.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 09:35 PM (/lPRQ)

138 Oh, baby~! Here's a fresh, hot, steaming one:

@cem_uk_
Under the Geneva Conventions, you are required to rescue the crew of a ship that you sink during war. To leave them to drown is both illegal and depraved beyond belief. The US military fights with zero morals. It is today's Nazi army.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:35 PM (diia5)

139
Bust
Out
Another
Thousand

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:36 PM (f5x7f)

140 Under the Geneva Conventions, you are required to rescue the crew of a ship that you sink during war. To leave them to drown is both illegal and depraved beyond belief. The US military fights with zero morals. It is today's Nazi army.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:35 PM (diia5)
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Hot take from 1915.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:36 PM (ZOv7s)

141 >>Gyb, not jib? The things I've learned here.

Gybe is old school, jibe is a more modern term. I grew up with gybe.

Jib is one of a number of names for a foresail on a sloop or cutter rig.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:37 PM (viF8m)

142 Bust
Out
Another
Thousand
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:36 PM (f5x7f)
---
If you ask how much the boat is, you can't afford it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:38 PM (ZOv7s)

143 When heading downwind it's called gybing.


Jib-ing or Jyy-bing?

Or Gib-ing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:38 PM (zZu0s)

144 Hello fellow hard-right ultra-conservative MAGAns. I voted Republican for decades, and for Trump every primary and major election, but I have had enough. He is plainly now just the puppet of the globalist Zionist cabal of world weather controllers, stirring up revolution, color revolutionizing established national governments, and destabilizing the international peace. From now on, I am voting straight-party Democrat. Harris/Buttigig 2028!

This message absolutely not paid for and approved by the People's Committee to Re-unite China.

😖[blinks in morse code --- ...- .- .-.. - .. -. . ]

Posted by: mindful webworker makes it through another day at March 04, 2026 09:38 PM (9O6qm)

145 That Batman thing is disgusting. And hilarious.

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (cAEoL)

146 Jib-ing or Jyy-bing?

Or Gib-ing?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Can you provide proof of funds? Otherwise, Sir, the door is over there.

Posted by: Yacht Dealer at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (diia5)

147 Ummmmmm... so Bismark was supposed to stop and render aid when Hood blowed up?

As the lady said, the stuff I learn here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (zZu0s)

148 Sea lions eat a LOT of salmon. They are pests here. They stink to high heavens.

But they are fun to bark at. They bark right back! It’s hilarious when you’re racing sailboats, round a mark and there’s sea lions perched on it and we bark. And hold our noses. And the bark back! And then we pass the flask because it’s awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (A5RD0)

149 The new Trump tower in Ozzieland will be gleaming

@disclosetv 4m
JUST IN - Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (diia5)

150 I do like to visit the lakeshore, and it's particularly nice to walk around the harbor at sunset, taking in the marina, and sometimes I look at the vessels docked there and think "Damn, that is really F-U money."

Because it is. To really get the pleasure of owning a boat, you have to be lighting your cigars with $100 bills. I know people who were close, but not there, and it was endless misery. The happiest day of owning a boat is when you buy it. The second happiest day is when you sell it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:41 PM (ZOv7s)

151 Are the mullahs signatories to the Geneva Convention?

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 09:41 PM (Q+gd/)

152 Wait gold transfers? Is he refilling Ft Knoc?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:41 PM (zZu0s)

153 Are the mullahs signatories to the Geneva Convention?
Posted by: davidt

I'm sure they mulled over it. ... Would you like some hot, spiced wine?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:42 PM (diia5)

154 Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:29 PM (diia5)

sowing confusion and despair, doubt, and guilt are part of propaganda. It makes people anxious, it grinds into the target audience guilt and self debasement. It is standard mind control and psychological warfare.
It was very prominent during Covid and BLM, and it still flares up.

Trolls confuse language, confuse terms, and drive home ideas that should make people shamed and debased in their own minds.
These trolls aren't very good at it, mostly, a few were very divisive, and quite effective

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:43 PM (rbvCR)

155 Only someone who knew nothing would happen would want demands for a interview
Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 08:21 PM

In fairness, I've never made any demands for an interview.

Posted by: That Guy who always says "Nothing will happen." at March 04, 2026 09:44 PM (0sNs1)

156 The point of propaganda is to break the soul. You could feel it a bit 2021-2.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:45 PM (zZu0s)

157 CNN Website from a reporter in Tehran

===

this alone should have given anyone pause - there are no reporters in Tehran, unless they were invited there by the regime to spew regime propaganda, even now

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 09:45 PM (GD0B3)

158 Ummmmmm... so Bismark was supposed to stop and render aid when Hood blowed up?

As the lady said, the stuff I learn here.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 09:39 PM (zZu0s)
---
Aktually...yes. Surface combatants are different from submarines. Lots of examples of this.

Submarines are different insofar as surfacing will get them killed, along with anyone they might "rescue" and they also have insufficient space to hold passengers. Early in WW I, the practice was to surface, force the ship to scuttle itself, and then take the captain aboard, while the crew took to lifeboats.

Arming merchantmen forced submarines to use torpedoes (less accurate, few aboard) and that meant no rescues, no advance warning. Classic escalation spiral. What was barbarism is now accepted practice.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:45 PM (ZOv7s)

159 143 When heading downwind it's called gybing.

---------

Partly correct. A jibe can accidentally or intentionally when running downwind.

The technical definition is when the boom passes through the direction of the wind while running. It can be violent if not controlled, as when it happens accidentally. People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (+HNx/)

160 Are the mullahs signatories to the Geneva Convention"

Nah. But mullets are...

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (XuXeR)

161 1000 kilos...2200 pounds!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (GD0B3)

162 JUST IN - Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (diia5)
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Wait, how many kilograms to the livres?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (ZOv7s)

163 People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat.
Posted by: Cicero

You say that like it's a bad thing. Party poop-decker~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (diia5)

164 Wonder Woman? Never again, after what Supe did to me.

Posted by: The Invisible Man at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (0sNs1)

165 >>The happiest day of owning a boat is when you buy it. The second happiest day is when you sell it.

I never understood this one. Hated selling my boats.

- Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)

166 People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat."

Yep. Happens when I jam the throttle open...

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (XuXeR)

167 A metric shit ton.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (f5x7f)

168 [iu]A/C?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 09:31 PM (azNOR)

Clearly need to get someone in to take a look at the HVAC system if it is making earth shaking booms. Might be they need to adjust the louvers, might need to spray for John McClaines

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (rbvCR)

169 Partly correct. A jibe can accidentally or intentionally when running downwind.

The technical definition is when the boom passes through the direction of the wind while running. It can be violent if not controlled, as when it happens accidentally. People can get seriously injured or knocked off the boat.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 09:46 PM (+HNx/)
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Yeah, I remember that from the class. Lots of warnings called out to make sure no one gets swept overboard.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (ZOv7s)

170 It's China's 50 cent army. They've gotten their orders and are carrying them out.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:32 PM (ZOv7s)

Tony from LC Signs got big and now everyone wants a piece of the action.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 09:48 PM (ExV1e)

171 with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold"

That's what, just over a Cubic foot or so?

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 09:50 PM (XuXeR)

172 ratched, there's a youtube of a doggy who is BFF with a seal
youtu.be/0xAgFYSZnvY
I hope it is not AI

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 09:50 PM (gKWVE)

173 I spent a ridiculous amount of my life sailing. But not enough.
Posted by: JackStraw

I sailed to Tahiti with an all-girl crew.

Posted by: Zombie Gardner McKay at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (oftw2)

174 @disclosetv 4m
JUST IN - Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 09:40 PM (diia5)

The four greatest buyers of gold in the world are India, Shanghai London and the US.

Shanghai and London have recently had a problem filling their physical gold and silver orders, though that had mostly resolved itself. It looks like the question of whether there is enough gold in Fort Knox and JPMorgan has solved itself in our favor, though.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (rbvCR)

175 - Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)
---
It has its moments. I suppose it's different when you're Shanghai'd as it were. I spent a lot of time on boats because my mother loved the boating lifestyle and dated men who could afford it (and married a man who ultimately could not).

Sunsets, fresh breeze, watching ore carriers pass in twilight, but also fish guts, engine repairs and the fact that while you're stuck on a boat, you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (ZOv7s)

176 Joost Meerloo wrote a book about it, The Rape of the Mind.
That book served me well, but I only got half way through it.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (rbvCR)

177 Trump admin facilitates a large gold order between the U.S. and Venezuela, with up to 1,000 kilograms of gold to be shipped to the U.S. — Axios

Do the crew take shifts on when they get to swim in it?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (gKWVE)

178 "Yeah, I get that trolling is now a hobby for millions of slap-shit poltroons around the world, but holy hell."

The Kurds have taken Tehran and are marching on Moscow to help out the big z-man!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (FylAi)

179 Shanghai and London have recently had a problem filling their physical gold and silver orders, though that had mostly resolved itself. It looks like the question of whether there is enough gold in Fort Knox and JPMorgan has solved itself in our favor, though.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (rbvCR)
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Is this the whole Fort Knox thing Trump was pushing about a year ago coming to completion. Seemed odd how it was loud and then just dropped.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (ZOv7s)

180 Gold price was $5161/oz today.

Damn.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (f5x7f)

181 you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM

Well, until you tie up in a Caribbean port in the summer, with a number of other boats from Europe, crewed by nubile French, Danish, and Dutch girls, who for some reason often find that wearing tops is optional.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 09:57 PM (0sNs1)

182 Gold price was $5161/oz today.

Damn.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (f5x7f)
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A lot of the modern translations of Roman/Greek texts were done in the 1930s and it's deeply depressing to see how much our currency has depreciated since then.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:57 PM (ZOv7s)

183 >>Partly correct. A jibe can accidentally or intentionally when running downwind.

Yes, I'm aware. You can also accidentally tack if you sail too close to the wind.

Gybing is a way of changing course when sailing down wind. Accidents can happen on all points of sail.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:58 PM (viF8m)

184 Well, until you tie up in a Caribbean port in the summer, with a number of other boats from Europe, crewed by nubile French, Danish, and Dutch girls, who for some reason often find that wearing tops is optional.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 09:57 PM (0sNs1)
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Oh, I had fantasies, too! So that was yours?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:58 PM (ZOv7s)

185 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)
---
It has its moments. I suppose it's different when you're Shanghai'd as it were. I spent a lot of time on boats because my mother loved the boating lifestyle and dated men who could afford it (and married a man who ultimately could not).

Sunsets, fresh breeze, watching ore carriers pass in twilight, but also fish guts, engine repairs and the fact that while you're stuck on a boat, you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:52 PM (ZOv7s)

yeah kinda what I remember. Breaking down, getting towed in by the coast guard..twice, scraping barnacles, repainting the bottom with the special paint, getting stuck out on the boat instead of riding dirt bikes with my friends. Dad said the boat gave him the 2 greatest days of his life. The day he bought it and the day he sold it. Yeah, he really said that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 09:59 PM (snZF9)

186 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)


Perhaps hanging out at the small airport with your airplane.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)

187 Is this the whole Fort Knox thing Trump was pushing about a year ago coming to completion. Seemed odd how it was loud and then just dropped.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:54 PM (ZOv7s)

The Goldbugs were split between "there is an IOU" and
"There is more than what they reported both there and at NY Federal Reserve."

However, Delcy Rodriguez most likely got market price for Venezuelan gold, where Maduro most likely sold it at a discount on the sly.
It is profitable to be Trump's ally now

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (rbvCR)

188 ONT is operational. I repeat, ONT is operational.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (diia5)

189 >>Sunsets, fresh breeze, watching ore carriers pass in twilight, but also fish guts, engine repairs and the fact that while you're stuck on a boat, you have zero social life, which kind of sucks as a teenager

I suppose it depends on where and how. Social life was not something we lacked.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (viF8m)

190 Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 09:47 PM (viF8m)


Perhaps hanging out at the small airport with your airplane.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)

Now thats big dick shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 10:01 PM (snZF9)

191 Come one, come all, to the best ONT of the day.
https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418759

Posted by: mindful webworker spreading the word at March 04, 2026 10:03 PM (9O6qm)

192 Oh, I had fantasies, too! So that was yours?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 09:58 PM

Wishes can come true;
they can happen to you,
if you're young at heart.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 10:03 PM (0sNs1)

193 "New York Post
@nypost
Hillary Clinton's team demanded 'beauty lighting' and custom background for Epstein deposition"

So a fake background full of books she never read like on Teams and video calls?

Posted by: Ripley at March 04, 2026 10:14 PM (PTDkx)

Quick Hits

ahhimnolongeramagainfluencer.jpg

From Razorfist.

More schmolling: More than a majority of the country now agrees the economy has improved since Joe Biden's Miracle Economy.

And remember, that was the best economy in history, according to the communist propaganda media.

A full 52% of voters say the economy is better today than it was under Biden -- up 5 points from January. 51% say the economy is strong right now, up 8 points since November 2025. And 36% say their personal financial situation has improved, up 4 points since November, with gains concentrated among Republicans, males, likely midterm voters, and urban voters aged 25-44.


Bari Weiss, get your Animal House "journalists" under control:

CBS Mornings
@CBSMornings

FBI Director Kash Patel recently fired nearly a dozen FBI agents who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's probe into President Trump's classified documents case -- and CBS News has learned from multiple sources that many of those agents were working on global counterintelligence cases, including some involving Iran.

One source called the firings "devastating to the FBI's Iran program."

The FBI said it still maintains robust counterintelligence operations across the U.S.

The Assistant Director for Public Policy at the FBI fired back with actual facts:

Ben Williamson
@_WilliamsonBen

1h

I can play the "sources" game too - the difference is mine know what they're talking about

1) I spoke to four FBI execs and supervisors, all of whom confirmed that only 3 of the individuals fired actually worked the Iran issue

2) Further - all called the quote that it's "devastating to the Iran program" total BS. Not just because it's 3 people - but FBI surges resources and personnel from all over the country to prepare for these things.

3) It's a false suggestion to begin with. The FBI had a record year on CounterIntel last year (+35% arrests, Six of the Ten Most Wanted fugitives captured, etc) - all involving a massive operation, not something run by three people out of one unit.

This is a transparent spin job by people mad about firings.

All Democrats are Marrion Barry Democrats.

The Baltimore mayor's office spent more than $890,000 on lavish meals and parties -- including crab feasts, catered "farewell" bashes and massive tabs at Ravens football games, according to a report Wednesday.

Mayor Brandon Scott's administration blew taxpayer cash on over-the-top perks for staffers -- including $52,589 on grub in the Mayoral Suite at Ravens and Orioles games -- in a gross violation of the city's "public funds" rules, according to baltimorebrew.com.

Mayor Brandon ScottMayor Brandon Scott's office spent more than $890,000 on lavish meals and parties, according to a report.

One of the elaborate meals was served at a $3,636 farewell "office party" for Scott's former campaign manager Marvin James, which featured a $324 balloon arch, a $217 cake and a $2,600 catered spread with crab balls and grilled salmon in March 2025, according to the outlet.

James, however, didn't actually leave City Hall and is still on the payroll as the mayor's $190,000-plus-a-year senior adviser.

In total, the office spent $801,839 on meals and catering, $42,691 on floral arrangements and funeral services, and $45,646 "unreconciled" expenses between July 2022 and November 2025, according to the outlet.

They're also all pedophiles.

An elementary school in Fresno was forced to file a police report after a child sex offender running for city council held a press conference just steps away.

Rene Campos, 41, a candidate in Fresno City Council's District 7 race, spoke Friday on a street outside St. John's Cathedral to address outrage over his past, the Fresno Bee reported.

He was about 10 feet away from Big Picture Elementary School, a public charter school, which later contacted local cops.
Rene Campos, wearing a blue suit jacket and checkered shirt, has multiple microphones clipped to his shirt as he looks slightly to the right of the camera. 5
Registered sex offender Rene Campos has stirred up more controversy by holding a news conference across from a school in Fresno.

Until 2015, under Jessica's Law, California prohibited registered sex offenders from living within 2,000ft of any school or park in the state.

The law was later declared unconstitutional by the California Supreme Court, which ruled that residency restrictions must be applied on a case-by-case basis.


It remains unclear whether Campos is subject to any specific court orders, restraining orders or individualized restrictions related to his offense, or whether his limitations fall solely under California's general sex offender registration requirements.

Campos was about 10 feet away from Big Picture Elementary School in Fresno, which later contacted local cops.

Esparza said the council is considering legislation to prevent people like Campos from seeking office. Other city leaders were also furious.

"It has come to my attention and even hit national news that we have a registered sex offender that is currently running for Fresno City Council," Councilwoman Annalisa Perea said in a statement.

renecampossexoffenderatelementaryschool.jpg

A Khamenei memorial service in Manchester, England was crashed by anti-regime, pro-Trump celebrants.

In the last post I mentioned regime thugs shooting machine guns into the homes and apartments of people merely "protesting" -- by dancing and singing -- in their own homes. Here's video of that, which I couldn't find earlier.


This is hilarious. No, it's not about Ben Shapiro, at least not the part I have cued up for you:


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:53 PM




Comments

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1 Poor Marco, so many hats.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at March 04, 2026 06:53 PM (EaYnf)

2 War Powers Act in Senate. It failed.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)
Good.
Posted by: LASue


The Senate has formally endorsed taking down Iran !!!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (/lPRQ)

3 FBI Director Kash Patel recently fired nearly a dozen FBI agents who worked on special counsel Jack Smith's probe into President Trump's classified documents case -- and CBS News has learned from multiple sources that many of those agents were working on global counterintelligence cases, including some involving Iran.
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Double agents?

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (vSvIl)

4 Apparently the image that has MTG so heart broken is from Jakarta and has nothing to do with US action.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (8rJWF)

5 A Khamenei memorial service in Manchester, England was crashed by anti-regime, pro-Trump celebrants.



==

UK may not be all lost...

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (GD0B3)

6 People think the economy is good even though the full court press is on depression.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (zZu0s)

7 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Now off to read the articles.

It's The Moron Way (TM)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 06:59 PM (SRRAx)

8 oh, wow.

US downed an Iranian missile targeting Turkey, which is a possible NATO Article 5 issue.

and according to RT, Putin says it may be time to stop supplying gas to European markets.

You know, my bingo card for 2026 is looking really barren right now.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:59 PM (rbvCR)

9 Wow, so much going on in the ME now. Hard to keep up with it all.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 06:59 PM (77rzZ)

10 Willowed: A cartel judge has ordered the Executive to issue refunds on the tariffs.

Gonna be hilarious watching all the TV "legal scholars" bafflement and wonder when Trump responds, "Denied. Under what law passed by Congress is this expenditure authorized?"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 06:54 PM (HXT0k)
---
I have been reliably told by every liberal economist that COMPANIES DON'T PAY TARIFFS, PEOPLE DO.

So I guess the people should get their money back.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:59 PM (ZOv7s)

11 But crabs don't have balls.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 07:00 PM (3uBP9)

12 MTG is, and always has been, odd

Posted by: 496 at March 04, 2026 07:00 PM (j87XX)

13 MTG is, and always has been, odd

==

if by "odd" you mean "grifting retard", then yeah

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 07:01 PM (GD0B3)

14 watch the video that says something about Ben Shapiro. That's not why I'm linking it. I have it cued up for MTG on The View. Trust me, you're gonna want to watch it.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 07:01 PM (1wjle)

15 Mayor Brandon ScottMayor Brandon Scott's office
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Wow, some people think the names of British nobility is ridiculous.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 07:01 PM (Fi81e)

16 Rene Campos is a truly ugly creature from Satan.

I am at a loss for words, which is rare and possibly the virus has invaded that part of my brain.

Pronoun looks like a dweller of coffins. I would think daylight would cause issues.

Since I pray against evil every night I will pray against this demon.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 07:01 PM (WONhk)

17 Apparently the image that has MTG so heart broken is from Jakarta and has nothing to do with US action.
Posted by: Rob Crawford at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (8rJWF)
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Funny how quickly bombing the Ayatollah and his goons became "killing innocent children." Slid into full leftist slander mode so effortlessly.

"Former Congresswoman, have our troops always been baby-killers, or only when fighting Iran?"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 07:02 PM (ZOv7s)

18
That's that fuck I've been going on about! Convicted sex offender runs for city council in broad daylight!

And his opponents are Mohamed and Ariela and Shakir!

God dammit, our invaders have figured out how easy it is to hit us over the head and rob us blind.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 07:02 PM (pAy1S)

19 US downed an Iranian missile targeting Turkey, which is a possible NATO Article 5 issue.
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I'm sure the rest of NATO will be as helpful to Turkey tomorrow as they are to us today.

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 07:02 PM (vSvIl)

20 I love that top pic. So many good memories.

That was one of the first instances of the leftists trying to shame the right over Trump's antics, and they were met with "Yeah? F your feelings."

Left them rudderless and adrift.

Good times.

Posted by: Microslop at March 04, 2026 07:02 PM (dK+Kv)

21 MTG strawmans like a Dem.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 07:02 PM (Fi81e)

22 Fkin Cultural Marxist Seminaries brainwashing kids

The teachers need to be cleared out

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 07:02 PM (Ia/+0)

23 Runner - even back when she was a freshman in congress and was saying g all the right things she just struck me as abnormal. Something always seemed off

Posted by: 496 at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (j87XX)

24 I'd be happy to never read another "deep thoughts" by Margorie Taylor Greene, she of the cinderblock manface head.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (qBdHI)

25 Do y’all know that Ben Shapiro’s sister has massive hooters?

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (77rzZ)

26 watch the video that says something about Ben Shapiro. That's not why I'm linking it. I have it cued up for MTG on The View. Trust me, you're gonna want to watch it.
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 07:01 PM (1wjle)
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Busty lesbian porn?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (ZOv7s)

27 The Baltimore mayor's office spent more than $890,000 on lavish meals and parties -- including crab feasts, catered "farewell" bashes and massive tabs at Ravens football games, according to a report Wednesday.
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Mayors must be given space to destroy tax payer dollars.

Posted by: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (XeU6L)

28 I notice most of those ICE protesting kiddies are dumb chicks. Looks like about 70% from what I saw.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 07:04 PM (qBdHI)

29 MTG is, and always has been, odd

If your church leaders and elected leaders are telling you the way to bring Jesus back is by killing innocent children of innocent foreign people you’ve never met in a foreign land you’ve never been to, then your believing the lies of wolves dressed in sheep’s clothing.

And apparently doesn't know the difference between "you're" and "your". Disconcerting.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 07:04 PM (Riz8t)

30 If tariffs are a tax ....

Remember that time when Bill Clinton made a tax retro-active?

And then, decades later, John Roberts said, "as long as you call it a tax--even if no one ever before called it a tax--it's all legal and good."

Retro-active tax-iffs.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 07:04 PM (HXT0k)

31 Do y’all know that Ben Shapiro’s sister has massive hooters?
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (77rzZ)
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Obligatory. Thank you for respecting our traditions.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 07:05 PM (ZOv7s)

32 Trump made an implicit promise to me when he bombed Suleimani's ass. The promise was, "we will degrade the Islamic Republic's ability to fuck around outside Iran".
Promise kept.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 07:05 PM (gKWVE)

33 MTG strawmans like a Dem.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 07:02 PM (Fi81e)

huh

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 07:05 PM (GD0B3)

34 I notice most of those ICE protesting kiddies are dumb chicks. Looks like about 70% from what I saw.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 07:04 PM (qBdHI)
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The bottom of the AWFL ladder.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 07:05 PM (Fi81e)

35 Is that Marco sitting next to Marco?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 07:06 PM (0sNs1)

36 And apparently doesn't know the difference between "you're" and "your". Disconcerting.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 07:04 PM (Riz8t)
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Watch the video where she admits she's retarded.

I love this, by the way. The language of my people has been restored! Make our enemies retarded and gay again!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 07:06 PM (ZOv7s)

37 Do y’all know that Ben Shapiro’s sister has massive hooters?
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (77rzZ)
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Obligatory. Thank you for respecting our traditions.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 07:05 PM (ZOv7s)
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But he has not yet complied with the link requirement.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 07:06 PM (Fi81e)

38 Willowed in previous thread:

Tousi TV - IRGC claims it sank a US destroyer... w/o evidence
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With what?

If I told you, you wouldn't believe me. See the tweet embedded at Insty at the 1:22 time mark.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 04, 2026 07:06 PM (Fs0KI)

39 "Upon my honorable discharge from the USMC, I attended John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL and earned an associate’s degree in education from 2004 to 2006." Posted by: whig

My home town. I've occasionally wondered if you got Whig from Quincy Herald Whig. I met Tom Oakley senior briefly at the rally for Mike Flynn, and was in the same class as his son. I'm back in the neighborhood now, several miles east of the city.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 07:06 PM (vbXSk)

40 I think Marjorie TyleR Moore shojld speak up for more women and people of gender. She speaks her mind on many subjects we in Brattleboro find impotent, like Irac and healthy food for the bran.

Posted by: Mary Clogenstien of Brattleboro Vermouth at March 04, 2026 07:07 PM (vFG9F)

41 35 Is that Marco sitting next to Marco?

Not only does he wear many hats, he's his own body double.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 07:07 PM (Riz8t)

42 But crabs don't have balls.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 07:00 PM

King crabs do. That's why they're not Queen crabs.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 07:08 PM (0sNs1)

43 You would never know that that guy was a child predator if he didn't look exactly like a child predator.

Posted by: 29Victor at March 04, 2026 07:09 PM (0MjtC)

44 Not surprised they cloned Marco, thats how he gets so much done in a day

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 07:09 PM (Ia/+0)

45 Crab balls?

Posted by: Wood eye at March 04, 2026 07:09 PM (Cqx++)

46 "But crabs don't have balls."

Not anymore they don't.

Posted by: Crab ball harvester at March 04, 2026 07:10 PM (vFG9F)

47 So are we gonna land some guys in Iran or what

turn the AirCav loose on the mullahs

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 07:10 PM (ZxPkt)

48 Mayor Brandon ScottMayor Brandon Scott's office

Mayor Brandon ScottMayor Brandon Scott is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at March 04, 2026 07:11 PM (Ksqrb)

49 Is busty lesbian porn for busty lesbians or of busty lesbians?

Posted by: banana Dream - Both? Also a dessert topping? at March 04, 2026 07:11 PM (3uBP9)

50 If Trump endorses Cornyn I expect he'll do it in exchange for the Save Act. But if so, what a low blow to Paxton who's been very loyal MAGA.

It's politics, Jake.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 04, 2026 07:12 PM (fZiTB)

51 Crab ball?

*faints on couch, fans self*
— Liz Warren

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 07:12 PM (77rzZ)

52 The only ones I've ever heard accuse Christians of perhaps wanting war in the Middle East so that Jesus comes back are progressives.

When really, it's closer to a Muslim belief that war hastens the coming of The Mahdi.

Nonetheless, in that it seems to be common, the complaint seems to come from progressives.

And now MTG is out there repeating it.

Was she deep cover or what?

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 07:12 PM (Fi81e)

53 Yannow, if these schools would tell the kids that they can hold protests, but only after the school day has ended (or on the weekend), these protests wouldn't even take place.

Kids just want to get out of class - and the idiot "adults" in charge let it happen.

THIS is why little Johnny kan't raed.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 07:13 PM (SRRAx)

54 49 Is busty lesbian porn for busty lesbians or of busty lesbians?

Posted by: banana Dream - Both? Also a dessert topping? at March 04, 2026 07:11 PM

Yes.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 07:14 PM (HlyYF)

55 I have a balloon arch and crab balls in my pants!

Posted by: Joe's AutoPen at March 04, 2026 07:14 PM (oftw2)

56 OMG, the Rubio pic is awesome.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:14 PM (dK+Kv)

57 THIS is why little Johnny kan't raed.....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 07:13 PM

Kall us.

Posted by: Kwality Learing Center at March 04, 2026 07:15 PM (0sNs1)

58 You just know that Crockett and MTG are going to team up and tour, right?

Or at least a podcast.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 07:15 PM (HXT0k)

59 >>If Trump endorses Cornyn I expect he'll do it in exchange for the Save Act. But if so, what a low blow to Paxton who's been very loyal MAGA.

I suspect you might be right in that Trump will extract a price for his endorsement and it seems like it will include at least the SAVE Act but I don't think he'll walk away from Paxton. Trump cares of people who are loyal to him.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 07:16 PM (viF8m)

60 58 You just know that Crockett and MTG are going to team up and tour, right?

Or at least a podcast.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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The Dumb and Dumber tour.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:16 PM (E4rtv)

61 Yannow, if these schools would tell the kids that they can hold protests, but only after the school day has ended (or on the weekend), these protests wouldn't even take place.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 07:13 PM (SRRAx)
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What is this??!

All of a sudden, it's REASONABLE day?!!

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 07:17 PM (Fi81e)

62 >>> If Trump endorses Cornyn I expect he'll do it in exchange for the Save Act. But if so, what a low blow to Paxton who's been very loyal MAGA.

It's politics, Jake.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 04, 2026 07:12 PM (fZiTB)


It has to be more than that. The rino gang need to give him recess appointments too.


He's the first president in history to have his own party block his recess appointments. F them all if they can't get their act together. And maybe even if they do.

Posted by: banana Dream - Both? Also a dessert topping? at March 04, 2026 07:17 PM (3uBP9)

63 28 I notice most of those ICE protesting kiddies are dumb chicks. Looks like about 70% from what I saw.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 07:04 PM (qBdHI)

Baby AWFLs.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 07:18 PM (zYpTz)

64 58 You just know that Crockett and MTG are going to team up and tour, right?

Or at least a podcast.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 07:15 PM (HXT0k)

Like Roxie and Velma at the end of "Chicago"....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 07:18 PM (SRRAx)

65 If memory serves, the Fresno Pedo was also arrested for failing to register just last May.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at March 04, 2026 07:19 PM (0c4Z6)

66 Got yer graina salt?


@overton_news
·
2h
BREAKING: US officials confirm THOUSANDS of Iraqi-Kurdish fighters have entered Iran — launching a “ground offensive.”

FOX NEWS: “This just in, it’s BIG.”

“A US official telling Fox thousands of Iraqi Kurds have launched a ground offensive in Iran.”

“Decimated, destroyed, defeated — all words the Pentagon used today to describe Iran’s various military forces on day five of Operation Epic Fury.”

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 07:19 PM (ZxPkt)

67 I notice most of those ICE protesting kiddies are dumb chicks. Looks like about 70% from what I saw.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 07:04 PM (qBdHI)

Baby AWFLs.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 07:18 PM (zYpTz)

Awflings.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:19 PM (dK+Kv)

68 In total, the office spent $801,839 on meals and catering, $42,691 on floral arrangements and funeral services, and $45,646 "unreconciled" expenses between July 2022 and November 2025, according to the outlet.

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"Pikers!"

/Gruesome Newscum

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:20 PM (iu4Pw)

69 Awflings.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:19 PM (dK+Kv)

I smell awflings!

Posted by: Zombie Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg at March 04, 2026 07:20 PM (0aYVJ)

70 I still have Rush’s “ my mullah went to club gitmo” t shirt

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 07:21 PM (GbONR)

71 How soon until the left starts mythologizing a "Ghost of Tehran" who is single-handedly fighting back the evil Zionist puppets?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 07:21 PM (HXT0k)

72 Call the thune into the oval chambers, show him all the evidence of thune's secret life unk. to the public, demand the Save act passage and recess appts up front in exchange for corn row support. Then have Paxton stand down and give him a power position in theTrump admin.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 07:21 PM (ehY6c)

73 But crabs don't have balls.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 07:00 PM

King crabs do. That's why they're not Queen crabs.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 07:08 PM

Some of them are. They gay ones.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 07:22 PM (Wnv9h)

74 Here's that Iranian boat about to go under

https://tinyurl.com/5cd3abmm

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 07:22 PM (ZxPkt)

75 Awflings.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:19 PM (dK+Kv)

I smell awflings!

Posted by: Zombie Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg at March 04, 2026 07:20 PM (0aYVJ)

That's because you've been marinating in your own liquefied flesh for years. And that's even before you croaked.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:22 PM (dK+Kv)

76 I can't type today.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 07:22 PM (Wnv9h)

77 I suspect you might be right in that Trump will extract a price for his endorsement and it seems like it will include at least the SAVE Act but I don't think he'll walk away from Paxton. Trump cares of people who are loyal to him.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Paxton finishing second did not help his case. For whatever reason, he raised little and spent little. Spent about 5 million in a huge state, raised ten, has about 5 in the bank. Cornyn has about the same in the bank but can call on a lot more from teh Senate Fund that hurts all other GOP candidates in close races like for Ossoff's seat, Collins in ME, and the North Carolina race. Under its rules, incumbents get first dibs on that money.

Talarico winning the primary instead of Crockett weakens the case for Paxton even more as the DC Senate types are thinking it will require a lot of money to be spent in the general there that would not need to be spent if Cornyn was the nominee.

Without going into the weeds of viewing the entrails of campaign data from the primary yet, finishing second and Cornyn's statewide strength, Paxton is in a weaker electability position although policy wise he is the far better choice.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:22 PM (E4rtv)

78 Speaking of tyrants in black robes. No, not the Iranian ones.

The state of New Hampshire decided to terminate the contract for vehicle testing and just do away with it. The company sued in Federal court and the Federal judge, hiding behind the EPA Clean Air Act, has ordered New Hampshire to keep its vehicle inspection program. The New Hampshire elected officials are going "but first you will blow me."

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 04, 2026 07:22 PM (2GVsD)

79 >>> “Decimated, destroyed, defeated — all words the Pentagon used today to describe Iran’s various military forces on day five of Operation Epic Fury.”
Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 07:19 PM (ZxPkt)


Decimated ain't the word they want. Decimated is what you do to your own guys to um... increase... morale. You do not decimate your enemy

Posted by: banana Dream - pedanticated at March 04, 2026 07:23 PM (3uBP9)

80 Compos doesn't look at all like a sex offender!


Has anyone told that Greene woman to shut up?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 04, 2026 07:23 PM (1Ff7Z)

81 "It has come to my attention and even hit national news that we have a registered sex offender that is currently running for Fresno City Council," Councilwoman Annalisa Perea said in a statement.

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Jeebus, these pedos always look like the Spawn of Satan and Greta "Pol Tot" Thunberg.

Coincidence? I don't think so ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:24 PM (iu4Pw)

82 Sorry Ruth Vader-Meinhoff Ginsburg, not even a thousand Gelflings could save you.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 04, 2026 07:24 PM (2GVsD)

83 Democrats are the American mullahs. There's literally no difference in their mentality, nor the lengths they'll go to in order to subjugate the right.

None.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 07:25 PM (jtM2q)

84 72 Call the thune into the oval chambers, show him all the evidence of thune's secret life unk. to the public, demand the Save act passage and recess appts up front in exchange for corn row support. Then have Paxton stand down and give him a power position in theTrump admin.
Posted by: kingsman
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I think Paxton may be tabbed for a job in the DoJ if the grand deal goes off. Several DoJ positions open as Jeffrey Clark just resigned and the administration forced out the DoJ anti trust chief too. Either position might allow a promotion to AG or DAG after the November elections when a shakeup in Cabinet usually happens.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)

85 NYPost has the Kurd story too

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 07:25 PM (ZxPkt)

86 Watching the vid of the school kids headed to ice protests and noted the dress and body language of the girls; very self concious and no confidence, dressed baggy clothes to hide their sex; scared groupies seeking approval. Pity them.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 07:25 PM (ehY6c)

87 >>> Here's that Iranian boat about to go under

https://tinyurl.com/5cd3abmm
Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 07:22 PM (ZxPkt)


Trump needs boats.
Trump needs boats.
Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump needs boats

Posted by: banana Dream - The big Ts inside of you and me at March 04, 2026 07:26 PM (3uBP9)

88 Awflings.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:19 PM (dK+Kv)

I like it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 07:26 PM (zYpTz)

89 Then have Paxton stand down and give him a power position in theTrump admin.
Posted by: kingsman

The U.S. AG office has barely been used.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at March 04, 2026 07:27 PM (0c4Z6)

90 But crabs don't have balls.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 07:00 PM (3uBP9)

The sickos in Baltimore got 'em.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:27 PM (dK+Kv)

91 >>>watch the video that says something about Ben Shapiro. That's not why I'm linking it. I have it cued up for MTG on The View. Trust me, you're gonna want to watch it.
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 07:01 PM (1wjle)

It's fucking amazing.

Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2026 07:27 PM (q177U)

92 85 NYPost has the Kurd story too
Posted by: Don Black

And Hegseth denies it among others. It might just be one of those rumors that floats around out there as disinfo--a) the regime uses it to attack its opponents internally as Kurds are generally loathed throughout the Middle East, b) US disinfo to cause troop movements toward the Kurd areas which exposes them to our aircraft bombs c) some Deep State plan that got floated and axed when it came to the attention of senior officials.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:31 PM (E4rtv)

93 "Without going into the weeds of viewing the entrails of campaign data from the primary yet, finishing second and Cornyn's statewide strength, Paxton is in a weaker electability position although policy wise he is the far better choice." Posted by: whig

idk all the election odds like you do, but I've heard if an incumbent is below 50%, he is in trouble. Cornyn got 42% (primary), and Not Cornyn got 58%. Paxton seems the clear winner. Other than Thune's leverage with Trump on the "I'll give you the Save bill if you give me RINO (anti-Trump) Cornyn.

I hope Trump endorses Paxton to strengthen his base, and not the RINO base. But Trump is (allegedly) The Deal Maker.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 07:32 PM (vbXSk)

94 Like rust, evil and Big Penguin (but we repeat ourselves), never sleep.

Posted by: Big Penguin at March 04, 2026 07:32 PM (0sNs1)

95 Kurds and Wray?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 04, 2026 07:33 PM (2GVsD)

96 MTG likes to work out.
Her work outs go better
when she takes her roids.
And she always takes her roids.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 07:34 PM (4k6kk)

97 Has anyone told that Greene woman to shut up?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

I think she'd respond better to "calm you tits."

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 04, 2026 07:35 PM (ftFVW)

98 I would assume busty lesbians would enjoy busty lesbian porn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 07:35 PM (zZu0s)

99 I would assume busty lesbians would enjoy busty lesbian porn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

The non-busty lesbians would enjoy it even more.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 04, 2026 07:37 PM (ftFVW)

100 MTG's post is retarded.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 04, 2026 07:38 PM (sAmhv)

101 I love the thick black hair that is common on Persian chicks.

That is all.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2026 07:39 PM (AlhUl)

102 Rubio memes are fun.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 07:40 PM (4k6kk)

103 But is she Full Retard?

Posted by: Kirk Lazarus at March 04, 2026 07:40 PM (Q+gd/)

104 The Kurds have been reported to be only a few hours away from Tehran.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 04, 2026 07:40 PM (FylAi)

105 I hope Trump endorses Paxton to strengthen his base, and not the RINO base. But Trump is (allegedly) The Deal Maker.
Posted by: illiniwek
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Lot of moving parts but Cornyn is not liked as much by the base as is Paxton but Paxton has some passionate haters in the TX GOP establishment ( I think Paxton is in the right on this btw on the impeachment bullshit, etc.) but he is having trouble raising funds while Cornyn isn't.

A runoff where Paxton and Cornyn go and blow a bunch of money until May 26th means that other Senate GOP priorities cannot be funded. And then for the General, Paxton will require more funding than Cornyn to beat Talarico. If Paxton had finished above Cornyn in the runoff, his argument would have been you want the front leader to step aside? but being second, harder to make that argument. Last, we don't know who Hunt may endorse.

The old rule is polling below 50 is a problem but that is normally for a two party race, not a three. Three or more in an election very often result in the incumbent squeezing by or a Dem squeezing in like in the Palin Begich Peltota race in AK House seat in 2022.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:40 PM (E4rtv)

106 MTG still thinks she is relevant?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 04, 2026 07:40 PM (2GVsD)

107 MTG still thinks she is relevant?

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 04, 2026 07:41 PM (2GVsD)

108 The Kurds are on the way!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 07:41 PM (Cqx++)

109 101 I love the thick black hair that is common on Persian chicks.

That is all.
Posted by: Eeyore
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One worked for me who went to the (barber) to have it removed from her face once a month.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 07:41 PM (4k6kk)

110 58 You just know that Crockett and MTG are going to team up and tour, right?

Or at least a podcast.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Ebony and Ivory.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 04, 2026 07:41 PM (xvV+O)

111 Double post?

Hopefully the rumours of Kurds will cause Ayatollah Jr to panic.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 04, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)

112 107 MTG still thinks she is relevant?
Posted by: Anna Puma
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She has entered the influencer grifting zone where once people enter, they can't leave.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:42 PM (E4rtv)

113 I think Paxton may be tabbed for a job in the DoJ if the grand deal goes off. Several DoJ positions open as Jeffrey Clark just resigned and the administration forced out the DoJ anti trust chief too. Either position might allow a promotion to AG or DAG after the November elections when a shakeup in Cabinet usually happens.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)

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Paxton (for U.S. Attorney General) >>>>> Bondi

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:42 PM (iu4Pw)

114 If Jasmine and MTG shared an OF account, one would be dead on Day One over revenue split.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 04, 2026 07:43 PM (2GVsD)

115 Happy Wednesday evening, friends! Hope all is well.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 07:43 PM (Wmg4n)

116 "The Kurds are on the way!"

About damn time!

Posted by: Miss Muffet at March 04, 2026 07:43 PM (FylAi)

117 The Senate has formally endorsed taking down Iran !!!
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Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (/lPRQ)

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"They're all Mossad double-agents!"

/Qatarlson

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:44 PM (iu4Pw)

118 Watching the vid of Persians getting shot at in their homes sure makes me happy about the 2nd Amendment. If only there were just a platoon of armed citizens...

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 07:44 PM (2WIwB)

119 You just know that Crockett and MTG are going to team up and tour, right?

Or at least a podcast.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Ebony and Ivory.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious

I don't think their collective vocabulary or intellect would lead to that clever of a title.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 04, 2026 07:45 PM (ftFVW)

120 "The Kurds are on the way!"

About damn time!

Posted by: Miss Muffet at March 04, 2026 07:43 PM (FylAi)

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* golf clap *

Muldoon-worthy.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:45 PM (iu4Pw)

121 The next group of kids who stage a walkout in protest of ICE need to be forced, for an assignment, to research the proper procedure for entering the United States and write a research paper on it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 07:45 PM (fYhK6)

122 If Jasmine and MTG shared an OF account, one would be dead on Day One over revenue split.

Posted by: Anna Puma
--

I just threw up a little in the back of my throat. Time for some Johnnie Black to get rid of that taste and vision.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (xvV+O)

123 So MTG wants Whiny America, I see.

Point the bitch to a copy of the Vienna Convention of 1961. Happy Reading.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (fYhK6)

124 And fwiw, I find Paxton to be a better policy candidate, reserved about his political chops in a highly contested race, and someone who got screwed by the Bushie Texas GOPe establishment with the ridiculous impeachment.

That being said, his campaign did not get it done in the primary to win a plurality, will suck a lot of needed resources to limp into the win for the runoff, need a big injection of money to win the general, and apparently his failure to control his penis has soured some that otherwise would have voted for him.

Someone with one scandal (even if the impeachment failed, some still believe the bullshit) has it harder than someone else. Two scandals, the impeachment and the failure to control himself hurts a GOP candidate at the polls. GOP voters are not Dem voters. It even hurts Trump to some degree and he is the exception to the rule of scandals.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (E4rtv)

125 Cornyn, actually DC and the Bush's were spending over a million $dollars a day to overcome Hunt. They will spend more to defeat Paxton.
I think Paxton laid back on the spending in the primary knowing there would be a runoff, therefore, not taxing his base's reserves.

There are many ignorant people in TX who believe the lying TV ads. Pax needs a lot of money to overcome that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (4k6kk)

126
Doesn't MTG have a passel of illegal aliens in her construction workforce that she should be scurrying to save?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (xG4kz)

127 >>MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s U.S. Senate race took a sudden turn as incumbent Sen. Steve Daines withdrew his name from the running.

>>Candidate filing closed at 5 p.m., and Daines’ status on the Montana Secretary of State’s website was updated to “withdrawn.”

https://tinyurl.com/4xt8kycw

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (viF8m)

128 You just know that Crockett and MTG are going to team up and tour, right?

Or at least a podcast.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Ebony and Ivory.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 04, 2026 07:41 PM (xvV+O)

***

Dumb and Dumber

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (2WIwB)

129 God loves you. He will always love you.
No matter what happens.
Even in your worst hour, He was there.
He will be there when nobody else is.
He will never leave you.
Once you know the love of God, there is no equal. There is nothing else you need.
You don’t need the emptiness of “likes”, “reads” or posts.
His Holy Spirit will completely fill you.
Put down the phone. Turn off the tv.
Spend some time with God. He’s waiting.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (bucPA)

130 Paxton (for U.S. Attorney General) >>>>> Bondi
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:42 PM (iu4Pw)

Dude, we are trying to rid ourselves of Cornyn and prevent an evil Jew hating bastard from becoming Senator.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (fYhK6)

131 If Jasmine and MTG shared an OF account, one would be dead on Day One over revenue split.

Posted by: Anna Puma

Oh, come now. It would take longer than that for there to be revenue to fight over.

Posted by: She Hobbit at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (ftFVW)

132 Watching the vid of Persians getting shot at in their homes" Posted by: Diogenes

probably true, from what I know of the IRGC scum. But that video Ace linked didn't show much. Just some shots going off from some balcony. Were they in celebration, or shooting into homes? I have no idea.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (vbXSk)

133 Spend some time with God. He’s waiting.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (bucPA)

To be born again?

Posted by: Porcupine Tree at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (fYhK6)

134 The next group of kids who stage a walkout in protest of ICE need to be forced, for an assignment, to research the proper procedure for entering the United States and write a research paper on it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 07:45 PM (fYhK6)

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Make them stay in detention and write the names of every murder, rape, trafficking, assault, and theft US citizen victim of illegal aliens since 1965.

We'll wait ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (iu4Pw)

135
The Baltimore mayor's office spent more than $890,000 on lavish meals and parties -- including crab feasts, catered "farewell" bashes and massive tabs at Ravens football games, according to a report Wednesday.

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If he's that entitled and stupid, he's done other things that will put him in jail for sure. Kickbacks, etc.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 07:48 PM (azNOR)

136 One of these we'll run out of straw. No church leaders are saying this, Marge.

Posted by: Halfhand at March 04, 2026 07:49 PM (cXw3b)

137
If he's that entitled and stupid, he's done other things that will put him in jail for sure. Kickbacks, etc.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04,

It’s Baltimore, there is a long standing tradition of corruption. He is just the latest one.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 07:49 PM (Wmg4n)

138
... many of those agents were working on global counterintelligence cases

You'd actually be surprised how much counterintell knowledge you can gather by staging a Risk tournament once a week!

Now we don't have enough for this valuable exercise to continue to return value to our taxpayers!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 07:50 PM (xG4kz)

139 MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s U.S. Senate race took a sudden turn as incumbent Sen. Steve Daines withdrew his name from the running.

>>Candidate filing closed at 5 p.m., and Daines’ status on the Montana Secretary of State’s website was updated to “withdrawn.”

https://tinyurl.com/4xt8kycw
Posted by: JackStraw

What in the actual fuck

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2026 07:50 PM (MGB5H)

140 MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s U.S. Senate race took a sudden turn as incumbent Sen. Steve Daines withdrew his name from the running.

>>Candidate filing closed at 5 p.m., and Daines’ status on the Montana Secretary of State’s website was updated to “withdrawn.”

https://tinyurl.com/4xt8kycw
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (viF8m)

What the heck??? Are we likely losing a solid R seat to an independent?

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 07:51 PM (lCppi)

141 Dude, we are trying to rid ourselves of Cornyn and prevent an evil Jew hating bastard from becoming Senator.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 07:47 PM (fYhK6)

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I'm with you; was just replying to whig's speculation -- should that turn out to be in play.

I honestly thought Trump was going to nominate Paxton from the get-go instead of Gaetz ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:51 PM (iu4Pw)

142 132 Watching the vid of Persians getting shot at in their homes" Posted by: Diogenes

probably true, from what I know of the IRGC scum. But that video Ace linked didn't show much. Just some shots going off from some balcony. Were they in celebration, or shooting into homes? I have no idea.
Posted by: illiniwek
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Saw a vid of them on scooters doing drive by's.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 07:51 PM (4k6kk)

143 The next group of kids who stage a walkout in protest of ICE need to be forced, for an assignment, to research the proper procedure for entering the United States and write a research paper on it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 07:45 PM (fYhK6)


Grandkids of Diogenes #3 and #4 are home schooled. If they walk out they do the dishes for a month.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 07:51 PM (2WIwB)

144 I'm with you; was just replying to whig's speculation -- should that turn out to be in play.

I honestly thought Trump was going to nominate Paxton from the get-go instead of Gaetz ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:51 PM (iu4Pw)

I figured as much. Hence my starting out with “Dude…” : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 07:52 PM (fYhK6)

145 I haven't noticed Daines to be any worse than any other R senator. What happened? Dead girl? Live chicken?

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 07:53 PM (gKWVE)

146 MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s U.S. Senate race took a sudden turn as incumbent Sen. Steve Daines withdrew his name from the running.

>>Candidate filing closed at 5 p.m., and Daines’ status on the Montana Secretary of State’s website was updated to “withdrawn.”

https://tinyurl.com/4xt8kycw
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 07:46 PM (viF8m)

What the heck??? Are we likely losing a solid R seat to an independent?
Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 07:51 PM (lCppi)

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That sucks. I never understood how a conservative state like Montana (birthplace to my entire family except me) frequently elected Dem Governors and Senators (maybe rigged elections like we now have in Arizona)?

Daines was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in Montana in the 21st century. He was reelected in 2020, defeating the Democratic nominee, incumbent governor Steve Bullock. In 2023, Daines became chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, succeeding Rick Scott.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 07:56 PM (iu4Pw)

147
MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s U.S. Senate race took a sudden turn as incumbent Sen. Steve Daines withdrew his name from the running.

>>Candidate filing closed at 5 p.m., and Daines’ status on the Montana Secretary of State’s website was updated to “withdrawn.”

https://tinyurl.com/4xt8kycw
Posted by: JackStraw

How conveeeeeeeeenient!

Is this a repeat of the Great Candidate Bugout of 2018 by GOP(e) crapweasels?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 07:56 PM (xG4kz)

148 nood cafe

Posted by: SciVo at March 04, 2026 07:58 PM (Sy6m/)

149 probably true, from what I know of the IRGC scum. But that video Ace linked didn't show much. Just some shots going off from some balcony. Were they in celebration, or shooting into homes? I have no idea.
Posted by: illiniwek
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Saw a vid of them on scooters doing drive by's.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 07:51 PM (4k6kk)

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Eventually this "war" will shift to the urban centers and we will see bow tough the IRGC are...and how well entrenched which is another way of saying how much they think they can win.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 07:59 PM (2WIwB)

150 Nood.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)

151 Richard Grenell@RichardGrenell . Outrageous

Mar 3

#Nicaragua’s Attorney General’s Office has reportedly confiscated BHMB Mining, a U.S.-Canadian company with an ~$80 million investment, and reportedly handed it over to a "Chinese businessman." Beyond corruption, it's the direct seizure of Americans' property. The report details how the plant was occupied and transferred by the Nicaraguan state. This should surprise no one doing business in that nation.

This escalates an already tense situation for American companies and U.S. expats operating or living in Nicaragua. In the context of new Treasury sanctions and growing Congressional scrutiny of the gold sector, this will not go unnoticed by the Trump administration. @WHAAsstSecty @USTreasury

When a generally lawless socialist regime crosses the line and seizes American investment, consequences tend to follow. I'll be writing this up soon on Poblete Dispatches. #Nicaragua #PropertyRights #Sanctions #RuleOfLaw #expropriation

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 08:00 PM (4k6kk)

152 (Jump to top of page)

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 04, 2026 08:04 PM (jrgJz)

153
and a $2,600 catered spread with crab balls



$2100 of which was labor for the chef to try to harvest the crab balls with tweezers

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 08:33 PM (HXiQ2)

154
But crabs don't have balls.

Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 07:00 PM (3uBP9)

The sickos in Baltimore got 'em.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 04, 2026 07:27 PM (dK+Kv)



Hey Jimmy, you gonna waste that crab gut?

*stuffs face*

Posted by: Det Bunk Moreland at March 04, 2026 08:39 PM (HXiQ2)

155 I don't know how that child diddler manages to look creepier than John Waters but he pulled it off

Posted by: Blanco at March 04, 2026 10:48 PM (MHpW9)

"Thousands" Of US-Aligned Iraqi Kurds Stage Ground Invasion of Iran

This morning I watched a military YouTuber, "Cappy," who said that the US and Israel were using million-dollar missiles to take out small outposts and police stations in western Iran. Such a use of pricey ordnance on such dinky targets would not make sense... unless the missiles were being used to clear a path for a force of ground invasion troops.

Which turns out to have been the plan.

Update: Commenters point out that multiple Kurdish sources are denying these reports.

Fat Democrat pussy Chuck Todd wondered why the CIA had let reporters know they were preparing a Kurdish force for an invasion.

Apparently he thinks you can arm, train, and lead 5,000 foreign soldiers and not a one of them will tell anyone.

In any event, this heads-up came hours before the actual invasion.

I'm glad there will be some ground threat. Protesters have been staying inside, as Trump advised them to. But they've been staging protests inside their apartments and houses, dancing and singing. And Regime thugs have been firing machine-guns into their homes.

That's why you need ground forces. These thugs think they can act with impunity, because our air forces are hitting missile carriers and buildings, not thugs on the street.

Some Kurds might warn them that there will be consequences for regime gun-men.

And we need to deploy a lot of anti-personnel drones, too.

Eyal Yakoby
@EYakoby

3h

BREAKING: The U.S. asked Israel to eliminate the IRGC commander who plotted the assassination attempt against President Trump.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed he was shot dead, indicating the killing was carried out on the ground--not by an airstrike.

According to Tucker Carlson, the two assassination plots were Fake News fabricated by Israel. Fake Jews, I guess. And now Israel "eliminates" the "Plotter" who didn't exist in the first place! So nefarious!

I'm happy about this:

I visited Lebanon on a junket arranged by Lee Smith. Most of the country is peaceful and just wants to live their lives. But the Iranian-funded Shiias in the south support Hezbollah. Lebanon has flinched from taking Hezballah on in the past, not because they love Hezballah forcing them into wars every two years, but because Hezballah will attack the rest of the country, too, using Iranian money and ordnance to do so.

I'm glad Lebanon now feels safe enough to tell Hezballah to GTFO.


He's peddling tobacco now, too?

I guess he just doesn't trust the Jewish "Science" on the cancer risks of tobacco. So #based!

Correction: A commenter tells me these are nicotine pouches, without any actual tobacco. It's the tar that gets you, not the nicotine.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:42 PM




Comments

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1 SPONGE

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (xcxpd)

2 Yay.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)

3 FIRST

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (WONhk)

4 In before Guinan.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0sNs1)

5 "Thousands" Of US-Aligned Iraqi Kurds Stage Ground Invasion of Iran.


Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0N4FZ)

6
Excellent!

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (3ek7K)

7 Fuck you you fat femmy Dem operative
==

If this is Twitter, then sign me up!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 05:44 PM (RIvkX)

8 FIRST
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM

In our hearts, perhaps.

At least you were in before that Blade fellow!

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 04, 2026 05:45 PM (0sNs1)

9 Where's The Blade?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (wBaIH)

10 Not one to defend Tucker, but ALP pouches are nicotine and don't contain any tobacco.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (bNf8H)

11
ChristyBlinky Rocks!!

I love her comments!

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (3ek7K)

12 EXCELSIOR!!!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (bqGET)

13 "Thousands" Of US-Aligned Iraqi Kurds Stage Ground Invasion of Iran


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this may be false since a bunch of people are denying it, liek this guy : "BREAKING: Aziz Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, says Iraqi Kurdish forces are not conducting any offensive in Iran"

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (GD0B3)

14 Mister Scott, we already have. We have supplied them with arms and logistics

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (+nEug)

15 It's starting to look more like a plan and less like a spontaneous fit.

Good.

I'm a bit confused by the display of competence...I'm not used to seeing that.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (xcxpd)

16 The Kurds are going to show the Iraqi Arabs how to pull of a successful invasion of Iran.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (5yDGQ)

17 >>>10 Not one to defend Tucker, but ALP pouches are nicotine and don't contain any tobacco.

ah okay, I can't complain about that, then. I take nicotine too.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (1wjle)

18 Faytuks Network
@FaytuksNetwork
Lebanese President Aoun tells the Quintet (the US, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar) that the decision to ban Hezbollah is final.
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The 20th "final" decision.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (RIvkX)

19 Lou Holtz, legendary college football coach, has died at 89

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (RHGPo)

20 Jennifer Griffin is a certifiable idiot.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (GD0B3)

21 �Now take Tucker�s Alp Pouches.� https://t.co/Djmh5AfVWI pic.twitter.com/LaqiqZOVXm

— Prison Mitch (@Prisonmitch) March 4, 2026
He's peddling tobacco now, too?

I guess he just doesn't trust the Jewish "Science" on the cancer risks of tobacco. So #based!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace
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Buckley, Tucker's brother works for ALPS from his own admission on X recently. People were gigging Buckley online about where he got the money to run around the world with Tucker and he claimed it was via his employment from ALPS, not from Tucker's largesse.

Buckley is the even less pleasant and less slick version of Tucker online.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (E4rtv)

22 Amazing progress in a short amount of time.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (okun6)

23 20 Jennifer Griffin is a certifiable idiot.
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (GD0B3)

I'm not a fan

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (VE6XX)

24
Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0N4FZ)
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I'm thinking that's the plan.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (G0vdT)

25 Tucker is a tobacco smuggler? Happens at the Indian Reservations in NYS. Local towns make a lot of money fining dumbasses who get caught with large amounts of untaxed cigs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (/C62k)

26 10 Not one to defend Tucker, but ALP pouches are nicotine and don't contain any tobacco.
Posted by: Frasier Crane

I use ON! Much cheaper and better tasting.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (abIsI)

27 Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0N4FZ)
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A Bush is not in the White House. They love hanging people out to dry. It's a family trait.

Trump wants the mullahs gone. Regime change is absolutely on the menu.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (ZOv7s)

28 I took bronze vs being first. Good enough for today.

I am pro-Kurd and this is great! If I remember, the women are fierce fighters...they have to be.

Yazidis.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (WONhk)

29 If I would guess it would be these Kurds are going into Kurdish heavy areas where they will have local support (as a start anyway)

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (n5tGW)

30 Not one to defend Tucker, but ALP pouches are nicotine and don't contain any tobacco.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (bNf8H)

Well, we had to find another way to get of all that short-fiber asbestos we could no longer sell...

Posted by: Johns-Manville Co. at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (8zz6B)

31 >>>Jennifer Griffin is a certifiable idiot.

She looks like she scissors.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (1wjle)

32 Is it possible to imbed or infuse bacon in the rounds given to the Kurds?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (abIsI)

33 Lot of rumors and psy ops by the Ayatollahs.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:49 PM (GD0B3)

34 Iran's Kurdish region is mobilized
Iraq's Kurdish region isn't the same thing

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:49 PM (+nEug)

35 Aziz Ahmad, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, says Iraqi Kurdish forces are not conducting any offensive in Iran"
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (GD0B3)
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He hopes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 05:49 PM (RIvkX)

36 10 Not one to defend Tucker, but ALP pouches are nicotine and don't contain any tobacco.
Posted by: Frasier Crane
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We had a Farm Supply store when I was young and we sold nicotine weedkiller and insecticide (they used to use the stuff as a poisoning plot device in old mystery novels).

Pretty nasty stuff as a drop of pure nicotine can be absorbed through the skin and kill you pretty quick.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:49 PM (E4rtv)

37 I'm a bit confused by the display of competence...I'm not used to seeing that.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (xcxpd)

It's refreshing.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 05:50 PM (zYpTz)

38 @5

>>Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.

I can't fathom why we would want to insert Iraqi Kurds into the fight.

Joe Blow Iranian probably hated the regime and the ayatollahs but I can't imagine them liking foreign fighters operating on their soil for any reason.

This seems Ill advised.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 04, 2026 05:50 PM (bqGET)

39 >>It's the tar that gets you, not the nicotine.


It's the Filters.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 05:50 PM (1Udfd)

40 Drones are the perfect weapon for interfering with the movement of reinforcement and supplies as seen in the Ukraine war. If they set up a convoy of thugs to take a Kurdish held down, hit it on the way there, hit the buildings they take shelter in and the party is over.

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"Thousands" Of US-Aligned Iraqi Kurds Stage Ground Invasion of Iran.

Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0N4FZ)
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Cargo helicopters are fine for this, I don't think intense combat is anticipated.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:50 PM (8avO+)

41 Does Jennifer Griffin have hooterage?

Posted by: Because hooterage at March 04, 2026 05:50 PM (2Ez/1)

42 Lesbians are never as hot as Vivid Video led me to believe.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:50 PM (xcxpd)

43 Tucker has been pushing nicotine for some time now.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (Fi81e)

44 5 to 10 K is relatively small. I wonder what their immediate goals are.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (TdYBy)

45 Objection!

Is ace using his own reply tweets in his post a party foul?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

46 the entire Trump second Administration has been bizarrely competent. Sure, some bobbles here and there, and it got tarnished by the silly "Release the Files" campaign, but overall, really smooth and well-run, especially given the chaos of the first term, and even more especially given the HUGE agenda that Trump is pursuing with lightning speed.

The military and diplomatic parts have been stand-outs in an administration that is very competent overall.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (1wjle)

47 Jennifer Griffin may be an idiot but that's not the real issue. She is a stenographer for the military industrial complex and has been for years.

She hates Hegseth and how he is transforming the military and he hates her right back.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (viF8m)

48 I wonder how much a battalion of Iranian regular soldiers cost? A discount for a brigade?

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (rj6Yv)

49 Amusement from the Halls of Congress.
----
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
·
1h
🚨 HOLY CRAP! US Senator & Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy just PERSONALLY jumped in and helped Capitol Police TAKE DOWN a belligerent man aggressively interrupting a Senate hearing

If you’re going to interrupt a hearing, I’d probably pick one
@TimSheehyMT
’s not in🤣

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (E4rtv)

50 The Kurds have at their disposal the means to burn it all down and carve out a new Kurdistan. Where's Saladin when you need him?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (gVUi7)

51 Earlier in the week, both Matt Walsh and Sean David were doing the "TRUMP LIED! NO NEW WARS!" thing and both were also doing the "Explain to retarded me what Trump hopes to accomplish."

The got roasted, and Walsh in particular looked like a dope since he had a pages of searches showing he wanted Iran whacked good and hard. Some folks thought they were grifting, but I think it was more complicated.

In both cases, they acted like their IQs dropped and they could not comprehend that there could be many reasons to do a thing, or that Punitive Expeditions are a thing again, and don't require boots on the ground to work.

But upon reflection, and seeing how things have played out, I think it was pure engagement farming. They will eventually come around, admit everyone is right, but in the meantime reap a rich harvest of hate clicks. This is what Tucker should have done. Play the Nazi card, rant against Joos, and then pretend to be all thoughtful and say "Gosh, you guys are right. Thanks!"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (ZOv7s)

52 >>I can't fathom why we would want to insert Iraqi Kurds into the fight.


Because the historic Kurdish lands were absorbed by the Iraq and Iran Regimes.

They aren't sending the Kurds in to take Tehran.
They are sending them in to police the IRGC out of their traditional areas.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (1Udfd)

53 Perhaps Cucker is now addicted to these pouches, which might explain a lot.

His constipated face just caved in from his furrowed brows. Like a apple doll that rotted from within.

I am debating putting some whiskey in my tea since I have a cold or somehthing irritating the back of my throat. What's the worst that can happen? I start bugging out my eyeballs like Candace? Giggling like Tucker? My hair already looks flat like Megyn's.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (WONhk)

54 "Thousands" Of US-Aligned Iraqi Kurds Stage Ground Invasion of Iran.


Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0N4FZ)

Aren't these are the same guys that have been fighting Turkey on and off?

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (vSvIl)

55 I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this.

True, the Kurds have been longtime allies of ours and we owe them.

But they've also made it very clear that they want their own state, and the Iranian people know that as well as anyone. If they were to view this as the prelude to a breakup of the Iranian state itself, or even as a reduction in its territory: I don't know, but I worry that could turn public opinion in Iran against this whole operation, at a time when favorable public opinion is critical to making this whole thing work.

Who knows, maybe I'm overthinking it.

Posted by: Dr. T at March 04, 2026 05:53 PM (lHPJf)

56 Iran has a population of around 9 million Kurds. So a pretty hefty chunk of people to help out.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 04, 2026 05:53 PM (n5tGW)

57 Chuck Todd is a clinical imbecile. In short, a retarded retard.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 04, 2026 05:53 PM (xvV+O)

58 garrett has it exactly right.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:53 PM (+nEug)

59 Is this the part where we hope they both lose

Posted by: Not really sure at March 04, 2026 05:53 PM (2Ez/1)

60 Apparently he thinks you can arm, train, and lead 5,000 foreign soldiers and not a one of them will tell anyone.

how about building a giant fleet of star destroyers?

Posted by: palpatine at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (oY6Yp)

61 46 the entire Trump second Administration has been bizarrely competent. Sure, some bobbles here and there, and it got tarnished by the silly "Release the Files" campaign, but overall, really smooth and well-run, especially given the chaos of the first term, and even more especially given the HUGE agenda that Trump is pursuing with lightning speed.

The military and diplomatic parts have been stand-outs in an administration that is very competent overall.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (1wjle)

Less saboteurs and more people to work with this time around.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (okun6)

62 one to defend Tucker, but ALP pouches are nicotine and don't contain any tobacco.
Posted by: Frasier Crane

I use ON! Much cheaper and better tasting.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Rogue FTW

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (MGB5H)

63 Griffin and Christiane Amanpour in a lip lock is something I would never like to see.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (abIsI)

64 31 >>>Jennifer Griffin is a certifiable idiot.

She looks like she scissors.
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:48 PM (1wjle)

Might as well. She's married to another "journalist," from NPR, IIRC.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (zYpTz)

65 the entire Trump second Administration has been bizarrely competent. Sure, some bobbles here and there, and it got tarnished by the silly "Release the Files" campaign,

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (1wjle)
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It did force Bill and Hillary to testify under oath though. Maybe that was the point. The footage of Billy fondly paging through the Epstein photos, smiling at the memories until his lawyer snatched them away was pure gold.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (ZOv7s)

66 >>>Who knows, maybe I'm overthinking it.

i think they do want a state and I would imagine they have been promised a carve-out of Iran. Which seems to be a good deal to me, but I guess the Iranians might think differently.

but beggars can't be chooser.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (1wjle)

67 54 "Thousands" Of US-Aligned Iraqi Kurds Stage Ground Invasion of Iran.


Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0N4FZ)

Aren't these are the same guys that have been fighting Turkey on and off?
Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (vSvIl)

Ethnically, yes. Not politically. The PKK are semi-commie and kinda jerks. Iraqi Kurds tend to be more sensible.

But they all want a homeland.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (xcxpd)

68 Most tapes and nicotine pouches use nicotine extracted from potatoes, iirc.

I still want a Camel Wide. Just one. Thats all.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (zZu0s)

69 We are not the only ones who owe Iran something for payback

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (Ia/+0)

70 How is it "defending Tucker" to correct a needless conclusion?

Because it's more "fun" to make it into Tucker selling loosies in the park?

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (Fi81e)

71 how about building a giant fleet of star destroyers?
Posted by: palpatine at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (oY6Yp)
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Somehow, you returned!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (ZOv7s)

72 Pretty nasty stuff as a drop of pure nicotine can be absorbed through the skin and kill you pretty quick.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:49 PM (E4rtv)

In high school there was an extra credit chemistry project to distill nicotine out of cigarettes into crystals. These girls were doing it then put a crystal in solution and put it on a mouse...which instantly died. They went through a few mice while I laughed at them since that dose might kill one of them, much less a tiny mouse.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (8avO+)

73 >>Who knows, maybe I'm overthinking it.


They would be a nice buffer to have between Iran and other States.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (1Udfd)

74 Garden nicotine was the murder weapon in an Agatha Christie mystery- don’t remember which one or even if it was Ms. Marple or Poroit.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (IX8iX)

75 They aren't sending the Kurds in to take Tehran.
They are sending them in to police the IRGC out of their traditional areas.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (1Udfd)
===

The Kurd militia in Iran are bait.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (rj6Yv)

76 I'm a bit confused by the display of competence...I'm not used to seeing that.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM

I know, right? It's refreshing for us, but frightens and confuses leftists.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (Wnv9h)

77 34 Iran's Kurdish region is mobilized
Iraq's Kurdish region isn't the same thing
Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:49 PM (+nEug)

The Kurds are on Turkey's shitlist. Iraq has been made a vassal state of Iran, and has been awfully quiet. They have their own ethnic minority issue with the Kurds. This whole thing is going to go in the blender, and how it comes out is anyone's guess.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (MZ+PY)

78 >>>I am debating putting some whiskey in my tea since I have a cold or somehthing irritating the back of my throat. What's the worst that can happen?

i wouldn't, reduces your immune system.

I would just go to bed by 9:30. That did the trick for me last week.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (1wjle)

79 I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this.

True, the Kurds have been longtime allies of ours and we owe them.

==

which Kurds ? there various ones- Iraqi, Iranian, Turkish. Iraqi love them some aytollah, Iranian want the same thing the rest of Iranian people want. We need to wait and see what is going on.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:56 PM (GD0B3)

80 >>how about building a giant fleet of star destroyers?


Or, say...a Giant Badger?

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 05:56 PM (1Udfd)

81 And while we’re at it let’s get the Sikhs their Khalistan and the Palestinians their new scenic real estate in Somali-something or maybe they can have AOC find them a spot ackshully below the equator. It’s a new POC land rush!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 05:56 PM (J+lgT)

82 >>> Pretty nasty stuff as a drop of pure nicotine can be absorbed through the skin and kill you pretty quick.
Posted by: whig

You don't say...

Posted by: George Hamilton on that Episode of Columbo at March 04, 2026 05:56 PM (1wjle)

83 Pretty nasty stuff as a drop of pure nicotine can be absorbed through the skin and kill you pretty quick.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:49 PM (E4rtv)

They kept the Kurds under ice on an ice planet?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:56 PM (8avO+)

84 45 Objection!

Is ace using his own reply tweets in his post a party foul?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

It's fine. Anything to keep the posts flowing

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (xcxpd)

85 Heh! Trump is waaaaay worse than the leftard nightmare.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (pohLc)

86 Pete is doing a fantastic job

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (Ia/+0)

87 Kurds are on the march?

No wonder Erdogan doesn’t like it.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (a42Vf)

88 Why don't nicotine fiends just make nicotine suppositories? Walking around with crap in your mouth, lip sticking out drooling all over the place. Just take a quick trip to the restroom and push one up the squeekhole and absorb it quickly through the colon.

Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (IlL6s)

89 Play the Nazi card, rant against Joos, and then pretend to be all thoughtful and say "Gosh, you guys are right. Thanks!"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (ZOv7s)
====

I have no idea about that.

Posted by: Kanye West at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (RIvkX)

90 >>>74 Garden nicotine was the murder weapon in an Agatha Christie mystery- don’t remember which one or even if it was Ms. Marple or Poroit.

oooooooh SHIT I JUST READ THAT'

Dumb Witness. Or, rather, they suspected it was garden nicotine but it turns out it wasn't. One of the suspects looked into poisoning her with that, but a different suspect poisoned her with something else

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (1wjle)

91 which Kurds ? there various ones- Iraqi, Iranian, Turkish. Iraqi love them some aytollah, Iranian want the same thing the rest of Iranian people want. We need to wait and see what is going on.
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:56 PM (GD0B3)

Nah, we tell them what is going to go on. Wait and see my ass. If the Kurds had a plan, there would be a Kurd-land.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (8avO+)

92 "Correction: A commenter tells me these are nicotine pouches, without any actual tobacco. It's the tar that gets you, not the nicotine."

I never smoked tobacco but have considered trying nicotine since Ace and others said it was a "nice high", or something like that. Maybe better than my current (low dose) "drug" alcohol.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (vbXSk)

93 >>In both cases, they acted like their IQs dropped and they could not comprehend that there could be many reasons to do a thing, or that Punitive Expeditions are a thing again, and don't require boots on the ground to work.

You know who has been noticeably quiet since Trump grabbed Maduro? China and to a lesser extent Russia. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th order effects of what Trump is doing are an even bigger story than the daily actions in Iran. Trump is reordering the world while neutering our biggest foes without confronting them directly.

It's pretty amazing.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (viF8m)

94 spoiler

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (1wjle)

95 She hates Hegseth and how he is transforming the military and he hates her right back.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 05:51 PM (viF8m)

She also chimed in and supported the slander that Trump called soldiers suckers and losers when he was over there in Europe that one time. Gave gravitas to the lie.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (zYpTz)

96 They aren't sending the Kurds in to take Tehran.
They are sending them in to police the IRGC out of their traditional areas.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 05:52 PM (1Udfd)
---
Instead of landing US troops, you use the Kurds to create a "liberated zone" for logistics and forward support.

I talked to a friend earlier today and while both of us our glad to be retired, we really wish we could be flies on the wall. I'd be wargaming the shit out of this stuff.

We agreed that deploying to Ramstein would have been cool.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (ZOv7s)

97 I'm honestly not sure how I feel about this.

True, the Kurds have been longtime allies of ours and we owe them.

But they've also made it very clear that they want their own state, and the Iranian people know that as well as anyone. If they were to view this as the prelude to a breakup of the Iranian state itself, or even as a reduction in its territory: I don't know, but I worry that could turn public opinion in Iran against this whole operation, at a time when favorable public opinion is critical to making this whole thing work.

Who knows, maybe I'm overthinking it.
Posted by: Dr. T at March 04, 2026 05:53 PM (lHPJf)

I wonder if the Trump Administration has had chats with any Iranians about this. Reza Pahlavi, possibly.

To be clear, I do not know this to be the case, I just wonder if it's happened. We'll likely never know since it would probably be wisest to be seen keeping Pahlavi at arms distance. At least until, and unless, he regains the throne.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (ExV1e)

98 Isn’t Afghanistan and Pakistan up for grabs? I mean Russia and China are churning out strongly worded letters after all.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (J+lgT)

99 >>>I never smoked tobacco but have considered trying nicotine since Ace and others said it was a "nice high", or something like that. Maybe better than my current (low dose) "drug" alcohol.

i didn't say that and I wouldn't recommend taking on any new addictions!

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (1wjle)

100 Local towns make a lot of money fining dumbasses who get caught with large amounts of untaxed cigs
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Why is that a crime if the Injuns are allowed to do it?

Posted by: Equity Uber Alles at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (oftw2)

101 If, two years ago, someone would have told me that Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson had turned into Cancer Owens and Tucker Qatarlson, I would have told them that they were crazy.

But here we are, and yes, they have earned their new nicknames.

