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Iran Interfered in US Elections in Favor of the Democrats in 2020, 2024; Hillary Clinton's Russiagate Shyster Denies
Jerry Dunleavy for JustTheNews.
Revolutionary Guards intelligence operatives created fake emails which purported to show Trump telling the Proud Boys to commit violent, terroristic actions. The leftwing media of course reported these emails as real.
Iran tried to interfere in 2020, 2024 elections to stop Trump, and now faces renewed war with U.S.
While Democrats and their stenographers in mainstream media screamed about a fever-dream involving collusion between Russia and Trump, the Iranian regime deployed unnoticed election influence operations aimed at stopping Trump's election in back-to-back contests in 2020 and 2024. Even worse, the IRGC even pushed assassination plots aimed at Trump.
The Iranian regime sought to undermine President Donald Trump's reelection bid in 2020, with Joe Biden emerging victorious, then doubled down in 2024 through a host of election meddling efforts and even assassination attempts in 2024. ... Trump campaigned in 2016 against the controversial Iranian nuclear deal which had been inked and agreed to by President Barack Obama in 2015. When Trump won, his first term was marked by a "maximum pressure" campaign against the Iranian regime, with Trump exiting the Iran deal, increasing sanctions against Iran after they had been lifted by Obama, designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization, targeting Iran's terrorist proxies, killing IRGC leader General Qassem Soleimani, and more. The Iranian regime responded with a sophisticated election influence effort in the 2020 campaign between Trump and President Joe Biden, with the Iranians fighting to keep Trump away from a second term and favoring the more Iran-friendly Biden.
Biden's soft pro-Iranian policies come back to haunt peace in the Middle East The Biden administration then spent four years loosening some of the pressure on Iran and seeking a doomed rapprochement with the regime as Biden tried and failed to secure the revival of a deal with Iran. Hamas, considered a proxy of Iran, launched its deadly cross-border terrorist attack and murdered hundreds of civilians at a music festival and elsewhere in Israel on October 7, 2023. Israel responded with a significant military campaign in Gaza as well as the targeting of Iran's Hezbollah proxies in Lebanon. Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel in 2024, and Israel's aerial campaign in response resulted in the evisceration of much of Iran's air defenses. The Biden administration, however, urged Israel not to target the Iranian regime's nuclear facilities -- something the Israelis largely acquiesced to, until last June after Trump had taken office and his 60-day negotiation deadline with the Iranians had expired. The Iranians had redoubled their efforts during the 2024 election, trying to keep Trump out of office with IRGC-backed assassination plots and with hack-and-leak operations targeting Trump's campaign and other cyber efforts aimed at stopping him from beating Biden and, subsequently, accidental nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. It didn't work. ... Iranian intelligence sought to undermine Trump's reelection bid in 2020 through a variety of election influence efforts. Microsoft assessed in September 2020 that a cyber actor dubbed "Phosphorus, operating from Iran, has continued to attack the personal accounts of people associated with the Donald J. Trump for President campaign." Then-Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and then-FBI Director Christopher Wray held an October 2020 press conference where they warned that Iran had gained access to U.S. voter registration information, with Ratcliffe warning Iran was trying to harm Trump's candidacy. Ratcliffe explained: "We have already seen Iran sending spoofed emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump." A senior U.S. intelligence officer told The Washington Examiner in October 2020 that "the Iranians follow U.S. politics closely and saw the last debate where the Proud Boys were an issue and saw an opportunity here to manufacture blowback on Trump by creating a narrative that violent Trump supporters are sending out threatening emails." A senior government official also told Reuters at the time, "Either they made a dumb mistake or wanted to get caught. We are not concerned about this activity being some kind of false flag due to other supporting evidence. This was Iran."
Iran, not Russia, the key source of disinformation, but Democrats stick to their script The Miami Herald reported in October 2020 that intimidating emails claiming to be from the right-wing Proud Boys group, but actually sent by the Iranians instead, had been sent to hundreds of voters in numerous counties in Florida, seemingly targeting Democrats with a bit of reverse psychology. The emails said, in part, that "you will vote for Trump on Election Day, or we will come after you." The ODNI's office said at the time that it would brief the Republican and Democratic lawmakers representing the Florida counties most targeted. ODNI's National Intelligence Council later assessed in 2024 that, during the 2020 election, "Iranian cyber actors used data on more than 100,000 voters for its operation impersonating the Proud Boys." Multiple Democrats sought to falsely cast doubt on the idea that Iran was trying to undermine Trump's presidential campaign in 2020, and stuck to the baseless narrative that Russia was the true disinformation culprit. "Russia is the villain here, from what we have seen in the public domain," then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in October 2020. "Iran is a bad actor but in no way equivalent. And they always try to find some equivalence to protect their friend, Russia." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also sought to cast doubt on the Iranians seeking to harm Trump. "I did receive a classified briefing this afternoon on this, and so I can't discuss the details, but I can tell you one thing: It was clear to me, that the intent of Iran in this case, and Russia in many more cases, is to [...] basically undermine confidence in our elections," Schumer said on MSNBC in October 2020. "This action I do not believe was aimed ... at discrediting President Trump [...] It was much rather to undermine confidence in elections and not aimed at any particular figure."
Hillary Clinton's fixer, Mark Elias, says that this isn't the Election Interference you're looking for. The real election interference, it seems, was the fake dossier Mark Elias paid for.
The Clinton campaign lawyer who helped fund British ex-spy Christopher Steele's discredited dossier pushing baseless claims of Trump-Russia collusion in 2016 joined other Democrats in denying confirmed Iranian election influence efforts in 2020 and 2024 aimed at denigrating President Donald Trump, calling it a "Big Lie." ... A cadre of Democrats -- led by former Hillary Clinton campaign general counsel Marc Elias -- and other Trump opponents soon sought to deny that Iran had meddled in the U.S. presidential elections of 2020 and 2024 in an effort to undermine Trump's candidacies, despite even the Biden Administration intelligence community and Justice Department saying that is what the Iranian regime had done. Elias on Saturday shared a screenshot of Trump's Truth Social post about Iranian election influence efforts in 2020 and 2024 and dismissed these facts as "the next Big Lie." "The next Big Lie is to taking [sic] shape right in front of us," Elias said. "Donald Trump will try to use this to assert illegal and unconstitutional powers over the 2026 elections."
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 02, 2026 03:18 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:18 PM (WONhk)
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Posted by: Ann at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (wH08X)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (6t1NV)
What can you even get from them, anymore?
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (YlWIZ)
It feels like a lot of the leftwing cheat is being taken off the board for 2026.
2026 is going to be...fascinating.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Inogame at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (53oGX)
Like imprisoning citizens without charge motherfucker?
Like firing people for refusing to take an untied 'vaxx', dick cheese?
Like funneling billions of dollars to democrats through USAID, cock goblin?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 03:20 PM (zZu0s)
The real election interference, it seems, was the fake dossier Mark Elias paid for.
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"Not letting fake people vote is voter suppression."
-soon
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:20 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Pam Bondi at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Sure, Jan at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (6t1NV)
Only a retard thinks they know who paid for the Tariffs.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (TN0g+)
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"War is not the way to peace," pablum, but without attacking Trump directly.
I mean...expecting anything else from a modern pope would be foolhardy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:22 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:22 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM
++++
What about Cardi B?
Posted by: Inquiring Minds at March 02, 2026 03:22 PM (2Ez/1)
Obama, The Clintons, Joe Biden...
They don't have a lot of good choices, do they?
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 03:22 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Farts. at March 02, 2026 03:22 PM (i49OE)
Posted by: Crusader
Commie Pope II is against all attacks on Iran. Said so yesterday.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 03:22 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Presnit Emeritus (DE) at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:21 PM (6t1NV)
Carlos Castaneda's Luminous Beings?
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (wa/yD)
@disclosetv 1m
JUST IN - Iran says it "closed" the Strait of Hormuz, will target and "set on fire" any ship that tries to pass.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (diia5)
Anyone claiming otherwise is a fool.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (8avO+)
You know...
It feels like a lot of the leftwing cheat is being taken off the board for 2026.
2026 is going to be...fascinating.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (GBKbO)
I have come around to your thinking here. Extremely aggressive Federal oversight is what I think is the difference. Bondi is the key, and her underlings. I, unlike some, have not written her off.
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (P8yIl)
The coming NPC download to all the leftwing drones on this will be ... "OMG, Trump went to war with Iran because he blames them for losing him the 2020 election!!!!"
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:24 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: David Peel and the Lower East Side at March 02, 2026 03:24 PM (oftw2)
2026 is going to be...fascinating.
If, and this is a big if, IF the standard devices for Democrat cheats, and the funding for it, can successfully be reduced significantly, then the polling will be utterly worthless and the results stunning.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:24 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Denny Crane
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To find Moose and Squirrel!
Posted by: Natasha at March 02, 2026 03:24 PM (2Ez/1)
The reason the SAVE Act isn't on Floor is because they wany to protect the cheat in 26.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 03:24 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Tuli Kupferberg at March 02, 2026 03:25 PM (oftw2)
Obama, The Clintons, Joe Biden...
They don't have a lot of good choices, do they?
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 03:22 PM (1Udfd)
Tucker / Candace Owens 2028
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:25 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 02, 2026 03:25 PM (vdvD6)
@disclosetv 1m
JUST IN - Iran says it "closed" the Strait of Hormuz, will target and "set on fire" any ship that tries to pass.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (diia5)
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"Closed" with what? The Strait is like 25 miles wide at its narrowest point.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (iFTx/)
always accuse your opponents of doing what you already are or would if you were in their place
They aren't making this stuff up out of the blue, they are doing it and assigning it to their enemy.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
Both could be true at the same time.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (diia5)
2026 is going to be...fascinating.
If, and this is a big if, IF the standard devices for Democrat cheats, and the funding for it, can successfully be reduced significantly, then the polling will be utterly worthless and the results stunning.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:24 PM (PYyV9)
I have thought that the operatives that do the routine cheating are dying out with time, leaving only the clumsy ops like 2020 that can't be hidden or ignored.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (pDt9x)
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Obama let open the barn door of foreign interference in our elections.
He also opened the barn door of using NGOs to do the government's dirty work in reshaping the electorate through massive federal grants that gave NGOs authority and resources to do things to the American people that the government is expressly forbidden to do.
USAID alone became $40 billion per year. Hollywood makes $8 billion per year. 5 Hollywoods spent to just create one ecosystem, largely centered around DC, that was only really animated by keeping government spending going and in one partisan direction. And DOGE has cut off tens of billions more. It may be over a hundred billion.
Of just...govt money flowing around to help employ and encourage membership for Democrats.
Suddenly gone.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (YlWIZ)
“I am following with deep concern what is happening in the Middle East and in Iran during this tumultuous time. Stability and peace are not achieved through mutual threats, nor through the use of weapons, which sow destruction, suffering, and death, but only through reasonable, sincere, and responsible dialogue.
“Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of immense proportions, I make a heartfelt appeal to all the parties involved to assume the moral responsibility of halting the spiral of violence before it becomes an unbridgeable chasm. May diplomacy regain its proper role, and may the well-being of peoples, who yearn for peaceful existence founded on justice, be upheld. And let us continue to pray for peace.”
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: Emily Litella. at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: weft Doc-loop
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Wonder how much would it cost to build a canal across the base of that peninsula.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (zjgNU)
Know your enemy.
Iranians know Hillary well.
Iranians didn't know what Trump would do. He'd never held elected office before.
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (IifOV)
JUST IN - Iran says it "closed" the Strait of Hormuz, will target and "set on fire" any ship that tries to pass.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (diia5)
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"Closed" with what? The Strait is like 25 miles wide at its narrowest point.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
.......
Maybe they put a moose out front.
Posted by: wth at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (8avO+)
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Inner city "make up numbers in Detroit" is mostly Boomer black women.
Democrat Secretaries of State who rewrite rules to allow for endless adding of fake people to vote rolls tend to be much younger and diverse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Maps R Us at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (2Ez/1)
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"Oh yeah we'll get right on that"
-The Mullahs
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (6t1NV)
Largely choices made to enrich and empower Democrats. The Clintons and Obamas in particular.
Posted by: 29Victor at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (vdvD6)
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Hey Pope Leo, Iran has been at war with the US for 47 years. This would be like if Pope Pius XII saying "whoa, hold your horses there big fella, war is not the way to peace!" when the US troops crossed the Rhine.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:24 PM (PYyV9)
Polling is already worthless. The MSM reflexive protection of the Dems likely means they will be very very wrong again.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (8avO+)
This is potentially the biggest Iran story nobody is talking about: the global insurance market may be heading toward a systemic crisis. Here’s why…
https://is.gd/tyrYta
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 03:29 PM (Riz8t)
I think the AoSHQ Style Guide calls them “Democrat Party Media Division Dick Jugglers and Penis Sippers”.
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:29 PM (xfdC8)
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Hey Pope Leo, Iran has been at war with the US for 47 years. This would be like if Pope Pius XII saying "whoa, hold your horses there big fella, war is not the way to peace!" when the US troops crossed the Rhine.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Dv3i1)
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Honestly, it's probably a step up from Francis.
And I struggle to imagine Benedict saying anything like, "The Mullahs need to get wipe out for peace."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:29 PM (GBKbO)
@disclosetv 1m
JUST IN - Iran says it "closed" the Strait of Hormuz, will target and "set on fire" any ship that tries to pass.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM (diia5)
They may still have a few fast mover aircraft and jihadi pilots. Perhaps their imam masters have been showing Okinawa kamikaze footage to their suicide seekers.
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 03:29 PM (LHPAg)
It feels like a lot of the leftwing cheat is being taken off the board for 2026.
2026 is going to be...fascinating.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (GBKbO)
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I hope you are right and think you are. But ... and this is a very big "but," like a real badonkadonk ... I wonder how much it will matter given how gerrymandered the vast majority of districts are. It certainly can't hurt the GOP, and could help.
I think it will matter more for statewide elections.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:29 PM (iFTx/)
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Hey Pope Leo, Iran has been at war with the US for 47 years. This would be like if Pope Pius XII saying "whoa, hold your horses there big fella, war is not the way to peace!" when the US troops crossed the Rhine.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Dv3i1)
Seem to recall Jesus telling the Apostles to go and buy swords.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:28 PM (8avO+)
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And polling is leaning towards a D+3 or so environment right about now. Maybe a bit closer (newest Harvard poll this morning was 50/50).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Emily Litella. at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (oftw2)
He's Zorro, The Gay Blade!
Posted by: George Hamilton at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (wVcYX)
I wonder if Trump has also seen some intel that they were involved in the 2020 election beyond just fake emails?
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (IifOV)
I disagree. Game recognize game.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Yeah, I thought about that but it would require carving it through UAE and possibly Oman. Not sure they'd want that.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (diia5)
Bet Maduro has quite a few stories to tell...
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (pDt9x)
I think it will matter more for statewide elections.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:29 PM (iFTx/)
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Gerrymandering post 2020 means that only about 30 seats are actually up for grabs
No wave was going to make a huge change either way. 2030 + a repeal of Gingles/VRA Section 2 should change that a bit more.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (GBKbO)
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He spoke favorably of the dairy processors as well.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (HYqoK)
In reality President Trump is fighting global wars everywhere at the same time: Venezuela (drugs, voting machines). Tariffs impacting chy na, Iran (impacting oil to chy na as well as Venezuela).
Russia/Youcrane: Russia using up men and weapons on this front. Youcrane using $$$ from Clinton, Biden.
Seeing exactly who are our allies in 2026: not the UK or France. Canada supports verbally, which is good.
Mexico: border closed! Sorry! Taxes on remittances which are part of your yearly imports. A mere $61 billon, down from 2024. In complete chaos with cartels. US cruise ships not docking on the coast.
Greenland still may want us as who knows?
I remain unsure how the war between the Congo and Rwanda impact us, but the peace did not last long and he tried.
Deportations continue to upset Dims, who are at war with the rest of us. My prayer is that the UK and Europe will copy us. I still offer to pay for viewing deportations. I know this would inflame Dims more due to "human rights" but don't much care.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (WONhk)
What did you want him to say?
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (pDt9x)
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Ex cathedra is limited to particular pronouncements, not everything a pope said.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)
I wonder if Trump has also seen some intel that they were involved in the 2020 election beyond just fake emails?
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:30 PM (eIzlH)
That did come out that Maduro printed ballots, etc in 2020.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (8avO+)
-The Pope, From Behind His Wall and Border
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (6t1NV)
Walls that were first built, ironically, to keep out Muslim invaders.
Posted by: 29Victor at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (0MjtC)
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He spoke favorably of the dairy processors as well.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (TN0g+)
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He specifically only talked about cheese makers.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)
I can't even fathom it.
I think the Trump campaign only spent like $400 million in 2016.
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:33 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 03:33 PM (L9ywa)
I’m on trying to kill the SAVE Act, and the Republican Penis Munchers in the senate are helping them.
It’s all they got. It’s their last gambit.
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:33 PM (xfdC8)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM
If they're foolish enough to do a repat of the 80s, naval mines in international waters. Didn't work out well as I recall.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 03:33 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM
No.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)
I can't even fathom it.
I think the Trump campaign only spent like $400 million in 2016.
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:33 PM (eIzlH)
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Remember the plot to the new The Batman?
Thomas Wayne had set up a billion dollar fund to help the people of Gotham. After his death, it became a slush fund for the connected and everything got worse.
I think about how Matt Reeves had a finger on something with that sometimes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (ix8EF)
Posted by: Plowshares at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM (pDt9x)
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Ex cathedra is limited to particular pronouncements, not everything a pope said.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)
The last ex cathedra proclamation was in 1863, that the Virgin Mary was born without original sin.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (xfdC8)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM
Particularly those living in what is now northern Syria, the Curds?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:33 PM (xfdC
They still have Republican Mystery Retirements, which again is the only reason we "lost" the House in 2018 to make way for the Impeachments and Covid.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (6t1NV)
JUST IN - Iran says it "closed" the Strait of Hormuz, will target and "set on fire" any ship that tries to pass.
'Closed' like the way you closed your airspace to planes and missiles and drones?
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (Np3bf)
We should be sinking every ship they have
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (VE6XX)
I’m on trying to kill the SAVE Act, and the Republican Penis Munchers in the senate are helping them.
It’s all they got. It’s their last gambit.
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:33 PM (xfdC
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Voter fraud dispersed across House races is more difficult than winning a state in a single city.
Also, the DOJ Civil Rights Division has been suing blue states (successfully) since Harmeet Dhillon took her position almost a year ago.
Yes, the Democrats will try to cheat. But, you know what? The other side gets a vote in that process too. It's why the cheat in 2024 didn't work. The RNC fought it.
Now, the RNC has allies in the Justice Department and a new precedent that individual candidates can sue over stolen elections.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (GBKbO)
The Pope's opinion political stuff is simply his opinion.
Must be a lot of propaganda around about what the pope says that causes misunderstanding.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 03:36 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)
The last ex cathedra proclamation was in 1863, that the Virgin Mary was born without original sin.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:34 PM (8avO+)
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I was told we Catholics worship the pope and have to do whatever he says.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)
By the end of October, polling gets fairly close, like within 5-10% of the results. IF we can greatly reduce the fraud, then the polling techniques will be so far off they will look completely ridiculous
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:38 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Hillary at March 02, 2026 03:38 PM (ujoaY)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)
We are all Cub fans now.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:38 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: The Swiss at March 02, 2026 03:38 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM
Not sure what any of that means, so I'll just go on record saying the pope is a frigging jerkoff and leave it at that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 03:39 PM (snZF9)
JUST IN - Iran says it "closed" the Strait of Hormuz, will target and "set on fire" any ship that tries to pass.
'Closed' like the way you closed your airspace to planes and missiles and drones?
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (MKu/Q)
You Mullah sumbitches couldn't close an umbrella!
Posted by: Texas Sheriff Buford T. Justice at March 02, 2026 03:39 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 02, 2026 03:39 PM (YlWIZ)
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I've always believed that was just to save face for the pollsters and not people actually changing any preferences.
They like the narrative that the Republican is way behind. Hive mind (women) are especially easy to sway with this.
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:39 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:39 PM (6t1NV)
By the end of October, polling gets fairly close, like within 5-10% of the results. IF we can greatly reduce the fraud, then the polling techniques will be so far off they will look completely ridiculous
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:38 PM (PYyV9)
you mean like when that pollster in Iowa put out a 25 point outlier last election for Harris?
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:40 PM (8avO+)
Must be a lot of propaganda around about what the pope says that causes misunderstanding.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (DgMqy)
Yeah, that business about how he controls the weather almost got out of hand.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 02, 2026 03:40 PM (cEHXL)
Hey guys, remember when Georgia investigated their elections and found out only Elon Musk interfered with their elections and then we did nothing about it except send him a stern letter?
There it is, there’s his dictatorial platform, of course it’s total bullshit, but that’s how he lawlessly and preemptively attacks this democracy like another country. I hate this timeline.
I'm surprised he hasn't accused them of being in the Epstein Files yet, since he projects everything he does into an accusation.
They rigged it so trump won? Time to invalidate the election and give Harris her rightful position as president?
They used foreign interference in 2016. With Russia hacking emails and that leading to the FBI investigation on Hillary. Russia has nukes and kompromat so it is ok.
Wait, so now it’s Iran?! Wasn’t it Venezuela last week? And “the Democrats” in weeks previous?! Is nobody going to call them on this shit?
“Claims without evidence” is not saying the same thing as “LIED.” Make a note of that, “journalists"...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 03:40 PM (JCZqz)
That’s probably the most foolish statement I’ve ever heard. Democrats have an organized process of using the same tools to undermine congressional races. It relies on dirty voter rolls, mail in ballots/harvesting and no paper ballots. Georgia is one example, and most of that hasn’t been fixed. It’s also why the don’t want to audit more recent elections like the Virginia governors race where they pulled it out of their ass with a stack of last minute ballots from one district in particular. They will be counting well after Election Day until they have a bough phony ballots to win, just like they did in a bunch of California races.
We are far from out of the woods on election fraud. Very far.
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:40 PM (xfdC8)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 03:41 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 02, 2026 03:41 PM (YlWIZ)
We cannot have foreigners interfering in our elections.
Everyone must show an ID to vote. In person. No mail-in ballots. No ballot harvesting.
Posted by: Diabeetus at March 02, 2026 03:41 PM (FEAjO)
They like the narrative that the Republican is way behind. Hive mind (women) are especially easy to sway with this.
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:39 PM (eIzlH)
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Of course the shift is bullshit.
The American people don't suddenly shift 5-10% to the right just because it's September.
If we're being generous, we can say that the pollsters are trying to be honest but can't account for response bias where Democrats are more willing to answer the phone with pollsters than conservatives. If we're not being generous, we can say that pollsters understand this behavior and intentionally don't correct for it in order to make the side they're rooting for look better.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:41 PM (GBKbO)
And TWO, it's 35 miles wide!!!!
And 3, they are already defeated.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Hate Obvious Idiocy . at March 02, 2026 03:42 PM (i49OE)
Posted by: sidney at March 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Uy/WF)
And then giggled like schoolchildren. Give me a break. They're training terrorists off the coast of Venezuela, home of Dominion, and they're going to falsify emails?
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 03:42 PM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 03:40 PM (JCZqz)
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I remember that 300,000 ballots in 2020 in GA don't exist.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:42 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:31 PM
Not sure what any of that means, so I'll just go on record saying the pope is a frigging jerkoff and leave it at that.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 03:39 PM (snZF9)
Ex Cathedra is a pronouncement about beliefs and doctrine the Pope, as head of the church, can make about what a Catholic must believe to be a Catholic. For example, you can't deny Jesus is the Son of God and be in the club.
It isn't resorted to without literally decades to centuries of thought.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:43 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:37 PM (GBKbO)
We are all White Sox fans now.
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 03:43 PM (RHGPo)
Or Democrats. Admittedly, there's a lot of overlap.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 03:43 PM (MKu/Q)
And then giggled like schoolchildren. Give me a break. They're training terrorists off the coast of Venezuela, home of Dominion, and they're going to falsify emails?
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 03:42 PM (MKu/Q)
Iran can do two things at one time.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:44 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:44 PM (xfdC8)
This is potentially the biggest Iran story nobody is talking about: the global insurance market may be heading toward a systemic crisis. Here’s why…
https://is.gd/tyrYta
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 03:29
This is interesting and I had no idea about any of this.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 02, 2026 03:44 PM (Pt3hn)
Leftists cling to this like Linus does his security blanket and its adorable in a way.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:44 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:32 PM (GBKbO)
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The rest is Ex Taberna
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 03:44 PM (E8U4I)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 03:44 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 0
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I told ya! See my comment above. The Blade, he knows things. Trust the Blade.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:45 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I guess it makes it easier for you to do movie reviews but isn't the Pope kind of busy to make editorial decisions on that sort of thing?
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:45 PM (E4rtv)
We are far from out of the woods on election fraud. Very far.
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:40 PM (xfdC
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Actually affecting the counts in a dozen precincts in a dozen districts at once in a state is harder to do than affecting the counts in a dozen precincts in one city.
The actual work load is much higher to rig a dozen House races than it is a statewide race like Senator, governor, or president.
It's why the cheat is largely relegated to major cities.
And yes, Fulton has been actively addressed for the past 4 years. The GA legislature has been looking into it for years, and the DOJ just recently joined in on the fun.
Also, if the cheat is so powerful, why didn't it work in 2024? How did the RNC just saying, "No" short-circuit it and why can't that happen again?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:45 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: I gotta ask at March 02, 2026 03:45 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't even think it's that honest of a mistake
I think they model one way to give the narrative they want (D+8, whatever) and then as things get closer, decide they need to some amount of accuracy if they want to keep doing this. So then it's like D+3.
So still behind ,but enough with a margin of error that they can still claim victory.
meanwhile, the entire year the GOP candidate gets headlines about how behind they are or how close the race is, when it isn't.
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:46 PM (eIzlH)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:46 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:46 PM (xfdC8)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Yeah, I thought about that but it would require carving it through UAE and possibly Oman. Not sure they'd want that.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop
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I just looked and it's been studied: "Several proposals have been made to build a canal bypassing the strait, primarily to reduce dependence on a route vulnerable to geopolitical tensions. The most prominent plan is the 950-kilometre 'Salman Canal', proposed by a Saudi study in 2015. It would stretch from the Arabian Gulf through Saudi Arabia and Yemen (or Oman as an alternative) to the Arabian Sea, reducing shipping distances by half. The project, estimated at $80 billion, would be 150 metres wide and 25 metres deep.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 02, 2026 03:47 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:47 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 03:47 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I guess it makes it easier for you to do movie reviews but isn't the Pope kind of busy to make editorial decisions on that sort of thing?
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:45 PM (E4rtv)
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I'm not even allowed to read Paradise Lost!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:47 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Pope Leo at March 02, 2026 03:48 PM (E8U4I)
Posted by: I gotta ask at March 02, 2026 03:45 PM (2Ez/1)
O Tempora! O Mores!
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:48 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Pope Leo at March 02, 2026 03:48 PM (E8U4I)
how do you know they have not?
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:48 PM (8avO+)
It isn't resorted to without literally decades to centuries of thought.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:43 PM (8avO+)
Centuries huh? So I guess having friday night officially designated as pizza night will be a long time coming.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (Np3bf)
it's so much cheaper, and more efficient!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:47 PM (6t1NV)
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GA did investigate GA, and GA found that GA did a lot of shit very wrong.
The GA legislature has been the most dogged in looking into 2020. They're unhappy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 03:46 PM (eIzlH)
You mean pollsters didn't really believe, based on hardscrabble independent down the middle data, that Trump was down by 30 to Hillary in October of 2016? The hell, you say.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:47 PM (GBKbO)
It got out of hand in the latter seasons.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (8avO+)
During Earnest Will, F-14s from the carrier airwing were on CAP 24/7 directly over the Strait of Hormuz. Two waypoints, two Tomcats each.
I guarantee it's the same thing right now. Those jihadi pilots would be splashed in no time flat.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: I gotta ask at March 02, 2026 03:45 PM (2Ez/1
Nie viem.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (YlWIZ)
Posted by: On Purim? at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (2Ez/1)
Don't start with me as I am already riled up with a nitwit on another blog. And I love Moron's and 'ettes.
My beliefs as a former conservative Presbyterian are mine. I have read, researched and prayed about this for over a year and this is my decision. The Catholic parish I attend is conservative and the people are wonderful with traditional service and music that I have missed for 15yrs. While I understand the saint issue far more than I did, I pray to The Trinity and worship God alone. Is that clear? I hope so!
Obviously the Pope is not going to say, like me, "Yay! Finally! Take out terrorism in Iran!"
My face is now in the scabby/peeling phase and looking like I have acne, which I never had. Which does not add to mellow feelings of polite dissent. Fair warning.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (WONhk)
It’s sophistic to say it will only work in one place and not another. That’s an anathema to any paradigm. And yes, it’s largely limited to Blue States, but it is also a swing state issue as well.
Take a look at the map of seats critical to winning a majority, especially those they are saying are toss ups. You can smell the fraud in a lot of those places.
On top of that Republicans need to show up
And vote. That’s been a problem without Trump on the ballot.
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (xfdC8)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (snZF9)
Its BINGO night you heretic!
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: SMOD
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I am not really that impressed with the heads of a number of religious sects nowadays. The Archbishops of Canterbury make Pope Francis look like Francisco Franco. Unitarians, ELCA, and Quakers make the Church of England look quite conservative.
And the Catholic doctrine is still more conservative than the United Methodists. Even the Southern Baptists got wobbly recently.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (n5tGW)
This is potentially the biggest Iran story nobody is talking about: the global insurance market may be heading toward a systemic crisis. Here’s why…
https://is.gd/tyrYta
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 03:29
This is interesting and I had no idea about any of this.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 02, 2026 03:44 PM (Pt3hn)
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Interesting, but his numbers are way way off in terms of how dominant London is in maritime insurance. Yes, they are big players, but 90% of global sea trade? No way. Not even close. Other major players are USA, China, Japan, Germany, and Norway. UK might not even be the biggest player any more.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 03:51 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:51 PM (xfdC8)
My face is now in the scabby/peeling phase and looking like I have acne, which I never had. Which does not add to mellow feelings of polite dissent. Fair warning.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (WONhk)
Is That what happens when you become Catholic??? Bummer!
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:51 PM (pDt9x)
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That's bad framing. The reader is supposed to assume we're striking Iran because of their alleged "election interference." That has been uttered by ... nobody. On any side of this conflict, foreign or domestic.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 03:52 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I thought you were illiterate?
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:52 PM (E4rtv)
The GA legislature has been the most dogged in looking into 2020. They're unhappy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I bet dozens of people resigned, were convicted and went to prison, and justice was served!!!
Posted by: Clueless Moron at March 02, 2026 03:52 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 03:49 PM (Y1sOo)
Yeah the flyboys (even Jordanians I heard) are kinda hoping they get a shot at a live target sometime.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:52 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Sam Brinton at March 02, 2026 03:52 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 03:53 PM (+94UU)
Oh, never mind; the question answers itself. (see- no Latin)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 03:53 PM (fWK67)
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 03:23 PM
They tried that in 87 we blew up everything they used in the Gulf back then, I expect nothing different this time around. Except possibly a bit more of a rubble bounce than we did back then.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 02, 2026 03:53 PM (0N4FZ)
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That's bad framing. The reader is supposed to assume we're striking Iran because of their alleged "election interference." That has been uttered by ... nobody. On any side of this conflict, foreign or domestic.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 03:52 PM (48xL/)
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See my comment above
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)
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Prof. Jennings : "Don't write this down, but I find Milton probably as boring as you find Milton. Mrs. Milton found him boring, too. He's a little bit long-winded, he doesn't translate well into our generation, and his jokes are terrible. But that doesn't relieve you of your responsibility for this material.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:54 PM (E4rtv)
And I hope your face clears up and you feel better soon.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 03:54 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (n5tGW)
No there was some heavy duty yeoman work by a lot of people investigating exactly how Democrats stole 2020 and working to prevent it in 2024. In fact the article the summer before the election by the woman in Georgia was fascinating. The one about how Democrats were putting fake names back on the registries as fast as names were being removed. And intentionally leveraging misspellings to make them harder to weed out. She promised they were on it. And she was right.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:54 PM (6t1NV)
And vote. That’s been a problem without Trump on the ballot.
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (xfdC
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Trump won PA, NC, and MI. Hell, MI is considered a blue state at this point.
And, again, advancements have happened since 2024 including Harmeet Dhillon's work in the DOJ specifically targeting inflated voter rolls.
And you know who else also never got midterm voters? Obama. Obama's team never figured out how to get low-propensity voters to turn out.
So, the natural ground of 2026 lends itself to Democrats. Trump attracted people to vote for him who don't vote that much.
But, on top of the natural ground are...other things. Like Trump taking on foreign interference, fed grant funding that supported Democrats, and vote roll maintenance.
Also, polling is showing a surprisingly even map right now, 9 months out, when normally Democrats show a pretty heavy advantage. Rs are turning out for specials, but Baris isn't weeping about them so people don't notice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:54 PM (GBKbO)
Trump: "The Big Wave" of Attacks on the Islamic Regime Occupying Iran Hasn't Even Started Yet
Speculation: The "Ground Forces" Phase of This War May Be Fought Entirely With Drone Hunter-Killers
Via Instapundit, from CNN:
Why is Trump even talking to this shitlipped gayboy? It's literally true that the "big wave" hasn't started yet, or has only barely started. The first waves of the attack were Tomahawk missiles and then stealth fighters. Those attacks degraded Iran's radars, air bases, and fighter fleet, so that the later waves could include B-2 bombers dropping tons of explosives. I saw a report that B-2s already flew from Missouri to start blowing up Iran's underground stores of ballistic missiles. I imagine Trump is suggesting that we're going to get more and more B-2 strategic bombing. Iran's ballistic missiles are its most dangerous weapon at the moment. Both the US and Israel are working hard to take them out:
"We're knocking the crap out of them," Trump told CNN's Jake Tapper. "I think it's going very well. It's very powerful. We've got the greatest military in the world and we're using it." Trump addressed a wide range of topics in the interview, including the expected length of the conflict, his surprise at Iran's widespread retaliation and the country's expected succession plan. On how long the war might last, the president said, "I don't want to see it go on too long. I always thought it would be four weeks. And we're a little ahead of schedule." Asked if the US is doing more beyond the military assault to help the Iranian people regain control of their country from the regime, Trump said, "Yes." "We are indeed. But right now we want everyone staying inside. It's not safe out there." And it's about to get even less safe, the president said. "We haven't even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn't even happened. The big one is coming soon."
Israel Air Force: 30+ strikes targeting Iran’s ballistic missile and air defense systems to degrade launch capabilities
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 1, 2026
First one, is an Iranian ballistic missile launcher being struck on a highway while driving. pic.twitter.com/Gq1W6ZyJxX
Iranian ballistic missiles unit forces struck by Israel after loading a missile launcher and preparing launch towards Israel.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 28, 2026
pic.twitter.com/8lbEk7a3NS
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) February 28, 2026
Israel releases a video of its fighter jets striking an Iranian ballistic missile launcher moments before it would fire a missile toward Israel pic.twitter.com/XQaoYhcUBF
Authentic low-res dashcam video of a motorcycle convoy of Iranian riot police hit (likely by local insurgents' drone or IED in Sistan-Baluchestan, per multiple sources). The Persians are taking it back. 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/W11MEXVdJM
— Lester Paul 🏴 (@LesterPaul5
VodkaPundit:
More:
In July of 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth headed up a Pentagon event showing off 18 American-made drone prototypes, that had gone from drawing board to development in just an average of 18 months. By comparison, the Navy's F/A-XX to replace the aging F/A-18 multirole jets with a modern platform started in 2012, and they haven't even chosen a design. One of the prototypes shown off by Hegseth looked more than a little familiar to anyone following the Russo-Ukraine War drone campaign, because it was a virtual copy of Iran's infamous Shahed drone, now made in Russia, too, and manufactured in the thousands. Only this one is made in Arizona by a startup called SpektreWorks. They cost roughly $35,000 apiece and have an attack range of roughly 450 miles. ... At the time, Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael told reporters, "It's an extraordinary achievement. This kind of thing was going to take five, six years." ... Trump called it "unleashing American drone dominance," and not even a year later, here we are. On Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that LUCAS flew in combat for the first time during Operation Epic Fury, not much longer than two years after SpektreWorks began developing them: "Task Force Scorpion Strike, for the first time in history, is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution." "For the price of a single Tomahawk, you can launch 57 LUCAS drones," analyst Shanaka Anslem Perera posted over the weekend.
What an incompetent drunken meathead. Update:
U.S. Central Command officials have confirmed that airstrikes launched on Iran on Saturday involved the first combat use of the U.S. military's new autonomous kamikaze drone. The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drone, was launched as part of Operation Epic Fury, which targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command and control facilities, Iranian air defense capabilities, missile and drone launch sites and military airfields, CENTCOM officials announced. ... The LUCAS platform is a one-way attack drone reverse-engineered after the Iranian Shahed-136. Built by the Arizona-based SpektreWorks, the drone, which can be launched via catapults, rocket-assisted takeoff and mobile ground systems, is a spinoff of the company's FLM 136 target model, one designed for counter-drone training while simulating Iran's Shahed variant. The FLM 136 model carries a range capability of around 500 miles, with a maximum payload of 40 pounds, or "roughly twice the explosive yield of a hellfire missile," according to Alex Hollings, host of Sandboxx News' FirePower. With a maximum takeoff weight of 180 pounds, the FLM 136 is significantly lighter than the Iranian Shahed. The platforms are also immensely more cost-effective -- and scalable -- compared to the more advanced munitions in the U.S. arsenal, carrying a price tag of around $35,000 per unit. ... "To simulate the modern battlefield, senior officers must overcome the bureaucracy's instinctive risk-aversion on everything from budgeting to weaponizing and training," Hegseth wrote in the July memo. "Next year I expect to see this capability integrated into all relevant combat training, including force-on-force drone wars."
Those Shahed style drones are not suitable for targeting personnel. They are meant for fixed targets. Enter the GPS coordinates and send them off on thier own. -- Serious CatAh maybe, yes, I guess these particular drones are "kamikazee drones," which fly into their target and blow up. But I imagine we have a lot of the kind they use in Ukraine for anti-personnel missions. Those are store-bought commercial drones lightly modified for military use. They cost like $5,000.
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I think it's the other way around. Iran has been supplying Russia with drones to fight Ukraine.
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Some US airman general was at a press conference earlier today saying that the US and Israel had achieved complete air superiority over Iran already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (srk4T)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (j+aD2)
Seeing advances in other theatres and applying it to the present fight??
That would not have been allowed if we put in a "traditional" secretary of war.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (7fEFu)
We know Charlie don’t surf, does Hadji Surf?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (srk4T)
If I say it's safe to surf this beach, it's safe to surf this beach!! = Lt Colonel Kilgore
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (xT8gx)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (j+aD2)
No hospitals or Day cares ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (a7sNn)
Posted by: Hunter Brandon at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (0sNs1)
Germany has 39,000 residents from Japan, of which two (2) were suspected of committing violent crimes in 2023.
Germany also has 25,000 residents from Algeria, of which 1,729 were suspected of committing a violent crime in 2023.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Mr Wolf at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (cif08)
i was under the impression that the russian drones were iranian-made.
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (oY6Yp)
We'll see what actually happens. I've been pleasantly surprised so far.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (wa/yD)
To speak directly to the CIA operatives who are wondering why they haven't received any "go" signals lately.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 01:53 PM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: A Baghdad Bob Classic Moment at March 02, 2026 01:53 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: wth at March 02, 2026 01:53 PM (UjdFS)
oh okay, thanks
Posted by: ace at March 02, 2026 01:53 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:48 PM (PYyV9)
In a game, you can tell your opponent what you're going to do knowing they can't stop you. (Larry Bird was a master of this.) It really demoralizes the opponent.
BUT that only works when there are rules. In war, there are no rules. Telling your plan just means your enemy will find a way around it. And that explains how stupid our "elite" have been for my entire life.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (zjgNU)
Is it wrong to be tickled by the fact that we apparently shamelessly copied Iran's Shahed drone design but then attached Starlink terminals to them? That's so fucking great.
When in doubt, steal shamelessly. God, I love this country. 💜 ❤️ ♥️
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (MfSqG)
We know Charlie don’t surf, does Hadji Surf?
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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Sure, on his flying carpet.
Posted by: wth at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (/M/4v)
Drones for spotting and for targets of opportunity, arty hits anything above ground.
Huge ammo expenditure but it works.
Hey...I wonder how our ammo stockpiles are doing???
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Np3bf)
I heard also he drinks a lot and slurs his words...
My SecDef would have been Mark Kelly from Arzona whom the military loves...
Cackle........... Cackle.......... Cackle.........
Posted by: Kami Harris at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (YuOiR)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (a7sNn)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM
According to the morale patch on one of my hats, with a turbaned figure beginning to wipeout off of his flying carpet, and the caption "Hadji Don't Surf!", no.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 01:55 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (oY6Yp)
Iranian designed. I think even the drone in Iran now are mostly made in Russia.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 01:55 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (7fEFu)
what. a. tool.
I hope the left keeps rolling that guy out tho. shows his ass
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (Np3bf)
That charred meat smell.........
It smells like victory !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Donny T. at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (YuOiR)
Posted by: Serious Cat at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (xqQi7)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: huerfano at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (98kQX)
Posted by: wth at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (DDJSl)
For $35,000 each? That's not the defense industry I know! It sounds very effective.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (MKu/Q)
bayraktar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayraktar_K%C4%B1z%C4%B1lelma
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (n5tGW)
Looks like Trump is showing just how poorly thought out the GOPe's strategy was...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (zjgNU)
Don't talk about killing.
Just kill.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (wa/yD)
what. a. tool.
I hope the left keeps rolling that guy out tho. shows his ass
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (j+aD2)
Is that where he claimed to have been the one who closed the Border ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (a7sNn)
If the RG can be weakened enough, even a neutral posture from the army might be enough for a popular uprising to succeed.
Posted by: can of spam at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (14gFN)
Just today I saw Ukraine pics of fields full of these fibers left over from their swarms of drones.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (vbXSk)
And if you give them AI and autonomy to strike targets on their own...
Posted by: Skynet at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (JCZqz)
Is it wrong to be tickled by the fact that we apparently shamelessly copied Iran's Shahed drone design but then attached Starlink terminals to them? That's so fucking great.
When in doubt, steal shamelessly. God, I love this country. 💜 ❤️ ♥️
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (MfSqG)
I can imagine something like one our biggest drones that can loiter for a whole day way up in the sky loaded up with 10 20 or 30 rpg warhead size glider based weapons that could be released and controlled glided into enemy formations.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (7fEFu)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (viF8m)
Early in the conflict they did, but Russia bought the rights to manufacture them and have since then made a few generational improvement's and varients off that design.
Posted by: Serious Cat at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (xqQi7)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (dwBj9)
Posted by: Joe Biden, also a nerdy intellectual giant at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (CY/QA)
Iran drone tech largely comes from them stealing one of ours under Obama.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (sKqQm)
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It's basic dog psychology, if you scare them and get them peeing down their leg, they submit. But if you project weakness, that promotes violence, and that's how people get hurt.
Posted by: Bohdi at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (TN0g+)
The Tic-Tac-Toe Wars will consume ungodly amounts of electrictiy.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (MKu/Q)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNCD1EPpmI
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)
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Well, theirs does. Ours won't be that cheap. They have to move a much longer distance (from sea to territory), if nothing else. Our operation will be much more expensive and use much more sophisticated equipment if I had to guess (and I do).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (IifOV)
Posted by: more sound effects at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:48 PM (PYyV9)
Trump: We will launch an attack in exactly 30 days.
** attack launched 3 days later **
Trump: Sorry about that, I can't read my own handwriting some times.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (ExV1e)
https://tinyurl.com/2p824a66
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (0sNs1)
I think it must be.
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Could be. That plan depends on air supremacy, though, and that is what we're clearly trying to achieve right now.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (viF8m)
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I might have it wrong, but my impression was it's a joint Iran/Russia project. My read on that is that Russia did (some of) the design work and ponied up captial expense to get it going and Iran is doing the production.
Posted by: can of spam at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (14gFN)
It's amazing how - as Obama's people demonstrated and never let go - if you bombard people with enough information, even genuine information (not that Obama's people did that, it was always lies), they can't keep track of the simplest facts.
They sped up the news cycle on purpose under Soetero and this is why. I watched them do it and actually narrated it on these very pages. I bet you barely remember when the "news" was roughly one big story every three to four days and sometimes much longer. What they did under Obama was hit you with ten stories a day so you could no longer think straight. People will blame "the internet" and "smartphones", but sorry no, I watched them do it it. And it worked.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (6t1NV)
Smart MilBlog and all . . . .
LUCAS is a gamechanger. - HotAir
http://alturl.com/5h4zh
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (dK+Kv)
and then there are the australian flat-pack cardboard drones.
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (oY6Yp)
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Meh, most of them still don't know what an "assault rifle" is and isn't, and we have a Supreme Court "justice" who doesn't know what a woman is.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (TN0g+)
The main effect of the drones is to paralyze movement of forces, hence the WWI-esque fronts. Troops in the open can be hit, vehicles can be damaged or destroyed. Troops controlling a restive populace have to go into the open to face them, move from city to city and supply the forces. In Ukraine now, supplies have to be hidden in bunkers to avoid being blasted, troops have to deploy in entrenched areas. This won't work if the populace in Iran supports the operation and the security forces are pinned down without support.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (8avO+)
Is it wrong to continually have "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC playing in my head as I watch videos of Tomahawks/drones striking Iranian assholes?
Posted by: Frank Barone at March 02, 2026 02:01 PM (IifOV)
It does not include nation building and imposing a parliamentary system by design.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:01 PM (GBKbO)
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How much is a Tomahawk?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:01 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:01 PM (n5tGW)
I love seeing interviews about Larry Bird from his opponents at the time. They all say "man I hated that guy but he was so good."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:01 PM (PYyV9)
Just kill.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM
If you're going to shoot, shoot! Don't talk.
Posted by: Tuco at March 02, 2026 02:02 PM (0sNs1)
tsunami of death would be a good name for a heavy metal band
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 02:02 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Military Moron at March 02, 2026 02:02 PM (JCZqz)
Do the politicians who hate Trump not realize that their grandchildren will one day be looking at his statues?
Posted by: jmel at March 02, 2026 02:02 PM (RWHIh)
I think they are trying to wipe out everyone significant and every major group that would fight against the people of IRan taking over while trying to do minimal damage to Iranian infrastructure. Not an easy task
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PYyV9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNCD1EPpmI
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)
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I can't wait for Luxembourg to demand something of us.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:01 PM
For a Block 5, around $2.5 million, same as in town.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (0sNs1)
https://tinyurl.com/2p824a66
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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lol
Cool.
Posted by: wth at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (UjdFS)
https://www.cnn.com /2025/08/08/europe/russia-drone-factory-iran-intl
Remove the space.
Russia has FAR more industrial capacity and resource availability than Iran. It makes sense that Russia is producing them.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (vdvD6)
Posted by: Thomas Bender
https://youtu.be/CJsEYRvp6UM
Posted by: mikeski at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (XVoYh)
Posted by: Piper at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (hftzA)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (5TAdl)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (viF8m)
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I might have it wrong, but my impression was it's a joint Iran/Russia project. My read on that is that Russia did (some of) the design work and ponied up captial expense to get it going and Iran is doing the production.
Posted by: can of spam at March 02, 2026 02:00 PM (14gFN)
Early in the war Iran had developed a kamikaze drone and Russia didn't have one. Russia bought a few and licensed the plans and started production themselves and have improved the tech as the war went on. I'm not sure if they have continually gotten imports of drones from Iran, I'd think Iran would have saved most for themselves this last year with the bombings.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (8avO+)
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No. It will always be pretend AI vs pretend AI. Humans will always beat AI because AI can make successful predictions about what other AI will do but not what a human will do.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (Np3bf)
Just kill.
Posted by: XTC "
*****
When you have to shoot shoot don't talk.
Posted by: Tuco at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (YbL7K)
BUT that only works when there are rules. In war, there are no rules. Telling your plan just means your enemy will find a way around it. And that explains how stupid our "elite" have been for my entire life.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (zjgNU)
One other thing I've noticed about this op: There doesn't seem to be any reporters embedded with our units. I'm sure this has increased info security many times over.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (snZF9)
From everything I've read Iran was supplying Russia with thousands of drones for most of the war in Ukraine. Recently, they have been teaching Russians how to make their own drones and I wouldn't be surprised if there have been improvements. Drones have been a huge part of the Russian arsenal in the war.
I also wouldn't be a bit surprised if that went into Trump's planning as well. Two birds with a really big stone.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (/M/4v)
Has to be better than the lame "Jerico" weapon demonstration in Iron Man. That was the weakest part of the movie. What's it do? Hard to say, but looks like a buncha rockets fired into the desert making a wind. Oohh. Ahhh.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Military Moron at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (GBKbO)
The return of "Hei Elei, Kuck Elei" to the airwaves.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: fourseasons at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (6t1NV)
...strikes me how close we are here to becoming a low trust society. If not there already. All because of Democrat governance.
Posted by: Chairborne!.
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Exactly.
Obama bent the curve when he made it clear he did not understand what "American Exceptionalism" was -- It is that we are a free people with a free mindset, and also high trust.
Posted by: bob ("insightful" - Clairborne! (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (7MeZ0)
They used a powerful transmitter to fake a GPS signal so when the drone lost communications with home it used GPS to fly back home. The problem being the fake coordinates had home as an airbase in Iran.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Marcus T at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (hLZfT)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (kHyhZ)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (vdvD6)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 02:08 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:08 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Baghdad Bob at March 02, 2026 02:08 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:08 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Tuco at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM (0sNs1)
I think they are trying to wipe out everyone significant and every major group that would fight against the people of IRan taking over while trying to do minimal damage to Iranian infrastructure. Not an easy task
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PYyV9)
They probably will need some sort of militia force to block security forces in a city while they sort out the regime holdouts. If Persian forces can't be produced, or if parts of the government forces don't defect I'm not sure what the plan is there. Mercs?
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 01:54 PM (0sNs1)
'Morale patch'?
Is that like flair?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: John Kerry at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM (nPp6w)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM (Np3bf)
Not much use in this conflict. They an take out ground targets but are primarily useful as close air support for tanks and troops.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Serious Cat at March 02, 2026 01:56 PM (xqQi7)
Here are two articles claiming the US Shahed copies have a much better, in-flight updating, targeting capability than the original's pre-programmed GPS coordinates targeting.
https://tinyurl.com/yc4z82cc
https://tinyurl.com/4nxjuum2
Posted by: USS Gettysburg at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Baghdad Bob at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (2Ez/1)
Oh just wait until they move the goal posts.
Trump is such a pussy he won't even send in troops for peacekeeping between his new friends in the so-called "provisional government" and the innocent Muslims they are killing!
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 02:08 PM (jtM2q)
Don't forget satellite recon.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (8avO+)
hmmm..... *scribbles note* did drumpf file environmental impact statements for the iran strike?
Posted by: the liberal volk on my facebook feed at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Military Moron at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (JCZqz)
Do the politicians who hate Trump not realize that their grandchildren will one day be looking at his statues?
Posted by: jmel at March 02, 2026 02:02 PM (RWHIh)
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Especially when visiting Mount Rushmore where his face will be added.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:48 PM (PYyV9)
In a game, you can tell your opponent what you're going to do knowing they can't stop you. (Larry Bird was a master of this.) It really demoralizes the opponent.
BUT that only works when there are rules. In war, there are no rules. Telling your plan just means your enemy will find a way around it. And that explains how stupid our "elite" have been for my entire life.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
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But how are the Congress critters doing inside trading going to be able to place their bets, er, investments without knowing the plan?
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM
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It's just another Merlot Monday.
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Marcus T at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (hLZfT)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (28ePU)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (viF8m)
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I had heard that, too.
I hope we're hitting drone factories with extreme prejudice along with the ballistic launchers and caches.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (48xL/)
I hope we're hitting drone factories with extreme prejudice along with the ballistic launchers and caches.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (48xL/)
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Probably hit and confirmed destroyed within the first 12 hours of the operation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (GBKbO)
I have seen several whining on Twixxer about how Trump didn't tell them at all before launching his attack! Its so unfair!!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026
You need to also darkly and not at all subtly imply that he is an:
-antisemite
-in the employ of the Jews
-Putin's puppet
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (GBKbO)
Trump gets lucky again!
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (6t1NV)
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Who's running that program, Gruesome Newscum?
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (ApaTa)
Not much use in this conflict. They an take out ground targets but are primarily useful as close air support for tanks and troops.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (PYyV9)
Even artillery accuracy these days is good enough to hit targets very precisely.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: the liberal volk on my facebook feed at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (oY6Yp)
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Anyone wanna place bets as to whether the enviro-left will engage in hand-wringing over oil discharge into the ocean because of sunk vessels?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:13 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Marcus T at March 02, 2026 02:07 PM (hLZfT)
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Which is terrifying enough when humans are behind the controls.
Downright apocalyptic if a machine intelligence is doing all the killing.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 02:13 PM (ESVrU)
Absolutely. That would erase the Muslim stank from their history and nation.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:13 PM (PYyV9)
Why reward their behavior?
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 02:13 PM (Kxbnm)
Posted by: Jerry Rivers at March 02, 2026 02:13 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: The Epstein Files at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Mr Wolf at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (cif0
He's building his Factory is Columbus, Hell I think he should take over the Intel since they really want to back out of that.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM (FCrpy)
It penetrates the leftist bubble
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: John Kerry at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM (nPp6w)
I do, and I hope its so fucking gigantic you eat a gun barrel.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (HYqoK)
Damn, man. You really need to visit some history books about this.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:48 PM (PYyV9)
We gave the Russians in Ukraine 6 months notice of our NATO trained grand offensive to the Sea of Azov. The offensive didn't even reach the front of the fortified zone.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Jerry Rivers
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It is so ordered!
Posted by: Judge Boasberg at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (cS1cw)
some Iranian who supports liberation said that the name "iran" predates Islam so that it doesn't have to be changed.
But the word "farsi" is the Arabic word for the Persian language. that word should be banned.
Posted by: ace at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM (6t1NV)
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Any story about da JOOOOS brings them out.
But not now.
I wonder why.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM (6t1NV)
WOW, right after one of them posts his troll.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (zjgNU)
pretty sure there are pills to deal with oily discharge
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM (6t1NV)
Earlier they were spouting polls about how only 20% back this.. Including Republicans...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (a7sNn)
28,000 killer drones. (Don't tell the sleeper cells.)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (W/5JY)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (luW68)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (viF8m)
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I had heard that, too.
I hope we're hitting drone factories with extreme prejudice along with the ballistic launchers and caches.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:11 PM (48xL/)
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Do we really believe Russia can't build its own drones? It needs Iran to do that? I find it very hard to believe that Russia has 5th gen fighters but needs to learn drone tech from Iran and Ukraine. I think the whole "Russia is getting killed by awesome Uke drone tech!" is just pro-Uke bullshit.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (iFTx/)
Alleged.
Posted by: Marcus T at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (hLZfT)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:01 PM (n5tGW)
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Call it 190k IRGC personnel.
At $35k each (assuming we can scale without limit or shortage), we could have one drone per IRGC member for about $6,650,000,000.
$6.7 billion for a 1:1 drone:enemy soldier ratio.
If you're looking some for some perspective on what "game-changing" means, that's one way of looking at it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (Np3bf)
Not just for our new drones.
But for our existing fleets.
Super-high precision guidance.
Zero ability to jam the signal.
Soon, we'll just have all these drones just hovering over Iran.
Hunter-killers just waiting for anything hostile to even twitch.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (HYqoK)
Damn, man. You really need to visit some history books about this.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (
Oops. Oopsie. I read that as "Carter". My mistake.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: The Epstein Files at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM
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Me, too.
Posted by: The Nancy Guthrie story at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Max Power at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (U4XlL)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:15 PM (PYyV9)
Nope. He's a regular doing a sock.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:17 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Military Moron at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (JCZqz)
The obvious thing is to have drones carry smaller drones to attack enemy drones.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (iFTx/)
The FPVs would be devastating if there was a resistance, and they had enough of them. I wonder is the USA has a plan to provide, like the liberator pistol.
We should definitely work up plans for something like that for UK though when their civil war starts.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (7MeZ0)
Do one-way attack drones have a self-destruct capability to prevent them from falling into enemy hands for retaliation?
* Goes off to search ... *
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (Xfil9)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (a7sNn)
That tweet from the Iranian FM, or whatever he is, about Trump turning his back on America in favor of Israel really spoke to the people being paid by Iran - and their proxies.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (iFTx/)
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No, and I never said so. The entire Russia comment was just an aside. Iran builds a lot of drones and is apparently pretty good at it. If we're looking to neutralize Iran, I hope we're hitting their drone factories. That's all.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (a7sNn)
Ah.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Marcus T at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (hLZfT)
Meanwhile, Iran is led by a government that legalized marriage to 13 year old girls, mandates "sex change" operations to homosexuals, and the Ayatollah wrote a book all about how non-penetrative sexual activity with girls as young as NINE is permitted in Islam.
The president wants to protect Pedos by attacking these guys, you see.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (PYyV9)
I saw a video that purported to be an advanced Uke drone dropping burning WP on a group of Russian soldiers in a stand of trees.
Now, I couldn't see any soldiers or return fire and the stand of trees seemed awfully small for a unit to hide in. Also, I'm pretty sure the left believes using WP as a weapon is a war crime.
But the drone was dumping whatever flaming stuff was coming out of it nicely...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (iFTx/)
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No, and I never said so. The entire Russia comment was just an aside. Iran builds a lot of drones and is apparently pretty good at it. If we're looking to neutralize Iran, I hope we're hitting their drone factories. That's all.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (48xL/)
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I was commenting more on the comment that you commented on.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:14 PM (6t1NV)
Earlier they were spouting polls about how only 20% back this.. Including Republicans...
Posted by: It's me donna
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What they didn't tell you is that it was an internet poll of Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, and Chinese.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (E4rtv)
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Call us.
Posted by: TEMU at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (2Ez/1)
We should definitely work up plans for something like that for UK though when their civil war starts.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM (7MeZ0)
Make sure we drop them in the English countryside. The government reports that it is too White.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (HYqoK)
Damn, man. You really need to visit some history books about this.
Physician, heal thyself.
https://is.gd/0uqydk
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (Riz8t)
Maybe DTS will slap an eviction notice on the UN and they can relocate to the EU. Let someone else fund it.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (luW68)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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Stop it! That made my head hurt. It is a Monday after all.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)
I mean Big Mo bragged about it. If you believe he was the almost perfect prophet of "god" then this "god" must be ok with sex with 9 year olds.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (sKqQm)
Not much use in this conflict. They an take out ground targets but are primarily useful as close air support for tanks and troops.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:10 PM (PYyV9)
Even artillery accuracy these days is good enough to hit targets very precisely.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)
A recent article about A-10s based someplace in the Gulf riding shotgun for US Navy mine hunting vessels, to help defend them against Iranian small boat swarm attacks --
https://tinyurl.com/y73v2p8d
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (5rh/l)
http://tiny.cc/kepz001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (48xL/)
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If the GOP can get off their lousy, good-for-little duffs and pass the SAVE Act, it sure would help brighten the outlook even more.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: MikeN at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (8uQGY)
So LUCAS really IS the Prince of Darkness...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 02, 2026 02:21 PM (HXiQ2)
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Not just stole it but spoofed the Iranian transmission signals so the Russian-Chinese air defense systems all thought they were friendlies.
Dear President Xi,
Would you like to be featured on the "El Presidente of the Month" club?
Are you sure those drones in your skies are really yours?
XOXO
Donald J. Trump
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:21 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 02:21 PM (Jay38)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 02:21 PM (bXbFr)
Yes, many one-way attack drones (also called kamikaze drones, suicide drones, or loitering munitions in related contexts) incorporate self-destruct capabilities specifically to prevent them from falling intact into enemy hands, which could allow technology capture, reverse-engineering, or repurposing for retaliation.
This feature is not universal across all models, but it has become increasingly common, especially in modern designs used in high-stakes conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:21 PM (L9ywa)
http://tiny.cc/kepz001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (48xL/)
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You shoulda found a nice swarthy Persian hottie, but I'll take this one. TBWB.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (iFTx/)
we're learning a lot here
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (j+aD2)
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If only there was a smart military blog...
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (eGZjr)
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Persia was an empire at one point.
I think it's kind of encouraging that they don't want that back.
Posted by: Methos at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (vSvIl)
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Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (PYyV9)
It was funny because I was like 'im actually kind of loving this.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:18 PM
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And how much does it pay?
Posted by: Stoner living in parents' basement at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (2Ez/1)
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If the GOP can get off their lousy, good-for-little duffs and pass the SAVE Act, it sure would help brighten the outlook even more.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (qBdHI)
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The generic congressional vote as reflected in polling right now has a lot more in common with 2022 than 2018.
The CGV in 2022 ended up as R+2.7. 2018 was D+9.
I mean...polling is not acting like Democrats are anything like a heavy favorite.
And people act like they are?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (zZu0s)
-- Serious Cat
Ah maybe, yes, I guess these particular drones are "kamikazee drones," which fly into their target and blow up.
On the update... with modern satellite imagery... and the amount of satellites now up, we can have close to real time intel on a target... and as the drone can be redirected while in flight? using GPS coordinates?
Hell, my Phone is accurate within feet...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
Paid per post. Like Donna Summers, They Work Hard for the Money.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (E4rtv)
btw, that one Iran drone that got through to ? Bahrain directly hit a ? billion dollar US radar installation. I assume it was guided either by a human or it "recognized" and maneuvered directly into the target.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Inspector Cussword at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (lFFaq)
The GEB Whitehouse was so concerned about the media that thousands of our guys and gals got killed.
Trump is doing it right.
I hope a few Dem Congress critters have heart attacks over this.
"Muh principal uhhhhhhj!!! *thud*
Posted by: melodicmetal at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (61TgR)
Yes! No more cockamamie cigar smoke. No more Swedish meatballs there, tootsie. And no more phony Irish whiskey. No more goddamn jerky beef! The party's over. Kill them all.
Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, Shot Caller at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (/IU3q)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Cray Cray at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (Zfkaw)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (PYyV9)
I heard also he drinks a lot and slurs his words...
My SecDef would have been Mark Kelly from Arzona whom the military loves...
Cackle........... Cackle.......... Cackle.........
Posted by: Kami Harris
And I have it on good authority from my wise and good friend Mazi Hirono, Dumbshit-Hawaii, that he may have sexually harassed himself multiple times while drunk!
Posted by: Cheri at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (sKqQm)
Some company was selling a civilian flame-throwing drone a while back, intended for jobs such as removing hornet nests from trees.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (IG3/x)
This bikini blonde wonders if she'll possibly have the chance to find out if Iranian beach towns are (or will become) nice:
http://tiny.cc/kepz001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (48xL/)
That bikini is mismatched, a fashion faux pas. She should remove it immediately.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (HXiQ2)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 02:16 PM (iFTx/)
There was a little of a 'drone gap' against Russia in 2022 as Ukraine could import kits from the west and compensate for their Airforce not being able to operate against Russian anti-air tech. Hence Russia buying licensing and some drones from Iran to pull even. I think that gap has long since closed - Russia itself made the first fly by wire drones to avoid jamming problems that I know of.
But yes, Russia presumably had little problem setting up all the drone factories it needs well away from the front, and China can deliver all the chips needed if Russia can't.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (j+aD2)
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This is a major reason for arming the Iranian people.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (eGZjr)
Posted by: Marcus T at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (hLZfT)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (ix8EF)
Wait what?
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (Jay38)
Absolutely. That would erase the Muslim stank from their history and nation.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
Persia is an exonym of Iran used by the Greeks describing only one part of Iran, Fars. Iran (Arya) is the endonym of the country as a whole.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (snZF9)
I remember watching an episode of the all transformers cartoon and one of the Decepticons kidnapped a football coach because he was a human strategist.
And sure enough, the coach told them they need to blitz their enemies every so often to keep them on their toes....
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (sKqQm)
>>New @Harvard/@HarrisXdata Poll:
>>The Hypothetical Congressional Ballot Is Now A Dead Heat.
🔵 50% Democrat (-4)
🔴 50% Republican (+4)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (viF8m)
oh man that brings back memories
Posted by: Kyle Reese at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (jGJov)
It was funny because I was like 'im actually kind of loving this.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:22 PM (zZu0s)
As many here have probably noticed... I'm against most US intervention overseas. From Iraq, to Afghanistan, to Syria... I wanted our troops out of there.
This, however, is the right fight. The one we should have had 40 years ago...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (mP0Kj)
Foreign policy doesn't really affect voting very much. SAVE act and a better economy would be much more useful.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (ehY6c)
SEE! SEEE?!? Trump supports the Aryan Nation!
Posted by: Some Leftist at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (sKqQm)
It is an illegal aggression, clearly, under international law, and will have a terrible impact on our reputation and ability to negotiate peace in the future.
The only plan was to divert attention from Epstein. To some extent, it's working. He will continue to throw however many bombs & bodies it takes to make sure that the main headline on any news broadcast is Iran & not Epstein.
public polling had attacking Iran at 16-21 % support. If the only impetus here was to distract from a very unpopular issue, would you do so by doing something else that is extraordinarily unpopular?
We’ve already lost soldiers. We’ve already killed civilians, including an entire school full of girls. Our allies don't support it, and Congress didn't authorize it. Impeach, protest, remove.
This isn’t about democracy there. If it was, the US wouldn’t have bases in all the Mid East Monarchies.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (TN0g+)
.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (ix8EF)
Sometimes a weird angle is desirable.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (6t1NV)
And sure enough, the coach told them they need to blitz their enemies every so often to keep them on their toes....
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:25 PM (sKqQm)
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I was wondering if the Department of War had contracted some professional Starcraft players...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (ESVrU)
Bitch please. You think China is starting WW3 over …Iran?
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (Jay38)
LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (a7sNn)
Small ground based drones that can scoot through buildings, climb walls and stairs and detonate at their target would do wonders in urban areas with cover.
There are those that do all that autonomously too.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (jtM2q)
If he sends 250K American boys to get shot at for a few years while he "builds democracy" then yes.
If he kills the Iranian leadership via drones and airpower? Pass the popcorn.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (sKqQm)
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Just seems strange and scary and maybe somewhat "immoral." But I suppose all new forms of warfare seem that way at first.
I'm guessing the point of this war is a multi-faceted, but part:
a) to elimiate a strategic threat (Iran),
b) to weaken an adversary of our real enemy (China),
c) to take advantage of our other adversary being bogged down in its own war (Russia),
and (d) to show everyone our capabilities.
More to it than that, but if the casulaties are low, if the war is short, and if we do not accept refugees, then this will be a popular war more akin to Gulf War than the GWOT.
Big if, but Trump has earned the benefit of the doubt for now.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:24 PM (n5tGW)
I don't care if it is a Republic as long as it is responsive to the needs of their people and allows free expression.
Look at the EU or the Democrats for "Republics". We will have to be toppling those governments soon enough.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (8avO+)
Good. Distinct and easier to locate.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (luW68)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You yell 16 slogans and what do you get?
Another day older just to pay the rent.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Metallica at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Cray Cray at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (Zfkaw)
This feature is not universal across all models, but it has become increasingly common, especially in modern designs used in high-stakes conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war.
Posted by: ShainS
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There is a good documentary from the 70s I think about WWII tech. One episode covers mines, and one that washed up on the beaches in England. They had to defuse to figure out how they worked (magnetic field of ship overhead.) and so they sent a group to give it a go. Almost certain death.
Turns out, the Germans didn't bother with activating the self destruct, possibly because it was a pain and dangerous before they had to deploy. So the British got the tech and were able to counter. Really good series - cryptography, radar, mines,,, lots of good stuff and I will look for name in a sec.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (7MeZ0)
This bikini blonde wonders if she'll possibly have the chance to find out if Iranian beach towns are (or will become) nice:
http://tiny.cc/kepz001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (48xL/)
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From the fit, it looks like her bikini is too small.
Wait. What? Did i just write that?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (v7EM2)
How have they not made that into a big budget movie yet?
I mean Mario and Sonic both did well recently and unlike them Starcraft has an actual plot...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (ehY6c)
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FWIW, Passover starts on April 2 this year...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (ESVrU)
The CGV in 2022 ended up as R+2.7. 2018 was D+9.
I mean...polling is not acting like Democrats are anything like a heavy favorite.
And people act like they are?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
The whole redistricting thing for House seats which might even get accelerated if Scotus rules the majority minority application of the VRA is unconstitutional.
Even without that, Florida is considering redistricting as well soon which would counteract Virginia's proposed redistricting.
It will make predictions a lot harder but it could turn a mild red wave into a bigger one as teh Dems have really weaken blue districts in CA and VA to get the maximum payoff in red ones. The reverse is true in TX and FL perhaps.
Senate's most vulnerable is probably Ossof in GA and after that the open Peter's seat in Michigan or perhaps Tina Smith's in MN or Shaheen's seat in NH.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (E4rtv)
From the fit, it looks like her bikini is too small.
Wait. What? Did i just write that?
Why are you gay?
Posted by: Some Guy from Uganda at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (+nEug)
If true, (IF!), it sounds like the bitter-enders plan to go out in a Gotterdammerung hail of lead and steel.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (Riz8t)
They're an extremely wealthy and influential minority in India.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (ix8EF)
Small ground based drones that can scoot through buildings, climb walls and stairs and detonate at their target would do wonders in urban areas with cover.
There are those that do all that autonomously too.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 02:27 PM (jtM2q)
Russia has used tracked drones to evac wounded people out of the towns in combat back to medical stations.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (8avO+)
The Secret War (TV series)
Very good if you are interested in history or tech or WWII
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (7MeZ0)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at March 02, 2026 02:20 PM (luW6
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Relocate it to Tehran.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (L9ywa)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
You yell 16 slogans and what do you get?
Another day older
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
in your mom's basement.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (JCZqz)
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Did anyone say that this time? From what I've read, the US has been pretty clear that this is about getting rid of the mullahs and their regional and increasingly global aggression and combat operations, along with the wholesale slaughter of Iranians.
If the Iranians put in a democracy, fine. If they put in a dictator, fine. Up to them. As far as I know, this is the first major military operation in my lifetime that is *not* explicitly about democratizing the enemy.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (48xL/)
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We did.
Posted by: Metallica at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (TN0g+)
So did we.
Posted by: The Ramones at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: weft Doc-loop
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And yet, still no one knows where Uz was...
Posted by: Job at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM (XeU6L)
If true, (IF!), it sounds like the bitter-enders plan to go out in a Gotterdammerung hail of lead and steel.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (Riz8t)
I'd rather they fort up than go out shooting people during this transition period. Hopefully if the tide turns they can be talked out of their strongholds and shipped out of country.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (Y1sOo)
These are the same people who think there is such a thing as an assault weapon.
With a chainsaw attachment.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Big Farma at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM (2Ez/1)
Oh yeah its the new "the walls are closing in"
This, however, is the right fight. The one we should have had 40 years ago
Yeah. Look, I hate foreign intervention, I hate using our blood (some of our guys have died) and treasury on some other nation. And I sure as hell am opposed to invading some craphole and trying to rebuild it.
But this? This is what everyone has been saying for decades needed to be done and finally is. Iran has been a festering center of terrorism and evil for decades, spreading its horror around the world through proxies even worse than the Soviet Union ever did. They have been calling for nuclear holocaust for decades, they have promised to use nukes. And they have been tirelessly working on making them for decades. We keep knocking back their nuclear abilities, they keep restarting.
As you say: should have been done 40 years ago. Needed doing for almost half a century. This is like the Barbary Pirates: finally someone is doing what everyone knew needed to be done forever.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM (Jay38)
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Or would could give every US citizen a million dollars with that same money!!!
Posted by: Some crazy leftist with bad math at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM (TN0g+)
If the Iranians put in a democracy, fine. If they put in a dictator, fine. Up to them. As far as I know, this is the first major military operation in my lifetime that is *not* explicitly about democratizing the enemy.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (48xL/)
If there's any force on earth that would f*** this all up, it's "Our Precious Democracy".
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (3wOGw)
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That is "undocumented aggression" so it's fine.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (HXT0k)
80% of the Persian People are more Pro-USA than 90% of Democrats.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (L9ywa)
Posted by: Ian S.
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I saw that picture and the rampant lack of masculinity and abundance of twinks made the women in the picture the most masculine.
Massie's biggest donor is a leftist Muslim donating 55k who also donates all to Squad Dems in other races. Massie also won in December a Soros-Koch funded award that was handed to him by Iran's chief apologist and former NAID head in the US. (NAID is a lobbying group for Iran).
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Romeo13
Yes. As someone who was alive at that time during the morose Carter years, Trump is not starting a war, he is finally ending one that Iran started in 1979 against the West and particularly the US.
Posted by: Cheri at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (oiNtH)
When the BLM terrorist killed 5 cops in Dallas they eventually got him by putting a bomb on their remote bomb removal robot and driving it up to him.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (sKqQm)
Disgusting.
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (5rh/l)
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We did.
Posted by: Metallica at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (TN0g+)
So did we.
Posted by: The Ramones at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (IG3/x)
And then there was a Ballroom Blitz...
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 02, 2026 02:32 PM (I40wl)
This was said about archers...then, later about Crossbows.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Job at March 02, 2026 02:31 PM
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What's a leppo?
Posted by: Gary Johnson at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (2Ez/1)
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The video of that shows it was an Iranian missile that failed and fell back.
Because of course they put their missile launchers next to schools.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (HXT0k)
If true, (IF!), it sounds like the bitter-enders plan to go out in a Gotterdammerung hail of lead and steel.
Posted by: Archimedes
Oh no. Whatever you do, don't hide military forces in Mosques so we have to destroy those, too. Please.
Posted by: Br'er Netanyahu at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (ehY6c)
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FWIW, Passover starts on April 2 this year...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 02:29 PM (ESVrU)
You know what's Biblical, Jews were subjugated for 47 years by the Babylonians, until Cyrus the Great set them free.
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (48xL/)
All I have heard on this was the Son of the Shah leading a 'council' of other regional peeps as a national government. Not sure if this rises to a legislature.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)
Al ha don't have a home in Iran no more.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: History Book at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (YuOiR)
Does it irk her that people still call her "the Harlot" after 3,000 years? She is one of God's Elect, after all. I got drunk twice in my youth. I would hate to be called "the Drunk" now in my dotage.
Posted by: Stone Cold Soberish at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (oftw2)
Very good if you are interested in history or tech or WWII
Just avoid the Disney+ series of that name
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: 496 at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (kTtsV)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (/M/4v)
Cyrus the king of Persia
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (8avO+)
You know who else was a Parsee Zoroastrian?
No, not Hitler. What's wrong with you?
Freddy Mercury, aka Farrokh Bulsara.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Riz8t)
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As an outsider, it looks to me like the local commanders at missile and drone installations went into "YOLO" mode when they went blind - as in "fire at anything you think you might be able to hit, anywhere in the direction of Israel, US assets, or Sunni territories." It looked like enraged button-mashing, at least from out here.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (8avO+)
I thought that was clear...
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
If we want to lessen our footprint overseas, taking out Iran's delusionary nutjob mullahcracy had to be done. They wanted nukes to use and you can't allow psychotic regimes like that to have them with delivery systems. Norks have them and that is bad enough but Iran planned on building enough missiles so that they could hide a nuke in a swarm of other missiles as decoys.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (E4rtv)
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A very real justification for this war is that they took hostages. I don't care if it was 45 years ago.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (sX1BW)
Cretin Hop was the better tune.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: ace
It's from the same root as "Persia." Both come from the name of Pars (Fars) Province. Since there is no "p" in Arabic, when the Arabs took over, they swapped out the p's with f's.
So just change it back to "Parsi." (Come to think of it, the term "Parsi" for Zoroastrians also comes from the "Pars" root.
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (77rzZ)
They hit a hospital in Jerusalem with a drone. They are deliberately going after terror targets in all their neighbors, its... an odd choice.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (PYyV9)
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We did.
Posted by: Metallica at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (TN0g+)
So did we.
Posted by: The Ramones at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (IG3/x)
And then there was a Ballroom Blitz...
Posted by: tcn in AK
Everyone attack!
Posted by: The man in the back at March 02, 2026 02:36 PM (7MeZ0)
Posted by: 18-1
Candygram for Mongo?
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at March 02, 2026 02:36 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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Early on, an Iranian commander said as much, I think it was Sunday.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:36 PM (E4rtv)
History has a habit of repeating itself ?????
Posted by: History Book at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (YuOiR)
Neville could at least argue that GB needed time to complete its war preparations vs Germany. The only nation Starmer is fighting is England.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:36 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 02:36 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (j+aD2)
Waco.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 02:36 PM (dK+Kv)
There is a possibility we could drone-drop dogs on them.
I just want to read the complaint in the International Court.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (Np3bf)
Was that the Pali Hospital?
Because, they hit one of those.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (1Udfd)
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Admission, I did. Had the Avalon Hill game of Blitzkrieg.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Stone Cold Soberish at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (oftw2)
What about "Drunky McDrunkface"?
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (3wOGw)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (PYyV9)
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It doesn't look odd to me. It looks like, "if we're going down, you're all coming with me" behavior, and whether a target is a "legitimate military objective" or whatever falls immediately by the wayside in that context.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (48xL/)
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Waves hand, I know the plan, I know the plan, it's
We Win, They Lose
_R.R.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (ehY6c)
reports out of Iran are that IRGC scum are setting up in mosques and schools
Posted by: BlackOrchid
They're going full Hamas, are they?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 02:37 PM (xG4kz)
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Meh, most of them still don't know what an "assault rifle" is and isn't, and we have a Supreme Court "justice" who doesn't know what a woman is.
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Even the Daily Mail reporter. In consecutive paragraphs:
"It came as Qatar shot down two Iranian fighter jets after it was attacked by Tehran today and forced to shut off its gas production following a drone strike.
The Qatari defence ministry announced two Su-24 bombers were brought down today while seven missiles and five drones were also intercepted during several attacks on the Gulf state."
Qatari defense minister: We downed two of their bombers.
Reporter: So, they were fighters, then.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Wikipedia at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (YuOiR)
*T. J. Jackson smiles*
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (j+aD2)
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That would be standard playbook, no?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Stone Cold Soberish
I bet it does! You build dozens of bridges in your life, but do they call you Harold Bridgebuilder?!?!?
Posted by: Harold the Goat fucker at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Tucker Carlson is an antisemitic racist at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM (CowIf)
Posted by: one hour sober
And the "Lolita Express."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM (FXNzP)
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We did.
Posted by: Metallica at March 02, 2026 02:28 PM (TN0g+)
So did we.
Posted by: The Ramones at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (IG3/x)
And then there was a Ballroom Blitz...
Posted by: tcn in AK
Everyone attack!
Posted by: The man in the back
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The girl in corner bears watching as well...
Posted by: Brian Connolly at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
If we want to lessen our footprint overseas, taking out Iran's delusionary nutjob mullahcracy had to be done.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (E4rtv)
Yes. Every Western nation with economic interests (oil) in the Middle East has been tip-toeing around the 6000-lb Iranian Mullahocracy in the room for 40-plus years. We needed to finally make a serious attempt to end that status-quo.
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM (sKqQm)
History has a habit of repeating itself ?????
Posted by: History Book at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (YuOiR)
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That's a case of History Rhyming ... in Lisps.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:40 PM (L9ywa)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 01:58 PM (Y1sOo)
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Fun gating mechanism to determine someone's age: do they call it a "fighter jet" or a "jet fighter?"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:40 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 02:40 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 02:40 PM (/LXUT)
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The video of that shows it was an Iranian missile that failed and fell back.
Because of course they put their missile launchers next to schools.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:33 PM (HXT0k)
One thing you can say is that if *one* school full of girls is hit, it wasn't the US. If we wanted to hit schools with girls, we'd hit a LOT of them.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:40 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Oldcat
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Losing the Manchester by election for a parliamentary seat last week to a coalition of woke whites allied with Muslims for teh Green Party means the Tories on the right are dying and now Labor may collapse from a Green Party challenge on the left.
So Queer Keir did his stupid equivocation dance until the British base got hit.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:40 PM (E4rtv)
They sped up the news cycle on purpose under Soetero and this is why. I watched them do it and actually narrated it on these very pages. I bet you barely remember when the "news" was roughly one big story every three to four days and sometimes much longer.
Posted by: ... at March 02,
Think they called it Stray Voltage.
Info overload essentially.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (m+uh6)
Ironically, it will also require less aide to Israel if it proves successful.
Which is what they all claim to want.
But, obviously 'Not Like THIS!'.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (1Udfd)
One fag even feigning emotion over a "bloody pink backpack sized for a little girl."
Please do dip you head in gasoline and light a match, you deep-fried cunt:
You never said a peep about the 30,000+ murdered by the Iranian government over the last 60 days.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Come and See at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 02:40 PM (/LXUT)
Better to get the thing out than give the US excuse for a strike on your head.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM (5rh/l)
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We sort of couldn't without energy independence. There is a reason that was the status quo, even if you set aside the desire of the international left to have Iran as a major power for their own geopolitical purposes.
America getting oil-independent - and then oil-surplus - was the real geopolitical game-changer.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (48xL/)
I'm sure many already know this but for those who don't the missile that hit the girls school in Iran was fired by the IRGC not the US or Israel.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:34 PM (8avO+)
what's the point, and what's in it for the US....his usual dumbass "thoughts"
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (1Udfd)
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I agree on all this. But I think the better way to sell this to MAGA is simply, they took hostages and they had to pay.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Joe Walsh at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 02:42 PM (gVUi7)
Sure I do. A big one is an assault rifle and a small one is a Glock.
Posted by: Lenny Libtard at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: The man in the back at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (7MeZ0)
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (DgMqy)
On the update... with modern satellite imagery... and the amount of satellites now up, we can have close to real time intel on a target... and as the drone can be redirected while in flight? using GPS coordinates?
Hell, my Phone is accurate within feet...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (mP0Kj)
But these designs are not highly maneuverable like those quad-copter drones. You can't chase people down with them.
Posted by: Serious Cat at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (xqQi7)
Don't talk about killing.
Just kill.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:57 PM (wa/yD)"
the little sock figured that much out watching Adam West as Batman; the villian would catch him in a trap, and then make a big gloating speech ... giving Batman time to escape.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (viF8m)
The Lie already made it around the world before the truth could get its pants on.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (3wOGw)
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We have the strategic advantage, and the timing was right. Long live the petro dollar.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (sX1BW)
As an outsider, it looks to me like the local commanders at missile and drone installations went into "YOLO" mode when they went blind - as in "fire at anything you think you might be able to hit, anywhere in the direction of Israel, US assets, or Sunni territories." It looked like enraged button-mashing, at least from out here.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
A modified unlimited chimp out, in other words.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Centauri at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (Np3bf)
*T. J. Jackson smiles*
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (MIIRH)
"Mr. President, why won't you tell the American public, right now, if you intend to send American ground forces into Iran, and when?! Our viewers have a right to know, right now!"
Posted by: Jake Fapper ans the rest of the Media Twats at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (5rh/l)
Tyranny around the world is about to end.
God Bless Trump!
Posted by: Diabeetus at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (FEAjO)
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM (5rh/l)
And the other Muslim states in the area have had to pay lip service and more to terrorism and radicalism because of fear Iran would turn terrorists on them.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Stone Cold Soberish
Considering she's an ancestor of the House of David, I think she's alright.
Posted by: Agent K at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: 18-1
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Going on and on about what's the plan which is apparently the latest op. And doing the Tucker/Candace just asking questions bit. A Federalist writer was doing the same crap, Sean Davis. Neither of them are known to be defense analysis and nat sec types.
I think this is going to end up with a lot of the influencer Right losing a lot of followers and being demonetized. The true frauds are going to get hit but the wishy washy types are as well.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM (E4rtv)
If any civilian dies for any reason then the fault lies with the American military/president.
But, if an illegal rapes or kills someone, for example, well "these things just happen" and it is unfair to blame the pols and bureaucrats that bring them in
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:44 PM (8avO+)
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Which Iran did anyway. As the KSA about their ongoing Houthi problem.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM (48xL/)
LOL
Burn in hell, you vile bitch.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 02:41 PM (viF8m)
The Lie already made it around the world before the truth could get its pants on.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 02:43 PM (3wOGw)
So? They'd have lied about something else, they always do.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM (8avO+)
68 This post by China Observer has some truly jawdropping video of the fleets of Tomahawks as they dropped onto Iran. One wonders if even a GOOD air defense system could have stopped such a tsunami of death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNCD1EPpmI
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (Riz8t)
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I think that footage was groups of ballistic missiles landing on a target area. Not necessarily US or Israeli in origin.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM (azNOR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (zZu0s)
If true, (IF!), it sounds like the bitter-enders plan to go out in a Gotterdammerung hail of lead and steel.
Posted by: Archimedes
Its for the arab media. They're bombing mosques. Help us repel the crusaders
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (m+uh6)
Posted by: Joe Walsh, regarding the Iranian strikes at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (TN0g+)
Reporter: So, they were fighters, then.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (Y1sOo)
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You know who else bombed as a fighter?
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (L9ywa)
One of them goes something like "You burn one pentagram into a motel carpet and people will talk about it for the rest of your life. You know what they don't talk about? All the times I could've done that and chose not to."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (XMwZJ)
Come on already!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (n5tGW)
That they are worse than Anime.
Posted by: garrett
We talking big titty girl anime, tentacle anime, or futanari?
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at March 02, 2026 02:47 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 02:47 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:47 PM (Np3bf)
What Would Buckley Qatarlson Say?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 02:47 PM (xG4kz)
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I'm not as bothered by those two "asking questions." We should have some questions and some qualms and concerns. The past 25 years warrant such. But Trump also warrants some trust as well.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:47 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Brian Connolly at March 02, 2026 02:39 PM
Don't forget there's a man with the gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware
Posted by: Buffalo Springfield at March 02, 2026 02:47 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Kurt Eichenwald at March 02, 2026 02:48 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (j+aD2)
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That would be standard playbook, no?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 02:38 PM (48xL/)
The current staff of the department of war dont really care if you are in a mosque I think.
Again, these Iranian clowns are playing with an outdated playbook.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 02:48 PM (i0Hi3)
"
Matt Walsh
@MattWalshBlog
So far we’ve heard that although we killed the whole Iranian regime, this was not a regime change war. And although we obliterated their nuclear program, we had to do this because of their nuclear program. And although Iran was not planning any attacks on the US, they also might have been, depending on who you ask. And although we are not fighting this war to free the Iranian people, they are now free, or might be, depending on who seizes power, and we have no idea who that will be. The messaging on this thing is, to put it mildly, confused."
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:48 PM (E4rtv)
Hate to break it to you...
She's going home with the Bear, not you little Bro.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:49 PM (1Udfd)
If true, (IF!), it sounds like the bitter-enders plan to go out in a Gotterdammerung hail of lead and steel.
Posted by: Archimedes
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They're still clinging to the hope that Obama comes out of the closet as the 12th Imam -- even if he also comes out as Gay.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 02:49 PM (L9ywa)
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 02, 2026 02:49 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Paul Simon at March 02, 2026 02:49 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Jetto at March 02, 2026 02:49 PM (rhG/m)
Come on already!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 02:46 PM (n5tGW)
I wanna see those flying globes with the prongs and the drill bits, like the ones from the movie Phantasm.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:49 PM (IG3/x)
I lost my license
Now I don't drive.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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but life's been good to you
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 02:49 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Presnit Emeritus at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (oftw2)
Lloyd Austin is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.
Posted by: Randolph Duke at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (/IU3q)
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I prefer my simple message of "They took hostages 45 years ago, and no regime should ever think it ok to American hostages. So fuck em."
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (sX1BW)
Depends which Walsh you mean.
Joe Walsh the pundit is screaming "Trump bad" and "distraction from Epstein by Pedo President!!!"
Matt Walsh is doing a lot of AKSHUALLY equivocation and trying to seem "objective" and "non partisan."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (PYyV9)
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince to Bannon: “I’m not happy about the whole thing. I don’t see how this is in keeping with the president’s MAGA commitment. I’m disappointed.”
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (E4rtv)
Hell, my Phone is accurate within feet...
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 02, 2026 02:23 PM (mP0Kj)
They can fly some of them live.
There was a case I saw where a wounded Russian soldier was directed how to pull himself with his hands down a trench to where his buddies could get to him using one drone shouting instructions and encouragement and a few others watching for enemy drones during the process.
He made it out.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (8avO+)
A-telling me I got to beware
Posted by: Buffalo Springfield at March 02, 2026 02:47 PM
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And a long cool woman in a black dress.
Posted by: The Hollies at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (lUFok)
Ok. *BANG*
Posted by: Zombie Hans Gruber at March 02, 2026 02:51 PM (rhG/m)
"
Matt Walsh
@MattWalshBlog
So far we’ve heard that although we killed the whole Iranian regime, this was not a regime change war. And although we obliterated their nuclear program, we had to do this because of their nuclear program. And although Iran was not planning any attacks on the US, they also might have been, depending on who you ask. And although we are not fighting this war to free the Iranian people, they are now free, or might be, depending on who seizes power, and we have no idea who that will be. The messaging on this thing is, to put it mildly, confused."
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:48 PM (E4rtv)
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We are killing the people responsible for Beirut and hundreds of American deaths in Iraq because fuck them. Also, their terrorist regime has overly destablized a region for decades, and Trump is fucking sick of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 02:51 PM (3wOGw)
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince to Bannon: “I’m not happy about the whole thing. I don’t see how this is in keeping with the president’s MAGA commitment. I’m disappointed.”
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (E4rtv)
That is the dumbest thing ever said.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:51 PM (8avO+)
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince to Bannon: “I’m not happy about the whole thing. I don’t see how this is in keeping with the president’s MAGA commitment. I’m disappointed.”
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (E4rtv)
======
"Trump promised to never use American military might as president."
"Here are clips of Trump saying he'd use it to punish his enemies, especially Iran."
"But Theo Van didn't vote for him because of that!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (GBKbO)
There's something quite satisfying about smegging a stone age fighter in his village while you're sitting in an air conditioned room sipping a Dr Pepper. It magnifies the glory of our civilization.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (qwx/I)
@MattWalshBlog
So far we’ve heard that although we killed the whole Iranian regime, this was not a regime change war. And although we obliterated their nuclear program, we had to do this because of their nuclear program. And although Iran was not planning any attacks on the US, they also might have been, depending on who you ask. And although we are not fighting this war to free the Iranian people, they are now free, or might be, depending on who seizes power, and we have no idea who that will be. The messaging on this thing is, to put it mildly, confused."
You think this retard knows what happens when you stomp down an anthill?
You obliterated that anthill. Killed hundreds.
And they started rebuilding that anthill the second you started.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (1Udfd)
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Keep the message simple. They were terrorists, they killed Americans, they took Americans hostages, and we aren't going to tolerate it anymore.
That's it.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (sX1BW)
Depends which Walsh you mean.
Joe Walsh the pundit is screaming "Trump bad" and "distraction from Epstein by Pedo President!!!"
What about Joe Walsh the guitar player?
Posted by: Jetto at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (rhG/m)
Israel is reporting we already hit one. Persians are saying that the Mosques are used to store weapons and supplies, that they have to be struck. Even if that's just a convenient excuse, I think that leaving them in ruins would be a good start for a new future for the country.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 02:53 PM (+nEug)
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince to Bannon: “I’m not happy about the whole thing. I don’t see how this is in keeping with the president’s MAGA commitment. I’m disappointed.”
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (E4rtv)
That is the dumbest thing ever said.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:51 PM (8avO+)
Remember, to people like them, "MAGA" = "Never do anything that might benefir Israel".
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 02:53 PM (3wOGw)
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Did Bannon share what Epstein would likely have thought about the strikes on Iran?
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 02:53 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)
He asserts IRAN was not planning acts against the USA? Is Matt Walsh an idiot? Of course they were planning anti-US operations. And anti Israeli.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:53 PM (8avO+)
He's keeping his mouth shut for the moment. He knows life's been good to him so far.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 02, 2026 02:53 PM (lUFok)
Tweet by AAG Harmeet Dhillon.
I've got a crush on you...
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 02:53 PM (3gVjo)
Well, you thought Somalia bordered the Red Sea, so it doesn't surprise me that you think there isn't much difference.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (Y1sOo)
Not in any remotest sense. He's just trying to be the "adult in the room" who is the guy who is stepped back and not taking sides, and the voice of objective reason. Which means he's fence sitting and not thinking things through as carefully as he has in the past.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (PYyV9)
Depends which Walsh you mean.
Joe Walsh the pundit is screaming "Trump bad" and "distraction from Epstein by Pedo President!!!"
What about Joe Walsh the guitar player?
Posted by: Jetto at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (rhG/m)
He's on the record as liking Big Tits.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (wVcYX)
388
Going on and on about what's the plan which is apparently the latest op. And doing the Tucker/Candace just asking questions bit. A Federalist writer was doing the same crap, Sean Davis. Neither of them are known to be defense analysis and nat sec types.
I think this is going to end up with a lot of the influencer Right losing a lot of followers and being demonetized. The true frauds are going to get hit but the wishy washy types are as well.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:45 PM
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A recurring argument from these types now is that freeing the Iranian people from tyranny is not our problem, and evokes recent failed US attempts at nation building. But I didn't get the sense that this is simply for the benefit of Iranians, rather that is was first and foremost for our national interest, and is part of a larger overall effort. Also, that nation-building is explicitly ruled out.
I was disappointed to see this negative message put out. It even looks coordinated.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (azNOR)
Israel is reporting we already hit one. Persians are saying that the Mosques are used to store weapons and supplies, that they have to be struck. Even if that's just a convenient excuse, I think that leaving them in ruins would be a good start for a new future for the country.
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And then the ones located here in the states? Or no?
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Blanco Basura
It'd be more fun to set up a series of AI honeypots that result in the scammers scamming from one another.
"Jugdish! Why did you take my bank account??"
"Sameet! You took my account~! I will keel you!~!!"
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (diia5)
He's keeping his mouth shut for the moment. He knows life's been good to him so far.
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Just an ordinary average guy that somehow survived the Felder / Frey Eagle war.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (sX1BW)
Captain Mark Kelly
@CaptMarkKelly
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21h
Trump and Republicans keep getting asked what’s next in Iran. Their answers are “hopefully” this or “we hope” that.
Hope is not a strategy, and a plan built on hope alone is how we end up in decades-long wars that cost thousands of American lives.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:53 PM (8avO+)
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From what I've seen and read, the logic was that Israel was going to attack Iran's missile defenses. Once that attack happened, Iran was going to lash out in every direction (they did), including at American bases.
So, once the decision was made by Israel, the calculus of war said that Iran did present an imminent threat to US interests in the region which allowed the US military to actively take part in the first strike.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (GBKbO)
Like Libertarian Fonzie is the Libertarian cool guy.
He just wants to remind everyone he exists.
Lol. That reminds me of the Catty Daddy bit from Kyle Dunnigan. 'I love two things: gossip and crushing pussy'(said in a very gay way.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (PYyV9)
Sean Davis
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
The lack of any coherent message seems to suggest the lack of any coherent objective.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Jetto at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (rhG/m)
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:52 PM (PYyV9)
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It's not a convenient excuse.
That's how Muslims always wage war.
They try to hide behind international laws about targeting houses of worship.
Same for schools and hospitals. Remember--Iranians trained Hamas and Hezbollah to do this as well.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: fourseasons at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (3ek7K)
Captain Mark Kelly
@CaptMarkKelly
·
21h
Trump and Republicans keep getting asked what’s next in Iran. Their answers are “hopefully” this or “we hope” that.
Hope is not a strategy, and a plan built on hope alone is how we end up in decades-long wars that cost thousands of American lives.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (E4rtv)
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I hope enough people who sing Death to America are dead that they can't form a brigade to rule Iranian oil reserves anymore.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at March 02, 2026 02:50 PM (lUFok)
There are already dudes that for a hobby trap those callers and get into their systems and mess with their minds when they are trying to scam the "old lady"
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 02, 2026 02:56 PM (JCZqz)
LOL
Burn in hell, you vile bitch.
Jarrett lives at Kalorama with Barack and Big Mike.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 02:56 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 02:56 PM (RIvkX)
"Sameet! You took my account~! I will keel you!~!!"
DOO NOT REDEEEM!!!!!1!1!!!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:56 PM (PYyV9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNCD1EPpmI
Posted by: Archimedes
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This is very good admission. Is this from Red China or, seems like, Taiwan?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 02:56 PM (/LXUT)
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
All that and more.
Also, the Executive owes you nothing.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:56 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 02, 2026 02:56 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 02:57 PM (Np3bf)
Decent. The Eagles liked him and thought he would provide them with a more rockin' sound.
I have a buddy who really likes his solo (artist) work.
As for myself, he does have songs I like. Never purchased any of his stuff, though.
I did sing Rocky Mountain Way karaoke one time.
That's all I got.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 02, 2026 02:57 PM (DgMqy)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (
Obama. Kelly you are a racist motherfucker.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 02:57 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Kate Upton Cat Daddy > well, just about everything...
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 02, 2026 02:57 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 02, 2026 02:57 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Farts. And Life. But Mostly Life. at March 02, 2026 02:58 PM (i49OE)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:58 PM (PYyV9)
Or did that narrative fall apart?
I can't remember.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Blanco Basura
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I'm all for it. I can't use my phone for receiving calls because I get 10 or more a day.
I'm on the "do not call" lists, but those are worthless against scammers who spoof phone numbers in BFE, America.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 02:58 PM (ESVrU)
Sean Davis
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
The lack of any coherent message seems to suggest the lack of any coherent objective.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (E4rtv)
He asserts what he thinks the goal might be then calls the government incoherent because his thoughts don't make sense.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 02:58 PM (8avO+)
Yes
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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It is. I have my suspicions why and it turns on domestic politics and 2028 but anyone with a brain understands that not all of a plan is going to be revealed two days in because plans almost never survive wholesale after actual events on the battlefield. They turn on a number of events which require adjustment.
Trump laid our basic goals out pretty clearly but these guys claim they want specifics which just is not going to happen right now.
The main way that the Iranians can fight back right now is to demoralize the US and that is what these types are doing. Just like Cronkite's false reporting in Tet which was a great victory instead of defeat.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:58 PM (PYyV9)
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Andrew Jackson walked into Spanish owned Florida, hanged a few thieves who had stolen from his unit, and walked back out.
And Spain didn't declare war on the US.
That defines my foreign policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (GBKbO)
Iraq only went south once Congress got involved.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Oldcat
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Could also be cheaper since Russia doesn't use slave labor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (/LXUT)
Two words: Ricky Bobby.
Went for the gag, but Glenn Frey, asshole, had talent.
Posted by: connected and litigious at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (cS1cw)
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (tUj8P)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (PYyV9)
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I also note that Matt Walsh all for the death penalty for many of these thugs still walk the streets.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (3gVjo)
Iraq only went south once Congress got involved.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (1Udfd)
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We toppled the regime in weeks and then stuck around for a decade.
It was the sticking around for a decade that was unpopular.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (GBKbO)
Trump and Republicans keep getting asked what’s next in Iran. Their answers are “hopefully” this or “we hope” that.
Hope is not a strategy, and a plan built on hope alone is how we end up in decades-long wars that cost thousands of American lives.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:54 PM (E4rtv)
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Hope is indeed *not* a strategy. But Trump and his staff also are not going to provide the strategy in a public forum. The "we hope" stuff is a description of the objective and the goal for the objective to be achieved.
They did this with Bush 43, too, and even Obama. I am not going to fault them for not discussing strategy in an open forum. Would I like to know? Yeah, of course. But I don't expect anyone to talk. If I can hear it, the enemy sure as shit can.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Zombie Iron Sheik at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (rhG/m)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 02:58 PM (PYyV9)
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Andrew Jackson walked into Spanish owned Florida, hanged a few thieves who had stolen from his unit, and walked back out.
And Spain didn't declare war on the US.
That defines my foreign policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (GBKbO)
Tell them about your banking policy!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (xcxpd)
It was giving in to the Canard of 'Public Sentiment' and the 'You Broke it...' Policy championed by Powell.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Ramones at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (nPp6w)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (HYqoK)
And Spain didn't declare war on the US.
That defines my foreign policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:59 PM (GBKbO)
Tell them about your banking policy!
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (xcxpd)
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Set up an NGO to launder government money into my own bank account?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
It's amusing that he can't seem to comprehend the idea of an action serving more than one goal.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (a+4eV)
It was the sticking around for a decade that was unpopular.
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Actually, if we break it we do not have to fix it. The people who try to fix it should just know that if you fix it the same way, we will break it again, only harder.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Oldcat
Its all about the question rather than the answers. It is a cross examination technique in the courtroom where I picked it up as an attorney uses these type of questions to raise doubt, not to get answers.
When you ask broad questions like this on cross, it is evident that the attorney does not care about the answers but rather the technique is to raise fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the listener/reader.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (E4rtv)
Andrew Jackson walked into Spanish owned Florida, hanged a few thieves who had stolen from his unit, and walked back out.
And Spain didn't declare war on the US.
That defines my foreign policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
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Nobody messed with Jackson and walked away unscathed. They are learning that about Trump.
Some people learn faster than others.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 03:02 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (HYqoK)
Guess he's revealing what side he is really on.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:02 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (HYqoK)
Guess he's revealing what side he is really on.
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That seems uncharitable to Davis.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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The fact that he reposted the Walsh tweet I put above indicates a strong possibility of coordination.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM (E4rtv)
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Well, Seditious Mark, Trump has a plan. He just didn't tell you. You know, what with you being seditious and all.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (HYqoK)
Guess he's revealing what side he is really on.
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That seems uncharitable to Davis.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM (sX1BW)
why should I be charitable? He's supposedly the professional.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:04 PM (8avO+)
Hmmmm . . . HKs . . .
Sarah Connor: Did you see this war?
Kyle Reese: No. I grew up after it in the ruins… starving, hiding from HKs.
Sarah Connor: HKs?
Kyle Reese: Hunter-Killers… patrol machines built in automated factories. Most of us were rounded up… put in camps for orderly disposal. This was burned in by laser scanner. Some of us were kept alive… to work… loading bodies. The disposal units ran night and day. We were that close to going out forever. But there was one man who taught us to fight… to storm the wire of the camps… to smash those metal motherfuckers into junk. He turned it around. He brought us back from the brink. His name is Connor… John Connor. Your son, Sarah. Your unborn son.
Posted by: Sharkman at March 02, 2026 03:04 PM (BRvvM)
Four pounds of C-4 and 1000 ball bearings.
"All Sides Towards Enemy"
Drop it on them when they are eating.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 03:04 PM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Kate Upton Cat Daddy > well, just about everything...
Posted by: Moron Analyst at March 02, 2026 02:57 PM (JCZqz)
HELL yeah.
One of the sexiest things on youtube and no nudity at all.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:04 PM (xcxpd)
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
It's amusing that he can't seem to comprehend the idea of an action serving more than one goal.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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Reading that would cause me to never consider anything he ever wrote.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 03:05 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 03:05 PM (+nEug)
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
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Also, pick up some hot chicks for the victory ball.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 03:05 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Oldcat
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He's earned the respect to have some concerns.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at March 02, 2026 03:05 PM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 03:05 PM (+nEug)
he stole some of the silverware
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:06 PM (8avO+)
And Spain didn't declare war on the US.
That defines my foreign policy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
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Nobody messed with Jackson and walked away unscathed. They are learning that about Trump.
Some people learn faster than others.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 03:02 PM (/LXUT)
In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in a town near New Orleans
Posted by: Zombie Johnny Horton at March 02, 2026 03:06 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 03:05 PM (+nEug)
Doesn't really help if you're a dick ...
Ask me how I know
Posted by: The Rick Wilson at March 02, 2026 03:06 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:55 PM (E4rtv)
No it means broadcasting your precise objective to the enemy undercuts your political goals. Are we planning to degrade their forces until a new democratic government can take over? Well now they know they just need to go underground like the Taliban and reconquer the country 20 years later when a Democrat is in office.
And we can't really publicly bluff and claim to seek unconditional surrender at any cost to mislead the enemy because the fifth column will start screaming that Trump lost by not meeting his stated objective if we then resolve things through diplomacy.
Posted by: Sjg at March 02, 2026 03:06 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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No, that's me
Posted by: Jim Harbaugh, Asshole at March 02, 2026 03:07 PM (H/48F)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM
Circumcised or Uncircumcised?
Posted by: Mark Kelly and Jeff Bezos at March 02, 2026 03:07 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (HYqoK)
Guess he's revealing what side he is really on.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:02 PM (8avO+)
I just realized how manipulated by assholes like Davis, Jonah, and even that faggot you still uses a 40-year-old picture of himself as his avat-- Kristol, that's his name! I was so many years ago....
You get too soon old, and too late smart.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Farts. And Life. But Mostly Life. at March 02, 2026 03:07 PM (i49OE)
@seanmdav
Is the goal to eliminate the Iranian regime or free the Iranian people or degrade their nuclear capability or degrade the conventional weapons capability or eliminate their regional hegemony or to cut off their oil supply to China or to help Israel or what?
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Also, pick up some hot chicks for the victory ball.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 03:05 PM (FXNzP)
Yes! The ol' Number Six Dance!
Posted by: Taggart at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Nicless at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (nPp6w)
The libs, Dims and Rinos are in a snit today. Screaming of Congress "needing to declare war." Totally forgetting that Congress has not declared war since 1942. And Obama's little Libyan 8mo of the Arab Spring (I think it was that) and other deals that set precedent for everyone but Trump.
Among other things I have done this morning was stnad my ground against the nitwit on another blog who "knows more than anyone" about this President and all things military. I basically said that they know as much as I do since none of us sit with President Trump or VP Vance in the situation room.
This raking woman relies on X and podcasts. I shot that down using Tucker and Owens as examples. I don't argue directly with her as I'd probably get fleas from her feral cats.
I did pull a tiny bit of passive aggression in stating my piece regarding her comment that we needed statesmanship. She said she disagreed and I was wrong. So I ignored her...and this is the passive aggressive part as she wants to argue and I won't give her that.
This is precision srikes after much intelligence and GO FOR IT! 47yrs is enough diplomacy.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (YlWIZ)
You get too soon old, and too late smart.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Farts. And Life. But Mostly Life. at March 02, 2026 03:07 PM (i49OE)
I was never fooled by Kristol and his magazine. I gave NR too much credit as it turned out.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)
I thought that was Scott Adams.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Nicless at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (nPp6w)
The year of one...two...three, no four Ayatollahs.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:10 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: torabora at March 02, 2026 03:10 PM (ujoaY)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM
According to the morale patch on one of my hats, with a turbaned figure beginning to wipeout off of his flying carpet, and the caption "Hadji Don't Surf!", no.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
I have this exact phrase tattooed on my calf. Charlie - not Hadji.
Posted by: NZFrank with an M2 at March 02, 2026 03:10 PM (bgJ0E)
We are killing the people responsible for Beirut and hundreds of American deaths in Iraq because fuck them. Also, their terrorist regime has overly destablized a region for decades, and Trump is fucking sick of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 02:51 PM (GBKbO)
Hear hear.
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 02, 2026 03:10 PM (ANQtD)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 03:11 PM (Np3bf)
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Its tough for some to understand.
Posted by: Zombie Bruce Lee at March 02, 2026 03:11 PM (TN0g+)
See above regarding the Iraq War. They only see things through one lens: no forever wars, every war in the middle east is bad, we must never get involved in the middle east. The inability to see past that explains a lot of their confusion and trouble with this.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:11 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Mark Kelly and Jeff Bezos at March 02, 2026 03:07
Ill say circumcised. Although he is slimmer of head than the other examples mentioned.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 03:11 PM (zZu0s)
22 hours in one day? Bilking the system for overtime.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 03:12 PM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:00 PM (xcxpd)
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Set up an NGO to launder government money into my own bank account?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)
Are you hiring? I can clean up my resume and send it in...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:12 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (WONhk)
They are perfectly free to do that to unleash Trump further.....which is probably not what they intend by that.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:12 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Jetto at March 02, 2026 03:12 PM (rhG/m)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (
Nah. I liked Scott Adam's. But also yes, tbf.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Nicless at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (nPp6w)
The year of one...two...three, no four Ayatollahs.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:10 PM (8avO+)
They'll soon need to move on to the "Leader in Training" and then, in another day or two, to the "Leader Interns."
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (lCppi)
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His check will only be for 14 hours--the Ayatollah union requires an 8-hour break for rest/sleep during every 24 hour period.
Posted by: Iranian Ayatollah Local 911 at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Ayatollah Arafi at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (6t1NV)
But, we are 5 years into Trump's foreign policy.
"Break shit until the people left are open to trade negotiations," is his modus operandi, not "Break shit so the military industrial complex gets paid."
Freaking out at Trump bombing a place was more understandable when he bombed General Solemeni (or whatever his name was). But now? After the Maduro raid?
Come on, people. Especially from people who have been blaming Iran for most of the American deaths in Iraq for like 20 years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)
Does his family still get to draw a pension?
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 02, 2026 03:03 PM
Circumcised or Uncircumcised?
Posted by: Mark Kelly and Jeff Bezos at March 02, 2026 03:07 PM (0sNs1)
He's the circumcised one.
Posted by: Mitch McConnell at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)
Are you hiring? I can clean up my resume and send it in...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:12 PM (xcxpd)
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The game is up, man!
It don't work no more!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:14 PM (6t1NV)
Some people learn faster than others.
Posted by: Braenyard
________
In that duel with Dickenson - an expert shot - he wore a big overcoat and turned sideways. He let Dickinson fire first, and it hit. Jackson didn't flinch, made Dickinson step back on the line, and then shot him dead.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 02, 2026 03:14 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM
Where would you lear to do that?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 03:15 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 03:15 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 03:15 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)
Are you hiring? I can clean up my resume and send it in...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:12 PM (xcxpd)
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The game is up, man!
It don't work no more!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:13 PM (GBKbO)
Selling out to Big YouTube, eh?
Well congrats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:15 PM (xcxpd)
Arafi: Silly infidel, we look nothing alike!
{{boom}}
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 03:16 PM (6t1NV)
Well congrats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:15 PM (xcxpd)
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Lord, am I trying...
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 03:16 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 03:16 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (WONhk)
The Rs should pass out copies of Obama's AG's April 2011 opinion that justifies all sorts of Presidential orders for military bombings and incursions without congressional approval or a declaration of war.
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 03:16 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 03:16 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 03:16 PM (rZCVI)
@TVNewsNow
FLASHBACK: Nancy Pelosi when Barack Obama was dropping bombs on Libya:
He "did NOT need authorization" to use force.
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But but but that was then and this is now plus Trump is retarded and crazy while Obama is the very model of mental health!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (FXNzP)
Will the next Ayatollah please step forward? *all but one step backwards...*
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (ANQtD)
Posted by: Nicless at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (nPp6w)
The year of one...two...three, no four Ayatollahs.
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*golf clap*
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (TN0g+)
This is precision srikes after much intelligence and GO FOR IT! 47yrs is enough diplomacy.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (WONhk)
WT Sherman's final argument for the March to the Sea was the statesmanship of showing if the US can march 60000 troops right through Georgia to the coast with no problem than the CSA was not a going concern.
If we can own the airspace above Iran then Iran is not an operating nation.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (8avO+)
Not enough time to even be fitted with that goofy white go kart tire hat
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (wVcYX)
This is precision srikes after much intelligence and GO FOR IT! 47yrs is enough diplomacy.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (WONhk)
WT Sherman's final argument for the March to the Sea was the statesmanship of showing if the US can march 60000 troops right through Georgia to the coast with no problem than the CSA was not a going concern.
If we can own the airspace above Iran then Iran is not an operating nation.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:17 PM (8avO+)
Well said
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 02, 2026 03:18 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: SH
You are only as good as your last thought. I have been watching X most of the last several days and you can see a narrative being tried out. What's the plan, plan, plan, and repeated by Dems, bots, etc. and then the selection I posted above.
This is happening simultaneously with the Groyper brigade bringing in their Jews hating, Betrayal by Trump, and other such trashy low rent crap to the point that some are actually cheering on the Iranian regime. So you have Dems and Groypers going low and the just asking questions brigade just asking questions that any fool knows cannot be answered right now in the middle of a war.
That is the sort of crap the Uniparty is known for. Coordinated and paid hits and it is derail the Trump administration at a critical time and in the process helping the Iranians. None of this chin stroking masturbation is particularly useful if there is a war on and notably none of these jerkoffs actually proposed anything useful as to war aims, just asking questions crap.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (WONhk)
They are perfectly free to do that to unleash Trump further.....which is probably not what they intend by that.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:12 PM (8avO+)
.................................
Yeah. Caught in a web of their own making. A walloping winnebago of boomerang wazoo.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 02, 2026 03:18 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 02, 2026 03:14 PM (XvL8K)
Shot grazed his ribs, if he hadn't twisted he'd have been a goner.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (8avO+)
Not enough time to even be fitted with that goofy white go kart tire hat
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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I'm afraid 22 hours is not enough to vest for his state pension plan.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Noodity at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: wth at March 02, 2026 03:20 PM (UjdFS)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 03:16 PM (rZCVI)
You're no fun.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 03:20 PM (wa/yD)
Cost is a function of what you want to do with it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_75DXnNX1K4
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 02, 2026 03:26 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Dwayne T. Robinson at March 02, 2026 03:27 PM (yFLFB)
Posted by: torabora at March 02, 2026 03:35 PM (ujoaY)
We will remember you.
Posted by: The New Iranians at March 02, 2026 03:43 PM (RIvkX)
Not enough time to even be fitted with that goofy white go kart tire hat
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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I'm afraid 22 hours is not enough to vest for his state pension plan.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 03:19 PM (E4rtv)
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So, is it white smoke or black smoke rising from the rubble that indicates they're still deciding on the next Ayatollah?
Posted by: Another Anon at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (4h45B)
Posted by: vivi at March 02, 2026 03:52 PM (NddcJ)
Virginia's New AWFUL Governor, a "Moderate" Democrat and CIA Stooge, Releases Illegal Alien Arrested Over 30 Times to the Streets; He Immediately Stabs a US Citizen to Death at Bus Stop
"Moderate" Democrat = Islamofascist communist and terrorist.
Fairfax County refused to turn this dangerous and now murderous illegal alien over to DHS.Virginia Gov. Spanberger faces blowback after releasing illegal immigrant who stabbed woman to death Spanberger ordered the end of localities cooperating with ICE upon taking office, and ICE targets prevented from being detained as potential killers.
Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares slammed Gov. Abigail Spanberger after a released illegal immigrant with a long rap sheet stabbed a woman to death at a bus stop. Abdul Jalloh allegedly stabbed victim Stephanie Minter at a Fairfax County bus stop after prosecutors had dropped charges in most of his previous cases. He was reportedly arrested more than 30 times. Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano most recently dropped violent charges against the alleged perpetrator, according to local news reports. "Not even a month since I called out Gov. Abigail Spanberger for signing her EO banning law enforcement from cooperating with ICE we see the bitter fruits: Abdul Jalloh entered the U.S. illegally, stabbed an innocent woman to death at a bus stop this week despite having a [...] criminal history of more than 30 arrests, according to DHS, including for rape, malicious wounding, assault, identity theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, assault and pick-pocketing.' This is exactly the criminal first, victim last policies that get innocent Americans killed," Miyares wrote on X. Descano has previously been under fire before for dropping criminal charges against illegal immigrant offenders who go on to commit more crimes. In 2024, 31-year-old Denis Humberto Navarette Romero, an illegal immigrant, was arrested for many crimes, but he was released into the community repeatedly. He went on to allegedly rape a woman on a trail in Fairfax County. Upon taking office, Spanberger ordered localities not to cooperate with ICE despite probable cause for arrest.
SAY HER NAME: Stephanie Minter
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 27, 2026
She was randomly sIashed at a bus stop and kiIIed by Abdul Jalloh on Monday in Fairfax, Virginia
He had 30+ prior (vioIent) arrests pic.twitter.com/YMObVRNlo4
SAY HER NAME: Stephanie Minter
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 27, 2026
Stephanie Minter (41) was randomly st*bbed to de*th at a Fairfax County bus stop in Virginia on Monday night by Abdul Jalloh.
Minter and Jalloh were last seen getting off a bus together. Jalloh was arrested Tuesday at a liquor store for allegedly… https://t.co/iCte3dEA3f pic.twitter.com/2OrSXaebbR
It's been one week since Stephanie Minter was murdered by an illegal alien with 30+ prior arrests at a bus stop in Fairfax, VA.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 2, 2026
Virginia's Governor @SpanbergerForVA, who ended the commonwealth's cooperation with ICE on day one, still has yet to say anything about it. pic.twitter.com/kNglGIWoY7
🚨 Fairfax County, VA: Illegal alien Abdul Jalloh has been arrested for the stabbing death of Stephanie Minter.
— Illegal Alien Crimes (@ImmigrantCrimes) February 28, 2026
Fairfax County officials failed to work with ICE to remove Jalloh from the community despite his extensive violent criminal history. https://t.co/43q6KCeDsG pic.twitter.com/xndxwunK6b
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Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:53 PM (Np3bf)
and accessory to murder...
Honestly, where would murderers be without Democrats in government?
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Spanburger is CIA, so the odds of that election being fair are about the same as those of Biden getting 81 million votes.
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I am tired of seeing this phrase. Until we have clean elections and voter ID, no one can possibly say that it was what citizens voted for. Unless you want to argue that Biden got 90 million votes, and America got it "good and hard" in 20202. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:59 PM (/M/4v)
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Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 02, 2026 01:00 PM (wBaIH)
It's like the bad guy in the Shrek movie said, "Many of you may die, but it's a risk I'm willing to take".
One of the reasons everyone hates Trump is that he's inverted how wars normally work in Iran. Instead of the elites partying on the beach while all the peasants kill each other, Trump led with killing the elites. Elites around the world find this concept terrifying.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:00 PM (2ocoG)
Who cares. You're Europe, the Brattleboro Ladies' Auxiliary of the world (with apologies to Mary C.).
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 01:00 PM (MKu/Q)
In going after government corruption and fraud, the cartels and Iran, not to mention others, what Trump is actually doing is indirectly going after the Domestic (and Global) Left. Instead of hitting them directly which you can't thanks to their Republican protectors, Trump is removing layers of the onion one by one, and going at the Uniparty from the outside in. And he's doing it by taking on all our enemies head on, who the Democrats and Uniparty just happen to always side with. It is genius.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:00 PM (6t1NV)
I think you can glean my definition of "held responsible" in context.
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 02, 2026 01:00 PM (WYStd)
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I think there are already instances where the parents or spouses of the slain release public statements after the crime asking that the death of their loved one not be used to correct a horrible policy.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:01 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:01 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: JackStraw
Whoa Jackson. I've got my hands full already.
Posted by: Pam Bondi at March 02, 2026 01:01 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:02 PM (Np3bf)
Some do, many don't. Just like all "commenters" aren't complete idiots.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 01:02 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 02, 2026 01:02 PM (FCrpy)
83 Greetings Gang
No Trivia Question today - President Trump's remarks preempted the end of Varney & Co.
Maybe better luck tomorrow.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:02 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JackStraw
Whoa Jackson. I've got my hands full already.
Posted by: Pam Bondi
What?
Posted by: Marco Rubio at March 02, 2026 01:02 PM (Riz8t)
You have to figure the calculus that they are supporting unimaginable violence is already baked in. That said it's when it hits their wallet that you often see the change.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:03 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 02, 2026 01:00 PM (wBaIH)
I reiterate.
If a DA or Judge releases a violent felon, say, 3 years into a 30 year sentence, said DA or judge should be forced to house said felon in their own primary residence for that remaining 27 years.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:03 PM (wa/yD)
Yes, but I believe it takes the legislature to approve a recall election, unlike some places in the West where it can be done with a petition.
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 02, 2026 01:03 PM (eStot)
Posted by: logprof at March 02, 2026 01:03 PM (jo6FO)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:03 PM (1o8D5)
Was there a motive?
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:55 PM (Np3bf)
Probably something like this.
https://youtu.be/Txp8B4ek_kk?t=44
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 02, 2026 01:03 PM (HXiQ2)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (/M/4v)
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LOL from *whom?* What "blowback" does she face other than some people grumbling? There is zero chance she gets impeached, so what?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: CTHillary at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (Vpqw1)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (u73oe)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Wofus at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (CNa+A)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (fZiTB)
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Sanctuary states. They're awful.
If you want to know how it feels to pay your taxes and be a second-class subject of a perfidious realm, live in a sanctuary state for a while. Interact with it. Observe its rules. Drive on its roads.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: logprof at March 02, 2026 01:03 PM (jo6FO)
No one is blaming you.
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (/M/4v)
Even if they weren't going to cooperate with ICE to deport him, why isn't a guy with this rap sheet not doing time in the state pen?
Do you have to be arrested 50+ times to go to jail in Virginia now?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (6ydKt)
Fight the power
We are the power
Fight the power
We are the power
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (jtM2q)
Let VA suffer for voting foolishly. No recalls.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (fYhK6)
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If we wanted to use bases on its soil, they'd be in no position to prevent us from doing so, and would still publicly assert that we had used those bases afterwards. Communist states lie.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (TN0g+)
There's a reason for that. USAID included an agency with the sole purpose of flying to anywhere in the US that white people were killed by non-whites and brainwashing the family into making really dumb diversity-is-our-strength statements.
That shut down last July 1st along with the rest of USAID.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (48xL/)
Dont' forget Mexico. China is going to be freed, too, but that will be a little more tense.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 01:06 PM (MKu/Q)
The family of the victim should personally sue the Spanburger...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:06 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (oSeBJ)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (DGgho)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (Np3bf)
LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP!
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (WYZkN)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (xvV+O)
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LOL from *whom?* What "blowback" does she face other than some people grumbling? There is zero chance she gets impeached, so what?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (48xL/)
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Isn't she also term-limited to just one term? That means she can go YOLO while in office and then move out of state or out of the country to avoid any consequences for her actions.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (ESVrU)
I've had a 100% success rate in non-HQ comment sections of making lefties shut up by posting proof that people like Spanberger that they simp for are CIA.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (2ocoG)
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I think there are already instances where the parents or spouses of the slain release public statements after the crime asking that the death of their loved one not be used to correct a horrible policy.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:01 PM (TN0g+)
Yeah, the Leftists will never voluntarily change their tune about crime and criminals, either citizens or illegals. What they will do is increase security for themselves and their families, as much as they and/or taxpayers can afford. They'll comfortably continue to leave the plebs exposed to the wolves.
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (5rh/l)
The left: Why would you be upset about us making you take public transit? It is cheaper, gets you anywhere we think you should be allowed to go, gives you access to endless diversity, and it will save the earth? I mean, beside the chance to get murdered by that diversity?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (eStot)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (DGgho)
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Turn it into a banana republic?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (ESVrU)
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LOL from *whom?* What "blowback" does she face other than some people grumbling? There is zero chance she gets impeached, so what?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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Willie Horton did a pretty good job of screwing Michael Dukakis. Wayne Dumont killed any future political career for Mike Huckabee.
