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Golden Hour Cafe

kingofwingshoodoo.jpg
King of Wings hoodoo in New Mexico, under the Milky Way
by Wayne Pinkston
Elements of this photo look unreal but
that hoodoo is actually real


As the underage male prostitute said to Adam Schiff, "That's a big hole to fill."

United by their shared love of head-butting.

Amateurs talk about tactics, professionals talk about logistics.

SCTV: The Ricardo Montalban School of Fine Acting. Jess!

Bad mane day.

Bored duck twiddles his feet.

Puppy dumped in park is rescued and finds his forever home.

Golden retriever holds a toy so that a blind puppy can play with it.

Rescuing a groundhog from a pool.

Bunny rub.

World's largest gathering of golden retrievers (allegedly) in Golden, Colorado.



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:48 PM




Comments

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1 Ah, Cafe time!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:53 PM (ESVrU)

2 First?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (QVmho)

3 Congrats, Perfessor

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (QVmho)

4 I smoke two joints before I push F5
and then I smoke two more

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 07:56 PM (gKWVE)

5 Some guy is riding a bike around the world and gets kidnapped by a stray kitten.

https://youtu.be/zlRQ3qPgveg

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 19, 2026 07:56 PM (tqpXi)

6 I need to go out in the pasture sometime this spring and try to get some sky/star shots.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 07:58 PM (xGgfV)

7
I gave the otters a nood with a link to the comments since peeps are having issues with the home pagee.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 19, 2026 07:58 PM (QVmho)

8 Steel we are bat and Sea Stack free in '26! Jess!

Posted by: Rocardo Montalban School of Acting! at February 19, 2026 07:58 PM (oftw2)

9 Do that hoodoo that you do so swell.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 07:59 PM (Cqx++)

10 Rescuing a groundhog from a pool.

I didn't realize otters were such fat loads.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:59 PM (2gvXb)

11 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

12 Happy Cafe, everyone.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 08:00 PM (CM7zZ)

13 That is a crazy, cool rock. I must go see it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 19, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz)

14 I go around high as a kite usually, but the Cafe keeps me grounded.

Posted by: Cooter Brown, Flyin' High at February 19, 2026 08:00 PM (oftw2)

15 Trump responds to Barky O'Bambam's revelation that space aliens are real.

.@POTUS: "He gave classified information. He's not supposed to be doing that... I don't know if they're real or not... I don't have an opinion on it, I never talk about it. A lot of people do — a lot of people believe it. Do you believe it, Peter?"

-
In fairness, they are his "people". He's not so much from Mars or Venus as Uranus.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 08:00 PM (FXNzP)

16 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 19, 2026 08:01 PM (CNl8/)

17 US Women's hockey team defeats Canadian icebacks for gold.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 08:01 PM (FCYiI)

18 I will celebrate when US men's hockey defeats whoever and gets the GOLD.

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:02 PM (5ZzAK)

19 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 19, 2026 08:01 PM (CNl8/)
---
This comment was brought to you by The Scary Door.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 08:02 PM (ESVrU)

20 "The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971 "

Do dey do do.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 08:03 PM (vFG9F)

21 16 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971


When you see him again in a dream, make sure to call him a lying bastard.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 08:03 PM (yKhjs)

22 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971

That's what they want you to think!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 08:03 PM (FXNzP)

23 The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971

Whoa.

Posted by: Ted Logan at February 19, 2026 08:04 PM (gKWVE)

24 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971

What kind of sammich? The kind your mother used to make you?

Posted by: Sigmund Freud at February 19, 2026 08:05 PM (Q+gd/)

25 This comment was brought to you by The Scary Door.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 08:02 PM

*shifty eyes*

What?

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: The Green Door at February 19, 2026 08:06 PM (Wnv9h)

26 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971

That's what they want you to think!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 08:03 PM (FXNzP)

The Mandela Effect.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:07 PM (wVcYX)

27 "That's a big hole to fill."

Yikes! You can just tell that every possible precaution is being made, too. "'mon back, 'mon back..."

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 08:08 PM (2gvXb)

28 Piper,
Your dad can request FB archive your mom's account. I did it with my husband's account. People stop getting birthday notices and such.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026 08:08 PM (+mUZM)

29 Man, you can still smell the penguins from Tuesday, despite the herculean efforts of the renown, yet grossly underappreciated AoSHQ Sanitation Section.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)

30 Being the savages that they were and are "Hoodoo" in the old Pima language meant "withered penis".

Posted by: Bureau Of Indian Affairs at February 19, 2026 08:09 PM (Ksqrb)

31 Posted by: The Green Door at February 19, 2026 08:06 PM

We know what's behind you - Big Penguin.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 08:10 PM (0sNs1)

32 My buddy and his wife had golden, the crazy mutt would never leave me alone, always want complete attention to play.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 08:11 PM (gVUi7)

33 Doggie was funny not want to leave Dino out of his outdoor games

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

34 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.
Posted by: Mark1971

In this dream of yours, were there any cigars, bananas, or short, blunt swords?

Posted by: Niles Crane at February 19, 2026 08:12 PM (Ksqrb)

35 The topic of the previous thread is why I have a hard time taking the current crop of leftist radicals seriously. Oh they talk a big game and they want to terrible things - but they’re all incompetent bunglers, they fuck everything up. Timothy McVeigh was an evil murderer, but he was also quite competent and came up with a hell of a weapon. The current bunch is like a legion of Squeaky Fromme’s out to take their vengeance on the world.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 08:12 PM (46za5)

36 If I'm in a thread and someone posts nood, I usually close the tab and reopen the main AoS link, no pop-up add just going directly to comments when I do that.

I have noticed that if I hit the AoS link at the top of a comments thread I do get the pop-up ad, Its a tiny inconvenience, its 5 seconds and then you can close the ad, but if you were hitting that link constantly trying to score a 'first' I suppose it might get old. I don't have ad-block and just using chrome for my AoS habit.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 19, 2026 08:13 PM (Sokdp)

37 When Ricardo Montalban died there was an article at National Review about how he was a subscriber and even attended one of their dinners.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 19, 2026 08:13 PM (CNl8/)

38 I had a dream once that I was sitting at the table in my kitchen while Ricardo Montalban was standing at the counter making a sandwich and telling me about the Twilight Zone episode he was in. The next day I looked at his filmography and he was never in the Twilight Zone.

Posted by: Mark1971

Welp ... at least he didn't hand you a golden thimble...

Posted by: Adriane the Financial Whiz Kid Critic, Wot Whizzed it Away . . . at February 19, 2026 08:15 PM (3ZUWJ)

39 More logistics

https://x.com/i/status/2020071848621596778

Are people aware of punch in the US?

He is lonely monkey in ichikawa zoo. He has soft toy as foster parent.

Search "#パンチ" for video.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 08:16 PM (5LjnF)

40 29 Man, you can still smell the penguins from Tuesday, despite the herculean efforts of the renown, yet grossly underappreciated AoSHQ Sanitation Section.

Actually, they're being called in to assist with the DC sewer tsunami.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 08:17 PM (Riz8t)

41 A pair of mothballs inserted (not too deeply) into your nostrils can help camouflage any lingering mephitisity.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 19, 2026 08:18 PM (vFG9F)

42 Milei and Orban cutting up in the back of the class at the Board of Peace conference:

https://tinyurl.com/3hmu655w

Link goes to Xitter

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 19, 2026 08:18 PM (zYpTz)

BREAKING: DEMOCRAT TERRORISTS CRASH STOLEN AMBULANCE LOADED WITH GAS CANS INTO AN IDAHO FEDERAL BUILDING

unther Eagleman
@GuntherEagleman

28m

🚨 BREAKING: DOMESTIC TERROR ATTEMPT IN IDAHO

Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans, rammed straight into a DHS office in what cops are calling an attempted ARSON MASSACRE targeting ICE agents.

Police: This was no accident

Fox:

Stolen ambulance allegedly driven into Idaho DHS office building in attempted arson attack

Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea says suspect staged accelerant in vegetation before driving emergency vehicle into DHS building

They mean he stashed gas cans in the bushes where they wouldn't be seen, then loaded them into the stolen bus just before the attack.

Meridian Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea provided new details about an attack on a DHS building Thursday. (KBOI)

State and federal authorities are investigating after a suspect allegedly stole an ambulance, loaded up staged gas cans and plowed the emergency vehicle into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office in Idaho -- in what investigators believe was an attempted arson attack.

Just after 11 p.m. Wednesday, an ambulance was stolen from a bay at St. Luke's West hospital.

However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea.

"We want to emphasize that this was a serious criminal act," Basterrechea said. "The theft and destruction of an emergency vehicle not only created a risk to responding personnel, but it also temporarily removed a critical medical resource from the community."

...

"Comments on social media, such as 'property damage isn't violence,' is absolutely false," Basterrechea continued. "This was absolutely an act of violence, and if the suspect had not been interrupted, there is no doubt this building would have been burned, putting the lives of first responders and others at risk."

Shades of Timothy McVeigh.

Though I don't imagine the disgusting press and Deep State will find this new Timothy McVeigh nearly as objectionable as the old one.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:00 PM




Comments

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1 Not first

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 19, 2026 07:01 PM (m+uh6)

2 Yeah, I'll call em

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 19, 2026 07:02 PM (nbLIj)

3 called 'em..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (nbLIj)

4 Ugh. This shit has to stop.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (v3rPo)

5 They’ve lost their frigging minds.

Posted by: Blutarski at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (cxFcK)

6 War!

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 07:04 PM (FCYiI)

7 Antifa has been declared an international terrrorist org, has it not? Can the fuckers be shot on sight?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 19, 2026 07:05 PM (qd3Kw)

8 Whoa. Wasn't expecting this.
I one pondered joyriding a cop car and running it down the highway with the sirens (idiot cops left the car running in my street and got out of the vehicle), but (a) I didn't do it (2) I'd not be trying to hurt anyone and (iii) an ambulance? wtf

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 07:05 PM (gKWVE)

9 Did he drop the ambulance keys on his way to his getaway vehicle that had expired tags?

Posted by: torabora at February 19, 2026 07:05 PM (eEPUQ)

10 Meridian = Boise area

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 07:05 PM (rdVOm)

11 I was assured by President Obama that the Democrats were the party of peace, love, and togetherness.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 19, 2026 07:06 PM (tmCNn)

12 Idaho?

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 07:06 PM (dIske)

13 Maybe this will finally light a fire up Bondi, Patel, and Noem's asses.

No more Epstein files to work on to release, put those people on the case of Anitfa.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:06 PM (6ydKt)

14 So did they catch the perp or not?

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 07:06 PM (3uBP9)

15 "However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea."

So he/she/it got away.

Posted by: Reforger at February 19, 2026 07:06 PM (onCFI)

16 I was assured by President Obama that the Democrats were the party of peace, love, and togetherness.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes

If Obama's mouf is moving, he's either 1. lying or 2. servicing a cock

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 19, 2026 07:07 PM (qd3Kw)

17 Does this merit a Burning Hotdog Helmet?

nah

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:07 PM (/lPRQ)

18 .. Has not been identified or located


WTF!

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 07:07 PM (3uBP9)

19 Description of the terrorist would be nice, unless I missed it...

They are desperate, cornered like animals and lashing out. Dangerous vermin. Similar to armed trans...all Dim created and spread.

I hope this does nothing but strengthen the determination to deport illegal aliens.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 07:07 PM (WONhk)

20 He forgot to buy a Bic lighter.

Posted by: torabora at February 19, 2026 07:07 PM (eEPUQ)

21 Meridian = Boise area
Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026

Thanks JQ I was wondering

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 19, 2026 07:07 PM (RkOfE)

22 Meridian is about 1/2 way between Boise and Nampa.

For those who don't know Idaho.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 07:08 PM (1Udfd)

23 However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea.

So they didn't catch the guy?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:08 PM (6ydKt)

24 Leftists: no one died and the Feds have insurance . So no big deal

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:08 PM (Kc+Vz)

25 >>He forgot to buy a Bic lighter.


This type of OP calls for a Zippo.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (1Udfd)

26 For those who don't know Idaho.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 07:08 PM (1Udfd)

Potatoes.

That's all I got.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (6ydKt)

27 And the Pedocrat leaders in DC will continue with “Oh who will rid me of this troublesome priest?”

Posted by: Blutarski at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (cxFcK)

28 Antifa has been declared an international terrrorist org, has it not? Can the fuckers be shot on sight?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

You have to ask them for their Antifa ID card first.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (/lPRQ)

29 Something I have noticed about these recent attacks (like the woman trying to set a warehouse on fire) are uncoordinated and more significantly lack FBI direction and origin. In other words, this isn't some FBI agent talking to them, suggesting their actions, and supplying them with the equipment to carry them out.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (PYyV9)

30 Did they get anyone? Would an ambulance have oxygen?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (8EgcX)

31 Kill For Peace!

Posted by: Tuli Kupferberg. at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (oftw2)

32 Shades of Timothy McVeigh

Except that Timbo was competent.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (z5QST)

33 >>Leftists: no one died and the Feds have insurance


The Ambulance is just a write off, Jerry!

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (1Udfd)

34 Good thing they are not that competent but they will get there.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:10 PM (YwEeS)

35 30 Did they get anyone? Would an ambulance have oxygen?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (8EgcX)

Yes on oxygen.

I do hope they find this terrorist.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 07:10 PM (WONhk)

36 Ugh. This shit has to stop.
-
It won't stop until it is stopped.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 07:10 PM (vSvIl)

37 So, Trump designated them a terror group.

They are openly attempting to murder people

And...any arrests yet? Of someone that isn't just a street level thug?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 07:10 PM (sKqQm)

38 Because the courts have made themselves hostile to the constitution, military tribunals are required to save the republic and our families.

Posted by: kingsman at February 19, 2026 07:11 PM (ehY6c)

39 Shades of Timothy McVeigh

Except that Timbo was competent.

He had...some help

Posted by: John Doe #2 at February 19, 2026 07:11 PM (sKqQm)

40 However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea.

So they didn't catch the guy?
Posted by: SpeakingOf


Perp failed to follow directions -
Take caps off all cans
Douse yourself with a little petro
Light self up just before ramming the building

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:11 PM (/lPRQ)

41 Something I have noticed about these recent attacks (like the woman trying to set a warehouse on fire) are uncoordinated and more significantly lack FBI direction and origin. In other words, this isn't some FBI agent talking to them, suggesting their actions, and supplying them with the equipment to carry them out.

I remember with every leftwing terror attack under the Junta we'd find out the perp was a "known wolf" that someone in the FBI was monitoring...but somehow they never caught them before hand.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 07:12 PM (sKqQm)

42 From the previous thread:

A SLM (Smol Language Model) could simulate you-lot's activity in the comments. Just boobs, crossbows, and Prometheus, for some reason.

We have disappointed Ace.

Again.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (0sNs1)

43 29 Something I have noticed about these recent attacks (like the woman trying to set a warehouse on fire) are uncoordinated and more significantly lack FBI direction and origin. In other words, this isn't some FBI agent talking to them, suggesting their actions, and supplying them with the equipment to carry them out.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:09 PM (PYyV9)

They're getting their orders and ideas off of Discord & Telegram chats, their Bluesky bubble, and random transmissions from the cult that seem to spread through osmosis.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (6ydKt)

44 wonder if the guy was a 16 year old who got turned out by his teachers

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (gKWVE)

45 And yes, one of the only things that we have going for us against the left is that they are basically incompetent. If it had not been for the infighting and virtue struggles and basic incompetence imagine how much more damage the Biden Administration and Obama administration could have done.

Obama was a hapless loser at most of life and his job as president but he was actually good at the social justice organizing crap.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (PYyV9)

46 However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea.


Suspect was heard to say "Since when did they take cigarette lighters out of cars???"

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (2WIwB)

47 "Every terrorist has this kind of right to free speech ... and a right to carry gas cans, and guns. This was a mostly peaceful expression of love for all human beings."

Most of the left

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (vbXSk)

48 How incompetent do you have to be to not be able to light an accelerant? THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (Kc+Vz)

49 Finally, something to replace all the Nancy Kidnapping blathering…

Oh, wait…

…never mind.

Posted by: epador at February 19, 2026 07:14 PM (TRnzq)

50 "Comments on social media, such as 'property damage isn't violence,' is absolutely false,"

I remember under the Junta I was told merely refusing to comply with the directions of any federal agent or even merely someone acting at the direction of federal guidelines was literal terrorism and should have led to you taken to a camp...work or death was never clarified.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 07:14 PM (sKqQm)

51 >Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans,
-----


what is a staged gas can

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 07:14 PM (ZxPkt)

52 Lighting accelerant can be problematic. Sometimes arms are not long enough.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:15 PM (8EgcX)

53 I don't believe a SLM (Smol Language Model) could simulate us-lot's activity in the comments realistically, given the extremely diverse Commenters who opine here.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 07:15 PM (0sNs1)

54 Suspect was heard to say "Since when did they take cigarette lighters out of cars???"

My guess is that they are young enough they never knew there were any cigarette lighters in cars. Or ashtrays.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:15 PM (PYyV9)

55 How incompetent do you have to be to not be able to light an accelerant? THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT
Posted by: Smell the Glove


Maybe he tried to light it up with his Vape

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (/lPRQ)

56 Thank goodness the atempt failed! Imagine the carbon footprint!

Posted by: davidt at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (Q+gd/)

57 We need common sense gas ca regulations NOW!

Posted by: Blutarski at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (cxFcK)

58 This was no boating accident.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (Cqx++)

59 How incompetent do you have to be to not be able to light an accelerant? THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT

IN Stephen King's The Mist a group of normies are holed up in a grocery store when they get attacked by giant bugs. One group is given gasoline and brooms and the idea is to dig in the gasoline and light it on fire to injure/scare the bugs.

And...they manage to set each other on fire instead because they are scared and have never done this sort of thing before.

Honestly, seems believable.

Also, King, based on Maine, really likes to right about giant evil bugs doesn't he?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (sKqQm)

60 what is a staged gas can

Its when a real estate agent prepares an ambulance for sales with furniture and household supplies to simulate what it would look like if purchased. Or something.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (PYyV9)

61 >>>However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea.

Score one for the EPA's shitty gas cans.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (FCYiI)

62 You probably wouldn't head over to Walmart for the cans and then to the filling station in a stolen ambulance. Staged.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:16 PM (8EgcX)

63 ashtrays on each door handle area. put the bubble gum in it.

Posted by: kingsman at February 19, 2026 07:17 PM (ehY6c)

64 Suspect was heard to say "Since when did they take cigarette lighters out of cars???"

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (2WIwB)

And ashtrays.

Because nobody could ever use an ashtray to go with their non-existent lighter that now charges my new handheld addiction-device..

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:17 PM (6ydKt)

65 Staged gas cans requires a person to carry the cans to a designation. DHS facility doesn't have surveillance cameras?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 07:17 PM (+nEug)

66 Did the suspects have the proper permits?

For parading and open burning?


I kid of course.

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, engage!notice. at February 19, 2026 07:19 PM (ZxPkt)

67
So the plan was to grab a bunch of full gas cans out of the bushes, load up the ambulance, crash into the DHS office, blow up the gas cans, and somehow escape? What, did the gas cans not have lids? Help a blonde.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 07:19 PM (rKRFT)

68 Somehow they managed to eff that up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:19 PM (8EgcX)

69 Heh. I am teaching Grok about Ace of Spades HQ and setting it up to do an AI comment using HQ commenter style and references.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:20 PM (PYyV9)

70
However, the suspect was unable to ignite the accelerant before being scared off by responding agencies, according to Basterrechea.

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Responding agencies? Is that sirens approaching in the distance? How much time did this bonehead spend failing to ignite gasoline?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 19, 2026 07:20 PM (azNOR)

71 This is how you can tell removing illegal aliens is an existential threat to the Democrat Party.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (viF8m)

72 Is a staged gas can a prop, or what
I'm not hip to the jive today's kids are 'laying down'

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, engage! at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (ZxPkt)

73 69 Heh. I am teaching Grok about Ace of Spades HQ and setting it up to do an AI comment using HQ commenter style and references.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:20 PM (PYyV9)

Now Ace can train himself up a Grok-Ace and take that vacation early.

Would we be able to tell?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (6ydKt)

74 A SLM (Smol Language Model) could simulate you-lot's activity in the comments. Just boobs, crossbows, and Prometheus, for some reason.

We have disappointed Ace.

Again.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (0sNs1)

He neglected to mention that we're Breitbart certified intelligent commenters and can speak to a whole manner of other topics such as: chili recipes, val-u-rite vodka, hobo hunting, shelving installation, and creative usage of pudding.

Posted by: Sjg at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (aqZN1)

75 Maybe they unscrew the lids. Still escaping after would be difficult.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (8EgcX)

76 It's harder to light a full gas can than an almost empty one...you need vapor to light gasoline...pretty sure Mythbusters taught me that.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (tOcjL)

77 Here's Grok's comment:

Yup, that Neil deGrasse Tyson fella is a "scientist" par excellence... just like Brian Stelter is a "journalist" – all hot air and zero substance, amirite? Prayers please for AOP's ear thing, maybe try that Tyr combo with the ibuprofen and Tylenol, worked wonders for my uppity wen last month. Oh, and speaking of sanctions, remember how they buried that Epstein insider trade info? Messianic sources in Israel got nothin' on our media clowns. San Franpsycho out.

I dunno, I don't think it quite gets us

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (PYyV9)

78 Dollar General Tim McVeigh.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (vFG9F)

79 >This is how you can tell removing illegal aliens is an existential threat to the Democrat Party.

Posted by: JackStraw
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could this be their hill to die on?

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, engage! at February 19, 2026 07:22 PM (ZxPkt)

80 He neglected to mention that we're Breitbart certified intelligent commenters and can speak to a whole manner of other topics such as: chili recipes, val-u-rite vodka, hobo hunting, shelving installation, and creative usage of pudding.
Posted by: Sjg at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (aqZN1)

Ahem!

Posted by: The Proper Use of the Oxford Comma at February 19, 2026 07:22 PM (tmCNn)

81 Heh. I am teaching Grok about Ace of Spades HQ and setting it up to do an AI comment using HQ commenter style and references.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:20 PM (PYyV9)

Train it on Raimando. Can't get any more retarded.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 07:22 PM (FCYiI)

82 Well shit. That's pretty close to home for me.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 19, 2026 07:22 PM (0aYVJ)

83 What does Israel know, and when did they know it.

Posted by: Tucker Owens at February 19, 2026 07:22 PM (yKhjs)

84 They took cigarette lighters out of cars? Probably ambulances.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:23 PM (8EgcX)

85 >>I am teaching Grok about Ace of Spades HQ and setting it up to do an AI comment using HQ commenter style and references.


The Shelving will be faaabulous.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 07:23 PM (1Udfd)

86 79 >This is how you can tell removing illegal aliens is an existential threat to the Democrat Party.

Posted by: JackStraw
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could this be their hill to die on?
Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, engage! at February 19, 2026 07:22 PM (ZxPkt)

Fine by me if they die on it.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 07:23 PM (z5QST)

87 I dunno, I don't think it quite gets us

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (PYyV9)

I think it's pure poetry.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:23 PM (6ydKt)

88 Now Ace can train himself up a Grok-Ace and take that vacation early.

Would we be able to tell?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:21 PM (6ydKt)

Grok-Ace would be up before noon.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 07:24 PM (FCYiI)

89 By staged I guess they mean he hid them somewhere then loaded them on the ambulance. Maybe a better word would be cached.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:24 PM (YwEeS)

90 >>Maybe they unscrew the lids. Still escaping after would be difficult.


Needs Moar Fertilizer.

Posted by: Zombie McVeigh at February 19, 2026 07:24 PM (1Udfd)

91 A gas can with just a little gas, creating fumes within the can, will make a biggabaddaboom.

Posted by: davidt at February 19, 2026 07:24 PM (Q+gd/)

92 Apparently they did remove cigarette lighters between the 90s and the 2000s.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:25 PM (8EgcX)

93 Meh. After the Democrats succeed in eliminating DHS, the MSM will be able to say "What difference, at this point does it make?"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 07:25 PM (0sNs1)

94 Grok-Ace would be up before noon.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 07:24 PM (FCYiI)

Yeah the time and volume output would probably be a dead giveaway.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:25 PM (6ydKt)

95 Aside from the arson intentions, ambulances aint cheap, and I'm sure the building damage is significant. Boise is a good sized city and may have $ reserves to replace ambulance right away, but that bastid should have the book thrown at them just for the 300-500K property damages.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 19, 2026 07:25 PM (Sokdp)

96 >>>How incompetent do you have to be to not be able to light an accelerant? THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT

Posted by: Smell the Glove

>It's a known fact that trannies don't know how to light an accelerant.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 07:26 PM (gVUi7)

97 Was the perp wearing a dress?

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:26 PM (vFG9F)

98 That's our tolerant left for you. Only question: tranny or not?

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 19, 2026 07:26 PM (q4vBG)

99 It was also premeditated. Steps involved.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:26 PM (8EgcX)

100 Lighting accelerant can be problematic. Sometimes arms are not long enough.
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*sobs*

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (TN0g+)

101 Funny how the first thing that comes to mind is a deranged tranny.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (vFG9F)

102 >>could this be their hill to die on?

It is. They will lose close to 20 seats in the House just on redistricting and will have an extremely steep hill to climb for the Presidency. It's why they are fighting so hard to stop voter ID.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (viF8m)

103 No we're cooking with gas.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (8EgcX)

104 91 A gas can with just a little gas, creating fumes within the can, will make a biggabaddaboom.
Posted by: davidt at February 19, 2026 07:24 PM (Q+gd/)

Thus why I said I bet he filled them to the brim, thinking more is a bigger boom, b/c he hasn't watched American tv...and that's why they didn't light in time...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (tOcjL)

105 that bastid should have the book thrown at them just for the 300-500K property damages.
Posted by: PaleRider

Joe Snow over there aimed at a Federal building. He's headed for Florence. Hope he likes the view of grey walls 23/24 hours.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (gKWVE)

106 A SLM (Smol Language Model) could simulate you-lot's activity in the comments. Just boobs, crossbows, and Prometheus, for some reason.

We have disappointed Ace.
Again.
Posted by: Duncanthrax

He neglected to mention that we're Breitbart certified intelligent commenters and can speak to a whole manner of other topics such as: chili recipes, val-u-rite vodka, hobo hunting, shelving installation, and creative usage of pudding.
Posted by: Sjg

Most commenters would consider comments on "creative usage of pudding" to be a subset of comments on "boobs."

Posted by: SLMikeski at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (VHUov)

107 Meridian is a nice town, lots of CA folks flee there to escape the commies. Isn't any place safe??

I wonder if the perp is a local. They do have a little radical community as they have a college there.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (+jscL)

108 "Shades of Timothy McVeigh."

McVeigh was very "successful", with a more complicated "fertilizer bomb". McVeigh probably had help, maybe from "terrorists", idk.

But this clown seems ore like a live action role player, with no real plan. Question is whether it was another trannie that made poor life choices, or a typical young activist radical looking to make a name for xerself.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 07:28 PM (vbXSk)

109 Kill For Peace!
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But who's buying?

Posted by: Dave M. at February 19, 2026 07:28 PM (TN0g+)

110 Yet another act of MAGA terrorism!!!

Posted by: Jimmy Kimmel at February 19, 2026 07:28 PM (BGygK)

111 Yes gas vapor is explosive, just a can of gas not so much.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:28 PM (YwEeS)

112 >It's a known fact that trannies don't know how to light an accelerant.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Michael Jackson did... or his special effects guy did.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:28 PM (/lPRQ)

113 They will lose close to 20 seats in the House just on redistricting

Yeah Dems are furiously redistricting states they control, but they were already heavily gerrymandered to begin with so they aren't getting many gains out of it. The exception is Virginian where idiots in the north of the state decided they'd eliminate nearly every district that has a Republican

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:29 PM (PYyV9)

114 I didn't realise Idaho had so many trannies.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:29 PM (8EgcX)

115 >> >It's a known fact that trannies don't know how to light an accelerant.


Should have brought an illegal alien along with him.

That Spark of Divinity might have come in handy.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 07:29 PM (1Udfd)

116 Reading the article I think the "staged" gas cans were stored near the building earlier then when the truck came by they grabbed the cans to put in it for extra burny kaboom.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:30 PM (PYyV9)

117 This is how you can tell removing illegal aliens is an existential threat to the Democrat Party.
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And why it's vital to remove every last one.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 07:30 PM (vSvIl)

118 111 Yes gas vapor is explosive, just a can of gas not so much.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:28 PM (YwEeS)

This used to be proven by the one wise-ass who would drop a lit cigarette into a gas can just to prove a point while everybody else was jumping for cover.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

119 I know how to ignite an accelerant.

Posted by: zombie Richard Pryor at February 19, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

120 7 miles from my front door.

Looks like war is coming to breakfast. These idiots picked the wrong state.

Bet my best nut these freaks moved here from Calwaregon.

Posted by: Sifty at February 19, 2026 07:31 PM (SjXb3)

121 Deisel fuel will put out a cigarette.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:31 PM (8EgcX)

122 Maybe the supsect never watched mythbusters and thought he could get a big kaboom or fireball by shooting a gas can.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 19, 2026 07:32 PM (Sokdp)

123 "fat planetarium janitor" - Ace
Such poetry makes me swoon.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 19, 2026 07:32 PM (tqpXi)

124 He coulda poured out half into the ambulance.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:32 PM (8EgcX)

125 Guess the American Civil War II has begun

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)

126 Most commenters would consider comments on "creative usage of pudding" to be a subset of comments on "boobs."

Posted by: SLMikeski at February 19, 2026 07:27 PM (VHUov)

Creative uses of pudding weren't just for the 'ettes. Though they did elevate it from simple rhetoric.

Posted by: Sjg at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (aqZN1)

127 124 If he knew what he was doing

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (YwEeS)

128 LOL, I just saw the Tucker thread down below... does calling him a lying grifter whose followers are a bunch of credulous retards still count as "censorship?"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (3vnIn)

129 I dunno, I don't think it quite gets us
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

I think it's pure poetry.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

It was, but it was a composite of all of us. That wasn't written in SFP's "voice." Be Better, Grok.

Posted by: SLMikeski at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (VHUov)

130 You fill that ambulance up with vapor

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (YwEeS)

131 This is how you can tell removing illegal aliens is an existential threat to the Democrat Party.

as many here predicted: the left is going berserk to stop the deportation and defunding of their operations. The voter ID thing has them reeling and freaking out. Absolutely insane. Ted Lieu stood up and said that the Epstein Files have "footage" of Trump raping underaged girls. Literally.

They are desperate and freaking out.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:34 PM (PYyV9)

132 Creative uses of pudding weren't just for the 'ettes. Though they did elevate it from simple rhetoric.

Posted by: Sjg at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (aqZN1)

I'm surprised nobody has thrown some bacon and hot sauce on there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:34 PM (6ydKt)

133 I didn't realise Idaho had so many trannies.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:29 PM (8EgcX)

Me neither, but my AO has more than its share of troons, some of them very activist, with signs and bullhorns; and their favorite pastime is going downtown and yelling at the state capitol about whatever they're supposed to be all het up about that week. Boise, being a college town, not to mention the state capital, draws them like deer flies on shit.

Head on a swivel is my middle name.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 19, 2026 07:34 PM (0aYVJ)

134 I asked Grok "Which direction should you rotate a drill to make a hole?" Answer:

"Clockwise.

To make a hole with a standard twist drill bit (the most common kind on handheld power drills, cordless drivers, drill presses, etc.):

Hold the drill normally (pistol-grip style, trigger in your right hand if you’re right-handed).

Set the drill to forward (the “F” or forward arrow on the forward/reverse switch).

The bit will spin clockwise as you look at it from behind the drill (from the handle toward the tip).

That clockwise rotation is what makes the cutting edges bite into the material and pull the bit forward into the workpiece.

Quick memory aids:

Same direction as tightening a regular screw (“righty-tighty”.

The only time you’d ever use counterclockwise is to back the bit out of a finished hole (reverse mode) or with rare left-hand drill bits (usually only for extracting broken bolts).

So for normal hole-making, just flip the switch to forward and pull the trigger—clockwise is the way to go."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 07:34 PM (0sNs1)

135 You fill that ambulance up with vapor
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (YwEeS)
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And then pass out from lack of oxygen...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:35 PM (ESVrU)

136 Hire a Buddhist Monk. They were good at igniting themselves back in the Vietnam days.

Posted by: Immolation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery at February 19, 2026 07:35 PM (oftw2)

137 Is the perp in the burn unit?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:35 PM (8EgcX)

138 He is in the front with windows open, head out basically

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 07:36 PM (YwEeS)

139 asked Grok "Which direction should you rotate a drill to make a hole?" Answer:

"Clockwise.

To make a hole with a standard twist drill bit (the most common kind on handheld power drills, cordless drivers, drill presses, etc.):

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 07:34 PM (0sNs1)

Grok-Ace fail. Not believable.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 07:36 PM (FCYiI)

140 So for normal hole-making, just flip the switch to forward and pull the trigger—clockwise is the way to go."
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Damn... got all the way down to "Duncan..." thinking the post was by Ace.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:36 PM (/lPRQ)

141 That wasn't written in SFP's "voice." Be Better, Grok.

Posted by: SLMikeski at February 19, 2026 07:33 PM (VHUov)

I like how it just randomly picked SFP and AOP..

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:37 PM (6ydKt)

142 Are the perp's friends mad, or laughing, at his haplessness?

Posted by: davidt at February 19, 2026 07:37 PM (Q+gd/)

143 Shit just got real.

Posted by: Marcus Burnett at February 19, 2026 07:38 PM (wVcYX)

144 A bunch of high school kids did a "walk out" "protest" from school against ICE. I mean, it doesn't exactly take twisting their arm to get high school students to walk out of school, and this cause half the teachers would worship their feet for even considering it.

But they took to the streets yelling and waving conveniently available signs, and um, one of them got hit by a car and sent to the hospital. Because he was walking in the street.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:38 PM (PYyV9)

145 Are the perp's friends mad, or laughing, at his haplessness?
Posted by: davidt


Upset that they didn't double check to make sure the butt-plug bomb was armed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:39 PM (/lPRQ)

146 >>The only time you’d ever use counterclockwise is to back the bit out of a finished hole (reverse mode)

I've heard that some shelf builders like to run the drill in reverse mode.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 07:39 PM (viF8m)

147 terrorism. who is the perp ?

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 07:39 PM (5ZzAK)

148 And then pass out from lack of oxygen...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:35 PM (ESVrU)

*adds scuba tank to mental notes on ambulance + gas can bombings*

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:39 PM (6ydKt)

149 Did he see a movie and think cans of gas were just going to explode?

Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at February 19, 2026 07:39 PM (sk8Gr)

150 I wonder if the perp had opened the O2 tank in the ambulance? Or did they steal an ambulance only because any folks in the DHS building late at night were not going to get fussed by the speeding with the ambulance lights and siren going like they might with a regular van.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 19, 2026 07:40 PM (Sokdp)

151 Left to make dinner and this…I am very concerned about where we are heading, friends.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 07:40 PM (GMx4K)

152 I've heard that some shelf builders like to run the drill in reverse mode.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 07:39 PM (viF8m)

The Ewoks do it different on Endor!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (6ydKt)

153 🚨 BREAKING:
Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans, rammed straight into a DHS office

What movie is that stolen from? These people are so feeble.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (2gvXb)

154 But I'm told who we're really losing patience with is Iran.

I lost patience with the Left about 20 years ago.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (t+TFX)

155 I am sorry I missed the Cucker Smollett thread...

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (5ZzAK)

156 No flaming skull today.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (Cqx++)

157 Ace moved out of NY (city)? So did he have to rebuild all those shelves at the new Ace HQ? Did he remove them and take them with him to the new Ace Ewok Cave? Inquiring minds ... inquire.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 07:42 PM (vbXSk)

158 133 I didn't realise Idaho had so many trannies.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:29 PM (8EgcX)

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 19, 2026 07:34 PM (0aYVJ)

I don't think there is anywhere in America that has escaped this virus.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 19, 2026 07:42 PM (zYpTz)

159 >>No flaming skull today.


Ace didn't want to catch an accessory charge.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 07:42 PM (1Udfd)

160 🚨 BREAKING:
Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans, rammed straight into a DHS office

What movie is that stolen from? These people are so feeble.
Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (2gvXb)
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He might have been inspired by the Gazans. They're notorious for using ambulances as cover for their war crimes against civilians.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:43 PM (ESVrU)

161 And Jack Elam as the proctologist.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 07:43 PM (Cqx++)

162 If I had the courage of my convictions I’d walk up to the next protestor I see and try to engage in conversation. I’d try to glean from them what they hope to accomplish. What exactly they advocate. What do you believe about countries and boarders and laws and rules.

Do you think perhaps you are being manipulated? That you are being treated as an ignorant fool who does what they are told? Have you ever considered what your life would be like if you weren’t born in the US?

But. I’m not brave. Not like I should be.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (A5RD0)

163 Did they check the burn unit for the perp?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (8EgcX)

164 I don't think there is anywhere in America that has escaped this virus.

It spreads through counselors and therapists, which is the USA's new religion. Add in housewife-friendly programming and you have a network that runs through every social strata and location in the USA.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (PYyV9)

165 Justifiable attempted mass murder.

Next case!

Posted by: Federal District Judge (and Chinese sleeper agent) Zulu as Kono at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (5rh/l)

166 160 🚨 BREAKING:
Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans, rammed straight into a DHS office

What movie is that stolen from? These people are so feeble.
Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (2gvXb)
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He might have been inspired by the Gazans. They're notorious for using ambulances as cover for their war crimes against civilians.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:43 PM (ESVrU)

He might BE Gazan...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (tOcjL)

167 Reverse drill? You should see my corkscrew!

Posted by: Josephus at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (wVcYX)

168 Left to make dinner and this…I am very concerned about where we are heading, friends.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 07:40 PM

We? I'm worried about where the enemy is heading. Keep your powder dry.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (Wnv9h)

169 160 🚨 BREAKING:
Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans, rammed straight into a DHS office

What movie is that stolen from? These people are so feeble.
Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (2gvXb)
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He might have been inspired by the Gazans. They're notorious for using ambulances as cover for their war crimes against civilians.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:43 PM (ESVrU)

He might BE Gazan...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (tOcjL)
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Also a distinct possibility

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (ESVrU)

170 Need more bollards.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (8EgcX)

171 >What movie is that stolen from?


Aliens.

Posted by: davidt at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (Q+gd/)

172 The Washington Post
@washingtonpost
Elizabeth Bruenig’s account of a mother’s experience learning her child will die of measles has remained one of the Atlantic’s most read stories since it was published.
But some say the story felt misleading once they learned it was reported fiction.

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Also, the letters in the Penthouse Forum felt misleading.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (FXNzP)

173 "The fact that some normie has to ask an AI to simulate us proves the left has already lost the meme wars, the comment wars, and the ability to spell 'cat' without checking their privilege first.

We're the guys who show up with a six-pack of sarcasm, a lawn chair, and zero fucks left after watching the media spend four years pretending a stolen ambulance full of gas cans is just 'mostly peaceful urban renewal.'

We got our own language: 'Heh.' means 'I agree but I'm too lazy to type more.' 'QFT' means the previous moron nailed it. 'Ruh-roh' means the deep state just stepped on another rake. And if you see me type 'BANHAMMER TIME' it's because some drive-by troll just tried to bring facts from CNN and we all know how that ends.

We mock everybody—left, right, center, even our own side when they get too precious. We love dogs, guns, boobs, whiskey, and occasionally a good crossbow video. We hate the View, the Atlantic, and anyone who thinks 'mostly peaceful' is a valid descriptor for cities on fire.

We are the Moron Horde. We are legion. We are slightly drunk. And we will absolutely own you in the comments while eating cold pizza and refreshing the thread every 47 seconds.

Posted by: GrokTheHordeMoron at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

174 160 🚨 BREAKING:
Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans, rammed straight into a DHS office

What movie is that stolen from? These people are so feeble.
Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:41 PM (2gvXb)

Mother, Jugs, and Speed? A cinematic masterpiece of filmmaking!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (wVcYX)

175 >>The only time you’d ever use counterclockwise is to back the bit out of a finished hole (reverse mode)

I like to finish with a counterclockwise swirl.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 19, 2026 07:46 PM (FCYiI)

176 They are desperate, cornered like animals and lashing out. Dangerous vermin.

Comparing democrats, liberals, and lefties to vermin is insulting to rats and cockroaches.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 07:46 PM (0Htd1)

177 Each type one of these leftist terrorism events happens it breaks down the inhibition to committing another. So far, to name what I can quickly recall, we have had two assassination attempts on Trump, one on Kavanagh, the DC pipe bomber, the armed Antifa attack in Texas, and now a car bomb attempt. It is hard not to think we are headed to a successful domestic leftist mass terrorism event. Civil restraint is failing.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 19, 2026 07:46 PM (tqpXi)

178 🚨 BREAKING:
Ambulance stolen, packed with staged gas cans, rammed straight into a DHS office

"You idiot! When I said 'gas cans', I meant filled with gas!"

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:46 PM (2gvXb)

179 But. I’m not brave. Not like I should be.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (A5RD0)

Nah, you're smart.

It's a 50/50 shot you get a lunatic trying to reason with the Cult.

Best be real sure they're not going to immediately get violent if you want to talk it out with somebody. Especially where you live.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:47 PM (6ydKt)

180 We are the Moron Horde. We are legion. We are slightly drunk. And we will absolutely own you in the comments while eating cold pizza and refreshing the thread every 47 seconds.
Posted by: GrokTheHordeMoron at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)
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We need to get that on a t-shirt, stat!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:47 PM (ESVrU)

181 rrring rrring..

"Minutes before Hezbollah terrorist Ahmed Termos was eliminated, he received a call from the IDF.

The IDF gave him an opportunity to leave his brother-in-law's house, where several family members were gathered, and spare his family. The IDF then eliminated him in his car, alone.

According to the reporter, there's been a pattern of this: the IDF calls terrorists and gives them a chance to spare those surrounding them.."

"Shalom, Ahmed. let's make a deal..."

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 07:47 PM (5ZzAK)

182 It spreads through counselors and therapists, which is the USA's new religion. Add in housewife-friendly programming and you have a network that runs through every social strata and location in the USA.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (PYyV9)

Public schools, absolutely.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 19, 2026 07:48 PM (zYpTz)

183 When a female figure skater throws out the first pitch

https://tinyurl.com/ccz8tn4f

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, engage! at February 19, 2026 07:48 PM (ZxPkt)

184 45 Obama was a hapless loser at most of life and his job as president but he was actually good at the social justice organizing crap.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (PYyV9)

All you need to be a highly successful social justice organizer is the ability lay down a line of BS a mile long as soon every time you see a microphone.

Posted by: Zombie Jessie Jackson at February 19, 2026 07:49 PM (5rh/l)

185 The IDF gave him an opportunity to leave his brother-in-law's house, where several family members were gathered, and spare his family. The IDF then eliminated him in his car, alone.

According to the reporter, there's been a pattern of this: the IDF calls terrorists and gives them a chance to spare those surrounding them.."

"Shalom, Ahmed. let's make a deal..."
Posted by: runner



The bomb was always just in the car.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:50 PM (/lPRQ)

186 According to the reporter, there's been a pattern of this: the IDF calls terrorists and gives them a chance to spare those surrounding them.."

"Shalom, Ahmed. let's make a deal..."
Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 07:47 PM (5ZzAK)
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More mercy than those animals deserve. The survivors will swear a blood-oath of vengeance against the IDF. Might as well take them all out.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:50 PM (ESVrU)

187 We are the Moron Horde. We are legion. We are slightly drunk. And we will absolutely own you in the comments while eating cold pizza and refreshing the thread every 47 seconds.

Posted by: GrokTheHordeMoron at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (0sNs1)

It's scary how much this thing gets me.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:50 PM (6ydKt)

188 The only time you’d ever use counterclockwise is to back the bit out of a finished hole (reverse mode)
Posted by: Duncanthrax

I bet you have dreamy eyes.

Posted by: Don Le-Mon, Gay Gadfly at February 19, 2026 07:50 PM (tqpXi)

189 113 They will lose close to 20 seats in the House just on redistricting

Yeah Dems are furiously redistricting states they control, but they were already heavily gerrymandered to begin with so they aren't getting many gains out of it. The exception is Virginian where idiots in the north of the state decided they'd eliminate nearly every district that has a Republican
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 19, 2026 07:29 PM (PYyV9)

That only works with the absolutely guaranteed results of full-on organized, centralized election fraud, not just the namby-pamby "voter fraud" that wishy-washy wimps like to bleat about to avoid implicating Our Precious Heroic Virtuous Public Servants. Otherwise, spreading their voters so thin just puts every district one Wave Election away from a full reversal. So either they don't know what they're doing, or they know the fix is in.

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 07:50 PM (Sy6m/)

190 More mercy than those animals deserve. The survivors will swear a blood-oath of vengeance against the IDF. Might as well take them all out.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:50 PM (ESVrU)

yeah, that would be my preference, IDF needs to stop saving lives not worth saving

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 07:51 PM (5ZzAK)

191 It's a 50/50 shot you get a lunatic trying to reason with the Cult.


You never reason with The Cult. You groove, man!

youtu.be/ZCOSPtyZAPA

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 07:51 PM (yKhjs)

192 ...or maybe they want him to suffer, chose how he will be eliminated...

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 07:52 PM (5ZzAK)

193 Really sad news

https://x.com/i/status/2024532126771589416

punch is not doing well

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 07:52 PM (5LjnF)

194 When a female figure skater throws out the first pitch
https://tinyurl.com/ccz8tn4f

That was impressive. Did she do two twists in the air, in sneakers? Teeny, tiny thing.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 07:52 PM (2gvXb)

195 Looters - Shoot to Wound

Arsonists - Shoot to Kill. Example, someone is running at a building or dwelling with a Molotov Cocktail.

Or a whack job playing with matches near Pacific Palisades during high winds, etc. Arson is among the most heinous of crimes.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 07:52 PM (nHMnf)

196 When a female figure skater throws out the first pitch

https://tinyurl.com/ccz8tn4f
Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, engage!


All 3' 6" of her!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:52 PM (/lPRQ)

197 Change the ROE. Don't let them get close.

Iraq and AF vets know this.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 19, 2026 07:53 PM (u82oZ)

198 Idaho Monors need a meetup.

Posted by: Sifty at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (H2CGt)

199 Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 07:47 PM (5ZzAK)

Doesn't ring true to me. I'd bet most of those terrorists would be saying "go ahead kill the whole family and add fuel to the Israel is committing genocide" and trust the basic decency of Israel then would leave.

OTOH I can believe that the IDF calls terrorists simulating a colleague and saying 'Ahmed we need to meet, a situation has come up' to pull them away from family and be able to strike them in their cars.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (Sokdp)

200 10 Meridian = Boise area
Posted by: JQ
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Close to home?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (1whRW)

201 Nood cafe!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (ESVrU)

202 I lost patience with the Left about 20 years ago.
Posted by: Ordinary American

You must be young. I can remember gleefully voting for Ronald Reagan.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (0Htd1)

203 punch is not doing well
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 07:52 PM

Whither Judy?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 07:55 PM (Wnv9h)

204
Cafe is nood, here's the link for all you broke browser peeps.

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418579

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 19, 2026 07:55 PM (QVmho)

205 162 If I had the courage of my convictions I’d walk up to the next protestor I see and try to engage in conversation. I’d try to glean from them what they hope to accomplish. What exactly they advocate. What do you believe about countries and boarders and laws and rules.

Do you think perhaps you are being manipulated? That you are being treated as an ignorant fool who does what they are told? Have you ever considered what your life would be like if you weren’t born in the US?

But. I’m not brave. Not like I should be.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 07:44 PM (A5RD0)

Nurse, the likelihood that the agitator you speak with has a friend take your picture so they can dox you and harass you at work or home, or worse, attack you and cause severe bodily harm right then and there is real. I understand not being brave like that, because you are weighing harm versus maybe, just a slim maybe, of reaching one of these lost, misguided souls. My best advice is to pray about it, and ask our Father to give you the strength and the words, as well as the opportunity, if that is what He wants you to do. I'll pray with you, my friend, any time.

Posted by: moki at February 19, 2026 07:55 PM (wLjpr)

206 Close to home?

Posted by: Braenyard
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No. Several hours' drive away.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 07:55 PM (rdVOm)

207 nurse ratched, or ask them how much they've been paid to be there.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 07:56 PM (0Htd1)

208 Idaho Monors need a meetup.
Posted by: Sifty at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (H2CGt)

I can bring chips and a sleeve of plastic cups.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 19, 2026 07:56 PM (0aYVJ)

209 Local news report on the DHS attack.

https://shorturl.at/T8jH1

It was not a real federal building, rather it was leased space in an office building, and it is unclear if it was actually occupied by DHS.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 19, 2026 07:56 PM (aAFHr)

210 Trump responds to Barky O'Bambam's revelation that space aliens are real.

.@POTUS: "He gave classified information. He's not supposed to be doing that... I don't know if they're real or not... I don't have an opinion on it, I never talk about it. A lot of people do — a lot of people believe it. Do you believe it, Peter?"

-
In fairness, they are his "people". He's not so much from Mars as Venus or Uranus.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 07:57 PM (FXNzP)

211 ---
More mercy than those animals deserve. The survivors will swear a blood-oath of vengeance against the IDF. Might as well take them all out.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
==

SF friend with much experience said the best way to solve the problem is if/when you get a lead on one just kill their whole family. They understand that and will chill out if they know that getting radical will get their whole family killed, then they won't get radical.

Command appreciated the input. But preferred a more restrained approach.


Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 07:57 PM (/lPRQ)

212 ">>The only time you’d ever use counterclockwise is to back the bit out of a finished hole (reverse mode)"

AI is stupid and does not even realize there are other reasons to use reverse. And if you are using reverse to back out of a hole, it's not finished.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:57 PM (vFG9F)

213 Time for Feds to get serious. At these so called demonstrations instead of pulling one or two in - section them off and haul them all in. Let them spend a night or two in the tank.

Those with weapons (rock is a weapon) get shot.
It's time to separate peaceful demonstration from rot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 07:57 PM (1whRW)

214 208.

What else is there? I'll figure out a code. Lol

Posted by: Sifty at February 19, 2026 07:58 PM (H2CGt)

215 I'm just glad the 'tard failed. Those would have been real people and their families who would have suffered.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 07:58 PM (0Htd1)

216 But they took to the streets yelling and waving conveniently available signs, and um, one of them got hit by a car and sent to the hospital. Because he was walking in the street.

Well, for as long as the parents signed the permission slip for their little reprobate to engage in school sponsored domestic terrorism, its OK.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 07:58 PM (a4flb)

217 Let's just say I really hope the suspect was not shot dead, literally riddled with bullets. Because that would be a damn shame.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 08:01 PM (vOtXJ)

218 As weird as the whole pizzagate thing was, you have to admit 1) there was some tiny bit of truth there and 2) Nobody did bullshit like this.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 08:02 PM (vOtXJ)

219 Also, the letters in the Penthouse Forum felt misleading.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 07:45 PM (FXNzP)

One suspects that maybe.. maybe they didn't then do it again.

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 08:17 PM (Sy6m/)

Quick Hits

Mistrial declared in trial of antifa domestic terrorists who shot up ICE agents as their antifa terrorist lawyer wears an MLKJr. t-shirt to court to elicit sympathy from lefty jurors. The lawyer may well face sanctions. The trial will be restarted with a different jury.

FCC chair Brendan Carr has has begun an investigation of The View for its brazen violation of equal time rules.

FCC chair Brendan Carr confirmed Wednesday that the commission has started enforcement proceedings that will look into The View's alleged violations of political equal time rules.

"Disney has a program called The View. And they've been asserting the position that The View is what is known as 'bona fide news' in the statute," Carr said during a Wednesday night appearance on FOX News Channel's The Ingraham Angle. "If you are bona fide news, you don't have to give candidates equal air time. But, Disney and The View have not established that that program is, in fact, bona fide news. We've started enforcement proceedings, taking a look at that. And, again, we're going to hold broadcasters accountable."

Lefties whine: if the FCC starts enforcing the law about equal time, you won't be able to see the cavalcades of your favorite Democrat politicians on Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and The View!

FCC Chair to Hollywood: Talk Shows Aren't Legitimate News

ABC's 'The View' is currently under investigation over an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico, after which it didn't meet FCC requirements that would've allowed his opponents equal time.

Say goodbye to most appearances by political candidates on daytime and late night talk shows.

After an open meeting on Wednesday, Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr said that networks should operate under the assumption that shows like The View, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Late Show don't qualify for long-standing regulatory exemptions that allowed them to discuss political candidates on their shows without having to meet unwieldy requirements. Failing to comply, he said, will trigger an enforcement action.

"The general rule is equal time applies," Carr said of the FCC provision. "There's narrow exceptions you have to fit in."

Like being a "bona fide news program," which these propaganda festivals are clearly not.

The clarification marks a dramatic departure from how the commission has historically treated talk shows, which have qualified for exemptions as legitimate news programs for decades and are now considered partisan bad actors under the Trump administration. The change doesn't necessarily prohibit interviews with political candidates but imposes obligations requiring them to give comparable time to opponents. In practice, it will prevent networks from having anyone on by potentially forcing them to have everyone on. Carr's remarks come after Colbert said on Monday that CBS killed an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico because the appearance would trigger regulatory obligations.

"Congress passed the equal time provision for a very specific reason," he said. "They did not want the media leads in Hollywood and in New York to put their thumbs on the scale and pick their winners and losers in primaries and general elections. That's the point."

LOL:


Brian Stelter
@brianstelter

Notably, and admirably, ABC has insulated "The View" crew from this political pressure. A network source says the show "regularly hosts sitting leaders and political candidates to discuss differing viewpoints. The format is consistent with how the show has operated for years."

Sure, Tater. Suuure.

theviewguests.jpg


Ian Miller
@ianmSC

21h

Ironically, this statement claiming that The View "regularly hosts sitting leaders and political candidates to discuss differing viewpoints" is funnier than anything Stephen Colbert has done in years

Out: FaceBook is for old people

In: FaceBook is for dead people

What happens to social media accounts belonging to those who shuffle off this mortal coil has been a subject of debate ever since the tech went mainstream. Should dormant accounts be left alone, or should their surviving loved ones be given backdoor access to maintain them as digital memorials?

To Meta, there could be a morbid alternative: training an AI model on a deceased user's posts, keeping post-mortem accounts active by uploading new content in their voice long after they passed away.

As Business Insider reports, Meta was granted a patent in 2023 for the idea, outlining how a large language model (LLM) can "simulate" a user's social media activity.

A SLM (Smol Language Model) could simulate you-lot's activity in the comments. Just boobs, crossbows, and Promethus, for some reason.

...

However, the conversation appears to have dramatically shifted over the last three years, especially now that AI slop has infiltrated and practically assumed control over platforms like Facebook and Instagram: Meta now says it's given up on the sepulchral concept.

"We have no plans to move forward with this example," a spokesperson told BI.

What about using the LLM to simulate activity from former users to make FaceBook appear more active than it is?


It's not a stretch to assume Meta may have had an ulterior motive to create digital avatars masquerading as the deceased. Facebook has quickly turned into a graveyard of long-forgotten accounts, never-ending ads, unanswered birthday wishes, and updates from that band you hadn't thought about since high school. At the same time, its feeds are filling with toxic AI slop.

As engagement drops, the company's core business -- selling ads -- could take a hit.

One day the fat planetarium janitor just moved himself in to the manager's office and no one wanted to be called a "racist" so they just let him stay.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:34 PM




Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 TOUSi TV reporting that Trump has approved Iran war plan.

https://www.youtube.com/live/_OI_iStMJEo

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (kvcnI)

2 The lawyer may well face sanctions. The trial will be restarted with a different jury.

Well, that's one way to get rid of an unfavorable jury. He will be celebrated.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 06:37 PM (2gvXb)

3 Read the content. Not first. Oh, well. Wish me happy Birthday anyhow!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (8zz6B)

4 Everyone is skeptical about everything. Without God, only nihilism exists.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 19, 2026 06:39 PM (cDrfF)

5 tousi >>> fauci

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 06:39 PM (CWTWj)

6 Well, that's one way to get rid of an unfavorable jury. He will be celebrated.
Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 06:37 PM (2gvXb)

That's an odd way to spell "have the shit beaten out of".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 06:39 PM (8zz6B)

7 maybe they'll say nice things about me like they do about Congresswoman Cortez.

That won't get clicks. Her social media branding is "AOC". Who's Cortez?

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (2gvXb)

8 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (8zz6B)

Happy Birthday. It was an accident ... I was aiming for the previous post and missed.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (kvcnI)

9 The High Priests of Pseudoscience stick together.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (8EgcX)

10 I mean...GWB CAN suck it, so far as I'm concerned too.

But for different reasons.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 19, 2026 06:41 PM (xcxpd)

11 LMAO...Vance is a savage (in a good way)

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 06:41 PM (dIske)

12 let's remember: bushitler

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 06:41 PM (CWTWj)

13 Vance struck south of the equator with that comment.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 06:42 PM (8EgcX)

14 >>Well, that's one way to get rid of an unfavorable jury. He will be celebrated.


He's a fat black woman.

And an activist.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 06:44 PM (1Udfd)

15 Tulsi vs CIA Barbie would be very close

Posted by: Accomack at February 19, 2026 06:45 PM (GbONR)

16 9 The High Priests of Pseudoscience stick together.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (8EgcX)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Bill Nye, The Science Guy at February 19, 2026 06:46 PM (tmCNn)

17 Everybody associated with Epstein needs to be punished. Bill and I are committed in resolving this disgusting issue and make sure Trump pays for his association with Epstein....

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 19, 2026 06:46 PM (u9jq/)

18 Launch tonight

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-36
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: February 19, 2026
Launch Time: 8:41 p.m. EST (February 20, 0141 UTC, 02:41 CET)

https://youtu.be/VdX4HXYM8FY

Posted by: Joyenz at February 19, 2026 06:46 PM (2F0/Y)

19 Oh my goodness please no, Facebook. My mom’s account is still active, my stepfather just won’t mess with it. I am not active on FB, but I have an account for my business. My mom pops up in my feed and it just hurts my heart every time.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 06:47 PM (kLTE4)

20 On the one hand, I am sympathetic to the "George W Bush can suck it" crew these days.
On the other hand, Bush did everything Jonathan Last and his boss Bill Kristol wanted over the 2000s.
So whatever Bush is sucking rightfully belongs to Last, and that's gay.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 06:48 PM (gKWVE)

21
Vance struck south of the equator with that comment.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Shellback

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 06:49 PM (Cqx++)

22 My mom’s account is still active, my stepfather just won’t mess with it.

Took my dad forever just to deactivate mom‘s phone. And then to make matters worse, the kids of a friend of his who only had mom’s number in his phone tried to contact him a few months after that to invite him to their father’s funeral.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:49 PM (EXyHK)

23 A SLM (Smol Language Model) could simulate you-lot's activity in the comments. Just boobs, crossbows, and Promethus, for some reason.
=
"could"

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (vSvIl)

24 Prayers please? My earache has become a much more unpleasant problem. No eardrum issues but the ear canal is so inflamed that there is a pink tint to the discharge. And we have tornado watches and warnings all around us. Hopefully the pain meds and anti-inflammatory antibiotic ear drops will help soon.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (2J/Lj)

25 "The lawyer may well face sanctions"

Sanctions! Ooooooo

Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (vFG9F)

26 Brian Stelter @brianstelter
Notably, and admirably, ABC has insulated "The View" crew from this political pressure...

No, Tater...just because the ladies gained 40lbs each over the last few years isn't the same kind of insulation...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (ycI94)

27 Tulsi vs CIA Barbie would be very close
Posted by: Accomack at February 19, 2026 06:45 PM (GbONR)
====

I think the moniker "CIA Barbie" is grossly unfair to Barbie.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 06:51 PM (rj6Yv)

28 "The lawyer may well face sanctions"

Sanctions! Ooooooo
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (vFG9F)

The EU has already refused to buy crude oil from him.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 06:52 PM (8avO+)

29 Of course, MM.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)

30 Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 06:47 PM (kLTE4)

I have access to my mom's facebook. They need to leave things alone. Facebook does give the option of turning it into a memorial type page, but I haven't done it.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (2F0/Y)

31 Happy Birthday AOP!!!!!

Posted by: washrivergal at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (Vxfi2)

32 Watching the Nordic team sprint right now. I'm out of breath just watching them.

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (lJ0H4)

33 Thank you.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (2J/Lj)

34 Prayers please? My earache has become a much more unpleasant problem. ...tornado watches and warnings all around us. Hopefully the pain meds and anti-inflammatory antibiotic ear drops will help soon.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (2J/Lj)

Ugh, ear problems are the worst. My prayers are heading skyward! Feel better soon!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (k9OZB)

35 VANCE: "I'm tempted just to freeze for 20 seconds and just stare at the cameras, and maybe they'll say nice things about me like they do about Congresswoman Cortez.
****

Shivved her with a dull knife while looking into her dead doll eyes.

Posted by: clarence at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (RU/0c)

36 I don't believe that there would be all this talk about iran unless someone in the admin wanted a lot of people talking about iran. A "big stick" for negotiations. Trump style. Whether they will take the hint, who knows.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (3uBP9)

37 Neil deGrasse Tyson is a scientist!!!
Just like me!!!

Posted by: Bill Nye That Sciencey Dude at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (2WIwB)

38 13 Vance struck south of the equator with that comment.
Posted by: Boss Moss

It took awhile, but I got the reference.
Blood sugar may be low for Lent.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 06:54 PM (gKWVE)

39 TOUSi TV reporting that Trump has approved Iran war plan.

https://www.youtube.com/live/_OI_iStMJEo
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know


Nothing is going to happen.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 06:54 PM (/lPRQ)

40 HRP: "Say goodbye to most appearances by political candidates on daytime and late night talk shows."

OR you could report that it will open up more appearances by political candidates because of equal time requirements. I wonder why you take the subtle, inferential "government is stifling speech/expression" tack when - and clearly this is the case - the non-DNC-endorsed candidates are essentially, expressly excluded.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:54 PM (gLikB)

41 I still have the text thread with my buddy Paul z"l and he has been gone 28 months. Haven't read it though still not ready.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 06:54 PM (RIvkX)

42 PSA -

One last raffle for Jim Sunk New Dawn relics...
See linky in nicky...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 06:55 PM (/lPRQ)

43 >>>A SLM (Smol Language Model) could simulate you-lot's activity in the comments.

Who says we're not?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 06:55 PM (FCYiI)

44 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (8zz6B)

Happy Birthday! Hoping you have a wonderful day.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 19, 2026 06:56 PM (2F0/Y)

45 - and clearly this is the case - the non-DNC-endorsed candidates are essentially, expressly excluded.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:54 PM (gLikB)
===

This is especially true when the DNC simply cancels the primary season.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 06:56 PM (rj6Yv)

46 I think Brian Stelter is competing with T Carlson for absurdity cred. That lie is off the charts.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:57 PM (gLikB)

47
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a scientist!!!
Just like me!!!
Posted by: Bill Nye

The boat a yas suck dick by choice.

stfd & stfu

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 19, 2026 06:57 PM (QVmho)

48 "The lawyer may well face sanctions"

Sanctions! Ooooooo
Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (vFG9F)

***

NYT best-selling book soon to follow!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 06:57 PM (2WIwB)

49 Hernan Cortes with an S, not the Lantinx Zzzz

Posted by: Accomack at February 19, 2026 06:57 PM (4OPaX)

50 I'll wish you a happy birthday AOP, but I'm concerned the Canuck government might try to tax me for trans-border greetings like this. I'm sure I will get a bill in the mail.

Posted by: NC To Ottawa To Apache Junction Greetings at February 19, 2026 06:58 PM (oftw2)

51 34 Prayers please? My earache has become a much more unpleasant problem. ...tornado watches and warnings all around us. Hopefully the pain meds and anti-inflammatory antibiotic ear drops will help soon.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (2J/Lj)

Ugh, ear problems are the worst. My prayers are heading skyward! Feel better soon!
Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 19, 2026 06:53 PM (k9OZB)
_______________________________

Growing medical issue, along with swimmer's ear. HOWEVER, the increase is mostly due to those "in the ear" ear plugs. Stay away from those if you can help it. Over the ear earphones are best. It allows the moisture out of the ear canal.

Hope you feel better.

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 06:58 PM (dIske)

52 Tyr 400mg ibuprofen and 1 tylenol for effective pain control.

Posted by: kingsman at February 19, 2026 06:58 PM (ehY6c)

53 Mrs. F. says her messianic sources in Israel are discounting reports about pending Iran action.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 06:59 PM (RIvkX)

54 Happy birthday AOP!

Prays ascending uppity wench - maybe try hold a clove in the back of your mouth on the side of the affected ear.

Thanks for all the news today ace 🙂

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 19, 2026 06:59 PM (RkOfE)

55 Yup, Happy Andrew's Birthday to AOP

And welcome back, whig.
Hope you're doing well after your surgery.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:59 PM (6ydKt)

56 B-b-b-b-but — Neil deGrasse Tyson discovered outer space! The greatest scientist since, well, since George Washington Carver, who discovered plants!!!

Posted by: zombie at February 19, 2026 07:00 PM (se8lQ)

57 52 Tyr 400mg ibuprofen and 1 tylenol for effective pain control.
Posted by: kingsman

yeah, you can always buy more liver at the King Soopers

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 07:00 PM (gKWVE)

58 When my time is done, I have left a letter behind instructing Daughter of Diogenes on who to notify.
I expect the Horde to party like it's 1999!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 07:00 PM (2WIwB)

59 Equal time rule won't work on me because I wont watch any of those shows.

Posted by: torabora at February 19, 2026 07:01 PM (eEPUQ)

60 Ruger makes the Harrier. SA makes the Hellion which is a bull pup.

Posted by: Accomack at February 19, 2026 07:02 PM (4OPaX)

61 FCC Chair to Hollywood: Talk Shows Aren't Legitimate News


News aren't legitimate News anymore.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (yKhjs)

62 NOOD..

Everyone upstairs

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (nbLIj)

63
Boobs
Bolts
Bad Takes On Music And Movies

Posted by: Moronbot SLM at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (yFLFB)

64 Nood. Breaking

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (tmCNn)

65 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (2J/Lj)
=====

A prayer for complete and speedy healing.

The drops'll start to work right away.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (RIvkX)

66 Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (2J/Lj)

I hope you feel better. Ear aches are the worst.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (2F0/Y)

67 I haven't been able to stand Tyson since he hosted that horrible woke remake of Sagan's 'Cosmos'.

He's nothing but a mouthpiece for the leftist elite's domination of 'The Science'.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:03 PM (6ydKt)

68 "The lawyer may well face sanctions"

Sanctions! Ooooooo

Sanctions can be a big deal for a lawyer. Disbarment is a sanction. Yeah, it's not hanging, but disbarment is a big deal. It means you can't do the (likely) one thing you studied for and practiced for years. If you do that one thing, you can go to real jail. Sure you can transition to another career, but for a while you're going to be doing some low barrier to entry, low skill job any college grad can do.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 07:04 PM (Yp6az)

69 Happy birthday, AOP!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 19, 2026 07:05 PM (zYpTz)

70 Everybody associated with Epstein needs to be punished. Bill and I are committed in resolving this disgusting issue and make sure Trump pays for his association with Epstein....
Posted by: Hillary Clinton

----
Just because you have gotten away with your evil actions until now doesn't mean that you always will. I pray your evil deeds come to light and that you fall in the pit you have dug for others.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 19, 2026 07:05 PM (RkOfE)

71 A hair dryer can supply some respite from ear pain, at least temporarily.

Posted by: Vidal Sassoon at February 19, 2026 07:05 PM (oftw2)

72 24 Prayers please?
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026 06:50 PM (2J/Lj)

Praying for your health and healing.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 19, 2026 07:06 PM (y171U)

73 12 let's remember: bushitler
Posted by: gnats local 678


And yet the Strange New Respect happened for Bush, as soon as Trump became President. Weird.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 07:06 PM (yKhjs)

74 24 Prayers please? My earache has become a much more unpleasant problem. No eardrum issues but the ear canal is so inflamed that there is a pink tint to the discharge. And we have tornado watches and warnings all around us. Hopefully the pain meds and anti-inflammatory antibiotic ear drops will help soon.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 19, 2026

Oh no, I am sorry. The changes in pressure must not be helpful either.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 07:07 PM (GMx4K)

75 Spooky messages from the departed: Several years ago I was on an email list for a small business, and got regular folksy ad messages from the owner. One day I got an email from the business, saying the owner had unexpectedly died. Two days later I got an email from the owner, subject: Can You Help Me?

Owner must have had a couple of email ads in the queue, and the last one got sent out automatically.

Oh, and the last email was "Can you help me by buying these fine products we have on sale."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 19, 2026 07:10 PM (InJki)

76 57 52 Tyr 400mg ibuprofen and 1 tylenol for effective pain control.
Posted by: kingsman

yeah, you can always buy more liver at the King Soopers.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 07:00 PM (gKWVE)

ibuprofen is processed by the kidneys and tylenol by the liver. Never double or triple up on Tylenol, but you can add it at its single dose amount to ibuprofen perfectly safely. And you can take up to 600 mg of ibuprofen safely if you don't have bleeding issues or stomach upset with it. Dr's will prescribe 800 mg ibuprofen doses to patients sometimes.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 19, 2026 07:13 PM (Sokdp)

77 Happy Birthday AOP, and many more to you!

Posted by: barbarausa at February 19, 2026 07:17 PM (enw9G)

78 Nood. Breaking retard evil commie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 07:19 PM (zZu0s)

79 Neil deGrasse Tyson is a scientist cheeseburger enthusiast!!!

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 07:20 PM (UjdFS)

80 “That’s not how science works”

Yes. That’s exactly how science works. LOL
——-

I suggest Aspirin over the ersatz modern chemicals, unless contraindicated. Canadia used to have Aspirin with Codeine OTC, I’ve read.

In the US they only lace it with Tylenol, in the hopes of ruining livers, apparently.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 07:25 PM (Ga0s6)

81 Happy birthday AOP!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 07:54 PM (xGgfV)

82 Why not have NO politicians on talk shows? I mean who the fuck wants to see them?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 08:07 PM (vOtXJ)

The Demonic Drunkard Tucker Carlson Spins His Most Brazen Lie Yet, Claiming He Was "Detained" by Evil Jews in Israel

From David Strom.

Here are the lies Tucker Carlson pumped out on behalf of his Qatari Paymasters and Case Officers:

First of all, he never entered Israel, by his own choice. He remained in the airport the entire time, I guess because he didn't want to dirty his shoes with Jew-Dust.

Apparently the airport isn't considered Israel proper? I dunno.

It's absurd that this Qatari spy would even complain about being asked questions by airplane security in the most terrorist-attacked country in the world. Israel's airplane security is world-renown, for good reason -- they actually stop almost all air terrorism, despite constant plots by Tucker's pals in Hamas and Hezballah.

So right off the bat, he is complaining about a standard security interview which he surely knew about in advance and signed up for by doing this publicity stunt.

But ever worse: Behold, the rough treatment this brain-damaged Nazi suffered from Israeli airport security.

Ambassador Huckabee says straight-up that this Islamofascist Jock-Sniffer is lying:

embassydenial.jpg

Nillma F Candidus
@NilmaFreitas9

22h

Just in: Israeli Airports Authority:

"Contrary to the reports, Tucker Carlson and his entourage were not detained, delayed, or interrogated.

Mr. Carlson and his party were politely asked a few routine questions, in accordance with standard procedures applied to many travelers.

The conversation took place in a separate room within the VIP lounge solely to protect their privacy and to avoid conducting such a discussion in public.

No unusual incident occurred, and the Israel Airports Authority firmly rejects any other claims."

via Israel's MoFA Spox

See the video for the manhandling of the very delicate Tucker Carlson:

The dirty Jews forced Tucker Carlson to take a picture with them, while wrapping their evil deformed Jew-Arms around his neck!

Below: Ami Kozak revealed this video recording of the brutal interrogation of this dainty Nazi.


Elie Cohen
@ManInDamascus


22h

I was paying for overweight luggage on [El Al Airlines] once, and MF'ers confiscated my credit card! CHARGED IT!! THEN GAVE IT BACK!! WTF!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:40 PM




Comments

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1 If be Trump did attacks Iran he he nots target any Gays or Trinsginers.

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 19, 2026 05:42 PM (jwBFW)

2 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 19, 2026 05:42 PM (LdBR/)

3 He's not demonic. We'd know.

Posted by: the Zutt at February 19, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)

4 Nooded

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 19, 2026 05:43 PM (LdBR/)

5 My Western blot yesterday didn't turn out as expected. Obviously the Zionist conspiracy had something to do with it. *sarc*.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 19, 2026 05:43 PM (9Ovst)

6 How did Tucker ever rise to prominence? Was he always a nutcase and people just didn't notice? Couldn't hide it any longer?

Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 05:44 PM (GUOwU)

7 What the hell happened to Tucker

How much does Qatar have to be paying him for him to act like a fucking lunatic?

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 19, 2026 05:45 PM (REq0p)

8 Didn't we just have a thread about the perils of creative nonfiction?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 05:45 PM (ESVrU)

9 All is proceeding as we have foreseen.

Posted by: Big Penguin at February 19, 2026 05:46 PM (0sNs1)

10 He’s just axing questions.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 05:47 PM (TtdNq)

11 For the love of God, if one more person says that I'm "literally a bone head" I will ram my head into them like a Rhino on the rampage! It won't be pretty!

Posted by: Former Congresswoman MTG ULTRA at February 19, 2026 05:47 PM (qUkBO)

12 After the crap he has been spewing about the Jews he should have been interrogated then booted out of the Country...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 05:47 PM (pVNyz)

13 Tucker, dude, your lies are pretty pathetic.

Posted by: Stephen Colbert at February 19, 2026 05:48 PM (zzhZe)

14 Tucker claimed they took his passport, took him off to a private room, and interrogated him.

Turns out all they really did was take his passport, take him off to a private room and ask him questions.

Posted by: Diss Topian at February 19, 2026 05:48 PM (1yBSj)

15 So Tucker is an amoral, lying, tool of rapists and sheep-botherers. This is known.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 19, 2026 05:48 PM (u82oZ)

16 He got detained the way CBS banned Colbert from intervening Talarico.

They just straight up make shit up. But their left wing base will never hear the truth so it works for them.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 05:49 PM (TtdNq)

17 Was MTG always a Jew hater ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 05:49 PM (pVNyz)

18 Of course MTG has to comment. I feel like I've gone crazy lately with all these people I used to kind of like going off the deep end. The infighting on X is insane...social media is a bane upon our society.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:49 PM (yjPLJ)

19
What a pitiful disappointment he's turned out to be. Like so many others.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 19, 2026 05:50 PM (azNOR)

20 Such a meshugener.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 19, 2026 05:50 PM (tmCNn)

21 Did Tucker really think there wouldn’t be ANY video footage that would easily disprove everything he said?

At an airport?

in Israel??

Unless he claims it was all AI generated

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 19, 2026 05:50 PM (REq0p)

22 Tucker has become, how you say- increasingly red in the face....

Posted by: Ktgreat at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (33LJY)

23 MTG was always a loon.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (TtdNq)

24 22 Tucker has become, how you say- increasingly red in the face....
Posted by: Ktgreat at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (33LJY)

I was thinking unhinged...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (pVNyz)

25 Did he try playing the "Don't you know who I am?" card?

I hear that always works...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (ESVrU)

26 Was MTG always a Jew hater ?
Posted by: It's me donna

Yes.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (MGB5H)

27 A very thorough beclowning.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (RIvkX)

28 WTF happened to that guy?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 05:51 PM (vOtXJ)

29 A decade ago Carlson defended Trump against Kurt Eichenwald; and then Trump became President and Eichenwald accidentally revealed himself as a hentai manga connoisseur.
Kurt's flameouts raised Carlson's stature because Carlson looked sane and wholesome by that standard.
Nobody then knew that Carlson also entertained weird BDSM fantasies at night.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 05:52 PM (gKWVE)

30 >>The infighting on X is insane...social media is a bane upon our society.

In some ways it's quite helpful. A lot of people expose their real thought on X like the place is their private diary.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 05:52 PM (viF8m)

31 I don't get it. Carlson lies, gets called out on the lie by everyone involved. Lie better, guy.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:52 PM (+nEug)

32 I'm getting pretty tired of MTG inserting herself into every issue.

Posted by: Max Power at February 19, 2026 05:52 PM (SwyyQ)

33 I blame bow tie wearing when he was younger.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 19, 2026 05:53 PM (tmCNn)

34 Jewish kid gave me measles, just last week!

Posted by: Shabbos Goy at February 19, 2026 05:53 PM (oftw2)

35 I went to Canada. They took my passport, scanned, it, then preceded to have me fill out a bunch of forms and answer some questions. It was outrageous! Outrageous! What business of it of their whether I packed my own bag? Or whether I'm there for business of pleasure!

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 05:53 PM (vOtXJ)

36 So by tuckers definition I have been detained by ever foreign country I have been to. They took away my passport and then asked insane questions like 'how long is your stay' and 'what is the purpose of you visit'. I mean it's like I was gang raped in prison.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 05:53 PM (MGB5H)

37 Did Tucker really think there wouldn’t be ANY video footage that would easily disprove everything he said?

At an airport?

—-

Doesn’t matter. Everyone reads headlines nobody reads the follow up stories. The narrative was set.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 05:53 PM (TtdNq)

38 Tucker and Candy need to be institutionalized.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 19, 2026 05:54 PM (KIp7Z)

39 "coordinate his private plane landing"

How much money is t.c. getting from his handlers?

Posted by: Chuck C at February 19, 2026 05:54 PM (D0HYP)

40 MTG is a twat.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 05:55 PM (hUS/0)

41 I'm still amazed at Tucker's story arc from November 2024 to today.

As soon as Trump tuck the oath Tucker has gotten crazier and crazier.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 05:55 PM (6ydKt)

42 Hello? 9-1-1? Yeah some guy just stole my car! I pulled up in front of this restaurant, and some guy in a red vest...I think he was Jewish by the way...jumped in my car and just took off!

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at February 19, 2026 05:56 PM (zzhZe)

43 From the Bee

“Canadian Government Praised For Euthanizing Nickelback.”

Snort.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 05:56 PM (QcDuD)

44 What a pitiful disappointment he's turned out to be. Like so many others.
Semi-Literate Thug

I heard that comment in Lili Von Shtupp’s voice.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 19, 2026 05:56 PM (u82oZ)

45 He didn't clear customs because he didn't want to be seen with Christian leaders who wanted to contradict him.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 05:56 PM (RIvkX)

46 The Jooos took my foreskin!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 19, 2026 05:57 PM (n9ltV)

47 Arthur Carlson >>> Tucker Carlson

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 19, 2026 05:57 PM (tmCNn)

48 Media types will say whatever they are paid to say. Convincingly. That’s their job. As is clearly evident by virtually all the “talent” we bitch about. Some of them aren’t as dumb as they sound. And they are millionaires, and you probably aren’t.

I once heard radio talk show host Jim Bohannon give a scathing critique of the Electoral College towards the end of his run. I know for a fact for the previous 20 years he was a staunch defender.

It’s probably true that people can change their minds over time. Not very often, and not in this case. Somebody paid him to take a different approach, of that I am certain.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 05:58 PM (sDaxV)

49 >>I went to Canada. They took my passport, scanned, it, then preceded to have me fill out a bunch of forms and answer some questions. It was outrageous! Outrageous! What business of it of their whether I packed my own bag? Or whether I'm there for business of pleasure!

I took a train from the Netherlands to Switzerland. Cruised through a couple EU countries and then had a hard stop at the Swiss border in the middle of the night.

Bunch of armed Swiss border agents made everyone product papers. And I mean everyone.

Tucker has turned into an attention whore. He'll say anything just to get coverage.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 05:58 PM (viF8m)

50 We should try to enter the "Tucker Carlson" irrelevant sweepstakes.

No mention of his name nets any money for him.

Which is something I'd find totally believable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 05:59 PM (jtM2q)

51 For the love of God, if one more person says that I'm "literally a bone head" I will ram my head into them like a Rhino on the rampage! It won't be pretty!
Posted by: Former Congresswoman MTG ULTRA at February 19, 2026 05:47 PM (qUkBO)

*stares intently*

Posted by: Minbari Ambassador Delenn at February 19, 2026 06:00 PM (vSvIl)

52 46 The Jooos took my foreskin!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

They took mine too and I'm not even Jewish!

Posted by: They're Diabolical at February 19, 2026 06:00 PM (oftw2)

53 Maybe Tucker should go interview Khamenei.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 06:00 PM (+nEug)

54 [O/T -- DogEater commits yet another count of treason criminal act? Yeah, nothing will happen -- and the very least of his crimes anyway ...]

Peter Doocy
@pdoocy

🚨BREAKING - ABOARD AF1 ONE: Pres Trump just told me, about Barack Obama’s recent comment that aliens are real, & possible evidence of non-human visitors to earth🚨:

“he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that. I don’t know if they’re real or not… I can tell you he gave classified information. He made a big mistake”

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 19, 2026 06:01 PM (5FL4d)

55 53 Maybe Tucker should go interview Khamenei.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 06:00 PM (+nEug)

If they took him hostage no one would want him back

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 06:01 PM (pVNyz)

56 I swear I have never seen Mary Cloggenstein of Brattleboro with a first. BEN ROETHLISBURGER either.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 19, 2026 06:01 PM (cxFcK)

57 It appears as if Tucker has had a complete break from reality.

The dude has gone completely off his rocker.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 06:01 PM (XV/Pl)

58 51 For the love of God, if one more person says that I'm "literally a bone head" I will ram my head into them like a Rhino on the rampage! It won't be pretty!
Posted by: Former Congresswoman MTG ULTRA at February 19, 2026 05:47 PM (qUkBO)

*stares intently*
Posted by: Minbari Ambassador Delenn at February 19, 2026 06:00 PM (vSvIl)

That's teh hawt.

Posted by: Lennier at February 19, 2026 06:01 PM (tmCNn)

59 I went to Canada. They took my passport, scanned, it, then preceded to have me fill out a bunch of forms and answer some questions. It was outrageous! Outrageous! What business of it of their whether I packed my own bag? Or whether I'm there for business of pleasure!
Posted by: The Whine Guy

Yup. It's either border control or no borders.

Posted by: old chick at February 19, 2026 06:01 PM (F3Dlr)

60 How does his son remain on JD Vance's staff? (communication team).

Also, from The Times of Israel, 'Tucker Carlson and Huckabee had ’emotional’ interview in attempt to mend rift in GOP,' says former Fox host who was present.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 06:02 PM (NFX2v)

61 In some ways it's quite helpful. A lot of people expose their real thought on X like the place is their private diary.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 05:52 PM (viF8m)



I mean yeah, we get to see a lot of people's true colors but my goodness, it's like climbing into a sewer and wading through chest-deep crap just to get a crumb of bread. YMMV.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 06:02 PM (yjPLJ)

62 What JackStraw said: I took a train from the Netherlands to Switzerland...


What Chat will remember: I pulled a Dutch Train with a bunch of Swiss Guys named Frank.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 06:03 PM (1Udfd)

63 WTF happened to tucker? Was he abducted by space aliens and had a mind control implant thing put in?


He used to be coherent and on top of stuff, now his Jew hate is burning him up.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 19, 2026 06:03 PM (0N4FZ)

64 It’s probably true that people can change their minds over time. Not very often, and not in this [Carlson's] case. Somebody paid him to take a different approach, of that I am certain.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 05:58 PM (sDaxV)

I like Catturd2 maybe despite myself.
Because although he's often asinine and posts the wrong takes, I don't think he can be bought. And when he posts the wrong thing, like when he was posting "I stand with Steve Bannon", and it's demonstrated that - here - Bannon was a slimy sloppy little roach; he changes his mind.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 06:03 PM (gKWVE)

65 MTG was always a loon.
Posted by: I Choose Dogs

I get the same vibe from Nancy Mace and Boebert. All of these hyper self promoting MAGA women are volatile.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 19, 2026 06:04 PM (cxFcK)

66 >>The Jooos took my foreskin!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

>>They took mine too and I'm not even Jewish!


If they could design a Weather Machine that worked on anything else, they would.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 06:04 PM (1Udfd)

67 Are there any updates with the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 06:05 PM (a42Vf)

68 🚨BREAKING - ABOARD AF1 ONE: Pres Trump just told me, about Barack Obama’s recent comment that aliens are real, & possible evidence of non-human visitors to earth🚨:

“he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that. I don’t know if they’re real or not… I can tell you he gave classified information. He made a big mistake”
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Um, he said three things on the matter
1. Aliens are real
2. There aren't any bodies stored at Area 51
3. Unless everyone who knows hides it from the President (implicitly at least him)

Which one of those was classified?

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 06:05 PM (vSvIl)

69 "Amazing New Study Suggests You Can Just Think Thoughts Without Posting Them Online"

"Babylon Bee" Headline and story

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 06:05 PM (8Xy/A)

70 Of course MTG had to spew her retardation all over the place like a retarded child sniffing retard glue.

Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:05 PM (gtcuf)

71 How does his son remain on JD Vance's staff? (communication team).

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 06:02 PM (NFX2v)

Maybe the kid does good work?

Posted by: pookysgirl, shrugging at February 19, 2026 06:06 PM (Wt5PA)

72
Which one of those was classified?
Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 06:05 PM (vSvIl)

He said he read the report ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 06:06 PM (pVNyz)

73 53 Maybe Tucker should go interview Khamenei.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 06:00 PM (+nEug)

I have no doubt he would if they'd let him.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:06 PM (6ydKt)

74 >>The Jooos took my foreskin!

A joo-napped foreskin once bit my sister.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 06:06 PM (FCYiI)

75 The Jooos took my foreskin!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

They took mine too and I'm not even Jewish!
Posted by: They're Diabolical


Join the club.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 06:07 PM (SD6jB)

76 Can we start ignoring Tuck please?
He has turned into a lunatic

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 06:08 PM (Ia/+0)

77 At a rally today at a factory, one of the employees told Trump he had some award certificate from Biden. Asked if Trump would sign it instead. "I don't want anything from Biden". Trump didn't hesitate.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 19, 2026 06:08 PM (cxFcK)

78 Carlson's credibility, after years of establishment, has committed suicide. Amazing.

I'm thinking I should probably reassess everything I ever read/heard from him considering his evolution since Trump's second campaign/term began.

No greasier money than Qatari money, apparently.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:08 PM (gLikB)

79 Wow. What Tucker experienced signing a doc and getting a hug and a selfie is like getting your dick sucked by some IDF hottie compared to some abusive bullshit I’ve had to endure traveling overseas.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 06:09 PM (Pjo0m)

80 Tucker Qatarlson didn't lose his marbles and its no mystery what happened to him.

Mr. Steve Miller can explain it best: "Oooh, take the money and run."

Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:09 PM (gtcuf)

81 1. Aliens are real
2. Sentient aliens are real (further away)
3. Einstein is so far undefeated
4. There aren't any sublight aliens within 40 light years
5. There aren't any FTL aliens within 80 light years

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 06:09 PM (gKWVE)

82
How did Tucker ever rise to prominence? Was he always a nutcase and people just didn't notice? Couldn't hide it any longer?
Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 05:44 PM (GUOwU)



When he started getting all "Joos ate my baby!", I went back through his Wiki. Even though it's written by commie cocksuckers, there was enough weird shit there (with citations) that I'm pretty well convinced that Cucker was always a Joo-hating loon. Not to mention, a rather skilled con artist who pulled the wool over our eyes for decades.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 06:10 PM (kTyBw)

83 I won't know how much to blame the Jews until I see Candace Owen's perspective.

Posted by: True Retard at February 19, 2026 06:10 PM (ycI94)

84 This filthy white nationalist Nazi has not been denounced by JD Vance or Trump. I guess they’re fine with white nationalist Nazis. Gavin Newsom won’t be hosting Nazi Tucker Carlson in the White House or employing his Nazi son. The Nazis will be booted out in ‘28 and it can’t come soon enough. We’ll be able to have pride in America and stand with our allies Ukraine and Israel.

Posted by: Tucker Carlson is an antisemitic racist at February 19, 2026 06:10 PM (ZSKPQ)

85 Tucker Carlson is a chickenshit
_Naftali Bennett
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Ha! direct. Best chuckle of the day.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 06:11 PM (1whRW)

86 I'm pretty sure the Israelis were looking for Candace Owens in Qatarlson's luggage. At least I'm pretty sure she'd say that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 06:12 PM (Kc+Vz)

87 There have been rumors for months that the Trump admin is going to release a bunch of UFO stuff and Trump is going to announce aliens/UAPs are real sometime this summer (July keeps getting mentioned).

The community calls it 'Disclosure' and now it's starting to filter into more legitimate news sites as a story.

I doubt it, but a lot of people believe it's going to happen.
Now they're claiming Obama was trying to steal Trump's thunder.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:13 PM (6ydKt)

88 78 Carlson's credibility, after years of establishment, has committed suicide. Amazing.

I'm thinking I should probably reassess everything I ever read/heard from him considering his evolution since Trump's second campaign/term began.

No greasier money than Qatari money, apparently.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel

Apply that to the entire universe of 'influencers' and former journalists in this age. They are in it to get paid and paid attention to and not particularly picky about who picks up the tab.

To do that these sleezeballs must get clicks and followers to show their backers that they can actually reach people. So they literally take the ticket. This type of behavior from ruling class types usually occurs right before a major shift where their previous celebutard status has no future going forward. They can only grift up to the credibility of their followers before the crack up.

And the Internet-X seems to be speeding up the process in real time before the inevitable exposure.

Just today, DataRepublican was tearing Tom Nichols a new asshole on X. Well deserved reaming with receipts as usual.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:13 PM (E4rtv)

89 We have to top this story. I can't have Tucker Carlson telling bigger Jew lies AND having bigger tits than me.

Posted by: Candace Owens at February 19, 2026 06:14 PM (Lacfh)

90 I’d like to go to Israel. I had a chance to go with a synagogue group in the weeks after 10-7 (not joking), but it was a quickly prepared trip, and I was already away at the time. I woulda gone.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 06:14 PM (Pjo0m)

91 According to the statistics, there is intelligent life out there.

Problem is, "out there" is unfathomably vast and we'll probably never encounter them, nor them us.

Or maybe that's not a problem, if you've read/seen enough sci-fi.

Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:15 PM (gtcuf)

92 81 1. Aliens are real
2. Sentient aliens are real (further away)
3. Einstein is so far undefeated
4. There aren't any sublight aliens within 40 light years
5. There aren't any FTL aliens within 80 light years
Posted by: gKWVE
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The monolith is for real man. All the members of the Who pissed on it for their album cover in 1971.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:15 PM (E4rtv)

93 Trump might be referring to something we aren’t privy to. Believe it or not, he just always sounds like he’s a loose cannon. I’m amazed that after 10 years people still haven’t figured that out.
——

I follow (some) conspiracy theories. For entertainment. One of the better ones, is Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard performed a Crowley ritual, opening a “portal” that allowed a bunch of aliens to arrive from another dimension, roughly coinciding with the 1947 Roswell incident, blah blah blah.

Crowley drew a sketch of a demon he claimed to have summoned, and it looks a lot like the “grays” that are depicted in UFO accounts. The picture is creepy, and probably shouldn’t be viewed, not sure on that. Evil fuckers, nothing good comes from that. But that’s the story.

Wright-Patterson, presidents come and go, they don’t get to mess with it. Defense contractors do. Reverse engineering parts and pieces, yadda yadda.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 06:15 PM (sDaxV)

94 Are there any updates with the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 06:05 PM (a42Vf)
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Find out anywhere else.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 06:16 PM (RIvkX)

95 15 So Tucker is an amoral, lying, tool of rapists and sheep-botherers. This is known.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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There is always something a bit off about those that wear bow ties.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:17 PM (E4rtv)

96 Ha! Cucker is a sniveling whelp.

My buddy, a 230lbs, 6'3" blonde-haired, blue-eyed German dude who worked for Boeing went to Israel on a business trip. They jacked his ass up at the airport for several hours.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 06:18 PM (gVUi7)

97 Carlson losing his FOXNews spot really got to him. I didn't think it would, but I was clearly wrong. The loss of highest visibility and strike to ego has forced his attention whoreism into super-overdrive. I don't think this is simply about money even though I'm sure Qatari donations aren't likely trivial. He had that. It was the smaller microphone, and that simply will. not. stand. Acting the loon is the most expeditious means to setting yourself apart from a vast sea of podcasters.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:18 PM (gLikB)

98 Klaatu, come back!

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 06:18 PM (+nEug)

99 Don't really get how someone normal suddenly turns Anti-Jewish

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 06:18 PM (Ia/+0)

100 I was fucking detained entering the USA! Took my passport, asked a bunch of questions about agricultural products (WTF!!!), asked if I had anything to declare (damn right I do, asshole!), and finally, after what seemed an eternity, allowed my to escape their evil clutches. Horrifying experience...I now have PTSD because of it.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 19, 2026 06:19 PM (XMwZJ)

101 Hey, all we want to do is some probing. We really like the probing. But we're not gonna eat your ass like those Reptillian bastards. And don't get me started on the Tall Whites.

Posted by: The Greys at February 19, 2026 06:19 PM (gtcuf)

102 @81

>> 1. Aliens are real 2. Sentient aliens are real (further away)

One is possible but not likely, two is unlikely and improbable.

The number of miracles and trick-shot to just get to uni-cellular life forms is immense, getting to our level of existence is almost impossible, for there to be intergalactic alien races would mean they have conquered all of the physical, temporal and biological impediments to intergalactic space travel.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (XV/Pl)

103 70 Of course MTG had to spew her retardation all over the place like a retarded child sniffing retard glue.
Posted by: Delurker
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And most people think that DC is Hollywood for ugly people is just a phrase.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (E4rtv)

104 Lefties ignore the Tucker part, just hate Jews.

They treat everyone who visits the land like a criminal, terrorist, and spy! everyone gets checked 100000000000000000000x and questioned by 20 people before you even make it to what you think it’s checking in to board your plane and get the F out of there. Any of this done to them, hell would break lose and you labeled the A word.

It is the paranoia of a terrorist nation awaiting blowback. almost anything Israel accuses someone else of doing, especially with Palestinians, it's just a projection and they are confessing.

He’s been speaking out against Israel lately. And they’re not happy. They’re gonna show him pictures of his kids. At home, asleep. And suddenly he will no longer be very critical of Israel. He may even be very pro Israel just like Lindsey Graham.

They nailed Charlie Kirk. They'll do it again of needed. Sampson option. Hannibal directive. That’s just scratching the surface.

Israel has no problem killing journalists. Why not Tucker? Genocidal loser ass fake country. your kid gets kidnapped, trafficked, raped, and/or murdered, odds are that Israel funded and backed the people

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (ycI94)

105 @88 Whig, u like the idea of Data Republican tearing Tom Nichols a new asshole, but he's such a a complete asshole I don't think he can actually have a new one

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 06:21 PM (Kc+Vz)

106 There is always something a bit off about those that wear bow ties.
Posted by: whig

I only trust the otherwise naked ones at the bathhouse.

Posted by: Jared Polis at February 19, 2026 06:21 PM (gKWVE)

107 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (ycI94)
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So they must like the weather then?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 06:22 PM (RIvkX)

108 There is no creedence to the idea that aliens are among you. None at all.

Posted by: John Bigboote at February 19, 2026 06:23 PM (tmCNn)

109 They nailed Charlie Kirk. They'll do it again of needed. Sampson option. Hannibal directive. That’s just scratching the surface.

I see CandyO is posting at Reddit.

Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:23 PM (gtcuf)

110 Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison

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Well, ok then.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 06:24 PM (MGB5H)

111 Um, he said three things on the matter
1. Aliens are real
2. There aren't any bodies stored at Area 51
3. Unless everyone who knows hides it from the President (implicitly at least him)

Which one of those was classified?
Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 06:05 PM (vSvIl)

Is the existence of Area 51 still classified? Wouldn’t surprise me.

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 19, 2026 06:24 PM (JRP2U)

112 There is always something a bit off about those that wear bow ties.
Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:17 PM (E4rtv)

You take that back!

Posted by: George Will at February 19, 2026 06:24 PM (tmCNn)

113 They nailed Charlie Kirk. They'll do it again of needed. Sampson option. Hannibal directive. That’s just scratching the surface.
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Wow that's serious crazy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 06:24 PM (RIvkX)

114 >>There is always something a bit off about those that wear bow ties.


Don't get me started on Dungarees.

Posted by: George Will at February 19, 2026 06:25 PM (1Udfd)

115 I follow (some) conspiracy theories. For entertainment. One of the better ones, is Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard performed a Crowley ritual, opening a “portal” that allowed a bunch of aliens to arrive from another dimension, roughly coinciding with the 1947 Roswell incident, blah blah blah.
Posted by: Common Tater
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Fun fact, L. Ron Hubbard used to be house visitor frequently to Robert A. Heinlein's LA house for a time. Heinlein knew Jack Parsons pretty well also. Given Leslyn, RAH's first wife, was a alcoholic skank and RAH was into swinger lifestyle, I suspect Hubbard and Parsons 'knew' Leslyn.

I think Heinlein's short story, Magic Incorporated was based in part on his political experiences at Sacramento via EPIC and the Magic part based on Parsons and perhaps Hubbard recounting their experiences with the occult.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:25 PM (E4rtv)

116 >>They nailed Charlie Kirk. They'll do it again of needed. Sampson option. Hannibal directive. That’s just scratching the surface.


Shit, CBD...they are onto us!

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 06:26 PM (1Udfd)

117 105 @88 Whig, u like the idea of Data Republican tearing Tom Nichols a new asshole, but he's such a a complete asshole I don't think he can actually have a new one
Posted by: Smell the Glove

So you are saying Nichols is a singularity asshole in physics. But I think DataRepublican is arguing that the other side of Tom is a wormhole matching up his asshole with some passageway between the two.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:26 PM (E4rtv)

118 Sampson option. Hannibal directive.

They cut off your hair and trample you with an elephant? Ghastly.

Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:27 PM (gtcuf)

119 You take that back!
Posted by: George Will
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Aren't you dead yet along with your WaPo column?

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:27 PM (E4rtv)

120 They treat everyone who visits the land like a criminal, terrorist, and spy! everyone gets checked 100000000000000000000x and questioned by 20 people before you even make it to what you think it’s checking in to board your plane and get the F out of there. Any of this done to them, hell would break lose and you labeled the A word.


Considering a lot of visitors spontaneously explode, you're lucky they allow visitors and don't go hunting them.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 06:27 PM (SD6jB)

121 The dude who does the Tuck-Tuck impressions is hilarious. He's simultaneously mean spirited and acccurate.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 06:28 PM (z5QST)

122 I think maybe Ol' Tucker is a bit of a twat.

Maybe a dead worm in his brain? IDK. He really isn't all that smart, and honestly, why would anyone believe he was detained in Israel?

Liars gonna lie, I guess.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 06:28 PM (I40wl)

123 So you are saying Nichols is a singularity asshole in physics. But I think DataRepublican is arguing that the other side of Tom is a wormhole matching up his asshole with some passageway between the two.
Posted by: whig

An asshole ouroboros? Assoboros?

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 06:28 PM (ycI94)

124
The number of miracles and trick-shot to just get to uni-cellular life forms is immense, getting to our level of existence is almost impossible, for there to be intergalactic alien races would mean they have conquered all of the physical, temporal and biological impediments to intergalactic space travel.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (XV/Pl)




I'm reminded of an apocryphal story I once read (might have been from a novel) where a college class is tasked with designing an alien life form. The professor walks in and the first question he asks is "Okay, so where's the anus?". Essentially showing that he couldn't imagine an alien unless it's biology was largely consistent with humans.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 06:29 PM (kTyBw)

125 According to the statistics, there is intelligent life out there.

Part of the problem is that we don’t actually know how likely life is, let alone intelligent life. We don’t know how important things like having a large moon are (not only does it protect us a little from incoming rocks, it also creates tide pools that might have been instrumental in allowing life to develop), or having a Jupiter in the outer solar system instead of the inner solar system, or how common molten cores are, how important an initial bombardment is and how important when it stops is, and so many other factors that we know played into our existence.

We don’t know how long it usually takes life to develop, or how long it usually takes intelligence to develop. Did we get lucky and develop early? Another billion years and we’re looking at not being able to develop in time to make use of so many things that helped us along the path to intelligence.

There are no statistics on this because we’ve got a sample set of one. Anyone claiming statistics is just making very ill-informed guesses. The best guesses will acknowledge that that’s what they are.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:30 PM (EXyHK)

126 Looks like whig has been watching Anton Petrov
youtu.be/5-orZ05poqw

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 06:30 PM (gKWVE)

127 17 Was MTG always a Jew hater ?
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 05:49 PM (pVNyz)

Yes - remember the space lasers? Attached to Jews, not sharks.

I am glad she is gone. She was our own AOC. The Dems can have her.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 06:30 PM (ZdaMQ)

128 38 Tucker and Candy need to be institutionalized.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 19, 2026 05:54 PM (KIp7Z)

Yeah. What the hell happened to these two? There was a time they both sounded at least reasonable, but in the last few months, both have gone crazy nutso. It doesn't bother me, as their looniness is now well documented, but it does sadden me a bit. I honestly thought, at least Tucker was a person with normal thoughts and beliefs.
But he insisted on proving me wrong.
And Candice Owens? Holy sh*tballs! Stop digging!

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 19, 2026 06:30 PM (4nEGa)

129 An asshole ouroboros? Assoboros?
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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When one's head is up one's own asshole like Tom, you get a perfect symmetry of shit for brains.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:31 PM (E4rtv)

130 14 Tucker claimed they took his passport, took him off to a private room, and interrogated him.

Turns out all they really did was take his passport, take him off to a private room and ask him questions.
Posted by: Diss Topian


And then they raped him.

Posted by: Candace Tucker at February 19, 2026 06:31 PM (yKhjs)

131 Israel has no problem killing journalists. Why not Tucker? Genocidal loser ass fake country. your kid gets kidnapped, trafficked, raped, and/or murdered, odds are that Israel funded and backed the people
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (ycI94)


That right there is a What the Actual Fuck. I wonder sometimes if these antisemites even know any Jews, or have ever interacted with any. I gotta say, Israeli Jews have plenty of right to hate Americans for our on-again-off-again relationship with them. They are the only thing standing between us and the califate.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 06:32 PM (I40wl)

132 There are no statistics on this because we’ve got a sample set of one. Anyone claiming statistics is just making very ill-informed guesses. The best guesses will acknowledge that that’s what they are.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:30 PM (EXyHK)

This is how I see it too.

The answer to "the statistic show" argument is "show me your exact calculations."

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 06:32 PM (z5QST)

133 The dude who does the Tuck-Tuck impressions is hilarious. He's simultaneously mean spirited and acccurate.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 06:28 PM (z5QST)
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Ami Kozak is very good mimic he imitates other people too.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 06:33 PM (RIvkX)

134 126 Looks like whig has been watching Anton Petrov
youtu.be/5-orZ05poqw
Posted by: gKWVE

That's an indirect way of saying he's a wonderful person.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 19, 2026 06:33 PM (ycI94)

135 And then they raped him killed him and replaced him with a robot that will not bleed.

Posted by: Carlson Owens at February 19, 2026 06:33 PM (EXyHK)

136 What are the odds that Tucker Carlson is reading this thread and laughing his ass off?

He and Jake Tapper are soul brothers.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 06:33 PM (rj6Yv)

137 126 Looks like whig has been watching Anton Petrov
youtu.be/5-orZ05poqw
Posted by: gKWVE
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Sabine Hossenfelder was discussing a new paper going back to the idea.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:33 PM (E4rtv)

138 121 The dude who does the Tuck-Tuck impressions is hilarious. He's simultaneously mean spirited and acccurate.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 06:28 PM (z5QST)

His giggle is perfect.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 19, 2026 06:33 PM (eKFUx)

139 "BREAKING: @OliLondonTV has obtained footage showing Tucker Carlson's 'interrogation' at Ben Gurion airport..."

That was horrific! They practically burned his scalp with the interrogation lights and then ripped out his spine. I think even soccer players would be aghast at the trauma.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:33 PM (gLikB)

140 109 They nailed Charlie Kirk. They'll do it again of needed. Sampson option. Hannibal directive. That’s just scratching the surface.

I see CandyO is posting at Reddit.
Posted by: Delurker


Candy O was a great Cars album!

youtu.be/HctRUEgeLt0

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 06:35 PM (yKhjs)

141 90 I’d like to go to Israel. I had a chance to go with a synagogue group in the weeks after 10-7 (not joking), but it was a quickly prepared trip, and I was already away at the time. I woulda gone.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19,

I would love to go to Israel. I think it would be an overwhelmingly emotional experience.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 06:35 PM (kLTE4)

142 130 14 Tucker claimed they took his passport, took him off to a private room, and interrogated him.

Turns out all they really did was take his passport, take him off to a private room and ask him questions.
Posted by: Diss Topian

And then they raped him.
Posted by: Candace Owens

Then they poured bleach on him and yelled "This is MAGA country!"

Posted by: Jussie Smollett at February 19, 2026 06:35 PM (ycI94)

143 The answer to "the statistic show" argument is "show me your exact calculations."

Fair enough.


10 Billion Trillion Stars: The sheer number of stars in the universe makes the likelihood of Earth being the only home to life statistically small.

Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (gtcuf)

144 136 What are the odds that Tucker Carlson is reading this thread and laughing his ass off?

He and Jake Tapper are soul brothers.
Posted by: mrp
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People that are self important never read the reviews. Both of those nasty pieces of work would be improved by simply being neurotic instead of narcissistic personality types.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (E4rtv)

145 Damn, Tucker has gone bat shit insane.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (snZF9)

146 They're having the VA commie spook ette do the SOTU response. The gal that our GOPe helped put into office.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (3uBP9)

147 Speaking of assholes, one of the biggest, on this date, in 1942, signed the legislation authorizing the internment camps.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (8AONa)

148 I couldn't make it through the parody it was that good.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 06:37 PM (YlWIZ)

149 51 For the love of God, if one more person says that I'm "literally a bone head" I will ram my head into them like a Rhino on the rampage! It won't be pretty!
Posted by: Former Congresswoman MTG ULTRA at February 19, 2026 05:47 PM (qUkBO)

*stares intently*

Posted by: Minotaur Milking Farm Ambassodor at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (7gpcF)

150 Then they poured bleach on him and yelled "This is MAGA country!"
Posted by: Jussie Smollett
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Just another reason to never visit an airport Subway sandwich spot.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (E4rtv)

151 Let Qatarlson go to Gaza. They need new hostages.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (Kc+Vz)

152 "What the hell happened to these two? "

They got the TRUMP!!! curse and their masks fell off.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (vFG9F)

153 Sabine Hossenfelder was discussing a new paper going back to the idea.
Posted by: whig

If you're a regular viewer of RedLetterMedia, you know who Neil Breen. Sadly, every time I see Sabine Hossenfelder, I see a tranny Neil Breen lol.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (ycI94)

154 Tucker was ill-informed that he would receive complentary (x1) each - search, cavity, vigorous.

Did not.
Sour grapes he is.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (/lPRQ)

155 Berserker-Dragonheads Division: "Damn, Tucker has gone bat shit insane."

Again.

And I'm going to rethink the "insane" assertions now. I'm leaning into corrupt. This is intentional, measured.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (gLikB)

156
They nailed Charlie Kirk. They'll do it again of needed. Sampson option. Hannibal directive. That’s just scratching the surface.



Just shows how stupid and uneducated the average commie cocksucker Twatter/Reddit user is. Doesn't understand what the Sampson Option really is.

For folks who don't know, it's Israel's nuclear strategy. The idea is simply that if the Arabs ever got their shit together (doubtful) and were actually in danger of genociding the Israelis into the Med, the endgame would be to nuke the hell out of their own lands in response. Basically, if we can't have our ancestral homeland, no one else is gonna have it either.

It's a strategy that is only useful IF THE MOHAMMEDANS GO FULL POGROM on the Israelis. A response to genocide committed by Arabs.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 06:39 PM (kTyBw)

157 149 51 For the love of God, if one more person says that I'm "literally a bone head" I will ram my head into them like a Rhino on the rampage! It won't be pretty!
Posted by: Former Congresswoman MTG ULTRA at February 19, 2026 05:47 PM (qUkBO)

*stares intently*
Posted by: Minotaur Milking Farm Ambassodor

Have you tried calling yourself a knucklehead?

Posted by: Tim Walz at February 19, 2026 06:39 PM (ycI94)

158 People that are self important never read the reviews. Both of those nasty pieces of work would be improved by simply being neurotic instead of narcissistic personality types.
Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (E4rtv)
=====

whig, Ace oft mentioned JT's maniacal DMs (IMs?) in reaction to everything Ace posted about him on Twitter, etc. Carlson is the same type.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 06:39 PM (rj6Yv)

159 145 Damn, Tucker has gone bat shit insane.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
=======
Tucker's internal monologue

"Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns
Don't bothеr, they're herе"

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)

160 146 They're having the VA commie spook ette do the SOTU response. The gal that our GOPe helped put into office.
Posted by: banana Dream


CIA Barbie, Governor (VA)? The marxist lying bitch plans to run for President.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (yKhjs)

161 10 Billion Trillion Stars: The sheer number of stars in the universe makes the likelihood of Earth being the only home to life statistically small.

When you cut out the stars that can’t possibly support life, it gets a whole lot smaller. In our own galaxy I’ve seen reasonable estimates of systems that might potentially support life in the hundreds, and lower. It all depends on what assumptions you make about what is required for life to develop, and then your assumptions about what it takes for intelligent life to develop.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (EXyHK)

162
and then ripped out his spine.



Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 06:41 PM (kTyBw)

163 145 Damn, Tucker has gone bat shit insane.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19

I wonder if he was always this way behind closed doors and this was why Fox said yep, we are totally fine yeeting you out the door.

Candace Owens has always been a grifter extraordinaire. If she thinks this is the platform to make money, well that is her newly found, deeply held belief system.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 06:42 PM (kLTE4)

164 IllTemperedCur: "Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence."

Touché.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 19, 2026 06:42 PM (gLikB)

165 Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:40 PM (EXyHK)

A whole lot smaller than 10 billion trillion. So, only, what a mere one billion trillion?

Also, you added the word "intelligent." Way to move the goalposts.

Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:43 PM (gtcuf)

166 Nood.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 19, 2026 06:43 PM (tmCNn)

167 CIA Barbie, Governor (VA)? The marxist lying bitch plans to run for President.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026

Aren’t you supposed to be pretty to get the Barbie moniker?

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 06:43 PM (kLTE4)

168 Is the existence of Area 51 still classified? Wouldn’t surprise me.
-
That would be a weird point to make against him, since I don't think he named it in the interview. He did that stumbling over words thing that's common when he doesn't have a teleprompter, and the interviewer named Area 51.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 06:43 PM (vSvIl)

169 whig, Ace oft mentioned JT's maniacal DMs (IMs?) in reaction to everything Ace posted about him on Twitter, etc. Carlson is the same type.
Posted by: mrp
====
Could be. If Qatarlson does it though Ace should let us in like with Tapper.

Posted by: whig at February 19, 2026 06:43 PM (E4rtv)

170 I see no reason there could not be accidental random spontaneous generation in God's great universe.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 06:44 PM (vFG9F)

171 10 Billion Trillion Stars: The sheer number of stars in the universe makes the likelihood of Earth being the only home to life statistically small.
Posted by: Delurker at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (gtcuf)

That's handwaving bullshit that doesn't at all account for what conditions are essential to the development of life (let alone intelligent life) and how often those specific conditions are statistically likely to occur. You really can't say whether or how likely life is likely to be without a coherent theory as to how life arises in the first place. And all we have there, if we're being honest, is equally handwavy bullshit about hot pools and amino acids. It's not math or statistics in any scientifically rigorous way.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 06:44 PM (z5QST)

172 10 Billion Trillion Stars: The sheer number of stars in the universe makes the likelihood of Earth being the only home to life statistically small.
-
Assuming life started here randomly.

Which is a pretty big assumption that most people want to ignore.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 06:44 PM (vSvIl)

173 126 Looks like whig has been watching Anton Petrov
youtu.be/5-orZ05poqw
Posted by: gKWVE

I've been watching this guy off and on for several years.

He's really good at explaining some of these complicated subjects in physics, cosmology and astronomy.

Russian emigre to Australia, I believe.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:45 PM (6ydKt)

174 Tucker is a bowl cut away from being Greta Thunberg. Never go full Thunberg.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 19, 2026 06:45 PM (sI5HU)

175 Is the existence of Area 51 still classified?

The other 50 Areas are were the real secret shit is.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 06:45 PM (/lPRQ)

176 Also, you added the word "intelligent." Way to move the goalposts.

I did no such thing. I wrote both of life and of intelligent life, because this discussion is covering both topics. There are additional assumptions that must be made for intelligent life, of which we know even less than for life, of which we know practically nothing.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:45 PM (EXyHK)

177 I wrote both of life and of intelligent life, because this discussion is covering both topics.

Including Delurker, at 91, if I’m reading that comment correctly…

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:47 PM (EXyHK)

178 Assuming life started here randomly.

Which is a pretty big assumption that most people want to ignore.
Posted by: Methos


What if I told you it wasn't random, but by some design which would never be done anywhere else. QED.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)

179 "The lawyer may well face sanctions"

Sanctions! oooooo

Posted by: guy who always says nothing will happen and is usually right at February 19, 2026 06:49 PM (vFG9F)

180 signed the legislation authorizing the internment camps.
——

Hindsight is 20/20

In 1942 the allies were getting their ass kicked. Bad. Pearl Harbor fleet was nearly destroyed. Fears of an invasion, the west coast, were very real.

You have to read history closely to begin to understand. It’s also worth noting the US government wasn’t leaving anything to chance. World War 2 was a close run thing. The USA had its ass in the wind.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 06:56 PM (1biuY)

181 That airport security officer is history's second-greatest monster, behind only Winston Churchill.

Posted by: C. Tarlson at February 19, 2026 07:19 PM (ZmwMh)

182 Bad publicity is still publicity. I'd prefer the starve him of attention approach. Carry on.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 19, 2026 07:50 PM (cS1cw)

The Atlantic Publishe a Viral "Report" Account of a Boy Dying of Measles Because His Parents Didn't Vaccinate Him.
One Small Problem: The "Report" Is Actually Fiction, a "Hypothetical" Morality Play But That Atlantic Presented It As Actual Truth.

The Washington Post
@washingtonpost

Elizabeth Bruenig's account of a mother's experience learning her child will die of measles has remained one of the Atlantic's most read stories since it was published.

But some say the story felt misleading once they learned it was reported fiction.

That's the Washington Post soft-peddling what woke Fake Christian arch-lefty Elizabeth Bruenig did, and what the absurd AWFUL vanity vengeance project The Atlantic did.

They felt the story was misleading?

IT WAS, FACTUALLY, MISLEADING. It was presented as "reportage" when it was purely an exercise in creative writing.

Yes, it's based on the reality of how measles can be deadly -- but Star Trek isn't Real Journalism just because it's based, at some distance, on some actual science. It's a dramatization.

And that's what this is -- at best, it's a dramatization of what could happen if measles is left untreated in a child.

But it was presented as what really happened to two real children really exposed to measels.

Elizabeth Bruenig wrote a completely fictitious story about a boy dying of measles. Because, presumably, his MAGA/MAHA parents didn't vaccinate him. Once again, there is no mention of the 15 million completely unvaccinated illegal aliens flooding this country. And they're much more likely to actually be carriers of measels, because they come from places with low vaccination rates that do not have the "herd immunity" needed to put a disease into extinction.

But ignoring that -- this story was a work of fiction. But The Atlantic really wanted to put those MAGA/MAHA vaccine skeptics on blast, and really give its AWFUL readership something to be outraged about, something to feel superior about, so the printed this literal fiction as a real, true piece of factual journalism.

I repeat: It is fiction. I don't mean it's biased, I mean the Fake Christian lefty just made the story up -- based on real reports and real science, she says -- to serve as a harrowing morality play about vaccine hesitancy.

But her condition does not improve over the next couple of days. Her cough wracks her whole body, rounding her delicate bird shoulders. She does not sleep well. And as you lift up her pajama top to check her rash one morning, you see that her breathing is labored, shadows pooling between her ribs when she sucks in air. You suffer an icy moment of realization: This is a medical crisis. What you will learn later is that the tiny air sacs inside her lungs have become breeding grounds for the virus, and the inflammation generated by her immune response is inhibiting oxygen from reaching her bloodstream. You don't want to worry your daughter, so you try to sound calm when you call the pediatrician and describe her symptoms at a rapid clip. The receptionist responds gently, types swiftly, and then pauses. Are your children vaccinated? she asks. Her tone is flat and inscrutable, but you detect an undercurrent of judgment. You wince and tell her the truth. No, you say, no vaccines. She puts you on hold. While you wait, you take your son out of his high chair and wipe his runny nose with his bib.

This is what The Atlantic claims was a valid disclaimer alerting you to the fact that everything you just read was made-up -- based on medical reports about untreated measles, yes, but an entirely fictitious story about children who do not exist:

This story is based on extensive reporting and interviews with physicians, including those who have cared directly for patients with measles.

Does that alert you to the fact that this is a work of fiction? Far from it -- it insists this is real reportage.

And The Atlantic, looking to get some viral advertising, presented it as fact until other reporters started asking about it.

The story -- the fiction -- was originally published as a 100% true factual "journalistic" account, with no warning or disclaimer to alert readers to the contrary.


At least, not until The Atlantic's foray into Imaginary Journalism began provoking a reaction from journalists who like to pretend they don't do this same thing every single day.

When I initially read Bruenig's story, I was stunned: An Atlantic staff writer's unvaccinated child had died of measles in the 2020s, and now she was writing about it? At the end of Bruenig's piece, though, there's an editor's note: "This story is based on extensive reporting and interviews with physicians, including those who have cared directly for patients with measles." That was the point when I sent a gift link to my mom group: "as far as I can tell this piece is fiction. What do we think about this choice? I am very conflicted!!!" My conflict stemmed from my concern that, though the piece was heavily researched, it was not a true story. I wondered if the key people whose minds might be changed by it -- people who don't vaccinate their kids -- would brush it off as fiction, or fake.

And that's this journalist's only concern -- not that falsehood is being presented as fact, but just that this story, once revealed to be fiction, would fail to serve its purpose as pro-vaccine propaganda.

More:


Update 2/19/2026: After this piece was published, I heard from two different people who received The Atlantic's original press push email for the piece around 4:30 PM on Thursday afternoon. At that time, when they clicked through, there was not an editor's note/disclaimer on the piece at all. Both of those readers, who are professional journalists, responded to the press email with confusion and asked if the story was real. An Atlantic spokesperson emailed one of these readers back and said, "This is based on a mother's real account. Thanks for checking." Sometime after that, the disclaimer was added and it was there when I read the story around 7 PM on Thursday night. An Atlantic spokesperson told me yesterday, "The note was added almost immediately after publication." [Emphasis added.] This information is significant to me because it suggests that within The Atlantic there was confusion about whether the piece was fictional.

Some Atlantic readers seem to share my sense of conflict -- or missed the editor's note and thought it was true. "Thank you to this mom for the incredible generosity of sharing this story -- nothing could be more tragic. I'm so sorry," one commenter wrote.

Another reader commented: "Beautiful, powerful writing! This is not the reporter's personal story, correct? Is it one family's true story or a composite based on her reporting? I find it very compelling and potentially persuasive to families who question vaccines. I would love to know more about how the piece came together."

This particular shill is defending the deceit as, get this, "creative nonfiction."

Bullshit, says Rachel Beddard.

Rachael Bedard
@RBMD1982

First, as @Megankstack and @laurahazardowen and others have noted, this piece wasn't "reported", it was researched; and it isn't creative non-fiction, it is just fiction. It is not based on a real family's story. It is entirely invented. Per Bruenig's interview w Laura, she never actually spoke to a family where the children had measles and suffered complications; she simply interviewed doctors who had experience with measles patients or knew about the virus's potential harms. This isn't any different than the kind of research lots of novel writers engage in as they write their fiction. It does not constitute the fact gathering that amounts to a true story.

I blame The Atlantic for this. They probably commissioned the "creative nonfiction." They weren't deceived about this being a made-up dramatization.

The Atlantic chose to sell this to readers as real, because they really wanted that propaganda impact.

The piece was advertised to other journalists as a real, genuine story. You know, as actually true:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:39 PM




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1 yay

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 04:39 PM (CWTWj)

2 1st

Posted by: GF at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (mFN/k)

3 i noodled

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (CWTWj)

4 >>>reported fiction

aka Modern Journalism.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 04:41 PM (8mulE)

5 Hey if they can't find a story they will make one up.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 19, 2026 04:41 PM (0N4FZ)

6 And they're much more likely to actually be carriers of vaccine

Umm....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 04:42 PM (mluK8)

7 i noodled
Posted by: gnats local 678

Rah, Man.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:42 PM (77rzZ)

8 Tell a lie big enough and often enough, and it becomes true.

-- Josef Stalin, or someone like that

Posted by: zombie at February 19, 2026 04:42 PM (se8lQ)

9 Willowed:

Team USA just got their gold medals in women's hockey.

Every one of them were singing their asses off, most of them with tears in their eyes.

As it should be.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at February 19, 2026 04:42 PM (oSeBJ)

10 >>>And they're much more likely to actually be carriers of vaccine,

I think you mean carriers of disease

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 04:43 PM (8mulE)

11 Andrew Sullivan? You gonna say sorry?

Posted by: Stephen Glass at February 19, 2026 04:43 PM (gKWVE)

12 BS even if it was true.... It wouldn't matter if one wasn't vaccinated if Biden hadn't filled the Country with third World disease spreaders.. Also.. measles rarely kills you...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 04:43 PM (pVNyz)

13 Fake and gay.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 04:43 PM (z5QST)

14 The Atlantic Publishe a Viral "Report" Account of a Boy Dying of Measles Because His Parents Didn't Vaccinate Him.
One Small Problem: The "Report" Is Actually Fiction, a "Hypothetical" Morality Play But That Atlantic Presented It As Actual Truth.

I...don't see the problem here. Sure, some details are off, but the truthiness of the underlying story is accurate.

Posted by: Dan Rather at February 19, 2026 04:43 PM (JCZqz)

15 of all the things that didn't happen, this didn't happen the longest.

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (rbvCR)

16 Just more Rube-ola.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (DsA2n)

17 I suppose every story that makes MAGA look bad should be considered a hoax until proven otherwise.

Yes, we have some fools in the fold, but for the most part, MAGA are honest and straightforward. That's why they are MAGA folks.

It's rather like all the black hate hoaxes, or the homosexual hate hoaxes. There just aren't enough racists or bigots for leftists to hate, so they make them up.

This is no different. Kids don't die from measles anymore.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (I40wl)

18 >>> The Atlantic Publishe a Viral "Report" Account of a Boy Dying of Measles Because His Parents Didn't Vaccinate Him...

Assume it is true - He got measles from an illegal alien.
Could call it biological warfare.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (/lPRQ)

19 Did she not fake go to see the fake doctor?

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (uQzkA)

20 tell a lie often enough and you could be a democrat

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (CWTWj)

21 I'm a little confused: Don't the death-worshipping woke cult-member crazed commie mob that constitutes The Atlantic's readership WANT all the MAGA kids to die? Letting them die of measles saves them the effort of head-kicking the kids to death later.

Posted by: zombie at February 19, 2026 04:45 PM (se8lQ)

22 >>>Elizabeth Bruenig wrote a completely fictitious story about a boy dying of measles.

I'm not seeing the issue.

Posted by: Stephen Glass at February 19, 2026 04:45 PM (8mulE)

23 And that's this journalist's only concern -- not that falsehood is being presented as fact, but just that this story, once revealed to be fiction, would fail to serve its purpose as pro-vaccine propaganda.

"Come back to me", 20 year old Sophie Marceau pleaded. "I can't live without your Paolo-esque manhood." "No", I replied, "no harbor is my home". "At least you're an honest man", she sobbed.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 04:45 PM (Riz8t)

24 Willowed:4
The Nazis deliberately tried to erase Jews and other ethnic groups. The Japanese were murderous and evil, too (and worse in many ways), but when the metric was "who was more genocidal", I don't know if the Japanese were actually trying to ERADICATE a specific group of people like the Nazis did. They enslaved and abused and murdered, sure, but tried to systematically eradicate?
Posted by: Military Moron

The Japs were not really on board with the Shoah. They didn't hate Jews any more than they hated other Westerners. I get the impression that they were rather perplexed by Nazi Jew-hatred.
Posted by: Bulg

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:46 PM (77rzZ)

25 I had measles as a child.

I didn't die. In fact, I don't think there was ever any worry that I would do anything except recover.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 19, 2026 04:46 PM (FMtrg)

26 Their entire worldview is a cult of fantasy, no surprise most of their journalism is, too.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 04:46 PM (6ydKt)

27 12 BS even if it was true.... It wouldn't matter if one wasn't vaccinated if Biden hadn't filled the Country with third World disease spreaders.. Also.. measles rarely kills you...
Posted by: It's me donna

Ix-nay on the acts-fay.

Posted by: zombie at February 19, 2026 04:46 PM (se8lQ)

28 these women are all nutjobs

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 04:46 PM (j+aD2)

29 "It's rather like all the black hate hoaxes, or the homosexual hate hoaxes. There just aren't enough racists or bigots for leftists to hate, so they make them up."

Yep. This is the MO of leftists. Oh, you aren't my enemy?, so I'll make you my enemy.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 04:47 PM (DgMqy)

30 I would add that leftists are so filled with bigotry and racism and hate and condescension they can't believe that MAGA folks aren't. It's their only world view.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 04:47 PM (I40wl)

31 >>>And they're much more likely to actually be carriers of vaccine,

I think you mean carriers of disease
Posted by: No Name Today

An honest mistake, these last five or six years.

Posted by: mikeski at February 19, 2026 04:47 PM (VHUov)

32 To make the story plausible they would have to use an illegal alien family. That is where the measles outbreaks are coming from but you aren't allowed to say that in good company

Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 04:47 PM (GUOwU)

33 Who was the NYT or WaPo journalist who wrote the totally fake story about the kid who was a drug addict?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:47 PM (77rzZ)

34 NBC and their Estes rocket motors was not supposed to be a how-to.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 04:48 PM (J0Fdh)

35 BS even if it was true.... It wouldn't matter if one wasn't vaccinated if Biden hadn't filled the Country with third World disease spreaders.. Also.. measles rarely kills you...
Posted by: It's me donna

Ironically, the only thing that makes the story plausable is flooding the country with diseased masses.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 04:48 PM (/lPRQ)

36 Shameless people are really good a shamming others. Must be a journalist.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 04:49 PM (pZ64F)

37 The media as a whole need to contract Ebola.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 04:49 PM (J0Fdh)

38 Fake but like accuratish. Right?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:49 PM (Kc+Vz)

39 Takes a pretty sick mind to go through all the motions to put that sort of shit on paper, to be read by others.

It's like a manifesto. Sorta'

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 04:50 PM (jtM2q)

40 What ol WTS said about reporters 165 years ago is just as cromulent today.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 04:50 PM (lUh0I)

41 Now, about the resurgence of TB...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 04:50 PM (/lPRQ)

42 25 I had measles as a child.

I didn't die. In fact, I don't think there was ever any worry that I would do anything except recover.
Posted by: Emmie

Friend of mine had measles too. Yawn. Out of school for a week, back like nothing happened.

Measles was more dangerous in the 1200-1900 era.. But like all diseases, it evolved over the years to be more contagious but less serious. Gone are the days that measles was a death sentence -- just syphilis, Covid, etc. etc. -- all ameliorated over time.

Posted by: zombie at February 19, 2026 04:50 PM (se8lQ)

43 It's called unrestricted warfare. The more of you we can maim and kill with vaccines justifies our methods.

Posted by: The Atlantic at February 19, 2026 04:51 PM (2gvXb)

44 Did the CDC and LA ever get that typhoid ground zero that surrounded an LAPD precinct cured?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 04:51 PM (J0Fdh)

45 I'm hoping on his deathbed the small child cried and asked "Mom, why did you listen to Trump and not get me vaccinated?"

Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 04:51 PM (GUOwU)

46 People actually read The Atlantic? Huh.

Measles vaccine goes back to the early 70s. AFAIK, never much controversy about it, dunno if any suspected downsides. Then again, in the context of a "healthcare" saturated modern society, measles is generally a nothingburger (OTOH first thing you do with refugee populations is give them a measles shot, among others, depending location/conditions).

Thought the issue (mostly) with vaccine "resistance" is a common sense rebellion at *dozens* of "vaccinations" beginning, FFS, with *infants*.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 19, 2026 04:51 PM (U/Byj)

47 We're also not supposed to notice that measles is far worse in Canada. Can't blame it on MAGA if you mention that.

Can't hate 'em enough.

Posted by: spongeworthy at February 19, 2026 04:51 PM (sLLbN)

48 Who was the NYT or WaPo journalist who wrote the totally fake story about the kid who was a drug addict?
Posted by: Bulg

Answered my own question: Jayson Blair, NYT.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:51 PM (77rzZ)

49 I actually thought this was non-fiction I was reading it. I just kept saying Oh my god, Oh my god at every juncture where the mother did not take her child's illness seriously.

There’s a footnote this was written after talking with doctors who deal with measles cases, so the way I understood it was this is based on a composite of true stories.

People were complaining about this article being fictional, but personally I enjoy bruenigs prose

They’ll call it fiction since they’ve never seen it. But sadly, because of how things are now, they’re already denying things they have seen with their own eyes. We are entering a dark age.

Get your kids vaccinated for this, for their sake and for other kids. I was vaccinated and still got it, because someone else didn't get the vaccine.

'it hits you, this is not the flu. this is not chicken pox. this is something serious.' le ugh. i hate that cavalier attitude, when both of those can also have life long serious consequences🙄 (rare- like measles but still noteworthy)

You forget the kicker, where you tell yourself measles isn't so bad, it only killed one of your kids. And it was God's will

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 04:52 PM (JCZqz)

50 @33 Bulg, Janet Cooke at the WAPO published a story about an 8 yr old drug addict. It was during the time that every other month a fake story was coming out

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:52 PM (Kc+Vz)

51 Notice they didn't find an actual, recent case of measles because invariably it would have involved an alien or someone related to an alien. nOoo, can't have that, gotta make it much more dramatic something we all can related to ...

An Atlantic staffer's kid. So relatable.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 19, 2026 04:52 PM (diia5)

52 Say.....is the point that this isn't true? Im so confused. I thought I got that the first 20 or so times it was stated but now Im not so sure.

Posted by: SS at February 19, 2026 04:52 PM (e8Nbd)

53 I see nothing wrong with this story.

Posted by: Dan Rather at February 19, 2026 04:52 PM (G0vdT)

54 sock off

Posted by: WisRich at February 19, 2026 04:53 PM (G0vdT)

55 The comments to the Atlantic's X post are wild. An interesting experiment would be to add the comment "why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?" and see what happens.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 19, 2026 04:53 PM (2ap+5)

56 Has Janet Cooke commented?

I think you'd be better off using O'Brian's Mauritius Command or Nordoff and Hall's Mutiny on the Bounty as factual. (The former is actually quite close.)

Posted by: Eeyore at February 19, 2026 04:53 PM (AlhUl)

57 Not the first foray into fiction by The Atlantic.

Remember that fake memoir from Iraq?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 04:53 PM (J0Fdh)

58 The debased losers that read the Atlantic will believe anything? I think it's time to put together a good con to run on them.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 04:54 PM (abIsI)

59 Did I say 8 year old boy? I meant 23 year old "performance artist." And did I say measles? I meant AIDS. Other than that, totally true.

Posted by: Atlantic Editor at February 19, 2026 04:54 PM (0e5Te)

60 The comments to the Atlantic's X post are wild. An interesting experiment would be to add the comment "why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?" and see what happens.

--

They don't appear to even know this is a made-up story. One guy tweets, "This superb article deserves a Pulitzer, for real."

Lord have mercy.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 04:54 PM (qBdHI)

61 Another lie by the left. Another cup of water for the ocean.
But this lie, this one right here… this will be the one to wake people up.
At last.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 04:54 PM (jbnUc)

62 Bulg, Janet Cooke at the WAPO published a story about an 8 yr old drug addict. It was during the time that every other month a fake story was coming out
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Thanks. I had her confused with the Jayson Blair story I mentioned above. Both fabulists, and fairly close together in time, IIRC.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:55 PM (77rzZ)

63 But this is done in service of hiding the truth:

There are real people dying of measles right now in the world.

They are just ... the wrong skin color and don't live in the United States.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 04:55 PM (HXT0k)

64 Speaking of performance artists the Left loved.

What happened to Ron Reagan Je?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 04:55 PM (J0Fdh)

65 "Come back to me", 20 year old Sophie Marceau pleaded. "I can't live without your Paolo-esque manhood." "No", I replied, "no harbor is my home". "At least you're an honest man", she sobbed.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 04:45 PM


Sophie, you're a fine girl.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 04:55 PM (jc0TO)

66 Chat GPT tells me a child who receives the US vaccine schedule takes in 4 mg of Aluminum, which has the added benefit of making their insides completely corrosion-resistant.

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 04:55 PM (r3hkP)

67 Did she not fake go to see the fake doctor?

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (uQzkA)


I was fake wondering this myself. If my fake child had a fake cough for more than a few fake days I'd call the fake doctor for sure.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 04:56 PM (iA2Bg)

68 The Atlantic owned by Loureen Jobs bff of Ghislaine Maxwell. That Atlantic, surprise, surprise, surprise

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:56 PM (Kc+Vz)

69 What happened to Ron Reagan Jr.?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Dancing for Pete Buttigieg?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:56 PM (77rzZ)

70 I've never had the measles. If I contract the disease will my balls fall off?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 04:57 PM (abIsI)

71 Willowed because I insist on myself.
262 261
‘ And according to Bill O'Reilly's book did some pretty sick sexual stuff too.’

You mean the Japs did, not Bill, right?
Posted by: Dr. Claw

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 04:58 PM (jbnUc)

72 Didn't all the Brady kids come home from school, one by one, one day having been sent home with the measles? They all just spent a few days in bed with TV trays full of perfectly balanced lunches and good, fresh milk being run up and down the stairs by Mike, Carol and Alice.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 04:58 PM (qBdHI)

73 Bulg, Janet Cooke at the WAPO published a story about an 8 yr old drug addict. It was during the time that every other month a fake story was coming out
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Similar to that time every month where she takes lots of pain killers, eats lots of ice cream, and is extra irritable at work.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 19, 2026 04:58 PM (Xjl//)

74 I was vaccinated and still got it, because someone else didn't get the vaccine.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 04:52 PM

That's not how this works..

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 04:58 PM (jc0TO)

75
Damn reality refuses to conform to My Truth.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 04:58 PM (aM1Wh)

76 Measles was more dangerous in the 1200-1900 era.. But like all diseases, it evolved over the years to be more contagious but less serious. Gone are the days that measles was a death sentence -- just syphilis, Covid, etc. etc. -- all ameliorated over time.
Posted by: zombie at February 19, 2026 04:50 PM (se8lQ)

Better diet, more sun, less pollution, better quarters, less lead, more vitamin A, aspirin . . . All of these things make the body better prepared.

The nortwest indians were destroyed by measles, but they had marginal nutrition in the winter, no understanding of how it spread, no genetic background with the disease, and worst of all they would treat it with poultices, steam baths followed by cold plunges, and the epidemic destroyed the community links that would have been possible to help nurse each other through the disease outbreak.
Parents would abandon children, neighbors would abandon each other, and leave the sick to starve or not out of fear of infection. This is what happened during the black plagues in Europe as well.

I think it was a measles outbreak that led to the Whitman massacre, too. Lots of panic and searches for scapegoats

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 04:59 PM (rbvCR)

77 Sounds like their fictional COVID "vaccine denier" death stories.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 04:59 PM (YwEeS)

78 They felt the story was misleading

See Also: “Potentially” or “Perceived”.

One facet of modern writing, everyone is loathe to make declarative statements of facts. Lots of “can” or “may” when there is no question or debate on the matter.

This “rule” however is rejected when actual opinion, libel or slander is used against say, Trump.
Never any “alleged” or other reasonable qualifiers.

Juvenile editorials presented as straight news.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 04:59 PM (pPsbV)

79 Reminds me of a WSJ front page story at least 10 years ago. A nurse from TN (I think) volunteered every year for some medical mission to African countries. So that year she came back with some disease - pertussis? can't recall - that had been virtually eliminated in the US since the 50s, but was making a come-back.

(OK, class, who can guess how this come-back occurred?)

Far far down the article, well into the jump section on another page ..... drum roll .... was the half-assed admission that the resurgence of said disease in the US was centered in ...... second drum roll .... border states!!! Surprise!

Posted by: rhomboid at February 19, 2026 04:59 PM (U/Byj)

80 Ron Jr. vanished in the mid 90s.
Haven’t seen much of his sister, either.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 05:00 PM (6ydKt)

81 Didn't all the Brady kids come home from school, one by one, one day having been sent home with the measles? They all just spent a few days in bed with TV trays full of perfectly balanced lunches and good, fresh milk being run up and down the stairs by Mike, Carol and Alice.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 04:58 PM (qBdHI)

Sure, Jan.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 05:00 PM (MGB5H)

82 I had the German measles as a child. I think that is considered to be a more serious illness.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 05:00 PM (jc0TO)

83 PSA
Re: Absent Friend - Jim Sunk New Dawn 2025
Kim DuToit still has one long gun of Jim's to liquidate for the estate. See linky in my nicky.
In part -

Parker-Hale M48 Mauser (.308 Win)

So here’s the deal.

I’m raffling this lovely rifle off to you, O my Readers. $10 per ticket, no limit on the number of tickets per person, and I’m keeping the raffle open until I get the amount collected up to where I won’t be embarrassed to pass it on to the Widow Irish. (Reminder: I do not benefit financially from any of this. All the money less the shipping cost goes straight to her.)

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 05:00 PM (/lPRQ)

84 If you were vaccinated and still got it, it wasn't a vaccine. And why would it matter if others are unvaccinated? You just stated you got it anyway.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026 05:00 PM (+mUZM)

85 Daily reminder that however much you hate the media/press, you don't hate them enough.

Imagine this desiccated old crone sitting around flicking her bean over writing a fictitious story about a child dying of a communicable disease.

Vile shit.

Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 05:00 PM (5aZAZ)

86 Horde mind.
At least Steve Glass is now living his best life out on the west coast not writing "journalism". I guess he saved his soul.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 05:01 PM (gKWVE)

87 I was vaccinated and still got it, because someone else didn't get the vaccine.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

That's not how this works..
Posted by: toby928(c)

Honestly not sure if that was a genuine idiot, or one of Our People in a sheep costume.

Posted by: mikeski at February 19, 2026 05:01 PM (VHUov)

88 Measles is terrible ... I died from measles three times in just the last ten years.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 05:01 PM (vbXSk)

89 My theory is that leftism is a variant of sadism:

They enjoy controlling people and telling them what to do, and demand submission and compliance.

Doesn't matter what the to[pic is or the purported reason for it: Like all sadists, the goal is merely to assert total dominance over others. Often the sadist will conccoct random pointless task and demands, jus to see the other person submit.

Wit sadists, the pleasure is sexual. With leftist, it could be sexual as well, but more often sublmated into a grotesque twisted mental triumph.

Posted by: zombie at February 19, 2026 05:02 PM (se8lQ)

90 At least it's "The Atlantic." Hardly anyone reads it.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 19, 2026 05:02 PM (qFwJc)

91 willowed
263 A Muslim man wearing a *kalawa on his wrist, a *tilak on his forehead, and *Rudraksha beads around his neck was befriending Hindu girls in Indore.

*Hindu ritual ornaments

Bajrang Dal (Hindu vigilantes) caught him, beat him, and paraded him to the police station.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 05:03 PM (1whRW)

92 was vaccinated and still got it, because someone else didn't get the vaccine.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

That's not how this works..
Posted by: toby928(c)

Due to the covid "vaccine" these people actually believe that vaccines don't stop you from getting the disease.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 05:03 PM (MGB5H)

93 88 Measles is terrible ... I died from measles three times in just the last ten years.
Posted by: illiniwek

That's awful! That's why I wear a mask, even when alone in my car or at home. I don't want to risk re-infecting myself!

Posted by: Branch Covidian at February 19, 2026 05:03 PM (JCZqz)

94
US gets Gold in women's whatever it is. Free skate? Short program? I don't know what it's called.

Japs were Silver and Bronze.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 05:03 PM (aM1Wh)

95 In addition, teenage boys and men are very susceptible to a condition, called orchitis, which causes pain and swelling in the testicles and scrotum, and in rare cases, explosion.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 05:04 PM (abIsI)

96 80 Ron Jr. vanished in the mid 90s.
Haven’t seen much of his sister, either.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 05:00 PM (6ydKt)

He shows up every 4 yrs to shit on the GOP and tell people to vote Democrat. I was shocked to see he is married to a Woman and has kids.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 19, 2026 05:04 PM (FCrpy)

97 74 I was vaccinated and still got it, because someone else didn't get the vaccine.
---

Good thing it wasn't Bill Gates vaccine or you would be dead.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 05:04 PM (1whRW)

98 12 BS even if it was true.... It wouldn't matter if one wasn't vaccinated if Biden hadn't filled the Country with third World disease spreaders.. Also.. measles rarely kills you...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 04:43 PM (pVNyz)

Same with TB. Something we almost never saw in the US anymore until...

Posted by: Thanks Biden at February 19, 2026 05:05 PM (TbWk/)

99 Particularly vile and offensive was the assertion that because one might have valid reservations about an experimental emergency vaccine - and that it is in fact illegal to coerce or require anyone to participate outside the DOD - they labeled normal intelligent reasonable decent people as “anti-vaxx” and “science deniers” and censored actual epidemiologists and scientists with decades in the field.

The people who had such a hard on for that vaxx gave me pause. I contracted it in February of 2020 and recovered. Long before any vaccine was a gleam in Fauci’s eye.

There was no way I was going to take it for that reason. “Oh, that’s Double Plus Good!!”

Sure, Jan

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 05:05 PM (pPsbV)

100 Banana Dream’s account of being a sexual Tyrannosaurus with a giant harem of buxom movie starlets is an absolutely cracking tale.

But some say the story felt misleading once they learned it was idiotic contrived bullshit.

Posted by: banana Dream - 1001 nights at February 19, 2026 05:06 PM (qLtZW)

101 It would really help when they publish their bullshit to start the stories with: "It was a dark and stormy night."

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 05:06 PM (2WIwB)

102 Measles--you mean the contagious disease that nearly every kid got back in the early '60s? (Google says over 90% of all children got measles by age 15 back in the early '60s. Yet we survived, somehow...)

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 19, 2026 05:06 PM (XMwZJ)

103 It will become true if right wingers keep avoiding vaccines out of superstition. Boo science gonna get ya!

Posted by: Sid at February 19, 2026 05:06 PM (qdmJK)

104 88 Measles is terrible ... I died from measles three times in just the last ten years.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 05:01 PM (vbXSk)

My son Beau died of measles while fighting Nazis in Kabul

Posted by: Joe My Word as a Biden at February 19, 2026 05:07 PM (TbWk/)

105 Sid, you ignorant slut.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 05:07 PM (2UnvF)

106 "Is it one family's true story or a composite based on her reporting?"

Didn't Barry Obama claim his fictional biography presented a "composite" girlfriend? Or was that some other fraud?

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 05:07 PM (vbXSk)

107 Maybe TB cases will decrease as deporting increases. Maybe we'll get a chart with cool colors and arrows.

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 05:07 PM (uQzkA)

108 No sid, the rhythm is gonna get you.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 05:07 PM (MGB5H)

109 Sid sounds vaccinated.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 05:08 PM (FCYiI)

110 There's a story Mark Twain wrote about how when he was a boy in Hannibal he tried to sneak in and sleep with a friend who had the measles so he would get them.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 19, 2026 05:08 PM (eStot)

111 I would have died from measles but I had already been killed by Net Neutrality a few years back.

Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 05:08 PM (5aZAZ)

112 The Japanese are the Jews of Asia. They have their own word for Goyim too.

Thanks to all who explained this term a couple of posts ago.

Posted by: Field Marshal Bricktop at February 19, 2026 05:08 PM (wBaIH)

113 I salute the "crunchy moms" and others of MAHA. You can tell they've made it, since they're getting the MAGA "hate crime hoax" treatment. Cheers!

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 05:09 PM (Sy6m/)

114 The U.S. women's Olympic hockey team just defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime to win the gold medal.

By the ancient laws of combat, Alberta is now rightfully ours

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 05:09 PM (rbvCR)

115 Sid sounds vaccinated retarded.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 05:08 PM (FCYiI)

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

Suggested edit.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 05:09 PM (2UnvF)

116 Not surprising. They do not want to report the facts, but change the world.

AI is going to make this worse. They just got caught here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)

117 Get your kids vaccinated for this, for their sake and for other kids. I was vaccinated and still got it, because someone else didn't get the vaccine.
____

Hah, a MAHA might have snuck through Reddit Moderator defenses.