Thank goodness for Buffalo Trace. And thanks Mark Andrew Edwards for doing me a solid and letting me know a good source to buy it where they don't run out all the time.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (4nEGa)

102 Rogue FTW
Posted by: BruceWayne


Interesting. I've tried Zyn and thought it sucked. I will a tin of Rogue next time.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (abIsI)

103 We agreed that deploying to Ramstein would have been cool.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (ZOv7s)

Du hast?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (xcxpd)

104 Why don't nicotine fiends just make nicotine suppositories? Walking around with crap in your mouth, lip sticking out drooling all over the place. Just take a quick trip to the restroom and push one up the squeekhole and absorb it quickly through the colon.
Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (IlL6s)

I've always suspected much of the draw of cigarettes is to have something to do with your hands.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (8avO+)

105 Lou Holtz, legendary college football coach, has died at 89
Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (RHGPo)
~~~~~

Rest in peace, Coach.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (3ImbR)

106 101 If, two years ago, someone would have told me that Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson had turned into Cancer Owens and Tucker Qatarlson, I would have told them that they were crazy.

But here we are, and yes, they have earned their new nicknames.

Thank goodness for Buffalo Trace. And thanks Mark Andrew Edwards for doing me a solid and letting me know a good source to buy it where they don't run out all the time.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (4nEGa)

Anytime man

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (xcxpd)

107 Any chance the Kurdish forces would have communications to U.S. air forces in the case of facing armor or massed ground troops?

(Or even actual U.S.-trained forward air observers?)

As we have seen, massed ground troops and armor are simply targets that have not YET been destroyed when deployed in the open desert facing the U.S. operating with air supremacy.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (HlyYF)

108
Willowed:

TRUMP HAS STARTED WORLD WAR III

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (pAy1S)

109 Ha, I knew it :

The Kurds news is BULLSHIT

"Open Source Intel
@Osint613
10m
IMPORTANT UPDATE

Multiple Kurdish sources have denied this report".

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (GD0B3)

110 16 The Kurds are going to show the Iraqi Arabs how to pull of a successful invasion of Iran.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle
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Ground battles are not new to the Kurds.
Are we lending them Marine advisors?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (4k6kk)

111 Why don't nicotine fiends just make nicotine suppositories? Walking around with crap in your mouth, lip sticking out drooling all over the place. Just take a quick trip to the restroom and push one up the squeekhole and absorb it quickly through the colon.
Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (IlL6s)

But then you don't get that fresh tobacco smell when you first open the pack and pull the foil. Sometimes the cigarettes almost seemed a bit damp.

The first drag. Damn....

What were we talking about?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (zZu0s)

112 88- think I’ll stick with cinnamon On! Fresh breath, nic buzz. Of course, if I do it your way, might have pleasant farts akin to a scented candle.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (IX8iX)

113 Why don't nicotine fiends just make nicotine suppositories? Walking around with crap in your mouth, lip sticking out drooling all over the place. Just take a quick trip to the restroom and push one up the squeekhole and absorb it quickly through the colon.
Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (IlL6s)

They could even make them in a range of sizes so you could be sure your nic fit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (8zz6B)

114 99 >>>I never smoked tobacco but have considered trying nicotine since Ace and others said it was a "nice high", or something like that. Maybe better than my current (low dose) "drug" alcohol.

i didn't say that and I wouldn't recommend taking on any new addictions!

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (1wjle

lol

"ace told me" should be a new thing

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (TdYBy)

115 89 seems to be the latest cut off

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (Ia/+0)

116 >>>I've always suspected much of the draw of cigarettes is to have something to do with your hands.

That seems reductive.

Posted by: Ron the Chronic Masturbator at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (1wjle)

117 You know who has been noticeably quiet since Trump grabbed Maduro? China and to a lesser extent Russia.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (viF8m)
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China's shills a screaming at maximum volume on X and dumping all sorts of lies. You can tell the switch was flipped. They're insisting that China's vast currency reserves and limitless gold stocks mean that they laugh at oil price hikes.

Oh, and stupid US wastes it's strength while China just keeps building theirs.

No word on why all the PLA units have been on full alert for a month and no leave was granted over the Lunar New Year holiday. Yeah, they're totes chillin'.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (ZOv7s)

118 Forget Balfour. Go quote Tommy Vietor.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 06:01 PM (J+lgT)

119 oooooooh SHIT I JUST READ THAT'

Dumb Witness. Or, rather, they suspected it was garden nicotine but it turns out it wasn't. One of the suspects looked into poisoning her with that, but a different suspect poisoned her with something else
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM

Weird. I'm listening to some Poirot lately, too.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 06:01 PM (Wnv9h)

120 93 >>In both cases, they acted like their IQs dropped and they could not comprehend that there could be many reasons to do a thing, or that Punitive Expeditions are a thing again, and don't require boots on the ground to work.

You know who has been noticeably quiet since Trump grabbed Maduro? China and to a lesser extent Russia. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th order effects of what Trump is doing are an even bigger story than the daily actions in Iran. Trump is reordering the world while neutering our biggest foes without confronting them directly.

It's pretty amazing.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (viF8m)

I have hopes that Venezuela and Iran have forestalled a 2027 Taiwan excursion.

We'll see. China plays the long game.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 06:01 PM (xcxpd)

121 Jennifer Griffin is a stupid cow.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:01 PM (GD0B3)

122 @104 Oldcat-I've always suspected cigar aficionados just like something phallic in their mouth.....

Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (IlL6s)

123 I would just go to bed by 9:30. That did the trick for me last week.
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:55 PM (1wjle)

Yes, boss.

You sound like my other husband.

So far I may live to see another day. Sometimes I wonder with my man colds that started yesterday. Got this from the baby granddaughter who has RSV. If I get worse I will still argue with the doc that I don't need a vax for a cold next year.

My first in 2yrs in spite of being around the little germ factories weekly. I made the mistake of not coming home last week and putting saline drops in my eyes, snorting salt water and the usual voodoo to reduce gomboo load. Won't do that again!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (WONhk)

124 >>Any chance the Kurdish forces would have communications to U.S. air forces in the case of facing armor or massed ground troops?


I'd go out on a limb and guess there will be some Special Forces / Contractors imbedded with them.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (1Udfd)

125 Lou Holtz, legendary college football coach, has died at 89
Posted by: SMOD at March

Sparty championship coach Jud heathcote too

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (MGB5H)

126 You know who has been noticeably quiet since Trump grabbed Maduro? China and to a lesser extent Russia. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th order effects of what Trump is doing are an even bigger story than the daily actions in Iran. Trump is reordering the world while neutering our biggest foes without confronting them directly.

It's pretty amazing.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (viF8m)

Russia has its own business with Ukraine. They aren't going to stick their neck out now that the US mostly agrees with their war aims. If they get a peace treaty early, fine, but if not they will grind their way forward at their own pace.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (8avO+)

127 Amusement from the Halls of Congress.
----
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
🚨 HOLY CRAP! US Senator & Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy just PERSONALLY jumped in and helped Capitol Police TAKE DOWN a belligerent man aggressively interrupting a Senate hearing
If you’re going to interrupt a hearing, I’d probably pick one
@TimSheehyMT
’s not in🤣
Posted by: whig

"A US senator just broke the hand of a Marine!"

https://is.gd/qWg47G

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (FXNzP)

128 As we have seen, massed ground troops and armor are simply targets that have not YET been destroyed when deployed in the open desert facing the U.S. operating with air supremacy.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
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Pretty cool. They see the Kurds coming, are drawn out, Kurds lay back, we bomb the Islamist. OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (4k6kk)

129 >>Any chance the Kurdish forces would have communications to U.S. air forces in the case of facing armor or massed ground troops?


I'd go out on a limb and guess there will be some Special Forces / Contractors imbedded with them.
Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (1Udfd)

Starlink, bay beeeeee

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (8avO+)

130 Sparty championship coach Jud heathcote too
Posted by: BruceWayne

Nope that's wrong I'm an idiot.

Posted by: BruceWayne at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (MGB5H)

131 They kept the Kurds under ice on an ice planet?
Posted by: Oldcat
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That was something completely different.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (E4rtv)

132 >>I would just go to bed by 9:30. That did the trick for me last week.


Get up with the Sun. Get active early in the day.

You'll have a lot less problems finding sleep.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (1Udfd)

133 If Ace told you to sniff glue would you do that?

Posted by: Paper Sack, Testors at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (oftw2)

134 Interesting. I've tried Zyn and thought it sucked. I will a tin of Rogue next time.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (abIsI)

On! Are not bad. The coffee is not coffee flavored, but it is probably the best of the flavors. I stuck with the 4mg as I felt the 8mg were too heavy- and I vaped a ton.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)

135
they've also made it very clear that they want their own state,

Posted by: Dr. T

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

I think they ought to get one. Mind you, I don't think Turkey, Iraq, and Iran (did I leave anyone out?) would say "Sure, just take this corner."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (pAy1S)

136 Du hast?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (xcxpd)
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Three times. Sweet posting. But for the Covid stupidity, I was planning on doing a stat tour there once my youngest finished high school. Oh well.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (ZOv7s)

137 The Kurds have been like the kids on the playground getting the snot kicked out of them by the tough kids. That's what made us "friends".

But if we let them invade Iraq, we're going to see that being a punching bag does not make one automatically trustworthy when you stop playing that role.

We may need to swallow a cat to catch the rat.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (Fi81e)

138 embedded.

Jesus how did I deo that?

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (1Udfd)

139 If Ace told you to sniff glue would you do that?

Posted by: Paper Sack, Testors at March 04, 2026 06:03 PM (oftw2)
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It's the wrong week to give it up.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:04 PM (Fi81e)

140
Who knows, maybe I'm overthinking it.
Posted by: Dr. T at March 04, 2026 05:53 PM (lHPJf)

There are no perfect solutions. Trump has to work with the assets he has access to. I remain confident in my President.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at March 04, 2026 06:04 PM (4nEGa)

141 It took a lot to get off nicotine. Threats, intimidation, and physical abuse.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 06:04 PM (RIvkX)

142 Sheehy is my hero.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (GD0B3)

143 >>On! Are not bad. The coffee is not coffee flavored, but it is probably the best of the flavors. I stuck with the 4mg as I felt the 8mg were too heavy- and I vaped a ton.


I use these to quit for cycling season each year.

Coffee and the Lemon/Citrus.

8 mg for a week, 4mg for 2 weeks...then I;m good until the end of the season, when I can start smoking again.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (1Udfd)

144 >>>I've always suspected much of the draw of cigarettes is to have something to do with your hands.

That seems reductive.
Posted by: Ron the Chronic Masturbator at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (1wjle)

I watched a lot of smokers in my wayward youth.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)

145 "ace told me" should be a new thing
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (TdYBy)
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He got me into shelving, getting a Vespa and a messenger bag.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (ZOv7s)

146 Got a gut feeling this is not going to work out well for them unless we start air dropping all sorts of $hit to support them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (0N4FZ)
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They've been staging in Azerbaijan and Armenia for a while now and I am damn well sure that we have provided them with enough firepower for the mission.

It's the least we could do after fucking them over (again) in Iraq a few years ago.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (3BwY8)

147 Iran is actually a multiethnic society. Maybe a 1/2 is ethnically Balochi, Kurd, Azeri, and Turkmen. only half the country is actually Persian.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (HRH9e)

148 That's a fake marine. No marine would put a uniform and beclown it like that.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (GD0B3)

149 @93 Russia and China are used to being able to play the US president. Trump is very unconventional and they're having to react to his lead and they're not doing it well

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (/C62k)

150 124 >>Any chance the Kurdish forces would have communications to U.S. air forces in the case of facing armor or massed ground troops?


I'd go out on a limb and guess there will be some Special Forces / Contractors imbedded with them.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM

In that case, can I get yet another round of Democrat "military experts" explaining that the Warthog is obsolete and should be retired?

I only ever want to hear BRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTT over the little speakers on my computer.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (HlyYF)

151 I've always suspected much of the draw of cigarettes is to have something to do with your hands.
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Because public masturbation is out of the question.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Fi81e)

152 >>I've always suspected much of the draw of cigarettes is to have something to do with your hands.


The other problem.

YoYo works.

As does buying a bag of DumDums.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (1Udfd)

153 https://is.gd/qWg47G

Is he a real Marine or a fake Marine?

Love at the end when someone says, "Just pull it out."

Personally I wish his bald head had wedged in the door if he's a dikhead and all.

In reality I have no idea what is going on, but it looks exciting.

The Senator showed restraint when one guy called him a coward. Right. And some dude kept shouting, "A US Senator broke the hand of a Marine" like a parrot on acid.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (WONhk)

154 "A US senator just broke the hand of a Marine!"

https://is.gd/qWg47G
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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I have no patience for people that want to play tough guy in public often augmented by substance abuse. I've seen people do that monkey dance and get their ass handed to them before.

And, just like fighting the po po, you will lose and mebbe get hurt in the process. They are always allowed X+1 force to restrain and remove you if you are misbehaving in public by fighting them. So the obvious thing is to wait for your court date to argue your case, not try to overcome security as they will win. They got the numbers.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (E4rtv)

155 I stand corrected. Was it the twins, hp, mm? I read it when I was 29, and even though I’m still 29 it was many years ago.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 06:07 PM (IX8iX)

156 Nah, we tell them what is going to go on. Wait and see my ass. If the Kurds had a plan, there would be a Kurd-land.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM


Yep if they could drop their 2,000 year old internal family feuds they would have been big players in the ME for some time now, but they can't.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 06:07 PM (0N4FZ)

157 Code pinkers are everywhere.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:07 PM (GD0B3)

158 It's the least we could do after fucking them over (again) in Iraq a few years ago.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (3BwY

YES

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:07 PM (WONhk)

159 FvckingGavin FvckingNewsom the last day I hear his name will be a happy day.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (RIvkX)

160 Because public masturbation is out of the question.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (Fi81e)

Now you tell me. -- Paul Reubens

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (ExV1e)

161 I guess the fake marine FAFOd...then whined like a bitch " I am not all right..whaaaaa.."

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (GD0B3)

162 There are no perfect solutions. Trump has to work with the assets he has access to. I remain confident in my President.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at March 04, 2026 06:04 PM (4nEGa)


As do I, and I'm only speculating about Iranian-Kurd relations. Could be they would just as soon be rid of each other, but I really have no idea.

Posted by: Dr. T at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (lHPJf)

163 In reality I have no idea what is going on, but it looks exciting.

The Senator showed restraint when one guy called him a coward. Right. And some dude kept shouting, "A US Senator broke the hand of a Marine" like a parrot on acid.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Some people have severe problems with impulse control and sometimes that is made worse by what they consume.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (E4rtv)

164 >>In that case, can I get yet another round of Democrat "military experts" explaining that the Warthog is obsolete and should be retired?


We should have been using those when the Taliban decided to walk all the way to victory in Afghanistan.

Just mowed down the entire column of those filthy goatfuckers.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (1Udfd)

165 I watched a lot of smokers in my wayward youth.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (8avO+)
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I liked cigars for that reason, and experimented with vaping as well. The I had a really nasty bout of pneumonia (hospitalized) and gave up cigars but at a promotion party (at Ramstein!) I tried a cigar and while it was fine at the time, the next day I felt like an ashtray.

Vaping was better, but it perked me up when I didn't need it at the end of the day. So I stopped.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (ZOv7s)

166 I never smoked tobacco but have considered trying nicotine since Ace and others said it was a "nice high", or something like that. Maybe better than my current (low dose) "drug" alcohol.
Posted by: illiniwek
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DON'T EVEN START WITH NICOTINE!!!

I'm having one h3ll of a *not good* time, almost 4 weeks after quitting cigs.

I'm using "the patch" and it barely takes the edge off.

*climbs down from soap box*

Posted by: QJ, the tarbender at March 04, 2026 06:08 PM (rdVOm)

167 Pubs spent $71 million so far to float McCornyn? Man that is the stupid part of the party fo' sho'.

Posted by: DanMan at March 04, 2026 06:09 PM (8uzBS)

168 If the kurds invade, this sets up a huge problem for Iran. They either:

a) have to just let it happen or
b) draw and mass forces from elsewhere in the country to fight the kurds. That:

1) Makes those massed forces an easy target and
2) reduces the forces need to repress dissent elsewhere in the country.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 04, 2026 06:09 PM (HRH9e)

169 As a lifelong Gamecock, I'm sad about Lou Holtz's passing. He turned the program around despite enduring an 0-11 first season. After that, Carolina beat Ohio State in back-to-back Outback Bowls. Ultimately, he lost control of his players, culminating in an ugly brawl vs. Clemson and his subsequent departure. He was a showman, that's for sure.

/ Sportsball talk off

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 04, 2026 06:09 PM (NYInA)

170 >>>Jennifer Griffin is a stupid cow.

>They sent Jennifer in because she's ugly and stupid. And because nobody wants to rape her. I can't stand listening to her insipid commentary.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 06:09 PM (gVUi7)

171
Is Tucker Qatsarlson down with the Kurds going into Iran, or is he down more with the cheese curds going into his perpetually flapping maw?

Tune in tonight to lern the shocking answer!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 06:10 PM (xG4kz)

172

Nicotine was found to be pretty useful in preventing covid from getting to be a serious infection. It inhibits the cytokene storm for lung inflammation, I think it was by inhibiting the ACE2 pathway to inflamation, but I would not risk putting that on a biochem exam.

I keep some in the medicine cabinet. I used to smoke to clear out my wheezing when I was cleaning in mildewy or extra dusty sites and triggering my allergies

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:10 PM (rbvCR)

173 167 Pubs spent $71 million so far to float McCornyn? Man that is the stupid part of the party fo' sho'.
Posted by: DanMan at March 04, 2026 06:09 PM (8uzBS)

I think Thune is behind Trump saying he is gonna back one of them and he wants the other to drop out and I'm pretty sure Thune wants Cornyn...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 06:11 PM (VE6XX)

174 They will have to take a cigarette from my cold dead hand

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 06:11 PM (+nEug)

175 Iran's new choice - surrender or dismember.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (HRH9e)

176
Ben Had,

Same here.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (3ek7K)

177 are Kurds muslims, or do they have their own thing

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (ZxPkt)

178 138 embedded.

Jesus how did I deo that?

daylight come and me wanna go home

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (oY6Yp)

179 Whoa Nelly, that Lebanese President needs a blood transfusion. He's ghostly.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (qBdHI)

180
(the US, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Qatar)

Does this mean that the Mooslim state in all but name only of the UK has been kicked out of the kool kids kompound?

Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (xG4kz)

181 Was today the wars power vote ?

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (GD0B3)

182
The other problem.
YoYo works.
As does buying a bag of DumDums.
Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:06 PM (1Udfd

In college, being cool (I thought), I "smoked" cigs by bumming them off people at parties. Like Clinton, I did not inhale (I really didn't for tobacco).

I am allergic to tobacco and had sinus surgery after my freshman year of college. Once my mother suspected I had cigs and went through my purse when I was outside swimming laps. She found something else instead that I was smoking and wished it had been a cig pack.

Seriously, I don't know why they still loved me, but they did. Mostly because Daddy thought I was funny, I guess. Or I had some good qualities like not dating to add to their woes of their only daughter.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (WONhk)

183 179 Whoa Nelly, that Lebanese President needs a blood transfusion. He's ghostly.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (qBdHI)


And hasn't missed a meal

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (VE6XX)

184 Who reported the "suckers and losers" thing?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (Cqx++)

185 What's the Kurds flag, a milk bottle under a blazing sun?

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (UjdFS)

186 181 Was today the wars power vote ?
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (GD0B3)

Yes... It failed

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (VE6XX)

187 Kindltot, I never got covid.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (+nEug)

188 122 @104 Oldcat-I've always suspected cigar aficionados just like something phallic in their mouth.....
Posted by: JROD
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LOL. The Gun Thread is where you want to post that. Sunday evening.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (E4rtv)

189 Iran has burned every bridge with every neighbor.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (HRH9e)

190 As I recall the Kurds independence movement had a significant Communist contingent. Add that to their clan infighting and your chances of a stable government aren't great

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (/C62k)

191 I don't have that many rules but one of them is don't pick a fight with a Navy SEAL. I try to stick with that one.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

192
Y'know, "fat femmy Dem operative" covers a multitude of sinners.

Drop two or three more qualifiers on that ponce, please!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (xG4kz)

193 Not one to defend Tucker, but ALP pouches are nicotine and don't contain any tobacco.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (bNf8H)

Thanks for giving the disclaimer.

You don't want anyone thinking you would defend Tucker or you wouldn't be invited to the cocktail parties.

Posted by: Pray Tell Gatekeeper at March 04, 2026 06:15 PM (OHoib)

194 Nicotine was found to be pretty useful in preventing covid from getting to be a serious infection. It inhibits the cytokene storm for lung inflammation, I think it was by inhibiting the ACE2 pathway to inflamation, but I would not risk putting that on a biochem exam.

I keep some in the medicine cabinet. I used to smoke to clear out my wheezing when I was cleaning in mildewy or extra dusty sites and triggering my allergies

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:10 PM (rbvCR)
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My youngest is using patches to resolve some chronic pain and they seem to work quite well.

It has no hold on me. I tried to vape for a while, but I was very inconsistent, skipping days, forgetting where I put the thing, and eventually I just tossed it. It made me twitchy and I didn't like that. I liked puffing out the smoke, which was what I liked about cigars. Huge billowing clouds of smoke! Chilling around a campfire. Not as good indoors.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:15 PM (ZOv7s)

195 I've always suspected much of the draw of cigarettes is to have something to do with your hands.

Nope.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:15 PM (rbvCR)

196 Yes... It failed
Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (VE6XX)

huh, 47-53

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:15 PM (GD0B3)

197 As I recall the Kurds independence movement had a significant Communist contingent. Add that to their clan infighting and your chances of a stable government aren't great
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (/C62k)

Hardly matters as long as they stay on their own turf.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:16 PM (8avO+)

198
What's the Kurds flag, a milk bottle under a blazing sun?
Posted by: wtf

Their bright yellow-orange cheesehead helmets are simply the spiffiest!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 06:16 PM (xG4kz)

199 Drop two or three more qualifiers on that ponce, please!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (xG4kz)


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Pornstache.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 06:16 PM (RIvkX)

200 177 are Kurds muslims, or do they have their own thing

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM

Most Kurds are Sunni.

In addition to murdering infidels, the Shia Muslims also like to murder any other group of Muslims.

Yet somehow the Sunni Kurds seem to be a different tribe than the other Sunni Muslims. So perhaps less expansionist?

AFAIK there has been 1,400 years of constant war since the rise of Islam.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:16 PM (HlyYF)

201 As I recall the Kurds independence movement had a significant Communist contingent. Add that to their clan infighting and your chances of a stable government aren't great
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 06:14 PM (/C62k)

It did, the PKK (Turkey) was deeply communist and funded by the Soviets, which is why the Turks shot them on sight like they were Provos.
However, USSR funding seems to have dried up, so the Turks still shoot them on sight.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:17 PM (rbvCR)

202 RIP Lou Holtz

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:17 PM (ZxPkt)

203 huh, 47-53
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:15 PM (GD0B3)

Paul voted with the dems and Fetterman voted with the repubs

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 06:17 PM (VE6XX)

204 Arabs are tribal as fuck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:17 PM (zZu0s)

205 Paul voted with the dems and Fetterman voted with the repubs
Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 06:17 PM (VE6XX)

of course

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:17 PM (GD0B3)

206 177 are Kurds muslims, or do they have their own thing
Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:12 PM (ZxPkt)

Kurds are Sunni Muslim, but they are Kurds first. They are ethnically different than the Arabs and Persians. They will happily kill anyone not Kurdish that fucks with them, Muslim or not. They are not fanatical about their religion but are fanatical about being Kurds.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 04, 2026 06:18 PM (HRH9e)

207 134 Interesting. I've tried Zyn and thought it sucked. I will a tin of Rogue next time.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 05:59 PM (abIsI)

On! Are not bad. The coffee is not coffee flavored, but it is probably the best of the flavors. I stuck with the 4mg as I felt the 8mg were too heavy- and I vaped a ton.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

I'm on the 8mg coffee. Healey wife is on the 4mg cinnamon. My 7-11 dealer gives me a three tin deal.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 06:18 PM (abIsI)

208 Ha, I knew it :

The Kurds news is BULLSHIT

"Open Source Intel
@Osint613
10m
IMPORTANT UPDATE

Multiple Kurdish sources have denied this report".
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:00 PM (GD0B3)

Three days from now, people here will still be informing us that Iraqi Kurds are invading Iran. Instead of trying to correct this mistake, you should see how far you can embellish.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 04, 2026 06:18 PM (FylAi)

209 I once prayed for Jennifer Griffiths breast cancer.

I once prayed for Bret Baier's son.

I prayed a lot for Katherine Herridge when she gave part of her liver to her son. I still admire her.

I don't regret my prayers for the others, but have heard Jennifer the Mighty Military Girl has political motivations.

Bret uses too much botox. I haven't watched tv news since 2016 except when Trump was elected and again in 2024 for the same reason. To rejoice and gloat.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:18 PM (WONhk)

210 184 Who reported the "suckers and losers" thing?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (Cqx++)

Ach, that was so long ago, I don't remember. I just remember Griffin not denying it, and implying that it was true.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 04, 2026 06:19 PM (zYpTz)

211 It has no hold on me. I tried to vape for a while, but I was very inconsistent, skipping days, forgetting where I put the thing, and eventually I just tossed it. It made me twitchy and I didn't like that. I liked puffing out the smoke, which was what I liked about cigars. Huge billowing clouds of smoke! Chilling around a campfire. Not as good indoors.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:15 PM (ZOv7s)

Nicotine also helps with attention, I used to study on it, and it helped with comprehension and retention. Granted at the time it was Camels, but they worked.
They also helped me sleep, and when I got the GF who disliked smoking, I would see her on weekends and go cold turkey, and I had bad insomnia until my body figured out "weekends mean not smoking"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:19 PM (rbvCR)

212 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤡🤡

"TMZ
@TMZ
14h
Tucker Carlson's Multimillion-Dollar ALP Nicotine Shipment Hijacked"

MOSSSAAAAADD!!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:19 PM (GD0B3)

213 AFAIK there has been 1,400 years of constant war since the rise of Islam.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:16 PM (HlyYF)
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Kurds, Persians and Arabs have been fighting since writing was invented.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:19 PM (ZOv7s)

214 Asymmetrical warfare is apparently, still "a thing." When done right.

Not saying this is "right." But, shit man... snatching Maduro, deep sixing narco fast boats, head faking Iran into exposing their vast ballistic missile facilities... is cool.

And letting CIA apparently do what "they're supposed to do" by organizing and arming the Kurds? Talk about some serious trust in that agency.

If it works. Which is debatable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 06:19 PM (jtM2q)

215 Most Kurds are Sunni.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:16 PM (HlyYF)
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They don't know Shiite.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:20 PM (Fi81e)

216 The Kurds are American state-sponsored terrorists.

We just don't call them that. Just like our ISIS stooges and our Al-quadasl stooges.

If you don't call them that, you can still wag your finger at Iran as a state sponsor of terror.

Posted by: Pray Tell Gatekeeper at March 04, 2026 06:20 PM (OHoib)

217

T.E. Lawrence:
So long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people - greedy, barbarous, and cruel, as you are.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 06:20 PM (Cqx++)

218 FWIW, the first vapes came out when I was quitting smoking, and one of my friends offered me one, telling me to try it, saying it had not nicotine in it.
Loved her dearly by the first puff took the edge off my jonesing and I knew she was full of it.
You don't smoke for something to do, you smoke for the feelings and the effects, and to keep the jitters away.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:21 PM (rbvCR)

219 Paid retard identified!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:21 PM (ZOv7s)

220 "i didn't say that and I wouldn't recommend taking on any new addictions!" Posted by: ace

OK ... I just recall you saying something about the nice "high" from smoking, not that you would recommend vaping or anything. The "safe" part of nicotine without smoking does not mean it is not addictive.

Didn't mean to say you recommended vaping (or whatever other forms of nicotine are out there). I definitely do NOT remember you ever advocating that.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 06:21 PM (vbXSk)

221 MARCH 2

Kurdish Iranian opposition groups say that Iran targeted their bases in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with drones and missiles following US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28.

https://www.longwarjournal.org/

Posted by: 13times at March 04, 2026 06:22 PM (XlxiJ)

222 203 huh, 47-53
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:15 PM (GD0B3)

Paul voted with the dems and Fetterman voted with the repubs
Posted by: It's me donna

I have lost a lot of respect for Rand Paul but I will say that he, unlike Massie, knows the time and place to vote his more out there positions and does little to try to round up others to his causes in public. Massie is someone that is now out to get Trump by any means possible and by purposefully sponsoring discharge petitions, etc. with Khanna, is not someone that needs to be in office any longer.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:22 PM (E4rtv)

223 yes Thune is pulling hard for cornyn. A couple of years ago they began discussions of who would replace the Kentucky wonder and it came down to Thune and Cornyn. The senate knew then cornyn was toast in Texas.

He supports red flag law initiatives and has openly supported reducing deportations. He is McCornyn!

Dems missed their shot re: Beto. He would likely beat cornpone because a lot repubs undercount (don't vote for) him.

Posted by: DanMan at March 04, 2026 06:22 PM (8uzBS)

224 RIP Lou Holtz
Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:17 PM (ZxPkt)

Oh, sorry to hear that.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 06:22 PM (lCppi)

225 TOUSI going live at 6:30pm on this story.

https://www.youtube.com/live/gVnM9QIqKf4

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at March 04, 2026 06:23 PM (kvcnI)

226 213 AFAIK there has been 1,400 years of constant war since the rise of Islam.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:16 PM (HlyYF)
---
Kurds, Persians and Arabs have been fighting since writing was invented.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Pretty much true of the world. And when tribes are fighting others, they fight internally for power and resources.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:23 PM (E4rtv)

227 If you’re going to interrupt a hearing, I’d probably pick one
@TimSheehyMT
’s not in🤣
Posted by: whig

"A US senator just broke the hand of a Marine!"

https://is.gd/qWg47G
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I saw that clip. The "Marine" and the yeller were definitely in cahoots.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 06:24 PM (a+4eV)

228 The first vape pens were pretty horrible. They sort of worked, but we're not good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

229 How many War Power Votes occurred when Chocolate Jesus was POTUS ????

Zip.. Zero...Nadda...... So the Homocrats can Blow Me......

Posted by: Franklin Stein at March 04, 2026 06:24 PM (YuOiR)

230 I hope Touisi talks about the Kurds related agiprop that is flooding the airways and is reposted online.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:24 PM (GD0B3)

231 They don't know Shiite.
Posted by: Axeman
====
LOL, you are a bad man.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:24 PM (E4rtv)

232 RIP Lou Holtz

-
Drop kick him, Jesus, through the goal posts of life.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 06:25 PM (FXNzP)

233 The Kurds are usually the ones getting shit on or gassed or rounded up for mass rapes.

Now the Kurds get to do the shitting on, gassing and making the massed rape.

Posted by: Borat at March 04, 2026 06:25 PM (Ksqrb)

234 I once prayed for Jennifer Griffiths breast cancer.

I once prayed for Bret Baier's son suit.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2026 06:25 PM (UjdFS)

235 someone should check that "Marine's" associations and online history; dumb fuck

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:25 PM (GD0B3)

236 I saw that clip. The "Marine" and the yeller were definitely in cahoots.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Ah, then it is the organized publicity stunt carefully arranged as a mini op. I really get tired of the stupid theater kids running the Democrat party and their antics. All it does to me is piss me off.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:26 PM (E4rtv)

237 FWIW, the first vapes came out when I was quitting smoking, and one of my friends offered me one, telling me to try it, saying it had not nicotine in it.
Loved her dearly by the first puff took the edge off my jonesing and I knew she was full of it.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:21 PM (rbvCR)

Had a similar thing with a woman from Argentina who insisted that Yerba Mate didn't have caffeine in it. I looked it up later and it has *Mateine* which might as well just be caffeine. Tasted like grass clippings.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:26 PM (8avO+)

238 I would not recommend picking up tobacco or nicotine if you never have. This is not a 'dip your tie into' kind of addiction. You are essentially thinking about willingly shooting up heroin for the first time. Not a good idea as it will get ahold of you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)

239 235 someone should check that "Marine's" associations and online history; dumb fuck
Posted by: runner
=======
I think you can predict them right now. He probably did hide his membership in the Man Boy Love association under an alias.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (E4rtv)

240 > The Kurds are American state-sponsored terrorists.
---------
The Democrats are just American mullahs.

Pick one or the other.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (jtM2q)

241 Kurds in Northen Iran ???


CIA/Mossad Ruse to get Iran to move forces/assets north and frag them as they move North ???

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (X7dyz)

242 So the Homocrats can Blow Me......
Posted by: Franklin Stein


Big heh. Be careful, someone like Bootyjuice or Scott Weiner might take you up on it.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:28 PM (E4rtv)

243 216 The Kurds are American state-sponsored terrorists.

Posted by: Pray Tell Gatekeeper at March 04, 2026 06:20 PM

Huh. I must have missed the reports where the Kurdish soldiers raped thousands of 12-14 y.o. Iranian girls.

Or when they burned captured soldiers with gasoline while confined in steel cages.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:29 PM (HlyYF)

244 @188 whig- LOL, I'll take a pass on that one. I figured someone would hit me with a clever response at my expense but no one bit.

Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 06:29 PM (IlL6s)

245 229 How many War Power Votes occurred when Chocolate Jesus was POTUS ????

Zip.. Zero...Nadda...... So the Homocrats can Blow Me......

well, i wasn't in congress back then.

Posted by: hakeem jeffries at March 04, 2026 06:30 PM (oY6Yp)

246 Had a similar thing with a woman from Argentina who insisted that Yerba Mate didn't have caffeine in it. I looked it up later and it has *Mateine* which might as well just be caffeine. Tasted like grass clippings.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:26 PM (8avO+)

If you drink it out with lots of sugar like the Argies like it, you will start to talk extra fast

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:30 PM (rbvCR)

247 CIA/Mossad Ruse to get Iran to move forces/assets north and frag them as they move North ???
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (X7dyz)
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Kurdish groups deny it, but is it because it is true?

Fog of war.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:30 PM (ZOv7s)

248 Baaaa! Why are those horrible Yanks doing something for the world interest! They're supposed to just sit there and take it!

Posted by: Patel Goatkeeper at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (gKWVE)

249 Why don't nicotine fiends just make nicotine suppositories? Walking around with crap in your mouth, lip sticking out drooling all over the place. Just take a quick trip to the restroom and push one up the squeekhole and absorb it quickly through the colon.
Posted by: JROD

They can chase it with an appletini or some other gay drink.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (/lPRQ)

250 If the kurds invade, this sets up a huge problem for Iran.
_-_
Yeah, tough neighborhood, and, if I remember correctly, boundaries imposed more by outsiders...ensures a lot of chaos, but that might be one of the goals here - couldn't say.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (SFF1T)

251 What I've heard from the nicotine popularizers is that nicotine itself is *not* addictive.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:32 PM (Fi81e)

252 They can chase it with an appletini or some other gay drink.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (/lPRQ)

I would prefer Evan Williams egg nog. Or maybe Eldorado 15.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:32 PM (zZu0s)

253 Trump is reordering the world while neutering our biggest foes without confronting them directly.

It's pretty amazing.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (viF8m)


AGREE! I LOVE IT! No one has seen a force like the one President Trump put together. Like a boss. Moving pieces all over the board at rapid speed so no one can catch their breath for a Pretti Good amount of time.

Soros has to keep churning out new posters.

Walz made an absolute ghey ass out of himself in Congress today. Graduate from the Learing Center and unprepared for math or knowing laws he signed.

Europe and the UK will now be whining for oil.

Russia is thinking, oh, wow, we've wasted a ton of ammo on the Youcrane. The Youcrane are thinking that maybe they should listen to Trump. Chy na is thiking Taiwan might not be worth it. N. Korea is thinking, oh, hail no. Iran's current head mullet is thinking he should brag about it.

I still don't know what is going on in the Congo or Rwanda, but I guess it will eventually work out.

Meanwhile, in the Amazon, there's a tribe who don't know or care. One could consider moving there with permission but they will send a spear into your mouth as you ask.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:33 PM (WONhk)

254 >>What I've heard from the nicotine popularizers is that nicotine itself is *not* addictive.


That's insane. Nicotine is incredibly addictive.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:34 PM (1Udfd)

255 What I've heard from the nicotine popularizers is that nicotine itself is *not* addictive.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:32 PM (Fi81e)

I suppose smokers just like stinky breath and spending lots of money then.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 06:34 PM (8avO+)

256 Pubs spent $71 million so far to float McCornyn? Man that is the stupid part of the party fo' sho'.
Posted by: DanMan at March 04, 2026 06:09 PM (8uzBS)


The run- off will be expensive, but there are a lot of Rove-group rinos in Texas who still love Cornyn. Since right now Trump has guaranteed 100 percent loyalty from Cornyn, I hope he can be used for something useful.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 06:35 PM (lCppi)

257 I think you can predict them right now. He probably did hide his membership in the Man Boy Love association under an alias.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (E4rtv)

He does not seem like a Marine to me.

When one guy accidently (I guess) grabbed his nads as he hung there, a real Marine would have slapped his broken hand into his face.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:35 PM (WONhk)

258 What I've heard from the nicotine popularizers is that nicotine itself is *not* addictive.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:32 PM (Fi81e)

THAT is a load of bullshit.


But. I quit smoking cigarettes in August of 2011. Have nkt smoked a real one since. I had tried to quit cold turkey before and it was brutal (5.5 years once.) After 2011 i vaped or did lozenges or the nicotine pouches.

Around the end of July last year, I decided to try quitting the nicotine. It was surprisingly easy.

Take that with a grain of salt, but there is more addictive in a standard cigarette than just the nicotine, I believe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)

259 The Kurds are American state-sponsored terrorists.
---------
The Democrats are just American mullahs.

Pick one or the other.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (jtM2q)

To be fair, the basiji are basically just Iran's antifa.

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 06:35 PM (vSvIl)

260 @249 Itinerant Alley Butcher-LOL

Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 06:36 PM (IlL6s)

261 I missed it- what was the congressional vote that failed?

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 06:36 PM (lCppi)

262 253 Trump is reordering the world while neutering our biggest foes without confronting them directly.

It's pretty amazing.
Posted by: JackStraw
======
Unfortunately, Congress sitting on its ass and the Courts, especially lawless junior judges, are now our biggest foes. Too bad neither can be shock and awed too.

He had done far more at great risk, personal and reputation wise, than any president in recent memory has.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:36 PM (E4rtv)

263 Yeah, tough neighborhood, and, if I remember correctly, boundaries imposed more by outsiders...ensures a lot of chaos, but that might be one of the goals here - couldn't say.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (SFF1T)
---
The borders have moved quite a bit over time. Borders are often like that.

This notion that 1945 or 1991 was the last time they get adjusted is just absurd.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:37 PM (ZOv7s)

264 Fun Fact: Nicotine is nature's insecticide

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:37 PM (ZxPkt)

265 Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 06:27 PM (jtM2q)

....


I don't think it's any great secret that the Kurds, ISIS and al-Qaeda are all recipients of US tax-dollars and used to commit political violence to create instability against regimes the United States considers unacceptable.

I didn't say anything that isn't common knowledge.

Hell, Trump had a guy that was previously on a terrorist list with a big bounty on his head over to shake his hand at the White House.

America does the same thing with Islamic extremists that Iran does with Hezbollah and Hamas.

Hell, even Israel funds Hamas to create instability.

All I'm saying is the "funds terrorists" line as some sort of moral justification is disingenuous. We have a long history of our CIA and military funding terrorists groups. Half the time they wind up killing American troops when we finish using them.

Posted by: Pray Tell Gatekeeper at March 04, 2026 06:37 PM (OHoib)

266
🚨 HOLY CRAP! US Senator & Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy just PERSONALLY jumped in and helped Capitol Police TAKE DOWN a belligerent man aggressively interrupting a Senate hearing
If you’re going to interrupt a hearing, I’d probably pick one
@TimSheehyMT
’s not in🤣
Posted by: whig

"A US senator just broke the hand of a Marine!"

https://is.gd/qWg47G
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!


Slam the door close and the problem will be solved.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:38 PM (/lPRQ)

267 More info,
A protester was forcibly removed from a US Senate hearing on Wednesday after interrupting proceedings during an Armed Services subcommittee session. The incident involved Senator Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana, who was seen assisting US Capitol Police as they escorted the man from the chamber.

CBS News correspondent Alan He identified the protester as Brian McGinnis, describing him in a post on social media as a Green Party candidate running for Senate in North Carolina. He said McGinnis appeared to be wearing a US Marine Corps dress uniform.

Video of the incident shows McGinnis shouting as officers attempt to remove him from the room. At one point, he can be heard yelling: "No one wants to fight for Israel!" as he holds on to the hearing room door.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:39 PM (E4rtv)

268 >>Fun Fact: Nicotine is nature's insecticide


It kills the fuck out of Yellowjacket nests in your outside light fixtures.

A laundry clip and a Marlboro Red left smoldering kills them out.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 06:39 PM (1Udfd)

269 261 I missed it- what was the congressional vote that failed?
Posted by: LASue

War Powers Act in Senate. It failed.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)

270 "Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!"

In my undercover Subuaru

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (aTgV0)

271 I though a gram of nicotine can kill a cow. Or was it a horse... I was corrected on this by Ben Had, but I don't remember what the correction was!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (GD0B3)

272 The Lebanese president kinda looks like Darth Vader without the helmet on...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (XMwZJ)

273 Why don't nicotine fiends just make nicotine suppositories? Walking around with crap in your mouth, lip sticking out drooling all over the place. Just take a quick trip to the restroom and push one up the squeekhole and absorb it quickly through the colon.
Posted by: JROD

One of the early treatments for displacement of joints, especially legs, hips and back, was to use a cigar up the anus, which would reduce the tension and swelling from the rapidly absorbed nicotine. It was one of those things the French developed in the Army during the Napoleonic period.

However, I know you are probably not interested in that, and are most likely only engaging in blue-nosed signaling against a vice you have been taught is wrong. You would get along wonderfully with my wife.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:41 PM (rbvCR)

274 https://is.gd/qWg47G

I'll bet his hand is not even broken the way he's acting. I want proof including x-ray. It's wedged behind the door and possibly has a boo-boo bruise on his knuckles.

Is he a real Marine? If so, I love all Marines but him.

I wanted the US Senator to do the Vulcan neck thing that I dream about learning. Learing. Whatever. It could come in handy at Hobby Lobby or with the sister in law I am not fond of.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:41 PM (WONhk)

275 Guy has been out for a long time, more info on Mr. McGinnis.

Did my one enlistment as a Light Armored Vehicle Crewman, an infantry MOS in the Corps, until June 2004.

Highlights:

-Six months on a Med Float on the USS Wasp in 2002, established a training ground in Djibouti, Africa.
-Deployed for the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003 and traveled extensively across the country.
-Made the All-Marine boxing team later in 2003 until the end of enlistment, tried out the year prior, but broke my hand in the tryouts.

Upon my honorable discharge from the USMC, I attended John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL and earned an associate’s degree in education from 2004 to 2006.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:41 PM (E4rtv)

276 Pray Tell Never Take The Brown Acid

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 06:42 PM (RIvkX)

277 What are then Kurds getting for this?

And what are the Turkeys, Turkeyans, WTF do you call people from Turkey?, the people from Turkey, I remember! TURKS, what do they get for not freaking out about Kurds getting deployed?

Man I'm really dense sometimes.

Posted by: Banana Dream at March 04, 2026 06:42 PM (3uBP9)

278 Horses are just pretty cows.

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM (aTgV0)

279 Is he a real Marine? If so, I love all Marines but him.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:41 PM

Thread winner!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM (HlyYF)

280 My first in 2yrs in spite of being around the little germ factories weekly. I made the mistake of not coming home last week and putting saline drops in my eyes, snorting salt water and the usual voodoo to reduce gomboo load. Won't do that again!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:02 PM (WONhk)

I fought a cold for the last 2 weeks or so that seemed to be going away. Then I woke up Monday morning with pink eye in both eyes. Apparently a viral infection can cause that sometimes. Ick.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM (k9OZB)

281 the fog of war

Posted by: doug at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM (Hy+R4)

282 It does seem like mosquitos leave you alone when you are outside smoking like a chimney.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM (zZu0s)

283 Or even just vaping.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:44 PM (zZu0s)

284 I wish they made a gum or patch for Monte Cristo sandwiches. Maybe I could vape it.

Posted by: Banana Dream at March 04, 2026 06:44 PM (3uBP9)

285 Coffee & Tobacco is how shit gets done.

Codebreaking, computer programming, all sorts of great thinkers. Oppenheimer had a Chesterfield pretty much glued to his face.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 04, 2026 06:45 PM (UAeam)

286
War Powers Act in Senate. It failed.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)

No one has anyone cared until Trump was elected.

Tim Kaine and others forget the 8mo Libya deal of Obungo pretty quickly. I farht in the general direction of deecee.

And Congress has not agreed on war since 1942. Bill Clinton bombed aspirin and formula factories. GWB invaded countries with troops on the ground.
Biden wet the bed (in reality I don't remember what he did because of being in a fugue state)

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:45 PM (WONhk)

287 War Powers Act in Senate. It failed.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)

Good.

Posted by: LASue at March 04, 2026 06:46 PM (lCppi)

288 282 It does seem like mosquitos leave you alone when you are outside smoking like a chimney.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM

My brother ALWAYS smokes a cigar when he rides the little lawnmower doing all of the grounds at the church.

The mosquitos stay away from him.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:46 PM (HlyYF)

289 Lowercase b. Damn auto Banana

Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 06:47 PM (3uBP9)

290 > It does seem like mosquitos leave you alone when you are outside smoking like a chimney.
----------
True.

My wife even approves of my cigar smoking outdoors... during mild weather.

"Keeps the bugs away"

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 06:47 PM (jtM2q)

291 Wish seen double the time on that Iranian frigate, it went kaboom but didn't see afterwards

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 06:47 PM (Ia/+0)

292 What I've heard from the nicotine popularizers is that nicotine itself is *not* addictive.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:32 PM (Fi81e)

Nicotine is good for you. Cleans out the parasites and worms. One or two smokes a day outta do it.

Posted by: Marcus Welby, M.D. at March 04, 2026 06:48 PM (Ksqrb)

293 Apparently a viral infection can cause that sometimes. Ick.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM (k9OZB)

Yep! Call your doc as they can order something. Take a lovely photo and text it to them.

As a kid I got pink eye once and woke up with both eyes fused shut and screamed. I did not know about pink eye and thought I had gone blind.

I was the fun kid because I was cool vs my whiney brother who threw up in bed during stomach viruses. He also got car sick. This all prepared me for the hard life ahead.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:48 PM (WONhk)

294 Tousi TV - IRGC claims it sank a US destroyer... w/o evidence

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:48 PM (/lPRQ)

295 294 Tousi TV - IRGC claims it sank a US destroyer... w/o evidence
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:48 PM (/lPRQ)

With what?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)

296 And Congress has not agreed on war since 1942. Bill Clinton bombed aspirin and formula factories. GWB invaded countries with troops on the ground.

He sure did.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 04, 2026 06:51 PM (mkk/2)

297 My brother ALWAYS smokes a cigar when he rides the little lawnmower doing all of the grounds at the church.

The mosquitos stay away from him.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at March 04, 2026 06:46 PM (HlyYF)
---
This was a big part of my use of cigars back in the day.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:51 PM (ZOv7s)

298 As a kid I got pink eye once and woke up with both eyes fused shut and screamed. I did not know about pink eye and thought I had gone blind.

I was the fun kid because I was cool vs my whiney brother who threw up in bed during stomach viruses. He also got car sick. This all prepared me for the hard life ahead.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:48 PM (WONhk)

What doesn't kill us first grosses us out and then makes us stronger.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 06:51 PM (k9OZB)

299 I kind of back the idea that nicotine is not necessarily addictive. The tobacco companies put other substances in cigarettes to make them addictive.

But my wife got on a nicotine patch kick, and we were wearing them and changing them pretty consistently, and then we just stopped. Didn't really know for sure what it was doing if anything, and it's almost like we forgot about putting new ones on.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:52 PM (Fi81e)

300 I hope you all enjoyed the chicken parm with angel hair pasta on the side

no? just me? ok

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:52 PM (ZxPkt)

301 Obviously, you can try the stuff and decide if you like it. There are people who use it intermittently, as I did.

My father quit smoking in the late 70s when it was no longer cool. Saved him money and effort. My mother struggled to quit over decades, but he just shrugged it off. YMMV

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:53 PM (ZOv7s)

302 Tousi TV - IRGC claims it sank a US destroyer... w/o evidence
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:48 PM (/lPRQ)

With what?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)

Their bare hands.

Posted by: Zork at March 04, 2026 06:53 PM (vSvIl)

303 The Lebanese president kinda looks like Darth Vader without the helmet on...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (XMwZJ)

Yup, old man Anakin.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 06:53 PM (snZF9)

304 -Made the All-Marine boxing team later in 2003 until the end of enlistment, tried out the year prior, but broke my hand in the tryouts.

Upon my honorable discharge from the USMC, I attended John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL and earned an associate’s degree in education from 2004 to 2006.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:41 PM (E4rtv)
.............................
Must have been second string for boxing and has a habit of breaking his hand (which I doubt is broken).

I guess like all areas of life there are losers and we found one. A bald one. There was something about his uniform pants that screamed "costume" to me. I admit to being wrong, but I still don't like him. His pants seemed polyester vs wool or a wool blend.

I need to go fight with my sinuses and throat before dinner. Maybe I will be cured soon (it's been less than a day).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:53 PM (WONhk)

305 Oh no!

A cartel judge has ordered the Executive to issue refunds on the tariffs.

Gonna be hilarious watching all the TV "legal scholars" bafflement and wonder when Trump responds, "Denied. Under what law passed by Congress is this expenditure authorized?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 06:54 PM (HXT0k)

306 Tousi TV - IRGC claims it sank a US destroyer... w/o evidence
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With what?

If I told you, you wouldn't believe me. See the tweet embedded at Insty at the 1:22 time mark.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 04, 2026 06:54 PM (Fs0KI)

307 >Wish seen double the time on that Iranian frigate, it went kaboom but didn't see afterwards

Posted by: Skip
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I saw a later tweet on it

one end up in the air like the Titanic

Posted by: Don Black at March 04, 2026 06:54 PM (ZxPkt)

308 War Powers Act in Senate. It failed.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)
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Because it was stupid.

But what actually was the vote? To agree that this president doesn't get 60 days because of who he is and what he did?

They just wanted to force their interpretation of the War Powers act?

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 06:54 PM (Fi81e)

309 You guys have been walking me back from the ledge. I was super pessimistic about this war, but I'm slowly approaching cautious optimism.

Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2026 06:55 PM (q177U)

310 I'll bet a dollar his hand ain't broke. The casual stance kind of gives it away.

Posted by: DanMan at March 04, 2026 06:55 PM (8uzBS)

311
Upon my honorable discharge from the USMC, I attended John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL and earned an associate’s degree in education from 2004 to 2006.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:41 PM (E4rtv)
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Until we see the DD 214, I consider him a liar.

Both the nut running Maryland and Walz lied about their service. It's what Dems do.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:56 PM (ZOv7s)

312 nood

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 06:56 PM (vSvIl)

313 Grandpa, quit easily. According to Mom, never even bothered him. He was just that kind of Man.

Pappaw- once he retired he just HAD to do something. So he smoked (he had smoked in the army.) He never really quit after he restarted. He always found a way to sneak one from my uncle's. He was a smart man.

Grandma? She was a terror when she quit. Fuck. Thats all I'll say.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 06:56 PM (zZu0s)

314 War Powers Act in Senate. It failed.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)
Good.
Posted by: LASue


The Senate has formally endorsed taking down Iran !!!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 06:57 PM (/lPRQ)

315 Stumbled into a first, suppose I'll nood for ya.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at March 04, 2026 06:57 PM (EaYnf)

316 nood


quickies

Posted by: banana Dream at March 04, 2026 06:57 PM (3uBP9)

317 The other nice thing about nicotine is it will help loosen your bowels up. So if your a lard ass and are all backed up, have a smoke. Just be close to a shitter when you do.

Posted by: Marcus Welby, M.D. at March 04, 2026 06:57 PM (Ksqrb)

318 oh, wow.

US downed an Iranian missile targeting Turkey, which is a possible NATO Article 5 issue.

Oh, and according to RT, Putin says it may be time to stop supplying gas to European markets.

You know, my bingo card for 2026 is looking really barren right now.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (rbvCR)

319 Until we see the DD 214, I consider him a liar.

Both the nut running Maryland and Walz lied about their service. It's what Dems do.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 04, 2026 06:56 PM (ZOv7s)

He sounds too prissy to be a Marine.

If he is I will blame DEI

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (WONhk)

320 Ther current vape tech of disposable units that fit comfortably in the palm of your hand are very good. Noting like what has been available up to now. The problem is that the nic content is off the charts something like 50mg/ml and almost guarantees you going to get a serious monkey on your back quickly.

Of course they are made in China but the Chinese invented vaping.

I encourage all long term smokers to try these devices out. I just lost a very good friend/former long term girlfriend to lung cancer and I am very sad. She was a chain smoker and wouldn't even consider switching over.

Posted by: pawn at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (+rKuc)

321 @273 Kindltot-LOL, I think I'll stick with ibuprofen taken orally.
I got a really bad flu in my early twenties. I was so nauseous I was drinking watered down OJ just to have something to throw up. My mother took me to the doctor, so weak I had to have help walking in. At the end of the visit my doctor handed me suppositories took me a minute but I was wait what? Suppositories? I asked them aren't those for your butt? He said yes and I said no way! I'm not sticking anything up my butt. As I was being helped back out to my mothers vehicle and wasn't looking the doctor gave my mom the suppositories and told her, "here, he's going to want these". When my mom dropped me off at home she gave me the suppositories. A few violent sessions of dry heaving I bit the bullet and up my rear a suppository went. I have never in my life felt such a wave of relief. I ate everything in my house. Didn't release the suppositories were nausea medicine.

Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 07:01 PM (IlL6s)

322 A few violent sessions of dry heaving I bit the bullet and up my rear a suppository went. I have never in my life felt such a wave of relief.

Oh My!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, Closeted Homosexual at March 04, 2026 07:03 PM (Ksqrb)

323 Nicotine potentiates neuroleptics: navane, thorazine, mellaril ect. The state use to give the "clients" housed in the state hospital free cigarettes, blue haze hung over the day rooms. Those were the days that I thought would never end my friend.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 07:05 PM (ehY6c)

324 Have the Kurds taken Tehran yet? I heard they are heading that way.

Posted by: Will Robinson at March 04, 2026 07:12 PM (FylAi)

325 US downed an Iranian missile targeting Turkey, which is a possible NATO Article 5 issue.

Oh, and according to RT, Putin says it may be time to stop supplying gas to European markets.

You know, my bingo card for 2026 is looking really barren right now.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 06:58 PM (rbvCR)

The EU is going to embargo Russian Gas any day now lol.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 07:39 PM (8avO+)

326 whisky enema is the way to go

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 04, 2026 08:01 PM (jrgJz)

327 Ace got hoaxed dry again
Kurds are not involved in any "ground assault" against Theran

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 04, 2026 08:45 PM (pPx0w)

328 310 I'll bet a dollar his hand ain't broke. The casual stance kind of gives it away.
Posted by: DanMan at March 04, 2026 06:55 PM (8uzBS)


I think he dislocated his elbow being stupid. On video there's a crack and you see a pop. And he stupidly keeps his hand behind the door, which makes no sense. The Dim Lib Code Pinko wimmen then imagine the gore of a squashed hand. I think his hand is fine. His brain is not.

I read his CV again and it seems lame, or written by a pansy Nancy boi who got in with DEI.

ANY Marine or soldier, I don't think, is allowed to wear their uniform when not on duty. He broke a rule there that I even know about.

Therefore he needs to go to Leavenworth. Or allow the Seals to practice on him. These are his two choices.

He seems mental.

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Posted by: STEPSISTER BLOWJOB at March 05, 2026 11:26 AM (51CsA)

Schmoll: Republicans Pull Dead Even with Democrats in Congressional Midterm Race, 50/50

Mediaite:

A stunning new survey conducted by the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS), the Harris Poll, and HarrisX suggests that the GOP has drawn even with the Democrats with eight months to go until the midterm elections.

The poll of 1,999 registered voters, which was conducted online between February 25 and 26, found that 50% of Americans would vote for the Republican candidate in their congressional district and 50% would vote for the Democratic one if the midterms were held today. That marked an enormous improvement for the GOP, which trailed the Democrats 54%-46% on the same question last month.

Trump's job approval also ticked up by 3%:

For his part, Trump's net approval rating ticked upward from -6 last month (45%-51%) to -3, (46%-49%).

In more Schmolling news: Reports of a "MAGA split" over Iran have been greatly exaggerated.

The "split" involves the MAGA Grifters, a small but very loud group of rebranded American Bund Nazis who seem to be omnipresent because none of them have jobs and they post anti-Jewish propaganda all day online, and normie conservatives with jobs and families.

The normie conservatives are at least four times as numerous as the American Bund Nazis.

The RealClearPolitics Average showed that overall support for Operation Epic Fury, the joint military campaign undertaken by the United States and Israel over the weekend, had the president underwater a bit with 39% approving of the action and 52% disapproving.

A breakdown of some of the individual polls showed that Republicans were united on the issue, with no one poll showing more than 18% opposing military action in Iran. The vast majority of the disapproval came from Democrats -- who were also fairly united -- and, to a lesser extent, independents.

A CBS/YouGov poll taken between March 2 and March 3, for example, showed that just 10% of Democrats approved of military action in Iran and 90% disapproved. Among independents, 63% opposed the action and 37% were in favor. A majority of Republicans (85%) supported military action and just 15% did not.

A similar result came from a Washington Post poll taken on March 1, which showed Democrat opposition at 87% and support at 9%. On the Republican side, 81% approved and 12% did not -- and independents once again fell in the middle, with 59% against military action and 28% in favor of it.

A Reuters/Ipsos survey followed the same pattern, with 5% of Democrats supporting military action in Iran and 95% against it. Republicans came out largely in favor of military action, showing 82% approving and 18% disapproving. Among independents, 67% disapproved and 29% supported the action.

The apparent outlier included in the average was a poll from InsiderAdvantage taken on February 28, but it still showed similar numbers from Republicans: 79.3% in favor and 12% opposed. The numbers for Democrats shifted slightly, with 62.5% disapproving and 32.1% approving. Independents also showed much higher numbers in favor of military action, with 45.3% supporting and 40.3% opposing.

I'm definitely not saying that if you've made the unwise choice to join the ranks of the anti-intervention absolutists and Ron Paul acolytes, then you're a Nazi.

But I am saying that the Nazis are all lining up to denounce this particular military action, because the only issue that revs their engine is Israel. And they're not neutral in this war; like the left that they so closely resemble (because they're racialist lefties), they're not anti-war, they're just on the other side. They want Iran to finish that nuclear missile and drop it on the Jewish capital.

They say about the left: It doesn't matter what issue you're talking about, for a leftist, the issue is always and only about The Revolution. Every issue is just an excuse to propagandize for The Revolution.

Gay? You need communism. Trans? Communism will fix you. Black? Have you ever heard of communism?

And so it is with the pseudoright Nazis: No matter what issue is being discussed, the only issue they're interested in is, as they call it, the "JQ," the "Jewish Question," which is a euphemism. They say "JQ" because it sounds better than what the question actually is, which is the same question Hitler asked: What are we going to do with all of these unwanted Jews infiltrating our society and subverting us?

And no, I'm not going to hold back any longer. I held back for ten fucking years. I am done playing nice with the Nazis. The Nazis used to employ a small level of Plausible Deniability, so that it felt rude to accuse of them of being Nazis.

But, like the leftwing they resemble in so many ways, they aren't even bothering to hide it any longer, so I'm not going to bother being polite about it.


Some other stuff:


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:37 PM




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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 04, 2026 04:37 PM (LdBR/)

2 2nd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 04, 2026 04:37 PM (LdBR/)

3 Now to nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 04, 2026 04:38 PM (LdBR/)

4 After this war with Iran is over, I suggest Trump give back Iran to the Persians.

They were there first and not the Iranians...

Posted by: Kami Harris at March 04, 2026 04:39 PM (YuOiR)

5 That's only because the Dems haven't found the right "white dude" to explain to the stupids that castrating kids is really a necessary medical care.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:39 PM (HXT0k)

6 Undercover Subaru?

How about some old fashioned cattle cars.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 04:40 PM (/lPRQ)

7 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:40 PM (G0vdT)

8 After this war with Iran is over, I suggest Trump give back Iran to the Persians.

They were there first and not the Iranians...

No oil on stolen land!

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at March 04, 2026 04:40 PM (cI94r)

9 Ah, so this poll was taken before Trump... BETRAYED MAGA!!!!... by bombing the shit out of that steaming pile of pestilence in the ME.

One can only assume that the Dems will go down further (not you Kamala) once that gets polled.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 04:41 PM (ExV1e)

10 >>>7 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.

that one is planned or that one is now occurring? If the latter, I missed it.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:42 PM (1wjle)

11 i've seen military channels talking about the US and Israel blowing up small outposts and police stations in western Iran, the idea being they're clearing the way for an invasion of Kurds from Syria.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:42 PM (1wjle)

12 Holy crap, that sinking ship video is fantastic!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (k9OZB)

13 The only thing I'm taking away from the Jamie Lee Curtis vid is that she still has a nice rack. Good for her!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (Dv3i1)

14 Carlson endorsed a candidate in TX-12.

Dude came in sixth place.

Carlson has no influence at all in the GOP electorate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (GBKbO)

15 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.
Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:40 PM (G0vdT)

Now? No whey.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (wVcYX)

16 Nancy Guthrie is still missing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (4k6kk)

17 Y'know who else was a nazi?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 04:44 PM (Kt19C)

18 One redeeming factor for Jamie Lee Curtis is she has nice BOOBS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Bubba at March 04, 2026 04:44 PM (Dsp/g)

19 The Kurds seem well positioned to seize some control. Maybe they can show the Persians some help.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 04:44 PM (/lPRQ)

20 Still waiting on Hawaiian judge to order the Trump administration to reverse the unaliving of the Ayottolah and issue a global injunction against the military from taking any further action any where without she/her/him/he/xi approval.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at March 04, 2026 04:44 PM (cI94r)

21 16 Nancy Guthrie is still missing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (4k6kk)

So is Jimmy Hoffa......

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (Dsp/g)

22 Carlson endorsed a candidate in TX-12.

Dude came in sixth place.

Carlson has no influence at all in the GOP electorate.

Slightly worse than Cardi B

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (cI94r)

23 I'm trying to imagine what the polls would look like if we had an objective press.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (PMi3m)

24 speaking of Jamie Lee Curtis, does anyone else agree that, despite it being classic, Halloween is boring AF?

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (1wjle)

25 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.

Is that a good thing ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (VE6XX)

26 I wonder, why are the smellies protesting Targets but not Enterprise or any of the rental companies?

I feel like it's because it's too hard.

Or because there is a federal law that gets triggered if you block a car rental lot.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (HXT0k)

27 How do you fight a ground war when the opposing force controls the sky? How do you fight a sea war when the opposing force controls the surface, subsurface, and sky? If the answer is guerilla insurgency, in a country where 70 percent of the population hates you, how do you sustain it? If the answer is lob missiles and drones at your neighbors, to what strategic end? I think the Mullahs and their acolytes are in for a terrible, bloody reckoning.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (IX8iX)

28 yeah I've had enough too Ace.

some people are just ridiculous and completely deluded. they are so far down the wrong path I guess they're incapable of a new direction.

ENVY, like pride, is actually a sin. work on your damn selves.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (j+aD2)

29 Maybe the citizens are wiseing up to the crime and looting the Marxists are pulling

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (Ia/+0)

30 Wow, what a hit by that torpedo.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (ynpvh)

31 I wouldn't say Nazi, but anti-Zionist and probably anti-Semetic...that seems consistent.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (xcxpd)

32 Okay Jamie Lee Curtis, like those Hollywood whores haven't been feeding us content that aligns with their politics since forever with the express purpose of changing hearts and minds.

Go sell crazy somewhere else.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (ANQtD)

33 16 Nancy Guthrie is still missing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (4k6kk)

So is Jimmy Hoffa......
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (Dsp/g)

So is Judge Crater . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (wVcYX)

34 And no, I'm not going to hold back any longer. I held back for ten fucking years. I am done playing nice with the Nazis. The Nazis used to employ a small level of Plausible Deniability, so that it felt rude to accuse of them of being Nazis.
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They're flipping out because the end of the islamic republic, and, for all intents and purposes, Shi'a islam, eliminates any possibility of exterminating the Jews for the foreseeable future.

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (vSvIl)

35 Lifted the stern up.

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (8jVAy)

36 25 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.

Is that a good thing ?


Smells like US and Israeli SOF forces are in country.....

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Dsp/g)

37 Still wondering why ~46% of my country is either stupid or crazy.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)

38 Run Silent Run Deep.

We may lose in '26 but always do the right thing. We have 3 years to destroy commie toyland. Let's get to it.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (ehY6c)

39 18- Trading Places. Gratuitous, unnecessary, perfect

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (IX8iX)

40 24 speaking of Jamie Lee Curtis, does anyone else agree that, despite it being classic, Halloween is boring AF?


it's atmospheric

it's not a film you sit and watch. you put it on during Halloween while you're carving pumpkins or something. I don't think I've ever actually sat and watched it beginning to end. it's just ... on.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (j+aD2)

41 Mommy Dr. Jill! A torpedo went off in my pants!

Posted by: Joe from DE at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (oftw2)

42 Sri Lanka?
What the hell did Sri Lanka ever do to Iran?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (/lPRQ)

43 I have unfortunately been reading several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten. I have no idea if that's accurate, I'm a military moron.

Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (q177U)

44 But it's all falling apart! Trump is a Jewish patsy! Erika Kirk is a gay tranny Mexican illegal alien that plotted with Jewish Mossas trannies to have Charlie killed by an exploding belt buckle!

Posted by: GigantorX at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (VkId7)

45 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.
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No whey.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)

46 24 speaking of Jamie Lee Curtis, does anyone else agree that, despite it being classic, Halloween is boring AF?

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (1wjle)

======

It's a slow burn thriller out of step where the slasher genre went.

It's heavily influenced by Hitchcock, building tension over the length of the film, rather than being splashy like the Friday the 13th movies pushed the genre.

Friday the 13th was largely influenced by Mario Bava's Bay of Blood. Halloween was influenced by lower key Hitchcock. They're diametrically oppositional. But, Friday the 13th actually ended up influencing everything to such a degree (and released its sequel so fast) that Halloween II really had no choice but to fall in line and become more facially gruesome.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (GBKbO)

47 Wow, what a hit by that torpedo.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:46 PM (ynpvh)
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Yep. Just ONE of our torpedoes can do that to a warship.

I said this morning that if I'm China or Russia, I'm thinking very, very hard about not pissing off the United States Navy after watching that unclassified footage.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)

48 24 speaking of Jamie Lee Curtis, does anyone else agree that, despite it being classic, Halloween is boring AF?
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (1wjle)

I appreciate that Halloween is a slow burn. I like the tension.

It's no Friday the 13th part 2.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

49 Not sure if these particular Kurds are the same ones that lived on the border of Iraq and Syria back during the gulf war who were on our side. These appear to be more aligned with Iran.

Posted by: Jaimo at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (sOA7y)

50 I wonder if any sailors aboard that ship were playing Battleship...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (ynpvh)

51 37 Still wondering why ~46% of my country is either stupid or crazy.


well, we didn't used to listen to the females as much. I think that's a lot of it. we also didn't listen to young people as much.

we used to know what wisdom was, and who DIDN'T have it.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (j+aD2)

52 Still waiting on Hawaiian judge to order the Trump administration to reverse the unaliving of the Ayottolah and issue a global injunction against the military from taking any further action any where without she/her/him/he/xi approval.
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at March 04, 2026 04:44 PM (cI94r)

sorry only a Sharia court has Jurisdiction. And Ibn Rubio is he only judge we have.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (8avO+)

53 JLC is far too old to be dressed that way, but at least she had the sense to shut her yap about the WB deal, given that she understands nothing about it. She should apply that same restraint to politics.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (Riz8t)

54 Alright already... Imma switch my initials around so's to not be confused with some h8r.

Damn. Can't even have a simple online nic anymore.

Posted by: QJ at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (rdVOm)

55 37 Still wondering why ~46% of my country is either stupid or crazy.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)

Liberals taking over higher education

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (xcxpd)

56 >>>some people are just ridiculous and completely deluded. they are so far down the wrong path I guess they're incapable of a new direction.

they're also deluded in the sense that they fervently believe the country is thisclose to embracing American Bund Naziism, and if they just post the latest expose about the USS Liberty, people will finally agree about "The Jewish Question."

All of these mutants came out of the woodwork to support Trump in 2015, because, as I said in the tweet i embedded, they saw Trump as disruptive force who *could*, if he wanted, help the US understand "the Jewish Question."

They actually thought they were helping Trump by pushing Nazi propaganda and boosting Trump. When in fact, that turned a lot -- a LOT -- of people off of Trump. I remember myself being stunned and sickened to find myself in that company, wondering "have I gone way off the rails, here?"

But they think they're on the verge of popularity. They're stupid and also mentally unwell.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (1wjle)

57 And no, I'm not going to hold back any longer. I held back for ten fucking years. I am done playing nice with the Nazis. The Nazis used to employ a small level of Plausible Deniability, so that it felt rude to accuse of them of being Nazis.

==

👏👏

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3)

58 48 I appreciate that Halloween is a slow burn. I like the tension.

It's no Friday the 13th part 2.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

=====

Which is no Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (GBKbO)

59 After this war with Iran is over, I suggest Trump give back Iran to the Persians.

They were there first and not the Iranians...

Actually the kingdom of Elam preceded the Persians. That kingdom split in two with the Persians in northern Iran and Elam in southern Iran. The Persian kingdom then absorbed Elam. Numerous tribes that aren't Persian still exist in today's Iran.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (1JFYK)

60 58 48 I appreciate that Halloween is a slow burn. I like the tension.

It's no Friday the 13th part 2.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

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Which is no Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (GBKbO)

What about "Freddy vs Jason"?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (ynpvh)

61 Carlson has no influence at all in the GOP electorate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:43 PM (GBKbO)
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I saw some dude on X lamenting that Tucker Carlson was going to take MAGA down.

First of all if that could happen, MAGA would deserve it. Second of all, yeah, right.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)

62 Ah, so this poll was taken before Trump... BETRAYED MAGA!!!!... by bombing the shit out of that steaming pile of pestilence in the ME.

One can only assume that the Dems will go down further (not you Kamala) once that gets polled.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 04:41 PM (ExV1e)

Funny how those crafty ones didn't bother to manipulate Trump to capture Maduro. Must have been the Sabbath.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (8avO+)

63 60 Which is no Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (GBKbO)

What about "Freddy vs Jason"?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (ynpvh)

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It fails to understand Freddy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:51 PM (GBKbO)

64 59 After this war with Iran is over, I suggest Trump give back Iran to the Persians.

They were there first and not the Iranians...

Actually the kingdom of Elam preceded the Persians. That kingdom split in two with the Persians in northern Iran and Elam in southern Iran. The Persian kingdom then absorbed Elam. Numerous tribes that aren't Persian still exist in today's Iran.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (1JFYK)

Let the Zoroastrians run it for a bit.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:51 PM (ynpvh)

65 Lifted the stern up.
Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (8jVAy)

So, just like a Brazilian butt lift, then?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 04:51 PM (8zz6B)

66 It is my understanding that our torpedoes are designed to dive below, explode beneath and the resulting shockwave lifts the ship up resulting in cracking the keel in half- appears from the video to work, even with a stern hit versus amidship.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 04:51 PM (IX8iX)

67 I appreciate that Halloween is a slow burn. I like the tension.

It's no Friday the 13th part 2.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

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Which is no Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (GBKbO)

What about "Freddy vs Jason"?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (ynpvh)

They managed to screw it up but...if you're a super fan, it's worth watching. It's better than Avengers: Endgame, in that sense

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:51 PM (xcxpd)

68 I hope none of this post is aimed at our commenter JQ.

Posted by: pookysgirl, wrestling Lil Pooky for the keyboard at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (Wt5PA)

69 24 speaking of Jamie Lee Curtis, does anyone else agree that, despite it being classic, Halloween is boring AF?
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:45 PM (1wjle)

I appreciate that Halloween is a slow burn. I like the tension.

It's no Friday the 13th part 2.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (xcxpd)

Nor is it a Slumber Party Massacre IV.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (wVcYX)

70 >>>I have unfortunately been reading several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten.

Hegseth said in the briefing I just listened to that we had ordnance galore.

You know, we don't need the priciest, most advanced, highest-precision missiles for all targets. You need those for *some* targets. Once you wipe out the air defenses you can just start dropping gravity bombs with fairly inexpensive guidance systems.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)

71 I said this morning that if I'm China or Russia, I'm thinking very, very hard about not pissing off the United States Navy after watching that unclassified footage.

YOU'RE thinking very, very hard about it?

Posted by: Chinese marine on an invasion amphibious ship at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (Riz8t)

72 I saw a recent bit of clips put out by Starmer, I guess trying to show how he's a leader, responding to the Iran business.

Cuts of him on the phone, cuts of him going here, going there. Doing important things.

It's so low-T that David French logged negative testosterone readings from watching it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (HXT0k)

73 61 I saw some dude on X lamenting that Tucker Carlson was going to take MAGA down.

First of all if that could happen, MAGA would deserve it. Second of all, yeah, right.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)

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Every major podcasting figure pointed to right now (Carlson, Kelly, and Fuentes) did try to take down Trump.

All three.

And Trump became president again.

Seriously, these people don't matter. It's online only bullshit.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (GBKbO)

74 After this war with Iran is over, I suggest Trump give back Iran to the Persians.

They were there first and not the Iranians...

Actually the kingdom of Elam preceded the Persians. That kingdom split in two with the Persians in northern Iran and Elam in southern Iran. The Persian kingdom then absorbed Elam. Numerous tribes that aren't Persian still exist in today's Iran.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 04:50 PM (1JFYK)
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Send Billy Eilish to mediate. She seems to be an expert on stolen land.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (G0vdT)

75 Kurds in Iran are...Iranians. Kurds in Iraq are sending love letters and condolences to deceased aytollah.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (GD0B3)

76 they're also deluded in the sense that they fervently believe the country is thisclose to embracing American Bund Naziism, and if they just post the latest expose about the USS Liberty, people will finally agree about "The Jewish Question."


well, yes. they live in their own heads and will never admit error to the system they've concocted which makes them Heroes and other people Villains, which excuses all their failures.

they cannot be wrong on this. they don't see anything that would go against this belief. so they can't change or diverge, if it gets bad for them they'll just shut up for a while (some of them).

deluded.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (j+aD2)

77 Poll? Like poll, schmoll poll?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (YlWIZ)

78 As for me, I'm Team Akkad.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (CwhoI)

79 On the Internet, nobody knows if you're an Illinois Nazi or just a Pakistani troll. Either way they suck.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (OUMaO)

80 70 >>>I have unfortunately been reading several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten.

Hegseth said in the briefing I just listened to that we had ordnance galore.

You know, we don't need the priciest, most advanced, highest-precision missiles for all targets. You need those for *some* targets. Once you wipe out the air defenses you can just start dropping gravity bombs with fairly inexpensive guidance systems.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)

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"We don't have enough ordnance for more than 3 days of bombing!" is something retards believe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (GBKbO)

81 >>>I saw some dude on X lamenting that Tucker Carlson was going to take MAGA down.

I think that he and bannon are scheming about who they can run for president to teach the GOP a lesson. They know they'd lose, they just want us to lose, to teach us that it's the Nazi Way or the highway.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (1wjle)

82 Never heard of the "JQ" bullsh!t until Ace mentioned it once before, but I didn't think it was *a thing*

Meanwhile, never read it anywhere since then.. until today.

It's just been a sh!tty day right from the start, so why not screw up my nic as well?

Posted by: QJ at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (rdVOm)

83 I really like the soundtrack in Halloween too. Carpenter really can rock a synth.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (xcxpd)

84 54 Alright already... Imma switch my initials around so's to not be confused with some h8r.

Damn. Can't even have a simple online nic anymore.
Posted by: QJ at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (rdVOm)

John Quinones?
Jesus Quiste?

Posted by: Johnny Quest? at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (TbWk/)

85 79 On the Internet, nobody knows if you're an Illinois Nazi or just a Pakistani troll. Either way they suck.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (OUMaO)

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Je suis un pipe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (GBKbO)

86 Still wondering why ~46% of my country is either stupid or crazy.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)

In part because they have been lied to 24/7 for pretty much their entire lives. As have their family and friends. And they lack the mental fortitude to recognize the lie, to accept that they've been lied to, or to endure the loss of community which comes with facing the truth.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (ExV1e)

87 I have unfortunately been reading several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten.

Please to explain why we even HAVE these capabilities if you're unwilling to use them for an obvious case like Iran.

Posted by: Chinese marine on an invasion amphibious ship at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (Riz8t)

88 Oh. It is schmoll. Cool.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (YlWIZ)

89 Seriously, these people don't matter. It's online only bullshit.

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when their acolytes show up here, they stink up the place!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (GD0B3)