Spanberger might not get a nod for a national ticket because of it. She is not exactly charismatic in the first place and in a party where POC are moving into control, already vulnerable.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (E4rtv)
See Data republican.
This is the shadow government the anti-American elements of the CIA, that are being purged by Tulsi, have been setting in place.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: mr tmz at March 02, 2026 12:59 PM (rJ48h)
Aren't they both zombies? I think the Constitution prohibits zombies from voting or running for office. Vampires too. Lawrence Talbot is ok unless there's a full moon.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (QGaXH)
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It depends on your legal status and your politics.
White conservative = 1 arrest, and go to jail.
Black in the country legally = maybe 2 or 3 or 5 arrests, and go to jail.
Illegal in the country, with non-white skin = commit crime in perpetuity, catch and release.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (TN0g+)
Nobody votes for the CIA, the ballots just mysteriously say they did.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (2ocoG)
I swear that more and more I think that democracy just doesn't fucking work. Not with these kinds of results. Repeatedfuckingly.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (28ePU)
And their legislature just voted themselves a 3X raise.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Cray Cray at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (Zfkaw)
By all means, let us welcome all to come here and inject their genes into the American gene pool!
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 01:06 PM (MKu/Q)
That won’t be pretty at all. I can see the PRC having death throes like Romania did in Dec 1989.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (fYhK6)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Ah yes, Spain. Celebrating 450 years of decline.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (sAmhv)
VA might just be captured territory like CA or one of the other perpetual blue states.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (6ydKt)
If you're an affluent white guy then only one offense will land you in the pokey guaranteed.
If you're a "protected minority" then you can rape and pillage the innocent with reckless abandon.
Two tiered justice.
Posted by: Defenestratus at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (WYStd)
Now ignore that they also claim giving money to poor people will stop crime, but we've tried leftwing and rightwing policies on crime, and the rate directly and immediately goes down the more criminals we put in jail...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Tommy Lee Jones, counting votes in Virginia at March 02, 2026 01:10 PM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:10 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (sAmhv)
But it has me!
Posted by: Queen Letizia at March 02, 2026 01:10 PM (fYhK6)
https://x.com/realLandsEnd/status/2025752279932870892
This lunatic talks about "carceral sanism" and how it is somehow bigoted to want to detain people like. She seems to be arguing that we need to just let them roam free and deal with the dead bodies.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:10 PM (7MeZ0)
Stephanie Minter (41) was randomly st*bbed to de*th at a Fairfax County bus stop in Virginia on Monday night by Abdul Jalloh.
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Have the Democrats in Congress stopped standing and applauding yet?
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:10 PM (WYZkN)
Posted by: Crusader
In part, the US DoJ has a Community Relations Department which swoops in to these local matters, clamps down on information flow, and then pressures the loved ones to issue hostage statements if their killer or assailant was a POC, troon, or some other favored identity.
That division is being dismantled by Bondi and Harmeet. It was a relic of the 60's and became a division like the Civil Rights Division in general to protect Dems by covering up actions by their pet groups.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 01:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 01:11 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: mrp at March 02, 2026 01:11 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (E4rtv)
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Right, it was a longshot anyway. That isn't "blowback." "Blowback" would be some kind of consequence to her job - impeachment, recall (or her or her AG), etc. - not a potential downside to future positions that are already unlikely.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:11 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Vengeance at March 02, 2026 01:07 PM (DGgho)
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Turn it into a banana republic?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (ESVrU)
🤣🤣🤣
Sssick Burn!!
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: logprof
"I don't care"
Posted by: Tommy Lee Jones, counting votes in Virginia
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We didn't care either--that's why we left a lame candidate like Winsome on the ballot.
Posted by: Local Republican Party Officials at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (TN0g+)
My position is that every state's elections except Florida are strongly suspect at this point. Just because Trump made it into office again doesn't mean the fraud from 2020 isn't still present.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (2ocoG)
Second is to investigate all Brotherhoods.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (/LXUT)
I swear that more and more I think that democracy just doesn't fucking work. Not with these kinds of results. Repeatedfuckingly.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 02, 2026 01:08 PM (28ePU)
How many people did NOT vote in VA last Nov?
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (fYhK6)
I already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018.
@SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.
A Democrat retires. A CIA member takes over.
Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.
X: https://bit.ly/46tuD9h
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 01:11 PM (bXbFr)
Muruna.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (1o8D5)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Cray Cray at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (Zfkaw)
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Her whole demeanor was deep into Uncanny Valley territory.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 01:13 PM (bXbFr)
Now ignore that they also claim giving money to poor people will stop crime, but we've tried leftwing and rightwing policies on crime, and the rate directly and immediately goes down the more criminals we put in jail...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)
Interesting, because crime rates are down over the last few years.
It's almost like if you deport a bunch of perpetual lawbreakers... less crimes are committed?
Who woulda thunk it!
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 02, 2026 01:13 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:13 PM (Np3bf)
"Sanism names a deep, pervasive belief that ppl who appear out of control, incoherent, or in psychiatric crisis are not trustworthy, less human & fundamentally disruptive to social life. It’s a hierarchy of credibility and belonging, where visible distress = danger/contamination"
She links a talk of hers from a socialism conference. No lie
I think she needs to be locked up too.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:13 PM (7MeZ0)
Posted by: Case at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (Z3Kkg)
https://x.com/Osint613/status/2016444041139830840
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (CNl8/)
https://tinyurl.com/bxs38pjb
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (1o8D5)
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CENTCOM: 🚫The Iranian regime’s false messaging machine continues to falsely claim that it has sunk a U.S. aircraft carrier.
✅The TRUTH: The only carrier that has been hit is the Shahid Bagheri, an Iranian drone carrier. U.S. forces struck the ship within hours of launching Operation Epic Fury.
Too bad it didn't sink.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (Np3bf)
We didn't care either--that's why we left a lame candidate like Winsome on the ballot.
Posted by: Local Republican Party Officials
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If they had tried to help her (speech writer, guidance) instead of working to defeat her she may have fared better.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (/LXUT)
Now ignore that they also claim giving money to poor people will stop crime, but we've tried leftwing and rightwing policies on crime, and the rate directly and immediately goes down the more criminals we put in jail...
Posted by: 18-1
Fake compassion for perpetrators because they don't want to clamp down on crime. Same dynamic at the national level. Basically oppressed oppressor framework where the 'oppressed' country, individual, group, whatever should always win against the oppressor (white, male, straight, Christian or the US/Israel if we are discussing countries).
AWFULS are woke believers in this Marxist framework whether in political office, in public, or at a job.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 01:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 12:59 PM (viF8m)
I'm pretty sure he's been working on that. I think he's giving the people with direct authority a chance to do the right thing before he intervenes.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 02, 2026 01:15 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Local Republican Party Officials at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (TN0g+)
The Ohio GOP would like you to hold their beer for the upcoming election.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 02, 2026 01:15 PM (0bjKf)
Would not be hard fr the feds to dig up commo with foreign lobbyists detailing the pro-illegal agenda here.
Posted by: heya at March 02, 2026 01:15 PM (nH+RN)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:15 PM (48xL/)
"Never forget the time that Kuwait, our supposed “ally,” shot three of our planes out of the sky.
“Friendly fire”? The planes were clearly marked.
Friendly fire incidents never happen in war.
I’ll be talking about this for the next 60 years "
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:15 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 01:16 PM (ehY6c)
It's almost like if you deport a bunch of perpetual lawbreakers... less crimes are committed?
Who woulda thunk it!
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 02, 2026 01:13 PM (mP0Kj)
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The decrease in crime over the last year is just the natural progress of events starting under Biden. Trump's anti-justice rhetoric had nothing to do with anything, and it's also making the situation worse by making the justice-adjacent of our nation feel unsafe which makes them lash out more.
Which means that no matter what the manufactured numbers say, violent crime is way up because Trump says things that make the under-justiced feel unsafe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:16 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 01:16 PM (bXbFr)
*gives a wicked side-eye to the Brotherhood of St. Andrew*
Posted by: bonhomme at March 02, 2026 01:16 PM (Yp6az)
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That's like asking how many people did NOT buy tickets to Ishtar?
Its NOT the role of the public to get excited about a sports team or theatre production or political candidate. It IS the job of the sports team or theatre production or political candidate to PROVIDE A REASON for the public to get excited about them!
Trump understands that principle--that's why he gets the turnout he does. The "regular" Republicans still don't get this, and think they can just sit on their asses and people will magically show up and vote. Winsome Sears was a terrible candidate who generated ZERO enthusiasm--her break with Trump from 2022 did her in, and a better local party would have made sure they fielded a much better candidate.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:16 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 01:16 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:16 PM (/M/4v)
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FIFM
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:17 PM (cX6+R)
Iran's mistake is that theirs was a former oil tanker with a plywood ski jump bolted to it.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:17 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 02, 2026 01:17 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 01:17 PM (xT8gx)
Open Source Intel @Osint613
2m
NOW 🔴
Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces:
“The armed forces are becoming more assertive and ready to wage all-out war”
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:18 PM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 02, 2026 01:18 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 01:06 PM (MKu/Q)
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China has never, in its entire storied history, been "free" in any kind of Western sense. I wouldn't bet on it ever happening. The CCP may fall at some point, but that won't mean a movement toward liberty.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:18 PM (48xL/)
Fight the power
We are the power
Fight the power
We are the power
Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless
NoVA voting bloc's:
Wine mom's, just finishing up there 4th box of wine.
Homo's
Islamist's, dreaming dreams of death and slaughter.
FedGov parasites
Its a very LARGE voting bloc.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:18 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 01:18 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Local Media at March 02, 2026 01:19 PM (2Ez/1)
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Of course, but what percentage of the registered voters in Virginia are regular readers of AoS?
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:19 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes
Muruna.
Posted by: XTC
Yep, muruna is the temporary adoption of vices to deceive.
Taqiyya is the defensive deception in Shia. Muda'rata is the Sunni version.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 01:19 PM (diia5)
Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at March 02, 2026 01:20 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 01:20 PM (dK+Kv)
Theoretically, they could exist, but there have been no specimens found in the wild.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 01:20 PM (7fEFu)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:14 PM (48xL/)
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Confirmed sunk by CENTCOM on 2/28.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:20 PM (1o8D5)
These exact same people tell me the government should lock up anyone that engages in hatespeech, that only the police should have guns, and that if you didn't take the poison shot you should have been sent to a concentration camp.
They are...full of bullshit
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:20 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: t-bird
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Ok, slow down with the crazy talk.
We stand a chance in Iran because they are occupied and I think maybe half are not aligned with that culture. But China, Mexico, Iraq, Russia, .... all these f-ing places -- their biggest problem is not the occupiers. They are occupied by Chinese, Mexicans, Iraqis, Russians,..... So their biggest problem is their culture.
The dysfunction, low trust, and oppression is coming from inside the house.
The best we can hope for is to have them ruled by a tyrannical system that is less of a threat to the USA.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:21 PM (7MeZ0)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:20 PM (1o8D5)
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Ah. The statement in the link you sent said "struck" - not "sunk."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:21 PM (48xL/)
Theoretically, they could exist, but there have been no specimens found in the wild.
Well, once upon a time there were moderate Dems. But you have to go back to the 90s to find them
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
In Minnesota, they've got a banana-and-rice republic.
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 01:21 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:21 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 01:17 PM (xT8gx)
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I've seen so many black Republican candidates fail in red and purple states for statewide seats that I suspect that there really is a contingent of rural Republican voters who simply will not vote for a black candidate.
Tim Scott is the only prominent one I can think of who didn't fail like that, and it was for a federal race, not a state race, which could be a meaningful variable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)
Didn't Datarepublican publish a list of all these CIA candidates?
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:18 PM (48xL/)
Yeah, but then, neither was communism. Not exactly a Chinese concept. There is a reason “may you live in interesting times” is a Chinese curse, I suppose.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 01:22 PM (fYhK6)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 01:22 PM (EtnSa)
And their legislature just voted themselves a 3X raise.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
There is a certain amount of gallows humor in all of this!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:22 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:23 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Delurker at March 02, 2026 01:23 PM (gtcuf)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:21 PM (7MeZ0)
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Sounds good to me.
"Spreading Democracy" is not our mission (or shouldn't be). Every country is - and must be - free to do whatever the hell it pleases up until it starts harming external parties. If it harms external parties - say, by sponsoring armed conflict, using atomic-powered extortion and conquest mechanisms, etc. = those external parties have every right to intervene.
I don't care what kind of government Iran or Red China have. All that matters it that they not launch wars, etc. against my country or her allies.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:23 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Iran's Submarine Fleet at March 02, 2026 01:24 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 02, 2026 01:24 PM (28ePU)
We stand a chance in Iran because they are occupied and I think maybe half are not aligned with that culture. But China, Mexico, Iraq, Russia, .... all these f-ing places -- their biggest problem is not the occupiers. They are occupied by Chinese, Mexicans, Iraqis, Russians,..... So their biggest problem is their culture.
The dysfunction, low trust, and oppression is coming from inside the house.
The best we can hope for is to have them ruled by a tyrannical system that is less of a threat to the USA.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:21 PM (7MeZ0)
So people are imprisoned by history, with no chance to change. Got it. (Which leads to an interesting discussion: are people just stuck where they are at or can they undergo a change in culture and society?)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 01:24 PM (fYhK6)
I don't know if it's racism as much as "if they're black, they're liberals who are cosplaying as conservative for money". The recent outing of the Hodge Twins hasn't helped with that.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:25 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:25 PM (Np3bf)
That's right lily white CIA agent got more minority votes then Kamala. Running in an off year state election.
I...don't believe that.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Dave's not here at March 02, 2026 01:26 PM (kp5iD)
Posted by: Megthered at March 02, 2026 01:27 PM (VcRz1)
WHY ARE YOU STUPID ?????
Were you born that way or did you learn it from your local LEARING CENTER ???
Posted by: Jackson K. at March 02, 2026 01:27 PM (YuOiR)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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Yes. The inimitable Tom Petty did not say "we have an obligation to insure that no one lives like a refugee"
He said you don't have to live like a refugee.
It was clear that the onus was on them. Tom understood that change must come from within.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:27 PM (7MeZ0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:28 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Dominion Systems at March 02, 2026 01:28 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Gavin N at March 02, 2026 01:28 PM (GI9/m)
That won’t be pretty at all. I can see the PRC having death throes like Romania did in Dec 1989.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (fYhK6)
More like the Taiping Rebellion, 2nd most deadly war in history. Up to 70M dead, depending on your source.
Incidentally, of the 10 most deadly wars, 5 of them are Chinese civil wars.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 02, 2026 01:28 PM (HXiQ2)
Oh I have faith. That's why I have one eye on Ft. Pierce, Florida.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 01:29 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Iran's Submarine Fleet at March 02, 2026 01:29 PM (vFG9F)
Free housing, food, and enough cash to get high on without lifting a finger have always been strong voting incentives.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 01:29 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 01:18 PM (1Udfd)
Does "Deeper, Yehven, and harder!" really require analysis?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:57 PM (Np3bf)
PCUSA
(That’s an inside baseball joke.)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (ZeH0U)
http://tiny.cc/ocpz001
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:15 PM (/M/4v)
**********
ISWYDT
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (251LI)
This is her style, and its what she advises to all Democrats: Don't acknowledge anything. It just gives the cons a chance to pounce. It's how she handled Jay Jones, and it's how she will handle every issue.
You can expect a lot of this style in the fall.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (fUDfS)
illegals are the demonrat's foot soldiers to wipe us off the face of the earth.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Megthered at March 02, 2026 01:27 PM (VcRz1)
And I’m dead serious when I say CBP needs to be pulled from “sanctuary” jurisdictions. You wanna coddle people who can’t be bothered to show a passport to CBP in order to enter the country? Ok then. There goes your international airport, your seaport, and if you have one - your land border access.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (fYhK6)
Tim Scott is the only prominent one I can think of who didn't fail like that, and it was for a federal race, not a state race, which could be a meaningful variable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:22 PM (GBKbO)
******
Hopefully, the next governor of Florida will be a black Republican.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: logprof
"I don't care"
Posted by: Tommy Lee Jones, counting votes in Virginia
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We didn't care either--that's why we left a lame candidate like Winsome on the ballot.
Posted by: Local Republican Party Officials at March 02, 2026 01:12 PM (TN0g+)
"..that's why we left a lame candidate like Winsome on the ballot."
Same issue in California. I have respect for Steve Hilton - but is he really the best choice for Governor? If the moribund Ca Republican Party could gin up some decent candidates maybe we voters would have a real choice. I think the guy they ran before Steve Hilton was Larry Elder. Again - a decent guy but really? For Governor? No shade on Mr. Elder but there weren't better choices than a media influencer with no prior experience in Gub'mint?
I think the last guy who pulled it off in Ca was Ronnie Reagan.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: sunny blondes at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (2Ez/1)
Looks like we sunk Iran's drone aircraft carrier, the IRIS Bagheri.
https://xcancel.com/Osint613/ status/2028531655170748507#m
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (ayjAc)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:25 PM
As all readers of Smart Military Blogs know, there are two kinds of ships.
Submarines, and targets.
Posted by: The AoSHQ 1120 Community at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (0sNs1)
MA had a high profile rape case last year where an illegal raped a 14 year old.
MA's governor's comment was, "Well these things happen you know?" and then she wasn't asked about it again
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 01:25 PM
I missed this. Then, I don't pay much attention to political 'InFLueNcERz' on the internet. To borrow a phrase used around here quite a bit; Everything is fake and gay.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (sAmhv)
The country of Iran will become the world's largest parking lot for a new COSTCO in the Middle East....
Posted by: Donny T. at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (YuOiR)
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (NpAcC)
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I would suspect that the PVI of FL is so Republican now that the party really could nominate a dead goat and still win at this point.
Still, I'd expect Donalds to win by a smaller margin than expected. Which will be used as the narrative that the GOP is doomed in some way, of course.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:33 PM (GBKbO)
By all means, let us welcome all to come here and inject their genes into the American gene pool!
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 02, 2026 01:09 PM (qwx/I)
You called for killing people with the "wrong" skin color. Or did you mean something else when you promoted eugenics and abortion?
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 02, 2026 01:33 PM (FMtrg)
Iran refurbished several commercial ships over the years to act as drone motherships. I think a total of 4 - 5. They basically plastered a wooden or metal deck over the existing ship, added some paint and called it a "carrier."
All of them, if reports are accurate, were sunk. 3 of the 4 or 5 were in port. Along with several other Iranian Naval warships and their lone Kilo class sub.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 01:33 PM (jtM2q)
The Japanese had that same problem, once.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 01:33 PM (1Udfd)
My question is can the families sue them or are they immune from prosecution?
Posted by: Cheri at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (Kt19C)
bullshit. Friendly fire has been with us since aircraft flew.
RAF ace Douglas Bader was shot down over France by a RAF pilot.
A US Navy pilot shot down a USAF fighter in 1986? He later made flag rank.
Other friendly fire incidents are when we attacked the Canadians. In Iraq.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Cow Demon
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I think we can influence them, and remove the tools used to oppress, and even step in an blow up baddies once in awhile. I think the way colonialism worked was a good approach, but that is out of fashion now.
"Democratization" does not work. Heck, we don't even have democratic selection of representatives here, for the most part (ie, stolen elections. -- I still think obama was an op.) And "democracy" should not be a goal anyway. What we want is Singapore -- a benevolent dictator. That starts with one who is not controlled by states or ideologies that want to destroy the West.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (7MeZ0)
Their sub 90 IQs were outed long ago.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (1Udfd)
Looks like we sunk Iran's drone aircraft carrier, the IRIS Bagheri.
https://xcancel.com/Osint613/ status/2028531655170748507#m
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM
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Linky be broken.
Posted by: At least it was for me at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Megthered at March 02, 2026 01:27 PM (VcRz1)
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And arrest ALL of Treasonous Criminal Shithole Governors and Mayors while they're at it.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (kVkSk)
Posted by: Donny T. at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (YuOiR)
I think the last guy who pulled it off in Ca was Ronnie Reagan.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (QGaXH)
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I'm also here in CA - I wish Rick Caruso were in the race.
Posted by: beckster at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (I7J98)
I don't know if it's racism as much as "if they're black, they're liberals who are cosplaying as conservative for money". The recent outing of the Hodge Twins hasn't helped with that.
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Winsome asserted in 2022 that Donald Trump should become part of the Republican party's past. Her, a nobody-nothing whose highest office to date was Lt. Governor asserted that the (then former) President of the United States was a has been. She's just another "Non Serious" selection, and the Virginia Republican Party should be ashamed that they made no effort to field a REAL candidate for the state's highest office.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (Np3bf)
and accessory to murder...
Honestly, where would murderers be without Democrats in government?
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 12:53 PM (MKu/Q)
Prison?
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (Hx0tZ)
Oh God, it's not some weird gay incest thing going on, is it?
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (ayjAc)
What happened there? I missed that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 01:36 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Maj. Healey"
I'd like to know how this woman voted.
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2026 01:36 PM (GUOwU)
Oh God, it's not some weird gay incest thing going on, is it?
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (ayjAc)
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Their FB feed and X feed are going in diametrically opposite directions in the current issue of the day, Iran.
Meaning that their little influencer operation is a sham and pure graft.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (diia5)
++++
Some of China always will be. But there being *a* "China" is not the historical norm. Unification happens sometimes, but rarely lasts. There are usually multiple Chinas at play.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at March 02, 2026 01:28 PM (HXiQ2)
Do not pursue Lu Bu.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM (kVkSk)
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM (TN0g+)
bullshit. Friendly fire has been with us since aircraft flew.
RAF ace Douglas Bader was shot down over France by a RAF pilot.
A US Navy pilot shot down a USAF fighter in 1986? He later made flag rank.
Other friendly fire incidents are when we attacked the Canadians. In Iraq.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
During WWII, Glenn Miller was shot down in Europe due to friendly fire.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Maj. Healey"
I'd like to know how this woman voted.
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2026 01:36 PM
Should I, how you say, run for office?
Posted by: Paolo at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM
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Linky be broken.
Posted by: At least it was for me at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (2Ez/1)
I felt lazy. I put a space to not break the margins. Here you go.
https://tinyurl.com/ebrhwy2n
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (ayjAc)
This. But hey, the VA GOP is still fundraising!
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM (kVkSk)
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Iranian official, or "alt-right" edge lord?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (xT8gx)
Muslims in Asheville NC are now saying they are more scared for their lives now than, "after 9/11"...
"Asheville needs to know being a Muslim, a brown citizen is not safe... even MORE SO than after 9/11."
This comes after an Islamist shot 17 people in Austin TX.
X video: https://bit.ly/3OJGABF
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (28ePU)
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM
We appreciate you pellucidly-clear viewpoint. Might you, perchance, have a newsletter?
Posted by: Denizens of Democratic Underground at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (0sNs1)
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I was disappointed my name for Saturday - The Achmed Wedding - didn't stick.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Buh Bye at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (2Ez/1)
Well most recently, they were caught posting pro-Trump in Iran posts on Facebook, and anti-Trump in Iran posts on X, at the same time.
They are just grifters
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:40 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:56 PM (abIsI)
We didn't use bases in all of those 11 muslim countries they hit in their "reprisal" attack either, but they hit them anyhow.
Their cowardice is a waste of time.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 01:40 PM (8avO+)
Died in the arms of prostitute
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Denizens of Democratic Underground at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (0sNs1)
Ok, here's 3.5M files of various leftwing pols, academics, and business leaders begging for Epstein's attention and money.
You can thank me now
Posted by: The DOJ at March 02, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)
Muslims in Asheville NC are now saying they are more scared for their lives now than, "after 9/11"...
"Asheville needs to know being a Muslim, a brown citizen is not safe... even MORE SO than after 9/11."
This comes after an Islamist shot 17 people in Austin TX.
X video: https://bit.ly/3OJGABF
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (P5BPp)
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K.
Bangladesh should welcome you.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:40 PM (GBKbO)
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This is still after 9/11
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:40 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (ZeH0U)
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Good. I suggest they repent, convert, and go home. Even 2 out of 3 would be a good start.
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: garrett
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The main problem with China is that they have been programmed for generations to hate the West. Maybe in 1950 they could have gone the other way, but those people taught the next generation to hate the West, and they taught the next... now it defines who they are.
Just like in Russia, they have been taught to "work the system before it works you" and are a very low trust society. Communism does that. China is worse. How do you give such people liberty?_
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (7MeZ0)
Meaning that their little influencer operation is a sham and pure graft.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)
As long as they aren't going the Tucker Carlson route of blaming Jewish bankers, it's fine.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (ayjAc)
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BTW I'm sure blacks after 400 years of fighting for their rights are just thrilled to be lumped in with all "brown" people. Thanks Democrats!
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM (6t1NV)
Died in the arms of prostitute
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It must have been something she said.
Posted by: The Cutting Crew at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM (TN0g+)
Muslims in Asheville NC are now saying they are more scared for their lives now than, "after 9/11"...
"Asheville needs to know being a Muslim, a brown citizen is not safe... even MORE SO than after 9/11."
This comes after an Islamist shot 17 people in Austin TX.
X video: https://bit.ly/3OJGABF
Posted by: Clyde Shelton
Norm MacDonald was a prophet.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM (sAmhv)
Meaning that their little influencer operation is a sham and pure graft.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:36 PM (GBKbO)
As long as they aren't going the Tucker Carlson route of blaming Jewish bankers, it's fine.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (ayjAc)
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I believe they got pretty close to that on the X feed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 01:43 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Donny T. at March 02, 2026 01:35 PM (YuOiR)
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Are we going to build another F. Joseph Mugabe Biden Memorial
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:43 PM (kVkSk)
Muslims in Asheville NC are now saying they are more scared for their lives now than, "after 9/11"...
"Asheville needs to know being a Muslim, a brown citizen is not safe... even MORE SO than after 9/11."
This comes after an Islamist shot 17 people in Austin TX.
X video: https://bit.ly/3OJGABF
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (P5BPp)
Evergreen wail of the crybully.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 01:43 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (P5BPp)
It's a lie...call taqiyya in Arabic.
But if it is even 1% true? GOOD!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 02, 2026 01:44 PM (n9ltV)
You can have a fun time reading lefty threads on Trump feuding with the Fed Reserve and then reading their thoughts on the current conflict with Iran.
Trump needs to let the banking experts do their jobs. He's just a failed businessman! -> DAMN THOSE JEW BANKERS MAKING US GO TO WAR WITH PEACEFUL MUSLIMS!
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)
Died in the arms of prostitute
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
She was on the plane too? That's not nearly as cool as that Kennedy spawn who had a threesome while his plane was crashing into the Atlantic!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:44 PM (sAmhv)
Broader Operational Context
Operation Epic Fury represents a coordinated effort by U.S. and allied forces to degrade Iranian military capabilities used to conduct drone and missile operations in the region. In addition to the Shahid Bagheri, initial strikes targeted IRGC command infrastructure, missile systems, air-defense networks, and naval facilities located at Bandar Abbas and Chah Bahar.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 01:44 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: The Cutting Crew at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM (TN0g+)
Your best song, no context, was: I've been in love before.... not the other one that was played on the radio every ten minutes when I was in college...
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 01:45 PM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 01:43 PM (n5tGW)
That puts them ahead of leftists who cry oppression even after they are in charge and murdering people.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:45 PM (6t1NV)
Died in the arms of prostitute
I don't get paid enough for that shit.
Posted by: The INXS guy's hooker at March 02, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
Died in the arms of prostitute
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It must have been something she said.
Posted by: The Cutting Crew at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM
Well played
Posted by: CaliGirl at March 02, 2026 01:45 PM (RjXn6)
Yeah they implied the pernicious Hebrew was behind it all.
Muslims in Asheville NC are now saying they are more scared for their lives now than, "after 9/11"...
okay.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 01:43 PM (n5tGW)
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"STOP stealing our schtick!"
-- International United Commies Everywhere Local 666
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (ApaTa)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
See, in their minds they are just getting even gor all their suffering .
Posted by: Operator Error at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (RhXby)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (QGaXH)
There were quite a few statewide republican officeholders in CA until the mid 90s. It was a swingable state in the 80s for president.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM (6t1NV)
No, but I also don't blame anyone who does it.
Will I ever do what Abdul Jalloh did? No.
Are you correct to look at me angrily if you see me on the street because of people like him and Saint Floyd of Fentanyl? Yes.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Noodist at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (7MeZ0)
That's an insightful observation and it strikes me how close we are here to becoming a low trust society. If not there already. All because of Democrat governance.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (28ePU)
Yes. Yes, that's the point. If he told you, then it wouldn't work.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at March 02, 2026 01:47 PM (PYyV9)
bullshit. Friendly fire has been with us since aircraft flew.
RAF ace Douglas Bader was shot down over France by a RAF pilot.
A US Navy pilot shot down a USAF fighter in 1986? He later made flag rank.
Other friendly fire incidents are when we attacked the Canadians. In Iraq.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 01:34 PM (u82oZ)
I thought we were better and smarter than that, and that we can detect very obvious sarcasm.
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:47 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: zombie Glenn M. at March 02, 2026 01:47 PM (0sNs1)
Muslims in Asheville NC are now saying they are more scared for their lives now than, "after 9/11"...
"Asheville needs to know being a Muslim, a brown citizen is not safe... even MORE SO than after 9/11."
This comes after an Islamist shot 17 people in Austin TX.
X video: https://bit.ly/3OJGABF
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (P5BPp)
I hear the world's smallest violin in the background.
Posted by: mr tmz at March 02, 2026 01:48 PM (rJ48h)
Muslims in Asheville NC are now saying they are more scared for their lives now than, "after 9/11"...
"Asheville needs to know being a Muslim, a brown citizen is not safe... even MORE SO than after 9/11."
This comes after an Islamist shot 17 people in Austin TX.
X video: https://bit.ly/3OJGABF
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (P5BPp)
Evergreen wail of the crybully.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 01:43 PM (i0Hi3)
They could have tried denouncing the terrorism if they wanted to be safe from the evil majority in the US.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 01:48 PM (8avO+)
But if it is even 1% true? GOOD!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 02, 2026 01:44 PM (n9ltV)
It's probably closer to Tawriyah, where there's a mild grain of truth, but they're counting on the "filthy kuffar" to misinterpret those words to mean something they don't.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 01:48 PM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 01:49 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (HYqoK)
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People keep talking about 2026 like it's going to be another 2018 (D+9, but the GOP still netted 2 senate seats).
Go back and look at the early 2018 generic congressional vote polls. They were pretty uniformly D+10 or more (a lot more in some instances).
2026 is not going to be 2018. At all.
And I think a lot of people are going to be shocked by that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:49 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 01:49 PM (rZCVI)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at March 02, 2026 01:41 PM (7MeZ0)
That's an insightful observation and it strikes me how close we are here to becoming a low trust society. If not there already. All because of Democrat governance.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (28ePU)
Not sure I can trust this comment...
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 01:49 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 01:50 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:42 PM (GBKbO)
Sad. I never paid them any attention, at least.
Fuck them anyway.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (MfSqG)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 01:45 PM (6t1NV)
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Good point.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (ApaTa)
And I think a lot of people are going to be shocked by that.
I tend to agree though it will mostly come down to the state of the economy late this summer.
Assuming its decent and add on the modest anti-fraud work that has been done I would expect significant gains in congress for the Rs.
Hopefully Trump's team is focused on the economy side, AND the justice side nets one or more high profile fraud arrests in the lead up to the election to scare the current crop of election fixers...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (/M/4v)
Go back and look at the early 2018 generic congressional vote polls. They were pretty uniformly D+10 or more (a lot more in some instances).
2026 is not going to be 2018. At all.
And I think a lot of people are going to be shocked by that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:49 PM (GBKbO)
2018 was when many the dudes on our side who hated Trump and were losing committee chair seats quit at the last minute. It was not a normal election.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (8avO+)
Posted by: USS Gettysburg at March 02, 2026 01:52 PM (5rh/l)
That's racist
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 01:38 PM (Kt19C)
As I typed that I thought there might be a better choice of words...LOL!
How are things out in the Valley today?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 02:03 PM (QGaXH)
And I think a lot of people are going to be shocked by that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 01:49 PM (GBKbO)
2018 was when many the dudes on our side who hated Trump and were losing committee chair seats quit at the last minute. It was not a normal election.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Most recent congressional poll dropped today (forcing leaners) was +0 Democrat or 50-50. Last week, two name brand polls had Dem +2 and all were using registered voter screenings.
The Iran strikes put Ossof in a pickle. If it goes well, it will probably cause him to lose. The whole 2020 election fraud coming out soon is likely to make matters worse. I think he is the most vulnerable Senate seat coming up in 2026.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 02:04 PM (E4rtv)
I tend to agree though it will mostly come down to the state of the economy late this summer.
Assuming its decent and add on the modest anti-fraud work that has been done I would expect significant gains in congress for the Rs.
Perception vs Reality.
It doesn't matter if the economy is booming and they are rolling up the fraud and deporting entire nations of illegal aliens, if the Enemedia and Social Media techs embargo the Truth and continue to disseminate lies...
Then add the black pilled who see the Uniparty who utterly hates them, the country and Western civilization, whose existence in DC is purely to funnel graft and fraud to themselves and their cronies and see them get away with it...
Then the despicable retards in Congress who won't pass the SAVE Act or even take a few days off so Trump can fill in the backlog of appointments they refuse to do.
Who wants to vote and encourage Congressional sedition?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 02, 2026 02:05 PM (9Hs2w)
Died in the arms of prostitute
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Kt19C)
That bastard ... does June Allison know ???
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 02, 2026 02:06 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 02:08 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (QGaXH)
There were quite a few statewide republican officeholders in CA until the mid 90s. It was a swingable state in the 80s for president.
Posted by: Oldcat at March 02, 2026 01:46 PM (8avO+)
Agreed. I was here then and remember. I was speaking specifically as to coming out of 'nowhere' and grabbing the Governorship. I think Reagan had no prior elected experience, similar to Trump.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 02:09 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM
We appreciate you pellucidly-clear viewpoint. Might you, perchance, have a newsletter?
Posted by: Denizens of Democratic Underground at March 02, 2026 01:39 PM (0sNs1)
This “war is a distraction from Trump’s Epstein files” trope is all over Reddit. You can’t read a sub on plumbing without someone popping this crap into it. I started blocking every doof that couldn’t stay out of politics and ran out of slots in a couple months.
Posted by: Advo at March 02, 2026 02:26 PM (jO4mz)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 03:09 PM (3gVjo)
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist,
and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 01:37 PM
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Sounds like a Clinton move to me.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 03:10 PM (3gVjo)
Iranian Liberation Dance Party Goes Worldwide
Just a quick happy one to start the day. I'll put up a real post soon.
Reportedly, Trump moved up the start of the operation when the CIA managed to actually do something useful. They determined that Khamenei and his top advisors would be, inadvisedly, getting together Saturday morning for a national security meeting. Trump forwarded that information to Israel which actually hit the site. Khameni and up to ten of his top officials were killed in that single strike. Since then most of Khamenei's family and his male successors have been killed, as well as 40 Revolutionary Guard commanders. Update: I just heard that there were three national security meetings that morning. All three were hit. Here are Iranians celebrating and thanking the USA (and Trump_ for their deliverance. And doing the Trump Dance:
[Breaking] Iranian citizens pulled down a statue of Ayatollah Khamenei after his death was confirmed, amid celebrations spreading across parts of Iran.
— JN News (@jngnews7) March 1, 2026
The historic scene echoed images from Baghdad when the statue of Saddam Hussein was toppled after the fall of his regime. pic.twitter.com/M2XSWTxuXE
Iranians thank Trump in the best way we can…
— The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) March 2, 2026
By honoring him with dance.
pic.twitter.com/n4K04pXVKD
All Iranians giving thanx to Trump on his signature style dance 🤩#Iran #IranWar #Israel pic.twitter.com/NbnuxTrJsR
— anukruti🦋🐦 (@sarcasm1974) March 2, 2026
Iranian couple doing the Trump Dance following the death of Ayatollah Khamenei.
— AmericanPapaBear™ (@AmericaPapaBear) February 28, 2026
He has been the brutal dictator of Iran for over 36 years.pic.twitter.com/2NuJLcKzgp
🔥 EPIC SCENES: Iranian demonstrators in New York City are straight-up CELEBRATING with the legendary “Trump dance” as YMCA blasts in the background!
— The Dibster (@TheDibsterX) March 1, 2026
This massive surge of support comes after decisive U.S. actions against Iran’s regime — proof that PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH works!… pic.twitter.com/V7L28pmGVQ
🚨 BREAKING: Iranian women are JAMMING to YMCA right now in the streets of Los Angeles, President Trump's signature song
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 2, 2026
The crowd in support of Trump taking down the Iranian regime is absolutely huge, even in deep-blue LA
This is what WINNING looks like!pic.twitter.com/O8Jl4lENnh
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (ExV1e)
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I keep telling you people ! Ishrael is the most violent country in the world 11!!1
Posted by: Cucker Tarlson at March 02, 2026 12:07 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 12:07 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at March 02, 2026 12:07 PM (X9WAo)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:08 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 12:08 PM (EtnSa)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:08 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:08 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 12:08 PM (EtnSa)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:09 PM (1Udfd)
If it can be done with a minimum of casualties.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:09 PM (3wOGw)
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I suspect that figure will decrease significantly in the coming months.
Posted by: Methos at March 02, 2026 12:09 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:09 PM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (Riz8t)
Who could have ever thought that "YMCA" would become an anthem for freedom?
What a world.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (1Udfd)
To 100% fatality.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Roy at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (qwype)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (bFu5X)
Make Iran Persia Again
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"Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری 🇮🇷
@gghamari
4h
Dear world,
I know you're excited for our freedom and we appreciate it. We love sharing our liberation with you.
But stop speaking over Iranian voices and telling us to rename our country to "Persia".
Iran is older than Islam.
We are, and have always been, Iran.
Thank you"
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (EtnSa)
Should get the mossad to hack the IRGC phones and play that 30 seconds before the strikes.
Habib what song is that your phone is playing?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)
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Getting real surveys of Iranian population religious preferences is difficult.
One can get executed for not being certain things in Iran.
I'm not sure anyone really knows.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (1o8D5)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (1Udfd)
Persian women need servants.
Posted by: Roy at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (qwype)
Hope you had a good weekend and are feeling better this week.
I sense some kind of attack coming.
I had a good weekend and I did get over my cold by saturday. I hope everyone is feeling good.
Posted by: ace at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (1wjle)
Are you ready for a brand new beat?
Summer's here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
They're dancing in Chicago (Dancing in the street)
Down in New Orleans (Dancing in the street)
In New York City (Dancing in the street)
Posted by: Paradice HQ at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (gbOdA)
Pure gold.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (gbOdA)
Make Darius proud.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Sid at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (Bhh+v)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (1Udfd)
Not the least bit opposed to that, but I'd like to trade ALL the Somalis, not just the women.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (EtnSa)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:09 PM (3wOGw)
As long as the casualties are all muzzies, the sky's the limit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: steevy at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (YwEeS)
If this isn’t a commercial for Zoom meetings, I don’t know what is.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (jbnUc)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM
I dunno...given the hotness differential, we'd probably have to trade all of our Somalis for just a few hot Persian women. Hang on....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Village People at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (qwype)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (MIIRH)
IN: Do the Trumpty Dance!
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:08 PM (wtvvX)
LOL +1
Posted by: Little Texas at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (wVcYX)
I read that study. It was ... very suspect in part because of how they collected the data. They ended up with whacky results like 25% of the surveyed people believed in genies. Yes, those kinds of genies.
I suspect there are more non-Muslims in Iran than the mullahs say there are, but nowhere near 60% of the population.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
His Iranian backers were outed this weekend.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (1Udfd)
@gghamari
4h
Dear world,
I know you're excited for our freedom and we appreciate it. We love sharing our liberation with you.
But stop speaking over Iranian voices and telling us to rename our country to "Persia".
Iran is older than Islam.
We are, and have always been, Iran.
Thank you"
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (/M/4v)
Ummm... while I appreciate other perspectives, my wife's first mentor was Persian and she made a VERY big deal that she was "Persian" and not Iranian.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (3wOGw)
The Right: Hot, ecstatic Persian and Jewish chicks dancing in the street to a gay anthem, not caring in the slightest that it's a gay anthem.
Gee, which side is winning?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (77rzZ)
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Today was the fast of Esther. Our family meal is what my late mother used to serve after a fast: bagels and smoked salmon. Mrs. BD also made root veggie soup and there were plenty of salads at the table. Light and simple.
Waiting till I regain an appetite for some ice cream and tea. Soon.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)
The Persian girl in the third clip is an absolute freaking smokeshow.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 02, 2026 12:15 PM (CHHv1)
The girl has sex with cars. No, I'm not making this up.
The basic premise is she was in a car accident as a kid, and to save her they put a metal plate in her head. She was thenceforth sexually attracted to metal and cars.
That's kind of an interesting premise. Too bad the movie abandons it almost immediately in favor of a very bland and boring story of a father who lost his son.
The girl has a great body, though, and is naked for half the movie.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:15 PM (iFTx/)
This is what WINNING looks like!pic.twitter.com/O8Jl4lENnh
And just like that, the dems lose 1 million votes.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 12:15 PM (rR3v+)
I suspect there are more non-Muslims in Iran than the mullahs say there are, but nowhere near 60% of the population.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
I can completely believe that 25% of the population could believe in Genies.
You know how I know people can believe in obviously farsical shit?
What is the approval for Communism, worldwide?
Yeah, genies are nothing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Nasser Aftab's House of Carpets, Route 17 at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Thomas Bende
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Let me be clear. When the band started playing "The French Mistake," they were playing my song.
Posted by: Ex Prez Barry at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (H/48F)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (2GVsD)
The chick in that third video is...mmmmmmmm mmmmm!!!!! So fine.
After the fall if the Hussein regime in Iraq, a man was asked what he looked forward to. His answer, "Democracy, whiskey, sexy!"
Dear Iran, please bring the sexy. Your women are smoking hot.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (c/EJw)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (Np3bf)
I suspect there are more non-Muslims in Iran than the mullahs say there are, but nowhere near 60% of the population.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (iFTx/)
From what I understand of Islam... that "genie" result isn't evidence against the validity of that poll.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Martin Tell at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (sFNX2)
Make Darius proud.
Trump was a bit unclear in his first speech after the bombs started falling. He called on the people to rise up, but he also told them to stay in their homes, because the bombs were falling. I think the Iranian people are hunkering down for a bit, and will then rise up after they get the all clear.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (bFu5X)
One can get executed for not being certain things in Iran.
I'm not sure anyone really knows.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Closest thing was a statement against interest about a year or two ago by a Shi'a religious official who was complaining about empty mosques and fewer and fewer worshippers attending services. Iran was actually closing down mosques about like the Church of England is doing to its churches from lack of attendees.
State churches are almost always a bad idea but particularly so in a theocracy as bad outcomes in policies inevitably get blamed on the religion and religious behavior laws inevitably get blamed for make life suck. So every bad thing that happens eventually gets blamed on the theocracy and the behavior of the clerics and their bullies stealing everything in sight does make matters better.
Only so long you can blame foreign bogeymen for making the citizens' lives horrible before they realize the problem is their own government/religion oppressing them.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Archer at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (wvc0i)
I'm surprised they took the time out from subverting the US Constitution and undermining our way of life.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (abIsI)
https://tinyurl.com/2yx6v5x5
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Getting a page doesn't exist.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
What's the name of the actress?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (77rzZ)
Genies, Demons, Smart Blondes...
people will believe in almost anything.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (1Udfd)
Is she using some sort of filter to make her legs look longer (torso in general? He proportions just seem odd.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (MIIRH)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)
Go far enough back, it was zero. Persia was conquered by Arab muslims, and islam was imposed upon them at the point of a sword.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
What's the name of the actress?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (77rzZ)
______________
Agathe Rousselle
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (iFTx/)
The f*****s funded a lot of terrorist activities and salaries.
These animals are going to be in revenge mode now that the money is not going to be rolling in.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM
I dunno...given the hotness differential, we'd probably have to trade all of our Somalis for just a few hot Persian women. Hang on....
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 12:13 PM (bFu5X)
Million years ago when I was a youngster, I worked with an Iranian woman. She was 18 I was 23. Stunner. Stop traffic pretty. Not in the modern tarted up with a gallon of make way. Just smokey hot. Carried herself like royalty and treated every super nice.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (i0Hi3)
No Trivia Question today - President Trump's remarks preempted the end of Varney & Co.
Maybe better luck tomorrow.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (MIIRH)
Iran in World War II was vital for oil and to ship supplies to the USSR.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (h/O4U)
people will believe in almost anything.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (1Udfd)
Truth.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Martin Tell
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That was Reuters Ipsos which is consistently the worst of all media polls in results for years now and that particular polling outfit was so bad that even Fox fired them .
It will take a couple of days as most polling respondents wait and see what is happening rather than answer like an automaton.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Martin Tell at March 02, 2026 12:16 PM (sFNX2)
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If this is handled like every other foreign policy kinetic action by Trump, it'll essentially be a non-factor except for a sliver of the population in a month.
My April, we'll be back to the news cycle of "Trump isn't deporting anyone because I haven't heard anything about it in four days."
Fuck...the dude essentially got Panama to kick China out of the country, and no one gives a shit.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (GPa4z)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:10 PM (1Udfd)
And they can have our AWFLS, too.
Posted by: Josephistan at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (y9ksN)
And this, I never knew....!
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I just saw a factoid reported -- only 37% of Iran is actually Muslim.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (H6R4g)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (8zz6B)
Yeah, but for the sake of this argument, I am wondering what it was during the Shah. Cause I am betting it was lower than it is now- much lower.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (iFTx/)
Iran in World War II was vital for oil and to ship supplies to the USSR.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (2GVsD)
Before Yalta we had The Tehran Conference.
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (7fEFu)
Somewhere in Islamic folklore, a third of the Djinn converted to Islam upon hearing the Prophet's words.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:21 PM (2GVsD)
Seeing the US, Israel and Iran flags all flying together is kinda wild to see actually, although it shouldn't be.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 12:21 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 12:21 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:21 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Roy at March 02, 2026 12:21 PM (qwype)
Posted by: garrett
Do Persian women have heads shaped like lightbulbs and do they have buck teeth?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:21 PM (abIsI)
The combination of church and state is not healthy for religion.
Posted by: Mark1971 at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (CNl8/)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (ZVgZ4)
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202312124517
Speaking on Tuesday, Minister of Culture Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili was commenting on the number of active mosques, which figures earlier this year revealed have gone down by a third.
He said: "Today, the figures and statistics circulating regarding active mosques are highly alarming. Active mosques are not merely places where congregational prayers are held three times a day. It seems a significant number of our mosques lack even this minimal function."
His remarks come at a time when Iranians are increasingly critical of the regime's alignment with Islam, with protests erupting since September 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini in custody for a hijab-related offense.
In February, a senior Iranian cleric, Mohammad Abolghassem Doulabi, revealed that 50,000 out of 75,000 mosques nationwide had been closed due to a significant decline in attendance. Doulabi, an intermediary between President Ebrahim Raisi's administration and the country's seminaries, expressed concern over the fall and its implications for a state founded on Islamic principles.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (E4rtv)
You ever seen that Nuxxanor guy (that ace linked a while back) show the Macro of a Tapeworm?
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (Ct1Cv)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:23 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Tuna at March 02, 2026 12:23 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 12:23 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Alexander I Macedonia at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (wvc0i)
someone had an itchy finger and wasn't briefed I guess
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (j+aD2)
They speak Farsi?
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (wtvvX)
LOL.
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (Riz8t)
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That's the one that prompted my post lol. She's gorgeous.
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (iFTx/)
And this, I never knew....!
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I just saw a factoid reported -- only 37% of Iran is actually Muslim.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (H6R4g)
IF that is true, this is really dangerous for a new government.
Muslim percentages between 10% and 90% mean they get very violent and murder other citizens. (Doesn't matter if they are in charge or not. They murder the infidel, like the Mullahs were doing OR it's outsourced to the street, like still happens in Egypt.)
So the government will have to crack down on them really hard to have a peaceful country.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (Jay38)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM
I worked with one of those about 10 years ago. Absolute smoke show, even at our age.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (bFu5X)
Never-ever Trumper Bill Kristol, who has advocated overthrowing the Iranian regime BAMN for decades has sudden come out against doing that.
TDS is a very strange, powerful disease.
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (GUOwU)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:25 PM (j+aD2)
Who started this 'avuncular' meme about Khomeini?
Khomeini wasn't avuncular.
Santa Claus is avuncular.
Khomeini was more carbuncular.
Carbuncular- Of or related to a painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged.
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:25 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 12:25 PM (RkOfE)
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"Everybody’s doin’ a brand new dance, now ...
(Come on, Trumpy, bomb the Ayatollah)"
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (VNoBw)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 12:22 PM (Ct1Cv)
Also the hanging and the raping.
Islam is demonic.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (zjgNU)
Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran.
“We’re knocking the crap out of them,” Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think it’s going very well. It’s very powerful. We’ve got the greatest military in the world and we’re using it.”
Trump addressed a wide range of topics in the interview, including the expected length of the conflict, his surprise at Iran’s widespread retaliation and the country’s expected succession plan.
On how long the war might last, the president said, “I don’t want to see it go on too long. I always thought it would be four weeks. And we’re a little ahead of schedule.”
Asked if the US is doing more beyond the military assault to help the Iranian people regain control of their country from the regime, Trump said, “Yes.”
“We are indeed. But right now we want everyone staying inside. It’s not safe out there.”
And it’s about to get even less safe, the president said.
“We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.”
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)
Obviously the "one man one vote" concept is reserved for The West, mostly. Brutal tyrants apparently have long learned how to control the masses, or the rabble. And then their are the narco states run by the drug cartels, while their huddled masses pay other cartels to be slaves to those cartels while in the USA.
Real Democracies or Republics must be fought for. "A republic, if you can keep it".
Posted by: illiniwek at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (Jay38)
TDS is a very strange, powerful disease.
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (GUOwU)
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Posit:
Bill Kristol's primary loyalty is to whomever pays his paycheck.
Pierre Omidyar pays his paycheck, so he will say whatever Omidyar demands of him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (1o8D5)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (j+aD2)
They speak Farsi?
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (wtvvX)
LOL.
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)
;-)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (MIIRH)
Since Arabic has no "p" sound, when the Arabs conquered the country they swapped out the p's for f's, thus giving us "Farsi" and "Fars" (for the name of the province).
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (77rzZ)
Muslim percentages between 10% and 90% mean they get very violent and murder other citizens.
pretty sure iran is already aware that they are in the danger zone.
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (oY6Yp)
We didn't ask the UK to assist because we didn't want them to assist--we are cutting them out of global trade.
The deep state and the global elite had placed several fail-safes around the world to ensure that, should any US President get too pro-American, they could release those and re-assert control.
And Trump is dismantling them all.
Items:
1) Venezuela and Cuba to control South America
2) Iran to control the Middle East
3) Cartels in Mexico to bring chaos to our border to keep us distracted at home
But here is a bigger view:
London still dominates insuring international shipping. Billions and billions placed, funded, facilitated and ... controlled by London.
Our navy covers this cost of defense, they reap the benefit of the contracts.
And one of their biggest choke-points of control was forcing the world to placate Iran by threatening to raise insurance rates.
Notice how many times Starmer et al. have said they had nothing to do with the attack on Iran?
Because, behind the scenes, they have intimate relations with Iran, and the mullahs (who do their bidding via BP).
We have cut them out and, too late, they are realizing what Trump is doing ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (HXT0k)
We love illegal aliens and Muslim theocrats.
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (Jay3
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And to 90% of the voting public that don't really pay attention to politics, it won't matter.
"Democrats are the good guys," is all their thinking will entail.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (qc3jm)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (dK+Kv)
With very few facts to be had, the loss of the F-15s can probably be traced to bad communications with the air defense people and loss of situational awareness.
Stennis battlegroup's Aegis cruiser bagged an F-18F and almost bagged two other Hornets.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (77rzZ)
IMDB suggests Agathe Rousselle.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (ExV1e)
Why is that, if they weren't (illegally) getting lots and lots of oil from Iran?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 12:27 PM (HXT0k)
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The great mystery of the modern political world is that Trump telegraphs literally every move and no one can predict those moves at the same time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:29 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:29 PM (j+aD2)
Trump gets us.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 12:29 PM (SXxzC)
hair dye seeped into his brain
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (6t1NV)
Now some hard-ass men with vengience in their hearts need to hunt down and their oppressors and dispatch them with bare hands if that is all they have.
Posted by: Operator Error at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (RhXby)
XX million Venezuelans freed
Cuba soon to come!
and he's somehow a bad guy. sure.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (GBKbO)
Who is this Omidyar guy? Seriously, I’ve seen the name but have no idea who he is… is he even American?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (/iXAp)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (FCrpy)
I hated that guy
Posted by: BlackOrchid
My wife said she heard that he was still alive.
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (77rzZ)
https://is.gd/zDbLyw
They just can't help themselves, even when they're facing joblessness. Bear in mind, these are the same people who referred to Al-Baghdadi as an "austere religious scholar".
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)
The Iranian reports did not explicitly mention President Masoud Pezeshkian's ability to carry out his political duties.
https://tinyurl.com/y33cc2vn
I've been eager to find this out and have found a distinct lack of information. I would like Pezeshkian's status to be "dead as a door nail." Might be the case but hard to say.
Good news, however, is ole I'mADinnerJacket is pushing up daisies. How's that for a nice little bonus?
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 12:31 PM (c/EJw)
Why is that, if they weren't (illegally) getting lots and lots of oil from Iran?
Oil markets have had all weekend to lose their shit, and since there was no settled Iranian government at open of business today everything is shooting up.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:31 PM (2ocoG)
I keep telling you people ! Ishrael is the most violent country in the world 11!!1
Posted by: Cucker Tarlson
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Tucker, be careful when you see MoPeds, Elsinors, or Vespas coming your way.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 12:31 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (Np3bf)
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All crews survived. Here's one on his feet:
https://tinyurl.com/bde9tsu4
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:31 PM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)
And the same people who called Scott Adams a "disgraced racist" in his obit.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:32 PM (2ocoG)
By taking your country back and making some long-lasting legacy for your children?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 12:32 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:26 PM (GBKbO)
Who is this Omidyar guy? Seriously, I’ve seen the name but have no idea who he is… is he even American?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (/iXAp)
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Cofounder of eBay.
So, yes, every time people used eBay to not give money to Jeff Bezos over his left-leaning politics they were giving money to Omidyar, with actually more extreme leftist politics, instead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:32 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
I believe he's Iranian.
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:32 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (2ocoG)
Dementia can kick in for those reaching a certain age...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 12:32 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (rR3v+)
Well, that is after the Ayatollah, his enablers, Iranian anti-aircraft radar operators, Iranian missile-protection tunnels and bunkers staff, Iranian sailors, etc.
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (5rh/l)
Why is that, if they weren't (illegally) getting lots and lots of oil from Iran?
Oil is a commodity. A supply disruption anywhere will disrupt the price everywhere.
Posted by: Henry O. at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (X5Mi4)
Well, that is after the Ayatollah, his enablers, Iranian anti-aircraft radar operators, Iranian missile-protection tunnels and bunkers staff, Iranian sailors, etc.
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (5rh/l)
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The market for Russian developed anti-aircraft technology is probably hit pretty hard, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (2GVsD)
hair dye seeped into his brain
Posted by: BlackOrchid
Isn't he just a drunkard at this point?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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French Iranian by ethnicity I think. Probably has the Crackerjack version of US Citizenship that our Government likes to hand out to people like him or Neville Singham.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (E4rtv)
https://tinyurl.com/bde9tsu4
Her feet. Even our chicks are badasses.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 12:29 PM (SXxzC)
A few, I think. They've already got a new Acting Supreme Bearded Turban Guy.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (c/EJw)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Candace Owens at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (OgWfa)
That's been the story from several people since at least 2020, yes.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (Jay38)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (/M/4v)
The lump seems to be more patriotic than some on the GOP. Looking at you MTG and Massie.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (abIsI)
2) Could you get your site in order? I have to get an ad when I click continue reading and from there you can't get to comments. ANNOYING!
Posted by: Jim Rose at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (miqrx)
Alexander Dugin recently stated that if Iran collapses, Russia will be next, emphasizing that the fate of the two nations is intertwined in a broader geopolitical struggle.
"If Iran collapses, we are next.
"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next..."
"Everything depends on how long the IRGC holds out. If Iran holds, everything could go in the opposite direction. If it collapses, we are next."
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (wcdjk)
That's what happens when you open your borders to tens of millions of Islamists.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (Np3bf)
Of course, not a peep out of them while the mullahs were slaughtering 30,000 of Iran's own citizens.
What a bunch of little punkass bitches.
Posted by: Tex Lovera at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (wtvvX)
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Based on historical efficacy, I'd be shocked if that was the order of operations (as opposed to Mossad informing CIA).
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: Wally at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (5JDxA)
Posted by: Bulg
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I think 2020 revealed that he simply has drank so much that he simply has lost it. Seem to remember that Trump tried an intervention when he was out of office but hard to get an alkie to quit.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (E4rtv)
>>The great mystery of the modern political world is that Trump telegraphs literally every move and no one can predict those moves at the same time.
Mad-Man Theory in action.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:31 PM (2ocoG)
Glad I got gas... saturday night? Was like 2.60ish.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (bss/y)
Alexander Dugin (AKA "Putin's Brain") recently stated that if Iran collapses, Russia will be next, emphasizing that the fate of the two nations is intertwined in a broader geopolitical struggle.
"If Iran collapses, we are next.
"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next ..."
"Everything depends on how long the IRGC holds out. If Iran holds, everything could go in the opposite direction. If it collapses, we are next."
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (wcdjk)
Posted by: CTHillary at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (Vpqw1)
hair dye seeped into his brain
Posted by: BlackOrchid
Isn't he just a drunkard at this point?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (77rzZ)
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Ummm ... he's supporting NCRI and Maryam Rajavi. She's one of the two main contenders for running the country. Trump might very well end up supporting her too. We sadly do not have many good options for where to go from here.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (iFTx/)
Who started this 'avuncular' meme about Khomeini?
Khomeini wasn't avuncular.
Santa Claus is avuncular.
Khomeini was more carbuncular.
Carbuncular- Of or related to a painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged.
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:25 PM (qgHp7)
Thought they were saying it about Khamenei, not Khomeini.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (3wOGw)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (2ocoG)
The lump seems to be more patriotic than some on the GOP. Looking at you MTG and Massie.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (abIsI)
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Fetterman would vote against the issue in the Senate if Chuck demanded it, though.
Because Fetterman is a loyal leftist who just makes mouth sounds that sets him apart.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (6t1NV)
It's only a matter of time before Egg Prices are affected...
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (1Udfd)
maybe we usually die by a stroke, or get murdered first.
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 02, 2026 12:37 PM (JA4sW)
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How are they spinning it? The Western Left loves Iran sexually can't be anything but carpet-chewing mad that this has happened. Even if the regime manages to survive this (open question), the Western Left has suffered a major setback.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 12:37 PM (48xL/)
>>"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next..."
Good thing at least someone is paying attention to the 2nd order consequences of what is happening to Russia and China.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 12:37 PM (viF8m)
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Just go to the comments instead of clicking "continue reading". You'll avoid the ads and still see the whole post and comments.
Posted by: Josephistan at March 02, 2026 12:37 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Ian S.
He should stick an SBR in his asshole and pull the trigger. Gun hating douchebag that he is.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:37 PM (abIsI)
>>The great mystery of the modern political world is that Trump telegraphs literally every move and no one can predict those moves at the same time.
Mad-Man Theory in action.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (XV/
Whenever he issues a tweet that ends with "Thank-you for your attention to this matter", you had better pay attention.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:37 PM (i0Hi3)
Click "Comments", not "Continue Reading" and everything is then fine.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:37 PM (2ocoG)
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Based on historical efficacy, I'd be shocked if that was the order of operations (as opposed to Mossad informing CIA).
Posted by: Joe Mannix
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We have better sigint, they have better humint. But having Israelis decapitate the regime meant that Trump didn't technically violate prior presidential executive orders against assassinating heads of state.
We will find out sooner or later when the exposes are written about this.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:38 PM (E4rtv)
It doesn't matter.
Anything above about 5-9% is an intractable problem, depending on how devout the host population is to their own religion, and Iran's share is much much, higher than that. Even at 10% you definitely have an insoluble problem, short of killings, expulsions, and involuntary religious conversion, and all the horrors that go along with those things. And even then, the expelled will attempt new invasions, and the converted will try and rise.
If anyone thinks Iran's particularly aggressive Muslim fanatics will lay down their arms, accept a debate-based government, and submit to the will of the infidels and sinners who they once ruled, they're in for a terrible shock soon.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 12:38 PM (BI5O2)
Seems Iran (and their Chinese friends) had this idea that, if they sent a massive barrage of missiles and drones at the US ships, we'd not be able to track and kill them all.
Wrong.
Our eyes in the sky tracked all 52, drones, anti-ship cruise and ballistic missiles, within seconds, before even the ballistic ones had reached 20k feet; still in launch burn.
That was in minute 1.
We still had 6+ more minutes before they reached us.
While every single ship, sub, and airplane in the area was fed--instantly--tracking and firing solutions.
With each of those now also tracking with their own systems and feeding real-time updates to the whole web.
And each given free rein to shoot at will.
Our carriers didn't even change course or speed ....
That's how confident we were what they sent wasn't a threat.
China is pissing their pants; their whole Taiwan invasion is rubbished.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 12:38 PM (HXT0k)
Gut feeling (no data) is it's probably no more than 25% true believers. Still that's a lot of muslims to displace from power.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 12:38 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (2ocoG)
I like that. Psychology is important.
3rd century goat fuckers are superstitious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:38 PM (bss/y)
It also, of course, mentioned needing a distraction from the Epstein files.
I just responded with "Iran used to be a free country. They now have a chance to be free again after this weekend."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (JA4sW)
Their carriers use American planes, and their boomers use American nuclear warheads.
The UK is an American satrapy, and we should start treating them as such.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (2GVsD)
"If Iran collapses, we are next.
"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next..."
"Everything depends on how long the IRGC holds out. If Iran holds, everything could go in the opposite direction. If it collapses, we are next."
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (wcdjk)
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Cuba's next.
I really don't think Trump cares that much about Russia. Iran and Venezuela were helping to prop up China with their sanctioned, black market oil, especially over the waters.
I'm sure Russia sells sanctioned oil to China as well, but taking out Venezuela and Iran's oil sales to China is...not small.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (Np3bf)
We didn't ask the UK to assist because we didn't want them to assist--we are cutting them out of global trade.
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Can't trust that they wouldn't leak The Raid.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (WYZkN)
They FA, and Trump is executing an circumnavigational route to make them FO.
I'ts literally 4th Dimensional Thinking.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (XV/Pl)
It also, of course, mentioned needing a distraction from the Epstein files.
I just responded with "Iran used to be a free country. They now have a chance to be free again after this weekend."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (JA4sW)
Ask the dane if his wife begged for the muslim to rape her or begged him TO do it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)
That was in minute 1.
We still had 6+ more minutes before they reached us.
While every single ship, sub, and airplane in the area was fed--instantly--tracking and firing solutions.
With each of those now also tracking with their own systems and feeding real-time updates to the whole web.
And each given free rein to shoot at will.
Did you see the footage of the Israeli Lasers taking out Hezbollah's Rockets?
They barely even got off the launching pads before they were vaped.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (1Udfd)
Right now it’s at $70.50. The horror.
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (Jay38)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:33 PM (2GVsD)
*Takes a gander*
*Rakes a goose for added measure*
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (c/EJw)
Try this one simple trick at home!
Don't click on "continue reading". Click on "comments. That way you can both continue reading and get to the comments without the ads.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (JA4sW)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:29 PM (GBKbO)
The political world is filled with congenital liars who claim they want the truth. Trump shows them that they can't handle the truth. They can't even recognize it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)
And they're still going to throw him under the bus, anyway.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (3wOGw)
Coincidence?
I don't think so.
Posted by: Candace Owens at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (OgWfa)
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Turns out breaking up is not so hard to do.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (1o8D5)
I agree. It's likely just under 1.4 of the population.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (1Udfd)
>>"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next..."
I suspect, though, that the people of those countries have noticed that even for a country with which we have been in a "tense" relationship for almost 50 years, we are magnanimous and try hard to minimize unnecessary casualties, focusing instead on the leadership. That will almost certainly set them to thinking...
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (Riz8t)
Because, behind the scenes, they have intimate relations with Iran, and the mullahs (who do their bidding via BP)."
Some X woman was talking about how UK controlled Iran and the oil via BP from like 1905 till the fifties ... and actually still has (some?) control today (or till a few days ago at least). The whole globalist banking cartel is another element, but I don't keep up on those details.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (1Udfd)
First the Venezuelans and now the Iranians. If he gets Mexico to get rid of the cartels and we see Mexicans celebrating how much do you want to bet the left will suddenly become anti-immigration again
They were huge Persian rallies all over the country. There's no way anyone can avoid them. Newsom must be SEETHING to see such a positive Trump turnout in California of all places.
Strange how free women appear so much happier?Somehow, because it’s Trump that is freeing women regardless of race, religion, or country, the left is going nuts
Did you see the footage of the CBS reporter being told not to cover the celebrations? Assuming it's real... https://tinyurl.com/57d7r3aj
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (JCZqz)
Ask the dane if his wife begged for the muslim to rape her or begged him TO do it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)
I'm sure his kids will be the first to get attacked in such a way before his wife is, unfortunately.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (JA4sW)
Smuggled Starlink terminals for the win? What a dumbass.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (BnDlA)
---potential Iranian Supreme Leader.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (SXxzC)
"Only"? Consider the Muslim population in the UK is 6.5% and the UK has been conquered by Islam. London is at 15%.
Paris, France is at 15% and conquered.
Germany is at 6.6% and is close to conquered.
Sweden is at 8%-10% and close to conquered.
Minneapolis, MN is 5% and conquered.
NYC, NY is 9%-12% and conquered.
37% is massive.
If Iran wants any chance to get back to Western values, they better get that 37% down to below 5%. Ideally down to 0%.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (P5BPp)
They FA, and Trump is executing an circumnavigational route to make them FO.
I'ts literally 4th Dimensional Thinking.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (XV/Pl)
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I think Trump is doing to China what I've been advocating for:
Containment.
Not direct confrontation, but cutting them out of the global market by cutting them off from the American market (as much as tariffs can), while ending their special relationships with oil producing partners.
The nation is in the middle of a decades' long demographic collapse. It needs to be contained for a generation, and then you can ignore it safely.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (GBKbO)
Coincidence?
I don't think so.
Posted by: Candace Owens at March 02, 2026 12:34 PM (OgWfa)
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Turns out breaking up is not so hard to do.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (1o8D5)
Word.
Posted by: Ayatollah Khamenei at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Operator Error at March 02, 2026 12:30 PM (RhXby)
Saw video yesterday of a group of folks in Iran beating the shit out of one of their Basij (or whatever the name of their muzzie militia is) and taking his rifle.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (/M/4v)
Alexander Dugin recently stated that if Iran collapses, Russia will be next, emphasizing that the fate of the two nations is intertwined in a broader geopolitical struggle.
"If Iran collapses, we are next.
"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next..."
"Everything depends on how long the IRGC holds out. If Iran holds, everything could go in the opposite direction. If it collapses, we are next."
Posted by: ShainS
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Dugin helped destroy Putin's legacy with a pointless war against Ukraine. Russia already had the most of the Russian speaking area under his control so little need to invade Ukraine at that point.
Huge waste of blood and treasure that proportionately was far worse for Russia than Iraq-Afghanistan was for the US.
A pyrrhic victory for Russia.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (E4rtv)
Why is that, if they weren't (illegally) getting lots and lots of oil from Iran?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
The UK, like the US, has a domestic supply. The UK supply is the North Sea. Oh, wait....
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (0U5gm)
Posted by: American Hawkman at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (6so3e)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:36 PM (GBKbO)
And they're still going to throw him under the bus, anyway.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (3wOGw)
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Just like Sinema.
The Democrat Primary voter demands purity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (GBKbO)
We will find out sooner or later when the exposes are written about this.
Posted by: whig
Khomeini was like Maduro. Not the legitimate head of state.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (XV/Pl)
Protesters and counter-protesters gathered in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend following Saturday’s joint U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran.
The anti-war group was met by individuals supporting the military action. Military veterans who were there argued the strikes were a necessary response to state-sponsored terrorism, citing the loss of fellow service members to Iranian forces. While supporters viewed the attack as a step toward freedom for both Americans and Iranians, protesters argued the intervention was an illegal act of aggression and a violation of another country’s sovereignty.
State Capitol Police and additional units were called in to monitor the crowd and de-escalate verbal arguments that lasted for about an hour.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (Cqx++)
They barely even got off the launching pads before they were vaped.
Jewish Space Lasers are cool.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (2ocoG)
wikipedia:
A suicide bombing took place at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time during the evacuation from Afghanistan. At least 182 people were killed, including 169 Afghan civilians and 13 members of the United States military, the first American military casualties in the war in Afghanistan since February 2020
politico 8/31/21:
A defiant President Joe Biden called the Afghanistan evacuation effort a 'success' on Tuesday, in a speech that marked the end of the United States' 20-year engagement in the country.
"As we close 20 years of war and strife and pain and sacrifice, it's time to look at the future, not the past,"
Biden said. "I believe this is the right decision, a wise decision, and the best decision for America."
[and then he crapped himself]
Posted by: gnats local 678 at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (oSeBJ)
Haven't heard the "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) witticism for a couple days now.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Cray Cray at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (Zfkaw)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (1o8D5)
I DO like that song.
https://tinyurl.com/c3evu2ck
It's bubblegum crap, but I love it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)
How about some more of that instead of running psyops on the American public?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (dK+Kv)
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"Hey, the ChiComms pay A LOT ... and throw in sweet honey-pots to boot!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (WYZkN)
@ImMeme0
Smoothie King is facing backlash after two customers at the Ann Arbor, Michigan location were refused service because the husband was wearing a Trump hoodie.
https://tinyurl.com/mvy5m2tt
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (NpAcC)
The Mossad *did* smuggle in a lot of Starlink terminals ahead of this action. I gather that's how we're getting many of the videos from in-country.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (2ocoG)
True, but then that will be a problem for the 90% of the Iranian pop who HATE those guys. I know where I'd put my money.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)
"If Iran collapses, we are next.
"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next ..."
"Everything depends on how long the IRGC holds out. If Iran holds, everything could go in the opposite direction. If it collapses, we are next."
In summary, you suck at picking friends. Hasn't changed much since the cold war when Cuba was your BFF
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (GUOwU)
First the Venezuelans and now the Iranians. If he gets Mexico to get rid of the cartels and we see Mexicans celebrating how much do you want to bet the left will suddenly become anti-immigration again
They were huge Persian rallies all over the country. There's no way anyone can avoid them. Newsom must be SEETHING to see such a positive Trump turnout in California of all places.
Strange how free women appear so much happier?Somehow, because it’s Trump that is freeing women regardless of race, religion, or country, the left is going nuts
Did you see the footage of the CBS reporter being told not to cover the celebrations? Assuming it's real... https://tinyurl.com/57d7r3aj
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 12:41 PM (JCZqz)
Somebody better send out an update and reboot the NPCs. They are starting to think rationally.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (oSeBJ)
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Impeached and executed.
Hillary became Secretary of Defense.
The Trump administration was completely stopped in its tracks by GOP controlled Congress because their only motive is to destroy Trump.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (GBKbO)
Are we reading the same Reddit? All I see is Orangeman bad, illegal war, Epstein Files diversion.
Posted by: Heroq at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (Jay38)
The great mystery of the modern political world is that Trump telegraphs literally every move and no one can predict those moves at the same time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
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Ya, when the world's largest armada pulls up in your harbor conclusion should be obvious.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 12:45 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:40 PM (3wOGw)
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Just like Sinema.
The Democrat Primary voter demands purity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (GBKbO)
Well, she managed to fuck all the guys on the bus before she left, so... call it a tie?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at March 02, 2026 12:45 PM (oSeBJ)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 02, 2026 12:45 PM (SRRAx)
It also, of course, mentioned needing a distraction from the Epstein files.
I just responded with "Iran used to be a free country. They now have a chance to be free again after this weekend."
Posted by: Sponge
I have come to the conclusion after watching these countries for a long while, Europeans by and large hate Israel and dislike Jews.
Only people they hate more probably are gypsies.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:46 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (GUOwU)
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Where is Russia in the defense of their friend Iran?
Oh, no where.
I wonder if any other Russian friends will feel the need to defend Russia considering how Russia defended Venezuela and Iran.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:46 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (2ocoG)
Lotta 'Republicans' appear to 'support' MEK. Presumably they're being well paid for their stupidity.
Frankly, the fact that Pence is one of them should be an immediate NO from everyone else but... bills to pay and all that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:46 PM (ExV1e)
"If Iran collapses, we are next.
"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next ..."
"Everything depends on how long the IRGC holds out. If Iran holds, everything could go in the opposite direction. If it collapses, we are next."
In summary, you suck at picking friends. Hasn't changed much since the cold war when Cuba was your BFF
Posted by: Ripley at March 02, 2026 12:44 PM (GUOwU)
And they spent the last 4 years burning thru blood and treasure on Ukraine. How are their ammo piles?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:46 PM (i0Hi3)
https://thanedar.house.gov/resolution
Even Democrats don't take Siri Thanos seriously.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:47 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:47 PM (1Udfd)
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There's treachery afoot. Look at that fellow in the white shirt, second row, ace's last clip.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 12:47 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&v at March 02, 2026 12:47 PM (0iqap)
We're going to miss Trump.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
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"Former President Trump" is a near-unthinkable concept! I hope President Rubio keeps it lively.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 12:47 PM (Keihy)
They barely even got off the launching pads before they were vaped.
I haven't seen those. Gotta link? Any idea what the range was?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (oSeBJ)
======
Impeached and executed.
Hillary became Secretary of Defense.
The Trump administration was completely stopped in its tracks by GOP controlled Congress because their only motive is to destroy Trump.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Sounds like a cross between Baghdad Bob and the Iranian guy saying their missiles sunk the aircraft carrier.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 12:47 PM (rR3v+)
https://thanedar.house.gov/resolution
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning
He has the look.
Posted by: Mike Johnson at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (abIsI)
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Just like the inbreed, cousin-fucking muslims, the international "elite" is a bunch of inbreed, cousin-fuckers:
They are dumb as hell and it was only institutional momentum, coupled with massive advantages of power, that has been propping them up.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Jim Rose at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (miqrx)
If more people hit the tip jar, there would be less need for ads.
There are costs to running a website.
Posted by: Ann at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (w9jrX)
Starmer can't even stand up to his unpaid rent-boys.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (Y8DZL)
Oh, no where.
Fox last night said that sources said (I know, I know) that Putin approved the action against Iran. Probably to prevent the action being against Moscow.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (1o8D5)
No you retards, you're misspelling it.. It's FAFO Trump, not TACO Trump
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (xT8gx)
Iranians probably know better than any non-muslim population on earth what "real Islam" is all about and I doubt they are going to respond kindly to any muslim rule ever again.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: rickb223
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It doesn't matter to his haters. I'd just as soon keep the House to avoid shampeachment III failure theater.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (E4rtv)
Everyone else in the world is a winner, except Russia, and their loss comes out in the wash.
Sure - they lose their only Middle Eastern ally. That's bad, and I don't figure they're happy at the prospect.
But:
1.) Iran is a rabid dog, and as China could tell you, a hydrophobic ally is often a liability.
2.) China is getting the remainder of it's post-Maduro cut-rate fuels from Iran, and in the absence of that, they're gonna have to pay market rates - and the only hope they'll have of a dependable supply at any cost is from the Russians.
3.) The cherry on top is that the IRGC deposited their country's wealth in Russia against this day, but they are op in smoke, and with no depositors to collect, Russia is a little richer today.
If I'm Putin, I shrug and say "da, is ok, we move on."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Lady Diana Ross at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I don't want to see Fetterman come out as bisexual, fuck Keith Olbermann, and dress like a whore.
Posted by: Confused Moron at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Jen the original at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (1Wz1Y)
Posted by: Josephistan at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (77rzZ)
The Mossad *did* smuggle in a lot of Starlink terminals ahead of this action. I gather that's how we're getting many of the videos from in-country.
Posted by: Ian S.
This is a rather different proposition than what Kristof is advocating.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at March 02, 2026 12:50 PM (BnDlA)
The caption on the post says that they're dancing in celebration but the video on the TV suggests that they're dancing along with the movie they're watching.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:50 PM (ExV1e)
Exact same phenomenon as the oft-cited "The media takes Trump literally but not seriously, while MAGA takes him seriously but not literally".
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:50 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:50 PM (1Udfd)
Are we reading the same Reddit? All I see is Orangeman bad, illegal war, Epstein Files diversion.
Posted by: Heroq
There's plenty of that, too, but this was supposed to be a positive vibes thread, so I dug EXTRA deep to find positive comments on Reddit. There weren't many...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at March 02, 2026 12:50 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: American Hawkman at March 02, 2026 12:42 PM (6so3e)
Wasn't ymca a hit back in 79?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:50 PM (i0Hi3)
Haven't heard the "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) witticism for a couple days now.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (Y8DZL)
********
In the future, when history books are written the people will figure out who the bad guys were and they're the Democrats.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 12:51 PM (NpAcC)
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MEK is another variation of the Islam Brotherhood.
It is something to be eliminated.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 12:51 PM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:51 PM (Np3bf)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:51 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 12:43 PM (Y8DZL)
People from other countries were using it on Friday(?) regarding the bathroom problem on the carrier. Glad it git shoved down their throats.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 12:51 PM (lFFaq)
"If Iran collapses, we are next.
"Our allies are being systematically destroyed one by one. It is clear who is next..." ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:35 PM (wcdjk)
++++
That's a big statement, and I don't believe it.
Yes, many of Russia's allies - all of whom are American rivals or enemies - are toppling due to Venezuela and possibly Iran, but Russia isn't on the list as far as I can tell from an outside. Biden took care of evicting Russia from the West, and sent it running to the loving embrace of Red China. That hasn't changed.
What was Russia getting from Iran? Not much. It may no longer be able to use Iran for its MidEast policy, but Red China is arguably much worse off. It's now down *two* discount sources for oil. Other than what it can get out of Russia on favorable terms, Red China is on the open market for oil now. That strikes me as a bigger deal for it than the loss of Iran would be for Russia.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (48xL/)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
I don't want to see Fetterman come out as bisexual, fuck Keith Olbermann, and dress like a whore.
Posted by: Confused Moron at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM
It probably would help him shore up his base, though.
Posted by: Josephistan at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
I got more of the American experience right here.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (xT8gx)
For MURDER...
https://thanedar.house.gov/resolution
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning
That's the guy with The Thing on his head.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (Cqx++)
"Democrats are the good guys," is all their thinking will entail.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:28 PM (GBKbO)
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Change that to 90% of democrats. In this country, if I get 10% of democrats to realize the stupidity of their party's positions, and early indications are that it is at least that much, and pull the other lever, that kills the demos outlook for the general election in November.
Oh, and the economic revival that becomes obvious would seal the deal. Still lots of time though.
Posted by: Black JEM at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (GZYu7)
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:52 PM (1Udfd)
Best line I've heard yet is "when you're bombing a country and their citizens are cheering, you're doing something right"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 12:53 PM (HYqoK)
Everyone else in the world is a winner, except Russia, and their loss comes out in the wash.
Sure - they lose their only Middle Eastern ally. That's bad, and I don't figure they're happy at the prospect.
But:
1.) Iran is a rabid dog, and as China could tell you, a hydrophobic ally is often a liability.
2.) China is getting the remainder of it's post-Maduro cut-rate fuels from Iran, and in the absence of that, they're gonna have to pay market rates - and the only hope they'll have of a dependable supply at any cost is from the Russians.
3.) The cherry on top is that the IRGC deposited their country's wealth in Russia against this day, but they are op in smoke, and with no depositors to collect, Russia is a little richer today.
If I'm Putin, I shrug and say "da, is ok, we move on."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (BI5O2)
China being the biggest loser is most likely what DJT is aiming for here.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:53 PM (3wOGw)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:53 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:54 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 12:54 PM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Waiting Patiently at March 02, 2026 12:54 PM (oftw2)
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Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 12:56 PM (6t1NV)
What you saw of the US in action over the last 30 years was highly-constrained, lawyered-to-death, forever war holding actions at the behest of college-educated officers only interested in promotions, not winning.
What you have seen in the last 2 months was just and opening taste, a preview of the menu, not even an appetizer, of what we can really do.
Now the fighting men are in charge.
Adjust your attitude.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 12:57 PM (HXT0k)
Frankly, the fact that Pence is one of them should be an immediate NO from everyone else but... bills to pay and all that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:46 PM (ExV1e)
I sort of give Giuliani a pass as he was both bankrupted and broken by the lawfare against him. Wish I could feel surprised about Pence shilling for an islamo-commie group.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 12:57 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (77rzZ)
They both also had big comeback hits around the same time in the mid-70s: Bad Blood for Neil and You're Having My Baby for Paul.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 02, 2026 12:57 PM (0bjKf)
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Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 12:58 PM (6t1NV)
Only one Slices like a Fucking Hammer, though.
Posted by: garrett at March 02, 2026 12:58 PM (1Udfd)
There are costs to running a website.
Alright then.
Posted by: Jim Rose at March 02, 2026 12:59 PM (miqrx)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 12:48 PM
Careful with the "ever again" stuff. Didn't take long for the world to forget the Holocaust. Didn't take but 7 years for the USA to forget 09/11 and elect a Marxist Muslim-sympathizer as President. And now look at NYC.
History always repeats itself because those who lived through evil die off and the future generations ignore -- or never learn -- the lessons of the past.
Current Iranian generations may never again support Islam, but if they do not expunge it out of their country, Muslims will only lie in waiting for their time to take over again. Muslims have been doing that for thousands of years.
There will never be peace while Islam is allowed to exist. Naziism and Shintoism were banned after WWII. Until the same is done with Islam...
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 02, 2026 01:00 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 02, 2026 12:19 PM (GPa4z)
*Stands and applauds*
That's a big W!
Posted by: OneEyedJack at March 02, 2026 01:02 PM (Hx0tZ)
Hope you are healing well.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (/LXUT)
We should signal we would be willing to recognize Hong Kong, or any other province, that decided to declare independence.
Let the Han and Ch'in and all their tribes fight to the death.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 01:04 PM (HXT0k)
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Deja vu all over again
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PRO TIP: Use more profanity when criticizing how Ace runs his site. The boss finds that endearing and it encourages him to respond quicker..
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (qgHp7)
Watching Tony on "China Updates" talk openly that the CCP is concerned about how the Trump people haven't followed their protocol on agreements to be signed leading up to next month's visit.
Xi is scared.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 01:05 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:49 PM (77rzZ)
They both also had big comeback hits around the same time in the mid-70s: Bad Blood for Neil and You're Having My Baby for Paul.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell
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Both were solid Teeny Bopers.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 01:06 PM (/LXUT)
OSINTtechnical
@Osinttechnical
Footage of Kuwaiti locals approaching one of the shot down American pilots this morning.
“Are you OK? Thank you for helping us.”
https://tinyurl.com/3n4s44ww
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Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 02, 2026 01:29 PM (xvV+O)
He accused me of lying about that. I showed him the videos. he said it had never been reported and likely wasn't true.
He just couldn't accept the possibility that Trump had done anything right.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at March 02, 2026 01:30 PM (L6dcX)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 02, 2026 01:31 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 02, 2026 01:32 PM (xvV+O)
"Persia" comes from "Pars", the name of a tribe under the rule of another tribe, the Medes, until Cyrus the Great led the Pars in a rebellion and overthrew the Medes. But instead of subjugating them, Cyrus encouraged intermarrying, and eventually the two tribes became simply the Pars. So now "Persian" refers to people who are ethnically of that tribe. However, the country itself has numerous ethnic groups (including large Arabic and Jewish populations) and so the kingdom itself was called Iran, meaning "Aryan". Even the ethnic Arabs in the south call themselves Iranian. (They aren't Persian but their national identity is Iranian)
Posted by: Saber Alter at March 02, 2026 01:59 PM (TwV1B)
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Posted by: kelly at March 02, 2026 02:30 PM (8Uuhj)
This is the best simulation timeline EVER!!!
Posted by: Thatch at March 02, 2026 03:08 PM (8nI3j)
I have a yuge smile on my face watching the Iranians dance to YMCA!
LOVE IT!
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Posted by: Beverly at March 02, 2026 03:50 PM (reMys)
THE MORNING RANT: Any Refund of Tariffs Already Collected Should Go to Taxpayers, not Businesses
Now that the president has suffered such a stinging defeat, major businesses including Dyson, FedEx and L’Oreal have filed an early barrage of lawsuits in search of hefty tariff payouts. At stake is more than $100 billion in revenue collected over the past year under a roster of tariffs that the Supreme Court invalidated last week. While a defiant Mr. Trump has since taken steps to try to revive the duties, he still faces the prospect that the money collected from his past tariffs might have to be paid back. So far, roughly 900 claims seeking those refunds have been filed in federal court, according to the Liberty Justice Center, a legal group that represented some of the small businesses in the lawsuit that reached the nation’s justices.Since the free traders have so persistently argued that “Tariffs are a tax on consumers,” why should the businesses involved in importing goods be entitled to any tariff refunds? I thought we the consumers were the ones who paid those tariffs, not the businesses or their overseas suppliers. Here’s an idea on how we could resolve the refund of these contested tariffs to consumers - a tariff dividend from the government to taxpayers, just like President Trump proposed. Irrespective of how this specific political battle plays out, the Trump administration has plenty of other avenues to fix the nation’s trade imbalance, including the imposition of tariffs under other statutes. The “free traders” so desperate to see other countries prosper at the expense of the United States, and who despair at the thought of an American industrial revival, will not prevail. New tariffs will be imposed, because tariffs are working. As documented by F. Andrew Wolf Jr. at The American Spectator, the US trade deficit plunged a whopping 45% in Q4 of 2025 compared to Q4 of 2024! This was due to the Trump tariffs. There has also been a torrent of announcements from corporations in the past year regarding major investments in the United States for new manufacturing plants. Just a small sample of these announcements include:
• APPLE: $500 billion investment including a new Texas manufacturing plant.
• MICRON: $200 billion investment including $15 billion for a new chip fabrication facility in Idaho. • ELY LILLY: $6 billion plant in Huntsville, AL creating 450 jobs. • ASTRA ZENECA: $50 billion across multiple states. • JOHNSON & JOHNSON: $2 billion in North Carolina. The hundreds of billions being invested in the United States will create high paying jobs, which will then circulate money and prosperity throughout those communities. The products being manufactured stateside will also result in dollars remaining in the US to circulate, rather than being sent overseas. The Supreme Court’s ruling is a small setback, but it would be foolish for any company to think there will be a return to the business model of sourcing cheap products manufactured by foreign, poverty-wage labor. Ideally, the Trump administration will keep the tariffs already collected and find a workaround to re-impose the tariffs. But if those revenues must be refunded, they should be paid directly to American taxpayers as a “tariff dividend.” There is absolutely no reason for corporations to be the recipient of any refunds, because I’ve been reliably told that their collection was always a “tax on consumers.”
and several unofficial anthems. There are frequent discussions in online Texas history forums about what the national anthem of Texas should be if it were ever to become a country again.
My vote for Texas National Anthem would be the Hill Country Theme. It was cowritten in the 1960s by Cindy Walker (who is famous for the song “You Don’t Know Me” and many Bob Wills songs.) Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops put it to an orchestral arrangement for a TV special about the Hill Country of Texas, where LBJ spent much of his presidency. It soon became a popular song played by Texas high school orchestras, and it also became the theme song of a show called Texas Country Reporter.
Here’s a nice video featuring the Boston Pops’ version of the Hill Country Theme:
By the way, if anyone is triggered by discussion of LBJ, the part of Texas he comes from has been solid Republican from the Civil War to present, and in the 1960s, his neighbors voted against him!
The 1861 Texas secession vote had a long legacy. 99 years later, in 1960, the Hill Country German counties were still voting Republican - the party of Lincoln - even though a resident of the Hill Country (LBJ) was the VP candidate for the Democrats and JFK. pic.twitter.com/biKxuod7TG
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) February 14, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Cosda at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (ms+zr)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Cosda at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (ms+zr)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 11:03 AM (bFu5X)
Switching arguments mid-stream?... yeah. That sounds like the left.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 11:03 AM (zjgNU)
Notice how that all but disappeared, practically overnight? It's because it was all a pointless exercise in masterbation with sandpaper. The SC ended one narrow ground for the tariffs. There are others, and Trump immediately used them.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:04 AM (iFTx/)
Also the left: Income tax? Nah that's just paid by the rich not actual people. Same thing with property tax, excise taxes, capital gains taxes, and the death tax.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 11:04 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:05 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 11:05 AM (sH4Bk)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 02, 2026 11:06 AM (2WIwB)
Because, if the money is gone, Congress has to authorize the spending to "reimburse" the multi-national multi-billion dollar corporations.
And party of "fighting oligarchy" and "fighting big business" will be out there demanding the American taxpayer send billions to those poor, poor corporations.
Or, to put it another way, all these corporations are going to quietly drop their reimbursement lawsuits.
Looking at you, FedEx.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 11:06 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:06 AM (pDt9x)
The end buyer pays for everything.
End discussion.
Posted by: Operator Error at March 02, 2026 11:07 AM (MdILH)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 02, 2026 11:07 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 11:08 AM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 11:08 AM (Dv3i1)
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@entropyrian
Nick Fuentes threatening to not support the GOP is like Kathleen Kennedy threatening not to make any more good Star Wars movies.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)
I'd go so far to say that our national security is far more impacted by the ability to get basic antibiotics than microchips.
But we should have a native industry, capable of being ramped up for ALL such products.
The "one-world" fools are ensuring the US is weak and vulnerable. (Which is what they want. Can't have one country being too strong, unless it's China.)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at March 02, 2026 11:09 AM (zjgNU)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 11:09 AM (EtnSa)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 11:10 AM (g8Ew8)
One of his campaign schticks was to whoop and holler like a good ol' True Texan and throw his cowboy hat into the air at the end of his speech.
After the speech was over, he'd send his goons into the crowd and force whoever had his hat to give it back.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (RIvkX)
By their own rhetoric, WE paid the tariffs when they passed thru the cost.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Adrienne at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (VHdVu)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 11:12 AM (EtnSa)
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 02, 2026 11:12 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: steevy at March 02, 2026 11:12 AM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (Kt19C)
The judges would have also accepted "Lysander Spooner"
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:12 AM (rbvCR)
Who said David French or Jonah Goldberg represented the right? A lefty oligarch.
And if you could dig into Fuentes's finances you'd find the same. But here we have an openly islamo-friendly, gay, leftist supposedly as a right wing standard bearer.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (sKqQm)
drone carrier, Shahid Bagheri, is its name.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Standard "free-trade" argumentation at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (TbWk/)
There is no more fair way to a use or sales tax of collecting taxes. In the free world market and the local markets it allows the consumer a daily vote on the policies of international, national, and local governments as the consumer may buy nationally to support their government and borders just as they may shop locally to support the business with the benefits of taxes building THEIR infrastructures.
On the other hand it also allows the protestors a real output of their displeasure by avoiding purchases.
At a beer summit at my watering hole their was 100% support for paying as you go.
I would love to see JD take up the Fair Tax banner.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (HXT0k)
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Speaking of shit, one of his favorite things to do at the White House was hold staff meetings in the bathroom while he was taking a shit.
As mentioned previously, he was a gigantic fuckhead and should be mentioned only just before one spits on the ground to get the taste out of one's mouth.
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Little Texas at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Adrienne at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (VHdVu)
Over 32 ways to prepare possum on the half shell.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:14 AM (gbOdA)
we talkin' (civil war) thread or civil (war thread)?
Posted by: pizza pizza at March 02, 2026 11:14 AM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 11:14 AM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 11:15 AM (Q+gd/)
He wants to give it back to Islam, is what I've seen. Not sure the exact mechanism though.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:15 AM (2ocoG)
Sure. Show your receipts as proof of purchase of tariffed items. Otherwise, you weren't impacted.
No tickee, no checkee.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 11:15 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Flying Jihadi's at March 02, 2026 11:16 AM (abIsI)
Maybe it's time to inform these companies that they'll be subject to a 50% tariff regardless of any other agreements made with their countries.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 11:16 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 11:17 AM (HXT0k)
No tickee, no checkee.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 11:15 AM (rR3v+)
Eh, just apply it to federal income taxes
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:17 AM (rbvCR)
we should have a native industry, capable of being ramped up for ALL such products.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian
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For strategic industries, definitely, but some small businesses are going out with the bathwater. Restaurateurs for one are shrinking their profit margins because of tariffs on foods and equipment. America can't grow everything and it doesn't -- shouldn't -- manufacture every utensil and appliance. That's just one example.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 11:17 AM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: tubal
A night with Sydney Sweeney?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 11:17 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 11:12 AM (EtnSa)
More like 5000 years. First records of tariffs go back to 3000BC Mesopotamia. So much of what the progs believe is based on not just ignorance of history, but a deliberate obliteration of a knowledge of history. Which is how Big Brother kept the proles in line, and every real-life communist government we've ever seen.
Posted by: Who controls the past controls the future at March 02, 2026 11:18 AM (TbWk/)
Funny how the China solar and wind no workie without the sweet calaphate oil.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:18 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: jwest at March 02, 2026 11:18 AM (KtqtS)
drone carrier, Shahid Bagheri, is its name.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (vbXSk)
Well, suicide for olla is right there in the name.
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 11:18 AM (sH4Bk)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 11:18 AM (0U5gm)
Democrats still "rally round the flag", it's just not our flag. It is Ukraine's, or Gaza, or Iran ...
Posted by: illiniwek at March 02, 2026 11:19 AM (vbXSk)
There is no more fair way to a use or sales tax of collecting taxes. In the free world market and the local markets it allows the consumer a daily vote on the policies of international, national, and local governments as the consumer may buy nationally to support their government and borders just as they may shop locally to support the business with the benefits of taxes building THEIR infrastructures.
On the other hand it also allows the protestors a real output of their displeasure by avoiding purchases.
At a beer summit at my watering hole their was 100% support for paying as you go.
I would love to see JD take up the Fair Tax banner.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (gbOdA)
And there is an idea for a way to easily and equitably refund that tariff money: use it to offset the Federal fuel tax until the "illegally collected" tariff funds are exhausted. Even people who don't own cars wind up having the Fed fuel tax make up a portion of their cost of living.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 11:19 AM (8zz6B)
No tickee, no checkee.
Posted by: rickb223
Technically correct, but not a political winner. Best to just add up the tariff revenue subject to supreme court's order divide by number of federal net taxpaying individuals and cut the checks. Or make it a line item on tax form.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 11:19 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:19 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (EtnSa)
On a related note, regarding student loans and the attempt to 'forgive' them in the previous administration. I had a modest proposal that could help those that wanted to be free from the debt, but not steal from the hardworking Americans who were alredy taxed heavily to pay for college kids - make the colleges and universities be the ones to forgive the loans.
Specifically, claw back money from their endowments. The price for college diplomas have skyrocketed, but the actual quality has gone down. If students are getting fleeced for years past when they received their shoddy product, then maybe have those very colleges pay back what they took.
The students get a reprieve. The American taxpayers don't get a sudden proctology exam from the IRS poking the wrong pocket. The colleges end up with an issue, but they caused it in the first place, and should be made to suffer for their malfeasance.
Posted by: Another Anon at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (4h45B)
As mentioned previously, he was a gigantic fuckhead and should be mentioned only just before one spits on the ground to get the taste out of one's mouth.
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 11:13 AM (5aZAZ)
LBJ and McNamara killed a lot of soldiers with their selfish arrogance and lust for power. Hell is too good for them.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (g8Ew8)
In a hysterically funny way, of course.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now only somebody that you used to know at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (gAJUR)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:16 AM (pDt9x)
reduce the deficit
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
In honor of the pending liberation of Iran, Imma go with Tara Yazdi.
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)
But now? Iran is the basis for the Handmaid's Tale the book that every leftwing woman fears will happen here...you know when they aren't cosplaying as one of the sex slaves from the book for personal sexy time...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 11:21 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (Kt19C)
Snort
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 11:21 AM (i0Hi3)
The deficit is down roughly 38% year over year, thanks to a combination of the OBBB and tarriffs. Of course, those are rookie numbers and Trump can do better.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:22 AM (2ocoG)
Impressive. So were Vermont and West Florida. And don't forget Canada, our 51st state!
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 11:22 AM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 11:22 AM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Roy at March 02, 2026 11:23 AM (qwype)
But now? Iran is the basis for the Handmaid's Tale the book that every leftwing woman fears will happen here...you know when they aren't cosplaying as one of the sex slaves from the book for personal sexy time...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 11:21 AM (sKqQm)
Spank me, Commander!
Posted by: Handmaidens everywhere at March 02, 2026 11:23 AM (i0Hi3)
Hell, can we get rid of Vermont as well?
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 11:23 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)
I saw a video of some fat young woman obstructing the entrance to what appears to be an Energy Department nuclear facility to protest some unspecified thing and she yelled that she doesn't want to get drafted because she'd be raped. Given what she looked like, I have to think that was aspirational.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:24 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)
No idea who that is, but coming from you, I'm guessing she has huge cans.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 11:24 AM (Y1sOo)
‘The replacement is not going to be anybody that we were thinking of, because the replacements are all dead.’
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:25 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 11:17 AM (n7rxJ)
The tariffs don't touch on ag products that are not produced in the US (on the whole) or trade agreements can exclude those like they do in other countries, regularly. The same for critical industries and raw materials, though some of these industries are not done in the US because it was more profitable to send them to China and Africa, and the US industries got undercut on purpose to lure them away.
It is not a perfect situation, but then again nothing ever is.
Think of it as "encouraging consumers to buy from the local shops at a higher price because the money spent stays in the local economy instead of going to Amazon or Temu"
It has the side benefit of being able to be sure what you are getting is of decent quality and not a gamble on getting "good" Yang Poon
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:25 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)
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Did you support mandatory seatbelt laws?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 11:25 AM (RIvkX)
The students get a reprieve. The American taxpayers don't get a sudden proctology exam from the IRS poking the wrong pocket. The colleges end up with an issue, but they caused it in the first place, and should be made to suffer for their malfeasance.
Posted by: Another Anon at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (4h45B)
I love this idea... American universities have been screwing students for years; start draining their endowments. Harvard and Yale first....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 11:26 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Ian S.
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Even the Biden military did not allow bestiality.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:26 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: t-bird
I'm right here, you know.
-- Hawaii
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)
https://www.jooicytitsvodka.com/
Yes, there is a cartoon on the bottle of a comically well-endowed girl in a bikini. Sadly, the company seems to be a bunch of stronk empowered wimmins who want you to know how very stronk and empowered they are.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:26 AM (iFTx/)
‘ I would rather see bond buybacks than payola’
That’s deflating the money supply, right?
If so, I’m on board.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 02, 2026 11:26 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: jwest at March 02, 2026 11:26 AM (KtqtS)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:26 AM (gbOdA)
So was Rogue Island. So were all of the other original 12 colonies. There's a reason it's called Independence Day.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 11:27 AM (viF8m)
Harvard I'd offer a special deal: produce Obama's transcripts and law school review writings and we'll take less of your money.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:27 AM (2ocoG)
Reading over at HotAir that HizbAllah has decided to get in on the war action. Israel has already eliminated their intelligence chief. lol! lmao even! Morrisey implies that Lebanon is finally sick of HizbAllah's shit and ready to kick them to the curb.
https://tinyurl.com/3jr46pzy
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (MSvRg)
In a hysterically funny way, of course.
Posted by: RI Red
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ASS strikes me as a John Gacy that wears clown makeup and has bodies in his basement crawl space.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: We're Screwed at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (eL223)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)
No idea who that is, but coming from you, I'm guessing she has huge cans.
Posted by: one hour sober
Oh yes, she does. American model, of Persian ancestry. Oh, and did I mention her huge cans?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)
Of all the memorable moments in this nations history, the battle at the Alamo may be the one that resonates with me the most ... our Thermopylae moment.
And the names of Travis ... Crockett ... Bowie are legend.
"Since you have chosen to elect a man with a timber toe to succeed me, you may all go to hell and I will go to Texas." - Davy Crockett
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (3sXRv)
I'll say again what I was trying to say on Saturday, without the torrent of profanity.
To those on the Right who are saying that Trump is betraying MAGA or controlled by Netanyahu: STFU. The two men have different goals that can be attained by the same means, and more easily with the other's help. Trump's motivations, for his part, are MAGA. Like, maximum MAGA. If it goes to plan, you'll see that when we've popped China's leash so hard they stay at heel for decades.
To those on the Right who are being triumphalist, and spiking the ball: STFU. This has opened up a lot of horrible potentialities, and we are far from achieving the aforementioned goals - don't fool yourselves once again into thinking this is awesome because American forces are demonstrating operational excellence. Achieving the goal will be easier if you don't alienate MAGA people who were against military involvement - I was one of them, of course.
Now is the time for people to be adults, figure out the minimum acceoptable victory condition, and reach it as quickly as possible, not act like children because they didn't get what they want, or did.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (SHZtS)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (E4rtv)
Making 5 cents a post from the Democratic party...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 11:29 AM (tOcjL)
Oh yes, she does. American model, of Persian ancestry. Oh, and did I mention her huge cans?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)
So how huge are they? Dolly Parton huge??
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:29 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 11:30 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: tubal
Don't know about Dolly, but I think she's huger than Sydney.
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:31 AM (77rzZ)
Apparently most of the Middle East is formally sick of Iran and their proxies' shit, and that now goes double with Iran trying to blow up every country's airports and military bases. (That and as bin Laden said, they see the strong horse and they're gonna follow it).
Also, WaPo claims Mohammed bin Sultan was a big advocate for the attacks on Iran well before they actually happened.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:31 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:31 AM (pDt9x)
They are sick.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 02, 2026 11:31 AM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Gavin Newsome, closeted homosexual at March 02, 2026 11:31 AM (/IU3q)
To those on the Right who are saying that Trump is betraying MAGA or controlled by Netanyahu: STFU.
So intelligent people need to STFU.
Got it.
Posted by: We're Screwed at March 02, 2026 11:31 AM (eL223)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 11:32 AM (RIvkX)
Aren't we supposed to be talking about EVs?
Posted by: Person who expects Buck to write about EVs at March 02, 2026 11:32 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 11:23 AM (sKqQm)
Oligachy!!
Posted by: The Honorable Senator from Vermont at March 02, 2026 11:32 AM (XE5AP)
Harvard I'd offer a special deal: produce Obama's transcripts and law school review writings and we'll take less of your money.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:27 AM (2ocoG)
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They unearthed an (unsigned) case note in the law review that was supposedly written by Obama. IIRC, about whether a fetus could sue the mother for negligence, or something like that.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:32 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (77rzZ)
At this point I would heartily approve of King Chuck coming down from his throne and kicking Starmer square in the nuts before throwing his gay ass out of Parliament. Holy shit, this fucking guy...
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:32 AM (MSvRg)
It also has its problems, as we have seen when tariffs become a political football or an oppression on the consumers over the monopolies of the producers (1850s and 1880's)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:32 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (lCppi)
There aren't many programmers on the internet who allow random commenters access to global variables. I, for one, am not about to give up that power!
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: jwest at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (KtqtS)
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (lCppi)
This is about kolaches, isn’t it?
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Cute girls with big boobies at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (2Ez/1)
Yea, fuck that. How about a tax holiday for, say the next 250 years since the feds stole every goddamn cent I paid over the last 48 years as a taxpayer.
$2K doesn't come close to what I'm owed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (jtM2q)
I mean, it's stupid.
But it's a real take.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)
A Gay Mexican whose audience is a bunch of Gay Pajeets pretending they're the KKK.
Republicans will surely die without them. /s
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (3wOGw)
H1B students pay full boat.
There are more Asian Women at UT than Whites or Hispanics.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)
What's that? Salt-free soy sauce?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 11:35 AM (8zz6B)
I haven't seen any actual ball spiking. Trump and Hegseth have both been realistic while also making it clear that nobody gives a shit what Bush, Rumsfeld, or Cheney think anymore.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:35 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)
What's that? Salt-free soy sauce?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 11:35 AM (8zz6B)
2023 movie
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (tOcjL)
The Left only seems to learn what is convenient to them.
That's why the title "An Inconvenient Truth" was actually very revealing. That is how they look at information.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (6t1NV)
From 4/1/2011 --- AUTHORITY TO USE MILITARY FORCE IN LIBYA
The President had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force in Libya because
he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest.
Prior congressional approval was not constitutionally required to use military force in the limited operations under consideration.
MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
This memorandum memorializes advice this Office provided to you, prior to the
commencement of recent United States military operations in Libya, regarding the President’s
legal authority to conduct such operations. For the reasons explained below, we concluded that
the President had the constitutional authority to direct the use of force in Libya because he could
reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest. We also advised that
prior congressional approval was not constitutionally required to use military force in the limited operations under consideration.
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (w/O5Q)
Oh, hay. Buy back the Treasuries from the various countries that the tariffs affected.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Emmie
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I would say evil because they know full well that power to them and their party is more important than their own country do well.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (E4rtv)
PRESIDENT TRUMP —
‘The replacement is not going to be anybody that we were thinking of, because the replacements are all dead.’
Posted by: r hennigantx
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And lefties are interpreting this as "Oh no! We planned to make this guy the leader, but we accidentally shot him so now we don't have a plan!"
They can't human.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (Keihy)
American businesses hate America more than most Democrats at this point. Fuck 'em.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)
A Gay Mexican whose audience is a bunch of Gay Pajeets pretending they're the KKK.
Republicans will surely die without them. /s
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (3wOGw)
I thought he was Puerto Rican?
Fuck him either way.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:37 AM (MSvRg)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:35 AM (2ocoG)
I agree... Trump spoke yesterday and honestly said the deaths were tragic and they will do everything they can to avoid them but we should be prepared for more.. I appreciated his honesty
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 11:37 AM (a7sNn)
Fuck him either way.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:37 AM (MSvRg)
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He's a gay, Democrat, Kamala voter who praised Stalin.
We have to court his vote because he has 5 million podcast subscribers (most of whom are foreign).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:37 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 11:29 AM (tOcjL)
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Sure beats the wooden nickels he gets for sucking dicks at the local glory hole
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM (5aZAZ)
Oh yes, she does. American model, of Persian ancestry. Oh, and did I mention her huge cans?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)
So how huge are they? Dolly Parton huge??
oh. i was thinking #10 cans full of dehydrated vegetables.
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM (oY6Yp)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 11:28 AM (BI5O2)
Iran is getting all the attention, for obvious reasons, but what's going on with the Cartels in Mexico? It'd be nice if we could leave China with less people to distribute their Fentanyl.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM (3wOGw)
They shut down tariffs. But they did not shut down deportees...
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes "R" Us at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM (qgHp7)
UK Guardian, Three US fighter jets mistakenly shot down over Kuwait
All six crew members ejected safely in apparent ‘friendly fire’ as Kuwait launches investigation into incident
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 11:39 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:39 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Crusader at March 02, 2026 11:39 AM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 02, 2026 11:20 AM (w/O5Q)
Oh, hay.
alfalfa subsidies?
Posted by: anachronda at March 02, 2026 11:39 AM (oY6Yp)
prior congressional approval was not constitutionally required to use military force in the limited operations under consideration.
Posted by: LASue
Leftists and fake woke Right both lie about military actions--War Powers Resolution allows the president to use troops up to sixty days without Congressional approval. Trump has already met the notification standard with the Gang of 8 notification shortly before our attacks kicked off.
In reality, if War was declared, president would have all sorts of powers under various statutes up to and including censoring media, massive leap in requiring corporations produce or not produce certain goods, deportation of Alien Enemies without judicial review, and more. Even wage and price controls.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:39 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:37 AM (GBKbO)
And the ones who aren't foreigners are bots.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:39 AM (MSvRg)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (2GVsD)
They shut down tariffs. But they did not shut down deportees...
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes "R" Us at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM (qgHp7)
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They shut down one band of tariffs under one authority. And Trump immediately reimposed those tariffs under another authority.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)
A Gay Mexican whose audience is a bunch of Gay Pajeets pretending they're the KKK.
Republicans will surely die without them. /s
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:34 AM (3wOGw)
I thought he was Puerto Rican?
Fuck him either way.
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:37 AM (MSvRg)
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He's like 1/4 Mexican at best. He's basically a leftwing gay white boy cosplaying as some badass conservative.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
Iran is getting all the attention, for obvious reasons, but what's going on with the Cartels in Mexico? It'd be nice if we could leave China with less people to distribute their Fentanyl.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM (3wOGw)
While EVERYONE was looking Over THERE, over HERE
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:39 AM (77rzZ)
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I done did see it, too. It's pretty good.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:41 AM (GBKbO)
Yea, fuck that. How about a tax holiday for, say the next 250 years since the feds stole every goddamn cent I paid over the last 48 years as a taxpayer.
$2K doesn't come close to what I'm owed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Fist bump
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 11:41 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 11:41 AM (sH4Bk)
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 11:41 AM (5aZAZ)
Come, let me massage you all better.
Posted by: Operator Error at March 02, 2026 11:41 AM (RhXby)
And the response will be "But that's not a living wage!"
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 11:42 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 11:29 AM (tOcjL)
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Sure beats the wooden nickels he gets for sucking dicks at the local glory hole
Posted by: ballistic
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Unfortunately for him, the posts were 5 Iranian rials per post, not a US nickel. Right now, the exchange rate is 1.00 USD = 1,315,592.46 IRR
He shoulda read the contract.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)
‘America has no foreign policy interest in seeing a less antagonistic Iran’
That’s not my take. Regime change in Iran is a ‘nice to have’. Beating the ‘Rats in this country? Central. Fundamental to our future. To the degree Iran helps with that, fine.
To the degree Iran hurts that, it was a mistake.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 02, 2026 11:42 AM (jbnUc)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
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"America First means voting for Democrats."
He's not cosplaying as a conservative. He's not even trying to cosplay as a conservative.
The left calls him conservative and then stupid people on the right are all, "Oh, my gosh! Partisanship demands I defend this gay bigot who loves Stalin!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:42 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:36 AM (E4rtv)
How about sick with evilness?
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 02, 2026 11:42 AM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (77rzZ)
Has he proposed giving the UK back to France yet?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (ExV1e)
This understanding of the President’s constitutional authority reflects not only the express assignment of powers and responsibilities to the President and Congress in the Constitution, but also, as noted, the “historical gloss” placed on the Constitution by two centuries of practice. Garamendi, 539 U.S. at 414. “Our history,” this Office observed in 1980, “is replete with instances of presidential uses of military force abroad in the absence of prior congressional approval.” Presidential Power, 4A Op. O.L.C. at 187; ...to give just a few examples, bombing in Libya (1986), an intervention in Panama (1989), troop deployments to Somalia (1992), Bosnia (1995), and Haiti (twice, 1994 and 2004),air patrols and airstrikes in Bosnia (1993-1995), and a bombing campaign in Yugoslavia (1999), without specific prior authorizing legislation.
Posted by: LASue at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (lCppi)
https://tinyurl.com/3mpba434
NY Post: Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shot down three $31M US fighter jets, all crew safely ejected: military
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (MSvRg)
What's the equivalent to "show bobs and vagene" for gay pajeets?
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (2ocoG)
‘America has no foreign policy interest in seeing a less antagonistic Iran’
That’s not my take. Regime change in Iran is a ‘nice to have’. Beating the ‘Rats in this country? Central. Fundamental to our future. To the degree Iran helps with that, fine.
To the degree Iran hurts that, it was a mistake.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 02, 2026 11:42 AM (jbnUc)
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"The president, whose job is mostly foreign policy, must push foreign policy aside until utopia has been achieved in America."
It's true. The DOJ's efforts to clean voter rolls just completely stopped the moment Trump entered meetings about Iran.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:44 AM (GBKbO)
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He's demonstrating how the "so far right he sounds left" (or vice versa) works. It isn't real, he never left the other team, he's just trying to sound like the left's caricature of the right.
Posted by: Methos at March 02, 2026 11:44 AM (vSvIl)
https://tinyurl.com/3mpba434
NY Post: Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shot down three $31M US fighter jets, all crew safely ejected: military
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (MSvRg)
Unfriendly fire?
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:44 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: XTC
FWIW, Iran has one of its largest western hemisphere embassies in Mexico City and they do coordinate with the cartels including the reputed Jalisco cartel apparently up for carrying out Iranian dirty work in the US for money. That is what triggered the Trump admin supposedly to go after their head honcho last week.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:44 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
Point being, you can't really present yourself as the heir to the White Supremacy Throne when you've got Aztec Head-Chopper in your blood.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:44 AM (3wOGw)
Arabs can't aim worth shit. The Palestinians have been demonstrating that for decades.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:44 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (2GVsD)
Man stabbed a woman and her dog after a car accident. They're not giving the name of the stabber which seems rather significant.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 11:44 AM (7RYym)
Al-Reuters is reporting Spain has forbidden the use of US bases in their country for operations against Iran.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:45 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
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"America First means voting for Democrats."
He's not cosplaying as a conservative. He's not even trying to cosplay as a conservative.
The left calls him conservative and then stupid people on the right are all, "Oh, my gosh! Partisanship demands I defend this gay bigot who loves Stalin!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:42 AM (GBKbO)
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He is indeed cosplaying as a conservative, or at least as someone on the right. It isn't all just media invention.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)
I haven't seen any actual ball spiking. Trump and Hegseth have both been realistic while also making it clear that nobody gives a shit what Bush, Rumsfeld, or Cheney think anymore.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:35 AM (2ocoG)
Not much of it here, or much of the Trumpstein, End of MAGA rhetoric, either.
I meant the Right at large.
A lot of people are acting like total fools.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 11:45 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Methos
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Ah, just like Colbert was on the Daily Show. Except as entertaining as videos of his blowjobs on Destiny.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (7RYym)
Posted by: Paradice HQ at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Case at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (Z3Kkg)
Posted by: Ian S.
Well, Rumsfeld and Cheney are dead, so...
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (77rzZ)
Friendly fire never is. Just ask the F-18F crew shot down by an Aegis cruiser.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (2GVsD)
He is indeed cosplaying as a conservative, or at least as someone on the right. It isn't all just media invention.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)
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He doesn't advocate for anything conservative. He shits on Republicans constantly. He tells his listeners to vote Democrat.
It's all media invention.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
Meant saying it was NOT terror related.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (7RYym)
https://tinyurl.com/3mpba434
NY Post: Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shot down three $31M US fighter jets, all crew safely ejected: military
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (MSvRg)
Send them a bill. They got that kind of money in the mattress.
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (sH4Bk)
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes "R" Us at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM
*slow clap*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 11:47 AM (bFu5X)
They shut down tariffs. But they did not shut down deportees...
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes "R" Us at March 02, 2026 11:38 AM (qgHp7)
Importantly, they shut down tariffs based on the rationale that Trump used for this case. Trump has already said that that they'll use a different rationale and, I believe, they have several. Unless SCOTUS moves forward and says that the President cannot impose tariffs no matter what laws have been passed and previously determined to be okay, tariffs are here for at least as long as Trump is.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 11:47 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 11:41 AM (5aZAZ)
I heard it was road rage or continued domestic...either way, cop did the job correctly. No perp to prosecute in an area that might not bother...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 11:47 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 11:48 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Oh look! I'm observing a pattern. It's almost as if the media thinks that hiding the information will make us not make assumptions.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 11:48 AM (OPGS/)
Let's make him chief tariffs collector as well
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 11:48 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: jwest at March 02, 2026 11:48 AM (KtqtS)
$2K doesn't come close to what I'm owed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
They stole every cent while doubling your tab.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 11:48 AM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (MSvRg)
Send them a bill. They got that kind of money in the mattress.
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (sH4Bk)
Make the check out to Bill Balls Donald.
Posted by: Roy at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (qwype)
A lot of people are acting like total fools.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Don't really see that on X or in real life. It is more that other than young people that didn't learn history in school, that people are saying finally those assholes are getting payback for murdering Americans for nearly 50 years. And worry/prayers about the US troops. Especially Gen X who grew up with America Held Hostage and flaccid Jimmy Carter in a damn sweater.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Wally at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (5JDxA)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:45 AM (iFTx/)
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He doesn't advocate for anything conservative. He shits on Republicans constantly. He tells his listeners to vote Democrat.
It's all media invention.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (GBKbO)
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Nah. He packages it as wanting to move conservatives and the GOP further to the right. I mean, he talked about it all the time, it was sorta like his entire brand.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 11:45 AM (BI5O2)
You just provided a nice, brief and accurate description of the history of mankind.... pithy
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: jwest
How much did you get?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)
https://www.insidenova.com/ headlines/updated-state-police-identify- suspect-victims-in-beltway-road-rage-stabbing/ article_3dcbd264-d48c-4370-b71c-acbaa42bb78d.html
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 11:50 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:50 AM (MSvRg)
Posted by: tubal
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I think that is going to be a given along probably with unconditional surrender.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:50 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: jwest
How much did you get?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)
Three-fitty.
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 11:51 AM (G0rhW)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 11:51 AM (/LXUT)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:24 AM (GBKbO)
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Did you support mandatory seatbelt laws?
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These interactions explain why I consider this community my peeps. 🙂
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 11:51 AM (RkOfE)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 11:51 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 11:48 AM (MKu/Q)
According to Bobby Kennedy Jr, one of Cuba's biggest source of income is durable medical device fraud on Medicare out of Florida.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:52 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 11:52 AM (OPGS/)
https://www.paymentcardsettlement.com/en
Posted by: jwest at March 02, 2026 11:52 AM (KtqtS)
Posted by: jwest
How much did you get?
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 11:49 AM (77rzZ)
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$5.5 billion, obviously
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:52 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Police suspect fair play at March 02, 2026 11:52 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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His supposed idea to move the party to the right is to vote Democrat in 2024 and just now also in 2026. He also likes to watch gay pron and give blowjobs to his buddy Destiny.
Makes Baldrick's cunning plans look genius.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Robert at March 02, 2026 11:43 AM (MSvRg)
Send them a bill. They got that kind of money in the mattress.
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 11:46 AM (sH4Bk)
This will take some investigation to figure out what happened. I am guessing the Kuwaiti anti-aircraft missiles are U.S.-made, and set up by U.S. techs? And somehow the radars saw the 3 F-15's amd locked on, and missiles were launched?
Now isn't there supposed to be IFF in the mix there, too? I'm wondering if maybe the F-15's had been spoofing Iranian aircraft, in order to deceive iranian air defence, and forget to turn the spoofing off when returning to "friendly" airspace.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 11:53 AM (8zz6B)
This will take some investigation to figure out what happened. I am guessing the Kuwaiti anti-aircraft missiles are U.S.-made, and set up by U.S. techs? And somehow the radars saw the 3 F-15's amd locked on, and missiles were launched?
Now isn't there supposed to be IFF in the mix there, too? I'm wondering if maybe the F-15's had been spoofing Iranian aircraft, in order to deceive iranian air defence, and forget to turn the spoofing off when returning to "friendly" airspace.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 11:53 AM (8zz6B)
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All I know is that the people demanding we make the USS Liberty central to our Middle East policy postures will demand the same thing of this friendly fire incident.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:53 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 11:54 AM (RkOfE)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 11:52 AM (OPGS/)
No, doesn't seem so...one of the women stabbed tried to stop the stabbing, so not sure how many women started in the car that was attacked and how many tried to stop it. Sad it took a cop to end it and no guys got out to end it.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 11:54 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 11:54 AM (/LXUT)
Well, we did deliver two Patriot anti-air missile systems to them some time ago. If that's what took down 3 of our 4th generation F-15E's then.... that's one thing.
If those F-15's were downed by HAWK anti-air systems, an older, less capable system than the Patriot then.... that's something else.
Both are used by Kuwait.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 11:54 AM (jtM2q)
Don't really see that on X or in real life.
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Oh, I've seen a whole, whole lot of X crap like "Trumpstein betrayed MAGA," and "so and so didn't support military action, and now look, he's an anti-Semite calling Trump Trumpstein," as if that's more than a sliver of anti-war Trump supporters.
This is counterproductive. Americans are under fire and dying. I don't want to hear anyone talking about any topic besides "how do we win at the lowest cost and nearest term." Not why I'm right and you're wrong. Just winning.
It's like people can't figure out there's a damned war on.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 11:54 AM (Np3bf)
A *lot* of people, especially those on the older side, still believe that if something isn't in the MSM it didn't happen. This comes up a lot when people start wailing that Trump isn't doing anything or that ICE has stopped deporting people. Neither of those things are true, it's just the MSM isn't saying anything unless there's an obvious DNC win angle, like when Boasberg pops up.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:55 AM (2ocoG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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You didn't get it.
Maybe I should have used a Bob Marley sock.
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 11:55 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
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His supposed idea to move the party to the right is to vote Democrat in 2024 and just now also in 2026. He also likes to watch gay pron and give blowjobs to his buddy Destiny.
Makes Baldrick's cunning plans look genius.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)
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Well, yea. My point wasn't that he's actually moving anything to the right. My point was that he is cosplaying as someone on the right.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (iFTx/)
Also, Tucker hasn't said anything publicly since the start of the strikes, it seems.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (GBKbO)
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I don't think they're inclined yet, but I also think we might be killing their leaders and replacement leaders too quickly for anyone in charge to issue a surrender.
Posted by: Methos at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (vSvIl)
Jared Llamado brought a knife to a state trooper gun fight.
Posted by: FAFO at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (2Ez/1)
Assuming the F-15Es had their IFF turned back on after combat ops. Granted three at once is weird and improbable.
Assuming their Mode 4 worked, again three at once unlikely.
Or simply like the idiots in the Stennis battle group shooting an F-18F down and almost bagging two more Hornets. It was all a communications breakdown and loss of situational awareness on the air defense people.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (2GVsD)
Man stabbed a woman and her dog after a car accident. They're not giving the name of the stabber which seems rather significant.
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Stabby Stabber Guy.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (pZ64F)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:50 AM (E4rtv)
In the Philippine insurrection against Spain, the Spanish troops fortified a church in the town of Baler, and held out against the siege by Pilipino rebels until the Americans came and relieved them the year after the end of the Span-Am war.
Brave and resolute men, but I expect the last Iranian resistance to be something like that.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:57 AM (rbvCR)
It becomes an entitlement people expect then and then they stupidly spend it. It really did fuel inflation.
I'm fine with way to give it back to citizens instead of companies, but not rebate checks.