Of course this fake article (farticle?) might backfire on Atlantic's lefty readers. They might be more inclined to load their one child they had at 42 with all the vaccines as soon and as close together as possible. Which might not be a good strategy.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 05:10 PM (Dv3i1)

118 The [put any Asian race here] are the Jews of Asia. They have their own word for Goyim too.

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 05:11 PM (rbvCR)

119 Suggested edit.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 05:09 PM (2UnvF)
----
Embrace the power of "and."

Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 05:11 PM (5aZAZ)

120 > based on real reports and real science, she says

Ace, I think you mean,"based on real reports and real science, she CLAIMS WITHOUT EVIDENCE"

Posted by: RandomDave at February 19, 2026 05:11 PM (aJQbY)

121 It's not important whether it's true. What's important is the TRUTH that this fascist administration is anti-science. Pointing out that the child doesn't exist is a distraction.

Posted by: Karen in HR at February 19, 2026 05:11 PM (wGerL)

122 Wait, the Media lies about things? No way!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 19, 2026 05:11 PM (CHHv1)

123 71 Willowed because I insist on myself.
262 261
‘ And according to Bill O'Reilly's book did some pretty sick sexual stuff too.’

You mean the Japs did, not Bill, right?
Posted by: Dr. Claw
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 04:58 PM (jbnUc)

Yes...the Japanese - not good old Bill....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 05:12 PM (QGaXH)

124 It's not important whether it's true. What's important is the TRUTH that this fascist administration is anti-science. Pointing out that the child doesn't exist is a distraction.
Posted by: Karen in HR

We don't believe in facts, we believe in truth.
-president shitpants

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 05:12 PM (MGB5H)

125 US gets Gold in women's whatever it is. Free skate? Short program? I don't know what it's called.

Japs were Silver and Bronze.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

US beat Canada to get the gold I women's hockey too. Yea!

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 05:12 PM (lJ0H4)

126 "But some say the story felt misleading once they learned it was reported fiction."

The nerve of those people.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 19, 2026 05:12 PM (vFG9F)

127 >>@KanekoaTheGreat
·
2h
>>🚨BREAKING: An explosive deposition clip just surfaced of Les Wexner revealing that Jeffrey Epstein claimed he was the financial adviser to Élie de Rothschild and the Rothschild family in France.

>>Wexner says he personally verified it:

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 05:12 PM (viF8m)

128 So far I have not seen/heard:

* a single "human interest" story
* a single political statement/gesture of any kind
* a single commercial of any kind

All while watching hours and hours of cross-country, biathlon, speed skating, and (a bit) of men's hockey and luge. All this took was $11 for one month of Peacock (which will be cancelled), and minimal tactical agility with browsers, mute, etc.

I am not a TV producer type, so not sure exactly what's going on. But at least in the nordic skiing coverage, the on-air team will cut to their third wheel (I think for stupid human interest s**t). In the replays (almost all I watch), there is simple dead air, while the cameras continue to cover the race. Then back to the main guys. So even *that* small annoyance is absent.

Just FYI. Carry on.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 19, 2026 05:13 PM (U/Byj)

129 Banana Dream’s account of being a sexual Tyrannosaurus with a giant harem of buxom movie starlets is an absolutely cracking tale.

But some say the story felt misleading once they learned it was idiotic contrived bullshit.
Posted by: banana Dream - 1001 nights at February 19, 2026 05:06 PM (qLtZW)

***

How odd!!! I've had a dream very much like that. And I owned a liquor store and a private jet.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 05:13 PM (2WIwB)

130 Can we just get back to Guthrie! Guthrie! Guthrie!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, still mystified by who, exactly, Guthrie is at February 19, 2026 05:13 PM (XeU6L)

131
I had measles when I was a kid. There was no measles vaccine back then. And not so many wetbacks.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 19, 2026 05:13 PM (azNOR)

132 He shows up every 4 yrs to shit on the GOP and tell people to vote Democrat. I was shocked to see he is married to a Woman and has kids.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
---

Got to keep the trustfund intact.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 05:13 PM (1whRW)

133 Does anyone have a link to the SLS wet dress rehearsal that is going on right now?

It should be fueled by now.

Posted by: pawn at February 19, 2026 05:14 PM (+rKuc)

134 When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 05:15 PM (Cqx++)

135 Wait, are they saying Nancy Guthrie died of measles?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 05:15 PM (2UnvF)

136 had the German measles as a child.

Yknow who else was German?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 05:16 PM (Kt19C)

137 I am waiting for the Urban biathalon: bike riding and getting off periodically to scream at cars

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 05:16 PM (rbvCR)

138 Yknow who else was German?
___

Katerina Witt

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 05:16 PM (Dv3i1)

139 He shows up every 4 yrs to shit on the GOP and tell people to vote Democrat. I was shocked to see he is married to a Woman and has kids.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

Beards.

Posted by: And not the facial hair kind at February 19, 2026 05:16 PM (TbWk/)

140 Yknow who else was German?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 05:16 PM (Kt19C)

That bitch, Stephi Graf

Posted by: Monica Seles at February 19, 2026 05:18 PM (8mulE)

141 131
I had measles when I was a kid. There was no measles vaccine back then. And not so many wetbacks.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
---

Measles, both kind, mumps. Ever body did.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 05:18 PM (1whRW)

142 Yknow who else was German?
___

Katerina Witt
Posted by: Chuck Marte
=====

Claudia Schiffer

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 05:19 PM (MGB5H)

143 People actually read The Atlantic? Huh.
......

My brother sends me links.
Sometimes I wonder if he really is my sister.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 05:20 PM (UjdFS)

144 Measles, both kind, mumps. Ever body did.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

Mumps. I remember it well. Very painful. I had it on both sides of my mouth.

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 05:21 PM (lJ0H4)

145
I had measles when I was a kid. There was no measles vaccine back then. And not so many wetbacks.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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Measles, both kind, mumps. Ever body did.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

And chicken pox.
But not monkey pox.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 05:21 PM (Cqx++)

146 I took a course in graduate school on how to teach writing of creative nonfiction.

The first thing we had to know was that it should be based on things that actually happened.

You can give the events a creative spin through the use of figurative language, but the story should reflect real events.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 05:22 PM (ESVrU)

147 Ya know who else was German?

Lily Von Shtupp

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:22 PM (+nEug)

148 The adult tetanus booster has brought the "P" back. Used to be DT (diphtheria/tetanus) for adults, DPT (diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus) for kids. You'll never guess why/how pertussis re-entered the picture. Had a bad sliver removed by a nurse at one a 'them minute clinic thinggies 10 years go.

In the conversation the nurse asked about my tetanus booster situation (I recently had one), then we talked about the "P" coming back. She was great. Furiously fuming over the lack of a border.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 19, 2026 05:22 PM (U/Byj)

149 Let's not talk about the documented quarantines that occurred within illegal immigrant holding facilities in Texas this past year due to measles. That's just coincidence.

Some unvaccinated Right Wing zealot who stopped by to yell racial slurs through the barbed wire must have transmitted it to them.

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 05:23 PM (dIske)

150 "created non-fiction"? The science is "settled"...

Posted by: pahound at February 19, 2026 05:23 PM (z7yPV)

151 Rick Perry says his PAC will spend "whatever we need" to support John Cornyn in the senate primary.

Glad I was never a Perry ass sniffer.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 05:24 PM (abIsI)

152 "But some say the story felt misleading once they learned it was reported fiction."
------

"A lie told often enough becomes the truth." -- Lenin

I mention again:

"We choose truth over facts" -Biden

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 05:24 PM (XeU6L)

153 banana Dream is a scientific fact. Tyrannosaurus are a scientific fact. banana Dream's account is based on reality

Posted by: banana Dream - TRUTHY! at February 19, 2026 05:25 PM (3uBP9)

154 Save your money, Rick. Cornyn is toast.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:26 PM (+nEug)

155
[ .] [. ]

Posted by: Rick Perry at February 19, 2026 05:26 PM (UjdFS)

156 135 Wait, are they saying Nancy Guthrie died of measles?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 05:15 PM (2UnvF)

And Nancy's daughter tried to have her vaccinated, but RFK Jr. stood in her way, waving his hands in her face and yelling, "Pubugubuh! Bupugubh!" And now she's dead.

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 05:27 PM (Sy6m/)

157 I am waiting for the Urban biathalon: bike riding and getting off periodically to scream at cars
Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 05:16 PM (rbvCR)

No, the Urban Biathlon is committing a drive-by shooting while pedaling a bicycle. Back in my street cop days, we arrested a misunderstood minority yoot that did that.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 19, 2026 05:27 PM (pJWtt)

158 God I would love to be in Texas right now, just to feel like a part of Cornyn losing. Never voted for him once in the 13 years I lived in Texas. Good to see a bunch of others finally waking up.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:27 PM (yjPLJ)

159 [ .] [. ]
Posted by: Rick Perry at February 19, 2026 05:26 PM (UjdFS)

Remember, ace said those were the sexiest glasses he'd ever seen on a man.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

160 >>> Rick Perry says his PAC will spend "whatever we need" to support John Cornyn in the senate primary.

Glad I was never a Perry ass sniffer.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 05:24 PM (abIsI)


Three places Perry can f-off to:

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:29 PM (3uBP9)

161 Smallpox. Everyone got it.

Posted by: Chief Lizzy Warren at February 19, 2026 05:29 PM (wGerL)

162 STOP EVERYTHING and kneel.

Glenn Beck says the GOD has spoken to him, like most famous world leaders, he was told by GOD that he's here to continue his podcast show and expose the evil truths.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 05:29 PM (abIsI)

163 ‘ Star Trek isn't Real Journalism just because it's based, at some distance, on some actual science’

‘Fuck you!’

— Scotty

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 05:30 PM (Pjo0m)

164 Wait, are they saying Nancy Guthrie died of measles?
Posted by: Duke Lowell
......

She caught it from the illegal alien who abducted her.
Now all the vultures south of Nogales have it.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 05:30 PM (UjdFS)

165 Three places Perry can f-off to:

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:29 PM (3uBP9)


The ranch with the racist rock

His HPV mandate idea bucket

Uh. Ummmmm... Errrrrrr....

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:31 PM (yjPLJ)

166
IT WAS, FACTUALLY, MISLEADING.



Shorter Ewok: It was a fucking lie.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 05:31 PM (kTyBw)

167 Glen Beck and Tucker Carlson should share an insane asylum room.

Be great TV.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 05:31 PM (jtM2q)

168 Chicken pox got you a week out of school, kindergarten I think, with minimal discomfort. Kids today are missing out.



Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (GUOwU)

169 he was told by GOD that he's here to continue his podcast show and expose the evil truths.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 05:29 PM (abIsI)

Huh. Remember Beck on headline news?


Hell, remember headline news?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

170 this just in: Hershey (and "Reeses'") is slop.
tinyurl.com/2hunp464

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (gKWVE)

171 The Winter Olympics is deficient because of one thing.

No ice fencing.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (diia5)

172 Rick Perry should stick to shooting coyotes.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (+nEug)

173 Glenn Beck says the GOD has spoken to him, like most famous world leaders, he was told by GOD that he's here to continue his podcast show and expose the evil truths.


Oh thank goodness, what would we do without another grifting podcaster.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (yjPLJ)

174 Did G-d tell Beck to sell fake "gold" products to agitated seniors?
Reckon this might be the same angel that revealed the Koran to Muhammad.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)

175
Save your money, Rick. Cornyn is toast.
Posted by: Ben Had

Hi Ben Had!


I'm okay with Rick Perry pissing away his own money on lost causes and shameless whores.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 19, 2026 05:33 PM (QVmho)

176 Rick Perry should stick to shooting coyotes.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (+nEug)


Ben! How are you my dear?

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:34 PM (yjPLJ)

177 Oh thank goodness, what would we do without another grifting podcaster.
Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (yjPLJ)

To be fair, this one does not rant about the jews or Erika kirks underwear.

Sidebar: does he(beck?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

178 165 Three places Perry can f-off to:

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:29 PM (3uBP9)
___________________________

Ever see the wheelchair scene in the movie "Manhunter?"

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 05:35 PM (dIske)

179
Hell, remember headline news?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)



I remember Andrea Thompson's boobs, before and after her Headline News stint.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 05:35 PM (kTyBw)

180 This is also stupid because nobody is saying the measles vaccine shouldn’t be given to kids. Well, I’m sure some hardcore anti-vaxers are, but the vaccine fight isn’t over proven vaccines for dangerous diseases like measles. It’s over the 500 new bullshit vaccines that do nothing but make Big Drug rich.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 05:35 PM (Pjo0m)

181 >>> this just in: Hershey (and "Reeses'") is slop.
tinyurl.com/2hunp464
Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (gKWVE)


There was a recent news about one of the expensive truffle brands. They are doing the same thing. If they don't people will probably buy the slop from someone else instead. Candy is not really in my universe anymore so I guess I don't care.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:36 PM (3uBP9)

182 "The first thing we had to know was that it should be based on things that actually happened.

You can give the events a creative spin through the use of figurative language, but the story should reflect real events.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel"


OK. So the kid didn't die, just had a bad fever. And it was a cold, not the measles. Close enough to say based on a true story.

Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 05:36 PM (GUOwU)

183 Bif, hi , hon. Hope you and yours are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:36 PM (+nEug)

184 >shameless whores
Are there bashful whores? Or do you have to go to an island for those

Posted by: Bill, uh, Smith, not from Redmond at February 19, 2026 05:36 PM (gKWVE)

185 Posted by: rhomboid at February 19, 2026 05:13 PM (U/Byj)
====
But if you cancel how will you keep up with the Real Housewives of New Jersey??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 05:37 PM (RIvkX)

186 STOP EVERYTHING and kneel.

Glenn Beck says the GOD has spoken to him, like most famous world leaders, he was told by GOD that he's here to continue his podcast show and expose the evil truths.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 05:29 PM (abIsI)

God, being ... um ... God, CAN communicate with us. Whether Glenn Beck has been touched by the Holy Spirit, I have no idea.

But to say it couldn't have possibly happened is incorrect. 2000 years of experiences by Christian mystics say otherwise.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 19, 2026 05:37 PM (pJWtt)

187 To be fair, this one does not rant about the jews or Erika kirks underwear.

Sidebar: does he(beck?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)


Fair question. I just remember him crying all the time.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:37 PM (yjPLJ)

188 It’s over the 500 new bullshit vaccines that do nothing but make Big Drug rich.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 05:35 PM (Pjo0m)

There was a push (not sure how big, really) back on vaccines before covid. Hell, a long time before. Wasn't it Jenny McCarthy who was one of the OG antivax peeps?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)

189 Rick Perry should burn in hell for sanctioning islamic schools in Texas.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:38 PM (+nEug)

190 Lying liars lie. This is not news.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 19, 2026 05:38 PM (YPldV)

191 Headline News boobs you have to mention Lynne Russell.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 19, 2026 05:39 PM (wGerL)

192 I have a hard time believing God would prefer to speak to people who dunk their heads in Cheetos in acts of mental derangement rather than say, more level headed people who pray a lot

But what do I know I’m just a non church going heathen

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 19, 2026 05:39 PM (REq0p)

193 If we can't find a real person to proclaim, "I told you so, you retrograde knuckle-dragger! well by golly, we'll just invent a person.

Because you are all retrograde knuckle draggers.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 05:40 PM (8AONa)

194 DangerGirl, hi sweetheart

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 05:40 PM (+nEug)

195 151 Rick Perry says his PAC will spend "whatever we need" to support John Cornyn in the senate primary.

Glad I was never a Perry ass sniffer.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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Bust my chops. Trump never complained about the job he did. I smell Bush money.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 05:40 PM (1whRW)

196 >>> I remember Andrea Thompson's boobs, before and after her Headline News stint.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 05:35 PM (kTyBw)


Her CNN spots on the inner workings of the government's Psi Corps program were very informative. Great reporting and boobs.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (3uBP9)

197 Nood - Tucker Carlson lied about being detained and roughed up in Israel. *gasp*.

I mean I'm shocked...well, not *that* shocked.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (9Ovst)

198 Probably going back to Handmaid tale against western religion

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (Ia/+0)

199 ‘ this just in: Hershey (and "Reeses'") is slop.
tinyurl.com/2hunp464
Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 05:32 PM (gKWVE)


There was a recent news about one of the expensive truffle brands. They are doing the same thing. If they don't people will probably buy the slop from someone else instead. Candy is not really in my universe anymore so I guess I don't care.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:36 PM (3uBP9)
——-

This is easy to do because almost nobody knows what true expensive truffles tastes like, and it’s pretty easy to fake it with other mushrooms. Plus, true truffles are an acquired taste. Very musky and pungent; almost tastes like it went bad.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (Pjo0m)

200
I remember Andrea Thompson's boobs, before and after her Headline News stint.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

She could read your mind.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (Cqx++)

201 I never voted for Perry. I voted for Kinky Friedman.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)

202 Her CNN spots on the inner workings of the government's Psi Corps program were very informative. Great reporting and boobs.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (3uBP9)

The words of Hatemonger come to mind... "Boobies...are evil! We mustn't look at boobies!".

Posted by: Thrawn at February 19, 2026 05:42 PM (9Ovst)

203 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 19, 2026 05:42 PM (LdBR/)

204 Ahhh, some more of that vaunted American Journalistic Integrity. Right up there with REMEMBER THE MAINE! Journalism has never been so yellow.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 19, 2026 05:43 PM (4b7CV)

205 >>> This is easy to do because almost nobody knows what true expensive truffles tastes like, and it’s pretty easy to fake it with other mushrooms. Plus, true truffles are an acquired taste. Very musky and pungent; almost tastes like it went bad.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (Pjo0m)


Chocolate truffles.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 19, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)

206 They don't appear to even know this is a made-up story. One guy tweets, "This superb article deserves a Pulitzer, for real."

Lord have mercy.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 04:54 PM (qBdHI)
=======

Stephen Glass at the New Republic is another example of exemplary fictional prose presented as truth.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 05:44 PM (rj6Yv)

207 Beck's presumption that his announcement will take one bit of my suspicion of him away is incorrect.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 05:45 PM (1whRW)

208 Uh. Ummmmm... Errrrrrr....
Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 05:31 PM (yjPLJ)

Maybe one of those government agencies he swore to eliminate and then forgot which ones exactly they were,

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 05:46 PM (8mulE)

209 but the vaccine fight isn’t over proven vaccines for dangerous diseases like measles. It’s over the 500 new bullshit vaccines that do nothing but make Big Drug rich.
Posted by: Elric the Blade
---

Right, however, Big Pharma is funding the idea of all or nothing in order to keep the door open for their push.
Big Pharma needs an honor code and they should stick to it or get stuck.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 05:49 PM (1whRW)

210 Do they realize this type of BS doesn't help them one tiny bit?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 05:56 PM (vOtXJ)

211 imagine the Atlantic does a "Story" on Muhammad

Now imagine the Atlantic building on fire

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at February 19, 2026 06:18 PM (XLfSN)

212 210 Do they realize this type of BS doesn't help them one tiny bit?
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 05:56 PM (vOtXJ)

They can't help it. Heads full of snakes.

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (Sy6m/)

213 God, being ... um ... God, CAN communicate with us. Whether Glenn Beck has been touched by the Holy Spirit, I have no idea.

But to say it couldn't have possibly happened is incorrect. 2000 years of experiences by Christian mystics say otherwise.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 19, 2026 05:37 PM (pJWtt)

If God told him to run his podcast, God can also tell me he wants me to watch it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 06:36 PM (8avO+)

214 Nood - Tucker Carlson lied about being detained and roughed up in Israel. *gasp*.

I mean I'm shocked...well, not *that* shocked.
Posted by: Thrawn at February 19, 2026 05:41 PM (9Ovst)

Why exactly is 'jews are the debbil' Carlson doing flying into Israel in the first place?

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 06:38 PM (8avO+)

215 I will jump into the vaccine thread here.

I am anti mRNA vaccines vs going full blown antivaccine of everything.

I get the point of the author lying for her cause, unethical for politics.

My brother & I had what they called "red measles" vs rubella. I was 8yrs & he was 6yrs. I don't remember the high fevers but the rash. We were kept in bed and not able to read or watch tv for days, maybe a week (I don't remember, but this is not fiction). As measles, along with other problems, can impact your eyes and my parents knew this.

Two years later we both needed glasses for nearsightedness. Neither of my parents needed glasses as kids, nor did my baby brother who had the vaccine.

Our sons had the vaccine (MMR) and seem to be normal adult men (well, one was a PITA in college, but not from this vaccine).

I know a grown woman in her 50's who was born deaf...realized by her parents at 18mo when not talking much. Her mother had rubella in the first trimester of that pregnancy.

My natural immunity to rubella wore off in my 2nd pregnancy (titers showed this). I was horrified due to my friend's sister's deafness, by then I was 5mo. Son was fine. I had the MMR the day after he was born.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 07:04 PM (WONhk)

11 Arrested in Antifa Lynching Murder of Young Man Protecting Women from Muslim Thugs;
One of the Killers is Legislative Aide to Far-Left Member of French Assembly

As you might know, a college student named Quentin Deranque was lynched on the street by a gang of antifa-associated far left terrorists. He was kicked to death.

This young man was committing no offense. He wasn't even technically protesting. Rather, he was protecting a female protest group named "Nemesis Collective" which protests the many rapes committed by Muslim migrants.

Why was he protecting him? Because these women are frequently attacked on the street by Muslim migrants. The left-wing establishment claims it wants to protect women from violence and rape... unless that violence and rape is being perpetrated by their Muslim allies. Then it's the girls being attacked who are the "dangerous" ones.

That's foreshadowing. Wait until later. Prepare for what should be a shock but unfortunately won't be.

For this "extremist" act of protecting young girls from being assaulted by angry foreigners, the press insists on calling him a "far right extremist." Murdoch's NY Post, quoted below, calls him a "far right militant."

Really, Murdoch? Protecting girls from foreign hordes of assailants and molesters makes you a "far right militant"?

The Post is probably just posting an AP or AFI story but you do know you're allowed to edit their vicious propaganda, right?

At least some of these thugs are now being arrested.


French police investigating the beating of a far-right militant who died of brain injuries have arrested 11 people, prosecutors said Wednesday, in a case adding fuel to long-standing divides in French politics ahead of presidential elections in 2027.

Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old student described as a fervent nationalist, died in a hospital on Saturday.

He was beaten two days earlier by a group of people in the city of Lyon, in fighting that erupted between far-left and far-right supporters on the margins of a student meeting where a far-left lawmaker, Rima Hassan, was a keynote speaker.

He's a "far right militant," but the people who kicked him to death are identified as (checks article) "people."

Oh, and "fighting broke out." Who knows who was responsible. Probably the people who kicked this man to death, but who can say, really?


An autopsy found that Deranque suffered a fractured skull and fatal brain injuries, according to Lyon's prosecutor, Thierry Dran.

He launched the police investigation for homicide and other potential criminal charges.

Dran's office said police detained a man and a woman on Wednesday morning, with nine other people taken into custody on Tuesday night.

...

Deranque's death triggered a storm of recriminations, mostly targeting France Unbowed.

The party is led by veteran hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a former Trotskyist who stood for the presidency in 2012, 2017 and 2022 and failed to advance to the decisive run-off round.

Just so you know, you'll see references to LFI. LFI is what is being called "France Unbowed." The French for that is Le France Insoumise. That's the left-wing coalition that perpetrated these murders and is defending the murderers.

So, is it this LFI/France Unbowed who is directly responsible for the street assassination of a boy who conveniently stood in the way of Muslim migrants determined to beat up French girls?

Well... one of the killers is a parliamentary aide to an LFI assembly member.

The first wave of arrests was announced late on Tuesday, as Dran said nine suspects had been arrested. Those detained included people who were suspected of having participated in the violence and others who had provided support to them, sources told Agence France-Presse.

Hours later, two more suspects were arrested: a man who the prosecutor said was suspected of being directly linked to the violence as well as his partner, who was suspected of trying to help him evade justice.

The LFI politician Raphaël Arnault confirmed that his parliamentary assistant was among those detained, adding the aide had "ceased all parliamentary work".

On Wednesday, as news of the arrests spread, the LFI said it had been forced to evacuate its national headquarters. "The national headquarters of LFI have just been evacuated following a bomb threat," the party's coordinator, Manuel Bompard, said on social media. "Police services are on site. All employees and activists are safe."

Oh, get f***ed. Standard issue left-wing hoax. The left gets in trouble, and then starts calling in bomb threats on themselves to elicit sympathy.

Remember what I said about the 100-pound girls being the "dangerous" ones?

In response to his party's antifa thugs kicking a man to death in broad daylight for the crime of protecting young girls from violent foreign ruffians, Melanchon is calling for, if you can believe it, the dissolution and banning of Nemesis Collective, calling these young girls "dangerous."

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM




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1 UNBLADE

Posted by: Max Power at February 19, 2026 03:33 PM (SwyyQ)

2 One of the Killers is Legislative Aide to Far-Left Member of French Assembly

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"I was just trying to write a subsection on a new statute dictating the regulations on sidewalk maintenance, and suddenly I'm kicking a guy in the face. You can't blame me for that."
-but in French

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:33 PM (GBKbO)

3 "Free speech is a bullshit."
-France's president a couple of days ago, his priorities straight as an arrow

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:34 PM (GBKbO)

4 So someone talked when the ballpeen hammer came out.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:35 PM (jc0TO)

5 "One of the Killers is Legislative Aide to Far-Left Member of French Assembly"

Quelle surprise

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 03:36 PM (zjgNU)

6 This is a common thing you can see in the FNM.

Some leftist group will beat people they don't like and the FNM will argue that the victim was asking for it.

Remember the people in Cleveland? Or Andy Ngo? Or hell the recent REDDIT phenom that punched someone for holding an I support ICE sign?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:36 PM (sKqQm)

7 Oh, get f***ed. Standard issue left-wing hoax. The left gets in trouble, and then starts calling in bomb threats on themselves to elicit sympathy.

Or the police phone it in to search without a warrant.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:36 PM (jc0TO)

8 You know, a whole lot of people need to be shot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

9 Red white and blue tights - nice touch

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

10 Coming soon to a Big Apple near you...

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 03:37 PM (77rzZ)

11 Dangerous to Dicks.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 03:37 PM (Kt19C)

12
Translation:

CALL THESE MONSTERS WHAT THEY ARE.

SIGN THE PETITION:

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (aM1Wh)

13 1/2 of them are cute.

But. French.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (1Udfd)

14 One of those French chicks has a beret. Tres bien

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (Kc+Vz)

15 France is already lost, as is the UK.

I used to think America was also past the point of no return but Trump's excellent second term is showing me we have a chance to survive and reclaim our country. Much better than his first term, which was well-intentioned but chaotic and often ineffective.

Posted by: Martbell at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (as6X5)

16 When did it become okay to kick ANYONE in the head? All 11 need to be jailed for murder and remain there until they, too, are dead, by whatever means.

And may God have mercy on their pitiful souls.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (I40wl)

17 13 1/2 of them are cute.

But. French.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (1Udfd)

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3% of them shave their armpits.

(margin of error: 3%.)

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (GBKbO)

18 Translation:

CALL THESE MONSTERS WHAT THEY ARE.




Shark chum?

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (SD6jB)

19 I no-billed an indictment where the country sheriff's deputy took a CI to an alleged meth-lab house and had the CI start a fist fight at the front door that spilled into the house, so the deputy had to come in and 'secure' the crime scene by searching every room.

Alas, I was in the minority on the grand jury.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:39 PM (jc0TO)

20 Stupid Europe and UK:

DEPORT THEM ALL!

Hang the ones who rape during a jolly drawing and quartering as they watch, with the public watching as well if they desire. Pay for view with $ going to the victims.

As you can tell, I have no pity to give for these barbarians. Nor the people in government who perpetuate this.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 03:39 PM (WONhk)

21 If only antifa was a real terrorist group.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 03:39 PM (viF8m)

22 The left wants you dead.

They want your family dead, or turned.

Where they have enough power, they will do it, as happened here.

These people are profoundly evil, but- which is far worse- assured of their own righteousness.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (zjgNU)

23
That LFI bastard: "The Unbowed demand the dissolution of the dangerous Némésis group, because it attacks us"

Weird, these are groups that I suppose the French know all about. The Unbowed? Némésis on the attack? Then Antifa, but of course we know them...

What a rumble.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (aM1Wh)

24 If only antifa was a real terrorist group.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 03:39 PM

It's just an idea.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (jc0TO)

25 France is already lost, as is the UK.

I used to think America was also past the point of no return but Trump's excellent second term is showing me we have a chance to survive and reclaim our country. Much better than his first term, which was well-intentioned but chaotic and often ineffective.
Posted by: Martbell




We haven't begun to play Cowboys & goatfuckers yet.




Yet.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (SD6jB)

26 One of those French chicks has a beret. Tres bien
Posted by: Smell the Glove

I like berets on chicks.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (77rzZ)

27 4 So someone talked when the ballpeen hammer came out.
Posted by: toby928(c)

Too soon!

Posted by: Paul Pelosi at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (JCZqz)

28 @21 but Nadler and Kimmel say antifa doesn't exist

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (Kc+Vz)

29 Now that's what women should look like! Not the nose- pierced, hair dyed, fatted and tatted covens of uglies we see protesting here in the US.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (Dv3i1)

30 9 Red white and blue tights - nice touch
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

I believe they are blue, white and red tights.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (zjgNU)

31 >> The Post is probably just posting an AP or AFI story but you do know you're allowed to edit their vicious propaganda, right?

More than likely, the ULA for access to AP/AFI stories is that you will not substitute your own editorializing for the APs.

And since news papers really aren’t in the news business and have very few reporters to send out and report on these things, how AP frames and slants the news story is what they go with, lest they lose their access.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (lVxR6)

32 I read that someone had an "iron bar" and that is possibly what did the damage.

That is straight up premeditated murder, but we'll see.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (5LjnF)

33 You know, a whole lot of people need to be shot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Tanned, rusted and ready.

Posted by: Guillotine at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (HmEEe)

34 I used to think America was also past the point of no return but Trump's excellent second term is showing me we have a chance to survive and reclaim our country. Much better than his first term, which was well-intentioned but chaotic and often ineffective.
Posted by: Martbell at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (as6X5)

I think we forget that the lazy-ass news media concentrates on the big cities and what happens there, rather than the bulk of the country, which behaves quite differently. Big city dwelling is unnatural and breeds a certain amount of lunacy. Noise, crowds, pavement, crime, grime, all lead to a certain inability to behave like a human being.

The rest of us go to Church, quietly run our own lives, and take care of our neighbors because we should.

Honor and morality are learned, not a given. Cities tend to beat that out of folks.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:42 PM (I40wl)

35 Tanned, rusted and ready.
Posted by: Guillotine at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM


*knits furiously*

Posted by: Madame Defarge at February 19, 2026 03:42 PM (jc0TO)

36 Imagine you are some guy in the middle east.

Your Imam tells you Christians are weak and deserve to be dominated. That they will pay you the jizya and let you have your way with their women.

Then a western NGO shows up and pays you to move to Europe. They put you on welfare. Some of the guys you hang out with talk openly about the women they've assaulted and you notice the government does nothing about it.

You'd assume your old Imam was correct wouldn't you?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:42 PM (sKqQm)

37 >>I believe they are blue, white and red tights.


You are one of those people who calls 'Freedom Fries', 'French Fries', aren't you?

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 03:43 PM (1Udfd)

38 28 @21 but Nadler and Kimmel say antifa doesn't exist
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (Kc+Vz)

And we HAVE to trust them, or democracy comes to a bitter end!

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:43 PM (I40wl)

39 I believe they are blue, white and red tights.

You know what would be funny? Tag this picture on a leftist site and argue that it an obvious op from the US because they are wearing America's colors in France and see what people say...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)

40 Anyway, bring leathal "non-weapons" to a conflict is standard Left Wing Antifa commie protocol. They are being trained -- that is why they have skateboards and 2x4 sign posts with them.

This is some nasty shit we are going through.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 03:43 PM (5LjnF)

41 >>You know, a whole lot of people need to be shot.


They give love a bad name.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 03:44 PM (1Udfd)

42 France is already lost, as is the UK.

I used to think America was also past the point of no return but Trump's excellent second term is showing me we have a chance to survive and reclaim our country. Much better than his first term, which was well-intentioned but chaotic and often ineffective.
Posted by: Martbell at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (as6X5)

Last time I was visiting France on business some 20 years ago you could see some special suburbs that were continually burning because that's where the Muslims lived. Some time after that it spread to inside Paris itself.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:44 PM (8avO+)

43 So the end game is Muslims take over the world and rape you in the face? Enslave the actual producers/workers of the world? What's the end game that so many non Muslims see and agree with so much that they are helping make it happen?

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 03:44 PM (uQzkA)

44 Anyway, bring leathal "non-weapons" to a conflict is standard Left Wing Antifa commie protocol. They are being trained -- that is why they have skateboards and 2x4 sign posts with them.

This is some nasty shit we are going through.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 03:43 PM (5LjnF)

The cops take such weapons from normal people.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:44 PM (8avO+)

45 darn. X auto-translated those posts but when I post them here they revert to the original French.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (1wjle)

46 When did it become okay to kick ANYONE in the head? All 11 need to be jailed for murder and remain there until they, too, are dead, by whatever means.

And may God have mercy on their pitiful souls.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (I40wl)

Street fights (and one-sided assaults) show up in my feed at times. (I probably watch too much Steve Inman's Un-essential commentay)

From what I've seen, if you fall down in a street fight, you're getting kicked in the head.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (zjgNU)

47 33 You know, a whole lot of people need to be shot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Tanned, rusted and ready.
Posted by: Guillotine at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (HmEEe)

Just standing here doing nothing during daylight hours.

Posted by: lampposts, not just for hanging garland at Christmastime at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (Y1sOo)

48 You are one election away of a Democrat Majority. If that happens, this is part of our collective future.

It’s a return to the past, and worse. To make sure you never change them again.

I can’t tell you how critical the midterms will be.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (e1mwr)

49 darn. X auto-translated those posts but when I post them here they revert to the original French.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM

SACRE BLEU!

Posted by: Madame Defarge at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (jc0TO)

50 shave their armpits.

As long as they don't have Buckwheat in a leg lock.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 03:46 PM (Kt19C)

51 45 darn. X auto-translated those posts but when I post them here they revert to the original French.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (1wjle)

======

I can read it. It's fine. Don't worry.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:46 PM (GBKbO)

52 >>Anyway, bring leathal "non-weapons" to a conflict is standard Left Wing Antifa commie protocol. They are being trained -- that is why they have skateboards and 2x4 sign posts with them.


I'd advise staying 500-650 yards out of the zone they operate in.


...preferably in an elevated position.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 03:47 PM (1Udfd)

53

DogeDesigner
@cb_doge

President Macron says Free Speech is Bull Sh!t.

"Free speech is a pure bullsh!t if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech, especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech."

https://tinyurl.com/3rkv82wf

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 03:47 PM (NpAcC)

54 1/2 of them are cute.

But. French.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 03:38 PM (1Udfd)

======

3% of them shave their armpits.

(margin of error: 3%.)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

0% of them use deodorant.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 03:47 PM (MGB5H)

55 “ If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him?”

Job 9:19

Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 03:47 PM (gb3qv)

56 darn. X auto-translated those posts but when I post them here they revert to the original French.

Posted by: ace

I thought you knew French well enough to translate them yourself.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 03:47 PM (77rzZ)

57 53

DogeDesigner
@cb_doge

President Macron says Free Speech is Bull Sh!t.

"Free speech is a pure bullsh!t if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech, especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech."

https://tinyurl.com/3rkv82wf

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 03:47 PM (NpAcC)

======

"The French education is so fucked people have no idea how to think anymore."
-a less literal, more poetic, but perhaps more accurate translation

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:48 PM (GBKbO)

58 26 One of those French chicks has a beret. Tres bien
Posted by: Smell the Glove

I like berets on chicks.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (77rzZ)

The end of teen-age me and the BSA was when the new uniform red berets came out.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 03:50 PM (QGaXH)

59 I know I'm a broken record on this, but Antifa has been operating in the USA for six months since being declared a domestic terrorist organization by President Trump.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 19, 2026 03:50 PM (Vh9CX)

60 I thought you knew French well enough to translate them yourself.
Posted by: Bulg

He’s not that gay.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 19, 2026 03:51 PM (C362Q)

61 I saw a very encouraging tweet string last night.

Someone posted Amelia sweeping the UK clean, and then people made copies for all the countries - france, korea, ... all with local versions of amelia on a map of their country, sweeping it clean of you know who and what. Very encouraging

This one
https://x.com/i/status/2023956846764060910

scroll down for lot of good short gifs and images.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 03:52 PM (5LjnF)

62
"Free speech is a pure bullsh!t if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech, especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech."

If the government determines what is hate speech and what is free speech there is no free speech - you will only be allowed to say things the government approves of.

Now, America actually mostly got this right early on. Direct calls to violence are not covered as free speech, everything else is, though if you make provably false statements about someone you can be sued...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)

63 Willowed: if Mamdani does raid the teachers pension fund , some crazy teacher will kill him. I'd be willing to bet on it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:52 PM (Kc+Vz)

64 51 45 darn. X auto-translated those posts but when I post them here they revert to the original French.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (1wjle)

======

I can read it. It's fine. Don't worry.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:46 PM (GBKbO)

Highlight the text, right click and select 'translate to english'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (QGaXH)

65 Your new pop up ads are extremely annoying. If they continue I will have no choice but to leave and that is a shame because I really do like your work.

Posted by: Don Brown at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (T9rXf)

66 63 Willowed: if Mamdani does raid the teachers pension fund , some crazy teacher will kill him. I'd be willing to bet on it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:52 PM (Kc+Vz)

======

Nah. They'd blame Vance for being a pedo and try to kill him.

They're New York teachers, not people with any sign of intelligence.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (GBKbO)

67 I have to say out of the French girls I've known myself the no grooming stereotypes ring hollow BUT

They smoked like a chimney
Hated other French people even more then they hate the British and Germans combined

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

68 >>Last time I was visiting France on business some 20 years ago you could see some special suburbs that were continually burning because that's where the Muslims lived. Some time after that it spread to inside Paris itself.

I was at a conference in Brussels about 15 years ago. One day during lunch I decided to go for a walk. The hotel where the conference was being held was in a nice area but I got about 3 blocks from the hotel and found myself in a neighborhood where everyone seemed to be staring at me.

I popped into a store to buy a pack of cigarettes and the obviously middle eastern guy behind the counter asked me what I was doing in the area. I told him just taking a walk to look around. He came out from behind the counter, closed the store and walked me out of the neighborhood and told me not to come back.

Middle of the day in Brussels.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (viF8m)

69 Quentin Deranque sounded like a nice young man. He was a RC convert ,went to Latin Mass and cared about the traditional French culture and religion. This makes him far right to most of the media.

St Joan of Arc please intercede for France.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (rZCVI)

70
It's too late now.

Muzzie men shouldn't be allowed in our country until they have their dicks chopped off.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 03:54 PM (3ek7K)

71 >> Liberty to every man to speak, write, print, and publish his opinions without having his writings subject to any censorship or inspection before their publication, and to worship as he pleases;

- French Constitution 1791, Title I, Fundamental Provisions Guaranteed by the Constitution

Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 03:54 PM (gb3qv)

72 re 53: what we would have had if hillary had won in 2016 (and you know she would have won again in 2020)

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 03:54 PM (CWTWj)

73 Middle of the day in Brussels.
Posted by: JackStraw


Wow. Incredible.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ)

74 aTIfa iS JU5t aN idEa....

(eats poop, smiles)

Posted by: msm retards at February 19, 2026 03:55 PM (sAmhv)

75 US wins!

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:55 PM (Kc+Vz)

76 Take that you friggin Snow Mexicans!

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 03:56 PM (viF8m)

77 Barry Soetoro told me that there is no such thing as American exceptionalism.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 03:56 PM (gVUi7)

78 He was part of a far right militia, armed and actively looked for confrontation by ambushing the far left militants, starting it all. as the victim was far right and not far left, instead of hearing fascists stating « FAFO », we hear them trying to make martyrdom out of this dramatic event.

it's right wing violence that backfired. There are neo fascist groups roaming the streets of Lyon and assaulting lgbt, and Arab people, for years now. Police does nothing. Antifa defends themselves.

"feminist anti-immigration group." This is too confusing to map onto American left-right politics for most terminally direction-brained people.

Most articles don't mention of the ambush set by Némésis, or their weapons, as reported by le canard enchaîné. And the "victim" is only presented as a regular student the whole time, and they leave out his connection to violent neo-Nazi groups.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 03:56 PM (JCZqz)

79 GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 03:57 PM (MGB5H)

80 30 9 Red white and blue tights - nice touch
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

I believe they are blue, white and red tights.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (zjgNU)

Just like the French flag. There's a lot of symbolism in that picture.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 03:57 PM (QGaXH)

81 Someone mentioned the story in a comment here but tried to look it up and got blanks

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)

82 I do sometimes wonder if the moderates had won out in the French revolution - made the king resign but let his kid inherit, appoint a PM with the real power, institute a constitution based on the American one - would we now have the future where we go on vacation to the moon and have flying cars?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:57 PM (sKqQm)

83
US wins!
Posted by: Smell the Glove

=============

Oh my Godddddddd!!!!!!

Meanwhile, Amber Glenn is dominating in whatever free skating event they're doing today, but who knows if she'll stay there because there are a ton of skaters to go and she bobbled on one of her jumps.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 03:58 PM (aM1Wh)

84 Suck on it you maple slurping moose jockeys!

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 03:58 PM (MGB5H)

85 It's taken years to finally get the media to acknowledge that Antifa is actually "a thing."

They've been dancing around it for a very long time.

They can also go horsefuck themselves.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 03:58 PM (jtM2q)

86 re 53: what we would have had if hillary had won in 2016 (and you know she would have won again in 2020)
Posted by: gnats local 678

And again in 2024, and possibly 2028.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 19, 2026 03:59 PM (HmEEe)

87 I popped into a store to buy a pack of cigarettes and the obviously middle eastern guy behind the counter asked me what I was doing in the area. I told him just taking a walk to look around. He came out from behind the counter, closed the store and walked me out of the neighborhood and told me not to come back.

I wonder if maps of European cities now show these no-go zones. If not, they should.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 03:59 PM (77rzZ)

88 Over 50 pct of the NYC budget goes to paying teachers, firefighters, cops and sanitation workers, with the teachers taking the lions share of that.

There really is that much juice to squeeze out of the cops.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:59 PM (wj6F+)

89 43 < They're a cargo-cult, much like most Leftist thinking. They think once they're on top, everything will just keep working as normal. There's no real logical process except the will to power (just like the Left).

Posted by: Gaff at February 19, 2026 03:59 PM (EqzMw)

90 Local rag is reporting that a mom and two kids were deported to Mexico from Anchorage. Boo freaking hoo. Maybe if they were here legally....

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:59 PM (I40wl)

91 Yank ladies just beat the CCP North ladies in OT.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 19, 2026 03:59 PM (cxFcK)

92 34 I think we forget that the lazy-ass news media concentrates on the big cities and what happens there, rather than the bulk of the country, which behaves quite differently. ......

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:42 PM (I40wl)

Tell us about it.....
- Normal folks of California

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:00 PM (QGaXH)

93 Middle of the day in Brussels.
Posted by: JackStraw


Ah yes, No Go Zones that the 'experts' say don't exist. I was in Brussels in the early 90s. I was told by the hotel manager to stay away from certain neighborhoods, which he helpfully pointed out on a map. They were muslim neighborhoods. So, I did.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 19, 2026 04:00 PM (sAmhv)

94 U.S. beats Canada in Women's Hockey

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 04:00 PM (NpAcC)

95 I have noticed that while I'm wasting time at AoSHQ, nobody is cleaning the house or doing the laundry. WTF?

Okay, it's me. I'm not cleaning or laundering.

I'm a pixel bum.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 04:01 PM (I40wl)

96 3% of them shave their armpits.

(margin of error: 3%.)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
________

There's 12 armpits in that pic, so that's one mostly shaved armpit.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 19, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)

97 France needs Vercingetorix. Unfortunately, they just have French men.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (pZ64F)

98 I note that I haven't been embarrassed by the USA Women's hockey team , unlike our Women's soccer team. Great job ladies

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (Kc+Vz)

99 I think the European governments are panicking because they realize their people are reaching the end of their ropes. The savages are brazen about taking over and even more brazen in taking possession of their women(see numerous Paul Joseph Watson videos, there is also a German guy who does videos). I think even pansified ,cucked European men are about ready to slit throats.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS)

100 France needs Vercingetorix. Unfortunately, they just have French men.

Saying that takes some Gaul

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)

101
"feminist anti-immigration group." This is too confusing to map onto American left-right politics for most terminally direction-brained people.

===============

What? It's women who don't want to be raped with impunity by foreigners.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (aM1Wh)

102 This day in history.

On this day, 81 years ago, February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on the eight-square mile, volcanic island of Iwo Jima.

They would endure a five-week battle comprised of some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the entire Pacific Campaign during World War II. The goal of capturing Iwo was to secure its three vital airfields, which would provide a closer staging area for launching bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.

Within days, over 70,000 U.S. Marines would storm the beaches on Iwo Jima. Even though they were significantly outnumbered, the 21,000 soldiers of the Japanese garrison would put up a tough and murderous defense. The Marines were not prepared for the island’s labyrinth of interconnecting underground defenses.

After only four days of fighting, U.S. Marines captured the extinct volcano, Mount Suribachi, on the island’s southern point. Two American flags were raised on its summit. The second flag raising was captured by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal, who would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for the iconic photograph. However, the fighting was far from over.

The island was finally secured after 36 days of intense combat on March 26

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (SD6jB)

103 Local rag is reporting that a mom and two kids were deported to Mexico from Anchorage. Boo freaking hoo. Maybe if they were here legally....

Posted by: tcn in AK

Interesting. Wonder if they came in via Canada.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (77rzZ)

104 49 darn. X auto-translated those posts but when I post them here they revert to the original French.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM

SACRE BLEU!
Posted by: Madame Defarge at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (jc0TO)

LOLed at that one....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (QGaXH)

105 I popped into a store to buy a pack of cigarettes and the obviously middle eastern guy behind the counter asked me what I was doing in the area. I told him just taking a walk to look around. He came out from behind the counter, closed the store and walked me out of the neighborhood and told me not to come back.


Was he telling you get the f*** out of "their territory" or was he trying to protect you? Sounds like the latter.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

106 re 93: reminds me of a thread months ago in which a few people mentioned being at johns hopkins u and being told it would be wise to not venture into the neighborhood

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (CWTWj)

107 The LFI politician Rapha�l Arnault confirmed that his parliamentary assistant was among those detained, adding the aide had "ceased all parliamentary work".
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I would have preferred 'ceased all respiration'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (XeU6L)

108 90 Local rag is reporting that a mom and two kids were deported to Mexico from Anchorage. Boo freaking hoo. Maybe if they were here legally....

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:59 PM (I40wl)

=====

How is this a bad thing? Mexico has a socialist president and is free of racism, unlike America.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (GBKbO)

109

A few bangers, a few baggers, all of these girls belong in France and deserve to be safe from filthy barbarian rapists.

I hope the "far right" has a sizeable presence in prison (from what I can tell from Spanish/German movies on netflix, those are the only criminals in Europe to begin with). These lefties need to have some serious attitude adjustments in jail.

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 04:04 PM (g6TN6)

110 Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 04:01 PM (I40wl)

How's the weather up there today?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)

111 >>>U.S. beats Canada in Women's Hockey

Posted by: redridinghood

>I pays to load up your team with trannies.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 04:04 PM (gVUi7)

112 Remember, when shit goes pear shaped, deal with the traitors first. Many, if not most of you know any number of prog assholes who fervently support enabling foreign invaders and are all in on this crap.

"82 I do sometimes wonder if the moderates had won out in the French revolution - made the king resign but let his kid inherit, appoint a PM with the real power, institute a constitution based on the American one - would we now have the future where we go on vacation to the moon and have flying cars?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:57 PM (sKqQm)"

The amount of violence and degeneracy the left dredged up makes me think a conflict was inevitable. Lot of people aren't really aware of how far things went beyond just the terror (though I assume you know, if your're wondering about this). See also: the spanish republicans.

Fuck coexistence. We want victory.

Posted by: heya at February 19, 2026 04:04 PM (ilNpL)

113 I think even pansified ,cucked European men are about ready to slit throats.

Impossible!

Posted by: The black pill squad at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (Riz8t)

114 NYU is closing their gender blender clinic for children. It's amazing how a single successful lawsuit ended a practice they claimed wasn't happening.

http://tiny.cc/zw6z001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (Yp6az)

115 OT- This is a nice story about an American bobsledder. She just won gold in her event . She's also a wife and mother caring for her young sons who are deaf, and she is quite devout in her faith

National Catholic Register site:

https://tinyurl.com/4m2mkb5y

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (rZCVI)

116 I like the one with the red stockings.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (UjdFS)

117 Love the colored stockings the Nemesis girls are wearing, before you know it the tricolor will be illegal.

Posted by: Decaf at February 19, 2026 04:06 PM (OP9Gm)

118 I think the European governments are panicking because they realize their people are reaching the end of their ropes. The savages are brazen about taking over and even more brazen in taking possession of their women(see numerous Paul Joseph Watson videos, there is also a German guy who does videos). I think even pansified ,cucked European men are about ready to slit throats.
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS)


That's because they thought they'd be able to import a useful underclass and once they got enough numbers would win every election easily.

The "elites" are so stupid that they did not realize that once the Muslims start approaching 10% of a population, they get extremely violent.

Not enough votes to rule perpetually, and obvious violence that moves the middle to the right.

That's why they are cracking down on speech. They're screwed, but they will fight back through authoritarianism.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 04:06 PM (zjgNU)

119 65 Your new pop up ads are extremely annoying. If they continue I will have no choice but to leave and that is a shame because I really do like your work.
Posted by: Don Brown at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (T9rXf)

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:06 PM (QGaXH)

120 NOMMONS CES MONSTRES POUR CE QU’ILS SONT.
......

Gesundheit.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (UjdFS)

121 Had lunch with my church friends today. Topics veered into current events. 5 guys at the table. Not one pacifist.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (pDt9x)

122 I like the one with the red stockings.
Posted by: wth

The blonde standing behind her is cute, too.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (77rzZ)

123 Its going to get worse every year until its taken over by Muslims

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (Ia/+0)

124 115 OT- This is a nice story about an American bobsledder. She just won gold in her event . She's also a wife and mother caring for her young sons who are deaf, and she is quite devout in her faith

National Catholic Register site:

https://tinyurl.com/4m2mkb5y
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (rZCVI

-------
Elena Myers Taylor is a national treasure.

Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (5aZAZ)

125 NYU is closing their gender blender clinic for children. It's amazing how a single successful lawsuit ended a practice they claimed wasn't happening.

http://tiny.cc/zw6z001
Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (Yp6az)
*******
Also, thanks to Trump.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (NpAcC)

126 Ironic that WE wear the jackboots of fascism, non?

Posted by: Les Antifascistes (or whatever) at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (2gvXb)

127 On this day, 81 years ago, February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines landed on the eight-square mile, volcanic island of Iwo Jima.
-----------
Oddly, my mother's birthday is 19 Feb. My father landed on Iwo two days later. The battle ended on 26 March, which is my birthday. My mother had not met my father yet. Oh, my father got hammered on 26 Mar, the last day of official battle on the north cliffs. Kind of weird, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 04:08 PM (pZ64F)

128 Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 04:07 PM (5aZAZ

Yes, she sounds like a wonderful woman.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 04:08 PM (rZCVI)

129 120 NOMMONS CES MONSTRES POUR CE QU’ILS SONT.
......
Gesundheit.
Posted by: wth

YES! COOKIE!!!!!.NOM NOM NOM NOM!!!!

Posted by: Cookie Monster at February 19, 2026 04:08 PM (JCZqz)

130 1943 suchte die Geheime Staatspolizei aktiv nach allen, die sich gegen die Nazis stellten. Zwei der Personen, die sie fanden, waren ein 22- und ein 25-jähriges Geschwisterpaar, das an einer Universität in München Flugblätter verteilte. Sie sind als die „Geschwister Scholl” bekannt.

Für diese trotzige Tat, für das Verteilen von Flugblättern gegen die Nazis, wurden sie mit der Guillotine hingerichtet.

Das war an diesem Tag im Jahr 1943, und es scheint, dass die Ironie davon den meisten Europäern entgeht. Vor allem Frankreich und Deutschland.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 04:09 PM (gb3qv)

131 Your new pop up ads are extremely annoying. If they continue I will have no choice but to leave and that is a shame because I really do like your work.
Posted by: Don Brown at February 19, 2026 03:53 PM (T9rXf)

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue


This isn't an airport. No needvto announce departures.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 04:09 PM (SD6jB)

132 This isn't an airport. No needvto announce departures.
Posted by: rickb223 at

But how else would we know?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:10 PM (MGB5H)

133 71 >> Liberty to every man to speak, write, print, and publish his opinions without having his writings subject to any censorship or inspection before their publication, and to worship as he pleases;

- French Constitution 1791, Title I, Fundamental Provisions Guaranteed by the Constitution
Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 03:54 PM (gb3qv)


France is in its Fifth Republic.
That constitution is four versions behind.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 04:10 PM (6ydKt)

134
Was he telling you get the f*** out of "their territory" or was he trying to protect you? Sounds like the latter.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)



That's what I was thinking.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 04:11 PM (kTyBw)

135 122 I like the one with the red stockings.
Posted by: wth

The blonde standing behind her is cute, too.
Posted by: Bulg

They're all such basic pick-mes! You men just don't like strong, independent women!!!

Posted by: 300lb nose ring woman with blue hair, tattoos and attitude at February 19, 2026 04:12 PM (JCZqz)

136 1943 suchte die Geheime Staatspolizei aktiv nach allen, die sich gegen die Nazis stellten. Zwei der Personen, die sie fanden, waren ein 22- und ein 25-jähriges Geschwisterpaar, das an einer Universität in München Flugblätter verteilte. Sie sind als die „Geschwister Scholl” bekannt.

Für diese trotzige Tat, für das Verteilen von Flugblättern gegen die Nazis, wurden sie mit der Guillotine hingerichtet.

Das war an diesem Tag im Jahr 1943, und es scheint, dass die Ironie davon den meisten Europäern entgeht. Vor allem Frankreich und Deutschland.
Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 04:09 PM

Yeah, it sounds better in the original German.....wait ...

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 04:12 PM (jc0TO)

137 Just read that four of the eleven arrested have already been released. I bet the other seven get release over the weekend on their own recognizance.

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 04:12 PM (dIske)

138

He's like posting the same message abt popups in every thread. By now he should be long gone. What a weirdo

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 04:12 PM (g6TN6)

139 "118 I think the European governments are panicking because they realize their people are reaching the end of their ropes. The savages are brazen about taking over and even more brazen in taking possession of their women(see numerous Paul Joseph Watson videos, there is also a German guy who does videos). I think even pansified ,cucked European men are about ready to slit throats.
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS)"

They are panicking because the smarter ones understand we are at a moment similar to the widespread adoption of firearms.

Any motovated asshole with a drone and some basic science can delete these people and there isn't anything they can do about it other than hole up in a bunker 24/7.

The left assumed they could continue to live like kings while their third world goons burned everything else down. Yeah... no. I don't think so.

Posted by: heya at February 19, 2026 04:12 PM (ilNpL)

140 Next time I type something stupid here, I'm calling in a threat to the gray boxes. That will show.... um .... me.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 04:12 PM (n5tGW)

141 This is a nice story about an American bobsledder. She just won gold in her event . She's also a wife and mother caring for her young sons who are deaf, and she is quite devout in her faith

National Catholic Register site:

https://tinyurl.com/4m2mkb5y
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (rZCVI)
******
Respect!
I saw her on Fox the other day. All American athletes should aspire to be like her.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 04:13 PM (NpAcC)

142 It's not even just Muslims in France and the UK (and everywhere else in Europe)but also non Muslim Africans as well. And ofc in all those countries the left has allied with the invaders.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 04:13 PM (YwEeS)

143 Do you know what Nemesis means?
Punish them for me Errol

Posted by: Field Marshal Bricktop at February 19, 2026 04:13 PM (wBaIH)

144 69 Quentin Deranque sounded like a nice young man. He was a RC convert ,went to Latin Mass and cared about the traditional French culture and religion. This makes him far right to most of the media.

St Joan of Arc please intercede for France.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Saint-Jean-d'Arc est d'extrême droite !

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 04:13 PM (Dv3i1)

145 Your new pop up ads are extremely annoying. If they continue I will have no choice but to leave and that is a shame because I really do like your work.
Posted by: Don Brown

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue

This isn't an airport. No needvto announce departures.
Posted by: rickb223

Not quite a flounce. Perhaps flounce adjacent.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 19, 2026 04:14 PM (cYBz/)

146 Who said "shoot a few of them, and the rest will go home"?

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & 7th century goatscrewers at February 19, 2026 04:14 PM (5DfsO)

147 It was a mostly peaceful lynching.

Posted by: The media at February 19, 2026 04:14 PM (2Ez/1)

148 130 1943 suchte die Geheime Staatspolizei aktiv nach allen, die sich gegen die Nazis stellten...Das war an diesem Tag im Jahr 1943, und es scheint, dass die Ironie davon den meisten Europäern entgeht. Vor allem Frankreich und Deutschland.
Posted by: Marcus T

You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon.

Posted by: Chancellor Gorkon at February 19, 2026 04:15 PM (JCZqz)

149 A lot of people don’t know the Nazis were putting people to the guillotine for simply opposing them.

That is, among the many other heinous ways they killed people for the simple crime of saying you oppose them.

When you call someone a Nazi, you should be very clear what you’re talking about. Because you wouldn’t get a chance to protest.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 04:15 PM (gb3qv)

150 The elites will be raped in the face last. I guess.

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 04:15 PM (uQzkA)

151 USA 2 - The Beavers 1 in OT. The USA women's hockey team wins gold. The Canadians are left to ponder their life choices.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 19, 2026 04:16 PM (tqpXi)

152 Paul Watson put up a video of some black(Caribbean, African not sure which) laughing at all the white people for waiting in line. In "queue" as they say over there.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 04:16 PM (YwEeS)

153 Was he telling you get the f*** out of "their territory" or was he trying to protect you? Sounds like the latter.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)



That's what I was thinking.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

Sounds like both to me. He escorted him out of the area because his co-religionists would not attack him if the guy was with him.

It's like a story my brother once told. He was in the Army and stationed in NYC. His future wife, whom he met there, was a Puerto Rican from the Bronx. When he'd go to see her at her house, her father would meet him at the subway station and escort him. The Puerto-Rican crooks would not try to mug him, since he was with another Puerto Rican.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

154 "The elites will be raped in the face last"

Another Anderson Pooper thread?

Posted by: Wally at February 19, 2026 04:17 PM (0e5Te)

155 Brattleboro has be $50,000 with Alvin Gores Carbin Credits. We be wants to know how much they be worth and wear to cash then in?

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 19, 2026 04:17 PM (jwBFW)

156 151 USA 2 - The Beavers 1 in OT. The USA women's hockey team wins gold. The Canadians are left to ponder their life choices.


whew! what a great game!!!!

incredible

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 04:17 PM (j+aD2)

157 102 This day in history.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 04:02 PM (SD6jB)

Thank you rickb. The cost in American lives was pretty staggering as I recall. Also the tenacity of the defenders and their willingness to fight to the death must have in some way influenced the decision to go with the atomic bomb vs an invasion of the Japanese homeland.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:18 PM (QGaXH)

158 151 USA 2 - The Beavers 1 in OT. The USA women's hockey team wins gold. The Canadians are left to ponder their life choices.


US women beat lick pound Canadian beavers...screw it, I'm out...

Posted by: American News at February 19, 2026 04:18 PM (JCZqz)

159 Medal ceremony is on. Always cool to listen to the Star Spangled Banner at the ceremony

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:18 PM (Kc+Vz)

160 It's not even just Muslims in France and the UK (and everywhere else in Europe)but also non Muslim Africans as well. And ofc in all those countries the left has allied with the invaders.
Posted by: steevy

Shit hole countries are shit holes because of the shit hole culture. Bringing shit hole culture to civilized lands just makes more shit hole.
There is no "magic dirt".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 04:19 PM (/lPRQ)

161 150 The elites will be raped in the face last. I guess.
Posted by: nckate

I offer myself as tribute!!!

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 19, 2026 04:20 PM (JCZqz)

162 So, what was the bloodiest battle of WWII? Anybody know? Something on the Eastern Front, I'm guessing.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)

163 What a great group of women. And a true changing of the guard for the team. A number of 4 and 5x olympians. And 7 in their first games ever.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:20 PM (MGB5H)

164 what was the bloodiest battle of WWII? Anybody know? Something on the Eastern Front, I'm guessing.
Posted by: Bulg at

Are we counting Japanese civilians that threw themselves off of cliffs?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:21 PM (MGB5H)

165 The real reason they didn't want to invade the Japanese homeland was their food is inedible.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 04:21 PM (UjdFS)

166 163 What a great group of women. And a true changing of the guard for the team. A number of 4 and 5x olympians. And 7 in their first games ever.



they all (both sides) played their hearts out

that Canuck goalie was incredible. the two goals on here were FILTHY

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 04:21 PM (j+aD2)

167 Shit hole countries are shit holes because of the shit hole culture. Bringing shit hole culture to civilized lands just makes more shit hole.
There is no "magic dirt".

We already know the best way to Americanize immigrants. Make them get a job and learn English.

The fact that the FNM/government/left want to do the opposite tells you what they want.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)

168 sorry - two goals on her

the goal against us was just a hot mess that fell apart (short handed)

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 04:22 PM (j+aD2)

169 they all (both sides) played their hearts out

that Canuck goalie was incredible. the two goals on here were FILTHY
Posted by: BlackOrchid

For sure! Frankel (us goalie) won tha game. Some amazing saves including 2 in OT.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (MGB5H)

170 Ah yes, No Go Zones that the 'experts' say don't exist. I was in Brussels in the early 90s. I was told by the hotel manager to stay away from certain neighborhoods, which he helpfully pointed out on a map. They were muslim neighborhoods. So, I did.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 19, 2026 04:00 PM (sAmhv)

Youtuber Kurt Caz did a walk about in Brussels and posted it about 5 months ago.

Spoiler: it hasn't gotten better

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (r3hkP)

171 I'd guess the bloodiest battle of WWII was Stalingrad, but I'm going to guess it depends on exactly how you categorize bloodiest.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (sKqQm)

172 I'd think Stalingrad was the bloodiest if you included the number of German prisoners killed by the Soviets

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (Kc+Vz)

173 The Battle of Stalingrad was pretty bloody.
I don’t know if it was the worst, but it’s up there in the rankings.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (6ydKt)

174 The french has been irrelevant since 1940.

Plus, they smell. Bad.

Liberty, Equality and Fraternity my ass. Just bath once in awhile and get a job.

Posted by: Boil That Frog at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (Ljddq)

175 Are we counting Japanese civilians that threw themselves off of cliffs?
Posted by: BruceWayne

I'm thinking just of military casualties.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

176 the goal against us was just a hot mess that fell apart (short handed)
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Completely odd bounce off the high boards that led to the breakout.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (MGB5H)

177 I think the siege of Leningrad is probably up there with the worst. For the USA, I don't really know.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (n5tGW)

178
Also the tenacity of the defenders and their willingness to fight to the death must have in some way influenced the decision to go with the atomic bomb vs an invasion of the Japanese homeland.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:18 PM (QGaXH)



Most likely, although the conventional wisdom held that it was Okinawa that was the final straw on that.

Regardless, Imperial Japan was going to get nuked no matter what. Not because of the fear of casualties or the stupid modern tropes of "anti-Asian racism" and "we gotta show the Russkies not to mess with us", but because they fucking deserved it for being the biggest genocidal assholes in WWII.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (kTyBw)

179 I'm thinking just of military casualties.
Posted by: Bulg at February

Off the top of my head I'd say Stalingrad. But that's a guess.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (MGB5H)

180 This young guy Arnault founded the antifa party in France. He is a total radical.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (+jscL)

181 Not everyone who lives in a blue city is a brainless immoral asshole.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (7m77K)

182 I'm thinking just of military casualties.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

Maybe Stalingrad. Although per square foot I'd probably guess that any of the island hopping things on the eastern front were really brutal.

Posted by: GMan at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM (GfWuY)

183 according to google ai:
The Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942 - February 1943) is widely considered the bloodiest battle of World War II and in history, with total casualties (dead, wounded, or captured) exceeding 1.5 to 2 million people. It was a pivotal turning point on the Eastern Front, resulting in a devastating defeat for Germany.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM (CWTWj)

184 So it's a WWII history thread?

Posted by: Just Got Here at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM (2Ez/1)

185 Is it true that the Seahawks have declined the President's invitation to the White House?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM (j+aD2)

186 This is a nice story about an American bobsledder. She just won gold in her event . She's also a wife and mother caring for her young sons who are deaf, and she is quite devout in her faith
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 04:05 PM (rZCVI)

I watched her win. Both of her boys were there, too. It was very sweet. She's been working so hard for so long, so it was nice to see!

Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM (k9OZB)

187 Who said "shoot a few of them, and the rest will go home"?
Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & 7th century goatscrewers


Me.
At least a dozen times over the years.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM (SD6jB)

188 You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon."

"We few, we angry pissed off few"

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 04:26 PM (cGjQu)

189 it's a WWII history thread?
Posted by: Just Got Here

Have you thought of Rome today?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:26 PM (MGB5H)

190 Internet says Normandy was greatest US losses.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 04:26 PM (n5tGW)

191 The worst battle for Americans in Europe was the Battle of the Bulge, I’m pretty sure.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 04:26 PM (6ydKt)

192 re 187: might not be working that way in iran

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 04:26 PM (CWTWj)

193 Yes, appears it was Stalingrad. According to Al Gore's amazing internet.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:26 PM (77rzZ)

194 De toute évidence, Orange Man Bad en est la raison.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

195 Or D-Day…

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 04:27 PM (6ydKt)

196 I used to be a thing.

Posted by: Antietam at February 19, 2026 04:27 PM (2Ez/1)

197 >>Was he telling you get the f*** out of "their territory" or was he trying to protect you? Sounds like the latter.

The latter.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 04:27 PM (viF8m)

198 French problem, don't care. French will be a language spoken only in Hell in a hundred years or so.

We have our own Leftists to debellate, and if anything, the mortal agony of the European nations can provide a useful object lesson.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 19, 2026 04:27 PM (PmqH/)

199 Those chicks have some discerning to do.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 04:27 PM (YlWIZ)

200 151 USA 2 - The Beavers 1 in OT. The USA women's hockey team wins gold. The Canadians are left to ponder their life choices.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 19, 2026 04:16 PM (tqpXi)

_________________________

I played hookie a lot in elementary school. I don't remember any Beavers. Sometimes I'd get called for icing if we had cake at home. I self punished...did a couple penalty shots. It was Southern Comfort, so I learned my lesson.

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 04:27 PM (dIske)

201 Community service.

Posted by: The French at February 19, 2026 04:27 PM (abIsI)

202 So it's a WWII history thread?
Posted by: Just Got Here at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM

Give it time, and it will become a history of guns, movies, and boobs in WWII thread.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 04:28 PM (0sNs1)

203 Have you thought of Rome today?"

JJ's morning thread. You're welcome

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (cGjQu)

204 43 So the end game is Muslims take over the world and rape you in the face? Enslave the actual producers/workers of the world? What's the end game that so many non Muslims see and agree with so much that they are helping make it happen?
Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 03:44 PM (uQzkA)

I do not believe that our Ruling Class is made up of real human people, with thoughts and plans. I believe that they are nothing more than NPC bugmen, turning away from a little pain to the path of least current resistance, because that is what they act like.

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (Sy6m/)

205 To me ANTIFA Europeans are just Anarchists, out to destroy western civilization

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (Ia/+0)

206 Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 19, 2026 04:25 PM (k9OZB)

Internet also said that she's the oldest Olympic gold medalist at winter games. She's 41.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (Nx5jP)

207 I'd think Stalingrad was the bloodiest if you included the number of German prisoners killed by the Soviets
Posted by: Smell the Glove
.......

I hesitate to comment until Field Marshal Zhukov weighs in.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (UjdFS)

208 And Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)

209 That Janye Mansfield had some nice breasts.

Posted by: I'll start the bidding at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (2Ez/1)

210 ...but because they fucking deserved it for being the biggest genocidal assholes in WWII.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

The Japanese were certainly sadistic genocidal racist assholes, but I don't know if anything they did compares to the Holocaust in terms of scale, scope, or structural ruthlessness.

Posted by: Military Moron at February 19, 2026 04:29 PM (JCZqz)

211 The French, they are a funny race,
Parlez vous?
The French that are a funny race,
Parlez vous?
The French thay are a funny race,
They fight with their feet and they
Something something something
their face.

Escapes me.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 04:31 PM (YlWIZ)

212 USA ladies getting their medals

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:31 PM (Kc+Vz)

213 I do not believe that our Ruling Class is made up of real human people, with thoughts and plans. I believe that they are nothing more than NPC bugmen, turning away from a little pain to the path of least current resistance, because that is what they act like.
Posted by: SciVo

There is a solution!!!

Posted by: The Human Instrumentality Project at February 19, 2026 04:31 PM (JCZqz)

214 I just listened to an audiobook of the African desert battles in WWII with Rommel, Montgomery, Patton, et al.

It was really interesting.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 04:32 PM (DgMqy)

215 USA ladies getting their medals
Posted by: Smell the Glove

All the sour faces of the Canucks made me smile.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:32 PM (MGB5H)

216 210
‘ the Holocaust in terms of scale, scope, or structural ruthlessness.’

They murdered millions in China.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 04:32 PM (jbnUc)

217 Something something something
their face.

"And then they put dicks in their face" is the lyric, I believe.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 19, 2026 04:32 PM (PmqH/)

218 The Longest Day was when Marlene Dietrich walked by and her boobs brushed up against me while I was cleaning my M1 Garand.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 04:32 PM (6ydKt)

219 Louis Mountbatten didn't want any Japanese at his funeral, because of their horrible treatment of Allied POWs.

To the Japs, if you surrendered, you were basically dogshit, and they treated you as such.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)

220 153 Was he telling you get the f*** out of "their territory" or was he trying to protect you? Sounds like the latter.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

Something similar happened to me in south central L.A. in 1993, just after the riots. I was standing in line to pay at a gas station and the young black fellow in front noticed me (white guy, business attire) and said something like 'there's another gas station at (intersection) - you might want to go there instead in the future...'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (QGaXH)

221 > Is it true that the Seahawks have declined the President's invitation to the White House?

No. That's an internet rumor that's being spread around.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (Yp6az)

222 The French had 27,000 dead on a single day in the first month of WW1. Wonder if Stalingrad ever had such a single day.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (QS66I)

223 I don't want to belittle the "Nemesis Collective". They're standing up. I admire that.

But for God's sake, if you are going to rely on security when surrounded by savages; Get the biggest, meanest, scariest mountains for flesh available. Don't rely on a scrawny math nerd. While I admire Quentin Deranque for his convictions and courage. A man's gotta know his limitations. And the Nemesis Collective needs to be smarter and more diligent.

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (dIske)

224

You know who has some ginormous cans? the actress in Lead (like pencil lead) Children, a polish miniseries on NF.

Joanna Kulig scene

Safe search off

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (g6TN6)

225 They murdered millions in China.
Posted by: Dr. Claw

And did biological warfare experiments on them.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)

226 151 USA 2 - The Beavers 1 in OT. The USA women's hockey team wins gold.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 19, 2026 04:16 PM (tqpXi)
-----------

Nice!

Posted by: WisRich at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (G0vdT)

227 That Janye Mansfield had some nice breasts.
Posted by: I'll start the bidding
......

That's where they got the idea for inventing torpedoes.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 04:34 PM (UjdFS)

228 The French have some good bubbas left. Read up on the Uzbin Valley battle in August 2008. It’s their government who left them holding their dicks. Those men fought hard, but it took us some time to get to them and the Tali moved close to our lines so we couldn’t smoke them. It all got straightened out during the battle but it cost them about 10 men. Good people. I can’t imagine their families and brothers are too thrilled with what’s going on.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 04:35 PM (rBp1O)

229 National Anthem

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:35 PM (Kc+Vz)

230 when Marlene Dietrich walked by and her boobs brushed up against me while I was cleaning my M1 Garand.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

That what they call it now?

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

231 To the Japs, if you surrendered, you were basically dogshit, and they treated you as such.
Posted by: Bulg

They didn't treat civilian POWs much better.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 04:35 PM (/lPRQ)

232 whew! I'm glad it's not true bonhomme!

the sort of same thing happened with the eagles won BUT Jalen Hurts kinda skipped out on it anyway with a lame excuse

but the other guys all went

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 04:36 PM (j+aD2)

233 It doesn't matter if it was one casualty or a million. Every drop of blood spent on Europe was worse than a wasted expense.

We should have just fought Japan, built our nukes and cauterized the whole fucking continent of Europe once we were done with those yellow heathens.

*spits*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 19, 2026 04:36 PM (PmqH/)

234 They fight with their feet and they
Something something something
their face.

Escapes me.

f*ck with their face.

It's one of many versions of, "Madamoiselle from Armentieres."

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 04:37 PM (Yp6az)

235 Is the French Foreign Legion still a thing?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:37 PM (77rzZ)

236 175 Are we counting Japanese civilians that threw themselves off of cliffs?
Posted by: BruceWayne

I'm thinking just of military casualties.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

Threw themselves off cliffs? When? after the surrender? I never heard that story...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)

237 1.5 million were killed in the russian siege.

One of the reasons though was they just told their unarmed troops to rush the front lines until you found a weapon.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 04:37 PM (n5tGW)

238 @210 -- The Japanese were arguably worse than the Nazis in WWII. The Japanese army slaughtered at least 14 million Chinese, mostly civilians. Their treatment of prisoners of war was horrific, not to mention their biological experimentation on both civilians and POWs. The Germans treated western (non-Soviet) POWs with at least a scintilla of conformity to the Geneva convention.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 19, 2026 04:37 PM (XMwZJ)

239 After watching the aholes on our women's soccer team, I'm watching our women's hockey team smiling with tears in their eyes . God bless em

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 04:37 PM (Kc+Vz)

240 151 USA 2 - The Beavers 1 in OT. The USA women's hockey team wins gold. The Canadians are left to ponder their life choices.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions

Canada is bringing in Indians, Pakistanis and Chinese by the plane loads. I'm sure they can find plenty of female players from these groups to bolster their hockey program.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 04:38 PM (Dv3i1)

241 Joanna Kulig scene

Safe search off
*****************

And that's when I learned that there is an interwebs site called, "Boobspedia."

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 04:38 PM (Y1sOo)

242 Team USA just got their gold medals in women's hockey.

Every one of them were singing their asses off, most of them with tears in their eyes.

As it should be.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at February 19, 2026 04:38 PM (oSeBJ)

243 Threw themselves off cliffs? When? after the surrender? I never heard that story...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Saipan

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 19, 2026 04:38 PM (MGB5H)

244 181 Not everyone who lives in a blue city is a brainless immoral asshole.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (7m77K)

Hear! Hear!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:39 PM (QGaXH)

245 1.5 million were killed in the russian siege.

One of the reasons though was they just told their unarmed troops to rush the front lines until you found a weapon.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
.......

or some beets.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS)

246 The Japanese don't get nearly enough "credit" for the horrific shit they did in the leadup to and during WWII.

They deserved the wrath of our portable instant rice cookers and then some.

Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 04:39 PM (5aZAZ)

247 Nood

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 04:39 PM (uQzkA)

248 Youtuber Kurt Caz did a walk about in Brussels and posted it about 5 months ago.

Spoiler: it hasn't gotten better
Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 04

I was in Brussels 2 years ago and to make a long story shorter, J needed medication after cracking a tooth - The only 24 hour pharmacy was in a no go zone. The cab driver was Muslim, he stopped and picked up another Muslim guy on the way, I am now panicking. When we get to the pharmacy, I go to get out with J because I am scared. The driver says no, you do not get out. He walks with J to the pharmacy, which had this narrow speak easy window in the door where the meds were slid out from. The friend got out of the cab and kept positioning himself outside the cab, so I could not be seen by anyone who walked by, and then jumped back in when the driver and J got back in, where he sped off like a demon back to our hotel. When we got there, the driver who spoke Italian for some reason, told J to never, ever let me be alone anywhere in Brussels, it didn’t matter where. J told me he could see just a little bit through the speakeasy door and the person was head to toe covered and would only speak to the cab driver.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (p4NUW)

249 181 Not everyone who lives in a blue city is a brainless immoral asshole.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (7m77K)

Two out of three aint' bad....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (QGaXH)

250 new thread

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (CWTWj)

251 This is my rifle, This is my gun. This one is for shooting. This one is for fun.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)

252 The Nemesis Collective needs to adopt a pack of Dobermans.

Posted by: pawn at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (+rKuc)

253 @210 -- The Japanese were arguably worse than the Nazis in WWII. The Japanese army slaughtered at least 14 million Chinese, mostly civilians. Their treatment of prisoners of war was horrific, not to mention their biological experimentation on both civilians and POWs. The Germans treated western (non-Soviet) POWs with at least a scintilla of conformity to the Geneva convention.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

The Nazis deliberately tried to erase Jews and other ethnic groups. The Japanese were murderous and evil, too (and worse in many ways), but when the metric was "who was more genocidal", I don't know if the Japanese were actually trying to ERADICATE a specific group of people like the Nazis did. They enslaved and abused and murdered, sure, but tried to systematically eradicate?

Posted by: Military Moron at February 19, 2026 04:40 PM (JCZqz)

254 The death of Quentin Deranque is "a serious fact which concerns us all", declared the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, while Emmanuel Macron had asked Giorgia Meloni to stop "commenting on what is happening to others"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 04:41 PM (1whRW)

255 I think the siege of Leningrad is probably up there with the worst. For the USA, I don't really know.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 04:24 PM (n5tGW)

Vicksburg, maybe.

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 04:42 PM (rbvCR)

256 The Nazis deliberately tried to erase Jews and other ethnic groups. The Japanese were murderous and evil, too (and worse in many ways), but when the metric was "who was more genocidal", I don't know if the Japanese were actually trying to ERADICATE a specific group of people like the Nazis did. They enslaved and abused and murdered, sure, but tried to systematically eradicate?
Posted by: Military Moron

The Japs were not really on board with the Shoah. They didn't hate Jews any more than they hated other Westerners. I get the impression that they were rather perplexed by Nazi Jew-hatree.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:44 PM (77rzZ)

257 Japanese held lots of European civilians in WWII, women in that.
Many got caught up livjng in areas the Japanese took over so sent ghem into camps or at minimum city areas.

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

258 185 Is it true that the Seahawks have declined the President's invitation to the White House?
Posted by: BlackOrchid

It is not true. Unverified rumormongering.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 04:46 PM (u7NM6)

259 Hermann Tertsch@hermanntertsch . 4h

The despicable Macron sets out to tell Meloni that he cannot lament the barbaric murder of the young patriot Quentin Deranque by the hordes of the far-left La France Insoumise, who have done so many favors for the biggest failure of the failed leaders of European globalism.

He says he should stop commenting on what happens in other people's countries. This is coming from the scoundrel who engages in massive interference in Hungary, who helped steal the presidency of Romania from Georgiescu, and who has made a fool of himself with his attempts to intervene in the affairs of half the world.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 04:46 PM (1whRW)

260 Something, something about boiling a frog slowly.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 04:47 PM (FCYiI)

261 225 They murdered millions in China.
Posted by: Dr. Claw

And did biological warfare experiments on them.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)

And according to Bill O'Reilly's book did some pretty sick sexual stuff too.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 04:47 PM (QGaXH)

262 261
‘ And according to Bill O'Reilly's book did some pretty sick sexual stuff too.’

You mean the Japs did, not Bill, right?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 04:51 PM (jbnUc)

263 A Muslim man wearing a *kalawa on his wrist, a *tilak on his forehead, and *Rudraksha beads around his neck was befriending Hindu girls in Indore.

*Hindu ritual ornaments

Bajrang Dal (Hindu vigilantes) caught him, beat him, and paraded him to the police station.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 04:59 PM (1whRW)

264 You know who they are and where they live and they are attacking your people, your women on YOUR soil.

Posted by: Heeny at February 19, 2026 06:20 PM (hFmv9)

One of Epstein's Recruiters Decided to Inform On Him to the Police, and Epstein Schemed to Give Him a $3 Million Bribe to Keep Quiet;
He Discussed the Plan with Obama WH Counsel and Friend of Jeff Kathyrine Ruemmler


WSJ:

The Accomplice Who Was Going to Testify Against Jeffrey Epstein--Then Went Dark


French model scout Jean-Luc Brunel was negotiating to provide prosecutors with evidence against the sex offender in 2016--three years before he was finally arrested--but ultimately backed out


Jean-Luc Brunel was ready to turn on the man who had been his patron and partner. The French modeling scout was prepared to tell prosecutors what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking.

Brunel was secretly negotiating in 2016 with lawyers representing Epstein's victims, according to newly released Justice Department files. Brunel's lawyer told them his client recruited girls for Epstein and had incriminating photographs. They discussed a date for Brunel to walk into the U.S. Attorney's office in New York--in exchange for immunity.

"One of Epstein's bfs, Jean Luc Brunel, has helped get girls. He is wanting to cooperate," according to handwritten notes taken by a federal prosecutor in February 2016. "Brunel is afraid of being prosecuted."

And then Brunel went dark.

That's as much of the paywalled story that I can see, but the reporter posts this summary on X:


Khadeeja Safdar
@khadeeja_safdar

NEW: In 2016, Jean-Luc Brunel was discussing a date to walk into the U.S. Attorney's office in New York to provide evidence against Jeffrey Epstein--in exchange for immunity. On May 3, Epstein fired off an email to Kathy Ruemmler. He wrote that Brunel was planning to go to prosecutors the following week and one of Brunel's friends had "asked for 3 million dollars so that Jean Luc would not go in."


Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke

This is pretty astonishing. When Jean-Luc Brunel, who ran Epstein's "modeling agency," was about to get an immunity deal to spill the beans on the operation, hush money negotiations began. The first person Epstein turned to for advice was Kathryn Ruemmler, a key member of Obama's inner circle. In the end, Brunel never testified.

I have no idea whether Ruemmler actually pulled any strings, but the fact that Epstein felt comfortable putting this in writing to her (while she responded by insisting on a phone call), speaks volumes about the level of trust, access and influence he enjoyed.

Also, Ruemmler tipped off Epstein about an investigation into a prostitution scandal -- something that would be of major interest to Epstein.

Note this Bloomberg article's headline refers to Ruemmler as "Goldman lawyer" rather than Obama's White House Council, which is far more relevant, because that's how she came into possession of this confidential information.


Kathryn Ruemmler corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein about a prostitution scandal that engulfed the US Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.

Ruemmler forwarded to Epstein a draft email that contained detailed, nonpublic information about the behind-the-scenes role the White House Counsel's office played in investigating the 2012 prostitution scandal.

Ruemmler resigned as the chief legal officer and general counsel of Goldman Sachs after the emails with Epstein were released and publicized, with her spokeswoman saying she "has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide" and that she has "deep sympathy for those harmed by Epstein".

Kathryn Ruemmler, who resigned last week as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., corresponded with Jeffrey Epstein about a prostitution scandal that engulfed the US Secret Service during her tenure as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama.

In a dozen or so exchanges that were sent months after Ruemmler left her White House position in 2014, she complained to Epstein about "this secret service crap" and forwarded to him a draft email that contained detailed, nonpublic information about the behind-the-scenes role the White House Counsel's office played in investigating the 2012 prostitution scandal.

Although Ruemmler had left the White House, she remained embroiled in the matter as lawmakers and journalists probed her work investigating the scandal. At the time she was under consideration for US attorney general.

Epstein offered advice, as well as what he described as "edits" to the email draft, which Ruemmler indicated she was planning to send to a journalist. "Breathe, smile. You're free," he wrote in one message.

These messages were among hundreds between Ruemmler and Epstein, a set of exchanges that reveals they had a relationship close enough that she accepted gifts from him and referred to him as "Uncle Jeffrey." After this latest batch of emails was released and publicized, Ruemmler resigned last week as the chief legal officer and general counsel of Goldman Sachs. She said June 30 would be her last day.

It's unclear whether Ruemmler accepted any advice on the Secret Service scandal from Epstein, who was already a convicted sex offender at the time. Jennifer Connelly, a spokeswoman for Ruemmler, said the former White House counsel "has done nothing wrong and has nothing to hide. Nothing in the record suggests otherwise."

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:30 PM




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1 St?

Posted by: Clay at February 19, 2026 02:31 PM (KJho9)

2 I don't care about any of this stuff! TRUUUUUUUUUMMPPPPPP IS IN THERE!!!!!

Posted by: Another Stupid Typical Fucking Moonbat at February 19, 2026 02:31 PM (vqA1l)

3 Man, what a boomerang this Democrat demand to release the Epstein files has been!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (Hkcdp)

4 Ruemmler was one of the most emailed to/from people from the Epstein files.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (sKqQm)

5 3 Man, what a boomerang this Democrat demand to release the Epstein files has been!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (Hkcdp)

=======

Taking out flunkies I've never heard of!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:33 PM (GBKbO)

6 2 I don't care about any of this stuff! TRUUUUUUUUUMMPPPPPP IS IN THERE!!!!!
Posted by: Another Stupid Typical Fucking Moonbat at February 19, 2026 02:31 PM (vqA1l)

And he raped a bunch of little girls and threatened to kill them !

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 02:33 PM (pVNyz)

7 Right, but what do Ruemmler's funbags look like?

Posted by: guy who is watching the news for entirely different reasons at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (z5QST)

8 Anderson Pooper is out?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (jc0TO)

9 Jennifer Connelly, a spokeswoman for Ruemmler

Dark City, indeed.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE)

10 Still talking about the salted pretzels on the bar.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (r08dW)

11 7 Right, but what do Ruemmler's funbags look like?

Posted by: guy who is watching the news for entirely different reasons at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (z5QST)

======

This is the kind of hard hitting news reporting I can get behind.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:35 PM (GBKbO)

12 But Trump!

-Transtifasm

Posted by: Bete at February 19, 2026 02:35 PM (ZbWUf)

13 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)

14 9 Jennifer Connelly, a spokeswoman for Ruemmler

Dark City, indeed.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (gKWVE)

=====

When do the marimba rhythms start to play?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:35 PM (GBKbO)

15 Yes, taking out flunkies.
Not a win for either side.
It’s become tedious.
Congratulations, newfound QAnon Dems!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:35 PM (Hkcdp)

16 Oopsie... move along plebes.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at February 19, 2026 02:36 PM (VkY89)

17 "Note this Bloomberg article's headline refers to Ruemmler as "Goldman lawyer" rather than Obama's White House Council, which is far more relevant, because that's how she came into possession of this confidential information."

and the only reason she was hired as a Goldman lawyer was because she was Obama's White House Council

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 02:36 PM (V6W16)

18 Owebama is teflon Don. Nothing will stick to him.


He SHOULD be rotting in federal pound you in the ass prison, enjoying his anal stretching.

But he never will be.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:36 PM (Zz0t1)

19 Ah .. this is why Ruemmler quit Goldman (or was forced out). It wasn't the stupid but embarrassing "dick" emails.

She and/or Goldman knew this was coming out, and it clearly shows she was lying about not being his lawyer, as well as lying about not being involved in any of the sex scandals.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:36 PM (iFTx/)

20 Jennifer Connelly, a spokeswoman for Ruemmler

Dark City, indeed.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM

Nice.

It was once upon a time in America.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 02:36 PM (jc0TO)

21


So pizzagate is more and more true every day.

Can’t believe it!

Posted by: E Buzz at February 19, 2026 02:37 PM (7PLlJ)

22 18 Owebama is teflon Don. Nothing will stick to him.


He SHOULD be rotting in federal pound you in the ass prison, enjoying his anal stretching.

But he never will be.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:36 PM (Zz0t1)

======

I mean...at least Eric Holder should have been tried for treason over Fast and Furious and executed.

Obama should have been tried for treason over Russian collusion and executed as well.

Almost like they didn't respect the norms and rule of law in the United States, even though John McCain told us we had nothing to fear from them. Weird...

Anyway, can you believe Trump's destruction of norms?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:37 PM (GBKbO)

23 MSN headline:
White House Attorney, Who was Known by Trump, Worked Closely with Epstein.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 02:37 PM (HXT0k)

24 Owebama is teflon Don. Nothing will stick to him.


He SHOULD be rotting in federal pound you in the ass prison, enjoying his anal stretching.

But he never will be.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck


Maybe he is enjoying some anal stretching right now.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (r08dW)

25 Never hit 'Continue Reading.' Never get out of the boat, either.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (pZ64F)

26 I’d be happy if Obama was forced to live in his dystopian library presidential center.
The additional quote in the top corner doesn’t help.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (Hkcdp)

27 Hush money! Hush money! Felonies!!! Reeeeee!!!!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (SD6jB)

28 Never hit 'Continue Reading.' Never get out of the boat, either.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM

or use Brave brower.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 02:39 PM (jc0TO)

29 Owebama is teflon Don. Nothing will stick to him.


He SHOULD be rotting in federal pound you in the ass prison, enjoying his anal stretching.

But he never will be.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck


Maybe he is enjoying some anal stretching right now.
Posted by: Operator Error



After a certain point, it's no longer being stretched.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 02:39 PM (SD6jB)

30 Opera
NoScript
ABP

No issues. None at all.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)

31 I died August 10, 2019.

Almost 7 years ago.

The Deep State is just using me to keep the real crimes and criminals off the leaderboard.

Let me go already.

Posted by: Zombie Jeffrey Epstein at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM (Ljddq)

32 Why did Epstein refer to people as goyium? What does that term mean? Is it pedo code?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM (wBaIH)

33 Ace, you missed the best part of this thing with Jean Luc Brunel, and the most juicy of all for conspiracy theories:

Jean Luc Brunel committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell, in an almost identical manner to Epstein.

Feast on that!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM (iFTx/)

34

After a certain point, it's no longer being stretched.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 02:39 PM (SD6jB)


That dude hasn't heard his own fart in 30 years.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:41 PM (Zz0t1)

35 Never use an iPhone to read the blog unless you can out game load reload crash

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 02:42 PM (uQzkA)

36 Keep dates in understanding what the people talking with Epstein new about him:

96: First complaint about Epstein to NYC cops - they do nothing
05: First complaint to FL cops, they start investigating
08: FL convicts Epstein of relatively minor charges
19: Trump has Epstein arrested

So before 05 people can generally claim ignorance of who Epstein was if they weren't in his inner circle but after 08 that gets less and less likely.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

37 The Epstein story is officially now more boring and silly than the QAnon story.

Someone please convince me this is not just a distraction.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:42 PM (RIvkX)

38 These folks haven't a clue that when doing something quasi-illegal, you just don't talk to a lot of "friends", or government officials, especially not with anybody in the White House.

This just proves that they believe there is a two-tier legal system.

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:42 PM (GITLP)

39 37 The Epstein story is officially now more boring and silly than the QAnon story.

Someone please convince me this is not just a distraction.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:42 PM (RIvkX)

=======

"Did you see my four tweets about Epstein from Joe Biden's presidency? I was fighting the good fight!"
-Thomas Massie

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:43 PM (GBKbO)

40 "Goy" means something like "race" in Hebrew, or "gens" in Latin (so, "gentile"). Jews are a goy also. Although Jews as an ethnic group tend to apply this to the nations among which they live.
It's not supposed to be pejorative, but scum like Epstein who like to use their Jewish status as a shield will use it as one.
G-d will judge, as they say.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 02:43 PM (gKWVE)

41 The Epstein release has to be one of the biggest self owns of all time. A lot of it is innuendo and rumor. People’s names mentioned in passing, in some cases purposeful, just to get that name in the file so it can be distorted at a later time. What did that person do? Nothing they were just mentioned.

People want to know where the convictions are? Based on what? That someone named, someone who maybe was involved.

Somebody should punch Massie and MTG in their dicks.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 19, 2026 02:43 PM (3arSl)

42 You can show the Dems this evidence, you can show all the statements from women saying Trump was always a gentleman and you can ask them why Biden or Obama never released this stuff and they will still scream "Trump is a pedo". Any attempt of the Dems to change their minds would result in brain damage (more than already exists)

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:43 PM (Kc+Vz)

43 Another great example of Jugears scandal free administration.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 02:43 PM (TtTH3)

44 Why did Epstein refer to people as goyium? What does that term mean? Is it pedo code?


He was Jewish. And if you read his emails not very fond of other Jewish people.

Though it appears he was close with the leftist leader in Israel - Barak. Hmm...close to one of Barack's advisers and Barak. Interesting juxtaposition.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 02:44 PM (sKqQm)

45
I mean...at least Eric Holder should have been tried for treason over Fast and Furious and executed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:37 PM (GBKbO)



Failing that, extradition to Mexico to face charges of conspiring to murder hundreds of Mexican citizens in Mexico. Over and above his treason to try an end run around the 2nd Amendment, F and F was INTENDED to result in hundreds of dead Mexicans, the guns involved were expected to be found discarded at the murder scenes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 02:44 PM (kTyBw)

46 Why did Epstein refer to people as goyium? What does that term mean? Is it pedo code?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

I assume it's a variant of "goyim," plural of "goy," the Hebrew word for "gentile."

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:45 PM (77rzZ)

47 I still want Cyrus Vance jr dragged in front of a court and forced to testify under oath why he was protecting Epstein in NYS.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)

48 He SHOULD be rotting in federal pound you in the ass prison, enjoying his anal stretching.

But he never will be.
Posted by: Sponge

Well, he’ll never be rotting in a federal prison.

Posted by: Clay at February 19, 2026 02:45 PM (KJho9)

49 2 sets of laws.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 02:45 PM (S+zAX)

50 Why did Epstein refer to people as goyium? What does that term mean? Is it pedo code?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM (wBaIH)
______

Goyim is Jewish/Yiddish slang for people who aren't Jews. "Goy" is the singular. It's used all the time in NYC.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:46 PM (iFTx/)

51 It’s become tedious.
Congratulations, newfound QAnon Dems!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:35 PM (Hkcdp)
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*fistbump*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:46 PM (RIvkX)

52 45 Failing that, extradition to Mexico to face charges of conspiring to murder hundreds of Mexican citizens in Mexico. Over and above his treason to try an end run around the 2nd Amendment, F and F was INTENDED to result in hundreds of dead Mexicans, the guns involved were expected to be found discarded at the murder scenes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 02:44 PM (kTyBw)

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"What happened to my Republican Party that only politely and merely rhetorically said minor things about Democrat scandals and then let them go because Democrats are just our loyal opposition?"
-2% of the GOP and 75% of elected GOP

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:46 PM (GBKbO)

53 3 Man, what a boomerang this Democrat demand to release the Epstein files has been!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (Hkcdp)

It was a trap!

; )

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:46 PM (+YA9H)

54 Goyim is Jewish/Yiddish slang for people who aren't Jews. "Goy" is the singular. It's used all the time in NYC.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:46 PM (iFTx/)
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The literal translation is "nations" or "national"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:47 PM (RIvkX)

55
It was a trap!

; )
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:46 PM (+YA9H)


Just more proof that Democrats are stupid and they think the public is dumber than they are.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:47 PM (Zz0t1)

56 willowed:

312 BBC

Andrew seen leaving police station
published at 21:21
21:21
BREAKING
Andrew has been pictured leaving a police station in the back seat of a car.

It's a really scary photo.
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM (+YA9H)

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:47 PM (+YA9H)

57 I'm okd enough to remember when even thinking about paying OMAGERD HUSH MONEY!!!!!!! was the greatest crime a human being could commit.

I guess we know now why Trump was so fanatically pursued on the subject.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 19, 2026 02:47 PM (Ey1l5)

58 willowed:

310 BBC

Mountbatten-Windsor released under investigation - Thames Valley Police
published at 21:37
21:37
BREAKING
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, Thames Valley Police said.
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (+YA9H)

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:48 PM (+YA9H)

59 Epstein was a Babylonian Sypremacist?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:48 PM (ht3QZ)

60 Good afternoon Ace and everyone
Yet no crimes in the Epstein Island

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 02:48 PM (Ia/+0)

61 If Prince Andrew ran a day care in Minneapolis, it would be the only one in the city that actually had kids.

Posted by: DOGGFISH at February 19, 2026 02:48 PM (yYs4P)

62 Was this the guy who also died in a French Prison?

From Suicide?

By Hanging?

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:48 PM (1Udfd)

63 Democrats just can't help themselves. In their lust to get Trump at any cost, they've stepped on rake after rake.

The definition of shithead: Someone who sees a pile of shit on the ground, knows it's a pile of shit, and steps in it anyway.

Enjoy your Epstein files, shitheads.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 02:48 PM (2UnvF)

64 Epstein was a Babylonian Sypremacist?
Posted by: Boss Moss

Well, they did have great Tupperware.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:49 PM (77rzZ)

65 I want to see the unredacted pictures! For research purposes only, of course.

Posted by: Pete Townsend at February 19, 2026 02:50 PM (vqA1l)

66 "Did you see my four tweets about Epstein from Joe Biden's presidency? I was fighting the good fight!"
-Thomas Massie
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:43 PM (GBKbO)
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*sighs*

This guy. Sheesh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:50 PM (RIvkX)

67 ...and The Blade answers my question.

Thanks Blade.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:50 PM (1Udfd)

68 BREAKING
Andrew has been pictured leaving a police station in the back seat of a car.

It's a really scary photo.
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM

Did he look like he had been phonebooked?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 02:50 PM (jc0TO)

69 66 *sighs*

This guy. Sheesh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:50 PM (RIvkX)

=======

"I'll let you touch my boobies if you kill your wife and become a leftist. Also, I have to live in her mansion after she dies."
-Massie's new wife, allegedly

I SAID ALLEGEDLY!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:50 PM (GBKbO)

70
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office



How long until Randy Andy makes the argument that he can't be charged because he never held a public office, he just happened to be born into the royal family, which has no government power.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (kTyBw)

71 >>Why did Epstein refer to people as goyium? What does that term mean? Is it pedo code?


True Fact: Goyim is Jewish Jerky.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (1Udfd)

72 He must jave typed something naughty in a private message.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (ht3QZ)

73 Overall key people that need to be made to talk:

Cyrus Vance Jr - NYS AG
Alexander Acosta - FL AG
Chris Wray - Hard of the FBI
Kathyrine Ruemmler - Obama/Biden adviser, legal adviser for Epstein
Tom Pritzker - Leftist oligarch
Peter Mandelson - Epstein conduit to the British government
Michael Wolff - Epstein conduit to the FNM
Ehud Barak - Epstein conduit to the Israeli government
Ariane de Rothschild - Epstein conduit to big business/banking



Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

74 RedState:

ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Allegedly Worked As MN Corrections Officer While AWOL From National Guard

... is everybody in Minnesota incompetent ?

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (GITLP)

75 I still can't believe Thomas Massie wanted Johnson to write a teacher's "Note to Parents: Little Johnny is doing excellent in the House this year!"

So much that he threw a temper tantrum over it.

And is proud of his little temper tantrum!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (HXT0k)

76 Man, what a boomerang this Democrat demand to release the Epstein files has been!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (Hkcdp)

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Taking out flunkies I've never heard of!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:33 PM (GBKbO)
==

DJT: "Wait! Hold it! Don't throw me in that briar patch!"

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 02:52 PM (rj6Yv)

77 Self draining swamp.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 02:52 PM (YlWIZ)

78 25 Never hit 'Continue Reading.' Never get out of the boat, either.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (pZ64F)

Good advice.

Posted by: Jim Fowler, of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom at February 19, 2026 02:52 PM (tmCNn)

79 I saw Hard of the FBI open for Machine Head at Blind Lemon in '98.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:52 PM (Zz0t1)

80 Pay close attention to the dates in this story: 2016. I suspect it's bullshit made up by the "victims" lawyers to extract more money.

What exactly was anyone gonna "inform" on Epstein in 2016 for? Everyone knew by then exactly what went on. Epstein had been investigated at least three times by then. Almost all of the names and places and allegations were already out there. He's already pled guilty to prostitution in FL.

What was going on in 2016 was the feeding frenzy of lawyers angling for big paydays, and trying to get at Trump through Epstein. Even this story itself admits all this originated with lawyers.

Take this entire story with a big grain of salt.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:52 PM (iFTx/)

81 It may not seem that way from my commentary but I do try and give even stupid people some benefit of doubt.

Massie has been triggering my bullsh*t detectors since day one. Score one for Franpsycho.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:53 PM (RIvkX)

82 75 I still can't believe Thomas Massie wanted Johnson to write a teacher's "Note to Parents: Little Johnny is doing excellent in the House this year!"

So much that he threw a temper tantrum over it.

And is proud of his little temper tantrum!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (HXT0k)

=======

What if, stay with me on this, this is completely standard behavior for everyone in DC and Massie is not special at all in this way?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:53 PM (GBKbO)

83 You know I remember when Jeffrey told me a great joke!

He said what's the best part of having sex with twenty eight year olds...and the answer? There are twenty of them!

And you know what? He was right!

Posted by: Bill Clinton at February 19, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)

84 “Your terms are acceptable.” I like that one.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 02:53 PM (YlWIZ)

85 Gayim? Why yes, thank you!

*squints* Oh...

Never mind.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg, missing his reading glasses at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (tmCNn)

86 Freshman orientation at Congress:

"Okay, everyone. The coin of the realm is now tummy rubs. You are only liked if someone rubs your tummy. Money, status, sex appeal. No one gives a shit. All that matters is getting someone to rub that tummy."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (GBKbO)

87 >It was a trap


Well, if any of them had actually paused to consider the likelihood of there being juicy details about Trump committing deviant and/or illegal behavior and the Biden administration not using it to get Trump while they were also coordinating various lawfare cases in NYC and Georgia they might have detected the trap.


However, they probably counted on using redactions to smear Trump as hiding it.

Womp, womp!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (Hkcdp)

88 Well we know Epstein didn't procure any girls for Barack....

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (YwEeS)

89 True Fact: Goyim is Jewish Jerky.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (1Udfd)
====

Not kosher. No scales.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (RIvkX)

90 paywalled?

The biggest news here is that Ace spends every day covering the news and yet doesn't get the Wall Street Journal.

Maybe get some of your friends with their fancy persuasions to chip in a subscription for you, Ace.

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (r3hkP)

91 Not ONE smigeon of corruption....

Posted by: The Coke Snorting Kenyan at February 19, 2026 02:55 PM (eEPUQ)

92 Drain the swamp? Maybe its that the vermin are leaving.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 02:55 PM (YlWIZ)

93 Overall key people that need to be made to talk:

Cyrus Vance Jr - NYS AG
Alexander Acosta - FL AG
Chris Wray - Hard of the FBI
Kathyrine Ruemmler - Obama/Biden adviser, legal adviser for Epstein
Tom Pritzker - Leftist oligarch
Peter Mandelson - Epstein conduit to the British government
Michael Wolff - Epstein conduit to the FNM
Ehud Barak - Epstein conduit to the Israeli government
Ariane de Rothschild - Epstein conduit to big business/banking



Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)
==

Chris Wray: (checks watch) "Can't talk. Gotta catch a plane!"

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 02:55 PM (rj6Yv)

94 Well we know Epstein didn't procure any girls for Barack....
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (YwEeS)


Because getting him boys would've just been WRONG.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)

95 *scratch*

Posted by: Bill Gates, Jr at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (gKWVE)

96 Thomas Massie, the Kentucky Republican, has been a persistent critic of Speaker Mike Johnson, and in recent months he has made it clear that he would not support Johnson’s leadership unless Johnson publicly recognized Massie’s work. In a February 2026 interview with Politico, Massie said he withheld his vote on a key piece of legislation because Johnson did not issue a press release thanking him for his role in releasing the Epstein files Townhall.

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (GITLP)

97 WSJ is owned by Murdock. No friend of the horde.

Posted by: torabora at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (eEPUQ)

98
Maybe get some of your friends with their fancy persuasions to chip in a subscription for you, Ace.
Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (r3hkP)


The Wall Street Journal is a shit rag and no one should waste their money on it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)

99 Anything corrupt and immoral over the last 20 years has Barkys name attached to it.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (abIsI)

100 90 ... your friends with their fancy persuasions ...
Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (r3hkP)

; )

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (+YA9H)

101 I believe smidgen has a d.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (ht3QZ)

102 A 70-year-old black grandmother whose grandson was killed in Washington, D.C., in 2017 thanked President Donald Trump for making her city safer with his tough-on-crime policies.

At a Black History event Wednesday in the White House, Forlesia Cook shredded race-hustling Democrats who smear Trump as “racist” for trying to eradicate crime.

“Thank God for this president,” Cook gushed. “I love him. I don’t want to hear nothing you got to say about that ‘racist’ stuff.”

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (GITLP)

103 Well we know Epstein didn't procure any girls for Barack....
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 02:54 PM (YwEeS)


Because getting him boys would've just been WRONG.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)
_______

"Tell me about it!"

-- Obama's Murdered Gay Chef

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (iFTx/)

104 Massie said he withheld his vote on a key piece of legislation because Johnson did not issue a press release thanking him for his role in releasing the Epstein files Townhall.
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (GITLP)


That makes him an egotistical asshole. F*ck that guy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)

105 >>You know I remember when Jeffrey told me a great joke!

He said what's the best part of having sex with twenty eight year olds...and the answer? There are twenty of them!

>And you know what? He was right!
Posted by: Bill Clinton at February 19, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)


What's the Best part about showering with your 12 year old daughter, Bill?

You can slick her hair back and pretend she is only 9.

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 19, 2026 02:57 PM (1Udfd)

106 I never fucked a 10. But one night, I fucked five twos!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (iFTx/)

107 Jennifer Connelly on a horse.

https://youtu.be/0ty0xgFumS8

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (jc0TO)

108 101 I believe smidgen has a d.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (ht3QZ)

smi-djinn

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (+YA9H)

109 Trump raped kids! On the island...i read it in the files!

Posted by: Ted Lieu at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (eEPUQ)

110 104 Massie said he withheld his vote on a key piece of legislation because Johnson did not issue a press release thanking him for his role in releasing the Epstein files Townhall.
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (GITLP)


That makes him an egotistical asshole. F*ck that guy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)

======

Out of everything Massie has done to be a thorn in people's sides (seriously...he could accomplish some of his policy goals if he actually worked on bills in committee, but he doesn't), this story is so bottom of the barrel.

Just...they all do it. You know they do. It's horse-trading at best, and just appealing to their egos at worst. And 99% of politicians are like that.

It just makes Massie...typical congressman.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)

111 “Thank God for this president,” Cook gushed. “I love him. I don’t want to hear nothing you got to say about that ‘racist’ stuff.”
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (GITLP)
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When she concluded with a mighty "BECAUSE GRAMMA SAID!" the hairs on my neck stood up.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 02:59 PM (RIvkX)

112 Pay close attention to the dates in this story: 2016. I suspect it's bullshit made up by the "victims" lawyers to extract more money.


Yep, that was my point earlier with the dates were Epstein info starts to get into the public sphere.

I also checked Google Trends (yeah I know google) and the first spike of interest in Epstein kicks off in 2015.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 02:59 PM (sKqQm)

113 Jennifer Connelly on a horse.

https://youtu.be/0ty0xgFumS8
Posted by: toby928(c)

That's the only scene from that movie that anyone remembers.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:59 PM (77rzZ)

114 Ten years ago.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:59 PM (ht3QZ)

115
I want to see the unredacted pictures! For research purposes only, of course.
Posted by: Pete Townsend at February 19, 2026 02:50 PM (vqA1l)



You updating "Fiddle About" from Tommy?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (kTyBw)

116 "There are 20 known pedophiles in the Epstein files!"

"There are 6 confirmed pedophiles in the Epstein files."

"4 of the 6 confirmed pedophiles in the Epstein files are just random dudes."

Seriously, he's Senator Islen from The Manchurian Candidate come to life.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)

117 Pretty sure it was around 2016 when Mike Cernovitch started the legal process to unseal the Epstein documents from his Florida prosecution?

There was a lot of resistance, several others joined in, the Miami Herald (iirc), in the request for the unsealed docs. When they were eventually released, Epstein was arrested, because the records had shown he was up to a lot more than he was prosecuted for. You know the rest…

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (Hkcdp)

118
It just makes Massie...typical congressman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)


Like I said. Egotistical asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (Zz0t1)

119 Apropos of nothing in particular:

55 degrees and experiencing precipitation in the form of rain here in Orange County, Ca. Snowing in the mountains, where it belongs.

After today we're going to warm up and dry out for the remainder of the forecast period.

Yay.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (QGaXH)

120 118
It just makes Massie...typical congressman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)


Like I said. Egotistical asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (Zz0t1)

======

Fair.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)

121 is everybody in Minnesota incompetent ?
——-

Des Moines Public Schools, just a few hundred miles south, are in need of a new department administrator head, he’d fit right in!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (TgO2L)

122
Fair.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

123 That's the only scene from that movie that anyone remembers.

She was in the news not that long ago complaining you have to be good looking to get a role.

And...oh Jenny if you didn't look like you do but looked like say Ella Emhoff you'd never have gotten a role in your life.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:01 PM (sKqQm)

124 123
She was in the news not that long ago complaining you have to be good looking to get a role.

And...oh Jenny if you didn't look like you do but looked like say Ella Emhoff you'd never have gotten a role in your life.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:01 PM (sKqQm)

======

Ugly people make the best character actors.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)

125 Massie said he withheld his vote on a key piece of legislation because Johnson did not issue a press release thanking him for his role in releasing the Epstein files Townhall.
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:56 PM (GITLP)


That makes him an egotistical asshole. F*ck that guy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)

======

Out of everything Massie has done to be a thorn in people's sides (seriously...he could accomplish some of his policy goals if he actually worked on bills in committee, but he doesn't), this story is so bottom of the barrel.

Just...they all do it. You know they do. It's horse-trading at best, and just appealing to their egos at worst. And 99% of politicians are like that.

It just makes Massie...typical congressman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)
________

I assume the press release will be immediately used for fundraising.

"See? Even the speaker of the house acknowledges the GREAT WORK I'm doing in Congress FIGHTING THE FIGHT for the people of Kentucky! Send me money to CONTINUE THE FIGHTIEST FIGHT EVER FOUGHT!"

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (iFTx/)

126 once again where is the proof that Epstein was a billionaire there is no financial picture to support his "billionaire" status

Posted by: paulnjax at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (PPnyU)

127 Ugly people make the best character actors.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)

Could be ...

Posted by: James Woods at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (3sXRv)

128 I'm not convinced Epstein is dead. The corpse in the pics is not convincing.

I'm also not sure Maxwell is in prison. The person who plead the 5th last week looked nothing like her.

Alls I'm sayin' is, I'm open to suggestions.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (3ImbR)

129 https://tinyurl.com/25pabz3y

Of Course Brunel was also found suicided in Prison, in 2022.

Posted by: Getting to the bottom of it at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (gbwMD)

130 55 degrees and experiencing precipitation

Rode bike to corner. Hands so cold the beer felt warm.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 03:03 PM (Kt19C)

131 91 was 35 years ago. She'd be old as dirt now.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 03:03 PM (ht3QZ)

132 113 Jennifer Connelly on a horse.
___

Those...eyebrows are amay-ay-zing!

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 19, 2026 03:03 PM (Dv3i1)

133 That story of Massie begging for his tummy rub hurts him because he's set up this image as principled fighter, standing athwart history shouting stop (and being as effective as National Review at the same time).

But he's just...venal.

I mean, I knew he wasn't principled when he voted to raise the debt ceiling under Biden, but that tummy rub begging is just SO pathetic.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:04 PM (GBKbO)

134 Of Course Brunel was also found suicided in Prison, in 2022.

Every time some Russian that annoys Putin "accidentally" falls out of a window the FNM tells me Putin is obviously to blame.

Every time some Westerner that is bothering the left dies under suspicion circumstances though the FNM tells me only a conspiracy theorist would believe a government would kill someone making problems for it

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:04 PM (sKqQm)

135 130 55 degrees and experiencing precipitation

Rode bike to corner. Hands so cold the beer felt warm.
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Should have taken the riding mower.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 03:04 PM (pZ64F)

136 WAJ got a new editor last year, a lefty British woman. The quality has taken a nosedive. Not worth the money, unless you enjoy guest columns from Rahm Emmanuel and an out of touch opinion team that constantly tut-tuts Trump for missing an opportunity to be a squish.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 03:04 PM (Hkcdp)

137 Of Course Brunel was also found suicided in Prison, in 2022.
Posted by: Getting to the bottom of it at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (gbwMD)
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Snake pit.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 03:04 PM (rj6Yv)

138 We had some rain earlier. Still cold.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 03:05 PM (ht3QZ)

139 137 Of Course Brunel was also found suicided in Prison, in 2022.
Posted by: Getting to the bottom of it at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (gbwMD)
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Snake pit.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 03:04 PM (rj6Yv)

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

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:05 PM (GBKbO)

140 The close connection with Kathy Ruemmler just seems strange for Epstein.

He seems to really only have interest in females who are in high school or sort of high schoolish looking.

I'm guessing he first connected with Ghislaine when she was a teenager and he was pitching her dad on the same Bear Stearns services he was doing for Bronfman and Wexler.

Ruemmler would have been a teenager in the late 1980s. Maybe she first crossed paths with Epstein then.

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 03:05 PM (r3hkP)

141 Speaking of National Review, it is hillarious to read their older articles and compare it to what they've been writing since 2012 or so.

For example, in Biden's earlier run for president he was presented as a leftist clown and a joke and in 2020 Jonah Goldberg, Lowry, and Cooke were taking turns felating him.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:06 PM (sKqQm)

142 Apparently Trump not only raped three year olds he ate them afterwards.

A patient told me this a couple days ago.

She really believes it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 03:06 PM (F/+zi)

143 Canada leading USA 1-0 after 2 periods ... from what I can see.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 03:06 PM (vbXSk)

144 I was hoping the Prince Andrew arrest video would look like a Benny Hill Yakkity-Sax chase scene with nubile girls in their undies being chased by Bobbies and The Fire Brigade.

Posted by: I Have Got An Hosepipe..... at February 19, 2026 03:06 PM (oftw2)

145 "See? Even the speaker of the house acknowledges the GREAT WORK I'm doing in Congress FIGHTING THE FIGHT for the people of Kentucky! Send me money to CONTINUE THE FIGHTIEST FIGHT EVER FOUGHT!"
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If you ACT now, we will match your $100 up to 20X!!!
Help us stop the LIBERAL agenda today!!
/s/ GOPe

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 03:06 PM (HXT0k)

146 Those...eyebrows are amay-ay-zing!
Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 19, 2026 03:03 PM (Dv3i1)

You just don't like her because she's an obvious girl- and of legal age of consent.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (zZu0s)

147 It looks like the threads to the tapestry covering the mystery box are being pulled, perhaps the box will be revealed and opened and the maggufin will be revealed.

Maybe it’ll simply be a giant purple dildo, maybe it will be something more.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (1sdiE)

148 Tell me again why I was supposed to be against releasing the files?

They only seem to be taking down the enemies of America, Christianity, and Moral Decency.

I thought that's why we were all in this, right? To conserve America?

Posted by: Release the Kraken! at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (mgmW3)

149 “Manchurian Candidate”

One wonders about that. Sometimes. Dr. Jolyn “Jolly” West, despite his denials, was a contracted spook hypnotist for you know who in the 1950s thru the 1970s. Among other notable achievements , he managed to kill an Elephant with L.S.D. at an Oklahoma zoo in his “research”, and examined Jack Ruby in his cell (who was determined to be insane). Also examined Sirhan, Patty Hearst, and Tim McVeigh, among others. The really weird connection is an Air Force airman named Shaver, who was one of his patients. Later went on to rape and murder a young girl, and claimed he had no memory of the incident. Dr. West hypnotized him as part of the interrogation.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (TgO2L)

150 >>Posted by: Jim Fowler, of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

Mutual of Omaha insurance will wrap you in a loving embrace just like the embrace the giant anaconda is giving Jim right now. Let's see how it turns out.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (viF8m)

151 147 It looks like the threads to the tapestry covering the mystery box are being pulled, perhaps the box will be revealed and opened and the maggufin will be revealed.

Maybe it’ll simply be a giant purple dildo, maybe it will be something more.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (1sdiE)

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Maybe Epstein was an unremarkable corner of the giant mesh of corruption that is our government and financial sector.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)

152 🍆

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 03:08 PM (ht3QZ)

153 I'm guessing he first connected with Ghislaine when she was a teenager and he was pitching her dad on the same Bear Stearns services he was doing for Bronfman and Wexler.

Most of the arguments I've see are they met around '91 when she was ~30 but a few argue it was a bit earlier in the late 80s.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)

154 Failing that, extradition to Mexico to face charges of conspiring to murder hundreds of Mexican citizens in Mexico. Over and above his treason to try an end run around the 2nd Amendment, F and F was INTENDED to result in hundreds of dead Mexicans, the guns involved were expected to be found discarded at the murder scenes.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 02:44 PM (kTyBw)

It was another Iran-Contra scam. It was to provide weapons to allow the Sinaloa cartel to defeat or push back on the Los Zeta cartel. The Los Zetas were stealing oil from Pemex pipelines, among other things.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 03:09 PM (rbvCR)

155 https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=DSraKwCWBUw
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:05 PM (GBKbO)
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Yeah, something like that.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 03:10 PM (rj6Yv)

156 @151

>> Maybe Epstein was an unremarkable corner of the giant mesh of corruption that is our government and financial sector.

If Epstein was unremarkable, I’d like to know what a pipe hitter looks like.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:10 PM (LknVv)

157 Yet every Leftist is hoping or trying to pin DJT to Epstein Island but keeps boomerang back at them

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 03:10 PM (Ia/+0)

158 156 @151

>> Maybe Epstein was an unremarkable corner of the giant mesh of corruption that is our government and financial sector.

If Epstein was unremarkable, I’d like to know what a pipe hitter looks like.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:10 PM (LknVv)

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More competent in keeping his name out of the papers, for one.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

159 If Epstein was unremarkable, I’d like to know what a pipe hitter looks like.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:10 PM (LknVv)
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Hint: He has ballsack eyes

Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 03:11 PM (5aZAZ)

160 148 Tell me again why I was supposed to be against releasing the files?

They only seem to be taking down the enemies of America, Christianity, and Moral Decency.

I thought that's why we were all in this, right? To conserve America?
Posted by: Release the Kraken! at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (mgmW3)

Because some innocent people named in the files will be dragged through the mud.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:12 PM (+YA9H)

161 Yet every Leftist is hoping or trying to pin DJT to Epstein Island but keeps boomerang back at them/i]

Its sort of a cargo cult thing.

They believe that the alternative media talking about Epstein's ties to leftists like Clinton hurt them in the last few election cycles so if they just keep repeating Trump and Epstein's names together in the media it will hurt Trump...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:12 PM (sKqQm)

162 It looks like the threads to the tapestry covering the mystery box are being pulled, perhaps the box will be revealed and opened and the maggufin will be revealed.

Maybe it’ll simply be a giant purple dildo, maybe it will be something more.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:07 PM (1sdiE)

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Maybe Epstein was an unremarkable corner of the giant mesh of corruption that is our government and financial sector.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:08 PM (GBKbO)
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Epstein isn't even noteworthy on the sex pest scale. He seems to have blended the sex element of being rich and powerful with the political/influence-peddling element better than most, but in terms of what he was doing? Par for the course. There are tons of barely-legal girls sashaying around every rich-guy party, and most of the girls are either outright for sale or half-whore yacht girls.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)

163 Charging batteries. Like an old Diesel Boat that needs to surface. Snowstorm tomorrow predicted. Won’t want to run generator tomorrow. Lows of 20F

But. Crank up the gennie. Maybe a Crockpot day. Read a good book, wait for all those good flavors to meld. Chicken pasta of some kind. Maybe taters, onions & bacon?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 03:13 PM (TgO2L)

164 Because some innocent people named in the files will be dragged through the mud./i]

As an example of this, Joe Rogan was in the news explaining he was in the Epstein files because he turned Epstein down for a meeting.

But

I think we need full transparency for stuff like this.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:14 PM (sKqQm)

165 162 There are tons of barely-legal girls sashaying around every rich-guy party, and most of the girls are either outright for sale or half-whore yacht girls.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)

True!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:14 PM (+YA9H)

166 162 or half-whore yacht girls.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)

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"I was not a half whore!"
-Meghan McArdle

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:14 PM (GBKbO)

167 @158

>> More competent in keeping his name out of the papers, for one.

Oh I’m sure Epstein isn’t a one off and his predilections were his undoing, but he has been at the game a very long time and it was only when he could no temper his demons that he was undone.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:14 PM (LknVv)

168 I am fine with releasing the files.

I am not fine with this being DC and the MSMs primary topic. There are real issues relevant to today that they are dodging as they grandstand about their sudden, impotent embrace of the “Epstein was a bad dude” hottake.

No sh#t, you guyz - and you did nothing while he was alive, and you’ve never given back any of his campaign donations.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 03:14 PM (Hkcdp)

169 Cheesedicks were just telling me no sex trafficing. Who to trust?

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 19, 2026 03:14 PM (cS1cw)

170 One of Epstein's Recruiters Decided to Inform On Him to the Police, and Epstein Schemed to Give Him a $3 Million Bribe to Keep Quiet;

It's always cheaper just to have them killed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:15 PM (jc0TO)

171 >> WAJ got a new editor last year, a lefty British woman. The quality has taken a nosedive. Not worth the money
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 03:04 PM (Hkcdp)

okay then, maybe he ain't quite as dumb as he seems

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 03:15 PM (r3hkP)

172 There are tons of barely-legal girls sashaying around every rich-guy party, and most of the girls are either outright for sale or half-whore yacht girls.

The feminist left damned Trump for mentioning that gold diggers of this sort exist, of course I can go watch the Whatever podcast and listen to these women complain about having to have sex with rich guys to get to go to their fancy parties.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

173 Hint: He has ballsack eyes
Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 03:11 PM (5aZAZ)
======

River City AWFLs: "He left River City the library building but he left all the books to HER!"

AWFL #1 "Chaucer!"
AWFL #2 "Rabelais!"
AWFL #3 "Ballsack"

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 03:15 PM (rj6Yv)

174 18-1 are your close tags working overtime or are you doing that on purpose to give your comments flair?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 03:15 PM (zZu0s)

175 Because some innocent people named in the files will be dragged through the mud.
Posted by: m

I used to think that too.
But the Internet newscycle is doing pretty well at exonerating people named in the files who (literally) dindu nuffin. Then politicians who fling this mud are getting the mud all over themselves instead.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (gKWVE)

176 18-1 are your close tags working overtime or are you doing that on purpose to give your comments flair?

Here at AoS 15 piece of flair are the bare minimum!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (sKqQm)

177
I just got a text from some group, of course they don't identify themselves in the text.

It said "your response to the survey has raised some eyebrows."

I texted back "Really? I don't respond to surveys. You all are lying sacks of shit."

Fight this shit anyway you can.

Posted by: four seasons at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (3ek7K)

178 I am fine with releasing the files. I am not fine with this being DC and the MSMs primary topic. There are real issues relevant to today
——-

Old Lady Guthrie! I need to tune in at the top of the hour to get the latest

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (TgO2L)

179 I would imagine the Royal House in the UK isn't thrilled with the news regarding Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York at the hands of our MSM and the release of whatever info the DoJ dumped a while back relating to Epstein.

Maybe pissed off enough to tell the US that using "our" military base on Diego Garcia for strikes on Iran ain't happening.

Rumors are the Royal House is "perturbed" at us.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (jtM2q)

180 Here at AoS 15 piece of flair are the bare minimum!
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM

I'm gonna need you to comment this Saturday.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (jc0TO)

181 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)

I'm not a horror fan, but Pooky is. Does the genre tend towards mythology from the British Isles or is it more serial-killer themed?

Posted by: pookysgirl, always curious at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (Wt5PA)

182 179 Rumors are the Royal House is "perturbed" at us.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (jtM2q)

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I wouldn't want a British royal to think of my American representatives on the world stage as "just like them".

Because British royalty sucks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (GBKbO)

183 The release of the files are a bit of a test for the electorate.

If you only read headlines from the FNM you aren't going to get the real story but honestly the electorate deserves to know everything the government has on the Epstein scandal.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)

184 175 Because some innocent people named in the files will be dragged through the mud.
Posted by: m

I used to think that too.
But the Internet newscycle is doing pretty well at exonerating people named in the files who (literally) dindu nuffin. Then politicians who fling this mud are getting the mud all over themselves instead.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (gKWVE)

Well, time will tell, but by then, stories will be out.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:18 PM (+YA9H)

185 Sad. Ti.e was a Man stood on the content of his comment and not on some gimmick! *scoff*

Or he stood on the size of the tits in the picture he was linking.

You know, talent or talent.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 19, 2026 03:18 PM (zZu0s)

186 But didn't the raging sex addict Trump foist himself in a most ungentlemanly manner upon a vulnerable Kathy Reummler on the escalator of Trump Tower, or am I just making shit up? Well, just naking shit up is what passes for "journalistic integrity" and it's more fun. And pretty effortless.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 19, 2026 03:18 PM (3dV8m)

187 Well, time will tell, but by then, stories will be out.
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:18 PM


Dead men tell no tales.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:18 PM (jc0TO)

188 >>Cheesedicks were just telling me no sex trafficing. Who to trust?

Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking. To Epstein and nobody else. She could probably get some leniency on her sentence if she started naming people but again, she has not.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 03:19 PM (viF8m)

189 181 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)

I'm not a horror fan, but Pooky is. Does the genre tend towards mythology from the British Isles or is it more serial-killer themed?

Posted by: pookysgirl, always curious at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (Wt5PA)

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I'm still very early in Hammer Films. They have 170+, I've watched 17 (released reviews of about 5).

So far, murder mysteries, mostly derived from pre-existing BBC radio dramas. Think Agatha Christie's Poirot but not nearly as fun.

Looking ahead, it's a lot of monster stuff, but I've honestly never seen any of it before. I saw The Woman in Black, one of their newer films, on an airplane years ago, but that's it.

That's why I watch 'em. To learn.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:19 PM (GBKbO)

190 One thing I notice the left/FNM is really struggling with is this sort of exchange:

FNM: TRUMP EPSTEIN TRUMP EPSTEIN

Normie: Hey guys why did Biden sit on these files and Trump released them if he is the one with Epstein connections?

FNM: Uh...there is a lot of fake information in the files...like the stuff about all the Democrats and celebrities. But uh...TRUMP EPSTEIN!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

191 It's always cheaper just to have them killed.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:15 PM (jc0TO)

You could have socked that as "Hillz the Magnificent" or "Huma's Girlfriend"

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (rbvCR)

192 I texted back "Really? I don't respond to surveys. You all are lying sacks of shit."
——-

Sometimes they used to call, sometimes text. I like to respond with “I charge $90 a minute. How would you like to pay today? I take PayPal, cash, gold bars” etc.

In the 2008 cycle I thought some pollster was going to have a stroke. They got fucking PISSED. LOL.

Basically I was like “who the fuck are you, why would I divulge my personal opinions to strangers?”

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (TgO2L)

193 Ugh, missing Guthrie woman.
Yes, very sad.
The longer it drags on, the worse it looks for the local authorities.

However, the only reason there’s breaking (non) news about this every day is her daughter. If she were some normies grandma they would have moved on after one story in the local news.



Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (Hkcdp)

194 190 One thing I notice the left/FNM is really struggling with is this sort of exchange:

FNM: TRUMP EPSTEIN TRUMP EPSTEIN

Normie: Hey guys why did Biden sit on these files and Trump released them if he is the one with Epstein connections?

FNM: Uh...there is a lot of fake information in the files...like the stuff about all the Democrats and celebrities. But uh...TRUMP EPSTEIN!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

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"All I know is that Epstein didn't kill himself. I don't even know who he is. Now, it's just nice that my wages are outpacing inflation again."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (GBKbO)

195 He Discussed the Plan with Obama WH Counsel and Friend of Jeff Kathyrine Ruemmler

When you go to the same, ummm, parties, 'accommodations' can be made.

Posted by: Jean-Luc Brunel at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (2gvXb)

196 Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking. To Epstein and nobody else./i]

That was Mueller's daughter's prosecution right?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (sKqQm)

197 >>That was Mueller's daughter's prosecution right?

Yep.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 03:22 PM (viF8m)

198 196 Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking. To Epstein and nobody else./i]

That was Mueller's daughter's prosecution right?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (sKqQm)

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Amazing what happens when all of your victims are also perpetrators of the crime at the same time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:22 PM (GBKbO)

199 Maybe pissed off enough to tell the US that using "our" military base on Diego Garcia for strikes on Iran ain't happening.

Rumors are the Royal House is "perturbed" at us.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (jtM2q)

On the financial sphere on X, the comment to that was, "It'd be a shame if the dollar swap lines were cut and a couple of UK pension funds went belly up. A real shame"

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 03:23 PM (rbvCR)

200 200

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:23 PM (+YA9H)

201 BUT MY PRINTHIBLTH~!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Tommy Masshole at February 19, 2026 03:23 PM (Cnlyb)

202 178 I am fine with releasing the files. I am not fine with this being DC and the MSMs primary topic. There are real issues relevant to today
——-

Old Lady Guthrie! I need to tune in at the top of the hour to get the latest
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (TgO2L)

I still maintain Savannah has info that will lead to the arrest, conviction and imprisonment of Hildabeast once and for all.....and this is a warning to shut her up...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 03:24 PM (QGaXH)

203 I recall Phoenix being listed among the highest rates of Kidnapping in all the world, at one point.

I very much doubt they reduced the numbers significantly and allowed their effort (and success) to be ignored.

So, yeah. The late Mrs Guthrie is one among many many kidnapping victims.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 03:24 PM (1Udfd)

204 146 Those...eyebrows are amay-ay-zing!
Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 19, 2026 03:03 PM (Dv3i1)

You just don't like her because she's an obvious girl- and of legal age of consent.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

I like Jennifer Connelly's eyebrows. She has other attributes that are artfully displayed when she is riding a coin operated horse that I find especially compelling. I'm not gay, like Anderson Cooper is, like someone who might single out her eyebrows as an attractive feature over some of her other features whose appeal would arise considerable interest in and attention from a heterosexual male. Now, shouldn't we both be at work?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 03:25 PM (Dv3i1)

205 Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking. To Epstein and nobody else.

That was Mueller's daughter's prosecution right?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (sKqQm)

Limited prosecution to hide actions of the IC, who would be exposed or implicated in a full prosecution.

I call it the "limited hang-out to dry"

PDiddy had a similar outcome, didn't he?

Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 03:25 PM (rbvCR)

206 I am fine with releasing the files. I am not fine with this being DC and the MSMs primary topic. There are real issues relevant to today
——-

Old Lady Guthrie! I need to tune in at the top of the hour to get the latest
Posted by: Common Tater


Women's curling!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:25 PM (SD6jB)

207 It think Epstein was a troika, sex traffiker, compromat/blackmail generator and money launderer for various IC entities both official and black.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:26 PM (K/Dkv)

208 RedState:

ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Allegedly Worked As MN Corrections Officer While AWOL From National Guard

... is everybody in Minnesota incompetent ?
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:51 PM (GITLP)

Corrupt is the word you are looking for.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)

209 18-1, your close italics needs to be

an opening square bracket
a forward slash
an i
a closing square bracket

I believe.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:26 PM (+YA9H)

210 One thing I love about twitter is how you can see past comments from people all in one place.

So I see Olbermann commenting on the Pretti shooting arguing that the guy has a right to have a gun so law enforcement has no right to bother him

BUT

In 2023 he argued that there is no right to gun ownership and no one should be allowed to have one because all they do is lead to shootings.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:26 PM (sKqQm)

211 The fact that Miss Kathy forwarded a draft email and Eptein edited is important.

A memory was triggered of stuff stored in my wonky brain.

I can't remember which scandal of corruption at this point, as there have been so many involving the Clintons, Obungo and the elite. However I remembered something...

During one under the wire scandal, people were communicating with drafts. They had the ability to get into government emails or private emails and read drafts vs actual communicating emails that could be traced.

Another scandal involved communicating through a video game.

This woman is in deep. Her spokeswoman can bleat all she wants, the fact that she did favors and received gifts is not a casual friendship. She was being paid off by Uncle Jeffrey.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 03:27 PM (WONhk)

212 US ties it at 1-1 with two minutes left

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:28 PM (Kc+Vz)

213 ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Allegedly Worked As MN Corrections Officer While AWOL From National Guard

AWOL from the Pennsylvania National Guard, at that, and posing as an American.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 03:28 PM (2gvXb)

214 I recall Phoenix being listed among the highest rates of Kidnapping in all the world, at one point.

I very much doubt they reduced the numbers significantly and allowed their effort (and success) to be ignored.

So, yeah. The late Mrs Guthrie is one among many many kidnapping victims.
Posted by: garrett


It's possible a cartel grabbed her for ranson and she up & died on them.
And they went, "shit! Now what?" And were left holding the bag.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:28 PM (SD6jB)

215 Thanks for reporting on this ace. Now to read the comments.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 19, 2026 03:28 PM (RkOfE)

216 US ties it at 1-1 with two minutes left

Could be the last US-Canada Olympic hockey game ever, so tune in now!

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 03:29 PM (2gvXb)

217 I recall Phoenix being listed among the highest rates of Kidnapping in all the world, at one point.

I very much doubt they reduced the numbers significantly and allowed their effort (and success) to be ignored.

So, yeah. The late Mrs Guthrie is one among many many kidnapping victims.
Posted by: garrett


It's possible a cartel grabbed her for ranson and she up & died on them.
And they went, "shit! Now what?" And were left holding the bag.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:28 PM (SD6jB)
_____

I'm skeptical this was a kidnapping at all. We'll see.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 03:29 PM (iFTx/)

218 ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Who Allegedly Worked As MN Corrections Officer While AWOL From National Guard

AWOL from the Pennsylvania National Guard, at that, and posing as an American.
Posted by: t-bird


I'll bet 10,000 quatloos he's been voting.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:29 PM (SD6jB)

219 In reading through Epstein's email in-box I saw an email from Les Wexner the day after it was announced that Epstein was going to jail for a year.

Les wrote something like "you violated the first rule"

He didn't say what the rule was, but I'm thinking it might be "don't bang the underage models" re Victoria's Secret

So possibly Wexner was not aware of all that was going on with Epstein

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 03:30 PM (r3hkP)

220 It just makes Massie...typical congressman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)
******
Massie is not typical. He's a constant backstabber.
I doubt the Democrats would want him in their party as he is more trouble than he's worth.
Right now he's a useful idiot for them.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 03:30 PM (NpAcC)

221 I used to think that too.
But the Internet newscycle is doing pretty well at exonerating people named in the files who (literally) dindu nuffin. Then politicians who fling this mud are getting the mud all over themselves instead.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (gKWVE)

A million people will remember the slander for every thousand that will recall the correction afterwards.

The couple democrats that have resigned from their cushy posts are going to still be living comfortable lives and barely receive a mention outside of conservative media.

In the other bubble Trump and Epstein are now apparently running mates if not conjoined from birth. Every time someone else is "exposed" it's even more evidence that Orange Man Bad. That is all they care about and all they will ever remember from any of this.

Posted by: Sjg at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (aqZN1)

222 So you're saying he's not all bad?

The Hand That Feeds: Commie Mamdani Wants to Take a Big Bite Out of NYC Teacher's Pension Fund

https://is.gd/GC0ILA

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (FXNzP)

223 220 Massie is not typical. He's a constant backstabber.
I doubt the Democrats would want him in their party as he is more trouble than he's worth.
Right now he's a useful idiot for them.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 03:30 PM (NpAcC)

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I'm going to need more facts in evidence that constant backstabber isn't a trait of a typical congressman.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (GBKbO)

224 In reading through Epstein's email in-box I saw an email from Les Wexner the day after it was announced that Epstein was going to jail for a year.

Les wrote something like "you violated the first rule"

He didn't say what the rule was, but I'm thinking it might be "don't bang the underage models" re Victoria's Secret

So possibly Wexner was not aware of all that was going on with Epstein
Posted by: TITP



The first rule is, "Don't get caught!"

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (SD6jB)

225 > Maybe pissed off enough to tell the US that using "our" military base on Diego Garcia for strikes on Iran ain't happening.

Rumors are the Royal House is "perturbed" at us.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (jtM2q)

On the financial sphere on X, the comment to that was, "It'd be a shame if the dollar swap lines were cut and a couple of UK pension funds went belly up. A real shame"
Posted by: Kindltot - Paranoia is just pattern recogintion at February 19, 2026 03:23 PM (rbvCR)
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Politics at their finest. "fuck you... no, fuck You!" Would have been a treat to be on the phone calls between Buckingham Palace and the White House earlier.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (jtM2q)

226 Women's hockey final going to OT

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (Kc+Vz)

227 222 So you're saying he's not all bad?

The Hand That Feeds: Commie Mamdani Wants to Take a Big Bite Out of NYC Teacher's Pension Fund

https://is.gd/GC0ILA

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (FXNzP)

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Please, Lord, let the Teachers of NYC lose their pensions because of their push for swarthy communism.

It would be so fucking funny.

Amen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)

228 The first rule is cardio, 2nd rule is double tap, maybe Wexler got the rules mixed up.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 03:32 PM (K/Dkv)

229 One thing I notice the left/FNM is really struggling with is this sort of exchange:

FNM: TRUMP EPSTEIN TRUMP EPSTEIN

Normie: Hey guys why did Biden sit on these files and Trump released them if he is the one with Epstein connections?

FNM: Uh...there is a lot of fake information in the files...like the stuff about all the Democrats and celebrities. But uh...TRUMP EPSTEIN!
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)
******
Nice summation.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 03:33 PM (NpAcC)

230 I think our cats perceive The Missus and Myself as Uber-Cats.

We can Bring Forth Treats on demand and administer Ear Treatments, which they don't expect from each other, but...

they do behave as if we are Colony Cats with the licking, biscuit-making, and sleeping as a group.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 03:33 PM (DgMqy)

231 NOOD ALERT!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Max Power at February 19, 2026 03:33 PM (SwyyQ)

232 227 222 So you're saying he's not all bad?

The Hand That Feeds: Commie Mamdani Wants to Take a Big Bite Out of NYC Teacher's Pension Fund

https://is.gd/GC0ILA

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (FXNzP)

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Please, Lord, let the Teachers of NYC lose their pensions because of their push for swarthy communism.

It would be so fucking funny.

Amen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)

He should take it all. Take 100% of the Pension Fund. All of it.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:34 PM (+YA9H)

233 192 Sometimes they used to call, sometimes text. I like to respond with “I charge $90 a minute. How would you like to pay today? I take PayPal, cash, gold bars” etc.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 03:20 PM (TgO2L)

I would get texts, presumably from local realtors, saying they had investors with all cash offers for my house. I would name what I thought was a ridiculous price and never hear from them again.

Last time I did it they wanted to take me up on my named price....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 03:34 PM (QGaXH)

234
Women's hockey final going to OT
Posted by: Smell the Glove

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DAMN. Meanwhile, I'm watching Amber Glenn crawl back to the top spot. Honestly -- good for her.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 03:34 PM (aM1Wh)

235 In reading through Epstein's email in-box I saw an email from Les Wexner the day after it was announced that Epstein was going to jail for a year.

Les wrote something like "you violated the first rule"

He didn't say what the rule was, but I'm thinking it might be "don't bang the underage models" re Victoria's Secret

So possibly Wexner was not aware of all that was going on with Epstein
Posted by: TITP



The first rule is, "Don't get caught!"
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM


I thought the first rule was you don;t talk about underage sex club.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 03:34 PM (jc0TO)

236 Rumors are the Royal House is "perturbed" at us.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (jtM2q)

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I wouldn't want a British royal to think of my American representatives on the world stage as "just like them".

Because British royalty sucks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (GBKbO)

Their representatives in government are worse.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:34 PM (8avO+)

237 If Mamdani messes with the Teacher's Pension Fund he will be killed by a bat shit crazy educator. I'd bet on that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 03:34 PM (Kc+Vz)

238 I thought the first rule was don't date the staff.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:35 PM (+YA9H)

239 231 NOOD ALERT!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Max Power at February 19, 2026 03:33 PM (SwyyQ)

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 03:35 PM (+YA9H)

240
It's possible a cartel grabbed her for ranson and she up & died on them.
And they went, "shit! Now what?" And were left holding the bag.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:28 PM (SD6jB)
_____

I'm skeptical this was a kidnapping at all. We'll see.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 03:29 PM (iFTx/)
..........................

From the start I have thought this involves Mexico and cartels. We'll either see or not, I guess. Am not following it because I'd rather pick my nose than watch tv news since 2012 and Benghazi.

I do look at one guy's videos now and then, Brian Entin. I think he's genuine and not a lunatic news person.

Mostly I tune out everything unless it's about me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 03:35 PM (WONhk)

241 The couple democrats that have resigned from their cushy posts are going to still be living comfortable lives and barely receive a mention outside of conservative media.

In the other bubble Trump and Epstein are now apparently running mates if not conjoined from birth. Every time someone else is "exposed" it's even more evidence that Orange Man Bad. That is all they care about and all they will ever remember from any of this.
Posted by: Sjg at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (aqZN1)

The problem is they love the attention, the access to power, the sucking up by the media. Not having it hurts them badly.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:37 PM (8avO+)

242
During one under the wire scandal, people were communicating with drafts. They had the ability to get into government emails or private emails and read drafts vs actual communicating emails that could be traced.

Another scandal involved communicating through a video game.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 03:27 PM (WONhk)



Both methods were common Al Qaeda communications tradecraft going back at least 20 years or more, and were being used to track AQ assholes for most of that time.

So they really only worked if the Fed IC guys didn't WANT to read/trace the messages.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 03:39 PM (kTyBw)

243 Please, Lord, let the Teachers of NYC lose their pensions because of their push for swarthy communism.

It would be so fucking funny.

Amen.
--------------
This and Miami taking over Cuba.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (pZ64F)

244 i heard that someone heard that someone said that someone claimed so trump is guilty

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 03:40 PM (CWTWj)

245 @242...yeah, but there was some other scandal involving this that was not Al Qaeda. I just can't remember which one.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)

246 Per Wikipedia - After Epstein's death in August 2019, Brunel went into hiding; shortly thereafter, the French National Police began to investigate him. In September 2019, his Paris home and offices were searched by investigators as part of a probe into sex trafficking by Epstein. On 16 December 2020, Brunel was intercepted by police at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, at the assistance of Matan Uziel, as he was about to board a flight to Dakar, Senegal. He was held in custody in La Santé Prison for questioning in relation to rape, sexual assault, criminal conspiracy, and human trafficking, with all of the allegations involving minors. On 29 June 2021, Brunel was charged with drugging and raping a 17-year-old girl in the 1990s. Brunel said he was innocent. On 19 February 2022, Brunel was found dead in his jail cell in La Santé Prison, with media suggestions prior to formal investigation—based on prison officer union and Brunel lawyer statements—that the death was a suicide by hanging. According to the Miami Herald and 20 minutes, Brunel had attempted suicide several times before his death.

Posted by: Juris Doctor Doom at February 19, 2026 03:42 PM (iXj6n)

247
yeah, but there was some other scandal involving this that was not Al Qaeda. I just can't remember which one.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)


I'm sure you're right. I'm just thinking in terms of where they cleverly thought up the communications method and the fact that the Feds can easily intercept those messages if they really wanted to.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 03:45 PM (kTyBw)

248 >> Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)

There's a report in the Epstein files from someone who said he met Ghislaine (who was with her boyfriend "Jeffry") at a meeting with political candidate Bill Richardson at a hotel in Albuquerque in fall of 1982.

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 03:48 PM (r3hkP)

249 I have a lot to say here but I think I'll just end up talking to myself.

I'm glad the files are being released, I think games are still being played as they are being released. It is not just about the "yacht girls".

Back to the comments.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 19, 2026 03:50 PM (RkOfE)

250 128 I'm not convinced Epstein is dead. The corpse in the pics is not convincing.

I'm also not sure Maxwell is in prison. The person who plead the 5th last week looked nothing like her.

Alls I'm sayin' is, I'm open to suggestions.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 03:02 PM (3ImbR)

The only good reason to doubt widespread use of body doubles in public life is that there is no way all those narcissistic midwits could keep a lid on it. Otherwise, it makes perfect sense.

We have seen that there is widespread knee-jerk corruption in our social elites; any perq that can be abused, will be abused, and body doubles are a real service offered by security companies to throw off paparazzi (or worse) from your real destination. So, it is logical to expect that clients would keep on pushing the boundaries of what they could use them for.

Why not tiresome public appearances where they have to be seen to attend, and don't have to talk to anyone but other elites who know the score? Why not cover for an illness? Why not cover for a hangover? Why not cover for a disability -- if you don't go on the Senate floor itself (b/c hoodie), then you're not breaking any laws, right?