90 I have unfortunately been reading several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten. I have no idea if that's accurate, I'm a military moron.
Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (q177U)

well we might run out of ammo, but that's an offensive problem.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (8avO+)

91 oops

Posted by: Archimedes = Chinese marine on an invasion amphibious ship at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (Riz8t)

92 Now we all know Jamie's tiddies were silicone all along.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (wBaIH)

93 81 >>>I saw some dude on X lamenting that Tucker Carlson was going to take MAGA down.

I think that he and bannon are scheming about who they can run for president to teach the GOP a lesson. They know they'd lose, they just want us to lose, to teach us that it's the Nazi Way or the highway.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (1wjle)

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2028 is going to be the most boring presidential primary in living memory.

Vance will announce, and that will be it. There will be some others to announce, but they simply won't matter.

Doesn't matter who I'd prefer or not. Vance is the most liked politician in America, the heir presumptive, and Rubio has all but endorsed already.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

94 Let the Zoroastrians run it for a bit.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:51 PM (ynpvh)

Vamonos Toronado! We ride!

Posted by: Buckle that swash at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (TbWk/)

95 it's atmospheric

it's not a film you sit and watch. you put it on during Halloween while you're carving pumpkins or something. I don't think I've ever actually sat and watched it beginning to end. it's just ... on.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (j+aD2)

So it's like one of TJM's youtube videos.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (ExV1e)

96 >>>82 Never heard of the "JQ" bullsh!t until Ace mentioned it once before, but I didn't think it was *a thing*

I was shocked in 2015 when people began telling me that Trump might understand "the JQ."

I had not heard "the JQ" since my college courses on WWII.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (1wjle)

97 89 Seriously, these people don't matter. It's online only bullshit.

==

when their acolytes show up here, they stink up the place!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (GD0B3)

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OT

Haven't seen BurtTC in a while.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

98 Undercover subaru? "I will denounce you to the nut house!"

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (YlWIZ)

99 Hegseth said in the briefing I just listened to that we had ordnance galore.

I was assured that we had emptied all our stockpiles and sent them to Ukraine.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)

100 >>>Vance will announce, and that will be it. There will be some others to announce, but they simply won't matter.

No... there is another

Posted by: Yoda at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (1wjle)

101 Prediction: Republicans will crush Dems in November. Don't ask me how I know...

Posted by: Spartacus Booker at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (W+TLY)

102 Would love to hear the cheers inside that attack sub when the fantail of that frigate got mushroomed by the mother of all IEDs.

Posted by: M. Gaga at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (KiBMU)

103 They're flipping out because the end of the islamic republic, and, for all intents and purposes, Shi'a islam, eliminates any possibility of exterminating the Jews for the foreseeable future.
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Their entire "we must not do anything that benefits America" in the Middle East was founded on threats of retaliation from Iran.

It's like threatening "my boyfriend is going to beat you up when he gets here!" and David French walks through the door.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (HXT0k)

104 So, Meatballs, Meatballs Part II, Meatballs III, or Meatballs 4?

Posted by: Cinematic Excellence at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (oftw2)

105 95 it's atmospheric

it's not a film you sit and watch. you put it on during Halloween while you're carving pumpkins or something. I don't think I've ever actually sat and watched it beginning to end. it's just ... on.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (j+aD2)

So it's like one of TJM's youtube videos.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (ExV1e)

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Did you smash that like button?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (GBKbO)

106 I wonder if the reason Big Panda went ghetto on his staff is that he found out all of the military gear is cheap Chinesium crap.

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (8jVAy)

107 When she was younger, Jamie Lee Curtis was motivated to demonstrate to us guys that God did indeed love us…

Posted by: Insensitive Clod at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (h60a/)

108 82 Never heard of the "JQ" bullsh!t until Ace mentioned it once before, but I didn't think it was *a thing*

Meanwhile, never read it anywhere since then.. until today.

It's just been a sh!tty day right from the start, so why not screw up my nic as well?
Posted by: QJ at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM

I don't think anyone here thinks your nic means that and I hope you have a better evening.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (ANQtD)

109 Personally, I never got the Jamie Lee Curtis thing. Her mother was much hotter, in my opinion.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (77rzZ)

110 I saw a recent bit of clips put out by Starmer, I guess trying to show how he's a leader, responding to the Iran business.

Cuts of him on the phone, cuts of him going here, going there. Doing important things.

It's so low-T that David French logged negative testosterone readings from watching it.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Almost Ace worthy tirade by British TV journalist and former MEP Alex Phillips. She takes a scalpel to the entire British ruling class.

tiny.cc/pjuz001

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (1JFYK)

111 Not a Bundist, but I do have these questions: Is there a plan beyond the bombing campaign? Is there a replacement puppet we can install? There are no Iranian moderates. We know that because Kerry and Obama insisted that is with whom they were dealing in the original Iran nuclear deal, and they were mercilessly ridiculed for even suggesting moderates exist. So, there has to be either a Shah or Generalissimo to put in power, or this will have been a giant waste.
Rubio stated we had to strike because we were going to face retaliation after Israel struck first. That is forfeiting your decision to go to war to an ally. If a Democrat said he started a major bombing campaign, a full-on war in all but name, under that scenario he would be ripped to shreds. In fact, I remember we had a bombing campaign in Libya under the same sort of scenario. France and Germany were going to attack without us, so we joined to be leading from behind. The result was Libya became a failed state infested with terror cells. I hope this time there is a plan.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (wGerL)

112 Torps have come a long way - deadly is an understatement

Posted by: A dude in MI at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (/6GbT)

113 Alright already... Imma switch my initials around so's to not be confused with some h8r.

Damn. Can't even have a simple online nic anymore.

Posted by: QJ at March 04, 2026 04:48 PM (rdVOm)

Just think of it as putting your name Asian-style with the family name first.

Posted by: girl of pooky at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (Wt5PA)

114 Jamie Lee putting some hooterage out there.

Posted by: Person who notices hooterage at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (2Ez/1)

115 I had not heard "the JQ" since my college courses on WWII.
Posted by: ace
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Well, out of respect for you, the blog & commenters here, I'll come up with something different.

Posted by: QJ at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (rdVOm)

116 best part of Halloween

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6itCm2GFlUY

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (1wjle)

117 Vance will announce, and that will be it. There will be some others to announce, but they simply won't matter.

==

I am not so sure it will be Vance. Too early to tell. And before you say anything , when people here told you that it is very possible that the Ds will swipe out Biden, you said "NO WAY THIS IS HAPPENING!" I would slow down with 2028 predictions, because in my estimate it is wide open.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (GD0B3)

118 The great white Democrat hope in Texas everyone!

@jamestalarico
Black
Americans in a church.

Mexican Americans in a store.

Asian Americans in a spa.

Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country.
4:28 PM · Mar 18, 2021

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (GBKbO)

119 Did you smash that like button?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (GBKbO)

Misunderstood assignment. Now my computer is pregnant.

Posted by: Should've gotten the YouTubes tied at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (TbWk/)

120
In part because they have been lied to 24/7 for pretty much their entire lives. As have their family and friends. And they lack the mental fortitude to recognize the lie, to accept that they've been lied to, or to endure the loss of community which comes with facing the truth.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (ExV1e)
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Some have chosen their hatred over sanity.

For example, they hate "rich people" and that's Trump (NOT Soros, because the Dems don't want you to indulge your resentment at Dem's biggest donors), (NOT Sam Bankfraud, because he's a big Dem donor, also). Nope you just keep on wallowing in your resentment of "rich people" with projections that Trump doesn't care about "the little people", and would probably rape your daughters.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (Fi81e)

121 I have unfortunately been reading several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten. I have no idea if that's accurate, I'm a military moron.
Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (q177U)

They're not black pilled, they're being paid. If this was a declared war we try them for treason.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (ExV1e)

122 110 I saw a recent bit of clips put out by Starmer, I guess trying to show how he's a leader, responding to the Iran business.

Cuts of him on the phone, cuts of him going here, going there. Doing important things.

It's so low-T that David French logged negative testosterone readings from watching it.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Almost Ace worthy tirade by British TV journalist and former MEP Alex Phillips. She takes a scalpel to the entire British ruling class.

tiny.cc/pjuz001
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (1JFYK)

Once again, British women are more masculine than British men. Matriarchy is a bitch...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (xcxpd)

123 Personally, I never got the Jamie Lee Curtis thing. Her mother was much hotter, in my opinion.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (77rzZ)

Ahe looked great in Trading Places, but her smile is off-putting. Reminds me a little too much of John Malkovich' s smile.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (PSEDc)

124 Apocalypse Now, a movie of such incredibleness that no one ever mentions it.
Silent Awe.

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (8jVAy)

125 Starmer is basically that sniveling wanker Rick from The Young Ones

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (j+aD2)

126 well we might run out of ammo, but that's an offensive problem.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:54 PM (8avO+)

Drop toilets on them. muslims are puzzled and fearful of toilets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (8zz6B)

127 Personally, I never got the Jamie Lee Curtis thing. Her mother was much hotter, in my opinion.

She was no Suzanne Pleshette.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (Riz8t)

128 I'd leave Iran to da worms

Posted by: Ray Patriarca at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (wBaIH)

129 Cont.

207 Plus, am I the only one to think [Barry Manilow] and Pat Sajak look a lot alike?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (zZu0s)

Uh, yeah, I think you're on your own there. Interesting observation, though.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (k9OZB)

No no, he has a point. Paul McCartney too.

Posted by: James Talarico at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (Sy6m/)

130 Even the Marxists on the Supreme Court rule Immigration judges are to make the decisions on Illegals 9-0

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (Ia/+0)

131 Fun fact:

There are no Wal Marts in Iran. Only Targets.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (pKr8Y)

132 they're also deluded in the sense that they fervently believe the country is thisclose to embracing American Bund Naziism, and if they just post the latest expose about the USS Liberty, people will finally agree about "The Jewish Question."

But they think they're on the verge of popularity. They're stupid and also mentally unwell.
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (1wjle)

They seem to have bought the 40 years of lies about red state nationalism being race based. Could come from hanging out with liberals instead of actual Americans.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (8avO+)

133 In the torpedo video it looked like around the ship's funnel there were flames before the torpedo hit. Was that just the infrared camera on the periscope? Or was the ship previously hit with a missile? I guess it could be the crew BBQing goat on the deck.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (ggkmJ)

134 Torps have come a long way - deadly is an understatement
Posted by: A dude in MI at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (/6GbT)

I wish the 73 had 'em like these!

Posted by: Torpedoman Lester Gruber at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (wVcYX)

135 Israel manipulated him to resist releasing the Epstein files.

I see stuff like this a lot from the left/groypers

But...Trump released them. After 4 years of Biden/the left saying there were no Epstein files.

If Trump is beholden to Epstein why wouldn't he just do what Biden did?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (sKqQm)

136 I remember myself being stunned and sickened to find myself in that company, wondering "have I gone way off the rails, here?"

sigh

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (cS1cw)

137 ? Apocalypse Now gets mentioned all the time

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (gKWVE)

138 I kept saying for 2 years before 2024 that it may not be Biden facing the GOP nominee. So now I am saying, the GOP nominee in 2028 may not be Vance.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GD0B3)

139 117 I am not so sure it will be Vance. Too early to tell. And before you say anything , when people here told you that it is very possible that the Ds will swipe out Biden, you said "NO WAY THIS IS HAPPENING!" I would slow down with 2028 predictions, because in my estimate it is wide open.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (GD0B3)

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You are correct. I didn't think the Democrats would be stupid enough to undo their own primary and install someone else. But they did.

Still, I can have my predictions that the GOP primary is already all but over since the Top 3 are sorted. Vance (will announce). Rubio (endorsed Vance already). Don Jr. (won't run and has said so many times).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GBKbO)

140 Ace,

Bots and purchased traffic have amplified the amount of Jew Hate I see on social media to such an extent that I have no idea what is actually real.

Obviously Tucker and Friends are genuine, but I wonder whether their perceived reach is being paid for, and if so, by whom.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:00 PM (n9ltV)

141 "We don't have enough ordnance for more than 3 days of bombing!" is something retards believe.
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It's weird. Trump says the plan was 4-5 weeks (and I guess Hegseth has said maybe up to , yet the media thinks it's at all plausible that we'd run out of munitions in three days.

It's like they're not even trying.

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 05:00 PM (vSvIl)

142 Jamie Lee Curtis might not actually be a woman.

But, man or woman she seems to see nothing wrong with have pictures of naked kids (not her own even) hanging up in her house...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (sKqQm)

143 Just heard on the radio that former college football coach Lou Holtz (who compiled a 100-30-2 record during his 11-year tenure as head coach at Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996) has passed away at age 89.

R.I.P.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (K7OES)

144 I am not so sure it will be Vance. Too early to tell

there's a clip of a specific interaction between PDJT and Rubio but you can't hear was Trump says, but just from his body language and Rubio's reaction ... yeah I think JD has to make a big impression with the fraud quest. because right now it's Rubio.

Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (j+aD2)

145 >>>7 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.

that one is planned or that one is now occurring? If the latter, I missed it.
Posted by: ace
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Before this started there was an article on the Balochis and Kurdish tribes making an alliance. Both want to be free of Afghanistan and Pakistan. I'm surprised that they bided their time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (4k6kk)

146 "For his part, Trump's net approval rating ticked upward from -6 last month (45%-51%) to -3, (46%-49%)."
==

"These people are crazy!"

- Some guy, somewhere

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)

147 The great white Democrat hope in Texas everyone!

@jamestalarico
Black
Americans in a church.

Mexican Americans in a store.

Asian Americans in a spa.

Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country.
4:28 PM · Mar 18, 2021
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (GBKbO)

Subtle. He's hinting at something isn't he.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (8avO+)

148 >>>Obviously Tucker and Friends are genuine, but I wonder whether their perceived reach is being paid for, and if so, by whom.

yup, the BQ. The Bot Question.

Does X rate traffic by its origin country? They should. I don't know if advertisers are keen to advertise to Pakistanis and Egyptians.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (1wjle)

149 137 ? Apocalypse Now gets mentioned all the time
Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (gKWVE)

It's a really good movie.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (xcxpd)

150 Interesting that the torpedo didn't hit in the center of the hull ... I thought that's what it normally aims for.

I saw a report that two of those Iranian "stealth" catamaran corvettes pawn mentioned yesterday are out of commission - one sunk, one damaged

Posted by: far cry at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (YYwEh)

151 Am I mistaken or were there two torpedo blasts in quick succession?

Posted by: Insensitive Clod at March 04, 2026 05:02 PM (h60a/)

152 In the torpedo video it looked like around the ship's funnel there were flames before the torpedo hit. Was that just the infrared camera on the periscope? Or was the ship previously hit with a missile? I guess it could be the crew BBQing goat on the deck.

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM


That was most likely a heat bloom from the Captain ordering emergency power from the engines when they figured out a Mark 48 torpedo was heading their way.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:02 PM (0N4FZ)

153 Jews are on the run! Time for me to start publishing my newsletter again! Silver dimes only! No fiat money!

Posted by: Ron Paul at March 04, 2026 05:02 PM (pduCL)

154 149 137 ? Apocalypse Now gets mentioned all the time
Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (gKWVE)

It's a really good movie.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (xcxpd)

=======

"It's pretty good, I guess."
-Ron Howard

"It's shit!"
-Uwe Boll

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:02 PM (GBKbO)

155 Lifted the stern up.
Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 04:47 PM (8jVAy)

Modern torpedoes don't hit the ship. They explode underneath it in order to lift it as shown in the video and snap the keel. No ship survives that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)

156 Almost Ace worthy tirade by British TV journalist and former MEP Alex Phillips. She takes a scalpel to the entire British ruling class.

tiny.cc/pjuz001

I wonder how she says "marriage".

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (Riz8t)

157 You know, we don't need the priciest, most advanced, highest-precision missiles for all targets. You need those for *some* targets. Once you wipe out the air defenses you can just start dropping gravity bombs with fairly inexpensive guidance systems.

Posted by: ace

==

Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

A tomahawk missile is like $2 million a pop.

Didn't we used to drop like ball bearings on the enemy in Vietnam?

Posted by: Leupold at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (eIzlH)

158 More from the great white hope of Democrats in TX:

@jamestalarico
·
May 8, 2020
Replying to @jamestalarico
White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus. But we spread it wherever we go—through our words, our actions, and our systems. We don’t have to be showing symptoms—like a white hood or a Confederate flag—to be contagious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (GBKbO)

159 She was no Suzanne Pleshette.
Posted by: Archimedes

Damn, that voice. "Oh, Bob..."

Suzanne Pleshette or Mary Frann?

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (77rzZ)

160 The CPOs used to call me their "tarbender".

I'll go with that for a while I guess.

Posted by: QJ, the tarbender at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (rdVOm)

161 Almost Ace worthy tirade by British TV journalist and former MEP Alex Phillips. She takes a scalpel to the entire British ruling class.

tiny.cc/pjuz001
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (1JFYK)

Once again, British women are more masculine than British men. Matriarchy is a bitch...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 04:58 PM (xcxpd)

Margaret Thatcher is their only Prime Minister during my lifetime that I can think of with any balls , so yeah, pretty much.

Posted by: It's just not cricket eh wot at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (TbWk/)

162 Well, out of respect for you, the blog & commenters here, I'll come up with something different.

Posted by: QJ

I can relate. My nic uses my actual first name which seems doomed at this stage to be indelibly stained by the taint of a thousand douchebags, which granted not so bad.

Not even sure what the JQ thing is about. One more slur or something I have to devote precious brain cycles to tracking, I guess, dammit.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (OUMaO)

163 157 Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

A tomahawk missile is like $2 million a pop.

Didn't we used to drop like ball bearings on the enemy in Vietnam?

Posted by: Leupold at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (eIzlH)

======

Smart bombs vs. dumb bombs.

We're dropping almost exclusively the dumb ones now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (GBKbO)

164 Torpedoes can't melt steel.

Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell, Irish Metallurgist at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (eOFY+)

165 118 The great white Democrat hope in Texas everyone!

@jamestalarico
Black
Americans in a church.

Mexican Americans in a store.

Asian Americans in a spa.

Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country.
4:28 PM · Mar 18, 2021

Posted by: TheJamesMadison


LoL!! What a gift!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (sAmhv)

166 130 Even the Marxists on the Supreme Court rule Immigration judges are to make the decisions on Illegals 9-0
Posted by: Skip

Try to wave that worthless document in my face and see where it gets you.

Posted by: Imperial Judge Boasberg at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (Dv3i1)

167 Posted by: Ted Torgerson at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (wGerL)

It's a fair question. I am not getting any Zionist checks (I could use the $7k right now) so I'll give my unsolicited answer:

The plan, worst-case, is to cripple the Islamic Republic's ability to project force, and to let the local Shi'ites know that exporting all this terrorist crap overseas will result in nasty results at home. All the other cases are better. Maybe they get an Islamic Republic led by someone sane, like ayatollah Seistani in Iraq was. Maybe they get a westernized Republic. Maybe they just get a Shah.
Presently, I don't see any point in allowing a terrorist group to own a span of territory, much less territory that covers Persia which in many ways was the first Western empire.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (gKWVE)

168 Schmoll schschmoll.

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (aTgV0)

169 I kept saying for 2 years before 2024 that it may not be Biden facing the GOP nominee. So now I am saying, the GOP nominee in 2028 may not be Vance.
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (GD0B3)
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Of course that's true. If Vance dies, for example.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (Fi81e)

170 155- objection! Cumulative and repetitive.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (IX8iX)

171 Is Jamie Lee Curtis a member of the Academy? Who wants to bet she voted One Battle After Another for best picture?

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (PMi3m)

172 But they think they're on the verge of popularity. They're stupid and also mentally unwell.
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (1wjle)

It doesn't help that Trump is both quite blunt, as well as apparently unable to say things directly. To begin with a lot of people thought he was on their side on a subject when he was testing the water
Not me, though. I just wanted something between me and Hillary, and was happy enough that it wasn't electrified fencing.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (rbvCR)

173 I am not so sure it will be Vance. Too early to tell

there's a clip of a specific interaction between PDJT and Rubio but you can't hear was Trump says, but just from his body language and Rubio's reaction ... yeah I think JD has to make a big impression with the fraud quest. because right now it's Rubio.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (j+aD2)

I think it is still JD - he's the designated moral thrasher of the Europeans, whereas the last few op have been in Rubio's territory. Rubio's special interest seems to be the Western hemisphere.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:05 PM (8avO+)

174 They seem to have bought the 40 years of lies about red state nationalism being race based. Could come from hanging out with liberals instead of actual Americans.
-
Normies will often repeat the idea that someone went so far to one end of the idealogical spectrum they wound up on the other.

That isn't what happens. Some liberals grow up and become conservative. But a lot of the disaffected migrate to what they perceive to be the opposition, the caricature of the right that the left pushes.

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 05:05 PM (vSvIl)

175 171 Is Jamie Lee Curtis a member of the Academy? Who wants to bet she voted One Battle After Another for best picture?
Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (PMi3m)

No bet

Decent rack tho

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:05 PM (xcxpd)

176 JamesTalarico

What a self loathing racist!

Posted by: Frid at March 04, 2026 05:05 PM (8Xy/A)

177 That’s just me.

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 05:05 PM (8jVAy)

178 Suzanne Pleshette or Mary Frann?
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 05:03 PM (77rzZ)
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At the same age? Pleshette, every day.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:06 PM (Fi81e)

179 Sinking an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka. I'm assuming this is footage from the U.S. sub's point of view, flir.

If it isn't then we have a clear case of boater fraud.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 05:06 PM (DD6gL)

180 there's a clip of a specific interaction between PDJT and Rubio but you can't hear was Trump says, but just from his body language and Rubio's reaction ... yeah I think JD has to make a big impression with the fraud quest. because right now it's Rubio.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (j+aD2)

There's been quite a few things. And that little Vanity Fair article that many people thought was a misstep from Wiles...media savvy Wiles does not make missteps like that.It was exactly how it was planned. There are other things too. I noticed recently he went to FL to raise money and I don't think he raised much. His 2022 was heavily financed (30M I think) by McConnell.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:06 PM (GD0B3)

181 "We don't have enough ordnance for more than 3 days of bombing!" is something retards believe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:53 PM (GBKbO)

Because they think we need to drop tens of thousands of bombs to get 100 hits. On Goldie's YT channel they were showing video of places bombed in Tehran where we hit a building in connected row and that building was demolished but the attached buildings didn't even have visible damage to the connecting walls.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:06 PM (ExV1e)

182 May 8, 2020
Replying to @jamestalarico
White skin gives me and every white American immunity from the virus. But we spread it wherever we go—through our words, our actions, and our systems. We don’t have to be showing symptoms—like a white hood or a Confederate flag—to be contagious.
___

That dude be cray-cray!

Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at March 04, 2026 05:06 PM (Dv3i1)

183 173 I am not so sure it will be Vance. Too early to tell

there's a clip of a specific interaction between PDJT and Rubio but you can't hear was Trump says, but just from his body language and Rubio's reaction ... yeah I think JD has to make a big impression with the fraud quest. because right now it's Rubio.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (j+aD2)

I think it is still JD - he's the designated moral thrasher of the Europeans, whereas the last few op have been in Rubio's territory. Rubio's special interest seems to be the Western hemisphere.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:05 PM (8avO+)

I'm certain they are running as a team. Unless their wives have a falling out, or one cheats with the others' wives, or drops the others' kids on their heads...

It's Vance/Rubio in that order, with Rubio staying Sec of State as well...in 2028. Mark this down.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (tOcjL)

184 Jamie Lee Curtis is just mad because sometimes she has trouble pooping.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (Fi81e)

185 James Talarico is not a proper Democratic candidate without a Nazi tattoo. I don't make the rules, people.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (CwhoI)

186 Apocalypse Now gets mentioned all the time
Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (gKWVE)

It's a really good movie.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:01 PM (xcxpd)

Could you make a movie about Kamala Harris and call it "Old Peckerlips Now"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (8zz6B)

187 Fake racks are not great. They are ok at best.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (cS1cw)

188 Normies will often repeat the idea that someone went so far to one end of the idealogical spectrum they wound up on the other.

That isn't what happens. Some liberals grow up and become conservative. But a lot of the disaffected migrate to what they perceive to be the opposition, the caricature of the right that the left pushes.
Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 05:05 PM (vSvIl)

Nazis are leftist to the core and always have been. It is right in the name of the party - National Socialist

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (8avO+)

189 It doesn't help that Trump is both quite blunt, as well as apparently unable to say things directly. To begin with a lot of people thought he was on their side on a subject when he was testing the water

I think a lot of people got so used to being "locked out", rightly or not, that any time anyone seems even vaguely welcoming they latch on. Some of them are, of course, delusional jackasses. So it goes, sadly.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (OUMaO)

190 "It's pretty good, I guess."
-Ron Howard

"It's shit!"
-Uwe Boll
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:02 PM (GBKbO)

Ron Howard made The Grinch. In a rational worrld, he would no longer be allowed to opine on cinema.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (PMi3m)

191 28 yeah I've had enough too Ace.

some people are just ridiculous and completely deluded. they are so far down the wrong path I guess they're incapable of a new direction.

ENVY, like pride, is actually a sin. work on your damn selves.
Posted by: BlackOrchid

👍 "Aye."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (NFX2v)

192 153 Jews are on the run! Time for me to start publishing my newsletter again! Silver dimes only! No fiat money!

Posted by: Ron Paul


Well, great. I now have 'Band on the Run' stuck in my head.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (sAmhv)

193
It's like threatening "my boyfriend is going to beat you up when he gets here!" and David French walks through the door.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (HXT0k)


Except balder....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90li7tw4CCM

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (HXiQ2)

194 I think it should be Tulsi.
Best candidate to run against Spanberger.

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (8jVAy)

195 157-read today we’ve already unleashed the Bones, assume the BUFFS are next. That’s lots of dumb, heavy ordnance raining from the sky. Tracks with Hegseth’s statement that there’s much more, much worse to come.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (IX8iX)

196 FilmSlag blocked me for some reason. Whadda bitch.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (diia5)

197 >>>Sinking an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka. I'm assuming this is footage from the U.S. sub's point of view, flir.

They have footage from the frigate's point of view, but the guy hasn't splashed down yet.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (CwhoI)

198 I don't know who gives me the douche-chills more, Jamie Lee Curtis or Kathleen Kennedy.

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (aTgV0)

199 It's JD's if he wants it. But I like Rubio and think he would maybe be more electable.

It wouldn't shock me though if JD thinks the odds are long and with a newborn kid, decides not to run.

3rd terms for incumbent parties are hard, but not sure how that applies to Trump's reign having a gap term.

Posted by: Leupold at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (eIzlH)

200 It's Vance/Rubio in that order, with Rubio staying Sec of State as well...in 2028. Mark this down.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (tOcjL)

Can you make the Veep Secretary of State?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (8avO+)

201
No bet

Decent rack tho

Oh FCOL! She has on the best support undergarments money can buy!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (Riz8t)

202 Sinking an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka. I'm assuming this is footage from the U.S. sub's point of view, flir.

If it isn't then we have a clear case of boater fraud.

Posted by: t-bird

Many good firearms were lost that day...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (OUMaO)

203 >>>Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

They tend to be worth it. Like the anti-radar missiles that lock in on enemy missile batteries' radar signals and blow them up. I'm sure the missile is pricey, but it destroys the batteries that can blow up your planes or even your aircraft carrier. (The latter is a big worry of mine, that one missile is going to get through and hit a carrier and really reduce support for the war, and Trump.)

The super bunker busters blew up the Iranian nuke facilities and are now being used to blow up the deep caves where they store their drones and ballistic missiles. Again, think about how many billions in losses those bombs and missiles avoid.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (1wjle)

204 Jamie Lee putting some hooterage out there.

She brings gravita-tas to any situation.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 05:09 PM (DD6gL)

205 Talarico is partially right. White men do present a very real threat - if they're wearing a dress and ranting about pronouns, in which case, get ready for the shooting to start.

Posted by: Wally at March 04, 2026 05:09 PM (pduCL)

206 Israel manipulated him twice to attack Iran.

Israel manipulated him to resist releasing the Epstein files.

Israel manipulated him to attack MTG, Massie

We didn't leave MAGA. Trump betrayed MAGA on behalf of Israel

--------------

Megyn Kelly told Sky News Australia that Netanyahu is the real president of the US.

Posted by: Decaf at March 04, 2026 05:09 PM (OP9Gm)

207 Trump has been turning the economy around for the better and people know it. That makes a difference. Many people vote their pocketbooks. I do. We want a good strong economy. They saw what Biden done to it. It's a matter of how people feel going forward. We know the Dems failed miserably. Only fools or people on the "money for nothing" train would vote for Dems.

Posted by: Case at March 04, 2026 05:09 PM (gQFwH)

208 190 Ron Howard made The Grinch. In a rational worrld, he would no longer be allowed to opine on cinema.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (PMi3m)

======

Ah, but he also made Apollo 13 and Rush.

He gets a pass in my book.

Sure, A Beautiful Mind is pedestrian and stupid, but Apollo 13 is a real banger.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (GBKbO)

209 135 Israel manipulated him to resist releasing the Epstein files.

I see stuff like this a lot from the left/groypers

But...Trump released them. After 4 years of Biden/the left saying there were no Epstein files.

If Trump is beholden to Epstein why wouldn't he just do what Biden did?
Posted by: 18-1
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The rhetoric is never the point of the op, it is a rallying cry to oppose Israel and hate on Jews along with smearing Trump to prevent his effectiveness in the remainder of the term. Same as Russia Russia bullshit.

Notice the casual ignoring of somewhere north of 75000 unaccompanied illegal immigrant kids admitted by the Biden junta and that many of these kids were actually given up to known sex trafficking criminals as sponsors, etc.

The biggest source of all the massage parlors, street hookers, strip clubs, and brothels are trafficked illegals, many of which are below the legal age.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (E4rtv)

210 Presently, I don't see any point in allowing a terrorist group to own a span of territory, much less territory that covers Persia which in many ways was the first Western empire.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 05:04 PM (gKWVE)

A terrorist group that has an entire country, and whose explicit goal is the destruction of Israel and America.

What happens next in Iran is less important than what doesn't happen, which is a reconstitution of their rabid Shia Twelver theology and a continuation of their campaign to bring down the West with nuclear weapons.

Let them try socialism for all I care. It is their country, and as long as they aren't our enemy, let 'em do what they want.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (n9ltV)

211 200 It's Vance/Rubio in that order, with Rubio staying Sec of State as well...in 2028. Mark this down.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (tOcjL)

Can you make the Veep Secretary of State?
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (8avO+)

Yes...and that means Rubio is in the history book for 2 things...which he'll love to be.

Also, I should be clear, it's Vance/Rubio b/c we are America 1st...and Vance sells the domestic and domestic story better than Rubio, so he's 1st...he is the better face for the rare voter to show up for...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (tOcjL)

212 Squeeze the Ta-Tas.

Posted by: Since you saved them at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (2Ez/1)

213 Jamie Lee Curtis is just mad because sometimes she has trouble pooping.

A disturbingly large fraction of the population is excited by that statement.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (Riz8t)

214 HES LOST MAGA!!! ALL IS LOST!!!! DESPAIR@!!! SUCK START A SHOTGUN!!!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

215 Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

At some point, these programs stopped being about munitions and materiel acquisition, and just started to be jobs programs and graft to certain folk. It's a miracle we're as well off as we are.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (OUMaO)

216 rdVOm, literally nobody is asking you to change your nic just because some mincing poofs like Fuentes also use it.
To paraphrase Michael Bolton, they're the ones who suck.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (gKWVE)

217 Is there a replacement puppet we can install?

The Iranian people seem to be in favor of the son of the former Shah. He's friendly with the US, as he lives here, and gets along with Trump. In the end, though, it'll be up to the Iranians.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (ExV1e)

218 208 190 Ron Howard made The Grinch. In a rational worrld, he would no longer be allowed to opine on cinema.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (PMi3m)

======

Ah, but he also made Apollo 13 and Rush.

He gets a pass in my book.

Sure, A Beautiful Mind is pedestrian and stupid, but Apollo 13 is a real banger.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (GBKbO)

He's a competent director but...I dunno. He's missing some spark of greatness.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (xcxpd)

219 Shopping for dinner.
Hmm. No chewy boogers.
Just runny snot.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (Kt19C)

220 214 HES LOST MAGA!!! ALL IS LOST!!!! DESPAIR@!!! SUCK START A SHOTGUN!!!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

======

This comment from 2021 is really topical today!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (GBKbO)

221 Megyn Kelly told Sky News Australia that Netanyahu is the real president of the US.
Posted by: Decaf
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And you see her pivoting to foreign audiences for an audition. That is because she still gets paid whether the likes/attention comes from foreigners who hate Trump or whether it is domestic NTers.
Ditto for Candace Ovens and the various other nasty critters like Tucker.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (E4rtv)

222 Do we have any high heels on the ground?

Posted by: Sam Brinton at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (2Ez/1)

223 Stop gawping at the missus!

Posted by: Sir Nigel Tufnel at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (eOFY+)

224 218 He's a competent director but...I dunno. He's missing some spark of greatness.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (xcxpd)

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Sometimes, competence is all a great script needs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (GBKbO)

225 Was Watching an Indian TV discussion and they were BIG mad that we sunk the ship in the Indian Ocean and that the ship was leaving India after it participated in some type of Navel show. That ship was a guest of India and the US decides to sink it in OUR backyard

LOL what they gonna do

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (FCrpy)

226 11er. 12er.

Whatever it takes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (zZu0s)

227 OT

Haven't seen BurtTC in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

🤣🤣🤣🤣

totally off topic !

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (GD0B3)

228 That ship was a Children's Hospital Ship carrying 1,000 little girls to Gaza for cancer treatment!!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (HXT0k)

229 Ron Howard made The Grinch. In a rational worrld, he would no longer be allowed to opine on cinema.
Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (PMi3m)
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I give him some slack since he directed Apollo 13.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (G0vdT)

230 thanks CBD. I'm still trying not to blow the margins. I just wish they'd stop calling and dropping flowers outside my door, I don't have a vase

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (gKWVE)

231 best part of Halloween

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6itCm2GFlUY
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (1wjle)

I was expecting it to be the ending credits.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (ExV1e)

232 Kurd is the word.

Posted by: Breaking news at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (2Ez/1)

233 Yes. Had to UNFOLLOW a few sites on social media a few days after bombs started flying. You think they're alright then you get the first "it's the jooooooooooos!" After that I can't take any content/opinion they put out seriously.

Posted by: JROD at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (IlL6s)

234 70 Hegseth said in the briefing I just listened to that we had ordnance galore.

pussy galore > ordnance galore

Posted by: bond. james bond. at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (oY6Yp)

235 Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

Why don't you ask the guys from the 8th Air Force about the costs of unguided munitions.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (Riz8t)

236 i saw that the F-22s carry this very advanced Anti-Aircraft missile that zooms upward into the air and then comes hurtling down on the enemy from above at like mach 4. And neither the plane nor missile radar lock on the target, so the target doesn't know he's even in danger. Until like twenty seconds before impact, when the missile switches on its own radar and gets a terminal lock.

Anyway, very expensive missiles like that take out the enemy's offensive capabilities and save you billions and billions in damage.

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)

237 You know who else was a Senator and then Secretary of State and then ran for president

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (Dv3i1)

238 Haven't seen BurtTC in a while.
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What was that hobbyhorse he was always on?

I can't recall, I just remember he never let losing every argument change his mind.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (HXT0k)

239 Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

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Drone is the word!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (GD0B3)

240 This comment from 2021 is really topical today!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hamme

Dont forget 2017-2020, either.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (zZu0s)

241 Did people on this blog really miss seeing the thousands of Iranians in the streets calling for Pahlavi to return?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (+nEug)

242 They tend to be worth it. Like the anti-radar missiles that lock in on enemy missile batteries' radar signals and blow them up. I'm sure the missile is pricey, but it destroys the batteries that can blow up your planes or even your aircraft carrier. (The latter is a big worry of mine, that one missile is going to get through and hit a carrier and really reduce support for the war, and Trump.)

The super bunker busters blew up the Iranian nuke facilities and are now being used to blow up the deep caves where they store their drones and ballistic missiles. Again, think about how many billions in losses those bombs and missiles avoid.
Posted by: ace
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I'm sure its worth it, and it goes back into our own economy.

But just wondering, could you pay every Iranian in their Navy and Air Force like a million dollars each to just surrender?

It might be cheaper.

Posted by: Leupold at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (eIzlH)

243 Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 05:08 PM (IX8iX)

Both B-1s and B-52s are in the mix. Hell, they have A-10s up as well!

I'll bet it's not a lot of fun being in the Iranian military right now.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (n9ltV)

244 Hi Guys, hasn't Bill Clinton exonerated Trump as far as the Epstein Files go?
How do the democrats square that?

Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (+QijZ)

245 You know who else was a Senator and then Secretary of State and then ran for president
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (Dv3i1)
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Senator Hitler?

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (Fi81e)

246 The biggest source of all the massage parlors, street hookers, strip clubs, and brothels are trafficked illegals, many of which are below the legal age.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (E4rtv)

I must have gone to all the wrong joints....the massage parlors, I'll grant you. Unless we're talking the Tantric places.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (xcxpd)

247 Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

At some point, these programs stopped being about munitions and materiel acquisition, and just started to be jobs programs and graft to certain folk. It's a miracle we're as well off as we are.
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (OUMaO)

Smart bomb kits have always been super cheap. Longer ranged 'stand off' cruise missiles or bombs can be more pricey because they have to fly on their own to find the target.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (8avO+)

248 225 Was Watching an Indian TV discussion and they were BIG mad that we sunk the ship in the Indian Ocean and that the ship was leaving India after it participated in some type of Navel show. That ship was a guest of India and the US decides to sink it in OUR backyard

LOL what they gonna do
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (FCrpy)

yeah.. Naval show.. That's it.... In no way was India harboring it to protect it...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (VE6XX)

249 The plan, worst-case, is to cripple the Islamic Republic's ability to project force, and to let the local Shi'ites know that exporting all this terrorist crap overseas will result in nasty results at home.

Multiple reasons:
- It hurts CHY-NUH
- It hurts RUS-SIA and may make Putin more compliant in future Ukraine negotiations
- It hurts QUEER STAR-MUH via the insurance/Lloyd's of London angle
- 7th century goatfuckers have been dropping missiles on hot IDF bikini babes, Biden's Dog, and a bunch of Silicon Valley R&D teams in Israel for far too long.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (UmGiD)

250 238 What was that hobbyhorse he was always on?

I can't recall, I just remember he never let losing every argument change his mind.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (HXT0k)

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I feel seen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (GBKbO)

251 Ron Howard made The Grinch. In a rational worrld, he would no longer be allowed to opine on cinema.

Posted by: tankdemon


True, but he made 'Rush', which is a fantastic F1 movie. Highly recommend.

youtu.be/4XA73ni9eVs

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (sAmhv)

252 Anyone seen toby928, lately? Or am I just missing him?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (zZu0s)

253 I used to put on a navel show.

Posted by: Jeannie at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (2Ez/1)

254 Or as a German in Germany pronounced it
Ap -O- Calpse

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 05:15 PM (Ia/+0)

255 241 Did people on this blog really miss seeing the thousands of Iranians in the streets calling for Pahlavi to return?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (+nEug)

Not me.. I assume he will be in on the re-boot at least in the short term....

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:15 PM (VE6XX)

256 Here's the truth about the MAGA Grifters: They saw Trump as a disruptive force who could remake politics. They thought he was stupid and easy to manipulate. They believed they could pressure him to disrupt politics in a way that THEY, not Trump, favored.


Well, that was stupid of them. I think 2015, someone (Heartiste?) analyzed photos of Donald Trump standing around a table with Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, and Jack Nicholson, and determined that Trump is a Super-Alpha. If you can't even command the room's respect walking into a local pub, you're not going to get a Super-Alpha to bend to your will.

To elaborate, since status is fractal, alphas' status competition is perpetual, as they have to renegotiate their position every time the composition of the group changes. (That's why bravos exist -- alpha goods without alpha ambition -- because just thinking about it is exhausting to any normal person.) And you can tell a lot from body language. To my surprise, Redford was diffident, Beatty tried to hold on but it was an act that dropped, and Nicholson came closest naturally but was ultimately out-alpha'd. There is, most likely, no one else with Trump's force of personality.

Posted by: James Talarico at March 04, 2026 05:15 PM (Sy6m/)

257 224 218 He's a competent director but...I dunno. He's missing some spark of greatness.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:11 PM (xcxpd)

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Sometimes, competence is all a great script needs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (GBKbO)

Yes, a great script will carry a lot of weight, if the director gets out of the way.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

258 In the torpedo video it looked like around the ship's funnel there were flames before the torpedo hit. Was that just the infrared camera on the periscope? Or was the ship previously hit with a missile? I guess it could be the crew BBQing goat on the deck.
Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 04:59 PM (ggkmJ)

The video is in infrared. I believe that's just heat from the engines.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)

259 Hi Guys, hasn't Bill Clinton exonerated Trump as far as the Epstein Files go?

How do the democrats square that?
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (+QijZ)
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There is no demand inside the Democratic complex to square anything. One just ignores and waits for more party input.

They keep waiting for the Epstein "dirt on Trump", and it's not coming. It's enough for them to have 35-year old pictures of them together, but it's kinda boring to have evidence of much more recent contact between Epstein and Clinton.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:16 PM (Fi81e)

260 253 I used to put on a navel show.

Posted by: Jeannie

Yes. Yes you did. I found it entrancing, and I was too young to know why.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 05:16 PM (Riz8t)

261 That ship was a Children's Hospital Ship carrying 1,000 little girls to Gaza for cancer treatment!!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (HXT0k)

if so it was heading the wrong way

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:16 PM (8avO+)

262 >>>I must have gone to all the wrong joints....the massage parlors, I'll grant you. Unless we're talking the Tantric places.

The Tantric places give you many more hours per dollar.

Posted by: Sting at March 04, 2026 05:16 PM (1wjle)

263 What was that hobbyhorse he was always on?

I can't recall, I just remember he never let losing every argument change his mind.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (HXT0k)



so many ,but here is a sampler:

Erika Kirk is a CIA plant (CIA set her up with Charlie Kirk)...
Israel intentionally targets civilians..
9/11 inside job, CIA


Pretty much every idiot conspiracy theory coming out of Candace Owens' and Cuker's mouth

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:16 PM (GD0B3)

264 203 >>>Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

You should feel better soon. BUFFs are in theater and dropping a lot of plain dumb bombs along with probably some JDAMs that are pretty cheap too. These only operate in the most permissive air environments and that means that Iran's air defenses are kaput. A single B52 can drop about 70,000 lbs of dumb bombs and plastering drone and missile magazine entries is probably what they are going to do.

We also have some older tech laser designated bombs that are jam proof from the regular jammers today and they simply require a laser designator on targets. We first used those in Vietnam and in Gulf War I in quantity.

Upgraded versions exist today that are pretty cheap compared with expensive standoff weapons designed for all sorts of EM jamming.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (E4rtv)

265 Did people on this blog really miss seeing the thousands of Iranians in the streets calling for Pahlavi to return?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (+nEug)

Yes, but from a real political standpoint: they have not been hanging enough regime assholes from lampposts to make what they want matter a hill of beans yet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)

266 I just wish they'd stop calling and dropping flowers outside my door, I don't have a vase

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (gKWVE)

They just e-mailed me and asked that I stop worrying about it because apparently you are damned good!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (n9ltV)

267 168 Schmoll schschmoll.

i hear in poland they spell it "szczmoll".

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (oY6Yp)

268 I feel seen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (GBKbO)

This IS all about 'All Quiet on the Western Front"....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (xcxpd)

269 261 That ship was a Children's Hospital Ship carrying 1,000 little girls to Gaza for cancer treatment!!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (HXT0k)

True.. Didn't you see the bloodied pink back pack....

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (VE6XX)

270 Off, JT sock

Posted by: SciVo at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (Sy6m/)

271 They seem to have bought the 40 years of lies about red state nationalism being race based. Could come from hanging out with liberals instead of actual Americans.

They're so brainwashed and indoctrinated that race determines and defines everything they can't see it any other way. It's impossible for them to fathom that people don't view everything through that filter, or use phrases like "white fragility" "systemic racism" "unconscious racism" and "microaggression" to demean and dismiss those who don't worship at the altar of intersectionality.

Posted by: They're racists so EVERYONE must be racist! at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (TbWk/)

272 262 >>>I must have gone to all the wrong joints....the massage parlors, I'll grant you. Unless we're talking the Tantric places.

The Tantric places give you many more hours per dollar.
Posted by: Sting at March 04, 2026 05:16 PM (1wjle)

Clean chakras are a must.

Posted by: Al Gore at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (eOFY+)

273 257 Sometimes, competence is all a great script needs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (GBKbO)

Yes, a great script will carry a lot of weight, if the director gets out of the way.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:15 PM (xcxpd)

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There's just one shot in A Beautiful Mind that keeps coming to me.

Late, Nash is being confronted, again, with the fact that he's inventing things in his head. Jennifer Connelly is in a doorway of their house, asking him about it. The little girl he's been hallucinating runs past her in the background.

How does Howard film it?

Competently. He makes sure the girl is center frame as she runs past to make sure the audience doesn't miss it.

However, it's the wrong choice. The camera should be centered on Connelly as the girl passes in the bottom frame of the shot behind her. It would be more effective that way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:18 PM (GBKbO)

274 LMAO! ICE is now reportedly using undercover SUBARU OUTBACKS — the official vehicle of white leftist lesbians — to catch illegals off guard

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I believe Subarus are also quite popular with CVTs (Continuously Variable Trannies).

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 05:18 PM (K7OES)

275 Senator Hitler?
Posted by: Axeman

https://tinyurl.com/ynntsup4

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 05:18 PM (Dv3i1)

276
BurtTC is annoying.

I tell myself someone somewhere loves him.

Seriously, I hope he is okay.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 05:18 PM (3ek7K)

277 268 I feel seen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:14 PM (GBKbO)

This IS all about 'All Quiet on the Western Front"....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (xcxpd)

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WHICH ONE?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:18 PM (GBKbO)

278 Bots and purchased traffic have amplified the amount of Jew Hate I see on social media to such an extent that I have no idea what is actually real.

Obviously Tucker and Friends are genuine, but I wonder whether their perceived reach is being paid for, and if so, by whom.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:00 PM (n9ltV)

Supposedly, research shows that stoking anger and hatred gets more engagement than being positive. Engagement is $$$.

Could be as simple as that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)

279 243- speaks to my earlier point- no way they can form up, maneuver to, and engage a Kurdish ground force. Best option is switch to civvies and gtfood- and they know it.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 05:19 PM (IX8iX)

280 There's just one shot in A Beautiful Mind that keeps coming to me.

Late, Nash is being confronted, again, with the fact that he's inventing things in his head. Jennifer Connelly is in a doorway of their house, asking him about it. The little girl he's been hallucinating runs past her in the background.

How does Howard film it?

Competently. He makes sure the girl is center frame as she runs past to make sure the audience doesn't miss it.

However, it's the wrong choice. The camera should be centered on Connelly as the girl passes in the bottom frame of the shot behind her. It would be more effective that way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:18 PM (GBKbO)

A great director, or one who loves to be indirect (Park Chan-Wook) would frame the shot like you mention.

Howard is just...he's not going to make big mistakes but he's not going see how to elevate things. I don't dislike him, at all, but...he's just sorta....beige.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:19 PM (xcxpd)

281 Fourseasons, Burt got the banhammer a while back. Maybe he's still in time out?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (3q1Kc)

282 Why was that old geezer movie with pod people Howard made?

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (8jVAy)

283 Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country.

Says the white man.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (ExV1e)

284 Which ICE agent drew the short straw and had to be seen driving a Lesbaru?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (HXT0k)

285 244 Hi Guys, hasn't Bill Clinton exonerated Trump as far as the Epstein Files go?
How do the democrats square that?
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (+QijZ)

Epstein's own fucking lawyer did that long before Slick Willy did. And it makes no difference. They don't think logically or believe they have any need to square anything. All that matters is "their truth," the narrative, choosing truth over facts as per Brandon's Freudian slip.

Posted by: They can't be reasoned or bargained with at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (TbWk/)

286 Just when they were getting good at that Farsi rendition of "I'm on a boat". KaBoom

Posted by: DaveA at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (FhXTo)

287 Why was that old geezer movie with pod people Howard made?
Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (8jVAy)
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Cocoon.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (Fi81e)

288 282 Why was that old geezer movie with pod people Howard made?
Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (8jVAy)

Cocoon..

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (VE6XX)

289 227 OT

Haven't seen BurtTC in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

I was thinking that Pubilus has been absent from the ONT for a bit

Posted by: Beartooth at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (ggkmJ)

290 280 A great director, or one who loves to be indirect (Park Chan-Wook) would frame the shot like you mention.

Howard is just...he's not going to make big mistakes but he's not going see how to elevate things. I don't dislike him, at all, but...he's just sorta....beige.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:19 PM (xcxpd)

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I expected more from the man who made Grand Theft Auto!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (GBKbO)

291 259 Hi Guys, hasn't Bill Clinton exonerated Trump as far as the Epstein Files go?

How do the democrats square that?
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (+QijZ)
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There is no demand inside the Democratic complex to square anything. One just ignores and waits for more party input.

They keep waiting for the Epstein "dirt on Trump", and it's not coming. It's enough for them to have 35-year old pictures of them together, but it's kinda boring to have evidence of much more recent contact between Epstein and Clinton.
Posted by: Axeman
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The current twaddle is Dem reliance on a girl's testimony that was so damaged by drugs that she lied that Trump raped her at 13 and raped other kids that he buried around on his golf courses and he was palling around with Epstein in the early 80's.

None of her stories checked out, she is represented by Ms. Bloom who is Gloria Alred's daughter and her claims against the Epstein estate were denied by a federal judge due to the girl's impossible tall tales that contradict known facts like the time that Trump golf courses were built occurred years later than when she claimed girls were buried there.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (E4rtv)

292 i saw that the F-22s carry this very advanced Anti-Aircraft missile that zooms upward into the air and then comes hurtling down on the enemy from above at like mach 4.
Posted by: ace

Relevant:
@JasonMBrodsky
"At about 9:40 a.m., dozens of Israeli munitions fired from F-15 jet fighters, including Blue Sparrow missiles, began hitting their targets. The missiles were launched from a distance: Sparrows exit the earth’s atmosphere before crashing down. Their high trajectory surprised people in the Iranian leadership compound in Tehran, people briefed on the operation said."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (diia5)

293 104 So, Meatballs, Meatballs Part II, Meatballs III, or Meatballs 4?
Posted by: Cinematic Excellence at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (oftw2)

It just doesn't matter!

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (PMi3m)

294 So it's a movie director thread?

Posted by: Just got here at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (2Ez/1)

295 She looked great in Trading Places, but her smile is off-putting. Reminds me a little too much of John Malkovich' s smile.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

A vote for True Lies

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (m+uh6)

296 293 104 So, Meatballs, Meatballs Part II, Meatballs III, or Meatballs 4?
Posted by: Cinematic Excellence at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (oftw2)

It just doesn't matter!

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (PMi3m)

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"Also, we have to cheat to win."
-mixed messages

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (GBKbO)

297 Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country.

Says the white man.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (ExV1e)

If they really believed that they would fear us more. Instead they have been trying to manufacture trannies to do the work for them.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

298 288 282 Why was that old geezer movie with pod people Howard made?
Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (8jVAy)

Cocoon..
Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (VE6XX)

Back when Hollywood thought Steve Guttenberg might actually be a star.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (0bjKf)

299 Burts all right. We get annoying when we all sing in tune.

Burt tends to be more contrary and less offensive than Y5 for instance.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

300 Haven't seen BurtTC in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I think he was given the bench for awhile but not sure about it. You have the people here that would know.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (E4rtv)

301 He shot it that way because he does not have faith in the audience. I dislike him for it.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (cS1cw)

302 298 Back when Hollywood thought Steve Guttenberg might actually be a star.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (0bjKf)

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"We do!"
-the Stonecutters

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (GBKbO)

303 This is all just a distraction from the Epstein files.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (W2Pud)

304 290 280 A great director, or one who loves to be indirect (Park Chan-Wook) would frame the shot like you mention.

Howard is just...he's not going to make big mistakes but he's not going see how to elevate things. I don't dislike him, at all, but...he's just sorta....beige.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:19 PM (xcxpd)

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I expected more from the man who made Grand Theft Auto!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (GBKbO)

His brother, Clint, is so powerful in that...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:23 PM (xcxpd)

305 Which ICE agent drew the short straw and had to be seen driving a Lesbaru?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (HXT0k)

I loved my Outback, it really cornered like a sportscar, and had the all wheel drive for gravel and dirt roads.
Completely invisible in a parking lot too.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 05:23 PM (rbvCR)

306 The current twaddle is Dem reliance on a girl's testimony that was so damaged by drugs that she lied that Trump raped her at 13 and raped other kids that he buried around on his golf courses and he was palling around with Epstein in the early 80's.

How many front doors on her house?

Posted by: The true acid test at March 04, 2026 05:23 PM (TbWk/)

307 The book that the film "A Beautiful Mind" was based on was a good read.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (K7OES)

308 >>But just wondering, could you pay every Iranian in their Navy and Air Force like a million dollars each to just surrender?

It might be cheaper.
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The bought don't always stay bought. The dead stay dead.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (bNf8H)

309 299 Burts all right. We get annoying when we all sing in tune.

Burt tends to be more contrary and less offensive than Y5 for instance.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

I appreciate Y5. He's an asshole but he's not wishy washy. I trust his opinions more than some troll's.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (xcxpd)

310 299 Burts all right. We get annoying when we all sing in tune.

Burt tends to be more contrary and less offensive than Y5 for instance.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I don't particularly care for either of them but it ain't my call whether they stay or go.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (E4rtv)

311 AI response says the Blue Sparrows are estimated at less than 1 million USD. Not cheap but not millions.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (diia5)

312 208 190 Ron Howard made The Grinch. In a rational worrld, he would no longer be allowed to opine on cinema.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 05:07 PM (PMi3m)

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Ah, but he also made Apollo 13 and Rush.

He gets a pass in my book.

Sure, A Beautiful Mind is pedestrian and stupid, but Apollo 13 is a real banger.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (GBKbO)

I watched "A Beautiful Mind" because Jennifer Connelly was in it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (ynpvh)

313 Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL) now asking the Dems' witness if Jesus would have had his family split apart by ICE.
She suggests he may have. She also said earlier her 8-year-old struggles to sleep at night due to fear of ICE.
This hearing is supposed to be about MN fraud.

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Anybody who can change water into wine is OK with me. Mary, Joseph, and James? Not so much.

Bonus: James' problems growing up.

https://is.gd/Gnc8p5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (FXNzP)

314 305 Which ICE agent drew the short straw and had to be seen driving a Lesbaru?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (HXT0k)


My Son and Grandson both have them and we've had several over the years.. great cars

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (VE6XX)

315 Which ICE agent drew the short straw and had to be seen driving a Lesbaru?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:20 PM (HXT0k)

I loved my Outback, it really cornered like a sportscar, and had the all wheel drive for gravel and dirt roads.
Completely invisible in a parking lot too.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 05:23 PM (rbvCR)
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I loved my black Subaru Legacy. Cable-driven transmission... loved it.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (Fi81e)

316 Ha! Stealth ICE vehicles. LMAO!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (kgE5c)

317 Grok:

While no single formal joint statement was issued directly by both Kurdish and Baloch groups, contemporary reports and analyses describe these unifications as aligned in purpose—preparing for coordinated resistance or potential offensives against the Iranian regime amid its weakening, with some viewing them as part of a broader strategy by external powers (e.g., the U.S. and Israel) to exploit ethnic divisions for regime change or Balkanization. Public calls for cross-ethnic unity (e.g., between Kurds, Baloch, Persians, and others) against the regime appeared in social media and statements around this time, including from Arab Ahwazi groups urging Kurds and Baloch to collaborate.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (4k6kk)

318 Lest we forget, Jamie Lee's irrelevant present in Borderlands.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (ehY6c)

319 He's an asshole but he's not wishy washy. I trust his opinions more than some troll's.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (xcxpd)

Agreed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (zZu0s)

320 312 I watched "A Beautiful Mind" because Jennifer Connelly was in it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (ynpvh)

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Watch The Hot Spot instead.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (GBKbO)

321 That ship was a guest of India and the US decides to sink it in OUR backyard

LOL what they gonna do
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

Much like the rumblings from the EU.

If anything, this has shown them how utterly influential in world affairs they truly are.

No reporter is asking Macron, Starmer or Mertz their opinion. It brings joy to me.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (m+uh6)

322 294 So it's a movie director thread?
Posted by: Just got here at March 04, 2026 05:21 PM (2Ez/1)

Ace started it, this time!
It's not my fault for once.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (xcxpd)

323 Miley commented this morning.

I hope they are well, I know Publius's mom is sick.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (3ek7K)

324 I appreciate Y5. He's an asshole but he's not wishy washy. I trust his opinions more than some troll's.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

For whatever reason, he got worse lately on pushing boundaries and challenged a cob. He lost. Dunno whether permanent or temporary.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)

325 318 Lest we forget, Jamie Lee's irrelevant present in Borderlands.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (ehY6c)

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I just finished Borderlands 2.

It was pretty fun. 45 hours of fun.

Which I paid nothing for because of free giveaways.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (GBKbO)

326 What's stunning is that Democrats can command 50%. More like desolatingly sad for America.

Posted by: Ordinary American at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (fZiTB)

327 I was thinking that Pubilus has been absent from the ONT for a bit

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one is not like the other

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (GD0B3)

328 Apollo 13 is a real banger.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (GBKbO)

And has a wicked shimmy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (ExV1e)

329 I don't particularly care for either of them but it ain't my call whether they stay or go.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (E4rtv

You just how to know how to take him/them. Or, just skip past their comments- which many seem constitutionally incapable of doing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (zZu0s)

330 it's me donna, did you get a chance to check out Tousi ?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (+nEug)

331 "Watch The Hot Spot instead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison"


O my yes.

Posted by: eleven at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (aTgV0)

332 330 it's me donna, did you get a chance to check out Tousi ?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (+nEug)

Not yet.. Will do

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (VE6XX)

333 Speaking of boobs and Jennifer Connelly- I once saw a clip of her next to another topless woman and her’s were so spectacular it took me awhile to notice the second set.

Posted by: Farmer Bob at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (IX8iX)

334
We had a Subaru years ago when we lived in Illinois. It was a great vehicle.

Posted by: fourseasons at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (3ek7K)

335 It sounds better in the original German, Judenfrage.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (RIvkX)

336 Loved the 09 forester with manual tranny a fun car and sure footed in snow and water.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (ehY6c)

337 Am I the only one that gets sort of pissed how much our bombs need to cost nowadays?

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Drone is the word!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM


I beg to disagree....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

Posted by: The Bird at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (0N4FZ)

338 Watch The Hot Spot instead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (GBKbO)

I'd actually say inventing the Abbott has more high quality nudity.

But I'd say she series in Career Opportunities and The Rocketeer, clothed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (zZu0s)

339 Much like the rumblings from the EU.

If anything, this has shown them how utterly influential in world affairs they truly are.

No reporter is asking Macron, Starmer or Mertz their opinion. It brings joy to me.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 04, 2026 05:25 PM (m+uh6)

You forgot a 'not' in there somewhere.

Yeah Europe is terrible but they will turn and gnaw their own vitals.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (8avO+)

340 with fairly inexpensive guidance systems.
B52 - delete a mile of highway instead of 1 intersection.

Posted by: DaveA at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (FhXTo)

341 Who made Steve Gutenberg a star?

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (/Chlc)

342 I thought Backdraft was a pretty good movie.

Also Gung Ho is one of my all time favorite comedy performances--but that was from Keaton.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:27 PM (Fi81e)

343 I wonder if the sub's crew remembered Mush Morton (USS Wahoo), Richard Kane (USS Tang), and the captains and crews of WWII USN submarines, as they kept up their legacy.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 04, 2026 05:28 PM (S/Y4j)

344 302 "We do!"
-the Stonecutters
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:22 PM (GBKbO)

Ha! Forgot about that song.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 04, 2026 05:28 PM (0bjKf)

345 328 Apollo 13 is a real banger.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:10 PM (GBKbO)

And has a wicked shimmy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (ExV1e)
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Bangs. wicked shimmy. Doesn't sound like instrumentation to me.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 05:28 PM (G0vdT)

346 I like Y5

He’s a cantankerous bastard.

But he’s our cantankerous bastard.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 05:28 PM (W2Pud)

347 Peak Jamie, A Fish Called Wanda

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 05:28 PM (+nEug)

348 What's stunning is that Democrats can command 50%. More like desolatingly sad for America.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (fZiTB)

That's what voter fraud is for.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:28 PM (8avO+)

349 Crazy Ivan!

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:29 PM (0N4FZ)

350 I wonder if the sub's crew remembered Mush Morton (USS Wahoo), Richard Kane (USS Tang), and the captains and crews of WWII USN submarines, as they kept up their legacy.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 04, 2026 05:28 PM (S/Y4j)

At least the torpedoes worked for the first two or three years of this war, which is a welcome change.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:29 PM (8avO+)

351 What's stunning is that Democrats can command 50%. More like desolatingly sad for America.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 04, 2026 05:26 PM (fZiTB)

I've said it before. The US has a large number of Sucker-Americans.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 04, 2026 05:29 PM (S/Y4j)

352 AI response says the Blue Sparrows are estimated at less than 1 million USD. Not cheap but not millions.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM (diia5)

And a damned difficult missile to protect against.

And America and Israel share this sort of technology all of the time. I wonder whether the people who are obsessed with the JQ are aware?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:30 PM (n9ltV)

353 I just finished Borderlands 2.

It was pretty fun. 45 hours of fun.

Which I paid nothing for because of free giveaways.
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I have wasted hundreds of hours on that game.
And am still playing it.

Handsome Jack saying "these pretzels are making me thirsty" still gets a chuckle out of me.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:30 PM (HXT0k)

354 Crazy Ivan!
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 05:29 PM (0N4FZ)

All stop. Quick quiet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:30 PM (zZu0s)

355 306 The current twaddle is Dem reliance on a girl's testimony that was so damaged by drugs that she lied that Trump raped her at 13 and raped other kids that he buried around on his golf courses and he was palling around with Epstein in the early 80's.

How many front doors on her house?

forty-two!

Posted by: deep thought at March 04, 2026 05:30 PM (oY6Yp)

356 A Director thread? I submit: Ken Russell.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:31 PM (Fi81e)

357 353 I have wasted hundreds of hours on that game.
And am still playing it.

Handsome Jack saying "these pretzels are making me thirsty" still gets a chuckle out of me.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:30 PM (HXT0k)

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It was fun, but I kind of just...needed to finish the story missions. I have so many other games to play.

Installed Attila: Total War, which I also got for free.

Also, my PS3 emulator is working like a charm. Started Dead Space after finishing Dante's Inferno (seriously, a hidden gem of a game).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:31 PM (GBKbO)

358 I don't particularly care for either of them but it ain't my call whether they stay or go.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:24 PM

In the immortal words of Uncle Stalin, "Both are worse."

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:31 PM (GD0B3)

359 Yes, but from a real political standpoint: they have not been hanging enough regime assholes from lampposts to make what they want matter a hill of beans yet.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)

I'd be willing to bet that if they got their hands on enough guns the streets of Tehran would be awash in blood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:31 PM (ExV1e)

360 At least the torpedoes worked for the first two or three years of this war, which is a welcome change.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:29 PM (8avO+)

Somebody knows U.S. naval history! Mark 14 for the loss!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:31 PM (n9ltV)

361
They tend to be worth it.




Word. In Vietnam, the Thanh Hoa Bridge withstood hundreds of sorties from US bombers with dumb bombs, over 7 years of trying to knock the damned thing down. Not to mention at least 20-30 planes being shot down while trying to take it out.

Once the US deployed laser-guided bombs, it only took one mission in '72 with a handful of aircraft to heavily damage the bridge so that it was unusable. About 4 more missions totally destroyed it, without losing any aircraft.

Precision air weapons are individually expensive, but on the battlefield, they're cheap when you consider their effectiveness.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (HXiQ2)

362 Joe Johnston. I really like everything i have seen him do. (Rocketeer and Captain America.) He has a golly gee genuineness thatbis fucking refreshing in this day and age.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

363 "But I am saying that the Nazis are all lining up to denounce this particular military action, because the only issue that revs their engine is Israel. And they're not neutral in this war; like the left that they so closely resemble (because they're racialist lefties), they're not anti-war, they're just on the other side. They want Iran to finish that nuclear missile and drop it on the Jewish capital."

Absolutely. They're different from the norms. They crave that 15 minutes, want to be cosmopolitan, European, exotic, and in-the-game. They've had little to really fear in life. Spoiled, believe that they've actually learned something of use from US schools on their level the last many years; that war (or even a good ass kicking) will never touch them; that they'll be saved by civil society &/or half-assed politicians who've already opened Pandora's box and are too fucking stupid to get themselves out, but in their own places they'll offer up "the others," especially the Jews, who will fight back.

Modern gladiator. They want to be in the thumbs up, thumbs down cheap seats to kiss the butts of the WEF, etc.

In the end, they're the willing victims, the sheep.

All, imo.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (NFX2v)

364 362 Joe Johnston. I really like everything i have seen him do. (Rocketeer and Captain America.) He has a golly gee genuineness thatbis fucking refreshing in this day and age.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

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He made the best Jurassic Park movie.

Jurassic Park 3.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (GBKbO)

365 He made the best Jurassic Park movie.

Jurassic Park 3.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (GBKbO)

Yikes. Talking raptor. Did not know that one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:33 PM (zZu0s)

366 Wrong joints?
Ship lap?
Dove tailed?
Mortise ?
Tongue and groove?

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

367 293 104 So, Meatballs, Meatballs Part II, Meatballs III, or Meatballs 4?
Posted by: Cinematic Excellence at March 04, 2026 04:56 PM (oftw2)

It just doesn't matter!

no love for cloudy with a chance of meatballs?

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 05:34 PM (oY6Yp)

368 365 He made the best Jurassic Park movie.

Jurassic Park 3.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (GBKbO)

Yikes. Talking raptor. Did not know that one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 05:33 PM (zZu0s)

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It's a dream. Jeez.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:34 PM (GBKbO)

369 Isn't it curious how the revelations of Bannon's connection to Epstein are completely ignored by the media? Did they all know that he is one of them, that he was undercover in the Trump first admin?

Posted by: Decaf at March 04, 2026 05:34 PM (OP9Gm)

370 Also, my PS3 emulator is working like a charm. Started Dead Space after finishing Dante's Inferno (seriously, a hidden gem of a game)
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Dead Space is excellent.

I need to set up a PS2 emulator to play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:34 PM (HXT0k)

371 Someone mentioned B-52s last night. Prescient.

They are on their way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 05:34 PM (4k6kk)

372 He made the best Jurassic Park movie.

Jurassic Park 3.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (GBKbO)
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Was that the one when the Russian T-Rex fought Rocky or Clubber Lang?

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 05:35 PM (G0vdT)

373 Isn't it curious how the revelations of Bannon's connection to Epstein are completely ignored by the media? Did they all know that he is one of them, that he was undercover in the Trump first admin?
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The Devil never attacks his own ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:35 PM (HXT0k)

374 "several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten."

I watched some YouTube about WW2 and how our assembly line tech was cranking out so many bombers (or some plane) that Germans thought it was just propaganda, because they could not do 1/20th of that.

I'm hoping we have plants cranking out 300/day of those $39K very capable drones, with ability to ramp up much higher. And hopefully we have an array of other small drones to attack enemy drones attacking us in masses. Trump seems to be the first president to not be in service to the MIC, as he demanded the cheap but effective drones.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 05:36 PM (vbXSk)

375 Rock Lobster! Down, down, down...

Posted by: B-52s at March 04, 2026 05:36 PM (RIvkX)

376 He made the best Jurassic Park movie.

Jurassic Park 3.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 05:32 PM (GBKbO)

I'm waiting for the Jurassic Pork movie, set in mohammedan lands. AK-47s against 25 foot tall wild boars.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 04, 2026 05:36 PM (S/Y4j)

377 You just how to know how to take him/them. Or, just skip past their comments- which many seem constitutionally incapable of doing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I scroll past them until they say something egregiously stupid. I spent a long time in 2A forums and advocacy groups going back to Usenet. Same, except for commenting, on comp tech websites. There is a certain type of person that just loves to argue on and on and will do every single logical fallacy that they can pull out of their ass to 'win'.

Don't have the patience to those type anymore as a result and neither were the type to actually lay out evidence to support their claims--it was only opinions.

I don't come here to argue--I did it professionally and in forums for far too long, others find it amusing and fun. Oil and water there.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:38 PM (E4rtv)

378 374 I'm hoping we have plants cranking out 300/day of those $39K very capable drones, with ability to ramp up much higher.

are your environmental impact statements in order? you're not building on tortoise habitat, are you?

Posted by: liberal volk on my facebook feed at March 04, 2026 05:38 PM (oY6Yp)

379 If he endorses Cornyn his polls will drop dramatically.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 05:38 PM (abIsI)

380 You know, the Sharknado story arc still has not been fully explored....

Posted by: Obviously somebody out there at March 04, 2026 05:39 PM (eOFY+)

381 A thought here
This Iranian war is as one sided this week just it was the last 47 years.
Guess President Trump is making up the time

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)

382 Love the undercover Subaru Lesbian Car of Choice! LOL

I see that hermaphrodite Jamie Lee is using some sort of uber push up bra to her Adam's Apple.

Which I would normally feel sorry for her pain, yet I cannot find a drop of sorry.

SAVE ACT, stupid Congressional RINO's!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 05:39 PM (WONhk)

383 Jamie Lee doesn't seem to realize that Hollywood "artists" are producing shit, both in quality and quantity.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 05:39 PM (/C62k)

384 I've yet to hear anyone right or left come even close to a good argument that this is a bad idea.

And if you try, good, I would like to make a note.

Especially if you try "Trump be manipulated by dem joos"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 05:39 PM (RIvkX)

385 Shouldn't Jamie Curtis go have fun with grand kids by now and stop worrying about how inequality the world is?

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Ia/+0)

386 Here is a link to the Epoch Times article about how "Epic Fury" unfolded. It's a pretty good, straightforward breakdown.

https://is.gd/kc2Guf

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:40 PM (n9ltV)

387 380 You know, the Sharknado story arc still has not been fully explored....

nasa is hiding rover pictures of sharknados on mars

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 05:41 PM (oY6Yp)

388 "several black pilled pundits that insist our defensive capabilities are going to be degraded before Iran can be beaten."

I watched some YouTube about WW2 and how our assembly line tech was cranking out so many bombers (or some plane) that Germans thought it was just propaganda, because they could not do 1/20th of that.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 05:36 PM (vbXSk)

it was all the planes. And all the tanks the allied side used in the latter part of the war pretty much.

Only the Russians could do similar things because they had invited a tank designer to help them before the war who ended up teaching them mass production too.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 05:41 PM (8avO+)

389 373 Isn't it curious how the revelations of Bannon's connection to Epstein are completely ignored by the media? Did they all know that he is one of them, that he was undercover in the Trump first admin?
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I think Bannon and his little universe of mini mes got holed below the water lines. When you communicate and propose ways to fix someone's public image and use those comms with people like Wolff to try to remove Trump in term 1, that is not undercover, that is collusion with an evil man. All was pretty much known at that time to about him as Epstein was arrested shortly after.

Bannon had about 2000 comms back and forth with Epstein, Reid Hoffman only had about 1700. Says something especially when you look at the contents--hardly any of it dealt with any documentary. There is a reason he is outside looking in at this current administration.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:41 PM (E4rtv)

390 I hoped every human in Jurassic Park III died. Couldn't stand that one

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 05:41 PM (/C62k)

391 Shouldn't Jamie Curtis go have fun with grand kids by now and stop worrying about how inequality the world is?
Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 05:40 PM (Ia/+0)

Global median wealth is $8360. Put up or shut up, Jamie.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:41 PM (ExV1e)

392 SAVE ACT, stupid Congressional RINO's!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 05:39 PM (WONhk)

Preach it!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (n9ltV)

393 nood

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (xcxpd)

394 Nood. Boots on the ground... but not ours.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)

395 This guy is moving machines.

https://is.gd/eFXltT

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (FXNzP)

396 Ford was turning out B-24s to the tune of one per minute.
BAM

And Kaiser was turning out ships at like one a week.
A whole fucking ready to go ship.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 05:43 PM (4k6kk)

397 I saw Undercover Subaru open for Flannel Power Wagon at the Hollywood Bowl in 69.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 05:44 PM (gVUi7)

398 227 OT

Haven't seen BurtTC in a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

🤣🤣🤣🤣

totally off topic !
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 05:12 PM (GD0B3

I thought he got a time out the other night … over the weekend

Posted by: browndog at the gym at March 04, 2026 05:44 PM (pY+ea)

399 379 If he endorses Cornyn his polls will drop dramatically.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Doubt it. Most people don't care and see Congress critters as interchangeable. Activists will care but Trump is not running for reelection. If he gets the SAVE act through and wins Iran, that will squelch a lot of the activists. Composition of Congress is an activist driven debate, not the normies and Paxton did himself no favors coming in second either. He spent little and raised little.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:44 PM (E4rtv)

400 Bannon had about 2000 comms back and forth with Epstein, Reid Hoffman only had about 1700. Says something especially when you look at the contents--hardly any of it dealt with any documentary. There is a reason he is outside looking in at this current administration.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 05:41 PM (E4rtv)
---
I like the conversation (I forgot who had it) that goes, "Jeffrey, you've been good at rehabbing your image, care to give me some tips on rehabbing mine". Because, it's obvious what tarnished Epstein's "image". So it shows an awareness of accusations about Epstein.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)

401 "revelations of Bannon's connection to Epstein are completely ignored by the media? ---
The Devil never attacks his own .."

I still don't see Bannon as the bad guy. He and Navarro are the two that went to prison, and Navarro is still great on economic matters imo. Bannon was instrumental to Trump winning in 2016 afaik.

Just why Bannon was in touch with Epstein, idk. Bannon was with Goldman Sachs for some time, not sure where his money comes from. When I listened to him he seemed very MAGA, and his "War Room Posse" was big on making phone calls to their congressmen on important issues. I don't see him as at all anit-Israel, but I have not listened to him lately.

Any friction between Bannon and Trump may be like that between Trump and Coulter ... who also was major in helping Trump win in 2016. Then Trump turned on his helpers and brought in back-stabbers. Coulter loves what Trump is doing now (not sure what her stance is on Iran exactly).

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 05:46 PM (vbXSk)

402 He spent little and raised little.
Posted by: whig
---

I smell a Bush in the Hunt.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 05:47 PM (4k6kk)

403 Rockateer was a great film. A throwback to the classic age of cinema, really enjoyed it