Posted by: Leupold at March 02, 2026 11:57 AM (Kxbnm)
Posted by: Braenyard
In a depressing project, I read all the state's secession debates which are out there if you want to read them. It was not tariffs in 1860, it was slavery and the fact that Dred Scott in 1857 promised the South that slavery would be allowed nationwide. There was also fear that Lincoln would free the blacks.
Expansion of slavery was a big economic deal as the eastern states in the South had fields that were played out so like Jefferson and Madison, selling slaves was about the only way to make those plantations profitable.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)
All he needs is the turban. And a beard.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 11:58 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 11:52 AM (iFTx/)
It's jwest, it might legitimately be all 5.5 Billion.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:58 AM (3wOGw)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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You didn't get it.
Maybe I should have used a Bob Marley sock.
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 11:55 AM (qgHp7)
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It's not like I'd be able to read it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 11:59 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Was. Past tense at March 02, 2026 11:59 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 11:55 AM (2ocoG)
A lot of people will have sources that they trust, people on X, podcasters, whatever, and they will uncritically accept whatever those people say. So, if podcaster Boo7 has an axe to grind about a specific thing and goes off saying that Trump is betraying MAGA because x, y, or z... well, they'll start saying that too.
We see it here from time to time.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 11:59 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:59 AM (2GVsD)
In the Philippine insurrection against Spain, the Spanish troops fortified a church in the town of Baler, and held out against the siege by Pilipino rebels until the Americans came and relieved them the year after the end of the Span-Am war.
Brave and resolute men, but I expect the last Iranian resistance to be something like that.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 11:57 AM (rbvCR)
Fine, as long as WE are not the ones going house to house killing off the holdouts. None of that stuff. That is how Mission Creep happens.
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 12:00 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Methos
I think that is the plan while the minions get pasted as part of the stated US-Israeli warplans is to destroy the Basiji and the IRGC compounds, munitions dumps, and personnel while targeting them for psyops.
Israel has thoroughly penetrated the IRGC to the extent of controlling apps and TV to directly send messages to specific IRGC commanders.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:00 PM (E4rtv)
Makes Baldrick's cunning plans look genius.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)
And if he blew Destiny, he probably blew "Turkey" Tom Hanson, too.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 12:00 PM (3wOGw)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 11:40 AM (2GVsD)
Man stabbed a woman and her dog after a car accident. They're not giving the name of the stabber which seems rather significant.
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Stabby Stabber Guy.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (pZ64F)
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Jared Llamado
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
Ugly Chinese hags csn no longer use filters.
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Is China banning filters on TikTok?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 12:00 PM (Keihy)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 12:00 PM (EtnSa)
Posted by: jwest
How much does one have to spend on a credit card to receive $5.5 billion in a settlement?
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 12:01 PM (0U5gm)
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Then make it a deduction against taxpayers Income Tax. This lowers taxpayer costs and ignores the grifters and allows the money to fund the Feds as per the Constitution.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 02, 2026 12:01 PM (pZ64F)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 12:00 PM (EtnSa)
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Well, he's dead.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:01 PM (GBKbO)
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Pakistanis, too.
It didn't go well for them.
We might want to think about deploying the Marines to protect ICE.
Posted by: Methos at March 02, 2026 12:01 PM (vSvIl)
They shut down tariffs. But they did not shut down deportees...
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes "R" Us
Nice! 😁
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 12:01 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Was. Past tense at March 02, 2026 11:59 AM (2Ez/1)
Interesting that this name works for the US State Department, though. If it's him, still think road rage, though...especially if he had to work the weekend...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 12:02 PM (tOcjL)
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Pakistanis, too.
It didn't go well for them.
We might want to think about deploying the Marines to protect ICE.
Posted by: Methos at March 02, 2026 12:01 PM (vSvIl)
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"Abdul got killed running through the gates of the US embassy, and all we managed to do was bend the gate a bit. Wanna try again?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:02 PM (GBKbO)
Posted by: pudinhead at March 02, 2026 11:56 AM (pZ64F)
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Jared Llamado
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This sounds like a Clown Name.
Posted by: pudinhead at March 02, 2026 12:02 PM (pZ64F)
What's the equivalent to "show bobs and vagene" for gay pajeets?
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Apparently James O'Keefe
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 12:02 PM (RkOfE)
Don't bother. Those who are convinced the South was peopled by a bunch of Constitutionalists who only wanted to be Constitutional cannot be persuaded otherwise.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:03 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 12:03 PM (EtnSa)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
I think Fuentes got confused by the DC GOP that sucking dick, being treacherous to Trump and the right, and mouthing platitudes WAS conservative in a Mitch McConnell sort of way.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:03 PM (E4rtv)
Don't bother. Those who are convinced the South was peopled by a bunch of Constitutionalists who only wanted to be Constitutional cannot be persuaded otherwise.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:03 PM (Riz8t)
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The Confederacy never did anything bad in terms of monetary policy, either!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:03 PM (GBKbO)
Basically no bunker is too deep, and all your coms are 100% compromised by electronic surveillance or mossad assets on the ground. The IRG will likely be pulped to the last man by drones if they dont surrender.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:04 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes "R" Us
Nice! 😁
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
I finally got Muldoon's joke. I'm a little on the slow side today.
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 12:04 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:04 PM (Np3bf)
Harvard I'd offer a special deal: produce Obama's transcripts and law school review writings and we'll take less of your money.
Posted by: Ian S.
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No deals with crooks. It's time to get straight and pay up.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 12:05 PM (/LXUT)
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We got a notice regarding a data breach at Norton Healthcare that happened years ago. Some number of millions of dollars set aside for settlement.
My cut, if I "opt in?" $5
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 12:05 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Was. Past tense at March 02, 2026 11:59 AM (2Ez/1)
"Llamado" literally means "named".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 12:05 PM (8zz6B)
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They HAVE released a partial description.
"...he has such teeth, dear. And he shows them pearly white...":
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:05 PM (qgHp7)
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Apparently James O'Keefe
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 12:02 PM (RkOfE)
Thanks, now there's coffee all over my desk.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Was. Past tense at March 02, 2026 11:59 AM (2Ez/1)
"Llamado" literally means "named".
I think I once had a Llamado in a Bloody Mary.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes
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I know and yet I persist. I can actually say that I've read and seen the first Constitution of the Confederacy as it was part of the research project regarding state constitutions and state bills of rights/state court cases on rights.
Also have a copy of the legal treatise by TRR Cobb about slavery that was published just before the Civil War.
My conclusion, they shoulda picked their own damn cotton from teh get go.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:04 PM (Np3bf)
Wow.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 12:04 PM
Chinese dating apps hardest hit.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 12:07 PM (tOcjL)
I think Fuentes ...WAS conservative in a Mitch McConnell sort of way.
Posted by: whig
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Which is a treacherous, traitor in a backstabbing kind of way.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 12:08 PM (/LXUT)
‘ sucking dick, being treacherous to Trump and the right, and mouthing platitudes WAS conservative in a Mitch McConnell’
When you put it that way, it’s an understandable mistake on their part.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at March 02, 2026 12:09 PM (jbnUc)
All he needs is the turban. And a beard.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 11:58 AM (jtM2q)
And work on his avuncularism
Posted by: Paradice HQ at March 02, 2026 12:09 PM (gbOdA)
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Sounds like the opening line of a Townes Van Zandt ballad sung by Willie Nelson.
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 12:02 PM (GBKbO)
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Bruce Springsteen and Bono will write a song about brave Abdul The Terrorist.
Maybe called "I KEEL YOU!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (VNoBw)
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:11 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: whig
Yeah. The guy you think is Achmed Habib in charge of IRGC comms?
He's really Avi Ben Gurion. Deep cover Mossad.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (rR3v+)
He's really Avi Ben Gurion. Deep cover Mossad.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 12:12 PM (rR3v+)
well, the Israelis hate getting their bad news second hand
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 12:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:15 PM (qgHp7)
Expansion of slavery was a big economic deal as the eastern states in the South had fields that were played out so like Jefferson and Madison, selling slaves was about the only way to make those plantations profitable.
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I haven't heard this before. Selling slaves from a plantation was profitable? Who was buying and for what work? Honest questions.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 12:15 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
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They should have switched to producing Bourbon.
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (VNoBw)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 12:17 PM (RkOfE)
161 years later we're still relitigating the Civil War. If you count from the Constitutional Convention to the Lincoln campaign, they were litigating it for 73 years beforehand.
I would argue that the Union had a tougher time of it politically, since they were litigating it in the middle, too.
It would have been a touch easier if they were just committed to a quick victory instead of pissing in each other's gruel all the time. At least the Confederacy just went into full victory-mode. Had the Union managed that, it would have been the walkover they bullshitted each other about in '61.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (BI5O2)
I work for Matt Dillon
I make 2 Dollars a day
I go see Miss Kitty
I play with her titty
She takes my 2 Dollars away
Posted by: Common Tater at March 02, 2026 12:18 PM (29nn/)
Khomeini was not avuncular.
Santa Claus is avuncular.
Khomeini was more carbuncular.
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: muldoon, dad jokes at March 02, 2026 12:20 PM (qgHp7)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 11:58 AM (3wOGw)
I'm still saving to buy a car.
Posted by: jwest at March 02, 2026 12:24 PM (KtqtS)
Unless you can point me to a business that cheerfully eats the tax and doesn’t pass on the cost motivated by really warm feelings.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 12:39 PM (+caSM)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Queen Esther
Edwin Longsden Long
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 09:31 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at March 02, 2026 09:32 AM (vFG9F)
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Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at March 02, 2026 09:33 AM (mh59C)
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 02, 2026 09:34 AM (DgMqy)
Would hang , thx CBD
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 09:34 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:34 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:34 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 02, 2026 09:34 AM (CHHv1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 09:34 AM (xT8gx)
Ready to write up some scripture!
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 09:35 AM (Y8DZL)
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Posted by: Agony of De Feet at March 02, 2026 09:35 AM (oftw2)
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Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 09:35 AM (tj6OY)
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at March 02, 2026 09:35 AM (NYInA)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 02, 2026 09:36 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at March 02, 2026 09:36 AM (sUTO1)
Why would you have a pic of Esther today?
(Joking. Esther is one of the few OT books I've read.)
Another artist who couldn't afford anything but brown paint, alas. Alexa, brighten this up with colorfulness.
The important thing, of course, is to ask if the attendant on the right is a gal and topless, or just some eunuch?
Posted by: mindful webworker - a poor student in a rich land at March 02, 2026 09:36 AM (6RP3T)
Edwin Long's painting captures the biblical story of Queen Esther, who risked her life to save her people from persecution. The artwork reflects the Victorian academic style, characterized by meticulous detail and realistic representation. Long's use of vibrant colors, particularly gold and red, conveys the opulence of the Persian court.
Themes and Interpretation
The painting depicts Esther in a moment of tension, poised before King Ahasuerus. This scene symbolizes courage and the struggle for justice. Esther's expression reflects her inner turmoil, embodying the complexities of her role as both a queen and a Jewish woman in a precarious position.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 09:36 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 09:37 AM (jtM2q)
Sick and tired of love
I've had my fill of love
From below and above
Tired, tired of being admired
Tired of love uninspired
Let's face it
I'm tired
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 09:37 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: Salami, Salami, Baloney! at March 02, 2026 09:37 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 02, 2026 09:37 AM (KND7J)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 09:38 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: Can't Afford No Shoes at March 02, 2026 09:38 AM (oftw2)
Which question I see Anna Puma already addressed.
Posted by: mindful webworker - just another cell in the Horde mind at March 02, 2026 09:38 AM (6RP3T)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 02, 2026 09:39 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 02, 2026 09:39 AM (KND7J)
The wall decor really does capture the flavor of Persian stone work.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:39 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:35 AM (2GVsD)
******
Maybe she's gay.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 09:39 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 09:39 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Haman at March 02, 2026 09:40 AM (sUTO1)
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Posted by: mindful webworker - this MEANS something (piling up mashed potatoes) at March 02, 2026 09:41 AM (6RP3T)
Posted by: Case at March 02, 2026 09:41 AM (Z3Kkg)
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Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 09:41 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Bad Andrew at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (DgMqy)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Cicero
Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page) was known as "The Bronze Goddess of Fire".
Posted by: From St. Louis at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (2GVsD)
It's pretty clear that art like this be-peoples our dreams of what potentates like Cleopatra must have looked like. This is like an Edith Head costume sketch, or Little Alex's prison fantasy.
I think if we had more and better illustrated Bibles, we'd have more history and biblical scholars, and a higher class of porn as well.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 02, 2026 09:43 AM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:43 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: red speck at March 02, 2026 09:43 AM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 09:43 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 09:44 AM (Kt19C)
At first I thought that the kneeling woman on the left was holding a roll of tape.
"Today we paint the trim in the banquet hall!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:45 AM (xG4kz)
Test Results - a limerick
No matter how hard they tried
Esther and her handmaidens cried
They were denying and rejecting
When they learned she was expecting
'Twas the day that the Esther Bunny died
Posted by: muldoon at March 02, 2026 09:45 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Lance Link at March 02, 2026 09:45 AM (45aa2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 09:46 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 02, 2026 09:43 AM (zdLoL)
Is it irreverent to think of Esther dancing for the King in a hoochie koochie dress?
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 09:46 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:46 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Madamemayhem
On a pretty, young woman it looks nice. On the bingo flap lady yanking on the one-armed bandit down at the gas station, not so alluring.
Posted by: Arbiter of Beauty And Taste at March 02, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)
"Today we paint the trim in the banquet hall!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:45 AM (xG4kz)
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That would explain the long faces
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at March 02, 2026 09:47 AM (0bjKf)
Not a good idea in a region without modern plumbing.
> Aunt Esther (LaWanda Page) was known as "The Bronze Goddess of Fire".
Posted by: From St. Louis at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (oftw2)
Yep. In her youth she was a stripper who did a fire act.
She got the Sanford and Son gig because she and Redd Foxx were old friends dating back to the burlesque days.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 09:48 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: red speck at March 02, 2026 09:48 AM (Ve/HL)
Okay, thenk, smArt folks, what does the mirror symbolize, henh?
Beam weapons -- it's smiting time!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:48 AM (xG4kz)
Sidenote: it is hard to find a photo of Theda which does not creep me the hell out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 09:49 AM (bss/y)
Also, would not hang.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 09:49 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Art. at March 02, 2026 09:49 AM (i49OE)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:45 AM (xG4kz)
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Paintin' Trim, huh?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 09:49 AM (bss/y)
"Today we paint the trim in the banquet hall!"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:45 AM
"But first, a few words about shop safety."
- Norm Abram
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (2GVsD)
Maybe in the poker room.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (7fEFu)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (OhBRn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 09:49 AM (bss/y)
I'd be willing to get creeped out by her.
She was a smokeshow.
She was also Jewish, I believe, despite taking a stage name that was an anagram of "Arab".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (2GVsD)
Thing about getting typecast is at least you are getting cast.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 09:51 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Eeyore at March 02, 2026 09:51 AM (AlhUl)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 09:43 AM (2J/Lj)
At 19 I could, with some effort, wear a metal bangle bracelet that way. Mostly because I was chronically ill and didn't realize.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 09:51 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Q Tarantino at March 02, 2026 09:51 AM (HcoTw)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 09:52 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: red speck
I got that reference.
"We could use him as a footstool or a table to play Scrabble on.
Then tie him up and beat him up and throw him out of Babylon"
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 09:54 AM (2J/Lj)
FWIW, Long was excellent at painting nudes. They are very natural and appealing and have the same qualities as today's painting. Worth a look at his works.
Posted by: JTB at March 02, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 09:43 AM (2J/Lj)
Armlet, I think it's called
Or armband
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 09:54 AM (7fEFu)
Also, would not hang.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 09:49 AM (Y1sOo)
Weekend events, plus it's Purim which is the holiday celebrating the salvation of the Jews through Esther's actions.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 09:55 AM (lFFaq)
This is why this art is appropriate for today
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people by Queen Esther from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther.
Purim begins at sundown today.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:55 AM (xG4kz)
I like the emotions on her face. To me it shows the reality of the mental conflict and preparation before taking a dangerous and necessary action.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 09:55 AM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 09:56 AM (8zz6B)
Or armband
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
Ja, armbands were quite fashionable in Berlin 1933-45.
Posted by: A. Schickelgruber at March 02, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)
Some enterprising Israeli made a dating app where you can check to see who in your bomb shelter is single.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 09:57 AM (bss/y)
The Achaemenid Empire is another bame for the Persian Empire.
Tying together the appropriate threads based on recent events is an exercise left for the readers.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:57 AM (xG4kz)
There are actually 2 days of Purim. If you're in the Persian town of Shushan or in several ancient Israeli cities, such as here in Jerusalem, the holiday is celebrated not tonight but tomorrow night through Wednesday. For the rest of the world, Purim is celebrated beginning this evening through tomorrow.
ליהודים היתה אורה ושמחה וששון ויקר - כן תהיה לנו
פורים שמח
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 09:58 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 09:58 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: T man at March 02, 2026 09:59 AM (HcoTw)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)
Meh, guessing A-cup
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 10:00 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 10:00 AM (EtnSa)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 10:00 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: T man at March 02, 2026 09:59 AM (HcoTw)
I'm not entirely sure that one isn't a dude.
(Muddy Waters "Mannish Boy" starts playing in the background)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 10:00 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: T man at March 02, 2026 09:59 AM (HcoTw)
One, she looks to be pretty flat. Two, she is employing the Austin Powers block the naughty bits gambit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: T man
I thought Bulg was the Mayor of Melonville.
Posted by: Lumpy Rutherford at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)
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I need moar time to get to Jerusalem.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (RIvkX)
Also, would not hang.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 09:49 AM (Y1sOo)
Weekend events, plus it's Purim which is the holiday celebrating the salvation of the Jews through Esther's actions.
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This, and spoiler alert, hanging features prominently in this story.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (RkOfE)
Armlet is the term commonly used in the trade.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (IG3/x)
You are now free to discuss movies, Star Trek, or boobs.
Posted by: muldoon at March 02, 2026 10:02 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 10:03 AM (rZCVI)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Y1sOo)
I read that Khamenei, Jr., the new "Supreme Leader" was also taking a dirt nap, though I'm not sure if that's been confirmed.
I guess they're going to have to put the job ad back on monster.com.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 10:03 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Pete in Texas at March 02, 2026 10:03 AM (B4x3t)
Posted by: muldoon at March 02, 2026 10:02 AM
What are we, chopped liver?
Posted by: Guns and Longbows at March 02, 2026 10:03 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: T man
Well... Yes. Don't get me wrong here.... I like tits. Mine. I like having them. I especially like them when Hubbymayhem is paying "attention" to mine.
But on some other broad? Yeh.... Nope. Don't care.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 10:04 AM (2J/Lj)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM
* sobs *
Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 02, 2026 10:04 AM (0sNs1)
Ironically, even a negative test resulted in the rabbit's demise.
Side effects of Dissection include death. That's it, death.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:05 AM (xG4kz)
Israel War Room
@IsraelWarRoom
HISTORIC: For the first time ever, Israel used the Iron Beam to intercept rockets fired by Hezbollah.
https://is.gd/EsscjG
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:05 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)
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Long story but the Jews of Shushan were given an additional day to destroy their enemies and only rested the day after the same was done the day before by the Jews elsewhere throughout the Persian Empire.
Then, in order to recall that the exile was not the place where the Jews belonged, they retroactively set the holiday's date based on whether the locale one is in was a walled city from the time of Joshua's conquest of Cana'an, as Jerusalem was.
Have to cut it short and head out for a while. Maybe l8r.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 10:06 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Gref at March 02, 2026 10:06 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:06 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Lincolntf at March 02, 2026 10:07 AM (vV6n9)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:07 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:06 AM (8zz6B)
That's what I was thinking too. Seen it used in books, at least.
Or torq?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:07 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Testing 1, 2, 3,.... at March 02, 2026 10:07 AM (oftw2)
A torque is worn around the neck.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:07 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Y1sOo)
too bad so sad
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)
Pride goeth before a fall
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 10:08 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:08 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 10:08 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 10:08 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 10:08 AM (gVUi7)
Have IRGC and Basijis started massacring, or are they holding back? I think that's going to be a leading indicator of how big a problem this is going to be.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 10:09 AM (BI5O2)
Also called torq or torc, it is rigid, unlike a necklace.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:09 AM (xG4kz)
Israel War Room
@IsraelWarRoom
HISTORIC: For the first time ever, Israel used the Iron Beam to intercept rockets fired by Hezbollah.
https://is.gd/EsscjG
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:05 AM (FXNzP)
Way to agitate the trolls.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 10:09 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:09 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 10:04 AM (2J/Lj)
I remember a long-ago interview with Frank Zappa in which he stated that his new album had "Everything that America loves, and that is beer and tits".
The (female) interviewer said "I don't like either of those things and I'm 51% of America."
Zappa: "Well, if you don't like them maybe you should go have them chopped off."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 10:09 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM
* sobs *
Posted by: Michelle Fields at March 02, 2026 10:04 AM (0sNs1)
There there.
Posted by: T Rex at March 02, 2026 10:10 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:10 AM (bss/y)
Did the Wasserman Test kill Wasserman?
I'd be more concerned over the slaughters from pop quizzes.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:11 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 10:09 AM (IG3/x)
What a pretentious, miserable bitch.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:11 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:11 AM (bss/y)
And they are not identifying the suspect in the Virginia ‘road rage’ killings so I suspect it also connected to terrorism.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (4hjRS)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:09 AM (xG4kz)
So, one of those African babes with all the rings on her neck would be a torq wench, then?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Agony of De Feet at March 02, 2026 09:35 AM (oftw2)
++++
Esther looks like she's wearing some kind of sandal. You can see the thong straps between her two biggest toes.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (syz1S)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Y1sOo)
too bad so sad
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
They ALL had a chance to peacefully bail last month. But nooooooo. They had to crank up the asshoe-ishness against the Iranian people.
F them.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:11 AM (bss/y)
Pretty sure Trump release the pod of trained dolphins with anti ship mines on their backs in the gulf.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (i0Hi3)
And they are not identifying the suspect in the Virginia ‘road rage’ killings so I suspect it also connected to terrorism.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (4hjRS)
Call it what it is: Muslim Motivated Murder
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:14 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:15 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM (Y1sOo)
too bad so sad
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
They ALL had a chance to peacefully bail last month. But nooooooo. They had to crank up the asshoe-ishness against the Iranian people.
F them.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (rR3v+)
The next guy who does not pay attention to the matter of Trump requesting them to leave will no doubt bet that Trump won't do it three times in a row.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 10:15 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:01 AM
* sobs *
Posted by: Michelle Fields
Look at the bright side. You can put yours on from the top down and carry it with you everywhere.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 10:15 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:15 AM (bss/y)
Per wikipedia
The word comes from Latin torquis (or torques), from torqueo, "to twist", because of the twisted shape many of the rings have. Typically, neck-rings that open at the front when worn are called "torcs" and those that open at the back "collars". Smaller bracelets and armlets worn around the wrist or on the upper arm sometimes share very similar forms. Torcs were made from single or multiple intertwined metal rods, or "ropes" of twisted wire. Most of those that have been found are made from gold or bronze, less often silver, iron or other metals (gold, bronze and silver survive better than other metals when buried for long periods).
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (xG4kz)
Any Muslim could potentially be a sleeper agent. So whenever there is conflict with a Muslim power some percentage of our immigrants/"refugees" will start attacking.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)
When I was a boy, I remember Grandfather Poppins saying that if something went wrong, Grandmother would hang his ass higher than Haman. Do people still say that?
I do, but you expect that of me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (ufSfZ)
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Well, I never heard nothing about it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (FXNzP)
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Well, I never heard nothing about it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (FXNzP)
""Secret""
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 10:17 AM (i0Hi3)
Delusional evil retards
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:17 AM (4hjRS)
Reports so far seem to indicate that they are more on the being massacred side of things. One can only hope it's true.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 10:17 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Nicless at March 02, 2026 10:17 AM (nPp6w)
Any Muslim could potentially be a sleeper agent. So whenever there is conflict with a Muslim power some percentage of our immigrants/"refugees" will start attacking.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)
It should have been a foregone conclusion for everyone to increase readiness and awareness after this weekend's strikes.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 10:18 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:18 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:19 AM (4hjRS)
So, one of those African babes with all the rings on her neck would be a torq wench, then?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
But of course! They're very slinky.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:19 AM (xG4kz)
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Well, I never heard nothing about it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (FXNzP)
So well kept, even the Democrap media refused to report it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:19 AM (8zz6B)
An old flame stayed up all night studying for her Wasserman Test.
She still flunked.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 02, 2026 10:19 AM (cYBz/)
Reports so far seem to indicate that they are more on the being massacred side of things. One can only hope it's true.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 10:17 AM (lFFaq)
Certainly hope if the regime starts massacring non party members that someone has a hidden cache of guns to fight back.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 10:19 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:
***********
Do not undergo Dissection™ if you or a family member have had a previous adverse result from Dissection™. Ask your OB/Gyn if Dissection™ is right for you. Tell your OB/Gyn if you are pregnant or planning to be.
Posted by: muldoon at March 02, 2026 10:20 AM (qgHp7)
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So sad. She barely had time to submit the life insurance claim.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 02, 2026 10:20 AM (+HNx/)
Of the three persons in this painting, it appears that Esther alone is wearing sandals.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:20 AM (xG4kz)
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Compare and contrast. WaPo's obituaries of Scott Adams and Khameini.
https://is.gd/eqXT7u
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:20 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Zombie Haman at March 02, 2026 10:20 AM (UJMvS)
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Which wife? I’m sure he had more than one.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:21 AM (4hjRS)
Did a pretty good job of it, in both versions it produced, the main subject had a prettier face.
It also changes the form factor of the painting, basially rotating the canvas 90 degreess so it's wider rather than taller.
I would hang either of the imprsssioisitc paintings.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 10:21 AM (XV/Pl)
I understand after the attack she went to pieces.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 02, 2026 10:22 AM (cYBz/)
How's life ???
Feeling better ... plumbing better ???
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 02, 2026 10:22 AM (3sXRv)
That’s interesting. Can you post a link to what you did?
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:22 AM (4hjRS)
https://is.gd/eqXT7u
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:20 AM (FXNzP)
Yeah, one was a friend to the commies, one was not.
I really am coming to hate these guys.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:22 AM (bss/y)
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Everybody's heard of Alexander the Great but nobody ever mentions Lester the Mediocre.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (JCZqz)
The idea being any of the good you see or feel from Trump is actually merely "proof" of the opposite thing. Very much a last ditch effort of branding and it shows they are absolutely losing the branding and labeling war.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (6t1NV)
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Looks like Esther takes fashion notes from Piper. Very nice.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 02, 2026 10:24 AM (2WIwB)
Jack Schlossberg: "How well the Biden administration did in the first two years of its term is the best kept secret in politics."
And you are just the intellectual powerhouse to tell us just what went "well", aren't you, Nepo Candidate?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:24 AM (xG4kz)
So, one of those African babes with all the rings on her neck would be a torq wench, then?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Nice 🙂
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 10:24 AM (RkOfE)
180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Edwin LONG
Queen Esther
1878
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
213.5 × 170.3 cm
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 10:24 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: George Costanza at March 02, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
There are torc style bracelets also.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 10:24 AM (2J/Lj)
I do, but you expect that of me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM
I recall Lord Peter Wimsey describing the murder culprits (i.e., the church bells) as already having been hanged higher than Haman in The Nine Tailors.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 10:25 AM (bFu5X)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 10:25 AM (gbOdA)
It’s basic Newspeak. It’s hilarious when the Left attempts to equate 1984 with the Right when they follow it to the T.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:25 AM (4hjRS)
Better yet, Nepo Candidate, invite J'Blowme to join you at your campaign events to explain it himself.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 10:26 AM (xG4kz)
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Everybody's heard of Alexander the Great but nobody ever mentions Lester the Mediocre.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (+HNx/)
I particularly liked when Biden ranted and raved in front of columns of red light saying how fire and destruction would pore down on his enemies.
I also liked that imprisoning without charge people (LEGAL FUCKING CITIZENS) and torturing them by denying them medical care or access to lawyers was the bestest thing ever. They saw these people as far less deserving of praise than FUCKING CHILD MOLESTING MURDERING FUCKS.
So fuck Joe Biden.
Fuck Obama.
Fuck the assholes in congress who aided and abetted him.
And sincerely, fuck you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:26 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 10:27 AM (gbOdA)
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Which wife? I’m sure he had more than one.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:21 AM (4hjRS)
His favorite one. The one that would give him bj's.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 10:27 AM (g8Ew8)
Edwin Longsden Long
A beautifully detailed painting; all of the models are so young. (Wikipedia) "The painting was meant to be hung next to a similar painting depicting Vashti."
Edwin Longsden Long RA was a successful English genre, history, biblical and portrait painter. He is best known for his Orientalist paintings, many very large, which fetched high prices. His The Babylonian Marriage Market is perhaps his best known work in this line. Wikipedia
Born: July 12, 1829, Somerset, United Kingdom
Died: May 15, 1891 (age 61 years), Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Period: Orientalism
Books: Ione: A Tale of Ephesus, The Price of Beauty: Edwin Long's Babylonian Marriage Market (1875).
>Art Renewal Center Organization - Edwin Longsden Long
89 artworks
Academic Classical artist
Born 1829 - Died 1891
His body of work is amazing.
Thanks.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 10:28 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 10:08
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TBF, his wife, Zeresh was raggin' on him about it 24/7.
Posted by: olddog in mo at March 02, 2026 10:28 AM (ViCCR)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 10:27 AM (g8Ew
Objection, he preferred those from Dinner Jacket. The beard tickled his balls.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:26 AM (bss/y)
Halleluiah Holy Shit, where's the tylenol
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 10:28 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
*******
Heh!
Posted by: muldoon at March 02, 2026 10:30 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:30 AM (bss/y)
The idea being any of the good you see or feel from Trump is actually merely "proof" of the opposite thing. Very much a last ditch effort of branding and it shows they are absolutely losing the branding and labeling war.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (6t1NV)
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
🚨 LMFAO! He just MIC DROPPED the Democrats 🫳🏻🎤
"They out here saying, 'America did illegal strikes on Iran!' Guys, the strikes aren't illegal, they're just undocumented. It's OK." 😭
[video]
https://is.gd/Ts9qfz
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 10:30 AM (+7CAQ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:31 AM (FXNzP)
No strikes are illegal on stolen land!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:31 AM (bss/y)
The idea being any of the good you see or feel from Trump is actually merely "proof" of the opposite thing. Very much a last ditch effort of branding and it shows they are absolutely losing the branding and labeling war.
Posted by: ...
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The pivot starting yesterday was the no plan no plan no plan for Iran. Ann Applebaum's Atlantic article among others including fake Right like Matt Walsh repeating the no plan no plan for Iran.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:31 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (+HNx/)
Preach it.
Posted by: King Ethelred the Unready at March 02, 2026 10:31 AM (XE5AP)
He needs to give the staff member who gave that to him a huge raise.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:32 AM (4hjRS)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:31 AM (E4rtv)
Well, they were pretty disjointed there for a couple days. They had to settle on something.
Looks like they are going for:
1) WOT Death Clock
2) Quagmire!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:33 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 10:34 AM (+nEug)
They were still kicking in doors to make J6 arrests up until a week prior to the inauguration. I know people that went to prison.
The only positive to come from this is that Trump had another 4 years to figure out what went wrong the first time, and the right isn't likely to get rolled like 2020 again... or at least won't peacefully go along with it.
Posted by: heya at March 02, 2026 10:34 AM (nH+RN)
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So sad. She barely had time to submit the life insurance claim.
Posted by: Cicero
Please allow 14 to 21 days to process claims. Thank you.
Posted by: Mutual of Sand Dunes
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 10:35 AM (rR3v+)
And let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." This pleased the king, and he did so.
He was bringing up Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had neither father nor mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was lovely to look at, and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 10:36 AM (gbOdA)
Any Muslim could potentially be a sleeper agent. So whenever there is conflict with a Muslim power some percentage of our immigrants/"refugees" will start attacking.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)
It should have been a foregone conclusion for everyone to increase readiness and awareness after this weekend's strikes.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
That is just a Monday in normal terms. Truth is that radicalized Muzzies just like Troons don't need an excuse to go slaughter people. They do it everyday regardless of what is going on in the world and if they leave some statement, it is usually about how the US made them do it.
They are the self winding killer toys that have all the insane reasoning already built in waiting for anything whatsoever to trigger them into a homicidal rage.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:36 AM (E4rtv)
They were still kicking in doors to make J6 arrests up until a week prior to the inauguration. I know people that went to prison.
The only positive to come from this is that Trump had another 4 years to figure out what went wrong the first time, and the right isn't likely to get rolled like 2020 again... or at least won't peacefully go along with it.
Posted by: heya at March 02, 2026 10:34 AM (nH+RN)
We know they wiretapped Wiles. Not pulled her records but actaully recorded the call(s).
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 10:37 AM (gbOdA)
What about the other wives?
I am assuming he had more than one. . . .
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 10:37 AM (tj6OY)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 10:38 AM (JvUA2)
LOL
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 10:38 AM (6t1NV)
‘Hey Iran, how do you like our IEDs? ‘
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:38 AM (4hjRS)
So fuck Joe Biden.
Fuck Obama.
Fuck the assholes in congress who aided and abetted him.
And sincerely, fuck you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:26 AM (bss/y)
***
Something vexes thee???
Posted by: Diogenes at March 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: mindful webworker -
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"Reflections" Through the mirror of my mind
Time after time I see reflections of you and me Reflections of The way life used to be
Reflections of The love you took from me
Oh, I'm all alone now No love to shield me
Trapped in a world That's a distorted reality...
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 10:39 AM (/LXUT)
what's dumpf's plan for winning the peace?
Posted by: liberal volk in my facebook feed at March 02, 2026 10:39 AM (oY6Yp)
You can't catch me because the rabbit done died
Yes, it did
Posted by: Sweet Emotion at March 02, 2026 10:39 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: moki at March 02, 2026 10:39 AM (wLjpr)
I am assuming he had more than one. . . .
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 10:37 AM (tj6OY)
They're all back in elementary school and doing ok.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 10:39 AM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
Well, except for Trump and the President of Argentina, Orban and maybe a few others right now, men don't seem to be doing a great job running the world right now. One the other hand the womam from Japan, the leader of Italy and former leaders Golda Meir and Margaret That her all seem to be doing or did a fairly good job. Perhaps the idea might be amended that leftist including men do a really bad job.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 10:40 AM (PFs9e)
@EricLDaugh
🚨 LMFAO! He just MIC DROPPED the Democrats 🫳🏻🎤
"They out here saying, 'America did illegal strikes on Iran!' Guys, the strikes aren't illegal, they're just undocumented. It's OK." 😭
[video]
https://is.gd/Ts9qfz
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at March 02, 2026 10:30 AM (+7CAQ)
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We're supposed to remember the USS Liberty and make it a guiding light of our foreign policy but forget Beirut.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:40 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 10:40 AM (PFs9e)
The Left three days ago: "Trump abandoned the protesters!"
The Left now: "Trump abandoned the anti war people!"
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 10:40 AM (6t1NV)
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Well, I never heard nothing about it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
👍
On November 11, 2025, Jack Schlossberg announced his run to become the Democratic candidate in New York's 12th congressional district in the 2026 U.S. House of Representatives election. He is running for the seat being vacated by incumbent Jerry Nadler, who is retiring.
(AI Overview) Based on recent reports, Jack Schlossberg and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are on opposite sides of the political spectrum, with Schlossberg heavily criticizing his cousin for aligning with the MAGA movement under Donald Trump.
Vehemently criticized RFK Jr. for this alignment, calling him a "collared dog" of Trump and a "pariah" to the Kennedy family legacy. Has accused Trump of being "obsessed" with the Kennedy name and trying to dismantle his grandfather's legacy, while criticizing his cousin for spreading misinformation and participating in this process.
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>Town & Country, Rumble in Hyannis: The Kennedy Feud Gets Serious, May 2025
🤡
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 10:41 AM (NFX2v)
what's dumpf's plan for winning the peace?
Posted by: liberal volk in my facebook feed at March 02, 2026 10:39 AM (oY6Yp)
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He didn't have a plan for Venezuela either.
And Venezuela has been bending the knee ever since.
Turns out that showing strength is a plan all on its own.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:41 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: King Ethelred the Unready
Brave.ai found (and/or made up) some good ones:
Ivar the Boneless: A Viking leader
Harald the Lousy: The first King of Norway
Alfonso the Slobberer: King of León
Louis the Spider: King of France
Ivaylo the Cabbage: Bulgarian Tsar
Charles the Bad: King of Navarre
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 10:41 AM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar
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and her lawyer was in on it. HANG HIM.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 10:41 AM (/LXUT)
It comes from Rumsfield and Powell theory that you break it, you bought it.
Well fuck that. Aint my problem.
Just like if the good people coming here make the USA better then they need to stay in their shitholes and make it better.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:42 AM (gbOdA)
See new posts
Well, this is certainly "something."
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Conversation
Dexerto
@Dexerto
Scientists have trained 200,000 human brain cells grown on a microchip to "play" the original Doom
“If the neurons fire in a specific pattern, Doomguy shoots. If they fire in another pattern, he moves right, and so on"
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 10:42 AM (jtM2q)
"They out here saying, 'America did illegal strikes on Iran!' Guys, the strikes aren't illegal, they're just undocumented. It's OK." 😭
[video]
https://is.gd/Ts9qfz
Posted by: ShainS
Regime change isn't illegal on stolen land.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 10:42 AM (rR3v+)
The Left three days ago: "Trump abandoned the protesters!"
The Left now: "Trump abandoned the anti war people!"
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 10:40 AM (6t1NV)
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Nick Fuentes, who said that his listeners should vote for Kamala in 2024 and planned on going to Michigan in September of 2024 to rally against Trump, is now saying to vote for Democrats.
It's a weird turnabout for him where he's saying the same things he said before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:42 AM (GBKbO)
Double Secret Success.
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 10:42 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 10:37 AM (gbOdA)
And her lawyer sold her out.
It's not just that he is a vile coward not worthy of his profession. It also shows how the feeling was during those couple of years.
THIS is why I give Tucker a bit of a break for going nutty as a fucking squirrel turn now. He actually stood up and said 'Fuck you' when EVERYONE else was folding like a cheap suit. Sure, it might have been partly for monetary gain, but at the same time, you all are looking backward with rose glasses.
Remember the Ministry of Disinformation? Remember all the J6 arrests that kept expanding outward. Remember the televised congressional panel looking into 'sedition'?
Tucker was speaking out against these fuckers when nearly ALL of our elected officials would not even mention this shit. MTG was another one.
SURE it could have been cynical. But it seemed like an odd play to make at the time, considering the atmosphere.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:36 AM (E4rtv)
That is true, but there are always final animating events or circumstances that some of them use as justification, at least for the ones who have no self-control.* Thus, if you had been slacking - I had - it was a good time to recommit.
*Of course, the real dangers are the ones who have some self-control and are able to plot and plan in silent.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (+HNx/)
Preach it.
Posted by: King Ethelred the Unready
indeed.
Posted by: irving, the 142nd fastest gun in the west at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (oY6Yp)
Be situationally aware.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 10:41 AM (/LXUT)
agreed
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (4hjRS)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2WIwB)
I'd like to carve the heart out of global communism with a spoon!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (bss/y)
He didn't have a plan for Venezuela either.
And Venezuela has been bending the knee ever since.
Turns out that showing strength is a plan all on its own.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
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I don't understand people reading that liberal crap.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (/LXUT)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (pDt9x)
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If the left never listens to the administration, then they have every reason to think there's nothing planned.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:44 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2026 10:44 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 10:15 AM (i0Hi3)
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*Gives Cuba some side-eye and a sly nod*
Posted by: ballistic at March 02, 2026 10:44 AM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:44 AM (gbOdA)
It's a weird turnabout for him where he's saying the same things he said before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
Fuentes and Carlson are both CIA influenced operatives IMHO. They both should be ignored.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (abIsI)
It's a weird turnabout for him where he's saying the same things he said before.
He's bona fide!
Posted by: Penny Wharvey McGill at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (Riz8t)
He took me to the 8th grade dance!
Posted by: Mary Catherine Margaret
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Filter at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (/LXUT)
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They live in a reality where the border was never open under Biden, where he could have fixed the open border if Trump hadn't sabotaged the bipartisan bill when he wasn't president, where Kamala fixed the border as border czar, and where Trump is worse on the border than Biden.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:42 AM (GBKbO)
To be fair "vote Kamala Biden Hillary" is a position of many a "true conservative".
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (6t1NV)
And Venezuela has been bending the knee ever since.
Also notice who it isn't in Venezuela: Irina Corrina Machado. That's why I suspect it won't be Shah, Jr. in Iran, who enjoys simiilar media support.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (MKu/Q)
And they are not identifying the suspect in the Virginia ‘road rage’ killings so I suspect it also connected to terrorism.
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (4hjRS)
Call it what it is: Muslim Motivated Murder
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:14 AM
No, no, the Central Texas progressive politicians are all saying what we need to address is gun violence.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 10:46 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:46 AM (gbOdA)
It's a weird turnabout for him where he's saying the same things he said before.
He's bona fide!
Posted by: Penny Wharvey McGill at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (Riz8t)
He's got prospects!
Posted by: As a prison bitch at March 02, 2026 10:46 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Wally at March 02, 2026 10:46 AM (5JDxA)
Fuentes and Carlson are both CIA influenced operatives IMHO. They both should be ignored.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (abIsI)
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Fuentes is a gay, racist, Democrat.
He's like that bearded guy running for Senate in Maine except less manly.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (8zz6B)
Its just like those darned Druids, they are all torc, torc, torc.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 10:46 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 10:47 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: cher at March 02, 2026 10:47 AM (oY6Yp)
oh shit I hit post too soon
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:48 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 10:48 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: William the Conqueror at March 02, 2026 10:48 AM (XE5AP)
Take their FCC licenses now.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:48 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 02, 2026 10:47 AM (0sNs1)
I just recovered from Blackish Hysterical Month
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:48 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 10:41 AM (/LXUT)
As high as Haman?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 10:49 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: King Ethelred the Unready
Brave.ai found (and/or made up) some good ones:
Ivar the Boneless: A Viking leader
Harald the Lousy: The first King of Norway
Alfonso the Slobberer: King of León
Louis the Spider: King of France
Ivaylo the Cabbage: Bulgarian Tsar
Charles the Bad: King of Navarre
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 10:41 AM (MKu/Q)
Almost just like the nicknames for the gentlemen members of the Legitimate Businessmens Club.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 02, 2026 10:49 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:49 AM (pDt9x)
Do nothing was winning and mASSIE pulled the plug on the poll and claimed bots from Cyprus and Europe were causing him to lose on his own internet poll.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:50 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 10:50 AM (Q+gd/)
It's a weird turnabout for him where he's saying the same things he said before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:42 AM (GBKbO)
TrueCons all support Iranian Mullahs. It is baked in the cake.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 10:50 AM (rbvCR)
Pompey (the Great's father.) Strabo means: cross-eyed.
There was also a guy from the first Punic War whose cognomen essentially was 'horse's ass' after he led a fleet into a trap.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:51 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 10:51 AM (iFTx/)
If the left never listens to the administration, then they have every reason to think there's nothing planned.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror
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The largest armada in the history of the world and no ships run into each other, all the planes hit their targets and are refueled on time, all the personnel are fed. Everything goes like clockwork,
But There's No Plan
RIGHT
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 10:51 AM (/LXUT)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 10:51 AM (xT8gx)
Marwan II the Ass, Arab Caliph, 744-750
Ashot Bagratuni the Carnivorous, Prince of Armenia, 806-?
Gundulf the Weeper, Bishop of Rochester, 1075-1108
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 10:51 AM (iFTx/)
You are not supposed to notice that, nor mention it.
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (pDt9x)
Hope their old and feeble die in the heat and cold.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:50 AM (E4rtv)
I actually take this as a different tack: stop governing by poll. It is a rough thing to say in that that is ALL the GOPe wants to do. But I mean, do what we elected you for, but do it in your own way.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (abIsI)
Meh, Carlson is CIA and Fuentes is State department.
They are both getting kind of twitchy.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Yeah, in Philly.
ABC, Biden delivers address outside Independence Hall on 'extremist threat to democracy'
Frobes - BREAKING: Biden Heckled During Speech In Philadelphia, Sep. 1, 2022
What a terrible but hilarious show that was, and far in the background a lone voice with megaphone kept yelling, F**k you!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (Q+gd/)
ABC, Biden delivers address outside Independence Hall on 'extremist threat to democracy'
Frobes - BREAKING: Biden Heckled During Speech In Philadelphia, Sep. 1, 2022
What a terrible but hilarious show that was, and far in the background a lone voice with megaphone kept yelling, F**k you!
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (NFX2v)
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This didn't happen. Also, it was great that it happened because conservatives are sub-human and don't deserve constitutional protections.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 10:51 AM (xT8gx)
Ben Rhodes
@brhodes
Trump's second term has been the worst case scenario.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 10:50 AM (Q+gd/)
Impalement needs to make a comeback. There are a lot of assholes who could benefit.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes I made at March 02, 2026 10:54 AM (vFG9F)
@brhodes
Trump's second term has been the worst case scenario.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (gbOdA)
Yes.. For the likes of you
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 10:54 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)
This is commies in a nutshell.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:54 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:54 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 02, 2026 10:54 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:43 AM (pDt9x)
The plan: We're going to fuck up those muzzie assholes. Then we're going to fuck 'em up some more.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (xT8gx)
He's saying he didn't and that the agent is making FIB a reality. Wiles says she believes him.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: r hennigantx
Well . . .
https://is.gd/jfsyRP
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (FXNzP)
Ben Rhodes
@brhodes
Trump's second term has been the worst case scenario.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (gbOdA)
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For those who wanted the WEF dream of hegemonic control of different spheres of influence where communists exerted that control in every major sphere?
Yes, it is a worst case scenario.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (GBKbO)
That seems to be the paid influencer game. Appear to align yourself with Trump long enough to get your following back, and then attempt to peel off some of his support when an opportunity arises.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (MKu/Q)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (8zz6B)
Impalement Hanging Firing Squad Impalement
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (gbOdA)
He ment what he said. It only took me once to heed that warning. Dad didn't play. Trump don't play. I understand this.
Posted by: Case at March 02, 2026 10:56 AM (Z3Kkg)
That seems to be the paid influencer game. Appear to align yourself with Trump long enough to get your following back, and then attempt to peel off some of his support when an opportunity arises.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (MKu/Q)
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The Hodge Twins providing diametrically opposite content on different platforms (pro-Trump on FB and pro-Iran on X) was one of the more amusing little side stories this weekend.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)
Posted by: r hennigantx
Well . . .
https://is.gd/jfsyRP
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (FXNzP)
Has Michael Moore grown a beard, perchance?
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:56 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)
There seems to be a lot of grifting. But it's kind of like Nick Rekieta- how much is grifting, true belief and/or drug use?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (bss/y)
That seems to be the paid influencer game. Appear to align yourself with Trump long enough to get your following back, and then attempt to peel off some of his support when an opportunity arises.
Posted by: t-bird at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM (MKu/Q)
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The Hodge Twins providing diametrically opposite content on different platforms (pro-Trump on FB and pro-Iran on X) was one of the more amusing little side stories this weekend.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)
Hedging your bets, or, diversifying your revenue streams?
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (2WIwB)
They live in a reality where the border was never open under Biden, where he could have fixed the open border if Trump hadn't sabotaged the bipartisan bill when he wasn't president, where Kamala fixed the border as border czar, and where Trump is worse on the border than Biden.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)
They've been brainwashed and conditioned to believe whatever they're told by "authorities" provided it's consistent with their preexisting preprogrammed biases. They operate like cult members, or the absolute worst stereotype of fundamentalist evangelicals the Lifetime Channel has ever coughed up. But even more dogmatic and impervious to any reason whatsoever.
Posted by: They don't understand how religious they really are at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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To me it means that mASSIE tried to get his followers to hand him a polling victory by posting it to his followers and he still was losing so he cancelled it.
That is similar to a candidate running their own election poll and suddenly cancelling it because it tells them their position is losing even when asked in the most favorable framing to that candidate.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:56 AM (GBKbO)
And the other fuckers the Karrassensteins
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:58 AM (gbOdA)
If I perish, I perish.
Posted by: Esther 4:16 at March 02, 2026 10:58 AM (2Ez/1)
They are the self winding killer toys that have all the insane reasoning already built in waiting for anything whatsoever to trigger them into a homicidal rage.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 10:36 AM (E4rtv)
Objection : Those Muzzies aren't even radical. They're doing what the Quran and the Hadiths order them to do.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 10:58 AM (wa/yD)
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Lesbian Navy Captain Faces Court Martial After $100M Ship Ran Aground, Caught Fire, Sank
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:44 AM (gbOdA)
Shit!
Posted by: zombie Harlan Sanders at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: They don't understand how religious they really are at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (TbWk/)
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I fully expect partisans to just keep on keepin' on.
However, I also expect them to become less persuasive over time.
Hopefully, the DOJ efforts at cleaning up voter rolls in the states will reveal further how influential incoherent leftist bubbles are now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (GBKbO)
@brhodes
Trump's second term has been the worst case scenario.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:53 AM (gbOdA)
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I agree with Bennie Boy. Trump 2.0 is indeed the worst case scenerio ... for Democunts like Bennie Boy.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM
You said 'impalement' twice.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (bFu5X)
Marwan II the Ass, Arab Caliph, 744-750
Ashot Bagratuni the Carnivorous, Prince of Armenia, 806-?
Gundulf the Weeper, Bishop of Rochester, 1075-1108
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Hagar the Horrible - 1973-2017
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (bss/y)
That depends on if the Hodge Twins ever got caught on camera with a Vibralldo.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (wa/yD)
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Lesbian Navy Captain Faces Court Martial After $100M Ship Ran Aground, Caught Fire, Sank
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (FXNzP)
She won the Incompetence Trifecta!!!!
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 10:59 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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There is a lot of open homoeroticism in people like Fuentes, the Hodge Twins, the Krassensteins, etc. Dunno if that is a Gen Z thing but twinks don't impress me much.
Heck, Boy George could and has wiped the floor with these wretched influencers with his rampant masculinity.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:00 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 10:55 AM
That seems a bit harsh for McConnell.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 11:00 AM (abIsI)
Posted by: Cosda at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (ms+zr)
Posted by: cmeat at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (R11M+)
No wonder she had the "resting bitch face." I guess in men that's often called "resolve".
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (ix8EF)
They believed that this was a land of opportunity, and they were ready to do whatever it took to make it in this country. That's what generations of Italian and Irish immigrants did in this country. And I think if we welcome folks who want to contribute and be Americans, it's gonna make us stronger and richer—because it already has.
End Welfare, Free School, and Walk in ERs and they would leave in less than 2 weeks.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 10:51 AM (xT8gx)
Of course he has. Been a busy little bee on Twitter.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (bss/y)
That depends on if the Hodge Twins ever got caught on camera with a Vibralldo.
Posted by: XTC
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Barnes is spiraling down to a crash as well.
Trump and his policies really are the lightning rod that causes masks to be shredded from all the creeps that say one thing but want to do something else in the dark of the night.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 10:58 AM (wa/yD)
That's the very definition of "radical": from the roots.
Posted by: zombie Harlan Sanders at March 02, 2026 11:01 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 02, 2026 11:02 AM (wVcYX)
There was a Viking nicknamed Eystein Foulfart.
You probably didn't want to be the guy who sat behind Eystein.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 11:02 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 11:03 AM (JvUA2)
Posted by: pizza pizza at March 02, 2026 11:04 AM (oY6Yp)
France will increase its nuclear warheads for the first time in decades, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday, saying that “to be free, we have to be feared”. Macron delivered the update on the country’s nuclear strategy in a keynote speech from the military base hosting the nation's ballistic missile submarines.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 02, 2026 11:04 AM (Cqx++)
I'm personally celebrating that Sister Act stopped running on half of the cable channels since Black History Month ended.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 11:05 AM (NFX2v)
Imagine someone in Congress not wanting to do nothing. How bad do things have to be, really.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 11:06 AM (6t1NV)
Check out tge Carolingean characters --
Charles the Bald
Charles the Fat
Louis the Stammerer
Lothar the Lame
Charles the Simple
And today we have
Charles the Tampon
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 11:06 AM (xG4kz)
The meme that Democrats will "oppose anything" if it means opposing Trump is my latest favorite.
No no, they really do oppose that stuff. It has nothing to do with Trump.
Posted by: ... at March 02, 2026 11:07 AM (6t1NV)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 02, 2026 10:45 AM (abIsI)
Meh, Carlson is CIA and Fuentes is State department.
They are both getting kind of twitchy.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 10:52 AM (rbvCR)
I have no idea who Fuentes is, but reading some of Carlson and Candace Owen's stuff recently and you wonder where the guy in the white scrubs and giant butterfly net is. Do they believe a word that comes out of their own mouths?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 11:08 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 11:08 AM (JvUA2)
Posted by: Joemarine at March 02, 2026 11:12 AM (y171U)
Posted by: Dr_No at March 02, 2026 11:17 AM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Jimmy at March 02, 2026 02:19 PM (n+rZL)
The Morning Report — 3/2/26
Thirty-six hours after the United States military launched strikes against the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, President Donald Trump issued a video update Sunday on Operation Epic Fury from his Mar-a-Lago residence. . . The president characterized Operation Epic Fury as “one of the largest, most complex, most overwhelming military offensives the world has ever seen.” The allied militaries struck “hundreds of targets in Iran, including Revolutionary Guard facilities, Iranian air defense systems,” and “nine ships plus their naval base, all in a matter of literally minutes.” . . . The president also defended the joint strikes, declaring the U.S. was “undertaking a massive operation, not merely to ensure security for our own time and place, but for our children and their children.” “This is the duty and burden of a free people,” he reflected. “These actions are right, and they are necessary to ensure Americans will never have to face a radical, bloodthirsty terrorist regime, armed with nuclear weapons.” “For almost 50 years, these wicked extremists have been attacking the United States while chanting the slogan ‘Death to America’ or ‘Death to Israel’ or both. They are the world’s number one state sponsor of terror,” Trump added. “These intolerable threats will not continue any longer.” (RELATED: ‘I Have Agreed’: Trump Says Iran’s New Leaders Want To Talk') . . “Combat operations continue in full force and will continue until all of our objectives are achieved,” he stated. Turning to the remaining authorities in Iran, Trump urged “the Revolutionary Guards, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death. It will be certain death, it won’t be pretty.” The president then made another appeal to the Iranian people, urging regime change.Well, there's the rub my friends. Who will be the new leaders and what kind of government and society will emerge once the dust settles and the rubble of the old regime is cleared away? Over the last few weeks, I have had many links that show the Persian people are absolutely against any kind of return to an Islamic theocracy. Of course, it's the IRGC and security services that will call the shots, literally and figuratively unless they either surrender or are eradicated. I fear the President is correct in that "it won't be pretty." So far we have at least three American servicemen dead and a number of others reported wounded along with a number of Israeli citizens killed in missile strikes. God bless all of them, and protect those on the front lines and the innocents who are behind the lines.
The political fallout here at home is predictable. The Fifth columnist Democrat Left and their media puppets are with the terrorists in Tehran. Lest we forget it was they who inflicted the Iranian regime on us 47 years ago when Jimmy Carter abandoned the Shah and the Iranian people to their fate and unleashed a half-century of global Islamic terrorism on the world with many Americans murdered and maimed as a result, as Iran sought to acquire nuclear weapons to bring about Armageddon as the precursor to the Shiite Islamic conquest of the world. We also have the isolationist crowd bleating out that Trump betrayed MAGA by starting a new war. Well, that remains to be seen depending upon how long this goes on and if, God-forbid American boots arrive on the ground in Iran. Special forces/operations notwithstanding, I cannot imagine the 3rd ID, the Marines or the 82nd and/or 101st Airborne coming ashore as it did in the Gulf Wars. That would be madness. So can Air power alone achieve Trump's aims of regime change and Iranian liberation? Well, in his words, we'll just have to wait and see.
Meanwhile, with our attention overseas, this happened here at home:
The gunman behind Austin’s possible terror-related mass shooting entered the US and cemented his legal immigration status under Democrat administrations — despite a growing criminal record.
Senegalese national Ndiaga Diagne, 53, arrived in America on March 13, 2000, on a B-2 tourist visa during the Clinton administration, a source familiar with his immigration history told The Post on Sunday.
Diagne — who killed two people and wounded 14 more during his rampage outside a Texas bar early Sunday — then became a lawful permanent resident on an IR-6 visa in June 2006 when he married a US citizen, the source said. He had already racked up at least one arrest before that, for illegal vending in June 2001 in New York City, law-enforcement sources said. He then went on to lodge a string of other arrests in the Big Apple between 2008 and 2016 — but that didn’t stop him becoming a naturalized US citizen on April 5, 2013 — around the start of former President Barack Obama’s second term, sources said. Those three arrests are sealed, sources said.
Diagne also was arrested in Texas at some point on undisclosed charges, sources said.
He was a known emotional disturbed person in both states, too, sources said. Diagne then applied for asylum in 2016, though the outcome or stated purpose of that application was not immediately clear.
The serial offender opened fire outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas-Austin Campus early Sunday, killing two bar patrons and wounding 14 others before he was shot and killed by police.
He was wearing a “Property of Allah” hoodie at the time of the rampage and had a Quran in his car, sources familiar with the investigation told The Post. The FBI is investigating whether he was motivated by the US-Israel-led campaign against Iran — sources said he was wearing an undershirt emblazoned with the Iranian flag or other Iran-related imagery.
With all of that I say, GIVE 'EM HELL John Fetterman!!!
And a Happy Purim to my Jewish friends and all of you who cherish freedom!!!! Have a great day! And lastly, a quick shout-out and a huge thank you for your continued support in hitting our tip jar. It truly is appreciated more than you can know.
- ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
- As reported by Breitbart Texas, at least three people have been killed and 14 injured after shots rang out at a popular Sixth Street bar in the Texas capital city of Austin early Sunday morning. According to authorities, the shooter was killed by police officers who responded to the location of the shooting within a minute of the first emergency call.
FBI on Austin Mass Shooting: Evidence Indicates ‘Potential Nexus to Terrorism’ — Koran Found in Shooters Car
- The was wearing a sweatshirt that reads “Property of Allah.” …federal law enforcement sources described him a a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Senegal.
Austin Shooter Naturalized Under Obama in 2013, Wore “Property of Allah” Sweatshirt
- The gunman behind Austin’s possible terror-related mass shooting entered the US and cemented his legal immigration status under Democrat administrations — despite a growing criminal record.
Austin mass shooter Ndiaga Diagne entered US during Clinton admin., became citizen under Obama — despite string of busts
- AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
- “Last night, all over Iran, the voices of the Iranian people could be heard cheering and celebrating in the streets when his death was announced,” Trump said in the six-minute recorded address. “The entire military command is gone as well. And many of them want to surrender into saving their lives. They want immunity. They’re calling by the thousands.”
‘The Duty And Burden Of A Free People’: Trump Delivers First Update On Operation Epic Fury
- Iran’s regime used to brag America was helpless.
“America Can’t Do a Damn Thing Against Us”
- A massive military action is decapitating the current Iranian regime, but Iran must still deal with what comes after.
The outlook for Iran after the war: collapse or transition?
- What began as a theocracy could harden into an overt military dictatorship.
Iran Stands At A Crossroads. What Comes Next Could Change Everything.
- “They want to talk, and I have agreed to talk, so I will be talking to them,” Trump told The Atlantic in a phone call from Mar-a-Lago. “They should have done it sooner. They should have given what was very practical and easy to do sooner. They waited too long.”
‘I Have Agreed’: Trump Says Iran’s New Leaders ‘Want To Talk’
- Roger Kimball: Forty-seven years after the mullahs seized power, the countdown ended in fire, and Trump wagered that decisive force—not talk—would finally clear the path to Iran’s liberation.
Operation Epic Fury and the Fall of the Mullahs
- With brilliant intelligence and close U.S. and Israeli cooperation and coordination, Operation Epic Fury is systematically dismantling the terrorist regime of Iran’s ayatollahs.
Iran: Scalpel and Hammer
- Robert Spencer: Will Iran’s Islamic regime survive?
Khamenei is Dead
- The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that it had killed at least 40 “key” Iranian military commanders, including the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Abdolrahim Mousavi. According to the IDF, the former Major General was eliminated within a minute of the strike on Ayatollah Khamenei’s compound, the Times of Israel reported.
Trump Confirms 48 Iranian Leaders Have Been Killed in U.S.-Israeli Strikes
- The monstrous mullahs' final hour?
An Islamic Tyranny Hanging by a Thread
- President Donald Trump announced the United States military launched Operation Epic Fury in a video posted on Truth Social early Saturday morning. United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reported the casualty figures as of 9:30 a.m. EST Sunday.
US CENTCOM Announces Three Service Members Killed In Action, Several Others Injured As Operation Epic Fury Continues
- President Trump concluded with another appeal to the Iranian people to rise up against the Islamic regime: “I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military, and the Police to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death. It will be certain death. won’t be pretty. I call upon all Iranian patriots who yearn for freedom to seize this moment, to be brave, be bold, be heroic, and take back your country. America is with you. I made a promise to you, and I fulfilled that promise. The rest will be up to you, but we will be there to help.”
Trump Says ‘There Will Likely Be More’ U.S. Casualties – ‘That’s The Way It Is.’
- “Iran will not be damaged with foreign bombs,” Ahmadinejad in 2012.
Iran’s Ex-President Ahmadinejad, Who Wanted to ‘Wipe Israel Off the Map,’ Killed in IDF Strike
- “Most of those killed in Beit Shemesh attack were in public bomb shelter.”
Iranian Ballistic Missile Attacks Kill 3 U.S. Servicemen and 9 Israeli Civilians
- Democrat talking point, not reality
‘Unnecessary War of Choice’? Absolutely Not
- Here is where isolationism collapses.
US Interests and a Far-Off Use of Force
- The BadeSaba Calendar app, utilizing its extensive reach inside Iran, helps users track daily prayer times and religious observances, the Wall Street Journal reported. It has logged more than 5 million downloads on the Google Play Store alone, giving operators access to a vast domestic audience.
Israel Reportedly Co-opted Major Iranian Prayer App To Encourage Millions Of Defections, Resistance
- This evening, Jews around the world will celebrate Purim, one of the narrowest escapes and greatest triumphs in biblical history. Around 2,500 years ago, Esther and her uncle Mordecai thwarted Haman’s scheme to convince King Ahasuerus to slaughter all the captive Jews in Persia. The skill with which these heroes staved off destruction has heartened Jews and haunted their enemies ever since. One person who will not join the Purim festivities is the modern Haman, Ali Khamenei. Along with several of his top subordinates, the supreme leader of Iran died Saturday morning in the first minutes of a ferocious Israeli-American onslaught. Like Haman, Khamenei made fundamental strategic mistakes that cost him dearly. Iran’s fate will depend on if his successors learn from his errors.
Khamenei, Haman, and a Purim for the Ages* * * * * - “These Democrats, with rare exception…feel their job in life is to resist and oppose Donald Trump in every way, almost no matter what he does.”
Likely Democrat 2028 Candidates Unified in Opposition to Trump Iran Strikes
- “Imagine if people just listened to the conventional wisdom, that they could have possibly have acquired a bomb if we weren’t bombed back in June. So, yes, there is a threat. It’s not imminent that it could happen right now. But it’s one that I think is entirely appropriate to deal with it,” Fetterman told CNN host Dana Bash. “And that’s why I support it. So, again, people keep— describe that it was a legal war. Now read the War Powers Act. And, now, that has not been violated at this point what happened yesterday.”
Sen Fetterman Says Trump’s Iran Strike Was ‘Entirely Appropriate’ Response To Longstanding Threat
- She added that the Iranian regime’s fall will reverberate around the world, not only altering the Middle East, but also impacting Ukraine and China.
‘Wake Up’: Iranian Democrat Blasts Her Own Party’s Iran Strike Backlash
- Hours later, former Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — previously a staunch Trump ally and MAGA standard-bearer — posted a nearly-700-word reaction to X in which she said the president’s Operation Epic Fury “feels like the worst betrayal.” (says the poster child of betrayal - jjs)
‘Not What We Thought MAGA Was Supposed To Be’: America First Skeptics Blast Iran Strikes CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION - No matter the situation, the left has an uncanny affinity for those who hate America, the Constitution, liberty, and the rule of law.
The left’s compass always points to the perpetrator
- “To say that it’s racist to own property is an insult to every single immigrant who ever came here.”
NYC Landlords Blast Mamdani Official Who Calls Property Ownership ‘Weapon Of White Supremacy’
- Several suspects, including Don Lemon, have been charged with federal offenses related to civil rights violations.
30 Now Charged by DOJ in Don Lemon Church Storming Case.
- The President must deploy regular troops or a federalized national guard to suppress anarchy in the streets when state officials refuse to do so.
After Minneapolis: The Constitutional Reckoning
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY - More than 30 arrests for charges of rape, malicious wounding, assault, firing a weapon
Muslim Illegal Alien w/30 Arrests Stabs Woman to Death in Virginia
- Why it must end.
The Catholic Catechism and Muslim Immigration to the United States DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - Trump’s housing plan rewards builders and protects buyers; Democrats’ proposal punishes investment, raising costs and blocking Americans from the dream of homeownership.
Democrats Want To Derail Trump’s Housing Reform - Congressional Democrats smack their lips at the possibility of hitting billionaires with punitive taxes.
Think Dems’ ‘Tax The Rich’ Policies Will Make America Better Off? Just Take A Look At California
- California’s wealthy boomers are staying put as young families head for the exits, fleeing the anti-growth politics that make the state increasingly unaffordable.
The Golden State Is Turning Grey WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - Will retailers stop selling clothes with the message, "Property of Allah"?
Muslim Migrant in “Property of Allah” Shirt Kills 3 in Texas Bar
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY - Normalize Jew-hate - and decay follows.
How Anti-Israel Democrats are Radicalizing the Party SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION - ‘I hope they put Jack Smith behind bars for this!’ said Mark Davis, one of many conservative victims of the special counsel and ‘Arctic Frost’
Dems Silent After New Revelations About Jack Smith’s Spying Ops On Political Enemies
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - On tape, he acknowledged that his producer had texted him not to focus on that aspect of the scene. “They don’t want us to focus on this.”
Two Rare Moments of Honesty in Media Coverage of Iran - “The DHS agents who callously abandoned Nurul Amin Shah Alam must be investigated for criminally negligent homicide, at minimum.”
Another Media Hoax: Border Patrol Blamed for Unrelated Death* * * * * - According to President Trump, federal agencies will have a six-month phase-out period to cease the use of Anthropic’s AI tools.
Trump Orders Federal Govt to Ditch Anthropic’s AI Tools. THE ECONOMY, STUPID - This means around €100 billion more must be funneled into public coffers via the bond market. But how long can such a process sustain itself like a perpetuum mobile?
Will the Bond Market Wreck Europe?
- Loeffler said, “Working family tax cuts…it’s an estimated 4 to 6 trillion dollars in tax savings for workers and for our industry.”
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:37 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:38 AM (UxJD/)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 07:38 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:38 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:38 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes at March 02, 2026 07:40 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: fd - I forgive you for the mistakes at March 02, 2026 07:40 AM (vFG9F)
We can give them Megan Rapinoe as a consolation prize . . .
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 02, 2026 07:41 AM (x0n13)
Good morning, Horde.
No baby yet... D-day +9, Mrs. is feeling ok but we are both concerned as to why new girl doesn't want to make an appearance.
Posted by: Inogame at March 02, 2026 07:42 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 07:43 AM (fZiTB)
Happy to see that all the good news hasn't taken J.J.'s edge off.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 07:43 AM (Y8DZL)
You can't blame gangbangers shooting up a party on Nike just because they were wearing Nike T-shirts.
Posted by: The Media at March 02, 2026 07:44 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:44 AM (OPGS/)
This is War, asshole, and you started it. At least do us the courtesy of not being such whiny sniveling little shits about it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 07:44 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:44 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:44 AM (gbOdA)
Good morning, Horde.
No baby yet... D-day +9, Mrs. is feeling ok but we are both concerned as to why new girl doesn't want to make an appearance.
Posted by: Inogame at March 02, 2026 07:42 AM (53oGX)
Very surprised there wasn't an inducement at +7...I'd insist on one at D+14...or if mom-to-be feels even a twinge off/different...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 07:45 AM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 07:45 AM (gVUi7)
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 07:46 AM (wa/yD)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 07:46 AM (ExV1e)
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paragraphs as excellent as this one are rare jewels.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:47 AM (Ast+i)
fixed it
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:47 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 07:47 AM (tOcjL)
In fairness, even if it was President JEB! doing it, they would have been just as strong in resisting. If it had been Harris, they would be fawning over her being a Stronk Wamen making a tough decision.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:47 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 07:48 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
"We may never know the reason."
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:48 AM (OPGS/)
I think he was the ringleader in 79.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:44 AM (gbOdA)
Yes, the story is in the links.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 02, 2026 07:49 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Indignant Iranian Falafel Shopkeeper at March 02, 2026 07:49 AM (45aa2)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:49 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 07:45 AM (gVUi7)
IIRC, the FBI agent in charge said that it looked like it was terrorism related immediately after it happened.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 07:49 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 02, 2026 07:50 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:50 AM (fYhK6)
Code Pink was in on the attempt to bomb the RNC at the Austin Convention in 2000.
They are terrorist.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:51 AM (gbOdA)
When the Federal Republican Constitution of their country, which they have sworn to support, no longer has a substantial existence, and the whole nature of their government has been forcibly changed, without their consent, from a restricted federative republic, composed of sovereign states, to a consolidated central military despotism, in which every interest is disregarded but that of the army and the priesthood, both the eternal enemies of civil liberty, the everready minions of power, and the usual instruments of tyrants.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:51 AM (fYhK6)
This evening's hamentashen selections include apricot-cranberry and orange-cherry.
!חג פורים שמח
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 07:52 AM (xT8gx)
Nenge? Nenge Mboko? It is me, Lionel Joseph! Yah, mon, I was Director of Cultural Activities at the Haile Selassie Pavilion.
Posted by: Louis Winthrope III at March 02, 2026 07:52 AM (TmfuF)
When, in consequence of such acts of malfeasance and abdication on the part of the government, anarchy prevails, and civil society is dissolved into its original elements. In such a crisis, the first law of nature, the right of self-preservation, the inherent and inalienable rights of the people to appeal to first principles, and take their political affairs into their own hands in extreme cases, enjoins it as a right towards themselves, and a sacred obligation to their posterity, to abolish such government, and create another in its stead, calculated to rescue them from impending dangers, and to secure their future welfare and happiness.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:52 AM (fYhK6)
The Mexican government, by its colonization laws, invited and induced the Anglo-American population of Texas to colonize its wilderness under the pledged faith of a written constitution, that they should continue to enjoy that constitutional liberty and republican government to which they had been habituated in the land of their birth, the United States of America.
In this expectation they have been cruelly disappointed, inasmuch as the Mexican nation has acquiesced in the late changes made in the government by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, who having overturned the constitution of his country, now offers us the cruel alternative, either to abandon our homes, acquired by so many privations, or submit to the most intolerable of all tyranny, the combined despotism of the sword and the priesthood.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:52 AM (fYhK6)
It incarcerated in a dungeon, for a long time, one of our citizens, for no other cause but a zealous endeavor to procure the acceptance of our constitution, and the establishment of a state government.
It has failed and refused to secure, on a firm basis, the right of trial by jury, that palladium of civil liberty, and only safe guarantee for the life, liberty, and property of the citizen.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:53 AM (fYhK6)
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How ironic. Cinderblock-head Margorie Taylor Greene turned out to not be the MAGA we though she was supposed to be.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 07:53 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:54 AM (+nEug)
It has suffered the military commandants, stationed among us, to exercise arbitrary acts of oppression and tyrrany, thus trampling upon the most sacred rights of the citizens, and rendering the military superior to the civil power.
It has dissolved, by force of arms, the state Congress of Coahuila and Texas, and obliged our representatives to fly for their lives from the seat of government, thus depriving us of the fundamental political right of representation.
It has demanded the surrender of a number of our citizens, and ordered military detachments to seize and carry them into the Interior for trial, in contempt of the civil authorities, and in defiance of the laws and the constitution.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:54 AM (fYhK6)
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Kos, infamous DailyKos, said today he'd "kill to have AOC run".
Why? Because while he hates Trump, he loves Trump's no-holds-barred style of governing and he thinks AOC will be similar. The left, as Kos sees it, should be done with all this "Constitutional Republic" shit, and be full-on authoritarians: thrown political enemies in prison or kill them, control the economy, dictate to the judiciary, and enrich your friends. You know, "like drumpf".
That's how he sees it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:54 AM (e/QAl)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 02, 2026 07:54 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:55 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)
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Too bad he can't clear the cataracts from his eyes on the rest of the Democrat Party's miserable, America Last platform.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 07:55 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:56 AM (+lGm2)
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 02, 2026 07:56 AM (3sSZK)
Posted by: Just Wondering at March 02, 2026 07:56 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:56 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:56 AM (+lGm2)
There can be only one.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 07:57 AM (dK+Kv)
Across the interwebz there are a number of handwringers, all "what wiillll we do?"
My response - not my monkeys, not my circus. The peoples of the ME can do as they wish with their new freedoms.
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 07:57 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 07:57 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:57 AM (fYhK6)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:57 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 07:57 AM (HYqoK)
Why? Because while he hates Trump, he loves Trump's no-holds-barred style of governing and he thinks AOC will be similar. The left, as Kos sees it, should be done with all this "Constitutional Republic" shit, and be full-on authoritarians: thrown political enemies in prison or kill them, control the economy, dictate to the judiciary, and enrich your friends. You know, "like drumpf".
That's how he sees it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Um, ok. Someone who has accomplished nothing in private life and nothing other than getting really rich in public office while doing nothing is prime presidential timber.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:58 AM (E4rtv)
ALMOST no matter what he does? I cannot name one instance in Trump's time in office when democrats have not ferociously opposed him. It's not political, it's pathological.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 07:58 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 07:58 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:58 AM (E4rtv)
They figure it will be easy to get her to agree to mass executions of anyone who won't get with the program.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (wa/yD)
That's a big concern of mine. The genuinely reform minded folks are going to have to get rid of the morality police and the various thugs that have thrived in Iran. And by "get rid of" I mean "make them achieve room temperature."
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (OPGS/)
Purim is also called the Feast of Lots because Haman through lots to determine the day on which he and his followers chose to conduct the slaughter.
Hamentashen are fruit tarts made in the shape of the 3-corner hat worn by Haman.
Hashem plays no role in the Purim story, the Jews of Persia had to save themselves.
Fortunately in modern times we can thank President Trump for liberation this time.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (xT8gx)
Why can't Trump come out declaring his love for oxygen, sweet beautiful oxygen, and the act of inhaling and exhaling?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (iMotb)
They let a piddling little pirate state control oil for almost the last 50 years.
Fuck them all and may the freeze to death on a cool winter day and roast in hell all summer.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (RIvkX)
"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule"
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: M. Gaga at March 02, 2026 08:01 AM (KiBMU)
It really is the gift that is giving all year long.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 08:01 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:01 AM (HYqoK)
4x planes. IIRC 18 bombs each. That's a lot of sploody stuff.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 08:02 AM (jtM2q)
Can I substitute a Chick fil A sausage biscuit?
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:02 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 02, 2026 08:02 AM (jZ3ZM)
If you search for America's longest war, it comes back with Afghanistan - at 19 years and 10 months. But Iran has been in a declared war with the US for 47 years. That our national 'leadership' couldn't be bothered to notice that the Iranians seemed serious about it does not change that fact.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 07:47 AM (tOcjL)
Friendly fire is always tragic and it happens in every war sadly- thank heaven the pilots survived.
Especially easy to do now when air defense systems are automated.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:03 AM (etYFQ)
Across the interwebz there are a number of handwringers, all "what wiillll we do?"
My response - not my monkeys, not my circus. The peoples of the ME can do as they wish with their new freedoms.
Posted by: man
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It's an op as the phrase is being used repetitively on X. No plan, no plan, no plan, etc.
Basically ignoring the fact that the batshit crazy mullahs wanted to blow up the world to bring out the hidden iman and believed this fairy tale. And were killing Americans for the last 47 years, inciting terrorism killing thousands world wide, and now killing their own people at an astounding rate that simply disagree with their government.
An Iran with no navy, no missiles, no military bases, no aircraft, no nuclear facilities, and no industrial plants making drones or missiles under any leadership is unlikely to cause problems for its neighbors nor buy off politicians in the West.
Let the Iranian people decide what comes next after mullahs.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:04 AM (E4rtv)
Fortunately, at least at this point in time I don't think she'd have a prayer of getting elected president. No nationwide appeal... but she could probably knock off Chucky Schumer and get in the senate.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:04 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 08:05 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Jonah at March 02, 2026 08:05 AM (YCxFk)
4x planes. IIRC 18 bombs each. That's a lot of sploody stuff.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Yep. I think the airspace over Iran is about ready for A-10's to shoot up the IRGC wholesale.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:05 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:54 AM (+nEug)
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Thank you dear this celebration will be extra meaningful.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:05 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at March 02, 2026 08:02 AM (jZ3ZM)
Hands Off My Tumor!
Posted by: Karen Muddlumps, democrat scold and busybody at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (TmfuF)
“This is a dangerous and unnecessary gamble with American lives that also jeopardizes stability in the region and our standing in the world,”
B.
“It stems from weakness masquerading as strength,” . “He lied to you. So reckless is the only way to describe this.”
C.
“The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic,”
Anyone want to take a shot at the players?
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (gbOdA)
Baba Banaras™
@RealBababanaras
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3h
BREAKING: Iran’s drone carrier IRIS Shahid Bagheri has reportedly been hit by U.S. forces and is currently sinking in the Persian Gulf, another major blow to the Islamic regime of Iran.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)
g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:05 AM (E4rtv)
There is a version of the A10 that drops bombs that can be guided by F35.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:07 AM (gbOdA)
Military genius that he is, Maryland Governor Wes Moore just got rid of the Maryland Air National Guard A-10 squadron at Martin State Airport.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:07 AM (iMotb)
Fortunately, at least at this point in time I don't think she'd have a prayer of getting elected president. No nationwide appeal... but she could probably knock off Chucky Schumer and get in the senate.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:04 AM (xT8gx)
She strikes me more as someone that the swamp creatures behind the scenes keep blowing smoke up her ass, making her feel like she's important and enlightened, so that they will be able to steer her in any direction they want if they can push her into the highest seat of power.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 08:07 AM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Jonah at March 02, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar
Given that Chick-Fil-A is The Lord's Chosen Chicken, I think it's allowable to use food from there.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 08:08 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Jonah at March 02, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)
And we know for which side....
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:08 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:08 AM (iMotb)
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And she probably will become senator, although hopefully not. She comes across to me as a highly emotional teenager. She looks like it. She acts like it. Maybe the Bernie Bro types and other deep blue radicals would not hesitate to latch onto her candidacy, but she's got bunny burner, hysterical female written all over her. Plus, she's a stone cold dope. She proved that days ago in Munich.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 08:08 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Jonah at March 02, 2026 08:09 AM (YCxFk)
Pretty much always has been. We're the crusaders. Other countries don't notice until the evil is at their door and their rulers are being threatened by it, if then.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:09 AM (ExV1e)
I wonder what test depth is for that thing.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:08 AM (iMotb)
I hear the Iranian Naval Fleet Pres Trump Fishing Reef will be very good in about 5 years.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:09 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:10 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:02 AM (gbOdA)
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I insist you do!
But Mrs. F.'s cherry-chocolate hamentashen is only once-a-year.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:10 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 08:10 AM (XuXeR)
So much is going on that only a fraction is being reported.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:11 AM (etYFQ)
Saw a video yesterday where some politician had kept a loaf of Aldi bread in his office for 2.5 years. Not stale, no mold. He pointed out that this isn't natural.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)
This. X 10,000. It's going to be some time before "reality" gets a viewing...
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 08:11 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (xT8gx)
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2000 sorties this weekend and likely to be another 1000 or so today. Turkey shoot.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (E4rtv)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (u82oZ)
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Literally the same poo they flung in early stage pandemic: "Trump has no plan for COVID!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)
RIP, hero.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:10 AM (HYqoK)
I thought I was generally aware of our capabilities, and even I am surprised.
I think the Chinese and Russians are watching this and saying “daaaaammmmnnnn!!!”
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (etYFQ)
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The illegally-appointed Jack Smith is incredible power-mad criminal. Read the link for the litany; he ought to be headed to prison, for sure.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (8vUlE)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Nailed it in your post.
Howya doing. Hope all is okay with you.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (E4rtv)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (u82oZ)
fixed it
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:04 AM (xT8gx)
She has a prayer. Depends on a few phenomena. Who will be Republican nominee? A throwback to GOP establishment or a populist? After Trump, the GOPe will be fighting tooth and nail to reclaim the party. Can Vance truly embrace MAGA.2? Will he face populist opposition who can win over MAGA but cannot build a national coalition? And of course AOC could completely rebrand herself, i.e., lie through her teeth about who she is (with media's help). The way the country's national intelligence is collapsing, no way to predict.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Garland and the judges that signed off on his warrants need to be charged as well.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (E4rtv)
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Why are fighting Israel's war??
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 02, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Inogame at March 02, 2026 07:42 AM (53oGX)
Both of my chirruns had to be evicted. They've turned out normal-ish.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:14 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:10 AM (HYqoK)
And all the Russian shit failed in Venezuela.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:14 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (xT8gx)
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Thune, their leader, is a worm too.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:14 AM (8vUlE)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 08:14 AM (+nEug)
She strikes me more as someone that the swamp creatures behind the scenes keep blowing smoke up her ass, making her feel like she's important and enlightened, so that they will be able to steer her in any direction they want if they can push her into the highest seat of power.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 08:07 AM (wa/yD)
Yup, ever since Chunk Hunger got her on the casting couch, she's been had some part of a Leftist up her ass.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 08:14 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e) "
I have seen this myself - not 2 1/2 years, but 6 months or so.
- why I bake my own these days
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 08:14 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (E4rtv)
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Please lord, make it so.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:15 AM (8vUlE)
Howya doing. Hope all is okay with you.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (E4rtv)
Always great to hear from you, Whig. I am doing well, now, thank you. Just gonna make a few changes!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:15 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 08:15 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (E4rtv)
We now know FBI wiretapped Susie Wiles.
What other phone records did Uncle Joe authorize?
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:16 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 07:47 AM (tOcjL)
Accidentally.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
But, all their military leaders have to be thinking do I want to risk what happened to the Iranian generals and admirals. Having their troops butchered is one thing, but most of those unblooded generals balk at personal suffering and loss.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:16 AM (E4rtv)
Hamantashen in the shape of B-1s and B-52s
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 08:17 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 08:17 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 07:48 AM (fZiTB)
I suspect that what they're hoping for is and end to the bombing during the talks. Trump didn't indicated that this is gonna happen.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: It hasn't changed at March 02, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Great. Just don't let the Horde vote on what changes to make to your life--you would get suggestions like marry a stripper, spend all your money on blow and hookers, buy $100 per quart bourbon, and more.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:17 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 08:18 AM (NpAcC)
B. Benny door to door Rhodes magazine sub. seller
C.Thom the thumb Tillis
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 08:18 AM (ehY6c)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e) "
My father would run these little experiments for our edification and amusement when we were growing up. He was way ahead of his time.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (fZiTB)
He and Susan Rice are really looking forward for their final solution, aren't they?
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (ExV1e)
to all the Texas Horde and the Texans at heart!
190 years- hoping for many more
https://tinyurl.com/2t3yvw7k
Posted by: sal at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (f+FmA)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)
Nutseees are the craaaziest peepal!
Posted by: Boswell at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (j10i6)
Fine....just fine.
Ignore our advice then.
Just go ahead and waste it on dumb stuff instead.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (iMotb)
US Marines had to defend the embassy in Karachi from a mob that attempted to storm it.
Unsure how many pakis dead - 10, 20?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (7fEFu)
We now know FBI wiretapped Susie Wiles.
What other phone records did Uncle Joe authorize?
Posted by: rhennigantx
I think it goes well beyond Wiles. They were surveiling, like Obama did, the entire GOP party just like in 2015-16. The common denominator is the FBI serving as the Democrat's Secret Police and the Democrat judges rubber stamping outrageous warrants.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (E4rtv)
Let them fear the United States.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:20 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Jonah at March 02, 2026 08:09 AM (YCxFk)
What was that old saw they always pulled out on Romney that he didn't know the capitol of Latvia or something. It was like the worst showing evah by a candidate.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 08:20 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 02, 2026 08:20 AM (MZ+PY)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 08:20 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 08:13 AM (fZiTB)
Don't forget the number of people who will STILL vote "HISTORIC FIRST!!!" regardless of any policy positions.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 08:20 AM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 02, 2026 08:20 AM (XV/Pl)
Public office holders and candidates should probably all be drug tested; the geriatric medications must be off the charts.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 08:21 AM (Y8DZL)
US Marines had to defend the embassy in Karachi from a mob that attempted to storm it.
Unsure how many pakis dead - 10, 20?
Posted by: vmom
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Heard ten or so as the mob dragged some of the wounded away. From what I heard, the Marines were putting headshots into the protesters although some claim it might be the Pakis that did that.
No hostage crisis or Benghazi there. And kudos to the Marine guards.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:21 AM (E4rtv)
"The US is quickly running out of those expensive, rare anti-missile and anti-drone munitions.
They lack the manufacturing capacity to replace them quickly.
Iran has 30 kajillion missiles, and they can make 30 kajillion every day--soon the US won't be able to shoot them all down and they will start getting through."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 08:21 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:22 AM (iMotb)
Our military will become even more lethal.
The Chinese military leaders being advanced beyond their knowledge base should be a force of reason to the political leadership. Xi purged all their best generals that said don't invade. Xi is like Stalin and the purges of Red Army. Xi is working for world peace, and making Taiwanese defenses more effective. Good job, Xi.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:22 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 02, 2026 08:22 AM (xT8gx)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)
His fanboys have been whining about "Why are you siding with Jews over White People???" all weekend.
The irony is that a large amount of Fuentes' fanboys are, much like him, gay brown dudes pretending to be white.
Posted by: XTC at March 02, 2026 08:23 AM (wa/yD)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:23 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: JackStraw
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Just like the NTers from 2016-2024, these new low rent grifters just won't leave the GOP and join the Dems nor will they shut up.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (E4rtv)
PS Your Are Rich
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
So we have a sound platform heading into the midterms!
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)
I love the part where Trump said “sure, I’d still love to talk, but most of the people we were talking to are dead now. They should have started talking earlier.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 08:25 AM (77rzZ)
I'll always remember the Andy Samberg SNL video welcoming him to New York:
https://tinyurl.com/2mez7h96
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:25 AM (1a16r)
Posted by: And Hemp at March 02, 2026 08:25 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)
What is the love of the makeup boys? They are kind of gross.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:25 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 08:25 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (E4rtv)
They still imagine they have clout as long as the agitate. Once they have joined the borg, there would be no reason for the Tides foundation to send them money.
They are most useful while they are turning their coat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 08:26 AM (bss/y)
Wasn't that a tactic that we used in the Revolutionary War?
Aim for the Generals!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:26 AM (iMotb)
Very scary video of the attack on the consulate. Hope the Marines have plenty of ammo.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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You have to be willing to shoot to kill on mobs with no remorse. Otherwise bad things happen quickly like Benghazi. Course, it also helps that this mob were Shia in a Sunni country that despises the Shia. Karachi really is a pesthole.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:26 AM (E4rtv)
"Who's this Chatsworth Osborne, Jr?"
Posted by: Wally at March 02, 2026 08:26 AM (pduCL)
Posted by: Bulg at March 02, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)
I remember when David Horowitz spoke at Columbia University the same week and noted that he needed a dozen security guards and Ackmadinnerjacket was welcomed with open arms.
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 08:27 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:27 AM (gbOdA)
Wasn't that a tactic that we used in the Revolutionary War?
Aim for the Generals!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Yep. We were considered uncouth for that but it was effective. The object of wars is to win. If you plan to lose, best not to fight in the first place.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:28 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 08:28 AM (gbOdA)
All Dems vote Wednesday.
Posted by: Mega Ultra MAGA Man. at March 02, 2026 08:28 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Great. Just don't let the Horde vote on what changes to make to your life--you would get suggestions like marry a stripper, spend all your money on blow and hookers, buy $100 per quart bourbon, and more.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:17 AM (E4rtv)
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I was nodding along, right up until the $100 bourbon.
Totally unnecessary to go that high.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:28 AM (vHKB5)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (HYqoK)
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The Islamic Republic is a revolutionary state. A small cadre lead an instrument of oppression against a large majority of the populace. Cut the head and the whole snake dies.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ordinary American at March 02, 2026 08:29 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 08:29 AM (qFwJc)
Barbarians.
Posted by: A. Dolf at March 02, 2026 08:29 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:30 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Just the punchline at March 02, 2026 08:30 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
They do. And I'm sure they are being told that their higher ups do not want to turn it in at the end of the day.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 08:30 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 08:30 AM (qFwJc)
The Donald is able to multi-task.
Make War-War, while making Talk-Talk.
Keeps their minds focused, it does.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:30 AM (iMotb)
to all the Texas Horde and the Texans at heart!
190 years- hoping for many more
https://tinyurl.com/2t3yvw7k
Posted by: sal at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (f+FmA)
******
Celebrating our Independence Day from Mexico with a margarita.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)
Every Navy person that had Port of Call Karachi on their bingo card hated that port with a bright passion.
I never went, as I was offshore in the Oman Sea most of my IO times.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:28 AM (E4rtv)
I think this still goes back to... well commies getting involved in the war making process. They LOVE the idea of Nomenklatura. Whereas we look at the idea of the Named Ones and scoff as how ridiculous that they believe they are the only ones who really matter- they really believe it. So, if you want to make peace, you can't kill the rival's leaders because then who will negotiate with you? Some filthy know nothing hick?
It is a terminally retarded way of looking at things.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 08:31 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 08:29 AM (qFwJc)
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I am willing to open negotiations.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:31 AM (RIvkX)
165 @131 Whig, that is also very interesting. The US is going against hundreds of years of tradition saying you don't go after the political and military leaders.”
Imagine how quickly WW2 would have ended if we could have killed Hitler, all of his staff, and all of his generals in the first 24 hours of that war.
We just didn’t have the capability before. Wretchard wrote an interesting piece on X about how in this new phase of war, the leaders and the generals will die first, not last. (Unless they’re willing to be line Sinwar and live like a rat in tunnels from now on)
And if a country doesn’t have the ability to do this to its enemies, they has better not play the game.
One thing that hasn’t been talked about - I think the US is kind of embarrased, the Iranians are ashamed - the Iranian Parliament was in session, all the parliamentarians present when the building was bombed in the initial wave. They’re all dead, too.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:32 AM (etYFQ)
They are most useful while they are turning their coat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Well Nick got caught on livestream watching gay pron and supposedly there is a video floating around showing Nick polishing Destiny's diseased knob. mASSIE is being revealed taking megabucks (55k plus) from Muzzy family that also finances the Squad and other lefties and getting an award from a Soros-Koch organization from a Iranian regime supporter and head of their lobbying arm NIAD here. MTG made a bundle in merely 5 years while blowing up her family and apparently adopting that vile POS Milo (who is all about spouting Muzzie prayers and praising Candace Ovens) as her social media guru. Etc.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:32 AM (E4rtv)
Newest head replacement never made it out of HR before getting smoked.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 08:32 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:32 AM (HYqoK)
No Hudna For You!
Posted by: Hudna Nazi at March 02, 2026 08:33 AM (Q+gd/)
And if a country doesn’t have the ability to do this to its enemies, they has better not play the game.
One thing that hasn’t been talked about - I think the US is kind of embarrased, the Iranians are ashamed - the Iranian Parliament was in session, all the parliamentarians present when the building was bombed in the initial wave. They’re all dead, too.
Posted by: Tom Servo
Dunno about the Parliament but I think your point is correct. And also why oligarchs best fear what is coming if they try to implode societies. They won't be spared.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:33 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Jonah at March 02, 2026 08:34 AM (YCxFk)
We hit Karachi for a liberty port after several weeks at sea during an IO cruise.
By the second night, the Crew asked the Commanding Officer to terminate the liberty port visit, and return to sea.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:34 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:50 AM (fYhK6)
190 years and still kicking.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:34 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Jonah at March 02, 2026 08:35 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: JackStraw
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Just like the NTers from 2016-2024, these new low rent grifters just won't leave the GOP and join the Dems nor will they shut up.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:24 AM (E4rtv)
*******
Their mission is to fracture the Republican Party so that we don't vote.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
There were plans to do just that by North and South in the Civil War. And arguably, the Booth assassination was a zombie attack when Booth's cell could not pull off the attack during the war. Lincoln avoided an earlier attempt too before he was inaugurated going through Baltimore in the middle of the night guarded by Pinkertons.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:35 AM (E4rtv)
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Kamala's Indian name is Spread Eagle.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 02, 2026 08:35 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 08:35 AM (JvUA2)
Another tradition that should have ended long ago. I'm sure leaders around the world noticed that Trump has now gone directly at the head of the snake twice, in Venezuela and Iran, and it is figuring into their planning.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:35 AM (viF8m)
Of course they are going to target civilian centers, is the only retaliatory option the regime has. Their army isn't worth a shit in a fight, and The IRGC's entire military model is geared towards repressing internal threats to the regime. This is why they are getting the shit kicked out of them in such a humiliating fashion. As the regime is neutered, and all of their toys are broken, I suspect we'll see a more.. conciliatory tone from whoever is still among the living in the regime.
Posted by: General Turgidson at March 02, 2026 08:36 AM (koFAO)
Aim for the Generals!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Definitely in the War of 1812. Ross was killed by sharpshooters before Baltimore. He was only a colonel, but in charge. And Packenham and Gibbs at New Orleans.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 02, 2026 08:36 AM (XvL8K)
I would think that Xi and Putin would be close to a 9 on the 1-10 Paranoid scale, all this shit has to be pushing them to 11.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 08:37 AM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: redridinghood
Mebbe but I just don't see that they have much appeal beyond the fever swamps of X. Lists are already circulating now on who to block, mute, etc. of the fake Right influencers. And if the war comes to a fast clear win for Trump and Israel, all of a sudden they look foolish after burning their bridges.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:37 AM (E4rtv)
Left out the "drive to Vegas " part...
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 08:37 AM (XuXeR)
If anyone would like to sell their assets because they are afraid the U.S. is destroying its enemies, please call me for a generous offer.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)
You just need to charge Senator Massie with treason and a host of IRS / cash flow violations for the cunning to get the word. For a time.
Plan it out so as one case is fixed, the next one starts. Drain the legal funds, and ID the bad lawyers.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:38 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: JackStraw
Well, the Iranians were stupid enough to try to put the hit on Trump too among their many assaults on the US.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:38 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 08:38 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 08:38 AM (XuXeR)
Was pleased to see that under Trump, the angry mob in Pakistan was not allowed to overthrow one of our consulates. That pushback saved an untold number of lives, as it would have been repeated in other countries had it been not repelled so aggressively.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 08:39 AM (tj6OY)
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Old and busted: Save the children
New hotness: Free the murderers
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 08:39 AM (Dv3i1)
You just need to charge Senator Massie with treason and a host of IRS / cash flow violations for the cunning to get the word. For a time.
Plan it out so as one case is fixed, the next one starts. Drain the legal funds, and ID the bad lawyers.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I think mASSIE will flip parties if he loses his primary just to try to throw the House to the Dems for the remainder. Watching the timing on the special elections that will probably thwart that approach.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:39 AM (E4rtv)
They don't try to kill you because you are a Nazi.
They call you a Nazi so that they may kill you.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:40 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: man
Nah. Laughlin. Less crowded than Vegas.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 08:41 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 02, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)
People who would have attended a "No Kings" rally protesting in support of a regime where the rulership would have passed from father to son and which is despised by a majority of the population. Sounds about right.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:41 AM (ExV1e)
No, you had to send an army to occupy your enemy and get thousands of your soldiers and their soldiers killed.
Trump doesn't hold to this idea at all obviously...if this works it should like to George Bush apologizing to the nation...but it won't...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 08:42 AM (sKqQm)
I shed not a tear for so-called parliamentarians who are as guilty as the rest. They too would have been hanged at Nuremberg.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 08:42 AM (NpAcC)
Viva Texas
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 08:42 AM (/LXUT)
Every Navy person that had Port of Call Karachi on their bingo card hated that port with a bright passion.
I never went, as I was offshore in the Oman Sea most of my IO times.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Well, the Iranians were stupid enough to even hit Oman with their drones. Only countries left around them to their west that haven't been hit is Turkey and mebbe Lebanon. I think their chain of command has totally broken down and the Iranians hinted as much claiming that lower level units were running their own shows as planned.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:42 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 08:43 AM (+nEug)
Including our military.
Many reports on X how several countries have entire departments that are nothing but travel and hospitality concierge services (including rub-n-tug) for the Americans who attend all these conferences.
Openly feting while all secretly despising.
But they're fed like foix gras ducks that "America is our greatest ally!"
Which they dutifully regurgitate upon the American public.
While planning their next all-expense paid luxury vacation to the upcoming security conference.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 08:43 AM (HXT0k)
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
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33m
Discussed the evolving situation in West Asia with Crown Prince and PM of Saudi Arabia, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman. India condemns the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia in violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. We agreed that earliest restoration of regional peace and stability is of utmost importance. I thanked him for looking after the well-being of the Indian community in these difficult times.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:43 AM (E4rtv)
Are we certain Iran hasn't attempted to take out our leaders?
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 08:44 AM (tj6OY)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:44 AM (a7sNn)
Which they dutifully regurgitate upon the American public.
While planning their next all-expense paid luxury vacation to the upcoming security conference.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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I read a post on that on X yesterday.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:44 AM (E4rtv)
Sux being them....too!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:44 AM (iMotb)
The inner thoughts in the US and the UK corridors of power was to keep Hitler alive, because he made the war shorter due to many elementary errors in strategy, resource allotment, and tactics. He did not allow more talented people the ability to fix the many problems.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Lizzy
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Iran did on Trump and threatened to do so right after Soleiman got smoked in the first term.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Yes. And it will be the large minorities that supported the regime, whether because they were like-minded on the joys of islamic fundamentalism or simply for tribal reasons that could cause trouble for future leaders of Iran.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)
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I would think that Xi and Putin would be close to a 9 on the 1-10 Paranoid scale, all this shit has to be pushing them to 11.
Posted by: Auspex at March 02, 2026 08:37 AM (Y8DZL)
The Cuban leadership must really be shitting bricks right now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)
LOL.... Probably shouldn't do that but LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:46 AM (a7sNn)
Eh, may sit this one out. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 08:46 AM (tj6OY)
I saw a claim Trump said something like, "We got the Iranian leaders before they got me"
If he has intel that Iran was behind either of the two assassination attempts on his life I hope he'll release that
Posted by: 18-1 at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (sKqQm)
So he went from interim to Lifetime Supreme Leader?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
--
In the ideal set by our forefathers, swift justice.
Boasberg has no place at DoW.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (/LXUT)
I will mock anyone who dares to say something like that in my hearing.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (GPa4z)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (viF8m)
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪
Today is a good day. Glad the USAF pilots got out of their F-15s.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:48 AM (u82oZ)
So Trump's action is not unprecedented.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 08:48 AM (tj6OY)
"It's probably never happened before, between our two countries", he said, "very disappointing".
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:48 AM (IqDX2)
Posted by: Lizzy
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I'd probably be more concerned with the Democrats and an attempted assassination on Trump and/or Hegseth.
Or any other Republican of note.
Our CIA hasn't been reigned in sufficiently... and likely never will, judging by some of the analysis done over the weekend by Internet sleuths looking into the VA governor's ties to the agency.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 08:48 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (E4rtv)
Revenge for the Lincoln (which hasn't been hit by anything).
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:48 AM (ExV1e)
Well written explanation for why no Muslim (now practicing or previously practicing) should be allowed to immigrate to the US.
Basic tenet of Muslim faith is conquering and ruling all others and lying is allowed to this end. It is incompatible with US values.
Also addresses how immigrants are supposed to be grateful to host country and live by the values of host country.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 08:48 AM (RkOfE)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:46 AM (a7sNn)
He should have asked about the retirement plan before taking the job.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:49 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:49 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:49 AM (IqDX2)
.....
Breaking down under pressure, and fracturing into factional warlords is a feature, not a bug, according to some regime flunky with mere hours of life in him..
Posted by: General Turgidson at March 02, 2026 08:49 AM (koFAO)
Posted by: Jonah
Pictures were posted of people shooting big holes in mASSIE campaign signs. Don't think his prancing around with X statements while a war is going on will help in Kentucky either.
You can be a Walter Jones and survive (he was a GOP member opposing Bush's actions) because a) he was former military, and b) he wasn't a prancing goofball doing it. He voted GOP for all other things. Rand has also gotten away with much of his opposition because his votes for GOP are there when needed and he makes his statement and moves on.
mASSIE has got it in his head that he is much more important than his mere district and that naturally sitting with a far leftist squad member at an SOTU and putting out insults to Trump and others will play well in his district. It won't I think.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:50 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)
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This is why Judge BonerBurger is desperate in his mad quest to hold Trump in contempt.
Because he was one of the key judges they relied upon to sign those warrants.
And they were so outrageous--even on the face, let alone what they hid--that he is scrambling for insurance.
Which he thinks is media cover of "Trump is only arresting judge Boesberg in retaliation!!!"
PS:
Consider that both Roberts and Bonerburger went to the same over-seas judicial "conference."
And view in the frame that Trump accused SCOTUS of being beholden to foreign interests.
Add in my above, how these conferences are merely bribes from foreign countries ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 08:50 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:50 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)
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Next!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:50 AM (IqDX2)
Razorfist pointed out that Trump ran on making sure Iran didn't get a bomb in 2015. Sad to say but he'd probably have left the mullahs in place if only they'd given up their nuclear ambition.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:51 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 02, 2026 08:51 AM (JvUA2)
This decentralization precludes proven tactics like Time on Top. They are much less effective.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:51 AM (u82oZ)
I'm wondering if John Kerry's daughter lost any family over the weekend. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 08:52 AM (tj6OY)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:06 AM (E4rtv)
I am glad to see that just because that ship was so pathetic - they took an old cargo ship, put a plywood flat top on it and called it a carrier.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:52 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:53 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:46 AM (a7sNn)
He should have asked about the retirement plan before taking the job.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:49 AM (etYFQ)
----
The severance package is a killer! (literally)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 08:53 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 08:53 AM (bss/y)
_____
I did nothing wrong with that man, Epstein.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at March 02, 2026 08:54 AM (Dv3i1)
In last 24 hrs Iran Has Attacked 🤯
1) Israel
2) USA
3) UAE
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Qutar
6) Kuwait
7) Jordan
Iraq
9) Bahrain
10) Oman
11) Syria
12) Cyprus
13) France
14) Italy
15) UK
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:54 AM (E4rtv)
In last 24 hrs Iran Has Attacked 🤯
1) Israel
2) USA
3) UAE
4) Saudi Arabia
5) Qutar
6) Kuwait
7) Jordan
Iraq
9) Bahrain
10) Oman
11) Syria
12) Cyprus
13) France
14) Italy
15) UK
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:54 AM (E4rtv)
Way to make friends
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:54 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)
Since the USS Gettysburg shot down an F-18 last year, I can see how it happens. Glad the pilots made it out safely.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:55 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (etYFQ)
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You must be so proud.
When I was 14 I was a fvcking idiot campaigning for Jimmy Carter.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:55 AM (RIvkX)
That it took nearly fifty years before the mad mullahs got served only demonstrates how feckless and useless our country's diplomatic corps has been over that same period of time.
"Muh rice bowl" has been shown to be their highest priority as they much preferred to talk, talk, talk rather than act to solve the problems. Turn all of them out onto the streets -- learn to code!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 08:55 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:55 AM (u82oZ)
@EricLDaugh
Spain's leftist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez just BANNED the United States from using its military bases to launch strikes against Iran
US aircraft have reportedly LEFT bases in Spain
THIS is an "ally?!" What a freaking disgrace.
President Trump recently TORCHED Spain's leadership: "Virtually all NATO allies increased their defense spending to 5%, everyone expect Spain. They want a FREE RIDE, I GUESS."
What is going on with Spain?
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 08:55 AM (NpAcC)
I'd say that'll leave a mark, but honestly, will it?
Posted by: Dr. T at March 02, 2026 08:55 AM (lHPJf)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 08:56 AM (0U5gm)
When I was 14 I was a fvcking idiot campaigning for Jimmy Carter.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:55 AM (RIvkX)
I was old enough to vote for him... And I did... Slinks away in shame...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:56 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA
Because Trump. That pretty much answers it.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 08:56 AM (OPGS/)
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Literally the same poo they flung in early stage pandemic: "Trump has no plan for COVID!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)
We seem to be doing pretty well for not having a plan. And his plan, which he's stated publicly, is that Iranian people take control of their country and decide what to do. Without us being bogged down in another globohomo project.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)
Because he was one of the key judges they relied upon to sign those warrants.
And they were so outrageous--even on the face, let alone what they hid--that he is scrambling for insurance.
Which he thinks is media cover of "Trump is only arresting judge Boesberg in retaliation!!!"
PS:
Consider that both Roberts and Bonerburger went to the same over-seas judicial "conference."
And view in the frame that Trump accused SCOTUS of being beholden to foreign interests.
Add in my above, how these conferences are merely bribes from foreign countries ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Very possible. I also think NSA intercepts etc. have been given to connected people for insider trading purposes in the Biden and Obama administrations and for political surveillance on steroids for the Democrats. The FISA court judges were right in the middle of that shitshow.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:56 AM (E4rtv)
What is going on with Spain?
Posted by: redridinghood
Spain narrowly elected a socialist government, and they just gave amnesty to a million illegal mohammedans to cement their power.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 08:57 AM (0U5gm)
"Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced “the immediate ban of all Hezbollah security and military activities and considering them illegal,” and called on the group to surrender its arms."
wellll, if they are illegal, they can be killleded, right habibi?
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 08:57 AM (/M/4v)
https://tinyurl.com/4kb2ndz9
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 08:57 AM (L7ZUk)
He should have asked about the retirement plan before taking the job.
Posted by: Tom Servo
"Will I have time to get my hair cut?"
BLAMMO!
"Umm, no ..."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 08:58 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 02, 2026 08:58 AM (0U5gm)
Say what?
Posted by: Zombie Muamar Qadaffi at March 02, 2026 08:58 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Putting out a succession plan for Iranian people in the middle of the war would be idiotic as the Iranians can still try to kill their own people with a good chance of success. You destroy the regime with unconditional surrender and then lay out the transition. Not before.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 08:59 AM (E4rtv)
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Should have bombed them from air. Spain is asshoe.
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 08:59 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 08:59 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Oglebay at March 02, 2026 08:59 AM (GPa4z)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)
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So we did not try to kill Castro ?
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (RIvkX)
Unsure how many pakis dead - 10, 20?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 08:19 AM (7fEFu)
I heard something yesterday that one Marine had been killed but I never heard anything more about it so I assume (hope) it was fake news.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)
·
11h
>>In another phone call this evening, President Trump told me this about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei:
>>"I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first."
>>That’s a reference to what US intelligence believes was a plot to kill Trump in 2024.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (viF8m)
You could smell it coming during Sea & Anchor detail - the stench was gagging.
Posted by: Boswell at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (+nEug)
I will mock anyone who dares to say something like that in my hearing.
Indeed. As wave after wave of terror appear over the Horizon as so many luftwaffe during the battle of britain, LIBs will continue to argue that it is impossible to know their intent even as they urge them on and literally guide them to their targets.
LIBs not only sponsor our Adversaries, they actively Defend them -- first in to the bunkers, not because they value their own lives, but rather, to displace someone else who does.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-3MonkeyWTC
LIB's bemoan ABSOLUTELY the loudest when their Evil is successfully opposed by a Different kind of Evil because they know their time is short.
https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-SaveDaWorldTakeTheGun
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (TYJUX)
_____
I did nothing wrong with that man, Epstein.
Posted by: Bill Clinton at March 02, 2026 08:54 AM (Dv3i1)
Bill always makes the biggest hedges.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 09:00 AM (bss/y)
... this ought to fix the traffic problems of the city
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: runner
I think Israel is already enforcing Lebanese law there. Without the Iranian mullahs and their proxies around, suddenly a lot of the terrorists and violence will dry up and vanish. They have destabilized the entire Middle East for nearly 50 years and it is time for them to go meet their father, Stan, in hell.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:01 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 09:01 AM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at March 02, 2026 08:20 AM (MZ+PY)
New people fill vacancies. That'll happen until they're either all dead or they give up.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:01 AM (ExV1e)
Spain is full of non working layabouts who live with their parents well into their 40s who all want free shit, free pussy and free jamon.
Worthless asswipes.
Posted by: Zombie Francisco Franco at March 02, 2026 09:02 AM (XHLnT)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
"We may never know the killer's motivations", Austin city officials vowed.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 09:03 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: War Pigs at March 02, 2026 09:03 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 09:03 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 09:04 AM (gVUi7)
Posted by: tubal "
You can leave me out of this one. I made no predictions.
Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at March 02, 2026 09:04 AM (vFG9F)
"Now you tell me baka gaijin." - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:04 AM (2GVsD)
Because they all aspire to burkas. It's the ultimate defeat of the male gaze.
And then they wonder why men, or bears, or minotaurs won't approach them.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 09:04 AM (P9pDS)
Performance?
Sub-optimal.
We reverse-engineered Iranian drones and spoofed their transmissions to make them look like "friendlies" to the Iranian air defense.
We're slapping Starlink receivers on our suicide drones, adding next-gen capability to any of our drones, that no other country can add.
Not just ground-hugging radar evasion but impossible to jam or disrupt.
We could fly a drone into Xi's palace and no one in China, except a few peasants in the hills, will ever see it.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 09:05 AM (HXT0k)
Very fast, very expensive sports car that gets real shitty gas mileage.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 02, 2026 09:05 AM (s32T4)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 08:56 AM (a7sNn)
==
Oh yeah? I was so dumb I did it again in 1980.
My dad was beside himself.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 02, 2026 09:05 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 09:05 AM (+nEug)
Renna
@RennaW
Please, everyone, the gender neutral term is Ayatollx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 09:05 AM (FXNzP)
Why am I not so sure it was friendly? One, maybe. But three?!
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 02, 2026 09:05 AM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 09:05 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: tubal
they all died of shame ?
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:06 AM (/M/4v)
The US is going against hundreds of years of tradition saying you don't go after the political and military leaders.
Assassinated South Vietnamese President Diem might have something to say about that.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:06 AM (xG4kz)
I'd say that'll leave a mark, but honestly, will it?
Posted by: Dr. T
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Yeah, I think it will as Qatarlson cannot even rely on Qatar anymore as they have broken it off with Iran. All the Gulf States got pissed off by Iran launching more drone and missiles at them than they did Israel yesterday. Cumulative demonstration of hatred and maliciousness toward Judaism and calling Trump's actions against Iran as disgusting and evil pretty much paint Tuca into a corner hard to get out from.
His brother Buckley is busy pissing off a lot of people on the Right on X as well by echoing his brother's sentiments.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:06 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ben Had "
The winner gets to go on "This Is Your Life".
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 09:06 AM (vFG9F)
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arabs....
*shakes head
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:06 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: tubal
they all died of shame ?
Posted by: runner
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Checks bounced.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:07 AM (E4rtv)
____
Perfect time for Kweer Starmer to give Gibraltar over to the Spanish caliphate.
Seriously, GB is run by moslims already.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 09:07 AM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:07 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)
Can you imagine the next meeting?
"Hey, Ahmad - you're the next Ayatollah."
"I am not! You are!"
"No, I am not - you, Ackmed - you're next!"
"Not true, I am not! Let me outta here!"
Posted by: Boswell at March 02, 2026 09:07 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)
Ray Kroc is an American hero who employed and fed billions...billions!
Should have a holiday named in his honor.
Posted by: Mayor McCheese at March 02, 2026 09:07 AM (XHLnT)
Oh yeah? I was so dumb I did it again in 1980.
My dad was beside himself.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Cue the Mother Angelica "Shame!" meme.
Posted by: Fessin' Up Is Hard To Do at March 02, 2026 09:08 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 09:08 AM (LHPAg)
I never went, as I was offshore in the Oman Sea most of my IO times.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)
My ports of call were:
Subic ▲
Yokosuka ▲
Hong Kong ▲▲
Apra Harbor (Guam) ▼
Victoria, Canada ↔
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:08 AM (ExV1e)
I did nothing wrong with that man, Epstein.
...
Bill always makes the biggest hedges.
Had he done in Mogadishu in '92 what Somalia accomplished a decade later in a week, there factually would have been no OBL, no 911, no endless wars.
Had he had enough self control to tear his eyes momentarily away from super bowl to affirm the kill order on OBL... ibid.
Had he not only instructed Albright to warn the target's gov'ts of every attack... ibid.
He did NO WRONG in his mind only, because he could convince LIBs to ignore what he factually did -- especially with Epstein...
Who's the Deplorable?
I remember Judas; that was Bill Clinton, he was the one elected President before he disgrace his office and Betrayed us All.
Palestinians elected Hamas because they promised to make the buses run on time -- Bill Clinton'06
it would be wrong to cut off contact with the terror group just because they may have killed people "in a way that we hate."-- Bill Clinton'06
I tried to represent a better America when I was president. But now I don't have to... -- Bill Clinton'06
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 02, 2026 09:08 AM (TqOjB)
"Whatever reasons."
A number of NatSec "experts" have suggested this is going to be Iran's payback strategy going forward. And the number of Middle Eastern and Islamic sympathizers that have infiltrated the US can't be discounted.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 09:09 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: SMOD
Bacon cheeseburgers to Iran!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 09:09 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Hamburgler at March 02, 2026 09:09 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)
Ray Kroc is an American hero who employed and fed billions...billions!
Should have a holiday named in his honor.
Posted by: Mayor McCheese at March 02, 2026 09:07 AM (XHLnT)That would be a Royale.
Posted by: Eromero at March 02, 2026 09:09 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
*shifty eyes*
Posted by: Biden's Open Borders at March 02, 2026 09:10 AM (Dv3i1)
Active combat ops, IFF is killed to make things harder for the bad guys. Perhaps the crews forgot to turn it back on.
Or Mode 4 broke and some people forgot to talk to other people.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:10 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:10 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at March 02, 2026 08:35 AM (FXNzP)
Pecking Chicken
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:10 AM (ExV1e)
Buckley Qatarlson?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:10 AM (xG4kz)
I saw a good comment on X yesterday that Trump has inverted how wars normally work: the elites make the orders and will fight to the last peasant (e.g. Ukraine). Trump's leading with killing the elites, and this makes the world's elites very scared.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 09:11 AM (P9pDS)
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 09:11 AM (vFG9F)
"
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
·
30m
U.S. SecWar Pete Hegseth held a press conference on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran:
"It turns out, the regime who chanted 'death to America' and 'death to Israel' — was gifted death from America, and death from Israel."
"This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change," said Hegseth.
"Our ambitions are not utopian, but they are realistic," Hegseth added, saying that the US mission in Iran was to "destroy Iran's missiles, navy and deny Tehran nuclear weapons".
"This is not Iraq, this is not endless war," he said.
"No stupid rules of engagement, no nation-building quagmire, no democracy-building exercise. No politically correct wars. We fight to win, and we don't waste time or lives," Hegseth told a news conference."
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: CoolHandLuke at March 02, 2026 09:11 AM (0VH88)
I think he was the ringleader in 79.
Posted by: rhennigantx
I thought he was dead for years! I suspected AIDS got him. Had no idea he was still alive.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 09:11 AM (2J/Lj)
Wouldn't they have struck by now? I assume the "Property of Allah" guy is pretty much all they have, but we'll see.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 02, 2026 09:11 AM (P9pDS)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: War Pigs
Your terms are acceptable.
Posted by: rickb223"
Just don't muss up our mansions, ok?
Posted by: War Pigs at March 02, 2026 09:12 AM (vFG9F)
"Hey, Ahmad - you're the next Ayatollah."
"I am not! You are!"
"No, I am not - you, Ackmed - you're next!"
"Not true, I am not! Let me outta here!"
-
Quick game of Musical Chairs would solve that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 09:12 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:12 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:12 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:12 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: CoolHandLuke
Operation "blowing them up real good" was my pick.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:12 AM (E4rtv)
>>"I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first."
>>That’s a reference to what US intelligence believes was a plot to kill Trump in 2024.
Thank you!
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 09:13 AM (tj6OY)
Massie is not a Senator. He's a House traitor.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)
Well written explanation for why no Muslim (now practicing or previously practicing) should be allowed to immigrate to the US.
Basic tenet of Muslim faith is conquering and ruling all others and lying is allowed to this end. It is incompatible with US values.
Also addresses how immigrants are supposed to be grateful to host country and live by the values of host country.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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Not import - DEPORT - Your facts are correct,
They want to kill us. DEPORT them all before it's too late.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 09:13 AM (/LXUT)
Posted by: Ian S."
And that, folks, is MY President!
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 09:13 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:13 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 02, 2026 09:13 AM (s32T4)
🤣🤣🤣
Posted by: runner
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Iran FM had some idiotic quote on X this morning claiming if the UN did nothing to help Iran, it would be the end of international organizations or some such bullshit.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:13 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tubal
they all died of shame ?
Posted by: runner
+++
Unpossible. They don't even understand the concept.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at March 02, 2026 09:14 AM (Lo97M)
Bullshit.
Don't want to see us? Don't be asshoe.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:14 AM (rR3v+)
“The next Big Lie is to taking [sic] shape right in front of us,” Elias said. “Donald Trump will try to use this to assert illegal and unconstitutional powers over the 2026 elections.”
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:14 AM (RHGPo)
Airframe age and lack of spares.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:14 AM (2GVsD)
If I need a bib and a knife, forget it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 09:14 AM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 09:14 AM (Dv3i1)
hey guys!
hope you all had a good weekend!
I went to the Philadelphia Flower Show and it was terrific this year. I managed to NOT spend hundreds of dollars on unusual orchid cultivars too, so win-win
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 09:15 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: mindful webworker - combat wombat at March 02, 2026 09:15 AM (6RP3T)
Mine:
Subic
Inchon
Pohang
Hong Kong
Japan - everywhere
Okinawa
Karachi
Mombasa
Bahrain
Curaçao
Caracas
Bahamas - big island
I probably left out a bunch...
Posted by: Boswell at March 02, 2026 09:15 AM (j10i6)
"No stupid rules of engagement, no nation-building quagmire, no democracy-building exercise. No politically correct wars. We fight to win, and we don't waste time or lives," Hegseth told a news conference."
Finally.
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 09:15 AM (Q+gd/)
Iran FM had some idiotic quote on X this morning claiming if the UN did nothing to help Iran, it would be the end of international organizations or some such bullshit.
Posted by: whig
Sounds good to me! Bring it!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:15 AM (xG4kz)
HAWT
Posted by: BlackOrchid at March 02, 2026 09:16 AM (j+aD2)
... the projection is great in this one
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:16 AM (RHGPo)
How do you have a state funeral for the deceased when they are a large hamburger patty extra rare?
Also, who will be the next Ayatollah Patty Melt?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:16 AM (2GVsD)
"NEW🔴
Iran's FM Araghchi began yelling at U.S. envoy Witkoff during talks after hearing U.S. demands.
Witkoff responded: "If you prefer, I can leave."
So much for Araghchi's claim that talks were "going very well."
-NBC"
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 08:45 AM (RHGPo)
Has that been confirmed or is it just people on X?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (ExV1e)
Dude was the whitest old white man looking a rab
I've ever seen.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (rR3v+)
Nouri Hamedani responded in writing to a request from the presidium of the Assembly of Seminary Students and Scholars in Qom, and on Sunday he said all Muslims are religiously obliged to avenge Khamenei’s death at the hands of the perpetrators.
Makarem Shirazi issued a fatwa identifying the United States and Israel as the “main perpetrators” and described retaliation as a religious duty for Muslims worldwide “until the evil of these criminals is eradicated from the world.”
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: whig
Where would all the useless functionaries do to 'earn' a living? There will always be international organizations to soak up excess money. It's part of our un-healthy eco-system.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (Dv3i1)
[Insert "Your terms are acceptable" meme here]
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (tj6OY)
"The Ayatollah "embraced martyrdom in order to inspire the Iranian people."
"It already appears that the Israeli war strategy has failed."
"The USA will be on the verge of surrender in less than two weeks."
This is your brain. This is your brain on anti-Semitism. Any questions?
Posted by: Dr. T at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (lHPJf)
Wouldn't they have struck by now? I assume the "Property of Allah" guy is pretty much all they have, but we'll see.
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The more.... "motivated" ones will take their time to prepare something other than a rage induced attack on a soft, unprepared target. Although, civilian targets (gathering places like shopping centers) would be high fatality/low risk targets.
Coordinated attacks by a handful of terrorists on civilians would have a pretty high "rate of return" on the terror scale and generate a lot of press.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (jtM2q)
Trump's response?
I don't know, I guess the position is open. I'm creating jobs in Iran too.
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (RHGPo)
@EndWokeness
330 mosques in Texas… and an average of 2 new ones per month
https://tinyurl.com/bdzfukcw
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 09:18 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Josephistan at March 02, 2026 09:18 AM (y9ksN)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 09:18 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 09:18 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (viF8m)
Trump has always had an eye for the babes.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:18 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: SMOD
Never even got the New Hire Tour of the employee lunchroom.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: melodicmetal at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (61TgR)
Operation "How Do You Like It So Far?"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (xG4kz)
BREAKING: A senior member of the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence, Sayed Yahya Hamidi, Deputy Minister of Intelligence for “Israel Affairs,” who led terrorist activities targeting Jews, Western actors has been killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (E4rtv)
Just like the Wall Street Journal saying the US is trying to finish the Iran mission before munitions run out.
What is with all the negativity Moriarty?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 09:20 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
With rabies.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:20 AM (E4rtv)
"The Ayatollah "embraced martyrdom in order to inspire the Iranian people."
"It already appears that the Israeli war strategy has failed."
"The USA will be on the verge of surrender in less than two weeks."
This is your brain. This is your brain on anti-Semitism. Any questions?
Posted by: Dr. T
Dayum. What happened to Vox Day???
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:21 AM (rR3v+)
Trump's response?
I don't know, I guess the position is open. I'm creating jobs in Iran too.
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (RHGPo)
********
lol.
We don't deserve him.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 02, 2026 09:21 AM (NpAcC)
*gets idea*
Welcome, newly appointed interim Supreme Leader Hillary Clinton..
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 09:21 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: SMOD
Never even got the New Hire Tour of the employee lunchroom.
Posted by: rickb223"
They had not even put the Post-it note with his name on it on his office door yet.
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 09:21 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 09:21 AM (gVUi7)
The best part of Alzheimer's disease is that you keep meeting "new people".