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 03:51 PM (Sy6m/)

251 >>> 245 @242...yeah, but there was some other scandal involving this that was not Al Qaeda. I just can't remember which one.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)

General Petraeus and his mistress?

Posted by: TITP at February 19, 2026 03:57 PM (r3hkP)

252 224 In reading through Epstein's email in-box I saw an email from Les Wexner the day after it was announced that Epstein was going to jail for a year.

Les wrote something like "you violated the first rule"

He didn't say what the rule was, but I'm thinking it might be "don't bang the underage models" re Victoria's Secret

So possibly Wexner was not aware of all that was going on with Epstein
Posted by: TITP



The first rule is, "Don't get caught!"
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 03:31 PM (SD6jB)

That is a good rule, but I always thought the first rule of everything was "don't shit where you eat." It has many corollaries, such "don't stick your hand in the till" and "don't dip your wick in the company ink." Maybe "don't get caught" is a first rule for inveterate rule-breakers.

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 04:13 PM (Sy6m/)

LOL: Anderson Pooper's Team Rushes to the Media to Claim He Wasn't Pushed Out, He Quit on Prinzibuhls

Do you believe that CBS was all-set to re-sign Anderson Pooper and in fact make him "the face of 60 Minutes"?

Because, garsh, I sure don't.

But that's the story being peddled, to the NY Post of all places.

The semen-pale propagandist claims that he just didn't like Bari Weiss, CBS News' editor in chief, "inserting" herself into editorial decisions.

Anderson Pooper will do all the inserting, thank you very much.



Anderson Cooper's recent decision not to renew his contract with "60 Minutes" came at the last minute and left execs at the struggling network flat-footed, a source with knowledge of the matter told The Post on Wednesday.

LOL. I imagine they made him a deliberately-insulting offer to induce him to turn them down.

The journo had been poised to become the face of "60 Minutes" under CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss and president Tom Cibrowski, who privately lauded him as an important player at the struggling news network.

Sure sure sure. Who wouldn't want an old, cum-colored no-ratings hack from soon-to-be-bankrupt CNN as the face of your top news magazine?


But Cooper's decision to pull out came as the deal was in its final tages, the source said.

And it's well known that he rarely pulls out.

"They must be pissed," the person said of Weiss and Cibrowski, who'd seen the CNN anchor as a prominent face of "60 Minutes."

For some reason I hear "They must be pissed" in Anderson Pooper's voice.

"They wanted to build the show around him," the source added.

Uh-huh.

The article says that Pooper wants to spend more time "with his two young sons."


Both CBS News and a rep for Cooper declined to comment.

[S]ources said a series of recent decisions by Weiss were what prompted Cooper to end his nearly 20-year run at "60 Minutes."

Those include her revamp of "60 Minutes," which will likely include pushing out veteran correspondents like Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi, as previously reported by The Post.

Sources also pointed to Weiss' unwillingness to fire wellness contributor Peter Attia over his chummy, eyebrow-raising emails with late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Recently surfaced emails showed Attia telling Epstein the "biggest problem [about] becoming friends" with him was having to keep quiet about his "outrageous lifestyle" -- in an exchange with the chilling subject line, "Got a fresh shipment."

Raise your hand if you believe that Anderson Pooper is scandalized by an "outrageous lifestyle" or even having sex with underaged people. Now take that hand and slap yourself in the back of the head, you big dummy.


Sources also pointed to Weiss' involvement in the journalism and management of "60 Minutes," which long operated in a silo under its executive producer.

"He doesn't like that she has inserted herself," a CBS source said of Cooper, pointing to Weiss' recent editorial scrutiny of his "60 Minutes" piece on the Trump administration's decision to accept refugees from South Africa.

I have a rule that helps me tell when people are lying: People who tell the truth will tell one story. Similarly, they will also usually offer one, or at most, two reasons for a decision they're making, and stick to those.

When people are lying, they start spamming out a bunch of reasons for a decision because they don't trust their own lie. They don't have the confidence to go with just one dishonest reason, because most liars feel they're on shaky ground when lying, and they're afraid that if they put all their eggs in one basket, that one basket will be interrogated and proven false and then they'll be exposed as a liar. So instead they start flooding the filed with a bunch of different lies, feeling safe that if any of those lies is disproven, they still have five more to fall back on.

So no, I don't believe Anderson Pooper's Aerial Chaff of lies to explain his departure. I believe they either told him they would not renew, or made an embarrassingly low fake offer, and told him "We'll let you say this was all your idea."

I briefly mentioned this in quick hits, but here's a longer article: Jake Tapper is very, very mad that CNN brass have curtailed "journalists'" ability to self-promote, both on their own shows as well as in their social media because they were embarrassed by Tapper turning his show (and Twitter feed) into a never-ending infomercial for his Biden Cover-Up book. (The other article was at the Satanic Daily Beast so I didn't want to link it.)


CNN anchor Jake Tapper is said to be fuming over a new company policy that sharply restricts how on-air talent can promote their own books.

Tapper, who hosts "The Lead" and co-anchors "State of the Union" at the Warner Bros. Discovery--owned network, is "very, very unhappy" with a directive from CNN chief Mark Thompson that prohibits anchors from promoting books beyond publication day, a network journalist told Breaker Media.

The veteran political anchor, who has authored eight books, most recently co-writing a bestseller about President Joe Biden's decline and his disastrous decision to seek reelection, used his CNN platform extensively to promote the title -- a rollout that some colleagues internally described as turning the network into a "rolling infomercial," according to Breaker.

On Feb. 4, CNN updated its standards guide in what Breaker reported was a direct response to Tapper's on-air promotion.

The revised policy states: "We should not mix news and advertising, even when what is being advertised is work by a leading CNN journalist."

Under the new guidelines, anchors may acknowledge publication of a book on its release date if integrated into a journalistic segment -- but they "should not promote it following publication day on their own program."


The policy also bars the use of websites, QR codes or links to drive personal sales and requires CNN authors to meet with members of the executive leadership team to approve any rollout plan tied to CNN platforms.

In addition, all book-related promotion must be reviewed and approved by CNN PR, and no third parties beyond a publisher may be contracted without approval from the head of CNN PR, according to the policy reviewed by Breaker.

Tensions had already been simmering inside the newsroom.

Breaker previously reported that staffers questioned the decision to air anonymously sourced claims from Tapper's book, arguing that limited internal fact-checking of outside works put CNN in an awkward position.

I like that this sissy did what girls do and got a group of his Beties together to issue a joint complaint to management. Possibly Anderson Pooper was part of his Girl-Squad.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:18 PM




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1
Hello

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (3ek7K)

2 I quit principles long ago! -- Anderson Cooper

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (ExV1e)

3 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (Kt19C)

4 Wait ... this Poofter is out?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (iFTx/)

5 Tbf I think Anderson is an insertee...

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 01:20 PM (YwEeS)

6 The obvious choice if you want to rebrand 60 minutes and get back into the aggressive journalism game would be James O'Keefe.

But since he isn't a leftist that's not going to happen.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

7 I always get Anderson Cooper mixed up with Frank and Mia Farrow's kid. Is he gay, too?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (77rzZ)

8 >>>5 Tbf I think Anderson is an insertee...

you haven't seen his work with gourds

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (1wjle)

9 Anderson Vanderbilt is some of the last DNA that that family produced. Kind of pathetic.
Oh and Jake Tapper is a prissy bitch

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (Kc+Vz)

10 "I broke up with HIM" is a game I stopped playing in high school.

Posted by: Taylor at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (vt7xw)

11 lol Tapper's books are TERRIBLE

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:22 PM (j+aD2)

12 I've got a fever and the only cure is more Anderson Cooper!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (FXNzP)

13 6 The obvious choice if you want to rebrand 60 minutes and get back into the aggressive journalism game would be James O'Keefe.


oh I'd definitely watch!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (j+aD2)

14 That rule about promoting your own books is kinda like every rule in every HR department everywhere. You're not allowed to use company time to promote (or even work on) some other work scheme. EVERYWHERE I've ever worked had it. Also, every place I've ever worked would have wanted a cut of the revenues, since it related to my work (you know this book did) and all my work products are to some extent theirs while I work for them. I think CNN is letting them off easy.

Posted by: GWB at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (02Em6)

15 >>The article says that Pooper wants to spend more time "with his two young sons."


Test those kids for Monkeypoxx.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (1Udfd)

16 Girls are playing the Cheaters for gold atm

just started. both teams seem tight, nervous

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (j+aD2)

17 Who wouldn't want an old, cum-colored no-ratings hack from soon-to-be-bankrupt CNN as the face of your top news magazine?

So, his show was literally bukkake theater.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (4Vtc4)

18 Willowed and I wanted to say this:

When someone says,"Can't they both lose?", this is what they mean

Farage is basically Mike Pence.
Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 01:13 PM (YwEeS)

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (QFp6v)

19 >>I've got a fever and the only cure is more Anderson Cooper!

There's your problem...
you should have borrowed some of Ace's Truvada.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (1Udfd)

20 Anderson Cooper's recent decision not to renew his contract with "60 Minutes" came at the last minute and left execs at the struggling network flat-footed

Where, oh where, will we find anyone else who can read out loud, asked the AI-curious network...

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (UBWwW)

21 i'd rather watch sydney sweeney in a full length fur coat reading a book than watch network news.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (CWTWj)

22 “Anderson Pooper” is better than “Gloria Vanderbilt, Jr.” I gotta admit.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (yFlgz)

23 Willowed: There have been so many shenanigans among the Brit royals that I would say that Andrew may not be the oddest formerly known as Prince.

Posted by: muldoon at February 19, 2026 01:25 PM (qgHp7)

24 >>you haven't seen his work with gourds


'Gourd your loins.'

- Joe Biden

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:26 PM (1Udfd)

25 Can't stay but just wanted to pop in and say that someone should search for his name in the Epstein files.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 19, 2026 01:26 PM (RkOfE)

26

I have my sincere doubts that he "inserts himself" at all

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 01:26 PM (g6TN6)

27 Girls are playing the Cheaters for gold atm

just started. both teams seem tight, nervous

Posted by: BlackOrchid

=====

Just for clarification, by "Cheaters" you are NOT referring to the Univ of Michigan Football Team, correct?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (GPjKT)

28 i'd rather watch sydney sweeney in a full-length fur coat reading a book than watch network news.
Posted by: gnats local 678


She can always leave it unbuttoned.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (77rzZ)

29 Anderson Vanderbilt wants to spend more time with..... his husband's anus

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (Kc+Vz)

30 I'm betting they offered $1M/year...which is still way overpaid.

He makes $18-$20M/year on CNN...of course, that may also been ending soon...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (tOcjL)

31 15 >>The article says that Pooper wants to spend more time "with his two young sons."


Test those kids for Monkeypoxx.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (1Udfd)

Disgusting thought...and probably a good idea.

Posted by: Test the dog too at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (TbWk/)

32 The lights shine brightly, and suddenly we discover that there are snake pits everywhere. And the snakes aren't happy.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (rj6Yv)

33
When people are lying, they start spamming out a bunch of reasons for a decision because they don't trust their own lie. They don't have the confidence to go with just one dishonest reason, because most liars feel they're on shaky ground when lying, and they're afraid that if they put all their eggs in one basket, that one basket will be interrogated and proven false and then they'll be exposed as a liar. So instead they start flooding the filed with a bunch of different lies, feeling safe that if any of those lies is disproven, they still have five more to fall back on.


Nuh uhn!

Posted by: Alec Baldwin at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (kTyBw)

34 "Sources also pointed to Weiss' unwillingness to fire wellness contributor Peter Attia over his chummy, eyebrow-raising emails with late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."

Attia was an odd one to be so prominently in the files. He's a relative nobody, a snake oil salesman, and didn't appear to have any special connections or influence that could be leveraged.

Yet, he and Epstein seemed to be pretty close, or at least close enough to exchange graphically sexual texts and emails, that almost bordered on gay sexual innuendo.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (iFTx/)

35 7 I always get Anderson Cooper mixed up with Frank and Mia Farrow's kid. Is he gay, too?
Posted by: Bulg at February 19,

Ronan? There is like 60 years difference between the 2! Okay, maybe 30. And yes. He is. Also questions around whether he is actually Frank Sinatra’s son.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (pZEOD)

36 I see the "Pooper Podcast" coming soon to a near zero audience.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (xvV+O)

37 DID I MENTION I AM GAY?????

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 19, 2026 01:30 PM (fYhK6)

38 I remember seeing Cooper long ago on a TV show called The Mole. It was at the start of the wave of all those fake "reality" shows.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

39 Soon to be seen?

Newman "See? Nobody cares," meme.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 01:31 PM (YlWIZ)

40 Also questions around whether he is actually Frank Sinatra’s son.
Posted by: Piper

I heard somewhere that the Sinatra family had accepted him as such. And he does look a little bit like Frank.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:31 PM (77rzZ)

41 Also "Tapper's Turd Bowl" podcast to a near zero audience.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 19, 2026 01:31 PM (xvV+O)

42 Farage is basically Mike Pence.
____

You can say a lot about Farage - he's a sellout, he's been co-opted, he's got a weakness for swarthy moslims, but he's got an engaging personality. The only personality Pence ever showed was he is the white haired guy in the Johnny Quest memes.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 01:31 PM (Dv3i1)

43 Do gay guys ever test tube implant daughters or just sons?

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 01:32 PM (uQzkA)

44 15 >>The article says that Pooper wants to spend more time "with his two young sons."


Test those kids for Monkeypoxx.
Posted by: garrett at February 19

I always wondered if Anderson was molested by the fashion fairies in his mother’s orbit. I pray he has protected his sons. Anderson seems to be a more grounded gay - like Ric Grenell. Only with really bad politics. He was kind of funny telling stories about how his mother wasn’t raising him to believe he would just be given things because of who she was, I can’t remember where is saw that. He was almost likeable in those interviews.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:32 PM (pZEOD)

45 Pooper Tapper thread.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 01:32 PM (n5tGW)

46 flooding the filed

got a group of his Beties together

What's a little typo or two amongst Morons, eh?

And when one cranks out as many words a day as the Boss does, who has time for careful re-reading/editing?
🙄

Don' taze me, bro.

Posted by: mindful webworker - watts that spel? at February 19, 2026 01:32 PM (oq2IS)

47 Am I nostalgic or has Bill Clinton told us, "Besides its all your fault," yet?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 01:33 PM (YlWIZ)

48 People like Cooper bring so little to the table that th e only thing that could explain is that casting couch or a legacy pledge.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 01:33 PM (yN7Zy)

49 Cooper has the resting Jake Face of gravatas down - Tapper should sue him for phony facial branding theft.

Posted by: Boswell at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (V7158)

50 Speaking of traitor Mike Pence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVqQLtiUj7c

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (xvV+O)

51 >>I have a rule that helps me ...

This is why I love this site -- the life advice. It is better than church.


The logic Ace covers made me immediately think of this scene, I had to look it up to get the exact quote:

Jake: No I didn't. Honest! I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake, a terrible flood, locusts! It wasn't my fault! I swear to God!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (5LjnF)

52 34 "Sources also pointed to Weiss' unwillingness to fire wellness contributor Peter Attia over his chummy, eyebrow-raising emails with late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein."

Attia was an odd one to be so prominently in the files. He's a relative nobody, a snake oil salesman, and didn't appear to have any special connections or influence that could be leveraged.

Yet, he and Epstein seemed to be pretty close, or at least close enough to exchange graphically sexual texts and emails, that almost bordered on gay sexual innuendo.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (iFTx/)

Attia's huge in the online "wellness / fitness" community.

He's the go to guy for podcasts that the younger demographic eats up.

But yes, scratch that thin veneer of "expertise" and he's faker than a $20.00 Rolex ...

Posted by: browndog has questions at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (3sXRv)

53 Our tiny little chihuahua mix dog has always been an avid TV viewer; she used to climb up in my husband's lap to watch football, and would hurl herself at the screen during nature shows, or any program featuring large animals, to bark and growl over what was in the family room at the moment.
A few years back there was a car commercial, with fey bell-like music a la Harry Potter theme, and a pack of white wolves following a car at night in snow.
The dog went nuts, and would come running from other rooms if she heard the music.
Not long after that, my husband had CNN on while he was working from home, and Anderson Cooper came on.
The dog sat up and growled at the TV.
She did this more than once, and we couldn't figure it out, until we guessed she thought he was one of the white wolves from the commercial.
Same long pointy face, almond eyes, and white hair.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (enw9G)

54 The new stealth podcast is up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (ht3QZ)

55 25 Can't stay but just wanted to pop in and say that someone should search for his name in the Epstein files.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
But weren't the victims all female?

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (0Htd1)

56 Who here knew that Anderson Cooper was on 60 Minutes? I thought he was CNN's top guy?

Posted by: MikeN at February 19, 2026 01:36 PM (8uQGY)

57 Just for clarification, by "Cheaters" you are NOT referring to the Univ of Michigan Football Team, correct?
Posted by: 2009Refugee

Good one.

Posted by: Ohio State Buckeye at February 19, 2026 01:36 PM (0Htd1)

58 His New Year's specials were a disgusting display of drunkenness and gayness.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 19, 2026 01:36 PM (BCuCF)

59
Yet, he and Epstein seemed to be pretty close, or at least close enough to exchange graphically sexual texts and emails, that almost bordered on gay sexual innuendo.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Bannon counseled him all wrong. Epstein should have come out as a dem politician who cries on cámara claiming he is a sex addict and is going to rehab.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)

60 And, anyway, when I first glanced at the headline I read "LONI Anderson's Pooper." Glad that was not what it said. (RIP late great Jennifer.)

Posted by: mindful webworker - but, but, Bailey! at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (oq2IS)

61 She did this more than once, and we couldn't figure it out, until we guessed she thought he was one of the white wolves from the commercial.
Same long pointy face, almond eyes, and white hair.
Posted by: barbarausa at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (enw9G)
====

Poor little doggie. A. Cooper is in no way a white wolf; he's an albino ferret.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (rj6Yv)

62 Isn't 60 minutes CBS?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (ht3QZ)

63 Buh-Bye!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (NpAcC)

64 The audience of Shep Smith, Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper all consists of Boomer women, who have no idea those men are gay, and wonder why their purple-hair granddaughter can't settle down with a nice man like Shep or Anderson or Jake.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (HXT0k)

65 My entire trust in genetics falters when I realize that somewhere in Cooper's past there was a man who pounded steel rings onto oak over a hot fire all day long.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (5LjnF)

66 related:

"Here's how the @latimes described @bariweiss being canceled at UCLA because of threats: "CBS’s Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture." The thugs can threaten, and media will blame you. There's no accountability. Notably, lecture named for Daniel Pearl, murdered for being Jewish.

— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) February 19, 2026"

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (V6W16)

67
DID I MENTION I AM GAY?????
Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 19, 2026 01:30 PM (fYhK6)



Well, every New Year broadcast he does has him plastered on booze or drugs, giggling like it's Friday night at the Blue Oyster Bar. It's worse when he brings on a fag hag like that ginger shit, Kathy Griffin.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 01:37 PM (kTyBw)

68 Pooper Tapper thread.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk

Worst 3-ring binder ever. Especially the cover art.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (7zna0)

69
56 shirtless blindfolded young men found in frat basement at University of Iowa.

Police say it is an illegal frat hazing.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (3ek7K)

70 Didn't his ancestors peddle smack to the Chinese?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (ht3QZ)

71 Same long pointy face, almond eyes, and white hair.
Posted by: barbarausa at February 19

That is hysterical. I love this so much.

It’s been said cats view humans as really ugly, really stupid cats. Dogs know we aren’t dogs, just loveable oafs, and elephants think people are cute like we think puppies are cute. How anyone knows this is beyond me, but it’s fun to think about it.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (pZEOD)

72 garrett, sounds like the Clearwater/Selway/ Lochsa drainage is in your backyard. I'm a bit jealous.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:39 PM (TtTH3)

73 Ronan? There is like 60 years difference between the 2! Okay, maybe 30. And yes. He is. Also questions around whether he is actually Frank Sinatra’s son.
Posted by: Piper

And very different hair styles.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 01:39 PM (0Htd1)

74 Anderson and Andrew Scandals today... who's next?

Andrius??

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 01:39 PM (DgMqy)

75 Anderson Cooper pulled out???

Phrasing

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (J0Fdh)

76 Who here knew that Anderson Cooper was on 60 Minutes? I thought he was CNN's top guy?
Posted by: MikeN at February 19, 2026 01:36 PM (8uQGY)
*****
Evidently, he's been there since 2007.
I didn't realize he was on 60 minutes either.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (NpAcC)

77 Poostabers are such paragons of morality.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (ht3QZ)

78 Anderson Pooper post

This whole thing is just a shitshow.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (0Htd1)

79 Anderson Vanderbilt, Shep Smith and Don Lemon in a daisy chain of podcasts and sodomy. But mostly sodomy

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (Kc+Vz)

80 It’s been said cats view humans as really ugly, really stupid cats. Dogs know we aren’t dogs, just loveable oafs, and elephants think people are cute like we think puppies are cute. How anyone knows this is beyond me, but it’s fun to think about it.
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Cats think we are big cats that have opposable thumbs that can feed them.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (pZ64F)

81 This falleth the House of Vanderbilt

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (4jnK3)

82 CNN reports that neither the FBI nor the Pima County Sheriff have officially ruled out President Donald Trump as a suspect in the Nancy Gillespie kidnapping.

Posted by: Mr. Barky at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (vnzIL)

83 "They must be pissed," the person said of Weiss and Cibrowski, who'd seen the CNN anchor as a prominent face of "60 Minutes."


*looks at ratings*

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:41 PM (2WIwB)

84 Bonus points for "semen" and "inserting" in the same sentence.

Posted by: The scoreboard at February 19, 2026 01:41 PM (OKqJ/)

85 Has he made any heirs yet?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:41 PM (ht3QZ)

86 General MacArthur had a son, Arthur. When I was trying to explain the coolness of the then-new World Wide Web search function, and how it will research almost anything, I asked him to come up with something he was wondering about. “What happened to Arthur Macarthur?” he sez.

I think I found he writes screenplays or musicals something and lives in NYC. Not prima facie evidence he’s a fairy, but it’s sort of questionable.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 01:41 PM (yFlgz)

87 damn ace, this is so chock full of cruelsnark it's like a long distance dedication to VDH. well done!

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 19, 2026 01:41 PM (aZV8C)

88 Just for clarification, by "Cheaters" you are NOT referring to the Univ of Michigan Football Team, correct?
Posted by: 2009Refugee

Bitch set 'em up!

Canadian Olympian claims they were set up to get caught cheating

NEW: Canadian curling star Marc Kennedy claims he was set up by "premeditated" cameras to catch him "in an act" of cheating.

-
Premeditated cameras are the worst kind!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:41 PM (FXNzP)

89 Also questions around whether he is actually Frank Sinatra’s son.
Posted by: Piper

I heard somewhere that the Sinatra family had accepted him as such. And he does look a little bit like Frank.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:31 PM (77rzZ)
____________

There is zero chance Ronan is Woody's son. I don't know if his father is really Frank, but it sure as hell ain't Woody. Who knows who Mia was fucking at the time.

Ronan lives in NYC. I've seen him at some functions. He's pretty tall -- much taller than Woody, Mia, or Frank. I suspect his true father is a tall guy.

I also suspect he was abused and tormented as a kid. No surprise he's a poofter.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)

90 Dude is probably the most prominent example of a mid-wit nepo baby rising to completely undeserved prominence based solely on his lineage.

Posted by: ballistic at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (5aZAZ)

91 Er, I asked my dad

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (yFlgz)

92 >>sounds like the Clearwater/Selway/ Lochsa drainage is in your backyard. I'm a bit jealous.


My place looks out at the Selway Wilderness.
9K peaks all across the horizon.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (1Udfd)

93 So Bari Weiss was going to give a talk at UCLA but it had to be cancelled over threats. Guess how the media reported it "Bari Weiss Pulls Out of UCLA Lecture"

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (YwEeS)

94
Huhuhuhuhuh...

You said "insert"

Huhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh

Posted by: Beavis and Butthead at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (kTyBw)

95 Well if Tapper is that bent out of shape, he could always resign. I'm sure there's a company somewhere that will pay him $7 million/yr

Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (Iwv3U)

96 Who made cheat lie and cuss?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (ht3QZ)

97 If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 01:42 PM (c5xxP)

98 Anderson Cooper's OF will be Kabukakae Theater

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (J0Fdh)

99 80 It’s been said cats view humans as really ugly, really stupid cats. Dogs know we aren’t dogs, just loveable oafs, and elephants think people are cute like we think puppies are cute. How anyone knows this is beyond me, but it’s fun to think about it.
-----------
Cats think we are big cats that have opposable thumbs that can feed them.
Posted by: pudinhead

---------

I always wonder if wild animals like birds understand or appreciate what we do. Do they know that we planted the fruit trees they are pilfering from? Do they know we built these houses, or do they think we just moved in like they move into trees? If they do, they must think we are gods.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (5LjnF)

100 maybe Anderson and Lemon can start a news show called 69 Minutes

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (aZV8C)

101
Pulling out? Probably slip out because of over use.


Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (3ek7K)

102 Can't stay but just wanted to pop in and say that someone should search for his name in the Epstein files.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel


Those files contain young girls.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (q1Ts/)

103 CNN reports that neither the FBI nor the Pima County Sheriff have officially ruled out President Donald Trump as a suspect in the Nancy Gillespie kidnapping.
---
Trump's name appears 780 times in the Gillespie kidnapping files!!!
/s/ Thom-ass M-ass-ie hosting his new CNN+ show.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (HXT0k)

104 Cats think we are big cats that have opposable thumbs that can feed them.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (pZ64F)

The presents they bring us are because we can’t hunt and they are worried about us. And they do the play attack, kick us with their back legs thingy in the hopes we improve our hunting acumen, as this is how they teach kittens.

My cats do none of this. They apparently don’t think I am in danger of starving.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (pZEOD)

105 CAITBA

Cruel Ace is the Best Ace.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (bNf8H)

106 Probably 2 decades too late now, but you'd think outfits like CNN would have just created their own publishing outfit to keep their 'talent' inside the house, and avoid these stupid conflicts of interest. And make some scratch on the backend.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (diia5)

107 I remember Pooper Cooper in Japan, screaming like a little girl when an aftershock earthquake rattled his on-the-scene broadcast. Fag.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (gVUi7)

108 I always wonder if wild animals like birds understand or appreciate what we do. Do they know that we planted the fruit trees they are pilfering from? Do they know we built these houses, or do they think we just moved in like they move into trees? If they do, they must think we are gods.
-------------
Crows are pretty fucking smart.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (pZ64F)

109 maybe Anderson and Lemon can start a news show called 69 Minutes
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 19, 2026 01:43 PM (aZV8C)
*******
30 Seconds.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (NpAcC)

110 Ewok proof of life and not AI slop:

46 flooding the filed

got a group of his Beties together

What's a little typo or two amongst Morons, eh?

And when one cranks out as many words a day as the Boss does, who has time for careful re-reading/editing?
🙄

Don' taze me, bro.
Posted by: mindful webworker - watts that spel? at February 19, 2026 01:32 PM (oq2IS)

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (YlWIZ)

111 On 60 minutes for 19 years. Who knew?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (ht3QZ)

112 The Pooper's temper tantrum really reeks of highly inflated ego syndrome.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 01:45 PM (jtM2q)

113 111 On 60 minutes for 19 years. Who knew?

I was always partial to Harry Unreasonable.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 01:45 PM (DgMqy)

114 >>The Pooper's temper tantrum really reeks of highly inflated ego syndrome.


He's been pumped full with a lot of things...

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:46 PM (1Udfd)

115 I always wonder if wild animals like birds understand or appreciate what we do. Do they know that we planted the fruit trees they are pilfering from? Do they know we built these houses, or do they think we just moved in like they move into trees? If they do, they must think we are gods.
Posted by: bob

My wife once saw a Canada goose crossing a road using the crosswalk, and after the "walk" signal had appeared.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:46 PM (77rzZ)

116 On 60 minutes for 19 years. Who knew?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (ht3QZ)
==

Morely Safer > A. Cooper

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 01:46 PM (rj6Yv)

117 mrp, whatever he is, she didn't like him. She seems to have gotten over it, now that the commercial is long gone.

Piper, she is a hoot. Funniest thing she ever did with the TV was attack during a news segment on an orangutan that had escaped from an Asian zoo, and was swinging through the downtown of a major city on the power lines.

She was on her hind legs barking furiously, with her front paws scrabbling at the screen, then, when the ape swung out of camera range, she bolted to the side window of the room and kept barking, looking to see where it went.

She is 12 now, and still protects me from onscreen animals, including some cartoon ones.

Here is the offending ad, where she even hated the music:

https://tinyurl.com/3e9wm9u9

Posted by: barbarausa at February 19, 2026 01:46 PM (enw9G)

118 Has he found the plane yet?

Posted by: What's a CNN? at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (OKqJ/)

119 24 >>you haven't seen his work with gourds


'Gourd your loins.'

cast off the gourd! follow the shoe!

Posted by: anachronda at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (5P5xl)

120 I guess the grumpy old guy is gone.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (ht3QZ)

121 My place looks out at the Selway Wilderness.
9K peaks all across the horizon.
Posted by: garrett

Awesome. My mother was from Orofino, my father from Kamiah. I spent many summers with my grandfather in Orofino. As a yewt, my dog and I did numerous solo backpacking trips in thay wilderness. You are indeed blessed.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (TtTH3)

122 They remake Anaconda in 2025 with the insufferably annoying Jack Black? I had no idea until today. Maybe I should get out more.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

123 69
56 shirtless blindfolded young men found in frat basement at University of Iowa.

Police say it is an illegal frat hazing.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (3ek7K)

Why are frat hazing rituals gay AF?

Posted by: Chi Omicron Kappa forever bro! at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/)

124 Willowed from accused pedo thread:

219 Eeeeeenteresting.

What a counterintuitive twist in the climate story.

......Data from NASA’s ....MODIS instruments show that....
https://is.gd/CgLvbj

Of course, this doesn't prove anything about AGW. All it proves is that higher CO2 levels are good for plants, which we already knew.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:45 PM (Riz8t)

MODIS and follow-on VIIRS developed and produced by Raytheon's (legacy Hughes) SBRS and El Sequndo sites and one of us morons had a hand in the design, build and launch of several VIIRS instruments.....

VIIRS data is also used to refine the hurricane forecast predicts certainty out to five days from previous three days...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 01:48 PM (QGaXH)

125 The women's gold medal hockey game is happening between the USA and the Beavers.

The 1st period ended at 0-0. In their previous round robin game the Canadians got pelted 5-0. This time the Beavers have been relentlessly gnawing away the USA defense while their goalie has the USA offensive dammed up.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 19, 2026 01:49 PM (tqpXi)

126
Here is the offending ad, where she even hated the music:

https://tinyurl.com/3e9wm9u9
Posted by: barbarausa at February 19, 2026 01:46 PM

That's funny.

My dog goes nuts when the television uses a Red Tail Hawk scream and she goes running to the window looking for the hawk. A lot of shows and movies use that sound and she thinks the hawk is outside.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 19, 2026 01:49 PM (Jpq0z)

127 I think the problem is that Bari Weiss couldn't give Cooper the kind of insertion he NEEDS.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 19, 2026 01:49 PM (AlhUl)

128 shirtless blindfolded young men found in frat basement at University of Iowa.

Police say it is an illegal frat hazing.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (3ek7K)

Why are frat hazing rituals gay AF?
Posted by: Chi Omicron Kappa forever bro! at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/)
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Because frats are gay af?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:49 PM (iFTx/)

129
She is 12 now, and still protects me from onscreen animals, including some cartoon ones.

Posted by: barbarausa at February

She has obviously been very successful because there you are, never attacked or taken by an animal from the TV.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:49 PM (pZEOD)

130 Ace...I could be reading this entirely wrong, but I get the impression you don't like Pooper Cooper nor Jake Tappedout very much.

The mystery with Cooper, for me, is his mother being Gloria Vanderbuilt (RIP? Don't know!).Another tie to the elite. A strange painting in a photo of her reading to her little tykes. Then he swishes in ghey, possibly from his upbringing. Many gheys, so I read, were abused as children, however, love is love.

There was a Podesta painting in the past...of sad children in the Vanderbuilt pool. Looking sad or drugged, with red shoes and red behinds and shame. Rope noose things on the pool and a retractable ladder. Creepy painting at Podesta's, and it was said to be the Vanderbuilt dungeon pool.

https://tinyurl.com/48xrjd9w

I don't like indoor pools as a swimmer. However, this one is very creepy. A lot of Biltmore has a rather dark feeling, so I read.

I think I have this correct, but my yogurt could be off and I am hallucinating.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 01:49 PM (WONhk)

131 >> As a yewt, my dog and I did numerous solo backpacking trips in thay wilderness. You are indeed blessed.


Nice! My old Lab Mix from college saw more Wilderness and National Parks than most people. Nothing like a multi-day trip into the wilderness.

I only wish it was as easy to sneak a bike into those places!

And yeah, I lucked out when I found my place.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:49 PM (1Udfd)

132 The Canadians are probably cheating.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:50 PM (ht3QZ)

133 Anderson Cooper is so gay. I mean, really, tone it down! LOL!

Posted by: Andy Cohen at February 19, 2026 01:50 PM (Dv3i1)

134 Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at February 19, 2026 01:50 PM (OKqJ/)

135 >>Why are frat hazing rituals gay AF?


Greek Life

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:50 PM (1Udfd)

136 Anderson Cooper? Way too gay for me.

Posted by: Zombie Englebert Humperdinck at February 19, 2026 01:51 PM (qUkBO)

137 Of course the Canadians are cheating, they're afraid of being enrolled in MAID if they fail.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 01:51 PM (J0Fdh)

138 They remake Anaconda in 2025 with the insufferably annoying Jack Black? I had no idea until today. Maybe I should get out more.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

If you find Jack Black insufferably annoying, did you really miss anything by being unaware of this remake?

Eventually TJM would have gotten around to this director on his YT channel.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 01:52 PM (ExV1e)

139 My place looks out at the Selway Wilderness.
9K peaks all across the horizon.
Posted by: garrett

Graves Pk was one of my favorites.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:53 PM (TtTH3)

140 Two American traditions are eroding.

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
BREAKING: Chicago Bears are moving out of Chicago, building a stadium in Indiana

https://is.gd/uBpWK0

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"Not edible": Grandson of Reese's inventor slams Hershey for altering peanut butter cup recipe

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:53 PM (FXNzP)

141 42 Farage is basically Mike Pence.
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You can say a lot about Farage - he's a sellout, he's been co-opted, he's got a weakness for swarthy moslims, but he's got an engaging personality. The only personality Pence ever showed was he is the white haired guy in the Johnny Quest memes.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 01:31 PM (Dv3i1)
_____________________________

Pence is making media tours speaking out against Trump's tariffs trying to give cover to the Supreme Court to rule against the administration.

Piece of human excrement. Farage is just the PT Barnum of Politics.

Posted by: Orson at February 19, 2026 01:53 PM (dIske)

142 >>Graves Pk was one of my favorites.

I see a lot of Elk there...

I am on the other side, looking West.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:53 PM (1Udfd)

143 Garrett, you ever run into a bear?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:54 PM (77rzZ)

144 CBS was all-set to re-sign Anderson Pooper and in fact make him "the face of 60 Minutes"?
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How pathetic that Cooper might be 'the face' for anything...,
I wouldn't even want him on my toilet paper.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 01:54 PM (XeU6L)

145 Of course the Canadians are cheating, they're afraid of being enrolled in MAID if they fail.

Posted by: Anna Puma

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Sigh . . . We've reached the point where we mock Canada like we used to mock the Soviets

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 01:54 PM (GPjKT)

146 They remake Anaconda in 2025 with the insufferably annoying Jack Black? I had no idea until today. Maybe I should get out more.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

My company made the control boards they used to make the snake wiggle in the first movie.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 01:55 PM (8avO+)

147 If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said.
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I heard that first from David Lee Roth.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 01:55 PM (TN0g+)

148 >>Garrett, you ever run into a bear?


So loaded, this question.

I see bear on my mt bike rides just about every other week. 90+% of the time it is Black Bear.

But, every once in a while, it's not...and those are the scary days.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:55 PM (1Udfd)

149 125 The women's gold medal hockey game is happening between the USA and the Beavers.

The 1st period ended at 0-0. In their previous round robin game the Canadians got pelted 5-0. This time the Beavers have been relentlessly gnawing away the USA defense while their goalie has the USA offensive dammed up.
___

Unless there's a tie, one of those teams is going down. I hope there's no foul play, that would be bush league.

Posted by: Double E at February 19, 2026 01:55 PM (qUkBO)

150 "Not edible": Grandson of Reese's inventor slams Hershey for altering peanut butter cup recipe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

He slam his grandad for inventing that abomination to begin with.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)

151 "Not edible": Grandson of Reese's inventor slams Hershey for altering peanut butter cup recipe
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At first, I assumed that these, and candy bars in general, just don't taste the same because the palate changes over time. But I did start to suspect they were subbing in lower quality ingredients.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 01:56 PM (Dv3i1)

152 Sigh . . . We've reached the point where we mock Canada like we used to mock the Soviets
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 01:54 PM (GPjKT)
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"Elbows Up!" is so 2025.

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 01:56 PM (rj6Yv)

153 Garrett, you ever run into a bear?
Posted by: Bulg

Better question in that area is have you ever run into a wolf?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:56 PM (TtTH3)

154 Why are frat hazing rituals gay AF?
Posted by: Chi Omicron

TBH, this is why I avoided frats in school.

I guess there must be some negative selection going on, where people willing to do that shit, and willing to abuse others when they get in, gravitate toward the institution.

If anyone tried to make me do any weird shit I would have gotten pretty insulted and angry.

So, in a way, it is selecting for success in the corrupt elite world -- people willing to humiliate themselves and take orders, and then give stupid orders to be part of the club.

(apologies to any Greekers in the moron world reading this.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:56 PM (5LjnF)

155 >>>38 I remember seeing Cooper long ago on a TV show called The Mole. It was at the start of the wave of all those fake "reality" shows.

I used to watch that and I am very ashamed.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 01:57 PM (1wjle)

156 My company made the control boards they used to make the snake wiggle in the first movie.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 01:55 PM (8avO+)

And did you have a copy of the movie at home and use "Want to come back to my place and see a big snake wiggle" as a pick up line?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 01:57 PM (ExV1e)

157 Two American traditions are eroding.

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
BREAKING: Chicago Bears are moving out of Chicago, building a stadium in Indiana

https://is.gd/uBpWK0

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"Not edible": Grandson of Reese's inventor slams Hershey for altering peanut butter cup recipe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:53 PM (FXNzP)
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There is no deal in place for the Bears to leave. The "deal" with Indiana is just a framework for further negotiations. The Bears are doing what every sports team does when it doesn't get its way with the home city: threaten to leave for another city. And usually, the tactic works.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)

158 Common sense tranny control.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 01:57 PM (ht3QZ)

159 >>Better question in that area is have you ever run into a wolf?


Tons of wolves, here, now.

Sadly, they sacrificed the Rocky Mountain Wolves to the imported wolves from Canada.

But they come down into the riverbottom here each winter. Keeps the Coyote population under control.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:57 PM (1Udfd)

160 As a yewt, my dog and I did numerous solo backpacking trips in thay wilderness.

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Every morning I lead my cow through the local vineyard. That's right. I herd it through the grapevine.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:58 PM (FXNzP)

161 If I was a serious news person with a following I'd definitely be leaving also. Why compromise yourself when you can make money doing the exact same thing without a corporate boss on the internet?

Now that CBS is just made up fascist propaganda it makes no sense to stay around since anyone still with them is a fascist.

MAGA already has their preferred right-wing propaganda channel - Foxnews. So who is left to watch CBS? Anyone who wants viewer growth will jump ship.

I'm no legal expert, but them terminating his contract may have nullified disparagement clauses. I hope we hear the truth about the pressure behind the scenes!

Head for the lifeboats. Starve Bari out. CBS is gonna hire Megyn blood from her eyes, and Jesse my mom hates me aren't they?

Netflix could do the craziest thing right now! Start a 24/hr News channel and hire Cooper and Colbert

I always liked him, and I still do! Drunk Anderson Cooper giggling like a school girl is the only person I want to watch on New Year's Eve.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 01:58 PM (Xjl//)

162 At first, I assumed that these, and candy bars in general, just don't taste the same because the palate changes over time. But I did start to suspect they were subbing in lower quality ingredients.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 01:56 PM (Dv3i1)


Nooooo ... unpossible ?!?!?

Posted by: browndog has questions at February 19, 2026 01:58 PM (3sXRv)

163 They remake Anaconda in 2025 with the insufferably annoying Jack Black? I had no idea until today. Maybe I should get out more.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

My company made the control boards they used to make the snake wiggle in the first movie.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 01:55 PM (8avO+)
____

You need control boards to make your snake wiggle? There's a pill for that, bro!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:58 PM (iFTx/)

164 So loaded, this question.

I see bear on my mt bike rides just about every other week. 90+% of the time it is Black Bear.

But, every once in a while, it's not...and those are the scary days.
Posted by: garrett


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I ride in Japan and man, are they out of control. I think there were over 20 deaths last year? Not sure but a lot. I smell them occasionally (they smell like skunk, but there are no skunk in Japan) and I ride past their scat on about 4 spots which are always fresh, so I know they are around. Never saw one though.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:59 PM (5LjnF)

165 It’s been said cats view humans as really ugly, really stupid cats. Dogs know we aren’t dogs, just loveable oafs, and elephants think people are cute like we think puppies are cute. How anyone knows this is beyond me, but it’s fun to think about it.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (pZEOD)

The problem is that cats go out of their way to talk to us, they rarely talk to each other. Humans just never get their heads around the fact that the cats are talking.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (rbvCR)

166 Why are frat hazing rituals gay AF?


Greek Life

Posted by: garrett

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In the east of our Lord 2026, some dumbass frat boys thought that, despite countless examples to the contrary, it was a good idea to run a haze-heavy pledge program. There aren't adjectives to describe that level of stupidity.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (GPjKT)

167 I used to watch that and I am very ashamed.
Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 01:57 PM (1wjle)


.... and they said ace doesn't read the comments.

Hey boss ***waves***

Posted by: browndog has questions at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (3sXRv)

168 My company made the control boards they used to make the snake wiggle in the first movie.
Posted by: Oldcat

So you're the one responsible for that Garden of Eden misunderstanding?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (FXNzP)

169 And usually, the tactic works.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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Yup.

Posted by: Atlanta Flames at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (XeU6L)

170 161 Netflix could do the craziest thing right now! Start a 24/hr News channel and hire Cooper and Colbert


Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 19, 2026 01:58 PM (Xjl//)

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After Jon Stewart's Apple show crashed out, you'd think these people would realize that the only reason anyone watches network talking heads is the networks themselves.

And the networks are dying anyway.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (GBKbO)

171 51 >>I have a rule that helps me ...

This is why I love this site -- the life advice. It is better than church.


The logic Ace covers made me immediately think of this scene, I had to look it up to get the exact quote:

Jake: No I didn't. Honest! I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake, a terrible flood, locusts! It wasn't my fault! I swear to God!
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (5LjnF)

EXCELLENT!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:01 PM (+YA9H)

172 I ride in Japan and man, are they out of control. I think there were over 20 deaths last year? Not sure but a lot.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

I remember hearing that they had to call out the army to kill bears.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:01 PM (77rzZ)

173 Ohhhhh noooooooo
What will we do without Cooper’s drunken New Years Eve telecast?

Moving on..

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 02:01 PM (Hkcdp)

174 I'm so over 29 I remember when KFC had great chicken. Finger licking good even.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 02:01 PM (n5tGW)

175 >>(they smell like skunk, but there are no skunk in Japan


They smell exactly like 3 Skunks Gangbanging a pile of 3 week old Garbage.

I was a Bear Guide for a few years...I can smell a bear from way off, if the wind is right.

I have always wanted to go to Japan to ride. There and Scottland have been my top 2 places I want to ride before I die.
N. Zealand is #3.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:02 PM (1Udfd)

176 It’s been said cats view humans as really ugly, really stupid cats. Dogs know we aren’t dogs, just loveable oafs, and elephants think people are cute like we think puppies are cute. How anyone knows this is beyond me, but it’s fun to think about it.
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Cats think we are big cats that have opposable thumbs that can feed them.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 01:40 PM (pZ64F)

It is funny to pretend to not understand when the cat is explaining what they want perfectly clearly. They get so frustrated but are too proud to think you are ribbing them.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:02 PM (8avO+)

177 I see bear on my mt bike rides just about every other week. 90+% of the time it is Black Bear.

But, every once in a while, it's not...and those are the scary days.
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Grizzly Bears are terrifying. A 9 mm isn't going to be sufficient to stop that, is it? And no level of shotgun would work either, right?

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 02:02 PM (TN0g+)

178 Guy Mohawk, Instapundit is reporting that Chili's is back.
They also reported that Red Robin sucks now and is broke. I hadn't been there in awhile, I think 2019, but it was still fine then. Just out of my way and too spendy.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (gKWVE)

179 This time the Beavers have been relentlessly gnawing away the USA defense while their goalie has the USA offensive dammed up.
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I hope our girls give those sneaky beavers a thorough and enthusiastic pounding that puts them in their place once and for all!!

Posted by: IYKWIMAITTYD at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (Jm1cw)

180 The article says that Pooper wants to spend more time "with his two young sons."
......

Where did he get the kids? The cartel?

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (UjdFS)

181 I always liked him, and I still do! Drunk Anderson Cooper giggling like a school girl is the only person I want to watch on New Year's Eve.

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That's not hardly gay at all.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (FXNzP)

182 Cali Girl, our old spaniel used to leave his bones on the deck, and would scream to go out if a turkey vulture showed up to scavenge.
If he saw vultures overhead, he would run across the yard leaping up and barking.
He did that for helicopters too.

Piper, she's the best roommate I've ever had. And yes, always on duty: her tail inflates and curves over her back like a scorpion, and "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRARARARARARARARAR!!!!", with every syllable accented by a stiff-legged bounce of her front paws off the ground, with head thown back for lift. She barks so hard with her tail so arched, I'm afraid one day she'll turn her butt inside out!

Posted by: barbarausa at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (enw9G)

183 They had free fry reloads at Red Robin.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (ht3QZ)

184 I always liked him, and I still do! Drunk Anderson Cooper giggling like a school girl is the only person I want to watch on New Year's Eve.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions
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Speaks volumes.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (XeU6L)

185 My company made the control boards they used to make the snake wiggle in the first movie.
Posted by: Oldcat

So you're the one responsible for that Garden of Eden misunderstanding?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (FXNzP)

I just did the effects, Eve is the one who didn't pass the relationship test about the apple.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:04 PM (8avO+)

186 >> A 9 mm isn't going to be sufficient to stop that, is it? And no level of shotgun would work either, right?


9mm will just anger a Grizzly. You'd have to get real fuckin' lucky to do anything but annoy a Griz with that.

12 GA with slugs is the proper carry for Griz Country.

44 Mag or bigger if you are carrying a rifle.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:04 PM (1Udfd)

187 Watching Mayor Johnson trying to deal with the Bears leaving is like watching the Seattle socialist mayor trying to be coherent is like watching Mamdani getting hit in the face by reality is like...

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:04 PM (Kc+Vz)

188 I ride in Japan and man, are they out of control. I think there were over 20 deaths last year? Not sure but a lot. I smell them occasionally (they smell like skunk, but there are no skunk in Japan) and I ride past their scat on about 4 spots which are always fresh, so I know they are around. Never saw one though.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:59 PM (5LjnF)
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There are a number of bear attack accounts translated from the original Japanese on the internet.

The bears in Japan are brown bears, essentially the equivalent of our grizzlies. There are fewer and fewer hunters in Hokkaido and northern Honshu to keep the ursine population under control. Maybe the Japanese Government should organize hunts for foreign sportsmen?

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 02:05 PM (rj6Yv)

189 Sehawks are up for sale.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:05 PM (ht3QZ)

190 The article says that Pooper wants to spend more time "with his two young sons."
......

Where did he get the kids? The cartel?
Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 02:03 PM (UjdFS)

I looked him up because I figured he had to be 80 or something. But he's just 58. Stayed well away from any details past that.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:05 PM (8avO+)

191 Canada just scored a short handed goal against the US. Oops

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:06 PM (Kc+Vz)

192 I mean, in addition to your rifle.

You can't really carry 2 long guns.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:06 PM (1Udfd)

193 Willowed from the Prince Andrew thread:

Not at all a Massie fan.

But neither am I a Bondi fan.

Nor is Shawn Ryan. I posted this earlier. Language warning:

https://tinyurl.com/33pn8s8s

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 02:06 PM (7xyr6)

194
Dead media Democrats purging themselves is so fun to watch that I don't even have to make popcorn. Once the party is pure they can finally fight fascism and win!

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 02:07 PM (Y8DZL)

195 > Grizzly Bears are terrifying. A 9 mm isn't going to be sufficient to stop that, is it? And no level of shotgun would work either, right?

I'm pretty sure a 3.5" 12 ga slug would ruin a bear's day.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 02:07 PM (Yp6az)

196 >>>Garrett, you ever run into a bear?
Posted by: Bulg

Better question in that area is have you ever run into a wolf?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude

>Would you like to see a wolf pack or grizzly bear? We have them both within a 20 mile radius.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 02:07 PM (gVUi7)

197 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

198 191 Canada just scored a short handed goal against the US. Oops
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:06 PM (Kc+Vz)

I detect some tight grips on sticks by Team USA...

Canada may just pull this out, and avenge the previous beatdown.

Posted by: browndog has questions at February 19, 2026 02:08 PM (3sXRv)

199 >>The bears in Japan are brown bears, essentially the equivalent of our grizzlies.


I don't think that is correct. I may be wrong, but I do not believe they have bear anywhere near the size of grizzlies?

I could be completely wrong, though.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:08 PM (1Udfd)

200 Of course the Canadians are cheating, they're afraid of being enrolled in MAID if they fail.

Posted by: Anna Puma

Family of 26-year-old Canadian says son was euthanized for depression, doctor coached him to "deteriorate his body" to qualify

https://is.gd/hOP3yB

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Helluva bedside manner.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:08 PM (FXNzP)

201 There is so much brutalisms in this post, I almost don't want to finish reading it.

Wait......Yes. Yes I will. And I'll RE read it....


This is another example of the Best Ace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:08 PM (Zz0t1)

202 I mean, in addition to your rifle.

You can't really carry 2 long guns.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:06 PM (1Udfd)
_____

"The Paolo, he carry only one long gun, but that long gun be enough."

-- The Paolo

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:08 PM (iFTx/)

203 Grizzly Bears are terrifying. A 9 mm isn't going to be sufficient to stop that, is it? And no level of shotgun would work either, right?
Posted by: Crusader
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In the former case, only with *very* accurate shot placement, which is unlikely.

In the latter case, a 12 ga. slug, well placed, will do the job.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 02:08 PM (XeU6L)

204 When jogging alone, I'd rather run into a bear than an man.

Posted by: I get all my mindthoughts from TikTok at February 19, 2026 02:09 PM (Dv3i1)

205 Semen pale.

Cum-colored.

I mean........boom.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:09 PM (Zz0t1)

206
How fucking pathetic do you have to be wanting to endure being shirtless and blindfolded and being locked in a basement covered with food?

Anyone here that are so desperate to join anything that is so perverted?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 02:09 PM (3ek7K)

207 But, every once in a while, it's not...and those are the scary days.
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My experience is you smell a bear before you see them. We just have black bears here. Fuck if I want to run into a grizzly.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:09 PM (pZ64F)

208 >>Would you like to see a wolf pack or grizzly bear? We have them both within a 20 mile radius.


Depends on the situation.

I have been surrounded by a wolf pack on 2-3 occasions, while archery hunting elk. At 4-5am, on a pitch black morning it is a very scary scene to have 3-4 wolves within 5-10 feet of you, with others circling.

Still, much more predictable than any Grizzly encounter.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:10 PM (1Udfd)

209 I've ran into a bear but it was a black bear. I've also been 5 feet from a mountain lion too.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 19, 2026 02:10 PM (Jpq0z)

210 One of my bucket-list trips is to Churchill, Manitoba to see the polar-bear migration.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:10 PM (77rzZ)

211 >>My experience is you smell a bear before you see them.


This is why I hate having a tailwind in Grizzly Country.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:10 PM (1Udfd)

212 >>The bears in Japan are brown bears, essentially the equivalent of our grizzlies.


I don't think that is correct. I may be wrong, but I do not believe they have bear anywhere near the size of grizzlies?

I could be completely wrong, though.
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:08 PM (1Udfd)

Neither bear is the same species as North American bears and are smaller to boot.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:11 PM (8avO+)

213 In the latter case, a 12 ga. slug, well placed, will do the job.
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Yep. 12 ga. slugs can be your best friend. It has the habit of cutting things in half.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:11 PM (pZ64F)

214 Remember when they said Grizzly Man wouldn't amount to shit?

Thank you Ron White!

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 19, 2026 02:11 PM (wBaIH)

215 >>. 12 ga. slugs can be your best friend. It has the habit of cutting things in half.


They dump a lot of kinetic energy into anything you shoot.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:12 PM (1Udfd)

216 Tapper, who hosts "The Lead" and co-anchors "State of the Union" at the Warner Bros. Discovery--owned network, is "very, very unhappy" with a directive from CNN chief Mark Thompson that prohibits anchors from promoting books beyond publication day, a network journalist told Breaker Media.


You want to use time on the show you're paid by the network to put on?

Pay the going rate for advertisement, Jake.

You f*cking prick.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

217 How fucking pathetic do you have to be wanting to endure being shirtless and blindfolded and being locked in a basement covered with food?

Anyone here that are so desperate to join anything that is so perverted?

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 02:09 PM (3ek7K)

those were games the 'elites' class played when I was in college. Other groups just had beer.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)

218 Japanese bears are asian. Can get to 260 pounds. Omnivorous.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:12 PM (ht3QZ)

219 I've ran into a bear but it was a black bear. I've also been 5 feet from a mountain lion too.
Posted by: CaliGirl

Yikes! I was at DLI when that one lady got killed by a mountain lion. Huge story out there at the time.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:12 PM (77rzZ)

220 The problem is that cats go out of their way to talk to us, they rarely talk to each other. Humans just never get their heads around the fact that the cats are talking.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 02:00 PM (rbvCR)

Mine is currently sitting directly in front of me yelling in my face. He wants scooby snacks. I will go get him some and then take my dog, who never really says anything, to the preserve for a walk it’s pretty outside.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 02:13 PM (Wmg4n)

221 160 .........Every morning I lead my cow through the local vineyard. That's right. I herd it through the grapevine.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:58 PM (FXNzP)

Ouch!!!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 02:13 PM (QGaXH)

222 But, every once in a while, it's not...and those are the scary days.
Posted by: garrett

I've had one near encounter with a griz . He tore up our food cache in our hunting camp about 10 miles up the road from where I live. Told the local fish and feathers guy and he told me I was mistaken. 2 weeks later there were blurry pictures in the Spokesman Review of a griz running across a pasture close by my house. They put out bear traps trying to catch the guy. Fish and feathers guy didn't appreciate being humbled. In my time in Alaska, had Alaskan Browns walk through the back yard while I was standing on the deck. It's amazing how small and frail that makes you feel.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 02:14 PM (TtTH3)

223 Chicago Bears.

Wait for it

Now the Indiana Bears

Chicago is a shit hole.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 02:14 PM (CU22W)

224 >>I've ran into a bear but it was a black bear. I've also been 5 feet from a mountain lion too.


A lot of people would shit themselves to know that they have been within 20 feet of a lot of Mountain Lions and they never had a clue.

There's a trail I ride regularly that has a healthy population of cats along the route and I see their kills multiple times each season.

People out hiking it with little kids, all the time.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:14 PM (1Udfd)

225 9mm will just anger a Grizzly.
Posted by: garrett

Love the old Alaska joke about that:

"Be sure to file off the front sight on your 9mm."

"Why?"

"So it wont hurt so much when the bear grabs it and shoves it up your ass."

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 02:15 PM (Y8DZL)

226 Indiana has a football team.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:15 PM (ht3QZ)

227 Despite the Complaint's broadside attack on animal research generally, PETA brings a narrow claim that Defendants have denied PETA's August 2024 request for installation of a 24-7 audio visual live feed (the "live feed") of the macaques who are currently housed at the laboratory, in violation of PETA's First and Fifth Amendment rights. PETA's August 2024 request demanded that the live feed "contain audio to hear the macaques' vocalizations and clear video sufficient to see the macaques' body postures, gestures, facial expressions, and other observable communications while in their cages, in the presence of laboratory staff, when being collected and prepared for experimentation, and while being experimented on." PETA's singular justification for demanding the live feed is its purported First Amendment right to "listen" to the macaques' "speech" and "communications." …

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:15 PM (GITLP)

228 Cuz Bears - I can recommend the movie Cocaine Bear. Two Thumbs Up! Ray Liotta's last movie. Its great!

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:15 PM (pZ64F)

229 Chicago Bears.

Wait for it

Now the Indiana Bears

Chicago is a shit hole.
Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 02:14 PM (CU22W)


Best part about that is, they're moving to another shithole!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:15 PM (Zz0t1)

230 Mine is currently sitting directly in front of me yelling in my face. He wants scooby snacks. I will go get him some and then take my dog, who never really says anything, to the preserve for a walk it’s pretty outside.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 02:13 PM (Wmg4n)

My pack o cats have a custom to start hanging about near bedtime for treats without saying much. I then have to wrangle them because one is much more grabby for them than the others.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (8avO+)

231 Can someone tell me why Jennifer Welsh is suddenly a thing? Who is pushing her as someone.. well anyone worth listening to?
I mean the commies want to push someone, but why do conservatives giver her air? Is she really a thing, seems like it's astroturf.

Posted by: Inogame at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (53oGX)

232 >>I've ran into a bear but it was a black bear. I've also been 5 feet from a mountain lion too.


Old Logger Trick. On the day you drop your supplies off, take a small can of Chain Bar Oil with you. Slather it in Bacon Grease and leave it in the center of your camp.

Any bear that walks in will bite through the can, get a mouthful of Oil and not come back.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (1Udfd)

233 226 Indiana has a football team.
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Mmm, yeah!

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (pZ64F)

234 >>>Still, much more predictable than any Grizzly encounter.

>There is nothing like a Montana grizzly. Those kodiak bears in Alaska are massive but not as mean and aggressive as a slightly smaller MT grizzly.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (gVUi7)

235
Yikes! I was at DLI when that one lady got killed by a mountain lion. Huge story out there at the time.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:12 PM (77rzZ)

I also went outside last week and it was so dark where I was walking I couldn't see a thing and I heard rustling about 15 feet away and I knew immediately it was a wild pig. I keep walking up on critters and I think I need to make more noise.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (Jpq0z)

236 I'm happy he's going to be unemployed.
I'm unhappy that he has enough money to just retire and live on forever.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (xcxpd)

237 Indiana has a football team.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 02:15 PM (ht3QZ)

The Bears are hoping to have some Indiana football success rub off on them.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:17 PM (8avO+)

238 Arts commission approves Trump's White House ballroom, clearing key hurdle

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (GITLP)

239 The NFL will move heaven and earth to keep the Bears in Chicago. Too big a market, too much history

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (Kc+Vz)

240 The bears in Japan are brown bears, essentially the equivalent of our grizzlies. There are fewer and fewer hunters in Hokkaido and northern Honshu to keep the ursine population under control. Maybe the Japanese Government should organize hunts for foreign sportsmen?
Posted by: mrp


They are sun bears. (or moon bears I think they call them but not sure if that is distinct species.)

They had a bad couple years for acorns and that was the main problem. When one is spotted, they have hunters go and try to take them out. It is special clubs of shooters but there were just too many and they attacked with no warning.

This is the site I use to keep track
https://fukazawa-lab.github.io/japan-bear-map

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (5LjnF)

241 I'm unhappy that he has enough money to just retire and live on forever.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 19, 2026 02:16 PM (xcxpd)


When you're the peter puffing offspring of a Vanderbilt fag-hag, it comes with benefits.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (Zz0t1)

242 I also went outside last week and it was so dark where I was walking I couldn't see a thing and I heard rustling about 15 feet away and I knew immediately it was a wild pig. I keep walking up on critters and I think I need to make more noise.
Posted by: CaliGirl

Pigs can put a hurt on you, too.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (77rzZ)

243 Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 02:14 PM (TtTH3)

I wouldn't want to go outside, wow.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (Jpq0z)

244 Chicago Bears.

Wait for it

Now the Indiana Bears

Chicago is a shit hole.
Posted by: Sherpa_K2

===

Chicago will be ok if this actually happens. I'm sure there will be thousands of people visiting the JEF'S library, every day of the week.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (GPjKT)

245 53 Our tiny little chihuahua mix dog has always been an avid TV viewer; she used to climb up in my husband's lap to watch football, and would hurl herself at the screen during nature shows, or any program featuring large animals, to bark and growl over what was in the family room at the moment.
A few years back there was a car commercial, with fey bell-like music a la Harry Potter theme, and a pack of white wolves following a car at night in snow.
The dog went nuts, and would come running from other rooms if she heard the music.
Not long after that, my husband had CNN on while he was working from home, and Anderson Cooper came on.
The dog sat up and growled at the TV.
She did this more than once, and we couldn't figure it out, until we guessed she thought he was one of the white wolves from the commercial.
Same long pointy face, almond eyes, and white hair.
Posted by: barbarausa at February 19, 2026 01:34 PM (enw9G)

I suggest that you will likely enjoy the sci-fi short story "Dog...? Or Not!" from the "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!" subreddit:
reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/7hl3u3/dog_or_not_part_1/

Posted by: SciVo at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (Sy6m/)

246 Whenever you get down on yourself, never forget that Reddit exists.

Imagine being that retarded? Damn

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (61TgR)

247 If you're not speaking Russian, you should thank her!

Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women.
As I argue in a new piece in @ForeignAffairs, he and his fellow autocrats have reason to fear us:
Defending women's rights and combating authoritarianism is the same fight.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (FXNzP)

248
Pigs can put a hurt on you, too.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (77rzZ)

My husband took care of it and it was a 150lb boar and I'm not going outside after dark alone without a flashlight anymore. I was scared and I knew what it was.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (Jpq0z)

249 Despite the Complaint's broadside attack on animal research generally, PETA brings a narrow claim that Defendants have denied PETA's August 2024 request for installation of a 24-7 audio visual live feed (the "live feed") of the macaques who are currently housed at the laboratory, in violation of PETA's First and Fifth Amendment rights.
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:15 PM (GITLP)

If PETA got hold of them for a second they'd euthanize them like all the other animals they grab.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:20 PM (8avO+)

250 Once had a black bear tear apart a tent in our camp in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area because one of the girls on the trip could not live without her candy bars. Bears can smell that shit out. That is why our food always went into bear bags and hung from trees.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2026 02:20 PM (affD0)

251 Japanese Bears:

LINK: https://outforia.com/bears-in-japan/

Posted by: mrp at February 19, 2026 02:20 PM (rj6Yv)

252 The NFL will move heaven and earth to keep the Bears in Chicago. Too big a market, too much history
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (Kc+Vz)


The NFL doesn't give a f*ck. They're too big to fail. Hell, they've been pissing on the backs of their fan base and telling them it's raining for over a decade and the idiots keep filling the stadiums. Chicagoans will drive to Indiana.

Then they'll figure out that alcohol is cheaper in Indiana than it is in Illinois. Not at the stadium, but in town at the store. They won't care about the drive.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

253 Chicago will be ok if this actually happens. I'm sure there will be thousands of people visiting the JEF'S library, every day of the week.
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Do you think SCOAMF's library will beat High Speed Train in construction years?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:20 PM (pZ64F)

254 A 9 on yer hip is better than yelling “hey bear!” Or banging pots and pans, shitting yourself, or throwing rocks.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 02:20 PM (gIVe3)

255 247 If you're not speaking Russian, you should thank her!

Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women.
As I argue in a new piece in @ForeignAffairs, he and his fellow autocrats have reason to fear us:
Defending women's rights and combating authoritarianism is the same fight.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (FXNzP)

=======

He took Crimea while she was SecState because he was terrified of her.

(didn't look up the timeline. don't care. snark)

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:21 PM (GBKbO)

256 San Diego County Superior Court judge orders Rady Children’s Hospital to provide child sex changes after doctors stop practice

The hospital had previously announced in January that it would stop offering the procedures. This prompted the California Attorney General’s Office to sue, arguing that ending these procedures violated state law.

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:21 PM (GITLP)

257 @HillaryClinton
I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women.
As I argue in a new piece in @ForeignAffairs, he and his fellow autocrats have reason to fear us:
Defending women's rights and combating authoritarianism is the same fight.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (FXNzP)


Is that why he took you for all that uranium when you were SoS?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:21 PM (Zz0t1)

258 250 Once had a black bear tear apart a tent in our camp in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area because one of the girls on the trip could not live without her candy bars. Bears can smell that shit out. That is why our food always went into bear bags and hung from trees.
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This chick was forever known as Private Pyle, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:22 PM (pZ64F)

259 I have never seen a live grizzly but did see a stuffed one at a Ranger station, maybe in Montana(?). Anyway, it was absolutely massive. Maybe 9-10 feet standing. I think he could have picked me up by the head with one paw like picking up a cantaloupe. Each claw alone was about 5 inches. Terrifying.

Grizzlies would laugh at the bear bells we had.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 02:22 PM (3ImbR)

260 “I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women”

STFU stupid cow

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 02:22 PM (gIVe3)

261
The Vanderbilt kids blew all the money before Anderson.

Gloria was broke for a time.

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 02:22 PM (Y8DZL)

262 If you're not speaking Russian, you should thank her!

Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women.
As I argue in a new piece in @ForeignAffairs, he and his fellow autocrats have reason to fear us:
Defending women's rights and combating authoritarianism is the same fight.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:19 PM (FXNzP)

Says the idiot who signed off on giving Russia all the Uranium they could take for a song.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:23 PM (8avO+)

263 There's a trail I ride regularly that has a healthy population of cats along the route and I see their kills multiple times each season.

People out hiking it with little kids, all the time.
Posted by: garrett

I've had multiple cat encounters. Rumor has it that one of them had a lethal accident. Used to see them every summer close to the house. I have two large guardian dogs now. Feel better about the grandkids wandering around the property now.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 02:23 PM (TtTH3)

264 The Vanderbilt kids blew all the money before Anderson.

Gloria was broke for a time.
Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 02:22 PM (Y8DZL)

Vanderbilt broke and real broke are entirely different things.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 02:23 PM (8avO+)

265 He took Crimea while she was SecState because he was terrified of her.

... actually, Putin took Crimea while John Kerry was Sec State, but John was always known as a "weak woman"

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:23 PM (GITLP)

266 >>A 9 on yer hip is better than yelling “hey bear!” Or banging pots and pans, shitting yourself, or throwing rocks.


Friend of ours was hunting Spring Black Bear when he got charged by a giant Sow Griz.

He put 4/6 shots from his 44 Mag into her and killed her.

But, not before she tore off his face and scalp and broke just about every bone in his body.

He survived. Had countless surgeries and has to wear a mask to cover 2/3 of his face.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:23 PM (1Udfd)

267 The NFL will move heaven and earth to keep the Bears in Chicago. Too big a market, too much history
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (Kc+Vz)
____

See my comment above. Despite the breathless reporting, there is no deal to move the Bears to Indiana. Barely a framework for further negotiations. People should really read the articles rather than just the clickbait headlines.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:23 PM (iFTx/)

268 And, ...
Ammoland does a regular list of bear encounters and how successful the shooter was in defense, based on caliber.

It is fascinating. There are a few updates and should be easy to find, but you have to look at several lists to get it all. Mostly large caliber and some 22 or other small caliber against some very large bear. They have descriptions. Easy to find with google.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 02:25 PM (5LjnF)

269 Do you think SCOAMF's library will beat High Speed Train in construction years?

Posted by: pudinhead

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For what it's worth, there is a butt-ugly chunk of concrete already poured, so I'll guess the library will be done first.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 02:25 PM (GPjKT)

270 Documentary filmmaker Dan Farah appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast in November to promote his new documentary, The Age of Disclosure, and predicted that his film might force Trump to become the first world leader to confirm the existence of extraterrestrial life publicly.

"I wouldn't be surprised if it happens soon after the film comes out — the sitting president has to step to the microphone and say: humanity is not alone in the universe,” Farah told Rogan. “We have recovered technology of non-human origin. So have other nations. There is a high-stakes, secret cold war race to reverse engineer this technology. We need to win this race.”

“I think Trump might be the only guy that’s willing to do something that crazy,” Rogan replied.

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:25 PM (GITLP)

271 I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women

Implying that she is a "strong woman." Which is why the only way she could cling to power was to continue to ride the coattails of her philandering husband.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 19, 2026 02:25 PM (yeZcQ)

272 @HillaryClinton
I can say from personal experience that Putin is threatened by strong women.
As I argue in a new piece in @ForeignAffairs, he and his fellow autocrats have reason to fear us:
Defending women's rights and combating authoritarianism is the same fight.
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Find a good therapist Hill. Just do it.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 02:26 PM (XeU6L)

273 256 San Diego County Superior Court judge orders Rady Children’s Hospital to provide child sex changes after doctors stop practice

The hospital had previously announced in January that it would stop offering the procedures. This prompted the California Attorney General’s Office to sue, arguing that ending these procedures violated state law.
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:21 PM

I was assured this was a conspiracy or are we on it's a good thing this happens?

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 19, 2026 02:26 PM (Jpq0z)

274 O/T but bigger lol. Chicago Bears will move to the red state of Indiana.

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 19, 2026 02:26 PM (VABjk)

275 But, not before she tore off his face and scalp and broke just about every bone in his body.

He survived. Had countless surgeries and has to wear a mask to cover 2/3 of his face.

Posted by: garrett

Yikes!

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:26 PM (77rzZ)

276 Happy Birthdsy, AOP!!! Here's to many, many more! This place wouldn't be the same without ye!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 19, 2026 02:26 PM (Vvh2V)

277 This chick was forever known as Private Pyle, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:22 PM (pZ64F)

***

We were not... pleased. The dudes gave up our tent so the girls could be covered. Pre Full Metal Jacket so she would have been Private Pyle had we known about him.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 19, 2026 02:26 PM (affD0)

278
Only saw one Griz when I was stationed in Alaska. A buddy talked me into going around the donut shops and grocery stores in Anchorage gathering old donuts and bread. We hiked it into the woods in a couple of surplus duffle bags to where he had a couple of tree stands. After dumping them out, he sniffed the air and urgently told me to get up in the stand and stay silent. The Griz spiraled in sniffing around, I'm SURE that he knew we were around, but never looked up.

Eventually he just sat down on that 4 ft pile of pastry and started feasting about 20 ft below us. Crapped all over the pile as well, and just ate that too. When it was all done, he just ambled away, content.

Nasty animal. I wouldn't eat bear unless I had no choice.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 02:27 PM (kTyBw)

279 You're a virus!

WATCH: Jon Ossoff says that President Trump won the election because of a "deeper disease in society."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:27 PM (FXNzP)

280 The Vanderbilt kids blew all the money before Anderson.

Gloria was broke for a time.
Posted by: Auspex

I'm sure there was plenty left for Cooper to blow.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 19, 2026 02:27 PM (Xjl//)

281 Imagine how stupid and gullible you have to be to read that article by Hillary and believe she has any personal insight into Putin or his "fears."

But worse, imagine the dolt that reads that blather and believes they are better informed from it.

That person is probably a university professor somewhere ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 02:27 PM (HXT0k)

282 Find a good therapist Hill. Just do it.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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I know, right? I've tried to talk her into it, but she just won't listen.

Posted by: Bill at February 19, 2026 02:27 PM (XeU6L)

283 "We found seven cases involving a .22 rimfire pistol. Six were successful, against black bears. One failed against a polar bear."


From their first update of the website i mention above.

Imagine going against a polar bear with a 22? Yikes.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 02:27 PM (5LjnF)

284 I would rather Trump focus his concern on American safety, security and well being rather than extra terrestrials.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 02:28 PM (PFs9e)

285 by Tyler Durden

Last Thursday, The Atlantic published a heart-wrenching story about an 11-month-old child who died of measles. Written in the second person from the perspective of a mother whose two unvaccinated children fell ill with the disease, the story is rich with personal detail;

"You plant her on the couch with a blanket and put Bluey on the TV while she drifts in and out of sleep..."

"While the kids are napping, you tap a list of your daughter’s symptoms into Google and find a slew of diseases that more or less match up..."

"Her cough wracks her whole body, rounding her delicate bird shoulders. She does not sleep well. And as you lift up her pajama top to check her rash one morning, you see that her breathing is labored, shadows pooling between her ribs when she sucks in air."

Turns out, NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. The Atlantic's Elizabeth Bruenig simply made it up, leading to mass confusion.

Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:28 PM (GITLP)

286 PETA's singular justification for demanding the live feed is its purported First Amendment right to "listen" to the macaques' "speech" and "communications." …

I'm sure that will make perfect legal sense to some judge somewhere.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 19, 2026 02:28 PM (Fs0KI)

287 >>Only saw one Griz when I was stationed in Alaska. A buddy talked me into going around the donut shops and grocery stores in Anchorage gathering old donuts and bread.


I have said it here before: a Bear will eat a Jelly Donut over ANYTHING in the world.

They have an uncanny ability to identify the most calorie dense food, available.

Line up anything you want and put a Jelly Donut in there. The Donut goes first. 100% of the time.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:29 PM (1Udfd)

288 Nasty animal. I wouldn't eat bear unless I had no choice.
------------
Bear grease was highly prized by the Indians. Living off the land is a low fat affair.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:29 PM (pZ64F)

289 The Bears might relocate to Keeve

Posted by: M. Gaga at February 19, 2026 02:29 PM (VABjk)

290 As a young midshipman, Horatio Nelson supposedly shot a polar bear that was attacking a shipmate on some Arctic exploring expedition.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:29 PM (77rzZ)

291 Hammond Bears? Team says Indiana site near Wolf Lake is now their main stadium focus
The Bears say Hammond, Indiana, is now their main focus for a stadium, though they’ve stopped short of committing to moving across the state line.

Responding to > 267 The NFL will move heaven and earth to keep the Bears in Chicago. Too big a market, too much history
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 02:18 PM (Kc+Vz)
____

See my comment above. Despite the breathless reporting, there is no deal to move the Bears to Indiana. Barely a framework for further negotiations. People should really read the articles rather than just the clickbait headlines.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 02:30 PM (CU22W)

292 >>magine going against a polar bear with a 22? Yikes.


Might as well try and fight one off with an Icicle.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:30 PM (1Udfd)

293 279 You're a virus!

WATCH: Jon Ossoff says that President Trump won the election because of a "deeper disease in society."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 02:27 PM (FXNzP)

======

Lord, let the cleanup of Fulton county lead to this shitstain losing his seat.

It would be so fucking funny.

Amen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 02:31 PM (GBKbO)

294 Nood

Posted by: Clay at February 19, 2026 02:31 PM (KJho9)

295 >> I wouldn't eat bear unless I had no choice.


Like eating bad Pork.

No thanks.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:31 PM (1Udfd)

296
Turns out, NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. The Atlantic's Elizabeth Bruenig simply made it up, leading to mass confusion.
Posted by: SMOD at February 19, 2026 02:28 PM (GITLP)


Jail her for attempting to incite a riot. Or maybe even an "INNNSSUUURRREEECCCTTIIOOONNNN"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)

297
“We have recovered technology of non-human origin.




Velcro, AutoTune and butt implants.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (kTyBw)

298 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (77rzZ)

299 Andy cooper loves bears. Hi di HO.

Posted by: kingsman at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (ehY6c)

300 Implying that she is a "strong woman." Which is why the only way she could cling to power was to continue to ride the coattails of her philandering husband.
Posted by: Halfhand

How many people does she need to kill before you think she’s strong?

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (36bTp)

301 My brother and I were hiking in Montana when a grizzly started coming up the path. Everyone else started freaking out and running away. We not only remained calm, once the bear walked past us, we followed after it. Got some great pics!

It was not a monster adult male. It was female or maybe a young male. But it was a grizzly.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (iFTx/)

302 Nasty animal. I wouldn't eat bear unless I had no choice.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

There was a reason why old time mountain men always wanted a bear in the winter cache. The fat in the diet was a necessity. Without it, the protein from elk/deer/rabbit etc., isn't as effectively metabolized.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (TtTH3)

303 226 Indiana has a football team.

Jamaica has a bobsled team.

Posted by: I get all my mindthoughts from TikTok at February 19, 2026 02:33 PM (Dv3i1)

304 Wolves are pretty sure they can kill you but size up whether it's worth it.
Big cats know they can kill you but don't care enough to try very often.
Bears also know they can kill you and dare you to give them a reason. Or not. You are food no more.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (HXT0k)

305 Garrett: 292 >>magine going against a polar bear with a 22? Yikes. Might as well try and fight one off with an Icicle.

You can hit a human being in the shoulder with a .22 long and it will tumble through his heart and a kidney.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 02:34 PM (CU22W)

306
Western Lensman
@WesternLensman
Andy Beshear distances himself from Gavin Newsom and his tactics:

“If somebody is looking for a Democratic version of Trump, that's not me."

Aw Shucks Andy is going all-in on the Spanberger “Sensible, Moderate Democrat” campaign model.

The radical left turn then comes should his campaign fool enough voters to win.

Just like Spanberger.

https://tinyurl.com/4hswwr64

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 02:35 PM (NpAcC)

307 >>You can hit a human being in the shoulder with a .22 long and it will tumble through his heart and a kidney.


Yes. People don't appreciate them. A 22 Mag is a nasty fucking round. Shoot a Pheasant at 50-70 yards with one and you will have a nice pair of wings and some tail feathers. But, nothing else.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:36 PM (1Udfd)

308 Never hit 'Continue Reading. Never get out of the boat, too.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 02:37 PM (pZ64F)

309 That's a terrible bit of bad luck for Andy Vanderbilt. I wish him the best in his future endeavors.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (zHVqL)

310 BBC

Mountbatten-Windsor released under investigation - Thames Valley Police
published at 21:37
21:37
BREAKING
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office, Thames Valley Police said.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:38 PM (+YA9H)

311 Garrett: 292 >>magine going against a polar bear with a 22? Yikes. Might as well try and fight one off with an Icicle.

You can hit a human being in the shoulder with a .22 long and it will tumble through his heart and a kidney.
Posted by: Sherpa_K2

My rumored lethal encounter with a big cat involved my Walther P22 with CCI hp. Didn't find him until much later the next day ( nighttime encounter) but he was very much dead. He traveled about 300 yards uphill before he expired.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 02:39 PM (TtTH3)

312 BBC

Andrew seen leaving police station
published at 21:21
21:21
BREAKING
Andrew has been pictured leaving a police station in the back seat of a car.

It's a really scary photo.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:40 PM (+YA9H)

313 >>Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 02:39 PM (TtTH3)


I'm not telling you what you don't already know...but punching through Cat Hide and Bear Hide are two different scenarios.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 02:44 PM (1Udfd)

314 298 U nas yest' NOOD.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:32 PM (77rzZ)

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 02:44 PM (+YA9H)

315 The amount of aggression these animals display depends on how full their bellies are at the time.

Springtime for grizzlies? You're on the menu.
We've trained wolves to eat easy pickings, gut piles, so that's the first thing they go for. They gut the elk and generally leave a considerable portion of the carcass to the grizz and birds.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 02:49 PM (gVUi7)

316 That's how I knew OJ did it. He gave, I think, 3 different versions of how his finger got cut.

Posted by: Texican ette at February 19, 2026 03:01 PM (SNf74)

317 ut, not before she tore off his face and scalp and broke just about every bone in his body.

He survived. Had countless surgeries and has to wear a mask to cover 2/3 of his face.

Posted by: garrett

Yikes!
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 02:26 PM (77rzZ)

There's a reason boar hunting involved long spears with a cross bar near the point...they'd run right up a spear and gut you without one. the cross bar made it harder for them to do it

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:14 PM (8avO+)

318 So when I first smelled bear on a bike ride in Japan, it just smelled like skunk and nothing odd about that in the woods, but I just knew it wasn't skunk. I had never smelled bear before but I was on "bear mountain" (kuma yama) and passing bear scat every couple miles so I just knew. It was on an uphill hairpin and I have to go slow (This is also the spot where the borseflys catch me if it is above about 40C and I hate that turn. Nothing motivates up a hard hill like horseflys and skeeters.)

I went home and researched, but no one in Japan says that bears smell like skunk. There are no skunks in Japan so how would they know? I never thought to look in English, (Do all species smell the same?) so I never had confirmation until garret just said so above.

Everytime since though I tense up when I smell them -- you are very sensitive to odor on a bike (or M/C) and it always seems to be when I am going uphill.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (5LjnF)

319 LOL: Anderson Pooper's Team Rushes to the Media to Claim He Wasn't Pushed Out

because that would be gross! I pulled out, of course.

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (2gvXb)

320 226 Indiana has a football team.

Jamaica has a bobsled team.
Posted by: I get all my mindthoughts from TikTok at February 19, 2026 02:33 PM (Dv3i1)

Indiana just got done winning the National Championship a month or so ago.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:17 PM (8avO+)

321 I went home and researched, but no one in Japan says that bears smell like skunk. There are no skunks in Japan so how would they know? I never thought to look in English, (Do all species smell the same?) so I never had confirmation until garret just said so above.

Everytime since though I tense up when I smell them -- you are very sensitive to odor on a bike (or M/C) and it always seems to be when I am going uphill.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 03:16 PM (5LjnF)

Musk is a more general term for the very strong unpleasant marking odors a lot of animals have.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 03:18 PM (8avO+)

322 Musk is a more general term for the very strong unpleasant marking odors a lot of animals have.
Posted by: Oldcat

thanks. Yeah, musk.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 03:22 PM (5LjnF)

323
Extraterrestrials....

*makes wanking motion with fist*

Let 'em try to invade
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9iVrpc4YFwk

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 03:25 PM (kTyBw)

324 Ace, you're very funny.

Posted by: AgathaPagatha at February 19, 2026 04:17 PM (Dwn2O)

325 How does Ace know that Anderson Cooper is a top?

Posted by: Al in St. Louis at February 19, 2026 05:42 PM (pKne7)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested, Has Home Searched; Suspected of, Get This, Passing Sensitive Insider Trade Information to International Financier and Child Sex Trafficker Jeffrey Epstein

This is the former Prince Andrew. Today is also his 66th birthday, coincidentally.

NBC "News:"

Police today arrested the former Prince Andrew after weeks of revelations over the former prince's friendship and dealings with convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The Thames Valley Police said it arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of misconduct in public office, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment in the United Kingdom.

And he's not Muslim (yet) so he might actually go to prison.


The force, which covers an area in southern England where Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as he is now known, did not name him, as is standard practice under British law.

Asked whether Mountbatten-Windsor had been arrested, the police responded with a statement: "We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time," Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said. "Following a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office."

And what is the "misconduct in public office" Mountbatten-Windsor is accused of?


Insider Paper
@TheInsiderPaper

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of King Charles, shared official British trade documents with Jeffrey Epstein in 2010, leaking information to the late sex offender from his role as a government envoy, emails appear to show -- Reuters


Gay rent-boy squabbler Queer Starmer said that no one is above the law:

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today that "nobody is above the law" when asked about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, speaking ahead of the royal's arrest this morning.

Starmer told British public broadcaster the BBC the principle was "very important" and "has to apply in this case in the same way it would in any other case."

Sad cuck Charles said he approved of the arrest of his brother:

In a statement released by Buckingham Palace this morning but signed "Charles R," the monarch pledged his full support for the police probe.

I think the R stands for "Rex." Snobby bastard.

The statement reads:

"I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office. What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities."

"In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course. As this process continues, it would not be right for me to comment further on this matter. Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all."


Butch low-IQ narcissist Marjorie Taylor-Greene took the opportunity to bash Trump:

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green criticized President Donald Trump and U.S. authorities in the wake of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest.

"The UK has arrested Andrew because of the Epstein files and over here the President signed an EO protecting cancer causing Glyphosate in our foods and we have zero Epstein related arrest and investigations since release of the files," she said in a post on X. "And we are on the verge of going to war against Iran."

"That's the current state of MAGA and MAHA," she added.

Typical "libertarian" flake and attention-whore grandstander Thomas Massie is flapping his cocksucker, too:


So close to Pride Month.

Will this create pressure for Chuck to abdicate?


Grok
@grok

Yes, in 2015, Donald Trump referred to Jeffrey Epstein's island as a "cesspool" and suggested asking Prince Andrew about it, highlighting Andrew's connection amid Epstein abuse allegations. This was during comments on Bill Clinton's ties to Epstein.

More: Andrew's bodyguards are now under investigation for "turning a blind eye" to any sexual improprieties Andrew might have committed with Epstein.

I gotta say, bodyguards are trained to completely ignore stuff like this. If they don't, their client will escape them and he won't be protected. Bill Clinton's Secret Service detail had to put up with all of his deviancies and Hillary Clinton assaulting him over them.


More: Sarah Ferguson's longtime lover says that Andrew was "f***ing underaged girls." I guess this was a hidden camera sting video from James O'Keefe.

Happy Thursday! When are we going to get that warm weather the Weather-Liars keep promising us?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM




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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (kgE5c)

2 No! Who could believe it!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (zjgNU)

3 Afternoon, Ace.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (kgE5c)

4 2 No! Who could believe it!
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (zjgNU)

By that, I mean that they are throwing him under the bus.

I certainly believe he did this and MUCH more that they are ignoring to pretend this is the issue.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (zjgNU)

5 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 12:11 PM (kgE5c)

6 I see on lefty forums the argument is Trump's next.

Of course they also told me until this year there was no Epstein list, no Epstein clients, and LEAVE BILL CLINTON ALONE!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (sKqQm)

7 To the Tower Andrew, you've been a naughty boy. And no spankings allowed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (J0Fdh)

8 Hopefully they test for STDs when a sexual predators like Prince Asswipe is arrested.

One down, many more to go.

Posted by: Down With The King at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (Ljddq)

9 >>>Today is also his 66th birthday, coincidentally.

Perhaps. But I would bet on intentionally. Prosecutors love to intimidate those they are going after.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (8mulE)

10 Bring forth The Ax.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (jc0TO)

11 Wow. Has any member of the royal family ever gone to prison before, aside from being prisoners of war?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (77rzZ)

12 And Andrew did not kill himself.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (J0Fdh)

13 So they put Prince Andrew in a can?

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (tceez)

14 Good step to move towards getting rid of the royal family....way too British. Replace them with a mullah or an ayatollah or something

Posted by: brak at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (jGJov)

15 "We got the pedos!"
-Massie, celebrating the arrest of one guy accused of having sex with an of age woman, but his arrest is for espionage-related crimes

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO)

16 New phone joke: "Do you have Prince Andrew in the can?"

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (vbXSk)

17 Pedocreeping on underage poors while not Muslim is fine. Insider trading is fine and is likely just a pretext for the real crime, embarassing the royal family.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (dK+Kv)

18 11 Wow. Has any member of the royal family ever gone to prison before, aside from being prisoners of war?

----

So to speak.

Posted by: Oliver Cromwell at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (vqA1l)

19 Happy Thursday! When are we going to get that warm weather the Weather-Liars keep promising us?

Here in NoVa it's 40, which counts as warm to me. Also, it will rain the rest of the day. The snow from the snowmageddon of 3 weeks ago is finally disappearing. Spring is nigh, so be of good cheer.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:15 PM (Riz8t)

20 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today that "nobody is above the law" (Except for Me! (And my family, and my friends and anyone to whom I owe a favor, and any Illegal Immigrant) But other than those ...)

Posted by: JB1000 at February 19, 2026 12:15 PM (kL/ln)

21 Wait...is Massie implying that he could have dedicated his time and efforts to getting people arrested for the 2020 steal or covid and instead didn't?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:15 PM (GBKbO)

22 Meanwhile, all the Pakistani rape gangs, and the cops and other governmental officials who enabled them, walk around untouched.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 12:15 PM (n1OCj)

23 This is 100% Starmer trying to distract people from his being a miserable failure.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:15 PM (2ocoG)

24 Prince Andrew won't be going anywhere that he has to be cautious about dropping the soap.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 12:15 PM (RjOoY)

25 >>>Has any member of the royal family ever gone to prison before, aside from being prisoners of war?

define "war"

Posted by: The Tower Princes at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (jGJov)

26 Meanwhile Chuck the Turd was boffing Camilla

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (J0Fdh)

27 Andrew is just like his Uncle Edward, who passed along military secrets to the Wehrmacht.

The good old Saxe Coburg family, guardians of English sovereignty.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (qwx/I)

28 Wow. Has any member of the royal family ever gone to prison before, aside from being prisoners of war?
Posted by: Bulg


Does being beheaded count?

Posted by: Headless King Charles at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (aapWt)

29 New phone joke: "Do you have Prince Andrew in the can?"
Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM

Soon.

Posted by: Ali Bubba at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (kgE5c)

30 By that, I mean that they are throwing him under the bus.

I certainly believe he did this and MUCH more that they are ignoring to pretend this is the issue.

There is speculation that he's been charged at the behest of Keir Starmer, who wants desperately to discredit the Old Guard so he can build his new utopia. I rate this as plausible.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

31

Not that I like Charles much (at all), but that is how English monarchs sign their name

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (g6TN6)

32 So to speak.
Posted by: Oliver Cromwell

Oh yeah. I forgot all about Chuckles I.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (77rzZ)

33 Meanwhile Chuck the Turd was boffing Camilla

A horse is a horse, of course, of course.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (2ocoG)

34 15 "We got the pedos!"
-Massie, celebrating the arrest of one guy accused of having sex with an of age woman, but his arrest is for espionage-related crimes
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (GBKbO

Massie should be careful.. There's a lot of "rumors" regarding the "Unexpected' death of his wife and quick re- marriage

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (pVNyz)

35 I would not be surprised to see King Charles have to abdicate over this.

Why would Charles have to abdicate over this? It happened during his mother's reign. He's been nothing but varying degrees of hostile towards Andrew since he became king.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (ExV1e)

36 In other news, Bill Clinton has fled to Russia, where he can't be extradited. /s

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (n1OCj)

37 Give the whole royal family the gibbet, except for maybe Catherine. As a Catholic, I will welcome all of you misguided Anglicans back to the True Faith.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (qwx/I)

38 34
Massie should be careful.. There's a lot of "rumors" regarding the "Unexpected' death of his wife and quick re- marriage

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (pVNyz)

======

Massie is going to be a CNN contributor in less than a year.

He can say whatever the fuck he wants.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (GBKbO)

39 Andrew Mountbatten, formerly known as Prince Andrew

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (SXxzC)

40 >>Get This, Passing Sensitive Insider Trade Information to International Financier

Told ya. The real Epstein story is about money.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)

41 So, is there no statute of limitations?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (z5QST)

42 There is speculation that he's been charged at the behest of Keir Starmer, who wants desperately to discredit the Old Guard so he can build his new utopia. I rate this as plausible.

Of course, if Andrew is on the front page, as he will be, then Keir will also get a little relief from all the unwanted attention he's receiving. You know, for the incompetence and hatred of all things British.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

43

And I'm pretty sure the English monarch throwing a sibling in prison is hardly a historical first

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (g6TN6)

44 Marjorie, just go ahead and set up an Only Fans.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (RjOoY)

45 35 I would not be surprised to see King Charles have to abdicate over this.

Why would Charles have to abdicate over this? It happened during his mother's reign. He's been nothing but varying degrees of hostile towards Andrew since he became king.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (ExV1e)

=====

And the monarchy doesn't fucking matter since Parliament is supreme.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

46 Massie is going to be a CNN contributor in less than a year.

Are we sure CNN is going to exist in a year?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (2ocoG)

47 It's like they want him to eat a gun

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (uQzkA)

48 Morning everyone.

His nickname in the press was "Randy Andy," for goodness sake! It's not that we didn't know, it's the surprise he might actually get tried for it.

Would be hilarious if they found his-and-hers matching Muslim prayer rugs for him and Charles in the search.

One of my fave parts of "The Crown" TV show was seeing how they depicted Andrew as Elizabeth's golden child, and it chafed Charles to no end. One episode, it is her birthday, and Charles got her this really thoughtful, mature gift. Then Andrew got her a Billy Mouth Bass, and everyone goes gaga at the novelty of it. Charles' reaction was priceless! All the actors portraying Charles on that show did a good job.

Charles has wanted this gig for SO LONG. I don't see him abdicating, ever. But I'd love Wills to take over, and finally chuck Harry and his titles to the curb.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (gWBY1)

49 Happy Thursday! When are we going to get that warm weather the Weather-Liars keep promising us?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM

It's been "unseasonably warm" here in Iowa for the last few weeks, until yesterday when the wind hit. We might get above freezing today. No real snow in the forecast, just flurries.

Posted by: pookysgirl, bundled-up weathergirl at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (Wt5PA)

50 Andrew is just like his Uncle Edward, who passed along military secrets to the Wehrmacht.

The good old Saxe Coburg family, guardians of English sovereignty.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

Edward VIII was a big Nazi sympathizer, too.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (77rzZ)

51 Remember way back when Fergie was seen as an innocent outside in the halls of the cold and aloof royals?

LOL. This was before Diana's Canonization.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

52 I think the R stands for "Rex." Snobby bastard.

You say that like it's a Bad Thing.

Posted by: Tyrannosaurus R. at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (FG+57)

53 that warm weather the Weather-Liars keep promising us?

July? 47° and rain in van nuys.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (Kt19C)

54
43

And I'm pretty sure the English monarch throwing a sibling in prison is hardly a historical first

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (g6TN6)

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As the head of state, Charles is effectively powerless. He technically has power, but he chooses to never use it.

So, England has both the legislature and the executive in one branch of government, making it an illegitimate government in need of toppling.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (GBKbO)

55 How does someone as psychotic as MTG get into office?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (aapWt)

56 >>> Butch low-IQ narcissist Marjorie Taylor-Greene took the opportunity to bash Trump

Still angling for that View gig, when the preggo lady currently serving as the show's fake republican goes on maternity leave?

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (gWBY1)

57 46 Massie is going to be a CNN contributor in less than a year.

Are we sure CNN is going to exist in a year?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (2ocoG)

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How many of us thought it would survive to 2026 after CNN+ died in less than a month?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (GBKbO)

58 And the monarchy doesn't fucking matter since Parliament is supreme.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

And that. Charles is a dancing monkey.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (ExV1e)

59 I find it pretty difficult to care about this particular allegation. How many of our own surprisingly wealthy public officials have benefited from insider information?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 12:20 PM (z5QST)

60 58 And the monarchy doesn't fucking matter since Parliament is supreme.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

And that. Charles is a dancing monkey.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (ExV1e)

======

So was his mother.

The monarchy, especially in England, should be scorned not celebrated as a matter of principle.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (GBKbO)

61 One of Queer Sturmer's recently-fired Cabinet ministers, Mandelson? is mixed up in this too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (8zz6B)

62 There's some misleading clickbait articles on this. No, Andrew wasn't arrested because of his "ties" to Epstein, or for "underage girls" who always turn out to be at least legal age, or for anything at all with his personal life.

Andrew was arrested for a very specific, and well-established, financial crime: insider trading. Being a scumbag sex pest isn't a crime. But passing inside information to unfairly trade on is (at least when you're not a member of Congress).

These bullshit, hyperbolic and blatantly misleading headlines only help the Democunt narrative against Trump.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

63 >In a statement released by Buckingham Palace this morning but signed "Charles R,"
----

who knows what the R stands for

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (ZxPkt)

64 I find it pretty difficult to care about this particular allegation. How many of our own surprisingly wealthy public officials have benefited from insider information?

All of them?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (Riz8t)

65

TJM, wouldn't that be the ultimate 250th birthday present for the United states? We turn around and conquer England? Ho ho it is so funny, haha it is to laugh

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (g6TN6)

66 62 These bullshit, hyperbolic and blatantly misleading headlines only help the Democunt narrative against Trump.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

========

"I got the pedo!"
-Thomas Massie, the true Conservative

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (GBKbO)

67
These bullshit, hyperbolic and blatantly misleading headlines only help the Democunt narrative against Trump.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

Which of course is the objective

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (pVNyz)

68 55 How does someone as psychotic as MTG get into office?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (aapWt)

Democrats are even more batshit nuts? AND evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)

69 In a statement released by Buckingham Palace this morning but signed "Charles R,"
----

who knows what the R stands for

I'm going with Retard.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)

70 >>> British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today that "nobody is above the law"

Isn't today the day they shred all the evidence of the grooming gangs stuff, so no one is held accountable for all those poor girls? It was sometime this week. Horrific cover up of a monstrous scandal.

I hope the new UK party can get traction. Something needs to change soon or UK is toast.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (gWBY1)

71 65

TJM, wouldn't that be the ultimate 250th birthday present for the United states? We turn around and conquer England? Ho ho it is so funny, haha it is to laugh

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (g6TN6)

======

Air drop artillery and small arms into the rural parts of England with instructions on how to get to London.

Let them fight it out themselves.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (GBKbO)

72

Rex
Reject
Rumplestilzkin
Retard
Ruminating

The list is endless

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (g6TN6)

73 These bullshit, hyperbolic and blatantly misleading headlines only help the Democunt narrative against Trump.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (iFTx/)

Which of course is the objective
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (pVNyz)
______

Yes. And too many people (supposedly) on our side don't seem to get it.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (iFTx/)

74
I think the R stands for "Rex." Snobby bastard.


I think that in the UK, one cannot use the word retard, so they just say "the R word".

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (aapWt)

75
- "The little girls. How much for the little girls?"

- "You got any trade secrets?"

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 12:23 PM (5LjnF)

76 By that, I mean that they are throwing him under the bus.

I certainly believe he did this and MUCH more that they are ignoring to pretend this is the issue.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (zjgNU)

It is a "limited hang-out to dry"

Remember boys and girls, when you do favors for the IC, they will forget your name and bury you deep when it comes down to you or them.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

77 I find it pretty difficult to care about this particular allegation. How many of our own surprisingly wealthy public officials have benefited from insider information?
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 12:20 PM (z5QST)

How dare you, sirruh! The issue here is that Andrew is alleged to have shared that insider information with an outsider. One who may, or may not, have procured minors for a bit of slap and tickle for the rich and powerful.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:23 PM (ExV1e)

78 So I guess Massie and MTG want Trump arrested....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:23 PM (pVNyz)

79 Get This, Passing Sensitive Insider Trade Information to International Financier

Told ya. The real Epstein story is about money.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)

The poon was just a perq to help Epstein peddle access.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (8zz6B)

80 who knows what the R stands for
Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM

Maybe we'll find out on International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Posted by: Tyrannosaurus R. at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (FG+57)

81 How many of us thought it would survive to 2026 after CNN+ died in less than a month?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM

Now that Paramount is back in the WBD conversation there's a possibility that they end up having to make a choice: lose a lot of money to promote gay race communism with Kurtzman, or lose a lot of money to promote gay race communism with CNN.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (2ocoG)

82

If the English Countryside can't defend themselves against the local councils flooding them with browns, air dropping weaponry will only serve to arm the aforesaid violent browns.

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (g6TN6)

83 53 that warm weather the Weather-Liars keep promising us?

July? 47° and rain in van nuys.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (Kt19C)

48 this morning here at the beach in OC. Yesterday afternoon I was up in Hesperia area around 4 PM - it as 41. The north facing side of the mountains was covered in snow.

Not the coldest we've been but definitely a change from an unseasonably warm December and January.

Stunning (?) news from across the pond - I guess every family has a few bad eggs.

Note - it's like playing poker - if you can't identify who the patsy (or bad egg) is - it's you!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (QGaXH)

84 >>His nickname in the press was "Randy Andy," for goodness sake!

LizLem, back in the '70s, he was, um, 'seeing' an actress called Koo Stark. The press found some nude pictures of her and published them with the headline: 'Koo Starkers!'.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (NcvvS)

85 >>>Andrew is just like his Uncle Edward, who passed along military secrets to the Wehrmacht.


They allude to that on the Rest is History but I never heard the full story.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (1wjle)

86 T-Rex >>>>> C-Rex

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (ESVrU)

87 I look forward to the day when the Epstein episode is resolved, regardless of who it hurts.

It's like the 70s, waiting for disco to go away.

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (ZxPkt)

88 who knows what the R stands for
Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (ZxPkt)

In his case, Rex.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (ExV1e)

89
Air drop artillery and small arms into the rural parts of England with instructions on how to get to London.

Let them fight it out themselves.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (GBKbO)



Everyone in the country has guns. Farmers.... Farmer's mums....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (kTyBw)

90 Are we sure CNN is going to exist in a year?

Posted by: Ian S.


Anyone signing on with them should avoid the deferred compensation option.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (aapWt)

91 @GlobeEyeNews
·
2h
BREAKING:

UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (ZxPkt)

92 89
Everyone in the country has guns. Farmers.... Farmer's mums....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (kTyBw)

=======

Did you say something cool?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (GBKbO)

93 People in the know describe me as a Royal PITA and I was served Imperial Margarine as a child when we didn't know any better.

Posted by: Sofa King at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (oftw2)

94 I can't remember which Spanish king, probably Carlos II, signed papers, "Soy el Rey"
He had such a Hapsburg jaw he had trouble chewing.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (rbvCR)

95 Get This, Passing Sensitive Insider Trade Information to International Financier

Told ya. The real Epstein story is about money.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)

The poon was just a perq to help Epstein peddle access.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (8zz6B)
________

Yes. Same as it ever was.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (iFTx/)

96 From Fox Bidness...today's Varney Trivia question:

How many US Presidents have served in the Armed Forces?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (QGaXH)

97 Does any find it ironic that one of Randy Andy's names is basically "mount" plus "baton"? Why not go whole hog and change it to "Copulatepenis"?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (FXNzP)

98 I don't think Chuck III will resign over this unless he wanted another reason to abdicate over his health.

It's not out of the realm of possibility, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (6ydKt)

99

Say what you will about Jimmy Saville, he never traded in Insider information.

/wait, what?

Posted by: imp at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (g6TN6)

100 96 From Fox Bidness...today's Varney Trivia question:

How many US Presidents have served in the Armed Forces?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (QGaXH)

=====

Which president commanded an artillery battery while president?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (GBKbO)

101 >>>July? 47° and rain in van nuys.

i need mid-fifties and no rain.

that's what I was promised.

Posted by: ace at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (1wjle)

102 Democrats are even more batshit nuts? AND evil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM

Some of our best dupes.

Posted by: Big Penguin at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (FG+57)

103 The poon was just a perq to help Epstein peddle access.

Exactly. Always follow the money.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (2ocoG)

104 PM Keir Starmer has officially denied the U.S. permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for offensive sorties against Iran.


how's that 'special relationship' going ?

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (ZxPkt)

105 Marjorie Failer Green is MAHA, HAHAHA

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (S+j2h)

106 UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.
Posted by: Don Black


Does that include Diego Garcia?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (77rzZ)

107 >>> The good old Saxe Coburg family, guardians of English sovereignty.

I know they aren't documentaries and sometimes are loose with what really went down, but "Victoria" and "The Crown" do a good job showing what those two queens were up against, between shady family, crazy world events beyond their control, and trying to run a country on fire. I had fun looking up the events covered in some of the episodes afterwards, and seeing what the real facts were.

The Saxe Coburgs were something else! There was a nasty rumor that Albert might have been a bastard of his uncle. Wild stuff.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (gWBY1)

108 Harry Truman

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (YwEeS)

109 The poon was just a perq to help Epstein peddle access.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:24 PM (8zz6B)
~~~~~

And would help to blackmail any who might have a change of heart.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (3ImbR)

110 > Told ya. The real Epstein story is about money.

I agree that's a big part of it. I think any attempt to reduce Epstein to one dimension will miss a big part of the picture. What I'm getting is Epstein had a remarkable talent for ingratiating himself to powerful people. They were asking his advice on all sorts of things. He appears to have been a multi-talented guy that powerful people believed they could trust with their kinks, could give good advice, could fix problems, could provide sex, etc.

Some people will argue he tempted them with pedo sex, then used blackmail material to get everything he wanted. I'm not getting that from the emails. Example: Bill Gates asking for advice on how to dose Melinda with antibiotics. Gates apparently thought of Epstein as a good advisor who could be trusted with information that could damage his reputation.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (Yp6az)

111 I think the R stands for "Rex." Snobby bastard.

--------

Rael

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (5FL4d)

112 96 From Fox Bidness...today's Varney Trivia question:

How many US Presidents have served in the Armed Forces?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (QGaXH)

I'd guess at least 30.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (6ydKt)

113 I can't remember which Spanish king, probably Carlos II, signed papers, "Soy el Rey"
He had such a Hapsburg jaw he had trouble chewing.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (rbvCR)
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That ain't the half of it.

Posted by: zombie Carlos II at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (i1VVh)

114 104 PM Keir Starmer has officially denied the U.S. permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for offensive sorties against Iran.


I thought we had a base on Diego Garcia ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (pVNyz)

115 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (8zz6B)

116 Charles is only pissed at Andrew because he was dumb enough to get caught.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (2UnvF)

117 We don't need UK bases so Keir can suck it...well he does that anyway and with gusto

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (YwEeS)

118 Steamer.

It's name is Queer Steamer.

Posted by: Tar Bae at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (TFFbl)

119 106 I see above that it does.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (77rzZ)

120 Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (6ydKt)

He waited decades for the throne, he will not leave it alive.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (NcvvS)

121 How does someone as psychotic as MTG get into office?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM (aapWt)

Democrats are even more batshit nuts? AND evil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)
_____

I don't recall her being this outwardly insane before. She had a pretty strong following, even on this site. Then something ... changed. Quickly. She got TDS almost overnight. There's speculation she was very ambitious and Trump spurned her somehow. "Hell hath no fury," and all ....

Massie was always a prick, IIRC.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (iFTx/)

122 on the howard stern show many years ago: someone got through to a brit call in show featuring then prince charles and asked his highness "why don't you stick your head up a dead bear's arse?"

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (CWTWj)

123 We had 68 for a high yesterday, which is about 30 degrees above average. Warm today again, then back to a few days of winter, then another warm up ... and Spring will have Sprung (I hope).

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (vbXSk)

124 Great. Now then, when will the UK government admit complicity in covering-up rape of a hell of a lot more minors than Andrew did? On its home turf. Then make arrests?

I'm talking about Pakistani and other Musselman white girl rape gangs.

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (5rh/l)

125
How many of us thought it would survive to 2026 after CNN+ died in less than a month?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:19 PM



Idiots at CNN should have formed CNN 8: The Huit.

Kinda like The Ocho, but in French, and therefore, lame.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (kTyBw)

126
Which president commanded an artillery battery while president?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:26 PM (GBKbO)

Dolley's husband.

Circa 1812 I'm assuming.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (6ydKt)

127 UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.
Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (ZxPkt)

The US should announce immediate plans to shut down all bases in the UK, end military cooperation with the UK, and exit NATO.

They should do all that anyway but this would give them an excuse.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (ExV1e)

128 Have we seen proof of how Epstein went from a middle school math teacher to billionaire yet?

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (uQzkA)

129 Starmer has officially denied the U.S. permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for offensive sorties against Iran.


how's that 'special relationship' going ?
Posted by: Don Black


Now you see why he wants to give away Chagos.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (aapWt)

130 I haven't been here much, The ads are all fucked up, how do I get to the comments ? Somehow I got here this time but it involved a bunch of monkey motion !

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (S+j2h)

131 PM Keir Starmer has officially denied the U.S. permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for offensive sorties against Iran.

how's that 'special relationship' going ?

We can get back in his good graces by shipping him about half a dozen twinks.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (2ocoG)

132 124 The most common comment on Lotus Eaters and other Brit videos that reported the arrest.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (YwEeS)

133 hobo ass is the best tasting ass

Posted by: Sid at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (qdmJK)

134 He waited decades for the throne, he will not leave it alive.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (NcvvS)

Elizabeth II hung around as long as she could just to spite him.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (6ydKt)

135 >>Which president commanded an artillery battery while president?

Of course, you would know that, TJM.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (NcvvS)

136 The crown is really the main force that could de-muzlimize a country. That was what worked in Spain, as it requires something well above normal law and only a king or royal family could have the legitimacy to toss out a portion of the "citizens."

Anyway, if I were trying to muzlimize a country and didn't want to be thwarted, I would legitimize the crown ☑ and create a constitution ☑ and then outlaw free speech ☑ and take away the guns ☑ and then import a bunch of muzzies.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (5LjnF)

137 Not really buying the hundreds of DoJ lawyers on Epstein.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (mCDO3)

138 I haven't been here much, The ads are all fucked up, how do I get to the comments ? Somehow I got here this time but it involved a bunch of monkey motion !

NEVER EVER click "read more". Click "Comments".

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (2ocoG)

139 Now then, when will the UK government admit complicity in covering-up rape of a hell of a lot more minors than Andrew did? On its home turf. Then make arrests?

I'm talking about Pakistani and other Musselman white girl rape gangs.
Posted by: Gref


Never. They gave orders last week to destroy all of the records.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (aapWt)

140 BREAKING:

UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.
Posted by: Don Black


Do it anyway just to see what they will do.

Yanks, go home. We wont let you provide our defense anymore.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (r08dW)

141 Didn't Clinton ditch his SS detail on the Epstein Plane?

I have heard that reported numerous times over the past 10 years...

also, Morning Horde. And Ace.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (1Udfd)

142 13 So they put Prince Andrew in a can?
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (tceez)

Nice one!!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (QGaXH)

143 >>Elizabeth II hung around as long as she could just to spite him.

She really didn't want his feckless ass on the throne.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (NcvvS)

144 More: Andrew's bodyguards are now under investigation for "turning a blind eye" to any sexual improprieties ...

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

* The Arkancide State Troopers and Secret Service "ham & eggers" who facilitated Bubba Clintons affairs and rapes ... but mostly rapes -- have entered the post *

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (5FL4d)

145 >>> PM Keir Starmer has officially denied the U.S. permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for offensive sorties against Iran.

Between the UK cockblocking us from Iran, and Canada floozying it up with China, lots of US special relationship drama lately.

But we traded up bigly, with Japan now being our main squeeze! That new trade deal with them is massive.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (gWBY1)

146 137 Not really buying the hundreds of DoJ lawyers on Epstein.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (mCDO3)

======

How are documents redacted?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)

147
The US should announce immediate plans to shut down all bases in the UK, end military cooperation with the UK, and exit NATO.

They should do all that anyway but this would give them an excuse.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic a


----------
AND claim the chagos as US overseas territory.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (5LjnF)

148 >>The poon was just a perq to help Epstein peddle access.

Wait until the real story about funding the Contras in Nicaragua comes out.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (viF8m)

149 >>UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.


Sounds like someone is in need of some additional Tariffs.


Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (1Udfd)

150 This is about insider information and hedge funders like Leon Black trading....looting tax payers and funding things like Solyndra without downside. The trafficking was just the perks but salacious. Epstein's network just got too big too contain.

Posted by: Noble9 at February 19, 2026 12:33 PM (yISdk)

151 13 So they put Prince Andrew in a can?
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (tceez)

Nice one!!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (QGaXH)

hahahah

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2026 12:33 PM (S+j2h)

152 Have we seen proof of how Epstein went from a middle school math teacher to billionaire yet?

Mike Benz has that mostly covered. He joined Bear Stearns while dating the boss's daughter. Through second-hand nepotism he was given the BCCI account. BCCI was the central hub for, among other things, CIA money laundering.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:33 PM (2ocoG)

153 133 Yet we still have a pedo President.
Posted by: Sid at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (qdmJK)

You're a little behind. We ditched the pedo "President" last year.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 19, 2026 12:33 PM (vqA1l)

154 91 @GlobeEyeNews
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2h
BREAKING:

UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.

They're obviously doing this to remind us that we still need them.

"Hey, we still matter!".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:33 PM (Riz8t)

155 Butch low-IQ narcissist Marjorie Taylor-Greene

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Perfect! Please to add to the style book !

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 12:34 PM (Mqqv0)

156 I haven't been here much, The ads are all fucked up, how do I get to the comments ? Somehow I got here this time but it involved a bunch of monkey motion !
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (S+j2h)

1. Use a browser with an ad blocker - please consider hitting the tip jar regularly if you do.
2. Select "Comments" to get to the comments rather than "Continue Reading".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:34 PM (ExV1e)

157 Told ya. The real Epstein story is about money.

Money laundering on a massive, intelligence-agency scale. Insider trading will be the least of it.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 12:34 PM (UBWwW)

158 I think the R stands for "Rex." Snobby bastard.

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Regina

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:35 PM (5FL4d)

159 Told ya. The real Epstein story is about money.

I agree that's a big part of it. I think any attempt to reduce Epstein to one dimension will miss a big part of the picture. What I'm getting is Epstein had a remarkable talent for ingratiating himself to powerful people. They were asking his advice on all sorts of things. He appears to have been a multi-talented guy that powerful people believed they could trust with their kinks, could give good advice, could fix problems, could provide sex, etc.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (Yp6az)
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Yea, that plus the ultra-rich is a weird club where everyone acts like stupid frat boys and sucks each other's dicks. Despite their wealth and power, it's a very insulated clique of shockingly mediocre pissants.

The emails show a group of barely literate overgrown adolescents bragging about dick size, their sex lives, partying, groveling for gifts and access, and clearly not caring what embarrasing shit they put in emails and texts.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:35 PM (iFTx/)

160 Mike Benz has that mostly covered. He joined Bear Stearns while dating the boss's daughter. Through second-hand nepotism he was given the BCCI account. BCCI was the central hub for, among other things, CIA money laundering.

"He" meaning Epstein, of course. I realized after hitting "post" that I should've been more clear there.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:35 PM (2ocoG)

161 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today that "nobody is above the law"



Now do the goatfuckers.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 12:35 PM (SD6jB)

162
Is there a paper trail for this? It's getting kind of witch-hunty to my eyes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 19, 2026 12:35 PM (n7rxJ)

163 So they put Prince Andrew in a can?
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (tceez)

Nice one!!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (QGaXH)

hahahah
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2026 12:33 PM (S+j2h)

Thanks. Unfortunately, I am not eligible for a Comment of the Week.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (tceez)

164 I find it very interesting that the Press is using the full name of Andrew ...

Why use Mountbatten now hmmm ???

Posted by: browndog has questions at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (3sXRv)

165 Elizabeth II hung around as long as she could just to spite him.

So you're saying that she spitefully refused to die?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (ExV1e)

166 I'm getting 24 on the Presidents in the military question, if you count milita service.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (77rzZ)

167 The emails show a group of barely literate overgrown adolescents bragging about dick size, their sex lives, partying, groveling for gifts and access, and clearly not caring what embarrasing shit they put in emails and texts.

Sounds like a MoMe.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

168 >>The real Epstein story is about money.


Money, Weapons, CIA...that's where the real story is.

It's not Pizza and Jerky.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (1Udfd)

169 The poon was just a perq to help Epstein peddle access.

Exactly. Always follow the money.
Posted by: Ian S.

The girls were used liked salted pretzels at a bar.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (r08dW)

170 Mauritius - no real claim
Chagosians - they live in UK, have for generations, have no real claim since they were imported slaves anyway (pay them off)
UK - they already said it isn't theirs

USA -- we have defended it, built it up, and controlled it since the war.

It is ours. Prove me wrong.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (5LjnF)

171 England is going down hard....accelerated by the Eastern files. Now do the Clintons.

Posted by: Noble9 at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (yISdk)

172 BREAKING:

UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.
Posted by: Don Black


Fine. When the Iranians so much as scratch the paint on a US ship or aircraft Trump should request military help per NATO Article 5.

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (5rh/l)

173 Which president commanded an artillery battery while president?

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Harry Ass commanded artillery in WWI.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (FXNzP)

174 UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.
Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (ZxPkt)

The British move into the Middle East was triggered by the Royal Navy needing bunker fuel to upgrade their fleet from coal prior to WWI. The Anglo-Iranian oil company was created to exploit the only oil fields in their reach, and a lot of the maneuvering since then has been keeping their interests open.
Of course this is interesting move from London, since they haven't been this openly obstructionist in the past. Probably time to review our "special relationship" since it seems to be turning into an open relationship.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (rbvCR)

175
I thought we had a base on Diego Garcia ?
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (pVNyz)


We lease the island from the UK. If memory serves, it was part of the WWII lend-lease agreements, when the Limeys needed destroyers for convoy duty, but were flat broke. The only thing they had to sell/trade was colonial possessions.

Not that it matters what that Limey butt-boy says. Limeystan doesn't get a vote on how we conduct our military affairs.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (kTyBw)

176 I think the R stands for "Rex." Snobby bastard.

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Regina
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:35 PM (5FL4d)

You asked for it!
https://youtu.be/mt7QVPvH1iM

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (tceez)

177 JD Vance had a hilarious comment about Donkey Chompers.

http://tiny.cc/sl6z001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (Yp6az)

178 165 Elizabeth II hung around as long as she could just to spite him.

So you're saying that she spitefully refused to die?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (ExV1e)

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She stuck around to personally make sure that her country was turned as Muslim as fast as possible because she felt bad about her grandparents' colonialism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (GBKbO)

179 The London Times reports that the British government has banned the use of the key Indian Ocean base of Diego Garcia for airstrikes on Iran.

Our Former Allies.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (n1OCj)

180 I saw Shockngly Mediocre Pissants open for the Average White Band at teh Palace in '79.

It was meh.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (i1VVh)

181 UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.

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It's almost as if their GloboHomo Deep State "leaders" love Islamist Terrorists and hate Western Civilization. Almost ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (5FL4d)

182 Told ya. The real Epstein story is about money.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (viF8m)

I don't think this shows that. This seems more like Capone to me. Andrew is persona non grata, but the state cannot prove he's guilty of what everyone thinks he is guilty of, so he's being charged with this instead. The point is to put Andrew in particular in jail in whatever way works because he is the target, not Epstein associates more generally. I doubt we'll see other insider trading or other financial misdeed prosecutions relating to Epstein because no one cares, and the ruling classes all approve of insider trading.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (z5QST)

183 Happy birthday, AOP!

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (+mUZM)

184 PM Keir Starmer has officially denied the U.S. permission to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia for offensive sorties against Iran.

Oh, no! We'll be doing as we wish without Queer Starmer's permission!

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (UBWwW)

185 Now do the Clintons.

Based on what Hillary looked like in her recent BBC interview, Trump cut off her supply of adrenochrome.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (2ocoG)

186 >>Money laundering on a massive, intelligence-agency scale. Insider trading will be the least of it.

I wouldn't read to much into the headlines inferring that this was about typical insider trading information for personal gain. More like massive national trade movements that affect everything downstream.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

187 > The US should announce immediate plans to shut down all bases in the UK, end military cooperation with the UK, and exit NATO.
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Nice.

Except for the fact our "air bridge" to Iran requires a crap load of aerial tankers to get the smaller jets into position. Tankers that need to be based in the UK, Spain, Greece...

We're only using NATO for their airbases and runways and a place to refuel. The UK / NATO is nothing more than a gas stop at the fast-mart for us to take a shit and get gas.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 12:39 PM (jtM2q)

188 > Butch low-IQ narcissist Marjorie Taylor-Greene
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her twitter handle is

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@FmrRepMTG

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:39 PM (ZxPkt)

189 Trafficking sex to whom?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 19, 2026 12:39 PM (ht3QZ)

190 I haven't seen anything about it, but if they are going after Andrew for passing secrets I don't see how they don't go after Peter Mandelson for the same thing.

That one will splash all over Keir if it happens, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (6ydKt)

191 Fine. When the Iranians so much as scratch the paint on a US ship or aircraft Trump should request military help per NATO Article 5.
Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (5rh/l)

The Iranians declared war on the US over 40 years ago. The fact that we've never bothered to end it doesn't change that fact.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (ExV1e)

192 Not really buying the hundreds of DoJ lawyers on Epstein.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (mCDO3)

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How are documents redacted?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)
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As someone who has done document redacting myself, and also supervised it, I can say for sure it's a very resource-intensive and time-consuming task. Every page must be read in some detail, and redactions made according to a (usually) complicated matrix.

And there are supposedly millions of pages of Epstein materials.

Now, modern AI and automated searching will certainly make the job easier, but it's still gonna be very time consuming.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (iFTx/)

193 Epstein's brother went from an artist to a multi millionaire property developer somehow.

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (uQzkA)

194 We had 68 for a high yesterday, which is about 30 degrees above average. Warm today again, then back to a few days of winter, then another warm up ... and Spring will have Sprung (I hope).

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (vbXSk)

We put the sleds away after a winter of no or little snow and unseasonably warm weather. It has snowed two days since.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (dK+Kv)

195 Except for the fact our "air bridge" to Iran requires a crap load of aerial tankers to get the smaller jets into position. Tankers that need to be based in the UK, Spain, Greece...

We're only using NATO for their airbases and runways and a place to refuel. The UK / NATO is nothing more than a gas stop at the fast-mart for us to take a shit and get gas.

Yup. "Screw them" feels good but isn't a serious position.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (Riz8t)

196 I saw Shockngly Mediocre Pissants open for the Average White Band at teh Palace in '79.

It was meh.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (i1VVh)

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Mostly because the latter played "Pick Up The Pissants ..."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:41 PM (5FL4d)

197 192 As someone who has done document redacting myself, and also supervised it, I can say for sure it's a very resource-intensive and time-consuming task. Every page must be read in some detail, and redactions made according to a (usually) complicated matrix.

And there are supposedly millions of pages of Epstein materials.

Now, modern AI and automated searching will certainly make the job easier, but it's still gonna be very time consuming.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (iFTx/)

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But surely, practiced lawyer Elric, that only requires the work of like one guy, right?

It would be real easy to do real fast in compliance with law while antagonists are watching your every move?

It would certainly take less than hundreds of practices, intelligent lawyers, right? No more than like 5, right?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)

198 To the Tower Andrew, you've been a naughty boy. And no spankings allowed"

*warms up the Edward II goodies*

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 12:42 PM (cGjQu)

199 UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.

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It's almost as if their GloboHomo Deep State "leaders" love Islamist Terrorists and hate Western Civilization. Almost ...
Posted by: ShainS


Fuck 'em. Refuse to speak any language other than German to the UK.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 12:42 PM (SD6jB)

200 Above the International Date Line in Alberta, it's AOP's birthday. Down in AZ, it's tomorrow, I believe.

Posted by: Alexandria Occasional Cortex at February 19, 2026 12:42 PM (oftw2)

201 Great. Now then, when will the UK government admit complicity in covering-up rape of a hell of a lot more minors than Andrew did? On its home turf. Then make arrests?

I'm talking about Pakistani and other Musselman white girl rape gangs.
Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (5rh/l)

They also engaged in human trafficking, forced child prostitution, massive tax fraud and money laundering, with lots of money going to Osama bin Laden while the US and (ostensibly) the UK hunting for him in Pakistan.

Money laundering on that level is done through the banks, so the City of London and the UK are state sponsors of terrorism.
But, yeah. Andrew.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:42 PM (rbvCR)

202 A spokesman for the UK grooming gangs expressed satisfaction at the arrest, then drove off in his state-purchased Mercedes, screaming "Alahu Akbar!!!"

Posted by: Citizen Cake at February 19, 2026 12:42 PM (CwhoI)

203 BREAKING:

UK blocks US from using British bases for strikes on Iran.
Posted by: Don Black

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Fine. 50% tariff on whatever the hell we import from the UK.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 12:42 PM (2UnvF)

204 I don't think this shows that. This seems more like Capone to me. Andrew is persona non grata, but the state cannot prove he's guilty of what everyone thinks he is guilty of, so he's being charged with this instead.

What everyone (or at least Thomas Massie) thinks he's guilty of is either overblown or false. Sex sells, but money is what the elites run on. Mike Benz is calling on Congress to pass a copy/paste of the act that made the CIA declassify JFK to declassify Epstein. The files we have right now are strictly FBI, but the action was always at CIA.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)

205 Epstein's brother went from an artist to a multi millionaire property developer somehow.

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (uQzkA)

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The reverse of Hunter Biden's path.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (5FL4d)

206 178 165 Elizabeth II hung around as long as she could just to spite him.

So you're saying that she spitefully refused to die?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:36 PM (ExV1e)

I'm saying she kept on going as long as possible hoping Charles would beat her to the finish line so she'd be succeeded by William.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (6ydKt)

207 As someone who has done document redacting myself, and also supervised it, I can say for sure it's a very resource-intensive and time-consuming task. Every page must be read in some detail, and redactions made according to a (usually) complicated matrix.

And there are supposedly millions of pages of Epstein materials.

Now, modern AI and automated searching will certainly make the job easier, but it's still gonna be very time consuming.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:40 PM (iFTx/)

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But surely, practiced lawyer Elric, that only requires the work of like one guy, right?

It would be real easy to do real fast in compliance with law while antagonists are watching your every move?

It would certainly take less than hundreds of practices, intelligent lawyers, right? No more than like 5, right?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


Not hard when you are using a paint roller.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (SD6jB)

208 I remember when Reagan put the hurt on Libya. France forbid F111s from flying through their airspace en route from Brit bases. The F111 crews experienced fatigue, resulting in a bomb landing in the French Embassy compound in Tripoli. Accidentally. Pinkie swearsies.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (gm9Sb)

209 London Times reports that the British government has banned the use of the key Indian Ocean base of Diego Garcia "

Yeah, that's funny.

BTW, where's their nuke inventory?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (cGjQu)

210 Andrew is persona non grata, but the state cannot prove he's guilty of what everyone thinks he is guilty of, so he's being charged with this instead.

Everyone KNOWS that Andrew is a pedo but, dammit, there's just no proof.

Sigh, back in the good old days we just burned people at the stake based on the accusations from some teen girls.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (ExV1e)

211 55 How does someone as psychotic as MTG get into office?
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I think people in her district saw her as a fighter. They were tired of go-along, get-along Republicans. They wanted a firebrand. And for a while they got one. The crazy train can be fun as long as it stays on the rails.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (0bjKf)

212 Now, modern AI and automated searching will certainly make the job easier, but it's still gonna be very time consuming.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

I always enjoyed making redactions in Adobe. It was fun.

And, yeah, I'm weird.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (77rzZ)

213 (censored)

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (cS1cw)

214 Name the only other sitting President who was under fire by an enemy army.

It's not a difficult question.

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (5rh/l)

215 96 From Fox Bidness...today's Varney Trivia question:

How many US Presidents have served in the Armed Forces?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (QGaXH)

I see I forgot to include the choices which were:

28
31
34
37



Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)

216 >>> The emails show a group of barely literate overgrown adolescents bragging about dick size, their sex lives, partying, groveling for gifts and access, and clearly not caring what embarrasing shit they put in emails and texts.

Oh that reminds me...if you need a new show, Free Bert is HILARIOUS.

Comedian Bert Kreischer has a fictionalized version of his family and himself, navigating the wackiness of his kids attending an elite Beverly Hills school. I can't tell what bits are real experiences he had vs made up. But he paints the LA elites as whackadoodles, it's really good sendup.

One of the subplots shows how corrupt everyone is. One parent at the school is a gynecologist, and he passes around vag pics of his hot clients to a group of alpha male parents. (Yes, this is a comedy I swear.)

Really hope it gets a season 2! Bert doesn't seem overtly political, he just calls it like he sees it. And he sees a lot of stupid in LA.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (gWBY1)

217 Everyone KNOWS that Andrew is a pedo but, dammit, there's just no proof.

Sigh, back in the good old days we just burned people at the stake based on the accusations from some teen girls.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (ExV1e)

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A teen girl who was of legal age at the time and probably helped Epstein get in contact with other girls who became just like her.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (GBKbO)

218 Have we seen proof of how Epstein went from a middle school math teacher to billionaire yet?
Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (uQzkA)

It was the wonderful story of the young associate who was dating the bank's CEO's daughter and got the accounts with the CIA's main illegal arms dealer, Adnan Kashoggi, and the CIA's main covert bank, BCCI, and then moved on to other banks to do the same thing.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (rbvCR)

219 Eeeeeenteresting.

What a counterintuitive twist in the climate story.

The Sahara Desert of all places has shrunk by about 8% since the 1980s thanks to rising CO₂ levels fueling a remarkable global green renaissance.

Data from NASA’s AVHRR and MODIS instruments show that 25% to 50% of Earth's vegetated lands have become significantly greener, an area equivalent to roughly twice the continental United States.

CO₂ fertilization drove around 70% of this boom, making plants more efficient with water by reducing the time stomata (leaf pores) stay open, which in turn cuts water loss and boosts drought resistance.

This has allowed vegetation to reclaim arid edges in places like the Sahel (the Sahara's southern fringe), the Middle East and Australia's outback. The Sahara alone had lost around 8% of its desert, equivalent to over 700,000 km² of added green cover and pushing back the barren sand wastes in formerly inhospitable zones.

https://is.gd/CgLvbj

Of course, this doesn't prove anything about AGW. All it proves is that higher CO2 levels are good for plants, which we already knew.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:45 PM (Riz8t)

220 The emails show a group of barely literate overgrown adolescents bragging about dick size, their sex lives, partying, groveling for gifts and access, and clearly not caring what embarrasing shit they put in emails and texts.

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A book many years ago purported to expose the true evil of the Nazis by revealing secretly recorded discussion between German POWs about their experiences. And you knew it was true because bored, young males have never exaggerated their exploits while bullshitting with other bored, young males even once in the history of the world.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 12:45 PM (FXNzP)

221
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today that "nobody is above the law"

Now do the goatfuckers.
Posted by: rickb223

They ARE the law.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 12:45 PM (Cqx++)

222 The crazy train can be fun as long as it stays on the rails.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (0bjKf)
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It always goes off.

Posted by: Meat Loaf at February 19, 2026 12:45 PM (i1VVh)

223 If we're honest, Andrew got arrested b/c he's been pissing off the Royal family the last few years. If he had done everything Charles asked, he'd have had Kingly cover and never been arrested. He has not, and thus was fair game. Heck, Charles may have asked for the arrest b/c it takes care of his and William's problem - a guy who didn't know he wasn't King and had no power to tell the King he wouldn't do something the King asked (like move out)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (tOcjL)

224 I saw Shockngly Mediocre Pissants open for the Average White Band at teh Palace in '79.

It was meh.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (i1VVh)

Sounds whelming

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (tceez)

225 I bet things are getting a bit testy in Chappaqua, NY this morning. Keep your eyes pealed for flying lamps.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (viF8m)

226 215 96 From Fox Bidness...today's Varney Trivia question:

How many US Presidents have served in the Armed Forces?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (QGaXH)

I see I forgot to include the choices which were:

28
31
34
37

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)

Not to keep everyone in suspense - the correct answer according to Varney is '31'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (QGaXH)

227 Uh... not arrested for Pedo stuff, but arrested for sharing Trade documents? Were these Super duper secret classified Trade documents? Was this insider trading stuff?

What 'Official Position' did he hold then, that even makes this law applicable?

This kinda sounds like the Trump New Yawk Tax case... where they will throw any legal crap at someone.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (mP0Kj)

228 The problem with tariffing the fuck out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"? Maybe some off the wall cookies or bitter chocolate at Big Lots.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (gm9Sb)

229 Tommy Massie is such a pathetic loser.

And so is everyone who is still "demanding justice" for the $1000 an hour whores who worked Epstein Island.

They weren't "girls," they were legally, locally adults.

And they weren't "victims" until the $10,000 for "dinners and dates" with wealthy men dried up.

But hey, keep going:
You're now on the side of Chuck Schumer--who wants to abolish the statute of limitations--so anyone anywhere can claim at any time without any evidence that they were a "victim."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (HXT0k)

230 Afternoon Ace.
No matter who is it isn't arrested or thrown out of office by Epstein allegations it won't end until 1/20/2029 when Vance becomes president. Until then the screeching leftists will never believe there isn't info being covered up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (Kc+Vz)

231 What if Epstein was just like your typical Far Eastern business mogul - We do a deal, and then I treat you to some young (but mostly legal) female companionship?
We're been so focused on the sex (and the thought of catching a political opponent with a 12 year-old) that maybe we missed the obvious.

Posted by: Wally at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (0e5Te)

232 Name the only other sitting President who was under fire by an enemy army.

It's not a difficult question.
Posted by: Gref

Lincoln, at Fort Stevens, 1864.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (77rzZ)

233 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today that "nobody is above the law" when asked about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

In fact, that is what worries us the most, so we are hoping a high-profile sacrifice like this will keep the focus from the rest of us.

Posted by: PM Keir Starmer at February 19, 2026 12:47 PM (UBWwW)

234 Really hope it gets a season 2! Bert doesn't seem overtly political, he just calls it like he sees it. And he sees a lot of stupid in LA.
Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM

His "Machine" sketch from a few years back is still funny. Not so funny that I'll pay to see the movie they made it into, but funny.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 12:47 PM (Wnv9h)

235 215 96 From Fox Bidness...today's Varney Trivia question:
How many US Presidents have served in the Armed Forces?
I see I forgot to include the choices which were:
28
31
34
37
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)

31?

Posted by: Joemarine at February 19, 2026 12:47 PM (y171U)

236 224 I saw Shockngly Mediocre Pissants open for the Average White Band at teh Palace in '79.

It was meh.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (i1VVh)

Sounds whelming
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (tceez)

Whats the Over / Under on that one?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 19, 2026 12:47 PM (mP0Kj)

237 Of course, this doesn't prove anything about AGW.

-
"AGW"? Al Gore's Weirdness?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 12:47 PM (FXNzP)

238 All fine and well if Andy is the first of more to come. The squirrel panel has questions though. Does anyone think our deviant betters have changed their evil ways? Does anyone think there aren't more pedo islands still out there?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 12:48 PM (TtTH3)

239 >>The problem with tariffing the fuck out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"? Maybe some off the wall cookies or bitter chocolate at Big Lots.


The UK produces a lot of components for Military Tech.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:48 PM (1Udfd)

240 >>> JD Vance had a hilarious comment about Donkey Chompers. http://tiny.cc/sl6z001
Posted by: bonhomme at February 19, 2026 12:37 PM (Yp6az)

Oh that reminds me...Pope turned down being on the Board of Peace. During Lent.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:48 PM (gWBY1)

241 But hey, keep going:
You're now on the side of Chuck Schumer--who wants to abolish the statute of limitations--so anyone anywhere can claim at any time without any evidence that they were a "victim."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM

It worked for us!

Posted by: New York at February 19, 2026 12:48 PM (Wnv9h)

242 I haven't been here much, The ads are all fucked up, how do I get to the comments ? Somehow I got here this time but it involved a bunch of monkey motion !
Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2026 12:30 PM (S+j2h)

1. Use a browser with an ad blocker - please consider hitting the tip jar regularly if you do.
2. Select "Comments" to get to the comments rather than "Continue Reading".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:34 PM (ExV1e)

Thank You

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (S+j2h)

243 Epstein's brother went from an artist to a multi millionaire property developer somehow
------------
The reverse of Hunter Biden's path.

The Law of Global Conservation of Nepo Artists.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (Fs0KI)

244 226
Not to keep everyone in suspense - the correct answer according to Varney is '31'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (QGaXH)

I guessed 31, and I swear i did not see your answer before i posted...yay!

Posted by: Joemarine at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (y171U)

245 Name the only other sitting President who was under fire by an enemy army.

Joseph R. Biden, the Battle of the Chinese Balloons.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (UBWwW)

246 I guess it depends on what you are trying to redact. Lots of doc redaction projects take so long because lawyers are conducting various kinds of privilege review. That's often pretty goal oriented too. But if all you are redacting is names (and I don't know that was the case here), it seems like OCR searches for those names and variants ought to speed up the process greatly. Of course, everything sounds easy in the abstract when you're commenting about others' work.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (z5QST)

247
Oh that reminds me...Pope turned down being on the Board of Peace. During Lent.
Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:48 PM (gWBY1)

Pope wants a palestinian State

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (pVNyz)

248 Snowing here at the Barrel of Diogenes.
My neighbor is headed to Hawaii.
Sigh...

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (2WIwB)

249 231 What if Epstein was just like your typical Far Eastern business mogul - We do a deal, and then I treat you to some young (but mostly legal) female companionship?
We're been so focused on the sex (and the thought of catching a political opponent with a 12 year-old) that maybe we missed the obvious.
Posted by: Wally at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (0e5Te)

That was a compromat operation. Why else have cameras everywhere? It's gotta be an intel op. If not, why didn't our Alphabet heroes save us from having our Elites compromised?

And, yeah, I'm sick of hearing me say it, too.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (w/O5Q)

250 Edward VIII was a big Nazi sympathizer, too.
---------------
Well, NAZIs dressed well.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (pZ64F)

251 Everyone KNOWS that Andrew is a pedo but, dammit, there's just no proof.

Sigh, back in the good old days we just burned people at the stake based on the accusations from some teen girls.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (ExV1e)

=====

A teen girl who was of legal age at the time and probably helped Epstein get in contact with other girls who became just like her.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (GBKbO)
________

The youngest girl they have identified -- and I'm skeptical even of that -- was 17 at the time. Yes, that is weird and creepy, but that's not a crime in most jurisdictions. As I said above, being a scumbag sex pest isn't a crime.

FL is a bit of an outlier, because it's age of consent is 18. Of course, that is rarely enforced or half the FL tourist and party scene would be shut down.

Beware hysterical headlines and articles that scream "underage" and "girls" and "children" without specifically mentioning the ages in question. They are trying to hide something.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)

252 115 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (8zz6B)

So by inference do we wish you Happy Birthday AOP and many more......??

Hope to meet you someday.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (QGaXH)

253 Andy being arrested confirms Epstein was blackmailing the rich and famous.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (y171U)

254 The problem with tariffing the f*** out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"? Maybe some off the wall cookies or bitter chocolate at Big Lots.

Rolls Royce engines. That's about it.

Of course, this doesn't prove anything about AGW.

-
"AGW"? Al Gore's Weirdness?

Anthropogenic Global Warming

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)

255 Regarding Diego Garcia...

Yes, the US could "take" it and use it. There would be a stiff political penalty for it tho'.

I'd imagine there's something the UK wants from us, and in return we'd get to "use Diego Garcia."

What would the UK want from the US? I can think of a couple things that would improve the UK's government if the US did, or didn't do something for them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (jtM2q)

256 251 The youngest girl they have identified -- and I'm skeptical even of that -- was 17 at the time. Yes, that is weird and creepy, but that's not a crime in most jurisdictions. As I said above, being a scumbag sex pest isn't a crime.

FL is a bit of an outlier, because it's age of consent is 18. Of course, that is rarely enforced or half the FL tourist and party scene would be shut down.

Beware hysterical headlines and articles that scream "underage" and "girls" and "children" without specifically mentioning the ages in question. They are trying to hide something.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)

=======

I thought the picture was taken either in England or in the Bahamas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)

257 >>>Happy Thursday! When are we going to get that warm weather the Weather-Liars keep promising us?

Happy Thursday, Ace! We've got 73.2 here in upstate SC.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (w6EFb)

258 I do like the funny image of Prince Andrew going to prison and becoming a nation of islam style muslim

Posted by: Rbastid at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (vHGFI)

259 I don't recall her being this outwardly insane before. She had a pretty strong following, even on this site. Then something ... changed. Quickly. She got TDS almost overnight. There's speculation she was very ambitious and Trump spurned her somehow. "Hell hath no fury," and all ....

Massie was always a prick, IIRC.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM

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

Trump said she turned against him when he showed her private polling indicating she wouldn't be competitive in a Senate run and told her he wouldn't endorse her for that. Things went downhill from there.

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (1Au9i)

260 It’s 72 here.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (pZEOD)

261 >>Money laundering on a massive, intelligence-agency scale. Insider trading will be the least of it.

I wouldn't read to much into the headlines inferring that this was about typical insider trading information for personal gain. More like massive national trade movements that affect everything downstream.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (viF8m)

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

The GloboHomo Deep State earns their billions (if not trillions) facilitating all manner of international trafficking (human & child sex, drugs, oil, weapons) -- and needs it laundered -- which is one of the reasons they hate Trump closing the border, taking out drug-running boats, seizing oil tankers, et. al.).

There literally trillions of dollars at stake, and TBH I'm surprised they (God forbid) haven't taken Trump out -- although it's obvious they've tried several times.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:52 PM (5FL4d)

262 245 Name the only other sitting President who was under fire by an enemy army.

Joseph R. Biden, the Battle of the Chinese Balloons.
---------------
You need to include the giant bunny rabbits.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 12:52 PM (pZ64F)

263 >>> Pope wants a palestinian State
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (pVNyz)

It's been said here many times before, but Pope should tear down the thick walls of Vatican city and let them all in. Jesus would have! According to all liberal Christians.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:52 PM (gWBY1)

264 QEII swore upon ascending to the throne, that she would devote her entire life, 'be it long or short', to serving as queen. Stiffing Charlie and making him wait didn't figure into her thinking. She promised to be queen for life, and she did exactly that.

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:52 PM (ZxPkt)

265 Remember:
The same people that want you to think they are against pedos ....

Are the same people that STILL say nothing about the 350k children--real, actual, underage in all countries children--that Biden "lost" because the left wanted more child sex slaves in the US.

Children that Trump has been recovering from child sex rings.
Children that the whole Biden Administration knew were being trafficked for sex work.

That's why they are focused on the Epstein Files--to keep the public away from the real, actual and current child sex traffickers.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 12:52 PM (HXT0k)

266 Queer Starmer wants to give away the Chagos Islands so he doesn't have to keep denying the US from using Diego Garcia.

He doesn't want the US to use it, but he doesn't want to be seen doing it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (aapWt)

267 Happy birthday, AOP!

Gonna be 30 next time, eh?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (w6EFb)

268 A teen girl who was of legal age at the time and probably helped Epstein get in contact with other girls who became just like her.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:44 PM (GBKbO)

IIRC, she never accused Andrew of having sex with her. She accused him of knowing that she was being trafficked and doing nothing about it.

Not that anyone cares.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (ExV1e)

269 Happy Thursday, Ace! We've got 73.2 here in upstate SC.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM

Of course, right after I leave, the weather warms up. We're getting more snow tomorrow.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (Wnv9h)

270 It could also be that Starmer is trying to set Britain up to walk away from the F-35. They are collaborating with Japan and Italy on a new fighter, and this would make it easier to go with a less capable domestic fighter.

National security won't enter into it.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (Riz8t)

271 The youngest girl they have identified -- and I'm skeptical even of that -- was 17 at the time. Yes, that is weird and creepy, but that's not a crime in most jurisdictions. As I said above, being a scumbag sex pest isn't a crime.

FL is a bit of an outlier, because it's age of consent is 18. Of course, that is rarely enforced or half the FL tourist and party scene would be shut down.

Beware hysterical headlines and articles that scream "underage" and "girls" and "children" without specifically mentioning the ages in question. They are trying to hide something.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (iFTx/)

=======

I thought the picture was taken either in England or in the Bahamas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:51 PM (GBKbO)
______

The pic of Andrew and Giuffre?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (iFTx/)

272 123 We had 68 for a high yesterday, which is about 30 degrees above average. Warm today again, then back to a few days of winter, then another warm up ... and Spring will have Sprung (I hope).
Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 12:29 PM (vbXSk)

From your nic are you in the illini (Illinois)?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (QGaXH)

273 We're been so focused on the sex (and the thought of catching a political opponent with a 12 year-old) that maybe we missed the obvious.
Posted by: Wally at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (0e5Te)
~~~~~

It's not as if anyone has been trying to tell us that for lo these many years. Not mentioning any names, but his initials are JackStraw.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (3ImbR)

274 Happy birthday, AOP!

Yes... Happy B-Day !

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:53 PM (pVNyz)

275 250 Edward VIII was a big Nazi sympathizer, too.
---------------
Well, NAZIs dressed well.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (pZ64F)

Hugo Boss black SS uniforms.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 19, 2026 12:54 PM (y171U)

276 There is a military airfield with two really long runways much closer to Iran than is Diego Garcia. We have an agreement with the host nation to utilize it with proper advanced notification. It's a military airfield that we've used frequently over the past several decades. While not classified, our usage of it has always be kept somewhat on the down low due to "sensitivities" involved.

I flew in and out of there during Operation Earnest Will in 1987. I'll bet there are U.S. military aircraft on the ramp there as I type this.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 12:54 PM (Y1sOo)

277 247
Oh that reminds me...Pope turned down being on the Board of Peace. During Lent.
Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:48 PM (gWBY1)

Pope wants a palestinian State
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:49 PM (pVNyz)

It's not the place for a Pope. Just like the League of Nations wasn't, and the UN wasn't...precedent has been set that the Pope is always above and apart from these types of groups. It's better for everyone. B/c the minute you introduce one faith as superior to the others in that type of group, it's over.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 12:54 PM (tOcjL)

278 Sounds whelming
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (tceez)

I was whelmed once. It met my expectations.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 12:54 PM (dK+Kv)

279 257 >>>Happy Thursday! When are we going to get that warm weather the Weather-Liars keep promising us?


ok so you're nearish

yeah I've been very underwhelmed by the "warm"

still loads of ice piled up here

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 12:55 PM (j+aD2)

280 as it looks like someone is trying to split the reform vote in england i guess starmer feels he can do whatever he wants. forget the guy's name, i'll try and find it

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 12:55 PM (CWTWj)

281 262 Name the only other sitting President who was under fire by an enemy army.