jP3? Better than it had any right to be. William H Macy....awesome as always.

Posted by: GigantorX at March 04, 2026 05:54 PM (VkId7)

404 Bannon might not be a "bad guy" but I wouldn't want that retard hitching his wagon to my horses.

He's a dumbass egomaniac who thinks he's the next [insert conservative icon] but in reality he's a midwit who can't think past his own nose to the knock-on effects of the dumb shit he does for attention.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (3BwY8)

405 238 Haven't seen BurtTC in a while.
---
What was that hobbyhorse he was always on?

I can't recall, I just remember he never let losing every argument change his mind.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 05:13 PM (HXT0k)

He rather mulishly objected to mixing history with fantasy, including talking animals narrating history in a children's book. And he wouldn't let it go, on a Rush Limbaugh anniversary. Got a two-week timeout, IIRC.

Posted by: SciVo at March 04, 2026 05:58 PM (Sy6m/)

406 I did not have US Sub and torpedo sinking Iranian ship on my 2026 Bingo Card. It's like watching Das Boot, but not with Tucker Carlson's friends doing the torpedoing.

What a great time to be alive!

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at March 04, 2026 06:05 PM (th/4a)

407 275 Senator Hitler?
Posted by: Axeman

https://tinyurl.com/ynntsup4
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 05:18 PM (Dv3i1)
Would not want to look in the rearview mirror and see that.

Posted by: Eromero at March 04, 2026 06:13 PM (LHPAg)

408 404 Bannon might not be a "bad guy" but I wouldn't want that retard hitching his wagon to my horses.

He's a dumbass egomaniac who thinks he's the next [insert conservative icon] but in reality he's a midwit who can't think past his own nose to the knock-on effects of the dumb shit he does for attention.
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (3BwY


Plus he's ugly as shit... that fuckin' nose!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Yes, I Believe Appearances Matter. at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (bEMLI)

409 Israeli F-35 scored that fighter type's first air-to-air kill a few hours ago against a YAK-130.
https://youtu.be/N5im1oct6Cw?si=4HcmtoTajhdmpGLC

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 04, 2026 06:37 PM (XMwZJ)

410 Plus he's ugly as shit... that fuckin' nose!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Yes, I Believe Appearances Matter. at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (bEMLI)


MTG the Potato Nose is sad to lose her title.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 06:56 PM (WONhk)

411 410 Plus he's ugly as shit... that fuckin' nose!
Posted by: Denny Crane - Yes, I Believe Appearances Matter. at March 04, 2026 06:31 PM (bEMLI)


MTG the Potato Nose is sad to lose her title.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
----

Better things to pick.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 04, 2026 08:54 PM (4k6kk)

412 Lets be honest. If it was the fat, ugly chick in the back asking the question, nobody would GAF.

Neither if Jamie Lee was in a burka.

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at March 04, 2026 10:53 PM (9sZjs)

413 Wow, superb blog layout! How long have you been blogging
for? you make blogging look easy. The overall look of your site is excellent, let alone
the content!

Posted by: BUY RIVOTRIL at March 05, 2026 05:35 AM (3s2FC)

"Big Tish" James, AG and Celebrated Mortage Fraudster, Orders NY Hospital to Resume Transitioning Children After It Quits the Grisly Business

This will result in the hospital losing federal funding.

Big Tish doesn't have any way to make up for that funding, nor did she promise that NY would set up a special fund to replace the federal funds.

She just wants the hospital to cut off children's breasts and dicks and suck up the funding shortfall. Maybe she'll give them tips on how to defraud the mortgage system to raise some cash.


New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered NYU Langone, one of the Big Apple's largest hospitals, to reinstate gender-affirming care for minors -- before ominously warning it would face "further action" if it did not comply.

In a letter sent to the health care system on Feb. 25, the Empire State's chief lawyer claimed the absence of the Transgender Youth Health Program was "jeopardizing" health care access to vulnerable New Yorkers.

"NYU Langone appears to be suddenly and indefinitely cancelling transgender children's future appointments thereby jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers," the letter read.
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks at a protest against ICE in Manhattan.New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the crowd at a protest event in Manhattan organized by The Public Theater in response to recent actions by Federal Agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (I.C.E) in Minnesota. ZUMAPRESS.com

The medical center "permanently" axed the program in February after the Trump administration threatened to yank federal funding to the hospital if it continued providing gender-affirming care.

"Given the recent departure of our medical director, coupled with the current regulatory environment, we made the difficult decision to discontinue our Transgender Youth Health Program," a NYU Langone spokesman told The Post in February.

"We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change. This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs, which will continue."

James claimed that NYU Langone's decision violated New York's anti-discrimination laws after the hospital voluntarily made the change instead of being forced by any law.

"NYU Langone's change in policy is self-imposed; there has been no change in federal law to require the cessation of medically necessary transgender healthcare," the letter added.
...


NYU Langone was one of several high-profile hospitals to pause its gender-affirming care for youth after President Trump threatened to remove federal funding from medical centers treating trans minors late last year.

After dissolving the program, NYU Langone's website changed the "Trangender Youth Health Program" to the current "Gender & Sexuality Service.


Jonathan Turley calls this an assertion of authoritarian and insurrectionary state power against the federal government.


James's move could trigger a fascinating challenge. In the Feb. 25 letter signed by the attorney general's health care bureau chief, Darsana Srinivasan, the state said that the federal regulatory change did not affect a "medical institution's existing duties and obligations under New York law." That raises an interesting conflict between state and federal regulations.

The letter gives the hospital until March 11 to comply and resume these treatments.

Effectively, James is ordering the hospital to defy the federal government. However, the hospital, not James or the state, would bear the financial and regulatory consequences.

...

The problem with a federal challenge is that nothing in the New York threat prevents the federal government from carrying out its intent to cut off funding. Hospitals would have to choose between penalties in New York or loss of funding in Washington. Nevertheless, New York's move is a direct attack on the enforcement of federal policy by state hospitals.

If states are now free to ignore federal law, then I have a long list of federal laws states should nullify.

Beginning with the Warren Court judge-made law that states are compelled to spend citizen taxpayer dollars on the care, education, and welfare of illegal alien children illegally present in the state.

But I wouldn't stop there. Not even close.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM




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1 Cheater slicks.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 03:22 PM (Kt19C)

2 Fist of Fury.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 04, 2026 03:31 PM (TezPK)

3 Why not.. They've been ignoring Federal Immigration Law...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (VE6XX)

4 That fan in the photo isn't convincing me. I'd have to see some compelling evidence to support that claim.

Posted by: Joe Mama at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (TezPK)

5 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (Zz0t1)

6
Open rage is her only politics.

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (Y8DZL)

7 LUM has been nooded.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (Zz0t1)

8 Why do people have to be so awful.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 03:34 PM (Wmg4n)

9 Why do people have to be so awful.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 03:34 PM (Wmg4n)

A lot of it seems to be demonic possession.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:35 PM (e5WJR)

10 "youth"

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:35 PM (e5WJR)

11 Maybe James will have a coronary event before it goes to trial. She looks like Free Willy’s mother.

BTW in a bit of irony, Fatty James also doesn’t want the new food pyramid in NY. She might have to eat a salad.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 04, 2026 03:35 PM (XFXIk)

12 "We are committed to helping patients in our care manage this change. This does not impact our pediatric mental health care programs, which will continue."
---
Maybe if they focused on treating trannyism as the mental disorder that it is, they'd actually be helping young folks in their pediatric medical care programs.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (ESVrU)

13 Then: My name is Legion, for we are many

Now: My pronouns are they/them

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (sKqQm)

14 I was just getting warmed up in the last thread.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (TzUrJ)

15 If states are now free to ignore federal law, then I have a long list of federal laws states should nullify.



1934 NFA
1968 GCA
1986 GCA

For starters.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (pKr8Y)

16 Not to mention absorbing liability.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (zZu0s)

17 James’ office threatened "further action" if the hospital does not immediately resume
--------

They just want to visit each other in the hospital.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (e5WJR)

18 I just can't express how 14 shades of evil all this shit is.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

19 Willowed

230 We sent a message that cannot be ignored.

Texans stand for America, not Sharia."

All well and good, but the problem I have with this is that this is good red meat fodder for RINOs to hide behind while doing real damage.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 03:37 PM (fYhK6)

20 >> BREAKING: NY AG Letitia James has issued a letter to NYU Langone ORDERING them to resume the genital and chemical castration of CHILDREN after the hospital shut down its transgender youth program.

If somebody ever asked me what 400 pounds of beef fat in a dress looked like, I’d point to this picture.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 04, 2026 03:37 PM (XFXIk)

21 Ghoulish.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (Kt19C)

22 I hope someone kidnaps her and cuts her tits off.

That will about the same amount of consent a child would have to be mutilated.

Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (H4qGm)

23 For the life of me, I can’t understand why people are leaving NY

/sarc

Posted by: Vengeance at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (XFXIk)

24 Its funny I remember when AZ tried to enforce border enforcement because Fedgov wouldn't the courts quickly stepped in and told them they weren't allowed to act against Fedgov

Why do I expect this will lead to years of litigation that go nowhere all well the hospital continues to mutilate children?

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (sKqQm)

25 I was just getting warmed up in the last thread.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (TzUrJ)

Always the way it is.

Bonus points for going back and checking to see if anyone replied to a particularly good bit of wit you displayed in a very late comment.

Extra credit if you posted the comment AFTER the nood call unknowingly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

26 If states are now free to ignore federal law, then I guess I am free to ignore State laws.
Excellent!!!
My plans for neighborhood conquest will continue!

*taps fingertips together*
*laughs maniacally*

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (2WIwB)

27 "NYU Langone appears to be suddenly and indefinitely cancelling transgender children's future appointments thereby jeopardizing access to medically necessary healthcare for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers,"


Sick. Sick.....sick....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)

28 Did they ever find out who was putting up all those statues to Letitia James?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (AlhUl)

29 Maybe Big Tish should order a NY hospital to send her some free Ozempic instead.

Posted by: Octochicken at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (oCS0o)

30 ORDERING them to resume the genital and chemical castration of CHILDREN after the hospital shut down its transgender youth program.

Are we saying that Satanists still had jobs at said hospital?

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 03:39 PM (MJOSJ)

31 I bet he likes Abba, too...

@AndrewKolvet
Just spoke with Steve Toth who defeated Dan Crenshaw in TX-02 Republican primary last night. He's served with Dem. Senate nominee James Talarico in the Texas House, and held NOTHING back:

"I served with James Talarico from 2019 to today. This guy is as evil as they come. There is a darkness to this man's life. If you doubt that there is a wickedness and evil and a demonic presence in the world, you only have to look at James Talarico. He's an awful, awful person."

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 03:39 PM (diia5)

32 If states are now free to ignore federal law, then I guess I am free to ignore State laws.



My list of people that need to be ended just quadrupled.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM (pKr8Y)

33 For the life of me, I can’t understand why people are leaving NY

/sarc
Posted by: Vengeance at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (XFXIk)

***

I suspect its for some of the same reasons that Starbucks is moving their global HQs out of Washington state to Tennessee.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM (2WIwB)

34 Also, since when does a state's AG get to determine what medical treatment is necessary in any given situation?

Posted by: Octochicken at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM (oCS0o)

35 How can an attorney order a hospital to do anything?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM (YlWIZ)

36 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Who died and made Ms. James an MD?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (SRRAx)

37 She can order whatever she wants to, doesn't mean the hospital is going to continue conducting surgeries that have the potential to get them sued into oblivion though.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (0N4FZ)

38 "Big Tish" is a Democrat before she is black.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (wa/yD)

39 And honestly we need to enforce the existing laws on the books to stop this crap.

It is currently against the law in NYS to amputate a healthy organ.

Well red area sheriffs STEP UP AND ARREST ONE OF THESE BUTCHERS when they work on a kid from your county.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (sKqQm)

40 How can you force a doctor to perform a procedure that they can possibly be sued for later? Sure the hospital can offer the procedures but you can't force providers to actually perform them.

Posted by: lin-duh at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (9U6Wl)

41 Her motivation is likely the money Big Trans is paying officials like her to keep the movement alive. There's money to be made in the therapy, drugs and legal issues that follow the movement.

Plus, the billionaires funding the movement really hate you and know this shit pisses you off.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (jtM2q)

42 Will be interesting to see if docs comply with this vs being sued.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)

43 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (TzUrJ)

44 Sack Knives Matter

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (e5WJR)

45 If states are now free to ignore federal law, then I have a long list of federal laws states should nullify.

• Ignore all OSHA, EEOC, EPA and NFA laws!
• Taxes optional
• Reinstate slavery
• Print our own money
• ACA mandates are over

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 03:42 PM (WCaCG)

46 44 Sack Knives Matter
Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (e5WJR)
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LOL

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 03:42 PM (3BwY8)

47 "I served with James Talarico from 2019 to today. This guy is as evil as they come. There is a darkness to this man's life. If you doubt that there is a wickedness and evil and a demonic presence in the world, you only have to look at James Talarico. He's an awful, awful person."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 03:39 PM (diia5)


Bring receipts and make that your campaign.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1)

48 31 I bet he likes Abba, too...

Posted by: weft cut-loop

You realise that you just pissed of 99.99% of white women?

Posted by: NZFrank with an M2 at March 04, 2026 03:43 PM (bgJ0E)

49 For the life of me, I can’t understand why people are leaving NY


When NYS killing Peanut the Squirrel made the news I went into some state animal forums and saw many many people arguing "we need to do something to stop this!" So I pointed out the guy who made that decision was appointed by Gov Hochul. If you approve of it your should vote for her, if you opposed the decision you should vote against.

And that quickly turned into, "But then a Republican would win!!!"

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)

50 Can you believe a known Drunk and Alcoholic is running DoD and running the war with Iran ????

Cackle.......... Cackle ...... Cackle.......

Posted by: Kami Harris at March 04, 2026 03:43 PM (YuOiR)

51 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (TzUrJ)

Huh. Probably nothing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

52 Kurds > Turds > Democrats

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)

53 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (TzUrJ)


What about Whey?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

54 31 I bet he likes Abba, too...

Posted by: weft cut-loop

You realise that you just pissed of 99.99% of white women?
Posted by: NZFrank with an M2 at March 04, 2026 03:43 PM (bgJ0E)

Nah, that would be Barry Manilow.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:45 PM (zZu0s)

55 Somebody should ask Ken Langone what he thinks. He's a Home Depot founder multibillionaire who donated enough to name the hospital.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 04, 2026 03:45 PM (w/O5Q)

56 Forcing someone to work against their will is slavery.
You can say "well fuck you then, you're fired" but you cannot use force against them, unless they have committed a crime.
"Not providing a service" is not a crime.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 03:45 PM (gKWVE)

57 "Hey -- Teacher ... and Doctor ---

Leave Those Kids Alone.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 03:45 PM (vbXSk)

58 What about Whey?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

What's in the bowl, bitch?

Posted by: Andrew 'Dice' Clay at March 04, 2026 03:46 PM (zZu0s)

59 How can you force a doctor to perform a procedure that they can possibly be sued for later? Sure the hospital can offer the procedures but you can't force providers to actually perform them.
Posted by: lin-duh at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (9U6Wl)


It's the Democrat way.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)

60 An NZFrank sighting!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:47 PM (Zz0t1)

61 I thought insurance companies are refusing to provide malpractice insurance for these procedures. And didn’t the medical and pediatric societies just came out and said theses treatments aren’t ethical without better studies to show they are effective?

Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at March 04, 2026 03:47 PM (UWRAE)

62 It's the Democrat way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)

Keep those showers running!

Posted by: Democrats, 1945 at March 04, 2026 03:47 PM (zZu0s)

63 I remember there was some talk about the US working with the Kurds to formerly give them their own country during the Iraq war.

The argument then was since they also have claims against Turkey, Syria, and Iran it would be dangerous to do so.

But Syria has fallen apart and it looks like Iran is about to as well...and Turkey...well they aren't falling apart but they do suck.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)

64 How can you force a doctor to perform a procedure that they can possibly be sued for later? Sure the hospital can offer the procedures but you can't force providers to actually perform them.

I'm sure some H1B butcher from India or the Congo can fake up a MD and will be willing to do the mutilations Americans won't do.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (9Hs2w)

65 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (TzUrJ)

It would be nice to think that Turkey would be happy to see them off.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (rbvCR)

66 Not to mention the kurds could provide the ground force needed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (zZu0s)

67 51 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM



Are they related to the Huns or Goths ????

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (38587)

68 You realise that you just pissed of 99.99% of white women?
Posted by: NZFrank with an M2

I mean, have you met white wimmen~?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)

69 Forced Labor is foundational to Communism.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (wa/yD)

70 Nah, that would be Barry Manilow.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:45 PM (zZu0s)

Don't you be dissing my Barry....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (SRRAx)

71 How can you force a doctor to perform a procedure that they can possibly be sued for later? Sure the hospital can offer the procedures but you can't force providers to actually perform them.

Back during the Obamacare debates I remember pointing out that a non-trivial part of the cost of healthcare are the highly trained people in the field demanding, and getting, high salaries.

The answer was generally, "well then those need to be reduced". And if the doctor doesn't want to work for reduced salaries? "Well they can't deny someone the human right of healthcare so they'll just be made to work"

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

72 LOL.

SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH: “The Iranian navy rests at the bottom of the Persian Gulf. Combat ineffective. Decimated. Destroyed. Defeated. Pick your adjective."

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (pKr8Y)

73 Are they related to the Huns or Goths ????
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (38587)

They're not invading Gaul.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (zZu0s)

74 I pray for the people of Iran.

May they soon feel the warmth of freedom the previous generations used to enjoy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (Zz0t1)

75 Are they related to the Huns or Goths ????
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (38587)

They're not invading Gaul.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (zZu0s)


There is no Huns only Zuul.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (Zz0t1)

76 "You can say "well fuck you then, you're fired" but you cannot use force against them, unless they have committed a crime. "Not providing a service" is not a crime."

yeah, but it seems worse than that. The hospital is making a financial decision. How can an AG order them to ignore their own fiscal responsibilities (in favor of her own insane political dreams).

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (vbXSk)

77 I mean, have you met white wimmen~?

No, where they at?

Posted by: Bart at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (sKqQm)

78 So the doctor assisted suicide in Canada.


I am just going to leave that there for the purposes of the 'liability' discussion.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (zZu0s)

79 Back during the Obamacare debates I remember pointing out that a non-trivial part of the cost of healthcare are the highly trained people in the field demanding, and getting, high salaries.

The answer was generally, "well then those need to be reduced". And if the doctor doesn't want to work for reduced salaries? "Well they can't deny someone the human right of healthcare so they'll just be made to work"
Posted by: 18-1


Democrats DO LOVE their slaves.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (pKr8Y)

80 I thought insurance companies are refusing to provide malpractice insurance for these procedures. And didn’t the medical and pediatric societies just came out and said theses treatments aren’t ethical without better studies to show they are effective?
Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at March 04, 2026 03:47 PM (UWRAE)

The main goal of hospitals today is to avoid Medical Malpractice suits. The secondary is to avoid decertification. (Patient care is about 6th I think, after employee retention)

Big Tish there is trying to leverage goal 2 against goal 1.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (rbvCR)

81 Newsflash (no really):

EXCLUSIVE: Kurdish forces in Iraq have launched a ground military offensive into Iran against the Islamic regime, an Iranian Kurdish official tells @i24NEWS_EN
.

According to the official, thousands of Kurdish fighters began taking combat positions inside Iranian territory on Monday, March 2.


https://is.gd/w2M9MZ

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (Riz8t)

82 medical center "permanently" axed"

Who axed who?

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (mrCBe)

83 Obama and all the Democrats Kinda Biological Males already have their Nuts cut off and in a jar in the back of the freezer.

This is why they think it is Ok....

Just ask Big Mike who still has his, but Barry has been Neutered....

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (38587)

84
Don't you be dissing my Barry....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (SRRAx)


That's my gurl......

Posted by: Barry Soetoro at March 04, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

85 There is no Huns only Zuul.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (Zz0t1)

Now you really are crossing the streams, Frodo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:51 PM (zZu0s)

86 That would be seem to be out of Tish James' purview. I think the hospital should get their lawyer to tell her to pound sand.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 03:51 PM (rZCVI)

87 The funny part of calling the Krauts Huns is that in both world wars they were in fact allied with the Hungarians.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)

88 78 So the doctor assisted suicide in Canada.

I encourage all these leftwing idiots go to Canada immediately and enroll in Canadian Health Care....

If you know what I mean....... Wink... Wink...

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:52 PM (38587)

89 Now you really are crossing the streams, Frodo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:51 PM (zZu0s)


I'm confused on this whole 'good/bad' thing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)

90 >>>Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded

NO WHEY!

Posted by: Max Power at March 04, 2026 03:52 PM (zLXYv)

91 Now you really are crossing the streams, Frodo.

Shut up Pippin

Posted by: Captain Gandalf at March 04, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

92 Kurdish fighters began taking combat positions"

Kung fu grip?

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 03:53 PM (mrCBe)

93 >>What about Whey?

No wheeey...

Posted by: garth at March 04, 2026 03:53 PM (Y1sOo)

94 84Don't you be dissing my Barry....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (SRRAx)


That's my gurl......
Posted by: Barry Soetoro at March 04, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

I was talking about the gay white man, not the gay half-black one....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 03:53 PM (SRRAx)

95 Kung fu grip?

Everyone talks about Kamala's oral skills, but I'll be honest, half her appeal is her wrist strength

Posted by: Willie Brown at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)

96 Now you really are crossing the streams, Frodo."

Sure, Picard

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (mrCBe)

97 I encourage all these leftwing idiots go to Canada immediately and enroll in Canadian Health Care....

If you know what I mean....... Wink... Wink...
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:52 PM (38587)


Some psycho Karen moved to Canada because Orange Man Bad forced her to leave her home country. Now she's upset because she can't get citizenship, a job or any healthcare from Canada.

*cue Nelson Muntz*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

98 Obama cannot hope to match the raw sexual masculinity that is Barry Manilow singing Copa Cabanna.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)

99 For you legal flows out there:

Could the hospital ignore/challenge the decree and ask the Fed's to help - i.e. co-defendent even though Uncle Sam is not named in a supposedly court case?

Win / win for the hospital

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (m+uh6)

100 I guess according to Tish, the State can order you to provide whatever services it decides you must provide.

How dystopian.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (FMtrg)

101 Are they related to the Huns or Goths ????
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (38587)

The Kurds are an indo-european language group.
Sadam gassed a lot of them with Sarin.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)

102
This is so easy for Tish she'd be crazy not to do it.

1 - Order hospitals to perform federally sanctioned procedures

2 - Hospital loses federal funds

3 - Blame Trump

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (pAy1S)

103 I guess according to Tish, the State can order you to provide whatever services it decides you must provide.

How dystopian.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (FMtrg)

Bake the cake, bitch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (zZu0s)

104 I'll be honest, half her appeal is her wrist strength
Posted by: Willie Brown "

How's her stamina?

Posted by: man at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (mrCBe)

105 Obama cannot hope to match the raw sexual masculinity that is Barry Manilow singing Copa Cabanna.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)


I've wondered if Barry actually laid all the pipe he SHOULD have being Barry Manilow.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

106 I think all these Democrat Clowns should all volunteer to be the next Ayatollah................


If you know what I mean...... Wink..... Wink.....

Posted by: Bibi N. at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (38587)

107 It's like 'bake the cake', but with an exponential increase in evil.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (CwhoI)

108 OT: We should bill Kuwait for shooting down those 3 planes...

Posted by: lin-duh at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (LrpuY)

109 Sadam gassed a lot of them with Sarin.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)


Not a weapon of mass destruction, tho, so it's fine.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (Zz0t1)

110 100 I guess according to Tish, the State can order you to provide whatever services it decides you must provide.

How dystopian.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (FMtrg)
-----
The left doesn't care what you do as long as it's mandatory.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 03:57 PM (3BwY8)

111 Yo Kam....................... Pump up the Volume......

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:58 PM (xvV4K)

112 I guess doctors will be leaving NY if they are going to be forced to perform procedures they can't get insurance.

Posted by: lin-duh at March 04, 2026 03:58 PM (LrpuY)

113 98 Obama cannot hope to match the raw sexual masculinity that is Barry Manilow singing Copa Cabanna.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (zZu0s)

🤣🤣🤣

Point awarded to Aetius451AD

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 03:58 PM (SRRAx)

114 I couldn’t see my hoohah if I were standing on a mirror.

Posted by: Tish James at March 04, 2026 03:58 PM (3g5Xe)

115
Defy her.

Do not comply with this evil cow's order.

Appeal to the federal government for legal help.


This POS really belongs in jail.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (azNOR)

116 Not a weapon of mass destruction, tho, so it's fine.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (Zz0t1)

It was sarin he not allowed to buy and couldn't manufacture. You are absolutely right.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (rbvCR)

117 Evil. There is no other word for the left.

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (YwEeS)

118 Willowed:

Does Judaism forbid cremation? I did not know that.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 03:34 PM (77rzZ)

Sorta.

For the various Orthodox sects and the Conservative, it's flatly forbidden - it's destruction of flesh that is supposed to rot in the ground, according to G-d's plan. I'm Conservative, so that's my rule.

The Recronstructionists permit it explicitly, but they permit everything.

Reform Jews waffle about it - the Reconstrunctist-leaning ones say it's kinda sorta ok, but the Conservative-leaning ones say "no way." Their excuse for banning cremation is because of the holocaust, not religion, so i don't really buy it.

But then. A lot of Jewish theology is based on ancient history, so I can't say for sure if that's wrong.

But I want to be buried in front of my flowers - not my trees or vegetables, and that's that, and if G-d has a problem with it,o He can take it up with me.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (BI5O2)

119 Yo Kam....................... Pump up the Volume......
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 03:58 PM (xvV4K)


You asked for it.........


https://youtu.be/AGQR_EJRpCY

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)

120 Speaking of Goths ...

The Skyebrows AI video, "A Million Amelias", has now surpassed one million views on YT. In one month.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (rj6Yv)

121 I couldn’t see my hoohah if I were standing on a mirror.

Wait, why do I see Willie Nelson in the reflection?!?

Posted by: Some Moron looking in that mirror at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

122 It’s not about the trannies. NY is broke. They want to force the trans money out of Trump.
The democrats have to win 26&28.

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (GbONR)

123 Tell me how mutilating children is considered necessary care...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (ynpvh)

124 I thought it was just on the Sabbath you couldn't cremate.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

125 I guess according to Tish, the State can order you to provide whatever services it decides you must provide.

How dystopian.
Posted by: Emmie

====

That's triggering flashbacks of Hillary's health care fiasco. Talk about maniacal.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (EgkXQ)

126 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (pAy1S)

There it is.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (e5WJR)

127 Until hospitals are owned by the state, they cannot be forced to provide certain procedures. Even under the guise of law that construct won’t stand up in court, like my tits, which also double as street sweepers.

Posted by: Tish James at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3g5Xe)

128 I've wondered if Barry actually laid all the pipe he SHOULD have being Barry Manilow.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

I am actually betting that Manilow was swinging from both sides of the plate. Just a gut feeling.

Plus, am I the only one to think he and Pat Sajak look a lot alike?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (zZu0s)

129 Maiming and murdering with vaccines and respirators was one thing- the money was good- but we strenuously and conscientiously object to these mutilations we're going to help carry out!

Posted by: Medical Staff at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (1YJqW)

130 NYU is one of the most leftist schools in the country. Makes Harvard seem centrist.

So they lose money? whatevs. Fuck you, war.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 04:01 PM (qpQFJ)

131 Tell me how mutilating children is considered necessary care...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (ynpvh)

Well you see, when a leftist and money love each other very much....

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:01 PM (e5WJR)

132 Do they make Ozempic in harpoon form? I see a target for one if so.

Posted by: turambar at March 04, 2026 04:02 PM (Q0yOR)

133 43 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Begun, the settling of scores has.

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 04:02 PM (Y8DZL)

134 The Iranian Kurds are getting frisky, and now it looks like the Azerbaijans want their piece of the pie as well.

"Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 04:02 PM (CwhoI)

135 Tell me how mutilating children is considered necessary care...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (ynpvh)


They went from treating and studying a mental condition to celebrating and bringing it to fruition.

Not a good thing.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:02 PM (Zz0t1)

136 Until hospitals are owned by the state, they cannot be forced to provide certain procedures. Even under the guise of law that construct won’t stand up in court, like my tits, which also double as street sweepers.
Posted by: Tish James at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (3g5Xe)

Pretty much all hospitals are overseen by state regulators, and the doctors are governed by the various medical boards, which are all appointed by the state, and dance to what the state wants done.
which is why hospitals and doctors do what the state government decides they should do.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)

137 From what I read during the GoT, the Kurds dealt with us in good faith (us not always so much.) True?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 04:03 PM (zZu0s)

138 Letitia James is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with her, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at March 04, 2026 04:03 PM (/IU3q)

139
28 Did they ever find out who was putting up all those statues to Letitia James?
Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM

-------

Aren't those mounds of uncollected garbage?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 04:03 PM (azNOR)

140 Look I’m not very smart. But the stoopid play I’ve made here is to frame any violation in a civil rights context. That’s because I already know that hospitals can’t be forced by the state to provide procedures. Even in a corrupt place like NY tha would get laugh at. So my gambit is to say it is a civil rights violation to not provide a service. But that won’t stand up on appeal beyond the corrupt NY courts, so what I really want is a headline and the hospital to fold like the creases in my ginormous ass.

Posted by: Tish James at March 04, 2026 04:04 PM (3g5Xe)

141 From what I read during the GoT, the Kurds dealt with us in good faith (us not always so much.) True?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 04:03 PM (zZu0s)

Yep, and we pretty much left them to twist because Turkey insisted

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 04:04 PM (rbvCR)

142 This roundtable of executives need to study a little bit to learn to differentiate the meanings and proper usage of the words, electricity, power, and energy. They're on the right track.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 04:04 PM (gVUi7)

143 >>>>I thought it was just on the Sabbath you couldn't cremate.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)
******
That and we don't roll on the Sabbath either

Posted by: Walter Sobchak at March 04, 2026 04:04 PM (wpE+2)

144 Well you see, when a leftist and money love each other very much....
Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:01 PM (e5WJR)

lol!

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 04, 2026 04:04 PM (FMtrg)

145 Wait, why do I see Willie Nelson in the reflection?!?

Posted by: Some Moron looking in that mirror at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

It looks like Willie Nelson went through a ham slicer

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:05 PM (e5WJR)

146 The funny part of calling the Krauts Huns is that in both world wars they were in fact allied with the Hungarians.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)

The nickname of Huns for Germans was when a German contingent to relive the siege of Peking in the Boxer rebellion the Kaiser told them to be as ruthless as the Huns.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:05 PM (8avO+)

147 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (BI5O2)4

Very interesting, thanks.

Personally, I dislike cremation. Lay me in the ground in a nice pine coffin and let nature take its course. All the little buggies gotta eat, too.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:05 PM (77rzZ)

148 132 Oh, I'm stealing that one.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 04:06 PM (wBaIH)

149 How many more examples of the tragic and deleterious effects of the lack of quality locally-produced picante sauce do we need before government takes action?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 04:07 PM (0sNs1)

150 Heh...virtue signaling spite, and a non-issue. NYU Langone receives nearly $1 Billion in Federal NIH grants. And, they are a Medicaid/ Medicare participant (also, generated Federal funds). Most of their revenue is privately based, however.

In short, James has no leverage other than threats. They likely have the "go eff yourself" letter already drawn up.

Posted by: Orson at March 04, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)

151 Since Health Care is a right, you can force other people to do stuff you want. Easy.

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 04, 2026 04:07 PM (cS1cw)

152 >> Pretty much all hospitals are overseen by state regulators, and the doctors are governed by the various medical boards, which are all appointed by the state, and dance to what the state wants done.
which is why hospitals and doctors do what the state government decides they should do.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)

Negative ghost rider. While they can try and use that as leverage, it will border on harassment and coercion. I’ve already shown my ass, so any punishment I hand out henceforth can be seen as state using the law as a punitive measure. The state is counting on people to fold. But they can’t because DoJ will knock on their door.

Posted by: Tish James at March 04, 2026 04:08 PM (3g5Xe)

153 This action will destroy Tish’s political career.

Just kidding. She’ll be re-elected easily.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 04:08 PM (qpQFJ)

154 thought it was just on the Sabbath you couldn't cremate.

Y'know who else cremated jooos?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (Kt19C)

155
34 Also, since when does a state's AG get to determine what medical treatment is necessary in any given situation?
Posted by: Octochicken at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM

--------

Whoever wrote the letter for her cited a violation of state law.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (azNOR)

156 43 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (TzUrJ)

This is getting Whey out of hand...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (ynpvh)

157 Tell me how mutilating children is considered necessary care...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (ynpvh)

Well you see, when a leftist and money love each other very much....
Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:01 PM (e5WJR)

Even for a leftist there are easier ways to steal money. These sickies do it for the love of the game.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (8avO+)

158 ‘ Jonathan Turley calls this an assertion of authoritarian and insurrectionary state power against the federal government.’

Then arrest her, Goddamnit.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 04:10 PM (jbnUc)

159 155
34 Also, since when does a state's AG get to determine what medical treatment is necessary in any given situation?
Posted by: Octochicken at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM

--------

Whoever wrote the letter for her cited a violation of state law.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (azNOR)

She thinks she's Judge Dredd...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:10 PM (ynpvh)

160 I thought the Pakis had joined in the Iran, thing, too. Did that not happen?

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:10 PM (77rzZ)

161 This is getting Whey out of hand...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (ynpvh)

You really are the cream of the crop.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:10 PM (e5WJR)

162 Bitch thinks she's invincible now.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 04:10 PM (+nEug)

163 161 This is getting Whey out of hand...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (ynpvh)

You really are the cream of the crop.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:10 PM (e5WJR)

Now you're just trying to butter me up.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ynpvh)

164 Since Health Care is a right, you can force other people to do stuff you want. Easy.
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 04, 2026 04:07 PM (cS1cw)

Exactly, as Eva Perón declared, "where there is a need, there is a right".

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (rbvCR)

165 Why do people have to be so awful.
Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 03:34 PM (Wmg4n)

Don't ask me, I dunno. *shrugs*

Posted by: God at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (TbWk/)

166 I thought the Pakis had joined in the Iran, thing, too. Did that not happen?
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:10 PM (77rzZ)


They are fighting a war with Afghanistan now aren't they?

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (8avO+)

167 NY hospitals are already losing their shine and ratings due to crap like this. NYU was trying to get out from some of that political nonsense. The care at those hospitals is also suffering. NY has a LOT of illegal immigrants in their hospitals and healthcare facilities. They will even license a nurse who isn’t a IS citizen. These people are mostly lazy and provide substandard care. It’s why a lot of systems like in Tennessee and Texas are getting huge amounts of out of state patients.

Posted by: Tish James at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (3g5Xe)

168 >>>I thought the Pakis had joined in the Iran, thing, too. Did that not happen?

No, they're beefing with the Taliban. I just hope both teams have fun.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (CwhoI)

169 Tish James is now the face of child castration. What a world.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (Dv3i1)

170 156 43 Oh hey, looks like the Kurds have invaded Iran.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (TzUrJ)

This is getting Whey out of hand...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:09 PM (ynpvh)


You were just waiting for that setup, huh? LOL

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Airplane References! at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (G52pV)

171 That and we don't roll on the Sabbath either
Posted by: Walter Sobchak at March 04, 2026 04:04 PM

Shabbos. Walter always said Shabbos.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (0sNs1)

172 Now you're just trying to butter me up.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ynpvh)

This is where you and I split.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (e5WJR)

173 What other defining feature of a person needs "affirming 'medical' care"?

Can't people with bad health just get "health-affirming care"?

Where was You-don't-have-covid-affirming care in 2020?

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (Fi81e)

174 129 Maiming and murdering with vaccines and respirators was one thing- the money was good- but we strenuously and conscientiously object to these mutilations we're going to help carry out!
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Snort.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (pZ64F)

175 *This is getting Whey out of hand..."
###
Get your own tuffet!

Posted by: Old Lady Muffet at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (2Ez/1)

176
The Iranian Kurds are getting frisky, and now it looks like the Azerbaijans want their piece of the pie as well.

"Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."
Posted by: Citizen Cake

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

TRUMP HAS STARTED WORLD WAR III

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (pAy1S)

177 My list of people that need to be ended just quadrupled.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM (pKr8Y)

I have a little list…there’s none of them’ll be missed.

The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (BHlFn)

178 Tish James is now the face of child castration. What a world.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (Dv3i1

Could be worse.

Posted by: Carly Fiorina at March 04, 2026 04:13 PM (e5WJR)

179 It's ghoulish, their obsession with castrating children.

That reminds me of the biggest frustration Republicans saw in 2024:

That they could show and quote these extreme positions of the Dems and voters just wouldn't believe it.
Because it was so extreme, they thought it had to be an exaggeration.

Dems 2026:
No, we are very serious about castrating your children.
Especially if we can do it before you find out.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:13 PM (HXT0k)

180 172 Now you're just trying to butter me up.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (ynpvh)

This is where you and I split.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (e5WJR)

I just can't get anything pasteurized...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:13 PM (ynpvh)

181 The face of child castration
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Fun fact: That was the original slogan for Snickers but they decided to go with you're not you when you're hungry.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:14 PM (e5WJR)

182 The Iranian Kurds are getting frisky, and now it looks like the Azerbaijans want their piece of the pie as well.

"Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."
Posted by: Citizen Cake

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

TRUMP HAS STARTED WORLD WAR III
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (pAy1S)

"Armageddon" is what the trendy folk are calling it despite Iran being hundreds of miles away from it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:14 PM (8avO+)

183 Ace is smoking hot today, especially the Tim Walz segment. Nearly a heartbeat away from the presidency

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 04:14 PM (vS2qG)

184 > It would be nice to think that Turkey would be happy to see them off.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:48 PM (rbvCR)

They're in Iraq, Syria, Armenia, and a few of the stans, too.

Those boys got around.

They're ethnically Aryan, rather than Arab or Turkish.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 04, 2026 04:14 PM (IG3/x)

185 182 The Iranian Kurds are getting frisky, and now it looks like the Azerbaijans want their piece of the pie as well.

"Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."
Posted by: Citizen Cake

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

TRUMP HAS STARTED WORLD WAR III
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (pAy1S)

"Armageddon" is what the trendy folk are calling it despite Iran being hundreds of miles away from it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:14 PM (8avO+)

It's not about where it starts, but where it ends.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (ynpvh)

186 These people are mostly lazy and provide substandard care. It’s why a lot of systems like in Tennessee and Texas are getting huge amounts of out of state patients.
Posted by: Tish James

Go to a hospital in some yokel state like Texas or Tennessee? Those people don’t even believe in science. I’m sticking with my NYC hospitals that everyone knows are the best in the world.

Posted by: NYers who have never left NY at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (qpQFJ)

187 "Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."
Posted by: Citizen Cake

Interesting. Azerbaijan and Israel have been acting pretty chummy lately.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

188 Maybe if they focused on treating trannyism as the mental disorder that it is, they'd actually be helping young folks in their pediatric medical care programs.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (ESVrU)

Just one of many things that are batshit insane about the tranny thing - it is the ONLY mental illness/disorder that gets "treated" by affirming the delusion. We don't tell 72 pound anorexic teenage girls they are in fact fat pigs and need to get liposuction and gastric band surgery. We don't tell schizophrenics that the government is in fact monitoring them through their electrical outlets then go plant cameras in their homes. We don't tell people with clinical depression that yes they do suck, have nothing to live for and should go kill themselves (we ain't Canada yet).

Posted by: Absolute madness at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (TbWk/)

189 This doesn't really sit well with All-Your-Healthcare-Are-Belong-To-Us Act Obama "passed".

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (Fi81e)

190 just can't get anything pasteurized...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:13 PM (ynpvh)

Come on man. Spoiler alert that shit.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (e5WJR)

191 The Iranian Kurds are getting frisky, and now it looks like the Azerbaijans want their piece of the pie as well.

"Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."

This is where it might get frisky, if all these outside tribes looking to carve off pieces decide that they can be as Islamic to regular Iranians as the Mullahs were.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 04:16 PM (a+4eV)

192 Is my AG a looker or what! She's from the Stacy Abrams school of two tons of fun

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 04:16 PM (/C62k)

193 56 Forcing someone to work against their will is slavery.
You can say "well fuck you then, you're fired" but you cannot use force against them, unless they have committed a crime.
"Not providing a service" is not a crime.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 03:45 PM (gKWVE)

The problem is, as we saw with Trump, they have no hesitation to indict and charge people on BS charges. You may ultimately be found 'not guilty', but only after you've been bankrupted and lost your house and everything you worked for, along with being publicly called out and identified to the tranny psychos.

I'm starting to think that for non-violent, non-drug 'white collar administrative' crimes gub'mint should have to underwrite your cost of defense. Plus maximum penalty is $5 fine and it's recorded as an infraction.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:16 PM (QGaXH)

194 171 That and we don't roll on the Sabbath either
Posted by: Walter Sobchak at March 04, 2026 04:04 PM

Shabbos. Walter always said Shabbos.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (0sNs1)

Shut the fuck up Wesley, you're out of your element.

Posted by: Walter Sobchak at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (TbWk/)

195 The face of child castration.
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Fitting when you think that somebody seeded her and somebody bore her.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (Fi81e)

196 As noted, the recent 6-3 decision to stop the CA "Let us secretly castrate your children" law, not even the 3 liberals said CA had the right to do that.

They just fussed that CA should be given time to castrate as many children as possible until the appeal worked its way through the courts back to them in a few years.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (HXT0k)

197 192 Is my AG a looker or what! She's from the Stacy Abrams school of two tons of fun

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 04:16 PM (/C62k)

I read that as hooker, and thought, no, more of a harpoon.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (ynpvh)

198 Let's not churn the Morons and encourage these sour puns.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (gVUi7)

199 Just one of many things that are batshit insane about the tranny thing - it is the ONLY mental illness/disorder that gets "treated" by affirming the delusion. We don't tell 72 pound anorexic teenage girls they are in fact fat pigs and need to get liposuction and gastric band surgery. We don't tell schizophrenics that the government is in fact monitoring them through their electrical outlets then go plant cameras in their homes. We don't tell people with clinical depression that yes they do suck, have nothing to live for and should go kill themselves (we ain't Canada yet).
Posted by: Absolute madness at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (TbWk/)

I used to think I was Napoleon so they gave me 40000 French troops and I invaded Austria and took Vienna.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (8avO+)

200 "Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."
Posted by: Citizen Cake
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Are the Azerbaijani's actually looking for more territorial expansion?

Or are they simply trying to contain Iran from spilling over their borders?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (ESVrU)

201 These sugar bee apples are really good. They are huge, tho

Posted by: Accomac at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (/Chlc)

202 Aren’t the Azerbaijanis at war with Armenia too? Hard to keep track of it all.

Posted by: NYers who have never left NY at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (qpQFJ)

203 196 As noted, the recent 6-3 decision to stop the CA "Let us secretly castrate your children" law, not even the 3 liberals said CA had the right to do that.

They just fussed that CA should be given time to castrate as many children as possible until the appeal worked its way through the courts back to them in a few years.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (HXT0k)

Some doctors have a strange way of interpreting "Do No Harm"...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (ynpvh)

204 I've already experienced Armageddon.
*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (TbWk/)

205 Progs like top-down, fed-controls everything power when they control the executive.

They stridently claim immunity to it when they are not.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (Fi81e)

206 [O/T -- ]

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

🚨 BREAKING: Sen. RAND PAUL (R-KY) just committed to forcing a talking filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act with 50 votes + JD Vance

BIG WIN!

We need ALL GOP senators to get behind this, and then we can out-last the Democrats to force a vote for passage 🇺🇸

SEND IT TO TRUMP.

https://is.gd/Io6ypK

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (Zkhmf)

207 Plus, am I the only one to think he and Pat Sajak look a lot alike?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (zZu0s)

Uh, yeah, I think you're on your own there. Interesting observation, though.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (k9OZB)

208 185 "Armageddon" is what the trendy folk are calling it despite Iran being hundreds of miles away from it.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:14 PM (8avO+)

It's not about where it starts, but where it ends.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (ynpvh)

Islamic theology says that the final battle at the end of the world is fought at Dabiq, Syria.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (wa/yD)

209 204 I've already experienced Armageddon.
*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (TbWk/)

No, that was Armalossen, the opposite of Armageddon.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (ynpvh)

210 Baby, I'm-a want you
Baby, I'm-a need you
Baby, I'm-a gotta Right to you

Posted by: Bread at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (Dv3i1)

211 Army-gettin' is a phase of a turn in Risk.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (Fi81e)

212 "Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."

This is where it might get frisky, if all these outside tribes looking to carve off pieces decide that they can be as Islamic to regular Iranians as the Mullahs were.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 04:16 PM (a+4eV)
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Nature abhors a vacuum.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (G0vdT)

213 212 "Azerbaijan has moved troops to its border with Iran and placed the military, border service and interior ministry on combat readiness, Qazetci reported, with officers recalled from leave and anti-drone and low-flying aircraft defenses deployed."

This is where it might get frisky, if all these outside tribes looking to carve off pieces decide that they can be as Islamic to regular Iranians as the Mullahs were.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 04:16 PM (a+4eV)
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Nature abhors a vacuum.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (G0vdT)

Just like most cats.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (ynpvh)

214 > 202 Aren’t the Azerbaijanis at war with Armenia too? Hard to keep track of it all.
Posted by: NYers who have never left NY at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (qpQFJ)

Shit, in that region the question is (group 1) at war with (group 2) can always safely be answered with "yes". They may have occasional ceasefires, and occasionally some group of badasses (e.g. Romans, Turks, old-school Brits) will take over for a while, but the simmering hostility never goes away. It's been going on for thousands of years.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (IG3/x)

215 Aren’t the Azerbaijanis at war with Armenia too? Hard to keep track of it all.

Posted by: NYers who have never left NY at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (qpQFJ)


Trump got a peace deal there, I believe.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (zuIfz)

216 I’d like to care about WW3 in Iran but I died from tax cuts and net neutrality already. I’m kinda meh on it all.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (qpQFJ)

217 Jeebus, it looks like Big Tish swallowed Whoopi.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (Zkhmf)

218 >>>AXIOS RAVID: IRAN SENT MESSAGES TO U.S. IN RECENT DAYS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE

Did the caller press '5', then '2'? Otherwise, it goes straight to voicemail.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (CwhoI)

219 I used to think I was Napoleon so they gave me 40000 French troops and I invaded Austria and took Vienna.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:17 PM (8avO+)

After cutting 6 inches of your shinbones out and giving you a bicorne hat and horse.

Posted by: Evidence based medicine Y'know at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (TbWk/)

220 Aren’t the Azerbaijanis at war with Armenia too? Hard to keep track of it all.
Posted by: NYers who have never left NY

Trump got the Azeris and Armenians to agree to work out a peace deal. It's causing some domestic turmoil in Armenia with the Armenian Church. We'll see how it plays out.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)

221 "Tish James is now the face of child castration. What a world."

I'm wondering what percent of medical "transitions" are white people. I'm thinking it is mostly the children of white Karens, except the cases where the kid is (covertly) groomed by teachers.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (vbXSk)

222 This is where it might get frisky, if all these outside tribes looking to carve off pieces decide that they can be as Islamic to regular Iranians as the Mullahs were.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 04:16 PM (a+4eV)

Probably less likely when their slice of the pie is fairly small and is party full of their own people anyhow. They might be good at dismembering the regime cops and troops at the edges of the country and speeding the collapse.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (8avO+)

223 I don't think we should comply with leftists nickname for Letitia: Big Tish. I think Big Fat Tish or just Fat Tish would serve better.

Posted by: docweasel at March 04, 2026 04:21 PM (OkU1L)

224 209 204 I've already experienced Armageddon.
*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (TbWk/)

No, that was Armalossen, the opposite of Armageddon.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (ynpvh)

Really getting it?

Posted by: C'Mon, Steve at March 04, 2026 04:21 PM (wa/yD)

225 > Go to a hospital in some yokel state like Texas or Tennessee? Those people don’t even believe in science. I’m sticking with my NYC hospitals that everyone knows are the best in the world.
Posted by: NYers who have never left NY at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM (qpQFJ)

The ones in Texas and Tennessee definitely have fewer rats and bedbuggs, but I'm not sure "vermin infestation" and "science" are the same thing.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 04, 2026 04:22 PM (IG3/x)

226 PDT got Azerbaijan and Armenia to work together to use them both for staging areas.

The Kurds are being supplied with arms and logistics by our troops that are there.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 04:22 PM (+nEug)

227 Thanks a lot Joey Numbnuts Biden and Kami Hooker Harris for giving away Bagram Air Base...

Gee, it might be useful in Urgent Fury you Cum Stains.........

Joey's new book: "How to screw up a wet dream"....

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:22 PM (xvV4K)

228 Islamic theology says that the final battle at the end of the world is fought at Dabiq, Syria.
Posted by: XTC

I thought it was supposed to be at Dafuq, Syria.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)

229 221 I'm wondering what percent of medical "transitions" are white people. I'm thinking it is mostly the children of white Karens, except the cases where the kid is (covertly) groomed by teachers.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (vbXSk)

I'm guessing somewhere around 100% of minors are white.

With adults, you can throw a few Hispanics and a good number of Asians in there, but still at least 90% white.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 04:23 PM (wa/yD)

230 226 PDT got Azerbaijan and Armenia to work together to use them both for staging areas.

The Kurds are being supplied with arms and logistics by our troops that are there.

And Trump and Hegseth are bumbling idiots according to the Democrats ????

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:23 PM (xvV4K)

231 Posted by: Absolute madness at March 04, 2026 04:15 PM

I also like how everyone has to affirm the delusion too. It'd be like we all had to call anorexic girls tub o lard or else.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 04, 2026 04:23 PM (ANQtD)

232 Jeebus, it looks like Big Tish swallowed Whoopi.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (Zkhmf)


The same matter can't occupy the same space.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:23 PM (Zz0t1)

233 The guy who went stabby on the Virginia highway worked for the State Department. Not very diplomatic

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 04:24 PM (/C62k)

234 Nature abhors a vacuum.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (G0vdT)

Just like most cats.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (ynpvh)

Explains why my kitty whines every time Kamala comes on

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:24 PM (e5WJR)

235 What a weird hill to die on.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 04:24 PM (viF8m)

236
In short, James has no leverage other than threats. They likely have the "go eff yourself" letter already drawn up.
Posted by: Orson at March 04, 2026 04:07 PM (dIske)

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Lawyers issuing demands that other lawyers get to answer and fight over.
No wonder this country has 400 lawyers per 100k persons.
Could be worse: Israel has 680

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 04:24 PM (E1om2)

237 I never understood how states could force Catholic hospitals to provide abortions.*

"We tried to hire an abortionist, but they didn't meet our strict qualifications which include respecting our foundational principals that abortion is wrong. We're still looking though..."

*I mean, besides the threat of withholding funds.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:24 PM (Dv3i1)

238 Fetterman, today, after a briefing by Rubio:

"I think they just blew up 80 of Iran's mullahs too. Which, I mean, that was pretty great actually!"

He's gonna be a Republican by the 2028 general election.

Bank on it.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 04, 2026 04:25 PM (IG3/x)

239

I've already experienced Armageddon.
*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 04, 2026 04:18 PM (TbWk/)

No, that was Armalossen, the opposite of Armageddon.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (ynpvh)

Really getting it?
Posted by: C'Mon, Steve at March 04, 2026 04:21 PM (wa/yD)



There really is no place else like this on the internet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:25 PM (Zz0t1)

240 I used to think I was Napoleon so they gave me 40000 French troops and I invaded Austria and took Vienna.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:17

These days you can take Vienna with a girl scout troop and several terriers.

Posted by: Josephistan at March 04, 2026 04:25 PM (y9ksN)

241 What a weird hill to die on.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 04:24 PM (viF8m)


She won't die. She's Terminator. Just like most Dems.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:25 PM (Zz0t1)

242 "Right, and where do you think you're going to get a lawyer?"

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 04, 2026 04:25 PM (IG3/x)

243 He's gonna be a Republican by the 2028 general election.

Bank on it.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
=======
Arlen Spector pulled it off but I think Fetterman's future in the Democrat party is non existent for his re election.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (E4rtv)

244 When a major power wipes out your military, you're left wide open for adventurers to help themselves to your territory. I know if I was looking at losing territory to the Kurds and Azerbaijanis, I'd consider sueing for peace.

Posted by: spongeworthy at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (sLLbN)

245 also like how everyone has to affirm the delusion too. It'd be like we all had to call anorexic girls tub o lard or else.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 04, 2026 04:23 PM (ANQtD)

The saddest and most trenchant thing I've seen all year

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (e5WJR)

246 Exactly, as Eva Perón declared, "where there is a need, there is a right".
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 04:11 PM (rbvCR)

Now you've gone and done it.

You think Manilow is bad? Now people are gonna start singing Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice show tunes 🎶🎵🎶

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (SRRAx)

247 He's gonna be a Republican by the 2028 general election.

Bank on it.



Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 04, 2026 04:25 PM (IG3/x)


He still votes 100% with Democrats.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (Zz0t1)

248 I used to think I was Napoleon so they gave me 40000 French troops and I invaded Austria and took Vienna.
Posted by: Oldcat

Have I showed you my lovely burial-ground for yellow-fever victims?
-- Teddy Brewster

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (77rzZ)

249 Lay me in the ground in a nice pine coffin and let nature take its course. All the little buggies gotta eat, too.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:05 PM (77rzZ)

If I'm rich enough for a box when I croak, it better be cool.

But if everything goes to plan, I shouldn't be rich when i due. Any extra wealth means I got stupendously rich at some point.

Just roll me into the dirt by the flowers, say a few nice words, cash in my insurance policies, and plant the day lilies once every so often. I like the Stella d'Oro variety.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (BI5O2)

250
Joey's new book: "How to screw up a wet dream"....
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:22 PM (xvV4K)
----
"How to Destroy an Anvil With a Rotten Banana"

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (3BwY8)

251 @224 not Armageddon, Michelle Fields wrote A Farewell to Arms

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (/C62k)

252 218 >>>AXIOS RAVID: IRAN SENT MESSAGES TO U.S. IN RECENT DAYS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE

Did the caller press '5', then '2'? Otherwise, it goes straight to voicemail.
Posted by: Citizen Cake

Skipped right over the "Please listen carefully, our options have changed." part of the message.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (Dv3i1)

253 He still votes 100% with Democrats.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (Zz0t1)
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Apparently, not on procedure votes.

Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (Fi81e)

254 > You think Manilow is bad? Now people are gonna start singing Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice show tunes 🎶🎵🎶
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (SRRAx)

Neil Sedaka died just the other day.

Posted by: Just the Punchline at March 04, 2026 04:28 PM (IG3/x)

255 AXIOS RAVID: IRAN SENT MESSAGES TO U.S. IN RECENT DAYS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE

Did the caller press '5', then '2'? Otherwise, it goes straight to voicemail.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (CwhoI

Please listen carefully as your options have changed

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:28 PM (e5WJR)

256 ----
Apparently, not on procedure votes.
Posted by: Axeman at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (Fi81e)


Well, then they're soon to kick him out of the party anyway.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:28 PM (Zz0t1)

257 252 218 >>>AXIOS RAVID: IRAN SENT MESSAGES TO U.S. IN RECENT DAYS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE

Did the caller press '5', then '2'? Otherwise, it goes straight to voicemail.
Posted by: Citizen Cake

Skipped right over the "Please listen carefully, our options have changed." part of the message.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (Dv3i1)

"If you want the bombing to continue, press 1"
"If you want the bombing to stop, please wait for the operator and give us your exact coordinates so that we can help you."

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:29 PM (ynpvh)

258 107 It's like 'bake the cake', but with an exponential increase in evil.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (CwhoI)

I still maintain the guy dug his own grave. He didn't have to say WHY he didn't want to bake (decorate) the g**-d***ed cake but he had to shoot off his self-righteous mouth. If he'd just stuck with 'because I don't want to' I don't think they could have touched him.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:29 PM (QGaXH)

259 218 >>>AXIOS RAVID: IRAN SENT MESSAGES TO U.S. IN RECENT DAYS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE

Did the caller press '5', then '2'? Otherwise, it goes straight to voicemail.
Posted by: Citizen Cake

Skipped right over the "Please listen carefully, our options have changed." part of the message.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (Dv3i1)

Crap I haven't checked my mailbox since last week. Sorry, Iran.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:29 PM (8avO+)

260 251 @224 not Armageddon, Michelle Fields wrote A Farewell to Arms
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (/C62k)

Rick Allen is not amused.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 04:30 PM (wa/yD)

261 I still maintain the guy dug his own grave. He didn't have to say WHY he didn't want to bake (decorate) the g**-d***ed cake but he had to shoot off his self-righteous mouth. If he'd just stuck with 'because I don't want to' I don't think they could have touched him.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:29 PM (QGaXH)


Yeah, no, I doubt that.

Had he made up ANY excuse not to bake a homo cake, they would've attacked him.

Catch 22.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:30 PM (Zz0t1)

262 Damn it Martel

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:30 PM (e5WJR)

263 258 107 It's like 'bake the cake', but with an exponential increase in evil.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (CwhoI)

I still maintain the guy dug his own grave. He didn't have to say WHY he didn't want to bake (decorate) the g**-d***ed cake but he had to shoot off his self-righteous mouth. If he'd just stuck with 'because I don't want to' I don't think they could have touched him.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:29 PM (QGaXH)

Oh, if they target you they want you to bake it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:30 PM (ynpvh)

264 252 218 >>>AXIOS RAVID: IRAN SENT MESSAGES TO U.S. IN RECENT DAYS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE

Did the caller press '5', then '2'? Otherwise, it goes straight to voicemail.
Posted by: Citizen Cake
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IIRC, Trump got the message and said "too late"

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:30 PM (G0vdT)

265 256 Well, then they're soon to kick him out of the party anyway.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:28 PM (Zz0t1)

He's absolutely getting thrown under the bus to make way for Conor Lamb in the Demoncrat Party.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 04:31 PM (wa/yD)

266 "233 The guy who went stabby on the Virginia highway worked for the State Department."

+++
It was a mostly peaceful stabbing.

Posted by: Clown media at March 04, 2026 04:31 PM (2Ez/1)

267 244 When a major power wipes out your military, you're left wide open for adventurers to help themselves to your territory. I know if I was looking at losing territory to the Kurds and Azerbaijanis, I'd consider sueing for peace.
Posted by: spongeworthy at March 04, 2026 04:26 PM (sLLbN

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My lease is up in August...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 04:32 PM (D+CDV)

268 I'm wondering what percent of medical "transitions" are white people. I'm thinking it is mostly the children of white Karens, except the cases where the kid is (covertly) groomed by teachers.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (vbXSk)

That would be my guess. Trans kids are the teacup chihuahua in a Hermes bag for the modern AWFL, a status accessory they can carry around for attention.

Posted by: Lookit my transkid and how brave I am! at March 04, 2026 04:32 PM (TbWk/)

269 It's like 'bake the cake', but with an exponential increase in evil.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (CwhoI)

I still maintain the guy dug his own grave. He didn't have to say WHY he didn't want to bake (decorate) the g**-d***ed cake but he had to shoot off his self-righteous mouth. If he'd just stuck with 'because I don't want to' I don't think they could have touched him.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:29 PM (QGaXH)

He should have just screwed it up and charged them full price.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:32 PM (8avO+)

270 >> The ones in Texas and Tennessee definitely have fewer rats and bedbuggs, but I'm not sure "vermin infestation" and "science" are the same thing.

MD Anderson is the #1 hospital in the world. It’s not even close. Guess where the NY hospitals were, and are now on that list.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 04:32 PM (KsZMV)

271 56 Forcing someone to work against their will is slavery.
You can say "well fuck you then, you're fired" but you cannot use force against them, unless they have committed a crime.
"Not providing a service" is not a crime.

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i will decide who has standing to make that claim ... wanna keep playing , maga-guy ?

Posted by: Judge Bosenberg at March 04, 2026 04:32 PM (5LiC7)

272 Since NYU Langone must have Medicare and other federal monies in order to exist, it has no choice but to defy Big Fish James. If they can think of a cause of action (which a letter, even a threatening letter, probably isn't), they can sue and seek protection from the court.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 04, 2026 04:32 PM (tNwfv)

273 I still maintain the guy dug his own grave. He didn't have to say WHY he didn't want to bake (decorate) the g**-d***ed cake but he had to shoot off his self-righteous mouth. If he'd just stuck with 'because I don't want to' I don't think they could have touched him.

People have a right to refuse service for any reason, no matter what the unconstitutional CRA of 1964 says. He should have said fuck you you homos and dont come back to my store.

Posted by: Northern Poverty Law Center at March 04, 2026 04:33 PM (/IU3q)

274 118 But I want to be buried in front of my flowers - not my trees or vegetables, and that's that, and if G-d has a problem with it,o He can take it up with me.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (BI5O2)

I saw your comment on the last thread - I asked if cremation was out for religious reasons or if you were a Terminator?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:33 PM (QGaXH)

275 AXIOS RAVID: IRAN SENT MESSAGES TO U.S. IN RECENT DAYS BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE

Did the caller press '5', then '2'? Otherwise, it goes straight to voicemail.

Posted by: Citizen Cake at March 04, 2026 04:20 PM (CwhoI

Please listen carefully as your options have changed
Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:28 PM (e5WJR)
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There was no option for "Press # for Farsi."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 04:34 PM (ESVrU)

276 Personally, I dislike cremation. Lay me in the ground in a nice pine coffin and let nature take its course. All the little buggies gotta eat, too.
Posted by: Bulg
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Lot of states require concrete vaults and basically water tight coffins so that groundwater contamination does not happen. Cost is an issue for many families as well.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 04:34 PM (E4rtv)

277 228 Islamic theology says that the final battle at the end of the world is fought at Dabiq, Syria.
Posted by: XTC

I thought it was supposed to be at Dafuq, Syria.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 04:22 PM (77rzZ)

/whistles nonchalantly

Posted by: Dubuque at March 04, 2026 04:34 PM (w/O5Q)

278 Iran: You expect us to beg for peace talks?
US: No, we expect you to die

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 04:35 PM (YwEeS)

279 The baker shouldn't have stood up for what he believed in?

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)

280 128 I've wondered if Barry actually laid all the pipe he SHOULD have being Barry Manilow.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

I am actually betting that Manilow was swinging from both sides of the plate. Just a gut feeling.

Plus, am I the only one to think he and Pat Sajak look a lot alike?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 04:00 PM (zZu0s)

Yeah - but isn't Barry M the one with the epic train set? Or was that a different music guy?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:36 PM (QGaXH)

281 Personally, I dislike cremation. Lay me in the ground in a nice pine coffin and let nature take its course. All the little buggies gotta eat, too.
Posted by: Bulg
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Lot of states require concrete vaults and basically water tight coffins so that groundwater contamination does not happen. Cost is an issue for many families as well.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 04:34 PM (E4rtv)

You could get those above ground family vaults like they have in New Orleans because coffins float up out of the ground.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:36 PM (8avO+)

282 Joe Diffie had the right idea.

https://youtu.be/vMiEFyTuuh8

Posted by: Count de Monet, Prop me up beside the jukebox at March 04, 2026 04:36 PM (wVcYX)

283 I hope thr Cultural Marxists get tto meet God they are trying to overpower

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 04:36 PM (Ia/+0)

284 280 - Or was it Clapton?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)

285 He's gonna be a Republican by the 2028 general election.

Bank on it.

Democrats have identified the problem and are calling for a lumpectomy, stat.

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

286 Remember, the SAVE Act:
1) requires proof of citizenship to register, including when you move or re-register; (SCOTUS already said that's legal when they shut down AZ)
2) all new registrations must be in-person; no more online applications.
3) expands the requirement of the Motor Voter laws on registration roll maintenance.
4) allows a private cause of action to enforce this.

The Dems hate the first 3, but especially the last one because they can drag out federal court actions.

But, they can't fight an Army of Davids.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 04:37 PM (HXT0k)

287 70 Don't you be dissing my Barry....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (SRRAx)

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You said it, sister!

* runs off to listen to the Very Strange Medley on the double live album *

Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 04:37 PM (H4qGm)

288 Neil Young is actually a huge model train guy

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 04:38 PM (YwEeS)

289 /whistles nonchalantly
Posted by: Dubuque at March 04, 2026 04:34 PM (w/O5Q)

FOUL HAWKEYE SPIRIT I DUBUQUE THEE IN THE NAME OF JESUS!

Posted by: Iowa State Cardinal at March 04, 2026 04:38 PM (TbWk/)

290 The baker shouldn't have stood up for what he believed in?
Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)

It's only a slight modification to change "they can't make me bake a cake" to "They can't make me bake an *edible* cake".

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 04:38 PM (8avO+)

291 284 280 - Or was it Clapton?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)\

I thought Neil Young bought Lionel Trains or something.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 04, 2026 04:38 PM (w/O5Q)

292 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 04, 2026 04:38 PM (LdBR/)

293 Fox News now reporting on Kurds offensive.

Posted by: WisRich at March 04, 2026 04:38 PM (G0vdT)

294 I heard a bad joke the other day.
What is a Reverse Exorcism?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:39 PM (ynpvh)

295 A regular exorcism is when the priest tells the devil to get out of the boy.
A reverse exorcism is where the devil tells the priest to get out of the boy...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:40 PM (ynpvh)

296 The same matter can't occupy the same space.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:23 PM (Zz0t1)

-------------

OUT: Beta-Amyloid Plaques.
IN: Meta-Celluloid Plaques.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 04:41 PM (Zkhmf)

297 Oh, NOOD

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 04:42 PM (ynpvh)

298 260 251 @224 not Armageddon, Michelle Fields wrote A Farewell to Arms
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 04:27 PM (/C62k)

Rick Allen is not amused.
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the 80's gave us mega-pop-rock icons losing limbs and not even missing a tour. hell, i didnt even know this happend until i saw the video

the 2010s gave us men vouluntarily removing organs to compete in womens sporting events.

wtf.

Posted by: tides of history at March 04, 2026 04:42 PM (5LiC7)

299 copacabana > 'nae-shun-wide is on your side '

the royalty checks may not align as such.


Posted by: zombie BM at March 04, 2026 04:49 PM (5LiC7)

300 261 I still maintain the guy dug his own grave. He didn't have to say WHY he didn't want to bake (decorate) the g**-d***ed cake but he had to shoot off his self-righteous mouth. If he'd just stuck with 'because I don't want to' I don't think they could have touched him.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:29 PM (QGaXH)


Yeah, no, I doubt that.

Had he made up ANY excuse not to bake a homo cake, they would've attacked him.

Catch 22.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 04:30 PM (Zz0t1)

My point is - he didn't need an excuse. Since we no longer have a draft there are only two things you HAVE to do in this country - pay taxes and show up for Jury Duty. Everything else is optional. 'Because I don't want to' would have been an unassailable position. But NOOOOO, he (probably) had to tell them all about his beliefs and how they're sinners and the bible this and the bible that. He handed them the stick to beat him with.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 04:57 PM (QGaXH)

301 Frankenstein procedures performed by fucking vampires. It hollows me out to use the word "hate", but I truly hate these people.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at March 04, 2026 05:40 PM (CU22W)

302 Jamie Lee should volunteer to help Walz with ASL.

Watch her with no sound. It's the same as ASL now.

Credid due: no bird hands.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 05:42 PM (WONhk)

303 That stupid HUMAN fan James is holding cannot be unseen.

Posted by: Rick67 at March 04, 2026 05:57 PM (3dP4i)

304 If tits were brains...she'd be thinking for two and still falling short.

Posted by: videosavant at March 04, 2026 06:43 PM (F56iZ)

Tim Walz, Keith Ellison Face Congressmen on the Rampant Fraud They Encouraged and Enabled

Full hearing here. A bunch of clips are below the fold.

Tim Walz says that Trump is "terrorizing" his state and he believes that Minnesota should to be able to defraud the American taxpayer without consequence.

Here's Politico, whining:

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told lawmakers Wednesday that his state has been terrorized by the Trump administration over mass welfare fraud allegations, pointing to the killing of U.S. citizens in the midst of an immigration enforcement surge around Minneapolis.

"Let me be clear: In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money, we'll find you, we'll prosecute you, we'll convict you, and we'll throw you in jail," the Democrat said in his opening remarks at a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

But, he added, "the people of Minnesota have been singled out and targeted for political retribution at an unparalleled scale, including blocking Medicaid reimbursements to our state just last week."

Walz, the 2024 nominee for vice president, is fending off accusations from congressional Republicans that he didn't do enough to prevent a scandal that has embroiled his state. Prosecutors have charged more than 90 people with defrauding the government, and two individuals connected to the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future were convicted of stealing federal nutrition funds in March.

The revelations have led the Trump administration to take drastic, punitive measures, such as prompting the Department of Health and Human Services to freeze its child care funding and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to cancel hundreds of millions in Medicaid money.

Walz, alongside Minnesota's Democratic attorney general, Keith Ellison, have been hauled to Capitol Hill to testify before the committee about the scandal -- and also to respond to an interim report committee Republicans released early Wednesday morning alleging that Walz and Ellison "knew about the fraud in federal programs administered by the State of Minnesota much earlier than they told the American people."

House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) asked why Walz did not order the stop or suspend welfare program payments, despite warnings of fraud.

"We're not going to stop payments to feed children until we have the proof that things happen," Walz said.

Comer objected: "You didn't stop payments because you didn't want to rock the boat."

In his opening statement, Ellison maintained that his office has pursued fraud convictions aggressively where it has the jurisdiction to do so.

Republicans have homed in on the welfare scandal as an opportunity to disparage the state's Democratic leadership, but it also has fueled anti-immigrant rhetoric within the GOP -- specifically against Minnesota's large Somali community. At one point, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, who is also a member of the Oversight panel, asked Walz whether he knew how many of those indicted have been Somali-American.

"We don't investigate or prosecute people based on ethnicity, religion--," Walz said, before Jordan interrupted him.

"Neither do I, we shouldn't do that," Jordan responded. "85 percent of the people indicted were Somali-American, a key voting bloc, and I think that's what drove this whole thing."

The White House quickly amplified video of the exchange on X.

The House Oversight Committee released a report revealing that Walz knew of the rampant fraud long before it was exposed -- but covered it up to keep the federal money flowing to his Somali Pirate Supporters.

Senior Minnesota government officials, including Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, were aware of claims of widespread fraud in the state's federally funded welfare programs for years, but failed to act other than to retaliate against whistleblowers, the House Oversight Committee concluded in a report released Wednesday.

Both Walz and Ellison are scheduled to testify before the committee on Wednesday at 10:00 AM, the committee previously announced. They are likely to face questions from the committee about fraud schemes estimated to have cost taxpayers as much as $18 billion and that were first reported by Just the News in summer 2024.

Dozens of defendants, many of them Somali immigrants who settled in Minnesota, have been indicted or convicted in a sweeping federal fraud investigation.

Walz and Ellison were aware of fraud

"Testimony obtained by the Committee reveals that Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison were aware of widespread fraud in social service programs, lied about their knowledge of the fraud, and retaliated against employees who dared to raise concerns," Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said in a statement.

"Instead of protecting vulnerable Americans, they handed over billions in taxpayer dollars to fraudsters and threw their own state employees under the bus," Comer added.

...

The new video evidence allegedly showing empty daycare facilities registered to serve hundreds of children aligned with warnings from the state's legislative auditor dating back to 2018 that there were persistent signs of fraud in the program, Just the News reported.

The investigation also centered on a Minneapolis fraud ring connected to the state's Somali immigrant community that exploited the state's federally-funded food program. The Department of Justice first charged 47 people in 2021 as part of a $250 million scheme involving the nonprofit Feeding Our Future that prosecutors alleged diverted federal COVID-19 relief funds for personal gain.

Attorney General Merrick Garland, who served during the Biden administration, called it the largest pandemic-era fraud scheme ever identified.

Testimony from nine state officials

Walz, who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2024, previously acknowledged there is fraud in his state, but said his administration has made it a priority to root out for years.

However, the Oversight Committee believes the evidence shows the opposite, that Walz and his senior officials knew about the fraud concerns from the very beginning of his tenure and ultimately failed to act to address it before facing public backlash and pressure from the federal government in recent months.

...

Though Walz originally said that he was informed about suspicious activity related to Feeding Our Future in November 2020, but he could not recall the precise date, one MDE official told the Oversight Committee that the Minnesota government had received complaints about the program as early as 2018.

MDE Assistant Commissioner Daron Korte, whose agency oversaw the money funneled to the Feeding Our Future food program from federal pandemic-era relief funds, confirmed that such complaints were received between 2018 and 2021.

He testified that Gov. Walz's office would have been informed of the concerns by April 2020 and that Attorney General Keith Ellison's office would have received a notice also.

When threatened with a lawsuit, Minnesota officials resumed funding

Once MDE found in March 2021 that Feeding Our Future was in "serious deficiency," the agency moved to cut off all funding to the organization. However, despite officials acknowledging the agency's authority to unilaterally cut funds, it resumed payments by April 30, 2021 over fears that the nonprofit would sue, Korte told congressional investigators.

"[We] could unilaterally make that decision, but we just knew, with Feeding our Future, it was going to end up in court and had the potential to be overturned," Korte testified.

Feeding Our Future's founder and executive director Aimee Bock -- who was eventually charged and convicted as part of the million dollar fraud scheme -- threatened MDE with a lawsuit in April 2021 claiming racial discrimination if funding was terminated. The nonprofit formally filed the lawsuit in November that year alleging violations of state law.

Minnesota official approved more food program sites after fraud concerns

Because of the threat of the lawsuit, MDE approved an additional four sites administered by Feeding Our Future even after fraud concerns had been raised by the agency. Korte said the agency did this because the U.S. Department of Agriculture refused to provide a justification under federal law for the state to cut off the funds.

Read the whole thing.

Tim Walz is doing his typical Blustering Homosexual Retard act, claiming simultaneously that he knows nothing about any of this but also that he knows enough that he can guarantee that everyone in his government acted perfectly.

Tim Walz can name every illegal arrested by ICE, but says he has no idea who two of his constituents murdered by illegal aliens are.

Jack
@jackunheard

3h

Tim Walz might have just landed himself in prison.

He just got exposed for RESTARTING taxpayer payments to Somali fraudsters tied to 'Feeding Our Future'

This is so damning...

Jim Jordan: "Why didn't you tell the truth about why you restarted the payments?"

WALZ: "The agency believed the court required them to make those payments."

JORDAN: "That was false. The court says the judge never ordered you to resume Feeding Our Future payments. So the court's lying?!"

WALZ: "I can't tell you!"

JORDAN: "Somebody's lying! Either you're lying or the court's lying. Which one?"

WALZ: "I just know what the attorneys said."

JORDAN: "Are you hiding behind the court? Is this about politics?!"

Insane @Jim_Jordan

This is just an unwarranted insult except it's totally warranted.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:24 PM




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1 Cheater slicks, blade

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 02:00 PM (Kt19C)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (6jv/d)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (LdBR/)

4 Someone get Tim a Tampon before he bleeds out!

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (1Udfd)

5 "Let me be clear: In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money, we'll find you, we'll prosecute you, we'll convict you, and we'll throw you in jail," the Democrat said in his opening remarks at a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.


Name one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (6jv/d)

6
I'm listening to it right now. It's maddening.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (pAy1S)

7 Did they show up with their pants belted around their knees and a diamond grill?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)

8 Pam Bondi should be unleashing her CHAIGA on both of these criminals but, she wont.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (abIsI)

9 I have nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:26 PM (ExV1e)

10 Congressman, eh? How will they withstand all the sleeves rolled up in their direction?!?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)

11 This guy should be testifying with a Hemp Necktie, standing on the Trapdoor of a freshly built gallows.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 02:27 PM (1Udfd)

12 To bad tar and feathers are antiquated, maybe a public hanging is in order or lashed to the tune of one for each million in fraud.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at March 04, 2026 02:28 PM (qZdIZ)