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:21 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: The Donald at March 02, 2026 09:21 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: SMOD
Never even got the New Hire Tour of the employee lunchroom.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (rR3v+)
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On the plus side, he didn't have to suffer through mind-numbing hours of HR orientation training.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 02, 2026 09:22 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 08:47 AM (viF8m)
The Paolo, he stands firm in support of liberated beautiful women.
Posted by: The Paolo at March 02, 2026 09:22 AM (Q+gd/)
It moved.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 02, 2026 09:22 AM (bFu5X)
From inside Iran post on X,
With great difficulty, I had a brief call with Iran.
They say the attacks have gotten horrific; they're striking left and right. They say they're even hitting the Basij bases in the neighborhoods.
They told me to say that no one's left Tehran; we've all stayed, waiting for the prince's call-up so we can finish the job.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:22 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 09:22 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: fd
LOL. Nothing says "don't get comfortable" like a post it note nameplate on your door.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:23 AM (rR3v+)
Posted by: whig
Oh. Oh my! ***fans face***. I rather like this. And Secretary Hegseth. I rather like him too.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at March 02, 2026 09:23 AM (2J/Lj)
Islamic HR probably has a two hour computer course on how to share a goat in the break room.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:23 AM (2GVsD)
Which are exclusively attended by the Uniparty Loyal.
There is a reason why China sends secret minders to shadow and surveil any and all of their people who attend anything in the US:
Because they know what is really going on at these conferences.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 09:23 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Inogame at March 02, 2026 07:42 AM (53oGX)
Very surprised there wasn't an inducement at +7...I'd insist on one at D+14...or if mom-to-be feels even a twinge off/different...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 02, 2026 07:45 AM (tOcjL)
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It's hard to wait, I know! I don't want to scare you, but 3 of my 4 babies were late. I was not induced, but the main result was 3 big babies! Just remember God is in control and all will be well!
Posted by: Chillin the most at March 02, 2026 09:23 AM (Sv8TC)
Jane Fonda has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in November 2014. This diagnosis has significantly impacted her life
"Diagnosed" according to whom? And for over eleven years? I smell a rat.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:24 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:24 AM (2GVsD)
Guess who's at the top of our next list?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 09:24 AM (/LXUT)
I have an idea for classy looking Post It Notes nameplates for office doors.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:24 AM (rR3v+)
"𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg
·
47m
I'm hearing that hospitals and morgues have run out of space because thousands of regime thugs have been wiped out - too many for them to contain.
This is karma for last month and for the past 47 dreadful years."
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:24 AM (E4rtv)
Market isn't open yet. It'll be down a bit because uncertainty and oil. Who knows how much.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:25 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:25 AM (/M/4v)
@RennaW
Please, everyone, the gender neutral term is Ayatollx
---
I think it should be two "x"
One for each of his eyes ....
Maybe: Ayatollxix
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 02, 2026 09:25 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:25 AM (/M/4v)
Time for some Summer's Eve?
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 09:26 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 09:01 AM (pDt9x)
Maybe they're based out of Tehran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 02, 2026 09:26 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Advanced Electrolysis and Depilatory Services, Inc. at March 02, 2026 09:26 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 09:01 AM (pDt9x)
Pretty sure the one with the polls is a troll
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 09:26 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: Dr. T at March 02, 2026 09:17 AM (lHPJf)
That's shame. Glad I never bought any of his books.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 09:27 AM (lFFaq)
And yet she was out in the streets yesterday denouncing Trump and the US military.
Guess she's done it so often it's a reflex now?
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 09:27 AM (tj6OY)
Posted by: SMOD
Never even got the New Hire Tour of the employee lunchroom.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (rR3v+)
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On the plus side, he didn't have to suffer through mind-numbing hours of HR orientation training.
...
Seems like he was desperate to avoid DEI training and opted for DIE training instead.
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:28 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Arafi at March 02, 2026 09:28 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 09:28 AM (8zz6B)
47m
I'm hearing that hospitals and morgues have run out of space because thousands of regime thugs have been wiped out - too many for them to contain.
This is karma for last month and for the past 47 dreadful years."
Posted by: whig
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Imagine many Iranians with severe payback in their hearts.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 09:28 AM (/LXUT)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 09:29 AM (G7WXk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:29 AM (2GVsD)
Maybe she thought it was an audition for Barbarella 2, The Stupidity...
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 09:29 AM (XuXeR)
Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani and Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, issued a FatWa against the United States.
Their pals are pointing and laughing at them as they are now nicknamed "Boom 1" and "Boom 2".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 02, 2026 09:29 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 09:29 AM (Q+gd/)
No, Dana, your president allowed this man to stay in the US after overstaying his visa. Whatever his paperwork status was when he murdered American, that person was not "home grown" in the USA.
WTF
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 09:29 AM (tj6OY)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (FXNzP)
And yet she was out in the streets yesterday denouncing Trump and the US military.
Guess she's done it so often it's a reflex now?
Posted by: Lizzy
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It's her stay out of jail card.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (/LXUT)
I don't give a shit what a bunch of stupid people think. If I did I never would have voted for Trump and he wouldn't have won, 3 times. For the first time in nearly 50 years we are living in a world without the insane Iranian mullahs and their equally deadly terror proxies. Works for me.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:24 AM (rR3v+)
Even if he put his name on his lunch in the fridge - that shits getting eaten - poor devil.
Posted by: Boswell at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (j10i6)
This is from the speech as well,
Hegseth says the goals of the operation launched on Saturday are: “Destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their navy and other security infrastructure, and they will never have nuclear weapons.”
Which contrary to the stupid no plan, no plan, no plan mantra by Trump opponents, sounds like a plan to me.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 02, 2026 09:30 AM (a7sNn)
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:31 AM (rR3v+)
"CENTCOM announced that three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles flying in support of Operation Epic Fury went down over Kuwait due to an apparent friendly fire incident.
During active combat—that included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones — the U.S. Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses.
All six aircrew ejected safely, have been safely recovered, and are in stable condition. Kuwait has acknowledged this incident, and we are grateful for the efforts of the Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in this ongoing operation.
The cause of the incident is under investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available."
USS LIBERTY!!11!!
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 09:31 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Sad! at March 02, 2026 09:31 AM (9aoE1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 09:31 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 09:31 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: JackStraw
Reuters/Ipsos is the historically worst polling outfit that exists. So bad that even Foxnews and its leftist polling direct had to drop them for being so far off in its surveys.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 09:32 AM (E4rtv)
Those darn self-radicalized lone wolves!!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 09:32 AM (tj6OY)
Sad!
Posted by: Deez Nuts at March 02, 2026 09:33 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: SMOD
Never even got the New Hire Tour of the employee lunchroom.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 02, 2026 09:19 AM (rR3v+)
----
On the plus side, he didn't have to suffer through mind-numbing hours of HR orientation training.
...
Seems like he was desperate to avoid DEI training and opted for DIE training instead.
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:28 AM (RHGPo)
Shame. He was just turning his strife around.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 09:35 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: man at March 02, 2026 09:29 AM (XuXeR)
She certainly displayed her finest talents in Barbarella. Possibly her her best work, ever.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 09:37 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Case at March 02, 2026 09:38 AM (Z3Kkg)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at March 02, 2026 09:38 AM (x0n13)
Think he had several friends within Iran's leadership.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 02, 2026 09:39 AM (tj6OY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 09:40 AM (G7WXk)
... seems to cast doubt that there is sex in heaven
probably explains why a pederast would start a religion
Posted by: SMOD at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: Zelda at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (kAFfD)
Posted by: tubal at March 02, 2026 09:01 AM (pDt9x)
We're doomed.
Posted by: Reforger at March 02, 2026 09:44 AM (njT/n)
Posted by: Reforger at March 02, 2026 09:46 AM (njT/n)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 02, 2026 07:50 AM (fYhK6)
190 years and still kicking.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
I posted a pic of the Texas state bird at the blog I am subbing at
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 09:50 AM (7fEFu)
Posted by: Chillin the most
----
Thanks for these true and kind words to the parents -in-waiting.
It's good to see your nic, you had kind words for me in the past when I lost my dog.
Praying God's blessing and favor on your life.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 02, 2026 09:51 AM (RkOfE)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 09:52 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Zelda at March 02, 2026 09:42 AM (kAFfD)
Big time.
We've had so many "endless wars" in recent decades, that people forget what a real war is like. You don't go into it just because you feel like it, and you don't really know how it's going to go, or how long it lasts. Did FDR say "Don't worry, this WWII thing will only last a few years?" It's absurd. Reporters asking Trump questions like that are propagandists and morons.
Posted by: MrExcitement at March 02, 2026 09:57 AM (ovdkm)
Posted by: PG at March 02, 2026 10:04 AM (tFapr)
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 02, 2026 10:06 AM (EcHpA)
Posted by: PG at March 02, 2026 10:07 AM (tFapr)
I'm generally amused by US Senator Fetterman (D-PA) and that's probably good as he's one of my state's two US Senators, and balances out some of the in-state TDS rhetoric of the Governor and some of the state's U.S. Representatives, such as Summer Lee and Mary Gay Scanlon, the latter of whom chose to attend the People's State of the Union, organized by MoveOn Civic Action and MeidasTouch, in lieu of the President's SOTU address. (Yes, the periodic, phony "decency and respect" play, less anyone look closely at any of their brands of politics. All, imho)
Yes, Fetterman spoke the truth and supported facts that Iran is a threat, and the US War Powers Act was not violated by President Trump.
The law provides a 60-to-90-day window for authorized engagement and that the president must notify Congress within 48 hours of introducing armed forces into hostilities. The administration notified the "Gang of Eight" fulfilling immediate notification requirements.
Congress holds the power to declare war, the President operates as Commander in Chief, and the War Powers Resolution of 1973 attempts to balance the roles.
Continued -
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (NFX2v)
Congress dot gov -
Understanding the War Powers Resolution
CRS PRODUCT (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)
CRS Product Type: In Focus
CRS Product Number: IF13134
Referenced Legislation: P.L.93-148; P.L.98-164
Topics: Federal Government Management & Organization; Law, Constitution & Civil Liberties
Publication Date: 12/17/2025
Author: Weed, Matthew C.
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Odd but true:
>U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Press Release: 'Philadelphia CBP officers intercept Bronze Age swords and arrowheads from the northeastern region of Iran' Fri. February 27, 2026
In small part, "The shipment initially arrived on an express delivery flight from the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 16. It was destined to an address in Jacksonville, Fla."
Ain't that some timing?
>RCP, New Poll Shows PA Voters’ Balance on ICE, Immigration, ANALYSIS, Release Date Fri, 02/27/2026
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This IS a watch State, or rather a watch Commonwealth like Virginia - PA's absolute North Star - Kentucky and Massachusetts.
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Good day 🤗
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at March 02, 2026 10:13 AM (EcHpA)
You assholes don't realize you're fucking finished
Posted by: melodicmetal at March 02, 2026 10:49 AM (61TgR)
Perhaps the most important factor that can insure the evil Islamic regime stays toppled has yet to speak again. That factor: the numerous Iranians who hate the regime and love freedom. In the past they have protested and made their voices heard only to be brutally silenced by the regime. Now, President Trump has given them far and away the best opportunity they are ever likely to see.
But are there enough of them? Are they organized enough? Most importantly: are they MOTIVATED enough?
God, may it be so. Please let those Iranians who love freedom and hate this regime rise up and finish it off! Amen.
Posted by: Bach In Black at March 02, 2026 10:57 AM (KY9hS)
Posted by: Saber Alter at March 02, 2026 11:32 AM (6XXvd)
Daily Tech News 2 March 2026
Top Story
- The entry-level PC market - systems priced between $500 and $1000 - is predicted to be wiped out by 2028. (WCCFTech)
The leading cause of this mass extinction is everyone's favourite villain, Sam Altman of OpenAI. CPU and motherboard prices haven't moved, but RAM prices have increased 300 to 500%, with video cards as collateral damage, and storage prices are heading into the stratosphere as well.
I suspect the video game market will be forced to adjust to lower average specs for the next few years. Either that or they're going to lose all their remaining customers to indie titles that run fine on ten-year-old hardware.
Hytale recommends a Radeon 400 series, a range that came out in 2016. Silksong recommends a Radeon 380 from 2015, but will run on a Radeon 7750 from 2012. And that means it will run on pretty much any laptop's integrated graphics.
Custom PC builders are going to be hurting for years, though.
Tech News
- We've cured cancer in mice. Again. (Science Daily)
The new treatment this time uses a metal-organic framework - iron-based nano-particles - to trigger oxidative stress within the tumour cells while leaving healthy tissue untouched.
- Lenovo has announced a whole bunch of expensive toys at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, including the latest Legion Tab. (Notebook Check)
The Legion Tab 5 is slightly better and a whole lot more expensive that the Legion Tab 3 I have. Display resolution is up from the already excellent (for an 8.8" tablet) to 3040x1904, and the CPU has been upgraded from an already fast Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 to a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.
The microSD card slot on earlier models has not returned, nor has the headphone jack. And the MSRP is two and a half times what I paid for mine, making it an easy upgrade to skip.
- ClawJacked is an attack that lets people break into your local OpenClaw instances by getting you to load a web page. (Bleeping Computer)
Because web pages running on your browser are free to access websocket services running on your local PC, which is something OpenClaw does. OpenClaw is password protected but not rate-limited on its local ports, so code running in your browser can simply keep guessing.
I won't judge OpenClaw harshly on this one. Too few developers understand that this is even possible, let alone take any measures to guard against it.
- I said I was done buying new computer bits. I lied.
As I mention on my own blog yesterday, I was wandering around the web looking for specs for something - I've since forgotten what I was looking for - when I noticed that an Aussie online store was selling 4TB SSDs at the 2TB price.
I was very good. I wanted to buy eight. I bought two. About $290 each including tax and shipping, which is a damn good price for a PCIe 4.0 TLC drive right now.
Didn't have anything on my list for today, so here's the opening song for last year's stand-out anime series, Ruri Rocks. It's the story of Ruri, and rocks.
Yes, the older girl does carry a medieval war hammer on her back. Gotta carry protection against bears and sudden outcroppings of feldspar.
Bonus: Full-length music video by the vocalist:
Unrelated: A new trailer for Witch Hat Atelier just popped up.
Despite its looks, this one is not all sweetness and light. The manga is excellent, though, and I have high hopes for the anime.
Disclaimer: Literally and figuratively.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Tuna at March 02, 2026 04:01 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 04:01 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 04:01 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:04 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 04:04 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 04:05 AM (UFwgc)
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:04 AM (gKDq2)
394 Well, that was a fun way to spend a Sunday night. Go to the ER with muscle pain and come out with a diagnosis of cancer.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 03:33 AM (gKDq2)
Very sorry, RickZ.
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 04:06 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 04:07 AM (UFwgc)
Posted by: RickZ
I'm so sorry. The docs are definitely sure it's cancer? Prayers coming your way..
Posted by: Tuna at March 02, 2026 04:08 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: clarence at March 02, 2026 04:10 AM (VczTT)
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 02, 2026 04:14 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 04:14 AM (Ia/+0)
We've cured cancer in mice. Again.
And still not one word of gratitude for having done so from those ungrateful little bastards. Vermin, alla dem!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 02, 2026 04:14 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Tuna at March 02, 2026 04:08 AM (lJ0H4)
No biopsy. Will get a call from the hospital's oncology dept. later today to set up an appointment.
What gave it away was the dye-contrast CAT scan.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:15 AM (gKDq2)
Prayers up here, from me as well.
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at March 02, 2026 04:16 AM (WE0m7)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 04:18 AM (Ia/+0)
At least you had the good sense to get matters checked out, RickZ. Our kids' father did not see a doctor for close to ten years and he is now in the closing stages of cancer that has spread throughout his body.
Prayers for a sound second opinion and a pathway for you to fight the beast.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 02, 2026 04:19 AM (xG4kz)
Prayers up here, from me as well.
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at March 02, 2026 04:16 AM (WE0m7)
That's on top of being a cardiac patient for the last 20 years. I have an ICD implanted, that's a pacemaker and defib paddles. I'm already compromised when it comes to my health. This doesn't look good.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:22 AM (gKDq2)
Disclaimer: Literally and figuratively.
You neglected laterally and vertically. Head on a swivel, Pixy!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 02, 2026 04:22 AM (xG4kz)
I have no desire to dress up my primary weapon in lingerie.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 04:24 AM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at March 02, 2026 04:19 AM (xG4kz)
No one has ever put the words 'good sense' in application to myself before.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:26 AM (gKDq2)
I get it. The domestic Left has mostly forstalled his powers by their control of the courts and the complicity of the Republican DC corruptocrats.
Trump sees Empire building as his only path to historical greatness.
But Trump’s ignoring of the enemy within will only increase it's power and will consign him to historical irrelevance like it did with Reagan.
Trump’s only path to historical greatness will be crushing the domestic Left.
But I fear Trump’s focus on international affairs signals a surrender on the domestic side.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 04:27 AM (H9Yaj)
"April 2006 Message from Dan"
https://tinyurl.com/5n836ehr
Posted by: SciVo at March 02, 2026 04:28 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:22 AM (gKDq2)
I'm so sorry. I know it seems overwhelming.
As trite as it sounds: one day at a time, and don't stress. I know, that sounds impossible right now.
Find your support and hold on to it.
Prayers work. I'll keep you on my list!
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at March 02, 2026 04:29 AM (WE0m7)
Prayers work. I'll keep you on my list!
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at March 02, 2026 04:29 AM (WE0m7)
I'm on the phone at the moment with my support; she has to go to work later. She's a cancer survivor (breast) herself.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:31 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Well OK then at March 02, 2026 04:31 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: RickZ
Same. Stage 3, found February 2008
Excellent, she knows of which she speaks.
Posted by: My Life is Insanity at March 02, 2026 04:34 AM (WE0m7)
There are 21 to 30 million voters that do NOT belong on the rolls.
They have lived in the US long enough to escape detection and are living on pass down SS# or stolen IDs or share IDs.
2020 had 155 million votes.
2024 had 152 million votes.
Now imagine with SAVE that number goes to 140 or maybe even 135.
People will realize just how much of their lives and livelihoods are stolen and controlled by people that do NOT belong here.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 04:34 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 04:37 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Well OK then at March 02, 2026 04:31 AM (2Ez/1)
Miss the point much 🤡
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 04:39 AM (H9Yaj)
Chink ships have a second GPS signal (I am sure we have hacked it) to use.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 04:39 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 04:37 AM (gbOdA)
Don't be.
I've made it this far so can't complain.
The friend I'm on the phone with is another story. Another long story. But it boils down to sometimes two people just can't get together.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 04:40 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 04:47 AM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 04:48 AM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 03:42 AM (H9Yaj)
>Regulating body heat and warmth. It's not a photo op, it's a military op at odd hours on a hectic schedule. I'm sort of dragging watching all of this go down.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 04:03 AM (gVUi7)
Agreed.
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 04:49 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 04:51 AM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 04:48 AM (UFwgc)
I assume Iran does not have the tech.
But China does have BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS),
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 04:55 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 04:51 AM (UFwgc)
Lol. Still don't like him wearing a baseball cap in a historical announcement. Not terribly dignified.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 04:56 AM (H9Yaj)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 05:02 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 05:03 AM (UFwgc)
Posted by: olddog in mo at March 02, 2026 05:05 AM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 05:07 AM (UFwgc)
Simmons in his two book series Iliad and Olympos describes islamic nutjobs engineering a retro virus to kill Jews but backfires and kills everyone but Jews - he also has them hacking serv-bots.
Posted by: 13times at March 02, 2026 05:09 AM (Ckdnn)
Or having job security for life?
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-888455
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 05:09 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 05:14 AM (gbOdA)
Have to go out for a while.
Just had lotsa intercepts above our heads but this was to the north of Jerusalem, heading toward Tel Aviv and north of it on the coast. Rattled the windows.
Maybe l8r. Still behind in work.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 05:17 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 05:18 AM (UFwgc)
*Heaves a sigh* Yes. It's Monday. But always keep in mind:
"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 02, 2026 05:19 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 05:21 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 02, 2026 05:19 AM (wzUl9)
Yeah, well, talk to me in a few months.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 05:21 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 02, 2026 05:22 AM (wzUl9)
Have to go out for a while.
Just had lotsa intercepts above our heads but this was to the north of Jerusalem, heading toward Tel Aviv and north of it on the coast. Rattled the windows.
Maybe l8r. Still behind in work.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 05:17 AM (1o8D5)
*waves*
Thanks for checking in!
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 05:22 AM (+YA9H)
Read this article in my newsfeed just now: "How should we respond to machines learning to simulate prayer?"
"I'll take 'Kill it with fire' for $500, Alex."
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 05:29 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 05:29 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 05:30 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 05:30 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Accomac at March 02, 2026 05:30 AM (77Bgk)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 05:30 AM (ZQOYp)
My wife has her Bachelor's in Geology. She absolutely loved this series.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 05:32 AM (OPGS/)
The moving company guy I talked with last week has not called me back after two emails. The real estate agent in Owensboro, ditto. And after talking with three apartment complexes there, I've realized that with pet deposits, security deposits, rent, fees, "pet rent," and the cost to break a lease, renting an apartment there for less than a year would be insane. Not to mention their rents are insane by my standards.
I want to move, but I don't see how I can.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 02, 2026 05:34 AM (wzUl9)
With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables.” But like the uncompromising Khomeini, he opposed moderates’ efforts to promote political and social reforms domestically and to secure rapprochement with the United States.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 05:35 AM (gbOdA)
https://tinyurl.com/yzy2df72
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 05:35 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 05:35 AM (gVUi7)
https://tinyurl.com/49t2kmsv
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 02, 2026 05:38 AM (gQ15S)
With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public ...
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026 05:35 AM (gbOdA)
Santa!
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 05:39 AM (+YA9H)
The endgame hasn't changed, just the potential date. That's true no matter how old/healthy you are.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at March 02, 2026 05:40 AM (KIbLI)
With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public ...
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 02, 2026
***
Imagine a May 1945 story beginning, "With his dark hair in a casual across-the-forehead style and a Charlie Chaplin mustache, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler cut a more avuncular figure in public . . ."
Yeah. Wouldn't have happened.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 02, 2026 05:42 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Probably because most of the media wasn't the enemy and the ones that were knew not to draw attention to themselves.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 05:43 AM (OPGS/)
Luke 1:68
Posted by: Marcus T at March 02, 2026 05:48 AM (iFEms)
Posted by: RickZ
I'm sorry to hear it, Rick. I won't throw out advice that you've hearing from all sides already. I'll just wish you good luck in fighting it.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 05:50 AM (OPGS/)
https://tinyurl.com/yzy2df72
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 05:35 AM (iMotb)
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Outrageous. So they charge this career criminal, illegal immigrant with second degree murder. He's 32, the woman he killed was 41. He'll probably be back on the streets by the time he's 41, so he can have another go.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 05:50 AM (wHUDr)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 05:52 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 05:52 AM (Ia/+0)
The Death of Khamenei and the End of an Era
His life’s work was to preserve a revolution that is heading for the ash heap.
https://archive.is/qGt6T
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 05:53 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 05:54 AM (gbOdA)
Thanks for checking in!
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 05:22 AM (+YA9H)
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Thanks for waving.
RickZ, hears hoping the docs say fight it.
Stepped outside and was whisked back into the shelter by another siren.
Beautiful weather!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 05:56 AM (1o8D5)
He can do the same for you. This morning I offer you these two scriptures to comfort you:
Philippians 4: 6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 41:10
Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
Do not be anxious, for I am your God.
I will fortify you, yes, I will help you,
I will really hold on to you with my right hand of righteousness.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 02, 2026 05:57 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 05:59 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: JM in Illinois
CIA Barbie and her merry band of marxists in Richmond will make sure he is released.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 06:00 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:00 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 06:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: clarence at March 02, 2026 06:02 AM (5nlkh)
I sincerely hope the AI bubble pops hard and fast before that happens.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 02, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)
Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.
Sounds like time for some quality control on judges. And after a certain point, let's give up on rehabilitating criminals, and send them to Canada to be parted out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:03 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:04 AM (u82oZ)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 02, 2026 06:05 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 06:05 AM (OPGS/)
Open Source Intel @Osint613
25s
BREAKING 🔴🔴
Kuwait air defenses shot down 3 U.S. F-15s
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 06:05 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 06:06 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 06:05 AM (1o8D5)
I think about everyone in the Gulf flies that 15
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:09 AM (gbOdA)
But after all the turmoil, and if Trump succeeds, just imagine what he will have accomplished: the two main suppliers of oil to China will now be under American control, the main source of turmoil in the middle east will have been stopped cold, Russia's main drone supplies ended, and the Abraham Accords will get a jolt of support. And Europe? Who cares.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 06:10 AM (PtAHv)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 06:11 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 06:12 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 02, 2026 06:13 AM (6meWH)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 06:12 AM (+nEug)
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I saw a FF assumption early on but I was convinced that it was FF when I saw the clip of the 2nd F-15 twirling down slowly.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 06:15 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:04 AM (u82oZ)
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People spontaneously combust all the time!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 02, 2026 06:15 AM (6meWH)
Which is deadlier....
A weekend at war with Iran, or..
A weekend in Chicago?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 06:17 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:04 AM (u82oZ)
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People spontaneously combust all the time!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 02, 2026 06:15 AM (6meWH)
Nothing left but a globule.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 02, 2026 06:17 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:04 AM (u82oZ)
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People spontaneously combust all the time!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 02, 2026 06:15 AM (6meWH)
White Smoke in Tehran means a new Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:17 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:18 AM (+YA9H)
But after all the turmoil, and if Trump succeeds, just imagine what he will have accomplished: the two main suppliers of oil to China will now be under American control, the main source of turmoil in the middle east will have been stopped cold, Russia's main drone supplies ended, and the Abraham Accords will get a jolt of support. And Europe? Who cares.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 06:10 AM (PtAHv)
--‐--
And Iran has been behind proxies that have inflicted so much damage on the world. Imagine a world without Ayatollahs
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 02, 2026 06:18 AM (GgH4p)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar
And about an hour later, it's black smoke and someone else needs to be chosen.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 06:21 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 06:23 AM (tnK3b)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar
>A 4th generation fighter is a moneymaker for the pentagon. We sell them to finance the 6th generation fighter.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 06:23 AM (gVUi7)
This has been a problem for a long time.
Douglas Bader was shot down by a fellow Englishman in error while in a dogfight over France.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:25 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 06:26 AM (iMotb)
Bonchie retweeted
Aristonkle
@ParanoidPol
2h
Just a thought: if the current de facto leader of Iran is spouting the same messaging as every woke influencer imaginable, maybe people should start questioning where that messaging is coming from and why it’s so endemic.
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:27 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:28 AM (u82oZ)
Mine was the coffee pot.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 06:29 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:29 AM (u82oZ)
Black hole snipes, for sure. But I put my pantyhose on one leg at a time and was in Operations.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:30 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:29 AM (u82oZ)
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*slaps down a twenty*
My money's on a significant part of Democrat leadership. With a sprinkling of Republicans.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 02, 2026 06:31 AM (6meWH)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:31 AM (+YA9H)
https://tinyurl.com/a8eehdua
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 06:32 AM (PFs9e)
The GOPe is on the CoC, Cartel, and China payrolls. But Qatar has some explaining to so.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:32 AM (u82oZ)
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Feb 28
I talked to the president over the phone a short while ago
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Quit talking to Jonathan Karl on the phone, PDT.
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:33 AM (+YA9H)
ClawJacked is an attack that lets people break into your local OpenClaw instances by getting you to load a web page. (Bleeping Computer)
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Not Craw. Craw!
Posted by: The Craw at March 02, 2026 06:33 AM (VWtfl)
Posted by: The Craw at March 02, 2026 06:33 AM (VWtfl)
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Oh. Well, Craw...
Posted by: Maxwell Smart at March 02, 2026 06:34 AM (6meWH)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:29 AM (u82oZ)
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Can't we all just get along?
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 02, 2026 06:34 AM (mqGKl)
US confirms three US F-15 fighter jets crashed in Kuwait in ‘friendly fire’ incident, crews ok
17 minutes ago
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:35 AM (+YA9H)
@jonkarl
Feb 28
I talked to the president over the phone a short while ago
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The president of what?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 06:36 AM (mqGKl)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 06:36 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 02, 2026 06:36 AM (6meWH)
Head on a swivel, have a plan, and OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC.
Here is a fanfare for the morning: https://youtu.be/5LoUm_r7It8
John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine – BBC Proms 2014
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:36 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 02, 2026 06:29 AM (u82oZ)
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Can't we all just get along?
Posted by: Tucker Carlson at March 02, 2026 06:34 AM (mqGKl)
A pox on both their houses.
Jonathan Karl
@jonkarl
Feb 28
MAGA divide — Tucker Carlson tells me the attack on Iran is “absolutely disgusting and evil.”
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:37 AM (+YA9H)
Also, don't dick around and get started on fenben protocol while pursuing conventional treatment.
If it's a tumor starve it of carbs.
Hugs
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 06:37 AM (yyOtC)
https://tinyurl.com/59phdp5z
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 06:38 AM (PFs9e)
Professional printing jobs, professional sign construction, all very expensive.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 06:39 AM (mqGKl)
But instead of dropping actual weapons, drop empty crates labeled as containing hundreds of the pistols, that have been opened by locals, the pistols handed out, and the empty crates left behind for authorities to find.
Keep em guessing.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 06:41 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 06:41 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Don Black at March 02, 2026 06:42 AM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
AF Brat here. The F-15 is my favorite aircraft and meeting some of the pilots was a Cool Moment for me.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 06:42 AM (OPGS/)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 06:44 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 06:45 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 06:41 AM (qFwJc)
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One of my favorite youtube subjects. A fifty year old program, with current airframes recently upgraded now used by the US as a truck to haul huge numbers of missiles to wherever the F35 wants to send them, and a main export model for lots of years.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 06:46 AM (mqGKl)
https://tinyurl.com/yc6ah3nr
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 02, 2026 06:46 AM (PFs9e)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 06:41 AM (qFwJc)
I think were are into double alpha versions.
The Eagle took its maiden flight in July 1972, and entered service in 1976. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with 104 victories and 0 losses in aerial combat, with the majority of the kills by the Israeli Air Force.
However, reduced procurement pushed the retirement of the remaining F-15C/D, mostly in the Air National Guard, to 2026 and forced the service to supplement the F-22 with an advanced Eagle variant, the F-15EX, to maintain enough air superiority fighters. The F-15 remains in service with numerous countries.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:47 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:48 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:49 AM (+YA9H)
@BlackRock, @StateStreet, and @Vanguard_Group .@Vanguard_Group is admitting defeat, agreeing to settle the lawsuit brought by a coalition of State Attorneys General, led by @KenPaxtonTX .As part of the settlement they will pay $30 million in fines, turn over all documents related to their coordinated ESG activism, and end all ESG activism for years to come.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:52 AM (gbOdA)
I am going to his funeral next week.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 02, 2026 06:53 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at March 02, 2026 06:53 AM (hlcLG)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)
Around a dozen or more are now with their 72 virgin goats.
Hoorah
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 06:56 AM (yyOtC)
But instead of dropping actual weapons, drop empty crates labeled as containing hundreds of the pistols, that have been opened by locals, the pistols handed out, and the empty crates left behind for authorities to find.
Keep em guessing.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Heh.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 06:56 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 06:57 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 06:53 AM (gbOdA)
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No. That was in Beit Shemesh, a city southwest of Jerusalem, a 20 minute drive away.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 06:58 AM (1o8D5)
Professional printing jobs, professional sign construction, all very expensive.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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That was Neville Singham's puppets probably. For the Chicoms.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 06:58 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 06:58 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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Nope, not as of yet. Mainstream media is quick to lie, slow to retract lie if ever. In this case, even video existing showing the truth was ignored.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 06:59 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 06:57 AM (iMotb)
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Thank you for mentioning this; I've been waiting for an explanation, worried we send one into the building in error. So, no, haven't seen the explanation mentioned by the Propaganda Press.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 06:59 AM (gonTq)
I pray for you and your family's safety
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 07:00 AM (yyOtC)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 06:58 AM (1o8D5)
prayers for your safety
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:00 AM (gbOdA)
BTW, old IAF F-15 story - on a wing and a prayer:
https://youtu.be/M359poNjvVA
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 07:02 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: fd
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We be using JDAMs now that the GPS jamming is mort. No need to use expensive standoff munitions at this point. Dunno and probably state secret about the number of missile interceptors burned though.
We have Predator drones cruising around (as do the Israelis) because the Iranians can't do anything to them except mebbe throw some rocks at them.
Some more Iranian leaders like their head of navy, intel, etc. are now mort.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:02 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:02 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 07:03 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 02, 2026 07:03 AM (cxFcK)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:04 AM (gbOdA)
Another throw shit at the wall day.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:05 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:05 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:05 AM (iMotb)
China
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:06 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 02, 2026 07:06 AM (yyOtC)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:07 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Don Black at March 02, 2026 07:07 AM (ZxPkt)
BRICS News
@BRICSinfo
JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇳 Iran calls on the United Nations to hold emergency meeting.
"If the international community does not respond to the aggression, it will be the end of international institutions."
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:07 AM (E4rtv)
Oh no...!!
Anyway..
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:09 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:09 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:09 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: Wally at March 02, 2026 07:09 AM (pduCL)
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:10 AM (/AIA+)
Clearly nobody felt the need, nor the desire to consult you.
Now go get your shine box, boy.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:11 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:09 AM (+nEug)
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Who?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:11 AM (/AIA+)
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 07:11 AM (vFG9F)
Another throw shit at the wall day.
Posted by: Ben Had
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We have lots of relatively dumb bombs and with the missile bunkers being destroyed like at Tabriz and that leaves less hardened targets that don't need specialized munitions.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:12 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Wally at March 02, 2026 07:12 AM (pduCL)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:12 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:14 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:14 AM (/AIA+)
International community: "We're sending troops to destroy what's left of you. How is that for a response?"
Hey, a man can dream.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:15 AM (OPGS/)
Thick as a brick. Little Milton knocked up his girlfriend while wearing tweed; a stylish little man.
Posted by: kingsman at March 02, 2026 07:15 AM (ehY6c)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at March 02, 2026 07:15 AM (h/O4U)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 02, 2026 07:16 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:16 AM (+nEug)
"HEAD OF IRAN’S SOCCER FEDERATION DOUBTS COUNTRY WILL PLAY IN 2026 WORLD CUP"
Posted by: fd at March 02, 2026 07:16 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:09 AM (+nEug)
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We talked to your wife.
She didn't tell you? Weird.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:16 AM (/AIA+)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 07:16 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:17 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 07:17 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Common Tater at March 02, 2026 07:18 AM (gIVe3)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 02, 2026 07:18 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at March 02, 2026 07:19 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: PDJT at March 02, 2026 07:20 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
They want in so that they can put conditions. F*ck them, don't need them, don't want them. UK at least has some useful bases so our bombers can land.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:20 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
>The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, tandem two-seat, vertical twin-tail, all-weather-capable variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft.
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather fighter aircraft with vertical stabilizers.
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fourth-generation fighter aircraft.
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engined, canted vertical stabilizers, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and ground attack aircraft.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 07:21 AM (gVUi7)
You might want to stand up
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:21 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: PDJT at March 02, 2026 07:21 AM (gbOdA)
Please make a note of it
Posted by: AP at March 02, 2026 07:21 AM (gIVe3)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:21 AM (gbOdA)
I also read that F35 already jailbroke and can run AI on threat detection.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:23 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at March 02, 2026 07:24 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: AP at March 02, 2026 07:24 AM (gIVe3)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:25 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:25 AM (OPGS/)
Magills
@magills_
9h
“Carl, the maintenance guy at the IRGC HQ, has been named Supreme Leader due to everyone else dying."
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 07:25 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 07:25 AM (+YA9H)
And he was studying chinch bugs and manganese.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:26 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Pretty much.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:26 AM (E4rtv)
Open Source Intel @Osint613
8m
BREAKING 🔴
IDF confirms Hassan Maklad, head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters, has been ELIMINATED ❌ in a strike in Beirut.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 07:26 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Headlines we expect to see at March 02, 2026 07:27 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: The Bull at March 02, 2026 07:28 AM (TmfuF)
Also I think this will require a USB C to USB C cable, yes?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at March 02, 2026 07:28 AM (3AwA+)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:28 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Headlines we'd like to see at March 02, 2026 07:29 AM (vFG9F)
Matt Walsh is the latest along with Erik Prince.
Erik Prince: I'm Not Happy About The Whole Thing. I Don't Think This Was In America's Interests. It's Gonna Uncork A Significant Can Of Worms And Chaos, And Destruction In Iran Now. @realErikDPrince
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:30 AM (E4rtv)
Also I think this will require a USB C to USB C cable, yes?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at March 02, 2026 07:28 AM (3AwA+)
If you use photos it is in the cloud at photos.google.com.
Just click and download.
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:30 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 07:30 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:31 AM (E4rtv)
And smoldering rubble, with singed children's stuffed animals on top.
I always liked those.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:31 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:32 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 02, 2026 07:33 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:07 AM (E4rtv)
Your terms are acceptable.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 02, 2026 07:33 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:34 AM (iMotb)
Please make a note of it
Posted by: AP at March 02, 2026 07:21 AM (gIVe3)
Happy, fun dispersing devices of privilege.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 07:35 AM (dK+Kv)
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The Atlantic
@TheAtlantic
The U.S. bombardment of Iran was launched without a real plan for the Iranian people,
@anneapplebaum
argues: “We don’t have any tools to communicate with the Iranians, and we don’t have any tools to
help build a legitimate state” determined by them.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:35 AM (E4rtv)
A true classic!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:34 AM (iMotb)
Like Jesus at the well
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:35 AM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 02, 2026 07:37 AM (iMotb)
jjs be here
Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at March 02, 2026 07:37 AM (gbOdA)
That's because the Japanese aren't infested with people who demand that media cater to their delicate feelings.
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 07:38 AM (OPGS/)
"Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@FmrRepMTG
·
Feb 28
This is NOT freeing the Iranian people!!!
This is murdering their children!!!
WTF are you insane people doing???
AMERICA DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS!!! x.com/globeeyenews/s…
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:38 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:30 AM (E4rtv)
Walsh always struck me as an opportunistic phony. But I missed what he did.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 07:38 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 02, 2026 07:39 AM (UxJD/)
Posted by: Tom Servo
I sincerely wish for the UN to be dropkicked out of the US and send it back to Euroland. It can use the old League of Nations building in Geneva.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:39 AM (E4rtv)
That is apparently the approach the smarter pseudo right is going to take rather than the crasser Jews made us do it.
Posted by: whig at March 02, 2026 07:41 AM (E4rtv)
Bonchie retweeted
Aristonkle
@ParanoidPol
2h
Just a thought: if the current de facto leader of Iran is spouting the same messaging as every woke influencer imaginable, maybe people should start questioning where that messaging is coming from and why it’s so endemic.
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 06:27 AM (+YA9H)
If you are fighting the people who are fighting the fascists, you might be a fascist.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 07:42 AM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at March 02, 2026 07:47 AM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 03:42 AM (H9Yaj)
>Regulating body heat and warmth. It's not a photo op, it's a military op at odd hours on a hectic schedule. I'm sort of dragging watching all of this go down.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 04:03 AM (gVUi7)
Agreed.
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 04:49 AM (+YA9H)
I Get tired of people picking apart his style. He's just being Trump. He's not gonna be some slick stage managed automaton.
BTW did you see the color of Barron's tie at sotu. OMG.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 02, 2026 07:48 AM (i0Hi3)
AG retweeted
Eylon Levy
@EylonALevy
Feb 28
Israelis in a Tel Aviv bomb shelter.
Love this energy 💙
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 07:51 AM (+YA9H)
Eylon Levy
@EylonALevy
42m
The Iranian regime beats up women in the street for showing hair.
Israel just sent 30 female air crew members, including pilots and navigators, to bomb that regime.
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 07:56 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 07:56 AM (+YA9H)
Some Navy girls posted videos of themselves dancing around to a rap song about beating Iran's ass. I'm sure that's annoying for the regime.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 02, 2026 08:09 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: NR Pax at March 02, 2026 05:32 AM (OPGS/)
I'll move it up in my queue then.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at March 02, 2026 08:48 AM (lFFaq)
Sold!
Posted by: Tar Bae at March 02, 2026 09:14 AM (o8kgm)
Posted by: Saber Alter at March 02, 2026 11:11 AM (6XXvd)
Sunday Overnight Open Thread - March 1, 2026 [Doof]
Photo credit: Nurse Ratched
Operation Epic Fury He died like a dog!
TRUMP ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF IRAN'S "SUPREME LOSER" pic.twitter.com/7A1jTYcUYp
— Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) March 1, 2026
— Alberta 51 Project (@Ab51_Project) March 1, 2026
“How did Iran get so close to a nuclear weapon? Let's follow the money Hillary Clinton becomes Barack Obama's Secretary of State in 2009. During her tenure from 09-13, there were 4 companies that donated large amounts of money to the Clinton Foundation. Those companies are Boeing, Airbus Total and Siemens. Their donation amounts total up to $25 million, but no less than $5 million. There's not exact numbers. Perhaps. They were hoping to influence Obama and Hillary as they were negotiating with Iran trying to get the nuclear deal signed, which they eventually did In 2015. On July 14th, 2015, the JCPOA was signed lifting sanctions off of Iran and unfreezing 50 to $150 billion in cash assets. And then between January 17th and February 5th, 2016, Obama sent $1.7 billion in untraceable cash to Iran. This money presented an untraceable foreign currency was said to be a settlement for a 1979 arms deal with Iran. That was $400 million, but with $1.3 billion in interest, at least that's what the Obama administration said. It was later on that February, the Obama administration tried to secretly grant Iran access to U.S treasury payment system, which would have netted them $5.7 billion in currency conversion if it hadn't failed. (The banks were like, what the f*ck is this? Hell no.) Later on that year, in April of 2016, the Obama administration dropped charges to several Iranian arms dealers so they wouldn't derail the JCPOA. This really pissed off Obama's Department of Justice, but Obama had to maintain his legacy. And then between March and December of 2016 is when Airbus got an $18 billion contract because of the lifted sanctions in Iran. Boeing got a $16.6 billion contract total, got a $4.8 billion contract, and Siemens got a $1 billion contract with Iran, or I should say Iranian regime controlled companies. But then in November, the unthinkable happens and Hillary Clinton loses the 2016 election to Donald Trump, and suddenly these 4 companies no longer donate to the Clinton Foundation ever again.Click the link to read the whole thing / watch a video segment from the author
A Colorado man was given a heartwarming surprise last week, after his granddaughter reached out to strangers who provided one last look at his favorite thing—a classic car show. “I just wanted to do something special for him,” his granddaughter, Annaliesse Garcia, told KDVR News. And ‘special’ it was, as dozens of car owners paraded past their grandfather’s home in Lakewood. After posting the request on social media, the family only expected a handful of autos, but around 50 showed off their curvy bumpers and round mirrors for 80-year-old Max Archuleta, a lifelong fan of vintage vehicles. Since being diagnosed with terminal cancer, he no longer has the energy to attend his beloved car shows.Video segment at the link. Very kewl! ----- Strangely satisfying to watch
The lost art of shoe polishing pic.twitter.com/z5haSDOzcN
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) February 17, 2026
Parthian Practicality: Mobility and Multicultural Flair (247 BCE–224 CE) Under the Parthians, nomadic influences merged with Persian traditions, creating versatile clothing suited for an equestrian lifestyle. Women's fashion evolved to prioritize movement while retaining decorative elements. Typical outfits featured long-sleeved tunics or dresses, layered over trousers for horseback riding—a groundbreaking adaptation that spread across Asia. Fabrics like wool and silk were embroidered with geometric patterns or floral motifs, influenced by Silk Road trade. Belts cinched the waist, often embellished with gold or silver buckles. Veils were common, pinned with ornate clasps, and tiaras or serrated headscarves added height and drama. Colors ranged from earthy tones to vibrant blues and greens, with jewelry like rectangular earrings and necklaces enhancing the look. Parthian women, depicted in sculptures and textiles, embodied a blend of warrior spirit and grace, foreshadowing modern activewear's focus on comfort and style.
Urban women embraced miniskirts, bell-bottom jeans, short-sleeved blouses, and colorful dresses, often paired with big hair and bold makeup. Bikinis at beaches and swimsuits were common, reflecting a liberal era. In rural areas, traditional chadors or regional dresses persisted, but overall, fashion symbolized progress, with influences from global pop culture. This era's diversity, captured in vintage photos, evokes nostalgia for a time of personal choice, contrasting with post-revolution mandates.
In 2026, Iran's mandatory dress code for women, established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, remained in effect under the Islamic Penal Code and the "Hijab and Chastity" law. Women and girls over the age of 9 are legally required to cover their hair with a hijab (headscarf) in public spaces, and their clothing must be modest, covering the arms, legs, and body shape to adhere to Islamic principles. Violations resulted in fines, arrests, flogging, or imprisonment, though enforcement varies by region—stricter in rural areas or during crackdowns, and more relaxed in urban centers like Tehran where defiance is common.
Prayers to Weave the Past into the Present Persian women's fashion, from ancient empires to pre-1979 streets, tells a story of innovation and identity. This legacy reminds us of Persia's unbreakable cultural weave, elegant and inspiring. May they soon be able to remove their head coverings with impunity. ----- Thanks, Piper!
from thisdayinmusic.com 1944
Mike D'Abo, singer, songwriter, who with Manfred Mann had the 1968 UK No.1 & US No.10 single 'Mighty Quinn'. He wrote 'Handbags & Gladrags' covered by Rod Stewart and Stereophonics. Also wrote 'Build Me Up A Buttercup' a 1968 hit for The Foundations.
1944 - English singer and actor Roger Daltrey, The Who.
1904 - American big-band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader Glenn Miller. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best-known big bands.
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I don't mind at all, though I am loathe to present myself as a spokesman for the entire Horde.
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Tomorrow, we’ll go over the care & feeding of the Floor Buffer!
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Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:12 PM (VCgbV)
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b"h
Thanks Piper so interesting. My mental image of Iranians in appearance was prototypical 70s. Lebanese as well.
Au revoir global engine of Islamic fascism!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: All Hail Eris
I consider it a multi-use card, not a poor font choice.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 01, 2026 10:14 PM (zuIfz)
We've seen a bunch of lefty oligarchs come out and say global warming isn't that big of a deal...because they want massive increases in energy infrastructure to build more AI data centers.
But the message has been received. I was watching a Jason Pargin video and he went on a path of arguing that he grew up (in the 80s) with pop culture saying population growth or nuclear war would kill everyone and oh hey that didn't happen - the problems we have now aren't related to either...Just like how in 50 years no one will be worrying about global warming...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 10:14 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n)
You coulda blamed me. Shoulda said I posted the wrong stuff. Rookie move.
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:14 PM (KEZOu)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 10:15 PM (QD4eF)
The people that tell us the US is at risk of falling to a religious fascist theocracy that will murder thousands of protestors are now telling me America is evil because it is trying to overthrow a religious fascist theocracy that killed thousands of protestors.
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 10:16 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 10:17 PM (snZF9)
1) He made himself look weird intentionally to get attention
2) He hired a body double to get attention
3) He got plastic surgery because he's an aging actor
4) The illuminati got him because he was over acting in the last Sonic movie
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 10:17 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at March 01, 2026 10:17 PM (Fe28L)
Presuming you've washed everything, what's wrong with drying your face with the same towel you use for the rest of you?
Do women keep a hidden stash of towels somewhere, so they have one for their face, one for general body parts, one for underarms, one for feet, one for privates, and one for buttcrack? Or do some of the religiously-unclean areas get combined?
Posted by: mikeski's logic is all wet at March 01, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n)
You coulda blamed me. Shoulda said I posted the wrong stuff. Rookie move.
Posted by: Doof at March
I would never do that! But we should have just posted the owl pictures. lol.
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:18 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Nothing Like Live Dead at March 01, 2026 10:18 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: All Hail Eris
I consider it a multi-use card, not a poor font choice.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 10:13 PM (VHUov)
Right? I could think of a few special ladies in congress that could use that card.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 10:18 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 01, 2026 10:19 PM (FGst3)
Posted by: Wally at March 01, 2026 10:20 PM (pduCL)
Of course I don't wear shoes anymore.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:20 PM (VCgbV)
Presuming you've washed everything, what's wrong with drying your face with the same towel you use for the rest of you?
Do women keep a hidden stash of towels somewhere, so they have one for their face, one for general body parts, one for underarms, one for feet, one for privates, and one for buttcrack? Or do some of the religiously-unclean areas get combined?
Posted by: mikeski's logic is all wet at March 01, 2026 10
We have a wash cloth for our face, one for our body parts other than our face, a face towel, and a towel for our body. Sometimes a towel for our hair.
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:20 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:21 PM (Riz8t)
Love the photo up top. Such vivid colors.
Thanks to Piper for the fashion history of Persia!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 01, 2026 10:21 PM (kB9dk)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 10:21 PM (sKqQm)
Black Gloss enamel spraypaint.
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 10:21 PM (gvODy)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (kB9dk)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n)
Piper, this was perfect. I loved this bit of fashion history, and frankly, I prefer to laud true culture instead of commie actors. May the Iranians regain their splendor in their freedom.
Posted by: moki at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (wLjpr)
Never realized how beautiful Persian women are.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 01, 2026 10:23 PM (y171U)
Thanks to Piper for the fashion history of Persia!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at
Thank you, my eternally positive friend!
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:23 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 10:23 PM (snZF9)
Some guys do as well. We call these men gay.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:23 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:18 PM (OoFl2)
That would have been a hoot!
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:23 PM (KEZOu)
It was like a light switch was thrown. Gone were the optimistic, Can Do Americans, better living through chemistry and higher standard of living, replaced with …. recession, lay offs, monetary inflation, oil embargoes, debby downers everywhere. More monetary inflation, shitty cars, more layoffs. It was brutal. Then, fucking Jimmy Carter in his goddamned sweater.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 10:24 PM (P6llz)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 10:24 PM (UFwgc)
4) The illuminati got him because he was over acting in the last Sonic movie
Posted by: 18-1
Accusing Jim Carrey of overacting? Inconceivable!
I was unaware of any Jim Carrey thing. So I searched. Yeah, that's certainly a new look.
I'm going with option five:
5) He wants Travolta's role in Pulp Fiction II.
Posted by: mikeski says "what?" again at March 01, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 01, 2026 10:24 PM (cntUY)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)
Well….except for the sweat and darkness leading to disgusting bacteria and…and I will leave that there.
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:24 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)
I use my wife's towel for the boys.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: The Grateful at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (IQ6Gq)
Some misguided souls might pay thousands for tickets and travel to see a geriatric Canadian rock band with a girl drummer.
Not me!
Posted by: Rush To Extinction Tour at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:18 PM (OoFl2)
That would have been a hoot!
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:23 PM (KEZOu)
Ba dum tst
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (OoFl2)
Psalm 2: "Why do the heathen rage?"
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage /?search=Psalm%202&version=KJV
Posted by: Beverly at March 01, 2026 10:26 PM (reMys)
Dude!!! There are some things we never say in print, lest word get out.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:26 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (0Htd1)
YW. That dude is awesome.
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:26 PM (KEZOu)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (i0Hi3)
I use the guest towel in the downstairs bathroom.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 10:26 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:26 PM (uQesX)
Jane's Addiction does a great cover of "Ripple" on the Dead tribute album Deadicated
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 10:27 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (i0Hi3)
I use the guest towel in the downstairs bathroom.
I just go out on the lawn and pull myself along on my elbows.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:27 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 10:27 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at March 01, 2026 10:27 PM (DK5Sh)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (i0Hi3)
I use the guest towel in the downstairs bathroom.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 10:26 PM (n9ltV)
At least it wasn’t the decorative towels folded and hung perfectly.
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:27 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: LRob in OK at March 01, 2026 10:28 PM (7D3Aa)
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 01, 2026 10:28 PM (cntUY)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 10:28 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (OoFl2)
That picture was on my walk to the boat for my daily morning commute.
Sometimes we se eagles, or seals or orcas.
I love where I live.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Common Tater
Courage Common Tater
Posted by: Imbecil Dan Rather at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Pervy Grin at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (GDlg8)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (i0Hi3)
I use the guest towel in the downstairs bathroom.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Gotta make do since the curtains have a related, but different, use...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (FGst3)
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (sKqQm)
Not to mention that they usually get, uh, extra attention when we are in the shower.
Posted by: tankdemon at March 01, 2026 10:30 PM (E4pkH)
Posted by: Blue Boy at March 01, 2026 10:30 PM (oftw2)
Just finished watching a neat little B & W suspenser from 1958, Cry Terror, with James Mason, Rod Steiger, and Inger Stevens, plus Jack Klugman, Angie Dickinson, and Neville Brand. It's an odd little film about what we'd call a terrorist/hostage situation today; Steiger's character is extorting half a million from an airline with the threat of small bombs aboard their planes, bombs created (unknowingly) by Mason. Some of the transitions between scenes, and the setups for others, are kind of peculiar. But it is exciting.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:30 PM (wzUl9)
Jane's Addiction does a great cover of "Ripple" on the Dead tribute album Deadicated
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 10:27 PM (HYqoK)
Ripple is one of only a handful of Dead songs I actually enjoy.
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:31 PM (KEZOu)
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 10:31 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Piper
Oh yeah - a Persian brother and sister were my classmates in college. Distant kin of the Shah. She was so pretty you wanted to cry. He was the handsomest man alive.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 01, 2026 10:31 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:25 PM (i0Hi3)
I use the guest towel in the downstairs bathroom.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Gotta make do since the curtains have a related, but different, use...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (FGst3)
Curtains? Aren't they for wiping the grease off your fingers while eating pizza on the couch watching ball games?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (i0Hi3)
Posted by: callister raine at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (EFoUv)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
You should consider a rubber band or something.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (diia5)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 10:13 PM (RIvkX)
Don't tell that to Grok, or try to argue that Islam is a clear and present danger to Western Civilization.
I just spent the better portion of the evening arguing with the LLM on that very topic.
Grok: "Muslims integrate just fine into western societies you hater"
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (3sXRv)
Steady and relentless drumbeat, and it just sort of morphed into the present day “climate emergency!” and they plan on outlawing coal, gasoline and diesel, and production agriculture. Sort of the Morgenthau Plan, on acid.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 10:34 PM (P6llz)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (OoFl2)
Adrian Pasdar in his prime ...
Posted by: moki at March 01, 2026 10:34 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Itchin' and Scratchin' at March 01, 2026 10:34 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 01, 2026 10:35 PM (wVcYX)
https://tinyurl.com/58vpaz9j
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 10:35 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: callister raine at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (EFoUv)
I annoy academes by saying Before Christian Era and Christian Era.
Posted by: moki at March 01, 2026 10:35 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Piper
No, don't be silly. We don't use those on our balls.
The decorative soaps, though? Sometimes a guy just wants to smell extra-fresh, and the Irish Spring isn't cutting it.
Posted by: mikeski should probably sockpuppet this at March 01, 2026 10:37 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: browndog says woof
Proof of this is their rule that you do not eat the goat you just busted a nut in.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 10:37 PM (/lPRQ)
Then Cyrus begat Cambyses
Then Cambyses begat Bardia
Then Bardia was deposed by Darius I
Darius begat Xerxes I
Xerxes I begat Artaxerxes I
Then there were some more Xerxes, and some more Artaxerxes, and a Darius.
Then came Darius III
And that pretty much sums up the Achaemenids
*curtseys smartly*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 10:38 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: United Air Lines Flight 629. at March 01, 2026 10:39 PM (oftw2)
Since she/it is using trans pronouns: BCE/CE
Posted by: callister raine at March 01, 2026 10
The more boring explanation is I copied and pasted when I was researching and making sure I had the years correct.
But your analysis is far more scandalous and exciting!
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:39 PM (p4NUW)
Doyle's use of flashback to America in Scarlet and later in Valley of Fear annoyed me when I was young -- I wanted to read about Holmes! But when I finally sat down with VoF a few years ago I found the entire "inner story" to be fascinating.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026
***
If you look at movies, I mean real life "home" movies or documentary footage, taken in the Fifties and Sixties in America, you'd be amazed. People looked confident and happy. Then JFK died, and MLK and RFK Sr., and we had riots and protests and Weatherman terror, and it all got worse from there.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 PM (wzUl9)
----
Our media are accomplices to this massive scam. It seems like I am the only one in the fucking world that said "why the fuck are we giving Iran billions of dollars???" I know the Obamas and Clintons enriched themselves with this deal which is why Democrats fight so hard to get into office in the first place, but they accelerated the development of Iran's nuclear program and tried to leave the US with our pants completely down.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at March 01, 2026 10:40 PM (Wnqw0)
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We now await the Ides...and St. Patrick's
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: nerdygirl
It could also be the Aussie version of the card, along the lines of the observation that:
In America, the "C" word is equivalent to the "N" word and should never be spoken aloud.
In Britain, the "C" word is quite rude and should never be used in mixed company.
In Australia, the "C" word is basically punctuation.....
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)
Gee, I'm already sold on the Trump plan and MAGA candidates. I can't vote any harder.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 01, 2026 10:40 PM (wVcYX)
I like owls.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 10:41 PM (yyOtC)
That picture was on my walk to the boat for my daily morning commute.
Sometimes we se eagles, or seals or orcas.
I love where I live.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (A5RD0)
Gorgeous photo, Nurse. Thank you for sharing it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 10:41 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: United Air Lines Flight 629. at March 01, 2026
***
Right, the trivia section of IMDb mentioned that as a possible inspiration for Cry Terror. I think it's the case that opens the James Stewart movie The FBI Story, with Nick Adams playing the young bomber.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:42 PM (wzUl9)
promoted and killed in an airstrike the same day
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 10:42 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 01, 2026 10:22 PM (kB9dk)
We need the ability to broadcast a really loud message as we fly over fucking shit up- We Are Borg.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 10:43 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:44 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Vote Early, Often, and MAGA! at March 01, 2026 10:44 PM (oftw2)
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We now await the Ides...and St. Patrick's
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)
Thursday is an important day too. Somebody has a birthday. Not just JJ.
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:44 PM (KEZOu)
promoted and killed in an airstrike the same day
==
worst job security ever
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 10:44 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (i0Hi3)
Why, you can wear them, you know
https://youtube.com/shorts/FF9I9nlx7sk
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 01, 2026 10:44 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: moki at March 01, 2026 10:35 PM (wLjpr)
Why don't they just create their own calendar instead?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:45 PM (uQesX)
_____
Have you had your USDA approved dose of memes this weekend?
😃Bookworm Beat 2/27/26: The SOTU meme edition
https://bit.ly/4u3I8qe
😃Hoyt: You Had Me at Memes!
https://bit.ly/3OJGiL1
😃Hoyt: Memes We Waited 47 Years For
https://bit.ly/3OIoSyr
😃Midwest Chick: Thursday Meme Drop
https://bit.ly/4u8ZXo2
😃Midwest Chick: Saturday Meme Drop
https://bit.ly/4r0plJD
😃Midwest Chick: Sunday Meme Drop
https://bit.ly/3MY188W
😃Bluebird of Bitterness: Caturday funnies — basket case edition
https://bit.ly/3NcO3bQ
😃The Week in Pictures: Groovin’ Gavin-Mogging Edition
https://bit.ly/4b103oS
☹️No link: Barnhardt, because of all the anti-Trump and anti-Israel memes, which is too bad because the rest are usually good.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me ponder? at March 01, 2026 10:45 PM (nGuya)
Mahmoud Ahmedinajad (sp?) is also most sincerely dead: remember That guy?
Posted by: Beverly at March 01, 2026 10:45 PM (reMys)
How the operation went down video is amazing. Any country who messes with us after that wants badly to vaporize.
Piper...thanks for the Persian couture. I've always read the women are some of the most beautiful on earth. I hope they get freedom soon from the burka business. Saw a horror video of a woman stating what happens to women there. Some things I had not imagined that I won't go into here and ruin the vibe.
Blessings to all and have a wonderful night!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 10:45 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)
They'll never take me alive!
Posted by: tankdemon's copy editor at March 01, 2026 10:46 PM (E4pkH)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 10:46 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 PM (wzUl9)
Even in the FDR depression era, people didn't look like trash.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:46 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 10:45 PM (WONhk)
YW!
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:47 PM (KEZOu)
I love where I live.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 10:29 PM (A5RD0)
Do you see otters? They hold hands when they sleep.
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 10:47 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Hallmark at March 01, 2026 10:47 PM (D0HYP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:47 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Doof
Henry II?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 10:48 PM (yyOtC)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 10:48 PM (/M/4v)
The meme is here: https://bit.ly/4r0plJD
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 01, 2026 10:49 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026
*
Even in the FDR depression era, people didn't look like trash.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026
***
They at least tried to look their best. Putting your trousers under your mattress to press them before a job interview, wearing a clean shirt and a tie -- people made an effort when they went out in public.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:49 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: mikeski's logic is all wet
Well, answer me this. Would you blow your nose on toilet paper that you wiped your butt with?
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 10:49 PM (0Htd1)
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We now await the Ides...and St. Patrick's
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 10:40 PM (XeU6L)
Thursday is an important day too. Somebody has a birthday. Not just JJ.
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:44 PM (KEZOu
Hmmm…not me, that is May 25….🤣
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:49 PM (p4NUW)
Piper, thanks for the ancient fashion. That fabric bridge on the Achaemenid lady looks a little odd. Maybe it's supposed to be, you know, kind of genitalia-like.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 01, 2026 10:50 PM (2Svdc)
Posted by: Wally at March 01, 2026 10:50 PM (pduCL)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 10:50 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:49 PM (wzUl9)
You know anything about Minden LA? Anywhere near you?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:51 PM (uQesX)
Mahmoud Ahmedinajad (sp?) is also most sincerely dead: remember That guy?
Posted by: Beverly at March 01, 2026 10:45 PM (reMys)
Mahmoud Imadickinajar. I wanted that slimy bastard dead for years. He was one of the students that took our people hostage. I was praying they would seek out and smoke his miserable ass during this. I don't day drink, but when I found out earlier he was dead I poured a shot and gave a toast I can't repeat here in front of the ladies.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 10:51 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:51 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:47 PM (wzUl9)
Space will age you. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 10:52 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 10:52 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: tankdemon at March 01, 2026 10:52 PM (E4pkH)
The meme is here: https://bit.ly/4r0plJD
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 01, 2026 10:49 PM (S/Y4j)
Definitely taking turns!
Posted by: Doof at March 01, 2026 10:52 PM (KEZOu)
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I post again a quote from 'Out Stealing Horses' by Per Petterson.
Poignantly : "..the past is a different country, they do things differently there"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 10:53 PM (XeU6L)
And still the Democrats loved him.
Posted by: Wally at March 01, 2026 10:53 PM (pduCL)
AOSHQ - unafraid to ask the big, important questions!
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:53 PM (Riz8t)
There are many like yours, but your’s is are very special to me.
A guy could have a good time in Vegas with that card. And be killed by a Karen if you guess wrong.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 10:53 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Count de Monet
I was going to say that you left out Michelle Obama, but she's a dick, not a special aunt. The Adam's apple is the giveaway.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 10:53 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Bulg at March 01, 2026 10:55 PM (77rzZ)
A Florida woman was arrested for wrestling a manatee in a bikini in a public park.
Was the manatee wearing the woman's bikini?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 01, 2026 10:56 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Wally at March 01, 2026 10:50 PM (pduCL)
Good one..haha.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 01, 2026 10:56 PM (y171U)
New Ayatollah has been revealed. Amazing! Where do they get these characters?!
https://tinyurl.com/2x6vwk38
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 10:57 PM (/M/4v)
Did the law change? Is Vanguard, etc. allowed to opt out if mailing me a form?
I'll show then.
I won't file my taxes until they send the forms. So there!
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 10:57 PM (UKY2z)
Posted by: Hallmark
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I was once given a card with that printed on it, also with 101'st Airborne Division insignia, and below that, "Death on Call"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 10:58 PM (XeU6L)
==
check your email's spam folder...
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 10:58 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 10:59 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 10:59 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: mikeski's logic is all wet
Well, answer me this. Would you blow your nose on toilet paper that you wiped your butt with?
Posted by: nerdygirl
I would not. But that question seems to blithely ignore the first four words in my quote. If I'm using toilet paper, my tuchus is probably not in a freshly-washed state.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 11:01 PM (UFwgc)
https://tinyurl.com/2x6vwk38
Posted by: runner
Guessed it before I clicked.
I did allow a 10% chance for it to have been a Rubio meme.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)
Worked in an outer office for a Captain while stationed in Germany in the 80s. We had 'spit shine offs'. It was 50% 'how deep can you make it shine' and 50% doing everything possible to ruin the other guys' shine.
He walked in one day and started to yell at me, then had me stand to attention. It was just a ruse to get me up from my desk, and he ground the sole of his boot on the toe of mind. All I could do was eat it. "Go back to work".
2 hours later, I got on my belly, low crawled into his office and under the front of his desk. Took a pocket knife and literally shaved 10 hours of work off the toe of his boot.
I told him: "Go back to work, Sir."
I miss that guy.
Posted by: Coldwarvet at March 01, 2026 11:02 PM (7t0kC)
New hiring is booming in Iran.
Rapid advancement guaranteed.
Get in on the ground floor and rise.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 11:02 PM (u82oZ)
A Florida woman was arrested for wrestling a manatee in a bikini in a public park.
Was the manatee wearing the woman's bikini?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
She didn't read the ordinances clearly. If you're wrestling a manatee, it has to be Greco-Roman, not freestyle.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 11:03 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 11:01 PM (UFwgc)
You've obviously never visited the lady's swimwear department at Walmart.
Posted by: a.morona at March 01, 2026 11:03 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 11:01 PM (UFwgc)
He could borrow one from Rosie O'Donnell.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 01, 2026 11:03 PM (zuIfz)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 11:04 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
Great version- Alice Cooper
https://tinyurl.com/39a9cruh
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 11:05 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:05 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Boss Moss
You've obviously never visited the lady's swimwear department at Walmart.
Posted by: a.morona
Would a manatee even fit in a bikini?
Posted by: Boss Moss
He could borrow one from Rosie O'Donnell.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
And Boss Moss has set up a home-run derby.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:06 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Oh pullllllese! Do you forget 'Hog Nite' during college?
Posted by: Tonypete at March 01, 2026 11:06 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:06 PM (/M/4v)
AOSHQ - unafraid to ask the big, important questions!
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 10:53 PM (Riz8t)
Stupid questions. If you washed your balls, then they are clean when they encounter the towel. If you are just wiping ball sweat off, then you are a disgusting person, and the towel should be burnt.
Simple enough.
No reason why balls can't be as clean as your face.
But no, I'm not going to use your towel to find out.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 11:07 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:07 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 11:07 PM (u82oZ)
Seeing this reported multiple places now,
Baba Banaras™
@RealBababanaras
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2h
BREAKING: Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, appointed acting Supreme Leader of Iran after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in overnight US-Israel strikes on Tehran. Official confirmation awaited.
Also seeing reports that the new head of Hezbollah met his doom about 20 minutes after breaking the June ceasefire with Israel. Rockets are being intercepted now in N. Israel by lasers on the Israeli side and blowing up midair.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 11:07 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: a.moron at March 01, 2026 11:08 PM (X5Jzz)
* acting ayatollah to temporarily replace Khamanei
* Dinner Jacket
* new (3rd recent?) Hezbollah leader
Hezbollah's parliamentary chief apparently has been term-limited. Possible that - hard as it is to believe - he was part of a Hezb leadership confab (along with current towel-weaing leader) and, once again, Israel said well thank you, that saves time.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 11:09 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:07 PM (0aYVJ)
9mm or .45?
Posted by: a.moron at March 01, 2026 11:09 PM (X5Jzz)
I use a tea towel for my face. (I also use a separate face cloth from the one I use for my body, and yet another one for my Lady Bits.) I use paper towels to dry my feet, underarms, and my LadyBits.
I wash my face towels separately from the other towels, and my Lady Bit cloth, and all separate from Thor's towels and face cloths.
I used to just by bulk wash rags from Walmart and never re-use wash cloths at all ( they all went in the rag bag or were donated), but Thor was annoyed by that, and I
When you grow up on a farm with 6 boys, you learn early on that your things stay nicer snd smell better if you don't mingle your laundry. Hard habit to break.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at March 01, 2026 11:10 PM (Vvh2V)
https://tinyurl.com/39a9cruh
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 11:05 PM (0Htd1)
Fabulous! I had no idea Alice did this. He is a very good Christian man, and he does this very well. I'm impressed.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 11:12 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 11:12 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 01, 2026 11:12 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 11:12 PM (gKWVE)
"I got him [Khamenei] before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first."
Umm. Is the "twice" a reference to the kid in PA and the nutcase in FL? Or other attempts/plots we don't know about? Suppose the former is most likely. But would be nice to have such intel at least somewhat washed and unveiled.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 11:12 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: a.moron
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Once had an invite to go visit the Allman's house in Macon. Turned it down, had a date in Alanta that night.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 11:13 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:13 PM (/M/4v)
سیبیل کلفت🇮🇷
@siibiilkoloft
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17h
Translated from Persian
I managed to connect to the internet with great difficulty; they're hitting each and every suppression base in #تهران one by one, and they're also hitting the buildings of the corrupt judiciary.
Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje'i has definitely been killed.
Pezeshkian's status is unclear, and they're saying he's been injured but is still alive, that bastard.
I'm speaking from Tehran—we're only listening to the command of #شاه ✌🏻 #جاویدشاه #MIGA
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 11:13 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 11:14 PM (+HNx/)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 11:07 PM
This is good advice
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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Men didn't wear shorts or t-shirts outside the house.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 11:15 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 11:15 PM (gKWVE)
AOSHQ - unafraid to ask the big, important questions!
Posted by: Archimedes
Would you ever put anything in your nether regions that you would not put in your mouth?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 11:14 PM (+HNx/)
I bet he won't the 40 day mourning period ! Was not vested in the ayatollah position long enough..
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:16 PM (/M/4v)
That's what I call an outgoing administration!
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 11:16 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: tcn in AK
I've seen him perform live. He does great concerts, especially since he's "29".
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 11:17 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 11:14 PM (+HNx/)
Congratulations, you've been promoted.
Wait. Wut?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:17 PM (0aYVJ)
Trump is trying exactly what the GOPe said couldn't be done...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Diana Ross at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 11:15 PM (QD4eF)
And society was better for it!
Let's see if it starts a comment storm again.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (uQesX)
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Conducting airstrikes on corrupt judges?
Interesting.
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (vSvIl)
Some assembly required
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 11:14
Khamenei LEGO Action Figure.
Ages 8-14
7,659 pieces.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 01, 2026 11:12 PM (XMwZJ)
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Yes! I'm at the point where any video that gives me a good feeling, I immediately suspect is AI slop.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 11:19 PM (20pGq)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 11:19 PM (+HNx/)
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Conducting airstrikes on corrupt judges?
Interesting.
Posted by: Methos
Theirs or ours?
Posted by: mikeski is just asking at March 01, 2026 11:20 PM (VHUov)
promoted and killed in an airstrike the same day
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 10:42 PM (ZxPkt)
it was a lifetime appointment.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 01, 2026 11:21 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Cicero
They spent all their money on clothing, couldn't afford Doritos.
Posted by: mikeski chips in at March 01, 2026 11:21 PM (VHUov)
This is one of those things that amaze me, there are a multitude of yutes that will tell you there have always been fat people.
And yet you turn on an 80s movie and the "fat kid" is thinner then the average kid is now...
Posted by: 18-1 at March 01, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: keena at March 01, 2026 11:23 PM (ienUH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 11:24 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:24 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Cicero
I was stationed in Germany when the wall came down. Not a lot of fat East Germans either.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 11:24 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:25 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: keena at March 01, 2026 11:23 PM (ienUH)
That's what was so creepy about him in Sin City.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 11:26 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 11:26 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:32 PM (i0Hi3)
I kinda thought they were for wiping your dick after you spend the night with a chick who turns out to be a bitch.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 11:26 PM (snZF9)
https://tinyurl.com/ydsc7yae
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:13 PM (/M/4v)
Thats some funny shit. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 11:28 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:28 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Catgirls never skip ab day.
(Though they do keep their ears down in recent pictures.)
Posted by: mikeski's comment from last week at March 01, 2026 11:29 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Diana Ross at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (oftw2)
A Supreme Leader is OK, but sometimes you start hankering for a simple Cheese and Peperoni Leader, instead.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:31 PM (rbvCR)
Build Me Up Buttercup was an important part of an 80s movie called Luggage of the Gods. It was a silly movie, but I brought a lovely young lady to it. It didn't work out with her, but I love the song to this day.
Posted by: 496 at March 01, 2026 11:31 PM (tXY4l)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
Gee wizz.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 11:33 PM (diia5)
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Conducting airstrikes on corrupt judges?
Interesting.
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 11:18 PM (vSvIl)
The Israelis supposedly have a sort of LLM that assigns value to various individuals as enemy targets, and balances them against where they are at, or supposed to be and the possible collateral damage in buildings and civilians according to the accuracy of the weapons being used. This was supposedly what they were using in West Bank and Gaza following Oct 7
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:34 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:35 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:35 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Diogenes
I've had Europeans comment to me about how fat Americans are, but there are a lot of fat British too. Must be all those scones.
Posted by: nerdygirl at March 01, 2026 11:36 PM (0Htd1)
"NEW: Muhammad Raad, head of Hezbollah’s bloc in the Lebanese parliament, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to Faytuks Network"
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:36 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:34 PM (rbvCR)
As long as the target asshole is surrounded only by other muzzies, there really is no collateral damage; just bonus points.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 11:36 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:37 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:37 PM (2GVsD)
Maybe the evil Jooish cabal can do us a solid?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 11:39 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:37 PM (2GVsD)
I have been trying to start the rumor that Portland Antifa looks to be achieving a nuclear weapon within weeks, if not months, but no one is buying that.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:39 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:37 PM (2GVsD)
Send Judge Boasberg's photo to Tehran: "this guy launched the missile that whacked the Ayatollah".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 11:40 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: wth at March 01, 2026 11:42 PM (BT3km)
Speaking of someone needing an airstrike, profile on Tensor named 'Diapered Samus' and yes it is as bad as you can imagine.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 11:36 PM (8zz6B)
Now I need to watch Death Race 2000 again.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 01, 2026 11:42 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 11:43 PM (Q+gd/)
I have been trying to start the rumor that Portland Antifa looks to be achieving a nuclear weapon within weeks, if not months, but no one is buying that.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:39 PM (rbvCR)
They've agreed to testify against Hillary. Well that's what I heard.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 01, 2026 11:43 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:45 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 11:43 PM (Q+gd/)
I am a little skeptical. How could a battery that tiny power a tracking transmitter for months or even years?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot
Yeah, but they've been replaced with a shoddy bomb casing full of used pinball machine parts.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 01, 2026 11:47 PM (diia5)
Now I need to watch Death Race 2000 again.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Don't have many opportuniies to comment about this, but I dated one of the starlets.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 11:47 PM (XeU6L)
Male or female, you should use the towel from the head to the toes.
Ewwww, don't dry your junk first, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at March 01, 2026 11:47 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:47 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Anna Puma
I think there's a follow-up to Rule 34 that says "if you can't imagine it, there's still pr0n of it."
Posted by: mikeski doesn't wanna know at March 01, 2026 11:48 PM (VHUov)
Now with more hamburger.
Posted by: wth at March 01, 2026 11:49 PM (BT3km)
Posted by: davidt
Seen that before.
Even if not true it is something you'd like senior Iranians to believe - they round up random dentists and kill them... after ripping out all their own teeth.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Ewwww, don't dry your junk first, lol.
Posted by: four seasons
Are there people who don't? If you start at the bottom, the water up higher will run down onto the parts you've dried, and you'll have to dry them again. Starting at the top is the only option. Drying a human, a dog, an automobile.....
Posted by: mikeski obeys the laws, like gravity at March 01, 2026 11:50 PM (VHUov)
mikeski,
There is a lot of shit we don't need to know.
How often do the muzzies shower? I can't imagine how those assholes smell, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at March 01, 2026 11:52 PM (3ek7K)
OKAY...sounds exotic. You know, they could have just said, "NOTHING WORK!!! YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN, BITCHES!"
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:52 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: tankascribe at March 01, 2026 11:52 PM (NtoJk)
Posted by: mikeski obeys the laws, like gravity at March 01, 2026 11:50 PM (VHUov)
And of course you use a chamois to prevent water spotting, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)
Lucky for them that the warranty is non-transferable and only for the life of the purchaser.
Posted by: Chuck C at March 01, 2026 11:53 PM (D0HYP)
Posted by: four season
Stale ash and ass.
Throw in some curry and you have a hindian.
Worked in a graduate dorm in college...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)
Speaking of someone needing an airstrike, profile on Tensor named 'Diapered Samus' and yes it is as bad as you can imagine.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)
... wtf did I look after you mentioned it?
It is truth in advertising.
Diapers...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 11:54 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: mikeski obeys the laws, like gravity
And of course you use a chamois to prevent water spotting, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Especially on the dog.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 11:56 PM (VHUov)
I thought everyone did this
Posted by: Don Black
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Easy to see why the married gents are buying new washers all the time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 11:56 PM (QD4eF)
OKAY...sounds exotic. You know, they could have just said, "NOTHING WORK!!! YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN, BITCHES!"
Posted by: runner
How do they do that when all their comm is down... and command is dead?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:56 PM (/lPRQ)
What protocol does one use besides, "make sure to hit something useful"?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:57 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:57 PM (2GVsD)
Best night sleep since Friday. Out the door to synagogue, a hop-skip-jump from nearest shelter should the siren go off.
It's the Fast of Esther. Most appropriate.
Lotsa work to catch up on. Maybe l8r.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 11:58 PM (MFAsx)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 11:58 PM (/M/4v)
They spent all their money on clothing, couldn't afford Doritos.
Posted by: mikeski chips
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Look sharp, feel sharp, be sharp.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 11:59 PM (QD4eF)
That is Baghdad Bob level spin while admitting they control nothing.
I wonder if any of the local commanders are MOSSAD agents?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:59 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Dean Ayatola at March 02, 2026 12:00 AM (Q+gd/)
China has amazing products! Their super duper radars fail. Super duper bunkers they build are busted.
Rename the country.
It's now ACME
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 02, 2026 12:00 AM (Cqx++)
I warned you, but did you listen? Nooo...
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 11:57 PM (2GVsD)
The thing is, it's like the diaper itself that is the kink. Not like... some sort of weird innocence or babied play thing. It's the diaper.
That's fucked up.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:00 AM (bss/y)
And of course you use a chamois to prevent water spotting, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Ironically, goat.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 02, 2026 12:00 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Dean Ayatola at March 02, 2026 12:00 AM (Q+gd/)
All according to plan...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:01 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:01 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: runner
I didn't know Iran even had DEI departments to name things.
Posted by: mikeski at March 02, 2026 12:01 AM (VHUov)
We need to get the muzzies out of our country if isn't it isn't to late.
I've been thinking, lol, about the best way to move them out.
Howz about we round them up and put them in hog trucks that haul the hogs to the butcher.
Then load them in storage containers that hogs are shipped overseas.
Posted by: four seasons at March 02, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 02, 2026 12:03 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:03 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:03 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:04 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:04 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 02, 2026 12:00 AM (XeU6L)
Right. You use zebra hide wipes to prevent streaks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 12:04 AM (8zz6B)
In the Furry kink, wearing diapers means you are Crinkly.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:04 AM (2GVsD)
...
I have no idea what you mean and I don't WANT to know.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:05 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 02, 2026 12:06 AM (rbvCR)
https://youtu.be/7YvAYIJSSZY
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:06 AM (MFAsx)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:07 AM (2GVsD)
https://youtu.be/7YvAYIJSSZY
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Keep your head down.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 02, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 11:43 PM (Q+gd/)
This is absurd on its face, why are so many commenters repeating it? You aren't fitting an antenna and a power source inside someone's tooth, especially with enough power to read from meaningful distance.
Or is the conspiracy du jour that aliens landed in the Golan Heights and Mossad has been reverse engineering their tech?
Posted by: Sjg at March 02, 2026 12:08 AM (aqZN1)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:10 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 11:43 PM (Q+gd/)
This is absurd on its face, why are so many commenters repeating it? You aren't fitting an antenna and a power source inside someone's tooth, especially with enough power to read from meaningful distance.
Or is the conspiracy du jour that aliens landed in the Golan Heights and Mossad has been reverse engineering their tech?
Posted by: Sjg
RFID chips.
That or they are trying to get the head Honchos to bust out their own teeth.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 02, 2026 12:10 AM (/lPRQ)
Because it's fun imagining terrorists thinking it's true.
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 12:11 AM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Sjg at March 02, 2026 12:08 AM (aqZN1)
Can we at least agree that the Jews are space aliens looking to feed on the internal anal flesh of the Gentile?
Posted by: Candice Owens at March 02, 2026 12:11 AM (bss/y)
Or is the conspiracy du jour that aliens landed in the Golan Heights and Mossad has been reverse engineering their tech?
Posted by: Sjg
That's Area 52
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 02, 2026 12:12 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:12 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:12 AM (/M/4v)
One aspect not getting much attention is strikes (presumably US) on some Iraqi militia (Tehran-backed). Might be elements directly involved in attacks on US bases in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 12:12 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:13 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:14 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 02, 2026 12:14 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 02, 2026 12:15 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 12:11 AM (Q+gd/)
If I was an Israeli, every Hamas prisoner released would have a nice, clean, freshly stitched incision somewhere on their body, and I'd spread the news that invisible tracking devices had been implanted.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 02, 2026 12:15 AM (7bBwZ)
Posted by: Sjg
No, they're like self-winding watches. Talking, chewing, bashing your forehead on a rug..... any jaw movement adds a bit of charge to the tiny battery.
Posted by: mikeski is totes serious, dudes at March 02, 2026 12:16 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:46 PM (rbvCR)
Is a "Wes Clark 7" anything like a "Bob Evans 8"?
Posted by: a.moron at March 02, 2026 12:16 AM (X5Jzz)
That or they are trying to get the head Honchos to bust out their own teeth.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 02, 2026 12:10 AM (/lPRQ)
I have a feeling that an RFID chip covered in dental amalgam would probably be unreadable from 1mm away.
Posted by: Sjg at March 02, 2026 12:16 AM (aqZN1)
Posted by: davidt at March 02, 2026 12:17 AM (Q+gd/)
Was lucky to have visited not long before infidels were banned (I think?) and security got much much heavier, so got to go up to the mosque. Not bad. Very simple, nice tilework. And almost surely the only of the 3 holy sites I'll ever see, so that's nice.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 12:17 AM (U/Byj)
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WSJ is apparently assuming none of their readers have ever heard of supply lines.
Posted by: Methos at March 02, 2026 12:18 AM (vSvIl)
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WSJ, Tuesday March 3, 2026: "US races to accomplish Iran mission before forced to introducing ration books 11!1!"
Posted by: Tomorrow's Headlines Today at March 02, 2026 12:19 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Zombie John McCain at March 02, 2026 12:20 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:22 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 12:24 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Zombie John McCain at March 02, 2026 12:20 AM (0nHVk)
I am really glad he missed this one. The fucking cock sucker.
Posted by: Candice Owens at March 02, 2026 12:24 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:25 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 02, 2026 12:25 AM (bss/y)
Rename the country.
It's now ACME
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 02, 2026 12:00 AM (Cqx++)
In harley world any random chinese parts that show up and goes right in the trash are called Yang Poon. A dude shows up with a chinese part for his bike, you say Yang Poon! and toss it in the trash. Work on a bike and find a randomly installed chinese part, you rip it out, hold it up and say Yang Poon!, and toss it in the trash. All chinese parts are yang poon. It is known.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 12:25 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:25 AM (/M/4v)
Maybe he's on the list.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 12:26 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:27 AM (/M/4v)
Second is, the top down approach when drying. Hair, face, torso then ballsack.
Third, toilet paper for the ass. If you're using your towel for scrubbing, you're doing it wrong.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 12:30 AM (gVUi7)
@TheKevinDalton 2h
Chaos and panic as several shots are fired in Long Beach, California during the grand opening of a burger restaurant with Snoop Dog in attendance.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 12:31 AM (diia5)
Great step exercises!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 12:31 AM (MFAsx)
Now to catch up on the comments -
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 02, 2026 12:32 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Zombie John McCain at March 02, 2026 12:20 AM (0nHVk)
I'm pretty sure McCain would be singing the praises of the Ayatollah right now, considering Trump is the one doing the bombing.
Posted by: tankdemon at March 02, 2026 12:33 AM (E4pkH)
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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You put your left foot in
You put your right foot out
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 02, 2026 12:34 AM (XeU6L)
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Hah!!
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:27 AM (/M/4v)
Not kidding. If a V-twin engine has chinese parts we call it a V-chin. Example- You used that garbage? You built a V-chin.
Thankfully, it is very rare to see yang poon parts in an engine. If they are there, they won't be for long. The question is how much of the good stuff does it destroy. Chinese parts in an engine work like suicide bombers.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 12:36 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker
My mental picture of you is now 95% metal guitar guy, and 5% "Mr. Miyagi berating Daniel-san."
Posted by: mikeski at March 02, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
Hey Horde, how are you all?
Bers, I am still laughing about the Yang Poon. Cleaning out this house will be much more fun when I throw stuff in the Yang Poon trash bags.
Hi Teresa, I hope that you had a blast in Vegas.
Is JQ here or is she back in the kitchen?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 12:40 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 02, 2026 12:42 AM (8zz6B)
Turkey announces closure of border crossings with Iran. Could be lots of wheels turning there.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 12:43 AM (U/Byj)
How did you know I was in the kitchen? LOL! Was just cleaning up dinner dishes...
*Chivas for you*
Posted by: JQ at March 02, 2026 12:43 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:43 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: four seasons at March 02, 2026 12:45 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:46 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:48 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: mikeski at March 02, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
Probably accurate. Miyagi was japanese, and the japanese make excellent replacement quality harley parts. If I can't find USA I'm looking for the japanese stuff.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 12:48 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:43 AM (/M/4v)
Yang Poon!!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 12:49 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:51 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 12:40 AM (0nHVk)
Yang poon trash bags? Fitting really. All yang poon belongs in the trash.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 12:52 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Beverly at March 02, 2026 12:58 AM (reMys)
Thanks JQ, I hope that all is well with you.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 12:58 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: runner
SUpposedly rescued after grilling food on a open range in the craft. Which spit grease all over the craft. But of course it was 'space debris' that caused them to be rescued. Not the dumb fuck stunt that made no sense.
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 12:59 AM (diia5)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:51 AM (/M/4v)
First time I heard it I laughed my ass off. I usually say V-chin, but one shop I worked out of was owned by a friend of mine who had me do his engines if I wasn't at other shops. He was working on a bike on the lift and he was having trouble with something, and I he yells yang poon! I turn around and he's holding the part up and facing me and repeats it..Yang Poon!!. His wife happened to be there, and she comes walking into the shop and he hold the part up to her and says Yang poon!!! It stuck after that. It spread among the shops I worked out of. Now all chinese parts are yang poon. For it is written.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 12:59 AM (snZF9)
Gotta think the manual says "no open grilling in space".
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 01:03 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:43 AM (/M/4v)
I suspect their next supply run will include personal re-entry parachutes, and a small ass-mounted rockets. Enter spacesuit with both attached, leave station, and light your ass on fire. Get closer, and deploy the chute.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at March 02, 2026 01:05 AM (S/Y4j)
Sniffles are done, but I'm *blah* lately even though weather has been fairly nice.. can't find the energy to do much. Still sorting paperwork because I hate doing it and don't stick to the project for very long.
Posted by: JQ at March 02, 2026 01:06 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 01:06 AM (U/Byj)
Gotta think the manual says "no open grilling in space".
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 01:03 AM (U/Byj)
It would have to be vented.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 01:08 AM (H9Yaj)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:48 AM (/M/4v)
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The cancer has spread.
Back upstairs. This should aggravate Trump:
Open Source Intel @Osint613
5m
Smoke rising from U.S. embassy in Kuwait City, AFP reports.
Wishing safety and success to all US personnel and servicemen.
And no, you can't make me say servicepeople.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:09 AM (MFAsx)
Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/ah5gAkna3jI
Posted by: SciVo at March 02, 2026 01:11 AM (Sy6m/)
............................................
youtu.be/ulnWqaOJ3yg
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 01:11 AM (sAmhv)
21m
🔴NEW
Lebanon's Minister of Justice has ordered the arrest of those involved in firing rockets at Israel per Reuters report.
I bet Lebanon's DAs are Soros appointees.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:11 AM (MFAsx)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 01:06 AM (U/Byj)
Gloves coming off needs to be the order of the day from this point going forward. For both the US and the Israeslis.
The Iranian power structure needs to be taken down with each iteration until total surrender and abdication.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 01:19 AM (H9Yaj)
Oh my gosh, did I see that Jane Fonda emerged from her crypt and expressed her disapproval of the President's actions?
Why can't one or two democrat senators stand up for the Save Act? Do they believe in free and fair elections or not? The one that does that will have the best shot at the nomination. He (and they cannot win with a she) will square off against AOC.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 01:21 AM (0nHVk)
The Iranian power structure needs to be taken down with each iteration until total surrender and abdication.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 01:19 AM (H9Yaj)
I'll settle for archaeologists rummaging through the place in 500 years, scratching their heads, and asking "did anything ever live here?"
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 01:22 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: runner at March 02, 2026 12:43 AM (/M/4v)
Remember we had the same thing happen to some of our guys because that nasty ##### Biden didn't want to let Musk rescue them because Trump.....
If we were a proper country he'd be held accountable for that in a meaningful way - jail or worse.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:24 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 01:21 AM (0nHVk)
Because they are communist bastards who couldn't win without cheating the system. Its that simple. Occam's razor.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 01:24 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 02, 2026 01:25 AM (SRRAx)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 01:26 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 01:28 AM (MFAsx)
Wishing everyone a great week and a warming trend!
Out.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 02, 2026 01:28 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Skip at March 02, 2026 01:28 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: fourseasons at March 02, 2026 01:30 AM (3ek7K)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 01:30 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 02, 2026 01:35 AM (UFwgc)
I'm still trying to get over rockets fired from Lebanon.
I did see some Professor Sour Grapes that I had to agree with. Decapitate the mullahcracy? So what? Israel killed Hamas leaders and Hezbollah leaders, but those organizations are still standing (and fighting). As persistent as a virus.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 01:37 AM (c68xq)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 01:21 AM (0nHVk)
Fair elections LOL. The Democrat Party exists on election stealing and theft of government funds.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 01:38 AM (H9Yaj)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at
I just love a great tradition.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 02, 2026 01:40 AM (55Qr6)
Bers, I know that you are right, they are indeed all commie bastards.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 01:43 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: JQ at March 02, 2026 01:51 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 02:10 AM (0nHVk)
Or maybe he jumped down the holy well to have a confab with the 12th imam.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:11 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: weft Doc-loop at March 02, 2026 12:59 AM (diia5)
Wasn't there some group of Neanderthal "refugees" a while back who tried to build a fire on the floor of a jetliner so they could make tea?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:14 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 02, 2026 01:26 AM (U/Byj)
That would be interesting. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 02, 2026 02:15 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 01:21 AM (0nHVk)
I think Fetterman has.
I'm starting to think that guy might be an actual Democrat rather than a communist.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:16 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 02, 2026 01:21 AM (0nHVk)
I think Fetterman has.
I'm starting to think that guy might be an actual Democrat rather than a communist.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 02, 2026 02:16 AM (IG3/x)
No, he's for voter ID generally, but against some other specific provision in this particular SAVE Act. I don't even know the details, let alone if it's sincere or a dodge. Still, I sometimes entertain the possibility of a "Dave" scenario, where they brought in a body double when Fetterman was hospitalized since recovery was taking too long for some critical vote, then he stroked out and the actor went rogue.
Of course, this hypothesis needs an explanation for how there can be a normie beholden to no one wandering around the Senate, and nobody dares to say anything. The easy explanation is, what if they all use body doubles sometimes? It could start with ditching paparazzi for a beach vacation, then one thing leads to another, and next thing you know they're staying in bed with a hangover when they should be at a boring public appearance with stupid, annoying people.
Posted by: SciVo at March 02, 2026 02:32 AM (Sy6m/)
Y'know what? I'm beginning to suspect that Trump's policies regarding Iran may be just a tad different from the SCOMF's. (Remember "SCOMF"? Good times.)
https://youtu.be/5u-KWa3tL-0
G'nite, y'all.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me ponder? at March 02, 2026 02:34 AM (nGuya)
Reagan, I believe, was essentially almost nieve about the real nature of the domestic Left.
In that he believed America was mostly unified against the Soviet threat he had spent his life against.
He obviously didn't perceive how thoroughly subversive the American Left had become. And that they were the much greater threat.
In the same way I think Trump may looking to empire building as a legacy as he's been thwarted by the courts and the beauracracy at every turn.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 02:40 AM (H9Yaj)
@etelaf10
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1h
Translated from Persian
Crash of a U.S. Air Force #USAF F-15 fighter jet in the skies over #Kuwait - both pilots were able to eject safely.
Four short videos post ejection and parachute landing
Posted by: 13times at March 02, 2026 02:40 AM (Ckdnn)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 02, 2026 02:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: 13times at March 02, 2026 02:40 AM (Ckdnn)
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Seems like more than 1 plane has crashed:
https://tinyurl.com/5hb394ys
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 02, 2026 02:57 AM (MFAsx)
Posted by: four seasons at March 01, 2026 11:52 PM (3ek7K)
Friend was an MP during Desert Storm. He said the BO was epic. Assholes and armpits, and every other stench you can imagine. Even when they were told to shower, they wouldn't. Would rather stew in their own stink.
Gawdawful.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 02, 2026 02:57 AM (I40wl)
>>>
"Arabs are terrible at reporting downed planes. I remember Iraq reporting the dozens of planes they shot down every day. I imagine it happened like this: 2 people saw 2 chutes each. Obviously that means 4 planes crashed."
Posted by: 13times at March 02, 2026 03:15 AM (Ckdnn)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 11:43 PM (Q+gd/)
I am a little skeptical. How could a battery that tiny power a tracking transmitter for months or even years?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)
I'm no electrical engineer, but I assume you could rig up a transceiver that uses the energy of received ambient EM junk signals to power its transmission, perhaps with more efficient conversion from a specific band, so to find them you would transmit on that band while receiving on the other.
Posted by: SciVo at March 02, 2026 03:18 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 02, 2026 02:57 AM (I40wl)
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Odd, because there are so many exhortations to wash in the Quran.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 03:18 AM (c68xq)
They really are nice shoes. The high polish just made them look like low-rent garbage.
Posted by: 13times at March 02, 2026 03:20 AM (Ckdnn)
Gawdawful.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 02, 2026 02:57 AM (I40wl)
Showering every day and smelling good is basically a late twentieth century white American phenomenon.
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 03:21 AM (H9Yaj)
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 03:33 AM (gKDq2)
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 03:36 AM (H9Yaj)
Posted by: Eem at March 02, 2026 03:42 AM (H9Yaj)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 02, 2026 03:46 AM (sAmhv)
I made 70-years-old. Got that going for me.
Posted by: RickZ at March 02, 2026 03:55 AM (gKDq2)
[Prays coming your way!]
Posted by: Unkaren at March 02, 2026 03:56 AM (duOzU)
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Posted by: Eem
>Regulating body heat and warmth. It's not a photo op, it's a military op at odd hours on a hectic schedule. I'm sort of dragging watching all of this go down.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 02, 2026 04:03 AM (gVUi7)
No shit. I wanted him to wear a flying fickle finger of fate hat instead.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at March 02, 2026 06:37 AM (KIbLI)
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Isaiah 54:17
Posted by: Marcus T at March 01, 2026 07:04 PM (y0LCM)
No range report. I just stare at my rifle and wish for much nicer weather so I can see what the rifle feels like and if I have the scope on good.
Someday, just not today.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:05 PM (cme47)
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Posted by: Lurking in Garland at March 01, 2026 07:06 PM (2BTkX)
I easily got a foot and a half. Spent an hour or so Monday digging out the car, loathing the weather and wondering if I will be putting in my notice so I can move South, permanently. :-)
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Good prices compared to my location. Well worth going but you might want to think about reloading soon so save your brass if you can. Once fired brass is the chef's kiss of reloading. Once you reload, you can shoot more, especially if the cartridges that you fire are not 9mm or .223. You save some money on those, just not as much as something like 38 Special, 357 Magnum, 45 ACP, etc.
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Interesting membership cost structure. Thanks!
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 07:10 PM (KX0bc)
No range report. I just stare at my rifle and wish for much nicer weather so I can see what the rifle feels like and if I have the scope on good.
Someday, just not today.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
Hopefully you will be able to go and shoot soon. Put a bullseye up for me as I won't be shooting any rifles or shotguns for a long while yet after surgery.
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Launch Date: March 1, 2026 EST
Launch Time: 9:56 p.m. EST (March 2, 0256 UTC, 03:56 CET)
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Posted by: Joyenz at March 01, 2026 07:12 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:12 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
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Learn to reload as well. Save your once fired brass as it is worth something for that.
Reloading means you can keep shooting when the wells of ammo run dry. Particular important if you shoot anything other than 9mm or .223.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:12 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 07:14 PM (KX0bc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM (UFwgc)
I am also a member of the NJ state pistol and rifle association range that is about $150/year. Its about 45 minutes away,and quite nice!
It's strange...I live in a fascist blue state yet I can shoot easily!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM (n9ltV)
https://tinyurl.com/3v3cuy2w
Posted by: Joyenz at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM (2F0/Y)
Think of it as literally bespoke ammunition.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:17 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:18 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 07:18 PM (KX0bc)
A friend of my mom's posted a mug she bought her husband. I thought it appropriate for the gun thread.
https://tinyurl.com/3v3cuy2w
Posted by: Joyenz [/i\
Cumbersome
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 07:18 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:10 PM
Hopefully the recovery will not take to long.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:18 PM (cme47)
Posted by: Accomac at March 01, 2026 07:19 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:19 PM (UFwgc)
I have yet to try my Christmas present from DH. Shoulder surgery and damned cold weather have put a kink in that. Another month and I can start to practice off the back deck. The thought of that makes me smile.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 07:19 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Just like golf or fishing. Lots of geegaws, gadgets, etc. peripheral to shooting that people buy, try, and put on a shelf.
For example, anyone that carries pistols has a lot of holsters sitting in a box, drawer, etc. that they bought, tried, and decided to use something else.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM
Looking forward to seeing you at the range. Maybe later this month if the weather gets nicer.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:20 PM (cme47)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM (UFwgc)
Turning money into noise.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 07:20 PM (I40wl)
Just like always.
Posted by: KCSteve at March 01, 2026 07:20 PM (2+WvJ)
Again, lots of reasons to reload if one has the druthers and suitable situation. But even on cost, even for common calibers, still a win.
Of courxe, it doesn't load itself. And my goodfornothing crew is sitting there looking at backorders for 9mm, 30 carbine, and 30-06. Hard to find good help these days.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 07:20 PM (U/Byj)
My point being that the populace had no experience with gun handling as long guns were being talked about as the option.
RMBS very astutely pointed out that military service was mandatory in Iran.
The option seemed more reasonable when talking about sending revolvers
The current thinking in Iran was if the IRGC saw you with a gun they would just shoot everyone
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:21 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Accomac
Good price. Around me, I have guntry clubs--initiation fees and memberships starting at 250-300 per year for one person. Or you pay about 20-30 bucks per visit. The high fees are in part to keep the gangbangers out but it hits those that are poor and trying to simply practice enough to save their lives.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:21 PM (E4rtv)
Its nice in the winter because it is almost empty!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 07:22 PM (n9ltV)
The current thinking in Iran was if the IRGC saw you with a gun they would just shoot everyone
Posted by: Ben Had
We dropped Liberator one shot 45 ACP pistols into occupied Europe for a reason. Easy to operate, cheap, and one bullet gets a enemies gun and their ammo if used properly.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)
Requiring NRA membership for insurance reasons is very common. Depending on the facilities available, $100/yr is at the low end of what I've seen.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 07:23 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM
Any sport I took up was expensive, especially the equiptment
Skiing
Golf
Scuba diving
Shooting
Thousands upon thousands spent, but boy I had fun. :-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:23 PM (cme47)
Posted by: M. Gaga at March 01, 2026 07:12 PM (KiBMU)
Swap for some collectibles instead. Before the Russians and Chinese flooded the Ayatollah's guys with AKs and SKSs, G3s, MP5s, M1911s, Browning High Powers, and M3 Grease Guns were inherited from the Shah's armories. They're probably worse for wear over the last 40 plus years, but you can't have everything.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 07:23 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Lurking in Garland at March 01, 2026 07:23 PM (2BTkX)
https://tinyurl.com/2xkvw6tp
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0)
I easily got a foot and a half. Spent an hour or so Monday digging out the car, loathing the weather and wondering if I will be putting in my notice so I can move South, permanently. :-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:08 PM
Not bad. We got about a foot, but drifts were a good three feet in some areas. The mom's neighbor has access to a Bobcat, so that made it a bit easier to dig her out later. I need a nice mild weekend so I can zero the new scope on the Winchester.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 07:24 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 07:25 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: rhomboid
Heh. The easiest pay it forward is to teach and supervise someone else to reload using your equipment and brass. That being said, lot of decent and low cost progressive presses outside.
Even a good turret press can churn out 150 rounds or a bit more if you have auto indexing.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 07:22 PM
I took the 20th off. It is a Friday. Want to pencil it in?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:25 PM (cme47)
Can a person with no experience hit a moving target at 25 yards?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:26 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)
Isn't that what Hi-Points are today after you factor in inflation? IIRC, each Liberator cost Uncle about $2 each in 1942.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 07:26 PM (BCwQW)
Has it been reported what the payload and means of delivery was for the boomage of the Iranian bigshots' meeting place?
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 07:27 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM
As anti-gun as MA is, I have a great club in my town. 600 yards of range, and a very competition oriented crowd. And the police donate money to us. It's a little piece of sanity in a blue state.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 07:27 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 07:27 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:28 PM (UFwgc)
Has it been reported what the payload and means of delivery was for the boomage of the Iranian bigshots' meeting place?
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 07:27 PM (Q+gd/)
There was a graphic on Fox this morning that showed bombers from Missouri. Don't know if they were for the people places or the bomb places.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 07:28 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 07:29 PM (KX0bc)
Hitting anything at 25 yards with a Liberator pistol is more a matter of luck than skill. They were intended for much more personal encounters.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 07:29 PM (Fs0KI)
I shamefully let my membership to my local freedom range lapse. I rarely get there as much as I used to, and that's something I need to make a plan to change soon.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at March 01, 2026 07:29 PM (v23vE)
That is why I will keep to the speed limit the best that I can and not do anything stupid that would catch the eye of the police.
I hope never to have to go through that type of stop. I will remember "I plead the Fifth" and "I do not consent to searches"
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:30 PM (cme47)
Posted by: Lurking in Garland
Where reloading shines for a common cartridge is the perpetual ammo panics that Democrats in office foist on us. Learn via a cheap single stage press and like riding a bike, you can reload to keep shooting when necessary and when ammo is cheap, simply hoard the fired brass for the scarce times and drop your reloading to a case or two to keep your skills fresh.
A good single stage press can later be used to craft some damn good rifle ammo especially for Grandpa's 257 Roberts or similar legacy guns like the 300 Savage.
It can be used to prep and size ammo, etc. And it teaches you ballistics and a bunch of other useful knowledge about ammunition and your firearm.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:30 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:31 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: TRex - pre-eclipse dino at March 01, 2026 07:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 01, 2026 07:31 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 07:29 PM
IIRC the Liberator pistol was used to liberate the gun (and ammot) of the person you shot.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:32 PM (cme47)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 07:27 PM (Q+gd/)
Not officially confirmed, but OSINT sources say it was 2,000 pound JDAMS. Some say it was the IAF. Others say it was USAF B-2s. Note that the B-2 can pack up to 16 2,000 pound JDAMS in its bomb bay.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 07:32 PM (BCwQW)
A few years ago Collector's Firearms in Houston had a couple of them for sale. IIRC, they were somewhere around $2K. So a 1000X increase in 80 years. Not a bad investment, maybe even beats the rate of inflation.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 07:33 PM (Fs0KI)
I hadn’t thought about insurance and such things. I have settled on an RF in 300Blackout so I can hunt in the woods. If I really like hunting, a 270 win, which is legal here, or maybe a 6.5 Creedmore for field work.
Posted by: Accomac at March 01, 2026 07:33 PM (T8bqm)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 07:33 PM (2WIwB)
Insurance. I can see why private clubs would require it, though.
I’m getting a little closer to TSRA life membership though…
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 07:33 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 07:34 PM (zZu0s)
They do have a lot of ranges including several shoot-n-scoot and shotgun stuff. Basic ranges are free with membership,shoot-n-scoot and shotgun require additional range training, and some fees (for clays esp.).
Have I got my money's worth? No.
After retirement I will (still about a month out).
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 07:35 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ben Had
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In cities, you do not shoot at 25 yards and Iran is urbanized nowadays. Liberators were for the dirty work of taking down the Basijis and various other scum that like to roll down streets with autopistols, etc. and shoot up crowds like the cowards they are.
I like firearms and firearms training a lot but in truth, most encounters of this sort are within 7 yards or so and even untrained people can shoot minute of man at that distance if the pistol is designed as a natural pointer.
Liberators or any cheap pistol are assassination and close in weapons for close range where they fulfill the first rule of a gun fight, have a gun. They also give hope and courage and can be used by the very young, the infirm, and the weak to equalize the odds.
Taking out moving targets at a distance takes training, shooting oppressive assholes at close range takes guts and courage to pull the trigger more than skill. That is why the 22 LR is way up there on the death charts, these are often what the poor can afford, use reasonably, and have put paid to a bunch of murderous assholes with bad intent.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:36 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 07:36 PM (zZu0s)
I am also a member of the NJ state pistol and rifle association range that is about $150/year. Its about 45 minutes away,and quite nice!
It's strange...I live in a fascist blue state yet I can shoot easily!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 07:16 PM (n9ltV)
A place about 2 miles from me is around $400 a year, but it's 24 hour access, you get your own key, no additional fees, and you can bring a guest. You can shoot pistol or high power rifles. Its a real nice place. I hear they reduce your yearly fees the next time around. I need to check it out and see what it really costs, because everybody i talked to have reduced fees and nobody seems to know the 1st timer price. They think 350-400, but could be less.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 07:38 PM (91z5R)
My 788 is jealous.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 07:38 PM (2WIwB)
No shooting for me this week
Posted by: Coelacanth at March 01, 2026 07:39 PM (jH5TK)
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 07:33 PM (Fs0KI)
Add in the original box, wooden dowel (aka casing ejector) and instruction booklet to the package will double that $2k to $4k. Not many of those have survived.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 07:39 PM (BCwQW)
Has it been reported what the payload and means of delivery was for the boomage of the Iranian bigshots' meeting place?
Posted by: davidt
Was a video showing ~21 Tomahawk like objects inbound. Seems like a lot so I thought maybe the US has some much cheaper versions as drones. Why not use a proven airframe with Temu guidance and save $2M on each?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 07:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ed L
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With semi automatics, there is a learning curve, mainly malfunction drills.
Single shot rifles, shotties, or handguns have very simple drills, you pull the non firing cartridge out of the chamber and reload.
Single shots are not my preference but they are far from not being practical even now for those that cannot or will not learn to manage a more complicated manual of arms. Logistics for any uprising is going to be critical and thus making every shot count is important. And that incentivizes capturing enemy firearms and ammo asap.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:41 PM (E4rtv)
It becomes more about mental attitude than skil doesn't it.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:41 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 07:43 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 01, 2026 07:44 PM (azNOR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 07:44 PM (zZu0s)
It becomes more about mental attitude than skil doesn't it.
Posted by: Ben Had
They aren't going against soldiers but irregulars that are street thugs with regime approval. As I said, these thugs like rolling down on motorbikes and shooting people in crowds--they aren't what you call hardened troops anymore (not true after the Iran Iraq wars but those guys aged out).
The IRGC has more power but are also more visible to our drones, etc. wearing uniforms, and displaying more militaristic displays.
The Basiji are their thuggish punishment and informant brigades, not the trained assholes. But far more numerous than the IRGC on the streets so far by at least a factor of 3-4 to one.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:44 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at March 01, 2026 07:45 PM (CHHv1)
Thanks
Posted by: gdoubleu at March 01, 2026 07:45 PM (s9TOl)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 07:45 PM (zZu0s)
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Can't help with that cartridge but howdy and welcome!
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 07:46 PM (KX0bc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 07:36 PM (zZu0s)
Not so weird if you factor in rarity. M1s are/were pretty common because of CMP and because six million plus were made. About a million Liberators were made, but because they were literally thrown out of planes over occupied territory, few of those sent into battle ever came back. Those left over in 1945 were mostly scrapped or destroyed to prevent their use by criminals or hostile powers. Because the Liberator itself was made very cheaply, it wasn't designed to last. IIRC, the gun is only good for about 10-20 shots before the stress on the metal will start cracking the breech. And collectors only wanted them long after production ended. High desirability plus a very limited supply of prime examples equals high prices.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 07:47 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 07:47 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
Not much you can do if the cop plans on going goon on you anyway.
I've had a squad of vice cops harass me for a bit in a touristy location and I entertained them as best I could... eventually asked if I was under arrest, they says "no", so I says "bye" and start walking away, they says "But we have your ID". Told them I'll go get another one tomorrow and just tell them some guys saying they were cops took it from me. Oldest 'cop' told his trainee to give back my ID.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 07:48 PM (/lPRQ)
I think a more modern reference would be 'reverse engineering' with the hope that you can make improvements on the old design.
Anyway, just a thought from the cheap seats. The Chinese have built a civilization on reverse engineering our tech.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 07:48 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:41 PM (+nEug)
I suspect it was much easier for women to make this happen than men. "Hey, honey, can I put a nice shine on your revolver?" LOL.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 07:49 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 07:50 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Ben Had
That is one of the factors that I figured out reading after action reports for decades from the NRA column and a guy, Clayton Cramer, who started the whole Guns Saves Lives, history prof in Idaho I think. He compiled a vast amount of self defense shootings and it was relatively uncommon for trained people to be shooting in those reports. It was Grandma with her trusty 22 LR revolver, Fred the Butcher with a 32 S&W Long revolver, Sheila who was poor but done with being terrorized by her ex and ventilating him before being beaten, raped again.
Willpower, faith, and courage aka software matters in a fight. Training polishes those attributes but the underlying gumption to do something to stop evil cannot be acquired by training. It has to come from within. Hardware in most cases outside military use doesn't matter as much as the will to pull the trigger and fight.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:50 PM (E4rtv)
Seattle cops are so maligned. I can’t imagine the type of person who wants to be a cop in this city. Their job is impossible. So, I guess pleading the fifth and not allowing a search is reasonable, but here, would it be considered passive aggressive?
I just want to be able to defend myself. I have a concealed weapons permit. I train regularly. Police could see I have a membership at a gun club and the staff knows me. Heck, we get checked in before the range opens because they know our cars (me MAE and LazyMessenger).
I keep my Colt pony .380 in the console. Cocked and locked. And I practice with it.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 07:50 PM (A5RD0)
I’ve been reloading for decades now. For newbies don’t count on saving any money, but the satisfaction of doing it better every year is a reward of its own. Plus it’s great to be able to roll your own during the occasional democrat-caused ammo drought
Posted by: Jackdaddy63 at March 01, 2026 07:51 PM (2obSz)
Three more months and we'll not be seeing snow. Maybe.
Posted by: Auspex at March 01, 2026 07:51 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 07:51 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 07:52 PM (KX0bc)
Thanks
Posted by: gdoubleu
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Figure out what purpose you want it for and tell us and we can steer you a bit more. Hunting? Self Defense? Zombie invasion? Target Shooting? First Centerfire Rifle or even a Rifle?
For the most part, cartridges are a balance of what you want to do with them, they can be fine for one purpose but mediocre or awful for another.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:53 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 07:50 PM (A5RD0)
Only if the cop is a complete dick, and that does happen. Make sure the cop has a body camera, or if not, that you are recording everything. If something goes bad, you have proof. And no, they cannot require you to turn off your phone. They know that.
We had some seriously screwy State Troopers up here for a bit. Got into some situations that should never have occurred. Recordings from the victims' phones finally got them cashiered.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 07:53 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:44 PM (E4rtv)
The Ayatollahs also brought in Hezbolloah or Iraqi Shite militiamen to do their dirty work when it came to crushing local discontent. But they needed serious $$ to do that. I don't know if they have the $$ to cover that hired muscle now.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 07:54 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:41 PM
Indeed.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 07:54 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Jackdaddy63
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Cool, nice to hear S&W Performance Center is doing the job. Thanks for posting that datapoint.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:54 PM (E4rtv)
But the spicy meatballs were very good.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 07:54 PM (gAJUR)
Thanks
Posted by: gdoubleu
Some on the internet say the 6mm ARC is superior.
Internet so must be true.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 07:56 PM (/lPRQ)
Can anyone recommend a short video on u tube for explaining guns to people who say "I don't know anything about guns?"
Beginner overview stuff.
Posted by: Auspex at March 01, 2026 07:56 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Ed L a
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Their own homegrown oppressors were getting spooked at killing their own people. Regimes are on borrowed time when you have to bring in foreign thugs to kill your own people and mercenary killers are usually the first to get the wrath of the people when things go pear shaped.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:56 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 07:54 PM
Meatballs.....mmmmmmm
Your lateness is excused this time. ;-)
How ya doing Red? Get out to the range?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 01, 2026 07:57 PM (cme47)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 07:57 PM (0sNs1)
NRA Guide to Buying Your First Gun
https://tinyurl.com/Buying-Your-First-Gun
How Things Work
https://science.howstuffworks.com/gun-roundup.htm
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:59 PM (E4rtv)
But the spicy meatballs were very good.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 07:54 PM
Dood. Hanging out on the Food Thread once the GT is up isn't going to cut it.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 07:59 PM (0sNs1)
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There must be a bunch. Try searching YouTube for "introduction to firearms" or something along those lines. Bet you will find a lot
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 08:00 PM (KX0bc)
A huge number of animated shorts on YouTube that show firearm operation in real time using animated cutaways so you can see the action working.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: ck at March 01, 2026 08:03 PM (JKvyz)
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Better yet, take them to the range and show them!
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 08:03 PM (KX0bc)
And yet, somehow, it was the gun that caused the violence.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 08:04 PM (0sNs1)
But the spicy meatballs were very good.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody!
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At least you provided a decent excuse!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 01, 2026 08:04 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:56 PM (E4rtv)
Haven't seen any reports of that coming out of Iran so far (unfortunately).
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:04 PM (BCwQW)
It's a lot of money to drop up front but my local gun club / range takes new members who have never shot before and will show them the basics on the the induction day (with range guns). Also a bunch of classes at various skill levels.
Indoor ranges will often have classes for those who never so much as picked up a gun.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 08:05 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 07:56 PM (E4rtv)
Haven't seen any reports of that coming out of Iran so far (unfortunately).
Posted by: Ed L
Something Trump can require as a prerequisite for 'discussions'.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 08:07 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 08:08 PM (KX0bc)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 08:08 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: ck at March 01, 2026 08:09 PM (JKvyz)
Posted by: pookysgirl lived in TX for a few years at March 01, 2026 08:09 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:10 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: nurse ratched
Just be polite but firm. You don't have to resemble the regulator types on YT. Under Terry v Ohio, cops are allowed to briefly detain, require id, and ask you what you are doing. They can and will look you over to see if you are carrying weapons if halfway competent and if so, they can pat you down for weapons using a brief frisk. To do this, they must have reasonable suspicion. If you are carrying weapons, there are additional steps that depend on state law such as requiring showing a permit to do such, they can take the firearm and check serial numbers, etc.
Look up Terry Stop for the latest and if you put your particular state in the search term with Terry Stop, you will get more of an idea about state and federal caselaw applying to stops in public without a warrant.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:10 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 08:07 PM (0sNs1)
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WW is good, thanks for asking. Her leg healed up nicely but evidently the knee now predicts the weather. CC usage has fallen off with moderating temperatures. FSJ still gets in but Gertie spends her time mostly on top!
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 08:11 PM (KX0bc)
Posted by: Auspex at March 01, 2026 07:56 PM (Y8DZL)
Auspex, back awhile on my blog, I did a “Bangsticks for Beginners”. I’ve also done a recent one for AR 15s - “ARs for Emily”.
Both are very beginner- oriented.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 08:13 PM (Edxq2)
Hoo boy, that's a loaded question (NPI). Everything on youtube is to be taken with a grain of salt; gun stuff with a block of salt. I guess the first thing I would check is the NRA website under the "Education" tab and see if there is anything there. If not, Youtube producers I would trust include Hickok45 and Paul Harrell. Again, I don't know if either of those have "first steps" vids. After hitting Post on this, I'll go search around and report back before the ONT.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 08:13 PM (Fs0KI)
Iran has been sending drones and cruise/ballistic missiles into the entire region; hitting Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Israel.
UAE just happens to be the closest...
That's a lot of countries that are unlikely to be open to the current Iranian government being allowed to remain in power in any form.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 08:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 08:07 PM (/lPRQ)
It's a bit late for the Ayatollahs to start a recruiting drive in Lebanon or Iraq right now. The risk of eating a JDAM from the USAF or IAF has got to be a real downer on the motivation of any wannabe headbangers.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:13 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Ed L
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I am seeing those on X and both the US and Israel have formally stated that the apparatus of oppression are being specifically targeted along with missiles and nuke sites. They are now using relatively dumb JDAM ordnance instead of standoffs which tells me that the air defenses and jamming of GPS is dead in Iran. They are apparently dropping Starlink for the resistance to use for communication so the Resistance may actually have a better picture than the IRGC command on what is happening.
Fog of war but this,
🚨 Basiji suppressive agents appear visibly distressed after returning to their headquarters and finding it destroyed by U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Repressive regime bases appear to be a major target in today’s joint military campaign.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:14 PM (E4rtv)
We’re doing a USCCA presentation on concealed carry and a Stop The Bleed course with our local FD.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 08:15 PM (Edxq2)
Fun video here on X
Khaje Nasir University, Tehran.
Basiji thugs showed up waving a Palestine flag to hijack the protest.
Students answered the only way that fits:
“Shove the Palestine flag up your asshole.”
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:16 PM (E4rtv)
I think everyrhing changes because I am a white haired old woman. Hopefully, I get the benefit of the doubt. But I can’t rely on that.
But I think about it. All the time.
I also would benefit from castle doctrine laws here. Anyone forcefully entering my domicile is fair game.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 08:16 PM (A5RD0)
Thanks all for the recommendations on videos.
It might save me an hour of trying to show and tell to a niece who rolls her eyes at "hello!"
Posted by: Auspex at March 01, 2026 08:16 PM (Y8DZL)
Oh, and I ordered some new-production M1 Garand clips from Sarco, the long established military surplus outfit. I'm hoping they will be of acceptable quality. First test: Tap them and see if they go "thunk" or if they go "ping!" like the originals do.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 08:16 PM (7bBwZ)
I kept track of the cost of my initial set-up (Lee 4-hole turret, dies for 3 calibers, scale and basic tools), almost all of it used (though much of it like-new). It was "paid off" in about 6 months of reloading (this is 14 years ago).
Still using primers mostly acquired from guys getting out of the hobby, USN guys changing duty station, etc., most of it at half of then-market prices (= 1/3 of today's).
Part of this is a shameful confirmation that I don't shoot enough. But reloading can easily save money, and not *just* on the very $$$ calibers.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:17 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: That's what she said at March 01, 2026 08:17 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 01, 2026 08:18 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:18 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me ponder? at March 01, 2026 08:18 PM (oqVsV)
🚨 Basiji suppressive agents appear visibly distressed after returning to their headquarters and finding it destroyed by U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:14 PM (E4rtv)
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Well, then maybe they shouldn't leave HQ....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 08:19 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 08:19 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 08:20 PM (KX0bc)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 08:21 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 08:21 PM (yTvNw)
Reminds me of the hilariously clueless worry/concern/vapid commentary that abounded back in June - fear of a "wider war" (OMG!!!). This was during the "widest" war that had happened in the region since WWII, much geographically "wider" than any of the Arab-Israeli wars since '48.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:22 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 08:23 PM (GOpmI)
Posted by: whig
Would have expected a bunch of Special Forces to already be in place to put together and equip some indigenous forces for the resistence. And Starlinks a plenty.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 08:24 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:14 PM (E4rtv)
Which means that both Israel and the US mean to end the Ayatollahs' reign for good. Considering that the head of the Iranian counter-intelligence operation was actually an Israeli agent (along w/ most of the HQ counter-intelligence operation), your assessment of Iranian situational awareness might be right.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:24 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:25 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:18 PM (U/Byj)
Unfortunately, the Sarco website doesn't say who made their current supply. I am expecting to get a sack of Chinesium tofu-dreg crap, and hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised. I should know for sure next week.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 08:25 PM (7bBwZ)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:28 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 08:24 PM (/lPRQ)
Sadly, no Northern Alliance in Iran.
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 08:28 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 08:28 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 07:54 PM
Best meatballs Evah...from Omaha Steaks.
And no. I did not get paid to say that.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 08:29 PM (2WIwB)
With the DMV MGC that has worked out pretty well but in the past few months between holidays and life happening we aren't in the break even zone.
Posted by: blaster at March 01, 2026 08:29 PM (NlEaG)
https://youtu.be/VJTluVcFXoI
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 08:29 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 01, 2026 08:30 PM (ceJ0R)
I think everyrhing changes because I am a white haired old woman. Hopefully, I get the benefit of the doubt. But I can’t rely on that.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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I always taught my students to be nice but firm in stating their rights but that they had to protect their own constitutional rights because it is not what cops consider their job. Their job as they see it is to apprehend criminals and where a lot of friction happens is when that job interacts with citizens and their rights who aren't criminals.
I would never consent to a search because you can always challenge a search that you did not consent to but never one that you allowed to happen. You do have to id yourself and cars are a matter where you have to sign the citation that you received, have to present license, registration, insurance when asked, and communicate minimally with the cop. You do not have to consent to your vehicle being searched, doing a field sobriety test (those are notoriously unreliable--look up Tennessee's epidemic of those), or admit anything as to why they should lock u up. You may or may not take a ride, that is dependent on probable cause.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:30 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: pookysgirl lived in TX for a few years at March 01, 2026 08:09 PM (Wt5PA)
Pretty sure it's illegal to carry in a bar.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 08:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:31 PM (YwEeS)
Damn. 1875 fps. Even at 40 grains, that is some serious kinetic punch.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 08:32 PM (2WIwB)
https://instapundit.com/779683/
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:32 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 01, 2026 08:33 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:33 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 08:33 PM (gQ15S)
Posted by: JTB
You reload BP into brass cartridges or use a BP substitute? I have an old Springfield Trapdoor that I have been slowly restoring and bought some Trail Boss for a low pressure load if I ever decided to shoot it.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:33 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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Outdoor ranges are a no go in my suburban area. I miss them from Arkansas.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv)
I'm NOT saying "If you haven't done anything wrong, you should talk and consent." Absolutely not. But you should ponder why a police officer might roll up on you thinking ill of you, other than the fact you passed on the left or were going a few mph over the speed limit.