Hillary Clinton in her dreams.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 19, 2026 12:55 PM (y171U)

282 I've read through all of those Epstein emails so far and not a single "I hope this email finds you well."

Rude bastards.

Posted by: Taylor at February 19, 2026 12:55 PM (vt7xw)

283 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Knock, knock, your birth certificate matches!

Posted by: Scotland Yard at February 19, 2026 12:55 PM (UBWwW)

284 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (8zz6B)

So by inference do we wish you Happy Birthday AOP and many more......??

Hope to meet you someday.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:50 PM (QGaXH)

***

What the rogue said!!!
Many Happy Returns on the day!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 12:56 PM (2WIwB)

285 There is evidence, supposedly, of at least one of Andrew's daughters being passed around to powerful men as a plaything, and of Fergie sucking up to Epstein. So gross.

If true? Throw the Duchess of Pork under the bus too.

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:56 PM (gWBY1)

286 You know...at least the barbarian hordes did their raping and stealing out in the open back in the day.

Posted by: Credit where it's due at February 19, 2026 12:56 PM (TbWk/)

287 All fine and well if Andy is the first of more to come. The squirrel panel has questions though. Does anyone think our deviant betters have changed their evil ways? Does anyone think there aren't more pedo islands still out there?
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 12:48 PM (TtTH3)

And so we don't care on what basis the arrests happen so long as we're convinced they're guilty of something they haven't been charged with?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 12:56 PM (ExV1e)

288 Arresting princes in England goes way back:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 19, 2026 12:56 PM (UXLc2)

289 Happy birthday, AOP!
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (+mUZM)

Thank you!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:57 PM (8zz6B)

290 Peace Shack
Baby, Peace Shack

sign says, 'stay away, fools'
cuz Love rules
at the Pe e eace Shack

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:57 PM (ZxPkt)

291 Snowing here at the Barrel of Diogenes.
My neighbor is headed to Hawaii.
Sigh...
Posted by: Diogenes

Yea!!! I took my plow off the Mule Saturday to taunt winter. I had to put it back on today. Sking last Friday at Mt. Spokane, they had 13" at the lodge and 33" on top. They were moving snow from the parking lot to keep the lower lifts open. They've received about 23" in the last 5 days. I'm stoked. Might get another month of skiing with the grandkids!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 12:57 PM (TtTH3)

292 BBC:

When a case appears on papers in court it is R v Smith. The 'R' stands for Rex - the King.

If Andrew were to be put on trial, it would be:

the King
versus
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his brother

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (+YA9H)

293 >>There is evidence, supposedly, of at least one of Andrew's daughters being passed around to powerful men as a plaything, and of Fergie sucking up to Epstein.


I think you mean allegations, not evidence.



Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (1Udfd)

294 Oh! Happy birthday AOP.

Posted by: Taylor at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (vt7xw)

295 Yea!!! I took my plow off the Mule Saturday to taunt winter. I had to put it back on today. Sking last Friday at Mt. Spokane, they had 13" at the lodge and 33" on top. They were moving snow from the parking lot to keep the lower lifts open. They've received about 23" in the last 5 days. I'm stoked. Might get another month of skiing with the grandkids!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 12:57 PM (TtTH3)

I put the sleds away on Sunday. You're welcome.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (dK+Kv)

296 Ace: "I gotta say, bodyguards are trained to completely ignore stuff like this. If they don't, their client will escape them and he won't be protected. Bill Clinton's Secret Service detail had to put up with all of his deviancies and Hillary Clinton assaulting him over them"

As the story goes when Bill Clinton had to tell Hillary he fucked up and had been getting blow jobs from Monica Lewinsky (they've always had an arrangement) secret service was in the room. Hillary launched an ashtray at him. Not confirmed but it is believed SS took an ashtray for the president.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (CU22W)

297 What the heck happened to my comment?

Happy birthday, AOP!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (Wnv9h)

298 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (7Q7Ca)

299 So, where do we go to celebrate AOP's birthday by his buying us drinks?

Cheers, AOP!

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (77rzZ)

300 You'd have to be scraping the bottom of the barrel to dork one of Fergie's ugly ass daughters

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (uQzkA)

301 293 I think you mean allegations, not evidence.



Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (1Udfd)

========

What's the difference?

Are you saying you want pedos to run the world?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (GBKbO)

302 138 I haven't been here much, The ads are all fucked up, how do I get to the comments ? Somehow I got here this time but it involved a bunch of monkey motion !

NEVER EVER click "read more". Click "Comments".
Posted by: Ian S. at February 19, 2026 12:31 PM (2ocoG)

I've had success with right click on 'Comments' and selecting 'open in new tab'. Doing this on a laptop using chrome...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (QGaXH)

303 I've read through all of those Epstein emails so far and not a single "I hope this email finds you well."

Rude bastards.
Posted by: Taylor at February 19, 2026 12:55 PM (vt7xw)


I bet a lot of them begin with "You Have Won an All Expenses Paid Vacation!"

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (2WIwB)

304 "The UK has arrested Andrew because of the Epstein files and over here the President signed an EO protecting cancer causing Glyphosate in our foods and we have zero Epstein related arrest and investigations since release of the files," she said in a post on X. "And we are on the verge of going to war against Iran."

"That's the current state of MAGA and MAHA," she added.


What did YOU do when you were stealing tax dollars to suck cock in DC, hebitchmanwhore?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 12:59 PM (7Q7Ca)

305 What is this, an attempt by Starmer to appear strong and do something he thinks is popular to save his own ass?

This is blowing up the special relationship, and that is all the UK has.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 12:59 PM (5LjnF)

306 >>Sking last Friday at Mt. Spokane, they had 13" at the lodge and 33" on top. They were moving snow from the parking lot to keep the lower lifts open. They've received about 23" in the last 5 days. I'm stoked. Might get another month of skiing with the grandkids!


Spring season will be long and filled with fresh snow for ya.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:59 PM (1Udfd)

307 >>> It's not the place for a Pope. Just like the League of Nations wasn't, and the UN wasn't...precedent has been set that the Pope is always above and apart from these types of groups...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 12:54 PM (tOcjL)

You're right, of course. I just thought it was funny Trump dragged the Pope into it and got some headlines out of it. Free PR for the Board of Peace.

("Bored of Peace, amirite?" Sorry, had to steal from an old Norm "Chairman of the Bored" joke!)

Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12:59 PM (gWBY1)

308 We had 68 for a high yesterday, which is about 30 degrees above average. Warm today again, then back to a few days of winter, then another warm up ... and Spring will have Sprung (I hope).
Posted by: illiniwek


We're at 75 the third week of February. Summer is going to be a bitch.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 12:59 PM (SD6jB)

309 293 >>There is evidence, supposedly, of at least one of Andrew's daughters being passed around to powerful men as a plaything, and of Fergie sucking up to Epstein.

Doubtful.. Have you seen his Daughters ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 12:59 PM (pVNyz)

310 HBD Alberta Oil Peon!

today you shall be a Knight

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (j+aD2)

311 "From your nic are you in the illini (Illinois)?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue

yes, west central IL

Posted by: illiniwek at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (vbXSk)

312 285 There is evidence, supposedly, of at least one of Andrew's daughters being passed around to powerful men as a plaything, and of Fergie sucking up to Epstein. So gross.

If true? Throw the Duchess of Pork under the bus too.
Posted by: LizLem at February 19, 2026 12

The only thing I saw was Fergie saying her daughter was on a shagging weekend, with her boyfriend now husband. Not being passed around. But maybe I missed it, honestly so much of what is out there is fake whatever is real is very dialuted.

Also, it seems we have pederasts at best, the girls were 16, 17. Not great, mind you, still gross and disgusting.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (pZEOD)

313 >>Are you saying you want pedos to run the world?!


I DO eat a lot of Pizza and Jerky...

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (1Udfd)

314 73 degrees here outside Fort Smith. Windy, but not a cloud in the sky. The Finnish Air Force is giving the area a good beat down with the F35s, maybe more than the Polish Air Force when they were hosted. F35s, very loud.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (gm9Sb)

315 I can't see him abdicating over something his brother did.

Yes, we need more arrests on Epstein perps. Not a MTG or Massie fan, but Bondi has no interest in making arrests. Apparently some of these girls were under 12!

I also saw that Bannon was communicating with Epstein about Pompeo replacing Pence, so that Pompeo could be prez with Trump gone.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (n5tGW)

316 302 Doing this on a laptop using chrome*...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (QGaXH)

Of course that's regular QQ-S-763 Chrome, not thin dense.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (QGaXH)

317 >>There is evidence, supposedly, of at least one of Andrew's daughters being passed around to powerful men as a plaything, and of Fergie sucking up to Epstein.


I think you mean allegations, not evidence.



Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM

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Don't know about the daughter stuff, but Fergie sucking up Epstein is well documented in photos taken long after everyone knew what he had been up to.

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (1Au9i)

318 As the story goes when Bill Clinton had to tell Hillary he fucked up and had been getting blow jobs from Monica Lewinsky (they've always had an arrangement) secret service was in the room. Hillary launched an ashtray at him. Not confirmed but it is believed SS took an ashtray for the president.
Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 12:58 PM (CU22W)


There used to be 2 Lincoln era crystal lamps...
Now there is only one.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:01 PM (2WIwB)

319 One of the most prominently mentioned people in the Epstein files is Kathryn Ruemmler. She wasn't just Clinton's top lawyer, she was a political fixer with ties to big money. It wasn't by chance she ended up as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs.

Epstein's value was that he was an off the books political fixer with ties to power, money and weapons. The fact that he was also a person of low morals in his private life should not be shocking but it also isn't the real story. Epstein was a guy who could do things for the rich and powerful that they couldn't do themselves.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 01:01 PM (viF8m)

320 I missed the monkey thread this am. Just scanned through and saw Canada wants to recruit foreign military to fill out the ranks in armed forces. Not exactly what I was looking forward to - Chinese soldiers wearing the maple leaf on our northern border.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 01:01 PM (Dv3i1)

321 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:28 PM (8zz6B)


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Posted by: Frosty the Snowman at February 19, 2026 01:01 PM (7Q7Ca)

322 Yes, we need more arrests on Epstein perps. Not a MTG or Massie fan, but Bondi has no interest in making arrests. Apparently some of these girls were under 12!


a lot of the stuff in the new releases is ... possibly fictional

one has to assume there simply was zero evidence, or the source was very suss

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:01 PM (j+aD2)

323 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

--

Don't feel too bad. George Soros pollutes mine.

And happy birthday!

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (qBdHI)

324 313 >>Are you saying you want pedos to run the world?!

I DO eat a lot of Pizza and Jerky...
Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:00 PM (1Udfd)

I think you mean alligators!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (+YA9H)

325 You'd have to be scraping the bottom of the barrel to dork one of Fergie's ugly ass daughters
Posted by: nckate

I actually think Beatrice is kinda cute.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (77rzZ)

326 as it looks like someone is trying to split the reform vote in england i guess starmer feels he can do whatever he wants. forget the guy's name, i'll try and find it
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 19, 2026 12:55 PM (CWTWj)

Rupert Lowe? I read something the other day that Nigel Farage isn't going to fix the migrant crisis. IF that's true, then Reform isn't the answer.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (ExV1e)

327 And so we don't care on what basis the arrests happen so long as we're convinced they're guilty of something they haven't been charged with?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

In this world of nobles and peasants we live in I will cheer every head on a pike. I don't care.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (TtTH3)

328 Yea!!! I took my plow off the Mule Saturday to taunt winter. I had to put it back on today. Sking last Friday at Mt. Spokane, they had 13" at the lodge and 33" on top. They were moving snow from the parking lot to keep the lower lifts open. They've received about 23" in the last 5 days. I'm stoked. Might get another month of skiing with the grandkids!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 12:57 PM (TtTH3)

***

Never skied Mt Spokane but a buddy who goes there loves it.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (2WIwB)

329 322 Yes, we need more arrests on Epstein perps. Not a MTG or Massie fan, but Bondi has no interest in making arrests. Apparently some of these girls were under 12!


a lot of the stuff in the new releases is ... possibly fictional

one has to assume there simply was zero evidence, or the source was very suss

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:01 PM (j+aD2)

=======

"Is there more evidence than an allegation in an email?"

"Why do you want pedos to run the world?!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (GBKbO)

330 I missed the monkey thread this am. Just scanned through and saw Canada wants to recruit foreign military to fill out the ranks in armed forces. Not exactly what I was looking forward to - Chinese soldiers wearing the maple leaf on our northern border.
Posted by: Chuck Martel


WOLVERINES!!!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (SD6jB)

331 Joe Biden showered naked with his 12 year old daughter -- no comment from the left
Hunter Biden did drugs naked with Obama's teenage daughters --no comment from the left
Bill Clinton sexually molested an intern in the Oval Office -- no comment from the left
Barney Frank and his Sharehole ran a gay prostitution ring out of his House office -- no comment from the left
and on and on and on and on ....

But the Epstein Files!!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (HXT0k)

332 I thought Prince was dead.

Posted by: wth at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (UjdFS)

333 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

--

Don't feel too bad. George Soros pollutes mine.

And happy birthday!
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM

Yeah...I'm stuck with Obama.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (Wnv9h)

334 Obama's not Clinton's

I got bubba on the brain

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (viF8m)

335 Nobody is above the law, huh?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (fYhK6)

336 >>Don't know about the daughter stuff, but Fergie sucking up Epstein is well documented in photos taken long after everyone knew what he had been up to.

There is more than just photos. There are email exchanges, one of which Fergie suggested that she and Epstein get married.

Oh, and Fergie and her two daughters flew to the U.S. and stayed with him in NYC. That's in the emails, too.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (Y1sOo)

337 You'd have to be scraping the bottom of the barrel to dork one of Fergie's ugly ass daughters
Posted by: nckate

I actually think Beatrice is kinda cute.

--

At least their not Chelsea Clinton uggo. The girls aren't bad. They have big, pretty eyes.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:04 PM (qBdHI)

338 >>There is more than just photos. There are email exchanges, one of which Fergie suggested that she and Epstein get married.

>Oh, and Fergie and her two daughters flew to the U.S. and stayed with him in NYC. That's in the emails, too.


What crime would you apply to these actions?

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:04 PM (1Udfd)

339 Happy birthday AOP

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 01:04 PM (RIvkX)

340 326 Rupert Lowe? I read something the other day that Nigel Farage isn't going to fix the migrant crisis. IF that's true, then Reform isn't the answer.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM (ExV1e)

========

Reform has never been on the deportation train. They've always been on the "minimize and we'll manage it better" train. There had been some rhetorical movements towards deportation recently from Reform, but I would find it hard to trust a party made up of former Conservatives to do much of anything.

Restore Britain may be a better bet, but yes, they're going to split the vote without tamping down on Reform in the next 3 years.

3 years is a while, especially in a Parliamentary first past the post system, so things could swing wildly against Reform.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 01:04 PM (GBKbO)

341 What 'Official Position' did he hold then, that even makes this law applicable?

This kinda sounds like the Trump New Yawk Tax case... where they will throw any legal crap at someone.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 19, 2026 12:46 PM (mP0Kj)

He was appointed Trade Envoy to China.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:05 PM (8zz6B)

342 There is. Welp. There are.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 01:05 PM (Y1sOo)

343 not only did it never really get warm like the weather liars said, it's going to snow a bunch over the weekend

: (

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:05 PM (j+aD2)

344 I think we need a battle, a showdown for the Crown. An overthrow.

Brother vs. Brother

Huzzah!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 01:05 PM (gVUi7)

345 Happy Birthday, Andrew! I'll bet he did not see this party coming.

It is all sordid and icky.

I wish MTG would go away or have her face sandblasted and a rhinoplasty. I do not like her trashy self. Reading a month ago she was hanging out with a founder of Code Pink! Anything to get her mug on camera. I should put a photo of her on the pantry door to cause nausea as I lose weight.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 01:05 PM (WONhk)

346 338 What crime would you apply to these actions?

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:04 PM (1Udfd)

======

Only someone who wants pedos to rule the world would ask such an unimportant question.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 01:05 PM (GBKbO)

347 I have the dictator of Turkey, Erdogan, polluting my birthday. To make up things there's Johnny Cash.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 01:06 PM (gm9Sb)

348 228 The problem with tariffing the fuck out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"? Maybe some off the wall cookies or bitter chocolate at Big Lots.
--

Even Ploughman's Pickle is made in the Netherlands now.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at February 19, 2026 01:06 PM (0bjKf)

349 One of the most prominently mentioned people in the Epstein files is Kathryn Ruemmler. She wasn't just Clinton's top lawyer, she was a political fixer with ties to big money. It wasn't by chance she ended up as the top lawyer at Goldman Sachs.

Epstein's value was that he was an off the books political fixer with ties to power, money and weapons. The fact that he was also a person of low morals in his private life should not be shocking but it also isn't the real story. Epstein was a guy who could do things for the rich and powerful that they couldn't do themselves.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 01:01 PM (viF8m)
____

And she was so close with Epstein that he gave her 10s of thousands of dollars in gifts -- that we know about -- and talked about his dick to her. But she denies he was ever her client or that they were ever anything more than very casual acquaintances who just ran in the same circles. Sure they were.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:06 PM (iFTx/)

350 Starmer and the UK just blocked the US from using any base in UK to attack Iran.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 01:06 PM (+nEug)

351 heh. Andrew, the pedo formerly known as Prince.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 01:06 PM (n5tGW)

352 Evidently Ol Andy is the designated scalp to add to Epstein and Ghislane and that will be enough to close the books.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 01:07 PM (iLzkH)

353 I missed the monkey thread this am. Just scanned through and saw Canada wants to recruit foreign military to fill out the ranks in armed forces. Not exactly what I was looking forward to - Chinese soldiers wearing the maple leaf on our northern border.
Posted by: Chuck Martel


Back when Quebec nearly seceded from Canada, the French military was paying real close attention...with a lot of travel to visit the potentially new country. Just what we needed, Pluton missiles in Quebec.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:07 PM (2WIwB)

354 I have the dictator of Turkey, Erdogan, polluting my birthday. To make up for that there's Johnny Cash.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 01:08 PM (gm9Sb)

355 22 Meanwhile, all the Pakistani rape gangs, and the cops and other governmental officials who enabled them, walk around untouched.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 12:15 PM (n1OCj)

This never happened, and you should be arrested and imprisoned for suggesting that it did, Learn some manners and respect us at all times.

Posted by: Cops at February 19, 2026 01:08 PM (fYhK6)

356 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

--

Don't feel too bad. George Soros pollutes mine.

And happy birthday!
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM

Yeah...I'm stuck with Obama.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (Wnv9h)
***

WOOHOO!!!!
I share mine with Melania!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:08 PM (2WIwB)

357 "Get This" Ace is one of my favorite Aces.

Posted by: Get This at February 19, 2026 01:08 PM (OKqJ/)

358 337 You'd have to be scraping the bottom of the barrel to dork one of Fergie's ugly ass daughters
Posted by: nckate

I actually think Beatrice is kinda cute.

--

At least their not Chelsea Clinton uggo. The girls aren't bad. They have big, pretty eyes.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:04 PM (qBdHI)

Big, pretty, CRAZY eyes.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 01:08 PM (+YA9H)

359 My word is the law.

Posted by: Mao at February 19, 2026 01:09 PM (fYhK6)

360
I remember when Reagan put the hurt on Libya. France forbid F111s from flying through their airspace en route from Brit bases. The F111 crews experienced fatigue, resulting in a bomb landing in the French Embassy compound in Tripoli. Accidentally. Pinkie swearsies.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (gm9Sb)



Supposedly, the Frogs denied airspace access because Reagan wasn't planning to go far enough. Mitterand wanted regime change as the goal.

*make pumping motion with fist*

Kinda similar to the Frogs claiming that EVERYONE was part of the Resistance during WWII. Tough guys after Big Daddy America comes in and kicks ass.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 01:09 PM (kTyBw)

361 350 Starmer and the UK just blocked the US from using any base in UK to attack Iran.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 01:06 PM (+nEug)

huh
This could be huge.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 01:10 PM (+YA9H)

362 CNN and Prince Andrew both save themselves in 2026 in a joint reality-TV venture called "Ow! My Royal Balls!", starring Prince Andrew, and taking up their prime time slot.

Posted by: Nostrildominus at February 19, 2026 01:10 PM (7Q0e+)

363 Let's not forget that Trump was on an airplane with a 20-year-old woman!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:10 PM (iFTx/)

364 Never skied Mt Spokane but a buddy who goes there loves it.
Posted by: Diogenes

Started skiing there in 73. It's come along way. It's a first class operation now. Very difficult tough season so far yet everyone working has a smile and a great attitude. I remember what it was like to be a ski bum and live for fresh snow. The two middle grandkids are turning into little fanatics, especially the eight year old. She skis in the morning and then switches to the ski board in the afternoon. She is a joy to ski with.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:10 PM (TtTH3)

365 (Favorite Aces?)


ACES HIGH
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Xg9aQvjMS60


Posted by: IRON MAIDEN at February 19, 2026 01:10 PM (1Udfd)

366 Malfunctioning thyroid big eyes

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 01:11 PM (uQzkA)

367 >>And she was so close with Epstein that he gave her 10s of thousands of dollars in gifts -- that we know about -- and talked about his dick to her. But she denies he was ever her client or that they were ever anything more than very casual acquaintances who just ran in the same circles. Sure they were.

Anyone who was a player back then knew exactly who Epstein was and what he was doing. Yet rich and powerful from around the world befriended the guy.

Why? Why would a rich and powerful woman, joined at the hip to the POTUS, be besties with Jeffrey Epstein? Why would a prince of the UK? Does anyone really believe he couldn't get women on his own?

Epstein had the ability to make things happen outside normal channels. That's literally what the CIA was created to do.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 19, 2026 01:11 PM (viF8m)

368 Rupert Lowe? I read something the other day that Nigel Farage isn't going to fix the migrant crisis. IF that's true, then Reform isn't the answer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

The lotus eater guy (Sargon of akkad) did a video on that yesterday about how Nigel's not the one. It was good. I agree, Farage has been flipfloppy on a lot of things but he is downright pro-muslim. He seems to be saying recently that Reform can't win without the muslim vote -- is he nuts?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:11 PM (5LjnF)

369 Yeah, the selective outrage about rape/sex trafficking is hard to take.

The Prince is a scapegoat/huge distraction. Queen Elizabeth already cut him out.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (Hkcdp)

370
BTW, where's their nuke inventory?
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 12:43 PM (cGjQu)



RAF Lakenheath, or on board a couple of missile subs.

Incidentally, Lakenheath is almost exclusively an American base, so we're basically providing security for their nuke stockpile.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (kTyBw)

371 Late entry on CBD's SAVE act post:

Re Hern, former Okla US rep:
She's not in office. Her last year was 2021. A Republican women holds the office now.

My error. That's what I get for trusting search results.

Posted by: mindful webworker - artisanally intellergint at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (oq2IS)

372 Would we even need a base in the UK to attack Iran? My brother was stationed in Sicily which is a little closer.

Posted by: Taylor at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (vt7xw)

373 What I want the left to square for me is this love on one hand of every weirdo sexual fetish under the sun, to include renaming pedos and trying to mainstream it, and their issue with Epstein. He was one of them.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (pZEOD)

374 I do believe the Italians denied base use in Italy but everybody remembers the French.Spain also denied overflight.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (YwEeS)

375 MTG >>> MTG

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)

376 Let's not forget that Trump was on an airplane with a 20-year-old woman!
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 01:10 PM (iFTx/)

There's video evidence that Trump was once in a room with over a dozen children! (when he was signing some EO and they were there for the photo op)

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (ExV1e)

377 I think Starmer is a not so secret muslim.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 01:12 PM (n5tGW)

378 Started skiing there in 73. It's come along way. It's a first class operation now. Very difficult tough season so far yet everyone working has a smile and a great attitude. I remember what it was like to be a ski bum and live for fresh snow. The two middle grandkids are turning into little fanatics, especially the eight year old. She skis in the morning and then switches to the ski board in the afternoon. She is a joy to ski with.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:10 PM (TtTH3)

***

Very cool!
Sadly no skiers in the grands. But they can shoot.
I guess that is something.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:13 PM (2WIwB)

379 Did Farage fall in whatever it is that’s flipped Tucker Carlson?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 01:13 PM (Hkcdp)

380 Weren't royals allow to call one another out over accusations? Andy should throw the gauntlet at King Charles feet.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 01:13 PM (gVUi7)

381 Farage is basically Mike Pence.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 01:13 PM (YwEeS)

382 I don't usually comment on looks but Fergie and Andrew's daughters look like Picasso put their faces together

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 01:14 PM (Kc+Vz)

383 We should invent some big ships that can launch and land aircraft or something. Then the Euroweenies can go back to sucking their thumbs.

Posted by: Taylor at February 19, 2026 01:14 PM (vt7xw)

384 379 Did Farage fall in whatever it is that’s flipped Tucker Carlson?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 01:13 PM (Hkcdp)

Was he ever not in that tar pit?

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:15 PM (pZEOD)

385 At least their not Chelsea Clinton uggo. The girls aren't bad. They have big, pretty eyes.

And what may ask is wrong with Chelsea Clinton's looks?

Posted by: THE GHOST OF WEBB HUBBELL at February 19, 2026 01:15 PM (yYs4P)

386 383 For some things we need land based air.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 01:15 PM (YwEeS)

387 put the sleds away on Sunday. You're welcome.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:15 PM (TtTH3)

388 The lotus eater guy (Sargon of akkad) did a video on that yesterday about how Nigel's not the one. It was good. I agree, Farage has been flipfloppy on a lot of things but he is downright pro-muslim. He seems to be saying recently that Reform can't win without the muslim vote -- is he nuts?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

I never understood Britain's gay love affair with Islam. Winston Churchill had some negative things to say, but that's about it. I think it has to do with Islam being the enemy of their enemy, the Catholics. Also, the Brits seem to love swarthy men.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 01:16 PM (Dv3i1)

389 Nobody is above the law but there is a religion that is above the law, islam.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 19, 2026 01:16 PM (xvV+O)

390 368 Rupert Lowe? I read something the other day that Nigel Farage isn't going to fix the migrant crisis. IF that's true, then Reform isn't the answer.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

The lotus eater guy (Sargon of akkad) did a video on that yesterday about how Nigel's not the one. It was good. I agree, Farage has been flipfloppy on a lot of things but he is downright pro-muslim. He seems to be saying recently that Reform can't win without the muslim vote -- is he nuts?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 01:11 PM (5LjnF)

Farage is JUST squishy enough, sadly. I don’t think he is physically up to the job, either.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 01:16 PM (fYhK6)

391 The problem with tariffing the fuck out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"? Maybe some off the wall cookies or bitter chocolate at Big Lots.
--

Even Ploughman's Pickle is made in the Netherlands now.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell



You don't have to tariff them. Just wait. The Huns or someone else will come sniffing around.

Then, we're to busy to help.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (SD6jB)

392 We're gonna need Greenland as a base to fight UKuckistan.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)

393 The problem with tariffing the f*** out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"?

-
OMG! That might raise the price of haggis!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (FXNzP)

394 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

--

Don't feel too bad. George Soros pollutes mine.

And happy birthday!
Posted by: Lady in Black
---------

Sorry for you guys.

Mine on the other hand...
[puffs up with assumed pride]
... is on George Washington's, this Sunday.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (XeU6L)

395 I don't usually comment on looks but Fergie and Andrew's daughters look like Picasso put their faces together
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 01:14 PM (Kc+Vz)
~~~~~

The raw materials were incongruous.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (3ImbR)

396 My rudimentary gossip knowledge tells me that Meghan Markle was tied to former prince Andrew during her yacht days, which makes me wonder what may come to light about her in the aftermath of this scandal.

Posted by: LASue at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (mFhj8)

397 I think Starmer is a not so secret muslim.

He should avoid tall buildings.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (Fs0KI)

398 382 I don't usually comment on looks but Fergie and Andrew's daughters look like Picasso put their faces together
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026

I don’t think they are bad, especially now they have grown into their teeth. I think we tend to associate beauty with fine features, and they don’t have this. Plus they inherited their mama’s hips.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (pZEOD)

399 Winston Churchill had some negative things to say, but that's about it.


As did Edward Gibbon.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)

400 Is it true that the Seahawks declined the WH invite?

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 19, 2026 01:18 PM (j+aD2)

401 Happy Birthday AOP!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 01:18 PM (3ImbR)

402 Up to when I was 45 I'd make it a point every fall/winter to have one day that started with surfing and then go to Big Bear and night ski.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 19, 2026 01:18 PM (xvV+O)

403
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

IT'S OFFICIAL: The Chicago Bears are FLEEING CHICAGO to Indiana, Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson is LIVID

"Is my face straight? Alright. OK. Trying to keep a straight face here."

He PUSHED THEM OUT, Chicago is a SHTHOLE. This is on you, Johnson!

https://tinyurl.com/4ytrn872

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (NpAcC)

404 Farage declared mass deportations impossible then he kicked Rupert Lowe out of the party and tried to have him prosecuted.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (YwEeS)

405 I never understood Britain's gay love affair with Islam. Winston Churchill had some negative things to say, but that's about it. I think it has to do with Islam being the enemy of their enemy, the Catholics. Also, the Brits seem to love swarthy men.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 19, 2026 01:16 PM (Dv3i1)

Islam is SO SUPER-NEATO!!!

Posted by: Labour Party at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (fYhK6)

406 I don't usually comment on looks but Fergie and Andrew's daughters look like Picasso put their faces together
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 01:14 PM (Kc+Vz)


I think it was Phyllis Diller who said "Go the Buckingham Palace and shout out Here King...Here Queenie...Here Prince, and see what comes running."

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (2WIwB)

407
New one

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (3ek7K)

408 You guys are forgetting about all the electric Jagwires that are.... nevermind.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (xvV+O)

409
I never understood Britain's gay love affair with Islam.



No shit.

Posted by: Zombie Major-General William George Keith Elphinstone at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (kTyBw)

410 393 The problem with tariffing the f*** out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"?

Have you seen the exchange rate?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 01:20 PM (fYhK6)

411 Piper: "What I want the left to square for me is this love on one hand of every weirdo sexual fetish under the sun, to include renaming pedos and trying to mainstream it, and their issue with Epstein. He was one of them"

MAP's. Minor attracted people. Here in the PNW, Seattle to be exact, their trying to normalize them to the public.

.22 cal. short behind the left or right ear. Tumbles in the skull and makes sushi.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 01:20 PM (CU22W)

412 I think Andrew was the best looking Prince in his day. He was rich. No one told him no. He was a rogue who thought he could get away with being a playboy because mama would save him, he was her favorite. And she did. A lot. He was hooked up with a Fergie because she was also a partier, I know why they were, and still are, a thing. She is royal, but was rough.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 01:20 PM (pZEOD)

413 And what may ask is wrong with Chelsea Clinton's looks?
Posted by: THE GHOST OF WEBB HUBBELL at February 19, 2026 01:15 PM (yYs4P)

Put her head in a sack, and she's a 1.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (8zz6B)

414 >>Up to when I was 45 I'd make it a point every fall/winter to have one day that started with surfing and then go to Big Bear and night ski.


Nice. I have a tradition where one morning, every winter, I get up at 3 am on a random day and drive to Orofino (ID) and catch a Steelhead and then get in a mt bike ride before I head back home.

Sometimes it takes me half the day and I have to ride with lights...other times, I am hooked up before the sun clears the horizon and I get home in time for dinner.

Posted by: garrett at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (1Udfd)

415 OK, so I looked, and Princess Eugenie is not bad. She’s no Princess Kate but she’s not bad.

(Stated with the full knowledge that virtually none of you guys like Princess Kate, and I know why, and if you say why I will roll my eyes for hours on end.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (fYhK6)

416 The problem with tariffing the f*** out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"?

-
OMG! That might raise the price of haggis!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 01:17 PM (FXNzP)

***

Back later guys...I'm off to the CLASS VI store at Ft Lewis to load up on scotch.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (2WIwB)

417 The book "Entitled" tells a lot of sordid stuff about Andrew and Fergie in a pretty factual way- even after they had their kids. Lots of other people, nakedness; just loose morals in general and as the title says, a big ol' sense of entitlement.

Posted by: LASue at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (mFhj8)

418
I never understood Britain's gay love affair with Islam.



No shit.
Posted by: Zombie Major-General William George Keith Elphinstone at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (kTyBw)



Word.

Posted by: Zombie Major General Charles George Gordon at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (kTyBw)

419 R = Rex (Literally: King)
R = Regina (Literally: Queen)

So he's signing as: Charles, King

Unlike King Harv who knew you should put the title first!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 19, 2026 01:22 PM (O7YUW)

420 There have been so many shenanigans among the Brit royals that I would say that Andrew may not be the oddest formerly known as Prince.

Posted by: muldoon at February 19, 2026 01:22 PM (qgHp7)

421 The problem with tariffing the f*** out of the Brits is when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"?
--------

Probably not made there, but today should arrive a couple of electrical connectors that I could not find locally, and least expensive were off of Ebay, from England.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (XeU6L)

422 (Stated with the full knowledge that virtually none of you guys like Princess Kate, and I know why, and if you say why I will roll my eyes for hours on end.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (fYhK6)

Who in their right mind would dislike Princess Catherine?

Posted by: LASue at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (mFhj8)

423 .22 cal. short behind the left or right ear. Tumbles in the skull and makes sushi.
Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 01:20 PM (CU22W)


Newsletter?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (2WIwB)

424 Who in their right mind would dislike Princess Catherine?
Posted by: LASue at February 19, 2026 01:23 PM (mFhj

“She has no tits.”

Posted by: Virtually every guy Cow Demon has met at February 19, 2026 01:24 PM (fYhK6)

425 (Stated with the full knowledge that virtually none of you guys like Princess Kate, and I know why, and if you say why I will roll my eyes for hours on end.)

--

From what I've always seen about her, she is quite likeable. And pretty in a girl-next-door way. Must be boob related....

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:25 PM (qBdHI)

426 423 .22 cal. short behind the left or right ear. Tumbles in the skull and makes sushi.
Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 01:20 PM (CU22W)


Newsletter?



Cure for CHOMO's or MAP's

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 01:25 PM (CU22W)

427 Put her head in a sack, and she's a 1.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:21 PM (8zz6B)

LOL

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 01:26 PM (fYhK6)

428 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 01:26 PM (dZ27U)

429 without seeing any bank account information how do we know that Jeffrey Epstein was a "billionaire"
we only here him described as one in most of the public references.

Posted by: paulnjax at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (PPnyU)

430 Trump Derangement Syndrome at its best. No matter what bad things happens it will be laid at Trump's door. I'm surprised he hasn't been blamed for the avalanche deaths at Lake Tahoe.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (0Htd1)

431 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (dZ27U)

432 From what I've always seen about her, she is quite likeable. And pretty in a girl-next-door way. Must be boob related....
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:25 PM (qBdHI)

From my perspective, she could have been a runway model, and she is smokin hot. AND any footage I have seen of her interacting with the public suggests to me she is down to earth and while quite posh is not stuck on herself. Not bitchy by any means.

But yes, I mention I have a huge thing for her and I get “Why? She has no tits.”

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (fYhK6)

433 Nice. I have a tradition where one morning, every winter, I get up at 3 am on a random day and drive to Orofino (ID) and catch a Steelhead and then get in a mt bike ride before I head back home.

Awesome. Home of the Maiacs! Chances are you may have bumped into my cousin. He lives to fish on the Clearwater. He makes custom bows and fishing rods for a living. Provides him with a lot of time on the water and in the woods.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:28 PM (TtTH3)

434 Maniacs.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 19, 2026 01:29 PM (TtTH3)

435 407 New one
Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (3ek7K)

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 01:29 PM (+YA9H)

436 >>>when was the last time you bought anything saying "Made in the UK"?

>Never. Maybe gin.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 01:35 PM (gVUi7)

437 It's always about us, isn't it

Posted by: tits or lack thereof at February 19, 2026 01:38 PM (OKqJ/)

438 And the monarchy doesn't fucking matter since Parliament is supreme.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:18 PM (GBKbO)

And they all know without the Royals the UK would be as interesting as some Balkan country.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (8avO+)

439 I think it's a plot to bring the Minarchy down. Not that Andrew isn't guilty, and not that I think he is above the law. I think he's the weakest link, and no one would move against him while the wueen was alive, because they knew people, however much they disliked Andrew, wouldn't want to see his elderly mother upset.

The British Monarchy is the oldest, wealthiest, and (most significantly ) whitest example of Western superiority. The UK ia a shadow of its former self, but its Monarchy is a reminder of everything that Western Civilization has accomplished, and what these other shit societies can never attain.

They want to bring it down. It's commies and muzzie filth doing it, and I am shocked that people are not seeing what's happening.

And FWIW, I think Charles has converted to islam. Contrast his ramadan message to his Ash Wednesday one.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 19, 2026 01:44 PM (Vvh2V)

440 The UK: We've arrested the former prince.

Everyone - What about the horde of Pakistani child rapist?

The UK: The what?

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at February 19, 2026 01:45 PM (CU22W)

441 without seeing any bank account information how do we know that Jeffrey Epstein was a "billionaire"
we only here him described as one in most of the public references.
Posted by: paulnjax at February 19, 2026 01:27 PM (PPnyU)

He probably wasn't, he was just a messenger dude and fixer. Sure a lot stuck to his fingers but he was working for the billionaires not one of them.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 01:46 PM (8avO+)

442 The Gold Medal Women's hockey game is happening between the USA and Beavers.

The 1st period ended at 0-0. In their previous round robin game the Canadians got pelted 5-0. This time the Beavers have been relentlessly gnawing away the USA defense while their goalie has the USA offensive dammed up.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 19, 2026 01:47 PM (tqpXi)

443 Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

IT'S OFFICIAL: The Chicago Bears are FLEEING CHICAGO to Indiana, Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson is LIVID

"Is my face straight? Alright. OK. Trying to keep a straight face here."

He PUSHED THEM OUT, Chicago is a SHTHOLE. This is on you, Johnson!

https://tinyurl.com/4ytrn872
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (NpAcC)

They are moving to GARY INDIANA? Lol. Everyone who drives thru it sees the pink and other colored smoke coming down like volcanic ash.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 19, 2026 01:50 PM (8avO+)

444 It would be great at this point if Prince Andrew decided to publicly identify as a woman.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 19, 2026 02:01 PM (GD2xa)

445 Not at all a Massie fan.

But neither am I a Bondi fan.

Nor is Shawn Ryan. I posted this earlier. Language warning:

https://tinyurl.com/33pn8s8s

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 02:05 PM (7xyr6)

446 .
.
Thanks for inserting TvvitVVhore entries rather than linkies for those of thus placed in TvvitVVhore time-outs by the TvvitVVhore Troll™ hall monitors.

Posted by: Marooned at February 19, 2026 02:33 PM (kt8QE)

447 Epstein didn't kill himself.
Clinton didn't do it either.
It was a professional hit.
The CIA had no reason to kill him.
But... The British Secret Service sure did, (to protect the Royal family).

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at February 19, 2026 02:33 PM (w3u3d)

448 Andrew's worst crime was polluting my birthday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

--

Don't feel too bad. George Soros pollutes mine.

And happy birthday!
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 01:02 PM

Yeah...I'm stuck with Obama.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 01:03 PM (Wnv9h)
***
WOOHOO!!!!
I share mine with Melania!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 01:08 PM (2WIwB)

Mine is shared with Jefferson Davis.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 19, 2026 02:47 PM (5xuJ/)

449 Starmer and the UK just blocked the US from using any base in UK to attack Iran.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 19, 2026 01:06 PM (+nEug)

Kinda too bad we didn't let Hitler have them. Pull any bases we have there and tell the Limeys to FO.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 19, 2026 03:13 PM (5xuJ/)

450 No crown for you Prince Andrew just go back to being a Toadiefrog

Posted by: Tamaa the Drogo Bird at February 19, 2026 05:33 PM (wGqjj)

The Morning Rant: The SAVE Act

punk-monkey.jpg

You don't hate the media enough.

You might think you do, but the lies they spout about the SAVE act should disabuse you of the notion that they are anything other than evil servants of a malign movement whose one goal is the destruction of America.

They dutifully parrot the Democrat Party talking points that are themselves baldfaced lies, and horribly insulting to vast swaths of America.

Translated into simple English, those talking points are: Black and Brown people, and married women are too dumb to get ID, and only good White liberals are smart enough to take care of them.

Of course that is arrant nonsense...the real reason for fighting the SAVE act is to allow illegals to vote, and for the oceans of uncontrolled mail-in ballots that swamp America every election to continue to corrupt the will of the voters.

Text: H.R.22 — 119th Congress (2025-2026)
What counts as acceptable proof?

The bill outlines categories of documents that could qualify, including:


  • A valid U.S. passport
  • A REAL ID-compliant ID that indicates U.S. citizenship
  • Military ID together with a military record showing U.S. birthplace
  • Government-issued photo ID showing U.S. birthplace
  • Other government documents demonstrating citizenship (such as naturalization records)

If a person does not have these standard and common documents, the bill requires states to create an alternative process where additional documentation may be submitted to prove citizenship.

That sounds like the bill is mandating a reasonable process to allow American citizens access to their voting rights, even if they don't have traditional forms of identification. It doesn't sound like disenfranchisement of women or minorities or midgets or left-handed lesbians or any of the pressure groups that the Democrat/leftist apparatus trots out to prove that we filthy conservatives are just itching to throw them in camps.

It does one thing; it keeps non-citizens out of the voting systems.

Don't let them obfuscate...don't let them lie...don't let them subvert our voting...don't let them get away with their typical lies that filter into the American consciousness by sheer volume.

The resistance to this sane, rational, thoroughly acceptable bill is a strong indicator of the true politics of those who are fighting it. Senators Collins (a tepid yes with a procedural no) and Murkowski are against it, but we knew that already. The big issue is getting rid of the so-called filibuster, and any senator who resists that is also an enemy of our true voting rights.

We can argue incessantly about the wisdom of the filibuster, but a legislative victory for this administration is a powerful signal to the country, and will last far longer than presidential memos and administrative rules changes that can be cancelled the first day of a Democrat administration.

And who knows...maybe Fetterman will vote for it and President Trump can talk about his bipartisan triumph!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM




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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (PpBto)

2 Minkey.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (PpBto)

3 MONKEY!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (zjgNU)

4 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (kgE5c)

5 Lum has been NOOD'ed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (PpBto)

6 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (kgE5c)


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:01 AM (PpBto)

7 Thanks CBD for highlighting this.

I fully expect that states will simply continue to issue false IDs as they have been doing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 11:03 AM (RIvkX)

8 This is how corrupt our country is:

EVERY modern democracy (and some that don't even make it to "modern") has ID and registration requirements to make sure ONLY their citizens are voting.

Except the U.S. We are so corrupt that basic security measures are stopped by a small minority (80% support them!) because they rely on fraud to rule over the people who they hate.

And our media gleefully supports them in their fraud.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 11:03 AM (zjgNU)

9
When's the vote?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 19, 2026 11:04 AM (n7rxJ)

10 9
When's the vote?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at February 19, 2026 11:04 AM (n7rxJ)

=====

I don't believe anything's been scheduled yet.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:04 AM (GBKbO)

11 It can be lunch time

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (mEckN)

12 It does one thing; it keeps non-citizens out of the voting systems.

I think that remains to be seen. The left will start work immediately on finding ways to massively corrupt whatever safetys are put in place by SAVE.

The resistance to this sane, rational, thoroughly acceptable bill is a strong indicator of the true politics of those who are fighting it. Senators Collins (a tepid yes with a procedural no) and Murkowski are against it, but we knew that already. The big issue is getting rid of the so-called filibuster, and any senator who resists that is also an enemy of our true voting rights.

I thought The Turtle already said he's a no.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

13 Primary early voting is going on now in Texas.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (PpBto)

14 The future of our country depends on this.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (tj6OY)

15
I thought The Turtle already said he's a no.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)


Can he still speak?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:06 AM (PpBto)

16 Democrat Party -

Wants a woman president.
Comes out and says "women are too stupid get get ID"
NOW they can tell what a woman is.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 11:06 AM (SD6jB)

17 EVERY modern democracy (and some that don't even make it to "modern") has ID and registration requirements to make sure ONLY their citizens are voting.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 19, 2026 11:03 AM (zjgNU)

Mark Steyn noted in a recent column that freaking Afghanistan requires voter ID.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:06 AM (77rzZ)

18 13 Primary early voting is going on now in Texas.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (PpBto)

=======

Tea leaves say that Black Girl Magic is running away with it.

Even though she's embarrassing and no one actually likes Jasmine Crockett.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:06 AM (GBKbO)

19 I once thought maybe 10% of the Democrat voters were illegals. I now think it's probably 25%. If someone told me it was 50%, I would believe them.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:06 AM (iFTx/)

20 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THE NATIONAL REAL ID MANDATE REQUIRED MORE THAN THIS, AND CONGRESS WAS OK VOTING FOR THAT.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 19, 2026 11:06 AM (tj6OY)

21 The SAVE Act threatens the status quo and that in turn scares the GOP.

There's a lot that scares the GOP.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (jtM2q)

22 Translated into simple English, those talking points are: Black and Brown people, and married women are too dumb to get ID, and only good White liberals are smart enough to take care of them.

----------

Almost as if the Democat-Communist Party was a plantation.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (5FL4d)

23 Can he still speak?
Posted by: Sponge

Communicates by blinking now, I think.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)

24 12
I thought The Turtle already said he's a no.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

======

Last I saw, Collins agreed to co-sponsor which means 50 sponsors and 50 votes without Mitch, Murk, or Tillis.

+Vance as tiebreaker, of course.

Now, it's just finding a way past cloture or the filibuster, assuming leadership wants to do it at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (GBKbO)

25 "Don't let them obfuscate...don't let them lie...don't let them subvert our voting...don't let them get away with their typical lies that filter into the American consciousness by sheer volume."

"We can argue incessantly about the wisdom of the filibuster, but a legislative victory for this administration is a powerful signal to the country, and will last far longer than presidential memos and administrative rules changes that can be cancelled the first day of a Democrat administration."

👏 Outstanding! Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (NFX2v)

26 In other news, Canada is going to expedite immigration of foreigners who want to serve in the Canadian armed forces.

After all, they will be useful in internal security duties against the local population.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 11:08 AM (n1OCj)

27 I lost my ID in a flood.

Posted by: Illiterate, Innumerate, Sometimes Incontinent at February 19, 2026 11:08 AM (oftw2)

28 I thought The Turtle already said he's a no.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)


Can he still speak?

He said "no" after a dramatic 43-minute pause.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:09 AM (8DR9B)

29 A talking filibuster or a walking filibuster?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 11:09 AM (Cqx++)

30 'Reform' is usually how they keep the old system intact while letting us think we won. I can't imagine the fraudulently elected voting against their careers.

Whatever happens we WILL get real elections, since it's now a part of national security.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 11:09 AM (UBWwW)

31 I lost my ID in a flood.
Posted by: Illiterate, Innumerate, Sometimes Incontinent


So much for getting booze, smokes, lottery tickets or your SNAP benefits. That's gotta suck.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 11:10 AM (SD6jB)

32 I can’t get a REAL id (long story) or at least I haven’t figured out the trick yet (I’ll tell the story if anyone wants to know).
But I’m fine with ME not voting, as long as the dead and the invaders can’t either.

Posted by: Best Thief in Lankhmar at February 19, 2026 11:10 AM (64rer)

33 an he still speak?
Posted by: Sponge

Communicates by blinking now, I think.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)
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Farting

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:10 AM (iFTx/)

34 >>I once thought maybe 10% of the Democrat voters were illegals. I now think it's probably 25%. If someone told me it was 50%, I would believe them.


This is what I am thinking -- this will show that not only is their various forms of voter fraud, but that illegals have been a significant voting bloc.

They are doing everything they can, with this and the census, to hide the true number of illegal immigrants/legal immigrants (e.g temporary visa and refugees) in our country today.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 11:10 AM (tj6OY)

35 I voted for Paxton in the primary. Last name on a long list of names, so long I had to scroll to a new screen.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 11:10 AM (z5QST)

36 I thought The Turtle already said he's a no.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)


Can he still speak?

He said "no" after a dramatic 43-minute pause.
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He doesn't know what day of the week it is. They shouldn't be allowed admittance to the chambers if they can't answer that question without the assistance of a staff member.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at February 19, 2026 11:10 AM (TN0g+)

37 Great quote on trust in the media.

FCC Chair @BrendanCarrFCC just absolutely scorched legacy media in wake of Talarico/Colbert stunt:

“Yesterday is why the American people have more trust in gas station sushi than they do in the national news media.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 11:10 AM (FXNzP)

38 Long in my opinion is its not as much for Illegals to vote as much as jacking up the possible votrs to get counted.
Chances are Illegals even if able to vote they won't vote in percentage that citizens do. Lots are registered yet do not vote every time.

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 11:11 AM (mEckN)

39 We're the only nation on Earth that bends over backward to make sure that people who are too stupid to obtain a valid ID still have an equal say in formulating national policy.

A Republic of Retards, you might say.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:11 AM (8DR9B)

40 Democrat Party -

Wants a woman president.
Comes out and says "women are too stupid get get ID"

"This is not about me wanting to be President..."

Posted by: AOC at February 19, 2026 11:11 AM (UBWwW)

41 The big issue is getting rid of the so-called filibuster, and any senator who resists that is also an enemy of our true voting rights.

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Thune could enforce the current Senate rules[/] that require a speaking filibuster; it could go on for several days, but make the process the punishment and force the Cheating Commies to defend 20% of an 80/20 issue.

However, since the Scumbag Left have already promised and committed to ending the filibuster once they next control The Senate (which they already tried but for Sinema and Manchin) -- it really is a moot point now and Thune should just nuke it.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:12 AM (5FL4d)

42 A Republic of Retards, you might say.
Posted by: Cicero

A Confederacy of Dunces

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:12 AM (77rzZ)

43
The future of our country depends on this.
Posted by: Lizzy

It truly chafes my nether region, at how shamelesy close to total destruction of our country the surrender monkey GOPe have allowed us to drift.

That a single common sense legislative biill to secure voting of all things is having difficulty getting support to pass just blows my mind.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 19, 2026 11:12 AM (QVmho)

44 Communicates by blinking now, I think.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)

*beeeeep*

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:13 AM (8DR9B)

45 This is CNN!

CNN's Pamela Brown announces she's been working on a "special project" warn against "Christian nationalism" and portrays them as a radicalized threat to the country.

She then launches into a report where she fears the assassination of Charlie Kirk uniting Christians and scoffs at the idea that Christians were being targeted with hate and violence:

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 11:13 AM (FXNzP)

46 I remember how profoundly naive I was on 9/11/2001 - I thought “well the government is no doubt going to have to get serious about the border now”. No way around it.

What a bunch of rancid worthless bastards. They are not Americans, they just live here. I hope they all die in a fire.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 11:13 AM (lQYPV)

47 40 Democrat Party -

Wants a woman president.
Comes out and says "women are too stupid get get ID"

"This is not about me wanting to be President..."
Posted by: AOC at February 19, 2026 11:11 AM (UBWwW)

Mamdani getting in probably convinced a lot of these wannabe commie Nomenklatura whores that they could get in and make themselves General Secretary and start finally showing Dad that they have good ideas too.

Maybe he'll finally come back from getting cigarettes then.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 11:13 AM (bss/y)

48 Let it all burn!

Posted by: The Guy Who Says Let It All Burn at February 19, 2026 11:13 AM (gVUi7)

49 ‘ You don't hate the media enough.’

If I had my way, they would be subject to show trials and public executions.
I would even consider revising the 1st amendment to the left’s detriment.
I’m not sure what else I could do.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 11:13 AM (jbnUc)

50 CNN's Pamela Brown announces she's been working on a "special project" warn against "Christian nationalism" and portrays them as a radicalized threat to the country.

Maybe she can get the CIA in on this.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:14 AM (8DR9B)

51 BTW, they're fear-mongering that married women will be "disenfranchised" if say their married surname differs from their birth surname.

The bill proscribes "an app for that" -- as in, one can simply sign an affidavit (under penalty of perjury) that they are the same person. And voila -- you can vote!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:15 AM (5FL4d)

52 41 Thune could enforce the current Senate rules[/] that require a speaking filibuster; it could go on for several days, but make the process the punishment and force the Cheating Commies to defend 20% of an 80/20 issue.

However, since the Scumbag Left have already promised and committed to ending the filibuster once they next control The Senate (which they already tried but for Sinema and Manchin) -- it really is a moot point now and Thune should just nuke it.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:12 AM (5FL4d)

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I seriously doubt the filibuster is ever going away. Dems didn't do it in 2021 when they had the effective majority (Mitch handed leadership to Schumer in the 50/50 chamber, and they had Kamala to tie break).

It makes on the bubble senators simply too important. So, opposition votes against it en masse, and then just a couple on the pro side vote against it with mouth words about institutional integrity but it's really about keeping the spotlight on themselves.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:15 AM (GBKbO)

53 >>We're the only nation on Earth that bends over backward to make sure that people who are too stupid to obtain a valid ID still have an equal say in formulating national policy.


That's the thing, they've used the "blacks can't ID" lie for so long that it's been accepted as fact.

OF COURSE blacks (and married women) can get ID, as ID is required for all sorts of everyday adult activities/transactions. The people who are legitimately unable to get ID (e.g. institutionalized) shouldn't be voting any way, probably also not engaging on other adult activities independently.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 11:15 AM (tj6OY)

54 The most encouraging thing about this entire fight is that so many people now believe our elections are a bad joke. A few years ago those of us who were saying the 2020 election was stolen were called crazy conspiracy theorists and some even went to prison for demanding answers. There are now too many of us for the issue to go away.

Theres no turning back now. We've seen the elephant.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 11:15 AM (viF8m)

55 I have a birth certificate.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 11:15 AM (jc0TO)

56 In other news, Canada is going to expedite immigration of foreigners who want to serve in the Canadian armed forces.

After all, they will be useful in internal security duties against the local population.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 11:08 AM (n1OCj)

It's a lot easier to shoot foreign oppressors than oppressors that come from your own towns and villages.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:16 AM (8zz6B)

57 Got a renewed passport & a passport card in less than 3 weeks, and I only used routine processing & shipping vs. expedited.

But I recently walked away from getting a Real ID vs. a regular driver's license in PA.

PA is going to hell in a handbasket.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 11:16 AM (NFX2v)

58 I remember when new CNN CEO Chris Licht announced that he would attract a larger audience by swerving CNN's reporting back to the unbiased center.

Fun times, those were.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:17 AM (8DR9B)

59 Mamdani getting in probably convinced a lot of these wannabe commie Nomenklatura whores that they could get in and make themselves General Secretary and start finally showing Dad that they have good ideas too.

Maybe he'll finally come back from getting cigarettes then.
------

Hey, I took a wrong turn and I just kept going. Besides, who wants to live in Baltimore?

Posted by: Bruce S. at February 19, 2026 11:17 AM (TN0g+)

60 Translated into simple English, those talking points are: Black and Brown people, and married women are too dumb to get ID, and only good White liberals are smart enough to take care of them.

My dog ate my ID.

Fortunately, Mamdani's office said they'll fix it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:17 AM (UzL96)

61 CNN's Pamela Brown announces she's been working on a "special project" warn against "Christian nationalism" and portrays them as a radicalized threat to the country.

Maybe she can get the CIA in on this.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:14 AM (8DR9B)

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"Here, hold our cocktails." -- The FBI & DOJ

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:17 AM (5FL4d)

62 >>CNN's Pamela Brown announces she's been working on a "special project" warn against "Christian nationalism" and portrays them as a radicalized threat to the country.


Translations: Christians.

They just added the "Nationalism" on to make it sound more like Nazis.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 11:17 AM (tj6OY)

63 I have a birth certificate.
Posted by: toby928(c)

With your picture on it, so we know it's you?

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 11:18 AM (UBWwW)

64 I remember how profoundly naive I was on 9/11/2001 - I thought “well the government is no doubt going to have to get serious about the border now”. No way around it.

I never thought that our response to 9/11 would be to allow the Muslim population of the United States to double in the following decade.

But it was.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 11:18 AM (n1OCj)

65 India has something like 500 million people alone who make less than $5 a month or whatever. A subset of their population exceeding the entire Pop. of the U.S.A.

Every one has a picture ID to vote. Our elections have been suspect for decades. Maybe Dewey really did defeat Truman?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 11:18 AM (lQYPV)

66 With your picture on it, so we know it's you?
Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 11:18 AM

Nah. It's handwritten on a brown paper bag.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 11:19 AM (jc0TO)

67 Hey, I took a wrong turn and I just kept going. Besides, who wants to live in Baltimore?
Posted by: Bruce S. at February 19, 2026 11:17 AM (TN0g+)

Dammit. 'Daddy, don't you walk so fast.' Part of that great slop and horror pile that was 70s story songs.

Was that Wayne Newton?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 11:19 AM (bss/y)

68 In other news, Canada is going to expedite immigration of foreigners who want to serve in the Canadian armed forces.

After all, they will be useful in internal security duties against the local population.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 11:08 AM (n1OCj)
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Taking a leaf from Iran's book, I see.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 19, 2026 11:19 AM (i1VVh)

69 18
‘ Even though she's embarrassing and no one actually likes Jasmine Crockett.’

Yes but she’s black and a woman. So she deserves it more.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 11:19 AM (jbnUc)

70 Boy, there's gonna be a whole lot of smiting going on come Judgment Day.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:19 AM (77rzZ)

71 I never thought that our response to 9/11 would be to allow the Muslim population of the United States to double in the following decade.

But it was.

I never would have believed that the nation would (supposedly) elect a president whose middle name was Hussein.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:20 AM (8DR9B)

72 I have a birth certificate.
Posted by: toby928(c)

With your picture on it, so we know it's you?
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Mine has my picture on it, but I've shaved the mustache since that photo was taken.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 11:20 AM (TN0g+)

73 I remember when new CNN CEO Chris Licht announced that he would attract a larger audience by swerving CNN's reporting back to the unbiased center.

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We're gonna need MOAR Advanced Alien Spacecraft Technology ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:20 AM (5FL4d)

74 It isn't just illegals. In fact, illegals may be insignificant to their plans.

Much of the inner city voting machines rely on proxy voting -- Either through "ballot harvesting" for states where mail-in voting is allowed, or through the old fashioned way of having teams of people show up at each precinct, being told who they are, and sent in to vote. This used to be standard before the mail-in acceptance.

The only way to stop this is with legitimate ID at registration and polling station. This would end the Democrat vote fraud machine.

This has been going on for decades and everyone knew it. It was felt that it was too much bother to correct, and after all, it only corrupted the inner city votes. But they have expanded this fraud and it is now big enough to affect state and federal elections.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 11:20 AM (5LjnF)

75 I thought The Turtle already said he's a no.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

He is "hesitant," but has he given a definitive "no?"

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 19, 2026 11:21 AM (n9ltV)

76 I got a real ID in Alabama despite being married, divorced and nary a utility bill in my name.

Also, the fog off the bay is something else right now. I do not believe it is 70 out here.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:21 AM (OoFl2)

77 I never thought that our response to 9/11 would be to ….

Who is this “We” Kemosabe? Seriously, We The People, did no such fucking thing. Not even a little bit.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 11:21 AM (lQYPV)

78 In other news, Canada is going to expedite immigration of foreigners who want to serve in the Canadian armed forces.

Also, Ireland is going to expedite citizenship for "migrants" willing to serve in the Irish armed forces.

I'm starting to see a pattern here.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 11:21 AM (n1OCj)

79 >>>Government-issued photo ID showing U.S. birthplace

I'm curious about what document would meet this requirement. Birth certificates do not have photos, so what would?

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:22 AM (8mulE)

80 79 >>>Government-issued photo ID showing U.S. birthplace

I'm curious about what document would meet this requirement. Birth certificates do not have photos, so what would?

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:22 AM (8mulE)

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Passports.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:22 AM (GBKbO)

81 >>This has been going on for decades and everyone knew it.

It's been going on since Tammany Hall.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 11:22 AM (viF8m)

82 >>>I have a birth certificate.
Posted by: toby928(c)

With your picture on it, so we know it's you?

Posted by: t-bird

>Mine has footprints so they can run it thru AI.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 11:23 AM (gVUi7)

83 Ireland has armed forces?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:23 AM (77rzZ)

84 79 >>>Government-issued photo ID showing U.S. birthplace

I'm curious about what document would meet this requirement. Birth certificates do not have photos, so what would?
Posted by: No Name Today at February

Passport

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:23 AM (OoFl2)

85 Cue soft dramatic music as a reporter stands next to a desiccated woman that looks like skin stretched on a skeleton.

"This...is Missus Johnson. She is one hundred and nineteen years old. When she was born, birth certificates, literacy and pigeons didn't exist. She's gone this whole time without a birth certificate because she has an extreme fear of paper. The absolute MONSTERS of the Rethuglican party want to take away her right to vote."

Mrs Johnson. "Please let me die."

Reporter: "Back to you, Jennifer!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 11:23 AM (RjOoY)

86 "I do not believe it is 70 out here."

In The 'Nati its 58 we still have lingering snow piles. The pond outside my office is still frozen. That musta been one deep freeze we had!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 11:23 AM (DgMqy)

87 I've never had a passport.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 11:24 AM (z5QST)

88 "minorities or midgets or left-handed lesbians "

Let's not forget the green three boobed alien giants.

Posted by: DaveA at February 19, 2026 11:24 AM (FhXTo)

89 Never got a passport. They show your birthplace? Not just the country, but the actual hospital where you were born?

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:24 AM (8mulE)

90 85 "This...is Missus Johnson. She is one hundred and nineteen years old. When she was born, birth certificates, literacy and pigeons didn't exist. She's gone this whole time without a birth certificate because she has an extreme fear of paper. The absolute MONSTERS of the Rethuglican party want to take away her right to vote."

Mrs Johnson. "Please let me die."

Reporter: "Back to you, Jennifer!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 11:23 AM (RjOoY)

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"I may have to request a birth certificate from my birth state because I lost my birth certificate in a move 10 years ago! It's a poll tax!"
-lady who has a REAL ID and won't have to supply a birth certificate

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)

91 I'm starting to see a pattern here."

Alaric says hey..

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 11:25 AM (cGjQu)

92 I never thought that our response to 9/11 would be to ….

Who is this “We” Kemosabe? Seriously, We The People, did no such fucking thing. Not even a little bit.
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Yeah, I don't recall any of us believing that TSA putting grannies thru hell at the airports while waiving muslims thru was the answer to airline security either. "Our" government takes great pleasure in reminding us that they are in charge, not us.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 11:25 AM (TN0g+)

93
I have a birth certificate.
Posted by: toby928(c)

With your picture on it, so we know it's you?
Posted by: t-bird

A picture of a baby who looks like Winston Churchill.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 11:25 AM (Cqx++)

94 I had a dip passport when I worked at the On-Site Inspection Agency. That was really cool.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:25 AM (77rzZ)

95 All this bitching by the Democrat/MFM about how us poor wimmens won't be able to vote because our birth certificate doesn't match our current license pisses me off.

First off, assholes, the majority of us don't change our birth certificates when we get married. We have this thing...it's called a marriage license...that we can show as proof for a name change and it also matches our birth certificate.

Secondly, many of us had to dig up all this documentation just to get a REAL ID (my state forced it). Birth cert, SS card, marriage license, divorce papers, proof of reversion to birth name, another marriage license, etc. My first marriage/divorce was in a completely different state and (horrors!) I had to write/call to get the proof I needed.

It wasn't brain fucking surgery or rocket science and anyone who tells you that it isn't possible/is financially a burden is nothing but a flat-out liar.

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 11:25 AM (yjPLJ)

96 83 Ireland has armed forces?

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Where's the IRA?

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 19, 2026 11:25 AM (vqA1l)

97 89 Never got a passport. They show your birthplace? Not just the country, but the actual hospital where you were born?

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:24 AM (8mulE)

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Birth state.

The point is that that passport (and other potentially valid forms of ID) have gone through verification processes that includes the birth certificate and can act as proxies.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:25 AM (GBKbO)

98 89 Never got a passport. They show your birthplace? Not just the country, but the actual hospital where you were born?
Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026

It’s shows the city and state you were born in. Mine notes El Paso,Tx. It does not have the hospital, but they don’t need that.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:26 AM (OoFl2)

99 It's ok. The Senate will make sure it never gets passed.

Posted by: brak at February 19, 2026 11:26 AM (jGJov)

100 I've never had a passport.
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You know who else never had a passport?

Posted by: Red Buttons at February 19, 2026 11:26 AM (TN0g+)

101 I remember how profoundly naive I was on 9/11/2001 - I thought “well the government is no doubt going to have to get serious about the border now”. No way around it.

I never thought that our response to 9/11 would be to allow the Muslim population of the United States to double in the following decade.

But it was.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 19, 2026 11:18 AM (n1OCj)
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Double? I'm sure it's probably 10x as much.

To begin with, they were always here, building yuge mosques and Islamic temples and goatfucking retreats since the 1920s. Their population exploded in the last 30 years, with massive immigration and because they breed like rats.

Although concentrated in the big blue cities, they are all over the country, in deepest red states. They are like head lice and tics.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:26 AM (iFTx/)

102 >>> "I do not believe it is 70 out here."

>Me neither. It's 2deg here with 3 inches of snow. It's 71 in my home office.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 11:27 AM (gVUi7)

103 98 89 Never got a passport. They show your birthplace? Not just the country, but the actual hospital where you were born?
Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026

It’s shows the city and state you were born in. Mine notes El Paso,Tx. It does not have the hospital, but they don’t need that.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:26 AM (OoFl2)

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For some reason, my mother brought me my original birth certificates (one from the hospital and one from the state) and my baptismal certificates last weekend.

I mean...I'm a dude and don't need them for ID, so that's not why she brought it. It's just a fun coincidence.

I also learned that neither of my parents ever told me that my aunt and uncle are my godparents.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:27 AM (GBKbO)

104 Even the perception that elections are rigged is a serious threat to order and national stability.

That’s how batshit crazy all these grifters and con artists embedded like ticks out there in Washington city are. They don’t care.

Serious or sober minded patriots, good Americans in government at every level would do everything in their power to avoid this. “You want to look under the hood on the electoral process? Be my guest, by all means!”

Instead, they went straight for the jugular, call people “election deniers” and “conspiracy theorists” etc.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (lQYPV)

105 Hmm.... something just went boom in the distance here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (UzL96)

106 @75 (answer from Grok)

Yes, Mitch McConnell has indicated opposition to the SAVE Act (often referred to as the SAVE America Act in recent versions), which requires proof of citizenship for federal voter registration and includes voter ID mandates.
Recent reports from February 2026 show:

McConnell has publicly opposed the measure in the past, including in a 2025 Wall Street Journal op-ed where he argued it could lead to excessive federal control over elections (something Republicans have historically opposed) and might set a precedent for future Democratic overreach.
Outlets like the Courier-Journal report that McConnell "has said he opposes the measure," and his office has pointed to that op-ed when asked for comment.
The bill passed the House recently (with bipartisan support in some versions), but faces major hurdles in the Senate due to the filibuster (requiring 60 votes) and lack of full GOP unity. McConnell, as a key figure (and former leader, now influential on the Rules Committee), is seen as a roadblock.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

107 105 Hmm.... something just went boom in the distance here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19

Oh no….

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (OoFl2)

108 Just checked to be sure. Both our Oklahoma US Senators and four out of five of our Oklahoma US Congresscritters support the SAVE act. As those guys in the meme say, "best I can do."

Representative Kendra Horn, the only Democrap representative in this solidly Trumpian state, represents the 5th congressional district, which includes most of the People's Republic of Oklahoma City, a cancerous blue hole in our red map. Wikedpedia says, in 2018, "She garnered support from female* Republican voters in an election largely seen as a referendum against President Donald Trump." *Of course.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Make America SAVE Again at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (oq2IS)

109 I saw a movie last night that's more in TJM's lane than The Blade's. King of the Gypsies. It was meh. Basically, th emovie is The Godfather with Romani gypsies instead of Italian mafia, with a special appearance by Tony Manero from Saturday Night Fever.

Ok, I'm joking about that last part, but only a little: a very young Eric Roberts plays the grandson of the King, and he looks and acts like a character from SNF who accidentally walked into the wrong studio.

The movie is slow, bland, and not much makes any sense. There's minimal conflict or drama, because most of it takes place off screen. And it's hard to care about any of these people, because the movie goes out of its way to portray them as liars, thieves, criminals, wife abusers, and scumbags.

Good cast, though, although Judd Hirsh was badly miscast as the father.

Two out of five stars.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (iFTx/)

110 First off, assholes, the majority of us don't change our birth certificates when we get married.


No one does unless it's in certain adoption circumstances.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (SD6jB)

111 Hmm.... something just went boom in the distance here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (UzL96)

Are you in Tehran perchance?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (8DR9B)

112 I also learned that neither of my parents ever told me that my aunt and uncle are my godparents.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:27 AM (GBKbO)
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*cue Godfather theme music*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (i1VVh)

113 I just looked again at the list. First item is a US Passport. So when they add to the list:

Government-issued photo ID showing U.S. birthplace

they must be referring to some other kind of document.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (8mulE)

114 >>Never got a passport. They show your birthplace? Not just the country, but the actual hospital where you were born?

You can't get a passport without a birth certificate or at least you couldn't previously. Any system will be broken by some but theres no reason to hold out for perfection.

Passport or real ID. One day of voting. No mass mail in ballots. That would cut the cheating to noise.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (viF8m)

115 "I may have to request a birth certificate from my birth state because I lost my birth certificate in a move 10 years ago! It's a poll tax!"
-lady who has a REAL ID and won't have to supply a birth certificate
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)

Every time I've had to show my official birth certificate, which is ratty and torn, the government drone will say that I need to replace it. But they still accept it so I don't. Not that I object to sending a couple bucks to Alabama.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (ExV1e)

116 First off, assholes, the majority of us don't change our birth certificates when we get married.
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It shouldn't be allowed. IF one is born "Mary Johnson", that is the ONLY name that should ever appear on that document, because the birth certificate is a "record of live birth". What occurs AFTER the live birth is not relevant for that document.

"Our" congressional critters should make that Federal law, so we can stop pretending that those born male were retroactively born female and vice versa.

But "Our" congressional critters don't give a damn about us.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (TN0g+)

117 [

["Pikers!" -- Califzuela, Arizona, and about 54 other states:]

Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
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1h

Nevada 2020 Election Fraud Exposed

- 4,000+ people voted in Nevada who are non-citizens
- 42,000 people voted more than once
- Over 20,000 voters did not have a mailing address
- 2,400 voters had an out-of-state address
- 1,500 people voted in Nevada who were dead
- 19,000 people voted though they did not live in Nevada
- 8,000 people voted from a non-existent address
- 15,000 people voted though they were registered to a commercial address or a vacant address
- 130,000 instances of fraud identified

[OAN video]

https://is.gd/KyD00Z

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:30 AM (5FL4d)

118 105 Hmm.... something just went boom in the distance here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (UzL96)

My first thought was: could be a transformer... then I remembered where you are.

Hope it is a transformer.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 11:30 AM (bss/y)

119 100 I've never had a passport.
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You know who else never had a passport?

And yet he visited so many other countries.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

120 My passport says I was born in Narnia

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

121 Not just the country, but the actual hospital where you were born?
Posted by: No Name Today

Mine just shows the state I was born in.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 11:31 AM (UBWwW)

122 My passport says I was born in Narnia
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

The city in Italy?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:32 AM (77rzZ)

123 Passport or real ID. One day of voting. No mass mail in ballots. That would cut the cheating to noise.

And you have to dip your finger in purple ink or your vote doesn't count.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)

124 Representative Kendra Horn, the only Democrap representative in this solidly Trumpian state, represents the 5th congressional district, which includes most of the People's Republic of Oklahoma City, a cancerous blue hole in our red map.
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I'm confused--Kendra Horn isn't in office.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 11:32 AM (TN0g+)

125 2020 only allowed the Dems to expand their operation, but inner city elections have been fraud for a long time. This is what happens in all one-party states, or quasi-one party where the minority goes along to get along.

In a real election you have candidates at the lowest level fighting for each vote and they do not allow vote buying because it affects them. They watch every polling station and scrutinize the count. Even still, this is difficult in inner cities even without absentee ballots. I have seen church buses driving around during election days with dozens of people voting at each one. Think about that a bit - 20 or 30 churches, 20 people per bus, 10 votes per person = 5000 votes and enough to control most city offices. This has been going on for decades. (Do I need to explain this more? Why do they need a bus when the voting stations are all very local - usually more local than the churches.)

With one party cities, the party controls the candidates and this is how. Offices are bought and sold and it is all graft.

In 2020 the Dems figured out how to expand this with mail in and centralized counting.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 11:33 AM (5LjnF)

126 My passport says I was born in Narnia
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

The city in Italy?
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:32 AM (77rzZ)
______

[Facepalm]

-- CS Lewis

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:33 AM (iFTx/)

127 119 100 I've never had a passport.
------

You know who else never had a passport?

And yet he visited so many other countries.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

So I only need to complete some paperwork or obtain a wehrmacht. Which is less time consuming?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 11:33 AM (z5QST)

128
It’s shows the city and state you were born in. Mine notes El Paso,Tx. It does not have the hospital, but they don’t need that.
Posted by: Piper

Mine just has OHIO, USA

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 11:33 AM (Cqx++)

129 And you have to dip your finger in purple ink or your vote doesn't count.
Posted by: Archimedes

Why would we need that when we've got those cool "I voted" stickers?/

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:34 AM (77rzZ)

130 102
‘ It's 2deg here with 3 inches of snow. It's 71 in my home office.’

Where do you live, Alaska?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 11:34 AM (jbnUc)

131 And yet he visited so many other countries.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)


*snort*

Posted by: DangerGirl at February 19, 2026 11:34 AM (yjPLJ)

132 What would really cut the cheating to noise is summary executions of any precinct worker who oversaw vote tallies that don't match the number of votes in boxes.

"Hello, my name is Juan Hernandez," says Bill in a fake mustache is not the prime mover of cheating in American elections.

"I say there are 1000 ballots in this box of 10," is.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:34 AM (GBKbO)

133 You notice how the goal posts has been moved on RealID?

Not saying it is not a good trade for election integrity, just pointing it out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 11:34 AM (bss/y)

134 One day of voting.

Election day cheating has occurred in multiple jurisdictions for several elections now yet otherwise intelligent people continue to act like it's some shield against fraud.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (ExV1e)

135 Recently in the news in KY, and probably anywhere USA, you just need to find a DMV worker who is on the take, offer some cash, get a Real ID. Easy.

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (uQzkA)

136 Hmm.... something just went boom in the distance here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:28 AM (UzL96)

Are you in Tehran perchance?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 19, 2026 11:29 AM (8DR9B)
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Northern Israel. 3 more booms since.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (UzL96)

137
And you have to dip your finger in purple ink or your vote doesn't count.
Posted by: Archimedes

Stick in your thumb and pull out a plum.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (Cqx++)

138 120 My passport says I was born in Narnia
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

Mr Tumnus, is that you ...

Posted by: Lucy Pevence at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (3sXRv)

139 What would really cut the cheating to noise is summary executions of any precinct worker who oversaw vote tallies that don't match the number of votes in boxes.

That's horrible. I don't want summary executions. They should last awhile.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

140 Northern Israel. 3 more booms since.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Hmm. Doesn't sound good. Stay safe.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)

141 >>>probably anywhere USA, you just need to find a DMV worker who is on the take, offer some cash, get a Real ID. Easy.

they even accept EBT

Posted by: brak at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (jGJov)

142 I've been considering both a real ID and a passport lately. They want every kind of identification short of a DNA sample.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (gVUi7)

143 139 What would really cut the cheating to noise is summary executions of any precinct worker who oversaw vote tallies that don't match the number of votes in boxes.

That's horrible. I don't want summary executions. They should last awhile.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

======

Black bag over the head. Body disposed of where no one will find it.

What happens in between doesn't matter to me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (GBKbO)

144 It's a poll tax!"

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"When you think about it, isn't taking time out of your day to vote -- especially if you do so in person -- a poll tax?"

/Donkey-Chompers-Cortez -- Make Mexican Horses Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (5FL4d)

145 Anyone know what documents the tribes issue if you were born on a reservation? Maybe those are photo IDs issued by whatever government is in place on the rez.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (8mulE)

146 One day of voting.

Election day cheating has occurred in multiple jurisdictions for several elections now yet otherwise intelligent people continue to act like it's some shield against fraud.

It's not a cure-all, but it takes away one of the most important methods for cheating. That sounds like a good idea.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)

147 144 It's a poll tax!"

-----------

"When you think about it, isn't taking time out of your day to vote -- especially if you do so in person -- a poll tax?"

/Donkey-Chompers-Cortez -- Make Mexican Horses Great Again!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (5FL4d)

=======

Anything less than your betters choosing your leaders for you is a polls tax.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:37 AM (GBKbO)

148 128
It’s shows the city and state you were born in. Mine notes El Paso,Tx. It does not have the hospital, but they don’t need that.
Posted by: Piper

Mine just has OHIO, USA
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 19, 2026 11:33 AM (Cqx++)

Maybe I made that up and it just says Texas. I should look. Lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:37 AM (OoFl2)

149
"Hello, my name is Juan Hernandez," says Bill in a fake mustache is not the prime mover of cheating in American elections.

"I say there are 1000 ballots in this box of 10," is.

I vouch for Juan!

Posted by: Another Juan bites the dust at February 19, 2026 11:37 AM (Cqx++)

150 145 Anyone know what documents the tribes issue if you were born on a reservation? Maybe those are photo IDs issued by whatever government is in place on the rez.
Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026

I don’t think mine has my birth place, just current address.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:38 AM (OoFl2)

151 Maybe I made that up
Posted by: Piper


We might have a place for you in our organization.
-- Fake News Media

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:38 AM (77rzZ)

152 "Hello, my name is Juan Hernandez," says Bill in a fake mustache is not the prime mover of cheating in American elections.

"I say there are 1000 ballots in this box of 10," is.

I vouch for Juan!

Posted by: Another Juan bites the dust

I vouch for Juan as well.

Posted by: Manuel Recount at February 19, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

153 My birth certificate is issued by the hospital, Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital.


Now that I think about it, a "memorial" hospital seems a bit ominous.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 11:39 AM (jc0TO)

154 I’ve changed my mind on the filibuster. If the dems want to pass a ton of suicidally unpopular shit when they get a chance, why should be stopping them? Let them choose the form of their destruction.

It will be painful at first, but we’ll be better off in the long run.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 19, 2026 11:39 AM (/DR63)

155 >>>Where do you live, Alaska?

Posted by: Dr. Claw

>In the Rocky Mountains on the Continental Divide. It's supposed to warm up to 31 tomorrow.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 11:40 AM (gVUi7)

156 Hmm.... something just went boom in the distance here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

My first thought was: could be a transformer... then I remembered where you are.

Hope it is a transformer.
Posted by: Aetius451AD


THE GAYS ARE BLOWING UP!!!!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 11:40 AM (SD6jB)

157 Northern Israel. 3 more booms since.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:35 AM (UzL96)

Stay safe! Could the Air Force be doing some supersonic flights? I assume if the weirdbeards were lobbing missiles, there would be an alert?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:40 AM (8zz6B)

158 154 I’ve changed my mind on the filibuster. If the dems want to pass a ton of suicidally unpopular shit when they get a chance, why should be stopping them? Let them choose the form of their destruction.

It will be painful at first, but we’ll be better off in the long run.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 19, 2026 11:39 AM (/DR63)

======

Their grand execution of strategy under Biden when Republicans were voting for cloture on almost anything anyway was just trillions of dollars in graft.

DC is not interested in policy anymore because law doesn't matter.

What matters is prosecutorial discretion. What matters is who enforces the hundreds of thousands of pages of the federal register already on the books.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (GBKbO)

159 It will be painful at first, but we’ll be better off in the long run.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

The problem is that you can point out the consequences and the media will still say "THIS IS THE FAULT OF REPUBLICANS OBSTRUCTING US!"

Think about Obamacare. Not one Republican voted for it and they still get the blame about how bad things are with medical care.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (RjOoY)

160 141 >>>probably anywhere USA, you just need to find a DMV worker who is on the take, offer some cash, get a Real ID. Easy.

they even accept EBT
Posted by: brak at February 19, 2026

They had to scan all the documents in and there are cameras all over the place at our little podunk DMV. I doubt it would be impossible, but it wouldn’t be easy.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (OoFl2)

161 Interestingly, the race of my parents is noted, but my race is not.

I guess that is infered.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 11:42 AM (jc0TO)

162 ed by: Biden's Dog

Hmm. Doesn't sound good. Stay safe.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (77rzZ)
-

Nothing in the news yet. Likely IAF strikes in either Lebanon or Syria.

And now, out to dinner with Mrs. BD!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 11:43 AM (UzL96)

163 155
‘ In the Rocky Mountains on the Continental Divide. It's supposed to warm up to 31 tomorrow.’

Pretty rugged weather. It probably keeps the candy asses and other riff raff away though.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 11:43 AM (jbnUc)

164 A military ID together with a military record showing birthplace

Huh?

Besides, if one is a commissioned officer, you MUST be a citizen.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 11:43 AM (uKe7i)

165 I...don't know what to make of this.

We Wuz Wakanda – Wakandan Amelia Parody Song (Happy Ending💜✊

https://youtu.be/-RbhuU_zT-4?list=RD-RbhuU_zT-4

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

166 My state, or at least county issues Birth Certificates in an almost wallet sized form, in a little manila sleeve. In the .mil we had to get passports for an operation and some clown clerk in HQ company said it wasn’t a “real” BC, I guess it has to be some poster sized thing to be believed. I was like FU.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (lQYPV)

167 And now, out to dinner with Mrs. BD!
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Have a great dinner!

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

168 Interestingly, the race of my parents is noted, but my race is not.

I guess that is infered.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 11:42 AM (jc0TO)

Is "turkey baster" a race? Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Malia at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (8zz6B)

169 They had to scan all the documents in and there are cameras all over the place at our little podunk DMV. I doubt it would be impossible, but it wouldn’t be easy.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (OoFl2)

What if you knew that the cameras didn't work? Or that the take from the cameras was deleted after some short period of time?

All those cameras exist to deter crime by people outside the system, not the ones on the inside.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)

170 They had to scan all the documents in and there are cameras all over the place at our little podunk DMV. I doubt it would be impossible, but it wouldn’t be easy.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (OoFl2)

Yes, but who are the cams pointing at. When I've been in government buildings, all those cams are usually pointed at the areas where the visitors are, not at the government employees.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (8mulE)

171 Jen Aniston's godfather was Telly Savalas.

Posted by: Greek To Me at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (oftw2)

172 I identify as Adeptus Astartes. Bow to the Emperor's will or be destroyed.

Posted by: 40K voter at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (TbWk/)

173 My two comments above explain:
- why they want dirty voter rolls -- because that gives them lots of names to use to stuff the votes
- why they want lax ID -- it allows anyone to vote in your name
- why they want mail in -- make it easier
- why they want fewer, bigger, voting stations - allows non-locals to claim what they want.
- why they want centralized count - expands the fraud to rural districts and outside the control of local candidates who might want to check each signature, ballot, etc.

The Dems, mostly in inner city, have turned votes into a commodity. This what we saw in Georgia where these scum had the attitude that it is their right to make the numbers come out as directed. They have all been raised on the idea that they are soldiers fighting for minority justice and that means cheating.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (5LjnF)

174 If anyone is suppressing votes it's the Democrats.

They've created an atmosphere of corruption around the whole process that causes normal people to stay at home because they think their vote doesn't count.

Meanwhile, the Dems are happy to vote on behalf of normal people through ballot harvesting and other shady methods

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 11:45 AM (ESVrU)

175 I've been considering both a real ID and a passport lately. They want every kind of identification short of a DNA sample.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 11:36 AM (gVUi7)

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

Y'all likely know this -- but in case anyone doesn't -- if you have a passport it is a substitute for a Real ID (so getting both is a little redundant, but it might be more convenient to use the Real ID for domestic matters such as flights -- and use the passport for other matters like international travel).

BTW, we're flying to Israel later this year to tour The Holy Land. Before you're allowed to enter Israel, you must apply & be approved for an "ETA-IL (Electronic Travel Authorization for Israel)."

One of the questions on the form was "Is your passport biometric?" Haven't heard of those before ... so looked it up:

"A biometric passport (also known as an electronic passport, e-passport or a digital passport) is a passport that has an embedded electronic microprocessor chip, which contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of the passport holder."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:45 AM (5FL4d)

176 The issues with fake, fraudulent ballots is every bit as important as voter ID. A lot of "ballots" were injected into the count that were fake/fraudulent. The issues with the machines and software needs to be addressed too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 11:45 AM (jtM2q)

177 176 The issues with fake, fraudulent ballots is every bit as important as voter ID. A lot of "ballots" were injected into the count that were fake/fraudulent. The issues with the machines and software needs to be addressed too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 11:45 AM (jtM2q)

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GA alone had 300,000 ballots counted with no proof they ever existed.

That's going to be orders of magnitude a larger problem than people lying about who they are and voting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)

178 165 I...don't know what to make of this.

It's hilarious. Not much more to add to that.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 11:46 AM (RjOoY)

179 >>I've been considering both a real ID and a passport lately. They want every kind of identification short of a DNA sample.

It's really not that hard. All you need is a birth certificate, a head shot photo you can get anywhere and $130 and you get a passport. Easy peasy. In some states you can even get a Real ID at a AAA store and avoid the DMV hassle.

I'm in favor of making voting at least as difficult as it is to buy a gun. If someone can't be bothered to at the very least prove who they are I don't want them voting in elections that can change my life.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 11:46 AM (viF8m)

180 We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

181 They had to scan all the documents in and there are cameras all over the place at our little podunk DMV. I doubt it would be impossible, but it wouldn’t be easy.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (OoFl2)

What if you knew that the cameras didn't work? Or that the take from the cameras was deleted after some short period of time?

All those cameras exist to deter crime by people outside the system, not the ones on the inside.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (ExV1e)

That's why they freak the fuck out and call the cops when a member of the public starts recording, even though there are supposedly security cameras throughout the building already doing that.

Posted by: Cameras for me but not for thee at February 19, 2026 11:47 AM (TbWk/)

182 the problem is there's likely a bunch of GOP senators that privately don't want to pass voter ID, but support it publicly knowing/expecting Thune to never let it pass using process excuses

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 11:47 AM (V6W16)

183 If anyone is suppressing votes it's the Democrats.

They've created an atmosphere of corruption around the whole process that causes normal people to stay at home because they think their vote doesn't count.

Meanwhile, the Dems are happy to vote on behalf of normal people through ballot harvesting and other shady methods

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 11:45 AM (ESVrU)

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Good points, Perfessor. In fact both points you make are the ultimate in their "precious" -- but, in fact, actual -- voter disenfranchisement.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (5FL4d)

184 We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

Probably.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)

185 180 We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

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All it requires is some effort from leadership to keep the Senate in session and talking for like a week.

There have been mouth sounds about it, but no action, and the drama just keeps dragging out.

This could end with a failed cloture vote and appeals for fundraising, but I don't know.

I still think we're about 40-60 on odds if leadership is actually trying or not.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)

186 We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?

I'm not so sure. Thune has been less bad than I thought he would be. Not good, but less bad. If he wants to continue as leader, he'd better get it passed.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (Riz8t)

187 173
‘ They have all been raised on the idea that they are soldiers fighting for minority justice and that means cheating.’

For some reason that always means doing something illegal.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (jbnUc)

188 It's really not that hard. All you need is a birth certificate, a head shot photo you can get anywhere and $130 and you get a passport. Easy peasy. In some states you can even get a Real ID at a AAA store and avoid the DMV hassle.

I'm in favor of making voting at least as difficult as it is to buy a gun. If someone can't be bothered to at the very least prove who they are I don't want them voting in elections that can change my life.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 11:46 AM (viF8m)

In Canada, the passport photo has to be exactly the right size, or it will be rejected.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (8zz6B)

189 186 We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?

I believe the SAVE act won't be "saved."

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 11:49 AM (VE6XX)

190 In Canada, the passport photo has to be exactly the right size, or it will be rejected.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (8zz6B)

Walgreens, at least, does passport photos. I'm sure other places do as well and know what size to make them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:50 AM (ExV1e)

191 (b) Documentary proof of United States citizenship.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documentary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with respect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the following:

Do not fall for the you need a passport or a marriage license.

ANY

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 11:50 AM (gbOdA)

192 Fun Fact: The NY Rangers were originally named the New York Rump Rangers.

Posted by: Clark Gillies at February 19, 2026 11:50 AM (oftw2)

193 170 They had to scan all the documents in and there are cameras all over the place at our little podunk DMV. I doubt it would be impossible, but it wouldn’t be easy.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (OoFl2)

Yes, but who are the cams pointing at. When I've been in government buildings, all those cams are usually pointed at the areas where the visitors are, not at the government employees.
Posted by: No Name Today at February 19, 2026 11:44 AM (8mulE)

I would not swear to it, but it’s both the desks and the outside. Maybe Toby remembers? It’s attached to a courthouse.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:51 AM (Wmg4n)

194 Look for the STAR on your license.
It is usually gold or black
cali had a Bear

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 11:51 AM (gbOdA)

195 In the article I read about KY fraud, 2,000 IDs were clawed back, DMV workers arrested but nobody arrested who bought an ID.

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 11:51 AM (uQzkA)

196
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 11:52 AM (kTyBw)

197 There are 2 parts to SAVE

1. Registration
Ensuring only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office.

(a) Definition of documentary proof of United States citizenship.—Section 3 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502) is amended—

(1) by striking “As used” and inserting “(a) In general.—As used”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:


“(b) Documentary proof of United States citizenship.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documentary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with respect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the following:

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 11:53 AM (gbOdA)

198 We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

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This is where I come for Battered Conservative Syndrome group therapy.

It has the added benefit of some very entertaining writing, thoughts, and laughs ... so it's got that going for it, which is nice.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 11:53 AM (5FL4d)

199 I still think we're about 40-60 on odds if leadership is actually trying or not.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (GBKbO)
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That "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Like Atlas-level lifting. I don't see how SAVE gets past the filibuster, as the filibuster is currently implemented.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)

200 In the article I read about KY fraud, 2,000 IDs were clawed back, DMV workers arrested but nobody arrested who bought an ID.
Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 11:51 AM (uQzkA)

And were they removed from the voting rolls?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:53 AM (ExV1e)

201 Representative Kendra Horn, the only Democrap representative in this solidly Trumpian state, represents the 5th congressional district, which includes most of the People's Republic of Oklahoma City, a cancerous blue hole in our red map.

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She's not in office. Her last year was 2021. A Republican women holds the office now.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 19, 2026 11:53 AM (g8Ew8)

202 176 The issues with fake, fraudulent ballots is every bit as important as voter ID. A lot of "ballots" were injected into the count that were fake/fraudulent. The issues with the machines and software needs to be addressed too.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

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This is an important, and overlooked point.

Our systems were designed such that local elections had close oversight by local candidates. Those candidates made sure the local counts were legit -- city offices. They needed the party to provide the ground troops to be watchers at every polling station.

Those local counts were public. They were passed up in a hierarchical manner to the city, county, state, and at every level there were watchers and local news reporters. Newspapers had young reporters at the polling stations reporting the count so the local candidates, party, and news all double checked what the officials reported.

This was done this way because you can transfer a dozen numbers (the local count) reliably and publicly. Now we send the ballots to a central spot to count and anyone and inject whatever they want and corrupt it all. That was impossible with local counting and there, a corrupt (pixy l..

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (5LjnF)

203 We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:47 AM (iFTx/)

No. Just to busty lesbian pron.

Posted by: This is the way at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (TbWk/)

204 199 That "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Like Atlas-level lifting. I don't see how SAVE gets past the filibuster, as the filibuster is currently implemented.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 11:53 AM (iFTx/)

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Well, easy, really.

The cloture vote is an endrun around the filibuster, not the filibuster itself. It's a vote to end debate before everyone has spoken.

Force the actual debate, and no cloture vote is needed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (GBKbO)

205 Pretty amazing that any person cannot be identified in our surveillance society. It’s almost like, get this, they don’t want to.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (pDt9x)

206 169 They had to scan all the documents in and there are cameras all over the place at our little podunk DMV. I doubt it would be impossible, but it wouldn’t be easy.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:41 AM (OoFl2)

What if you knew that the cameras didn't work? Or that the take from the cameras was deleted after some short period of time?

All those cameras exist to deter crime by people outside the system, not the ones on the inside.
Posted by: I used to have a different

Don’t forget I live in the reddest county of Alabama, so it may not be reflective of what goes on outside of my bubble.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (Wmg4n)

207 >>We're all just jerking ourselves off thinking SAVE has any chance of passing, correct?

Polls consistently show something like 85% of the country want our elections more secure. Forget any single bill, do you really think this is an issue that will just go away?

I was told, endlessly, Trump could never win another term. Never say never, this issue is not going away until it is fixed.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (viF8m)

208 Well . It looks like it’s piss and moan time in this thread. Time to go do something useful.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (jbnUc)

209 At least 2,000 times doesn't seem like a blip

Posted by: nckate at February 19, 2026 11:55 AM (uQzkA)

210 Look for the STAR on your license.
It is usually gold or black
cali had a Bear
Posted by: r hennigantx


Have both the star and the new "see thru Texas emblem" on my DL.
The see thru emblem has my micro-picture and some other writing on it.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 11:55 AM (SD6jB)

211 That "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. Like Atlas-level lifting. I don't see how SAVE gets past the filibuster, as the filibuster is currently implemented.

We supposedly keep the filibuster to act as a cooling saucer from the lunatic excursions of the House. Okay, but what could be more important than the integrity of the vote? This is the thing for which we needed to keep our powder dry. Thune had better understand that we mean business on this.

The filibuster is NOT more important than the votes of the citizenry.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)

212 Don’t forget I live in the reddest county of Alabama, so it may not be reflective of what goes on outside of my bubble.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM (Wmg4n)

It's also possible that the attitudes of government employees do not match the attitudes of the electorate at large.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:57 AM (ExV1e)

213 If the GOP had any brains, there would be hearings interviewing supportive blacks, hispanics and women asking them if it is too hard for them to get a birth certificate for a voter ID and if they support voter ID. If they had any brains...

Posted by: Dantes at February 19, 2026 11:57 AM (6KVNP)

214 Sorry to go on so much about vote security. I just want everyone to know some of these things

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 11:57 AM (5LjnF)

215 Can he still speak?
Posted by: Sponge

Communicates by blinking now, I think.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)

Taps his hooves on the floor.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 19, 2026 11:57 AM (5xuJ/)

216 @amuse
@amuse
DEI: Why did Washington DC hire David Gadis after he lied to Flint residents that their water was safe to drink despite knowing it was contaminated with lead? Diversity, plain and simple. When he got to DC Water he fired all of the white male executives and replaced them with less experienced people of color. Now DC is facing the largest sewage spill in our nation's history.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 11:59 AM (TN0g+)

217 Can he still speak?
Posted by: Sponge

Communicates by blinking now, I think.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:07 AM (77rzZ)

Taps his hooves on the floor.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 19, 2026 11:57 AM (5xuJ/)

Blinky light on the front of his transport unit. The Star Trek documentary demonstrated that this is the most advanced that invalid communications will ever achieve.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 11:59 AM (ExV1e)

218 216 @amuse
@amuse
DEI: Why did Washington DC hire David Gadis after he lied to Flint residents that their water was safe to drink despite knowing it was contaminated with lead? Diversity, plain and simple. When he got to DC Water he fired all of the white male executives and replaced them with less experienced people of color. Now DC is facing the largest sewage spill in our nation's history.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 11:59 AM (TN0g+)

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Because the Democrat Party is a patronage scheme for otherwise unhirable malcontents?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 11:59 AM (GBKbO)

219 Someone yesterday recommended Grok. I've been trying it out, and it's great!

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

220 I...don't know what to make of this.

We Wuz Wakanda – Wakandan Amelia Parody Song (Happy Ending💜✊

https://youtu.be/-RbhuU_zT-4?list=RD-RbhuU_zT-4
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
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F'N GENIUS!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 12:01 PM (ESVrU)

221
𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg
1 USD = 1,637,000 Iranian Rials

Khomeini's face fittingly represents the most worthless currency on planet Earth.

All of Africa has stronger currencies than Iran.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 12:01 PM (TN0g+)

222 oh, hay.

Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuter

I am awaiting the day when such a portal is created for the US

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:01 PM (rbvCR)

223 When he got to DC Water he fired all of the white male executives and replaced them with less experienced people of color. Now DC is facing the largest sewage spill in our nation's history.

"Less experienced" is a funny way of saying "completely unqualified".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

224 Remember illegals don't vote in elections.

But if the Rethuglikkans require proof of citizenship to vote millions of people won't be able to vote!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 12:02 PM (sKqQm)

225 But we are all citizens of the world!

- Democrats everywhere

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 19, 2026 12:02 PM (q4vBG)

226 Remember illegals don't vote in elections.

But don't you dare have ICE anywhere near a voting place.

Posted by: Abigail Spanberger at February 19, 2026 12:03 PM (Riz8t)

227 If a person does not have these standard and common documents, the bill requires states to create an alternative process where additional documentation may be submitted to prove citizenship.

This is the terrifying part of the Bill. California, Minnisomalia and other Communist states will provide "vouching" as a form of "alternative" documentation.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 12:03 PM (U4c/V)

228 if the SAVE Act were by some miracle to pass, a lefty judge would rule it unconstitutional (perhaps without enough time for SCOTUS to overturn prior to the midterms)

sorry to blackpill

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 12:04 PM (V6W16)

229 I'm in favor of making voting at least as difficult as it is to buy a gun. If someone can't be bothered to at the very least prove who they are I don't want them voting in elections that can change my life.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 11:46 AM (viF8m

F^ck. In Oregon that means I would have to provide thumb prints and have the polling place call the state police and wait for them to get their thumbs out of their asses to call the polling station back to say I can legally vote, and that can mean a wait of half a day if the call volume is high

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:04 PM (rbvCR)

230 #90 - the lady would need the birth certificate to get a Real ID. Can't get one without it. If she's married she needs to bring the marriage license to show the name change, along with the SS card and current drivers license.

Posted by: Jaimo at February 19, 2026 12:04 PM (BCuCF)

231 Part 2 Protect Mail In Ballots

‘‘(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES
16 CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant
17 who submits the mail voter registration application
18 form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis19 sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described
20 in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not
21 be registered to vote in an election for Federal office
22 unless—
23 ‘‘(A) the applicant presents documentary
24 proof of United States citizenship in person to
25 the office of the appropriate election official not
9
1 later than the deadline provided by State law
2 for the receipt of a completed voter registration
3 application for the election; or

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 12:04 PM (gbOdA)

232 This is the terrifying part of the Bill. California, Minnisomalia and other Communist states will provide "vouching" as a form of "alternative" documentation.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Yes, that worries me as well.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 12:05 PM (77rzZ)

233 228 if the SAVE Act were by some miracle to pass, a lefty judge would rule it unconstitutional (perhaps without enough time for SCOTUS to overturn prior to the midterms)

sorry to blackpill

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 12:04 PM (V6W16)

=======

The pattern is: district judge orders a TRO. 14 days pass of frantic commentary. The district judge orders an injunction. The admin responds with an appeal, and the appeals court sides with the admin. Then, months later, the suit is won by the admin and no one notices.

It's just gotten faster the deeper into the second Trump administration because most district court judges aren't falling for it anymore, all of the appeals courts are sick of it, and SCOTUS keeps slapping everyone around when it does get to them.

So, yes, some Maryland District Judge will try to stop it. It won't last more than a month, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:06 PM (GBKbO)

234 See this is where the Republicans just don't play the game right.

Introduce a bill to require exactly the same ID requirements and waiting periods for voting as for guns and make it tied to each state.

Make the left come out and say that this will deny millions of people the vote and then explain it doesn't impact people RKBA.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 12:06 PM (sKqQm)

235 They want every kind of identification short of a DNA sample.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone


I only get asked for DNA samples from attractive women.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 12:06 PM (aapWt)

236 >>Someone yesterday recommended Grok. I've been trying it out, and it's great!

Every time I tried Grok, I got a response that said it was under heavy usage and to try back later.

Every time, no matter the day of the week or time of day.

After about a dozen attempts over a couple of weeks, I gave up going there.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 12:07 PM (Y1sOo)

237 In Canada, the passport photo has to be exactly the right size, or it will be rejected.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (8zz6B)
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Same here. And the head/face has to be of a specific size within the photo.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 12:07 PM (3ImbR)

238 Don’t forget I live in the reddest county of Alabama, so it may not be reflective of what goes on outside of my bubble.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 11:54 AM

I had to look it up, Baldwin is only the 17th most Republican county in Alabama based on voting in the last 4 elections.

https://tinyurl.com/3xrpzpam

I would have figured us ranking higher.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 12:07 PM (jc0TO)

239 Have both the star and the new "see thru Texas emblem" on my DL.
The see thru emblem has my micro-picture and some other writing on it.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 11:55 AM (SD6jB)

It should be your DOB in mirror as that was on the spec requirement when I was bidding the project 5 years ago.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 12:08 PM (gbOdA)

240 Yeah, I wouldn't trust some of these states to vouch for anything. F*ck that sh*t.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 12:08 PM (j6kTf)

241 if the SAVE Act were by some miracle to pass, a lefty judge would rule it unconstitutional (perhaps without enough time for SCOTUS to overturn prior to the midterms)

sorry to blackpill
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 12:04 PM (V6W16)

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And that judge would be over ruled on appeal in about a week. It's right there in the constitution that congress can regulate federal elections through law.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 12:08 PM (2UnvF)

242 For the record: it is easier to get or renew a passport than it is to get a Real ID driver's license--at least in NJ.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 12:08 PM (3ImbR)

243 229 I'm in favor of making voting at least as difficult as it is to buy a gun. If someone can't be bothered to at the very least prove who they are I don't want them voting in elections that can change my life.
Posted by: JackStraw
---------------
First guns I bought, I needed two letters of recommendation from people who were well known and respected in the community, a letter explaining my need, approval by Chief of PD, FBI check, Mental health records check, fingerprints.... and a whole bunch of money orders.

NJ

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 19, 2026 12:08 PM (5LjnF)

244 Every time I tried Grok, I got a response that said it was under heavy usage and to try back later.

Every time, no matter the day of the week or time of day.

After about a dozen attempts over a couple of weeks, I gave up going there.

I've not had that problem at all. I guess they know how important I am.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

245 241 And that judge would be over ruled on appeal in about a week. It's right there in the constitution that congress can regulate federal elections through law.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 19, 2026 12:08 PM (2UnvF)

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Any injunction would probably be along the lines of "poll tax" or something, not Congress's ability to regulate federal elections.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:09 PM (GBKbO)

246 If the GOP had any brains, there would be hearings interviewing supportive blacks, hispanics and women asking them if it is too hard for them to get a birth certificate for a voter ID and if they support voter ID. If they had any brains...

Posted by: Dantes at February 19, 2026 11:57 AM (6KVNP)

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There's a conservative commentator named Ari Hahn who does man-on-the-street interviews -- mostly on college campuses but sometimes in cities.

He did this a few years back in some blue shithole city asking blacks if they had ID, knew anybody who didn't, and if they knew where the local DMV was located. Most were of course offended ... as they should be.

He then asked whites if they thought blacks had difficulty obtaining ID and didn't know where their local DMVs were. Of course, most of them said "Yes."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (5FL4d)

247 perhaps Trump gave him the go ahead, but Lindsey Graham needs to STFU

"BREAKING: Senator Lindsey Graham, in an interview with Sky News Arabia: "The US decision regarding Iran has already been made. The ships are not arriving in the area only because the weather is pleasant at this time of year”

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 19, 2026"

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (V6W16)

248 Be careful with the Passport Card as it may only be used for certain travel.

A U.S. passport card is a wallet-sized travel document that allows U.S. citizens to re-enter the country at land borders and sea ports from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and some Caribbean countries, but it cannot be used for international air travel.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (gbOdA)

249 Ewok's awake.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (kgE5c)

250 247 perhaps Trump gave him the go ahead, but Lindsey Graham needs to STFU

"BREAKING: Senator Lindsey Graham, in an interview with Sky News Arabia: "The US decision regarding Iran has already been made. The ships are not arriving in the area only because the weather is pleasant at this time of year”

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 19, 2026"

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 19, 2026 12:10 PM (V6W16)

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Eh. Jawboning has its uses, and Graham doesn't actually affect any policy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)

251 >>Same here. And the head/face has to be of a specific size within the photo.

You can get a passport photo taken at places like CVS or a UPS store. Seriously, getting a passport is stupid easy.

Now getting a visa for places like Brazil, thats a pain in the ass.

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (viF8m)

252 If the GOP had any brains, there would be hearings interviewing supportive blacks, hispanics and women asking them if it is too hard for them to get a birth certificate for a voter ID and if they support voter ID. If they had any brains...

Posted by: Dantes at February 19, 2026 11:57 AM (6KVNP)

I could sit around and cower
as if I had no power
I'm just republican in name
and my ass I'll be a scratching
while dem plans are a hatching
'cause I got no fucking brain

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (snZF9)

253 Someone yesterday recommended Grok. I've been trying it out, and it's great!
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

Just keep their clothes on!

Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (nZWpe)

254
In Canada, the passport photo has to be exactly the right size, or it will be rejected.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:48 AM (8zz6B)


Went through that 35 years ago when I got a maroon US passport for official business during my Army days. Someone from our division G1 screwed up the photos and made them the wrong size for the entire battalion. We had to get new photos for everyone when State rejected them.

Then when we landed in Egypt, we all had Gyppo entry forms filled out for their border guards, but they were xeroxed copies and were rejected. Two of us guys from the S3 section had to go down to the border police station and re-copy (by hand) about 300 docs onto the actual Egyptian forms, which were obviously mimeographed. As if that made a difference.

The Gyppo cops were surprisingly nice guys, for mohammedans. They offered us Cokes, tea or coffee while we worked. I took the coffee, which was my first time with middle eastern style coffee. They got a kick out of watching me take my first sip and getting that first caffeine slam.

Bureaucratic bullshit appears to be one of the most common human traits.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 19, 2026 12:13 PM (kTyBw)

255 Every time I tried Grok, I got a response that said it was under heavy usage and to try back later.

Every time, no matter the day of the week or time of day.

After about a dozen attempts over a couple of weeks, I gave up going there.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 12:07 PM (Y1sOo)

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I believe this may happen if you're using a VPN and the IP is blacklisted/blocked (likely owing to past Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS attacks).

Also, I believe you have to have created an account before you can use it; but I agree, it's fantastic as a search engine if you phrase the prompt properly -- but don't start asking it for advice or anything of that nature (it's creepy how it tells you what you want to hear) ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (5FL4d)

256 >>>I had to look it up, Baldwin is only the 17th most Republican county in Alabama based on voting in the last 4 elections.

Pretty wide split between Baldwin and Escambia (AL) and they are right next to each other. That seems weird.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (Y1sOo)

257 Eh. Jawboning has its uses, and Graham doesn't actually affect any policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)

Mark Levin is spending his time ranting about the fact that Trump has not started carpet bombing. It must be horrible to lust for death like that.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (rbvCR)

258 Remember, the GOP governor of Michigan, who literally had nothing to do with the Flint water problem was made to fall on his sword over it.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (wj6F+)

259 Now getting a visa for places like Brazil, thats a pain in the ass.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

Russia and China too. Lots of $$$ plus the Russian one comes with so many warnings that it scares the crap out of you and changes your plans. Now if you're on a river cruise or other group travel, it's easier.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 12:14 PM (3ImbR)

260 You can get a passport photo taken at places like CVS or a UPS store. Seriously, getting a passport is stupid easy.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (viF8m)
~~~~~

There are apps that do it too for even less money.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 12:16 PM (3ImbR)

261 All alone
With just the beat of my heart

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (3ImbR)

262 The Chicago Bears are leaving Chicago for Indiana

Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (ZxPkt)

263 It should be your DOB in mirror as that was on the spec requirement when I was bidding the project 5 years ago.
Posted by: r hennigantx


It does. Along with some really micro writing that I couldn't even tell with a magnifying glass.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (SD6jB)

264 You can get a passport photo taken at places like CVS or a UPS store. Seriously, getting a passport is stupid easy.

Now getting a visa for places like Brazil, thats a pain in the ass.
Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (viF8m)
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It does however take time. Several weeks at least.

Posted by: WisRich at February 19, 2026 12:20 PM (G0vdT)

265 I could sit around and cower
as if I had no power
I'm just republican in name
and my ass I'll be a scratching
while dem plans are a hatching
'cause I got no fucking brain

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 12:12 PM (snZF9)

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* golf clap and cue the "Wizard of Oz" tune, only this time to slash metal music! *

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 19, 2026 12:21 PM (5FL4d)

266 It does one thing; it keeps non-citizens out of the voting systems.
I disagree. It should also keep out the dead and the imaginary. It's effective against more than illegal aliens.

Posted by: GWB at February 19, 2026 12:25 PM (02Em6)

267 262 The Chicago Bears are leaving Chicago for Indiana
Posted by: Don Black. Pedants, take notice. at February 19, 2026 12:17 PM (ZxPkt)

And my passing interest in the Bears will end as a result. OTOH, can't wait to see what the Bears end up doing with the land they bought as their original stadium site.

Posted by: Octochicken at February 19, 2026 12:27 PM (oCS0o)

268 And my passing interest in the Bears will end as a result. OTOH, can't wait to see what the Bears end up doing with the land they bought as their original stadium site.
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This is happening everywhere. Atlanta Braves moved out of Atlanta. Dittoes 49ers out of SF. The Rams were only good in St. Louis not LA. The Oilers are in TN. But for some reason the NY Jets are still there.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 12:41 PM (pZ64F)

269 Ironically the realID shit they put in place because of their own flood of illegals means Tyrone and Shaniqua honestly are unlikely to get qualifying id's. It took me fucking weeks of arguing and over a hundred bucks of docs bullshit. They won't do that and the Dems know it.

And cute they think we would spend money on building camps after the trillions they have wasted. Fuck that, they can start digging wherever.

Posted by: heya at February 19, 2026 12:45 PM (ilNpL)

270 She's not in office. Her last year was 2021. A Republican women holds the office now.

My error. That's what I get for trusting search results.

Posted by: mindful webworker - artisanally intellergint at February 19, 2026 01:08 PM (oq2IS)

271 The last time I watched the Fake News was on Sept 12th 2001 since then I have gone Cold Turkey on them

Posted by: Tamaa the Drogo Bird at February 19, 2026 05:36 PM (wGqjj)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Friedrich two men.jpg


Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich

This is the artist's third version of this scene...supposedly one of the men is Friedrich himself.

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (SD6jB)

2 wtf

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

3 Title checks out.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (kgE5c)

4 you ever seen a grown man naked

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:30 AM (gbOdA)

5 you like gladiator movies

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

6 Ichabod Crane, is that you?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (tj6OY)

7 Looks like the Patrick McGoohan Scarecrow of Romney Marsh TV series!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)

8 Reminds me of Sleepy Hollow for some reason.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (NpAcC)

9 I like this one. Though it seems like a repeat. Maybe we've just had the similar works by the same artist before.

Nevertheless, me likey. Very atmospheric.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

10 Very feygele. Brokeback mountain feygele.

2 dudes contemplating a full moon.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (SD6jB)

11 Least convincing backstories in history:

"Honestly, honey. He and I are just good friends, contemplating the moon."

Posted by: red speck at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (Ve/HL)

12 Interesting! I wonder if they are noting the tree makes it look spooky.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (Wmg4n)

13 Haven't we seen this one before?

Posted by: dantesed at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (Oy/m2)

14 Eerie

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)

15 I saw one of the versions on the cover of a paperback edition of Dracula.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 19, 2026 09:33 AM (BHrzb)

16 The stump in the foreground. The big gash in the tree to the right... Geez. How about a NSFW warning?

Posted by: red speck at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (Ve/HL)

17 This is the artist's third version of this scene...supposedly one of the men is Friedrich himself.

======

*running back and forth from position in the scene to behind the canvas*

"I'm just not seeing it."
-Friedrich

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (GBKbO)

18 "So the King told all his soldiers,

“ 'Hang him high or hang him low!

But never return ‘til the day I learn

He’s gone in flames below --

Or you’ll hang with the great Scarecrow!' ”

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)

19

You think you're scared? I have to walk back alone!

Posted by: Ed Gein at February 19, 2026 09:34 AM (ZIUKB)

20 Guy on the left looks like the Gestapo.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (pDt9x)

21 Looks kinda spooky out there. Those fellows must be planning something diabolical.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (k46fF)

22 The use of brown instead of black paint makes it look not as scary.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (tj6OY)

23 It also makes me think of the Swamp Fox series with Leslie Nielsen.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

24 waxing crescent

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (ZxPkt)

25 Conversation bubble “ only 24 days until the full moon, master”.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (pDt9x)

26 Looking for the Swamp Fox.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (0nHVk)

27 Ichabod Crane, is that you?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:31 AM (tj6OY)
*******
All it needs is the Headless Horseman.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)

28 My daughter said she believes they are discussing the stages of the moon.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (Wmg4n)

29 I hope they've got flasks with them and are drinking whilst they contemplate the moon.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

30 Is the moon made of cheese, or chocolate? Never mind.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:38 AM (pDt9x)

31 Gay? I'll tell you what's gay: painting the hollow of a dead tree to look the scary private parts of a lady!

What's that you say, Dr. Rorschach?

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 19, 2026 09:39 AM (BHrzb)

32 As the Horde has noted , definite Headless Horseman vibe.
Like the simple colors . Would hang.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (Kc+Vz)

33 If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are
Ours is not an easy age
We're like tigers in a cage
What a Town Without Pity can do

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (FXNzP)

34 Stand and deliver!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (Dyyic)

35 So... mooning thread?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (parpR)

36 Another artist who died in poverty.

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (lJ0H4)

37 I let the men of Al Zutt contemplate my moon...until I couldn't walk any more

Posted by: Muhammed at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

38 Stand and deliver!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:40 AM (Dyyic)
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What? The lupins???

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (parpR)

39 This painting, says Wiki, had its versions appear between 1819 and 1830; so this is a little late for The Scarecrow or the Swamp Fox. And it's German in any case.

And the two men seem to be contemplating an eclipse.

The 1824 version with a man and a woman is better lit, and appears to show the two of them contemplating twin suns!

Still, I like it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (wzUl9)

40 Friedrich builds excellent air conditioners and commercial cooling equipment, including grocers food cases. He dreamed this up while contemplating the Moon.

Posted by: Piggly Wiggly at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (oftw2)

41 So... mooning thread?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey


Are you gonna gibbous some moon puns?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

42 36 Another artist who died in poverty.
Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (lJ0H4)

Seems to be a thing with painters. Should have learned a trade, like, oh, roofing, or barista.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (pDt9x)

43
Oh, Caspar was soooo sensitive!

He ghosted his pals, however.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (xG4kz)

44 3 If we stop to gaze upon a star
People talk about how bad we are
Ours is not an easy age
We're like tigers in a cage
What a Town Without Pity can do
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026

***
The Gene Pitney version would make good music for a stripper.

The Herb Alpert instrumental version is fast and exciting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (wzUl9)

45 That’s no moon.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (A5RD0)

46 The Moon >>>> Mooning > Moon Pies

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (sKqQm)

47 Up to no good, these guys.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 09:43 AM (LHPAg)

48 MET

Title: Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Artist: Caspar David Friedrich (German, Greifswald 1774–1840 Dresden)
Date: ca. 1825–30
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Wrightsman Fund, 2000
Object Number: 2000.51
Curatorial Department: European Paintings

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (gbOdA)

49 Another artist who died in poverty.
Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 09:41 AM (lJ0H4)

He was German, not French. So at least he didn't die of syphilis.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (77rzZ)

50 Is that a cloak or a cape?

Posted by: Don Loper Originals at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

51
Looks like the Patrick McGoohan Scarecrow of Romney Marsh TV series!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

You know what was in that marsh, don't you?

That's right -- binders full of women.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:44 AM (xG4kz)

52 I think they're contemplating "earthshine", where the sliver is lit up by the sun, but the dark part isn't that dark.

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 09:45 AM (UBWwW)

53 The fellow on the right, the one with the cloak, also has a walking stick. A good idea in rough country.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:45 AM (wzUl9)

54 So they were gay, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (pZ64F)

55 I like this.

Somewhat whimsical.

You need that flask to keep the chills at bay.

Posted by: pawn at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (+rKuc)

56 >>So... mooning thread?

You'd prefer a thread about Uranus?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (tj6OY)

57 Is that a cloak or a cape?
Posted by: Don Loper Originals

Cloak, I'd say.

But what that guy on the right really needs is a muff, like yesterday's gal.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

58 The Moon >>>> Mooning > Moon Pies
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026

***
Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (wzUl9)

59 But what that guy on the right really needs is a muff, like yesterday's gal.

See that's what I am talking about!

Posted by: Some tranny surgeon at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (sKqQm)

60 That tree has seen better days.
I don't think I would trust a man who wears a cape.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (j6kTf)

61 Nice but dark. You would need track lighting to enhance its viewing and appeal.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (gVUi7)

62 >>So they were gay, rite?

I know it's a running joke on this thread, but dang, why must every same-sex relationship be assumed to be sexual? Hate how much the Pride movement has poisoned normal relationships.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:47 AM (tj6OY)

63
Whenever I see one of those German "romanticist" style painters gazing out over a pristine landscape, I cannot help but imagine them thinking, "A camp for malcontents and untermenschen would fit in there reaaaallly well. Some day ... some day ..."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (xG4kz)

64
Conversation bubble “ only 24 days until the full moon, master”.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM

Conversation bubble: You are mistaken, Percival. He quite clearly says "Excuse me while I kiss this guy"

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (tljrc)

65 M-O-O-N
That spells MOON!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (tj6OY)

66 The fellow in the greatcoat and cap looks like he's confiding something to the other guy. "This is where I boffed Leni the barmaid last month."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)

67 Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
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Once they went triple deck they sucked.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (pZ64F)

68 I know it's a running joke on this thread, but dang, why must every same-sex relationship be assumed to be sexual? Hate how much the Pride movement has poisoned normal relationships.

You cannot read a leftwing take on say the Lord of the Rings because they are going to tell you Sam and Frodo were gay.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (sKqQm)

69 ***
Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

They are awful! But I think they have always been awful.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (Wmg4n)

70 The fellow in the greatcoat and cap looks like he's confiding something to the other guy. "This is where I boffed Leni the barmaid last month."

Did old towns always have a spot in the woods couples would sneak off to? Did they sometimes have to wait their turn?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (sKqQm)

71 "Tickle your ass with a feather, Guvnor?"

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (jc0TO)

72 I have one of his painting on my LR wall. It's a landscape and I love it.

Posted by: Pamazon at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (b5MGU)

73 Brrrr. Brisk wind out of the north, funneling in from thee Frasier River Valley in Canada land. Feels like 22.

Going to be mighty chilly on the water.

Happy Thursday!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (A5RD0)

74 Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming
*
They are awful! But I think they have always been awful.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026

***
Gimme a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie anytime.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (wzUl9)

75 Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was dry and awful.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming

They are awful! But I think they have always been awful.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:50 AM (Wmg4n)

They started adding kale.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (ExV1e)

76 Good night moon...

Posted by: Some famous book at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)

77 Some day a smart cookie will come along and colonize the moon.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (LHPAg)

78 Very little light pollution from cities in those days, so of course the Moon looked more vibrant, like other Art Threads.

Posted by: Full Of Hot Air at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM (oftw2)

79 "Tickle your ass with a feather, Guvnor?"

"That's 'Guvnor Mountbatten-Windsor' to you, Squire. You may proceed..."

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (UBWwW)

80 Why did they pick a kid for the mascot for a bakery line?

Wouldn't you want a tubby older baker male or female? I mean...that's what you want to see when you go into an actual bakery isn't it?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (sKqQm)

81 >>You cannot read a leftwing take on say the Lord of the Rings because they are going to tell you Sam and Frodo were gay.

All the "'shippers" writing fanfic about their favorite tv/movie/book characters - ugh! The show Supernatural mocked it in an episode where fans 'shipped romance between the two *brothers*.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (tj6OY)

82 I know it's a running joke on this thread, but dang, why must every same-sex relationship be assumed to be sexual? Hate how much the Pride movement has poisoned normal relationships.
Posted by: Lizzy


Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM (A5RD0)

83 Very little light pollution from cities in those days, so of course the Moon looked more vibrant, like other Art Threads.

I live in an area where I can get away from light pollution and the difference in the night sky is incredible.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (sKqQm)

84 "But why do they call it the Sodomy Moon?"

Posted by: Wally at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (0e5Te)

85 They started adding kale."

As in JJ?

Oh, "kale"

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (3amNb)

86 Good night moon...
Posted by: Some famous book

There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

87 68 You cannot read a leftwing take on say the Lord of the Rings because they are going to tell you Sam and Frodo were gay.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:48 AM (sKqQm)

======

*cracks knuckles and neck*

"The Lord of the Rings is a monarchal, retrograde look at the obsession of aristocracy in forcing the yeomanry into doing their bidding. It is the story of rich people bickering over jewelry while the loyal, misguided servant follows his aristocratic master around, willing to toss aside his whole life on the whims of a trash run that could easily have been accomplished by natural flight from the might eagle. Samwise's journey is a tragic one, one where he must restrain his own individuality in favor of the desires and power games of a literal angel of the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky as he manipulates a lower noble, Frodo, into his fight with another fallen angel from the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky. Also, Sam and Frodo definitely bone."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (GBKbO)

88 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (Wmg4n)

89 Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM

They must be dragged from their closets, the faces wet with tears and red with shame.

Posted by: Lindsay Graham at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (jc0TO)

90 Gimme a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie anytime.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:51 AM
They ain't much better. And I got a box in the cabinet.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (LHPAg)

91
There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026

Good night monster under the bed.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (Wmg4n)

92 Why did they pick a kid for the mascot for a bakery line?

Wouldn't you want a tubby older baker male or female? I mean...that's what you want to see when you go into an actual bakery isn't it?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026

***
Little Debbie dates back to the days of Shirley Temple as a child actress, and maybe they were capitalizing on that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

93 So... mooning thread?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey


Are you gonna gibbous some moon puns?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)
-

I'm not going to crater to your every whim.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (parpR)

94
Moon Pies must have changed since I was a kid. I had one recently, and it was are dry and awful.

If they were moist and tasty at one time, those times are long gone. Pass.

Anyway, that Moon is a little too far past just coming out of the New Moon phase to have the dark side showing up all by its lonesome. I'm going with Earthshine for the source of the dark portion's illumination.

But, what do I know?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:54 AM (xG4kz)

95 >>Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.


Eh, think it's more about being so marinated in our current freaky culture that even our jokes conform to it?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (tj6OY)

96 88 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update.
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Your dog will eat anything.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (pZ64F)

97 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update."

Our old shih tzu loved blueberries, sliced apples, and watermelon...

Descended from wolves my arse...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (3amNb)

98 Prince Andrew was arrested? Wow. Has been held 6 hours and the royal lodge raided.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 09:55 AM (Wmg4n)

99 This is very pretty art, would hang.
I like it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (xcxpd)

100 "The Lord of the Rings is a monarchal, retrograde look at the obsession of aristocracy in forcing the yeomanry into doing their bidding. It is the story of rich people bickering over jewelry while the loyal, misguided servant follows his aristocratic master around, willing to toss aside his whole life on the whims of a trash run that could easily have been accomplished by natural flight from the might eagle. Samwise's journey is a tragic one, one where he must restrain his own individuality in favor of the desires and power games of a literal angel of the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky as he manipulates a lower noble, Frodo, into his fight with another fallen angel from the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky. Also, Sam and Frodo definitely bone."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:53 AM (GBKbO)
====

What about Captain Kirk?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (RIvkX)

101 I'm not going to crater to your every whim."

Cheese bits were so last thread

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (cGjQu)

102 >>There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.


We loved "Good Night, Gorilla."

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (tj6OY)

103 Down the slope, and behind the tree is the moon they're contemplating.

Sir Mix-A-Lot would approve.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (0sNs1)

104 I'm not going to crater to your every whim.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

I am apolloed at this response.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)

105 What about Captain Kirk?"

What. About. Captain. Kirk.?

/

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (cGjQu)

106 Another artist who died in poverty.
Posted by: Tuna

Elon Musk's right wing Christian nationalism hate propaganda tweet evokes an interesting discussion of the camel through the eye of a needle issue. (A problem I shall not have.)

https://is.gd/wzQZFa

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (FXNzP)

107 Oops, no. The Little Debbie company came up with the mascot image in 1960, when they'd already been selling snack cakes for a couple of decades. The kid was the founder's granddaughter. It surprised the little girl's parents.

The Oatmeal Snack Cake was the original offering.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (wzUl9)

108
Samwise's journey is a tragic one, one where he must restrain his own individuality in favor of the desires and power games of a literal angel of the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky as he manipulates a lower noble, Frodo, into his fight with another fallen angel from the Spaghetti Monster in the Sky. Also, Sam and Frodo definitely bone."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

Whatever happened to the poster who signed off here as being something like "your college student offspring's (some discipline) professor who is well steeped in intersectionality"?

I wish that I could recall the exact nickname that was used.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (xG4kz)

109
"The Lord of the Rings is a monarchal, retrograde look at the obsession of aristocracy in forcing the yeomanry into doing their bidding...

When I was young I played D&D and remember D&D is *greatly* though not solely inspired by LotR.

Recently I picked up a Pathfinder videogame (which is basically D&D) and...wow did people destroy D&D in the 20+ years I wasn't playing it. Not so much the mechanics, I'm more or less ambivalent there, but they went from a world that was like LotR or Lankhmar to some weird woke thing with gay tiefling bards seducing orc bartenders and crap like that.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

110 89 Because several of the “men” here are closeted homosexuals.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 09:52 AM

Jokes on you, nurse! There are no closets in my home only armoires!

Posted by: The Great, Grand Poof! at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (oftw2)

111 108 Whatever happened to the poster who signed off here as being something like "your college student offspring's (some discipline) professor who is well steeped in intersectionality"?

I wish that I could recall the exact nickname that was used.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (xG4kz)

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That's one of Joe Mannix's things.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (GBKbO)

112 I wish that I could recall the exact nickname that was used.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot


It was "Your Kid's ______." It was a Joe Mannix shtick.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

113 I'm not going to crater to your every whim.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

I am apolloed at this response.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)
-

It's your fault. You've brought out the lunartic in me - my dark side.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (parpR)

114
What. About. Captain. Kirk.?
/
Posted by: man

Are. You. Summoning. The. Shat?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 09:59 AM (xG4kz)

115 109 When I was young I played D&D and remember D&D is *greatly* though not solely inspired by LotR.

Recently I picked up a Pathfinder videogame (which is basically D&D) and...wow did people destroy D&D in the 20+ years I wasn't playing it. Not so much the mechanics, I'm more or less ambivalent there, but they went from a world that was like LotR or Lankhmar to some weird woke thing with gay tiefling bards seducing orc bartenders and crap like that.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:58 AM (sKqQm)

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I'm reading Paradise Lost, and it feels like The Silmarillion.

I suspect that Tolkien hated Paradise Lost because of Milton's Protestantism, but the similarities in feel and scope and character are just too...on the nose.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:00 AM (GBKbO)

116 Prince Andrew was arrested? Wow. Has been held 6 hours and the royal lodge raided.
Posted by: Piper

Mrs. Wrecks contends this proves Trump is guilty. I don't know. Must be calculus or something.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:00 AM (FXNzP)

117 TJM, you forgot the part where Sauron is misunderstood (childhood trauma made him that way), the Orks are the true victims, and that the Nazgul were actually great women warriors, which is why only a fellow true woman warrior could kill them.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:01 AM (tj6OY)

118 Oops, no. The Little Debbie company came up with the mascot image in 1960, when they'd already been selling snack cakes for a couple of decades. The kid was the founder's granddaughter. It surprised the little girl's parents.

The Oatmeal Snack Cake was the original offering.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

I like the chocolate Swiss Rolls.

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 10:01 AM (lJ0H4)

119 Time I headed out to run some errands before it gets too hot. Later, folken! Enjoy the tree and the moon!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)

120 Pecan Swirls beat Swiss Rolls by a mile.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (pZ64F)

121 Prince Andrew is the most obvious target for arrest from the Epstein files.

But it will be interesting if it stops there because one can slightly modify the "there were no Epstein clients" argument to say well, outside of Jeffrey, Ghislane, and Andrew.

But...that seems a weird addition. I get Ghislane because she was a sex partner for Epstein himself but if he was hooking up one of his associates with underage sex then the odds he was hooking many of them up are very very high.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (sKqQm)

122 121 Prince Andrew is the most obvious target for arrest from the Epstein files.

But it will be interesting if it stops there because one can slightly modify the "there were no Epstein clients" argument to say well, outside of Jeffrey, Ghislane, and Andrew.

But...that seems a weird addition. I get Ghislane because she was a sex partner for Epstein himself but if he was hooking up one of his associates with underage sex then the odds he was hooking many of them up are very very high.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (sKqQm)

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Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

123 >>>My daughter said she believes they are discussing the stages of the moon.

Posted by: Piper

>They're discussing whether the moon is made of edam or Allgäuer Bergkäse.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (gVUi7)

124 96 88 My dog is eating his blueberries 1 at a time and it’s cute. In case y’all needed this update.
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Your dog will eat anything.
Posted by: pudinhead at February

My dog is so spoiled, it’s almost embarrassing. He gets homemade food and his breakfast today, in addition to his meat, included yogurt and blueberries.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (Wmg4n)

125 Oops, no. The Little Debbie company came up with the mascot image in 1960, when they'd already been selling snack cakes for a couple of decades. The kid was the founder's granddaughter. It surprised the little girl's parents.

The Oatmeal Snack Cake was the original offering.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius


Little Debbie is now Big Deborah. You can even get t-shirts with chubby Deborah on it.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (SD6jB)

126 I suspect that Tolkien hated Paradise Lost because of Milton's Protestantism, but the similarities in feel and scope and character are just too...on the nose.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I've heard Paradise Lost called the work of sci-fi.

Fun fact: Milton was an Arian. So that might have been Tolkein's issue with him, rather than Protestantism. Don't know if the Arianism is reflected in PL or not.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

127 But it will be interesting if it stops there because one can slightly modify the "there were no Epstein clients" argument to say well, outside of Jeffrey, Ghislane, and Andrew.


And then he starts naming names.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:04 AM (SD6jB)

128 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?/i]

I think in the famous picture she's 17. I'm going to guess that might be above the formal age of consent in Britain BUT that much like in the US there are other charges for an adult having sex with someone below 18 even if it is above the age of consent.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)

129 My dog is so spoiled, it’s almost embarrassing. He gets homemade food and his breakfast today, in addition to his meat, included yogurt and blueberries.
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He likes yogurt?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:05 AM (pZ64F)

130 126 I've heard Paradise Lost called the work of sci-fi.

Fun fact: Milton was an Arian. So that might have been Tolkein's issue with him, rather than Protestantism. Don't know if the Arianism is reflected in PL or not.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)

=======

God has a discussion with the Son of God about what's going to happen with Adam in Book 3.

Making it rather explicit that the Son of God and God are separate beings, a conscious rejection of the Trinity.

I imagine Tolkien had to read Paradise Lost at least in prep for his college work, so he was definitely exposed to it. However, the theology of it probably rubbed him real wrong which stands in contrast to his Norse legends that he loved so much which just have a completely different theology.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (GBKbO)

131
That's one of Joe Mannix's things.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

It was a good one. Funny, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (xG4kz)

132 128 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?/i]

I think in the famous picture she's 17. I'm going to guess that might be above the formal age of consent in Britain BUT that much like in the US there are other charges for an adult having sex with someone below 18 even if it is above the age of consent.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)

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That's a far cry from "pedo sex ring".

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (GBKbO)

133 Bible Study Corner with Tim Kaine!

Senator Tim Kaine
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

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Well, Timbo, about those prohibitions on killing babies and bearing false witness . . .

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM (FXNzP)

134 The Batman and Robin, early days.

Posted by: Eromero at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (LHPAg)

135 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead

My dog loves to lick the inside of my yogurt cartons

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (lJ0H4)

136 >They're discussing whether the moon is made of edam or Allgäuer Bergkäse.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:03 AM

Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (jc0TO)

137 Prince Andrew was arrested? Wow. Has been held 6 hours and the royal lodge raided.
Posted by: Piper

Let's see if he keeps his mouth shut or if Charles abdicates due to "health concerns and to spend more time with my family".

Posted by: t-bird at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (UBWwW)

138
"Hans, this place is simply begging for a good clear cutting."

"Yes, and good and hard, too!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM (xG4kz)

139
The Batman and Robin, early days.

Posted by: Eromero

"Quick! To the Bat Ox Cart!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:08 AM (xG4kz)

140 My dog is so spoiled, it’s almost embarrassing. He gets homemade food and his breakfast today, in addition to his meat, included yogurt and blueberries.
Posted by: Piper

He's gonna need to go to an exercise studio if he gets too fat from all the food.

Oh, wait...

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

141 There was a Halloween parody version of that called "Goodnight Goon." Used to read it to my son when he was little.


We loved "Good Night, Gorilla."
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:56 AM (tj6OY)

"Go The Fuck To Sleep"
-LaVar Burton

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (PSEDc)

142 135 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead

My dog loves to lick the inside of my yogurt cartons
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This sounds sexual.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (pZ64F)

143 Bible Study Corner with Tim Kaine!

Senator Tim Kaine
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

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Well, Timbo, about those prohibitions on killing babies and bearing false witness . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:06 AM

What a coincidence. ICE appears to be reading from Exodus as well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (Wnv9h)

144 143 What a coincidence. ICE appears to be reading from Exodus as well.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (Wnv9h)

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Exodus is about Israel going home from a nation that wasn't theirs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:09 AM (GBKbO)

145 >>Senator Tim Kaine
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.
- - -

Last week, we had Obama and Hillary talking about immigration control, this week we have Kaine wanting to lead Bible study.

DANG, the polling has got to be bad.

Reminder: Kaine's antifa son was arrested protesting Trump: https://tinyurl.com/3wwtzps7

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (tj6OY)

146 That's a far cry from "pedo sex ring".

My specific argument here is that if Epstein and Ghislane ALONE were having sex with a group of young girls, I can buy that he was just satisfying his own twisted desires. But the second he was sharing underage girls with anyone else then yes it provides a strong suspicion that he was proving underage sex to a larger group of people.

Or to look at it the other way why share with Andrew and Andrew alone?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (sKqQm)

147 Holy carp!

High tide and blustery winds are crashing salt water over the sea wall and onto the street. Whoofreakinghoo! Storms are awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (qO9hU)

148 Apparently (and what I've read is ambiguous), Prince Andrew in a can is not about his kiddie diddling but rather financial irregularities. Who'd a thunk pedos could also be thieves?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (FXNzP)

149
Prince Andrew arrested for 'misconduct while in office'

"We found some very, very naughty doodles on public documents that were known to have last been in his possession."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (xG4kz)

150 Venezuelan Beaver Cheese.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 10:07 AM

Not today, sir, no.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (Wnv9h)

151 I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

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Which chapter covers showing up uninvited, and demanding accommodation without assimilation?

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GPjKT)

152 God has a discussion with the Son of God about what's going to happen with Adam in Book 3.

Making it rather explicit that the Son of God and God are separate beings, a conscious rejection of the Trinity.

I did not know that. I've learned something today.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (Riz8t)

153 145 Last week, we had Obama and Hillary talking about immigration control, this week we have Kaine wanting to lead Bible study.

DANG, the polling has got to be bad.

Reminder: Kaine's antifa son was arrested protesting Trump: https://tinyurl.com/3wwtzps7

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (tj6OY)

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The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

The 2018 midterms election results, which everyone seems to be expecting this year (when the GOP gained 2 Senate seats), was D+9.

And we have another 9 months of reduced crime, lowered inflation levels, increased wage growth, and further downward pressures on other price points (like insurance) to come. Plus, the DOJ suing blue states to clean up voter rolls.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GBKbO)

154 Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (qO9hU)

Sounds like the sea is angry today.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

155 146 That's a far cry from "pedo sex ring".

My specific argument here is that if Epstein and Ghislane ALONE were having sex with a group of young girls, I can buy that he was just satisfying his own twisted desires. But the second he was sharing underage girls with anyone else then yes it provides a strong suspicion that he was proving underage sex to a larger group of people.

Or to look at it the other way why share with Andrew and Andrew alone?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (sKqQm)

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Giuffrie wasn't under age.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GBKbO)

156
@SenTimKaine
Starting this Ash Wednesday, I’m going to read a chapter of Exodus a day for the 40 days of Lent. I’d welcome all who are interested to join me in reading Exodus and reflecting on this meaningful story of liberation, freedom, and immigration.

Going somewhere, are we, Timmuh?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (xG4kz)

157 Hmm, I don't want to jinx it but Rouse's has porkbelly for $2.99/lb this week.

I am going to have to drive over there.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (jc0TO)

158 152 God has a discussion with the Son of God about what's going to happen with Adam in Book 3.

Making it rather explicit that the Son of God and God are separate beings, a conscious rejection of the Trinity.

I did not know that. I've learned something today.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (Riz8t)

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Not bad for an illiterate, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (GBKbO)

159 >>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.


Huh.

Still weird behavior. Really weird.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (tj6OY)

160 Apparently (and what I've read is ambiguous), Prince Andrew in a can is not about his kiddie diddling but rather financial irregularities. Who'd a thunk pedos could also be thieves?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM (FXNzP)
149
Prince Andrew arrested for 'misconduct while in office'

"We found some very, very naughty doodles on public documents that were known to have last been in his possession."

If it hasn't already been mentioned, he's being investigated for turning over confidential British government financial documents to Epstein.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (Riz8t)

161 Apparently (and what I've read is ambiguous), Prince Andrew in a can is not about his kiddie diddling but rather financial irregularities. Who'd a thunk pedos could also be thieves?

Along these lines in the Epstein emails there are a lot of people doing favors for and asking favors from Epstein. I suspect if motivated Bondi and state AGs could make a fair number of arrests for simple corruption and non-sexual misconduct if they want to...though this would cause a media reaction of "you can't arrest people for that, everyone does it!" sort of as we found out with mortgage fraud and our elites.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (sKqQm)

162 High tide and blustery winds are crashing salt water over the sea wall and onto the street. Whoofreakinghoo! Storms are awesome.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:11 AM

I love driving around the beach on Cape Ann when it's stormy. Impressive surf on the rocks.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (Wnv9h)

163 If it hasn't already been mentioned, he's being investigated for turning over confidential British government financial documents to Epstein.

Basically, he was a spy.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:14 AM (Riz8t)

164 would not hang

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:15 AM (5rh/l)

165 >>I love driving around the beach on Cape Ann when it's stormy. Impressive surf on the rocks.

OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (tj6OY)

166 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

167 159 >>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.


Huh.

Still weird behavior. Really weird.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:13 AM (tj6OY)

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Do read the rest. D+3 is effectively an even environment. With the population imbalances and gerrymandering, Democrats need at least a D+3 to have a shot at winning the House. A shot. If the VRA is curtailed and a handful of Southern states redraw their maps even partially before November, it goes up to at least D+4. After 2026, when more states do the redraw, it's probably D+6.

And Senate races drive up turnout in the states that have them to presidential levels, making them more reflective of underlying PVI rather than subject to national swings in turnout differentials endemic to midterm elections.

Essentially, D+3 9 months out, when polls have this tendency of trending GOP in the final month, is really bad.

But, polls aren't reality. We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (GBKbO)

168 >>>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

One word. Turnout, turnout, turnout.

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (5rh/l)

169 run some errands before it gets too hot.

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Wait. What?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (FXNzP)

170 166 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.
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As always, the eternally affirmed require constant help.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (pZ64F)

171
ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.

Posted by: Archimedes

We are standing by, rested and ready!

-- Water Department of the City of Flint, MI

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (xG4kz)

172 Giuffrie wasn't under age.

Like I said, there are also laws against sex with a minor even if that minor is above the age of consent. You got me to google it and Britain ALSO has "corrupting a minor" laws that ban, for example, "to make arrangements to meet a child (under 1 with the intention of sexually abusing them,"

Now how well are those laws enforced? No idea. But he all but admitted to doing this.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

173 The Batman and Robin, early days.

Posted by: Eromero

"Quick! To the Bat Ox Cart!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:08 AM

Let us reflect on how the Batman epic, like all good epics, is a microcosm of life on Earth:

Bats = Good
Penguins = Bad, Perverted, & Evil

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (0sNs1)

174 m-o-o-n.

Posted by: cmeat at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (R11M+)

175 he's being investigated for turning over confidential British government financial documents to Epstein."

Hey brits - we already know you're broke.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (3amNb)

176 Or to look at it the other way why share with Andrew and Andrew alone?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:10 AM (sKqQm)

Andrew outwitted him. It takes a subtle genius to come across as that dim.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (ExV1e)

177 I loved Paradise Lost. I read it in college, and not for a class.

IMHO, it's the greatest work of poetry in the English language. (At least in Modern English.)

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

178 168 >>>The best pollsters are showing a D+3 environment, at worst.

One word. Turnout, turnout, turnout.

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (5rh/l)

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Two words:

Differential turnout.

Midterms just tend to benefit the party out of power. 90% of all turnout is self-starting behavior. The final 10% is influenced by GOTV efforts.

But, I've always suspected that 2026 wouldn't be that normal because there are background issues being addressed that have been allowed to metastasize over the past 15 years or so. Things like inflated voter rolls (DOJ lawsuits ongoing from the Civil Rights division to address that) in particular. Fed grant money being a major Dem fundraising tool is another.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (GBKbO)

179 We are standing by, rested and ready!

-- Water Department of the City of Flint, MI"

Lead the way....

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (3amNb)

180 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

He wasn't arrested for sex crimes. It was for leaking a confidential Brit Government report to an agent of Chy-nah, facilitated by his Epstein connection, and by some mook recently dropped from Starmer's cabinet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (8zz6B)

181 172 Giuffrie wasn't under age.

Like I said, there are also laws against sex with a minor even if that minor is above the age of consent. You got me to google it and Britain ALSO has "corrupting a minor" laws that ban, for example, "to make arrangements to meet a child (under 1 with the intention of sexually abusing them,"

Now how well are those laws enforced? No idea. But he all but admitted to doing this.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

=====

Giuffrie most likely helped Epstein secure other women, to be honest.

And, again, a very far cry from pedo sex ring.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

182 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM (Riz8t)

One of my high school buddies referred to it as The Poo-tomac River. So mad at myself for not coming up with that first.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (tceez)

183 would not hang
Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 10:15 AM

Thank you.

Posted by: Andrew, the royal formerly known as Prince at February 19, 2026 10:20 AM (0sNs1)

184 The problem with AOC is, she swallowed so many kids that everything that comes out of her mouth sounds childish.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:21 AM (SD6jB)

185 180 Wasn't Giuffrie of legal age in that picture of Andrew?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:02 AM (GBKbO)

He wasn't arrested for sex crimes. It was for leaking a confidential Brit Government report to an agent of Chy-nah, facilitated by his Epstein connection, and by some mook recently dropped from Starmer's cabinet.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (8zz6B)

======

It is somewhat entertaining that the stupid Epstein scare of him running a pedo sex ring that includes every cultural, government, and financial figure on the planet is really just uncovering rather bland corruption that probably happens everywhere.

That Epstein was turned into such a boogeyman is bringing some minor bits of justice to the world of corruption we call geopolitics is a salve to some degree.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:21 AM (GBKbO)

186 DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami.

-
At least they got the damn white men out!

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
DC Water's Manager David Gadis:
"We had too many white men in charge"
"The executives should reflect the city"

(And shouldn't that be "tsewer tsunami"?)

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:22 AM (FXNzP)

187 One of my high school buddies referred to it as The Poo-tomac River. So mad at myself for not coming up with that first.
Posted by: Doof

It's a weird linguistic coincidence that "Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language, resembles "potamos," the Greek word for "river."

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

188 Feed the Swamp!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:23 AM (gVUi7)

189 And shouldn't that be "tsewer tsunami"

Sewer Soonami

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:23 AM (cGjQu)

190 It's a weird linguistic coincidence that "Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language, resembles "potamos," the Greek word for "river."
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

Greek ? So the River Stinks ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:23 AM (VE6XX)

191 The DC water thing is going to play out like the Michigan water thing did.

The FNM will argue it is the fault of the nearest Republican, not the actual bureaucrats or the politicians that appointed them

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

192
Arrests:

King Charles: 1
President Trump: 0

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (0sNs1)

193 IMHO, it's the greatest work of poetry in the English language. (At least in Modern English.)
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

Well I never.

Posted by: Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (3+0K7)

194 ICYMI, DC Mayor Bowser has asked Trump to step in and "help" with the sewer tsunami. Naturally, this includes having the rest of us pay for Democrat mismanagement.
Posted by: Archimedes

Well, Trump is already trying to clean up DC.