13 "Let me be clear: In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money, we'll find you, we'll prosecute you, we'll convict you, and we'll throw you in jail," the Democrat said in his opening remarks at a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
----
Objection! No facts in evidence to support this claim.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 02:28 PM (ESVrU)

14 democraps: How dare you take back or stop that which we have already stolen or plan to steal.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (xvV+O)

15 In before the 'nothing will happen' guy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (6jv/d)

16 I would like for someone to go with 'Make no mistake' rather than. Let me be clear. Just for fucking variety.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)

17 "Let me be clear: In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money, we'll find you, we'll prosecute you, we'll convict you, and we'll throw you in jail," the Democrat said

Name one, Tampon Tim. Name one.

Posted by: Dan at March 04, 2026 02:30 PM (dkCvi)

18 In a prison somewhere, inmates Bubba, Spike, and Chainman are patiently waiting.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 02:30 PM (2WIwB)

19
Ellison is outright lying. "We worked to get them [the Somali fraudsters] convicted." His office did ZILCH. Federal prosecutors did every bit of it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:31 PM (pAy1S)

20 Tim should be in prison.

BLaMtifa supporting Kweef Ellison should be in prison.


Neither will ever see the inside of a jail cell.

We're not a serious country, yet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:31 PM (6jv/d)

21 15 In before the 'nothing will happen' guy.
Posted by: Sponge
======
Something already did, Walz had to drop out for reelection as the stench was too bad even for Dems, he is finished in politics. Now we see if he goes to jail on top of that.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)

22 Nothing will happen to Tampon Tim.

Not. A. Thing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 02:31 PM (W2Pud)

23 Ellison is outright lying. "We worked to get them [the Somali fraudsters] convicted." His office did ZILCH. Federal prosecutors did every bit of it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:31 PM (pAy1S)


Wasn't there already evidence out there that showed not only did he know it was going on, he covered for it and told his office "nothing to see here?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:32 PM (6jv/d)

24 OT

Diane Lane on the Tonight show. 1983. Cute as a button.

https://youtu.be/W2iHngxn1dg?
si=43ZcnnvaG4w_OcWp

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:32 PM (zZu0s)

25 Something already did, Walz had to drop out for reelection as the stench was too bad even for Dems, he is finished in politics. Now we see if he goes to jail on top of that.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:31 PM (E4rtv)


*narrator voice*

He won't.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:32 PM (6jv/d)

26 Burn.

Posted by: DaveA at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (FhXTo)

27 Tim Walz, Keith Ellison Face Congressmen on the Rampant Fraud They Encouraged and Enabled

Heh. I love the ambiguous 'they' in that sentence.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (MJOSJ)

28 Tim should be in prison.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:31 PM (6jv/d)

Tim should be decorating a lamppost.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)

29
Now we see if he goes to jail on top of that.
Posted by: whig

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

I don't think anything is going to be traceable to him. Whistleblowers were stopped at a lower level. I don't think anything was ever laid on his desk.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (pAy1S)

30 democraps: How dare you take back or stop that which we have already stolen or plan to steal.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (xvV+O)
---
This guy gets it!

Posted by: Somali Fraudsters at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (ESVrU)

31 That's a lot of words to say "Democrats lie."

Posted by: Oddbob at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (VpFcv)

32
Tim should be decorating a lamppost.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)


I find your terms acceptable.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (6jv/d)

33 Walz is asshoe.

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (vbXSk)

34 Tim should be decorating a lamppost.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)

The old ways are best. -- Vlad the Impaler

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:34 PM (ExV1e)

35 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Too bad no voters on the Dem side have, or will, hear about this

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 04, 2026 02:34 PM (SRRAx)

36 Name one, Tampon Tim. Name one.
Posted by: Dan at March 04, 2026 02:30 PM (dkCvi)

I bet some white guy with white privilege went down for that.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:34 PM (rbvCR)

37 How about putting out one of Walz' eyes? Then everyone will see him for the pirate he is.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE)

38
Wasn't there already evidence out there that showed not only did he know it was going on, he covered for it and told his office "nothing to see here?"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

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

He claims that "those individuals" approached him for "help navigating the bureaucracy," which he provided.

Ohhh, later, SHOCKINGLY, some of them were convicted "with his help." Complete lie. He did NOT help.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:35 PM (pAy1S)

39
Political Criminals: "blah blah blah yes I've committed every crime I've been accused of blah blah blah"

Criminal Politicians: "blah blah blah we find the accused guilty and he can tell us all about his privation at the hands of the system at the yacht regalia next week, and he better have his mistress bring some lobster rolls, because this is no small matter, blah blah blah."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 02:35 PM (BI5O2)

40 It's all theater - nothing will happen. Nobody will be so much as criminally referred much less indicted or charged.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 02:35 PM (QGaXH)

41 Importing people that can't feed themselves seems like a stupid thing to do. Maybe we shouldn't do this?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:35 PM (pZ64F)

42 "Let me be clear: ...

Well, we let you be clear and, from the statements that followed, you are clearly lying.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 02:35 PM (MJOSJ)

43 The old ways are best. -- Vlad the Impaler
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:34 PM (ExV1e)

If we really wanted to go old school we'd either throw him from the Tarpien Rock. Let a semi run over him these days.

Or find a peat bog to sink his ass in.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:36 PM (zZu0s)

44 Has anyone asked about the Somalis carrying $millions in their carry-on luggage, taking it "home" to the Somalia they allegedly fled?

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 02:36 PM (vbXSk)

45 This all great but you know what would be even greater? Sending people to dig canals... after a fair trial of course.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 04, 2026 02:36 PM (xvV+O)

46 13 "Let me be clear: In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money, we'll find you, we'll prosecute you, we'll convict you, and we'll throw you in jail," the Democrat said in his opening remarks at a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
----
Objection! No facts in evidence to support this claim.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 02:28 PM (ESVrU)

++++++

"Let me be clear" always means henceforth comes the lies. People who say this little prelude should really drop it altogether.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 04, 2026 02:36 PM (MMuF5)

47 Didn't Superman have a curl like that?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (Cqx++)

48 Has anyone asked about the Somalis carrying $millions in their carry-on luggage, taking it "home" to the Somalia they allegedly fled?
Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 02:36 PM (vbXSk)


"Orange Man Bad!" they responded.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (6jv/d)

49 And this fucker Walz was going to be VP of the United States?


You can't hate Democrats enough. To include the nice little old lady next door with her "Hate has no home here" signs. FFS!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (aaRct)

50 As a founding member of NAMBLA and a Chomo in good standing, I support Governor Walz.

Posted by: Ed Buck, homosexual murderer and rapist at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (/IU3q)

51 Tim is just a retard! Quit being mean to (gay/fag) and leave him alone.

Posted by: Mrs Retard at March 04, 2026 02:38 PM (ggkmJ)

52
"Let me be clear" always means henceforth comes the lies. People who say this little prelude should really drop it altogether.
Posted by: washrivergal at March 04, 2026 02:36 PM (MMuF5)


As 'allah ackbar' means you better fear for your life and take appropriate action.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:38 PM (6jv/d)

53
Democrat questioning is all "In light of Donald Trump's 32 crimes of fraud and his illegal pardoning of 100 fraudsters, can you blame anyone for committing fraud?"

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:38 PM (pAy1S)

54 Tim Walz is doing his typical Blustering Homosexual Retard act,

Knucklehead! I said I'm a knucklehead!!!

Posted by: Tim Walz at March 04, 2026 02:38 PM (JCZqz)

55 You can't hate Democrats enough. To include the nice little old lady next door with her "Hate has no home here" signs. FFS!
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (aaRct)

If your neighbor has a "Hate has no home here" sign, consider attaching a smiling picture of Trump to it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:38 PM (ExV1e)

56 I wouldn't be upset if I saw Somali's being dragged through the streets...


On their way to the airport to be deported back to the shithole they crawled out of.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (aaRct)

57
And this fucker Walz was going to be VP of the United States?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

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

It's terrifying.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pAy1S)

58 Some people did some stuff.

Posted by: Ilhan Omar, brother afficianado at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (I69rP)

59 What does Kamala have to say?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pZ64F)

60
"Let me be clear: In Minnesota, if you defraud public programs, if you steal taxpayer money, we'll find you, we'll prosecute you, we'll convict you, and we'll throw you in jail,"

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

Absolute lie. The feds did it all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:40 PM (pAy1S)

61
He'll be US Senator Walz of Minnesota real soon. You watch.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 02:40 PM (IifOV)

62 I wonder if Brandon Gill is deliberately putting a lock of hair over his forehead so he looks like Superman.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (Riz8t)

63
You can't hate Democrats enough. To include the nice little old lady next door with her "Hate has no home here" signs. FFS!
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (aaRct)


ALL Democrat voters support:

The genital mutilation of children.
Open borders and importing criminals from every 3rd world shithole on the planet.
Allowing illegals to rape, pillage and murder Americans.
Imprisoning people for 'wrongthink.'
Killing people for 'wrongthink.'
The killing of white people for whatever reason.

I'm sure there's more, but I'm tired.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (6jv/d)

64 While I'm sure Timmy is as venal as they come, I sort of think he is just the designated patsy. Somewhere behind the curtain, the real brains of the outfit is now counting his money while stroking a white Persian cat.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (CSQvy)

65 "Tim Walz, Keith Ellison Face Congressmen on the Rampant Fraud They Encouraged and Enabled"


Ace I think you forgot to add this line:


"And profited from".

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (0N4FZ)

66
Governor Walz did Pretti-Good.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (IifOV)

67 What does Kamala have to say?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pZ64F)


Space is vast and spacious.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:42 PM (6jv/d)

68 28 Tim should be decorating a lamppost.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)

Tim should be having his bones pounded to powder by a jackhammer.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 02:42 PM (3wOGw)

69 I wouldn't be upset if I saw Somali's being dragged through the streets...

On their way to the airport to be deported back to the shithole they crawled out of.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

(the best nic ever, by the way) Maybe we could deport them on an Iranian navy vessel.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 02:42 PM (MJOSJ)

70 ...I'm sure there's more, but I'm tired.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (6jv/d)


Getting rid of police
No cash bail
Hell, getting rid of prisons...

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:43 PM (aaRct)

71 Tim should be having his bones pounded to powder by a jackhammer.
Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 02:42 PM (3wOGw)

Damn. Wasn't that the Jewish curse for Hadrian?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:43 PM (zZu0s)

72 I wonder if Brandon Gill is deliberately putting a lock of hair over his forehead so he looks like Superman.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (Riz8t)

The worst thing in politics now is the proliferation of "the look"

Every politician who plans to do big things cultivates a "look" - like nose glasses, or a curl, or anything like that
It turns politics into WWE, and rightly so.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:43 PM (rbvCR)

73 I do revel in the fact that Eyepatch McCain will be sent packing.

Thank you for your military service, sir.

Your government service, however, you can GFY for, asshole.

Don't go away mad, just go away.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:43 PM (6jv/d)

74
Hate Has No Home Here
(but it sure pays the rent)

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 02:44 PM (e5WJR)

75 59 What does Kamala have to say?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pZ64F)

"GARCON! ANOTHER EIGHT FINGERS!"

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 02:44 PM (3wOGw)

76 If the election fraud had worked it would be Vice President Walz, but wait! There’s more! On top that would’ve been President Harris! I’m stopping now. Don’t want to puke up my Whataburg.

Posted by: Eromero at March 04, 2026 02:44 PM (sH4Bk)

77 55 You can't hate Democrats enough. To include the nice little old lady next door with her "Hate has no home here" signs. FFS!
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (aaRct)

If your neighbor has a "Hate has no home here" sign, consider attaching a smiling picture of Trump to it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:38 PM (ExV1e)

++++

Whenever I come across a house with a "Hate has no home here" sign I am filled with irrational rage.

Posted by: washrivergal at March 04, 2026 02:45 PM (MMuF5)

78 The old ways are best. -- Vlad the Impaler

I saw mention of a particularly gruesome old way- a medieval duke was burned to death by his townsfolk... with a candle.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 02:45 PM (MJOSJ)

79 What does Kamala have to say?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pZ64F)

"GARCON! ANOTHER EIGHT FINGERS!"

Pronounced GAR-kon.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 02:45 PM (Riz8t)

80
This all great but you know what would be even greater? Sending people to dig canals... after a fair trial of course.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious

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

I found a shovel-ready project.

https://x.com/mpopv/status/
2028936400146710955

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:45 PM (pAy1S)

81 66
Governor Walz did Pretti-Good.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM

When I see Pretti good all I hear is Larry David saying that phrase over and over.

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 04, 2026 02:46 PM (x62K9)

82 Republicans have homed in on the welfare scandal as an opportunity to disparage the state's Democratic leadership

—

Out: Republicans pounce

In: Republicans home

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 02:46 PM (qpQFJ)

83 Gar-Kon sounds like a bad guy from Conan stories.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:46 PM (zZu0s)

84 59 What does Kamala have to say?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pZ64F)
----
Hawk TUAH

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (3BwY8)

85 Disparage is a good word.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)

86 Most Democrats don't support anything besides a (D) printed on a paper, and most Republicans are the same, except it's an (R).

They all just punch the ticket, especially in midterms - that's where the die-hards vote.

Both get told every two years it's The Most Important Ticket Ever Punched, and it's never true until it is, and by that time, every ticket-puncher has long since quit punching tickets.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (BI5O2)

87 ----
Hawk TUAH
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (


Went to a Trump Superstore in Myrtle Beach and they were still selling that gear. I was surprised.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (6jv/d)

88 Don’t want to puke up my Whataburg.
Posted by: Eromero at March 04, 2026 02:44 PM (sH4Bk)

Why not? Puke tastes better.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (C5K3W)

89 Disparage is a good word.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)


I like the word 'shenanigans.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:48 PM (6jv/d)

90 Kamala loved the blustering homo retard act--it got him the VP nomination.

Posted by: Dave at March 04, 2026 02:48 PM (sbsMc)

91 Is it wrong to hope for a civil war between Minnesota Dem factions? Asking for a friend

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 02:48 PM (/C62k)

92
Why not? Puke tastes better.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (C5K3W)


There has never been anything more incorrect said on the internet in the history of ever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:48 PM (6jv/d)

93 Is anyone going to be arrested for this stuff?

Posted by: GigantorX at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (VkId7)

94 I like the word 'shenanigans.'
----------------
Monkey shines is moar on target.

Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (pZ64F)

95 Kamala loved the blustering homo retard act--it got him the VP nomination.
Posted by: Dave at March 04, 2026 02:48 PM (sbsMc)

Dems were attracted by the deep deep pockets he represented.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (rbvCR)

96 When will people learn that electing democrats is just a raid on the treasury?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (C5K3W)

97 99.999% of homes with a “no human is illegal” sign in front are at least 3 miles away from where the nearest illegal lives.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (qpQFJ)

98 I wonder if Brandon Gill is deliberately putting a lock of hair over his forehead so he looks like Superman.
Posted by: Archimedes

I don't think that kind of thing usually happens accidentally.

I'm wondering how long it takes him in the morning to get it just right.

But it's cute on him and he's asking the right questions so I'll let it slide.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (a+4eV)

99 As long as we are investigating Minnesota fraud, and sending people to look at the full list, can we get someone to go over to Walz's house with a cadaver dog, checking for missing school boys?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (di6Sl)

100 Went to a Trump Superstore in Myrtle Beach and they were still selling that gear. I was surprised.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (6jv/d)
----
Well it's Myrtle Beach, so...

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (3BwY8)

101 Any chance Trump can dump the Income Taxes?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (pZ64F)

102 Kamala, AKA Venn-Diagram von Cackleshart.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (3wOGw)

103 crucifixion at 7

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (jrgJz)

104 While I'm sure Timmy is as venal as they come, I sort of think he is just the designated patsy. Somewhere behind the curtain, the real brains of the outfit is now counting his money while stroking a white Persian cat.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 04, 2026 02:41 PM (CSQvy)
====

That's one speculation.

I think it's more like a cloud of two-bit con artists gaming out the system for a career in crime. One set of crooks pools up a percentage of their take to push another set of crooks into positions of power in another state. Then it's vicey and versey, up and down, and all around. The greatest fleece job ever committed in one country in the history of the world.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (rj6Yv)

105 Is anyone going to be arrested for this stuff?
Posted by: GigantorX at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (VkId7)


So far, for the billions of dollars that has been stolen from the American taxpayer, there's been, what, 90 arrests? However, I haven't heard of one conviction for anything even remotely related to this.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (6jv/d)

106 75 59 What does Kamala have to say?
Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pZ64F)

"GARCON! ANOTHER EIGHT FINGERS!"
Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 02:44 PM (3wOGw)

You forgot 'hic'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (QGaXH)

107 The Left: Trump valuing what his properties are worth to get a loan. - Crime.

Also the Left: Soamli pirates stealing the public bline - Not A Crime, and if you merely question it, racism straight up.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (XV/Pl)

108 ----
Well it's Myrtle Beach, so...
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM


Valid, but it's the offseason. I expect things like that when it's in season, but.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:51 PM (6jv/d)

109 I wonder how the South African Boers are doing. Have they defrauded the American taxpayers by this time or nah?

I'm guessing nah.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 04, 2026 02:51 PM (FMtrg)

110
You forgot 'hic'.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (QGaXH)


Bish bettah not be stealing my schtick!

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 04, 2026 02:52 PM (6jv/d)

111 106 You forgot 'hic'.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 02:50 PM (QGaXH)

I don't do Hillary posts.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 02:52 PM (3wOGw)

112 Diane Lane on the Tonight show. 1983. Cute as a button.

https://youtu.be/W2iHngxn1dg?
si=43ZcnnvaG4w_OcWp
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Thanks for that. Diane Lane is an underrated beauty.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 02:52 PM (77rzZ)

113 When will people learn that electing democrats is just a raid on the treasury?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (C5K3W)

Most democrat voters are in on it. Think who their voters are. Teachers, govt employees, welfare recipients, ngo people, military contractors, etc. They’re fine with raiding the treasury because they get a cut.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 02:52 PM (qpQFJ)

114 Why you do this to me, Dimmy?

Posted by: Timmy Walz's victims at March 04, 2026 02:53 PM (/IU3q)

115 Trump just dropped a post on Truth Social (I believe) where he says that he's going to make an endorsement in the TX Senate race and he wants whoever he doesn't choose to drop out.

Hmmmm....

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at March 04, 2026 02:53 PM (hil2i)

116 Why not? Puke tastes better.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:47 PM (C5K3W)
Well, it might be the same because I just ate it.
What do you have against Whataburger?

Posted by: Eromero at March 04, 2026 02:53 PM (sH4Bk)

117 109 I should add that I assume they are not because if they were, the left would be defending them instead of protesting them.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 04, 2026 02:54 PM (FMtrg)

118 > So far, for the billions of dollars that has been stolen from the American taxpayer, there's been, what, 90 arrests? However, I haven't heard of one conviction for anything even remotely related to this.
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There likely won't be any convictions. Ever.

And the amount stolen, so far, from taxpayers in more like $38 Trillion Dollars. There's no other way to justify that amount of federal debt unless it's all fraud.

Oh, and lastly, I'd like a fucking refund for the 40+ years of taxes I've paid.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 02:55 PM (jtM2q)

119 Wow.... that progression of autism spending in Minnesota stuns even me. Nancy Mace made Walz look even more retarded than usual..... it's incredible that there are 5.7M people living in Minnesota.... and they spent $343M on autism programs in 2024 alone. That's so clearly criminal as to not even need any further explanation....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 02:55 PM (xT8gx)

120 "I just know what the attorneys said."

Layers of Weasel up in here.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 04, 2026 02:55 PM (DgMqy)

121 lol horde mind @110/111

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 02:55 PM (3BwY8)

122 “WOW: The Walz Administration just said rioters are using Minnesota’s Paid Family Medical Leave program to take up to 12 weeks off of work, paid for by the taxpayers, after being tear-gassed.”

Minnesota Officials Confirm Protests Tied To Tax-Funded Leave Claims

https://tinyurl.com/mr36njds

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 02:56 PM (NpAcC)

123 The interviewer in the C3 video is hawt.

Posted by: Bigsmith at March 04, 2026 02:56 PM (1Au9i)

124 : "Somebody's lying! Either you're lying or the court's lying. Which one?"

The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 02:57 PM (Kt19C)

125 >>>"We don't investigate or prosecute people based on ethnicity, religion--," Walz said, before Jordan interrupted him.

"Neither do I, we shouldn't do that," Jordan responded.

>That's a good reason why we should lock up both of the criminal fucks. One black, one white.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 02:57 PM (gVUi7)

126 The interviewer in the C3 video is hawt.
Posted by: Bigsmith at March 04, 2026 02:56 PM (1Au9i)

Nancy Mace. Yes hot but she's in the wrong corner of the hot/crazy matrix...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (xT8gx)

127 Sometimes Nancy Mace looks pretty hot, like when she is gnawing on Tim Walz's headbone.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (mV7kM)

128 There will be some token arrest. Guy will get 6 months prison time or something like that. But none of the money will ever be recovered. And it will continue to be stolen. Democrats are a crime syndicate. They don’t just stop operations because someone got sloppy.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (qpQFJ)

129 99.999% of homes with a “no human is illegal” sign in front are at least 3 miles away from where the nearest illegal lives.
Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (qpQFJ)

Aside from the nanny.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (8avO+)

130 Any chance Trump can dump the Income Taxes?
Posted by: pudinhead

Considering it's an actual, while unConstitutional Amendment, Amendment, no.

But the Congresshitbirds could pass a law to redirect all income taxes to taxpayer-controlled savings accounts. That might be the only option in the immediate.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (diia5)

131 121 lol horde mind @110/111
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 02:55 PM (3BwY

I love when I manage to stir the pot like that....LOL!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (QGaXH)

132 Wow.... that progression of autism spending in Minnesota stuns even me. Nancy Mace made Walz look even more retarded than usual..... it's incredible that there are 5.7M people living in Minnesota.... and they spent $343M on autism programs in 2024 alone. That's so clearly criminal as to not even need any further explanation....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt


5.4M are Somalis.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 02:59 PM (pKr8Y)

133 "We don't investigate or prosecute people based on ethnicity, religion--," Walz said, before Jordan interrupted him.



But releasing criminals back onto the streets based on their ethnicity or religion is a-ok, right Timmy?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 02:59 PM (6jv/d)

134 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

OK, will someone please explain this one to me?

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 02:59 PM (77rzZ)

135 Diane Lane on the Tonight show. 1983. Cute as a button.

https://youtu.be/W2iHngxn1dg?
si=43ZcnnvaG4w_OcWp
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Thanks for that. Diane Lane is an underrated beauty.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 02:52 PM (77rzZ)

I've always had a crush on her, ever since I saw her as Breezy in the movie 6 pack with Kenny Rogers and Erin Gray

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at March 04, 2026 02:59 PM (NtVYv)

136 somehow, Trump was indited and spent time in actual courtrooms on actual made-up charges/laws which may have been violations at best .
this MN fraud is a slam-dunk case a rookie could procecute.
what the f is the point of these hearings... you have a building full of lawyers , can someone serve Waltz / Ellison a subpeona? is that so fking hard to do.?!?!?

Posted by: blindJustice at March 04, 2026 02:59 PM (5LiC7)

137 129 99.999% of homes with a “no human is illegal” sign in front are at least 3 miles away from where the nearest illegal lives.
Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 02:49 PM (qpQFJ)

Aside from the nanny.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (8avO+)

I rate this as

True [ ]

False [X]

There are also gardeners.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:01 PM (QGaXH)

138 The interviewer in the C3 video is hawt.
Posted by: Bigsmith at March 04, 2026 02:56 PM (1Au9i)

Nancy Mace. Yes hot but she's in the wrong corner of the hot/crazy matrix...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM

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Gawd no. I was referring to the blond reporter in the last clip posted by C3.

Posted by: Bigsmith at March 04, 2026 03:02 PM (1Au9i)

139 I'm sorry but congressional hearings accomplish pretty much nothing.

Has Walz or Ellison been charged? This is prima facie criminal negligence even if they weren't involved...which they were.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:02 PM (sKqQm)

140 36 Name one, Tampon Tim. Name one.
Posted by: Dan at March 04, 2026 02:30 PM (dkCvi)

I bet some white guy with white privilege went down for that.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:34 PM (rbvCR)

*perks up* Went... down?

Posted by: James Talarico at March 04, 2026 03:02 PM (Sy6m/)

141 Do the defrauded people in Minnesota have standing to file a class action lawsuit against the defrauders?

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 03:02 PM (+nEug)

142 Aside from the nanny.

I ended up on a mailing list for working moms in the blue area I live in.

The most common topic was "How do I make sure I don't get in trouble for not reporting my payments to Maria?"

The second most common topic was, "Some American girl interviewed for my nanny job and she wanted $20h...and some nights off! What a bitch!"

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:04 PM (sKqQm)

143 130 Any chance Trump can dump the Income Taxes?
Posted by: pudinhead

Considering it's an actual, while unConstitutional Amendment, Amendment, no.

But the Congresshitbirds could pass a law to redirect all income taxes to taxpayer-controlled savings accounts. That might be the only option in the immediate.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (diia5)

I don't think the amendment mandates Income Taxes, it just allows them. It was just going to be a small amount, surely the rich could afford an extra 2 or 3 % for the common weal...

In practice it created a bottomless well of money.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:04 PM (QGaXH)

144 141 Do the defrauded people in Minnesota have standing to file a class action lawsuit against the defrauders?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 03:02 PM (+nEug)

Dismissed
- Judge Boasberg

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 03:04 PM (qpQFJ)

145 Gawd no. I was referring to the blond reporter in the last clip posted by C3.
Posted by: Bigsmith at March 04, 2026 03:02 PM (1Au9i)

Ah... my bad. That means I gotta go back up and watch the clip posted by C3....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 03:04 PM (xT8gx)

146 We don't investigate or prosecute people based on ethnicity, religion--," Walz said, before Jordan interrupted him.
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Or crime.

Note also he didn't say they don't prosecute based on political views.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:04 PM (e5WJR)

147
There are also gardeners.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
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House cleaners.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 04, 2026 03:05 PM (XeU6L)

148 9 I have nooded.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:26 PM (ExV1e)
________
Put your clothes back on! There are ladies present.

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2026 03:05 PM (AlhUl)

149
While I'm sure Timmy is as venal as they come, I sort of think he is just the designated patsy. Somewhere behind the curtain, the real brains of the outfit is now counting his money while stroking a white Persian cat.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

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That's what I think. Somali scamsters sized up Timmy as stupid and timid, and scammed away. He never had anything to do with their arrests or trials.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:06 PM (pAy1S)

150
So far, for the billions of dollars that has been stolen from the American taxpayer, there's been, what, 90 arrests? However, I haven't heard of one conviction for anything even remotely related to this.
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There likely won't be any convictions. Ever.

Posted by: Martini Farmer

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

The Feeding Our Future fraud got 80+ convictions, and people went to prison.

This latest bunch -- the autism, elder care, daycare, and learing centers -- haven't seen the business end of a federal investigator yet as far as I know, but I only know what Pam Bondi tells us.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:08 PM (pAy1S)

151 I think Timpon was involved, but we'd fine that say one of his kids got a no-show NGO job out of this.

Which is a "legal" way to bribe someone

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)

152 134 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

OK, will someone please explain this one to me?
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 02:59 PM (77rzZ)

It was the punchline from a joke but I forgot the details. I think it involved an inebriated person and a women with two tattooed thighs (Elvis and someone else) and the drunk trying to identify the who the two tattoos were. He wasn't sure about the tattoos but the one in the middle was definitely Willie...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:08 PM (QGaXH)

153 Here I am at the hospital for MOAR TESTING. MRI today. I rock this hospital gown, I must say.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:09 PM (TzUrJ)

154 152 Thanks, ARiK.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 03:09 PM (77rzZ)

155 >>OK, will someone please explain this one to me?

It's the punchline of a joke that's worthy of a slight chuckle the first time you hear it.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 03:10 PM (Y1sOo)

156 >>The interim report, based on transcribed interviews with nine current and former Minnesota state employees and documents obtained to date, includes new explosive testimony revealing that senior officials in Minnesota state government — including Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison — were aware for years of widespread fraud in federally funded social services programs, deliberately misled the American people about their knowledge of the fraud, possessed clear authority to safeguard taxpayer dollars, and repeatedly failed to take meaningful action.

https://tinyurl.com/sz84cmzd

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 03:11 PM (viF8m)

157 Here I am at the hospital for MOAR TESTING. MRI today. I rock this hospital gown, I must say.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

I had a gastric emptying test today. I got to eat radioactive scrambled eggs. Sadly, I do not seem to have acquired any cool superpowers as a result.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)

158 See 40 years ago its Willie Nelson but nowadays it would be Jason Statham

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:11 PM (sKqQm)

159
Do the defrauded people in Minnesota have standing to file a class action lawsuit against the defrauders?
Posted by: Ben Had

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

There must be a hard NO to that, because otherwise there would have been tons of successful lawsuits against Our Betters over the years.

But you'd think we'd be able to!!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:11 PM (pAy1S)

160 >>>Or crime.

Note also he didn't say they don't prosecute based on political views.

Posted by: ...

>One black muslim. One white christian. The shackles don't discriminate.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 03:12 PM (gVUi7)

161 Billions and Billions of tax dollars stolen. But these dickheads know Nothing!,Nothing! about it? Sure they don't. Because the American people are stupid and believe anything they say. They would not want me on their jury. But it's not just these two, all of the dirty assholes that was in on this. ALL of them.

Posted by: Case at March 04, 2026 03:12 PM (gQFwH)

162 Put your clothes back on! There are ladies present.
Posted by: Eeyore at March 04

Thanks. I laughed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 03:12 PM (7RYym)

163 Do the defrauded people in Minnesota have standing to file a class action lawsuit against the defrauders?

Its only your taxdollars.

No standing.

Next

Posted by: Some Judge at March 04, 2026 03:12 PM (sKqQm)

164 Who do I see to get my tax dollars back?

Posted by: High tech at March 04, 2026 03:12 PM (37cEZ)

165 I do not seem to have acquired any cool superpowers as a result.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)

—————

Yet

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:12 PM (TzUrJ)

166 Do the defrauded people in Minnesota have standing to file a class action lawsuit against the defrauders?
Posted by: Ben Had

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

There must be a hard NO to that, because otherwise there would have been tons of successful lawsuits against Our Betters over the years.

But you'd think we'd be able to!!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:11 PM (pAy1S)
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It's more than a little infuriating that Somali fraudsters could be found to have more standing to restore their "benefits" than the Americans they are stealing from.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 03:13 PM (ESVrU)

167 I don't think the amendment mandates Income Taxes, it just allows them. It was just going to be a small amount, surely the rich could afford an extra 2 or 3 % for the common weal...

In practice it created a bottomless well of money.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:04 PM


It doesn't the amendment just gives congress the power to levy income taxes without regard to any census or apportionment. There is no where in the 16th amendment that requires an income tax.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 03:14 PM (0N4FZ)

168 Here I am at the hospital for MOAR TESTING. MRI today. I rock this hospital gown, I must say.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:09 PM (TzUrJ)

Best to you. I recently had an MRI and there were some "exciting" words in the report that had me sweating... but then I saw the neurologist and was relieved to hear that all was well. But it's the kind of excitement I don't need.... I hope your excitement abates quickly/immediately

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 03:14 PM (xT8gx)

169
Look at the bright side, Timpon -- once you are imprisoned, you can become a fierce and fearless advocate for having tampon dispensers installed in men's prisons.

The music never stops and the song goes on.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 04, 2026 03:14 PM (xG4kz)

170
Its only your taxdollars.

No standing.

Next
Posted by: Some Judge

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

If the big corporations are supposed to get everything back after Trump's "illegal" tariffs, I don't see why I shouldn't get back all the money I gave the government that it put to illegal uses.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:15 PM (pAy1S)

171 It's more than a little infuriating that Somali fraudsters could be found to have more standing to restore their "benefits" than the Americans they are stealing from.

The point of government is to take as much money from the productive class as possible to steal that money for the government and its clients.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

172 I'm sorry but congressional hearings accomplish pretty much nothing...


The dirty little secret is that if the media picks up the trail and pursues it, then they can accomplish much. The true power of the media is that they control the narrative because sadly there are enough stupid, non-critically thinking people in this country that if the media says "Go out and burn down the cities tonight!", the cities will burn tonight.


This is another of the many reasons I've bcome jaded on teh whole idea of "democracy".

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 03:15 PM (aaRct)

173 I hope your excitement abates quickly/immediately
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 03:14 PM (xT8gx)

————-

Thanks, Linus. This is just a continuation of my little medical adventure that started in September.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:16 PM (TzUrJ)

174
I sometimes got connecting flights through Minneapolis in the late 1990s, and even then I was struck by the number of Somalis working in and around the airport. The males have a certain look that can identify them, and I could always tell the female ones because of the clothing.

It turns out the whole thing was so much worse than it looked. And it didn't look good. Did any of them get jobs that weren't just used to facilitate crime?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 03:16 PM (VWtfl)

175 One thing I noticed about those videos.... Jim Jordan did not have his sleeves rolled up. What's going on???!!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 03:17 PM (xT8gx)

176 This is another of the many reasons I've bcome jaded on teh whole idea of "democracy".

The founders were pretty clear on this - for representative government to work you need a moral and engaged electorate.

And living in a blue area the electorate most cares about "how do I get mine?" to the extent they can even be bothered to read more then a headline...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:17 PM (sKqQm)

177 Trump is a terrorist. I think that's a new one.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:17 PM (e5WJR)

178 I don't think it has been mentioned often enough that even if Kamala were not politically lethal on her own (she is), the fact that she selected a corrupt moron like Walz as her veep would end her political career all on its own.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 03:18 PM (Riz8t)

179 The Congress wouldn't dare pass a bill stopping all Federal monies until the fraud is cleaned up . Why? Lots of fraud everywhere. It's just humongous in blue states

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 03:18 PM (/C62k)

180 Walz is pretty reflective of a type of leftwing voter. He's like the mirror reverse of Vance.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)

181 I rock this hospital gown, I must say.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:09 PM

I'm sure you do, and it's good that you maintain a sense of humor. May the Lord bless you and may rough places be made smooth.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 03:18 PM (PFs9e)

182 The point of government is to take as much money from the productive class as possible to steal that money for the government and its clients.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

Don't forget making people miserable.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:19 PM (e5WJR)

183 "I can't speak to that" is the new "I can't recall."

Wow. BURN! I was waiting for pedo mouth Walz's thistle hair to combust into flames!

What a retard! He could have been a heartbeat and stutter from being president!

THANK GOD FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 03:19 PM (WONhk)

184 One thing I noticed about those videos.... Jim Jordan did not have his sleeves rolled up. What's going on???!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 03:17 PM (xT8gx)
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That's how you know nothing will happen.../sarc

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 03:19 PM (ESVrU)

185 The Congress wouldn't dare pass a bill stopping all Federal monies until the fraud is cleaned up . Why? Lots of fraud everywhere. It's just humongous in blue states

A non-trivial number of GOPers are beneficiaries of fraud as well.

Why don't they want to clamp down on MN Somali fraud? Well it could be their rice bowl next...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

186 The point of government is to take as much money from the productive class as possible to steal that money for the government and its clients.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

Don't forget making people miserable.

And guaranteeing access to sex with children.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 03:20 PM (U4c/V)

187 On today's episode of the Waltons, John breeds Olivia out again.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 03:20 PM (Kt19C)

188 I rock this hospital gown, I must say.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:09 PM
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It really lets your ass breathe!

Posted by: Frank Reynolds at March 04, 2026 03:20 PM (ESVrU)

189 168 Here I am at the hospital for MOAR TESTING. MRI today. I rock this hospital gown, I must say.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:09 PM (TzUrJ)

Best to you. I recently had an MRI and there were some "exciting" words in the report that had me sweating... but then I saw the neurologist and was relieved to hear that all was well. But it's the kind of excitement I don't need.... I hope your excitement abates quickly/immediately
Posted by: LinusVanPelt


I hate that results are posted for patients to see before a provider has had a chance to review them. Dr Google is not your friend. AI is not your friend. Please. Let your doctor explain the results
To you. It will save you a ton or worry.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 03:20 PM (W2Pud)

190
I will be pleasantly surprised if Walz and Ellison go to jail.

I don't think they will -- the desire to actually put them there is needed. I hope I'm wrong.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 03:21 PM (VWtfl)

191 159
Do the defrauded people in Minnesota have standing to file a class action lawsuit against the defrauders?
Posted by: Ben Had

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

There must be a hard NO to that, because otherwise there would have been tons of successful lawsuits against Our Betters over the years.

But you'd think we'd be able to!!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 03:11 PM (pAy1S)

In my working life I worked around large liquid nitrogen (LN2) dewars. These stood around 5' tall and maybe 36 inches in diameter. Every one had a little pressure relief valve to allow gas from the warming LN2 to escape. There are some pretty sobering videos of what happens when you tamper with the pressure relief that allows the expanding gas to escape. (BOOM!)

Elections are like that little pressure relief valve. I think it's extremely dangerous that in some instances D's apparently have found a way rig elections in their favor. Kind of like welding that pressure valve shut.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:21 PM (QGaXH)

192 You can't hate Democrats enough. To include the nice little old lady next door with her "Hate has no home here" signs. FFS!
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (aaRct)

I just bought a house. When I move in two months from now, I’m tempted to fill my yard with signs such as “Hate Lives Here Happily” and “My Life is the Only One that Matters” and “I Don’t Coexist with Marxists” etc., etc.

Posted by: Kathysaysso at March 04, 2026 03:21 PM (7OVtU)

193 Ok great! Now fucking kill them or something!

Posted by: JoshO at March 04, 2026 03:22 PM (xL2KH)

194 As was said to Senator McCarthy de ades ago, "Have you no decency?".

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 04, 2026 03:22 PM (YlWIZ)

195 Thanks, Fen.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:22 PM (TzUrJ)

196
I hate that results are posted for patients to see before a provider has had a chance to review them. Dr Google is not your friend. AI is not your friend. Please. Let your doctor explain the results
To you. It will save you a ton or worry.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 03:20 PM (W2Pud)

I get my results online and last time I was panicked because some of the tests looked bad and contacted My Doctor.. She said that they were actually good....I felt stupid

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 03:23 PM (VE6XX)

197 168 Here I am at the hospital for MOAR TESTING. MRI today. I rock this hospital gown, I must say.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:09 PM (TzUrJ)

Best to you. I recently had an MRI and there were some "exciting" words in the report that had me sweating... but then I saw the neurologist and was relieved to hear that all was well. But it's the kind of excitement I don't need.... I hope your excitement abates quickly/immediately
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 03:14 PM (xT8gx)

Be well, Duke! If you can rock a hospital gown you are high on my list!

Indeed, radiology reports send you into looking up words. With my cardiac sonogram the diagnosis looked not great. Then with research it was ok...later translated by the cardiac PA that it's ok and she dismissed me. That came as a surprise because I thought the "best case" would be I have to see her twice a year. Nope! Adios!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 03:23 PM (WONhk)

198 178 I don't think it has been mentioned often enough that even if Kamala were not politically lethal on her own (she is), the fact that she selected a corrupt moron like Walz as her veep would end her political career all on its own.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 03:18 PM (Riz8t)
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I think the evidence shows that being a corrupt moron in the D party is an asset.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 03:23 PM (3BwY8)

199
Don't forget making people miserable.

Sort of. I remember a debate about recycling in one town I lived in.

After someone pointed out that pretty much all recycling gets thrown out anyway, some underworked and over privileged Karen stepped up to the mic to announce that of course we all have time to sort and wash our trash for the earth and that got cheers from the other Karens in attendance.

So Karens and their ilk get a rush from this sort of virtue signaling, sort of like modern flagellants. This is also why they loved wearing masking and bleaching their mail.

Note not long after the measure passed some HS kids put a tracker in the recycling, and traced it to...the town dump.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:24 PM (sKqQm)

200 Will pray Duke.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:24 PM (e5WJR)

201 And now for something completely different. Comedian Tim Hawkins, megachurch parking and the fruits of the spirit:

https://tinyurl.com/mwjd9a3y

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 03:24 PM (PFs9e)

202 I hate that results are posted for patients to see before a provider has had a chance to review them. Dr Google is not your friend. AI is not your friend. Please. Let your doctor explain the results
To you. It will save you a ton or worry.
Posted by: nurse ratched


Waiting for tomorrow to see my Gastroenterologist. When I was in for the kidney stone, they found a 50mm by 60mm mass by my pancreas. Had an endoscopy and biopsy done last Thursday. The doctor that did it said it didn't look like cancer. Said it was "unique". The mass looked like a bag of marbles. Even said that in the report.

Tomorrow I get to see the doctor and hopefully the lab results.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:24 PM (pKr8Y)

203 67 What does Kamala have to say?

Posted by: pudinhead at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pZ64F)


Space is vast and spacious.

space is big
space is dark
it's hard to find
a place to park

Posted by: burma shave at March 04, 2026 03:24 PM (oY6Yp)

204 Walz looks like a guy who beat his dick like it owes him money.

Posted by: Vengeance at March 04, 2026 03:25 PM (wn0/z)

205 Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 03:20 PM (W2Pud)

Yes. I despise having to interpret my own results.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:25 PM (e5WJR)

206 Money from these frauds is probably being laundered back to the techno billionaire socialists who fund and control the democrat party. They didn't set up those NGO webs for nothing.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at March 04, 2026 03:25 PM (9X60i)

207 This is another of the many reasons I've bcome jaded on teh whole idea of "democracy".

The founders were pretty clear on this - for representative government to work you need a moral and engaged electorate.

And living in a blue area the electorate most cares about "how do I get mine?" to the extent they can even be bothered to read more then a headline...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:17 PM (sKqQm)


Precisely! And it's worsened when 98% of the media - the ones providing the headlines - are communist rat-fucks.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 03:25 PM (aaRct)

208 175 One thing I noticed about those videos.... Jim Jordan did not have his sleeves rolled up. What's going on???!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 03:17 PM (xT8gx)

It's been pretty cold in DC lately, I hear.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:25 PM (QGaXH)

209 It’s still amazing to me that the 2 candidates from the land of misfits, kamala and waltz thought they were going to win.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 04, 2026 03:26 PM (2NHgQ)

210 apropos...this has come to my attention : "MASSIVE VICTORY: Proposition 10 to ban Sharia in Texas passed by an overwhelming landslide (95%)!

We sent a message that cannot be ignored.

Texans stand for America, not Sharia."

5% who did not, need to be deported

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 03:26 PM (GD0B3)

211 The most dangerous place in the world is between a Republican and their Hearing Microphone.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:26 PM (e5WJR)

212 Elections are like that little pressure relief valve. I think it's extremely dangerous that in some instances D's apparently have found a way rig elections in their favor. Kind of like welding that pressure valve shut.

Indeed - the point of elections is to replace combat to determine who leads and what policies we follow. The argument is the majority would probably win on the battlefield, so it is simpler to let them win an election without all the destruction and death.

But stealing elections then says to the majority that they will no longer get their way unless they in fact resort to violence...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:26 PM (sKqQm)

213 Democrats will be ushering in Sharia sooner than you imagine.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:27 PM (e5WJR)

214 Openly I mean. I mean they're already doing it. There are Sharia Courts.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:27 PM (e5WJR)

215 Indeed, radiology reports send you into looking up words. With my cardiac sonogram the diagnosis looked not great. Then with research it was ok...later translated by the cardiac PA that it's ok and she dismissed me. That came as a surprise because I thought the "best case" would be I have to see her twice a year. Nope! Adios!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 03:23 PM (WONhk)

Yes I had an odd incident years back and called an ambulance to the E room. After a few days and the cardio dude looked at the tests and said don't come back for 10 years.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 03:27 PM (8avO+)

216 202 Prayer up, Rickb.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 03:27 PM (77rzZ)

217 I usually say I don't want to work with foreigners.

But I think I want foreigners to dig my grave, because they're greedy heathens, they just want to get paid, they won't ask too many questions about the 6' hole they're digging, they won't report it to any authorities, and then I can rest in front of my daylilies instead of sharing a room with 10,000 dickholes.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)

218 Last lab result I got had the phrase “how the fuck is this guy still alive?”

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:28 PM (TzUrJ)

219 Waiting for tomorrow to see my Gastroenterologist. When I was in for the kidney stone, they found a 50mm by 60mm mass by my pancreas. Had an endoscopy and biopsy done last Thursday. The doctor that did it said it didn't look like cancer. Said it was "unique". The mass looked like a bag of marbles. Even said that in the report.

Tomorrow I get to see the doctor and hopefully the lab results.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:24 PM (pKr8Y)

its gonna be an actual bag of marbles.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 03:28 PM (8avO+)

220 Kuwaiti aircraft are suspected to be responsible for the shootdown of three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles on March 2, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The friendly fire episode occurred around 7 a.m. local time on the third day of the U.S. war against Iran. At least one Kuwaiti F/A-18 is believed to be responsible.

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 03:28 PM (RHGPo)

221 Has anyone ever heard John Cornhole grilling anyone?


Which is starting to piss me off. The rumor is that the GOP-E is going to rig the election and force Paxton out so that we have Uniparty stooge Cornhole resume his treachery.

Want to know how to make sure black-pilled Texans stay home in November? Tell them that Paxton couldn't beat Screwtape so they had to rig the election to keep the same damned Establishment types in to make sure SAVE never gets passed, that DOGE cuts are never implemented and that Obama Care can never be repealed/replaced and that Amnesty is always on the table.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 03:29 PM (WCaCG)

222 143 130 Any chance Trump can dump the Income Taxes?
Posted by: pudinhead

Considering it's an actual, while unConstitutional Amendment, Amendment, no.

But the Congresshitbirds could pass a law to redirect all income taxes to taxpayer-controlled savings accounts. That might be the only option in the immediate.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 02:58 PM (diia5)

I don't think the amendment mandates Income Taxes, it just allows them. It was just going to be a small amount, surely the rich could afford an extra 2 or 3 % for the common weal...

In practice it created a bottomless well of money.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
======
Income taxes are like any other tax allowed by the Constitution for Congress to levy.

Congress can tax or it can remove the taxes as it pleases. The 16th Amendment does not mandate Congress pass income taxes, it simply allows them to do so.

To remove the income tax forever means repealing the 16th Amendment via another amendment. Like repealing the 17th, not very likely.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 03:29 PM (E4rtv)

223 Money from these frauds is probably being laundered back to the techno billionaire socialists who fund and control the democrat party. They didn't set up those NGO webs for nothing./i]

I'd say not exactly.

There are some people that float between tech jobs and NGOs, but mostly the NGOs are for people that can't perform at one of those tech companies.

Take Bezos, his money comes from the government protecting his semi-monopolies. And he trades letting the Democrats siphon tax dollars as graft in return for them protecting thise monopolies.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:29 PM (sKqQm)

224 It’s still amazing to me that the 2 candidates from the land of misfits, kamala and waltz thought they were going to win.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at March 04, 2026 03:26 PM (2NHgQ)

Given how much they stole from the campaign, they might not have thought they were going to win.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 03:29 PM (8avO+)

225 192 You can't hate Democrats enough. To include the nice little old lady next door with her "Hate has no home here" signs. FFS!
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 02:37 PM (aaRct)

I just bought a house. When I move in two months from now, I’m tempted to fill my yard with signs such as “Hate Lives Here Happily” and “My Life is the Only One that Matters” and “I Don’t Coexist with Marxists” etc., etc.
Posted by: Kathysaysso at March 04, 2026 03:21 PM (7OVtU)

I have a house and I've at times wished I could find a sign that says 'In this house' and then lists Maxwell's Equations or Newtons laws of Motion.....

I don't believe my wife would allow it tho....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:30 PM (QGaXH)

226 "Cornhole grilling"

Cornhole and grilling make for a great cookout party!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 04, 2026 03:31 PM (DgMqy)

227 then I can rest in front of my daylilies instead of sharing a room with 10,000 dickholes.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)

Three words: "Cremation" and "post-hole digger"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:31 PM (rbvCR)

228 The government giving up your money , never

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 03:31 PM (+nEug)

229 But the Congresshitbirds could pass a law to redirect all income taxes to taxpayer-controlled savings accounts.

Or reduce the rate to 0% of income.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 03:31 PM (WCaCG)

230 We sent a message that cannot be ignored.

Texans stand for America, not Sharia."

5% who did not, need to be deported
Posted by: runner


Where are the results? All I can find is week old bullshit talking about it.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (pKr8Y)

231 I don't think it has been mentioned often enough that even if Kamala were not politically lethal on her own (she is), the fact that she selected a corrupt moron like Walz as her veep would end her political career all on its own.

-------

certainly a brave journalist has asked Kamala to denounce her 'credibly accused' running mate. ?

Posted by: blindJustice at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (5LiC7)

232 This stuff I have to drink for the MRI is quite refreshing. It’s lemon lime with hints of vanilla and cat litter.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (TzUrJ)

233 Cremation

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Not an option.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (BI5O2)

234 "In This House We Obey The Laws Of Thermodynamics"

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (rbvCR)

235 Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 04, 2026 03:28 PM (TzUrJ)

Well. I'm sure there are number of people who are glad about that. And had you thought about doing a stand up comedy routine on doctors visits when all of this is completed?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (PFs9e)

236 Sort of. I remember a debate about recycling in one town I lived in.

After someone pointed out that pretty much all recycling gets thrown out anyway, some underworked and over privileged Karen stepped up to the mic to announce that of course we all have time to sort and wash our trash for the earth and that got cheers from the other Karens in attendance.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:24 PM (sKqQm)

My take on this is that if recycling was really useful, the garbage company would pay us to pick it up. If my house is sitting on a gold mine or oil deposit, someone certainly will make it worth my while to get it out of the ground.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+)

237 Trump could send the IRS off to shovel snow in Alaska and declare a tax amnesty similar to what Biden did with the border.

That doesn't mean a future Dem admin couldn't go after anyone that took advantage of Trump's offer though.

Of course this would be interesting politics because everyone that refused then to pay taxes would be HIGHLY incentivized to make sure no Dem ever wins the presidency again...

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (sKqQm)

238 Wanted to add: I read 10yrs worth of lab/radiology results as a RN case manager in the ED, ICU's and all over the med center. So I generally know my stuff for results and am glad to get them quickly. Because the fear of the unknown and a wait of weeks is much worse for me.

However, until the doc talks to you there are often misconceptions. I've only had this myself once a few months ago...but I quickly saw it was not a huge deal with some research.

On the other hand, a few years ago my husband's calcium scores were high (he's on lipitor and this is what it's supposed to do: calcify the wet crap in your arteries,which is more stable). We felt ok, not great, but ok that he had no symptoms and was a past elite runner with a resting heart rate of 45.

The first cardiologist wanted a cath intervention with the scores,and I waited til we were out of the office to say, no, we are getting another opinon at the university.

There they had him combine a cardiac sono with stress test, proving his arteries were clear. The PA said all is well and sees him once a year...no cardiac cath. Thanks be to God.

Always get a second opinion if possible. Always.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (WONhk)

239 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (Zz0t1)

240 Prayers rickb223!!!!

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (e5WJR)

241 Not an option.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (BI5O2)

Well, then a wide PTO driven auger is probably going to be your best bet. Avoid tree roots.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 03:33 PM (rbvCR)

242 Not an option.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Does Judaism forbid cremation? I did not know that.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 03:34 PM (77rzZ)

243 Make me.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 03:34 PM (fYhK6)

244 We should bill Kuwait for shooting down those 3 planes...

Posted by: lin-duh at March 04, 2026 03:34 PM (9U6Wl)

245 Kuwaiti aircraft are suspected to be responsible for the shootdown of three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles on March 2, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The friendly fire episode occurred around 7 a.m. local time on the third day of the U.S. war against Iran. At least one Kuwaiti F/A-18 is believed to be responsible.
Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 03:28 PM (RHGPo)

if so at least we know they can hit *something*. Now we just need to point them in the right direction.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 03:35 PM (8avO+)

246 Posted by: Kathysaysso at March 04, 2026 03:21 PM (7OVtU)

I once put up a sign, "Hate has no home here , but irritability sometimes crashes on the couch."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 03:35 PM (PFs9e)

247 I have a house and I've at times wished I could find a sign that says 'In this house' and then lists Maxwell's Equations or Newtons laws of Motion.....

I don't believe my wife would allow it tho....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:30 PM

Show off!!!

Posted by: Kathysaysso at March 04, 2026 03:35 PM (7OVtU)

248 Kuwaiti aircraft are suspected to be responsible for the shootdown of three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles

If the pilot shoots down two more, then he will be an Ace!

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 03:35 PM (WCaCG)

249

Matt Van Swol
@mattvanswol
🚨#BREAKING: Lakeshia Alston, the woman running for election as a REPUBLICAN in North Carolina's Senate District 22 in a full hijab...

...and was revealed to actually be a LIFE-LONG DEMOCRAT

RAN COMPLETELY UNOPPOSED AND IS NOW THE GOP CANDIDATE!!!!

WHAT?!!!!

https://tinyurl.com/2ynxh72j

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (NpAcC)

250 I saw 10,000 Dickholes open for P.E.E. on Dee Sniders Strangeland Tour in '98.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 03:36 PM (xk72F)

251 we demand inditements perp-walks and extended jail time.

will settle for hand-drawn whiteboard bullet-points and fully cuffed(un-rolled) sleeves and uncouth statements.

Posted by: blindJustice at March 04, 2026 03:37 PM (5LiC7)

252 The Queen of all that is fraudulent, Hillary Clinton, was on full display recently, when she finally had to testify behind closed doors to Congress.

Her imperious attitude complete with yelling at different people asking her questions to slamming her hands down on the table and storming out of the room is the epitome of the arrogance of Democrats who are dared questioned. They are royalty and how dare anyone have the audacity to question their motives or actions. At least Bill was basically good natured and like drooling over the pictures to the point his lawyer kept trying to snatch them away form him.

Posted by: Cheri at March 04, 2026 03:37 PM (oiNtH)

253 There are some people that float between tech jobs and NGOs, but mostly the NGOs are for people that can't perform at one of those tech companies.

Take Bezos, his money comes from the government protecting his semi-monopolies. And he trades letting the Democrats siphon tax dollars as graft in return for them protecting thise monopolies.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 03:29 PM (sKqQm)

These days the real problem is that virtually all companies have a huge admin/HR wing that does nothing but provide jobs for Karens and scolds with the right politics. The actual workers might be able to cover their costs, or not.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (8avO+)

254 222 143 130 Any chance Trump can dump the Income Taxes?
Posted by: pudinhead

I don't think the amendment mandates Income Taxes, it just allows them.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
======
The 16th Amendment does not mandate Congress pass income taxes, it simply allows them to do so.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 03:29 PM (E4rtv)

Edited comments for brevity.

Isn't that what I wrote?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:38 PM (QGaXH)

255
And this fucker Walz was going to be VP of the United States?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

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

It's terrifying.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:39 PM (pAy1S)



On the other hand, God takes care of children, fools and the United States. Walz being kicked to the curb in the election is proof.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 03:39 PM (HXiQ2)

256 252 The Queen of all that is fraudulent, Hillary Clinton, was on full display recently, when she finally had to testify behind closed doors to Congress.

Her imperious attitude complete with yelling at different people asking her questions to slamming her hands down on the table and storming out of the room is the epitome of the arrogance of Democrats who are dared questioned. They are royalty and how dare anyone have the audacity to question their motives or actions. At least Bill was basically good natured and like drooling over the pictures to the point his lawyer kept trying to snatch them away form him.

------------------------
psssh ...she wasnt even that drunk.

Posted by: HunterByden at March 04, 2026 03:40 PM (5LiC7)

257 233 Cremation

-----

Not an option.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 03:32 PM (BI5O2)

Religious objection? Or are you a Terminator?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 04, 2026 03:41 PM (QGaXH)

258 Posted by: Kathysaysso

Congrats on your new house! I like your ideas. If you are feeling a little spicy you could post "Rainbows belong in the sky - not on a flag" .

Posted by: Cheri at March 04, 2026 03:42 PM (oiNtH)

259 At least Bill was basically good natured and like drooling over the pictures to the point his lawyer kept trying to snatch them away form him.
Posted by: Cheri at March 04, 2026 03:37 PM (oiNtH)

I laughed when I saw that clip.

I also laughed when I read that Hil Hag demanded "beauty light." Whatever that is!

I think I will demand this in the future for all family photos!

When she stood up in fake rage over the photograph, I did hope for a second her chair and her would flip over backwards. However, as I was watching a recording I knew it was not possible.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 04, 2026 03:45 PM (WONhk)

260 249

Matt Van Swol
@mattvanswol
🚨#BREAKING: Lakeshia Alston, the woman running for election as a REPUBLICAN in North Carolina's Senate District 22 in a full hijab...

...and was revealed to actually be a LIFE-LONG DEMOCRAT

RAN COMPLETELY UNOPPOSED AND IS NOW THE GOP CANDIDATE!!!!

WHAT?!!!!

https://tinyurl.com/2ynxh72j

-------------

pssssshs b*tch pleeze

Posted by: MitchMcConnell Thune Lankford Murkowski Collins Kasish Paul Ryan MichRomney Massie EPMC Crenshaw Cor at March 04, 2026 03:47 PM (5LiC7)

261 I'm going to enjoy the cartel judge ruling that "their culture" accepts fraud and theft as a way of life, so we can't hold them to that standard.

Oh wait.

One already did ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 03:49 PM (HXT0k)

262 From Mickey Kaus, public opinion is solidifying and may be the reason for the GOP gaining in generic congressional polling.

"Mickey Kaus
@kausmickey
·
15h
"Harvard/Harris asked respondents whether they favored (or not) Trump’s vow to deport 'all immigrants who are here illegally'.

That policy received approval from 57 percent of respondents, including 35 percent of Democrat voters and 56 percent of Independents.

Overall, that’s a five-point rise compared to January, but more importantly a seven-point increase among both the Democrats and Independents polled."

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 03:50 PM (E4rtv)

263 Edited comments for brevity.

Isn't that what I wrote?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
=======
Missed that in your post. Sorry.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 03:52 PM (E4rtv)

264 The Federal government has every right to claw as much of that fraud money back with various ways to do it. Some of those ways is to deny Minnesota of federal funds other states are receiving. Minnesota will have to go without. Other states that are caught doing what Minnesota has done will be in the same boat. Anyone caught defrauding the federal government can and should be thrown in prison.

Posted by: Case at March 04, 2026 03:53 PM (gQFwH)

265 Here I am at the hospital for MOAR TESTING. MRI today. I rock this hospital gown, I must say.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
.......

Good luck.
I had an MRI a ten days ago. They should have a NO FATSOS sign on that thing. They might get stuck in there.

Posted by: wth at March 04, 2026 03:54 PM (UjdFS)

266 These days the real problem is that virtually all companies have a huge admin/HR wing that does nothing but provide jobs for Karens and scolds with the right politics. The actual workers might be able to cover their costs, or not.
Posted by: Oldcat

DEI is facing a lot more legal challenges nowadays and AI is likely to eat a big chunk of HR Karens out of a job. A lot of job applications at megacorp now are AI aided submissions by applicants submitting to AI HR servers to weed out applicants.

H1B is getting a serious brake check as well as both petitions and lottery positions are declining along with escalating 100k fee for new applications and possibly renewals if their employee status changes. Average salary got bumped way up too.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 03:55 PM (E4rtv)

267 264 The Federal government has every right to claw as much of that fraud money back with various ways to do it. Some of those ways is to deny Minnesota of federal funds other states are receiving. Minnesota will have to go without. Other states that are caught doing what Minnesota has done will be in the same boat. Anyone caught defrauding the federal government can and should be thrown in prison.
Posted by: Case

Should be as easy more or less as teh IRS clawing back money that it mistakenly paid out. Feds should be able to simply remove the fraudulent payments from bank accounts of recipients by garnishment.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 03:56 PM (E4rtv)

268 Rumor: UK is now blaming Israel for a drone attack on British assets in Cyprus, saying they launched it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 03:59 PM (HXT0k)

269 Democrat Liberal Kami Women and Men continuing with their present diet will be extinct within a generation.....

Lack of nutrition, high alcohol consumption, smoking, lack of exercise and obesity are prevalent in those 40 and younger...

"These findings further underscore that colorectal cancer is worsening among younger generations and highlight the immediate need for eligible adults to begin screening at the recommended age of 45," said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer at the American Cancer Society.

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:06 PM (xvV4K)

270 Brandon Gill carefully prepares his 5 minutes of questioning. Too bad he doesn't get 30 minutes. Rep Perry should have taken lessons from him, his questioning on trucking licensing could have been much better.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:06 PM (Dv3i1)

271 Nancy Mace's stupid tricks could have been scrapped for a more Brandon Gill style skewering on the Autism questions also.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 04:08 PM (Dv3i1)

272 Thanks a lot Joey Numbnuts Biden and Kami Hooker Harris for giving away Bagram Air Base...

Gee, it might be useful in Urgent Fury you Cum Stains.........

Joey's new book: "How to screw up a wet dream"....

Posted by: Jackson K. at March 04, 2026 04:19 PM (xvV4K)

That Thing That Never Happens Happened Again

larrymaloney
@larrymaloney

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Shakir Khan Sentenced Following Denial of Motion to Withdraw Plea

On March 2, 2026, the Honorable Judge Northup sentenced Shakir Khan, who pled no contest to criminal counts that include election fraud and money laundering, underscoring the San Joaquin County District Attorney's firm commitment to safeguarding election integrity and holding accountable those who attempt to undermine our democratic process.

Khan was sentenced to three years under AB 109, to be served in county jail, with one year suspended and served on mandatory supervision. In addition, the court imposed an eight-year state prison term that is stayed, contingent upon Khan's successful completion of mandatory supervision. If Khan violates the terms of his supervision, the stayed prison term may be imposed.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said, "Today's sentence shows the seriousness with which we take efforts to tamper with the electoral process in San Joaquin County. Accountability includes honoring the plea and fulfilling the terms of supervision. If Mr. Khan fails to comply, the full consequences of his sentence will be enforced."

The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office remains committed to enforcing the rule of law and ensuring that all defendants adhere to their court-ordered obligations.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM




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1 CAN ANYONE BEAT THE BLADE?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

2 Shakir Khan is just stealing the elections Americans won't. Really it is an act of love

Posted by: Jeb Bush at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (sKqQm)

3 Should I know this person ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (I7RJN)

4 CAN ANYONE BEAT THE BLADE?

DOES IT REALLY MATTER?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (/HDaX)

5 KHAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN!

Bend over, honey.

Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (H4qGm)

6 We may never know which way he voted.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (e5WJR)

7 He got his brother in Pakistan to register to vote and to vote for him in California.

or maybe he did it all for him....regardless, that suggests there is no control on California voter registration.

Posted by: Harun at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (IuIym)

8 We should honour his heritage and cut his fucking thumbs off.

Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (H4qGm)

9 This is where most of the new fraud is coming from.

The number of people voting isn't substantially increased, but the number of ballots coming in are.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (sKqQm)

10 He'll be stuck in Lodi again

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (EgkXQ)

11 @susancrabtree
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🚨🚨 NEW: CALIFORNIA VOTER FRAUDSTER SENTENCED AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND 71 VOTER NAMES REGISTERED TO HIS OWN ADDRESS.

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"71 votes wouldn't have swung any election. Therefore no one would do this. Therefore, no elections have fraud in them."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)

12 He also did this for fake people IIRC and other people who did not live in his district.

This was only found out because this guy ALSO ran a gambling operation and was caught.

And used the same address for a ton of people.

Posted by: Harun at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (IuIym)

13 We should honour his heritage and cut his fucking thumbs off.
Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (H4qGm)

I say leave 'em on so we can hang him by them.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (/HDaX)

14 Obviously Khan did make his Dem Party dues payments and he slid from his protected criminal class to mere citizen.
Next time: pay up chump.

Posted by: Voter theater. at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (ZuEiM)

15 Shere Khan was one of the scariest Disney villains ever.

Posted by: Wally at March 04, 2026 01:23 PM (pduCL)

16 Well, I see I've been beat in making a CCR reference.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 04, 2026 01:23 PM (CNl8/)

17 "Khan was accused of taking advantage of the Pakistani community with his election fraud misconduct."

Nice spin there. He didn't "take advantage" of these goatfuckers. These goatfuckers put him there! It's like claiming that Ilan Omer parasite took advantage of the Somali community.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:24 PM (iFTx/)

18 CBS poll: 85% of Republicans support the President's strikes on Iran

Fox News poll: 84% of Republicans support strikes on Iran
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67% of Republicans are Pro Life

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:24 PM (e5WJR)

19 KAAAAAAHN!

Posted by: Capt Kirk at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (1Udfd)

20 And yet they still gave him basically a slap on the wrist with 8 out of 10 possible years behind bars suspended pending he doesn't do anything so bad that they get off their asses and pursue him for parole violation, which I'm assuming in CA means he'd have to kill someone.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (3BwY8)

21
(repost"

Batya Ungar-Sargon
@bungarsargon
5h
CBS poll: 85% of Republicans support the President's strikes on Iran

Fox News poll: 84% of Republicans support strikes on Iran

Washington Post poll: 81% of Republicans support strikes on Iran

Retuers/Ipsos poll: 82% of Republicans support strikes on Iran

Liberal mainstream media: "MAGA SPLIT ON IRAN!"

Don't believe the fake news. MAGA isn't split. MAGA influencers are split from MAGA voters."

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (GD0B3)

22 anyone know what elon musk supposedly did wrong with ballots in georgia?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (CWTWj)

23 CBS poll: 85% of Republicans support the President's strikes on Iran

Fox News poll: 84% of Republicans support strikes on Iran
---------

82% of Republicans approve of Trump

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (e5WJR)

24 U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to endorse John Cornyn over Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary runoff, sources tell The Atlantic.

Posted by: Mark1971 at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (CNl8/)

25 But...but...I was assured by Democrats that this sort of thing never happens. Did they lie?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (bFu5X)

26 Khan!!!!!

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (qFwJc)

27 Wait. Did something happen?

Posted by: The person who thinks nothing will ever happen at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (GxK4/)

28 "71 votes wouldn't have swung any election. Therefore no one would do this. Therefore, no elections have fraud in them."

And the fun part of this answer if you ask, "Shouldn't we make sure there aren't more Shakir Khans producing thousands of fake votes that would and have swayed elections" the answer is..."no that would be racist"

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

29 The only sentence available for election fraud should be death.

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 01:26 PM (sKqQm)

30 9 This is where most of the new fraud is coming from.

The number of people voting isn't substantially increased, but the number of ballots coming in are.
Posted by: 18-1

Which is why ultimately a return to paper ballots, paper registration precinct books, etc. need to be brought back and ballots counted with election judge signoffs at the precinct before going to a central counting facility. Absentee ballots received get counted before the election day.

It does not stop cheating but it makes the logistics for massive cheats much harder to pull off.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:26 PM (E4rtv)

31 re 25: and then they say, but it wouldn't make any difference on election day

Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 01:26 PM (CWTWj)

32 24 U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to endorse John Cornyn over Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary runoff, sources tell The Atlantic.
Posted by: Mark1971
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Only Cornyn's people would pass something like that to the Atlantic. Problem is that Trump hates the Atlantic and its owner Ms. Steven Jobs who is friend of Ghislaine.

My guess is Trump stays out of it.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

33 Say what you like about Shakir Khan, I still think she is a hotty and earned her title of Queen of Funk

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)

34 Chaka Khan >>> Shakir Khan

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (r5b2S)

35 25 But...but...I was assured by Democrats that this sort of thing never happens. Did they lie?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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When their lips move.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (E4rtv)

36 The real crime here is ist-a-phobia.

Posted by: Cray Cray at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (QpHLI)

37
Republicans want to stop all fraud

Democrats want to stop Republicans

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (e5WJR)

38 Islamojeet gonna Islamojeet

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 01:29 PM (wa/yD)

39 FWIW, re Homeland Security funding bill in House--from Fox.

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
2h
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Speaker Johnson just revealed an order has gone out from House Democrat leadership demanding all Democrats VOTE DOWN reopening DHS tomorrow

So they are betraying America and keeping DHS closed while we face conflict with Iran and possible sleeper cells. TRAITORS.

"They have sent out a WHIP notice instructing Democrats to vote down Homeland Security funding. I ought to drop the mic right here and walk out of this room!"

"Democrats will fund tomorrow NOT to fund mission-critical operations!"
@SpeakerJohnson

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:29 PM (E4rtv)

40 My mistake. I mean that no matter what you think about Shakir Khan, she is a hot hotty from Colombia, and she has bust-ass dance moves.

I am sorry she is indicted in Spain over the tax evasion though.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 01:29 PM (rbvCR)

41 It doesn't happen, it rarely happens, it doesn't happen enough to change anything, it's actually a good thing it happens.

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 01:29 PM (Q+gd/)

42 Texas Primary Runoff Day: May 26

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:30 PM (fYhK6)

43 When their lips move.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (E4rtv)

And when they don't. But all the other times they are telling the truth.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:30 PM (e5WJR)

44 34 Chaka Khan >>> Shakir Khan
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (r5b2S)


-----

Shiwan Kahn was a formidable foe.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at March 04, 2026 01:30 PM (QpHLI)

45 Three years in county jail? Didn't know such a thing was possible.

I suspect this steamer will be quietly released in a few months, if even that.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:30 PM (iFTx/)

46 5 KHAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN!

Bend over, honey.
Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (H4qGm)

Kahn's ... The Keener Weiner

iykyk

Posted by: zombie Jimmy Dudley at March 04, 2026 01:30 PM (3sXRv)

47 39
"They have sent out a WHIP notice instructing Democrats to vote down Homeland Security funding. I ought to drop the mic right here and walk out of this room!"

"Democrats will fund tomorrow NOT to fund mission-critical operations!"
@SpeakerJohnson

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:29 PM (E4rtv)

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Well, the House will pass it anyway, and it's just political posturing.

Which should play kind of badly with most people except those that write large checks to the DNC, of which there are increasingly few in number.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM (GBKbO)

48 And this, Ethics Cmte investigation of Gonzalez now.

Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
·
3h
🚨 BREAKING: The House Ethics Committee has launched an INVESTIGATION into Rep. Tony Gonzales’ improper affairs, “coincidentally” ONE DAY after his primary

How convenient! They did their best to protect Gonzales, but Brandon Herrera STILL got more votes.

LET’S GO BRANDON! 🇺🇸🔥

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM (E4rtv)

49 When their lips move.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (E4rtv)

Yes and only then!

Posted by: Democrat Ventriloquist Dummy at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM (e5WJR)

50 Is this why Ratchett lost?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM (AlhUl)

51 Remember that thing I promised I wouldn't do in your mouth again?

Whoops.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 01:32 PM (3BwY8)

52 [The rumor is that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn and wants Paxton to drop out -- boo!]

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

The Republican Primary Race for the United States Senate in the Great State of Texas, a State I LOVE and won 3 times in Record Numbers (the HIGHEST vote ever recorded, by far!!!), cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer. IT MUST STOP NOW! We have an easy to beat, Radical Left Opponent, and we have to TOTALLY FOCUS on putting him away, quickly and decisively! Both John and Ken ran great races, but not good enough. Now, this one, must be PERFECT! My Endorsements within the Republican Party have been virtually insurmountable! It is such an honor to realize and say that almost everyone I Endorse WINS, and wins by a lot, especially in Texas! I will be making my Endorsement soon, and will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

https://is.gd/22CQ6L

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 01:32 PM (bfM3F)

53 50 Is this why Ratchett lost?

Posted by: Eeyore at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM (AlhUl)

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Jasmine Crockett lost because white progressives in Austin are afraid of a strong black, independent woman who speaks her mind. They think the black vote should sit down and shut up during primary voting and just turn out like chattel in the general election to vote in favor of whomever the white progressives have chosen to be the nominee.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)

54 too much cabernet, nite,

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 04, 2026 01:33 PM (MFAsx)

55 52 [The rumor is that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn and wants Paxton to drop out -- boo!]

I figured as much

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:34 PM (I7RJN)

56 LET’S GO BRANDON! 🇺🇸🔥
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM

I want to see video of the first time he gets on the House floor and addresses the House as "You sexy YouTube motherlovers."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:35 PM (bFu5X)

57 hobo ass is the bet tasting ass

Posted by: Sid at March 04, 2026 01:35 PM (X1vEy)

58 U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to endorse John Cornyn over Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary runoff, sources tell The Atlantic.

Sit this one out Donnie.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 04, 2026 01:35 PM (JXVa7)

59 If you think immigration enforcement is a threat to "your country", then your country isn't America

Posted by: 18-1 at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

60 I love Trump's thank you for your attention bit. It "stabilizes" whatever he says.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (e5WJR)

61
Sit this one out Donnie.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 04, 2026 01:35 PM (JXVa7)

Doesn't sound like he's going to...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (I7RJN)

62 They think the black vote should sit down and shut up during primary voting and just turn out like chattel in the general election to vote in favor of whomever the white progressives have chosen to be the nominee.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:33 PM

Given their track record of doing just that, why should the white progressives think differently?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (bFu5X)

63 IN related news: Gay Fredo Colorado Guv, to his credit, is reconsidering releasing Tina Peters because a former state dem senator got convicted of the exact same thing and got PROBATION naturally. Peters got 9 years.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (n5tGW)

64 Ugh yeah please don't get involved in the Texas GOP stupidity Donald. You're setting yourself up for failure.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (3BwY8)

65 , paper registration precinct books, etc. need to be brought back and ballots counted with election judge signoffs at the precinct before going to a central counting facility.

I don't know, I kind of like the system our county has, where they have to scan your government-issued picture ID into the system, and then they hand you your paper ballot.

Means that somebody has to have stolen your ID to vote under your name.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (a+4eV)

66 I wonder how long it will take White people to figure out that this country has been is South African-ized.

Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (cpys8)

67 ICE and DHS are a greater threat to Democrats than Iran ever was.

Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (Q+gd/)

68 Wow. Those Tony Gonzales texts with the dead girl. Just wow.

He is toast.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM (iFTx/)

69 Jasmine Crockett lost because white progressives in Austin are afraid of a strong black, independent woman who speaks her mind. They think the black vote should sit down and shut up during primary voting and just turn out like chattel in the general election to vote in favor of whomever the white progressives have chosen to be the nominee.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)

Who you tellin'?

Posted by: Winsome Sears at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM (oSeBJ)

70 Posted by: davidt at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (Q+gd/)

LOL

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM (e5WJR)

71
He is toast.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM (iFTx/)

Bad choice of words in this case

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM (I7RJN)

72 71
He is toast.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM (iFTx/)

Bad choice of words in this case

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM (I7RJN)

======

Or...the perfect words...?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)

73 Posted by: Sid at March 04, 2026 01:35 PM (X1vEy)

:ulls string::

Gimme another canned phrase NPC

Posted by: Halfhand at March 04, 2026 01:38 PM (cXw3b)

74 The rumor is that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn and wants Paxton to drop out
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Meh. Trump isn't perfect, and voters are free to pay more attention to Cornyn's record than random endorsements.

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 01:39 PM (vSvIl)

75 Wow. Those Tony Gonzales texts with the dead girl. Just wow.

He is toast.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM

If you haven't gone to Herrera's EweToob channel and seen the video he put out about this last week, you should. Brutal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:39 PM (bFu5X)

76 If Trump endorses Cornyn Paxton will not drop out... This will be a bad move for Trump

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:39 PM (I7RJN)

77 I generally don't get into the master's headlines but I like:

That Thing That Never Happens in Your Mouth Happened Again

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:40 PM (e5WJR)

78 Bagheera was a bigger badass than Shere Khan.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 01:40 PM (77rzZ)

79 Unexpectedly!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 01:41 PM (wVcYX)

80 Shakir Kahnvict!

Good.

Posted by: Boswell at March 04, 2026 01:41 PM (V7158)

81 >>If you haven't gone to Herrera's EweToob channel and seen the video he put out about this last week, you should. Brutal.



The part where he looks at the camera and reads the text that says: 'Anal?', that is Peak Youtube.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 01:41 PM (1Udfd)

82 "Rumor" wherever Trump's concerned is always useless information.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:41 PM (e5WJR)

83 82 "Rumor" wherever Trump's concerned is always useless information.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:41 PM (e5WJR)

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Anonymous sources!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:42 PM (GBKbO)

84 The rumor is that Trump is going to endorse Cornyn and wants Paxton to drop out

Figures.

Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 01:42 PM (cpys8)

85 76 If Trump endorses Cornyn Paxton will not drop out... This will be a bad move for Trump
Posted by: It's me donna

This is being floated in leftwing mags. Atlantic and now Politico. Neither have been very good at predicting what Trump does or does not do. My guess is Cornyn operatives are doing this. Right now, I suspect Trump has more things on his mind than endorsing an old GOPe type months before the election. He seems to be cagier than that on past endorsements.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:42 PM (E4rtv)

86 I can't be the only one who has come across the poster on X who calls himself "evan loves worf" and figures what an odd name - assume that he fantasizes about Worf from Star Trek pounding his scrawny power bottom with his barbed bat'leth. Otherwise I know nothing other than he has some of the worst takes imaginable.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 04, 2026 01:42 PM (Dv3i1)

87 Wow. Those Tony Gonzales texts with the dead girl. Just wow.