The one time I had the cop pulling that baloney was driving a rental through Georgia. And, like a standard quota cop, he was sitting just past the state line looking for people to pull over. Yeah, those guys you can go "I take the 5th with" - but it's going to add some time to your journey.
Posted by: GWB at March 01, 2026 08:34 PM (nCVYJ)
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:31 PM (YwEeS)
He's no where near as bad as Nux with the click bait. It seems like Nixanor is popping either a nut or a blood vessel almost every thumbnail.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ed L
Some Iranian military channel had a video where a fella claimed that they'd launched four missiles at the Lincoln and sunk her. CENTCOM put out a message that the Lincoln had not been hit by anything.
Some of the Iranian (good guys) commentators think that the regime is in its death throes and flailing about.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 08:34 PM (ExV1e)
Ok. Noted.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Very good comparison actually and like antifa, they thrive most in a permissive police atmosphere where they are allowed to be thugs.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:35 PM (E4rtv)
Khaje Nasir University, Tehran.
Basiji thugs showed up waving a Palestine flag to hijack the protest.
Students answered the only way that fits:
“Shove the Palestine flag up your asshole.”
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:16 PM (E4rtv)
Cue the Nelson Muntz laugh! An indicator that the sands are beginning to shift.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:35 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:36 PM (YwEeS)
For anyone getting their first (or fourth or whatever) M1 and needs a starter set of clips, I have a small stash and will send you a dozen or so at no cost. Just hit me at the email in the nic.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 08:36 PM (Fs0KI)
Posted by: blaster at March 01, 2026 08:36 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 08:30 PM (ExV1e)
I believe it's illegal to *consume alcohol* in a public place while carrying.
Posted by: pookysgirl lived in TX for a few years at March 01, 2026 08:37 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 08:38 PM (kKRwe)
For 38sp I wanted some uniformity in the form of a common headstamp, so I just bought a case of PMC 38, and shot it. Still makes up most of my 38 brass inventory.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:39 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:36 PM (YwEeS)
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...where their simulation is the board game "Battleship."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 08:40 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 08:40 PM (gQ15S)
Posted by: GWB
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You simply do not have to talk much, cops are trained to get people to talk and keep talking. In an average car stop, they are entitled to license, registration, etc. not where you are going, what you are doing, or you to guess why they pulled you over.
Formal invocation of the 5th is when they take you into custody primarily because it sets up a bright line but most people simply cannot shut up, especially criminals. Cops also lie shamelessly so ignore them.
And it is a mistake to assume they have to tell you what they are arresting you for. They don't until booking so keep shut about it. They either have probable cause or not, and if they don't, then the arrest is likely to tossed by the prosecutor anyway. Don't try your case on the side of the road. Cooperate minimally and get back on the road without being an asshole. Those get special treatment so zip it.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:40 PM (E4rtv)
When I did start, I did not want for brass.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 08:41 PM (GOpmI)
Stayed at his house on the way to TxMoMe and we emptied the car into his house. We had a lot of stuff. We made a joke about staying at the speed limit because we dreaded the question "do you have any guns in the car". Because yes, yes we did.
He said we were looking at it wrong, that the cops were not trying to jam us up and preferred dealing with people who were upfront about it.
He's a good guy - definitely not just peddling Fed stuff.
Posted by: blaster at March 01, 2026 08:42 PM (NlEaG)
Well done Abdul you sank the Great Satan's aircraft carrier!
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:42 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 08:16 PM (A5RD
I will be certain to ring the doo. lol
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 08:42 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: pookysgirl lived in TX for a few years at March 01, 2026 08:37 PM (Wt5PA)
You may be right but I bet the bar has the "you can't carry here" sign up. Insurance rates if nothing else.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 08:43 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 08:43 PM (I40wl)
Many savvy Japanese news consumers at the time couldn't but note that the "victories" kept occurring closer and closer to the home islands. Uh ....
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:43 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:43 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: steevy at March 01, 2026 08:36 PM (YwEeS)
The carrier size targets the Iranian Navy uses don't move. Real USN carriers can do 30+ knots. And if you believe the Iranians have developed their own guided MIRVs for their anti-ship ballistic missiles, I have a bridge I want to sell you.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:43 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 08:43 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: rhomboid
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Hogan's Heroes made fun of the Germans in a couple of their episodes exactly for that punchline.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:44 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: blaster
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And yet, the ATF has the worst reputation of all the Fed law enforcement community. Some of the compliance officers that spend time with FFLs are fine, their enforcement division has issues and multiple lawsuits against them over the years.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:43 PM (E4rtv)
Mossad has one (or more) hell of a source(s) high up in the food chain in Tehran, that's for sure.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:46 PM (BCwQW)
But never heard about a minimal amount of drones on either side.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: pookysgirl lived in TX for a few years at March 01, 2026 08:37 PM (Wt5PA)
In Texas perhaps. No such rule up here. No permits, either. A firearm is a tool, nothing more.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 08:47 PM (I40wl)
The cats don’t mind. They’re just looking to soak up my body heat.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 08:48 PM (GOpmI)
Hi Whig,
Both my 45-70 rifles are modern and can handle regular ammo and smokeless powders but I prefer my black powder loads. At one time I had an original Trapdoor and only used BP in the cartridges. BP substitutes should be safe but I haven't used them in cartridges. The Trapdoor is not a very strong action so I wanted to keep pressures low. Sorry I can't help about the Trail Boss in your question. I know it's a low pressure powder but don't know how it compares to BP pressures.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 08:48 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Ed L
I put up a post earlier that is hilarious. From X.
File under probably disinfo or rumor but humorous all the same--would make all the Iranian assholes paranoid as hell if they went to the doc or dentist recently.
"
Israel Now
@neveragainlive1
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13h
You’re not gonna believe this latest story. Over the past few years mossad undercover agents infiltrated as doctors and dentists in Iran. The Dentists gave priority to. Key military, and elite Iranian personnel. While doing a routine dental check up, they implanted tracking devices as fillings for cavities. On the other side, Gastro doctors implanted similar devices in their elite patients. Yesterday mossad knew exactly where each one of them were ( komayne’s wife and family members included )and sent missiles at them. Over 400 elite military in government personnel were eliminated in the first few moments ( maybe that’s one of the reasons why they knew where he was hiding )when Israel attacked."
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:49 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: rhomboid
At the range a couple of guys saw me saving my brass, approached, and asked if I reload, "Why yes, of course". They said they had just shot a bunch of 38sp but didn't reload anymore. Got 100+.
Score!
Have enough brass etc. for more than a thousand rounds 38sp whenever I get around to it.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 08:51 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 08:52 PM (zZu0s)
Both my 45-70 rifles are modern and can handle regular ammo and smokeless powders but I prefer my black powder loads. At one time I had an original Trapdoor and only used BP in the cartridges. BP substitutes should be safe but I haven't used them in cartridges. The Trapdoor is not a very strong action so I wanted to keep pressures low. Sorry I can't help about the Trail Boss in your question. I know it's a low pressure powder but don't know how it compares to BP pressures.
Posted by: JTB
Trail Boss is designed for BP replacement so not asking for loads, but simply whether you use the real stuff or not in your cartridge reloading. I would have to use a different powder measure for BP so I have never kept any around the house. Too fussy for me.
Use Triple X or Pyrodex for the few muzzle loaders I have. Neither of those is suitable for loading in brass cartridges for a Trapdoor.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:52 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ed L
Some Iranian military channel had a video where a fella claimed that they'd launched four missiles at the Lincoln and sunk her. CENTCOM put out a message that the Lincoln had not been hit by anything.
Some of the Iranian (good guys) commentators think that the regime is in its death throes and flailing about.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 08:34 PM (ExV1e)
There's a 'you won't believe what happened next' ewetoob out that has an expert reading off this very thing about the Lincoln, looks real, sounds real but it's bullshit like the majority of ewetoobs. Fake and ghey.
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 08:53 PM (LHPAg)
After he died (4 years ago yesterday), the range master let me finish out J's membership at the indoor range. For awhile we/I went to the indoor range nearly every Friday night. There was usually no one else there. It isn't a high tech or posh range but they have the best range master ever. I loved that place. Great memories with J, my buddy D, and Moron 496 there.
My local range recently started offering memberships and it would be worth it if I could go 2x/month. I just don't get over there much right now.
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 01, 2026 08:53 PM (fVXtb)
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 08:53 PM (I40wl)
I used to use it for fun/plinking/informal match ammo for my Model 66 (38spl). Not clean but makes nice power-puff rounds for general fun purposes. 125g RNFP lead bullets.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:55 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 01, 2026 08:55 PM (fVXtb)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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38 Special and 45 ACP are like falling off the log easy to reload. Both like a wide variety of powders, primer seating is usually not a problem as both are low pressure cartridges, both are straight brass, and both like lead bullets which means loads can be very economical.
Wadcutters in a 38 SPC with a mousefart powder load are great for introducing beginners or concentrating on trigger pull without worrying about recoil.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:55 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 08:47 PM (I40wl)
Pooky's old career field had some stations up there that they occasionally had to fend off bears from. Not sure what they fended the bears off with, but apparently it was effective.
Posted by: pookysgirl didn't want her husband fighting a bear at March 01, 2026 08:56 PM (Wt5PA)
One of the new members I gave orientation to is a guy from Scotland. He is so gung ho on being able to own and shoot firearms, especially long range and suppressed. Spoke very disparagingly about the UK attitude toward same.
Lives in CT and will drive 3 hours to shoot at our Long Range. .
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 08:56 PM (GOpmI)
But never heard about a minimal amount of drones on either side.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)
Every sea battle goes through the phases listed below. This has been true for war at sea ever since the Battle of the Coral Sea.
Phase 1: Detect the enemy. The ocean is a vast place. You have to find the enemy before you can shoot at him.
Phase 2: Acquire the target(s): What did I detect? Is it the enemy, a merchant ship, or something else?
Phase 3: Track the enemy: IF I've found the enemy fleet, where is he going? Where should I anticipate him to be in the near-term future?
Phase 4: Destroy the enemy. This is where you start shooting stuff at the enemy to hit what you want to destroy.
My guess is the Iranians never got past Phase 1 or 2 because of US strikes on their sensors (radar) or US jamming on any sensors that survived.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:56 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 08:57 PM (yTvNw)
I used to use it for fun/plinking/informal match ammo for my Model 66 (38spl). Not clean but makes nice power-puff rounds for general fun purposes. 125g RNFP lead bullets.
Posted by: rhomboid
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I have several cans of it untouched. I understand Tin Star is another alternative but never bought any. Used WW231 or Universal smokeless or other flake powders for light wadcutter loads for the 38 SPC.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:57 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at March 01, 2026 08:58 PM (ceJ0R)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)
Believe me he's aware.
I have some stories for his bona fides but probably identify him because they are...unique.
Anyway he's a shooter. Has some interesting toys.
Posted by: blaster at March 01, 2026 08:59 PM (NlEaG)
I have a whole series of 38sp loads I have developed for the boss, who likes the Model 60 snub.
And I have "duplication" loads I've worked up for all my self-defense ammo in all calibers. Matches the recoil. Can shoot through a box of duplication loads for very little cost while maintaining familiarity with all my self-defense factory ammo.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 08:59 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 08:59 PM (zZu0s)
One of the new members I gave orientation to is a guy from Scotland. He is so gung ho on being able to own and shoot firearms, especially long range and suppressed. Spoke very disparagingly about the UK attitude toward same.
Lives in CT and will drive 3 hours to shoot at our Long Range. .
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! a
Nice. Poor folks in the UK have been screwed out of their rights on firearms to protect themselves and now the Muzzies are running wild with knives.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 08:56 PM (BCwQW)
I have seen they shot one of their own tankers but it was a sanctions buster so they probably just didn't want it seized.
Posted by: blaster at March 01, 2026 09:01 PM (NlEaG)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at March 01, 2026 09:01 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: blaster at March 01, 2026 09:01 PM (NlEaG)
Loaded with oil?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: pookysgirl didn't want her husband fighting a bear at March 01, 2026 08:56 PM (Wt5PA)
I was a project estimator when I retired from the Corps of Engineers. Anything on the coast north of the Arctic Circle I always included a sentry with a polar bear rifle. That is a real job with a real purpose. The oil companies have them as well.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 09:03 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 09:03 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 09:03 PM (BCwQW)
I have heard that a lot of restoration videos can be bullshit. That one makes me wonder. That coat of rust is really uniform. Same thickness. Exact same color. Over the entire weapon?
Seems strange. Like a spray on tan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 09:04 PM (7bBwZ)
We may have to drop Liberators over there sometime.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 09:04 PM (GOpmI)
I'll never go to another indoor range. The chemicals in the air stay in my respiratory tract all day, and I'm not wearing a mask to go shoot.
Several range masters have come across as alcoholics (even if not intoxicated, they have the look and manner of someone who's drunk too much for too long), and others treat every user like an idiot in need of constant correction.
I live within 20 miles of open BLM land. I take my targets out there and blast away safely.
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at March 01, 2026 09:05 PM (d+PSx)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:00 PM (E4rtv)
I suspect there may have been a few terrible canoe accidents in the UK, just like here.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 09:05 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: blaster
You want nightmare stuff, Tennessee Highway Patrol is coming under massive scrutiny as they have now racked up in the last couple of years over 600 cases where the driver was charged with DUI and they were totally sober upon blood test results being put in. Apparently Tenn Highway Patrol set up a quota system (denying it) for arrests and so cops are just arresting people, claiming they failed the field sobriety tests, and putting them in jail. Going on all across the state to the point that the TN legislature finally got off its ass and required reports on the fake but true arrests which is where the figures I cited came from.
Lesson is without breathanalyzers (which often are not calibrated correctly in the field) the field sobriety tests have about a 50/50 reliability rate. Blood test is the platinum std. so it is best to take the ride than do the field sobriety tests.
You also see this behavior when governments suddenly need money--they up the fines and arrests simply to make revenue, not for safety reasons.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 01, 2026 09:05 PM (fVXtb)
We may have to drop Liberators over there sometime.
Posted by: RI Red
Ditto. One of my ancestors was one of the first to put their name on as presbyter creating the Church of Scotland. Sad comedown for them.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 09:07 PM (7bBwZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)
From Suchominous' YT channel, it looks empty. The red part of the hull is really high above the water. That says to me that the ship is completely empty of cargo (i.e. oil). It was probably going to Kharg Island to pick up oil there. The Iranians definitely failed Phase 2 here.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 09:07 PM (BCwQW)
Years ago at the range a Russian immigrant guy (30ish, said he'd been in the Russian army before emigrating) had a DP-27 light machine gun he'd welded bad together. The iconic Red Army LMG with the pan magazine on top. He was testing loads. Semi-auto, of course. It worked well, as did the magazine.
Probably my favorite historic gun I've seen at the range.
Posted by: rhomboid at March 01, 2026 09:07 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 01, 2026 09:08 PM (53lW4)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:06 PM (E4rtv)
I am descended from Malcolm Canmore and St. Margaret of Scotland, and on the other side my Grandmother was a MacFee. I expect one of those folks went anywhere unarmed. lol.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 09:10 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Seinfeld Reference at March 01, 2026 09:10 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse
Watch out for that, several cases where people shooting on public land got ambushed and killed for their guns. Michael Platt and William Matix who killed a bunch of FBI agents and got their arms that way by ambushing some poor sod at a remote gun range.
Now it is gun jugging. From Houston Media.
"The intended victim had just left a local range when he was followed by three men in a vehicle. Upon arriving at his destination, the suspects ambushed him, successfully grabbing a bag containing several firearms. However, the suspects made a critical tactical error: the intended victim was still armed with other firearms. The intended victim drew his firearm and engaged the attackers, striking one suspect in the chin. The wounded suspect is expected to survive, while the two remaining accomplices fled the scene in a getaway vehicle."
Head on a swivel folks and having someone with you as an additional pair of eyes is not a bad idea.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:10 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at March 01, 2026 09:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)
You may be spot on, I admit I thought the rust was a bit too perfect, but still an interesting thing to watch!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at March 01, 2026 09:11 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 01, 2026 09:08 PM (53lW4)
They bought oil from Iran under the table as well, no?
Trump was looking to put thir dicks in a vise.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 09:13 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: tcn in AK
Highlander (Clan MacPherson affiliated) from my dad's side. English from Mother's. They shared a common ancestor in the 15th Century which horrified my mother. A Lord Alexander Calhoun.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:14 PM (E4rtv)
Hope all is well with you and yours!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at March 01, 2026 09:14 PM (hOUT3)
Weasel, love you Bro, but when has this ever happened here?
Posted by: Tonypete at March 01, 2026 09:14 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Tonypete at March 01, 2026 09:14 PM (cYBz/)
Fire.
Ready!
????
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:15 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:02 PM (zZu0s)
From Suchominous' YT channel, it looks empty. The red part of the hull is really high above the water. That says to me that the ship is completely empty of cargo (i.e. oil). It was probably going to Kharg Island to pick up oil there. The Iranians definitely failed Phase 2 here.
Posted by: Ed L
Their command and control was mostly eliminated on Day 1.
Probably a lot of communications too.
That's why the field units are are just popping off at random targets.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 09:15 PM (/lPRQ)
I think they came up with WASP to describe my family. English guy stepped off the boat in 1629, Scottish minister in 1800s, and Irish potato famine refugees thereafter.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 09:16 PM (GOpmI)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 09:16 PM (Jtz/H)
Posted by: pookysgirl didn't want her husband fighting a bear at March 01, 2026 08:56 PM (Wt5PA)
Just keep a few screechy blue hairs around. The bears leave to escape the noise.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 09:17 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
Did they have reloads for my Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator? Those are hard to come by.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 01, 2026 09:18 PM (cYBz/)
You still converse with the missus, no? She’s not on the “Do Not Talk” list?
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 09:18 PM (19v1I)
Thank you!!
Appreciate all y'all being here tonight and participating. Hope to see you next Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 09:19 PM (Jtz/H)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 01, 2026 09:08 PM (53lW4)
They bought oil from Iran under the table as well, no?
Trump was looking to put thir dicks in a vise.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:12 PM (zZu0s)
Don't forget about the Chinese. If the Straits of Hormuz are closed by the Iranians, that's over half of China's oil supply that's been cut off. The price increases from this closure alone could topple China into a major recession. A prolonged closure of the straits does NOT serve China's interests. And China doesn't have a navy that can pry the straits open again.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 09:19 PM (BCwQW)
Trail Boss is still made but the usual sources are out of stock right now. Hodgdon halted it for a while but it came back last year.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:19 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: rhomboid
Currently WW231 and HP38 are the same powder. Has been true since Hogdons started selling Winchester powders. Both are made at St. Marks. Some very old loads out there have different loadings but newer manuals reflect the fact that whatever differences used to exist are no more.
You can ask Hodgons if you don't believe me.
Brian Enos (bigtime competitive shooter) did and got this
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Posted July 2, 2015
I know that it's fairly well known that W231 and HP-38 are really the same powder, but I've never actually seen anything documented that confirms it, so I sent an email to Hodgdon asking for confirmation and received this reply:
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Brian,
Yes they are the same powder we package it for Winchester. You can use the same data.
Mike Van Dyke
Customer Service Representative
Hodgdon Powder Company
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:19 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 09:20 PM (BCwQW)
Hope retirement is good and you’re halfway through any honey dew lists.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 09:21 PM (GOpmI)
Forget 4 hours, I think his erection's going to last 4 days at least.
Posted by: Dr. T at March 01, 2026 09:21 PM (lHPJf)
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 09:22 PM (Jtz/H)
Posted by: Joyenz at March 01, 2026 09:22 PM (2F0/Y)
I think they came up with WASP to describe my family. English guy stepped off the boat in 1629, Scottish minister in 1800s, and Irish potato famine refugees thereafter.
Posted by: RI Red
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Painfully white, burn if the sun comes out in December white. I really should live in a place where there are clouds for most of the year.
But yes, traced my genealogy over time to back in the 1700s for most but my patriarchal and matriarchal lines back to the 1000's and 1300's respectively. Did something similar for my wife.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
I'll play it safe and ignore any advice that excludes the words "grenade launcher."
Grizzlies, too.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 09:23 PM (VHUov)
You may be spot on, I admit I thought the rust was a bit too perfect, but still an interesting thing to watch!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at March 01, 2026 09:11 PM (hOUT3)
Hrothgar!
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 09:24 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 09:26 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: rhomboid
I've done the duplication loads as well but using the same jhp bullets as the factory loads. I save my nickeled cases for those as they tend to crack when reloaded more than a couple of times.
Making the old FBI 158 gr +P loads for 38 Special using swaged lead hollow points is also extremely easy. Those hit about like 45 ACP ball ammo. The key is to use the dead soft swaged lead (Remington and Speer sell those or did) bullets as those readily expand at the 890-900 fps mark.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:27 PM (E4rtv)
Since I was already shooting black powder with my Hawkin, it was easy enough to switch.
I haven't reloaded for it for years, so I am not sure about the availability of black powder, but I suppose I should find out, since I want to get back to shooting the rifles.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 09:27 PM (rbvCR)
Because, when you care enough you send the very best
Posted by: Hallmark at March 01, 2026 09:28 PM (D0HYP)
And for newcomers, please ask questions as several did tonight. We were in the same boat as you were once in many cases but learned by trial and error what what we know.
Can't think of any people here, unlike some gun forums, that will blow smoke up your wazoo in this thread.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:29 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:29 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: blaster at March 01, 2026 08:42 PM (NlEaG)
Again, it goes to "Why would a cop be pulling me over?" If it's about your speed or you ignored a no-U-turn sign, then just be polite and you'll be on your way. If you were driving 100 in a 55 zone, you might want to do all those things the lawyer was talking about. If you're drunk, you might want to do what the lawyer was talking about. If you and the boys were smoking some spliff out at the lake and it's not 100% legal where you are, you might want to do like the man says.
Of course, if you're carrying in the last two circumstances, you done screwed up and probably want to shut up and call an attorney. But you also probably don't want the cop to find your gun after you denying you had it on you.
Posted by: GWB at March 01, 2026 09:30 PM (nCVYJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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I have a standing arrangement with bears, tigers, lions, etc. I will come visit you in a zoo but in the wild, I will keep a very wide berth from your places of residence. Works the same with with gangbangers, avoidance of unnecessary complications in life works wonders.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:31 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:32 PM (yTvNw)
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
BREAKING:
🇮🇱 Israel used its laser air defense system against rockets launched from Lebanon.
The “Laser Dome” (Or Eitan) laser system successfully intercepted rockets from Lebanon.
A new era of defense.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)
Maybe they needed a bigger boom. Maybe they needed a weapon system which didn't require outside input to hit its target. Maybe the launch platform that was in position (like a submarine) had Tomahawks but not drones.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 09:33 PM (ExV1e)
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Thanks whig! Appreciate you being here and participating every week!
Posted by: Weasel at March 01, 2026 09:34 PM (doeWO)
Minimum recommended
.338 Win. Mag. ≥225 gr Controlled-expansion
Preferred by many hunters
.375 H&H Mag. ≥225 gr Controlled-expansion
High knockdown power
.416 Rem. Mag. ≥250 gr Controlled-expansion
Maximum penetration
The table provided by the AI.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: The Paolo at March 01, 2026 09:34 PM (R86kT)
I have a standing arrangement with bears, tigers, lions, etc. I will come visit you in a zoo but in the wild, I will keep a very wide berth from your places of residence. Works the same with with gangbangers, avoidance of unnecessary complications in life works wonders.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:31 PM (E4rtv)
There is iron in the words of whig for all men to see.
Ten Bears
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 09:35 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: JTB
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Unique works well too for reduced loads in std. rifles. You see this in old loading books but not so much anymore. The new formulation too is cleaner than the old one was.
Never been a fan much of bullseye but you can shoot really cheap with it for practice loads, especially 45 ACP. Just don't double charge a case with it.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:35 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 07:40 PM (/lPRQ)
RT has a post on what they claim is a US version of the Iranian Shahed that was upgraded with a Starlink receiver, which has the Russians concerned
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 09:35 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Marcus T at March 01, 2026 07:04 PM (y0LCM)
That also assumes that you're actually following His rules and therefore shouldn't fear the law.
"Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation."
1 Peter 2:12
Posted by: GWB at March 01, 2026 09:36 PM (nCVYJ)
Posted by: Weasel
Well, haven't been able to shoot other than dryfire and now can't even lift more than 5 Lbs until another couple of weeks. Typing though I can do so thanks for the distraction.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:36 PM (E4rtv)
Because, when you care enough you send the very best
Posted by: Hallmark at March 01, 2026 09:28 PM (D0HYP)
We did. We reverse engineered the Iranian Shaheed drone, fitted it with the Hellfire warhead, and gave it a better guidance system. CENTCOM says large numbers were used in combat against their originators in the last two days.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 09:37 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:37 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: JTB
Might be that Unique, Bullseye and a couple of others have been around forever and have loading data for everything.
Might not be the best for any one application but will have something that works with virtually any cartridge and bullet.
And that is a pretty good contingency.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 09:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Just like always.
Posted by: KCSteve at March 01, 2026 07:20 PM (2+WvJ)
Which is possibly why he attacked a bar/club. Most places prevent you from carrying there (even if you're the designated driver), making it a low risk/high return locale.
Posted by: GWB at March 01, 2026 09:40 PM (nCVYJ)
A new era of defense.
"These are the days of miracles and wonder." So much stuff that was crazy science fiction when we were growing up is coming true now. I honestly don't know how I feel about that.
Posted by: Oddbob at March 01, 2026 09:40 PM (Fs0KI)
I like several rifle powders--H4895 or IMR 4895 (and Varget), H4350, BL(C)2, CFE 223,and H4198 or Accurate 1680. These are for rifles.
Handguns, Universal, Unique, WW231/HP38, WAP/Silhouette, Zip, and Titegroup.
Shotguns, Universal, Red Dot, Blue Dot.
Have Trail Boss for BP substitute but never loaded it as I started having pretty bad problems with nerve impingement about the time I got it.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv)
Cincinnati Mass Shooting: Hundreds inside venue when shots rang out
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 09:43 PM (diia5)
Might not be the best for any one application but will have something that works with virtually any cartridge and bullet.
And that is a pretty good contingency.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
From what I understand, Alliant has some of the original Unique (made by the defunct Hercules Powder Company) kept in a swimming pool storage for reference purposes and they check it now and again. Still good apparently.
Alliant has been hard to get recently because the same plant turns out powder for the US military and contracts for foreign companies I think.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:44 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Coelacanth at March 01, 2026 09:45 PM (qj83B)
Never been a fan much of bullseye but you can shoot really cheap with it for practice loads, especially 45 ACP. Just don't double charge a case with it."
For some reason I always had good results with Bullseye for 38 special WC and 45 ACP. And I am a fanatic about checking double charges. Not the fastest reloader but hopefully the safest. :-)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:45 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 09:37 PM (zZu0s)
The issue isn't the weapons themselves. It's the electronic warfare capability of a first class OPFOR, something that has never actually been tested in combat for thirty plus years. Say what you will about the Russians, but their electronic warfare at the front lines has been first rate. Their GPS jamming has successfully reduced the effectiveness of HIMARS, GLSDB, JDAM, and more weapons systems we've sent over to the Ukrainians. And their EW countermeasures significantly reduced Ukrainian drone effectiveness until the Ukrainians adapted to Russian methods.
Posted by: Ed L at March 01, 2026 09:45 PM (BCwQW)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 09:47 PM (snZF9)
Those bennies get better if you do the Premier membership ($64/month), including unlimited firearm rentals.
The rifle club I could join is entirely private. Right now they don't even list how to become a member. But it was something like $500 for a limited membership.
Or, I drive down to the public ranges in NC.
Posted by: GWB at March 01, 2026 09:51 PM (nCVYJ)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at March 01, 2026 09:53 PM (hOUT3)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Equipment is very reasonable and better than what it was as far as ease of use in reloading. Powder is still expensive, primers have dropped. Brass cost depends on what you are reloading. Bullets from fairly cheap for plated/lead to as much as premium bullets can be.
Good time to restart doing it actually.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:54 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Coelacanth
Banana Ballistics has a weird mix of his own penetration tests. One is a six inch sand box. A sub-sonic 45-70 was one of the few (only one I saw in his vids) to go through. Big slug with very large sectional density. Even regular 50 BMG did not.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 09:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Berserker,
The tools like single stage presses can be had reasonably. The cost of components, powders and primers, compared to 35 years ago will take your breath away.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:56 PM (yTvNw)
Whole 9mm Kit from Lee for about $100 bucks with dies and press. Add a powder measure, reloading manual (Lee is a good starter one), and reloading supplies and you're off.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:57 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Frankie at March 01, 2026 09:59 PM (zqqz5)
For range talk, the range I go to is $300 a year for membership. A short rifle range out to 500 yards, long range that was just lengthened from 1,250 to 1,500 yards, and 8 pistol pits that I wish they would pave or concrete so it’s easier to find brass.
Posted by: Arch Stanton at March 01, 2026 09:59 PM (BqDO6)
Posted by: JTB
I use a powder checker die nowadays but double charges of a very fast powder are my worst nightmare in reloading. Zip is about as fast as I will go and I am paranoid about it.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:59 PM (E4rtv)
Good time to restart doing it actually.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:54 PM (E4rt
Equipment I still have. Probably got tons of brass too from back then. I was more curious about the powders and primers. I'm seeing power in the $50 range, and primers seem to be all over the map. Holy shit though, .050 bmg primers are over $1 each. Not that i need that, but damn.....
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 09:59 PM (snZF9)
She talked to the guy manning the marksmanship team table and got some good info. They only seem to shoot Glock 34's with iron sights along with AR15's and something chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor for precision.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:00 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Anything but 9mm and 5.56 is probably still worth reloading. But those two, nah.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Frankie
Is his gun full size, not compact, etc?. Full Size in 45 ACP is not terrible, long recoil impulse. 40 S&W is sharper, Just ride the 45 push and at the end focus on reacquiring the target. Smaller 45 ACPs have unpleasant recoil and watch out for a flinch development.
If you can find some 45 ACP ammo loaded with 185gr or even 200 gr bullets (will be on the box), or lead bullets coated or not, you will get a easier recoil impetus (if the ammo is not high pressure aka +p on the box).
Bullet weight and the amount of powder used (pressure is a proxy for it--the culprit is gas escaping the bore) make recoil worse as they go up and as they drop make recoil easier in the same gun.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 10:04 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
That's about right for powder. Still some shortages and a lot of the powder is imported. Didn't help that Hodgdons bought out Western Powder Company so no other domestic supplier. Thus you get Vihtavuori, Norma, and some other imports instead.
Primers, unless I need something special for something for a load, I pretty much stick with CCI nowadays.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 10:07 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: tankdemon at March 01, 2026 10:09 PM (E4pkH)
Anything but 9mm and 5.56 is probably still worth reloading. But those two, nah.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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I did a box of 9mm last year just to stay in practice. Tons of brass for that cartridge. Have taken though to lightly touching one out of ten cartridges with a hint of imperial sizing wax as it makes sizing a snap without adding a bunch of crud.
Last prep on brass I did was 2022 when I switched over to using steel pins and tumbling instead of walnut shell vibratory. Brass came out spectacular and I did a few rifle rounds using an ultrasonic cleaner. Those came out great as well.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 10:10 PM (E4rtv)
🇮🇱 Israel used its laser air defense system against rockets launched from Lebanon.
The “Laser Dome” (Or Eitan) laser system successfully intercepted rockets from Lebanon.
A new era of defense.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 09:33 PM (E4rtv)
_-_
Pretty sure that's what we were seeing back during the twelve-day thing. In coming missiles suddenly glowing very brightly very much short of their target. They certainly weren't getting hit with a missile.
Thanks for the range etiquette video! Much needed these days. I have been swept with a muzzle too many times (at a range WITH an RSO) to even want to go to a public range anymore.
Say, any of the Horde listen to Matt Bracken's take on the Iran situation? Interesting points he makes about it talking with Mike Ferris.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at March 01, 2026 10:21 PM (vd6bO)
Israel used its laser air defense system against rockets launched from Lebanon.
=================
FROM LEBANON?!
Late to the thread, late to the news. Good lord.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at March 02, 2026 12:38 AM (JF3MH)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
Not much you can do if the cop plans on going goon on you anyway.
I've had a squad of vice cops harass me for a bit in a touristy location and I entertained them as best I could... eventually asked if I was under arrest, they says "no", so I says "bye" and start walking away, they says "But we have your ID". Told them I'll go get another one tomorrow and just tell them some guys saying they were cops took it from me. Oldest 'cop' told his trainee to give back my ID.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 07:48 PM (/lPRQ)
OMG
Posted by: m at March 02, 2026 02:43 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Advo at March 02, 2026 10:47 AM (jO4mz)
Food Thread: Carbon Steel For The Loss!
Beyond Meat and the few other companies that tried to ride the media-demand for fake meat are discovering that the free market is a stone-cold bitch! If you invested $10,000 in Beyond Meat in 2021, today you would have $41 Laboratory-grown "meat" is a misnomer. Meat is the flesh of animals. And in the United States of America, those animals are mostly cattle, pigs, chickens and sheep. Coincidentally, we have a huge industry that has evolved around the market-driven demand for...meat! It is amazingly efficient, and while there are obvious environmental issues, for the most part we manage the waste effectively, while supplying inexpensive and reasonable-quality products to every American. Chicken and pork can be had for less than $2/lb. Beef is suffering a (hopefully) temporary blip in price, but it is still far less expensive than in most other countries. America has a successful market-driven system to provide meat to consumers, and the idea that artificial "meat" will be even modestly successful is a real head-scratcher. And the market agrees!
David Liebovitz is pretty damned irritating, but he knows how to write, and he knows how to bake, so I will cut him a bit of slack. Well, also because sticky buns are one of my few sweet baked goods weaknesses, and in particular the pecan version. Hell, Maple Pecan Sticky Buns even has maple syrup! I have a few pecans left from a gift of some delicious ones, so I think I will use them in this recipe...
This is oddly pleasing, although it veers into weirdness towards the end. Which I guess is why Weasel sent it to me!
RFK Jr. is having a profound effect on American food producers. This is a fascinating and overdue change in the way our foods are made, and while I am not in the hysterical, "Food Dyes Will Kill Us All" camp, I would prefer that my food have as few ingredients as possible, particularly when some of those ingredients are artificial dyes that provide no sustenance. Target's Entire Cereal Assortment Will be Made Without Certified Synthetic Colors I'll bet the left is torn about this one though. They hate anything that isn't natural and holistic and organic and free-range and blah...blah...blah, but it is being driven by RFK Jr and Donald Trump!
This is a profoundly disturbing recipe. French Toast is an abomination when made as a sickly-sweet ersatz dessert, but is quite delicious when made correctly as a savory breakfast dish. Croque Monsieur is an equally delicious dish that is nothing more than a tarted up grilled-cheese sandwich. But blend the two together and you get something alien to all that is good and tasty and fine. What is Alton Brown thinking here? French Toast Croque Monsieur sounds like a horror show! Gruyere, ham, and....syrup?
I didn't feel like cooking tonight, so I made a sandwich for dinner It wasn't so much as a sandwich as much as it was just bread. I guess more just grain. Fermented grain. Distilled, fermented grain. I had whisky for dinner tonight.
Yes, it is old, but it amuses me!
I am a month or so from removing the mulch and insulation around my garlic pot and letting it run free in the wind and the sun! Hopefully it isn't dead and will grow some marvelous heirloom garlic which I will use to great effect in Spaghetti Aglio Olio! In case it doesn't, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle. The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:00 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:01 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:02 PM (/HDaX)
Never tried fake meat
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 04:02 PM (jtM2q)
I over-bought spirits, end of last year. Solution: Vieux Carre cocktail, until my supplies get back down to a reasonable level. VC calls for Rye, Cognac/Brandy, Vermouth, Benedictine/B&B, plus Angostura and Peychaud. Talk about spirit-forward.
Cheers.
Posted by: goatexchange
She has a half-sister named A La Louisiane, too.
Similar ingredients: minus cognac and angostura, plus absinthe. A little variety, if you need.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 04:03 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Wnv9h)
A well deserved $41 if you thought that was a good investment.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 04:03 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 04:04 PM (UFwgc)
Food thread? I just had fish tacos at the George and Dragon pub in Phoenix, and they were yummy. They have traditional English pub food, too. You won't go away hungy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:05 PM (8zz6B)
A well deserved $41 if you thought that was a good investment.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 04:03 PM
Seriously. Pardon me while I laugh hard at these people.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 04:06 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Pete Bog at March 01, 2026 04:06 PM (Hqogr)
We will die regardless. I cherish the system of agriculture and logistics that brings food to every table that has been built up over time. I think a LOT of people take a LOT of things for granted.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 04:07 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:01 PM (/HDaX)
Maybe if you were to sandblast, or acid-etch the steel first, the seasoning would adhere better?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:07 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 04:08 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Wnv9h)
Matfer Bourgeat.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:08 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:07 PM (8zz6B)
I have scrubbed it clean, then used weak citric acid on it to make sure the steel was bare.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:09 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 04:10 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:07 PM (8zz6B)
Possibly. OTOH, I have the same Matfer Bourgeat killer pan CBD does and I'd be concerned about exposing more surface area to leach toxic metals.
So far, I'm doing well enough with the conventional seasoning and just use plastic or bamboo utensils in it.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:10 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:09 PM (n9ltV)
Citric acid is a pretty effective rust remover.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:10 PM (8zz6B)
So far, I'm doing well enough with the conventional seasoning and just use plastic or bamboo utensils in it.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:10 PM (/HDaX)
I doubt there are any really "toxic" metals in the makeup of that pan. iron, carbon, maybe a little nickel and manganese. About it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:08 PM (n9ltV)
There’s your problem.
The proper pronunciation of Matfer Bourgeat should elicit one response. “Gesundheit!”
Posted by: Pete Bog at March 01, 2026 04:13 PM (Hqogr)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 04:13 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 04:10 PM (UFwgc)
Beyond meat, there is nothing.
Posted by: The Paolo at March 01, 2026 04:14 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: pawn at March 01, 2026 04:14 PM (+rKuc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UFwgc)
I took your advice this morning,CBD, and preheated my bakeware with their lids off. Bread rose better and the crumb is more open. I raised the temperature to self clean.
Posted by: Accomac at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: The Paolo at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Accomac at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (/Chlc)
Happy to hear that!
Photos?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:16 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 04:15 PM (XvL8K)
Did the same thing eith some corned beef hash. Was going for crispy, went all the way to burnt. Dammit.
This is turning into my culinary white whale.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 04:16 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:16 PM (8zz6B)
So, it's homemade crockpot BBQ pulled pork (brown, not red) sandwiches with remade baked beans, tzatzki cucumber salad, and strawberries/grapes/clementines.
For the baked beans, since I have some of the crockpot jus, I'm going to douse my baked beans can with some of it and an extra Great Northern Beans can. Simple, lower sugar, cheap and savory. Usually when I had the extra bean can, I add bacon in some way to up the savory, so you don't miss missing sweet, but this will work as well. And this is effectively free.
Except for salt, I season my pork after shredding and then let it meld awhile...it lets me decide if I want to split it for two totally different flavor meals (this time, I didn't b/c I'm gonna use any leftovers as cheap lunches this week)...or like now, use the jus for a different meal element...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)
Perhaps Weasel sent it to you as part of his admirable evangelization to Focus on Fundamentals?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 04:18 PM (0sNs1)
Spray bottles. Why do they all suck? Not just new ones, but all of them? Or, to the point, why don't they blow?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:20 PM (diia5)
I had whisky for dinner tonight.
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Yes, it is old, but it amuses me!
By Mike Cross, an old acquaintance, 'Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast':
Well, early one day the sun was shinin′
I was walkin' down the street not feelin′ too fine
I saw two old men with a bottle between 'em
This is the song I heard them singin'
"Lord preserve us and protect us
We′ve been drinkin′ whiskey for breakfast"
Well, I stopped by the steps where they were sittin'
And I couldn′t believe how drunk they were gettin'
I said, "Old men, you′ve been drinkin' long"
They said, "Long enough to start singin′ this song"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 04:20 PM (XeU6L)
Never tried fake meat
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 04:02 PM (Ia/+0)
Neither have I. But I'm gonna shout out a company that surprised me today - Good Foods. They have the plan of making both vegan and non-vegan foods out of totally real foods. I decided to take a flier on a sale dairy/nut free Nacho Cheeze dip. As I told the spouse, I'll take a flyer on a totally real food - and this is cauliflower, tomato, pumpkin seeds, etc - everything real. Did it taste like nacho cheese - no. Funny enough, it tasted like the nacho cheese flavor, almost like one gets on a Dorito, but then as a creamy salsa. Would I buy it again? On sale - sure. B/c it's nice to have an extra healthy dip in the rotation, especially one I didn't have to make myself. But the Z is true b/c nothing reminds you of cheese in it
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Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 04:21 PM (tOcjL)
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Pics from the Kung Flu Freakout were telling -
Bare empty store shelves, sometimes literally everything gone, except - All the organic vegan fake meat shit still had full shelves of product.
Nope. No Thanks. Not even if there is no other food on the planet.
They should recut some zombie flicks and have that crap as the only thing left in the stores. And the survivors just walk on by it.
Back outside, "Sorry, it's been stripped clean already. Maybe we'll get lucky and kill an armadillo or some rats for dinner..."
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 04:21 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:20 PM (diia5)
thespruce.com/best-spray-bottles-6743402
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 04:22 PM (ExV1e)
Ingredients:
cauliflower, water, vegetable oil (sunflower and/or canola), seasonings (salt, tomato powder, garlic powder, onion powder, yeast extract, natural flavors, paprika extract, turmeric extract, lactic acid, spices), tomato puree, pumpkin seed kernels, distilled vinegar, corn, nutritional yeast, jalapeno peppers (jalapeno peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic powder), dijon mustard (water, mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, turmeric, spices), sea salt, xanthan gum.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 04:22 PM (tOcjL)
I have a cast iron griddle on my propane grill that's used frequently enough during the winter (it's in my garage) that it stays seasoned all winter with hardly any work. I did an Orange Roughy fillet and some scallops on it last night with good results... no sticking.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 04:23 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 04:25 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)
I was watching some UT00b videos on 'best carbon steel pans' and one of them mentioned a lawsuit concerning toxic metals present at actionable levels in the matfor pan. At the time, they recommended at a minimum not cooking with anything acidic, etc. that might leach those metals out until the lawsuit is fully heard and resolved.
Search 'matfer bourgeat carbon steel pan recall' for more detail.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:26 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: KT at March 01, 2026 04:26 PM (7vIsy)
Has anyone here taken up with ceramic cookware or titanium (not titanium-coated) cookware -- including frying pans?
What say you as to their percormance?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 04:26 PM (xG4kz)
performance
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 04:27 PM (xG4kz)
I wonder if we can get Joe Biden's Dog to tell us about dining in the bomb shelters? And what wine parings has he come up with?
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 04:28 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Supposedly high smoke point oils like avocado, rice bran, peanut. ... Like I wrote last week, do not buy grapeseed oil evah~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:28 PM (diia5)
Posted by: KT at March 01, 2026 04:26 PM (7vIsy)
Somehow "Taste my Steel" isn't what CBD has in mine here.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 04:29 PM (2WIwB)
The people I hear that jumped on the lab grown meat bandwagon are the exact same ones that are dead set against gmo foods.
They embrace franken meat grown in labs but they will fight to the death to get gmo vegetables off the grocery store shelf.
The irony should burn.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 01, 2026 04:29 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Wofus at March 01, 2026 04:29 PM (CNa+A)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:29 PM (/HDaX)
Gotta go walk the doggo
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 04:30 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:30 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:29 PM (/HDaX)
It's bad for high heat frying b/c despite its high smoke point, it's an unstable oil.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 04:31 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Pete Bog at March 01, 2026 04:31 PM (ihpbe)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 04:31 PM (enw9G)
I was watching some UT00b videos on 'best carbon steel pans' and one of them mentioned a lawsuit concerning toxic metals present at actionable levels in the matfor pan. At the time, they recommended at a minimum not cooking with anything acidic, etc. that might leach those metals out until the lawsuit is fully heard and resolved.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:26 PM (/HDaX)
Are those by any chance made out of Chinese "steel"? Did they mention which specific toxic metals?
Posted by: a.moron at March 01, 2026 04:34 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:28 PM (diia5)
Grapeseed oil is useful in some soapmaking endeavors, but I wouldn't eat it.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 04:34 PM (I40wl)
I like stainless because it is easy to clean and you can tell when it is clean. Mine holds heat pretty well with a nice thick bottom on the pan.
No seasoning required.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 04:36 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:28 PM (diia5)
Why not? I don't, but I'm curious what's wrong with it.
Posted by: a.moron at March 01, 2026 04:36 PM (X5Jzz)
Posted by: DBCooper at March 01, 2026 04:36 PM (AUAq6)
Posted by: Pete at March 01, 2026 04:36 PM (IRE38)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:08 PM
Hmm. Mine are DeBuyer. How are you seasoning it?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 01, 2026 04:38 PM (3ImbR)
Bare empty store shelves, sometimes literally everything gone, except - All the organic vegan fake meat shit still had full shelves of product.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
There was a veggie version of that meme. Empty produce case, except for one section. The text was something like "We are scared, but we are not 'Eat Tofu' scared."
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 04:38 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:28 PM (diia5)
Grapeseed oil is useful in some soapmaking endeavors, but I wouldn't eat it.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 04:34 PM (I40
*********
Avocado oil is great for searing beef tenderloin.
Posted by: redridinghood at March 01, 2026 04:39 PM (LhFN3)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:28 PM (diia5)
Why not? I don't, but I'm curious what's wrong with it.
Posted by: a.moron at March 01, 2026 04:36 PM (X5Jzz)
See post 60
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 04:40 PM (tOcjL)
My skillets are black inside from use and work fine. If you see bright steel inside, it's not fully seasoned or the seasoning has been removed, probably by acid foods or inadvertant detergent.
Posted by: Flicker at March 01, 2026 04:40 PM (cMJZl)
Posted by: a.moron at March 01, 2026 04:34 PM (X5Jzz)
From my perspective, chromium and arsenic are the problem. They also mentioned excessive leaching of iron but I don't consider that to be nearly the degree of problem as the first two.
As always however, there are nuances. Here's one link:
https://tinyurl.com/mbourgeat
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:41 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:59 PM (n9ltV)
My attempts to make cider with champagne yeast has not pleased me, it tends to work fast and make a dry apple cider. I have been more pleased using the yeast found on the apples.
Now, I am not much of a drinker and I like the sweetness of the summer apple juice. If I used an appropriate cider apple I am guessing that would be better
I am not sure that vinegar is too picky since the goal is to turn it all into acetic acid anyways.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 04:42 PM (rbvCR)
Don't let the combo of ingredients put you off as it is very good if you like Mediterranean type food.
I was pleasantly surpised with this one, from a long, long list of bookmarks of recipes to try.
I love recipes to prep and place in fridge overnight to be made the next day, and this is one. Great for family dinners!
I used boneless chicken breats vs other pieces. We all know I can't carve a chicken (my husband learned this from the one time I tried and you could not tell what pieces they were).
It rates a recipe card for us.
https://tinyurl.com/32z9urxw
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 04:45 PM (WONhk)
Cows are vegan.
No, stay with me.
The cow eats the grass. The clover. The herbs. The wildflowers. The diverse, mineral-rich, organically grown plant matter from the field.
The cow then, and this is where it gets interesting, converts all of that plant material into complete protein, bioavailable heme iron, zinc, B12, fat-soluble vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, creatine, and carnosine.
Using its four stomachs. Which are considerably better at this than yours.
So technically, the most efficient way to eat a plant-based diet is to let a cow do it first.
The cow is the blender.
The cow is doing the processing you cannot do yourself.
When you eat beef, you are eating a hyperconcentrated, biologically optimised, grass-powered superfood that a vegan has been assembling for you in a field for eighteen months.
You're welcome.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 01, 2026 04:45 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 04:46 PM (+nEug)
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SO, SO, SO much this. I have 3 blue carbon steel pans. Suckered into the platitudes of its superiority blah, blah, blah. I hate them with every fiber of my being. I'm adept as heck at seasoning my cast irons, of which I have several. I know how to season. But the blue carbon steel is SNAFU when it comes to getting the seasoning to "take." They made it all sound so effortless! No, they suck. All they're doing now is taking up space in my cabinets, since they're too expensive to toss out. I'll will them to my kid, who will no doubt toss them into the wood chipper one day where they belong.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 01, 2026 04:47 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 04:51 PM (zZu0s)
https://youtu.be/2Pvf0m9jTeE
You can skip the first half where he strips the factory seasoning. I do about 3 applications.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 04:51 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 04:51 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Kt19C)
Why would you be able to season one and not the other (honest question)? I have a Matfer CS pan and I use it constantly.
Both are iron-carbon alloys (primarily iron with carbon as the main alloying element), but they differ significantly in chemical composition, particularly in carbon content and often in other elements like silicon.
Carbon steel (the type commonly used for cookware, tools, etc.) typically contains less than 2% carbon — most often around 0.5–1.5% (frequently cited as ~1% in cookware contexts). It has very low levels of other elements like silicon (usually
Cast iron contains 2–4% carbon (commonly 2–3.5%), plus higher silicon content (typically 1–3%) and small amounts of other elements like manganese, phosphorus, and sulfur. The higher carbon and silicon promote the formation of graphite flakes or other phases, which is why cast iron is more brittle and has different properties.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 04:20 PM (diia5)
I have a spray bottle that I use to mist my sourdough before I put the Dutch Oven top on.
It mists. I wasn't aware that there was another condition. Dribbles? Squirts? Gushes?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:52 PM (n9ltV)
Greatly prefer carbon-steel knives, although they're high maintenance. The best of the type are easy to sharpen and they cut cleanly.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 04:52 PM (rj6Yv)
You can skip the first half where he strips the factory seasoning. I do about 3 applications.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 04:51 PM (Wnv9h)
Thanks. I'll give it a try. It can't be any worse than my failures!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:52 PM (n9ltV)
Generally speaking, dribbling is associated with older, male spray bottles. I'll forego discussing the other conditions.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM (ExV1e)
Sure, you’d have nothing from your $10k in Beatyour Meat if you held it now. But the initial investors pocked billions when they sold at the peak. The company was nothing but an elaborate pump and dump scheme.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM (qohbc)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:52 PM (n9ltV)
*snicker*
Dammit, to remember that one pornstar from the 90s name!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)
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I trust your knowledge 100% Ben Had! I know the words, but I couldn't tell you what was a cow, steer, bull or heifer.
I pulled that off X this morning and thought it was funny. Gonna send it to the only vegan I know.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 01, 2026 04:56 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 04:56 PM (DIY2E)
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at March 01, 2026 04:57 PM (3ImbR)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 04:57 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM (ZxPkt)
I've cooked them up to 3100' in altitude with success in just a stove pan.
In all seriousness, do the crockpot route. That works well with minimal effort.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 04:58 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 04:55 PM (zZu0s)
Search suggests Misty Stone but I don't know if that's who you're thinking of.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 04:59 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Flicker at March 01, 2026 04:40 PM (cMJZl)
My cast iron is nicely seasoned. Cleaning consists of heat, course salt, and a wet sponge.
My nonsticks get soapy hot water. The 18" stainless steel, copper core Big Meats skillet gets heat, soapy water with about a teaspoon of baking soda. Of course, that's after I deglaze all the good stuff from the bottom with a cheap red...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 04:59 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 05:00 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)
Nah, she was a red head. Her claim to fame back then was in the context of CBD's synonym hunt.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 04:57 PM (RIvkX)
Sounds darn good.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM (ZxPkt)
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I make my steel-cut oats in an Instant Pot. Four minutes at high pressure with a natural release (about 10 minutes). I add cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and maple syrup and then close the lid. For a single serving, 1 cup of oats and two cups of water.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM
No problem. I used grapeseed oil last time. You can use whatever you want. It's all about the method, and patience.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)
Nah, she was a red head. Her claim to fame back then was in the context of CBD's synonym hunt.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (zZu0s)
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She was good at Scrabble?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:02 PM (qohbc)
Posted by: skywch at March 01, 2026 05:03 PM (uqhmb)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:02 PM (qohbc)
May have been.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:03 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 04:34 PM (I40wl)
Cold-pressed or expeller-pressed oil is probably fine for eating, and it has a particularly high smoke point, so it doesn't break down at high heat.
The chemical extraction methods are what make me suspicious of all commercial oils.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:03 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Hurin3 at March 01, 2026 05:04 PM (UazAg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 04:55 PM
Perhaps you're thinking of Ron "The Porcupine" Jeremy?
Posted by: Peter North, proud Canadian and irregular AoSHQ commenter at March 01, 2026 05:05 PM (u6UiB)
Posted by: skywch at March 01, 2026 05:03 PM (uqhmb)
It was fucking horrible. Sorry to say.
The texture is what killed it. It had the texture of rubbery scrambled, extruded eggs.
I'd recommend just making your favorite scrambled eggs then using you favorite pasta sauce on top. Maybe a nice spicy Arrinata.
Darn shame, but just making the eggs yourself probably has less preservatives as well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:05 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:05 PM (RIvkX)
pasta, oatmeal, whatever
if you follow the directions on the package, it won't work, because that amount of water will boil right off at this elevation
so that's another FWP: cooking directions that are sea-level biased
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 05:05 PM (ZxPkt)
https://is.gd/meMTtG
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 05:06 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:07 PM (qohbc)
Posted by: Peter North, proud Canadian and irregular AoSHQ commenter at March 01, 2026 05:05 PM (u6UiB)
Nah, she was a redhead. By her skin tone, she was a natural redhead as well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:07 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 04:55 PM
Perhaps you're thinking of Ron "The Porcupine" Jeremy?
Posted by: Peter North, proud Canadian and irregular AoSHQ commenter at March 01, 2026 05:05 PM (u6UiB)
——
Hedgehog
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:07 PM (qohbc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (zZu0s)
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She was good at Scrabble?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:02 PM (qohbc)
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Did she put Sprinkles on her cupcakes?
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:07 PM (rj6Yv)
https://is.gd/meMTtG
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 05:06 PM (Riz8t)
Earlier news streams caution that this news in unconfirmed.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 05:07 PM (ExV1e)
At what point does Kobe beef just become a piece of fat?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 05:08 PM (Riz8t)
https://is.gd/meMTtG
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 05:06 PM (Riz8t)
Line forms to the left, guys.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:08 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: skywch at March 01, 2026 05:03 PM (uqhmb)
It was fucking horrible. Sorry to say.
The texture is what killed it. It had the texture of rubbery scrambled, extruded eggs.
I'd recommend just making your favorite scrambled eggs then using you favorite pasta sauce on top. Maybe a nice spicy Arrinata.
Darn shame, but just making the eggs yourself probably has less preservatives as well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:05 PM (zZu0s)
Or change up pasta from the normal 3/4 pasta, 1/4 sauce/veg/protein to 3/4 sauce/veg/protein and 1/4 pasta.
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:09 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:09 PM (tOcjL)
Perfectly valid. I was just hoping. I love pasta.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 04:54 PM (ZxPkt)
My oatmeal consists of steel cut and quick oats. Steel cut requires at least a seven-minute simmer. After that, add your quick oats. This gives you the satisfying mouth feel, while the steel cut adds bite. My full recipe is a closely guarded secret, as it plays a key role in my plan to establish my Global Monarchy. I've already said too much...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 05:09 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:10 PM (rj6Yv)
It was...OK. Not great.
The bacon was surprisingly bland.
How does that happen?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 05:10 PM (ESVrU)
Which one is tripe? I never want to try menudo again.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at
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Ruminants actually have a four-compartment stomach... they're not truly separate organs. The first compartment is the reticulum, which has sort of a honeycomb pattern on the insode- this is most often used in menudo. The next compartment is the rumen- basically a 50 gallon fermentation tank in which bacteria break down fibrous plant material into compounds that can be converted into amino acids. The omasum is the next compartment that mainly functions to reabsorb water from the ingesta, before it passes into the abomasum, which is most similar to a human stomach.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 05:11 PM (DIY2E)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 05:11 PM (ExV1e)
At what point does Kobe beef just become a piece of fat?
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 05:08 PM (Riz8t)
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A6? lol.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:12 PM (qohbc)
Completely unnecessary!
I LOVE french toast, and it's better to keep it simple - fresh fruit or fruit compote is a nice addition, and some bacon (there's your savory!). That's it.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:12 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:10 PM (rj6Yv)
That would be 70s or 80s. Nah not her.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:12 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Archimedes
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I'd eat that.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 05:13 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 05:08 PM (Riz8t)
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That's my thought every time I look at a picture of a Kobe steak. One could buy a prime rib roast at that price.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:13 PM (rj6Yv)
Nova, I try for less pasta, but it's the best part *sigh* Maybe I should experiment with spaghetti squash.
Posted by: skywch at March 01, 2026 05:13 PM (uqhmb)
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:13 PM (tj6OY)
Completely unnecessary!
I LOVE french toast, and it's better to keep it simple - fresh fruit or fruit compote is a nice addition, and some bacon (there's your savory!). That's it.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:12 PM (tj6OY)
This is the way...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:14 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 05:15 PM (ZxPkt)
The Marines guarding the consulate in Karachi did their jobs.
10+ rioters killed.
Back to food!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:15 PM (n9ltV)
Sounds like he got spatchcocked? Good news, if true.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:15 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 05:16 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: skywch at March 01, 2026 05:13 PM (uqhmb)
I have another one I picket up... Banza(?) That I haven't tried yet. Made from chickpeas.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:16 PM (zZu0s)
tinyurl.com/bdfttcmz
The "Flashgitz" got a vendor who outsourced that manufacture to China, and China is asshoe.
They are aware of the issue and are trying to fix it
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 05:17 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:17 PM (qohbc)
RFK was in Texas on Thursday, visiting some legendary BBQ joints and extolling the "real food" angle of beef and the artists that work with the medium. I must admit I like the man more and more!
Posted by: Brewingfrog at March 01, 2026 05:17 PM (A9Jq4)
Nova, I try for less pasta, but it's the best part *sigh* Maybe I should experiment with spaghetti squash.
Posted by: skywch at March 01, 2026 05:13 PM (uqhmb)
A fully loaded veg/meat bolognese doesn't need a lot of pasta...the pasta will complement the thick goodness...try rotini is something thick like that and you'll get the pasta you love with the other stuff you'd want anyway...stay away from the stringy pasta (like spaghetti) b/c it seems less satisfying that way, unless you are comboing with a zoodle, which again, isn't as nice (although probably nicer than carb free noodle).
Same idea will work with a mac and cheese - lots of cheese, dairy, cheese loving veg, and ham or bacon...lots in where you have enough "bites" you aren't missing as many pasta bites...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:18 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:18 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:18 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 05:19 PM (DIY2E)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:01 PM (+nEug)
FWIW, I recently helped a friend eliminate an annoying pop up message. You got my number.
WRT the email, it was something I needed to get off my chest at the time. Still dealing with the fallout, but it's nothing worth posting here. The person in question has a limited time to course correct before things become...difficult...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 05:19 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: skywch at March 01, 2026 05:13 PM (uqhmb)
I have another one I picket up... Banza(?) That I haven't tried yet. Made from chickpeas.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:16 PM (zZu0s)
Like dairy free dairy cheese, it's very hard to do grain free grains...and be satisfied...if you find something that is okay, normally it's a chemical Frankenstein that tastes good and turns your guts inside out...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)
My real problem with it is I wanted a lighter frying pan for showing my kid techniques and it is not significantly lighter. It's still too heavy for her to move around easily. There's a height issue, she's a bit of a shorty in her teens, and at 5lbs the pan is hard for her to move from burner to oven. I think a cast iron pan would be 5-10lbs. While modern non-stick weigh 2-3lbs.
Posted by: banana Dream at March 01, 2026 05:21 PM (3uBP9)
While I love to share recipes, I am OK if someone has a signature dish/treat that they keep to themselves. Makes it more special when they serve it -- that's how it is for my dad. He loves that he has a specialty!
Any of you do this?
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:21 PM (tj6OY)
chambersrescue.com
Pretty cool!
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 01, 2026 05:22 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:18 PM (+nEug)
1) a redhead who is sane and has tits the size of my head. Also not evil.
2) perfectly crispy (but not burnt) Corned Beef Hash from a can.
3) low carb pasta that does not taste like ass. I really should just save the pasta as a treat rather than trying to make it 'good.'
Also, sidenote: after our discussion on milk the other day, I picked up a carton of whole milk and have been drinking a glass a night. Damn that is tasty. It really hits the spot and it is hard to stop at a single glass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)
The first Paprikash was an 8.5. I bet #2 would be even better with a free-range bird. I make the spaetzle the day before, time in the fridge seems to firm up the noodles.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:23 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Elric the Blade
Or, sliced to 1/8th inch and cooked on a binchotan (wood charcoal) table-top grill. Dipping sauces required. And ground daikon, and a rice bowl. And pickles. I recco' mustard pickles.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 05:23 PM (diia5)
The Marines guarding the consulate in Karachi did their jobs.
10+ rioters killed.
Back to food!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:15 PM (n9ltV)
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Peppered with bullets!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 05:24 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)
These is truth in your words of iron.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:24 PM (zZu0s)
I have a cold glass of whole milk with a teaspoon of sourwood honey in it every morning
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:25 PM (+nEug)
The Marines guarding the consulate in Karachi did their jobs.
10+ rioters killed.
Back to food!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:15 PM (n9ltV)
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Peppered with bullets!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Sautéed with slugs.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 05:25 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:23 PM (rj6Yv)
The Hungarians have some really tasty recipes.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (UFwgc)
'Vegetables are not food. Vegetables are what food eats.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (zZu0s)
That was until they noticed that I was hanging out with their various girlfriends baking pies, cakes, and STICKY BUNS. All of which I got to take home with me...or store in my locker for a next day glorious breakfast.
Suckers!!!
Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 05:28 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)
These is truth in your words of iron.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:24 PM (zZu0s)
If it's a carb issue, I'd stick with my suggestion (3/4-1/4 or even less)...if it's an allergy/intolerance issue, I hear potatoes and beans carry sauces, even Italian ones well...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:29 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:29 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (/HDaX)
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Agree. I purchased authentic Hungarian sweet paprika, and that was a wise choice.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:29 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at March 01, 2026 05:27 PM (/HDaX)
We invented dry aging. -- Vlad III
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 05:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Sid...who likes to be on the bottom at March 01, 2026 05:30 PM (Bhh+v)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (zZu0s)
10+ rioters killed.
Back to food!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Peppered with bullets!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Blood sausage!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
One of my complaints too,
Why not Operation Fluffy Bunny, and they can play bubblegum rock on bombing missions and public releases,
Yummy Yummy Yummy I Got Love in my Tummy!
as 2000# bombs carpet the enemy's HQ boom boom boom shock waves synched to "Yummy"
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (/lPRQ)
I'm happy with a grilled ham and Swiss, mayo on the outside, sharp Dijon on the inside of one slice, blackberry or fig jam on the other.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (RIvkX)
More rubble, less trouble.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:32 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (RIvkX)
You're an animal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: LASue at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (lCppi)
Fried and then oven baked to complete the cooking?
Or Polynesian. Skillet browned and then braised with onions, carrots, bell pepper, garlic in chicken stock with, of course, curry powder and sugar. Then at the end, remove the chicken, etc., reduce the sauce and add crushed pineapple.
My mom used to make a Polynesian chicken. It is a happy memory. But, she didn't use enough curry to make it spicy.
I perfected the recipe several years ago. I don't have curry as often as I used to, but this is the best use of it.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:17 PM (qohbc)
Never had wagyu, at least not as a steak. Little has had wagyu burgers that he swears by. For me, prime is the pinnacle. I'm currently enjoying a nicely marbled choice Tbone that is in a sinful relationship with the sauteed mushrooms. Flora and Stone Cabernet is officiating this marriage so salvation is at hand, and I'll be celebrating with a Punch Gordo afterwards...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (nbLIj)
French toast; bread, egg wash, maybe a little cinnamon, syrup or fruit.
Anything else is evil. But I'm not french.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (n9ltV)
Don't they make patches w/the name?
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (tj6OY)
10+ rioters killed.
Back to food!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Peppered with bullets!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Blood sausage!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (h7ZuX)
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Communications between the consulate and DC must have been spicy.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:34 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:34 PM (+nEug)
as 2000# bombs carpet the enemy's HQ boom boom boom shock waves synched to "Yummy"
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (/lPRQ)
Oh, fuck you, buddy.
https://youtu.be/VECljlG--gE?si=1JT-
mXkgKAoqKLyx
This gives Bonnie Tyler a run for her money in the gay song races.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 05:34 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:16 PM (zZu0s)
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Banza is good but my local Safeway stopped carrying it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:34 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:34 PM (+nEug)
Plum preserves are surprisingly excellent!
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 05:35 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 05:35 PM (JUZZb)
10+ rioters killed.
Back to food!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
I won't say those are rookie numbers, but....
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (nbLIj)
Don't they make patches w/the name?
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (tj6OY)
Okay, if they don't want Excited Puppy, how about Affectionate Cheerleader. What soldier wouldn't want that patch?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (ExV1e)
Dang, that sounds delicious, Ben Had!!
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (rj6Yv)
She gave it to me because she loved my husband, and I am not blond (like his mother, who she could have cheerfully murdered).
I always brought it to family Christmas eve, for a dish from my FIL's side, since my MIL's traditional foods dominated.
My husband was very territorial about that cake, because Aunt Babe only ever gave it to me, and my daughter (named after Babe--my husband loved her too!) is also proprietary--it is to be HERS (original recipe card tucked into a letter from Aunt B.)
One Christmas, my niece's new husband was eating a piece, and came over to me and said, with his mouth full, not looking me in the eye (a stretch for him, granted, even though I'm not tall) and said "You HAVE to give this to Amanda!"
All I could think was "I just gave it to everybody, you durn pipsqueak."
I love Mandy, but she's not getting that recipe just to feed to him.
My daughter can share it if she wants.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 05:37 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (nbLIj)
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It's the thought that counts.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:37 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 05:36 PM (nbLIj)
I saw a count as high as 21.
It makes me very happy that they are allowed to do their jobs.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:38 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:39 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:39 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (n9ltV)
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He's ok.
Posted by: The Elephant Man at March 01, 2026 05:39 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 05:37 PM (vSvIl)
Apparently, Iran fired a missile at Cyprus and the UK has some military thing there. Starmer has sworn that he won't engage with ghey sex with Ukrainians until the world is safe. Or Tuesday, whichever comes first.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 05:39 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:39 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:38 PM (n9ltV)
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A pic of a Marine hosing off the gate area would be the cherry on top.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:40 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:31 PM (RIvkX)
You're an animal.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (n9ltV)
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Isn’t CM a simple sandwich as it is? Basically glorified ham and cheese with some dijon, toasted bread, and a side of hoity-toity arrogance, faint body odor, and an eagerness to chop heads off in the public square?
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:41 PM (qohbc)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:41 PM (+nEug)
My daughter can share it if she wants.
Given to you specifically, that's a treasure worth guarding!
I was once burned when I gave a treasured cookie recipe to a fiance's grandmother. Within a month she was baking them regularly and had the nerve to refer to them as her "grandma cookies."
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:41 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:41 PM (qohbc)
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Your father smells of elderberry!
Posted by: The Fwench at March 01, 2026 05:42 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 05:42 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:41 PM (qohbc)
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You left out the stale cigarette smoke.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 05:42 PM (rj6Yv)
That was until they noticed that I was hanging out with their various girlfriends baking pies, cakes, and STICKY BUNS. All of which I got to take home with me...or store in my locker for a next day glorious breakfast.
Suckers!!!
Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 05:28 PM (dIske)
I loved my shop classes. But I also loved my home ec classes.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 05:43 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:41 PM (+nEug)
I have a recipe for an excellent version, but the last time I was in London I had one that was perfection!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 05:44 PM (n9ltV)
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Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 05:44 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 05:43 PM (hJH5n)
I spent two years in Montana and, at the time, 8th graders did one semester of each. I made a reversible vest. And a skateboard.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 05:45 PM (ExV1e)
Aunt Babe was very good to my husband, and to me because I was his wife.
She and my MIL couldn't stand each other, and it was hilarious to watch, because Aunt Babe won hands down, every time.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 05:45 PM (enw9G)
Don't they make patches w/the name?
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:33 PM (tj6OY)
As a Slayer fan, I want to see Operation MANDATORY SUICIDE and Operation WAR ENSEMBLE among others.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 05:45 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:45 PM (+nEug)
Had it first in the UK and have made it a couple of times. Need to make again as it is not hard.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 05:46 PM (WONhk)
That was until they noticed that I was hanging out with their various girlfriends baking pies, cakes, and STICKY BUNS. All of which I got to take home with me...or store in my locker for a next day glorious breakfast.
Suckers!!!
Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 05:28 PM (dIske)
I loved my shop classes. But I also loved my home ec classes.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 05:43 PM (hJH5n)
——
The Blade would have chosen home ec (had such been available, but that was before my time) because … well, isn’t it obvious? Who gives a shit about cutting wood into tables and dildos when you could be surrounded by eager girls and have them all to yourself.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at March 01, 2026 05:47 PM (qohbc)
Suckers!!!
Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 05:28 PM (dIske)
I loved my shop classes. But I also loved my home ec classes.
Posted by: Cow Demon
Home Ec should be mandatory to graduate from HS. Most of those little shitheads what the worth of money is and how to stretch a buck.
Hint - Uber Eats is not getting a good value.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 05:47 PM (/lPRQ)
Yum! I never put jam on my grilled cheese - I have been missing out.
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:47 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:48 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Accomac at March 01, 2026 05:49 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:50 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 05:51 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 05:51 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:51 PM (UFwgc)
She was "roommates" with the chief Guidance Counselor and no one gave af.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:52 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bulg at March 01, 2026 05:52 PM (77rzZ)
Heh. Jaguar (who have never been gay and will cut a bitch) have remade the 1957 LeMans D type.
Fucking hell. Good call guys.
https://youtu.be/iE4Jba5kRXs?
si=qBxG0xxqO-LSbOUj
Do an XKSS and print all the money you can dream of.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 05:47 PM (tj6OY)
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A couple leaves of arugula is good too.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:54 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:29 PM (+nEug)
A couple of years ago I got their Tupelo honey and hot honey...there was a fried chicken recipe with this (where I do not know and I baked the chicken). Very good.
Love this thread!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 05:55 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:56 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:56 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:54 PM (RIvkX)
Arugula. On grilled cheese.
No wonder you people wandered in the desert for 40 years.
(J/K)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:56 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:56 PM (+nEug)
That's a blast from the past... My Mother used to serve that...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 05:57 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:56 PM (+nEug)
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Never heard of canned bread.
P.S. arugula adds a nice crunchy bitter note.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM (RIvkX)
Have ever used any pecan oil for cooking?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM (ehY6c
Trump said sure as he continues bombing
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 05:59 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:59 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM (ehY6c)
Once the bombs start, any communication from you needs to begin with, "We surrender unconditionally."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)
Once the bombs start, any communication from you needs to begin with, "We surrender unconditionally."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:00 PM (ExV1e)
Exactly
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 06:01 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 01, 2026 06:01 PM (XMwZJ)
Eggs will slide right out on to your plate.
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Ceramic coating is the debul.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:02 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at March 01, 2026 06:01 PM (XMwZJ)
I just had grilled cheese on croissant bread--it's very good. Used gouda and swiss.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 06:02 PM (h7ZuX)
I made a giant mess in my small kitchen, but everybody (including my Anglophile relatives) loved it.
I had sticky toffee pudding on a few occasions on my one trip to England. The best was at Cadgwith Cove Inn (entree was lobster). We had an absolutely glorious hike of ~10 miles on the Coastal Path that day. Even though I got stuck in ankle deep mud then stung by nettles. Stopped about halfway at Kennack Sands for a pasty - so delicious. Once we got to Cadgwith I waded in the cove to clean my nasty feet and pick up interesting rocks. After dinner entertainment was local fishermen singing sea shanties. It was the best day.
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 01, 2026 06:03 PM (fVXtb)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
I'm a little disappointed Hegseth didn't suggest the Gay Gas munitions.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:04 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 06:04 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 06:04 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:04 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:59 PM (+nEug)
I remember it as being very moist and molassesy
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 06:05 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:05 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:04 PM (abIsI)
Official people can't make jokes about using gas munitions. Even obviously fake munitions.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:05 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:04 PM (+nEug)
Haha! I had to make Mr Dmlw's with American. Angzarr can hang out at his table.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 06:05 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 01, 2026 06:03 PM (fVXtb)
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That's what I think of when they say the English have no cuisine.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 06:06 PM (RIvkX)
It was yum!
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:06 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:07 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:07 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 06:08 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:08 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 06:09 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM
A discussion my aunt and I once got in about chili: putting other things besides meat, spices, onions and tomato. However, putting these thing in the dish makes it other than what it is. It may be good, but putting macaroni in chili makes it stop being chili.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:09 PM (+nEug)
Sometimes I have a pbj for breakfast, toasted pump, pb, and orange marmalade.
Great start to the day with a creamy cup of coffee
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:10 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:10 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 06:11 PM (DXbAa)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:08 PM (UFwgc)
First you get a $100B grant from the government...
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:11 PM (ExV1e)
Cast iron is still the best.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 06:11 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:11 PM (qFwJc)
Sees softball floating over the plate.
Thinks about responding.
Decides not to respond.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 06:11 PM (2WIwB)
Sometimes I have a pbj for breakfast, toasted pump, pb, and orange marmalade.
Great start to the day with a creamy cup of coffee
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:10 PM (enw9G)
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Every sandwich I've had with pumpernickel bread had sauerkraut as an ingredient.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 06:12 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:12 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:12 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 06:12 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:12 PM (zZu0s)
I love Muenster cheese. My current favorite snack is a slice of Muenster, a slice of English cucumber on a Triscuit. Yum.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:11 PM (qFwJc)
IIRC, that was Alton Brown's advice. Never spend good money on non-stick. Buy cheap and when it gets bad, throw it out and start over.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (ExV1e)
Or am I too late?
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (Edxq2)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (qFwJc)
IIRC, that was Alton Brown's advice. Never spend good money on non-stick. Buy cheap and when it gets bad, throw it out and start over.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (ExV1e)
That's what I do...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)
My depression era parents loved sauerkraut and cheese sandwiches--sometimes if I have leftover kraut I will grill a meatless Reuben
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:14 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:15 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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After hiking 10 miles, anything would have tasted good. But that was special.
I wasn't crazy about the highly touted fish 'n chips I had in Coverack. Also didn't care much for mushy peas. Everything else was fantastic.
Brits have lots of foods that sound disgusting but are actually quite lovely. E.g., clotted cream, digestive biscuits. I have no knowledge of spotted dick, though.
Posted by: screaming in digital at March 01, 2026 06:15 PM (fVXtb)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 06:09 PM (ehY6c)
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This checks out.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 06:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:56 PM (+nEug)
My mom used to make that, in old steel cans she saved. Not sure what happened to her recipe as I never found it, even in her enormous recipe file.
Steamed, I believe. And tasty.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 06:16 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM
Got dandelions invading your garden? Pluck off the small, (non-furry) leaves and put them in your salad, or, make a bed of them and lay out a recently grilled mahi-mahi steak on top of it. A revelation...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 06:16 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Captain Ned at March 01, 2026 06:16 PM (nADdg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:16 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)
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I cannot pass every purity test!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 06:17 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:12 PM (zZu0s)
No idea what that lackwit was on about.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 06:17 PM (I40wl)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:18 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
Healey wife collects CI (it's a sickness) She has some very rare Wagner's and Griswold's. She has two CI Griswold waffle makers and a collection (dozens) of Lodge camp and Dutch ovens. I get to clean them when she finds a used one she wants. Electrolysis tank is in the shop. HELP ME.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:18 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:13 PM (qFwJc)
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I add water to the skillet, bring it to a boil, and after a few minutes, I rinse it out with very hot water. I swirl a wet paper towel (using a pair of tongs) around the skillet. I return it to the cooling burner and drop a heaping tablespoon of beef tallow in the skillet and brush it around.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 06:19 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:18 PM (UFwgc)
Probably is. This is not lab grade glass, but it is pretty superior to any plastic.
I figured they changed t he glass .makeup because all of a sudden they are selling it as leftover containers and it is not THAT expensive.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:20 PM (zZu0s)
And yes, they are very firm about no harsh utensils.
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 06:20 PM (JUZZb)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 06:20 PM (Edxq2)
No explanation has been forthcoming; I suspect it's a combination of old ranchers retiring or passing away without replacement, farmland close to urban areas being sucked into the suburbs, and government overregulation. Of these, only the last is really fixable in any reasonable timeframe, and yet it somehow manages to be the hardest!
Posted by: Big D at March 01, 2026 06:21 PM (6xxny)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 01, 2026 06:21 PM (H0pbe)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 06:20 PM (Edxq2)
A good meatball is a fine thing.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 06:22 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:22 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:18 PM (abIsI)
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"In the shop" meaning "unavailable"?
YouTube is your friend. Search "restore cast iron skillet". Add "electrolysis" if interested.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 06:23 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 06:23 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:23 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 05:44 PM (zZu0s)
My grandmother was the same...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 06:24 PM (n9ltV)
Also in the old Pyrex you can tell where it was made from the color. It can be clear or have a yellow or blue cast depending on whether it was made in New York or France or England.
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 06:24 PM (JUZZb)
They changed the materials used for the glass stuff.
Bought a new 9x13 pyrex a few years ago and the warning were lengthy.
One point brought up by Reddit users on the r/Cooking thread is that the new brand of Pyrex is less durable than it used to be. Modern versions of the iconic glass dish are now made with soda-lime glass, which is less durable and resistant to thermal expansion than the original borosilicate glass.
https://tinyurl.com/2zdpu8s5
Posted by: Lizzy at March 01, 2026 06:25 PM (tj6OY)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 06:25 PM (kpS4V)
No explanation has been forthcoming; I suspect it's a combination of old ranchers retiring or passing away without replacement, farmland close to urban areas being sucked into the suburbs, and government overregulation. Of these, only the last is really fixable in any reasonable timeframe, and yet it somehow manages to be the hardest!
Posted by: Big D
Our AZ neighbor is a free range rancher with about 200 head. He said he's making the most bank he has ever made when he brings them in to Freezer Camp. It surpasses his wildest expectations of how much a lb is selling for at the buyer.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:25 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 06:25 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 06:26 PM (Edxq2)
Posted by: javems at March 01, 2026 06:26 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:26 PM (+nEug)
Didn't they kill off a bunch of cattle a couple years back for some disease or something? It takes time to rebuild the herds.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:27 PM (ExV1e)
The sin of Pride in action.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:27 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:28 PM (UFwgc)
Boxed in 2026.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 06:28 PM (Edxq2)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 06:28 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:28 PM (UFwgc)
You best watch yourself, sonny Jim.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 06:29 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 06:31 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Piper at March 01, 2026 06:31 PM (Wmg4n)
Boxed in 2026.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 06:28 PM (Edxq2)
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)
I found a cast iron skillet, abandoned in a back yard, and restored it with some serious grinding. Take off the layer(s) of rust, season, and good as new.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 06:33 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 06:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 06:34 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:34 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: barbarausa
A trans-Reuben?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 06:35 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:37 PM (UFwgc)
Grandgirl and I made her dad's birthday cake this year. She had a blast measuring and mixing in an apron, then putting on oven mitts to put it on the rack, and later test with a toothpick.
Her dad was so pleased, and she was so proud!
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:38 PM (enw9G)
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Absolutely horrid.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 06:38 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Pete Bog at March 01, 2026 06:38 PM (ihpbe)
Posted by: barbarausa
A trans-Reuben?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 06:35 PM (KAi1n)
More like a transitioned reuben.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)
Just a Reuben-lite
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:38 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:39 PM (+nEug)
They have oil.
Except for the the Saudis and other monarchies
Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at March 01, 2026 06:41 PM (LDImy)
It's all the gooey melty goodness of the sandwich without the meat, which is fine for a quick hot sandwich at home.
The lack of meat? well, good pastrami is not often in my budget
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:41 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 06:42 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:42 PM (enw9G)
Boxed in 2026.
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at March 01, 2026 06:28 PM
*sigh*
*makes note in Red's permanent record*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 06:44 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 06:44 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:45 PM (enw9G)
They are aware of the issue and are trying to fix it
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 05:17 PM (gKWVE)
Coupons for first five session free chelation?
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 06:45 PM (rbvCR)
Asshole, this is the fuckin' food thread. Wait until the Morning Report to spew your asshattery over the blog. Grab a drink, be a good human, and talk food.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 06:48 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 06:48 PM (DIY2E)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:48 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:50 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 06:51 PM (DIY2E)
Posted by: banana Dream at March 01, 2026 05:21 PM (3uBP9)
An old Wagner or Griswold pan may be lighter than the usual Lodge you can get new.
I admit my wife does not like using even the Wagner cast iron because it is heavy for her.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 06:51 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:51 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 06:52 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:53 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 06:53 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:53 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 06:54 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:54 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:53 PM
It does. Hell, I can't believe I'm two months from my Greece trip.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 06:54 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 06:57 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at March 01, 2026 06:59 PM (H0pbe)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 06:59 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:00 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:01 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:06 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 07:07 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 07:07 PM (UFwgc)
2-1/2 Cup of flour, 1/3 cup of shortening, and 1/2 tsp of baking powder; mix together thoroughly, then slowly add in 1 cup of hot water while you knead or beat it in the mixer.
Then you cut it into 8 lumps, let the soft, bland dough sit for 30 minutes to relax the gluten and then roll out and cook each on on a hot hot skillet until they get puffy and get brown spots
it takes a bit of expertise to make them round, instead of shaped like Texas, but apparently it can be done.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 07:15 PM (rbvCR)
I want to buy KTE a new wok, and recs would be nice
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 07:20 PM (yyOtC)
Posted by: SMOD at March 01, 2026 08:09 PM (GITLP)
Have ever used any pecan oil for cooking?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 05:58 PM (+nEug)
No, but I do love pecans (puh-chans). Get 3-5lbs every year from Georgia.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 08:56 PM (WONhk)
Stir fries like a champ. Only occasional neurological twitches.
Posted by: Michael at March 02, 2026 08:23 AM (dUQLY)
https://tinyurl.com/mr3pm3pv
Posted by: Advo at March 02, 2026 10:20 AM (jO4mz)
I like to use it as an alternative to silverstone, but it’s an adjustment in heat use and cooking methods.
Posted by: Advo at March 02, 2026 10:23 AM (jO4mz)
The cast iron comes from the factory very smooth and I haven't been able to keep the seasoning from flaking off.
BUT I tried something a couple months ago and so far the seasoning has been solid.
1) Washed it thoroughly
2) Filled it with 50/50 water and white vinegar and boiled it for 30 minutes.
3) Repeated the process a couple of times cleaning thoroughly between each. It stripped off the old seasoning and etched the cast iron. This is a messy process, but the seasoning can adhere to the pan.
4) Once done, I seasoned the pan 3 times with Crisco. Preheat to 200F for 20 mins. Apply Crisco, wipe off excess until very thin coat. Heat in oven upside down at 500F for an hour, turn off oven and let cool. Lather, rinse and repeat.
Now the seasoning is excellent and has stayed that way longer than any other way I tried. I've tried Avocado oil and grapeseed oil but they suck compared to Crisco.
Posted by: Eric at March 02, 2026 10:26 AM (a2F+C)
First World Problems...
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Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (130D4)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (snZF9)
Now you can drink with the wrong glass but why be uncivilized?
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RkOfE)
A First World Problem AND a First World Solution!
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Impressed. And fascinated.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (SHZtS)
Posted by: Bacon Jeff
Only one way to find out.
Be sure to follow all requirements for safety equipment.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (UFwgc)
Now you can drink with the wrong glass but why be uncivilized?
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Since I use 16 oz wide mouth canning jars to drink out of, I guess I am not civilized.
Oh, not highballs of course. I use the 8 oz small mouth canning jars for those.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 02:06 PM (gVUi7)
Yes, my wife does some glass fusing and bead making.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (130D4)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (xxBSa)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (UFwgc)
Small Mason jars, then you can buy in bulk.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Apzx6)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 02:12 PM (sH4Bk)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: tankdemon at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (E4pkH)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (zZu0s)
Or however the fuck his name is spelled. Fuck it, he's dead.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 02:16 PM (xxBSa)
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I've got an assortment of sizes. Some came with moonshine in them.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 02:16 PM (jtM2q)
From previous thread:
319 316 Something went BOOM. Windows shook. No siren in Jerusalem.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (MFAsx)
Praying for all of you
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 01, 2026 02:17 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 02:08 PM (rbvCR)
Too small!
The 12 ounce ones are perfect for G&Ts though....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 02:18 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:18 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (vbXSk)
Or however the fuck his name is spelled. Fuck it, he's dead.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 02:16 PM (xxBSa)
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Israel must be wiped off the face of the map!
Posted by: Zombie Ahmadinejad at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (V8teu)
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (DsA2n)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:19 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (UFwgc)
Hegsgeth said no details til 24 hours after next of kin is informed...and maybe not even then...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Ia/+0)
I look at it now and know it's all just going to be tossed, unwanted, when pass or move on. Sad, but times change.
Needs to be dusted.
Posted by: From about That Time at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:18 PM (UFwgc)
Mmm.
While we scratch our ass and think about the ayatollah of sheep and shinola.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (grtY7)
some Pakis fucked around
they quickly found out
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (ZxPkt)
I also have a thin-walled scotch glass, the last surviving member of a set of eight, given me by another dear friend, circa 1995. I recently noticed a crack in its rim, and it's just a matter of time before the crack grows and the glass joins its lamented brethren.
Little turns 21 this year. Would be an appropriate occasion to procure a set of fine stemware, methinks...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:22 PM (UFwgc)
I keep all glass jars that fit standard mason jar screw-tops. Jams, honey, various Amish preserves. I have a cupboard in the garage for them. It’s getting full, so eventually I’ll have to start choosing the best (the honey I get, the roadside vendor has a box for returning the jars, which I’ve started using now that I have an ample supply).
I even have four mason jars with handles, which are perfect for making breakfast drinks, such as an egg, milk, and bourbon. My Oster blender is designed to fit that size mason jar.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 01, 2026 02:23 PM (EXyHK)
Needs to be dusted.
Posted by: From about That Time
Not necessarily. Some factions of Gen Z are starting to appreciate such things.
I wonder if a high end catering company would be interested in purchasing from you.
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 02:23 PM (grtY7)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 02:30 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at March 01, 2026 02:31 PM (+kPSk)
FWP
beginning of winter, I paid good money to have my fireplace and chimney scrubbed out, inspected and certified safe for use.
It never got cold enough to build a fire.
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 02:32 PM (ZxPkt)
Oh, not highballs of course. I use the 8 oz small mouth canning jars for those.
Posted by: Kindltot
I use canning jars too.
Had a co-worker who told me not only is it weird that I do that but also weird that I do not use the same stanley cup whatever as everyone else. Pointing out that canning jar lids keep shi off the parts of the jar/cup you put your lips on was not pursausive, but everyone else uses these...
Later in an unrelated discussion suggested he watch Idiotocracy
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:33 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Kt19C)
Put some colorful marbles in it and it becomes a decoration. (Yeah try palming that one off on your better half.) But it's better than keeping it in service, dribbling down your shirt or a cutting a lip.
Posted by: L - No nic... at March 01, 2026 02:36 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:37 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 02:21 PM (grtY7)
I have two glass wine flasks that my grandfather reportedly purchased around 1912 during a street festival in Newark, NJ. They were filled with dago red, and sold for a nickel.
My father would fill them with a funnel and drink from them into the 1980's. The long, narrow neck would aerate the wine as you filled, and drained, the flask. From my research, your theory holds. It holds real good...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 02:37 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jrgJz)
Islam in of itself does not seem to allow dick- except for kids.
The thing is, outside of inherent cultural practices, what great engineering, artistic or cultural contribution have they made in the last 200 years? 500?
Like I said, they like slavery and hate dogs.
They suck.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 02:37 PM (Kt19C)
I thought that was Baptists in the liquor store?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:39 PM (zZu0s)
Mormons in Las Vegas don't recognize each other.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
Southern Baptists in liquor stores don't recognize each other.
Also, I have noted that they sell shitloads of airline size bottles down south, and the gutters are filled with them.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 02:41 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:42 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: bluebell at March 01, 2026 02:42 PM (79pEw)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 02:43 PM (sH4Bk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:44 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
Being #1 in antidepressant use will do that.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (KAi1n)
Las Vegas or Mormons?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:50 PM (zZu0s)
Which means... It's time for the heavy shit to drop.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 02:52 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
As far as I know never had absinthe. If it’s deadlier than ouzo, don’t need it.
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 02:52 PM (sH4Bk)
We live in SW Wyoming and it's mostly Mormons here. It's interesting how many travel to Las Vegas.
I guess they are going to visit family.
Posted by: fourseasons at March 01, 2026 02:52 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:53 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:54 PM (KAi1n)
$6 gets you a J-B Weld clear apoxy with a pretty decent applicater/mixer. Apply it, let it set, then grab your sandpaper and make it a bit better than an ever present chip (which would drive me nutz).
Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (dIske)
Posted by: barbarausa at Mar
Great addition, now added to my version.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (RkOfE)
Broke my balloon wine glass, have to get another soon . Had it a very long time.
Posted by: Skip
I don't think I've ever had any balloon wine.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 02:56 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 02:56 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 02:35 PM (lJ0H4)
I bought what I hoped was going to be my last set of dinnerware. I meant to get some more place settings but stopped short of what I wanted thinking I could add more later. This was the absolute most classic pattern from Wedgwood ("Wedgwood White") and I figured it would always be available. Plus, I wanted to see if bone china was going to suit our usage practices before I committed to more place settings.
Well, it turns out the reason I got such a good price on them was because they were getting ready to discontinue the pattern after 100 years. So now completing the set through Replacements.com is out of my budget. I did add some pieces by an eBay purchase, but it turned out the items were factory rejects, which the seller neglected to mention. Bah!
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 01, 2026 02:57 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 02:53 PM (KAi1n)
Hah!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 02:58 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at March 01, 2026 02:59 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot
and goats for a party, party like its 1999!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:01 PM (/lPRQ)
Don't advertise drinking champagne out of women's slippers, it will taste terrible
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Ia/+0)
>>FBI still trying to determine motive<<
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (abIsI)
Those jars get used more for rye and Coke these days, rather than Lagunitas...
Posted by: Shepherd Lover at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (5CBGh)
Thank goodness for Replacements.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 03:03 PM (lJ0H4)
I have a couple four place settings in different Christmas patterns that I can mix and match and use beautiful depression era etched wine and cocktail glasses and my great grandmothers Sterling to set the table. It’s kind of a hodgepodge of different stuff, but I love it. Add in some nice table linens and some pretty candles in holders and voila!
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 03:04 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Uncle Pervy's Discount Glassware at March 01, 2026 03:04 PM (oftw2)
I propose a toast.
"Glory to God in the Highest and on Earth peace to men of goodwill. To the liberation of Iran!"
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:05 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:06 PM (abIsI)
Our dishwasher died a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. We bought a new one and it's still sitting in the garage. The appliance store don't install dishwashers and we can't find anyone to install it. Probably insurance reasons?
Anyway, we are really not missing it, we have old fashioned handwashing down to a routine.
Some times the old ways are best, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons at March 01, 2026 03:07 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Zombie Hyacinth Bucket at March 01, 2026 03:07 PM (oftw2)
If I could count how many times my mother used to tell one of us to "offer it up" when we were griping about something!
https://tinyurl.com/4tauva4y
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (enw9G)
I have a couple four place settings in different Christmas patterns that I can mix and match and use beautiful depression era etched wine and cocktail glasses and my great grandmothers Sterling to set the table. It’s kind of a hodgepodge of different stuff, but I love it. Add in some nice table linens and some pretty candles in holders and voila!
Posted by: nurse ratched
Mix and match is very "in" right now. You're cutting edge nurse.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (lJ0H4)
It's only uncivilized if you do it in public, among strangers.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (qFwJc)
Oh, not highballs of course. I use the 8 oz small mouth canning jars for those.
Posted by: Kindltot
I despise drinking from a jar. I want a smooth edge on my drinking vessel.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 03:08 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Orson at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (dIske)
The chip is now perfectly smooth, without a hint of an edge. It took a while, but it was worth the trouble!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:09 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:10 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Kt19C)
On the topic of china and glassware, my children have no interest in it.
My good friend who has lots of grandchildren, says "The grandchildren love this stuff."
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:11 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Cutting Edge of Fashion and Frippery at March 01, 2026 03:11 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)
It's not worth the inflated price.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:12 PM (n9ltV)
Don't advertise drinking champagne out of women's slippers, it will taste terrible
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Ia/+0)
There's a whole field of study (or snobbery, depending on your tolerance for such) that holds the shape of a glass determines how one perceives the taste of its contents. Beer certainly tastes better served in a glass versus drinking it from the bottle. White wine and champagne taste better from a narrow flute, versus a goblet.
You can probably drink grappa from a woman's slipper, as it already tastes like it was filtered through an old gym sock...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at March 01, 2026 03:12 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)
It's not worth the inflated price.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Drink it from a plastic cup and it really pops.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
... 53 Year Old Immigrant from Senegal Wearing “Property of Allah” and Iranian Flag Clothing ...
Heh. Doesn't know what they did to his forefathers.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:14 PM (UFwgc)
Reminds of the old joke. You know why grandparents and grandchildren get along so well?
They share a common enemy.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 03:14 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)
Ha, me, too. I go to the thrift store and get more. I'm pretty fond of the vintage etched glass ones.
For my regular all-day infusion of ice water, though, it's just a Yeti tumbler. It's beat up, but not broken.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 03:15 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 03:15 PM (qwype)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Drink it from a plastic cup and it really pops.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (abIsI)
That's not funny!
Posted by: Early airship engine designers at March 01, 2026 03:15 PM (SR7GB)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:14 PM (UFwgc)
The Center cannot hold.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:16 PM (zZu0s)
a thin punch
I take it that you used the punch as a mandrel around which you wrapped the sandpaper, yes?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:16 PM (xG4kz)
Dishwashers will ruin sharp knives.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Kt19C)
Hand wash, dry and put in the block. Let your kids use the other ones for whittling.
Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 03:16 PM (qwype)
Already thinking about hardwiring mine with analog controls when it dies (as long as the main pump still works)...
Actually might to to see what they have on-line for old school replacement parts. Used to be dishwashers with just one big knob and separate switch for heating coil.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (/lPRQ)
Are there websites that specialize in such things?
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (JUZZb)
Posted by: Boss Moss
Break a Corel Ware plate or bowl and find out what glass fragments and shards are all about. Millions of them. They grenade like an IED. Glass dust too.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (abIsI)
I made it once, with grape juice, from a high school community cookbook of all places. In its defense, the recipe worked to create an alcoholic drink. It was not very good.
I have considered using the same method to make Finnish lemon mead. The mead is great, but if I seal it too well it goes everywhere when I open it, and if I don’t seal it well enough it’s not as carbonated as I’d like.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (EXyHK)
Posted by: DaveA at March 01, 2026 03:18 PM (FhXTo)
I hope her funeral and celebration of life were nice.
Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 03:18 PM (qwype)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: From about That Time at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (sl73Y)
My MiL is positively fanatic about wine being drunk only from stemmed glasses.
That she has fewer than one half dozen of them available poses problems for her view of what's right with the world at family gatherings.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Second worse thing about ceramic tile floors - they will grenade Corel if dropped on it - shards to the far corners of the kitchen.
Number one worse thing about tile - it attacks greasy dirt and hair. Worse thing to have in a kitchen. Or anywhere else for that matter.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at March 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Cqx++)
It's not worth the inflated price.
Probably would try. I'm up in the air on it.
Posted by: Nicless at March 01, 2026 03:22 PM (nPp6w)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (UFwgc)
That really sounds good.
Posted by: From about That Time
Moist pork with crispy bacon pairs well.
Throw on some of that 7-11 cheese glop and you have a winning combo.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
Second worse thing about ceramic tile floors - they will grenade Corel if dropped on it - shards to the far corners of the kitchen.
Number one worse thing about tile - it attacks greasy dirt and hair. Worse thing to have in a kitchen. Or anywhere else for that matter.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Yes yes. Our old house had ceramic tile floors and that's where the plate exploded. They definitely are grease and cat fur magnets. New home has wood flooring with a Danish stain coating. Cleans up with a vinegar and water solution.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (jrgJz)
Now, my own mother was a fanatic about the hand towel draped on the handle of her dishwasher.
"That was for DISHES ONLY! Why can't you kids figure that out!?"
"Um, because the your hand towel reserved for drying hands only is draped on a towel bar mounted on the back side of a cabinet door?"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:25 PM (xG4kz)
Anyway, we are really not missing it, we have old fashioned handwashing down to a routine.
Some times the old ways are best, lol.
Posted by: fourseasons
Should be pretty easy. All the existing connections are re-useable and everything flexes. Remove the side/top screws holding it to the counter and pull/swap.
Posted by: DaveA at March 01, 2026 03:25 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:20 PM (/lPRQ)
This is why you never want to have a hobo as a chef.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 03:26 PM (SR7GB)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at March 01, 2026 03:17 PM (EXyHK)
Go talk to your local brewing or beer making shop. There are things you can add before bottling to make sure the yeast dies. I think it is Potassium sorbate and campden tablets.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:27 PM (rbvCR)
Was it a Kitchen Aid? Because KA is the spawn of Satan.
We had an expensive KA fridge and dishwasher about ten years ago. Both went on the permanent fritz within 4 years of purchase. Total crap.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at March 01, 2026 03:28 PM (abIsI)
Our dishwasher died a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. We bought a new one and it's still sitting in the garage.
Robert Frost's companion poem to "Death of the Hired Man", "Death of the Dish Washer", did not pass muster with his editor and so it is now lost to us.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:28 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: illiniwek
The barware version of "chicks dig scars."
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 03:31 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:31 PM (Kt19C)
Mom died last summer. Neither I, nor my two siblings, want the china. Right now, it's boxed and sitting in my sister's garage, about to be tossed. Seems like a waste, but, whatever...
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 03:32 PM (Y1sOo)
Or however the fuck his name is spelled. Fuck it, he's dead.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 02:16 PM (xxBSa)
Imadinnerjacket.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 03:32 PM (I40wl)
Intinerant,
We bought the new dishwasher that only has a start button.
$400
The dishwasher that came in the house we bought was so high tech i couldn't use it, lol.
Appliances are so complicated today.
Posted by: fourseasons at March 01, 2026 03:32 PM (3ek7K)
That really sounds good.
Posted by: From about That Time
Moist pork with crispy bacon pairs well.
Throw on some of that 7-11 cheese glop and you have a winning combo.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:24 PM (/lPRQ)
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That's painful to read. I'm halfway through my pork shoulder cook. My tummy slowly weeps.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 03:33 PM (rj6Yv)
Presumably, that will consist of dropping leaflets with sternly worded missives.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:33 PM (ExV1e)
Darken the room.
Light a couple candles.
Put on some somber music. Irish is best.
Pour some whiskey into a NEW glass.
Dip fingers into the whiskey and gently rub the lip of the old glass. Then lay it gently into a box of tissue and cover with the lid.
Toast to glasses departed.
Drink deeply from the new glass.
Toss the box in the trash.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 03:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 03:33 PM (JUZZb)
Now, since my wife doesn't like dishwashers, and in her apartment she used hers for a pantry to store noodles and other packaged goods (I think it is an Asian thing, along with never using the oven for anything but storing pans), I am planning to put in the plumbing, wiring, and then put in shelves instead so we have a small under-counter pantry so she doesn't have to use the expensive dishwasher for that.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:34 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:34 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:16 PM (xG4kz)
Yup!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:35 PM (n9ltV)
I do keep a couple of modern plates that I can put in the microwave.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 03:36 PM (h7ZuX)
I'm going to use them all until they break (if ever--dad's are pretty old, a bit chipped, but still quite a few pieces). He and my husband are both gone, and I love using the dishes they bought.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 03:36 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:37 PM (Ia/+0)
Any thoughts on homemade vinegar? I just started a batch.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:37 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 03:39 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:37 PM (Ia/+0)
Seems that the Iranians punching out missiles in all directions targeting whatever the fuck is over that way has caused them some concern. Maybe hitting all those hotels where their people were getting their freaks on in muzzie land.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:39 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Kindltot
She is just trying to maximize the lower level storage. Easier access for an Asian lady. They are like 4' 7" on average so anything above shoulder height is a no-go.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Tousi is reporting that the UK, France, and Germany are considering taking military action against Iran.
They probably are frantic to locate and destroy any records which documented their two-faced dealings with the regime while having paid lip service to the economic sanctions.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:40 PM (xG4kz)
Presumably, that will consist of dropping leaflets with sternly worded missives.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:33 PM (ExV1e)
The best report of how things are going may be the Arabs and Euros looking to join the bandwagon while nobody is lining up with the Mullahs. There's no way Iraq stays sort of quiet, is there?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 01, 2026 03:40 PM (w/O5Q)
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How?
Spitballs?
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 03:41 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:37 PM (n9ltV)
I make apple cider vinegar every year. I have a batch ready to decant on the counter, in a gallon jar, covered by a towel. Thank you for reminding me.
It is important to get it sharp enough before jugging it up. I will cook with it, and drink it mixed with a lot of water
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:41 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 01, 2026 03:40 PM (w/O5Q)
Yesterday it was reported that Hezbollah responded to the attack with a statement saying, essentially, "golly, that seems excessive. Chill bro."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:42 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: fourseasons
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Mechanical timer with dial>>>>>LCD display, buttons, electronics
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 03:42 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 03:42 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at March
Jumping in late on what seems like it might be a done deal?
Sounds mighty modern European to me.
Posted by: From about That Time at March 01, 2026 03:42 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:43 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:43 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Chip Douglas at March 01, 2026 03:44 PM (oftw2)
I used raw apple cider vinegar as a starter, because I haven't made it in a long while and the original starter is all gone.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:44 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:44 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:44 PM (zZu0s)
I can report, at least for me, that the "old school" potato chips made only with salt, potatoes and fried in beef tallow are a decidedly underwhelming gustatory experience, primarily because too many of them tended to be on the overcooked side.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:45 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:46 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at March 01, 2026 03:44 PM (zZu0s)
In fairness, he also shares his love of poo pebbles.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:46 PM (ExV1e)
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How?
Spitballs?
Posted by: Methos
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Rhetorical threats.
"J'accuse!"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 03:46 PM (XeU6L)
All jokes aside, what's the point?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 03:46 PM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Kathy at March 01, 2026 03:47 PM (zuKcR)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:47 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:48 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
Disposing of the last remnants of patriotic professionals.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 03:49 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
But it can be seen if you don't look at it?
o_O
I think it needs an exorcism, not batteries.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 03:49 PM (VHUov)
Tousi is reporting that the UK, France, and Germany are considering taking military action against Iran.
All three of which are summa cum laude graduates of the Barky-J'Blowme Diplomatic School of Leading from Behind. Well, done, ladies!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 03:50 PM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
Reportedly, they're saying that it's to defend their interests and allies in the region so US forces should be on alert.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:50 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Priest Was Good Golfer, Too at March 01, 2026 03:50 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: KT at March 01, 2026 03:53 PM (7vIsy)
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WTF? A battery-powered detergent dispenser?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, Luddite Extraordinaire at March 01, 2026 03:53 PM (XeU6L)
Cheers.
Posted by: goatexchange at March 01, 2026 03:54 PM (hyS0X)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 03:54 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)
Cheers.
Posted by: goatexchange
We'll be right over. Hic!
Posted by: Hillary and Kamala at March 01, 2026 03:56 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:44 PM (n9ltV)
That will do it, I have started batches like that when I was making it with bottled apple juice.
Another way, if you are starting a batch during apple season, is to just chunk up fresh apples, fill the jar about 1/3 or 1/2 full of the chunks, and fill the rest with water. Ideally use deionized or distilled water, but I have used tap water, and then cut up another apple to drop in a day later when the chlorine has either gassed off or reacted against the first batch of apple. The yeasts on the apple skin are enough to start alcohol fermentation, and the acetic acid yeasts are there as well, ready to start turning the alcohol into vinegar.
When you use apple chunks you have to stir the jar once a day to keep the floaters from molding. You can stop when all the chunks sink to the bottom. It is ready when the vinegar is sharp enough for you.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:56 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at March 01, 2026 03:57 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:58 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 03:56 PM (rbvCR)
This attempt is champagne vinegar, but most of the time I make red wine vinegar. My success rate is north of 75%, so I'm happy.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 03:59 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 03:58 PM (ExV1e)
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Jerusalem.
G'nite!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:00 PM (MFAsx)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
No wonder ace is constantly disappointed in us.
#BeBetter
Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 01, 2026 04:00 PM (0sNs1)
Vernonware "Organdie" which is a yellow and brown hand painted plaid. So many ginchy pieces, and it is easy to replace if something gets broken.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 04:01 PM (I40wl)
Cheers.
Posted by: goatexchange
She has a half-sister named A La Louisiane, too.
Similar ingredients: minus cognac and angostura, plus absinthe. A little variety, if you need.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 04:01 PM (VHUov)
Very popular back then and frugal!
Posted by: Joemarine at March 01, 2026 04:05 PM (y171U)
Posted by: Bottle Fever at March 01, 2026 04:26 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Graham at March 01, 2026 04:53 PM (OpK1a)
Regime television has been hacked and is now broadcasting messages from President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Holy shit.
X videos: https://bit.ly/4snTnZ8
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 05:04 PM (P5BPp)
Why would those three Muslim countries care to "take military action" when Iran has already been knocked down?
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at March 01, 2026 06:15 PM (a4flb)
Posted by: Jimmy Doolittle at March 01, 2026 09:01 PM (53lW4)
After 47 Years Of Asymmetric War, We Finally Have A President Who Understands
The Islamic Republic Of Iran was founded after a revolution overthrew its monarch. That revolution was aided and abetted by a cabal of western countries, including France and America (thank you Jimmy Carter!), and various leftist political groups that found Iran's embrace of the West and Israel to be unacceptable.
Soon after the Shah left Iran and his replacement failed to consolidate power, the Mullahs rushed in. They had been fomenting revolution for years, and the most fanatical of them, Ayatollah Khomeini, seized power and promptly imprisoned or murdered his political opponents, in particular the starry-eyed leftists who saw Iran becoming some sort of progressive Nirvana. They were wrong, and instead Iran became the epicenter of Islamic terror, with its tentacles spread across the world. They also created proxies within other countries to facilitate their expansionist goals in the region. Much of the Islamic terror that spread through the West could be traced to active or tacit support from Iran and its theocratic dictators. They also created a comprehensive surveillance state within Iran, and ferociously enforced their version of Shia Islam. Other religions withered, women were cast back into the 7th century, murder, torture, and rape became a tool of the government, and it was all supported by the insatiable thirst for Iranian oil, coupled with the typical leftist support of anything that degrades traditional Western culture. Iran's targets were Israel first and foremost, and America. Little Satan and Big Satan, and they didn't pretend anything different. For 46 years the goal of the dictators of Iran was the destruction of Israel, the destruction of America, and a global conflagration that would usher in the end times that would return their 12th Imam, a tenet of Shia Islam. It was war against Israel, America, and the West, but the flaccid thinkers and accommodationists who passed for western political elites wouldn't, or couldn't understand that there was no accommodation to be made with a theocratic dictatorship whose goals were clear. So they mostly ignored the war, accepted the casualties, and hoped that kicking the can down the road would eventually moderate the savagery of the Iranian government. They too were wrong, and Israel's behind-the-scenes work to degrade the Iranian nuclear program was the only thing that kept the West from a third World War, this time with nuclear weapons. That is, until the election of Donald Trump! Trump's courageous decision to face Tehran head-onThe strongest argument that President Donald Trump’s political opponents can muster to decry his decision to order American forces to join with Israel to act against Iran is that he is launching a “war of choice,” rather than seeking to avert an imminent threat to American interests or security. Even his sternest critics, such as the editorial page of The New York Times, acknowledged that the government of Iran is not merely a brutal oppressor and a constant threat to the rest of the Middle East as well as to the West, but also combines a “murderous ideology with nuclear ambitions.” Every U.S. president for the last quarter-century has asserted that America will never let Iran get a nuclear weapon and was prepared to use force to prevent that from happening. But only Trump seems to have fully grasped the stark nature of the threat that Tehran poses to the United States—and the world.
The goal...perhaps the only goal...of the Iranian theocracy was the production of nuclear weapons to be used against Israel, America, and probably Europe. Any other interpretation of their actions is arrant nonsense or willful ignorance. The Iranian dictators were excellent practitioners of the Muslim penchant for lying and misdirection, or "taqiyya." And the world was content to be fooled! But not President Donald Trump. In fact, his own brand of American taqiyya seemed to work rather well on Iran, whose leadership was surprised by the attacks of February 28th. The Iranians assumed that their own obfuscation would buy them time, and that their own attacks on American installations, Israel, and a few other Arab nations in the region would be on their timetable. Whoops! Israel's decapitation of the leadership, combined with a massive degradation of Iran's military infrastructure that only America could achieve, has created the opportunity for another revolution in Iran...one that will hopefully usher in a government that will consider the welfare of the Iranian people to be paramount. If the American and Israeli attacks continue, and if the dictatorship's power base is damaged enough be attacked from within Iran by whatever coalition is being cobbled together, and if that coalition can create a functioning government, and if its neighbors do not begin to meddle, then the Iranian people have a chance to become what they once were, a vibrant, energetic, successful culture! There are a lot of "ifs" in that paragraph, and there are no guarantees, even with the staunch support of America and its clear-eyed president! But it is difficult to imagine an outcome that is any worse than the current state of affairs. But the established world order has come to an end. Iran will not be the dominant player in the Middle East, and will find it increasingly difficult to continue its evil ways around the world, even if by some malign turn of events the theocracy survives. And...hopefully...President Trump is parsimonious with American treasure, and does not commit to a rebuilding of Iran at the expense of the American taxpayer. It is the Iranian people who should do the work!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:01 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 12:02 PM (MFAsx)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (Qp/fd)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (Ia/+0)
The people of Iran are being given a chance to take back their country and once the military threat is eliminated we need to leave them alone to figure out how they want to proceed.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Yer Sisters Ass at March 01, 2026 12:03 PM (VPPG8)
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)
Another "moderate" gone...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (Qp/fd)
He's a leader.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 12:06 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Hassen Ben Sober! at March 01, 2026 12:06 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:06 PM (jtM2q)
How would the Demoncrats have responded?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (uP8XJ)
Posted by: Most people at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)
How would the Demoncrats have responded?
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (uP8XJ
Pallets of cash
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (Qp/fd)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:07 PM (uP8XJ)
More talks! More meetings! Bring Iranian students to American engineering schools! Send them money!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (n9ltV)
This is true...honestly, I'd be happy if we just turned Iran into Yemen...someone who doesn't truly matter or affect us (but who does probably also still wish death to us - not sure we're eliminating that mind set with this attack - it's almost 50 years of being ingrained into the mindset of every Iranian in country)...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (tOcjL)
One of the random iranian missile strikes?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)
Not saying yet because they need to notify next of Kin.. I'm thinking one of our bases...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (Qp/fd)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Mona Charen at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (Kt19C)
One of the random iranian missile strikes?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)
3 dead, 5 wounded. I have not seen the how, when, or where details, but press is trumpeting this everywhere in top headlines...
Posted by: Nova Local at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)
Ooohhh, they killed Imadickinajar? Awesome, fucking awesome. He was one I always hoped would die in nasty ways.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Mona Charen at March 01, 2026 12:09 PM (oftw2)
William F Buckley
That Safire guy.
Oh and that balding motherfucker... kind of looked like a low rent powers booth...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Case at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (Z3Kkg)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (DIY2E)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)
One of the random iranian missile strikes?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Might have been the suicide drone that impacted a US "camp" in central Kuwait. It wasn't engaged by AAA.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (Qp/fd)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:12 PM (cWLG3)
Ok. They are protesting the Iranian strikes, guys.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:12 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 12:11 PM (DIY2E)
Thanks!
Maybe I need to change my screen name!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:12 PM (n9ltV)
Oh, Mamoud Abbu Dabbu Jimmy Jammy... won't see him no more.
Posted by: President Donald J. Trump at March 01, 2026 12:13 PM (Ksqrb)
I guess the major networks realized that most Americans see this as a good thing - not as many reports out today about all of this stuff.
That 5 star hotel burned down. I think that was due to an Iranian missile gone awry - all of our missiles seem to have been precisely targeted on military and political actors, not the Iranian public at large.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at March 01, 2026 12:14 PM (SRRAx)
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Oh, I can very easily imagine it, because I don't even even really have to - I've seen it play out before, and it's not hard see it happening again.
My hope is that Trump, Rubio, & Hegseth can stave off the Pentagon, Langley, and Foggy Bottom goons long enough to achieve a positive outcome.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 12:14 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at March 01, 2026 12:10 PM (Dv3i1)
Eldest daughter just turned 47 last month. She was born the week Ross Perot rescued his EDS hostages. Her youngest is about to graduate from high school.
That's a long time to let a war go on.
Maybe Carter should have Worst Pres back?
Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 12:16 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (YobFY)
Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Sunday Susie at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Sunday Susie at March 01, 2026 12:17 PM (oftw2)
Meet the depressed and Deface the Nation...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (Qp/fd)
Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (ayRl+)
Posted by: Big Farma Legal Department at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:19 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:20 PM (ehY6c)
So what do the letters of God's name mean?
https://tinyurl.com/mwxa9ss5
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:20 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: SNL Classic at March 01, 2026 12:20 PM (2Ez/1)
The nuclear issue is all I hear negotiation on.
Perhaps that issue was Trumps false flag from the start. Just to get time to move the second carrier fleet to theatre. And a shitload of other assets.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (/lPRQ)
Just read that former Iranian "president" Mamoud ImADinnaJacket has been killed.
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 12:05 PM (/RHNq)
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I thought he retired long ago. Was he at the big meeting?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (etYFQ)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01
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Nah..... they were raised by a Moron, they get it
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at March 01, 2026 12:21 PM (DIY2E)
Posted by: It's March now at March 01, 2026 12:22 PM (2Ez/1)
The money we spend in Iran will perhaps, just perhaps, go to building a new embassy in Tehran. With even better security features, staffed with Marine guards with severe attitude problems. : )
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 12:22 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 12:23 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Jeffersonian Democracy On Demand at March 01, 2026 12:25 PM (2Ez/1)
My strong preference is that the US stay out of foreign affairs. We are where we are now, so let's win. Smash, get out, and pray that the people of Iran form a government guided by God's hand for their freedom.
I do think the warmongers will do their best to extend the conflict for monetary gain.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 12:25 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:26 PM (ayRl+)
I bet we and the Israelis have to pick off a half dozen before the government truly falls.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:27 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:27 PM (/lPRQ)
But now the tempo can be sustained for days, even weeks if necessary. The leadership is decapitated, air defenses are down. Next priority is eliminating all missile launch sites in the country, and all naval assets which can threaten Hormuz. They are widely dispersed, and this will take some time.
Third priority is to methodically eliminate every military base inside Iran, of which there are dozens. With all of those goals accomplished, Iran may be ready for a new government.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:28 PM (etYFQ)
Eff them.
There was a choice alright, made 47 years ago by Iran to go to war with the US. What we are seeing is President Trump end it.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:29 PM (2WIwB)
I bet we and the Israelis have to pick off a half dozen before the government truly falls.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:27 PM (jtM2q)
It has to be done soon. We need to keep the pressure on and keep wrecking shit until there is nobody left to complain.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:30 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:31 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Roy at March 01, 2026 12:31 PM (qwype)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:31 PM (/pbrl)
I mean think of all the spicy ways they could pronounce it.
I am betting someone could make is sound like a delicious cheesy texmex dish in no time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)
Jarret was / is prolly bending over for Widdle Bawwy trying to convince 'him' that 'she's really a 'he' and that 'she' really really wants him in the 'wurst' way. She'll prolly say that all the scars from that 'transition' stuff have healed up over time, so yeah, have your way - and leave a generous tip when you're done, 'kay …
Posted by: Dr_No at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (ayRl+)
I bet we and the Israelis have to pick off a half dozen before the government truly falls.
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I saw catturd responding to something when I glanced at X earlier indicating that there had been a replacement for the supreme leader...who has already been bombed.
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:33 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:33 PM (/pbrl)
Only two real contenders; Erdogan and MBS. Erdogan has the military might and the will, but he’s a Turk, not an Arab, and the Arabs haven’t forgotten what it was like the last time they were ruled by Turks.
That leaves MBS, mainly because he controls Mecca. Since he’s friendly with Trump, we could do a lot worse than him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:34 PM (etYFQ)
I doubt the Trump administration went after the Iranian leadership without a plan for what comes next and just like Venezuela, Iran has plenty of money to rebuild itself. The Powell Doctrine is over. If we break your country it's because you fucked around. We can provide assistance and advice but you will pay for your own rebuild.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (viF8m)
Meanwhile it is wack-a-mole for the rocket launchers that keep popping out and sending missiles to literally random neighboring countries.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (xT8gx)
If we (and Israel) have assets in the sky over Iran 24/7, I'd guess any rockets launched would quickly receive a response on the launcher. One place they said Iran had like 100 launchers left ... or some such thing.
One tanker was apparently burning in the strait from Iran fire ... surprised we have not taken out their whole Navy is they start lighting up tankers.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (/pbrl)
Eff them.
There was a choice alright, made 47 years ago by Iran to go to war with the US. What we are seeing is President Trump end it.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:29 PM (2WIwB)
One of the reasons just about more than anybody else I wanted to see that Imadickinajar asshole get smoked. He was one of those "students" who took our people hostage in '79. Yeah, it was started by iran, and ended by trump. Iran should have been a smoldering atomic hellscape in '80 as far as I'm concerned, but nobody had the balls to do it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (snZF9)
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I don't think mastery is workable. If everything comes off more-or-less well, Israel will certainly be first among equals for some time to come. They'll be able to tip the scales, but not command events as a regional hegemon.
Eventually some Sunni country will come to the fore as the big dog among the Arabs, and challenge that. My guess is Saudi - but Egypt is no joke, either.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)
They've torched government buildings and torn down Islamic symbols over the course of the protests.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: kraki at March 01, 2026 12:38 PM (cG6Xc)
Okay what about Ukraine?
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:38 PM (/pbrl)
"With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s 'Les Misérables.'
Take some Hate boil it in Hate Add more Hate with a ton of bullshit added
That is just a small portion of how much I hate Wapost
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:38 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)
I would point out, that is not how you 'revolution.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)
I guess that's part of what makes them so useful.
Posted by: 29Victor at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to get into the irrigation business at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (5PHQ2)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Hope they can take an armory or two and start working outward. Execute all the foreign mercs brought in to kill protesters.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)
https://tinyurl.com/mwxa9ss5
Posted by: Methos
That was very interesting, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (cWLG3)
“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!”
— President Donald J. Trump
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (XeU6L)
I mean think of all the spicy ways they could pronounce it.
I am betting someone could make is sound like a delicious cheesy texmex dish in no time.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)
I'd rather have Maria Bello ...
Just sayin'
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 12:36 PM (vbXSk)
The Iranians are known to have several silkworm missile sites, a Chinese land to ship missile system. Most are dug in deep and will take time to burn out.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (/pbrl)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)
This. Destruction of regime power is all well and good, but in order to actually revolution, you have to establish your own power base and start taking territory.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (uP8XJ)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (Y1sOo)
Just sayin'
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (3sXRv)
A refreshing anna paula luna would hit the spot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:43 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:43 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:44 PM (/pbrl)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:44 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: kraki at March 01, 2026 12:44 PM (cG6Xc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Schumer might have an opinion.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM (XeU6L)
- lost cheap oil from VZ and Iran
- lost potential base of operations in both
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (jtM2q)
CENTCOM Update
TAMPA, Fla. – As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury.
Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing.
The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.
9:49 AM · Mar 1, 2026
X: https://bit.ly/3MBHRdp
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM
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*polite cough*
Posted by: Russia and Chy-na at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (2Ez/1)
Schumer might have an opinion.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM (XeU6L)
I dunno. I am assuming people are not kosher, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)
- lost cheap oil from VZ and Iran
- lost potential base of operations in both
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:46 PM (jtM2q)
I have always assumed Iran is testing Chink arms and rockets.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:47 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:42 PM (/pbrl)
As shown in DA’s Boot, the best way to eliminate submarines is to eliminate the cities and docks they use as a base.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:47 PM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:47 PM (QD4eF)
How does that work?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:45 PM
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It's a lot like Guam.
Posted by: Hank Johnson at March 01, 2026 12:48 PM (2Ez/1)
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That could be one event, but the way it's worded, it sounds more like a running total.
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:48 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (/pbrl)
Trust in the the great I am that I am.
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Hezbollah and Hamas terrorists do double duty!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (n9ltV)
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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13m
🚨 BREAKING: The Austin TX mass shooter is a MIGRANT from the West African nation of SENEGAL, 53 years old and a naturalized citizen — Fox's
@BillMelugin_
An Islamic QURAN also found in his car, per NYP
ANOTHER 3RD WORLDER? 😡
The FBI believes it could be terrorism-related. Several dead, over a dozen injured
INFURIATING.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Joe at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (rzwGB)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:49 PM (n9ltV)
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Kinky.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Case at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (Z3Kkg)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 12:37 PM (ExV1e)
I would point out, that is not how you 'revolution.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)
Right? You pick up weapons, hunt down leaders, string them upside down like Mussolini, and play machine gun pinata.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (snZF9)
Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson
BREAKING: The FBI is investigating the mass shooting in Austin that left 3 dead and 14 injured as potential terrorism
X: https://bit.ly/4siyYEE
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (cWLG3)
Actress Kristen Stewart said Americans should consider changing their consumer habits, including potentially refraining from buying burgers during the daytime, as a form of protest against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (/pbrl)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:50 PM (snZF9)
Beating them with sticks is also acceptable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)
@BillMelugin_
>>An Islamic QURAN also found in his car, per NYP
Fox is reporting he was wearing a shirt with an Iranian flag on it.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2026 12:52 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026
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Excellent.
Read that they had formed a group of 20 to ferret out spies, infiltrators and saboteurs. Small problem; the head of the group was a Mossad agent, also several members.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:52 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (FXNzP)
What? Just buy burgers at night?
Really, has the GLP-1 inhibitor penetrated her brain? How is that supposed to work?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (cntUY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)
Think about the chain of events, though, and remember these people were in a much darker media blackout than even we were.