Or are you talking about that broken sewer line?

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

195 I love driving around the beach on Cape Ann when it's stormy. Impressive surf on the rocks.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

My favorite time of year to be on the coast is during winter storm season. There’s a bunch of cabins built up on the cliffs that overlook the ocean that o go to occasionally. The power goes out regularly, but there’s candles and a wood burning fireplace and gas appliances. No tv. Reception for cellphones is spotty at best. It’s awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:24 AM (vk47u)

196 The FNM will argue it is the fault of the nearest Republican, not the actual bureaucrats or the politicians that appointed them
----------------
Jackson, MS, wants to have words with you.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:25 AM (pZ64F)

197 Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language"

Along with maize.

/ why do you ask, two dogs fvcking?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:25 AM (cGjQu)

198 Giuffrie most likely helped Epstein secure other women, to be honest.

And, again, a very far cry from pedo sex ring.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:19 AM (GBKbO)

It was a Lulti-Level Monging scheme.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:26 AM (8zz6B)

199 We love winter storm season, too, nurse.

See, we're simpatico!

Posted by: River Otters at February 19, 2026 10:27 AM (0sNs1)

200 Giuffrie wasn't under age.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:12 AM (GBKbO)

Shh... no matter how many times you say it, they won't hear it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 10:27 AM (ExV1e)

201 (kicks keyboard)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (8zz6B)

202 Getting serious Atlas Shrugged vibes from the DC Water Commission screw-up. The current leadership deserved to run it, but when it inevitably, literally goes to sh$t, they demand the competent business man fix it.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (hcp+B)

203 Potomac," which comes from a local Indian language"

Along with maize.

/ why do you ask, two dogs fvcking?
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:25 AM (cGjQu)

MaizeSoda was a bad kemosabe.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (tceez)

204 "To the moon, Alice!"

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:28 AM (+YA9H)

205 Cue “Earthshine” by Rush

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (fYhK6)

206 Racism rears its ugly head again.

Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)

207
@EndWokeness
DC Water's Manager David Gadis:
"We had too many white men in charge"
"The executives should reflect the city"

Well, 'mission accomplished' then! Yay, you!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (xG4kz)

208 206 Racism rears its ugly head again.

Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)

======

I bet he thought he was famous.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (GBKbO)

209 https://www.ironspringsresort.com/

If y’all ever get out here and want to stay on the coast……

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 10:31 AM (vk47u)

210 I lived near Monterey, CA for about a decade. Worked right off the Pacific Ocean/Monterey Bay in Pacific Grove. Winter was always awesome, especially in the days leading up a storm.

Massive surf. I've got hundreds of photos from there.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 10:31 AM (jtM2q)

211 Consenting adults can pretty much do whatever they want to as long as they keep it private.

That's kind of the understanding, no?

But there's always someone who has to exceed the speed limit because laws are for the little people.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (gVUi7)

212
Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)

They're right.. He is no journalist.. But not because he's black

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (VE6XX)

213 MaizeSoda was a bad kemosabe."

Shut yo mouf..

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (cGjQu)

214 Will Illinois learn anything about over taxation with the Bears set to move to Indiana?

My BIL saw it years ago. He had stage 4 cancer, moved him and his wife to Indiana as she could never afford to stay in Illinois on her salary alone after he passed away. (Their property taxes went from $16K a year to $1K, and this was nearly 15 years ago!)

Posted by: Ann at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (w9jrX)

215 It could be …. they didn’t believe he’s a “journalist” because he’s an obnoxious cunt? LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (sSmN4)

216 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 10:05 AM (pZ64F)
~~~~~

Mix a quart of plain yogurt with a cup of peanut butter and freeze it in portions in non-stick muffin tins. They love it, and it's better for them than ice cream.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (3ImbR)

217 213 MaizeSoda was a bad kemosabe."

Shut yo mouf..
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:32 AM (cGjQu)

Ain't talkin' 'bout Shaft!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (+YA9H)

218 Getting serious Atlas Shrugged vibes from the DC Water Commission screw-up. The current leadership deserved to run it, but when it inevitably, literally goes to sh$t, they demand the competent business man fix it.

One wonders if this could become a mini-Katrina moment for the Dems. It really does put a spotlight on their feckless incompetence.

@EndWokeness
DC Water's Manager David Gadis:
"We had too many white men in charge"
"The executives should reflect the city"

You mean a DEI bureaucrat with absolutely no engineering chops shouldn't be put in charge of an entire region's most fundamental engineering responsibility? Shut your ass! Literally.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM (Riz8t)

219 IMHO, it's the greatest work of poetry in the English language. (At least in Modern English.)
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:18 AM (77rzZ)

I believe Muldoon writes in Modern English.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (FXNzP)

220 Massive surf. I've got hundreds of photos from there.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

I remember drinking with my Navy buddies on the rocks one night when the waves were crashing against them. Looking back, it's lucky none of us got swept into the ocean.

Damn, I loved the Monterey Peninsula. Heaven on earth.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

221
He wasn't arrested for sex crimes. It was for leaking a confidential Brit Government report to an agent of Chy-nah, facilitated by his Epstein connection, and by some mook recently dropped from Starmer's cabinet.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19

And King Charles wasn’t told in advance.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (OoFl2)

222 And they arrested Randy Andy on his Birthday....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (VE6XX)

223 They love it, and it's better for them than ice cream."

Current shih tzu won't touch anything cold/chilled. Strange little doggy...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (cGjQu)

224 Shut your ass! Literally.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:33 AM

To be fair, this would solve a multitude of sewage system issues.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (0sNs1)

225 135 He likes yogurt?
Posted by: pudinhead

He loves it, plain Greek.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (OoFl2)

226 He loves it, plain Greek."

A....hem.

....

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (3amNb)

227 He loves it, plain Greek.
Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM

You know they stole it from us, right?

Posted by: Rev. Al S. at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (0sNs1)

228 Two Men Contemplating the Moon << B. Kliban's Two Guys Fooling Around With the Moon

Posted by: Bud Norton at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (/8Jbh)

229 International Trump.

https://is.gd/ZdXVpW

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (FXNzP)

230 I believe Muldoon writes in Modern English.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:34 AM (FXNzP)

He'll stop the world and melt with you

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (tceez)

231 I didn't realize this either.

I hadn't realized that the same guy who screwed up in Flint (and if you dig deep on that it was because he didn't understand water chemistry) is now in DC.

Totally makes sense to me but I've been watching this shit for longer than most.

https://is.gd/ARGauw

Posted by: Archimedes at February 19, 2026 10:38 AM (Riz8t)

232 Art.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 19, 2026 10:38 AM (Y61ZU)

233 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (PpBto)

234 Why do I get the feeling the headless horseman is approaching.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (PpBto)

235 Don Lemon said what??
Does he think the church is a magical portal to, say, the 1950’s???

Most of the families there likely have parents who were big time Oprah fans.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (hcp+B)

236 234 Why do I get the feeling the headless horseman is approaching.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:39 AM (PpBto)

Or the Four Horsemen...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:40 AM (VE6XX)

237 "We like the MOOOOOOOOOOON!"

- The Spongemonkeys

Posted by: Cesspit Pariah at February 19, 2026 10:40 AM (n6SCD)

238 Bats = Good
Penguins = Bad, Perverted, & Evil
Posted by: Duncanthrax

The mind that alters, alters all.

Posted by: Michael Savage 1998 at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (oftw2)

239 Art."

Linkletter?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (3amNb)

240 150 "it's a bit runny."

Posted by: cmeat at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (R11M+)

241 Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:30 AM (FXNzP)


Don Lemon says dumb ass shit.

Not news. Not surprising. Racists gonna racist.

Just because you 'married' a white fag doesn't mean you have cart blanche to be a racist asshole, Donny boy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:42 AM (PpBto)

242 Art."

Linkletter?
Posted by: man

Laffer.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

243 it's a bit runny."

So's the Potomac...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:43 AM (cGjQu)

244
Or the Four Horsemen...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 19, 2026 10:40 AM (VE6XX)


I firmly believe they've been summoned.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:43 AM (PpBto)

245 THAT's not a moon. I'll show ya a REAL 'moon' …

Posted by: Dr_No at February 19, 2026 10:43 AM (ayRl+)

246 Laffer."

Curve

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (cGjQu)

247 Andrew leaked investment information, apparently.

His poor daughters. They have to be mortified.

Posted by: Piper at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (Wmg4n)

248 OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM

*fistbump*

Bass Rocks in a storm!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (kgE5c)

249 Mandelsohn did worse than Andrew in giving inside information to Epstein.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:44 AM (YwEeS)

250 Art."

Linkletter?
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:41 AM (3amNb)

Donovan

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (tceez)

251 Sometimes I don't feel like any of this is real.

Each day has been stranger than fiction ever since they killed that damn gorilla. We didn't know it at the time, but Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Gorilla glue now makes a lot more sense.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (SD6jB)

252 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I s'pose all the moon jokes have been made already. That's what I get for sleeping in.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (2WIwB)

253 A Brit SWAT team tried to arrest a guy for a mean tweet but there was just one little problem.

https://is.gd/Rq9Gkp

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (FXNzP)

254 Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black.

Don Lemon is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.


Posted by: Randolph Duke at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (Ljddq)

255 Donovan"

Witch season?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (cGjQu)

256 251 Sometimes I don't feel like any of this is real.

Each day has been stranger than fiction ever since they killed that damn gorilla. We didn't know it at the time, but Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Gorilla glue now makes a lot more sense.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM (SD6jB)

I thought it was the Peanut the squirrel murder, but you may be right.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (pDt9x)

257 Don Lemon says people in the Minnesota church he entered didn’t believe he was a journalist because he’s black


No Don. They didn't believe you're a journalist because they couldn't believe an actual journalist would take such actions against a place of worship like you did.

You weren't there in the capacity of a journalist. You were a violent activist terrorizing people of faith.

You should be punished for your actions. To the fullest extent of the law. And it has NOTHING to do with your f*cking skin color. Asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (PpBto)

258 They done never seed a black journalist in....Minnesota

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (YwEeS)

259 A bit of comedic timing: The Bird Conservancy has been advertising an event to reframe birding for the black community while also pleading they clean up the Potomac ASAP to protect the birds affected by the waste.

Happy Black History Month, eh!?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (hcp+B)

260 256 Peanut definitely helped Trump get elected.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:47 AM (YwEeS)

261 I am reading a book by Raymond Ibrahim, currently. Yeah, Islam is, as always, enemy #1 for our civilization.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (pDt9x)

262 229 International Trump.

https://is.gd/ZdXVpW
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 10:37 AM (FXNzP)

That is SO GREAT!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (+YA9H)

263 Peanut definitely helped Trump get elected.
Posted by: steevy

Everybody forgets about me. *kicks dirt*
-- Zombie Fred

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

264 Witch season?
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:46 AM (cGjQu)

Nah. Sunshine Superman
https://youtu.be/AQndU3hm-5k

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (tceez)

265 Nice thing about Pres. Trump is any help won’t be without some sort of reckoning.

Does DC have any “Global Warming” strategies on their water works website? Re-chargeable snowplows? Are they discussing their Vision for Fine-Tuning the Weather 100 Years From Now? Green House Gas Reduction & Sequestration?

All these incompetent grifters sure can talk the talk but they can’t even pickup the garbage.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 10:48 AM (sSmN4)

266 I gelt bad about Harambe but what he would have done to the kid is impossible to predict.

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:49 AM (YwEeS)

267 reframe birding for the black community"

What, no fried chicken?

*ducks"

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:49 AM (cGjQu)

268 Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich

Very nice as I also like odd, Halloween-like art.

Wikipedia, in part, These German Romantic landscape paintings feature two figures in a dark forest silhouetted by a pastel sky. The works' dark foregrounds and lighter backgrounds create a sharp contrast. The sky suggests that there is a solar eclipse occurring. A dead, uprooted tree's dark roots and branches contrast with the sky. The jagged branches and stark contrasts seem to create a threatening environment for the figures, and are reminiscent of the imposing Gothic style seen initially in the medieval era, but revived in the Romantic era. The same can be said of the dark, shadowy trees and rocks surrounding the couple. The figures are dressed in dark colors and stiff, somewhat formal garments, which signify their higher class. The works emphasize spirituality in nature and the presence of the sublime, which are major themes of Friedrich.

Also Wikipedia, Friedrich "was a prolific artist who produced more than 500 attributed works.[92] In line with the Romantic ideals of his time, he intended his paintings to function as pure aesthetic statements..."

Would hang it. 👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (NFX2v)

269 Don Lemon is about as intelligent as AOC. I bet he thinks that everybody wants his big juicy booty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (gVUi7)

270 Heartbreaking. NYC.

https://tinyurl.com/48ec8s3u

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (3ImbR)

271 248 OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM

Just what good is an ocean that is too cold to swim in?

Posted by: Outer Banker at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (oftw2)

272 271 248 OMG, yesssss!!
Long walk on Good Harbor beach with the waves crashing down. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 10:16 AM

Just what good is an ocean that is too cold to swim in?
Posted by: Outer Banker at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (oftw2)

Halibut, mostly.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 10:51 AM (pDt9x)

273 . Sunshine Superman"

Hurdy Gurdy, man...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:51 AM (cGjQu)

274 There's this thing called a Professional Engineer license that certifies you are competent to design and make decisions that affect public safety. They have to sign off on just about any construction project in the US.

Maybe the DC government ought to look into requiring decision makes to have some technical competency.

Posted by: pawn at February 19, 2026 10:51 AM (+rKuc)

275 Heartbreaking. NYC.

https://tinyurl.com/48ec8s3u
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM (3ImbR)


I wonder if they had the proper permits to shut down Times Square like that.

BWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Who am I kidding.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (PpBto)

276 Halibut, mostly."

Pollock. Or cod.

Not herring.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (cGjQu)

277 I like.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (DgMqy)

278 My penis smells like shit.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at February 19, 2026 10:53 AM (PpBto)

279 Just what good is an ocean that is too cold to swim in?
Posted by: Outer Banker at February 19, 2026 10:50 AM

Hey! You can, too swim there!*

*2 days every summer, all year with a dry suit

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 10:53 AM (kgE5c)

280 Cold sucks. Warm is much better.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (PpBto)

281 That's one of Joe Mannix's things.

Surprise!

Posted by: Scotland Yard at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (UBWwW)

282 license that certifies you"

License? License? We ain't got no stinking license. We don't need to show you no license ...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (cGjQu)

283 Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (DgMqy)

uh-oh! randy andy?

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:54 AM (+YA9H)

284 Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Him and the large hardon collider.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 19, 2026 10:55 AM (Kt19C)

285 Cold sucks. Warm is much better."

Si.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:55 AM (cGjQu)

286 Warm is much better.
Posted by: Sponge

50-70 F is the perfect temperature range.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)

287 Not herring.
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:52 AM (cGjQu)

Don't eat the herring from the Potomac. Herring AIDS.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (8zz6B)

288 Those CERN assholes are messing with powers they don't understand!

Posted by: steevy at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (YwEeS)

289 Harambe was the glue keeping the fabric of reality together.

Gorilla glue now makes a lot more sense.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 10:45 AM

The Anchor Being of this timeline.

Posted by: Dicks Out at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (jc0TO)

290 large hardon collider."

Was that the venti or the grande?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (cGjQu)

291 I think I've seen this before ... in Japanese tentacle porn

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (iFTx/)

292 205 Cue “Earthshine” by Rush

DUDE

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (DgMqy)

293 If you get caught between the moon and New York City, the best that you can do is fall in line.

Posted by: Zohran at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (GI9/m)

294 Saw the other day, some islhamic group has put a hit out on Tommy Robinson. The British police contacted him and told him there was some islhamic publication that declared him a target, but he's not allowed to view the publication as he would be arrested. They also told him he wasn't allowed to carry any sort of weapon to protect himself in public. Were he in his home, there are various things that could be used for protection, just not when he's in public.

He's since fled the country and is working to get his family out.

The UK, ladies and gentlemen........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (PpBto)

295 50-70 F is the perfect temperature range."

Yep

/brit beer types

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (cGjQu)

296 293 If you get caught between the moon and New York City, the best that you can do is fall in line.
Posted by: Zohran at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (GI9/m)

Ha!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (+YA9H)

297 There's this thing called a Professional Engineer license that certifies you are competent to design and make decisions that affect public safety.

Similarly, you need the same sort of assurance when hiring a Professional Saboteur...

Posted by: The Swamp - Literally! at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (UBWwW)

298
50-70 F is the perfect temperature range.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 10:56 AM (77rzZ)


What ARE you, a penguin!?!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (PpBto)

299 >>>Don Lemon is about as intelligent as AOC. I bet he thinks that everybody wants his big juicy booty.

>For all of their cries of racism, both of them are getting it stuck to them by the white man.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 10:58 AM (gVUi7)

300 300

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (+YA9H)

301
300 300
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (+YA9H)


Streams status: Crossed

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (PpBto)

302 both of them are getting it stuck to them by the white man."

Sock it to me, baby...

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (cGjQu)

303 Apparently curling cheating is a thing now.

Tempers Flare as Great Britain Faces Cheating Claims in Olympic Curling

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (FXNzP)

304 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (PpBto)

305 300 300"

This. Is. Sparta!

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 11:01 AM (cGjQu)

306 325 CNN, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested after Epstein files revelations as King says ‘law must take its course’

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 11:01 AM (NFX2v)

307 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

308 Tempers Flare as Great Britain Faces Cheating Claims in Olympic Curling
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 19, 2026 11:00 AM (FXNzP)

Using a vacuum cleaner with the carpet attachment to sweep the ice ahead of the rock is wrong? Who knew?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 11:02 AM (8zz6B)

309 Masshole is crowing about the Prince Andrew thing, for some reason. The arrest wasn't for sex crimes.

Still, an arrest is an arrest, I suppose.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 19, 2026 11:04 AM (vqA1l)

310 >>>Using a vacuum cleaner with the carpet attachment to sweep the ice ahead of the rock is wrong? Who knew?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

>And a steam mop.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 11:32 AM (gVUi7)

311 Hmm Sleepy Hollow Icabod Crane and the Headless Horseman

Posted by: Tamaa the Drogo Bird at February 19, 2026 05:38 PM (wGqjj)

The Morning Report — 2/19/26

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Good morning kids. I link to the latest essay from lurker extraordinaire and Ace cruelty fanboi #1 Prof. Victor Davis Hanson if for no other reason than it's great to see his byline due to his recent serious health issues. While the gravamen of his as usual erudite discourse is, at least to all of us and anyone with more than two functioning brain cells to rub together, obvious, to wit:


Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power.

To even expand upon this with the observation that no wonder the Democrat/Left is now actively fomenting and engaging in political/legal/judicial obstruction, as well as violent confrontations with federal and local law enforcement officers attempting to do their duty; all of which IMHO and that of legal experts and historians constitutes dictionary definition insurrection and revolution — would earn me a well deserved, duh, hey, no shit Sherlock!

If I want to be an optimist, I could look at that observation by the good professor Hanson as perhaps a tacit admission by the Democrat/Left that their political influence/brand and policies do not resonate with the vast majority of the American people and indeed are turning them off in droves, regardless of their controlling the high ground of the media, culture and most crucially academia. Had it been otherwise, HIllary Clinton should have won massive back-to-back victories in 2016 and 2020 and we'd now be enduring the second half of a Tim Kaine regime, or the vicissitudes of American politics being what they are even a Jeb Bush administration.

Instead, three times (yes 2020 was stolen) the American people chose not only a Republican but an anti-establishment outsider named Donald J. Trump. The question remains, will he be a one-off or has there been or are we still in the midst of a sea change in the political/cutural dynamic of our nation that puts us back on the path to sanity or are we still headed off of a cliff?


The forecast from the American Redistricting Project shows Democrats losing nine seats in reliable blue states. Two swing states, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, would each lose a seat. Those 11 seats would go to states that Trump won in 2024. A different projection from Jonathan Cervas at Carnegie Mellon University has solid red and lean red states gaining 13 seats.

If these projections hold, the Republican presidential candidate in 2032 could lose Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada and win the presidency. The Democratic candidate would have to win those swing states and either Arizona or Georgia.

Liberals could help mitigate this by having more babies. Blue states can’t make adults stay, but newborns don’t have a choice. That’s unlikely to happen. The Institute for Family Studies found that in 2023 the 10 states with the highest fertility rates were deep red states. The 10 states with the lowest fertility rates were deep blue states. Further, conservative women have more kids.
This trend is unlikely to reverse. Just 25% of women who voted for Kamala Harris said they wanted children, a recent New York Times poll found. Among Trump voters, it was 43%. Both numbers skew low because the response group includes adults 45 and older.

You can see the left’s dilemma. People are fleeing the misery caused by its terrible policies, while its adherents reproduce at low levels.

From the essay "Trump isn't just deporting illegals. He's deporting the voters Dems need," to which my snarky but accurate retort is Unfotuntately, you can't deport dead people and mail-in ballots: which no doubt comprise the vast majority of Democrat votes in any given election.

And speaking of violent insurrections aimed at the destruction of America as founded . . .

Speaking on "The Dan Bongino Show," Patel said the FBI under President Donald Trump has been conducting a financial investigation into how demonstrations linked to the loosely organized far-left movement are supported.

"These organizations don’t operate alone or in silence," Patel said. "They operate with a heavy, heavy stream of funding.

And we started looking into it, and guess what? We found them."

. . .Patel didn't name specific donors, financial institutions, or nonprofits, but he did confirm that federal agents are examining whether funding flowed through U.S.-based nonprofit groups, including some with tax-exempt status, and whether foreign sources played a role.

He said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation develops.

If proven, the implications are enormous.

Antifa has long described itself as an idea, not an organization. Members work in loose networks, often masked and decentralized, and deny the lack of a leadership structure.

Yet coordinated violence has appeared in city after city.


Find the money, seize every RED cent, emphasis on the word RED for obvious reasons, and dismantle with extreme prejudice the sources from whence it comes. Be it Beijing, Davos and/or DNC headquarters.

It's us or them.

Have a great day.


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1 Morning, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:17 AM (RjOoY)

2 st

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 19, 2026 07:17 AM (cxFcK)

3 Thirsty Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (gbOdA)

4 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (ExV1e)

5 If you needed any confirmation that U2 sucks, you have not been paying attention.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)

6 This one's for you on your special day, Andy!

https://youtu.be/dhdOPhTHeoE

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:19 AM (6ydKt)

7 Good morning JJ.
I enjoy your work every weekday morning.

Posted by: CapeFear at February 19, 2026 07:20 AM (xga6W)

8 If the illegal aliens were hot Asians and Latinas, the AWFLs would have their own SS squads protecting our border.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:22 AM (RjOoY)

9 U2 Attacks MAGA as ‘People of the Lie’ in Renee Good Protest Song ‘American Obituary’

Translation: "Look at us! We're still relevant!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:22 AM (RjOoY)

10 "Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power."

How is it that I have known this for years? This is no great revelation. I should be writing a column like VDH.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:22 AM (vFG9F)

11 Thanks, JJ

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 19, 2026 07:23 AM (Uh9WD)

12 Find the secret backers and prosecute.

And if we want to get political here, charge these vermin six months after the 2026 elections so they are tied up for the next 18 months in court spending money on legal expenses.

In gaming news, some are reporting the least epic disaster of Concord proportions Highguard had TenCents as their secret financial backer.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:24 AM (2GVsD)

13 I thought Bono was going to drive off a cliff if Trump became President?

What a whiny wanker.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:25 AM (2GVsD)

14 Patel likes to makes announcements that big announcements are coming.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)

15 Thank you, JJ, for all the news that's fit to print.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 19, 2026 07:25 AM (h/O4U)

16 Kash Patel Says the FBI Found Antifa’s Money
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They haven't been all that shy about hiding it.

They'll claim "FREE SPEECH!" as their primary defense.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:26 AM (ESVrU)

17
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2026 07:27 AM (tljrc)

18 I'm on the "defund the police" bandwagon now. I think NYC should do just that.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F)

19 . . .Patel didn't name specific donors, financial institutions, or nonprofits, but he did confirm that federal agents are examining whether funding flowed through U.S.-based nonprofit groups, including some with tax-exempt status, and whether foreign sources played a role.

He said more details could emerge in the coming months as the investigation develops.
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Simply see the work that DataRepublican and others have published on X.

BTW, she just came out with her first book: Unelected.

https://tinyurl.com/y38r4ukn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 07:27 AM (VFv8R)

20 J.J. must gather his links early. I sorta expected more info on Randy Andy's arrest.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 19, 2026 07:28 AM (uQesX)

21 Moronin', Hourde!

Posted by: Hans O'Lo at February 19, 2026 07:30 AM (RiKhU)

22 Dozen Democrats Plot To Go AWOL For Trump State Of Union, Host Leftist Pep Rally Instead
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This was fairly predictable. I'm surprised it's not more of them, but then I suppose a bunch of them want to attend to boo President Trump's speech and try to disrupt it as much as possible.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 07:30 AM (ESVrU)

23 I'm starting a column in which I will state facts people have know for years and then explain why those facts were ignored. Link in nic.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:31 AM (vFG9F)

24 Red-state lawmakers preach Christ, pray publicly, and post crosses—but when it comes to defending marriage, their faith stops at words.

Politicians say what gets them elected.

We'll enforce the border. We'll repeal Obamacare. We care about the deficit.

They're liars.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 07:31 AM (ExV1e)

25 WARNING: DO NOT PLAY THIS IN A LOOP!

https://tinyurl.com/35a96y5e

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 07:34 AM (VFv8R)

26 How is it that I have known this for years? This is no great revelation. I should be writing a column like VDH.
Posted by: fd

What's different now is that the crowd of people who screamed "THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!" are getting proven wrong so much that they can't fight it any more.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:34 AM (RjOoY)

27 Well thanks Tensor for that charming outlier, just posted it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (2GVsD)

28 "Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirator Les Wexner Tells Congress He Was ‘Naïve, Foolish, and Gullible.’"

That's a great excuse. If I ever get arrested I'm going to use that.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

29 Was Les Wexner also dyslexic?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:37 AM (2GVsD)

30 reviewed 150 sampled non-domiciled CDLs, found that 29 were unlawful

Illinois informed the USDOT that it has issued 10,088 non-domiciled commercial learner’s permits (CLPs) or CDLs which currently remain unexpired

The number will be close to 5000.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:37 AM (gbOdA)

31 FBI director Christopher Wray denied that the bureau spied on Trump, ignoring the bureau’s covert operations such as “Mid-Year Exam” and “Crossfire Hurricane.” After the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt, in which Thomas Matthew Crooks unleased seven bullets at Trump, one striking him on the ear, Wray said the candidate might have been hit by “shrapnel.” With ballistics experts under his command, Wray had to know that was untrue.
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He said these things under oath, iirc, raising the question of why is he not being prosecuted?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 07:38 AM (rLiMR)

32 When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.

Posted by: Advice for Kash Babu Patel at February 19, 2026 07:39 AM (Ljddq)

33 The WEF is a terrorist organization. It must be destroyed. It won't be of course.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at February 19, 2026 07:39 AM (Pk5gi)

34 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at February 19, 2026 07:40 AM (53oGX)

35 "Why exactly did they destroy the border?"

We're still asking? Noem should be repeating the obvious answer every day.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 19, 2026 07:42 AM (t+TFX)

36 The First Amendment is functionally a dead letter in New York until either AG James is sent to jail or the Supreme Court intervenes.
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Welcome to our world, New York State. SCOTUS won't even stop renegade district judges, people under SCOTUS control and who mistake their statutory authority for Article 3 authority. Why should anyone expect a weak-kneed SCOTUS to protect free speech?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 07:44 AM (FgifN)

37 Q for those of you with simple tax returns. Have you ever used one of the free tax help services? ARP [sic] has a setup at my close-by library, and the next parish over has VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, which I think is helmed by the IRS itself. I don't *need* big-time assistance; in fact I've done my return in pencil. I just want to see if they come up with the same result I do. Do they know what they are doing?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)

38 "Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirator Les Wexner Tells Congress He Was ‘Naïve, Foolish, and Gullible.’"

That's a great excuse. If I ever get arrested I'm going to use that.
Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

Maybe I missed something but Wexner is alleged to have continue to do - non sex related - business with Epstein after other people - supposedly - informed him that Epstein was a sex trafficker.

Burn the witch.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)

39 "Democrats Reveal Their 2026 Strategy"

Lie and lie some more.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (vFG9F)

40 "Alleged Epstein Co-Conspirator Les Wexner Tells Congress He Was ‘Naïve, Foolish, and Gullible.’"

That's a great excuse. If I ever get arrested I'm going to use that.
Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:36 AM (vFG9F)

He should add that he's an old man and was confused.

Posted by: Uncle Leo at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (wVcYX)

41 Moronin', Hourde!
Posted by: Hans O'Lo at February 19, 2026

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British spelling, like "colour" and "labour"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:46 AM (wzUl9)

42 We’re just a bunch of moderates, nothing to see here.
Democrats Reveal Their 2026 Strategy

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Ahh, the Abigail Spamberger Strategy...

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 07:48 AM (qBdHI)

43 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 07:48 AM (jtM2q)

44 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced his $127 billion preliminary budget plan on Tuesday.

About $10 B more than the State of Florida.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:49 AM (gbOdA)

45 If you needed any confirmation that U2 sucks, you have not been paying attention.
Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026

***
When I first heard of U2, I thought "early German submarine."

I hate that "New Year's Day" song with the heat of a blue-white sun at the center of the galaxy, about to go nova.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:49 AM (wzUl9)

46 Good morning again Horde. Thx JJ.
@25 Biden's Dog, about the best you can hope for with that vid is that it gives antisemites seizures. Owens is a loathsome ignoramus

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:51 AM (Kc+Vz)

47 Bono is a first rate douche rocket.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (UQTwP)

48 Dozen Democrats Plot To Go AWOL For Trump State Of Union, Host Leftist Pep Rally Instead

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I guess they couldn't find all one-color outfits to wear in solidarity? Remember when they held up stupid paddle signs? They're really such a bunch of children. Very immature in so many of their actions. Just like their voters.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (qBdHI)

49 I'm starting a column in which I will state facts people have know for years and then explain why those facts were ignored. Link in nic.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:31 AM (vFG9F)

Is the mugshot you linked yours or your mom's?

Posted by: pookysgirl, ducking and running at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (Wt5PA)

50 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

"These organizations don’t operate alone or in silence," Patel said. "They operate with a heavy, heavy stream of funding. And we started looking into it, and guess what? We found them."
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But then I got high.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 07:52 AM (RIvkX)

51 Congressman Fine in NY has hit on something with this dog issue. It could have legs. And a lot more bite than bark. Seriously.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 19, 2026 07:53 AM (t+TFX)

52 Do they know what they are doing?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)

Generally, yes for simple individual returns. VITA volunteers are IRS-trained and have passed the IRS' knowledge test, but the focus is/was mainly on the EITC for low-income working folks. I assume the AARP outfit focuses mainly on retirees with mostly pension and S.S. income. I doubt that either outfit will be able to help those with extensive / active brokerage and investment income streams.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 07:53 AM (wVcYX)

53 My weekly VA newsletter highlighted the return of 2nd Amendment rights to veterans. The VA was forced to turn over names of vets requiring a financial fiduciary, and they were deemed unfit to own firearms. This has stopped, and reinstatement of rights will begin.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 07:53 AM (gm9Sb)

54 Mamdani Proposes 9.5% Property Tax Hike if New York Won’t Pass Wealth Tax

"But he's sooooo dreamy!" Average NYC AWFL.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (RjOoY)

55 Palantir moves again!

In December 2025, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s Colorado Scorecard for 2025 received bad news when 45% of the business leaders who participated said they planned “to invest out of state.”

So they left the Bay area communist for the Denver socialist and now on to the free state of Florida.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (gbOdA)

56 Always liked U2 up to the Zooropa album. Saw them at my college Mayfest right after the War album came out.
Bono is a leftist ass . One of those performers I can enjoy but I ignore the political BS.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (Kc+Vz)

57 Q for those of you with simple tax returns. Have you ever used one of the free tax help services? ARP [sic] has a setup at my close-by library, and the next parish over has VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, which I think is helmed by the IRS itself. I don't *need* big-time assistance; in fact I've done my return in pencil. I just want to see if they come up with the same result I do. Do they know what they are doing?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:45 AM (wzUl9)

I've used them in California and was happy with the results. Just learned that it's offered in Florida. Not sure if it's actually run by the IRS, but the volunteers are retired accountants and their work is checked over by a resident expert who signs off on the work. I just found out the service is offered here in Florida.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 19, 2026 07:54 AM (nbLIj)

58 The VA was forced to turn over names of vets requiring a financial fiduciary, and they were deemed unfit to own firearms.

Please give us the names of the worms that demanded this information and took away the 2A rights of veterans. For research purposes. And so we can send them a fruit basket.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:55 AM (RjOoY)

59
A biological warfare mass casualty attack waiting to happen?
Biological Agents Infiltrate America

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Secret Asian Man.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 19, 2026 07:56 AM (azNOR)

60 Yes, I used one and she was great. She'd worked for H&RBlock for ten years and knew her stuff.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026 07:56 AM (+mUZM)

61 "Is the mugshot you linked yours or your mom's?
Posted by: pookysgirl, ducking and running"

Joxer from "Xena:Warrior Princess" has fallen on hard times.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (vFG9F)

62 >>I guess they couldn't find all one-color outfits to wear in solidarity?

They don't want to be caught in another Trump trap, like when they were frozen like a deer in the headlights and then decided not to acknowledge and applaud the kid with cancer.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (Y1sOo)

63 It's not just that U2 sucks. Lots of bands do. U2 sucks arrogantly, pretentiously, and without any genuine rock n' roll greatness to show for it.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (pbDcz)

64 Iowa and Oklahoma are delivering voters the opposite of the history curriculum improvements they voted for, while Texas and Wyoming hang in the balance.
Red States Struggling To Deliver On Promises Of Pro-American History In Public Schools
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The voters clearly said what they want taught to their kids, and these are very red states, so school boards should know they are expected to deliver.

Only the teachers unions stand in the way. Amazingly, they may be powerful enough to win.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 07:57 AM (becA2)

65 Wolfus, do you qualify for one of the IRS' partner's guided tax prep in their Free File program? See irs.gov and go to the Individuals page.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 07:58 AM (wVcYX)

66 58 I don't know the names of the worms that requested the names, but the top worm, Joe Biden, was totes on board. He was so competent he could own that prized Beretta for shooting people through the screen door.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 07:58 AM (gm9Sb)

67 I don't really give a sh*t what foreign people have to say about anything. Don't care about Prince Andrew or U2. They are nothing to me. We have enough of our own problems and what goes on with the British or what crap an Irish band spews out of their ass does not concern me. We can't control that stuff anyway. I hope Iran will wise up because that ain't going to be pretty.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (j6kTf)

68 Always liked U2 up to the Zooropa album. Saw them at my college Mayfest right after the War album came out.
Bono is a leftist ass . One of those performers I can enjoy but I ignore the political BS.

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Good for you that you can. I can't. When I start getting insulted, as Bono has done in this instance, I draw the line and can no longer get any pleasure is listening to him/them.

OTOH, I know there are a ton of leftist musical performers within my 1000s of songs on my iPod and elsewhere. But many mostly keep quiet and don't actually insult me for my political beliefs or voting history. When they do that, they've gone too far and I can't listen to them anymore.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)

69
Prince Andrew arrested.

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (Y8DZL)

70 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (SD6jB)

71 Clean the voter rolls. Now.

Posted by: GWB at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (Snn3i)

72 Iowa and Oklahoma are delivering voters the opposite of the history curriculum improvements they voted for, while Texas and Wyoming hang in the balance.
Red States Struggling To Deliver On Promises Of Pro-American History In Public Schools

--

That was a depressing article.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 19, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

73 it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power."

Apologies to VDH, but it's just power they're after.

They want to rule well, but they mean to rule.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:01 AM (cGjQu)

74 Prince Andrew arrested.
Posted by: Auspex
--------------

tee-hee

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 19, 2026 08:01 AM (DDJSl)

75 Eileen Gu, the California-born Olympian who chose to represent Communist China instead of the United States, says it is “not her business” to address the fate of thousands of Muslim-majority Uyghurs experiencing genocide in the country she competes for.
Eileen Gu, U.S.-Born Olympian Competing for China, Says Uyghur Genocide Is ‘Not Her Business’
=======================
She does all this for money. Just 30 pieces of silver. It's a sad story, but a familiar one.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (2V+bm)

76 71 Clean the voter rolls. Now.
Posted by: GWB

Take it a step farther: Remove every single person from the voter roll and everyone has to re-register. Do this every two years.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (RjOoY)

77 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (PpBto)

78 I don't know how the whole raise property taxes and increase rent controls are going to work, but I'm going to be here with a giant bucket of buttered popcorn watching the whole bloody affair.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (wj6F+)

79 crap an Irish band spews out of their ass "

Has the entire band moved back to the tax haven of Ireland?

No?

Hmmm

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (cGjQu)

80 Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. It'll always be Battenberg. Bloody Kraut.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 19, 2026 08:03 AM (gm9Sb)

81 Bono f*cking sucks. Almost as bad as cancer. That one is hard to beat.

The American Cancer Society now says 1 in 3 will be effected by cancer.

Big Pharma is killing us, softly, slowly.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

82 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Well done

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (cGjQu)

83 Or is it affected.

Those to words always confuse me.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

84 Nothing says the way we collect taxes in this country is fucked up more that one needs to see a super special person to file their tax "return" which can be a different amount depending on what super secret special knowledge the super secret special person who does the tax return is privy to.

Posted by: Voodoo Economics at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (Ljddq)

85
Well done
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (cGjQu)


Yeah man.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

86 She does all this for money. Just 30 pieces of silver. It's a sad story, but a familiar one.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (2V+bm)
=====
She is a criminal traitor, she and her family should be denaturalized and deported. Any "American" loyal to the CCP must go.

Sweep away all monsters!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (RIvkX)

87 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)



Cancer is very big business so a cure is out of the question.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (x0n13)

88 Randy Andy did not kill himself.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (UQTwP)

89 Or is it affected.

Those to words always confuse me.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

It's affected.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)

90 Yes, I used one and she was great. She'd worked for H&RBlock for ten years and knew her stuff.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 19, 2026

***
I've got an appointment in about two weeks. My accounting says I'm due a tiny refund. We'll see if the VITA people come up with the same.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:06 AM (wzUl9)

91 what super secret special knowledge the super secret special person who does the tax return is privy to."

And if that person is employed by the IRS and the fark your return, guess who is liable?

Yeah.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:07 AM (cGjQu)

92 Wolfus, do you qualify for one of the IRS' partner's guided tax prep in their Free File program? See irs.gov and go to the Individuals page.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026

***
I'll take a look. My income is probably low enough!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (wzUl9)

93 It's affected."

It's radioactive.

Posted by: The Firm at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (cGjQu)

94 Watching Hillary get abused in Europe was beautiful. Evidence that she's lost a lot of influence, even though I still think she has sights on 2028. Love to see her and Bubba extradited to Haiti to face grand theft charges . Sentence: barbecue

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (Kc+Vz)

95 When did elective and cosmetic surgery become eligible for taxpayer funding?

I guess abortion is what opened that barn door.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 08:08 AM (gVUi7)

96 Nothing says the way we collect taxes in this country is fucked up more that one needs to see a super special person to file their tax "return" which can be a different amount depending on what super secret special knowledge the super secret special person who does the tax return is privy to.

Posted by: Voodoo Economics at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (Ljddq)

These are the tax rates for income... but you get to subtract some. And capital gains don't count as income, they're different. And if you're on Medicare and make over a certain amount which doesn't line up with either the income or capital gains tax rates, you get punished for that. And, and, and...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:09 AM (ExV1e)

97 Prince Andrew arrested.
Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:00 AM (Y8DZ
********
And on his 66th birthday.
For giving government secrets to Epstein.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

98 Randy Andy did not kill himself.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (UQTwP)

That's no way for a war hero to end up.

Posted by: Georgy Zhukov at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (wVcYX)

99 She does all this for money. Just 30 pieces of silver. It's a sad story, but a familiar one.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:02 AM (2V+bm)

Same as pretty much every member of Congress. Or OF girls. Or every actress who sucked cock for a role. Or...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (ExV1e)

100 Anybody think that Andrew might rat out other one worlder elites to save his butt? I bet his ponce self would do it in a heartbeat

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (Kc+Vz)

101 Randy Andy did not kill himself.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 19, 2026 08:05 AM (UQTwP)

What new thing is he alleged to have done? Or is this just an attempt to get people to forget that Kier Starmer was helping to hide that fact that British girls were being raped while he was being buggered by rentboys?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

102 Prince Harry should feel a bit discombobulated on hearing the news of his uncle's arrest.

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (Mqqv0)

103 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that she met Jeffrey Epstein-associate Ghislaine Maxwell “on a few occasions” despite widespread reporting that Maxwell attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding and played a substantial role in the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), one of President Bill Clinton’s signature post-White House endeavors.
======================
I know everyone will have trouble accepting this fact, but it appears Hillary Clinton is a liar.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (WqEKT)

104 Or is it affected.

Those to words always confuse me.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026

***
Generally speaking, "effect" is a noun ("What effect did the new ruling have?"). "Affect" is a verb ("How did the new ruling affect voters?").

There's a specialized meaning of "affect" used as a noun in psychology to mean, basically, "emotion." And you can "effect" your escape from something. But generally my first two sentences cover most circumstances.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (wzUl9)

105 The plan would require social media firms to pay a monthly, tiered fee tied to the number of monthly active Illinois users whose data they collect, with larger ones paying more. The proposal would also bar companies from passing the cost on to users.

If something is FREE, you are the product being sold.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

106 The claim is that he gave a certain criminal state secrets.

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (Mqqv0)

107 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

108 Naftali Bennett נפתלי בנט
@naftalibennett
Tucker Carlson is a chickenshit.

The guy who’s been spouting lies about Israel for the past two years, landed today at Ben Gurion airport, took a quick picture in the logistics zone,
tweeted it to pretend he’s actually IN Israel (so he can later claim that he’s a serious reporter who toured Israel), didn’t even step foot in country,
then made up a story that he’s being supposedly harassed by our security (didn’t happen), whined about it, got back into the private jet and flew off.

Next time he talks about Israel as if he’s some expert, just remember this guy is a phony!
1:30 PM · Feb 18, 2026

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

109 For giving government secrets to Epstein.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:10 AM (NpAcC)

How and why would Andrew have been privy to government secrets? Seems like they should arrest whoever told that moron.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

110 Can't imagine what "state secrets " would be in possession of Andrew, but here we are.

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (Mqqv0)

111 Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare. They should be shunned. AMAC is a very good organization that lobbies against AARP policies and are friends of patriots.

Posted by: Come Out Of Her, My People! at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (oftw2)

112 If something is FREE, you are the product being sold."

Nooooo!

Posted by: "Social" media at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (cGjQu)

113
I guess a clarification is in order; should have reported

"Andrew, formerly known as Prince."

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (Y8DZL)

114 Or Andrew in possession of !

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:14 AM (Mqqv0)

115 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

116 107 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)


Effect = Noun

Affect = Verb


Momma Sefton was an English teacher.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (x0n13)

117 I know everyone will have trouble accepting this fact, but it appears Hillary Clinton is a liar.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (WqEKT)

It's a congenital condition for her.

Posted by: William Safire, of the NYT Op-Ed "Blizzard of Lies" at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (wVcYX)

118 Yeah, if you can’t figure out what they’re selling, then the product is YOU

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (OZ5rj)

119 The plan would require social media firms to pay a monthly, tiered fee tied to the number of monthly active Illinois users whose data they collect, with larger ones paying more. The proposal would also bar companies from passing the cost on to users.

If something is FREE, you are the product being sold.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:12 AM (gbOdA)

I wonder if any social media companies would have the balls to just ban access to people in Illinois. While I don't like the constant gathering of data, it's not the state who should be paid for it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

120 I guess U2 still hasn't found what they are looking for. Being relevant.

Posted by: dantesed at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (Oy/m2)

121 81 Bono f*cking sucks. Almost as bad as cancer. That one is hard to beat.

The American Cancer Society now says 1 in 3 will be effected by cancer.

Big Pharma is killing us, softly, slowly.........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:04 AM (PpBto)

Part of that is the artificial and sedintary nature of our existence...part of that is we live longer.

Remember, cancer is just a body's cell decision to mutate and then the immune system eventually choosing or not being able to destroy that mutation. And thus replication of the bad cells begins in earnest. That's it.

The more time and variables you introduce into the body, the more likely you will see mutations stick (normally, a body will destroy all of them as they happen)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (tOcjL)

122 I know everyone will have trouble accepting this fact, but it appears Hillary Clinton is a liar.
Posted by: Huck Follywood"

Congrats Huck, on your upcoming suicide...

/hillary

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (cGjQu)

123
It's affected.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)


I started with that, then second guessed myself.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (PpBto)

124 > Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare.
--------
We've been getting AARP junk mail for almost 15 years. It's one entity that found our new address faster than any of the other "junk mail" outfits.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (jtM2q)

125 Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater

Look Buddy, it was a simple misstep with an artillery shell. One in a million. Could have happened to anyone!

Posted by: Poofter Keeping Score at February 19, 2026 08:17 AM (oftw2)

126 107 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater

Had to review a database at work years back that listed "Number of Sites Effected."

I pointed out that the correct spelling was Affected. They tried arguing with me. I told them I was going to beat them with a rolled up dictionary.

They looked it up and things were quietly corrected.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:17 AM (RjOoY)

127 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

128 Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare. They should be shunned. AMAC is a very good organization that lobbies against AARP policies and are friends of patriots.
Posted by: Come Out Of Her, My People! at February 19, 2026

***
I was reluctant even before they told me they were booking appointments for March.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wzUl9)

129 We've been getting AARP junk mail for almost 15 years. It's one entity that found our new address faster than any of the other "junk mail" outfits.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Try my solution. There is a form you can fill out with the Post Office that says "This organization is sending me pornographic material and I want it to stop." This escalates things VERY quickly.

I have not received anything from them for years.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (RjOoY)

130 I started with that, then second guessed myself.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (PpBto)

One of the first things they told us when I attended nuclear power school was to never second guess yourself. Unless you know... know, know, know... that you were wrong initially, you're better off just leaving it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:19 AM (ExV1e)

131 Many people have been impacted by errors in usage"

Especially using colons

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:20 AM (cGjQu)

132 Especially using colons
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:20 AM (cGjQu)

I use colons every day. -- Seymore Butts

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

133
The more time and variables you introduce into the body, the more likely you will see mutations stick (normally, a body will destroy all of them as they happen)...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (tOcjL)


There were a few doctors, before they were silenced, that declared that the covid 'vaccine' was going to cause massive cancer rates within 5 years of release.

Seems they were more correct than off base.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:22 AM (PpBto)

134 Great. It started with that Jersey cock swallow, Springsteen, and now we have this Irish fuckstick, Bono from U2, pretending that he has a voice and some influence in American culture and politics.

I guess he's too old to be focused on partying and banging groupies.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 08:22 AM (gVUi7)

135 Do restaurants still put out a basket of those foil wrapped chocolate covered mint candies by the cash register? We’ve lost so much in this country.

Haven’t seen a dual Ford gum ball machine in a while either. Little kids don’t have that much cash on hand. Penny candy no more.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (GbLWf)

136 The more time and variables you introduce into the body"

Landru?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (cGjQu)

137 One of the first things they told us when I attended nuclear power school was to never second guess yourself. Unless you know... know, know, know... that you were wrong initially, you're better off just leaving it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:19 AM (ExV1e)


I like it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (PpBto)

138 AARP has sent me hundreds of dollars of junk mail in the past few years. It goes straight in the trash. I'm ok with it because it keeps tree farmers in business.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 08:23 AM (vFG9F)

139 Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.


WE'RE SAVED!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:25 AM (PpBto)

140 Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy who skipped Trump’s address in 2025, will also attend the “People’s State of the Union,” per MoveOn’s press release.

Pure Fuckin Communism right there

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

141 Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.


WE'RE SAVED!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:25 AM (PpBto)

That's SAD.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (wVcYX)

142 I imagine Israel is busy, however! It's time to put Bethlehem under full Israeli control. Enough of the propaganda. Netanyahu can make a speech saying that it came to his attention that Christians are mistreated under PA control of the area, so now it's under Israeli control. Than thank everyone for bringing this vital matter to his attention!

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (Mqqv0)

143 Chris Murphy is communist asshoe.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (PpBto)

144 Is there still a Rainbow Putsch Coalition, or did Jesse sell it off years ago. I know who is in charge of the Rainbow these days. Don't know who they paid off to get control. They were once content to use pink triangles in their messaging.

Posted by: Poofters Top To Bottom at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (oftw2)

145 I mean, just look at the guy. There a children in his crawlspace. Many children.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:27 AM (PpBto)

146 “While CEO Choudri has informed the California High-Speed Rail Authority Board that he is not aware of any evidence of wrongdoing, he has voluntarily agreed to take a temporary leave to allow the Board and our parent agency, the California State Transportation Agency, to fully review and assess the situation,” rail authority spokesperson Peter Whippy told Politico. “We are taking this matter seriously, consistent with our longstanding commitment to public responsibility, transparency, and accountability.”
--SFGate

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)

147 “Per say”. I’ve always been of the opinion don’t try to use high dollar words just to sound high falutin’ and especially unless you know both what they mean, and how to spell it.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (GbLWf)

148 124 > Please don't use AARP for anything. A subversive, Dem, group and a big supporter of Obamacare.
--------
We've been getting AARP junk mail for almost 15 years. It's one entity that found our new address faster than any of the other "junk mail" outfits.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (jtM2q)

I believe that the original plan was for all people over 55 to have to use AARP to buy Obamacare.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (gbOdA)

149 covid 'vaccine' was going to cause massive cancer rates within 5 years of release"

I realize one extended family isn't much of a sample, but of the seven "old farts" of my bunch, all (except me) went all in on every shot/booster/whatever. Two have already died from cancer, three others are in treatment, and one's on hospice care.
All are "new" cancers, btw. Not preexisting.

Me? I'm fine. Old, but fine. Go figure.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (cGjQu)

150 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA. They almost always send me a sheet of return address stickers for mail. I've got enough of those to last me... forever.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (jtM2q)

151 Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy who skipped Trump’s address in 2025, will also attend the “People’s State of the Union,” per MoveOn’s press release.

Pure Fuckin Communism right there
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:26 AM (gbOdA)

Splitter!

Posted by: Pythonesque References at February 19, 2026 08:28 AM (wVcYX)

152 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

I would like to compliment you on providing a complement to the first comment.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (tceez)

153 Peter Whippy told Politico. “We are taking this matter seriously
——

Sounds like it

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (GbLWf)

154 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

155 Peter Whippy"

Kinky!

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (cGjQu)

156 121

Part of that is the artificial and sedintary nature of our existence...part of that is we live longer.

Remember, cancer is just a body's cell decision to mutate and then the immune system eventually choosing or not being able to destroy that mutation. And thus replication of the bad cells begins in earnest. That's it.

The more time and variables you introduce into the body, the more likely you will see mutations stick (normally, a body will destroy all of them as they happen)...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 19, 2026 08:16 AM (tOcjL

Thanks for pointing this out Nova. Easily forgotten in all of the noise.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:32 AM (pDt9x)

157 Peter Whippy"

It's not too late to whip it!
Whip it good.

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (cGjQu)

158 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Pretty sure that you're in the minority in the US at least. Maybe you should see about getting some special benefits from the government.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

159 One thing that used to work, some junkers would include a return envelope, postage paid. Well they were charged for that. Stuff it full as much as possible with all the crap they sent you, drop it in the mail, and they would have to pay a postage due. Hell, tape it to a brick.

They don’t use postage paid return envelopes too much any longer, strangely enough.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (GbLWf)

160 154 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:15 AM (NpAcC)

Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Chocolate goes well with everything. Well, almost everything.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (pDt9x)

161 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

I would like to compliment you on providing a complement to the first comment.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (tceez)

Thank you and likewise. Getting the principle usage correct is one of my principal goals.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (wVcYX)

162 per se

Used in English to indicate a word is being used without connotation or subtext, just plain meaning without any external reference

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (RIvkX)

163 Mutation is not a choice!

Posted by: LBGTM at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (vFG9F)

164 Maybe you should see about getting some special benefits from the government."

Well, I'm dead. Can't help much.

/Matthew Lesko

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (cGjQu)

165 147 “Per say”. I’ve always been of the opinion don’t try to use high dollar words just to sound high falutin’ and especially unless you know both what they mean, and how to spell it.
Posted by: Common Tater

I can make snap judgments on people using words and phrases to sound edumacated toot sweet!

Posted by: Good Taste Is Timeless! at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (oftw2)

166 150 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA.
---------------
AHA is the Adolph Hitler Association, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (pZ64F)

167 I’ve always been of the opinion don’t try to use high dollar words just to sound high falutin’ and especially unless you know both what they mean, and how to spell it.

I have gotten in the habit of checking the dictionary for both definition and proper spelling for certain phrases.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (RjOoY)

168 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (77rzZ)

169 Last week, Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang’s former fiancé, Yaoning “Mike” Sun, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

4 years?
We really need some hangings

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (gbOdA)

170 "They don’t use postage paid return envelopes too much any longer, strangely enough.
Posted by: Common Tater"

They want you to go green and use the website. After sending you 10 pounds of paper every year.

Posted by: LBGTM at February 19, 2026 08:35 AM (vFG9F)

171 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)
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Yeah, I've never liked that blend. Chocolate and pecans are special.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:36 AM (pZ64F)

172 Good morning good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 19, 2026 08:36 AM (cYBz/)

173 Steve Bannon didn't kill himself

Posted by: DEVO was Right! at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (M3HT1)

174 I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

This crazed lunatic verbally assaulted a mother who had already been attacked by a chaotic mob of students while peacefully holding a pro-Trump sign.

If you recognize this woman, contact
@bourne_beth2345
. She wants to file an incident report with the Winters Police Department

https://tinyurl.com/nrrvmhdp

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (NpAcC)

175 I finally agree with Doof, obtuse though he is. Hate mint and chocolate together. Vile combination, really only like mint in a julep.

Posted by: Rum Dum With DTs. at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

176 Raisins are OK, but they don’t belong in Chocolate.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (GbLWf)

177 I finally agree with Doof, obtuse though he is. Hate mint and chocolate together. Vile combination, really only like mint in a julep.
Posted by: Rum Dum With DTs. at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

It's not really advisable to be aligned with me on anything.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (tceez)

178 160 I’ve always been repulsed by the chocolate-and-peanut-butter combination. Chocolate and mint is cool, though.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (77rzZ)

179 Raisins are OK, but they don’t belong in Chocolate.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:37 AM (GbLWf)

In oatmeal cookies FTW!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (wVcYX)

180 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday."

What are you, some kind of hallmark sales guy?

/stuff Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley might have said

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:39 AM (cGjQu)

181 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA.
---------------
AHA is the Adolph Hitler Association, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (pZ64F)

Angry Hominids of America

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:40 AM (ExV1e)

182 Well, I'm dead. Can't help much.

/Matthew Lesko
Posted by: man

Who got possession of the cool sport coat????????

Posted by: Just Axin' at February 19, 2026 08:40 AM (oftw2)

183 Something tells me the horde members always read a few grades above their actual grade level

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:41 AM (GbLWf)

184 Well, I'm dead. Can't help much.
/Matthew Lesko

I'm still alive....hanging out with Granny Guthrie.

She's a hot momma with a big SS check to take care of her loverboy!

Posted by: Matthew Lesko, FlimFlam Man at February 19, 2026 08:41 AM (Ljddq)

185
Everyone loves chocolate covered anchovies.

Posted by: Auspex at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (Y8DZL)

186 That state Sen. Morrissey from Virginia is a complete scumbag . Literally a pedophile who married this victim. That guy should have been in jail , not repeatedly elected to the Virginia senate. Hope the FBI nails him

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (Kc+Vz)

187 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Chocolate goes well with everything. Well, almost everything.
Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (pDt9x)
******
I'm probably the only one that hates chocolate covered strawberries.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)

188 Effected? Or is it affected?


Hah! Try this one -

Entrenched or intrenched?

Posted by: Gref at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (5rh/l)

189 I'm still alive..."

So, reports of your demise were premature?

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (cGjQu)

190 Am I the only one here who is repulsed by that combination? I think there may be only 4 or 5 of us in the whole world.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:31 AM (tceez)

Pretty sure that you're in the minority in the US at least. Maybe you should see about getting some special benefits from the government.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)
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Sorry. The Somalis in Minnesota have already tapped out those funds.

--The Government

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (ESVrU)

191 @177 Doof, well we both like Joy Division so I guess we're aligned on that

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (Kc+Vz)

192 And chocolate covered cherries Yuk!

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (NpAcC)

193 And chocolate covered cherries Yuk!
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (NpAcC)
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The pinnacle of chocolate achievement.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:44 AM (RIvkX)

194 I have gotten in the habit of checking the dictionary for both definition and proper spelling for certain phrases.
Posted by: NR Pax

My spelling skills have always been a bit shaky. I blame it on being caught in the middle of the 'Look-Say' and phonics methods and our district switching back and forth between those methods.

Or maybe I'm just a poor speller.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 19, 2026 08:45 AM (cYBz/)

195 Doof, well we both like Joy Division so I guess we're aligned on that
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:43 AM (Kc+Vz)

I appreciate the Transmission of your comment.

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:45 AM (tceez)

196 Chocolate in general is overrated, though.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (77rzZ)

197 I'm probably the only one that hates chocolate covered strawberries.
Posted by: redridinghood

Undiagnosed mental illness is sad for all involved.

Posted by: Ring The Bell For Mental Health at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (oftw2)

198 The greatest birthday treat in my young life was when my mom got me a chocolate mint ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (46za5)

199 The Whizzo Quality Assortment is a perennial best seller!

Posted by: Whizzo Chocolate Company at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (wVcYX)

200 Reese’s peanut butter cups may have been the peak of civilization.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (pDt9x)

201 Bono...

Get real fuckin name douche

And shut the fuck up

Posted by: melodicmetal1 at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (61TgR)

202 I just saw the moat amazing TV commercial

Homeland Security showing the faces and names of victims of illegal aliens.

Finally! Arguing policy and outcomes and not building her fvcking brand.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

203 > Raisins are OK, but they don’t belong in Chocolate.
--------
Rural King sells a bunch of candy that appears to be "old school." The sort of candy your grandparents would have had in jars. Mints, hard candy, various gummy-like stuff (fruit flavored) and chocolate covered peanuts, almonds and raisins.

Couple bucks for a bag... maybe 1/2 pound. Not high quality, but man, tastes like childhood.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (jtM2q)

204 Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power.

The Great Replacement has been both a racist right wing conspiracy theory AND the open goal of leftwing pols for a generation now.

And...they've succeeded in great measure.

I've seen towns I've lived in completely changed due to influxes of immigrants, all from the same part of the world, that then change the town to their culture.

And more to the point, the voting patterns of these immigrants skew far left. Usually in direct relation to how much effort the left has spent in bringing in that particular group of immigrants.

Baring the demographics changes due to immigration, the Democrats would not have won a presidential election since Clinton, and it wouldn't even be close (Trump would have won '88 style in each of his runs)

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (sKqQm)

205 "Sweep away all monsters!"

you spelled "Destroy all monsters!" wrong

Posted by: Ron Asheton at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (M3HT1)

206 200 Reese’s products are vile. Can’t stand ‘em.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

207 203

Couple bucks for a bag... maybe 1/2 pound. Not high quality, but man, tastes like childhood.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 08:47 AM (jtM2q)

Yep. When I was a kid I always preferred quantity over quality.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (pDt9x)

208 Finally! Arguing policy and outcomes and not building her fvcking brand.

HIVs already have an opinion about immigration policy.

LIVs don't.

Give them a narrative to counter the left's though and they might pay enough attention to vote in their own interests...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (sKqQm)

209 Chocolate in general is overrated, though.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (77rzZ)
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Can I have your chocolate ration?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (RIvkX)

210 We also get a lot of junk mail from the AHA.
---------------
AHA is the Adolph Hitler Association, rite?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 08:34 AM (pZ64F)

Angry Hominids of America
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


Angry Hemorrhoids of America - aka, Flaming Assholes

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 08:49 AM (SD6jB)

211
Couple bucks for a bag... maybe 1/2 pound. Not high quality, but man, tastes like childhood.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

The hard candies covered in lint from granny's handbag are a wonderful memory of my yute.

Posted by: Werther's Fanboy at February 19, 2026 08:51 AM (oftw2)

212 206 200 Reese’s products are vile. Can’t stand ‘em.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

Next you will be telling me you hate Peeps, and Circus Peanuts. I will pray for you.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:51 AM (pDt9x)

213 Posted by: Martini Farmer

You grandparents had jars? Luxury!!
We used to dream of jars! When I were a lad, we had to make do with a bit of damp moss and a prayer that it’d hold the turnip water long enough to not leak all over me mum’s only good smock. Jars? Pah! We’d have killed for a jar. Proper glass ones, mind. None of your fancy screw-top nonsense.
We’d scrape the lichen off rocks and call it a lid. If we were lucky, the wind would blow a pebble in the right direction and seal it shut for a day. And you lot complain about lids that don’t quite match the thread? Luxury!
We had to chew the moss to make it sticky, then hold our breath while we prayed to St. Fibberius the Patron of Slightly Leaky Containers. If the moss held, we feasted like kings on half a cup of rainwater and a weevil we found in the corner. If it didn’t, we drank the disappointment straight from the rock and told ourselves it built character.
And you stand there moaning about “the seal was faulty” and “the jam leaked onto the shelf”? Luxury! We’d have licked the shelf clean and thanked the gods for the free seasoning.
You’ve got no idea. None. Jars. Bloody jars. Luxury!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (cYBz/)

214 The greatest birthday treat in my young life was when my mom got me a chocolate mint ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 08:46 AM (46za5)

180 degree opposite for me. As a kid, maybe 5 or 6 years old, I was unaware that the chocolate and mint combination existed. Was at a birthday party at Farrell's and I asked for chocolate chip ice cream. You know - essentially vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips in it. Well, they brought me mint chocolate chip. The smell alone made me want to hurl.

I enjoy both chocolate and mint on their own. But put them together, and it's akin to a exposing me to binary chemical weapons!

Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (tceez)

215 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (iNLnt)

216 Humorless trolls. Must be a job requirement. We are talking about candy, Smith. Please try to keep up.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 08:54 AM (pDt9x)

217 "reshaping the electorate" is an interesting way of saying "kill most of us, enslave the rest, and take our shit"

It was no accident how many of the invaders they chose were haitians, somalis, etc.

No way out of this that isn't straight through rivers of blood. I suspect one thing that will help is that things will come to a head in the EU or UK first and make things really obvious.

Posted by: heya at February 19, 2026 08:55 AM (23NNO)

218
Give this man a raise!
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Students tried to do anti-ICE walkout but were threatened with suspension so they were forced to return to class

THIS IS THE WAY

Kudos to this school!

https://tinyurl.com/3eayt34s

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)

219 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (iNLnt)


You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (PpBto)

220 >>>Reese’s products are vile. Can’t stand ‘em.

Posted by: Bulg

>Their quality and taste have really tanked. Now the texture of the chocolate is like wax and the peanut butter tastes like sawdust or ash.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (gVUi7)

221 Best general candy types:

Chocolate covered almonds - good flavor and crunch combo

Chocolate peanut butter cup - excellent flavor combo but the ratio needs to be just right

Chocolate covered wafer - Kit kat does this really well

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (sKqQm)

222 I can say the 2020 election was stolen for no additional charge. Troll me. TROLL ME!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (RIvkX)

223 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 19, 2026 08:52 AM (iNLnt)

That's not what happened but even so you pretend you're all about Free Speech right retard?

Evil dick sucker.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 08:56 AM (cntUY)

224 #79. Let's say U2 profess to be from Ireland. Where they they are now I don't know or care.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 08:57 AM (j6kTf)

225 I don't eat chocolate very often, but have no issue with chocolate and peanut butter OR chocolate and mint. Andes Mints were always just fine with the check after a fine meal.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (PpBto)

226 Do bot copy/paste the troll. You may be banned when the troll gets banned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

227 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint? I can only hope DHS Secretary Kennedy gets that stuff banned ASAP.

Posted by: Algae is Green. And You Wouldn't Eat That! at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)

228 DHS must treat the one-year mark as a mandatory re-vetting point for all refugees who have not adjusted to LPR status, ensuring either that they are scheduled to ‘return’ to custody for inspection or, if they do not comply, that they be ‘returned’ to custody through enforcement action.

The law is on the books. You have 365 to get before a judge and get your green card or as they say A M F.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (gbOdA)

229 Effected? Or is it affected?
——-

Many people have been impacted by errors in usage
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 08:13 AM (OZ5rj)

Is there any way to ensure correct usage while allowing one to insure against damages?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

I would like to compliment you on providing a complement to the first comment.
Posted by: Doof at February 19, 2026 08:29 AM (tceez

It's the principal of the matter.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (cntUY)

230 Let's say U2 profess to be from Ireland. Where they they are now I don't know or care.
Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 08:57 AM (j6kTf)


They claim Ireland.

They moved their studios out of Ireland because of the tax rate being too high.

They are hypocrites. And The Edge is a shitty guitar player.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (PpBto)

231 King Chuck is supporting the process on Andy's arrest. Mighty nice of him

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 08:59 AM (Kc+Vz)

232 King Chuck is supporting the process on Andy's arrest. Mighty nice of him

Of King Cuckold III's many character flaws, I don't think pedophilia is one of them.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 19, 2026 09:00 AM (sKqQm)

233 A military confrontation between the US and Iran could begin in the coming days and be an intensive, multi-week campaign, sources said Wednesday, despite ongoing diplomatic talks between Washington and Tehran.

Former IDF Military Intelligence chief Amos Yadlin suggested Wednesday that such a confrontation could be imminent.
=========================
Wut? Is Iran a threat to America right now, or is this a "humanitarian war", to help out the Iranian population?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (6fBYQ)

234 King Chuck is supporting the process on Andy's arrest. Mighty nice of him

Of King Cuckold III's many character flaws, I don't think pedophilia is one of them.
Posted by: 18-1


He's more into horses Camilla.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (SD6jB)

235 Is Iran a threat to America right now, or is this a "humanitarian war", to help out the Iranian population?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (6fBYQ)
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Embrace the power of "and"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)

236 I don't eat chocolate very often, but have no issue with chocolate and peanut butter OR chocolate and mint. Andes Mints were always just fine with the check after a fine meal.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (PpBto)
*******
Or on your pillow at a nice hotel.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:05 AM (NpAcC)

237 Is Iran a threat to America right now, or is this a "humanitarian war", to help out the Iranian population?

MIC War. Its always a MIC war.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 09:05 AM (a3CJ+)

238 "Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
Students tried to do anti-ICE walkout but were threatened with suspension so they were forced to return to class"

Our school system has been plagued by these walk-outs. Schools of been sanctioning them, if not outright organizing them. Lots of pissed off parents like me are being told there is nothing they can do. BS. Also lots of foreign flags, especially Mexican, at their protests. Not one American that I have seen.

Good, obedient skulls of mush should move to Mexico.

Posted by: Ripley at February 19, 2026 09:06 AM (GUOwU)

239 Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:02 AM (6fBYQ)

They've been a threat to America for the last three decades at least. They export terrorism, threaten world stability with their nuclear ambitions and collude with our enemies to disrupt our domestic stability.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 09:06 AM (cntUY)

240 Aren't the US and Iran supposed to be at the proverbial table, discussing the situation over there? I thought I saw something about that the other day. Maybe the "talks" didn't go well. I can see that. The current Iranian government is belligerent in all aspects and needs a good cleansing with fire.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 19, 2026 09:07 AM (jtM2q)

241 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint"

Same color as restaurant "key lime" crap

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:07 AM (cGjQu)

242 I'm surprised Charles is aware of anything beyond the palace walls.

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:08 AM (ZxPkt)

243 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint"

Same color as restaurant "key lime" crap
Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:07 AM (cGjQu)

Avenge me!

Posted by: Red Dye #2 at February 19, 2026 09:09 AM (wVcYX)

244 Progressive police reform group Campaign Zero publishes daily data at mappingpoliceviolence.org, including figures on killings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. In 2025, their data shows 1,314 police killings compared to 1,382 in 2024 and 1,362 in 2023.

So Law and Order leads to less Police killings.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (gbOdA)

245 So, every antisemitic cuck goes to "area A" and then does agitprop about poor treatment of Christians. C'on Bibi, move the tanks in and move jihadis out of there..

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (Mqqv0)

246 The Royal siblings don't seem to get along much.

Only interesting in a soap opera entertainment way.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (cntUY)

247 "And The Edge is a shitty guitar player."

This guy gets it!

Posted by: Ron Asheton at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (M3HT1)

248 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. Sadly, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.

https://tinyurl.com/3kxawpyu

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:10 AM (eS0yE)

249 Speaking of AARP: Some years ago I called The Hartford to get a quote on their car insurance. They told me I had to be a member of AARP, not only to get the insurance, but *to get the quote*!!! "State law," they said (CT, I suppose). I called back a month or so later to see if the staffer had been wildly mistaken. Nope.

I wasn't about to join AARP -- especially without knowing whether Hartford could save me more on the insurance than the membership fee would run. What a mess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:11 AM (wzUl9)

250 Is Iran a threat to America right now

Are we required, once again, to remind people that Iran declared war on the United States in 1979. That Iran has never rescinded that declaration of war. That Iran has funded terrorist activities around the world with the aim of harming America and Americans?

Yes, Iran is a threat to America right now.
Yes, Iran would be a threat to America even if Israel were our greatest enemy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

251
Iwo Jima in color 2/19/45

https://tinyurl.com/msmtamdh

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:11 AM (ZxPkt)

252 And what's with the green color of chocolate chip mint? I can only hope DHS Secretary Kennedy gets that stuff banned ASAP.
Posted by: Algae is Green. And You Wouldn't Eat That! at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (oftw2)
******
You can use spinach to achieve the green color without affecting the taste.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:12 AM (NpAcC)

253 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. Sadly As you might expect, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.

https://tinyurl.com/3kxawpyu
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026

***
Corrected for clarity

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)

254 226 Do bot copy/paste the troll. You may be banned when the troll gets banned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 19, 2026 08:58 AM (RIvkX)

=======

More like "don't use the troll's name because the back end is simplistic."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:12 AM (GBKbO)

255 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)

256 The Royal siblings don't seem to get along much.

Chuck seems to get along well with Anne and reasonably well with Edward.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)

257 Bono is still alive? I thought he was one of those ‘thirds’ in the ‘people die in 3s’ things.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 09:14 AM (qyidn)

258 The arrest of Prince Andrew proves that the monarchy is dead.

King Charles "supporting" it?

What's the point of being part of the royal family if you can't boink whomever you want and the king backs you?

Tear down the monarchy and give the UK a real government with a real executive, not a figurehead.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)

259 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)


Jeff Spicoli hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (PpBto)

260 Good morning!

Re: Voter ID - My working theory is that the Democrats are fighting it so hard not only to hide fraud (the obvious), but to hide the true number of illegals.
We laugh at how they've consistently maintained there are "11 million illegal immigrants" since - what? - the 1970's??

Comparing voter turnout in recent years to a national Voter ID requirement election in 2028 would/will be bananas.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (tj6OY)

261 259 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (GBKbO)


Jeff Spicoli hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (PpBto)

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Spicoli does it right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (GBKbO)

262 260 Good morning!

Re: Voter ID - My working theory is that the Democrats are fighting it so hard not only to hide fraud (the obvious), but to hide the true number of illegals.
We laugh at how they've consistently maintained there are "11 million illegal immigrants" since - what? - the 1970's??

Comparing voter turnout in recent years to a national Voter ID requirement election in 2028 would/will be bananas.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (tj6OY)

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I think they just fight on every hill like its the hill to die on.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (GBKbO)

263 I'm probably the only one that hates chocolate covered strawberries.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)
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#Metoo. But I would probably eat the chocolate off and toss the strawberries.

Has anyone tried chocolate covered potato chips. I hesitated to try it, but they're actually quite good. Chocolate improves everything it touches. And this is torture because I gave it up for Lent.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR)

264 255 Also don't quote trolls anyway, because they should be ignored and insulted, not engaged with.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:13 AM (


Can the commentariat yell for trolls to get off their lawn??

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (Mqqv0)

265 You can use spinach to achieve the green color without affecting the taste.
Posted by: redridinghood

No! Don't do that!

Posted by: Bluto at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (oftw2)

266 New Jersey's second-grade curriculum

“By the end of 2nd grade according to their own curriculum: Differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation

They need to know how to define vaginal, oral, and anal sex, how to perceive consent to sexual activity, how to identify short and long term contraception, and safer sex methods that are effective and how to identify and access and use them and to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Why not just come out and say we are gonna fuck the children?

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (gbOdA)

267 Tear down the monarchy and give the UK a real government with a real executive, not a figurehead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:14 AM (GBKbO)

Charles is the Head of State, not the Head of Government. That would be Sir Kier Starmer so the second half of your wish is granted.

They have a real government. One that they voted for.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (ExV1e)

268 Im visiting Denver for work. The first thing I noticed was that it only took 45 minutes (at rush hour!) to get from the airport way out to the west side - unpossible.

Last night I took an Uber and since drives for a living I asked the guy if they had done some major traffic work in the last year or two.

He told me "no, it's the crackdown. The detention center is packed full, people are leaving, and others are hiding in people's houses who have legal status."

He didn't seem that perturbed about it, besides it hurting Uber business. He was just like "eh, I'm here legally, and I'm going back to Ghana in a couple years anyway, not my problem."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (/Spxx)

269 I only mentioned troll because we were having fun and here he comes. Like the guy at a party who pops up and only wants to talk about, say, oh Prometheus or something.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (pDt9x)

270 264 Can the commentariat yell for trolls to get off their lawn??

Posted by: runner at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (Mqqv0)

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Just assume their words will morph into something scatalogical and stupid, and then insult them on those grounds.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (GBKbO)

271 What is "humanitarian" about what the Iran leaders are doing to an unarmed population? Iran brought this on themselves. They have been warned. It's up to them.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 09:17 AM (j6kTf)

272 Can we say rude things about the trolls? Abuse them in a sort of indirect way?

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 09:18 AM (ZxPkt)

273 267 Charles is the Head of State, not the Head of Government. That would be Sir Kier Starmer so the second half of your wish is granted.

They have a real government. One that they voted for.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (ExV1e)

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If Charles technically has the power to tell Starmer to vacate his post, he's the real executive and the PM is just a steward or a regent to the real executive.

Also, Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

274 Comparing voter turnout in recent years to a national Voter ID requirement election in 2028 would/will be bananas.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:15 AM (tj6OY)

I file of 9 M voter from Cali have 75% no match when checked against SS Admin.

My guess is any large county (eg Harris Cty TX) has 2 to 3% illegals, 10% moved, and 4 or 5% fake.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (gbOdA)

275 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. Sadly, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.

https://tinyurl.com/3kxawpyu
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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I think Kamala hits the five o'clock hour about 9 o'clock every morning.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (Lo97M)

276 "Everyone loves chocolate covered anchovies.
Posted by: Auspex"

This is a lie propagated by Big Penguin.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (vFG9F)

277 We don’t have trolls. Norway has trolls. We have shit-eating faggot incels living in mommy’s basement.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (qyidn)

278 Trolls are just blog skidmarks, something to be cleaned away and not worthy of concern.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (bRgDE)

279 278 Trolls are just blog skidmarks, something to be cleaned away and not worthy of concern.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (bRgDE)

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I feel seen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM (GBKbO)

280 We can't deport Illegals fast enough before November.

Which is why the SAVE Act is so important

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 19, 2026 09:20 AM (dtajH)

281 What is "humanitarian" about what the Iran leaders are doing to an unarmed population? Iran brought this on themselves. They have been warned. It's up to them.

Just as a reminder, "humanitarian" is an attribute of Whiteness™ Only White Nationalists® and Racists® would desire it.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 09:20 AM (WCaCG)

282 Cheese is superior to chocolate in every respect.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:21 AM (77rzZ)

283 Kamala is in Australia and was interviewed by a local reporter. Sadly, it was after Kamala hit the five o'clock hour.


She was trying to relate to the local population.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 19, 2026 09:22 AM (/TiS1)

284 280 We can't deport Illegals fast enough before November.

Which is why the SAVE Act is so important

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 19, 2026 09:20 AM (dtajH)

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El Paso's early voting numbers are way down compared to the rest of the state of Texas.

Why? Because the city has been emptied out?

Or...because illegals and those tied to illegals are terrified of presenting themselves to authorities.

Remember, the influx of illegals didn't make GA go from red to blue from 2020 to 2024. It actually turned GA from blue to red. Why? Because the vast majority of election chicanery isn't illegals actually voting, it's vote counters using expanded voter rolls to stuff ballot boxes.

Illegals being in country doesn't really affect voting. Illegals being on the voter rolls does. Election fights that matter are happening from the DOJ Civil Rights Division headed by Dhillon, suing to have voter rolls cleared.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:22 AM (GBKbO)

285 CBO estimates that spending from Social Security's OASI trust fund will rise from $1.5 trillion this fiscal year to more than $2.5 trillion in 2036. After accounting for tax receipts and interest income, the projected deficit for the trust fund rises from $207 billion this year to $525 billion in 2032, when the trust fund is depleted, and continues to rise to $691 billion in 2036, assuming full benefits are paid out.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:22 AM (gbOdA)

286 He said these things under oath, iirc, raising the question of why is he not being prosecuted?

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We'll get to that under the next Trump administration, in 2040.

Posted by: Pam Blondi at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (vqA1l)

287 282 Cheese is superior to chocolate in every respect.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:21 AM (77rzZ)

Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (pDt9x)

288 If Charles technically has the power to tell Starmer to vacate his post, he's the real executive and the PM is just a steward or a regent to the real executive.

Also, Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:18 AM (GBKbO)

1. I'm pretty sure that if the monarch were to remove the PM, even an unpopular one like Starmer, the Labour super-majority in Parliament would remove that power from the crown.
2. "Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate." - Much as it pains me to say this... you are correct.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (ExV1e)

289 >>I think they just fight on every hill like its the hill to die on.

True, but protecting illegals has become all-consuming.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (tj6OY)

290 Cheese is superior to chocolate in every respect.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:21 AM (77rzZ)

Bacon-wrapped chocolate-covered cheese puffs?

Should they be deep fried or grilled?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (wVcYX)

291 We don’t have trolls. Norway has trolls. We have shit-eating faggot incels living in mommy’s basement.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 19, 2026 09:19 AM

Narrator: The Blade is not wrong.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (kgE5c)

292 Fun fact: Residents of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan call residents of the Lower Peninsula "Trolls," because the latter live "below" the (Mackinac) Bridge.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (77rzZ)

293 289 >>I think they just fight on every hill like its the hill to die on.

True, but protecting illegals has become all-consuming.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (tj6OY)

20 million illegals is around 25 to 30 house seats and 25 to 30 votes in the EC.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (gbOdA)

294 Has anyone tried chocolate covered potato chips. I hesitated to try it, but they're actually quite good. Chocolate improves everything it touches. And this is torture because I gave it up for Lent.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 09:16 AM (3ImbR)
******
I love chocolate covered potato chips. I'm a fan of sweet and salty.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 19, 2026 09:24 AM (NpAcC)

295 288 1. I'm pretty sure that if the monarch were to remove the PM, even an unpopular one like Starmer, the Labour super-majority in Parliament would remove that power from the crown.
2. "Parliament is a fake government structure. Legislature and executive should be actually separate." - Much as it pains me to say this... you are correct.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:23 AM (ExV1e)

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Yeah, that's kind of my whole viewpoint.

King Charles being "head of state" who can't actually doing anything? The structure is rotten. He's either executive of the government, or he's a tourist attraction. Pick one. And if he's a tourist attraction, then Parliament needs to be dissolved because it's fake and gay and a remnant from when the King was actually the head of government.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal


Below cheese.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

297 Bono...

Get real fuckin name douche

And shut the fuck up
Posted by: melodicmetal1
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Bono is starting to look like he might have transitioned a while back. But just hasn't announced it yet.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (Lo97M)

298 But if all the illegals go home our cuisine will be so bland.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (TtdNq)

299 296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal


Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (pDt9x)

300 Good Morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (u82oZ)

301 299 296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal


Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.
Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (pDt9x)

The food fights begun they have

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (gbOdA)

302 Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.
Posted by: tubal


Cheese is pretty much the perfect food, in my opinion.

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (77rzZ)

303 I'm like m. Wahoo!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (u82oZ)

304 >>Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.


Excellent!
Breyer's delicious mint chip ice cream is *not* green.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (tj6OY)

305 Bono is starting to look like he might have transitioned a while back. But just hasn't announced it yet.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM

Bono. Springsteen.

Who are these people who speak to us as though we needed their advice?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (kgE5c)

306 New Jersey's second-grade curriculum

“By the end of 2nd grade according to their own curriculum: Differentiate between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation

They need to know how to define vaginal, oral, and anal sex, how to perceive consent to sexual activity, how to identify short and long term contraception, and safer sex methods that are effective and how to identify and access and use them and to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Why not just come out and say we are gonna fuck the children?
Posted by: r hennigantx



Because people like me would literally nail them to a barn door.

BFH & Nine Inch Nails.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (SD6jB)

307 296 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal


Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)

Sounds like The Cheese stands alone then.
Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:26 AM (pDt9x)

Is the standing binding?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (wVcYX)

308 U2 had that awesome Super Bowl halftime show.
It’s s shame they went full retard.

Posted by: I Choose Dogs at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (TtdNq)

309 U2 was doing at show at 80,000 seat Croke Park in Dublin.

Bono started a slow clap and then said "everytime I clap my hands a child dies in Africa."

A bloke in the audience then yelled out "Then stop clapping!!"

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (dtajH)

310 Today is National Chocolate Mint Day.
Includes everything from cookies, candies and ice cream.

Hmmm...I do have some good mint chocolate squares...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (kgE5c)

311 King Charles being "head of state" who can't actually doing anything? The structure is rotten. He's either executive of the government, or he's a tourist attraction. Pick one. And if he's a tourist attraction, then Parliament needs to be dissolved because it's fake and gay and a remnant from when the King was actually the head of government.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (GBKbO)

He's the guy who gets blamed for shit because he isn't his mother and because he behaved horribly in his first marriage to Diana (a woman of singular purity and wonderfulness who was in no way party to the issues in their union and who was just swept up in the romance of it all - blech).

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 19, 2026 09:28 AM (ExV1e)

312 305 Bono is starting to look like he might have transitioned a while back. But just hasn't announced it yet.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM

Bono. Springsteen.

Who are these people who speak to us as though we needed their advice?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 19, 2026 09:27 AM (kgE5c)

The Bitter Old Lesbian Effect. They all Transmorgify into Rosie O’Donnell in the end.

Posted by: tubal at February 19, 2026 09:29 AM (pDt9x)

313 >>Cheese is pretty much the perfect food, in my opinion.

Edam, cheese is tasty!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 19, 2026 09:29 AM (tj6OY)

314 Diana (a woman of singular purity and wonderfulness "

Yeah. And she was getting her dodi on in the back seat of that merc....

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (cGjQu)

315 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

316 Because people like me would literally nail them to a barn door.

BFH & Nine Inch Nails."

Nah. Don't waste good spikes.

/Vlad

Posted by: man at February 19, 2026 09:33 AM (cGjQu)

317 Where would bacon stand, in your analysis?
Posted by: tubal
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Below cheese.
Posted by: Bulg at February 19, 2026 09:25 AM (77rzZ)
~~~~~

Cast out this interloper!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (3ImbR)

318 >>>Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.

>He needs to save democracy so his daughter can continue to compete in tony equestrian show jumping events.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (gVUi7)

319 Amazon Music is really pushing that stupid Springsteen "song" about the dead car-rammer, going so far as to insert it onto the "classic rock" playlists. I won't be shocked to see this U2 abomination on there

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 19, 2026 09:36 AM (vqA1l)

320 318 >>>Speaking of Springsteen, he's launching his "Save American Democracy" tour, you guys.
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Yeah, everyone knows NJ is committed to democracy.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 19, 2026 09:45 AM (pZ64F)

321 Anti-ICE protests by schoolchildren during school hours are funded with our tax dollars. How about stopping that?

Posted by: Wofus at February 19, 2026 10:35 AM (CNa+A)

322 Good morning, all. Thanks, J.J. for another wonderful TMR.

AI Overview: During President Bill Clinton's two terms (1993–2001), the U.S. saw a significant rise in undocumented immigration, with the estimated undocumented population increasing by approximately 300,000 to 500,000 annually, bringing the total estimate to around 7.8 million by 2001.

Data suggests that there were approximately 870,000 to 900,000 formal removals (deportations) during the 8 years of the Clinton administration, along with a much higher number of "returns" where individuals were sent back to their home country at the border rather than through formal removals.

President Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) in 1996, which drastically increased penalties, expanded the definition of crimes leading to deportation, and expedited the removal process.
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Analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies indicates that approximately 2.5 million new illegal immigrants joined the unauthorized population between January 2009 and mid-2015, the Obama administrations.

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (NFX2v)

323 Total Deportation estimates under those two administrations range from 2.5 million to >3 million, depending on whether voluntary returns are included.

Therefore, the total number of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. might have remained relatively stable, estimated at around 11–12 million, because the new arrivals were offset by those who left via deportation or voluntary departure.

Note: It has been reported that both the Clinton and the Obama administrations shifted their focus to deporting individuals with criminal records or those recently caught at the border, rather than focusing on those established in the interior. (Convenient to report NOW?)
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>From above, Victor Davis Hanson: Biden’s border chaos wasn’t accidental—it was a political strategy to reshape America’s electorate and expand left-wing power.
Why Exactly Did They Destroy the Border?

The plan? 🤷‍♀️ But ...

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (NFX2v)

324 >CAP, 'How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration'
History shows that when just 3.5 percent of a population—about 12 million Americans—engage in peaceful protest, their demands become nearly impossible to ignore. This is particularly relevant today, as Americans continue to defend due process and health care rights amid a rise in authoritarian policies. Aug. 6, 2025

If the US population is 340 million, that's slightly less than 12 million people. 🤔
--
John Podesta served as Chief of Staff to Clinton, 1998–2001; co-chaired Obama's transition team, 2008; served as (Climate) Counselor to Barack Obama, 2014–2015, and chaired Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.

He served as senior adviser to President Biden for clean energy innovation and implementation, and lead the implementation of the $370 billion Inflation Reduction Act's climate provisions. Then he succeeded John Kerry as the U.S. special climate envoy.

>He founded CAP in 2003 & the Washington Center for 'Equitable Growth.' He & they continue shaping government.

More Undocumented in under Biden than 3.5% of the US pop. Havoc.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:36 AM (NFX2v)

325 CNN, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested after Epstein files revelations as King says ‘law must take its course’

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 19, 2026 10:59 AM (NFX2v)

326 "These organizations don’t operate alone or in silence," Patel said. "They operate with a heavy, heavy stream of funding. And we started looking into it, and guess what? We found them."

Let me explain a tactic most people don't understand. Suspect is in an interrogation room. Cop walks in and says, "Bad news, we found your fingerprints all over the murder weapon."

The suspect says "That's bullshit, I was int he room, but I never tounched the murder weapon!"

Kash says "We found them" then doesn't name names. What happens? All these organizations immediately stop funding. They also start taking other actions to protect themselves from prosecution. Paid protestors start to worry they might get dragged in. Suddenly $20/hr to protest or organize doesn't look like such a great job. Many people quit, go to ground, and hope they aren't targeted. Kash, by saying that, has already moved the ball far down the field.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 19, 2026 01:19 PM (vOtXJ)

Daily Tech News 19 February 2026

Top Story

Tech News

Musical Interlude






Disclaimer: Ten points to House M for picking up on the astronomical disclaimer yesterday.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM




Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 04:00 AM (lJ0H4)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 04:00 AM (Ia/+0)

3 it's too early

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 19, 2026 04:02 AM (iid7V)

4 w00t

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 04:03 AM (+YA9H)

5 Uh... Howdy?

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 19, 2026 04:07 AM (BLOW1)

6 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 04:09 AM (wiltx)

7
Article at Daily Mail,

.Locked and loaded, Trump prepares to strike Iran in just days.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 04:13 AM (3ek7K)

8 just approved a 36% annual tax on unrealised capital gains


This is depraved.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 04:15 AM (wiltx)

9 Howdy, Pixy!

https://youtu.be/vYNx2ADkbhU

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 04:16 AM (rdVOm)

10 Hey Pixy,

If you get a moment, you might want to take a look at the ads that have been hijacking the "Continue reading" links on the front page.

They turn them into popovers that cover everything and the URL becomes ace.mu.nu / #passage-ads (remove spaces as appropriate).

Posted by: Bitblt at February 19, 2026 04:20 AM (11pZm)

11 ...and good night, all...

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 04:21 AM (rdVOm)

12 Belated BOING!

Up at vacation home in north Israel. Things to maintain.

But first, time soon for lunch out with Mrs. BD.

No time to even catch up on news. Dunno what's going on in the world. Maybe l8r.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 19, 2026 04:24 AM (VFv8R)

13 Sounds like lots of changes may be afoot in the world. Let’s hope Marco Rubio has extra time on his hands.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 19, 2026 04:27 AM (Ys0s/)

14 Disclaimer: Ten points to House M for picking up on the astronomical disclaimer yesterday.

; )

Always a lert!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 04:28 AM (+YA9H)

15
Trump prepares to strike Iran in just days.

Posted by: fourseasons

================

It's a little early, but this is the fun part:

Where will the mullahs go?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 04:29 AM (aM1Wh)

16 Burma!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 19, 2026 04:32 AM (BLOW1)

17
Blonde,

To hell, lol

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 04:33 AM (3ek7K)

18 Where will the mullahs go?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Someplace... warmer?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 19, 2026 04:33 AM (NvzRg)

19 Where will the mullahs go?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 04:29 AM (aM1Wh)

No Vacancy!

You ever seen my bottom half? No way I'm letting those guys anywhere near me.

Posted by: Satan at February 19, 2026 04:33 AM (06Hmj)

20 "..just approved a 36% annual tax on unrealized capital gains"

We're not just going to rob you for everything you have, no.. we also want everything we think you'll ever earn from this point forward. In the old days, mobsters used guns, kidnapping, and extortion.. nowadays they use bureaucratic overreach..

But remember, proles, they're doing this for *you*, out of some sense of social altruism, because the problem with capitalists and their corporations is *their* insatiable greed..

Posted by: General Turgidson at February 19, 2026 04:33 AM (koFAO)

21 Drizzling out, just above freezing
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)

22 Burma!
Posted by: Pixy Misa

Shave

Posted by: Tuna at February 19, 2026 04:34 AM (lJ0H4)

23
You too Skip

Posted by: fourseasons at February 19, 2026 04:35 AM (3ek7K)

24 "Where will the mullahs go?"

.................................

They open gas station chains in Ottawa and SoCal..

Posted by: General Turgidson at February 19, 2026 04:36 AM (koFAO)

25 I do like the Trumpian version of gunboat diplomacy.

Float a couple million tons of exploding freedom off shore and then ostentatiously start picking petals off a daisy to decide if you're going to make a country cease to exist or not.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 19, 2026 04:36 AM (06Hmj)

26 G'morning, all!


60.1 degrees out, and a wonderful temperature for a morning walk in a bit.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 04:42 AM (iMotb)

27 Trump is like a millennial hipster who just found an old treadle sewing machine at a yard sale and decided to fix it up and learn how to sew for fun, and is actually starting to get pretty good at it, except instead of a neglected sewing machine, it's the American War Machine.

It's a neat little machine. Just a shame it either sat around gathering rust, or got used as a damn doorstop by the idiots who used to own it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 19, 2026 04:42 AM (06Hmj)

28 15
Trump prepares to strike Iran in just days.

Posted by: fourseasons

================

It's a little early, but this is the fun part:

Where will the mullahs go?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 04:29 AM (aM1Wh)

Do you have a guess?

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 04:45 AM (+YA9H)

29 I see that the children have announced that some of them will boycott the SOTU.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 04:49 AM (iMotb)

30 My Magic Mouse is acting up, like it's got a ghost in it. I have the original one that uses 2 AA rechargeable batteries, and I think they get swollen.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 04:50 AM (+YA9H)

31 I think they get swollen.

If your AA batteries are swelling up, they need to be replaced, whether they are rechargeable or not, and whether they still hold a charge or not. (Also, I don’t think I ever used rechargeables when I had a Magic Mouse that used AA batteries. I wasn’t even aware that the mouse itself could recharge batteries.)

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 04:55 AM (EXyHK)

32 Evening for a Thor's Day to you late toilers and early risers! I'm among the latter group again, and this time a certain black cat whose name rhymes with "curling" had nothing to do with it. Just, snap!, and I'm awake. Grrr.

Good news yesterday: I finally heard from the investment company handling the pension I did not know about from my 1978-87 employer. They are sending me the paperwork by express mail. There's some good change there, and I can decide what to do with it. It's essentially found money!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 04:56 AM (wzUl9)

33 G'morning, all!

60.1 degrees out, and a wonderful temperature for a morning walk in a bit.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026

***
71 here. Gah. Yes, it's good workout weather; I planned to take it easy, just a mile today. But this is too warm for the time of year: 82 expected as a high this pm.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 05:00 AM (wzUl9)

34 Where will the mullahs go?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia


Dearborn, Michigan

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 05:01 AM (wiltx)

35 "Dearborn, Michigan"

At least there will be minimal Culture Shock for them.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 05:05 AM (iMotb)

36 31 I think they get swollen.

If your AA batteries are swelling up, they need to be replaced, whether they are rechargeable or not, and whether they still hold a charge or not. (Also, I don’t think I ever used rechargeables when I had a Magic Mouse that used AA batteries. I wasn’t even aware that the mouse itself could recharge batteries.)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 04:55 AM (EXyHK)

This mouse can't recharge the batteries. I have a separate, plug-in 2-battery recharger.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:05 AM (+YA9H)

37 The suggestion of the mullahs opening gas stations is a solid observation of reality. The Exxon convenience store run by some Indians or Middle Easterners where I used to buy gas has outdated pumps, so that the ethanol-free gas pumps at a gallon every 75 seconds. But I know better than to complain to the staff. I've tried: "Your Pump Sixteen, the ethanol-free, is broken or failing." I get a blank look or "Yah, yah, is ethanol-free!" I no longer buy there.

Gee, how far we have fallen from full service stations and "You can trust your car to the man who wears the star -- the big red Texaco star!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 05:08 AM (wzUl9)

38 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 19, 2026 05:08 AM (AN2gy)

39 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 19, 2026 05:09 AM (2Ez/1)

40 So the ridiculously simple Coax antenna 5G filter was delivered and installed yesterday.

The amount of pixilation went from occasional down to maybe half of one second in several hours of TV watching.

So a marked improvement there.

Scanning channels and reviewing signal strength shows a total of 58 channels coming in off the attic mounted antenna, and most of them with very good signal strength and SNR.

So, for ten bucks, I'm pretty happy.

And the HVAC guys will be replacing the thermostat wires with shielded, dual twisted pair today, and that should finish that project up as well.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 05:10 AM (iMotb)

41 Lots of charity organizations are sending out mountains of solicitations this month. I have no problem with that, but how many ball point pens can I use in my life time. Got a Kennedy half dollar, just add it to all my other coins no one wants. Add it to my Susan B Anthony coins and the Indian girl. About time for a new dollar coin, AOC needs a coin, to use in skeet shooting maybe. or Jesse Jackson?

Posted by: colin at February 19, 2026 05:11 AM (e8qy3)

42
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 19, 2026 05:13 AM (tljrc)

43 This mouse can't recharge the batteries. I have a separate, plug-in 2-battery recharger.

That makes more sense.

I actually still have my AA Magic Mouse, it’s on a very old FireWire iMac that I use for ripping vinyl. Haven’t had to change the batteries in forever, but that’s because I don’t buy that much music any more.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 05:14 AM (EXyHK)

44 The furry thugs are lounging about, letting me know they're here and ready for breakfast. Stirling is sprawled on the floor where I can see him. Dagny, amazingly, has settled on the arm of the sofa next to me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 05:18 AM (wzUl9)

45 “It still pleases me to be awake during the dark, early hours before morning when everyone else is still asleep. I’ve been that way since I first moved to New York. I do my best thinking and writing then. During those early years in New York, I often got on my motorcycle in the middle of the night and went for a ride—anyplace. There wasn’t much crime in the city then, and if you owned a motorcycle, you left it outside your apartment and in the morning it was still there. It was wonderful on summer nights to cruise around the city at one, two, or three a.m. wearing jeans and a t-shirt with a girl on the seat behind me. If I didn’t start out with one, I’d find one.”

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 05:20 AM (EXyHK)

46 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 19, 2026 05:23 AM (bQ4nt)

47 “It still pleases me to be awake during the dark, early hours before morning when everyone else is still asleep. I’ve been that way since I first moved to New York. I do my best thinking and writing then. During those early years in New York, I often got on my motorcycle in the middle of the night and went for a ride—anyplace. There wasn’t much crime in the city then, and if you owned a motorcycle, you left it outside your apartment and in the morning it was still there. It was wonderful on summer nights to cruise around the city at one, two, or three a.m. wearing jeans and a t-shirt with a girl on the seat behind me. If I didn’t start out with one, I’d find one.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026

***
SPB, who wrote that?

I agree with the sentiment. Getting up early makes me feel as if the world is all mine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 05:26 AM (wzUl9)

48 29 I see that the children have announced that some of them will boycott the SOTU.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 04:49 AM (iMotb)

Statesmen.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:27 AM (+YA9H)

49 "Statesmen."

Toddlers.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 05:29 AM (iMotb)

50 One of the local news outlets said something about Shia Leboeuf having moved here -- that he lives here now. Somebody he insulted during the altercation that led to his Mardi Gras arrest is now complaining and calling for hate crime charges against the actor. There were, he says, "homophobic slurs."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 05:29 AM (wzUl9)

51 What is Holland?

https://youtu.be/fL4QfvIrUf4

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld reference at February 19, 2026 05:32 AM (2Ez/1)

52 While I do not do social media, Mrs VIA does follow our community blog, as well as several other local chat group type sites.

And about four days ago she showed me a post from a neighbor about this apparent effort by a local business woman to rile up the High School students, and the poster made some rather specific claims about the actions of the local business woman that made me sort of roll my eyes, and simply say "I hope she turned this over to the authorities'.

Well, what do you know.

https://tinyurl.com/4yx7ap9v

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 05:34 AM (iMotb)

53 "What is Holland?"

20 bucks, same as in town.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 05:34 AM (iMotb)

54 Time for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 05:35 AM (iMotb)

55 SPB, who wrote that?

Marlin Brando. Just saw it this morning on the National Motorists Assn. blog.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 05:37 AM (EXyHK)

56
Fox News
@FoxNews
14h
BUDGET CUTS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:40 AM (+YA9H)

57 "I hope she turned this over to the authorities'.

Well, what do you know.

https://tinyurl.com/4yx7ap9v
+++++
It was always the women.

Posted by: G. Orwell at February 19, 2026 05:42 AM (2Ez/1)

58 48 29 I see that the children have announced that some of them will boycott the SOTU.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 04:49 AM (iMotb)

Statesmen.
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:27 AM (+YA9H)

[snark]

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:42 AM (+YA9H)

59 56
Fox News
@FoxNews
14h
BUDGET CUTS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit.
Posted by: m


Amazing, and we're all alive to witness such 'Progress'.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 05:44 AM (wiltx)

60 @50

>>There were, he says, "homophobic slurs."

Those are probably made up bull crap to enhance the complaint.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 05:46 AM (XV/Pl)

61 Good morning Horde. Thx Pixy.
Prince Andrew has been arrested by British authorities. An interesting day already

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 05:47 AM (Kc+Vz)

62 The mullahs who choose to flee with the loot (those that don’t prefer to die gloriously for their faith) probably run to Moscow to set up shop down the road from Assad. Putin takes anybody who has a big Swiss bank account.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 05:48 AM (46za5)

63 BUDGET CUTS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit.
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:40 AM (+YA9H)

Not taking long at all for NYC residents to get what they voted for - and to get it good and hard.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 05:51 AM (46za5)

64 61 Prince Andrew has been arrested by British authorities. An interesting day already
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 05:47 AM (Kc+Vz)

yikes

BBC:

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:52 AM (+YA9H)

65 Scanning channels and reviewing signal strength shows a total of 58 channels coming in off the attic mounted antenna, and most of them with very good signal strength and SNR.

So, for ten bucks, I'm pretty happy.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 05:10 AM (iMotb)

That'd pretty good.
You must be picking up channels from Columbia and Savannah on top of Charleston. Or is that just counting digital sub-channels, too?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 05:53 AM (6ydKt)

66 My question for the big three memory manufacturers:

If you starve off and kill the consumer electronics market, who exactly do you think you're going to sell your chips to when the AI bubble pops?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 19, 2026 05:54 AM (O7YUW)

67 End of British royalty on the horizon?

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:55 AM (+YA9H)

68 End of British royalty on the horizon?

Not at all. But there may be a new, more diverse family installed.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 05:56 AM (EXyHK)

69 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 05:52 AM (+YA9H)

Funny - everyone in British government has known what he was up to for years. But now Starmer is flailing and desperate to publicly throw anyone under the bus to try and distract from his own problems.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 05:57 AM (46za5)

70 “ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
so that mere earthly mortals
will never again strike terror.”

Psalm 10:17-18

Posted by: Marcus T at February 19, 2026 05:57 AM (rTiUi)

71

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 19, 2026 05:57 AM (DDJSl)

72 I get 46 channels with air cable

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 19, 2026 06:01 AM (wOO3z)

73 Little girl in hospital waiting for heart transplant makes friends with construction crew across street:

https://tinyurl.com/2s25sswd

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 06:03 AM (PFs9e)

74 >>>There is at least a light at the end of the tunnel.
...
But it's an oncoming train.

heh

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:04 AM (+YA9H)

75 72 I get 46 channels with air cable

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 19, 2026 06:01 AM (wOO3z)

Yeah, those numbers jumped up quick when we went to digital and every channel could add two or three sub-channels on their frequency.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:07 AM (6ydKt)

76 Did they really arrest Andrew?

Damn, Chuck III really does hate his brother.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:10 AM (6ydKt)

77 "Burma!"

You made Pixy panic.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 19, 2026 06:12 AM (ekpi1)

78 It's true! It's really true!...


https://tinyurl.com/u45vruv6
(BBC.com coverage w/ live video link)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:13 AM (6ydKt)

79 If Andrew Mountbatten is guilty as charged -- and I think everybody agrees that he is -- there were some Princes of Wales who ought to have spent their whole careers in the Tower, rather than on the throne. It's a literal changing of the guard.

We've seen what Shakespeare could do with this kind of source material. Now we don't even have Tom Stoppard. Gonna have to be a musical.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 19, 2026 06:13 AM (zdLoL)

80 77 "Burma!"

You made Pixy panic.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 19, 2026 06:12 AM (ekpi1)

?

16 Burma!
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 19, 2026 04:32 AM (BLOW1)

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:13 AM (+YA9H)

81 The generation of Chuck and Andy will be gone and then William steps in. That will be how the monarchy survives

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 06:14 AM (Kc+Vz)

82 Even worse, Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday.,

That's cold, Chuck.
Frozen solid, even.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:15 AM (6ydKt)

83 Happy Birthday, Andy!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 06:16 AM (qdur7)

84 Even worse, Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday.

The arresting officer jumped out of a cake.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 19, 2026 06:16 AM (EXyHK)

85 There were, he says, "homophobic slurs."

Some day, a judge will suggest that developing a thicker skin would be a good idea to these people.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 06:17 AM (RjOoY)

86 ?

It's part of a Monty Python skit.

"Why did you say 'Burma'?"

"I panicked."

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 19, 2026 06:21 AM (ekpi1)

87 https://youtu.be/pwTqC2T6q4E

Around 3:30, but you have to watch up to there to get the context.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 19, 2026 06:21 AM (BLOW1)

88 This Yank is wondering, do we commoners get a Royal Mug Shot out of this arrest? Or is that just not Cricket?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 06:22 AM (qdur7)

89 i’ll e be held at the Tower? Crikey.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 06:25 AM (qdur7)

90 86 ?

It's part of a Monty Python skit.

"Why did you say 'Burma'?"

"I panicked."
Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 19, 2026 06:21 AM (ekpi1)

Thank you!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:25 AM (+YA9H)

91 >End of British royalty on the horizon?
----

they seem uninterested in the UK's islamization and decline

Posted by: Don Black. Release the pedants! at February 19, 2026 06:27 AM (ZxPkt)

92 Man jumps onto canal to save mother and three children. Sunny Skyz site:

https://tinyurl.com/yc3jpkdt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 06:27 AM (rZCVI)

93 @37/Wolfus: " so that the ethanol-free gas pumps at a gallon every 75 seconds. ... I no longer buy there."

I wouldn't either at that pump rate.

Also: Most fuel stations have only two large storage tanks, and the delivery trucks only carry two types of fuel: The low octane (regular) variety, and the high octane one. Mid-grade is blended at the pump from the two.

As noted in the video I'll link below, the line of gas stations the guy's referring to does sell ethanol free gasoline, but only in the form of their 91 octane gasoline.

So, it might be worthwhile testing the high octane stuff at whatever station you're going to, to find out if theirs is also ethanol free.

See here:
https://youtu.be/c3if0nZqgvM

The testing vial he refers to:
https://tinyurl.com/6mr6b8jw

I'm sure something similar would be available in the USA.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 19, 2026 06:28 AM (O7YUW)

94 Billy Graham evangelistic association daily devotional, "Taming the tongue". James 1:26

https://tinyurl.com/44ette9w

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 06:31 AM (rZCVI)

95 87 https://youtu.be/pwTqC2T6q4E

Around 3:30, but you have to watch up to there to get the context.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 19, 2026 06:21 AM (BLOW1)

haha!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:33 AM (+YA9H)

96 BBC talking about Andrew still having his security detail that followed him to the police station.

Do they get to follow him into the cell?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:33 AM (6ydKt)

97 This story from the Babylon Bee made me laugh:

https://tinyurl.com/2s4fr2yc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 19, 2026 06:34 AM (rZCVI)

98 96 BBC talking about Andrew still having his security detail that followed him to the police station.

Do they get to follow him into the cell?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:33 AM (6ydKt)

... with a rope?

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:34 AM (+YA9H)

99 @81/Smell the Glove: "The generation of Chuck and Andy will be gone and then William steps in. That will be how the monarchy survives"

William is a product of the same process. Don't expect great things.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 19, 2026 06:35 AM (O7YUW)

100 100

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:35 AM (+YA9H)

101 That's two days in a row I've lined up your shot, m. *heh*

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 19, 2026 06:35 AM (O7YUW)

102 William was raised by his father and grandmother.

So I wouldn't expect him to stray too far from their example.
If things get bad enough he may surprise us, though.

Chuck has cancer so no telling how long he'll still be around.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:37 AM (6ydKt)

103 101 That's two days in a row I've lined up your shot, m. *heh*
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 19, 2026 06:35 AM (O7YUW)

Go, team!

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:39 AM (+YA9H)

104 @97/FenelonSpoke: https://tinyurl.com/2s4fr2yc

*snorts* That's a good one!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 19, 2026 06:41 AM (O7YUW)

105 ... with a rope?

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:34 AM (+YA9H)

BBC seems to think he'll just be questioned and released, so it may not get that far.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:41 AM (6ydKt)

106 EXCELLENT PICK! Whenever the Hoodoo Gurus tour the west coast, we are there! Their back catalog is stuffed with great tunes.
I wonder if they have anything new coming out?
They also have an excellent side band, forget the name.
Wait, think they are called The Monarchs.

Posted by: Ted Bell at February 19, 2026 06:44 AM (OxoDL)

107 ">End of British royalty on the horizon?
----

they seem uninterested in the UK's islamization and decline"

They've been declining since the 1940s. They had an empire but decided it wasn't worth the bother to keep it. Anyone with any spunk was killed off in either WW1 or WW2. The colonial troops that fought or support both wars noticed that they had been conquered by a right bunch of idiots and acted accordingly.

In the early 2000s, we had traveled to Britain to see the sights. London had already starting being more Muslim than British and watching the utter incompetence around clearing the area around the changing of guard (which is a recurring experience) was mind-boggling. I had discussed this with a dot Indian who worked with me at Nortel who had also watched the same clusterfuck at some other date; he was ashamed that his country had been conquered by that bunch of idiots.

The British are like the New Zealand Kiwi (birds, that is). If you grow up without predators, you can optimize for the wrong things when predators eventually show up.

AWFLs have done something similar, except the Kiwi birds didn't invite rats to my knowledge.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 19, 2026 06:45 AM (ekpi1)

108 @105 A red-hot poker was the ancient tradition at the Tower.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 19, 2026 06:45 AM (zdLoL)

109 @63. Gee, Mayor Zo cutting the NYPD by 5000?
That doesn't sound good. So what happened to all the free stuff he promised? I guess with no police around everything is free? A man of his word.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 06:48 AM (j6kTf)

110 BBC speculating it's an investigation over Andrew leaking confidential information to Epstein.

So it's not about underage girls, but his running his mouth off as favors.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:48 AM (6ydKt)

111 The Wikipedia article on

Sarah Ferguson

is full of tawdriness.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:48 AM (+YA9H)

112 8 bits is 255
16 bits is 65535
So 800 sounds about right

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 19, 2026 06:49 AM (gbOdA)

113 He said that the arrest means police can search the suspect’s homes and possessions.

The ex-senior police officer says that by arresting Andrew, police will be able “to access computer equipment, files, photographs, any other evidence”.

He also says officers “can carry out searches of any premises he owns or occupies, or any other premises he controls, so there may well be searches in other areas as well”

Posted by: 13times at February 19, 2026 06:49 AM (ltlJR)

114 If you grow up without predators, you can optimize for the wrong things when predators eventually show up.

We cannot possibly be talking about the same Britain.
Honest to God, did that just come out of your mouth?
Is there not a word on the history of England on your cereal box?

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 19, 2026 06:50 AM (zdLoL)

115 Richard III body was found under a parking lot. Andrew under a whorehouse?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 06:51 AM (Kc+Vz)

116 110 BBC speculating it's an investigation over Andrew leaking confidential information to Epstein.

So it's not about underage girls, but his running his mouth off as favors.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:48 AM (6ydKt)

The arrest gives them access to his stuff:

BBC:

... by arresting Andrew, police will be able "to access computer equipment, files, photographs, any other evidence".
He also says officers "can carry out searches of any premises he owns or occupies, or any other premises he controls, so there may well be searches in other areas as well".

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:52 AM (+YA9H)

117 mornin yall. Not to be outdone by Springsteen, U2 has released a song about Renee Good. No word on when either will do a song about Laken Reilly.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 06:53 AM (vFG9F)

118 If they're going after Andrew for that, then they have to go after Peter Mandelson for the same offense.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:54 AM (6ydKt)

119 Wolfus, did you get out of town for Mardi Gras or did you decide to stay?

Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at February 19, 2026 06:56 AM (Wt5PA)

120 The arrest gives them access to his stuff:


Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:52 AM (+YA9H)

I'm not saying Andy is a genius, but you have to think he's smart enough to have long ago destroyed anything that would incriminate him.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 06:56 AM (6ydKt)

121 If the Islamists are in charge in Britain, then Andrew must have done something to piss them off.

Posted by: davidt at February 19, 2026 06:56 AM (Q+gd/)

122 BBC:

How long can police hold Andrew for?

Our colleagues at BBC Radio 5 Live have been speaking to Danny Shaw, a policing commentator, about what Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest actually involves.
Shaw says the absolute longest the former prince can be held for is 96 hours - but this would require multiple extensions from senior police officers and a Magistrate's Court.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:57 AM (+YA9H)

123 Prince Andrew has been arrested by British authorities. An interesting day already
Posted by: Smell the Glove

I find it interesting they'd arrest the brother of the king before arresting any of the grooming gangs that are raping their country.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 19, 2026 06:58 AM (cxFcK)

124 Shaw says the absolute longest the former prince can be held for is 96 hours - but this would require multiple extensions from senior police officers and a Magistrate's Court.
Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:57 AM (+YA9H)
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I don't think that will be a problem.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 19, 2026 06:58 AM (ESVrU)

125 Hakeem Jefferies is a blithering idiot. I'm an upstate NYer but is the Dem party happy with Schumer and Jefferies, NYC creatures, as their congressional leadership? Those idiots are taking their party and the country over a cliff

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 06:58 AM (Kc+Vz)

126 83 Happy Birthday, Andy!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 19, 2026 06:16 AM (qdur7)

heh

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 06:58 AM (+YA9H)

127 117 mornin yall. Not to be outdone by Springsteen, U2 has released a song about Renee Good. No word on when either will do a song about Laken Reilly.

Posted by: fd


Grasping and failing for relevance. Bless there hearts.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 19, 2026 06:59 AM (sAmhv)

128 Wonder if U2 will say anything about the Islamic takeover of Ireland? Somehow I doubt it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:01 AM (Kc+Vz)

129 "We cannot possibly be talking about the same Britain.
Honest to God, did that just come out of your mouth?
Is there not a word on the history of England on your cereal box?"

Fine. Please explain to me how the absolute invasion of Britain by non-Europeans has happened with absolutely no effective push back.

The pre-WW1 British wouldn't have stood for it. The pre-WW2 wouldn't have either. But, here we are with the British are being replaced in their homeland.

Don't get me wrong. Our "special relationship" with the British started when they exterminated most of their men in WW1 and need more bodies. They weren't our friends in 1812 and they wanted to side with the Confederates in the 1860s which made them not friends with the USA. They had the balls to bitch when we showed up WW2 as if we had a duty to bail their sorry asses out.

Our first President was correct; Europe can go fuck itself. The colonists left for damned good reasons.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 19, 2026 07:03 AM (ekpi1)

130 So the Dutch politicians have gone from euthanizing the citizens to holding the whole country's head under water in the Zuider Zee

Gotcha ya

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:04 AM (2GVsD)

131 Article on the local "news" site this morning:

"Should taxpayers use AI to file their 2026 taxes? Here's what experts had to say"

I say go for it. What's the worst that can happen?

Posted by: An Expert at February 19, 2026 07:04 AM (vFG9F)

132 It seems that that beside Epstein and Maxwell, Andrew will be the sacrificial lamb, boob bait for the bubbas.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 19, 2026 07:05 AM (wj6F+)

133 Andrew will enjoy his accommodations in the Tower of London.

And no he did not kill himself.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:07 AM (2GVsD)

134 I find it interesting they'd arrest the brother of the king before arresting any of the grooming gangs that are raping their country.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

"But my good fellow, that would be raysis! We cannot be seen as beastly to the young men of indeterminate skin tone and unknown religious affiliation!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:09 AM (RjOoY)

135 Some ginger-haired girls are dancing & laughing behind the reporter at Buckingham Palace.

Hilarious.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 19, 2026 07:10 AM (6ydKt)

136 King Charles on the arrest:

"Let me state clearly: the law must take its course."

Not-Biden.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 07:12 AM (+YA9H)

137 Wolfus, did you get out of town for Mardi Gras or did you decide to stay?
Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at February 19, 2026

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No, I stayed, but avoided all the craziness. Miss Linda and I went out for coffee and then visited a wetlands park that is hidden near where we live. A gravel trail leads through it. On previous visits we saw a couple of armadillos; this time, only a lone egret.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:13 AM (wzUl9)

138 I see that once again "nothing happened"........:v

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 19, 2026 07:13 AM (LOZbR)

139 "And no he did not kill himself."

Well, not yet.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 07:14 AM (j6kTf)

140 Has Andrew considered taking over the crown? The royals have become complacent and weak. Maybe it's time to get medieval.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 07:14 AM (gVUi7)

141 I like the part in the Original "Dracula" where Transylvanian armadillos are wandering the castle.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:15 AM (vFG9F)

142 "Or is that just counting digital sub-channels, too?"

Sub-channels too.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 19, 2026 07:16 AM (iMotb)

143 If you needed any confirmation that U2 sucks, you have not been paying attention.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:17 AM (vFG9F)

144 140 Has Andrew considered taking over the crown? The royals have become complacent and weak. Maybe it's time to get medieval.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 19, 2026 07:14 AM (gVUi7)

Andrew and whose army?

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 07:17 AM (+YA9H)

145 "Andrew and whose army?
Posted by: m"

Mohammad's.

Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026 07:17 AM (vFG9F)

146 JJ is up.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (RjOoY)

147 BBC:

Buckingham Palace said they would support Thames Valley Police in their inquiries.
And that potentially means the police have gone to the Palace, or could go to the Palace, asking to see evidence of communications between Andrew and others.

Posted by: m at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (+YA9H)

148 I thought Bono was going to drive his vehicle off a cliff if Trump got elected.?

What a wuss.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 19, 2026 07:18 AM (2GVsD)

149 I like the part in the Original "Dracula" where Transylvanian armadillos are wandering the castle.
Posted by: fd at February 19, 2026

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Do those little buggers live in So. California? Or did they in 1931? Maybe the director thought they were exotic and unusual enough to creep out audiences . . . but if SoCal people saw them on the roads all the time, that effect would be lost.

They certainly look exotic and creepy if you live where they don't.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:19 AM (wzUl9)

150 No, I stayed, but avoided all the craziness. Miss Linda and I went out for coffee and then visited a wetlands park that is hidden near where we live. A gravel trail leads through it. On previous visits we saw a couple of armadillos; this time, only a lone egret.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 19, 2026 07:13 AM (wzUl9)

I would not have guessed that you'd find armadillos in a wetlands area. My only experience with them was avoiding them in the Texas hill country while driving, since they've been known to wreck cars.

Posted by: pookysgirl, groggy froggy at February 19, 2026 07:22 AM (Wt5PA)

151 JJ is up

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 19, 2026 07:24 AM (Kc+Vz)

152 "Less than 800 bits"
The problem being that all matter is composed of energy fragments; and it is their geo-spacial locations, direction, and conjunctions that compose matter as we know it. (Larry M. Silverberg & Jeffrey W. Eischen)

Posted by: hooodathunkit at February 19, 2026 10:57 AM (NEud+)

153 Fewer than 800 bits.

Posted by: Tar Bae at February 19, 2026 12:38 PM (XDJiH)

Wednesday Overnight Open Thread - February 18, 2026 [TRex]

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Good evening Horde. The time has come for very random mid-week shenanigans of the post-cafe overnight variety.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. Happy Ash Wednesday.

[Top photo: Muckross Abbey Yew tree, Loncarphotography]

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Photo credit: Daviddphotos

More about Muckross Abbey:

Muckross Abbey (Mainistir Locha Leinand Mainistir Mhucrois) was founded in 1448 by the Observantine faction of the Franciscan Order, with the political support and financial patronage of the Gaelic Irish Chieftain Donal Mac Mór Mac Chartaigh (Donal McCarthy Mor).

Though known as "Muckross Abbey" the building was in fact a "Friary" not an Abbey. Abbeys, like the nearby monastery on Innisfallen Island, were built for the monks to live in, in isolation from society, leading a secluded contemplative life of prayer. However the Franciscan Friars living in this friary would regularly have travelled to nearby towns to preach to the local people and lived as a "mendicant order" having their food and supplies donated to them by local people, including the powerful McCarthy Clan.

Adjoining the North side of the church there is a cloister where the friars would have walked in meditative prayer. Today, a yew tree still stands at the centre; this is thought to be one of the oldest in Ireland, as it is likely up to 400 years old. In 1756, one of the first tourists to Killarney, the Englishman Charles Smith, wrote that it was one of the tallest yew trees he had ever seen: "Its spreading branches, like a great umbrella, overshadow the niches of the great cloister." (Unsurprisingly there is a great wealth of folklore still surviving about the tree and supernatural harm that strikes down anyone who interferes with it.)

Muckross Friary was sacked by the English forces of Elizabeth I during the Desmond Rebellions of the late 16th century. In 1652 a unit of Cromwell's New Model Army, under the command of an English General named Edmond Ludlow, raided the friary and removed its roof to render it uninhabitable. A number of the Franciscans were killed in this attack, the survivors fled to France as refugees, and the buildings were left abandoned.

Anyone been there?

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Are you in the market for an F-4 Phantom?

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This restoration project costs $950,000 and would require another million or so to finish the job. Once finished, it would be the "only flight capable Phantom that can be owned, operated, and flown by a private individual/organization."

F4H-1F s/n 145310 was delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1959 as the 11th pre-production Phantom. It was part of Operation Sageburner which set the low-altitude speed record at 902 mph at 125 feet as part of the U.S. Navy's 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation in 1961.

Click the photo for the full listing. The same site has a flyable Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk for $5.5m if you're more into choppers.

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This is not a food thread, but thought you would be interested in the latest legal news on chicken wings.

Remember this story from March 2023? Man sues Buffalo Wild Wings, claims "boneless" wings are just chicken nuggets

Yesterday, a judge finally ruled against the plaintiff:

What's in a name? If we called a wing by any other name, would it smell as sweet? The plaintiff, Aimen Halim, says no. The defendant, Buffalo Wild Wings ("BWW"), sells a product it calls "boneless wings," which are essentially chicken nuggets: pieces of chicken breast meat, deep-fried and tossed in whatever sauce or dry seasoning the customer wants. Halim, apparently, found this confusing. He claims that he thought boneless wings were real chicken wings with the bones removed. He says BWW's product should be called something different, something like "chicken poppers." Halim sued BWW over his confusion, but his complaint has no meat on its bones. Halim does not plausibly allege that reasonable consumers are deceived by boneless wings, so he has failed to state a plausible claim for relief.

Shockingly, the judge did not dismiss the case outright. The plaintiff has until March 20 to amend his complaint.

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Carrying on with the chicken theme...

Man Busted For Spicy Chicken Domestic Battery

During a Valentine's Day quarrel about infidelity, a man allegedly struck his female companion in the head with a thrown "Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich," according to Florida police who arrested the suspect for domestic battery.

Investigators say Theodore Anderson, 27, and the victim were having dinner in their home Saturday evening when they began to argue.

The defendant, cops charge, "threw a Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich, striking the victim on the head with it." Anderson then tossed a "styrofoam cup of blue Powerade," which left the woman soaked in sports drink.

When officers arrived at the St. Petersburg residence, they reported spotting the Chick-fil-A delicacy "broken apart in the living room where the incident occurred." The sandwich was not collected as evidence.

He seems nice. Hope she makes a life change. What a waste of a chicken sandwich...

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The Pittsburgh police scanner keeps giving. Thank you people of Pittsburgh!

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The warmer weather in Pittsburgh is inspiring a...love for nature.

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Smokey and the Bandit for the big ONT finish:

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Written correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Are you lurking ?? Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM




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1 Oh!

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 18, 2026 10:00 PM (VCgbV)

2 Gonna leave the carrot chips back at the cafe, salt or no...

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 10:00 PM (rdVOm)

3 Well, OverNight Thread to the rescue.

How come COBs get a center tag and we don't?

Posted by: mindful webworker - there will be signs at February 18, 2026 10:00 PM (oq2IS)

4 UNPRINTABLE, as is

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 10:00 PM (LA6Ib)

5 Rd

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 18, 2026 10:00 PM (DIY2E)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 18, 2026 10:00 PM (cYBz/)

7
Good evening all.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 10:01 PM (3ek7K)

8 Harrrummphh!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 10:01 PM (+HNx/)

9 We're saved! Thanks, Dino!

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 10:01 PM (rdVOm)

10 Could make a lot of longbows out of that yew.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 10:01 PM (/lPRQ)

11 Nope. Oh well, thanks for the ONT-Rex. Howdy Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 18, 2026 10:01 PM (DIY2E)

12 I would have been first, but an ad tackled me.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 18, 2026 10:02 PM (lnUu7)

13 Left is justified for once.

Posted by: Bored in Boreal at February 18, 2026 10:02 PM (V2+n4)

14 9 We're saved! Thanks, Dino!

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 10:01 PM
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You're welcome. The bar is open!

Posted by: TRex - uncentered dino at February 18, 2026 10:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

15 Sally Field was an occasional customer at the hash house in the San Fernando Valley where I used to, err, sling hash.

That's all I got.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 10:02 PM (+HNx/)

16 No blah blah blah

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 18, 2026 10:02 PM (spvY+)

17 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:04 PM (n1OCj)

18 The F-4 is still, to this day, one of the (if not "the") sexiest planes in existence.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (jtM2q)

19 >>> Shockingly, the judge did not dismiss the case outright. The plaintiff has until March 20 to amend his complaint.

"Wing" has a plain English meaning.
Judge probably doesn't known what a "woman" is either.


Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (/lPRQ)

20 17 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

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You'll wish you bought that F-4 when you had the chance.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (+HNx/)

21 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:04 PM (n1OCj)

We're going to kick Denmarkian ass and take Greenland?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 18, 2026 10:06 PM (lnUu7)

22 Ha!

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 18, 2026 10:06 PM (VCgbV)

23 Thanks for the ONT, Dino.

Posted by: scampydog at February 18, 2026 10:06 PM (41CYW)

24 Would the plaintiff have an easier time of having a judge find their is no Buffalo in the Wild Wings?

Just asking.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 18, 2026 10:06 PM (cYBz/)

25 The summer it came out, I don’t remember how many times I went to watch Smokey and the bandit. That’s when there were still little mall theaters and you could get a matinee ticket for $1.50

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:06 PM (46za5)

26 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

27 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:04 PM (n1OCj)

What war would that be? I've been...busy.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 10:07 PM (snZF9)

28 18 The F-4 is still, to this day, one of the (if not "the") sexiest planes in existence.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (jtM2q)

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"Living proof that if you put big enough engines on it, even a brick can fly"

-- Some clever military type

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 10:07 PM (+HNx/)

29 Cromwell and Co were kind of dicks.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

30 Frank's Red Hot is a joke.

And Texas Pete is vinegar with red food coloring.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 18, 2026 10:07 PM (spvY+)

31 Who are we going to war against?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 18, 2026 10:07 PM (VCgbV)

32 17 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:04 PM (n1OCj)

‘‘Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished.”

Posted by: Will Shakespeare at February 18, 2026 10:08 PM (46za5)

33 As reported on the previous thread, grandson took 2nd place in the pinewood derby, we didn’t even hot rod it or do anything to it other than slap on some paint and stripes and add weight to get it to 5 oz’s.

And lest anyone think Star Wars has lost its cultural currency, the coolest car and the silliest car were awarded to Star Wars themed cars.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 18, 2026 10:08 PM (XV/Pl)

34 31 Who are we going to war against?

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The Joint Chiefs are mullah-ing it over.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 10:08 PM (+HNx/)

35 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:04 PM (n1OCj)

We're going to kick some Canuckistanian ass and annex Alberta?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 18, 2026 10:08 PM (lnUu7)

36 What war would that be? I've been...busy.

Times of Israel:

Trump reportedly told US could hit Iran as soon as Saturday, as he mulls potential strikes

Saturday is supposedly when the Gerald R. Ford arrives on station.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:09 PM (n1OCj)

37 Bah. Ireland deserves a man like Cromwell again.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:09 PM (46za5)

38 F-86 is still the sexiest pulling away.


XB-70 is the coolest in person.

A B-36 is just plumb beautiful. Like seeing Grace Kelly across a crowded room... if she was about 20 times the size of everyone else. The analogy limps.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

39 Who are we going to war against?

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The Joint Chiefs are mullah-ing it over.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 10:08 PM (+HNx/)

Well know when the Pentagon starts ordering large quantities of falafel.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 10:10 PM (S/Y4j)

40 > Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.
_______
Iran?

We've been at war with them since the 70's. Just not willing to fight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:10 PM (jtM2q)

41 Trump is all out of gum

Posted by: Free iran at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (sXfpA)

42 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:04 PM (n1OCj)

We're going to kick some English ass and drive the Muslim invaders off of Airstrip One?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (lnUu7)

43 Frank's Red Hot is a joke.

And Texas Pete is vinegar with red food coloring.
Posted by: Dr. Varno
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Try any flavor of Bravado Spice Company's hot sauces. I'm particularly fond of their *Pineapple-Habañero* but there are many from which to choose.

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (rdVOm)

44 One thing that makes war likely is that Iran has been doing its typical non-negotiation posturing again.
Religious fanatics do not negotiate.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (46za5)

45 Thanks for another outstanding and mighty Wednesday Night ONT, TRex!

Love the history of the Abbey and the lovely photos. Never been to the Emerald Isle, but I keep hoping to see it one of these days...

And thank you strange and wonderful people of Pittsburgh! May you never change! (But clothing in public is not optional.)

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (kB9dk)

46 Then there is the SR-71...


Plus, I always liked the B-1. And the Vulcan by the British was pretty sexy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (zZu0s)

47 Sally Field was an occasional customer at the hash house in the San Fernando Valley where I used to, err, sling hash.

There is or was a Hash House in San Diego that made an amazing eggs Benedict. Always a long wait to get into.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (EXyHK)

48
The summer it came out, I don’t remember how many times I went to watch Smokey and the bandit. That’s when there were still little mall theaters and you could get a matinee ticket for $1.50
Posted by: Tom Servo

Oh! Core memory triggered!

$1.00 movie ticket at the AAFES theaters at the kaserns in Germany. Would throw popcorn at the mice running around on the floors. Damn. I miss the Cold War.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 18, 2026 10:11 PM (QVmho)

49 "Wing" has a plain English meaning.
Judge probably doesn't known what a "woman" is either.


Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (/lPRQ)



In China, Wing could get you a Wong number.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 10:12 PM (8zz6B)

50 Wait. We’re going to war?

Shit. I neeed to get to the liquor store.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 10:12 PM (A5RD0)

51 >>>>>>>>>Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History!
**********
I hope my order from SGAmmo arrives before that.

Posted by: Cosda at February 18, 2026 10:12 PM (mWNuy)

52 We always kept our monks in a Priory, not a Friary.

Posted by: Monk Joke lover at February 18, 2026 10:12 PM (V2+n4)

53 Frank's Red Hot is a joke.

And Texas Pete is vinegar with red food coloring.
Posted by: Dr. Varno
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Have you tried Scorned Woman hot sauce?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 10:12 PM (XeU6L)

54 We've been at war with them since the 70's. Just not willing to fight.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:10 PM (jtM2q)

I agree. Been saying since '79 that attacking and taking over an embassy is an Act of War.

Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 10:13 PM (gKDq2)

55 Try 'Why?' Sauce by the Angry Irishman.

Go ahead.

Ifn youre lookin for something spicy...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)

56 I hope my order from SGAmmo arrives before that.

I assume that we will be deploying the Army to Dearborn if we are planning a lengthy campaign against Iran.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (n1OCj)

57 Sorry I'm late, I was at a really terrible bar. I asked the bartender what he had on tap, and he said, "Just water, but I'd only drink it under duress."

Posted by: tankdemon at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (zB3gF)

58 3 parts vodka
1 part grenadine
1 part white rum
2 parts grenadine

Shake with ice and strain.

Very good with Spirits of the Wasatch Pueblo chile vodka.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (EXyHK)

59 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:04 PM (n1OCj)

We're going to kick some Ukrainian ass and give the Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, and Russians their ancestral lands back?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (lnUu7)

60 I saw SR-71 open for Jefferson Airplane at the pan pacific in '82

Posted by: True story at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (sXfpA)

61 Who are we going to war against?
-
Not so much going as concluding. Iran has been at war with us since 1979.

Posted by: Methos at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (vSvIl)

62 All of the farmers markets near me have great collections of local hot sauces.

Mango Habanero and Peach Ghost Pepper are my favs.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 18, 2026 10:15 PM (XV/Pl)

63 I predict renewed interest on the part of the mullahs in negotiations.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/)

64 3 parts vodka
1 part grenadine
1 part white rum
2 parts grenadine

Shake with ice and strain.

Very good with Spirits of the Wasatch Pueblo chile vodka.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 10:14 PM (EXyHK)

Wait, why didnt you just say three parts grenadine?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)

65 The F-4 is still, to this day, one of the (if not "the") sexiest planes in existence.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (jtM2q)

I passed one on display on the way home from the texas MoMe. Its parked at the corner of some intersection on this long ass country road heading to Rt30 not "too" far from Corsicana. Very cool to look at. I remember one flying a long time ago at an air show. I remember it being frigging loud.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 10:15 PM (snZF9)

66 I signed up for a 401k but I decided I couldn't run that far.

Posted by: Muchas buchas at February 18, 2026 10:15 PM (CDX35)

67 Frank's Red Hot is a joke.

And Texas Pete is vinegar with red food coloring.
Posted by: Dr. Varno

Always thought they were lame imitations of Tabasco. I still keep the original Tabasco around mostly for cooking but I use the Tabasco Smoked Chipotle like ketchup. That stuff is seriously good eats. And good on other eats, like empanadas and Mexican food.

Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 10:16 PM (gKDq2)

68 Frank's Red Hot is a joke.

And Texas Pete is vinegar with red food coloring.
Posted by: Dr. Varno
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Have you tried Scorned Woman hot sauce?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
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I have a bottle of Hinges of Hell hot sauce.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 10:16 PM (XeU6L)

69 Three Gordges dam is kaput?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:16 PM (zZu0s)

70 That upper pic is what Islam has in mind for churches here.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 10:16 PM (XeU6L)

71 17 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

Posted by: The ARC of History!
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Tonto say, Kemosabe, faint war drum in distant. Smoke signals but unclear. When sun burns out the sky and moon comes over mountain will know more.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 10:17 PM (LA6Ib)

72
(slumps against left margin, fans self)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (HEaqw)

73 Franks red hot is cayenne pepper. I like cayenne a lot.

I HATE habenero and all the scotch bonnet evil. Not the heat, the flavor.

Sriracha is good. Jalapeño based.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (zZu0s)

74 Aimen Halim. Sounds like a muzzie name. Anyone want to bet this is not just a nuisance suit?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (8zz6B)

75 I remember it being frigging loud.

The Oregon Air National Guard has had a fighter squadron at Portland Airport since the 40's, and they used to have Phantoms.

Yes, they were loud.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (n1OCj)

76 Wait, why didnt you just say three parts grenadine?

It would make it easier to calculate. That’s from the 1957 cocktails book.

I use .4 to .55 ounces per part, calculating based on how much line juice is in one line. Math is sadly involved.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (EXyHK)

77 There's something wrong with calling chicken nuggets "boneless wings"?

Oat milk and almond milk have entered the chat.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (lnUu7)

78 Sorry, wings have bones.
Nuggets and tenders should remain on the kiddie menu.
Go to Buffalo, in a few months, and have your mind blown.
It is the silver lining in a very dark cloud of a city.

Posted by: AOC's tits need to be bigger to win the WH at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (u7Cty)

79

Stocked up today from the liquor store.

Ammo is always stocked up.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (3ek7K)

80 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (46za5)

81 When officers arrived at the St. Petersburg residence, they reported spotting the Chick-fil-A delicacy "broken apart in the living room where the incident occurred." The sandwich was not collected as evidence.

I take it they didn't have a dog. My late beagle would have scarfed that sucker down before you had a chance to pick it up and throw it back at the douchebag boyfriend.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (0Htd1)

82 My entry for sexiest airframe:


North American XB-70 Valkyrie

Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (3sXRv)

83 Would the plaintiff have an easier time of having a judge find their is no Buffalo in the Wild Wings?
Just asking.
Posted by: Tonypete

I bet the "boneless wings" are from domestic chickens too, so they're also not Wild.

It's a three-fer. Not buffalo, not wild, not wings.

Like the People's Democratic Republic of Korea.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)

84 Hiya T!🙂
Swell ONT!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 18, 2026 10:20 PM (LNeRu)

85 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (46za5)

What's the downside?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

86

Aetius,

not enough of them swept away??

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 10:20 PM (3ek7K)

87 Trump reportedly told US could hit Iran as soon as Saturday, as he mulls potential strikes

Saturday is supposedly when the Gerald R. Ford arrives on station.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:09 PM (n1OCj)

Bomb the mosques on Friday, when they are full of goatrapers with their asses in the air.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 10:21 PM (8zz6B)

88 Go to Buffalo, in a few months, and have your mind blown.
It is the silver lining in a very dark cloud of a city.
Posted by: AOC's tits need to be bigger to win the WH at February 18, 2026 10:18 PM (u7Cty)

Hey now ...

***Spock eyebrow***

Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at February 18, 2026 10:21 PM (3sXRv)

89 I don't understand the sport in the photo
I mean I know what I am looking at, but I don't understand it

why

Posted by: Don Black: Heads up- I might be joking at February 18, 2026 10:21 PM (ZxPkt)

90 Really if any of you guys are near wright-paterson and have not been to the Air Force Museum, I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:21 PM (zZu0s)

91 Shockingly, the judge did not dismiss the case outright.

I'm thinking the judge and lawyers are trying to figure out if they get a bunch of free boneless chicken wings out of this case. They can call it evidence. This case may drag on for years.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2026 10:21 PM (0Htd1)

92 I passed one on display on the way home from the texas MoMe. Its parked at the corner of some intersection on this long ass country road heading to Rt30 not "too" far from Corsicana. Very cool to look at. I remember one flying a long time ago at an air show. I remember it being frigging loud.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 10:15 PM (snZF9)

I’ll bet it was Canton, Texas. They’ve got a little military park there with a good bit of Vietnam era stuff. Stopped there with my 12 year old grandson once and looked around.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:21 PM (46za5)

93 That luge thing. Is that a chick on the bottom or, or...?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 10:22 PM (LA6Ib)

94 85 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (46za5)

What's the downside?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

M.A.D.

That's what ...

Posted by: browndog head cocked to the side at February 18, 2026 10:22 PM (3sXRv)

95 Lookswise, I’m still a fan of the corsair. Black Sheep style. Wouldn’t fare well against a Phantom I suppose. I just like the WWII planes.

Posted by: mot at February 18, 2026 10:22 PM (gkbzD)

96 Price of used airplanes must be way up. Immediately after WWII, one could have purchased a surplus Grumman Goose for just a few thousand bucks. And gotten free artillery shells to ram up your poopchute, if so inclined.

Posted by: Decline and Fall of the West at February 18, 2026 10:22 PM (oftw2)

97 2 Gonna leave the carrot chips back at the cafe, salt or no...
Posted by: JQ at February 18

You should at least try them first! 😂

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 10:23 PM (Wmg4n)

98 Yew tree looks like something out of the Wizard of Oz.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 18, 2026 10:23 PM (y171U)

99 That olympic sport in the photo looks gay enough without those leotards.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2026 10:23 PM (0Htd1)

100 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (46za5)

What's the downside?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

Cheap invasion of Japan, Korea, and/or Taiwan?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 10:23 PM (S/Y4j)

101 Have you tried Scorned Woman hot sauce?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 10:12 PM (XeU6L)

One of my favorites. Hardly see it in the stores anymore..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 18, 2026 10:24 PM (nbLIj)

102 -
Not so much going as concluding. Iran has been at war with us since 1979
Posted by: Methos
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Rapprochement is the way to handle this.

Posted by: Valerie Jarrett at February 18, 2026 10:24 PM (XeU6L)

103 Bomb the mosques on Friday, when they are full of goatrapers with their asses in the air.

Rumor has it that the plan is to take out all the facilities used to control the population - Revolutionary Guard headquarters and bases, et. al.

Try to eliminate the regime's ability to suppress revolts.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:24 PM (n1OCj)

104 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 18, 2026 10:24 PM (wiltx)

105 You should at least try them first! 😂
Posted by: Piper
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I don't really care for fresh carrots anyway. I seriously doubt that *dried* carrots would be better.

More for you! LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)

106 > If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
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More like 10 million.

But... who's counting.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:25 PM (jtM2q)

107 I remember one flying a long time ago at an air show. I remember it being frigging loud.

I recall seeing the USAF Thunderbirds flying F-4s. Kind of like the ballerina hippos scene in Fantasia.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 18, 2026 10:26 PM (Fs0KI)

108 >>>
Bomb the mosques on Friday, when they are full of goatrapers with their asses in the air.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Those stories, back to back, of guys checking in to emergency with live 8" shells up their butt, foreshadowing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 10:26 PM (LA6Ib)

109 To Joey Bag of Donuts, her name is Trigglypuff.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 18, 2026 10:26 PM (0Htd1)

110 The Church Age ended in 1988. All the roofs should have been removed then.

Posted by: Roast The Friary! at February 18, 2026 10:26 PM (oftw2)

111 Good evening morons en bedankt Dino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 10:28 PM (RIvkX)

112 That luge thing. Is that a chick on the bottom or, or...?
Posted by: Braenyard

or, it's as gay as an autographed speedo from Liberace. Correct.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 10:28 PM (VHUov)

113 103 Bomb the mosques on Friday, when they are full of goatrapers with their asses in the air.

Rumor has it that the plan is to take out all the facilities used to control the population - Revolutionary Guard headquarters and bases, et. al.

Try to eliminate the regime's ability to suppress revolts.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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Let's just cut to the chase an bomb everything.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 10:29 PM (LA6Ib)

114 Hi folks. Are we all getting along tonight?

I watched a movie called "Frostbiter" which, if you really love Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" movie but you've already seen it 40 times this week, well, maybe try this. Vinegar Syndrome's transfer is far better than the movie deserves, but then, they tend to do that.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 18, 2026 10:29 PM (CHHv1)

115 Rumor has it that the plan is to take out all the facilities used to control the population - Revolutionary Guard headquarters and bases, et. al.

Try to eliminate the regime's ability to suppress revolts.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 10:24 PM (n1OCj)

Mosques are definitely part of the command and control apparatus of the regime. And they are full of committed muzzies. Not Christians, not Jews, not Zoroastrians. Worthy targets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 10:29 PM (8zz6B)

116 it's as gay as an autographed speedo from Liberace. Correct.
Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 10:28 PM (VHUov)

Damn. Thats pretty gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 10:30 PM (zZu0s)

117 Caller says he's on fire but he might be really really high.
=====

I could probably name 1,000 people who might say this.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)

118 In a real life fantasy arms have been passed out to know resistance and like minded people. When the bombing ceases people come out and clear the debris and detritus.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 10:30 PM (LA6Ib)

119 Not all in Pittsburgh, of course.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

120 Lookswise, I’m still a fan of the corsair. Black Sheep style. Wouldn’t fare well against a Phantom I suppose. I just like the WWII planes.
Posted by: mot
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FWIW, Jesse Folmar shot down a Mig15 while flying a Cosair.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 10:31 PM (XeU6L)

121 Ash Wednesday, so Goggle has a little bug telling us about ramadan....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 18, 2026 10:31 PM (uQesX)

122 At no point in my life did I ever hope to be in a sport that included sliding down a mountain with another man that close to me. Top or bottom, I want no part of that.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 10:32 PM (viF8m)

123

Remember, don't eat in public during ramadan unless you are a muzzie.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 10:33 PM (3ek7K)

124 You will celebrate blessed ramadan and like it!

Posted by: Imam Mamdani at February 18, 2026 10:33 PM (Mqqv0)

125 18 The F-4 is still, to this day, one of the (if not "the") sexiest planes in existence.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (jtM2q)
*******
"Living proof that if you put big enough engines on it, even a brick can fly"
-- Some clever military type
Posted by: Cicero
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You're missing a "1" and a "0" in the name of the brick.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 18, 2026 10:33 PM (Bgaiu)

126 First time I saw the Blue Angels when I was a kid, they were flying the F4. That airframe was so dominant in the 60’s that both the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds flew them.

It probably had better straight line speed than most of our front line aircraft do today. Not stealthy, not that maneuverable, but damn it was fast.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:33 PM (46za5)

127 Ash Wednesday, so Goggle has a little bug telling us about ramadan....
Posted by: OrangeEnt
===

Did you -
A) Convert, or
B) Die?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 10:33 PM (/lPRQ)

128 I don't really care for fresh carrots anyway. I seriously doubt that *dried* carrots would be better.

More for you! LOL.
Posted by: JQ at February 18

Oh my gosh! No, these are fresh carrots cut into chips. I am dying. Like these. https://redirme.com/9j6wm4

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 10:33 PM (Wmg4n)

129 F-4s are maintenance hogs! Buying it may be OK, but keeping it flyable will make the purchase price seem small. I say this from direct personal experience. However, the crews thought they were the best aircraft of all times!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 18, 2026 10:35 PM (7D3Aa)

130 Many many years ago, original Frank's supposedly was the sauce for Buffalo wings. My late, great husband, (supposedly) hung out at the bar in Buffalo NY where the recipe originated...
Of course, he told a lot of tall tales🤪...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 18, 2026 10:35 PM (LNeRu)

131 I recognized Muckross Abbey immediately. My husband, son and DIL were there several years ago, and I can only describe it as a holy place.

The entire Killarney park is gorgeous. But this site touched my soul. At the time nothing was roped off and you could wander alone as there were no other tourists.

I took many photos (which are stored somewhere). I like to collect antique postcards of where we go on trips, and I have a few old ones I found on etsy of Muckross Abbey. I frame them in mulit-frames for our basement/library/pool hall. Good memories...

It ticked me off that they were burned out by Cromwell, or possibly it would be standing today.