He is toast.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:37 PM

If you haven't gone to Herrera's EweToob channel and seen the video he put out about this last week, you should. Brutal.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:39 PM (bFu5X)
________

The texts are here:

https://tinyurl.com/2em6ebbv

Just wow. I think it's dumb and inappropriate for a politician to sext with subordinates even if it's consensual. But Gonzales was trying to force himself on an clearly unwilling woman. Gross.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)

88 If only Trump would talk more. Let people know what's on his mind sometimes. Then people wouldn't have to speculate.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:44 PM (e5WJR)

89 CAN ANYONE BEAT THE BLADE?
>>>>>>Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

Dude, give it a rest.

Posted by: Same Old at March 04, 2026 01:44 PM (vhT+g)

90 Cornyn is probably polling better than Paxton, Trump would not go with some half-cocked endorsement because of "feelings".

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:45 PM (GD0B3)

91 Can we give credit and chalk up a solid win for the DOJ?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:45 PM (fyPzL)

92 Cornyn has GOT to go. I said what I've said.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 01:45 PM (wVcYX)

93 The county medical examiner determined her death was the result of self-immolation.
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Twice in the back of the head.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:45 PM (e5WJR)

94 If Cornyn endorsement rumor is true.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:46 PM (GD0B3)

95 90 Cornyn is probably polling better than Paxton, Trump would not go with some half-cocked endorsement because of "feelings".

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:45 PM (GD0B3)

======

Trump put out an actual statement, you know.

And it's not endorsing Cornyn.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:46 PM (GBKbO)

96 Rumors?

Posted by: Fleetwood Mac at March 04, 2026 01:46 PM (wVcYX)

97 90 Cornyn is probably polling better than Paxton, Trump would not go with some half-cocked endorsement because of "feelings".
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:45 PM (GD0B3)

The third place Candidate I believe probably drew from Paxton... Has he endorsed either ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:46 PM (I7RJN)

98 I don't know, I kind of like the system our county has, where they have to scan your government-issued picture ID into the system, and then they hand you your paper ballot.

Means that somebody has to have stolen your ID to vote under your name.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

You can do that but the registration, signature, etc. needs to be on paper, not electronic. Anything electronic can be altered with no trace. Paper, not so much--you either have to vanish it by shredding etc. but that raises immediate red flags, or you have to clumsily alter paper documents like precinct sign in sheets. Makes it much more difficult and requires a dispersed fraud op versus a centralized one. And makes it harder to do their ballot drops of anonymous ballots onto central counting stations by creating a voter id, erasing a voter id, after the ballots are counted. Plenty of evidence that is the case now. PA in 2020 200k more votes than registered voters for example or Fulton County with 120 percent turnout of registered voters which shows the same thing. Anonymous fake ballots inserted that have no voter attached to them.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:47 PM (E4rtv)

99 The bitch about lighting yourself on fire is how you then get yourself into the suitcase and then bury yourself in a swamp. But some county coroners say it's doable.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:47 PM (e5WJR)

100 Khan man

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at March 04, 2026 01:47 PM (JRP2U)

101 Hard to tell if it's the US or just plain ole communism

@spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

102 The third place Candidate I believe probably drew from Paxton... Has he endorsed either ?
Posted by: It's me donna
======
If he owes money, he will probably endorse whichever candidate pays off his campaign debts. Endorsements though rarely matter from other candidates especially when the time between primary and runoff is nearly 2 months away. May 26th.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)

103 Dude, give it a rest.
Posted by: Same Old at March 04, 2026 01:44 PM (vhT+g)

"Not gonna happen." - that guy who always knows the Blade never gives it a rest.

Posted by: Boswell at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (V7158)

104 101 Hard to tell if it's the US or just plain ole communism

@spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

=====

Communism works only when subsidized by America.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (GBKbO)

105 The fact that this conviction happened in California of all places shows how pervasive the fraud must be. There must be hundreds of guys like this in the state and Khan just happened to step on someone's toes enough to get punished.

Posted by: Surfperch at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (NQi1o)

106 Hard to tell if it's the US or just plain ole communism

@spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

De electrons no move.

Posted by: It's Physics! at March 04, 2026 01:49 PM (wVcYX)

107
I'm trying to believe that there's any point to voting in elections in California. And failing.

Manufacturing votes is a seasonal industry in this state. Millions of ballots. This clown made his thievery impossible to ignore. The rest will get away with it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 01:49 PM (azNOR)

108 Dude, give it a rest.
Posted by: Same Old at March 04, 2026 01:44 PM (vhT+g)

"Not gonna happen." - that guy who always knows the Blade never gives it a rest.

Posted by: Boswell at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (V715

Right?

Posted by: The girl who's fucking tired of the Blade being first every time at March 04, 2026 01:49 PM (oSeBJ)

109 I know with certainty I never want to find myself matching wits with Karoline Leavitt. I wouldn't even attempt to debate where to go for dinner with her. What is really impressive is her command of facts and policy positions. She is a force of nature.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2026 01:50 PM (BnDlA)

110 107
I'm trying to believe that there's any point to voting in elections in California. And failing.

Manufacturing votes is a seasonal industry in this state. Millions of ballots. This clown made his thievery impossible to ignore. The rest will get away with it.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 01:49 PM (azNOR)

I vote here anyway .. At least I'm never disapointed

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:50 PM (I7RJN)

111 The part where he looks at the camera and reads the text that says: 'Anal?', that is Peak Youtube.
Posted by: garrett

WHAT'S THE CHANNEL NAME!?¿??!

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at March 04, 2026 01:50 PM (JCZqz)

112 De electrons no move.
Posted by: It's Physics! at March 04, 2026 01:49 PM

Well, it's hard to get amped up around here these days.

Posted by: De electrons at March 04, 2026 01:51 PM (0sNs1)

113 56 LET’S GO BRANDON! 🇺🇸🔥
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM

I want to see video of the first time he gets on the House floor and addresses the House as "You sexy YouTube motherlovers."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:35 PM (bFu5X)

+1

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 04, 2026 01:51 PM (xcxpd)

114 Caroline Leavitt is the best Press Secretary evah.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Believe That of Every Woman, So Sue Me. at March 04, 2026 01:52 PM (nsUkS)

115 At least I'm never disapointed
Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:50 PM

Ace only wishes he could say the same.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 01:52 PM (0sNs1)

116 I'm not up to speed on Texas but isn't Cornyn a squish Republican who can't be relied on? I'm not sure and looking for some nollidge on this.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 01:53 PM (G0Snx)

117 Posted by: The girl who's fucking tired of the Blade being first every time at March 04, 2026 01:49 PM

* makes, how you say, 'call me' sign *

Posted by: Paolo at March 04, 2026 01:53 PM (0sNs1)

118 Shakir Khan? I thought that was the tiger from Jungle Book

Posted by: weew at March 04, 2026 01:53 PM (S4IL1)

119 Why is voter fraud so big in california

they're like +40 Karens in demographics

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 04, 2026 01:53 PM (REq0p)

120 You fought in the meme wars?


I was a shit-poster once, yes.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 01:54 PM (pKr8Y)

121 County jail? Is thst where Otis walks in and out and locks the cell behind him.And then goes home on weekends?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:54 PM (Gh3UR)

122 I'm not up to speed on Texas but isn't Cornyn a squish Republican who can't be relied on? I'm not sure and looking for some nollidge on this.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 04, 2026 01:53 PM

It depends on what the definition of 'relied on' is.

Posted by: GOPe at March 04, 2026 01:54 PM (0sNs1)

123 I'm not up to speed on Texas but isn't Cornyn a squish Republican who can't be relied on? I'm not sure and looking for some nollidge on this.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!



You are definitely up to speed.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 01:55 PM (pKr8Y)

124 IN related news: Gay Fredo Colorado Guv, to his credit, is reconsidering releasing Tina Peters because a former state dem senator got convicted of the exact same thing and got PROBATION naturally. Peters got 9 years.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 04, 2026 01:36 PM (n5tGW)

---------------

The Wifey frequently brings up the Tina Peters still being imprisoned issue.

My response is always the same: "Why hasn't Trump sent in Seal Team Six to break her out?!?!?!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 01:55 PM (EAFL2)

125 Just wow. I think it's dumb and inappropriate for a politician to sext with subordinates even if it's consensual. But Gonzales was trying to force himself on an clearly unwilling woman. Gross.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)

Damn! If the woman's widower were to shoot Gonzales dead, I would deem it to be justifiable homicide if I were on the jury.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 01:56 PM (8zz6B)

126 The third place Candidate I believe probably drew from Paxton... Has he endorsed either ?
Posted by: It's me donna
======
If he owes money, he will probably endorse whichever candidate pays off his campaign debts. Endorsements though rarely matter from other candidates especially when the time between primary and runoff is nearly 2 months away. May 26th.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)

Wesley Hunt, currently TX-38 congresscritter. Haven't heard of him lobbing any endorsements around like a scimitar from a lad in a pond.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (wVcYX)

127 De electrons no move.
Posted by: It's Physics! at March 04, 2026 01:49 PM

Well, it's hard to get amped up around here these days.
Posted by: De electrons at March 04, 2026 01:51 PM (0sNs1)

Current events

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (JRP2U)

128 Caroline Leavitt is the best Press Secretary evah.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Believe That of Every Woman, So Sue Me

She is America's bossy big sister.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (BnDlA)

129 From the Pentagon briefing today, it appears we have moved from having air superiority in the battlespace to air supremacy. No further need for standoff munitions. Things are about to get more kinetic.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (Y1sOo)

130 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM

Somebody tripped over the extension cord and pulled it out of the wall.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (IifOV)

131 I'm not up to speed on Texas but isn't Cornyn a squish Republican who can't be relied on? I'm not sure and looking for some nollidge on this.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above!

John Cornyn votes with President Trump 99% of the time. -- John Cornyn

It'd probably be fine if you picked a different 1%, you backstabbing piece of shit. -- Texas voters

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 01:58 PM (ExV1e)

132 *Well, it's hard to get amped up around here these days.*


Resist we much.

Posted by: Al Notsharpton at March 04, 2026 01:58 PM (GxK4/)

133 129 From the Pentagon briefing today, it appears we have moved from having air superiority in the battlespace to air supremacy. No further need for standoff munitions. Things are about to get more kinetic.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (Y1sOo

I bet we know where the new Ayatollah is too...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:58 PM (I7RJN)

134 Why is voter fraud so big in california

they're like +40 Karens in demographics

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 04, 2026 01:53 PM (REq0p)

Maybe they're not.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 01:58 PM (zZu0s)

135 109 I know with certainty I never want to find myself matching wits with Karoline Leavitt. I wouldn't even attempt to debate where to go for dinner with her. What is really impressive is her command of facts and policy positions. She is a force of nature.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

You just don't have the balls to handle a strong woman!!!!

Posted by: Jasmine Crockett at March 04, 2026 01:58 PM (JCZqz)

136 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

----
Did they try turning it off and back on again?

Posted by: AoSHQ Help Desk at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (ESVrU)

137 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM

Somebody tripped over the extension cord and pulled it out of the wall.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (IifOV)

Just kidding!

Posted by: Johnny at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (wVcYX)

138 136 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

They should check the fuse box

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (I7RJN)

139 0sNs1 vs oSeBJ

Thundersock

Two Socks go in - One comes out

Posted by: Boswell at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (V7158)

140 129 From the Pentagon briefing today, it appears we have moved from having air superiority in the battlespace to air supremacy. No further need for standoff munitions. Things are about to get more kinetic.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (Y1sOo
---
Running around a battle space on god mode is fun for a while, but it does get boring eventually...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 02:00 PM (ESVrU)

141 Ok, so those new AoS ads are now giving me a pretty blonde woman with an HH rack no idea what they are trying to sell but hey I'll buy!

Posted by: Some Moron at March 04, 2026 02:00 PM (sKqQm)

142 Whoa? So it wasn't an actual affair? He was trying to bang an unwilling employee?

If you have to bang your own steno pool, your game is shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:00 PM (zZu0s)

143 Two Socks go in - One comes out
Posted by: Boswell at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (V715

Kind of like the dryer

Posted by: Boswell at March 04, 2026 02:00 PM (V7158)

144 136 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

They should check the fuse box
Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (I7RJN)

Don't Anybody Move!

Posted by: Old Man Parker at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (wVcYX)

145 Every time the House votes on a bill or whatever, they do so with their Congressional ID card. They stick it in a machine with 3 buttons that records their vote:
- Yea
- Nay
- Present

A 4th button lights up to indicate the vote is open.

This whole bit about voter ID and whatnot is pure horseshit. I mean, you could be like the Blade and be first in line and just fingerbang the Y or N button 100 times to tilt the vote in your favor.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (jtM2q)

146 Truth Social:
The Republican Primary Race for the United States Senate in the Great State of Texas, a State I LOVE and won 3 times in Record Numbers (the HIGHEST vote ever recorded, by far!!!), cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer. IT MUST STOP NOW! We have an easy to beat, Radical Left Opponent, and we have to TOTALLY FOCUS on putting him away, quickly and decisively! Both John and Ken ran great races, but not good enough. Now, this one, must be PERFECT! My Endorsements within the Republican Party have been virtually insurmountable! It is such an honor to realize and say that almost everyone I Endorse WINS, and wins by a lot, especially in Texas! I will be making my Endorsement soon, and will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (pKr8Y)

147 Looks like with outside groups Cornyn spent about $100 million and Cornyn's cash reserves are about the same as Paxton's at about 5 million each.

So, you wonder if part of the calculus in DC GOP leadership is Trump trading off his endorsement for the SAVE act vote. That might be enough to get Mitch on board if not Murcow, Collins, or Curtis.

Loser of the endorsement gets a guarantee to an high level federal appointment.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (E4rtv)

148 Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?

Posted by: Classic Seinfeld at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (GxK4/)

149 We are taking over Cuba by the end of the month. Sort of like "receivership"...just my assessment.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (GD0B3)

150
Prosecutors in San Joaquin County accused Khan and his two brothers, Zakir Khan and Mohammed Khan, of running illegal internet gambling hubs at two of his business.

So a councilman and smoke shop owner, who - allegedly intimidated residents — all of whom were members of the city’s Pakistani community — into voting for him.

But he also had 22 charges related to false claims filed with the California Employment Development Department regarding COVID-19 reimbursements, and more from illegal gambling operation and money laundering.

County jail, allowed to work for restitution and to support family. A further 8-year state prison sentence stayed but t may be imposed if Khan violates supervision.

Great. Looks like restorative justice in action.

BTW, a legal citizen?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:02 PM (NFX2v)

151 I know with certainty I never want to find myself matching wits with Karoline Leavitt. I wouldn't even attempt to debate where to go for dinner with her.

There are very few men who would argue with a woman who actually said what she wanted for dinner.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:02 PM (ExV1e)

152 So, you wonder if part of the calculus in DC GOP leadership is Trump trading off his endorsement for the SAVE act vote. That might be enough to get Mitch on board if not Murcow, Collins, or Curtis.

Loser of the endorsement gets a guarantee to an high level federal appointment.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (E4rtv)

I was thinking something like that

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 02:02 PM (I7RJN)

153 Loser of the endorsement gets a guarantee to an high level federal appointment.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (E4rtv)

It sucks, but this is important enough to shell out the 30 to get the little shit to do what he should anyway.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:03 PM (zZu0s)

154 Somebody tripped over the extension cord and pulled it out of the wall.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 01:57 PM (IifOV)

Just kidding!
Posted by: Johnny at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (wVcYX)

LOL

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Airplane References! at March 04, 2026 02:03 PM (B0t/V)

155 Most things never outlive their usefulness as humor or otherwise around here, but every now and again you get one.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 02:03 PM (e5WJR)

156 BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)


I think they finally ran out of oil for the plants powering their grid. It was predicted a week or so back when Mexico and Pemex decided not to send any in Venezuela's place

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)

157 Whoa? So it wasn't an actual affair? He was trying to bang an unwilling employee?

If you have to bang your own steno pool, your game is shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:00 PM (zZu0s)

No, he did bang her.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 02:04 PM (8zz6B)

158 [Missed this from yesterday from RedState:]

"Trump Broke Them: The President Will Attend His First White House Correspondents' Dinner"

[Includes his embedded & entertaining Truth Social post]

https://is.gd/XuWlGL

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 02:04 PM (EAFL2)

159 The cause of Cuba's blackout is not yet known?
I know, it's because they can't produce electricity.
They have actually reached the punchline of a joke
"What did communists use for light before candles? Electricity

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 02:04 PM (/C62k)

160 This whole bit about voter ID and whatnot is pure horseshit. I mean, you could be like the Blade and be first in line and just fingerbang the Y or N button 100 times to tilt the vote in your favor.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (jtM2q)

Given that it actually records the vote as YOUR vote, that would be less successful than you're imagining.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:04 PM (ExV1e)

161 Maybe they're not.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
=====
My guess is about 20-25 percent fraud in mail in ballot states either via paid harvesters getting blank ballots from real people and filling them out for real people (often paid with gift cards) or pristine ballots filled out for fake, dead, and moved, voter registrants. The later and later counting dates certainly are mostly fraudulent and fake ballots at that time simply because the Dems know how many ballots they need to win and keep counting until they get them.

Scotus ruling that ballots have to be received by election day would be a big deterrent to that sort of cheating.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:04 PM (E4rtv)

162 BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)
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I don't have an alibi!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 02:05 PM (ESVrU)

163 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

Have they tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?

Posted by: Methos at March 04, 2026 02:06 PM (vSvIl)

164 MAD Magazine once had a joke "behind the wall" feature. One of the strips was the laundromat and, behind the dryer, the "Super Sock Sucker".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 02:06 PM (gKWVE)

165 Is rock-ribbed Cornyn leading the charge to pass the SAVE act? I guess not, then.


Mr. President. You CAN spare this man. He plumb doesn't fight. Well, except as directed by the Kentucky Turtle and against those outside of the UniParty coalition. But other than that, he's a solid mewling quim.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 02:06 PM (wVcYX)

166 Stelllllaaaaa!

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:06 PM (C5K3W)

167
I keep sayin', getting into local governance is now the modus. Conservatives need to start doing it. I talked in another post about the empty Fresno City Council seat now up for grabs, the runners being Mohamed, Ariela, Shakir*, and Rene Campos**, who is literally a registered sex offender and who argues, "You are not your past."

*not exact names
**exact name

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (pAy1S)

168 If vote fraud "never affects the outcome," how come Democrats keep doing it?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (HXT0k)

169 153 Loser of the endorsement gets a guarantee to an high level federal appointment.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (E4rtv)

It sucks, but this is important enough to shell out the 30 to get the little shit to do what he should anyway.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Mebbe. Sometimes presidents can get too clever by half in endorsement games. FWIW, Cornyn and Mitch were friends when Cornyn was in the leadership (had Thune's position previously) and Mitch's staffers are probably looking to jump ship to a new guy too. His staffers are running the office and Mitch today gave strong endorsement to Trump's Iran strikes on the floor of the Senate.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (E4rtv)

170
Sit this one out Donnie.
Posted by: Oddbob

Doesn't sound like he's going to...
Posted by: It's me donna

It's impossible
Tell the sun to leave the sky
It's just impossible
It's impossible
Ask a baby not to cry
It's just impossible

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (Cqx++)

171 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

Luuuucy!! You got some 'splainin' to do!!!!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (wtvvX)

172 Fuck. We haven't sunk a ship with a torpedo since wwii?

We are dusting off the oldies!

I love the fuck out of this administration.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (zZu0s)

173 @spectatorindex 27m
BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 01:48 PM (diia5)

I assume that the egalitarian leaders of the totally class-free Cuba are among the people without electricity.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:08 PM (ExV1e)

174 If Trump does a tepid "endorsement" of Cornyn in exchange for the SAVE vote, Paxton might be able to weather that. Everyone will know Cornyn extorted the American people for it.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 02:08 PM (gKWVE)

175 > This whole bit about voter ID and whatnot is pure horseshit. I mean, you could be like the Blade and be first in line and just fingerbang the Y or N button 100 times to tilt the vote in your favor.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 02:01 PM (jtM2q)

Given that it actually records the vote as YOUR vote, that would be less successful than you're imagining.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:04 PM (ExV1e)
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I didn't articulate that it would allow that if it did not require the ID card to vote.

Which is the stance the Democrats and Republicans who are against voter ID have.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 02:08 PM (jtM2q)

176 I keep sayin', getting into local governance is now the modus. Conservatives need to start doing it. I talked in another post about the empty Fresno City Council seat now up for grabs, the runners being Mohamed, Ariela, Shakir*, and Rene Campos**, who is literally a registered sex offender and who argues, "You are not your past."

*not exact names
**exact name
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (pAy1S)
---
I wonder how many people run for office to:

1) Give themselves immunity for past misdeeds

2) Get in on a whole new industry of crime.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 04, 2026 02:09 PM (ESVrU)

177 on topic of something that rhymes with "sock sucker".

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 02:09 PM (gKWVE)

178 If vote fraud "never affects the outcome," how come Democrats keep doing it?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 02:07 PM (HXT0k)

We don't question your hobbies. -- Democrats

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:09 PM (ExV1e)

179 Well, we can always vote for none of the above.
Or write in your own name.
It's your vote, have some fun with it. It's not like your one vote makes a difference anyway.

Posted by: Case at March 04, 2026 02:09 PM (gQFwH)

180 Madeline Kahn>Shaka Khan>KHAAAAAAN!>Jinjis Khan>>>>>>>>>Shakira>>>>>>>>>>Shakir Khan

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 04, 2026 02:09 PM (NYInA)

181 167. Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Are any Liberian war lords? We've had those.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:09 PM (NFX2v)

182 I just read "irregardless" is considered an actual, in the dictionary, word.

All the world's problems seem quite small compared to this atrocity

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 02:10 PM (wBaIH)

183 These media press pools are some of the dumbest people in DC. Journalists need to study history, and listen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 02:10 PM (gVUi7)

184 Madeline Kahn>Shaka Khan>KHAAAAAAN!>Jinjis Khan>>>>>>>>>Shakira>>>>>>>>>>Shakir Khan
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 04, 2026 02:09 PM (NYInA)

I actually endorse this one without modification. (Except I would swap Shaka khan and Khan Noonian Singh.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (zZu0s)

185 I just read "irregardless" is considered an actual, in the dictionary, word.
All the world's problems seem quite small compared to this atrocity
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 02:10 PM (wBaIH)

Unfortunately in English, Adverse Possession is the way we get new words.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (rbvCR)

186 I just read "irregardless" is considered an actual, in the dictionary, word.

All the world's problems seem quite small compared to this atrocity
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 02:10 PM (wBaIH)

Is it defined as really, really, lacking in regard?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (ExV1e)

187 174 If Trump does a tepid "endorsement" of Cornyn in exchange for the SAVE vote, Paxton might be able to weather that. Everyone will know Cornyn extorted the American people for it.

Posted by: gKWVE at March 04, 2026 02:08 PM (gKWVE)

======

Cornyn's already a co-sponsor.

It's not about his individual support.

If the SAVE act is part of this, it's to get holdouts on the process (which might include Cornyn) on board with the talking filibuster. "I'll back one of yours if you just get this thing done."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (GBKbO)

188 There were a handful of ships sunk by torpedo since WWII. Nearly all were test targets, but at least once they sunk a derelict ship adrift in the Pacific. No people on them.

It happens more often than you think. Owners just abandon an old ship and disappear.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (C5K3W)

189 I just read "irregardless" is considered an actual, in the dictionary, word.
All the world's problems seem quite small compared to this atrocity
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 02:10 PM (wBaIH)

Unfortunately in English, Adverse Possession is the way we get new words.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (rbvCR)

Supposibly, yes.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 02:12 PM (wVcYX)

190 I strenuously object!

Posted by: connected and litigious at March 04, 2026 02:12 PM (cS1cw)

191 BREAKING: Two-thirds of Cuba hit by electricity blackout, cause not yet known.

um... because it's Cuba and a day ending in y?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 02:12 PM (a+4eV)

192 It happens more often than you think. Owners just abandon an old ship and disappear.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (C5K3W)

I just think it's cool as hell we lit on off in anger.

Now do nukes. Come on!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:12 PM (zZu0s)

193 Are any Liberian war lords? We've had those.
---
I'm your huckleberry.

Oh, I thought you said *Librarian* war lords. Sorry.

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 04, 2026 02:13 PM (fVXtb)

194 176. I wonder how many people run for office to:

1) Give themselves immunity for past misdeeds

2) Get in on a whole new industry of crime.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Pennsylvania has implemented a "Ban the Box" policy (Fair Chance Hiring) for state jobs, removing criminal history questions from initial applications to focus on qualifications first Backgrounds Online.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:13 PM (NFX2v)

195 193. Oh, I thought you said *Librarian* war lords. Sorry.
Posted by: screaming in digital

👍😂

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:14 PM (NFX2v)

196 Pennsylvania has implemented a "Ban the Box" policy (Fair Chance Hiring) for state jobs, removing criminal history questions from initial applications to focus on qualifications first Backgrounds Online.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:13 PM (NFX2v)

I bet that improves the quality of the state income tax agency and their lottery new-hires

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:15 PM (rbvCR)

197 There are very few men who would argue with a woman who actually said what she wanted for dinner.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Unless the guy has decided that he needs to make her feel insecure and suggests she get a salad instead of whatever she actually wanted.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 04, 2026 02:15 PM (a+4eV)

198 I just congratulated my neighbor. He now has more boats than the Iranian Navy.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 02:16 PM (2WIwB)

199 If the SAVE act is part of this, it's to get holdouts on the process (which might include Cornyn) on board with the talking filibuster. "I'll back one of yours if you just get this thing done."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (GBKbO)

And I would be fine with that. I would accept Trump's endorsement of Cornyn with humility. And I would vote for Paxton in the runoff.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:16 PM (ExV1e)

200 >>>I just read "irregardless" is considered an actual, in the dictionary, word.

All the world's problems seem quite small compared to this atrocity
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 02:10 PM (wBaIH)

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Modern dictionaries have abandoned their gatekeeper role. If a word is misused enough, it joins the canon. (See also: enormity).

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 04, 2026 02:16 PM (NYInA)

201 196. I bet that improves the quality of the state income tax agency and their lottery new-hires
Posted by: Kindltot

A win for the unions!!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:16 PM (NFX2v)

202 193. Oh, I thought you said *Librarian* war lords. Sorry.
Posted by: screaming in digital

I'm in. Eulalie Shinn and the other ladies of River City need some comeuppance.

Posted by: Marian Paroo at March 04, 2026 02:18 PM (wVcYX)

203 Modern dictionaries have abandoned their gatekeeper role. If a word is misused enough, it joins the canon. (See also: enormity).
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 04, 2026 02:16 PM (NYInA)

And we're all impacted.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:18 PM (ExV1e)

204 Cornyn's already a co-sponsor.

It's not about his individual support.

If the SAVE act is part of this, it's to get holdouts on the process (which might include Cornyn) on board with the talking filibuster. "I'll back one of yours if you just get this thing done."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I think the leverage would be Mitch and his staffers running him. Mitch and Cornyn were personal friends when Cornyn was whip and later head of Senate Campaign Fund.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:18 PM (E4rtv)

205 Cornyn's already a co-sponsor.

It's not about his individual support.

If the SAVE act is part of this, it's to get holdouts on the process (which might include Cornyn) on board with the talking filibuster. "I'll back one of yours if you just get this thing done."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 02:11 PM (GBKbO)
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I could see Trump doing this. Get the Save Act to my desk and I will endorse you.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 02:18 PM (NpAcC)

206 I did not vote for Donald J. Trump because I thought he'd knock out Vuvuzula, Cuba, and Iran in his 2nd terms, but Gdamn it may happen ( yes, yes, I know not to count the proverbial chickens before the hatching... )

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 02:19 PM (diia5)

207 A win for the unions!!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:16 PM (NFX2v)

For some reason SEIU is 100% behind supporting Newsom's redistricting in CA

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:19 PM (rbvCR)

208 The shitstains in NY are now requiring companies that have an end user of fuel or electricity in NY to report their greenhouse gas emissions to NY. Even if they are in TX.

Stay in your lane assholes.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (C5K3W)

209 very few men who would argue with a woman who actually said what she wanted for dinner.

29 years ago Internet blind date with what turned out to be a fat girl to a buffet restaurant. She kept going back to the trough. Behind her back a waiter rolled his eyes.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (Kt19C)

210 It just allows us to normalize our verticals across the product pipeline.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

211 204 I think the leverage would be Mitch and his staffers running him. Mitch and Cornyn were personal friends when Cornyn was whip and later head of Senate Campaign Fund.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:18 PM (E4rtv)

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The stuff I've read is resistance to the actual debate because of BS concerns about amendments.

Final amendment is all that matters.

"I'll play nice if you get past this stupid BS and just do the SAVE Act."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (GBKbO)

212 And we're all impacted.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:18 PM (ExV1e)

Fiber. And drink more water.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (rbvCR)

213 29 years ago Internet blind date with what turned out to be a fat girl to a buffet restaurant. She kept going back to the trough. Behind her back a waiter rolled his eyes.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (Kt19C)

Note that Commissar does not say it wasn't a successful date.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:21 PM (zZu0s)

214 202 193. Oh, I thought you said *Librarian* war lords. Sorry.
Posted by: screaming in digital

I'm in. Eulalie Shinn and the other ladies of River City need some comeuppance.
Posted by: Marian Paroo

"Count de Monet," you devil!

Thanks for the laughs. A little crabby around here for only a Tuesday.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:21 PM (NFX2v)

215 I'm your huckleberry.

Oh, I thought you said *Librarian* war lords. Sorry.
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 04, 2026 02:13 PM

The Librarian War Lord uniform consists of long hair in a bun, nice blouse, single string of pearls, tight skirt, hose, and at least 4" heels, correct?

Lie if you must.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 02:21 PM (0sNs1)

216 And we're all impacted.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:18 PM (ExV1e)

Fiber. And drink more water.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (rbvCR)

Then work it out with a pencil.

Posted by: Accountant Jokes R Us at March 04, 2026 02:21 PM (wVcYX)

217 The Librarian War Lord uniform consists of long hair in a bun, nice blouse, single string of pearls, tight skirt, hose, and at least 4" heels, correct?

Lie if you must.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 02:21 PM (0sNs1)

You left off glasses. Gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (zZu0s)

218 The Librarian War Lord uniform consists of long hair in a bun, nice blouse, single string of pearls, tight skirt, hose, and at least 4" heels, correct?

Lie if you must.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 02:21 PM (0sNs1)

Sadly for the men of the horde, AAA breasts.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (ExV1e)

219 Lodi is sucking pus wound in the heart of the Central Valley.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (RIvkX)

220 Corkscrew and a can of beer.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (NFX2v)

221 It just allows us to normalize our verticals across the product pipeline.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

but prevent the silos from inhibiting crosstalk which affects ultimate QA goals

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (rbvCR)

222 200 I just kicked out my windshield like I was Carlo being garroted by Clemenza.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 02:23 PM (wBaIH)

223 Lodi is sucking pus wound in the heart of the Central Valley.

I thought that honor belonged to Stockton

Posted by: Halfhand at March 04, 2026 02:23 PM (cXw3b)

224 In other news, refusals of ICE detainers that Dems claimed were being honored. GOP should campaign on the basis on 18000 Willie Hortons being released by Dems running blue states to rape, murder, and rob Americans.
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Today, US House commitee meeting,

Jim Jordan: "How many times last year, 2025, were your detainers not honored?"

Kristi: "17,864 detainers were DECLINED."

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (E4rtv)

225 Dictionaries simply record word usage. They aren’t there to prescribe usage, though they may comment on what is considered proper usage.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (77rzZ)

226 Note that Commissar does not say it wasn't a successful date.

I was lucky to leave there without her eating my shoes.
She was, how you say, trigglypuffesque.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (Kt19C)

227 but prevent the silos from inhibiting crosstalk which affects ultimate QA goals
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (rbvCR)


Here are 15 new parallel communication channels to report the same thing. Use the ones you feel like.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

228 You left off glasses. Gay.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM

You are correct. I thought about them initially, but apparently my fingers didn't get the message.

* kicks dirt *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (0sNs1)

229 219 Lodi is sucking pus wound in the heart of the Central Valley.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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John Fogerty's song sums it up. "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again".

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (E4rtv)

230 I was lucky to leave there without her eating my shoes.
She was, how you say, trigglypuffesque.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (Kt19C)

Not all wins are equal, true.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (rbvCR)

231 The Librarian War Lord uniform consists of long hair in a bun, nice blouse, single string of pearls, tight skirt, hose, and at least 4" heels, correct?

Lie if you must.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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You forgot the cardigan!

Posted by: screaming in digital at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (fVXtb)

232 Nood. MN.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)

233 225 Dictionaries simply record word usage. They aren’t there to prescribe usage, though they may comment on what is considered proper usage.
Posted by: Bulg
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Classic Blackadder III episode with Dr. Samuel Johnson comes to mind here.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

234 The Librarian War Lord uniform consists of long hair in a bun, nice blouse, single string of pearls, tight skirt, hose, and at least 4" heels, correct?

Lie if you must.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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You forgot the cardigan!
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 04, 2026 02:25 PM (fVXtb)

Bailey Quarters!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 02:27 PM (wVcYX)

235 "Count de Monet," you devil!

Thanks for the laughs. A little crabby around here for only a Tuesday.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 02:21 PM (NFX2v)

I'm glad one landed. Thank you!

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 04, 2026 02:28 PM (wVcYX)

236 The stuff I've read is resistance to the actual debate because of BS concerns about amendments.

Final amendment is all that matters.

"I'll play nice if you get past this stupid BS and just do the SAVE Act."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Eh, I think the real issue is that cheating exists in some GOP states in primaries and the GOPe types want to preserve that ability to win close primary races.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 02:28 PM (E4rtv)

237 Former Lodi City Councilman Shakir Khan was sentenced Monday to three years in county jail

Shaka Khan? Lodi? Well, I guess that's what was on his commercial trucker's license. May want to look into Lodi's elections, too.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 02:28 PM (MJOSJ)

238 Here are 15 new parallel communication channels to report the same thing. Use the ones you feel like.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

Karen Resourcé is nightmare fuel

Karen Resorcé
@hr_unhinged
Mar 2
I heard a rhythmic clatter coming from the junior dev's desk.

He was typing. Fast.

Too fast.

I approached and asked why he was attacking the keyboard with such ferocity.
He said he was "in the zone" and pushing a hotfix.
I told him that audible intensity creates a hostile acoustic environment for those of us trying to ideate.
He stopped and asked if he should type slower.
I said speed is fine, but the impact felt personal.
It sounded like he was angry at the computer.
I logged "aggressive peripheral interface" in his soft skills assessment.
Then I replaced his mechanical keyboard with a rubber membrane one from 2004.
Mushy keys build character.

Mar 2, 2026 · 9:16 PM UTC

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (rbvCR)

239 It just allows us to normalize our verticals across the product pipeline.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 04, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

but prevent the silos from inhibiting crosstalk which affects ultimate QA goals
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (rbvCR)

-----------------

You got your Paradigm Shifts, Pair Programming, and Scrums in my Total Quality Management and Metric Death Marches!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (IIPhg)

240 Then I replaced his mechanical keyboard with a rubber membrane one from 2004.
Mushy keys build character.

Mar 2, 2026 · 9:16 PM UTC
Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (rbvCR)

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I remember reading a newspaper article in Silicon Valley mid-80s during college while working as a computer operator.

The article was about the strains & stress of married Tech Couples leading to a high rate of divorce.

I'll never forget one of the quotes: "He was a poor peripheral and we did not interface well."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 02:34 PM (IIPhg)

241 I remember reading a newspaper article in Silicon Valley mid-80s during college while working as a computer operator.

The article was about the strains & stress of married Tech Couples leading to a high rate of divorce.

I'll never forget one of the quotes: "He was a poor peripheral and we did not interface well."
Posted by: ShainS


He kept trying to put Tab A into Slot C instead of where it belonged. Which was Slot B. IYKWIMAIKTYD.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 02:57 PM (pKr8Y)

Stephen Colbert's Election Interference Stunt/Hoax Works as the Democrat Establishment Fights Dirty to Block a Proud Black Woman from Attaining Higher Office

The Free Beacon's top Anti-Racism Reporter, Andrew Stiles, reports on the disgusting White Supremacy Plot to deny the Democrat senate nomination to the feisty, capable, Proud Black Woman Jasmine Ratchet (whom he erroneously calls Jasmine "Crockett," for some reason).

Mess in Texas: Billionaire-Backed Talarico Shrugs Off Racism Scandal To Steal Senate Nod From Jasmine Crockett

The media and Democratic elites got what they wanted: an unemployed black woman.

Andrew Stiles
March 4, 2026


James Talarico pulled off what is sure to be a controversial upset on Tuesday, defeating Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Democratic Senate primary. It was a contest marred by bitter infighting. Talarico faced credible accusations of racism, but still prevailed thanks to a billionaire-funded, establishment-approved, and media-facilitated push to brand Crockett as "unelectable." Many considered that code for black and proud.

Journalists and other Democratic elites fawned over Talarico, a state lawmaker with the looks and demeanor of a fifth-grade boy giving an oral report for extra credit. They adored his "aw shucks, why can't we all just get along?" routine. In glowing profile after glowing profile, they marveled at his Christianity-themed rhetoric. (He once declared that "God is non-binary" while arguing that men should be allowed to compete in women's sports.) Former president Barack Obama called him a "terrific, talented young man." He was Beto O'Rourke 2.0--a new and improved version of the liberal darling who could "finally turn Texas blue" by appealing to normal Americans.

Meanwhile, a billionaire-funded super PAC linked to Talarico--who repeatedly assailed the influence of billionaire-funded super PACs--relentlessly attacked Crockett on the airwaves. The Lone Star Rising PAC, started by a longtime friend of Talarico just days before the candidate launched his Senate campaign, spent millions on negative ads against Crockett over the past few weeks. LinkedIn founder and Jeffrey Epstein pal Reid Hoffman was among the billionaires who bankrolled the super PAC, along with hedge fund titans Stephen Mandel and Mark Heising. The group also received millions via the same "dark money" networks Talarico had promised to ban via "anti-corruption" legislation.

Eyepatch John McCain also lost, but that wasn't due to racism. That was due to Able-ism. We were able to kick his ass to the curb, so we did.

The Fake and Gay "News" Media continues insisting that it was Trump who blocked Talarico from appearing on Fake and Gay "Comedian" Stephen Colbert's show, thus boosting his cache.

In fact, it was Stephen Colbert who blocked Talarico from appearing on his show. CBS told Colbert that he couldn't just have the Fake Christian Closeted Homosexual Talarico on his show, he would also have to schedule an interview with his Proud Black Woman opponent.

Colbert said: "Not on my honor as a South Carolina gentleman shall I ever play host to a such a poorly-behaved Negress." Then he challenged a dusky foreign Mixed-Blood to a duel.

But now that Colbert got his wish and defeated the unelectably-black woman, let's see what he's won.

How electable is this swish?


Update: Talarico: "I believe our southern border should be a giant Welcome Mat." No that's real.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:20 PM




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1 St?

Posted by: Clay at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (xvY1i)

2 Eyepatch McCain, good fucking riddance.

As I said last night: 'Is the situation with the J6 guys any less fucking complicated you fucking moral coward?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (bss/y)

3 Trans children are made in God's own image.

I'm not going near that man if there is a cloud in the sky.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 12:22 PM (svLOV)

4 Beto 2.0 is even more gay.

I did not think it was possible.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

5 I had no idea Talarico was a human bobble-head.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (jtM2q)

6 Talarico is Beto Lite.

Posted by: huerfano at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (98kQX)

7 5 I had no idea Talarico was a human bobble-head.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (jtM2q)

He is shaped weirdly for an adult human male.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)

8 "Trans Children are made in [G-d]'s own image"

No, they're literally REJECTING G-d's own image, to make an idol of themselves, you f***ing Pharisee!

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:24 PM (3wOGw)

9 Thirty years ago most of these fuckers would have been taken as parody characters from some work of political satire.

Maybe Marx did get one thing right: First as tragedy, second as farce...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 12:24 PM (OUMaO)

10 That insufferable cuck Crenshaw got fucked in the ass too?????

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:24 PM (iFTx/)

11 She came, she stepped-and-fetched, and she lost.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 12:24 PM (1Udfd)

12 Talarico is going to go down like Jasmine Crockett on a plate of nachos.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:25 PM (iFEms)

13 I think Ace decides what to post next based upon what subject we turn his last post into.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:25 PM (GZYu7)

14 Crenshaw was never able to see eye to eye with his constituents.

He can now go off and get some K-Street or "Think Tank" make work job for good little GOPe soldiers.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 04, 2026 12:25 PM (XV/Pl)

15 10 That insufferable cuck Crenshaw got fucked in the ass too?????
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:24 PM (iFTx/)

Ands he also lost his primary.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:25 PM (bss/y)

16 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw LOSES Republican primary to Steve Toth, he will now be UNSEATED come November in District 2


I have to say that Toth looks like a typical smarmy pol. Crenshaw was at least memorable.

Posted by: Pete at March 04, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

17 Y'know, it's funny, at one point Crockett would have had a lucrative career in partisan media ahead of her, but with all those outlets CTD, one wonders where she goes from here...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 12:26 PM (OUMaO)

18 Tallytelrico / Colbert trick fucking of Jasmine will not sit well with the Texas sisters. They'll cut that fag like a bitch. HA!

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 12:26 PM (ehY6c)

19 How electable is this swish?

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*cannot stop laughing*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:26 PM (GBKbO)

20 I didn't see as many ads for Jasmine as for Twinkletoes Talarico, but the ones I saw were hilarious. She should have put out more ads.

Hahahahahaha, never mind, that would have failed, too. Adios you insufferable !#@%@#

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 12:27 PM (k9OZB)

21 Crockett went down like that Iranian ship that just got torpedoed.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at March 04, 2026 12:27 PM (bNf8H)

22 I think Ace decides what to post next based upon what subject we turn his last post into.

That assumes he has a wide range of topical posts in the can and he just does a little update. I think his job is harder than that.

Posted by: Pete at March 04, 2026 12:27 PM (Riz8t)

23 In fact, it was Stephen Colbert who blocked Talarico from appearing on his show.

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FCC Announces Stephen Colbert Must Give Equal Time To Comedy

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 12:28 PM (FXNzP)

24 You really have to love how Democrats play to Christians on the issues of transgenders and abortion. How you get there without being clearly identified as an apostate is a thing to marvel.

It’s like they don’t understand Christianity at all and are using it as a front.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:28 PM (iFEms)

25 This just shows how powerful Colbert is. Talarico can keep going on his show and keep piling up his advantage all the say to election da.....

oh, wait, nevermind....

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at March 04, 2026 12:28 PM (Iwv3U)

26 Nah, ace does not bend to popular will like that. In point of fact, I think a lot of the time his subject choice is a giant fuck you to us.

Because we're guys and that's how we roll.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

27 Jasmine Crockett is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with her, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at March 04, 2026 12:28 PM (/IU3q)

28
Jesus wept.

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (Y8DZL)

29 22 I think Ace decides what to post next based upon what subject we turn his last post into.

That assumes he has a wide range of topical posts in the can and he just does a little update. I think his job is harder than that.

Posted by: Pete at March 04, 2026 12:27 PM (Riz8t)

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We would become a blog all about movies, boobs, and guns.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (GBKbO)

30 How can you be born perfect but believe you were born in the wrong body?

Posted by: MJ at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (XOmY9)

31 Tranny worship is creature worship. We worship the creator. We are not the same. God shall not be mocked.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (ehY6c)

32 Democrats desperately want a rural/religious-coded white male who can make their most unpopular positions seem American as apple pie.

It's a trans-American trans-apple trans-pie...don't touch it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (ynpvh)

33 On how many fewer folks vote in the run off elections vs the primary, I went and grabbed the 2022 results Paxton had for AG...

In the primary, he got 823K votes of the 1.927M cast. In the run off, he got 633K out of 931K.

This is like special election turnout. TX doesn't show for the run offs anymore than anyone else does for special elections. So, in a run off, it's a different ball game for who can win b/c you'll have half as many voters as the primary, probably at best. And those voters will be older, whiter, and more female...b/c women vote more than men.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (tOcjL)

34 It’s a R+14 state guys

My polling has Talarico down just 2% from a generic Republican opponent!!!!

Posted by: J. Ann Selzer at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (JCZqz)

35 Abbot won and Cornyn will probably win his run off. The Californication of Texas is complete.

Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (cpys8)

36 Maybe Talerico can have Abortion Barbie ( Wendy Davis) campaign for him. Make sure she wears her pink sneakers.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (eOFY+)

37 Did the Republicans Double Secret Judo Flip the Dems ?

By tricking them into thinking the GOP thought Crockett was the weakest via the "endorsement?"

I mean, tranny men need abortions?
It's right up there at the top of "insane shit even Dem voters hate"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (VMvs1)

38 "Democrats desperately want a rural/religious-coded white male who can make their most unpopular positions seem American as apple pie."

This guy, he gets it. This is basically what I've been screaming from the rooftops. They want a normal-appearing white guy, or perhaps a white woman (look at recent governor elections).

As I've been saying, if the Dums had a middle-aged or older white guy who wasn't a repulsive clown, he would win the Dum nomination in 2028 in a walk.

The nauseatingly pandering (and racist) "Black Girl Magic" is over or at least reeling, if it ever really was a thing.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (iFTx/)

39 Afternoon, Ace. It's a fine Hump Day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (bFu5X)

40 30 How can you be born perfect but believe you were born in the wrong body?

Posted by: MJ at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (XOmY9)

By ignoring cognitive dissonance...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (ynpvh)

41 Some days I could swear that most AoSHQ posters are middle school boys.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (iFEms)

42 Need to generate billions of campaign dollars to launder somehow...

Posted by: Inogame at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (53oGX)

43 34 It’s a R+14 state guys

My polling has Talarico down just 2% from a generic Republican opponent!!!!
Posted by: J. Ann Selzer at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (JCZqz)

35 Abbot won and Cornyn will probably win his run off. The Californication of Texas is complete.
Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (cpys

Wow, it is not just that we manage to set our hair on fire, but we do it in different colors!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

44 I think Ace decides what to post next based upon what subject we turn his last post into.

That assumes he has a wide range of topical posts in the can and he just does a little update. I think his job is harder than that.

Posted by: Pete at March 04, 2026 12:27 PM (Riz8t)
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I know he has multiple posts ready to go - because you cannot put out the volume of posts he does without having a a bunch of drafts pretty close. And trust me, I know how hard that is. Because he has to write about stuff that really doesn't excite him sometimes I imagine, but will excite part of his audience. I write for fun, and it is hard. He's writing for money, it's harder.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (GZYu7)

45 Talarico is Gabe from The Office

https://x.com/josecanyousee/status/2026077701711475194

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (1wjle)

46 I’m pretty sure Cuellar is going to win back his seat.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (iFEms)

47 7 5 I had no idea Talarico was a human bobble-head.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (jtM2q)

He is shaped weirdly for an adult human male.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

He's so dreamy! I wonder if he can skateboard and play guitar like Beto, too!?!?!?

Posted by: No Straight Woman Ever at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (JCZqz)

48 PS - In the 2022 TX AG General, there were 7.7M voters, so you can see folks don't vote primaries either - they are also at a turnout of about half the general when you count both parties...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (tOcjL)

49 Trans children are beautiful?

Right you are sir! All children are beautiful. It's their mentally unstable and mostly retarded parents that push this shit on an innocent who are hideous and evil.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (2J/Lj)

50 Well at least the Ds are wasting money on this

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at March 04, 2026 12:32 PM (okun6)

51 47 7 5 I had no idea Talarico was a human bobble-head.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (jtM2q)

He is shaped weirdly for an adult human male.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

He's so dreamy! I wonder if he can skateboard and play guitar like Beto, too!?!?!?

Posted by: No Straight Woman Ever at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (JCZqz)

No, but he'll eat the "avocados" Beta offers him...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:32 PM (ynpvh)

52 When I coined the term "pencil-necked Geek" I had Talarico in mind.

Posted by: Classy Freddie Blassie at March 04, 2026 12:32 PM (oftw2)

53 New York theater showing Luigi musical right down the street from where UnitedHealth CEO was killed

-
Shooting For Love?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (FXNzP)

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Death of a Salesman?
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 12:32 PM (FXNzP)

54 38 This guy, he gets it. This is basically what I've been screaming from the rooftops. They want a normal-appearing white guy, or perhaps a white woman (look at recent governor elections).

As I've been saying, if the Dums had a middle-aged or older white guy who wasn't a repulsive clown, he would win the Dum nomination in 2028 in a walk.

The nauseatingly pandering (and racist) "Black Girl Magic" is over or at least reeling, if it ever really was a thing.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (iFTx/)

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Have you seen pictures of Talarico? Weird looking dude.

White guys only gain prominence in the Democrat party because they get ignored by larger media, are deeply corrupt, or are parodies of men at this point.

They don't have anyone, and when the white dudes say shit like "God is non-binary" the skin color and genitals don't matter.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)

55 So we’re not gonna have Jasmine’s eyelashes to kick around anymore.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 12:32 PM (o0Ud6)

56 I would pay good money to see Stephen Colbert in a duel. I don't even care who he's duelling. He'll lose, even if he's against a gay quadriplegic.

Posted by: Paul at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (aVf49)

57 Did the Republicans Double Secret Judo Flip the Dems?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

The GOP are a collection of professional retards. So, no. It's just that the Dems are a collection of barely functional psychopaths.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (diia5)

58 49 Trans children are beautiful?

Right you are sir! All children are beautiful. It's their mentally unstable and mostly retarded parents that push this shit on an innocent who are hideous and evil.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 12:31 PM (2J/Lj)

No child is born transgender, no cat is vegan.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (ynpvh)

59 More oppo on Talarico

https://x.com/C_3C_3/status/2029170449196736642

I think Ratchet might have been a better candidate, tbh

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (1wjle)

60 How did the Dems in this state find a lamer, faggier version of Beto O'Rourke?

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (3BwY8)

61 >>We would become a blog all about movies, boobs, and guns.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (GBKbO)

And sammiches!

Posted by: Nazdar at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (NcvvS)

62
I'm no Texan, and I don't understand their schizophrenic politics. It's basically a foreign country to me.

But I prefer Crockett to Talarico, and not because she's easier to beat. It's because *anyone* can win an election, anywhere in this country, by hook or crook, and she's just a run of the mill grifter, whereas he is a demon. Not just possessed by a demon, but the real deal.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (BI5O2)

63 Brandon Herrera is forcing Tony Gonzalez into a runoff, which I am *very* happy to see. (Gonzalez was the one with a self-immolating mistress.)

Posted by: pookysgirl, keeping tabs on things at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (Wt5PA)

64 34 It’s a R+14 state guys

My polling has Talarico down just 2% from a generic Republican opponent!!!!
Posted by: J. Ann Selzer at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (JCZqz)

Fox News has just called the race for the Dems.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (eOFY+)

65 Talarico's (fake) super-Christian schtick is old (and nauseating) already. I'm gonna get tired of seeing this guy who looks like he's 12 years old...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:34 PM (xT8gx)

66 Hi friends! We made it to Wednesday. I have taught 2 classes, 1 to go at noon. And in my glamorous life as my own boss, I have scrubbed the toilet, mopped the floors, and vacuumed the studio.

Just in case you wanted this very important update on my life.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 12:34 PM (2UJ+q)

67 26 Nah, ace does not bend to popular will like that. In point of fact, I think a lot of the time his subject choice is a giant fuck you to us.

Because we're guys and that's how we roll.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

If that was the case, he'd post nonstop Disney threads.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:34 PM (3wOGw)

68 Women not paying attention, "he looks young, nice and he carries a Bible, I shall vote for him."

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:34 PM (NpAcC)

69 Abortion care for trannies? About 8 months before they come rattling out of mama's hoo-hah sounds about right.

/

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (8zz6B)

70 Most people in Texas don’t even know who Talarico is. But the people who do know him are laughing their asses off today. He’s seen as a weird weasely jackass, even here in South Texas.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (iFEms)

71 Some days I could swear that most AoSHQ posters are middle school boys.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (iFEms)
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*does his part to keep thread boob free*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (RIvkX)

72 As I've been saying, if the Dums had a middle-aged or older white guy who wasn't a repulsive clown, he would win the Dum nomination in 2028 in a walk.
...
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (iFTx/)

Unfortunately, you are describing Roy Cooper.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (eOFY+)

73 Just in case you wanted this very important update on my life.
Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 12:34 PM (2UJ+q)
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Housework is now your profession?

Posted by: Blake - semi lurkder in marginal standing at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (UJMvS)

74 Has anyone started calling you Gabewad yet?

Posted by: Todd Packer at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (1wjle)

75 62
I'm no Texan, and I don't understand their schizophrenic politics. It's basically a foreign country to me.

But I prefer Crockett to Talarico, and not because she's easier to beat. It's because *anyone* can win an election, anywhere in this country, by hook or crook, and she's just a run of the mill grifter, whereas he is a demon. Not just possessed by a demon, but the real deal.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM (BI5O2)

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The state has a very large contingent of corporate Republicans who started in politics as Democrats in the 80s. From voters to politicians.

My read is that that contingent is slowly dying out, and most of the imports from other states are more interested in offending Democrats than playing nice with them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO)

76 Jasmine Crockett's team actually paid for that ad or they created that brilliance themselves?! From the blinking of her eyes to the voice over by Trump it was terrible.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (uA11f)

77 I would pay good money to see Stephen Colbert in a duel. I don't even care who he's duelling. He'll lose, even if he's against a gay quadriplegic.

Have you seen the video of Starmer hitting a punching bag? That's the Colbertian level of performance we could expect.

https://is.gd/mfw4p9

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

78 Why is Colbert allowed to keep a black woman down?

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (YwEeS)

79 It’s like they don’t understand Christianity at all and are using it as a front.
Posted by: Marcus T

They insist that being judgmental is the deadliest sin of any Christian but since they don't believe, they can be as judgmental as they want.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (svLOV)

80 He can now go off and get some K-Street or "Think Tank" make work job for good little GOPe soldiers.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Is it too much to hope that Johnson has a hand in this to keep him cooperative through the end of his term?

Posted by: Clay at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (xvY1i)

81 I learned a lot from Scott Adams, who was definitely a subject matter expert in persuasion and branding.

One thing is you don't go trying to brand yourself as a "low IQ individual" because it will work.

When Trump did the garbage thing he didn't dress up as garbage or complain that they called his people garbage. He got in a garbage truck and drove it. That flipped the script entirely because it showed the namecallers for the uppity people they were and he didn't have to say a word.

You can't just put yourself in a commercial and keep repeating that you're a low IQ individual - or that's what you will be. Even if you are trying to imply that it's "racist". Dumbass. Then again only a low IQ individual would think it was a good idea.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (e5WJR)

82 49 Trans children are beautiful?

Right you are sir! All children are beautiful. It's their mentally unstable and mostly retarded parents that push this shit on an innocent who are hideous and evil.
Posted by: Madamemayhem

They sure are beautiful. I'm touching myself right now thinking about them!

Posted by: Sam Brinton at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (JCZqz)

83 It's pretty clear the Dems still refuse to believe "Kamala is for they/them. Trump is for you" wasn't one of the most devastating ads in the last 20 years.

"That can't be true! It must have been the racism. Let's run a white guy to say it."

Lol

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (VMvs1)

84 Talarico has a MDiv from the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. I've known enough wishywashy so called pastors from there. Not a bastion of Christianity, that place.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (zuIfz)

85
The GOP LBGTQ+ outreach needs your support! Each dollar you donate yada yada...

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (Y8DZL)

86 Middle school AOS boys, say what? I have you know dear sir that I and others are stylish booger flipping high school seniors. Pishposh and good day sir. I SAID GOOD DAY SIR!

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 12:37 PM (ehY6c)

87 I had no idea Talarico was a human bobble-head.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (jtM2q)

That is one weird looking guy.

Posted by: dantesed at March 04, 2026 12:37 PM (Oy/m2)

88 BTW... Talarico is dangerous because he throws in just enough actual truth (mixed with odious lies) to be believable to the LIVs... For example, kids who think they're trans (because trans is not a real thing... it's made up) are, indeed, made in the image of God and are beautiful in that sense... it's almost like he's read CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters and he knows Screwtape's best strategies...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:37 PM (xT8gx)

89 Afternoon Ace.
If trans children are made in God's image, then why do they have to cut off body parts

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 12:37 PM (/C62k)

90 When asked for comment about his loss, Crenshaw said, "Ahoy, matey."

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (0Htd1)

91 83 It's pretty clear the Dems still refuse to believe "Kamala is for they/them. Trump is for you" wasn't one of the most devastating ads in the last 20 years.

"That can't be true! It must have been the racism. Let's run a white guy to say it."

Lol

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (VMvs1)

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They suppressed their 2024 autopsy of the election for a reason.

Probably a host of reasons.

That ad being one of them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (GBKbO)

92
Is Talaraco teh Gey?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (IifOV)

93 As I've been saying, if the Dums had a middle-aged or older white guy who wasn't a repulsive clown, he would win the Dum nomination in 2028 in a walk.

The nauseatingly pandering (and racist) "Black Girl Magic" is over or at least reeling, if it ever really was a thing.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (iFTx/)

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Have you seen pictures of Talarico? Weird looking dude.

White guys only gain prominence in the Democrat party because they get ignored by larger media, are deeply corrupt, or are parodies of men at this point.

They don't have anyone, and when the white dudes say shit like "God is non-binary" the skin color and genitals don't matter.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)
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Lotsa powerful white men in the Democrap party. More on the way. Talerico was a nobody who smashed a nationally-known supposed super-heroine who the media fingered for presidential material.

The fact that white men in the Democrap party are weirdos or corrupt or parodies only tracks the party writ large: they're all weirdos or corrupt or parodies.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

94 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (GBKbO

Not talking about migration or demographics.

I'm talking about my belief that he is a demon, or golem, or rakshasa. or djinn or whatever you want to call it. He makes my hair stand on end.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)

95 Some days I could swear that most AoSHQ posters are middle school boys.
Posted by: Marcus T

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*does his part to keep thread boob free*
Posted by: San Franpsycho


Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

Tits.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (pKr8Y)

96 The last picture of this Talarico pansy boy shows some mighty fine Ken Doll hair. It even looks plastic.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 12:39 PM (qBdHI)

97 Austin

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I think I see the problem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 04, 2026 12:39 PM (RIvkX)

98 >>How can you be born perfect but believe you were born in the wrong body?

Posted by: MJ at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM

Talarico's divine mystery. It's a mystery to me how anyone with even rudimentary knowledge of the Bible can buy his bullshit.

Posted by: huerfano at March 04, 2026 12:40 PM (98kQX)

99 I think Ratchet might have been a better candidate, tbh

In campaign photos she certainly looks much more like a normal person than Talarico.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 04, 2026 12:40 PM (EXyHK)

100 Brandon Herrera is forcing Tony Gonzalez into a runoff, which I am *very* happy to see. (Gonzalez was the one with a self-immolating mistress.)
Posted by: pookysgirl, keeping tabs on things at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM

Not only that, but this time he got more votes than Gonzales in the primary. Given how close he came in the '24 runoff, this bodes well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:40 PM (bFu5X)

101 93 Lotsa powerful white men in the Democrap party. More on the way. Talerico was a nobody who smashed a nationally-known supposed super-heroine who the media fingered for presidential material.

The fact that white men in the Democrap party are weirdos or corrupt or parodies only tracks the party writ large: they're all weirdos or corrupt or parodies.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)


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Which makes their ability to "code" to working class men...really suspect.

Every effort just drives the working class away more because each effort feels like a parody and mockery.

Tim Walz was supposed to a working class hero. Tim fucking Walz.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:40 PM (GBKbO)

102 I'm so pleased Crenshaw lost.

Posted by: bonhomme at March 04, 2026 12:40 PM (Yp6az)

103 There is a very ugly woman trapped inside that very gay man's body.

Posted by: Wally at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (pduCL)

104
Crockett blames Republicans for a Democrat controlled county interfering with voting in the democrat primary?

Hey she should support the SAVE act.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (IifOV)

105 Have you seen the video of Starmer hitting a punching bag? That's the Colbertian level of performance we could expect.

https://is.gd/mfw4p9
Posted by: Archimedes

How embarrassing! What a fag!
https://tinyurl.com/3wjzsf95

Posted by: Obama pumping iron at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (JCZqz)

106 92
Is Talaraco teh Gey?

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (IifOV)

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Mid-30s. Unmarried. No kids.

And, most importantly. Democrat.

Yes, he's gay.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)

107 92
Is Talaraco teh Gey?
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (IifOV)
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Unclear but he definitely has a dick-shaped mouth.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (3BwY8)

108 None of the Dems with the power know why Clinton was popular.
None of them understand why the Party forced everyone out so Biden won the nomination.

They all think it's just cause they are white.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (VMvs1)

109 I heard a low fo today talking and the only thing they know about the latest festivities are the following (hand to God):

1. Trump bombed Iraq

2. Trump bombed a girl's school

And believe it or not I think she's a Trump 2024 voter. So it's not even that she was mad, she was just trying to catch up on what's going on.

And she's definitely a conspiracy theorist. Maybe even slightly based? I know she thinks the "government" was listening to her through the LED's because she told me, but I can't even laugh at her because they probably are.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (e5WJR)

110 James Talarico is the grandson of a Baptist minister. I bet he's turning over in his grave.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (uA11f)

111 98 Talarico's divine mystery. It's a mystery to me how anyone with even rudimentary knowledge of the Bible can buy his bullshit.
Posted by: huerfano at March 04

Who goes to his church to hear him preach? Denomination? I supposed I could look this all up myself.

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (OoFl2)

112 I think Ratchet might have been a better candidate, tbh

In campaign photos she certainly looks much more like a normal person than Talarico.

It's amazing that she completely lost her ghetto black accent during the campaign. Why, it's almost as if it was a fraud all along.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (Riz8t)

113 Is Talaraco teh Gey?

I know that’s the joke, but to be gay he’d have to be remotely human.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (EXyHK)

114 >>Some days I could swear that most AoSHQ posters are middle school boys.

Your mom...

Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (Y1sOo)

115 Which makes their ability to "code" to working class men...really suspect.

Every effort just drives the working class away more because each effort feels like a parody and mockery.

Tim Walz was supposed to a working class hero. Tim fucking Walz.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:40 PM (GBKbO)
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In short, everything the left does is Fake and Gay.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (3BwY8)

116 🚨 HOLY CRAP. Tim Walz was just EXPOSED for resuming taxpayer payments to Somali fraudsters at Feeding Our Future, and LYING ABOUT IT

Tim Walz even got corrected by his state's own COURT, he's STUNNED

JIM JORDAN: "Why didn't you tell the truth about why you RESTARTED the payments?"

WALZ: "The agency believed the court required them to make those payments."

JORDAN: "But that was FALSE...the court says the judge NEVER ordered you to resume Feeding Our Future payments...so the COURT'S lying?!"

WALZ: "I can't tell you!"

JIM JORDAN: "SOMEBODY'S lying! Either you're lying or the court's lying. Which one?!"

WALZ: "I just know what the attorneys said."

JORDAN: "Could it be you're trying to hide behind the court? Is it all about politics?!"

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (RHGPo)

117 “Growing old is mandatory.”

Speak for yourself grayhair.

Posted by: James Dean at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (xvY1i)

118 Walz shares his raw cheeseburger moment. What's the likelihood he dressed and cooked those pheasants?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (gVUi7)

119 108 None of the Dems with the power know why Clinton was popular.
None of them understand why the Party forced everyone out so Biden won the nomination.

They all think it's just cause they are white.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (VMvs1)

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Dude won two elections with about 40% of the vote.

He was never popular.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (GBKbO)

120 That Crockett ad with the Trump voice over does seem stupid... however, with all the TDS on the Dem side it's possible it was an effective ad for the democratic primary. I mean, show an ad with Trump repeatedly criticizing her and maybe that revs up the Dem base to go out and vote for her to give the middle finger to Trump. There's at least some logic behind it....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (xT8gx)

121 As I've been saying, if the Dums had a middle-aged or older white guy who wasn't a repulsive clown, he would win the Dum nomination in 2028 in a walk.

Hey!

Posted by: Walz at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (0Htd1)

122 Brandon Herrera is forcing Tony Gonzalez into a runoff, which I am *very* happy to see.

Over 40 yards? I'm betting on Gonzalez.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (mkOOA)

123 Which makes their ability to "code" to working class men...really suspect.

Every effort just drives the working class away more because each effort feels like a parody and mockery.

Tim Walz was supposed to a working class hero. Tim fucking Walz.


Say, have I shown you my maul? I think there's some splitworthy wood around here, and I'm just the man's man to do it.

Posted by: Pete "Slayer of Tigers" Buttigieg at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (Riz8t)

124 110 James Talarico is the grandson of a Baptist minister. I bet he's turning over in his grave.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March

He preaches himself. But even though the southern Baptists are very loosely knit with a lot of autonomy, they do have some core beliefs and these are not them. 😂

Posted by: Piper at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (OoFl2)

125 Why settle for Beto

When you can have Gammo?

VOTE TALARICO

Posted by: logprof at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (jo6FO)

126 96 The last picture of this Talarico pansy boy shows some mighty fine Ken Doll hair. It even looks plastic.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 12:39 PM

Talarico is Pete Buttigieg with John Edwards Breck Shampoo Hair.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 12:44 PM (IifOV)

127 94 Not talking about migration or demographics.

I'm talking about my belief that he is a demon, or golem, or rakshasa. or djinn or whatever you want to call it. He makes my hair stand on end.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)

Homunculus.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:44 PM (3wOGw)

128 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 12:44 PM (EtnSa)

129 Is Talarico more Christian than David French? Is that even possible?!?!

Posted by: dantesed at March 04, 2026 12:44 PM (Oy/m2)

130 I’m a lot more juvenile now than I was in middle school.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 12:44 PM (o0Ud6)

131 Some days I could swear that most AoSHQ posters are middle school boys.

Your mom...

and deep!

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Riz8t)

132 Next year is going to be a bar fight in voting

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (EtnSa)

133 I know she thinks the "government" was listening to her through the LED's because she told me, but I can't even laugh at her because they probably are.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM (e5WJR)

It's like I always say: If you're not on a government watchlist, you're not trying hard enough!

Posted by: pookysgirl, waving hi to Bob from NSA at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (Wt5PA)

134 Ken Paxton would have been able to beat Crockett, but he might have a much harder time beating Talarico. Women see that he cheated on his wife several times and was dating his new girlfriend while she was married.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (NpAcC)

135 Hey!
Posted by: Walz at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (0Htd1)
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You check the repulsive, clown and repulsive clown box.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurkder in marginal standing at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (UJMvS)

136 [O/T -- ]

NRC
@NRCgov

#NRCNews: We've issued the first commercial [nuclear] reactor construction approval in 10 years for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station in Wyoming.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (mrFSL)

137 Wendy Davis then Beto then Colin Allred now Talarico. One of these days Texas will turn blue , swearsies - the Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (/C62k)

138 @124 Piper. Talarico is Presbyterian. .

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 12:46 PM (zuIfz)

139 A paid representative for the designated terror organization and Islam-pushing Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for Texas, in its state education system, to teach that one-third of all slaves in America were Muslim, enslaved, and killed for their Muslim faith, erase the Mayflower Compact, eliminate Columbus Day, teach that the Alamo was influenced by Islam and honors Islamic architecture and more.

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:46 PM (RHGPo)

140 James Talarico is the grandson of a Baptist minister. I bet he's turning over in his grave.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 12:41 PM

Nah...too much like dancing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:46 PM (bFu5X)

141 OT

I have been going down a bit of a Kill Tony rabbit hole and watching various episodes. Harlan Williams (who is now an old guy comic- go figure.) On one of the episodes he gives some advice to one of the young guys: quit doing so many jerk off jokes. Everyone is doing it (men and women both), no one wants to hear it. Actually write real jokes.

Then you start to notice, he's absolutely right. It's everywhere. WTF? When did jokes about jacking off become the bedrock of 'comedy'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

142 Yes the whole “you’re only a Christian if you support homosexuals and transgenders” is getting incredibly tiresome. Because you don’t condone the sin and have the knowledge and foresight to call it out as sin that Jesus himself identified, you’re not a true Christian or something.

I love my brother and sister as God commanded. I don’t love their sin, nor will I encourage others to sin by saying something that is anathema to God is somehow acceptable. It isn’t.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:46 PM (iFEms)

143
Remember they tried to take that hideous cackle if Kamala's and turn it into "joy" (and a strength - the fucking nerve), to contrast with Trump's serious solemnity - I mean the man rarely smiles so they 100% "had him".

Then he cut her cackle onto the end of every Trump ad, overlaid over rioting and fires and undesirables. Genius. That helped win a lot of votes or at least kept people home, trust me. He went right after the thing they were gonna use to beat him and used it to club them to death. Sorry, the man is a once in a lifetime branding genius.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:46 PM (e5WJR)

144 Dude won two elections with about 40% of the vote.

He was never popular.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (GBKbO)

True... however, relatively speaking, he was always more popular than the GOP in the 90s. When he was impeached, I always got the sense that a good number of people (especially males) thought "good for him, he got some action on the side... the GOP are a bunch of ninnies for making a big deal out of a BJ"

I think the whole Monica Lewinsky actually made him MORE popular... street cred with the guys. Males: We're not sophisticated

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (xT8gx)

145 I think Ratchet might have been a better candidate, tbh

In campaign photos she certainly looks much more like a normal person than Talarico.

It's amazing that she completely lost her ghetto black accent during the campaign. Why, it's almost as if it was a fraud all along.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:42 PM (Riz8t)
_____

There are numerous videos of her before her ghetto transformation where she talked articulately like a normal person. The ghetto persona was clearly invented because she thought it would raise her profile in the media. She was right. She also correctly realized that acting like a ghetto crackhead would hurt her in a red statewide race. So she changed her persona, again.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)

146 It's amazing that she completely lost her ghetto black accent during the campaign. Why, it's almost as if it was a fraud all along.
Posted by: Archimedes

It's called code-switching, and it'sbeautiful! Minorities have to do it to survive the hellscape white Christian men have made of America!

Posted by: Lefty Retards at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (JCZqz)

147 Odds that Crenshaw will join the anti Trump media in the near future?

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (YwEeS)

148 A paid representative for the designated terror organization and Islam-pushing Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for Texas, in its state education system, to teach that one-third of all slaves in America were Muslim, enslaved, and killed for their Muslim faith, erase the Mayflower Compact, eliminate Columbus Day, teach that the Alamo was influenced by Islam and honors Islamic architecture and more.

I...can't tell if you're joking or not.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)

149 James Talarico isn't a pastor . He says he wants to be one some day, but he will make more as a government official if elected, I expect. PCUSA very "progressive" denomination.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (IeCgc)

150 curious what caused primary voters to turn on Crenshaw

usually incumbent RINOs sail through primaries

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (V6W16)

151 NC had an interesting Dem primary - The Bernie-endorsed Ms. Hajib finished about 1.5% behind the Dem Obamanaut incumbent.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (rj6Yv)

152 137 Wendy Davis then Beto then Colin Allred now Talarico. One of these days Texas will turn blue , swearsies - the Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (/C62k)

=======

At the height of cheating in America, 2020, they couldn't do it.

And then the Great Migration started and TX is now R+14.

But sure, a twink who says that "God is non-binary" and "the southern border should be a welcome mat" and "trans-kids are beautiful" is going to turn out the Hispanic Democrat vote. Also, he lost black voters 92-8 in his primary, and that surely won't be a factor at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (GBKbO)

153 41 Some days I could swear that most AoSHQ posters are middle school boys.
Posted by: Marcus T
Does this mean there are going to be fart jokes?

Posted by: nerdygirl at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (0Htd1)

154 137 Wendy Davis then Beto then Colin Allred now Talarico. One of these days Texas will turn blue , swearsies - the Dems
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (/C62k)

The whole Wendy Davis thing was f***ing weird.

I once saw a car, here up north, thousands of miles away from Texas, covered top-to-bottom in Wendy Davis campaign stickers.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (3wOGw)

155 130 I’m a lot more juvenile now than I was in middle school.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 12:44 PM (o0Ud6)

My vocabulary outran my maturity.

Posted by: By a lot at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (TbWk/)

156 148 I...can't tell if you're joking or not.
Posted by: Archimedes

Heck, Obama insisted that we've had Muslims back in the days of the Founding Fathers.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (svLOV)

157 Who among us hasn't had an incendiary, self-immolating mistress?

Posted by: Man About Town at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (oftw2)

158 Then you start to notice, he's absolutely right. It's everywhere. WTF? When did jokes about jacking off become the bedrock of 'comedy'?

Well, we don't like to brag, but...

Posted by: AOSHQ commenters at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (Riz8t)

159 134 Ken Paxton would have been able to beat Crockett, but he might have a much harder time beating Talarico. Women see that he cheated on his wife several times and was dating his new girlfriend while she was married.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (NpAcC)

I'm not a Texan , but I find it hard to believe that they would elect a Dem Senator.. Especially this weird one...

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (I7RJN)

160 Globalist RINO cuck Greg Abbot cruised to victory so his crusade to turn Texas into a mix of Bangalore and Islamabad continues

Posted by: brak at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (jGJov)

161 NC continues to disappoint. That Cooper is even competitive is astonishing.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (iFEms)

162 151 NC had an interesting Dem primary - The Bernie-endorsed Ms. Hajib finished about 1.5% behind the Dem Obamanaut incumbent.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 12:47 PM (rj6Yv)

=======

The radical Islamist might win the Democrat primary for Senate in MI soon.

Should be amusing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (GBKbO)

163 >>>Then you start to notice, he's absolutely right. It's everywhere. WTF? When did jokes about jacking off become the bedrock of 'comedy'?

eight years ago every joke was about "eating butt"

Someone said that now that young "comedians" can't make any jokes that might trigger anyone, the only kind of subject matter which is transgressive but also pre-approved by the degenerate left is sodomy and onanism material

Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (1wjle)

164 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:46 PM (bFu5X

LOL. I think you actually have to be alive to dance. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (IeCgc)

165 off topic: email today from pochahontis warren:

A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (CWTWj)

166 Wendy Davis then Beto then Colin Allred now Talarico. One of these days Texas will turn blue , swearsies - the Dems
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (/C62k)

The whole Wendy Davis thing was f***ing weird.

I once saw a car, here up north, thousands of miles away from Texas, covered top-to-bottom in Wendy Davis campaign stickers.
Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (3wOGw)

I'd almost forgotten about Abortion Barbie. Toxic femininity incarnate.

Posted by: Stronk und empowered at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (TbWk/)

167 I once saw a car, here up north, thousands of miles away from Texas, covered top-to-bottom in Wendy Davis campaign stickers.

Say what you will about Davis, she was nice looking.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:50 PM (Riz8t)

168 I’m a lot more juvenile now than I was in middle school.
Posted by: Bulg



Pull muh finger.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:50 PM (pKr8Y)

169 There's at least some logic behind it....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:43 PM (xT8gx)

Yes but people by and large don't respond to logic. They respond to feels. And no matter how serious and smart you look you can't just repeat the words "low IQ individual" over and over over yourself and no expect people to come away with that. This is marketing 101. She even did the repetition. And she thinks the smile at the end is gonna flip the script. But it doesn't because by that time the people taking it in aren't even sure if they're listening to an ad for or against her.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:50 PM (e5WJR)

170 Jasmine didn't speak in the ad, because she didn't want to remove all doubt as to the veracity of Trump's statements...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:50 PM (ynpvh)

171 Ken Paxton would have been able to beat Crockett, but he might have a much harder time beating Talarico. Women see that he cheated on his wife several times and was dating his new girlfriend while she was married.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (NpAcC)

If he were the pastor of my church, he would be a hard no. But he's running for Senate. Being an SOB is kind of needed. I'll still vote for him in the primary.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 12:50 PM (zuIfz)

172 “And… so, I think it’s important that we teach students about a major org religion in the context. And I was also curious, do you think that would be important context, or just for students to know real history that the founder of Islam, Muhammad, married a six-year-old girl, and consummated that marriage at the age of nine? Her name was Aisha. Do you think that would also be an important piece of context for our students?” Hall asked.

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:50 PM (RHGPo)

173 Democrat debate moderators just need to ask the men to cross their legs. That will separate the men from the Newsoms. Or Talaricos. Or Buttigiegs.

Posted by: Wally at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (pduCL)

174 I'm talking about my belief that he is a demon, or golem, or rakshasa. or djinn or whatever you want to call it. He makes my hair stand on end.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)

I agree. He's frightening.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (k9OZB)