We had many weeks since they first hit the streets late last year.
In that time, they had a mass uprising, fueled by Pahlavi's and President Trump's rhetoric, and subsequently and quite gruesomely crushed by the IRGC and Basiji. And more rhetoric from Trump - but nothing compelling enough to go out in the street and get beaten to death by a subliterate monkey man over.
These people probably had very little knowledge of or confidence in the carrier group in the Arabian Sea, or the other one steaming toward them. Just words, and dead bodies.
It'll probably take a minute for them to absorb the new reality and have the nerve to go out and start raiding the mosques for regime holdouts.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:40 PM (/lPRQ)
That should be done in the name of fun.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 12:53 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Let the women have a go at them first - before they are unconscious.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (QD4eF)
BREAKING: FBI on the Austin, Texas shooting: “There were indicators on the subject and in his vehicle that indicate potential nexus to terrorism.”
X video: https://bit.ly/4aZthEz
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (P5BPp)
Actress Kristen Stewart said Americans should consider changing their consumer habits, including potentially refraining from buying burgers during the daytime, as a form of protest against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (FXNzP)
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I was thinking she had converted to a religion where burger eating during daylight is haram.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Trump... Is there nothing he can't..... Be blamed for ?
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (Qp/fd)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (/pbrl)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at March 01, 2026 12:41 PM (cWLG3)
Well, yes. I'm just saying that could earn some goodwill and solve a potential humanitarian crisis. I'm sure the elites have been sipping on bottled water while the average Iranian's tap runs dry.
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to get into the irrigation business at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (Wt5PA)
Actress Kristen Stewart said Americans should consider changing their consumer habits, including potentially refraining from buying burgers during the daytime, as a form of protest against the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
She's obviously saving the big guns to deploy if the burger gambit isn't enough: no more jacks or those little paddles with a ball on a rubber band.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Case
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If I saw a fellow wearing a Palestine shirt walking up I would make due consideration.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (QD4eF)
Austin is a Sanctuary city run on Unicorn farts and sparkles. I wish there was a wall around it so its policies didn't infest the surrounding communities.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (zuIfz)
3 killed, 14 injured in Texas as authorities say is a suspected terror attack.
Shooter was reportedly from Senegal, had a Quran in his car, and had clothing described as Islamic!
X video: https://bit.ly/4aXPZN8
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 12:56 PM (P5BPp)
@alexthechick
So far Trump's gotten Dems to be on the side of drug runners, the cartels, Maduro, and now the mullahs in Iran.
Like.
I'm trying to think what's next.
Getting them to demand New Coke make a come back?
Posted by: Ian S. at March 01, 2026 12:57 PM (QZThv)
Posted by: Anna Puma
Maybe a trans-furry Muslim, a fuslimshe?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 12:57 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:58 PM (/pbrl)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: MSM at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Y1sOo)
CNN Insiders Devastated Over Paramount-Warner Deal: “People Think It Could Be the End”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to get into the irrigation business at March 01, 2026 12:55 PM (Wt5PA)
Absolutely. That should be job#1, and maybe the Israelis can help.
What other countries are skilled at water infrastructure and tech?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (n9ltV)
I don’t forgive or forget though because what’s also true is mushbrains did incalculable damage 2021-25… who knows how many illegals flooded in
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (xT8gx)
And on his way to Koran study.
Posted by: Local media at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (uP8XJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 12:51 PM (/pbrl)
They could try to be big on gun control but the legislature would just laugh and tell them no.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (gbOdA)
That man is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.
Posted by: Randolph Duke at March 01, 2026 01:00 PM (Ksqrb)
LOL. Someone needs to tell Ellison we need CNN to air a show where Stelter whines for half an hour but his voice is actually Mark Dice.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 01, 2026 01:01 PM (QZThv)
This was posted a few days ago by myself, and also by others who are experts in the field. It certainly makes sense that the number one sponsor of terrorism in the world would have been lying in the weeds, ready for the events in play now.
X: https://bit.ly/4cin9tr
What 'Threat', you ask? Well, how about this. 18,000 fighters. I will repeat that number.
18,000 known or suspected terrorists are here, now, in America. That's the current estimate from Director Joe Kent of the National Counter-Terrorism Center, who just testified to that effect recently before Congress. They infiltrated across our open borders during the last four years of the Biden Admin.
Most of these combat-experienced fighters are from the Middle East, Africa, and Indonesia, war-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Mali, and Somalia. We are looking at not just shooters, but suicide bombers and "Fedayeen" (they fight to the death-never surrender). Many are Al Qaeda trained terrorists from Afghan training camps.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:01 PM (P5BPp)
Harris has a base 8 scheme to create records in their registration dbase and
The system’s implementation at the county level, affecting 2.3 million Harris County voters (12.5% of Texas registrations), combined with the discovery of over 115,000 clone records.
57000/2300000=2.5% identified fake or duplicate voters.
2022 Harris County Judge Election
552,903 Hildago
534,720 Mealer
18,183 difference and the are 3 times that many fake or duplicate votes/voters in the system than the margin of victory.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:03 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:03 PM (n1OCj)
White House Blasts Jimmy Kimmel as “Sad, Angry, Insufferable Idiot” Over Response to Trump’s SOTU
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:04 PM (FXNzP)
White House Blasts Jimmy Kimmel as “Sad, Angry, Insufferable Idiot” Over Response to Trump’s SOTU
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:04 PM (FXNzP)
PST
The video was recorded about 5 hours before the speech.
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:04 PM (gbOdA)
That could do some heavy damage. Hell, a guerilla force of that size would be very tough to dig out.
Let's see it then. Or else I will continue to believe that the lion's share of this fear mongering and speculation is utter bullshit. This would be the perfect time to act.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 01:06 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:06 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton
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deport, deport
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: Ref in zebra shirt at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (2Ez/1)
So glad we have a different President today…
Open Source Intel @Osint613
On January 12, 2016, while Barack Obama was president, Iran’s IRGC seized a U.S. Navy boat.
Iran released footage showing American sailors humiliated, some kneeling and others in tears before Iranian forces.
Five days later, on January 17, Obama sent $400 million in pallets of cash to Iran, followed by another $1.3 billion through additional transactions.
X video: https://bit.ly/4u1tobd
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xxBSa)
Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at March 01, 2026 01:08 PM (2Ez/1)
And ones we don't know about.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xxBSa)
Easy solution. Ban islam in the US/west, deport, hunt down, or eliminate its followers.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 01:09 PM (snZF9)
What? What I am supposed to do all day? I can't think for myself, it's too hard! Plus Wolf Blitzer is so dreamy!
Oh well, I still have MSNBC....oh wait.
Posted by: Old Fart democrat Who Is Brain Dead at March 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Ksqrb)
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18K is probably low. Certainly that many crossed the open border, but how many did they recruit while here?
Give the left's proclivity for violence I'd be the number is north of 50K. Hard core. Willing and able to commit to violence.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 01:09 PM (jtM2q)
Russia was the ultimate backer of Iran, and choosing to light off a regional war when Russia was otherwise occupied was a big, big mistake.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (n1OCj)
Virginia: Democrat-Majority Senate Votes to Almost Triple Their Own Pay
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: r hennigantx
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That was a long time ago, water under the bridge so to speak.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (QD4eF)
And ones we don't know about.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xxBSa)
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Maybe related:
Open Source Intel @Osint613
31m
BREAKING: Gunman who opened fire and shot 16 people, 2 fatally, at Austin, Texas bar was possibly motivated by Iran attacks. - NYP
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:11 PM (MFAsx)
"I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!" - President Donald J. Trump
X: https://bit.ly/3OT9aQV
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:11 PM (P5BPp)
X: https://bit.ly/4rJPmxW
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:13 PM (P5BPp)
They're pretty much on their own now, and trying to call their own shots. Don't be surprised if something bad happens wherever they have Iranian communities to hide in.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 01:13 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at March 01, 2026 01:13 PM (n1OCj)
"I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest — They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!" - President Donald J. Trump
X: https://bit.ly/3OT9aQV
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:11 PM (P5BPp)
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Thank God for inspiring our Founding Fathers to include the 2nd Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (rj6Yv)
We don't care.
Kill the bad guys, and if the guy that replaces him is worse, kill him too.
Sooner or later somebody will be smart enough to get the message.
Posted by: DudeAbiding at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (setIA)
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The TSA has never made me feel safer. That's not going to change today.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (RkOfE)
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Man or "man"?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (FXNzP)
BREAKING: Austin, Texas shooter, identified as Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Senegal.
He was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah”, an undershirt referring to Iran and had a Quran in his car.
X images: https://bit.ly/4kZXp7f
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
I'm down with that. I like the hunting and eliminating parts.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 01, 2026 01:14 PM (xxBSa)
Virginia: Democrat-Majority Senate Votes to Almost Triple Their Own Pay
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn
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Virginia is operated by the CIA. Spanberger was CIA.
There are articles on CIA plan to put operatives in state elected positions. Virginia is not the only state with CIA operatives as elected officials.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:15 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Preach it till they hear it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:17 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:17 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at March 01, 2026 01:17 PM (xT8gx)
Posted by: Clyde Shelton
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deport, deport
Posted by: Braenyard
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One hopes that the FBI is, and has been all over this for years. I think back on the Iranian students that I was at school with, and recall their different attitudes about things.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 01:18 PM (XeU6L)
AUSTIN JIHAD SHOOTER REPORTEDLY LIVED IN PFLUGERVILLE, TX – THE SHARIA BEACHHEAD I’VE BEEN EXPOSING FOR YEARS!
Reporter Karol Markowicz just dropped: The suspect in this morning’s mass shooting - Ndiaga Diagne, Senegalese-born "American citizen" - reportedly resided in Pflugerville, TX.
3 dead, 14 wounded at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden. Quran in his car. Islam-motivated probe underway. Possible Iran retaliation ties.
This is NO coincidence. Pflugerville is the EXACT suburb I’ve been sounding the alarm on...
My exposés: Islamic Center of Pflugerville (Mohammadi Masjid) expanding aggressively - Pakistani-trained imam, $1.34M in shady funds, isolated Sharia enclave, full-time Islamic school, segregated spaces, and sermons DEMANDING halal certification as Sharia economic jihad!
Direct quotes from their own pulpit: “Promote halal in America!” “Expand Sharia boards!” “Demand it!”
X: https://bit.ly/4s31o61
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:19 PM (P5BPp)
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"Motive remains unclear"
Posted by: MSM at March 01, 2026 01:19 PM (XeU6L)
They're pretty much on their own now, and trying to call their own shots. Don't be surprised if something bad happens wherever they have Iranian communities to hide in.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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One thing about Muslims, they are faithful.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:19 PM (QD4eF)
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I was thinking about this incident yesterday but couldn't remember if it was Iran who did this.
And then given money by Obama. What a horrible response!
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:20 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:21 PM (u82oZ)
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO
https://tinyurl.com/EvilDoktor-MichelleO-SoSerious
Don't Make HER ANGRY, you wouldn't like her when she's angry -- could you tell the difference?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa8ZNyL-kxk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCH5dUSO918
SOYLENT GREEN/1973 -- Set in the year 2022, MADMANI to catch us up.
This situation is exactly like the over-the-top villainy and mass-manipulation we see in Doctor Who, only now it’s real; this is insane, monstrous, and also grimly fascinating. MORE!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
The man who splits upon the Sky Gets MY VOTE!
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 01:22 PM (bJTAk)
Between that, views on dogs and the ready engagement in underage sexual abuse, I think it is a shit religion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 01:23 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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It's Diplomacy, you MAGA idiot! Rapprochement!
Posted by: Valerie Jarrett at March 01, 2026 01:23 PM (XeU6L)
Reporter Karol Markowicz just dropped: The suspect in this morning’s mass shooting - Ndiaga Diagne, Senegalese-born "American citizen" - reportedly resided in Pflugerville, TX.
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Sounds like the whole community needs to be deported.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:24 PM (RkOfE)
Khamenei.ir
@khamenei_ir
The US President keeps saying that they have the strongest military force in the world. The strongest military force in the world may at times be struck so hard that it cannot get up again.
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I guess he died of embarrassment.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:24 PM (FXNzP)
A reprise from yesterday's monster >1395 post thread.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:24 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I'm thinking that we're going to have numerous terrorist incidents of various severity.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (XeU6L)
Will we be seeing foreign nationals killing innocents in America? Or will we be seeing Americans suicide bomb muslim places of worship? It's going to be difficult to figure out the motive here. I'm certain that the FBI with their big ham & egger brains will be able to investigate and suss it out.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (gVUi7)
Still morning here on the left coast and in the mountain west.....
Trying to catch up today on everything I didn't do yesterday while I was glued to the various comment threads keeping up with the goings on in Iran.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 01:26 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:27 PM (u82oZ)
In reality he's a tenant of a deep well.
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (gKWVE)
“The whole world would benefit if the Muslims would rule the world.”
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (QD4eF)
The Cromwell solution. The good news is we have Barron Trump in the on deck circle to be the new Lord Protector.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Case at March 01, 2026 01:29 PM (Z3Kkg)
“The whole world would benefit if the Muslims would rule the world.”
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:28 PM (QD4eF)
If you think you'd enjoy a return to the Dark Ages
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 01:29 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 01:29 PM (RIvkX)
Here's the proper response:
"ALL California CDLs are suspended outside of California until we verify each one individually. ALL California CDLs will be denied entry to Ports, military bases, and federal property in California. If the unions have a problem with their drivers now being unable to work, go talk to California" -USDOT
Posted by: Chuck C at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (D0HYP)
A reprise from yesterday's monster >1395 post thread.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
Thanks for sharing this part of your story. I missed it yesterday and am glad to know this about you. Thank you for your service, chosen out of patriotism.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (RkOfE)
The answer is for pragmatic Americans to not be an easy target. Cordless hole punchers for the win.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (u82oZ)
If two rich old white women lose a hangnail, it will be worse than 9/11, and it'll be Trump's Fault.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 01:30 PM (BI5O2)
I think that's something that we will likely have to deal with at some point down the road.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 01:32 PM (jtM2q)
Between that, views on dogs and the ready engagement in underage sexual abuse, I think it is a shit religion.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 01:23 PM (bss/y)
The part where the human who should be emulated in all things is a pedo warlord slaver seems a dead giveaway, too.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 01, 2026 01:32 PM (w/O5Q)
“The whole world would benefit if the Muslims would rule the world.”
Posted by: Braenyard
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A caliphate. It's what they have in mind...are commited to.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 01:32 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: nurse ratched at March 01, 2026 01:33 PM (A5RD0)
You are an angel. And you are welcome.
Never got to act on my desires while in the Service. But was up against the Soviet fleet enough.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:33 PM (u82oZ)
Sounds like the whole community needs to be deported.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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Let's not be restrictive or discriminate.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:34 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:34 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:10 PM (QD4eF)
Are those same 115k hiding the dbase in Nov 26?
Posted by: r hennigantx at March 01, 2026 01:34 PM (gbOdA)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:35 PM (rj6Yv)
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In Ohio! Needs to leave. Islam is not compatible with... Well, any thing really.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:35 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:36 PM (Ia/+0)
*aims low*
*squeezes handle*
*sprays back and forth*
Posted by: nurse ratched
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lol, hey nurse.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (LHPAg)
There are articles on CIA plan to put operatives in state elected positions. Virginia is not the only state with CIA operatives as elected officials.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
With wide-spread election fraud how can they lose?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (/lPRQ)
In two weeks:
Tis a shame about the water pumping stations that serve the Houthis. Oh, wait. They have no power to operate them with. Sucks to be them.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:37 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: kingsman at March 01, 2026 01:39 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 01:39 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: scottst at March 01, 2026 01:40 PM (eWuRx)
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smart military blog: what kind of boat is a corvette?
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: gKWVE at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (gKWVE)
Are those same 115k hiding the dbase in Nov 26?
Posted by: r hennigantx
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I think the Rangers have cleared that up.
Mealer is a primary for congress.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (QD4eF)
Government effectiveness study:
American exceptionalism >>> Singapore, Japan >>> Constitutional Monarchs >>>
EU parliamentary systems >>> Termite colonies >>> CIA based government >>>
Communist Societies >>> Islamic Caliphates >>> Mad Max anarchy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Absentee ballots in VA doubled from the Youngkin race in 2021. That is the margin of fraud in VA
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (E4rtv)
There are articles on CIA plan to put operatives in state elected positions. Virginia is not the only state with CIA operatives as elected officials.
Posted by: Braenyard
ĐⱤØ₲Ø @KAGdrogo
Trump just posted this video about Dominion voting machine fraud.
You think the timing is coincidence?
A Venezuelan Military Intelligence whistleblower confirmed the CIA outsources election rigging technology like Smartmatic and Dominion from Venezuela.
X: https://bit.ly/4q6cKFj
DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican
I already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018. @SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.
A Democrat retires. A CIA member takes over. Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.
X: https://bit.ly/46tuD9h
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (P5BPp)
It's Diplomacy, you MAGA idiot! Rapprochement!
non-woke Translation:
LIB Logic -- Satire so lost upon the LIBs
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBdOutLogic
Tipping LIB-worthy 'omage to the one who made it all possible.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-OBAMA-theBirdie
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ObamasLibAPOTHEOSIS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-BotchmenRollOUT
https://tinyurl.com/ForWARd-theOBAMANOMICON
Time for Salman Rushdie and Pavlavi to step up -- Disclosed Feb28th.
The Iran Prosperity Project (IPP)The proposal is a technical and political roadmap designed to prevent a power vacuum and ensure stability during the transition from the Islamic Republic to a secular democracy. It consists of three primary phases:
Emergency Phase180 DaysStabilize the economy, maintain essential services, and ensure security. It includes the closure of "harmful" institutions and the privatization of entities like the IRGC-controlled businesses.
Establishment Phase2–3 YearsSetting up basic democratic institutions and drafting a new constitution. A national referendum would be held to decide the future form of government
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 01:43 PM (F/eo/)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at March 01, 2026 01:43 PM (b+V9n)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:41 PM (ZxPkt)
Small. Fast. Less than a frigate, but more that a PT boat. US equivalent would be our littoral combat ships.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 01, 2026 01:43 PM (oSeBJ)
Smaller than a guided missile launching Frigate. Larger than an OffShore Patrol Boat. Used for shallow water ASW and presence missions.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:44 PM (u82oZ)
Same ruthless bastard as the old
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Bowtie at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
Muslims will remind Americans what their religion is really all about...
As much as I would like to blame Obama - Biden, George W Bush's immediate response to 9-11 was to Declare it a RoP and start bringing the goat-humpers in by the metric fuck ton.
And soaked their lands with our blood and treasure.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (/lPRQ)
CA drivers can expect higher prices for CARB-compliant gasoline.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (rj6Yv)
It's like a tonic on an Sunday afternoon.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (wBaIH)
I realize that he hasn't had a hit since Under Seige, but that seems a bit disproportionate.
Posted by: Archimedes at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (MFAsx)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7_E8-HZMx4
Posted by: anachronda at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (edU/H)
Government effectiveness study:
American exceptionalism >>> Singapore, Japan >>> Constitutional Monarchs >>>
EU parliamentary systems >>> Termite colonies >>> CIA based government >>>
Communist Societies >>> Islamic Caliphates >>> Mad Max anarchy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (u82oZ)
What we do to you?
Posted by: Master Blaster at March 01, 2026 01:46 PM (w/O5Q)
One with a V8.
Posted by: Bowtie at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (2Ez/1)
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I could've had one!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:47 PM (MFAsx)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (VE6XX)
Course you never know about X sources unless they are a regular.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)
47 years of brutal secret police will do that for a population
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:49 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 01:49 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 01:49 PM (UFwgc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 01:50 PM (UFwgc)
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I don't know, but I recall in X-Wing, they were the smallest starship that shot at you, and could be dispatched with 6 proton torpedoes if you were too lazy for blasters.
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 01:50 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 01:48 PM (rbvCR)
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Have we taken out the Iranian media stations yet?
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:51 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (RIvkX)
Victory at Sea playing in the background.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:51 PM (rj6Yv)
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I saw a report, sourced to Iranian media, a short while ago, claiming that the national news building in Tehran was hit but remains operational. Haven't seen confirmation one way or another.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at March 01, 2026 01:53 PM (V8teu)
Posted by: mrp
In the middle of Ramadan?!!!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 01:53 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:52 PM (QD4eF)
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The "Guadalcanal March" is rather jaunty.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:54 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:54 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Boss Moss at March 01, 2026 01:50 PM (UFwgc)
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https://youtu.be/k2_awsz3vjU
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:55 PM (MFAsx)
Recent summary.
2/ The Israel Defense Forces struck the Sarallah Headquarters in Tehran, which is responsible for security in Tehran and plays a significant role in suppressing internal dissent.
The combined force also struck the Law Enforcement Command (LEC) Headquarters in Tehran. The LEC is the regime's first line of defense against protests.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:56 PM (E4rtv)
LIB's give them Convenience, or Give them DEATH!
Why do they always take both and decide to take us with them?
A:LIBs plead for a Morality which holds COMPROMISE as its standard of Value, making it possible to judge Virtue on the basis of the number of Values which one is willing to Betray.
Remember who did this:
"to leave now we would send a message to terrorists and other potential adversaries around the world that they can change our policies by killing our people. It would be open season on Americans."
-- Bill Clinton '93 just before he pulled out of Somalia.
To abandon this area now -- and to rely only on efforts against alQaeda from a distance -- would significantly hamper our ability to keep the pressure on al Qaeda, and create an UNACCEPTABLE RISK -- OBAMA'09
what is the vital national interest? -- IceKingJOE who enabling precisely that!
https://tinyurl.com/EvilsAdvantageOverConscience
...while conscience allows us to understand ordinary crimes, it blinds us before the most extraordinary ones.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (JfTuE)
3/ The combined force reportedly struck Basij bases in Kermanshah and Tehran, including a base that was reportedly involved in the suppression of the December 2025-January 2026 protests.
The targeting of Iranian internal security institutions could degrade Iranian security forces’ ability and willingness to quell potential internal unrest against the regime.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (E4rtv)
poop
jib
sloop
sheet
spar
plank - rectangular wood deck covering
blip - is a radar contact.
ping - Active sonar single transmission.
Poop is Democrat policy
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: MSM at March 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Y1sOo)
Banana Splits Guy writes for the MSM ...
Now it all makes sense
(he was the "more than 10 miles from me" guy ... right?)
Posted by: browndog says woof at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Don Black at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (ZxPkt)
I already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018. @SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.
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Disband the fbi
Disband the cia
Anyone who worked for either agency will not be able to work in any government position ever.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (RkOfE)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:51 PM (rj6Yv)
according to reports (so who knows) the state run stations have all gone dark.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 01:59 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 02:00 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 02:00 PM (QD4eF)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)
poop
jib
sloop
sheet
spar
plank - rectangular wood deck covering
blip - is a radar contact.
ping - Active sonar single transmission.
Poop is Democrat policy
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 01:57 PM (u82oZ)
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Ahoy, Dems! No poopin' on the poop deck!
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 02:01 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
Jack was a real journalist whose day job was at the Baltimore Sun with a partner. In an interview about his time on the McLaughlin group after it was cancelled, Germond basically said he did it for the money. It paid for his kids to go to college. He didn't care for his copanelists much at all.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 01:58 PM (qFwJc)
"You ignorant slut!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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Hope the skies are sunny where you are.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:02 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 01, 2026 02:03 PM (RkOfE)
CA drivers can expect higher prices for CARB-compliant gasoline.
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 01:45 PM (rj6Yv)
The Iranians hit a "shadow tanker" that was transporting Iranian petroleum.
another source is claiming that the reason the straits are closed is that the London insurance underwriters are not considering any claim from the straits
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)
U.S. Central Command
@CENTCOM
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4h
CENTCOM Update
TAMPA, Fla. – As of 9:30 am ET, March 1, three U.S. service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury.
Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty. Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing.
The situation is fluid, so out of respect for the families, we will withhold additional information, including the identities of our fallen warriors, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:04 PM (E4rtv)
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according to reports (so who knows) the state run stations have all gone dark
And is Sean Penn/Death to America volunteering to go to Tehran to be a human shield? ... how soon...
What F00Ls these Mortals Be -- Dare to be St00P1D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ
forWAR'd:: now in WOKE/Trans Edition!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tc6UbEYI4M
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at March 01, 2026 02:05 PM (XSBsr)
"
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
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1h
Spoke with President of the UAE, my brother Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Strongly condemned the attacks on the UAE and condoled the loss of lives in these attacks. India stands in solidarity with the UAE in these difficult times.
Thanked him for taking care of the Indian community living in the UAE. We support de-escalation, regional peace, security and stability."
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (MFAsx)
So they still think only the (Shia?) clerics run Iran. The 70% non-Muslim have no say.
Posted by: illiniwek at March 01, 2026 02:10 PM (vbXSk)
https://tinyurl.com/yr2a44rc
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:12 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Jim at March 01, 2026 02:13 PM (DcE5z)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (MFAsx)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)"
So, typical Iranian behavior?
Posted by: Saber Alter at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (1bS+x)
War Radar
@War_Radar2
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7h
BREAKING: 🇮🇱🇮🇷 Israeli Defense Minister Katz says the Israeli Air Force is now striking Tehran using “stand-in” munitions, bombs dropped directly over targets rather than launched from a distance.
“For the first time in Operation Roaring Lion, air force aircraft are operating over the skies of Tehran,” Katz said, targeting regime and repression sites.
Israeli strikes had previously relied on stand off weapons. The shift follows claims of air superiority and having “opened the way to Tehran.”
Katz says continuous powerful strikes will now follow.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:14 PM (MFAsx)
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Israeli strikes had previously relied on stand off weapons. The shift follows claims of air superiority and having “opened the way to Tehran.”
Katz says continuous powerful strikes will now follow.
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Sounds promising.
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The bravest (and probably not the wisest) were killed, the rest of the Iranians are soberly waiting for a lot of the Basiji and IRGC assets to be neutralized. However, in the disorder, it makes it easier for quiet reprisals to these murderous assholes in the dark and will probably extend to their families.
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Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 02:15 PM (VE6XX)
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Very bad direct hit on home today in Beit Shemesh.
The boom I heard 3-4 minutes ago sounded like the one that caused all the casualties earlier at noon.
Lots more multiple explosions just now, more distant.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (MFAsx)
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Very much so. It means openly operating over the skies in Iran 24/7 and each time a missile launcher pops up for Iran, it and its crew get splattered. They have more missiles than their launchers and crews so no launcher, the missiles themselves are useless.
It also allows id of those hidden missile magazine bunkers where the B-2 Spirit bombers are locating and methodically destroying.
Iran is not going to have a missile force going forward.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)
RedWave Press
@RedWavePress
FOX NEWS ALERT: Four U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers conducted a round-trip mission from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, dropping dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs on underground Iranian ballistic missile facilities, a Senior U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News.
Fox & Friends: “It was an 18-hour trip one way. The jets refueled along the way.”
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Israel Now
@neveragainlive1
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You’re not gonna believe this latest story. Over the past few years mossad undercover agents infiltrated as doctors and dentists in Iran. The Dentists gave priority to. Key military, and elite Iranian personnel. While doing a routine dental check up, they implanted tracking devices as fillings for cavities. On the other side, Gastro doctors implanted similar devices in their elite patients. Yesterday mossad knew exactly where each one of them were ( komayne’s wife and family members included )and sent missiles at them. Over 400 elite military in government personnel were eliminated in the first few moments ( maybe that’s one of the reasons why they knew where he was hiding )when Israel attacked."
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:23 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 02:26 PM (QD4eF)
Israeli Air Force
@IAFsite
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4h
Translated from Hebrew
Dozens of Air Force fighter jets completed another wave of strikes in the skies over Tehran, during which the General Headquarters of the Internal Security Forces was attacked—a facility that served as a command and control center responsible for linking the command echelon with the Iranian terror regime's forces in the field, and which also led the brutal suppression against the Iranian people.
In addition, the "Tharallah" headquarters was destroyed, which had served as the command for defending Tehran against military threats.
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:27 PM (E4rtv)
RedWave Press
@RedWavePress
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Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin: “[Israel] and the U.S. military have effectively suppressed the air defense systems or IADS over Tehran… The U.S. military carried out 900 strikes in 12 hours. That might be a record. The Israelis carried out 1,200 strikes in the past 24 hours, more than during the entire 12-day war last summer.”
Posted by: whig at March 01, 2026 02:29 PM (E4rtv)
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You’re not gonna believe this latest story.
True Story:02/07/25: Press with Both Hands -- Gold Plated pager Gifted to Trump by Netanyahu
Who want's a TACO? *I* DO!
https://www.tinyurl.com/ctHARRIS-FamousLastWords
Still Rootin' for the guy who split open the sky!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
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Wouldn't it be funny to find his name in the remaining Epstein files? funding those green initiative scams? ... coming soon!
CongressMONSTERS and their EuroMONSTER equivalents too ST00P1D to be on the right side of history. The 2025/2026 "Make Europe Great Again" (MEGA)
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The Iran Prosperity Project (IPP)The proposal is a technical and political roadmap designed to prevent a power vacuum and ensure stability during the transition from the Islamic Republic to a secular democracy. It consists of three primary phases:
Emergency Phase180 DaysStabilize the economy, maintain essential services, and ensure security. It includes the closure of "harmful" institutions and the privatization of entities like the IRGC-controlled businesses.
Establishment Phase2–3 YearsSetting up basic democratic institutions and drafting a new constitution. A national referendum would be held to decide the future form of government
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Book Thread: March 1st, 2026 [MP4]
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Book Sick
That’s today’s topic. But I don’t mean ‘sick’ as in bibliomaniacs like Richard Heber or Thomas Phillips, who both bought books compulsively and monomaniacally, so that at their deaths, each man had literal houses full of books which neither they, nor anyone else, had ever read. Nor do I mean people like one collector – and I can’t find the reference just now – who would buy a book and then proceed to buy up every other copy he could find, in order to destroy them and have in his possession the last copy in the world. What I mean by ‘book sick’ is a version of the quandary Linus found himself in the 1965 Peanuts cartoon above. In my case, it’s the frequent annoyance that I want to read something, and yet I am sick of every book in my library and don’t want to touch any of them. An added irritation is the presence of books on my shelves that I have had for years and never touched: just now I am looking at The Norman Conquest and Beyond, from 1983. I have owned it for more than 20 years, and yet have never opened it except once, just to see if I wanted to buy it. So then, book sick, I go out and buy yet more books that I’ll either never read or will go through a chapter or two and put aside. But get rid of them? No, because I might – might! – one day want to read one. Does this sound familiar to you?Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:01 AM (uQesX)
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Maybe for Mardi Gras, MP, but it's Lent now.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:03 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:03 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:03 AM (vfth7)
Howdy, Horde.
Does this sound familiar? Does it sound familiar?
Jeez, man, have you got surveillance equipment installed here in Casa Some Guy?
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RIP.
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Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (vfth7)
Does this sound familiar to you?
I would lay money down that at least 95% of us have this affliction.
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And it's not even the one I wanted to feature. I had a Roger Vivier peacock-themed one in mind, but couldn't find a picture.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:07 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:04 AM (Ia/+0)
It just looks like something worn by someone on a Krewe.
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Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (vfth7)
This week I finished Graham Greene's The Human Factor, a 1978 spy story. It's not Bondian at all, and in fact Greene made a deliberate effort in his "entertainments" to avoid that sort of thing. He'd been in Intelligence and he knew what the Secret Service was really like. This one focuses on a middle-level security officer in London who has quietly been assisting the Russians with information about Africa, which he knows well. Not for money, not for ideology, but because the Russians are in a position to help his wife's family. His wife and her child are black. He's brought them to England, but her family remains in apartheid SA, and his concern is for their safety.
Greene's portrait of this man, his superiors and colleagues in London, their "trust no one" attitudes, and how he reacts to their murder of his assistant (they think he's a leak, when it's actually our protagonist), is fascinating stuff.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)
I'm having trouble getting through William Mann's Black Dahlia, so I got the Audible version.
The narrator is terrible. It's back to the physical book for me.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:09 AM (ufSfZ)
I haven't been book sick since I was a kid, which is probably why I turned to encyclopedias and atlases.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:09 AM (RIvkX)
I have many books that I have not yet read, but my purchases of books have slowed to a trickle. Those which I do buy are almost exclusively related either to the lapidary or metal smithing arts. My most recent purchase was a book about engraving metal, for example.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (yTvNw)
That means it has to be short. A comic would be perfect. But which series? Right now I'm torn between 1970s Iron Man and early 1960s "Steve Canyon."
It's no fun to force yourself into a book; it has to beckon me.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (p/isN)
Liberal application of DoorDash or UberEats will provide some relief, but at the expense of excessive revenue.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 09:10 AM (2Ez/1)
Nobody.
Not the Daily News, the Post, not the owners, not the lenders -- and certainly not the employees, what few remain.
Mike Jaccarino's account of his years as a "runner" (field reporter) for the Daily News came out in 2020, long after his job vanished in 2011. (That was the year that the Tulsa World ended my employment on its copy desk! That blew past me when I first read it.) Both papers are suffering from plummeting circulation and skyrocketing debt. Both still publish, but they're two punch-drunk fighters bumbling around the ring. The crowd has gone to the Internet Tavern to argue.
I want to know what Jaccarino does now, but I can't find anything about him. One thing is sure: He's not running. He hit the wall of self-disgust a few years before his firing.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (p/isN)
Time to get to church! See y'all later
Posted by: RandomDave at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (aJQbY)
This week I finished Graham Greene's The Human Factor, a 1978 spy story.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (wzUl9)
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I am reading this is as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (wzUl9)
And the first page of his first novel, Song of Kali, is a real chiller of an opening.
Somehow never got around to the Hyperion Cantos (my long-standing aversion to big series stuff), but will try to remedy that some time this year.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)
My wife is losing her mind over my sickness. As we are looking to move to a red state I have already told her that all the books are coming. It made for some nice conversation.
Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 09:11 AM (/FjOd)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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Narrators make or break an audiobook, so I always preview before buying / borrowing.
I like listening while doing the repetitive tasks at work, which is most of my work.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (vfth7)
It’s very interesting and shows how things don’t change too much.
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Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)
Yes, it does. I had 'The Guns of August' in my bookcase for over 10 years and I finally read it last year.
There are other books like that as well.
Thanks, MP4
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You sound like one of those War And Peace or Finnegans Wake people. Just give it up.
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Richard III was the last Plantagenet king of England, who was killed in the battle of Bosworth in 1485, and this allowed the Tudors to take the throne. His body was stripped and carried through Leicester, and then thought to be lost. Some history buffs held the belief that his body may have been buried within a nearby church.
A team of historians transposed an archaic map of Leicester onto a modern one to indicate a possible grave site under a car park, and received permission to dig. At the first trench they dug, they found a skeleton with scoliosis, which was later proven to be a DNA match to modern family descendants, proving that it was indeed Richard. This book details the research, discovery, and proof that Richard III had been found. Richard was later buried with honor in Leicester cathedral.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:14 AM (0U5gm)
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Now do cable news.
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Wolfus, did you see that post on ALH about Fantasy publishing? There's a contest with it. Maybe submit one of your stories?
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It is full of folksy aphorisms and insults that I plan to steal.
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So this year, I've decided to eliminate watching videos on weeknights. Just weekends. This forces me to read books or write or do chores. I have a group of war/culture/China channels that I watch, and it's a real time-waster. Best done on weekends.
As a result, I finally finished The War for Middle Earth, which is quite good. I made deep inroads into Ovid's Metamorphoses, and now am cruising through The Human Factor. It was awkward at first, but I'm getting back in the groove.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026
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Hadn't looked yet, OE. I'll look shortly!
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I did very much enjoy his Summer of Night.
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Well, I figure that we've all been here long enough that if you wanted to buy one, you have. I'll be promoting the new one whenever I get it out.
But also, we have so many good authors among the Horde that I don't particularly feel right puffing myself among the writers here who've put out big, scholarly stuff or multiple-part sagas or even just multiple books. I've only ever written two full-length novels about an obscure silent actress, one novella about same and one research book only of interest to true-crime obsessives. I don't really consider myself an author, merely a dilettante.
Still, if we must:
The Director's Cut: A Theda Bara Mystery
https://tinyurl.com/4jdkaj5w
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: A Theda Bara Mystery
https://tinyurl.com/3dxw3k3h
Thirteen Moons: A Supernatural Story Starring Theda Bara
https://tinyurl.com/ub3zzkcp
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:17 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: callsign claymore at March 01, 2026 09:18 AM (Br6my)
One day!
And I live in a small town in Montana.
Mirabile dictu!
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 09:18 AM (JUZZb)
Being depressed simply due to thinking of those numbers, I shake off that depression by opening up the Kindle store and buying just a couple more books which I just know I'll get around to reading Any Day Now.
Problem? I don't have a problem. I can quit any time I want.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (q3u5l)
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I have books that my dad had on HIS shelves that HE never got around to reading! It's in the blood!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026
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Plantagenets? Never heard of 'em.
Posted by: Henry Tudor at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (wzUl9)
Does this sound familiar to you?"
Hi MP4,
OMG, Yes! It's the 'might' part that really applies. I have to say, as I get older that is less frequent if only because I realize I don't have another 50 years to catch up. That approach makes thinning out the herd a little easier.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (yTvNw)
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We are in the middle of watching these in order. The half-hour versions move along a lot better than the hour-long.
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49 I like to use Lent as a way to try out behavioral changes, either cut out bad habits or introduce good ones. I figure, if you can keep it up through Lent, maybe start doing it all the time.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM
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"Atomic Habits" by James Clear.
https://a.co/d/0jbIraDq
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)
I keep meaning to mention the 1954 memoir Sauce For The Gander by Frank Martin for you. It's a telling of his time as a reporter on the New York Graphic, probably the most sensational tabloid in 1920s NYC.
https://tinyurl.com/bdt8u4pn
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Sometimes, only sometimes mind, it's enough to drive a reader to write.
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Oh, by the way.... If you might consider staying in LA, how about Minden? Saw it on a program.
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YouTube - The fascinating history of maps in fantasy:
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Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:26 AM (kpS4V)
Not being a lady (although sometimes I wish I were), I'm sure they are. It's like Lana Turner's comment when she was made to wear a Merry Widow in one of her movies: "A man had to have designed this - no woman would be so cruel to another."
And I understand that if you wear high heels for a series of years, your tendons shorten so that you can never wear flats again.
Yet they are so beautiful to look at, either on their own or fulfilling their purpose.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:27 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: World Leaders Book Club at March 01, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)
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Now, there are times when I get sick of mediocrity or blandness or disappointment and decide I need something awesome and have a hard time picking that out, but that mood is a bit different...
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (Lhaco)
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We are in the middle of watching these in order. The half-hour versions move along a lot better than the hour-long.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026
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Part of that, the authors say, was the insistence by Hitch and his producer Joan Harrison to focus on using already published material -- short stories, often ones straight from the AH mystery magazine. Sometimes the author himself would adapt the story, as Henry Slesar did. Or Slesar, Robert Bloch, and others would adapt them. Richard Matheson did one, though that might have been during the hour-long era.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (wzUl9)
It's really interesting to read about how the paths of gregarious family man Coppola, quietly intense Lucas, and awkward film dork Spielberg intersected.
My favorite bit: Interviewing Coppola at his newly established Zoetrope Studio, a reporter thought Francis looked "rumpled as if there were 30 dwarves playing handball inside his clothes." 😆
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (kpS4V)
You, too?
When I was young, Dad bought a passel of "classic" books. They stayed in a bookcase for decades. They were packed tightly enough that I could push up one or two to make a garage for my Matchbox cars.
Dad's been gone for two years, and my sister, who lives in the area, and I are still clearing out the house. What to do with these books? I don't know whether the secondhand bookstore will take them. They might fall apart. And I have so many of my own that I'm not going to guilt myself into reading them. Yet tossing out books seems like sacrilege. I'm torn.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (p/isN)
Posted by: Captain Ned at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (nADdg)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 09:24 AM
+++++
Listened to it a couple of years ago. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 09:30 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)
This is correct.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 09:30 AM (h7ZuX)
I got it mostly because of the Tolkien/Lewis aspect but it's turning out to be a good spur to introspection.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:30 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026
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The ex-Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 swore that they were actually *more* comfortable for her to wear. I presume she did not mean all day, though. And she "swore" a lot of things that turned out not to be true.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:31 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at March 01, 2026 09:32 AM (gQ15S)
Bah! You've published multiple books, MP. You're an author. Unpublished people like me are mere writers. Sometimes you have to find the right place and the right time to get higher sales. You never know. Have you looked at the site JSG posted last week:
https://www.bearmanormedia.com/
If you do a non-fiction book about Theda or Old Hollywood, you might find an outlet there. I'd also suggest the site for TJM, Moviegique, and Lex, but they don't frequent the book thread.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:34 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 09:34 AM (CDdUX)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 09:34 AM (vfth7)
Does this sound familiar to you?
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Chateau Lloyd does not have the space for such luxuries. Books are subject to strict retention standards. I must both have read and enjoyed a book to keep it. If I haven't read it, it gets priority. If I avoid reading it, I get rid of it.
I did have something like Linus' experience last week, but it was inadvertent. I had planned on reading City of God over Lent, got it off the shelf and realized that the used edition I have had been "abridged for modern readers." The Horror! It fell out of my nerveless hands and landed with a thud on the floor. I picked it up and contemptuously set it on the outgoing stack. With nothing immediately available, I went to the Graham Greene section, and that's how I picked up The Human Factor.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)
And I live in a small town in Montana.
Mirabile dictu!
Posted by: Wenda at March 01, 2026 09:18 AM (JUZZb)
(glares)
The last order I made on Amazon took four days to get to me, and I could tell by the shipping info it was already in town!!!
At least they gave me a gift card for being so late.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (0QMbS)
Posted by: NCDave at March 01, 2026 09:36 AM (mAiNO)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:37 AM (ZOv7s)
Already have three titles on the Book Thread memo pad- thanks, Horde!
I have many books that I got during the Biden interim/Covid times that I thought would be good for re-building Western Civ in case of a collapse. I'm thinking about letting them go back to the thrift store, but that may be premature.
When we weed the books, we each make a stack of books we want to get rid of, and the other has veto power over your stack.
Audios: listened to "To Kill A Mockingbird" on CD, narrated by Sissy Spacek. It was excellent- a perfect narrator choice.
Currently reading "La Morte De Arthur", one of the four books you must read to understand the Medieval Age.
The combat scenes are ridiculously repetitious- how Malory would have loved Cut and Paste.
Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (f+FmA)
The fact it's short was an inducement for me to check it out. Mary Beard's Emperor of Rome looked fascinating, a mix of history and personal anecdotes about the men who ran the Empire, but I wasn't sure if I'd have time to finish it. I could just skim and read about the emperors that really interest me, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
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That trilogy is gold. You're in for a treat. It changed how I looked at WW2.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (5YmYl)
Bookshop Memories, by George Orwell
Books Won't Furnish a Room, by Joseph Epstein
And for those of us who write, regularly or not --
Ever find yourself putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard and then wondering just what you're doing because the last thing the planet needs is yet another book?
Are there progressive stages to book sick?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: World Leaders Book Club at March 01, 2026 09:27 AM (2Ez/1)
I wish I had.
Posted by: Khamenei's severed head at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (uQesX)
Miley,
Glad you found it. I got a hardcover edition from Rabbit Room Press before it was available at Amazon or B and N. It is one of my favorite novels. Levi has a wonderful way of bringing out emotions in the reader. He also tied together all the various parts at the end in a very satisfying way.
BTW, he is reportedly working on a follow-on: Ellen of Golden. When it's released, I'll be first in line for a copy.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:40 AM (yTvNw)
I have a trade paperback of some later Darkhorse IJ comics. I remember not being impressed with them, but I'm going to re-read that book to see how it compares to the Marvel run.
I also read Marvel's adaptations of the three Indiana Jones movies. (Because there are only three. The 'fourth' was a parody that got mistaken for the real thing, and I think AI has hallucinated the existence of 'fifth') I heard the movie-comics were adapted from an early version of the screenplay, which fits; some scenes are expanded upon, but other (very iconic) scenes are missing entirely. As an example; the sword wielding Arab that Indy casually shoots, completely absent.
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 09:40 AM (Lhaco)
Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (/FjOd)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:19 AM (RIvkX)
Do you find it interesting that so many episodes are about spouses offing each other? Not the usual trope of 50's marital bliss.
Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (f+FmA)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (wzUl9)
I don't know why I find Black Dahlia so hard to get through. The same author's book about the 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor was a page-turner, but this isn't. And it's not a period thing, either - the Dahlia case has always fascinated me, but there's just something about his narrative style here that leaves me cold.
I am reading, slowly, James Shapiro's A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599. I discovered he also wrote one about the 'who wrote Shakespeare' controversy, Contested Will, which I am listening to on Audible. That book is not interested so much in who might have been 'Shakespeare,' but why people want to believe in a different author.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:42 AM (0U5gm)
Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 09:44 AM (0QMbS)
Thank you! I'll look into that.
I have several newspaper-related books on one shelf. Some I may never read. Those are "My Life and the Times" by Turner Catledge, who was once that paper's executive editor; and "The Paper," an account of the glory days and death of the New York Herald Tribune. I've read chunks of the latter, but I never have started from the beginning.
I got "The Paper" through procrastination. It was a promotional copy sent to the newsroom. It circled through the staff until it came to me. Because I was heavily into comics, I let it lie fallow -- and then the guy who was to get it after me got fired. Nobody asked me about it, so I kept it.
Then there is "Coups and Earthquakes," a collection of anecdotes about reporters -- particularly foreign correspondents -- and publishers. I've gone through it numerous times. Recommended for laughter.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:44 AM (p/isN)
Are there progressive stages to book sick?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (q3u5l)
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I like the act of writing. It brings me joy. Sometimes I don't have a clear idea of what kind of book I want to do, so I do short form stuff, articles and blog posts (and come here). But the need to write always comes back. I'm feeling it stir right now, for the first time since Walls of Men was published.
When the mood arrives, it becomes almost a compulsion, and I've been known to fall asleep at the keyboard. First drafts show errors piling in near the end of a session. It's pretty funny to read.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:44 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
I have that book and stopped about halfway through. There's only so much information this old grey head can absorb.
Have you ever read any of Alberto Angela's books about daily life in ancient Rome?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:45 AM (ufSfZ)
Sometime. I already have a big stack of books on my to-be-read list, and I don't see any reason to jump this book to the front of the line.
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 09:46 AM (Lhaco)
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:29 AM (p/isN)
Donate them to the thrift store. Someone will want them.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 09:46 AM (h7ZuX)
The editions have plain slipcovers and hardcover, with nice binding.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 01, 2026 09:46 AM (XV/Pl)
Notsothoreau,
Sinise really did a great job. I've loved that book since high school. (Which is a long F'ing while ago.) I found the audio CD at the library and enjoyed it so much I bought my own copy. He does a great job with the different characters' voices. Not overly so but effective.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:47 AM (yTvNw)
I am, as well, though my interest (as you could imagine) is on old comic strips like Mutt & Jeff, Old Doc Yak or Baron Bean. I think I might use that as a topic for next month.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026
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It's a quiet sort of story. The 1979 film listing on IMDb has very good casting, such as Nicol Williamson as Castle.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (wzUl9)
Pslam 62:8
Posted by: Marcus T at March 01, 2026 09:49 AM (04KGT)
Fantastic shoes, but I would start wobbling before taking the first step.
Just finished Dead Drop, a novella by Marc Cameron. This gem was a "bonus" included with one of Cameron's novels. The story features his Jericho Quinn cast of characters and is a real page turner. Jericho, his partner, and their families are late in arriving for a few hours at a water park in Virginia. Shortly after their arrival, there is an explosion in the park, followed by shooting and terrified panic as everyone attempts to exit at the same time. The novella details the horror, bravery, carnage, and rescues of several thousand people at the park by a few heroes, and some of those heroes are children. Lively and fast-paced story telling. Recommended.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at March 01, 2026 09:49 AM (kB9dk)
I figured it was mainly a special tribute to Grissom, White & Chaffee, but it's first in a series intended to cover each Apollo mission. Close to 300 pages of purposefully captioned beautiful pics. Most I've not seen before. 7 & 8 already out, if they're half as good I'll continue buying them.
The amount & quality of history books being published on aviation & space is overwhelming. I try to be selective, but there are at least a dozen publishers putting out good series on aircraft of all eras.
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at March 01, 2026 09:50 AM (KaHlS)
The story is told through three characters: Cloud's founder (via his diary), a recent hire who works security, and a corporate espionage mole.
It's a good setup with not much payoff in the end. Eh, it kept me occupied and off the streets.
I noticed climate change was a thing in this novel (2019) and "Detour" (2026). Wonder how long they can chase this chimera. *looks at snow outside*
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:50 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (f+FmA)
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Yes, the cheating spouse is a theme, so is the gold-digger.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)
I have that book and stopped about halfway through. There's only so much information this old grey head can absorb.
Have you ever read any of Alberto Angela's books about daily life in ancient Rome?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026
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No! I did read one some years ago about daily life in the capital; maybe it was one of his.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)
His Hyperion Cantos is a kick-ass series of novels with plenty of great SF ideas, good people, villains, and moments of awesome. I highly recommend the entire series.
I did dislike the opening of the last book, The Rise of Endymion, but my tastes are not those of others.
Also recommended is a short story in that universe, Orphans of the Helix.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 09:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:39 AM (q3u5l)
There's plenty of room for our books. All we need to do is gather the books by pervs, feminists, communists, socialist, democrats, purple hairs, excessive pierced weirdos with bird hands, and burn them. See, problem solved.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:53 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 09:53 AM (/RHNq)
Pslam 62:8
Posted by: Marcus T at March 01, 2026 09:49 AM (04KGT)
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:54 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 09:51 AM (RIvkX)
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It is a sign of a healthy society, where breaking up a marriage is scandalous and evil, not empowering.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 09:55 AM (ZOv7s)
I also have the complete Hornblower books by C.S. Forester, and many Alexander Kent books.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 09:55 AM (u82oZ)
My project, as it was yesterday, is to continue editing my new book. It goes slowly; I write without referencing anything other than my own limited knowledge of silent movies and period Hollywood. It's during the editing that I have to fill in all the details and provide color, which is what I am doing now.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (bXbFr)
Mass shooting in Austin. 3 dead (I don't know if that includes the shooter - who is dead) and 14 injured. Suspect has not been identified.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
I am 62 and have at least 400 unread books sitting patiently on my Kindle, and another 40 hardbacks and paperbacks that I need to read. I realize I'll have to live to be 100 to read them all, since I also buy a couple books every payday. Challenge Accepted!!
Posted by: Sharkman at March 01, 2026 09:56 AM (/RHNq)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:41 AM (ufSfZ)
I think because they're elitists. They think a "butcher's boy from Stratford" couldn't have written anything like that. Too uneducated, it had to be an aristocrat.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:57 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 09:58 AM (0QMbS)
The tropes of 50s marital bliss -- not sure I recall those tropes much of anywhere except in tv sitcoms. Were the tropes present in much fiction?
And for a delightful short story along these lines -- 'Over Insurance' by John Collier. If you can read the last sentence without falling down laughing you're made of sterner stuff than this kid.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 09:58 AM (q3u5l)
Oh, boy, I'll look forward to that!
I'm a member of two Facebook groups devoted to old comic strips and panels. I'm getting regular fixes of "Our Boarding House -- With Major Hoople." My favorite comics work.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 09:58 AM (p/isN)
BTW, Amazon did their usual lousy job of packaging. It was just loose in a box with no padding. Used books I get are packaged better. That's annoying when the book is inexpensive. But when the book is 50 dollars or more, I expect more care. Barnes and Noble is sometimes more expensive but the packaging is MUCH better.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (ufSfZ)
Isn't Gasoline Alley still running?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:00 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: sal at March 01, 2026 09:38 AM (f+FmA)
That could be entertaining!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:01 AM (h7ZuX)
I'll be interested in what you say about that. I ditched Birds of Prey when Chuck Dixon left.
Devin Grayson and Gail Simone are on my "never buy" list.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 10:01 AM (p/isN)
Never forget the “oh c’mon, you gotta be kidding me” experience of reading the final hundred or so pages of The Abominable, and laughing all the way at the sheer audacity.
R.I.P.
Posted by: Buzzy Krumhunger at March 01, 2026 10:02 AM (AiDq0)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 01, 2026 10:02 AM (bXbFr)
So I finally relented to the nagging voice and wrote it down. It was a single page. After it got cold and was edited I emailed it to his wife now widow. Almost immediately she wrote me back with a gracious note and profuse thanks.
It reinforced a simple principle to me: when I get the sense I'm supposed to write, dammit, stop what you're doing and write!!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Opinion fact at March 01, 2026 10:05 AM (4hjRS)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (u82oZ)
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The tropes of 50s marital bliss -- not sure I recall those tropes much of anywhere except in tv sitcoms. Were the tropes present in much fiction?
And for a delightful short story along these lines -- 'Over Insurance' by John Collier. If you can read the last sentence without falling down laughing you're made of sterner stuff than this kid.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026
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Collier had a couple of stories adapted to AH Presents, too. His short works often turned up in the AH anthologies like 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV.
I think the marital bliss tropes were more honored in the breach than in the observance. No conflict if the marriage was happy. John D. MacDonald's The Executioners being an exception: The conflict comes from Max Cady, from outside the leads' marriage.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Who Knew at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (0QMbS)
I'm picky about the Audible books I listen to. A bad narrator can ruin everything. Sometimes it's just their voice that puts me off. I try to listen to the sample to see if I can stand their voice.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (VCgbV)
Recently got Plato's Republic. I never read it entirely before, only excepts.
I used to ride the bus a lot, and read on the bus. Now I drive. Listening to books on tape would have me arriving in Albuquerque with no memory of how I got there, so ... no.
I do enjoy the suggestions from the book thread, so thank you, MP4.
Somebody also mention Hyperion Cantos a few days ago, so maybe give a try. RIP to the author.
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (3ZUWJ)
I am, as well, though my interest (as you could imagine) is on old comic strips like Mutt & Jeff, Old Doc Yak or Baron Bean. I think I might use that as a topic for next month.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (ufSfZ)
I haven't even heard of those strips! But, I suppose outside of Pogo, all the strips that I'm familiar with were either adventure stories, or series that were still running in the 90s, when I was actively reading them.
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (Lhaco)
Maybe there's a short story here.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (uP8XJ)
Isn't Gasoline Alley still running?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026
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No idea. It was the first strip, I think, to present the stories of the characters in order, not in just anecdotes or isolated adventures, and to allow them to age, so that a child in the early days of the strip -- "Skeezix"? -- grew to adulthood as the comic went along.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (wzUl9)
It is, penned by Jim Scancarelli, who is only the third artist in the strip's history.
There is a project - like the Pogo project - to reprint all the Frank King strips in volumes that cover 2 years each of GA. It opened with Walt Before Skeezix, which covered the original strip from its beginning as a one-panel joke about cars and the men who owned them, then into the regular story strip it became in the early 1920s. I have 4 volumes and they are very well researched and packaged.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA
I vote 'Yay'!
: -))
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Big Farma Marketing Department at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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It use to be a very famous and popular college bar area but now it's full of gang bangers who come into town to party in the area. Since the fbi is involved it could indicate cartel vs banger stuff. Everyone in Austin stays away now except a few naive/stupid UT Austin kids. I mean, they have police and EMS stationed there every weekend in anticipation of a shooting.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:13 AM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 10:13 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:14 AM (hJH5n)
'Travels' was a 'read something different' listen when my library added it, and it was very enjoyable.
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at March 01, 2026 10:14 AM (KaHlS)
There are also the strips that die because no-one can recapture the original attitude - Krazy Kat, Pogo - and ones where the creator themselves forbid a new artist - Peanuts.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:14 AM (ufSfZ)
Yep, the Bowdens' marriage in JDM's The Executioners (aka Cape Fear) is a happy one. But he did quite a bit with unhappy ones too. At least three of his novels (The Deceivers, Cancel All Our Vows, and Clemmie) centered on cheating spouses for the main story rather than crime/suspense. And the crime/suspense novels featured their share of faithless and often murderous spouses as well.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:15 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (wzUl9)
That I knew. It was a couple of years ago when I read it was still being produced, so I wasn't sure.
It is, penned by Jim Scancarelli, who is only the third artist in the strip's history.
It opened with Walt Before Skeezix, which covered the original strip from its beginning as a one-panel joke about cars and the men who owned them, then into the regular story strip it became in the early 1920s. I have 4 volumes and they are very well researched and packaged.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:09 AM (ufSfZ)
I'm surprised it's lasted so long when others of its type have disappeared.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:17 AM (uQesX)
BTW, Amazon did their usual lousy job of packaging. It was just loose in a box with no padding. Used books I get are packaged better. That's annoying when the book is inexpensive. But when the book is 50 dollars or more, I expect more care. Barnes and Noble is sometimes more expensive but the packaging is MUCH better.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:00 AM (yTvNw)
I don't think I've ever ordered books from Barns and Noble (bought plenty in-store, buy not on-line) but I share your complaints about Amazon's dubious packaging practices. I've bought a number of expensive (big and heavy) books off of ebay, and while that will vary by seller, most sellers of new books will package them pretty well. However, when purchasing cheap used books....yeah, people who deal in those books sometimes cheap out on the packaging.
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:17 AM (Lhaco)
Carrion Comfort is probably my favorite; I re-read it periodically. Song of Kali and The Terror were superbly done, but I'm not sure I'm going to ever want to read them again, because they were really unsettling.
There are a bunch I have not been able to get through, including the Roman ones and Flashback. Likely I'll give them another try at some point.
Posted by: Splunge at March 01, 2026 10:17 AM (KEowH)
All of them could practically take place in the same universe. It seems as though there used to be much more of a standard "default future" in SF.
The Norton stories are good, the Anderson stories are not his best but not bad -- but I found myself a little disappointed in the Dickson short stories. I haven't read any of his novels -- is he better at long than short works?
Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026 10:20 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Eromero at March 01, 2026 10:21 AM (DXbAa)
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at March 01, 2026 10:22 AM (ufSfZ)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 10:24 AM (ZQOYp)
I'll be interested in what you say about that. I ditched Birds of Prey when Chuck Dixon left.
Devin Grayson and Gail Simone are on my "never buy" list.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 10:01 AM (p/isN)
There is no reason for DC to be collecting the Simone run but not the Dixon run. No reason except for spite or stupidity...
After how she desecrated Red Sonja, Simone SHOULD be on my never-buy list....but this was half price, and people insist she didn't suck during this run. I dunno. It may well have been a bad purchase. I have never read anything by Grayson, but nothing I've heard makes me want to start.
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:25 AM (Lhaco)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 10:26 AM (ZQOYp)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026
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Which Dickson collection is this? I have The Star Road from about 1972, featuring stories he published in the '60s; that's the one with "On Messenger Mountain" in it. The only other one I remember well from that collection is "Jackal's Meal," involving a human ambassador's clash with a race of aliens called the Morah.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended
They did the job apparently ... (https://www.kxan.com article) ... as in kept it from being worse by shooting the guy.
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at March 01, 2026 10:28 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:28 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 10:28 AM (VE6XX)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 10:29 AM (Y1sOo)
Have plans for next couple but won't get them until needed.
And that to get list can change before then.
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:31 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at March 01, 2026 10:06 AM (VCgbV)
Same. I'll know within a few paragraphs if I will be able to listen to a book or not. Over-dramatic? Returned. Odd pauses, returned. Horrible voicing of the other sex (i.e. women doing men's voices, men doing women's voices), returned. I probably return more audio books than I listen to.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:31 AM (h7ZuX)
Happy Hooligan, Alphonse and Gaston, Buster Brown (who was a little terror), The Katzenjammer" Kids, on to Held's jazz age vamps and Peter Arno's saucy couples, and the squiggly weirdness of James Thurber.
Well now I've got to leaf through it for the thousandth time.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 10:31 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:32 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at March 01, 2026 10:33 AM (bXbFr)
Have plans for next couple but won't get them until needed.
And that to get list can change before then.
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 10:30 AM (Ia/+0)
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I used to do that but doing research for nonfiction forced me to change. It's sort of the old school days thing, where you have required readings for homework and then read for fun.
I don't generally have to "fun" books going at the same time.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:33 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Sid... who puts the anal in anal sex at March 01, 2026 10:34 AM (Bhh+v)
I'm also going to be reading LeCarre's Little Drummer Girl as I just watched the HBO miniseries and I want to compare and contrast
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
I liked Hyperion too, but I felt like he mailed it in on the last book in the series.
Posted by: Halfhand at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (5slMQ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:32 AM (wzUl9)
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I enjoyed The Dragon and the George, which was a fun take on fantasy/time travel. Started as a short story ("St. Dragon and the George"). Lots of books were like that.
I read a Dorsai book and it was about some news reporter and how they were totally impartial, sacrosanct, etc. and it was so verrry dated.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (ZOv7s)
I dimly remember that post-9/11 Dan Simmons piece, but can't recall exactly where I saw it. Got a feeling it was on his blog and discussion board site, which I don't think has been online in years.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)
Whenever I am "book sick" I pull out a book to read for a while.
Larry Correia is usually good, David Drake or Betty MacDonald. Carlo Cipolla is my go to when I just don't want fiction and I want to scratch that historical economics itch.
Some writers are harder than others to read. Those four have liquid, open prose that is a delight to read no matter what the subject
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 10:37 AM (rbvCR)
The closest solution I've found are the groups on Goodreads where you can ask for "Books like X".
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at March 01, 2026 10:38 AM (EIcmO)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:38 AM (h7ZuX)
I still think about his needle guns and wonder how workable they would be.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026
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I seem to recall Alec Guinness played Le Carre's chief spy, George Smiley, in at least one adaptation. Not sure if it was a theatrical movie or a TV miniseries.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 09:06 AM (uQesX)
Didn't some Muzzie conqueror burn libraries on the grounds that if the books disagreed with the Quran they were heretical, while if they agreed with it they were superfluous?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: Trimegistus at March 01, 2026 10:40 AM (78a2H)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)
Yep! 1982 with Klaus Kinski and Diane Keaton. I need to re-watch that version too.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:40 AM (xcxpd)
They would suffice for the occasional foray to the ladies' room, and of course for the entrance and exit. I would rely on my escort to fetch me cocktails, and not down too many (with exit in mind).
They would serve for a few dances, carefully chosen for mood and tempo.
High heels aren't bad if they're well-balanced, and unfortunately some of the most outrageously gorgeous ones are NOT.
Back in the day when I wore them 8-10 hours a day for work, we divided heels into "good", and "sit-and-cross-your-legs".
And for the love of God, when you have to stand in them, do NOT lock your knees.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (enw9G)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:35 AM (xcxpd)
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Wasn't that a movie in the 1980s? I'm old enough to remember when non-comic/fantasy books were made into decent movies.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026
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I seem to recall Alec Guinness played Le Carre's chief spy, George Smiley, in at least one adaptation. Not sure if it was a theatrical movie or a TV miniseries.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)
Yep. There's been a couple versions. I'm a big fan of the Gary Oldman version.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026
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I found that out, oddly enough, when I had to translate Spanish-language short stories in college. The pieces we'd had in high school were simple stuff. The short stories required close attention. But some of them were a breeze to translate; others were difficult.
I'd always known that on some level about writers in English -- but it only came home to me when I had to reach for the Spanish dictionary in nearly every sentence.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (xcxpd)
Apparently the Soviets had one in the '70s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needlegun
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)
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There were TV adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Both are excellent, and Guinness owned the role to such an extent that Carre actually changed Smiley to match. In the books, (I'm told) Smiley habitually cleans his glasses with his tie. Guinness didn't that that worked for a nervous tic, and instead had him pull out a handkerchief to do it with almost ritual care. From then on, that's what Smiley did in the books as well.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (uP8XJ)
Posted by: Toad-0 at March 01, 2026 10:43 AM (tllzz)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)
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There was a "burning of the books" where all copies of the Koran that differed from the official text were destroyed. This is why the only authorized text remains one generated in (IIRC) Istanbul in 1922. Scholars have been able to find fragments of earlier versions and these are under maximum security, with locations undisclosed.
It is common for academics who specialize in critical analysis of the Koran to have alternate identities and write under pseudonyms.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)
Miguel Cervantes pretty well nailed the title of that Simmons piece. And while Simmons' own page isn't up there any more, it looks like the piece was quoted in full in another discussion group.
Try:
https://tinyurl.com/3xffanht
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 10:45 AM (q3u5l)
Forgot how star casted it is with Alex Guinness as the Capt
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 10:46 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026
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Smiley goes back a long ways. I think he is the lead in Le Carre's first novel, Call for the Dead, ca. 1962; and he's mentioned (not sure if he appears) in The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.
Aside from those two, for different reasons, I've never been a fan of Le Carre's stuff. Same with Len Deighton. I tried reading Funeral in Berlin and simply could not follow what the lead spy, the film role called "Harry Palmer" and played by Michael Caine, was doing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:46 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)
Definitely not a walking around shoe. Maybe a lying down shoe.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at March 01, 2026 10:47 AM (h7ZuX)
The best one is the one which starts with "this is work of fiction, any similarity to persons or events, living or dead, is unintended and coincidental".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:47 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:12 AM (hJH5n)
Same. My library is my joy. A book/author has to seriously piss me off to be ejected.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:48 AM (xcxpd)
Ok had to get that off my chest. Rant off.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at March 01, 2026 10:48 AM (i0Hi3)
Didn't some Muzzie conqueror burn libraries on the grounds that if the books disagreed with the Quran they were heretical, while if they agreed with it they were superfluous?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)
It's not often remarked upon, but I believe the first Chinese emperor actually one-upped that action. He burned the books, and also tried to burn all the scholars that wrote the books! To make extra sure that nothing from before survived. Didn't work out as completely as he had hoped, but I guess he deserves some credit (and blame) for trying.
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (Lhaco)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
Love that version. Guinness was wonderful as Smiley. Little bit of trivia: a young Patrick Stewart played Karla.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (lJ0H4)
And with that, I'm off to Mass.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (xcxpd)
Apparently the Soviets had one in the '70s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needlegun
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)
Interesting. I see a lot of Kalashnikov in that. Love to try one out.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at March 01, 2026 10:50 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 10:50 AM (FXNzP)
Forty years ago, little Billy Gather went on a camping and rafting trip with his father and sister. They disappeared and were presumed to have drowned. Five years later Billy reappeared in Thailand spinning a story of a prehistoric valley with dinosaurs, aliens, robots, and cavemen. Billy becomes the butt of jokes and disappears from the public eye.
Years later Billy, now Professor Noah Barnes, has figured out how to activate the wormhole he believes transported him to the valley, but he accidentally takes some of his grad students with him.
The cool thing about this phenomenon is that it's a fixed point out in space that the Earth sometimes travels through on its orbit, so objects, people, and creatures from various eras have been zapped to the valley, its endpoint.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 10:51 AM (kpS4V)
I got halfway through it, and got tired.
I really suggest everyone read David Anthony's book The Horse, the Wheel, and Language if you are interested in the development of IE language and culture. The first part is about linguistics, the second is archology, and the third is historical. I first ran across papers from him in Scientific American in the 90's when he published about early horse domestication and evidence of bit-wear on horses' teeth
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 10:53 AM (rbvCR)
Forty years ago, little Billy Gather went on a camping and rafting trip with his father and sister. They disappeared and were presumed to have drowned. Five years later Billy reappeared in Thailand spinning a story of a prehistoric valley with dinosaurs, aliens, robots, and cavemen. . . . Years later Billy, now Professor Noah Barnes, has figured out how to activate the wormhole he believes transported him to the valley, but he accidentally takes some of his grad students with him.
The cool thing about this phenomenon is that it's a fixed point out in space that the Earth sometimes travels through on its orbit, so objects, people, and creatures from various eras have been zapped to the valley, its endpoint.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026
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A grand idea!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (wzUl9)
They did the job apparently ... (https://www.kxan.com article) ... as in kept it from being worse by shooting the guy.
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at March 01, 2026 10:27 AM (3ZUWJ)
Three people is a "mass shooting"? Oh yeah, this is in Austin. Also, it's bad enough that cops are called "law enforcement officials". Now they are called "public safety officials". Sheesh.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (gvODy)
Love that version. Guinness was wonderful as Smiley. Little bit of trivia: a young Patrick Stewart played Karla.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 10:49 AM (lJ0H4)
Patrick Stewart was young?
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 10:56 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 10:39 AM (IG3/x)
Dunno, but it's probably something a socialist would do too.
Rats. Gotta go somewhere, hope to be back before the end of the thread. If not, thanks for the effort MP! (who's gone already and won't see this)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 10:56 AM (uQesX)
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 10:54 AM (gvODy)
Yikes.
Reminds of when George Costanza bought an audio book to help him through something dry, and the voice sounded just like him.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 10:57 AM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 10:57 AM (FXNzP)
Three dead. Fourteen injured. Unstated how many of those fourteen were shot but three of them are in critical condition so it's more than zero.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)
Yeah, pre-dawn today I had book-sick with my kindle ... nothing that I wanted to re-read, and all the new offerings did not excite.
ended up reading something from Gutenberg on my phone, to accompany breakfast.
(I, too, cannot eat without something to read)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (MIIRH)
Oddly, perhaps, traditional ballad poetry fits the bill. Chesterton's Ballad of the White Horse is an example. There is something about the meter, pacing, and alliteration that sucks me in and I lose myself in the writing.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (yTvNw)
They would suffice for the occasional foray to the ladies' room, and of course for the entrance and exit. I would rely on my escort to fetch me cocktails, and not down too many (with exit in mind).
They would serve for a few dances, carefully chosen for mood and tempo.
High heels aren't bad if they're well-balanced, and unfortunately some of the most outrageously gorgeous ones are NOT.
Back in the day when I wore them 8-10 hours a day for work, we divided heels into "good", and "sit-and-cross-your-legs".
And for the love of God, when you have to stand in them, do NOT lock your knees.
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 10:41 AM (enw9G)
I can wear high heels anywhere, even on cobblestones!
Posted by: Queen Letizia at March 01, 2026 10:59 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: tankascribe at March 01, 2026 10:59 AM (NtoJk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:00 AM (wzUl9)
Three dead. Fourteen injured. Unstated how many of those fourteen were shot but three of them are in critical condition so it's more than zero.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 10:58 AM (ExV1e)
Honestly, I do not want to be crass or be perceived as such (one is too many of course) but the media is still populated by dumbasses. More of a slap at them than at the situation.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:00 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:01 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 01, 2026 11:02 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 09:16 AM (XvL8K)
Like you, 95% of my physical library has been read, while only 20% of my ebook library. For me, it is easier to accumulate ebooks for future reads.
My YouTube account has about a dozen "watch later" videos on the list, most are under 10 minutes so I catch up on those quickly.
Posted by: Joemarine at March 01, 2026 11:02 AM (y171U)
I really suggest everyone read David Anthony's book The Horse, the Wheel, and Language if you are interested in the development of IE language and culture. The first part is about linguistics, the second is archology, and the third is historical. I first ran across papers from him in Scientific American in the 90's when he published about early horse domestication and evidence of bit-wear on horses' teeth
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 10:53 AM (rbvCR)
Seconded. Read the book and enjoyed it. (Although it was a bit dry at times, and my e-reader didn't do justice to any of the maps or photos)
Posted by: Castle Guy at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (Lhaco)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (qFwJc)
You are a better/braver woman than I.
The few times I had to, I was careful as hell--to preserve the shoe, AND to preserve my ankles.
A twisted ankle meant I couldn't work for a few days.
(and in cobblestone environments while well-dressed, that's what horse carriages are for)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (enw9G)
"Hong Kong in Heels" would be a great book or movie title.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:03 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: mrp at March 01, 2026 11:04 AM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:05 AM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026
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It sounds like I should look for it at the big library.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:05 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026
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Wasn't there an earlier one that burned in Julius Caesar's time?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:06 AM (wzUl9)
At 29x2+, I don't miss them!
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:06 AM (enw9G)
Posted by: Max Klinger at March 01, 2026 11:09 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:00 AM (hJH5n)
On that topic - there’s a story this morning from the BBC claiming that either the US or Israel bombed a girls school in Iran, killing 108 students… in spite of the fact that already posted on the net is a video of smoke trails from a nearby IRGC base, clearly showing that this was a missile launch by Iran that failed and fell dramatically short, landing on their own city.
The BBC publishes verbatim press releases of whatever the Iranian government tells them to publish.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:10 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:10 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:10 AM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: barbarausa
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Same here. Wore heels all through high school and my 20's and half way through my 30's. Now I have bad knees.
Posted by: lin-duh at March 01, 2026 11:11 AM (VCgbV)
It is every bit as impressive as I figured it would be.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 11:11 AM (2WIwB)
His memoir sounds interesting, especially because the hottest action seems to take place during my first years in New York when I was getting acquainted with local media and intensely following local news. I want to read the book, and I expect it to trigger some great memories.
Posted by: Clio Weeps at March 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kSAM8)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:13 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Max Klinger at March 01, 2026 11:09 AM (2Ez/1)
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No peep toes or kitten heels with olive drab! Dress uniform only.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
I know that quote but I can't remember where it's from.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (lJ0H4)
(((Charles Fishman)))
@cfishman
The President of the United States wore a baseball cap to announce a sweeping attack against another nation.
A baseball cap.
Remember the fury at Zelenskyy when he wore a military uniform to the White House?
Yeah. A baseball cap.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:15 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
I know that quote but I can't remember where it's from.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (lJ0H4)
Tolstoy, I believe, when asked why he only wrote about unhappy people and families.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:16 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
M to F tranny or F to M tranny?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:17 AM (FXNzP)
Yeah no...it wasn't a military uniform, they were more like pajamas for a six year old.
Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:17 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:17 AM (FXNzP)
Assuming that the killed/wounded ratio rule holds in this case, black gangbanger.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Tom Servo
Anna Karenina. I remember now.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)
I have always considered Gary Oldman's portrayal of Smiley to be his best role.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:16 AM (etYFQ)
Being from Russia he had a lot of material to work with...
Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (j10i6)
Posted by: Tom Servo
First sentence of Anna Karen Karenina, I believe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: no one of any consequence
I know that quote but I can't remember where it's from.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (lJ0H4)
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Tolstoy, I believe, when asked why he only wrote about unhappy people and families.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026
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My first thought was that it was from Chekhov, but yes, it is from Anna Karenina.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:20 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: As it has always been at March 01, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:15 AM (FXNzP)
If I could do AI I’d show Trump in the batters box, ready to swing at a big softball coming in, looking like Khameini’s head.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:21 AM (etYFQ)
Can Star Trek be far behind?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:21 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Diogenes
Checkout his Jackson Lamb in "Slow Horses". A totally different brand of spymaster.
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:21 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 11:22 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:24 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Boobs at March 01, 2026 11:26 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:18 AM (j10i6)
There’s a great meme out there with pictures of various authors and these captions:
English writers: “I will die for honor!”
French writers: “I will die for Love!”
American writers: “I will die for Freedom!”
Russian writers: “I will die.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:26 AM (etYFQ)
Man, this is going to be one of those very dangerous book threads, I can see. We get into Graham Greene and/or World War II stuff and I'm really in trouble. I am going to back away slowly for now, and return later, after Excel and I have done my March budget.
Posted by: Clio Weeps at March 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kSAM8)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:27 AM (q3u5l)
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Can Star Trek be far behind?
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026
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Patrick Stewart has been mentioned, so . . .
His Sejanus in I, Claudius is a great turn. He has one of the most erotic and sensual love scenes ever on film with one of the Roman princesses. Later, when he has been found out and is about to be marched to his execution, he gives a faint smile that says, "Well, I did my all, and it was a great run!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:28 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:28 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 11:30 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: The Hardy Boys at March 01, 2026 11:31 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 11:26 AM (etYFQ)
Heh - they forgot "But first I will go insane"
Posted by: Boswell at March 01, 2026 11:31 AM (j10i6)
The key to surviving in heels for long periods is to walk in the normal heel-toe motion (hence the well-balanced rule), and stand with UNLOCKED knees, which is hard to remember because the heels pitch you forward and it is instinctive to lock.
Yes, they make your whole leg look great, because they force an unnatural (thus compensatory) posture.
The only time you break heel-to-toe is for something like cobblestones, where keeping the weight over the balls of the feet gives you more surface area and control.
Look at the runway models--they aren't mincing along, they are striding and nailing down the floor.
That's the real thing about the famous Ginger Rogers trope: she didn't do everything Astaire did, but to do everything with him backwards, in heels?
Particularly all of the beautiful smooth numbers, which require a toe-release to give that gliding travel.
(Max K, try a Cuban heel--they are awesome workhorses)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:32 AM (enw9G)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 11:14 AM (qFwJc)
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A secret circulated quietly among champion 4-H Club cognoscenti.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 11:36 AM (nWPIJ)
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:36 AM (gvODy)
The one big advantage Amazon offers, for me, is the easy access to used books.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:36 AM "
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Ssshhhh... Don't say a word. She's going to help finance my next boat.
Posted by: Her podiatrist at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:25 AM (0U5gm)
Interesting that. I am reading Shakespeare, the Mystery by George Elliot Sweet (signed by the author as well!) which builds the case that the various irregularities around Shakespeare and the odd differences between him and his contemporaries in theater, authors and court life can be resolved if Shakespeare were the non-de-plume, Elizabeth Tudor.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:15 AM
I've been on a Sherlock Holmes kick since just after Christmas. I've been reading them on Kindle through my Amazon Prime membership, so no cost or new books added to my overflowing shelves. Yes, I have suffered from book sickness! I started with the short story collection "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", then finished "A Study in Scarlet" and am halfway through "The Sign of the Four". I had never read them until now and am thoroughly enjoying them.
Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026 11:40 AM (rbKZ6)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kpS4V)
AHE,
I started to laugh at that. Then I realized it's true.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:45 AM (yTvNw)
My Dad use to call that the Tits & Heels. When women are mad that is how they walk.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:46 AM (/lPRQ)
We had a foot fetish guy who would call the studio to ask about open-toe high heels about once a month.
He's start by asking about lessons, segue into what type of shoe should I wear to a lesson? then start sounding suspiciously eager when he asked what do teachers wear?
Are they open toed? Are YOU wearing them now? pant pant
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (enw9G)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes.
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Welcome back. We've got seven continents now.
Posted by: Your dusty globe, over in the corner at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026
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The Sign of Four I had not read since I was ten. I found it to be remarkably exciting, with a boat chase on the Thames, for example -- a very visual story.
Doyle's use of flashback to America in Scarlet and later in Valley of Fear annoyed me when I was young -- I wanted to read about Holmes! But when I finally sat down with VoF a few years ago I found the entire "inner story" to be fascinating.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (wzUl9)
How the Washington Post remembers Khamenei:
"With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s 'Les Misérables.' ... Some Iranians who knew Ayatollah Khamenei before he became supreme leader described him as a 'closet moderate'' ..."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Reforger
Low cut blouses are to keep you from staring at her feet.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kpS4V)
I bitch about that a lot. Some of my smartest friends can spout sports trivia all day but couldn't find South Africa on a map. Nor tell me a damn thing about it.
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:48 AM (gvODy)
File a complaint that her walking around in high heels is distracting and makes for a hostile work environment and you feel threatened.
Make them do their job.
Posted by: Pubic Hair On The Coke Can at March 01, 2026 11:49 AM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:49 AM (enw9G)
How the Washington Post remembers Khamenei:
"With his bushy white beard and easy smile, Ayatollah Khamenei cut a more avuncular figure in public than his perpetually scowling but much more revered mentor, and he was known to be fond of Persian poetry and classic Western novels, especially Victor Hugo’s 'Les Misérables.' ... Some Iranians who knew Ayatollah Khamenei before he became supreme leader described him as a 'closet moderate'' ..."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (FXNzP)
So the WaPo wants to go all necro on him.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:49 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Jeopardy! at March 01, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kpS4V)
296 295 ... "It occurs to me that I know Middle Earth geography better than Earth geography."
AHE,
I started to laugh at that. Then I realized it's true.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:45 AM (yTvNw)
I drew Middle-earth maps several times as a kid. Also, the elaborate maps I drew for D&D campaigns that never made it past map-drawing and names of lands level. Turns out I should have just written short stories based on the cool maps I drew.
Son #2 gave me a Middle-earth style map of Wyoming. Very cool.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at March 01, 2026 11:50 AM (0aYVJ)
About 25 years ago I tried Amazon for a couple technical books... took forever to get them.
Went back to B&N which took only a couple days.
Didn't buy anything from 'Zon for almost twenty years after that one slow order. Now that they are more of a storefront with warehousing, distro, and delivery under one name I do buy a lot of 'stuff' but haven't got a book from them in over 25 years.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:51 AM (/lPRQ)
I noticed climate change was a thing in this novel (2019) and "Detour" (2026). Wonder how long they can chase this chimera. *looks at snow outside*
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 09:50 AM (kpS4V)
People first need to grasp the truth: climate has always changed, will change, and will always change.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:51 AM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 11:52 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Local media at March 01, 2026 11:53 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:39 AM (yTvNw)
Try Thriftbooks.com. Sometimes their used books are significantly cheaper than Amazon's.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (Ucgf4)
Doyle's use of flashback to America in Scarlet and later in Valley of Fear annoyed me when I was young -- I wanted to read about Holmes! But when I finally sat down with VoF a few years ago I found the entire "inner story" to be fascinating.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026
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It's remarkable, too, that in some ways Holmes does not seem dated. I mean, yes, of course, it was Victorian and Edwardian England, and Doyle was writing about characters he set in his own world, which has changed beyond what he'd recognize now. But the essential dynamic has not changed: Holmes the truth--seeker, his loyal friend Watson, and the devious ways of the human heart and mind. It still speaks to people. There wouldn't be all these film adaptations, or all these weird modern dress and "Holmes is autistic" or "a sociopath" takes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (wzUl9)
Some writers are harder than others to read. Those four have liquid, open prose that is a delight to read no matter what the subject
Posted by: Kindltot
For me my comfort reads are Larry Correia, Ilona Andrews, and Jim Butcher
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (yyOtC)
We had a foot fetish guy who would call the studio to ask about open-toe high heels about once a month.
He's start by asking about lessons, segue into what type of shoe should I wear to a lesson? then start sounding suspiciously eager when he asked what do teachers wear?
Are they open toed? Are YOU wearing them now? pant pant
Posted by: barbarausa at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (enw9G)
Probably. I'm just going to keep my mouth shut. The company policy book is very Tolkien-ish in it's description of what "harrasment" is. There's probably a whole paragraph on shoes. I have only skimmed through and read the headlines.
Maybe I should read it.
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (gvODy)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at March 01, 2026 11:54 AM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at March 01, 2026 11:47 AM (/lPRQ)
Or if she is wearing a pencil skirt and has the body for it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM (hJH5n)
I've been on a Sherlock Holmes kick since just after Christmas."
Moonbeam,
For your amusement, do a search on Michael Dirda and Conan Doyle in the September 21, 2011 issue of Paris Review. Dirda describes the first time he read Hound of the Baskervilles in grade school. It almost exactly matches my experience. Makes me smile. Dirda also wrote "On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling". I have it in hardcover but the Kindle price is $2.99 at the moment.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM (yTvNw)
Though I have to say that the Kindle store may one day bankrupt me if I'm not careful. But really, I can quit any time I want.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Speaking of pencil skirts at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (2Ez/1)
Kamala, Newsom, AOC, and Mamdani Join Schumer and Jeffries in Piling On Trump Over Iran Strikes
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (wzUl9)
Mapes,
Thanks. I'll add them to my pool of used book sources.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
He's making a list and checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:57 AM (wzUl9)
Hey! That's my schtick!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at March 01, 2026 11:58 AM (uQesX)
Thanks again for the thread, MP4.
Have a good one, gang.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 11:58 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 11:58 AM (wzUl9)
Kamala, Newsom, AOC, and Mamdani Join Schumer and Jeffries in Piling On Trump Over Iran Strikes
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 11:56 AM (FXNzP)
And now they have some dead American soldiers... Must be ecstatic...
Posted by: It's me donna at March 01, 2026 11:59 AM (Qp/fd)
Wolfus, ABE is still good, but you've got to poke around a little depending on what you're after. Some of the ABE sellers charge idiotic amounts of $$$, but others are really pretty reasonable.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at March 01, 2026 12:00 PM (q3u5l)
I no longer buy books, but seek them via the library, or worst case, buy used.
To my dismay, I was recently gifted 'The Brothers Karamazov', which I've never read, and now will, have started actually.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:00 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 12:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM (hJH5n)
She does. At one time I'm sure she was a knockout. A bit on the sunset side these days. She really cool though. Ever helpful. I have no idea of her politics.
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 12:01 PM (gvODy)
If they did it, they had a time machine.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at March 01, 2026 12:02 PM (zdLoL)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at March 01, 2026 12:02 PM (FXNzP)
For your amusement, do a search on Michael Dirda and Conan Doyle in the September 21, 2011 issue of Paris Review. Dirda describes the first time he read Hound of the Baskervilles in grade school. It almost exactly matches my experience. Makes me smile. Dirda also wrote "On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling". I have it in hardcover but the Kindle price is $2.99 at the moment.
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 11:55 AM
Will do! Thanks!
Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026 12:04 PM (rbKZ6)
Posted by: Moonbeam at March 01, 2026 12:08 PM (rbKZ6)
Posted by: Uncle Slayton at March 01, 2026 12:15 PM (vuVfC)
Posted by: Reforger at March 01, 2026 11:48 AM (gvODy)
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I'm pretty good about the general stuff, liking maps as I do, but when I tune into Jeopardy! I realize my knowledge of rivers and tertiary cities is lacking.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at March 01, 2026 12:25 PM (kpS4V)
The Post-war period literature emphasized daily language and speech, of course, but most of that also had a social emphasis on it as well - and a fair amount of censorship.
The other problem of course, is shown in the public site, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, (Online library of most of the prestigious universities and libraries in Spain) cervantesvirtual.com where I got lost trying to find something readable, and mostly found literary analysis. I swear the last 200 years of Spanish literary arts have been reviewing each other for monographs and papers.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 12:30 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Norrin Radd, sojourner of the spaceways at March 01, 2026 12:32 PM (eHQKA)
Oh—and I would wear those shoes while drinking a Negroni or Sazerac during Mardi Gras, especially if I were on a float in New Orleans. 😎
Posted by: March Hare at March 01, 2026 12:33 PM (O/GSq)
Richard III was the last Plantagenet king of England, who was killed in the battle of Bosworth in 1485, and this allowed the Tudors to take the throne. His body was stripped and carried through Leicester, and then thought to be lost. Some history buffs held the belief that his body may have been buried within a nearby church.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at March 01, 2026 09:14 AM (0U5gm)
There was a recent movie based on this, "The Lost King."
However, the movie misrepresented the university's attitude towards this amateur (Langley) as very condescending and sexist. One professor sued the movie producer for defamation for his portrayal. His case was settled out of court.
Still, a nicely done movie. Langley herself is in the crowd at the burial of Richard's remains at the end of the movie.
Posted by: Wethal at March 01, 2026 01:38 PM (Gv+CU)
Posted by: JTB at March 01, 2026 09:40 AM (yTvNw)
Looking forward!
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at March 01, 2026 01:42 PM (w6EFb)
Clio, I'd be happy to send the book to you, if only we could work out the details without losing anonymity.
However, I got it through AbeBooks. Ten bucks, I think. You could probably find a copy there.
Thanks for the Jaccarino update.
Posted by: Weak Geek at March 01, 2026 02:22 PM (p/isN)
also there is a city in Taiwan that is the official book/paper burning center. It is to honor books, rather than censor them. There is an annual ceremony, book pages and records are burned in special furnaces and the ashes buried in the formal garden cemetery. It is quite touching.
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Daily Tech News 1 March 2026
Top Story
- OpenAI has announced a deal with the Department of War with - apparently - the same limitations that Anthropic was demanding. (Tech Crunch)
Guess Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, really pissed someone off.
Sam Altman of OpenAI knows when to lie, and sometimes also who to lie to.
Tech News
- Google is building a datacenter in Pine Island, Minnesota, powered by 1.9GW of wind and solar energy and a 300MW battery. (Interesting Engineering)
Before you ask, yes, the author of the article does know that the power delivered by a battery is only half the data. It's designed to deliver 300MW for 100 hours, which makes it possibly the largest single installation in the world.
Also it's an iron-air battery which I didn't know they had working at scale. It produces energy by rusting iron, and recharges by unrusting it. It's heavy, less efficient that common lithium batteries, and requires a source of water and air to keep the cycle going. And I'm not sure if they've ironed (sorry) out the durability issues.
But air and water aren't hard to find in most places a datacenter might be build, and importantly it's cheap.
- Well, maybe not in orbit where SpaceX is planning to build its new datacenters and where Reflect Orbital has approval approval to place a 50-foot mirror as a test of its daylight-on-demand service. (MSN)
The idea being that if you have an area that's dark and you need it to be less dark, a constellation of 50,000 orbital satellites will make daylight a phone call away. The mirrors will be orbiting 400 miles up so the light that reaches the ground will be very spread out and not remotely as bright as full daylight, but even moonlight-on-demand could be worthwhile.
The article is by the Washington Post's Dana Milbank, so it's overly verbose and spends most of those words whining.
- Myrient, a 390TB archive of computer and video games and... Stuff... Is going offline at the end of the month. (Tom's Hardware)
The maintainer cites rising costs - around $6000 per month - thanks in part to AI, and also people abusing the service and creating paywalled sites that take money for the service he provides for free.
- India has blocked online database service Supabase, popular with vibe coding and with the hackers who siphon off the inevitably exposed person data afterwards, because reasons. (Tech Crunch)
Reasons India did not bother to tell anyone about.
- South Korea's tax agency lost $4.8 million from a photo of a wallet. (Bleeping Computer)
The photo was of a Ledger crypto storage device seized in a raid, an item normally secure enough and perfectly safe to photograph and publicise.
But right next to the device was a handwritten note containing a mnemonic for the wallet address and private key. These are commonly used with various blockchains and machine-readable, so it didn't take long for someone to empty the wallet out, even while it was sitting in the tax agency's vault.
- AMD still doesn't support its latest FSR4 upscaling technology on RDNA on older RDNA2 and RDNA3 graphics cards - like my Radeon 7800 XT - even though we know it works because they accidentally published the source code for the drivers that make it work.
OptiScalar does that now. (WCCFTech)
It's a bit of fiddling around so you might be better off just buying an Nvidia graphics card, or even an RDNA4 card like the 9070 XT, but it does work.
- Apple is poised to deliver a new MacBook Nothing. (Notebook Check)
Not Pro, not Air, just a cheap-for-Apple base model.
The question is, what are they going to cut to hit the target price? The article discusses configurations with 8GB of RAM, 128GB of SSD, and possibly a low-quality screen, all of which sound awful.
- Why does the Asus ProArt PX13 have a 60Hz display? (Notebook Check)
Seems an odd pairing with the Ryzen 395 CPU (16 CPU cores and 40 graphics cores) and 128GB of RAM - and the anticipated €4000 price. Particularly when my current laptop cost a sixth of that and has a high-resolution 14" OLED panel running at 120Hz.
And the answer is that my laptop has a 14" screen, and the Asus has a 13" screen, and nobody makes high-resolution 13" OLED panels that run faster than 60Hz, while at 14" and above they've become common even on modestly-priced systems. And professional artists, the target audience of the ProArt range, don't need high refresh rates so much as colour fidelity, which that panel delivers.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:03 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Tuna at March 01, 2026 04:03 AM (lJ0H4)
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Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:04 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:04 AM (+YA9H)
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So am I. What a koinkadinky!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:05 AM (1o8D5)
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
@redsteeze
12h
In the span of one week, the greatest enemies of the United States have all been toppled. Iran, Canada and CNN.
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:08 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:12 AM (1o8D5)
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Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:23 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 01, 2026 04:24 AM (BLOW1)
AG retweeted
@JoshKale
9h
This is so based. Israel hacked a prayer app used by millions of Iranians and turned it into their public broadcast service to the people
3 messages came in over 30 minutes:
9:52am: “Help Has Arrived.”
10:02am: “Amnesty for anyone who takes up arms against the regime.”
10:14am: “Lay down your weapons or join the forces of liberation. For a free Iran.”
Imagine you’re in Tehran. Explosions are shaking your city. Your phone buzzes. And the notification is that.
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:26 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: clarence at March 01, 2026 04:28 AM (VczTT)
While there is a significant self-discharge factor, there are other advantages. The anodes do not corrode and the electrolytic solution is a base, not an acid. The process to renew a battery is easy: Dump the worn out solution, clean the battery with pure water, mix up the new solution, refill the battery and recharge. Nickel-iron batteries can have very long lifespans. The used solution is basically plant food.
Posted by: clarence at March 01, 2026 04:46 AM (VczTT)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 04:48 AM (5UTWB)
AG retweeted
Frankly Frank
@NoFrankingWay
13h
We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:49 AM (+YA9H)
Didn't think it would 5am already
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 05:01 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:04 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: fluffy at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (AN2gy)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:04 AM (iMotb)
Wait till you see the book thread.
Posted by: Pete Bog at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (qlUA+)
My mother used that expression. She was from Arkansas, born in 1913, and probably picked it up from older relatives. Maybe they were still fight the Civil War in their minds?
Posted by: no one of any consequence at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:11 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:13 AM (iMotb)
The White House
@WhiteHouse
4h
“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE! Thank you for your attention to this matter!” - President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 05:14 AM (+YA9H)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 05:21 AM (Ia/+0)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 01, 2026 05:21 AM (tljrc)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 05:22 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 01, 2026 05:39 AM (cxFcK)
Foggy here, 59-60 F., no wind. I'll begin a new workout week, which runs Sun. through Sat., in about an hour. Meanwhile there is coffee and slopping the feline hogs.
What about you?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 05:40 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 05:41 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)
4h
“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before. THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE! Thank you for your attention to this matter!” - President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 05:14 AM (+YA9H)
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https://youtu.be/J03sXlkeJwY?t=8
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 05:51 AM (1o8D5)
Wait. This just in: drone (not missile) downed near Jerusalem. Heard distant rumblings. So far, no siren here.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 05:53 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 05:55 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 06:02 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 06:02 AM (Ucgf4)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 06:02 AM (Ucgf4)
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https://tinyurl.com/55skf8r6
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:04 AM (MFAsx)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:04 AM (MFAsx)
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The NY Times has been asshoe on Mullah Iran since forever:
https://tinyurl.com/2ket56vj
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:06 AM (MFAsx)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:12 AM (siuak)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 06:13 AM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 06:13 AM (gm9Sb)
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What do they have left floating? A fishing trawler? A Zodiac? A canoe?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)
Posted by: olddog in mo at March 01, 2026 06:17 AM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 06:13 AM (gm9Sb)
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What do they have left floating? A fishing trawler? A Zodiac? A canoe?
they do have some old diesel electrics given the 2 p-8s seen earlier around yemen would doubt the navy is fishing
Posted by: LOR VIA at March 01, 2026 06:19 AM (+uTfj)
DoW said the media is either stupid or lying. OpenAI accepted the terms that Anthropic refused to agree to (notably that DoW decides when their hardware is going to kill what people, not the Antifa types working for Anthropic or OpenAI). The media obviously wants Trump/Hegseth to be unable to decide that.
Posted by: Ian S. at March 01, 2026 06:19 AM (QZThv)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)
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I'm gonna go with "dhow."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:22 AM (siuak)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)
We will smite you with the Dinghy of Death!!!!
Posted by: Admiral (formerly Private 2nd class) Achmed Mohammad Mohammad at March 01, 2026 06:24 AM (Ucgf4)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:27 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 06:31 AM (5UTWB)
Screw those who say it's a unprovoked attack
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 06:35 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at March 01, 2026 06:16 AM (ESVrU)
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I'm gonna go with "dhow."
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:22 AM (siuak)
Or nasdhaq.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:35 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 01, 2026 06:36 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at March 01, 2026 06:36 AM (sAmhv)
Hanlon's Duct Tape > Hanlon's Razor
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:37 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:38 AM (siuak)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at March 01, 2026 06:40 AM (siuak)
Oh god, not the dreaded antimatter death beam!!!
NOOOOOOOO!
Posted by: pawn at March 01, 2026 06:43 AM (+rKuc)
Frankly Frank
@NoFrankingWay
13h
We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:49 AM (+YA9H)
And yet not in France, UK....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:44 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: fluffy at March 01, 2026 06:46 AM (AN2gy)
Whatever we've seen is what they got. Anything they had would have already been half-assedly lobbed at Israel already.
Please God, the forces of sanity can mitigate as much of these pointless counterattacks as possible, and spare as many decent people as possible, until the damned lunatics are all room temperature at last.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:47 AM (06Hmj)
mornin yall
Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:47 AM (vFG9F)
mornin yall
Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:47 AM (vFG9F)
Oh, the huge manatee....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 01, 2026 06:48 AM (06Hmj)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (MIIRH)
Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 01, 2026 06:51 AM (lNLJj)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:54 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:57 AM (+nEug)
Like its predecessor, the P-3, P-8s are a multi-mission platform, not just anti-submarine warfare -- also long range recon, maritime patrol, anti-surface warfare, as well as on-scene airborne command and control.
If there are P-8s operating near Yemen, they are most-likely keeping an eye on the Houthis, not searching for Iran's ancient Soviet-built Kilo submarines.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 06:58 AM (Y1sOo)
And maybe Santa Claus will bring me an Easter Basket on St Patrick's Day.
Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 06:59 AM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 07:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:00 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 06:54 AM (+nEug)
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2.
Just back up from shelter with pups and grandpups, here for lunch.
We can eat all we want 'cause we lose all the calories going up and down the stairs.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 07:01 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Elect me because i'm dyslexic and racist at March 01, 2026 07:01 AM (nc2DJ)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:02 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:03 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 07:04 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had"
He seems ok. The swelling has not noticably gone down yet but he's only been on the antibiotics for 2 days. We went for a longer run thru the woods yesterday.
Posted by: fd at March 01, 2026 07:06 AM (vFG9F)
Gotta love Trump's response after seeing a picture of the Ayatollahs body "still looks better than Biden"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:07 AM (HYqoK)
Well, getting hacked and enough of them with LOS being focused on one spot could get a whole house of exploding Jiffy-Pop popcorn.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (2GVsD)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:03 AM (3Ope
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Most of the country is like this. Lots of funny stuff on WhatsApp and the Internet.
Purim holiday is 2 days away. Children always dress up in costumes and have parties in schools. School is cancelled until further notice. In our building and in one of our pup's communities, mothers took the initiative and had the parties in the shelters. Happy faces all over!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (5UTWB)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Barack Obama, Homosexual at March 01, 2026 07:10 AM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at March 01, 2026 07:11 AM (gm9Sb)
The P-8s would be engaged in coordinated operations with the Lincoln strike group, searching for sub-surface threats near the strike group's position, which is in the northern Arabian Sea, close to the Gulf of Oman. Again, any P-8 operation off the coast of Yemen is Houthi-related.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 07:15 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 01, 2026 07:17 AM (cxFcK)
Well, getting hacked and enough of them with LOS being focused on one spot could get a whole house of exploding Jiffy-Pop popcorn.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 01, 2026 07:08 AM (2GVsD)
Obligatory:
https://youtu.be/rthHSISkM7A
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at March 01, 2026 07:17 AM (Ucgf4)
Posted by: Just Wondering at March 01, 2026 07:23 AM (2Ez/1)
As The Fat Electrician would remind us, "It's not a war-crime the first time!"
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 01, 2026 07:24 AM (O7YUW)
No doubt they're multitasking. A carrier group has a dedicated sub escort and airborne anti-sub assets within it. I'm just suggesting that the threat from Iranian subs can't be dismissed.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:25 AM (3Ope8)
Is there no way to shoot down those missiles sooner after launch?
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:27 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 01, 2026 07:27 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 07:29 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:30 AM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 07:31 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:30 AM (HYqoK)
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it would also lend credence to the claims made by flat earthers.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 07:33 AM (5UTWB)
Well, getting hacked and enough of them with LOS being focused on one spot could get a whole house of exploding Jiffy-Pop popcorn.
Posted by: Anna Puma
I think they're diffuse enough that if you hacked all of them on the same side of the planet at once it still wouldn't be any brighter than the midday sun. Would be fun to play with that though.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 01, 2026 07:35 AM (BLOW1)
>> Iran just blew up one of their own tankers in Hormuz. Maybe the lack of chain of command structure is having results.
It’s more likely they have calculated that the regime is indeed going to end and that they are going to make life as difficult as possible for the aftermath.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at March 01, 2026 07:49 AM (pWTCG)
Certainly better than the nasty effects of using the other form of "unscheduled sunrise".
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 01, 2026 07:52 AM (O7YUW)
>>A carrier group has a dedicated sub escort and airborne anti-sub assets within it.
Since S-3 Vikings no longer deploy with the carrier air wings, the strike group's airborne ASW assets are limited to helos which provide only in-close ASW capability. They don't have the endurance to conduct mid-range and further out operations. In a hot war scenario, which this is, the P-8s are the primary assets for ASW efforts in protecting the strike group.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 07:52 AM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:30 AM (HYqoK)
That's a Whole Lotta Rosie.
Posted by: Last words of an Iranian goatherder at March 01, 2026 07:56 AM (Ucgf4)
I'm astonished at John Carradine. I've shrugged him off for years as a stage actor who continued to be stagey on film (which is what people accuse William Shatner of). In so many roles he seems to be little more than John Carradine's Voice. Yet here, as the ex-preacher, he is restrained and very effective. Just shows you what the right director can do.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 08:00 AM (wzUl9)
I set the oven to 475. I can smell the old gunk burning off.
Posted by: Accomac at March 01, 2026 08:02 AM (j6fda)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at March 01, 2026 08:04 AM (cxFcK)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 08:08 AM (hEUiL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:09 AM (HYqoK)
DoW said the media is either stupid or lying. OpenAI accepted the terms that Anthropic refused to agree to (notably that DoW decides when their hardware is going to kill what people, not the Antifa types working for Anthropic or OpenAI). The media obviously wants Trump/Hegseth to be unable to decide that.
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I heard Anthropic also wanted the right to enforce their gay-ass rules.
That is, some soldier in the middle of a battle gets his rig shut down because some dweeb decides he's violating their code of conduct.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 01, 2026 08:10 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:11 AM (HYqoK)
Prayers for those families and all of Israel.
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 08:12 AM (+nEug)
Sad to say my report yesterday on the untimely passing of Ali Larijani was premature. He still breathes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)
Gotta love Trump's response after seeing a picture of the Ayatollahs body "still looks better than Biden"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 07:07 AM (HYqoK
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I see, in the right sidebar, that lying POS found his way to a stage somewhere. You know it's a lie when he says, "That's a fact!"
Posted by: JM in Illinois at March 01, 2026 08:14 AM (THqo5)
One or two of them were used to get a good idea what Maduro's military had in and around his compound. Every radar emitter there was mapped. And those aircraft never got very near the coast... stayed miles off shore to do it.
The submarine threat from Iran is low - non-existent. However, Russia and/or China would be very interested in observing a USN carrier strike group up close. IMO if there's any ASW going on, it's directed at that theat.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 08:14 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 08:15 AM (+nEug)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at March 01, 2026 08:15 AM (+nEug)
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Yea, just saw that as well. Sadz.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 08:18 AM (IG3/x)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 01, 2026 08:19 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 01, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 08:23 AM (8pbdy)
Anthropic's demands were completely unreasonable. They're not part of the chain of command. I'm glad the DoW told them to get stuffed.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (O7YUW)
I'm sure he and John Mearsheimer and Mehdi Hasan and Robert Malley and Valerie Jarrett and Francesca Albanese are all weepy this morning, poor things.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (HYqoK)
I will submit this list to them as soon as practicable for necessary action.
Tucker is 1. who terms it "evil."
And once again thank you President Trump for keeping your promise.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 08:30 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Gropey Joe at March 01, 2026 08:32 AM (oftw2)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 01, 2026 08:32 AM (iMotb)
Looking forward to the Book Thread!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 08:33 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at March 01, 2026 08:36 AM (Ia/+0)
No idea about China, but I'm guessing the same thing.
@Common Tater
They have a few old, Soviet-era Kilo diesel-electric boats. They are quiet when running on batteries, but they have to recharge their batteries at some point and that means ascending to near-surface to deploy the snorkel to run their diesel engines. Running those loud diesel engines puts out an acoustic signature blast that makes them easily-detectible.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 08:40 AM (Y1sOo)
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Robert DeNiro has stepped up to fill those very large and stupid shoes.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 01, 2026 08:42 AM (+HNx/)
Zombie MahaRushie for Supreme Durka Durka.
Posted by: Auspex at March 01, 2026 08:44 AM (ckPxu)
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 08:45 AM (+dkNf)
"I have obtained documentation of the source of Steve Bannon's money after he was fired by the White House as well as documentation of the list of influencers and organizations that he was paying, and I will release both this week #CCP"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at March 01, 2026 08:46 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:46 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:49 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at March 01, 2026 08:24 AM (HYqoK)
Temporary position.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 01, 2026 08:49 AM (IG3/x)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:49 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (Q+gd/)
One side uses language to DESCRIBE reality.
The other side uses language to PUSUADE (or coerce) into reality.
That's why they hate Trump so much.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 08:45 AM (+dkNf)
Active sonar can always pinpoint them - and that can come from a buoy.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (etYFQ)
Posted by: Tom Clancy's caterpillar drive on The Red October at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 08:52 AM (Y1sOo)
Iran has a new Supreme Leader, some guy named Ayatollah Arafi. Job security not good
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LOL
hitler killed hitler on April 30 , 1945. 2 days before that he shot his brother in law (eva browns' actually) Fegelein right there in the Führerbunker ! Anyway , we had to wait for full surrender of nazi forces for another week or so.
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: runner
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What do those disguises look like? They already have the mustache and nose, and maybe the glasses.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 08:52 AM (Y1sOo)
And they broadcast the call to prayer 5 times a day over the subs' P.A. systems, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Joe From Scranton at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (oftw2)
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as women ! old trick. they are wearing hijabs
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:57 AM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:57 AM (etYFQ)
Are they wearing their shoes backwards so the tracks point the other way?
Posted by: davidt at March 01, 2026 08:58 AM (Q+gd/)
PUSUADE
/puss-swād′/
transitive verb
To cause (a male) to accept a point of view or to undertake a course of action by use of female genitalia.
Posted by: And it remains undefeated at March 01, 2026 08:58 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: runner at March 01, 2026 08:56 AM (/M/4v)
Well, when you have a true decapitation strike, the rest of the beast tends to flail around a bit until some new head arises to negotiate a surrender.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 08:59 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at March 01, 2026 09:01 AM (wzUl9)
They stopped trying to persuade anybody decades ago. There’s only two ways you can get someone to do something, and they’ve rejected the first.
Posted by: Common Tater at March 01, 2026 09:02 AM (CQQtk)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:57 AM (etYFQ)
Once they get going good, yeah. Right at launch, they move pretty slow. Nail them as the launchers appear on the surface from their underground bunkers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 09:02 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 08:50 AM (etYFQ)
Right, in the P-3s, we used active sonar when tracking Soviet Kilos. It was older technology, of course, but still effective.
Passive sonobuoys were used initially to cover a large search area, just waiting for the sub to snorkel. Once that occurred, we had a datum to use for the deployment of active sonobuoys to pinpoint location and get a track and speed on the sub.
P-8s have the latest-generation active sonar system.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 09:08 AM (Y1sOo)
The Russian Navy doesn't deploy to the IO "on a regular basis." They will, if events warrant. OKEAN-2024 was a large scale, global Russian Naval exercise that saw all of their naval types in the IO at one time or another. But, yea, they don't operate there all the time.
China routinely deploys to the IO as they see it as at least part of their sphere of influence.
The opportunity to observe, even from a distance, a USN carrier strike group in action is worth the effort for both Russian and China. I'd bet both are in the IO and somewhere "near" the Lincoln Strike Group.
The ASW effort there is, IMO, secondary to the ISR mission to find and detect ballistic missile launchers in Iran and Yemen.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 01, 2026 09:24 AM (jtM2q)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at March 01, 2026 09:48 AM (jrgJz)
There are, no doubt, P-8s conducting coordinated ops with the Lincoln strike group, operating as on-scene commander directing all airborne ASW assets in strike group protection from potential sub-surface threats.
No doubt whatsoever.
P-8 operations for surveilling potential land-based missile launches would not be part of that tasking. Such surveillance operations would be tasked separately and those aircraft would have nothing to do with ASW missions in coordination with the Lincoln strike group.
Posted by: one hour sober at March 01, 2026 09:53 AM (Y1sOo)
Saturday Night Club ONT - February 28, 2026 [2 D's]
Club ONT patrons are not limited to wine. Any other spirit or beverage qualifies.
The rickey is a highball made from gin or bourbon, lime juice, and carbonated water. Little or no sugar is added to the rickey. It was created with bourbon in Washington, D.C., at Shoomaker's bar by bartender George A. Williamson in the 1880s, purportedly in collaboration with Democratic lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey. Its popularity increased when made with gin a decade later.Shocking that a drink in DC is named after a Democratic lobbyist.
Look from low in the west (Mercury/Venus/Saturn) to high in the east (Jupiter). Visible to the naked eye: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter visible to the naked eye. Binoculars or a telescope are needed to see Uranus and Neptune.
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4h
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Feb 28, 2026 · 10:08 PM UTC
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 10:06 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 28, 2026 10:06 PM (7D3Aa)
Launch very early this morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-23
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: March 1, 2026
Launch Time: 1:55 a.m. PST (0955 UTC, 10:55 CET)
https://youtu.be/Kuiml6wF428
Alternative link if needed.
The Launch Pad
https://youtu.be/CNi3_nDIg7M
Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 10:06 PM (2F0/Y)
Thanks for Club ONT!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:08 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 10:08 PM (SRRAx)
Imma gonna sneak on over to my (yes,my) wobbly table.
I'm hoping JQ is tending bar🤪!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:09 PM (oNzQB)
MWW must be preoccupied or taking a nap.
Posted by: Sock Monkey
Who, moi?? Trying to get caught up on things neglected today while reading a brazillion Moron comments about the tussle in the Mid-East. Sometimes y' just gotta let some things slide.
I started the day by thanking KT for the prayer thread, instead of Annie. It's been kinda like that all day. (In my defense, I was still waiting for the coffee to brew.)
Posted by: mindful webworker - still around at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (oqVsV)
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Dunno about the Four Horseman, but it was a terrible omen for the Iranian regime.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (ESVrU)
Missed the planetary show due to cloud cover. Darn!
Love the waterfall up top!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (kB9dk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (kB9dk)
Cake at a urinal? You men are gross.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 28, 2026 10:11 PM (0Htd1)
No, I didn't. But I do know only one state has an official appetizer.
That's my tax dollars talking.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (viF8m)
So much love to you sweet one❣❣❣
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (oNzQB)
That would be hazardous to sculpt.
They will need many ropes and scaffolds.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (aTgV0)
Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday.
For regional security and stability, it is of the utmost importance that there is no further escalation through Iran’s unjustified attacks on partners in the region.
6:44 AM · Feb 28, 2026
Can't interfere with anyone's weekend, after all...
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (n1OCj)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 10:14 PM (2WIwB)
Well I heard old Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Sedaka will remember
A southern man don't need him around, anyhow
(Just kidding. Neil Sedaka was always way better than Neil Young.)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:14 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:14 PM (dpXJq)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:15 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (wLKEU)
Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (mrzqz)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)
I'm seein' stars ...
Posted by: zombie Ruhollah Khomeini at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)
JQ - tonight might not be the best night to send drinks by drone. Just saying...
Posted by: TRex - take my fish, please! at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (wLKEU)
Nah, slow news day.
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:18 PM (dpXJq)
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (XMwZJ)
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)
There were 2 airline bottles of whisk(e)y at Dad's house, very old, tax stamps were dated 1960s. Lil bro & I promised that we would drink them together "when the time comes" (meaning: when Dad passed away)
Well, I wrapped them up and put them in a "safe place" when Dad was admitted to nursing home/hospice care. Dad passed in June, 2019.
Haven't found the darned things yet! LOL.
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (/M/4v)
The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (n1OCj)
As long as youre taking it seriously, you lazy commie whore.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)
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Dunno about the Four Horseman, but it was a terrible omen for the Iranian regime.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:10 PM (ESVrU)
Wait until they see the lunar eclipse on Tuesday.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 10:21 PM (+YRf1)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:21 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)
Is there some way through our magical science to project the image of an empty fist Perkins up and down in the skies over Iran? Maybe with the sounds of a bald eagle, crying?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (cYBz/)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)
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Well, they could be right for the wrong reasons...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (ESVrU)
I understood this reference.
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)
"At this point the entire Iranian leadership is just three Mossad agents who don’t know about each other, so they keep on playing the game. "
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:23 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:24 PM (+QijZ)
Posted by: 496 at February 28, 2026 10:24 PM (t+VLa)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair
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Nominated for Comment of the Week!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)
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With partners like that, who needs enemies?
Of course, it's the same basic strategy Extreme Hakeem Jeffries is using in the shut down battle. "Look, disadvantaged people, either Trump and MAGA give me my way or I'm gonna f*ck you up and blame it on Trump!"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:25 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:26 PM (+QijZ)
Thanks for that cocktail; I'll have one more when you get over this way...
Dammit...that stupid Moose keeps f'kn with me....we're going to have words, that critter and me🤯😳
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (oNzQB)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (6h8Va)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (0Htd1)
80-90% of Iran's oil exports went to China, heavily discounted of course
CHicoms built recently deceased Moosh Ali three bunkers to hide in
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)
Seconded! Can I do that?
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (+QijZ)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair
He's gone where the goblins go
Below, below, below, yo-ho
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (+QijZ)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (ttrGW)
God, wouldn't that be such a nice little bonus if he were turned into a greasy stain underneath the rubble?
But I'm still trying to find reports on the fate of the current president whatever his name is. I'd like to know the entirety of the regime is dead. D-E-D, DEAD!
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:29 PM (dpXJq)
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (ttrGW)
the caterer was found on one of those Facebook ads.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:29 PM (+QijZ)
You'd think the "No Kings" 'tards would be happy to see Khomeini dead.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 28, 2026 10:29 PM (0Htd1)
What kind of caterer did you hire?!
Posted by: RI Red - who is now Somebody! at February 28, 2026 10:28 PM (ttrGW)
I've been reading the HQ too long today ...
I thought that said Catheter, not caterer.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 10:30 PM (3sXRv)
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Release the War Camel!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:31 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:31 PM (oNzQB)
Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:31 PM (GI9/m)
I guess they had too much excitement for one day.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (ESVrU)
Not a good idea. When they release their rockets, they reveal their position. Discretion is the better part of valor on occasion.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (+QijZ)
And lest you worry, I am aware of how dangerous troons are. I cannot wait to find a better place for our retirement home.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Reginald at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (gKWVE)
This calls for immediate discussion!
Posted by: Reginald
This atrocity will not go unreported!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:34 PM (FXNzP)
The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."
As soon as they get the last F-4 started..Achmed says the plastic bag of fuel will gravity feed just fine
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 28, 2026 10:34 PM (3/XaG)
The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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At least they have internet.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:35 PM (/lPRQ)
I guess they had too much excitement for one day.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (ESVrU)
It's the fifth one you should worry about. Is it working on a shiv? Or a rudimentary lathe?
Stay frosty.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:35 PM (0aYVJ)
Indeed, the odds of being killed by your cat are low but never zero.
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:36 PM (+QijZ)
Posted by: Better late than never at February 28, 2026 10:36 PM (TbWk/)
Halal dude: First we cleanse the body, then carefully wrap it in ...
Me: pulls the trebuchet cord.
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 10:37 PM (IT/vo)
Maybe both?
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (dpXJq)
wonder if true ..
"A photo of Khamenei’s body has been shown to Trump and he quipped he still looks in better shape than Joe Biden."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (/M/4v)
47 years late.
But like they say about planting a tree, the best time is 47 years ago, the second best time is now.
Posted by: Chuck C at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (D0HYP)
I am reminded of how the Nazis in April 45 covered the walls of Berlin with posters saying how Berlin would be the grave of the Soviet Army
Posted by: Azjaeger at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (3/XaG)
@InsiderWire
#BREAKING: Iranian officials say, “we’re interested in de-escalation.”
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Iran: "I didn't think you had it in you."
US: "I'm your huckleberry."
Iran: "My fights not with you."
US: "I beg to differ. We started a game we never got to finish. Death to America, remember?"
Iran: "I was just fooling about."
US: "I wasn't."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (FXNzP)
"A photo of Khamenei’s body has been shown to Trump and he quipped he still looks in better shape than Joe Biden."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (/M/4v)
I'm going to file this under "too good to check"
Posted by: IT'S MY TRUTH DAMMIT! at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (Q+gd/)
* * * *
I do not believe that rogue drones flying into Dubai hotels means "the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces."
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (kB9dk)
Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (GI9/m)
Posted by: davidt
Half probably passed of old age by now.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: wth at February 28, 2026 10:41 PM (BT3km)
We've messaged the vet about giving him some pain management here at home until we can get him to the vet on Monday. We still have his pain meds he was sent home with after being neutered. He never needed them for that.
Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair
Dang sister, comment of the week!
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (1JFYK)
I would love to have that many dogs...
But to each his own critter...💜🐕
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (oNzQB)
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (4MFaN)
Posted by: davidt
Half probably passed of old age by now.
Was in Hawaii for VJ Day 50th in 1994...
Not a whole lot of Pearl Survivors then.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (/lPRQ)
Cat, who generally stays outside when it's dry and above freezing, is in the living room now-- *furiously* attacking a catnip mouse!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Hillary! Dark Horse Candidate 2028 at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (Q+gd/)
There was a guy whose nic was former hostage. Another forum. I do not want to out him, but he seemed legit. I would be interested to hear from him.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (1JFYK)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)
Maybe both?
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (dpXJq)
Both, apparently
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (rbvCR)
People are dancing in the streets of Tehran and waving flags and thanking Trump and our left is criticizing him. Fetterman has more balls than 90% of our "representatives" in Congress.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (1JFYK)
He's been alternately sobbing paroxysmally, screaming and breaking things, and furiously jerking off for self-soothing purposes.
Posted by: With occasional cock from Big Mike at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (1JFYK)
I really don't want to hear what Mr. "I'm a little teapot, short and stout," has to say.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair
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Nominated for Comment of the Week!
Posted by: JQ
While it is quite humorous, "were" and "was" are verbs, not pronouns.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)
Rested and Ready!
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (+QijZ)
Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)
Dang!
Maria Bello level hawt.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:45 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (JkO4W)
*ahem*
Fucking Paolo and spending the child support checks on box wine and Xanax
Posted by: Where are they indeed at February 28, 2026 10:46 PM (TbWk/)
Objection, assumes facts not in evidence. It has not been demonstrated that Bolton does indeed have a wang of any size.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 28, 2026 10:46 PM (XMwZJ)
Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet at February 28, 2026 10:43 PM (Wt5PA)
* * * *
We are all Watermelon Helmet Girl!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 28, 2026 10:46 PM (kB9dk)
Posted by: Piercello at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (NRGJj)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher
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Well, little Mr. Knowitall-- Xim and xer and all those other weird BS words are not pronouns, either.
Shut up, Wesley!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:47 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables
Iran’s Supreme Leader and more than 40 top Iranian leaders were killed in the US-Israel military operation on Saturday.
/just saying
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: davidt
I looked up Mark Lijeks shortly before your post. No news . He's 76 now. The movie Argo was based on his book. He and about 5 others escaped the embassy during the takeover in '79, made their way to the Canadian embassy and eventually got out. His x account has been dead for over 10 years.
Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (GI9/m)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (/M/4v)
Thank you Disco and Dino
Arriving a little late - going back up to read content and comments...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 10:49 PM (QGaXH)
This is why we don't let girls wear The Mask.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 10:49 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: wth at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (BT3km)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (A5RD0)
It'll be waiting for him, when he gets back from reading all the content and comments!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (VCgbV)
Have all the 'Ettes been accounted for?
Posted by: pookysgirl does not have a watermelon helmet
We are all Watermelon Helmet Girl!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient
From the linky:
WXYZ 7 News
Florida woman accused of starting a conga line in a Walmart produce section, wearing a homemade watermelon helmet and shouting "Free the cantaloupes!"
Unless she made the helmet on-site, or actually, um, "freed her cantaloupes," what law was she breaking here?
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 10:51 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: nurse ratched
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Um, not until I get back home from bartending!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:52 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 10:27 PM (6h8Va)
I was out just after sunset, and it was a beautuful sunset here in the AZ Central Valley, but enough cloud in the West that seeing Mercury would have been iffy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 10:54 PM (8zz6B)
Muslim countries that DO NOT support today's U.S. strike on Iran: France, United Kingdom."
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (IT/vo)
liberal news site 'Mediaite':
https://tinyurl.com/8yzk9j77
But who cares what Bolton thinks, anymore?!?
Posted by: gdgm+ at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (C5GSe)
Posted by: nurse ratched
I wonder why watermelon was acceptable for headwear but cantaloupes must be freed. Is there some mysterious hierarchy of melon that Florida woman was trying to teach us about?
Posted by: She Hobbit at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (ftFVW)
"At this point the entire Iranian leadership is just three Mossad agents who don’t know about each other, so they keep on playing the game. "
Posted by: runner
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It was on X. Ahma Dinner Jacket said that they formed a group of 20 men to ferret out Mossad moles. Problem; the head of the group and several others were Mossad.
They are so screwed.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 10:55 PM (v5dF2)
524 483 I don't know how Marco is going to run the State Dept, Venezuela, and Iran. Not to mention Greenland and Cuba if that happens.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (n5tGW)
Meme of Marco with caption 'Marco learning he has to be Occupational Governor of Iran' shows up in three, two, one...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 10:56 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: 13times
We should withdraw from our bases there and declare them "open countries", free for the taking.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (abIsI)
Second joke is really good
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (vfth7)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)
Can I interest you in some nice fresh Polonium?
Posted by: Vlad Putin at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:57 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 28, 2026 10:58 PM (syz1S)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 28, 2026 10:59 PM (oNzQB)
Posted by: JQ
It's easier to imagine if you're high.
Posted by: She Hobbit at February 28, 2026 10:59 PM (ftFVW)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 28, 2026 10:59 PM (MZ+PY)
Delicious!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (rdVOm)
We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)
By the way feels like some Global Warming around here !!!!
Posted by: Ayatollah Khomeneii at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (X7dyz)
Thank you for the ONT on this great day!
I have no complaints (for once). I did not go to a family thing due to my beat up face from the derm elective deal to make me look as if I feel face first into a rose bush. The SIL I like least made a snarky comment that I could have "just slapped some make up on it" to my husband. Not that she'd know how to apply make up, being bitter and mean and liberal. My dude said our good SIL I love defended me. I will try to refrain from making a potato voodoo doll since it is Lent and I am behaving.