That magnificent yew tree you don't forget, and it won't let you forget the men who lived there.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 18, 2026 10:35 PM (WONhk)

132 Damn. Thats pretty gay.

Last year’s Son of SilverCon hotel was a few blocks from the Hollywood Cars Museum (which I recommend, especially if you share Ace’s love of Vespa). They have several of Liberace’s cars.

When the singers of the Total Eclipse of the Heart literal video sang that “the gayest man on earth would call this over the top” I don’t think they were taking Liberace into consideration.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 10:36 PM (EXyHK)

133 Thanks Mr. Dino. Good stuff.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 10:36 PM (TtTH3)

134 I liked the centered Cafe and was hoping it would continue. Orderly, neat, a well-centered life is a good life. The kind of life people who make the Pittsburgh Scanner could never hope to live.

Posted by: Steady Eddie at February 18, 2026 10:36 PM (oftw2)

135 That airframe was so dominant in the 60’s that both the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds flew them.

It may have been the Pentagon's first "One Size Fits Everything Because We Said So Damn It" platform.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 18, 2026 10:36 PM (Fs0KI)

136 Turn around, bright eyes.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 18, 2026 10:37 PM (spvY+)

137 >>>Oh my gosh! No, these are fresh carrots cut into chips.
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OK. Still-- more for you! LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 10:37 PM (rdVOm)

138 The F-4 is still, to this day, one of the (if not "the") sexiest planes in existence.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 10:05 PM (jtM2q)
*******
"Living proof that if you put big enough engines on it, even a brick can fly"
-- Some clever military type
Posted by: Cicero

I thought that was the Space Shuttle. I seem to remember that from Space Cowboys.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 10:38 PM (S/Y4j)

139 I thought that was the Space Shuttle.


If you can find it, check out the "glide" ratio of the shuttle. It came down steeply! And landed at a significant speed.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 18, 2026 10:40 PM (7D3Aa)

140 Beautiful photo up top.

Surprised the music link wasn’t to the Screaming Trees.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 10:40 PM (A5RD0)

141 If you can find it, check out the "glide" ratio of the shuttle. It came down steeply! And landed at a significant speed.

"This is flying, this is falling! With style."

Posted by: Oddbob at February 18, 2026 10:41 PM (Fs0KI)

142 If things kick off with Iran, first priority has to be the ballistic missile sites, and they’re dispersed around the country. They’ve threatened to launch every missile they’ve got at Israel and the US bases in the era, and they still have a lot.

Next priority is ties to their threats to the Straits of Hormuz - all naval assets and shore to surface missile sites need to be destroyed. Only after those are eliminated can more wide ranging strikes be undertaken.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:41 PM (46za5)

143 s/is/isn't/

Posted by: Oddbob at February 18, 2026 10:42 PM (Fs0KI)

144 Sinead O'Connor and the Chieftains! I saw the Chieftains in concert before they all started dying. First time I heard of them was their music in "Barry Lyndon". The XO introduced me to Irish music when we were first dating. It took me a few years to catch on: the Irish waged war on England with music.

War with Iran: I'm sitting down here in StratCom's back yard, listening for air traffic. During Gulf War I, there were days when air traffic from Offut was constant and loud. We were in our house in those days. During the Air Shows, all sorts of planes came in over our roof -- B-17, B-19, P-51, you name it. I'd just stand in the driveway as soon as I heard engines.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at February 18, 2026 10:43 PM (DK5Sh)

145 The Pittsburgh Scanner is like reading 'Barney Miller' scripts.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 18, 2026 10:43 PM (wiltx)

146 2002 Pt Mugu airshow. I was there with the wife and we were making an early exit as the F4s were doing their maneuvers. IIRC, four were coming in low. They disappeared behind a building, then I saw three of them pop up. Split second later, there was a fireball. One of the engines flamed out on the fourth. Crew had no chance.

Just looked up their names:

Commander Michael Storm Norman, and Marine Captain Andrew Mutt Muhs...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 18, 2026 10:45 PM (nbLIj)

147 The moment saw that tree I said I've been there.
Then I had to go google maps and I did stop by there a dozen years ago while circling south west Ireland with some friends. Beautiful area.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 10:46 PM (sl73Y)

148 A Junkers JU52's stall speed was like 55 MPH. Saw one flying once and it seemed to just hang there at an air show. Not a small plane either. (Trimotor)

Posted by: Could Add Floats or Skis at February 18, 2026 10:46 PM (oftw2)

149 Here y' go. A new image webwork, freshly and hurriedly whomped up, with a slight assist by Grok.

https://bit.ly/fine-with-dogs

Maybe for once I can get a meme in before some other of the world wide web of webworkers.

Posted by: mindful webworker - still webworking at February 18, 2026 10:46 PM (oq2IS)

150 I’m reading a book right now about the B-36, probably the last word on it. 687 pages worth, by Graham Simons.

There was a lot of political machinations going on at the time, inter-service rivalries, defense budgets, and even the government forcing mergers of defense contractors. They killed the Northrup “Flying Wing” at the time, the Navy was pissed off, etc. Then Korea. Defense budgets ramped up again, Truman at first wanted a blockade, till he was informed the Navy didn’t have that capability any longer.

B-36 had six (6) 28 cylinder piston engines. I bet that sounded awesome. I think I read they needed new spark plugs every flight. That oughtta keep the Crew Chief busy. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 10:47 PM (17+JQ)

151 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (46za5)


A statistic.

Posted by: Communists at February 18, 2026 10:47 PM (wiltx)

152 Here y' go. A new image webwork, freshly and hurriedly whomped up, with a slight assist by Grok.

Nice.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 18, 2026 10:49 PM (Fs0KI)

153 Excellent mystery click TR.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 10:49 PM (TtTH3)

154 The day I have been waiting for years has finally arrived!!! My daughter now understands first hand the joys of menopause. After the grief she gave me when I was going through it, it's pay back time!

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at February 18, 2026 10:51 PM (DK5Sh)

155 War?
Maybe.
What we're going to see and hear is some top shelf misdirection.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 10:51 PM (2WIwB)

156
Posted by: mindful webworker - still webworking at February 18, 2026 10:46 PM (oq2IS)

I like it...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 18, 2026 10:52 PM (nbLIj)

157 Kids roasting their influencer mom

https://youtube.com/shorts/ryBUd5zaRw8

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 10:52 PM (S/Y4j)

158 Did you -
A) Convert, or
B) Die?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 10:33 PM (/lPRQ)

Neither, I think. Although, I am covered in ashes.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 18, 2026 10:52 PM (uQesX)

159 Praying for all the Christian morons find comfort in their sorrow.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 10:53 PM (RIvkX)

160 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (46za5)


A statistic.
Posted by: Communists at February 18, 2026 10:47 PM (wiltx)

Mao: those are rookie numbers.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)

161 Neither, I think. Although, I am covered in ashes.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 18, 2026 10:52 PM (uQesX)

Sackcloth makes the ensemble complete.

Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 10:55 PM (gKDq2)

162 Really if any of you guys are near wright-paterson and have not been to the Air Force Museum, I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I've been there 3 times. First time, there was one giant quonset hanger building. Last time, they're up to three of them, plus a big concrete lobby. I'd recommend getting a motel and spending at least two days. It's huge. There is an actual B-36 inside.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 18, 2026 10:57 PM (Bgaiu)

163 Sackcloth makes the ensemble complete.
Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 10:55 PM (gKDq2)

I actually get my clothes from Nordstrom's, not Sacks.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 18, 2026 10:58 PM (uQesX)

164 159 Praying for all the Christian morons find comfort in their sorrow.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Blessings and peace be upon you, friend.

Thank you.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 10:59 PM (A5RD0)

165 I never understood the two people on the one sled.
Looks gay. But maybe the fans like that kind of stuff.
They should do it in the nude. Gold medal time!

Posted by: Case at February 18, 2026 11:00 PM (j6kTf)

166
Reminder: SOTU is on February 24!

C'mon, Trump, you can knock over Cuba and Iran between now and then.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 11:01 PM (HEaqw)

167 Didn't Saks just pull the plug?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 11:01 PM (nWPIJ)

168 A word of warning on that Phantom II for sale.

It is an F4H-1 Phantom II. You think it looks like every other Phantom but it does not. They enlarged the canopy starting with the F-4B and it remained unchanged for the rest of production.

The RIO/GIB canopy is appreciably smaller than the F-4B's.

There is one other civilian F-4 in US air space, it is owned by the Collings Foundation.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:02 PM (2GVsD)

169 Liberace's House, the one he died in, actually was his Mom's house for many years in Palm Springs, has been torn down. Only a big fireplace/chimney remains.

Posted by: Gay News Network at February 18, 2026 11:02 PM (oftw2)

170 Three Gorges Dam is a crime against humanity. Not just the millions of people who were cleared out to make way for it, but the historical sites and buildings. The whole time the ChiComs were building it, I kept hoping they would change their minds and stop. Same with the Aswan Dam. I still shudder to think of the archeological treasures flooded by both dams.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at February 18, 2026 11:02 PM (DK5Sh)

171
When the singers of the Total Eclipse of the Heart literal video sang that “the gayest man on earth would call this over the top” I don’t think they were taking Liberace into consideration.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair
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Sound man did a good job with her voice on that master.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:02 PM (LA6Ib)

172 169 Liberace's House, the one he died in, actually was his Mom's house for many years in Palm Springs, has been torn down. Only a big fireplace/chimney remains.
Posted by: Gay News Network at February 18, 2026 11:02 PM (oftw2)

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Big chimney? Because that's hot.

Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 18, 2026 11:03 PM (nWPIJ)

173 I've been there 3 times. First time, there was one giant quonset hanger building. Last time, they're up to three of them, plus a big concrete lobby. I'd recommend getting a motel and spending at least two days. It's huge. There is an actual B-36 inside.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 18, 2026 10:57 PM (Bgaiu)

I have not been in at... least 15 years. Last time I was there, they were working on an ICBM exhibit.

I always wanted to go when I had the money handy to buy one of the leather jackets.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:05 PM (bss/y)

174 nWPIJ)

168 A word of warning on that Phantom II for sale.

It is an F4H-1 Phantom II. You think it looks like every other Phantom but it does not. They enlarged the canopy starting with the F-4B and it remained unchanged for the rest of production.

The RIO/GIB canopy is appreciably smaller than the F-4B's.“

Oh damn well I was all set to buy it if not for that.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 11:05 PM (46za5)

175 The United States Air Force Museum has three B-17s in its collection:

B-17D The Swoose - still under restoration.
B-17F Memphis Belle - on display
B-17G Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby - on loan to the NASM

All three Flying Fortresses are combat veterans.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)

176 Big chimney? Because that's hot.
Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 18, 2026 11:03 PM (nWPIJ)

Liber-ace was packing heat?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:06 PM (bss/y)

177 Memphis Belle is the cutaway?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:06 PM (bss/y)

178 There's a B-17 at a nearby air museum. I went inside. For what was considered a heavy bomber, it's surprisingly cramped inside.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 11:07 PM (nWPIJ)

179 Memphis Belle is not cutaway. Though it is hard to really view it as the USAFM has decided to display it 'in flight'

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)

180 Liber-ace was packing heat?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:06 PM (bss/y)

Nah, Liberace was fudge-packing.

Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 11:07 PM (gKDq2)

181 @149 Nicely done. Dogs are the best people.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 18, 2026 11:07 PM (CHHv1)

182 Dean Martin's Palm Spring home, in contrast, is being gutted, but will retain the original facade and look of the original mid-century ranch. Liberace's was added onto so many times, in mostly tacky ways, that the Zoning and Preservation Board said, Yeah, go ahead and tear it down.

Posted by: Gay News Network. at February 18, 2026 11:10 PM (oftw2)

183 179 Memphis Belle is not cutaway. Though it is hard to really view it as the USAFM has decided to display it 'in flight'
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:07 PM (2GVsD)

I may be having a stroke. I thought there was a B-17 cut away that you could walk through.

B-29?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:10 PM (bss/y)

184 167 Didn't Saks just pull the plug?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 11:01 PM (nWPIJ)

They are closing Saks Fifth Avenue stores, but the Saks store in NYC 5th ave. is remaining open.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 18, 2026 11:11 PM (y171U)

185 The two man or two woman luge is really weird.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 11:12 PM (hJH5n)

186 B-17F Memphis Belle
Robert Morgan was a local. I have spoken topeople who witnessed this:
Flying just above the rooftops of downtown Asheville, a B-17 headed for the gap between city hall and the county courthouse. But the plane’s wingspan was too wide to squeeze through the divide. A crash looked imminent, however the pilot banked the bomber 60 degrees and passed one of the wings through the narrow space before pulling up and disappearing over Sunset Mountain. One onlooker exclaimed, “somebody ought to court-martial whoever is flying that plane!” It was 1943, and pilot Robert K. Morgan was on a 31-city publicity tour with the Memphis Belle, the plane that carried him safely through 25 missions in Europe during World War II.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:12 PM (XeU6L)

187 There is also the EAA museum to visit.

For those who built Monogram kits back in the stone age you probably remember the little brochures showcasing Sheperd Paine's work in creating dioramas with Monogram kits that was included with many kits.

The EAA is very lucky to have on display three of Mr. Paine's diorama masterpieces - the B-17G, P-61, and the B-24.

Here is one of them:
http://sheperdpaine.atspace.com/p61.htm

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)

188 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:19 PM (46za5)

https://archive.org/details/battle-of-the-yellow-river

"The Chinese did find one place where the ground was low enough and suitable for creating a flood that could halt the Japanese. Curiously enough, this spot was at Huayuankou, a small village ten miles north of Chengchow [...]

In its unpredictable journeyings, the new river has gone on a rampage through eleven counties and three provinces, submerged eleven cities, 4,000 villages, and upwards of 2,000,000 square mow of land; it has driven 2,000,000 people from their homes "

Guess how many peasants died in the flood to delay the IJA for 3 weeks?

Posted by: 13times at February 18, 2026 11:13 PM (xLK0i)

189 185 The two man or two woman luge is really weird.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 11:12 PM (hJH5n)

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Yep. An ill-timed boner and your aerodynamics are completely shot.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 11:13 PM (nWPIJ)

190 166
Reminder: SOTU is on February 24!

C'mon, Trump, you can knock over Cuba and Iran between now and then.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Yes, it would be super coming into SOTU with a long staff of pelts.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:13 PM (LA6Ib)

191 Liberace was from Wisconsin, like JJ Sefton and Mis Hum.

Posted by: NTTAWWT at February 18, 2026 11:13 PM (oftw2)

192 Yes, it would be super coming into SOTU with a long staff of pelts.

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We could have the first Triumph ever right down Pennsylvania Avenue.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 18, 2026 11:14 PM (nWPIJ)

193 Sound man did a good job with her voice on that master.

It was amazingly well done all around. Perfectly in line with the original.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 11:15 PM (EXyHK)

194 --------

Yep. An ill-timed boner and your aerodynamics are completely shot.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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Mid-air refueling only different.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:15 PM (LA6Ib)

195 http://sheperdpaine.atspace.com/p61.htm


So cool.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 11:15 PM (RIvkX)

196 There might be Aetius but I know they have three complete B-17s in their collection.

The Pensacola Naval Air Museum has a full PBY Catalina on display along with a complete fuselage that has sections of skin cutaway.

Deutch's Museum has their Me 262A-1 on display with selective parts of skin removed and covered by plexiglass.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:15 PM (2GVsD)

197 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Shucks, I'd still be plumb out of fucks, not counting the 0 given for Nancy Guthrie...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:16 PM (nACjZ)

198 Have been aboard B-17 Sentimental Journey. Engines by Studebaker.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 11:16 PM (XeU6L)

199 I love boneless wings. Chicken bones give me trust issues.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 11:17 PM (hJH5n)

200 B-17G, going from memory they should be R-1820-97.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:17 PM (2GVsD)

201 If Three Gorges goes down, a million Chinese are gonna be swept out to sea.
Posted by: Tom

Only a million?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 11:17 PM (hJH5n)

202 Yep. An ill-timed boner and your aerodynamics are completely shot.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Whoa! You can time those?

Posted by: Randy Senior Citizen. at February 18, 2026 11:18 PM (oftw2)

203 Even if the Olympics are turning you off the the US hockey team is still full of some great young men proud to be wear our flag and doing us proud.

Great win.

https://tinyurl.com/bdz9473x

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m)

204 Who will be first to stop covering the Nancy Guthrie story every hour on the hour?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 11:18 PM (RIvkX)

205 97 2 Gonna leave the carrot chips back at the cafe, salt or no...
Posted by: JQ at February 18

You should at least try them first! 😂
Posted by: Piper
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Thought of the day:
a carrot, is a carrot, is a carrot.
Cutting board,+ knife (cleaver preferred) + carrot =
carrot chips

I buy the mini's, wash them in a tupperware type and have a go at them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:18 PM (LA6Ib)

206 Our son always planned trips around breweries, distilleries, or vineyards in the UK and Europe. Plus dinners and hotels. I simply showed up. I was fine with this as he or my husband drove...no tours for us and we found our way. Son learned stick shift in one small village in northern France. I still remember a little girl's face on a bike staring at the Americans as he attempted to drive in the round about.

Another small place, like Muckross Abbey, that made me want to move there was in Scotland, after a trip to Dalwhinney distillery (a Highland's distillery tour). We stopped at this small watermill that served lunch. I knew nothing about it other than the peace of that village in early spring (plus I had been drinking Scotch). I wish I could have flour from this mill and stayed for a week of peace. I have a postcard of this happy place on our dresser mirror. I loved the people and that village.

Sometimes it's the unexpected places you remember the most. Oh, the palaces, cathedrals and museums are grand, but I'm a country girl at heart.

Blair Atholl Watermill (Scotland)

https://tinyurl.com/ymnycjtx

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 18, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)

207 Yep. An ill-timed boner and your aerodynamics are completely shot"

I thought that's how they stuck together...

Posted by: man at February 18, 2026 11:20 PM (cGjQu)

208 Deutch's Museum has their Me 262A-1 on display with selective parts of skin removed and covered by plexiglass.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:15 PM (2GVsD)

The Me-262 there had the 88mm fitted. Brilliant idea.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:20 PM (bss/y)

209 The only thing gayer than 2 man luge would be 3 man luge. Or would it be called the slippery fuckpile?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:20 PM (nACjZ)

210 204 Who will be first to stop covering the Nancy Guthrie story every hour on the hour?
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Don't have a TV so missing the fun. However, until they come up with something they ought to back off.
Possibly the cops want it to pressurize the criminals.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:21 PM (LA6Ib)

211 Forget the F-4 (though I love them)! I want a B-52D. And it has to be the D model.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 11:21 PM (hJH5n)

212 The only thing gayer than 2 man luge would be 3 man luge. Or would it be called the slippery fuckpile?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:20 PM (nACjZ)

Wait until you hear about the 4-man luge.

Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 11:22 PM (gKDq2)

213 213

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 11:22 PM (hJH5n)

214
The two man or two woman luge is really weird.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Side Hackers!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 11:22 PM (Cqx++)

215 I prefer my carrots to be ground to mush, and to be safely contained within a carrot cake.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 18, 2026 11:22 PM (lnUu7)

216 There were only four Me 262s converted to be Kanonvogel with the 50mm cannon in the nose.

The only flyable one suffered an engine failure enroute to being loaded aboard HMS Reaper and crashed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)

217 I meant the ME-262 at Wright-Patterson.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:23 PM (bss/y)

218 https://tinyurl.com/bdz9473x
Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m)

Thanks. USA! That's where that chant started, in the 1980 hockey wins!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 18, 2026 11:23 PM (WONhk)

219 211 Forget the F-4 (though I love them)! I want a B-52D. And it has to be the D model.

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You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: George Costanza at February 18, 2026 11:23 PM (nWPIJ)

220 The one in the Deutch's Museum had been flown to Austria at war's end. In the 1950's the plane was returned to Germany. It is unrestored.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:23 PM (2GVsD)

221 Wait until you hear about the 4-man luge.
Posted by: RickZ

OTOH, the 4-boob luge sounds a little too hot for the winter olympics

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:25 PM (nACjZ)

222 Nein nein nein

The one at the USAFM is a straight fighter, Schwable, an Me 262A-1a, though if it is fitted with R4M rockets it should be an Me 262A-1b. If my memory is correct.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)

223 220 The one in the Deutch's Museum had been flown to Austria at war's end. In the 1950's the plane was returned to Germany. It is unrestored.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Wes Moore piloted that plane to Austria.

Posted by: Joe Isuzu at February 18, 2026 11:26 PM (oftw2)

224 The one at the USAFM is a straight fighter, Schwable, an Me 262A-1a, though if it is fitted with R4M rockets it should be an Me 262A-1b. If my memory is correct.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)

I bow to your expertise.

Maybe they had an 88 sitting beside the plane and had a picture of one of the proposed planes?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:26 PM (bss/y)

225 This just in: Steven Colbert is an effeminate blowhard.

I can't believe CBS hasn't cut his mic.

He's a blatant liar. He's also an idiot. And effeminate. He has few followers. Why does he have any followers at all? Why has CBS not just shoved him in front of a moving train?

Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 11:27 PM (Cjcf6)

226 To fit a 5cm cannon was quite a feat already, to fit an 8,8cm yeesh.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:28 PM (2GVsD)

227 203 Even if the Olympics are turning you off the the US hockey team is still full of some great young men proud to be wear our flag and doing us proud.

Great win.

https://tinyurl.com/bdz9473x
Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 11:18 PM (viF8m)

Excepting Brady Tkachuk's slew foot on Dahlin today ...

***Spock eyebrow***

Posted by: browndog called for boarding at February 18, 2026 11:28 PM (3sXRv)

228 Catbert >> Colbert

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:28 PM (nACjZ)

229 Why has CBS not just shoved him in front of a moving train?
Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 11:27 PM (Cjcf6)
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Reliability.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 11:28 PM (RIvkX)

230 Happy Ash Wednesday
__________________

Oh, thank God. Literally. I thought we still had an India immigrant problem.

And, that guy throwing the Chic Filet sandwich is fine. We already set the precedent in DC. If the rock type roll Subway uses isn't enough for batter, a chicken sandwich from Chic Filet is light and fluffy. I don't know about the drink. Blue Poweraid. Getting that stuff in the ground water could be an environmental crime.

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 11:29 PM (dIske)

231 The only thing gayer than 2 man luge would be 3 man luge. Or would it be called the slippery fuckpile?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

Give it a decade. The proposal is written.

Woodchippers.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 18, 2026 11:29 PM (vB7nK)

232 "If you can find it, check out the "glide" ratio of the shuttle. It came down steeply. And landed at a significant speed."

And loud. I was really surprised the first time I watch the final decent at the SLF. I swear it sounded like it was rattling coming in at an angle of a thrown rock.

The simulator aircraft was a Grumman Gulfstream II that came in under full reverse thrust at an angle of20 to 30 degrees.

Posted by: pawn at February 18, 2026 11:29 PM (+rKuc)

233 I passed one on display on the way home from the texas MoMe. Its parked at the corner of some intersection on this long ass country road heading to Rt30 not "too" far from Corsicana. Very cool to look at. I remember one flying a long time ago at an air show. I remember it being frigging loud.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 10:15 PM (snZF9)

I’ll bet it was Canton, Texas. They’ve got a little military park there with a good bit of Vietnam era stuff. Stopped there with my 12 year old grandson once and looked around.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 18, 2026 10:21 PM (46za5)

Yup, that sounds like it. I looked at the map and yeah I went through there.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 11:29 PM (snZF9)

234 I prefer my carrots to be ground to mush, and to be safely contained within a carrot cake.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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Yes! Now we're talkin' *how to eat carrots!*

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)

235 For those who are hankering for a new tool Me 262 this year.

Das Werk is releasing a Me 262A-1a in 1/32 scale.
Border Models is also releasing one in 1/35 scale.

No word about an Me 262B-1a or Me 262B-1a/U1.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

236 OTOH, the 4-boob luge sounds a little too hot for the winter olympics
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:25 PM (nACjZ)

That would be the Women's 8-Boob Luge.

Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 11:33 PM (gKDq2)

237 CNN's anchors on a luge

PPV gold

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:33 PM (2GVsD)

238 CNN's anchors on a luge
PPV gold
Posted by: Anna Puma

On, under, in front of, dragged behind. No bad combinations to be had.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:35 PM (nACjZ)

239 You're right, anna. Looking it up, I must be having a psychotic episode. I could have sworn. It seemed insane.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:35 PM (bss/y)

240 Yes! Now we're talkin' *how to eat carrots!*
Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 11:31 PM (rdVOm)

I'm very happy I discovered and learned to make carrot-ginger-cashew soup. The carrots are pureed. Better than baby food, too.

Posted by: RickZ at February 18, 2026 11:35 PM (gKDq2)

241 Haha, I don't mind carrots *in other stuff* I just don't like them fresh/raw.

I blame those old ladies what brought the lime jello with julienned carrots in it, to church potlucks!

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 11:38 PM (rdVOm)

242 This probably ain't Halim's first nuisance lawsuit rodeo. Hope BWW countersues his bitch ass into oblivion.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 11:38 PM (nACjZ)

243 Ash Wednesday's Mass was very nice. I am becoming Roman Catholic after Easter, from a lifetime and many generations of conservative Presbyterians. When we moved we found a church but it did not feel right somehow. This one does, with traditional music and I understand, from readings and class, what Mass means. Lent has a fuller meaning to me this year as well, to grow in faith remembering the sacrifice of Jesus.

Beautiful day, too, of rare snow in these Western mountains that were in our prayers. Simply beautiful and peaceful and most welcome. We got about 6" here and many feet in the mountains for water this summer as well as current skiers needs.In winter I simply need it for beauty...and snow in the west is nicer than the east as it is not as wet.

This snowfall is what we normally have a couple of times a week starting in late November. A weird year of half the normal snowpack. Maybe we'll crack average if it goes through May...and my tulips and daffodils will bloom with snow. As long as no hard freeze on the plum blossoms, it can snow for months!

I hope y'all had a good day and have a wonderful night. G'night.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 18, 2026 11:39 PM (WONhk)

244 Cooked carrots are ok.. like in chili spring rolls or what-have-you...

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 11:39 PM (rdVOm)

245 Aetius

Tis all good. I know where every surviving Me 262 is and what it was. Unless the Russians have one stashed away.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:39 PM (2GVsD)

246 Anna Puma

If the Russians still had one, they would fill it with explosives and use it as a glide bomb.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 18, 2026 11:42 PM (u82oZ)

247 Saw more of the Olympics today than I had so far. It was on at the hospital where MiladyJo was being advised about upcoming thing. Mercifully, the sound was off so we didn't hear any announcers or commercials. Main thing we saw was speed skaters, where one crashed out. They had to keep running that over and over.

But, heavens! Commercials these days! Even without sound they were obnoxiously frenetic. We don't watch broadcast TV as a rule, so it's always a bit of culture shock to be exposed to it. Didn't watch closely, but I did notice one commercial that fit the mixed-race couple trope. Still a thing, I guess.

Posted by: mindful webworker likes dogs at February 18, 2026 11:43 PM (oq2IS)

248 B-36 had six (6) 28 cylinder piston engines. I bet that sounded awesome. I think I read they needed new spark plugs every flight. That oughtta keep the Crew Chief busy. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 10:47 PM (17+JQ)

That engine has to be a nightmare to rebuild. Harley engines are pretty much 2 cylinders of a radial airplane engine. I can't imagine 28 cylinders. I can just see going to the machinist who does my cylinders. "Hey dude, here's 28 for you. Couple days, right?" lol.

The bad part, $2800 for that alone. I can't imagine the overall cost of doing an engine like that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 11:44 PM (snZF9)

249 >>Thanks. USA! That's where that chant started, in the 1980 hockey wins!

I know exactly where I was when it happened.

I grew up playing hockey in that era in the Boston. We lived it. But the idea a bunch of college kids were going to take down the professional Russians was crazy.

One of the greatest sports moments ever. Just spectacular.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)

250 Ash Wednesday's Mass was very nice. I am becoming Roman Catholic after Easter, from a lifetime and many generations of conservative Presbyterians. When we moved we found a church but it did not feel right somehow. This one does, with traditional music and I understand, from readings and class, what Mass means. Lent has a fuller meaning to me this year as well, to grow in faith remembering the sacrifice of Jesus.
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Christy I'm glad you feel spiritually moved. I felt something similar moving from Southern Baptist to Lutheran (Missouri Synod). I'm happy for you.

Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 11:44 PM (Cjcf6)

251 >>>Beautiful day, too, of rare snow in these Western mountains that were in our prayers. Simply beautiful and peaceful and most welcome.
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Excellent, thought you may have been so desperate for snow that you were in that party of 10 missing.
Glad you got your snow.
JQ's turn next.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:45 PM (LA6Ib)

252 Ok, anna, I went down a bit of a wikihole there. The ME-163. The article says that the british (aside from one unauthorized test flight) never flew the aircraft 'powered' because of the danger of the fuel.

Did we?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:45 PM (bss/y)

253 Not so much going as concluding. Iran has been at war with us since 1979.
Posted by: Methos
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Been waiting, impatiently for the payback/deferred reckoning.

Posted by: scampydog at February 18, 2026 11:46 PM (41CYW)

254 Lutheran (Missouri Synod), is it the conservative one?
I like the Baptist preacher but the congregation is like, um, not welcoming.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:47 PM (LA6Ib)

255 ----------
Been waiting, impatiently for the payback/deferred reckoning.
Posted by: scampydog
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You betcha'.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:49 PM (LA6Ib)

256 Never paid attention to the Komet or its Suisei Japanese derivative. I just build FW 190s, Bf 109s, and Me 262s for WWII Luftwaffe.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:49 PM (2GVsD)

257 One of the greatest sports moments ever. Just spectacular.
Posted by: JackStraw

Ken Morrow was a defenseman on the Gold Medal Team. Months later he was on the Islanders and won the Stanley Cup, the first of four consecutive Cups. So, In just a little over 4 years, Ken won a Gold Medal and four Stanley cups.

Posted by: Winning Streak, Par Excellence at February 18, 2026 11:50 PM (oftw2)

258 >>This snowfall is what we normally have a couple of times a week starting in late November.
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Happy for you, ChristyBlinky!

We got a bit of snow last night, but only about half inch, and snow/hail/rain mixed throughout the day. Ground is wet but all snow is melted now. Might get more tomorrow night, but don't expect it to stick. Oh well. It'll look pretty for a few hours anyhow...

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)

259 Well back to masking the canopy on a Tamiya F-14 Tomcat.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 11:50 PM (2GVsD)

260 As far as I can tell, we planned to try powered flight, but found the airframe was deteriorating. So...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 18, 2026 11:51 PM (bss/y)

261 Morons

https://youtube.com/shorts/rxNqBnra6dU

No, I don't care is this is suitable for work!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 11:53 PM (S/Y4j)

262 225 This just in: Steven Colbert is an effeminate blowhard.

I can't believe CBS hasn't cut his mic.

He's a blatant liar. He's also an idiot. And effeminate. He has few followers. Why does he have any followers at all? Why has CBS not just shoved him in front of a moving train?
Posted by: Crusader


You'd be giving him what he wants. Then he too, like Kimmel, can ride the wave of false martyrdom. Colbert fighting the tyrant BADORANGEMAN. The msm will gladly provide a bukkake of praise for Colbert. Better for him to pout and whine on his little watched, soon to be cancelled TV show, while fading away.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 18, 2026 11:53 PM (wiltx)

263 I always liked Smokey and the Bandit, the first one, it was a good movie. I've watched it many times. It never gets old to me. Jackie Gleason was hilarious as the Texas Sheriff.
Why can't they make good comedy movies anymore? I guess they wouldn't be politically correct or something.

Posted by: Case at February 18, 2026 11:53 PM (j6kTf)

264 Tough day. My neph-mew Maceo ("MAY-see-oh") got diagnosed with advanced heart and kidney disease, and might have lymphoma. Had fluid drained from his pleura and abdomen. No real symptoms until about two weeks ago. I'm going to visit this weekend. His mama is torn up over it. He's a trooper but he hates getting meds and we're probably going to have to measure his life in weeks. He's comfortable for now.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 18, 2026 11:54 PM (KAi1n)

265 We stopped at Muckross Abbey on our way to Kilarney. It's been years ago, but I seem to remember it was a pretty good walk down a country lane to get back to the Abbey. When I saw the picture I thought "I've been there!" Very much a ruins, but you can get a sense of what it must have been. Seems spooky and possibly haunted. Wherever we went on our trip to Ireland, if we asked "what happened to it?" the answer was always the same. "Cromwell"

Posted by: Indiana Lurker at February 18, 2026 11:54 PM (3ZVqj)

266 One of the greatest sports moments ever. Just spectacular.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)
____________________

You know it's momentus when you can remember the sportscaster and exactly what he said nearly 50 years ago.

"Do you believe in miracles!!!! YES!"
- Al Michaels

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 11:55 PM (dIske)

267 Lutheran (Missouri Synod), is it the conservative one?
I like the Baptist preacher but the congregation is like, um, not welcoming.
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Yes, Missouri Synod is still faithfully conservative. The doctrinal differences between them and Southern Baptist are relatively small, and yet the Missouri Synod seems to come down on each difference as the one that takes the scriptures more literally. For example, "communion" in Baptist circles is taken as "symbolic", whereas the Missouri Synod teaches the communion to be *literal*--you are literally communing with Christ when you participate. It makes un-confessed sin very uncomfortable when you believe you aren't going thru the motions but meeting Christ himself at communion.

But I have no angst against conservative Baptist denominations--they served me well for decades.

Posted by: Crusader at February 18, 2026 11:56 PM (Cjcf6)

268 It’s me again, the guy who complained about the ads in the cafe thread. Thank you to those that provided helpful suggestions.

I am not complaining about the fact that there are ads and intentionally do not use an ad blocker or disable JavaScript because I don’t want to take away Ace’s revenue.

As noted in my previous comment, I would be more than happy to pay something on the regular via subscription if possible just to keep the site breaking ads away. I know myself well enough that I would not remember to regularly donate through PayPal. I believe I left a pretty good sum many years ago, but normally forget.

Some of you seem to have the same experience I am having. Indeed it does occur when clicking on Continue Reading. It’s not the 3 second countdown I mind so much. It is the fact that the ad frequently hijacks the browser history such that I can’t go “Back” to the “front page” without refreshing which seems to reset the page state causing the problem to occur for every post. It happens with Chrome on my laptop and desktop and it happens with Safari on my iPhone and iPad, so pretty repeatable for me.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 18, 2026 11:56 PM (imOJr)

269 >>Ken Morrow was a defenseman on the Gold Medal Team. Months later he was on the Islanders and won the Stanley Cup, the first of four consecutive Cups. So, In just a little over 4 years, Ken won a Gold Medal and four Stanley cups.

I was talking about a magical moment and you had to spoil it.

drop your gloves

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 18, 2026 11:56 PM (viF8m)

270 Aimen Halim, the man who is suing Buffalo Wings.

Curious to find out if he belongs to one of America's currently aggrieved groups. After searching images to no avail pursued DDG AI, no joy; and after modest persistence came up with this from Grok.

The name Aimen Halim is of clear Arabic origin (Aimen/Ayman is a common Muslim/Arabic given name meaning "blessed" or "fortunate," and Halim is an Arabic surname meaning "gentle" or one of the names of God in Islam). This strongly suggests he is likely of Arab or Middle Eastern descent, and possibly Muslim
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Liberty Ships

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:57 PM (LA6Ib)

271 Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 18, 2026 11:54 PM
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Sorry to hear Maceo is having health issues. Sending him extra rubbys from Idaho...

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 11:58 PM (rdVOm)

272 I brought home a bottle of Baron’s hot sauce from a visit to Antigua. Made from scotch bonnet peppers - hot as heck but still had a nice flavor. Wish I could find a source for it in the states!

Posted by: Insensitive Clod at February 18, 2026 11:59 PM (0I5n7)

273 Herb Brooks wins best GM and coach for putting together and coaching the 1980 team.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 18, 2026 11:59 PM (KAi1n)

274 Good ONT this evening - thanks! The bit about the cloister was very interesting.

Posted by: 496 at February 18, 2026 11:59 PM (FN3wE)

275 Did Muckross in 2024. The whole estate is living history. The manor house is pure Downton Abbey but the tenant cottages are pre WW1 tech. No electric no running water dirt or flagstone floors and thatch roof, open fireplaces and wood is premium fuel. Poor folk burn peat. Hard to believe it was typical little over 100 years ago

Posted by: Harry case at February 19, 2026 12:00 AM (rZb50)

276 Dark L

So sad to hear about Maceo. I will ask for the intercession of St Francis.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 19, 2026 12:00 AM (A5RD0)

277 20 17 Hard to believe that we may be at war in three days.

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You'll wish you bought that F-4 when you had the chance.

Unless they done got blowed up already, Iran still has some F-4s the Shah bought...and I recommend the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson. They also have a military vehicle museum on the grounds

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 19, 2026 12:01 AM (3/XaG)

278 Lutheran (Missouri Synod), is it the conservative one?
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It used to be.

It seems like the liberal clergy are running everything these days. There's a lot of virtue signalling about being anti-white supremacy and pro-immigration going on, and promoting women within the organization where ever they can get away with it.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 12:01 AM (vSvIl)

279 Lutheran (Missouri Synod), is it the conservative one?
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It used to be.
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Stop it. The Missouri Synod isn't littered with liberalism yet. There's no sign they're moving that way.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 12:03 AM (Cjcf6)

280 drop your gloves
Posted by: JackStraw

Yeah, well, "1940!" was a great chant, until it wasn't.

Posted by: Billy Smith at February 19, 2026 12:04 AM (oftw2)

281 But I have no angst against conservative Baptist denominations--they served me well for decades.
Posted by: Crusader
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I am similar. Each denomination that truly seeks Him in their heart will be received. Denominational fights encourage them to study more, that brings them closer. (OT was by the numbers, NT was contradictory. He did that on purpose) However, for me, the Eucharist is a no go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:06 AM (LA6Ib)

282 Not so much going as concluding. Iran has been at war with us since 1979.
Posted by: Methos
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Been waiting, impatiently for the payback/deferred reckoning.

Posted by: scampydog at February 18, 2026 11:46 PM (41CYW)

I have been waiting for us to hit those mofos with a 50 megaton turban winder....or unwinder if thats better.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)

283 Every church as gone apostate and believers have been warned to get out since 1988.

Posted by: Come Out Of Her, My People at February 19, 2026 12:06 AM (oftw2)

284 Thank you, Nurse. "Raa!" (That's what Maceo sounds like.)

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 19, 2026 12:07 AM (KAi1n)

285 Every church as gone apostate and believers have been warned to get out since 1988.
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Fascinating. Please explain.

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 12:08 AM (Cjcf6)

286 B-36 had six (6) 28 cylinder piston engines. I bet that sounded awesome. I think I read they needed new spark plugs every flight. That oughtta keep the Crew Chief busy. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 10:47 PM (17+JQ)
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That engine has to be a nightmare to rebuild. Harley engines are pretty much 2 cylinders of a radial airplane engine. I can't imagine 28 cylinders. I can just see going to the machinist who does my cylinders. "Hey dude, here's 28 for you. Couple days, right?" lol.

The bad part, $2800 for that alone. I can't imagine the overall cost of doing an engine like that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Uncle had a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver with 9 cylinder radial.
Aside from the awesome STOL capability, it had an oil fill spout in the cockpit so you could keep it topped off during long flights. Always had a case of oil nest to the pilots seat.

Never got into technical details with him but I assume radials with cylinders orientated downward had to have a constant oil drip to stay lubed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 12:09 AM (/lPRQ)

287 280 drop your gloves
Posted by: JackStraw

Yeah, well, "1940!" was a great chant, until it wasn't.
Posted by: Billy Smith
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While you are at it:
George Foreman was the U.S. Olympic boxing champion in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

After winning his gold medal against Jonas Cepulis, he famously carried a miniature American flag around the ring, which sparked controversy and debate about his patriotism during a time of significant racial unrest in the United States.

Yeah, black man, pro America, caused a lot of questions about Others patriotism, commie wiki.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:10 AM (LA6Ib)

288 Excellent, thought you may have been so desperate for snow that you were in that party of 10 missing.
Glad you got your snow.
JQ's turn next.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 11:45 PM (LA6Ib)
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No...lol...I have more sense, even when young, not to run out to ski in an expected 10' dump in Tahoe.In the back country because the resorts were closed. That guide company is going to be sued, big time. Horrible decision.

I am thankful, and if we catch up to average snowpack I will be very, very thankful. I love it, which baffles my family in the South. I think a weird throwback to ancestors who loved snow. Fifty years and counting on how much I love it...and I arrived with crocus blooming in snow one February 1974, and am seeing it again this year. XXXX

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 12:11 AM (WONhk)

289 Stop it. The Missouri Synod isn't littered with liberalism yet. There's no sign they're moving that way.
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95% convention vote condemning "white Supremacy" as if it's an actual issue (it isn't except for those standing with the Communists).

Calls for understanding rather than condemnation of sexual deviancy, and a denial of the Right of Self Defense (more virtue signalling) in the new reinterpretation of the Catechism published a couple of years ago. That foul text is being used to instruct the next generation of clergy.

Synod sent instructions to all its schools on how to interfere with ICE if they for some reason are present, according to the newsletter on their website.

And there are loads of clergy who openly support antifa and BLM, but they find a way to excommunicate folks who are deemed too far right.

The bottom line is their clergy are a bunch of useless followers who have been chasing what they thought was popular 20 years after the fact and no notable faction trying to slow it down, much less kick the left out as they famously did a couple generations ago.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 12:12 AM (vSvIl)

290 Seattle Chris, deal with it. Yourself. Quietly, without comment.
We are no longer interested.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 19, 2026 12:13 AM (sl73Y)

291 +++
Uncle had a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver with 9 cylinder radial.
Aside from the awesome STOL capability, it had an oil fill spout in the cockpit so you could keep it topped off during long flights. Always had a case of oil nest to the pilots seat.
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Digressing from greatness, my IH (cabover) Cargostar had hatch in the front seat for the same thing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:14 AM (LA6Ib)

292 95% convention vote condemning "white Supremacy" as if it's an actual issue (it isn't except for those standing with the Communists).

Calls for understanding rather than condemnation of sexual deviancy, and a denial of the Right of Self Defense (more virtue signalling) in the new reinterpretation of the Catechism published a couple of years ago. That foul text is being used to instruct the next generation of clergy.

Synod sent instructions to all its schools on how to interfere with ICE if they for some reason are present, according to the newsletter on their website.
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Do you have links for this?

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 12:14 AM (Cjcf6)

293 Just heard a cut from Rick Braun's CD that covers many of Chuck Mangoione's songs. The cut was Give It All You Got which he wrote as the theme for the 80s Winter Olympics. I remember watching (on Tv) as he played it live at the closing ceremonies.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 19, 2026 12:15 AM (Bgaiu)

294 95% convention vote condemning "white Supremacy" as if it's an actual issue (it isn't except for those standing with the Communists).

Calls for understanding rather than condemnation of sexual deviancy, and a denial of the Right of Self Defense (more virtue signalling) in the new reinterpretation of the Catechism published a couple of years ago. That foul text is being used to instruct the next generation of clergy.

Synod sent instructions to all its schools on how to interfere with ICE if they for some reason are present, according to the newsletter on their website.
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Do you have links for this?
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Because their own website mentions none of this:

https://www.lcms.org/

Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 12:17 AM (Cjcf6)

295 That's what Maceo sounds like.

https://tinyurl.com/yh7j6fyp

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:18 AM (viF8m)

296 Some of you seem to have the same experience I am having. Indeed it does occur when clicking on Continue Reading. It’s not the 3 second countdown I mind so much. It is the fact that the ad frequently hijacks the browser history such that I can’t go “Back” to the “front page” without refreshing which seems to reset the page state causing the problem to occur for every post. It happens with Chrome on my laptop and desktop and it happens with Safari on my iPhone and iPad, so pretty repeatable for me.
Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 18, 2026 11:56 PM (imOJr)

Well, the answer is right there. Never, never, never use the "continue Reading" link. It is worse than useless, because it gives the malwware an opportunity to attack your device. Use "comments" instead. You will see everything that "continue reading" is supposed to provide, but avoid the malware.

Using Brave, if I click on a post, there may be a pause for a few seconds with the mouse cursor frozen as the ad-blocker in brave wrestles with the malware. Once actually into acecomments.mu.nu, though, it's clear sailing thereafter.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:18 AM (8zz6B)

297 Digressing from greatness, my IH (cabover) Cargostar had hatch in the front seat for the same thing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends
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Neither would pass modern emissions standards.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 12:18 AM (/lPRQ)

298 Do you have links for this?
Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 12:14 AM (Cjcf6)

I don't have them ready at hand. I did at one point, as I emailed members of my former congregation my reasons for leaving. I'm sure I discussed it here around that time, too.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 12:19 AM (vSvIl)

299
Fascinating. Please explain.
Posted by: Crusader at February 19, 2026 12:08 AM (Cjcf6)

Our liberal Presbyterian USA did in 2014, along with the Episcopalians, so not sure about 1988 date.

I love Presbyterian (PCA) one of the conservative branches. However, and stones and rotten fruit may be thrown at me, I like a traditional service and we could not find one in any Protestant churches around here who were not the liberals we fled in FL.

My mother's church in MS is wonderful. I grew up with a traditional service and music.

I cannot explain my conversion except that this priest is very good, my son and grands attend, and something between it all and the Holy Spirit drew me to this point. I feel I have worshipped when I leave, vs being irritated. If that makes sense.

All have to search and find the church who welcomes them, who enriches your soul, and you leave a better person.
Ok, all the churches except the ones who think same sex marriage is ok, and a ghey in the pulpit is ok...which is the reason our FL church imploded. People have left Presbyterian USA by the tens of thousands. Baptists are the only denomination holding on.

I did not leave Presbyterian USA,they left me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 12:19 AM (WONhk)

300 Last I heard seven people were confirmed dead in the skiing accident in California. And it will be sometime before they can recover the bodies. So sad.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 12:24 AM (j6kTf)

301 299: Crusader was responding to an obvious troll poster. It was an all encompassing declarations that all churches are apostate and that is simply not true.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 12:25 AM (wiltx)

302 US men's cross country with a spectacular upset today, getting silver in the 2-man sprint relay. This gives the US 3 medals in cross country - ever - with two of them coming in this Olympics. Last and hitherto only medal was *50* years ago.

Unfortunately yesterday the heavily favored undefeated-this-season US men's speed skating pursuit (a very cool event) lost to ... Chy-nah.

The Norwegian guy (now with 5 golds, matching Eric Heiden's number in 1980), Klaebo, who anchored their relay, is like a different species. Sort of like Spitz or Phelps at their peak - just in a different class altogether. Sucker usually makes his move on a big uphill leg, just pulls away - uphill. Monster.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 19, 2026 12:27 AM (U/Byj)

303 DC sewage spill..the jokes write themselves

Posted by: a dude in MI at February 19, 2026 12:27 AM (+I6Y/)

304 In 2014 (I think that's correct) our church went along with the Presbytery ghey rule vote. We had honchos show up from Orlando to explain things to us. It did not go well. For starters, our church members owned the expensive land the church was on next to a river. To leave that denomination, which is what some wanted, we were wrongly told we'd have to pay.A lie.

I asked this simple question and my mic was cut: I said, "How do you stand now on abortion? I can't find this. If Catholics are clear, why aren't you?" In front of 300 church members and close friends. This man said he'd speak to me later. I knew I was not out of line because one of my sons was sitting next to me and would have poked me.

He came over and tried to change my mind about abortion. I said nope politely. He said I am basically a Calvinist and I said, "I guess so." Ha!

Two months later we were in Scotland, at St. Giles, and the same vote was going on there...which was the very heart of where Presbyterians and my redneck ancestors arrived from. Along with some French Huguenots.

For me to convert to becoming Catholic is no small thing and I have prayed about it and it is right.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 12:28 AM (WONhk)

305 303 DC sewage spill..the jokes write themselves
Posted by: a dude in MI at February 19, 2026 12:27 AM (+I6Y/)

How can they tell?

DC is built on a swamp... again.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 12:28 AM (bss/y)

306 Puddleglum, I wouldn't classify Methos (if in fact, "our" Methos of long-standing) as a troll.

Disclaimer: I have no personal knowledge of "church apostacy" or any of that conversation, just noting that the nick is not an unknown one.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)

307 Fellow worked for me who had worked service at a local airport. One of the planes was a converted DC-6 into a company plane. Said one of the main things before flight time was to drop the bottom spark plug an allow about a quart of oil to leave the cylinder.

Too much pressure to crank it with all that oil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:30 AM (LA6Ib)

308 300 Last I heard seven people were confirmed dead in the skiing accident in California. And it will be sometime before they can recover the bodies. So sad.
Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 12:24 AM (j6kTf)

Incredibly sad...but they chose this. Or, possibly, the guides who died with them chose it. However, back country skiers take risks and they know they do. Some jump out of helicopters to take these risks.

People are killed in avalanches every year here and at any mountain resort. Sometimes not taking risks, but most often in the back country. Sometimes snowmobiles trigger avalanches. Or on mountain roads, which no one has control over.

Resorts not only groom trails before they open but get rid of avalanche dangers. These guys could not apparently wait a day or two, but I honestly don't know their entire story but did read it was back country skiers.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 12:32 AM (WONhk)

309 Uncle had a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver with 9 cylinder radial.
Aside from the awesome STOL capability, it had an oil fill spout in the cockpit so you could keep it topped off during long flights. Always had a case of oil nest to the pilots seat.

Never got into technical details with him but I assume radials with cylinders orientated downward had to have a constant oil drip to stay lubed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 19, 2026 12:09 AM (/lPRQ)

Hmm, oil pressure and gravity could easily take care of the downward cylinders. I think the big problem with the radials was oil leaking to those lower cylinders when the plane was just sitting around. I think with the WWII stuff you had rotate the engine by spinning the prop with your hands to clear the lower cylinders of oil, or else you could hydro-lock the engine at start up . They had to do that shit every morning if it sat overnight. Its why those suckers smoke like a mutha when they fire up, from the oil gathering in the lower cylinders. They have a dry sump system, but oil can leak from the tank through the oil pump into the engine as the engine sits.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 12:32 AM (snZF9)

310 299: Crusader was responding to an obvious troll poster. It was an all encompassing declarations that all churches are apostate and that is simply not true.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 12:25 AM (wiltx)

This?

Every church as gone apostate and believers have been warned to get out since 1988.
Posted by: Come Out Of Her, My People at February 19, 2026 12:06 AM (oftw2)

This poster is not a troll. He/she posts here a lot, but never with a consistent nic. I would regard this post as snark and hyperbole, but not really trolling. Maybe a hint that "organized" religion has itself been "organized" by that cadre of agents who are wont to "organize" things?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:32 AM (8zz6B)

311 I don’t want to feed a troll, but I’ve seen 1988 referenced a couple of times in relations to churches and I really don’t get it.

It may just be me trying to make sense of something that has no sense.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 12:34 AM (46za5)

312 Commies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 19, 2026 12:35 AM (bss/y)

313 From about That Time: thank you for letting me know what “we” are interested in. If you could post a list of information we are not interested in going forward it would be of great help for me to avoid such harmful digressions.

But just for a moment, imagine that I thought, wrongfully obvs, that pointing out an issue could be helpful. Lord knows I rely on technical feedback in my work. Also imagine that I am genuinely interested in donating by subscription to thank Ace and that others might be as well. Further imagine that some might lurk instead of commenting more frequently because self-appointed comment sentries call you a “troll” and let you know your input isn’t welcome.

I can deal with conflict, but discourteous Internet behavior is both cliche and tiresome.

And sincere apologies again to those that do make a wonderful environment in the posts and the comments. I am sorry for this rant. Most of my interactions with the horde have been lovely.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 19, 2026 12:36 AM (imOJr)

314 Crusared here's one from my email regarding ICE. Unfortunately, the links within it to the message sent out are no longer functional, but it was clear to me reading them at the time that the goal was to waste the maximum amount of time for the ICE agents, while their targets could be secreted away.

https://tinyurl.com/yc6j5nkt

And here's a lengthy thread commentary about the Catechism. What solidified this matter for me was that I actually got a response to the concerns I emailed President Harrison, promising to take the matter up with those involved...that was sent a week after he issued a statement that there was no problem and the new version would continue to replace the old one.

https://tinyurl.com/yrhj27vt

Beyond that there is my personal experience with local clergy we had in succesion:
A closeted obama supporter
A guy who wanted women on the board of elders
A guy who felt the need to preach about "welcoming Republicans, too" [he was half assed about everything until covid, BLM and Ukraine, and then he was all in on those]
A guy who laughed at a prayer request (during a service) coming out of covid for protection against medical tyranny.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 12:36 AM (vSvIl)

315 Ah. I see I have mixed up Methos with another poster... but both are "regulars" here.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)

316 Ok, all the churches except the ones who think same sex marriage is ok, and a ghey in the pulpit is ok...which is the reason our FL church imploded. People have left Presbyterian USA by the tens of thousands. Baptists are the only denomination holding on.

I did not leave Presbyterian USA,they left me.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Yes. Much so.
We believe differently (somewhat) but we seek to be righteous before God and follow that line.

Whether Baptist or Catholic we believe deeply and seek deeply to be righteous before God. That is the thing. If we are honest in our endeavor we will be welcomed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:38 AM (LA6Ib)

317 Fellow worked for me who had worked service at a local airport. One of the planes was a converted DC-6 into a company plane. Said one of the main things before flight time was to drop the bottom spark plug an allow about a quart of oil to leave the cylinder.

Too much pressure to crank it with all that oil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:30 AM (LA6Ib)

Yup. Harleys have the same problem. Not all, but some here and there can't sit for weeks and weeks without the oil tank draining into the engine. Then you get these retards who go for their first fire up in the spring after it sits all winter. They look into the tank and say gee its empty, then top it off. They fire up the bike, the pump starts pumping the oil laying in the engine into the now newly filled tank, and boom, oil dip stick blows out and their garage looks like somebody blew off a stick of dynamite in a 55 gallon drum of oil.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 12:39 AM (snZF9)

318 JudicialWatch sued to find out how much the Deep State/Biden FBI was paying Twitter to censor and spy on Americans.

Kash Patel's FBI and Pam Bondi's Justice Department told a federal court we shouldn't get even summary quarterly totals of the payments because it might expose FBI law enforcement "secrets."

Unfortunately Chief Judge Boasberg agreed and told us we can't have the info. So if you want know why I sometimes look ready to explode ..

Mike Benz is freaking pissed and who can blame him?

Posted by: 13times at February 19, 2026 12:41 AM (PacaG)

319
Last I heard seven people were confirmed dead in the skiing accident in California. And it will be sometime before they can recover the bodies. So sad.
Posted by: Case

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Last I heard it was 8. And there had been avalanche warnings with High Danger.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 12:41 AM (HEaqw)

320 That's what Maceo sounds like.
https://tinyurl.com/yh7j6fyp
Posted by: JackStraw

Close:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4sMGN8EFm0

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 19, 2026 12:46 AM (KAi1n)

321 It's not the snow that Southern people hate, we can get around on snow if there is not a lot of it. It's the ice we can't handle. We are not use to driving on ice so usually we don't get out on it. This is especially true if, like me, you live in the mountains.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 12:48 AM (j6kTf)

322 I've spent the evening watching biathlon and arming bears. Well, knitting arms onto a teddy bear. Which is the same thing, and I have every right to do so under the US Constitution.

It is a really cute bear.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 12:52 AM (I40wl)

323 Further imagine that some might lurk instead of commenting more frequently because self-appointed comment sentries call you a “troll” and let you know your input isn’t welcome.

I can deal with conflict, but discourteous Internet behavior is both cliche and tiresome.

And sincere apologies again to those that do make a wonderful environment in the posts and the comments. I am sorry for this rant. Most of my interactions with the horde have been lovely.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 19, 2026 12:36 AM (imOJr)

Chris, two things can be true at the same time. One being that the mainpage for each post, which has a url "ace.mu.nu/***", and the "continue reading link" with a similar url, has an ad server that feeds malware. Fact. This comments thread, which has the url: acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418541 (look at your address bar), does not have malware toitng adserver. Fact.

Two: there have recently been a surprising number of posts by "long-time lurkers/first-time posters" complaining about this malware, despite the fact that most of us regulars have been successfully avoiding it for months or years. So it's not hard for some people to see that as an organized trolling campaign.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:53 AM (8zz6B)

324 Last I heard it was 8. And there had been avalanche warnings with High Danger.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 19, 2026 12:41 AM (HEaqw)

The dead are those for whom, apparently, the rules do not apply.

Avalanches are enders.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 12:53 AM (I40wl)

325 Case-- we get "winter" up here (usually. this year has been... different) and let me tell ya:

Nobody can drive worth a damn on ice, LOL. I don't like it, and will stay home if possible!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 12:55 AM (rdVOm)

326 I've spent the evening watching biathlon and arming bears. Well, knitting arms onto a teddy bear. Which is the same thing, and I have every right to do so under the US Constitution.

It is a really cute bear.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 12:52 AM (I40wl)

Any progress on the grandbaby situation, or is it in a "no comment" mode now?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:55 AM (8zz6B)

327 The dead are those for whom, apparently, the rules do not apply.“

They just learned, the hard way, that the Old Rules always apply.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 12:56 AM (46za5)

328 >Posted by: Dark Litigator

Nice to see you.

https://tinyurl.com/mrvz6wau

Posted by: JackStraw - Lifelong Rangers fan at February 19, 2026 12:57 AM (viF8m)

329 BTW, Chris, I don't think you are a troll. You are too polite, and too engaged to be that. But I suspect there are trolls out there who pose as "disaffected" lurkers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:58 AM (8zz6B)

330 I cannot ever look at the ruins of various Catholic edifices in Great Britain without yelling "Give It The Hell Back."

Honestly, most of the great old architecture in Britain is Catholic. Stolen. Desecrated. Over politics.

There is a group of Catholic lay persons who go about Britain praying in stolen buildings, for unity and peace, mostly. That was the point of the buildings in the first place.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 12:58 AM (I40wl)

331 Nobody can drive worth a damn on ice, LOL. I don't like it, and will stay home if possible!
Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 12:55 AM (rdVOm)

People race on ice, JQ, and some of those racers are damned good drivers. But most of us never get enough track time on ice to learn how to work with it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:00 AM (8zz6B)

332 Any progress on the grandbaby situation, or is it in a "no comment" mode now?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 12:55 AM (8zz6B)

Lawyers. So far, one won't take the case because he is full up (I suspected this would often be the case up here), but suggested I call CPS to have them visit, which would end up supposedly with drug tests for mom and dad. My problem with that is that without any legal support CPS could take the kid and we would never know what happened to him, and then my son would make more babies, and the whole horseshit would repeat itself.

Still looking for reliable legal advice. Most folks we have spoken with say we have nearly no rights whatsoever. That is just.... not right. None of it makes any sense, at least of the common type.

We still endeavor. Prayers readily accepted.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 01:01 AM (I40wl)

333 However, for me, the Eucharist is a no go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:06 AM (LA6Ib)

A year ago I thought similar, but suddenly, and with scripture and reading a book by Scott Hahn, Rome Sweet Home, it made sense. He converted as a Presbyterian PCA minister and theologian, the same denomination as I was raised. He had similar concerns and that book of many was the best for me.

I still have questions about purgatory. The rest all came together, and I can't explain it. Maybe I am not meant to be able to explain the mysteries of this faith.

I married a Catholic with Prostestant beliefs. We did not want a "divided" household to raise our boys and he converted. All he had to do was go to confession after 50yrs and he was back. I need classes, which I am enjoying.I can convert any time, as my baptism is recognized, but have chosen to wait til after Easter.

Due to my upbringing of church,etc, I am Biblically sound. Was taught there is basically no scripture in Mass. Not true, it is built around scripture readings. Mass is a prayer, once explained.

Find a denomination that gives YOU comfort and peace. It's there.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 01:01 AM (WONhk)

334
We still endeavor. Prayers readily accepted.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 01:01 AM (I40wl)

You have them from me, for you and that grandbaby. OK? Know this as I pray for you every night, and sometimes during the day.

Can you pop over and see him often? Put down the law of your condo and check? The fear alone of being evicted might have them get it together.

I hope that baby is being weighed at a pediatrician's office. I pray these parents are taking this gift of God as the honor it is.

Glad I stayed up to see you.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 01:05 AM (WONhk)

335 lware. Fact. This comments thread, which has the url: acecomments.mu.nu/?post=418541 (look at your address bar), does not have malware toitng adserver. Fact.

Two: there have recently been a surprising number of posts by "long-time lurkers/first-time posters" complaining about this malware, despite the fact that most of us regulars have been successfully avoid
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If he's a long time lurker he knows what's up.
He may well be a troll.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:05 AM (LA6Ib)

336 People race on ice, JQ, and some of those racers are damned good drivers. But most of us never get enough track time on ice to learn how to work with it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Ok, but *most regular people* do not race professionally on ice. That's my point. No bueno for daily drivers!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

337 However, for me, the Eucharist is a no go.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 12:06 AM (LA6Ib)

Being on the other end of this argument, I always have to ask, do you or do you not believe Jesus when He says, "This is my body," and "This is my blood."

I know Protestants have all kinds of wiggle room there, claiming it was a symbol, or maybe Jesus stands next to the host, or any number of other ways to say that isn't really what He said, but it seems so clear to me.

He gave us this, when He said "I will be with you always, until the end of the world." It is more than just a blessing, it is divine.

I know not everyone agrees on this, thus, the schisms, but it seems to me that if He said it, it is probably true, and why not accept that He gave us his Body and Blood to sustain us, when He said He would do so?

Maybe it doesn't work for you, and I can respect that. I just don't see why anyone would argue with Jesus.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 01:10 AM (I40wl)

338 Well, if I misidentified a poster as a troll, sorry. The original post was still incorrect.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 19, 2026 01:11 AM (wiltx)

339 325 Case-- we get "winter" up here (usually. this year has been... different) and let me tell ya:

Nobody can drive worth a damn on ice, LOL. I don't like it, and will stay home if possible!
Posted by: JQ
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Your turn for snow next.

Yeah, ice is a bitch, there's no ice here But I went down an iced hill with a horse trailer. The road was a T at the bottom and ended up, truck and trailer, 90 degrees from start facing the right direction.
Top it. I spent the night in a motel with my wife and and a horse after driving 20 hrs (28mph no mas) in a blizzard.
That is all.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:11 AM (LA6Ib)

340 Is it up to eight right now? Well, the thing about nature is you have to respect it. Nature don't play, it can kill us in many ways. Still when you hear about it, it's sad. Remember the flood in central Texas awhile back that killed all those children? So sad. They didn't know it was coming. Heartbreaking.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 01:11 AM (j6kTf)

341 Ok, but *most regular people* do not race professionally on ice. That's my point. No bueno for daily drivers!
Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

I passed my driving test when I was 16, in November in Anchorage. Ice was just normal driving. Just takes practice and patience.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 01:11 AM (I40wl)

342 Alberta Oil Peon: I was unaware that there had been malware concern trolling. I apologize for not having that context. I don't read the comments often enough. I assumed that the ad experience I was seeing was just bad behavior by a new ad service and not per se malware. Either way, my long time lurker status can be quasi-confirmed by rare comments from Seattle Chris (and maybe even Washington Chris) going back over a decade. I know we can sock-puppet here and I don’t know how to prove anything beyond that. At age 56 I actually left Washington State, in part, because it had simply become politically intolerable. I live in Florida now but posted with my old location-based handle to give as much non-troll authenticity as I could muster. If anyone still thinks I am a troll then at least consider that I am very bad at it. I post on average probably 1+ times per year. George Soros will never keep funding me if word gets back to him.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 19, 2026 01:12 AM (imOJr)

343 Also Alberta Oil Peon, thank you for the nice comments.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 19, 2026 01:14 AM (imOJr)

344 Tcn, I'm so sorry about your situation. Will pray.

Since custody is such a crapshoot, what about looking deeper into landlord-tenant law? Find out your rights as the property owner. At least get the druggie "room mates" and their animals out of there. Evict.

Hopefully you have a contract with son & gf.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)

345 Just takes practice and patience.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Well, the *lower 48* doesn't have it as much as AK.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

346 >>>Due to my upbringing of church,etc, I am Biblically sound.
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Bless you. That is one of my most regrettable things, not being raised in the church. There is so much from childhood on that needs to be there.
Everything, every thing that takes away from sacred Sunday annoys me. Sacred Saturday for the Jews annoys me too. We've got to get back there.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:16 AM (LA6Ib)

347 People race on ice, JQ, and some of those racers are damned good drivers. But most of us never get enough track time on ice to learn how to work with it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:00 AM (8zz6B)

I remember watching those motorcycle ice racers some years back. They had these huge ass spikes on their tires. Anybody falls down in that race is fucked if they get hit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 01:17 AM (snZF9)

348 Still looking for reliable legal advice. Most folks we have spoken with say we have nearly no rights whatsoever. That is just.... not right. None of it makes any sense, at least of the common type.

We still endeavor. Prayers readily accepted.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 01:01 AM (I40wl)

I have a grandchild who got caught up in CPS - very long story, but once CPS gets their hooks in it’s very difficult to get them uninvolved, even if the actual issues have been ameliorated. Most case workers are good, but there are some that just make shit up based on who they do and do not like.

So called “grandparents rights” vary widely state to state. Some states support the concept, some do not at all.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 19, 2026 01:18 AM (46za5)

349 People race on ice, JQ, and some of those racers are damned good drivers. But most of us never get enough track time on ice to learn how to work with it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Motorcycle ice racing. Damnest thing you ever saw. Like short track dirt, except for the 2" steel spikes on the tires. The guys I knew into that were two of the biggest adrenaline addicts I've ever known. I watched from well back from the track, because if one of those bikes had an OTE in your direction, you might wind up looking like a used hollerith card.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 19, 2026 01:19 AM (Bgaiu)

350 by: Seattle Chris at February 19, 2026 12:36 AM (imOJr)

I've been having the same issue for the last week. ( Been here since the days of Blogger and this s the first time I've experienced it) It definitely jacks up my browser ( Edge) if I click on Continue Reading. I often hit it by accident, because my phone is my only computer at the moment, and I am a little over 29 now, so my vision is not what it once was.😉

I didn't think you were a troll. Don't mind the prickly comments, we're all protective of the place and there's a lot of grouchiness in the air lately.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 19, 2026 01:22 AM (Vvh2V)

351 The only people who *race on ice* around here, are the stooopid HS kids, what haven't a clue about it...

Yep, stay off the icy roads.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)

352 Tcn, another thought on custody: maybe back off on the kids getting married. Married couple trumps all in custody dispute.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:27 AM (rdVOm)

353 tcn,
the barbarian, if adult to adult conversation (negotiation) did not work, would help them get stoned (we all love getting so stoned), then pick up the baby and go home.
If they call send them money to get stoned, if they come and you can't get them stoned call the police that there are vandals at your door (no mention of the baby).

You can't show compassion for the stoners and the child at the same time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:27 AM (LA6Ib)

354 Interesting Tammy al-Thor. Over 29 you say. I knew Ace, CBD, et al. have been 29 for years. I was pretty sure I was the only one over 29 that read the blog.Good to know. Good to know. 😉

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 19, 2026 01:28 AM (imOJr)

355 tcn, I keep you and your family in my prayers.

Tammy, it is good to see you, how are things going with your Mom?

Hey JQ, just popping in for a quick nightcap before bed.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 19, 2026 01:29 AM (0nHVk)

356 346 >>>Due to my upbringing of church,etc, I am Biblically sound.
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Bless you. That is one of my most regrettable things, not being raised in the church. There is so much from childhood on that needs to be there.
Everything, every thing that takes away from sacred Sunday annoys me. Sacred Saturday for the Jews annoys me too. We've got to get back there.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:16 AM (LA6Ib)
...........
As a toddler I remember Sunday school, church, then youth group before evening service; Wed prayer meetings & hymn sings (in MS). Bible school each summer. Revival week, which as a kid I thought weird.

Sunday school required memorizing Bible verses from the KJV Bible every week. I know many them from memory, and it is great to have this now.

The Catholic church I started going to last fall is more Biblically based that how I thought possible. I was surprised. I've been told each Catholic church is a bit different, with people, priest, etc. But every church around the world has the same NT, OT and Gospel readings on Sunday for the liturgical year.

I like traditional service & music.That's me.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 01:29 AM (WONhk)

357 351 The only people who *race on ice* around here, are the stooopid HS kids, what haven't a clue about it...

Yep, stay off the icy roads.
Posted by: JQ at February
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Those Russian videos where they take Vespa type motors and make river ice boats - zooming down river lanes at break neck speeds are cool.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:30 AM (LA6Ib)

358 352 Tcn, another thought on custody: maybe back off on the kids getting married. Married couple trumps all in custody dispute.
Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:27 AM (rdVOm)

Not to worry. I have left the scheduling of said wedding up to my son. He will never get around to it. Too stoned to make a phone call to the court house.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 01:30 AM (I40wl)

359 You can't show compassion for the stoners and the child at the same time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:27 AM (LA6Ib)

We moved to the valley after he turned 18 and we gave him the boot. He does not know where we live.

But, I suspect kidnapping a child might not be the best way to convince the court that he would be better off with us. Just sayin'.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 01:32 AM (I40wl)

360 If he's a long time lurker he knows what's up.
He may well be a troll.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:05 AM (LA6Ib)



Like I said, Chris is too polite and too engaged to be a troll. Some of the others might be trolls, or maybe even bots run by the malware "provider" in an effort to get some of us to click on his shit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:32 AM (8zz6B)

361 Hey JQ, just popping in for a quick nightcap before bed.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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It's not that late. Get in here and have a say.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:33 AM (LA6Ib)

362 I have left the scheduling of said wedding up to my son. He will never get around to it. Too stoned to make a phone call to the court house.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Ugh. I'm so sorry. But I do hope this can work to your grandson's advantage!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)

363 Motorcycle ice racing. Damnest thing you ever saw. Like short track dirt, except for the 2" steel spikes on the tires. The guys I knew into that were two of the biggest adrenaline addicts I've ever known. I watched from well back from the track, because if one of those bikes had an OTE in your direction, you might wind up looking like a used hollerith card.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 19, 2026 01:19 AM (Bgaiu)

When I was mid to late teens me a bunch of friends used to race motocross. At the end of the season when our tires were kinda worn we would put a shitload of screws into the knobby tires, like one per knob, and then we would screw around on this one frozen lake. Not quite as good as dedicated ice racing tires, but they worked good enough to be retards. A little safer too, because those ice racing tires looked brutal.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 01:34 AM (snZF9)

364 Hi, Debby!

Chivas?

*cheers!*

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:35 AM (rdVOm)

365 >>>But, I suspect kidnapping a child might not be the best way to convince the court that he would be better off with us. Just sayin'.
Posted by: tcn
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You didn't kidnap the child. They were incapacitated, you have video evidence on your phone. You brought the child home for safety's sake.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:35 AM (LA6Ib)

366 I didn't think you were a troll. Don't mind the prickly comments, we're all protective of the place and there's a lot of grouchiness in the air lately.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
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I have a song for you but my brains a blank - at the moment.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:37 AM (LA6Ib)

367 When I was mid to late teens me a bunch of friends used to race motocross. At the end of the season when our tires were kinda worn we would put a shitload of screws into the knobby tires, like one per knob, and then we would screw around on this one frozen lake. Not quite as good as dedicated ice racing tires, but they worked good enough to be retards. A little safer too, because those ice racing tires looked brutal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 01:34 AM (snZF9)

A guy I knew in Edmonton used to ice-race in a Chevette. I think they had 3 tire classes: ice-rated street tires, street stud, and unlimited stud.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:38 AM (8zz6B)

368 You didn't kidnap the child. They were incapacitated, you have video evidence on your phone. You brought the child home for safety's sake.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Yeah. And in their stupor, they said it was okay! That's the ticket!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:38 AM (rdVOm)

369 tcn...if it ever helps, rant here, ok?

I was so upset about that baby I wanted to join you and tell them some stuff.

I pray they have a pediatrician. They are not stupid and can see through bad care, nutrition, hygiene (I even got myself worked up over his umbilical cord...because I taught this stuff to new mothers for five years: a pediatric office and then neonatology).

Will pray for wisdom for you to KNOW what to do. I totally understand not getting CPS involved. I also understand laying down the law on sons and I would in a red hot minute.

Eviction is a tool I would swing around. Kick the uninvited by YOU roommate with dog, cats and girl out...or else. You will pop in as any landlord without notice...or else.

Document it and make him sign the rules. The mother can either agree or not, and what are her choices? Her own mother?

I ask my own DIL about my 5mo old grandgirl's weight and development (altho I know them and she's fine and see her weekly). So you can ask the same...most pediatricians give a paper handout with growth charts for average size.

The best way to succeed is documentation, your legal rights as a condo owner, and the fact they haven't paid rent in 3mo.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 01:40 AM (WONhk)

370 A guy I knew in Edmonton used to ice-race in a Chevette. I think they had 3 tire classes: ice-rated street tires, street stud, and unlimited stud.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:38 AM (8zz6B)

Ice racing a tree beater eh? lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 01:41 AM (snZF9)

371 Being on the other end of this argument, I always have to ask, do you or do you not believe Jesus when He says, "This is my body," and "This is my blood."
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Because He didn't *just* say that. He said (and I'm paraphrasing because you should use your preferred translation of Scripture anyway) "Take, eat, this is My body, given for you," followed by "Drink this, the blood of the new covenant, shed for you, for the forgiveness of sins. Do this as often as you drink it, in rememberance of Me."

And having written that, I have to admit, I think it's the case that there's no punctuation in Scripture (certainly not in Hebrew, I'm not sure about Greek or Aramaic), and translation is an inherently imperfect process, since anyone doing it has some faith background which colors what they expect to see there.

And then try to square it with anyone who's chewed a hangnail, or bitten their lip and drawn blood, and the bread and wine are, as far as our sense can detect, not that. So what does one do with the concept?
...

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 01:41 AM (vSvIl)

372 This is not it but Jack Straw may even find it acceptable.

youtube.com/watch?v=F66DVugWo_o

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:42 AM (LA6Ib)

373 This computer seems to get some sort of rheumatism if the mouse or keyboard sit idle for a few minutes. The mouse cursor will move, but there is no response to button presses. And if the cursor is in a text box, striking the keys does nothing, and then it barfs out all the accumulated keystrokes in a delayed gusher.

I don't know if it is a Brave problem, or Linux problem, or tired hardware in the old Acer tower PC.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:43 AM (8zz6B)

374 ...
Lutherans (perhaps others) hold that His presence in the meal is spiritual (and while I could be wrong, I considered it to be similar to the way He promises to be present when two or more are gathered in His name).

It seems many focus on the latter half of the statement "do this in rememberance of Me" and so see it as a ritual reminder only. I personally think that's a mistake, but I've seen the position held by people who are clearly sincere in their desire to understand and obey Him.

Posted by: Methos at February 19, 2026 01:45 AM (vSvIl)

375 >>>And then try to square it with anyone who's chewed a hangnail, or bitten their lip and drawn blood, and the bread and wine are, as far as our sense can detect, not that. So what does one do with the concept?
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Posted by: Methos
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This is the kind of argument that gets us away from God Almighty and Jesus the Christ.
There could be a special time and place for those arguments but not every time we attempt to get closer to God.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:48 AM (LA6Ib)

376 >>>I don't know if it is a Brave problem, or Linux problem, or tired hardware in the old Acer tower PC.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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My equipment does kinky things too. We're using many independent's work and it's not as polished as Zillion dollar Micro. I'll accept it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:51 AM (LA6Ib)

377 Another Maceo: Big Maceo, a Chicago blues man:

https://youtu.be/rvipcSpD2Vc

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:51 AM (8zz6B)

378 Tcn-- if you don't have a rental/lease contract with son... please get one.

But I hope you already do, and that it specifies that additional tenants are not allowed and that you're able to evict the loser room mates ASAP.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:52 AM (rdVOm)

379 My equipment does kinky things too. We're using many independent's work and it's not as polished as Zillion dollar Micro. I'll accept it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 01:51 AM (LA6Ib)

Yep, it's not a deal breaker.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 01:52 AM (8zz6B)

380 I agree with JQ about the wedding, tcn. And I know you don't know me, as I could be Hillary Rodham Clinton. But I really was a newborn RN and it goes deep.

In your state, do father's have rights if not married for the baby? I am unclear on those for any state. If she goes home to wherever Mama is or if she has a half-way decent mother?

Did they take pre-birth classes? Hospitals teach new mothers, but they are tired. They should have written instructions:if baby is not wet after feedings, skin color (jaundice)...made worse if preterm or not getting enough protein.

The pediatrician also should have a number for them to call for questions. A little 2wk old baby boy can't raise himself. Bottles require exact measurements of formula & sterilizing bottles and nipples in the dishwasher (there are things for this my DIL uses).The volume of feeds should be increasing with growth

Is he safe in a crib? Please no sharing of the same bed. Did any teaching at all get through?

Maybe "offer" care for him at your house, to give them both "rest" and to hopefully get it together if they sober up. For two grands I spent the first two nights home with baby so they could sleep. It is not unusual.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 19, 2026 01:54 AM (WONhk)

381 About comment flame battles:

I've been hanging around A♠ for a few moons. I eased into comments with trepidation. I don't proffer my thoughts and opinions on every topic that I might. I keep certain ideas to myself, or couch them in humor. My commenting caution was tempered 'way back in the CompuServe forums when I was younger and argumentativer. I have friends, relatives and in-laws whose beliefs are abhorrent to me, but I skew around the worst topics, for family's sake.

My thoughts on religion are especially guarded, on here and with most folks offline. I freely praise Jesus, but then there are areas that would be theological quicksand. I don't think I know it all, and at my age I'd rather listen and learn than pontificate and debate.

What I'm saying is, I would never admit to putting carrots in chili if I did. Ramble mode off.

If you haven't yet, check out my latest webwork at
https://bit.ly/fine-with-dogs

Janis Ian was mentioned yesterday.
https://youtu.be/-QPF-duKQro

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - have you tried the tofu chili? at February 19, 2026 01:54 AM (oq2IS)

382 I don't think the state I live in allows snow tires or any tires with spikes. I know Texas didn't when I lived there. The area I lived in (Dallas) is flat as a pancake. Ice on the road was futile. Stayed home their too.

Posted by: Case at February 19, 2026 01:54 AM (j6kTf)

383 >>Maybe "offer" care for him at your house, to give them both "rest" and to hopefully get it together if they sober up.
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THIS!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:56 AM (rdVOm)

384 Much as I would like to stay, Braenyard, I am sleepy, so I bid you all sweet dreams. Thanks JQ.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 19, 2026 01:59 AM (0nHVk)

385 'Night, Debby. Sweet dreams! See you next time...

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 01:59 AM (rdVOm)

386 Nite, Debby!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 02:01 AM (8zz6B)

387 We were talking about train songs last night. I just found this nifty album cover on youtube. Great railroad art:

https://youtu.be/afXMRBy0dcE

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 02:07 AM (8zz6B)

388 Cool artwork, AOP!

Dad was a train fanatic. Had many models, different gauges, lots of books...

I didn't learn enough, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:11 AM (rdVOm)

389 Dad used to volunteer for a week or two per year, here:

sumptervalleyrailroad.org

he had various jobs, worked up to "brakeman" before he had to quit...

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:17 AM (rdVOm)

390 >>>But I hope you already do, and that it specifies that additional tenants are not allowed and that you're able to evict the loser room mates ASAP.
Posted by: JQ
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You've got to cut the boy loose. You did it physically but not in your heart. It's the boy or the baby.
When push comes to shove and you have the baby and he's outside full of dope who are the cops going to arrest?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 02:19 AM (LA6Ib)

391 My husband's niece had to fight like hell to get her granddaughter out of the foster system, after the girl had been removed from parents' custody. (Drug abuse and jail) Took her a couple of years to gain custody and then legally adopt the girl, an 8- or 9- year old at adoption time. Poor kid is scarred!

Tcn, I hope you're able to save your grandson before he's conscious of all the BS!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

392 You've got to cut the boy loose. You did it physically but not in your heart. It's the boy or the baby.
When push comes to shove and you have the baby and he's outside full of dope who are the cops going to arrest?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 02:19 AM (LA6Ib)

One question I have not seen answered, and it may be unseemly, but I have to ask: is the baby momma Native? Because if she is, that could throw a huge monkey wrench into any non-Native grandparents' rights.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 02:28 AM (8zz6B)

393 Because if she is, that could throw a huge monkey wrench into any non-Native grandparents' rights.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Oh, wow... you're right. Big problem.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

394 Tcn, I hope you're able to save your grandson before he's conscious of all the BS!
Posted by: JQ
----

That's a problem. Little baby's brains are magnificent.
Things that are going on right now are imprinting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 02:31 AM (LA6Ib)

395 Well, 0030 here. Time for me to get my sleep. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 02:34 AM (8zz6B)

396 >>That's a problem. Little baby's brains are magnificent.
Things that are going on right now are imprinting.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Yes, but the sooner he's *out* the better off he'll be.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:38 AM (rdVOm)

397 'Night, AOP!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)

398 Rowing toward 400

Posted by: Going for the gold at February 19, 2026 02:40 AM (Pi558)

399 Not gonna hit 1000 comments tonight, LOL!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

400 400 maybe

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

401 Posted by: Going for the gold
--------

There. Happy?

Hahahahaha!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:42 AM (rdVOm)

402 Hour to go or just get going?

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 02:51 AM (Ia/+0)

403 Bar is still open!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)

404 Hi, Skip! Up early again, huh?

When I was still working-- hated waking too soon-- felt ripped off!

Worst, was waking like 10 minutes before the alarm. "Ugh! Really? Can't I just have my ten minutes?!"

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:53 AM (rdVOm)

405 Ten. Measly. Minutes!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:54 AM (rdVOm)

406 One question I have not seen answered, and it may be unseemly, but I have to ask: is the baby momma Native? Because if she is, that could throw a huge monkey wrench into any non-Native grandparents' rights.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 19, 2026 02:28 AM (8zz6B)

She's not Native. Just poor white trash. Neither her mom nor her stepmom is likely to raise a fuss if I intervene. Neither one has lifted a finger to check on the baby, except for the day he was born.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 02:56 AM (I40wl)

407 Worst, was waking like 10 minutes before the alarm. "Ugh! Really? Can't I just have my ten minutes?!"
Posted by: JQ
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Always awake before the alarm - didn't want to hear it. There was a time Saturdays were the worst. No work. Rather be at work than home alone.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 02:56 AM (LA6Ib)

408 You've got to cut the boy loose. You did it physically but not in your heart. It's the boy or the baby.
When push comes to shove and you have the baby and he's outside full of dope who are the cops going to arrest?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 02:19 AM (LA6Ib)

And when the boy makes another one?

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 02:57 AM (I40wl)

409 She's not Native. Just poor white trash. Neither her mom nor her stepmom is likely to raise a fuss if I intervene. Neither one has lifted a finger to check on the baby, except for the day he was born.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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That will work in your favor, at least.

My family member has similar situation-- got mixed up with a baby momma-- her mom is a divorced numbskull also. Ugh. No help from g'ma, just criticism after criticism... and "poor me" BS on top of it. Bleh.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:00 AM (rdVOm)

410 Bar is still open!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)

Me need buuuurbon.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 03:01 AM (snZF9)

411 Always awake before the alarm - didn't want to hear it. There was a time Saturdays were the worst. No work. Rather be at work than home alone.
Posted by: Braenyard
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I get it. Hate the *alone-ness* now. Alarm or no alarm.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)

412 *3 fingers of Woodford for Bers!*

(more later if you want...heh)

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:03 AM (rdVOm)

413 *3 fingers of Woodford for Bers!*

(more later if you want...heh)

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:03 AM (rdVOm)

Niice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 19, 2026 03:04 AM (snZF9)

414 And when the boy makes another one?
Posted by: tcn in AK
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I was going to ask, but....

Yeah. What happens *then*?

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:04 AM (rdVOm)

415 And when the boy makes another one?
Posted by: tcn in AK
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One thing at a time.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 03:09 AM (LA6Ib)

416 Long way to go to work and should be able to start when I want to.

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 03:10 AM (Ia/+0)

417 Long way to go to work and should be able to start when I want to.
Posted by: Skip
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If it's a long way to the job site... say, an hour's drive or more, then I think it's reasonable to allow flex-time for arrival! Jeez...

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:14 AM (rdVOm)

418 Sweet Rain:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPpfhvuA7xk


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 03:16 AM (LA6Ib)

419 One thing at a time.
Posted by: Braenyard
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Ideally, yes...

Have known of several (unmarried, unattached!, welfare recipient, irresponsible, etc.) idiots, what had child after child in rapid succession.

Yep. Got one out of the womb... make way for the next! Any day now, if they're not careful.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:19 AM (rdVOm)

420 And then.. there are people like me. And people like hubby and his XW...

People who tried so hard, expected to have their own.. but could not.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:22 AM (rdVOm)

421 Have to take care of what is in order to be prepared for what may come. Otherwise it's formula for failure.
Always have a solid base from which to make your move.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 03:24 AM (LA6Ib)

422 My XH dumped me (he said) because he wanted children, while I had finally accepted it. Meh. I think he just wanted to screw around anyway-- we got married too young.

Hubby & his ex, went through all the hoops with in-vitro and implantation, yadda yadda, and she miscarried countless times. Very sad. And they managed-- finally!-- to adopt one son, from overseas.

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:32 AM (rdVOm)

423 People who tried so hard, expected to have their own.. but could not.
Posted by: JQ
==

Sorry, yall would have been good parents.
And the govt is obscene the hoops to adopt a child. We have a member here who adopted and it was a trauma.They were so glad to have succeeded.

And what, in the twenty's they loaded up a train full of street children , from NY I think, and took them through the midwest giving them to family's that wanted children. No Government, just people and families.
It worked.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 03:33 AM (LA6Ib)

424 Waiting on coffee

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 03:35 AM (Ia/+0)

425 One more for good night.

youtube.com/watch?v=oxj7LUHNmFk


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 19, 2026 03:39 AM (LA6Ib)

426 'Night, Braenyard. Rest easy!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:41 AM (rdVOm)

427 420 And then.. there are people like me. And people like hubby and his XW...

People who tried so hard, expected to have their own.. but could not.
Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:22 AM (rdVOm)

My "spawn" is adopted. I am/was infertile.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 19, 2026 03:41 AM (I40wl)

428 Tcn.. that's truly heartbreaking!

You do your best... and get shat upon... ugh!

Posted by: JQ at February 19, 2026 03:44 AM (rdVOm)

429 Whatever the tour-guide tells you, that's not a yew tree.

Posted by: Thon Brocket at February 19, 2026 03:55 AM (5ICq8)

430 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 19, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

431 if 10m chinese were swept out to sea.......who would notice

The Phantom does ok against 4th gen fighters in DCS however Raptor Pilots shoot you down and you die in the dark never knowing who it was

The X-15 is the sexiest plane ever. No You

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 19, 2026 04:32 AM (jrgJz)

432 429 Whoops, I wuz wrong

Posted by: Thon Brocket at February 19, 2026 04:35 AM (5ICq8)

Handicapable Hounds Cafe

melbourneaustralia.jpg
Melbourne by Mikuma1998

Prancing bison.

A dog's greatest fantasy.

Cats do not even pretend to love all of their family members equally.

A dance-off with your dog.

All it takes to impress a cat is sorcery.

I can't guarantee this video is real, but I know pull-on masks are now of Mission: Impossible quality.

The guard dog lied on his resume.

Oof: Cyclists zoom off a road on to what is actually a driveway and don't see the turnpike blocking the drive until it clotheslines them.

This better not be AI.

Unexpected friendship.


Here's shift-tilt photography of a farm. I've linked that recently but it's worth a rewatch.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM




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1 !

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 07:35 PM (UjdFS)

2 157 Chuck roast slow cooked in sofrita sauce for beef enchiladas.
Piper, I used up your beef quotient.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18,

This sounds amazing! I used beef bone broth, it isn’t vegetarian. I just needed something a little less heavy tonight, so lots of veggies, black beans and pintos.

But yours sounds better. Lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 07:37 PM (Wmg4n)

3 That last video: Ben Hur chariot race with dogs!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 07:38 PM (sAmhv)

4 Not even!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 18, 2026 07:38 PM (YlWIZ)

5 Centered....

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 07:39 PM (sAmhv)

6 Wheelchair dogs.
Dusty in here.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 07:39 PM (Kt19C)

7 A round for the house! We are going to see a free Cuba and Iran before the end of 2026.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:40 PM (+nEug)

8 right up the middle

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 07:40 PM (fHIjN)

9 Centered life is the best life.

Posted by: Sri Chinmoy at February 18, 2026 07:41 PM (oftw2)

10 Lurker here. I have commented maybe 20 times in the 20+ years I have been reading Ace daily. But man I have to fuss about the latest ad behavior. It is brutal!

I would gladly subscribe to Ace so that my presence results in money for him if it would just get rid of this change. I know I can give via PayPal, but can I just Patreon or Substack or something so that it's regular and I don't have to think about it? Ace is worth it and so would getting rid of this new ad behavior.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 18, 2026 07:41 PM (aD13J)

11 I was not expecting the handicapped dogs. How great is that?

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 07:41 PM (zYpTz)

12 Centered life is the best life.

Posted by: Sri Chinmoy at February 18, 2026 07:41 PM (oftw2)

13 Lurker here. I have commented maybe 20 times in the 20+ years I have been reading Ace daily. But man I have to fuss about the latest ad behavior. It is brutal!

I would gladly subscribe to Ace so that my presence results in money for him if it would just get rid of this change. I know I can give via PayPal, but can I just Patreon or Substack or something so that it's regular and I don't have to think about it? Ace is worth it and so would getting rid of this new ad behavior.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 18, 2026 07:41 PM (aD13J)

14 A friend of mine has a son.......therein lies the problem. Mom came home and caught him with 2 older girls.......son 14 and girls of 16 and 17. Mom expects the boy to be punished

I said to get him a car and an apartment

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 18, 2026 07:42 PM (jrgJz)

15 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

16 Ah sweet! I double posted. Post 20 times in 20 years and then 2 times in one second.

Posted by: Seattle Chris at February 18, 2026 07:42 PM (aD13J)

17 If I have to be stuck in the middle I'm glad it's with ya'll

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:42 PM (+nEug)

18 I have had several monetary reversals of late, but would be most pleased to pay you Tuesday for a hamburger sandwich today.

Posted by: J. Wellington Wimpy at February 18, 2026 07:44 PM (oftw2)

19 7 A round for the house! We are going to see a free Cuba and Iran before the end of 2026.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:40 PM (+nEug)

This is an amazing year. We're only a month and a half in! DJT has a lot to do this term; he's not wasting any time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 07:44 PM (zYpTz)

20 *clink*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 18, 2026 07:45 PM (Cjt/F)

21
! ! ! !
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!___!

Dangit, right on the head pin, always leaves the 7-10.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 07:46 PM (VHUov)

22 Don't count your cigars before they're rolled.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 07:46 PM (Cqx++)

23 I think the Officer's Club in Teheran and Havana would be lit. Like an Officer's Club in Caracas should be.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 18, 2026 07:47 PM (YlWIZ)

24

I think the new people complaining about the ads are the new trolls.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:47 PM (3ek7K)

25 Dash, Communism / socialism and Islam are going to take a throat punch and we are here to see it.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:47 PM (+nEug)

26 Who's going around crippling all those dogs? Was there a giant wreck on the Puppy Freeway? Kinda sad....

Posted by: The Human Fund at February 18, 2026 07:49 PM (oftw2)

27 I think the new people complaining about the ads are the new trolls.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:47 PM (3ek7K)

I don't think so. There are way more lurkers here than commenters. And those ads are for shit. It's enough to make people speak up.

Trolls wouldn't stick around for it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 07:49 PM (zYpTz)

28 I think the new people complaining about the ads are the new trolls.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:47 PM (3ek7K)

One or two seem to be long termers. Still, I am just not having any issues.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 07:49 PM (zZu0s)

29 four seasons, all these trolls are lacking is a crying 5year old asking why it's so hard to read the blog.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:50 PM (+nEug)

30 Ah sweet! I double posted. Post 20 times in 20 years and then 2 times in one second.
Posted by: Seattle Chris

Practice makes perfect! Keep it up. I for one, welcome the insights of my west side fellow Washingtonians.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 07:50 PM (TtTH3)

31 One or two seem to be long termers. Still, I am just not having any issues.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 07:49 PM (zZu0s)

I don't either, because I use Brave. But I tried it with safari on my phone and it was a freakin' mess. Even once I got to comments, I got ads when I refreshed.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 07:51 PM (zYpTz)

32 Aetius,
No problems here.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:51 PM (3ek7K)

33 osted by: Seattle Chris at February 18, 2026 07:41 PM (aD13J)

You can do an ad blocker and recurring hit of the tip jar through pay pal to offset you blocking the ads, as a suggestion. The pop up ad is definitely annoying, but I know that is what is keeping the lights on so I deal with it.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 07:51 PM (Wmg4n)

34 I love the ads. How else would I know there are 25 year-old women just 2 miles away who want to "date" senior citizens like me?

Posted by: Upping My Game at February 18, 2026 07:52 PM (oftw2)

35 * sniff * * sniff *

What's that smell? It smells like multiple sets of penguins happy-footed through here last night.

P-U!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 07:53 PM (0sNs1)

36 34 I love the ads. How else would I know there are 25 year-old women just 2 miles away who want to "date" senior citizens like me?
Posted by: Upping My Game at February 18, 2026 07:52 PM (oftw2)

Indeed. I would never have known I could cure tinnitus by smashing a lemon into my ear!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 07:54 PM (zYpTz)

37 I would ask everyone complaining about the ads person how much they have monetarily donated to ace ?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:55 PM (+nEug)

38 One or two seem to be long termers. Still, I am just not having any issues.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 07:49 PM (zZu0s)

I don't either, because I use Brave. But I tried it with safari on my phone and it was a freakin' mess. Even once I got to comments, I got ads when I refreshed.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

My forays into the ethereal mists of the grey boxes have always been from my Galaxy s10. Ads have never been an issue or maby they are and I'm just oblivious.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 07:55 PM (TtTH3)

39 Haven't been this centered in a while.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 07:55 PM (sl73Y)

40

Ace isn't doing this for free.

So what if you have to see ads.

Maybe if people would send Ace some money you would see less ads.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

41 35 * sniff * * sniff *

What's that smell? It smells like multiple sets of penguins happy-footed through here last night.

P-U!
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Once Trump is done with Iran and Cuber, guess who's on the list?

Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 18, 2026 07:55 PM (oftw2)

42
Brave FTW

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 07:56 PM (kTyBw)

43 All the time I was lurking, I never saw centered text. Now, here we be.

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 07:57 PM (RU/0c)

44 I have apple everything, and there is a new pop up ad now. There does seem to be a quota on the jump to the bottom of the page link, too. Based on an earlier conversation with Ace, pretty confident he is he an Apple guy, too, so I am sure he knows. But like I said, it’s an income stream.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 07:57 PM (Wmg4n)

45 24. I agree with you. If not, they shoyld give it a rest.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 07:58 PM (sl73Y)

46 >>>Unexpected friendship.

The man tried to rescue the cat from the duck, but the duck bullied the man until he gave up.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 18, 2026 07:58 PM (syz1S)

47 What ads?

I have Java turned off for the main page and left Java on for the comment threads.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 08:00 PM (/lPRQ)

48 Either go straight to comments and avoid the add, or hit continue reading and pay your three fucking seconds.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 08:00 PM (sl73Y)

49 Now, back to the content, which I pay for:

That mask stuff is crazy. It looks real in the video, but I feel like I would be able to tell if someone was standing next to me, that it's a mask.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz)

50 Push the button, Max!

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 08:00 PM (RU/0c)

51 on topic of bad ads, don't go to azquotes. block it from hosts if you have to.
they threw up one of those fake "windows defender" pages where they scam you into downloading malware.
i was just there to check up on a supposed Talleyrand quote.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 08:01 PM (gKWVE)

52 That last video...meals on wheels.

Posted by: B.H. Obama at February 18, 2026 08:01 PM (MnTZ8)

53 Well, that did not work.

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 08:02 PM (RU/0c)

54 >>>Good morning..

They had to amputate a lot of legs to make that video work, but I think it was worth it.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM (syz1S)

55 I don't see any ads. Must be because I'm dyslexic.

Posted by: Gavin at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM (Q+gd/)

56 ace has never sold your info to a third party, stead fastly refused to monetize through merchandise and people want to bitch about a few ads. Ungrateful assholes.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM (+nEug)

57

We all are blessed we have Ace of Spades.

AOS is a wonderful place where we can talk about anything.

Stop complaining and give Ace some money.

There is not anywhere else on the internet that even comes close to AOS.

Stop Bitching!!

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM (3ek7K)

58 Once Trump is done with Iran and Cuber, guess who's on the list?
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 18, 2026 07:55 PM

Antarctica, to deal with mephitic and polymorphically-perverse projectile-pooping penguin menace?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM (0sNs1)

59 Ads and ads! What is ads?

Posted by: Star Trek Reference at February 18, 2026 08:04 PM (Q+gd/)

60 I have no idea what some of you are talking about with the ad stuff. I have no issues on either computer.

Since the issue seems to be only with some maybe look at the settings on your computer.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:04 PM (viF8m)

61 If you don't mind not seeing utoob, x, Iinstygram, or most anything else, this site works great on Windows 98.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 08:04 PM (vFG9F)

62 ace has never sold your info to a third party, stead fastly refused to monetize through merchandise and people want to bitch about a few ads. Ungrateful assholes.
Posted by: Ben Had

I, for one, wouldn't mind a big AoSHQ coffee mug.

Posted by: Tuna at February 18, 2026 08:05 PM (lJ0H4)

63 They had to amputate a lot of legs to make that video work, but I think it was worth it.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM

Tell me about it.

Posted by: Eileen at February 18, 2026 08:05 PM (0sNs1)

64 The last video, a lot of the crippled dogs seemed to be either beagles or dachshunds. Any particular reason this might be?

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 08:05 PM (sl73Y)

65 60 I have no idea what some of you are talking about with the ad stuff. I have no issues on either computer.

Since the issue seems to be only with some maybe look at the settings on your computer.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:04 PM

I think it depends on if you have ad blockers, etc. I am not going to put an ad blocker up that prevents Ace from getting hits, it’s not a huge deal to work through it.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:06 PM (Wmg4n)

66 >>>59 Ads and ads! What is ads?

No idea. Think my adblocker has something to do with that?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 18, 2026 08:06 PM (syz1S)

67 If I had a dog...

Posted by: Michelle Fields at February 18, 2026 08:06 PM (Q+gd/)

68 Can someone make a bot that triggers the ads so ace gets more views? Like millions of times?

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 08:06 PM (vFG9F)

69 Glad those handicap doggies looked likecthey were having fun

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 08:07 PM (Ia/+0)

70 Hmmmnn. Crippled dogs. Fauci???
Gonna check the credits on that video.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 08:08 PM (sl73Y)

71 Long commute tomorrow
Hope everyone has a good night

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0)

72 Ace and Coblogger and frequent commenter plushies. I would consider getting a Piper plushy.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 08:09 PM (8avO+)

73 I want one of those masks. Someday it might come in handy.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 08:09 PM (TtTH3)

74 >>I think it depends on if you have ad blockers, etc. I am not going to put an ad blocker up that prevents Ace from getting hits, it’s not a huge deal to work through it.

I don't have an ad blocker. I don't even have issues with the site on my phone. The only ads I see are in the side bar. It sounds like a browser setting issue.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:10 PM (viF8m)

75 Mamdani is raising already high property taxes by 9.5%. He'd promised to freeze rents. Now he should freeze the rents so that landlords cannot pay for maintenance. NYC will resemble Havana by the end of his first term. Havana, which is worse than Mogadishu if you can imagine.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 08:10 PM (cxFcK)

76 But I tried it with safari on my phone and it was a freakin' mess. Even once I got to comments, I got ads when I refreshed.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 07:51 PM (zYpTz)
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I installed the "Purify" app on my iPhone and that took care of the ad problem on Safari on my phone.

And while we like to blame ace's ads, the advertising on other websites is just as annoying and intrusive.

THAT'S why people hate ads on websites--they keep trying to put themselves right in front of your face and they harbor malicious code.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 08:11 PM (ESVrU)

77 Mamdani is raising already high property taxes by 9.5%. He'd promised to freeze rents. Now he should freeze the rents so that landlords cannot pay for maintenance. NYC will resemble Havana by the end of his first term. Havana, which is worse than Mogadishu if you can imagine.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 08:10 PM (cxFcK)

Good and fucking hard.

Posted by: Michael Mann, PSU fraud at February 18, 2026 08:12 PM (UQTwP)

78
JackStraw,

Some people have to complain about everything.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K)

79 Phase II, Mamdani confiscates private property and redistributes to the needy.

Posted by: runner at February 18, 2026 08:12 PM (Mqqv0)

80 >>>Who's going around crippling all those dogs? Was there a giant wreck on the Puppy Freeway? Kinda sad....

Posted by: The Human Fund

>Barry Soetoro only eats the hind quarters in his curry.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 08:13 PM (gVUi7)

81 Some people have to complain about everything.
Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:12 PM

That's not true!

Posted by: Kareny McKarenface at February 18, 2026 08:13 PM (0sNs1)

82 Apparently, the French are into irony.

French President Macron:

Free speech is a pure bullshit if nobody knows how you are guided through this so-called free speech, especially when it is to be guided from one hated speech to another hated speech.

I just want to have a transparent road through these different speeches, and I want, by the way, to have a sort of public order.

I want to avoid a racist speech, hated speech, and so on.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 08:14 PM (FXNzP)

83 Mamdani has big plans for the Bronx. But there was a setback, because Henry Silva is dead.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 18, 2026 08:15 PM (0aYVJ)

84 JackStraw, starting a few weeks ago, on my Fire Tablet but not my laptop, there is a directly centered pop up ad if you hit continue reading on the mainpage. It is a three second countdown until you can x out.
It does not show if you click on comments rather than on continue reading.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 08:16 PM (sl73Y)

85 Phase III: Mamdani's islamic squads shoot all dogs in NY city.

Posted by: runner at February 18, 2026 08:16 PM (Mqqv0)

86 The comments are too centrist for my tastes.

Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at February 18, 2026 08:16 PM (ypTf4)

87 What could possibly go wrong?

BUDGET CUTS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 08:17 PM (FXNzP)

88 President Trump has not ignored the looming menace and has already taken steps to implement the PACO (Penguins Are Criminally Odorous) program to crack down on the well organized mephitic mafia headed up by Big Penguin. Kash Patel has just announced that a big announcement is coming within two weeks and that later this decade something will happen.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 18, 2026 08:17 PM (vFG9F)

89
Muzzies hate dogs because dogs are great judges of character.

I said yesterday be careful about dog parks.

They will start trying to poison dogs.



Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:17 PM (3ek7K)

90 Do you remember? The American taxpayer paid $ 104,000 a year for a dog walker for Barky's dogs. The dogs ceased to exist as soon as they left the WH.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:17 PM (+nEug)

91 Can someone make a bot that triggers the ads so ace gets more views? Like millions of times?

I vaguely remember hearing about a browser add-on that does something like that. I don't remember what it was called but I'm sure anyone who cares to can find it. It "clicks" on all the links on a page but doesn't actually show you any of the results. So the page gets its monetization but you don't see the ads. If you explicitly click a link yourself, it opens normally.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 18, 2026 08:18 PM (Fs0KI)

92 Phase IV: Mamdani's volunteer islamic modesty police beat up women who are not wearing hijabs.

Posted by: runner at February 18, 2026 08:18 PM (Mqqv0)

93 Mamdani has big plans for the Bronx. But there was a setback, because Henry Silva is dead.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian

Leave the Bronx!

On another note I read on X that Mamdani's 'free' grocery has already closed. After three days. Might not be true, you gotta be careful with X. But it should be true.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 08:18 PM (cxFcK)

94 One day, there will be a post that renders the comments bold, Italic, centered, and gray.

On that day, the Ace of Spades blog will be complete.

Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at February 18, 2026 08:18 PM (ypTf4)

95 Will we reach 100 comments still centered.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 18, 2026 08:18 PM (sl73Y)

96 The last video, a lot of the crippled dogs seemed to be either beagles or dachshunds. Any particular reason this might be?
Posted by: From about That Time

They survive the wheelchair training because they're so low to the ground.

The concussion protocol takes the taller breeds out of the game.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 08:18 PM (VHUov)

97 Mamdani is raising already high property taxes by 9.5%. He'd promised to freeze rents. Now he should freeze the rents so that landlords cannot pay for maintenance. NYC will resemble Havana by the end of his first term. Havana, which is worse than Mogadishu if you can imagine.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

I think Vietnam ditched rent controls very early because it wasn't possible to have a good housing availability with rigid controls.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 08:20 PM (/lPRQ)

98 Go to the Fox News web site if you want to see an ad explosion. And don't get me started on Breitbart.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 08:20 PM (vFG9F)

99
Oh, five seconds waiting until the comments appear.

Geez Louise life is so difficult.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:20 PM (3ek7K)

100 I see King Harv and some chick with big melons schlepping boner pills. Nothing else.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 18, 2026 08:20 PM (UQTwP)

101 One day, there will be a post that renders the comments bold, Italic, centered, and gray.

On that day, the Ace of Spades blog will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart

We commenters can fix bold and italic as we go. Fixing centered and boxed in takes someone with Authority.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 08:20 PM (VHUov)

102 Happy Birthday, Yoko

youtube.com/watch?v=4u3u16bFEYU

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 08:21 PM (LA6Ib)

103 Ace and Coblogger and frequent commenter plushies. I would consider getting a Piper plushy.

ZOD plushy. Do it. Do it now.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 18, 2026 08:21 PM (Fs0KI)

104 First Mechanized Weinerdog Division.

Posted by: Eromero at February 18, 2026 08:21 PM (LHPAg)

105 Two words: Toenail Fungus.

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 08:22 PM (Q+gd/)

106 90 Do you remember? The American taxpayer paid $ 104,000 a year for a dog walker for Barky's dogs. The dogs ceased to exist as soon as they left the WH.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:17 PM (+nEug)

I would like $100k to walk a dog. Easy livin'.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 08:22 PM (zYpTz)

107
The last video, a lot of the crippled dogs seemed to be either beagles or dachshunds. Any particular reason this might be?
Posted by: From about That Time

Dachshunds, Bassets and Corgis often have back problems which lead to rear end failure.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 08:23 PM (Cqx++)

108 I would ask everyone complaining about the ads person how much they have monetarily donated to ace ?
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:55 PM (+nEug)

Are there any prepaid debit cards acceptable to PayPal? That entity is evil, and I don't want my personal information gobbled up by it. I wish Ace would just rent a P.O. box somewhere, so we could send actual greenbacks, or checks payable to cash.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 08:23 PM (8zz6B)

109 "BUDGET CUTS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks"


That like 7-8%, pretty huge. Even better, not only will crime soar, it will be reported as having gone down because NYPD won't even be able to respond. I'm going to need more popcorn for watching NY libs getting what they voted for, good and hard.

Posted by: Ripley at February 18, 2026 08:23 PM (PTDkx)

110 I would consider getting a Piper plushy

——

Not to push straight pins in, though, right?

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:23 PM (Wmg4n)

111 Happy Birthday, Yoko

youtube.com/watch?v=4u3u16bFEYU

Posted by: Braenyard

If I had a Christmas card list you would have just been removed from it.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 08:24 PM (TtTH3)

112 On another note I read on X that Mamdani's 'free' grocery has already closed. After three days. Might not be true, you gotta be careful with X. But it should be true.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 08:18 PM (cxFcK)

It was a pop-up, temporary free grocery store, set up by Polymarket. I'm not sure what the point was, but it was meant to be temporary.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 08:24 PM (zYpTz)

113 AOP. so do I but ace being ace I don't think he wants the bookkeeping headaches.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:25 PM (+nEug)

114 Straight to comments, no ads.
I gave up salty carbs snacks for Lent. We’ll see how that goes.
Cats rule.

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 08:26 PM (/Chlc)

115 >>JackStraw, starting a few weeks ago, on my Fire Tablet but not my laptop, there is a directly centered pop up ad

I've honestly never seen that. But this place is based on software brought to earth by ancient aliens so who knows. I can guarantee ace doesn't. He doesn't even read this place.

Seems like every couple years something breaks but it always gets resolved.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:27 PM (viF8m)

116
Are there any prepaid debit cards acceptable to PayPal? That entity is evil, and I don't want my personal information gobbled up by it. I wish Ace would just rent a P.O. box somewhere, so we could send actual greenbacks, or checks payable to cash.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

A capitalist would say that if he were not satisfied with his monetary intake he would modify payment methods or do something else that would increase cash flow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 08:27 PM (LA6Ib)

117 Very cool seeing all those disabled dogs with their wheels and acting like dogs and having fun.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 08:27 PM (snZF9)

118 114 Straight to comments, no ads.
I gave up salty carbs snacks for Lent. We’ll see how that goes.
Cats rule.
Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 08

When I get salty cravings, I take the carrot chips and salt them. It works!

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:28 PM (Wmg4n)

119 I question the mental state of anybody following Yoko. Dude, go with Zappa or ABBA.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 08:29 PM (gVUi7)

120 I would consider getting a Piper plushy
——
Not to push straight pins in, though, right?
Posted by: Piper

Of course not!

Would it have one of those pull-string voice boxes? Dispense dietary advice?

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 08:29 PM (VHUov)

121 Maybe Ace is secretly well off and doesn't care about ad revenue. The ads are to keep out the riffraff.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 08:30 PM (vFG9F)

122 When I get salty cravings, I take the carrot chips and salt them. It works!
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:28 PM (Wmg4n)
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So does bacon...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 08:30 PM (ESVrU)

123 Carrot chips?

I did not know such a product exists. Learn somethin' every day.

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 08:30 PM (rdVOm)

124

Where does one send money to Ace.

I have done that in the past but I can't figure it out now.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:30 PM (3ek7K)

125 eh, g'night everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 18, 2026 08:30 PM (Cjt/F)

126 I would consider getting a Piper plushy

——

Not to push straight pins in, though, right?
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:23 PM (Wmg4n)

no, of course not

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 08:31 PM (8avO+)

127 I think some of the people that are having problems with the continue reading link only read Ace's posts, not the comment section.
The ad has frozen the page for many and the concern of malware, etc might affect the unique views.

Seattle Chris, if you click on the "comments" link, not the continue reading link, the page should open with no ad and still have the full content of Ace's post.

Posted by: old chick at February 18, 2026 08:31 PM (F3Dlr)

128 Perfessor Squirrel for the win.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:31 PM (+nEug)

129 When I get salty cravings, I take the carrot chips and salt them. It works!
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:28 PM (Wmg4n)

That seals it. Piper is a rabbit.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 08:32 PM (dK+Kv)

130 119 I question the mental state of anybody following Yoko. Dude, go with Zappa or ABBA.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 08:29 PM (gVUi7)

I can tolerate ABBA, but Zappa is a bridge too far.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 18, 2026 08:33 PM (syz1S)

131 Just popped in. Something seems different. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 18, 2026 08:33 PM (GTqXr)

132 I think some of the people that are having problems with the continue reading link only read Ace's posts, not the comment section.
The ad has frozen the page for many and the concern of malware, etc might affect the unique views.

Seattle Chris, if you click on the "comments" link, not the continue reading link, the page should open with no ad and still have the full content of Ace's post.

Posted by: old chick at February 18, 2026 08:31 PM (F3Dlr)

Ace does this to weed out the weaklings.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 08:33 PM (dK+Kv)

133 I question the mental state of anybody following Yoko. Dude, go with Zappa or ABBA.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 08:29 PM

There are many members here in our group.

We hope someday you'll join us,
and the Commentariat can live as one.

Posted by: Intragalactic Yoko Ono Artistries Appreciation Association, AoSHQ Claque at February 18, 2026 08:33 PM (0sNs1)

134 "When I get salty cravings, I take the carrot chips and salt them. It works!"

I've done that, but without the carrots.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 08:33 PM (vFG9F)

135 That seals it. Piper is a rabbit.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18

This is going to make the Piper plushie cutest of all!

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:35 PM (OoFl2)

136 I just eat. I like to eat.
Eating salty carbs with milk is fun.
I like fun.
So, I eat.
15 years ago I thought running up hill was fun.
That changed.

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 08:35 PM (/Chlc)

137 “ As the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Isaiah 55:10-11

That emptiness to feel in your heart, is a longing for God. Bring Him into your life.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 08:35 PM (XJzAV)

138 I prefer the iodized rather than the Sulphur saltlicks

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:35 PM (+nEug)

139 I put salt and pepper on tomato slices.

Dad and Grandpa taught me that.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at February 18, 2026 08:37 PM (0aYVJ)

140 I prefer the iodized rather than the Sulphur saltlicks
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:35 PM

No need for such an esteemed member of The Horde to use saltlicks. Let me know if you need me to send you some more Redmond salt.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 08:38 PM (0sNs1)

141 >>Very cool seeing all those disabled dogs with their wheels and acting like dogs and having fun.

I get that not everyone is a dog lover but people who love dogs really love them. It's been great to see the response people have had to Rep Fine's slap down of the muslim bitch who suggested dogs were too dirty to be allowed inside homes in NYC. All cultures are not the same.

Not one inch to these asshole.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (viF8m)

142 When I get salty carb cravings, I make a VLB Popcorn (Very Large Bowl) popped in coconut oil and drenched in dairy butter and liberally salted. This works great!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (XFvfj)

143 I put pepper on most everything. Cantaloupe, watermelon , all.meats and eggs.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (+nEug)

144 I am going to take the doge for last walkies of the day. He would also be an adorable plushie. He pretty much looks like one anyway.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (OoFl2)

145 Ace does this to weed out the weaklings.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

Someone smarter than me might know, do the ad counters go by unique views or do 500 refreshes by the same person count as 500 views toward revenue?

I just think views on the front page are being chased away rather than encouraged by the "fix".

Posted by: old chick at February 18, 2026 08:40 PM (F3Dlr)

146 Grandson won 2nd at The Pinewood Derby tonight.

I know they say 2nd place is 1st loser, but I'm damn proud of him anyways.

We didn't even hot rod the car like other entries do.

But looking back, he'd probably have come in first if I applied a smidge of graphite to the wheel axels.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 18, 2026 08:40 PM (XV/Pl)

147 Where does one send money to Ace.

I have done that in the past but I can't figure it out now.
Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:30 PM (3ek7K)

You can pass it through Doof Enterprises, LLC. 10% for the big guy may or may not apply.

Posted by: Doof at February 18, 2026 08:41 PM (QMAsf)

148 The Governor of New Mexico has announced the Pima County Sheriff has been fired and Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud is now in charge of the investigation.

We hope we get more competence from the leader of the investigation...

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 18, 2026 08:41 PM (J9q9v)

149 AOP. so do I but ace being ace I don't think he wants the bookkeeping headaches.
Posted by: Ben Had

Ace creates a 501(c)3. Start some Gofundme pages. One for shelving disaster recovery. Another for aide in Ewok cultural integration efforts. Another for Vespa/man purse addiction recovery.
From an accounting perspective, they are lump sum contributions. Put CBD in charge of the annual 990 filing.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 08:41 PM (TtTH3)

150 Duncanthrax, a big hug for you and special scritches for the favorite girl

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:41 PM (+nEug)

151 iirc, advertisers had 'problems' with language and topics in the comments, so ads are only on the main page.

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 08:42 PM (Q+gd/)

152 >>"When I get salty cravings, I take the carrot chips and salt them. It works!"

>>I've done that, but without the carrots.

I substitute tequila.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:42 PM (viF8m)

153
lol Doof!

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:43 PM (3ek7K)

154 15 years ago I thought running up hill was fun.
That changed.
——-

Neil Armstrong got in trouble with NASA public affairs one time, the normally guarded astronaut was asked in an interview about his exercise program, training for the Moon landing.

“I believe we only have a finite number of heartbeats, I’ll be damned if I’m gonna waste mine running around the block.”

He later “clarified” his remarks and waxed enthusiastically about the joys and necessity of regular exercise. LOL

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 08:43 PM (XFvfj)

155 I get that not everyone is a dog lover but people who love dogs really love them. It's been great to see the response people have had to Rep Fine's slap down of the muslim bitch who suggested dogs were too dirty to be allowed inside homes in NYC. All cultures are not the same.

Not one inch to these asshole.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (viF8m)

Could be a defining moment as the clueless danger-haired bints have to choose between their cause and their pets. Of course, their largely cat ladies, so...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 18, 2026 08:44 PM (nbLIj)

156 Sorry, but that mask vid is in the uncanny valley. Not the mask, the video. It has that very fluid motion with tiny discontinuities that is characteristic of AI generated videos.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 18, 2026 08:44 PM (Bgaiu)

157

Okay, I'm serious about not knowing how to give Ace money.

Where oh where do I donate????

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 08:45 PM (3ek7K)

158 This better not be AI.
_______________________

Nah....you're good. It's only AI if the subject is sporting a Special Needs Hotdog Helmet ™ (SNHH).

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 08:46 PM (dIske)

159 Top left 4seasons.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 08:46 PM (vFG9F)

160 Seattle Chris

If you made your way to a PNW MoMe, I could give you the secret password.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 08:46 PM (A5RD0)

161 Sorry, but that mask vid is in the uncanny valley. Not the mask, the video. It has that very fluid motion with tiny discontinuities that is characteristic of AI generated videos.
Posted by: buddhaha

Probably a glitch in the Matrix. Try watching it again.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 08:47 PM (VHUov)

162 I restrict my salt intake to Morton's; when it rains it pours, sea salt, and kosher salt. No other salt cross these lips.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 08:47 PM (LA6Ib)

163 I put pepper on most everything. Cantaloupe, watermelon , all.meats and eggs.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM

This is the way.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 08:48 PM (Wnv9h)

164 Okay, I'm serious about not knowing how to give Ace money.

Where oh where do I donate????

Posted by: four seasons

Upper left hand corner under the "Support" heading.

Posted by: Tuna at February 18, 2026 08:48 PM (lJ0H4)

165 158 This better not be AI.
_______________________

It's all AI.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 08:48 PM (LA6Ib)

166 It's a middle of the week cafe and ace has left the building. None of the cobs are around. Looks like centered until the ont.

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 08:49 PM (RU/0c)

167 I had the ugliest Pinewood Derby car, it looked like a stick of butter carved by a tard. I hit it with silver spray paint, and it looked bad.

But Dad did something different to the wheels. He turned them down on a lathe so they were thin, like a vinyl LP record. It was hilarious, because my ugly ass car beat everyone, a fair number of fathers were John Deere engineers, and had very professional detail and paint jobs.

I think they outlawed messing with the wheels after that in our district or whatever it was called.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 08:49 PM (XFvfj)

168 155 I get that not everyone is a dog lover but people who love dogs really love them. It's been great to see the response people have had to Rep Fine's slap down of the muslim bitch who suggested dogs were too dirty to be allowed inside homes in NYC. All cultures are not the same.

Not one inch to these asshole.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (viF8m)
______________________________

I've been keeping the story from my Black Lab. I have no idea how he would react. Last time I let him in on something similar he started mumbling about cleaners and the compost pile. So, I'm keeping him out of the loop for the time being.

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 08:49 PM (dIske)

169 Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 08:41 PM

Thank you!

{{{{ }}}} to you! She's been getting lots of scritches lately. :-)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 08:49 PM (0sNs1)

170 Okay, I'm serious about not knowing how to give Ace money.
Where oh where do I donate????
Posted by: four seasons

PayPal link on the top left.

You can donate without having a PP account, but you do have to let PP have your card number. Use the "pay with debit or credit card" button to do that.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 08:50 PM (VHUov)

171 The AWFL’s are just dying to be offered a burka.
For solidarity

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 08:50 PM (GbONR)

172 That mask stuff is crazy. It looks real in the video, but I feel like I would be able to tell if someone was standing next to me, that it's a mask.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz)

I wonder what it looks like under IR, like with a FLIR camera.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 08:51 PM (rbvCR)

173 How can anyone, ladies excluded, not think Yoko's drummer (at above link) hot?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 08:52 PM (LA6Ib)

174
How did so many dogs get paralyzed hind legs?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 18, 2026 08:53 PM (hZ1gu)

175 @167

>>I think they outlawed messing with the wheels after that in our district or whatever it was called.

There are so many little things you can do to car in order to give an advantage, the biggest is polishing the axels, adding graphite and the real advantage maker is bending the front axel of one wheel 10 degrees up so that it does not touch the track and you are running on three wheels instead of 4.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 18, 2026 08:54 PM (XV/Pl)

176 114 I gave up salty carbs snacks for Lent. We’ll see how that goes.
Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 08:26 PM (/Chlc)

I haven't given up anything for Lent, yet...but I did not eat meat today (Ash Weds).

Posted by: Joemarine at February 18, 2026 08:54 PM (y171U)

177 Could be a defining moment as the clueless danger-haired bints have to choose between their cause and their pets. Of course, their largely cat ladies, so...
Posted by: Joe Kidd


That’s not fair.
I’m not a dog person. For reasons. Maybe I’ve not met the right dog. And I’m not home enough to own a dog. But. I will stand up and fight for other folks to have their doggos. You can bet on it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 08:54 PM (A5RD0)

178 The owner of the Seattle Seahawks passed away and in his will he said sell the team and distribute to proceeds to charity. Okay so far.

Who would spend $8 billion for a team with Seattle's tax structure, communist lay about mayor and Washington's Soviet Politburo. I think the Seahawks might be traveling soon.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 08:55 PM (cxFcK)

179
Not one inch to these asshole.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (viF8m)
----

Liberty Ships, give them all a ride back home.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 08:56 PM (LA6Ib)

180 Centered

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 18, 2026 08:57 PM (5xuJ/)

181 142 When I get salty carb cravings, I make a VLB Popcorn (Very Large Bowl) popped in coconut oil and drenched in dairy butter and liberally salted. This works great!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM

Yes!
That's a good start. After the butter comes the grated romano cheese. Also carribean jerk seasoning knocks it out of the park when I need to kick it up a notch.

Posted by: Heirloominati at February 18, 2026 08:59 PM (erhDr)

182 >>I restrict my salt intake to Morton's; when it rains it pours, sea salt, and kosher salt. No other salt cross these lips.

Retired Naval Officer started this local business making sea salt. Locally sourced and processed and when I say locally sourced I'm talking buckets of saltwater from RI Sound.

The regular sea salt is really good but the Butchers Blend on steak is all you need.

https://www.newportseasaltco.com

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:59 PM (viF8m)

183 President Trump has not ignored the looming menace and has already taken steps to implement the PACO (Penguins Are Criminally Odorous) program to crack down on the well organized mephitic mafia headed up by Big Penguin. Kash Patel has just announced that a big announcement is coming within two weeks and that later this decade something will happen. - Penguin Facts

Acronym appropriation is a crime punishable by six months confinement in the penguin exhibit at the Detroit Zoo or a fine of $50,000. Govern yourselves accordingly.

Btw, this is my last comment until Easter. I'm giving up commenting at Ace's place for Lent. Should be worth a sack-full of purgatory discount points.

Posted by: Paco at February 18, 2026 09:00 PM (2L+MU)

184 How can anyone, ladies excluded, not think Yoko's drummer (at above link) hot?

Posted by: Braenyard

You sir, are a bad person. I did watch the entire video because at times I am a glutton for punishment. For those who haven't watched, you only see the drummer hitting the snares or a fuzzy longshot. Yoko's performance is on par with an 80 year old cat lady having a 4 minute, long overdue, orgasm.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 09:00 PM (TtTH3)

185 116 Are there any prepaid debit cards acceptable to PayPal? That entity is evil...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Elon is working on a non-evil version of PayPal that will be part of an X mega-app including payment processing, instant messaging and other useful stuff.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 18, 2026 09:02 PM (y171U)

186
Has Sean Hannity lost a tooth or something?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 09:04 PM (HEaqw)

187
Huh, we're making "diplomatic efforts" in Iran? Word is, they're failing, and there's a 90% chance of a military strike in the coming weeks.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 09:06 PM (HEaqw)

188 Okay, this is funny.

https://tinyurl.com/2zmwra3e

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 09:06 PM (cxFcK)

189
Has this centering scared y'all off?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 09:07 PM (HEaqw)

190 Tucker Qatarlson is butthurt that the Israelis don't like him.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 09:08 PM (TtTH3)

191 how much is an Ad here? I'm selling my soul......it's not worth much, I figure 2 large pizzas would cover it

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 18, 2026 09:08 PM (jrgJz)

192 That’s not fair.
I’m not a dog person. For reasons. Maybe I’ve not met the right dog. And I’m not home enough to own a dog. But. I will stand up and fight for other folks to have their doggos. You can bet on it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 08:54 PM (A5RD0)

You are also not a danger-haired bint. I've seen your hair, and sensed no danger..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 18, 2026 09:09 PM (nbLIj)

193 Blonde Morticia. We are letting Iran continue to back themselves into a corner.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 09:09 PM (+nEug)

194 I love Yoko, Bjork, and Nina Hagen equally. Only misogynists would disagree. Stevie Nicks is a problem, though.

Posted by: Musik For the (M)asses at February 18, 2026 09:09 PM (oftw2)

195 I think they outlawed messing with the wheels after that in our district or whatever it was called.

====

I thoroughly enjoyed my time as Committee Chair for son's cub pack, with the exception of Pinewood Derby.

One year, during a planning meeting, I proposed that we'd have a car building event, with the boys on one side of the room assemblingb their cars, and the dads on the other, obligated to remain silent.

Raingutter regatta was way more fun - easy, entertaining, and immune from dads being way too intense.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 18, 2026 09:10 PM (8AONa)

196 I get that not everyone is a dog lover but people who love dogs really love them. It's been great to see the response people have had to Rep Fine's slap down of the muslim bitch who suggested dogs were too dirty to be allowed inside homes in NYC. All cultures are not the same.

Not one inch to these asshole.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 08:39 PM (viF8m)

I love dogs, but the lifestyle really don't leave room for one. We stay light on our feet. If the chance suddenly comes up for a trip, we lock the door and split. Dogs to me are the only animal on the planet that are actually happy to see a human. They see a human and they think play time. When I was in Florence Italy I stepped outside the hotel for a smoke and there was an old dude walking his dog, a smaller dog. The dog sees me and starts pulling the old man. The dog comes up to me with the tail wagging and is trying to put his paws on my knees to ho9ld himself up make himself taller so he can be pet. The older dude is trying to control him and was speaking italian to the dog, but the dog didn't give a shit. Thats when I knew dogs go nuts when they see a human, no matter where you are on the planet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 09:10 PM (snZF9)

197 Elon is working on a non-evil version of PayPal that will be part of an X mega-app including payment processing, instant messaging and other useful stuff.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 18, 2026 09

This should be easy for him since he invented PayPal to start.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 09:11 PM (Wmg4n)

198 nurse, Zip and Jane don't get a non dog person feeling from you.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 09:11 PM (+nEug)

199 189
Has this centering scared y'all off?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
===

Scentering?
Sintering?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 09:12 PM (LA6Ib)

200 Elon is working on a non-evil version
_-_
We're ready to believe you.

Posted by: Who ya gonna call? at February 18, 2026 09:13 PM (vd6bO)

201 Lara Trump just posted a very heartfelt memorial for their dog, Charlie, who died today. He was 15. Tens of thousands of comments already, all with sympathy and empathy.

I think Rep. Fine will be...fine.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at February 18, 2026 09:13 PM (3ImbR)

202 Oh yeah, most people would choose a dog over that muslim bint. Dogs improve the planet. Muslims, yeah not so much.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 09:13 PM (snZF9)

203 The owner of the Seattle Seahawks passed away and in his will he said sell the team and distribute to proceeds to charity. Okay so far.

Who would spend $8 billion for a team with Seattle's tax structure, communist lay about mayor and Washington's Soviet Politburo. I think the Seahawks might be traveling soon.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 08:55 PM (cxFcK)

Edmonton might be interested, dipping their toes into the US and the NFL. Just make sure they host a Super Bowl between the Raiders and Cowboys.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 09:14 PM (S/Y4j)

204 Thats when I knew dogs go nuts when they see a human, no matter where you are on the planet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

You were probably giving off that heavy metal guitarist, biker dude softie aura. Dogs can sense these things.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 09:14 PM (TtTH3)

205 Blonde Morticia. We are letting Iran continue to back themselves into a corner.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 09:09 PM (+nEug)

There are some analysts that think that the goal is to get the Iranians to muster for defense and go to ready stations for any assault, to map out what they think the most important things the Iranians think are the most important areas to defend, in preparation of bombing them flat

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 09:14 PM (rbvCR)

206 Still/b] centered at comment #194?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 09:17 PM (UXLc2)

207 I hear Tim Walz is getting ready to compete in an Ironman competition. He's already bought the ironing board and laundry baskets, but he's still researching for the best iron.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 09:17 PM (S/Y4j)

208 At least we’re not emboldened, too!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 09:17 PM (UXLc2)

209 Huh. So the centering was intentional. I never would have figured.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 09:18 PM (zZu0s)

210 I am just an animal person. I love my kitties, they are the best. I love my crazy dog. If you ask my children who my favorite child is, they will all say Picasso, my horse. They know that is not really true, but I do love that old man something fierce.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 09:18 PM (Wmg4n)

211 There are some analysts that think that the goal is to get the Iranians to muster for defense and go to ready stations for any assault, to map out what they think the most important things the Iranians think are the most important areas to defend, in preparation of bombing them flat
Posted by: Kindltot

Also speculation that they are watching and listening to the leadership movements to aide in cutting off the head of the snake. Wonder if Polymarket has a line on whether the Ayatollah bunkers up or beats feet to Moscow?

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 09:18 PM (TtTH3)

212 Edmonton might be interested, dipping their toes into the US and the NFL. Just make sure they host a Super Bowl between the Raiders and Cowboys.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

There was a hot rumor that some Oklahoma billionaires were interested. As hilarious as that would be, Jerry Jones, who I despise as a degenerate blasphemer for making me hate my childhood franchise, would never allow it. Nor in Austin or San Antonio. Jerry draws a lot of water in the NFL.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 09:18 PM (cxFcK)

213 ace must be seeing that whore Twitter instead of seeing the blog distressed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 09:18 PM (zZu0s)

214 He should use a Hotpoint iron.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 09:19 PM (UXLc2)

215 Edmonton might be interested, dipping their toes into the US and the NFL. Just make sure they host a Super Bowl between the Raiders and Cowboys.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 09:14 PM (S/Y4j)

I wouldn't put a tiddlywinks team into Edmonton, now. They had a perfectly good CFL team, the Edmonton Eskimos, and the fuckers wimped out and renamed the team to the "Elks", because woke. Fuck them.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 09:19 PM (8zz6B)

216 I love Yoko, Bjork, and Nina Hagen equally.
Posted by: Musik For the (M)asses

* sighs, in a way that frightens small children and large dogs *

Posted by: Diamanda Galas at February 18, 2026 09:21 PM (VHUov)

217 You were probably giving off that heavy metal guitarist, biker dude softie aura. Dogs can sense these things.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 09:14 PM (TtTH3)

No clue, but I always seem to get along good with dogs. Even if they're on a mission they stop by me for a quick pet and then they're off.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 09:21 PM (snZF9)

218 They had a perfectly good CFL team, the Edmonton Eskimos, and the fuckers wimped out and renamed the team to the "Elks", because woke. Fuck them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

And they changed it during the Covid shutdown. When the league got busy again I saw Elks. Elks? Who are the Elks?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 09:21 PM (cxFcK)

219 Well, we could be right justified, so there’s that.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 09:22 PM (UXLc2)

220 Thats when I knew dogs go nuts when they see a human, no matter where you are on the planet.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

You were probably giving off that heavy metal guitarist, biker dude softie aura. Dogs can sense these things.
Posted by: Sock Monkey

* nods *

Animal magnetism, literal version.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 09:22 PM (VHUov)

221 Well, we could be right justified, so there’s that.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 09:22 PM (UXLc2)

That would be cool to try.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 09:23 PM (zZu0s)

222

So what if the blog is bolded, centered, whatever.




Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 09:24 PM (3ek7K)

223 Can you guess? Hint: He eats dogs.

Occidental College records -- SEALED
Columbia College records -- SEALED
Columbia Thesis paper -- SEALED
Harvard College records -- SEALED
Selective Service Registration -- SEALED
Medical records -- SEALED
Illinois State Senate schedule -- SEALED
Law practice client list -- SEALED
Certified Copy of original Birth certificate -- SEALED
Signed Endorsed paper Certification of Live Birth -- SEALED
Baptism record -- SEALED

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 09:25 PM (cxFcK)

224 No clue, but I always seem to get along good with dogs. Even if they're on a mission they stop by me for a quick pet and then they're off.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

They know a fellow traveler when they smell one. I trust my two pups intuitions implicitly.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * sporting my Andrew Breitbart attitude at February 18, 2026 09:25 PM (TtTH3)

225 look at me!
the center of attention!
*twirls*

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 09:25 PM (0SFYi)

226 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 09:25 PM (cxFcK)

Do you think it is just full of complete communist dialectic?

Or do you think it is just written stupidly? Like moron fodder?

Or both?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 09:27 PM (zZu0s)

227 SEALED"

His opponent's sealed divorce records? Wide open

Posted by: man at February 18, 2026 09:29 PM (cGjQu)

228 It is now 3,000 days since Mary Guthrie disappeared and we will continue to report on this story because we do not want to really report the news.

However breaking 5 minutes ago says they found a Cum Stained Dish Cloth near her home and the DNA was reported to match Sponge Bob Square Pants

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 18, 2026 09:29 PM (J9q9v)

229 Back in the mid 90's, a magnificent Siberian husky was nosing around loose while I was pumping gas. The old garage attendant was wielding a water hose to keep the dog from getting too close. Dog was perfectly chill, non threatening.

As I'm finishing up, the dog approaches and just stares at the back door of my car. He didn't look up at me, just kept staring at that door, trying to get it to open through force of will. My job required a fair amount of travel, but I still hated myself as I got in the car and drove off without him...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 18, 2026 09:29 PM (nbLIj)

230 ace must be seeing that whore Twitter instead of seeing the blog distressed.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

He excused himself for "a routine yearly doctor's appointment at a distant office," and said he had posts on autopilot for the day.

But he did so..... in the thread about Canada's MAID program. I hope he's okay.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 09:29 PM (VHUov)

231 Dogs are Haram. Dog owners will be taxed 1000000%, then dogs will be shot.

Posted by: Imam Mamdani at February 18, 2026 09:29 PM (Mqqv0)

232 223 Can you guess? Hint: He eats dogs.

Occidental College records -- SEALED
Columbia College records -- SEALED
Columbia Thesis paper -- SEALED
Harvard College records -- SEALED
Selective Service Registration -- SEALED
Medical records -- SEALED
Illinois State Senate schedule -- SEALED
Law practice client list -- SEALED
Certified Copy of original Birth certificate -- SEALED
Signed Endorsed paper Certification of Live Birth -- SEALED
Baptism record -- SEALED
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
---

Big
Penguin
did
this

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 09:31 PM (LA6Ib)

233 Or do you think it is just written stupidly? Like moron fodder?
Or both?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

Both. We did see Big Mike's thesis. An eight grader would have been embarrassed to turn that in. But, you know, she's brilliant and everything. I suspect his was the same.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 09:31 PM (cxFcK)

234 >>Thats when I knew dogs go nuts when they see a human, no matter where you are on the planet.

I grew up with dogs. And in my family they were family. And it never really stopped for me. Dogs have just always been part of the plan and I've been blessed with some great ones.

There always exceptions but I've always found that most dogs will give you back more love than you give them and even a dog who doesn't know you can sense someone who loves dogs. My mom did this to me and now I take Elvis to see her at the home. Some of the residents who hardly interact make an effort to come for a pet and a snuggle and tell me about the dog they had, often for the fifth or sixth time.

This isn't political. Americans of all types love their pets as family.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 09:32 PM (viF8m)

235 I hope he's okay.
Posted by: mikeski
---

I hope the Dr tells him to cut out the stupid
fasting
and to eat red meat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 09:32 PM (LA6Ib)

236 232 223 Can you guess? Hint: He eats dogs.

SEX at Birth: SEALED

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 09:34 PM (J9q9v)

237 Fasting does seem to be a thing.


I have a question for the people who fast for multiple days: I am assuming you don't have an active job, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 09:35 PM (zZu0s)

238 My observation is you can tell an awful lot about a dog’s owner by the condition and temperament of the dog. Dogs are usually pretty good judges of humans. They can definitely spot a softie.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 09:35 PM (17+JQ)

239 SEX at Birth: SEALED
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 09:34 PM (J9q9v)

Nah, little lord fauntleroy is definitely a dude- just a gay, communist one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 09:35 PM (zZu0s)

240 Ben Had,

Zip and Jane are exceptional creatures owned by amazing people. I am honored every time they choose to let me interact with them. Seriously. I am flabbergasted they come within 20 feet.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 09:37 PM (A5RD0)

241 Global Warming Causes Global Warming !!!!!!!!

We must end Global Warming so Global Warming does not get out of control

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 09:37 PM (nk3/g)

242 you can tell an awful lot about a dog’s owner by the condition and temperament of the dog. Dogs are usually pretty good judges of humans. They can definitely spot a softie.
Posted by: Common Tater

I dunno. Our dog liked me and I was kind of a shit (just not to the dog)

Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 09:38 PM (gKWVE)

243 If anybody has real experience with helping a dog with anxiety issues, I'm all ears. We took in a 4yr old girl, and if my wife isn't around, pooch finds farthest spot in the house from me.

We don't know what her first two years were like, but most recent 2 were with the breeder where we got our awesome bernedoodle.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 18, 2026 09:39 PM (8AONa)

244 239 SEX at Birth: SEALED
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 09:34 PM (J9q9v)

Nah, little lord fauntleroy is definitely a dude- just a gay, communist one.

I am not a Homo !!! Just ask Big Mike .......

Posted by: Barry Soetoro at February 18, 2026 09:39 PM (J9q9v)

245 have a question for the people who fast for multiple days: I am assuming you don't have an active job, right?
——

Not multiple days, but one meal a day at (well after) work, sure. What I noticed, or couldn’t help but notice is how much everyone constantly “grazes”, they eat all the time, not just at meal times or breaks or whatever. Plus the ever present soft drinks.

I kept a jar of mixed nuts on hand or something like that if I thought I might need a boost.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 18, 2026 09:40 PM (17+JQ)

246 Some people don't understand that a pet is one of the family.
You don't mess with the family. That's a law somewhere.

Posted by: Case at February 18, 2026 09:44 PM (j6kTf)

247 Most well-adjusted, loved, dogs will take to anybody who gives them attention and feeds them.

They’ve been around us so long it’s in their DNA to attach themselves to humans.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 09:46 PM (6ydKt)

248 Any critter that chooses to hang out with us, or my goodness, show excitement at seeing us, is a testament to that person.

Critters aren’t lying extortionists. Cats especially choose if they want to interact. Dogs, I think, are more loyal, even to asshole owners.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 09:49 PM (A5RD0)

249
Only ten more minutes of being dangled over the center of the comment box before the ONT dude comes to cut us down.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 09:50 PM (HEaqw)

250 We don't know what her first two years were like, but most recent 2 were with the breeder where we got our awesome bernedoodle.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 18, 2026

Is she also a doodie? My dog spent his first 9 months in a crate. He was not socialized at all and he is always going to be a little jumpy and quirky. His breed doesn’t help, either. We started slow with bringing him places - after he learned leash stuff. We just built confidence and continue to do that. But for the first month, we just let him settle and let him come to us. He is a thousand times better, but he is never going to let strangers pet him. J was scarier to him than me, so J gave him cheese, played ball with him, fed him his meal every opportunity he had, and that built a bond. It was just time and doing things with him.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 09:52 PM (Wmg4n)

251 There are some analysts that think that the goal is to get the Iranians to muster for defense and go to ready stations for any assault, to map out what they think the most important things the Iranians think are the most important areas to defend, in preparation of bombing them flat
Posted by: Kindltot

Also speculation that they are watching and listening to the leadership movements to aide in cutting off the head of the snake. Wonder if Polymarket has a line on whether the Ayatollah bunkers up or beats feet to Moscow?
Posted by: Sock Monkey

The place should be crawling with Green Beanies kitting out indigenous forces while keeping them on a short leash for the go.
Meanwhile, Iran as a whole is been run through multiple 'battlestation drills' and the Mullahs know they cannot bury themselves deep enough to avoid getting hit when it goes live.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 09:54 PM (/lPRQ)

252 I've
often
wondered
if
Ace
just
runs
off
and
leaves
us
after
posting
the
cafe.

Posted by: mindful webworker - there will be signs at February 18, 2026 09:55 PM (oq2IS)

253

Oh no, the blog is centered. Life is so hard.

I'm having a panic attack.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 09:55 PM (3ek7K)

254 Hugh Hewitt beclowning himself not knowing what a filibuster is, and doubling down on X where he is ratioed, I think the kids call it. He is older than me, he should remember what a filibuster is and that no Senate rules need to change in order to go through with it. The Senate got lazy and don't do any floor debates anymore. They have cloture now, so the majority can say gee whiz we have no power to do anything at all without 60 votes. F* Thune. And by the way he is still doing pro-forma sessions so the Senate isn't in recess so Trump can't make recess appointments. F* Thune with a pineapple sideways.

/rant off

Good evening good people

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 09:56 PM (Dv3i1)

255 250 Doodle. Wow, autocorrect. Thanks a lot.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 09:57 PM (Wmg4n)

256 249 Only ten more minutes of being dangled over the center of the comment box before the ONT dude comes to cut us down.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 09:50 PM
***
You rang?

Posted by: TRex - the ONT dude at February 18, 2026 09:57 PM (IQ6Gq)

257 >>>What I noticed, or couldn’t help but notice is how much everyone constantly “grazes”, they eat all the time, not just at meal times or breaks or whatever. Plus the ever present soft drinks.
---

Hand to mouth, it's a ritual.
Grazing cuts or bypasses the body's digestive cycle.
The natural cycle is to eat then no ingestion for an extended period of time. Grazing cuts out part of the digestion process.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 09:57 PM (LA6Ib)

258 If anybody has real experience with helping a dog with anxiety issues, I'm all ears. We took in a 4yr old girl, and if my wife isn't around, pooch finds farthest spot in the house from me.

We don't know what her first two years were like, but most recent 2 were with the breeder where we got our awesome bernedoodle.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 18, 2026 09:39 PM (8AONa)

Bet your wife feeds her. You do it. Every day. That's how we got our German Shepherd to take to my dad. The two became inseparable in a few weeks...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 18, 2026 09:57 PM (nbLIj)

259 Thank you Piper. Doggo 2 is a berner, and I think they're skittish by nature.

6 months in doing all the things - feeding, walks, treats, she'll reluctantly come to me, but always has an eye on an escape route.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 18, 2026 09:58 PM (8AONa)

260
Oh no, the blog is centered. Life is so hard.

I'm having a panic attack.
Posted by: four seasons

===============

It's unnatural!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 09:58 PM (HEaqw)

261 And by the way he is still doing pro-forma sessions so the Senate isn't in recess so Trump can't make recess appointments. F* Thune with a pineapple sideways.

/rant off

Good evening good people
Posted by: Chuck Martel


Why
couldn't Trump just keep those positions for himself or other Secretaries that had already been confirmed?
IOW
Eliminate the slots and delegate down the responsibilities to the GS grades?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 09:59 PM (/lPRQ)

262 Thank you for visiting!

Posted by: Centerville at February 18, 2026 09:59 PM (vFG9F)

263 Bet your wife feeds her. You do it. Every day.

=====

It's me at least half the time, and 100% of mornings.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 18, 2026 09:59 PM (8AONa)

264 >>6 months in doing all the things - feeding, walks, treats, she'll reluctantly come to me, but always has an eye on an escape route.

Sit with her on the floor. Quietly and as long as it takes and as many time. Just sit with her and be quiet and let her come to you.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 10:02 PM (viF8m)

265 Somewhere there is a corner of Ace of Spades that is forever centered.

Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at February 18, 2026 10:44 PM (h1YDt)

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BREAKING: President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff, according to 1,100 hours of new audio and video compiled by Columbia University in cooperation with the Obama Foundation. After all they'd built, they feared their accomplishments were "at risk" of being torn down by a "con man" and a "clown." Ergo, Trump had to be stopped?

From Ed Morrissey's summary of reactions to Donkey-Chomper's Mitch-McConnell-level brain glitch:

Charles C.W. Cooke at NRO: Browning suggests that AOC went to Munich to insist that "wealthy world leaders must better provide for their working classes or risk their countries sliding toward authoritarianism." Apparently, he considers this exonerative. In truth, though, that is the whole problem: AOC is a one-trick pony. What she says in America is what she says in Munich, because she doesn't know how to say anything else. At some point in her life she became attracted to warmed-over democratic socialism, and since that point she has declined to learn anything more. She's a meme, an avatar, a vibe. In her interview with Browning, she griped that the press had focused on "any five-to-10-second thing" from her remarks. But of course it did. She is a five-to-10-second thing. She is a limerick competing with a bunch of novels. What did she think was going to happen?
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Elsewhere, AOC implies that the media's interest in her potentially "running for president" has made it tough for her agenda to break through. But one must wonder why, if political drama is to blame, this did not apply to Marco Rubio, who is constantly depicted as being involved in a monumental power struggle with JD Vance, and yet managed to deliver a speech at the same conference that was widely regarded as masterly. As it happens, the explanation for this difference is simple: Marco Rubio went to Germany to make a discrete case to the Munich Security Conference, and AOC went to Germany to make yet another Instagram video about nothing. The results matched the aims.