175 Also, I'm not Christian. But I know what I'm seeing when I see a false prophet with a flat affect and agate eyes preaching the word of G-d.

If this were in an earlier time, I'd have him clapped in an iron mask and forced to drink holy water til his insides boiled.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (BI5O2)

176
38

As I've been saying, if the Dums had a middle-aged or older white guy who wasn't a repulsive clown, he would win the Dum nomination in 2028 in a walk.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM

-------

And yet they can't produce a single one.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (VWtfl)

177 Ken Paxton would have been able to beat Crockett, but he might have a much harder time beating Talarico. Women see that he cheated on his wife several times and was dating his new girlfriend while she was married.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (NpAcC)
_________

I think Cornyn wins the nomination. I think Paxton is a better conservative, and more MAGA, but he does carry tons of baggage. I tend not to care about what people do in their private lives, but if someone will repeatedly cheat on their wives (or husbands), it means they will "cheat" on me in heartbeat.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (iFTx/)

178 Supreme Court Lets Trump Revoke ‘Parole’ Status For 500,000 Migrants

... Judge Bozoberg butthurt

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (RHGPo)

179 163 Semi attractive female comedians joking about butt stuff yes.

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (YwEeS)

180 161 NC continues to disappoint. That Cooper is even competitive is astonishing.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (iFEms)

======

Popular former governor. Popular because the GOP legislature overrode his veto, but still.

So, his name recognition is sky high and people don't automatically hate him.

However, I do think he's the actual underdog. Senate races drive turnout to presidential levels in the states that have them, making the races reflect PVI more than anything else.

And the GOP has a 100,000 active voter lead so far.

He'll be the Larry Hogan of 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)

181 165 off topic: email today from pochahontis warren:

A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (CWTWj)


Seriously ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (I7RJN)

182 163 Someone said that now that young "comedians" can't make any jokes that might trigger anyone, the only kind of subject matter which is transgressive but also pre-approved by the degenerate left is sodomy and onanism material
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (1wjle)

Not just pre-approved, but the only thing young lefties think of.

It's all Gooning, all the time.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:52 PM (3wOGw)

183 Pull muh finger.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:50 PM (pKr8Y)
---------------

Right, like you'd run the risk......

Posted by: Blake - semi lurkder in marginal standing at March 04, 2026 12:52 PM (UJMvS)

184 #NRCNews: We've issued the first commercial [nuclear] reactor construction approval in 10 years for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station in Wyoming.
Posted by: ShainS

I don't want to sound tinfoil-hatty here, but it's amazing how nuclear power, despite being the clear choice for energy production, was shut-down for decades, but the moment billionaires want massive server farms for AI, nuclear starts popping up everywhere.

It's almost like government CAN move quickly, if the right people demand it...

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 04, 2026 12:52 PM (JCZqz)

185 178 Supreme Court Lets Trump Revoke ‘Parole’ Status For 500,000 Migrants

... Judge Bozoberg butthurt

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (RHGPo)

=======

False.

SCOTUS is ruled by liberals and never side with Trump.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:52 PM (GBKbO)

186 email today from pochahontis warren:

A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.

Highly credible.

"They're bombing the fuck out of us. Well, have a good day at school. Don't forget your lunch!"

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 12:52 PM (mkOOA)

187 That Crockett ad with the Trump voice over does seem stupid... however, with all the TDS on the Dem side it's possible it was an effective ad for the democratic primary. I mean, show an ad with Trump repeatedly criticizing her and maybe that revs up the Dem base to go out and vote for her to give the middle finger to Trump. There's at least some logic behind it....

==

That's exactly how I saw it. Trump is soooooo hated, it was meant to galvanize her support to Fight Orange Man Bad. It didn't work.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (qBdHI)

188 181 165 off topic: email today from pochahontis warren:

A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (CWTWj)


Seriously ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (I7RJN)

I find it hard to believe Muzzies let their girls GO to school...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (ynpvh)

189 A paid representative for the designated terror organization and Islam-pushing Council on American-Islamic Relations has called for Texas, in its state education system, to teach that one-third of all slaves in America were Muslim, enslaved, and killed for their Muslim faith, erase the Mayflower Compact, eliminate Columbus Day, teach that the Alamo was influenced by Islam and honors Islamic architecture and more.

And damned near every black African brought to America by the slave traders was sold to those traders by muslim warlords.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (8zz6B)

190 >>I'm talking about my belief that he is a demon, or golem, or rakshasa. or djinn or whatever you want to call it. He makes my hair stand on end.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM

Yes, he is false, as in pretending to be a person.

Posted by: huerfano at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (98kQX)

191 >> He'll be the Larry Hogan of 2028.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)

I hope you’re right. Because I can’t figure out their affection for electing Democrats to the governor’s office.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (iFEms)

192 Heck, Obama insisted that we've had Muslims back in the days of the Founding Fathers.
Posted by: NR Pax


We did. What he fails to tell, is we killed them. Barbary pirates. "to the shores of Tripoli".

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (pKr8Y)

193 @154 XTC, interesting that Wendy Davis is one of the original AWFLs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (/C62k)

194 The only thing I've seen female "comedians" talk about since 1995 is cunnilingus.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (e5WJR)

195 "The Rev. Dr. Jim Rigby, who is still Talarico’s pastor today, was put on trial by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) in the 1990s for ordaining lesbian and gay clergy."

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (IeCgc)

196 Where will poor Dan Crenshaw get his insider trading stock tips now?

Posted by: Halfhand at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (cXw3b)

197 Intertubes say the source of the report is the Iranians, and that it is unknown if it was a US missile or an Iranian one...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (ynpvh)

198
A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (CWTWj)

Wasn't it already shown the IRGC did it with their indiscriminate fire in all directions at everyone and no one?

Posted by: Death Blossom is a weapon of last resort at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (TbWk/)

199 Talafucko looks exactly like the southern preacher in those 3AM commercials promising me a free anointing oil keychain if I send him $100

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (REq0p)

200 >>>pochahontis warren:

A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.

>Lizzy often gets her intel from interpreting smoke signals.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (gVUi7)

201 A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (CWTWj)


"Reportedly" once again doing all the reps here

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (e5WJR)

202 Don't forget your lunch!"

Oops. It's Ramadan. No lunch.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (mkOOA)

203 196 Where will poor Dan Crenshaw get his insider trading stock tips now?

Posted by: Halfhand at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (cXw3b)

He's got his eye on it.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (ynpvh)

204
I'm talking about my belief that he is a demon, or golem, or rakshasa. or djinn or whatever you want to call it. He makes my hair stand on end.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)

Homunculus.
Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:44 PM (3wOGw)

--I only recently learnt about dybbuk. In the Epstain files, the megacreep pervert Les Wexner said in an interview he's been possessed.

Posted by: logprof at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (jo6FO)

205 "They're bombing the fuck out of us. Well, have a good day at school. Don't forget your lunch!"
Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 12:52 PM (mkOOA)

I thought it odd that anyone would send their child to school when bombs are being lobbed all around said school....

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 12:54 PM (I7RJN)

206 When Bulg was 14, he aspired to be Mayor of Melonville.
Nothing has changed in his dotage.

Posted by: A Place For Mom at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (oftw2)

207 Before election might, I figured that Cornyn would be safe if he could manage 45% or higher. 45 isn't enough to win the nomination outright, but things will cool down and he could probably get half of Hunt's voters or sit-outs in the May run-off with advertising.

Cornyn got 43%. Not enough.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (rj6Yv)

208 I'm not a Texan , but I find it hard to believe that they would elect a Dem Senator.. Especially this weird one...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (I7RJN)
********
Nothing surprises me these days. Never thought Georgia and Arizona would have 2 Democrat senators.
Democrat voters surpassed Republicans by a lot in the Texas and the North Carolina primaries.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (NpAcC)

209 >>>A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.

that missile then went on to kill the baby formula factory next door, and then the puppy store, many of whom looked like Lassie....

Posted by: Reuters at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (jGJov)

210 I'm talking about my belief that he is a demon, or golem, or rakshasa. or djinn or whatever you want to call it. He makes my hair stand on end.

Huh. I wonder if Gollum is just Tolkien's corruption of golem

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (Riz8t)

211 >>A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.


Press 'X' to Doubt.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (1Udfd)

212 Seriously ?

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (I7RJN)

Math checks out.

Posted by: The Palestinian Ministry of Health at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (eOFY+)

213 I think Cornyn wins the nomination. I think Paxton is a better conservative, and more MAGA, but he does carry tons of baggage. I tend not to care about what people do in their private lives, but if someone will repeatedly cheat on their wives (or husbands), it means they will "cheat" on me in heartbeat.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March


It means promises are meant to be broken if it is convenient.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (W2Pud)

214 "They're bombing the fuck out of us. Well, have a good day at school. Don't forget your lunch!"
Posted by: t-bird

That seemed really weird to me as well

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (IeCgc)

215 I saw Sodomy and Onanism Material open for Butthole Surfers at Armadillo World Headquarters in '94

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (3BwY8)

216 191 >> He'll be the Larry Hogan of 2026.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)

I hope you’re right. Because I can’t figure out their affection for electing Democrats to the governor’s office.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (iFEms)

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Governors races are much more defined by local issues than partisanship. Statewide, non-federal races are just materially seen differently by enough voters to make a difference.

But once we hit federal races, base partisanship wins out. It's a pattern we can see repeatedly over the last couple of decades, and it's just gotten more pronounced.

Will Cooper lose? I think it's 60-40 he does.

Democrats aren't paying attention to the race, though, because they assume he's a lock.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (GBKbO)

217 The likelihood of the s hitting a school, let atone it being fully attended are , shall we say, miniscule.

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (YwEeS)

218 "Many of them little girls, some as young as 7 years old"

Or as I called them, marriage material

Posted by: Zombie Ali Khamenei at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (pduCL)

219 163 Semi attractive female comedians joking about butt stuff yes.
Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM

And who reminds you that she's a lesbian who likes to do lesbian things with lesbians and finds it sooo difficult to succeed in comedy because she's a lesbian.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (bFu5X)

220 134 Ken Paxton would have been able to beat Crockett, but he might have a much harder time beating Talarico. Women see that he cheated on his wife several times and was dating his new girlfriend while she was married.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (NpAcC)


So far the AWFLs and Karens have given a political and moral pass for cheating on the wife to only one man. Billy Jeff.

Posted by: Gref at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (5rh/l)

221 The only thing I've seen female "comedians" talk about since 1995 is cunnilingus.
Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:53 PM (e5WJR)


I miss Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (2J/Lj)

222 Reeling in the youth, playing to normalcy. Does no one see he's their Charlie Kirk?

Key Backers and Funding Sources -
Texas Sands PAC (Miriam Adelson): Despite Talarico's anti-billionaire platform, his largest financial supporter in 2024 was the Texas Sands PAC, funded by Republican casino magnate Miriam Adelson. He received $59,000 from this group.

Lone Star Rising: A super PAC that has spent nearly $930,000 on pro-Talarico media buys and direct mail, with backing from donors including:
Simone Coxe (Austin philanthropist)
Susan Sarofim (Houston billionaire)
Mark Jacobsen (IntraFi CEO)
Pete McCarthy (Houston restaurateur)
Don Henley (Musician)

Progressive Organizations: The Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) endorsed Talarico, citing his economic populist message.

Damn, I really, really don't care for Colbert.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (NFX2v)

223 201 A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (CWTWj)


"Reportedly" once again doing all the reps here

I mean, it isn't like there are pictures of the missile's smoke trail leading from the ground, into the air, and then down onto the school.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

224 I guarantee the Democrats are going to remake Talarico into a moderate saint.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (NpAcC)

225 >>> I'm not a Texan , but I find it hard to believe that they would elect a Dem Senator.. Especially this weird one...

Cornyn is not much better

It'll happen eventually. The demographic are changing so quickly.

Posted by: brak at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (jGJov)

226 As I've been saying, if the Dums had a middle-aged or older white guy who wasn't a repulsive clown, he would win the Dum nomination in 2028 in a walk.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM

-------

And yet they can't produce a single one.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 12:51 PM (VWtfl)
________

Yea, thankfully. But if I'm right, then I think that changes in the next X years. The Democrap bench is mostly DEI retards and race clowns and nobodies who vaulted to prominence solely because of the color of their skin. I think those days are over or at least fading. But it will take a while before any normal-appearing white men bubble up to prominence.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (iFTx/)

227 that missile then went on to kill the baby formula factory next door, and then the puppy store, many of whom looked like Lassie....

...and then went on to destroy several hospitals in Gaza.

Posted by: The Council of Ex-Perts! at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (n1OCj)

228 I think Fulton and that Pima?county in Arizona tell us why they have Democrat senators...

Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (YwEeS)

229 Well we seem to have hit one of the corvettes I mentioned earlier. Hegseth mentioned that it was "Damaged" ,"sunk" but the photos show a small fire and the vessel underway. Also an accompanying article about a fast boat dicking up a sailor who had fallen overboard during the attack.

There seems to be very little damage to the ship, not what I would expect if we had control over the area. Damage is consistent with a Hellfire from a loitering platform not a gun or an aircraft launched air to ship.

Why no second pass?

The ship seems to have gotten away for now.

So much for air superiority.

Posted by: pawn at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (+rKuc)

230 Popular former governor. Popular because the GOP legislature overrode his veto, but still.

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

My understanding is that NC's voter registration has not been static either, it continues to gain Republican votes by the thousands, so it may no longer be a 1-2 swing state, maybe 3-4 by the time the midterms arrive

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (REq0p)

231 >>The likelihood of the s hitting a school, let atone it being fully attended are , shall we say, miniscule.


The photos of the victims that the Iranians published was from the Slaughter of Protestors in the weeks prior to the attack.

It's Pallywood material.

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (1Udfd)

232 225 Cornyn is not much better

It'll happen eventually. The demographic are changing so quickly.

Posted by: brak at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (jGJov)

=======

Texas has gotten significantly redder over the past decade, and acting like it's not is weird.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)

233 And who reminds you that she's a lesbian who likes to do lesbian things with lesbians and finds it sooo difficult to succeed in comedy because she's a lesbian.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (bFu5X)

Hey, I got a gig at Starfleet Academy!

Posted by: The Lesbian who got a gig at StarFleet Academy at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (eOFY+)

234 88 BTW... Talarico is dangerous because he throws in just enough actual truth (mixed with odious lies) to be believable to the LIVs... For example, kids who think they're trans (because trans is not a real thing... it's made up) are, indeed, made in the image of God and are beautiful in that sense... it's almost like he's read CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters and he knows Screwtape's best strategies...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Yesterday, I came across charts and the whole trans id issue is vanishing among the yutes. It was social hysteria. Gender ID of weird subtypes dropped by nearly 1/3rd last year from IIRC 22-23 percent to around 16 percent. My guess is further drops are going to occur. Don't discount either the Trump war on DEI and higher ed.

Some of those kids, like the recent reveal of disabilities claimed at Stanford, are because they thought they might get rewarded for their brave stance of gender fluid on admissions.

I think the whole troon op is withering from the harsh light of reality and the lessening pressure for weird identities to get jobs and admission to schools. Wine moms are going to be the hardest hit.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (E4rtv)

235 lol. Oh yeah, Talarico would totally beat Paxton. lol.

Put down the cheeba. It’s not even going to be close.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (iFEms)

236 Ken Paxton's marital issues make him a cad with poor decision-making skills and zero impulse control.

He's also a notorious unlikeable asshole, and I have a feeling that his leaning into the MAGA side of the GOP is an act, but I can't prove that.

Our state GOP is just so fucking terrible for a state that's supposed to be as Republican as we are.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (3BwY8)

237 Talarico seems to be right out of CIA central casting.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (abIsI)

238 I always get Wendy Davis mixed up with that other lady (whose name I've forgotten) who was a big code pink anti-war protester during the Iraq War... IIRC her son had died in that conflict. She was constantly stalking W to protest the war... What was her name?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (xT8gx)

239 But it will take a while before any normal-appearing white men bubble up to prominence.

I'm right here, you know.

Posted by: Jabba The Pritzker! at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (n1OCj)

240 >>The only thing I've seen female "comedians" talk about since 1995 is cunnilingus.


Sloppy Joans for Lunch!

Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (1Udfd)

241 pochahontis warren:

A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.

>Lizzy often gets her intel from interpreting smoke signals.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone


Which is not an exact science.
Different blankets are like different dialects.
Wool blankets are like Castilian Spanish.
Synthetic blankets are like Tex-Mex.
Cotton blankets are like Southern California Mexican.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (pKr8Y)

242 Ken Paxton would have been able to beat Crockett, but he might have a much harder time beating Talarico. Women see that he cheated on his wife several times and was dating his new girlfriend while she was married.

--

Because heaven knows women never cheat on their husbands, or partake in a plethora of immoral and/or unwise life choices.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (qBdHI)

243 The photos of the victims that the Iranians published was from the Slaughter of Protestors in the weeks prior to the attack.

It's Pallywood material.
Posted by: garrett at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (1Udfd)

Has Green Helmet Guy made an appearance? It's just not the same without him.

Posted by: Fake and gay and halal at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (TbWk/)

244 192 Heck, Obama insisted that we've had Muslims back in the days of the Founding Fathers.
Posted by: NR Pax

We did. What he fails to tell, is we killed them. Barbary pirates. "to the shores of Tripoli".
Posted by: rickb223

They may have been pirates, but America had slaves!!!!

Posted by: Retarded Leftists at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (JCZqz)

245 230 My understanding is that NC's voter registration has not been static either, it continues to gain Republican votes by the thousands, so it may no longer be a 1-2 swing state, maybe 3-4 by the time the midterms arrive

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (REq0p)

=======

There is a higher chance that the 2026 Senate race reflects the 2024 Presidential race results (GOP+3) than Cooper wins it easily (D+5 or so).

And yes, the registration advantage just continues to grow and will probably grow even faster in the final months leading up to the election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (GBKbO)

246 228 I think Fulton and that Pima?county in Arizona tell us why they have Democrat senators...
Posted by: steevy at March 04, 2026 12:57 PM (YwEeS)

Agreed

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (I7RJN)

247 201 A missile from the US and Israeli-led bombing campaign reportedly killed over 150 people at a school in Iran - many of them little girls, some as young as seven years old.
Posted by: gnats local 678
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Debunked. Even the Iranians admitted it was one of theirs that did it. Video evidence meant they could not do otherwise.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv)

248 238 Cindy Sheehan?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (zuIfz)

249 I think Cornyn wins the nomination. I think Paxton is a better conservative, and more MAGA, but he does carry tons of baggage. I tend not to care about what people do in their private lives, but if someone will repeatedly cheat on their wives (or husbands), it means they will "cheat" on me in heartbeat.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March


It means promises are meant to be broken if it is convenient.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 12:55 PM (W2Pud)
_____________

Yea. If someone will break a promise to their spouse, they will shit over any promise they made to voters.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (iFTx/)

250 it's almost like he's read CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters and he knows Screwtape's best strategies...

I have already been calling him "Screwtape". His lies are so transparent to anyone who is familiar with the Word of God.

His lies about the Spirit asking Mary's permission to be the mother of God has no Scriptural support - he makes that part up.

His lies about God being non-binary is he incorrectly claims that the Hebrew word for Spirit in Genesis 1, is feminine. (it isn't, its gender is Common and it is used in with a conjunction in the passage he cites) He feels that a language gendered noun means that what it identifies is of a particular biological sex.

If you are a Christians and it isn't obvious, you need to horsewhip your spiritual leader for gross incompetence and dereliction as a shepherd.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (pUU4E)

251 Re: Iran

All the bombing was to take out Iran's AIR defenses and their leadership before they had a chance to scurry like roaches

In other words, the real bombing hasnt started yet

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at March 04, 2026 01:00 PM (REq0p)

252
And yes, the registration advantage just continues to grow and will probably grow even faster in the final months leading up to the election.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (GBKbO)
---------------

I believe independents swing hard toward the GOP. What's your take?

Posted by: Blake - semi lurkder in marginal standing at March 04, 2026 01:00 PM (UJMvS)

253 238 I always get Wendy Davis mixed up with that other lady (whose name I've forgotten) who was a big code pink anti-war protester during the Iraq War... IIRC her son had died in that conflict. She was constantly stalking W to protest the war... What was her name?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM

Cindy Sheehan?

Posted by: CaliGirl at March 04, 2026 01:00 PM (AJgvw)

254 I always get Wendy Davis mixed up with that other lady (whose name I've forgotten) who was a big code pink anti-war protester during the Iraq War... IIRC her son had died in that conflict. She was constantly stalking W to protest the war... What was her name?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt


The one that hung out at Crawford, Tx outside of Bush's ranch.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 01:00 PM (pKr8Y)

255 There is a higher chance that the 2026 Senate race reflects the 2024 Presidential race results (GOP+3) than Cooper wins it easily (D+5 or so).

And yes, the registration advantage just continues to grow and will probably grow even faster in the final months leading up to the election.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
========
I think Cooper's inaction regarding the hurricane in W. Carolina is going to hurt him there.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:00 PM (E4rtv)

256 Ken Paxton's marital issues make him a cad with poor decision-making skills and zero impulse control.

He's also a notorious unlikeable asshole, and I have a feeling that his leaning into the MAGA side of the GOP is an act, but I can't prove that.

I don't care if he puts kittens in a blender. Cornyn needs to become an example.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (Riz8t)

257 Headline (CNBC):

"'No to war': Spain PM hits back at Trump threat to cut trade over air base dispute"

Excerpt:

""It's naïve to believe that democracy or respect among nations can spring from ruins, or to think that blind and servile obedience is a form of leadership. On the contrary, I believe this position is leadership," Sánchez said.

"We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and contrary to our values ​​and interests simply out of fear of reprisals from someone," he added."

Me: DJT also called out Spain for not allocating funds for a 5% commitment towards defense spending. Freeloaders.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (rj6Yv)

258 252
And yes, the registration advantage just continues to grow and will probably grow even faster in the final months leading up to the election.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (GBKbO)
---------------

I believe independents swing hard toward the GOP. What's your take?

Posted by: Blake - semi lurkder in marginal standing at March 04, 2026 01:00 PM (UJMvS)

======

In NC, they always do. There's a large indie contingent in the state by registration, and they have been voting more heavily Republican than Democrat consistently for a while.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (GBKbO)

259 1) the missile was an Iranian misfire
2) the # of schoolgirls killed was 4.9 million.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (/C62k)

260 240 >>The only thing I've seen female "comedians" talk about since 1995 is cunnilingus.

Sloppy Joans for Lunch!
Posted by: garrett

Hey, you guys hungry? I've got lunch right here in my pants...you'll never guess what it is!

Posted by: Amy Schumer at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (JCZqz)

261 233 And who reminds you that she's a lesbian who likes to do lesbian things with lesbians and finds it sooo difficult to succeed in comedy because she's a lesbian.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (bFu5X)

Hey, I got a gig at Starfleet Academy!
Posted by: The Lesbian who got a gig at StarFleet Academy at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (eOFY+)

It's difficult to succeed because, well, she's just not funny. At all.

Posted by: Now get up there and say "muh vagina" a lot! at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (TbWk/)

262 Even Harris County had a Spock eyebrow when Talarico won. lol.

Posted by: Marcus T at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (iFEms)

263 I always get Wendy Davis mixed up with that other lady (whose name I've forgotten) who was a big code pink anti-war protester during the Iraq War... IIRC her son had died in that conflict. She was constantly stalking W to protest the war... What was her name?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM

Cindy Sheehan, iirc.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (bFu5X)

264 >>>Texas has gotten significantly redder over the past decade, and acting like it's not is weird.

Under 18 is less than 20% white in Texas. The old guard of white conservatives are dying off and being replaced with immigrants. Maybe Hispanics will increasingly vote red, but Indians? Muslims?

Abbot is not exactly conservative, and Cornyn , who will probably win the runoff, isn't either. So I have my doubts about Texas becoming more conservative, but if that makes me weird, so be it.

Posted by: brak at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (jGJov)

265 So sick of these pious Christian homos.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (wBaIH)

266 Late: So sovereign european nations are saying they need uthe UN's permission to support NATO action?

Sounds like the end of NATO and the end of the UN.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (4+MiX)

267 255 I think Cooper's inaction regarding the hurricane in W. Carolina is going to hurt him there.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:00 PM (E4rtv)

=======

Western NC is going to vote very hard against him, for sure.

But Western NC is safe red no matter what, so I'm not sure how much of a material change it'll have on the race.

Democrats are simply overconfident because of the 2024 governor's race.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (GBKbO)

268 Let me send Dan a pamphlet.

Posted by: Fidelity Investments at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (7Q0e+)

269 Jasmine Crocked (h/t, Robert Pratt)

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (fYhK6)

270 238 Cindy Sheehan?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 12:59 PM (zuIfz)

Yes, that's the one. Good memory.... I don't know why I think of her and Wendy Davis at the same time

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (xT8gx)

271 I miss Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 12:56 PM (2J/Lj)


I miss watching them in bed together.

Posted by: Denny Crane - Trix are for Kids at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (PbLRh)

272 The problem was jealousy. Colbert just plays a clown on TV, but Crockett is a clown in real life.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (PMi3m)

273 Yea. If someone will break a promise to their spouse, they will shit over any promise they made to voters.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade


Now do Cornyn's 20 year shit fest.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 01:03 PM (pKr8Y)

274 All the bombing was to take out Iran's AIR defenses and their leadership before they had a chance to scurry like roaches

In other words, the real bombing hasnt started yet
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger

I feel ya. "I have not yet begun to bomb."

Posted by: Star Fleet Academy at March 04, 2026 01:03 PM (JCZqz)

275 Is Talarico AI slop?... because he looks like AI slop along with all the AI inconsistencies.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 04, 2026 01:04 PM (n5tGW)

276 264 >>>Texas has gotten significantly redder over the past decade, and acting like it's not is weird.

Under 18 is less than 20% white in Texas. The old guard of white conservatives are dying off and being replaced with immigrants. Maybe Hispanics will increasingly vote red, but Indians? Muslims?

Abbot is not exactly conservative, and Cornyn , who will probably win the runoff, isn't either. So I have my doubts about Texas becoming more conservative, but if that makes me weird, so be it.

Posted by: brak at March 04, 2026 01:02 PM (jGJov)

=======

Not only has Texas been getting redder overall, but the Republican Party has been getting cleaned out of RINOs in the legislature, like the guy who led the impeachment effort against Paxton.

Also...a fucking incumbent US senator only got 42% of the vote in his primary.

And most Hispanics consider themselves white, which affects their voting behavior and reception of particular political messaging.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:04 PM (GBKbO)

277 "Wow! UPSET LOSS for Crenshaw."

I have yet to see anybody really upset about this.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 01:04 PM (PMi3m)

278 In NC, they always do. There's a large indie contingent in the state by registration, and they have been voting more heavily Republican than Democrat consistently for a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM

What do you think about Whatley's chances?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (bFu5X)

279 AOC is dangerous because if you ever actually listen to one of her speeches, she sounds more patriotic than Nathan Hale. It's grotesque.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (e5WJR)

280 I think the whole troon op is withering from the harsh light of reality and the lessening pressure for weird identities to get jobs and admission to schools. Wine moms are going to be the hardest hit.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (E4rtv)

They're losing their status objects. They will undoubtedly be bereft until they find their new equivalent of a teacup chihuahua in a Hermes bag.

Posted by: No more brave wine mom allies. Sad. at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (TbWk/)

281 Ken Paxton's infidelity should not be a political issue.... but it will be and is because it offends some people. Heck, it offends me generically but I separate politics and personal morality. He has my vote all the way.... I just realize there are at least some percentage of the voters that will not separate and some of those will say (illogically) "this Talarico guy is squeaky clean so I'm voting for him instead of the icky Paxton"

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (xT8gx)

282 Because heaven knows women never cheat on their husbands, or partake in a plethora of immoral and/or unwise life choices.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (qBdHI)
*******
It's different when they do it. They somehow justify it in their minds and their girlfriends will lie and tell them they are right.

I am not one of those kind of friends.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 01:06 PM (NpAcC)

283 Governor Culture Club Boy Gavin Newsom just came out of the anti-Semitic closet, so there's that.

Posted by: 13times at March 04, 2026 01:06 PM (wn0yo)

284 Once again I am stuck with Ken King out of District 88. FML.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:06 PM (fYhK6)

285 Woman atheist turned Catholic and a comedian. From NC Register:

https://tinyurl.com/53d5p266

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 04, 2026 01:06 PM (xY6Tn)

286 249 wifey and I have been married for 38 years, but everyone else around me is divorced at least once.

But I don't think of them as liars. Just weak.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (wBaIH)

287 222 Lone Star Rising

would be a good name for a spaceballs sequel

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (oY6Yp)

288 Not a bastion of Christianity, that place.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 04, 2026 12:36 PM (zuIfz)

True!!!

Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (P4Pk9)

289 278 In NC, they always do. There's a large indie contingent in the state by registration, and they have been voting more heavily Republican than Democrat consistently for a while.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM

What do you think about Whatley's chances?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (bFu5X)

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I think it's like 60-40 that he wins.

Voter registration advantage is his, but Cooper has name recognition. Whatley should bridge that gap.

Also, Democrats seem to be ignoring it, but that may just be because Cooper ran (effectively) unopposed in the primary.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (GBKbO)

290 249 I think Cornyn wins the nomination. I think Paxton is a better conservative, and more MAGA, but he does carry tons of baggage. I tend not to care about what people do in their private lives, but if someone will repeatedly cheat on their wives (or husbands), it means they will "cheat" on me in heartbeat.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March

I think personally that Cornyn hit his high water mark here. We are seeing the result of him spending 70 million bucks versus 4.1 million by Paxton but money does not buy love. Cornyn already has pissed off gunowners (Red Flag and that monstrous bill, past support for illegal amnesty, and other douchebaggery over the years.) Statistically, 1/3 runoff races has the person coming in second in the primary actually win the runoff. And 42 percent for a multi term incumbent spending that kind of money is pretty lousy. Figure a tossup 50/50 right now and it will depend on Paxton's actions more than Cornyn.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (E4rtv)

291 100 Brandon Herrera is forcing Tony Gonzalez into a runoff, which I am *very* happy to see. (Gonzalez was the one with a self-immolating mistress.)
Posted by: pookysgirl, keeping tabs on things at March 04, 2026 12:33 PM

Not only that, but this time he got more votes than Gonzales in the primary. Given how close he came in the '24 runoff, this bodes well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 12:40 PM (bFu5X)

Awesome.

Posted by: farquad at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (CFMhl)

292 When do we get a news report from Reuters of a missile hit in an Iranian hospital??

Posted by: dantesed at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (Oy/m2)

293 They're losing their status objects. They will undoubtedly be bereft until they find their new equivalent of a teacup chihuahua in a Hermes bag.
Posted by: No more brave wine mom allies.
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I think illegals are the new cause du jour.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:08 PM (E4rtv)

294
Talarico needs to follow the Beto O'rourke model and say "Fuck" in public a wear skinny jeans.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 01:08 PM (IifOV)

295
Apparently, the new Taco Supreme Leader in Iran is one of Khamenei's spawn.

He must have been banging a bunch of IRGC Generals' wives and daughters to piss them off enough to elect him as their designated meat shield.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 01:08 PM (HXiQ2)

296 AOC is dangerous because if you ever actually listen to one of her speeches, she sounds more patriotic than Nathan Hale. It's grotesque. you may lose brain cells and IQ points to her intellectual black hole, risking becoming a Democrat voter.
Posted by: ...

Posted by: Fake AoS editor at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (JCZqz)

297 292 When do we get a news report from Reuters of a missile hit in an Iranian hospital??

Posted by: dantesed at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM (Oy/m2)

I heard some of the higher up mucky mucks are hiding in a hospital

Posted by: It's me donna at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (I7RJN)

298 Fuck Cornyn. He shows up for 3 weeks every six years, has no communication with the voter base and votes for absolute shit. Juneteenth was his big legislative priority

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (+nEug)

299 "The Fake and Gay "News" Media continues insisting that it was Trump who blocked Talarico from appearing on Fake and Gay "Comedian" Stephen Colbert's show, thus boosting his cache."


The Democrat-Media Complex screams that Trump can successfully do anything !

Oddly, Trump hasn't done what The Complex keeps telling us every day that Trump will do by sundown. Round-up his hundred million domestic enemies and ship them in boxcars to extermination camps in the Everglades and the Mojave Desert, nuke every other nation's capital, declare himself US Emperor for Life, order ICE to summarily execute on-sight everyone they think is an illegal alien, and confiscate everyone's savings and disburse it to his family members, tax-free!

Posted by: Gref at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (5rh/l)

300 The Dems dropped Cindy Sheehan like a hot potato once Barky got elected and kept the wars going. It's like it was all political theater

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (/C62k)

301 Then you start to notice, he's absolutely right. It's everywhere. WTF? When did jokes about jacking off become the bedrock of 'comedy'?

eight years ago every joke was about "eating butt"

Someone said that now that young "comedians" can't make any jokes that might trigger anyone, the only kind of subject matter which is transgressive but also pre-approved by the degenerate left is sodomy and onanism material
Posted by: ace at March 04, 2026 12:49 PM (1wjle)
________

Comedy has always been about being outrageous -- even if for the sake of being outrageous -- and the envelope was always pushed. The Lenny Bruce skits that got him arrested in the 1960s would be PG-13 today.

I think what happened more recently is comedians ran out of material, stopped being funny, and tried to make up for it by being disgustingly vulgar. Female comics in particular -- especially the reasonably attractive ones -- discovered they could get famous by talking endlessly about sucking dick, eating pussy, butt stuff, etc.

So guess what we got? A lot of female comics talking endlessly about sucking dick, eating pussy, butt stuff, etc.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (iFTx/)

302 242 Because heaven knows women never cheat on their husbands

yeah, but when men cheat they've done something wrong. when women cheat, it's because men did something wrong forcing them to cheat.

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (oY6Yp)

303 282 Because heaven knows women never cheat on their husbands, or partake in a plethora of immoral and/or unwise life choices.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (qBdHI)
*******
It's different when they do it. They somehow justify it in their minds and their girlfriends will lie and tell them they are right.

I am not one of those kind of friends.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 01:06 PM (NpAcC)

But we were on a break when I had those 15 guys run a train on me! Like, he's just SO insecure! Ick!

Posted by: Stronk independent modern woman at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (TbWk/)

304 35 Abbot won and Cornyn will probably win his run off. The Californication of Texas is complete.
Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 12:30 PM (cpys

Abbott had a realistic opponent?

Defeatist cynicism is an arrogance that we know the outcome - we do not. Our Creator expects us to fight for good until HE ends the game, not us. (H/t RWP)

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:10 PM (fYhK6)

305 TALARICO: "Our trans community needs abortion care too."

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"Free mandatory prostate exams for all women!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 01:10 PM (xfo7/)

306 That Crockett ad with Trump calling her a loser over and over sure worked out well for her. She just proved him right.

Posted by: bluebell at March 04, 2026 01:10 PM (79pEw)

307 279 AOC is dangerous because if you ever actually listen to one of her speeches, she sounds more patriotic than Nathan Hale. It's grotesque.
Posted by: ...

Nathan Hale with large breasts > Nathan Hale

Posted by: Moron Math at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (JCZqz)

308 this Talarico guy is squeaky clean so I'm voting for him instead of the icky Paxton"
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (xT8gx)

He was a school teacher and he is 36 and worth 3-5 Million

Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (P4Pk9)

309 I think it's like 60-40 that he wins.

Voter registration advantage is his, but Cooper has name recognition. Whatley should bridge that gap.

Also, Democrats seem to be ignoring it, but that may just be because Cooper ran (effectively) unopposed in the primary.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:07 PM

Good to hear. I only ask because I knew his wife back in the day. Real sweetheart. Nice family.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (bFu5X)

310 Wikipedia wants me to know that they love Ramadan.

Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (FMtrg)

311 RE: Virginia

Spanberger lied.
Virginia died.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (2WIwB)

312 yeah, but when men cheat they've done something wrong. when women cheat, it's because men did something wrong forcing them to cheat.
Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (oY6Yp)

You have a future as a mainstream pastor.

Posted by: Churchian marital philosophy in a nutshell at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (TbWk/)

313 Jasmine Crockashit

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (e5WJR)

314 296 AOC is dangerous because if you ever actually listen to one of her speeches, she sounds more patriotic than Nathan Hale. It's grotesque. you may lose brain cells and IQ points to her intellectual black hole, risking becoming a Democrat voter.
Posted by: ...
Posted by: Fake AoS editor at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (JCZqz)


And yet, is she has small areolas and pert nipples, I would vote for her.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Can't Deny My Nature. at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (PbLRh)

315 Talarico is a baby-faced scary person. I'd get off the bus if he walked on.

Posted by: Random PJ at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (+jscL)

316 Most female comedians are just outright unfunny.

It's not endearing or edgy to watch a middle-aged woman stand on a stage and tell everyone about her vagina and the last time she gave someone a blowjob.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (3BwY8)

317 NC voter registration records? Time for a headline blast from the past!

Headline (Courhouse News Service 09/08/2025)

"North Carolina agrees to turn over voter records in settlement"

Excerpt:

"U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II signed the parties’ joint agreement, which requires the state to produce several reports detailing compliance with federal voting laws, obtain missing voter information, and turn over the state’s voter records to the federal government “upon request.”

The agreement aims “to ensure that the remedy complies fully with federal law, minimizes any inconvenience to voters, and ensures that each affected voter’s ballot will be counted for federal offices if the voter is otherwise eligible to vote under North Carolina law,” the parties said in their request for the order.

The federal government sued North Carolina and its elections board in May, alleging violations of the Help America Vote Act by failing to properly rectify errors in voter registration records. The elections board used a registration form that failed to clearly require a driver’s license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Those details are needed to confirm eligibili

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (rj6Yv)

318 He must have been banging a bunch of IRGC Generals' wives and daughters to piss them off enough to elect him as their designated meat shield.

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IIRC, Khamenei's other son and DiL were at his barbecue. So Lil' Moq is obviously a second or twelfth choice.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (BI5O2)

319 The 3rd place guy in the Texas Senate primary got 200,000 votes; Paxton was 2% behind Senator Colon blow. Paxton wins the runoff. The Crenshaw loss is predictive.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (ehY6c)

320 6 Talarico is Beto Lite.
Posted by: huerfano at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (98kQX)

...in the loafers.

Posted by: tankdemon at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM (PMi3m)

321 this Talarico guy is squeaky clean so I'm voting for him instead of the icky Paxton"
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (xT8gx)

He was a school teacher and he is 36 and worth 3-5 Million
Posted by: MAC V SOG


36, not married, no kids = gaaaay

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM (pKr8Y)

322 Wikipedia wants me to know that they love Ramadan.

Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (FMtrg)

We have not even begun to see an eighth of the islamolove from the Left. Plenty more to come.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM (e5WJR)

323
Buttageig and Talarico both have the problem of black homophobia to confront.

Or back into, not sure how that works.

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM (Y8DZL)

324 88 BTW... Talarico is dangerous because he throws in just enough actual truth (mixed with odious lies) to be believable to the LIVs... For example, kids who think they're trans (because trans is not a real thing... it's made up) are, indeed, made in the image of God and are beautiful in that sense... it's almost like he's read CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters and he knows Screwtape's best strategies...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt


Talarico will be as honest with voters as Spanberger was.

Posted by: Gref at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM (5rh/l)

325 Yea. If someone will break a promise to their spouse, they will shit over any promise they made to voters.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Non-sequitur. Plenty of examples of politicians that could not stay chaste but were loyal to voters. Trump for example. And many who are apparently loyal to their spouses are treacherous pieces of shit to their constituents like Mitch McConnell.

Single factor voting is basically a route to disappointment. It requires discernment of a whole record of service rather than using a binary factor.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM (E4rtv)

326 36, not married, no kids = gaaaay
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM

Hey! Dafuq?!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:14 PM (bFu5X)

327 Talarico will be as honest with voters as Spanberger was.
Posted by: Gref
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But no NoVA constituency during a government shutdown to crush the rest of the state. Uphill battle.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)

328 Defeatist cynicism is an arrogance that we know the outcome - we do not. Our Creator expects us to fight for good until HE ends the game, not us. (H/t RWP)

You can spout that mumbo jumbo until the Cow Demons come home. Texas is f*cked. The Republicans in this state have allowed it to become an economic zone that caters to Indians and Muslims. Even if it remains red for the foreseeable future, it's demonstrably a worse place to live than it was 20 years ago.

Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (cpys8)

329 293 They're losing their status objects. They will undoubtedly be bereft until they find their new equivalent of a teacup chihuahua in a Hermes bag.
Posted by: No more brave wine mom allies.
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I think illegals are the new cause du jour.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:08 PM (E4rtv)

Overall I think you're right but it doesn't have the same dopamine hit as being able to show off your very own mutilated child on Facebook, YouTube or TikTok for LGBTQIAWTFHBO ally points.

Posted by: Driving cars at ICE has greater personal risk at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (TbWk/)

330 not married, no kids = gaaaay
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM

Hey! Dafuq?!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:14 PM (bFu5X)

😂😂😂

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (GD0B3)

331 Wikipedia - The Place to Go If You Want to Know Who Has Jewish Blood

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (e5WJR)

332 317
The federal government sued North Carolina and its elections board in May, alleging violations of the Help America Vote Act by failing to properly rectify errors in voter registration records. The elections board used a registration form that failed to clearly require a driver’s license number or the last four digits of a Social Security number. Those details are needed to confirm eligibili

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 01:12 PM (rj6Yv)

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The DOJ Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon, is doing these lawsuits all over the place.

And she started early last year.

Usually these efforts start like 4 weeks before an election, and are from outside groups.

2026 feels like it could be...different.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (GBKbO)

333 #317

Source is "Courthouse News Service"

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (rj6Yv)

334 FIGHT!FIGHT!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (GD0B3)

335 310 Wikipedia wants me to know that they love Ramadan.
Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (FMtrg)

If we don't they get all stabby

Posted by: Wikipedia at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (w/O5Q)

336 ""It's naïve to believe that democracy or respect among nations can spring from ruins, or to think that blind and servile obedience is a form of leadership. On the contrary, I believe this position is leadership," Sánchez said.

"We will not be complicit in something that is bad for the world and contrary to our values ​​and interests simply out of fear of reprisals from someone," he added."

Me: DJT also called out Spain for not allocating funds for a 5% commitment towards defense spending. Freeloaders.
Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 01:01 PM (rj6Yv)

The head of the Spanish VOX party is alleging that the Spanish PM and his party was heavily funded by Iran via Venezuela, claiming that Khameni had no greater ally in Europe, and that Maduro had no closer friend.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (rbvCR)

337 Wikipedia - The Place to Go If You Want to Know Who Has Jewish Blood


==

Jesus, Mary and Joseph !

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:16 PM (GD0B3)

338 conservative, and more MAGA, but he does carry tons of baggage. I tend not to care about what people do in their private lives, but if someone will repeatedly cheat on their wives (or husbands), it means they will "cheat" on me in heartbeat.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March

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This is no longer the 1950s. When we pretended that everyone was pure of heart and had a Sterling reputation.. I don't like that he's a cheater, but he didn't beat her. Awful slogan

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:16 PM (sKA/4)

339 I think illegals are the new cause du jour.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:08 PM (E4rtv)

You are way behind my friend. Radical Islam is the new cause celebre and boy will it be a doozy

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:16 PM (e5WJR)

340 134 Ken Paxton would have been able to beat Crockett, but he might have a much harder time beating Talarico. Women see that he cheated on his wife several times and was dating his new girlfriend while she was married.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 04, 2026 12:45 PM (NpAcC)

I’m John Cornyn and I approve this message. (Well, that may as well be here.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:16 PM (fYhK6)

341 310 Wikipedia wants me to know that they love Ramadan.
Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (FMtrg)

Ramadan is BS. Went to a Chinese Buffet last Friday and the place was packed to bursting almost entirely with Muslims absolutely gorging themselves.

It's not fasting if you eat like f***ing Stacey Abrams as soon as the sun goes down.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 01:16 PM (wa/yD)

342 ...and the first pope Simon/Peter...

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (GD0B3)

343 298 Fuck Cornyn. He shows up for 3 weeks every six years, has no communication with the voter base and votes for absolute shit. Juneteenth was his big legislative priority
Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (+nEug)

I overheard some never-Trumpers praising Cornyn. So we know what type of person finds him appealing.

Posted by: Emmie at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (FMtrg)

344 334 slapFIGHT!slapFIGHT!
Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (GD0B3)

Posted by: In keeping with the theme at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (TbWk/)

345 Jen Fulwiler is hilarious.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (qFwJc)

346 Yea. If someone will break a promise to their spouse, they will shit over any promise they made to voters.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Non-sequitur. Plenty of examples of politicians that could not stay chaste but were loyal to voters. Trump for example. And many who are apparently loyal to their spouses are treacherous pieces of shit to their constituents like Mitch McConnell.

Single factor voting is basically a route to disappointment. It requires discernment of a whole record of service rather than using a binary factor.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:13 PM (E4rtv)
_______

Well, yea. My comment was about Paxton's baggage. It will hurt him with voters, especially in the general. If he makes it that far, which I think are 60-40 against.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (iFTx/)

347 The Crenshaw loss is predictive.
Posted by: kingsman
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Crenshaw was lazy and his district was carved up in 2025 redistricting to where he only had about half the district constituents that he did have. Herrera and Gonzalez is going to be the more interesting runoff. Gonzalez snuck by Herrera by a few hundred votes in 2024 but with the worsening crisis for Gonzalez in DC over ethics complaint is probably going to be the tiebreaker in the runoff.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (E4rtv)

348 336 The head of the Spanish VOX party is alleging that the Spanish PM and his party was heavily funded by Iran via Venezuela, claiming that Khameni had no greater ally in Europe, and that Maduro had no closer friend.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (rbvCR)

======

Taking out those two is going to have a lot of secondary effects.

Predictions for the most entertaining?

I'll start.

Kathleen Kennedy was taking orders from cutouts from Iran to tank Star Wars as a brand in order to weaken the warlike spirit of the American people.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (GBKbO)

349
The DOJ Civil Rights Division, led by Harmeet Dhillon, is doing these lawsuits all over the place.

And she started early last year.

Usually these efforts start like 4 weeks before an election, and are from outside groups.

2026 feels like it could be...different.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (GBKbO)

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I've got such a crush on Harmeet Dhillon.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (sKA/4)

350 Voting is hopefully choosing the lesser evils.

Determining which persona and which combination of evils is lesser requires your judgement, 'cause they all got 'em.

It's a dirty business.





Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 04, 2026 01:18 PM (DgMqy)

351 This whole Crockett/Tallarico thing is exactly how we ended up with the phrase "alternative facts"

Posted by: 496 at March 04, 2026 01:18 PM (j87XX)

352 maybe pope Andreas, but the internet was not as advanced in circa 1000 AD as it is today...

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:18 PM (GD0B3)

353 I like Brandon Herrerra, he's on the Unsub Podcast with like Fat Electrician and Donut Operator. Hilarious stuff. He also designed an AK-47 that shoots .50 cal BMG.

So, hope he gets in. He got like 43% to the incumbent's 40% and last time he lost by only a few hundred votes. that was before Gonzales' mistress set herself on fire. Literally.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at March 04, 2026 01:19 PM (m8Wib)

354 When Eddie Gallagher's brother went to Dan Crenshaw for help during Eddie's confinement Dan was secretly lobbying to keep a brother SEAL in prison and railroad him. FUCK YOU DAN CRENSHAW. https://youtu.be/hWBI4hKZSzc

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at March 04, 2026 01:19 PM (CU22W)

355 Does this mean there are going to be fart jokes?
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 04, 2026 12:48 PM (0Htd1)

If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.

Posted by: Mao at March 04, 2026 01:19 PM (fYhK6)

356 If the Left thought gays and trannies would pwn the Christofascists, just imagine what they think they can do with the jihadists. And they do think so.

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (e5WJR)

357 17 Y'know, it's funny, at one point Crockett would have had a lucrative career in partisan media ahead of her, but with all those outlets CTD, one wonders where she goes from here...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 12:26 PM (OUMaO)

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Out on the corner with all the other jive-talkin' whores.

Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (H4qGm)

358 349 I've got such a crush on Harmeet Dhillon.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:17 PM (sKA/4)

======

She's a weird lookin' woman, but there's no doubt she's on my side of things.

So, I approve.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (GBKbO)

359 Texas voters didn't give a shit about Paxton's baggage when he didn't get impeached and still don't.

Myself and every old lady friend I have are solidly in Paxton's corner.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (+nEug)

360 Nude corrupt goatfuckers

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

361 Well, yea. My comment was about Paxton's baggage. It will hurt him with voters, especially in the general. If he makes it that far, which I think are 60-40 against.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

But you neglect Cornyn's baggage which is his past votes and positions. The guy is a walking talking example of a Mitch McConnell republican and runoff electorates almost always are more partisan activists walk over broken glass than the more normie primary voters. From past research, figure about 20-30 percent dropoff in turnout, maybe as high as 50 percent. Turnout drops the longer the runoff is from the primary and Texas has a long almost two month period from primary to runoff. May 26th is the date.

I think Paxton wins narrowly depending on how he campaigns in the next 7 weeks or so.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (E4rtv)

362 MAGA SPLINTERING 11!1 MAGA IS OVER!11!

"Batya Ungar-Sargon
@bungarsargon
5h
CBS poll: 85% of Republicans support the President's strikes on Iran

Fox News poll: 84% of Republicans support strikes on Iran

Washington Post poll: 81% of Republicans support strikes on Iran

Retuers/Ipsos poll: 82% of Republicans support strikes on Iran

Liberal mainstream media: "MAGA SPLIT ON IRAN!"

Don't believe the fake news. MAGA isn't split. MAGA influencers are split from MAGA voters." 😂😂😂

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (GD0B3)

363 I believe Talarico should be the next Ayatollah of Iran.

Lets make that happen!.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (g5yWs)

364 What if we had a society where all proven infidelity to a spouse carried a mandatory death sentence?

I think infidelity would become fairly uncommon, but I wonder if government would change much.

On the one hand, it might make a government that took vows more seriously.

But it might be the same people or worse than today anyway, because the people I'm looking at today don't have any vow they won't break, and there's no crime beneath them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (BI5O2)

365 "MAGA influencers are split from MAGA voters ..."

GOLD, Jerry, GOLD!!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (GD0B3)

366 Guy with the hunter orange looks likely to shoot somebody in the ass. Very likely.

Posted by: Eromero at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (LHPAg)

367 I like Brandon Herrerra, he's on the Unsub Podcast with like Fat Electrician and Donut Operator. Hilarious stuff. He also designed an AK-47 that shoots .50 cal BMG.

So, hope he gets in. He got like 43% to the incumbent's 40% and last time he lost by only a few hundred votes. that was before Gonzales' mistress set herself on fire. Literally.
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at March 04, 2026 01:19 PM

I saw the Unsub Podcast show up here in Boston back in December. The show was hilarious, and the theater was packed. In MA. Great time. And, holy carp, was the crowd drunk.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 01:22 PM (bFu5X)

368 You can spout that mumbo jumbo until the Cow Demons come home. Texas is f*cked. The Republicans in this state have allowed it to become an economic zone that caters to Indians and Muslims. Even if it remains red for the foreseeable future, it's demonstrably a worse place to live than it was 20 years ago.
Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (cpys

And the only thing you will do about that is bawl, pout and whine,

I have no time for defeatists and your arrogance that you in fact know the outcome when you in fact do not. Get in the fight or go the fuck away and cry in the corner.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:23 PM (fYhK6)

369 I hope a g bondi is kicking ass and filing lawsuits just like Harmeet Dhillon

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:23 PM (sKA/4)

370 Something said about Nixon.

"He may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 04, 2026 01:23 PM (qFwJc)

371 But you neglect Cornyn's baggage which is his past votes and positions. The guy is a walking talking example of a Mitch McConnell republican and runoff electorates almost always are more partisan activists walk over broken glass than the more normie primary voters. From past research, figure about 20-30 percent dropoff in turnout, maybe as high as 50 percent. Turnout drops the longer the runoff is from the primary and Texas has a long almost two month period from primary to runoff. May 26th is the date.

I think Paxton wins narrowly depending on how he campaigns in the next 7 weeks or so.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 01:21 PM (E4rtv)

Cornyn spent $100 million to get in a primary after being Senator for 24 years. Paxton has barely touched his campaign stash.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:24 PM (fYhK6)

372 That is, Cornyn spent $100 million to get into a primary runoff. Not a good sign.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:24 PM (fYhK6)

373 "Go to comments or continue reading" I have to say the new POP-UPS are annoying AF.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at March 04, 2026 01:24 PM (CU22W)

374 She's a weird lookin' woman, but there's no doubt she's on my side of things.

So, I approve.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (GBKbO)


Weird looking???

The only reason you could possibly think that is because she doesn't have my cock in her mouth.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Believe That of Every Woman, So Sue Me. at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (nsUkS)

375 357 17 Y'know, it's funny, at one point Crockett would have had a lucrative career in partisan media ahead of her, but with all those outlets CTD, one wonders where she goes from here...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 12:26 PM (OUMaO)

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Out on the corner with all the other jive-talkin' whores.

Posted by: The_Hoser at March 04, 2026 01:20 PM (H4qGm)

Her prospects are dim. BLM and Stacy Abram's non-profit (ha!) are out of business. Maybe BET needs a new host for some show at 3 AM on Saturdays and Sundays. Hey, maybe she can get a gig hosting early AM hour-long infomercials selling fake eyelashes?

Posted by: Gref at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (5rh/l)

376 He was a school teacher and he is 36 and worth 3-5 Million
Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (P4Pk9)

Someone needs to search his crawlspace.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (8zz6B)

377 Went to a Chinese Buffet last Friday and the place was packed to bursting almost entirely with Muslims absolutely gorging themselves.

lol, went to a breakfast buffet at a hotel a couple months ago and discovered line-cutting in front of infidels was a religious duty.

Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 01:26 PM (Y8DZL)

378 298 Fuck Cornyn. He shows up for 3 weeks every six years, has no communication with the voter base and votes for absolute shit. Juneteenth was his big legislative priority
Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 01:09 PM (+nEug)

Hear, hear!

I’m showing up for the runoff to vote Paxton.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:26 PM (fYhK6)

379 I'm just waiting for "Eye-patch McCain" to announce his run as an"Independent" in November to try to ensure the Democrat wins.

Posted by: JTSmith at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (3mBMD)

380 What if we had a society where all proven infidelity to a spouse carried a mandatory death sentence?
1. that's sharia law (for women)
2. the divorce rate would be even higher
3. the marriage rate would be even lower

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

381 I like Brandon Herrerra, he's on the Unsub Podcast with like Fat Electrician and Donut Operator. Hilarious stuff. He also designed an AK-47 that shoots .50 cal BMG.

So, hope he gets in. He got like 43% to the incumbent's 40% and last time he lost by only a few hundred votes. that was before Gonzales' mistress set herself on fire. Literally.
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at March 04, 2026 01:19 PM (m8Wib)
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Brandon Herrera is/was an available "commander" in the World of Warships video game.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (rj6Yv)

382 377 Went to a Chinese Buffet last Friday and the place was packed to bursting almost entirely with Muslims absolutely gorging themselves.

lol, went to a breakfast buffet at a hotel a couple months ago and discovered line-cutting in front of infidels was a religious duty.
Posted by: Auspex at March 04, 2026 01:26 PM (Y8DZL)

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Just showing in large ways and small, they're happy to assimilate. As long as you GTF out of the way

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:28 PM (sKA/4)

383 Speaking of the lying media.... I've been told 100 times already today that according to Marco Rubio we only attacked Iran because sneaky Bibi tricked Trump into it.... I hope people out there aren't stupid enough to believe this BS...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:29 PM (xT8gx)

384 379 I'm just waiting for "Eye-patch McCain" to announce his run as an"Independent" in November to try to ensure the Democrat wins.

The sociopath just might.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM (CU22W)

385 Weird looking???

The only reason you could possibly think that is because she doesn't have my cock in her mouth.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Believe That of Every Woman, So Sue Me. at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (nsUkS)

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Really creepy comment.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 04, 2026 01:31 PM (ci5JR)

386 Speaking of the lying media.... I've been told 100 times already today that according to Marco Rubio we only attacked Iran because sneaky Bibi tricked Trump into it.... I hope people out there aren't stupid enough to believe this BS...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:29 PM (xT8gx)
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Based on entirely unscientific evidence, I'd say the Trump Administration is crushing it in the realm of meme warfare.

Posted by: mrp at March 04, 2026 01:34 PM (rj6Yv)

387 Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.

Jeremiah 14:14-15

Talking about Talarico?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:34 PM (xT8gx)

388 368 You can spout that mumbo jumbo until the Cow Demons come home. Texas is f*cked. The Republicans in this state have allowed it to become an economic zone that caters to Indians and Muslims. Even if it remains red for the foreseeable future, it's demonstrably a worse place to live than it was 20 years ago.
Posted by: resist_we_much at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (cpys

Better idea: find the rock you crawled out from under and stay there permanently. There’s enough racism from the Left already.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 01:41 PM (+caSM)

389 60 How did the Dems in this state find a lamer, faggier version of Beto O'Rourke?
Posted by: ballistic

Moose at door should have told you it's all steers and queers in the Democrat party.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at March 04, 2026 01:59 PM (qZdIZ)

390 >>>And most Hispanics consider themselves white, which affects their voting behavior and reception of particular political messaging.

ahh yes, they're "natural" conservatives

Posted by: brak at March 04, 2026 02:17 PM (jGJov)

391 Her prospects are dim. BLM and Stacy Abram's non-profit (ha!) are out of business. Maybe BET needs a new host for some show at 3 AM on Saturdays and Sundays. Hey, maybe she can get a gig hosting early AM hour-long infomercials selling fake eyelashes?
Posted by: Gref at March 04, 2026 01:25 PM (5rh/l)

She was last years great hope for the Dems to create a phoney sensation to boost their chances. This year they booted her to the curb.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 02:22 PM (8avO+)

392 The profundity Matthew 7:6 on display with this Talarico freak. I would not be surprised to see his image in the margins of an illuminated manuscript rightt next to that passage. Many many belong there these days.

Posted by: Denny Crane! at March 04, 2026 02:23 PM (VGkY3)

393 this Talarico guy is squeaky clean so I'm voting for him instead of the icky Paxton"
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 04, 2026 01:05 PM (xT8gx)

He was a school teacher and he is 36 and worth 3-5 Million
Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 04, 2026 01:11 PM (P4Pk9)

That's a lot of pencils stolen from small children.

Posted by: Oldcat at March 04, 2026 02:29 PM (8avO+)

394 236 Ken Paxton's marital issues make him a cad with poor decision-making skills and zero impulse control.

He's also a notorious unlikeable asshole, and I have a feeling that his leaning into the MAGA side of the GOP is an act, but I can't prove that.

Our state GOP is just so fucking terrible for a state that's supposed to be as Republican as we are.
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:58 PM (3BwY

Go vote Cornyn and be happy then.

Posted by: Cow Demon at March 04, 2026 03:46 PM (fYhK6)

395 Quote: "The Fake and Gay "News" Media continues... boosting his cache."

*cachet

Posted by: bradc at March 04, 2026 04:12 PM (3hcA3)

Wednesday Morning Rant

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With Friends Like These

It is no secret to anyone who has been paying even a modicum of attention over the past fifty years that the primary purpose of international organizations is to interfere with and obstruct any action taken by the United States that could arguably be in its own interest. If the US acts as if its own interest is irrelevant - or even better, acts against its own interests - then the much-vaunted "international community" is usually indifferent or even sometimes supportive - so long as a check is involved. The moment the US has the audacity to act in its own interests, however, the wailing and gnashing of teeth can be heard the world over.

Putative ally or declared enemy, the behavior is fairly consistent. There is a reason Trump and Rubio withdrew the US from dozens of international organizations earlier this year. It was a long time coming. For far too long, the "international community" has taken for granted its right to bite the hand that feeds it and then complain if a check doesn't come. So it goes with international organizations, and this sadly does not extend merely to the irrelevant ones.

With the recent actions against Iran, our allies in Europe are demonstrating yet again that this same attitude extends to military affairs. Even before the recent action, cracks have been forming in the postwar order of European military alliances. The UK's moves involving the strategically-important Diego Garcia are just the most recent source of pre-Iran tension. With the strikes on Iran, however, the existing tensions and conflicts within the NATO alliance are becoming more apparent.

Arguably the most important NATO allies of France, Germany and the United Kingdom have not followed some of their fellow allies in flatly refusing any involvement, but they are also making it clear that they are not interested. All three issued a joint statement that:

We will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region, potentially through enabling necessary and proportionate defensive action to destroy Iran's capability to fire missiles and drones at their source. We have agreed to work together with the US and allies in the region on this matter.
There are plenty of constraints in that statement, but it as at least not outright refusal. Outside of the official statements, these same countries are publicly furious. The French foreign minister, for example:
Referring to Israel and the United States' initial assault on Iran on Saturday, he said their "unilateral strikes" could have gained the legitimacy needed only by going before the U.N. Security Council.
So they say they'll aid with defense, but simultaneously call the action "illegitimate." Germany's foreign minister, despite the joint statement, has asserted that Germany will not get involved militarily.

None have gone so far as Turkey or Spain. Turkey - a NATO member - is firmly opposed to the strikes in their entirety, with Erdogan saying

In his strongest opposition ⁠yet to the attacks, Erdogan said they were a "clear violation of ​international law".
"As their neighbour and brother, we share the pain of the ​Iranian people," he said at a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner in Ankara, and added that the U.S.-Iran dispute had grown into war after provocations from Israel.
Hardly the talk of an ally. But it could be worse. It could be Spain. Spain has gone so far as to forbid the United States to use its joint bases in Spain for anything to do with action against Iran. Spain's foreign minister has asserted that any US use of those joint bases is subordinate to the UN or "international support:"
"I want to be very clear and very plain," he told Telecinco. "The bases are not being used -- nor will they be used -- for anything that is not in the agreement [with the US], nor for anything that isn't covered by the UN charter."

The defence minister, Margarita Robles, was similarly emphatic, saying neither of the bases had been used in the US military operation. "There is a deal with the US over these bases, but our understanding of the deal is that operations have to comply with international legal frameworks and that there has to be international support for them," she told reporters.

These are not the words or actions of an ally, which is almost certainly why Trump has ordered Bessent to begin trade retaliation.

Unenthusiastic allies are one thing, but allies that publicly denounce US actions and refuse any possibility of participation, or that obstruct military operations from joint bases are entirely another. I don't know what needs to happen with NATO, but it will not surprise me if significant changes follow the resolution - one way or another - of the ongoing action against Iran.

Posted by: Joe Mannix at 11:00 AM




Comments

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1 FIRST FUCKOS

Posted by: GigantorX at March 04, 2026 11:01 AM (VkId7)

2 FIRST UNTO THE BLADE RUSHED FORTH

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:01 AM (iFTx/)

3 The one in the middle is definitely Willie Nelson.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 11:01 AM (Kt19C)

4 Couldn't get past the crisis prevention center ad

Posted by: Skip at March 04, 2026 11:01 AM (EtnSa)

5 It's the temperature of the Beast - 66.6F

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 04, 2026 11:03 AM (w6EFb)

6 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at March 04, 2026 11:04 AM (NcvvS)

7 Not first
Not a f-o

Posted by: Lizzy at March 04, 2026 11:05 AM (Suwql)

8 1
If you’re the first Fuckos, who’s the second?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:05 AM (jbnUc)

9 There is a reason Trump and Rubio withdrew the US from dozens of international organizations earlier this year. It was a long time coming.

Gulliver woke up.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 11:06 AM (ovfXv)

10 "There is a deal with the US over these bases, but our understanding of the deal is that operations have to comply with international legal frameworks and that there has to be international support for them," she told reporters.
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There is in fact very clear "international support" for the USA-Israel actions in Iran: pretty much the entire middle east, including the big ones that matter (Saudi).

The only countries that don't support the war are those with interests in Iran -- which is pretty much all of Europe and China.

I'd love for Trump to say "no habla Espanol, el cabron" and use the bases anyway. What the fuck is Spain gonna do about it? Whine and cry and complain to the UN?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:06 AM (iFTx/)

11 Can we just end nato already? It’s 30 years past its expiration date.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 11:06 AM (qpQFJ)

12 Stock up on olives! Spain is trying to get in front of the UK in becoming Islamic first.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:06 AM (GZYu7)

13 Spain chose unwisely.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 11:06 AM (+nEug)

14 The UK's moves involving the strategically-important Diego Garcia are just the most recent source of pre-Iran tension. With the strikes on Iran, however, the existing tensions and conflicts within the NATO alliance are becoming more apparent.

Arguably the most important NATO allies of France, Germany and the United Kingdom have not followed some of their fellow allies in flatly refusing any involvement, but they are also making it clear that they are not interested.

The current governments of those countries clearly hate us, but I think big changes are coming, so I hope we're open to resuming a productive relationship with them once they've gotten their heads on right.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

15 Circle the wagons!

Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.
I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

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Apparently, "classified" means first to the media wins.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 11:07 AM (FXNzP)

16 While I never been to Spain
But I'm taking all their business

Posted by: Donald Trump at March 04, 2026 11:07 AM (8DR9B)

17 They are not allies. That should be blindingly obvious anyone who is not part of the Parsing and Nuancing camp. Finding ways to punish them for their disloyalty should be a major goal going forward.

Posted by: tubal at March 04, 2026 11:08 AM (pDt9x)

18 There is a deal with the US over these bases, but our understanding of the deal is that operations have to comply with international legal frameworks and that there has to be international support for them,

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I wonder what Zombie Curtis Lemay would say about this.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 04, 2026 11:08 AM (sX1BW)

19 I'd love for Trump to say "no habla Espanol, el cabron" and use the bases anyway. What the fuck is Spain gonna do about it? Whine and cry and complain to the UN?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:06 AM (iFTx/)
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It would be the response I would like to see, but Trump frequently will not do that. He has a baseline respect for these institutions that just doesn't meet up with what he should have.

For being a dictator and a threat to democracy, he sure doesn't do it very well.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:08 AM (GZYu7)

20 I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.
I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

Why? Were they circling the wagons?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

21 Spain? Pfft.

At least Denmark has Legos and butter cookies.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 11:08 AM (8DR9B)

22 Dominos; how do they fall?

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at March 04, 2026 11:09 AM (t/Eo5)

23 8 If you’re the first Fuckos, who’s the second?
Posted by: Dr. Claw

Half of Australia

Posted by: Bonnie Blue at March 04, 2026 11:09 AM (tL5sl)

24 I saw a rumor that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey that was shot down. If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 11:09 AM (n9ltV)

25 >>"As their neighbour and brother, we share the pain of the ​Iranian people,"

If it weren't for NATO defense, Iran would have been sharing a missile with you, brother.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:09 AM (viF8m)

26 In his strongest opposition ⁠yet to the attacks, Erdogan said they were a "clear violation of ​international law".

What we do, Fucko (h/t Gigantor), is 'international law'.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (ovfXv)

27 24 I saw a rumor that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey that was shot down. If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 04, 2026 11:09 AM (n9ltV)

Being Iago, I would bet no.

Posted by: tubal at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (pDt9x)

28 CBD, True.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (+nEug)

29 You're on the list, Erdogan.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (8DR9B)

30 "It is no secret to anyone who has been paying even a modicum of attention over the past fifty years that the primary purpose of international organizations is to interfere with and obstruct any action taken by the United States that could arguably be in its own interest. "


You forgot the part where international organizations also receive US taxpayer dollars under the guise of foreign aid for the express purpose of interfering in US elections to get the candidates elected that will do their bidding, i.e. clinton, obama and biden.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (0N4FZ)

31 Warren is lying through her teeth. It was a pre-programmed response regardless of what was shared, and I am pretty sure it was the bare minimum necessary. I get real tired of the dog and pony show. Trump seems to feast on it with these other actors.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (GZYu7)

32 If you’re the first Fuckos, who’s the second?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:05 AM (jbnUc)
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My Greek is a little rusty.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (9YIIg)

33 >>I saw a rumor that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey that was shot down. If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!

Not a rumor. It's true.

https://tinyurl.com/329wzyt2

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM (viF8m)

34 Iran’s strategy to get the world on their side is to
Bomb as many countries as they can.

Interesting approach.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM (qpQFJ)

35 Free speech is being chilled!

evan loves worf
@esjesjesj
I apologize to Kevin O’Leary and Linda O’Leary for my false statements accusing them of killing two people in a boating accident, falsely accusing them of criminal responsibility, asserting that Mr. O’Leary fled the scene or evaded accountability, and falsely claiming that he blamed the accident on Mrs. O’Leary.
Each of these statements was untrue, unsupported by facts, and I therefore retract them in full.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM (FXNzP)

36 I don't think we'll get a NATO-less Europe anytime soon.

But the increased pressure of needing to meet commitments along with increased social net costs that are in competition with each other is going to instigate a lot of change.

Europe seems to be at a point where the old order is doing everything it can to keep the order in place, but they simply don't have the money or support to do it. So, they try importing more third worlders to keep them in power.

But, it honestly may not be enough.

The breaking of the post-WWII paradigm, led by Trump but helped by others in Europe like Orban, is not getting undone. The native populations are generally unhappy. The establishments have all shown their asses.

Hell, Spain's socialist government lost a bunch of regional races right after giving 500,000 illegals voting rights.

If natives start voting as a block against the interests of 6-8% of the Muslim populations, well...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM (GBKbO)

37 You know, fuck these countries. Clean our shit out of them and leave them with their thumb in their ass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM (snZF9)

38 The moment the US has the audacity to act in its own interests, however, the wailing and gnashing of teeth can be heard the world over.

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In many ways, this too is the story of Trump.

The Green-Eyed Monster is not just a river in Egypt ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM (qD0Ko)

39 Now that Mauritius has come out in support of the mullahs, Rubio should ask the people of the Chagos islands (where Diego Garcia is) to become an American territory. They've already offered to name an island after Trump. Starmer really screwed this up, intentionally I'm sure.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 04, 2026 11:12 AM (cxFcK)

40 Erdogan looks like Biden at his 2023 peak. Keep mouthing off, jihadi pain in the ass.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:12 AM (GD0B3)

41 Warren is lying through her teeth.

Would you say she spoke with forked tongue?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)

42 Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.
I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

It's total US victory! The Iranian people are celebrating, and may have representative government, throwing the Muslims out! It's a catastrophe! We're going to get slaughtered in the midterms!!!

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at March 04, 2026 11:12 AM (JCZqz)

43 Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.
I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

Good. You're losing. We're winning.

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 11:12 AM (ovfXv)

44 31 Warren is lying through her teeth. It was a pre-programmed response regardless of what was shared, and I am pretty sure it was the bare minimum necessary. I get real tired of the dog and pony show. Trump seems to feast on it with these other actors.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (GZYu7)

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She was probably completely on board with the administration in the classified meeting. "You do whatever you need to do to end this."

Then she promised that her votes against it were just show votes because she knows they'll never pass, and then she went out to fundraise.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:12 AM (GBKbO)

45 This is the most unintentionally funny headline I've seen in a minute:

Jacinda Ardern's move to Australia renews spotlight on New Zealand's brain drain problem - BBC

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 11:13 AM (BI5O2)

46 I saw a rumor that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey that was shot down. If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
____________

How does he do that without stirring up his own Kurds?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 04, 2026 11:13 AM (XvL8K)

47 I apologize to Kevin O’Leary and Linda O’Leary for my false statements accusing them of killing two people in a boating accident, falsely accusing them of criminal responsibility, asserting that Mr. O’Leary fled the scene or evaded accountability, and falsely claiming that he blamed the accident on Mrs. O’Leary.
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It was Mrs. O'Leary's cow!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 11:14 AM (9YIIg)

48 Extreme Hakeem explains it all.

I asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) about Nancy Pelosi saying in 2011 that President Obama didn't need Congressional approval to bomb Libya, but Dems now say President Trump needs approval to bomb Iran?

Jeffries said Iran is "very different" & told me "I don't even understand the genesis or basis of that question...not suggesting you're asking it in bad faith."

When I pointed out that the Libya bombing campaign went on for 7 months, (and also included a no-fly zone), Jeffries said he wasn’t in Congress at the time and that the Trump admin "isn't even pretending to have intelligence at this point" to justify the strikes in Iran.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 11:14 AM (FXNzP)

49 14
‘The current governments of those countries clearly hate us, but I think big changes are coming, so I hope we're open to resuming a productive relationship with them once they've gotten their heads on right.’

That’s my take. The current leaders should end up discredited for flooding their countries with muslim criminals.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:14 AM (jbnUc)

50 >>I saw a rumor that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey that was shot down. If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!

It was an Israeli hoax to scare Turkey into support!!!!!

Posted by: Candace Owens at March 04, 2026 11:14 AM (JCZqz)

51 I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.
I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

She was cold, they got her a blanket, and now she has fever, chills, headache and a rash...

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 04, 2026 11:14 AM (w9Wax)

52 When I pointed out that the Libya bombing campaign went on for 7 months, (and also included a no-fly zone), Jeffries said he wasn’t in Congress at the time and that the Trump admin "isn't even pretending to have intelligence at this point" to justify the strikes in Iran.

Sure Jan.

Posted by: Marsha at March 04, 2026 11:15 AM (8DR9B)

53 If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!

Erdogan's party is in trouble electorally, and I predict that Turkey will soon move sharply towards the secular west and away from Islam.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

54 How does he do that without stirring up his own Kurds?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Whey!

Posted by: Bill and Ted at March 04, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

55 Yes Mr. Fuckos, I'll have the chicken souvlaki with extra dill sauce, and a Pessi, no Coke.

Posted by: Ey O. Howyadoin at March 04, 2026 11:16 AM (7Q0e+)

56 My Greek is a little rusty.

Them old greek homos.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (Kt19C)

57 I'd love for Trump to say "no habla Espanol, el cabron" and use the bases anyway. What the fuck is Spain gonna do about it? Whine and cry and complain to the UN?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:06 AM (iFTx/)
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It would be the response I would like to see, but Trump frequently will not do that. He has a baseline respect for these institutions that just doesn't meet up with what he should have.

For being a dictator and a threat to democracy, he sure doesn't do it very well.
Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:08 AM (GZYu7)
________

Yea, I don't think we need to use the Spanish bases, so Trump will probably just say "we don't need these putas" and maybe kick them in the nuts with more tariffs.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (iFTx/)

58 Erdogan's party is in trouble electorally, and I predict that Turkey will soon move sharply towards the secular west and away from Islam.
Posted by: Archimedes

Oh shit. Someone needs to rescue Hasan Abi's dog!!!

Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (JCZqz)

59 I’m still hoping Trump throws the UN out of the US and turns the building into dust.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (W2Pud)

60 >>I saw a rumor that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey that was shot down. If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!

Not a rumor. It's true.

https://tinyurl.com/329wzyt2
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM

The mullahs must be flailing. Turkey? I mean, as an American of Hellenic ancestry, I'm conflicted, because f%^k Turkey, but that was just stupid.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (bFu5X)

61
Turkey has no motive to change its tune, after this little incident. Losing the strategic partner in Iran means a lot more than one of its wild-eyed redshirts lobbing a few stray rocks at them. They have Kurds on both sides of that border to keep under control without regard to that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (BI5O2)

62 Not a Fucko-Ich bin ein Berliner!

Posted by: Tasty Pastry at March 04, 2026 11:18 AM (oftw2)

63 Jeffries said "ooga booga booga".

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 11:19 AM (Kt19C)

64 I saw Flailing Mullahs open for Big Head Todd and the Monsters at The Whiskey in '82.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 11:19 AM (8DR9B)

65 Jeffries said Iran is "very different" & told me "I don't even understand the genesis or basis of that question...not suggesting you're asking it in bad faith."

When you assert "that's different" without explaining how, you're just stalling for time until you come up with some plausible lie. Unfortunately for Jeffries, the plausible lie was a bridge too far. He's just not clever enough to lie convincingly.

When I pointed out that the Libya bombing campaign went on for 7 months, (and also included a no-fly zone), Jeffries said he wasn’t in Congress at the time and that the Trump admin "isn't even pretending to have intelligence at this point" to justify the strikes in Iran.

If anyone knows about pretending to have intelligence, it's Hakeem Jeffries.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:19 AM (Riz8t)

66 Even if Iran launched thousands of missiles on Turkey, Erdogan will blame Ishrael. He's been an unredeemable Muslim Brotherhood acolyte since his childhood, his ugly wife is a Pali.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:19 AM (GD0B3)

67 Supranational organizations like NATO, the EU, and the UN are at best stupid wank-fests that allow the entrenched diplomatic class to get together and screw each other's wives for a week every few months. At worst they are the living embodiment of why direct democracy is a terrible fucking idea on a large scale.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 11:19 AM (3BwY8)