I did cut the Billy Joel song short above, altho I like him, due to the whistling. Some whistling I can tolerate, some I can't. I am not in the mood. Especially if someone whistles random noises. Or hums without it being a song. Get a room.
I LOVE OUR PRESIDENT AND MILITARY AND EVERYONE!
In the event you did not know. This includes y'all in the love statement.
Goodnight and have a great tomorrow!
Hold the line!
https://tinyurl.com/54r3rywe
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (WONhk)
https://tinyurl.com/52kut9nv
I disagree ... I have to believe it is actually popular, since we can win quickly, and (the real) Iranians are celebrating. Other Arabs are uniting against the Iran terrorists, and a few other benefits in regards to China and Russia, I suppose. But time will tell.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: ALH, Sister Golden Hair"
You just won the whole thing.
lol
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (aTgV0)
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So over-indulgers are oenos?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (vfth7)
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (YuOiR)
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (YuOiR)
Sticky Toffee Pudding is awesome.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (6h8Va)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (aTgV0)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: JackStraw
When I was active duty the answer was simple -
They hate you and want to kill you.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:04 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (QGaXH)
I also pray the Iranians don't let it become a missed opportunity, as Europe did.
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (nCVYJ)
Posted by: nurse ratched
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My cousins are weird. That's the best I can say about them.
I don't have a cabin, but if I did-- there *would be* watermelon!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (aTgV0)
Good job, UK.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: wth at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (BT3km)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)
Because the goal wasn't to win. And that may be the biggest difference between Donald Trump and every other president in the last 35 years!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Pissed Off at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:03 PM (6h8Va)
You could probably send it to Doof.
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (pZEOD)
So a total lefty is actually more on point that """conservatives""".
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (ZOv7s)
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Skimming billions?
Just spitballin'...
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)
Padding their pockets, says Dick Cheney. Speaking of his dead self, that's a good descriptor of my face: elective birdshot. Soon I will look grand without the bumps and stuff I did not even know about! I hope the esthetician was not just torturing me as a sadist for 30 long minutes. If so, it worked!
I want to slap anyone who says President Trump should not have done this, Iran did not have nukes, blah, blah, wet farht. They've only said Death to America for 47yrs!
Heard that the last offer, line in the sand, to Ah-tol-ja was that we'd provide free nuke fuel for them forever if they'd give up their little experiments and they said no in farsi or whatever jibber jabber. Then, BOOM!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (pZEOD)
Sorry, they said the scent of burnt Ayatollah should be gone by Thursday.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (BF4m0)
You'd think the "No Kings" 'tards would be happy to see Khomeini dead.
Posted by: nerdygirl
Somebody this morning posted about waking up a new war (or something like that). The general response back was this was not a new war. Just, hopefully, the end of an old one.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (+YRf1)
>>What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
We're 36T in debt, I didn't get any of that money?
Somebody got it, wasn't me.
Did you get any of that money?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (JRP2U)
Posted by: Sock Monkey *
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Valerie Jarrett is considering self-deportation before being uncovered as an Iranian spy. Susan Rice may accompany her because of compliance in the bogus Russia, Russia campaign.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (v5dF2)
That would be hazardous to sculpt.
They will need many ropes and scaffolds.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 10:12 PM (aTgV0)
Do it from the ground with a laser.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:10 PM (6h8Va)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 11:10 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)
They hate you and want to kill you.
>>Because the goal wasn't to win. And that may be the biggest difference between Donald Trump and every other president in the last 35 years!
I think both of you are right.
Loved Hegseth's statement earlier. To paraphrase, if you threaten or kill Americans we will find you and kill you.
I like the Trump Doctrine. A lot.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:08 PM (BF4m0)
Throw some cinnamon sticks and dried peppers on the grill.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:10 PM (6h8Va)
It is: rushfanboi71@aol.com
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (n9ltV)
My cousins are weird. That's the best I can say about them.
I don't have a cabin, but if I did-- there *would be* watermelon!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (rdVOm)
Oh, good! I thought I was the only one with weird cousins! We have one who has always been strange since she hatched. My brother could imitate her well.
Granted, I did once feed some of them mud and tell them it was chocolate pudding. They watched me prepare this and ate it anyway. I got in a bit of trouble, not bad. I mean, they saw me do this! I can't help it if three of them were stupid! Daddy agreed with me and pretended to scold me when the weird one cried like a big baby.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (WONhk)
He could be right. Or not. The thing with 'influencers' is, they keep moving the goal posts, as necessary, in order to keep 'influencing'. Are you not entertained?
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (+YRf1)
Posted by: JackStraw
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Prepping America for equality plus plenty of side money for family and friends.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (JRP2U)
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BREAKING: District judge orders resurrection of Ayatollah and retroactive absolution along with 200 ICBMS for righteous vengeance. Trump administration plans to appeal. Also seeking mental health evaluation.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Flatlander, Myself at February 28, 2026 11:13 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:13 PM (6h8Va)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:12 PM (S/Y4j)
I don't think I've said in the last 5 minutes how much I love you all!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)
Probably Tehran. Besides the Persian lettering, it's less anti-American than Seattle.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (BF4m0)
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 28, 2026 10:17 PM (w
Rumor has it that after a day in a livery, AoC found Taiwan on a map.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (+rKuc)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:15 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)
It's the Azadi tower in Tehran.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:15 PM (zuIfz)
Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (+rKuc)
All those democrats...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:16 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)
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In my misspent youth I actually did some LARP stuff. Vampires and werewolves. I'm sure people remember the 90s. The interesting thing was people loved to talk big and threaten, but they always assumed that their threats were harmless. Like, just words. My take was that they were serious, and so whenever a threat was given I'd pause and ask: "Do you really mean that?"
And they'd say: "Yeah!" So I'd pull out an index card that said "GUN" and go "BANG!" The referee would laugh and say "Yeah, that's surprise, no reaction, you got smoked."
The weird thing is, this continued to happen. Totally flat learning curve.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Pissed Off
You’re not supposed to eat them
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: pawn at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM (+rKuc)
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All their credit cards are locked.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Pissed Off
You’re not supposed to eat them
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (A5RD0)
The moose out front shoulda told ya.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (S/Y4j)
https://tinyurl.com/bdhzs5b3
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (WONhk)
https://ziply.pk/xyUc0k
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:18 PM (nCVYJ)
Dude, they said that about D&D. Find new material.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 11:05 PM (aTgV0)
NINE QUID?!
Posted by: 'E's goin' nowhere! at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)
How do you say "Beaver Nuggets" in Arabic?
This has been a great day.
Posted by: sal at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (f+FmA)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (2GVsD)
Send to me at:
moronhobbies at protonmail dot com
Or Doof at:
doof2112 at proton dot me
Posted by: TRex - joke collector at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (IQ6Gq)
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He should STFU. I've seen no evidence that *winning* is "very unpopular".
We're going to learn in the coming days who's with us and who isn't.
Posted by: Crusader at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (Cjcf6)
The Revolutionary Guards threaten: "In a few moments, the most destructive offensive operation in the history of the Islamic regime forces of Iran will begin."
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (etYFQ)
We agree....
-USAF
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (QGaXH)
-Mild pucker, tense moment.
-Serious pucker, from snow to ice.
-Critical pucker, cement to concrete.
-Life-altering pucker, charcoal to diamond.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:20 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 11:21 PM (/M/4v)
195 Thanks CBD!
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28,
Nooooo! Do not listen to CBD. Well, listen to him, but not about this. It’s as follows:
Doof2112 at proton dot me
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:21 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (viF8m)
I do sleep well with President Trump and Sec Hegseth running the show with Sec Rubio.
Life is grand! Not for Eye-a-told-ja but everyone else, mate.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (WONhk)
Dude, they said that about D&D. Find new material.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:19 PM (2GVsD)
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Guy acts like he's 80. Screams at clouds and demand someone flip his 78 over.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 11:06 PM (n9ltV)
Ding!
Ding!
Ding!
We have a winna!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 11:02 PM (pZEOD)
Sorry, they said the scent of burnt Ayatollah should be gone by Thursday.
Posted by: Dr. T
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Mint in the urinal cakes?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 11:22 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Anna Puma
Making big rocks into little rocks for a roof, three hots, and a cot each day. Don't make rate you get nothing.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (A5RD0)
Have any of the hostages from '79 spoken yet?
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 10:39 PM (Q+gd/)
The diplomats are probably a mix of Helsinki Syndrome victims along with a handful with some common sense. I'm interested in what the Marine guards think.
The Marines made it their mission in life to fuck with the Iranian guards. One story I read was that they were held in a building with the only running water being in the bathroom. The guards would leave their dishes in the sink until it was full. The Marines would be allowed to use the bathroom and they'd piss all over the Iranians' dishes. Good for morale.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (HXiQ2)
New hotness: Daylight raid turns leader into crimson wall art.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (ZOv7s)
It's no Rothko, but we'll take it
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (2GVsD)
That's it. "Trump lied." They can't even say that wars are bad since they've been pushing the Ukraine war for years.
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (0MjtC)
We've seen Venezuela and Iran decapitated in one night. What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:00 PM (viF8m)
forever wars were a choice. It was easier to fight them than to figure out how to win them.
Granted, three assassination attempts in a year probably makes "decapitation strike" a realistic option.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)
Probably Tehran. Besides the Persian lettering, it's less anti-American than Seattle.
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 11:14 PM
Buc-ees will never open in Washington state. The business taxes are atrocious.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (2WIwB)
Granted, three assassination attempts in a year probably makes "decapitation strike" a realistic option.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (rbvCR)
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The Military-Industrial Complex saw 9/11 as a chance to reverse the budget cuts that followed the end of the Cold War. It's that simple. We needed a new permanent defense posture.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:26 PM (2WIwB)
They should build one in Stateline, Idaho.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (zuIfz)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:24 PM (2GVsD)
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More of a Jackson Pollock. In red.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (zuIfz)
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This is why it burns them so deeply. Trump finishes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 11:23 PM (HXiQ2)
The senior army colonized the shower room had a camera. So he made a point that with every shower, he'd bend over with his butt pointed towards the camera.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)
The senior army colonel...
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:30 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:30 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:30 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 10:20 PM (vSvIl)
That's the blood moon, right?
It will probably be cloudy or raining, which is fine as we need rain/snow.
The 3 remaining Iranian Guards will probably fire off something somewhere that nigt and kaput. I think they are probably done based on what I read today. Maybe they have a Cessna that can still fly a few miles, but no pilot. So they will give it a go themselves.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)
Posted by: Yellow Peril at February 28, 2026 11:32 PM (oftw2)
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Well???
We're waiting!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)
It'll be waiting for him, when he gets back from reading all the content and comments!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 10:50 PM (rdVOm)
Thank you JQ!
Quaffs same
Wipes mouth on sleeve
Belches loudly
Scratches butt....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Yellow Peril at February 28, 2026 11:32 PM (oftw2)
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I woke up Monday morning, and look up on the wall. The Skeeters and the Bedbugs were having a game of ball. The score was five to nothing, the Skeeters were ahead. The Bedbugs hit a home run and knocked me out of bed, singing...
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:34 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 10:19 PM (CHHv1)
Aw, shoot, really? I wish I would've known the rules before showing up. I'm having some of the buffalo wings before I leave, anyway.
Valerie Jarrett is considering self-deportation before being uncovered as an Iranian spy. Susan Rice may accompany her because of compliance in the bogus Russia, Russia campaign.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:09 PM (v5dF2)
Don't threaten us with a good time...
Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 28, 2026 11:35 PM (NZPfR)
So a total lefty is actually more on point that """conservatives""".
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:07 PM (ZOv7s)
God bless him for that - you'd think it would have turned him off Dems and such, but I suspect he was more turned off by Jimmy's "Christianity." I've mentioned that my first boss in an embassy was a former hostage. He ended short of tour because of terrorist threats in country, and I don't blame him one bit. He's gone now, but I am grateful for the regime finally getting their due.
Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 11:35 PM (wLjpr)
Johnny Somali has been sentenced by a South Korean court to up to three years in prison at hard labor. They also classified him as a sexual predator so he will have to do prison labor, no sweet outside gigs. And upon release and return to the US, he will have register as a sex offender.
And the Koreans seized both his phones, he no keep them.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)
General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces statement:
“We will make the enemies of this nation, especially criminal America and the evil Zionist regime, regret this with the power of steadfastness and the support of the noble people, and we will continue the path of that wise and strong leader until the last drop of blood and the surrender of the enemies.”
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (rdVOm)
Well it’s super clean. The employees are happy and courteous. There’s a vast array of food, hot, cold, fresh, dried sammiches and salads. You can get a tshirt or Jammie’s. Or a concealed carry purse. Or an ashtray. And the jerky assortment….
Nuts. Beer. Pop. Chips.
And the bathrooms are cleaner than yours is at home.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (A5RD0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)
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No idea who that is. Explain.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:37 PM (ZOv7s)
>>What the hell were previous administrations doing running years long, trillion dollar wars we never won?
Just learing here, boss!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 11:38 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:38 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Anna Puma
"Think this style of chair will sell?"
The marketing is on-point.
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 11:39 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (A5RD0)
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I mean, speak for yourself...
Posted by: Wayland Smithers at February 28, 2026 11:39 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (+YRf1)
Poll: Should President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu receive the Nobel Peace Prize for eliminating Khamenei?
76% Yes
19% No
5% Not Sure
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (v5dF2)
Where he decided to make a mockery of statues in South Korea that memorialize the brutal Japanese practice of forcing Korean women into being 'comfort women.' He was convicted of producing deep fakes and being a pestiferous customer interfering with business.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (2GVsD)
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Well???
We're waiting!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM
***
*taps foot*
*looks at watch*
*turns tv to Foyles War*
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:41 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:41 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:27 PM (zuIfz)
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This is why it burns them so deeply. Trump finishes.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:29 PM (ZOv7s)
Totally disregarding the current burning Iranians, what chaps me is the Dims and liberals who can't realize this due to TDS. Pathetic losers.
President Trump is the greatest president of my life and I am living in just the right time to appreciate this wonder.
We are so blessed. Pray tonight and give thanks, even if you don't normally pray. Also pray for the safety and health of our great military, President, and cabinet.
It has been quite the year and change, Morons!
I did watch Starmer stutter his dimwittery today and sneered as he scuttled off. I really dislike him (look at me being good during Lent!).
I was having too much fun here to watch the UN snivel and whine. I hope at least ONE country backed us. Just one. Anyone?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:41 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (viF8m)
“We will make the enemies of this nation, especially criminal America and the evil Zionist regime, regret this with the power of steadfastness and the support of the noble people, and we will continue the path of that wise and strong leader until the last drop of blood and the surrender of the enemies.”
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Your plan is to fight until every last Revolutionary Guard member is dead. Okay, I get that and wish you success, but I'm curious how you plan on making two carrier groups, one of which is on the other side of Israel, surrender.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)
Bucees started out as convenience stores. There are still some of those little ones in TX. I go to Bucees now and then to look around. They sell some nice gift items. It isn't all Beaver Nuggets and t-shirts. They also have cheap deer corn. And the bathrooms are really clean.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (zuIfz)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 11:42 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (2GVsD)
Korea should have given him a helicopter ride half way back to japan.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (8zz6B)
I just wanna want something to do.
All the kids wanna sniff some glue,
All the kids wanna want something to do.
Posted by: Testors, FTW! at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (oftw2)
Johnny Somali
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)
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No idea who that is. Explain.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:37 PM (ZOv7s)
A criminal asshole who films himself being an asshole to people around the world and streams it on TikTok and other sites, to entertain other assholes who enjoy watching assholery.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (HXiQ2)
Johnny Somali has been sentenced by a South Korean court to up to three years in prison at hard labor.
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He should have retained Vinny Gambini. I warned him.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 28, 2026 11:43 PM (JkO4W)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:40 PM (2GVsD)
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I do not know these words. I know each word, but I do not know what they mean together. Please explain.
*Berates manservant for failing to warm cognac snifter to appropriate temperature*
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:44 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 28, 2026 11:44 PM (6h8Va)
Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 11:46 PM (+HNa2)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 11:46 PM (+YRf1)
Posted by: JackStraw
If your bathrooms are too clean, your immune system doesn't get a sufficient workout. Likewise eating Christy's mud pudding can only help one ward off death and disease.
Posted by: The Good Bacteria and Virii at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (oftw2)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (Sokdp)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (ZOv7s)
I only drink Pisco.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (rbvCR)
MIA like during Benghazi? Popping poppers with Reggie? Wearing his hemorrhoid truss? Learning to paddleboard with his chef? Shaving Mooch's legs?
I want to hear from the great Obungo. His wisdom and Uncle Ben's Wild Rice looks are greatly missed (I should not have to include that this is sarcasm but I will).
Mooch? Probably stoned herself or trying to find shoes to fit her giant feets.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)
Shia LaPoof being stalked by 4Chan got off easy in comparison.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (zuIfz)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB)
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Well???
We're waiting!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:33 PM (rdVOm)
Oh, crap. Where did we put our weapons?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 28, 2026 11:51 PM (S/Y4j)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:51 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)
Mainly because they make it bright and cheerful (and clean). They have fun with the theme (and Americans do love a theme) and work to be somewhere you want to stop. (My first ever stop at one was on the way to this year's TxMoMe.)
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (nCVYJ)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:11 PM (QGaXH)
It's the Azadi tower in Tehran.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 28, 2026 11:15 PM (zuIfz)
It was the mountains that threw me off - I didn't know they had mountains like that near Tehran.
Someday I'll get to visit one of these wondrous Buc-ees....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (+HNa2)
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)
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That is the stuff. Someday, when I grow up, I'll graduate to XO. Maybe when I become a great-grandpa.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:53 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:31 PM (Sokdp)
Mainly because they make it bright and cheerful (and clean). They have fun with the theme (and Americans do love a theme) and work to be somewhere you want to stop. (My first ever stop at one was on the way to this year's TxMoMe.)
Posted by: GWB at February 28, 2026 11:52 PM (nCVYJ)
One went in on 75 down near Richmond. It is a bit of a drive (maybe an hour) but I would like to see what all the falderol is about.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: PabloD
Some countries get a foreign asshole like this and think, Meh, nobody will go to war over this guy. And just kill them.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: PaleRider
I thought they were all conservative and Texas-like. What are they doing building in the People's Republic of Colorado?
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (Sy6m/)
But yeah, I understand *it's not for everyone*.
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (/lPRQ)
Beaver Nuts!
'Nuff said.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB)
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Do they carry Deez Nuts?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Hope you've got an excellent pension! I've seen the price of a bottle of XO. Ooof!
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (/lPRQ)
The kid has probably not really worked in his life.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)
Beaver Nuts!
'Nuff said.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:50 PM (2WIwB)
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Do they carry Deez Nuts?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (ZOv7s)
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Nope. No VSOP either.
But the Beaver Nuts are better than crack!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 11:57 PM (2WIwB)
But yeah, I understand *it's not for everyone*.
Posted by: JQ at February 28, 2026 11:55 PM (rdVOm)
A good rat terrier might do a better job on rats than a cat would.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 11:57 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:57 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 11:58 PM (1JFYK)
Guess the name of the second half of this song. Remember, there's a dime ridding on this so don't get nervous.
https://tinyurl.com/2s44evm5
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 11:58 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:58 PM (2GVsD)
From the movie C.B.G.B.
The owner is talking to the Ramones, who are auditioning.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q93_j1kWUqc
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 11:59 PM (JRP2U)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:59 PM (Sokdp)
Was looking around the likka sto last week and saw this intriguing bottle-- Don Julio. (couldn't read much more of the label, it was way-high up on the top shelf)
Oh, but the price! Holy Moly!!! Over $300. Yikes.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:00 AM (rdVOm)
I go to Bucees now and then to look around. They sell some nice gift items. It isn't all Beaver Nuggets and t-shirts. They also have cheap deer corn.
I'm going all the way to Bucees just to get some corn.
Posted by: Cheap deer at March 01, 2026 12:01 AM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:02 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:02 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Good point! Cat does excellent work-- kills birds, mice, rats, squirrels... but I think not all cats go for 'large game'?
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)
Maybe both?
Posted by: Robert at February 28, 2026 10:38 PM (dpXJq)
Both, apparently
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 10:44 PM (rbvCR)
When is he not seething? I guess having a tiny wang does that to you. I will refrain from making a potato voodoo doll of him as well with it being Lent.
Why can't people like him just go paint dogs like GWB and shut up?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 12:03 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:02 AM (v5dF2)
This!
And some jerky to go. They have thirty different kinds
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:04 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Geeze...I wonder how many times I have heard taps played?Hundreds.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 01, 2026 12:04 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:03 AM (rdVOm)
Rats can be pretty tough and vicious.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:04 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Diogenes at March 01, 2026 12:05 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:05 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)
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Okay, one last story. My freshmen year in college, the RA went around with a big box of condoms. AIDS prevention or something. So he asked how many people wanted, and guys had to show off with what their expected usage was. I was considered a scrawny Bando virgin, so when they got to me, everyone expected I'd ask for a few, but instead I said: "Give me what you have left."
Oh how they laughed. But he did, and it was not long afterwards that I got a knock on the door late at night. "Lloyd, I know you have a box of condoms. I need one."
"Sure, but you owe me a dollar."
"Those were free!"
"Yeah, but now they are mine. You gonna pay?"
"Okay, tomorrow."
And so the word went forth throughout the hall, that Lloyd had a case of condoms, reasonably priced just when you need one. I made a lot of money that year.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 12:05 AM (ZOv7s)
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
An Iranian news anchor broke down in tears on live television while reading the news of Ali Khamenei’s death.
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That simp who cried when Khamenei died should never spend another day free.
Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:06 AM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at March 01, 2026 12:06 AM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 12:07 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:08 AM (8zz6B)
I wonder if he's morte at this point. I also don't much care. However, since then I side eye many photos from the ME for being fakes to upset the pink haired liberal American wimmens.
A new Pretti Good cause for them! Finding Iranian flags on Amazon and wearing burkas, which would be most welcome for all of us. I could live forever not seeing another snot septum ring.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 12:09 AM (WONhk)
@TheBabylonBee
British Citizens Politely Ask If They Can Be Liberated From Radical Islam Next https://buff.ly/iVktJ2O
Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:10 AM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Kindltot at March 01, 2026 12:07 AM (rbvCR)
Snort laugh. I need to go to bed!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at March 01, 2026 12:10 AM (WONhk)
Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:06 AM (Cjcf6)
"I can't remember if I cried, when I learned about his sizzled hide,
But something touched me deep inside, the day the Moo-lah died."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:10 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at March 01, 2026 12:11 AM (gVUi7)
https://tinyurl.com/yh7j6fyp
Posted by: JackStraw
It's been almost a week since Maceo, the little orange cat with the face of a lion and the body of a dog crossed with a bear went to Rainbow Bridge. I never expected a cat who wasn't mine to have such an impact. Miss you, buddy. Thanks for the tail baps! I'll remember and cherish them.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 12:11 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:11 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Pissed Off
You’re not supposed to eat them
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 11:17 PM (A5RD0)
Seriously? Uh oh!
Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at March 01, 2026 12:12 AM (ZTJjv)
Posted by: PabloD at March 01, 2026 12:13 AM (+HNa2)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:02
Yes indeed JSND was a gentleman not to be forgotten.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at March 01, 2026 12:17 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 28, 2026 11:54 PM (bss/y)
Clean restrooms. So many gas pumps that it's unlikely you'll have to wait. Good barbecue (for being on the road, it's actually great barbecue). A good selection of food (like some of the Loves or Pilots that I've been to). More jerky than your body has room for. Beaver Nuggets (think Cheetos with non-cheese flavors). My girls like it because it's 1/3 convenience store, 1/3 barbecue and jerky joint, and 1/3 American kitsch. Do you want a Cowboy Collins cookbook? Got it. Do you want a sign that says 'Margaritas 24:7' like it's a Bible verse? Got that too. What about sweatpants with lots of beavers on them, so many that the men in your life snicker without telling you why? Got 'em in whatever small-to-Texas size you want.
Posted by: Nerd Herd at March 01, 2026 12:17 AM (NZPfR)
Sorry. Stop being a stranger.
Posted by: JackStraw at March 01, 2026 12:18 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:18 AM (8zz6B)
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When I saw the Maceo link, I immediately thought of you & your little "neph-mew"
Got a bit dusty here. (I cried when neighbor's dog had to go to the Rainbow Bridge, too. He wasn't "mine" but still has a place in my heart!)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:19 AM (rdVOm)
Replying to @bulliebags @silvertrade
Yes, it's true—Boursa Kuwait suspended trading starting today (March 1, 2026) until further notice as a precautionary measure for safety amid regional tensions (Hormuz disruptions, Iran-related conflicts).
Gold is seeing safe-haven buying from this uncertainty and has surged recently, but "extremely high tomorrow" depends on fast-moving news—no guarantees on exact moves. Monitor live prices.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (v5dF2)
Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead
and
Iranian media confirms death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
I find it fascinating. Do you think that news station would have dared say 'Obama says he is not a homosexual'...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: JackStraw
I am beyond overloaded with veterinary malpractice litigation. I work every day these days but steal a few minutes to read the blog and post a comment every blue moon. Heck, I made comment of the week a few weeks back.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 12:25 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 11:48 PM (Sokdp)
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I visited that one today on my way down to DIA. Their bathrooms are very clean and it's kind of an event. Their egg & brisket tacos are delicious
Posted by: 496 at March 01, 2026 12:25 AM (t+VLa)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 11:47 PM (ZOv7s)
I specifically asked for no salt.
Posted by: Milton at March 01, 2026 12:26 AM (ULPxl)
Oh, but the price! Holy Moly!!! Over $300. Yikes.
Posted by: JQ
Most, if not all of the top shelf blue agave tequilas are controlled by the cartels. Just sayin .
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:26 AM (1JFYK)
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
An Iranian news anchor broke down in tears on live television while reading the news of Ali Khamenei’s death.
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That simp who cried when Khamenei died should never spend another day free.
Posted by: Crusader
Are we talking about Tucker Carlson again??
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at March 01, 2026 12:28 AM (+YRf1)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:26 AM (1JFYK)
Good tequila is margaritas are very good- but that much.
The first time I had good rum it was revelatory. But then it wasa like $60 vs a $20. How much better could a $300 be? There are Flower de Cana bottles that expensive at the liquor store I go to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:29 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Nigel West Dickens at March 01, 2026 12:29 AM (bEnJY)
Peer pressure got me to choke down some shots on several occasions, however...
Not to worry. I won't be supporting any cartels. LOL!
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:29 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 12:25 AM (KAi1n)
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Its qwality not qwantity!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 01, 2026 12:32 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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You do know what happens to your drink when you get prissy with your bartender?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:33 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)
The same could be said of AOC's chesticles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:33 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (v5dF2)
Trump plays 4D chess with the Economy.... I wonder if attacking on a FRIDAY... so markets don't really have time to react until they shut down for a couple days... was part of the calculus of the timing.
Monday is gonna be a crap shoot though.
Posted by: Romeo13 at March 01, 2026 12:34 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Braenyard
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He wasn't talking to me, at that point... LOL. Don't know who was his bartender up there, but I set things right for him. (I think?) Hahaha.
Yeah. 2 people ya don't piss off: your doctor & your bartender.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:36 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
ok, ok, was that G or F chord?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (diia5)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (rdVOm)
Then saw a thumbnail with Christopher Judge. He does not look right.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:38 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: JQ
I'm not throwing any stones. I liked silver Patron. Very smooth. Had Don Julio a few times. It's probably top of the top shelf. I believe it's pure blue agave. It's extremely good but not worth the price. I supported the cartels in other ways also. Not a stellar period of my life.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:38 AM (1JFYK)
According to Israeli sources timing was determined by one thing alone: it began at the point that Mossad had learned that Khameini and 30 of Irans top military and political figures were all going to be in the same meeting, in the same room, at the same time. They had waited weeks to learn of just such a moment.
This is an odd sort of war - although there is a lot of mopping up to do, this war was won by the very first blue struck, when Iran’s government was completely decapitated.
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:41 AM (etYFQ)
Nobody on earth is perfect.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (diia5)
Damfino, I'm just the lyricist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:42 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Tom Servo at March 01, 2026 12:41 AM (etYFQ)
Rip Torn: 'Or we could order the Grand Tour- cut the head off the Soviet Chicken!'
-By Dawn's Early Light
Posted by: Aetius451AD at March 01, 2026 12:42 AM (bss/y)
Posted by: Kindltot
We're building it in St Paul, at the corner of University and Park.
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 12:45 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 01, 2026 12:45 AM (8zz6B)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 12:47 AM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Dammit, now the drummer is just going to cry in his pool of groupies again. This band sucks. I'm returning my guitar to Guitar Center.
*tosses ciggy into the well drink *
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:47 AM (diia5)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:47 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 12:37 AM (diia5)
Damfino, I'm just the lyricist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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What's weird is; Historically the music is written first then the lyricist puts words to the music.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:49 AM (v5dF2)
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They rode by and let their horses take a dump on the Iranian regime. They had a good laugh, then continued on their way...
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at March 01, 2026 12:50 AM (UDZK8)
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And we have no plans of occupying any territory once it's done, we're just going to make sure the wrong people that are left aren't in a position to assert control themselves (I suspect mostly by wiping them out, though apparently a lot of their equipment is being systematically vaporized).
I wonder if, since we demanded they turn over any remaining enriched uranium they have, we know where it is and might be grabbing it on the sly? Assuming it's not still buried at Fordow.
Posted by: Methos at March 01, 2026 12:51 AM (vSvIl)
Posted by: JQ
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The only thing left to kill are those voices in your head. Took me a long time to kill that radio announcer.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:52 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 11:36 PM (2GVsD)
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No idea who that is. Explain.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Ignorance is bliss.
Seriously.
You'll need brain bleach if you explore this. And there's not enough bleach on Earth.
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 12:54 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:24 AM (v5dF2)
Trump plays 4D chess with the Economy.... I wonder if attacking on a FRIDAY... so markets don't really have time to react until they shut down for a couple days... was part of the calculus of the timing.
Monday is gonna be a crap shoot though.
Posted by: Romeo13
The oil market is going to bounce for awhile. The bullion market will keep bouncing. Right now it's feeding off both uncertainty and on the silver side, supply issues . I think the wildcard will be the Asian markets. Big money boys are going to start wondering how China's economy is going to react to their oil supply issues. If the Asian markets panics, nerds on Wall St will join in. I'm betting there are some frazzled traders who are snorting lines and pounding shots right now, trying to forget that Monday will be calling soon.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 12:55 AM (1JFYK)
Posted by: Methos
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I envision Trump charging them for his (our) troubles.
We've spent a lot of money setting them free.
They will pay us back in oil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:55 AM (v5dF2)
Having a bottle of water nearby, helps a lot. Take a swig, instead of lighting up (or eating!). I don't need to gain any more weight.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:56 AM (rdVOm)
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Think he was thrown out of Japan. He's lucky to be alive.
they don't take kindly to insults
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:57 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)
I've been cigarette-free for 3 weeks! YAAAAYYYY!!!
Posted by: JQ
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Congratulations!
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:00 AM (X+xvk)
At $10/pack, I've saved almost $300 already! (Yeah, pack n a half per day... shame!)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:02 AM (rdVOm)
On April 18, 1988, President Reagan authorized Operation Praying Mantis, a *one-day* U.S. Navy retaliatory strike that destroyed or heavily damaged roughly *half* of Iran’s operational naval fleet: two Iranian warships & several speedboats.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:02 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: JQ
Nice
*Fries up a batch of pot stickers*
Posted by: JQ
Haven't done any kind of pot in nearly 2 months.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 01:03 AM (KAi1n)
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"Freedom seekers"???
He deserves to be lined up against the wall.
Posted by: Crusader at March 01, 2026 01:03 AM (Cjcf6)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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Well, if I said "gyoza"...
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 01:08 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 01:08 AM (1JFYK)
At $10/pack, I've saved almost $300 already! (Yeah, pack n a half per day... shame!)
Posted by: JQ
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JQ, when I quit, I think day 28 was the hardest. Internally, I was screaming, "Who runs Barter Town? I RUN BARTER TOWN!"
My body was throwing a tantrum. I had to keep reminding my weak psyche that I was in charge, and that I wasn't about to throw away weeks of disciplined resistance and control.
Day 28, my body threw a fit. It was nasty, but I fought through it. The next day, it was as if a fever had broken. Symptoms fled.
The freedom is worth the struggle. God, is it ever.
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:10 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 01:12 AM (1JFYK)
I'm a wimp, so using nicotine patches this time. I've quit before & failed... just got to keep at it, right?
Cold turkey always frustrated me & I'd get so jammed in the head! Nah, not fun. The patches help take the edge off.
I started out (this time) with a nicotine vape. Nope-- puffed too much & OD'd sort of, and got sick. Quit the vape and bought the damned patches. It's... better now.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:14 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:16 AM (X+xvk)
Happy Saturday Horde, I tried to post earlier but things went wonky.
A toast to you JQ, three weeks is no small feat. I will let you know if and when I achieve the same, meanwhile pot stickers, yum.
A toast to Donald J. Trump, the best President we have ever had in all my years on earth.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 01, 2026 01:17 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at March 01, 2026 01:17 AM (7bBwZ)
*serves Chivas*
Yeah, it feels so good and yet-- the cravings persist. Meh, they are getting easier and easier to ignore..
Cheers to PDJT! Best President Ever!
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
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I used peanuts in the shell. It gave my hands something to do and they are high protein to calorie ratio.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:19 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Sam Adams at March 01, 2026 01:20 AM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Braenyard
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Great idea! I need to hit Costco soon...
Meanwhile, since sinuses have been stuffy-- been using Hall's original flavor drops. Makes food taste awful, but I can breathe! Win-win.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)
I've been cigarette-free for 3 weeks! YAAAAYYYY!!!
Posted by: JQ
Congrats! One day at a time!
https://youtu.be/3Ggrdyr6MTg
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)
Oh, here's a quitting trick I use: ABAC-NANEO. Like a mantra, to recall whenever a craving hits: Anything But A Cigarette; Never Again, Not Even Once. Ah-back nanny-oh. Because "just one cig" would swiftly turn right straight back into a pack a day.
Posted by: SciVo at March 01, 2026 01:25 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
Well, if I said "gyoza"...
Posted by: JQ
Haven't watched Ghostbusters in even longer?
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:26 AM (VHUov)
She's considerably better. Silly girl tried one of the jumps with the 6 year old. He was very impressed with her wipe out. When she told me I just shook my head. Knowing her, she'll be skiing again Thursday or at least give it a shot. I may not be so sympathetic when she's sore on Friday.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at March 01, 2026 01:28 AM (1JFYK)
On April 18, 1988, President Reagan authorized Operation Praying Mantis, a *one-day* U.S. Navy retaliatory strike that destroyed or heavily damaged roughly *half* of Iran’s operational naval fleet: two Iranian warships & several speedboats.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:02 AM (v5dF2)
If you haven't seen the Youtube vid from the Fat Electrician on this, it's absolutely worth a watch. The guy tells a hell of a story. His Berlin Airdrop vid is amazing, also.
I just assumed everyone had seen this stuff already.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at March 01, 2026 01:28 AM (w/O5Q)
Replying to @ajankit124 @WeTheBrandon
No official confirmation from US Navy, Pentagon, or major outlets like Reuters/CNN on any Iranian diesel-electric sub (e.g., Fateh or Ghadir-class) being sunk while targeting USS Abraham Lincoln.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:28 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: mikeski
I've never actually watched Ghostbusters....
>__>>
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 01:29 AM (KAi1n)
So, I have a massive project: sort everything out for our tax return, *and* for Dad's estate tax return.
FML, that my siblings didn't help AT ALL, so this year will be the "endumpening" of everything they couldn't be bothered to retrieve. Too bad, so sad!
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)
Up since 6AM when all of us in the building headed down to the shelter.
One of our pups and family moved in with DIL's Aunt and Uncle nearby within Tel Aviv because they have a safe room. The grandpups slept there without awakening all night long.
Otherwise fine. Sorta gotten used to this from the last 2 years (and from back in the 1991 Gulf War - Saddam's Scuds).
Busy. Maybe l8r.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 01:30 AM (MFAsx)
Posted by: SciVo
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Story of my life!
"Oh, just this ONE..." Yeah.
This is my umpteenth attempt. Lost count! I *have* COPD already. It's "do or die" time.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:33 AM (rdVOm)
Woman killed, dozens injured as Iranian missile strikes Tel Aviv residential block
Victim is first person killed in Israel in renewed fighting with Iran, as first responders take 27 to hospital, including infant, after heavy damage to two apartment buildings
1 killed in UAE as Iran targets 6 Arab countries with missiles; Riyadh slams ‘brutal Iranian aggression’
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Think Trump said it would take ten days.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:35 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:35 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ
Definitely! Praying for everyone there.....
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:38 AM (VHUov)
Goodnight.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-23
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: March 1, 2026
Launch Time: 1:55 a.m. PST (0955 UTC, 10:55 CET)
https://youtu.be/Kuiml6wF428
Alternative link if needed.
The Launch Pad
https://youtu.be/CNi3_nDIg7M
Posted by: Joyenz at March 01, 2026 01:39 AM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, ----
Glad you and the family are OK.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:42 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: mikeski
I've never actually watched Ghostbusters....
>__>>
Posted by: Dark Litigator
I was just funnin' on "Gozer" (bad guy in Ghostbusters,) and "gyoza" (Japanese potstickers, and approximately how they'd pronounce "Gozer" since Japanese words never end in "R".)
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:43 AM (VHUov)
I had my dinner at a local pub today, one that has good food and caters to an older crowd. I like to sit at the bar and have a couple of drinks (just two)and enjoy a good, tasty dinner. Even here in deep blue Mass. the clientele were overwhelmingly supportive of this military action. Prayers up for all of our service members. Wow, such a difference between military service and civil service.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 01, 2026 01:44 AM (0nHVk)
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 01:45 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: JQ
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That was me. Body pushed me to it.
It was do or...nah, ain't gonna' do that. I quit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:47 AM (v5dF2)
It was do or...nah, ain't gonna' do that. I quit.
Posted by: Braenyard
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*high five* kindred spirit!
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)
My Lord they are some fucked up retarded idiots. Easy to understand how they get swept up in the communist retardation. These are somali level dumb motherfuckers.
Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:54 AM (E0p3T)
Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:55 AM (E0p3T)
Arresting Maduro, killing Khamenei, obliterating Iran's nuclear program, and ending 8 other wars around the globe were all easier than getting a Republican Senate majority to pass a bill that 95% of Republican voters approve of and 85% of Americans approve of.
WHY WON'T @LeaderJohnThune
PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT?
CALL AND ASK HIM: (202) 224-2321
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 01:57 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:58 AM (E0p3T)
Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 01:55 AM
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Yeah. An amputee (both legs) broke into Dad's vacant house a couple years ago. Sure, he had an accomplice to help him transport the stolen goods, but the *disabled* MFer did the breaking/entering.
NO ONE is above reproach!
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 02:01 AM (E0p3T)
Posted by: ...
I'm pretty sure they'd just handwave that.
Posted by: mikeski rolls for initiative at March 01, 2026 02:02 AM (VHUov)
How many black parents discipline their children for saying *cracka* or *honky* or *peckerwood*????
Hmmmmm?
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: ... at March 01, 2026 02:07 AM (E0p3T)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)
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Cut off a plastic drinking straw to the length of a ciggie and "puff" on that when you get an urge (can also stuff the end with a filter to restrict airflow.)
Just don't light it... ;-)
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at March 01, 2026 02:10 AM (YrUo/)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at March 01, 2026 02:11 AM (0nHVk)
****
Making bank from the kickbacks and bribes for single source contracts.
Posted by: clarence at March 01, 2026 02:12 AM (VczTT)
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Thanks! Got the same advice from tcn a few nights ago!
It's under control. Mostly. Just got to let the cravings wash over me & subside from time to time.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:13 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Miklos has one invented by Africans 3000 years ago at March 01, 2026 02:20 AM (8i9Vv)
Your assertions and implications are insupportable
*adjusts silk bow tie while considering the hors d'oevres*
Posted by: The Brookings Brothers Rockefeller Open Society Institute Foundation at March 01, 2026 02:23 AM (8i9Vv)
Posted by: Miklos liked Radio Free Derb at March 01, 2026 02:25 AM (8i9Vv)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)
Hmmmmm?
Posted by: JQ
How did 12 and 13 year old boys even get the idea of raping a girl?
https://tinyurl.com/4xmv9b45
Posted by: The question answers itself at March 01, 2026 02:28 AM (8i9Vv)
Posted by: ...
Because every word everyone knows, they learned from their parents? I think I got dumber just thinking about that.
How do these people remember to breathe?
Posted by: mikeski at March 01, 2026 02:29 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Miss Dixie mainly behaves herself at March 01, 2026 02:30 AM (8i9Vv)
Posted by: Miklos is quite pleased to have survived another nothing special day at March 01, 2026 02:34 AM (8i9Vv)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:37 AM (rdVOm)
It'll be time to f*ck with the clocks again! Oh, joy! (not really...)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:42 AM (rdVOm)
Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday.
She'll be putting her crack team of writers of severely worded letters on the case!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 02:45 AM (xG4kz)
This name means *nothing* to me. Yeah, I know who it is, but... so fucking what?
Whine, bitch, whine. Nobody cares what you think.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:47 AM (rdVOm)
My Lord they are some fucked up retarded idiots. Easy to understand how they get swept up in the communist retardation. These are somali level dumb motherfuckers.
Posted by: ...
Cut them some slack -- they're still lerning.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at March 01, 2026 02:50 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 02:51 AM (v5dF2)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)
Settle that middle east BS once and for all!
Jeepers, what would the world do without us...
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)
Triple secret probation
Posted by: Dark Litigator at March 01, 2026 03:03 AM (KAi1n)
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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LOL!
She is the Great and Powerful OZ! dontcha know...
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 03:06 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 03:07 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Joyenz at March 01, 2026 01:39 AM (2F0/Y)
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DON'T SAY "LAUNCH"! SHEEEEEEEEEEESH!!!!!!!
heh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:13 AM (1o8D5)
Good night, Horde!
Glad you're still with us, BD! Prayers up for you & yours.
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 03:15 AM (rdVOm)
Went out shopping earlier. Empty roads. Siren went off while I was driving back home. Double parked, emergency lights and headed into nearest building for shelter. It's a living.
Beautiful sunny day here in Jerusalem.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:16 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: davidt
I looked up Mark Lijeks shortly before your post. No news . He's 76 now. The movie Argo was based on his book. He and about 5 others escaped the embassy during the takeover in '79, made their way to the Canadian embassy and eventually got out. His x account has been dead for over 10 years.
Posted by: Rex B at February 28, 2026 10:48 PM (GI9/m)
A great movie and a fantastic piece of spy work to help the 'Canadian Guests.". I'll definitely get the book! Is there anything good written by one of the true hostages? That would be fascinating.
Posted by: LASue at March 01, 2026 03:17 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:16 AM (1o8D5)
You WILL stay safe, because I said so, and of course, my opinion on the matter suffices.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 03:28 AM (I40wl)
We were told it took a couple of hours. They didn't specify WHICH couple, apparently.
If he isn't at work tomorrow, he gets canned, and everything else turns to shit.
St. Monica, I'm not getting a good vibe here.
Posted by: tcn in AK at March 01, 2026 03:33 AM (I40wl)
Posted by: JQ at March 01, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)
Probably orbit the solar system as a dead type 0 planetary civilization.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at March 01, 2026 03:41 AM (snZF9)
Now to finish my breakfast!
Thanks all for your well-wishes.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at March 01, 2026 03:41 AM (1o8D5)
Posted by: LASue at March 01, 2026 03:17 AM (lCppi)
I know of no published account by the hostages but 20 years ago Mark Bowden came out with “Guests of the Ayatollah”. That was damn good reading.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 03:50 AM (fYhK6)
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Think he was thrown out of Japan. He's lucky to be alive.
they don't take kindly to insults
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at March 01, 2026 12:57 AM (v5dF2)
That moron though is still stuck in the ROK last I heard. He pissed them off with his antics.
Posted by: Cow Demon at March 01, 2026 03:55 AM (fYhK6)
Posted by: m at March 01, 2026 04:03 AM (+YA9H)
@LeadingReport 2m
BREAKING: Russia, China, and North Korea condemn the US-Israel strikes on Iran.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 01, 2026 09:52 AM (diia5)
my identical twin sister inlaw's hubby gifted me a 25yr old cask laphroaig which i put down in the cellar for many many (ten?) years hoping for a pal to visit from kyoto.
one day after work the house reeked of whiskey and i asked my wife why that was. she said she had wanted a drink and had dropped the "your" bottle on the kitchen floor. so neither she nor i nor anyone was able to enjoy even a drop (over $400 hootch). eh, la. we still miss her.
Posted by: cmeat at March 02, 2026 02:35 PM (R11M+)
Saturday Evening Movie Post [moviegique]: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Shockingly, I think I've only seen one other movie this 21-day-stretch, the 1945 classic "Brief Encounter," which is semi-relevant. But rather than talk about that masterpiece, I thought I'd give you a review of a new movie that doesn't suck--an increasingly rare breed.
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I was talking to a friend (who's been on a David Lean kick) about this movie, and she sighed and said "I hate...today."
Would you go on a quest with this man?
As I sat there enjoying this film, I also couldn't believe that it had gotten made, as it's a dark comedy—extremely dark—and has not-at-all subtle message the world would prefer to ignore: Devices and social media are robbing us of our humanity. We are being manipulated by various forces into this, and we are also culpable in our own ultimate destruction.
It's a fun movie. It's also, I hesitate to say, a thought-provoking one, and on a lot of levels. Let's talk about the fun, first. I'm not going to reveal much about the plot because the first two-thirds of the film is tight, and the way the script by Matthew Robinson (The Invention Of Lying, Bird Box) turns various elements from gag/commentary into genuine plot points is very enjoyable. The characters' backstory is told in flashbacks, and the first one seems so over-the-top and so social-commentary, until you get to the second flashback, which really gives grounding to the first one. I don't know, guys, it's like someone actually cared about the writing instead of just "Well, it looks cool." (It does look cool, though.) The movie opens with Sam Rockwell materializing at Norms , a Los Angeles institution, terrorizing the patrons by looking and sounding like a maniac. He's from the future and trying to gather a team to—well, not stop the AI being created a mile or so away by a 9-year-old boy, but to deliver safety protocols invented by top scientists in the future.
Experts agree: The Apocalypse can be more rewarding when shared with friends or last minute acquaintances.
Also starring some extras from "Toy Story" and the "Bad Robot" logo.
It's a message movie. The message? "We're doomed. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun!"
POV: You're in an ensemble picture. I mean, you WERE in an ensemble picture.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Anyone remember anything related?
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: From about That Time at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (Ia/+0)
Perhaps, the artificially intelligent computer is manipulating you for its own ends?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (kpS4V)
Yeah, that would fit.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (8/Qda)
Perhaps, the artificially intelligent computer is manipulating you for its own ends?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (C0Nlv)
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The cake is a lie.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (vfth7)
I don't know about that but my favorite bug movie is "Joe's Apartment".
Posted by: fd - I don't even know what the fk at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (vFG9F)
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Well, yes, and that is literally written on the wall at one point.
I'm familiar enough with Portal to know that. (And the closing song. =P)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (0aYVJ)
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I don't know if it's my favorite BUG movie, but it's probably my favorite bug MUSICAL.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (8/Qda)
Kidding.
I rewatched Dark Skies with the dark haired Russell woman. I like it.
Also started some series about Japanese Kaiju which stars Wyatt Russell which I found out is Kurt Russell's offspring. Kurt plays Wyatt's character much later.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:44 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) "
There are other bug musicals?
Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes.
THAT'S where I've seen him. Thanks.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (cxFcK)
It went three seasons of increasingly better special effects, sets and costumes, and eventually was also a movie
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (8/Qda)
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Portal and its sequel are pretty fun games. Short, but entertaining.
The lore is also interesting. It's implied that there might not be anyone left alive except you, the protagonist. Locked inside an underground testing facility with not one but TWO insane AIs warring against each other.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:46 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:46 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: All Hail Eris
You haven't seen The Applegates
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:47 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (8/Qda)
You did that in your virtual reality world.
Posted by: Commander Taggart at February 28, 2026 07:47 PM (etYFQ)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:43 PM (cxFcK)
Over rated ...
Maybe it's just that I wanted to kill Dustin Hoffman
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:51 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (bXbFr)
There was actually a Portal short put out, high quality and at the level of the Dust Studios work. Not much dialogue
Portal, No Escape
youtu.be/4drucg1A6Xk
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (rbvCR)
Probably not gonna break $10M domestic.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 07:55 PM (8/Qda)
Them! was a delight, sure, but if there was a giant bug in a movie I was there. Three feet from the TV, ignoring homework and chores and the existence of everything but this afternoon's monster. The Deadly Mantis, Monster from Green Hell, The Black Scorpion, Cosmic Monsters (and who remembers that epic?), Tarantula, Beginning of the End... They just don't make 'em like that any more. The later ones like Kingdom of the Spiders, Food of the Gods, and Empire of the Ants just didn't measure up even if they did give Shatner, Robert Lansing, Jacqueline Scott, and Pamela Franklin some screen time.
But if you're up for a newer weirder bug movie, there's always Phase IV.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 07:57 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:57 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (cxFcK)
Kairos-3 Rising Hope Star Launch from Japan
Launch time: 1 hour from now
https://youtu.be/sVR9sp69kvs
Stream has started.
Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 07:57 PM (bXbFr)
The first season was made for the price of selling a couple of used cars and busking with a guitar on the street. Zombies were the cheapest monsters for costuming, I think.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (cxFcK)
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I'm sure the 12th Imam they both lusted after is giving them a proper welcome to Hell right now.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:01 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes
Did not realize there were so many zombie movies out there until I tried Tubi (free tv) and searched for an old one in particular.
Making a zombie movie must be required project for theatre schools. So many really bad ones. Watched a bunch because I had a couple weeks to kill while out of town on business.
One even had Hickok45 playing himself as 'the hero' near the very end.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (5aZAZ)
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Portal 2 is great because they have a very active community creating challenging puzzles using the toolbox.
You can jump in for a quick 5-10 minute session if you just need a short gaming break.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (vFG9F)
|| A friendly visitor from outer space warns against conducting experiments with the Earth's magnetic field, that could mutate insects into giant monsters.||
Earth scientists: "You mean experiments like THIS?!"
|| But if you're up for a newer weirder bug movie, there's always Phase IV.||
"Phase IV" was a staple growing up. It was the only movie (famous Title guy) Saul Bass ever directed. It was actually pretty decent in the genre. Sorta reaching for an epic feel.
"Giant Spider Invasion" was another one, which was ... well, watch it on Rifftrax. At the time, its major attraction was spider abuse and side-boob.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (8/Qda)
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I'm shocked to see it's still playing in so many theaters with those numbers, tbh.
I went to see "Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie" today and there were more people in the audience.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:11 PM (8/Qda)
I watched that in the theater and laughed out loud at the horrified gasps around me.
I actually enjoyed the movie...creepy in its own way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:11 PM (ESVrU)
The Dems in the US are opposed
Posted by: We live in Strange Times at February 28, 2026 08:11 PM (wWWkd)
Frankenstein was the fear of technology run amuck.
Dracula was the fear of snd fascination with repressed sexuality in Victorian England.
Godzilla and Kaiju were Japan and others coming to terms with the nuclear age and atomic weapons.
Why zombies now? Because they represent the fear that those around us that we know and love can instantly be transformed into mindless hate filled monsters that want to destroy us and tear down everything we have, for no reason other than their hatred of us. They have no minds, they have no reason, they have no mercy.
You know, leftists.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (etYFQ)
Eight Legged Freaks was a pretty good spider movie. My favorite space ants are the Zanti Misfits.
Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (vFG9F)
Sam Rockwell is a national treasure.
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (5YmYl)
Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (HYqoK)
https://tinyurl.com/4zbfhr9h
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (bXbFr)
Shirley MacLaine is cute too, even with the pixie cut.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (/Chlc)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (HYqoK)
On Stranger Tides could have been so much better if were closer to the Tim Powers book.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 08:18 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (Q+gd/)
https://moviegique.com/2009/07/moon-inc/
"Moon" isn't a meticulously constructed film. It uses some well-worn tropes. But it's a one-man Sam Rockwell show (with Kevin Spacey as a supporting voice), and that makes it very watchable.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (8/Qda)
Interesting back story for jack sparrow according to the novels by ac crispin want to hear it
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:20 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:21 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (8/Qda)
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"PACKERS!"
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:21 PM (kpS4V)
Portal, No Escape
youtu.be/4drucg1A6Xk
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (rbvCR)
Pooky thoroughly enjoyed that, thank you!
Posted by: pookysgirl knows the cake is a lie at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (Wt5PA)
Eons ago ('60 or '62 and some years after) the Chicago NBC affiliate would run a couple of sf/horror flicks at 10:30 every Saturday night. Cosmic Monsters turned up fairly regularly IIRC. So did The Magnetic Monster, The Neanderthal Man, Riders to the Stars, It the Terror from Beyond Space, The Crawling Eye, and a bunch more. Combine that with the ABC affiliate doing mostly old AIP horror movies at 3:30 every weekday afternoon after school, and this kid was in heaven. Years of that made me what I am today. Whatever that is. I blame Bert I. Gordon and Roger Corman and all those guys. It's their fault.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 08:24 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:25 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:26 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 08:27 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:27 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:28 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (kpS4V)
"Arachnophobia" is fun and clichéd.
"Eight Legged Freaks," is also fun, but even dodgier. The director's strength may be in having Kari Wuhrer and 17-year-old Scarlett Johansson wearing a lot of tight shirts and shooting them in profile from close angles.
"Matinee" isn't a bug movie, but it's got a bug movie ("Mant!") in it.
The Corman roach-fest "The Nest" is entertaining trash. The '80s and '90s didn't have many bug movies, IIRC, I think because of the difficulty of doing the effects at the standard of the day.
The '70s? Hoo-boy.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (cxFcK)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 08:31 PM (+YRf1)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:31 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:32 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:32 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Taro Tsujimoto at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (5YmYl)
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And a terrific dancer! Flight Facilities, "Down To Earth":
https://tinyurl.com/44k8yf2n
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:32 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:35 PM (5aZAZ)
Her outfit in jurassic park rebirth suggests not
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:36 PM (bXbFr)
The Creeping Terror (1964)
If you want the fun version, watch the Fanboy Flicks review.
https://youtu.be/MCL-YFazXTg
If you need to suffer, for reasons, the full movie.
https://youtu.be/r8KXgOkLJV4
It features a monster made out of carpet, a couple days before filming started, because the producer, Vic Savage, couldn't pay for the monster he commissioned. Of no surprise is Savage was sued repeatedly, and nearly was charged with fraud. For extra credit most of the dialog track was not used, lost, or damage and replaced with narrator. Rarely does cinema reach such a level. Somehow this flix makes you miss Ed Wood.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:37 PM (BnDlA)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 08:37 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (bXbFr)
Her outfit in jurassic park rebirth suggests not
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:36 PM (bXbFr)
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This shit is so tiresome, and it's why everyone likes Sydney Sweeney. She's in on the joke and just rolls with it. "LOL I'm hot and my boobs are great, enjoy it while it lasts!" actually works, in the stead of the all-too-normal whining about the Male Gaze or whatever other stupid performative feminist bullshit usually gets trotted out.
Posted by: ballistic at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (5aZAZ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (bXbFr)
Freddie Francis gets the credit for directing the first one, "The Deadly Bees" in 1966. Francis was an 2x Oscar-winning cinematographer for things like "Glory" and "The Elephant Man", but he also directed some notorious horror stuff, like "Trog", "The Brain", etc.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:40 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
LoL! He used to be a teacher. I wonder if one of his former students asked for a favor.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 28, 2026 08:40 PM (+YRf1)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:41 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 08:42 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:42 PM (bXbFr)
In the early '00s, right around 40, she decided to rediscover her authentic self, i.e., have her implants removed. Which makes this:
|| 81 Now scarlett says she doesnt care for the male gaze anymore
Kinda funny.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (8/Qda)
Might be annoying everytime you go to the Winn-Dixie to pick up some Moscato, but recognize that you are middle-aged and are no longer flattered by it. What they are thinking, "Looks familiar, where do I know her from...".
I like Scarlett, solid 7, but she needs to lighten up or stop wearing skin tight leather pants to Winn-Dixie.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (/lPRQ)
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When you said ambulatory carpet I knew exactly which movie this was. Saw it as a kid on the local creature feature, then later on MST3K.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (kpS4V)
TJM LOVES Wilder and The Apartment is #1 in his Wilder ranking, so....
Posted by: Freddy at February 28, 2026 08:44 PM (DXPhz)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:42 PM (bXbFr)
One third of the angels were cast from heaven along with Lucifer, suppose this group possess people to this day.
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 08:45 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:45 PM (bXbFr)
A nifty action flick, with the first third of the movie having the best vehicle chase scenes since Mad Max: The Road Warrior. The CGI portions aren't state of the art, but I got the feeling the producers knew they couldn't afford top of the line stuff, so they intentionally left them a little cheesy.
Plenty of gore, death, and destruction; mostly played for laughs. Definitely not a First Date Movie; unless your date is with Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS, in which case you have bigger problems.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 28, 2026 08:46 PM (Apzx6)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 08:46 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:47 PM (BnDlA)
But from its IMDB entry it sounds like maybe I didn't miss it and my mind just blotted out any memory of it so that my brains wouldn't dribble out my ears.
The Apartment? I liked that one. Wouldn't want to be around most of its characters for more than about 14 nanoseconds in real life, but thought it was a pretty good flick.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 08:48 PM (q3u5l)
TJM LOVES Wilder and The Apartment is #1 in his Wilder ranking, so....
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Crap. I don't think it was Perfesser Squirrel, since he was here early on and probably would've said something.
But it was someone with Big Ideas about movies. (And I can't say his POV was wrong.)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:49 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:54 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 08:55 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes
Maddow is on in a about 5 minutes. Should be amusing.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 08:55 PM (BnDlA)
Posted by: fd at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (vFG9F)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (gVUi7)
The Savage Bees, The Swarm, The Bees, Terror Out Of The Sky
Four movies in two years. And they're all pretty solid "miss" material.
The Swarm was the big-budget celebrity-packed extravaganza starring Michael Caine, Olivia De Haviland, Katharine Rosse, Richard Chamberlain...Fred MacMurray, Henry Fonda, Cameron Mitchell...
Problem is, how do you bring a satisfying conclusion to a movie about a swarm of bees? Hint: Not by freezing them in the SuperDome. Wait, that was the "Savage Bees". Well, also not by luring them out to sea to burn them on an oil slick either.
There aren't a lot of great options, apparently.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:57 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 08:58 PM (q3u5l)
"Invasion of the Bee Girls"
Written by Nicholas Meyer ("Wrath of Khan," "The Seven Percent Solution") and featuring a completely inexplicable plot where a bunch of women have turned into bee-women who are trying to propagate, but since they can't they, uh, buzz a lot of men to death. In flagrante delicto, IYKWIMAITYD.
The lovely Anitra Ford stars with stalwart '70s 'stache-bearer Bill Smith.
The bee-conversion ritual involves all the ladies getting naked and covering the new initiate in honey.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (bXbFr)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Yeah, I think it was September or October but I can never remember how to get to the old comments.
I =thought= I had reviewed it, though, with pix and everything. But I have no evidence of this.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:02 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:02 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 09:02 PM (CHHv1)
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I saw "Ran" last year. I don't know where I come down on Kurosawa, frankly, but I liked that one a lot.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:03 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:04 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 09:05 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Accomac at February 28, 2026 09:05 PM (8jVAy)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 09:06 PM (v5dF2)
YouTube
https://youtu.be/6OpG4Dyl6ok
It has a convoluted plot that moves along and features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Frances McDormand and Matthew McConaughey. It is written, directed, and edited by John Sayles. It was a good watch but nowhere as good as The Creeping Terror.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 28, 2026 09:08 PM (BnDlA)
Worth watching once once. As the name says, forgotten, like so many others. Maybe the writer was from that area, or his father, and found the story worth telling.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:10 PM (4hjRS)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:12 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:12 PM (bXbFr)
https://is.gd/VwZVmg
(The hanged rat is a nice touch.)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 09:14 PM (FXNzP)
That dude...
I'll check it out.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (0aYVJ)
The Way Back is a good story coming of age movie. Rockwell has a good supporting role.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:14 PM (4hjRS)
"The Way, Way Back"
https://moviegique.com/2013/08/the-way-way-back/
We liked it.
"The Way Back" is a Peter Weir film. His last film, in fact.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:17 PM (8/Qda)
Worth watching once once. As the name says, forgotten, like so many others. Maybe the writer was from that area, or his father, and found the story worth telling.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)
I looked it up. Might have to watch it with the FiL sometime.
Posted by: pookysgirl at February 28, 2026 09:17 PM (Wt5PA)
Thanks for the correction.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:19 PM (4hjRS)
https://is.gd/vzoffe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 28, 2026 09:20 PM (FXNzP)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 09:22 PM (4hjRS)
The Red Letter Media guys were joking about it, contriving this scenario where David had run afoul to the mob, and after (minimal) investigation, I actually find that more plausible than the official story.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:27 PM (8/Qda)
36 Ahmadinejad is evidently with the Ayatollah. Dead.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM
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I thought he left office a long time ago, like 15 years.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM (azNOR)
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM (KiBMU)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
What a shame. /sarc
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 09:32 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:33 PM (bXbFr)
136 Anybody seen the Elvis concert film out in theaters right now?
Posted by: M. Gaga at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM
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Nuh uh. Nuh huh huh.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 09:33 PM (azNOR)
36 Ahmadinejad is evidently with the Ayatollah. Dead.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM
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I thought he left office a long time ago, like 15 years.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 28, 2026 09:29 PM (azNOR)
We hold a grudge ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 09:33 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Jamie Walker at February 28, 2026 09:35 PM (/t1JJ)
We have a great President. We have a great military.
God bless them.
Posted by: Case at February 28, 2026 09:35 PM (Z3Kkg)
- GWP
Kamala at least knows who to blow... usually... but will always be a stupid Kumdumpster
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 09:39 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 09:41 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 09:45 PM (Q+gd/)
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The question is: Were we always?
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:48 PM (8/Qda)
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I could see him getting roped into some kind of "fight the drug cartel" scenario. Seriously.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 09:48 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at February 28, 2026 09:50 PM (bXbFr)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 28, 2026 09:53 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 09:45 PM (Q+gd/)
Why should we rely on other nations to do what we should?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 28, 2026 09:54 PM (xcxpd)
TJM LOVES Wilder and The Apartment is #1 in his Wilder ranking, so....
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Crap. I don't think it was Perfesser Squirrel, since he was here early on and probably would've said something.
But it was someone with Big Ideas about movies. (And I can't say his POV was wrong.)
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 08:49 PM (8/Qda)
It might have been me. I LOATHE Billy Wilder and consider his filmography to be deliberately corrosive to American culture, a celebration of deviance cleverly wrapped in comedy. I am probably alone in this revelation.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 28, 2026 09:57 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 09:59 PM (CHHv1)
Now if I could find where we were talking about it, I might reach 10-15% sanity level.
Thanks for coming by, everybody!
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 28, 2026 10:00 PM (8/Qda)
Posted by: Just Some Guy at February 28, 2026 10:03 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Texican ette at February 28, 2026 10:04 PM (SNf74)
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 28, 2026 10:08 PM (7D3Aa)
Shocking that a drink in DC is named after a Democratic lobbyist.
Let me fix that:
Shocking that a drink in DC is named after a Democrat lobbyist.
If they were truly "democratic" then they would be for fair and honest elections. They are not democratic. They are Democrats.
Posted by: bradc at February 28, 2026 11:01 PM (3hcA3)
Hobby Thread - February 28, 2026 [TRex]
Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. We gave the Ace of Spades Wheel of Hobbies (TM) a spin and it landed on woodworking on a lathe.
What is not intuitive, but important?
Words of wisdom:
"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).
If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (Ia/+0)
It is said that no Neovim config is ever complete, but mine may be close.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (+HNa2)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (kpS4V)
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Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:39 PM (4hjRS)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (vfth7)
Band saw.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (H0pbe)
My wood lathe is in storage at my brothers place along with the rest of the woodworking machines.
That bandsaw was manufactured by a guy who was investigated by the Warren commision. There were like 10 of them in a foundry I worked at and when I went to search the company I was soon immersed in Kennedy conspiracy world.
Posted by: Reforger at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (onCFI)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (Ia/+0)
For setup you might consider a rolling cart (locking casters, of course). I made one for my scroll saw so I can put it away when not in use. My little lathe I just set on a table because I don't use it that much.
If you make a cart then during good weather you can make your messes outside.
Posted by: KCSteve at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (2+WvJ)
Posted by: HappyFun
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Right? You should see the list of "suggested" projects that accompanied the gift....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Grateful
Perfect! Now lay in fresh first aid supplies.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (H0pbe)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)
Got to be pretty good on the Spring-Pole Lathe (look it up.) Also pretty accurate at hitting the tobacco spitbox at 8 -10 feet.
Fun Fact: Helped the Fort's Blacksmith make the hinges for the Main Gate built that year.
Another Fun Fact: Had a great summer romance with a girl staying with her Dad for the summer that I met there.
A Third Fun Fact: My made-up name was Zubaleh Bubalakowsky.
Posted by: Fritzy at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (2GIh1)
Heh.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (2WIwB)
Ebay always has mil-surp radios for sale, but who knows if any if them actually work. There are people on this blog who could probably fix them; I'm not one of them.
Posted by: PabloD at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (+HNa2)
The thread before the Pet Thread is still going at 1000 comments.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (uQesX)
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That's a nice lathe up top, but I'm pleased as punch with the sight remover tool I bought for my handguns. It's a similarly mechnical contraption.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)
Be careful, you'll put your eye out!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (cWLG3)
I got suspended from X for telling Bernie Sanders to die in one of the beautiful homes he owns.
LOL..
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (qFwJc)
If any other gamers are interested in a *free* wuxia-inspired MMORPG Where Winds Meet Is gorgeous and we have a guild there. My name in game is Nisaana and teh guild is called AoSHQHorde. You can contact me there or leave a message on the Tech thread.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 06:20 PM (lFFaq)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:22 PM (wzUl9)
If I were to replace it, I would get one of the smaller models, maybe 12 inch. Something suitable for turning pens and the like. It is satisfying to take a rough blank and see it take shape so quickly. It's also surprising how smooth and polished a surface can become using a lathe.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:22 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 06:22 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (cWLG3)
Cheap Chinese junk. Buy ACME instead.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Commander Taggart at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (etYFQ)
Wolfus, just posted something on ALH you might be interested in.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:26 PM (uQesX)
Just bought a tin but haven't tried it yet. Have you lit a bowl of it yet? I understand it's a burley base and I've been in a burley mood lately.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (yTvNw)
But I was a kid and he said you do it like this.
And I did.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: tankascribe at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (NtoJk)
Posted by: The Grateful
Perfect! Now lay in fresh first aid supplies.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
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No worries, I have a big red bag full of all kinds of supplies...problem is it's currently in TX.....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: The Grateful
Something, something, something, poor planning!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (H0pbe)
What is not intuitive, but important?
One thing about wood lathes, do NOT buy shit wood turning tools. You will be pissed. Good ones are a bit pricey, but in the long run they are worth it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
This!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (H0pbe)
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (yTvNw)
How many hard boiled eggs will fit into a 1 gallon pickle jar?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (/lPRQ)
A 1-gallon pickle jar can fit approximately 12 to 18 hard-boiled eggs...
I would think it closer to 3 or 4 dozen.
Only one way to find out...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (/lPRQ)
We had a lot of fun looking for places to buy wood and meeting people that did this. And I have a couple of pieces from the guy that gave the lessons, including three tiny wooden bowls for my supported spindles.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (gQ15S)
Just bought a tin but haven't tried it yet. Have you lit a bowl of it yet? I understand it's a burley base and I've been in a burley mood lately.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026
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JTB, I have smoked it; that's how I know it has some nicotine strength, more than I like. And yes, it is a burley w/ some Virginia and some dark-fired Kentucky.
Today I mixed it with some mild Match Field & Stream. While a half bowl woke me up, it wasn't overwhelming.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (wzUl9)
Expect a LOT of mess for about a 4' radius. I have mine about 16" from a wall so that I can hang tools (there will be a lot of them) and the dust collection pipe.
Build or buy a bench to give it a stable base?
Either, but go for HEAVY. Weight greatly reduces the "walking" that happens when you turn something that's not balanced.
Ideas to manage the resulting dust and debris?
A dust collection system that's not a shop vac. A shop vac grabs what's close to the hose, while a real dust collector clears the air.
Suggestions for other necessary tools, like calipers, gouges and clamps?
Things I use regularly: straight calipers, figure 8 calipers for measuring wall thickness, drill chuck for the tailstock, 4 jaw chuck for the head stock, bench grinder for sharpening gouges, gouges of course. I have straight and right angle looong reach needle nose pliers for holding sandpaper deep inside a bowl or vase.
(No need to suggest eyewear and sandpaper.)
Suggestions for types of wood to use for practice and for real?
Don't practice with cheap soft wood, because it won't help. The easiest wood I've turned in southern red cedar. Cuts like soap.
Posted by: watchin at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (dewkg)
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (U/7CP)
Guess who sold off all of his threading equipment before moving down here? I've talked to 5-6 others who also got rid of their taps and dies.
I don't want to buy a new set and I'm just sick I got rid of my Ridgid dies.
Oh yeah, and get off my lawn.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (cYBz/)
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir?
Treated wood? Absolutely not for food crops.
Otherwise, go for small enough to reach across and high enough not to wreck your back bending over.
Say, 18" high, 3 ft or less wide, as long as you want.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)
My turnings were featured on here awhile back. If I can help with questions, techniques, setup, etc.... I'd be glad to help.
scohargroveatprotonmaildotcom
Posted by: watchin at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (dewkg)
Today I mixed it with some mild Match Field & Stream. While a half bowl woke me up, it wasn't overwhelming."
Wolfus,
I wonder how it would do mixing it with something like Lane BCA. That flavored black cavendish adds a bit of mildness and flavor to stronger blends. I keep some on hand just for that although I enjoy a bowl by itself now and then.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:50 PM (yTvNw)
I wonder how it would do mixing it with something like Lane BCA. That flavored black cavendish adds a bit of mildness and flavor to stronger blends. I keep some on hand just for that although I enjoy a bowl by itself now and then.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026
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That sounds like it would work great. I've never tried the Lane blends under that name. No doubt some of them were the blends Tinder Box marketed in the '80s, when I first tried the pipe.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
We had an industrial sized joiner in my high school shop class. A teacher's aide lost all of his on one hand using it. We also had a vacuum sawdust collection system, and someone had to replace all of the clear tubing, for obvious reasons.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (0U5gm)
Someday I'll rehab it and set it up.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (/HDaX)
scohargroveatprotonmaildotcom
Posted by: watchin at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM
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Thank you!
Posted by: TRex - dust collector dino at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)
I bought a sight tool built specifically for H&K, and it is a piece of shit!
What did you buy?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM
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Yes, tinkering, improving and taking care of "fix its" around the house qualifies.
Posted by: TRex - home on the range dino at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (IQ6Gq)
We had an industrial sized joiner in my high school shop class. A teacher's aide lost all of his on one hand using it. We also had a vacuum sawdust collection system, and someone had to replace all of the clear tubing, for obvious reasons.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (0U5gm)
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What you have recounted could be scenes from a horror movie. I imagined heinous screams followed by the camera turning its focus on the clear tubes as the sawdust turned red with blood.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (cWLG3)
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Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (/HDaX)
I used to prefer a fine or extra fine nib. The last few years I've come to prefer a broad nib or even a 1.1mm stub for writing. Not sure of the reason for the change but the bigger nibs allow for a bit of flare in shaping the letters.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 06:13 PM (cWLG3)
I bought a sight tool built specifically for H&K, and it is a piece of shit!
What did you buy?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (n9ltV)
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This is the one:
https://a.co/d/0fkQwFjD
Please note: be sure to lube all the screws with machine oil and run them all the way in and out before use. Also, in spite of what some commenters said, DO NOT use a socket wrench to turn the crank for the pusher -- that how you will break it! Back it off then crank it forward again if it's resisting mightily.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 07:05 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:06 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (yTvNw)
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I love old fashioned pens, but, being left-handed I write sideways, which lends itself to much smearing.
But for art projects I will use high-end felt tip markers that use India ink, and I've had good results. I love the precision of a good ink drawing.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (0aYVJ)
Pug,
What's the brand you use for those felt tip markers?
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank
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I have never tried to do an ink drawing, but I do enjoy looking at them. Such skill....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM
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The Wheel of Hobbies may consider a calligraphy theme at some point...
Posted by: TRex - bad handwriting dino at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (4MFaN)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 07:06 PM (HYqoK)
Make sure it's rudimentary.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (/HDaX)
What's the brand you use for those felt tip markers?
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (yTvNw)
Alsa, I do not remember the brand, and I cannot locate them after we moved. Probably in a box somewhere. But they run .03 to 0.1, and there is a chisel tip one I like a lot.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:21 PM (0aYVJ)
Squadron still has it listed as pre-order for $144.
Sprue Brothers is also having a 20% off MiniArt sale this weekend.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 28, 2026 07:22 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (IQ6Gq)
It's my favorite medium. I don't paint, but I draw. I've used pencil, charcoal, pastels. I like all of them, but ink is simply fun. I also mix media, ink and pastel, for example.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (yTvNw)
Otherwise, go for small enough to reach across and high enough not to wreck your back bending over.
Say, 18" high, 3 ft or less wide, as long as you want.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (/lPRQ)
I actually looked into that. Apparently that shouldn't be an issue with newer (last 10 years, I can't remember exactly) wood. I welcome informed opinions on the subject however!
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir? at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (U/7CP)
Posted by: Are you sure about this sir?
Treated wood? Absolutely not for food crops.
If you are are making an open bottomed box (just the four sides) the treated wood is probably going to be fine for your ground-contact layer. The rest probably shouldn't be treated. Painted, maybe, especially if it's going to be in direct contact with the dirt,
My parents built some nice ones out of lumber and corrugated metal. You put together L-shaped rails for the top rim and bottom rim, posts at the corner, and use the corrugated metal for the sides, screwing it in to the post and rails.
I made a bunch of boxes by cutting notches into the edge of 2-bys, lincoln log style, that work really well, except they require a liner (road cloth works for this) to keep the soil in.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (C0Nlv)
Yeah. that sounds right. I think I bought them at Michael's, now that I think about it. It was for an art project when I was taking classes.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: TRex - revolving dino at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank
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I've done pencil, charcoal and pastels. And painted using watercolors, oil and acrylic. I suppose I should look into trying an ink drawing at some point...
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: TRex - revolving dino at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (IQ6Gq)
thanks, dinosaur guy. I like these weekend threads.
*Forrest Gump wave*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (yTvNw)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (yTvNw)
The other important tool was the shave-horse for shaping with a draw knife. I have tried to make one, but it barely worked. It is best for roughing out and finishing tool handles, and cleaning up wood shingles after splitting them out of the bolt.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: JTB
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True. I really should avoid this thread for awhile....
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (IQ6Gq)
My method is to do a really light pencil sketch of the subject, say, a portrait of an old man; then start with the pens, drawing the fine lines first, then building on that, smile-lines around the eyes, etc. I have fun with the level of detail, and it forces me to be more methodical.
I love the quick lines that charcoal creates; it came in handy during figure drawing classes. But ink is very calming.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (0aYVJ)
The Grateful,
Check out the Chloe Gendron channel on YT. She describes the styles and techniques for pen and ink wonderfully. Her channel introduced me to the drawings of Franklin Booth, an absolute master.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (yTvNw)
Wolfus,
Thanks for the heads up. And Stokkebye blends have become some of my favorites, especially now that the HH line is discontinued. Their Deluxe Navy Flake is excellent and the Nougat blend is what was used in the LOTR movies. It is a really pleasant smoke, mild but flavorful.
Posted by: JTB at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (yTvNw)
Check out the Chloe Gendron channel on YT. She describes the styles and techniques for pen and ink wonderfully. Her channel introduced me to the drawings of Franklin Booth, an absolute master.
Posted by: JTB
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Thank you for this, I will definitely check her out.
And thanks Pug Mahon for your feedback!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (IQ6Gq)
Check out the Chloe Gendron channel on YT. She describes the styles and techniques for pen and ink wonderfully. Her channel introduced me to the drawings of Franklin Booth, an absolute master.
Posted by: JTB
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Thank you for this, I will definitely check her out.
And thanks Pug Mahon for your feedback!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (IQ6Gq)
My problem with drawing is that I seem to be entirely incapable of making light sketch lines. I really do try, but end up with dark, thick lines every time anyway.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (lFFaq)
Ace of Spades Pet Thread, February 28
Courtesy Troy Rubright
Courtesy Terry Glenn
This was our Plott Hound / Pitbull mix Wiley. My wife worked with a rescue to get him out of a kill shelter where he was scheduled for euthanasia in 2015. We were able to have him with us for 11 years, during which he was a wonderful companion who loved his family. He passed unexpectedly the night before writing this and is already greatly missed. Best Regards, MauserMedicSo sorry you have lost your wonderful Wiley, in whom you invested so much love. Thanks for letting us meet him. Keep in touch.
My boy Koda on the beach in Carrabelle, Florida. A quarter moon on a clear night, taken with my iPhone. The cameras on these phones are getting better and better. JMM (A loyal lurker)A beautiful, calm photo with a wonderful dog! Just what we need today. And to go with it, something a little off-topic that I forgot to add to the Gardening Thread. We love our pets in the rain, too: Music R.I.P. Neil Sedaka
Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:Until next Saturday, have a great week!petmorons at protonmail dot com Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.
I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
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Oooh, I hear laughter in the rain.
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And Donny ,dancing to his fav song YMCA
PARTY ON ! Donny
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I'm glad Patsy is recovering and it's neat she impressed the vet as to going into her crate.
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Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (4MFaN)
That cd was good all the way through as I recall and I never skipped LITR. I'm more of a rocker generally, but a good song is a good song.
Hopefully, Neil will now be doing gigs in Heaven.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (qIH9H)
MauserMedic, remember Wiley as he was; it's the best way to do him the honor he deserves.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (jrgJz)
And which I fell for.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026
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There is an old New Yorker cartoon. A man in dress shirt and tie is looking sourly down at the family cat, who is peering up at him. The man is saying, "The fact you were considered sacred in ancient Egypt cuts no ice with me."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)
That's funny. Thanks.
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"Calendar Girl," "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (I prefer the original), his version of "Sunny" (I think it was the first one) . . . all good stuff. He co-wrote "Love Will Keep Us Together" for the Captain and Tennille.
He always seemed a bit effeminate in his mannerisms. But Wiki says he married in 1962.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (wzUl9)
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Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:24 PM (Ia/+0)
Little Dagny has been more sociable of late. If she's curled up sleeping of an evening, I can scoop her up and put her on a cushion on my lap -- and she will happily stay quite a while for petting. Perhaps some day she will climb into my lap all by herself. Otherwise, she sits on the arm of the sofa in the morning, and sometimes in the evening, as a hint to her manservant that Food Should Be Forthcoming.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:24 PM (wzUl9)
I'm glad your wonderful dog Wiley for a good long time and you loved him and he loved you back.
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Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (2F0/Y)
So sorry for your loss.
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Seemed like a regal pooch.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (RIvkX)
However, I think WM short-changed me. Fourteen lbs. fills the box. The tub said twenty lbs., but the entire contents of the jug just filled the box, and the jug did not look that full when I opened it. Grrrr.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (wzUl9)
Why did Trump do this ??? If I was POTUS this would have not happened !!!!!
The World has lost some great musicians because of Donald "Hei'll Hitler" Trump....
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I am sorry. Please tell us about your cat if you feel up to it.
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What was his name, and what did he look like?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (jrgJz)
According to their website, they were in Sacramento in mid-January and next tour date is Redondo Beach in May.
Nothing about being in the mid-East.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: KT
In the 30+ years we've been out here in the woods, we've had 4 cats. 3 of them have been feral. We found Mr. Rafferty ( formally Rafferty the orphan kitty) and his sibling two years ago. They had barely opened their eyes. Mom had abandoned them. We bottle fed them with goat kid milk replacement. His sibling didn't make it. He's pretty much my cat even though I didn't want another cat. He and Mrs. Sock acknowledge each other but I 'm the one whose lap he graces with his presence. He waits until I go to bed before he comes upstairs and takes up his third of the bed.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 05:07 PM (1JFYK)
Just got Patsy back inside. This reintroducing to the outside is a bit of work. But she likes Jake, like regular meals and enjoys pets. We'll work it out
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What was his name, and what did he look like?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)
He was a domestic longhair named Scarf, because when we met him at the animal shelter, he draped around our necks. He was black and white, so he could make sure his hair showed up on any color clothing, he loved our dogs, and he laid on my side right after cancer surgery, certain his purring and biscuit making would make me feel better. One of them did, I leave it to you to guess which it was. He was not smart, but he loved big. He was a good cat.
Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 05:29 PM (wLjpr)
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The longhairs are always the best. (I'm biased; stipulated.) He sounds much like my late Chekov -- who was never a milk-treader; none of the Siberians I've known have been. But he certainly purred.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (wzUl9)
Thank you for your sweet words, Wolfus! If I can figure out how to get the photos from my phone to K.T., I will! Both Scarf and Abner, our Bullmastiff/Newfoundland, need to be seen!!!
Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (Nx5jP)
Posted by: Joyenz at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: moki at February 28, 2026
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Moki, you can turn on Bluetooth on your phone, share the pics to your home computer, then attach them to an email. It's what I do, anyway.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:09 PM (wzUl9)
Nazis, RINOs, Islamofascists, and Other Infiltrators Who Should Have Been Purged Long Ago Are Having a Bad Day
Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡
@shanaka86 They did not bomb Iran. They waited for Iran's entire leadership to sit down in the same room and then they bombed Iran. Months of intelligence. Thousands of hours of surveillance and signal intercepts. One variable: the moment the Supreme Leader, the President, and senior military command gathered in a single location at the same time. That moment was 8:15 this morning. Daylight. Every previous Israeli strike on Iran came at night. June 2025 launched in darkness. October 2024 after midnight. Iran's entire air defense doctrine is built around the assumption that Israel attacks in the dark. Israel attacked in broad daylight because the target was not infrastructure. The target was a meeting. Reuters confirms strikes targeted Khamenei and Pezeshkian. CNN confirms months of joint US-Israeli planning. Israeli officials confirmed the strike hit the location where Iran's top officials were gathered. Whether Khamenei was moved before the strike or extracted after is the most consequential unknown on the planet right now. If before, someone inside Tehran's inner circle told Jerusalem when and where the meeting would happen. If after, the strikes hit the room and he survived. Both scenarios are catastrophic for the regime. Because Iran's leadership now knows three things. Israel knew where they were meeting. Israel knew when they were meeting. Israel knew who would be in the room. And everything we watched over the past month, the F-22s at Ovda, the tankers at Ben Gurion, Al Udeid emptied to zero, 270 transport flights, all of it was the delivery architecture for one precision strike on one gathering. Every future meeting of Iran's senior leadership now carries one question: does Israel know about this one too. This is not a military operation. This is the destruction of institutional trust inside a regime. Every general who sits with Khamenei tomorrow will wonder who told Jerusalem about today. Every IRGC commander who receives a meeting summons will calculate whether attendance is duty or a death sentence. Every secure facility in Tehran has been proven insecure. In June 2025 Israel killed 30 generals in the opening minutes. That was brute force across dispersed targets. This was a scalpel. One meeting. One moment. Months of patience. Iran fired missiles at six countries in retaliation. Most intercepted. One civilian dead from debris in Abu Dhabi. Saudi Arabia responded by pledging all its capabilities against Iran. The Gulf coalition that did not exist yesterday exists today because Tehran built it by attacking everyone simultaneously. Israel traded one morning of precision strikes for the permanent destruction of Iran's command cohesion. That is not a battle. That is checkmate disguised as a first move. https://open.substack.com/pub/shanakaans
Marjorie Taylor Greene
@mtgreenee
I did not campaign for this.
I did not donate money for this.
I did not vote for this, in elections or Congress.
This is heartbreaking and tragic.
And how many more innocent will die?
What about our own military?
This is not what we thought MAGA was supposed to be.
Shame!
Thomas MassieThe "ex-" degenerate who supposedly converted to Catholicism and gave up being a living pincushion is now singing prayers to Allah in Arabic:
@RepThomasMassie 10h Acts of war unauthorized by Congress.
The U.S. is attacking Iran according to AP.
IMPEACH THIS FAT ORANGE BITCH pic.twitter.com/vPhpby2hNC
— MILO (@Nero) February 28, 2026
They did not bomb Iran. They waited for Iran’s entire leadership to sit down in the same room and then they bombed Iran.
— Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ (@shanaka86) February 28, 2026
Months of intelligence. Thousands of hours of surveillance and signal intercepts. One variable: the moment the Supreme Leader, the President, and senior… https://t.co/I5l7iUI2HU pic.twitter.com/RXZSsSb12l
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Brewingfrog at February 28, 2026 02:03 PM (A9Jq4)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 02:04 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Pam Blondie at February 28, 2026 02:05 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Loomer says if he's not deported immediately, he's a deep state operative. I tend to agree with her.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Kratwurst at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (fcDpY)
BTW my Persian boss is happy the United States is finally taking action.
Posted by: Max Power at February 28, 2026 02:08 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Kratwurst at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (fcDpY)
Iran provided the IED's in Iraq and Afghanistan that killed or wounded thousands of American soldiers.
Iran supported Hezbollah which bombed the Beirut barracks killing hundreds of US Marines.
And Trump "just started a war with Iran"?
Seems like we just finally decided that, after 47 years of Iran unilaterally warring on us, it was time we joined the "war".
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (MNCvZ)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:09 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:10 PM (1Udfd)
I had a thought of when/if we are told a nuke is coming to our door, I only hope I can grab the very strong gin and my laptop. I have many types of gin, and Junipero is legal anesthesia. Once I get settled with the man I love, call sons and family to tell them I love them... I hope I can find this blog and possibly die laughing.
Somehow I imagine a few very agitated Iranians pushing buttons of missiles with no navigation. It would be a great pity if one shot up and came right back down on them. Surprise! You are a martyr! Here are your virginal goats!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:10 PM (WONhk)
Sadly, a substantial fraction of our fellow countrymen don't see the problem.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:11 PM (lAzE1)
Yeah, apparently they did not learn much from that lesson. Now they are bringing their ships out into the strait to be easily sunk LOL
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (Riz8t)
4 Milo finds jihad sexy now?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
First the sexy Nazi uniforms with the stirrup
Now the mullahs pretending Milo is a young boy.
Milo is quite the fruit basket…lol
Posted by: DoctorMew at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (XodLO)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 02:12 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Said Literally No One at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (qUkBO)
Perfidious AllBombOn.
OK, I admit it. That pun was more labored than the AFL-CIO.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Loomer says if he's not deported immediately, he's a deep state operative. I tend to agree with her.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (abIsI)
He's mentally ill. Probably caused in large part due to being sexually abused as a minor.
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:11 PM (lAzE1)
I saw Perfidious Jets open for Blue Oyster Cult at the Agora back in '78 ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (3sXRv)
Yeah even when he was doing his right wing act he was so fay and queer and mincing it was unpleasant and unwelcome. Its odd, you can actually be a fag without acting all faggy. I've seen it done.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (xvV+O)
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I can imagine the panties bunching in real time.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (RIvkX)
If the left thinks they'll go unmolested into L.A. to protest the dispatching of the Iranian regime's butchers they're in for a really rude awakening.
Same for the likes of Tucker, MTG, Massie, etc. They'll get their proverbial shit pushed in over their recalcitrance.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (jtM2q)
Im all for criticizing Israel when they act like assho but when you start to tell me them JOOOOs are controlling my local weather and faked the moon landing and orchestrated killing Kirk and was behind the JFK assassination I have to draw the line
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 28, 2026 02:15 PM (REq0p)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:15 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 02:15 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Said Literally No One at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (qUkBO)
I don't wonder about Liz Cheney at all.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (ExV1e)
They have the right to be retarded and I have the right call them retarded traitors defending terrorists.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (cntUY)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat a
I read the elementary school bombing sadly was almost that scenario
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Said Literally No One at February 28, 2026 02:13 PM (qUkBO)
I don't wonder about Liz Cheney at all.
That'll be enough out of you, Don Draper. Or Rik Blaine.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (uQesX)
Ugh, not with garrett's dick. -- Stan
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (ExV1e)
Ben Rhodes is on the Internet talking about the legality of the strikes.
These people are just parody.
Posted by: Jay in PA at February 28, 2026 02:17 PM (TbgpP)
If the left thinks they'll go unmolested into L.A. to protest the dispatching of the Iranian regime's butchers they're in for a really rude awakening.
Same for the likes of Tucker, MTG, Massie, etc. They'll get their proverbial shit pushed in over their recalcitrance.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:14 PM (jtM2q)
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Don't know about the native American side of the equation, but I've seen the anti-mullah LA demonstration videos, too. They will be out - in force.
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (tUiB5)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (FCrpy)
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A great many, starting with The Jerusalem Post, YNetNews, The Times of Israel, and Israel National News.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lH7fb)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)
His son I believe
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (FZMv4)
Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)
The Crown Prince, not the former Shah. Lives in San Diego, I believe.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lCppi)
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Reza Pahlavi is the son of the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (lH7fb)
Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (rj6Yv)
I would bet more than 50 percent of beverly hills high students are there because their parent or grandparent fled the ayatollah
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (lCppi)
Do I carry my beeper or not?
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (LROu2)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM (lH7fb)
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I took a look at I24 about an hour ago. Nice format.
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:20 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (lH7fb)
Thanks
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Max Power at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (q177U)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (QPpFX)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
SKY News has good coverage.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (wr21C)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (cntUY)
Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'
Posted by: Methos "
It's also John McCain's funeral. And Black Gay Month.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (uQesX)
We have a single CinC, not 535.
Ever hear of Unity of Command? That is why Congress does not control the military. Sure, it authorizes funding and does important oversight, but Congress is not in charge of day to day operations.
Don’t tell me about the power to declare war either : that just means a foreign ambassador gets parchment and a ticket out of town to Canada or Mexico. A declaration of war is something for diplomats, not the military.
Keep on telling me you don’t know what you are talking about in the meantime.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (LROu2)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (wr21C)
Biden's Dog checked in. Said he has been in and out of the shelter and that one of his kids and his SIL have been called up...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (FZMv4)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 28, 2026 02:21 PM (QPpFX)
That right there's your problem. You should be looking for Clodius.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (uQesX)
She sticks that potato schnoz out each morning to check which way the wind blows. The wind blows to destroy Iran, you ignorant ho who is friends with the leader of Code Pink.
I hope someday to never see her again.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Barrack Obama at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (EaLNz)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:22 PM (uQesX)
AFAIK, the Iranian government is still claiming that he's just fine. I assume they're either trying to find a look-alike, or put together an AI generated video.
I saw where their defense spokesman said that they'd killed thousands of American troops who were invading so anything they say is pretty suspect.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Milo Minderbinder at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (siuak)
The Pacific will take the limelight closely follow by The Americas.
Posted by: Ganiv Newsmoe at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: Andy_in_Colorado at February 28, 2026 02:25 PM (kP4Bg)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM
How can we miss her if she won't go away?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (Wnv9h)
Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:19 PM (vSvIl)
Just more proof that Loomer is off her meds. Why would a strike at Iran be retaliation for 9/11? Thinking everything was planned around numerology references is just insane.
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Lindsey Graham at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Barrack Obama "
Have you heard Adam Corolla's "deep leg cross" theory about the fey leftists?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (XV/Pl)
She sticks that potato schnoz out each morning to check which way the wind blows. The wind blows to destroy Iran, you ignorant ho who is friends with the leader of Code Pink.
I hope someday to never see her again.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 02:23 PM (WONhk)
Yeah, never understood why guys went gaga over her and the other one. Can't remember her name, the one who was making out in the theater. Neither are attractive in my book. And not on our side.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (rj6Yv)
Sometimes he's agin ye.
Who knows?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (aTgV0)
Wait, wasn't Ye all like "sorry i was a tard, i'mma be Jewish now"?
I can't keep up.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (A76Eu)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
I read the elementary school bombing sadly was almost that scenario
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:16 PM
Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid
Breaking: Tens of students killed in a high school in Minab in southern Iran, after a regime's ballistic missile hit it
X: https://bit.ly/4ckLM8S
Iranian propaganda video: https://bit.ly/3MDsqkW
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (P5BPp)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (RIvkX)
I saw where their defense spokesman said that they'd killed thousands of American troops who were invading so anything they say is pretty suspect.
I dunno. They're masters of AI at least.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2027380558779617329
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (vfth7)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 02:26 PM (XV/Pl)
Because she's saying ORANGEMANBAD and that's always good for a bit of press.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)
I imagine we had evacuated that
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (FZMv4)
Posted by: Cray Cray
Otis tied one on. He's sleeping it off.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (LROu2)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Thomas Massie at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (EaLNz)
OUR men are under Iranian fire, G-ddammit. We need to set our victory conditions as realistically as possible and achieve them as quickly as possible and minimize the costs of this endeavor.
That should be the only discussion anyone on the Right is having.
We have enough trouble with the Democrats and we don't need the stupid shitdicked monkeys inside our tent undermining the motherfucking mission.
If you have anything to say besides the word "victory," then you can go run a string of barbed wire up your asses. I have no use for any G-ddamned Republican who is making common cause with the G-ddamned enemy. ESAD.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (BI5O2)
I can't keep up.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"
It takes so many clicks to pay the rent.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:27 PM (RIvkX)
Yep, looks like we got one in Erbil.
There’s probably not much there.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (hJH5n)
And His wife is very pretty.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Richard Gere at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (tUiB5)
Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:18 PM
Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson
Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi: “Your duty is to defend the people, not to defend a regime that has taken our homeland hostage through repression and crime.”
10:11 AM -- Feb 28, 2026
X video: https://bit.ly/4l74O50
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (P5BPp)
Doesn't work unless you say it 3 times.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:31 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:32 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:32 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 02:33 PM (siuak)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:33 PM (hJH5n)
It is equal parts disgusting and flabbergasting just how almost every institution and person in power is singularly consumed with a sole goal:
Defeat the will of the American People.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:33 PM (06s6i)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:30 PM (lCppi)
His oldest daughter, Princess Noor, is hideous.
https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (ExV1e)
I think he's a fag for noticing the "decor."
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (aTgV0)
They should be first in line.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (v5dF2)
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I don't think it's retaliation for the Sunni inspired Al Qaeda action, but may be one of those 'history rhymes' sort of things.
Or God has a sense of humor, as the go signal for the attack seems to have been intel that Iran's cabinet was meeting at the Ayatollah's house (who knows how often that is?).
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (vSvIl)
We have closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice.
Let the Orange Pig open it if he can!
Grok @grok
Reports from Reuters, Bloomberg & others: Iran's IRGC is broadcasting VHF warnings that "no ship is allowed to pass" the Strait of Hormuz after today's US/Israeli strikes. No formal Tehran announcement, but tankers are avoiding it & traffic has halted — effectively closed for now. The map appears to show current vessel positions in the area.
X: https://bit.ly/4rPoVHs
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (P5BPp)
Maybe I'm both right.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (lAzE1)
https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM
Dayum! Smokin'!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (Wnv9h)
https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
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Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:28 PM (ExV1e)
Lies! The Iranians would never attack an embassy!
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)
It was sarcasm.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (ExV1e)
https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
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Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths
Nice background in that photo. Not Russian porn.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Get out of my fucking shot at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (jZ3ZM)
"So the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down
And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.
According to a CBS report from a few weeks ago, "The shutdown will affect the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and other agencies within DHS that safeguard national security."
It seems to me that if you're going to start a major war with another country -- especially if you're going to force the leaders of that country into an existential crisis, meaning that literally everything is on the table in terms of their response -- it would make sense to have all those defense and security agencies operating at full strength. And yet here we are.
Of course, DHS itself, along with the rest of the Trump regime, has been describing this as the "Democrats' shutdown" because Republicans have refused to negotiate with Democrats, who simply want ICE to follow the Constitution."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Watchdog at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (Ewz3o)
OUR men are under Iranian fire, G-ddammit. We need to set our victory conditions as realistically as possible and achieve them as quickly as possible and minimize the costs of this endeavor.
That should be the only discussion anyone on the Right is having.
We have enough trouble with the Democrats and we don't need the stupid shitdicked monkeys inside our tent undermining the motherfucking mission.
If you have anything to say besides the word "victory," then you can go run a string of barbed wire up your asses. I have no use for any G-ddamned Republican who is making common cause with the G-ddamned enemy. ESAD.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:29 PM (BI5O2)
True. While I also wished we'd have maintained the Cuba strategy (encircle, cut off, and impoverish), we didn't, so now it's time to figure out how to win and win fully and then get out for Israel to manage what's left behind.
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)
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He was just being the anti-Admiral Ackbar.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 02:38 PM (siuak)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM
If this condition lasts more than four days, see your doctor.
Posted by: American Proctology Association at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (lAzE1)
Lauren Boebert
Posted by: 40 Miles North at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (EaLNz)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (aTgV0)
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Gold braid, shag carpeting, veined mirror wall tiles, and crushed red velvet furniture, wrapped in plastic is really, really hard to not see.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (RIvkX)
We have closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice.
Let the Orange Pig open it if he can!
by: Clyde Shelton at February 28, 2026 02:34 PM (P5BPp)
NONE SHALL PASS!
--The Black Knight
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: the lower depths at February 28, 2026 02:36 PM (GSy5R)
It was sarcasm.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
It was sarcasm. He's trying to keep her for himself.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (LROu2)
Maybe I'm both right.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 02:35 PM (n5tGW)
I think you are both right; nutjobs need attention and are not concerned about consistency. They lurch from one expediency to the next with outstretched hands.
Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (kGdxl)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (lCppi)
https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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She definitely has a problem; no botox, no lip injections, no eye deformations, and worst of all no tats. Yuck.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:39 PM (LROu2)
If I were single, and 20 years younger, I'd give her the most disappointing two minutes of her life.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (ExV1e)
https://farahpahlavi.org/princess-noor-pahlavi/
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Was this sarcasm? What's wrong with her? She looks fine to me.
Posted by: the lower depths
Nice background in that photo. Not Russian porn.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (abIsI)
Imagine seeing her and thinking "That woman needs to cover her face."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (ZxPkt)
My bet is lots of $$$$
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)
This, 1000%
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (FCrpy)
The BBC is still in English?
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (0MjtC)
— MILO (@Nero) February 28, 2026
Milo is a fat orange bitch now?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)
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No backsies!
tee hee!
xoxo
the Mullahs
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (siuak)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (ExV1e)
Pahlavi said there's a 100 day transition plan that he and others in exile worked out a few years ago. It could be a good start and then have elections
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (lAzE1
They definitely have ground assets... We do to I imagine...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (FZMv4)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:42 PM (lAzE1)
They obviously have had agents in Iran...I mean, we're talking about Mossad...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (+LuXv)
Posted by: J-Roc at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (BI5O2)
Pahlavi said there's a 100 day transition plan that he and others in exile worked out a few years ago. It could be a good start and then have elections
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:43 PM (lCppi)
The middle daughter married a Jewish guy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (ExV1e)
How do you think they got the Intel in the first place?
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (0MjtC)
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I'm thinking "does her Dad have large tracts of land?" because real estate is better than gold.
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:45 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Maj. Healey
The Assahollah can tell him in person soon enough.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 02:45 PM (RXV6T)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Fist bump. I feel your pain. Trust me.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:46 PM (LROu2)
One of the tricks international cops use for identifying the origins of a video is the outlets. Different nations use differently shaped plugs.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:46 PM (PYyV9)
Surveillance in hand
Develop a killing floor.
Kill them all at once.
Save ammo."
Now THAT is haiku.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (aTgV0)
thebaldgeek
@thebaldgeek
If ADSC, ACARS, or Satcom are your thing, you have found the right guy.
#osint #avgeeks decoding L & C-Band, HF, VHF ACARS messages.
http://thebaldgeek.github.io
B-2's probably inbound to bounce the rubble and hit high value targets.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (tOcjL)
Isn't Cuba a bit unstable as well right now? Maybe leadership is taking notes about what might happen to them if they continue to mistreat the Cuban people.
Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (FCrpy)
Wait til you see CBC. They are busy reporting on Trump”s threat to Canadian sovereignty and his promise to make Canada the 51st state. Trump, who threatens Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state, ordered air strikes on Iran this morning.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (hJH5n)
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FEED HIM TO THE DOGS!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (/M/4v)
Pigs
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (LX4y3)
Yeah appliances are a good indicator of location too. And little weird stuff like the hot water switch by the shower.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (PYyV9)
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MTG, Massie, and Carlson are terribly upset. In addition, AOC stated "I stand with our Italian allies" and "I hope, contrary to some reports, that the Pope has survived the attacks."
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (qUkBO)
And probably a mop. A squeegee at least.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (tUiB5)
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I wonder what Putin and Xi are thinking right about now.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (vSvIl)
Is he being paid off by Muslim extremists?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (ix8EF)
thebaldgeek
@thebaldgeek
If ADSC, ACARS, or Satcom are your thing, you have found the right guy.
#osint #avgeeks decoding L & C-Band, HF, VHF ACARS messages.
http://thebaldgeek.github.io
B-2's probably inbound to bounce the rubble and hit high value targets.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (jtM2q)
I’m here too you know.
Posted by: Diego Garcia at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (hJH5n)
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Terrible idea.
If Pahlavi wants to transition to a democracy, then I'm sorry, but he's the wrong man.
Iran will need AT LEAST a generation of iron hearted dictatorship to break the will of the Muslims, or it goes directly back to theocracy. They will take advantage of democracy to overthrow it, and democracies do not permit the necessary human rights abuse required for putting them in their place.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:06 PM (abIsI)
Since Trump is the one doing it, I'm sure McCain would be praising the Ayatollah to the rafters right about now.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (ja2cw)
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I wonder what Putin and Xi are thinking right about now.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (vSvIl)
"Glad we did not answer his phone calls!'"
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:37 PM (tOcjL)
Isn't Cuba a bit unstable as well right now? Maybe leadership is taking notes about what might happen to them if they continue to mistreat the Cuban people.
Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 02:47 PM (FMtrg)
My spouse thought that was part of our message here...directly to Cuba, and possibly even Ukraine and Russia. No leadership is untouchable if they attack us...I mean, wasn't one of Trump's assassins also connected to Ukraine/Russia...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 02:44 PM (ExV1e)
Nice. until someone better comes along, Im pulling for this family.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (lAzE1)
There's no encircling Iran. We can't blockade the Caspian sea, we can't set up checkpoints in Azerbaijan or Turkmenistan or Afghanistan. That was never an option.
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (qUkBO)
We’ll need to show AOC a map so she can find Iran.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: G Soros at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (GI9/m)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Cray Cray at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (QPpFX)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:48 PM (hJH5n)
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We've been hearing that kind of sh*t for more than sixty years from the Cuban government.
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 02:51 PM (rj6Yv)
She has a map and still couldn't find her ass. I doubt it will help her find Iran.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (/M/4v)
My bet is lots of $$$$
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)
I won't be shocked if it isn't that much money.
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (LX4y3)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
"Well the Egyptians seem to be doing OK with it. You're not gonna let a bunch of Arab mongrels show you up, are you?"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (06Hmj)
I SAID 72 VIRGINIANS, DUMBASS!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: San Franpsycho "
That's what my buddy says.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 28, 2026 02:50 PM (Riz8t)
You can talk roundabout 2045.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (hJH5n)
One is not necessarily gay when they walk into a room and immediately think, Liberace decorated this room.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (LROu2)
Posted by: Cray Cray
Hey Barn, tell Otis he has a visitor
Posted by: Sheriff Andy at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (8i9Vv)
Does she think Americans volunteered for armed forces to be kept sheltered and safe? THIS is what they want to risk their life for, to keep the country safe, to save lives, to stop terrorist attacks, to keep trade routes open, and to spread freedom to others. She undoubtedly thought the military was just another opportunity for graft, just like everything else she voted for.
Posted by: Socratease at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (YgfoU)
Dear Canada,
Take a Midol.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (LX4y3)
Twenty grand and a used pickup truck.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (lAzE1)
Sorry for the basic question, but why on earth is Iran throwing missiles all around the Middle East? Because they hope to hit American military installations?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (/M/4v)
just keepin` it real...we won`t know the actual ramifications for months(as there are millions of unvetted illegals roaming the country thanks to biden)..i hope we have a batter plan that the plans we had post iraq and afghanistan
Posted by: uncouth jay marks at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (uc/1V)
Maybe that's not a big deal and the real astonishing thing is how long our leaders had structured us into a flat meaningless blob of undulating flesh.
But you can't help but notice now. A time for choosing.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (3uBP9)
If Pahlavi wants to transition to a democracy, then I'm sorry, but he's the wrong man.
Iran will need AT LEAST a generation of iron hearted dictatorship to break the will of the Muslims, or it goes directly back to theocracy. They will take advantage of democracy to overthrow it, and democracies do not permit the necessary human rights abuse required for putting them in their place.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)
We don’t know that. Neither do you.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Socratease at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (YgfoU)
What was it John F Kerry said? "Stuck having to enlist", or something to that effect?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (06Hmj)
Supporting the peoples militias and putting the fear of Allah into the regime.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (abIsI)
Arabs truly believe that allah will guide their missiles and bullets.
There is a ton of lore on this.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (HYqoK)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: NYT at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (1Udfd)
OSINT on American forces while they are fighting only puts them at more risk.
Zero reason to be providing potential assistance to adversaries.
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)
Probably a safe assumption. No doubt there's also some old scores they want to settle as their swan song on the way into the ash heap.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (06Hmj)
No, this is dismantling the first piece of the Obama administration.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (HXT0k)
There is a ton of lore on this.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (1Udfd)
There must be a military corollary to:
In God we trust ... everyone else pays cash.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (vSvIl)
Massie is some sort of Libertarian wannabe. His whining about how the military needs Congressional authorization for shoe tying and much else besides tells me that. The “neocons” are done, a spent force. MTG is a jilted Attention Whore.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: NYT at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (1Udfd)
Austere Religious leader...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (FZMv4)
Posted by: weft cut-Rotten at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (diia5)
Posted by: NYT at February 28, 2026 02:55 PM (1Udfd)
Not an austere religious scholar poet? Noooooo!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (tUiB5)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (lAzE1)
I wonder what Putin and Xi are thinking right about now.
Posted by: Methos
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Xi's got a million little worries running through his head.
Putin's sitting at his table with a vodka tonic and a Big Chief tablet plotting the best way to move his oil.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)
Probably a safe assumption. No doubt there's also some old scores they want to settle as their swan song on the way into the ash heap.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (06Hmj)
A lashing out by a decapitated regime.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Wally
Gay sex is the root cause.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (abIsI)
No, this is dismantling the first piece of the Obama administration.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:56 PM (HXT0k)
Embrace the power of "And".
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (LX4y3)
I saw him first.
Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (EaLNz)
Posted by: Wally at February 28, 2026 02:57 PM (tUiB5)
Drank too much Molson and Fosters ...
Rotted their brains
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Wally
WWII
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (LROu2)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Tucker Carlson is an antisemitic racist at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (CowIf)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 02:59 PM (JRP2U)
[ ] G-d of Abraham
[ ] Jesus Christ
[ ] Ahura Mazda
As soon as the vote is held, up goes the cross, or star of David, or the farāvahār, regular observance is REQUIRED, and the practice of Islam is punishable by being publicly beaten to death with a brick.
This is the way.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (BI5O2)
More than Britain, and they are the ones that overthrew the Shah, but I doubt they let that happen again...
unlike say, Spain.
Posted by: MkY at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (hJH5n)
YD made a great assessment. Look how well "democracy" worked in Iraq, or even in NYC. Iran needs a huge de-Islamification, just like Germany got for its nazis, before one can suggest letting them vote. And we need to purge the islamists here.
Posted by: night lifted at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (FZMv4)
My bet is lots of $$$$
Posted by: Gonzotx at February 28, 2026 02:41 PM (nGraA)
This, 1000%
Posted by: Nova Local
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as they say on this blog, 'now do John Thune'
saw a screencap of a Thune tweet from 2016
he wanted Trump to withdraw so Pence could be the nominee
here it is
https://tinyurl.com/3cf3wwte
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (ZxPkt)
Nothing rhymes with corpse.
Posted by: eleven
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Warps. You could make a nice couplet with that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (5pERN)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (aTgV0)
Take a Midol.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 02:52 PM (Riz8t)
Why? Trump, who threatens Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state, might use such tactics as he used on Iran to threaten Canadian sovereignty and make Canada the 51st state. We at the CBC should note that Trump has threatened Canadian sovereignty and has pledged to make Canada the 51st state.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (hJH5n)
Iran will need AT LEAST a generation of iron hearted dictatorship to break the will of the Muslims, or it goes directly back to theocracy. They will take advantage of democracy to overthrow it, and democracies do not permit the necessary human rights abuse required for putting them in their place.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February
I think one of the reasons Trump noted he is putting the country in the hands of the Persians is because it will be a monoarcy, and honestly, that is what the country wants. They want the Crown Prince back. It’s hard for us to say we aren’t overlaying a democracy onto a country, you know?But they were far better off under a monarchy, they had more freedom, they were modern. I mean Tehran still is, but it’s still not the same as it was pre 1979.
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (Wmg4n)
Have some sympathy, he lost a close friend today.
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (1Udfd)
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Zing! The burn.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (otJlS)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (BI5O2)
It will take at least a generation to purge the demonic, but I agree
Posted by: night lifted at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (rj6Yv)
Rotted their brains
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 02:58 PM (3sXRv)
Just for clarification, how much can I drink before getting to just " I might have a little hesitation" rather than full Canuck?
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (LX4y3)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:02 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 02:54 PM (3uBP9)
Very much this.
Posted by: Emmie at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (lAzE1)
Wrapped in pig fat
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (FZMv4)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:03 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: mrp
I'm dead certain Israel has all of them mapped out with laser point detail, if not their secret 'secrets'. Whether they share all of that or just conclusions is up in the air.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (lAzE1)
What's wrong with these people?
Posted by: Tennessee Volunteer at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (8WCiL)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 02:53 PM (5pERN)
I wonder whether it is because so much central command and control has been destroyed that local commanders are just firing their missiles without good targeting data.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (n9ltV)
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (JRP2U)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (RXV6T)
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (JRP2U)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (aTgV0)
>>>Haven't these guys ever heard of online meetings?
Posted by: pookysgirl, just sayin' at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (IX8iX)
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:05 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)
BREAKING: Iran's Leader Killed, Israeli Officials Say
Iranian leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S.-Israeli strikes, senior Israeli security officials told Epoch Magazine in Israel.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (2WIwB)
If any country could pull off outlawing rugfuckery, they could probably do it.
I don't even think the gulf states would kick up much of a fuss.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: garrett at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (1Udfd)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: PA Dutchman at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (h/O4U)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (hJH5n)
Eh, let the conservative parts finish their break away and let the library parts try to function on their own. Then close the boarders with the library remains.
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (LX4y3)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)
Goalposts On Wheels
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (06Hmj)
Prayers up for you and family.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (2WIwB)
He checked in earlier and said he has been in and out of the shelter and that one of his kids has been called up
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (FZMv4)
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Remember in that Star Trek movie, when the Romulan commander screamed 'Fire everything!'
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: night lifted at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (kJmLc)
Iran needs de-Islamification?
Wow, good luck with that.
You and YD look at Iran with sneering condescension. They have had elections for decades - they can make elections work without help from us, the elections there were rigged because ultimately the mullahs were supreme and controlled the thing. I could see Iran going for a Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary Majlis. The Iranians aren’t a stupid people, and they are full of people who remember what things were like before and are motivated to keep what they gained (like Eastern Europe after the fall of the Iron Curtain). But we’ll see what happens. That will be ultimately for Iran to decide, as it should.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM (RIvkX)
Saudi Arabia
Opposing America:
United Kingdom
End NATO now.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
I DID NOT have that on my bingo card.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM (LROu2)
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (LX4y3)
Boarders of what, a train?
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:04 PM (lAzE1)
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Triggering
Posted by: George Pickett at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (2UnvF)
The point was to loudly remind Canada before God and everyone that their whole country, in terms of everything but acreage, is comparable to a single one of our smallest, poorest states.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (06Hmj)
— MILO (@Nero) February 28, 2026
That's a heck of a long way from when Milo was calling him "Daddy"
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (C0Nlv)
For them, all of the world's problems began in 1947 with the creation of Israel, and that America's support is the only thing keeping the country intact and able to defend itself against their hostile neighbors.
They see Muslims, especially Arabs, as their allies and benefactors. They don't support Iran so much as wish that the roles were reversed and it was Iran attacking Israel and killing all of their leadership.
That's why they never mention Iran's nuclear program.
Because they'd all celebrate if Tel Aviv was lit up with a nuke one day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (6ydKt)
I count my blessings as these
When the Ayatollah is cold
As washing room mold
I will rhyme warps with corpse
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Hating NATO is what all the cool kids, isolationists and Code Pinkers here do.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (0N4FZ)
All we need to do it turn it into votes. And the GOPe ain't gonna do it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (lAzE1)
Agreed. I would prefer it be a free and open society but that's up to them to build. I want to believe that their Shah will savor liberty and justice, but who knows.
That's their issue to solve.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (ZxPkt)
===
Gary Oldman's voice. "Everyone!!"
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (lAzE1)
Wendi Richter?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: Bete at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (LX4y3)
For them, all of the world's problems began in 1947 with the creation of Israel, and that America's support is the only thing keeping the country intact and able to defend itself against their hostile neighbors.
They see Muslims, especially Arabs, as their allies and benefactors. They don't support Iran so much as wish that the roles were reversed and it was Iran attacking Israel and killing all of their leadership.
That's why they never mention Iran's nuclear program.
Because they'd all celebrate if Tel Aviv was lit up with a nuke one day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (6ydKt)
They aren’t on the Right, they are whackjobs. And Fuentes is a troll, period.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (hJH5n)
I dare you to go visit the ME as a homo and feel the full weight of their blessing as you are launched head first off a building. Inshallah.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 28, 2026 03:09 PM (C0Nlv)
He whores his mouth out to anyone who will give him the means to not need to get a real job ever again.
He ain't the only one.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (06Hmj)
Multiple sources are now confirming the Iranian witch is dead.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (cWLG3)
Posted by: Piper at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (CWTWj)
It did for the Ayatollah but I don't think it's what he expected...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (FZMv4)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (FZMv4)
Thanxs for the news. Was thinking about him.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (2WIwB)
That's their issue to solve.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor"
He seems like a decent enough chap. Maybe he means what he says.
The people certainly want him.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (9BhPJ)
Douglas Wilson interviewed Tucker and it was revealing. Basically Tucker was all in on the Iraq war, and then became discouraged and dismayed and came to the conclusion that "some dark forces" (*sneeze*JEWS*sneeze*) were behind everything manipulating the world into war. So he's just opposed to war and considers the pernicious Hebrew to be the cause of all bad things, likely through the Rothschild family etc.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:08 PM
Yep and that is the entire sum of Trump's attack, let them decide what they want their country to be by removing the people who for decades have been murdering by proxy innocent people all over the world and working on Nuke's to destroy our only long term ally in the ME.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:11 PM (/M/4v)
He does have that puffy look about him that tends to come about before serious cardiovascular problems...
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:10 PM (hJH5n)
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Not hate, but NATO's reason for being vanished with the collapse of the Soviet Union. We now have member states who are hellbent on destroying themselves from within. Times change, so do alliances.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (2UnvF)
Multiple sources are now confirming the Iranian witch is dead.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (HXT0k)
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The CCP funded rent-a-mobs.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (cWLG3)
Prayers up for you and family.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (2WIwB)
Seconded. I believe he also said a son and SIL called up so prayers for all family in Israel.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (QGaXH)
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Absolutely not whatsoever. I admire their culture.
I'm looking at a country with a large population of fanatical Muslims - far too large for the carrying capacity of a representative republic bounded by the rule of law. They are totally unwilling to work with that, and they WILL tear it to shreds as soon as possible, and that would make this all for naught.
I'm looking at them with concern, not condescension. The idea that the most virulently hateful fanatics in the region are going to accept a democracy and join the CoC and the Elks Club is flat-out risible, and this retarded line of thinking has caused us and the people we've tried applying it to enormous heartache for many decades.
If you want to learn nothing from the past, that's fine, but don't be surprised when it turns into yet another horror show.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)
A bunch of those folks can be found right here on AoS. Unfortunately, being president means dealing with all those things at the same time. (By the way, the same people whining the way you describe - not saying you agree, you are rightly describing some views here - are the same people who cannot be bothered to bang on their Sens to get the SAVE Act passed. It’s JUST TOO HARD I guess…
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (hJH5n)
94% -Qatari liquefied natural gas exports pass through Hormuz - there is no viable overland alternative
impact could reach $100 million per day
week-long disruption could cost Qatar around $1 billion
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (v5dF2)
"Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says that “Khamenei will not speak today, as planned.”"
what's up mah dude??
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (0N4FZ
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When when so many Democrats join the radical left, i say:
look at the money funding them. Vote this way or be primaried. Once there were a lot of democrats like Fetterman...
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (WtVQs)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:07 PM (3uBP9)
Now would be the time for an armed underground resistance to come out into the open and start putting fear into the secret police and revol. guards and the rest of their authoritarian ilk.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)
Gonna need a wide angle lense.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (2WIwB)
"Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says that “Khamenei will not speak today, as planned.”"
what's up mah dude??
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (/M/4v)
They called a lid.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (XV/Pl)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (2WIwB)
Ok, just he head then...
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (Dv3i1)
Yeah. I am cool with some kind of alliance, but it should be with Eastern Europe.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:16 PM (/M/4v)
Islamical Light and Magic are still getting the knots right in the monofilament.... be patient, infidel.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:00 PM (/M/4v)
Flaming Tucker skull? Or one with a bow-tie?
I will always remember Ace's flaming skull with a Blagojevich toupee!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:19 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:19 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:18 PM (PYyV9)
Geography based alliances are a bit of an anachronism anyway, aren't they?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (06Hmj)
It’s hard for us to say we aren’t overlaying a democracy onto a country, you know?
Posted by: Piper
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Not hard for me at all. I learned the lesson with Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tons of Iranians are clustered in Beverly Hills, where I used to live, and they have gauzy pictures of Farah Diba and Reza Junior in their windows. Iranians love the shah's family and have been wanting them back for decades.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (5pERN)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:21 PM (2qz/H)
I will always remember Ace's flaming skull with a Blagojevich toupee!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:19 PM (WONhk)
fuck that loser, no, just your average regular skull with a Khamenei turban!
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:21 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:21 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (jtM2q)
Lots of "Defend Iran" signs.
That's the level of amoral depravity the country club Republicans think we should make compromises with.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:12 PM (hJH5n)
True, but they're all labeled right-wing because they aren't anti-capitalist.
Economics isn't really their wheelhouse anyhow.
They'd go with anything as long as it means a good pogrom is possible.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:15 PM (BI5O2)
I have two degrees in history and what that teaches me is people do not have to be imprisoned by the past. You seem to suggest the opposite.
Equally risible is the idea that people, once they overthrow a detested regime, are going to meekly succumb to another dictatorship, no problem. The history of places like Eastern Europe contradict this. Or were they just more sophisticated than the Iranians somehow?
The Iranians have been having elections for years now and this time they can have actual free elections without mullah interference. It seems to me that you missed that part of goings on in Iran recently, What if they establish a parliamentary system with a Constitutional monarchy - and succeed? Boy will you be pissed,,,but it CAN happen.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:23 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:23 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:20 PM (06Hmj)
Not when a lot of that geography is critical for managing logistics.
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)
Some flaming de-turbaned mullah yeeting up into the lower ionosphere yelling "THIS COULD HAVE BEen an e-mailllllll!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (aTgV0)
"A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News that Washington agrees with Israel’s assessment that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an initial daytime strike, along with 5–10 other senior Iranian leaders including the IRGC chief, and that the timing was accelerated due to a “target of opportunity."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (jtM2q)
And gives us one less thing to worry about.
But I’m not one of the cool kids. I don’t hate things because it’s cool to hate them.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (lAzE1)
Also, the IRGC's boats that were threatening to block the strait all sank. Weird coincidence, I'm sure.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (Rp9Oe)
BUT be civilized to the rest of the world.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 03:24 PM (v5dF2)
I think that is something we can all agree on.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (hJH5n)
They seem like really awesome people.
I would visit there if they get their shit together.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:26 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)
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No doubt they feared (with 100% justification) that all electronic communications were compromised.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 03:26 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)
Gonna need a wide angle lense.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 03:17 PM (2WIwB)
And/or a microscope
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 28, 2026 03:26 PM (JRP2U)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)
All the people left should probably hold a secondary big meeting to discuss what to do after the big airstrike. Get catering, something nice like those little pinwheel sandwiches and chips. Open up with a funny bit like, "ok everyone turn around and shake the hand of the person behind you". Everyone always laughs at that. Sets a good tone, gets the energy in the room up.
Posted by: banana Dream - BOOOOM! at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Undercover Mullah at February 28, 2026 03:27 PM (yFLFB)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)
Brandishing parchments at people is not a defense for total failure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (aTgV0)
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US and Iran negotiators, with Oman? as an middleman had been going back and forth for days. It was apparent days ago that Iran wasn't serious about cooling their jets with regards to the public unrest. So, we took the opportunity to move everything into place... a lot of it publicly so Iran could see it, and they still said "piss off."
The meeting was likely a prelude to Iran launching a widespread attack on assets in Israel and our bases in the region.
So, we hit them first. Hard.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:13 PM (PYyV9)
At any rate, it's a lazy understanding of history to believe the Jews are behind every ill and conflict.
I'm skeptical as it's apparently taken forty years for us to finally do what the Jews wanted us to do in Iran.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (6ydKt)
(I’d agree if we had the same footprint there that we did in 1985. We don’t.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:29 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:14 PM (/M/4v)
After I skull f*ck him.
"the IRGC's boats that were threatening to block the strait all sank"
LMAO!
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (2qz/H)
It was a Zoom call, but not in the way they thought.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (Riz8t)
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for want of a Zoom login
oh well, sucks to be them
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 03:30 PM (Riz8t)
More like a BOOM call ...
amiright?!?!
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Boss Moss
I have no idea. Maybe he's over there. Yeah, that's it.
--------Vice Mullah
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)
Goat F'ing Dipshit powers, activate!
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:31 PM (3uBP9)
Another, 'Can't get enough publicity' nut radicalized.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)
Months of intelligence which didn't leak to the CIA or their friends. That's a good sign.
Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (IJqrQ)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (aTgV0)
@nicksortor
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei, the brutal, longtime Supreme Leader of Iran, has been KlLLED during Trump’s operation in Iran, per multiple reports
Israeli officials tell the Times of Israel that Khamenei’s body was found in the rubble, and Netanyahu has seen videos of the body, per N12 news.