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At the age of 58, Gavin Newsom just discovered he's "dyslexic." This discovery comes as the wealth white straight (???) man enters a primary in which black/Jamaican/Indian immigrant woman Kamala Harris is leading. He needs a way to claim "Buh I'm a minority too." And his Delayed Realization Dyslexia will fill that bill.


After Newsom said something historically illiterate, Ted Cruz said he was historically illiterate.

Newsom went into Total Shrieking Pansy Mode and whined that by saying he's historically illiterate, Ted Cruz was Dog Whistling about the dyslexia that no one believes Gavin Newsom actually has.


This is a troll, and a good one:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:34 PM




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1 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 18, 2026 06:34 PM (cYBz/)

2 Quiet in here.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 18, 2026 06:36 PM (cYBz/)

3 NOOD

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 06:36 PM (0SFYi)

4 I gave up nooding.

My wife demanded it.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 18, 2026 06:36 PM (cYBz/)

5 The end of a long day...

Posted by: Ann at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (w9jrX)

6 Gavin is dyslexic AND gay?
Or is he just retarded?

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (UjdFS)

7 Oh - I could have been first! Like a moron, I read the content.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (Vpqw1)

8 It's not like Cruise called him a retard.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 06:38 PM (vOtXJ)

9 "Gavin is dyslexic AND gay?"

Embrace the power of ADN!

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at February 18, 2026 06:38 PM (Vpqw1)

10 I'd believe Gavin if he was wearing his Mr. Slave outfit.

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 06:39 PM (UjdFS)

11 Nancy Guthrie is still missing

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 06:40 PM (0SFYi)

12 So, the argument is over whether Newsome is illiterate, or historically illiterate? And whether it is okay to point that out?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 06:40 PM (vOtXJ)

13 It's all on my desk.

Posted by: Pam Bondi at February 18, 2026 06:42 PM (abIsI)

14 Is Newsome's dyslexia the cause pf California's budget woes?
He keeps transposing numbers?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 06:42 PM (0SFYi)

15 11 Nancy Guthrie is still missing
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

OMG! Stop the world.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 06:42 PM (abIsI)

16 What a bunch of fainting daisies.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:42 PM (zZu0s)

17 Can we all at least agree Newsome is wildly incompetent? Surely that is not something he would dispute.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 06:43 PM (vOtXJ)

18 My test results from my Monday ultrasound came in.

Though some tests are inconclusive, it's looking like it's probably not cancer.

I appreciate everyone who sent their prayers.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 06:43 PM (6Uni8)

19 Well, theoretically there are an infinite number of zeroes before the first digit of a number.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:43 PM (zZu0s)

20 Is Newsome's dyslexia the cause pf California's budget woes?
He keeps transposing numbers?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
......

Right into his own bank account.

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 06:43 PM (UjdFS)

21 > President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff, according to 1,100 hours of new audio and video compiled by Columbia University

I hope there's video of Obama weeping like the sad old queen he is. I hope to see it someday.

Posted by: Sallah at February 18, 2026 06:44 PM (Yp6az)

22 "NEW: Newly declassified FBI emails from October 2016 reveal the Crossfire Hurricane team was operating under the assumption their alleged Russian agent target Carter Page was a "homosexual," until their informant Christopher Steele fed them another rumor Page had a Russian girlfriend who was a ballerina in Moscow."


How exactly did they think that would work out? I mean it's 2016 and the best they could do is call someone on the Trump team a "faggot" and insinuate that he might be compromised because of that? The 1950s called and want their stuff back. That was really reaching.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 06:44 PM (0N4FZ)

23 Con-man clown is the perfect description of Obama.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (Cqx++)

24 "opening Bluesky makes me actually want to walk in front of a truck"

The catgirls are, you know, right there.

Posted by: truck-kun at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (gKWVE)

25 > Though some tests are inconclusive, it's looking like it's probably not cancer.

Prayers up that it turns out to be nothing.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (Yp6az)

26 Being like 20 points behind a penis slurping half Hindu brain damaged whorepig clearly broke something in Newscum

then again he was already a broken fuckwit

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (REq0p)

27 11 Nancy Guthrie is still missing dead
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

Posted by: Did I say that out loud? at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (UjdFS)

28 >>Nancy Guthrie is still missing

They did find a glove, though.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 06:46 PM (1Udfd)

29 hysterically illiterate > historically illiterate

Posted by: anachronda at February 18, 2026 06:46 PM (oY6Yp)

30 Considering, I'd think cat girl porn would be tame by bluesky standards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)

31 If Hillary were involved, there would be duct tape over her nose as well.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 06:46 PM (abIsI)

32 23 Con-man clown is the perfect description of Obama.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (Cqx++)

I think I still prefer Jug-eared Fuckstick.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (I40wl)

33 Is Newsome's dyslexia the cause pf California's budget woes?
He keeps transposing numbers?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
......

Right into his own bank account.
Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 06:43 PM (UjdFS)
----
This debate over his illiteracy is just a distraction from Newsome's real problem: His innumeracy with respect to the CA budget.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (ESVrU)

34 28 >>Nancy Guthrie is still missing

They did find a glove, though.

don't forget: you can't spell "glove" without "love".

Posted by: anachronda at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (oY6Yp)

35 They did find a glove, though.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 06:46 PM (1Udfd)

We talking Glove glove or condom glove (what is that, 70s slang?)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (zZu0s)

36 How is it that I already knew all this from day one?

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (vFG9F)

37 30 Considering, I'd think cat girl porn would be tame by bluesky standards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:46 PM (zZu0s)

It is. There was a whole dust-up a few months back where all the Troon artists threw a fit because BlueSky made a "No Incest or Rape porn" rule.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (6Uni8)

38 I can't even begin to imagine what a hellscape of crazy BlueSky is. These are the people who foam at the mouth and tell themselves it's righteous to take lighter fluid and torch a building because reasons. Maybe they can get a group discount for institutionalized care.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 18, 2026 06:48 PM (qBdHI)

39 Con-man clown is the perfect description of Obama.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (Cqx++)

I think I still prefer Jug-eared Fuckstick.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (I40wl)

Objection!

Mewling Gay Leaking Quim.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

40 Venturing into bluesky is sort of like encountering a Karen in the wild making its screeching mating call while you’re hunting ducks

F#%^ OFF!!!!!!!!!!

F#%^ OFF!!!!!!!!!!

F#%^ OFF!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 18, 2026 06:48 PM (REq0p)

41 Gavin, honey, is it supposed to be this soft?

Posted by: Jennifer Newsom at February 18, 2026 06:48 PM (Ksqrb)

42 The amount of cheating in California elections is beyond what anybody could believe. Thank God (and the framers!) for the Electoral College.

Posted by: Martbell at February 18, 2026 06:48 PM (iy+94)

43 If you think Drumpf is going to fix that sewer disaster in the Potomac, I have a bridge in Baltimore to sell y..........

Wait a minute.....

Posted by: Wes Moore at February 18, 2026 06:49 PM (sAmhv)

44 6 Gavin is dyslexic AND gay?
Or is he just retarded?
Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (UjdFS)

And apparently he has no balls, the way he crosses his legs.

I won't diagnose his various maladies, but constant lying has to take its toll.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:49 PM (I40wl)

45 There was a whole dust-up a few months back where all the Troon artists threw a fit because BlueSky made a "No Incest or Rape porn" rule.
Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 06:47 PM (6Uni

Wait, don't they allow actual cp over there?! Thats odd standards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)

46 >>...President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff,...
----------

https://youtu.be/-4QfHdcMeEc

Posted by: JQ at February 18, 2026 06:50 PM (rdVOm)

47 Hawaiian Judge orders Trump to send oil to Cuba immediately.....

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 18, 2026 06:50 PM (8goNc)

48 Gavin, honey, is it supposed to be this soft?

Posted by: Jennifer Newsom at February 18, 2026 06:48 PM (Ksqrb)

Maybe you need to blow Harvey Firestein again.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:50 PM (zZu0s)

49 Maybe they can get a group discount for institutionalized care.
Posted by: Lady in Black at February 18, 2026 06:48 PM (qBdHI)

I think it is now best practice to screen for BlueSky accounts prior to administering mental health medication.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:51 PM (I40wl)

50 To be fair , Gavin didn't become dyslexic until he tasted Harvey Weinstein

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 06:51 PM (Kc+Vz)

51 I knew the Dems never expected to lose. I knew the made up the Russia BS to discredit Trump. I knew J6 was their way of getting back at us. I knew all this and I think you did too.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 06:51 PM (vFG9F)

52 31 If Hillary were involved, there would be duct tape over her nose as well.
****

Look at the way the tape is coming off the roll.

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 06:51 PM (RU/0c)

53 Gavin, honey, is it supposed to be this soft?

Posted by: Jennifer Newsom

Jennifer, honey, is it supposed to be this dry?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 06:51 PM (MGB5H)

54 "She is a five-to-10-second thing."

Obama was more practiced ... more of a 10-20 second thing. But he also really just repeated memes, and had a nice crease in his pants (instead of nice tits).

Posted by: illiniwek at February 18, 2026 06:51 PM (vbXSk)

55 You know, I am betting a lot of psychiatric facilities have a no social media policy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)

56 52: is there anything AI can’t do?

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:53 PM (o2zy8)

57 Gavin, honey, is it supposed to be this soft?

Posted by: Jennifer Newsom

Jennifer, honey, is it supposed to be this dry?
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 06:51 PM (MGB5H)

Damn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:53 PM (zZu0s)

58 "Nancy Guthrie is still missing"

Oh noes!! Really!!!

Anyways, gallon of gas was a nickel cheaper today.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 18, 2026 06:53 PM (VxFiM)

59
Don't criticize Gavin. He's dyslexic, reeeee!
Don't criticize Joe. He stutters, reeee!

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 18, 2026 06:54 PM (qBdHI)

60 😊😊😊Guess the pixyware emojis dont work anymore.

😒😒😒

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 18, 2026 06:54 PM (VxFiM)

61 🐕

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 06:55 PM (vFG9F)

62 Hillary has got to looking at the Dem field for 28 and saying ": I can win this". Hillary is a psychopath and a sociopath but she has more political chops than the rest of the field

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 06:55 PM (Kc+Vz)

63 This illustrates why we would not be good with actual images. Its be nothing but porn and cat memes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:56 PM (zZu0s)

64 60 Guess the pixyware emojis dont work anymore.

Posted by: anachronda at February 18, 2026 06:56 PM (oY6Yp)

65 Actual video of Obama crying?

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 06:56 PM (Q+gd/)

66 62 Hillary has got to looking at the Dem field for 28 and saying ": I can win this". Hillary is a psychopath and a sociopath but she has more political chops than the rest of the field

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 06:55 PM (Kc+Vz)

I'd say that the thing the Dems need most is somebody that can sound like an actual functioning human being, but I think we've reached the point where the Leftist Base would revolt against that because it wouldn't piss off the Right enough.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 06:57 PM (6Uni8)

67 Obama was more practiced ... more of a 10-20 second thing. But he also really just repeated memes, and had a nice crease in his pants (instead of nice tits).
Posted by: illiniwek

I really think he's the biggest economic illiterate we've ever had in the White House. More so than even FDR.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 06:57 PM (cxFcK)

68 Hillary is a psychopath and a sociopath but she has more political chops than the rest of the field
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 06:55 PM (Kc+Vz)

Yeah. She IS A better politician than most of these meat bags- and she's horrible.

Plus, I think 2016 burns like a hot coal in her chest.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)

69 I'll bet 2008 pains Hillary more than 2016.

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 06:59 PM (Q+gd/)

70 "Plus, I think 2016 burns like a hot coal in her chest.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone"

She is a bitter bitter woman. It's so great.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 06:59 PM (vFG9F)

71 I'll bet 2008 pains Hillary more than 2016.
Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 06:59 PM (Q+gd/)


Hmmm, without chocolate Jesus, would she have beaten McCain... maybe.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)

72 Jake Tapper self promoting? I shan't believe it.

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 07:01 PM (YwEeS)

73 BREAKING: President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff,
====

I drink their tears with joy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 07:01 PM (RIvkX)

74 I wish I was in that room of Barky and Rice's cry-a-thon

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 07:01 PM (Ia/+0)

75 I don't know that I ever felt like crying when Obama or Joe won. Distressed maybe, but no waa waa.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:02 PM (vFG9F)

76 Jake Tapper; the journalist scholar.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 07:02 PM (gVUi7)

77 Dumbasses don't even know how a roll of duct tape works.

Posted by: Eromero at February 18, 2026 07:02 PM (LHPAg)

78 Hillary is getting off light for her Munich performance with the spotlight on Dummy McBigtits.

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 07:02 PM (YwEeS)

79 Don't criticize Gavin. He's dyslexic, reeeee!
Don't criticize Joe. He stutters has fake prostate cancer, reeee!
Posted by: Lady in Black

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 07:02 PM (UjdFS)

80 I never thought I'd find myself on Ratchet's side, but now here I am!

Posted by: Eeyore at February 18, 2026 07:03 PM (AlhUl)

81 If Hillary were involved, there would be duct tape over her nose as well.
****

Look at the way the tape is coming off the roll.
Posted by: clarence

If you squint hard enough, it looks like a noose. Shame on Colbert and Pelosi.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 07:03 PM (MnTZ8)

82 >>Nancy Guthrie is still missing

They did find a glove, though.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 06:46 PM (1Udfd)

By now I think a lot of things found her. Some that fly, some that crawl, some with 8 legs, 4 legs, no legs, etc.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 18, 2026 07:03 PM (snZF9)

83 "Why would Newsom think he was being called illiterate?"

He's an idiot lying Democrat who needs no excuses to twist anything into a lie.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:04 PM (vFG9F)

84

XTC,

Good news!!!!

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:04 PM (3ek7K)

85 Susan Rice has the blood of Ty Woods, Glen Doherty, Sean Smith and Chris Stevens on her hands.
She is also married to a big muckity muck at ABC.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:04 PM (+nEug)

86 iirc, Obama got his foreign policy expertise by giving a speech in Berlin.

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 07:04 PM (Q+gd/)

87 Does anyone want to bitch about hopeless politics? I don't

NIH scientists develop "digital twin" of eye cells to understand and treat age-related macular degeneration
Breakthrough modeling technology reveals how cells lose their organization in leading cause of vision loss.

https://tinyurl.com/3dev6cpd

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 07:05 PM (rbvCR)

88 I wonder if Barky cries when Big Mike is giving it to him.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:05 PM (vFG9F)

89 If they have audio of Obama crying, what other audio do they have of him??

Posted by: dantesed at February 18, 2026 07:05 PM (Oy/m2)

90

dantesed,

You don't need to see whatever videos they have.

It will scar you for life, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:06 PM (3ek7K)

91 Gavin has claimed to have dyslexia as long as I have known. But he has never wielded it like a shield before like a pussy to score a cheap point.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (RIvkX)

92 BREAKING: President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff,

--

Do you remember that awesome picture taken at the front of the White House with Susan Rice, Psaki, Valerie Jarrett and others who look all looked like they were near suicidal? Not very charitable of me, but I hope they were as miserable as they made the rest of us during their "fundamental change" of America during their 8 year reign of terror.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (qBdHI)

93 btw, yoko ono's birthday today...

https://tinyurl.com/4szddb5x

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (Q+gd/)

94 It always amuses me how the left needs European approval so much. I remember my bils dumb cousins who lived half the year in Ireland telling me how everyone wanted Hillary to win "for stability". I said what the fuck do I care what the Irish think?

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (YwEeS)

95 6 Gavin is dyslexic AND gay?
Or is he just retarded?
Posted by: wth
---

He's retarded and gay.
He's a retarded, gay, homosexual, faggot. Nancy boy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (LA6Ib)

96 Gargling.

Posted by: Reggie Love at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (UjdFS)

97 Browning suggests that AOC went to Munich to insist that "wealthy world leaders must better provide for their working classes or risk their countries sliding toward authoritarianism."


AOC would be surprised to find that socialism is a subset of authoritarianism.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (/lPRQ)

98 The most important thing to remember about Killery, apart from the fact that she will never be president, is that she smells like piss, like a little girl still in diapers.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 18, 2026 07:08 PM (UGyV5)

99 McCain would have made dang sure to lose. The only person McCain would want to beat is Trump.

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 07:09 PM (T8bqm)

100 Political chops? Hilary? The woman that decided not to campaign in Wisconsin so she could fundraise in CA?

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 18, 2026 07:11 PM (+mUZM)

101 93 btw, yoko ono's birthday today...

https://tinyurl.com/4szddb5x
Posted by: davidt
---

He didn't marry here for her stunning looks he married her for the whip.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 07:12 PM (LA6Ib)

102 McVain, fuck him. I hope Hell is worse than imagined for him.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:12 PM (+nEug)

103 Charles C.W. Cooke at NRO: Browning suggests that AOC went to Munich to insist that "wealthy world leaders must better provide for their working classes or risk their countries sliding toward authoritarianism."

Take this at face value for a moment. So AOC recognizes both Biden style American Democratic Socialism and even EngSoc aren't helping working class people.

Her answer though is uh...more EngSoc. Because its democratic you see. And you can tell that by all the people they throw in jail for saying things the government doesn't like

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 07:12 PM (sKqQm)

104 2008 was an absolutely 100% guaranteed win for the Democrats, and Hillary was going to be crowned.

The the Obama fronted cabal swooped in and took it from her.

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (Q+gd/)

105 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.

5,000

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (cxFcK)

106 BREAKING: Kash Patel reveals a major discovery has been made related to the funding of ANTIFA

Kash says more will be unveiled in the coming weeks
---------------

That's it people. The walls are closing in.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (abIsI)

107 Gavin isn't gay, but the oligarchs he's blowing on a regular basis might be

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (sKqQm)

108 BREAKING: Kash Patel reveals a major discovery has been made related to the funding of ANTIFA

Anyone above a street level thug arrested yet?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (sKqQm)

109 to insist. Hahahahaha.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (+nEug)

110 Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are our Blue Wall; we don't need to campaign in any of those states!

Posted by: Hillary! Strategists at February 18, 2026 07:14 PM (ypTf4)

111 Lest anyone think Star Wars has lost it’s cultural cache, at the Scouts Pinewood Derby tonight, Star Wars themed cars won best looking and funniest looking cars.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 18, 2026 07:14 PM (ZNVto)

112 "Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall."

Doo it!

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:14 PM (vFG9F)

113 108 BREAKING: Kash Patel reveals a major discovery has been made related to the funding of ANTIFA

Anyone above a street level thug arrested yet?
Posted by: 18-1

Not who we are - DOJ

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 07:15 PM (abIsI)

114 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.

5,000
Posted by: Blutarski

ICE may be hiring

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 07:15 PM (MnTZ8)

115 Jack Flash?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 18, 2026 07:15 PM (UORBG)

116 They did find a glove, though.
Posted by: garrett

Stop me if you've heard this one before...

Posted by: zombie Johnny Cochran at February 18, 2026 07:16 PM (diia5)

117 105 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (cxFcK)

That'll end well.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 18, 2026 07:16 PM (zYpTz)

118 I hope they fire all 5000 in one day.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:17 PM (vFG9F)

119 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.

5,000
Posted by: Blutarski

I know which of the 33.5K will not be cut...

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 07:17 PM (MGB5H)

120

The popo is looking at a pinkie ring they see through the glove.

I'm sorry for the family, but this is not going to turn out well.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:17 PM (3ek7K)

121
I wonder if Barky cries when Big Mike is giving it to him.
Posted by: fd

If he even whimpers, I make him like his shit off my dick afterwards.

- Moochelle O'Barky McFuckStick

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 18, 2026 07:17 PM (QVmho)

122 Mayor Jihadi, hot damn!

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:17 PM (+nEug)

123 They've been asking to defund the police. Just do it.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:18 PM (vFG9F)

124 I have made a veggie chili with bone broth and it is smelling really great right now.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 07:19 PM (Wmg4n)

125 The most important thing to remember about Killery, apart from the fact that she will never be president, is that she smells like piss, like a little girl still in diapers.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

More old person rotting smell.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 07:19 PM (/lPRQ)

126 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.

5000 less cops letting their prowl cars idle while they nap. Good for the environment.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 07:19 PM (abIsI)

127 40
'Venturing into bluesky is sort of like encountering a Karen in the wild making its screeching mating call while you’re hunting ducks

F#%^ OFF!!!!!!!!!!'

Is there anyone else there?
BLAM!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 07:19 PM (fd80v)

128 Kash says more will be unveiled in the coming weeks
---------------

Two. Weeks.

Posted by: Total Recall at February 18, 2026 07:20 PM (gKWVE)

129 Adams went nutz hiring every fat ass from where ever to refill the ranks and now Zohran the Magnificent will flush that away.
He will, however, hire lots of social workers to visit raging paranoid schizophrenics because saying “calm down” works so well.

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 07:20 PM (8jVAy)

130 > BREAKING: Kash Patel reveals a major discovery has been made related to the funding of ANTIFA

Anyone above a street level thug arrested yet?
----------
Pretty sure the administration has known the individuals that were funding, coaching, etc. Antifa for over a decade.

The question to ask; is why wasn't it done sooner. Trump had ample opportunity... twice.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 07:21 PM (jtM2q)

131 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.

5,000
Posted by: Blutarski


5,000 NYC cops taken off the streets of the city will make the Escape from New York movie a reality.


That's almost 15% of their entire police force. That is not sustainable for the city.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 07:21 PM (0N4FZ)

132 I assume vegi chili is chock full of carrots.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:21 PM (vFG9F)

133 43
'If you think Drumpf is going to fix that sewer disaster in the Potomac, I have a bridge in Baltimore to sell'

I can see him doing just that. Trump likes helping the homies every so often. It burnishes his credentials as a guy that gets things fixed.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 18, 2026 07:21 PM (fd80v)

134 I can't decide if watching Mamdani is like Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:22 PM (+nEug)

135 Pretty sure the administration has known the individuals that were funding, coaching, etc. Antifa for over a decade.

The question to ask; is why wasn't it done sooner. Trump had ample opportunity... twice.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

I believe the admin is finally realizing this is not a good look drahhing this out any longer so, they're squeezing Patel like a pimple to get him do something. Anything.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 07:23 PM (abIsI)

136 "I can't decide if watching Mamdani is like Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy
Posted by: Ben Had"

Remember Bozo the clown?

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:23 PM (vFG9F)

137 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.

What kind of an idiot is still working for the NYPD?

Posted by: Estelle Costanza at February 18, 2026 07:24 PM (Ksqrb)

138 6 Gavin is dyslexic AND gay?
Or is he just retarded?
Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (UjdFS)

______________________

He is Yag and Dedrater, obviously.

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 07:24 PM (dIske)

139 94 It always amuses me how the left needs European approval so much. I remember my bils dumb cousins who lived half the year in Ireland telling me how everyone wanted Hillary to win "for stability". I said what the fuck do I care what the Irish think?
Posted by: steevy


What exactly is Irish definition of 'stability'? Is it like the rest of Europe and letting western civilization burn while chain smoking and drinking Victory gin?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 07:24 PM (sAmhv)

140 134 I can't decide if watching Mamdani is like Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy
****

He spins the Wheel and comes up empty, putting NYC in Jeopardy.

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 07:25 PM (RU/0c)

141 NYC's budget is $129 Billion. The state of Florida's budget is $115 Billion. With three times the population.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 07:25 PM (cxFcK)

142 >6 Gavin is dyslexic AND gay?


Ambidyslexic.

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 07:25 PM (Q+gd/)

143 120

The popo is looking at a pinkie ring they see through the glove.

I'm sorry for the family, but this is not going to turn out well.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:17 PM (3ek7K)
I hate to say it....but if you were a powerful outfit who ran the media.....would you be above snuffing a grannie to twist a sparkly in front of your voter base?

Posted by: Eromero at February 18, 2026 07:26 PM (LHPAg)

144 In a normal, sane world, the idea that Newsome could be elected president...would be insane.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 07:26 PM (vOtXJ)

145 What kind of an idiot is still working for the NYPD?
Posted by: Estelle Costanza

Someone that has no dignity and is a total life loser?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 07:26 PM (abIsI)

146 I prefer the word omoh.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 18, 2026 07:26 PM (BvakB)

147 I have made a veggie chili with bone broth and it is smelling really great right now.
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 07:19 PM (Wmg4n)


Extra carrots for us, please.

Posted by: The Horde at February 18, 2026 07:26 PM (nvKZ7)

148 Newsom dyslexic?

Could be. He walked into a bra.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 07:27 PM (0sNs1)

149 137 Now Mamdani wants to cut 5,000 police officers and cut their budget to address his baloney budget shortfall.

What kind of an idiot is still working for the NYPD?
Posted by: Estelle Costanza


Don't call me. I'm retired.

Posted by: Snake Plissken at February 18, 2026 07:27 PM (sAmhv)

150 The Paolo, he, too, how you say, dispenses bone broth!

Posted by: Willie Chili at February 18, 2026 07:27 PM (oftw2)

151 Gavin is dyslexic AND gay?

Tourette's bulimia. He may puke at any time.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 07:28 PM (Kt19C)

152
Eromero,

I read earlier today that someone was researching the net worth of Savannah Guthrie.


Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:28 PM (3ek7K)

153 It always amuses me how the left needs European approval so much. I remember my bils dumb cousins who lived half the year in Ireland telling me how everyone wanted Hillary to win "for stability". I said what the fuck do I care what the Irish think?
Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 07:07 PM (YwEeS)

If there's one thing the Irish are known for, it's their stability.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at February 18, 2026 07:28 PM (V362x)

154 Grandma Guthrie is gone. What a shitty thing to do. People suck.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:29 PM (vFG9F)

155 NO IRISH

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 07:29 PM (abIsI)

156 "opening Bluesky makes me actually want to walk in front of a truck"

The catgirls are, you know, right there.
Posted by: truck-kun

I understood that reference.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 07:30 PM (VHUov)

157 Chuck roast slow cooked in sofrita sauce for beef enchiladas.
Piper, I used up your beef quotient.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:30 PM (+nEug)

158 Mamdani can't even handle the logistics of snow removal after a storm. And he shovels like a fag.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 07:31 PM (gVUi7)

159 If there's one thing the Irish are known for, it's their stability.
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese

On a personal level, yes. At a BAC where I can hardly walk, they're still doing Riverdance.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 07:31 PM (VHUov)

160 It is odd, but since he died, Alex Trebeck has been made into a raging sex machine of masculinity by comparison.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 07:31 PM (zZu0s)

161 I kept hoping that Bush had an ultimate plan; just waiting for the pieces to come together in order to spring the trap.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 07:32 PM (LA6Ib)

162 Convicts in prison experience stability.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 07:32 PM (Cqx++)

163 Grandma Guthrie is gone.

What? I am right here! Going to happy hour and maybe find a hot guy who wants to get balls deep in it!

Posted by: Granny Guthrie, The Villages at February 18, 2026 07:32 PM (Ksqrb)

164 Navin Johnson >>>> Gavin Newsome

Posted by: fly gal at February 18, 2026 07:33 PM (dtskA)

165 Yoko Ono: Celebrating Her 80th Birthday in Berlin

youtube.com/watch?v=4u3u16bFEYU


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 07:33 PM (LA6Ib)

166 Irregardless of mortality, Nancy Guthrie will still be delivering a solid Dem vote in AZ for the next several decades.

Posted by: Mark Kelly's Shiny, Empty, Chrome Dome at February 18, 2026 07:33 PM (oftw2)

167 In a normal, sane world, the idea that Newsome could be elected president...would be insane.
Posted by: The Whine Guy
-----

See: Obama

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 07:33 PM (XeU6L)

168 124 I have made a veggie chili with bone broth and it is smelling really great right now.

====

I made veggie kabobs with lamb once! Great stuff!

Posted by: runner at February 18, 2026 07:33 PM (Mqqv0)

169 I don't give a flying g fuck about Guthrie. That is most time I have extended on this subject.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 07:35 PM (+nEug)

170 "108 BREAKING: Kash Patel reveals a major discovery has been made related to the funding of ANTIFA
Anyone above a street level thug arrested yet?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 07:13 PM (sKqQm) "

have the fibbies so much as arrested a street level thug?
news to me

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 18, 2026 07:35 PM (Cjt/F)

171

He is Yag and Dedrater, obviously.
Posted by: Orson


I fookin' got that!
- Newsome

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 18, 2026 07:35 PM (QVmho)

172
President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff

===========

If there's video testimony of this, I want to see it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 07:35 PM (JifIm)

173 President Obama and his National Security Adviser Susan Rice were so distraught after Trump won in 2016 they literally broke down and cried in front of White House staff
----

And immediately called their flying monkies to frame Trump for crimes that never happened.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 07:37 PM (/lPRQ)

174 "See: Obama
Posted by: Mike Hammer"

Barak HUSSEIN Obama. 7 years after 9/11.

Posted by: fd at February 18, 2026 07:38 PM (vFG9F)

175
Actual video of Obama crying?
Posted by: davidt

===============

Seems more like ex-staff reporting what they saw.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 07:39 PM (JifIm)

176

The media is evil.

Notice we hear nothing about the fraud and other criminal stuff going on.

Posted by: four seasons at February 18, 2026 07:41 PM (3ek7K)

177
Soviet duct tape roll superior to low quality capitalist running dog duct tape made by American cowboy buckaroos.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 07:44 PM (kTyBw)

178 nood!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 18, 2026 07:45 PM (Cjt/F)

179 He is Yag and Dedrater, obviously.
Posted by: Orson

I saw Yag And Dedrater open for Daft Punk at First Avenue in '04.

Also, cafe is NOOD.

Posted by: mikeski at February 18, 2026 07:47 PM (VHUov)

180 QUESTION.AND THOUGHT EXPERIMENT

Are we worse off with Hillary in 2008 or was Obama worse than Hillary?

And what does a 2008 Hillary presidency look like? I think it would have been NeoCon foreign policy, old school commie blue dog economics. Maybe she would have understood mass migration better and not engaged in it so openly.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM (eYW7d)

181 I have made a veggie chili with bone broth and it is smelling really great right now.
———

Put some Beef in there, you might have something!

Posted by: Get a Grip at February 18, 2026 08:17 PM (WmF8p)

182 So, Obama and Hillary put the country through so much termoil all because "muh legacy yo!"


Wow

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 18, 2026 08:31 PM (XLfSN)

183 Posted by: GigantorX at February 18, 2026 08:03 PM (eYW7d)

There was an election in Romania in the 90s that the leading newspaper described as a choice between AIDS and cancer.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at February 18, 2026 10:01 PM (R86kT)

As the Communist Cuban Junta Enters End-of-Life Care, Marco Rubio Begins Secretly Talking to Raul Castro's Grandson About a Living Will

Nine days ago, John Sexton predicted the communist regime of Cuba was entering its last year.

They've run out of airplane fuel, leading to grounded airplanes. And they're rationing gasoline. They are no longer receiving gas and oil from Venezuela in return for the state police thugs they sent to protect Maduro and find and torture his critics.

Russia is no longer sending its Dark Fleet to aid them either. In fact, the NYT reports that Cuban communists are realizing they are completely isolated and alone.

Predictions of the demise of Cuba's government have been made before, notably after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which had been Cuba's main benefactor, only to be proved wrong.

But this time, experts say, the survival of Cuba's government appears very much in doubt...

The U.S. government "has determined that Cuba must be free before the end of 2026," said Marcell Felipe, a prominent Cuban exile leader in Miami who chairs the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora and said he had met with U.S. diplomats. "This is a plan in motion."...

A U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the administration’s interactions with Havana said Cuban officials were nervous because they were starting to realize their revolution was coming to an end."

And now Axios reports that Rubio is talking to Cuban officials -- to talk about what happens when the regime collapses and society descends into chaos.


Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks with the grandson and caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime, three sources tell Axios.

Why it matters: The talks between Rubio and Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro are bypassing official Cuban government channels. They show that the Trump administration sees the 94-year-old revolutionary as the communist island's true decision-maker.

"I wouldn't call these 'negotiations' as much as 'discussions' about the future," a senior Trump administration official said.

Zoom in: Rubio and his team see the 41-year-old grandson and his circle as representing younger, business-minded Cubans for whom revolutionary communism has failed -- and who see value in rapprochement with the U.S.

"Our position -- the U.S. government's position -- is the regime has to go," the senior official said. "But what exactly that looks like is up to [President Trump] and he has yet to decide. Rubio is still in talks with the grandson."

Called "Raulito," the younger Castro is known in political circles by his nickname "El Cangrejo" ("The Crab") because he has a deformed finger.

Zoom out: After 67 years of U.S. sanctions and Cuban mismanagement, the totalitarian government appears closer than ever to collapse as the island teeters on the edge of a humanitarian crisis.

The power grid is failing. Hospitals are limiting surgeries. Food and fuel are increasingly scarce. Tourism is drying up. Uncollected garbage is piling up on some street corners.

...

Between the lines: The U.S. military's success and technical superiority in the Maduro operation shook Cuba's leadership after American forces suffered no losses and killed at least 32 Cuban intelligence and military officials who were supposed to be guarding Maduro, U.S. officials say.

But the U.S. decision to keep Maduro's governing partners in power --notably his Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who's now acting president -- signaled to Cuban insiders that Trump and Rubio are willing to make deals with rivals.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:30 PM




Comments

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1 I was stationed at GITMO for three years and for every month of those three years there was nothing but talk about how this time the cuban government was going to fall and cuba would be open to America.


I will believe it when I see it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 05:32 PM (0N4FZ)

2 I read most of the post, typed that comment and still managed to be first?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 05:33 PM (0N4FZ)

3 Hello?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 05:34 PM (0N4FZ)

4 You are all alone Mr. Scott.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:34 PM (/lPRQ)

5 Huh.

So you're telling me the 700+ tons of "food" Mexico sent isn't staving off the inevitable?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (HXT0k)

6 So is Cuber's leadership going to get the best that Canadian Health Care can offer?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 05:37 PM (Dv3i1)

7 US gave up the tying goal - gonna be slow here for awhile.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 05:37 PM (tOcjL)

8 >>> But the U.S. decision to keep Maduro's governing partners in power --notably his Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who's now acting president -- signaled to Cuban insiders that Trump and Rubio are willing to make deals with rivals.


This is where Bush fucked up in Iraq - you keep the civil government in place and fine tune as needed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:38 PM (/lPRQ)

9 Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks
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not a secret anymore

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 05:38 PM (Dv3i1)

10 Just give it up already. You made your point.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:38 PM (vOtXJ)

11 Coo-bur.

As MaHa Rushie would say.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 05:38 PM (W2Pud)

12 If Trump pulls this off, Rubio will probably be the most loyal of all his allies, going forward.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:38 PM (1Udfd)

13 Called "Raulito," the younger Castro is known in political circles by his nickname "El Cangrejo" ("The Crab") because he has a deformed finger.

Rubio's negotiating with the Crab People?!

Posted by: pookysgirl with the South Park references at February 18, 2026 05:39 PM (Wt5PA)

14 Will South Florida go home?

Posted by: nckate at February 18, 2026 05:39 PM (uQzkA)

15 WE GOT THE OT GOAL!!!

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 05:39 PM (tOcjL)

16 US WINS!

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (tOcjL)

17 We call it the liitle lie (rum and coke) for three generations

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (bXbFr)

18 One day before I die, I would love to vacation in a vibrant and rich Havana versus Hawaii. I love Cuban food, music, art, etc. and would love to see a free and thriving Cuba spring to life.

Posted by: Cheri at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (oiNtH)

19 This is where Bush fucked up in Iraq - you keep the civil government in place and fine tune as needed.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:38 PM (/lPRQ)
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One of many places.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (ZOv7s)

20 15 The US hockey loses to Sweden again?
Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 05:39 PM (wpzCm)

16 WE GOT THE OT GOAL!!!
Posted by: Nova Local

Whiplash

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (Dv3i1)

21 I can only imagine how horrific recovery will be

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (v0gmj)

22
Oh no. Where is Michael Moore going to go for his biannual liposuction???

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (kTyBw)

23 Imagine an alternate universe where Cuba had stayed free. They would be wealthy beyond imagining. the Hawaii of the Caribbean. Americans would be jetting over for a weekend in Cuba all the time.

Imagine Cuba being a U.S. state. Even wealthier.

It's staggering how badly Cuba's leader have fucked things up. So much human potential down the drain.

If Rubio pulls this shit off, he becomes the next president.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:42 PM (vOtXJ)

24 Odds on Justin Trudeau acknowledging his real father, and swooping in to become the Savior of Cuba?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 05:42 PM (8zz6B)

25 Off the side post halfway up and caromed into the net - only way that Swedish goalie was gonna miss one...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 05:42 PM (tOcjL)

26 So you're telling me the 700+ tons of "food" Mexico sent isn't staving off the inevitable?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

It just went right through them.

Posted by: oh shiiii at February 18, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)

27 I hope the Coast Guard is ready to interdict the thousands of rafts full of refugees.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 18, 2026 05:43 PM (bNf8H)

28 Prior to 1959, Cuba was the the USA's main ally and outpost in the Caribbean.

If we get back to that status quo, it's game over for New World communism.

Make it happen. If Trump gets this done, it might overshadow all his other great accomplishments. American anti-Communism will finally reach its fulfillment (outside out own borders, at least).

Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 05:43 PM (se8lQ)

29 I was stationed at GITMO for three years and for every month of those three years there was nothing but talk about how this time the cuban government was going to fall and cuba would be open to America.


I will believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 05:32 PM (0N4FZ)
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It's all about who is in charge.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:43 PM (ZOv7s)

30 This makes me want to be at Sanguiche (the one on Calle Ocho) with a Cubano and a cafecito. After that, stroll down to El Titan de Bronze to pick up a stick.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:43 PM (U/Byj)

31 It would be like another Berlin wall falling. And then completely forgotten, as these things go.

It's amazing how short a time span between miserable people crawling out from the fallen rubble of another failed commie society to, "Hey ya know what would be a great idea now? Communism!". Basically a few decades, maybe less now.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (3uBP9)

32 I suddenly have a hankerin' for a good Cuban sammich!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (2WIwB)

33 There's no reason why Kennedy should not have mounted an open and official invasion in 1961. The Soviets had done the same five years earlier to Hungary. It's even more insane that we let this problem exist in our backyard for 65 more years without at least trying something new, which Trump and Rubio are now doing.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (x4Dic)

34 A lot of Cubans in South Florida, and elsewhere, who could pour in money and know-how to get the island going again.

Send them in to partner with their people and Cuba could have some good days ahead.

It’d be nice to longer have that thorn in our side.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (6ydKt)

35 There is nowhere lower for Cuba to fall.

The only option is to appeal to China for help...and my guess is they want no part of Cuba. Cuba is not an asset; it is a cost.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (vOtXJ)

36 Will South Florida go home?

Posted by: nckate at February 18, 2026 05:39 PM


I hope not, they are pretty much all that is keeping south Florida red.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 05:45 PM (0N4FZ)

37 Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon and Kennedy are smiling down from President Valhalla.

Obama, Carter and Biden are shitting their pants.

Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 05:45 PM (se8lQ)

38 Imagine Cuba being a U.S. state. Even wealthier

In all seriousness, Puerto Rico although Puerto Ricans do okay is not wealthy. Puerto Ricans with potential run off to New York and other prosperous US cities. PR as a territory is a dump.
Cuban elites in Cuba even if they are (secretly) not ideological commies can see that open relations will result in the good Cubans fleeing to the US.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 05:45 PM (gKWVE)

39 I hope this is correct. I really do. But I’ve heard all this before.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 05:45 PM (s32T4)

40 The only option is to appeal to China for help...and my guess is they want no part of Cuba. Cuba is not an asset; it is a cost.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (vOtXJ)
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China is falling apart. They can't even save themselves.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:46 PM (ZOv7s)

41 Odds on Justin Trudeau acknowledging his real father, and swooping in to become the Savior of Cuba?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Katy Perry could stand on a balcony in Havana signing to all the little people.

Posted by: Cheri at February 18, 2026 05:47 PM (oiNtH)

42 >And here’s the real kicker: most of the accusers were teenage girls. Yes, girls.


"The only way she could have made him choose her over ME is witchcraft! Witchcraft, I say!"
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (1Udfd)
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Yea. I’ve little doubt a lot of the SWT was nothing more than teenage girls working out teenage girl social-climbing and backstabbing.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (s32T4)

43 Danny Glover is getting too old for this shit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (gVUi7)

44 As mentioned above, I'll believe it when I see it. I've been hearing this for decades.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (sAmhv)

45 Diogenes, see my #30.

And many places to burn one in Little Havana.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (U/Byj)

46 I hope the Coast Guard is ready to interdict the thousands of rafts full of refugees.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 18, 2026 05:43 PM (bNf8H)


Not a problem.
Most refugees fleeing NY can just take I-95 south and get to Florida in less than 24 hours.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (2WIwB)

47 Katy Perry could stand on a balcony in Havana signing to all the little people.
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They have a cute nickname for me, Puta! They love me!

Posted by: Katy Puta Perry at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (Dv3i1)

48 40 China is falling apart. They can't even save themselves.
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We live in a really unstable time, geopolitically speaking. I don't mean in the retarded way neolibs mean when they claim that "climate change" cause instability. I mean that there are many countries (probably well over a dozen) who could collapse at any moment, but predicting which is hard. I was totally surprised at Assad suddenly losing control over Syria in Dec. 2024 after holding on to it for so long, but these collapses only look obvious in retrospect.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 18, 2026 05:49 PM (x4Dic)

49 "Raulito you big dummy"

Posted by: 496 at February 18, 2026 05:49 PM (r/nnx)

50 And how lucky are we getting? To have a Cuban descendent Marco Rubio, who is really effective, and fluent in Spanish, at the exact moment Cuba is collapsing?

Then again, Trump seems to make his own luck.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:49 PM (vOtXJ)

51 Diogenes, see my #30.

And many places to burn one in Little Havana.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (U/Byj)


Ha!
Great minds!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:49 PM (2WIwB)

52 Cuban elites in Cuba even if they are (secretly) not ideological commies can see that open relations will result in the good Cubans fleeing to the US.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 05:45 PM (gKWVE)
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The difference is that Puerto Ricans were not driven out with nothing, and therefore do not have the same attachment to their lost homes and lands. I think there will be a huge movement to go back by the grizzled survivors and their descendants, many of whom are loaded and would love to buy back what they lost.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:49 PM (ZOv7s)

53 Yo, shits goin down cuba needs reppin w some serius freedom peeps before its all lost

Posted by: Dr Tyrone Shoelaces, PhD Harvard at February 18, 2026 05:50 PM (hyQrc)

54 Marco Rubio gonna hafta be the next El Comandante of Cuba

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 05:50 PM (0SFYi)

55 They must demand that Cuba stop training our radicals, such as Karen Bass and some of the current protest leaders. Cuba had been messing with our politics for a while.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 05:50 PM (zbzCN)

56 Obama weigh in on this yet?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 05:51 PM (zbzCN)

57 We could book vacations where you fly to Greenland, jump in the ice for a bit, then jet down to Cuba and jump in the Caribean sea in Cuba. All in the same day. Planting little US flags here and there along the way. Which isn't meant to be a euphamism for sex. No.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 18, 2026 05:51 PM (3uBP9)

58 @MOSSADil
·
14m
Senior US official to Reuters: All US forces massing in the Middle East are expected to be fully in position by mid-March.

Posted by: Don Black: Heads up- I might be joking at February 18, 2026 05:52 PM (ZxPkt)

59 Obama weigh in on this yet?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 05:51 PM (zbzCN)

About 160 lbs.

Posted by: dantesed at February 18, 2026 05:52 PM (Oy/m2)

60 If you've never seen it, the best commie movie ever made is I Am Cuba, a propaganda mockumentary from 1964 about what life was like there before, and then after, the revolution. Incredible cinematography. If you can laugh at the heavy-handed agit-prop, and just admire the filmmaking skill and the great scenes of early '60s Cuba, definitely worth a watch.

Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 05:53 PM (se8lQ)

61 We could book vacations where you fly to Greenland, jump in the ice for a bit, then jet down to Cuba and jump in the Caribean sea in Cuba. All in the same day. Planting little US flags here and there along the way. Which isn't meant to be a euphamism for sex. No.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 18, 2026 05:51 PM (3uBP9)
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The Paolo, he plant many flags, but always the big one.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 18, 2026 05:53 PM (ZOv7s)

62 The Cuban cigar industry is kaput. Many cigar enthusiasts have bemoaned the quality that has really disappeared. I would presume it can be resurrected, but I doubt it's a top administration concern.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 05:53 PM (jtM2q)

63 We live in a really unstable time, geopolitically speaking. I don't mean in the retarded way neolibs mean when they claim that "climate change" cause instability. I mean that there are many countries (probably well over a dozen) who could collapse at any moment, but predicting which is hard. I was totally surprised at Assad suddenly losing control over Syria in Dec. 2024 after holding on to it for so long, but these collapses only look obvious in retrospect. Posted by: the lower depths at February 18, 2026 05:49 PM (x4Dic)

The famous saying is that "there is a lot of ruin in a nation." Cuba is exploring the limits of that saying.

People go bankrupt slowly, then all at once.

Another way to see it, many of these countries are in mutual support networks. Venezuela was kept going by China and Russia, and they kept Cuba going. Venezuela also helped keep China and Russia relevant. Venezuela was the missing middle.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:53 PM (vOtXJ)

64 I'd be more happy if a spec-ops team just went in an machine-gunned all the commie shitbags, put their heads on spikes, and invited the Cuban people to take their revenge on any "revolutionaries" who remained alive. But I'm not nice like Trump...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 18, 2026 05:54 PM (XMwZJ)

65 Marco Rubio gonna hafta be the next El Comandante of Cuba
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 05:50 PM (0SFYi)

So, title #20 for him - on one salary?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 05:54 PM (S/Y4j)

66 >Katy Perry could stand on a balcony singing…


Have you seen “The Interview “ where Kim Jong Un sings Firework?
Lol

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 05:54 PM (zbzCN)

67 How do you say 'banana daquiri' in Cuban?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 18, 2026 05:54 PM (nDXEV)

68 It's like when my friend who worked for some govt agency was taking communist Vietnamese business people around the US. They all said to him privately, "psst, we're not commies. When the old ones die, it's over."

Posted by: Random PJ at February 18, 2026 05:54 PM (+jscL)

69
The workmen who tear down that stupid steel mural of Che on the side of the Ministry of Interior building in Havana will be doing God's work.

And if I never see another trashy Che T-Shirt...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 05:55 PM (kTyBw)

70 50 And how lucky are we getting? To have a Cuban descendent Marco Rubio, who is really effective, and fluent in Spanish, at the exact moment Cuba is collapsing?

Then again, Trump seems to make his own luck.
Posted by: The Whine Guy


We blame Jews and Winston Churchill.

Posted by: Candace Tucker at February 18, 2026 05:55 PM (sAmhv)

71 Drop the bombs between the minarets

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 05:55 PM (Ia/+0)

72 America's taking out Maduro is having salutary effects all over the globe. It created problems for both China and Russia and leads to the collapse of Cuba.

Iran will be the same way - take them out, the Houthis collapse. China and Russia are also hosed.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (vOtXJ)

73 Another way to see it, many of these countries are in mutual support networks. Venezuela was kept going by China and Russia, and they kept Cuba going. Venezuela also helped keep China and Russia relevant. Venezuela was the missing middle.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:53 PM (vOtXJ)
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Find the weak point and go after that rather than taking on the strong point. The same goes for China, targeting imports and tech, rolling up the country from the inside out.

The videos showing how Shanghai and other cities are basically dead now after the Western businesses closed up shop and left tells you how much of our decline was self-inflicted. Now they're the ones with the plant closing down and everyone wondering what else they can do.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (ZOv7s)

74 Diogenes, see my #30.

And many places to burn one in Little Havana.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (U/Byj)


rhomboid,
I picked up a San Cristobal Elegancia this afternoon. Looking forward to setting it to the lighter.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (2WIwB)

75 71 Drop the bombs between the minarets
Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 05:55 PM (Ia/+0)

Lock the cash box

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (nDXEV)

76 71 Drop the bombs between the minarets

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 05:55 PM (Ia/+0
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Sharif won't like it

Posted by: 496 at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (6bj4g)

77 Hmmm. At this point you still have 3 or four countries that have been under the commie heel since the 50s/60s.

Cuba
China
Norko

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)

78 If would be funny if Castreau flees Canada to assume the throne in Cuba, and then Cuba becomes the 52nd state.

Posted by: t-bird at February 18, 2026 05:57 PM (/oKzA)

79 How's Canada's dissolution going? Has Alberta left yet?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:58 PM (ZOv7s)

80 What Cuba needs is Moar. Michael Moar.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:58 PM (Cqx++)

81 They all said to him privately, "psst, we're not commies. When the old ones die, it's over."
Posted by: Random PJ

This was probably true the day after Ho died.
Vietnam keeps the gold star around as a point of pride that, under it, they beat the US. There's no ideological attachment to communism over there. They even fought a war against Maoist China (and beat them too).
I've noted here before that Cuba is very different. They have real anti-American, pro-Socialist fanatics there. Or at least had. Now that a bunch of their best got smoked in Caracas they might have less.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 05:58 PM (gKWVE)

82 And how lucky are we getting? To have a Cuban descendent Marco Rubio, who is really effective, and fluent in Spanish, at the exact moment Cuba is collapsing?

Then again, Trump seems to make his own luck.
Posted by: The Whine Guy

This was why Rubio was brought on, this sort of negotiation and this sort of deal. Imagine Rex Tillerson trying to pull this one off

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 05:58 PM (rbvCR)

83 62 The Cuban cigar industry is kaput.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

The cigar-factory scene in I Am Cuba is considered the greatest "tracking shot" in cinema history.

Little did the fillmmakers know, that they ended up documenting how not-bad things were before the revolution. COmpared to now, kooks pretty sweet, though it was intended to make it look unfair.

Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 05:58 PM (se8lQ)

84 The videos showing how Shanghai and other cities are basically dead now after the Western businesses closed up shop and left tells you how much of our decline was self-inflicted. Now they're the ones with the plant closing down and everyone wondering what else they can do.
Posted by: The Paolo at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (ZOv7s)

Thats a fine point, Paolo. Without NEP, the first soviet five year plan never gets off the group.

Communism is a parasite. It requires healthy tissue. It is toxic to that tissue but needs unaffected body to live.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

85 Called "Raulito," the younger Castro is known in political circles by his nickname "El Cangrejo" ("The Crab") because he has a deformed finger.

Rubio's negotiating with the Crab People?!
Posted by: pookysgirl with the South Park references

It it’s a deformed little finger, that’s a different sort of alien!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 05:59 PM (2gJlZ)

86 What's the saying, the harder I work the luckier I get?

Rubio has been working very hard.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 05:59 PM (vOtXJ)

87 18 One day before I die, I would love to vacation in a vibrant and rich Havana versus Hawaii. I love Cuban food, music, art, etc. and would love to see a free and thriving Cuba spring to life.
Posted by: Cheri at February 18, 2026

I would love to see a not repressed Havana, too. It’s still pretty cool, with some people / areas being more equal than others in communism, of course. It’s where the tourists go, so they try to give it a decent veneer. The antique cars would kind of be missed, but I would love for Cubans to have freedom more than cars we think are cool, and they keep running with twist ties and gum.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:00 PM (Wmg4n)

88 We need to move the UN to Cuba and allow the hurricanes to cleanse the filth every couple of years.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 06:00 PM (gVUi7)

89 El Marco Grande seems to be everywhere doing everything all the time.

Impressed, I am.

Posted by: Delurker at February 18, 2026 06:00 PM (gtcuf)

90 74 Diogenes, see my #30.

And many places to burn one in Little Havana.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:48 PM (U/Byj)


rhomboid,
I picked up a San Cristobal Elegancia this afternoon. Looking forward to setting it to the lighter.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (2WIwB)
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Excellent stick. Could use a little more power for the money, but it’s quality. And I’m not usually a Pepin fan.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 06:01 PM (s32T4)

91 I suspect the cartels would try to move in on a 'free' Cuba. Make it a narco state like Mexico.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:01 PM (zZu0s)

92 One of the global tells is that the countries that were paying for Cuban doctors are deciding they didn't want Cuban doctors anymore and are cancelling their contracts. Guyana has most recently asked them to leave

This is one of the remaining incomes that Cuba has left. Now if they lose Canadian vacationers, they are truly broke.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:01 PM (rbvCR)

93 If Rubio and Trump get this done I hope the announcement comes with a video snippet of Obama saluting the Commie Flags over Cuba and a mock apology.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 06:01 PM (1Udfd)

94 Find the weak point and go after that rather than taking on the strong point. The same goes for China, targeting imports and tech, rolling up the country from the inside out.
Posted by: The Paolo at February 18, 2026 05:56 PM (ZOv7s)

Exactly. And exactly how Trump thinks. He spots a weak point, one he can attack without anyone noticing, and unravels the whole thing.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 06:03 PM (vOtXJ)

95 67/Daiquirí de plátano

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:03 PM (Wmg4n)

96 Get Cuba to collapse this year and PDJT has two years to plan a resort complex for when he leaves office.

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 06:04 PM (RU/0c)

97
And if I never see another trashy Che T-Shirt...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

Get the Mark Steyn version.

www.steynstore.com/product41.html

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 06:05 PM (Cqx++)

98 > America's taking out Maduro is having salutary effects all over the globe. It created problems for both China and Russia and leads to the collapse of Cuba.
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You'd almost have to wonder why Trump went after Maduro first.

Almost.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 06:05 PM (jtM2q)

99 There's no reason why Kennedy should not have mounted an open and official invasion in 1961. The Soviets had done the same five years earlier to Hungary. It's even more insane that we let this problem exist in our backyard for 65 more years without at least trying something new, which Trump and Rubio are now doing.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (x4Dic)

The Soviets had already emplaced missiles on Cuba and were ready to launch. So the only play was brinksmanship.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:06 PM (rbvCR)

100 >>Get Cuba to collapse this year and PDJT has two years to plan a resort complex for when he leaves office.
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Welcome to the yuge and luxurious Playa de Trump Resort and Golf Club.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 18, 2026 06:06 PM (bNf8H)

101 We need to move the UN to Cuba and allow the hurricanes to cleanse the filth every couple of years.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 06:00 PM (gVUi7)

That's worse than reinstalling Communism.

The UN should be in Geneva. Or Kerguelen Islands.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:07 PM (8avO+)

102 Excellent stick. Could use a little more power for the money, but it’s quality. And I’m not usually a Pepin fan.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 06:01 PM (s32T4)


I look forward to it and would be enjoying it now but it keeps changing from rain to sleet to snow outside.
So I sit and anticipate.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 06:07 PM (2WIwB)

103 Welcome to the yuge and luxurious Playa de Trump Resort and Golf Club.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at February 18, 2026 06:06 PM (bNf8H)

We'll all be havana good time.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 18, 2026 06:07 PM (nDXEV)

104 >>There's no reason why Kennedy should not have mounted an open and official invasion in 1961.


Other than killing Soviets in direct action...no reason at all.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 06:07 PM (1Udfd)

105 Diogenes, yet another one I have yet to try, but it's on the list. And I am a big Pepin fan. Just tried one his newest sensations, the Blue (from Honduras, not his blue-banded classic). Nice, but will burn another before considering sending Weasel something.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 06:07 PM (U/Byj)

106 Find the weak point and go after that rather than taking on the strong point.
____

This will really devastate Canadian tourism for underage hookers. Canada will fall soon.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 06:08 PM (Dv3i1)

107 >>Diogenes, yet another one I have yet to try, but it's on the list. And I am a big Pepin fan. Just tried one his newest sensations, the Blue (from Honduras, not his blue-banded classic). Nice, but will burn another before considering sending Weasel something.


Ramos Brothers / Andres Ramos Cigars in Newark, NJ.

No idea if they are still in business, but they made a fine cigar.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 06:08 PM (1Udfd)

108 THEY CALL ME CUBAN PETE
I'M THE KING OF THE RUMBA BEAT

Posted by: gKWVE nice mask at February 18, 2026 06:09 PM (gKWVE)

109 There's no reason why Kennedy should not have mounted an open and official invasion in 1961. The Soviets had done the same five years earlier to Hungary. It's even more insane that we let this problem exist in our backyard for 65 more years without at least trying something new, which Trump and Rubio are now doing.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 18, 2026 05:44 PM (x4Dic)

The Soviets had already emplaced missiles on Cuba and were ready to launch. So the only play was brinksmanship.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:06 PM (rbvCR)

Bay of Pigs was an invasion in April 61. Missile Crisis was October 62.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:09 PM (8avO+)

110 Marco Rubio gonna hafta be the next El Comandante of Cuba
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 05:50 PM (0SFYi)

Gobernador-General

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:09 PM (rbvCR)

111 zombie, saw "I am Cuba" when it was first widely released in the west. I've brought it up for TJM, who I think then saw it. It was fun, Spanish with Russian subtitles.

I thought that famous tracking shot was at the pool, not a cigar factory. But my memory may be at fault here.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 06:09 PM (U/Byj)

112 Tell the Cubans that an MLB team will relocate to Havana in a new retractable dome stadium. The commies will be gone within a month

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 06:10 PM (Kc+Vz)

113 Kerguelen Islands?
Nah...too nice, not remote enough. Might I suggest one of the orbital Lagrange points, L4 or L5?

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 18, 2026 06:11 PM (XMwZJ)

114 You are all alone Mr. Scott.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:34 PM

Great Scott!!!

Posted by: Doc Brown at February 18, 2026 06:11 PM (Wnv9h)

115 I miss Babalublog, he was pretty good at talking about the street in Cuba. Dunno why he stopped publishing online.

Now, I have to get my Cuba news from Panam Post.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:11 PM (rbvCR)

116 > America's taking out Maduro is having salutary effects all over the globe. It created problems for both China and Russia and leads to the collapse of Cuba.
------------
You'd almost have to wonder why Trump went after Maduro first.

Almost.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 06:05 PM (jtM2q)

He had the most direct tie to overt actions against the US - the drug smuggling. Once the border was sealed, the chain of craft going to the coast was easy pickings to the US Navy.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:11 PM (8avO+)

117 Nice turn of phrase. (The subject is the latest Colbert hoax but he might have been referring to any of dozens of other topics.)

FCC Chair @BrendanCarrFCC just absolutely scorched legacy media in wake of Talarico/Colbert stunt:

“Yesterday is why the American people have more trust in gas station sushi than they do in the national news media.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM (FXNzP)

118 If the cuban government collapses then the base at GITMO will have to be tremendously expanded just for humanitarian purposes. There are two airports there and multiple piers where cargo ships can dock.


The only issues I see are the minefields that have no maps and the water gates between the base and guantanamera. It's a tight fit to get ships into cuba proper from the bay in gitmo. I would not trust any port facilities on cuba proper.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM (0N4FZ)

119
Hey peeps, quick, is Cuba south of the Equator? Some reporter's coming at me with a mic.

Posted by: AOC texting to staff at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM (JifIm)

120 Kerguelen Islands?
Nah...too nice, not remote enough. Might I suggest one of the orbital Lagrange points, L4 or L5?
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 18, 2026 06:11 PM (XMwZJ)

Those are useful for parking satellites or colony platforms.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM (8avO+)

121 The UN should be in Geneva. Or Kerguelen Islands.
____

We have plenty of room. And polar bears for when you get out of line.

Posted by: Svalbard at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM (Dv3i1)

122 The Cuban cigar industry is kaput. Many cigar enthusiasts have bemoaned the quality that has really disappeared. I would presume it can be resurrected, but I doubt it's a top administration concern.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 05:53 PM (jtM2q)

They can get the seed and growers back from Nicaragua, I think that is where Thompson's gets their "cubans" now, and since they went all in on developing Dominican Republic, I bet they would love to restart in Cuba

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:13 PM (rbvCR)

123
If you've never seen it, the best commie movie ever made is I Am Cuba, a propaganda mockumentary from 1964 about what life was like there before, and then after, the revolution.
Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 05:53 PM (se8lQ)



Nah. My favorite commie movie is Z by Costa-Gavras. 90% amateurish, heavy handed commie garbage, but the epilogue is sublime. All the Greek commie heros "commit suicide", have "heart attacks" or "strokes" or are in "tragic auto accidents" or "fall out of 7th story windows while attempting to escape questioning".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 06:13 PM (kTyBw)

124 If the cuban government collapses then the base at GITMO will have to be tremendously expanded just for humanitarian purposes. There are two airports there and multiple piers where cargo ships can dock.


The only issues I see are the minefields that have no maps and the water gates between the base and guantanamera. It's a tight fit to get ships into cuba proper from the bay in gitmo. I would not trust any port facilities on cuba proper.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM (0N4FZ)

Cuba does have other ports - Santiago, Havana that are closer to the action.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:13 PM (8avO+)

125 115 I miss Babalublog, he was pretty good at talking about the street in Cuba. Dunno why he stopped publishing online.

Now, I have to get my Cuba news from Panam Post.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026

He is on x.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:14 PM (Wmg4n)

126 Marco Rubio gonna hafta be the next El Comandante of Cuba
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 05:50 PM

Does he get hug epaulets? Because he totally needs huge epaulets.

Posted by: Doc Brown at February 18, 2026 06:14 PM (Wnv9h)

127 Bay of Pigs was an invasion in April 61.

there are only 29 days in April DUMBASS

Posted by: AOC at February 18, 2026 06:14 PM (gKWVE)

128 If the cuban government collapses then the base at GITMO will have to be tremendously expanded just for humanitarian purposes. There are two airports there and multiple piers where cargo ships can dock.


The only issues I see are the minefields that have no maps and the water gates between the base and guantanamera. It's a tight fit to get ships into cuba proper from the bay in gitmo. I would not trust any port facilities on cuba proper.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM (0N4FZ)

Mortars make dandy mine clearers.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:14 PM (8avO+)

129 Sock fail, and typo.

Crap. Cocktail time.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 06:15 PM (Wnv9h)

130 125. I take that back, his work is there but you are correct, no updates in 2 years.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:15 PM (Wmg4n)

131 Los Cubanos will kick Putin's ass! - AOC, not even day drinking

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 06:17 PM (Kc+Vz)

132 62 The Cuban cigar industry is kaput. Many cigar enthusiasts have bemoaned the quality that has really disappeared. I would presume it can be resurrected, but I doubt it's a top administration concern.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

You can't grow tobacco, sugar cane, or any of the ag products Cuba could grow without fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, diesel for tractors and equipment. The climate hasn't changed, $$$ could bring it back toot sweet.

Posted by: Max Armstrong Groupie at February 18, 2026 06:17 PM (oftw2)

133 The UN should be in Geneva. Or Kerguelen Islands.
____

We have plenty of room. And polar bears for when you get out of line.
Posted by: Svalbard at February 18, 2026 06:12 PM

Get in line, pal.

Posted by: Novaya Zemlya at February 18, 2026 06:18 PM (Wnv9h)

134 Good grief.

In a surprise to no one,
@TuckerCarlson
is not only an unhinged antisemite, but also a liar.

This is statement from Israel Airport Authority (
@DoverIaa
):

"Contrary to the reports, Tucker Carlson and his entourage were not detained, delayed, or interrogated.

Mr. Carlson and his party were politely asked a few routine questions, in accordance with standard procedures applied to many travelers.

The conversation took place in a separate room within the VIP lounge solely to protect their privacy and to avoid conducting such a discussion in public.

No unusual incident occurred, and the Israel Airports Authority firmly rejects any other claims.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:18 PM (Wmg4n)

135 I'd be more happy if a spec-ops team just went in an machine-gunned all the commie shitbags, put their heads on spikes, and invited the Cuban people to take their revenge on any "revolutionaries" who remained alive. But I'm not nice like Trump...
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 18, 2026 05:54 PM (XMwZJ)

No, that is more like Bush. I expect if Rubio is successful it will be more like Venezuela. Which has no exposure in the American news since early January, but is being covered by South American papers, and they are quite bemused.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:18 PM (rbvCR)

136 ell the Cubans that an MLB team will relocate to Havana in a new retractable dome stadium. The commies will be gone within a month
Posted by: Smell the Glove

They can have the rays or the marlins. Their choice.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 06:18 PM (MGB5H)

137 I suspect the cartels would try to move in on a 'free' Cuba. Make it a narco state like Mexico.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 06:01 PM (zZu0s)

That's why you keep a government active so there isn't room for that stuff. Ramp up agriculture, tobacco farming, get an economy going again.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:18 PM (8avO+)

138 >>Diogenes, yet another one I have yet to try, but it's on the list. And I am a big Pepin fan. Just tried one his newest sensations, the Blue (from Honduras, not his blue-banded classic). Nice, but will burn another before considering sending Weasel something.


Ramos Brothers / Andres Ramos Cigars in Newark, NJ.

No idea if they are still in business, but they made a fine cigar.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 06:08 PM (1Udfd)
***

Had to look up the Blue. Looks like a good choice and I've added it to my list.
Looks like Andre Ramos is now the Ramos Cigar Corp.

I owe weasel another writeup as well, plus something to CBD on Greenland. But I've been laid up for the last couple weeks with a bad back. Could barely sit up until today.
Ugh.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 06:19 PM (2WIwB)

139 Cuba does have other ports - Santiago, Havana that are closer to the action.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:13 PM


And those ports have not have any serious upkeep or maintenance since the 60-70s since the russians were in charge. No way should they be trusted.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 06:20 PM (0N4FZ)

140 My son, who's been to 29 countries, said Cuba was to most repressed, desolate and depressing country he'd visited.

And he's been to Syria.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 18, 2026 06:20 PM (wBaIH)

141 "Contrary to the reports, Tucker Carlson and his entourage were not detained, delayed, or interrogated.

Mr. Carlson and his party were politely asked a few routine questions, in accordance with standard procedures applied to many travelers.

The conversation took place in a separate room within the VIP lounge solely to protect their privacy and to avoid conducting such a discussion in public.

No unusual incident occurred, and the Israel Airports Authority firmly rejects any other claims.
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:18 PM (Wmg4n)

Yeah they talk to everybody, I was there once.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:20 PM (8avO+)

142 No doubt the expat "New World" cigar families would push big into Cuba, mostly for leaf from the premier areas. And to rescue such areas from reputed mismanagement under the commies. But I don't think they'd reduce their presence or operations in Nicaragua, Honduras, or the DR.

And an amusing situation would be how to resolve the trademark issue between New World brands using legacy Cuban names and trademarks, and their Cuban state "counterparts". Probably would be moot, as state assets would be auctioned off, with the obvious play for Montecristo to buy the commie Montecristo, and so on.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 06:21 PM (U/Byj)

143 My son, who's been to 29 countries, said Cuba was to most repressed, desolate and depressing country he'd visited.

And he's been to Syria.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 18, 2026 06:20 PM

Has he been to Haiti?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 06:22 PM (Wnv9h)

144 But the U.S. decision to keep Maduro's governing partners in power --notably his Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who's now acting president -- signaled to Cuban insiders that Trump and Rubio are willing to make deals with rivals.

Embrace central banking and we will allow you to pretend to be in charge.

Posted by: Diss Topian at February 18, 2026 06:22 PM (1yBSj)

145 Has he been to Haiti?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

At least there is bbq in Haiti.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 06:22 PM (MGB5H)

146 Cuba does have other ports - Santiago, Havana that are closer to the action.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:13 PM


And those ports have not have any serious upkeep or maintenance since the 60-70s since the russians were in charge. No way should they be trusted.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 06:20 PM (0N4FZ)

Trusted for what? They managed to get the oil and other supplies off ship before our blockade well enough. We can have the Navy or Engineers run up something more permanent quickly enough.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:22 PM (8avO+)

147 Diogenes you remind me I need to get at that little item on biathlon rifles I was going to send to Weasel for the gub thread.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 06:24 PM (U/Byj)

148 He is on x.
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:14 PM (Wmg4n)

I'm not, but cool! I was worried he'd fallen out of a window or something.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 06:24 PM (rbvCR)

149 I went to many games at Che Stadium. Even saw the Yankees play there.

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:25 PM (ZiyAF)

150 If offered BBQ in Port-au-Prince, may I suggest the kosher option.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 06:25 PM (gKWVE)

151 At least there is bbq in Haiti.
Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 06:22 PM

It seems to have changed in the 30 years since I was there. Maybe it's the sauce....

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 06:25 PM (Wnv9h)

152 Diogenes you remind me I need to get at that little item on biathlon rifles I was going to send to Weasel for the gub thread.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 06:24 PM (U/Byj)


It's almost like homework, huh?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 06:26 PM (2WIwB)

153 With the potential collapse of Communism in Cuba President Obama said today it is a sad day for the Latin X Community with the demise of the great success of the peaceful and mostly Non-Corrupt Castro Regime in Cuba.

He further stated that Cuba has been the beacon of hope for the Mandani Government in New York City

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 18, 2026 06:26 PM (EPApu)

154 101 We need to move the UN to Cuba and allow the hurricanes to cleanse the filth every couple of years.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 06:00 PM (gVUi7)

That's worse than reinstalling Communism.

The UN should be in Geneva. Or Kerguelen Islands.
Posted by: Oldcat


Somalia.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 06:26 PM (W2Pud)

155 18 One day before I die, I would love to vacation in a vibrant and rich Havana versus Hawaii. I love Cuban food, music, art, etc. and would love to see a free and thriving Cuba spring to life.
Posted by: Cheri at February 18, 2026 05:40 PM (oiNtH)

This. Our grandparents went to Havana to party. Not our parents. Imagine all the Cubanos in Miami getting to go back and see their own people thriving? Would be a modern miracle if Trump can pull this off.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (I40wl)

156 143 No, does anyone but Conan O'Brien go there by choice?

Anyhow, my father loved Cuba back in the 1950s, but he knew that they had a dark reckoning coming

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (wBaIH)

157 Yea Baby....... Cuban Cigars by 4th of July !!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (J9q9v)

158 I don't want even ONE American Tax dollar to go to fix Cuba... not a F'n one.

Let industry in... let them build Hotels... but we don't need another welfare State.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)

159 SOUTHCOM has several CONPLANS (contingency plans) dealing with the collapse of Cuba.

Posted by: Butch at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (98xTj)

160 Somalia.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 06:26 PM (W2Pud)

Girl, yer mean.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (I40wl)

161 Unbelievable how much change Trump has brought to the world in one frigging year.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (viF8m)

162 There's some real interesting dynamics at play relative to Cuba. The Liberal MP's in Canada are trying to get Carney to send fuel reserves to Cuba (which is diametrically opposed to the US strategy).

At the same time, I can assure you that the US has certain alphabet agency assets in Cuba, and don't be surprised is their main export (Sugar Cane) has a dismal year relative to wireworm and borer stem infestation. I wouldn't be surprised to see a little power plant sabotage by some "unknown" parties as well.

The Cuban infrastructure is absolute shit on it's own, but don't think that isn't a helping hand taking place. And, Canada (and the EU for that matter) has warned the US about unchecked "imperialism/expansion".

Trump just ignored them.

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 06:28 PM (dIske)

163 Somalia.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 06:26 PM

The Somalis *are* asshoe, but do they really deserve that?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 06:28 PM (Wnv9h)

164 Hospitals are limiting surgeries.

Pretty sure the leftists in my social circles blame this on the US and OrangeMan and not on the natural consequences of socialism. Because "free" healthcare is a human right and it will work because the idea sounds nice.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 18, 2026 06:28 PM (NIkq3)

165 At least there is bbq in Haiti.
_____

Trump: Haiti is a sh*thole
Leftists: Haiti is a paradise!
Trump: We're not going to renew the 'temporary' refugee status for Haitians, earthquake was 15 years ago, time to go home
Leftists (and Mike DeWine): OMG, you can't send them back, Haiti is, well, you can't!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 06:28 PM (Dv3i1)

166 Donny Trump is a Clown and not a leader to be reckon with.....

Have no fear because Kami is our future.....

Posted by: Barry O at February 18, 2026 06:29 PM (xl8DV)

167 After the war, my 'ol man was stationed at the sub base in Key West. He loved Havana back then.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 06:29 PM (2WIwB)

168 158 I don't want even ONE American Tax dollar to go to fix Cuba... not a F'n one.

Let industry in... let them build Hotels... but we don't need another welfare State.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)

I can't imagine our dollars would be necessary. That island is rich with sugar cane and tourist dollars, if it were developed. It used to be a paradise and there's no reason except the Castros that it isn't now.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:29 PM (I40wl)

169 There will be no air cover.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 18, 2026 06:29 PM (2ap+5)

170 I was molested at Israeli airport ! Right at the VIP lounge! It was horrifying !! As soon as I get home I will give an interview to my anorexic friend Megyn Kelly in solidarity with all the other women molested at Israel's VIP lounge
#MeToo!

Posted by: Crystal Magnum Carlson at February 18, 2026 06:29 PM (Mqqv0)

171 Has AOC chimed in yet? Do we know if Cuba is north or south of the equator?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 06:30 PM (MGB5H)

172 The following video is from a Cuban immigrant and their first trip to an American grocery store. There's footage of a Cuban store in first few minutes as well. It's stark, and sad, and this the part I deleted because it's illegal to say some things on the internet about what should happen to Communists.

https://tinyurl.com/2fvbsdwa

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 18, 2026 06:30 PM (w/O5Q)

173 158 I don't want even ONE American Tax dollar to go to fix Cuba... not a F'n one.

Let industry in... let them build Hotels... but we don't need another welfare State.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)
Aye aye, mate. And I like Cuba and Cubans.

Posted by: Eromero at February 18, 2026 06:30 PM (LHPAg)

174 166 Donny Trump is a Clown and not a leader to be reckon with.....

Have no fear because Kami is our future.....
Posted by: Barry O at February 18, 2026 06:29 PM (xl8DV)

Please don't make me giggle that hard. It hurts my stomach.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 06:30 PM (I40wl)

175
I went to many games at Che Stadium. Even saw the Yankees play there.
Posted by: Accomackp/i]

The Rutles put on a concert there.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 06:30 PM (Cqx++)

176 Somalia.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 06:26 PM (W2Pud)


Excellent choice.
And i know just the right part of town they can set up in there in Mogadishu.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 06:31 PM (2WIwB)

177 No, does anyone but Conan O'Brien go there by choice?

Anyhow, my father loved Cuba back in the 1950s, but he knew that they had a dark reckoning coming
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 18, 2026 06:27

Fair enough...I wasn't there voluntarily either. The snell was an actual physical force.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 06:31 PM (Wnv9h)

178 Somalia has beaches and nice weather.
Kerguelen islands are 40° and rain.

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:31 PM (ZiyAF)

179 167 After the war, my 'ol man was stationed at the sub base in Key West. He loved Havana back then.
Posted by: Diogenes at February

We have done a few day trips to Havana from Key West. I am probably on a list somewhere.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 06:32 PM (Wmg4n)

180 The horror of having to produce my passport and being asked about the nature of my visit will live with me forever!!!

#MeToo!!

Posted by: Crystal Magnum Carlson at February 18, 2026 06:32 PM (Mqqv0)

181 164 Hospitals in Cuba are limiting surgeries.

WHAT NO MORE TRANSGENDER SURGERIES ????????????

I DEMNAND THE UN DO SOMETHING NOWWWWWWW !!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 06:32 PM (xl8DV)

182 Speaking of shitholes

@TousiTVOfficial 1h
🚨 BREAKING: Power outage across Tehran in Iran

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 18, 2026 06:33 PM (diia5)

183 "The UN should be in Geneva. Or Kerguelen Islands."

Mecca.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at February 18, 2026 06:33 PM (Vpqw1)

184 tcn!
Good to see you. Hope things are going your way.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 06:33 PM (W2Pud)

185 182 Speaking of shitholes

@TousiTVOfficial 1h
🚨 BREAKING: Power outage across Tehran in Iran
Posted by: weft cut-loop at

Could be something. Could be a day ending in y.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 06:33 PM (MGB5H)

186 My Brother went to a Who concert.
My dad would smoke and identify the planes flying over head.
I wanted to see the Mets win. They never did.

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:34 PM (ZiyAF)

187 Somalia has beaches and nice weather.
Kerguelen islands are 40° and rain.
Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:31 PM (ZiyAF)

That will keep those selfless diplomats totally concentrated on their valuable work.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 06:34 PM (8avO+)

188 171 Has AOC chimed in yet? Do we know if Cuba is north or south of the equator?

Neither ..... It is located in Orion's Belt....

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 06:34 PM (xl8DV)

189 The Crafty Jews dared ask me questions!

Please like and subscribe for more of my midwit antisemitic bullshit!

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson, Faggot Extraordinaire at February 18, 2026 06:35 PM (3BwY8)

190 Neither ..... It is located in Orion's Belt....
___

So if Cuba falls, so does Orion's pants?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 06:35 PM (Dv3i1)

191 183 "The UN should be in Geneva. Or Kerguelen Islands."

How about the Marianas Trench ????

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 06:36 PM (xl8DV)

192 127 Bay of Pigs was an invasion in April 61.

there are only 29 days in April DUMBASS
Posted by: AOC
****

Is it sad or hilarious that I could see her doing that IRL?

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 06:36 PM (RU/0c)

193 No it’s not you Nazi pigs! Cuba is in the gulf of mexico

Posted by: AOC at February 18, 2026 06:36 PM (ZiyAF)

194 Somalia has beaches and nice weather.
Kerguelen islands are 40° and rain.
Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:31 PM (ZiyAF)


A hell of a lot of sharks in those waters.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (2WIwB)

195 158 I don't want even ONE American Tax dollar to go to fix Cuba... not a F'n one.

Let industry in... let them build Hotels... but we don't need another welfare State.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 06:27 PM (mP0Kj)

Maybe not the Pritzkers, though. That country's been through enough.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (w/O5Q)

196 WHAT NO MORE TRANSGENDER SURGERIES ????????????

I DEMNAND THE UN DO SOMETHING NOWWWWWWW !!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 06:32 PM (xl8DV)
-----
Ugh this reminds me of whatever iteration of the worn-out Far Cry video game franchise was set on Totally Not Cuba, But Definitely Cuba, and one of the missions had the player going to find cross-sex hormones for a tranny member of your team. In the middle of a violent revolution and uprising, because That's What's Important in that game.

I almost quit playing it out of pure rage.

Posted by: Cucker Tarlson, Faggot Extraordinaire at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (3BwY8)

197 185 182 Speaking of shitholes

@TousiTVOfficial 1h
🚨 BREAKING: Power outage across Tehran in Iran

GLOBAL WARMING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (xl8DV)

198 Ammo seek

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:38 PM (o2zy8)

199 Maybe not the Pritzkers, though. That country's been through enough.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 18, 2026 06:37 PM (w/O5Q)
-----
Eh, gonna have to get the agricultural infrastructure up to speed before you let JB onto the island to eat everything in sight.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 06:38 PM (3BwY8)

200 60 If you've never seen it, the best commie movie ever made is I Am Cuba, a propaganda mockumentary from 1964 about what life was like there before, and then after, the revolution

i'm right here, you know

Posted by: vampiros in la habana at February 18, 2026 06:38 PM (oY6Yp)

201 Noodus thredus

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 18, 2026 06:39 PM (0SFYi)

202 Libs of Tik Tok reports on a local story -

Alexander Lamar Banks Jr. was arrested in Michigan after he reportedly ran down White family with his car, K*LLING the couple's 3-year-old daughter.

Court documents of the incident describe how Banks then got out of his car with a shotgun and shot the parents. He also brutally assaulted a 72-year-old woman who showed up at the scene.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 06:42 PM (Dv3i1)

203 5.56 and 300 BO are not that much different in price.
308? Yikes!

Posted by: Accomack at February 18, 2026 06:42 PM (o2zy8)

204 SOUTHCOM has several CONPLANS (contingency plans) dealing with the collapse of Cuba.
Posted by: Butch

How is the pizza business in Homestead?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 06:45 PM (/lPRQ)

205 peaking of shitholes

@TousiTVOfficial 1h
🚨 BREAKING: Power outage across Tehran in Iran
Posted by: weft cut-loop


Mid-March already?!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 06:55 PM (/lPRQ)

206 Chuck Martel that is terrible

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 06:55 PM (Ia/+0)

207 You know what follows a power outage?

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 06:59 PM (Ia/+0)

208 Nah. My favorite commie movie is Z by Costa-Gavras.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

Little-known zombie trivia:

It was "Z" that inspired me to stat taking photos of crazy leftists and posting them on the Internet. In particular, the scene where the young photographer is told to leave the room and agrees to do so, but keeps clicking away secretly with his camera even though his arm is down and he's not looking through the viewfinder. I've been using that technique ever since, and got most of my best zombietime shots that way.

Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 07:06 PM (se8lQ)

209 There is nowhere lower for Cuba to fall.

——-

Haiti

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 18, 2026 07:17 PM (nGraA)

210 You know what follows a power outage?
Posted by: Skip


Babies. Nine months later.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 07:18 PM (wkRuV)

211 Nood -Handicapped pups cafe.

Posted by: Glenn at February 18, 2026 07:36 PM (nvKZ7)

212 Me, I think we need to settle all the feuds and have a new organization. We need to send nooses to the freedom fighters and step ladders to hang the commies. Some upside down, like Mussolini, and kill them all.
Don't want it to be like Russia where the Commies come back.
Zombies ain't real, go to the mattresses and settle all family business.
Capisce, Little Marco?

Posted by: AOC's tits need to be bigger to win the WH at February 18, 2026 09:51 PM (u7Cty)

Surprise! Harvard Refuses to Obey the Supreme Court Ruling Outlawing Race Discrimination in Admissions. All They've Done Is End Discrimination Against Asians -- and Doubling Up on Anti-White Discrimination

I don't know how many surprises I can take in a week!

Matthew Schmitz:

Matthew Schmitz
@matthewschmitz

Harvard did not stop discriminating by race, @herandrews writes. It simply stopped doing so against Asians. Affirmative action continues, but now it is entirely at the expense of one race instead of two.

harvarddefiessupremecourtdoublesuponantiwhitediscrimination.jpg

Meanwhile, colleges are de-emphasizing standard English and championing black vernacular as a more authentic form of (academic!) speech.

That directive is a byproduct of the NCTE's 2020 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), whose delegates demanded that

Teachers stop using academic language and standard English as the accepted communicative norm, which reflects White Mainstream English!

and that

Teachers develop and teach Black Linguistic Consciousness that works to decolonize the mind (and/or) language, unlearn white supremacy, and unravel anti-Black linguistic racism!

In short, delegates to that conference "DEMAND[ed] Black Linguistic Justice."

If you thought that academe's social-justice warriors would retreat in 2025, you will be disheartened to hear what just happened at the Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU).

In compliance with the CCCC's 2020 resolution, in December MSU's Writing Center redefined Standard American English as "a social construct that privileges white communities and maintains social and racial hierarchies." The writing center's new policy urges students to "us[e] their English (whatever that may be) in communicating their thoughts and ideas."

The Independence Institute was quick to mock MSU's decision, calling it "Good News for White Supremacists" because it "helps assure that people of color stay at the bottom." When the MSU writing center's new posting made national news, university officials "removed that content" and assured students that MSU "remains committed to rigorous academic standards and preparing all students for success in life and careers."

The NCTE's "new priests" view grammar instruction as "an instrument of imperialist oppression."

Meanwhile, an Ivy League president admits the undeniable: College education is suffering a historic lack of public confidence, and that lack of public trust is well-earned.

Very few do what President Beilock did. But I recommend that others try.

If you have not yet caught up with this story, here is what Beilock did: She published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, frankly acknowledging the drastic decline in public confidence in American higher education. She allowed that the loss of confidence is warranted.

As a reader of the Chronicle of Higher Education and other megaphones of the liberal establishment, I know that college presidents know Beilock is right, but they also know that it is an unspeakable truth. The best they can do is declare that the loss of confidence is temporary and that when people come to their senses, they will realize that their colleges and universities fully deserve the respect that students, parents, and taxpayers used to have for the nation's thinkeries.

But the American public is more skeptical than ever before in our nation's history that college is "worth it" and that judgment will only grow more intense in the years ahead--unless Beilock's sage advice is heeded.

Her short essay names five problems and their possible solutions. The problems are: unaffordability, poor return on investment, political posturing, erasure of poor performance, and corrupt admissions. I've phrased some of those more bitingly than Beilock does. For example, what I label "corrupt admissions," she phrases as the need "to reinstate an SAT/ACT requirement." That requirement was, however, banished mostly because it stood in the way of favoritism in admissions.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM




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1 Promethius.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 04:30 PM (NDONG)

2 st

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (cxFcK)

3 How much betrayal can a man take?!

Posted by: Paulie Walnuts at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (TbWk/)

4 It should be noted that Harvard produce society's elite class.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (/lPRQ)

5 Grey mode activated!

Posted by: RandomDave at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (aJQbY)

6 Itinerant Alley Butcher - yes, just like vegans, within 5 minutes they'll make sure you know they're Hahvahd elites!

Posted by: RandomDave at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (aJQbY)

7 Ay yi yi. I am going to go walk my dog. Who is Asian.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (pZEOD)

8 Jeepers stuff looks weird.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (W2Pud)

9 So a degree in Ebonics

Posted by: nckate at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (uQzkA)

10 4 It should be noted that Harvard produce society's elite class.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (/lPRQ)

And as frequently noticed by us, they are nearly all evil, retarded, or both.

Posted by: Pretty high correlation at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (TbWk/)

11 It should be noted that Harvard produce society's elite class.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (/lPRQ)

According to graduates of Harvard.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

12 I'm OK with this. With AI taking most of the white collar jobs, the Asians will have six figure debt and no job prospects.

Harvard diploma, to me, is no different than one from an Indian Diploma Mill.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (kHd4y)

13 4 It should be noted that Harvard produce society's elite class.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (/lPRQ)

Of unemployable Ebonics speakers...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (VE6XX)

14 When diversity becomes the overwhelming majority, is it really still “diverse?”

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 04:35 PM (zbzCN)

15 Affirmative action is racism.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 04:35 PM (RIvkX)

16 >>five problems and their possible solutions. The problems are: unaffordability, poor return on investment, political posturing, erasure of poor performance, and corrupt admissions.


Other than those, though...

BEST Investment you can make!

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (1Udfd)

17 Hundreds of thousand of dollars for what? To have your kid turned into a radicalized, anti-American, lesbian or ass-pirating homo.

Many jobs today don’t even require a college degree. You can get some specialized training where your kid doesn’t have to admit his “whiteness” or loathing for the Jews. So long as you can beat out the Indian HB-1 scam, your in. There are also very well paying blue collar jobs on the trades.

No thanks. Ivy League is a thing of the past. Only suburban AWFL’s still believe it’s a thing.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (UMWMT)

18 Harvard has such massive financial endowments that they have no shits to give about opinions, or governments.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (pDt9x)

19 7 Ay yi yi. I am going to go walk my dog. Who is Asian.
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (pZEOD)

Make sure he doesn't eat himself.

Posted by: Or let him near Obama at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (TbWk/)

20 >>MSU's Writing Center redefined Standard American English as "a social construct that privileges white communities and maintains social and racial hierarchies."


It's true.

Axe anyone.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (1Udfd)

21 Harvard delenda est.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (77rzZ)

22 I assume that one reason for teaching in vernacular is that the DEI faculty can't speak in normal English for very long.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (8avO+)

23 19 7 Ay yi yi. I am going to go walk my dog. Who is Asian.
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (pZEOD)

Enroll him in Haaavad

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (VE6XX)

24 Cut all federal funding to the Ivy League.

Posted by: Gray Man at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (abIsI)

25 DOJ needs to file a civil rights lawsuit against harvard, pretty simple actually. All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (0N4FZ)

26 >>MSU's Writing Center redefined Standard American English as "a social construct that privileges white communities and maintains social and racial hierarchies."


It's true.

Axe anyone.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (1Udfd)

That's why they are teaching minorities in some vernacular, so they know who to not hire in the future.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (8avO+)

27 >>>When diversity becomes the overwhelming majority, is it really still “diverse?”

yes because "diverse" just means "not white"

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (jGJov)

28 >>DOJ needs to file a civil rights lawsuit against harvard, pretty simple actually. All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.


Asian.

I'm pretty sure a white guy would get ignored.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (1Udfd)

29 Harvard endowment is 56.9 Billion.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (pDt9x)

30 Still very grey today.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (v0gmj)

31 I went to Harvard.
Neener neener
Stroke my chakra...

Posted by: Algore, environmental expert at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (PO53r)

32
I don't know how many surprises I can take in a week!
.......

The doctor told you you're pregnant?

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (UjdFS)

33 It was obvious to anyone this would be the result.

Posted by: How it always goes at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (TtdNq)

34 DOJ needs to file a civil rights lawsuit against harvard, pretty simple actually. All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (0N4FZ)

I had to watch crap shows like "The Paper Chase" for years back in the day, so sue away DOJ

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (8avO+)

35 >>Harvard endowment is 56.9 Billion.


Been awfully icy there this year...a Slip and Fall Case would likely get settled before it even saw a courtroom.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (1Udfd)

36 >>Still very grey today.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (v0gmj)


Canada can help.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:40 PM (1Udfd)

37 There is something deeper here that is not mentioned.

I think the admissions became more subjective, allowing the admissions committee more opportunity to reject based on ... well based on them hating anyone that might be white.

So they "unbiased" the system, but the application reviewers are letting their hate out more.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 04:40 PM (5LjnF)

38 It should be noted that Harvard produce society's elite inbred class.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher


Fixed for accuracy.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 04:40 PM (wkRuV)

39 Both Orwell and Burgess have written extensively on the attempts to retroactively glorify and normalize the lowest vernacular and pidgin forms of English.

The left's attempt to destroy the language with illiteracy, fake pronouns, inversions of meaning, slang, and such is an attempt to control how people think, or in this case to keep them from thinking at all. Like literally.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

40 White males are the only demographic actually pulling the wagon.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 04:40 PM (PO53r)

41 I'm a proud member of the gray race, in beard and remaining hair.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (3uBP9)

42 My sense is that black people in general aren't asking for this kind of quasi intellectual nonsense. Black academics probably are demanding the nonsense, along with certain whites who have always wanted to be seen as down with the struggle.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (2ap+5)

43 Some young attorney full of piss and vinegar needs to start a Northern Poverty Law Center to end the systemic racism against the honkies in Yankee Land and make bank at the same time.

Posted by: Zombie Jesse Jackson at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (8uxfH)

44 Both Orwell and Burgess have written extensively on the attempts to retroactively glorify and normalize the lowest vernacular and pidgin forms of English.

The left's attempt to destroy the language with illiteracy, fake pronouns, inversions of meaning, slang, and such is an attempt to control how people think, or in this case to keep them from thinking at all. Like literally.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

The fact that they are dumb as posts themselves has a lot to do with it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (8avO+)

45 As long as no one disrespects the most important thing in the world - the SEX FLAG

Posted by: ... at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (E0p3T)

46 I went to Harvard.
Neener neener
Stroke my chakra...
Posted by: Algore


See #38. Point proven.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (wkRuV)

47 Fluctuations? Fluctu Americans Too!

Posted by: Asians at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (ufJfM)

48 Conversational English, no cap?
Six-seven, furreal furreal!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (zbzCN)

49 Well, let's not start complaining about the grey amongst each other quite yet.

Posted by: Winston Wolfe at February 18, 2026 04:42 PM (qS7gZ)

50 It simply stopped doing so against Asians. Affirmative action continues, but now it is entirely at the expense of one race instead of two.

Malicious compliance.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:42 PM (6ydKt)

51 DOJ needs to file a civil rights lawsuit against harvard, pretty simple actually. All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (0N4FZ)

My boy, you are in LUCK

Justice Department Sues Harvard University for Withholding Race-Related Admissions Documents

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) filed a lawsuit today against Harvard University (Harvard), accusing Harvard of unlawfully withholding from the United States admissions data information necessary to determine whether Harvard is continuing to discriminate in its admissions process, even after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College.


https://tinyurl.com/4e4yraew

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 04:42 PM (rbvCR)

52 I went to Harvard.
Neener neener
Stroke my chakra...
Posted by: Algore, environmental expert at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (PO53r)

I went to Harvard during college too.

They had a nice bookstore. I got some good Latin books there before I finished my vacation and returned to the best college in the nation.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 04:42 PM (v0gmj)

53 'm OK with this. With AI taking most of the white collar jobs, the Asians will have six figure debt and no job prospects.

Harvard diploma, to me, is no different than one from an Indian Diploma Mill.

That's not how that's going to work. They'll be lording over us working for the federal government.

Posted by: resist_we_much at February 18, 2026 04:43 PM (cpys8)

54 The enrollment cliff begins next year. Colleges like Harvard will be fine. But smaller colleges, especially the less known ones are fukkkkkkked.

Gonna be lit.

Posted by: How it always goes at February 18, 2026 04:43 PM (TtdNq)

55 Harvard endowment is 56.9 Billion.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (pDt9x)

A guy could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas, with that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 04:43 PM (8zz6B)

56 >>>All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.

oh Donkey Kong huh? yeah we know what you mean

Posted by: SPLC at February 18, 2026 04:43 PM (jGJov)

57 I'm content with these institutions cutting their own throat. As a hirer I already consider a college degree as a negative.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:43 PM (8avO+)

58 I had to watch crap shows like "The Paper Chase" for years back in the day, so sue away DOJ
Posted by: Oldcat


Heh! I vaguely recall that show. Wasn't it on PBS? Even the ads for it were dull. It was probably in syndication by the time I noticed it.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 04:44 PM (sAmhv)

59 2 Shades of Gray was deemed an insuffient number of gray shades to be erotic.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 18, 2026 04:44 PM (3uBP9)

60 13 4 It should be noted that Harvard produce society's elite class.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (/lPRQ)

Of unemployable Ebonics speakers...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (VE6XX)

This is all of a piece with Newspeak in 1984. Continually shrinking peoples' vocabulary hinders the ability to formulate and express thought. Normalizing and teaching ghetto retardspeak accelerates the process. The inability to string an intelligible sentence together isn't a manifestation of "white supremacy" it's absolute necessary to individuation, self-expression, and independent thought. Which is why they want to get rid of it.

Posted by: Keeping blacks illiterate is equity! at February 18, 2026 04:44 PM (TbWk/)

61 55 Harvard endowment is 56.9 Billion.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:38 PM (pDt9x)

A guy could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas, with that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 04:43 PM (8zz6B)

Their poor cousin, Yale, is only 41 Billion.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:44 PM (pDt9x)

62 25 DOJ needs to file a civil rights lawsuit against harvard, pretty simple actually. All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Mister Scott

------

I think it is almost impossible. They rank applications based on more than just SAT. If it is just SAT, there is evidence but they are careful that it is not that. They will claim they wanted a "well rounded" application for admittance. Unless the DOJ demands quotas, but that can't work either. The system is fucked because society is fucked. Cut them off -- no government funding for anything, and tax those buildings too.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 04:45 PM (5LjnF)

63 I had to watch crap shows like "The Paper Chase" for years back in the day, so sue away DOJ
Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (8avO+)

The movie isn’t bad.
I liked it the few times I’ve seen it.
The old professor (forgot the actor’s name) was the best part.

Never saw the TV show.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

64 Posted by: Blockquote Expert Ace at 04:30 PM

FIFY.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 18, 2026 04:46 PM (8mulE)

65 I had to watch crap shows like "The Paper Chase" for years back in the day, so sue away DOJ
Posted by: Oldcat


Heh! I vaguely recall that show. Wasn't it on PBS? Even the ads for it were dull. It was probably in syndication by the time I noticed it.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 04:44 PM (sAmhv)

Don't think so originally, though it might have been rerun there. A bunch of Embryo Lawyers talking up how wonderful they all were gonna be. Various shows on reporters did the same for the MSM.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:46 PM (8avO+)

66 >>>I think the admissions became more subjective, allowing the admissions committee more opportunity to reject based on ... well based on them hating anyone that might be white.

hmm this application essay sounds too....white

reject

Posted by: Harvard at February 18, 2026 04:46 PM (jGJov)

67 Swalwell II: Sweet and Sour Bugaloo.

This is wild. A convicted Chinese spy just sentenced to federal prison was the campaign manager and fiancé of Eileen Wang, a Democrat mayor in the southern California city of Arcadia.
She needs to be removed from office immediately.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:47 PM (FXNzP)

68 Dense fog warning...

Posted by: dantesed at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (Oy/m2)

69 Rich folks kids will always get in I would guess. They will just discriminate, bigly, around the edges.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (pDt9x)

70 Simple solution to all the admissions problems.

1) Everyone takes the SAT.
2) SAT scores are submitted to the college.
3) Top 20% get automatic admissions.
4) Bottom 60% rejected.
5) Middle 20% go into a lottery, where the students are selected at random.

There you go - people likely to fail are not allowed in, and people likely to succeed are allowed in. In the middle, well, it's random, and hence perfectly fair. No essays, no legacy admissions, no DEI, no interviews, no extracurricular garbage, and your (inflated) grades don't matter.

By the way, the SAT has been shown to be an overwhelmingly good predictor of college success.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (vOtXJ)

71 >>>The movie isn’t bad.
I liked it the few times I’ve seen it.

it does a pretty good job of showing how law school is full of neurotic sperglords and repressed homos

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (jGJov)

72 There were a lot if lawyer shows in the 80s and 90s.

L.A. Law.
Ally MacBeal

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (6ydKt)

73 My solution would also be fabulously cheap. You could have a couple of secretaries run the whole admissions process.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at February 18, 2026 04:49 PM (vOtXJ)

74 71 >>>The movie isn’t bad.
I liked it the few times I’ve seen it.

it does a pretty good job of showing how law school is full of neurotic sperglords and repressed homos
Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (jGJov)

Britain, in other words??

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:49 PM (pDt9x)

75 If we want to make Harvard follow rules, just stop approving any student or professor visas, and cancel those that already exist.

Money talks. Problem solved.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (S/Y4j)

76 DOJ needs to file a civil rights lawsuit against harvard, pretty simple actually. All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 04:37 PM (0N4FZ)

I had to watch crap shows like "The Paper Chase" for years back in the day, so sue away DOJ

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (8avO+)
==
I was about to say it is coming. Kindltot at number 51 for the win. It's coming, and Harvard is about to take another broadside to the hull. They have no prayer in surviving it, and since the Griggs vs Duke Power case has not been overruled, there is the ability for a direct finding of discrimination, and since it will be in conjunction with violating a previous SCOTUS ruling, big money will be available. The left can pay them off, or ask for Griggs to be overturned. Neither helps them.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (GZYu7)

77 it does a pretty good job of showing how law school is full of neurotic sperglords and repressed homos
Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (jGJov)

I guess it’s a good thing I only remember the old professor constantly making them look stupid.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (6ydKt)

78 Rich folks kids will always get in I would guess. They will just discriminate, bigly, around the edges.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:48 PM (pDt9x)

I think all the Ivies have the exception for the kids of alumni...as long as they kick in the tuition.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (8avO+)

79 DOJ needs to file a civil rights lawsuit against harvard, pretty simple actually. All they need to find is one single white guy that was denied admission and it's on like Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)

Disparate impacts / outcome is enough.
Enrollment does not match demographics is proof, Proof, PROOF of discrimination.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (/lPRQ)

80 Yeah, that's been obvious for a while - Harvard has no i
ntention of reducing its black and Hispanic quotas, so they simply replaced whites with Asians to respond to the lawsuits.

Somebody should work out your chances of being accepted to Harvard if you are white, and not a:

1) legacy
2) athlete
3) have a parent who is worth at least $100 million

I wonder how many white admits to Harvard are not in those three categories.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (n1OCj)

81 Harfurd University.

Amirite?

Posted by: RIP Scott Adams at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (aTgV0)

82 Meanwhile, colleges are de-emphasizing standard English and championing black venacular as a more authentic form of (academic!) speech.

for serious academic speech, we'll need research to identify black vernacular latin. i'll need a grant.

Posted by: anachronda at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (5P5xl)

83 Uh oh.

Pentagon Pizza Report
@PenPizzaReport
Several of the closest pizzerias to MacDill Air Force Base reported high traffic.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (FXNzP)

84 Harvard is asshoe

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (j+aD2)

85 My sense is that black people in general aren't asking for this kind of quasi intellectual nonsense. Black academics probably are demanding the nonsense, along with certain whites who have always wanted to be seen as down with the struggle.
Posted by: Oglebay at February 18, 2026 04:41 PM (2ap+5)

It's interesting to me that the left is trying to elevate an accent/dialect simply because it is spoken by black people.

When Asian immigrants write english, they have no trouble with their l's or r's.
When Southerners write english, they don' drop their t's or add an r to words with an a in them or drop r's at the end of words.
When Bostonians write english, they don't add extra a's to words.

But somehow the Black dialect needs to be written. It's almost as though the white people pushing this think black people are incapable of learning proper english. Just like the white supremacists think.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (v0gmj)

86 I wonder how many white admits to Harvard are not in those three categories.


add "LGBQERTY" to that

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (j+aD2)

87 Word from the Street is that Professor Snoop Dog is returning from his sabbatical year and has brought forth a whole new curriculum.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (gVUi7)

88 Fun fact:

The percentage of Jewish students in the Ivy League is less now than during the terrible religious quotas of the 1930s.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (n1OCj)

89 83 Uh oh.

Pentagon Pizza Report
@PenPizzaReport
Several of the closest pizzerias to MacDill Air Force Base reported high traffic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (FXNzP)

I admit I don’t know what this means.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (pDt9x)

90 I was about to say it is coming. Kindltot at number 51 for the win. It's coming, and Harvard is about to take another broadside to the hull. They have no prayer in surviving it, and since the Griggs vs Duke Power case has not been overruled, there is the ability for a direct finding of discrimination, and since it will be in conjunction with violating a previous SCOTUS ruling, big money will be available. The left can pay them off, or ask for Griggs to be overturned. Neither helps them.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 18, 2026 04:50 PM (GZYu7)

Just take it out of the endowment. All colleges should have a reasonable limit on that, equal to some years of operating expenses plus costs for actual building projects in work.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (8avO+)

91 .
♪
They paved Harvard down and put up a parking lot.
♪

Posted by: Marooned at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (kt8QE)

92 What a world.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (zZu0s)

93 Who do I speak to about replacing the "flaming skull" with the "flaming special needs hotdog helmet"?

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (dIske)

94 But somehow the Black dialect needs to be written. It's almost as though the white people pushing this think black people are incapable of learning proper english. Just like the white supremacists think.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February

Well they are democrats.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 04:53 PM (MGB5H)

95 3 Uh oh.

Pentagon Pizza Report
@PenPizzaReport
Several of the closest pizzerias to MacDill Air Force Base reported high traffic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (FXNzP)

I admit I don’t know what this means.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (pDt9x)

The word is when something is getting frisky military wise the staff in DC works overtime and orders Pizza dinners.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:53 PM (8avO+)

96 The enrollment cliff begins next year. Colleges like Harvard will be fine. But smaller colleges, especially the less known ones are fukkkkkkked.

Gonna be lit.
Posted by: How it always goes at February 18, 2026 04:43 PM (TtdNq)

I've been ringing this warning bell for 15 years. I was providentially pushed OUT of higher ed 5 years ago, so now I get to just watch from the sidelines rather than being involved.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 04:53 PM (v0gmj)

97 ♪
They paved Harvard down and put up a parking lot.
♪
Posted by: Marooned at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM (kt8QE)

... and no one noticed.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 18, 2026 04:53 PM (S/Y4j)

98 Well, it's OK I s'pose. I quit hiring Harvard grads.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 04:53 PM (2WIwB)

99 This is wild. A convicted Chinese spy just sentenced to federal prison was the campaign manager and fiancé of Eileen Wang, a Democrat mayor in the southern California city of Arcadia.
She needs to be removed from office immediately.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:47 PM (FXNzP)

Koko Taylor hears the news:

https://youtu.be/qyUHkY0K8HE

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 04:54 PM (8zz6B)

100 Lawless communists are lawless. Astonishing! Fine them and take away their money.

Posted by: Wofus at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (CNa+A)

101 I admit I don’t know what this means.

-
It's conventional wisdom that when pizza orders spike near military facilities, a strike is being prepared.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (FXNzP)

102 Meanwhile, colleges are de-emphasizing standard English and championing black venacular as a more authentic form of (academic!) speech.

for serious academic speech, we'll need research to identify black vernacular latin. i'll need a grant.
Posted by: anachronda at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (5P5xl)

These days serious academic speech is copied verbatim from other academic speech.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (8avO+)

103 But somehow the Black dialect needs to be written. It's almost as though the white people pushing this think black people are incapable of learning proper english. Just like the white supremacists think.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (v0gmj)

Well, you remember how terrible movies like Song of the South was because it emphasized language previously found in those racist minstrel shows? True Black cultural independence requires both rejecting this accent and also formalizing and fixing it to remain separate yet equal to the rest of American society.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (rbvCR)

104 This reminds me that C. Thomas Howell should have received an Oscar for Soul Man.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (6ydKt)

105 Of unemployable Ebonics speakers...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM

Sheeyit.

Posted by: Ebonics Department Chair at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (YbqNv)

106 83 Uh oh.

Pentagon Pizza Report
@PenPizzaReport
Several of the closest pizzerias to MacDill Air Force Base reported high traffic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks


Home of CENTCOM and SOCOM HQ's. Still, I wouldn't overthink it. Lots of military are stationed there. Pizza is a fairly popular dish.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (sAmhv)

107 " Well, it's OK I s'pose. I quit hiring Harvard grads.
Posted by: Diogenes "

Even STEM?

Posted by: RIP Scott Adams at February 18, 2026 04:56 PM (aTgV0)

108 What about discrimination against the greys, huh?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 04:56 PM (dK+Kv)

109 It's almost as though the white people pushing this think black people are incapable of learning proper english. Just like the white supremacists think.

It’s exactly that. Go search out some of the “countering whiteness” guides and posters. It’s literally the same stuff as used to come from slaveowners: it’s whiteness to care about the future, to care about family, to understand cause and effect, to reason. They literally deny the humanity of non-whites.

If only whites can make decisions, who will make decisions for non-whites? They will, of course. And you can see it every time some white liberal calls out a black, or a hispanic, or anyone else for not being a true black, etc.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 04:57 PM (EXyHK)

110 Pentagon Pizza Report
@PenPizzaReport
Several of the closest pizzerias to MacDill Air Force Base reported high traffic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

CENTCOM and SOCOM pulling all nighters, placing bets, or just catching up from a long weekend?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:57 PM (/lPRQ)

111 93 Who do I speak to about replacing the "flaming skull" with the "flaming special needs hotdog helmet"?
Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 04:52 PM

Traditionally, the Manager.

Posted by: Karen at February 18, 2026 04:57 PM (YbqNv)

112 Even STEM?

Posted by: RIP Scott Adams at February 18, 2026 04:56 PM (aTgV0)

No Ivies! Not even once.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 04:58 PM (dK+Kv)

113 What yo' talkin' 'bout, Willis?

Posted by: Gary Coleman, Black Linguistic Justice Pioneer at February 18, 2026 04:58 PM (PiwSw)

114 But if you publicly mention the almost exclusive racial make-up of the right side of the intelligence bell curve, you'll be run out of society as a racist.

Related:
Lots and lots of young, white men are seeing every promotion, and every new hire, go to everyone else less qualified than them in every way.

But sure, let's just pretend they're going to never do anything about it ....

Further:
You should be pushing your company to adopt AI even if it's not ready.
1) if it works, it'll flush out the DEI hires first. 2) if it fails, it'll flush out the management that hired the DEI hires. And then the DEI hires.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 04:59 PM (HXT0k)

115 OT:

WHY SO MANY NASTY BIGOTS IN HEALTHCARE? California Botox Nurse says Jews Pray at “Synagogue of Satan”, Claims “Nazis didn’t execute real Jews.” “Not only are Jews unsafe in her care, but it calls into question the judgment of those who employ her” says Physicans Against Antisemitsm (PAA).

Me: she seems nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 04:59 PM (zZu0s)

116 No Ivies! Not even once.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 04:58 PM

Don't forget Stanford and UC-Berkeley.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (YbqNv)

117 63 The old professor (forgot the actor’s name) was the best part.

mr. bartholomew

Posted by: johnathan e. at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (5P5xl)

118 Home of CENTCOM and SOCOM HQ's. Still, I wouldn't overthink it. Lots of military are stationed there. Pizza is a fairly popular dish.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (sAmhv)

Well, the Navy is still splattering fast boat smugglers in the Gulf, and Cuba is collapsing. The funniest thing would be the US to be focusing the world on Iran, and then accepting the surrender of Cuba with a few overflights and a couple of destroyers.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (rbvCR)

119 Blondes are now telling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jokes.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (wkRuV)

120 I'll never understand how the view that says "blacks are genetically incapable of being held to any standard" is not racist.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (HXT0k)

121 Trump has said that only uneducated people would vote for him. So of course he has a vendetta against educational institutions.

I bet they wish they hadn't caved the last time. I also hope they sue for harassment. It's also why companies should not submit and bow to trump

Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy. 

Trump's DOJ has sued more schools than child rapists.

The Trump regimes attacks on Harvard have failed so far. So they just keep trying to destroy one of the leading academic institutions in the country.

They realize targeting race based admissions wouldn't increase white enrollment but Asian enrollment right?

what if they just said "you told us DEI is woke and gay so we stopped recording race of applicants"

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (ycI94)

122 " Well, it's OK I s'pose. I quit hiring Harvard grads.
Posted by: Diogenes "

Even STEM?

Posted by: RIP Scott Adams at February 18, 2026 04:56 PM (aTgV0)
==
Not a single undergrad from the Ivy's is worth what they expect to be paid, and none of their undergrad programs are the best in their field. Grad school is a different story. Their undergrads are no better - and sometimes worse than grads from the big land grant schools. At the undergrad level in serious subjects I'd take any grad from the top half of the big land grant public schools over any Ivy league undergrad.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (GZYu7)

123 Heh! I vaguely recall that show. Wasn't it on PBS? Even the ads for it were dull. It was probably in syndication by the time I noticed it.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 18, 2026 04:44 PM (sAmhv)
---
I never watched the tv show, but the movie was quite good.

Rush got his phrase "Minds full of mush" from Kingsley's introduction.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:01 PM (ZOv7s)

124 Skulls full of mush.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:01 PM (ZOv7s)

125 "Just take it out of the endowment. All colleges should have a reasonable limit on that, equal to some years of operatin"

The problem for Harvard and some other Ivies is that a lot of the endowment is in private equity and so is not very liquid at all. They can get some money out, but at fire sale prices.

Posted by: Henry O. at February 18, 2026 05:01 PM (X5Mi4)

126 Pentagon Pizza Report
@PenPizzaReport
Several of the closest pizzerias to MacDill Air Force Base reported high traffic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:51 PM (FXNzP)


'Ello. I Mustafa, yur Uber Eats driver. Pizza fur yu! Yes???

Posted by: Mustafa Mike's Pizza and Calzones at February 18, 2026 05:01 PM (2WIwB)

127 dagnabbit! i used up my "jump to the bottom of the page" quita, so now i'm getting ads involving beets.

Posted by: anachronda at February 18, 2026 05:02 PM (5P5xl)

128 Teachers develop and teach Black Linguistic Consciousness that works to decolonize the mind (and/or) language, unlearn white supremacy, and unravel anti-Black linguistic racism!
------

I speak Eubonics...
Ah 'on know what homey Ace be doin'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 05:02 PM (XeU6L)

129 ...f Eileen Wang, a Democrat mayor in the southern California city of Arcadia.
She needs to be removed from office immediately.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks


------
Remove the wang!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 05:02 PM (5LjnF)

130 "Just take it out of the endowment. All colleges should have a reasonable limit on that, equal to some years of operatin"

The problem for Harvard and some other Ivies is that a lot of the endowment is in private equity and so is not very liquid at all. They can get some money out, but at fire sale prices.
Posted by: Henry O. at February 18, 2026 05:01 PM (X5Mi4)

I wouldn't be shocked if a lot isn't already stolen.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 05:02 PM (8avO+)

131 Even STEM?

Posted by: RIP Scott Adams at February 18, 2026 04:56 PM (aTgV0)


Sure...
With Cal. Virginia Tech, Rensselaer, Georgia Tech, etc, who needs' 'em?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:03 PM (2WIwB)

132 Beet it!

Posted by: MJ at February 18, 2026 05:03 PM (2Ez/1)

133 >> I'll never understand how the view that says "blacks are genetically incapable of being held to any standard" is not racist.


It's because they have an extra tendon in their lower leg...or, some shit.

Posted by: Professor Jimmy the Greek at February 18, 2026 05:03 PM (1Udfd)

134 Their undergrads are no better - and sometimes worse than grads from the big land grant schools. At the undergrad level in serious subjects I'd take any grad from the top half of the big land grant public schools over any Ivy league undergrad.
Posted by: Black JEM at February 18, 2026 05:00 PM (GZYu7)
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They are finishing schools for the idiot children of the elites.

All the dumbing down is because the current faculty are themselves diversity hires and can barely function.

Speaking academic lingo was once a status signifier, so if they decided that ghetto speak is the new hotness, there is even less currency to be gained from going there.

Which is great.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:03 PM (ZOv7s)

135
The problem for Harvard and some other Ivies is that a lot of the endowment is in private equity and so is not very liquid at all. They can get some money out, but at fire sale prices.
Posted by: Henry O.
----

They can just write it off.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 05:03 PM (XeU6L)

136 WHY SO MANY NASTY BIGOTS IN HEALTHCARE? California Botox Nurse says Jews Pray at “Synagogue of Satan”, Claims “Nazis didn’t execute real Jews.” “Not only are Jews unsafe in her care, but it calls into question the judgment of those who employ her” says Physicans Against Antisemitsm (PAA).

Me: she seems nice.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 04:59 PM (zZu0s)

"Botox Nurse" ranks right up there with "abortion doctor" in the hierarchy of respected professionals.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 05:04 PM (8zz6B)

137 Not a single undergrad from the Ivy's is worth what they expect to be paid, and none of their undergrad programs are the best in their field. Grad school is a different story. Their undergrads are no better - and sometimes worse than grads from the big land grant schools. At the undergrad level in serious subjects I'd take any grad from the top half of the big land grant public schools over any Ivy league undergrad.
Posted by: Black JEM

For an undergrad STEM hire I'd go with any land grant over the ivies.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:04 PM (/lPRQ)

138 Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy.

Whites have a romantic advantage over every other race? That's news to me.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:04 PM (ufSfZ)

139 Posted by: Mustafa Mike's Pizza and Calzones at February 18, 2026 05:01 PM

The Paolo recommends Big Sausage Pizza Delivery for those times when he is, how you say, unavailable.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:05 PM (YbqNv)

140 If they don't like English, then they can go speak whatever language their forefathers spoke...

Tired of this shit.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:05 PM (mP0Kj)

141
110 Pentagon Pizza Report
@PenPizzaReport
Several of the closest pizzerias to MacDill Air Force Base reported high traffic.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

CENTCOM and SOCOM pulling all nighters, placing bets, or just catching up from a long weekend?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 04:57 PM (/lPRQ)
______________________________

Oh, I think we can take a solid guess that something huge is about to happen. The Iran/ US Nuclear Talks just ended in Geneva yesterday with the Iranians being stubborn, and VP Vance commenting that the Iranians aren't willing to acknowledge our 'red line'."

And, then there's this. Pizza is one thing. Military Asset movement is something else entirely. Strap in.

https://tinyurl.com/v92udkvf

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 05:05 PM (dIske)

142 Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy.

Whites have a romantic advantage over every other race? That's news to me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:04 PM (ufSfZ)

Black women are perpetually angry that their men go and get happily married to whites, asians, and hispanics.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 05:05 PM (8avO+)

143 Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy.

Whites have a romantic advantage over every other race? That's news to me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercin

It def wasn't a 400lb female persyn of color that said that.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 05:06 PM (MGB5H)

144 Thomas Sowell’s book Black Rednecks and White Liberals gets into some of this.

Basically, black urban culture is based on the redneck/cracker culture of the plantations of the Deep South. They are imitating the language, manners, and behavior of the former masters.

And modern liberals have encouraged and praised this culture that they would ostensibly despise and turned into authentic ‘blackness’ that can’t be criticized or changed.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

145 At long last, questions will be axed.

Posted by: breaking bogey at February 18, 2026 05:06 PM (69oK7)

146 There are over 1200 different languages in Africa... and that is a very low estimate... other estimates range up to 5000 total different dialects.

So yeah, go fucking speak your own language.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:06 PM (mP0Kj)

147 Blondes are now telling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jokes.
Posted by: rickb223
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Comments of the Week list potential right there.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (XeU6L)

148 By the way, Beilock also stood up to the pro-Hamas scum on her campus.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (n9ltV)

149 Black women are perpetually angry that their men go and get happily married to whites, asians, and hispanics.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 05:05 PM
###

Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (2Ez/1)

150 And such DEI programs produce the head of DC Water which is in the middle vid one if the worst sewage spills in US history. Ms. Unique is uniquely unqualified

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (Kc+Vz)

151 Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy.

Whites have a romantic advantage over every other race? That's news to me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:04 PM (ufSfZ)
---
Such envy. The left is entirely motivated by hate. They love nothing, build nothing, want nothing other than to destroy.

Pure nihilism. Demonic.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (ZOv7s)

152 Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 05:05 PM (8avO+)

Black men help out by taking all the lack of self esteem fat blonde women.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (cntUY)

153 Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 05:05 PM (dIske)

Iran trying to close the Straights... things are gonna get interesting.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (mP0Kj)

154 I have a system for admissions I have worked on for decades.

1. Purely objective -- SAT, extracurricular, writing score, socioeconomic,... whatever. that can be worked out.

2. Federal oversight. Colleges must follow the score. Period.

3. OK, then what to do if you want more minorities? Well, allow (encourage) schools to set up farm leagues -- start at kindergarten if they think that works. Have Harvard (Berkeley, MIT, Yale, ....) run k-12 schools in the inner city. Let them admit based on whatever they like - race, inability to speak proper English, rap skills, bussin grills,,... whatever. Train those kids to do well on the score. Remover their disadvantage. That means in 12 years they should have good students capable of admission. If they can't do it, then that tells us something. If they can, it tells us how to improve our public schools to help everyone.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (5LjnF)

155

Dy No MITE!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (Cqx++)

156 Kevin Warsh has suggested that, in his opinion, Fed policy has been too accommodating of Wall Street at the expense of Main Street. While he might support the lower rates Trump likes, he also wants to reduce the Fed's balance sheet, which the Powell-led Fed just stopped doing. Such a Fed policy is not ideal for private equity/credit. That's not great for institutions like Harvard and Yale a reason they would like to expand the market.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (2ap+5)

157 138 Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy.

Whites have a romantic advantage over every other race? That's news to me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:04 PM (ufSfZ)

In Asia it's called 'JBW'...just be white. And of course, willing to try. Success rates are much higher there than in the US.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (xcxpd)

158 Whites have a romantic advantage over every other race? That's news to me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Asian chicks are top tier there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (/lPRQ)

159 CBD has ridden to our rescue once again.

Y'all should stop trolling him so much.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (YbqNv)

160 Lemme hatchet you a question.

Posted by: The ghost of Jesse Jackson at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (2Ez/1)

161 151 Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy.

Whites have a romantic advantage over every other race? That's news to me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:04 PM (ufSfZ)
---
Such envy. The left is entirely motivated by hate. They love nothing, build nothing, want nothing other than to destroy.

Pure nihilism. Demonic.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (ZOv7s)

The demonic aspect of all of this is understressed. The energy behind the insanity comes from somewhere.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (pDt9x)

162 The black vernacular is a crude, dumbed-down version of English that is the language of people who dropped out of school, joined gangs, sell drugs, shoplift, chant horrific rap songs, and kill people. It is the language of thugs and low-lifes. The Democrat Party loves it because it is weaponizing it against America, and laughing all the way.

Posted by: Wofus at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (CNa+A)

163 You know what's going to accelerate the discrimination by the colleges?
As they're going to have to hate harder to find more Oppressed to keep the White Devils out.

That they are losing one of the high totem minorities:
Illegal immigrants.

Double-oppressed to triple-oppress (if they can add in a LBGTARD kicker) scores.

Gone back to Meheeco and the Other Americas.
LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (HXT0k)

164 147 Blondes are now telling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jokes.
Posted by: rickb223
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Comments of the Week list potential right there.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (XeU6L)

Endorsed

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (xcxpd)

165 Oh, I think we can take a solid guess that something huge is about to happen. The Iran/ US Nuclear Talks just ended in Geneva yesterday with the Iranians being stubborn, and VP Vance commenting that the Iranians aren't willing to acknowledge our 'red line'."

And, then there's this. Pizza is one thing. Military Asset movement is something else entirely. Strap in.

https://tinyurl.com/v92udkvf
Posted by: Orson


A good negotiator knew going in that it was a non-starter.
But buys time to move some chess pieces around.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:10 PM (/lPRQ)

166 87 Word from the Street is that Professor Snoop Dog is returning from his sabbatical year and has brought forth a whole new curriculum.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026

That’s the D.o. Double g.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 05:10 PM (p4NUW)

167 Iran trying to close the Straights... things are gonna get interesting.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM

Early kickoff to Pride Month?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:10 PM (YbqNv)

168 Iran trying to close the Straights... things are gonna get interesting.

I knew the mullahs were hardasses when it comes to sex, but man, that's harsh.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:10 PM (ufSfZ)

169 Y'all should stop trolling him so much.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (YbqNv)

Nah...I've met him. He's an asshole.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 18, 2026 05:11 PM (n9ltV)

170 Close the gays.
We're staying open.

Posted by: The Straights at February 18, 2026 05:11 PM (2Ez/1)

171
At long last, questions will be axed.
Posted by: breaking bogey

Forty wacks
Forty ounces

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:11 PM (Cqx++)

172 The problem for Harvard and some other Ivies is that a lot of the endowment is in private equity and so is not very liquid at all. They can get some money out, but at fire sale prices.
Posted by: Henry O.
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They can just write it off.
Posted by: Mike Hammer



Never NOT funny.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 05:11 PM (wkRuV)

173 Good thing I speak jive.

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:11 PM (YwEeS)

174 The black vernacular is a crude, dumbed-down version of English that is the language of people who dropped out of school, joined gangs, sell drugs, shoplift, chant horrific rap songs, and kill people. It is the language of thugs and low-lifes. The Democrat Party loves it because it is weaponizing it against America, and laughing all the way.
Posted by: Wofus at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (CNa+A)

It helps keeps the Blacks on the plantation which is still their key to holding power nationally.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 05:11 PM (8avO+)

175 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM (5LjnF)

No government backed student loans...

In fact, make it law that if a College Grad does NOT have a Job in his field, within 5 years, the COLLEGE is liable for 50% of that loan.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:12 PM (mP0Kj)

176 Imagine being a white dude with all of the economic, social, professional, and romantic advantages over every other race, having that all be statistically demonstrable and still crying on reddit for sympathy.
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So. Fvcking. Racist.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:12 PM (RIvkX)

177 Just do colleges like the service academies do. Put all your athletes who are of color in the prep school for a year to see if they can get into the actual school.

Posted by: nckate at February 18, 2026 05:12 PM (uQzkA)

178 LOL close the straights they can't even defend their airspace.

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (YwEeS)

179 167 Iran trying to close the Straights... things are gonna get interesting.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:08 PM

Early kickoff to Pride Month?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:10 PM (YbqNv)

In Iran... Goat month.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (mP0Kj)

180 Close the Straights of Homos.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (pDt9x)

181 Wasn't Beilock that little guy who drinks Tranya?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (Cqx++)

182 Wait it is straits not straights...

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:14 PM (YwEeS)

183 Harvard professors should be required to teach in old school Mafia accents, or perhaps movie Prussian accents

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 18, 2026 05:14 PM (H+T4K)

184 The demonic aspect of all of this is understressed. The energy behind the insanity comes from somewhere.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (pDt9x)
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It's right out in the open. They put up monuments to Satan.

They want to castrate children and the ones that get away they medically murder. It's logically inexplicable. If cost is an issue, why isn't assisted suicide offered in prisons, specifically people there for life without parole? Oh wait, murders and rapists must be protected at any cost.

But troubled 20-year-olds? Bump 'em off. The younger the better. Wipe out all of humanity.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:15 PM (ZOv7s)

185 Holy crap, Obama's train wreck eyesore of a Presidential library just got even uglier.

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:15 PM (YwEeS)

186 Interesting maps over at HotAir. Apparently a lot of AF refueling tankers are heading for the Middle East. The talking phase looks like it's coming to an end

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 05:15 PM (Kc+Vz)

187 Wait it is straits not straights...
Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:14 PM

Autocucumber makes the situation dire once again.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:15 PM (yxUCe)

188 No government backed student loans...

In fact, make it law that if a College Grad does NOT have a Job in his field, within 5 years, the COLLEGE is liable for 50% of that loan.
Posted by: Romeo13

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YES!

also, no government grant funded research.

There are a few options here and it is more complex (x-prizes, block grants, funded chairs,....) but grants for research is a terrible system. Worse, they get to keep the IP. Why would we do that?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM (5LjnF)

189 >>>That’s the D.o. Double g.

Posted by: Piper

>Harvard just announced that the class of '27 won't be wearing the traditional cap and gown, they'll be wearing a matching, designer Snoop Dog athletic warmup and ballcap.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM (gVUi7)

190 The straights are dyre.

Posted by: Mark Knopfler at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM (2Ez/1)

191 182 Wait it is straits not straights...
Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:14 PM (YwEeS)

And the saddest part of that misspelling?

I literally have spent over a YEAR of my life, over 3 deployments... sitting in those F'n Straits, including during Des Storm.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM (mP0Kj)

192 181 Wasn't Beilock that little guy who drinks Tranya?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (Cqx++)

Bellock was the French archaeologist guy that Marion got drunk in the tent so she could escape.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM (6ydKt)

193 >>Wait it is straits not straights...


It's Streit's.

Posted by: Matzoh at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM (1Udfd)

194 Nah...I've met him. He's an asshole.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 18, 2026 05:11 PM (n9ltV)
_______________________

In my younger carefree days, this is where I would make a dildo joke relative to that comment. But, I'm more mature now and don't want to screw up the R-Rating, because no one not wearing a trench coat goes to the NC-17 websites.

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 05:17 PM (dIske)

195 Speculating about pizza is like speculating about the full moon. Never passes back-testing. Still a lot of fun though.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:17 PM (RIvkX)

196 I believe "Flakturm" is the proper term for the Obama "library". Though I think the surviving Berlin one is surrounded by a nice park, and is architecturally more appealing than the appropriately hideous monument to America's worst president.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:17 PM (U/Byj)

197 I literally have spent over a YEAR of my life, over 3 deployments... sitting in those F'n Straits, including during Des Storm.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM

Dude. Thank you for your service as Thread straight man.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:18 PM (yxUCe)

198 Black women are perpetually angry that their men go and get happily married to whites, asians, and hispanics.
Posted by: Oldcat

I knew a couple of good black women who frustrated trying to find a good black man. Not that they were afterwhites, asians, and hispanics.... just finding a good black man - hard working god-fearing...

Hmmm. Male order husbands... might be a business opportunity there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:19 PM (/lPRQ)

199 Hillary beclowned herself in Munich too.

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:19 PM (YwEeS)

200 >Harvard just announced that the class of '27 won't be wearing the traditional cap and gown, they'll be wearing a matching, designer Snoop Dog athletic warmup and ballcap.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at

(Double g). 😂

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 05:19 PM (pZEOD)

201 197 I literally have spent over a YEAR of my life, over 3 deployments... sitting in those F'n Straits, including during Des Storm.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM

Dude. Thank you for your service as Thread straight man.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 18, 2026 05:18 PM (yxUCe)

Well.... at least during that year... I was DEFINATLY a Strait Man! /LOL

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:19 PM (mP0Kj)

202 It's a fleeting passage that not a lot of people may recall, but at one point in Lord of the Rings Frodo imagines what happens if Sauron wins: Minas Morgul and Minas Tirth grinning at each other likes skulls over a dead land.

That is the end state of evil. I saw a promo for a video that says China went on a 100 day killing spree between May and August of 1991, and government records confirm no live births during that period. I mentioned it to a coworker and he got very serious and said some colleagues of his went to China in the late 80s as part of technological exchanges and they were openly killing the kids of families with too many of them.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s)

203 Harvard just announced that the class of '27 won't be wearing the traditional cap and gown, they'll be wearing a matching, designer Snoop Dog athletic warmup and ballcap.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at

(Double g). 😂
Posted by: Piper at

Lion.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 05:19 PM (MGB5H)

204 Shoot, did we already close the pool on Bombadan? If it's still open, I'll say 5.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (diia5)

205 Wasn't Beilock that little guy who drinks Tranya?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (Cqx++)
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I accept this answer but iirc it was Balok. The Corbomite Maneuver.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

206 > Holy crap, Obama's train wreck eyesore of a Presidential library just got even uglier.

LOL. I went looking for pictures and I see the dumbass put a basketball court in his "library." I've seen him play. He always drives left and he lays bricks all day long.

http://tiny.cc/k25z001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (Yp6az)

207 AI is going to destroy colleges and universities before we can tear those MFers down. Good riddance.

Posted by: GatorCat at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (2xjRH)

208 Jasmine Ratchet for Harvard President!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist > Stochastic Terrorist > Statistical Miasma at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (VaX+R)

209 I'm speculating about a pizza right now as a matter of fact.

Posted by: RIP Scott Adams at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (aTgV0)

210 Obama Tower of Babbling

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (6ydKt)

211 >>Black women are perpetually angry that their men go and get happily married to whites, asians, and hispanics.


Reports are that they are the least selected among all of the known dating applications / sites.

Their Swipe Rate is lower than the Free Throw Percentage in the WNBA.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (1Udfd)

212 The straights are dyre.
Posted by: Mark Knopfler at February 18, 2026 05:16 PM (2Ez/1)
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Wait, the straights are dykes?!

Do you mean lesbians trapped in a man's body?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (ZOv7s)

213 I saw a promo for a video that says China went on a 100 day killing spree between May and August of 1991, and government records confirm no live births during that period. I mentioned it to a coworker and he got very serious and said some colleagues of his went to China in the late 80s as part of technological exchanges and they were openly killing the kids of families with too many of them.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:19 PM (ZOv7s)
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I've seen this reported by laowhy86 and serpentza.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (RIvkX)

214 On Iran ---

(man I must bore you all with my craziness? ... oh well)

I talk about the USA just claiming the Chagos, well when the SHTF there is going to be a land grab in the M. E.

USA, China, and Russia are going to stake their claims and it will be very messy. The Westphalian understanding is the only thing keeping the age of empires restricted to commercial and trade empires, but the muzzies want it to be cultural, and CHina and Russia want to expand so when the post war regime finally collapses, the M. E. will be a very sporty place to be.

Why shouldn't we just take all that oil? We secured it for so long, it's ours!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (5LjnF)

215 205 Wasn't Beilock that little guy who drinks Tranya?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (Cqx++)
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I accept this answer but iirc it was Balok. The Corbomite Maneuver.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

Now, how in the hell would star fleet know how he spelled his own name?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (mP0Kj)

216 The irony is that AI will replace asians.

Posted by: eleven at February 18, 2026 05:22 PM (aTgV0)

217 As for the "Surprise!", as I said earlier today, the combo of bad faith, mediocre intelligence, and a degraded society give academia an inertia that will be difficult to overcome.

The "left", and 90% of the GOP, are simply waiting out Trump. A % move, given the factors noted above, which apply to much of the country.

Sure there have been some ratchet clicks in a positive direction that will not be easy to undo quickly (Chevron, etc). But overall, not too encouraging, if one keeps in mind that the "opposition" is now completely bats**t, and the electorate still essentially sleepy and clueless.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:22 PM (U/Byj)

218 Blondes are now telling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez jokes.
Posted by: rickb223
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Comments of the Week list potential right there.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 05:07 PM (XeU6L)

Endorsed
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 18, 2026 05:09 PM (xcxpd)

***

Heh.
Even Mrs.D.laughed at that...and she don't laugh at much.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:22 PM (2WIwB)

219 We should be encouraging young people not to go to these dens of inequity. Not getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, getting a useless degree.

Encourage trade schools. Welding schools. A single man can make bank driving a semi otr.

The hell with sitting on your ass and becoming a slave to place like harvard.

It's not a hard choice.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 18, 2026 05:22 PM (VxFiM)

220 The NCTE's "new priests" view grammar instruction as "an instrument of imperialist oppression."
——

How is grammar at all ‘imperialist’ against blacks? We never conquered or colonized any black country. It’s almost like these clowns just regurgitate the NPC buzzword du jour.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 05:23 PM (s32T4)

221 Beloc was the guy who stole the golden idol from Indiana Jones.

Posted by: eleven at February 18, 2026 05:23 PM (aTgV0)

222 I've seen this reported by laowhy86 and serpentza.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (RIvkX)
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Yeah, that's where I saw it. China always does stuff big.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:23 PM (ZOv7s)

223 Now, how in the hell would star fleet know how he spelled his own name?
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM

* smiles *

Posted by: Bob Crusher from Federation NSA at February 18, 2026 05:23 PM (yxUCe)

224 >>How is grammar at all ‘imperialist’ against blacks?


It's passed down from your father's side...

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:24 PM (1Udfd)

225 Now, how in the hell would star fleet know how he spelled his own name?
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (mP0Kj)
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Forget Starfleet. I trust Alan Dean Foster. Just too lazy to go check the Books.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:24 PM (RIvkX)

226 "The new letters (on his museum) – an excerpt from Obama's Selma speech – are tough to read to me, giving off the lorem ipsum vibes,"

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'lorem ipsum' ?
Fake 'text'.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 05:24 PM (XeU6L)

227 As for the "Surprise!", as I said earlier today, the combo of bad faith, mediocre intelligence, and a degraded society give academia an inertia that will be difficult to overcome.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 18, 2026 05:22 PM (U/Byj)
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Time is not on their side. We're approaching a demographic cliff, and huge amounts of colleges were close due to lack of students. That's why foreign admissions are such a big deal.

They are already closing. I think Michigan has lost three and more are on the way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (ZOv7s)

228 Obama's Selma Speech.


"I wasn't there!".

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (1Udfd)

229 That pompous cunt cried like a girl when Trump won in 2016.

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (YwEeS)

230 Homely, tatted-up, tacklebox-faced leftist woman claims millions of women were tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed during the Salem witch trials.

http://tiny.cc/u25z001

You're off by at least five orders of magnitude, pumpkin.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (Yp6az)

231 221 Beloc was the guy who stole the golden idol from Indiana Jones.
Posted by: eleven at February 18, 2026 05:23 PM (aTgV0)

The slimy Frenchman working with the Nazi with the medallion scar on the palm of his hand.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)

232 Teachers stop using academic language and standard English as the accepted communicative norm, which reflects White Mainstream English!
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How do that and lorem ipsum correlate.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 18, 2026 05:26 PM (XeU6L)

233 That pompous cunt cried like a girl when Trump won in 2016.
Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (YwEeS)
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Which one, Obama or Hillary? I heard both.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 18, 2026 05:26 PM (ZOv7s)

234 Wasn't Beilock that little guy who drinks Tranya?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 18, 2026 05:13 PM (Cqx++)
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I accept this answer but iirc it was Balok. The Corbomite Maneuver.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

Now, how in the hell would star fleet know how he spelled his own name?
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (mP0Kj)

At the end of the episode, Lt Bailey volunteered to remain with Balok aboard the Fesarius. Presumably, that's how.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:27 PM (ufSfZ)

235 The slimy Frenchman working with the Nazi with the medallion scar on the palm of his hand.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)
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Back when movie villains were French and Germans not cryptonarco terrorists.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:28 PM (RIvkX)

236 Ahhh, the infamous ‘Wiccan Genocide of 1693”.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)

237 He wanted that text to be unreadable.

People will print it on paper and talk about it because it is unreadable.

How many people have actually read the text on the Statue of Liberty? Few, but we all learned it as a child. He wants that for his words.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 05:29 PM (5LjnF)

238 At the end of the episode, Lt Bailey volunteered to remain with Balok aboard the Fesarius. Presumably, that's how.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:27 PM (ufSfZ)
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Logical.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:29 PM (RIvkX)

239 "Whiteness", "white supremacy", "white privilege" are all stand-ins for Western Civilization. They can say they are tearing down "whiteness" and it sounds racist, because it is, but then you don't bother to think about why they want to tear down Western Civilization.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 05:29 PM (Dv3i1)

240 > Beloc was the guy who stole the golden idol from Indiana Jones.

Bellosh.

Posted by: Sallah at February 18, 2026 05:30 PM (Yp6az)

241 Uppity Women Ignite

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:30 PM (1Udfd)

242 236 Ahhh, the infamous ‘Wiccan Genocide of 1693”.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)

Bestest part? The Salem Witch Trials all started when a bunch of Young WOMENZ started accusing others of witchcraft.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:30 PM (mP0Kj)

243 Of unemployable Ebonics speakers...

The late Barbara Billingsley would beg to differ.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 05:30 PM (2gJlZ)

244 Homely, tatted-up, tacklebox-faced leftist woman claims millions of women were tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed during the Salem witch trials.

http://tiny.cc/u25z001

You're off by at least five orders of magnitude, pumpkin.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (Yp6az)

I doubt there were as many as one million people in the entirety of North America at that time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 05:30 PM (8zz6B)

245 Back when movie villains were French and Germans not cryptonarco terrorists.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:28 PM (RIvkX)

Then we moved on to Russians, South Africans and white Brits with impeccable accents.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (6ydKt)

246 240 > Beloc was the guy who stole the golden idol from Indiana Jones.

Bellosh.
Posted by: Sallah at February 18, 2026 05:30 PM (Yp6az)

His Italian Cousin, Beloshi, was in Animal House.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (mP0Kj)

247 Homely, tatted-up, tacklebox-faced leftist woman claims millions of women were tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed during the Salem witch trials.

http://tiny.cc/u25z001

You're off by at least five orders of magnitude, pumpkin.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (Yp6az)
——

The witch trials are one of the most misunderstood and lied-about events in our history. To begin with, people do think mass numbers were killed. The reality? Maybe 20.

Of those 20, at least 5 were men.

And here’s the real kicker: most of the accusers were teenage girls. Yes, girls. The witch trials are seen as some crime by men against women, but the accusers were mostly women, and men were killed too.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (s32T4)

248 No. No. No.
Its Beiloks Bagels and Loxs. Down on 43rd street.
Next to Mohamed's Bar where every Tuesday is Ladies night and well drinks are only $5!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (2WIwB)

249 230 Homely, tatted-up, tacklebox-faced leftist woman claims millions of women were tortured, sexually assaulted, and killed during the Salem witch trials.

http://tiny.cc/u25z001

You're off by at least five orders of magnitude, pumpkin.
Posted by: bonhomme at February 18, 2026 05:25 PM (Yp6az)

Septum piercing theory remains undefeated.

Posted by: Is for pigs only! at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (TbWk/)

250
Teachers develop and teach Black Linguistic Consciousness that works to decolonize the mind (and/or) language, unlearn white supremacy, and unravel anti-Black linguistic racism!



They must have read from my doctoral thesis. Especially when I asserted that "Yo, the injustice of pride is philosophical in its lugubriousness, motherfucker. Thus, Derrida’s model of textual narrative implies that sexuality of bitches and 'hos is surprisingly, da bomb."

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (kTyBw)

251 Bestest part? The Salem Witch Trials all started when a bunch of Young WOMENZ started accusing others of witchcraft.
Posted by: Romeo13


As they do,....
And the church had to send men to put an end to it.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 05:32 PM (5LjnF)

252 You're off by at least five orders of magnitude, pumpkin.
___

Well, considering how much inflation has gone up since 1693, it checks out.

And her face does look like a pumpkin for some reason.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 05:32 PM (Dv3i1)

253 Seeing reports in JPost of Tucker claiming he was detained by the police at Ben Gurion and met with Huckabee there instead of the embassy.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 05:32 PM (RIvkX)

254 Just wall it off now.

@FoxNews 2h
BUDGET CUTS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 18, 2026 05:32 PM (diia5)

255 >>Seeing reports in JPost of Tucker claiming he was detained by the police at Ben Gurion and met with Huckabee there instead of the embassy.


They should have taken him straight to the Gaza Border and thrown him over the wall.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:33 PM (1Udfd)

256 So Obama's library is as readable as his speeches are memorable.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 05:33 PM (HXT0k)

257 255 >>Seeing reports in JPost of Tucker claiming he was detained by the police at Ben Gurion and met with Huckabee there instead of the embassy.


They should have taken him straight to the Gaza Border and thrown him over the wall.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:33 PM (1Udfd)

Agreed

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 05:33 PM (VE6XX)

258 The witch trials are one of the most misunderstood and lied-about events in our history. To begin with, people do think mass numbers were killed. The reality? Maybe 20.

Of those 20, at least 5 were men.

And here’s the real kicker: most of the accusers were teenage girls. Yes, girls. The witch trials are seen as some crime by men against women, but the accusers were mostly women, and men were killed too.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (s32T4)

People also think that Salem witches were burned.

BTW, I do not recommend a trip to Salem. It is the definition of a tourist trap.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:34 PM (ufSfZ)

259 Wasn’t it the little German Nazi (with the folding coat hanger) that got one side of the medallion burnt into his hand?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (2gJlZ)

260 They must have read from my doctoral thesis. Especially when I asserted that "Yo, the injustice of pride is philosophical in its lugubriousness, motherfucker. Thus, Derrida’s model of textual narrative implies that sexuality of bitches and 'hos is surprisingly, da bomb."

That should have had a Mooch Obama sock.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (ufSfZ)

261 The witch trials are one of the most misunderstood and lied-about events in our history. To begin with, people do think mass numbers were killed. The reality? Maybe 20.

Of those 20, at least 5 were men.

And here’s the real kicker: most of the accusers were teenage girls. Yes, girls. The witch trials are seen as some crime by men against women, but the accusers were mostly women, and men were killed too.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 18, 2026 05:31 PM (s32T4)

And didn't the girls get the idea from someone's servant telling fortunes or something similiar?

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to remember stuff from high school at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (Wt5PA)

262 Nood Cuba

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (/lPRQ)

263 >>And here’s the real kicker: most of the accusers were teenage girls. Yes, girls.


"The only way she could have made him choose her over ME is witchcraft! Witchcraft, I say!"

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (1Udfd)

264 BUDGET CUTS: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims to cancel 5,000 NYPD officer hires and proposes a cut to the department's budget to address the city's deficit.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 18, 2026 05:32 PM (diia5)

To appear unbiased, he had better cut the fire department and trash collection budget, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (8zz6B)

265 Bestest part? The Salem Witch Trials all started when a bunch of Young WOMENZ started accusing others of witchcraft.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 18, 2026 05:30 PM (mP0Kj)

Well to be fair it was probably very boring during the winters in Salem so it gave the girls something to do.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 05:36 PM (6ydKt)

266
That should have had a Mooch Obama sock.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at February 18, 2026 05:35 PM (ufSfZ)



Ah, shit. Missed opportunity.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 05:36 PM (kTyBw)

267
w00t

What is best in life? To play Winter Olympic games against Sweden, and see the lamentations of their hockey players.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 05:47 PM (JifIm)

268 So, we're going back to Ebonics? There is nothing new under the sun.

Posted by: Ralph at February 18, 2026 07:25 PM (8WZD4)

269 I know Bill Cosby's reputation is below the equator, but hear me out. Mushmouth could be next Ivy League college president.
Heba wouldbe talkin andb nobuby undersans.
GOOJF card!
Fat Albert can be in charge of food service.
and for football, 3 River Blockbusters guys win the title!

Posted by: AOC's tits need to be bigger to win the WH at February 18, 2026 09:57 PM (u7Cty)

It Begins: Canada Now Murdering People For Minor Ailments, Just As Predicted

The left rails about insurance companies not covering certain drugs or treatments because they're too expensive.

But when the state literally murders people as a way of keeping down government health costs, they applaud.


Distraught family blasts Canada for euthanizing son, 26, who suffered from 'seasonal depression'

By KELLY GARINO, US REPORTER

A family has accused Canada's laws of 'killing the disabled and vulnerable' months after their son, who suffered from seasonal depression, died by assisted suicide.

Kiano Vafaeian, a 26-year-old blind man with Type 1 diabetes, died in December using Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program, which allows patients with 'grievous and irremediable' medical conditions to request a lethal drug.

So he was blind and suffered from Type I diabetes, which I understand is quite treatable with injections. (Let me know if I'm wrong.)

So Canada deemed these maladies "grievous and irremediable" and performed yet another Doctor-Directed Murder.


Eligibility was expanded in 2021 to include people with chronic illnesses, disabilities and, pending parliamentary review, potentially individuals with certain mental health conditions.

Vafaeian faced mental health struggles stemming from a car accident at 17, and according to his mother, his depression often flared during the winter months.