68 evan loves worf
@esjesjesj
I apologize to Kevin O’Leary and Linda O’Leary for my false statements accusing them of killing two people...

easy to tell that someone's lawyer wrote that and said "sign it or else!"

Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 11:20 AM (/QdgR)

69 The alliance with NATO needs to be scrapped. It's going to be an European Caliphate in less than an decade. Time to move on and draw up offensive and defensive plans for that eventuality.

Ironically, it will likely be Israel and Iran aligned with the US against this Caliphate.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 11:20 AM (jtM2q)

70 SIX SEVEN

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 11:20 AM (3BwY8)

71 These are not the words or actions of an ally, which is almost certainly why Trump has ordered Bessent to begin trade retaliation.

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Has US District Clown Judge -- and Defacto POTUS -- Bozoberg stayed this action yet?

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:20 AM (qD0Ko)

72 If anyone knows about pretending to have intelligence, it's Hakeem Jeffries.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:19 AM

In Jeffries' case, the rotten apple doesn't fall far from the poisoned tree.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:20 AM (bFu5X)

73 Technical ruling by Scotus today but important. Urias_Orellana v. Bondi. 9-0. Federal courts including Courts of Appeals must defer to immigration authorities under the substantial evidence doctrine of alleged facts in immigration cases.

So no more multiple bites at the apple dredging up new 'facts' for court appeals. Only errors of law by immigration authorities are now appealable.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (E4rtv)

74 ‘ Erdogan said they were a "clear violation of ​international law".’

I hope we told Putin that Istanbul is his if he wants it.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (jbnUc)

75 easy to tell that someone's lawyer wrote that and said "sign it or else!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 04, 2026 11:20 AM (/QdgR)
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What was going on there, anyhow?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (9YIIg)

76 Texas Democrat Proposition 12: Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.

... this should work well in West Texas .. NOT

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (RHGPo)

77 So no more multiple bites at the apple dredging up new 'facts' for court appeals. Only errors of law by immigration authorities are now appealable.


Heh. Sure, Jan.

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at March 04, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)

78 73 Technical ruling by Scotus today but important. Urias_Orellana v. Bondi. 9-0. Federal courts including Courts of Appeals must defer to immigration authorities under the substantial evidence doctrine of alleged facts in immigration cases.

So no more multiple bites at the apple dredging up new 'facts' for court appeals. Only errors of law by immigration authorities are now appealable.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (E4rtv)

======

This did not happen because Trump turned his gaze towards Iran.

All efforts at immigration enforcement, from picking up illegals to legal efforts to defend it, stopped cold the second he walked into a meeting with Secretary of War Hegseth.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:22 AM (GBKbO)

79 A Muslim talking about International Law - Comedy Gold.

Posted by: tubal at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM (pDt9x)

80 I predict that Turkey will soon move sharply towards the secular west and away from Islam.
Posted by: Archimedes

I think you are dreaming.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM (H0pbe)

81 NATO sucks, but it is a defensive alliance and Iran is nowhere near the North Atlantic basin.

Posted by: logprof at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM (LB35C)

82 Texas Democrat Proposition 8: Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.

... just in time for the studies that say cannabis can cause permanent brain damage

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM (RHGPo)

83 76 Texas Democrat Proposition 12: Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.

... this should work well in West Texas .. NOT
Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (RHGPo)
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Translation: Increase taxes so we can follow California's shining example of how to build high-speed rail!

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM (3BwY8)

84 "clear violation of ​international law"

We're the only nation strong enough to enforce said international law. Your feelings mean nothing.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM (svLOV)

85 We are arming the Kurds to be the first ground troops to fight the IRGC.

Posted by: Ben Had at March 04, 2026 11:24 AM (+nEug)

86 If anyone knows about pretending to have intelligence, it's Hakeem Jeffries.
Posted by: Archimedes

Heh, that is the impression he gives.

You have to wonder what goes on at an intelligence briefing with Congressmen. "See this over here? That's Iran. Your homework is to look up the capital. Test on Friday!"

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 11:24 AM (ovfXv)

87 Texas Democrat Proposition 3: Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including refusing mandated vaccines such as the "clot shot"

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:25 AM (RHGPo)

88 This did not happen because Trump turned his gaze towards Iran.

All efforts at immigration enforcement, from picking up illegals to legal efforts to defend it, stopped cold the second he walked into a meeting with Secretary of War Hegseth.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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This is one of those cases that will have a really big impact on endless claims of persecution raised just before someone is deported that has never bothered to request refugee status in the first place. 9-0 gives a clear signal to courts. We shall see if Obama and Biden judges actually listen.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

89 My Greek is a little rusty.

Them old greek homos.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM

They're thieves!

Posted by: zombie Jessie Jackson at March 04, 2026 11:25 AM (sw0J6)

90 73 Technical ruling by Scotus today but important. Urias_Orellana v. Bondi. 9-0. Federal courts including Courts of Appeals must defer to immigration authorities under the substantial evidence doctrine of alleged facts in immigration cases.

So no more multiple bites at the apple dredging up new 'facts' for court appeals. Only errors of law by immigration authorities are now appealable.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (E4rtv)

Nicely done by DOJ...gonna say 9-0 is surprisingly, but I guess you can't be all crazy all the time...either that, or the 3 realized how much more work they'd have to do each year if they ruled the other way...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 11:25 AM (tOcjL)

91
33 >>I saw a rumor that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey that was shot down. If true, I wonder whether Erdogan will change his tune!

Not a rumor. It's true.

https://tinyurl.com/329wzyt2
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM

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"As their neighbour and brother, we share the pain of the ​Iranian people," he said at a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner in Ankara, and added that the U.S.-Iran dispute had grown into war after provocations from Israel.

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Share the pain. Iran took him at his word.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 04, 2026 11:25 AM (VWtfl)

92 Unenthusiastic allies are one thing, but allies that publicly denounce US actions and refuse any possibility of participation, or that obstruct military operations from joint bases are entirely another. I don't know what needs to happen with NATO, but it will not surprise me if significant changes follow the resolution - one way or another - of the ongoing action against Iran.
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What a happy thought!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 04, 2026 11:26 AM (7EPvM)

93 Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

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"We headchopping rapists can," she explained, "but you can't."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 11:26 AM (FXNzP)

94 Texas Democrat Proposition 1: Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure affordable healthcare for everybody, except criminally trespassing aliens (AKA illegals)

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:26 AM (RHGPo)

95 Nicely done by DOJ...gonna say 9-0 is surprisingly, but I guess you can't be all crazy all the time...either that, or the 3 realized how much more work they'd have to do each year if they ruled the other way...

I'm going with Jackson and Sotomayor didn't understand the question.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)

96 88 This is one of those cases that will have a really big impact on endless claims of persecution raised just before someone is deported that has never bothered to request refugee status in the first place. 9-0 gives a clear signal to courts. We shall see if Obama and Biden judges actually listen.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

=======

District judges in the First Circuit will not be convinced.

The First Circuit of Appeals, though, is a different matter.

Faster turn around on appeals of out of control judges combined with some of the district court judges getting the hint, finally.

Still, DHS is shipping people to the Fifth as fast as possible for a reason. It's because the Fifth doesn't tolerate those games.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:26 AM (GBKbO)

97 Of course Joy Behar "Americans" are fully supportive of Spain's hot take.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 04, 2026 11:27 AM (7EPvM)

98 Security Council is like the tea party in Alice in Wonderland.

Posted by: Eromero at March 04, 2026 11:27 AM (LHPAg)

99 We need to get out of NATO NOW. Useless Europussies.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 11:27 AM (o0Ud6)

100 Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

So, you're saying we should get rid of the illegals?

Posted by: t-bird at March 04, 2026 11:27 AM (ovfXv)

101 Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

... but thanks you naive bastards for letting us in your country

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:28 AM (RHGPo)

102 Warren is lying through her teeth.

Yeah, that is what her voters love about her.

Posted by: Case at March 04, 2026 11:28 AM (gQFwH)

103 Rashida Tlaib

===

Deport.

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 11:28 AM (GD0B3)

104 Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.

The first rule about classified briefings is that you don't talk about classified briefings.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (svLOV)

105 80 I predict that Turkey will soon move sharply towards the secular west and away from Islam.
Posted by: Archimedes

I think you are dreaming.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Erdogan, like any other despot, has created a problem. The longer he stays in place, the more all the various ills of society get blamed on him. He has been running Turkey for over 25 years now either as prime minister or President and pretty much shat on the secular Turks. But Erdogan's support, just like the Iranian mullahs, came from the poorer and more rural Turks and inflation is hurting them a lot. Current is 31.53 percent per year.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (E4rtv)

106 Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

======

I am not interested in freeing them.

I am interested in killing the leaders who think it's a good idea to fund terrorism worldwide.

Iran can have an oppressive despot all it wants, as long as that despot doesn't fund terrorism worldwide.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (GBKbO)

107 "As their neighbour and brother, we share the pain of the Iranian people," he said at a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner in Ankara, and added that the U.S.-Iran dispute had grown into war after provocations from Israel.

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Is that a quote from Erdogan ... or Qatarlson?

/

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (+AJs4)

108 @RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

But killing Israelis in the name of your demon god is perfectly acceptable. Noted.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (svLOV)

109 I'm going with Jackson and Sotomayor didn't understand the question.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Jackson wrote the opinion.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (E4rtv)

110 Erdogan's party is in trouble electorally, and I predict that Turkey will soon move sharply towards the secular west and away from Islam.
Posted by: Archimedes

From where I'm sitting (comfy chair, living room, Indiana).... It looks to me like Islam is waning throughout the middle east. It seems to be rising in Europe. Thought exercise... Are the colonizers invading European countries because their barbaric version of Islam is becoming very unpopular in Islamic countries? Islam is a tyrannical political system dressed up as a religious cult. Perhaps more people in the middle east are realizing this and rejecting it. perhaps that is why the Crown Prince of SA is moderating and modernizing SA. That man isn't stupid and he has the numbers of people making the haj to see what's happening.
People the world over want a peaceful life, A happy life, A comfortable life. The goat fucking savages want everyone miserable for their jihad and delusions of world dominance. I think that most Muslims are just phoning it in out of self preservation and if given a free choice would reject it completely

.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (2J/Lj)

111 I’m still hoping Trump throws the UN out of the US and turns the building into dust.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (W2Pud)

Make it the headquarters for his newly formed ministry of ungentlemanly warfare.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (snZF9)

112 108 @RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

But killing Israelis in the name of your demon god is perfectly acceptable. Noted.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (svLOV)

=====

You seen the online thing about the REAL reason Israel attacked Iran?

Because 2 weeks before, some people in Iran had burned a statue of Baal.

It's really the only reason Israel would have to attack Iran. Iran torched the statue to a satanic figure, and Israel wouldn't let that stand!

Open your eyes, sheeple!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (GBKbO)

113 That creepy assplug crushed Jazmine Rachet in the TX primary. I was assured by many here that Rachet would easily win. I say this not as a "told you so" but to highlight what I think are changing political dynamics. There seems to be many people -- including on this blog -- that don't seem to get it yet.

The Reign of the Stronk Empowered Minority Wimmins seems to be over. I think even normal black and brown people are sick of these DEI retards foisted on them by commie scumbags.

I've long said that Rachet, AOC, and to a lesser extent Kamala are pure media creations, without any real constituents or support.

Jazmine getting crushed in the primary strongly supports this. I have long said that AOC would also lose a primary against a decent opponent.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

114 Mauritius has demanded an immediate ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Stop laughing.

Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 11:31 AM (Y1sOo)

115 They built a subway in LA that nobody uses.

But a subway in rural Texas..now that’s gonna be a success.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 11:31 AM (qpQFJ)

116 109 I'm going with Jackson and Sotomayor didn't understand the question.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Jackson wrote the opinion.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (E4rtv)

======

A matter so clear in law that even Jackson agrees with it to the point that she can write in defense of it.

"Yes, district courts are created by Congress and Congress can set limits on their jurisdiction."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:31 AM (GBKbO)

117 I predict that Turkey will soon move sharply towards the secular west and away from Islam.
Posted by: Archimedes

I think you are dreaming.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Erdogan, like any other despot, has created a problem. The longer he stays in place, the more all the various ills of society get blamed on him. He has been running Turkey for over 25 years now either as prime minister or President and pretty much shat on the secular Turks. But Erdogan's support, just like the Iranian mullahs, came from the poorer and more rural Turks and inflation is hurting them a lot. Current is 31.53 percent per year.

It's also a cultural thing. The backwaters like Cappadocia vote for him because they're culturally and religiously conservative, but they're also economically moribund. The youthful energy is on the coast, e.g. Damascus. Those areas are growing rapidly in terms of population and economically, and they HATE Erdogan.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:31 AM (Riz8t)

118 Mauritius has demanded an immediate ceasefire between the US and Iran.
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I’m still waiting to hear from Tuvalu before making a decision.

Posted by: Heroq at March 04, 2026 11:32 AM (qpQFJ)

119 114 Mauritius has demanded an immediate ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Stop laughing.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 11:31 AM (Y1sOo)

Is Mauritius the Pompatus of Love??

Posted by: tubal at March 04, 2026 11:32 AM (pDt9x)

120 8 1
If you’re the first Fuckos, who’s the second?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:05 AM (jbnUc)

Yeehaw, Chucklefucks, it's Big Dick Marty!

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:32 AM (3wOGw)

121 I predict that Turkey will soon move sharply towards the secular west and away from Islam.
Posted by: Archimedes

I think you are dreaming.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM (H0pbe)
==
I tend to think you are right AZ, though I can hold out hope for Archimedes.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:32 AM (GZYu7)

122 73
‘ So no more multiple bites at the apple dredging up new 'facts' for court appeals. Only errors of law by immigration authorities are now appealable.’

Unless the ‘judges’ just do it anyway.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (jbnUc)

123 I’m still hoping Trump throws the UN out of the US and turns the building into dust.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (W2Pud)

Make it the headquarters for his newly formed ministry of ungentlemanly warfare.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM

I was thinking another Trump Tower, but this idea has merit.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (bFu5X)

124 I'm going with Jackson and Sotomayor didn't understand the question.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Jackson wrote the opinion.

I see no reason it can't be both.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

125 "clear violation of ​international law"

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Clash between Dr. George Szamuely and Will Chamberlain on Iran’s right to enrich uranium and who has the authority to enforce red lines under international law.

"What gives the US the right to decide whether or not Iran can enrich uranium?"

"The B2 bomber."

"So might makes right?"

"Yes."

Based.

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Yeah, that Catch B2 is a doozy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (FXNzP)

126 So Spain has a chick for a defense minister. Might have been a mistake.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (nWPIJ)

127 We'll I never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music

Posted by: zombie three dog night at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (G/ZRw)

128 Wonder what Curtis Lemay would say about this?

The “media” sure targeted him for the politics of the day. He was a remarkable individual.

He had to work within the constraints of the time. Led from the front - in Boeing B-17 bombers over “flak cities” in some of the most dangerous (and ineffective, frankly) bombing missions. The 8th had about a 35% loss rate - either KIA, wounded, or POW.

Imperial Japan was never going to surrender, tenacity is an admirable trait but they would have fought with sticks and stones to the last. He did not like dropping bombs on civilians, and said so, but this was calculated solely to end the war with the minimum possible loss to Americans. That’s all anyone wanted to do. End the war, by any means necessary.

Somewhere along the way we lost those kinds of leaders in favor of politicians and bean counters and perfumed bureaucrats

Posted by: Common Tater at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (DwGFu)

129 We have to protect our phoney baloney jobs here, gentlemen! We must do something about this immediately! Immediately! Immediately! Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph!

Posted by: NATO and the UN at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (/IU3q)

130 >>I was assured by many here that Rachet would easily win.

You didn't believe in Black Girlboss Magic or whatever?

Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (Y1sOo)

131 109 I'm going with Jackson and Sotomayor didn't understand the question.
Posted by: Archimedes
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Jackson wrote the opinion.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:29 AM (E4rtv)

D Blacks do not like D Hispanics challenging their top minority status...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (tOcjL)

132 People the world over want a peaceful life, A happy life, A comfortable life. The goat fucking savages want everyone miserable for their jihad and delusions of world dominance. I think that most Muslims are just phoning it in out of self preservation and if given a free choice would reject it completely

I think you are correct.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (Riz8t)

133 Jackson wrote the opinion.

Well, that should make for a few interesting Youtube "explainer" videos.

Posted by: Oddbob at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (Fs0KI)

134 114 Mauritius has demanded an immediate ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Stop laughing.
Posted by: one hour sober

"Not now, sweetie. Daddy is still slapping down Iran for being too uppity."

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (svLOV)

135 It's also a cultural thing. The backwaters like Cappadocia vote for him because they're culturally and religiously conservative, but they're also economically moribund. The youthful energy is on the coast, e.g. Damascus. Those areas are growing rapidly in terms of population and economically, and they HATE Erdogan.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:31 AM

Damascus?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (bFu5X)

136 113 Jazmine getting crushed in the primary strongly supports this. I have long said that AOC would also lose a primary against a decent opponent.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

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Without Austin going full racist in refusing to back a strong black woman, Jasmine ties that race. Talarico was deeply weak all over the rest of the state.

And when Talarico loses by 12-15 because the GOP just plays clips of him saying that God is non-binary, that trans people need abortions, that trans children are beautiful, that the southern border should be a welcome mat, and that Texans should give up their guns in the face of Islamic terrorism...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (GBKbO)

137 Thx Joe
Saw a bio of someone the other day that said they had gotten out of college and worked for VISTA. He was working for some inner city org which was for "progressive government" . The Communist march through the institutions is paid for by US taxpayers. VISTA still exists and is part of AMERICORPS. It came into existence as part of the war on poverty. The war on poverty was lost years ago

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 11:35 AM (IqyFR)

138 Jasmine Crockett Goes Full Stacey Abrams in Election Night Meltdown

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:35 AM (RHGPo)

139
Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib

You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

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"Some people did some things."

/What's the big deal?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:35 AM (+AJs4)

140 though I can hold out hope for Archimedes.
Posted by: Black JEM

MeToo!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 04, 2026 11:35 AM (H0pbe)

141 123 I’m still hoping Trump throws the UN out of the US and turns the building into dust.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (W2Pud)

Make it the headquarters for his newly formed ministry of ungentlemanly warfare.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM

I was thinking another Trump Tower, but this idea has merit.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (bFu5X)

Rename it the "Bad Badass Chamber of Badass Militarized Death".

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:35 AM (3wOGw)

142 Damascus?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (bFu5X)

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Forget it. He's rolling.

Posted by: Boone at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (nWPIJ)

143 Question: Why are all the commercials asking for donations (Vets, AHA, Shriners, etc...) asking for exactly $19 a month? Why 19? Is it a tax thing?

Posted by: Denny Crane - My poop doesn't smell. at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (FdvUm)

144 Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

Exactly!

Posted by: Zombie Adolph Hitler at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (JCZqz)

145 Damascus?

D'Oh! Obviously I meant Ulaanbaatar. And maybe Istanbul.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

146 Jasmine Crockett Goes Full Stacey Abrams in Election Night Meltdown

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:35 AM (RHGPo)

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Never go Full-Tank Retard.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (+AJs4)

147 they don’t abuse it
never gonna lose it
I can’t refuse it

Posted by: Your Friendly Earworm All Day at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (DwGFu)

148 Damascus?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM

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Forget it. He's rolling.
Posted by: Boone at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM

I love this place.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:37 AM (bFu5X)

149 145 D'Oh! Obviously I meant Ulaanbaatar. And maybe Istanbul.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:37 AM (3wOGw)

150 Ulan Bator.

Posted by: tubal at March 04, 2026 11:38 AM (pDt9x)

151 Ulaanbaatar is Mongolia.

Yup. That was the joke. Or at least I thought it was.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

152 Neither dem Texas Senate candidate has a prayer. What will be interesting is the runoff on the GOP side - and how Cornyn will react if he loses it.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:38 AM (GZYu7)

153 I recall the UN building in the movie Heavy Metal being turned into low income housing.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:38 AM (svLOV)

154 151 Yup. That was the joke. Or at least I thought it was.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

Jokes? On a Smart Military Blog?

Absolutely Haraam.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:39 AM (3wOGw)

155 143 Question: Why are all the commercials asking for donations (Vets, AHA, Shriners, etc...) asking for exactly $19 a month? Why 19? Is it a tax thing?
Posted by: Denny Crane - My poop doesn't smell. at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (FdvUm)

B/c it's less than a $20...and thanks to ATMs, people usually have $20s, so think in those terms...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 11:39 AM (tOcjL)

156 Ulan Bator.

I typed that first, then decided to Beijing it.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:39 AM (Riz8t)

157 Biden Asks Why Trump Didn't Just Bomb Ayatollah In the Leg

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 11:41 AM (FXNzP)

158 This “sixes and sevens” business is much older than I thought. It dates at least to the 1940s, I’m reading a book about the early part of world war II.

In that usage, it meant “beside yourself” or “utter confusion.” SNAFU, FUBAR, in other words.

Posted by: Common Tater at March 04, 2026 11:41 AM (DwGFu)

159 Question: Why are all the commercials asking for donations (Vets, AHA, Shriners, etc...) asking for exactly $19 a month? Why 19? Is it a tax thing?

Posted by: Denny Crane - My poop doesn't smell. at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (FdvUm)

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[From marketplace.org:]

https://is.gd/xNjDFY

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:41 AM (Dldky)

160 Speaking of Beijing, Stephen Green ended a column with this, which completely sums up my thinking about China, Russia, and Ukraine. In short, China's long term strategy is to make Russia a vassal state.

But not, say, a squadron or two of Chinese-made/Russian-flown stealth attack jets that might be enough to break Ukraine's lines and force an end to the war. Beijing supplies Russia with just enough material to keep the war going, which, in my estimation, is Beijing's way of reducing Moscow from trading partner to vassal.

https://is.gd/Stg9NR

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:42 AM (Riz8t)

161 Tayyip "Last Stop" Erdogan has made it abundantly clear that popular opinion and elections are of little importance to him - but his Islamist power base is certainly important, and he has a permanently restive ethnic minority to contend with, and they are in fact Western-curious.

I don't see them making a Westward turn, so long as he and his peeps are in power. And for various reasons - not least of which is Incirlik - I don't think Trump will want to forcibly dislodge them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 11:42 AM (BI5O2)

162 >>You didn't believe in Black Girlboss Magic or whatever?

DataRepublican seems to believe Crockett lost because the Democrat Party machine wanted it so. I wouldn't bet against her claims.

I don't think it matters much. Talerico is every bit as creepy and far left as Crockett.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:42 AM (viF8m)

163 125
‘ The B2 bomber."

"So might makes right?"’

The only way right is made is when the mighty decide to make right.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:43 AM (jbnUc)

164 162 I don't think it matters much. Talerico is every bit as creepy and far left as Crockett.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:42 AM (viF8m)

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Talarico is probably going to lose by more than Crockett would have.

Depressed black turnout (they'll still vote for him 90-10 or so, but just in reduced numbers) and the airwaves are going to be filled with the ludicrous nonsense he's espoused for the last few years.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:43 AM (GBKbO)

165 162 >>You didn't believe in Black Girlboss Magic or whatever?

DataRepublican seems to believe Crockett lost because the Democrat Party machine wanted it so. I wouldn't bet against her claims.

I don't think it matters much. Talerico is every bit as creepy and far left as Crockett.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:42 AM (viF8m)

So, the cheat was on in Austin. That's easy to check.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 11:43 AM (tOcjL)

166 Qatar denies Tucker Carlson claim that ‘Mossad agents’ were arrested in Gulf bombing plot

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:44 AM (RHGPo)

167 Ulan Bator.

I typed that first, then decided to Beijing it.

Posted by: Archimedes

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That guy was fast

Posted by: 2009Refugee at March 04, 2026 11:44 AM (EgkXQ)

168 I think Rashida Tlaib, along with many others in Congress get a check, every month, from a bank located in Tehran. So, it's no wonder they're a bit miffed about what's going on. Their check's going to be late.

Very late.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 04, 2026 11:44 AM (jtM2q)

169 Just got here.

What is interesting about the Turks is that they know this is all about nukes, and that is a threat to them, isn't it?

I am not sure if:
a) they think Iran was not a threat, and they would leverage off the Iranian power to further undermine the West, Israel, and the Arabs
or
b) They knew it was a threat, are happy about removing them but are worried about the US having leverage and while they want Iran de-nuclearized, they also want leverage in the aftermath to resolve some border issues in their favor.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 04, 2026 11:45 AM (/WT6b)

170 "clear violation of ​international law"

We're the only nation strong enough to enforce said international law. Your feelings mean nothing.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:23 AM


"International law" does not really exist. It is a concept that has no enforcing authority nor a body that deliberates and makes laws.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 11:45 AM (0N4FZ)

171 @162 JackStraw, which brings up the issue of whether or not the African Americans in Texas will show up for Talarico. Doubt it because he's a creepy mf

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 11:45 AM (IqyFR)

172 Jazmine getting crushed in the primary strongly supports this. I have long said that AOC would also lose a primary against a decent opponent.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

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Without Austin going full racist in refusing to back a strong black woman, Jasmine ties that race. Talarico was deeply weak all over the rest of the state.

And when Talarico loses by 12-15 because the GOP just plays clips of him saying that God is non-binary, that trans people need abortions, that trans children are beautiful, that the southern border should be a welcome mat, and that Texans should give up their guns in the face of Islamic terrorism...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
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So you're now agreeing with me? I never said Talarico could win the general. He won't.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (iFTx/)

173 Black Girl Magic belongs exclusively to South Carolina Primary Voters, and Commie-La, who is like only 25% black AT MOST.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (3wOGw)

174 The EU should get 1 seat at the UN.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (EcHpA)

175 59 I’m still hoping Trump throws the UN out of the US and turns the building into dust.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 04, 2026 11:17 AM (W2Pu


This. Just say yep its been on us soil for too long. We should share the blessing of its presence with another country. Spain you're up.

Not as much fun being a perverted gallavating UN tool in some shithole in spain.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (i0Hi3)

176 This “sixes and sevens” business is much older than I thought. It dates at least to the 1940s, I’m reading a book about the early part of world war II.
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It goes way back. It shows up in Captain Corcoran's second act aria in "HMS Pinafore," and is much older than that.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (9YIIg)

177 From the WSJ:
Cornyn and Paxton were the top two finishers in the GOP Senate contest Tuesday night, bumping out Rep. Wesley Hunt. In the Democratic contest, Talarico, a 36-year-old Bible scholar who captured national attention for his faith-based message, defeated U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett for the party’s nomination.

For some reason, they neglected to mention his political leanings until later in the article. It's a mystery.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

178 Spain is a socialist government run by women and cucks. I lived in Spain for quite some time. I saw many an argument that included everything up to fisticuffs, and always had the popcorn ready expecting action, but never. The only good fight I witnessed in Spain was between three Basque guys, and me. The Basque are tough, and willing to fight, unlike the Spaniards.
Most Spanish "men" are mama's boys who live at home for a decade or more longer than an American child (male or female) would.
The Spaniards that I know (and I know many) are conservatives and hate the socialists.
But they are outvoted.

Posted by: UncleJefe at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (gAuAm)

179 173 Black Girl Magic belongs exclusively to South Carolina Primary Voters, and Commie-La, who is like only 25% black AT MOST.
Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (3wOGw)

Like Megan Markle...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (tOcjL)

180 There’s the growing realization by Gen Z that for most jobs, a college degree isn’t even useful. They spend thousands of dollars, time, and resources at a university only to enter the workforce completely unprepared. Or the tasks are so mundane that basically any high school grad off the street could handle them with zero problem.

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:47 AM (RHGPo)

181 172 So you're now agreeing with me? I never said Talarico could win the general. He won't.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:46 AM (iFTx/)

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My point extends beyond that.

Talarico is going to lose comically badly.

And the argument from the black caucus is going to strengthen in response.

Plus, you know, SC's Dem primary is far more black than TX's is.

Obama lost the TX primary in 2008. Hillary won it 51-47.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:47 AM (GBKbO)

182 Mongolia is on my bucket list.

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (o0Ud6)

183 Seeing the video of the US Submarine torpedoing the Iranian Frigate was entertaining. Broke it's keel. Went down quick, Bow poking out of the water. Didn't see Jack or Rose hanging on.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (IifOV)

184 178 The only good fight I witnessed in Spain was between three Basque guys, and me.
Posted by: UncleJefe

OK, I want to hear that story.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (svLOV)

185 Clash between Dr. George Szamuely and Will Chamberlain on Iran’s right to enrich uranium and who has the authority to enforce red lines under international law.

"What gives the US the right to decide whether or not Iran can enrich uranium?"

"The B2 bomber."
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Something to keep in mind. The whole introduction of International law was based upon a US ordered post WWII world. We made international law, and then the Euro-weenies took it to illogical extremes and we said, yeah, bruh, until we change the definition again you worthless weak-kneed twits.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (GZYu7)

186 Neither dem Texas Senate candidate has a prayer. What will be interesting is the runoff on the GOP side - and how Cornyn will react if he loses it.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:38 AM (GZYu7)

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Heard this morning that more people voted in the D than the R -- although some speculation is that a significant number of Rs voted for Crockett preferring her as the opponent in the general.

Also, that Cornyn and allies spent nearly $80 million -- making it the most expensive primary campaign ever.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (AsZRs)

187 182 Mongolia is on my bucket list.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (o0Ud6)

How good do you think you'd be at Bokh Wrestling?

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (3wOGw)

188 ""Unenthusiastic allies are one thing, but allies that publicly denounce US actions and refuse any possibility of participation, or that obstruct military operations from joint bases are entirely another. I don't know what needs to happen with NATO, but it will not surprise me if significant changes follow the resolution - one way or another - of the ongoing action against Iran.""


Next to these piss ants we're practically the Borg. I would pull all our shit out and tell them good luck. Oh, I would add one little thing on the way out. Tell them if we ever seriously need a base there, we're just going to come and make one, and how we clear the area is up to them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (snZF9)

189 Of more importance:

With more than 90% of the vote counted, Cornyn had 42%, Paxton received 41% and Hunt had 13.5%, according to the Associated Press as of Wednesday morning. The GOP race now heads to a showdown on May 26 to decide the party’s nominee. Trump hasn’t endorsed anyone in the race so far but could face pressure to do so.

I'm assuming most of Hunt's votes will go to Paxton, but that's based on very little other than hope.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

190 Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.
I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

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Apparently, "classified" means first to the media wins.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 11:07 AM (FXNzP)

Translation: "I'm not going to be getting any more checks from Iran, not ever. Waaaah!"

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (8zz6B)

191 When I read "Jasmine Crockett" I always say "Jizzmen Cockett" in my head...

Does that make me a racist, or a horny pervert?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Don't Care Either Way. at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (FdvUm)

192 144 Rashida Tlaib
@RashidaTlaib
You cannot ‘free’ people by killing them and destroying their country.

Same rule applies to deporting zombie grifters illegals that enslave citizens to funding their lives for eternity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (IifOV)

193 for 47 years, Iran played the US as a sucker. They knew (thought) there would never be a bill to pay or any consequences. Like a cat playing with a mouse.

I think Turkey is the same, but from inside the tent. Maybe that is what is going on. Turkey knows they have the strategic position that the West needs, but they share none of our goals. (Actually, same with all the muzzie states -- they are all our enemies. Every single one.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (/WT6b)

194 161
‘ And for various reasons - not least of which is Incirlik - I don't think Trump will want to forcibly dislodge them.’

I wonder whether someone is getting all our really important equipment out of there before the Turks completely turn on us.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (jbnUc)

195 Crenshaw went down, and not on Lindsey Graham either.
It's a truly great day. Now to kick Cornyn to the curb Texas.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 11:50 AM (abIsI)

196 Over 450 Afghan fighters killed by Pakistani forces as cross-border clashes continue {4 March 2026}

"The current conflict is another example of the failure of the international order."

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:50 AM (RHGPo)

197 If Pocahontas Warren is worried she should go get herself a beer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 11:50 AM (IqyFR)

198 "International law" does not really exist. It is a concept that has no enforcing authority nor a body that deliberates and makes laws.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 04, 2026 11:45 AM

When I was in my international law class, I used to say that international law was whatever the f@#k the US and UK said it was. Today? The UK can sod off.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:51 AM (bFu5X)

199 Question: Why are all the commercials asking for donations (Vets, AHA, Shriners, etc...) asking for exactly $19 a month? Why 19? Is it a tax thing?
Posted by: Denny Crane -

Less than a twenty. Pocket change.
Next jump is 49. Too big.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 04, 2026 11:51 AM (sl73Y)

200 When I read "Jasmine Crockett" I always say "Jizzmen Cockett" in my head...

Does that make me a racist, or a horny pervert?

Why do you need to choose?

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)

201 189 I'm assuming most of Hunt's votes will go to Paxton, but that's based on very little other than hope.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

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The runoff will trend towards Cornyn because the electorate of the runoff will be older and more establishmenty and more regular voter.

8% is a fair gap, and 42-41 is not some kind of lead that can be overcome with a small minority of the rest of the vote, but...I'm not sure Cornyn is going to lose.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:51 AM (GBKbO)

202 When I was in my international law class, I used to say that international law was whatever the f@#k the US and UK said it was. Today? The UK can sod off.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:51 AM (bFu5X)

The UK a is a conquered island run by the nadless. It should be vacated and turned into a theme park.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:52 AM (snZF9)

203 Elizabeth Warren
@SenWarren
I just left a classified briefing with the Trump Administration about the war in Iran.
I was worried before, but I’m more worried now.

She sendum smoke signals. Big trouble.

Posted by: Chief Whines Alot at March 04, 2026 11:52 AM (IifOV)

204 The Reign of the Stronk Empowered Minority Wimmins seems to be over. I think even normal black and brown people are sick of these DEI retards foisted on them by commie scumbags.

I've long said that Rachet, AOC, and to a lesser extent Kamala are pure media creations, without any real constituents or support.

Jazmine getting crushed in the primary strongly supports this. I have long said that AOC would also lose a primary against a decent opponent.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)
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Let's revisit this post after the Dems make Cumshot Kamala their nominee for prez in '28.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 11:53 AM (3BwY8)

205 Mongolia is on my bucket list.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM

My friend used to be Deputy Chief of Mission over there. She tells me they do great lamb.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 04, 2026 11:53 AM (bFu5X)

206 Not a rumor. It's true.

https://tinyurl.com/329wzyt2
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 11:11 AM (viF8m)

I'd like a more reliable source than al-Reuters. That "missile" stuck in the ground, fins-up, looks straight out of a Road Runner cartoon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:53 AM (8zz6B)

207 The UK a is a conquered island run by the nadless. It should be vacated and turned into a theme park.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:52 AM (snZF9)
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I don't think Bad Food Land would be a big tourist draw.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 11:53 AM (3BwY8)

208 Per Erdogan's popular approval or lack thereof, I found his quote from the good ol' days:

"Democracy is like a train: when you come to your stop, you get off."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

209 If Pocahontas Warren is worried she should go get herself a beer
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 04, 2026 11:50 AM (IqyFR)
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And a hunting license.

Posted by: John Effin' Kerry at March 04, 2026 11:54 AM (9YIIg)

210 Question: Why are all the commercials asking for donations (Vets, AHA, Shriners, etc...) asking for exactly $19 a month? Why 19? Is it a tax thing?
Posted by: Denny Crane
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My obvious guess would be that statisticians have analyzed donations and found maximum return to be at that number. But...bear in mind the additional appeal of the 'adorable' premium; stuffed toy, blanket, t-shirt.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (XeU6L)

211 The UK a is a conquered island run by the nadless. It should be vacated and turned into a theme park.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:52 AM (snZF9)
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I don't think Bad Food Land would be a big tourist draw.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 11:53 AM (3BwY

Vacated means vacated, even the food. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (snZF9)

212 From the WSJ:
Cornyn and Paxton were the top two finishers in the GOP Senate contest Tuesday night, bumping out Rep. Wesley Hunt.


Cornyn 41.8%
Paxton 40.8%
Hunt 13.5%

That's more than a bump.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (pKr8Y)

213 I'd like to see Kumala Hairless sucking on AOC's nipples.

Does that make me a racist, or a horny pervert?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Don't Care Either Way. at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (FdvUm)

214 The Reign of the Stronk Empowered Minority Wimmins seems to be over. I think even normal black and brown people are sick of these DEI retards foisted on them by commie scumbags.

I've long said that Rachet, AOC, and to a lesser extent Kamala are pure media creations, without any real constituents or support.

Jazmine getting crushed in the primary strongly supports this. I have long said that AOC would also lose a primary against a decent opponent.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)
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Let's revisit this post after the Dems make Cumshot Kamala their nominee for prez in '28.
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 11:53 AM (3BwY
________

My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)

215 The UK a is a conquered island run by the nadless.
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I had a few things to say about that.

Posted by: John of Gaunt at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (9YIIg)

216 But...bear in mind the additional appeal of the 'adorable' premium; stuffed toy, blanket, t-shirt.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM

Don't forget our tote bags!

Posted by: NPR/PBS at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (bFu5X)

217 It's very simple really...

Iran wanted to be the big dog in the Islamic world and eventually the whole world by controlling the Islamist world wide caliphate government.
Turkey wants to be the big dog in the Islamic world and eventually the whole world by controlling the Islamist world wide caliphate government.
Both countries want to control the world wide caliphate.
Saddam Hussein had that same delusion of grandeur.
All of them believe that nuclear weapons are their keys to the kingdom.
All of them hate Saudi Arabia because they control the holy sites of Islam.

Trump real goal is to cut China off at the knees.
The hardline Islamists real goal is to cut Saudi Arabia off at the knees. Nukes and suppression of non Muslims are their preferred method of achieving that goal. It's not working.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (2J/Lj)

218 Mongolia is on my bucket list.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM

My friend used to be Deputy Chief of Mission over there. She tells me they do great lamb.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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The Yak butter becomes a bit tiresome.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 04, 2026 11:57 AM (XeU6L)

219 Seeing the video of the US Submarine torpedoing the Iranian Frigate was entertaining. Broke it's keel. Went down quick, Bow poking out of the water. Didn't see Jack or Rose hanging on.

Posted by: Frank Barone at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (IifOV)

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[A US sub torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last night -- first torpedo sinking since WWII.]

The White House
@WhiteHouse

This Iranian warship thought it was safe in international waters. It wasn't.

The @DeptofWar is fighting to win. 🇺🇸

[video]

https://is.gd/OqZI76

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:57 AM (mrFSL)

220 From CBS News, Feb 12 story,

As pathways to freedom have narrowed in immigration courts across the United States, a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country.

Last year, 28% of completed immigration removal cases among those in detention ended in voluntary departure, a higher share than in any year prior, a CBS News analysis of decades of court records found.

That figure only appears to be climbing as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown widens and detention populations swell. The percentage of voluntary departures among those detained grew nearly every month of 2025, reaching 38% in December. The analysis does not include those who were not given a hearing before an immigration judge, such as immigrants in expedited removal proceedings.

"It's set up for every individual who is detained to get to the point where they're just emotionally drained and exhausted through it all of the way that we're being treated, to just say, 'OK, all I want is my freedom,'" said Vilma Palacios, who agreed to return to Honduras in late December after being detained for six months in Basile, Louisiana.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)

221 I wonder just how much Islamic Terrorism in these "Western countries" has influenced the UK, Spain, France, etc. I'd guess their fear of more terrorism (the whole point of terrorism) is greater than most recognize.

Mexico is facing such terrorism from the drug cartels ... "obey or we will burn you down". (India has its own version of "colonization", infiltration into every job market then promoting their own from within)

Posted by: illiniwek at March 04, 2026 11:57 AM (vbXSk)

222 I'd like to see Kumala Hairless sucking on AOC's nipples.

Does that make me a racist, or a horny pervert?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Don't Care Either Way. at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (FdvUm)

I don't think there is a word to describe that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:57 AM (snZF9)

223 214
My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)

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The counterfactuals around the 2026 TX Senate race are going to drive a lot of animosity in the Democrat party.

When Talarico loses by 15, with lowered black turnout, the black caucus is going to be all, "We would have won with Crockett. You need us more than we need you."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (GBKbO)

224 She was cold, they got her a blanket, and now she has fever, chills, headache and a rash...
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks
****

ISWYDT. That was mean. I love this place.

Posted by: clarence at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (uUZin)

225 But...bear in mind the additional appeal of the 'adorable' premium; stuffed toy, blanket, t-shirt.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (XeU6L)


Good point!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Love Those Blankets! at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (qiG+p)

226 214 My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)

Well, there goes the hope of seeing you and TJM fight it out in the Octagon over it.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (3wOGw)

227 Don't forget our tote bags!
Posted by: NPR/PBS
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This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Nina Totenberg at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (XeU6L)

228 ‘ Unenthusiastic allies are one thing, but allies that publicly denounce US actions and refuse any possibility of participation, or that obstruct military operations from joint bases are entirely another. ’

The reason the ‘allies’ feel bold enough to publicly denounce us is they are expecting the ‘Rats to return to power.
If Trump doesn’t turn his full attention to defeating them and destroying their election stealing apparatus the Europeans could end up being right.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (jbnUc)

229 Meanwhile, back at the ranch, both in Michigan and Virginia, there are two large mosques holding events to eulogize the death of Khamenei as the Supreme Leader and condemn the actions of the United States and Israel. These mosques have been investigated before for their ties to Iran and the Muslim Clerics who run them.

Posted by: Cheri at March 04, 2026 11:59 AM (oiNtH)

230 I hope we told Putin that Istanbul is his if he wants it.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (jbnUc)

(opens musty joke book)

If Russia invades Turkey from the rear, will Greece help?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:59 AM (8zz6B)

231 Al Jazeera: Why are the US and Israel framing the ongoing conflict as a religious war?

US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.

... well, that explains Liz Warren's fears

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 11:59 AM (RHGPo)

232 > And maybe Istanbul.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

Constantinople

Posted by: They Might Be Giants at March 04, 2026 11:59 AM (NgqoH)

233 Mongolia is on my bucket list.
Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM

My friend used to be Deputy Chief of Mission over there. She tells me they do great lamb.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
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Mongolian BBQ FTW!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 11:59 AM (9YIIg)

234 [A US sub torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last night -- first torpedo sinking since WWII.]

The White House
@WhiteHouse

This Iranian warship thought it was safe in international waters. It wasn't.

The @DeptofWar is fighting to win. 🇺🇸

[video]

https://is.gd/OqZI76

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 11:57 AM (mrFSL)

Cool. Last night on the ONT I said it would be cool to slam a torpedo into one of their boats WWII style. I got my wish. Thanks uncle Pete.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 12:00 PM (snZF9)

235 Texas Democrat Proposition 12: Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare.

... this should work well in West Texas .. NOT
———
First the buses, then they build section 8 housing and crime goes up and housing value goes down
More white flight, but to where?
Then the D win another congressional seat

Posted by: Gonzotx at March 04, 2026 12:00 PM (nGraA)

236 "It's set up for every individual who is detained to get to the point where they're just emotionally drained and exhausted through it all of the way that we're being treated, to just say, 'OK, all I want is my freedom,'" said Vilma Palacios, who agreed to return to Honduras in late December after being detained for six months in Basile, Louisiana.

I certainly hope so.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:00 PM (Riz8t)

237 213
‘ I'd like to see Kumala Hairless sucking on AOC's nipples.

Does that make me a racist, or a horny pervert?’

It means that damn near anything can make you horny.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 12:00 PM (jbnUc)

238 230 I hope we told Putin that Istanbul is his if he wants it.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 11:21 AM (jbnUc)

(opens musty joke book)

If Russia invades Turkey from the rear, will Greece help?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 11:59 AM (8zz6B)

Putin? Feh. Istanbul should belong to Romania, to honor Vlad the Impaler.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:01 PM (3wOGw)

239 I don't think there is a word to describe that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

"Ewwww" comes to mind.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 04, 2026 12:01 PM (OUMaO)

240 This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Nina Totenberg at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (XeU6L)
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Personally, I'd stay away from someone whose name is "Death Mountain."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 04, 2026 12:01 PM (9YIIg)

241 222 I'd like to see Kumala Hairless sucking on AOC's nipples.

Does that make me a racist, or a horny pervert?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Don't Care Either Way. at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (FdvUm)

I don't think there is a word to describe that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 11:57 AM (snZF9)


Come on, bro, you at least saw it in your minds eye when you read it... that image isn't not hot... LOL

Posted by: Denny Crane - Love Those Blankets! at March 04, 2026 12:02 PM (qiG+p)

242 Jasmine Crockett election night meltdown..

Anything that doesn't go her way she has a meltdown.
Like a spoiled child that doesn't get her way.
And everybody is a racist. And the world is unfair.
And if little Miss Princess can't have her way she will have a big hissy fit and stomp her feet and hopefully hold her breath.

Posted by: Case at March 04, 2026 12:02 PM (gQFwH)

243 I'd like to see Kumala Hairless sucking on AOC's nipples.

Does that make me a racist, or a horny pervert?

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Don't Care Either Way. at March 04, 2026 11:55 AM (FdvUm)

I don't think there is a word to describe that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division



🤢🤮🤮🤮 is a start.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:02 PM (pKr8Y)

244 So much for Musk Bucks helping out conservative republican's. Cornyn spent $70M to Paxton's $4M.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 04, 2026 12:02 PM (abIsI)

245 The runoff will trend towards Cornyn because the electorate of the runoff will be older and more establishmenty and more regular voter.

8% is a fair gap, and 42-41 is not some kind of lead that can be overcome with a small minority of the rest of the vote, but...I'm not sure Cornyn is going to lose.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Depends and would require a very close look at data. Paxton spent very little on the race compared to Cornyn and usually it is the more ideologically committed that show up in runoffs.

Turnout is key and if Paxton wants to win, he is going to have to turn out his voters in a runoff which means spending money. Cornyn has the NRSC resources to waste but is a flaccid uninspiring candidate. So we shall see.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:03 PM (E4rtv)

246 Nukes and suppression of non Muslims are their preferred method of achieving that goal. It's not working.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (2J/Lj)

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Only because Obama / Biden / Harris / Newsom hasn't gotten another term or two in The White House ... yet.

Thank God for Trump ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 12:03 PM (mrFSL)

247 My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)

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The counterfactuals around the 2026 TX Senate race are going to drive a lot of animosity in the Democrat party.

When Talarico loses by 15, with lowered black turnout, the black caucus is going to be all, "We would have won with Crockett. You need us more than we need you."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 11:58 AM (GBKbO)
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So the fact that you were wrong about the TX primary -- I'm pretty sure you said Rachet would win in a walk -- somehow bolsters support for you being right about Kamala in 2028?

I personally think both your predictions for TX primary and 2028 are based on outdated dynamics like I talked about above. I was right about TX. It remains to be seen what happens in 2028. I continue to believe if the Dums had a quality white guy -- a very big "if" -- he would beat Kamala.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

248 >>@162 JackStraw, which brings up the issue of whether or not the African Americans in Texas will show up for Talarico. Doubt it because he's a creepy mf

I doubt they will in big numbers for obvious reasons. But I don't think a guy who claims God is gender fluid and is all in on trans rights is going to be a big hit in Texas with anyone save for the lunatic fringe.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 12:04 PM (viF8m)

249 Mauritius has demanded an immediate ceasefire between the US and Iran.

Stop laughing.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 04, 2026 11:31 AM (Y1sOo)

Something we could all use: Lessritius.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 04, 2026 12:04 PM (8zz6B)

250 230
‘ If Russia invades Turkey from the rear, will Greece help?’

Hahahaha!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 12:04 PM (jbnUc)

251 @234

>>Cool. Last night on the ONT I said it would be cool to slam a torpedo into one of their boats WWII style. I got my wish. Thanks uncle Pete.

I wonder if there is a morale patch for that sort of thing?

The Silent Service, serving silently and then not.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 04, 2026 12:04 PM (XV/Pl)

252 US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.
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Reported by who?

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (e5WJR)

253 Bari Weiss is big mad with the suits at CBS News.

CBS NEWS GOTTA CBS NEWS: CBS boss ‘OUTRAGED’ by clip showing Texas TV reporter being told not to cover jubilant Iranian protests after Trump had Ayatollah killed.

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is ‘fuming’ over a viral video that appears to show a CBS Austin reporter being instructed to downplay coverage of a pro-Israel-US protest then occurring behind him, it is claimed.

Weiss, 41, saw the footage and wants a network-wide crackdown as a result, a well-placed source told the Daily Mail.

Perhaps there is hope for them. Probably not.

https://is.gd/xh4FJM

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (Riz8t)

254 My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)
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Unless Shapiro can find a way to navigate into a lane of sensibility on the left, I think you may be right.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (GZYu7)

255 India is BIG mad that we sunk this ship in the Indian Ocean.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (FCrpy)

256 it is the more ideologically committed that show up in runoffs.

Turnout is key and if Paxton wants to win, he is going to have to turn out his voters in a runoff which means spending money. Cornyn has the NRSC resources to waste but is a flaccid uninspiring candidate. So we shall see.
Posted by: whig


Money has nothing to do with it. I'd crawl over broken glass dousing myself with rubbing alcohol to vote against Cornyn.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:06 PM (pKr8Y)

257 After the Colbert snub of Crocket, Talarico should always be preceded by "white supremacist". Make it a habit.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 04, 2026 12:07 PM (EcHpA)

258 Thanks uncle Pete.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 12:00 PM (snZF9

Or as I call him ...

War daddy!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 12:07 PM (2J/Lj)

259 247 So the fact that you were wrong about the TX primary -- I'm pretty sure you said Rachet would win in a walk -- somehow bolsters support for you being right about Kamala in 2028?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:04 PM (iFTx/)

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I believe I said that she was winning the early vote in a walk, that she was "stomping Talarico" there. Which she did everywhere but Austin which went very heavy for Talarico. Without the Austin win at that scale, which was very unusual, she would have gotten closer.

And yes, the black vote is still a block, still voting on skin color (or adjacency, like Biden), and shows no signs of stopping. Also, they voted for Crockett at the same level as they voted for Obama in the 2008 pres primary, a primary that Obama lost in TX.

Which he then went on to win the whole thing because the black vote isn't quite large enough to dominate TX Democrat politics, but is large enough throughout the rest of the South.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

260 @256

>>Money has nothing to do with it. I'd crawl over broken glass dousing myself with rubbing alcohol to vote against Cornyn.

If you weren't an outlier, there wouldn't be a runoff.

Paxton's got to spend the money to get the honey.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 04, 2026 12:07 PM (XV/Pl)

261 252 US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.
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Reported by who?

Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (e5WJR)

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Some proven fabulist.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

262 I wonder if there is a morale patch for that sort of thing?

The Silent Service, serving silently and then not.
Posted by: Thomas Bender


The Silent Service - Just the Tip.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:07 PM (pKr8Y)

263 255
‘ India is BIG mad that we sunk this ship in the Indian Ocean.’

Are they?
That’s a shame.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (jbnUc)

264 The only thing most people know about Mauritius is that it’s where the dodo lived.

So, the country whose only claim to fame is an extinct bird says what?

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (o0Ud6)

265 Lots of people are seem tempted to believe Turks' and Persians' problems are more tractable because they are whites like us, they're way more advanced than Arabs, and they have lots of moderates they ruthlessly dominate. I think the reasoning goes that these advanced, moderate white people, once freed, will throw off Islamism and join the 21st century.

But this ignores the elephant in the room: their large Muslim populations. Modern systems can't suffer Islamic influences this powerful. It has to be kept out or it always prevail, and that horse has already flown into the barns of these countries.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (BI5O2)

266 there are 2 solutions to every problem facing Our Democracy:

1) Pallets of Cash
2) Pallets of Ballots

Posted by: Uniparty at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (5LiC7)

267 My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)
==
Unless Shapiro can find a way to navigate into a lane of sensibility on the left, I think you may be right.
Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (GZYu7)
________

I think Shapiro is toast. Too boring, too Jewish, too supportive of Israel, and I doubt he made many friends in the Democrap establishment by shitting on Kamala picking Walz over him.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

268 🇮🇹 Giorgia Meloni REVEALS that Japan will now be a Special Strategic Partner.

"I am committed to strengthening relations with Sanae Takaich's Japan. Elevating it to the level of special strategic partnership."

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:09 PM (RHGPo)

269 CBS boss ‘OUTRAGED’ by clip showing Texas TV reporter being told not to cover jubilant Iranian protests after Trump had Ayatollah killed.

The reporter should name names. If he has messages telling him to not cover it, let that see the light of day.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 12:09 PM (svLOV)

270 My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)
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So it would suggest that Kamala does have a constituency, then.

I mean I think there's a lot of fatigue with the DEI bullshit and with black women in general but saying that there's no constituency for them on the D side is a stretch imo.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:09 PM (3BwY8)

271 252 US troops reportedly told the war in Iran is intended to bring about biblical end times, Armageddon.
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Reported by who?
Posted by: ... at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (e5WJR)

The Islamic End Times kick off in Dabiq, Syria. Not in Iran.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:09 PM (3wOGw)

272 CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is ‘fuming’ over a viral video that appears to show a CBS Austin reporter being instructed to downplay coverage of a pro-Israel-US protest then occurring behind him, it is claimed.

===

Make heads roll, Bari!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 12:09 PM (GD0B3)

273 CBS boss ‘OUTRAGED’ by clip showing Texas TV reporter being told not to cover jubilant Iranian protests after Trump had Ayatollah killed.

The reporter should name names. If he has messages telling him to not cover it, let that see the light of day.

I assume he'd like to keep working, so I doubt that will happen.

Posted by: Archimedes at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)

274

A ballistic missile fired from Iran was shot down by NATO air and missile defenses in the eastern Mediterranean while heading toward Turkish airspace, Turkey’s defense ministry said on Wednesday.

The missile had flown over Iraq and Syria, according to a ministry statement posted on social media. It did not say what the missile’s target was believed to be. Remnants of the ordnance that shot it down fell in Turkey’s south-central province of Hatay, near the border with Syria, injuring no one, the statement said.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (Cqx++)

275 She sendum smoke signals. Big trouble.
Posted by: Chief Whines

Heap big trouble. There is iron in Squaw with Crab's words.

Posted by: Ten Bears at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (JCZqz)

276 268 Giorgia Meloni REVEALS that Japan will now be a Special Strategic Partner.

"I am committed to strengthening relations with Sanae Takaich's Japan. Elevating it to the level of special strategic partnership."

strategic tentacle exchange

Posted by: anachronda at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (oY6Yp)

277 256 it is the more ideologically committed that show up in runoffs.

Turnout is key and if Paxton wants to win, he is going to have to turn out his voters in a runoff which means spending money. Cornyn has the NRSC resources to waste but is a flaccid uninspiring candidate. So we shall see.
Posted by: whig


Money has nothing to do with it. I'd crawl over broken glass dousing myself with rubbing alcohol to vote against Cornyn.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:06 PM (pKr8Y)

But women will probably be a bigger percent of the vote total than this time...will they do the same for Paxton?

Someone mentioned I don't like Paxton...which is untrue. What I don't like is his chances in the runoff with his baggage and how iffy TX voters will actually vote...women, especially old women, are a bigger vote share of all special elections...and who draws them?

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (tOcjL)

278 267 I think Shapiro is toast. Too boring, too Jewish, too supportive of Israel, and I doubt he made many friends in the Democrap establishment by shitting on Kamala picking Walz over him.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

Also doing the typical PA governor thing of "Hoover up all of the state's money to line my own pockets", just like Rendell and The Tommunist.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (3wOGw)

279 267 I think Shapiro is toast. Too boring, too Jewish, too supportive of Israel, and I doubt he made many friends in the Democrap establishment by shitting on Kamala picking Walz over him.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

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His 0 percent black voter support for the last year was a clue.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)

280 Texas with anyone save for the lunatic fringe.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 04, 2026 12:04 PM (viF8m)

We all know they're out there.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 04, 2026 12:11 PM (2J/Lj)

281
POKER MONKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 04, 2026 12:11 PM (HXiQ2)

282 I'm kinda jealous about the torpedo sinking of that Iranian ship... I went to the Bahamas with the Carver to do live torpedo exercises, and we ended up really sucking at it. Of course, we were a Ballistic Missile boat, and great at that, but still, it wasn't cool that we didn't hit shit with our torpedoes.....

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at March 04, 2026 12:11 PM (qiG+p)

283 India is BIG mad that we sunk this ship in the Indian Ocean.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 04, 2026 12:05 PM (FCrpy)

Somebody throwing a tantrum in Pankot?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 04, 2026 12:11 PM (snZF9)

284 The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that immigration courts must defer to executive agencies on key findings of fact during certain immigration proceedings, handing a modest, procedural win to the Trump administration.

Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson, writing for the entire court, said "[w]e granted certiorari to determine whether the Court of Appeals applied the appropriate standard of review under the INA. We conclude that the statute requires application of the substantial-evidence standard to the agency’s conclusion that a given set of undisputed facts does not constitution persecution. According, we affirm."

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:11 PM (RHGPo)

285 I was happy to see the submarine guys getting in on the action.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 04, 2026 12:12 PM (n5tGW)

286 Wow. Watching all the airplanes in the sky around Saydi Arabia, India, Iraq, and then nothing over Iran.

Pretty neat.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:13 PM (pKr8Y)

287 265
‘ that horse has already flown into the barns of these countries.’

I agree. That’s pie in the sky thinking.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 04, 2026 12:13 PM (jbnUc)

288 Cornyn sucks and hasn't done shit for Texas in 20 years, but I do not get the recent love affair with Ken Paxton.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (3BwY8)

289 @121 though I can hold out hope for Archimedes.

A lever, a place to stand, and a good screw.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (zdLoL)

290 Fine, India, we’ll rename it “Trump Ocean.” Happy now?

Posted by: Bulg at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (o0Ud6)

291 So, the country whose only claim to fame is an extinct bird says what?
Posted by: Bulg
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I suspect that O'Brian's book 'The Mauritius Command' has lent more fame than the Dodo.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (XeU6L)

292 Ok, Ok, here is my take on Ketanji's concurrence - she had no clue what the damn thing was about and thought signing on for the opposite - that executive branch should defer to the courts!

Posted by: runner at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (GD0B3)

293 Hundreds of University of California faculty members are urging the system’s governing board to crack down on what they describe as the “misuse of UC authority” for organized political activism, warning that failing to enforce existing policies could fuel allegations of antisemitism and jeopardize federal research funding.

The letter, sent Thursday to the University of California Board of Regents, comes as the university system faces multiple federal investigations into alleged antisemitism on its campuses, including Title VI civil rights complaints tied to the Israel-Hamas war and campus protests.

Faculty who signed the letter called on university leaders to draw a clear boundary between individual faculty members’ free speech rights and the use of university branding, resources and official platforms to promote political advocacy. They argue that when faculty members appear to speak with institutional backing, it risks exposing the university to legal and financial consequences.

Posted by: SMOD at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (RHGPo)

294 288 Cornyn sucks and hasn't done shit for Texas in 20 years, but I do not get the recent love affair with Ken Paxton.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (3BwY

======

His work as TX's AG seems to have given him the aura of a fighter.

His defeat of a RINO led impeachment effort against him made him something of a martyr.

Makes sense to me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)

295 A lever, a place to stand, and a good screw.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver



Obligatory: That's what she said!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:15 PM (pKr8Y)

296 My post didn't say anything about Kamala losing the 2028 nomination. She very well might win it, but that will be in large part because her opponents are all dogshit and she at least has bigger national name recognition.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)
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So it would suggest that Kamala does have a constituency, then.

I mean I think there's a lot of fatigue with the DEI bullshit and with black women in general but saying that there's no constituency for them on the D side is a stretch imo.
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:09 PM (3BwY
__________

Being the least worst option doesn't give you a constituency. It means you are the least worst option.

Kamala got absolutely crushed in the 2020 primary when she was on her own. If she had any constituency in the Democrap party, would would have seen it then. Democrap voters preferred herpes over her. She's probably less popular now.

I'm not saying that there isn't a constituency for black candidates in general. Of course there is; blacks still block-vote and there are many of them . I'm saying that merely being black will not mean nearly as much as it only a few years ago.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:15 PM (iFTx/)

297 Do the submariners stencil the kill on the sub?

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 12:15 PM (ehY6c)

298 Cornyn sucks and hasn't done shit for Texas in 20 years, but I do not get the recent love affair with Ken Paxton.

Posted by: ballistic


If you haven't done shit in twenty years, time for new blood.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (pKr8Y)

299 Cornyn sucks and hasn't done shit for Texas in 20 years, but I do not get the recent love affair with Ken Paxton.
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (3BwY

Because he is not Cornhole

Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (P4Pk9)

300 296 I'm not saying that there isn't a constituency for black candidates in general. Of course there is; blacks still block-vote and there are many of them . I'm saying that merely being black will not mean nearly as much as it only a few years ago.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:15 PM (iFTx/)

I think most of TJM's dogged insistence is because SC gets to vote first.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (3wOGw)

301 Shapiro is probably all these things. But Walz was a terrible pick, and all the dem bigwigs know it. His incompetence is getting the graft in Minnesota cut off and might actually imperil their control of the state.

"Someone mentioned I don't like Paxton...which is untrue. What I don't like is his chances in the runoff with his baggage and how iffy TX voters will actually vote...women, especially old women, are a bigger vote share of all special elections...and who draws them?

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (tOcjL) "

Not a special election, a mid term. Still lower turnout than a presidential, but not in the special election category.

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (GZYu7)

302 296
Kamala got absolutely crushed in the 2020 primary when she was on her own. If she had any constituency in the Democrap party, would would have seen it then. Democrap voters preferred herpes over her. She's probably less popular now.

I'm not saying that there isn't a constituency for black candidates in general. Of course there is; blacks still block-vote and there are many of them . I'm saying that merely being black will not mean nearly as much as it only a few years ago.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:15 PM (iFTx/)

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Biden didn't have a consituency until he became Obama's VP. He was just a dumb senator from a state that probably didn't exist because, seriously?, Delaware?

It's amazing what being VP does to one's ability to form a constituency.

Also, if black face was enough, Deval Patrick would have won 2020. His campaign lasted 3 months.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)

303 I think Shapiro is toast. Too boring, too Jewish, too supportive of Israel, and I doubt he made many friends in the Democrap establishment by shitting on Kamala picking Walz over him.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

Also doing the typical PA governor thing of "Hoover up all of the state's money to line my own pockets", just like Rendell and The Tommunist.
Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (3wOGw)
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Yea, that and he ain't a very impressive guy overall. Smarter than the average Dumocrap -- faint praise indeed -- but there's nothing particularly special about him.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

304 Cornblow and cocaine mitch supported murcow as an independent and screwed the repub nominee Joe Miller Alaska. Never forgive and never forget.

Posted by: kingsman at March 04, 2026 12:17 PM (ehY6c)

305 300
I think most of TJM's dogged insistence is because SC gets to vote first.

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (3wOGw)

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Well, Iowa being a fucking joke and NH being out of step with most of the rest of the early states have made both of them completely irrelevant.

IA is still a joke, and NH is being punished by the DNC for something and their actual primary isn't until late in the calendar for 2028 now.

SC is the first real test. The only candidate to lose SC and win the nomination on the D side was Kerry in 2004. More than 2 decades ago.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

306 "Someone mentioned I don't like Paxton...which is untrue. What I don't like is his chances in the runoff with his baggage and how iffy TX voters will actually vote...women, especially old women, are a bigger vote share of all special elections...and who draws them?

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:10 PM (tOcjL) "

Not a special election, a mid term. Still lower turnout than a presidential, but not in the special election category.
Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (GZYu7)

No, a run off os a special election...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:18 PM (tOcjL)

307 127 We'll I never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music
Posted by: zombie three dog night at March 04, 2026 11:33 AM (G/ZRw)

Da fuq ... I'm still here, alive and shit !!!

Posted by: Danny Hutton at March 04, 2026 12:18 PM (3sXRv)

308 os = is

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:18 PM (tOcjL)

309 This is the most unintentionally funny headline I've seen in a minute:
Jacinda Ardern's move to Australia renews spotlight on New Zealand's brain drain problem - BBC
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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I.had to.lookup "Jacinta Arden".
Bachelor Degree in " Communication Studies".
"Brain drain".
Dead nuts on comment , TD.👍

Posted by: buddhaha at March 04, 2026 12:19 PM (f8HdW)

310 303 Yea, that and he ain't a very impressive guy overall. Smarter than the average Dumocrap -- faint praise indeed -- but there's nothing particularly special about him.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:17 PM (iFTx/)

He wants to drive energy prices way up, which for some reason seems to be every Demoncrat's fondest dream...

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:19 PM (3wOGw)

311 I think Shapiro is toast. Too boring, too Jewish, too supportive of Israel, and I doubt he made many friends in the Democrap establishment by shitting on Kamala picking Walz over him.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:08 PM (iFTx/)

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His 0 percent black voter support for the last year was a clue.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)

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That should be offset by his Muslim voter support.

/Oh, wait ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (mrFSL)

312 Watching a US UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pal around with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Saudi Arabia.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (pKr8Y)

313 I don't know how things will turn out, domestically or internationally. I only know one thing: Barack Obama is really, really disappointed in all of us.

Posted by: goatexchange at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (hyS0X)

314 Do the submariners stencil the kill on the sub?
Posted by: kingsman
Not until back in port.

Posted by: From about That Time at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (sl73Y)

315 305 SC is the first real test. The only candidate to lose SC and win the nomination on the D side was Kerry in 2004. More than 2 decades ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

All the same, it's still f***ing retarded that every other state's Demoncrat Party just says "Well, OK" if SC says "All the rest of you have to do what we want".

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (3wOGw)

316 Nood

Posted by: Clay at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (xvY1i)

317 Kamala got absolutely crushed in the 2020 primary when she was on her own. If she had any constituency in the Democrap party, would would have seen it then. Democrap voters preferred herpes over her. She's probably less popular now.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:15 PM (iFTx/)

=======

Biden didn't have a consituency until he became Obama's VP. He was just a dumb senator from a state that probably didn't exist because, seriously?, Delaware?

It's amazing what being VP does to one's ability to form a constituency.

Also, if black face was enough, Deval Patrick would have won 2020. His campaign lasted 3 months.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (GBKbO)
______

So ... you are agreeing with me? Note also we might be talking about two different things: primary and general. I'm talking about primaries here: who wins the Democrap nomination for X. Obviously, in the general, tens of millions of Democraps are gonna vote for the Democrap whoever the fuck it may be, even if they don't otherwise like the candidate.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

318 273
I assume he'd like to keep working, so I doubt that will happen.
Posted by: Archimedes

He disobeyed an order to protect the narrative. I think the higher ups are willing to fire him for this.

Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (svLOV)

319 31 Warren is lying through her teeth. It was a pre-programmed response regardless of what was shared, and I am pretty sure it was the bare minimum necessary.....
Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 11:10 AM (GZYu7)

Warren is the prime example of everything that is wrong with the leadership of our country.

Posted by: Joemarine at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (y171U)

320 He wants to drive energy prices way up, which for some reason seems to be every Demoncrat's fondest dream...

Say, you know what would solve that problem? Firewood! Lots and lots of firewood! And here I am with my trusty maul, because axes are for sissies, and I'm not sissy!

Posted by: Pete "Slayer of Tigers" Buttigieg at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

321 could have gained the legitimacy needed only by going before the U.N. Security Council
We didn't agree to have the UN be our superior government. Recant the treaty and leave the UN now.

Posted by: GWB at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (cAEoL)

322 New York theater showing Luigi musical right down the street from where UnitedHealth CEO was killed

-
Shooting For Love?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (FXNzP)

323 No, a run off os a special election...
Posted by: Nova Local
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Not defined as such. The difference is that a special election is a one shot, one race; runoffs in states that have them, consolidate all primary runoffs local, state, federal, into one election for multiple offices.

Turnout is generally higher in statewide runoffs than special elections because the number of races are larger thus drawing more turnout.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (E4rtv)

324 He wants to drive energy prices way up, which for some reason seems to be every Demoncrat's fondest dream...

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:19 PM (3wOGw)

--------------

"By 2030, you WILL have 15-minutes cities -- and you will be happy, comrades!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (mrFSL)

325 TRUMP JUST WANTS TO GET BARGAIN BLUE HELMETS!11

Posted by: DaveA at March 04, 2026 12:22 PM (FhXTo)

326 Watching a US UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pal around with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Saudi Arabia.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (pKr8Y)

I didn't know they could both cruise at altitudes for helicopter refueling. Crazy.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 04, 2026 12:22 PM (BI5O2)

327 Not a special election, a mid term. Still lower turnout than a presidential, but not in the special election category.
Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (GZYu7)

No, a run off os a special election...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:18 PM (tOcjL)
==
I get your argument. I think it is a bit different, but perhaps the numbers will go down, although if there were a bunch of cross over votes to try and influence the dem primary who knows. If you voted in the dem primary can you vote in the GOP runoff?

Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:22 PM (GZYu7)

328 All the same, it's still f***ing retarded that every other state's Demoncrat Party just says "Well, OK" if SC says "All the rest of you have to do what we want".

Posted by: XTC at March 04, 2026 12:20 PM (3wOGw)

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As the first real test, major fundraisers suddenly have a hard choice to make.

There's the guy who won SC by 30 points (Biden), or the wannabe press creation who won 5% (Beto). Do you keep putting money behind Beto in that instance?

Coalescing starts at that point.

And since SC's elections are fairly clean, it is this massive impediment to the DNC being able to manipulate things.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:22 PM (GBKbO)

329 323 No, a run off os a special election...
Posted by: Nova Local
=====
Not defined as such. The difference is that a special election is a one shot, one race; runoffs in states that have them, consolidate all primary runoffs local, state, federal, into one election for multiple offices.

Turnout is generally higher in statewide runoffs than special elections because the number of races are larger thus drawing more turnout.
Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (E4rtv)

But it will be MUCH lower than yesterday's turnout...which is my point...

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (tOcjL)

330 ace is up. Thread about the primaries.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

331 If you voted in the dem primary can you vote in the GOP runoff?
Posted by: Black JEM at March 04, 2026 12:22 PM (GZYu7)

No.

Posted by: Nova Local at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (tOcjL)

332 317 So ... you are agreeing with me? Note also we might be talking about two different things: primary and general. I'm talking about primaries here: who wins the Democrap nomination for X. Obviously, in the general, tens of millions of Democraps are gonna vote for the Democrap whoever the fuck it may be, even if they don't otherwise like the candidate.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

=======

I'm saying that Kamala's time as VP created her consituency. Is that your position? I don't think it is.

Her hilariously bad effort in 2020 has nothing to do with how Democrat primary voters see her in 2028.

Just like how Biden's previous hilariously bad efforts had nothing to do with how Democrat primary voters saw him in 2020.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (GBKbO)

333 I hope we're open to resuming a productive relationship with them once they've gotten their heads on right.

Are you typing about NATO or the DNC?

Posted by: DaveA at March 04, 2026 12:23 PM (FhXTo)

334 New York theater showing Luigi musical right down the street from where UnitedHealth CEO was killed

-
Shooting For Love?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 04, 2026 12:21 PM (FXNzP)

----------------

Death of a Salesman?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 04, 2026 12:24 PM (mrFSL)

335 299 Cornyn sucks and hasn't done shit for Texas in 20 years, but I do not get the recent love affair with Ken Paxton.
Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:14 PM (3BwY

Because he is not Cornhole
Posted by: MAC V SOG
=====
Court cases--Paxton among all the other GOP AGs has been aggressive in leveraging lawsuits to get more conservative outcomes from courts. Latest is that Vanguard settled with Texas over ESG lawsuit and agreed to basically rat on State Street and Blackrock with evidence of ESG collusion.

For whatever the reason, Paxton is not going to be an amnesty nor a red flag/gun grabber accomplice and do the reach around the aisle crap that Cornyn did. Cornyn is a Mitch McConnell senator and that should tell you something.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

336 I'm waiting for the dems to pretend in the November elections (or maybe even in 202 that Talarico is a "Christian Nationalist" to scare the normies. Just show his photo. They don't really have a definition for "Christian Nationalist".

I know that Talarico preaches AGAINST Christian nationalism. Minor point.

Posted by: KT at March 04, 2026 12:27 PM (7vIsy)

337 that Iran launched a ballistic missile at Turkey

Somebody left the kill the Kurds program running.

Posted by: DaveA at March 04, 2026 12:27 PM (FhXTo)

338 If you haven't done shit in twenty years, time for new blood.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (pKr8Y)

Because he is not Cornhole
Posted by: MAC V SOG at March 04, 2026 12:16 PM (P4Pk9)
----
As Judge Blade said above, being the least bad option doesn't give you a constituency.

Posted by: ballistic at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (3BwY8)

339 Just read about all the high-end London properties owned by the new head Mullah. And his recently deceased Dad owned properties in Spain? Would explain some things.

Posted by: KT at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (7vIsy)

340 But it will be MUCH lower than yesterday's turnout...which is my point...
Posted by: Nova Local

Depends. It is actually the more ideological voters that tend to turn out in runoffs and special elections rather than the average voter. Paxton spent little on his run so far (4.1 million) and has money in the bank to activate voters for a runoff (probably assumed a runoff all along is my guess) while Cornyn blew through over 70 million bucks to get his votes.

That indicates to me that Paxton's voters are committed, Cornyn had to buy his casual voters through adverts.

Posted by: whig at March 04, 2026 12:29 PM (E4rtv)

341 Don't write off Shapiro. He's got the "Clinton" thing going - the ability to look and sound reasonable while also being a Democrat.
If he can get past the primary he would be a challenge for a MAGA candidate in the general. He could strip.off a lot of female R support.

Posted by: buddhaha at March 04, 2026 12:35 PM (f8HdW)

342 Posted by: NR Pax at March 04, 2026 11:48 AM (svLOV)

A small stocky guy in a club continuously bumped into my lady friends and I on the dance floor, purposefully. My bartender friends saw what was going on, and the bouncers helped him leave. The ladies and I decided some time later to head home, and as we were walking towards their car, a car slowly follows us, then stops right behind us...It's small stocky guy and two bigger guys. I stalled while the ladies went to their car, and of course got jumped. Suffice to say, we all took lumps, I took a slash to the left hairline (thin scar there to this day) and the Germans watching me bash one guy's head into the bars of their embassy fence got a great show. It broke up when Guardia Civil came around the corner and the girls backed their car up shouting at me to get in...It was right around Christmas of 1993, and I have a picture of me with a shiner and the cut. I remember my left jaw being sore from a punch that caught me on the right side... Long story...great times.

Posted by: UncleJefe at March 04, 2026 01:15 PM (gAuAm)

343 Italy has more active personnel (165,500 vs. 141,330 for the UK)! Avanti!

Posted by: TG Sam at March 04, 2026 04:36 PM (PXwjn)

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An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
News/Chat

Ann Coulter
National Review Online
The Perfect World
Free Republic
Lucianne
The Note

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