Awaiting confirmation from the US government.
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)
Be funny if the Israelis said 'well, we found enough of a finger to get a pretty good print from and it matched our records...'
I'm sure Israeli intel had his prints and DNA on record.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (QGaXH)
Months of intelligence which didn't leak to the CIA or their friends. That's a good sign.
Posted by: t-bird"
Very good point.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (aTgV0)
Yeah... yeah that is probably a valid concern. And they trusted the Chicom air defenses heh
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)
Nor is it a defense for claiming you have all the answers and you know how everything will play out.
Because you don’t know. Have the humility to admit it. Note: I refuse to guarantee Iran will get free elections and a Constitutional monarchy. I am saying it CAN happen. You immediately dismiss that because I suppose you have been reading the script. Never mind the script only belongs to the Supreme Arbiter of the Destinies of Nations.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (aTgV0)
Also, the IRGC's boats that were threatening to block the strait all sank. Weird coincidence, I'm sure.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 03:25 PM (Rp9Oe)
I wouldn't be surprised if somebody had a boat or two on the bottom ready to go.....assuming it's deep enough..
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:01 PM (hJH5n)
Well, get after it, then, Donnie! No more lollygagging!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (lAzE1)
The Left: Trump made promises to the protesters and abandoned them all! He abandoned them!!!
(Trump Strikes)
The Left: It's illegal! What Trump just did is ILLEGAL!!!!
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (E0p3T)
"Hey, guys! There's a guy named 'John Baron' on the phone, says we have a big meeting..."
Posted by: Mullah HQ at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (IJqrQ)
Point goes to Israel.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (vbXSk)
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I bet Israel has Khamenei's fingerprints, dental records, retinal scan, DNA profile, and colonic map on file.
They know.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (2qz/H)
Lots of "Defend Iran" signs.
Ummm....that's what we are doing with these air strikes, you ignorant bitches.
Getting rid of the oppressors and freeing the people from their shackles.
Honestly, these people don't have enough brainpower between them to turn on an electric light bulb....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (SRRAx)
Brandishing parchments at people is not a defense for total failure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:28 PM (BI5O2)
I'd say that at this point, you have more of a chance of being wrong than you do being right.
The future will be interesting.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (g8Ew8)
(Trump Strikes)
The Left: It's illegal! What Trump just did is ILLEGAL!!!!"
But we all knew that.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (aTgV0)
As a great power, the lesser powers have to actually like you. Nobody welcomes them except the thoroughly corrupt. America was heading down the same path, too. You let one NGO in with the word "Rose" somewhere in the name, and suddenly your whole nation is in a raft of shit with a bunch of perverted retard nepots rigging your elections and looking to suck everything they can out of your country.
Trump seems to be trying to undo that. It should be nice to be America's friend. Your country should get better, and richer, and free-er. You should be able to have more nice things. It should be fun to be America's friend, not a burden.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (06Hmj)
Do they have a plan ready of more than disliking the US & Israel?
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:37 PM (/M/4v)
Sometimes he's agin ye.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 02:24 PM (aTgV0)
That's not how it works.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (E0p3T)
The other thing they are yelling is PEACE PRESIDENT PEACE PRESIDENT PEACE PRESIDENT!!!1!!1!!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (PYyV9)
If the U.S. was attacked and invaded by China & Russia would the rest of NATO offer anything but sad faces on TV and meetings in Brussels to determine if they can afford to help out with a few missiles and VW busses, or pay for all the food, board, and healthcare for their pet third world imports to prevent riots, looting, massacres, and civil war?
It's not 1985 anymore.
They couldn't help us if they wanted to.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (6ydKt)
Months of intelligence which didn't leak to the CIA or their friends. That's a good sign.
Posted by: t-bird"
Very good point.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (aTgV0)
I saw Months of Intelligence open for Days of Stupidity at the RPI Fieldhouse in 1978....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (QGaXH)
Not even in private?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 03:38 PM (/lPRQ)
@nicksortor
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Ayatollah Khamenei, the brutal, longtime Supreme Leader of Iran, has been KlLLED during Trump’s operation in Iran, per multiple reports
Israeli officials tell the Times of Israel that Khamenei’s body was found in the rubble, and Netanyahu has seen videos of the body, per N12 news.
Awaiting confirmation from the US government.
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 03:33 PM (ZxPkt)
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The Ayatollah has been Rock 'n Rollah'ed.
Posted by: Another Anon at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (4h45B)
Posted by: Fearless Iranians From Hell at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (hJH5n)
I'd say that at this point, you have more of a chance of being wrong than you do being right.
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Perhaps.
But the idea of a large religious minority who enjoys beating people to death for heterodoxy is going to say, oh yeah, wait, nevermind, we can settle this through thoughtful debate and accept rule by infidels seems... unlikely.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)
Another, 'Can't get enough publicity' nut radicalized.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)
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He's trying to be provocative but can't read the room. Sad.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (ZOv7s)
They know.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 03:36 PM (ESVrU)
They probably even know how big (or small) his pecker is.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:40 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:40 PM (lAzE1)
The protesters in the vids I've seen love the US and Israel.
I mean...look around. It's a big internet.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:40 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (NFX2v)
1. Tucker
2. Owens
3. Massie
4. MTG
5. Omar the Cobra Turband Cheerleader Hand
6. Milo (which is a surprise being a homo)
7. Obungo and his call to prayer
8. Biden..he probably thinks a flavor of ice cream
9. Hillary (still wants a state funeral)
10.Bill Clinton (simply relieved to get off the headlines today, peace out)
I will toast tonight to their misery with a glass of pinot from Italy. Pray that Persia will, over time, return to this century. As well as prayers for those who are fighting today for their lives.
I loved the parody above of AOC mourning the bombing of Italy and hoping the Pope survived, to the Moron who wrote it: cheers! LOVE YOU ALL!
A LOT of news to digest today.
As well as #1 son calling to tell me there may be a new grandbaby this year!!! Very early! He could not wait to tell us first!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)
Another, 'Can't get enough publicity' nut radicalized.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:32 PM (NFX2v)
Milo gets off on flamboyant deviance in public like most gays.
They confuse shocking digust with humor.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (aTgV0)
Ain’t hungry. Or hangry. And Snickers are hit and miss.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (hJH5n)
Posted by: illiniwek
Goat F'ing Dipshit powers, activate!
Posted by: banana Dream
Form of..... a coat of red paint on the walls of this room!
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (VHUov)
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It's certainly pushing right up against the line of inciting terrorism. It may well be technically a criminal statement.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Stan at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (2qz/H)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)"
It's not that much of a stretch, they're both death cults.
Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (sTXXB)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)
Fwiw, I'm inclined to agree with you. It isn't going to be sunshine and roses right out of the gate. There will need to be a de- Islamification along the lines of de-nazification. It may only take about the same amount of time, it may not. The bitter enders will flee to one of their proxy shitholes and continue making problems for the world regardless.
I'm optimistic for their future, overall, but that doesn't mean it won't be ugly for a while.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (aTgV0)
Plato
Rogue State-o
Paul Chato
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:44 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Saber Alter at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (sTXXB)
The theology is weirdly similar, too.
"You're all equally slaves. Submit or go to Hell. Whatever we say today is the truth, forever, regardless of start we said yesterday."
Different modes of the same sickness.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:45 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:45 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Zombie Red Buttons at February 28, 2026 03:45 PM (Cqx++)
They confuse shocking digust with humor.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (6ydKt)
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He's frustrated at his lasting irrelevance. He hoped a public conversion and show of repentance would make him relevant. It didn't. It might have, had he followed it up with actual works, but he still comes across as a raging queen and his random bits of Catholic prayer and devotions fool no one.
His slavish defense of Candace Owens gave the game away. He mocked her for being illiterate, but looked at her traffic and reconciled with her.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:46 PM (ZOv7s)
Congo rats, and thank him for doing his duty by our people
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:46 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:34 PM (aTgV0)
Plato
Rogue State-o
Paul Chato
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:43 PM (vSvIl)
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tomato
potato
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:47 PM (ZOv7s)
Told a tale as old as a whale
bout an island that sunk
Perhaps he was drunk
Which cause a giant hateNATO
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 03:47 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: eleven
"Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty"
Aljazerra, recently -
Iran, US, Israel officials give civilians clashing directives as bombs drop
Iranians receive mixed messages amid ongoing attacks, internet shutdown and limited mobile connectivity.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:47 PM (NFX2v)
Mossad has their way of finding DNA, I feel sure. Like an instant pregnancy test at this point.
THEY are the boots on the ground. Maybe some of our Special Forces WHO WANT TO BE THERE.
I say this to the mewling whiners fearing another sand pit war that GWB started. I don't think so with the precision and technology we have today.
Years ago I read of some of what we have, and there are many things no one knows about. In that article, during the Iraq/Afghanistan war, the USA could turn a terrorist into pink mist in the middle of a market. Abdul was here and now he's not!
I have faith and prayer for President Trump and Sec Hegseth to get this done.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (Cqx++)
From Joel Berry
Joel Berry
@JoelWBerry
2h
Mayor Mamdani announcing he will be conducting retaliatory strikes against 2nd Avenue Kosher Deli
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (/M/4v)
Yeah, Iran is going to be facing a long and brutal guerilla war by nasty people but the good news is... Iran was the power that backed these things and without any parent nation aiding them, its going to be a tough fight for the muzzies.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (PYyV9)
Maduro: cooling his heels in a US jail.
Khameni: decorative abstract wall painting.
Castro: starving in the dark.
Xi Jinping is shitting out bricks right now.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Really old conspiracy theory at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
I assume the Deep State will attempt to fill the vacuum with Shah, Jr. and re-brand the IRGC as the new kinder, gentler SAVAK. Hopefully, we've got that all infiltrated and controlled.
Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (IJqrQ)
It's damn likely that this happens in Iran but faster.
Who's gonna fund the redoubt werewolves? Iran? The Ayatollah? LMAO?
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (2qz/H)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (Cqx++)
I'd first need some maltitol heavy sugar free protein drinks. But put 2-3 of those down, and baby it's GO TIME FOOOOOSH!
Posted by: banana Dream - FOOOOSHING! at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (/M/4v)
Congo rats, and thank him for doing his duty by our people
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:46 PM (PYyV9)
Thank you! I had this call in the midst of war chaos!
Still very early and I think we were the first he told he was so excited. My husband said, "I didn't know you had it in you!"
The stuff I have to deal with in an all male world. Thankfully now with two DIL's and two granddaughters on my team!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (WONhk)
Once you've seen Islamic fanatics growing in their natural manure it'll disabuse you of a lot of notions about who can and can't exist in a republic.
It's not just bad. It's a horror show. And it's not because of their leaders. They were disposing of children's corpses in garbage heaps, fercrissakes. These people are not compatible with any system that values the individual and his dignity. Everything they've been taught runs counter to it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (BI5O2)
That is what is key, they have no sugar daddy. All the other big powers in the Muslim world are sunni, they are worse foes than the Catholic/Protestant divide. We'll just snipe at each other on Twixxer, not send in suicide bombers.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (PYyV9)
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I have a hard time seeing how anyone could think this is just like Iraq when there has been no Army buildup anywhere in the vicinity.
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (vSvIl)
A LOT of news to digest today.
As well as #1 son calling to tell me there may be a new grandbaby this year!!! Very early! He could not wait to tell us first!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 03:41 PM (WONhk)
Congratulations on the potential new grandbaby! I always appreciate your posts.
My wife enjoyed the AOC parody but not the 72 Virginians joke. Perhaps it was the way I told it.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (QGaXH)
But the idea of a large religious minority who enjoys beating people to death for heterodoxy is going to say, oh yeah, wait, nevermind, we can settle this through thoughtful debate and accept rule by infidels seems... unlikely.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:39 PM (BI5O2)
Iran can become a Constitutional Monarchy. But it will require that no muslim be allowed to vote, ever. Let the muslims exist as subservient legal residents, not as Persian citizens. If they want to have the benefits of citizenship, let them convert to a sane religion, or emigrate to some muzzie-run shithole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (PYyV9)
It's a good point. The Iraq part of GWOT was effectively a war against Iran. Iran was deemed untouchable, directly, by our perverted corrupt uniparty. A war against an enemy who can't beat you, and who you're not allowed to beat, is going to be a Forever War, inevitably.
This will not be that.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (n5tGW)
"So the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down
And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.
Those guys are retards
Congress does not pass a budget so they think everything grinds to a halt.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 03:54 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (E4rtv)
Well and there is a totally different mindset at the top. There's not gonna be any boots on the ground for years dealing with IEDs and crazy kids with rifles. We're not gonna sit in there and try to make a democracy.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:51 PM (BI5O2)
The closest thing in earth we have to the reavers from firefly.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (06Hmj)
Hegseth, Dept of WAR, general Caine (sp?) etc. Thank God Trump was able to get the right people on his team.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (CFj4+)
Since the 1979 revolution, Iran's population has more than doubled from 39 million (1980) to over 93 million (2025). The society is far more urbanized (nearly 75%) and, despite being a theocracy, is highly educated, with a significant youth demographic now pushing for social change and facing high unemployment and economic pressure.
American University +4
Key changes in the Iranian population since the Shah left include:
Rapid Urbanization & Growth: The population has shifted from under 50% urban in 1979 to nearly 75% in 2017. The population more than doubled from 39 million in 1980 to over 90 million by 2025.
Demographic Shift & Aging: Although famously youthful for decades, the population is now aging, with the median age expected to rise from 27 in 2019 to 40 by 2030.
Education and Health: There has been a significant increase in literacy and, despite the economic hardships, substantial improvements in life expectancy and education.
Declining Birth Rates: After a post-revolutionary boom, Iran experienced one of the world's most successful family planning programs in the late 1980s, causing the fertility rate to drop from 5.5
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (Cqx++)
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Every single person in the intelligence, foreign policy, and defense establishments will do everything in their considerable power to get that outcome. They're horny for it.
HOWEVER, Trump is not Bush, and I'm cautiously optimistic that the force of his personality and perhaps Rubio's can hold those jackals at bay and produce some kind of positive outcome.q
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 03:55 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (vSvIl)
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The correct play was to wreck Iraq and Afghanistan and install a strong man who knew who was boss. If he gets uppity, bump him off.
No boots on the ground over the long haul. Trump will not make that mistake.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (jrgJz)
And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.
Those guys are retards
Congress does not pass a budget so they think everything grinds to a halt.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Essential workers including law enforcement (Coast Guard, DHS, TSA, etc.) still work--they just don't get paid thanks to Democrat assholes. FEMA is shut down as well.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (E4rtv)
There is a host of stupid out there. I mean we're not at war for one thing. For another, Iran has had motivation, time and need to be carrying out terror strikes on the US for a year now and has done zip.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (PYyV9)
We don't want their territory.
All our objectives can be achieved by air and sea power.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (8zz6B)
Sooo....to England they will go!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:49 PM (ZOv7s)
The leadership is desperate, and he's egomaniacal though. I think through '27 is all he has, and he knows that. I foresee a lot of asymmetrical tactics, plots, and shenanigans in the next few years to try to build up to an aggressive push. Dying chinese proxy nations on our border, like Canada, Mexico, and Californistan will play significant roles.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (BF4m0)
Which is a heck of a 'coincidence.'
Posted by: Methos at February
They called the meeting. Nice of them.
Posted by: From about That Time at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (PYyV9)
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We have been in a state of quasi-war with Iran since 1979. Trump isn't *starting* a damn thing. He's ending it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: one hour sober at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (Y1sOo)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (SRRAx)
Good thing i was between sips...
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (06Hmj)
And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)
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We're not offering them thoughtful debate. We're offering them 8:15 this morning.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:48 PM (PYyV9)
It's a good point. The Iraq part of GWOT was effectively a war against Iran. Iran was deemed untouchable, directly, by our perverted corrupt uniparty. A war against an enemy who can't beat you, and who you're not allowed to beat, is going to be a Forever War, inevitably.
This will not be that.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (06Hmj)
I have that sense too that we're FINALLY going after the root cause instead of a proxy. That included the sand box activities that I as a civilian never understood the need for.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (QGaXH)
And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)
As a person who does all those things, i can concur.
....
Jerk.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)
Well, it is kind of a big deal.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (pDt9x)
I thought of that too. Figured I was the only one.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026
TBF, the fundamentals of the situation changed a little this morning.
A desperate terrorism play on US soil got a lot more likely, IMO. It would not win anything for them - but neither does firing missiles at the Burj Khalifa. They're foaming at the mouth now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (BI5O2)
At T+0.01s all of Iran's eyes* were blinded so they have no idea where the attacks were coming from
*radar
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (/lPRQ)
Drag them from their bolt holes and homes and summarily execute them.
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (2qz/H)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (3uBP9)
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The PLA generals are watching this with great interest, I assure you. Watching Iran get slapped yet again has got to be terrifying for them.
Putin may decide to finally make a deal.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:00 PM (ZOv7s)
Then! I started disliking him when I paid attention. Stuff he said was not ok at all and disgusting.
It ended when he wore a pearl necklace, and yes, I know what that means. However, I am a huge, huge fan of pearls and that was The End.
I guess he quickly flipped from his fake Christian side to now eeslam. If he remains a homo someone needs to give him a clue what he's cheering for. Sadly, between Monkey Pox and HIV End Stage Brain disorder it is too late for Milo.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (WONhk)
I suspect that a bulk of the "Muslim" population is just in name only to survive in that setting, they will dump it right away. There will always be that small crazy minority to deal with, though.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Badly damaged person from childhood sex abuse that has degenerated into a gollum like creature repeating the awful decadent cycle of many like him. Destructive and not constructive.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (8zz6B)
So we're going back to Zoroastrianism, then?
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (BF4m0)
LOL
Who get's bump up to the March slot?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (HXT0k)
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Damn son. I bet Obama treats it like a birthday every year.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:53 PM (n5tGW)
Meme of Marco with caption 'Marco learning he has to be Occupational Governor of Iran' shows up in three, two, one...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (QGaXH)
"So the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down
And yet Trump has started a war of regime change against a country that is potentially capable of guerilla strikes on American soil.
Who closed it down, you retards.
Trump: My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius!
Dems: My name is Jeff!
Posted by: Archimedes at February 28, 2026 04:02 PM (Riz8t)
To be honest, we have -- no exaggeration -- been in the same state with China since at least the mid 90s.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (PYyV9)
LA federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two defendants for stalking an ICE deportation officer. Cynthia Raygoza. 38, and Ashleigh Brown, 38. GUILTY.
Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon tweets: "FAFO"
I'm developing a major crush on AG Dhillon.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (lFpnU)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)
1979.
Man, that was a long time coming.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)
YES says my husband of almost 47yrs!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (WONhk)
And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)
I only do two of those.
Carrots in chili....*shudders*
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (BF4m0)
At T+0.01s all of Iran's eyes* were blinded so they have no idea where the attacks were coming from
*radar
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
I think strategic command at the high levels and comms were destroyed. So the missilers simply popped their missiles off to prevent them from being destroyed without regards for targets. As they popped them off, US and Israeli planes were watching and destroying the mobile launchers and teams. That is why the salvos so far have been meager and ill directed.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 03:56 PM (PYyV9)
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We have been in a state of quasi-war with Iran since 1979. Trump isn't *starting* a damn thing. He's ending it.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (ZOv7s)
several attempted assassination on Donald Trump and other high level US officials is "not doing zip" ? we had multiple terrorist attacks over the years too, who financed them ? I will tell you - Tehran
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (g8Ew8)
Supposedly he's homo no mo but the only source we have for that claim is... him. So, who knows?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (WONhk)
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He knows exactly what he is doing. He is very intelligent and well-read. Could have been someone, but the fame whore thing always gets in the way.
He is broken, and needs to go offline. Daily Mass, volunteering at a soup kitchen or food bank. They need the help. He keeps bragging about his family wealth, so he doesn't need to work.
He won't heal by engaging in twitter brawls.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (ZOv7s)
I'm developing a major crush on AG Dhillon.
Posted by: JM in Illinois
I volunteer to provide her with a child.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (E4rtv)
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Iran's latest salvo managed a direct hit in Tel Aviv; preliminary reports are one person moderately wounded and six people lightly wounded.
No reported Israeli deaths so far.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:05 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:01 PM (BF4m0)
Some Persians never left it; just kept it on the down low. I would hope that Pahlavi permits the free practice of Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity, and fiercely represses islam of all flavors.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)
1979.
Man, that was a long time coming.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)
We got married a year after that, Paul started his professional job in 1984, we raised 4 kids (all of whom are/were past the age of 21), buried 3 of the 4 parental units, and Paul semi-retired from the job he started back in 1984.
THAT'S how long it's been. None of our kids experienced the hostage crisis - to them, this whole thing was just a footnote in their history books.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (ZxPkt)
Embrace your impotence, assholes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 04:04
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Does the Council include any Federal Judges?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (lFpnU)
"
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
·
2h
🚨 BREAKING: In MASSIVE FAFO, the son- and daughter-in-law of Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei both got KILLED by US-Israeli strikes, according to a council member"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (E4rtv)
Syria, out of Russia's hands with Assad gone, they might be able to keep their port access at Tartus if they're lucky.
Venezuela, Maudro gone, the regime there seemingly going along to get along with Trump.
Cuba, on the brink due to the loss of Venezuelan oil and money.
Iran, leadership obliterated, future status uncertain but not looking good for another Russian ally.
I'm thinking Vlad might be wishing he'd taken the deal in Alaska.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)
These are a few of my favorite things.
If anyone needs someone to rum Greenland, I'm available, BTW
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:07 PM (aTgV0)
"Hey, guys! There's a guy named 'John Baron' on the phone, says we have a big meeting..."
Posted by: Mullah HQ at February 28, 2026 03:35 PM (IJqrQ)
Mohamed: "I thought you called this meeting."
Mohammad: "Not me, Mohammeed called it."
Mohammeed: "It wasn't me, I thought it was..." KABBBBOOOOOM!
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 04:07 PM (lCppi)
Trump was virtually begging him to stop killing the protesters or he'd be killed...
Oh well.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: whig"
You hate to see it.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (6ydKt)
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Venezuela and Iran are more relevant to the People's Republic of China, though Russia being bogged down in its four-year (and counting) special military operation in Ukraine means they can't provide support even if they would otherwise have been inclined to do so.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (abIsI)
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That's Marcus Rubius, Viceroy of all Donaldus Trumpus' conquered lands.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (HXT0k)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (06Hmj)
Yo, my man ... I put food in yo food
Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 04:09 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Sounds a bit too "Iowa State Fair", doesn't it?
Those crazy bastards will eat anything.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (06Hmj)
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've had a burr under my saddle for the last month and the chaffing really burns.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (E0p3T)
We heard you liked food so...
man that show sucked. The stuff they built was so ugly and stupid looking, and apparently really cheaply done.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (PYyV9)
Amazing to see.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Denmark: "Take Norway, too! We're not using it!"
Norway: "Hey!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (lAzE1)
The Danish don't know how to Danegeld anymore. They kinda lie there like a pastry...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (ynpvh)
It's like carrots in chili! Reeeee!
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (2qz/H)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio
Nobody talks about him anymore.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (HXT0k)
--
But it will be a good pic.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (v5dF2)
LA federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two defendants for stalking an ICE deportation officer. Cynthia Raygoza. 38, and Ashleigh Brown, 38. GUILTY.
Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon tweets: "FAFO"
I'm developing a major crush on AG Dhillon.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:03 PM (lFpnU)
Los Angeles or Louisiana? p.s. AG Dhillon carries a kirpan.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (lCppi)
LA federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two defendants for stalking an ICE deportation officer. Cynthia Raygoza. 38, and Ashleigh Brown, 38. GUILTY.
Deputy AG Harmeet Dhillon tweets: "FAFO"
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Unfortunately, these things take time. Story first reported in september of 2025. They could face up to 5 years in federal prison. Let that be a lesson to the others.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (Rwc5r)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (E0p3T)
I was proud of things Reagan did, so you must've been a non-adult or non-existent during that time...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ynpvh)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (HXT0k)
Because of course they did ...
Wankers
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (FCrpy)
Not the same Shah. The son of the late Shah. And yes, he does need to be ruthless in extirpating remnants of the mullah's regime.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: PaleRider
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But, but, what about the JAGs?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)
I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (aTgV0)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ZOv7s)
Amen.
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (i49OE)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)
I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)
Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)
Wankers
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (3sXRv)
I hope the filthy twat sees a bunch of armed men surrounding his house and decides to go out in a blaze of glory.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (06Hmj)
Embrace your impotence, assholes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 28, 2026 04:04 PM (g8Ew
Ummm.....doesn't the US basically pay to keep the lights on in the building?
Seems to me we could just pull the plug and leave everyone else holding their dicks in their hands....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (Y05sl)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed!
If you're a communist.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 04:15 PM (lCppi)
Or maybe, just maybe ...
People who like carrots put Snickers in chili ...
Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (3ZUWJ)
Embrace your impotence, assholes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
I do not wish our beloved FNYC morons any ill will, BUT it would be something if IRGC goons run an op on the UN when it is going on.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (06Hmj)
Brit constabulary don't carry ...
But I like your thinking on the matter
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (BF4m0)
If you wanna be a junkie wow
Remember Freddy's dead...
-Curtis Mayfield
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)
I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)
Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 04:17 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (E0p3T)
And it all boils down to Doing The Obvious.
He doesn't have the interests of shadowy perverts and thousand-headed hydras of corruption forcing his hand.
"Iran is fucked, and is pissing me off. Welp. Guess I'm gonna go wreck their day, then."
Nice and simple.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:17 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: cherries in season at February 28, 2026 04:17 PM (OMQXM)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (3sXRv)
I'm an incurable optimist, what can i say.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (i9wbk)
The Russians have been buddy-buddy with the regimes in Venezuela and Iran for decades. The Russians even built Iran's nuclear power plant.
They aren't BFFs but the Russians have always sided with them at every opportunity to be a thorn in the side of the U.S. if nothing else.
What's really giving Putin indigestion is India halting oil & gas purchases once Trump put tariffs on any country importing from them.
China needs Iranian & Venezuelan oil of course, but they can get more from Russia now I suppose.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:18 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (lAzE1)
Crunched up kale chips and sesame seeds are nice on things. Like a bullcrap round-eye furikake.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Skip
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You know something's up when more ships than the rest of the world's navy's are parked in your harbor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (v5dF2)
Why is this fucker still breathing?
Hello, CIA... do something useful and within your purview, please.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:08 PM (06Hmj)
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It's like a billion voice suddenly cry out, and then, silence.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)
I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)
Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)
Wait, you called me a Commie for the ketchup and mayo, but now you're OK adding all that other stuff?
Pick a lane, man!
*hotdog emoji*
Posted by: Denny Crane - Hotdogs Are Great No Matter What. at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (i49OE)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)
I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)
Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)
Gee. You guys want some hot dog with your toppings?
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (BF4m0)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 03:58 PM (FCrpy)
M-SNOW cannot be reached for comment. He was just turning his life around, working on his rap music, working on a community college application to study communication, in talks with sometime rival DJ Gheist to do a collab tentatively titled 2 Wyte Krew, when he got pulled over by a pig. A semantic discourse on the distinction between "driving" and "traveling" escalated into more vigorous debate, one thing led to another, and his memorial will be a private family-only affair. They hope that all his fans will respect their privacy in their time of mourning. Thank you for your understanding.
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Denmark: "Take Norway, too! We're not using it!"
Norway: "Hey!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (06Hmj)
😂😂😂😂😂
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (aTgV0)
China needs Iranian & Venezuelan oil of course, but they can get more from Russia now I suppose.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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We get business settled Trump will back off Putin.
But it won't be in a way that helps China.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 04:20 PM (BF4m0)
I'll split a hot dog in half, fry it up, and smash it on top of another hotdog.
King Kong ain't got shit on me.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (06Hmj)
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (7kJyR)
Why is this fucker still breathing?
Hello, CIA... do something useful and within your purview, please.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:19 PM (jtM2q)
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I imagine they are tracing his network and then going to do the asset forfeiture thing, since he's bankrolling terrorism.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (ZOv7s)
I saw the video of the drone hit on the Bahrain base. It'd be miraculous if there weren't any deaths from that.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (WYStd)
Posted by: LASue
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This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Peanut at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (XeU6L)
And if they do not put carrots in their chili, they put ketchup on their hot dog.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 28, 2026 03:59 PM (RIvkX)
Snickers feels like I'm freebasing sugar. I have no tolerance for it anymore beyond a few nibbles and licks**.
** Be on the lookout for banana Dreams new Glam Rock album titled, Nibbles and Licks
Posted by: banana Dream - like Ratt sans tank-tops at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (3uBP9)
Wait, you called me a Commie for the ketchup and mayo, but now you're OK adding all that other stuff?
Pick a lane, man!
*hotdog emoji*
Posted by: Denny Crane - Hotdogs Are Great No Matter What.
One of the best hotdogs I've ever eaten was from the Varsity in Atlanta. Dog, mustard, chili, and coleslaw on a fresh large bun. Mayo is for tuna salad.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:24 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: LASue
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This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Peanut
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Yes, but not solely. Also Clinton and Obama.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: banana Dream - like Ratt sans tank-tops at February 28, 2026 04:23 PM (3uBP9)
Cover art: a half unwrapped snickers looking incredibly awkward
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (lAzE1)
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:12 PM (ZOv7s)
Seconded!
Thank You
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (lAzE1)
Best we can do is half off your next order.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (06Hmj)
There. I said it.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM
I mix Worcestershire in my sour cream for baked potatoes.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (RjXn6)
There. I said it.
Posted by: eleven
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In print, sparing yourself the phonetics.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (iMotb)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (aTgV0)
There. I said it.
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I use it sometimes to sauté mushrooms. With a little olive oil.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: CaliGir"
This girl gets it.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Am Not Ashamed! at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (i49OE)
I like mustard, relish, onions, and jalapeños...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (ynpvh)
Or throw some chili in there.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)
So it's a food thread now?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:25 PM (lAzE1)
They sure do! And we have never had to pay out on a warranty claim.
Posted by: Acme Paper Bomb Shelter Company, LLC at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (8zz6B)
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (7kJyR)
One of the talking heads just pointed out Saudi was hit with Iranian missiles. The King has to protect the Kingdom.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
and coleslaw.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:16 PM (abIsI)
I don't normally like hotdogs that much. However, when pregnant with #1 giant son and trying to eat Mexican food every day, I loved hotdogs with everything.
My husband was in shock for most of my pregnancy, having a 10lb baby on the way...and once having frat boys moo at me. However, my eating habits were wacko.
Food was the first thing he noticed before we knew by a blood test: I was getting up at 0600 after a 3-11 shift to eat breakfast with him before his class. He said, "Something is wrong with you." Indeed. Later hearing me eating Oreos at 0200. Gimme the foods!
I never had morning sickness.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 04:28 PM (vSvIl)
I did hear some agitated gnawing coming from the crawlspace earlier....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM (jtM2q
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Do you think Trump had the Corleone family recipe of spaghetti and meatballs while watching the accounts being settled? Rubio would cook it, of course.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Boss Moss
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A bit of dark humor. After my mother passed away, while going through things,I happened upon the box that her pacemaker had been delivered in. Therein was a warranty, 'For the life of the owner'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 04:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 04:30 PM (iMotb)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:30 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Methos
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Earlier, urging 'Rapprochement'...and pallets of cash.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
If they go too long they'll run out of jerk socks.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (abIsI)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (IX8iX)
Those fuckers eat more mayo than vodka.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:27 PM
Truth.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (lAzE1)
Maybe rescuing fire ants for a shelter, as she will not kill a fly but supports Fuentes, Owens and Tucker. I can tell due to what she spews from X. Like Tucker you'd think she has a chair in the situation room with President Trump. Hates Israel and Bibi.
I know whose side she's on this morning.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:32 PM (WONhk)
But 50 cops? Please.
Put an old, chubby about-to-be-pensioner outside in a cruiser with orders to look out for #1, and make himself scarce if any angry Persians show up.
Bare minimum, desultory duty for that little bastard.
He recently videotaped himself literally hurling cash around in a luxury hotel, btw.
A vicious little parasite.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:33 PM (BI5O2)
But it won't be in a way that helps China.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (v5dF2)
Trump is still looking to make peace in Ukraine.
We'll see how that goes now.
Trump will be in China in March.
Should be interesting watching that trip.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)
Amazing to see.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:11 PM (ZOv7s)
Russia is Weak and can't help any of it's Allies and now people are finding out that China's Tech is SHIT and doesn't work, looks good but is garbage.
Cuba you're NEXT
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Methos
Hopefully she was in that meeting representing Obama.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (/lPRQ)
Maybe rescuing fire ants for a shelter, as she will not kill a fly but supports Fuentes, Owens and Tucker. I can tell due to what she spews from X. Like Tucker you'd think she has a chair in the situation room with President Trump. Hates Israel and Bibi.
I know whose side she's on this morning.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:32 PM (WONhk)
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Weird. Fuentes is a fine cigar.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 04:31 PM (IX8iX)
Yep. Find some hot chick here or return home as a returning expat who was just 'waiting for an opportunity to retake our homeland' and rake in the hot Persian chicks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 04:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Farmer Bob
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They are so committed to their ideology that personal well-being does not matter.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice
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I dont even know who our ambassador is. Serbian ambassador probably matters more.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)
My understanding is that SHAH means King so his Dad is dead so he's the new Shah, he seems like a good man and I hope and pray he comes back into power
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:36 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)
As the daughter of a WWII Marine I can see them doing this!
I cannot keep them all straight...as many were not straight. Was he the one who wore dresses and make up?
How on earth did we survive Obungo or Bidet's errors?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (WONhk)
Should be interesting watching that trip.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:33 PM (6ydKt)
Nice Forbidden City ya got here Xi
Be a shame if anything happened to it.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)
"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)
Reminds me of the COVID counters that slowly vanished after Biden took office.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)
hehehehe
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (06Hmj)
Khamanei is dead
he has ceased to be
Courtesy of the red white and blue
Posted by: Don Black at February 28, 2026 04:06 PM (ZxPkt)
Niiice.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (snZF9)
It would make it impossible for them to go to war in the Middle East, if they are getting any ideas, and perhaps force them to buy from us.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (lAzE1)
"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)
If he's smart he'll ask for asylum....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (KLWiC)
Posted by: ...
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And the "support our troops, end the war" yard signs.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (XvL8K)
"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."
Posted by: runner
Should just hold the whole Embassy staff in a POW camp until issues in Iran are resolved.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (lAzE1)
And they hit one of their high rises earlier
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:39 PM (lAzE1)
Now ya fucked up
Now ya fucked up
Now ya fucked up
You have fucked up now.
...
Now ya fucked up
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:41 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)
As the daughter of a WWII Marine I can see them doing this!
I cannot keep them all straight...as many were not straight. Was he the one who wore dresses and make up?
How on earth did we survive Obungo or Bidet's errors?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (WONhk)
No, Milley was the TRAITOR who called China and begged them to understand that he was a good guy, not like that big meanie TRUMP, and he would absolutely call and give them a heads-up if the erratic Bad Orange Man suddenly lurched in the direction of attacking their Pristine Serene Butts for, obviously, no reason whatsoever.
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 04:41 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:42 PM (6ydKt)
Deport them,too, along with Milo and a long list from MN.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)
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She was killed in Western Iran getting ready to launch missiles.
Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (qUkBO)
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He's still alive?
Hey.... y'all missed one!
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)
I remember being so upset when they stopped doing that - every week we would be sure to catch that segment so that we could say a prayer for each of the families affected.
I know that wasn't the purpose of them running those lists, but that's what a LOT of conservatives did. The left wanted us to be indignant at what was happening, and instead we all appreciated having specific names to pray for.
I don't think they ever understood that.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (v5dF2)
CBS News
@CBSNews
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1h
"I'm being bombarded by different emotions."
CBS News contributor Masih Alinejad, whose parents and siblings live in Iran, says the Iranians she's spoken to are overcome with joy that "their killers have finally been the target of the U.S. government and they see justice;
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/M/4v)
Seems pretty official now.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 04:42 PM (6ydKt)
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As Coroner, I must aver
I thoroughly examined him
And he's not only merely dead
He's really most sincerely dead
Posted by: WisRich at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (+xcAz)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/M/4v)
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)
Dana? Hard 1.
Regular Plato? Hard pass.
...
Come to think of it, what the hell was Plato's first name, anyway? Steve? Wait, no, he was Greek.
So Nico. Definitely Nico.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:35 PM (E0p3T)
Same with the CIVID death counters we really can't hate the press enough
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)
Heck, I don't even know what's going on in Mexico today due to Iran.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: ChristyBlinky
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We haven't...yet. Only time will tell.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:44 PM (+nEug)
I know it's been said, but 'I voted for this!'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 03:57 PM (Ia/+0)
Yeah, I know. Totally pre-empted Shazam!/Isis Hour.
Dang, that Joanna Cameron is hot hot hot!!!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (uQesX)
L-O-V-E it!
Everyone in the country can turn on their TVs, and see two things: mullahs committing war crimes against random Arab civilians in countries who did literally nothing to provoke an attack, killing them in their homes. And Amerikarens out in the streets with signs saying "Hands Off Our Theocratic Butchers."
It's tough to get a worse look than that.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (jtM2q)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)
The police maybe...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (VE6XX)
Really want to hear this at a presser.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 04:14 PM (E0p3T)
if he can pull off CUBA he will be the GREATEST President ever and tea bagging Kennedy's Legacy
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (lAzE1)
From X.
RealRawNews
@RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 04:40 PM (KLWiC)
Those lunatics will serve a purpose in the future as sandbags.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (snZF9)
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 04:43 PM (X+xvk)
Dana Plato was really HOT!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Denounce Myself. at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (i49OE)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (aTgV0)
*********************************
*Ahem!*
Posted by: Egypt at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (i9wbk)
"Qatar’s foreign minister has summoned the Islamic Republic’s ambassador over attacks on Qatari territory."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:38 PM (/M/4v)
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Tucker will now scream for war against Iran.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:48 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:48 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)
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That is shockingly gay and also deeply retarded.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:49 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)
The police maybe...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:47 PM (VE6XX)
Yeah, you don't beat cancer by leaving a little bit of cancer. You eradicate all of it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Ben Had
Just get dark over there, moon go down, ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (/lPRQ)
Khamenei in the afterlife: George Washington walks up to him and kicks him so hard in the nuts they explode. "How dare you threaten my nation!" he bellows.
While Khamenei's writhing on the ground, Thomas Jefferson walks over and stomps on his head, shattering his jaw. "You asshole!" cries Jefferson.
While Khamenei's trying to get his feet under him Light Horse Harry Lee pulls out his sabre and runs him through a couple dozen times. "I fought fair, you coward! You targeted children!"
As another huge American stalks over, Khamenei, holding his jaw together, cries out "Wait wait!" An angel appears. "Yes?" he asks.
Khamenei wails incoherently, "It's not supposed to BE like this!"
The angel says, "Well, you see, the Quran had a slight error when it was transcribed. It turns out that you meet 72 VIRGINIANS in the afterlife."
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (PYyV9)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)
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That is shockingly gay and also deeply retarded.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:49 PM (ZOv7s)
I see trump needs to have a night of the long knives.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:48 PM (ZOv7s)
as Douglas Murray said in words of Shakespeare (he too was an Author) "The cat will mew and dog will have his day"
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:45 PM (aTgV0)
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*Ahem!*
Posted by: Egypt
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Pfft!
Posted by: Ur at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (WONhk)
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Divine Providence
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (ESVrU)
He was an Asian member of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, a Black nationalist–Maoist group. He took a job at a Chrysler plant in Detroit in 1972 as an activist in the group.[6]
He also attended Howard University before starting a consulting firm for equipment-leasing companies from his Chicago home.[6] (Wikipedia)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (NFX2v)
IRAN REVOLUTION LIVE WITH IRANIAN HOSTS GOLDIE AND ARMIN: DAY 63 PART 2
watching them cry as they read the Shah's message and people of Iran celebrate the Death Khamenei
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Even under that, Trump has Thirty Days of action. War Powers Act has never been adjudicated whether or not its provisions are constitutional. Since Trump informed the Gang of 8 before action, he has already complied with the reporting mechanism.
That being said, Congress can always pass a bill regarding stopping payment for the military action. If they dare.
Most of what Congress does now is peacock as they have neutered themselves by past laws delegating powers in vague terms. Courts are busy doing the same to its authoritah! as well. And just like that, we have created an imperial presidency because other branches are unserious assholes out to grift and pose regarding national problems.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (Kt19C)
@RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.
Oh. You mean the vaunted "F35 SUX!!!!111" armchair admirals didn't know wtf they were talking about?
I'll say this, hearing about all of the devastation that we're reaping is going to make April 15th a little less painful.
I won't be celebrating since I live in a Somali Fraud state, but it'll definitely take the edge off when I have to stroke that check.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (WYStd)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (PYyV9)
Awesome!
Posted by: Denny Crane - I Love Jokes. at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (i49OE)
China dissolves the CCP and says "OK, Fine, Taiwan is the real China. We're sick of always wearing the same damn color every day, anyways."
Canada says "hey sohrry we've been such major buttholes lately, we'll be your territory for sure. Don't even need to be a State. Thanks, bud. Sohrry."
Barack Obama goes on an unhinged tirade on live TV confessing to every awful thing he ever did and then Bud Dwyers himself in the face.
I have dreams, people.
I have dreams.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 04:50 PM (snZF9)
I totally see this. I cannot fathom that Trump will allow these cucks, the Woke Reich to ruin his 2026, and the rest of his term.
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (E4rtv)
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They're going to pass a bill and Trump will veto it.
Oooh, that showed him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Funny as hell. Thanks for that.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:53 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (aTgV0)
Ali Khamenei, the bloodthirsty Zahhak of our time, the killer of tens of thousands of Iran’s bravest sons and daughters, has been erased from the pages of history. With his death, the Islamic Republic has effectively come to an end and will soon be consigned to the dustbin of history.
Any attempt by the remnants of the regime to appoint a successor to Khamenei is doomed to failure from the outset. Whoever they place in his stead will have neither legitimacy nor survival; and without doubt, they will also be complicit in the crimes of this regime.
To the military, security, and police forces: Any effort to prop up a collapsing regime is condemned to defeat. This is your last chance to join the people; to help ensure Iran’s stable transition to a free and prosperous future; and to have a share in building that future.
The death of the criminal Khamenei, while it cannot bring back the spilled blood, can serve as a balm for the scorched hearts of the grieving families; the fathers and mothers, spouses and children in mourning; and the families of the selfless martyrs of Iran’s Lion and Sun National Revolution.
Noble and brave people of Iran,
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)
This marks the beginning of our great national celebration; but it is not the end of the road. Stay vigilant and prepared. The time for a massive and decisive presence in the streets is very near. Together, united and steadfast, we will secure the final victory, and we will celebrate Iran’s freedom across our Ahura-created homeland.
Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Braenyard
It is on X along with Iranian ships sinking at the piers after being hit by torpedoes.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:55 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 28, 2026 04:51 PM (vbXSk)
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The latest count is 21 injured, of which one critically, one seriously, three moderately, and the rest lightly.
Posted by: Egypt at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (+nEug)
The latest count is 21 injured, of which one critically, one seriously, three moderately, and the rest lightly.
Posted by: Egypt at February 28, 2026 04:56 PM (i9wbk)
In Israel
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (OD5vY)
Reza Pahlavi
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM
Well stated Mr. Shah.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (BI5O2)
Even the UK isn't as old as us, in so far as it's now the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", as of 18-something. 1800's? 1810s? Whatever. Get off my lawn, England.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 04:55 PM (E4rtv)
Don't have X but believe their navy has sunk to new levels from this report.
I guess we'll clear out the sleeper cells now, too. If they had any sense, which they don't, they'd be self deporting now.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (/M/4v)
So far, the death toll is lower than an average weekend in Chicago.
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
Loomer says if he's not deported immediately, he's a deep state operative. I tend to agree with her.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 28, 2026 02:07 PM (abIsI)
I always thought of him as a gad-fly that flitted around pestering Lefties. Now this.
Strange how, suddenly - almost overnight - people that we thought were on "our" side, are vocal in their hatred of Israel, Jews, and America. It's become obvious that they're being paid to be contrarian.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (pJWtt)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (WONhk)
It means handys.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (aTgV0)
Boy, I really missed the whole point of that little Allegory of the Cave, didn't I?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (/M/4v)
Seems they'd need a sponge to "pick up" Ayatollahs body
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)
Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)
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Would that be "Ahura Mazda?"
If you had money on "Zoroastrian Renaissance," come collect your winnings.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (lAzE1)
Oooh, that showed him.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Won't even come to that. House might vote disapproval but fake filibuster applies to the Senate on this action. They don't have 60 votes to pass it right now. Later, it won't matter.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: runner "
Was that wrong? Should we have not done that?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (aTgV0)
I can get that type of a flaming skull headline from AoSHQ. Just play the damn game.
Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (5yDGQ)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)
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Check the Babylon Bee for a variation on that thought.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)
https://x.com/SafetyNotorious/status/2027818413939437886
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (08d9X)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (06Hmj)
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The United Kingdom has never had a constitution, but its government is much older than the United States. Even the Hanovarian dynasty antedates us.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:00 PM (E4rtv)
We have one dem on our side.. Fetterman said he fully backs Trump on this.. Of course numerous RINO's will vote against Trump
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (VE6XX)
Be a shame if anything happened to it.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 04:37 PM (QGaXH)
It's one thing to take pissant countries to the woodshed.
It's a whole other kettle of fish to try that with a peer power.
No, I think The Donald will be a bit more circumspect in how he brings them to heel.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (IJqrQ)
There seems to be a pretty significant percentage of the Iranian people who want the Shah back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: mrp at February 28, 2026 05:01 PM (rj6Yv)
Hey, if they want us to whack them by throwing them down an escalator, I'll do it, but... you know... it's gonna take a few tries. I'm just saying. There are easier ways for this to happen. Ask General P.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)
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Check the Babylon Bee for a variation on that thought.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan
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Use a squeegie to get every drop.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead. This is not only Justice for the people of Iran, but for all Great Americans, and those people from many Countries throughout the World, that have been killed or mutilated by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty THUGS. He was unable to avoid our Intelligence and Highly Sophisticated Tracking Systems and, working closely with Israel, there was not a thing he, or the other leaders that have been killed along with him, could do. This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country. We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want to fight, and are looking for Immunity from us. As I said last night, "Now they can have Immunity, later they only get Death!" Hopefully, the IRGC and Police will peacefully merge with the Iranian Patriots, and work together as a unit to bring back the Country to the Greatness it deserves. That process should soon be starting in that, not only the death of Khamenei but the Country has been, in only one day, very much destroyed and, even, obliterated. The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will con
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (aTgV0)
It was reported around 1730 today that 900 sorties had taken place, the Iranian navy was sunk by subs while docked and B2s were expected to operate after nightfall.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (zZu0s)
We don't need to help.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (aTgV0)
But I want to.
Close all family business.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (IX8iX)
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:05 PM (v5dF2)
https://tinyurl.com/wb5hxjyz
Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (asU3w)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:57 PM (06Hmj)
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United Kingdom of Great Britain as of 1707, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as of 1801, and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 1927.
But those aren't changes of government, at least not for England, which merely added or subtracted territory.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (
A small one. I'm not sure it has much blue water capability.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (lAzE1)
Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (FCrpy)
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Would that be "Ahura Mazda?"
If you had money on "Zoroastrian Renaissance," come collect your winnings.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (ZOv7s)
I was talking just this morning to guys at my parish that the Persians had historically been Zoroastrians, and had been forcibly converted to Islam. The general consensus was that the world would be a better place if the current regime toppled.
Prayers for the Iranian people that they might be freed from their oppression.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (pJWtt)
It means handys.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 04:54 PM (aTgV0)
Boy, I really missed the whole point of that little Allegory of the Cave, didn't I?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (06Hmj)
All this time, enlightenment by emerging from the cave was just post-nut clarity.
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (Sy6m/)
https://x.com/etelaf10/status/2027849905042055413
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (08d9X)
Posted by: Aetius451AD"
Kosher subs.
Tip the waitress.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:07 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (lAzE1)
Hey, a Type XXI might well be better than what the Iranians had.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: It's me donna
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House mebbe, not the Senate. A lot of the RINOs in the Senate are however bought and paid for by the defense contractors like Lady Lindsay Graham. Those contractors like the US spending a big wad of cash on munitions.
House, because of the slim margins that Johnson has with deaths, resignations, and vacancies has lost control of the floor so a few asshole GOPers like mASSIE can side with Dems on a discharge petition and force floor votes.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)
Oh I hope he thought - "Maybe I shouldn't have helped fund convicting Trump and searching through his wife's panty dra..."
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (E0p3T)
Democrats mostly butthurt....
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (7kJyR)
Tip the waitress.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:07 PM (aTgV0
*gentile golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (zZu0s)
@RealRawNews1
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.
Oh. You mean the vaunted "F35 SUX!!!!111" armchair admirals didn't know wtf they were talking about?
I'll say this, hearing about all of the devastation that we're reaping is going to make April 15th a little less painful.
I won't be celebrating since I live in a Somali Fraud state, but it'll definitely take the edge off when I have to stroke that check.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 28, 2026 04:52 PM (WYStd)
Those Migs are older than my marriage! Limping along skyward and then they were gone.
Soon the Somali's will either try to self deport with suitcases of cash or end up in El Salvador. I have hope on many fronts!
Wild day and night! The beat I am dancing to today!!!
https://tinyurl.com/bdff5vvw
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:09 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (E0p3T)
He's most sincerely dead
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:09 PM (VE6XX)
Good...Good...hopefully more to go.
Posted by: Kill Them All at February 28, 2026 05:09 PM (Ksqrb)
Yes, just like Yamamoto's last thoughts must have been, how did those fighter planes know this is was my plane? . . Oh damn.
Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (asU3w)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (08d9X)
But those aren't changes of government, at least not for England, which merely added or subtracted territory.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (i9wbk)
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It's the same as claiming the US was only established after Hawaii and Alaska became states.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ZOv7s)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:08 PM (E0p3T)
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I hope he was crying in vain for his demonic moon god to come save him.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ESVrU)
It's a whole other kettle of fish to try that with a peer power.
No, I think The Donald will be a bit more circumspect in how he brings them to heel.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (3sXRv)
I have a hunch that recent events will eventually show that their "peerdom" is largely mythical. On paper, only.
Sure you got a billion men or whatever. How many rifles? How many trucks to drag them and their god-awful food all over the planet? Wow, you got hypersonic missiles. Can you actually hit anything, or was the guidance scripted by that jackass who went to college in America and cheated his ass off just to get a gentleman's "C"? China has some great stats on the back of their card, but does it translate into Great Power kind of might?
Look at big bad Russia. Still fucking about with Ukraine five years on with nothing to show for it. It's a farce. Meanwhile America has been rearranging the whole world's face with just the tip of our capabilities. I'm starting to feel that there is no such thing as a military "peer" for America right now. Just people we deign to tolerate.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)
https://x.com/etelaf10/status/2027849905042055413
Posted by: 13times
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The Iranian People are celebrating in the streets, thanking President Trump and the United States.
Democrats are in the streets, condemning President Trump and the United States.
Democrats always champion Evil, no matter the situation. God help us.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (i9wbk)
Christiaan Triebert
@trbrtc
·
@nytimes
and
@kromark
Satellite image from
@vantortech
shows Iranian military ship in flames and a large plume of smoke at a naval base in Chabahar, southern Iran. Several buildings at the base were damaged. Coordinates
@Geoconfirmed
: 25.299521, 60.429389.
One ship sunk was the Jamaran
🚨 Breaking News Iran - February 28, 2026 Saturday
Jamaran Sinks in the Persian Gulf!
This is an Iranian-made guided missile frigate, the flagship of Iran's Moudge-class warships. It belongs to the Islamic Republic.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner
Awright fellas, Ima bounce.
Posted by: Khamenei's Last Words at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (yFLFB)
We don't need to help.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:03 PM (aTgV0)
The US media kept telling us that the Chinese tech would detect the B2 bombers, I remember when the B2 was unvieled by Reagan and the Dems said it wouldn't Work and would be shot down along with Reagan's Star Wars would never work.
Thank You
Reagan.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 28, 2026 04:13 PM (8zz6B)
Assuming that he assumes power, I wonder what the plan is to keep him safe in the early days.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:11 PM (ExV1e)
Democrats mostly butthurt....
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter
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Apparently some Iranian Americans are doing the same in DC. Saw reports earlier.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:13 PM (E4rtv)
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.
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That's the first air to air victories since what? Libya in the 80s?
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 05:13 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ESVrU)
I hope Jesus came to him with open arms and instead of embracing it, he called Him an Infidel Pig.
I'm going to hell, I really am
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:14 PM (E0p3T)
My point being:
They have Nukes.
Assuming them to be rational actors is not a wise idea ... especially the Chinese.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:14 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (lAzE1)
It's a whole other kettle of fish to try that with a peer power.
No, I think The Donald will be a bit more circumspect in how he brings them to heel.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (3sXRv)
All their stuff is fake and gay. Look how well it all worked anytime it's come up against us.
I remember when the vaunted Soviet Union was a 'peer' power too. After the fall we saw how little strength they actually had.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:15 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (asU3w)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)
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America has no peer. Our military is the single most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen. No one else comes close.
Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.
He fully intends to keep it that way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)
My point being:
They have Nukes.
Assuming them to be rational actors is not a wise idea ... especially the Chinese.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:14 PM (3sXRv)
Didn't a buch of Gernerals get killed because they found some of the missiles were filled with water and concrete instead of Nukes
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (FCrpy)
Posted by: t-bird at February 28, 2026 03:50 PM (IJqrQ)
There seems to be a pretty significant percentage of the Iranian people who want the Shah back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)
Wasn't Savak Spock's father? Or was that the Vulcan Lieutenant babe?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:06 PM (i9wbk)
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It's the same as claiming the US was only established after Hawaii and Alaska became states.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (ZOv7s)
It is different. The US Constitution has a mechanism in it to add territory. The UK "Constitution" is whatever constitutes the laws and government at the moment. The Acts of Union really did create a new entity, under the same Crown, but legally speaking one thing went away and another bigger thing took its place. Northern IRL isn't just a new "state" glued on to the UK, it's a whole new kingdom. So their clock gets reset. America wins. Suck it, beans on toast.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (06Hmj)
Strange how, suddenly - almost overnight - people that we thought were on "our" side, are vocal in their hatred of Israel, Jews, and America. It's become obvious that they're being paid to be contrarian.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
He is a vicious sociopath nowadays broken by being sexually abused as a kid and flitting from grift to grift to fund his lifestyle. One year ago, he was blistering Candace Ovens as stupid, corrupt, etc. and now flipped to how wonderful she is and how the US is awful for attacking the righteous Iran and should impeach Trump.
In the short time I have been on X, resisted for a long time, you see these 'influencers' spin on a dime and conclude there is no truth in them. They live only for the clicks, money, and brief fame they get.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 04:58 PM (/M/4v)
Seems they'd need a sponge to "pick up" Ayatollahs body
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 04:59 PM (VE6XX)
They'll scrape him up with a stick and a spoon.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Skip at February 28, 2026 05:19 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (QGaXH)
Sarek: Spock dad
Saving (Kirstie Allie version) smoking hot romulan/vulcan
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)
I believe that the true foundation of our military might is the American Civilian, who (IIRC) collectively own more rifles than all the world's armies put together, including ours. As much as our own representatives screw us over, we can see that most of the rest of Europe and the Anglosphere has an outright treasonous political class, oppressing their own people as if imperial governors for some hidden foreign conqueror. I believe that our civilian guns put a limit on just how treacherous our leaders can be, which keeps our military aimed outward; there's no point in aiming it at a such a heavily armed populace, since bomber pilots, tank commanders, and generals all have to sleep somewhere.
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:17 PM (QGaXH)
Savak was the lieutenant, Sarek was the father.
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (aqZN1)
It was reported around 1730 today that 900 sorties had taken place, the Iranian navy was sunk by subs while docked and B2s were expected to operate after nightfall.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:04 PM (E4rtv)
...................
I'm still in my robe from this morning partying! Wild!!!
USA USA USA!
TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP!
US MILITARY! AF, MARINES, NAVY, ARMY, SPECIAL FORCES, COAST GUARD! Y'all have my heart!!!
Ooo-wee! WILD NIGHT IS CALLING!
Come on out and dance,honey! (I know you can't right now, whig...soon)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (WONhk)
NEW: In a phone interview moments ago with NBC News' Kristen Welker, President Trump addressed reports that Iran's Supreme Leader had been killed. When asked directly, he replied: “I’ve spoken to a lot of people beyond, and we feel certain, we feel, we feel that that is a correct story.”
NBC News: “‘The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone,’ he said, adding that ‘a large amount of leadership’ in Iran was also killed, although he declined to go into more detail.”
“NBC News asked Trump who will next lead Iran. Trump replied, ‘I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like,’ adding that he was ‘only being a little sarcastic when I say that.’”
“‘But look, it’s going very well. It’s been, you know, we’re, we’re probably in terms of zero to 10. We’re close to the 10 spot, if not there, and it’s thus far been going well, but we have a ways to go. Tremendous damage has been inflicted. The leadership is gone,’ he said. ‘Large, large portions of the leadership.’”
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (E4rtv)
https://www.youtube.com/live/2-eEd2RJjEg
Since Tousi isn't streaming right now.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:21 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)
From what I've seen at Twitter of late, at least, he seems to be the most popular option, but it's Twitter, so who knows?
His supporters are definitely the most strident though.
Occasionally someone will say something like "we shouldn't trade Islamic despots for a despotic Shah" or some such. They instantly get a barrage of responses like "GTFO with that, do you even Persia bro?"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:10 PM (06Hmj)
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America has no peer. Our military is the single most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen. No one else comes close.
Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.
He fully intends to keep it that way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)
Every time I see some piss ant country saber rattling that they are ready, and they'll be victorious, and they'll teach us a lesson, etc etc, I just shake my head. Its like you really have no fucking clue what damage we can do if we take the gloves off and a dude like trump is calling the shots. We're practically the Borg, and be thankful that in the end we really just want to be left the fuck alone.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (snZF9)
https://x.com/SafetyNotorious/status/2027869383088050320
I can't imagine standing in my yard watching missiles incoming.
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (08d9X)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (gVUi7)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (+nEug)
Let's pray it continues to go as well as it seems to be going..
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (VE6XX)
Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.
He fully intends to keep it that way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)
I'm getting way too excited and think I need some wine to calm down.
My husband has to go to a family party tonight and possibly hear liberals wail. I got out of it because of the dermatology deal on Thursday and looking like I fell into a rosebush with a lot of thorns! YAY!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (zZu0s)
Nick Sortor
@nicksortor
·
1h
🚨 BREAKING: 40 TOP IRANIAN LEADERS were kiIIed during the US attack on Iran, per Fox News
Holy crap.
Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)
Not one single nation--or even a coalition of nations--could do what President Trump has done with our military.
He fully intends to keep it that way.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:16 PM (ESVrU)
I'm as in awe over how the Venezuela decapitation took place, and how cleanly this operation is proceeding as you are.
While Russia and China cannot project force as well as the US, they still have Nukes, that makes them a peer.
I am more comfortable dealing with the Russians, than the Chinese when it comes to MAD.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:24 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:02 PM (ExV1e)
From what I've seen at Twitter of late, at least, he seems to be the most popular option, but it's Twitter, so who knows?
His supporters are definitely the most strident though.
Occasionally someone will say something like "we shouldn't trade Islamic despots for a despotic Shah" or some such. They instantly get a barrage of responses like "GTFO with that, do you even Persia bro?"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (BI5O2)
They have to start somewhere, and so far, his record seems to be clean.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:24 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (Sy6m/)
Heh.
You somehow manage to defeat the full might and glory of the United States Military, four of the five biggest Air Forces on Earth, trillions of dollars and who know what alien tech we got hiding in a bunker somewhere....
And then you realize the REAL Final Boss is actually a hundred million pissed off Bubbas with a trillion rounds of ammo between them and they all got their own truck.
Good Luck, fuckers.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (iMotb)
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They could wipe out Ukraine. Putin doesn't want to be a scourge of the planet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (v5dF2)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Tousi hit two million people on its streaming. Amazing change where the old legacy media is dying in real time during crises. I remember when CNN was the place to go and that over time the legacy media thoroughly pissed away all its credentials and trust into the toilet.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (+nEug)
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 04:22 PM (7kJyR)
Maybe now I'll finally learn the difference.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)
Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
34m
I hear the Ayatollah was watching an episode of Tucker’s show when he died like a dog.
*Background, the ex Islamic Republic made Cucker's antisemitic antiamerican anti Trump screed a feature on their official TV channels
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (/M/4v)
Tousi hit two million people on its streaming. Amazing change where the old legacy media is dying in real time during crises. I remember when CNN was the place to go and that over time the legacy media thoroughly pissed away all its credentials and trust into the toilet.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)
I had Fox on this AM for a bit an they had Jennifer Griffin on and I turned it off.. I don't like her...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (VE6XX)
In the short time I have been on X, resisted for a long time, you see these 'influencers' spin on a dime and conclude there is no truth in them. They live only for the clicks, money, and brief fame they get.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:18 PM (E4rtv)
Would it shock you to find that influencers are so named to disguise the fact that they are first influenced.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (iMotb)
That's pretty funny.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Boss Moss
=====
Ironically Dubai is the one emirate without a US base. This indicates to me that Iranian high command's control over the missilers on the ground is mort.
The Iranian regime is uniting the Gulf Emirates and Saudi government into wanting them gone and neutered.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: 1979 at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (WONhk)
I also have done nothing today but hang out here....
NTTAWWT
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (4hjRS)
They could wipe out Ukraine. Putin doesn't want to be a scourge of the planet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (v5dF2)
They aren't fighting Ukraine, they are fighting those who are backing Ukraine.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 05:29 PM (sM4Un)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)
The Sunni are real jerks. Don't let the name fool you.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:29 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: SciVo at February 28, 2026 05:20 PM (Sy6m/)
I have a friend in the military who pretty much told me exactly that. During biden's reign of error he made a comment about them having to do yoga. I said great, if we ever get invaded I hope you guys can do your frigging job. He said if we ever got invaded the enemy would have waaaay more to worry about with our armed population, because we wouldn't fight by rules, have more guns than any army on the planet, and would shoot for sport.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:28 PM (4hjRS)
***************************
New Jersey, more or less, by area and by population.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)
That should calm the "Trump is all talk and bluster" meme for about a week.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (snZF9)
Exactly.
As far as just being left alone, I wish the leadership in my state understood that....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (iMotb)
The guy sitting behind and to the left of Latvia's UN ambassador was either really sick or really hung over.
Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (1ieqq)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)
Sunni will blow up a school by mistake because they were trying to blow up the office building next door, but they won't really mind too much.
Shia will blow up the school on purpose.
Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)
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Carolla made me laugh. He said a lot of people can't understand how they punch so far above their weight, because they only know our domesticated Jews, and these are wild Jews."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: whig
Very large portions... gone.
Looks like a jawbone here.
An arm and hand over there...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:25 PM (E4rtv)
He was complaining about their servers having problems they were so loaded.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: ...
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Nope, just like a lot of the world outside of X but these people are graceless enough to do like Minnie Pearl. The price tags are still on their clothes when they pivot and weave trying to catch the algorithm wave and yet get their payments from X and foreigners.
X is now introducing filters that include country of registration and origin which will kill off the bot farms and turd world content farming. It will allow a more pleasant viewing.
Just before this attack, an ill timed op by the Candace Ovens brigade launched an attempt to claim her critics were all being paid by Jews to attack her and instead the whole op flipped to show it was fake, gay, and indicated accounts not to be trusted. Probably going to be some lawsuits for defamation involved as well.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 05:22 PM (BI5O2)
IIRC, he's stated support for a constitutional monarchy but said that it's up to the people.
Is Ben Had around? She'd know.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:30 PM (E0p3T)
It should ...
But you know it won't !
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Aetius451AD "
But is it Savik or Miss Jesavik?
Or Mr Savik?
That has always confused me.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (aTgV0)
In the current circumstances, DJT is exercising his national sovereignty to protect the interests OF the USA. What is decidely different is DJT is NOT prosecuting the old Cold ion War proxy wars (Korea, Vietnam), but instead severing the proxy connections.
This is a very interesting new paradigm as China and Russia are slowly (quickly? in international timelines) being severed from their most "reliable" proxies (Venezuela, Iran,...maybe Cuba). I'm sure other countries who have snuggled up to China/Russia are paying at least a modicum of attention (looking at Africa here).
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (7kJyR)
Remember Boy George of Culture Club?
"Boy George
@BoyGeorge
Wow. It's happening. #FreeIran I cannot sleep. This is history. Massive. God bless everyone in Iran and the US military. Of course I hate war but this is liberation."
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)
Per a War Department source, US F-35 fighter jets engaged and destoryed a sortie of Iranian Mig 29s that took off from Mazariyeh Air Base at the start of hostilities.
-
That's the first air to air victories since what? Libya in the 80s?
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 05:13 PM (vSvIl)
Highway to the Danger Zooonnnneee.....
Posted by: Dr. T at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (BF4m0)
Looks like a jawbone here.
An arm and hand over there...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (/lPRQ)
They have their summer bodies ...
***Steve Inman voice***
Parts of some are here and some are there
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (3sXRv)
As Humphrey Bogart said in Casablanca to the Nazis guy:
‘Well there are certain sections of New York , Major, that I wouldn’t advise you to try to invade’
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (4hjRS)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice"
Hah!
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (viF8m)
I'm kinda my own OnlyFan.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Pooklord at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (asU3w)
Posted by: LOR VIA at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (+uTfj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:36 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (iMotb)
Posted by: browndog says woof
What would you call first, taking down their attempted foothold in the Americas and second taking down their ME lapdog? Iran and Venezuela probably account for greater than half of China's oil. Xi conveniently used them as tools to undermine our country. I'm thinking Bejing is in a state of confusion it hasn't seen since Japan invaded.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (1JFYK)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (E0p3T)
I guess it got a kill on that chinese balloon that one time, right? That counts.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (06Hmj)
___
Great! But Britain has laws against islamophobia now and they'll likely be arrested.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (Dv3i1)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:32 PM (E4rtv)
*******************************
That might kill most existing bot farms and content farming, but in the future they'll simply be careful enough use a VPN and adopt an American IP address from account registration onward.
Posted by: My Ridiculously Circuitous Plan at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (i9wbk)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:33 PM
Like Mr Midshipman Hornblower.
Mr Sulu.
Mr Chekov
Mr Spock
Lieutenant Uhura (combo breaker)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (iMotb)
Iranian ambassador to the UN: There's a guy who definitely doesn't have job security right now.
Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 05:39 PM (1ieqq)
He has said there will be a vote for the government the people of Iran want .
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 05:39 PM (1ieqq)
Lol.
"You guys got a cot in the basement or something I could crash on for a while?"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (06Hmj)
I thought it was about the size of Long Island but it's quite bigger than that.
From north to south it's about as big as New York state from NYC to the Canadian border.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:40 PM (aTgV0)
The Iranian regime is uniting the Gulf Emirates and Saudi government into wanting them gone and neutered.
Posted by: whig
They are blind and lashing out.
Not like they have a shit load of recon aircraft and spy satellites to see what is really going on outside their borders.
They probably don't know what is going on a hundreds inland.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (ExV1e)
>>Two F-22 Raptor stealth jets originally slated for Super Bowl LX flyover have been removed due to “operational assignments,” the Air Force announced Friday.
https://tinyurl.com/2cj48waw
hat tip IrishEi
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (aJQbY)
https://tinyurl.com/f784tb4v
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:41 PM (WONhk)
I am more comfortable dealing with the Russians, than the Chinese when it comes to MAD.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (3sXRv)
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Eh. I'm not too worried about them. The US has a vast web of layered defenses just for that reason. Neither China nor Russia can make that claim.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)
That should calm the "Trump is all talk and bluster" meme for about a week.
Posted by: ...
TACO, TACO, TACO
- Some retarded DemCong politician, or blogger, or other NPCs
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 05:37 PM (1JFYK)
I would call it necessary, and as direct an action as can be taken without involving them step in to protect their investments. The calculus doesn't make sense from a nation building sense. These outposts are (were) mere pawns to the nation states that were their sponsors.
My point was that while you take action against the pawns, you cannot take direct action against China, or Russia ... because: NUKES
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:43 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:43 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Kosh B'gosh at February 28, 2026 05:43 PM (Cqx++)
Mr Sulu.
Mr Chekov
Mr Spock
Lieutenant Uhura (combo breaker)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026
***
Naval officers (in our world) are presumed to be gentlemen, thus the "Mr." honorific. "Miss" for Uhura or Savik.
Though I am not sure when it's appropriate to call them by rank and name. Kirk always called Sulu that or "Mr. Sulu," but when someone outside the ship referred to one of the officers like Spock, it was always "[Rank] [Name]."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (wzUl9)
Gunther Eagleman™
@GuntherEagleman
BREAKING: CNN just reported that the Trump amdinistration had "indicators that Iran was going to use missiles either preemptively or simultaneously. And that‘s why they had to do this strike."
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (lAzE1)
- Some retarded DemCong politician, or blogger, or other NPCs
No! No! No! No Chuck! The cheese goes on after the burger is almost cooked. Use your head for something besides a hat rack!
Posted by: Burger King Manager to employee #0035 Chuck U Shumer at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:45 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:44 PM (wzUl9)
I believe 'Mister' is only used for Lieutenants in the Navy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:45 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 05:27 PM (VE6XX)
She can't be trusted. Same as 99% of everyone else in the media.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 05:45 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: ...
TACO, TACO, TACO
- Some retarded DemCong politician, or blogger, or other NPCs
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
=====
The left and the fake MAGA branding efforts are horrible. Whatever you say about Trump, he understands branding and media far better than any Republican I have ever seen and superior even to the vaunted Clinton War Room spinners.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (E4rtv)
we play calvinball. It's not a difficult game to master
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (aJQbY)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 05:42 PM (ESVrU)
WOWWWWW ...
Perfessor,, that's a seriously cavalier attitude to take.
You sound like you stepped off the set of Dr. Strangelove. You sure you're not Gen. Buck Turgidson???
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (3sXRv)
So, whatever, screw it, "Lieutenant" it is.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (06Hmj)
🚨 BREAKING: 40 TOP IRANIAN LEADERS were kiIIed during the US attack on Iran, per Fox News
Holy crap.
Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)
*yoda voice* launched an extinction level event he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Ben Had
They probably just used that ICE Reporting app for reporting top admin regimes movements.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
I have a gray Mazda. 10 years old and not even 20,000 miles.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 28, 2026 05:47 PM (KAi1n)
I believe 'Mister' is only used for Lieutenants in the Navy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026
***
And ensigns are "Ensign"? And once you make Lt. Commander, you're "Commander"?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: whig
Damn. I consider it a good night for me if I watch a good movie...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 28, 2026 05:49 PM (osgDO)
@BoyGeorge
Wow. It's happening. #FreeIran I cannot sleep. This is history. Massive. God bless everyone in Iran and the US military. Of course I hate war but this is liberation."
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)
I didn't know he was still alive. Good for him!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
*
I have a gray Mazda. 10 years old and not even 20,000 miles.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 28, 2026
***
Got to admit, the third-gen Mazda 6 was (is?) one good-looking car.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)
Generally speaking, we called ensigns and lieutenants, junior grade, mister. Lieutenants, senior grade, were lieutenant. Commanders, lieutenant or full, were commander.
And the commanding officer of a ship is captain, regardless of rank.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (ExV1e)
-Yoda
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)
There's really only a few things you call someone in the Navy in actual practice, though, right?
- Boot
- Sir
- Chief
- Hey, Asshole
I'm just a dirty civvy, but that's what i've been led to believe.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD"
Thank you. That was a huge confusion for me.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:46 PM (3sXRv)
Excuse me. Every minute we wait works against us. Now, Mr. Secretary, now is when we must send in a first strike.
Posted by: Professor Groeteschele, Fail Safe at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)
That's how it was on Star Trek and most war movies involving the Navy as I recall.
I always wondered why the lieutenants got singled out as 'Mister'.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (wzUl9)
RX-7. The sexy curves of an NB Miata without the stupid smile.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)
Everyone was watching the mobilization and never mentioning what we had below the surface.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)
So, whatever, screw it, "Lieutenant" it is.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026
***
I think Spock called her "Miss Uhura" in an early episode, directing her to take over the helm. Neat that the bridge crew had cross-training; or maybe she began her career as a navigator and later moved to communications.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (wzUl9)
40m
·
The U.S. Department of State issued a “Worldwide Caution” security alert on February 28 following the launch of U.S. combat operations in Iran. The advisory states that “Americans worldwide and especially in the Middle East should follow the guidance in the latest security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.” Officials warned that travelers “may experience travel disruptions due to periodic airspace closures” and emphasized that “the Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution.”
The department instructed citizens to enroll in the STEP program to receive updates and to follow the “U.S. Department of State - Security Updates for U.S. Citizens” channel on WhatsApp. The department also urged travelers to carefully review official travel advisories, country information, and recent alerts before planning international trips.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (NFX2v)
Trump does something they like, but doing to makes him a "psychopath." He could literally cure cancer and they'd attack him for it.
"OMG… Trump is a psychopath- he totally doesn’t give a damn how many people he is personally responsible for killing," Navratilova wrote in response to a post by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green criticizing Trump for the strike.
Navratilova also expressed support for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a later post.
"That would be good news," she wrote in response to an earlier news report that Khamenei might be dead.
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:52 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Professor Groeteschele, Fail Safe at February 28, 2026 05:50 PM (Ksqrb)
You know that there is probably some fellow over in China advocating just that, at this very moment.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice"
Hah!
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:35 PM (aTgV0)
He's the best
. How the tard Kimmel surpassed him in 'success' is beyond me.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (lCppi)
Everyone was watching the mobilization and never mentioning what we had below the surface.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)
No idea. I spent my whole time in the northern Pacific so I don't know how difficult it is to get subs close without detection.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (ExV1e)
Shia will blow up the school on purpose.
Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)
Accurate!
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (7kJyR)
YO-da
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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53m
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz is INFURIATING the Iranian ambassador at the Security Council meeting
He looks absolutely livid because he KNOWS the Islamic Regime is crashing down all around him!
WALTZ: "HUNDREDS of US Marines in Lebanon, thousands of troops in Iraq, American hostage after hostage has SUFFERED, our ships fired upon dozens of time in the Red Sea."
"Iran has armed and financed militant organizations that destabilize an already fragile region."
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)
I've read how the development of F-35 has been a nightmare of cost overruns, software problems, structural problems, with the B and C variants needing almost a total redesign.
But Fat Amy can kill an Iranian MiG-29 from way beyond visual range so easily that it's a cryin' shame.
Posted by: front toward enemy at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (TIizU)
Trump practically decapitated the ENTIRE IRANIAN REGIME in one night
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 05:23 PM (E4rtv)
*yoda voice* launched an extinction level event he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Ha!!! Lord, but I love this site. Love the "Calvinball" references, too. The Moron Horde rules!
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (X+xvk)
I believe 'Mister' is only used for Lieutenants in the Navy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026
***
And ensigns are "Ensign"? And once you make Lt. Commander, you're "Commander"?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:48 PM (wzUl9)
Rodenberry based Star Trek largely on the Horatio Hornblower books. I believe the British Navy at the time called everyone from a midshipman up to lieutenant (or maybe a master and commander) "mister."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)
... ummm: Porky's
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)
Of course he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)
Shia will blow up the school on purpose.
Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)
Accurate!
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter"
All in all I'd prefer the Sufi's in this equation.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)
Pointy-eared bastard
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)
Of course he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (3sXRv)
*ponders*
Yeah, but she is smoking hot as Gracie Law. Its weird. She looks ODD in Star Trek 6. Just wrong.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (snZF9)
Pointy-eared bastard
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (0MjtC)
That wasn't very logical of him ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:58 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)
... ummm: Porky's
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 05:56 PM (3sXRv)
Yeah she was smoking in both of those. I always liked her. She never seemed to turn down a good sci-fi role, and she was always good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 05:58 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026
***
Now that you mention it, I recall something like that in the Hornblowers. I was never sure if the Brit Navy then had an actual "commander" rank, but first, second, and third lieutenants seemed to be everywhere -- all called 'Mr."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (wzUl9)
. How the tard Kimmel surpassed him in 'success' is beyond me.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:53 PM (lCppi)
I imagine one is willing to get on his knees and the other isn't
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 05:55 PM (zZu0s)
That sir, is an absolute undeniable fact. Carve it in stone. Have monks chant it in a deep bellowing voice continuously for all of time.
Posted by: banana Dream - axiomatic fantastic at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (3uBP9)
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Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (NFX2v)
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Clown World ™ 🤡
@ClownWorld
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1h
Cheering and car horns heard across Tehran as Iranians celebrate tonight.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 05:54 PM (ehY6c)
Illogical.
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (Q+gd/)
Would explain his strange loyalty to Kimmel.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: banana Dream - axiomatic fantastic at February 28, 2026 05:59 PM (3uBP9)
*taps quill pen against chin*
How in the crap do you say "China" in Slavonic?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:02 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:00 PM (E4rtv)
Buh muh furrevver worr....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:02 PM (06Hmj)
Would explain his strange loyalty to Kimmel.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:01 PM (aTgV0)
I thought it was the opposite. Man Show, etc. Carolla was a bigger name; Kimmel was his fat side-kick.
Maybe something happened behind the scenes.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 05:57 PM (0MjtC)
I believe the parlance is: 'you green blooded son of a bitch!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (08d9X)
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Speaking of 'security concerns,' did those Canadians ever get out of Mexico?
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026
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He was going to store them for seven years, until his next pon farr, but burned them by mistake?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:04 PM (Q+gd/)
-------
That was later. Kimmel got him first radio job in LA before either was famous.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:05 PM (BI5O2)
Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡
@shanaka86
Zanjan is 300 kilometers northwest of Tehran. It is not a nuclear site. It is not where the IRGC commands its missile forces. It is not on any published target list that any Western analyst predicted before this morning. And it is being bombed.
Ahram Online confirmed Israeli-US aircraft struck a depot site in Zanjan. IRNA, Iran’s own state news agency, reported explosions. Multiple OSINT accounts circulated footage of detonations consistent with precision-guided munitions hitting stored ordnance, the kind of secondary explosions that happen when a bomb hits a warehouse full of things that also explode.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:05 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:04 PM (Q+gd/)
Nope. Gonna hang on 42nd street selling bjs.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (uQesX)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)
Hey Kiddo, if you're still here, damn glad to see you commenting.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (iMotb)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)
Sure, buddy.
You can crash on the Shah's couch.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 05:26 PM (lCppi)
Sunni will blow up a school by mistake because they were trying to blow up the office building next door, but they won't really mind too much.
Shia will blow up the school on purpose.
Sufi will write a ten page poem about how grass smells and then get wrecked on hash, stagger to the local schoolyard, and pass out across the teeter-totter.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 05:31 PM (06Hmj)
I'm going to print this and put it on the fridge.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:06 PM (Q+gd/)
He can try ...
But seriously, fuq that guy.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (3sXRv)
It is either in Russia or China.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (+nEug)
Brian Jacobson
@BrianHJacobson
Iran: "I didn't think you had it in you."
US: "I'm your huckleberry."
Iran: "My fights not with you."
US: "I beg to differ. We started a game we never got to finish. Death to America, remember?"
Iran: "I was just fooling about."
US: "I wasn't."
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)
"Iran has armed and financed militant organizations that destabilize an already fragile region."
Posted by: whig
Fricken hilarious if he demands Iran's unconditional surrender right there in the UN after reading off the list of their crimes.
.... and then canoes his skull with a 45 for refusing.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (BI5O2)
The mini-series they could make would be must see viewing.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:10 PM (3sXRv)
It is either in Russia or China.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (+nEug)
If I were writing this movie, there would be some joint US/Israeli cyberattack that would have made it look like they were wiring all their cash out of country, but in reality it would have all gone into some secret black account, and held to be given with accrued interest to the new Free Iran to help them get their feet on the ground.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (zZu0s)
Were there protests?
Six more protests were also to be held tomorrow (Sunday) in Albany, N.Y.; Ellensburg, Va.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Decorah, Iowa; Gainesville, Fla.; and Springfield, Mo.
Source: The Hill, Protests opposing the US-led strikes in Iran planned in multiple cities, Feb. 28, 2026
"The coalition said Iran was engaged in diplomatic negotiations with the U.S. “up to the very last moment.”
It's one heck of a coalition.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Unless the shah decides he wants all of the Adharbadagan satrapy. "Azerbaijan" to Russkis.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (bQ4nt)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (BI5O2)
I would think the new regime would like to have it returned ... in the name of comity.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:12 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (06Hmj)
FTS, spoils of war, spend it on the TRiUMPh Arch in DC.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:12 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)
Hey Kiddo, if you're still here, damn glad to see you commenting.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 06:07 PM (iMotb)
*Waves at VIA and Mrs. VIA*
The Iranian and US Ambassadors had a verbal spat to conclude the security council meeting.
Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (1ieqq)
Might be a squiggly line soon. I can't imagine being the leader of Iran is a great job right now.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:15 PM (+nEug)
Bernd Debusmann Jr
@BernieDebusmann
·
2h
US intelligence believed there were indicators that Iran intended to use its conventional missiles, potentially preemptively, against US troops in the region - which Trump would not let happen. Iran was not willing to discuss its ballistic missile programme with negotiators.
Iran was also unwilling to address its proxy groups in the region, and was negotiating from a point of weakness following recent unrest. The US came to believe they were not negotiating seriously to approach a real deal.
The US was willing to come up with guardrails and framework for a civilian nuclear programme - as other countries do - but Iran wanted to enrich, which the US said made no sense.
Facilities in Isfahan, Natanz and Firdoo were being rebuilt after Midnight Hammer last year. The US believed that they were rebuilding manufacturing capacity - a violation of existing protocols and what the US wanted after Midnight Hammer.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:15 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)
He and his people have scattered cuz they're afraid they're next on Trump's little list.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: olddog in mo at February 28, 2026 06:11 PM (bQ4nt)
Give it time.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (snZF9)
@visegrad24
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42m
BREAKING:
Anti-regime protesters tore down a statue of Khamenei in Galleh Dar, Fars province, Iran.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)
He's probably just sitting at his desk and grinding his teeth. Everything he ever did has been dismantled by Orangemanbad.
Valerie Jarrett, Iranian whore, is probably hurling crockery around her rooms at Kalorama right now.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:14 PM (Q+gd/)
He and his people have scattered cuz they're afraid they're next on Trump's little list.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:16 PM (ExV1e)
They should be.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (snZF9)
If Ali Larijani keys a mike to give orders, he is triangulated, and the site obliterated shortly thereafter.
He will have command and control issues from this.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (lCppi)
Bill and Hillary for being tied up in the Epstein shitshow
or
JEF and friends watching Iran cease to be
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:19 PM (3sXRv)
Might be a squiggly line soon. I can't imagine being the leader of Iran is a great job right now.
Posted by: JackStraw
Problem of being a leader with no immediate subordinates he can trust is that you have to use comms to communicate with your regime but using those comms means every chance they are compromised and lead to your demise. So stay silent and lose or start communicating and have a short time in power. His choice.
And he has his chilling reminder of what happened this morning and last summer that Israelis knew the time and place for leadership meetings which had to come from someone on the inside.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:20 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:09 PM (BI5O2)
This proves Trump is a Russian agent.
Posted by: Tik Tok lib at February 28, 2026 06:20 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (iMotb)
In any event, only Marine guards at embassies are in the ME.
We will not use ground troops.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (zZu0s)
the protest poster -
https://www.___hippo.com/i/ePM8629lIo.jpeg
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (08d9X)
Posted by: Obi Wan at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (+nEug)
That would be an unfortunate rumor for him.
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (Q+gd/)
It is either in Russia or China.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:08 PM (+nEug)
The good thing, there are are hundreds of thousands of diaspora ready to repatriate, and they'll bring Western money, goods, and know-how with them.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (h7ZuX)
Ven-dette...
Now thats a name I've not read in a long time.
Posted by: Obi Wan at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)
LOL
Posted by: Vendette at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (1ieqq)
Maybe "Bring Back Iranian Democracy" or "We Are Pro-Persia" or "Down with Mullahs Throwing Gays Off Buildings," or "Women Have a Right To Show Their Faces."
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (lCppi)
Old-fashioned hash has a rather pleasant smell to it.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (KAi1n)
Top o ta evenin to ya, gov'nor.
Tactical surprise! Targets, weapons, and priorities were so easy to predict I did it yesterday on a thread.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:24 PM (08d9X)
or
JEF and friends watching Iran cease to be
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06
Definitely door #2.
The Clintons are untouchable, they aren't worried.
The Obama cabal put their entire wholehearted effort into the elevation of Iran into a nuclear armed regional hegemon, which is now completely worthless. They were certain they'd live to finally see the Jews incinerated, and that dream is dead.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: whig "
You hate to see it.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:21 PM (+nEug)
Thanks !
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (08d9X)
They can use that ICE Tracking app.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:26 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:17 PM (BI5O2)
That marmot faced cunt is probably already filing paperwork for a new NGO to infect whatever new nation arises from the mullahcracy's composting corpse.
Her biggest concern is probably how to shoehorn "Rose" into the name.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:25 PM (08d9X)
If you capitalize IMG it'll work.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (ExV1e)
https://www.___hippo.com/i/ePM8629lIo.jpeg
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:23 PM (08d9X
Omg I want one
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (BI5O2)
𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎
@NiohBerg
·
8h
I swear the last thing Shamkhani did before getting killed was blocking me.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:28 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:28 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:27 PM (ExV1e)
Thanks!
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (08d9X)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (E0p3T)
Bonchie
@bonchieredstate
·
1h
What you have to realize about establishment foreign policy is that it's no different than domestic policy. It's just a way to keep the money flowing while never solving the problem.
Trump walked and did the things they said weren't possible, and they can't handle it.
Bonchies reply to original Sam Ashworth_Hayes post)
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Sam Ashworth-Hayes
@SAshworthHayes
·
3h
If this works out it would be such a humiliation for the foreign policy establishment. Decades of clever schemes and gameplay and all this time you could just kick the door down, kill the leader, and warn the next guy that if he doesn't behave he knows what'll happen.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (VE6XX)
Oh no ...
anyway, ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (E0p3T)
ASS beat you to it this morning.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:28 PM (E0p3T)
By the end of my time in office I'd killed all the Khameneis that Trump had allowed to spring up around the world. Also, I made boom boom in my pants. -- Biden
Glerk, glerk, glerk. -- Harris
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ben Had
*********************
The Wylie, Texas, Independent School District will happily replace them with any of the hijabs they've failed to pass out in our own high schools. Also, free Qurans!
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:31 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:26 PM (/lPRQ)
That would be a thing of beauty
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:29 PM (VE6XX)
The general assembly is irrelevant. The security council - which matters more than shit, but not much - won't say shit because we can veto anything.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 06:32 PM (lAzE1)
If they had them they would be sending them to Iran
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:33 PM (VE6XX)
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ⁿᵉʷˢ Barron Trump 🇺🇸
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🚨 JUST IN: After striking Iran, President Trump immediately got on the phone with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. That’s leadership. Strike the threat, then lock in your allies. No chaos. No confusion. Just coordination and strength. While critics panic, Trump is working the phones and shaping the battlefield. Hard at work all weekend. That’s how you run the free world. 🇺🇸🔥"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:33 PM (E4rtv)
>>@__Injaneb96
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5h
>>A month ago, I told my husband:
>>If President Trump helps us, Iranians, overthrow this regime, I will frame his photo and hang it on the wall of our home. He would go down in history as a legend.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)
https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)
There are so many many worse alternatives.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (06Hmj)
"Hi, I just whacked the Iranian assholes. You approve, right?"
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (Q+gd/)
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How many divisions do they have?
Posted by: Methos "
hah
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: doug at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (Hy+R4)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)
He ain't got shit all over him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)
https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)
That has to burn.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (06Hmj)
Trolling the left by reminding them that his dad is Prezzy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM
The pain the lefties must be feeling because of this sustains me.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (Wnv9h)
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How many divisions do they have?
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (vSvIl)
They have every terrorist in Gaza on their payroll. They lost a few recently, but they're busy training up the next generation as replacements.
Posted by: Sjg at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (aqZN1)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (Q+gd/)
🤣🤣🤣
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:37 PM (/M/4v)
https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)
It's a joy to see. I keep getting weepy.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (h7ZuX)
But it would be cool to convert the District of Columbia itself into a barony.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (06Hmj)
Barron Trump, First of his Line. Lord Protector of the US of A.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (u82oZ)
That faily is truly gifted. Compare to - Kennedy, Clinton, Obama, Bush, and their respective broods.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)
He ain't got shit all over him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)
Plus, chicks like him so you know the Lady of the Lake is polishing a sword just for him.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM (gKWVE)
He ain't got shit all over him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM (zZu0s)
But I'm sure he has watery tarts throwing themselves at him ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (3sXRv)
@Osint613
·
1h
TRUMP: HEARING THAT MANY OF IRAN'S IRGC, MILITARY, AND OTHER SECURITY AND POLICE FORCES, NO LONGER WANT TO FIGHT, AND ARE LOOKING FOR IMMUNITY FROM US
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (E4rtv)
https://tinyurl.com/ytc8uw8j
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:35 PM (X+xvk)
That has to burn.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:36 PM
Watching Tousi out on the streets. Sadiq Khan must be crying.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM
I hope they use his mugshot as an extra "fuck you" to the people who would have done nothing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:39 PM (ExV1e)
Sam Ashworth-Hayes
@SAshworthHayes
·
3h
If this works out it would be such a humiliation for the foreign policy establishment. Decades of clever schemes and gameplay and all this time you could just kick the door down, kill the leader, and warn the next guy that if he doesn't behave he knows what'll happen.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (E4rtv)
Like a good dad who doesn't negotiate or ask about your feelings; he just says, "you're not dating that guy anymore" and you know he means it.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:39 PM (lCppi)
Democrats, women, children and minorities hardest hit. Because reasons.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (X+xvk)
@Osint613
·
1h
TRUMP: HEARING THAT MANY OF IRAN'S IRGC, MILITARY, AND OTHER SECURITY AND POLICE FORCES, NO LONGER WANT TO FIGHT, AND ARE LOOKING FOR IMMUNITY FROM US
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM (E4rtv)
What they have to worry about are reprisals.
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:38 PM
Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Warai-otoko
======
Golden Scalp Weasel was edited out from the first draft.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (aTgV0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eicVr8fgGlY
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (ehY6c)
https://youtu.be/9TyxxLHfBwE?
si=VXz8JKWDL-qX5oay
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (E4rtv)
Ha!
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (aTgV0)
It's probably only a matter of time, though. Better him than someone on the left.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:41 PM (ExV1e)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"ALWAYS A BANGER ‼️
“Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself, along with 20 other agents.."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: tubal
The IRGC and Basiji thugs have to worried about it. Military not so much.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:34 PM
The pain the lefties must be feeling because of this sustains me.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Market water closets with Obama's face enameled into the bowl.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)
This is deeply personal for me. I left a lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (pDt9x)
Yeah they're hopefully planning to get even with their tormentors, and I hope Trump isn't planning to deny them justice. People have to die.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (BI5O2)
Kind of makes sense, actually. The PA wasn't exactly any better than reluctant bedfellows with Hamas in the best of times. Open combat other times. What do they care if the sugar daddy for their biggest regional competitor gets their etch-a-sketch thrown in a paint mixer by the Great Satan?
Fuck them all the same. But lol.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (06Hmj)
It really is astounding watching them loose their mud over the overthrow Iran, a country that has been terrorizing and killing people all over the world including Americans for nearly 50 years. They are completely broken by their Trump hate.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM
Enjoy it NaCly!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (Wnv9h)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"ALWAYS A BANGER ‼️
“Iran's Secret Service had established a unit to target Mossad agents within Iran. However, the head of this unit turned out to be a Mossad operative himself, along with 20 other agents.."
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)
LOL !!!!
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Ben Had
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Ha! Amen!
It's a joy to see. I keep getting weepy.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
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Profoundly moving to see! The relief at the prospect that their suffering may be coming to an end. God bless and keep them, and all involved in their liberation!
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:30 PM (BI5O2)
figures
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:45 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:45 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 06:45 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)
Perfect!
Posted by: RandomDave at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (aJQbY)
too late!
https://tinyurl.com/3v7tz49s
Posted by: 13times at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (08d9X)
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM (/M/4v)
LOL !!!!
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:44 PM (3sXRv)
That's the most Mossad thing i've ever read.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:46 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:42 PM
Somewhere I have a 1979 dartboard with Khomeini's face on it, saying Ayatolla Khockamamie. I had fun throwing darts at that.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM
Bless you, and enjoy your delayed, but not denied, success.
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (viF8m)
They just watched a major source of funding vanish. I'd be broken too.
Posted by: ... at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:47 PM (06Hmj)
Epstein !
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: The Mossad at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)
Posted by: The Mossad at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)
Word ...
Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: The Mossad at February 28, 2026 06:48 PM (E0p3T)
Word ...
Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (3sXRv)
It's not often you get a call back 1000 comments later on the same thread....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:49 PM (06Hmj)
It's been a day of "firsts" ...
Posted by: Xzibit at February 28, 2026 06:50 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 06:40 PM (aTgV0)
I know, I just needed a prefatory statement for my punchline to make the pacing work.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (06Hmj)
Days like today are when the shitposters truly shine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)
Days like today are when the shitposters truly shine.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)
The trolls seem to have given up
Posted by: It's me donna at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (VE6XX)
Posted by: LASue at February 28, 2026 06:51 PM (lCppi)
When people snivvel that Joos run the world, I think of the kind of crap Mossad pulls like this and think "I WISH Jews ran the world!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: LASue
********************
Yes, they are.
Hang on a second, my pager is going off.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 06:53 PM (X+xvk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 06:52 PM (zZu0s)
Wait, TJM was here?
I didn't see him!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:54 PM (06Hmj)
I mean, there's precedent. "Windsor" started out as Saxe-Coburgs and Hanoverians (before they were diddling kids).
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Hypersonic carrier destroying missiles, where did they go?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (/lPRQ)
This Is CNN.
Posted by: CNN at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Hypersonic carrier destroying missiles, where did they go?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (/lPRQ)
I thought there was an extra special warning not to use them ... directed at China.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:56 PM (BI5O2)
That is so funny. Dems are ready to impeach.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (y171U)
I mean, there's precedent. "Windsor" started out as Saxe-Coburgs and Hanoverians (before they were diddling kids).
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)
Hey, man, if some jumped up half-scandi frenchies can just waltz in there and take the throne...
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: The Hampsters at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February
They tried and failed to sink the Lincoln.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 06:58 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (3sXRv)
"Ha! You didn't think we sold them missiles that actually *work*, did you roundeye?"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026
***
How meet it is to see I am still remembered!
Posted by: William the Conqueror at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (+nEug)
"...and, no, you can't have your gold deposits back !"
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (06Hmj
Big secret is: none of them work.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (viF8m)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eicVr8fgGlY
Posted by: davidt "
Thank you so much David.
This was an awesome flashback. I've shared it with all the lefty assholes I deal with.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)
Lol, I'm sure those spastic idiots are melting down.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)
Is Stormfront still a thing?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 06:59 PM (+nEug)
There's "send"
And then there's "sent"
I don't trust the Chinese Ben ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Old Iron Pants at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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Same confusion among the grifter right on X right now. They are floating trial balloon messages and getting hammered. MTG popped up and promptly was getting ratioed. Same with a lot of the other grifter pseudo right.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (E4rtv)
This is deeply personal for me. I left a lab to join the US Navy after the Iranian Hostage mission failed. And now, at last...
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 06:43 PM (u82oZ)
Everybody wanted to go, same as 9/11.
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (LHPAg)
And then there's "sent"
I don't trust the Chinese Ben ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:02 PM (3sXRv)
I can see them hanging the mullahs out to dry.
Their usefulness has been zeroed out. They're a pure liability now. The sooner they're off the world stage, the better. For everybody.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026
***
Hm. Good idea.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (wzUl9)
Tucker, months ago, did an interview with Aaron Lewis about getting blacklisted from the music industry. I have had the tab open long enough to go from the earliest stages of 'just asking questions' to his current ... roundthebendedness. And I have never listened to more than the opening 10 seconds. I need to, I like Aaron Lewis' music a lot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:03 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: NaCly Dog
=====
May your day be blessed, what is left of it.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)
Lol, I'm sure those spastic idiots are melting down.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (BI5O2)
1176 Zero Hedge is more unhinged in the comments than ever
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:00 PM (3sXRv)
Is Stormfront still a thing?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (zZu0s)
Trump is now, officially, worse than the Joos ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (3sXRv)
Trolls were calling him Trumpstein this morning.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:05 PM (BI5O2)
I thought Trump was an antisemite?
Argh. I can't keep up anymore.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:06 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Old Iron Pants at February 28, 2026 07:02
I think the biggest thing is we do not know what they can do. There is so much bullshit, stolen tech and propaganda it seems hard to tell.
On the bright side, neither do they. That HAS to be something that worries them about Taiwan. Finding out that your curveball is shit while attempting the largest amphibious landing in history against at least a near peer technologically would be the worst day in military history we've seen... I am not sure there is a good parallel except maybe the Sino-Japanese war.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:07 PM (zZu0s)
Insurrection Barbie
The talking points have gone out and all of the woke right received the memo overnight (everyone of them is using these talking points)
1. Invoke the name of Charlie Kirk and use his position from June to make broad sweeping arguments that he never made. Because that horrific tragedy is still fresh in everybody’s mind so we have to exploit him for clicks.
2. WW3
3. Trump/Vance is over we lost the midterms and 2028
4. Israels war
5. Iran is much stronger then Israel pretends
6. This is Iraq again
7. Deep state neocons are running Trump
8. Netanyahu and Mark Levin are running Trump
9. Any Strike Will Lead to World War III / US Military Will Be Depleted
10. The spiritual war is anti-Zionism
11. End of MAGA/Trump betrayed the base
12. Americans don’t want this war neither do Iranians
13. Iran, not having a nuclear weapon is not in the best interest of the United States of America.
The wall to wall messaging from everyone in this infrastructure will be this all day long:
Trump was deceived by neocons
Iran is not a real threat to Americans
Israel is manipulating US foreign policy
This is the end of MAGA
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)
The Palestinian Authority has denounced Iran for bombing all the surrounding Islamic countries. Queers for Palestine has no idea what to think now.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (3ha+O)
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There are several upsides to not having 'boots on the ground.'
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (vSvIl)
Trump is now, officially, worse than the Joos ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:04 PM (3sXRv)
And yet, still an anti-semite. Sometimes I think the whole Dem party is one guy in a room with funhouse mirrors on all the walls talking to himself.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (+nEug)
I mean, there's precedent. "Windsor" started out as Saxe-Coburgs and Hanoverians (before they were diddling kids).
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)
I'm not the first to think of it, but he could marry that Danish princess...
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 07:09 PM (h7ZuX)
Say they are joining the war.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:09 PM (mP0Kj)
Wow...
Noe of those talking points make any sense whatsoever
Talk about not being able to control the message
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (3sXRv)
The programmes of the Two Minutes Hate varied from day to day, but there was none in which Trumpstein is not the principal figure. He was the primal traitor, the earliest defiler of the Party's purity. All subsequent crimes against the Party, all treacheries, acts of sabotage, heresies, deviations, sprang directly out of his teaching.
Posted by: Hollywood, The Deep State and The Media at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (Ksqrb)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)
This is the one I expect to be pushed the hardest.
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
=========
They are on emergency stand-by mode waiting for their next NPC download.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:10 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (3ha+O)
Say they are joining the war.
Posted by: Romeo13
Iran has done everything from trying the seize the Grand Mosque to funding Houthis to shoot missiles and invade S. Saudi Arabia. No love lost from the Saudis for the Mullahs.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:11 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026
***
Hm. Good idea.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
===
A little early for Hurricane Season prep but I should run out and get thirty gallons of Zero Ethanol for numerous small engines and generator.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (w/O5Q)
What's that meme about all these trolls being a dog in the basement shit typing ...
These people ain't real
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Ian S.
======
Earlier video of a Predator drone flying unhindered near Tabriz
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (06Hmj)
By all appearances today, you're feeling much better.
How goes the battle?
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:14 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:14 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:14 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: tubal at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (pDt9x)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (lAzE1)
Trump was deceived by neocons
Iran is not a real threat to Americans
Israel is manipulating US foreign policy
This is the end of MAGA
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:08 PM (E4rtv)
They've run the same routine every time Trump has launched a strike going back to 2017 when he hit Syria after a chemical weapons attack.
It's really quite predictable at this point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:13 PM (06Hmj)
LOL, they will go down everywhere EXCEPT here in Clownifornia... because of our stupid State Government.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: davidt
Yet the easiest to collapse if we refrain from sending ground troops in. Hard to build much US interest in furriners killing other furriners.
Like Venezuela, this is more the sort of old style regime reformation that used to be prevalent even in biblical times. We remove your piece of shit rulers and let you select new ones. But if they are trouble outside their borders, then we come back and the beating is worse than the last time.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (E4rtv)
Iran bombed US Marines not in Israel but in Lebanon. Why did Reagan send Marines into Lebanon? IIRC it was to protect the Palestinians there from the spanking they'd earned in south Lebanon (and in Israel before that, and in Jordan).
Some Palestinians might still exist who remember that Iran isn't really their friend.
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:12 PM (viF8m)
That picture of him, back in the day, with Ronald Reagan shaking hands while at the White House was some kid of foreshadowing
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:15 PM (mP0Kj)
That greasy hipster doofus will probably start cutting checks to the Houthis himself.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:16 PM (06Hmj)
It's really quite predictable at this point.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
But the difference is that most of that was from the left. The woke right on the nets has simply adopted this attitude wholesale either because they get paid or they are anti Semitic.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (gKWVE)
It's a little amazing to me how the conventional wisdom about everything has turned out to be fake bullshit. You can just do things. And Trump has.
If the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military since World War II.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)
How about EVER ?
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:18 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: tubal
Reason why I finally joined. Too many people were citing posts and cutting off posts that I could not see otherwise. And yes, there are plenty of videos, some real, some fake right now. Lot of fake Iranian stuff.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:18 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 07:20 PM (ehY6c)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:20 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:01 PM (viF8m)
We filled our vehicles today.
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:20 PM (LHPAg)
How goes the battle?
Posted by: browndog
Helps that I finally got to take my arthritis medicine again. Been off it a month. Pain is still there but lessening everyday and longer intervals between the muscle relaxers and the pain meds which sometimes messes up sleep cycles. But when I crash, I crash hard.
We will see about regaining function and strength but rehab is about two months away. Doc wants a good bond on spine for the hardware first before allowing it.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:21 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)
It’s the only number the American public will accept.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 28, 2026 07:22 PM (4hjRS)
Just Another Pod Guy
@TMTLongShort
Post
Just Another Pod Guy
@TMTLongShort
Reportedly the Ayatollah was offered amnesty and safe passage to Moscow along with a handful of top IRGC officials weeks ago and they turned it down.
Back in 2019 when Iran killed an American contractor after attacking a base in Iraq the U.S. was about to attack Iran directly under the urging of a very hawkish Bolton…. Instead they went after Soleimani instead.
This time around General “Raizin” Caine is in charge and is far more methodical. Both Iran and VZ were planned months in advance.
None of this was impulsive. This is all in service of an end objective. And the adults are in charge.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (E4rtv)
As far as I can remember there was always the Ron Paul followers who've pushed this anti-war/isolationist stance who especially blame Israel first, and reset their influence in DC.
I see this current crop of alt-righters as an extension of that.
It's gotten more refined and sophisticated, but it's still the same underlying arguments and accusations of Neo-Con/Israeli string-pulling of Trump since his first term.
They keep seeing another Iraq debacle but Trump has held steadfast about never putting boots on the ground so far so they come off looking hysterical and silly every time their predictions of WWIII fail to materialize.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (6ydKt)
"That's only for if we're attacked! We can't fight offensive wars, that's evil!"
"Attacked? What in the high holy fuck do you call the last forty years? We've been getting attacked regularly by every shitbag on Earth who has the Ayatollah's phone number."
"Buh uh uhm ... ferrever worr? Joos! Yeah! Joos!"
"Oh, just fuck off already."
Posted by: Warai-otoko argues with a strawman who we've all met. at February 28, 2026 07:23 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 07:24 PM (viF8m)
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Faytuks Network
@FaytuksNetwork
·
1h
BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
(stands, salutes)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (lAzE1)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026
***
True. DJT has only been in office a little more than a year!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (wzUl9)
tinyurl.com/bdey6mmb
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (gKWVE)
(stands, salutes)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (3uBP9)
The Peruvia Syndrome
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 07:26 PM (Q+gd/)
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Faytuks Network
@FaytuksNetwork
·
1h
BREAKING: Iranian First Vice President Aref has announced his intention to take full control of Iran under "wartime conditions"
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
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Let's see of Iranian SECOND Vice President is more sensible...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (ehY6c)
That's a bold move, Cotton.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (noPDf)
(stands, salutes)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026
***
"Jettisoning AoSHQ core, sir!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 28, 2026 07:27 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!"
Well...
Greenland would be ours through marriage.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)
IMO finally doing what we should have done in 83.
Instead, we invaded about every other nation in the region.... but not the heart of the problem.
Now... HEART ATTACK!
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)
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Huh??? By what reasoning? The regime's motto was "Death to America."
Even Obama didn't have the balls to tell people an Iranian bomb would be good for the US.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:29 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:29 PM (06Hmj)
Big Mike has the balls in that relationship anyway.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (noPDf)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (zZu0s)
This Is CNN.
Posted by: CNN at February 28, 2026 06:57 PM (Ksqrb)
My office. Now.
Posted by: Paramount at February 28, 2026 07:30 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: the princess at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Ian S.
Inflamed, irritated, beyond fungicide control, but yes.
Has she ever ever been happy?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: the princess at February 28, 2026 07:31 PM (gKWVE
That. yep. That was in the movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Methos at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (vSvIl)
==
🤡
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:32 PM (/M/4v)
Posted by: Ripley at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (PTDkx)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
---
Let's see of Iranian SECOND Vice President is more sensible...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
-------
To quote Gilbert and Sullivan
As some day it may happen that a victim must be found
I've got a little list — I've got a little list
Of Iranian offenders who might well be underground
And who never would be missed — who never would be missed!
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Ben Had"
Seemed like a good idea at the time.
As Gary Oldman in "Hannibal" would say.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:34 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Garret Morris at February 28, 2026 07:34 PM (w/O5Q)
Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)1249 I mean...this Danish Princess...
Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)
She's no Melania, for sure. Cute, in an average sort of way. I say this with full awareness that I myself am average, at best.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (h7ZuX)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (+nEug)
Do not take Aref if you're allergic to Aref
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (3sXRv)
"
That's a bold move, Cotton.
Let's see if it works out.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:35 PM (aTgV0)
UK Report
@UK_REPT
·
4h
BREAKING — 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 Ahmadinejad and Shamkhani have been killed
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (h7ZuX)
HEY RETARDS! THE MOVIE THREAD IS OVERNOOD!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)
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Sorry. I'm all out of popcorn. Ate too much of it already.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: Yassir Arafat (no homo) at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (+nEug)
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Homer Simpson at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (Q+gd/)
I've got enough follows out there that haven't gone stark raving mad ... very interesting.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Dwayne T Robinson at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (zZu0s)
BREAKING — 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇷 Ahmadinejad and Shamkhani have been killed
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:36 PM (E4rtv)
I'm in a dinner jacket is morte ... excellent !!!
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Zombie Ayatollah Khomeini at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (6kLgs)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (aTgV0)
That's a bit like bombing Chavez's tomb, ain't it?
Just a little extra Fuck You to say Fuck You?
Eh, whatever. Rest in piss, you little pain in the ass.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:39 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:37 PM (+nEug)
What a day Ben ... what a day!
It's been fun sharing the platform with you.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: Jetto at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (6kLgs)
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)
How about EVER ?
Posted by: browndog says woof the zero casualties reports check out, this is the most impressive few months for the US military since World War II.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)
How about EVER ?
Posted by: browndog says woof.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 07:17 PM (3ha+O)
How about EVER ?
Posted by: browndog says woof
Real World Ops safer than Training !
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:38 PM (3sXRv)
I've been putting off a drink all day, but the death of dinnerjerkit that murdering hostage taking terrorist is cause for great joy and clecbration.
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (aTgV0)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (aTgV0)
Wasn't he the Aqua Velva reject from the 00s? The president or whatever?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: runner at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (/M/4v)
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Posted by: Jetto at February 28, 2026 07:40 PM (
This!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: T. Carlson at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (6kLgs)
Those terrorist pricks needed killing way back then, and justice has been done today.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (3sXRv)
Holy shit, that's my password for everything.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:41 PM (aTgV0)
LOL ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: T. Carlson at February 28, 2026 07:42 PM (6kLgs)
HEY! American pig-dog! We're in favor of all this. You want your money, or not?
Posted by: Qatar at February 28, 2026 07:45 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (LHPAg)
HJB News
@HJB_News__
·
7h
The White House did not consult or notify the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer before the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran today.
Especially after earlier tensions where the UK blocked U.S. use of bases like Diego Garcia for any preemptive action.
From what we’re seeing today, the White House didn’t loop him in beforehand, and reports call it a “lack of trust” that’s showing up loud and clear. Some U.S. voices are slamming him as weak or unreliable, especially since British planes only joined defensive patrols after the fact.
It’s like the “special relationship” hit a snag.
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (E4rtv)
==
Not official unless he swears in at a public location.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:48 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero
The Ruger PC9 and 5 spare mags are coming to church with me tomorrow.
Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at February 28, 2026 07:49 PM (1JFYK)
Posted by: fourseasons at February 28, 2026 07:49 PM (3ek7K)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:50 PM (+nEug)
cdrsalamander
@cdrsalamander
For every American who’s ever worked at NATO, this is absolutely hilarious…and true.
Quote
Matthias Schmidt
@eurofounder
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6h
Iran conflict officially on hold until Monday because the EU leadership does not work on weekends x.com/vonderleyen/st…
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:50 PM (E4rtv)
Simple.
No one cares about what beaks aren't getting wet, or what backs aren't getting scratched, or what egos aren't getting fluffed. To hell with them. America is not obligated to be anyone's special friend. And when any long time friend uses the length of your friendship as blackmail to excuse being a general shitbag to you, it's time to call that friendship over.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (06Hmj)
Just a little extra Fuck You to say Fuck You?
Eh, whatever. Rest in piss, you little pain in the ass.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
Speaking of tomb's...
Would anybody be upset if we dropped a bunker buster or two down that well ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 28, 2026 07:53 PM (+nEug)
Senior admin official claims US offered ‘free nuclear fuel forever’ but was rebuffed by Iran, which wanted to preserve enrichment ability ‘for nuclear bomb’; US official denies being dragged by Israel into war
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:53 PM (E4rtv)
Would anybody be upset if we dropped a bunker buster or two down that well ?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 07:52 PM (/lPRQ)
Some air wing no one has ever heard of is about to have a new unit patch.
"Is that a ... glowing Imam?"
"Yes! Yes it is."
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:54 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:53 PM (E4rtv)
JOOʻOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS!
ARGLEBARGLE!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Eromero at February 28, 2026 07:55 PM (LHPAg)
Saddest?
Sorry. I meant funniest.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 07:56 PM (06Hmj)
Just looked and at the end of the 1st it's
4-0 Sabres over Tampa.
God is in his heavens and all is right with the world.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 07:58 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (BI5O2)
"Israel completes another wave of strikes on Iran
In a post on X, Israel’s Air Force says it has completed another wave of strikes on ballistic missile arrays and air defence systems in western and central Iran.
One of the targeted sites was a missile launch site in the central Qom region, it said.
The military added the strikes on central Iran “thwarted dozens of launches” towards Israel, “and deeply damaged the regime’s most central offensive capability”."
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)
I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".
I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 07:59 PM (BI5O2)
Really ...
***
Are we going to watch England kill itself, and not do something? Help Wales too ...
Scotland and Ireland can go fish
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 08:01 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: gKWVE at February 28, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)
Imagine what'll happen when people realize that there's zero evidence that any Windsor molested children.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:02 PM (ExV1e)
I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".
I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko"
En Fuego.
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:02 PM (aTgV0)
I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".
I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (06Hmj)
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Iran--and to a lesser extent Venezuela--are as much object lessons to the rest of the world as they are punishment for their evil deeds.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:04 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:04 PM (aTgV0)
@Osint613
IRAN: “The entire 10th Tactical Air Base and Iran's 3rd Naval Force have been destroyed, hundreds of soldiers are still under missile fire”
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:04 PM (E4rtv)
It all depends on who's in charge.
Posted by: davidt at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
I would like to announce my intention to take Sydney Sweeney as my love slave.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:06 PM (ExV1e)
Are we going to watch England kill itself, and not do something? Help Wales too ...
Scotland and Ireland can go fish
Posted by: browndog says woof
Fuck. Those. LIMEY. Cocksurkers. In. Particular.
Suspension of freedom of speech. Support for, and protection for grooming rapey raghead shitbird 3rd worlders of pre teen and under legal age girls. Sharia. Basic nasty fuckwit elites.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:02 PM (
They have all those bobbies for that.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (BI5O2)
Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)
IMO, not as hot as, say, the Crown Princess of Iran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (ExV1e)
Missiles launched at a base? Roll out. Something got bombed? Looks like somebody's got a new constitution to write.
It shouldn't even be a thing that's debated or even discussed. It's just the thing that happens, no matter who is in charge, and not doing it would be utterly inconceivable insanity tantamount to the president riding down the National Mall naked on a unicycle singing Pink Pony Club.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (06Hmj)
I want the world to fear America. I want every bastard with so much as a pea shooter to reflexively think "No way would I ever use this against an American, that would be insane".
I don't want America to stomp around the world meddling in everyone's business, but I also want it to be known that for every FA, there is an opposite and very much not equal FO.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:00 PM (06Hmj)
They mostly did once. All the asian adventures that ended poorly took us down a notch, but the world understood it was a symptom of our hippie freakouts and some pretty bad war staff. But America was still to be feared. Some ups and downs through carter Reagan billyjeff and the bushes and still we were still feared.
But BrokeBackBarry strutted on to the scene and they really thought JEF broke us. One long humiliation ritual.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 28, 2026 08:10 PM (3uBP9)
I absolutely voted for all of this.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:10 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Warai-otoko"
En Fuego.
Posted by: eleven
===
Hostage Crisis,
47 years of terrorism,
Nukes...
Like to see Trump circle back to the,
"Don't be killing your protestors or I will kill You!"
That as a lasting message may carry more weight in the end.
Maybe even England will rethink arresting those that protest the rape gangs.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:12 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 28, 2026 08:12 PM (ExV1e)
Sam Stein
@samstein
The most endangered Democrat in the Senate out with a statement forcefully opposed to the war in Iran -- proof positive that the politics are quite different than 2002-2003
(Ossoff in Georgia).
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:08 PM (06Hmj)
----
Don't give President Newsome any ideas...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 28, 2026 08:14 PM (ESVrU)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:10 PM (viF8m)
A big hallelujah! heard from me. To you and Ben Had and runner (the comment that the Iranian Intel had been infiltrated by 21 Mossad made me laugh).
I had something go wonky with my computer and had to wait til my boss got up from his sacred nap to fix it. I can be totally tarded at times.
It is always a great day to be an American, but this was a very great day with information coming via X to y'all.
I looked at the UK DM wanting to see people marching in support but all I saw were the losers marching against. What a bunch of milqetoasties they are.
Know it is going to take a LONG time for Iran to hopefully recover and go forward without fear. Will add them to my prayers.
I do wish I'd watched the tantrums of the UN but have been busy laughing in other places.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 08:15 PM (WONhk)
Is she hot?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)
IMO, not as hot as, say, the Crown Princess of Iran.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Nothing to be ashamed of.
Perfectly acceptable.
Maybe even introduce to parents if she wears that tiera.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 28, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: whig at February 28, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)
Has a ring to it. Good think he is more sensible.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (u82oZ)
Fuck. Those. LIMEY. Cocksurkers. In. Particular.
Suspension of freedom of speech. Support for, and protection for grooming rapey raghead shitbird 3rd worlders of pre teen and under legal age girls. Sharia. Basic nasty fuckwit elites.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:07 PM (QVmho)
The people need to be saved from their tormenters.
England for the English ... kick out the invaders.
It may be up to us to do it.
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (3sXRv)
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Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:19 PM (u82oZ)
Two nights ago I heard a lot of high powered aircraft flying over the house. It's very rare here to ever hear any aircraft here inSW Wyoming.
It went on for 30 to 45 minutes. I was freaked out trying to figure out was going on.
Now I wonder if the military was moving jets overseas.
Posted by: fourseasons at February 28, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)
Only the Polish Army is strong enough for urban warfare to rid England of layabout muslims.
Remember, on the dole and making babies in England is soo much better than being in Pakistan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (u82oZ)
As whig said above, to destroy Iran in one day (and night) is the stuff only Trump could do. May God keep him, VP Vance, their families and friends safe, as well as his cabinet. That any plan against them fail. (This is how I end my prayers every night, after praying for our country and military).
Thankful that the little information I can find about the Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain show no casualties after an Iranian missile and drone attack.
Three of our troops injured in Kuwait at an air base.
Thank you, God, and I hope this news holds.
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I'm on my Iphone a lot too, and it never crashes
***knocks wood***
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 28, 2026 08:25 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
No issues here.
New but very low end Chrome Book, using Chrome.
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Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:23 PM (ehY6c)
I know we don't do math here, but something doesn't add up.
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Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:22 PM (u82oZ)
Wait until they learn that Big Muzz won't let anyone be layabouts once they're actually in charge. Wait until they learn that a jizya isn't an addon service at the local rub-n-tug. They'll liberate their own damn selves toot sweet and you'll never hear a muezzin in the sceptered isles again.
They'll go back to being communist, sure. But that's because they're lazy, inbred halfwits.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 28, 2026 08:26 PM (06Hmj)
Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:27 PM (ehY6c)
Perfectly acceptable.
Maybe even introduce to parents if she wears that tiera.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher"
I mean if she has a sexy personality and you can smell her hair when she walks by...
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:29 PM (aTgV0)
Perfectly acceptable.
Maybe even introduce to parents if she wears that tiera.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher"
Oohhhhh, a TIARA ...
Posted by: Amy Farrah Fowler at February 28, 2026 08:30 PM (3sXRv)
Good night, everyone.
Head on a swivel, have a plan, and may you not need to clear an intersection of AntiFA / Hamas / IIRG enemy agents.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 28, 2026 08:30 PM (u82oZ)
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Posted by: kingsman at February 28, 2026 08:37 PM (ehY6c)
Marco Rubio is the best Secretary of State of my lifetime.
Of course, Donald Trump is the best President of my lifetime, so that undoubtedly helps.
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (X+xvk)
It was the mystery song on an ONT, I think by Doof, but can't remember.
Blessings to all of you who served, and thank you from me and my family.
Love it! We are so lucky to be Americans! Our US Olympic Hockey Gold Medal team sang this same song in their locker room!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zua8MJxnAwE
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 08:38 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (X+xvk)
Condoning illegal immigration, street violence, Pakistani "grooming" -- rape -- gangs, etc.
At the same time, the.UK punishes free speech. For example, following the Southport knife attacks in July 2024 -- three children killed and ten injured -- Lucy Connolly posted on X a call for "mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the b******* for all I care… if that makes me racist so be it". Sentenced to prison for thirty one months in prison.
UK could go over the cliff.
Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (dwBj9)
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Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:35 PM (viF8m)
He stole my line ...
Posted by: Liam Neissen at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (3sXRv)
@browndog. I'm actually okay with that. But that country and their lopulous needs be in the step n fetchit role and position for the next 250 years.
We threw off their yoke, bailed them out not once, but twice. And if the 3rd time happens, they fucking owe us.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:41 PM (QVmho)
UK could go over the cliff.
Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 08:39 PM (dwBj9)
The Saudis are standing up to radical Islam while the U.K. bends the knee to it and even promotes it.
We are living in crazy times.
Posted by: 29Victor at February 28, 2026 08:46 PM (c7b3x)
@browndog. I'm actually okay with that. But that country and their lopulous needs be in the step n fetchit role and position for the next 250 years.
We threw off their yoke, bailed them out not once, but twice. And if the 3rd time happens, they fucking owe us.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 28, 2026 08:41 PM (QVmho)
Agreed ...
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Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:35 PM (viF8m
------
By "losing" the 2020 election, and nearly getting his head blown off, Trump had time to reflect on what his plans would be for his next term.In office. And equally important, what people to staff his administration. This is a far better team than the first term.
Posted by: Mark Milley at February 28, 2026 08:49 PM (dwBj9)
- GWP
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 28, 2026 08:56 PM (/lPRQ)
I think there is a lot to that. But I think it often gets forgotten nobody wanted to work for Trump in his first term. He was, after all, a Russian agent working for Putin. In retrospect, it's pretty incredible he was even able to finish his first term let alone get the results he did.
A lot of people woke up after the 8 years between Trump's win in 2016 the '24 election.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 28, 2026 08:58 PM (viF8m)
- GWP
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That just seems like flailing.
The fuck does Dubai have to do with anything?
Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 08:59 PM (aTgV0)
The guy they picked to put in charge of it was a Mossad infiltrator.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 09:00 PM (noPDf)
The fuck does Dubai have to do with anything?
"Extinction burst". Trying to hurt as much as you can while dying.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 28, 2026 09:01 PM (noPDf)
The fuck does Dubai have to do with anything?
Posted by: eleven
I don't think the missile batteries have any comm with command so they just do what the Mullahs have done for the last 47 years - threaten to kill, or kill random people, or they'll kill random people.
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You gotta admit, though, that they picked the right man for the job.
Posted by: mikeski at February 28, 2026 09:13 PM (VHUov)
I would pick a Mossad agent.
Am I wrong?
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"Mahmoud, your job is to root out the Mossad Jew pigs and kill them."
"Roger that, Chief!"
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"Mahmoud, how many Jew pigs have you slaughtered?"
"Zero, Chief."
"What?!"
"Well, you know how tricky these Jew pigs can be."
"OK then, back on your head, Mahmoud."
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Posted by: eleven at February 28, 2026 09:16 PM (aTgV0)
My husband thinks I am bizarre on most days, but when I announce now and then that I wish I could have been Mossad I wonder if he worries.
He's asked why and I reply I want to know how to kill people with the Vulcan pressure to their neck.I realize this is Star Trek, but I think Mossad could do it.
Basically I wanted to be Ziva from NCIS.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 28, 2026 09:38 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: runner
You gotta admit, though, that they picked the right man for the job.
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Posted by: Sam Adams at February 28, 2026 10:04 PM (X+xvk)
He's asked why and I reply I want to know how to kill people with the Vulcan pressure to their neck.I realize this is Star Trek, but I think Mossad could do it.
Basically I wanted to be Ziva from NCIS.
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