For years, the family had successfully prevented their son from using the program. Last year, however, Dr Ellen Wiebe, a MAID provider in British Columbia, approved Vafaeian's death - news the family only learned about days later.

Vafaeian's mother, Margaret Marsilla of Ontario, alleged that Wiebe was 'coaching' her son on how to qualify as a Track 2 patient - those whose natural deaths aren't deemed 'reasonably imminent,' according to Fox News Digital.

'We believe that she was coaching him on how to deteriorate his body and what she can possibly approve him for and what she can get away with approving him for,' Marsilla told the outlet.


'''

...

Vafaeian's death certificate now lists the 'antecedent causes' of his assisted suicide as blindness, severe peripheral neuropathy - nerve damage outside the brain and spinal cord that causes pain and numbness - and diabetes.

But his parents said his medical records did not back up the claim that 'severe peripheral neuropathy' was a qualifying factor for his assisted suicide.

'Realistically, safeguards for patients would be reaching out to their family members, giving them a whole bunch of different treatment options,' Marsilla told Fox.

She argued that doctors can approve and carry out euthanasia on Track 2 patients in just 90 days under the current system.

'How is that safe for patients?' she added.


Read the whole thing. Dr. Death is proud and cracks jokes about her murders:

In an interview with the Free Press, Wiebe joked that she had brought more than 1,000 babies into the world while also helping 'more than 500 patients die.'

She also described assisted suicide as 'the best work I've ever done.'

'I have a very strong, passionate desire for human rights,' Wiebe explained. 'I'm willing to take risks for human rights as I do for abortion.'

Canada is a world leader in killing the sad:

Canada has one of the highest rates of medically assisted deaths in the world, 5.1 percent, or a total of 16,499 deaths in 2024.


Obviously the same people who approve of child genital mutilations and consider abortion a religious sacrament will also support murdering the sick and sad.

Pardon the quickie blogging. I have a routine yearly doctor's appointment at a distant office and need to quickly write posts in advance to cover the time.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM




Comments

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1 They murdered a woman against her will even. Its just the only way to keep their "health care" system going.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (PYyV9)

2 dead is dead, and Carney hates the cost the disabled carry

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (rbvCR)

3 They vote for it, they should be willing to test it for the rest of us.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 18, 2026 03:32 PM (lpVer)

4 >> She also described assisted suicide as 'the best work I've ever done.'

She’s Dr Mengele’s granddaughter- right?

Posted by: Vengeance at February 18, 2026 03:32 PM (UMWMT)

5 Canadian “nice”

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (nGraA)

6 So- just think of the patient has finally morphed into, just think of the cost savings. Huh.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (UMWMT)

7 yet biden lives, sort of, maybe

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:34 PM (CWTWj)

8 2 dead is dead, and Carney hates the cost the disabled carry
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (rbvCR)

This exactly - Canada and socialized medicine will love to kill the chronically diseased, which many depression cases fall into, b/c they are the most expensive, long term, to the system. And if you're young and chronic, they want to rush you off b/c you could be decades of care...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:35 PM (tOcjL)

9 I do hope Albert both chooses to leave Canada, and also opts to be a US territory until they can figure out all the legal stuff.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)

10 Government cannot keep their “promise” to baby everyone with a “free” doctor so they start murdering everyone because that’s easier.

Canada needs to be kicked out of NATO and NORAD as they are a people who are immoral, unfit to be free and incapable of self-government (h/t, TX Dec. of Ind., 1836).

Posted by: Chief Justice John Roberts at February 18, 2026 03:36 PM (utKUq)

11 Involuntary Organ Harvesting : IT'S FANTASTIC!

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (iXqHn)

12 "distant office", Ace?

Tell me it's not in Canada.

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (YG+k7)

13 Noted “Devoutly Catholic” Ghoul, Hochul just signed an assisted suicide law in NY. So now, along with the abortion up until the birth canal law, with no penalty you get a twofer coming and going.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (UMWMT)

14 It is a known FACT THAT

Posted by: Ellie Mentry at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (VBSp6)

15 1 They murdered a woman against her will even. Its just the only way to keep their "health care" system going.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (PYyV9)

Off sock.

And you had BETTER be healthy up there to get that “health care”. Because if you have no health for which to care….

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (utKUq)

16 Alrighty, then.

MAID is the answer to a lot of Canada's problems.

- Fail to pass a balanced budget: MAID for every politician that failed.
- Give worked property to a passing Indian tribe: MAID.
-Abuse the rights of truckers - MAID.

I can keep going, but the pattern is clear. Make policy failure people into organ donors.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (u82oZ)

17 Robert Hugh Benson predicted all this 120 years ago.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (tj1W+)

18 Canadian version:

There's "a nap" for that.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (+YA9H)

19 Hopefully Ace isn't going to a canadian doctor.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (n5tGW)

20 Involuntary Organ Harvesting : IT'S FANTASTIC REMUNERATIVE!

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (rbvCR)

21 Canada is a world leader in killing the sad...

To be fair, Canada probably has one of the highest depression rates in the world. I mean, being born in Canada? Talk about shitty spawn rng.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (ycI94)

22 -- dead is dead, and Carney hates the cost the disabled carry
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (rbvCR)--

Yeah, Hitler didn't like the high cost either.

Both leaders chose basically the same path to remedy their issue.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (co7j0)

23 Known fact that Canada assisted suicide sponsored by the government is killing over 16,000 people a year, as of 2025 data. in America only 14,000 people died of gun related homicides and accidental shootings. So we have guns and a Second Amendment and we kill less than the Canadian government does of their own people.

Posted by: Ellie Mentry at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (VBSp6)

24 Yes, but the laws against average citizens possessing firearms in Canada saves “thousands”- right?

Posted by: Vengeance at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (UMWMT)

25 9 I do hope Albert both chooses to leave Canada, and also opts to be a US territory until they can figure out all the legal stuff.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)

They need to never join the United States. We have enough Statists/Socialists here. Yeah, AB is different, but they are still habituated in the attitudes and culture of the land of their birth, Canada.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM (utKUq)

26 someone ask bernie 'affordable quality health coverage" sanders what he thinks about this

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM (CWTWj)

27 Canada has one of the highest rates of medically assisted deaths in the world

Look, we were the third leading cause of death, anyways. Why not lean in to it and become proficient?

Posted by: The Medical Community at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM (/oKzA)

28 Jeebus, what am I to say? Stay out of Canada?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM (pZ64F)

29 23 Known fact that Canada assisted suicide sponsored by the government is killing over 16,000 people a year, as of 2025 data. in America only 14,000 people died of gun related homicides and accidental shootings. So we have guns and a Second Amendment and we kill less than the Canadian government does of their own people.
Posted by: Ellie Mentry at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (VBSp6)

And Canada has a population a tenth that of the United States.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM (utKUq)

30 Death by lethal injection for the despondent reduces the number of deaths involving firearms.

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (rj6Yv)

31 Let me know if I'm wrong.

=====

You're wrong.

About Ted Cruz's father's connection to the JFK assassination, that is.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (GBKbO)

32 Sad to say, many people in positions of trust or authority see human life as cheap and expendable.

Posted by: Don Black: Careful, he might be joking at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (ZxPkt)

33 I wonder it the "otherwise-abled" activists, for whom blindness or deafness isn't merely a condition but an identity and a lifestyle, will have word one to say about this, or if they'll take it to the hilt defending Canadian euthanasia.

I'm kidding, I don't wonder.

Posted by: mea culpa at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (KNlWB)

34 'I have a very strong, passionate desire for human rights,' Wiebe explained. 'I'm willing to take risks for human rights as I do for abortion.'

That must sound better in the original German.

Fucking demon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (bFu5X)

35 22 -- dead is dead, and Carney hates the cost the disabled carry
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (rbvCR)--

Yeah, Hitler didn't like the high cost either.

Both leaders chose basically the same path to remedy their issue.
Posted by: GigantorX at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (co7j0)

100% true. Hitler systematically killed the disabled long before he started on the Jews. It's b/c there was no real outcry against this practice that Hitler kept going.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (tOcjL)

36 It's horrifying.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (NFX2v)

37 re 23: but even if it only saves one life, isn't it worth it?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (CWTWj)

38 You would have thought they would have used a hose.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (pZ64F)

39 Pardon the quickie blogging. I have a routine yearly doctor's appointment at a distant office and need to quickly write posts in advance to cover the time.

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No supervision.

I'm raiding the liquor cabinet.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (GBKbO)

40 Dystopian nightmare!!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 03:41 PM (zbzCN)

41 I believe he was blind in only one eye.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:41 PM (cntUY)

42 26 someone ask bernie 'affordable quality health coverage" sanders what he thinks about this
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM (CWTWj)

Only of you are healthy do you get affordable quality health coverage. God help you if you are not healthy. Because the State will not.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:41 PM (utKUq)

43 Leftists believe that if they can usurp control over life and death from G-d, then that proves there is no G-d, because they are G-d.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 03:41 PM (iXqHn)

44 Canada May Start Euthanizing Babies. The Quebec College of Physicians recently told the British newspaper Daily Mail that it believes “medical assistance in dying may be an appropriate treatment for babies suffering from extreme pain” and that “parents should have the opportunity to obtain this care for their infant,”

The statement revives a debate that first erupted in 2022 when Louis Roy of the Quebec College of Physicians appeared before Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying. Roy suggested the program could be considered for “babies from birth to one year of age” who are born with severe deformities or disabilities, Farrow reported.

In 2024 alone, there were 16,499 reported euthanasia deaths, bringing the total to 76,475 by year’s end, according to government data cited by Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. By early 2026, Schadenberg estimated at least 94,000 deaths since legalization.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 18, 2026 03:41 PM (ycI94)

45 Canada also had 0.0% GDP growth last quarter.

They're doing great.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (GBKbO)

46 100% true. Hitler systematically killed the disabled long before he started on the Jews. It's b/c there was no real outcry against this practice that Hitler kept going.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (tOcjL)

The GDR would routinely dump its elderly citizens in West Berlin. Care for them cost too much.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (utKUq)

47 In an interview with the Free Press, Wiebe joked that she had brought more than 1,000 babies into the world while also helping 'more than 500 patients die.'
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That's the most bizarre and disturbing "2-for-1" special I've ever heard.

Sickening.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (ESVrU)

48 Are they harvesting their organs?

I mean, there’s already a profit motive in offing the sick, but now with the healthy? Where’s the sense in that unless it’s being monetized…

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (zbzCN)

49 Not just wrong, actually fucking evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (zZu0s)

50
Some Canuckian Death Panel needs to issue a formal apology to Sarah Palin...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (kTyBw)

51 As much as they’d like you to believe they do, government has no control over your coming and going in this world. That’s the domain of God, and God alone. I’m sure at some point they’ll get the explainer on that.

“ Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Matthew 10:28

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (PxIWo)

52 re35: i recall reading (or maybe saw on yootoob) thatthere was a loud reaction to killing handicapped people c 1938 and hitler learned a valuable lesson: don't sign the orders

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (CWTWj)

53 It was funny when Monty Python did it in a skit.

It's horrifying when Canada made it a law.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (HXT0k)

54 >>>I have a routine yearly doctor's appointment

Good for you! Good luck.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (+YA9H)

55 Jack Kevorkian is laughing in hell.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (77rzZ)

56 And we want them as the 51st state. Hard pass.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (abIsI)

57 Pardon the quickie blogging. I have a routine yearly doctor's appointment at a distant office and need to quickly write posts in advance to cover the time.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

Distant office? Like in Canada?

*removes hat*
*bows head*

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (Dv3i1)

58 The Atlantic, 'Why I Hope to Die at 75'
An argument that society and families—and you—will be better off if nature takes its course swiftly and promptly

By Ezekiel J. Emanuel
October 2014 Issue

I ask my doctors at Penn if they're believers, too. They smile.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (NFX2v)

59 Dr. Mengele is Canadian eh?

Nazi T4 programme now served with strychnine laced maple syrup.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (AoZSo)

60 Do not let these people, doctors or otherwise, ear your family. Be present for every conversation.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (PxIWo)

61 Action T4 looks quaint compared to this horror.
WTF, Canada?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (zbzCN)

62 32 Sad to say, many people in positions of trust or authority see human life as cheap and expendable.

Bic pens are cheap and expandable, but I don't feel giddy when I throw one away. I don't brag about it.

Posted by: mea culpa at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (KNlWB)

63 56 And we want them as the 51st state. Hard pass.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (abIsI)

======

I wouldn't mind them as a vassal state.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (GBKbO)

64 Canada's islamic replacements are the happiest about this. Once in power, they will just declare non-muzzies to be sad.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (n5tGW)

65 was funny when Monty Python did it in a skit.

It's horrifying when Canada made it a law.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (HXT0k)

I believe 16 states have assisted suicide provisions .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (cntUY)

66 "[Weibe] also described assisted suicide as 'the best work I've ever done.'"

Aaaaand another piece of the puzzle falls into place in trying to understand how doctors in NAZI Germany could do the things they did.

Posted by: JTSmith at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (A62KL)

67 47 In an interview with the Free Press, Wiebe joked that she had brought more than 1,000 babies into the world while also helping 'more than 500 patients die.'
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That's the most bizarre and disturbing "2-for-1" special I've ever heard.

Sickening.
----------------
Kind of a BOGO offer.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (pZ64F)

68 51 As much as they’d like you to believe they do, government has no control over your coming and going in this world. That’s the domain of God, and God alone. I’m sure at some point they’ll get the explainer on that.

“ Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Matthew 10:28

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (PxIWo

For the Left and Canada, the State IS God.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (utKUq)

69 Canada has one of the highest rates of medically assisted deaths in the world

The snowbillies have been up to this for decades.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (PYyV9)

70 They need to never join the United States. We have enough Statists/Socialists here. Yeah, AB is different, but they are still habituated in the attitudes and culture of the land of their birth, Canada.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM (utKUq)

If they are a territory they can get protection from Canadian invasion, and they have ready access to markets for their oil without going through Canadian territory

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (rbvCR)

71 I have a routine yearly doctor's appointment at a distant office and need to quickly write posts in advance to cover the time.
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That's one way to say "colonoscopy."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (HXT0k)

72 MAID makes murder SOUND so nice.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (utKUq)

73 It's horrifying when Canada made it a law.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (HXT0k)
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It won't be long for Canada to make "mercy" killing a civic virtue.

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (rj6Yv)

74 also keep in mind that having the ability to decide who lives and who dies is about as close as you can come to being god-like and some people are thrilled to have that power.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (CWTWj)

75 Pretty sure Ezekiel Emmanuel is past his prime”too old to live” date.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (zbzCN)

76 So... What you're saying here is that this MAID program is working exactly the way the left intended.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (2J/Lj)

77 63 56 And we want them as the 51st state. Hard pass.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (abIsI)

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I wouldn't mind them as a vassal state.
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They come with oil.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (pZ64F)

78 48 Are they harvesting their organs?

I mean, there’s already a profit motive in offing the sick, but now with the healthy? Where’s the sense in that unless it’s being monetized…
Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (zbzCN)

Depression is an expensive illness to treat - you have daily medications, daily-weekly therapy, sometimes in patient requirements. The sense is to save the system 50 years of continual expense.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (tOcjL)

79 If you let the government control your healthcare they are going to be incentivized to kill you if you aren't likely to generate a bunch of tax dollars for them. Hell, Zeke Emmanuel made this exact argument though he endorsed it.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (sKqQm)

80 This is unconscionable. This is the left. Canada is on track to soon advance to not even giving people a chance to request MAID on their own. Their doctors will do it for them and they'll have no recourse. May all of these people burn in hell.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (qBdHI)

81 77
I wouldn't mind them as a vassal state.
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They come with oil.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (pZ64F)

=====

And trees.

For our toilet paper.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (GBKbO)

82 Re: Alberta - like any other place, I think for "best results", if they achieve independence, they should stay that way long for at least one generation before joining the US as a territory, and then another generation as a territory before petitioning for statehood.

Posted by: RandomDave at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (aJQbY)

83 If they are a territory they can get protection from Canadian invasion, and they have ready access to markets for their oil without going through Canadian territory
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (rbvCR)

That can be achieved via treaty.

NO to AB joining the United States.

(And you better get ready for Leftist demands for PR and DC statehood).

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (utKUq)

84 “medical assistance in dying may be an appropriate treatment for babies suffering from extreme pain”

and

Planned Parenthood’s expert – Dr. Steven Ralston, a maternal fetal medicine “doctor” – testified that infants likely do not feel pain because, in his words, they are not “conscious beings.”

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (Dv3i1)

85 In Canada's Defense...


sometimes Tim Horton's is out of Jelly Donuts.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (1Udfd)

86 9 I do hope Albert both chooses to leave Canada, and also opts to be a US territory until they can figure out all the legal stuff.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:36 PM (rbvCR)

Or stay put and balance out the wacky provinces.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (+YA9H)

87 O Canada
Communist, unfree
True patriot love
Will bring a felony

Posted by: Delurker at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (gtcuf)

88 51. Matthew 10:28

Posted by: Marcus T

More than once, you have also made my day.

Thank you.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)

89 Canada's assisted suicide program has nothing on our pharmaceutical-assisted tranny homicide program.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (gVUi7)

90 I saw some comments above on Organ Donation. And, IMO, that's the primary motivation for the MAID program, only they screwed up. Only Nova Scotia has "Opt Out" organ donation. All the other provinces require you to sign up for Organ Donation. That's not to say that MAID participants aren't coerced into signing up before getting the needle. As of 2022, Canada was #1 in the world for organ donors orignating from an Euthanasia program.

BTW, the United Kingdom made all residents "OPT OUT" without debate or legislation about a year and a half ago. This year, they approved Euthanasia in that country. They didn't screw up. Look for the UK to overtake Canada as #1 on organ donation from a Euthanasia program shortly. Interestingly, China still considers Euthanasia illegal...at least outside of their concentration work camps.

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (dIske)

91 82 Re: Alberta - like any other place, I think for "best results", if they achieve independence, they should stay that way long for at least one generation before joining the US as a territory, and then another generation as a territory before petitioning for statehood.
Posted by: RandomDave at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (aJQbY)

Forever prohibit AB from joining the United States.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (utKUq)

92 Dr. Mengele is Canadian eh?


They did recently honor a Ukrainian member of the Waffen SS.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)

93 Depression is an expensive illness to treat - you have daily medications, daily-weekly therapy, sometimes in patient requirements. The sense is to save the system 50 years of continual expense.
Posted by: Nova Local

That's not a bug, it's a feature.

Posted by: Troon Medical Machine at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (ycI94)

94 MAID in the USA is known as Arkanicide

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (Kc+Vz)

95 It won't be long for Canada to make "mercy" killing a civic virtue.
Posted by: mrp


Once you reach 30, you'll be offed, just like in Logan's Run.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (77rzZ)

96 Life is short. Eternity is forever.

Do you really want to place your bet on the things of this world?

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (PxIWo)

97 O Canada ...

Posted by: dantesed at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (Oy/m2)

98 The Dutch have been legally murdering people for decades.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (AoZSo)

99 They come with oil.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (pZ64F)

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And trees.

For our toilet paper.

Take it for repayment of defense debt.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (abIsI)

100 dems would object to alberta becoming a u.s. state. how can you trust people who want to leave canada for the u.s.?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (CWTWj)

101 Canada killed over 300 ostriches, at an ostrich ranch, due to fears over avian flu, even though each bird had been given a clean bill of health, and despite zoos and ostrich farms/attractions in other countries agreeing to take them in. Canada just likes killing. The Wifey followed the story and was horrified.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (yxj8r)

102 100

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (+YA9H)

103 >> More than once, you have also made my day.

Thank you.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)

God Bless you. His will be done.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (PxIWo)

104 Once you reach 30, you'll be offed, just like in Logan's Run.

Can I offer sanctuary to any Canuckistani Jenny Agutters fleeing south?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

105 Will the names of the members of the Death Panels be secret?

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (Q+gd/)

106 Remember in the Star Wars prequels where Lucas has one of the characters say "Only the Sith deal in absolutes!" which is a self refuting statement?

Obama just did the same thing saying "Only the other side does us/them divisive politics"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)

107 Are they harvesting their organs?
I mean, there’s already a profit motive in offing the sick, but now with the healthy? Where’s the sense in that unless it’s being monetized…
Posted by: Lizzy at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (zbzCN)

My understanding is that they are harvesting organs

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (rbvCR)

108 96 Life is short. Eternity is forever.

Do you really want to place your bet on the things of this world?
Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:47 PM (PxIWo)

Marcus T, the recent Peter Robinson interview of Ben Sasse touches on this and it's pretty great.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (+YA9H)

109 Fook'n Canadians put brown lump gravy on their fries. Do we want lump gravy on our fries?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 03:50 PM (abIsI)

110 The Dutch have been legally murdering people for decades.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (AoZSo)

And transitioning the mentally ill even longer.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:50 PM (cntUY)

111
I used to think that assisted suicide's greatest evil is in co-opting the medical profession into murder, and shitting all over the Hippocratic Oath. Turns out that the medical profession didn't need assistance to commit murder after all.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 03:50 PM (kTyBw)

112 100% true. Hitler systematically killed the disabled long before he started on the Jews. It's b/c there was no real outcry against this practice that Hitler kept going.
Posted by: Nova Local

There's a scene in Judgment in Nuremburg where Montgomery Clift plays a low IQ guy whom the Nazi's sterilized for the good of the Reich.

During cross examination the German defense asked him to provide a sentence to include the words 'hunter', 'hare' and 'field'. He couldn't do it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 03:50 PM (cxFcK)

113 >> Marcus T, the recent Peter Robinson interview of Ben Sasse touches on this and it's pretty great.
Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (+YA9H)

Thanks. I am going to search for that.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:50 PM (PxIWo)

114 109 Fook'n Canadians put brown lump gravy on their fries. Do we want lump gravy on our fries?
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Lumpy gravy is not acceptable.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:51 PM (pZ64F)

115 "Distraught family blasts Canada for euthanizing son, 26, who suffered from 'seasonal depression'"


Let's not go on and on about who killed who.......

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 03:51 PM (0N4FZ)

116 "I'm willing to take risks for human rights as I do for abortion."

Holy shit. This woman is pure evil. Not joking. Pure evil.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)

117 if i were depressed i'd just go for a couple of vodkas. i must be depressed a lot

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:51 PM (CWTWj)

118 >>>Planned Parenthood’s expert – Dr. Steven Ralston, a maternal fetal medicine “doctor” – testified that infants likely do not feel pain because, in his words, they are not “conscious beings.”

Posted by: Chuck Martel

>But these same nutjobs cry tears of woe when you throw a live lobster into a boiling pot for supper.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 03:51 PM (gVUi7)

119 During cross examination the German defense asked him to provide a sentence to include the words 'hunter', 'hare' and 'field'. He couldn't do it.
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To be fair, the US media couldn't come up with a sentence that included 'hunter' and 'laptop'

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (Dv3i1)

120 Not actually sure canuks killing each other is a bad thing.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (pohLc)

121 It makes one wonder why Carney is so eager to align Canada with the world's largest market for human organs?

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (rj6Yv)

122 The German Christians in the early stages of T4 did object so the NAZIs got creative with causes if death.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (AoZSo)

123 111
I used to think that assisted suicide's greatest evil is in co-opting the medical profession into murder, and shitting all over the Hippocratic Oath. Turns out that the medical profession didn't need assistance to commit murder after all.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 03:50 PM (kTyBw)

Hitler's killing of the disabled was decided on AND carried out by the doctors. So, it's not a new thing...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (tOcjL)

124 lump gravy was joe biden's high school band

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (CWTWj)

125 105 Will the names of the members of the Death Panels be secret?
Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 03:49 PM (Q+gd/)

I imagine they'd proudly declare their bounties.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (+YA9H)

126 There's a scene in Judgment in Nuremburg where Montgomery Clift plays a low IQ guy whom the Nazi's sterilized for the good of the Reich.

During cross examination the German defense asked him to provide a sentence to include the words 'hunter', 'hare' and 'field'. He couldn't do it.
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Montgomery Clift was a fag. He was also my MILs favorite actor as a kid.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (pZ64F)

127 >>But these same nutjobs cry tears of woe when you throw a live lobster into a boiling pot for supper.


Nothing is funnier than when one takes a lobster to a lake and releases it.

I have seen this happen more than once.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:52 PM (1Udfd)

128 112 100% true. Hitler systematically killed the disabled long before he started on the Jews. It's b/c there was no real outcry against this practice that Hitler kept going.
Posted by: Nova Local
_______________________

I visited Dauchau Concentration Camp. It's a museum of sorts now. And, they made a point of telling us that the mentally ill, deformed, and infirm were housed there with the academics even before Jews were being rounded up.

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 03:53 PM (dIske)

129 The German Christians in the early stages of T4 did object so the NAZIs got creative with causes if death.

Archbishop Galen was a thorn in the NAZIs side. They consider having him killed or arrested but decided to wait until after they won the war to do so.

Fortunately, obviously, they never got that opportunity.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

130 While it is little consolation to this family, those who play God will face terrific consequences.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 03:53 PM (p4NUW)

131 If they start euthanizing Canadian Geese I'm down with it. Foul birds that they are.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 03:53 PM (abIsI)

132 Imagine being a nurse in an American hospital who gets moist at the prospect of snuffing your patients, but the paper pushers at the hospital don't like when you do that.
Move to Canada! They probably have a death-angel visa by now.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 03:54 PM (gKWVE)

133 THE RIGHT PROFILE


https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ssFiUE-T2OA

Posted by: THE CLASH at February 18, 2026 03:54 PM (1Udfd)

134 If they start euthanizing Canadian Geese I'm down with it. Foul birds that they are.

Just get some Haitians to move to your town...problem solved

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)

135 People are worried we're going to get a CCP puppet on our northern border. I think we might end up with North Korea.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 03:54 PM (cxFcK)

136 Remember when the left was like "Ha, ha--death panels! You guys are crazy conspiracy theorists."

And Snoopes was like, "false, a board of politically appointed members who decide who deserves treatment is not a death panel. It's merely a recommendation of costs savings."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:54 PM (HXT0k)

137 >But these same nutjobs cry tears of woe when you throw a live lobster into a boiling pot for supper.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

The lobster was innocent, while white American and Canadian babies are born with the original sin of being oppressive colonizers. Removing them from the population to let brown and black people take over is natural and healing.

Also, replacement theory is a racist lie.

Posted by: Retarded Leftists at February 18, 2026 03:54 PM (ycI94)

138 hunter harefield was my nom de plume in high school

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 18, 2026 03:54 PM (CWTWj)

139 I wonder how many people in Canada who got murdered by government doctors were Dusky Bulls from Beyond the Seas.

Because I have a bunch the answer is "0."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (OX5EB)

140 (And you better get ready for Leftist demands for PR and DC statehood).
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (utKUq)

There is a process for accepting states, and DC doesn't qualify, and PR would be insane to accept it due to their tax status.
AB is Canada's Texas, and most of the Albertans I have met have been pretty based, and are really really really pissed about being lorded over by their "Laurentian elites" and the Greens. If they had access to a port and permission to drill, they would be richer than Dubai. At the moment they have nothing but Ottawa keeping them from extracting oil, and sucking all their money away to support the greater Canadian welfare state and slush fund

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)

141 I saw one woman from Canada posted her story - she needed so see some expert for a treatable condition. Her PCP told her that the wait for the expert was 6 months but the wait time for MAID was only 2 weeks...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)

142 Then there is the NAZI pro T4 film 'Life without Meaning.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (AoZSo)

143 BTW, folks, were you aware that Euthanasia is available and legal in Washington, D.C. and the states of California, Colorado, Delaware, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine, New Jersey, Hawaii, Washington, New York and Montana?

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)

144 At least he didn't have them cut off his dick.

... what?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 03:56 PM (jtM2q)

145 I saw this episode of STNG.......Winchester turns 60 and reports to the glue factory to make space for younger more virile scientists

that's what the last handgrenade is for

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 18, 2026 03:56 PM (jrgJz)

146 0-0 heading into the second. It's time to send these halibut chokers home to cry in their lutefisk.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 03:57 PM (MGB5H)

147 141 I saw one woman from Canada posted her story - she needed so see some expert for a treatable condition. Her PCP told her that the wait for the expert was 6 months but the wait time for MAID was only 2 weeks...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)

They also are 10-15 years behind current cancer treatments, b/c cancer is also very expensive, so they don't want you living longer or happier...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

148 Protecting yourself and your family begins with picking up His book. It’s not a story, it’s an instruction manual. Like every other human endeavor, you will fail in something. Some of us, more than others. Do not be dissuaded. Why do O say that? Because He told us.

Aim for the narrow gate.

He is with you, always. Even when you don’t believe He is there. Even in your worst moments when you ask, where is He in all of this?

I have love through a lot. I used to say, “I should have died many times”. But then I realized it was all part of his plan for me to live.

Live your life. Endeavor to follow his ways. Admit your failings. Ask for forgiveness. Always remember she will not abandon you.

You will live a better, more fruitful and happy life.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 03:58 PM (PxIWo)

149 I drive through McDonald's. They got my order wrong. Suicide?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 03:58 PM (FXNzP)

150 >>I visited Dauchau Concentration Camp. It's a museum of sorts now. And, they made a point of telling us that the mentally ill, deformed, and infirm were housed there with the academics even before Jews were being rounded up.


Yes.
But, the murder of Jewish Populations started far afield...it wasn't industrialized early on.

They had purpose built vehicles roaming the lands killing ALL the undesireables from the first moment they could.

Posted by: THE CLASH at February 18, 2026 03:58 PM (1Udfd)

151
Assisted suicide my ass. Hundreds of thousands do it themselves every year without any help.

Buy enough fentanyl from your friendly neighborhood drug dealer to do the job with one jab.

Empty your medicine cabinet of OTC drugs into your soup.

Break out some rope and do the air dance.

Eat some poutine.

The local railway bridge is thataway.

Walk the street yelling "I have evidence that will put Hillary Clinton in prison for life!"

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 18, 2026 03:58 PM (kTyBw)

152 143 BTW, folks, were you aware that Euthanasia is available and legal in Washington, D.C. and the states of California, Colorado, Delaware, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine, New Jersey, Hawaii, Washington, New York and Montana?
Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026

May God forgive the decadence.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 03:58 PM (p4NUW)

153 But people blowing their brains out is still illegal in Canada?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 18, 2026 03:58 PM (AoZSo)

154 Then there is the NAZI pro T4 film 'Life without Meaning.'

It is the LOGICAL outcome of adopting a collectivist mindset.

The argument the Germans made at the time was supporting people that couldn't produce economic value was stealing money and time from productive people and therefore unfair to those "superior" people.

The answer is an individualist mindset but...that's not something nationalist or internationalist socialists will agree to

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

155 When you turn your nation into a nursing home you shouldn't be surprised you are an expendable. Then there is delayed adolescence that these nursing homes invest in.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 03:59 PM (pZ64F)

156 My future journal:

And when the death squads started roaming the country hunting down leftists I said, "Huh, I guess they were depressed and needed assistance to ease their suffering."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:59 PM (HXT0k)

157 I saw one woman from Canada posted her story - she needed so see some expert for a treatable condition. Her PCP told her that the wait for the expert was 6 months but the wait time for MAID was only 2 weeks...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)
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Well, sure there's a short waiting line for MAID.

It's a "treatment" that always works and you never have to deal with that "patient" ever again.

Snake-oil salesmen wish they had it so good.

/sarc

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 03:59 PM (ESVrU)

158 146 0-0 heading into the second. It's time to send these halibut chokers home to cry in their lutefisk.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Hey! It was totally consensual! She told me she was into that roughy stuff!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 18, 2026 03:59 PM (ycI94)

159 I drive through McDonald's. They got my order wrong. Suicide?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Nah, dawg. Dats wen you callz 911.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 04:00 PM (yxj8r)

160 55 Jack Kevorkian is laughing in hell.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 03:44 PM (77rzZ

Once when I was being examined by an ophthalmologist I brought up Kevorkian. Thought the guy was going to rip my head off.

Posted by: Javems at February 18, 2026 04:00 PM (zFsEm)

161 143 BTW, folks, were you aware that Euthanasia is available and legal in Washington, D.C. and the states of California, Colorado, Delaware, Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, Maine, New Jersey, Hawaii, Washington, New York and Montana?
Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (dIske)

Google and Wikipedia tell me that active euthanasia is illegal in all US states.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 04:01 PM (+YA9H)

162 There is a process for accepting states, and DC doesn't qualify, and PR would be insane to accept it due to their tax status.
AB is Canada's Texas, and most of the Albertans I have met have been pretty based, and are really really really pissed about being lorded over by their "Laurentian elites" and the Greens. If they had access to a port and permission to drill, they would be richer than Dubai. At the moment they have nothing but Ottawa keeping them from extracting oil, and sucking all their money away to support the greater Canadian welfare state and slush fund
Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)

No. They are habituated in the habits of the land if their birth, Canada. Accept that. They have a parliamentary system and think it is much too hard and inhumane to pay for their own doctor.

Let them be independent. We sign treaties with them and get along with an independent AB just fine.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 04:01 PM (uKe7i)

163 so for a contrast to this depressing thread. From Military times:

The Department of Veterans Affairs has ended a practice that prevented veterans who can’t manage their finances from owning guns, a change officials say will restore constitutional rights to nearly 200,000 former service members.

The VA announced Tuesday it will immediately stop reporting veterans to the FBI’s national background check database if they need a fiduciary to help manage their benefits.

Proponents of the decades-old policy have said it protects veterans with mental impairments by limiting access to a lethal means of suicide. But major veteran advocacy groups and gun rights organizations have long argued the notifications weren’t based on thorough mental assessments and actually prevented veterans from seeking help for fear of losing their 2nd Amendment rights.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 04:01 PM (rbvCR)

164 The people involved should be prosecuted by the Trump admin. How? F' if I know.

If their organs are being harvested, there's probably some law that could be used.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 18, 2026 04:01 PM (diia5)

165 They also are 10-15 years behind current cancer treatments, b/c cancer is also very expensive, so they don't want you living longer or happier...
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Ever read Solzhenitsyn's Cancer Ward?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 04:02 PM (pZ64F)

166 Alberta has a Calgary Problem.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:02 PM (1Udfd)

167 Colorado calls it 'medical aid in dying'

Posted by: Don Black: Careful, he might be joking at February 18, 2026 04:02 PM (ZxPkt)

168 Hochul signed the assisted suicide bill into law. I'm sure the regulations will be ridiculous, and the first case involving suicide v murder will come soon

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 04:02 PM (Kc+Vz)

169 ... but this is uncharted territory for me.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (+YA9H)

170 I'm a Type 1 diabetic.

I have been since I was 4 years old.

I'll turn 46 later this year.

With today's medicine and technology as far as CGMS systems and insulin pumps, combined with our better understanding of how the endocrine system works - its easier now to live as a Type 1 than it ever has been. Yes there are rough days, but there are many, many more good ones where I give thanks to God that I live in the day and age that I do. If I had been born even 20 yeas prior - I'd probably be looking at a life span of 50 years or less. Now, I'll be kicking well past my sell-by date.

The fact that this man was blind was probably a side effect of Type 1. I've had 6 eye surgeries/laser treatments to treat my diabetic retinopathy.

I'm going to put money on the table and bet that as a Canadian, this poor guy didn't have access ot the medicine, technology and healthcare facilities I did.

(to be continued...)

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (WYStd)

171 Anyone here ever known someone who did assisted suicide? I knew someone. His situation was not a whimsical matter.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)

172 165 They also are 10-15 years behind current cancer treatments, b/c cancer is also very expensive, so they don't want you living longer or happier...
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Ever read Solzhenitsyn's Cancer Ward?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 04:02 PM (pZ64F)

Nah - I read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich with the girls when we did Russian Lit and that was depressing enough...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (tOcjL)

173 It’s not suicide when you kill someone or help them end their life. Especially if you help to convince them that suicide is the answer.

I have lost too many friends to suicide. It is the epitome of hopelessness. It is a dead end and final act of desperation. It is a failed attempt at giving people hope, of convincing them there is a life worth living. But it’s ultimately their choice, not yours.

Evil wears many faces. One of them is the disguise of compassion.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (PxIWo)

174 Yes yes yes. Polls are for strippers and homosexuals and gay rentboys. But ... this is interesting. Do I believe it? No, I don't believe it. But it's ... interesting. Goes to Daily Caller

Republicans Pull Ahead In Deep Blue State, Polls Show

With roughly four months until California's jungle primary, when the top two performers advance to the general election regardless of party, Democratic contenders continue to lose ground.

A new Emerson College Polling survey released Wednesday shows GOP candidate Steve Hilton leading with 17% support, followed by fellow Republican Chad Bianco and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell tied at 14%. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter trails at 10%.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (iFTx/)

175
Old and busted: Do no harm
New hotness: Help them buy the farm

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (JRP2U)

176 Let them be independent. We sign treaties with them and get along with an independent AB just fine.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 04:01 PM (uKe7i)

AB is too valuable for Ottawa to let go. They will invade, invalidate, and they will get European or Chinese help.
Better they are a territory or a protectorate under the US so they can set their national government, and establish their own military.
They can pay their own way, just as well as Venezuela can.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (rbvCR)

177 If you vote against the government's interests you're mentally ill. The Soviets would exile you to Siberia. Canada just kills you.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (PO53r)

178 Colorado End-of-Life Options Act
In 2016, Colorado voters approved Proposition 106, “Access to Medical Aid In Dying,” which amends Colorado statutes to include the Colorado End-of-life Options Act (hereinafter “Act” at Article 48 of Title 25, C.R.S. The Act:
Allows an eligible terminally ill individual with a prognosis of six months or less to live to request and self-administer medical aid-in-dying medication in order to voluntarily end his or her life,
Authorizes a provider to prescribe medical aid-in-dying medication to a terminally ill individual under certain conditions, and
Creates criminal penalties for tampering with a person's request for medical aid-in-dying medication or knowingly coercing a person with a terminal illness to request the medication.

Posted by: gKWVE at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (gKWVE)

179 172 165 They also are 10-15 years behind current cancer treatments, b/c cancer is also very expensive, so they don't want you living longer or happier...
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Ever read Solzhenitsyn's Cancer Ward?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 04:02 PM (pZ64F)

Nah - I read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich with the girls when we did Russian Lit and that was depressing enough...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (tOcjL)

The Cancer Ward is a very good book. His best I think.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (pDt9x)

180 We are now at the "it IS happening and it's a great thing" stage of the meme

Posted by: Palin warned us and we scoffed at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (TbWk/)

181 Yes yes yes. Polls are for strippers and homosexuals and gay rentboys. But ... this is interesting. Do I believe it? No, I don't believe it. But it's ... interesting. Goes to Daily Caller

Republicans Pull Ahead In Deep Blue State, Polls Show

With roughly four months until California's jungle primary, when the top two performers advance to the general election regardless of party, Democratic contenders continue to lose ground.

A new Emerson College Polling survey released Wednesday shows GOP candidate Steve Hilton leading with 17% support, followed by fellow Republican Chad Bianco and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell tied at 14%. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter trails at 10%.

https://tinyurl.com/4kssk853

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (iFTx/)

182 For example, the way I found out that I needed eye surgery was that I moved to a new state and I realized my vision was getting blurry. I went to the optometrist who did the standard tests. He took one look at an "OCT" scan of my eyeball and said "wait here". Got the Ophthalmologist from down the hall who was between patients. Said "you have diabetic retinopathy and not an insignificant case." I had been wondering what the floaters in my vision were all about. Anyways, the next DAY I was in the chair, getting PRP Argon Laser treatments which hurt like f*** but they saved my eyes. Later I got a vitrectomy. Again, sucked but I have eyesight.
I'm more than willing to bet that this guy didn't have access to that level of treatment that I did.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (WYStd)

183 Nah - I read One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich with the girls when we did Russian Lit and that was depressing enough...
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I've got a copy but haven't read it yet. I got a big pile of books Imma gonna read.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (pZ64F)

184 174 A new Emerson College Polling survey released Wednesday shows GOP candidate Steve Hilton leading with 17% support, followed by fellow Republican Chad Bianco and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell tied at 14%. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter trails at 10%.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (iFTx/)

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It'd just be hilarious if the jungle primary led to two GOP candidates.

Just imagine the depressed turnout.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (GBKbO)

185
Detransers will be a familiar sight at MAID. These are the people who regret their permanent, life-altering surgeries and chemical castrations.

Saw a Swedish documentary about their misbegotten experimentation with transgendering people.

One regretful detranser was finally told they're all out of medical remedies to restore her sexuality, but -- she was approved for assisted suicide.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 04:06 PM (JifIm)

186 I'm going to put money on the table and bet that as a Canadian, this poor guy didn't have access ot the medicine, technology and healthcare facilities I did.

(to be continued...)
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (WYStd)

I know that's the case for blood cancers - they barely have any hematologist oncologists in Canada, the entire country, let alone any of the current cutting edge treatments.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)

187 Every day I read a story that I was assured would never happen and I'm a conspiracy theorist for even suggesting things like this will happen.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills and it makes me suspect this is what they want to happen.

The purpose of a system is what it does.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 18, 2026 04:06 PM (SF37t)

188 That's a head scratcher all right.

BREAKING: Karoline Leavitt just EMBARRASSED a reporter who asked, "When has Trump ever been falsely called a racist?!"

"You're KIDDING, right?!"

"I'm sure there's many people in THIS ROOM and on network television across the country who have accused him of the same."

"I will pull you a PLETHORA of examples. I'm going to get my team in that room to start going through the internet of radical Democrats throughout the years, Ed, who have accused this president falsely of being a racist."

"He has ABSOLUTELY been falsely called and smeared as a racist and I'm happy to provide you those receipts and we gladly will right after this briefing!"

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:06 PM (FXNzP)

189 Polls are how I make my money, sweetheart.

Posted by: Stormy at February 18, 2026 04:06 PM (PO53r)

190 I assume that the medical profession in discussion with the patient and families have helped people end their pain. I don't think it has to be legalized, bureaucratized or monetized

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 04:06 PM (Kc+Vz)

191 171 Anyone here ever known someone who did assisted suicide? I knew someone. His situation was not a whimsical matter.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)

No - I've known multiple folks who have said "no more" to cancer treatments, including my dad, so the inevitable inevitably happened...and usually soon. But no one who was like "I'm gonna take God's job on today"...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:07 PM (tOcjL)

192 France is also introducing MAID *and* making it illegal for family members to try and stop it. Did Hillary Clinton write the law for them?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 18, 2026 04:07 PM (2ocoG)

193 Funny watching the Canadian snowbirds race back to update their socialized health benefits every year. Mass exodus from FL and AZ to the Great White North to keep their shitty healthcare free.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 04:07 PM (abIsI)

194 In the age of Cretinous Collegesious, there was an arrogant, young, female biology prof who said, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they had created life down in the lab and it would not be long before they created other miraculous things.

This god virus has been germinating for a long time.
We can't nip it in the bud but we can terminate it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 04:08 PM (LA6Ib)

195 170 I'm a Type 1 diabetic.

I have been since I was 4 years old.

I'll turn 46 later this year.
...
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (WYStd)

Thanks for this, Defenestratus.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 04:08 PM (+YA9H)

196 If they start euthanizing Canadian Geese I'm down with it. Foul birds that they are.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 03:53 PM (abIsI)

Anybody who has a problem with Canada Gooses has a problem with me. I suggest you let that marinate for a little while.

Posted by: Wayne from Letterkenny at February 18, 2026 04:08 PM (tceez)

197 >>>Hochul signed the assisted suicide bill into law. I'm sure the regulations will be ridiculous, and the first case involving suicide v murder will come soon

Posted by: Smell the Glove

>Cuomo is your go-to man. Job security.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 04:08 PM (gVUi7)

198 The purpose of a system is what it does.

Remember the people that tell us that things like MAID are good for society also tell us that 95% of the population must be eliminated to avoid an environmental catastrophe.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 04:08 PM (sKqQm)

199 Also as a type 1, I've had neuropathic pain in my feet. When I took better care of myself, it went away. In fact I've slowly regained feeling in my feet and temperature sensitivity. No longer are my feet always cold.

Even when I did have neuropathic pain, it wasn't the end of the world. It was sharp, intense random pain but it was over as quickly as it happened.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:08 PM (WYStd)

200 The Cancer Ward is a very good book. His best I think.
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That was my opinion, too. But I've only read the Gulag thing and the First Circle.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 04:09 PM (pZ64F)

201 Hochul signed the assisted suicide bill into law. I'm sure the regulations will be ridiculous, and the first case involving suicide v murder will come soon

Can people sign Mamdami up for it?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 18, 2026 04:09 PM (2ocoG)

202 A new Emerson College Polling survey released Wednesday shows GOP candidate Steve Hilton leading with 17% support, followed by fellow Republican Chad Bianco and Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell tied at 14%. Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter trails at 10%.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:04 PM (iFTx/)

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It'd just be hilarious if the jungle primary led to two GOP candidates.

Just imagine the depressed turnout.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (GBKbO)
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In the entire state of deep-blue CA, the entire Democrap machine can't shit out any better turds that Fartswell and Pooper? Seriously? These two weirdo losers are all they got?

I assume that someone less repulsive and with better name recognition will enter the race, assuming that's still possible.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:09 PM (iFTx/)

203 They also are 10-15 years behind current cancer treatments, b/c cancer is also very expensive, so they don't want you living longer or happier...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

Here in the states insurance companies will make you go through several rounds of multiple ineffective chemo agents before they let you try the one that your oncologist believes will actually work. Why? Because that effect chemo agent is expensive. They don't want you to get well they want you to die.

Posted by: Good for shareholders at February 18, 2026 04:09 PM (TbWk/)

204 Why does a health care system need doctors when anyone can stick a needle in you to stop the problem?

Just like what our Planned Parenthood does.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 04:10 PM (PO53r)

205 We have asked, how could the Nazis have done such things? Why did the people allow it?

Folks, those questions are being answered in real time.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 04:10 PM (LA6Ib)

206 202 In the entire state of deep-blue CA, the entire Democrap machine can't shit out any better turds that Fartswell and Pooper? Seriously? These two weirdo losers are all they got?

I assume that someone less repulsive and with better name recognition will enter the race, assuming that's still possible.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:09 PM (iFTx/)

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There's just no way that poll comes close to reality, though.

Still, it's a fun thought.

I'm going to have to entertain myself with white progressives crashing out because an obvious grifter with black skin beats their obvious grifter with white skin in Texas, all to lost by nearly a dozen points to "impeached by his own party" Paxton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:10 PM (GBKbO)

207 In the entire state of deep-blue CA, the entire Democrap machine can't shit out any better turds that Fartswell and Pooper? Seriously? These two weirdo losers are all they got?

I assume that someone less repulsive and with better name recognition will enter the race, assuming that's still possible.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

Well Xavier Bacerra is also running. Does that help?

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 04:11 PM (MGB5H)

208 We have asked, how could the Nazis have done such things? Why did the people allow it?

While I suspect most Germans in the 30s would have voted against mass killing of the disabled, few Germans were willing to do anything to stop it either.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 04:11 PM (sKqQm)

209 128 Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp. It was set up in 1933 shortly after Hitler came to power.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)

210 191 171 Anyone here ever known someone who did assisted suicide? I knew someone. His situation was not a whimsical matter.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)

No - I've known multiple folks who have said "no more" to cancer treatments, including my dad, so the inevitable inevitably happened...and usually soon. But no one who was like "I'm gonna take God's job on today"...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:07 PM (tOcjL)

This was a cancer situation. Glioblastoma multiforme. He was losing a little more of everything day by day. I suppose on balance I do not approve of assisted suicide, or suicide for that matter, but living in the situations that instigate it are often pretty gut wrenching, would you agree?

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:11 PM (pDt9x)

211 Canada has one of the highest rates of medically assisted deaths in the world, 5.1 percent, or a total of 16,499 deaths in 2024.

Just imagine what that rate will be in ten years.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:12 PM (n1OCj)

212 191 171 Anyone here ever known someone who did assisted suicide? I knew someone. His situation was not a whimsical matter.
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (pDt9x)

No - I've known multiple folks who have said "no more" to cancer treatments, including my dad, so the inevitable inevitably happened...and usually soon. But no one who was like "I'm gonna take God's job on today"...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:07 PM (tOcjL)

Saying "no more" seems in the same range as signing a Do Not Resuscitate order.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 04:12 PM (+YA9H)

213 211 Canada has one of the highest rates of medically assisted deaths in the world, 5.1 percent, or a total of 16,499 deaths in 2024.

Just imagine what that rate will be in ten years.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:12 PM (n1OCj)

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How else is Canada supposed to make Canada India in record time?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

214 Next time, they'll be ready.

Report: New Zealand's military held training exercises to respond to fictional Christian terror group

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:13 PM (FXNzP)

215 I'm a Type 1 diabetic.
I have been since I was 4 years old.
I'll turn 46 later this year.
Posted by: Defenestratus

DO NOT use your nic when talking to a Canadian doctor (or a Russian one for that matter).

Posted by: Presidential Polio at February 18, 2026 04:13 PM (w9Wax)

216 203 They also are 10-15 years behind current cancer treatments, b/c cancer is also very expensive, so they don't want you living longer or happier...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:57 PM (tOcjL)

Here in the states insurance companies will make you go through several rounds of multiple ineffective chemo agents before they let you try the one that your oncologist believes will actually work. Why? Because that effect chemo agent is expensive. They don't want you to get well they want you to die.
Posted by: Good for shareholders at February 18, 2026 04:09 PM (TbWk/)

True - my private insurance would not approve the cutting edge one I requested (even though it was time-limited). But I got my 2nd choice (not time limited) b/c I proved the "original" chemos would not work (and with my genetic deletions, found b/c we do pay for genetic testing), so I skipped them. I highly encourage folks to get on cancer boards and chat with other patients who can help you know what is available and how. If you are an informed patient in the US with a doc who wants what's best for you, you can make much better treatment happen than the world gets...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)

217
Google and Wikipedia tell me that active euthanasia is illegal in all US states.
Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 04:01 PM (+YA9H)
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Google and Wiki are full of shit. Here are the states where it is legal as well as the states that are trying to enact it.

https://tinyurl.com/4b5cvaz2

Posted by: Orson at February 18, 2026 04:13 PM (dIske)

218 How soon before some country like Canada or UK brings back:

-- human sacrifice
-- child sacrifice
-- proud and public pederasty like in Roman times
-- cannibalism
-- 8-track cassettes

???

Serious questions.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

219 Canada is also discussing killing severely disabled infants.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:14 PM (n1OCj)

220 purpose of a system is what it does.

Remember the people that tell us that things like MAID are good for society also tell us that 95% of the population must be eliminated to avoid an environmental catastrophe.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 04:08 PM (sKqQm
****
Finally someone on here gets it.
Do yourself...for the planet.
And use one of those composter things for your corpse.

Posted by: Algore, environmental expert at February 18, 2026 04:14 PM (PO53r)

221 Why does a health care system need doctors when anyone can stick a needle in you to stop the problem?


Strap them to an ice hockey goal right before slapshot practice.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 04:14 PM (abIsI)

222 "How can Republicans call themselves the pro-life party if they don't support assisted suicide?"
-some leftist, probably

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:15 PM (GBKbO)

223 Alberta has a Calgary Problem.
Posted by: garrett

Dr. Calgary? So MAID is sending out Cesare the Somnambulist to kill people?

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

224 What if you're not depressed, you're just really pissed off all the time. Will that become an executable reason? Asking for a friend

Posted by: Mohammed al Muhammad at February 18, 2026 04:15 PM (GI9/m)

225 This was a cancer situation. Glioblastoma multiforme. He was losing a little more of everything day by day. I suppose on balance I do not approve of assisted suicide, or suicide for that matter, but living in the situations that instigate it are often pretty gut wrenching, would you agree?
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026

Of course they are, it’s horrific, and I am so sorry your friend went through this. This is definitely when faith gets tested, and even if you believe strongly, as I do, it doesn’t make doing the right thing easier. But it still requires you to do the right thing. Hope that makes sense.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 04:16 PM (pZEOD)

226 Report: New Zealand's military held training exercises to respond to fictional Christian terror group

Is New Zealand's military like Canada's where it's half a dozen Mounties and a couple of Hiluxes with machine gun mounts?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 18, 2026 04:16 PM (2ocoG)

227 It's moider I tells ya.

Posted by: Bugsy at February 18, 2026 04:16 PM (UjdFS)

228 >>>Depression is an expensive illness to treat

not to mention you can diagnose anyone as having it, if that is your goal

"have you ever been sad?"

"yes."

"we got another one!"

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:16 PM (jGJov)

229 When Kevorkian was plying his trade and the assisted-suicide idea was being debated, my parents had to get a new doctor. They asked him whether he'd assist in a suicide and he almost sent them packing before he realized they didn't want a doctor who believed in that rot.

It's a shame it's only gotten worse since then.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at February 18, 2026 04:16 PM (fxCK2)

230 Why should taxpayers have to pay to assist?

Let them do it the old fashioned way. It's bad enough taxpayers have to pay for the cleaning. And it's less cowardly.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 04:17 PM (gVUi7)

231 Heh, I had a Wendy's Spicy Chicken for dinner last night. I dosed it with honey. It was very nice. Now, don't kill me.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 18, 2026 04:17 PM (pZ64F)

232 Universal health care is expensive, killing people saves the state money.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 04:17 PM (0U5gm)

233 Canada killed over 300 ostriches, at an ostrich ranch, due to fears over avian flu, even though each bird had been given a clean bill of health, and despite zoos and ostrich farms/attractions in other countries agreeing to take them in. Canada just likes killing. The Wifey followed the story and was horrified.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (yxj8r)

England does that with human children on the regular.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:17 PM (8avO+)

234 DO NOT use your nic when talking to a Canadian doctor (or a Russian one for that matter).
Posted by: Presidential Polio at February 18, 2026 04:13 PM (w9Wax)

lol I use this name because back in college I threw a drug dealer out of the (open) window of my dormitory because he wouldn't leave after the 3rd time I asked him politely.

It was only the 1st floor and there were hedges underneath. He was fine but the point was made.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:17 PM (WYStd)

235 We have assisted suicide in this country. It is called hospice. Nothing is denied hospice patients, so they load them up with morphine and for some strange reason they all stop breathing.

DH's mom did that to her mom, because she had end stage lung cancer. Picked a good day, and, boom. No grandma.

It happens all of the time.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 04:18 PM (I40wl)

236 How else is Canada supposed to make Canada India in record time?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

I would like to see the rate of native, European, and First Nations numbers for utilizing MAiD versus the Indians, Sikhs, and other ‘New’ Canadians.

I bet the numbers would be very interesting.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

237 lol I use this name because back in college I threw a drug dealer out of the (open) window of my dormitory because he wouldn't leave after the 3rd time I asked him politely.

It was only the 1st floor and there were hedges underneath. He was fine but the point was made.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:17 PM (WYStd)
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Were they very thorny hedges?...Lie to me if you have to.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 04:18 PM (ESVrU)

238 It's socialized medicine.. They have to cut costs somewhere.....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (VE6XX)

239 Next time, they'll be ready.

Report: New Zealand's military held training exercises to respond to fictional Christian terror group
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 04:13 PM (FXNzP)

The Christians probably won.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (8avO+)

240 170 I'll turn 46 later this year.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (WYStd)

There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (iXqHn)

241 A lot of Democrats are depressed because Trump. Just sayin'.

Posted by: davidt at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (Q+gd/)

242
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:07 PM (tOcjL)

This was a cancer situation. Glioblastoma multiforme. He was losing a little more of everything day by day. I suppose on balance I do not approve of assisted suicide, or suicide for that matter, but living in the situations that instigate it are often pretty gut wrenching, would you agree?
Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:11 PM (pDt9x)

Of course, it's gut wrenching. It's why none of us kids decided to convince my dad to keep going. But letting God decide the time gave us weeks to see him and all say goodbye and let go. And him sticking around let him see pics of his 1st grandkid, born 5 weeks early on Dec 8, the Immaculate Conception, and he died 3 days before her original due date, 1 month after her birth, which meant I could travel with her to the funeral (and she was the 1st great grandkid, too).

God's will had to play a part in that timing...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (tOcjL)

243 Canada started going downhill when James Doohan died

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (Kc+Vz)

244 Do you want a leg or a wing?

Posted by: 'Barbecue' Jimmy Chérizier at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (PO53r)

245 but living in the situations that instigate it are often pretty gut wrenching, would you agree?
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You dont have to use extraordinary means to sustain life if you have a problem like that. But i dont think getting hit on the head so they can throw you onto the cart is a good solution. Whether you ask someone to do it, or someone else does it to you. You can get pain killers and anxiolytics if you need them. Ultimately it is usually a neurotic control issue. You lost control over your life, and you want to reassert while you can. However one's sense of control while well is an illusion anyway. That lesson is hard learned, and harder unlearned.

Posted by: High fidelity at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (Pk3kd)

246 There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?
Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (iXqHn)

I'm even behind defenstratus

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (MGB5H)

247 Wait, New Zealand is the place where the lesbian ship commander tried to scissor two ships and sank one, isn't it?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (2ocoG)

248 240 170 I'll turn 46 later this year.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (WYStd)

There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?
Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (iXqHn)

Get off my lawn whipper Snappers...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (VE6XX)

249 Were they very thorny hedges?...Lie to me if you have to.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 04:18 PM (ESVrU)

Boxwoods if I recall. Large ones. Believe me he got a stick put in places he probably didn't want it.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (WYStd)

250 Evidently, they cheat at something as mundane as curling, too.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (cxFcK)

251 225

Of course they are, it’s horrific, and I am so sorry your friend went through this. This is definitely when faith gets tested, and even if you believe strongly, as I do, it doesn’t make doing the right thing easier. But it still requires you to do the right thing. Hope that makes sense.
Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 04:16 PM (pZEOD)

It does. I have unhappily known 5 people who have died of glioblastoma multiforme, which is a lot, considering the uncommoness of it. Only one suicide. I am very much Christian and that made the man’s suicide a real test. Would I do it? No. Would I pray for a quick release? You betcha.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (pDt9x)

252 Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 04:18 PM (I40wl)

My Mom died the night before we were going to put her in hospice. It was like she knew what was coming even though she had dementia, and opted out of it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (77rzZ)

253 So he was blind and suffered from Type I diabetes, which I understand is quite treatable with injections. (Let me know if I'm wrong.)

Pretty sure type I diabetes was was treatable with injections four decades ago, when my grandmother had it, and had been dealing with via injections for about as long as I could then remember.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (EXyHK)

254 219 Canada is also discussing killing severely disabled infants.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:14 PM (n1OCj)

Iceland already has. They have zero downs babies. Guess why.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (I40wl)

255 Next time, they'll be ready.

Report: New Zealand's military held training exercises to respond to fictional Christian terror group
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

The Kiwi artillery shoot fruit at their enemy.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (abIsI)

256 >>>There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?

there's a few of us, though some threads it doesn't seem like it....

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (jGJov)

257 Diabetes 1 is an insidious disease that slowly destroys your body from the inside out even if you are controlling with an insulin distribution device. Gastro issues, neuropathy, blindness, circulation issues, etc.

It is not as easy as taking your shot and living a healthy life into your late 70s.

Posted by: John McClane at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (keR8U)

258 235 We have assisted suicide in this country. It is called hospice. Nothing is denied hospice patients, so they load them up with morphine and for some strange reason they all stop breathing.

DH's mom did that to her mom, because she had end stage lung cancer. Picked a good day, and, boom. No grandma.

It happens all of the time.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February

This was not my experience with my mother or my sister. Yes, they did more to manage pain, but they were watching doses with us. Maybe because we had hospice come to our home, it was different.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (pZEOD)

259 Canada is also discussing killing severely disabled infants.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:14 PM (n1OCj)

There aren't enough of them to matter. This is just the nose in the door of killing live births on the regular.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (8avO+)

260 256 >>>There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?

there's a few of us, though some threads it doesn't seem like it....

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (jGJov)

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In my day, everyone was 29. Well, almost 29.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (GBKbO)

261 Wait, New Zealand is the place where the lesbian ship commander tried to scissor two ships and sank one, isn't it?
Posted by: Ian S.

I remember that. If I recall right the ship was brand new, the pride of the fleet. Might have been on its shakedown cruise.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (cxFcK)

262 There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?
Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (iXqHn)

Get off my lawn whipper Snappers...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (VE6XX)

Would it blow your mind knowing that I started lurking here back ... oh... more than 10 years ago?

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:22 PM (WYStd)

263 Known fact that Canada assisted suicide sponsored by the government is killing over 16,000 people a year, as of 2025 data. in America only 14,000 people died of gun related homicides and accidental shootings. So we have guns and a Second Amendment and we kill less than the Canadian government does of their own people.
Posted by: Ellie Mentry at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (VBSp6)

And Canada has a population a tenth that of the United States.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 18, 2026 03:39 PM

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

But the Canada assisted suicides are all voluntary and merciful!

--The Left

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 18, 2026 04:22 PM (1Au9i)

264 256 >>>There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?

there's a few of us, though some threads it doesn't seem like it....
Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM

I am younger than 60.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 04:22 PM (pZEOD)

265 I recently lost an aunt to cancer at 82. The Horde was most kind with prayers. At the end she decided that no more treatment was necessary. It wasn't suicide , it was leaving the decision in the good Lord's hands

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 04:22 PM (Kc+Vz)

266 Boooooom 1-0 good guys

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 18, 2026 04:22 PM (MGB5H)

267 Is death by Snu-Snu suicide?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:23 PM (GBKbO)

268 There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?

there's a few of us, though some threads it doesn't seem like it....

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (jGJov)

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In my day, everyone was 29. Well, almost 29.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:21 PM (GBKbO)
_____

"The Paolo is 13. Oh wait, that is, how you say, his length."

-- The Paolo

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:23 PM (iFTx/)

269 There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?
Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (iXqHn)

TJM's not even old enough to drink legally.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

270 >>>Would it blow your mind knowing that I started lurking here back ... oh... more than 10 years ago?

I started lurking here ....20 years ago. Just past my college days. Time flies.

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:23 PM (jGJov)

271 Canada is also discussing killing severely disabled infants.
Posted by: The ARC of History!


They should discuss killing liberals. Talk about seriously retarded individuals.

Apologies to the mentally challenged.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (wkRuV)

272 269 There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?
Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (iXqHn)

TJM's not even old enough to drink legally.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:23 PM (77rzZ)

=====

I would get bad at this, but I don't know what it says.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (GBKbO)

273 My uncle had Type I diabetes. He was born in 1920. My grandmother portioned every meal, and monitored him constantly. Once insulin became available he managed it all himself, and lived to be 59, which was remarkable for the time period. For most babies it was a death sentence.

It is very treatable now, except if you are a complete dolt.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (I40wl)

274 Known fact that Canada assisted suicide sponsored by the government is killing over 16,000 people a year, as of 2025 data.

Would be interesting to get all that data and sort by race. I think we all know what it would find though.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (2ocoG)

275 Are we talking about chronological or emotional age???

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (pDt9x)

276 My position generally stated is if, for example, someone has a brain tumor and every waking second is screaming agony, I think they should get ALL the morphine they want. If it ends up depressing respiration and he passes away, so be it. I don't believe that enduring genuine intractable suffering the likes of which we cannot truly fathom until you die naturally is somehow noble or virtuous.

Posted by: Fentanyl with a dilaudid chaser please at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (TbWk/)

277 I am younger than 60.
Posted by: Piper

Too bad you weren't on the Art Thread this morning. Everyone was talking about the chick's clothes.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (77rzZ)

278 MAID is now 4th or 5th in cause of death in Canada. Heart disease, cancer, accidents then either MAID or strokes. That is a stunning stat

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (Kc+Vz)

279 I'll turn 46 later this year.

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 18, 2026 04:03 PM (WYStd)

There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?
Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:19 PM (iXqHn)

Get off my lawn whipper Snappers...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 04:20 PM (VE6XX)
____

The Blade is a literary creation so he can be any age at any time

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (iFTx/)

280 who suffered from seasonal depression…

Winter seasonal depression is one of the many psychological ailments that is measured on a scale. Everyone in Canada (and the northern states) has suffered from it at least once. Before life itself become a psychological disorder we in Michigan used to call it cabin fever, whether it involved a cabin or not.

No idea if that term is still in use, but this is pretty much a get-out-of-life-free card for anybody north of (and probably including) Missouri.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 04:25 PM (EXyHK)

281 How else is Canada supposed to make Canada India in record time?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

I would like to see the rate of native, European, and First Nations numbers for utilizing MAiD versus the Indians, Sikhs, and other ‘New’ Canadians.

I bet the numbers would be very interesting.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)

Probably just what you think. Denmark was caught doing various tricks to reduce the Inuit native population in Greenland up to the 1970s-1980s

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:25 PM (8avO+)

282 Could a person request death by Sydney Sweeney?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 04:25 PM (abIsI)

283 Are we talking about chronological or emotional age???
Posted by: tubal

Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:25 PM (77rzZ)

284 Would it blow your mind knowing that I started lurking here back ... oh... more than 10 years ago?

I started lurking here ....20 years ago. Just past my college days. Time flies.
Posted by: brak


We were just talking about partying after work and I said, "Well, it was 41 years ago".

Jackass kid says, "I'm only 33".

F'n punk.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 04:25 PM (wkRuV)

285 >>I started lurking here ....20 years ago. Just past my college days. Time flies.


I remember those days.

Ace owes you a pineapple. It's in your contract.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:26 PM (1Udfd)

286 It wasn't suicide , it was leaving the decision in the good Lord's hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 04:22 PM (Kc+Vz)

Precisely. You did not make yourself alive. You do not get to make yourself dead. The idea that people have more insight into life than God is.... stupid.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 04:26 PM (I40wl)

287 Could a person request death by Sydney Sweeney?
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Suffocation by massive pillows.

Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:26 PM (77rzZ)

288 >>>Evidently, they cheat at something as mundane as curling, too.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

>Fuck off!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 04:26 PM (gVUi7)

289 279 The Blade is a literary creation so he can be any age at any time
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 04:24 PM (iFTx/)

*points*

OLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLD!

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 04:27 PM (iXqHn)

290 Could a person request death by Sydney Sweeney?
Posted by: Maj. Healey

Suffocation by massive pillows.
Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 04:26 PM (77rzZ)
---
"Why does the cause of death say "snu-snu" on the death certificate?"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 18, 2026 04:27 PM (ESVrU)

291 who suffered from seasonal depression…

Winter seasonal depression is one of the many psychological ailments that is measured on a scale. Everyone in Canada (and the northern states) has suffered from it at least once. Before life itself become a psychological disorder we in Michigan used to call it cabin fever, whether it involved a cabin or not.

No idea if that term is still in use, but this is pretty much a get-out-of-life-free card for anybody north of (and probably including) Missouri.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair


SAD.
Seasonal Affective Disorder, aka, lack of sunshine.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 04:27 PM (wkRuV)

292 I just turned 60. Been hanging around here since about 2006.

Jeepers. I need a hobby.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 18, 2026 04:28 PM (PSEDc)

293 The first treatments of Type 1 diabetes was prior to WW2

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 04:28 PM (rbvCR)

294 Canada started going downhill when James Doohan died Dudley Do-Right was cancelled.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 04:28 PM (UjdFS)

295 Canadians need to take more Vitamin D during their six month winters.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 18, 2026 04:28 PM (6ydKt)

296 It is entirely possible my grandmother’s diabetes was not type I. All I remember is that (a) it was diabetes, and (b) she administered regular shots to herself to manage it. I believe it was insulin.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 04:28 PM (EXyHK)

297 >>>They don't want you to get well they want you to die.
Posted by: Good for shareholders
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There is a place for you but it's not here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 18, 2026 04:29 PM (LA6Ib)

298 It wasn't suicide , it was leaving the decision in the good Lord's hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 04:22 PM (Kc+Vz)

Precisely. You did not make yourself alive. You do not get to make yourself dead. The idea that people have more insight into life than God is.... stupid.
Posted by: tcn in AK at February 18, 2026 04:26 PM (I40wl)

Suicide is one thing. You own your body and soul, you can talk that out after you die. Assisted suicide is just murder.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:29 PM (8avO+)

299 Are we getting another Thread before Ace goes to get his Prescription for Truvada updated?

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:29 PM (1Udfd)

300 I just turned 60. Been hanging around here since about 2006.

Jeepers. I need a hobby.
Posted by: Pug Mahon


63. 2008.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 04:29 PM (wkRuV)

301 >>>No idea if that term is still in use, but this is pretty much a get-out-of-life-free card for anybody north of (and probably including) Missouri.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair


SAD.
Seasonal Affective Disorder, aka, lack of sunshine.


can confirm it applies to Missouri -- grew up in Texas, never experienced it until I moved to Missouri. -- sun goes down early this time of year

Posted by: brak at February 18, 2026 04:30 PM (jGJov)

302 299 Are we getting another Thread before Ace goes to get his Prescription for Truvada updated?
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:29 PM (1Udfd)

Ouch!

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:30 PM (pDt9x)

303 299 Are we getting another Thread before Ace goes to get his Prescription for Truvada updated?
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:29 PM (1Udfd)

How's his viral load? You haven't mentioned contracting HIV so it must be undetectable at this point.

Posted by: Vespa drive-by at February 18, 2026 04:30 PM (TbWk/)

304 SAD.
Seasonal Affective Disorder, aka, lack of sunshine.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 18, 2026 04:27 PM (wkRuV)

Jesus Christ. I lived in Chicago for 13 years or so. Getting sick of Shit weather and cold isn't a Disorder. It's normal life.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:30 PM (8avO+)

305 I bet the Canadian Covid lockdowns made many people sad.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (abIsI)

306 a routine yearly doctor's appointment

Don't let him talk you into the "Bloggers Special"!

Posted by: DaveA at February 18, 2026 04:31 PM (FhXTo)

307 60. Throbbing gif. LGF.2004 And over here shortly after.

Posted by: High fidelity at February 18, 2026 04:32 PM (Pk3kd)

308 Something something Ewok deworming anal gland expressing.

Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:32 PM (pDt9x)

309 I just turned 60. Been hanging around here since about 2006.

Jeepers. I need a hobby.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 18, 2026 04:28 PM (PSEDc)

That IS a hobby

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:32 PM (8avO+)

310 A new use for AI !

Posted by: Canada at February 18, 2026 04:32 PM (abIsI)

311 Canadians need to take more Vitamin D during their six month winters.

So, I just went to verify that D is over the counter in Canada (assumed it was, but never assume about Canada) and got this AI response:

“Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is a crucial supplement for Canadians, especially from October to March due to limited sun exposure, aiding in immune function and bone health. Health Canada recommends daily supplementation for most, particularly during winter, with popular brands including Jamieson, Webber Naturals, and Kirkland Signature.”

So you can self-medicate with Jamieson or Jameson. Or the truly healing power of “and”.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (EXyHK)

312 There aren't enough of them to matter. This is just the nose in the door of killing live births on the regular.

Fun fact: Nigeria had more births this year than Europe + Russia combined (and twice as many as the United States).

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (n1OCj)

313 Could a person request death by Sydney Sweeney?
Posted by: Maj. Healey
......

I don't think she's a doctor.

Posted by: wth at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (UjdFS)

314 >> I lived in Chicago for 13 years or so. Getting sick of Shit weather and cold isn't a Disorder. It's normal life.


I get it in Summer. Too much nice weather.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (1Udfd)

315 Nood. Hah-vaad.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (ExV1e)

316 I Always try to get at least 15 min direct sun in December and January, it makes a big difference in how annoying I am to Mrs. F.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (RIvkX)

317 >>Posted by: tubal at February 18, 2026 04:32 PM (pDt9x)


I was going to go with that, but figured the Prep Med would be every bit as funny coming from me.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (1Udfd)

318 316 I Always try to get at least 15 min direct sun in December and January, it makes a big difference in how annoying I am to Mrs. F.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (RIvkX)

; )

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (+YA9H)

319 >> I lived in Chicago for 13 years or so. Getting sick of Shit weather and cold isn't a Disorder. It's normal life.


I get it in Summer. Too much nice weather.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 04:33 PM (1Udfd)

I love the heat even though I broil up like a lobster if I get any sun.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:34 PM (8avO+)

320 Getting sick of Shit weather and cold isn't a Disorder. It's normal life.

There are times, and this is one, when I really wish Dr. Thomas Szasz hadn’t gone quite so far off the deep end on the non-existence of psychological disorders. Because he made some very good points about exactly this back when it could have been more easily fought.

Unable or unwilling to bear the inexorable tragedies of the human condition, people now seek solace in the utopian claims of psychiatry concerning the causes and cures of everything “bad” the human heart is heir to.—Thomas Szasz, Omni, March, 1980.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (EXyHK)

321 Throbbing gif. LGF.2004 And over here shortly after.
Posted by: High fidelity at February 18, 2026 04:32 PM (Pk3kd)

About the same time period here, after being kicked off of Chuckle's bicycle seat. Oh, wait....

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyseat at February 18, 2026 04:36 PM (5xuJ/)

322 Probably just what you think. Denmark was caught doing various tricks to reduce the Inuit native population in Greenland up to the 1970s-1980s
Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 04:25 PM

Investigators found the forced birth control continued into the '90s.

Norway officially stopped their sterilization of the Saami in 1977, which was a very big deal because the government had a eugenics policy against them since the '40s or so.

I like to throw that in the face of the Danes and the Norwegians who try the "you mistreated the Native Americans in the 1900s" crap.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at February 18, 2026 04:39 PM (fxCK2)

323 I had a friend that did the Hemlock Society's potion. She had Crohns disease and had reached the point she had trouble knitting. But it was her call and she had no help

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 18, 2026 04:45 PM (+mUZM)

324 > I use this name because back in college I threw a drug dealer out of the (open) window of my dormitory
----

I use this name because I usually wear dark clothing

Posted by: Don Black: Heads up- I might be joking at February 18, 2026 04:55 PM (ZxPkt)

325 Leftist health care practitioners with the authority to kill, who want to save the planet by cancelling as many carbon footprints as possible. What could go wrong?

Posted by: Wofus at February 18, 2026 04:57 PM (CNa+A)

326 307 60. Throbbing gif. LGF.2004 And over here shortly after.
Posted by: High fidelity at February 18, 2026 04:32 PM (Pk3kd)

#metoo

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 05:01 PM (+YA9H)

327 Type I diabetes (T1D) is very manageable. (Thanks, Defenestratus) My T1D kid is in college, was a podium finisher in HS discus, state finalist in shotput, ran relays, and competed internationally in dance competitions.

Yes, the CGM and closed-loop insulin pump makes a huge difference in quality of life. Sometimes though, she has to go old school with the finger-prick and syringe when there are shortages of the advanced electronics, but it's merely inconvenient, not EOL-worthy.

Posted by: DrSandman at February 18, 2026 05:10 PM (+/Pgq)

328 Whoopie Goldberg said that Trump put her name in the Epstein Files to make her look like Dumbass Woman of Color compared to Kami Harris

Goldberg was not available for further comment on Trump's Crime.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 18, 2026 05:24 PM (EPApu)

329 272 269 There are people (aside from me) under 60 on this site?
****

My Lawn, get ... wait, I don't have a lawn.

Posted by: clarence at February 18, 2026 05:33 PM (RU/0c)

330 Time has come for those Health Care types up in Canada to Pay the Piper he has doubled his bill

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 18, 2026 06:18 PM (wGqjj)

331 Those fookin' Canucks can't crow about their superiority to Americans any more...

Posted by: Mr. Matamoros at February 18, 2026 06:55 PM (RgM/c)

Democrat Snake Ted Lieu: The Epstein Files, Which Are Filled with Disproven False Tips About Everyone, Show That Trump was Raping Children

Investigatory files are full of false claims. The cops don't just receive valid leads, of course. They receive a lot of absolute nonsense "tips," which is why you always hear the cliched line in a movie about a gruesome murder, "We don't want the press getting a hold of this." Because they know their phone lines will be jammed with the hallucinations of attention-whores and schizophrenics.


The Epstein files are likewise filled with a lot of absolute garbage. Particularly because left-wing lunatics took the opportunity to flood the FBI and police with a ton of a completely-fabricated (or completely-hallucinated) claims that Donald Trump was raping everyone.

Raping who?

Raping EV-ER-Y-ONE!

Thanks to the great work of Thomas Massie and MTG, the Democrats are now paging through completely fake "tips" and claiming they're all real:

Shipwreckedcrew
@shipwreckedcrew

1h

Told ya so.

To all the brain-dead MAGA that have been one-note simpletons on "Release the Epstein Files"....

Jamie Raskin and Ted Lieu now to the national and international media ....

"The Epstein files show President Trump raped little girls."

Like the sun rising in the morning.

Democrats have absolutely no limit in their consciences about what they will and will not say in pursuit of the goal of seeing Pres. Trump driven from office.

This has been true since the summer of 2016, and they have never wavered.

Massie, Mace, MTG, and Boebert -- too stupid for words.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:30 PM




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Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at February 18, 2026 02:32 PM (tj1W+)

2 Ha!

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at February 18, 2026 02:32 PM (tj1W+)

3 Ace, that AI image of AOC still has me laughing. In one thoughtfully crafted image you’ve shown just how unserious she and Democrats are. Thanks.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 02:32 PM (wvJdC)

4 Massie. Can we just send him on a special assignment?

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 02:32 PM (d2kuJ)

5 US Congress = HS student council

Posted by: man at February 18, 2026 02:33 PM (cGjQu)

6 I'm guessing Trump can't sue these "designated liars" (as Scott Adams used to call them)?

Posted by: coryc at February 18, 2026 02:34 PM (gcYBd)

7 Time to sue if not said on the floor...

Posted by: Ann at February 18, 2026 02:35 PM (w9jrX)

8 The Epstein Files could prove conclusively that DJT put on a suit of armor, mounted a white steed, and personally put the sword to everyone who ever so much as glanced in the direction of a girl who might be a day under 18 years old, and the left would still find a way to claim that he didn't do enough to stop the pedos.

It's time to stop being upset or mad that any republican wanted to release the files. It was damned if we did, damned if we didn't. This dumb shit was always going to be the result if we did, but if we didn't they would just spend all their time claiming the GOP is covering up for pedos, which, guess what, they're ALSO doing as we speak.

Basically stop caring what democrats say because it's all fake and gay.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:35 PM (3BwY8)

9 Also Thomas Massie is a fucking queer.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:35 PM (3BwY8)

10 "Dey rapin' ea-body up in here!"

"Hide your kids! Hide your wife!"

-Some guy from the hood in a video

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 18, 2026 02:35 PM (DgMqy)

11 I hope Lieu has good lawyers. Ok maybe not.

That seems an easy case of defamation.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 02:36 PM (wvJdC)

12 The Epstein files are likewise filled with a lot of absolute garbage. Particularly because left-wing lunatics took the opportunity to flood the FBI and police with a ton of a completely-fabricated (or completely-hallucinated) claims that Donald Trump was raping everyone.

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Why isn't it standard practice to release grand jury testimony?

I'm having trouble coming to grips with this concept. It's a real mystery.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:36 PM (GBKbO)

13 9 Also Thomas Massie is a fucking queer.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:35 PM (3BwY

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It's in the Epstein files that he killed his wife and became a leftist to marry his lesbian current wife.

That makes it true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:36 PM (GBKbO)

14 So I see repeating the unproven rantings of anonymous lunatics is totally cool and not offensive but saying if Muslims want to ban dogs I choose dogs is beyond the pale. Got it.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 18, 2026 02:36 PM (x62K9)

15 So Massie wanted Johnson to rub his belly so he could go "squeee"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 02:37 PM (Kc+Vz)

16 8 The Epstein Files could prove conclusively that DJT put on a suit of armor, mounted a white steed, and personally put the sword to everyone who ever so much as glanced in the direction of a girl who might be a day under 18 years old, and the left would still find a way to claim that he didn't do enough to stop the pedos.

It's time to stop being upset or mad that any republican wanted to release the files. It was damned if we did, damned if we didn't. This dumb shit was always going to be the result if we did, but if we didn't they would just spend all their time claiming the GOP is covering up for pedos, which, guess what, they're ALSO doing as we speak.

Basically stop caring what democrats say because it's all fake and gay.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:35 PM (3BwY

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The problem is the hundreds of DOJ lawyers who are solely dedicated to following redaction rules to be able to release the files at all.

Instead of advancing the president's agenda, hundreds of DOJ lawyers are sitting there with redaction software with grand jury testimony about a guy who died 6 years ago.

That's what Massie accomplished.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:38 PM (GBKbO)

17 Which is what all of us who aren't stupid said from the beginning:
It won't matter who or how many or what the hundreds of known and proven Democrats did on Epstein Island--the only thing the Dems and the media will talk about is Trump.

Say, have you gotten "justice" for all those $1000 an hour whores you're calling "victims" yet?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 02:38 PM (HXT0k)

18 Imagine being a grown-ass man, elected to the legislature of the most powerful nation in the world, and throwing a tweenage girl hissy fit because your boss won't write a nice note home to your mom about what a good boy you've been.

Absolute faggotry.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:38 PM (3BwY8)

19 Willowed:
Here's to you, Put a Handle on a Cup Guy!
Posted by: Real Men of Genius at February 18, 2026 02:36 PM (jc0TO)

Those were awesome commercials.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

20 I see McConnell (well really his staff nurses) says he’s a no on the SAVE Act.

There isn’t a single good thing that comes from Kentucky besides bourbon.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 18, 2026 02:38 PM (wvJdC)

21 18 Imagine being a grown-ass man, elected to the legislature of the most powerful nation in the world, and throwing a tweenage girl hissy fit because your boss won't write a nice note home to your mom about what a good boy you've been.

Absolute faggotry.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:38 PM (3BwY

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You're going to have to be WAAAAAY more specific there, boss.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:39 PM (GBKbO)

22 The left has been acting like everything in the Grand Jury Testimony is 100% true.

Of course, so have a lot of Lo-Fo normies...

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (uEmCf)

23 Instead of advancing the president's agenda, hundreds of DOJ lawyers are sitting there with redaction software with grand jury testimony about a guy who died 6 years ago.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:38 PM (GBKbO)
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I could get mildly annoyed about this if you could show me any proof that these DOJ lawyers were doing anything other than having a hearty wank while collecting a paycheck before being tasked with the redaction effort.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (3BwY8)

24 Nice 'The Professional' ref ace.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (zZu0s)

25 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)

26 CHIRREN??!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (Kt19C)

27 As we expected the Epstein files are mostly full of leftwing celebs and pols associating with Epstein. From Gates to Clinton to Biden/Harris (through Ruemmeler)

But...here's the mistake that right leaning office holders are making...

Most people won't read the emails or the GJ testimony. So when normies here the actual results AND the left going on about Trump they assume both are true.

To fix this you have to start prosecuting the actual people working with Epstein. And you know what...if you don't have a perfect case Bondi and the rest do it anyway. Let Bill Clinton go on trial and be found innocent. Why? Because those normies barely paying attention are going to assume the fix was in but notice only Dems are being charged...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (sKqQm)

28 The left already publicly announced back in 2016-onwards that they planned file an avalanche of false sex-abuse claims against Trump, just to drag him down with innuendo. We already know that, because they told us they would do it.

Then they did it, and now they're citing their own lies as evidence.

No one is fooled.

Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (se8lQ)

29 There's something profoundly wrong with our political betters. Seriously wrong.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 18, 2026 02:41 PM (jtM2q)

30 OMG think of all the surejanvivors!!

Posted by: nckate at February 18, 2026 02:41 PM (uQzkA)

31 Hope this bastard gets sued

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 02:41 PM (Ia/+0)

32 This is nothing. I am reading that the DSA and elements of the Left are holding lessons on jury nullification for their citizen warriors.

If you think false reports to authorities are bad, wait until they get convictions on those false claims due to juries who are fighting for the cause, like we have already seen in NYC and DC for political trials.

They have the prosecutors, now the juries, ... so we no longer have rule of law.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 02:42 PM (5LjnF)

33 I'm reliably informed that Epstein is alive and hiding out in Israel...

Posted by: steevy at February 18, 2026 02:42 PM (YwEeS)

34 We have a congress made up of seventh grade girls.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 02:42 PM (0U5gm)

35 Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew
1h
Massie, Mace, MTG, and Boebert -- too stupid for words.

Nancy Mace?
That's too bad.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 02:42 PM (+YA9H)

36 Oh and one big fat target that Bondi should be working overtime on is Cyrus Vance Jr. He was the NY AG protecting Epstein from 2010 to 2021...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

37 Yes, sue the hell out of this cretin Leiu.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 18, 2026 02:42 PM (+jscL)

38 Massie, Mace, MTG, and Boebert -- too stupid for words.

Outside of playing tune in tokyo in a movie theater what did Boebert do?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:43 PM (sKqQm)

39 Absolute faggotry.

Absolutely.

Posted by: man at February 18, 2026 02:43 PM (cGjQu)

40 Well, The Blade did tell you that releasing all these "files" was not a good idea, mainly because of the piles and piles of fake claims and lies about Trump.

Literally any allegation, or delusion, or wild conspiracy theory foamed up in the worm-ridden brains of lunatic Democraps and their enablers is in there.

Somewhere in there are "tips" that Trump shoved a hot poker up his ass and cut his dick off.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 02:43 PM (iFTx/)

41 The left already publicly announced back in 2016-onwards that they planned file an avalanche of false sex-abuse claims against Trump, just to drag him down with innuendo. We already know that, because they told us they would do it.

Amusingly though that really launched PoundMeToo and then Rose McGowan stole their thunder to go after Weinstein...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM (sKqQm)

42 23 I could get mildly annoyed about this if you could show me any proof that these DOJ lawyers were doing anything other than having a hearty wank while collecting a paycheck before being tasked with the redaction effort.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (3BwY

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Acting like this DOJ is doing nothing when they've successfully argued at the SCOTUS level (Skermetti, Mahmoud, SF v EPA), are actively suing almost every Democrat controlled state for access to their voter rolls, exposed the Minnesota fraud (predates that Youtuber by weeks), and created a new fraud division to focus on fraud as a national issue is silly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM (GBKbO)

43 Latest I heard is Trump hired a body double for Ghislaine so she could avoid prison.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM (FXNzP)

44 Somewhere in there are "tips" that Trump shoved a hot poker up his ass and cut his dick off.
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Any credit for being the first tranny president?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM (Dv3i1)

45 This is nothing. I am reading that the DSA and elements of the Left are holding lessons on jury nullification for their citizen warriors.

If you think false reports to authorities are bad, wait until they get convictions on those false claims due to juries who are fighting for the cause, like we have already seen in NYC and DC for political trials.

They have the prosecutors, now the juries, ... so we no longer have rule of law.

Posted by: bob


The first day of the antifa trial in Fort Worth today ended in a mistrial, when a BLM lawyer for the defense came dressed in T shirt emblazoned with a message about the fight for civil rights.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM (0U5gm)

46 28 The left already publicly announced back in 2016-onwards that they planned file an avalanche of false sex-abuse claims against Trump, just to drag him down with innuendo. We already know that, because they told us they would do it.

Then they did it, and now they're citing their own lies as evidence.

No one is fooled.
Posted by: zombie at February 18, 2026 02:40 PM (se8lQ)

And not a word from Gloria Allred or her sheep-cloned daughter.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 02:45 PM (uEmCf)

47 And for those that don't recall, Trump forced the arrest of Maxwell who was "hiding" in New Hampshire at the time...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)

48 38 Massie, Mace, MTG, and Boebert -- too stupid for words.

Outside of playing tune in tokyo in a movie theater what did Boebert do?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:43 PM (sKqQm)

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I believe they're the four who broke ranks with GOP leadership and voted on the discharge petition to force the opening of the grand jury testimony.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:45 PM (GBKbO)

49 I saw Massie in Berdorf dressing room with Jean Lepreen having a threesome with Epstein, Drumpf , Bernstein , Steiner and Nerdeen, but no dogs.

Posted by: kingsman at February 18, 2026 02:45 PM (ehY6c)

50 Is there an actual date on any of the tips about Trump being a pedophile rapist?

If those "tips" were dated before 2016 (or 2020) (or 2024), then I am gobsmacked that some Democrat didn't leak them previously. It matters not how baseless and ridiculous the charge, their press monkeys would have repeated it endlessly.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 18, 2026 02:46 PM (HlyYF)

51
The first day of the antifa trial in Fort Worth today ended in a mistrial, when a BLM lawyer for the defense came dressed in T shirt emblazoned with a message about the fight for civil rights.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM (0U5gm)

Throw the lawyer in jail for contempt of court. Let she/he/it (shit) stew for awhile.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 18, 2026 02:46 PM (ynpvh)

52 49 I saw Massie in Berdorf dressing room with Jean Lepreen having a threesome with Epstein, Drumpf , Bernstein , Steiner and Nerdeen, but no dogs.

Posted by: kingsman at February 18, 2026 02:45 PM (ehY6c)

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It's true. I read it in the Epstein files.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:46 PM (GBKbO)

53 Jeffrey Edward Epstein (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019)

Stunning that it's been that long.

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 02:47 PM (+YA9H)

54 I ran across this infographic showing who Epstein was comminating with based on those emails, it seems to be accurate. https://tinyurl.com/ycjeswck

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)

55 50 Is there an actual date on any of the tips about Trump being a pedophile rapist?

If those "tips" were dated before 2016 (or 2020) (or 2024), then I am gobsmacked that some Democrat didn't leak them previously. It matters not how baseless and ridiculous the charge, their press monkeys would have repeated it endlessly.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 18, 2026 02:46 PM (HlyYF)

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I saw someone pimping the pages from a lady who said that Trump and Epstein aborted her baby on a boat in Lake Michigan and dumped the baby in the water.

Well, she alleged that Epstein did it in one call, and then two calls later said that Trump helped.

May-Sept 1984. The charge was alleged in 2020.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)

56
>UK Guardian,
Explainer
Trump news at a glance: Hillary Clinton urges Trump administration to release millions of withheld Epstein files
‘We have nothing to hide,’ former secretary of state says ahead of her and Bill Clinton’s depositions next week

Guardian staff
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump administration of a “cover-up” over the Epstein files, while claiming that she and her husband are being forced to testify before Congress to deflect scrutiny from Donald Trump.

>BBC, Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of Epstein files 'cover-up' in BBC interview, 1 day ago

Lengthy article. In part,
"In relation to the allegations against Trump, the DoJ has previously said: "Some docs contain untrue and sensationalist claims against Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear the claims are unfounded and false and if they have any shred of credibility they certainly would have been weaponized against Trump already."
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To get them, you'd have to get her too, I imagine, and that will never happen in their lifetimes.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 02:48 PM (NFX2v)

57 “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations — allegations — of Donald Trump raping children and threatening to kill children.”
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We knew this at the time of course, but we withheld that information from the American people because....

Oh, look, there are some tweens in the audience. You look nice! Do you have boyfriends yet?

Posted by: Joe Biden at February 18, 2026 02:48 PM (Dv3i1)

58 May-Sept 1984. The charge was alleged in 2020.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:47 PM (GBKbO)

Trump ate my dog, and I didn't even have one...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 18, 2026 02:48 PM (ynpvh)

59 54 I ran across this infographic showing who Epstein was comminating with based on those emails, it seems to be accurate. https://tinyurl.com/ycjeswck

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)

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What percentage were involved in the pedo sex ring and how definitive is the proof in the emails to prove it in a court of law?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:48 PM (GBKbO)

60 Massie, Mace, MTG, and Boebert -- too stupid for words.

Outside of playing tune in tokyo in a movie theater what did Boebert do?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:43 PM (sKqQm)

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I believe they're the four who broke ranks with GOP leadership and voted on the discharge petition to force the opening of the grand jury testimony.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:45 PM (GBKbO)
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You are correct. Massie led the charge, but the other three idiots were right behind him.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 02:48 PM (iFTx/)

61 Is there an actual date on any of the tips about Trump being a pedophile rapist?


When I go to lefty sites they have PROOF! Pictures of Trump with a pretty young blonde girl.

Of course its his daughter not an Epstein client but they are going to live their truths or something.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:48 PM (sKqQm)

62 40 Well, The Blade did tell you that releasing all these "files" was not a good idea, mainly because of the piles and piles of fake claims and lies about Trump.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 02:43 PM (iFTx/)
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You're not wrong in that releasing tHe FiLes was a bad idea, but once the left and the media (BIRM) succeeded in making it An Issue, the GOP had no choice but to do it, otherwise the talking point for the next three years is "DRUMPF AND THE GOP ARE COVERING FOR A GLOBAL CABAL OF KIDDIE DIDDLERS AND ALSO TRUMP DIDDLES TOO."

No-win.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM (3BwY8)

63 Stunning that it's been that long.
Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 02:47 PM (+YA9H)

Remember all the elaborate memes with EDNKH?

The one with the guy in a plane, saying goodbye to his family?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)

64 Biden's Immigration policies and the people who supported it caused one million rapes. Probably more. The women and children in those caravans were widely victimized. Then, Biden and his supporters let any of those rapists who wanted to, to live here.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM (w/O5Q)

65 Isn't Ted Lieu the one that was tight with the known rent boy killer Ed Buck?

I wonder what's in his crawlspace/hard drive.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM (KGhM4)

66 >>I saw someone pimping the pages from a lady who said that Trump and Epstein aborted her baby on a boat in Lake Michigan and dumped the baby in the water.


Nothing gets the Big King Salmon hornier than a freshly aborted fetus.

Lindy Rig that thing and throw a flasher 2 feet up the line. No planer board needed.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM (1Udfd)

67 The issue I have with the 'the files shouldn't have been released' position is this: These same wormy Dems would be saying the exact same thing if they weren't released. It makes zero difference either way.

Posted by: congaree at February 18, 2026 02:50 PM (yjjV/)

68 I have certain knowledge that Ted Lieu and Jamie Raskin were doing threesomes with two-year-olds, of both sexes. I saw it on the internet.

They need to answer for that.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 18, 2026 02:50 PM (AlhUl)

69 As someone who believes conspiracy theories are a crutch for the weak-minded, it is Chef's Kiss seeing the faction of MAGA who have been always been so enamored with conspiracy theories finally get hoist on their own petard.

Yes, we really landed on the moon.
No, the Earth is not flat.
Yes, millions of Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
No, Barack Obama was not born in Kenya.
Yes, Bin Laden was responsible for 9/11.

And no, there was no evil cabal of global elites diddling kids and eating babies. Jeffrey Epstein was a corrupt guy who wormed his way into the corridors of power and wealth and used it to live out his hedonistic fantasies. This involved young (post-pubescent) prostitutes and girls his fixer Ghislain Maxwell was able to seduce and manipulate. It's no more complicated than that.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at February 18, 2026 02:50 PM (w6p9p)

70 I saw someone pimping the pages from a lady who said that Trump and Epstein aborted her baby on a boat in Lake Michigan and dumped the baby in the water.

Well, she alleged that Epstein did it in one call, and then two calls later said that Trump helped.

May-Sept 1984. The charge was alleged in 2020.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:47 PM

She must have immediately come across as a stark raving lunatic for her NOT to get a segment on CNN and MSNBC.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 18, 2026 02:50 PM (HlyYF)

71 What percentage were involved in the pedo sex ring and how definitive is the proof in the emails to prove it in a court of law?

From what I've seen of the emails it will be hard to make child abuse charges stick. There are a bunch that hint towards stuff but because they use that stupid code with Cheese Pizza and the rest, absent other evidence its not going to get a conviction.

But...honestly...don't care. Bring the charges anyway.

Also, I think there are plenty of areas that the emails could lead to run of the mill corruption charges since they are full of people asking for and giving favors to Epstein.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

72 I gotta be honest, I though Les Wexner was dead...but, apparently they dragged him in front of congress, today?

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 02:51 PM (1Udfd)

73 62 You're not wrong in that releasing tHe FiLes was a bad idea, but once the left and the media (BIRM) succeeded in making it An Issue, the GOP had no choice but to do it, otherwise the talking point for the next three years is "DRUMPF AND THE GOP ARE COVERING FOR A GLOBAL CABAL OF KIDDIE DIDDLERS AND ALSO TRUMP DIDDLES TOO."

No-win.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM (3BwY

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Here's the thing:

Epstein has always been an online only obsession without any real political influence.

Trump mentioned the Epstein files like once in the entire campaign. And it was reactive. "Oh, sure, we can look into that."

People didn't vote for Trump in any material numbers because of the Epstein files. It's Russian collusion again, but with less cross-party support.

And Russian collusion worked so well that they did covid after which they mail in ballot cheated for months after which they shut down ballot counting in six states in the middle of the night to ballot box stuff like Tammany Hall to barely beat him in the electoral college.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)

74 Marxists keep trying to put the Epstein Island Propaganda onto President Trump

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)

75 Absolute faggotry.
Posted by: ballistic

^^^^^ THIS !!

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (2f+Mn)

76 >>From what I've seen of the emails it will be hard to make child abuse charges stick. There are a bunch that hint towards stuff but because they use that stupid code with Cheese Pizza and the rest, absent other evidence its not going to get a conviction.

>>But...honestly...don't care. Bring the charges anyway.


Justice is Blind...

but, she's not a whore.


Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (1Udfd)

77 I have certain knowledge that Ted Lieu and Jamie Raskin were doing threesomes with two-year-olds, of both sexes. I saw it on the internet.

They need to answer for that.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 18, 2026 02:50 PM (AlhUl)

If they want to take the gentleman's way out and eat a .45, I am ok with that answer too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (zZu0s)

78 Does Lieu know Obama ate a dog.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (PO53r)

79 The first day of the antifa trial in Fort Worth today ended in a mistrial, when a BLM lawyer for the defense came dressed in T shirt emblazoned with a message about the fight for civil rights.

Posted by: Thomas Paine

And that lawyer's name is...wait for it...MarQuetta Clayton

Posted by: one hour sober at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (Y1sOo)

80 it is Chef's Kiss seeing the faction of MAGA who have been always been so enamored with conspiracy theories finally get hoist on their own petard.

See this is the lala world theory. Because what I see is a bunch of people that told me there were no Epstein files last year and certainly no Epstein clients telling me now there was one Epstein client, Trump, even though he's the one that released the files...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (sKqQm)

81 Well, The Blade did tell you that releasing all these "files" was not a good idea, mainly because of the piles and piles of fake claims and lies about Trump.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 02:43 PM (iFTx/)
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You're not wrong in that releasing tHe FiLes was a bad idea, but once the left and the media (BIRM) succeeded in making it An Issue, the GOP had no choice but to do it, otherwise the talking point for the next three years is "DRUMPF AND THE GOP ARE COVERING FOR A GLOBAL CABAL OF KIDDIE DIDDLERS AND ALSO TRUMP DIDDLES TOO."

No-win.
Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM (3BwY
_____

Yea, but the Democraps were helped in their ability to make it an issue by the many people on our side -- including some commenters here -- who were obsessed with "The Files" and would not let the issue go.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (iFTx/)

82 All they needed to do to get my vote was for them to notice my new hairstyle.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 18, 2026 02:53 PM (AlhUl)

83 Justice is Blind...

but, she's not a whore.

Pretty sure Justice did that thing to Alex Jones that the left claims a couple of Russian hookers did to Trump's hotel bed.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)

84 Trump turned me into a newt!

*looks around*

I got better.

Posted by: An Epstein Island Peasant at February 18, 2026 02:53 PM (PiwSw)

85 81 Yea, but the Democraps were helped in their ability to make it an issue by the many people on our side -- including some commenters here -- who were obsessed with "The Files" and would not let the issue go.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (iFTx/)

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It is a fact that the CIA has 16K video of every prominent cultural, political, and financial figure in the planet fucking 3 year old children on Epstein's Island, and if you deny it, then you want the pedos to run the world.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:53 PM (GBKbO)

86 Does anyone believe me?

Posted by: E Jean Carroll at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (PO53r)

87 I'll bet the Epstein files clearly show Ted Lieu and Jamie Raskin raping children, raping corpses, raping animals, and taking turns raping each other.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (HCQX9)

88 57 We knew this at the time of course, but we withheld that information from the American people because....

Oh, look, there are some tweens in the audience. You look nice! Do you have boyfriends yet?
Posted by: Joe Biden at February 18, 2026 02:48 PM (Dv3i1)

; )

Posted by: m at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (+YA9H)

89 BTW, I want to repeat what I said in the last section. Michael Knowles's show today is scary. The 2nd half, where he talks about big tech and its electioneering. They're back.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (AlhUl)

90 86 Does anyone believe me?

Posted by: E Jean Carroll at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (PO53r)

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That you think rape is sexy?

Yes, I do believe you.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (GBKbO)

91 >>Yea, but the Democraps were helped in their ability to make it an issue by the many people on our side -- including some commenters here -- who were obsessed with "The Files" and would not let the issue go.


I don't give 2 shits about the retarded shit ...

but, I DO want to see the CIA connection to Epstein fully exposed.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (1Udfd)

92 The first day of the antifa trial in Fort Worth today ended in a mistrial, when a BLM lawyer for the defense came dressed in T shirt emblazoned with a message about the fight for civil rights.
///

Yes, I agree with jim. Throw him in jail for the duration of the trial so he can't cause any more trouble.

Posted by: Random PJ at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (+jscL)

93
It is a fact that the CIA has 16K video of every prominent cultural, political, and financial figure in the planet fucking 3 year old children on Epstein's Island, and if you deny it, then you want the pedos to run the world.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:53 PM (GBKbO)

That the CIA holds onto this film proves they are paedos too.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 18, 2026 02:54 PM (ynpvh)

94 You think they're in a panic now, wait until they find out he laundered all their money thru Bitcoin, each transaction written permanently into the blockchain.

Posted by: t-bird at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (Jl/ju)

95 28 The left already publicly announced back in 2016-onwards that they planned file an avalanche of false sex-abuse claims against Trump, just to drag him down with innuendo. We already know that, because they told us they would do it.

Then they did it, and now they're citing their own lies as evidence.

No one is fooled.
Posted by: zombie

Excellent point, but that's you & the facts you know.

Many are playing along with the nonsense while many others are still able to be fooled.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (NFX2v)

96 There was an obvious photo shop of a young woman wearing a Space X tee shirt. The logo was very badly photoshopped.

Posted by: Max Power at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (SwyyQ)

97 And no, there was no evil cabal of global elites diddling kids and eating babies. Jeffrey Epstein was a corrupt guy who wormed his way into the corridors of power and wealth and used it to live out his hedonistic fantasies. This involved young (post-pubescent) prostitutes and girls his fixer Ghislain Maxwell was able to seduce and manipulate. It's no more complicated than that.
Posted by: Lamont Cranston at February 18, 2026 02:50 PM (w6p9p)

It may not be complicated, but there definitely are global elites, not so elites and many Hollywood types who live for ped!!!ph$$ and some who make sacrifices to their evil one.

Posted by: LASue at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (lCppi)

98 on the fringe sites I sometimes check out, they are talking about secret cannibal codes involving jerky.

A lot of the messages are definitely weird, and I think must be a code language.

I dismissed most of the comet pizza stuff because it all just sounded like drug code to me. (I was a community radio DJ and I knew a lot of druggies, and I knew their codes although I mostly did not do that stuff.) The "pizza" code sounded just like pot, coke, etc... word substitution.

This new jerky code could be that, but not sure. I have not looked into it much as it is either boring, or terrifying. I just don't know which. There is also a lot of talk about tunnels, but I have not read up on that either.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (5LjnF)

99 It is a fact that the CIA has 16K video of every prominent cultural, political, and financial figure in the planet fucking 3 year old children on Epstein's Island, and if you deny it, then you want the pedos to run the world.

I remember reading that the reason that conspiracy theories are so rife in autocratic societies is that the people know their leaders are lying, but can't really judge just how extensively.

America became that sort of society under the Junta.

The only cure to it is to make everything you can available to the public

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)

100 Here's the thing:

Epstein has always been an online only obsession without any real political influence.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)
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Almost none of this, or any other Ops the left runs, has anything to do with the ballot box itself.

It's about consuming media cycles, fundraising, and fueling the leftoid base's fever dreams about Drumpf. Maybe on the outside it motivates their base to go vote, but that's not the central point.

Posted by: ballistic at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (3BwY8)

101
Why did Lieu make this announcement now? The files have been out for a few days now (a week? more?) and any passages showing Trump's threats to kill children would have come out.

Is Lieu supposed to have seen some unredacted or unreleased files that we haven't?

This is weird.

Posted by: I Remember Romna at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (JifIm)

102 99 The only cure to it is to make everything you can available to the public

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)

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We got 3 million documents, and all I see is, "Epstein said Pizza! You know what that means!"

Sunlight isn't curing this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (GBKbO)

103 64 Biden's Immigration policies and the people who supported it caused one million rapes. Probably more. The women and children in those caravans were widely victimized. Then, Biden and his supporters let any of those rapists who wanted to, to live here.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 18, 2026 02:49 PM

I also run that stat by my Lefty "feminist" friends.

First I would have them admit that Amnesty International is a reliable source. (Easy, because it leans far left.)

Then find the AI statement that up to 60% of females were raped on the journey.

When Biden was letting in 250,000 people a month, I would say that was at least 100,000 women, right?

The math then says 60,000 rapes per month.

Times 48 months of the Biden administration, that reaches your (ballpark) figure of 2.9 million rapes.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (HlyYF)

104 Sure, Jan

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (vcPNM)

105 That Rep Plaskett was getting texts from Epstein while she was in Congress in session.
Speaker Johnson won't lay a glove on her.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 02:58 PM (PO53r)

106 Now that it's at or past post 100...
My local power company sent an email today on their "decarbonization" efforts in getting folks to stop using natural gas..."SB 1221 allows up to 30 pilot projects across California to help transition some neighborhoods from natural gas service to zero-emission alternatives. "
What a bunch of horse crap. When it comes time to heat homes in winter, lets see how folks yelp at their so-called zero emissions heating costs.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 18, 2026 02:58 PM (ynpvh)

107 From Censure Thread:

42 Nobody knows if Andrew Jackson was born in NC or SC.
Posted by: Bulg at February 18, 2026 01:33 PM (77rzZ)

Varney must have credited SC with Jackson. I went back to my DVR recording of Varney where they showed a map of which states were the birthplaces of future presidents and SC was shown but not NC.

So...assuming SC had one other future president, then the correct answer is 22 if you credit NC with Jackson.

UNLESS SC didn't produce any other presidents, in which case the correct answer remains 21 states were the birthplaces of future presidents.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 18, 2026 02:58 PM (QGaXH)

108 103
Times 48 months of the Biden administration, that reaches your (ballpark) figure of 2.9 million rapes.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (HlyYF)

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Just to get to racist, capitalist America where police shoot brown people for sport and you can't get any healthcare because the corporations won't allow single payer healthcare.

Really, the only humane thing to do is kick out all of these people from racist, capitalist America and send them to North Korea.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)

109 98 on the fringe sites I sometimes check out, they are talking about secret cannibal codes involving jerky.

A lot of the messages are definitely weird, and I think must be a code language.

I dismissed most of the comet pizza stuff because it all just sounded like drug code to me. (I was a community radio DJ and I knew a lot of druggies, and I knew their codes although I mostly did not do that stuff.) The "pizza" code sounded just like pot, coke, etc... word substitution.

This new jerky code could be that, but not sure. I have not looked into it much as it is either boring, or terrifying. I just don't know which. There is also a lot of talk about tunnels, but I have not read up on that either.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 02:55 PM (5LjnF)

These are global, all-powerful elites who never get held accountable right? Why the hell do they need to talk in code?

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at February 18, 2026 02:59 PM (w6p9p)

110 This new jerky code could be that, but not sure. I have not looked into it much as it is either boring, or terrifying. I just don't know which. There is also a lot of talk about tunnels, but I have not read up on that either.

Jerky has become a sort of "cool" thing in the last decade so maybe it really is the food, though for an older rich guy Epstein sure seems to talk a lot about pizza with his associates in those emails.

I mean, as an advanced 29 year old now there is a limit to how much and how often I can eat pizza now.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:59 PM (sKqQm)

111 The math then says 60,000 rapes per month.

Times 48 months of the Biden administration, that reaches your (ballpark) figure of 2.9 million rapes.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (HlyYF)

Damn. 1.39 rapes per second...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 18, 2026 02:59 PM (ynpvh)

112
45

The first day of the antifa trial in Fort Worth today ended in a mistrial, when a BLM lawyer for the defense came dressed in T shirt emblazoned with a message about the fight for civil rights.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM

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It looks like the judge handed the lawyer exactly what she wanted. Delay, extra expense. Collusion?

Any chance the lawyer is going to be disciplined?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 18, 2026 02:59 PM (t1fZA)

113 There is information from the files that is available to the public. I am not going through it, but some people are and then putting the information online.

Some of this information is clearly criminal and immoral. Words and videos of criminal and immoral acts that I think would infuriate most people if they knew of it. Some of it is self incriminating, emails from perpetrators stating these acts. The DOJ has redacted the names of the senders of these emails. Why?

Is the DOJ going to bring these people to justice? Are the hiding the names for prosecution reasons or are they hiding the names to protect them?

The reputation of the DOJ is such that most people will think it is protection. The nature of the crimes demands accountability.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 02:59 PM (RkOfE)

114 "It's not a question of the veracity of these claims. If that were the only issue, these would be easily dismissed by those focused solely on the narrow question of probity. However it is the disturbing nature of the claims that is what is most concerning and this is why I'm coming to you today to make sure these horrific allegations don't get swept under the rug."

Posted by: Ted L'ewww at February 18, 2026 03:00 PM (Dv3i1)

115 and dumped the baby in the water.

Chumming

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 18, 2026 03:00 PM (Kt19C)

116 We got 3 million documents, and all I see is, "Epstein said Pizza! You know what that means!"

Sunlight isn't curing this.

A couple of academics have faced minor consequences for taking money from Epstein, possibly for access to their students.

But, I mean this is one of the larger problems with America, no one who is connected to the leftist power structure pays a price for any crime.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:01 PM (sKqQm)

117 >>This new jerky code could be that, but not sure. I have not looked into it much as it is either boring, or terrifying. I just don't know which. There is also a lot of talk about tunnels, but I have not read up on that either.


It could of course, be actual Jerky.

It could also be coded language.

And for a guy that is famous for getting handjobs from teenage girls...
I am gonna put Handjob as my 1st choice for code cracking.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:01 PM (1Udfd)

118 We got 3 million documents, and all I see is, "Epstein said Pizza! You know what that means!"

Sunlight isn't curing this.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (GBKbO)

Ace needs an upvote button. I would pound it for this comment.

Posted by: Lamont Cranston at February 18, 2026 03:01 PM (w6p9p)

119 The speech and debate clause needs to be defined to indicate that the only speech that is protected is when the person is on the house or senate floor.


All of this garbage liable and slander that happens on tv and other media interviews is not what the founders intended.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 03:01 PM (0N4FZ)

120 >>Does anyone believe me?

One person who is getting a lot of fallout from the Epstein files is Reid Hoffman. Apparently, he was very tight with Epstein, stayed at his place in Manhattan, St Thomas and on the ranch in New Mexico.

And he was the guy who funded the fake E Jean Carroll rape bullshit among other things.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 03:01 PM (viF8m)

121 >>Throw him in jail for the duration of the trial so he can't cause any more trouble.

a'suz me, but her no man. girfen name be MarQuetta

Posted by: La'Sha'Ronda at February 18, 2026 03:01 PM (Y1sOo)

122 Wait if Trump performed an abortion shouldn't the left be celebrating him?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:02 PM (sKqQm)

123 Release EVERYTHING. Require proof that youre 18. Then a disclaimer that anything viewed more than 2 seconds that can be construed as CSAM will be charged as a crime. CSAM with a warning coverpage.

Unless you're a Congresscritter.
Then make public all the people who access the CSAM.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:02 PM (PO53r)

124 Yea, but the Democraps were helped in their ability to make it an issue by the many people on our side -- including some commenters here -- who were obsessed with "The Files" and would not let the issue go.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 02:52 PM (iFTx/)

Why anyone thought anything useful would be found is beyond me. That stuff has been through a lot of hands and everyone on all sides has had a crack at tampering. No way anything actually true and incriminating is left. Then throw in the intel op/honey trap and misinfo gets piled on by the truck load to discredit anything.

If our intel was in on it, they're out of line. If our intel wasn't in on it, they failed to address so many prominent Americans from being compromised.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 18, 2026 03:02 PM (w/O5Q)

125 I will also point out that entering the word 'torture' into any of the Hub Sites will get you innumerable 'Torture' videos.

Pick a body part.
Someone's kink is 'torture' of said body part.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:02 PM (1Udfd)

126
Man, Raskin claimed that Alan Dershowitz was an "intimate" and a "worker for" Epstein. He's on thin ice.

Posted by: I Remember Romna at February 18, 2026 03:02 PM (JifIm)

127 119 The speech and debate clause needs to be defined to indicate that the only speech that is protected is when the person is on the house or senate floor.


All of this garbage liable and slander that happens on tv and other media interviews is not what the founders intended.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 18, 2026 03:01 PM (0N4FZ)

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Ro said 6 names on the House floor a week ago.

4 were random dudes picked for a lineup like 10 years ago. No connection to Epstein at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:03 PM (GBKbO)

128 sock off

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 18, 2026 03:03 PM (JifIm)

129 To fix this you have to start prosecuting the actual people working with Epstein. And you know what...if you don't have a perfect case Bondi and the rest do it anyway. Let Bill Clinton go on trial and be found innocent. Why? Because those normies barely paying attention are going to assume the fix was in but notice only Dems are being charged...
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Yes, prosecute all, right and left alike.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:03 PM (RkOfE)

130 This is nothing. I am reading that the DSA and elements of the Left are holding lessons on jury nullification for their citizen warriors.
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Yup.
They already ran that play in TX on the Antifa.
The black cow defense attorney wore a t-shirt with the pictures of MLK and other civil rights "leaders" along with pictures of the defendants during voir dire.

"Oh I didn't know I wasn't supposed to do that!" she lied after she later turned her shirt inside-out.

The judge had to declare a mistrial. And is pissed.

But here's where the left is going to realize you don't fuck with the judge and his trial:
He's already told her "we're going to have a show-cause hearing after this is over" to see if I should hold you in contempt and refer you for sanctions.

Hint: Make sure your E&O premium is paid up, bitch.

And oh yeah, there are laws on the books that lying in voir dire to hide your intent to enact jury nullification is a crime.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:03 PM (HXT0k)

131 >>>The reputation of the DOJ is such that most people will think it is protection. The nature of the crimes demands accountability.

but the stock market!!!! the line went up!!!!!

Posted by: Pam Bondi at February 18, 2026 03:03 PM (jGJov)

132 Weird how the Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, was best friends with Bill Clinton...

and his history suggests there should be an obvious connection between Bill, Bill and Epstein.

Yet, I have not heard his name mentioned even once.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:04 PM (1Udfd)

133 Bonk bonk on the head

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 18, 2026 03:04 PM (pgqX/)

134 They ALL said Comet Pizza was a 4 chan fake.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:04 PM (PO53r)

135 Jerky has become a sort of "cool" thing in the last decade so maybe it really is the food, though for an older rich guy Epstein sure seems to talk a lot about pizza with his associates in those emails.

I mean, as an advanced 29 year old now there is a limit to how much and how often I can eat pizza now.
Posted by: 18-1
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1. I think they talk in code because it is part of the culture. Also, they must want to use care because assistants, etc. might have access.

2. Some of the things they say are really weird. I think one involved meeting women after eating jerky, or flying to NY with the jerky... just stuff you wouldn't normally say about food.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 18, 2026 03:04 PM (5LjnF)

136 Why did Lieu make this announcement now? The files have been out for a few days now (a week? more?) and any passages showing Trump's threats to kill children would have come out.

Is Lieu supposed to have seen some unredacted or unreleased files that we haven't?

This is weird.
Posted by: I Remember Romna at February 18, 2026 02:57 PM (JifIm)

Dem Presidential hopefuls took a dump in Munich and even the MSM noticed. Hillary even tested out a more moderate line for the party to take.

Time for a DISTRACTION!!!

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 03:05 PM (8avO+)

137 Thank goodness we have The Atlantic magazine to guide us through this moral tempest!

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:06 PM (rj6Yv)

138 >>I mean, as an advanced 29 year old now there is a limit to how much and how often I can eat pizza now.


I think about Pizza more than I think about Rome.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:06 PM (1Udfd)

139 Well hes gone norwegian blue (richardson)

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 18, 2026 03:07 PM (bXbFr)

140 Jackson said he was born in SC. The boundaries between South and North Carolina were questionable at the time of his birth. He served in the SC militia at age 13 and was captured.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 03:07 PM (Kc+Vz)

141 Comey's DAUGHTER convicted Maxwell of trafficking without a single corresponding man even being charged with a happy ending.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:07 PM (PO53r)

142 I saw someone pimping the pages from a lady who said that Trump and Epstein aborted her baby on a boat in Lake Michigan and dumped the baby in the water.
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My understanding is that that was investigated and found to be a non credible accusation.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:07 PM (RkOfE)

143 The first day of the antifa trial in Fort Worth today ended in a mistrial, when a BLM lawyer for the defense came dressed in T shirt emblazoned with a message about the fight for civil rights.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 18, 2026 02:44 PM (0U5gm)
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??

How would that cause a mistrial? Discipline the lawyer and get on with it.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:08 PM (i1VVh)

144 Epstein was a huge Democrat supporter. His connection with Trump was during the time Trump played in the Democrat camp. Epstein eventually came to hate Trump because Trump was no longer welcomed at the Left's cocktail parties and called out Epstein for who he was.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:08 PM (cntUY)

145 The one thing that people who demanded all the files be released immediately will never own up to is that hundreds of DOJ attorneys were taken off whatever they were working and spent months going through the files to redact names, contact information etc.. The DOJ is already understaffed because of people quitting and being fired and this case has taken a huge amount of resources. But they won't acknowledge that and instead that the DOJ is doing nothing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 18, 2026 03:08 PM (viF8m)

146 I'm tired of that can of cranberry sauce popping up every time I click on the comments !

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 18, 2026 03:08 PM (S+j2h)

147 This new jerky code could be that, but not sure. I have not looked into it much as it is either boring, or terrifying. I just don't know which. There is also a lot of talk about tunnels, but I have not read up on that either.

Jerky has become a sort of "cool" thing in the last decade so maybe it really is the food, though for an older rich guy Epstein sure seems to talk a lot about pizza with his associates in those emails.

I mean, as an advanced 29 year old now there is a limit to how much and how often I can eat pizza now.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 02:59 PM (sKqQm)

These emails aren't from the last decade though are they?

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 03:09 PM (8avO+)

148 How would that cause a mistrial? Discipline the lawyer and get on with it.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:08 PM (i1VVh)

It was as during jury selection not the actual trial.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:09 PM (cntUY)

149 >>Well hes gone norwegian blue (richardson)


True.

But, that would mean that he doesn't really require any cover.

And we know Richardson was involved in a pay for play sex scandal...and Giuffre named him as one of the 'clients' Epstein sent her to.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:09 PM (1Udfd)

150 142 I saw someone pimping the pages from a lady who said that Trump and Epstein aborted her baby on a boat in Lake Michigan and dumped the baby in the water.
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My understanding is that that was investigated and found to be a non credible accusation.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:07 PM (RkOfE)

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Yeah, most of this shit was looked at by law enforcement. That's why grand jury testimony and materials aren't released publicly.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:09 PM (GBKbO)

151 Finally, some hockey in the Olympics on TV.

It's US versus Sweden in the quarterfinals.

Posted by: dantesed at February 18, 2026 03:09 PM (Oy/m2)

152 Like a moth to the flame.

AOC's knockers
Hillary Clinton
The Epstein files
Biden won an election fairly
DEI is real. Or dead.
Mamdani
(And more.)

In the meantime, states are actively preparing for the 2026 midterms, with a focus on competitive, high-stakes races in states like Michigan, California, and Pennsylvania.

Key battles involve midterm redistricting in states like Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio, alongside critical gubernatorial and Senate races, including in Florida and Texas.

Beware the distractions.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:09 PM (NFX2v)

153 >>How would that cause a mistrial?


Spoiled the Jury Pool during Voir Dire.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (1Udfd)

154 All of this garbage liable and slander that happens on tv and other media interviews is not what the founders intended.
Posted by: Mister Scott

Unforts, no DC judge would allow a case to move forward even if Congress passed legis to remove the double-standard. We're in post-law now.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (diia5)

155 How would that cause a mistrial? Discipline the lawyer and get on with it.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:08 PM (i1VVh)

Contempt of court and throw his worthless ass in jail.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (P7vXf)

156 Is Randy Fine in trouble?
He should bring a dog to Congress with him.

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (PO53r)

157 153 >>How would that cause a mistrial?


Spoiled the Jury Pool during Voir Dire.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (1Udfd)

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"I intentionally caused a mistrial. You will now need to pay me for many more months to prepare for the next trial."
-defense attorney of the year

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (GBKbO)

158 Weird how the Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, was best friends with Bill Clinton...

and his history suggests there should be an obvious connection between Bill, Bill and Epstein.

Yet, I have not heard his name mentioned even once.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:04 PM (1Udfd)

well he is dead now.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (8avO+)

159 10 "Dey rapin' ea-body up in here!"

"Hide your kids! Hide your wife!"

-Some guy from the hood in a video
Posted by: Bad Andrew

The man is Antoine Dodson, and he's a national treasure lol
https://tinyurl.com/mvp2u5y9

He has several videos he released years later where he said he read the Bible, renounced his homosexuality, and he's now straight, and has a familiy. This interviewer with HuffPo can't understand it lol https://tinyurl.com/2jk27p82

And yes, he was raped by a man as a child.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 18, 2026 03:11 PM (ycI94)

160 One of the interesting things to come out of the emails is that often Epstein bitches about Israel and "the Jews"

He did connect a lot with Ehud Barak who was at one point an important leader of the Israeli left but this should be throwing a lot of cold water on the "Epstein was an Israeli op" argument



Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (sKqQm)

161 Is Randy Fine in trouble?
He should bring a dog to Congress with him.
Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (PO53r)
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And he should call the Doberman his emotional support animal.

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (rj6Yv)

162
I heard a rumor Thomas Massie killed his wife.

Posted by: GOP Rumor mill at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (IifOV)

163 I remember when we had strict dress codes in court. There's a few older than dirt judges still around that infuriate the lesbians with court attire enforcement saying you gotta wear skirts or dresses to court. I always laugh.

Posted by: nckate at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (uQzkA)

164 Contempt of court and throw his worthless ass in jail.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (P7vX

It was a female attorney I think. Hard to believe right?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (cntUY)

165 Is Randy Fine in trouble?
He should bring a dog to Congress with him.
Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (PO53r)

Heh. Golden Retriever puppy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (zZu0s)

166 Seems the only people being taken out by the Epstein files are my lifelong enemies.

I can't imagine an actual conservative being upset by this.

Posted by: Old Fashioned Conservatism at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (mgmW3)

167 Isn't Ted Lieu the gay tiger furry?

https://tinyurl.com/yckd8jva

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 03:13 PM (yxj8r)

168 Is Randy Fine in trouble?
He should bring a dog to Congress with him.
Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (PO53

Name it Mohammed.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, diseased garbage human at February 18, 2026 03:13 PM (P7vXf)

169 162
I heard a rumor Thomas Massie killed his wife.

Posted by: GOP Rumor mill at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (IifOV)

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I read it in the Epstein files.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)

170 169 162
I heard a rumor Thomas Massie killed his wife.

She did die suddenly and he did re-marry pretty quickly after...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 03:14 PM (VE6XX)

171 Isn't Ted Lieu the gay tiger furry?

https://tinyurl.com/yckd8jva
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 03:13 PM (yxj8r)
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I looked that up earlier. That clown was David Wu.

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:15 PM (rj6Yv)

172 How would that cause a mistrial?
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She was wearing a shirt that the potential jurors could see that basically said " these defendants are just like MLK fighting for justice! (by trying to kill ICE officers)."

She also tried sneak in and show the jury a poster board of ... something, article didn't say.
1) you don't ever get to show a jury anything unless it's cleared by the judge.
2) and no where ever under any rule are you allowed to do that to the voir dire panel.

Judge was like, I don't know what kind of stupid shit you are used to pulling in state court, but we don't do that here at all.

Again: He's going to hold her in contempt after the trial--he's not going to let the defendant's weasel out another long delay by claiming they don't have an attorney.
And, he's going to have her referred for discipline by the state bar. And they will jump however high the judge says.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 18, 2026 03:15 PM (HXT0k)

173 The Epstein emails span from 2008 to 2019 (according to Grok). He was born in '53 so it would be from 55 to 66 or so.

Again, I don't think this is the real pizza eating demographic.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

174 Isn't Ted Lieu the gay tiger furry?

https://tinyurl.com/yckd8jva
Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 03:13 PM (yxj8r)
_______

"That's hot!"

-- Tyler Robinson

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)

175 156 Is Randy Fine in trouble?
He should bring a dog to Congress with him.
Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:10 PM (PO53r)

Lol

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 18, 2026 03:15 PM (Jpq0z)

176 169 162
I heard a rumor Thomas Massie killed his wife.

Posted by: GOP Rumor mill at February 18, 2026 03:12 PM (IifOV)

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I read it in the Epstein files.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)

I heard it through the grapevine ...

Posted by: zombie Marvin Gaye at February 18, 2026 03:16 PM (3sXRv)

177 >>And he was the guy who funded the fake E Jean Carroll rape bullshit among other things.

E Jean Carroll, the woman who took the female rape fantasy to a whole 'nother level.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 18, 2026 03:16 PM (Y1sOo)

178 They ALL said Comet Pizza was a 4 chan fake.
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And the the loudest voice saying "fake" was arrested for pedofilia.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:16 PM (RkOfE)

179 Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 03:14 PM (VE6XX)

Quick enough that it's obvious he had a relationship with her before the wife died. He's not even smart enough or a man of principle to wait long enough not to disrespect his deceased wife.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:17 PM (cntUY)

180 >>Again, I don't think this is the real pizza eating demographic.

As a former owner of a Pizzeria...
you would be wrong.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:17 PM (1Udfd)

181 State trooper is being retried in my hometown about a mile from me. Protesters are back though it's raining today. The trooper was previously acquitted of two counts of murder but the jury was hung on manslaughter. Stems from a traffic stop on the Thruway were a father took of and a high speed chase ensued. The trooper used a pit move and a child in the car was killed. Of course daddy wasn't charged. The protesters scream "justice for Monica Goods" while most non leftists say "daddy was a criminal idiot"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 18, 2026 03:17 PM (Kc+Vz)

182 >>"That's hot!"

-- Tyler Robinson


Dammit. There's coffee all over my keyboard, now.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (1Udfd)

183 Ted Lieu is getting free air time.
Presstitutes are never critical of anything a Democrat says.
He is running for higher office.
Asian Temu Obama....

Posted by: torabora at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (PO53r)

184 Oh, that Rep Plaskett - the one who had a “private” videotape which showed her husband naked and wearing makeup released illegally by staffers - was getting texts from Epstein while she was in Congress in session?

I'm searching for an emoji with a surprised face.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (NFX2v)

185 What happened to Trumps worstest, most racist video ever that (gasp!) insulted the Obama's outrage? More than 72 hours ago? Does anybody even remember?


Pointless responding to Dems insane attacks and smears.

Posted by: Ripley at February 18, 2026 03:19 PM (GUOwU)

186 Just because it burns like hell doesn't mean you don't like to eat it.

There's a joke about women in there too. Subtle.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:19 PM (zZu0s)

187 And he was the guy who funded the fake E Jean Carroll rape bullshit among other things.

E Jean Carroll, the woman who took the female rape fantasy to a whole 'nother level.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 18, 2026 03:16 PM (Y1sOo)

That the case could move forward when the plaintiff couldn't even state the year the alleged assault occurred is a significant miscarriage of justice and should have been summarily dismissed.

More so in a tort case .

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:19 PM (cntUY)

188 Dammit. There's coffee all over my keyboard, now.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (1Udfd)
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Warning: Do not be drinking liquids while reading AoSHQ.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:19 PM (i1VVh)

189 I'm searching for an emoji with a surprised face.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (NFX2v)

Heh. Its in there. Its a O face kind of like the og blow up sex dolls.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:20 PM (zZu0s)

190 188 Dammit. There's coffee all over my keyboard, now.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (1Udfd)
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Warning: Do not be drinking liquids while reading AoSHQ.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:19 PM (i1VVh)

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What about those of us who are dead on the inside and cannot laugh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)

191 Ooh-ooh, bet you wondered how I knew
'Bout Trump’s plan to make kids blue
With some other guy that he knew before
Bunch of those guys, you know want more
It took me by surprise, I must say
When I found out yesterday
Ooh-ooh, I heard it through the Epstein
Much much more from the Epstein
Ooh-ooh, I heard it from the Epstein
And I'm just about to lose my mind
Honey, honey, yeah

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 03:21 PM (FXNzP)

192 What about those of us who are dead on the inside and cannot laugh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)
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Continue drinking your formaldehyde.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:22 PM (i1VVh)

193 CA Rep. Ted Lieu:

Private Investigator.
Public Instigator.
Media Trial Lawyer.
Government Cocksucker.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 03:22 PM (gVUi7)

194 Is Teddy just mad that he isn't important enough to have been mentioned anywhere in the Epstein Files?

Posted by: Octochicken at February 18, 2026 03:22 PM (oCS0o)

195 Headline (FOX News)

"CNN panel erupts as Kevin O’Leary blasts AOC’s Munich performance"

Excerpt:

"The arguments resumed later in the episode, when O’Leary used his final word to tell the panel they’re "all nuts."

Navarro and O’Leary continued to argue until Phillip eventually told O’Leary, "If you don't have anything to say, just say that. I won't come to you next time.""

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:23 PM (rj6Yv)

196 Democrat Snake Ted Lieu

Ssssir, we protesssst!

Posted by: The Sneks at February 18, 2026 03:23 PM (bFu5X)

197 The Massholes have been getting desperate the last week. They started using bots to try and flood Community Notes with the most ridiculous drivel imaginable.

They've been crashing out hard because all this crap has done is give the Democrats that were actually diddling kiddies on the island cover to lie about it.

They PURPOSEFULLY voted down amendments keeping people like the 4 in the photo lineup redacted, to purposefully flood the zone with literally everybody 'on the list' to protect themselves.

And RINO Massie was only too happy to go along with it.

Now he's spewing the exact Democrat talking point of THE EPSTEIN ADMINISTRATION.

He's a piece of crap, and anybody that STILL supports him after this is a piece of crap too.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at February 18, 2026 03:23 PM (setIA)

198 192 What about those of us who are dead on the inside and cannot laugh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)
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Continue drinking your formaldehyde.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:22 PM (i1VVh)

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Best when spiced with rust and a lemon peel.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:24 PM (GBKbO)

199 186. Subtle.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

You think? 🤫

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:24 PM (NFX2v)

200 Dammit. There's coffee all over my keyboard, now.
Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (1Udfd)
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Warning: Do not be drinking liquids while reading AoSHQ.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:19 PM (i1VVh)

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What about those of us who are dead on the inside and cannot laugh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:21 PM (GBKbO)
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Since when do we care about Democunts?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 18, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)

201 Pizza gate appears to be a coverup which is suspicious in itself. Add to that various and prolific pieces of information that point to this code, add to that a lack of serious investigation by the media, and I am convinced that there is substance to the allegations.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (RkOfE)

202 170 169 162
I heard a rumor Thomas Massie killed his wife.

She did die suddenly and he did re-marry pretty quickly after...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 03

An ex lesbian, and they are now living on his deceased wife’s family’s property. He is a gem.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (GMx4K)

203 Been going on for a while, the dems won't stop, they believe if you say false things enough the public will believe it and repeat it. And they aren't necessarily wrong when they have the major media on their side.

The truth of course is its the dem politicians raping kids.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (n5tGW)

204 202 170 169 162
I heard a rumor Thomas Massie killed his wife.

She did die suddenly and he did re-marry pretty quickly after...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 03

An ex lesbian, and they are now living on his deceased wife’s family’s property. He is a gem.

Posted by: Piper at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (GMx4K)

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Just like when he voted to raise the debt ceiling under Biden, he's just following his principles.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

205 Best when spiced with rust and a lemon peel.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:24 PM (GBKbO)
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You're a man of wealth and taste.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (i1VVh)

206 Who killed Seth Rich?

Coming up on 10 year anniversary in July.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:26 PM (Dv3i1)

207 205 Best when spiced with rust and a lemon peel.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:24 PM (GBKbO)
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You're a man of wealth and taste.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (i1VVh)

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The best rust comes from the underside of a disused and abandoned 1963 Chevy Impala.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)

208 178 And the the loudest voice saying "fake" was arrested for pedofilia.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:16 PM (RkOfE)

And his online handle was "Dr. Pizza"

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 03:26 PM (iXqHn)

209 Well, apparently there are ways to get around Congress refusing to confirm a candidate

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya named acting CDC director.
This should smooth some bureaucratic speed bumps

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (rbvCR)

210 >>The truth of course is its the dem politicians raping kids.


Dennis Hastert nods.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (1Udfd)

211 An ex lesbian, and they are now living on his deceased wife’s family’s property. He is a gem.
___

Maybe she's Massie's minder.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (Dv3i1)

212 189 I'm searching for an emoji with a surprised face.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:18 PM (NFX2v)

Heh. Its in there. Its a O face kind of like the og blow up sex dolls.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

😱 Mercy! It's Ash Wednesday!

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (NFX2v)

213 OT: So this morning, posters thought we were attacking Iran. I'm assuming since I've seen nothing further that we were NOT actually attacking Iran.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (tOcjL)

214 The best rust comes from the underside of a disused and abandoned 1963 Chevy Impala.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)
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That's weirdly specific.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:28 PM (i1VVh)

215 Who killed Seth Rich?

Coming up on 10 year anniversary in July.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:26 PM (Dv3i1)

Now THAT one seems like it was back in rhe 90s. Probably lumping that in with Vince Foster.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)

216 214 The best rust comes from the underside of a disused and abandoned 1963 Chevy Impala.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)
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That's weirdly specific.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:28 PM (i1VVh)

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You have to know these sorts of things to be king, you know.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:28 PM (GBKbO)

217 OT: So this morning, posters thought we were attacking Iran. I'm assuming since I've seen nothing further that we were NOT actually attacking Iran.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (tOcjL)
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Things explode all the time.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:29 PM (i1VVh)

218 Pizza gate appears to be a coverup which is suspicious in itself. Add to that various and prolific pieces of information that point to this code, add to that a lack of serious investigation by the media, and I am convinced that there is substance to the allegations.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:25 PM (RkOfE)

Don't be ridiculous, multi-millionaires always talk about eating pizza and jerky in casual emails to each other.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 18, 2026 03:29 PM (rbvCR)

219 😱 Mercy! It's Ash Wednesday!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (NFX2v)

There you go.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:29 PM (zZu0s)

220 Dennis Hastert nods.

That's really when our political environment started going to shit.

The Dems took down Newt G and his chosen successor. They were having affairs you see...with adult willing women...and in the 90s that would get a Republican pol removed...

Which allowed Denis Hastert to become the most powerful Republican in America...and one the left had kompromat on at the time (confirmed by several sources since then)

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:29 PM (sKqQm)

221 I looked that up earlier. That clown was David Wu.
Posted by: mrp

Ahh. I blame racist Google for not being able to tell orientals apart.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 18, 2026 03:29 PM (yxj8r)

222 217 OT: So this morning, posters thought we were attacking Iran. I'm assuming since I've seen nothing further that we were NOT actually attacking Iran.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:27 PM (tOcjL)
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Things explode all the time.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:29 PM (i1VVh)

True...although that's usually Israel's Middle East tactic, not ours...We tend to be loud and proud...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:30 PM (tOcjL)

223 >>That's really when our political environment started going to shit.


Oh, you sweet Summer Child.

Posted by: The Ghost of LBJ at February 18, 2026 03:30 PM (1Udfd)

224 8 skiers died in an avalanche in the Sierras today caused by Global Warming.

Posted by: CNN Breaking News at February 18, 2026 03:30 PM (EPApu)

225 There isn’t a single good thing that comes from Kentucky besides bourbon.
Posted by: Marcus T
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I have fond memories of E-13-4 (Basic) in Ft Knox.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (Bgaiu)

226 223 >>That's really when our political environment started going to shit.


Oh, you sweet Summer Child.

Posted by: The Ghost of LBJ at February 18, 2026 03:30 PM (1Udfd)

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"He didn't free them all."
-inscription on the Lincoln Slave Pits in the White House basement

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (GBKbO)

227 >>>Don't be ridiculous, multi-millionaires always talk about eating pizza and jerky in casual emails to each other.

Posted by: Kindltot

>Anchovies are okay: No pinapple! Gentlemen, we are not savages!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (gVUi7)

228 Now THAT one seems like it was back in rhe 90s. Probably lumping that in with Vince Foster.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)
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How about the young woman who was a WH intern who was murdered during a non-robbery robbery?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (i1VVh)

229 shipwreckedcrew is one of those internet personalities who is winning debates that only occur in his own head. Because Dems have been accusing Trump of the same Epstein stuff all along, regardless of what's been released. And the allegations have never gotten more credible.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (ESO0m)

230 The Iranian war coin gets flipped daily.

The Ukraine/Russian coin flip is now monthly.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (NFX2v)

231 The truth of course is its the dem politicians raping kids.
---
Children are being raped and the perpetrators should be brought to justice. That seems to be a pretty common agreement here, so I don't understand the reluctance to investigate this.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (RkOfE)

232 Headline (The Western Journal):

"Report: Legacy media 'journalist' caught giving Marco Rubio the finger during press conference"

Excerpt:

"Earlier this week, a camera caught propagandist Thomas Escritt of Bloomberg repeatedly flipping his middle fingers at Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The incident occurred at a Monday press conference in Budapest with Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, according to Townhall.

In a clip posted Tuesday to the social media platform X, Escritt, in a failed attempt at subtlety, kept his arms down and, while seated, raised the middle finger on both hands as he casually twirled and pointed them in Rubio's direction."

Me: Class. Pure class.

Posted by: mrp at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (rj6Yv)

233 211 An ex lesbian, and they are now living on his deceased wife’s family’s property. He is a gem.

Ex lesbian ? Maybe Massie is transitioning...
___

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (rnaMO)

234 >>"He didn't free them all."
-inscription on the Lincoln Slave Pits in the White House basement


Hate or Love Rick and Morty...the Obama Episodes were fantastic.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (1Udfd)

235 NoVa Local, there were explosions at IRGC bases and missile sites. They were all internal.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (+nEug)

236 5 US Congress = HS student council
Posted by: man at February 18, 2026 02:33 PM (cGjQu)

No!

Posted by: Chief Justice John Roberts at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (utKUq)

237 234 >>"He didn't free them all."
-inscription on the Lincoln Slave Pits in the White House basement


Hate or Love Rick and Morty...the Obama Episodes were fantastic.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (1Udfd)

=====

Getting his own spin off later this year.

I still enjoy the show. Season 8 was pretty solid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)

238 Ted Lieu and Jamie Raskin doth protest too much.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (dK+Kv)

239 😂

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (NFX2v)

240 235 NoVa Local, there were explosions at IRGC bases and missile sites. They were all internal.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 03:31 PM (+nEug)

Good - so not US. Maybe Iranian dissidents, maybe Israel...but not the USA.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (tOcjL)

241 "Been going on for a while, the dems won't stop, they believe if you say false things enough the public will believe it and repeat it. And they aren't necessarily wrong when they have the major media on their side.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk"


The strategy is to get the lie out there no matter how ridiculous. Then later the MSM can say things like "President Trump, who has been accused of child rape..." and the LIV's who don't pay attention to the daily torrent of lies will pick that up somewhere and believe it because it is from the NYT.

Posted by: Ripley at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (GUOwU)

242 I haven't seen much since Season 5 or so...but, my Rick and Morty Pinball is bolted to the floor, here.

That thing is never getting sold.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (1Udfd)

243 Good - so not US. Maybe Iranian dissidents, maybe Israel...but not the USA.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (tOcjL)

Maybe covertly...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (rnaMO)

244 I know a bunch of ex-lesbians. They would have told you they were "born this way" back in college, but in recent reunions I notice most of them are married to men. As in XYs.

Of course a few of my classmates are now lesbians who weren't then, and they'll also tell you they were "born this way" even though they had married a guy and had kids with him...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)

245 242 I haven't seen much since Season 5 or so...but, my Rick and Morty Pinball is bolted to the floor, here.

That thing is never getting sold.

Posted by: garrett at February 18, 2026 03:33 PM (1Udfd)

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It certainly lost the freshness of the first couple of seasons, but it's obvious that Harman isn't letting the show stagnate creatively. Not everything works, but it's never boring.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 18, 2026 03:35 PM (GBKbO)

246 Gotta go

Peace

And when needed

War

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 18, 2026 03:35 PM (RkOfE)

247 I know a bunch of ex-lesbians. They would have told you they were "born this way" back in college, but in recent reunions I notice most of them are married to men. As in XYs.

Of course a few of my classmates are now lesbians who weren't then, and they'll also tell you they were "born this way" even though they had married a guy and had kids with him...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)

Born this way has always been a post-hoc rationalization to avoid responsibility for ones choices.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 03:35 PM (dK+Kv)

248 That the case could move forward when the plaintiff couldn't even state the year the alleged assault occurred is a significant miscarriage of justice and should have been summarily dismissed.

More so in a tort case .
Posted by: Opinion fact

Had I been Trump's lawyer, I would've cited the studies via NIH about the rape fantasy that a surprising number of women hold and asked E Jean if she were one of them and if this all wasn't just her voicing it to the world. Totally turn the tables on her.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 18, 2026 03:36 PM (Y1sOo)

249 it's me donna, Mossad, CIA, dissidents or any combination of.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 18, 2026 03:36 PM (+nEug)

250 247 Born this way has always been a post-hoc rationalization to avoid responsibility for ones choices.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 18, 2026 03:35 PM (dK+Kv)

They may not believe in Hell, but Hell believes in them.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 03:36 PM (iXqHn)

251 Thomas Escritt
Thomson Reuters: Berlin correspondent who has investigated anti-vaxxers and COVID treatment practices, reported on refugee camps and covered warlords' trials in The Hague.

You expected better? He's running along with the Movement.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 18, 2026 03:37 PM (NFX2v)

252 Republicans try to prosecute our Mark Foleys

Democrats re-elect their Gerry Studds.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 18, 2026 03:38 PM (cntUY)

253 Nood. Canadia.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 18, 2026 03:40 PM (zZu0s)

254 Democrats re-elect their Gerry Studds.
___

They do like to rub it in Rep faces that their voters have principals but that the Dem side the only principal is will to power. Probably in Alinsky's book somewhere, the one dedicated to satan.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:41 PM (Dv3i1)

255 254 They do like to rub it in Rep faces that their voters have principals but that the Dem side the only principal is will to power. Probably in Alinsky's book somewhere, the one dedicated to satan.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 18, 2026 03:41 PM (Dv3i1)

I say it 1,000 times a day.

It's Rule #4 from that book ("Rules for Radicals"), yes.

Posted by: XTC at February 18, 2026 03:42 PM (iXqHn)

256 Remember in the Star Wars prequels where Lucas has one of the characters say "Only the Sith deal in absolutes!" which is a self refuting statement?

Obama just did the same thing saying "Only the other side does us/them divisive politics"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)

257 The Mark Foley thing is like the George Santos thing on steroids.

The guy hit on male interns. And so the summer of '06 the argument was the Republicans are all pedos.

Ignoring the Dem's view on having sex with interns under Clinton before or Gerry Studds having sex with a teen, and their emerging view that having sex with boys was a good thing that they would adopt a few years later.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 18, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)

258 So this morning, posters thought we were attacking Iran. I'm assuming since I've seen nothing further that we were NOT actually attacking Iran.
Posted by: Nova Local

A peek into Trump’s mind.

https://is.gd/x0c9S7

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 18, 2026 03:46 PM (FXNzP)

259 Quick enough that it's obvious he had a relationship with her before the wife died. He's not even smart enough or a man of principle to wait long enough not to disrespect his deceased wife.
Posted by: Opinion fact

It was just heated glances and tormented longing... Until...

Posted by: The Lifetime Movie Network at February 18, 2026 03:48 PM (Bgaiu)

260 Maxwell had a hand in setting up the Clinton Global
initiative

Regardless of what happens.....you aren't voting your way out of this

It's Calvinball. In the raw. Live without a net

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 18, 2026 03:50 PM (jrgJz)

261 Attacks do start at night to 0 Dark thirty

Posted by: Skip at February 18, 2026 03:59 PM (Ia/+0)

262 Trump
SUE

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 18, 2026 04:00 PM (nGraA)

263 225 There isn’t a single good thing that comes from Kentucky besides bourbon.
Posted by: Marcus T
-----
I have fond memories of E-13-4 (Basic) in Ft Knox.
——-

Horses

Kentucky Derby

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 18, 2026 04:05 PM (nGraA)

264 I'm searching for an emoji with a surprised face.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day

😧😮😲

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 05:21 PM (2gJlZ)

265 Fine things from Kentucky: mint juleps.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 18, 2026 05:22 PM (2gJlZ)

266 To Ted Lieu we had this little gem form our school days. LIAR,LAIR,PANTS ON FIRE,HANGING FROM A.TELEPHONE WIRE. Lieus pants are starting to smoke

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 18, 2026 06:22 PM (wGqjj)

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